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Theres a good reason why a recent op-ed article by former Gov. Jim Hunt has proved popular with readers. Its because people, particularly parents of school-age children, agree with the four-term education governor.
His proposal? To raise North Carolinas teacher pay to the national average. Hunt noted the state now ranks an embarrassing 46th in the nation. Thats quite a comedown from the days when Hunt campaigned for a fourth term as governor in part on a promise to raise teacher pay. Then, with the support of the business community and some Republicans, he did it.
What a difference vision makes. And what a difference a lack of vision fails to make.
A story in Wednesdays paper told of the struggle the Wake County school board is having in trying to meet a Republican mandate to end teacher tenure. That action is going to force local school boards to leap through all kinds of hoops.
Wake will, under a new state law, have to offer four-year contracts, with the paltry incentive of $500-a-year raises, to the top 25 percent of teachers. But those teachers lose tenure, which is a modest job protection that is not, contrary to what Republican leaders would like people to believe, a lifetime guarantee of employment.
Far from it. In fact, though career status as its called comes with a few protections, including the right to a hearing in case of a firing, the truth is that incompetent teachers can be dismissed. And good principals can encourage less-than-stellar teachers to leave the classroom.
The real reason behind the law ending tenure was because some in the N.C. Association of Educators opposed Republican attacks on public education, so Republicans decided to punish them. Well show them, they said in effect. So they voted to abolish tenure, implying that the state was overloaded with bad teachers. It was a vindictive and petty maneuver.
Tenure ends in 2018, but this $500-a-year deal applies to teachers who have tenure or would get it at the end of this school year. Its an effort by the legislature to get teachers to surrender tenure before the 2018 deadline.
Wake school board members are angry about it, and rightly so. Tom Benton, a former teacher and principal, says the new law will hurt the county in efforts to recruit new teachers, causing irreparable harm to the school system. Many school board members around the state agree.
It all seems politically nutty as well. A couple of twentysomethings signed on with the administration of Gov. Pat McCrory for $85,000-a-year-plus, and the hirings were justified as entirely necessary, you know. But Republicans want teachers, most of whom make a fraction of $85,000, to leap at the chance to make another 500 bucks a year.
These are teachers. Theyre educated people. Theyre not stupid.
The entire idea is insulting to teachers. Its insulting as well to the citizens of North Carolina, who have been getting too good a bargain in their public schools and know it. The average classroom teacher probably spends more than $500 out of his or her own pocket for supplies every year.
Tenure makes it hard to get rid of bad teachers? So, does ranking 46th in the country in teacher pay make it easy to hire good teachers? Does bashing public education as a political sport make it easy to draw the best teachers to the state?
Keep it up, you purveyors of Republican wisdom. We look forward to your next strategic move, the one youll use after the state hits a teacher shortage not too many years hence: Look, we know you could make $10,000 a year more in South Carolina and elsewhere, and we know weve taken away job security, and yeah, we like to smack your profession around a little in debate, but...but...if you get two more jobs on the side youll make almost half of what some of the governors political people make!
So now school boards such as Wakes, most of them made up of people with a sincere interest in making the schools better and troubled by the difficulty in finding and keeping good teachers and rightly worried about the future of their systems in a state with disgracefully low teacher pay, will do the best they can with a very bad state law. But the future isnt promising.
Jim Hunt speaks truth. He was right when he pushed to raise teacher pay to the national average, and hes right again. And if the Republicans whove fumbled so badly on so many issues during their brief rule in the General Assembly wont listen, the people will.
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By Brian Ojanpa
Free Press Staff Writer
— This garage sale will be, in effect, 287 miles long.
The Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway group's first-time Byway-Long Garage Sale on Saturday aims to combine bargain-hunting with site explorations.
Byway Alliance member and New Ulm Convention and Visitors Bureau Manager Terry Sveine said the sale's goal is to get people up close and personal with designated natural and historic sites along the river valley corridor.
"This will be very basic," he said of the event, which is patterned on the King of Trails Scenic Byway garage sale along Highway 75 that runs north-to-south along the state's western edge.
Sveine said the event's informal structure involves no licenses, fees or paperwork. Sellers need only coordinate their sales Saturday by putting up red balloons and signage in cities along the byway.
"We're not going into every little town saying, 'Here's how you get the word out,'" said Sveine, whose group is counting on free publicity and word of mouth.
The Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway runs from Browns Valley in western Minnesota , through New Ulm and Mankato, and ends at Belle Plaine.
Sale details and sightseeing information will be available on the group's website at mnrivervalley.com or by calling 888-463-9856.
The Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway Alliance was organized as a nonprofit in 199. Members meet monthly to promote and develop the area as a tourist destination.


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The Future of Health Care
Posted by: Bruce Robinson on Jun 25, 2008
Tagged in: Sonoma , news , Health , community engagement
If the American health care delivery system we have today is broken – and a great many people think it is – what would a good, functional system look like? And how would we get there from here? E.J. Neil, co-chair of the North Sonoma County Health Care District, which operates the Community Hospital in Healdsburg, shares some thoughts, both on today's ">North Bay Report , and as part of a lively panel conversation to be held at the Raven Theater on June 26th .


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Gloucester Rugby
London Irish
Fixture Type: Amlin Challenge Cup
Match Date: Sat 15 Dec 2012
Kick Off: 15:00
Venue: Kingsholm
Referee: Neil Paterson
Assistant Referee: David Changleng
Assistant Referee: Adrian Graves
The hosts scored six tries, including four for Irishman Shane Monahan, to claim the five points.
London Irish dominated the opening quarter but only had a Tom Homer penalty for their efforts. The Exiles deprived Gloucester of ball but Freddie Burns kicked two penalties to put the hosts in front.
The Cherry and Whites sprang into action on half an hour. Jimmy Cowan put Shane Monahan into a hole and the big Irishman broke through the tackle and went on an arching run to finish in the corner. Freddie Burns kicked the conversion to make it 13-3 to Gloucester.
Two minutes before half time Freddie Burns kicked his third penalty before Monahan crossed for his second on the stroke of half time to give Gloucester 23 points to 3 lead at the break.
Shane Monahan added two second half tries to confirm the victory and cap a personal man of the match performance.
Rob Cook scored a try three minutes into the second half and Dan Robson came on to score a fantastic individual try six minutes from time to make the final score Gloucester 47 London Irish 3.
The Exiles host Leicester Tigers at Madejski Stadium next weekend in a crucial Aviva Premiership encounter.
