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Second-grader Laurenne Lee was wide-eyed as she described looking out at the world from a giant bubble at ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum in Ashland.
"I was in the middle of a bubble," gushed the 7-year-old student from Mae Richardson Elementary School in Central Point. "You can put your hand right through it. But sometimes it pops."
Before getting fired up by the nearby plasma ball of electricity, Ashland first-grader Messiah Gilbert, 7, tried his hand at making spherical bubbles.
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The night the Mars lander Curiosity was scheduled to land on the red planet, more than 150 adults and teens showed up for a special event beginning at 10:30 p.m. at ScienceWorks.
"I arrived at 9 o'clock that night and there were all these noses already pressed up against the glass," recalled Executive Director Chip Lindsey of the Aug. 5 landing.
"When the Mars lander landed, there were yells and screams at JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), there were yells and screams at NASA headquarters, and there were yells and screams at ScienceWorks," he added. "Everybody was engaged and excited about being part of that event, even though it was happening 90 million miles from here."
The event demonstrated the keen interest folks of all ages, not just the youngsters the science center routinely attracts, have in coming together to celebrate and explore science, he said.
"In the next 10 years, we will be looking at how we become more relevant to the lives of older folks," he said. "We want to connect, not just children to science, but whole families to science.
"The tinkering stuff we do is perfect for multi-generational groups to engage in those learning opportunities that are outside the school and the home," he added.
With only 10,000 square feet of the roughly 20,000 square feet available being used for exhibit space, there is ample room for expansion, he said.
"What we will need in the next 10 years is more flexible classroom space that can change from exhibit to classroom space easily," he said.
He also envisions expanding the digital technology exhibits, he said.
"We know that digital technology can move visitors through time and space," he noted.
But the hands-on approach will continue to be the museum's main focus, he said, adding the museum staff is looking at the scientific aspect of the "Maker Movement." Those in the emerging subculture have a penchant for tinkering with their hands to find out how the world works, he said.
"This is about getting the materials in people's hands and letting them create," he said. "When they run into a problem and get stuck, they learn to find solutions."
Many inventions were created by folks doing just that, he said, referring to a pre-digital world of iPads and computer screens.
"It is the American culture to celebrate an individual with a crazy idea," he said of this country's inventors. "No other country celebrates an individual with a 'crazy' idea like we do. We need to give them a platform and allow them to share, to inspire them."
Humans have a basic need to work with their hands and minds, he said.
"Science centers like ScienceWorks are the perfect places for people to re-engage the stuff of the world with their minds and hands and be creative, be innovative," he said.
"Our next 10 years are going to be about supplying the Rogue Valley with opportunities to play with stuff," he added. "For instance, we want them to learn about electronics by getting their hands on electronic material. Perhaps they can mix LEDs with Play-Doh. Some very interesting phenomena come to light when you combine low-tech and high-tech."
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"Really cool," the budding scientist observed.
Chip Lindsey, 51, the museum's executive director, put the science learned in the "Bubble-ology Room" in slightly different terms.
"What the kids are learning about is bubble surface tension," he explained. "The cohesion of those molecules causes the film to get the minimum surface area to cover the volume."
The young students — about 10,000 now visit the facility annually — weren't born when the nonprofit science center was opened on Dec. 7, 2002, but the museum's mission remains the same, Lindsey said.
"Part of our job is to create that sense of wonder, that sense of engagement with the real stuff of the world," he said. "This is about figuring out how things work in the world. Not because someone told you but because you figured it out yourself."
A 10th birthday bash is planned from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the museum, which now attracts more than 50,000 visitors a year. The public is invited at no charge.
"It will be a big thank-you for everyone who has supported us over the years," Lindsey said. "We want it to be as wonderful and quirky as the very first day ScienceWorks opened."
There will be a different explosion experiment every hour, he promised.
"We'll be imploding 55-gallon drums and seeing what happens when you have different metallic salts in hydrogen balloons and light them on fire," he said. "We'll be having good, fun science."
A science student from Medford's Madrone Trail Charter School who built a catapult will demonstrate his Old World weapon by chucking pumpkins across the lawn, Lindsey added.
"We will be celebrating with wonderful innovators in the area," he said.
The science center was the brainchild of Ashland residents Sharon and John Javna, who wanted to fill a void after the popular Pacific Northwest Museum of Natural History folded in the late 1990s. At the time, their son, Jesse, was 5 and their daughter, Sophie, was 2.
"We felt the gap in science education in the schools was something to be concerned about," Sharon Javna said. "We also wanted to give something back to the community."
The Javnas — she's an attorney, he a writer and publisher — started and funded a small science center in an available room in Ashland Middle School.
Encouraged by others to expand their little science center, they contacted a good friend in Seattle whose family's Kirlin Charitable Foundation later purchased the old museum building for the new center. The land is leased from Southern Oregon University.
"Our family took a tour around the country to find out what museums were like," Sharon Javna said. "We really didn't have a background in museums. I did a lot of talking to administrators and finding out what a board of directors really was."
Her husband took countless photographs of science exhibits to find just the right type needed to demonstrate the rich world of earth sciences.
"Then we put out a call for volunteers," she recalled.
More than 50 eager volunteers stepped forward at the outset, she said.
Among them was Ashland resident Mike Hersh, now 73, a retired aerospace engineer who continues to volunteer at the center. In essence, he is a rocket scientist who helped make propulsion tanks for rockets sending satellites into orbit.
He launched his volunteer effort by painting walls before ScienceWorks opened.
"I love kids and I love science," he said. "I'm really concerned in this budget-conscious world that we misprioritize. Science should be up at the top. It is far more important than a lot of things we spend money on."
Sandy Peck, a teacher from Mae Richardson Elementary School, said a field trip to the science center is a highlight of her students' school year.
"This is always their first field trip of the year — they can't wait to get here," she said. "They did a program today on magnets and electricity. They loved it. They have the materials for them to explore. It's very hands-on and open-ended."
There were also some older students on hand.
"It's just fascinating — it allows you to be a little kid again," said Medford resident Arlene Kornstad, 78, who, along with husband Roger, 82, explored the science of their youth.
"We made bubbles," she added with a giggle.
While the bubble exhibit is hugely popular, it is just one of some 100 interactive exhibits at the museum, most of them built either in the facility or by local craftspeople.
One exhibit, "Pedal Power," allows visitors to use a stationary bicycle to power an electric train. "Pulley Chairs" permits them to hoist themselves up in chairs by pulling on ropes which run through pulleys.
Last year, a 3,000-square-foot space was opened to provide room for a nano-technology exhibit by the National Science Foundation.
In addition to drawing students to the center, the museum is reaching out to schools through a program called Illuminating Science Inquiry.
