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The dog I adopted from F of A was taken there by someone who saw her get hit by a car. She had a broken leg. F of A took her to the vet, nursed her back to health, and put her up for adoption.
I have since volunteered there and have seen many dogs find homes. F of A doesn't take only "cute" or "highly adoptable" dogs. They take all dogs. Which means that some of the dogs may be there for longer than others. However, all of the dogs are happy and healthy and taken care of while they are there.
My experience is all I can share – I only know that the 2 dogs I adopted from Friends of Animals happen to have been awesome. They both lived in our home for almost 14 years and both recently passed. Lola, my pitbull, slept in my bed the entire time. I had no idea that a pitbull was the most affectionate breed I've ever experienced. I have never been "behind the scenes" at the FOAF so I don't know anything that gives me authority to support or refute others' opinions.
The animals at this facility need to be rescued – • Friends of Animals is not a humane rescue.
The facts are the following:
1/ Animals have lived in small filthy, dangerous enclosures for years with little exercise and sociliazation.
2/ Small animals live in their small wood cages a minimum of 23+ hours a day.
Large dogs are walked once a week for an average of 20 minutes.
The majority of dogs live this way for years!
3/ Volunteers and the public are not allowed in the areas were the large and small dogs reside.
Large dogs are kept in isolation on the back of the property. No barking is tolerated. Bark collars have been used in the past.
4/ The City of LA in 2011 cited Friends of Animals for dangerous cages, overcrowding and other violations
5/ Friends of Animals does NOT foster any animals including the young, elderly and sick. Even experienced fosters are not considered.
They make constant excuses about how fostering has too many complications while thousands of other no-kill rescues including those who have a facility manage to foster their animals. These rescues realize how beneficial fostering is to its animals physical and mental wellbeing. The board members of FOA are paralyzed and lazy
individuals who cannot be bothered implementing a fostering program
6/ Freinds of Animals expenses a ridiculous amount of money from donations per their IRS 990 filings to lease a building in a WLA high traffic area so the animals can live in small dangerous enclosures for years. Their is no indoor play area. Walk-in potential adopters are ALWAYS turned away and told to make an appointment even if the staff is not busy.
7/ Volunteers and animals are verbally abused on a daily basis. Board members stand by and witness these altercations instigated by their kennel manager and refuse to do anything.
8/ Volunteers must constantly ask for medical attention for the animals. When they do they are made to feel like complainers. This is for minor and serious medical issues. Friends of Animals has let dogs physically suffer for years even though they have more than enough funds to care for these animals. Why is Friends of Animals taking animals putting them in insolation for years not giving them needed medical attention, not considering any foster homes for the more difficult to place animals,
not giving proper exercise and socialization to these animals and calling themselves a rescue! Friends of Animals has more financial resources and community support than thousands of other succesful rescues who do much more in terms of adoptions
fostering and making sure their animals are given a quality of life.
9/ Ex Volunteers have been legally threatened by the Friends of Animals Foundation if they post the facts about the organization on this site or any other site.
10/ The animals at Friends of Animals are suffering not because of a lack of funding but because of the arrogant, lazy and archaic decisions made by the board members.
They make excuses for everything. Keep in mind any recent improvements made by this organization were made because the board members were FORCED to make the changes NOT because they thought it was the humane thing to do for their animals
Friends of Animals needs to feel the constant pressure from the public or else the animals will continue to live their horrible lives
How many animals have suffered in the past twenty years? How many adoptions has FOA actually had in the past twenty years? Why do they not have this number in their fancy newsletters?
Do not let Friends of Animals get away with this charade any longer.
These animals have already been abandoned and now the majority will live out their lives in small enclosures with little human interaction and not receiving proper medical attention.
Shame on you Friends of Animals
Calling All Animal Lovers - Help Some Lonely Caged Animals – Please ignore any comments left by any one who states that this is a great place. They are in D-E-N-I-A-L.
These are the facts I volunteer on a regular basis.
Fact Animal Services ordered a dog be euthanized
Fact Animals have been horaded at FOA a large number for over five years
Fact Dogs are rarely walked
Fact Animals are rarely given medical treatment
Fact Animals are yelled at on a daily basis
Fact Animals live in unsanitary conditions
Fact You can verify with LA City Hall or visit Friends of Animals at the address listed above if you do not believe anything in this review.
I encourage you to volunteer to walk a dog since the staff at this shelter does not care about the health of the animals and walking a dog daily is the number 1 requirement for a dog needs on a daily basis not be be caged like a prisoner.
Fact If you do volunteer please ignore the volunteer who is: Female, over weight, pathetic, needy, over bearing diarrhea of the mouth, that no one can stand even the staff has problems with her. She is just a volunteer and thats all. She needs help.
The Animals Are Suffering – The Dogs and Cats at Friends of Animals desperately need your help.
Hundreds of dogs and cats have been horded for years at this no kill shelter.
Over twenty dogs must share cages with other dogs. The cages are cramped and small.
Dogs are lucky if they get walked once a week. The staff and officers of the organization do not walk or care if the dogs get walked.
Walking is an important form of exercise for these dogs especially the older dogs.
Since the cages are cleaned only once a day many dogs are left lying in their cages with feces and urine.
In August of 2011 Animal Services investigated the property and ordered that a Pit Bull who had been on the property for over five years be euthanized.
The poor Pit Bull had a tumor on his head the size of a grapefruit.
The dog had been in distress for months this could have been avoided if the Pit Bull had been seen by a Vet on a regular basis.
This Pit Bull also suffered from Shock Collar treatment when he barked consistently.
In April of 2011 another Pit Bull was brought to the shelter. The Pit Bull suffered for one month before a cob of corn was removed from his abdomen.
Another Pit Bull was placed in a bathroom for a year. This senior Pit Bull had to watch on a daily basis numerous people people defecate and urinate on a daily basis.
This Pit Bull was often stepped on and continuosly had splases of water from the toilet and sink splatter on her already sensitive itchy skin.
Animal Services ordered that the Pit Bull be removed from the bathroom.
In april of 2011 another dog was unable to walk or stand because of her bad arthritis. Rather than euthanize the dog. The dog was kept in an unsanitary cage often sitting in her feces and urine for long periods of time.
Numerous volunteers complained on a daily basis about taking this dog out of her misery. But the Director refused to put the dog down stating that she was O.K and that a doctor was treating her with accupuncture.
A concerned citizen in the neighborhood wrote a letter stating that they would be contatcting the proper authorites unless they took the suffering dog out of its misery.
This poor dog was euthanized a few days after
Please go and adopt a dog or cat from this Horrific Place.
Give FOA a call and let them know you do not tolerate animal cruelty.
Please do not support or give money to this organization. They have a long history of animal neglect.
If you have ever volunteered and witnessed any horrific abuse or neglect please post you comments.
In addition, if a female volunteer has bullied, harassed, or has made false accusations against you while you were volunteering with FOA post your comments here.
If you do not believe anything I have said go see for yourself.
Contact your neighbors, City Officials and Friends. The community must come together to end this horrific suffering of animals.
If you do not beileve what I have written contact LA Animal Sevices. The investigation was conducted on the last week of August 2011.
BigAnimalLover - Are you Kidding!!! – Your description of Friends of Animals is ridiculous. Everything you wrote about the rescue taking great care of its animals and how much they accomplish is not the truth.
Either your a good fiction writer or totally delusional.
You try to discredit the ex-volunteers who know the truth by saying they have an agenda.
The only agenda they have is trying to rescue the animals from the Friends of Animals facility and giving them a chance to have a good life.