Score sequence (London Irish first): 0-3, 3-3, 3-6, 3-13, 3-16, 3-23, 3-30, 3-37, 3-42, 3-47
Scorers: Gloucester: Penalties: Burns (6, 24, 38); Tries: Monahan (35, 39, 59, 71), Cook (44), Robson (74); Conversions: Burns (4); London Irish: Penalties: Homer (12)
Gloucester team
15. Rob Cook (rep Martyn Thomas, 65); 14. Charlie Sharples; 13. Mike Tindall (rep: Tim Molenaar, 60); 12. Billy Twelvetrees; 11. Shane Monahan; 10. Freddie Burns; 9. Jimmy Cowan (rep: Dan Robson, 53); 1. Dan Murphy (rep: Nick Wood, 50); 2. Darren Dawidiuk (rep: Koree Britton, 50); 3. Rupert Harden (rep: Shaun Knight, 19); 4. Will James; 5. Jim Hamilton (Captain); 6. Tom Savage (rep: Matt Cox, 60); 7. Akupusi Qera; 8. Sione Kalamafoni (rep: Gareth Evans, 60)
Replacements: 16. Korre Britton; 17. Nick Wood; 18. Shaun Knight; 19. Matt Cox; 20. Gareth Evans; 21. Dan Robson; 22. Tim Molenaar; 23. Martyn Thomas
London Irish team
15. Tom Homer; 14. Topsy Ojo (rep: Conor Gaston, 65); 13. Steven Shingler (rep: Declan Danaher, 74); 12. Guy Armitage; 11. Anthony Watson (rep: Sailosi Tagicakibau, 60); 10. Shane Geraghty; 9. Darren Allinson (rep: Jack Moates, 52); 1. Max Lahiff (rep: Jerry Yanuyanutawa, 40); 2. David Paice (rep: Scott Lawson, 40); 3. Halani Aulika (rep: Leo Halavatau, 40); 4. James Sandford (rep: Matt Garvey, 53); 5. Bryn Evans (Captain); 6. Kieran Low; 7.Jamie Gibson; 8. Alex Gray
Replacements: 16. Scott Lawson; 17.Jerry Yanuyanutawa; 18.Leo Halavatau; 19. Matt Garvey; 20. Declan Danaher; 21. Sailosi Tagicakibau; 22. Conor Gaston; 23. Jack Moates
Referee: Neil Paterson
Attendance: 10, 535


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New York Red Bulls
It's always difficult to take too much away from a preseason match without making profound leaps of logic, but two goals in the first five minutes of play certainly says something. Real Salt Lake came racing out of the gates and, while New York was unprepared, quickly put two goals in the back of the net before the Red Bulls fought back to tie 2-2. The factors that shaped the game are numerous, but let's focus on three of them.
Inexperienced defending
RSL's two quick goals surely had something to do with the speed of the players involved, but the playmaking efforts of rookie midfielder John Stertzer and midfielder David Viana created quick opportunities. Viana's pass for the second goal was particularly sublime. The efforts of Viana were made slightly less effective as New York pushed further forward, with the midfield area becoming increasingly clogged. RSL's primary areas of safe possession shifted further back the pitch, leaving less room for midfielders to move the ball around the pitch.
You could almost see the cogs moving in Real Salt Lake's less-than-cohesive first-half back line: Carlos Salcedo and Aaron Maund worked well together, Lovel Palmer stayed back and kept things tidy on the left, and Josh Saunders made some fantastic stops when necessary. Rather than pushing forward, the defense looked to retain the ball rather safely. It's important they do that, but it did make for an incomplete showing.
The defending for the first goal conceded — a corner finished by former RSL defender Jamison Olave — was unorganized, though, while a failure to deal with a cross saw the second goal hammered in.
Plata's speed and acceleration
As important as the playmaking was for RSL's two goals, equally important was the speed of thought and speed of motion involved. Joao Plata, vital in both, showed not top pace over distance as one might see in a breakaway, but top acceleration in tight areas. This gave him a distinct advantage in pulling away from defenders, drifting wide in the box, and firing home. He had one goal and nearly had another, in part because of his speed.
Veteran heads shine through
When RSL's lineup switched over to a more widely experienced group, the match was drawn at 2-2 — that didn't change. But what did shift was the approach: Real Salt Lake went from being on the back foot to controlling play, from stopping chances to creating them.
It's difficult to definitively say whether this change in play was entirely down to the lineup shift for Real Salt Lake, given the half saw wholesale changes for New York, but it certainly can't have hurt. Real Salt Lake nearly instantly started looking like the creative, dominant team again — even if a few chances went begging and things didn't quite fire on all cylinders.
Along with contributing to RealSaltLake.com, Matt Montgomery runs RSL blogs RSL Soapbox and Under the Crossbar. Follow Matt on Twitter @TheCrossbarRSL
TUCSON, Ariz. - Real Salt Lake will kick off its FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup schedule on Wednesday night, taking on the New York Red Bulls at 7:00 p.m. MT at Kino Veterans Stadium. The match is the second in a Wednesday Desert Diamond Cup doubleheader, with Seatttle and New England scheduled to face off in the early game. Both matches will be streamed live on MLSsoccer.com.
The game against New York isn't the only thing on the plate for Real Salt Lake on Wednesday. The Claret-and-Cobalt will also train this morning, with Head Coach Jason Kreis set to run the reserves for Wednesday's match through a light training session beginning at 10:30 a.m. MT. The starting lineup for Wednesday's match will not participate in the morning training session.
Beckerman back
In other news, Real Salt Lake captain Kyle Beckerman re-joined the team late on Tuesday night, flying to Tucson after spending Feb. 10-12 in New York for the 2013 MLS Media Tour. Every MLS team sent at least one player to New York for the media tour. Five players, including RSL's Alvaro Saborio, were on a Spanish-language Media Tour in Miami from Feb. 9-11.
Balchan in camp
Real Salt Lake brought in defender Rich Balchan for a trial on Tuesday. The 12th overall pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, Balchan was released by Columbus this offseason after spending two years with the Crew.
Interestingly, the 24-year-old made his professional debut in the first leg of RSL's CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal series against Columbus on Feb. 22, 2011. The Indiana University product trialed with Chicago earlier this preseason.


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Marie Mutsuki Mockett was born in Carmel, California to a Japanese mother and American father, who saw to it that she learned her mother's native tongue. She graduated from Columbia University with a degree in East Asian Studies. Her work often focuses on the intersection between spirituality and materialism in Japan and the United States, two countries that have experienced unprecedented wealth.
Marie's memoir, Above The Waves, has been sold to Alane Mason at Norton; Above The Waves will detail the history of Marie's family Buddhist temple in Iwaki, Japan, (25 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power plant), and explore the religious and cultural frames within which people in Japan cope with death and disaster.