"The thing that is unusual about ScienceWorks is how regional our reach is with our education program," Lindsey said. "They are coming from all over Southern Oregon and Northern California. Most of the schoolkids you see here are coming from outside of Ashland. They are coming from Klamath Falls, Grants Pass, Yreka, Mount Shasta."
The center now has more than 1,700 family memberships, with the largest number in Medford, followed by Ashland, then the San Francisco area, he said.
"When families leave, the parents often say, 'I didn't realize my son/daughter loved science so much,' " Lindsey said. "That means we have changed that child's life because the parents' perception of who that child is has been changed. That parent is now seeing that child as a scientist. It becomes part of that child's identity."
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TRAVERSE CITY — Three more All-Stars for the Traverse City Beach Bums.
Well, six, actually.
After the Bums won Wednesday night, they sat atop the East Division, which gave the manager's job to Gregg Langbehn for the second straight season.
In turn, he choose first baseman Chase Burch, reliever Nick Capito and starting pitcher Jake Sabol to be added to the East Division squad for the 2013 Frontier League All-Star Game next Wednesday.
"These are guys that are deserving to go," Langbehn said. "Every year, somebody's going to be left out. There's still guys that deserve to go that are left off."
Joining Langbehn in the dugout will be Traverse City coaches Matt Pulley and Dan Rohn.
Burch is hitting .305 with nine homers and is tied for the Frontier League lead with 42 RBI. He is also among the top 10 in the league in runs scored, on-base percentage, slugging, walks, sacrifice flies and hits. It's the third FL All-Star selection for Burch, joining his appearances in 2010 and 2012.
Capito entered Thursday's game with a 2-0 record, six saves and a 0.83 ERA. In 32.2 innings he has struck out 37 batters against just eight walks, two of which were intentional. Opponents are hitting .117 against Capito who will be making his second consecutive All-Star game appearance.
Sabol is 6-4 on the season with a 2.44 ERA and is tied for the league lead in both complete games with three and shutouts with two. Opposition hitters are batting .222 against the right-hander who has walked just 12 batters in 66.1 innings.
They join shortstop Taylor Wrenn, catcher Marcus Nidiffer and Scott Dunn, who was also named the game's starting pitcher.
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They are hard at work to make this evening a great success, both as a necessary fund-raiser (the only one we have each year), and as an evening that will take a unique look back at the formation of the Commercial Division and its development with commentary from the judges. All of the Commercial Division judges will be invited as our guests.
Roy L. Reardon, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
John S. Siffert, Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP
• Hon. Barry A. Cozier, LeClairRyan
• Barry H. Garfinkel, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
• Hon. Norman Goodman, New York County Clerk
• Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
• Michael W. Leahy, AIG
• Alan Levine, Cooley LLP
• Hon. E. Leo Milonas, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
• Stephen P. Younger, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
• Mark C. Zauderer, Flemming Zulack Williamson Zauderer LLP
On April 18, 2013 the Society held its annual fundraiser honoring the five women judges of the New York State Court of Appeals as of that date; covering a span of 30 years: Judith S. Kaye, Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, Victoria A. Graffeo, Susan Phillips Read & Jenny Rivera. As part of the evening the Society produced a video of personal interviews and a roundtable discussion with the Judges. You can view this video below.
Programs from Past Annual Gala Dinners: [PDF]
2013: Honoring Lady Justice: NYS Court of Appeals Women Jurists
2012: The New York State Bar and its Presidents
2011: Roy L. Reardon
2010: Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman
2009: Former Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye
2008: Hon. Norman Goodman and the New York County Courthouse
2007: The Retired Judges of the New York Court of Appeals
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As an independent 501(c)(3) not for profit educational organization, the Society depends on the generosity of others to carry out its mission. The great majority of our memberships are at the $25 and $50 levels. This amount does not even cover the cost of providing the generous benefits we offer our members, let alone fund our mission. We are very fortunate to be aided so generously by prominent firms and individuals in our New York legal community. Without this loyal support, our initiatives, including educational outreach, book publications, free public lectures, and oral histories, to name a few, and the administration of the Society (including developing and maintaining this website), could not continue. In addition, the Society works closely with the New York State Unified Court System to showcase and preserve its courthouses, courthouse art, and rich judicial history, to promote lectures within the courthouses, including a lecture series at the New York State Court of Appeals, and to provide displays in the public areas of the courthouses. This support makes these projects possible.
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Fifteen years ago I became convinced, from my researches in another field, that time must have a richer structure than that offered by the single dimension that we commonly ascribe to it.
Thus I went looking for evidence of multidimensional time concealed in the data of fundamental physics. I think that I may have found it.
I present my hypotheses in two major parts, HD8, (Hyperspin 8-Dimensional), shows evidence for multidimensional time in particle physics, and VHC, (the Vorticitating Hypersphere Cosmology hypothesis) shows evidence for multidimensional time in cosmology. .
In both of these hypotheses time has the same dimensionality of 3 as space, and spacetime has an overall small positive curvature to give an hyperspherical geometry and topology to a universe which remains finite but unbounded in both space and time. A single equation describes the vorticitation of the entire universe and all fundamental particles within it.
The overwhelming majority of alternative theories in physics attack only a limited number of the interpretations of observations that constitute the paradigm of the Standard Models of Cosmology and Particle Physics.
HD8 attempts to challenge the entire foundation of the Standard Models with a coherent alternative that remains unfalsified by experimental and observational data at the time of writing.
Whilst the hypothesis of 3 dimensional time remains unfalsified, I intend to devote my time to exploring its implications in parapsychology and starship design, neither of which have much of a chance within the standard models.
This site also contains various papers on matters of philosophy, magic, politics, ecology and technology.
Peter J Carroll. Winter 2008/9.
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TERRE HAUTE — The 2013 college football season promises to be a wild and wacky ride. No surprise there, except two major developments have come before the players even put on their pads and started scrimmaging.
It's hard to say anything is shocking when it comes to Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, after the summer he enjoyed. But a report from ESPN's "Outside the Lines" that Johnny Football accepted thousands of dollars for signing autographs has got to have Aggie fans mighty nervous. If true, and that's yet to be determined, Manziel would be facing a major NCAA violation that could lead to a suspension ranging from a few games to an entire season. An A&M official quoted Manziel as saying he'd done nothing wrong. That's expected, but what does it say when the university then turns around and hires a high-powered legal team?
The other story that is shaking things up and creating a buzz of its own is the University of Louisville's decision to offer a scholarship to Michael Dyer – a former big-time running back at Auburn who has seen his name remain in the headlines the past 18 months or so, but for all the wrong reasons. Dyer is not another good back. He's a game-changer. He had two 1,000-yard rushing seasons and was the 2011 BCS Championship Game's MVP, beating out some guy named Cam Newton. But that's when things turned sour. He left Auburn after failing a drug test and a few months later was pulled over for speeding where a check of his car found drugs and a gun. It didn't get much better at Arkansas State, where problems persisted and he moved along without playing a down. Dyer showed signs of improvement at Arkansas Baptist, where he picked up an associate's degree.
