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3 games in a row. My comfort after work is to come home and watch baseball w/ my daughter. When I got married I made the deal that when the Twins were on, I get control over the remote and I get to watch TwinsBaseball. Let me tell you the last week, Duluth has had the worst April weather since I have been alive I think. Windy, snowy, cold, not one good thing that brings spring into summer. No golf, going to Mondays Twins game at Target Field at 35 degrees, and horrible business due to bad driving conditions. I would love it to come home and relax and watch the Twins. Hell Joe Mauer is really fun to watch right now, Hicks was starting to look more comfortable, and the Twins won 2 games in a row, or I could say that Anaheim had no care of being in Minnesota and playing those games. The Twins have won 4 of the last 16 games vs the Sox I believe, and I was hoping to watch the series. Sox/Twins was a good rivalry back in the day.
When the Twins were winning the Central, Guillen was managing the WhiteSox, I used to love when they came to the dome. They hated the dome, and we dominated them. When I was a kid I got WGN, and I had the choice of watching Cubs games, Sox games, or on MSN, Twins games. I couldn't stand listening to the Sox games, the announcers I wanted to punch in the face, I loved Steve Stone and Haray Carey. I have hated the White Sox ever since I was a kid. I hate the Yankees, which lead me down the path of being a Red Sox fan. I want a rivalry!!! I want the Sox to be the rivalry it was 5-8 years ago. Obviously it takes winning seasons to get good rivalries, right now we haven't been good, so the rivalry has gone away. I have written about this before, the Twins need to stir things up, not sure who to do that w/, if it was me it would be the Yankees or the White Sox. A.J. Pierzynski helped create the rivalry, we need more characters like that in baseball. We have pieces to the puzzle coming up, at some point they need to have a little swag. Again, I have said this before, Joe Maddon made the Rays what they are today. They didn't take anything from the Yankees in preseason games and started showing people they aren't afraid. I would love to rial some things up with the Sox this weekend.
I can't help myself but write about my favorite show ever. "Survivor" I love that show more than any other show I have watched. I get made fun of because people think the show is about "surviving". It is totally not what it is, even though the conditions help make the show. There is soooooo much strategy that goes on in that show, I wish all my friends would give it a shot so I can talk strategy with them. I encourage every person, if you haven't watched the show, you love strategy, and you start understanding all that goes into the game, you would have to love it. This is my one attempt to just have at least 1 person more to watch this show, as I have probably seen most seasons, and the show never lets me down.


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The problem with that is... what's the advantage to doing that? Why would he want to fool his own side?name lips wrote:1) It's not really Jack, but some sort of trick to make Parson THINK it's Jack.
I think the fact that it's anticlimactic is sort of the point. It's a war. People die. Not always in a big heroic way.


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Dear Patch.com readers: This is my final Faith Matters column. December 2010 to March 2012 is a good run. I've met fabulous, faithful people who have graciously let me into their houses of worship and their hearts.
Thank you and bless you. Rev. Kemery Baldwin
Members of three local United Church of Christ congregations gathered for tasty pie and talent performances Feb. 26 and raised money for missions.
The fellowship hall of Emmanuel United Church of Christ in Weldon Spring had standing room only by 6 p.m. as people crowded in to watch the performance of friends and neighbors. No big screens, no flashy lights; just music, songs and skits for good works and a great time.
Emmanuel UCC, in St. Peters and St. John's United Church of Christ, Weldon Spring have joined together in this effort for the last five years rotating the location among the three churches.
The churches raised money for missions by selling slices of pie and a pie auction. Money will go toward Heifer International, Inc., Every Child's Hope (formerly Evangelical Children's Home) and the Joplin Relief Fund of the Missouri Conference of the United Church of Christ.
The youngest performer was eight-year-old singer Abby Schmidt, from Emmanuel UCC. After she was finished, a young man from the front row said clearly for all to hear, "Abby, you were awesome!"
Randy Williams, also from Emmanuel UCC and the master of ceremonies stepped on the stage to perform. He sang "Long Black Train" by Josh Turner but in a style very much like Johnny Cash.
Youth got into the act as well. Besides Schmidt, Nick Hornung of Grace UCC played two piano pieces and 14-year old Eli Massar of St. John's UCC offered a classical guitar solo. There was a clever rap song and dance, accordion music sing-along, and other singers. The musical theater parody received a standing ovation.
Three couples from St. John's UCC call themselves "The Silly Six." Using "The Goodbye Song" from the Broadway show and movie "The Sound of Music," the three women dressed as men and the three men dressed as women and lip-synced and acted out the song. It was hysterical. I admit, I laughed out loud and whooped at the end. "The Silly Six" are Roy and Carol Boschert, Dick and Joann Wade and Jerry and Polly Wagner.
There were plates and plates of pie ready for sale when most of us went to the dining hall after the talent show, urged on by Rev. Polly McWilliams, pastor of Emmanuel UCC.
"Oh, this apple pie smells really good! Who wants it for $10? Do I hear $11?" McWilliams urged the bidders on until that pie sold for $20, the highest bid of the night. The next highest was $15 for a blueberry pie. I took home a pumpkin pie for $11.
This Sunday evening was not splashy. It was sharing of our best efforts for good causes. It also spoke about churches understanding that they do not have to go about "being the church" all on their own.
Churches can come together and not have to do everything by themselves. When churches work together and build something together, no matter how simple and straightforward, a shared experience is created among the congregations and a wider community it built.
This Talent Show and Pie Social has at least a five year history among the three churches. That is a lot of music and laughter and pie and funds raised, and this was all done and shared in faith.