Marie's debut novel, Picking Bones from Ash, was published by Graywolf Press and was shortlisted for the 2010 Saroyan Prize, the Asian American Literary Awards for Fiction and was a Finalist for the Paterson Prize. Amy Tan has praised the novel as "a book of intelligence and heart," and in an early review, Publishers Weekly has declared, "In this ambitious debut ... Mockett succeeds where others fail: making the reader care."
Marie's non-fiction writing has been published in The New York Times, Glamour, Salon, National Geographic, The Millions, The Nervous Breakdown, The New Yorker online, and Agni, and she has been interviewed on NPR's Talk of the Nation and All Things Considered. Marie's fiction, essays, and poetry have been published in Agni, Epoch, South Dakota Review, New Delta Review, North Dakota Quarterly, The Portland Review, LIT, The Texas Review, Phoebe, and other journals.
Marie's essay "Letter from a Japanese Crematorium" was published in Agni 65 and cited as distinguished in the 2008 Best American Essays, edited by Adam Gopnik, and published in the Creative Nonfiction 3, edited by Lee Gutkind. Of the essay, Publishers Weekly wrote: "Among the standouts is . . . an emotional "Letter from a Japanese Crematorium" by Marie Mutsuki Mockett."
Marie resides in New York with her Scottish husband, her delightful son, and three precocious cats. She is represented by the Irene Skolnick Literary Agency. Visit the Picking Bones from Ash site.


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The crash of HBO's popular app and Web portal follows tribulations for live streams of the Oscars a week earlier.
Netflix and YouTube together make up half of peak Internet traffic in North America while their main rivals barely register, a study says. At the same time, file sharing is a sliver of its former self.
With 32.3 percent of the market share, Netflix reigns the entertainment streaming world, but Amazon, Hulu, and YouTube still maintain their piece of the pie.
Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, and Luxembourg will also get the streaming service later this year, in the company's biggest push into mainland Europe.
A study by Sandvine suggested that football fans huddled around their TVs were online 15 percent less than usual during the big game.
Sandvine also reports that total Internet data usage across wired connections has more than doubled over the last year.
When a court quashed the FCC's Net neutrality rules, Netflix became the bull's-eye for fears of higher fees from broadband providers, but it doesn't have to be that way.
Executive VP for the cable giant predicts move to a usage-based billing model, with a data cap of maybe 500GB.
Amazon Studios is keeping the John Goodman-led comedy and picking up six of the 10 shows it tested in its latest "pilot season," including one that gives Amazon its best shot at taking on Netflix's Emmy cred.
While the waters were rising and the wind was blasting buildings along the East Coast, Internet usage rocketed above the usual. That is, before the blackouts hit.


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[Pages 541-549]
by Fajwel Fiterman
Translated by Jerrold Landau
It is not with great enthusiasm that I write about the Folkspartei of Mezritsh. A Folkist or even a former Folkist would certainly write otherwise about this. Unfortunately, we did not find such a person, and it would be a historical injustice that, after three books on Mezritsh, we suffice ourselves in the fourth book with brief innuendoes about a party that played such a major role in the political and social life of our city of Mezritsh. I want to note here that writing only about the Folkists in our city and not about the Folkspartei in general is almost impossible, as we will see later. I therefore begin with the rise of the Folkspartei in general.
The Folkspartei in Poland rose under the third occupation in 1916, and played a very significant role in the political life of Congress Poland during the years of the independent Polish regime. Within a brief period of time, the Folkspartei established strong organizations in Warsaw, łodz, Lublin and, among others, in our own Mezritsh.
Noach Pryłucki, the founder of the party and its recognized leader, spoke out strongly against anti-Semitism in the Sejm [Polish parliament] during the early years. Influenced ideologically by Dubnow's Autonomism[1], Pryłucki spoke out against the regime, which recognized Jews only as a religious group, and fought strongly against the national rights of the Jews in Poland. His oppositional performance in the Sejm at that time can be compared to the brave performances of the leader of Polish Jewry Yitzchak Grynbaum.
With his struggle for a Jewish school system and for equal rights for Jewish citizens, Pryłucki attracted the attention of the Jewish public and earned the sympathy of a segment of the Jewish writers, including [Hersh David] Nomberg[2] (Nomberg even served as a Sejm deputy at one time), Hillel Zeitlin[3], and others.
For various reasons, and particularly due to the struggle against Zionism, which, as time went on, became a main principle for Pryłucki, he
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lost some of his friends. Members abandoned the organizations in the small towns. The number of Folkists declined in the centers of Warsaw, Łodz, and Lublin, but it remained stable in Mezritsh. In the best of times, the Folkists did not elect as many representatives in the city councils and communal councils as they did in Mezritsh, where the Folkists had the majority of the votes and formed the largest faction in the city council as well as the communal council, as shown in the following table:
In the City Council in 1927
Folkists 5, Zionists 3, Bundists 4, Hitachdut 1, Poale Zion 1, Communists 1, Small Businessmen 1, Householders 1.
In the city hall, the Folkists had one alderman; and one of their representatives, Shlomo Kamien, served as vice mayor. The Bund also had an alderman. The other factions had no representation in city hall.
Communal Administrators [Parnassim]
Folkists 4, Zionists 3, Bundists 3, Orthodox 2.
It is therefore no wonder that Pryłucki considered Mezritsh to be his fortress. Three members of Mezritsh belonged to the Central Committee. Velvel Twardeszewo, the Folkist activist in our city, was among them.
Why was Mezritsh in particular so attracted to Folkism? It can be stated that in Mezritsh, the cradle of the Bund, there were hundreds of young former Bundists who went to work and had lost their earlier association with issues of class. Those who were influenced by the Bund ideology and were now part of the petit bourgeois class found a home in that party, with its anti-Zionist bent and struggle to elevate Yiddish. Our city, therefore, was no longer the center of Zionist activity that it had been prior to the First World War. Few of the early Zionist leaders had an influence on the town. In general, postwar Zionism manifested itself in pioneering energy, primarily amongst the youth and which of them had voting rights? Poale Zion, Hitachdut, the General Zionists, Mizrachi all of them together could not counteract the influence of the Folkists.
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Therefore, it was difficult for them to achieve significant representation on the city council or in the community.
Through the power of the positions that they managed to achieve at that time, they made efforts primarily to help their voters, as was described later on by a Folkist in an article in the Mezritscher Wachenblatt from April 4, 1930. That also applied to the earlier years. This article refers to a proposal presented with respect to the 1930-1931 budget at a meeting of the communal council. I cite: In presenting the proposal, our representatives were concerned only with the interests of our voters. Our voters never make fools of us, and thanks to that, we have had victories, and will continue to have victories. This was indeed the truth. If an individual was numbered among their voters, he might request that the communal taxes be lowered, and might advocate on his behalf in the city council.
