The final Party at the Park event for Raceway Park, features Indiana-based band Hoozier Daddy on Aug. 28. The event coincides with Raceway’s first charity event with Toledo’s Harley Davidson dealership.

Hoozier Daddy

“It’s an end of the summer blowout,” said John McNamara, director of marketing at Raceway Park. Harley Night starts at 4 p.m. and will last as long as live racing occurs.
There will be a raffle for a trip to Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg, Ind., and a separate parking lot for the throngs of Harleys.
“Anytime it’s a big collection of motorcycles it turns into an ad hoc bike show,” McNamara said. “We’ll definitely cater to the bikers that night.”
Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for kids and veterans. Proceeds from the event go toward Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky. The home serves homeless veterans, something McNamara said was particularly important to Raceway.
“We’ve done a lot with other charities, but haven’t really done anything with veterans.
We’re definitely grateful for what they do and wanted to help them out,” McNamara said.

On the web: visit www.racewayparktoledo.com for more information.

The Toledo Repertoire Theatre will host an audition extravaganza with open auditions for seven productions Aug. 28.
The event will feature auditions for the Rep’s main stage production “Chapter Two,” a co-production with Owens Community College “A Merry Regiment of Women,” as well as EdgyRep Readings “A Body of Water,” “Three Viewings,” “Dog Sees God: Confessions Of A Teenage Blockhead,” “Marvin’s Room” and “The Mercy Seat.”
Auditions are scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Tenth Street Stage, 16 10th St.
The auditions are open to the public with many of the roles for individuals age 20 and older, said Kathy McGovern, business manager for the Toledo Rep. The Toledo Repertoire Theatre has 11 productions and three youth productions scheduled for the upcoming season.
For more information about the Toledo Rep, visit www.toledorep.org.
Chorale seeks singer
The Perrysburg Symphony Chorale is looking for singers to join the group this season.
The Perrysburg Symphony Chorale  will perform the music of Vaughn Williams this fall, and  portions of Handel’s “Messiah” as the holiday season approaches.
The chorale begins practicing Aug. 30 at the First United Methodist Church in Perrysburg, 200 W. Second St., at 7:30 p.m. No auditions are required. For more information, call Wendie or Chuck Kiskaddon at (419) 874-9126.
ACGT Arts Walk
The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo (ACGT) is hosting an Art Walk Series event in Downtown Toledo on Aug. 26.
“The Art Walk gives Toledoans the chance to see how much creativity happens in our city,” said Michelle Carlson, program coordinator for the ACGT. “It’s a great opportunity once a month to meet artists and visit galleries and see that there is a lot of culture here in Toledo.”
Each Art Walk features different galleries and exhibits so no two Art Walks are the same, Carlson said. More than 20 galleries will participate in the Art Walk including, 20 North Gallery, Sur- Saint Clair, Downtown Latte, Swank Gifts and Bozarts Fine Art & Music Gallery. A full list of galleries is listed at www.acgt.org.
Maps for the Art Walk are available online, or during the event at an ACGT hospitality station on Saint Clair Street.
Art Walk takes place the fourth Thursday of every month, May through September. The final walk of the season is scheduled for Sept. 23.
Suzanne Vega in Tecumseh
The Tecumseh Center for the Arts has announced its 2010-2011 national touring season.
“We do three things at the Tecumseh Center for the Arts and one of those is bringing a touring season of artists from around the world,” said Johanna Walker, executive director of the Tecumseh Center for the Arts (TCA). “We try and make a schedule of what would interests the community, fits with other events that are going on and has the ability to bring attention to this beautiful town.”

