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Budget Accommodation Bed & Breakfasts Europe Scotland Loch Ness
Loch Ness is a lake that stretches for 37 kilometres (23 miles) in the Scottish Highlands. It is the second largest lake in Scotland, just behind Loch Lomond, but due to its extreme depth of 230 metres (754 feet), it is the largest by volume.
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I'd say Edinburgh is a must! The castle is amazing, you could easily spend a few days there. There is also Loch Ness where you could also spend a few days, you might even see the Loch Ness monster There are numours places in Scotland but these are my top two. London is also a must! I love Big Ben, I always ...
Scotland Aviemore & Fort William
Going on holiday to Scotland will be there late July, early August. I am sruggling to find accomadation in the following places. Aviemore to explore the Cairngorms. The same goes for either Loch Shiel or Fort William. Any suggestions for Accomadation I have a modest budget of about 50 to 70 quid ...
Castle Urquhart, Loch Ness
Just ruins today, but would have been an amazing home in its day. Sits on a point, so commanding views of Loch Ness in both directions. ...
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A Trip to the Highlands and Loch Ness
was Loch Ness. Our bus driver said, "Everyone always asks me if I have ever seen the Loch Ness Monster ...
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Hunt for the Loch Ness Monster!
mountain). Our drive alongside the Caledonian Canal brought us to Fort Augustus and the legendary Loch Ness. James and I opted to pay the 11 pounds for the boat ride on the Loch (lake), the best place to hunt for Nessie (how the locals refer to the Loch Ness monster) from. Luckily James and I are two very determined ...
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Middle Schools in Indianola
About Indianola
Indianola is a school district with 258 students. Indianola spends $7,901 per year per student. 68% of students here receive reduced price lunches. The most common ethnicities are Native American or Native Alaskan and White, non-Hispanic. Hanna is a nearby district and has the same rating as Indianola. Hanna's rating is 4 while Indianola's rating is 4.

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Private elevators, personal shopping assistants, six-bedroom suites with their own postal codes. Even helipads. This is what the super-rich have come to expect from hotels
This week, every hotel room in New York City seems to be $500 or more a night. I'm talking: Holiday Inn, $556 a night. But I have rented someone's Williamsburg apartment through Airbnb
There was nothing dirty — or defamatory — about including a Tennessee hotel on an unflattering list on a travel website because it's clear the inclusion was based on opinions, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday
We're not talking honeymoon suites with heart-shaped hot tubs and rose petals on the bed — these are mega-rooms, two storeys high
My cab pulls up to the Los Angeles hotel where I'm staying. It's called The Standard and the sign outside is upside down. Get it? I'm not sure I do
I'm as appreciative as anyone of the in-room coffee makers and cushy beds that make chain hotels so reliably comfortable. And yet, the most memorable nights I've spent away from home have been all about the experience
Last week I opened this column with "Expect the unexpected." What I didn't expect is just how much unexpected there is out there
Sondra Gotlieb: It's the middle of winter and the pessimistic side of me has taken over. Too many things annoy me
Tingo is one of a growing number of services that aim to save travellers money on their hotel stays
Myanmar, Marseille, New Zealand and Gettysburg are all on the travel radar for 2013 thanks to new tours, events and anniversaries
OkCupid, a top U.S. matchmaking website, intentionally mismatched users to test its technology, the IAC/InterActive Corp service said on Monday
The phone offers new ways to navigate, discover and, of course, shop — all enabled by new features from the world's largest online retailer
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Quote:Can anyone recommend a program that has good features for predicting future double star angles, separations
Quote: the 6th OC shows all the measures, but no dates;
Quote:Walkman essentially gives you what the 6th Orbit Catalog gives in its offering of orbit diagrams, in a different form - the 6th OC shows all the measures in the orbit diagram, but no dates; Walkman gives dates (based on what epoch you choose) but no measures originally made. There's also a short ephemeris in the Orbit Catalog,PA and Separation for 2011 to 2015, the numbers being derived from the calculated orbit. The original question puzzled me - it seemed to be referring to two separate things - orbit data for visual binaries, and ephemerides for eclipsing binaries, the latter only visible as variable stars, not optically resolvable pairs.Of course, if the question was about a piece of software that can do both (different) tasks....
Quote:It takes it's double star lists from the WDS, and, as Wilfried points out, there are many spurious entries in the WDS, mostly in magnitude estimates:
Quote:Ummm... several issues there, not one - one is leaving out objects that are in WDS and properly so; another is giving data that is different from WDS; the third is photometric data in WDS that needs updating. A fourth could be occasional typos etc in WDS data.So some issues are software issues separate from any WDS problems. I think we need to be clear anout these matters, because various software packages introduce problems that are not there in the WDS. And "spurious entries" strikes me as a misleading description, suggesting entries for non-existent objects; whereas the problem is typically inaccurate data (mostly photometric) for certain subsets of objects.
Quote:Can anyone recommend a program that has good features for predicting future double star angles, separations, and minima for eclipsing binaries?


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I don't think that it's out of order to state the obvious. My recent New Year Message to young people sought to engage them in the process of taking responsibility for themselves, but parents have a critical role to play in preparing them for that responsibility.
Many will recall the debate on whether or not to have a curfew law. It was a hot topic in the recent past. I've expressed my views on it before, and basically it is that parents should be able to do what is right for their children, and it should not have to be government's responsibility to supervise and babysit for the population. With all due respect, the government has much more pressing matters to deal with, like fiscal responsibility and accountability in improving public services.