Athletes come and go, but the future playing status of Manziel and Dyer could have a major impact on not only their team's chances of being a title contender but on those who think it's being No. 1 or nothing. Look at it this way: On Sept. 14, A&M hosts Alabama in College Station, where Manziel gets another shot at the Tide. Think how different that game looks if the NCAA sidelines Manziel and Coach Kevin Sumlin must suddenly find a replacement. Think the odds change on that one? Think there will even be odds?
Louisville's situation is different but just as critical. Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and his fleet corps of receivers appear unstoppable. Although Coach Charlie Strong has two top-line backs returning, add Dyer and there is no game plan devisable to stop that juggernaut. The question about Dyer isn't one of ability, but accountability. Will he follow the rules? Will he be accepted by teammates, especially those who may see their role reduced? Will he become a distraction?
Manziel and Dyer have put themselves in a bad position. Their every action draws scrutiny and assessment. Until recently, Manziel seemed to be a flake enjoying a carefree college lifestyle. He expected a little privacy only to discover that none exists in this day of instant information, especially if you've won the Heisman Trophy. Give him a pass on the indiscretions, but if he did autograph items for a fee, that's a different matter.
Dyer needs to succeed at Louisville if he hopes to have his NFL ticket punched in two years. Another misstep and salvaging his reputation or credibility would be impossible. There are no more free passes, no more third chances. The one risking the most at Louisville is Charlie Strong. His team is a solid favorite to win all 12 regular season games and a spot in the national championship game isn't impossible, although unlikely. If bringing Dyer to Louisville backfires, Strong will get – and deserves – the criticism. But in fairness, how many coaches would say no to a player who broke Bo Jackson's freshman running record (1,242 yards) at Auburn? Darn few.
Players make mistakes and get in trouble. They suffer the consequences and, most unfairly, so do their teammates. Manziel and Dyer have shown they can do it on the field. It's after the game where they've got to stop fumbling away their future.
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The Bridge to Manhood
A gay man talks about disappointing-and loving-his father.
BY: Michael Bronski
In June of 1974, when I was 25, I had a major decision to make. Because the gay-liberation movement traces its beginning to the Stonewall riots in New York City in 1969, Gay Pride Day is often celebrated on the Sunday closest to the anniversary of the riots on June 22, and so frequently falls on Father Day. Would I go to my parents' home in New Jersey to be with my father? Or would I spend it with my gay community in Boston, publicly celebrating our lives, relationships, and political struggle for equality? I chose to attend the gay pride march and rally, and since then I have always associated Father's Day less with Dad than with the annual celebrations we call "gay pride events."
The phone call home was one of those hideously awkward moments in parent-child relationships. My father's tone was dismissive--a "do what you want, I can't believe this is even a discussion" tone. I got defensive. I grumbled that I had helped organize the speakers and had to be there. But under this coded language, meaning was clear to both of us. He didn't want to think about my sexuality, which he rarely acknowledged; I didn't feel much loyalty to a family who never wanted to hear anything about any part of my life touching on the subject of homosexuality. Since I was a gay activist and journalist with a lover and a wide circle of friends, this covered a lot of ground.
It wasn't simply that I wasn't in New Jersey for Father's Day. My liberal parents would have been happy for me to stay in Boston to protest for fair housing rights. It was that I had a "chosen" family of friends, including my lover. I celebrated my community rather than my biological family, who were painfully still pretending that most of my life didn't exist.
This tension between Gay Pride and Father's Day isn't just a scheduling conflict. It is-for many gay men-a time to reflect upon the extraordinarily complicated position of being a gay man who has a heterosexual father. And if this is a time for gay men to think about their fathers, it is also a time when fathers think about their gay sons. Gay men in our culture have sometimes complicated, but often rich relationships with their fathers. All father-son relationships have fault lines. In gay men's paternal relationships, the cracks go deeper, and they are wildly unpredictable. The possibility, even probability, of rupture and earthquake here is tremendous.
It is precisely this exaggerated cumbersomeness, this emotionally fragile distance-between father and son, straight and gay, between generations, between dreams and reality-that make gay men and their fathers a prism for viewing all our challenges of parenthood and childhood, even on this day of celebrating them.
Heterosexuality, of course, is our norm. Parents presume their kids are heterosexual until informed otherwise. Fathers in particular tend to expect their sons to follow in their footsteps. Fathering, raising boys to grow up to be husbands and fathers, is for many men part of being a man. Fatherhood is a bridge that links one generation to the next. It is both comforting and reassuring. No one raises his son to be a drag queen. Learning that their sons are gay can be more than some fathers can accept, understand, or even imagine. They realize that their sons won't follow in their footsteps. If their sons raise children, it will be with another male. They won't fulfill the dreams their fathers had as they held their newborn sons, singing songs their own fathers may have sung. That idyllic vision, now shattered, is often replaced with nightmarish visions of "unnatural sex acts," swishing and cross-dressing. "Will and Grace" may be funny on television, but most parents don't want to see it morph into a real-life "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"
I have been "out" for almost 40 years, and have heard thousands of coming out stories. The element common to almost all of them is the fear of "disappointing" their parents. But common to all of them too is a scene in which gay men tell their fathers-in a very real way-who they are.
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Democratic leaders in counties across the state say they don't think problems with the health care law will hurt their party or Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan's re-election efforts next year – even as they work on a post-holiday game plan to change the conversation.
Hagan has slipped in the polls the past several weeks as Republicans have linked her to the Affordable Care Act through ad campaigns.
But Democrats argue that it's too early to know what the public will think of the health care changes in the months ahead.
They also have to wait to see whether the health insurance shopping site, HealthCare.gov, starts working properly. The White House set Saturday as its own deadline for making it work for most people.
"Of course, we're hopeful that you start to see very tangible benefits and you have more people that are able to step forward and say, 'Hey, this is great; this is doing wonderful things for me' between now and next November," said Dan Blue III, the Wake County Democratic chairman. "But it's still early."
He predicted that, overall, health care would be a positive for Democrats.
"There will be some, as with any change, that are going to be adversely impacted by it," Blue said. "But by and large, there are extremely large portions of North Carolina that are going to see an improvement in their health care."
Some Democrats also think North Carolina voters will look at health insurance in a broader way – taking into account not just votes in Washington, but in the state legislature as well.
Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and Republican leaders in the General Assembly decided not to accept federal funds to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. They also decided not to set up a state-run health insurance exchange, sending North Carolina residents to the federal site to choose health insurance options. Residents of states with their own health insurance exchanges haven't encountered the same kinds of problems with their state websites as have plagued the federal site.
