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Common Core
I dont get it. People have shown documents/letters signed by Otter and Luna proving federal involvement in Common Core. Theyve shown connections between the NGA/CCSSO (creators and owners of Common Core Standards), Luna (president of CCSSO at the time), and the feds.
They brought national education experts involved in assessing the Common Core standards who ethically refused to endorse the dismal final product (Idahoans reaction? Well, they aren't from Idaho ... well, neither are these standards!) to us.
They made available documented research showing these are not rigorous, not state-led and certainly not internationally benchmarked as the pundits swear. The only people who saw the standards before forcing them on Idaho were Otter, Luna and a select few legislators.
This program has never been presented to the full Legislature representing Idahoans! So the people trying to get the truth out explaining 400 data points will be collected on each child (available to any interested researcher), only 15 percent can be added to content, nothing can be removed, we have to get permission from the federal Department of Education and other member states to withdraw from Common Core ... plus the staggering cost ... are uninformed per Club Luna?
SUSAN FRICKEY, Boise
Tom Luna and the State Department of Education claim the new Common Core K-12 standards being implemented in 45 states including Idaho are a voluntary, state-led effort. Then can Mr. Luna name two Idaho teachers who were directly involved in developing Common Core? How about one? None?
If the new standards do not work out, can Mr. Luna name someone on our local or state school boards who parents can contact about amending the standards? The answer is no one, because Idaho does not control Common Core.
The fact is Common Core was developed by trade associations and nonprofits based in Washington, D.C., with involvement by the U.S. Department of Education. The fact is Common Core was foisted on the states by the federal government in exchange for federal stimulus grants and waivers from No Child Left Behind mandates.
The fact is Common Core is a state-led abdication of control over our K-12 educational curriculum. I think it is time for Idaho parents to raise a ruckus because we have been sold out.
MIKE FISCH, Boise
Luna Wi-Fi
Surely the Statesman's editorial writers have heard of ALEC, The American Legislative Exchange Council, the shadowy group of corporate-funded shysters who want to privatize the entire country? Tom Luna is a disciple of ALEC and his so-called Luna Laws came directly from ALEC. Luna isnt that smart.
One of the tactics of ALEC is not to form alliances with opponents, but to ram through their agenda in the dark and claim later that they should have included the stakeholders. Thats what Luna did with his nutty laws and that is exactly what he did with this Wi-Fi contract.
That the Statesman buys Luna's lame defense is stupefying. Where have you people been for the last few years? Apparently not around here. It is also stupefying that the Statesman's editorial board finds nothing smelly with the awarding of this contract to a company that lavished Luna with campaign contributions. Really? Your collective smellers aren't functioning properly. By the way ... I dont need a couple of editorial writers who barely got off the last stagecoach telling me to back off. If you won't keep an eye on Luna, we his critics will.
KEITH HULL, Garden Valley
Hurrah for Mayor Dave Bieter in his fight with the ACHD. Though he is arguing in favor of big business, I feel he should expand his complaints. Has anybody looked at our dirt alleys? Used to be, the ACHD resurfaced them fall and spring, now its only when a person gets stuck in the ruts and potholes and calls them because they are cheaper than calling a tow truck.
Has anybody looked at our streets? Used to see street sweepers run each side every two weeks. Last time I saw one it was early spring. Soon I wont be able to park in front, the weeds between the streets and curb are beginning to grow too high wont let me open the car door.
Do I expect anybody to do anything about it, realistically? No. Its just my way to rant and rave about what weve lost.
ROBERT TAYLOR, Boise
Rep. Labrador
Lt. Gov. Brad Little came to Jerome recently and told us that Idahos roads arent keeping up with its population growth. Well, duh! We knew that. What we dont know is when hes going to fix it.
Tom Lunas at it again, trying to slip the ALEC agenda in, one piece at a time. The puppetmasters and their puppet.
Raul Labrador uses Sunday morning talk shows as his bully pulpit to badmouth the president, the only thing he seems capable of doing. The intelligent always encounter opposition from mediocre minds.
Has Raul ever been Time Magazines Man of the Year? Did Raul win a Nobel Peace Prize? Did Raul eliminate bin Laden? Nope.
Did Raul help immigrant children win a pathway to citizenship? Did Raul save the auto industry? Did Raul put politics aside and help the Hurricane Sandy victims? Nope. Has Raul done anything worthwhile for Idaho since he was elected? Nope. Do I want Raul in my lifeboat? Nope.
It wouldnt matter if Obama did everything right. Raul has an agenda. Should Raul ever get anything right, I might change my mind about ... nah, thats not gonna happen.
KEN WHITE, Twin Falls
Gas prices
Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, is a small, resort-type town. Expectedly, prices for most commodities are a bit higher than they would be in bigger cities. Not so for Sinclair gasoline, which, at last report, is at least 20 cents a gallon cheaper than it is in the Treasure Valley. The local fuel distributers are overcharging their consumers. While this probably is not illegal, it certainly is immoral.
PAUL F. MUHONEN, Boise
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Journal Sentinel TV and film critic Duane Dudek looks at life on the small and big screen, and some of the cool stuff on both.
Lebowski Fest: All but certain to return?
Lebowski Fest, the celebration of all things related to the 1998 Coen Brothers film "The Big Lebowski," has come and gone. And a good time was had by all. But will it be back?