I am mildly amazed at how advanced technology and economic development has become the scapegoat for parental mismanagement. Parents need to understand that if they don't have their priorities straight, their children will not have their priorities straight neither. That little list of 'affirmations' in the High School report says: "Children live as they learn". It is never the intention of a good parent to send the wrong message to a child, but if you don't take the time to correct your own mistakes, clear up misunderstandings, it will reach the point where your children won't take you seriously and you will not able to have any positive influence in their lives. If your child has no confidence in you, trying to discipline him/her will be a waste of time.
So how do parents lose it? Being too busy. Too busy and too affluent (or busy trying to become that way). The first rule of parenting is that you should not expect others to do for you what you should be doing for yourself. Baby-sitting comes to mind. There are times yes when you would have to hire someone, or ask someone a favour to watch your child when you have to be away on occasion. But the reality is that most people work in the day and the children is at the Daycare Center or Pre-school, or big school (for the older ones) and when night comes, instead of being home to catch up on the days' events, and soothe their little tired souls with some motherly and fatherly comfort and support, there is only a baby-sitter who is not really a substitute for a parent.
Baby-sitters are known to watch TV all the while, chat on the phone, or have their boyfriend over when they are on the job. And if it wasn't illegal to leave children home alone, some children would be left by themselves altogether on a nightly basis.
Sometimes it's not even a matter of the parent having a night job, it's just that they have an active social life; they have important meetings or church activity but this should not deprive the children of 'quality time'. Raising your children the right way should be your number one priority. Over-compensating with the latest gadgets and games should be considered a sin.
The late night phenomena
I grew up in an era when outdoor activity ended at sundown, except on moonlit nights when you could stay in your yard a bit later and socialize with neighbours and friends. With the advent of 'city lights', being out up to 10pm was pushing it to the limit for a young adult still living with parents.
Nowhere in that world would you find a school child of any gender sauntering on the streets after hours without adult supervision. The tourism industry has created the challenge of parents working later hours at night, and young working adults have a legitimate reason for being out from home if it relates to their job.
But I understand that the late night culture begins in the home. Children are not put to bed at a decent hour anymore. You have two-and three-year-olds staying up until they literally drop down before they are tucked into bed. Why? Because everyone else in the household is up, watching TV and it is not the thing anymore to put a child to bed, turn off the lights and 'make' them go to sleep. People believe in burning lights all night, no matter the cost of electricity. Children develop the habit of staying up all night in the home. So it is easy to take that behavior to the streets.
Work ethics?
This might mean different things to different people but work ethics as far as I know, starts with parents giving their children chores to do at home. Affluence has seriously undermined the teaching of work ethics in the home. It is necessary yes, to have some sort of domestic help for some of the huge houses that people live in and if they are out working every day, just keeping the cobwebs at bay must be a real challenge. But a maid must not be expected to pick up the slack in personal responsibilities. Children should be taught to flush the toilet after they use it. A teenager (boy or girl) should learn to wash and iron their own clothes, or at least pick up after themselves, even if you have a housekeeper.
Teaching your children basic life skills is a parental responsibility. It does not mean that you are training them to be the tail and not the head, but you will teach them that the head cannot function without the tail. If you cannot take care of your own mess first, anything else you might be capable of doing later is likely to fall in the realm of the superficial. Your children may be the beneficiaries of all that you have worked for and you may tend to spoil them with the material wealth you have acquired, but as Mary S. Calderone puts it: "Our children are not going to be just "our children"- they are going to be other people's husbands and wives and the parents of our grandchildren [some day]."
Did I mention that your children will also be the senior civil servants, managers, construction bosses, merchants and politicians of the future? Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter once said: "We need better family life to make us better servants of the people". And Elbert Hubbard puts it plain and simple: "Where parents do too much for their children, the children will not do much for themselves."
Tell children the truth
This is a tricky area, because half the times parents don't have the answers to all the questions children sometimes ask. Sometimes the answer might be complex and they don't know how to break it down to the child's level of understanding. But in all you do, don't lie to your child. Sometimes the questions they ask are so unexpected parents are caught off guard and don't know what to say, so they invent a lie, or they ignore the question. Ignoring breeds ignorance.
I was quite a curious child myself, and I recall once I asked my mother a question, and she gave me a parable for an answer. She said: "Little pig ask its mother why her mouth so long, and the mother said, when you get bigger you will know". I think this is a clever way of dealing with difficult questions. It makes the questioner more curious, yes. But parables sound good to small children. It makes parents seem wise, that they know all these 'sayings'. It makes the child feels good to be given this precious piece of 'cultural wisdom'. And it is not a lie.
People complain about losing their culture. How can you lose your culture unless you yourself cease to practice it? Caribbean people have a rich history of the 'oral literature' in the parables that our forebears uttered down to us. It is passed on from generation to generation through usage…like how my mother passed that 'little pig and mother pig' parable on to me. It is my turn to pass it on to my offspring and others of the younger generation. It is not something to be treated as a museum piece; to be brought out once a year during a special week or day. Use the opportunity in everyday household activities when you can pass them on to your children.
Parental responsibility is a serious matter for both mothers and fathers, but mothers have a special role to play that no other can substitute. It behooves all mothers to be ready for this challenge. Be willing to make the necessary sacrifice to raise your children with love and principles. It is a big challenge because you have to compete with the media, the neighbours and peers, but you should be firm in letting your children know what is in their best interest, even when they hold it against you because they think you are being mean-spirited.
Remember that "What the mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin (Henry Ward Beecher).
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Have read the article in its entirety, and I absolutely agree with its overall thesis. It's unfortunate that the message is being lost over grammar, albeit grammar is important. But we should not lose sight of what is being said.