Review as FOA volunteer and adopter – I adopted my dog from Friend of Animals and I've also volunteered there many times, both up in the cattery and walking the dogs. I'm very impressed with all they manage to accomplish, both in terms of the great care the animals receive and the dedication of the volunteers in walking the dogs, socializing with the cats, and doing their best to find each one the right home for their individual needs. Every time I'm there dogs are going out for walks, volunteers are taking animals for vet visits, people are dropping off donations -- it's absolutely inspirational to see how much they get accomplished in a day over there.
When I met a dog I decided to adopt they couldn't have been nicer, they checked out my home to make sure it was safe, and they gave me lots of support and great advice. Every time I come in to volunteer they want to know how my little angel is doing, clearly they don't feel their job is over when the dog or cat goes home, their commitment to each animal is really touching.
Plus it's just fun to volunteer there, the dogs and cats are so happy (except of course for the ones who come from scary stuations, but the staff is always helpful on how to help scared dogs and cats feel more comfortable). I love this place - can you tell? If you're looking to adopt or just give back a little by volunteering I can't recommend Friends of Animals highly enough!
Volunteers Needed to Help These Dogs! – The story of Lucy, a blind deaf Manchester terrier with a bad skin condition is typical of dogs at Friends of Animals. She was kept in a small, flea infested cage for approximately 23 plus hours a day. I was a volunteer that started in October 20, 2010. While walking Lucy, I noticed she was shaking her head a lot and when we would stop she was scratching her ears. I mentioned this right away to many at FOA, but was ignored and told it was because she was blind and deaf. A few weeks later, again I told them that I felt she needed to see a vet. They said she had been seen and she was fine. After approximately five months, I told someone I was going to take her by myself to a friend who is a vet in the Marina. Then finally she was taken on 3/25/11 and her diagnosis was a bilateral ear infection. Medicine was given for her ears and her skin condition. Imagine this poor dog, being blind, deaf and having a very painful ear infection and scratching herself bloody, in a cage to defecate and urinate for 23 hours daily. This is when my conscience told me I must adopt Lucy and her cage partner, a 4 ? lb Chihuahua named Hershey.
Hershey has his own story. When I walked him he was very bow legged, and not walking properly. I asked what was wrong with his knees or hips.
Most Honest Animal Descriptions and Staff Helpfulness – I have adopted several dogs from FOAF. All I can say is this is a rescue facility with a huge heart. They have the most dedicated animals loving volunteers ever! As a new Pet custodian I had many fears and questions on how to raise a healthy and happy dog. The folks here helped me with the many calls I made after the adoption for their expert advice on how to correct situations. They were completely honest in letting me know the dogs' habits, likes, dislikes and how to make them fit into my home. They deliver all pets which I think is fantastic for everyone's safety and to make sure the animal and family are the right fit.
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What To Do After Getting FiredPosted Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at 3:08 AM
Being fired from a job is an overwhelming situation financially and emotionally for most individuals. This is especially true if losing your job is unexpected or you are the sole wage earner for a family. Although it may take time, realizing the professional and personal growth opportunities that can result from being fired is essential in successfully managing a job loss.
Individuals who spend forty or more hours per week working and developing close relationships with their colleagues may find that their identity is strongly related to the work that they do. When a job loss is experienced a subsequent loss of identity may occur. Ensuring that you incorporate hobbies and other activities in your life will alleviate some of the loneliness and difficulties associated with a job loss. After being fired it is vital to promptly commence a job search but it is equally important to involve yourself in activities that can minimize the stress associated with being unemployed and searching for employment. Communicating with family and close friends can be beneficial during this time as they provide crucial support in navigating a period of unemployment. Additionally, enlisting outside support groups designed for the unemployed and their families provides a safe environment to discuss concerns related to losing a job and strategies for surviving and thriving during this period.
A small percentage of individuals are capable of preparing for an imminent job loss, however the large majority are not expecting to be fired. Ideally, individuals and their families are financially secure and have built emergency saving funds to protect themselves in such situations. There are many families though living paycheck to paycheck and a job loss results in serious financial difficulties. Ensuring that you continuously update your resume and maintain a network of professional contacts will be helpful when you find yourself looking for a new job. It is important to recognize that your career does not define who you are and obtaining any type of employment is beneficial to the well-being of yourself and family. Continuing a job search while employed in a less desirable occupation is a viable option and recommended when receiving any income is necessary.
Optimal physical and psychological health allows an individual to commence a job search under the best circumstances. Eating well, incorporating exercise, and involving family with your present concerns are all valuable contributions during this period. Spouses and children need to feel as though they are making a team effort with the individual who has been fired to find employment prospects and reduce expenses at home. Avoiding isolation and building a support network of family and friends can be a tremendous help when unemployed.
Keeping to a schedule while job searching allows time for fun combined with serious efforts looking for new employment. It is acceptable to take some time to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses and evaluate what type of position you are most suited for. Following this it is vital that previous and current references are contacted to assist with the job search. If you have been the sole wage earner for a household now is the time to ascertain which expenses are necessary and what can be cut from the budget. In situations where creating an emergency fund has not been possible it is now vital to save in any area that is not a necessity.
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Thank you. I am going to print this out for my son.
-- Posted by KH Gal on Tue, Oct 25, 2011, at 7:25 AM
I was downsized about 5 years ago, and went to half the salary. As a single Mom who had struggled to get where I finally was (could even have fun and take kids on vacations!) I was devastated.
I immediately found work doing something I loved, so was only unemployed for a week, and really that was by choice. I went ahead and had that week off. I had enough money saved that I could have gotten by for about 3 months (which I had been told I should do, so I did) (Now days I think it should be more like a year) and I had a 6 month severance package, so really, I was a lucky one.
Another thing I found, is it's amazing how much money you can save in tiny things!
And I have made several hobbies into paychecks.... so it also makes you inventive!
Thanks for your column.... I enjoy it
-- Posted by jessiemiller on Tue, Oct 25, 2011, at 8:29 AM
We would save a lot of money if I just handed over my debit card to David.
-- Posted by KH Gal on Tue, Oct 25, 2011, at 10:52 AM
I'd save money if I had someone to hand mine too. Ha!
-- Posted by jessiemiller on Tue, Oct 25, 2011, at 11:33 AM
Not implying that your firing had anything to do with improper grammer, but you might consider modifying your brief resume as shown under your photo. Your statement, "...by the Institute for Career Certification International and has been recognized..." by changing has to have.
-- Posted by Idaho Al on Tue, Oct 25, 2011, at 12:49 PM
I appreciated your blog - been there, done that! From my 45 years in manufacturing engineering, I was fired a few times. Following are some thoughts:
* All firings send a panic to the person, especially if their funds are paycheck to paycheck.
* You are poison to your former co-workers. It is doubtful that only those quite close to you will want to talk with you.
* If the firing was through no fault of yours, it is quite probable you will find a new and better job - the firing company did you a favor!
* You will only be looking for one job, even though you may contact many for an offer.
* There is life after being fired. Perhaps the biggest blow is the public rejection for your services.
* Several times the guy who fired me was himself fired within a few months. Figure that one out.
-- Posted by oldcoot on Tue, Oct 25, 2011, at 3:00 PM
My 2 cents worth. If your over 50, good luck. Your over qualified for entry level, under qualified for tech work, too old for physical labor, and as far as company paid for health plans, your just plain POISON.
-- Posted by royincaldwell on Tue, Oct 25, 2011, at 3:07 PM
I was (laid off) fired after over twenty years with the same company. What a shock it was! I am still having problems in my mind with what happened. People who I trusted either turned their backs on me or stabbed me in the back.