After all the pie was bought, eaten and auctioned, the total was $525 or $175 to each designated mission.
That's a lot of homemade pie, made with love, and enjoyed, purposefully and faithfully.
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Full disclosure: I am a member of St. John's UCC, Weldon Spring.


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Anthony McDaniel
The Port Arthur News
I am often asked lately why I have not been writing. My response to this question is that I make every effort to be a reasonable man. When I began the street campaign I was responded to by the council with, "We would love to repair all the bad roads in Port Arthur, there simply is not enough money; nevertheless, we are definitely working on it but it will take time."
Upon the arrival of the new city manager, Floyd T. Johnson, I e-mailed him several pictures of horrendous roads in our community. I then had a discussion with him that gave me the impression that this would be a priority concern; hence, the wait. Since that time I did notice that the corner of Austin and Thomas Blvd was repaired. I called to commend the city manager on his efforts; unfortunately I've not seen additional efforts relative to street repair. Suddenly it occurred to me that Austin Ave. is the road most commonly used to get to downtown where many of our officials must travel for work and meetings from other areas in which they live, and are accustomed to significantly better road conditions.
American Insurance Group was redefined in the Kirwan articles in 2009 this way: "Arrogance Incompetence & Greed is the definition of AIG, and everything that so-called company supposedly stands for. This is a present-tense comment because this problem is not only still here, it's growing!" — Jim Kirwan. Sadly, in a city overflowing with churches, we experience this same type of leadership right here in our own community. Cronyism runs rampant in our school district, with administrators with poor performance and increasing salaries, tired retirees who refuses to relinquish position to the next generation. All of this is at the expense of the children in our community who cannot create a complete sentence on the high school level; nevertheless, they are able to acquire athletic scholarships to be further exploited for their physical abilities while intellect hibernates. That is until that unfortunate injury that leaves them oblivious to the real world structure and incapable of maintaining a reasonable standard of living.
I recently interviewed a group of students in a humanities class who expressed that they had no knowledge of what humanities was. Several of them further explained that they did not register for the class; they were placed in it for the necessary credit. Others stated they took the class because they were told it was easy. The classroom appeared as though it had been hit by a tornado. The students in the class were working on creating a model community as though they were on a deserted island and had a month to complete it. Keep in mind these are high school students being taught by an elderly teacher who should have probably retired some time ago. How many years have gone by with this standard being upheld? I further asked about student government. The students were in agreement that this was an area dominated by the Asian students. The extent of its functions was fundraisers. When I asked about activities, the students stated, "Every time Mr. Rice (Memorial High school principal) requests something for the students (unless it is free), we receive a denial from administration due to funding so he doesn't bother to ask anymore." Wouldn't this make the phrase "It's about the children," commonly used by administrators and board members, an oxymoron?
I want to close leaving these thoughts with you: Why are teachers being bombarded with data reports to the point of frustration, while administrators only account with flowery fluff? With all of the lawsuits our district is getting, why don't we hear any follow up? Are we settling out of court and having the litigants sign gag orders, burning up our 2 million dollar liability insurance coverage? What happens when our district becomes "high risk" making our coverage options slim at best?
Here is another excerpt from that Kirwan article discussed earlier: "However, the enablers are the AIG leaders who, as New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo revealed Tuesday, signed those bonus contracts a year ago to reward the very people "principally responsible for the firm's meltdown."
See the similarities?
Anthony McDaniel of Port Arthur is founder of Concerned Young Citizens of West Side Port Arthur. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Some sensible advice in the Wall Street Journal this morning:
- Since the ill-fated day in 1971 when Uncle Sam took over control of rail passenger service as a "temporary" experiment, Uncle Sam has spent almost as much money bailing out Amtrak as it cost to put a man on the moon. All of this money for a train service that doesn't reduce traffic congestion, doesn't cut pollution levels, doesn't save energy, and isn't integral to inter-city travel, because so few people ride the trains.
We're not against trains; they can be a great way to see America. But Amtrak has poorly served customers and taxpayers alike and is arguably the nation's worst-run commercial enterprise. It loses $1 billion a year ($45 per rider) and that doesn't include some $10 billion in deferred maintenance costs. Every route run by Amtrak loses money, and some are horrendously unprofitable. The long-distance route from Los Angeles to Florida loses $400 for every passenger who comes aboard. It would cost taxpayers less if Congress purchased free discount airline tickets for every traveler.
The good news is that there's no law of economics that train service has to lose money -- although it's a pretty sure bet that a train run by the government will. A Congress serious about fiscal restraint would privatize Amtrak, lift its indefensible monopoly status as the sole provider of rail passenger service in America, and let the market determine where and how train service can operate in the black.
The full article is here. Other recent Amtrak-related posts are here, here, here, and here. And be sure to check out Iain Murray's recent CEI study on the British experience with rail privatization.


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Okay, so, Ansom. He's Decrypted. Loyal to... Gobwin Knob? Wanda? The Pliers? Details are unclear. But, he's still got all his stats from before - even his specials, like Leadership 10.
So now what happens if Stanley croaks without naming a successor? Do they go neutral? Or is having a royal on your side enough to prevent that - a royal, all of whom have the capability to split off and start new sides anyway?
Wouldn't it be interesting if Stanley were to suffer an accident, just like his predecessor? Then who'd be calling the shots? The Overlord Formerly Known As Prince? Or the power behind the throne?
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Kids are collateral damage in immigration witch hunt
Adam Thompson on February 8, 2007 - 9:31am
Well, the feds have done it again. They've stepped in where states are doing good work and messed things up. In an effort to prevent illegal immigrants from enrolling in Medicaid, new federal citizenship identification requirements are instead causing US citizens to lose coverage and increasing state Medicaid administrative costs. Children are the biggest losers.
