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It is documented that the Pentecostal Church began in Vandalia with outdoor meetings in 1917, led by two evangelists, DeWitt Spencer and Earl Hill.
The Rev. Pete and Pam LeDuc and their daughter, Aimee, will offer special thanks this year as they gather together with the rest of their family around the table.
Hattie Anderson, who was born on Nov. 12, 1912, now lives at Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care.
This is the third in a series of introductions to the children's day care and learning centers located in the area.
Fifteen years ago Audra Critcheloe was born with a challenge that she has faced with courage and determination … and an ability to understand and help others with similar challenges.
To harvest means to reap; to share means to give. That is what many Fayette County folks have been doing this year becasue of a drought, loss of jobs and higher costs of the grocery bills.
Jeff Bradley became a member of the Boy Scouts of America 11 years ago. He is 17 now, a senior at Vandalia Community High School and an Eagle Scout.
Bradley has earned the required 21 merit badges, and for his Eagle project, he provided a new sign for the Brownstown VFW Post 9770.
Dr. Glen Skow was born and reared in New York City, but has just a subtle "city" accent.
Though the sound of the horses' hooves and stagecoach wheels turning have faded long ago into our heritage and history, the stories and memories handed down through the ages have preserved at least a glimpse into those days.
Continuing with the second of three stories in this series of the old Cumberland Road stagecoach stops and the tradition of providing food and rest for travelers and local folks, the focus this week is on the Good Old Days Catering and Banquet Hall at 365 W. Cumberland Road.
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John K. Manna
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There may be some exceptions, but presidential elections usually generate a higher voter turnout than so-called off-year elections.
The question is, how much effect will voter turnout for this year's presidential race have on other contests, including those for Congress and the state Legislature?
The 2008 and 2010 general elections provide some insight into what may happen — at least locally on Nov. 6.
In 2008, approximately 42,800 Lawrence County residents voted. Barack Obama lost the county to John McCain by about 2,000 votes.
With two exceptions, all other Democrats on the ballot carried Lawrence County. Those exceptions were Tom Corbett, who won re-election as attorney general, and Elder Vogel, who won election as state senator.
One of the Democrats who won was U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire. He carried the county over Republican Melissa Hart by about 9,000 votes.
Two years later, Altmire defeated Keith Rothfus in the county by less than 3,000 votes.
That was the year when Republicans gained control of the U.S. House and made inroads in the U.S. Senate. So, the Republican tide may have had some effect on local races.
But so did turnout. A little more than 28,000 Lawrence County residents voted in the 2010 election. That was about 14,000 fewer voters than the 2008 presidential election.
In a county where Democrats hold a big registration advantage, that dropoff in voter participation can be significant for Democratic candidates.
There certainly was no coattail effect in 2008. Voters overall looked at each race in its own context and voted accordingly.
That should be the case again this year. Although nobody has a crystal ball, there is consensus that President Obama will lose Lawrence County again. But based on past experience, the coattails will be short or nonexistent in the county on either the Republican or Democratic side.
However, this year's election will bring out a higher number of voters than two years ago and that should translate into an advantage for Democratic candidates on the ballot in Lawrence County. That doesn't necessarily mean a win for Democrats in each race, but an advantage nonetheless.


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Mrs. Danielle Newman has been in education all her life. She was raised in a home where her dad was her high school principal. "It definitely was an interesting childhood with high expectations from both my mom and dad", said Mrs. Newman.
She attended Bowling Green State University for her first two years of college. She received her undergraduate and two graduate/master's degrees at IPFW. She has been a teacher for 17 years. She has worked with 4th graders up to and including 8th grade students as a teacher and an instructional coach. She had the opportunity to work with kids at New Haven Intermediate, Leo Elementary, Leo Junior-Senior High, and Paul Harding Junior High. Mrs. Newman said, "I have loved every experience that I have been given at EACS. I cherish the time that I can make a difference in students' lives and I get so excited and engaged in helping kids make connections to help them grow as a life-long learner."
"As a new principal at New Haven Primary School, I am looking forward to focusing on the whole child and making connections with students, staff, family members, and the East Allen community!"
Cheerleading isn't just jumping and waving pompoms! It is a sport that requires hard work, as well as a good attitude.
Coming into cheerleading as a freshman, I never thought of the life lessons you'd learn. Coach, Julie Lebamoff, and her son and manager, Alex, have been such an awe spring duo. They teach us giving back to the community is the best thing to do.
Now as a junior, I can say I am proud to be a Warrior! The Woodlan Cheer Squad has been through it all. From getting third at State last year, to a great start at IU this year, receiving two all American's, a jump off champion, first and second for extreme routine, first for home dance, and third for stunt off.
We couldn't have done it without the help and support of our community, as well as our friends and family. Thank you, and when the tough gets going, the going gets tough! Optimism is the key to cheerleading.
Please come join us at our Woodlan Cheer Clinic, September 13,2014 from 9 am-12pm, in the Woodlan High School.
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RediMed Adds Two New Urgent Care Clinics Located in Downtown Fort Wayne and New Haven
Lutheran Health Network officials today announced that RediMed will add two new urgent care clinics, one in the Anthony Wayne Building located in the heart of Fort Wayne and another at Lutheran Health Plaza in New Haven. A new Business Health Services clinic offering occupational medicine is also being added in Bluffton.
Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, RediMed continues to blossom with new and remodeled facilities as well as enhanced services. Central to RediMed's systemwide transformation is a renewed emphasis on quality care and greater efficiency. To illustrate that point, each RediMed urgent care clinic is initiating a 60-minute visit commitment. The 60-minute visit defines the targeted maximum amount of time for RediMed patients to check in, be cared for and check out.
"We are committed to a 60-minute visit," said Vikash M. Negandhi, MD, COO, RediMed. "We strive to see patients in the most clinically-advanced way while providing the best services to our community in the shortest amount of time. RediMed has been a community fixture for years; we have cared for many patients, but it is time we upgrade our services and our facilities."
The downtown RediMed will be housed on the first floor of the Anthony Wayne Building and it will include three exam rooms and a procedure room. Radiology, lab services and lower acuity procedures will be available on-site. More advanced imaging and procedures will be offered at St. Joseph Hospital, which is conveniently located just blocks away. The downtown RediMed will create 10 new healthcare jobs.
"Downtown has had very limited urgent care access outside of the hospital setting," said Brian Bauer, CEO, Lutheran Health Network. "We are ecstatic about offering prompt, non-emergent services to citizens who work and live downtown as RediMed adds another amenity to Fort Wayne's growing urban culture. This convenient location also provides a viable option for occupational health services. Either way, RediMed is prepared to handle both aspects of care whether for individuals or for businesses."
