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SOUTH KORTRIGHT — H. L. (Harold Lee) Wilson died at O'Connor Hospital, Delhi, on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, of complications from a stroke. H. L. was born in Norfolk, Va., on April 7, 1942.
A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated for him at Holy Innocents Catholic Apostolic Church, Halcottsville, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24. The celebrants will be Presiding Bishop Anthony Santore, Bishop Francisco Betancourt and Father Dante Tarantini.
H.L. is survived by his wife, the Rev. Linda Wilson; his sister and brother-in-law, Gayle and Richard Matthews; and nephews, Christopher and Brandon Matthews.
H.L. was a graduate of the University of North Carolina. He served as a juvenile probation officer in Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina. In 1984, H.L. and his wife opened their first rare and used bookshop in Norfolk, Va. After a hiatus to study handcraft bookbinding, the Wilsons opened Bibliopath Bookshop and Bindery in Norfolk. In 1996, they relocated their bookshop and bindery, Bibliobarn, to South Kortright.
H.L. served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves during the Vietnam era.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Holy Innocents Church, P.O. Box 822, Margaretville, NY. Donations will be distributed to charities supported by Holy Innocents Church.
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As the bassist in Guns N' Roses and Soul Asylum, Tommy Stinson has had little time over the past decade to focus on his solo career. But over the past five years, during downtime from touring with both of his bands, Stinson slowly began compiling material for his second solo LP One Man Mutiny, which hits stores on August 30th. The LP is being released on Stinson's own label Done To Death Music, which meant that he had complete creative control over the project. "I've gone through enough labels to know that there's not much they could offer me," says Stinson. "This just makes more sense. I'm trying to utilize things like social media and just eke out a little niche for myself." You can stream "It's A Drag" above, or download the track for free right here.
Stinson cut the vast majority of album in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, but the title track came to life on a recent Guns N' Roses tour. "We were having a little dispute within the ranks of the bus," Stinson says. "Somebody had an issue with somebody and there were some e-mails that went around and someone included me in the exchanges. It was like, 'Man, don't include me in your needs. I've got my own issues. I'm a one-man mutiny.' That just kind of popped out." When the tour hit Belgium, Stinson recruited GNR keyboardist Dizzy Reed and guitarist Richard Fortus to help him flesh out the track. "The hotel restaurant had a grand piano in it," Stinson says. "They let us use it and it worked out really great."
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Nobody pays much attention to the guys in the trenches until flags are flying. They spend Sunday afternoons getting punched, kicked and thrown to the turf, their fingers smashed and their face masks twisted — not to mention whatever goes on at the bottom of those piles.
The best offensive tackle will never be as valuable as, say, the best quarterback, and rarely does one of the guys up front stoke the passions of a fan base weary of losing.
So perhaps it's no surprise that since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, only twice has an offensive lineman been selected first overall in the draft — Orlando Pace in 1997 and Jake Long in 2008.
The Kansas City Chiefs could make it three on Thursday night.
In a draft without a top-end talent at quarterback and no clear-cut No. 1 prospect regardless of position, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to call out the name of one of two offensive tackles — Luke Joeckel of Texas A&M or Eric Fisher of Central Michigan — after Kansas City hands in its selection at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
"Last year, people picking at the top of the draft were looking for quarterbacks. And fortunately, they were there," said former NFL coach Jon Gruden, now an analyst with ESPN. "If you're looking for a left tackle this year, you're a lucky guy."
The Chiefs insist that they're not necessarily looking for a left tackle; they're looking for the best available player, and Joeckel and Fisher happen to fit the bill.
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How Toyota Gets Back on Track
The troubled auto giant needs to push back against politicians and woo every customer.
By now, the irony is obvious: The automaker that trounced rivals with top-tier quality and reliability is embroiled in a series of massive recalls to fix problems other vehicles don't have. All told, Toyota has recalled about 4.5 million vehicles in the United States since last fall—and nearly twice that number worldwide—for at least three distinct problems involving gas pedals and braking systems. The recalls affect top models like the Camry, Corolla, RAV4, and Prius, and there's no guarantee that the worst is over.
[See 15 cars fueling the auto recovery.]
But there's plenty of room for Toyota to recover. Sales have tanked and its reputation has suffered, but Toyota remains filled with engineering and management talent. Plus, it's not broke the way General Motors and Chrysler were before declaring bankruptcy last year. And most of its customers still like their cars. "Toyota is in a very difficult position right now," says Jack Nerad of Kelley Blue Book, "but it also has a big bank of goodwill and an excellent reputation with American consumers." Regaining their trust, however, depends on what the company does next. Here's how Toyota can get its mojo back:
Regain control of the problem. When the government steps in and starts telling you what to do, disaster has struck. (Just ask Wall Street.) Automakers often resist full-blown recalls because they're expensive and they imply legal liability; instead, they prefer quieter fixes like service bulletins that go to dealers and mechanics but don't usually generate headlines. Letting the government claim responsibility for forcing the recalls made Toyota look passive and uncaring. Worse, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood now appears to be the point man talking to the public about what to do, and congressional hearings could be even more damaging, as uninformed politicians seek to score points at Toyota's expense. Once Toyota is certain it has identified all possible problems, the company needs to demonstrate that its own people are the experts—and they, not the government, will be the ones to make consumers whole.
