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Angela Kraft has been told many times that if she had not fought for her 9-year-old son, Zach, he would not be alive today.
"So many parents accept what the doctors say, but I wanted to know why," the Ridgeville mother said.
Zach has mitochondrial disease, a debilitating genetic condition that leaves him with gastrointestinal problems and no energy, among other things. The mitochondria are the parts of the cell that produce 90 percent of the energy the body needs to function.
According to the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation, 1,000-4,000 children in the United States are born with the disease each year.
Kraft said she hopes other parents will learn to "believe and fight for what you think is going on with your child's body. ... If you feel there's something wrong, push it."
She also hopes that telling Zach's story will bring awareness to this rare disease that took four years for his doctors to diagnose.
When Zach was in her womb, Kraft knew something was wrong. He did not move around as much as her first child, Peyton, her 11-year-old daughter.
And Kraft's kidneys also had shut down.
"I just had this feeling," she said.
Zach was born with a 103-degree fever. Less than an hour later, she and husband Curtis Langston were told to go home to plan their son's funeral. But she couldn't accept that. He spent 11 days in neonatal intensive care before being released.
Two months later, she found Zach blue and bleeding when she picked him up from his car seat.
Over the next four years, he would be misdiagnosed and sent from doctor to doctor. It causes many problems in other organs, such as the heart, brain, lungs and muscles, that may look like isolated issues but are caused by the disease.
At 6 months, Zach stopped eating. At 18 months, he had valve surgery to fix his reflux. That failed a week later. "They were always putting a Band-Aid on it," Kraft said.
From the ages of 1 to 3, he would turn blue and fall. At 3, doctors put a feeding tube in his stomach. That didn't work. At 4, he could wear the clothes of a 6-month-old baby.
Finally, Zach was started on TPN, or total parenteral nutrition, that supplies his body with nutrition directly into a vein in his chest. It was then that he started to grow.
It was only by chance that the Kraft family learned about mitochondrial disease. When Peyton was in the first grade, her teacher went home to New York for a family visit. She found the blog of a family friend with a rare disease and asked Kraft, who was an EMT, to read it with her to explain the medical terms.
"This was the scariest thing. This was Zach. That was the first time I had ever heard of mitochondrial disease," Kraft said.
Zach was diagnosed at 4 with neurological and gastrointestinal mitochondrial disease. There is no cure, but Kraft said the diagnosis "gives them direction in how to treat Zach."
They travel to Pittsburgh Children's Hospital to see their doctor for regular checkups and treatments. There are only about 10 doctors in the country who know how to treat the condition. Zach takes 18 pills three times a day.
At 9, he has to ration his energy. This can be difficult for a boy who just wants to go outside to play with his pets. And they have a lot, including a miniature horse.
It's not uncommon for him to fall asleep on the way outside because he does not have enough energy. He has never been able to go to school because of the energy problem. A teacher brings schoolwork to his home.
"It's our way of life. It's what we have to do," Kraft said.
But Zach's illness does not define him. He still antagonizes his big sister like little brothers do. And if you meet him, he will greet you with a warm smile and introduce you to his cat.
"He's a happy child. He sees the positive in everything," Kraft said. "I think he's happy because I don't cover up anything. He knows it's terminal. When there are tests and surgeries, I let him know if it's going to hurt."
Zach's illness isn't the only challenge this family has had to overcome. About four years ago, Kraft had intercranial hypertension that caused vision and hearing loss. She has had nine surgeries to correct it.
And their last trip in January to the hospital in Pittsburgh was a nightmare.
Their flight was delayed because of snow, so they had to sleep on the floor of the airport.
The airline shipped his medical supplies to Charleston, but the family was delayed in Charlotte, so Kraft's husband had to get the supplies and drive to Charlotte to pick them up.
A few days later, an electric water cooler caught their garage on fire. Zach was home with his grandmother, who lives with them, and was traumatized. He couldn't sleep for days.
But despite all of the problems that come her way, Angela Kraft remains optimistic. She said Zach's happy disposition makes things easier for them, and they've learned to be more accepting of their problems.
"I wouldn't trade it. He's taught me a lot," Kraft said.
For information on mitochondrial disease, go to umdf.org.