The rules, which impose burdensome requirements to show proof of citizenship for Medicaid, are part of the right-wing's immigration witch hunt and were designed to prevent "false allegations of citizenship" in Medicaid enrollment. Even though the Bush Administration reported no abuses of the kind, it went along with the House and Senate and incorporated the rules in the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act.
ID Rules Cause Enrollment Declines and Increase State Medicaid
A new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows that enrollment of US citizens in Medicaid has dropped significantly in 6 states that were surveyed since the new rules went into effect last July. Wisconsin saw 14,000 people lose or be denied Medicaid and, in Virginia, 12,000 children have lost their Medicaid coverage. Iowa saw its largest decline in Medicaid enrollment in 5 years. The enrollment declines are not due to economic factors or employment status of families because enrollment in food stamps, which is more susceptible to such conditions, have increased, according to the report.
States contacted by the Center repeatedly said that the enrollment declines are coming from citizens, not from illegal immigrants, and that the proof of identity requirements often pose the greater barrier. 69% of enrollment declines in Wisconsin weren't because applicants couldn't show proof of citizenship but because they didn't have the necessary proof of identity. These rules may seem simple for most families, but for rural families unable to travel to Medicaid offices and custodial grandparents who do not have birth certificates for their grandchildren, the rules create insurmountable barriers. Furthermore, the enrollment declines are not due to economic factors or employment status of families because enrollment in food stamps, which is more susceptible to such conditions, have increased, according to the report.
Along with declining enrollment, the new rules are increasing state Medicaid costs at a time when the Bush Administration is proposing additional cuts to the program. Because applicants must show original documents, like birth certificates, efficient enrollment procedures like mail-in applications and on-line enrollment are no longer feasible. Illinois projects increased costs of $16 million to $19 million in the first year to comply with the requirement.
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States with experience and long histories of immigration think this is nonsense. In stark contrast to the federal policies, llinois and California have learned that we all gain by helping immigrants integrate into society instead of marginalizing them. As the Stateside Dispatch detailed last December, Illinois is embracing its immigrant community by aggressively pursuing programs to facilitate their entry into the state through welcome centers and english learning and jobs programs.
Similarly, in a position that has drawn the ire of conservatives within his party, Governor Schwarzenegger wants to include illegal immigrants in his plan for universal access to health care. In a speech announcing his plan in January, he said:
There is no debate about whether to provide medical care for people who are in California illegally. I know this is controversial but federal law requires us to treat anyone who shows up at an emergency room in need of care. So the decision for my team was do we treat them in emergency rooms at the highest cost available or we do it right and do it efficiently?
In the absence of a fair and rational federal immigration policy, states must once again lead and pick up the pieces where the federal government has failed.


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SHELBY, N.C. -- The deadly E. coli outbreak at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds now points to a petting zoo as the potential source and location of the problem, health officials said Tuesday.
By Wednesday afternoon, the number of people infected with E. coli rose to 61 from 46 a day earlier. Of those 61 people, 38 are children.
Most of the people who are ill live in Cleveland County (33 victims). Three people remain in a Gaston County hospital. There are 11 victims from Gaston County and 10 from Lincoln County.
Investigators say for every one person who got sick, they are questioning three who didn't to find the differences. The answers lean toward the petting zoo although the findings are not conclusive, said Cleveland County Health Director Dorothea Wyant.
"We've been told that some of the kids were getting some of that hay that was underneath the animals," Wyant said Tuesday. "The animals were kicking the hay out into the walkway and they were picking up the hay that was underneath the animals and feeding the animals."
That hay could have had feces on it.
Wyant said some people brought strollers into the petting zoo when they weren't supposed to and feces could have gotten onto the strollers and then the kids riding inside them.
Some people who got sick did not go to the petting zoo or eat from food vendors, which is another possibility investigators are looking into.
Wyant says it's possible they got sick because muddy feces washed into other parts of the fairgrounds due to lots of rain the week of the fair.
"They get it on their feet, get it on strollers and take it to other areas of the fair," Wyant said.
Wyant said in one case it appears a child let an animal take a bite of a carrot, then bit the carrot himself and became infected.
The ground where those animals were has been dug up and turned over. Fairground workers covered those areas with a disinfectant and also planted grass. The spots will be roped off and won't be used again for months.
E.coli symptoms can show up 10 days after exposure. Wednesday marks the tenth day since the end of the fair.
Two-year-old Gage Lefevers of Gaston County died from the E. coli infection.
Lefervers' father was recently hired by the Gastonia Police Department. A spokesperson says there has been a huge outpouring of support for the family.
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Tuesday's conflicting rulings could affect subsidies for millions of Americans.
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A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington ruled Tuesday that subsidies may not be offered in the federal health exchange. The decision overturned a lower court ruling. Hours later the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals offered its own decision, which upholds the Obama administration's arguments that subsidies can be applied in the federal exchange.
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The D.C. circuit struck down the administration's decision to offer financial help for lower-income consumers buying coverage on the federal insurance marketplace. But the 4th Circuit court in Richmond, Va., said the subsidies were valid.
News outlets report that consumer frustration with health law plans' limited choice of doctors and hospitals is emerging in a number of areas.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., is challenging the requirement that members of Congress and their staffs get government-subsidized health care through the law's online marketplaces, but U.S. District Judge William Griesbach in Wisconsin says Johnson and his aide had not been harmed by the law.
The board directing the troubled Oregon health exchange is meeting this week to begin making recommendations about next steps and the future. In addition, Washington's health benefit exchange faces challenges of its own.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
A selection of health policy stories from Hawaii, California, Virginia, Kansas and Maryland.