More explanation needed
Democrats and nonpartisan groups have been holding meetings to explain the health care law and talk up its benefits. But Democrats say more education is needed, especially in the state's more rural counties, where the economy has been slower to improve and people are still struggling.
"Let's get some education out there and help folks understand what is the ACA and what can it do for you and how can you get signed on and where do you go to get help and all that, which should have been done months ago," said Susan Campbell, who leads Democrats in Forsyth County. Like Wake, Forsyth voters favored both Barack Obama and Republican McCrory in 2012.
Local Democrats haven't done a lot to get their message out yet, but Campbell said it will be along these lines: "Why wouldn't we want health care for everyone? Isn't that a good thing? Yes, it's complicated, and yes, it's having problems launching. We hate that, and I'm ever hopeful it will start working better soon."
Campbell said she is personally better off. She has a pre-existing condition, and with the law, her insurance costs went down.
In solidly Democratic Orange County, chairman Matthew Hughes said he talks to voters about the people he knows who have medical conditions that made it difficult to get insurance before the law went into effect.
"It's not just because Orange County is a super-blue county. But I think a lot of people recognize this is an important program and it's going to help them," Hughes said.
But is the health care law hurting Hagan there now?
"I can't speak specifically on that, but the people I speak to still hold the Affordable Care Act in high regard," he said. And they aren't surprised there were early technical problems, he added.
Misled the public?
State Republicans said the county Democrats are wrong.
"If Democrats want the 2014 election to be a referendum on Obamacare, they aren't going to like the results next November. Obamacare has been a complete disaster, and it's the reason why the White House and vulnerable incumbents like Kay Hagan have been trying to conveniently delay key provisions until after the 2014 election. The worst of Obamacare is still yet to come," said state Republican spokesman Daniel Keylin.
Keylin and national Republicans seeking to defeat Hagan say the Greensboro Democrat misled the public when she said that people would be able to keep insurance plans they liked. That was the case for the vast majority of people, but not all. Some saw their policies canceled because they did not comply with the new law.
Hagan voted for the law and stands by it. She argues that it will help because it allows people with pre-existing conditions to sign up for health insurance and ends lifetime caps on coverage. She proposed letting people keep existing plans, something Obama later agreed to do.
Hagan also hasn't edged away from the White House. Vice President Joe Biden attended a fundraiser for her recently in Chapel Hill. At another recent event in Raleigh, Hagan said she looked forward to Obama visiting the state to campaign for her as well.
But her numbers are down.
Public Policy Polling, a Raleigh-based, Democrat-leaning firm, reported earlier this month that Hagan had lost her lead over potential Republican challengers and that 49 percent disapproved of her, up from 39 percent in September.
American for Prosperity, a tea-party-allied advocacy group funded by the conservative brothers David and Charles Koch of Koch Industries, spent $1.7 million on a TV ad campaign highlighting Hagan's support for the health care law. "Who gets stuck with the bill? Families and small businesses," it said. This month, AFP put out another ad, at $1.5 million, against the health care law and Hagan.
Door-to-door campaign
Blue said that in Wake and other counties, grass-roots Democrats don't have the money to go head-to-head with negative advertising. That leaves them going door to door instead. The ads are the job of the big Democratic PACs.
William Hemphill, Democratic chairman in Bladen County, said people there were worried about how to survive, not about the health care law.
"We've got people who make less than $2,000 a month," said Hemphill, who moved to the county, where his wife grew up, after he retired from the Postal Service in Baltimore.
The top issue in Bladen County, Hemphill said, is jobs.
Many people there aren't signing up for health insurance because they don't understand the system, he said. "And the other ones figure, 'Insurance? I can't even pay my bills.'"
Hemphill said there haven't been meetings to explain the new insurance system in his area. He hoped that state Democrats would organize some.
Other issues in 2014
Some of the county-level Democrats said that if House Speaker Thom Tillis wins the Republican primary and becomes Hagan's opponent, other issues will come up.
"The Affordable Care Act and the disinformation being disseminated about it is huge," said Jan Nichols, Democratic chairwoman in Chatham County. But issues likely to emerge in the race are state school finance and voter identification laws, she said.
Nichols said it's too early to say whether the negative ads on the Affordable Care Act would hurt Hagan next year because "a lot of stuff is going to shake out about the ACA, and as it does, people are going to realize that the net benefit is great."
"That doesn't mean we won't have a lot of work to do," she added. But it's holiday time, and people don't want to talk politics, she said. "So for me this is a period of mapping out our game plan."


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Flowers n' Fluff continues to stay in first place even after losing to Split Ends, 1-3, in the 11th week of the Bowling Bags women's bowling league season.
In other league action, West Columbia Realty chopped Johnson Logging, 3-1; West Mart served Salisbury and Callahan a 4-0 loss and Clatskanie Mini Mart defeated Colvin's Pub and Grill, 3-1.
Cheryl Frazier bowled the high game of 214 and Melissa Hughes bowled the high series of 544.
Team standings are:
Team Won Lost
Flowers n' Fluff 30 14
West Columbia Realty 27 17
West Mart 24 20
Clatskanie Mini Mart 21.5 22.5
Split Ends 20.5 23.5
Johnson Logging 18.5 25.5
Colvin's Pub and Grill 17.5 26.5
Salisbury and Callahan 17 27
Scores by teams are as follows:
Flowers n' Fluff: Carol Smith, 372; Julie Haskins, 454; Clella Johnson, 390; Gloria Crape, 426.
Split Ends: Laura Jenkins, 360; Brenda Cottrell, 354; Julie Moore, 464; Wilma Sartin, 462.
West Columbia Realty: Crystal Boothe, 417; Colleen Wilson, 337; Vickie Kazeck, 305; Cheryl Frazier, 533.
Johnson Logging: Melody Jacobson, 377; Earla Johnson, 396; Lisa Rowley, 439; Bev Turner, 368.
West Mart: Linda DeGandi, 396; Gloryann Brace, 429; Melissa Hughes, 544; Sam Brandt, 542.
Salisbury and Callahan: Laura Laytham, 405; Rachel Borland, 263; Millie Bunnel, 331; Norma Mitchell, 332.
Clatskanie Mini Mart: Celice Carlough, 488; Katrina Kynsi, 382; Marty Hooper, 407; Gloria Ahrens, 417.
Colvin's Pub and Grill: Toni Davidson, 292; Melissa Greer, 445; Jane Lane, 384; Darlene Brown, 417.
Holly Burghardt was recognized for her soccer skills and voted Lewis and Clark all-league honorable mention. She was also named best defensive player of the year.
Clatskanie Middle School wrestlers competed on their home mat against Seaside and Ilwaco Nov. 18.