The response was so enthusiastic and the turnout so massive festival co-organizer Scott Shuffit all but confirmed that the event would be returning to the city soon.
The event, which was founded in 2002, travels to different cities several times a year. This was its first visit to Milwaukee.
(Watch my video interview with him here.)
He seemed to be blown away by the way the city embraced, if not personified, the concept of friendly Achievers bound to each other by White Russians, bowling, Walter and the Dude.
And he was gobsmacked by Mayor Tom Barrett naming Friday as Lebowski Day.
Some notes.
- Friday's screening of "The Big Lebowski," the film that started it all was held before a overflow audience of several thousand at Cathedral Square Park. The organizers implied it was the most enthusiastic response the event had ever received.
- Before the screening the event received a proclamation from Mayor Barrett wearing a bowling shirt, with the fest organizers on each side of him dressed as bowling pins.
- The most popular costumes during the weekend were the Dude, of course, and Walter. Although many of those dressed as the Dude were large enough to be Walter. There were bowling shirts aplenty. Several people dressed as The Jesus, including a couple women. And some women and a man or two wore Maude's Wagnerian opera costume. Someone dressed like the notepad in the Jackie Treehorn scene. And a guy dressed as a rug pulled the whole scene together.
- Oh. And then there was this. Bunny. Bowling. Bikini.
- I bowled Saturday night with a group of college kids from Illinois. I rolled a pathetic 79 but had two strikes, one did not count because of a foot fault. No firearms were pulled.
- The White Russians served were a Kahlua brand premix. Kinda cloying. And Bud?? The characters in the film drink Miller.
- Ironically the man who helped bring the festival to Milwaukee Matt Beringer of the Pabst Theater and a devoted Achiever was out of town for the festival at the wedding of a friend. Read about his efforts to bring Lebowski fest here.
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A great fun event and soooooooooo Milwaukee. I am pleased to hear that we might get it back and build on the initial turn out. Seeing the Mayor big into the whole scene was very special and the reception he got from the attendees was great to see. This can and should be part of the Milwaukee festival scene.
Way too many wannabe-hipster d-bags at the events. Lebowski has officially jumped the shark. Way too mainstream and people liking it because it's the "cool thing to do". No thanks. Please don't come back.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Way to go Mayor to help continue the sterotype that Milwaukee is nothing but a bunch of drunks and basic morons.Hide replies
And it is good to see that you are doing your part as well.
Now we got a nice, quiet little beach community here, and I aim to keep it nice and quiet.
Lighten up Francis.
And I don't like being touched. Any of you homos - touch me- and I'll kill ya.
Stay out of Malibu Lebowski!
Guess what, Milwaukee is nothing but a bunch of drunks and b̶a̶s̶i̶c̶ union morons.
Obviously you're not a golfer.
Don't worry Donny They're nihilists.
You should change your name to "unhappy" the taxpayer thing doesn't seem to be the issue more just unhappy.
You mark that frame an 8, and you're entering a world of pain.
You're the Eagles...you know how we feel about the Eagles!
Oh, yeah, well who says that we're not a bunch of dunks and morons? And, we are not basic morons. We are exceptional morons.
Very disappointed when I finally saw the movie. Coens have done much better. Lapses into silliness, actually.
It was a sad day for me when I was in California for work, and found myself (near as I could tell) at the "In and Out Burger", the one near Radford. Turns out the guy behind the counter had no knowledge of the movie, and he certainly didn't care.
I had an absolute blast Friday night! Great event, hope it's back next year. Much thanks to the Pabst and East Town Association for knocking it out of the park!
"This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous. And, uh, a lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head. Fortunately, I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber."
I mean, say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos.
Nice to see Barrett make an appearance. For a while I thought he was hiding out.
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3/27 DLC Discussion Thread - Shinedown 3 Pack!
hmxhenry;4677872 said:Hey gang,
Known for their catchy melodies and hard rocking riffs, Florida-based band Shinedown first hit the scene in early-2000s. In 2008, the band's popularity grew with their successful third album, The Sound of Madness, which produced a string of hit singles. Two of these tracks, "Second Chance" and "The Crow and the Butterfly," will come to the Rock Band Music Store on Tuesday, March 27th!
Shinedown's long-awaited fourth studio album, Amaryllis, hits shelves on March 27th. "Bully," the first single off of the record, has already made its mark on the Billboard charts, and hits the Music Store as part of the "Sounds of Shinedown Pack."
An optional Pro Guitar and Pro Bass upgrade for "Second Chance," the band's most successful single to date, will also be available.
Available on Xbox 360, Wii™ and PlayStation®3 system (March 27th, 2012):
• Shinedown – "Second Chance" O X
• Shinedown – "The Crow and the Butterfly" O
• Shinedown – "Bully" O
(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation®3 system March 28th)
("Bully" will be delayed on PS3 in the US and should be available on 4/10. This should not affect the availability of the Shinedown pack on the PS3.)
Tracks marked with "O" feature support for keyboards; tracks marked with "X" will offer Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.