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A witness in the latest court-martial of a Lackland Air Force Base training instructor told a jury Tuesday that she was afraid to tell the instructor to stop touching her because he was her superior.
The command-directed investigation last fall found that command failures and gaps in institutional safeguards allowed a culture of abuse and secrecy to grow at Lackland.
Staff Sgt. Donald Davis is the seventh MTI to go to trial in the growing sex scandal at the nation's Air Force boot camp training facility.
The Air Force is now working on implementing the policy change by the Department of Defense allowing women into combat roles. Coincidentally, 2013 marks the 20th anniversary of women being able to become combat pilots for the Air Force.
Christa D'Andrea is the chief of public affairs for the Air Force Recruiting Service at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph and served on active-duty for 11 years. She said the integration of women in these roles is the next logical step in the military.
Bexar County Commissioners have approved emergency funding to temporarily pay overtime to Bexar County detention officers, but the sheriff has a plan to save the county a quarter-million dollars.
Sheriff Susan Pamerleau said the county can save $250,000 by allowing her and the county manager to conduct an in-house staffing study instead of paying a third party.
Pamerleau said staffing issues at the jail are the most critical problem in her office, where she says 50 positions remain vacant.
Bexar County Commissioners proclaimed Feb. 7 through Feb. 24 "Official Rodeo Season" and Feb. 7 as "Official Dress Western San Antonio Day."
To herald the official rodeo season and the cooler weather, Bexar County Sheriff Susan Pamerleau has issued an order proclaiming cowboy hats as officially approved headgear for sheriff's deputies.
"Because it's tradition for Texas sheriffs. When I went to newly-elected sheriffs' school, I was probably one of the only ones who didn't have a cowboy hat on," Pamerleau said.
The San Antonio Children's Museum will be moving from its downtown location to Broadway and Mulberry, once construction on the massive-scale project is complete.
The project comes at a time when city leaders have focused their attention on revitalizing the urban core, but executive director Vanessa Lacoss Hurd doesn't see it as leaving downtown.
"We see it about providing a more holistic campus and experience for what we want to accomplish with our mission," she said.
A symbol of pride in the Alamo Heights community for nearly 90 years, the old water tower that became known as "Tin Man" is being taken down.
"Here recently in 2010 the city constructed another water reservoir, another tank," said Alamo Heights Public Works Director Patrick Sullivan.
Ron Nirenberg, the associate general manager for Trinity University's non-commercial jazz station, KRTU, has officially announced his candidacy for City Council District 8.Nirenburg has been preparing for the race for nearly a year. The 35 year old stressed accountability and ethics as his vision for city hall with a crowd of 100 supporters at Orsinger Park on Saturday.
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AUCD works on all of the issues encompassed in the very broad term "health care" for people with disabilities. Specific emphasis is placed on a community rather than institutional bias in affordable, equal access to health care. This includes private health insurance, public programs such as Medicaid and Medicare, managed care, as well as quality assurance and consumer education protections.
Please visit AUCD's Health Reform Hub, an online gateway designed to provide technical assistance and information about implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
Advocates ask CMS for Improvements in Demonstrations to Integrate Care for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries
AUCD joins 34 other organizations in letter
In this letter to Melanie Bella, Director of the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, disability and aging advocates urge for increased transparency, quality measures, readiness review, and continuity of care in demonstrations to integrate care and align financing for those dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
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Implications of Medicaid Block Grants and Spending Caps for Seniors and People with Disabilities
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AUCD Letter to Rep. Lucas regarding House and Senate Farm Bills
AUCD Letter to Representative Lucas regarding the House and Senate Farm Bills and proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
AUCD Letter to Senator Stabenow regarding the House and Senate Farm Bills
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St. Mary's Bank, Manchester, New Hampshire, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that counterfeit treasurer's checks bearing the institution's name are in circulation. The counterfeit items are reportedly associated with overpayment scams originating via the Internet.
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AUSTINBURG — Brittany Dawn Hall, age 21, became and angel on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, after a lifelong battle with a Neurological Degenerative Disease.
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As a resident of Leelanau County, I would like to apologize to the staff and reporters of the Record-Eagle for the outlandish behavior of the spouse of one of our elected representatives (Karen Zemaitis). I would like to assure you that this does not reflect the opinions or attitudes of many of us who live in the county. A free press is one of the foundations of a representative democracy, and it is very disturbing that there are those among us who do not share this view (especially those in public office).
It appears that the Constitution is used to support their views when it is convenient and totally ignored when it does not.
I applaud your determination to continue to call it like you see it, and not be intimidated by threats and violence. Keep up the good work and please know that you have support from your readers.
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I believe Northwestern Michigan College's new "Campus Expression" policy is an assault on free speech that may be imitated by other public entities if it is allowed to stand.
This attack on free speech would have been unthinkable when I was an NMC student from 1973 to '75. Students then were encouraged to speak out about the Vietnam War, women's rights and Watergate, to name a few of the heated issues of that time. Could you imagine the reaction if free speech on those issues had been corralled to a "Free Speech Area"?
Free speech at NMC will be restricted because a particular message might make some uncomfortable. But isn't that a part of higher education, to allow the free expression of ideas, even those we may find not agreeable to our view?
Finally, this policy will be a public relations nightmare for those seeking support for NMC's request for a 0.4-mill tax hike. NMC can't explain how the additional funds would be used, but is limiting public expression of an opinion. Do you suppose some of the additional funds would be earmarked to further stifle free speech?