Mrs. Hodge has made some very valid points that should any parent take the time to consider & practice, they could raise productive citizens of tomorrow of whom they will be later proud. I personally believe in family planning and definitely parental responsibility BEFORE day one.
A closer look at troubled kids and adults can be traced right back to the way they were raised. Any parent who does not conduct themselves responsibly does their kids a great disservice in this life. The lack of appropriate parenting and responsibility places kids at a tremendous disadvantage in this very competitive & unforgiving world.
So my hat is off to you, Mrs. Hodge, for your attempt to educate us on the importance of parental responsibility. For someone like me, you are preaching to the choir, but for others, If am sure your words may be beneficial and appreciated. I encourage you to keep writing.
ur grammar ??????????? brush up on it….65%…C+
To the Author. Don't mind the noise, they darn well understand what you are talking about.
Thank you, Simpson. Maybe I said the wrong thing to the first critic…I should have said it was intentional just so the article could pick up petty comments, which are unfortuntely the norm on these newsites, regardless of the topic at hand.
Mrs. Hodge I must say I can relate to every inch of this article, and you are right on. In this society we do have many mommy and daddy but not much fathers and mothers and very little parenting. There are broken homes being built with selfish values, and marriages as a result of this that fails. Then those children grow up and pass on the same values to their children etc. What is happening is that people(through knowledge, not wisdom or understanding), have learned how to pass on responsibilities to others. How did this happen? Well it is called "SIN". In the garden, when GOD asked Adam if he ate the fruit, he said "the woman that you gave me, gave it to me and I did eat of it". When the woman was asked, she said "the serpent beguiled me". Neither the man or the woman took responsibility for their actions, and it was what I call hiding the shame of being lied to and living the lie. Today we have the multiplication or manifestation of SIN. GOD gave man dominion over all things and set things in order from the beginning. Man has failed GOD completely in this society, because he has strayed away from the source that created him, and chosen his own destiny, to be a god(for the lie was you will become as gods). When things are not in order, confusion is the result. Now man really believes another man leading him will make life easier. When you unplug a phone from the source, one day the power runs out unless you plug it back in. Well, unless man turns to the source who created him in his image and his likeness(which is GOD), we will continue to see this degenerate society being manifested. The pacification of governments, parents, pastors etc. in the world we live in, and the rewarding of people for bad practices will continue to make society a degenerate. E.g giving children gifts for bad report cards and throwing birthday parties for them even though they are not well mannered. Governments do the same thing around the world. A good example is America where banks gambled the savers money and the government rewarded them by giving them a blank check for Trillions of dollars. If there is to be any change, we all need to be responsible for our actions and just handle our responsibilities. "We can all ignore reality but we cannot ignore the consequences of reality". And our reality is a degenerate society!
Children is plural. We really need to teach our people proper English. It's embarrassing to see people writing ignorant headlines like this.
As a literary artist, I take 'poetic licence' in manipulating the English Language, I also write in 'dialect' when it suits me, despite the fact that I have my qualifications for mastering the "Queen's version" of the language. You are free to say what you like, but I am also free to write how I like, as long as I know the message will be clear to who wants to understand it.
Madam Author, You manipulated the English Language to make it grammatically correct in all areas except your headline – and choose to defend incorrect grammar as saying you took 'poetic licence'?
Love the article!!! However, "literary artist" or not, Children IS PLURAL. Speak properly, write properly……..
You all want the woman to be grammatically correct because you all well know that this article touched a nerve, especially if you have a child. Grammar will not fix a degenerate society, positive actions will. Everyone wants grammar to be correct when it touches their conscience. "Dem seh the truth hurts,who can't tek it mek dem splurt run left them pants and shirt". How is that for my grammar!..LOL! I bet ayu will understand that though..LOL!
Interesting article! Thanks for sharing! I think the time has come for us to focus more on the plight of our children. While I do endorse the need to address the social problems related to abused women and men in society, far too often we ignore the plight of the children who are being neglected and destroyed by both 'abused' men and 'women'. Let 2012 be a year when we really engage in serious discourse and take the necessary corrective measures necessary to address the plight of the vulnerable children in our midst! Thanks again, for sharing!
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Is Pandora Possible? James Cameron's Home Tree Initiative
CalTech scientists discuss Pandora with James Cameron. Avatar's director James Cameron is busy following up his monstrously successful film with an environmental campaign, from visiting the Amazon with Al Gore to CalTech last week to join a panel of
Scientists Shudder to Think at Ecological Devastation if BP Spill Goes For Three Months (Video)
We just got a glimmer of hope with the BP oil spill in that one of the leaks has been capped--even if it's tarnished by the fact that the rate of leakage won't much be affected--but you've got to check out what these scientists are saying could happen
Laser-Made Rain! German Scientists Succeed in Zapping Air to Make Clouds (Video)
Oh yes indeed, German scientists have done it - a rain machine complete with lasers. In a lab environment, they were able to successfully zap a laser at a room full of water-saturated air sitting at a cool -24 °C. The result
A Tree Grows in Philly
Philadelphia is about to get a whole lot greener thanks to a major tree planting effort. Mayor Michael Nutter has set a goal of planting 300,000 trees in the city by 2015, according
World Governments Failing Their Biodiversity Commitments - Pressure On Species Just Increasing
If you regularly follow what often seems like a never-ending string of reports talking about how biodiversity is declining around the planet and the bad impact
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Meet the Five Scariest Tree-Killing Machines (Video)
If trees could dream, these would give them nightmares In many places throughout the world, deforestation continues to be a problem--which is what makes seeing the latest in tree-killing machinery all the more troubling. Gone, it seems, are the days of
Old Quarries Going Back to Wild Habitat for Threatened Species
Returning upturned ecosystems into healthy habitats is a focus for some conservationists looking at quarries in the UK. Here in the US, we've seen how it can work well when businesses and environmentalists unite - old
Bye Bye Glaciers: 2 More Gone From Glacier National Park
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TED Talk: Up-Close Photos of Pollen Tell Unusual Stories
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Plastiki Ship Makes its Way Across the Pacific
Last month, on March 20, 2010, the Plastiki set sail with its skipper Adventure Ecology founder and environmentalist David de Rothschild and his intrepid crew of five. They are sailing across the Pacific Ocean to Australia on
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Socotra: The Most Alien-Looking Place on Earth? (Slideshow)
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Space Debris Collision Narrowly Avoided
The quantitiy of debris in space has been causing concern to agencies involved with exploring space and companies depending on satellites installed there. But now space agencies have demonstrated the capability of a
Organized South Florida Invasive Reptile Hunt: For The Cost Of A License And A $26 Permit
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Channing Tatum Is Not Going To Dump Jenna Dewan Tatum For You
In news that no one even really heard, Channing Tatum was rumored to be splitting from his longtime beloved wife, Jenna Dewan Tatum.