Come clean. It's very possible that Toyota doesn't know what, exactly, may have caused some of its vehicles to speed up inadvertently. There are dozens of factors that could affect the wear and performance of a gas pedal, including electromagnetic interference, software gremlins, and erratic driver behavior. Without any way to record what happens in these incidents, it's difficult to re-create them in a lab or on a test track. The fix Toyota has devised—a simple metal shim inserted into the gas pedal, to prevent friction that could cause it to stick—might be a catchall fix designed for a range of possible problems. Engineers may have a tough time publicly admitting that they don't know what's causing a problem, but that's better than saying that you do know and then having to admit you were wrong.
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Discover its inner Iacocca. Toyota is known for teamwork and comity, not for swaggering executives. But it sure helps to have a bold leader in a time of crisis. Lee Iacocca helped turn Chrysler around in the 1980s by making himself the face of the company. Ed Whitacre is doing this now at General Motors, where he recently became CEO and appeared in a few TV commercials. If Jim Lentz, Toyota's top American executive, or any other Toyota pooh-bahs ever dreamed about being a rock star, now's the time to take the stage.
Get feisty. Once Toyota is sure it has a handle on its problems, it should push back against posturing politicians and pile-on media outlets. The company has already shown the obligatory humility, with official apologies from Lentz and other leaders. Next, it needs to show strength.
Woo every customer. Marketing experts know that when customers come to you with a problem, it's a chance to surprise them with exemplary service and win them over a second time. With many Toyota customers on their way to dealerships, the company has a rare opportunity to persuade millions of people to buy another Toyota. The dealers are the key, since they represent the interface between the corporation and the consumer. Toyota should spend lavishly to make sure that the recall fixes are as speedy as possible and that owners go away with a good feeling: valet service, loaner cars, doughnuts and coffee, fresh flowers, white-glove treatment, makeup gifts, whatever it takes.
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Slow down. The larger problem seems to be that Toyota grew too fast and gradually abandoned some of the costly, labor-intensive procedures that made it a model for other companies. Steven Spear, an MIT lecturer who wrote about Toyota's quality-control systems in Chasing the Rabbit, says that the key to Toyota's success has been a "mentorship/apprenticeship model" that led all employees, at every level, to develop a deep appreciation for thoroughness and quality. But as Toyota became the world's biggest automaker, sales targets grew in importance. "New products had to be introduced more quickly, new plants had to be opened more rapidly, and supply networks had to be expanded more aggressively," says Spear. "We're now seeing the consequences of those decisions." As Toyota recovers, it will have to learn how to instill the fanatical attention to detail from earlier days across a global bureaucracy. One result could be less aggressive growth targets.
Buckle in for a long ride. Once Toyota solves its quality problems for good, it will still take months to repair the company's image. Data gathered by BrandIndex, a market research firm, show that Toyota faces damage similar to what Southwest Airlines experienced in 2008 after the government forced it to ground 40 jets for safety violations, cancel nearly 1,000 flights, and pay a $10.2 million fine. Southwest, like Toyota, had a top "buzz" score in BrandIndex's rankings, which plunged as the bad news mounted. Once Southwest resolved its problems, it took about six months for its buzz score to reach prior levels. Toyota could face an even steeper recovery, since its scores have fallen more than Southwest's. "What they can't do is fix everyone's problem in the next 48 hours and then call the crisis 'over,' " says Ted Marzilli of BrandIndex.
Take advantage of somebody else's crisis. Toyota is a big story now, but the drama will soon subside—or get pushed aside by another scandal. Once that happens, Toyota will have the chance to solve the problem properly, with fewer klieg lights and less need for posturing. That's when Toyota needs to do the hard work of troubleshooting its own cultural and management flaws and winning customers anew. They're winnable.


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A proposed mining project on the outskirts of Temecula that spurred two lawsuits against Riverside County reared its head again and triumphed at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting, with a 3-2 vote to allow the project fast-track status.
The board took up the matter for vote based on a report prepared by Supervisor John Benoit, with no input from staff.
Supervisors Marion Ashley, John Tavaglione and John Benoit voted for fast-tracking.
"Their minds were already made up," quarry opponent and Murrieta resident Tom Courbat told Patch.
"There's something fishy in Denmark."
Benoit wrote in the letter that the modified project would bring 75 full-time jobs to the area, generate $25 million in taxable sales and invest more than $10 million in land, building and equipment.
Included in the agenda packet for the matter was a letter submitted by Gary Johnson, aggregate resource development manager for Granite.
The materials are attached to this story as a PDF.
With fast-track status, the project could move forward to the board, rather than have to be brought before the county Planning Commission.
And in another development, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to use the same law firm as quarry developer Granite Construction to represent it in a legal challenge to the board-approved EIR of a modified quarry project.
"It'll be approved before Christmas," Courbat told Patch.
"It's the beginning of the end," Courbat added.
Courbat -- along with Temecula City Council candidate Paul Jacobs -- spoke against the potential conflict of interest involved in using the same law firm as Granite to represent the county against legal challenges to its EIR approval.
Under the compacts unanimously approved by the board, Granite and the
county will be jointly represented by the Sacramento-based law firm Harrison,
Temblador, Hungerford & Johnson in defending against Temecula's suit seeking to invalidate an environmental impact report commissioned by Granite for the
The county will be represented separately by the Roseville-based firm
Cota Cole in battling Temecula's suit alleging that the county's steps to
implement fast-track procedures for mines and reclamation projects violated
state law.