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For your reading enjoyment (or anger, hopefully), Google "U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn's Waste Book 2012," where he lists just 100 examples of wasteful spending by our government, which includes such things as $27 million for pottery classes in Morocco (they have been making pottery since the fifth century B.C.), $2.6 million spent to train Chinese prostitutes to drink responsibly, $400,000 to study gay sexual behavior in Argentine bars (and let's not forget about the robotic squirrel).
Perhaps Sen. Coburn's own description of this waste explains it best, "As you look at these examples, put your personal political persuasion aside and ask yourself: Would you agree with Washington that these represent national priorities, or would you conclude these reflect the out-of-touch and out-of-control spending threatening to bankrupt our nation's future?"
And we can't keep the people's White House open for tours?
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Rapid City
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How many of you have heard of PAS? Probably not too many of us are familiar with it, and I feel it needs to be brought to not only to our attention, but to the attention of the family court judges.
PAS stands for Parent Alienation Syndrome and the definition, "An aggressive form of psychological abuse whereby one parent degrades and destroys the relationship between the children and the other parent."
With divorce having become so commonplace it is time that the courts start to recognize that, in some cases, PAS is real. The children need to be protected against this evil act of one parent alienating children from their biological father or mother. Unless there is proof that the non-custodial is harming the children in any manner, the visitation orders need to be enforced. How else are the children going to have a relationship with the non-custodial parent otherwise? These children weren't divorced, they are the victims of divorce.
Please judges, enforce the visitation orders and, as with any other court order not being followed, penalize the violator. One day, a child will thank you for ensuring they have had a relationship with both parents.
Susan Elliott
Traverse City
Makes more sense
Few would argue against a new library for Kalkaska, but the library commission seems to be determined to build a memorial to a past librarian. Rather than build on a hidden site west of U.S. 131 there are some well-built modern buildings available at a fraction of the cost on the main street in Kalkaska. This just makes more sense.
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Shops won't have a decent supply of PS4 consoles for at least another month, according to the boss of PlayStation UK.
Game has opened the first of its Gametronics stores, which focus on second-hand games and gadgets, much like Computer Exchange.
Another retailer is offering the Xbox One Titanfall bundle for £370. Which is good, seeing as the original one sold out in just 24 hours.
The online bookies reckon Sony's console will outsell Microsoft's this Christmas.
Sony looks set to launch a PlayStation 4/PS Vita bundle in December. Better rewrite that Christmas list.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata 'fessed up during the company's quarterly earnings call.
But the software giant won't disclose its policy regarding the resale of used titles for the new video game console.
Nintendo is planning in-store promotions and to send out leaflets in an attempt to convert customers to the Wii U.
The PlayStation 4 is Britain's fastest-selling console ever, storming to over 250,000 sales in its first weekend and beating the Xbox One's 150,000 sales.
Each sale of a used Xbox One game will profit Microsoft and the original publisher, at least according to U.K. gaming news site MCV.


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This spring Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is exhibiting some of its most popular pieces as well as many seldom-seen treasures which have been in storage. Vivid examples of the antique Oriental rug collection are hung in the museum's first floor gallery, complemented by textbook examples of fine porcelain, silver, glass and furniture collected by Museum founder, W. Parsons Todd. This is a special opportunity to see rarely-exhibited treasures from the collection in the gallery and tour the rest of the museum to see many other pieces in period room settings. Included in the exhibit are over a dozen Oriental rugs from the Museum's collection. The exhibit also features documents penned by some of our country's founding heroes including those signed by George Washington, Dolley Madison and others, and fine furniture such as a walnut English armchair, circa 1720, which was the inspiration for the Museum's logo with the ornate looping back and shell design.
"A Fine Collection" has a perimeter layout which leaves the center of the room open for a series of speakers and musical programming taking place in conjunction with the exhibit over the next several months. Programs in conjunction with the exhibit take place with music on the first Sunday at 4:30pm and speakers on the third Sunday of each month through June.
Celebrate the month of Valentine's Day with a choral performance "Love and Peace" by Harmonium Outreach Chorus at 4:30pm on Sunday February 3. The Harmonium Outreach Chorus is a subset of the 100-voice Harmonium Choral Society, an auditioned chorus with a mission to transform communities through music and including many professional church musicians and music educators among its members' wide range of vocations. Directed by Dr. Anne Matlack, the performance includes both period works and other songs related to the theme.
On Sunday February 17, at 4:30pm, Museum member and decorative arts collector Ken Miller presents "From Masters to Manufacturers - The Silver industry and Early American Life." Mr. Miller will share a brief examination of the early silver industry in the Colonies and newly born United States, focused on the significant changes within this one craft. It was not just taste and technique that changed during this period, nor was the American political revolution the only upheaval - in fact social and commercial life went through its own revolution during these years and can be witnessed through the stories of early America's silversmiths.
Tickets for Sunday programs will go on sale from 1pm on the day of the program, no advance sales. A separate ticket ($12) is required for the musical programs; discounted ($10) for members, Seniors, Students and those who purchased a Museum tour ticket that afternoon. House tours (regular admission applies) take place throughout the afternoon, the last tour leaves at 3pm. Tickets to hear speakers are Adults $8; Seniors & Students $6; Children 6 – 12 $4. Members and children under 5 are free. Speaker tickets include admission to take part in a house tour if visitors arrive during the afternoon and sign up to tour. On program days the upstairs galleries will remain open until 4:30pm, the "A Fine Collection" exhibit will close at 3pm in preparation for the program.