RediMed has made an important operational change so that each clinic will be staffed with double provider coverage to ensure patients are seen more rapidly. Consistency in staffing is another change that officials anticipate will improve the process. Each clinic will maintain permanent staff whereas temporary staff known as locum tenens had been used in the past.
Lutheran Health Plaza in New Haven will house a RediMed urgent care clinic and Business Health Services for the delivery of occupational medicine. The New Haven location will see an addition of seven full-time employees and one part-time employee.
The establishment of a Business Health Services site in Bluffton will involve the relocation of an existing occupational medicine clinic to a 3,400-square-foot location in front of the local Wal-Mart. The new BHS clinic in Bluffton will create three full-time healthcare jobs and one part-time position.
In addition to three new locations on track to open later this year, RediMed is near completion on renovations at four of its five existing urgent care, business health and physical therapy locations.
Renovations to existing RediMed locations include the northeast and southwest urgent care clinics, the southwest and north Business Health Services sites, and the north physical therapy location. Work at the southwest urgent care clinic includes expanding the space to enhance the patient experience.
When all of the renovations are completed, RediMed will provide patients with easier access to other healthcare services within Lutheran Health Network and greater continuity of care as a result of technological upgrades. All RediMeds will be equipped with electronic medical record capabilities.
Architecture and design services for the RediMed projects are being handled by MKM architecture + design. The general contractor is The Hagerman Group.
RediMed Clinic Downtown (new location – opening this fall)
Anthony Wayne Building 303 E. Berry St.
RediMed Clinic New Haven and Business Health Services (new location – opening this fall)
1302 Minnich Rd. New Haven, Ind.
RediMed Business Health Services Bluffton (new location – opening this fall)
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Hotel Fitness Championship teams up with Main Street Bistro & Martini Lounge to liven up the golf course
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (July 21, 2014) – The Hotel Fitness Championship and Fort Wayne's Main Street Bistro & Martini Lounge are teaming up to bring an exciting social element to Sycamore Hills Golf Club Aug. 25-31. Main Street Bistro will manage the upgraded Main Street Lounge pavilions on the 9th and 16th greens, providing sheltered seating with a view of golf, signature cocktails and unique food options for purchase.
Patrons who purchase the tournament's upgraded tickets will get both grounds access and entry into the lively Main Street Lounge pavilions. Giveaways and prizes will be distributed throughout the day each time a player records a birdie on holes 9 or 16.
The upgraded ticket options are:
- One Day Championship Round Main Street Lounge Ticket ($50): Valid one day of your choice, Aug. 28–31
- Four Day Championship Round Main Street Lounge Ticket ($115): Valid each Championship Round, Aug. 28-31
Main Street Bistro & Martini Lounge is located on the first floor of the 1st Source Center in downtown Fort Wayne. With a modern-contemporary menu, weekly specials, 60 unique international premium red and white wine choices, superior martinis and 14 regional craft beers on tap, the lounge offers something for everyone.
"We are very excited to be partnering with one of Fort Wayne's most original downtown eateries," said Duke Butler IV, tournament director of Hotel Fitness Championship. "Main Street Bistro knows how to create a superior guest experience with a high level of energy, and we look forward to the fun atmosphere they'll create for our tournament patrons."
The Hotel Fitness Championship is one of four Web.com Tour Finals events for 2014 that will determine the 50 players who earn cards for the 2014-15 PGA TOUR season under the TOUR's enhanced qualifying system. It is the year's biggest golf tournament to be played in the Hoosier state and is estimated to have a $4-5 million impact on Fort Wayne's economy.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.hotelfitnesschampionship.com or contact Sally White at (224) 260-3786 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
EACS is proud to announce an open house for both of their K-12 Campus at Heritage and Woodlan!
Woodlan K-12 Campus Open House – August 1, 2014 at 10AM
Heritage K-12 Campus Open House – August 1, 2014 at 11:30AM
Scheduled to appear:
Local Politicians, teachers, staff, EACS Board Members
Dr. Kenneth Folks, EACS Superintendent
Ms. Glenda Ritz, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
(WANE) – The Allen County Sheriff's Department investigated a fatal crash near New Haven Sunday night.
Sheriff's department spokesperson Corporal Jeremy Tinkel said the single-vehicle crash happened at Paulding Road and Minnich Road near I-469 around 10:30 p.m.
The driver of the van was pronounced dead at the scene.
Tinkel said a domestic situation occurred between the man and a person in a separate vehicle. The situation escalated to the point the man was chasing his wife and stepdaughter in another vehicle down Paulding Road when he crashed.
POSTED: 07/21/14 at 7:33 am. FILED UNDER: News
NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) – Police confirmed to NewsChannel 15 that a man was hit and killed by a train in New Haven Saturday night.
A New Haven Police Department detective at the scene said they were called to the tracks at the intersection of Main and West Streets at 10:27 p.m. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man, who has since been identified by a family member as Paul Larson of New Haven, was pronounced dead at the scene.
POSTED: 07/20/14 at 9:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
Leo-Cedarville prime example of county trend
The Regazzi family play a game of horse outside their home in Leo-Cedarville.
Before he was married, even before he met his wife and had children, Ron Regazzi focused on schools in deciding where to live.
One reason was practical. He had heard that good school districts provide good home resale values. But he also had another motivation: "That if I get married and have kids that I don't want to have to move into a good school district. I'd rather start there."
Today, Julie and Ron Regazzi commute to jobs in separate cities, but they live in Leo-Cedarville, a town of 3,800 residents in northeast Allen County. The notion of "good" schools is a large part of what keeps them there, and they're not alone.
Leo-Cedarville has grown by more than 30 percent in the last decade, one of the fastest rates in Allen County. Many factors could be in play, but the perception of good schools has drawn the Regazzis and others to town.
"School is one of the big reasons that I've heard," said Julie Regazzi, who has two children in the school system and is the exiting president of the Leo-Cedarville Parent Teacher Organization.
Incoming PTO President Amy Horning, with three children in the school system, also said she and her husband were drawn to Leo-Cedarville because of the schools.
People move for a lot of reasons, including jobs and to escape from the big city. But for many, good schools are an important factor and contribute to town growth.
A 1998 study out of South Carolina seems to bear that out.
Still, if good schools attract families, no clear enrollment trend is seen in Fort Wayne Community Schools, which also has its share of high-performing schools and allows parents to choose where to send their children.
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LAKE WYLIE — If this is what these girls' coach has them do for fun, just imagine what conditioning or punishment must be.
Brian McPherson insists it will all be in fun, and his soccer players are buying in on the Feb. 9 fundraiser that will literally have them dribbling up and down a mountain. It may sound like a "way back when" story that grandparents tell, but players are pumped for the fundraiser inspired by a local school and its nearby monadnock.