In both cases, Granite is picking up the tab, according to the Office of
County Counsel.
"What happens if there is a falling out?" Jacobs asked the board, calling the agreement with the law firm "an attorney's wet dream."
According to Jacobs, the agreement with the law firm states that should a conflict arise, the firm would side with Granite.
"This is certainly an outside the box attempt to get approval," Jacobs said.
According to the outside law firm of Harrison, Temblador, Hungerford & Johnson, there is no conflict in the same firm representing the county and Granite because the aims are the same.
Both the county and Granite seek to survive a legal challenge to the Board of Supervisors' approval of an environmental report prepared for a modified version of the Liberty Quarry.
However, the law firm cautioned that there is always the possibilty that the interests of the two parties could diverge.
"It is important that both of the parties are comfortable with this joint representation in light of the potential for conflict to arise," reads a letter sent to the county counsel's office.
The law firm also warned that should a conflict arise, it would continue to represent Granite, to the detriment of the county.
The county would have to find other counsel -- at Granite's expense.
Detractors of the move argued that aside from the expense, the time needed to bring another firm up to speed would further drag the matter out.
The firm will keep each party apprised of the other's correspondence and actions regarding the EIR issue, the letter states.
There was no discussion before the 5-0 vote to use the the Granite law firm.
Watsonville-based Granite Construction asked the board to approve fast-track processing for the Liberty Quarry. the board rejected the 414-acre strip mine. However, about three months later, in another 3-2 vote, the board certified the 1,000-page environmental impact report that found many of the project's negative impacts could be mitigated.
the board, in a 3- 2 vote, implemented amendments to county ordinances allowing mining operations to receive fast-track consideration.
Supervisor John Benoit, a quarry advocate, sought fellow board members' support for fast-tracking the permitting phase of Granite's project, which has been modified in form and lifespan in the hope of placating opponents.
According to a letter from Granite submitted by Benoit, mining operations will be restricted to daylight hours, 160 fewer truck trips are planned to and from the site daily, the amount of product mined at the location will be slashed 25 percent, or 61 million tons, and the mining depth will be limited to 300 feet.
Granite also touted the estimated $92 million in new revenue that will accrue to the county from the project, thanks largely to tonnage fees charged to customers -- two-thirds of them in neighboring San Diego County.
The mine would be active for 50 instead of 75 years and result in more than 75 permanent jobs, according to the company.
In its letter, Granite reiterated its promise to "indemnify the county for legal challenges" that arise from the project.
The goal of the board's revised fast-track policy is to have a project vetted and voted on in 90 days in the interest of job stimulation and economic growth.
The quarry would lie just off Interstate 15 at Rainbow Canyon Road, the southern gateway to Riverside County and the Temecula Wine Country.
Quarry opponents insist the pit will produce health-damaging levels of silica dust, mar area aesthetics, ruin rural peace, add to road congestion and permanently alter landscapes that the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians consider sacred.
Benoit and other mine supporters argue it has countywide benefits, such as increasing the supply of construction-grade aggregate -- asphalt, gravel and sand -- closest to the areas that need it most in Riverside and San Diego counties.
Supervisor Jeff Stone, whose district encompasses Temecula, pleaded with his colleagues in September to exclude mines from fast track authorization. Stone and Supervisor Bob Buster have comprised the opposition to fast-tracking, while Benoit and Supervisors Marion Ashley and John Tavaglione favor it.
Temecula filed a lawsuit in July challenging the validity of the EIR. On Oct. 10, it filed another suit seeking a reversal of the board's amendments to county law permitting accelerated reviews of proposed strip mines and reclamation projects.
According to the suit, the board behaved "prejudicially" by not giving the planning commission an opportunity to review the fast-track proposal and hold public hearings on the matter.
The city also contends the county was required by state law to allow the State Mining and Geology Board to scrutinize the plan, even though the Office of County Counsel advised the board otherwise.
--City News Service contributed to this report.


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Two Raleigh elementary school principals showed off their moves Thursday night at the Principal Dance-Off to help collect books for the WAKE Up and Read book drive.
Barry Richburg, principal at Conn Elementary, and Chas Miller, principal at Powell Elementary, danced in front of a cheering crowd at Ligon Middle School. The entry fee for the event was one new or gently used childrens book to go toward WAKE Up and Reads campaign to collect 40,000 books to give to families who dont have any to read at home.
The dance-off emerged from online boasting during last month's snow days as parents bragged about their principals' dancing skills.
"There's really no way a 44-year-old man in a Run DMC shirt should have won," joked Miller.
"We were just beaming back there listening to our schools." said Miller.
"We wanted this event to be something that would bring the schools together and be uplifting."
Miller won the competition, and the event collected nearly 3,000 books.


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Having great international results sure helped Aljona get hers. So if Nelli & Alex keep up the great work it should be in everyones best interest get Nelli hers too. After all they might be getting good enough to secure a second spot for Germany by 2013 ... I don't mean Euros but Worlds and Olympics
German Junior Worlds and EYOF Qualifier was held this weekend in Chemnitz and the singles teams are
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It is a pity that Sarah Hecken isn`t sent to JWC as she would secure a second spot for JWC next season and also manage to get more spots for the german ladies on JGP circuit.
I can see her taking the time before Worlds just trying to get back into shape and get her consistency back
Isabel is back in Dortmund with her old coach and living at home with her parents. and if Nationals and the qualifier are any indication she is slowly getting back to her old self.