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum preserves the history of the Macculloch-Miller families, the Morris area community, and the legacy of its founder W. Parsons Todd through its historic site, collections, exhibits, and educational and cultural programs. The Museum is open to tour the house and view exhibits on Wednesdays, Thursdays & Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. Adults $8; Seniors & Students $6; Children 6 – 12 $4. Members and children under 5 are free. The last tickets for tours are sold at 3 p.m. School tours, adult/senior tours and rentals may be scheduled by appointment. For more information, including holiday closings, visit our website www.maccullochhall.org or find us on Facebook or call (973) 538-2404 ext. 10. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, 45 Macculloch Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is a nonprofit educational affiliate of the W. Parsons Todd Foundation.


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Beer drinkers who enjoy quaffing the creations of craft brewers can slake their thirst April 27 at the Great Vegas Festival of Beer. Those who don't live in Las Vegas will be provided with free rides to their hotels if they overindulge.
Guests can sample more than 200 beers from about 50 local, regional and international breweries. The promoter, a Las Vegas group called Motley Brews, has collaborated with the Nevada Craft Brewers Assn. to create a new product, Pyrite Pale Ale, for the festival.


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A new application from St, Petersburg's SportsBee Network is designed to help sports fans find sports bars.
Fashion indicates that Mike Smith may be in lien for a turn around season with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The magic of a Game 7 in the NHL's Stanley Cup Finals is not to be overlooked or ignored.
WFLA-TV here in Tampa has an annual broadcast telethon to raise money for All Children's Hospital. And their annual broadcast has trumped Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings (as well as taped coverage of the French Open). WFLA has also denied putting the game on their spare digital channel as well, in favor of syndicated TV shows/re-runs. The NHL is currently trying to remedy the situation. UPDATE (2:51 PM EDT): Sun Sports TV (regional cable sports broadcast network) will air the game at it's scheduled time on Saturday night. Hat tip to WBPhilip in comments.
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Our friends at Heritage Foundation released a new paper yesterday, Colorado's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights Should Not Be Breached.
"Colorado's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights imposes sensible tax and spending limits on the state government, reducing the burden on taxpayers and creating a better climate for economic growth; but rather than make politically difficult belt-tightening decisions, lawmakers have proposed Referendum C, a $3 billion tax increase that will permanently change TABOR, increase the size of government, and pose long-term fiscal risk."
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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal — The former owner of Franbilt, Inc. will pay restitution of almost $70,000, spend eight months under home confinement and face two years of probation, following his sentencing Wednesday.
But he won't spend any time in jail.
Thomas J. Barnes, 55, of Buffalo, was sentenced by U.S. District Chief Judge William M. Skretny for embezzling from an employee pension benefit plan. Barnes will repay $69,894.51 in restitution.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who handled the case, said Barnes, also a lawyer, embezzled money that was supposed to go to the Franbilt 401(k) plan for employees. Franbilt had 45 employees.
On April 15, 2005, Barnes purchased Franbilt, which was an industrial design and fabrication company located on Akron Road in the Town of Lockport. A few months later, on Jan. 27, 2006, Barnes made an amendment to the 401(k) plan and officially became a trustee.
He was responsible for holding in trust and investing 401(k) assets for the sole benefit of Franbilt employees and their beneficiaries. Between February 2006 and until Franbilt closed in January 2007, Barnes embezzled approximately $69,894.51 which has been paid by the defendant, the Department of Justice said.
In 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor obtained a default judgement against Barnes where he was ordered to pay $145,094 in restitution to the plan as part of the judgement. The charges, filed by the Labor Department in March 2009, charged Barnes, along with Franbuilt chief operating and financial officer Michael Burns, with allowing the company to delay forwarding employee contributions to the company-sponsored retirement plan, causing the plan to miss out on opportunities for financial growth.
The Labor Department said the plan suffered "lost opportunity" costs of more than $20,000. The labor suit also alleges that in 2005 and 2006, both men allowed the company to request more than $125,000 from the plan's custodial trustee and deposited the funds into the company's corporate account. These assets were never forwarded to the plan's participants either.
A partial consent judgment had been agreed to in 2009 by the Labor Department and Burns. The judgment prohibits Burns from ever again serving as a fiduciary to any employee benefit plan covered by ERISA.


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ECS' entry into today's comparison is an obvious value play. Unfortunately, we can't find this specific model on the U.S. market. The –F version is available at the same frequencies—but with a different GPU cooler—for around $70.
The GT 440 is tiny compared to more conventional enthusiast cards, though it surely has better gaming credibility than some of the integrated solutions that try to pass as 3D-capable. Our own Don Woligroski places it nine hierarchy levels higher than Intel's greatly-improved HD Graphics 3000 in Best Graphics Cards For The Money: May 2011.
Low-cost cards don't support SLI, but this one does include 1 GB of GDDR5-3200. It's also clocked at an impressive-sounding 810 MHz GPU, though both frequencies are par for the course given other GeForce GT 440s.
A true miser's product, the ECS NGT440-1GQI-F1 includes nothing more than a driver CD. Then again, with VGA, DVI, and HDMI onboard, does it actually need anything else?
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SARANAC — In Wednesday's edition of the Press-Republican, the high jumper in the photo on B1 was misidentified as Ben Strack.
The athlete in the photo was Ryan Kneussle, who captured first place in both the long and triple jumps in helping the Chiefs defeat Peru.
Extra sign-up sessions being held
AUSABLE FORKS — The Jay/Black Brook Youth Commission is holding an extra sign-up session Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m.-noon at Stewart's in AuSable Forks.
Children ages 4-16 from the towns of Wilmington, Jay, and Black Brook are eligible to play. All players must present a birth certificate for age verification in order to play. Contact Gary Whisher at, 647-8224 or 572-4983, if you have any questions or are unable to attend.