Vega

The national touring season kicks off with songwriter and musician Suzanne Vega on Oct. 7. The tour will include the big band Glenn Miller Orchestra on Oct. 23, The Highwaymen: A Musical Tribute featuring Waylon, Willie & Johnny on Nov. 6, the off-Broadway play “The Queen of Bingo” on Jan. 22 and international band The Irish Rovers on March 13.
Additional shows include Broadway play “The Water Coolers” on April 1, the family-friendly Golden Dragon Acrobats on April 29, The Chenille Sisters with The Royal Garden Trio on May 8 and “Rhapsody in Boop,” the music of Betty Boop, on May 22.
“The season is a nod to the past and an eye to the future,” Walker said.
Tickets for nine shows are $175 and for five shows are $100. Shows are also available individual priced, with discounts for students and seniors. Some shows have family package ticket pricing available.  To purchase tickets, call (517) 423-6617. TCA will host more than 140 events this year. The center is located at 400 N. Maumee St. in Tecumseh, Mich.
For more information, visit www.thetca.org.
Theater to show boxing fight
Rave Motion Pictures will host a special live boxing match of “Mosley vs. Mora” at its Fallen Timbers Theater. Shane Mosley will face Sergio Mora at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sept. 18 at 9 p.m. The pay-per-view fight is scheduled to be streamed live on big screen for $15 a ticket. For more information, visit the website www.ravemotionpictures.com.
Ramona Collins concert
Toledoan Ramona Collins and The Jesse Kramer Trio will appear at the Harbor House Restaurant, 440 Clinton St. in Greektown in Downtown Detroit from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sept. 3, following the first day of the Detroit Jazz Fest. Cover is $5 and reservations are recommended. For more information, call (313) 967-9900.
‘Magic the Gathering’ event
A free play and trade “Magic the Gathering” event will take place from noon to midnight Aug. 28at Old School Gaming at 5660 Southwyck Blvd. Suite. 250. Receive a “Magic the Gathering” booster pack upon arrival. Draft tournament takes place at 7 p.m. Call (419) 906-5268 to reserve a spot.

Buried treasure in terms of musical gems are usually as hard to find as the gold and precious stone equivalent, but if you know where to look it’s not nearly as hard to acquire.
Mobile Deathcamp, Toledo’s own metal monsters, aren’t as much “buried” as they are overlooked.
“We played almost 200 shows last year, and it’s basically the same this year,” said MDC bassist Boe Skadeland in a recent interview. Skadeland, along with guitarist/vocalist Todd Evans (GWAR, Lazy American Workers) and drummer Scott “Cracker” MacEachern (Descendant, Spor) have been a power-trio for the last two years-plus and are signed to Sacrifice Records Inc.
“We were signed to a major label but we were having too much trouble with them. They were trying to branch out into metal, but it was though as they forgot about us once they had us signed,” Skadeland said. “We didn’t sign with a label for the money as much as we did for the promotion and support. One of the owners of Sacrifice knew who we were, how hard we tour and how much momentum we had and liked what we had to offer. We ended up getting a release from our other contract and signed with Sacrifice.”

Mobile Deathcamp

Before signing with Sacrifice Records, MDC had completed a studio album and was pushing it almost exclusively at live shows.
“The only way you could get the first album was to come to a MDC show,” Skadeland said. Because of the new contract with Sacrifice Records, “Within the next three weeks or so that album will be available globally at major retailers.”
With the support of its new label and in the interest of maintaining its impressive momentum, MDC is working on new material as it tours and plans on releasing yet another studio album after the first of the year.
“The writing process varies for us, Todd writes a lot of the material and I contribute, but some of the material is a collaborative effort,” Skadeland said.
What can you expect at an MDC show? According to Skadeland, “It’s definitely high-energy. We’re not the type of band that takes themselves too seriously, we’re out to have fun and we do this because we like playing. In between songs, it’s more like a comedy show.”
Proud to be Toledo natives, MDC ensures that fans and guests at its shows know who who it and where it comes from.
“There is a section in every show where we say ‘We’re Mobile Deathcamp from Toledo Ohio’, and Todd will say that three times and get the crowd yelling ‘Toledo, Ohio’!” Skadeland said. “We’ll have 1,000 people plus yelling ‘Toledo Ohio,’ every show.”
Even with its undying support for Toledo, loads of national and international tour dates and shows with some of the biggest names in metal, MDC finds it hard to garner local support from its own Toledo family.
“We’ve found it hard to get attention from local media,” Skadeland said. “And when we approached Toledo institutions for support it was like they didn’t want anything to do with us. We just wanted some jerseys to wear at our shows to promote our city and our sports teams, and we couldn’t even get that, but I still wear a Mud Hens jersey out on tour.”
Take some time this weekend to go out and support our signed, touring metal band. Mobile Deathcamp is playing at Frankie’s on Aug. 28. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased from Culture Clash or Ramalama Records.