Nicole was a surprise for me at Nationals. While the qualifier wasn't as good it was still really good and if she can skate a clean short she should be able to make it to the free skate and get close to the 120 points overall again. Assuming the judges don't punish her for never having done a JGP
Both girls are a direct entry to the short programm if I read ISU Communication 1640 correctly.
the second spot will be gone, that´s for sure.
but i am very happy for isabel, i enjoyed her skating very much, i think she has nice skills, wish she can bring back her old form and jumps...
While we still have some important competitions ahead of us I though it would be interesting to make an unofficial list of the National Team as of today. There are still 2 national team envelop competitions and a lot of international ones coming up
A - Savchenko / Szolkowy .... that Top 10 at worlds should be realistic
B - Hausch / Wende, Gierok / Just
B - Hecken
C - Drescher, Erdel, Fuessinger, Schott N., Weinzierl
DC - Baumgaertel, Bock, Dubinski, Helleken, Herceg, Hoehn, Proelss, Schott V.
B - Liebers, Wieczorek
C - Dotzauer, Fentz, Rappe, Ulanovski
no criteria has been published for Dance
have met the criteria once and need a second one
B - Haecker
C - Herceg, Pfrengle, Zetzsche
DC - Fancy, Fritzsche, Lorenz, Scheidt, Weber
C - Aldinger, Berneck, Polizoakis, Schoepke, Schreubel
DC - Kempf, Suzuki
injured skaters with only or or no minimum score
Ladies C - Hoffmann, Pfrengle, Poschner, Willner
Mens C - Schoepke
Mens DC - Lohmeyer
Criteria Single http://www.eislauf-union.de/download...02010.2011.pdf
Criteria Pairs http://www.eislauf-union.de/download...PAARLAUFEN.pdf
Maybe it is good for the ice dancers that no criteria has been published.
This can only subsequently mean that all older ice dancers, who are now on the national squad will remain. and the decision who gets in or gets out is decided individually.
In team sports like ice dancing and pairs I think this might be the better way than setting down criteria which can not be fulfilled.
Why should a pair like Wenzig / Landgraf (J1) not be in the national squad, because they do not have enough points, but show potential.
On the Junior level one should be very careful. we don`t have many pairs or ice dancers, why not encourage them and give them a spot on the national team. Last season no " younger " Junior Ice dancers made the D/C National Team, this must be a smack into the face of the trainers concerned who have trouble enough keeping the teams together.
On the other hand in the pairs criteria Gierok / Just meet the B criteria as they participated in the finals of the EC, but have unfortunately never scored the necessary points in any competition. Vartmann / Van Cleave although S2 at German Championships might also not succeed in getting the points, but have good potential, but were misfortunate not to be nominated for EC ,will not be taken on the team next season.
My pledge would be to nominate both pairs for the national squad, after all one should maybe also think about keeping a broader level in order to have the chance to have more skaters which have a pair skating or ice dancing " eduction ".
In Juniors Salatzki / Seegert had a rough year why not encourage them to continue
just like Wenzig / Landgraf. Why not encourage ice dancers like Müller / Gierke, Häuser / Lerche, Preiss / Vogel , Schiffner / Salatzki. After all Germany is not as fortunate as the Russian federation or others in having so many skaters.
I just hope for skaters who were injured this season, or who have lost a partner, or like Hermanns opted for defining themselves on a new level will still have a chance to remain on the team.
Should be interesting to see what happens when Salatzki / Seegert start competing again after her injury is fully healed.
I can see them adding Vogel / Preiss and Schiffner / Salatzki, but I am not so sure about Häuser / Lerche. They were given the JGP in Dresden but didn't do to well and they only placed 8th at Nationals.
Müller / Gerke is an interesting case. She is new to ice dancing. I think she has been doing it for a year now and they have already caught up with the other teams. guess we will have to wait and see how they do in the remaining competitions of the season.
I think Vartmann/Van Cleeve should be sent to Worlds. Gierok/Just didn't do well at all at Euros.


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Here are some of the facts about African Americans and diabetes:
- Over 2.2 million African Americans have diabetes; 1.5 million have been diagnosed and 730,000 have not yet been diagnosed.
- There are 4 times as many African Americans diagnosed with diabetes today as there were in 1968.
- For every 6 white Americans who have diabetes, 10 African Americans have the disease.
- Among African Americans 20 years and older, the prevalence of diabetes is 8.2 percent compared with 4.8 percent among non-Latino whites.
Type 1 diabetes accounts for 5 to 10 percent of all cases among African Americans, while type 2 diabetes accounts for 90 to 95 percent of all cases. In every age group the prevalence of diabetes is higher among African-American women than among African-American men. Among African Americans 20 years or older, 11.8 percent of women and 8.5 percent of men have diabetes. Nearly one out of three African-American women ages 65 to 74 years has diabetes.
Diabetes is particularly common among middle-aged and older African-American adults. The proportion of the African-American population that has diabetes rises from less than 1 percent for those younger than 20 years old to as high as 32 percent for women ages 65 to 74 years old. 28 percent of women and 19 percent of men ages 50 and older have diabetes. In just 12 years, national health surveys show that diabetes' prevalence for African Americans ages 40 to 74 has doubled from 8.9 percent in 1976-1980 to 18.2 percent in 1988-1994. In the 1988-1994 National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES III), 11.2 percent of whites ages 40 to 74 years had diabetes compared with 18.2 percent of blacks.