Travis Puckett had an outstanding match where he pinned his opponent in the second round while trailing 5-1.
Standouts included Trever Lefebvre, who went 3-0; Trask Hill with the quickest pin of the match at 12 seconds, and Arlee Nosack with two wins.
"The first meet of the year went well. All wrestled great," commented Coach Perry Smith.
Clatskanie will travel to Rainier Nov. 30 for their next meet.
The Rainier Columbians continue on in 3A state playoff action as they head towards the semifinals after they defeated the Pleasant Hill Hillbillies, 44-14. Rainier's victory came in a state championship quarterfinal game on Friday, Nov. 19, at Hare Field in Hillsboro.
Offensive standouts included quarterback Brad Tripp, 98 yards; Matthew Cathcart, 126 yards; Ethan McGlone, 108 yards, and Carson Skeans, 100 yards.
Leading the defensive effort was Tyler Berry, Cameron Hall, Marshall Dean and Matt Stansbury. Craig Pederson grabbed an interception.
The Columbian defense stopped 13 of 37 rushing attempts by Pleasant Hill for no yardage.
In the first quarter Pleasant Hill scored first taking the lead 0-7. In response, Columbian McGlone ran 35 yards to midfield before a 38 yard carry into the end zone. Cathcart ran in the conversion point which brought Rainier ahead 8-7.
Rainier remained in the lead for the rest of the game.
Continuing in the first half, McGlone snagged a 32-yard interception return for a touchdown. Tripp tossed a 30-yard pass to Cody Garrett who carried the ball three of the next six plays and the 20-7 lead.
Rainier then scored on a 10-yard run by Tripp.
Before halftime, Rainier had collected 238 yards. Tripp was 3-4 for 65 yards and McGlone scooped up 105 yards on 11 carries.
Skeans ran untouched for 45 yards in the third quarter and a touchdown.
In the third quarter, Cathcart pushed through the blockers and escaped 55 yards to the end zone pulling up the lead 44-7.
Pleasant Hill score again in the fourth quarter, for the final score of 44-14.
Rainier will continue in state playoff action with a semifinal game against Dayton on Saturday, Nov. 27, at Hillsboro Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m.
The Rainier Columbian and Knappa Logger football teams have both advanced to the semifinal round of state playoff action Saturday, Nov. 27, at Hillsboro Stadium.
Rainier (9-3) will compete against Dayton, the top-ranked Oregon 3A team with a 10-1 record. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m.
Knappa is scheduled to battle against Scio with kickoff at 5:30 p.m. Scio hasn't lost a game since
Nov. 22, when they lost to Knappa, 36-8.
Knappa advanced into the semifinals after their 10th-straight victory of the season. The Logger topped Oakridge, 55-22, in the quarterfinal round on Saturday, Nov. 20.
The Logger's closest game of the year was a 40-13 win over Kennedy, the number one seed in the other half of the championship bracket.
Admission for the playoff games is $8 for adults and $5 for students.
Warner Pacific College head coach Matt Gregg announced this week the signing of Clatskanie High School's KayLee Taylor to a letter of intent to play women's basketball for the Knights.
The 5 foot 9 inch tall guard averaged 20 points, six rebounds, and four steals per game as a junior earning first team all-league and honorable mention all-state accolades last year. She is also a 4.0 student and will be an honor graduate at Clatskanie High School.
"We are very excited that KayLee has decided to become a Knight," said Coach Gregg, "First of all, she is a fantastic student and exactly what we look for in a student-athlete. On the court she is very active on both ends of the floor. She causes havoc on defense, and also scores the ball well. I think she will be very successful in our conference and an impact player for us."
KayLee is the daughter of Scott and Kim Taylor of Clatskanie.
Youth wrestling sign-ups continue next week for children ages kindergarten through sixth grade. Applications will be taken Nov. 29-30 and Dec. 1, from 3:45-6 p.m. in the upper gym of the Clatskanie Middle/High School.
Practices will be held every Tuesday and Thursday in the upper gym from 2:30-3:45 p.m. After winter break, practices will be held from 3:30-5 p.m.
First day of practice is Tuesday, Dec. 7, at 2:30 p.m.
For more information, call Matt Hendricks at 503 369-6374.
Grace Viuhkola, granddaughter of Gary and Loretta Viuhkola and Gary and Lynda Kuehl of Clatskanie, placed fifth in the state 5A cross country meet held Nov. 6 at Lane Community College in Eugene.
Grace is a senior at Hood River Valley High School.
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Spring is in the air and the comforting rhythm of Jim Nance's voice will soon float across the airwaves as the biggest rite of spring for anyone who has ever watched a 7-iron zero in on a flagstick begins this week.
It's Masters week, which means spring has really arrived. It's time for azaleas, time to watch a golf ball slowly trickle down the hill to the stick at No. 16 and time to hear over and over again how this tournament doesn't begin until the back nine on Sunday.
If you happen to be watching first-round coverage of the Masters on Thursday and you are following the group featuring defending champion Bubba Watson, you might see a familiar face in the background.
Dalton State College golf coach Ben Rickett will be a caddie at this year's event in Augusta, working the loop for UT-Chattanooga golfer Steven Fox. Fox won last year's U.S. Amateur Championship and earned an invitation to the Masters in the process.
Rickett was an assistant coach for the Mocs before being named to start the golf program from the Roadrunners.
Through his relationship with Fox, he was called to Cherry Hills Country Club near Denver last summer for the final rounds of the U.S. Amateur to work the bag. Fox would go on to win the title, beating Michael Weaver and rallying from dormie-two to force a playoff and win on the first extra hole to claim the Havemeyer Trophy.
As a big nod to the value of amateur golf and acknowledging the roots of the course, Augusta National traditionally pairs the defending Masters champion with the reigning U.S. and British Amateur champions. So Fox, with Rickett on the bag, will be in the Watson's grouping on Thursday.
"It's a dream come true," Rickett said in a press release from the college. "As a golfer you dream of playing at the Masters. For me, being a caddie is the next best thing. Most people just dream about going to Augusta, but to be on the other side of the ropes is going to be amazing."
On Saturday, Fox played a practice round at the club with three-time Masters winner Phil Mickelson, who also happened to play a practice round with former Secretary of State Condeleeza Rice on Sunday. According to Dalton State's Bob Beavers, Ricketts said the practice with Mickelson "was a very helpful round with everyone sharing information and Mickelson was the most helpful of all."
Fox said he looks forward to having his old coach walking the course with him.
"Ben is great to have on the bag," Fox said. "He keeps my nerves down and I can talk to him about everything while out there on the course. Also, I have trust in him which is very valuable, knowing he won't steer me wrong on or off the course."