For the casual comic book traveler, the name Eric Powell may not be familiar. But for those who stray off the beaten path, the writer-artist represents a force in creator-owned characters and stories — as well as some good ol’ rough-n-tumble comics.
That’s why Paul Shiple of The Game Room cherry-picks Powell’s “The Buzzard” No. 3 as a noteworthy book, calling it a “grim and haunting tale of an immortal attempting to reclaim his humanity. Eric Powell’s exquisite line work is perfectly complemented by Dave Stewart’s restrained use of color.”

Having worked all over the industry since 1995, the writer-artist finally made his mark with his character The Goon and found a home for him at Dark Horse Comics. Powell is the kind of guy who loves funny books and it shows in every line he draws and every word he puts down on the page. His stuff is edgy and commercial at the same time. He plods along doing his own thing and garnering praise and awards as he does. “The Goon” has been honored multiple times with the industry’s top prize, the coveted Eisner Award.
“The Buzzard” is a spin-off from “The Goon,” spotlighting a witchy bounty hunter unsure of his own origins who flits through an often nightmarish world. When this miniseries wraps you can bet on seeing this popular character again. Check out the collected volumes of “The Goon” — a new one is out this October — to meet The Goon himself, a nail-chewing pug-ugly mook who looks like a dock worker from the 1930s. Oh, and he fights, as Powell puts it, “zombies, hobos and pie-crazy skunk apes,” in some of the highest-quality horror-adventure you can find.
You’ve been told about “Ex Machina” from Vertigo before, but Shiple also calls attention to the newly minted issue No. 50: “After six years, 50 issues and four specials, Brian Vaughan and Tony Harris’s masterwork comes to an explosive end. All threads are connected and all questions are answered in what could be argued is one of the most satisfying conclusions to a series in recent memory. Absolutely outstanding.”

This Nintendo Wii exclusive game shifts away from specific players/characters to concentrate on improving batting skills and entertaining fans. The Wii controls fit this baseball-batting simulator like a glove. The Wii motion plus control option ramps up the challenge and allows players to switch between this specialized control and the standard Wii remote at any time.
Players unfamiliar with this control should watch the included instructional video. Developers create solid customization options and practical mechanics like using the nearby minus button on the remote to pause the game. Use the plus button to navigate setting options while players hold the B (trigger) button to bat.

Players of all skill levels can find considerable challenges amid the multiplayer modes, mini games, free batting and deep training mode, which is necessary for opening certain options. Softball players can even switch the pitching styles to underhand. The visual feedback from different points-of-view helps with necessary adjustments.
This unique baseball game serves up a motorized pitching machine for its batting simulator, which diminishes the realism factor here so developers avoided creating realistic pitching motions as well. Players do not get to see the usual release and pitching motion that determines factors like swing timing. Players can change the pitching machine height and the side (right or left), but, without a human form, players lose an essential face-off experience against the pitcher.
The pitching types number close to 20, including fastballs, curves and a reverse slider. Home runs are the most familiar goal, but players can also shoot for high distances and specific areas on the ball field. Health conscious players can even track calories, which quantify completed activity with food “burned away.” English, French, and Spanish languages available (***, rated E).

Perhaps more than at any other time in his long music career, bassist Tom Hamilton is appreciating the fact that his band, Aerosmith, is back on tour, and by all reports, playing inspired shows.
Just in terms of Hamilton’s recent past, he has gone through two bouts with throat cancer and is stoked to once again have a clean bill of health.
“As soon as I got back from Europe [where Aerosmith was touring] last week, I went for one of my checkups,” Hamilton disclosed in a recent phone interview. “[The doctor] said ‘You look great, get out of here and have fun.’ I realize every time I go that those words are probably the most beautiful words in the English language.”
Then, of course, there has been the turmoil within Aerosmith during the past year that at some points seemed to have the band on the brink of implosion. Reports indicated Steven Tyler was ready to leave the band for a solo career and the remaining band members were preparing to audition singers to replace him.