Robin Thicke, You're Not Fooling Anyone. You're Creeping Us Out.
Robin Thicke is creepy as Hell in his new video dedicated to Paula Patton. Here's why he needs to give it a rest already.
Chris Martin, Get Away From Gwyneth Paltrow!
Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow had the most infamous and pretentious public separation ever: Her "conscious uncoupling," which she announced via her obnoxiously WASP-y GOOP blog, became an international sensation just based on how ridiculous
'Fifty Shades' Friday: Melanie Griffith & Antonio Banderas Split!
Fifty Shades Of Grey has family drama more painful than the thought of your grandparents re-enacting scenes from Christian Grey's Red Room Of Pain:
Katharine McPhee Files for Divorce After Cheating on Her Husband
After she was caught having an affair with her Smash director, Michael Morris, actress Katharine McPhee, 30, tried to save her marriage to Nick Cokas, who's 19 years older. The celebrity couple quietly separated after the affair scandal surfaced, but it seemed like their May-December relationship was back on track when insiders revealed that they were spending almost all their time together to try and work on their marriage.
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A half dozen students were on board a school bus involved in a minor accident early Thursday morning.
No injuries were reported in the accident that happened at about 6:40 a.m. at the intersection of Pio Nono Avenue and Rocky Creek Road.
All the students were taken on to school, said David Gowan, risk management director for the Bibb County schools.
Initial reports indicate the bus was headed to Northeast High School.
The vehicle did not sustain major damage as the bus driver was able to pull over into a nearby parking lot.
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Posts tagged: Idaho Debates
Oh, my. A snippet from last week's Idaho gubernatorial debate made the "Moment of Zen" that closes out episodes of Jon Stewart's Daily Show; it aired last night. I guess that's our moment of Zen for Election Day today. You can watch here.
This Idaho Public TV photo, by Jim Hadley, shows my facial expression as one of the three reporters on the panel for this week's Idaho gubernatorial debate. The antics of perennial candidates Harley Brown and Walter Bayes in the debate that otherwise was between two-term Gov. Butch Otter and GOP challenger and Senate Majority Caucus Chairman Russ Fulcher attracted national attention and mirth.
I talked briefly with NBC News political director Chuck Todd on his "Daily Rundown" story this morning about Idaho politics as Tuesday's primary election approaches, but didn't get a chance to correct him on an incorrect assumption he'd made earlier in the program: That when Brown listed Idaho's GOP candidates for governor during the debate as "a cowboy, a curmudgeon, a biker, or a normal guy," the incumbent governor must have been the "normal guy" in the list.
Actually, in Brown's list, Otter was the "cowboy." As we all know in Idaho, we have a rodeo-loving, calf-roping, horseback-riding cowboy governor. Fulcher was the "normal guy." Todd's show is online here.
Meanwhile, Idaho Statesman columnist Dan Popkey, my fellow panelist on the debate, reports today that a two-minute mashup of the debate that went viral on social media yesterday was put together by an editor at KTVB-TV, whose bosses asked him to take it down yesterday afternoon due to concerns over copyright issues. Idaho Public TV officials are meeting today to discuss copyright issues, but haven't raised any concerns. Popkey also provides a link to an interview Slate.com did with debate host Melissa Davlin, in which interviewer Mike Pesca praised Davlin as "heroic" for her handling of the debate.
Sen. Russ Fulcher, R-Meridian, is decrying last night's gubernatorial debate, saying incumbent Gov. Butch Otter's insistence on including two marginal candidates created a "circus atmosphere." "As a result, the 'debate' turned from a serious discussion regarding the position for Idaho's chief executive, to a mockery of the Republican Party and of Idaho," Fulcher said. "Clearly, the governor wanted to take time away from me and minimize exposure to his failed record as governor."
Fulcher said, "When I am governor, I will not subject my party or my state to this type of public humiliation." You can read his full statement here.
It was inevitable: You can now watch on YouTube a two-minute "supercut" of last night's hour-long GOP gubernatorial debate on the "Idaho Debates," featuring the wildest comments from candidates Harley Brown and Walt Bayes, along with glimpses of the facial expressions of Gov. Butch Otter, Sen. Russ Fulcher, moderator Melissa Davlin and those of us on the reporter panel; see it here. It'll make you laugh out loud. (UPDATE: If you haven't seen this yet, I'm afraid it's too late; the owner took the video down this afternoon.)