I am over 50 and went over six month's on unemployment. People would look down on me for being unemployed for that length of time. At one point I had my house for sale and started selling some of my belongings. Not because I needed the money, but because I did not want to move them when the house sold. Did not really matter, as there were no bites on the house.
I have since found work at half the salary of what I was making when I was "laid off". I think things will work out though. I am being trained to take on another career that hopefully will carry me to retirement.
My message to any one who will listen, put some money aside because you never know when the lay off or firing is going to happen. When it does, keep up the good fight and do not give up!
-- Posted by IdahoGrumpy on Wed, Oct 26, 2011, at 5:29 PM
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On August 4, 2012, Road to Valor landed in the top ten list of Canadian nonfiction bestsellers for the fifth week in-a-row. Road to Valor is the true story of Gino Bartali, the Italian cycling legend and secret World War II hero and it was written by siblings Aili and Andres McConnon, the 2012 winners of the NIAF Mazzei Award in Thought Leadership. Bartali became a household name in Italy in the 1930s and 1940s when he won the Tour de France twice and the Giro d'Italia three times. But what most people don't know is how Gino Bartali spent World War II.
In 1943, when the Germans occupied Italy, the Cardinal of Florence Elia Dalla Costa asked Gino Bartali to participate in a network to help Jews in central Italy who needed food, shelter and identity documents. Despite the significant risk to himself and his family (Jews at this time were declared enemies of state and anyone helping them could face imprisonment or deportation), Bartali stomached his fear and decided to help. Traveling throughout Tuscany and Umbria, Bartali would transport false identity documents hidden in the frame of bicycle for Jews in hiding who needed them.
Bartali's courage did not stop there. He also sheltered the Goldenberg family of four in an apartment he financed with his cycling winnings. Giorgio Goldenberg, who was eleven at the time of the German occupation, made the following comment about Gino Bartali's role: "There is no doubt whatsoever for me that he saved our lives. He not only saved our lives but he helped save the lives of hundreds of people. He put his own life and his family's in danger in order to do so. In my opinion, he was a hero and he is entitled to be called a hero of the Italian people during the Second World War."
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It's the end of the publishing world as we know it and, well, how do we feel?
For those in the media business, it's a brave, scary world out there. Everything the professionals knew about the who, what, why, how, when and where of getting news and views to the masses has been turned upsidedown and inside out over the last 10 years.
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The purpose of having citizens armed with paramilitary weapons is to allow them to engage in paramilitary actions. The Second Amendment is not about Bambi and burglars — whatever a well-regulated militia is, it is not a hunting party or a sport-clays club. It is remarkable to me that any educated person — let alone a Harvard Law graduate — believes that the second item on the Bill of Rights is a constitutional guarantee of enjoying a recreational activity. There is no legitimate exception to the Second Amendment for military-style weapons, because military-style weapons are precisely what the Second Amendment guarantees our right to keep and bear. The purpose of the Second Amendment is to secure our ability to oppose enemies foreign and domestic, a guarantee against disorder and tyranny.
He goes on to cite Joseph Story, a Supreme Court justice from 1811 to 1845:
The militia is the natural defence of a free country against sudden foreign invasions, domestic insurrections, and domestic usurpations of power by rulers. It is against sound policy for a free people to keep up large military establishments and standing armies in time of peace, both from the enormous expenses, with which they are attended, and the facile means, which they afford to ambitious and unprincipled rulers, to subvert the government, or trample upon the rights of the people. The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers; and will generally, even if these are successful in the first instance, enable the people to resist and triumph over them.
Obviously, Joseph Story was wrong. Militia are hopelessly inadequate as a means of defending a free country. While "people's war" militia-based strategies have been employed to wear down invading armies in numerous countries over the past century, not one of those countries (Vietnam, Afghanistan, Somalia, Iraq, southern Lebanon, etc) is "free". This is not an accident of history. Freedom is the product of orderly democratic governance and the rule of law. Popular militias are overwhelming likely to foster not democracy or the rule of law, but warlordism, tribalism and civil war. In Lebanon, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Colombia, the Palestinian Territories and elsewhere, we see that militias of armed private citizens rip apart weak democratic states in order to prey upon local populations in authoritarian sub-states or fiefdoms. Free states are defended by standing armies, not militias, because free states enjoy the consent of the governed, which allows them to maintain effective standing armies. Like every other free country apart from Costa Rica, the United States has a standing army in times of peace, and has since 1791, when the founding fathers realised a standing army would be necessary to fight the irregular popular militias of the continent's Native American peoples. (Guess who won?)


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President Barack Obama may have expected a quiet Easter, but his presence rallied a congregation eager to greet him and his family to the front of the church.
Pope Francis, huge crowd joyously celebrate Easter
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Marking Christianity's most hopeful day, Pope Francis made an Easter Sunday plea for peace and dialogue in Ukraine and Syria, for an end to terrorist attacks against Christians in Nigeria and for more attention to the hungry and neediest close to home.
Pope's Easter Message 'Urbi et Orbi'
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The following is the text of the Vatican's official English-language translation of Pope Francis' Easter Sunday "Urbi et Orbi" (Latin for 'to the city and to the world') read by him in Italian from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.
Holy fire ceremony draws thousands in Jerusalem
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The dark hall inside Christianity's holiest shrine was illuminated with the flames from thousands of candles on Saturday as worshippers participated in the holy fire ceremony, a momentous spiritual event in Orthodox Easter rites.
Pope seeks to bring faith to "ends of the Earth"
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Pope Francis baptized 10 people Saturday and urged them to bring their faith "to the ends of the Earth" as he presided over an Easter Vigil in St. Peter's Basilica.
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Egypt's former military chief and presumed presidential front-runner visited the Coptic pope Saturday ahead of Orthodox Easter, making his first public appearance since he formally made his bid for the presidency.
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AUGUSTA — Political posturing by lawmakers and a veto threat by Gov. Paul LePage are endangering a bill that would allow bars to open three hours earlier this St. Patrick's Day.
Brian Boru co-owner Daniel Steele, at right, chats with patrons from behind the bar of the Portland Irish Pub on Friday, March 8, 2013.
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Pub owners and a trade group representing Maine restaurants aren't happy about it -- especially in Portland, where a large Irish-American community forms lines outside pub doors on the morning of the holiday in March.
At issue is a fast-tracked proposal to lift the state's ban on sales of alcohol between 6 and 9 a.m. on Sundays when St. Patrick's Day falls on a Sunday, as it does this year.
The Maine Restaurant Association supports the bill. So do Irish pubs and bar owners. So do state lawmakers, who have given it unanimous support in committee and in preliminary votes in the House and Senate.
So what's the problem?
The bill, along with at least five others, has been ensnared in a political standoff.
LePage has vowed to veto every bill that comes to him if the Legislature doesn't first pass his plan to repay the state's Medicaid debt to Maine hospitals. That vow -- clarified and contradicted several times -- has ignited a public relations war between Democratic and Republican lawmakers. And the St. Patrick's Day bill, sponsored by Rep. Barry Hobbins, D-Saco, has been pulled into it.
Republicans and LePage say it's an example of the Democratic-controlled Legislature's misplaced priorities. Rep. Kenneth Fredette of Newport, the Republican House leader, has said that the bill to allow "earlier drinking" is "flying through the House and Senate" while the hospital bill moves at a snail's pace.
LePage has mentioned it several times, including this week in his weekly radio address.
The bill's drinking component has made it a rich political target, but supporters say the bill is important to bar owners, who open early and close late on St. Patrick's Day.