"The girls are trying to raise money for the club by getting friends and family members to pledge donations for every lap the girls dribble a soccer ball up and down Nanny's Mountain," said McPherson, manager of the Discoveries Soccer Club under 10 Lady Green team. "It's taking the typical carwash, doughnut sale fundraiser to the next level."
Discoveries is based in Rock Hill, but has satellite teams that practice at Oakridge Middle School. McPherson and his daughter, Olivia, along with teammate McKenna Woodhead, live in Lake Wylie. McPherson got the idea to take on the mountain from a Crowders Creek Elementary School fundraiser, a "booster-thon" where children are sponsored for running laps around a track.
"We thought that we could take it a step further and put a soccer ball at the kids feet and add more interest by having them dribble in more difficult conditions," McPherson said, "challenging them more and making the fundraiser more fulfilling."
Enter Nanny's Mountain, the former iron works location and current park on a two-mile-around jutting together of Appalachia mountain and Carolina clay. Living nearby, McPherson knew the area. Others aren't quite as familiar with the mountain that climbs to an elevation of around 1,001 feet.
Samantha Ammann has been with the club two years, but she's never dribbled up any mountains.
"I have not been to Nanny's Mountain before," she said. "My plan is to dribble 15 to 20 laps."
Rock Hill resident Carly Kennedy hasn't been either, but that fact isn't stopping her from employing a little strategy.
"I'm the goalkeeper on the team, and I think I should be the last to go up the mountain so I can scoop up any balls my teammates lose along the way," she said. "That way I can practice my dribbling and my goalie skills at the same time."
There are nine girls on the team, many having played since age 4. They're currently ranked No. 8 in the state, having won three of the past four tournaments they entered. Even McPherson calls it a bit of an "outrageous idea" having 8- and 9-year-olds take on a mountain, but the team is used to challenges.
And they're looking forward to this one.
"They work very hard and love their game of soccer," McPherson said.
For more information about the club, team or to make a pledge, call 704-507-7615.


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Throughout October, the Magical Forest will be shrouded in Halloween finery for the entire family, beckoning ghouls and goblins with rides and attractions including:
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• The Spooktacular Forest Express Passenger Train
• Cheyenne's Enchanted Carousel
• The Slightly Scary Snowflake Mountain Slide
• Rod's Monster Mini Golf
You'll also enjoy nightly parades, crafts and movies, Spookley the Square Pumpkin Storytelling Fridays, Scary-oke Saturdays, the Candy Cabin and the Magical Midway.
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Layla Dog Dorsey here, pinch-hitting for my home girl Heidi whom you all know and love. Heidi's people, Diane, has a booboo paw and can't hit the buttons on the machine that make these stories so they have asked me to sit in real quick while she gets better.
You probably don't know me unless you have read my articles in the Christian Science Monitor or the Los Angeles Times, but I don't like to mention those because I'm not a namedropper. I'm a very low-key dog and in fact, I like to think of myself as Heidi's wing dog.
That's right, I'm the Sundance to her Butch, the Martin to her Sinatra, her … oh well, you get it. Humans are smarter than they look, so you know that behind every great dog there is a humble, self-effacing yet infinitely talented sidekick who leads the entourage and helps to make the Alpha Dog look good. C'est moi!
I can't tell you some of the cool things about Studio City the way Heidi does because I live all the way over in Culver City (a zip code where Brentwood mobile groomers will not tread) and need a people to drive me around. So I thought I might give you an insider's look at life inside the posse of a star like Heidi.
You probably think it's all glamour but let me tell you it's no dish of milk bones. My job is to operate behind the scenes and that's the way I like it. I think of myself as the fixer because I make things happen. Think of me as the Karl Rove of dogs. I have made a science out of manipulating people to get the best work out of them because let's face it, humans are basically lazy. I mean, when was the last time you saw one of them chase after a car or run down a tennis ball? They'll sleep eight hours a day if you let them!
We all know that dogs run the world and peoples take the credit, so I say if it ain't broke don't fix it. As long as they think they are in charge, it all works. When Heidi looks glamorous in those cheesecake shots it's really because I was up at dawn making sure the peoples got things right. I'm the one who makes sure there are no blue milk bones in the dish, the rawhide chewies are room temperature, and I don't even want to mention scheduling problems and dealing with peoples on the phone. Do you have any idea how difficult it is for a Labrador to use a BlackBerry?
When it comes to peoples, usually all it takes is a wag of my tail and they melt right into my paw, but with the more difficult ones I'm not above using my feminine wiles to get things done. After all in the dog-eat-dog world of the Hollywood food chain, it's a war to stay number one and I do whatever I have to do to keep my homey in the public eye. (But don't take that wrong and the rumors about me and that collie were all fabricated).
Knowing where the groomer is 24/7, laying out the right collar for the next shoot, keeping the humans quiet on set, working with lighting techs who never remember Heidi's good side, arrogant limo drivers who hate dog hair in the
back seat, and making sure the extras don't lick their privates on camera all take their toll. Thank Dog that Heidi is easygoing and not like that little Chihuahua that can't even talk and has to have a people do her voice over. Justlike Spencer Tracy, Heidi always hits her mark and never trips over the furniture.
I could be working for one of those dumb dogs who slide all over the kitchen floor to get to their food when you call them or claim they can't open a pack of Beggin' Strips because they have no thumbs! Give me a break! If a bear can use toilet paper, a dog can open a plastic package! We all have teeth for Dog's sake and nothing comes between me and a Beggin' Strip!
So there you have the difference between a working actor dog and a star, and Ms. Heidi is the latter. She is a throwback to old Hollywood when glamour really meant something -- quiet, aloof, not barking unless she has something important to say, maintaining just the right veil of mystery without having to show too much skin, a class act if ever there was one and I like to think I have something to do with that. Thanks to her I am an American success story, clawing my way up from a pound in South Central full of pit bulls to life in the fast lane, and I'm going to work my tail off to keep both of us there.
(Editor's note from Diane: Layla's Dad, adventurer and travel writer James Dorsey, helped her out with this column. Editor's note from Heidi: Thank you Layla. I would like to see the bear use toilet paper, and also please to have a Beggin' Strip next time I come over).


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Five years ago this month, a Belleville jury made a stunning decision. They awarded $5 million to Jim Wisniewski who was sexually assaulted by a Catholic priest for years.
And exactly 20 years ago, Belleville's Catholic Diocese made national headlines as the first of 17 credibly accused child- molesting clerics was removed from ministry.
How have Belleville Catholic officials changed, if at all, in the years since these disturbing developments?
Stunningly little. And their response has largely mirrored the arc followed by the rest of the Catholic hierarchy: First, temporary period of improvement and grandiose promises (while the glare of media attention is intense) then a long period of quiet backpedalling (when public pressure subsides).