Saranac golf season outlook
SARANAC — Saranac golf coach John Roth believes his team's strengths will be their experience in the top four spots, which he thinks will be competitive with most teams.
Those four top spots will be filled by returners Nick Lees, Austin LaDieu, Jarett Wright and Max Staley.
His final two spots he said are "up for grabs." The final two spots will be filled with players that have limited or non-competitive golf experience. The Chiefs are looking to improve from their 5-5 record last season.
Players lost
Cameron Keysor, Colby Keysor, Patrick Robare, Brandon Terry, Austin Postelthweight.
Players returning
Nick Lees, Austin LaDieu, Jarett Wright, Max Staley, Zach Daniels.
Nick Daniels, Nick Drown, Andrew Caron, Garrett Maze, Nick Maze, Nate Moeller
David Favro sponsors boater's safety course
PLATTSBURGH — Members of the Clinton County Sheriff's Office will be conducting a certified boater's safety course on the following dates: June 1, June 8, June 15, June 22 and July 13.
The course will occur at the Clinton County Sheriff's Office from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
To sign up, call Denise Sample at 565-4338.
Skating Club offers Spring Ice Skating Lessons
PLATTSBURGH — The Skating Club of the Adirondacks will offer Spring Ice Skating Lessons beginning April 29 at the Ameri-Can North rink on Sharon Avenue.
Lessons are available for all ages and all levels are scheduled twice a week, on Monday's from 6 to 7 p.m. and Saturday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
For more information and a registration form, please send an email to email@example.com.
Final Rifle League standings
PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh Rod & Gun and its Rough Riders Rifle Team grabbed second place this season in the Vermont Winter Postal League.
Whitehall led the league the entire season and took first place among the 13 teams participating,
The Rough Riders were led by Peter Visconti with a 395.20 average. Visconti's average was tops among competitors firing at least 30 percent of the matches.
Visconti, who fired in all 10 matches, outshot Jason Pratt of Whitehall by just 0.10 of a point across the season.
Frank Richards of Mooers was the team's second best shooter with a 392.8 average, eighth best in the league.
The top junior shooter in the league was Andrew Visconti with a 385 average.
For more information about the Rough Riders Rifle Team, contact Norbert Yakey at 298-5161.
Season standings: Whitehall 15,736; Rough Riders 15, 617; Jamestown 15,604; Hartford 15,450; Capital City 14,737; Aces 14,697; Sharpshooters 14,274; St. Lawrence 13,971; JR Rough Riders 13,498; Northfield 12,386; Burlington 11,584; Hudson Falls 11,498; Marksman 9,109.
Jubert throws 300 game
CORNING — Connor Jubert rolled a perfect 300 game with a 790 series at the 64th annual New York State American Legion Bowling Tournament in Corning April 21.
"Strides for James" Fun Run to set for May 11
PLATTSBURGH — Strides for James is a 5K/10K, one-mile walk and children's fun run.
The race will be held May 11 starting at 9 a.m. at Point Au Roche State Park.
All proceeds will go toward the James Wilson Memorial Scholarship Fund at Clinton Community College.
Race t-shirt included in registration fee. Additional t-shirts can be purchased at $10 per shirt.
For further information, or to register, contact Noelle Eichenberger at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone at 593-4000.
Start times: 9 a.m. — one-mile children's fun run, 9:10 a.m. — one-mile walk, 9:30 a.m. — 5K/10K run.
Registration times: Children (18 and under) $10, walk $10, adults 5K/10K $20, families $30 (two adults, one child and 12 and under).
CVPH 5K Run/Walk slated for May 18
PLATTSBURGH — Registration forms for the CVPH 5K Run/Walk planned for May 18 beginning at 9 a.m. is available at cvph.org in the Upcoming Events section or at the Wellness Center at PARC.
Registration is $15 per person before May 11 and $20 after. The first 200 to register receives a free gift.
For more information, call Molly Ryan, Manager of Community Outreach at 562-7595.
Bowl Mart hosting 9-pin tourney
CHAMPLAIN — Bowl Mart Lanes will be hosting a 9-pin doubles tournament on Saturday, April 27th at 7 p.m.
There will be a buy a strike option. If no current average, men will use 180 and women 140. For more information, call 297-6106.


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July 28, 2014
WAYNESBORO -- Waynesboro is one step closer to having a balanced budget for next year. City Manager Michael Hamp II met with city council members Wednesday morning to go over a proposed budget.
This year's proposed budget is $43.5 million. That's $2 million more than last year.
It would pay for three new positions, including a deputy fire marshal and more money would go toward Waynesboro City Schools.
Hamp proposed raising taxes, including real property tax, to pay for new services.
"Over the last three years, our staff has worked hard in response to direction we've received from the council to maintain a lean an efficient operation and to establish reserves and insulate us to some extent," he said.
Money would also head to improve the city's police department. The budget is expected to go into effect by July 1.
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People Helping People is a list of charitable causes in our area that need donations or volunteers. The list ends today, but the charities' needs do not. Please consider supporting the causes of your choice throughout the year.
Information about People Helping People and a list of causes already published can be found at www.ohio.com/charity.
Here's Hope Horse Farm, 2545 Northampton Road, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223, provides therapeutic horseback riding to children and adults with special needs.
The farm is seeking sponsors for a new Percheron draft horse it hopes to lease from April through October so it can add more students to its program. The horse will cost $200 a month, plus expenses. Donations may be mailed.
For information, call 330-929-7694, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.hereshopehorsefarm.org.