"It astonishes me that we can play politics with things as simple and straightforward as this bill," said Dick Grotton, CEO of the Maine Restaurant Association. "This is a small-business issue. There are hundreds of restaurants and pubs that would be doing good business, and it's not going to happen, because of politics."
Daniel Steele, owner of the Brian Boru Irish Pub in Portland, was more pointed.
"We got thrown under the bus," said Steele, who testified in support of the bill Feb. 20. "I got used and I'm not appreciative of it. ... I got kicked in the stomach on this one."
Technically, the bill isn't dead. The House could send it to LePage by Tuesday. If he signs it, the prohibition will be lifted in time for the holiday March 17.
LePage said this week that "nothing gets done" until the hospital proposal is done. But the governor's staff and Republican leaders have said that LePage may sign some bills, veto others or let some become law without his signature.
Adrienne Bennett, LePage's spokeswoman, declined Thursday to clarify the governor's intentions for the St. Patrick's Day bill.
She said, "I'm not going to speculate as to what he's going to do with it."
Republicans, who could join with Democrats to provide enough votes to override the governor's veto, aren't saying either.
Fredette said he supports the proposal but "the timing of the bill is unfortunate" because "it's become a symbol of what we here are doing in the Legislature."
Fredette declined to say whether Republicans would vote to override a veto and allow the law to take effect before March 17.
If LePage were to veto the bill, lawmakers could override it the next legislative day, Thursday. At that point, the bill would become law once it's assigned a chapter number, which could happen that day.
LePage could allow the bill to become law without his signature. That takes 10 days, which means that bar owners -- and their customers -- wouldn't benefit until March 17, 2019, the next time St. Patrick's Day will fall on a Sunday.
On Thursday, Grotton, with the restaurant association, said Hobbins told him he was pulling the bill, because he didn't want to give the governor "the pleasure of vetoing his bill."
But Grotton said Hobbins might not withdraw the bill because "he's under a lot of pressure from the Irish community to let the chips fall where they may so the (bar owners) know who to blame (if it fails)."
The news spread quickly to bar owners including Steele, at Brian Boru.
"I think this is endemic of Washington politics," Steele said Friday. "Nothing gets done. The small man pays."
On Friday, Hobbins said Grotton was mistaken. He said he didn't plan to pull the bill but he may amend it.
Hobbins acknowledged that he is frustrated with the negative attention brought to his proposal.
"I obviously never thought a well-intentioned, innocuous bill would get demeaned this way," he said. "It's not a consumption bill; it's about the St. Patrick's Day tradition and helping small businesses."
On that point, he and Steele agree.
Steele said he employs 25 full- and part-time workers. All of them, he said, work on St. Patrick's Day.
"There are numerous bartenders who rely on these hours to make their money," he said. "Single mothers in school, active Marine Corps reservists using tip money to pay college bills."
Steele doesn't know what will happen to the proposal but he's considering reaching out to his nearby rival, the Ri Ra Irish Pub, to hold a joint news conference.
"They're my competition, but I realize that a rising tide raises all ships," Steele said. "If I can go down there and show solidarity with Ri Ra, then maybe those immature people up there (in Augusta) can sure as heck get together for (something) that is beneficial to everyone."
He added, "But of course they won't."
Steve Mistler -- 620-7016


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The Arts Council is delighted to announce that Ruairi Quinn TD Minister for Education and Skills launched the National Architects in Schools initiative today. The Scheme will be run by the Irish Architecture Foundation.
Speaking at the event Ruari Quinn TD, Minister for Education and Skills said "I welcome the introduction of the Irish Architecture Foundation's National Architects in Schools Initiative. It is reassuring to see that there is a very real commitment across government departments to fostering creative thinking and architectural awareness in Ireland's young people. "
Co-funded by the Arts Council, the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht under the Government Policy on Architecture implementation programme 2013, the National Architects-in-Schools Initiative will provide students with first-hand experience of the design process, presenting an opportunity to use design thinking and innovation under the guidance of an architect or architecture graduate. The programme will be supported by on-line resources and a new IAF publication for students, teachers and architects called My Architecture Design Journal.
Orlaith McBride, Director of the Arts Council said: "The Arts Council has been fully committed to supporting the initiation of this Scheme in recent years. Architecture provides children with an exceptionally tangible artform from which they can develop opinions and tools to better understand and influence their environment. We are very excited to support the scheme in partnership with the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht."
Jimmy Deenihan T.D., Minister for the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht commented on the launch noting: "One of the main aims of our policy on architecture is to encourage people to see its cultural and artistic value. Our built environment also impacts hugely on how we live, work and learn. The skills that are used to design and construct our surroundings are fundamentally important to our quality of life."
"The commitment by the funding partners to this initiative demonstrates a real investment in the future of architecture in Ireland. It is a vote of confidence in the IAF's mission to promote the cultural value of architecture and indicates we are best placed to deliver educational initiatives that do the same" said Kathleen James-Chakraborty, Chairperson, Irish Architecture Foundation This nationwide initiative will support specifically trained architects to link with schools over a two-year period. Architects will collaborate with teachers on making architecture relevant to students, while also encouraging them to foster a sense of ownership of their built environment. The initiative is designed to compliment the aims of Transition Year and will connect to the second-level schools syllabus, providing rich opportunities for cross-curricular learning and supporting student's vocational and personal development.
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Duo's goal: more no-till corn acres
By TOM J. BECHMAN
Indiana's conservation partners have teamed up again. They're rekindling the effort to increase no-till corn acres in Indiana. This time they've enlisted not one but two seasoned conservation veterans. Hans Kok and Dan Towery are coordinators of Indiana's new Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative.
Just launched weeks ago, it's a joint effort by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, the Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and others. Purdue University Extension will also provide expertise.
"Our goal is to help soil and water conservation districts get more cover on the ground," Kok says. "We will encourage farmers to practice continuous no-till and to increase use of cover crops."
Towery adds, "We want to show farmers how they can utilize cover crops to make their farming system more efficient. It's not just about saving soil — it's about capturing nutrients, too."
Key Points
• Indiana conservation partners launch a new conservation tillage initiative.
• Boosting no-till corn acreage is one of the initiative's goals.
• Expect to hear how you can use cover crops to capture nutrients.
Rich history
Kok and Towery have big shoes to fill. This latest conservation effort grew out of the Conservation Tillage Initiative, which brought no-till programming back to many conservation field days. Barry Fisher, now state agronomist for NRCS, led that effort. Within the span of a few short years, he became one of the most requested speakers at field days in Indiana.
His no-nonsense style and wealth of knowledge about what it takes to make no-till work in various situations have endeared him to farmers. Fisher will still help tell the no-till story, but he's turning the reins of leadership over to Kok and Towery.
"They will be the spokespersons as they try to churn up more excitement for no-till systems," Fisher says. "They'll also suggest cover crops and other practices that make it a system, not just a tillage choice."
Future goals
The Internet will help Kok and Towery magnify what they can accomplish by themselves. They're beefing up the Web site to promote this new initiative. It's still under development, but watch for it — it's coming soon.
Kok has spent his career both in the herbicide industry and teaching at universities. Towery was coordinator for the Conservation Tillage Information Center in West Lafayette for many years. He maintains a conservation consulting business in addition to assisting Kok with the new initiative.
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READY TO ROLL: A good stand of aerially seeded annual ryegrass in cornstalks is a great setting for Hans Kok (right) and Dan Towery, leaders of Indiana's newest conservation tillage initiative.
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Sibling cities, Anniston and Birmingham, were separated at birth but entered the 21st century more alike — in spirit, if not flesh.