In 1993, like a row of dominoes, eight clerics were accused of child sexual abuse and suspended from active duty: the Revs. Jerome Ratermann, James Calhoun, Robert Vonnahmen, David Crook, Robert Chlopecki, Deacon Francis Theis, the Revs. Eugene Linnemann and Edwin Kastner.
The following year, three more were ousted: the Revs. Louis Peterson and Walter MacPherson and Monsignor Joseph Schwaegel. In 1995, the Revs. Raymond Kownacki and Gary Sebescak were suspended and the Rev. Alan Ruppert was removed three years after that.
After seven years of relative calm, the church's abuse scandal began making national headlines in 2002. That led to three more priests being removed: the Revs. Edward Balestrieri, Daniel L. Friedman and William F. Rensing. Friedman was later reinstated.
In most of the cases during the early 1990s, then Bishop James Keleher or then Bishop Wilton Gregory publicly announced the suspensions and had open parish meetings to discuss them. In that sense, the Belleville Diocese seemed a little more transparent and ahead of the curve than most Catholic institutions.
But whatever progress seemed to be happening ended abruptly in 2005, when Bishop Edward Braxton took over. Secrecy and hard-nosed legal tactics were restored.
Now, 20 years later, only two of the predators have been defrocked. Seven, we believe, are still being paid. And none are being housed or watched by anyone, so they are living among unsuspecting neighbors. This needlessly leaves kids at risk.
And the jury's $5 million verdict in the Kownacki trial ended up costing $6.33 million because Braxton insisted on repeatedly -- and unsuccessfully -- appealing for three more years.
It wasn't, however, the only wasteful spending by Braxton. Within days of taking the diocesan reins, he launched an expensive renovation of the bishop's residence. And in 2008, Braxton had to publicly apologize for misusing money in two church funds, for fancy vestments and furniture.
Last month, Braxton quietly went to Nigeria for a church ceremony (as he has apparently done several times in recent years). And he's reportedly renovating his private kitchen even though just seven years ago he spent an estimated $150,000 remodeling his residence.
This mirrors what we've seen across the United States. When the abuse crisis reached a "Belleville like" frenzy in 2002, America's bishops adopted a long and impressive-sounding "zero tolerance" policy that promised openness and transparency in child sex cases. And for a short while, there was real progress.
But very quickly, old habits kicked in with vigor and Catholic officials reverted to ancient, self-serving and irresponsible patterns. It became harder and harder for victims to be deemed "credible" by church staff. It began to take longer and longer to get admitted or accused offenders yanked from their parishes. And the much-touted openness was replaced by more vague terminology when bishops deigned to comment at all on why a priest or deacon was no longer on the job.
A few days ago, we in SNAP hand-delivered a letter to Braxton begging him to stop his second house renovation in seven years and his repeated overseas trips and disclose who's paying for these extravagences.
We urged him instead to start housing and monitoring his predator priests. And we prodded him to post their names and whereabouts on his diocesan website, so that children would be safer, and to reveal how many boys and girls have been sexually assaulted by Belleville priests (as his predecessor did in 2004).
We've written Braxton before, and rarely gotten even the courtesy of a reply. But we'll keep trying. We were around 20 years ago, helping to heal the wounded and protect the vulnerable. And we'll be around for the next 20 years, doing the same, regardless of whether Belleville Catholic officials go forward or keep moving backwards on this on-going scandal.
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Janice R. Burton of Halifax County was elected Nov. 29 to a sixth two-year term as chairman of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Women's Committee.
Elections of officers and directors were held at the VFBF 2012 Annual Convention in Chantilly.
The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Women's Program, for which the women's committee serves as a steering body, provides leadership and service opportunities for farm women and sponsors events that help educate the public about agriculture. The women's committee chairman also serves on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.
Burton, who grew up in Halifax County, has served on the women's committee since 1994. She was committee vice chairman for six years. She also serves on the board of the Virginia Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom.
In recent years, she said, Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Women's Program participants have made great strides in planning and carrying out educational and promotional projects in their communities.
"To support them in that work, the women's committee has focused on providing opportunities for personal and professional development—and they've enthusiastically welcomed each one.
"The volunteers who make up county Farm Bureau women's committees are a resourceful group with all kinds of strengths on which they've drawn to promote agriculture," Burton said.
She and her husband are retired tobacco, dairy, corn and small grain producers. They are still involved in hay production and lease farm acres for vegetable production.
Before retiring they had a joint operation with a brother-in-law in an agriculture supply business and manufactured liquid fertilizer.
Burton was employed by Virginia Cooperative Extension for 30 years.
She is the preschool department director at Bethel Baptist Church in Scottsburg. In her spare time she enjoys yard work, shopping and antiquing.
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Boise's Micron Technology Inc. said Tuesday that it earned $358 million in profits in its first quarter over the fourth quarter, boosted by a 69 percent increase in sales of dynamic random access memory, one of its main products.
The increase in sales resulted from the company's purchase of Elpida Memory Inc., a Japanese company, last July.
Profits are down from the $1.71 billion reported in the fourth quarter, but up from the $275 million loss the pre-Elpida Micron lost in its first quarter a year ago.
Revenues for the quarter were $4 billion, up 42 percent over the fourth quarter. Revenue from NAND flash memory, Micron's other principal product, was up 8 percent because of an 11 percent increase in sales volume.


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Taylor Armerding
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---- — There was a clear undercurrent of alarm this past week in a Washington Post story reporting that more than a quarter of American workers with 401(k) and other retirement savings accounts are using them to pay for current expenses.
This is draining nearly a quarter of the $293 billion deposited into those accounts every year. Matt Fellowes, a former researcher for the liberal-leaning Brookings Institution and now chief executive of the financial advisory firm HelloWallet, told the Post that employers who match their workers' contributions, "are dramatically overpaying for retirement, but it is not benefitting the employee."
To which I wonder, why is anybody, especially the left-leaning Post and other liberals, surprised?
I agree that, back in those long-ago days when personal responsibility was considered important, this would have been seen as a very big problem. But now? The ones raiding their retirement accounts are the smart ones. You can count the ways.
First, why shouldn't they spend it? At least they're spending, or borrowing against, money they actually have, unlike our benevolent federal government, which is spending trillions that it doesn't have – borrowing it from China and leaving crippling debt for the coming generations to clean up.
Time and again in his first term, and now going into his second, President Obama has declared that true fiscal responsibility lies basically in just getting a bigger limit on your credit card.
His recent self-righteous declarations on raising the debt ceiling (which he spoke and voted against as a senator) are just the latest absurdity. Obama slams Republicans for resisting raising the debt ceiling, saying that the U.S. has always been a nation that pays its bills.