$5.49, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points, 550 Wii Points™) for "Sounds of Shinedown Pack"
$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points, 200 Wii Points™) per song
$0.99 USD (100 Wii Points™/80 Microsoft Points), £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **
Discuss!hmxhenry;4678903 said:Here are the Rock Band Network songs that hit Xbox 360 on Thursday, 3/22/2012:
Carnifex - "Until I Feel Nothing" (160 MSP)
Nightrage - "Insidious" (160 MSP)
Strikken - "Forever in Lies (2x Bass Pedal)" (80 MSP)
Sherryce ft. Beta Control - "Animal Instinct" (160 MSP)
Jonathan Coulton ft. John Roderick - "Nemeses" (160 MSP)
And here are the PS3 RBN Releases for Tuesday, 3/27/2012 (North America) and Wednesday, 3/28/2012 (Europe):
Chaotrope - "Dystopia" ($0.99) - Metal
The Irresponsibles - "Break Me" ($0.99) - Rock
Kill the Alarm - "No More Excuses" ($0.99) - Rock
Teenage Bottlerocket - "Bigger Than Kiss" ($1.99) - Punk
FantomenK - "The Massacre (Rock Band Mix)" ($0.99) - Pop/Dance/Electronic
Alright, gentlemen... Here comes:
Sounds of Shinedown Pack First Impressions:
Let's start the week off with Second Chance! Hopefully it'll make the pack start with a bang!
Hmmmm... The vocals aren't really my thing... oh wait! This is the song that my lady friend told me to listen to! I got up to the chorus. Yeah, my first preview of the song holds up. It's ok until the chorus, which then at the chorus it becomes decent. And that saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayiiiiiiiiiiiii n' thing is kinda funny
The vocals are really not my thing. They're kinda mumbly and gargly and I feel that a cleaner set of vocals would fit the song's atmosphere better. The instruments are pretty standard, nothing really special. Wait wait. That buildup to that little drum show stealer was pretty nifty! If only the song had some more pieces like that, the variety would make it a lot of fun to listen to and play. The lyrics are pretty interesting too, but dip between cool and bleh too often.
Next song is the coolest named song in the pack:
The Crow and the Butterfly!
Starts off with some below average guitar and the strange vocals... The lyrics are pretty ehh, I guess. Then the drums kick in and... still not really feeling anything. The song drags on for a bit, and now it starts... errrrr picking up? The song is pretty uneventful, I guess. Which means I'm probably not going to like it. I enjoy a fair dosage of variety and interest in my songs, and this song appears to have neither.
The guitar does go from below average to average though, so I guess that's a plus?
Aha, the guitar is picking up. That better stick and not be a solo! I mean, the variety added by the solo isn't worth the interest that it loses after it.
... And I guess that the guitar isn't picking up anymore :I
And it ended. Blah.
The last song is... Bully!
The song starts off with some pretty fantastic guitar relatively speaking to the last two songs. It actually sounds... interesting!
The vocals are also pretty neat and fit well with the song. The instruments are nice and strong and DAMN, when the harmonies take the stage and everything else silences, it sounds fantastic. If only the lyrics weren't so... cringe worthy.
But it sounds very interesting and fun to play, which is cool since the last two songs were forgettable.
The harmonies still sound awesome before the chorus and the chorus build up is incredibly cool. Just argh, the chorus' lyrics are just *shudders*
And there's the guitar solo to add a fresh dosage of variety! It's a good one THAT PICKS UP AT THE VERY END! Awesome! I love guitar solos that have variety mid solo and aren't afraid to shake things.
And the song ends with some really AWESOME harmonies that remind me of Another Brick In The Wall Part 2's children vocals. Great song, a lot of fun. It's definitely entering my "will listen to later" pile and has a seat on the "maybe purchase" pile!
So overall this week was...
Decent? The two songs that aren't Bully were pretty bland and uncool, but I guess they weren't too bad. They're just.. boring :I
Which is the worst sin a song can commit, I guess. But whatever, they weren't bad and Bully makes up for their mistakes so awesome!
This week in terms of songs:
Second Chance
The Crow And The Butterfly
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DemonUnicorns Normally Dumb
jeronemitchell Road WarriorCipher_Peon;4682382 said:I've never ever heard of them.
Me either.
To AmazonMP3! My first hurdle for new DLC is "Based on the 30 second snippet, is it worth paying $1 to listen to this track in my car?". Yes, for any given piece of DLC I get, I tend to pay $3 (or $3.29) instead of $2 since I usually don't OWN the songs.
Shinedown manages to match Bush as a group that got $3 of my money based on the 30 second snippets. We'll have to see how things sound in the car later. I will say, though, that "Bully" is CRAZY catchy and is almost a certain pickup. Is it obviously commercial music? Yup. SOMEBODY out there is buying all of that commercial radio rock. That'd be me.
Next step... To the car!
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Edwardoo Unsignedwooow, this sucks, I still don´t get it, December was the last week of Super Great DLC, Queen, Rush, Jimi Hendrix, another Rush, but then, from january it just sucks, I only liked Creedence Clearwater, Megadeth, Huey Lewis, but ohhhhh,
Pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaase Release Linkin Park Pack 02, or Paul McCartney and the Wings another Pack, or John Lennon Pack, ohh
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A few new candidates filed Wednesday to qualify in the Nov. 5 municipal elections in Lowndes County.
Meanwhile, after three days of qualifying, no one has filed to run for three open, at-large seats for the Remerton City Council. Qualifying continues today and Friday.