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Zach was born with mitochondrial disease.×
Angela Kraft's son, Zach, was born with mitochondrial disease. A fire started in their garage several days after coming home from Pittsburgh for his treatment.×
Zachary Kraft, 9, of Ridgeville takes 22 pills every day to help him with his mitocondrial disease.×
Mary Kraft, Zachary's grandmother, prepares his mobile IV bag.×
Zachary Kraft, 9, plays on a cellphone as his sister, Peyton, 11, watches.×
Zachary Kraft, 9, gets help from his mother, Angela, while connecting his mobile IV bag at their home in Ridgeville.×


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Friends remember former Wylie baseball player Spencer LaBrie
ABILENE, TX - Spencer LaBrie, who was killed in a car accident early Saturday, was a well-known Wylie baseball and basketball player.
The 19-year-old LaBrie was only nine-years-old when he started playing and his little league coach Ed Harris vividly remembers his early beginnings.
"He had a great tryout and caught everything that was hit to him," Harris said. "He hit everything that was thrown to him. He had a great arm and ran fast."
These are some of the memories Harris has of Spencer, and after a fatal car accident on Saturday, pictures is what he has left to remember. One memory stands out.
"At the first practice, I asked Spencer what position did you play last year in baseball," Harris said. "He said, 'I didn't play baseball last year.'"
"Spencer and Colin, my son, and Lance Lindley were three guys that played baseball together from the time they were nine all the way through high school," Harris said.
Coach Harris said, "Mitch and I were a little bit shocked and concerned about using a second-round draft pick for this novice ball player, but he turned out to be one of the best players we had that year."
The gamble they took on Spencer worked out in their favor.
"He became our leadoff hitter," Harris said. "He played third base, he pitched and we came in second in the district tournament that year."
Harris added, "Spencer is there in those pictures and a remembrance of what a great player he was on the team and how competitive he always was."
Harris's son, Colin, remembered his roommate as a great teammate and friend.
"We enjoyed playing ball together and being around each other and he was a joy to be around because he always wanted to do good," said Colin. "He always wanted to make the team better."
"He was always so genuine around each other, around other people. He cared about them. He lived life and tried to be as good as he can," Colin said.
He left a lasting impression on those who knew him.
"If you want to do something, you can do it," Harris said. "If you set your mind to it. That was the kind of person he was."
Spencer was on an ROTC scholarship at Texas Tech. He planed to be an Air Force pilot.
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Cinemark Announces New 16-Screen NextGen MovieTheatre in Pharr, Texas
Multiplex will anchor newly redesigned Pharr Town Center
Plano, Texas - Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), one of the world's largest motion picture exhibitors, today announced plans to construct a 16-screen, all-digital movie theatre that will feature the company's newCinemark NextGendesign concept. The new complex will be included in Phase 1 of the redevelopment and expansion plans for the existing Pharr Town Center located at North Jackson & US 83 Expressway in Pharr, Texas.
Long recognized as a pioneer in the theatrical exhibition industry, Cinemark is taking the cinema entertainment experience to the next level with the opening of its 10th theatre in the Rio Grande Valley. Slated to open in 2013, the newCinemark NextGen theatre will offer the latest technology, cutting edge amenities and customer-preferred options all under one roof. All of the stadium-seated auditoriums will offer a state-of-the-art viewing environment with wall-to-wall screens, 100% digital projection and enhanced sound systems equipped with higher quality speakers and 7.1 capable digital surround sound. Additionally, this theatre complex will contain aCinemark XDExtreme Digital Cinemaauditorium. The lobby will be designed around one of Cinemark's innovative self-serve concession stands allowing customers to quickly pick up freshly-popped popcorn, Coca-Cola fountain beverages and their favorite candy brands.
TheCinemark XDExtreme Digital Cinemaauditorium will be the largest in the theatre complex and one of the largest in the Valley. This unique auditorium offers a complete entertainment environment featuring a wall-to-wall and ceiling-to-floor screen, plush seating and a custom JBL sound system with higher end components and 7.1 capable digital surround sound. The digital images will be delivered by a Doremi server and a Barco DLP digital projector, which offers the brightest light standards in the industry. The XD auditorium will exhibit the newest movies every week, including 2D and RealD 3D pictures.