Meanwhile, Mother Jones magazine has posted a report here on the Idaho debate, including a detailed description of Brown and the observation that Bayes "has a beard that extends halfway down his ribcage and resembles a 19th-century gold prospector." Idaho Statesman columnist (and my fellow panelist on the debate) Dan Popkey has a commentary here, the L.A. Times has its take here, and the Oregonian's Jeff Mapes has his take here, about which he tweeted, "You think Portland's weird?"
That was quite the debate on Idaho Public TV tonight, with some spirited back-and-forth between Gov. Butch Otter and primary challenger Russ Fulcher on the issues, and wacky weirdness from the two other candidates, Harley Brown and Walt Bayes.
Here are excerpts from each of their closing comments:
OTTER: "I've experienced a lot as your governor, and I'm putting all that I've experienced to work every day to improve on how I do my job of serving you. … I'm honored to have been through the refining fire with you, and I'm excited about continuing to face the challenges of today and tomorrow."
FULCHER: "I ask you to ask yourself: Are you better off today than you were eight years ago? If you're like most of us, the answer is no. It's time to shake up the establishment."
BROWN: "You have your choice, folks: A cowboy, a curmudgeon, a biker, or (looking over toward Fulcher) a normal guy. Take your pick. … We're leaving it up to you."
BAYES: "Butch, I'd like to thank you for making it possible for me to be here tonight. He kinda insisted that me and this un-normal person (gesturing to Brown) could be here tonight."
Click below for a report on the debate from the Associated Press. Idaho EdNews reporter Kevin Richert has a report here; you can watch the debate online here. KTVB-TV's Jamie Grey reports here on how each candidate responded to the same-sex marriage ruling.
Congressman Mike Simpson and his GOP challenger Bryan Smith had a lively debate on Idaho Public TV tonight, as part of the "Idaho Debates," sponsored by the Idaho Press Club and the League of Women Voters of Idaho. "Our country has seriously gotten off on the wrong track," declared Smith, a lawyer from Idaho Falls and a political newcomer who's backed by the Club for Growth. "Sadly, career politicians in Washington like Congressman Simpson have become part of the problem. … I am a true conservative who is not afraid to stand up for us."
Simpson said the people backing Smith are opposed to funding for the Idaho National Laboratory, one of the biggest employers in eastern Idaho. "They're opposed to the ag bill, they're opposed to everything," he said. Simpson said it didn't work to shut down the government in an effort to force the repeal of Obamacare. "We didn't accomplish what we set out to accomplish," he said. "Shutting down the government doesn't work. What you've got to do is elect Republicans to the Senate so that we have somebody to work with, so that we can actually get this budget balanced again and get it on a path toward balance."
Simpson said, "We might not like it but there are Democrats actually in Congress, and they control the Senate and they control the White House. If you're going to get anything done, it's going to be done by working together both within your party and across party lines." Failing that, he said, "You'll just be howling at the moon."
Smith said, "Washington doesn't have a tax problem, they have a spending problem. … We need to focus on cutting the budget," saying he'd first go after "redundant spending" and that he'd cut the Department of Education, saying, "The word education does not appear in the Constitution." You can watch the full debate online here.
In the "Idaho Debates" tonight on Idaho Public TV, Idaho County Commissioner Jim Chmelik outlined a very different role for Idaho's lieutenant governor that he said he wants to play if he succeeds in defeating GOP Lt. Gov. Brad Little in the May 20 primary election.
"I would like to use the position of lieutenant governor the same way I've used the county commissioner position," he said – to travel around the state and nation urging support for transfer of federal public lands to states. "I believe you have a lot more pull as lieutenant governor than you do as a county commissioner," Chmelik declared in the live debate, which was broadcast statewide.
Little, a rancher and four-term state senator who's been the state's lieutenant governor since 2009, said if re-elected, he'll continue to focus on economic development. "We absolutely have to build the economy," he said. "It's being the facilitator, whether it's with government or with business to foster those jobs and foster that growth, because we need that." You can read my full story here at spokesman.com.
The very definition of fairness was hotly debated by two rivals for the Idaho Supreme Court tonight, as Justice Joel Horton and challenger Breck Seiniger faced off in a televised debate. Horton called Seiniger "a representative of special interests," prompting Seiniger to retort, "I guess the special interests we're talking about are the average, ordinary citizens like you people watching out there, who get hurt, who have a problem with the government, who have a property dispute – that's who I represent."
The taped debate, part of the "Idaho Debates" sponsored by the Idaho Press Club and the League of Women Voters, was broadcast statewide on Idaho Public Television tonight. Idaho's primary election is May 20. In addition to primary races for partisan offices, the election includes the final decision in the nonpartisan Supreme Court race. You can read my full story here at spokesman.com.
Idaho Public Television political debates generally air live, but the upcoming governor's debate on May 14 will have a 30-second delay. The reason: One of the four candidates, Harley Brown, is prone to profanity, and has been using language at candidate appearances that could get the public TV station fined by the FCC, regardless of who makes the on-air comment.
Brown is a perennial candidate who claims that he runs for office because God has called him to be the president of the United States; he's run for everything from city council to Congress. This year, he's added a "warning" on his campaign website saying, "The content of this website and especially the content of the page titled "Harleyism", may be construed by those of a gentle nature, a sensitive disposition or the young, to be offensive, shocking or even obscene." He's also posted a pledge saying he "Declares WAR on political correctness!"
Brown is one of four candidates on the GOP primary ballot, along with anti-abortion advocate Walter Bayes, incumbent Gov. Butch Otter, and Senate Majority Caucus Chairman Russ Fulcher, R-Meridian.