Here are some other news and notes from around the area as greens start to firm up with the weather and fairways actually start turning green:
• Emmett Carroll is 86 years old, but if you run into him on a course, don't give him any strokes and expect to win any bets. Even though Mr. Carroll has vision in only one eye and has difficulty hearing since he is deaf in one ear, the veteran of both the Army and the Air Force is merely running a con on area golfers.
A golfer for just a little over two decades since he retired from Cornet Carpet in Chatsworth in 1990, Mr. Carroll is part of group of players at Indian Trace golf course that pro Tracy Spurlock calls the course's "Super Seniors."
"They are a group of guys in their 80s and 90s, and they usually play on Tuesdays and Thursdays out here," Spurlock said.
Guard your wallets if you are on the course on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
There are golfers who go their whole life without a hole-in-one, and Mr. Carroll recently carded his third — all coming after the age of 65. He aced the 115-yard 5th hole recently, playing with Andrew Lusk, Ronnie Woods and Ralph Parker.
"He usually shoots right around his age," Spurlock said of Carroll. "He's not a bad golfer, and that entire group is just great to have out here."
• Dalton Golf and Country Club has been around since the second decade of the 20th Century, and changes have been as minor as some new fencing and as big as course redesigns and property acquisition.
But one of the things that has been constant at the club a lot longer than most has been the staff and the experience and familiarity with the course. In the recent edition of Golf Georgia magazine, the club was featured. The article focused on the stability of the membership during a time when many clubs have been affected by the economy and gave a lot of the credit to the staff.
Between director of golf Lowell Fritz, superintendent Mike Whaley and PGA professional Russ Allstun, the trio has 112 years combined experience at the club. Allstun is the young pup in just his 21st year at the club. Because of much of that stability, DGCC is actually seeing more play at a time when other courses in the Southeast have seen play drop.
"We did 1,500 more rounds two years ago than we did the year before and 2,000 more rounds last year," general manager Scott Stuart said in the article. "And we're up to almost 30,000 rounds (a year) again."
Currently, the line of cypress trees lining Cleveland Highway have been removed, but the view from the road will not be unobstructed for long. Club officials said fencing which matches the fencing along Fleming Street will go along the entire fronting along Cleveland Highway, running along the property behind North Georgia EMC as well.
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The NL may be more pitcher-friendly but Wrigley field is not gonna jive too well with his fly ball tendencies.
"Why would he ditch the organization that raised him, even if an extra million or two was being offered by another club?"
Asked and answered. "an extra million or two." Who wouldn't? Is that not a lot of money? A player's time is short. It is really short for a 31 year old pitcher coming off TJ surgery.
So often I read posts tinged with anger and/or disrespect for the player when they choose to leave. Where is the anger towards the club when his productivity falls and he is placed on waivers, cut or non-tendered? "He doesn't get to that ball in the hole anymore but maybe they should give him a couple of years because he has been so loyal to the organization?" Ha! You will never hear it.
Players are contractors with a limited career span. How many contractors do you know, in your real life, that stay where they are when a better contract becomes available elsewhere?
Teams constantly evaluate a player's price and worth. They have several replacements already training to take his spot when he loses a step and the cost/benefit changes. They use every bit of leverage they have. Why expect less from the player?
Did the Cubs overpay? Or are you (and many of the rest of us) undervaluing players this offseason perhaps by not taking in to account many teams being willing to use a bit of the MLB tv rights windfall that kicks in next season?
After the past couple of seasons, I think players and agents are smart enough to know that when they get an offer they think is good, they need to take it. Waiting around has bitten more than one player in the butt recently. I don't blame Baker at all for his decision.
Whether I blame the Twins for not being willing to pony up is a question I don't think I can answer yet. If, in the end, they end up with 3 new starting pitchers at least as promising as Baker, then that's great. Everyone gets what they want.
But if it turns out the Twins are unwilling to cough up what it takes to get better starting pitchers than Baker and they're left scraping the bottom of the bargain bin in January because Baker got a couple million more than they were willing to give, you're damn right I'll blame the Twins for letting him go over what's really a piddly amount of money in the grand scheme of things.
Many of you are forgetting that Matt Garza and Scott Baker pitched together on the Twins in, I believe, 2006 and 2007. Am sure he checked out what Matt had to say about the team. Also Carlos Gutierrez is now with the Cubs. Finally, Theo has had enough years as GM of the Red Sox to see what the Minnesota Twins have through spring training. It seems like the Twins were playing the Red Sox every week in spring training. Maybe Lariano will be the next new Cub? It is always interesting to read what other fan blogs have to say about the players they pick up. For Chicago Cubs fans the best one to read: www.chicagocubsonline.com
The dynamics of free agency are not lost on me. But five million bucks is a substantial amount of money to throw at someone who has been extremely unreliable from a durability standpoint and is coming off major surgery. We can't definitively say Baker's being overpaid – it could easily end up being a great bargain and even if not it won't hurt the deep-pocketed Cubs much – but that's just way more than you ever see a pitcher in that situation getting.
If they truly walked away because Baker wouldn't do the option for 2014, it might also say something about their expectations of contending next year.
It could be bad, or it could be okay. He would have given up 17 home runs at Wrigley in 2009 by my count, if he were a Cub (200 IP).
Baker isn't elite and 5M isn't elite money. It was a slight overpayment at most, certainly nothing to bristle at and start dropping "elite" references around to imply that it was ridiculous.
Evidently the Twins overpaid for Josh Willingham last offseason according the collective board logic of the day....
Outbidding and overpaying don't necessarily equate to the same thing, although often they do.
Where exactly did you shift them to and then decide to whine about it? Because I've laid out my criteria....what's yours?
The biggest problem I have with letting Baker go is that it apparently came down to the option year. By losing him over that, when he apparently wanted to come back here according to earlier reports, you lost out on a guy who was going to have incentive to stay healthy and pitch well. Yes, they lose that option year if he does outperform the value of his contract, but, they would also be in a better position to re-sign him should he end up pitching well.
With Baker leaving the only real conclusion I can come to is that they must have not really cared for him to come back either way or had a lot of faith that he would pitch well enough for one year. For as much bashing of the 'Twins Way' is done here and on other boards, I can't for a moment believe that this was solely the outcome of an option year.
Lastly, it is really difficult to 'overpay' for a player in F/A. The market is usually close enough between teams that it's more about opportunity, comfort, wanting to leave, etc, then it is dollars. Additionally, where do you draw the line at 'overpaying' and 'overbidding' with someone? If we find out that Hunter had offers of 2/22 and 2/24, do you really think the Tigers overpaid or outbid?
For me, in my opinion, to really get into an 'overpay' type situation, in free agency, is for a team like Minnesota, Houston, Pittsburgh, etc, to just completely blow other offers out of the water to lure a player. Teams coming off a few seasons of futility would probably have to 'overpay' to land a substantial player. The only way someone like Greinke or Hamilton would be in a Twins or Astros uniform next year is if their offers were 50% more than the next best offer or they had a burning desire to play for a team that is 3 years away from being relevant.