"Cinemark has been a member of the Pharr community for over 22 years," states Tim Warner, Cinemark's Chief Executive Officer. "We are thrilled to construct a newCinemark NextGenmovie theatre for our customers. Its central location will continue to make it easily accessible to the entire market. We plan to move very quickly to achieve an opening in 2013."
When completed, Pharr Town Center will include more than 400,000 square feet of retail, restaurants, office, residential and a first class hotel. Along with Cinemark, Pharr Town Center will have a 52,000 square foot national entertainment venue, a new state-of-the art free standing Luby's, and several exciting restaurants. In addition, Levcor Inc. is in the final stage of negotiations with several anchor tenants new to the Valley.
Levcor Inc., the developer of Pharr Town Center, has been in business since 1980 and has been involved in the development of more than 18,000,000 square feet of retail shopping centers in Texas, Arizona, Tennessee and Florida. Levcor Inc. is excited about being a part of the City of Pharr and looks forward to a great prosperous relationship with the business community for many years in the future. Larry Levine, President of Levcor Inc. has had a relationship with Cinemark for over 25 years. Prior to committing to Pharr Town Center, Cinemark did a thorough study of the whole market and determined that Pharr Town Center was the premier location to open their premier movie house. Larry Levine stated, "We are extremely excited to be building one of the finest movie theatres in the Valley for Cinemark. With digital projection, 3D capable auditoriums and an XD auditorium, this Cinemark NextGen theatre will be a great entertainment destination."
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In this encyclopedia entry I deal briefly with whether the immorality of conduct is a necessary condition for its criminal prohibition, and then at greater length with the more controversial question of whether conduct's immorality is a sufficient condition for its criminal prohibition. On the latter question, I present and then critique the "liberal" views of J.S. Mill, Joel Feinberg, H.L.A. Hart, and Jonathan Schonsheck, the "liberal perfectionist" views of Michael Moore and Joseph Raz, and the conservative views of Patrick Devlin. I also discuss the relation between the criminal proscription of offensive conduct and the criminal proscription of "harmless immoralities".
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Clear Intentions
Majority Owner and Westminster Alumni:
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Launched in 2013
Number of Employees other than owners: 4
Approximate Yearly Revenue: $75,001-$100,000
Industry: Manufacturing
Company Overview: At Clear Intentions, we are focused on providing glass recycling and processing services with the highest levels of customer satisfaction. We take our work to the next level, partnering directly with communities, educating stakeholders and the public to implement successful glass recycling programs. With such an approach, we guarantee some of the finest glass cullet available on the market today.
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Major Accomplishments: Clear Intentions bought it's first processing line in September, 2013.
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Torq Motorsports LLC
Majority Owners:
Jim Jackson
Carrie Jackson
Jodi Vawdrey
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Westminster Alumni:
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Launced in 2012
Number of Employees other than Owners: 3
Approximate Yearly Revenue: $25,001-$50,000
Industry: Manufacturing
Company Overview: We design, engineer, and manufacture high performance axle assemblies for automotive racing.
Future Growth Plans: We are currently focused on the light truck aftermarket with expansion plans trending towards the power sport and defense markets.
Major Accomplishment: We won the Impact Award in the TechTitan category at the University of Utah in 2011. We hope to add more accolades as we set to launch November 2012.
Competition 4x4
Majority Business Owner and Westminster Alumni:
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Launched in 2008
Number of Employees other than Owners: 1 to 2
Approximate Yearly Revenue: $100,001-$500,000
Industry: Manufacturing
Company Overview: Competition 4x4 is a manufacturer of 4x4 and motorcycle products. We provide businesses and end users with all the fabrication parts needed to complete their bumper, tire carrier, chassis, and motorcycle builds. We supply some of the largest 4x4 bumper and tire carrier manufacturing companies within the industry, including Aries Motorsports and Wilderness Racks.
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Major Accomplishments: Because of the rapid growth and success of the firm, I was able to privately sell the company on October 15th, 2012 for an undisclosed amount.