Starting Over Airedale Rescue, 178 Water St., Wadsworth, OH 44281, saves, rehabilitates and finds homes for abandoned and abused Airedale terriers. SOAR is asking for pet store gift cards and gas cards. It also needs foster homes and volunteers to transport the Airedales.
For information, visit www.soar-airedale-rescue.com, call Lynn O'Shaughnessy at 517-546-8303 or email email@example.com.
Akron Summit Community Action Inc., 670 W. Exchange St., Akron, OH 44302, provides a range of programs aimed at reducing poverty and promoting self-sufficiency. It is part of Bridges Out of Poverty Summit County, a collaborative initiative to change local conditions and opportunities so people can move out of poverty.
The agency needs donations of nonperishable foods that can be used to make dinner to serve 60 people. Food donations are needed throughout the year. To donate, contact Megan Scheck at 330-940-1105.
In addition, the agency is seeking volunteers to serve in its Guiding Coalition. Coalition members help recruit volunteers, raise money, plan meetings and educational sessions, or create job and education opportunities for low-income people. To volunteer for the Guiding Coalition, contact Hannah Nitz at 330-434-3250.


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August 1, 2014
ASHLAND. Ky. (WSAZ) -- A $10 million investment and new jobs are on the way to Ashland, Ky.
Bo Gunlock of RG Properties made the announcement during the Thursday afternoon City Commission meeting.
Dicks Sporting Goods and PetSmart are the two stores that will be built at the Melody Mountain location.
Construction is expected to start next week and the developer hopes to have the stores opened by the end of September.
Another announcement is expected next week of another store that will soon joins these two on the mountain.
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Stuart Taylor
The Valdosta Daily Times
If you ask the women who run Sew Blessed, Sew Blessed Quilting and The Design Station, they will all agree that they're very fortunate and, yes, they are so blessed.
Sharon Respess started out as a silent partner with Sew Blessed, until the original owner, Lois Bellflowers, decided to leave to spend more time with her family. Respess decided to take over the day-to-day operation.
"I thought it would be easy," Respess chuckled. "I was very naive back then."
Just before taking over Sew Blessed, Respess met Ivey Crenshaw when Crenshaw made curtains for Respess.
"I told her that a friend of mine was opening a boutique that featured children's couture," said Respess.
"I put down my curtains and started making kid's clothes," said Crenshaw.
Since that small beginning, Respess has added a number of talented women to the staff.
"I've been lucky enough for God to send the right people in my direction," said Respess.
"We all really complement each other well," said Janie Blalock, the manager of the new Sew Blessed Quilting. Sew Blessed Quilting opened less than a month ago in a remodeled ex-gas station/ex-fruit stand in Hahira's downtown.
Sew Blessed Quilting, as the name implies, focuses on quilting, offering fabric tools, and patterns, as well as quilting classes.
Sharing the space is The Design Station, run by interior designer Jesslyn Brantley, a long time member of the Sew Blessed ladies. Along with running the store and helping customers find the right piece for their home or office, Brantley also makes house calls, running out to a customers' home or office. A recent Valdosta State University graduate with a degree in interior design who has also done corporate design work, Brantley is well-loved by everyone there.
"She has been my right hand these last few years," said Respess. "And she is amazing at finding things for people."
"No matter what kind of piece people want to finish a room, she always finds it," said Blalock.
Fran Roberts, Sue Hudson, and Toni Williams round out the Sew Blessed team. The women come from Douglas, from Pearson, from Quitman, Valdosta, and Hahira every day to work, talk, and/or teach. It's the friendship they all share that keeps them coming.
Still, they're not without their disagreements. "We're women, so we butt heads sometimes," said Respess. Blalock agrees.
"You can't be with family without some disagreement," said Blalock.
"But we're each other's biggest fans and support system," said Hudson. "We're always here for each other."
"Some of us are retired and don't have to work, but we want to work here," said Roberts.
This philosophy extends to their customers. Whether someone buys fabric, pins, patterns, or a sewing machine, the women of Sew Blessed want them to feel like they're buying the shop as well. Customers often come into the store looking for help with the embroidering software they bought, or looking for someone to talk to about their sewing machine. Sharon, Sue, Ivey, Fran, Toni, Jesslyn and Janie take the time to talk with them, something that's sometimes lacking at larger stores.
Their whole philosophy, both for customers and for friends, can best be summed up by walking into Sew Blessed.
You're immediately struck by the large, open doorway that connects it to the store next door, the Tin Bucket. The doors to it have been open since the stores opened next to each other seven years ago.
"We couldn't even close the doors if we wanted to," said Janie West, who, along with Sharon Darby, runs The Tin Bucket. "We all enjoy working together, the whole downtown. We send customers back and forth to each other. We're fortunate to have that relationship."
Fortunate, indeed. And so blessed.


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|See also senna any plant of the mainly tropical leguminous genus Cassia, esp C. fistula, whose pods yield cassia pulp, a mild laxative
|a lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum cassia, of tropical Asia
|cassia bark the cinnamon-like bark of this tree, used as a spice
|[Old English, from Latin casia, from Greek kasia, of Semitic origin; related to Hebrew qesī `āh cassia]
(1.) Hebrew _kiddah'_, i.e., "split." One of the principal spices of the holy anointing oil (Ex. 30:24), and an article of commerce (Ezek. 27:19). It is the inner bark of a tree resembling the cinnamon (q.v.), the Cinnamomum cassia of botanists, and was probably imported from India. (2.) Hebrew pl. _ketzi'oth_ (Ps. 45:8). Mentioned in connection with myrrh and aloes as being used to scent garments. It was probably prepared from the peeled bark, as the Hebrew word suggests, of some kind of cinnamon.