Death rates for people with diabetes are 27 percent higher for blacks compared with whites. Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death for those ages 45 years or older.
One of the problems for African Americans and diabetes is that they are more likely to develop diabetes complications and experience greater disability from the complications than whites. The frequency of diabetic retinopathy is 40 to 50 percent higher in African Americans than in white Americans. African Americans with diabetes experience kidney failure (also called end-stage renal disease) about four times more often than diabetic white Americans. In 1995, there were 27,258 new cases of kidney failure attributed to diabetes in black Americans. African Americans are much more likely to undergo a lower-extremity amputation than white or Latinos with diabetes. In 1994, there were 13,000 amputations among black people with diabetes, involving 155,000 days in the hospital.
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The University of Connecticut received a record 30,000 applications for undergraduate admission for Fall 2012, UConn Spokesperson Michael Kirk announced Friday.
The previous record was last year's 28,100.
Officials believe the university will enroll over 3,200 freshmen on the Storrs campus for the fall.
"While no single factor can explain the dramatic increase in interest, recent attention paid to UConn's rise in the national rankings to become a top 20 school among public universities certainly had an impact," Nathan Fuerst, UConn's director of admissions, said in a prepared statement.
"Our excellent academic reputation combined with our very competitive cost also means the university represents an outstanding value for families. Our athletic successes have also traditionally played a role in generating more interest in becoming a Husky," he said.
UConn was recently ranked among the top 20 national public universities in the United States, by U.S. News and World Report and 30th among the top 100 national public universities that offer the "best value for a quality education," by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine.
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Memorial Services for Justin Christopher Bedwell, 21, of Fairview, Oklahoma will be held at 2 pm, Saturday, October 13, 2012 at the Fairview Methodist Church with Reverend Rich Reddinger officiating. Arrangements are by Fairview Funeral Home, Inc.
Justin Christopher Bedwell was born January 22, 1991 to Jeff and Diane (Rexwinkle) Bedwell in Miami, OK and passed from this life suddenly after a tragic automobile accident on October 5, 2012.
Justin began influencing his many friends while attending grade school in Okeene, OK. At age eleven his family moved to Isabella, OK, where Justin started school in Fairview, OK at Chamberlain Middle School. He graduated from Fairview High School with the Class of 2009. Justin was a very active 4-H'er in both Blaine and Major County where he learned to appreciate bug collecting, arts and crafts and citizenship projects. Justin became a very active member of the Fairview FFA Chapter where he served as an officer and received many honors and recognitions for his hard work. He was a recipient of the WLC trip to Washington DC in addition to being recognized in his local chapter for his project work with cattle and horticulture. Among his achievements in FFA, he received both the State FFA Degree of the Oklahoma FFA Association and the American Farmer Degree from the National FFA Organization. He was recognized three times at the Oklahoma State FFA Convention for his work in horticulture and floriculture as a State Proficiency winner in these categories. As a result, Justin was also named a top five proficiency finalist in Horticulture and for this was recognized at the National FFA convention as such. Justin was awarded and participated in an educational trip to Costa Rica in recognition for being a National Proficiency finalist. While in FFA, Justin was a breeder and exhibitor of Shorthorn Cattle. He was often successful as he participated in cattle shows at the local, county, state and national levels making many friends along the way. Justin was a member of the Oklahoma Junior Shorthorn Association and the National Junior Shorthorn Association in addition to the Oklahoma Junior Cattlemen's Association.
Following high school Justin attended Conners State College and participated in livestock judging as a member of the Freshmen team in 2009-2010. After some deliberation, he chose to enter the work force and enjoyed an opportunity to work for the Foster Family in Michigan where he met new friends and living among the "tall trees". Following this experience he began employment with the Farmers Elevator Company in Ames, OK and just recently began working for the Great Plains CO-OP in Lahoma as an Agronomist and Fertilizer Rig Operator.
Justin is survived by his parents, Jeff and Diane Bedwell, one brother Jared Bedwell and one sister Jennifer Bedwell all of Fairview. He is also survived by his Grandparents; Jack Bedwell of Homestead, OK, Shirley Bedwell of Mutual, OK, Ivan and Barbara Rexwinkle of Chetopa, KS, Pat and Wayne Shearhart of Big Cabin, OK and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
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Just a few days back, the U.S. House of Representatives gave passage to the 2014 Farm Bill, passing it along to the Senate, where it is expected to move through with ease before being signed by President Barack Obama.
As is the case with most legislation, the general public doesn't know much about it, but let's take a quick look at what's included in the package that's a huge win for sportsmen.
Funding and compliance
Most folks have heard stories of how the federal government writes checks to farmers and corporations for various subsidies.
Never before, however, has a farm bill included provisions where funding for conservation was greater than the amount being pumped into those subsidies.
Well, believe it or not, it does now!
As if that part isn't welcome news enough, there is compliance language built into the farm bill that ties conservation directly to the working efforts of the farm, affecting things such as rates for federal crop insurance. This takes away the previous incentive for those large Midwestern farmers to plant on every speck of their ground, even if the land had poor soil or wasn't suited for it, because the government was going to pay for their loss. That won't be happening anymore.