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Majority Owners:
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Zunde Zou
Westminster Alumni:
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Number of Employees other than Owner: 12
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Industry: Manufacturing & Environmental Protection
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NAPLES, Fla. -- Vanderbilt is the only team under par after two rounds on a blustery Sunday at the inaugural Talis Park Challenge hosted by the Ball State men's golf team.
There were only three team rounds better than 290 on Sunday and the Commodores managed two of them. Vandy is 4 under par at 572 (283-289) and will take a 20-shot lead into Monday's final round at Talis Park Golf Club.
Wichita State (+16) is second, while Notre Dame (+18), Austin Peay (+21) and FGCU (+22) round out the top five in the 14-team field.
Vanderbilt's Charlie Ewing holds the individual lead at 3 under, leading four players under par. Indiana's Hugo Menendez, competing as an individual, is second at 2 under, while Vanderbilt's Carson Jacobs and Toledo's Chris Selfridge are tied for third at 1 under.
Temperatures were in the 80's Sunday with sunny skies, but windy conditions and fast greens made for a challenging day on the par-72 layout. The wind was blowing at more than 20 miles per hour throughout the day with gusts of more than 30.
Ball State hung in the middle of the pack with a 303 in round one, but a 318 in the second round left the Cardinals in 12th place at 621 (+45).
Freshman Keegan McKinney posted a pair of 75's and leads the Cardinals in a tie for 19th place on the individual leaderboard at 6 over par (150). McKinney was second in the field with 10 birdies, five in each round, but also made 12 bogeys and two double bogeys.
McCormick Clouser is tied for 29th at 8 over par. The junior turned in the Cardinals' best opening round with an even-par 72 but closed with an 80 in the afternoon.
Tyler Merkel sits at 158 (76-82) through the first two rounds, while James Blackwell at 161 (80-81) and Zach Yinger at 173 (89-84) round out the lineup.
Albert Jennings, playing as an individual, owns a 36-hole score of 159 (78-81).
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Awake brain surgery is a type of procedure performed while you're awake to treat some brain (neurological) conditions, including some brain tumors or epileptic seizures.
If your tumor or seizure center (epilepsy focus) is near the parts of your brain that control vision, movement or speech, you may be awake during surgery to respond to your surgeon.
Your responses help your surgeon to ensure that he or she treats the precise area of your brain needing surgery. In addition, the procedure lowers the risk of damage to functional areas of your brain.
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After surgery, your surgeon may request an MRI to ensure that removal of the tumor or epileptic focus is complete.
You'll spend about an hour in the post-anesthesia care unit after surgery and stay in the intensive care unit overnight. After surgery, you'll generally spend three to five days in the hospital.
You generally may return to work and normal activities in six weeks to three months. You'll have a follow-up appointment with your doctor about three months after surgery.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., ranks No. 1 for neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., are ranked among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic also ranks among the Best Children's Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery.
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people. In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
Doctors trained in neurosurgery, neurology, speech-language pathology, radiation oncology and other areas may be involved in treating adults who may need awake brain surgery at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. The integrated team in the Epilepsy Clinic cares for adults who have epilepsy.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 800-446-2279 (toll-free) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
Doctors trained in neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, neurology, anesthesiology and other areas may be involved in treating adults who may need awake brain surgery at Mayo Clinic in Florida.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 904-953-0853 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
Doctors trained in neurosurgery, neurology, neuro-oncology, neuroanesthesiology, speech-language pathology, epilepsy and other areas may be involved in treating adults and children who may need awake brain surgery at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 507-538-3270 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
Doctors trained in pediatric neurosurgery, pediatric neurology, pediatric anesthesiology and other areas may be involved in treating children who are candidates for awake brain surgery at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
See information on patient services at the three Mayo Clinic locations, including transportation options and lodging.
Mayo Clinic researchers study new imaging techniques and surgical techniques for awake brain surgery. Learn more about neurosurgery research.
See a list of publications by Mayo doctors on awake brain surgery on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.
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Natasha Lemon didn't realize what she had missed until she started her freshman year at the College of Charleston.
Other classmates knew things she didn't.
She discovered that she hadn't been exposed to many basics when she attended public school in the tiny Clarendon County town of Summerton, where she grew up.