Tom Hamilton

Hamilton looks back on all that has happened and is thankful that he and his band mates, Tyler, guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford and drummer Joey Kramer, had the sense to realize what they were close to losing.
“I think because of what we went through last year, it was just one of those moments where you have to go and blow it so you can get it back together and realize how great it is and how staying together is so worth everything,” Hamilton said. “I think everybody was able to put their arguments aside and their feelings about the past aside and go out and play. I really, in my mind, I reduced it down to that. I was willing to put my lingering feelings about things that have gone on to the side just to have a situation where I can completely enjoy being part of this band. I think everybody was feeling that. It just really shows.”
Ironically, at the beginning of 2009, things were looking up for Aerosmith and Hamilton. The bassist had been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2007, but was cancer-free by the start of 2009 when the band did a recording session with producer Brendan O’Brien that was cut short to do a summer tour with ZZ Top.
Then things started to go wrong for Aerosmith.
First Whitford had to drop outof the first part of the tour after suffering a head injury.
Then about three weeks into the tour, Hamilton had to go to the sidelines as well for renewed treatment of his cancer. Then at an Aug. 5 show in Sturgis, S.D., Tyler fell from a catwalk, and his injuries scuttled the rest of the tour.
That was only the prelude to even greater drama by year’s end — not that such episodes were unfamiliar to the Boston-based band.
Notably, there was the band’s initial crash after it first gained superstar status. Formed in 1970, the group reeled off consecutive hit albums “Toys in the Attic” (1975), “Rocks” (1976) and “Draw the Line” (1977), only to have drug and alcohol problems and internal tensions lead to the departures of Perry in 1979, followed by Whitford two years later and a precipitous drop in popularity.
A revamped version of Aerosmith soldiered on with a couple of lackluster albums until 1985, when the original lineup regrouped, cleaned up and regained its hit-making touch with the 1987 album “Permanent Vacation” and the 1989 release “Pump.” The group has had tensions since then, but the war of words that erupted this fall seemed more serious than usual.
First reports surfaced that Tyler intended to leave Aerosmith for a solo career. This prompted the rest of the band to prepare for life without its long-time singer, even saying auditions for a new singer were being planned.
Tyler, meanwhile, changed course, issuing a press release saying he wanted to remain in Aerosmith, which eventually led to a resolution.
“We were very pleasantly encouraged by that news, and after watching the situation for a couple of months and feeling it was real, we put a meeting together with all of the management and everybody, and everybody got in the room and said let’s face it, there is not one person in this room that doesn’t think the smartest thing to do is for the band to go out as Aerosmith and tour,” Hamilton said.  “And so that was the result.”
So Aerosmith is rolling again, and Hamilton is ready to carry the momentum from the overseas shows into the North American tour and prove that the band is back in peak form.
“I’m very anxious to play and show off what we’ve been doing in South America and Europe,” he said. “I’m looking forward to that word getting around. I’m really excited about it.”
Aerosmith will play The Palace of Auburn Hills on Aug. 31.

Nick Jonas has a simple piece of advice to young artists like Justin Bieber who are trying to follow in the footsteps of his group, the Jonas Brothers, and make it big in the music business.
“I think the important part of everyone’s journey is finding their own path and doing things in their own time,” Nick said. “We had to take time to learn how to deal with all that we’ve dealt with in our own time and at our own pace. And, I hope that every other artist that has a similar path to ours does the same.”
The Jonas Brothers play DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Mich., on Sept. 1.
For the Jonas Brothers, they’re entering what could be the most important part of their career journey. They aren’t the cute trio of brothers that first charmed millions of preteen fans with hit songs like “SOS,” “Burnin’ Up,” “Tonight” “A Little Bit Longer,” its four albums, their Disney television show or movie (“Camp Rock”).