Filing to qualify Wednesday are:
— John Hogan for Valdosta City Council District 2. Earlier this week, Sandra J. Tooley also qualified for this seat. The seat is currently held by incumbent Diedra White.
— Richard S. Miller filed as a challenger for Valdosta City Council District 6 to incumbent Robert Yost who filed earlier this week.
— Traci Selph Davis filed for the special election for Hahira City Council District 2. Kenneth Davis filed earlier this week.
Other candidates filing to qualify earlier this week are:
— Valdosta City Council District 4: incumbent Alvin Payton Jr.; Junior S. Jackson.
— Valdosta School Board District 1: Lizzie Shumphard; Edgar Cornelius Tooley. Incumbent Annie Fisher is not seeking reelection.
— Valdosta School Board District 2: incumbent Vanassa Flucas.
— Valdosta School Board District 3: incumbent Warren Lee.
— Dasher Mayor: incumbent G.R. Holton.
— Dasher City Council Post 1: incumbent Julian Copeland.
— Dasher City Council Post 2: incumbent Donald Bryan.
— Hahira Mayor: Former District 2 City Council member Bruce Cain, sitting City Council member Rose Adams, incumbent Mayor Wayne Bullard.
— Hahira City Council District 1: incumbent Terry C. Benjamin.
— Hahira City Council District 4: H. Mason Barfield.
— Lake Park Mayor: incumbent Eric Schindler.
— Lake Park City Council, with four at-large seats: Ronald Carter, Paul Mulkey. No incumbents had filed to qualify by Wednesday.
Qualifying continues during office hours today and through 4:30 p.m. Friday, Lowndes County Board of Elections, 2808 N. Oak St. More information: Call (229) 671-2850; or fax (229) 333-5199; or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Meanwhile, citizens may register to vote up to 30 days prior to the Nov. 5 election. Early voting starts Oct. 14.
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The Andover Townsman
---- — 100 Years Ago
Nov. 22, 1912
Frank H. Watson of Walnut Avenue, while traveling towards Boston in his touring car late Sunday, collided with a car, the property of Henry W. Cook of Danvers. The accident occurred in Peabody. No one was seriously hurt.
At a recent meeting of the Punchard Athletic association, Everett Collins was elected captain of the baseball team for the next season.
Many local people attended the Harvard-Dartmouth game in Cambridge last Saturday.
Miss Alice Bell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Bell, is seriously ill at the Salem General Hospital.
Seats for the performance of the "Barnstormers" may be reserved at the Bookstore beginning next Tuesday, Nov. 26.
An interesting meeting is expected this evening when the Andover C.E. Union gathers in Grange Hall, West Andover. For the convenience of those near the center of the town, a barge will leave the post office at 7:10. It is hoped that there will be a large attendance.
75 Years Ago
Nov. 19, 1937
The annual firemen's entertainment and ball will be held on Wednesday evening in the town hall. At 8 the entertainment program will start, and at 9 general dancing will follow. The entertainment will include: Claude and Marion, singing duo; Anne McCarmack, fancy dancer; Wee Willie Dee Co., magic; Robert sisters, singing and dancing; Whirlwind skaters, roller skating.
The Lawrence Gas and Electric company has asked for permission to analyze the Central School lighting system, and this request has been granted. The School Committee has been considering the possibility of installing a diesel engine to generate light and power in order to effect a saving.
Principal Nathan Hamblin yesterday announced the speakers to take part in the Goldsmith prize speaking on Dec. 17. They are: Seniors -Mary Bailey, William Hannon; Juniors - Ruth Holt, Samuel Simpson, Sophomores - Joanne O'Riordan and William Ferguson.
Street lighting costing the town over $28,000 was one of the subjects discussed last Friday night at the round-table conference of the taxpayers' association directors and town officials. Walter H. Coleman, chairman of the street lighting committee, was the principal speaker.
50 Years Ago
Nov. 21, 1962
C. Lincoln Giles has entered into a sales agreement with Smart & Flagg Insurance Agency to purchase the Andover Press Building at Main and Chestnut streets. George Haselton, representing the agency, said final papers should be passed within a matter of weeks. Mr. Giles plans to remodel the structure inside and out.
A big Santa Claus parade will be held Dec. 8, under the auspices of the fire department. All local organizations, industries, business firms and merchants are invited to take part in the 1 p.m. event. Floats, bands, and marching units will be specially welcome according to Fire Lt. Raymond LaRosa, who is heading up the committee.
Charles Johnston of Gray Road, a department of public works workman, was injured on Lovejoy Road Monday afternoon. At least two fingers were broken according to the police report and his hand was partly crushed. The report said Mr. Johnston was working on the tailgate of a truck when the mishap occurred.
Children can spend several delightful hours at the Christ Church Fair, Saturday Dec. 1. As well as doing their Christmas shopping along with mother, there are special activities planned to interest and amuse them at the Parish House on Central Street.
25 Years Ago
Nov. 19, 1987
The town may set up a contingency account to cover "unforeseen emergency expenditures that pop up after the annual budget is finalized." At a joint meeting of the town's Finance Committee and representatives of the School Committee, Board of Selectmen, and Planning Board, local officials began preliminary sketches for what the municipal fiscal year 1988 budget should entail.
The Andover public schools' special education programs fail to adequately instruct special needs children, some parents believe. "There are lots of changes that can be made to improve special education in Andover," stated Patricia Pakos, head of the Special Education Parents Action Committee and a member of Chapter 766 study committee.