To a degree, conservation compliance has been written in since the farm bill of 1985, requiring farmers who accepted funding for participating in programs such as Wetland Reserve and Conservation Reserve to prove that what they were doing was a conservation benefit.
The 2014 Farm Bill takes those compliance efforts much further.
This program will take place in six states – North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota – and will give farmers in the prairie states good reason to keep parts of their land in its natural state, especially in areas with highly erosive soils.
The bill eliminates the subsidies those farmers would have received had they planted the property instead.
Sod Saver will have conservation benefits for native wildlife that were nothing more than a "pipe dream" in the past, and experts agree that its inclusion is a huge win.
On the face of it, this new legislation sounds like it's decimating the Conservation Reserve Program, widely known simply as CRP. By digging a little deeper, it's pretty easy to see that this is not the case.
This program pays landowners a small fee per acre to leave land growing in native grasses as opposed to farming it. Under the new bill, funding for the program will decrease about $6 million, dropping the amount of land that could be included from 32 million acres to 24 million acres.
That shouldn't be a problem, however, since the total acreage currently enrolled is only 17 million. Thus, there's still room for growth.
Access for the outdoorsman
Landowners once again will find good reason to open their property to hunters and fisherman; $40 million will be provided to states via the Open Fields Program, from which they'll pay landowners an access fee for such recreation.
Before prior funding was exhausted, many states, including Kansas, North Dakota and Montana, had great success in this regard.
I'm quite familiar with the program in Kansas, known as WIHA for Walk-In Hunting Access, and it goes far beyond what we're used to here with our Wildlife Management Areas. I'd love to see South Carolinians open up to this.
Support for the bill is far-reaching and includes most every notable conservation organization and related group. These include Ducks Unlimited, the National Wild Turkey Federation, Delta Waterfowl, the Quality Deer Management Association, the Archery Trade Association, the Boone and Crockett Club, the Bowhunting Preservation Alliance, Catch-A-Dream, Mississippi River Trust, the Mule Deer Foundation, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Pheasants Forever, the Pope and Young Club, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, the Texas Wildlife Association, Wildlife Forever, the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, the Masters of Foxhounds Association, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Wildlife Mississippi, the Ruffed Grouse Society, the North American Grouse Partnership, the National Rifle Association, the National Association of Forest Service Retirees, the Congressional Sportsmen Foundation, Conservation Force and Quail Forever.
It appears to me that the 2014 Farm Bill tweaks and improves everything good about the previous legislation and adds plenty of improvements that all hunters and fishermen should be quite pleased to see. Hopefully it will glide on through, as expected.
Friend to the outdoors
At this point, everyone knows of the recent passing of former S.C. Rep. Herbert Kirsh, and there are few in these parts who don't have at least one story to tell of his efforts to help them in some way.
What many don't know, however, is what a great friend Herb was to those of us who enjoy the great outdoors. If it weren't for his hard work, it's quite likely that both of our local public hunting grounds, the Draper Wildlife Management Area and Worth Mountain Wildlife Management Area, wouldn't exist at all.
In 2007, Kirsh was honored for these efforts by having the 356-acre Turkey Creek Tract of Draper renamed the Herbert Kirsh Wildlife Management Conservation Area, a fitting tribute for the man that made its mere existence possible.
This is especially true considering such lands are open to public use by every man, woman or child, and "every man" is exactly who he worked tirelessly for throughout the years.
Brad Harvey is a freelance writer in Clover. Visit his website at www.bradharveyoutdoors.com or follow on Twitter @BHarveyOutdoors.


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Heather C. is a member of the Douglas & Elbert County Music Teachers Association (DEMTA), the Colorado Music Teachers Association (CMTA), the National Music Teachers Association (MTNA), Colorado Federation of Music Clubs, and the National Guild of Piano Teachers. Ms. C. has taught in Arapahoe & Douglas counties since 2003 when she moved to the metro area. Each year from 2006-2012 her students have competed in the DEMTA music festival, achieving some of the highest marks in the competition. Several students each year have placed first in their division & performed in honors concerts, accepting trophies for their 1st place finish.
Heather is a native of Anchorage, Alaska. She moved to Colorado to pursue a career in music education at the University of Northern Colorado. Heather graduated from UNC with a B.A. in Liberal Arts. At UNC Heather performed in the Symphonic Band where she was featured as a piccolo soloist for two straight years. Heather obtained the largest music scholarship given to any musician in the history of the music department.
Heather has played piano & flute for over 26 years competing & winning local, national, & international competitions. At UNC Heather studied extensively in music theory, ear training, & music history. In 1994, as well as 1998 Heather took part in the Pacific Basin Band Music Festival in Honolulu, Hawaii where her school band won the competition against the Pacific Rim states, as well as against Japanese & Australian symphonic bands. In this competition Heather was featured as a solo jazz pianist & as a piccolo soloist.
Heather played piano for three high school choirs in 1995-1996. Heather performed on piano for the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska in 1997. From 1994-1998 She was a piano accompanist for several soloists helping them achieve the highest marks on their performance competitions. Heather played lead piano in the pit orchestra in the musical Fame.
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• Elizabeth Singelton; M.A. flute performance & published several albums
• Sylvia Greenfield; M.A. flute performance, recorded numerous motion picture & TV soundtracks with Twentieth-Century Fox, MGM, Columbia, & Warner Brothers studio orchestras.