Jonas Brothers

Heck, Kevin Jonas is even married now (to Danielle Deleasa). And Nick, earlier this year, stepped outside of the group to test the waters as a solo act, releasing the album “Who I Am,” and doing a short U.S. tour to promote the album.
Many observers expect the next Jonas Brothers studio album to be a key step in making the transition from teen pop stars into a band that can appeal to an older music audience.
So far, brothers Kevin, Nick and Joe Jonas seem to be taking their own advice when it comes to mapping out a next studio album and figuring out where to go next with their music. They’re not hurrying the process.
“Hopefully, 2011 is the timeline,” Nick said when asked during a recent teleconference about a release date for the Jonas Brothers next studio album. “We’re in no rush. We’re writing a lot of music, but in no rush to release an album in the (near) time period.”
Instead, the group is focused on the here and now. That means a major tour, the recent release of the soundtrack to the movie “Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam” and then the debut in September of the “Camp Rock 2” movie itself, which is the sequel to the 2008 original. The group has also been shooting the next season of its Disney television series, “Jonas L.A.,” and a soundtrack album for that is also in the works.
The new tour is being billed as the “Camp Rock 2” tour, and features one of the other main stars of the movie, Demi Lovato, (who had been dating Joe Jonas until the couple broke up in May) as the opening act.
Other Disney stars — Toledo native Alyson Stoner, Matthew “Mdot” Finley, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, Roshon Fegan and Jordan Francis — are also said to be part of the show, although the three Jonas brothers avoided giving too many details during the teleconference interview.
They did say, though, that “Camp Rock 2” performances will be only one facet of the show, and the group will also play songs from its three previous studio albums
“I think the thing that really speaks to us about this film and about the music is that there’s something for everyone,” Nick said. “You know, there’s R&B, there’s Hip-Hop, and then there’s kind of our more pop/rock sound, Demi’s sound. So, so many different sounds, I think that’ll really attract people to the film.”
As for the visual side of the show, Kevin said the group has stepped up that facet.
“Each year when we set up a new tour, we kind of push ourselves to come up with new ideas and new exciting things,” Kevin Jonas said. “The thing we’re trying to do on this tour is we’re really trying to incorporate video. There are so many new ways to use video in a show, if it’s through LED screens or iMac, whatever it may be, and maybe some interactive video.”
Nick, Kevin and Joe Jonas have been on the big stage and presenting a flashy show for several years now, but it took awhile for the brothers, who grew up in Wyckoff, N.J., to get the ball rolling on their career.
Originally signed by Columbia Records, the Jonas Brothers’ 2006 debut album, “It’s About Time,” was in the works for nearly thee years before it was released. Then it failed to make much of a dent on the charts.
Before making the self-titled second album, the group split with Columbia and signed with Disney’s Hollywood Records. Disney, which had already launched the career of Miley Cyrus, followed suit with the Jonas Brothers. A tour opening for Cyrus helped propel the second album past 1 million copies sold and set the stage for an even more popular third album, 2008’s “A Little Bit Longer.” Another chart-topping album, “Lines, Vines And Trying Times,” followed in 2009, and it found the Jonas Brothers starting to shift toward more of an adult-oriented modern rock/pop sound.
Nick then stepped outside of the group early this year with the release of his first solo album “Who I Am,” and a brief tour fronting his band, the Administration. The outside project prompted rumors of a Jonas Brothers breakup, but there was never an issue about the side project within the group, Kevin said.
“Nick went on a musical journey with that album, and me and Joe supported him fully, and are so proud of that project. And, Nick was able to follow his dreams through that. I think those influences on his record and the things he put into that music may very well come out in new Jonas Brothers songs,” he said.
Which brings things back to the subject of the next studio album, and how the Jonas Brothers are approaching the project and the prospect of where to take their music next.
Joe Jonas said he expects the group to follow the advice he received from one of rock’s most high-profile stars.
“The bands that we’ve been able to meet and the artists kind of all have similar encouragement, but I think the one that we look up to the most is probably Bono,” Joe said. “Since he’s pretty much been doing this for a very long time and been very successful at it we listen to what he has to say.  He just told me ‘continue to do what we’re doing.’ And you know, you’re seeing that it’s working. And, I think when you are just true to who you are and your music, and you’re honest with your lyrics, your age group will grow up with you, but also a new set of ears will listen also.”

The Detroit Tigers are taking on the damn Yankees again this weekend — this time at Croswell Opera House in Adrian, Mich., less than an hour’s drive from Toledo.

“We’re really excited,” said Ann Cooley, the show’s director and choreographer. “We’re going to have a fantastic production here.”

“Damn Yankees,” a comedy with a serious love story, runs Aug. 27-28 at 8 p.m. and Aug. 29 at 3 p.m. Originally about the Washington Senators, the musical has taken a local twist: the Tigers, not the Senators, will play the New York Yankees.