Both were post-Civil War towns that emerged in the 1870s and 1880s. Anniston didn't become the state's manufacturing center, but its founders endowed it with a civic ideal while Birmingham was a runaway frontier town.
Anniston had tantalizing mineral deposits, but 60 miles further west lay the major deposits of coal, limestone and ore needed to make iron and steel. These deposits in the aptly named Red Mountain spawned a helter-skelter city.
One industrial titan whose personality dominated the erupting town was Col. Henry DeBardeleben, described as a "coal-maddened Ahab." His civic conscience was: "I like to use money as I use a horse — to ride!" His defense against union organizers was militia whose armaments included machine guns.
Birmingham lost its homegrown Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, when, through a series of Wall Street transactions during the panic of 1907, J.P. Morgan bought TCI for roughly a dime on the dollar.
The deal created a steel monopoly, U. S. Steel, which became the godfather of Birmingham. Until the1970s, the city's civic soul was shaped by a succession of managers whose allegiance was to a corporation instead of the community.
An industrial odd couple, a Confederate munitions manufacturer from Rome, Ga., Sam Noble, and a Union general from Connecticut, Daniel Tyler, carved the "model" new town of Anniston from wilderness. Their chance 1872 meeting in Charleston combined the elements of a New South formula devised by the famed Atlanta editor, Henry Grady.
To rise from the ashes of defeat, Grady reasoned, the South needed to marry Yankee wealth with Southern sense of the geography, geology and culture. He was excited to see his "New South" concept taking shape in bricks and mortar, and confident enough to invest in the company.
The partnership added an extra ingredient to Grady's theory, a dimension Birmingham lacked — personal commitment. Noble moved his family to the "new town," and Gen. Tyler persuaded his son, Alfred, to take up residence and help run the company. The two families were determined to make the place they lived as attractive as possible.
Sam Noble expressed the civic ideal: "Instead of dissipating our earnings in dividends, we have concentrated them here ... These reinvestments were judiciously made, and every dollar was made to do its best."
That sentiment came to life in a gilt-and-velvet jewel box of an opera house; in 100,000 water oaks lining the grid of broad, north-south avenues and east-west streets; in a little gem of a parish for the carriage trade, Grace Episcopal; and a cathedral filled with Italian-crafted marble statuary, St. Michael and All Angels, for the working class.
The liberal ideal extended to the workers in other ways, too: double the prevailing wage of 50 cents a day, and equity in their houses, instead of paying rent for company-built houses in perpetuity, which made the workers stake-holding, home-owning residents.
As the Georgia-Pacific railroad pushed west toward Anniston, incorporation was required. Among the assets with which this self-governing town began was a newspaper that hit the streets on Saturday, Aug. 18, 1883, the year the city was opened to the public.
It is said that Henry Grady and Sam Noble were discussing what to name the paper over a "toddy" on the veranda of Noble's house when the Woodstock furnace lit the evening sky. "You've got to call it 'The Hot Blast,' " Grady is alleged to have said. Dominating the front page of The Anniston Hot Blast was an article by Grady, "A Man and A Town."
He described what he could see from Noble's hilltop house on Woodstock Avenue, saluting the Noble-Tyler partnership with hyperbolic enthusiasm: "I thought, as I stood between their two houses, that ... I had rather have been either of them ... than to have been the president of these United States."
Even discounting Grady's exuberance, the founding vision was liberal to the point of utopian. Democracy's tendency to choose the means — often the lowest common denominator — couldn't maintain the brilliance of the founders' dream. But their ideal of "a model city" gave its leaders resolve to weather the 20th century civil rights storms better than Birmingham.
A warning tremor of bad times ahead for Birmingham was felt at the July 1948 "Dixiecrat" convention in the steel city, led by former Alabama Gov. Frank Dixon. Among the delegates, five Southern governors mingled with a who's-who list of such violent racists as Gerald L.K. Smith and J.B. Stoner. They nominated South Carolina Gov. Strom Thurmond as their presidential candidate to oppose the re-election of President Harry Truman, and to preserve "States' Rights," meaning the state's right to discriminate against black residents.
Anniston and Birmingham both felt the shock of civil rights storms when freedom rider buses were attacked on Mothers Day 1961 in both cities. The response in Anniston, however, showed there was still life in the founders' civic ideal. "We didn't want the city to get a bad name," the late Miller Sproull recalled some 40 years later.
Birmingham, too, began its long arc from denial to civic engagement. Sid Smyer, a gruff real estate lawyer and one of the feudal lords of Birmingham's status-quo ante, was in Japan attending an International Rotary convention.
He assured fellow Rotarians that all was well in Birmingham, when The Star's bus burning photo and Post-Herald pictures of white men in sports shirts beating blacks sprang from the front page of Tokyo newspapers. Embarrassed, the incoming president of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce underwent a conversion.
In Anniston, there had already been talk that a biracial committee should be established. The Mother's Day tragedy was a spur to action. Miller Sproull ran for the City Commission pledging the creation of such a committee. On April 10, 1962, he was elected finance commissioner; Claude Dear was elected mayor; and Jack Suggs, a devout segregationist, police commissioner. They took office on Oct. 1, 1962 — the day following the Ole Miss riot.
The first weeks in May told the story of a city where civic conscience was alive, in contrast with the bigotry and ineptitude of Bull Connor's Birmingham. The arrest and jailing of Dr. Martin Luther King in Birmingham triggered a children's crusade.
Hundreds of black students surged around Kelly Ingram Park, met by Bull Connor's police and fire departments, police dogs lunging at the children and fire hoses sending them tumbling like fallen leaves – images of which were an incalculable contribution to the civil rights cause.
E.L. Turner Jr., a pillar of Anniston's First Presbyterian Church, had been in Birmingham on business that day and told a meeting of the governing body of the church what he saw. He asked that the elders pray for Anniston to avoid Birmingham's tragedy. The Rev. Phil Noble led the prayer. The session then voted to endorse a Human Relations Council. The immediate cause for action came on Mother's Day, May 12, as an echo of the violent 1961 Mother's Day.
Miller Sproull called Phil Noble to report that white men using shotguns fired into homes of two black families and the St. John United Methodist Church in south Anniston that afternoon. Sproull said the city was ready to appoint a biracial committee. The next morning Noble met with Sproull and Mayor Dear at City Hall and accepted chairmanship of the council.
While President Kennedy was hosting a May 14 White House luncheon that Dad and I attended – one of many attempts to encourage responsible leadership of the civil rights crisis – the City Commission was meeting for the same purpose.
Sproull announced that the Chamber of Commerce had voted to establish the Human Relations Council. Two letters were read endorsing its creation, one from the rector, wardens and vestry of Grace Episcopal Church, and another from the Anniston Ministerial Association.
Anniston had taken a stand, but it would face further challenges as the 1960s played out: white men's rallies on the courthouse steps, a night-rider murder, school integration, a sit-down strike by police during a near riot and street demonstrations. In each case, black and white leaders, who were getting to know each other, reached out, and calm prevailed.
At the end of the day, Anniston was called "a success story" by then U.S. Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach. Birmingham, too, became a new city with Bull Connor's defeat in the 1963 mayoral race. Its leadership no longer came from a KKK police commissioner and itinerant steel plant managers but from the growing, world-class University of Alabama in Birmingham and from the city's financial towers.
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The intent of these motor vehicle, parking and transportation rules of Cleveland State University (CSU) is to facilitate the work of the students, faculty, staff and campus visitors at CSU. Changes to these rules will be recommended by the Assistant Vice President for Campus Support Services in collaboration with the University Parking Advisory Committee for approval by the University President.