I think you and others are getting way too caught up with the term "overpay." The Cubs paid what they had to in order to get him to sign. The amount was higher than most expected, more than most people in his situation get, and more than the Twins probably should have paid. We won't know if Chicago overpaid until after the fact.
If people are getting too caught up on overpaying, perhaps you and others shouldn't make it such a central part of your evaluation.
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LONDON, Ky.(WYMT)- A Laurel County woman is facing several drug charges.
Janice Middleton is charged with manufacturing meth, growing marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The Laurel County Sheriff's department says they responded to a call on Gross Road Tuesday afternoon where they found 3 buckets with marijuana spouts, a meth pipe, and marijuana growing in a flower garden.
Deputies also found a one-step meth lab in the backyard where a child was playing. Middleton is being held in the Laurel County Detention Center.


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— Josefina Cortez passed away suddenly at her home on Dec. 23, 2013. She was born in Merkel, Texas on July 29, 1956; the daughter of Raymond and Manuela (Ribera) Ortiz.
Josefina worked in retail management for many years. She loved her children and enjoyed time with them.
She will be missed dearly by those she left behind: father Raymond Ortiz; sons John and Robert Cortez; brothers David, Christopher, Joe and Raymond Ortiz; sister Mary Nabarro Galvan and a grandson Christian Matthew Cortez.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Manuela Ortiz. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, Jan. 2nd at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel.
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Now, recreational gold prospectors have permission from the DNR to pan for gold on land where both the surface and mineral rights are owned by the state.
To find public land where the state owns both the surface and mineral rights -- also referred to as "fee lands" -- click on the Land and Mineral Ownership map to select a county for a map showing ownership rights.
Although a 40-acre parcel may be marked as state-owned, a number in the upper right corner of each parcel will show how much of the 40 acres is owned by the state. If only a portion is owned, contact the local Forest Resources Division supervisor for more information. Click on Forest Resources Division Office for contact information.
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The Daily Star — Shop Talk is a weekly column featuring locally owned and operated businesses. This week, we talk to Jessica Vecchione of Vecc Videography in Hamden.
How long have you lived in the area?
I have lived in Hamden for 11 years.
Tell me about your business.
Vecc Videography does video production for businesses, government agencies, music videos, documentaries, weddings, commercials — just about everything you can do with a video camera. I do production from soup to nuts, from concept to scripting to shooting, editing and final production, even some promotion.
How did you get started in this line of work?
It got cheap enough to have a decent camera and editing software on your computer. I began by filming friends and family. I realized I wasn't half bad at it. I did my first movie, "Bienvenidos a Fleischmanns," about an immigrant community in rural America. That did well with film festivals and won some awards. And that was when I decided I was good at this. I did this without any training.
Where do you see this business in five years?
I just see it growing and growing, because people need video for marketing. There's a big need for web video. It's a way for people to promote themselves now.
What have you learned from your work?
I've learned that I really enjoy (doing) documentaries, but it's hard to get money for that. I've learned that I'm very interested in constructing stories and making that into video, but I never knew that until I picked up a camera.
What is the most challenging part of what you do?
The most challenging part is to get everything to come together technically, making everything happen: the scripts, making the picture and the sound make sense. It's a big task.
What is the most enjoyable part of what you do?
The most enjoyable part is dealing with people and learning about them, and how to portray them properly. That is really fun. (Film making) gives me the opportunity to do that in an intimate way. (As a film maker), you can't be in a passive position.
How do you define success for your business?
For me, success is being able to pay the rent and just keep working. When you're working for yourself, you're always trying to find business and work that you feel good about. That takes a lot of energy. You are like a shark: you have to keep moving, or you will sink.
What are some of the advantages and drawbacks of doing business in this area?
(This area) is pretty laid back. I think in a more populated area it would be a lot more stressful. I work with many people here in the tourism industry. They are very connected to the community. That is important in the work that I am doing. In a more populated area, it would be a lot different. Here, we have no traffic jams.
As for disadvantages, there is probably more business in a more populated area, and in the winter, it gets difficult to do things outdoors. A lot of my business happens during the warmer months. It's hard to shoot in sub-zero weather.
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I'm good at telling a story. That's what you have to be good at in this business — putting stories on video that that they make sense and so that the person (being filmed) feels represented correctly.
What advice would you give to someone trying to enter your field of work?
I would tell them to just shoot everything and everyone you can think of, and practice, practice, practice. You've got to make a nuisance of yourself. Shoot, shoot, shoot and then edit. It takes a long time to really develop a style and technical skill. You need to practice a lot.
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One of the most famous quotes in the world is that "In war, truth is the first casualty." That also appears to be the case with the last week of discussions about the future of the Logansport Municipal Utilities.
Last Tuesday, Mayor Ted Franklin said on "Talk of the Town," a local radio program that he didn't want to explore the option of joining the Indiana Municipal Power Agency, which Logansport created in 1980, because of problems he had learned about at its brand new Prairie State plant in southern Illinois. As it turns out, the information he received about rate increases for IMPA cities he claimed would hamstring economic development in Indiana cities was erroneous, according to IMPA's Roger Merriman. In fact, IMPA has its rate structure in place for the day when Franklin is long since past retirement age. In fact, the operation of the plant will not do what Franklin, citing an unsubstantiated Internet report, claimed it would do.
Franklin's comments came a day after LMU Utility Superintendent Paul Hartman said at a city council meeting that the delivery grid owned by Duke is an obstacle in delivering cheaper wholesale power rates to Logansport. But IMPA has that base covered, too. Delivery costs for power are absorbed by the agency as a cost of doing business.
What this means is this: IMPA power rates are competitive and Logansport remains in the scant minority of Indiana communities with power plants that isn't an IMPA member.
Although I have no opposition to synthetic fuels and the development of alternative energy sources, the current proposal doesn't work for Logansport. It could be incorporated into another proposal that would lower rates and maintain LMU and its employees. There are reasons to like an endless source of fuel that may reduce landfill space, but there are reasons not to like this proposal before the city. Here are some:
1. A required 6,000-ton a day in trash that will be needed to run the plant, just to provide all the electricity for Logansport. Even with rail traffic, estimates indicate it would take over 100 Logansports to provide enough trash for this proposal. Do we really want to see trainloads of trash coming through Logansport every day?
2. Public health. The problems hundreds of railroad cars or truck would possibly create over the long run could include odor and vermin. If done poorly, an incineration plant could even affect property values.