Real estate property sales rose five percent during the third quarter over a year ago, according to data compiled through realtor-affiliated Multiple Listings Services in Massachusetts. There were 13,843 properties sold for the period in 1987 compared to 13,197 in 1986.
The average price of property sold in Massachusetts was up 13 percent over last year.


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Special to The Sun
The Oklahoma Christian University theater department will perform the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "Doubt: A Parable" Feb. 22-23 and March 1-2.
"Doubt" is set in 1964 in a Catholic school and church in the Bronx, N.Y. In this story, Sister Aloysius Beauvier must take matters into her own hands when she suspects a priest of abusing a student.
The cast includes OC senior Hannah Faye Foster as Sister Beauvier, freshman A.J. Leingang as Father Brendan Flynn, sophomore Sandra Peck as Sister James, and sophomore Tiffany Evans as Mrs. Mueller.
Directing the production is Phil Reagan, theater department chair and sponsor of Alpha Psi Omega, OC's chapter of the National Theatre Honor Society. Reagan has had a role in directing, designing or producing every OC theater performance and musical since 1979. He has taught at Oklahoma Christian for 33 years.
This also is the last performance as costume director for professor emeritus Darrel Alexander. Alexander, who has been costuming productions at Oklahoma Christian since 1966, is retiring this year. He came to Oklahoma Christian in 1962 and retired from full-time teaching in 1996.
"Doubt" is suitable for audiences ages 12 and up. All four performances begin at 8 p.m. in Judd Theatre in OC's Garvey Center.
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The following PDF print versions of the 2013-2014 School Calendar are now available to print at home by clicking the following links.
Remember, the online calendar below is the most-up-to-date calendar.
The All School Parent-Teacher Conference Day scheduled for Monday, March 11th will now be a regular full day of School. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be re-scheduled by teachers.


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By Marvin Sowder Dalton 150th Civil War Commission
Before the advent of the automobile, one of the most sought-after individuals was the village blacksmith. He was a valued member of any community, his trade was much needed and most appreciated.
Since it was the blacksmith who made the horseshoes and the nails to attach them, it was to him that everyone took their horses, mules and oxen when they needed shoeing. One such man in Tunnel Hill in 1863 was Henry Bowman.
He was born in North Carolina on Dec. 25, 1804. As a young man he married Mary Elizabeth Cameron and moved to Georgia before the Cherokee Removal of 1838. He eventually settled in Tunnel Hill. He and Mary Elizabeth raised five children, three sons and two daughters. He farmed a little but primarily followed the trade of blacksmith. Shortly after the war broke out his three sons joined the Confederate States Army.
The eldest son, James A. Bowman, joined as a private in Company B, 6th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, on July1, 1861. He died of a gunshot wound Sept. 16, 1862, received during the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam). Sarah, his young widow, came to live for a while with her father-in-law in Tunnel Hill. Later in life she drew a widow's pension until her death on March 8, 1905.
The second son, Vincent Frank Bowman, married Mary R.J. Coker and moved to Franklin County, Ala., in 1859. He joined as a private in Company E, 5th Alabama Calvary, and rose to the rank of corporal while serving under the commands of Gens. Philip Roddy and Nathan Bedford Forrest. Like his father, he was a blacksmith and worked as a government blacksmith from Dec. 15, 1862, through June 1, 1863, in Cherokee County, Ala.
On Jan. 28, 1864, he was paid $40 by Capt. C.C. Swoops, quartermaster, for making and putting on 15 mule shoes, putting on two wagon boxes and repairing several ambulances near Dalton. He served through the entire war without being wounded or captured. After the war he moved to Comanche County, Texas, where he operated a blacksmith shop and a cotton gin. He and his wife Mary raised 10 children there.
The third son, Thadius Clinton Bowman, joined as a private in Company I, 12th Georgia Cavalry, under Capt. Avery at Dalton on Jan. 10, 1862. He attained the rank of corporal and was taken prisoner in Whitfield County on Nov. 25,1863, probably while visiting his ailing mother in Tunnel Hill. He was sent to Louisville, Ky., as a prisoner of war. On June 24, 1864, he took the oath of allegiance to the United States and remained north of the Ohio River during the war.
Henry Bowman and one of his sons-in-law, Isaac A. Whitten, enlisted in the Tunnel Guards of the 1st Georgia State Guards for six months.Whitten married Elizabeth Bowman in Tunnel Hill on Sept. 1, 1861. After the war, he farmed in the Red Clay and Varnell areas.
On Sept. 9, 1863, Bowman was detailed as a blacksmith by Special Order No. 24 and probably never left Tunnel Hill. He not only served the citizens of Tunnel Hill but was called on many times to do repair work for surgeon B.M. Wible and the quartermasters of various cavalry regiments camped around Tunnel Hill. Wible was in charge of the Confederate hospital complex situated in and around Tunnel Hill.
Bowman's earliest involvement with the medical department for which records exist is dated March 1, 1863, when he rented out a four-room house at Tunnel Hill for a hospital. Capt. A.J. Barry, quartermaster for the Army of Tennessee at Ringgold, paid $8 rent for the month of March, 1863. On March 2 he charged Barry 75 cents for steeling one ax and on April 13 was paid 25 cents for making a door latch, 75 cents for steeling another ax and 50 cents for putting two shoes on a mule. The same day he was paid a whopping $44.25 for four horseshoes, five staples, one hook, one pick ax, one pair of small gate hinges and one pair of large gate hinges, all for the quartermaster department.