It is important to note that, unlike other parties, this political party had no youth organization. It was not involved in any educational work. They party was primarily composed of a small number of activists. Their influence over the handworkers and small businessmen (in our city, that class consisted primarily of merchants of pig bristles, former brush workers) was not only based on the anti-Zionist past of that element. Their connection with the masses was reinforced by the personalities involved no less than by their ideology. The Folkist activists consisted of those who were raised among the masses and remained part of them. The common folk saw in them the embodiment of themselves, and they gave them their trust.
The Jewish Folkshule (Public School) in Mezritsh
One of the main ideas, if not the main idea of the Folkist ideology was the struggle for a Jewish school system to educate the younger generation in the spirit of modern Jewish culture. The Folkists were devoted to the Jewish Folkshule in Mezritsh. They desired exclusive control of the Folkshule. To that end, they battled against the Bund in Mezritsh. The Bund school, which had earlier been under the leadership of its founder Anuszka Adler, and was so beloved and popular among the Mezritsh Jewish people, had declined from its
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former pedagogical level. The involvement of the Folkists with their partners from the Bund caused the Bund to collaborate for the benefit of the school for an extended period. In contrast to the Tarbut School, where the student population grew from year to year, the Jewish Folkshule remained small and did not develop. The members themselves, with the exception of a small number, sent their children to the Tarbut School, in opposition to their own stated ideology. These students became good Zionists. The result was that the Jewish Folkshule with its few dozen children struggled and was never able to pay its teachers, who were primarily Bundists rather than Folkists. These were teachers who believed that modern Jewish culture was a necessity for the Yiddish speaking masses. They were idealists who believed in the mission of the Jewish teacher and dedicated themselves to that endeavor with their full hearts.
The Jewish Justification of Anti-Zionism
The members of the Folkspartei in Mezritsh, the enthusiastic followers of Pryłucki, reiterated the statements of their leader with regard to Zionism, believing that it would turn the Jewish masses away from their struggle for the here and now, and lead the Jewish people toward false illusions of a Jewish home in Palestine
Today, after the rise of the Jewish State and the murder of six million Jews, and through the vantage point of time, things seem entirely different to us. But in that time and under those circumstances, Anti-Zionism seemed entirely otherwise. Fundamentally, Jewish anti-Semitism, among the Folkists, the Bund and extreme left (and by assimilationists who were few in our city) led to a powerful belief in a New Order and a Democracy of the Citizenry, which was promoted by the Folkists. Others claimed that Socialism would lead to a free development of all peoples, with our people included.
That idea was no less inspiring than Zionism. The anti-Zionists struggled for their ideals with no less dedication than we, the Zionists.
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The Details of the Dispute Between the Folkists and Zionists
The quarrels between the Folkists and the Zionist parties were not based on ideology. Rather they were based on the Folkspartei's claim that its program best represented the interests of the handworkers and small businessmen. As a result, the Folkspartei found itself in sharp competition with the Zionist parties, which also, represented, or wished to represent, the same element.
In elections to the Sejm, as well as the city council and communal council, both attempted to attract votes from each other. The Folkists interfered and disrupted the rallies organized by the Zionist parties. Things came to blows, let alone the trading of curses. In all cases, youths who likely did not have voting rights took part.
In his Mezritsh anthology (published in Argentina, page 144), Dr. Chaim Shashkes talks about his visit to Mezritsh on the eve of the Sejm elections of 1928. He was brought into a meeting in the marketplace against Pryłucki and for the benefit of the Zionist candidate Hartglassen. He writes, In those days, the large marketplace turned into a seething discussion club, with shouts and blows. Sticks flew in the air. Good brothers acted as if they did not know each other if they supported competing candidates, as the verse states, Who says of his father and his mother: I have not seen them, his brother he does not recognize, and his children he does not acknowledge[4]. At the time of the meeting in the evening, the struggle took place in the red brick fire hall. From the podium, I witnessed a large drama, featuring opposing political movements, which would have brought honor to Maurice Schwartz's[5] Kunst theater had he been able to achieve among his actors the same temperamental state as existed among Mezritsh's youth during the elections
The Zionists conducted a fierce, bitter battle against the influence of the Folkists. The Folkists did everything they could to maintain their influence. To that end, they first aspired to rule over the Handworkers' Union, and to have hegemony over the guilds. In order to strengthen their power, they also attempted to exert control over the opinion makers of the hospital. They even aspired to the trusteeship of the synagogue and to exert influence over the choice of a rabbi.
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The New Direction in Noach Pryłucki's Politics: Solidarity with the Pilsudski Regime Instead of a Struggle of Opposition
The changing politics of Noach Pryłucki became clear during the elections to the third Sejm in 1928. The Folkists of Congress Poland decided to join the Aguda list, which had always supported the Sanacja Party. Together the two parties drew up their joint list of candidates for the government elections. This was not only a result of a technical agreement, but rather an acknowledged line of the Folkspartei of Noach Pryłucki.
The Vilna Folkists did not agree with this. Faithful to the true Folkism, they, just like Grynbaum, did not give up their oppositional struggle against the regime. As is known, Grynbaum, the leader of the Zionists in Congress Poland, always struggled with the Zionist leaders in Galicia because of their submissiveness. These representatives of Galician Jewry, were the opposites of Grynbaum, and did not follow the path of oppositional struggle. The Folkists of Vilna, Folks-democrats, therefore regarded Grynbaum as an appropriate partner for the elections, and decided to join his list. This list was opposed to the lobbyist style of politics and pledged to preside over the struggle for full Jewish national rights.
Instead of opposing the regime, which restricted the national rights of the Jews, the Folkists of Noach Pryłucki's persuasion struggled only against the Zionists. They had no Sejm deputy at this point, so they could not implement anything.
A conference of several Folkists of Noach Pryłucki's group along with Vilna Folkists took place on October 10, 1929, in Lublin, with the goal of uniting both sides. That conference, which demonstrated how weak and small both groups were, brought no results.
In an article published in the Mezritsh Tribune on November 8, 1929, it was stated among other things, that at that conference, the well-known publisher of Moment and one of the pillars of the Folkspartei, Sh. Y. Stopnicki, proposed that they [Folkspartei supporters] join the Zionist Agency, stop the fight against Zionism, and cease tearing the children away from Hebrew culture. Pryłucki stuck to his opinion, however, that the struggle must be directed against Zionism and not against the regime. Prylucki's attitude was supported by his disciples in Mezritsh, as we see from an article by one of
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the Folkist commentators in the Mezritsher Wachenblatt of August 2, 1929:
The creation of the illusion of a Jewish State has worsened the situation of the Jews in the places in which they live, and has made the struggle for equal rights in their locations more difficult, or reduced it to nothing. On account of the Jewish State, they do not make the appropriate Jewish demands, for they look toward their fatherland in Asia (Emphasis is mine F. F..)