“I think the audience will enjoy that little bit of local flavor,” Cooley said.

In the show, Joe Boyd (Jim Craig) makes a deal with Mr. Applegate (Mark DiPietro), the devil: Boyd will become the 22-year-old player the Tigers need to beat the Yankees, and he has until 9 p.m. on final game day to return to his old self and go home to his wife.

“Any time you get to play with someone making a deal with the devil … I just think there’s a lot of fun in the piece,” Cooley said.

Musical numbers include “You’ve Gotta Have Heart,” “Whatever Lola Wants” and “Shoeless Joe.”

Cooley, originally from Tecumseh, Mich., has performed at Croswell before, but went to New York for a musical theater career. She’s been away from Michigan for about 20 years, she said, and this is her second time back at Croswell.
“I’m excited to be back,” she said. “It’s just a pleasure to be back at a place where I grew up.”

Those who enjoyed the 1958 movie are still in for a treat, Cooley said.

“There’s nothing in the world like seeing a live production of something, seeing real actors on stage, singing and dancing, and seeing a real, real musical, a big musical being done before your very eyes,” she said. “I love the movie Damn Yankees. It’s a blast. But it’s a real treat to come see the house lights go to half and hear that overture and those 18 pieces and see real people up on stage. That’s something that gets lost a lot nowadays.”

Tickets are available at (517) 264-7469 or at Croswell.org.

Standard and Poor’s (S&P) announced a BBB investment-grade rating with stable outlook on Aug. 20 for the Northwest Ohio Bond Fund, which is administered by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority.

The Port Authority has been working with S&P since the start of 2010 to establish this rating.

“We are very pleased to be associated with this top financial rating agency and are satisfied with this investment-grade rating of BBB with Stable Outlook for the Northwest Ohio Bond Fund,” Paul Toth, President and CEO of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, stated in a press release.

“The backing of an investment-grade rating from S&P reflects the integrity and overwhelmingly strong historical performance of our portfolio,” stated Toth.

The Port Authority has developed a national reputation for innovative business financing, assisting close to 300 economic development projects representing a total investment of more than $1 billion while helping to create and retain more than 15,500 jobs, according to Toth.

Port authorities have been empowered by state law to play an important role in forming public-private partnerships to finance business growth and economic development in Ohio.

“Since the inception in 1988, the Port Authority has issued more than $202 million in bonds and over the 22-year history of the bond fund, no bonds have ever been in default and the program has never had to use the program reserve fund to cure a default,” stated Toth.

“In fact we have had a 25 to 30% debt service reserve cushion over the life of the Northwest Ohio Bond Fund. Recently, we have increased the Bond Fund Program Reserve by depositing over $12 million in additional cash through a partnership with the Ohio Manufacturers Association, Lucas County and a Federal Grant procured through the U.S. Department of Energy, which will specifically allow us to leverage the bond fund to provide financing for much needed energy efficiency and alternative energy projects throughout northwest Ohio”

The Northwest Ohio Bond Fund provides small and medium sized companies access to the national capital market as if they were BBB Investment Grade companies. Its portfolio of projects includes entities such as the Cleveland Cavaliers, BAX Global, Nagel Trucking, Toledo School for the Arts, Xunlight, Dana and several other companies located in Ohio.

The Northwest Ohio Bond Fund provides financing for projects from $1 to $8 million and fixed interest rates for full term of the bonds. A typical transaction is usually 90% financing and 10% equity. The fund provides 20-year financing for land and buildings, and financing up to 10 years for equipment.

The Northwest Ohio Bond Fund issues tax exempt bonds for manufacturing, non-profit 501(c)3, and governmental operations and taxable bonds for all other projects. Bonds are purchased by private investors and the Port Authority ensures that each bond issue is safeguarded, providing a gateway to capital markets that does not rely upon taxpayer funds.

The Northwest Ohio Bond Fund is one of several financing mechanisms available through the Port Authority.

Additional financial tools available from the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority include Infrastructure Financing; Conduit Revenue Bonds; the Ohio 166 Regional Loan Program and the U.S. Small Business Administration 504 Loan Program.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — With Election Day just around the corner, candidates representing mainstream and minority parties are busy as bees, making campaign stops, raising money and generally pressing the flesh whenever and where ever they can.

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