Candidates in contested primary races for state controller and state treasurer debated Friday night on statewide TV; you can watch here. In the controller's race, GOP incumbent Brandon Woolf faces a challenge from log home company owner Todd Hatfield. In the treasurer's race, two Democrats, Deborah Silver, a CPA, and W. Lane Startin, a freelance writer and editor, are facing off in the primary; the victor will take on GOP incumbent Ron Crane in November. The Idaho Debates, co-sponsored by the Idaho Press Club and the League of Women Voters of Idaho, continue this Thursday with the GOP candidates for state Superintendent of Schools.
Challenger C.T. "Chris" Troupis came out swinging against Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden tonight as the two met in a televised debate, accusing the third-term official of being "weak" and having "lost his way." "Perhaps decades ago, he had the right vision, but his weak actions show that he's been caputured by the immense power of office," Troupis declared. "Time and again he's chosen to side with the government rather than the people."
Wasden, like Troupis a Republican, countered, "It's important to distinguish between rhetoric and reality. You need to have an Attorney General who will tell you what you need to know, rather than what you want to hear. The one who will tell you the whole story, not just the part that can be manipulated to one's political advantage."
Troupis pressed for repeal of Obamacare, taking over federal lands within Idaho, and limiting all of Idaho's state endowment land investments to timber land. But Wasden said none of those are within the legal or constitutional power of Idaho's Attorney General.
"This is in fact a fight for the heart and soul of the Republican Party," Wasden said. "There are two factions, and to not recognize that is to not understand what is really going on here. There are some mainstream, rational folks, and there are some folks that are on the edge, and that's just how it is. And so I do hope that the rational thought comes through. … That is the context in which this election is occurring." Troupis countered, "I think I'm right in the mainstream." You can read my full story here at spokesman.com.
Tonight's debate was the first in a series of nine "Idaho Debates" leading up to the May 20 primary election; on Friday night, candidates for state controller will face off at 8 p.m., and for state treasurer at 8:30. The Idaho Debates are co-sponsored by the Idaho Press Club and the League of Women Voters of Idaho.
The Idaho Debates will feature a series of nine debates in Idaho races in advance of the May 20 primary election, the Idaho Press Club, the League of Women Voters of Idaho and Idaho Public Television announced today. The Idaho Debates have featured face-offs between Idaho election candidates for more than 30 years; this year's primary debates, broadcast statewide, continue that tradition.
Here are the debate dates and times:
GOP GOVERNOR's RACE: May 14, 8 p.m. Gov. Butch Otter is seeking a third term; in the Republican primary, he faces opponents including Senate Majority Caucus Chairman Russ Fulcher, R-Meridian; Harley Brown and Walt Bayes.
SECRETARY OF STATE, GOP: May 13, 7 p.m. Four candidates are facing off in the Republican primary for Secretary of State; the victor will face Democratic Rep. Holli Woodings in November.
2nd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, GOP: May 11, 7 p.m. This GOP primary race features longtime Congressman Mike Simpson and challenger Bryan Smith.
IDAHO SUPREME COURT: May 9, 8 p.m. Justice Joel Horton faces a challenge from Boise attorney Breck Seiniger; the primary election is the final contest in this non-partisan race.
LT. GOVERNOR, GOP: May 9, 8:30 p.m. Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little will debate challenger Jim Chmelik.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, GOP: May 8, 8 p.m. Candidates vying in the four-way GOP race for state superintendent of schools will face off; the winner of that primary will face Democrat Jana Jones in the November general election.
STATE CONTROLLER, GOP: May 2, 8 p.m. State Controller Brandon Woolf debates GOP challenger Todd Hatfield.
STATE TREASURER, DEMOCRATS: May 2, 8:30 p.m. Two Democratic candidates for state treasurer, Deborah Silver of Twin Falls and W. Lane Startin of Boise, will face off; the victor in that primary race will face incumbent GOP Treasurer Ron Crane in November.
ATTORNEY GENERAL, GOP: May 1, 8 p.m. Third-term Attorney General Lawrence Wasden faces Boise attorney C.T. "Chris" Troupis in the GOP primary contest.
That's nine debates on seven days, all in the month of May, all broadcast statewide on Idaho Public Television. As always, the Idaho Press Club will provide the Idaho reporters who will serve as panelists questioning the candidates; the League of Women Voters will handle time-keeping duties; and Idaho Public TV will provide the moderators and produce and broadcast the debates.
2nd District GOP Rep. Mike Simpson and his Democratic challenger, state Sen. Nicole LeFavour, debated on live TV last night in the "Idaho Debates." You can watch the full debate online here. The two clashed over women's issues, from pay inequity to lawmakers' comments about rape. "For many women it's been a rough year to watch Congress," LeFavour told Simpson, "and I'm sorry you have participated in that." He responded, "I'm sorry you feel that way, because it's absolutely not true." Idaho Statesman reporter Rocky Barker has a full report on the debate here.
The two also debated deficit reduction, energy funding and the Idaho National Laboratory, jobs, forest fire management and more. Simpson is a seventh-term congressman and former Idaho House speaker who chairs a key House appropriations subcommittee. LeFavour is an outspoken fourth-term state lawmaker who's served two terms in the Idaho House and two in the Senate; click below for a profile of the race by AP reporter John Miller.
Here's a link to my full story at spokesman.com on last night's lively debate between Idaho GOP Rep. Raul Labrador and his Democratic challenger, Jimmy Farris. During the face-off, Labrador backed raising the Social Security retirement age to 70, cutting a third of the staff at the Pentagon and banning all abortions other than those to save the life of the mother. Farris differed sharply on the retirement age and abortion, but found common ground with Labrador on trimming military spending. "I think there are a number of places that we would agree and admit that we can find savings," Farris said. "If Pentagon staff is one of them, I'd certainly like to look at it."