In the latter part of 1863, Sgt.James Parrett of Company H, 28th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, became ill while stationed near Tullahoma, Tenn., and was sent to the hospital at Tunnel Hill. He was married to Mahala Ann Bowman, a second cousin to Henry Bowman. In a letter to her he wrote, "Dear Wife, I have nothing important to write to you about the war. I learned about ten minutes ago that the Yankees had Vicksburg surrounded — I must tell you about your kinfolk. I have found your father's one cousin. He lives in Tunnel Hill in Whitfield County Georgia. I stayed with him some and he did not charge me anything. His name is Henry Bowman. He is doing well and is the master worker. He is a blacksmith."
He finished this rather lengthy letter by writing, "That knot of love that is tied to my heart will never die. Good by, James."
On June 4, 1863, Bowman sharpened two plows for Surgeon Wible, which seems to indicate the medical department personnel were growing their own vegetables. On June 9, he also made two pot bails for the Catoosa Springs Hospitals.
Records indicate that on Sept. 8,1863, Bowman was paid $147.67 by Capt. C.W. Kennedy, quartermaster, Army of Tennessee, for 51 assorted jobs covering the summer of 1863 from June 5 through Sept. 8. Likewise, Wible had a similar list covering an assortment of 26 jobs performed for the medical department for that time frame, totaling $51.35.
From these two lists, one can pretty much follow what was going on in Tunnel Hill during that time. They seem to indicate that Henry Bowman was never out of Tunnel Hill for any length of time during his enlistment in the Tunnel Guards. In September, he made two wheels and put six shoes on a mule and horse. On Sept. 30 Bowman sold a complete set of blacksmith tools to a quartermaster for $113.49 including bellows and an anvil. He also sold him 11 bushels of corn for $16.50.
There are no records of government work for November of 1863. Perhaps it was because he was caring for his ailing wife. On Nov. 28, 1863, tragedy struck the Bowman family again. His wife of 43 years, Mary Elizabeth, passed away. Except for his widowed daughter-in-law, Henry Bowman was left alone in the middle of a gruesome war.
By Dec. 11, he was back at work mending wagons attached to Gen. Joseph Wheeler's Cavalry Division Headquarters and shoeing as many as 32 horses for the couriers of Gen. John Kelly's Division and 12 mules belonging to division headquarters. He also sold to the quartermaster 84 horseshoes at 40 cents per shoe. This activity rounded out the year of 1863 for Henry Bowman. He continued to follow his trade up to Feb. 6, 1864. After that date there are no further war period records available for him.
After the war Henry Bowman, now 66 years old, was still running a blacksmith shop in Tunnel Hill in 1870 along with a 16-year-old apprentice, John Teasker. Bowman passed away Nov. 5, 1875, and was buried beside his wife in Foster Cemetery in Tunnel Hill.
An appropriate C.S.A. headstone was placed at his grave in 1997 by the Tunnel Hill Historical Foundation. May he rest in peace.
This article is part of a series of stories about Dalton and life in Dalton during the Civil War. The stories run on Sunday and are provided by the Dalton 150th Civil War Commission. To find out more about the committee, go to www.dalton150th.com. If you have material that you would like to contribute for a future article contact Robert Jenkins at (706) 259-4626 or robert.jenkins@ robertdjenkins.com.


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To relieve this pressure in the afternoon, Metro immediately stopped serving the Eastgate Freeway Station with Route 218 in October 2012, and will stop serving it with Route 216 in late February 2013. Meanwhile, Route 212 continues to serve Eastgate from Second Avenue with other similar routes.
Despite the initial changes, Metro continues to hear from customers that buses are heavily loaded. To further reduce crowding and improve service, Metro proposes reallocating some trips to operate at times and on routes to better match demand. Also, to speed up travel times, some bus routes could change paths to better serve riders where demand is higher by skipping stops where other duplicate service is available.
First Hill Express Route 211, for example, is proposed to skip the Bellevue Park & Ride stop (14 buses daily on weekdays). Route 216, which connects Downtown Seattle to Sammamish, is proposed to skip the Mercer Island Park & Ride (19 buses daily on weekdays) in order to save 3-8 minutes, according to Metro.
Because Metro's budget is limited, the proposed changes only redistribute existing service or make no-cost operational changes.
Riders can learn more at Metro's Have A Say website as well as share their thoughts through an online survey (through Feb. 10). Metro Transit planners will be talking to riders on buses and answer questions at an upcoming public meeting from 12-1:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31, at Union Station, 401 S. Jackson St., Seattle. Riders also can email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 206-263-9768.
After public feedback is collected, changes would be proposed to the King County Council in March, followed by review and consideration in April. If adopted by the County Council, changes would be implemented in September.
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Editor's note: this article has been updated with clarifying information from the Seattle Police Department.
MERCER ISLAND, WA -- The first Seattle gun buyback in 20 years netted more than 160 guns in just the first two hours, including one unexpected item, originally said by Mayor Mike McGinn to be a rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Police later clarified that it was a used launch tube for a Stinger surface-to-air missile.