Lemon graduated from Summerton's Scott's Branch High School with the class of 2005.
That year marked the 12th anniversary of a lawsuit filed in 1993 to force South Carolina to provide equal educational opportunities for children in the state's rural, poor and, in many cases, predominantly black, school districts.
Lemon spent her entire 12 years of primary and secondary education in one of those struggling school districts, Clarendon County District One.
During that time, the lawsuit lingered in the courts while the state did little to help bring Lemon's school, or any of the 39 other poor school districts in the lawsuit, up to the level of education provided in the state's better-off school systems.
This month marks 20 years since the lawsuit was filed.
The state's Supreme Court justices have spent the last five years debating a final ruling while the state continues to ignore the educational needs of another generation of children in its rural and poor schools.
Armand Derfner, a nationally known civil rights lawyer and constitutional law scholar at the Charleston School of Law, said the long debate by the state's justices is "real unusual," even in a state that places no limit on how long they can deliberate.
Derfner has won five cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, and said the nation's high court typically hears arguments and makes rulings within its regular one-year court term. It has taken longer, but that's unusual, he said.
Derek Black, a constitutional law professor and expert in educational equality for disadvantaged students at the University of South Carolina, said the long life of the case and the long Supreme Court deliberation are classic examples of the legal maxim "justice delayed is justice denied."
The case is extremely complicated, with long and wide-ranging implications, and Black suspects the justices are trying hard to deliver a unanimous or near-unanimous decision.
But delay also carries impact, he said. "Every day is a day when children's rights are being violated."
Playing catch-up
Today, Lemon works in Charleston as a news content specialist for WCSC, Live 5 News and as an on-air personality for Bounce Around Charleston.
She said Scott's Branch High School did help her master a very significant skill — how to learn — even if the school didn't provide her with as wide a knowledge base as students from better-off schools.
"I applied myself and I adjusted," Lemon said. "I had to play catch-up in a sense."
She graduated from the college in 2009 with a communications degree, and is studying for a master of business administration degree.
Lemon said she remains bewildered over the failure of state lawmakers to provide more help for children in poor, struggling school districts: "I personally don't understand how they can't make up for the difference. ... We've left many behind."
Steve Morrison, the Columbia attorney who had represented the rural and poor counties in the lawsuit, said in an interview last month that had no idea how much longer it will take for the state Supreme Court to hand down its ruling in the case.
"We have lost two generations of South Carolina's K-12 children in our poorest, most isolated school districts,' Morrison said.
"These children have not received the educational opportunity guaranteed to each child under the South Carolina constitution. ... This effectively amounts to systematic child neglect by the state of South Carolina."
Lawyers for the state argue that South Carolina is doing all that is legally required, and already provides the poor districts with substantially more money per student than better-off districts.
Nevertheless, Clarendon District One and most of the other poor rural school districts still do not have enough money to keep up.
For example, Clarendon One has difficulty keeping teachers because its average salary of about $42,000 is $4,500 below the state average and almost $10,000 below some wealthier districts.
That lack of money also prevents Clarendon One and other poor districts from providing many advanced placement classes and other educational advantages that give college-bound students a leg up.
Morrison, who championed the civil rights issues his entire career, died unexpectedly last weekend while in New York for a Spoleto board meeting.
In his interview last month with The Post and Courier, he called equity in education "the civil rights issue of the 21st century."
How they feel
Lemon was among 70 students who graduated in the 2005 class at Scott's Branch High School. The Post and Courier attempted to contact all the graduates, and conducted interviews with 10. Most of those said they realized at the time that their school did not even have the educational resources available in many of the surrounding school districts, most of which also are among the poor school systems suing the state for more help.
But most of those interviewed said the school and its teachers offered the best they could and instilled students with a desire and ability to succeed.
Courtney Canty is one of those.
"Obviously, we were all upset about that," she said of the school's lacking resources.
Canty said her senior year at Scott's Branch crystallized for her the disparity between the state's have and have-not school districts. That's because 2004 marked the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling in the case of Brown vs. The Board of Education that outlawed racial segregation in the nation's schools.