If any motor vehicle found on University property is in violation of traffic laws or rules of the State of Ohio or of the University, the citation will be issued to the member of the University community to whom the car is registered in Parking & Transportation Services. If the vehicle is not registered with the University, the citation will be issued to the legally registered owner of the vehicle according to the state of Ohio or its equivalent.
A. The Parking Advisory Committee shall make its recommendations to the Vice President that oversees the CSU Parking & Transportation program and be charged with the following:
B. Provides assistance and relevant input to Parking Services for the following:
C. Committee Membership
A. Violations and Penalties
A vehicle is deemed parked when the vehicle is stationary, whether occupied or not.
The registered holder of the parking credential is responsible for any and all citations issued to that credential number. Fines will be assessed to the hangtag holder or the owner of any vehicle on University property in violation of the CSU Parking & Transportation Regulations. Any citation issued and not paid or appealed within 14 days of issuance will be considered delinquent and a late fee will be assessed. All appeals must be submitted within 21 days from issuance; after which time appeals will not be accepted. After 60 calendar days, any citation which remains unpaid may be submitted for collection by the University, the States Attorneys Office or an outside agency for collection.
Any current or past student with an unpaid citation will have a hold placed on his/her student status. This hold may prevent the student from registering for the subsequent semester(s) and will prevent the student from obtaining his/her transcripts until the citation and any late fee is paid.
Any individual with an unpaid parking fine will not be permitted to register a vehicle or purchase parking until the fine has been paid.
CSU Parking violations are listed below. All related parking fines are established by the CSU Board of Trustees. Tow and impound fees are established by the specific company that is under agreement with CSU to provide such services.
|VIOLATIONS [ new violations in red]
Illegal use of, reproducing, altering, or
defacing parking credential or visitor parking receipt
Displaying credential reported lost or stolen
|[a] [b] [c]
|Illegally parking in disabled parking space area
|[a] [b]
|License plates illegal, obscured, not displayed
|No valid CSU parking credential displayed
No daily receipt displayed for Visitor parking
Parking credential not properly displayed
|Interfering with access control and security mechanisms
|[a] [c]
|Parking outside permitted areas
Parking at yellow painted curb
Parking in a reserved space
Parking/stopping where prohibited
Parking more than 12 from curb
Blocking driveway
Parking within 30 of stop sign
Parking within 10 of fire hydrant
Parking disregarding painted parking space lines
|[a] [b]
|[a] This violation will result in a fine as established by the CSU Board of Trustees
|[b] This violation may result in removal and impound of the vehicle. Vehicle removal and storage is provided by a privately operated company on behalf of Parking Services
|[c] This violation may be sanctioned in accordance with Section III.P of the Student Conduct Code (Falsification of Records, Fraud and False Testimony), or criminally prosecuted under Ohio Revised Code.
B. Vehicle Impounding
University Parking & Transportation Services is authorized to remove, immobilize (boot), impound and/or enter motor vehicles on University property at the owner's expense.
This policy is to ensure that all parking patrons have equal access to the parking facilities with the minimum amount of risk to pedestrians and /or vehicles. Vehicles may be removed, immobilized and impounded in the following instances if such action is deemed appropriate and necessary by Parking & Transportation Services staff and/or CSU Police:
Vehicle release arrangements will be posted in the Parking Services Office, on the departments web site and in each parking facility. For release of a vehicle, an individual will be expected to do the following:
In addition, a vehicle may be immobilized for information purposes, which consist of unregistered vehicles, enable face to face communication, security/safety reasons, and/or miscellaneous operational needs. Informational immobilizations are not subject to additional (boot) fees.
C. Reproduction or alteration of hangtag or daily receipt
Parking hangtags are the property of Cleveland State University. Any individual found to have reproduced or altered a parking credential is subject to a fine, vehicle impounding, payment of towing and storage fees and may be sanctioned in accordance with Section III.P of the Student Conduct Code (Falsification of Records, Fraud and False Testimony), or criminally prosecuted under the Ohio Revised Code..
D. Appeals
Any individual who wishes to appeal a citation must submit an appeal request (Parking Appeal Form, email letter) to the Parking & Transportation Services office within the established time frame. See Section V, paragraph A. Appeal forms will be available in the Parking & Transportation Services office and on the department's web site.
The Director of Parking & Transportation Services or designee reviews all appeals. The Director has the authority to act upon an appeal based upon the written statements submitted. A decision will be issued within 30 calendar of the date appeal was submitted. Decisions will be sent via electronic mail to the email address provided on the appeal form or via U.S. Mail if no email address is provided.
The Parking Appeals Committee serves as the appellate body if an individual requests a second appeal review. The second appeal may include a personal appearance by the individual who will be asked to provide new information not available at the time of the Director's (or designee's) review. To ensure appropriate representation, a quorum of any four members must be present to review appeals.
A request for a second or third appeal review must be submitted in writing to the Parking & Transportation Services office within 14 days of the date the first appeal decision was rendered.
The Assistant Vice President for Campus Support Services serves as the appellate to the Committee if an individual requests a third appeal review under the following conditions: an alleged failure to follow established policies and procedures and/or an alleged failure to meet a general standard of fairness.
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Crush margins for processors in Western Canada have been continuing to grind slightly lower the past couple of weeks, but the effort to secure canola supplies from farmers by this sector continues to remain aggressive, according to industry participants.
"Based on my calculations, crush margins for canola are currently in the $56 per tonne range, which is down from the $62 level seen earlier in the week," said Bill Craddock, a southern Manitoba farmer and private commodity trader. His version of crush margins had declined to $46 at one point during the time period, he said.
This would also compare with margins for processors that were in the $82 per tonne area at the same time a year ago.
The need of domestic processors to pry canola out of the hands of farmers was linked to the grinding lower of crush margins, said Mike Jubinville, an analyst with ProFarmer Canada in Winnipeg.
Domestic processors located in southern Manitoba were said to be the most aggressive, with cash bids of over $14 per bushel being offered.
Craddock noted that the basis for canola at a southern Manitoba processor was $18 per tonne over the futures price for January delivery, $22.50 over the futures for delivery in February and $27 over if the canola was delivered in March.
In Saskatchewan for comparison purposes, the basis for canola was $5 under the futures price for canola at some locations.
Jubinville noted that at $14 per bushel, farmers may be enticed to deliver canola as that was probably the highest value seen in quite some time. Craddock noted that he had not seen values of that magnitude since 2008.
Cash bids for canola could get as high as $14.50 a bushel, Craddock felt, but added offers like that would not be long-lived.
Jubinville felt farmers, who have not been aggressively selling canola out of their bins, should take advantage of the current cash offers. "At least a portion of the canola their holding should be sold at these levels," he said.
Strong sales commitments to the U.S. and China have helped to stimulate the need for crushers to secure enough canola to meet those commitments, a broker commented.
Concerns about canola supplies in Canada becoming extremely tight by this spring also have spurred processors to cover their needs, sooner rather than later, Jubinville said.
Statistics released by the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association confirmed the crush pace in Canada continues to run at a near-record level. As of Wednesday, Canadian processors had crushed 3.318 million tonnes of canola, ahead of the 3.012 million-tonne pace at the same time a year ago.
Processors in Canada crushed a record 6.99 million tonnes of Canada during the 2011-12 crop year. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, in its December supply/demand tables, estimated processors would crush 6.5 million tonnes of canola during the 2012-13 season.
– Dwayne Klassen writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.