Today it is superfluous to conduct polemics with them. However, I have quoted this excerpt in order to illustrate the basis of their political-organizational activity: a struggle against Zionism and solidarity with the organs of the regime. In the city council, for example, the Polish councilors were always incensed at the Jewish brazenness with every proposal of the Zionists or the Bundist representatives. The Folkists representatives were the ones with whom they could talk. In truth, both the Bund and the Folkists were united in the struggle against Zionism, but it must be stated that, in the city council, the Bundists were not afraid of telling the Polish representatives the straight truth. On the other hand, the Folkists very often kept quiet about the travesties of the anti-Semitic Christian councilors. Various facts that were stated in the newspapers of Mezritsh about those years give us a clear picture of the Folkist activity in the city. The Folkists constantly referred to the divisions in the Zionist-leaning Mezritsh Tribune. I do not want to cite them all here, so I will only bring one citation in an article in Głos Międzyrzec: Why is it that the Zionists attack specifically those Jewish groups that primarily support the regime and the creativity of the regime? The assault on the Folkists leads every reasonable person toward affiliation with the ratselhafter[6] company of the Zionists.
This citation demonstrates the political beliefs of our Folkists. I nevertheless do not intend to imply that the Folkists had evil intentions. The Folkspartei of Noach Pryłucki, to which they belonged, was not alone in believing that we could accomplish more by communicating with the regime than by conducting an oppositional struggle. In their way, the Folkists in Mezritsh, followed that methodology.
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Later on, in the 1930s, the Folkists and others considered the Hitler epidemic to be a transient episode. Also at that time, when the knife was already hovering over the neck, the Folkists still did not lose their faith in the future of the Jews in Poland. We all know what the situation of the Jews in Poland looked like at that time. The types of things that took place in Przytyk, Kielce and Brisk[7] generally passed over Mezritsh. In 1937, Polish hooligans burned down the wooden building of the Jewish Folkshule in Mezritsh. The Jews of Mezritsh, both Folkists and non-Folkists, each had their own ideas about the significance of that criminal act. With the belief that in every generation, they rise up against us[8], the Jews of Mezritsh did not lose their faith, and helped the Folkists to build a new, larger and finer building for the Jewish Folkshule.
I wish to state the following about the Folkist activists in general: all of them were good, honorable people of the masses[9]. In their activities, they did not act out of self-interest, nor did they utilize their positions in order to enrich themselves. The following were the most important individuals in the Folkspartei of Mezritsh:
Velvel Twardeszewo: A heimish[10] Jew, not wealthy, who earned his living by processing a bit of pig bristles with his own ten fingers.
Moshe Cukierman: A fat man. In those days, he was not wealthy.
Shlomo Kamien: He was the former vice mayor. He was a friendly, heartwarming Jew.
Bentzi Szajnmel: He was a co-owner of the large iron factory. He had what to live on even when he was not an alderman.
Chaim Kronhartz: He was a photographer, and well-known in town with his studio. He was a calm, modest man.
Dr. Semiatycki: He was known as the analyst-doctor by the people of Mezritsh. He was quite witty by nature. It was told: Once, when someone came to him and requested an analysis, Dr. Semiatycki asked, With my material, or with your material? He did not want to speak Polish with his Jewish patients. The Jews of Mezritsh complained, A doctor who speaks Yiddish, what type of a doctor is he? Such was the character of Dr. Semiatycki, the Folkist, and the writer of the Medical Discussions in the Mezritsher Wachenblatt.
All of them were simple, heimish Jews, with whom the common folk could carry on a discussion in their simple, poor language.
Finally, a few words about the organ of the Folkists, the Mezritsher Wachenblatt. The newspaper was not at a higher or lower publication standard than the Mezritsh Tribune or the Podliaszer Zeitung. The
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mutual hostility, often written in a tone of personal insult, brought no honor to any of them. However, the Mezritsher Wachenblatt had nothing to be ashamed of from a literary perspective. Incidentally, the newspaper owed its high-quality Yiddish to the teacher Lejb Lew, who left his imprint on the publication. It was not for naught that it was said in Warsaw literary circles that in the sea of provincial newspapers, the Mezritsher Wachenblatt was a golden fish this was also for the good.
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Original recipe yields 8 servings
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- In a large skillet or frying pan, heat oil over medium high heat. Add zucchini, mushrooms, onion, green pepper and garlic; saute until tender. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- In a large bowl, beat together the eggs and cream. Stir in cream cheese, cheddar cheese, bread cubes and sauteed vegetables. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well and pour into prepared baking dish.
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My entire family loved this dish. It was really tasty and the texture was great. I increased the eggs to a total of 9, and used 1/3 cup of half and half. I used 2 medium zucchini, a whole red bell pepper, 8 oz of mushrooms, 2 cloves of garlic and a whole yellow onion. I didn't do the measurments stated in the recipe. I chopped all of the veggies quite fine in the food processor, and I was very happy with the result. Make sure you cook the veggies very well, until all of the water is cooked off. I will definitely keep this recipe and make it again and again.
Great recipe cold or hot although a bit more flavorful hot. Cutting the cream cheese in half also cuts the baking time a bit. Watch carefully. For more flavor I added 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil, eliminated the salt and pepper and substituted 1 tsp. Mrs. Dash and 1-2 tsp. Spike. This recipe got raves from a very picky brunch guest!
another rave review! I made this for mothers day, a big crowd. As hostess, I LOVE these mix and dump recipes. This one has the added benefit of looking really pretty if you thinly slice a large tomato and embed it into the wet mixture and bake. Looks party and shower pretty but so easy. I used asparagus and canned artichoke hearts. 9 eggs as earlier posters suggested. Asparagus were steamed until crisp before baking.
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Knox College awarded more than $90,000 in academic scholarships to students from high schools throughout western Illinois who participated in Knox College Sectional Competition as part of the 2013 Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) Academic Challenge. The Knox College Sectional on March 18 drew 189 students, who took exams in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering graphics, English, mathematics and physics.
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Division: 300
AlWood High School
Second in Division 300. Advancing Team Members: Molly Albrecht, Sam Althaus, Evan Curry, Robert James Dearmore, John DeSutter, Elizabeth Harkert, Tristin Heady, Eden Henrikson, Mary Koby, Kellea Morrison, Jacob Peterson, Blake Rinehart, Chloanne Simmering, Matt Welch. Knox College Scholarships Awarded: Rinehart, $1,000 in engineering graphics; Peterson, $1,000 in engineering graphics; Welch, $2,000 in mathematics and $2,000 in physics.