Students did special projects to commemorate the anniversary, and the role Scott's Branch and Clarendon County played in it. A plaque in the high school's entrance honors the Summerton residents whose fight to get a school bus for black schoolchildren led to the Supreme Court's ruling.
The 50th anniversary of that ruling only served to emphasize for Canty the continuing lack of resources for the 97 percent black school.
She can recall feeling how she felt at the time: "It was unfair, very unfair."
It made her wonder about the state's leaders. "Do they care about us as much as they do students in other schools?"
Canty made up for some of Scott's Branch's lacking educational opportunity by taking extra classes during her senior year in the schools of other communities such as in Manning and Alcolu.
Canty wanted to be a pediatrician, but pharmacy caught her interest. She now works as a pharmacist at a CVS in High Point, N.C.
Byron Brock went to South Carolina State University after graduating from Scott's Branch in Canty's class. He wanted to follow up with law school, but took a job at the Clarendon County Public Works Department so he could pay back some of his student loans.
He calls the state's lack of extra help for Scott's Branch and other poor schools "messed up."
There's no question that "the school could really use that money," he said. But he also believes the school's small size worked to the advantage of teachers and students. Class sizes were so tiny that "teachers were better able to teach" and give students one-on-one attention.
Reality changes dreams
Martell Adams' sickle cell anemia has put him on disability and kept him from becoming what he wanted to be, a state trooper. He took a semester of criminal justice classes at a technical school, but gave it up because of his anemia and became a truck driver.
When he was at Scott's Branch, he said, the lack of resources was as obvious as the dated school books with missing pages. But he described the teachers as amazing. They would buy supplies out of their own pockets, and even brought homework to him on the days he was sick.
"They loved the students."
And that's something he loves too. He wasn't able to be the athlete we wanted to be, but now he coaches middle school kids in football and basketball.
As with most high school graduating classes, not all of Scott's Branch's 2005 graduates succeeded or had it easy in their first years after school.
One, Zachary Lee Miller, is serving a five-year drug sentence and isn't projected for release on parole until late 2015.
Kimberly Ragin has a 3-year-old son and lives with her mother. She wanted to be a basketball coach when she left Scott's Branch, and planned to attend Allen University in Columbia, but her mom got sick so she stayed at home. She then went for an associate of arts degree in early childhood education and, now, is looking for a job. "It's very hard" being a single mom, she said.
Damonte Lawson fell short of his dream to become an environmental engineer in order to get a job and make some money. He's now a technician and machine operator and mechanic at International Paper.
He remembers the financial shortcomings at Scott's Branch. "We couldn't afford a lot of things," such as educational field trips and tutoring. The school had just the basic sports of football, basketball and baseball.
He credits the teachers with helping students overcome the school's educational deficiencies.
"The teachers were tough, and made sure we learned. I don't have any problem with being under-educated today. ... It made me stronger."
Still, he said, no school should be lacking in resources compared to other schools in the state. "I feel like that's wrong and they pretty much degraded us."
What might have been
Taryn Richardson was always a strong student, and after graduating from Scott's Branch in 2005 she went to S.C. State for bachelor's and master's degrees. Now she's at the University of Iowa studying rehabilitative counselling, and she wants to do autism research.
When she was at Scott's Branch she said she didn't know about the lawsuit to make the state provide more help for poor school districts.
"In hindsight I can see it would have been beneficial. You do need those resources. I am a witness to it," she said. The students would have especially benefited if more guidance counsellors had been on hand to help them with career development.
If the school had that and other resources "maybe more of my classmates would have been alongside me."
Reach Doug Pardue at 937-5558
Natasha Lemon, a 2005 graduate of Scott's Branch High School, graduated from the College of Charleston and now works at WCSC-TV in West Ashley.×


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The Zags are gearing up for another exciting lacrosse season. The Men's Lacrosse team at Gonzaga has begun preparing for a rigorous 17 game schedule that includes 3 top 25 teams. The team will travel to San Diego and play some very tough competition and is pleased to announce 6 home games.