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East Grand Forks Baby on the Mend After Two TransplantsTeagan Leehan is a bubbly 11-month-old with wispy, reddish hair. Nothing about her cherubic smile, chubby cheeks and inquisitive eyes gives a hint of the ordeal she's been through — two liver transplants and an infection that threatened her young life.
By: Pamela Knudson, Grand Forks Herald
Teagan Leehan is a bubbly 11-month-old with wispy, reddish hair.
Nothing about her cherubic smile, chubby cheeks and inquisitive eyes gives a hint of the ordeal she's been through — two liver transplants and an infection that threatened her young life.
These days, the daughter of Drew and Lyndsey Leehan of East Grand Forks "is gaining weight and developing like normal," her mom said.
"She's kind of a chunk," said Drew, glancing at his first child with a broad smile. "We're happy with her being fat. Otherwise, she'd have to be on a feeding tube."
Teagan is on a regimen of 13 medications, including three anti-rejection drugs to promote the body's acceptance of the liver she received in a transplant operation in July at the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital.
"She'll always be on anti-rejection drugs for most of her life," he said. Average cost for these medications is $3000 a month.
"Medications are covered by insurance but not covered well," Lyndsey said. "You still have to pay pretty high deductibles."
A fundraising event, held Sept. 16 in Grand Forks to ease the family's financial burden, "was wonderful," said Lyndsey's aunt, LaRae Foerster of Grand Forks, who organized the effort. "We had a pretty lofty goal, and we surpassed it."
"Team Teagan" raised enough money to meet the Leehans' medication expenses for nearly a year, she said.
Another fundraiser is set for 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 10 at Pizza Ranch in Grand Forks. Team Teagan will do all the bussing for the restaurant that day, and a tip jar will be designated for donations, Foerster said. Continued fundraising is planned.
Dark times
The Leehans' darkest times began when Teagan, at about seven months, was diagnosed with biliary atresia, a blockage in the ducts that carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder.
The condition occurs once in 10,000 births, Lyndsey said, and is congenital but not genetic.
The young family was living in Salina, Kan., where Drew had accepted a job in January 2011.
Teagan had a yellowish coloring, but "we were told it would go away," Lyndsey said. "We didn't think anything was wrong."
She was pulling at her ear when they brought her to a clinic for a suspected ear infection. Their doctor sent the lab results to a pediatric specialist in Kansas City.
"Waiting for the results to come back — that hour to an hour-and-a-half without knowing anything — that was the scariest part," said Lyndsey who, as a nurse, "maybe knew a little too much" for her own good.
Within a week, the family had an appointment for further testing at a Kansas City hospital where Teagan had an ultrasound, followed by a liver biopsy, and was admitted for surgery — all within three days.
The seven-hour operation, to remove her bile ducts, gallbladder and link her liver to her small intestine, was a stop-gap measure intended to buy time, Lyndsey said.
"It was scary," she said, "and hard, because we were in Kansas City, with no family around. We didn't know anybody."
Lyndsey's parents, Ken and Rachel Van Epps of East Grand Forks, came to Kansas to help out.
That Christmas was spent in the hospital as Teagan recuperated. Shortly after, Drew and Lyndsey "decided to move back here, just to be closer to family," she said.
In East Grand Forks, they traveled to the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis for Teagan's post-surgery check-ups which began in February.
Liver transplant
By the end of May, Teagan's lab results had worsened and, in June, she was referred to the U of M transplant team. The decision was swift: she needed a transplant.
"She was growing weight-wise but not length-wise," Lyndsey said. "They said her color was pretty bad. We didn't think so because we were so used to it."
An ultrasound revealed a spot on the liver that the team believed was cancer.
On June 28, Teagan's name was placed high on a regional list for a liver transplant. The next day, in a five-hour surgery, she received a new liver.
But the surgery was unsuccessful.
"The surgeon said that had happened only one other time" in his experience, Lyndsey said.
Teagan was then listed in the highest category, "Emergent 1A," which qualified her to receive a liver from anywhere in the nation.
On July 1, after the second transplant, a different surgeon emerged from the operating room, Lyndsey said. This time, the surgeon, who had also done the first surgery, was beaming.
"He was cheerful," Drew said. "He was like, 'We're good to go!'"
The joy was disrupted when, three days after being discharged, Teagan was readmitted to for a serious infection that caused her temperature to spike from 97.3 to 102 degrees within 45 minutes.
Luckily the family stayed in the Twin Cities with relatives, and could quickly return to the U of M where physicians discovered a blood clot, which further complicated her condition.
Medical professionals took steps to determine that the liver was not part of the problem when the blood clot hit, Drew said.
It took another 10 days in the hospital before the worst was behind them.
Under transplant program rules, Drew and Lyndsey have no information about the donor but may offer a letter to the donor's family one year after transplantation, Drew said. The donor family then has the option of accepting the letter and responding.
Essential support
Through it all, the most difficult aspect for Drew was the medical language, he said. "They throw out all these three-letter acronyms."
"When you don't understand the medical terminology, you kind of get lost."
Lyndsey found it most difficult when she realized, "I can't do anything. I have to sit and wait. I can't help her and I can't make her better.
"I can be there and comfort her… but I can't fix her like I think I should be able to."
They are grateful for the support of family and friends, as well as their employers, Altru Health System and LM Wind Power, which were "very understanding," Lyndsey said.
"There are not enough ways to say thanks," Drew said. "We appreciate all the support from everybody — even people we don't know. It's been wonderful."
That support helped her through the trying times, Lyndsey said, "and lots of praying."
The ordeal made her faith stronger, she said, "definitely."
How to help:
• Attend the 'Team Teagan' fundraiser, 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 10 at Pizza Ranch, Grand Forks.
• Send or drop off checks, made out to "NDAD/Teagan Leehan," to NDAD, 2660 S. Columbia Road, Grand Forks, ND 58201, or give online at www.ndad.org/fundraisers.asp.
For more information, go to www.facebook.com/teaganleehan1 or ndad.areavoices.com.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 18, 2013
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Northern Colorado residents have an unprecedented opportunity to participate in a historic study June 25-29 that has the potential to change the face of cancer for future generations. Men and women between the ages of 30 and 65 who have never been diagnosed with cancer are needed to participate in the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3).
CPS-3 will enroll a diverse population of up to half a million people across the United States and Puerto Rico and will help researchers better understand the lifestyle, environmental, and genetic factors that cause or prevent cancer.
Those who wish to participate can enroll in the study at one of three University of Colorado Health locations:
Medical Center of the Rockies – Long's Peak room, 2500 Rocky Mountain Ave., Loveland, Colo. 80538- Tuesday, June 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Poudre Valley Hospital – Café F, 1024 S. Lemay Ave., Fort Collins, Colo. 80524- Thursday, June 27 from 3 to 7 p.m.
Poudre Valley Hospital Harmony Campus, Building A – Harmony Café, 2121 E. Harmony Rd., Fort Collins, Colo. 80528- Saturday, June 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Additional enrollment locations are also available in Greeley, Loveland and Windsor. Appointments are required. To make an appointment or for a complete list of northern Colorado enrollment locations, date and times, visit www.cps3noco.org.
"The American Cancer Society's previous cancer prevention studies have been landmark in what we understand about these complex diseases," said Erica Dickson, Oncology Research Manager at Poudre Valley Hospital. "As a regional leader in clinical trials, we understand the significance this study can provide researchers, which can make an impact both locally and globally."
To enroll in the volunteer study, individuals will go to a local enrollment location and will be asked to read and sign an informed consent form, complete a brief survey, have their waist circumference measured and give a small blood sample. The in-person enrollment process takes approximately 20-30 minutes to complete. At home, individuals will complete a comprehensive survey packet that asks for information on lifestyle, behavioral, and other factors related to their health. Upon completion of this process, the Society will continue to send periodic follow-up surveys to update participant information and annual newsletters with study updates and results. The initial and follow-up surveys completed at home will take an hour or less of time to complete and are expected to be sent every few years.