That's worth a Saturday Night Live skit – which will never happen since SNL wouldn't consider mocking a president not named Bush. And even if they did so, no matter how SNL framed it, they would be accused of using "racist dog whistles."
But the fact is that under Obama, the U.S. has done everything but pay its bills. It gets other countries to pay them, with a "promise" to pay them back.
The people tapping their retirement funds are just following the government's example. No need for delayed gratification. No need for restraint. No need to plan for the future. No need to spend only what you can afford. If you want it now, you spend it now, and if you do go broke sometime later, demand that somebody else support you.
Indeed, that is the second reason that any half-aware American should spend their money now. If you save it, the government will come looking for it.
I recall listening to a radio talk show several years ago on the topic of saving for retirement. The expert being interviewed went through all the reasons that people should set aside some money every month for their retirement years.
But, when she was asked what would happen to those people who ignored that advice, who didn't save and who ended up relatively broke in retirement, she said, "Well, I think those who are more fortunate will have to be asked to help them out."
Got that? If you sacrifice and save now, you will get no credit for it, or for how hard you may have worked. You will simply be labeled "more fortunate," as if the money you saved just fell out of the sky and you don't really deserve it. And, as the president is so fond of saying, you will therefore be "asked" to pay more – a "request" that will actually be a demand, with the force and penalties of law behind it.
Meanwhile, if you didn't save anything, nobody will ask how you spent your money – whether you blew it on vacations, lottery tickets and partying or not. You will be portrayed as a saintly individual faced with the "agonizing choice" of buying food or your medications for the next week.
So, those who don't tap into their 401(k) are suckers. They'll just be vilified for it.
Finally, the "blame" for ending up broke will never be placed on the individual who blew his savings, or never saved in the first place. Do you recall any criticism during the last decade of those who took out mortgages they knew they couldn't afford to pay back?
No, in that case, all the blame was on the unscrupulous lenders. The people who got themselves in over their heads were "victims."
That's the way it will be here, too. The retirement fund managers, who collect legal fees for their services, will be painted as the cause of suffering for millions of elders who spent all their retirement money before their retirement.
Yes, it is true that a few people tap into their retirement money for very good reasons – catastrophic circumstances like a life-threatening illness. But those are relatively rare exceptions. Yet elected officials, hoping to make citizens ever more dependent on them, declare that they are the rule.
So, don't pay any attention to the alarmists who tell you it's big trouble to spend your retirement money now. Based on today's government incentives, you're a fool if you don't.
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By Kenton Brooks
Phoenix Sports Writer
Hilldale, Wagoner and Stigler have something in common today and it's not pleasant.
All three schools are packing up their high school football equipment for the season after losing in the playoffs this past Friday night.
However, the coaches and key returning players on each squad are already turning their attention to the 2013 season.
For Hilldale, its season ended with 42-0 loss to Blanchard in the Class 3A quarterfinals. The Hornets could only manage 113 yards of total offense in being shut out for the only time this season.
"They outplayed us on both sides of the ball," coach Chad Kirkhart said. "We didn't run the ball effectively and we didn't throw it very well. In turn, they were able to run and pass equally as well. They're as good as any team we played this season.
"When you get shut out and give up 42 points, you're not going to win any of those battles."
But Kirkhart and the Hornets are also encouraged about next season.
"We've got some good kids with good experience back," he said.
Six starters return each way from the team that had the best season in school history with an 11-2 record and that reached the third round of the playoffs.
Quarterback Chandler Puckett leads the returnees. He completed 76 of 159 passes (47.8 percent) for 1,227 yards and 13 touchdowns in his junior season.
"I'm excited about next year as we've got a lot of talent coming back," he said. "I just can't wait. When you're a senior, you want to be a leader.
"The work starts in the off-season. I want to get bigger, stronger and faster."
It's hard to imagine that Wagoner's Lawrence Evitt needs to be stronger after an impressive junior season in which he ran for 2,982 yards and 35 touchdowns. But that's what he's thinking about as he looks forward.
"I want to have the best season of my life," he said. "I'm looking forward to a wonderful season. I'm also going to try to step up and be a leader."
Like Hilldale, Wagoner's season ended at 11-2. The Bulldogs lost 24-14 to Anadarko in the 4A semifinals, spoiling their chances for a repeat of a state championship.
"I'm very proud of this team how we fought back from adversity," coach Dale Condict said. "Being 11-2 is a respectable season."
Mistakes are what brought the Bulldogs' season to an end. It started when Evitt's first touchdown was called back because of a holding penalty and a bobbled handoff kept Evitt from scoring.
"We've just decided it wasn't meant to be for us," Condict said. "We had a chance to stay in the game, but we didn't take advantage."
Condict will welcome back seven offensive and six defensive starters back. Naturally, he's optimistic.
"We ought to be pretty good," he said. "Our junior class is really strong as we have 25 kids in it. It's a very good group for us."
The Wagoner coach knows Evitt will be a target for opposing defenses in 2013.
"I just want Lawrence to keep everything in perspective as he's going to start at zero next season," he said.
Stigler's Seth Sandlin also starts at zero after rushing for 1,144 yards and 16 touchdowns in his junior year. He's already set goals for his senior season.
"It'll be great," the 6-foot-1, 215-pounder said. "I want us to be district champs and make another run for the state title."
The Panthers' run this season ended with the 41-12 loss to Kingfisher in the 3A quarterfinals.
"Honestly, they were really a good team and physical," Sandlin said. "They also played downhill. They were good tacklers and we didn't make the big plays that we usually do."


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Knoxville —
To the Editor:
When I began to volunteer with the Marion County Humane Society (MCHS) nearly three years ago, I had little knowledge of the amount of time, effort and financial support that goes into caring for shelter animals. To say the least, my eyes have been opened after volunteering for a year, and then serving as the Assistant Director of MCHS for nearly two years. My purpose in writing this is to give the rest of the public a glimpse into the everyday happenings of a shelter and what is required to care for the animals that are brought to MCHS. In light of the recent publicity regarding contract negotiations with Marion County, I feel it is important for all to realize the vital public service provided by the hard-working staff and volunteers of MCHS and what a detriment it would be to our community and county to lose these services.
Marion County Humane Society is an independent non-profit organization providing care and adoption support for animals in need of a new home. When our new facility opened in 2008 we signed contracts with several local authorities, including Marion County, to hold and care for strays during their 7 day "hold" period.
As with other laws and local ordinances, it is the responsibility of local authorities to provide enforcement. Marion County Humane Society does not have the staff or resources to retrieve animals who may be found running at large 24/7. Nor is it within our mission or under our auspices.