3. Economic development. What jobs at a trash-to-energy plant would pay is unknown, as is the quality of the jobs.
4. Out clauses. How would Logansport exit out of an agreement with Pyrolizer if things don't go well? How would Pyrolizer exit if it wanted out? Is either option possible? Nobody has said.
5. Rates. If LMU will hold the majority of stock in a public/private corporation that runs an incinerator, who will determine the rates and will the meeting where they are approved be open to the public?
Joining IMPA, with a twist, would make sense, and here's why:
1. Logansport would be able to maintain its existing Race Street plant without removing the boilers. Peru, which is an IMPA member, maintains its boilers and is paid $4,500 a month in standby income from IMPA to do it.
2. IMPA rates are stable because IMPA has a larger capacity to purchase it and distribute it. IMPA rates apparently haven't hurt Indiana cities because the number of members has nearly doubled since 1994 to nearly 60 communities.
3. Retain LMU employees to operate a Pyrolizer incinerator or alternative energy systems including hydroelectric power at the 10th Street location. This is the twist: Pryolizer would produce peaking power for Logansport based on its ability of trash fuel, which at this point, is a huge unknown factor for a plant opening in four years.
4. Rates for local industries. Based on the current contract LMU has with Duke, rates for local industries will likely increase in the next two years. IMPA has renegotiated Duke contracts to lower rates and has recently in Covington. Unless it can here, LMU ratepayers will be in the middle of a national recovery paying higher rates that will make them less competitive than neighboring Peru which has two four-lane highways to Logansport's one. The Pyrolizer proposal does nothing to modify the existing Duke contract. IMPA can.
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In February 2011, when Eagle Rock Patch was a little more than three months old, we featured a "Mom's Talk" column about homeschooling that elicited a flurry of fascinating comments from readers.
"I'm really interested in homeschooling—or 'unschooling,'" wrote Michelle, an Eagle Rock mom whose inquiry about the pros and cons of this alternative form of education inspired the column, titled "Would Homeschooling Work for an Eagle Rock Family?" (Homeschooling, which had become practically extinct in the 1970s, now has some 2 million practitioners across the nation, according to the National Home Education Research Institute.)
We thought that everyone associated with the column as well as anyone interested in exploring the world of homeschooling, would be interested to know about a forthcoming book on the subject.
Titled The Year of Learning Dangerously: Adventures in Homeschooling, the book's author is Quinn Cummings, an actress and writer who lives in Silver Lake. Cummings chose to home-school her nine-year-old daughter after she somehow managed to convince her well-meaning elementary school teachers that she was "incapable of mastering long division when, in fact, she simply didn't like long division."
This past Friday, the Wall Street Journal carried an essay adapted from Cummings' book, scheduled to be published August 7. "Everyone is worried that I keep my child in a crate with three air holes punched in it and won't let her have friends until she gets her AARP card," writes Cummings in the essay, clarifying that while she does have the long answer for people's worries, she prefers the shorter one:
"Homo sapiens have walked the Earth for at least 130,000 years and, in this time, they learned to be human from their elders, not from their peers. Mandatory education in the U.S. is less than 150 years old. Learning to be a productive adult human by spending a third of every day with other kids might be a good idea, but it's too soon to tell. I'm still unsure that the people best equipped to teach a 14-year-old boy how to be a man are other 14-year-old boys."
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"I loved being homeschooled. I was able to study what I cared about, and when I had to study something that I didn't care for, I was able to do so in the company of my friends in a class environment that one of the group's parents had put together for all of us. I love being able to talk to anyone without being innately biased by mainstream culture with regards to their age, gender, religion, ethnicity, or political beliefs."
"My husband and I considered home schooling, but we soon decided against it. The main reason is that we work from home and we realized that it is very hard to get much done with a couple of kids at the house all day. Although, I strongly believe that no matter what type of school kids attend, the MOST important learning must happen at home. A true love a learning can only be instilled by parents. Even more importantly, lessons about how to be a good citizen, a steward of our world and a morale person are things that make a child thrive. Institutions can't teach those things. So those of you who can make home schooling fly, more power to you."
"I have been interested in homeschooling since before my kids were born as I have an aunt who sent me great examples a few years ahead of me. We came to Eagle Rock from Washington state, and let me tell you L.A., right now, is the place to be home schooling! There is a large diverse community including semi organizations such as FACE-LA, WISH in Pasadena, and two friends and I have just opened a home schooling resource center in Atwater Village called Urban Homeschoolers. We wanted to offer space for classes especially for the older kids. I always hoped my son could follow Zephram and others example and go to community college when he got to be a teen, but as the economy has gotten worse, that option is more difficult. So we are setting it up for ourselves! The homeschooling community is really what makes the whole thing worth more than I can say. We love it."


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Throughout the entire season, the Duncan Demons cross country team has been working towards one goal, state.
In order to fulfill that quest however, DHS first had to navigate its way through the Class 5A West regional meet, which was held this past Saturday in Norman.
Led by a second place finish from Walker Clampitt (16:34), and a ninth place finish from Mason Bivens (17:02), the Demons were able to secure a runners-up spot as a team and qualify for the state championships.
"I thought we ran very well overall," Duncan coach Todd Ledford said. "We had some of our kids run their best times of the season. Anytime you can score very few points, especially with two runners then it's a huge boost for the team."
Deer Creek won regionals by a huge margin over Duncan, sending five runners in the top-10.
"Deer Creek is a very good and very consistent team," Ledford said. "Our goal this week was to qualify for state and we did that. Now hopefully we can run our best times of the season at state and have a chance to knock Deer Creek off. But, it's going to take a huge effort."
Malachi Spann finished in 21st (17:56) for the Demons, with teammate Shawn Moore in 31st (18:22).
Taber Kaspereit was in 47th (18:49), followed by Seth Gonzalez in 50th (18:51), with Dylan Trusley rounding out the Demons in 89th (20:22).
Edmond will be the site of the state meet, which takes place this Saturday.
"Our kids love running on that course for some reason," Ledford said. "A lot of the preparation is mental for these kids. I know they will be ready and do their best though."
Meanwhile, the results didn't go in favor of the Lady Demons at regionals.
However, despite a 12th place team finish, the youthful DHS squad made sure they still ran hard.
Macey Legaly led the team with a 17th place (13:22) finish in the individual standings. Hannah Scott clocked in at 54th overall (14:45), with teammate Rebecca Brewer in 78th (15:37).
Alexa Cabelka finished in 81st (15:45), with Julie Maldonado in 107th (18:37).
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Lebanon's iconic Memory Hall will have a new owner by the end of the week. Ironman Properties of Lafayette is purchasing the building, including the gymnasium. Closing on the agreement is due later this week, Lebanon Mayor Huck Lewis said at a city council meeting Tuesday, before the board voted 4-0 to approve sale of the gymnasium. For more of the story, see Wednesday's Lebanon Reporter.
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