Brown County High School
Advancing Individual Competitor: Taylor Herald. Knox College Scholarships Awarded: Herald, $2,000 in mathematics and $1,000 in physics. Third Place Medalists: Zach Fuqua in physics, Kassie Henrick in biology.
Hamilton High School
First in Division 300. Advancing Team Members: Arich Bosshart, Storm Brandon, Briana Ingles, Parker Gibbs, Carley Folluo, Cole Fox, Taylor Kropp, Sydney Metternich, Caitlyn Nason, Carlin Reinig, Peter Sowlles, Ethan Summers, Christy Tillman, Jared Wiemann. Knox College Scholarships Awarded: Nason, $2,000 in English; Folluo, $2,000 in chemistry; Wiemann, $2,000 in biology and $2,000 in chemistry. Third Place Medalists: Tillman in engineering graphcs, Folluo in mathematics.
Lewistown High School
Advancing Individual Competitors: Zack Endsley, Alex Ginglen. Knox College Scholarships Awarded: Endsley, $2,000 in computer science; Ginglen, $1,000 in computer science. Third Place Medalists: Endsley in chemistry, Sam Kline in computer science, Brandon Harn in physics.
Meredosia-Chambersburg High School
Advancing Individual Competitor: Evan Davidson. Knox College Scholarship Awarded: Davidson, $1,000 in engineering graphics.
ROWVA High School
Advancing Individual Competitors: Keith King, Jenni Peters. Knox College Scholarships Awarded: King, $1,000 in physics; Peters, $1,000 in English.
Spoon River Valley High School
Third in Division 300. Advancing Individual Competitors: Collin McQuilken, Courtney Utsinger. Knox College Scholarships Awarded: McQuilken, $1,000 in biology; Utsinger, $1,000 in engineering graphics. Third Place Medalists: Dakota Ward in engineering graphics, Sarah Donnelly in English, Connor Fili in English.
Warsaw High School
Third Place Medalist: Ashley Barlow in English.
United High School
Third Place Medalist: Caitlen Bishop in biology.
Division: 700
Farmington High School
Advancing Individual Competitor: Hannah Lane. Knox College Scholarship Awarded: Lane, $2,000 in English.
Illini West High School
Second in Division 700. Advancing Team Members: Rachel Clayton, Wyatt Fech, Brittni Finley, Marissa Hocker, Holly Jones, Holly McDowell, Alex Ourth, Devin Neuweg, Wyatt Fech, Leanne Pettit, Madison Schuster, Samuel Stone, Tara Vasquez. Knox College Scholarships Awarded: Ourth, $1,000 in biology and $1,000 in chemistry; Schuster, $1,000 in mathematics. Third Place Medalists: Ourth in biology, Neuweg in engineering graphics and mathematics.
Knoxville High School
Advancing Individual Competitor: Joey Krug. Knox College Scholarship Awarded: Krug, $1,000 in mathematics. Third Place Medalist: Krug in chemistry.
Macomb High School
First in Division 700. Advancing Team Members: Meghana Babu, Ben Butzow, Brock Gillum, Owen Huff, Amanda Hunter, Jay Lee, Vivian Li, Michelle Liu, Abe Matlak, Sam Schmidt, William Seaton, Gabi Torrance, Tristan Willey, Andy Woodruff. Knox College Scholarships Awarded: Babu, $1,000 in chemistry; Butzow, $2,000 in computer science; Gillum, $1,000 in physics; Li, $1,000 in chemistry; Matlak, $1,000 in biology and $1,000 in English; Schmidt, $1,000 in chemistry; Seaton, $2,000 in mathematics and $1,000 in chemistry; Willey, $2,000 in biology and $2,000 in physics; Woodruff, $2,000 in computer science. Third Place Medalists: Torrance in English, Lee in mathematics, Huff in physics.
Monmouth-Roseville High School
Third in Division 700. Advancing Individual Competitors: Devin Clark, Eric Ramirez, Spenser Seifert. Knox College Scholarships Awarded: Clark, $2,000 in engineering graphics; Ramirez, $1,000 in computer science; Seifert, $1,000 in engineering graphics. Third Place Medalist: Heather Ide in English.
West Central High School
Third Place Medalist: Haley Willits in computer science.
Division: 1500
Galesburg High School
Advancing Team Members: Alex Anderson, Tim Beetler, Kairn Brannon, Nik Breslin, Kathryn Franken, Michael Harms, Joey Hicks, Dillon Hovind, Evan Kelly, Joey Peterson, Andrew Williams, Michelle Williams, Ashley Winters, Knox Wong. Knox College Scholarships Awarded: Beetler, $2,000 in engineering graphics and $1,000 in computer science; Brannon, $2,000 in physics and $1,000 in mathematics; Breslin, $2,000 in physics; Franken, $1,000 in English and $1,000 in mathematics; Harms, $1,000 in engineering graphics; Hicks, $1,000 in computer science; Kelly, $2,000 in English; Andrew Williams, $2,000 in physics; Michelle Williams, $1,000 in biology and $1,000 in chemistry; Winters, $2,000 in biology; Wong, $1,000 in mathematics. Third Place Medalists: Andrew Williams in biology, Winters in chemistry, Harms in computer science, Anderson in engineering graphics, Hovind in English and physics, Peterson in mathematics.
Division: Unlimited
United Township High School
Advancing Team Members: Brett Austin, Christopher Black, Oscar Castro, Cody Cutkomp, Haley Davidson, Amanda DeVilder, Zach Jeckell, Cody Johnson, Elizabeth Larrison, Irene Mekus, Jessica Moon, Chase Morris, Eric Solis. Knox College Scholarships Awarded: Austin, $1,000 in chemistry and $1,000 in English; Castro, $1,000 in biology; Cutkomp, $2,000 in engineering graphics; Davidson, $1,000 in English and $1,000 in mathematics; Jeckell, $2,000 in chemistry and $1,000 in physics; Johnson, $1,000 in computer science; Larrison, $1,000 in engineering graphics; Moon, $1,000 in bioogy and $1,000 in mathematics; Morris, $1,000 in computer science and $1,000 in physics; Solis, $1,000 in biology. Third Place Medalists: DeVilder in biology, Black in chemistry and physics, Cutkomp in computer science, Johnson in engineering graphics, Larrison in English, Castro in mathematics, Solis in physics.
Other schools that competed in the Knox College Sectional, but did not place or advance teams or individual competitors were Rockridge High School, Sherrard High School, and West Prairie High School.


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Thanksgiving dinner will be offered from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, at The Salvation Army, 2300 Green Valley Road, New Albany.
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Northside hosting annual holiday bazaar
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While divisiveness around issues of faith often marked this year's political season, Christians and Muslims have been quietly at work cooperatively building Hope House, a facility to house volunteers from throughout the country rebuilding tornado-damaged Southern Indiana.