Our current contract states that we will provide "animal shelter for animals collected or impounded". Once animals are impounded, the law requires that the animals be "held" for seven days to give their owners an opportunity to claim them. All who have ever owned pets know, as we do, that much work – including daily cleaning, exercise, feeding, and medical care – is required when "holding" pets as we await the possibility of an owner stepping forward to claim them. Many animals come in needing immediate and costly medical attention, which MCHS provides. The funds we receive from Marion County, including the $50 per animal fee, pays for this service during the first seven days of an animal's stay with us. After that seven-day period, Iowa Law allows the animal to become the property of MCHS. At this point, our contract requirements with local authorities are fulfilled and we then use the funds we raise through countless fundraisers and individual donors to pay the cost of spay/neuter, vaccinations and continued care so that the animal can be made available for adoption.
Last year alone each animal accounted for $182.55 in operating costs. However, this is only a fraction of what it truly costs to care for the animals. Ask the 13-year-old middle schoolers who donate every one of their Saturdays to caring for the animals, or the lady who religiously brings us a few bags of cat litter each month, or the many others who contribute. There is a lot that goes into the care of the animals that cannot be easily measured.
Regardless of who you are or what you have heard about the happenings of MCHS, I would encourage you to come and see for yourself. Talk with the staff or the volunteers and let them tell you the endless stories of the animals we have worked to save. Listen as they tell you about the endless hours, sweat, and tears and how it is all worth it when we get to see them go to loving homes and have a second chance at life. Listen as they tell you that we do all we can, but we don't have the resources to provide 24/7 transport to animals who are found as strays. Listen as they tell you of each and every animal that would have been euthanized if MCHS did not exist to care for them and find their homes after the legal requirement to hold them was over.
Listen, and then call your county supervisors to let them know that this is not what you want to be the future for Marion County.
Melissa Childs


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The gods may be crazy! First the Almighty HE, the highest of all the gods, sends Jupiter, Horus, and Ch'ib-Yu off into an extremely arduous competition simply on account of some occasional drinking sprees! Then the three gods are subjected to scorn and derision: Q'nqura, the goddess of the Amazons, lets the trio win in battle out of pure spite, and then their humiliation is complete!
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To me, this game has become the definition of a strategy game. While the missions in the campaign are nice, the real deal here is the free mode where you choose the map and the starting positions. Especially in multiplayer and thanks to the contained map editor, this game is a blast to play. However, be aware: matches can take very long, literally hours. Extremely cool to see this goldie here on GOG.
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I remember when young me picked this up back in '98. The first thing that hit me was the graphics, with it's cute, colorful and vibrant art direction. When I finished glaring and started playing I realized that this game, while not a strategic masterpiece, had quite a few things going for it. The town-building and expansion aspect of it is where I had the most fun. Building up myread more material routes, from wood, to planks, to coal, to iron, to weapons. Discovering metals and coal in the mountains. Trying to keep a steady economy going. All that was an outright delight to plan out, and watch. That little guy with a straw hat strolling about sprinkling and sowing seeds for wheat is pure coziness in action I tells ya. The warm atmosphere, and also ambient sound design, is really up my alley. I also realized that this game had done away with the need to build roads, like in the Settlers II, which took away some strategy but also some headaches for city-planning. The combat part is probably where this game falters most. You control your military units directly this time around, and it can be a real hassle. The pathfinding is adequate at best. Luckily the peasants live their own lives. The AI is not superb, and the game can be quite hard at times on account of you being too slow. I love this game a ton in the end, stumbling combat and all, and I still play it from time to time even to this date. It holds up very well on a graphical and functional side.
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This game looks cute, the economy simulation is gorgeous, it's colorful and the campaign cutscenes have a certain Asterix flavour, all in all a very sweet single player game with a high replay value.
But I'm frightened by the multiplayer. There are people who actually know how to use the differences of the factions to their advantage, have actual "builds" and even steal my stuffread more with their thieves! I just want to build up my economy in peace and they samurai sword rush me, haha. Even if I were able to get to the "late game" they would destroy me with their superb army control with different control units etc.
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I am curious to know that sometimes I hear native speakers say "Diamond" without the sound of "a", like "Dimond", especially in the songs, I always can't hear the sound of "a", please advise. Thanks a lot!
In connected speech, this may well happen- the sound may either be very small or actually lost.
Here are some examples you can listen to diamond - Definition from Longman English Dictionary Online.
Please do not edit your question after it has received a response. Such editing can make the response hard for others to understand.
And the final /d/ may also shrink or vanish.
The 'a' can be lost in 'diary' too, and perhaps other two-syllable words where the stress is on the first syllable.
On the other hand, the 'a' is rarely lost when the stress is elsewhere, as in 'diapositive, diarrhea' etc.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Global demand for oil will grow more than previously expected, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said in its monthly report released on Tuesday. OPEC raised its 2013 forecast for the growth in total world oil demand to 840,000 barrels per day from its previous estimate of 760,000 barrels per day, citing signs of economic recovery and colder weather, with the majority of growth coming from China. The group further said that it expected demand for its own crude to fall by 300,000 barrels a day in 2013 compared to last year.
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By Bob Hertzel
Times West Virginian
"For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes—not that you won or lost—but how you played the Game." — Sports writing great Grantland Rice
Grantland Rice, perhaps the greatest sportswriter ever, did not know West Virginia basketball player Kevin Jones, but he could have been writing about him when he penned those famous words.
In an era of flamboyance, Kevin Jones has been … well, plain old Kevin Jones.
This has been a time when the likes of Chad Ochocinco or World B. Free or Ron Artest or Dennis Rodman have turned professional sports into a circus without a ringmaster, taking the lines of Mark "The Bird" Fidrych, John Daly and Bill "Spaceman" Lee and stretching them into areas they never dreamed of exploring.
Grantland Rice would have hated them.
Professional sports have evolved from a competition of athletic skills into a form of entertainment in which the winner and the loser isn't always on the scoreboard. Indeed, the ultimate box score is found on the financial sheet and having as simple a nickname as K.J. and having your picture on a bubblegum card rather than a post office wall is not automatically an asset.
That is why, no matter how well he succeeded in college — and the man was one of the leading career scorers and rebounders in the history of West Virginia — he had virtually no chance at being drafted and given a major signing bonus and guarantee in the NBA.
If his physical gifts weren't quite up to the other 60 athletes who were drafted, his ability to compensate for it was enough to become a four-year starter on a team that would reach the Final Four.
He did it the right way, too, via hard work and dedication, and did it without shooting off his mouth, wearing outlandish hairdos or tattoos and while keeping a team focus.
In a sport where personal expression is valued above all else, Kevin Jones was a team performer … and that is why he will fit himself into the National Basketball Association and have a long and lucrative career.
Will he be a star?
You look at LeBron James or Dwayne Wade or Kobe Bryant and you know he isn't that kind of player.
When WVU had Da'Sean Butler and Devin Ebanks he was a complementary player to them, quietly filling a necessary role as the Mountaineers became national contenders.