Labrador said people are living much longer now than they were when Social Security and Medicare were started, and people like himself, at age 44, have to recognize "that I'm going to have a different program than exists today." Farris disagreed, saying a better way to ensure the solvency of Social Security would be to raise the cap on earnings subject to the Social Security tax.
On abortion, Labrador said he opposes making exceptions for victims of rape or incest. "I think life begins at conception, so I believe it's important that we protect life," he said. Farris said, "This is an issue where we strongly disagree. I do support a woman's right to choose what happens to her body. … I don't think it's the government's place to be making decisions for women about their health care." You can watch the full debate online at idahoptv.org.
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter defended his cuts to education and his track record as governor Thursday night, as he met four rivals in the final debate before Tuesday's election. "The choice had to be made, because there's only two ways that you can balance the budget, you either cut the government or you increase the tax load for the citizenry," Otter declared. "We chose the former." His Democratic challenger, Keith Allred, strongly disagreed, and peppered Otter with criticisms; also debating were independents Jana Kemp and "Pro-Life" and Libertarian Ted Dunlap. You can read my full story here at spokesman.com.
The candidates for governor have been clashing over water quality monitoring, and now about wolves. "Enough is enough," Otter declared, defending his decision to end state wolf management. Allred said Otter has been talking for 30 years about pushing back the federal government, but, "What has he ever done that actually accomplished that? … He's got one tool in his toolkit, and that's to file federal lawsuits. … We need to be taking destiny into our own hands and using effective tools for beating back federal control, and we need to do that by being able to monitor our own wolf population" to make the case for delisting.
Ted Dunlap said the wolves that were reintroduced into Idaho are "monsters." Pro-Life said, "When you're pro-life, you don't like wolves. … I'm pretty much a vegetarian." He added, "I think the animals that are in Idaho belong to Idaho. … I don't think the federal government should have anything to do with that."
Otter said the state's spent only $6,000 on its lawsuit over federal health care reform, $1,000 on its brief in the Arizona immigration lawsuit, $1,000 on slickspot peppergrass litigation and $1,000 on the appeal of the federal ruling re-listing wolves. Pro-Life said, "Well if wolves were eating children, I would do something."
Gov. Otter was asked how he squares his promise to make Idaho's government more efficient and customer-focused with the closing of local Health & Welfare offices, the fumbling of paperwork that cost Idaho farmers millions in disaster aid, and other flubs. Otter responded that when he took office, "We had about a $130 million surplus in our budget, we had 2.7 percent unemployment. This last two years things have gotten a little tough and we've had to make some tough decisions." On the farm disaster paperwork, he said, "You're absolutely right. … We lost that paperwork for a week and that was the last week that we could actually apply for that. So mea culpa, that was our fault. But the $10 million is a stretch. I would agree that there was some loss, no question about it. … We made three different attempts with Vilsack asking for a federal waiver … then I got the delegation involved, they asked for some consideration and a waiver, and we got neither."
Jana Kemp said, "The key is that in the governor's office, all communication must be managed effectively. Without that, things fall through the cracks. … The pattern must come to an end. If you want to keep living in the past and mistakes that have been made, you know how to vote."
Keith Allred said, "Butch Otter wants to blame all of his administration's problems on the economy and other external circumstances. The one thing that tells you is don't expect any better performance in the next four years - he thinks the performance of his administration has been fine." Allred said it "wasn't the economy" that caused the state's Health & Welfare billing snafu that left providers unpaid for months, that threatened to kick hundreds of dentists off the state's Medicaid contract, or made an error with the disaster aid. "We need a governor who can do his homework and get his facts right," Allred said.
Asked what evidence there is that the "doom and gloom forecasts" used to set the state budget were fiscally irresponsible, Keith Allred said, "The last three months of revenue. … We are $14 million ahead of the projections that were made in August." Jana Kemp put in, "When we were in the Legislature we talked often about how you can't bet on money that hasn't come in." At that, Otter yelled, "Yeah!" and started clapping. "No applause," cautioned moderator Thanh Tan, to which Otter responded, "You told the audience, not us."
Allred said, "You can't spend money that you don't take in. … Butch Otter said … if money comes in, then at that point we could go ahead and spend it." Now, he said, "The money is sitting there," despite cuts in education that have reduced instruction time. "What are you doing to do about it?" he asked Otter. At that point, Pro-Life commented, "I think this is pretty boring and people are probably turning onto the ballgame."
Otter said, "I'd like to respond to that." He said Idaho's exceeding revised projections, but not his budget. Allred said the state's now exceeding both.
Asked about the economy, Gov. Butch Otter noted that a recent USA Today story said Idaho is one of the states leading the nation's crawl out of the recession, along with energy states, and touted his "Project 60" to increase the state's gross domestic product. Jana Kemp said as a small business owner, she never received anything from the state about Project 60 until recently. "This is a great place to live - it needs to be a great place to work," she said.
Keith Allred said the USA Today story paired Idaho with energy states with large fossil-fuel reserves. "What is it about Idaho?" he asked, that put it in that group. "The lion's share of personal income growth in Idaho was from unemployment, Medicaid, federal welfare and entitlement money. That's what Butch Otter is offering you for his economic vision - more dependence on the federal government. … I've got a better idea." Allred called for lowering Idaho's relatively high state personal and corporate income tax rates. "We cannot get this economy going without taking that brake off of it," he said.