The project will be dedicated at 4 p.m. today, Nov. 16, with an interfaith prayer service and reception at the 117 Railroad St. site in Henryville. The celebration will continue with a 6 p.m. concert at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage as part of Louisville's Festival of Faiths.
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A Thanksgiving program and craft event, co-sponsored by Charlestown Library, will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at Charlestown Senior Center, Arts and Enrichment Center, Charlestown.
The public is welcome.
5K to help feed the hungry
The Get Nothing and Love It 5K run/walk will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at Charlestown State Park, Ind. 62, Charlestown.
There will be no T-shirts, no medals, just warm hearts. Entry fee is $10 or $10 worth of nonperishable foods.
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Persimmons are a fruit that signals the arrival of fall and winter. They first reach store shelves in October and continue to appear through February. Here's a recipe for persimmon cookies that's become a family tradition. It makes about three dozen thick cookies.
For more information on preparing persimmons, check out this article in Cooking Light.
- 1 cup persimmon puree
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1 cup raisins
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Sprinkle baking soda over persimmon puree in bowl and blend. Add sugar and butter and beat until creamy. Add egg. Blend well.
Sift the flour with spices and salt and add to mixture. Blend until smooth, then fold in nuts and raisins.
Drop dough by spoonfuls on greased baking sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes.
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It wasn't too long ago we had the pleasure of reporting Congress is less popular than the likes of root canals, colonoscopies, cockroaches and Nickleback. Today, we return to once more examine the public's hate-hate relationship with Congress.
According to Gallup, Americans' confidence in Congress decreased by 3 percent this year, falling from 13 percent in 2012 to 10 percent in 2013—ranking last on a list 16 American institutions for the fourth year in a row. How does that compare to other times in history? I'll let Gallup take it from here:
This is the lowest level of confidence Gallup has found, not only for Congress, but for any institution on record.
Ouch. Congress withstanding, what public institutions are Americans feeling confident in? Good news for the defense community (and the upcoming launch of GovExec's new defense publication, Defense One) more than three-fourths of Americans (76 percent) feel pretty darn confident in the military.
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Adrian Joseph posted his second straight double-double with 23 points and eleven rebounds, and Sean Singletary added 16 points, as the Cavalier Men's Basketball Team topped Pennsylvania, 100-85. Virginia remains perfect with the victory, improving its record to 5-0.
While Joseph led the team in points, a freshman stole the show on the boards. Freshman forward Mike Scott put up his most impressive performance of his young Cavalier career, achieving his first career double-double with ten points and 13 rebounds.
Singletary's 16 points were quiet, as he shot just 4-of-12 from the floor, but connected on all seven of his free throw attempts. Mamadi Diane was the fourth and final Cavalier in double figures with 13 points. Dave Leitao went deep in his bench, as 15 players saw minutes tonight.
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ESPN analyst: Falcons not insurmountable foe for Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are 4-5.
The Falcons won eight straight before falling in a close battle to the New Orleans Saints last week.
The Cardinals have lost five straight, having been beaten by the St. Louis Rams and Buffalo Bills, among others.
Oh, and Arizona has not won a game in Atlanta since 1993.
Yet, ESPN NFL analyst Ron Jaworski believes that while the Falcons are good, the Cardinals can come out of this game on top.
"They're a very good football team, there is no doubt of that, but they are not an unbeatable football team," the analyst told Arizona Sports 620's Burns and Gambo Thursday.
Jaworski notes how the Falcons have some playmakers on the offensive side of the ball, especially with quarterback Matt Ryan, receivers Roddy White and Julio Jones and tight end Tony Gonzalez.
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Chevrolet Impala Real World MPG
I just traded my 2007 LT for a 2009 LT because of the traction and ABS. This may be too early to tell but my gas mileage seems have decreased from 24 with the 2007 to 20 (2009) in normal driving with the same engine size.
This could be due to 2 main factors 1) This is a new car with less than 1500 miles on it presently 2) I am driving in the winter vrs the summer. I'll be taking on a 1200 mile trip this weekend to check the highway mpg.
I would like to hear from drivers with the 2009 to compare and see what mpg they are getting. I miss my 24 (although it was in the summer).
I know cars get worse mileage in the winter for a variety of reasons, but does the car get better meileage as it gets older and more broken in? :confuse:
rvoth Posts: 147Just a friendly reminder that you shouldn't just lock the car on cruise and let it go.
The engine should have varying speeds, so the engine parts can heat up and break in under normal hwy speed and then cool at slower at slower hwy. This should be done with the time intervals 15 min normal and 15 min at slower speed. It will greatly help the fuel mileage and overall performance of the life of the engine.
My father just purchased a SS impala , it went on a 3000 km trip and the fuel mileage was 24-27 mpg. They just went on a 500 km trip on flat land and the mileage went up to 32 mpg. This improvement is probable due to the previous trip through the mountain ,varying the speeds and allowing the V-8 engine to break in.
Still the fuel mileage hasn't reach the rated 37 mpg but it only has 4000 km and is being driven in winter. Even with the fuel management system that works very well GM's mpg for the v-8 is hard to reach.
Lots of things can cause mileage to vary. The EPA estimates are achieved at 60 mph I believe. Try setting your cruise at reasonable speed, reset the mpg average, and see what you get. It won't take a long trip to get a close approximation of mileage. Try it in both directions to help rule out any slope in the trip or head wind.
I can average above the EPA estimate at 65 mph with my SS (5.3L V-8).
BTW, the wheel size shouldn't have a great effect in highway mileage. The biggest impact of wheel size would be in city mileage where the added weight would effect fuel consumption. The effect while cruising would be minimized.
" Using the computer won't give meaningful numbers. "
I've found this to be true on a 2009 Impala LS. It says I got 25.3 mpg, but upon checking (miles vrs gas used) it comes out to 22.9. That too me is a huge difference. This is the second fill up in a row I have tested it and they both came back the same - way off.
When comparing mileage (actual vs. computer), keep in mind that you are attempting to fill the tank to the EXACT same level for an accurate comparison. If you stop the pump at an even dollar (like most people), you may be topping off with varying amounts each time. If you stop when the pump cuts off, that will vary by the fuel nozzle and how far it is inserted into the filler tube. Even 1/4 gallon will skew the results a great deal. Add to that the calibration of the pump at the gas station you're using. While they are regulated, there are still many cases where pumps are intentionally set to deliver less fuel than is indicated. Even different pumps at the same gas station can skew your results.