"Many individuals diagnosed with cancer struggle to answer the question, 'What caused my cancer?' In many cases, we don't know the answer," said Alpa V. Patel, Ph.D., principal investigator of CPS-3. "CPS-3 will help us better understand what factors cause cancer, and once we know that, we can be better equipped to prevent cancer."
"We're all touched by cancer in some way – whether it's a family member, a friend or a colleague," said Poudre Valley Hospital's Oncology Research Medical Director, Dr. Robert Marschke. "Nearly 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime. Therefore, we feel that it is important to encourage our staff and community to enroll in CPS-3."
"Our previous cancer prevention studies have been instrumental in helping us identify some of the major factors that can affect cancer risk," added Dr. Patel. "CPS-3 holds the best hope of identifying new and emerging cancer risks, and we can only do this if members of the community are willing to become involved."
Researchers will use the data from CPS-3 to build on evidence from a series of American Cancer Society studies that began in the 1950s that collectively have involved millions of volunteer participants. The Hammond-Horn Study and previous Cancer Prevention Studies (CPS-I and CPS-II) have played a major role in understanding cancer prevention and risk, and have contributed significantly to the scientific basis and development of public health guidelines and recommendations. Those studies confirmed the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer, demonstrated the link between larger waist size and
increased death rates from cancer and other causes, and showed the considerable impact of air pollution on heart and lung conditions. The current study, CPS-II, began in 1982 and is still ongoing. But changes in lifestyle and in the understanding of cancer in the more than two decades since its launch make it important to begin a new study.
The voluntary, long-term commitment by participants is what will produce benefits for decades to come. "Taking an hour or so every few years to fill out a survey – and potentially save someone from being diagnosed with cancer in the future – is a commitment that thousands of volunteer participants have already made. We're looking for more like-minded individuals in northern Colorado to join this effort that we know will save lives and improve the outlook for future generations," said Dr. Patel.
For more information or to learn how to become involved with CPS-3, visit cancer.org/cps3 or call toll-free 1-888-604-5888.
About the American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers saving lives and fighting for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. As the largest voluntary health organization, the Society's efforts have contributed to a 20 percent decline in cancer death rates in the U.S. since 1991, and a 50 percent drop in smoking rates. Thanks in part to our progress nearly 14 million Americans who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will celebrate more birthdays this year. As we mark our 100th birthday in 2013, we're determined to finish the fight against cancer. We're finding cures as the nation's largest private, not-for-profit investor in cancer research, ensuring people facing cancer have the help they need and continuing the fight for access to quality health care, lifesaving screenings, clean air, and more. For more information, to get help, or to join the fight, call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.
About University of Colorado Health
University of Colorado Health is an organization dedicated to building a healthier community and providing unmatched patient care in the Rocky Mountain West. University of Colorado Health includes Poudre Valley Hospital's Oncology Clinical Research, which brings innovative cancer research to the northern Colorado region, eastern plains and communities in Wyoming and Nebraska, so that people affected by cancer can participate in clinical trials close to home. From partnerships with American Cancer Society, The University of Colorado Cancer Center (a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center), to industry-sponsored studies, to Colorado State University, patients are offered a wide array of cancer clinical trial options, with enrollments three times the national average.
University of Colorado Health employees dedicate themselves to providing patients and other customers with world-class care and service. Outside organizations recognize that, calling University of Colorado Health's hospitals some of the best in Colorado and even the best in the nation. Some of those accolades are listed below:
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Elk River Guest Ranch • Clark, CO
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- A Three-Night Stay for Two in a One-Bedroom Cabin, Sundays through Wednesdays ($335) or Thursdays through Saturdays ($350)
- Sunset Snowshoe & Fondue Dinner (One-Hour Guided Hike and Dinner at Elk River Saloon)
The Destination
Clark, Colorado, is a welcome stop off the beaten path in a quiet corner of Colorado. A lush oasis of aspen trees and snow-capped mountain peaks along the rushing Elk River, Clark lies in the shadow of the Routt National Forest. Eighteen miles from Steamboat Springs, the "Eden of the West," Clark is an outdoor enthusiast's dream, featuring plenty of ranches, scenic trails, and streams strung with fishing lines. Kingly Hahn's Peak, with its perfectly formed cone-crown, presides over this tucked away—but talked about—Yampa River Valley oasis.
The Digs
Elk River Guest Ranch has everything you need to comfortably get away from the world. Well-appointed log cabin accommodations feature soft linens, full kitchens (silverware, cookware, fridges, and dining areas to boot), private bathrooms, fireplaces, and Steamboat Roasters Mad Creek Rush coffee. The 38-acre pet-friendly ranch is a private mountain retreat with propane grills, fire pits for on-site lounging, and a hot tub for post-adventure relaxation. In the morning, take it easy and have breakfast brought to your cabin.
The Diversions
• Strap on snowshoes and traipse forest trails dressed in winter's white
• Try Nordic skiing at nearby Steamboat Lake State Park
• Share spirits at the Elk River Saloon
• Watch things get heated at Strawberry Hot Springs
"Year-round recreation opportunities abound in the Forests and Grassland. These activities include hiking, biking, camping, horse riding, OHV riding, fishing, hunting, sightseeing, photography and a wide array of winter sports, just to name a few."-- United States Department of Agriculture
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"After visiting with Demetruce, I made the decision to dismiss him from our team," Malzahn said in a statement released by the school. "We have high expectations both on and off the field for our players."
Auburn Police Capt. Tom Stofer said police arrested McNeal along with Jawara White and Jonathan Evans, who were linebackers for the Tigers last season. Like McNeal, the pair was charged with possession of marijuana second degree.
The arrests were made at 1:02 a.m. at a residence in the 100 block of East University Drive. The residence is located off of the Auburn University campus, Stofer said.
Stofer said he didn't know what led to the arrests.
"We must have gotten a complaint out there or something," he said.
The men were booked into the Lee County Detention Center. According to online records, McNeal posted a $500 bond following the arrest and was then released.
Malzahn said McNeal was not at the Tigers' practice on Saturday.
McNeal was Auburn's leading returning tackler, collecting 90 stops last season. He returned to practice earlier this week after sitting out the first 11 sessions of the preseason following an infection that required minor surgery. He also missed the final five practices of the spring for undisclosed reasons.
Ryan Black covers Auburn for The Anniston Star and the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. The Ledger-Enquirer's Ben Wright contributed to this report.


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Patriots have way with HV
By Rick Sheek
A stagnant offense matched up with a talented basketball team like Sullivan East translated into a long evening for Happy Valley.
East disposed of the Warriors 62-30 in Three Rivers Conference action on Wednesday night at Bayless Gym.
"They've got four or five kids that when they shoot it, there's a good chance of it going in." Happy Valley coach Chuck Babb said. "We didn't get killed on the boards. We lost the boards.
"They're a lot bigger than we are. We only made 11 turnovers – that's a big plus for us."
The Warriors (3-14) were down 16-11 heading in the second quarter. For the next three periods Happy Valley didn't score in double digits.
"I felt like Happy Valley took the fight to us, and played awfully tough, strong and aggressive with a lot of spirit," East coach John Dyer said. "They put us back on our heels tonight."
Still the Patriots (18-6) remained undefeated in league play. David Cassady tossed in 15 points, draining five 3-pointers.


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