Kevin Jones can do exactly the same thing in the NBA.
His average of 19.9 points a game and 10.9 rebounds a game in the Big East translate into an ability to be a solid NBA player, a contributor on contending team.
More important, his attitude and approach is what makes Kevin Jones a special player, the kind of player who can play on a team where he is not the focal
point, where maybe even he comes off the bench, where he doesn't take the game winning shot but he might be able to rebound it and put it back up if it is missed.
Kevin Jones didn't complain about not being drafted. He didn't knock those who passed him over, point fingers at his agent and claim he let him down.
Not at all.
He did what you have to do in such situations, moved forward.
"Thanx to the Cleveland Cavs for believing in me and my abilities, so it's off to the Cavs I go!!!" he wrote on his Twitter account.
So what do the Cavs get in Kevin Jones?
Perhaps the best thing you can say is that they get a typical Bob Huggins player.
"A lot of those teams that have had my guys previously say they come to play all the time. K.J.'s going to be a guy who will play in the dog days when a lot of other guys won't want to play," Huggins said before the draft.
They get a smart player, too, even if he isn't as fluid as most NBA players.
"He doesn't win a beauty contest," is the way his agent, Bill Neff, described him to a Cleveland reporter.
What he does do is win a beauty contest when other players are off getting into trouble or taking time off, because with Jones you get a player who will be there when you need him and who will give you what he's got, which is a lot in this day and age.
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A friend of mine loves to tease me about my workouts, specifically about the ones where I'm trying to run or bike in a certain heart rate zone.
His advice is to run until you feel like you're going to throw up. Then you know you're in the right zone. Or so says the former football player who may have had one too many blows to the head.
My goal with training in heart rate zones is to learn first how to read my body. And then it's do my specific workout which has a specific purpose. Admittedly, it's easy to get tied to the numbers and absorbed in the minutia. But keeping a sense of humor about the situation, and knowing that no single workout is a referendum on your goal race, makes the variety in training enjoyable.
While there may be a few races in between, my next major race is a return to the ING Miami half marathon in January. This week meant a return to the long run -- an hour and 30 minute endurance-paced run. The workout plan said I could do the run on any course (hill, flat or, dread of all dreads, the treadmill) but the goal was to stay in a moderate heart rate zone, or run a rather easy pace.
I took to the hills around Orchard Park and Chestnut Ridge with my friend Sue. There was a temptation to pound up them. There was a temptation to run faster on the flats than I needed to.
But I made to sure hold my pace. Because my workout was not about running hard. It was about running smart.
It was about what triathlon coach Alan Couzens called "right effort."
In a recent blog, Couzens wrote about having the right effort in training, including his own tales of trying to stay with a pack of cyclists during a group ride. He worked harder than he was supposed to that day -- too hard in fact.
"After getting myself into a pretty deep hole following that camp, I wound up crashing my bike and never really regaining my mojo for my A race of the season after putting out several 'A' efforts on training days like this one," Couzens wrote.
Variety in training isn't just to keep from getting bored (although, frankly, it does help). Variety is built into training for specific purposes, to help you get better faster. And sometimes, improvement comes not by going faster or harder during training runs but actually in going slower.
"[T]he right effort in order to progress as fast as your potential will allow in day to day training is (perhaps paradoxically) never 100 percent effort," Couzens wrote. "When training with others who are willing and chomping at the bit to give 100 percent effort, this then becomes a spiritual task as much as a physical one, a task to abandon the ego and reaffirm your faith in your own training process on a daily basis."
Perhaps all-out 100 percent effort every training session is right for you.
I've learned, however, that it's not right for me. Oh yes, some days I am working so hard, I think I might just lose my lunch. But I'm totally at peace with running slower. Some times it's not about the number of miles but the quality of the run.
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Despite looking like an anorexic lunchbox, the classmate PC has enough power and features to keep you very satisfied.
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A push by the Wake County Board of Commissioners to take over school ownership and construction from the county school board will make its way to the state Capitol on Monday when county representatives meet with potential sponsors, including state Rep. Paul Skip Stam.
Stam said Sunday his staff is drafting a bill giving the commissioners control over land purchases, building projects and upkeep of school facilities, which are now among the explicit duties of the school board.
Wake school board members, with a Democratic majority, oppose the move. In a letter to both boards dated Friday, school board member and former board chairman Kevin Hill said commissioners claims about mismanagement of school properties are inaccurate and unproven.
Weve built 40-plus schools since the year 2000, and weve done a good job, Hill said in the letter.
But members of the Republican-controlled General Assembly have said they are willing to make the changes, perhaps on a statewide basis.
I heard about the issue and asked my staff two months ago to begin drafting some legislation, Stam, a Republican from Apex, said Sunday. I cant tell you exactly what its going to say, because I havent seen it yet.
Stam and other members of the Wake County legislative delegation will hold their annual meeting Monday to allow county and municipal government officials to air their priorities for the legislative session. School officials will be invited to do the same in about a week, said state Rep. Deborah Ross of Raleigh.
Tony Gurley, one of the four-member Republican majority on the Board of Commissioners, said the change in law is needed to help reign in spending by the Wake County school board, which has a budget of more than $80 million annually for construction and maintenance.
The way it is now, we agree on a dollar amount in June and then have no control over how they use the money, Gurley said. They tell us they are doing one thing, but use it for something different. They are just irresponsible with the way they handle taxpayers money.
Gurley has cited as an example of wasteful spending a case in which the school board was prepared to pay $8 million for a school site that was ultimately purchased by the county for $4 million. He also complained Sunday that the school board failed to give back another $8 million allocated but not used for workmans compensation claims in a previous years budget.
School board member Hill strongly objected to Gurleys claims of fiscal mismanagement: If they have an envelope full of bad examples, I wish theyd show them to us.
Hill also challenged Commissioner Paul Cobles characterization of the school board as unwilling to work with county leaders. In a letter addressed to Commission Chairman Joe Bryan and sent Friday to all commissioners and school board members, Hill said Coble misstated facts during a joint meeting last Thursday between the two public bodies.
The Board of Education is being inaccurately portrayed as unwilling to enter into discussions seeking better ways to meet the needs of our children, Hill wrote.
He cited efforts to comply with demands for information from county commissioners dating back to 2008.
The Board of Education is more than willing to sit with the County Commissioners and look for ways to maximize savings for the citizens of Wake County, Hill wrote, adding that giving county commissioners control over school facilities goes against a vital system of checks and balances built into the General Statute over 30 years ago.
Neither Coble nor Bryan return calls Sunday seeking comment.
Commissioner Betty Lou Ward, a Democrat, called the commission really divided.
Ward said the Republican majority favors requiring school board members to run at-large, rather than from districts as they do now, along with changing jurisdiction over school facilities.