I have tracked my mileage since I bought my car over three years ago. I am always within a 1 or 2 mpg from the indicated amount...but less than 1 mpg difference 95% of the time. The computer in my car is extremely accurate and given the variances that I am forced to deal with, it may be more accurate than I am capable of being.
ryster Posts: 476The Driver Information Center ("DIC") in my '06 Impala 2LT is very accurate. Usually no more than 1mpg off from what I calculate manually. In fact, it is accurate enough that I can look at the calculated miles to empty before filling up and estimate how much gas the car will take (for example, if the DIC says the range is 66 miles, and the DIC shows economy of 22mpg, the car will take 14 gallons.) It is usually right on and fills to the point where gas almost overflows.
I have found when filling up that regardless of what gas station I use, the pump shuts off about 2 gallons early. Meaning, I can usually put 2 more gallons in after the pump first shuts off.
My 01 Imp LS mileage has dropped from the early 28-32 mpg to 22-24 mpg now at 255,000 miles. Otherwise the car looks and drives great. I have been completely satisfied with this car. The only non routine work on this car has been replacing cat twice, one wheel sensor, one coolant level sensor, the radiator and then the motor mounts at 225,000 miles. The fuel gauge hasn't worked since 110,000 miles, but I got used to tracking the miles on the trip odometer. I use Mobil 1 at 3,000-5,000 change intervals, do the transmission flushes and fuel system cleaners as recommended and that's about it. Oh and the last set of Michelins on this car went 114,000 miles. GM does build good cars!
I never even considered changing out the injectors. Good idea. I keep thinking I am going to trade it in, but then I haven't found anything I like better.. and of course, this one is paid for. Oh and I might change out the plugs too. This is only the second set for the car. :-) They are such a pain to change.
Although many cars have spark plugs that may last up to 100k miles I believe in changing them every 3 years or 60k miles at most.
The reason is that although they might survive much longer periods working as intended, they are notoriously difficult to remove after many years.
Even when installed properly with a bit of anti seize compound they are a pain to remove without causing damage.
I always get new plugs at around $ 2 per plug (platinum) so the investment is really not much.
Lastly, your car is paid for and anything requiring fixing is going to be much cheaper than 3 to 5 years of monthly payments, especially in these tough times.
mobilejo Posts: 1I had a 2002 Impala that got great mileage 22-25 city and 30-32 highway, so I bought a new 2009 last year. My mileage has been terrible compared to the 2002 impala. Now I get 15-18 city and 20-22 highway, with 24 my best mileage ever on this car.
I was really disappointed in the mileage but the car is great and I love everything about it except the mileage.
I am wondering if anybody is having problems with gas mileage for their 2010 Impala. I checked my mileage today. Am getting 13.8 mpg. very dissapointing. I took the car in a few days ago to my Chevy dealer. They scanned everything and said all is to factory specifications.
deminin Posts: 214I get at least 21 MPG around town, and the highway mileage varies between 25 to 28, depending upon whether I am using the AC, and/or speeding. At 65 with no AC, I can hit 28. Cruising at 75 drops the mileage to 26, and anything over 80 cuts the mileage back to 25, or less. The LTZ suspension makes a great long distance higher speed road car....firm, but not harsh.
backy Twin CitiesPosts: 18,682I got to drive a 2011 Impala rental on a 270 mile trip today, thanks to Delta canceling my flight home due to the wind being too strong for their little puddlejumper jet. Car had 12k miles on it. Almost all the trip was interstate at between 65-68 mph, with cruise on. Some city streets at the beginning and end, and two stops along the way. Had high winds during the trip, but mostly cross-winds. Temperature between 32-40 F. I was quite impressed with the fuel economy for a large car with a big V6: 33.9 mpg. That's in the same neighborhood as some smaller 4-cylinder cars I've driven on the highway.


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— Dustin Murilla told a judge he never meant to leave another man to die along a dark, wooded trail.
Then he agreed a jury could decide otherwise after hearing he used a tire iron to force boxer shorts down his victim's throat.
Using an Alford plea, which allows someone to accept a plea offer from prosecutors without admitting guilt, Murilla pleaded guilty this week to attempted second-degree murder.
In exchange for his plea in Blue Earth County District Court, several other felony charges, including attempted first-degree murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery and assault were dismissed.
Murilla is facing 15 years in prison when he is sentenced in January.
Murilla admitted there was enough evidence to show he was with Joshua Jeno, an Owatonna man he had recently met in the Mankato area, and smoking methamphetamine on July 8. They were at Wildwood County Park when an argument started and Murilla assaulted Jeno with a flashlight.
He said he tied Jeno up and brought him to a secluded spot in South Bend Township because he didn't want Jeno to call police. Murilla was already on probation for assaulting a man at a Mankato apartment complex in April and using a 9mm semi-automatic pistol to shoot at another man in a New Ulm park in September 2009. He was awaiting sentencing for the Mankato assault when he was arrested for the attempted murder charges.
Jeno told police Murilla drove him to a location known as the "Stone Cut" off Blue Earth County Road 69 and dragged him into the woods. Murilla beat Jeno with a tire iron and forced a pair of boxer shorts down his throat while he was hog tied, Jeno reported. When Jeno managed to spit the shorts out, Murilla used the tire iron to force them back down his throat.
At that point Jeno believed Murilla had left him for dead. He said Murilla returned and dropped a tire jack on his head after seeing him move. After Murilla eventually left, Jeno was able to get to the county road and get help from a passing motorist.
Murilla, who was driving Jeno's car when he was arrested, said he wasn't trying to kill Jeno. He said he had returned to the area with his girlfriend to get him, but he was already gone. During the plea hearing, Murilla acknowledged it would have been difficult for Jeno to breathe and a jury could conclude he was attempting to kill him.
A trial had been scheduled to start in February for Murilla. He had made a successful appeal to have District Court Judge Bradley Walker removed from the case after Walker had ruled it was too late to make a removal request.
The case was moved to Judge Krista Jass. Murilla's attorney, Carrie Leone, had advised Jass that she was planning to use a defense saying Murilla was too intoxicated to attempt to kill Jeno. During the plea hearing, Murilla said he was never in a position where he didn't know what he was doing during the July incident.
Assistant Blue Earth County Attorney Steven Kelm had filed a request for an upward departure for sentencing if Murilla had been found guilty at trial. That could have resulted in a longer prison sentence than what is suggested by state sentencing guidelines.
"The victim was treated with particular cruelty," Kelm's request said. "This is the defendant's third violent crime and he is a dangerous offender."
The plea agreement said Kelm will request a prison sentence of 183 months, which is what the guidelines suggest. Leone will argue for a sentence on the lower end of the guidelines. With credit for good time in prison and time already served in jail, Murilla would likely be released from prison in about 10 years.
Murilla is also a suspect in an April stabbing in an alley off Grove Street, according to an affidavit requesting a search warrant for knife found when Murilla was arrested in July. No charges have been filed as a result of that incident.