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Solution for Hall of Fame Voting Controversy
With the Hall of Fame ballots due in less than a week, baseball writers around the country are looking at players from the past and thinking, "Did he juice? If he did, did it help? Does it matter? Is it cheating, or not?"
Such is the conundrum of players on the ballot from the PEDs Era. How do we solve it? Easy.
To me, the Baseball Hall of Fame is a museum. It's a physical place that people can visit and learn about the history of the game. There are curators who acquire, organize, and manage historical items to put on display. Let's leave it at that, and stop voting players into it. End the ballot. Done.
Going forward, the curators decide what players to honor, how to honor them, and when to honor them — just like any other museum. Was "Sue" the Tyrannosaurus Rex voted into Chicago's Field Museum by a bunch of dinosaur writers? Did space writers vote moon rocks into the American Museum of Natural History? Was the Mona Lisa a first-ballot entry into the Louvre? Of course not. The idea of voting people into a museum is ludicrous, when you think about it. So let's end it.
Without having the pressure of a vote every year, the great feats — and terrible choices — of Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Denny McLain, and Mark McGwire can be detailed and chronicled as part of baseball history. The remarkable run of Dodgers infielders Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Bill Russell, and Ron Cey can be properly honored. The brief yet incredibly dominant runs of Dale Murphy and Don Mattingly can be celebrated without the nonsense of requiring 75% of a group of baseball writers to agree that it should be celebrated.
I understand why there was a vote in the past to establish "Hall of Famers." Further, I understand how important it was — in the past — for individuals to be officially honored as "Hall of Famers." Mainly, it was a financial thing. Back in the day, players didn't make the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars that they do now, and their pensions aren't nearly as lucrative as the ones doled out to more recent MLBPA members. So the credibility of "Hall of Famer" attached to a player was somewhat similar to adding the letters "Dr." or "M.B.A." to one's name — it meant one could make more money. Who gets a bigger payday at a baseball card show? Jim Rice or "Hall of Famer Jim Rice"? For many players, that earning potential was important to enjoying their retirement.
However, the players coming on to the ballot now don't need the meager dollars attached to "Hall of Famer" status. Rafael Palmeiro, for example, earned well over a hundred million dollars in his steroid-enhanced career — I doubt he, his children, or his children's children, will ever need to rely on autographed baseballs to pay their doctor bills. So why is it so damn important that multimillionaires such as Palmeiro, Jeff Bagwell, Mike Piazza, Sammy Sosa, etc., be voted in to The Hall? They don't need the status for anything other than ego. If there was something about their careers that curators believe was so important to the history of baseball that future generations should learn about it, it can be chronicled in some way, shape, or form in the museum. Maybe it's a photo, or an old glove, or a laser show. Plaques are boring, anyway. With or without voted-in "Hall of Famers," we'll still have arguments about who are/were the best players in baseball — and it will remain a fun exercise.
The problem, of course, is that if there is no longer a vote for Hall of Famers, there's no induction and no gala event to promote and celebrate The Hall every summer. Well here's an idea: instead of voting in "Hall of Famers," the BBWAA can vote in a panel of curators every year. The curators can be players, writers, broadcasters, owners, coaches, scouts, MLBPA labor leaders, and maybe even fans. Those curators handed the custodial responsibility of choosing artifacts and events to honor in the Hall, for a period of one year. To some people, the opportunity to shape how baseball history will be displayed may be more of an honor than having their face put on a plaque.
That's my idea — just throwing it out there. Not saying it's the greatest idea, but it's something to start the conversation. In my opinion, the concept of voting players into the Hall of Fame has run its course, and it's time for something different.
What's your thought? Is it time to end the voting? If not, why do you feel it is important to continue? Or, maybe you think the voting process needs to be changed. Air it out in the comments.
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Comments29 Responses to "Solution for Hall of Fame Voting Controversy"
Man, can't disagree more. Artifacts? The Hall is filled with artifacts today. It doesn't need me or you to pick artifacts. But take your kids or grand kids to the Hall. They see the plaques, you tell them stories, you tell them what you saw them do. you tell them about how the great Black players were banned and tell them the stories of how Josh Gibson was the only guy to hit it out of Yankee stadium but he was banned. You tell them what the Mick did with his bum legs. You argue with old friends about the merits of a guy getting in. I still argue with a Pirate fan friend of 40 years about Maz getting in. Artifacts don't do anything for anybody like a name a stat and a story. I don't like the writers voting based on the criteria they individually make up every day. I'd rather members of the Hall get together and vote new guys in. At least they've been there done that and can. But to take away the names, the plaques etc. No way. I can go to a flea market and see an old worn out glove or a bat.
I agree 100%, not that Joe's thought is a bad one, just that it already exists to an extent. I think the HOF membership is part of the allure of baseball. Both in what Izzy describes, the connection from generation to generation of fans, and also in the intrigue of the select membership itself. Izzy is right on when saying that the writers should not be the ones to determine, I prefer baseball people be some mix of players, managers, GMs, etc. The only rule should be some type of limit to the inductees, to avoid voting in a bunch of buddies…something that would maintain the current small percentage of players that make it, whatever that is. Baseball is a sport that transcends the actionof the game – the stats, the characters, the differences from park to park and generatin to generation, and the HOF membership is part of that special intrigue. I know that it is political and especially now with the steriods, but I think the intrigue will outlast the current pitfalls.
I really like your idea, Joe J.