I dont think this move is reasonable, especially because it wasnt discussed with the school board ahead of time, she added. As a result, the school board members have been upset and angry, and thats a bad way to operate.
The rift between the two boards comes at a time when the county needs a bond issue to renovate or construct school facilities to accommodate the 13,000 new students projected to enroll by 2016.
The bond proposal is set to go before voters in October, but details, including the amount of the bond request, have not been ironed out. June is the deadline for having a proposal ready for Octobers ballot.
It will be the first time a bond issue has been proposed by the school system since 2006, when a $970 million bond issue for school improvements was approved by voters.
Ward said she fears that Wake Countys education system will lose their longtime reputation for excellence if the partisan debate over control of the school system continues unresolved.
I was in the doctors office recently and a nurse with two preschool-age children said she was worried about sending her children to Wake County schools, she said.
It seems that seeds of doubt are being planted.
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Mark Dunton, The National Archives' contemporary records specialist, explains how anyone with an interest in modern history can get the best out of the Cabinet Papers online resource. This provides access to historical records of the key episodes in 20th century British and international history. Mark also discusses the historical development of the Cabinet, how it works, and the main record series.
The Land Tax was created in 1692 and was voted annually by Parliament until 1798 when it became a perpetual charge, which could be redeemed by the payment of a lump sum. After 1949 compulsory redemption was introduced in certain circumstances until the Finance Act of 1963 abolished all unredeemed land tax from 25 March 1963. This talk looks at the operation of the land tax, redemption, and the work of the Land Tax Redemption Office and its surviving records in series IR 20 to IR 25. Mention is also made of surviving land tax returns in county record offices and archives. Mark Pearsall is the Principal Records Specialist - Family History and manages the Family History team in the Advice and Records Knowledge department. He has written guides and contributed articles to a number of family and local history publications, and has also produced transcriptions and finding aids for various record series.
The Metropolitan Police: An Introduction to Records of Service 1829-1958
This talk provides a basic outline of the surviving records of service for Metropolitan Police officers, with examples from the records, and an overview of the origins of the service. This will be of primary interest to those with ancestors in the Metropolitan Police, and those who have not used the records before. Chris Heather has worked at The National Archives for 25 years and is a Senior Reader Adviser in the Advice and Records Knowledge department. He has a particular interest in records of the Metropolitan Police, prisoners and transportation.
The Metropolitan Police: Its Creation and Records of Service
London's Metropolitan Police service was formed in 1829. This talk provides an overview of how crime was dealt with before this date, and how to trace the records of our Metropolitan Police ancestors at The National Archives.
Using documents from The National Archives, James Cronan will take you through the history of the ship, from its construction and launch to its fateful end. James Cronan is a records specialist in diplomatic and colonial records. His interest in all things Titanic stems from the fact that his great-grandfather was a crewman on board the stricken ship. He has worked at The National Archives for 17 years, at Chancery Lane, the Family Records Centre and Kew.
Tourists and Booking Clerks- Information for Family Historians in the Thomas Cook Archives
Paul Smith, company archivist of Thomas Cook UK & Ireland, offers a general account of the holdings of the Thomas Cook Archives, with particular reference to records that might prove useful for family historians, such as staff magazines, contracts of employment and passenger lists. The talk also provides a brief history of the Thomas Cook organisation, and explains the importance of its archives for anyone, from academics to film producers, with an interest in the history of travel since the mid-19th century.
Tracing Marriages in 18th Century England and Wales: A Reassessment of Law and Practice
The Clandestine Marriages Act of 1753 marked an important development in the history of marriage by putting the requirements for a valid marriage on a statutory basis for the first time. But what was the situation before 1753, and what practical impact did the Act have on popular practice? This thorough reassessment of law and practice is of particular relevance to those tracing their ancestors. First, the universality of formal marriage increases the likelihood that a record of an ancestor's marriage will exist somewhere; secondly, parish-level studies provide us with a clearer idea of where one may need to look for a marriage; and, thirdly, success or failure in tracing a marriage can be set within the context of the marriage law and practice of the time.


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Government can move excruciatingly slow at times.
At other times, it makes more sense to slow down, listen and plan effectively.
The city of Muskogee should have taken the time to solicit citizen response before it went all Paul Bunyan on downtown trees.
Parks and Recreation Director Mark Wilkerson said his employees began removing trees after a discussion with Downtown Muskogee Inc., Director Jonita Mullins.
Wilkerson said the two discussed a consultant's report that stated downtown trees were becoming a hazard as they died, damaging sidewalks as roots grew, and were the wrong kind of trees to be planted in an urban landscape.
All of that is true.
The roots of some of the trees had expanded so much that sidewalks were being buckled.
Some tree trunks had swollen to the point of choking off the electrical supply to outlets used for Christmas lights.
And, as Mullins told the Phoenix, some business owners did not like the trees in front of their establishments.
But it is also very true that the city cut down living trees.
The city cut down trees that weren't bothering business owners.
The city cut down trees that weren't — yet — buckling sidewalks.
The city did all this without enough public input, and without funding to replace the felled trees.
Many of those trees had been there for more than a decade.
There was no reason to cut them down so swiftly.
Muskogee is trying to make downtown more business friendly but did not take the time to fully discuss the plan with downtown business owners.
That's not a precedent you want to create when trying to encourage business owners to expand or locate downtown.
In addition, it is very clear that there was not enough planning when the trees were planted in the first place.
These problems should have been foreseen.
The city can't afford to make the same mistakes twice.
Now that the damage is done, the city needs to take a deep breath and plan.
Downtown trees need better plan
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Taste for Life Endorses Right to Know
Do we have a right to know what's in our food? Of course. Counts on calories, fat, and sodium are at our fingertips. Ingredients and manufacturing practices are listed too. But today, an unknown number of ingredients in our shopping bags, refrigerators, and cupboards have been genetically modified. While some in the food industry claim that the GMOs are harmless to human health, I'm not inclined to volunteer myself or my family as subjects for field testing.
Voters in California can go to the polls in support of labels disclosing GMO ingredients, but those of us in the rest of the nation have every reason to watch the vote closely, and to support Prop 37. It calls for transparent labeling of GMOs, similar to the nutrition facts panel on a box of cereal. That way, each shopper can make her own choice.
I'm proud to announce that tasteforlife.com has joined more than 2,300 organizations and professionals in endorsing the The California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act. Want to get involved? It's easy to join the Right to Know Campaign.
October marks the nationwide, grassroots celebration of Non-GMO Month—a platform created in 2010 by the nonprofit Non-GMO Project to raise awareness. And it's working. Annual sales of Non-GMO certified products recently reached $2 billion: a sign of the power of educated consumers to drive change.
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