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Fri01272012

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Don’t know much about history

The mysterious world of blue

Speak up

Looking ahead, looking within

Crossword Answers 01/24/2012

Don’t know much about history

Bridging past and future in T-Town

Let’s face it. We all have a love-hate relationship with ol’ Froggy Bottom. We are the wretched refuse of Ohio, the stepchild corner of the state ever fourth in line behind the 3-Cs. But we’re also the home of a tough can-do attitude, of arts that cut to the raw edge of the human condition. We like our bars and our restaurants and our sports, our zoo and our museums and our neighborhoods. Which face of our split personality shall we choose?

Through the past, dar...

Fighting the past

Peggy Grant’s legacy of equality

Sitting in Peggy Grant’s art-covered living room, listening to her personal history that is every bit as colorful as the paintings, it quickly became apparent why she has been a long-time advocate for equality. Growing up in Baltimore in the 1940s she experienced racial segregation — separate restaurants, theaters, drinking fountains. Grant knew a few African Americans, but most of them were her family's servants.

Heading west
When she moved to Detroit in the mid-19...

Beauty from behind bars

Federal office showcases the art of the forgotten

“THEY ARE ARTISTS, TOO” reads the headline. It’s an almost defiant statement from a leaflet on prominent display in the sedate public office. The Toledo federal public defender’s office on Adams Street. It’s an introduction to, and a defense of, a new public art display by perhaps some of society’s least-likely artists — prisoners.

The project is the brainchild of Dennis Terez, who has headed Northern Ohio’s Public Defender offices since 2007. And ...

Health and Wellness 2012

Be the best you in 2012

The year is under way, and in your quest to stay healthy and happy, You're looking for the seasoned pros with the skills and know-how to keep you at your best. We can help.Whether you need a friendly family doctor, the perfect smile or just a rejuvenating massage, we've got people who can meet your needs. Get to know some of them in this special section.

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