Hundreds lined up for the event, which began at 9 a.m. Saturday, to trade their handguns, shotguns and rifles for $100 Amazon gift cards and state-classified assault weapons for $200. Amazon donated $30,000 in gift cards to the program, McGinn said.
By noon, Seattle Police said that over 160 different guns had been turned in and more than $35,000 in gift cards handed out.
The department said the official tally of guns turned in will be announced by the Mayor's office on Monday, and the city will work with donors to plan another event soon.
Seattle Police later clarified the missile tube turn-in:
We've received a number of questions about one particular item collected at today's buyback, so we will try and provide some clarification:
A man standing outside the gun buyback event this afternoon was showing his recently purchased launch tube assembly for a Stinger portable surface-to-air missile. Naturally, this created a bit of excitement, and several people at the event informed officers there was a man walking around with a missile launcher. Officers spoke to the man, who was very cooperative, and told officers that he had just purchased it for $100 from another person at today's event. Officers then asked the man if they could take a closer look at the launcher.
The launch tube assembly for the Stinger is what holds the actual missile and is designed to be disposable after it is fired, as this one clearly was. Officers checked the tube and confirmed that there was no missile inside. However, even an expended launch tube is still a controlled military item. This item is not available to civilians through any surplus or disposal program offered by the government. Items such as this are required to be accounted for until they are ultimately destroyed. Detectives from the Arson/Bomb Squad will notify the Army Criminal Investigation Division on Monday and see if they can determine through the serial number the status of this particular launch tube.
The man was provided with a case number and a short report was written regarding the circumstances surrounding this item. Officers took possession of the launch tube. The man did indicate he would like to keep the launch tube if he is legally able to do so. The man agreed to accept a gift card as compensation if the launch tube is not returned to him. It is most likely, however, that the launch tube was previously obtained unlawfully from the military in which case, SPD will likely return the item to Joint Base Lewis McChord—as we do with other recovered military explosives and ordinance [sic]—where it will be properly accounted for and destroyed.
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loved the lovely punches....
Just returned from Christmas at Disney World. We took lots of pictures and I can not wait to start scrapbooking. This is a must have item. Thanks for sharing.
I love the varity in one place
Love anything Disney!!! Thanks for the info. My Mom forwarded this to me.
I thought I was the biggest Disney Fan! Well, it's nice to meet another "Mature Woman" who enjoys THE MOUSE AND ALL HIS FREINDS. I looooove your webisodes and this one esp.I am rather new at all this and learn so very much as well as look forward to your fun and humor when I watch after a long day at work. Keep up the great work and I live in Fl and may bump into you at one of the parks sometime!
love the webisodes
What if you made fabulous scrap book pages and then laminated them and used them as place mats?
With papers and layouts as wonderful as these, I think that would be a terrific use of them and, at the same time, put them out on display on the dining table.
Love these!
Just not into commercials. Anything television/movies oriented is just a commercial for the industry. Total turnoff for me. Sorry, I like almost everything else you do!
Wow and plethora of papers, pages, playfulness and Pooh Too! Thanks and Merry New Year!
Love these new Mickey papers etc!!!
Never would of thought to use these papers for cards. what great ideas. I never would of thught to order them but will have to think about it now.
Never would of thought to use these papers for cards. What great ideas.
Great episode, lots of fun. Love, Love, Love Disney!
Just a pity we here in Australia can't order them
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Full-size pickup sales - F-150 best selling truck, but for how much longer?
unclej00 Posts: 3Well the F150 and F250 and F350 are different classes of vehicle. Then you'd have to include the Silverado 1/2 tons and 3/4 tons. Ford just wasn't creative about it's naming. The F150 and F250 are just differences in it's tonage. Most people do fine with the 1/2 tone, so that is a completely different discussion
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KCRam Mt. Arlington NJPosts: 3,516but if you add in the GMC sierra sales you will see GM actually sells more trucks
Not in 2012...
Ford F-Series = 645,316
Chevy Silverado = 418,312
Ram Pickup = 293,363
GMC Sierra = 157,185
Silverado + Sierra = 575,497 -- well behind Ford.
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93gmcdrivermn Posts: 24That's very true and my preference has always been GMC Trucks and General Motors small block and big block V-8's. They are easy to work on and the parts are almost always cheaper than fords. The older Fords parts from year to year in many instances are hardly ever interchangable like the small block GM motors. Thats a real pain in dealing with Ford engines!
hackattack5 Posts: 315Thanks Kcram for putting up some real sales results for 2012. I love how the hatters on this forum just throw phrases out there like "if you add Chevy and GM trucks sales together they would blow Ford away. Well no they don't and I know you are going to say well who cares? We don't care. It all comes down to this, when you are pulling your 2 horse trailer up a big hill on the highway and a Ford Superduty flies by you pulling an 4 horse trailer with living quarters then you know why we love our Fords. :P
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I think:
Who cares? All three trucks are virtually the same. Just as a Wendy's, McDonalds and Burger King burger are virtually the same. Five years from now, they will all have the same features, operating costs and dependability between them. The diff is in the badge.
I just did a search for new F150s at my local large Ford dealer's web site. 164 new F150s came up in inventory. 4 of them were priced at twenty-nine thousand and change. 160 of them were priced at OVER THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. For a 1/2 ton PICKUP TRUCK. That is INSANE, is what I think.