I've been to Cooperstown four times. Love the HOF as a museum. They can honor baseball people with special exhibits and, as many museums do, send out travel exhibits to other museums around the country.
The more I think about it, I realize that your idea is so good that it will never happen. Too many entrenched interests with their petty minds. Too bad!
Bad idea, Joe.
The problem isn't in voting for Hall of the Fame inductees,. the problem is the choice of people charged with doing so. It's time to take it away from so-called journalists and sportswriters, and give it to current Hall of Famers and perhaps retired umpires.
The problem with giving the vote to current HOF'ers or former players is that they vote for their cronies. I am pretty sure that this has been tried before and that's how you get the George Kelly's and the Freddie Lindstrom's and the Lloyd Waner's into the Hall. The NFL process has a lot of flaws, but I think there is some merit to having a smaller, mixed group of voters who would take the job really seriously.
And I think Joe's suggestion has a lot of merit, BTW.
Current HOF members, many of whom are former players, vote now anyway in a separate election. They induct players they think were overlooked or otherwise deserve the special honor.
No matter who votes, they are going to have some biases. Whether it is a journalist or ex-player. Maybe if each voter's choices were put up to more scrutiny from their fellow voters, he couldn't get away with irrational choices.
It's called the Veterans Committee. You can look it up.
One of baseball's charm is, for whatever reason, it is easier and more enjoyable to argue and discuss baseball then any other sport. I don't read basketball blogs though I played it more and watch it too. I love football, but when the season is over, it is over. But I live for arguing over HOF candidates in the middle of January. I love reading in the offseason Izzy trying to decide if he likes Alderson (i think he is warming up to him). Baseball is about arguing all star selections and trade proposals. Don't make it easier Joe, because I like the arguments.
Bad idea…the hall doesn't have a problem w/ voting…the museum part of the Hall has things used by Rose, Shoeless Joe and others banned…but to get into the actual 'Hall', w/ your plaque on the wall you need to earn that by getting voted in by the writers…
Also, your portion about memorabilia and players getting more for signing, having a 'dr.' before their name is wrong…scott broscious charges 129 per autograph, jim rice (Hall of Fame Jim Rice) 59…and who made more during their careers.
"scott broscious charges 129 per autograph"
hilarious.. funniest thing i read all day
This is exactly right. The Cooperstown facility comprises two distinct entities, the National Baseball Museum and the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The former showcases anything that is of historical interest, while the latter features only those who are deemed worthy.
Bad idea. Truly great players deserve the special honor of being in a select group in the HOF.
I wrote this on Rubin's blog, but I'll repeat it here — I think they should use a select group of carefully chosen journalists and current HOF members. Maybe that committee is 30 or 40 people. Half journalists and half HOF members. They get together every year — maybe one weekend a year — and have a debate among themselves. Then they hold an open vote and any player getting over 75% gets in. All their discussion and votes are not open to the public, but how each committee member voted in the end can be made public.
To get on the committee, a writer and HOF member would need 75% of the vote of the current members too. And any committee member who is not voting with any consistency or integrity can be voted off the committee by a 75% vote as well. When an opening comes up, any current member can nominate someone for the vacancy. If multiple people are nominated, then the one who gets the highest number of votes gets to be on the committee.
I just hate the current system where over 500 journalists are sent ballots and then each one votes in a vacuum in sometimes illogical ways. And some of them don't even cover baseball anymore. It's a broken system as is and should be changed.
FYI, I have no idea how that picture got into my post, lol. But that is not me. I have no idea who that is.
Joe Janish, your website is broken! It's putting a picture in my posts but that is NOT me, lol.
This is stupid. They barely had baseball cards when the Hall of Fame was started and so there were no 'card shows.' The autograph craze came later and to me it's gotten out of hand. If you check online, you'll see you can buy autographed photos of guys like Howie Nunn (who failed to make the '62 Mets) in a Mets uniform. He claims to be an original Met even though he didn't make it to opening day. Then again, if he can make a few bucks that way, why not.
I think this idea is logical and fair, but not much fun. Debating who deserves to get into the Hall, wondering who the voters will pick, then finding out, then explaining and critiquing it, is quality entertainment for January. But that all disappears if you take away the notion of elite status and official inclusion of a player (not just his feats) and that this is a Big Deal.
This article makes no sense. If a player cheated, their contribution to baseball history is irrelevant. That's like honoring Bernie Madoff for being one of the richest men alive when he stole all the money. Steroids have been outlawed by baseball since 1991. Testing began in 2003. . If you cheat, your out. People's actions have consequences in the adult world. You need to stop looking at this issue like a 12 year old fan boy.
What an incredibly stupid idea. Why is it that we are always looking to mess with tradition. Sometimes I wonder if spewing out crazy ideas like this is just a way for someone to grab attention. HOF controversy? What HOF controversy? Part of the magic that is baseball is what the HOF represents. We don't need to change the voting, select a panel of these guys or those guys or artifacts or anything else silly like that. What we need to do is sit back and respect the "Hall" for what it is — a baseball institution that just needs to left alone. Messing with it now will only dilute the accomplishments of the all those who worked their butts off to enter its doors!
Since were kicking around ideas, how 'bout this one: If a player such as Bonds, Clemons, etc., doesn't get the required votes for induction, after say….10 years, they have the right to be re-considered, for induction into the PED Era Wing (i.e., PEW!) of the HOF. Their choice. They get another 5 years of consideration. Otherwise, they're done.


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