When Pro-Life said government shouldn't be involved in the economy, Otter responded, "We're not in the business of picking winners and losers. … In that aspect, you're absolutely right," to which Pro-Life responded, "Yeah, I knew that."
Asked whether they'd again dip into the state endowment's earnings reserve fund to avoid cuts to schools next year, the candidates for governor had varying answers. Otter said it "depends upon the shortfall," and it's "going to be hard" to tap that fund again. Kemp said, "The answer is no. … We need to find bigger, broader systemwide solutions." She advocated phasing out the federal No Child Left Behind program. Allred said he'd tap the fund. "I supported that, I thought it was a good idea," he said. "It is one of a number of options that we'll need to keep education whole in the coming year."


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Police have arrested a second suspect in connection with a pickpocketing incident involving an elderly man in Manassas Park in May.
Aaron Lester of Spotsylvania was apprehended Saturday in a mobile home park off Centreville Road by Manassas City Police, Manassas Park Police Det. Regan Miller said.
Police arrested Chris Kiser of Manassas last week in connection with the same crime. Kiser is charged with grand larceny, Miller said.
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The pickpocketing incident occurred on May 8 at the 7-Eleven store at 8521 Centreville Road in Manassas Park.
One of the suspects said he was 90-cents short on his purchase at the store, and asked the victim for cash to make up the difference, Manassas Park Police reports show.
The victim went out to his car to get the money and realized his wallet was missing when he came back inside.
The victim later told police he remembered feeling something brush his pants pocket, but didn't think anything of it at the time.
The two suspects ran away before the victim could return with the change.
Police later discovered the victim's credit cards were used to make purchases at Wal-Mart.
Both suspects are expected to appear in court in July.


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Our loyal-est loyalists…
We have some good news today. Because of the support for OUYA you showed, some of our favorite stores are going to carry OUYA when it officially launches to the public in June.
Just so you know, you're still getting yours as promised, before they're ever in stores. Wanted to be sure you heard that from us.
For you developers, this means even more OUYAs will soon be in the hands of gamers everywhere, so get makin' on those games…
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I am from a small town in southeast Iowa on the banks of the Mississippi called Muscatine. I attended the only high school in the district, aptly named Muscatine High School—notable for its high pregnancy rates and methamphetamine production (fortunately I narrowly avoided both statistics).
Were you a major doodler?
Minor doodler.
Did it get you into trouble in class?
I generally steered clear of trouble—when I was rebuked by teachers it was likely because I got a little cavalier in my attempts to court the fairer maidens at MHS.
You've said the comics are autobiographical, what about the settings? Is that us in the background?
The settings are places I have been and people I have known. They represent you in an indirect sort of way.
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What piece that's running in MP do you like the best?
In a close race, I choose the piece that will run the third week. Perhaps I should have suggested the final one in the installment to keep people's attention... I guess I just like to draw televisions.
Do you have any currently-being-published comic idols?
George Herriman, Andre Franquin, Chris Ware, and many others.
Does having red hair inform your work? Or your temper?
They are not mutually exclusive.
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HAMILTON, Ont. -- He came to Canada in 1963 hoping to make the Ottawa Rough Riders as a quarterback and defensive back.
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The 72-year-old native of Butte, Mont., announced his retirement Monday at the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' business office. The man affectionately known as "Obie" spent the last five seasons with the Ticats -- four as GM before being promoted to vice-president of football operations in 2012.
"Little did I know when I joined the Ottawa Rough Riders this would be the beginning of a 50-year relationship with the CFL," O'Billovich said. "I had no idea how it was to all work out.
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VANCOUVER -- B.C. Lions kicker Paul McCallum will return for his 21st season in the Canadian Football League.
McCallum, who was set to enter the option year of his current deal, has signed a contract extension with the Lions.
"Paul's consistency has been the hallmark of his illustrious career and I'm pleased to have him remain a part of the club," Lions general manager Wally Buono said Monday in a release.
McCallum played all 18 regular-season games for the Lions in 2012. The Vancouver native was successful on 44 of 52 field-goal attempts.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics have acquired infielder Jed Lowrie and right-hander Fernando Rodriguez from the Houston Astros for first baseman Chris Carter and two minor leaguers.
Right-hander Brad Peacock and catcher Max Stassi also went to Houston in Monday's deal.
Lowrie batted .244 with 16 homers and 42 RBI in 97 games with Houston, missing two months with ankle and thumb injuries. The Astros got rid of his $2.4 million salary for this season and will likely have the lowest payroll in the majors in 2013.
Rodriguez went 2-10 with a 5.37 ERA in 71 relief appearances last year with 78 strikeouts in 70 1/3 innings.
Carter batted .239 with 16 homers and 39 RBI in 67 games with Oakland last year, platooning at first base.
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NEW YORK -- Sitting on a stage with their manager and GM during a fundraiser, Mariano Rivera and Mark Teixeira vowed to welcome Alex Rodriguez back to the New York Yankees following the latest drug allegations against the New York Yankees star.
Rodriguez is recovering from hip surgery expected to sideline him until at least the all-star break. The Miami New Times reported last week Rodriguez is included in records the paper claims show he bought performance-enhancing drugs from a defunct Florida anti-aging clinic. Rodriguez denied the charges.
"We have to embrace him. He's our teammate," Rivera said.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said the team will wait for Major League Baseball to determine the truthfullness of the allegations, and manager Joe Girardi said there's no way to tell whether the third baseman will regain his offensive production following him surgery.
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The PTA and PES staff partnered with George Mason University's Alpha Xi Delta sorority and hosted over 30 volunteers to help nearly 500 students. Materials for the stations were donated by the Home Depot of Fairfax.
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