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In response to multiple accidents and driver confusion at the northbound entrance to the Express Lanes, the Virginia Department of Transportation implemented improved signage and lane markings overnight ahead of Tuesday morning's commute.
Crews added dotted lines heading north from the Springfield Interchange about a mile south of the current entrance to the Express Lanes, making it more clear to drivers that the two left lanes will become Express Lanes.
Solid lines that warn drivers heading north from the Springfield Interchange not to merge into the lanes were also extended 700 feet further south than they were originally.
"We want to remind all drivers to remain alert and aware of the new traffic patterns on the Capital Beltway," said Tim Steinhilber, Transurban's Express Lanes general manager, in a statement Monday. "Driver safety is our priority and we are working to make sure all drivers understand how to safely take advantage of the Express Lanes. We are currently looking to make enhancements where there has been driver confusion in the Springfield Interchange."
Pavement will also be marked to better ensure drivers know they'll need an E-ZPass or E-ZPass Flex transponder to use the lanes. The highway will be marked "E-ZPass Only" about a mile and once more about a half-mile before the entrance to the lanes.
Before you drive the Express Lanes, VDOT and Transurban are strongly encouraging commuters to go to 495ExpressLanes.com to get an idea of how the lanes work.
What To Do if You Enter the Express Lanes By Accident
Do not swerve or change lanes suddenly in an effort to get back into the normal Beltway travel lanes if you find yourself entering the Express Lanes unintentionally — that's how most of the accidents have happened. Virginia State Police have also reported that commuters have actually stopped on the highway and backed up on to get out of the Express Lanes.
Drivers should never stop or back up on an interstate, state police note.
If you accidentally find yourself in the Express Lanes, then just keep going in the Express Lanes.
Take the first exit and then go to www.495ExpressLanes.com and pay the toll online. There will be a $1.50 administrative fee.
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Neither rain nor sleet nor automobile drivers who dont pay attention and run over him when making a right turn will keep Eddie Vega from his appointed rounds which entail running around the country, barefoot.
Vega, of Raleigh, runs marathons hes known as the Barefoot Bandito and when I spoke to him Friday he was on a bus in Boston, bound for the airport so he could make it to the marathon in Long Beach, Calif., on Saturday. He was scheduled to run in another marathon Sunday in Casper, Wyo.
The 54-year-old Vega runs barefoot, he said, to enter the Guinness Book of World Records by running 50 marathons barefoot in 50 states in one year. Before this past weekend, he had run in 35 and has five scheduled for this week.
For the poor kids
Dont write Vega off as some self-aggrandizing egotist, though. Hes also running to, as he said, focus attention on poor kids who dont have shoes. His goal, he said, is to raise enough money in each marathon for 300 pairs of shoes. Each dollar he raises buys one pair of shoes, according to the Soles for Souls charity website.
Kelly Modena, fundraising specialist for Soles for Souls, an international nonprofit group that provides shoes for poor kids around the world, called Vega an ambassador for the organization. Weve worked with Eddie for over a year, Modena said. The word supportive doesnt do justice to him.
Running marathons barefoot, she said, is a great conversation-starter. He runs with these cards, and when people say, Youre so crazy. Why are you running barefoot? he hands out the cards telling people why hes doing it. He spends his own dime to help us and has traveled with us to the Philippines to distribute shoes after a recent hurricane.
Hes so great
Vega is a native of the Philippines and has lived in Raleigh 28 years.
Kelly Hoskins, travel manager for the charity organization, was more succinct in describing Vega. Hes so great, she said.
Was Vega, who works as an IT specialist, a jock in high school? I asked him. I was an athlete, he said, but I was always a bench warmer. Im just an average person trying to do a special thing.
So, how does a bench warmer become a marathoner with one foot in the record book?
I started six years ago, he said. I volunteered to run for a charity, and after I worked so hard to get in shape for it, I said, Why quit?
Listen up, all of you couch potatoes who think running to the refrigerator during the commercial break before Final Jeopardy is revealed on TV is exercise aplenty: He started when he was 48. Now, dont you feel slothful?
Yeah, so do I.
Vega was struck by a car driven by a woman making a right turn while running a marathon in Kalamazoo, Mich., in May, but wasnt hurt badly. On second thought, yes, he was. He was hurt that he didnt get to finish the race.
I asked him whats the worst thing hes stepped in on his shoeless jaunts. Dont look at me like that: You know you wanted to know, too.
The answer was what youd expect.
Vega said he doesnt have any special treatment for his feet. He ices them down after a race, he said, cleans them with soap and water and rubs a topical antibiotic cream on them to prevent infections.
Vegas best time as a marathoner is 4 hours, 34 minutes not record-setting, but Vega is already a winner before he crosses the finish line. So are the thousands of children who have shoes because of his efforts.
You and I dont have to run marathons to help put shoes on the feet of poor kids. We can just run into the other room, grab a checkbook or credit card and donate to www.gofundme.com/barefootbandito.
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Meet Nyx. This half-human, half–Drow private eye investigates paranormal crimes by day and is an elite Tracker of demons by night. She prefers working solo—and playing rough. So when a terrifying force starts murdering innocent humans and paranorms, and leaving strange demonic symbols burned into their buildings, it's a case Nyx takes very personally…
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