After a successful training camp in early January, the Zags have been practicing hard in anticipation for their first game. The team is proud to announce 8 freshman recruits coming from all over the country. Even more promising, the Zags return 10 seniors and 9 starters overall. Below is the 2009 Gonzaga Men's Lacrosse schedule:
2/6 7:00 PM- VS. PLU @ Curtis High School Tacoma
2/8 12:00 PM- VS. UC Chico State @ Queen Anne Bowl Seattle
2/13 7:00 PM- @ University of San Diego
2/14 2:00 PM- VS. Loyola Marymount @ Coronado High San Diego CA
2/15 1:00PM- @ San Diego State University
2/21 1:00 PM VS. Oregon State University*
2/22 12:00 PM- VS. University of Oregon*
2/27 7:00 PM- @ University of Idaho*
2/28 1:00PM- @ Washington State University*
3/22 6:00 PM- Alumni Game
3/27 7:00 PM- VS. University of Puget Sound
3/29 12:00 PM- VS. Montana State University
4/4 1:00 PM @ Boise State University*
4/11 1:00 PM @ Portland State University*
4/18 1:00 PM @ University of Montana @ Washington Grizzly Stadium*
4/25 1:00 PM VS. University of Washington*
4/26 12:00 PM VS. Simon Fraser University*
5/2-5/3 PNCLL Final Four Playoffs*
5/12-5/16 National Tournament in Denver Colorado
All home games are played on Mulligan Field on the GU campus. The field is at the corner of Cincinnati and Desmet.
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The Curve will host the Eastern League All-Star Game for the second time in franchise history next season on July 16, 2014.
Fans attending Altoona's home opener on April 11 will have the first chance to register for tickets to the game.
"We're excited to showcase the best talent in the Eastern League to the fans of our region," Curve general manager Rob Egan said. "We're also looking forward to showcasing Altoona, Blair County and central Pennsylvania to the players, coaches, team executives and fans throughout the northeast with the various activities we will plan."
Altoona hosted the 2006 Eastern League All-Star Game and the contest drew 9,308 fans. That mark had stood as the stadium's record for attendance until Saturday's crowd of 10,116.
"The relationship between the Curve and the Altoona community exemplifies all that is good about minor league baseball," Eastern League president Joe McEacharn said. "The opportunity to put the spotlight on this relationship, the opportunity to reward Curve fans and supporters, and the knowledge that the Curve will put on a first-rate show for players and fans alike makes this an easy decision."
Field conditions
The beautiful weather and hundreds of fans on blankets taking in the game from beyond the outfield fence was in stark contrast to the blankets of snow that laid on Peoples Natural Gas Field just days before.
"Sunday night we got about 6 inches of snow," Altoona Curve head groundskeeper Ben Young said. "We had the tarp on to keep the dirt from getting soaked. We weren't able to get on the field until Wednesday."
Whether or not the game would be played was still in question midweek.
"We did a month's worth of work in a few days," Young said. "When we got that first batch of snow on Sunday, I was worried. I knew this infield dries out pretty well, so I thought we'd be OK. The weather the last couple days really helped."
Pirates manager Clint Hurdle was impressed with the field.
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"The proximity of the park to PNC is an asset," Hurdle said. "I mean, it's just a great place to play. Minor league baseball fields have improved leaps and bounds since I played."
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"The Glitch in Convergence" by Mark AmerikaOctober 8, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Manoa Campus, Art Building, Auditorium
Mark Amerika presents "The Glitch in Convergence," a public lecture held in conjunction with the exhibition "CONVERGENCE: Glitch_Click_Thunk, Featuring Mark Amerika."
The "CONVERGENCE" series encompasses and explores the impact of internet art, digital, electronic, sound and a wide range of new, traditional, and hybrid technologies on communication and art. Its inaugural installation features noted author, professor, and multimedia artist Mark Amerika. In dynamic interaction with Mark Amerika, the Lithopixel Refactory Collective sets up and works in a temporary production studio that is equal parts lithography, digital printing, live audio, print gallery, and shredding facility creating a constantly evolving exchange, employing dialogue and re-mix, resulting in synthesis.
Mark Amerika is a cult novelist, media theorist, web publisher, and live audio/visual artist whose interdisciplinary artworks have been shown at museums and galleries around the world including the Walker Art Center, the Denver Art Museum, the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, and the American Museum of the Moving Image. His exhibition history includes the Whitney Biennial, the Istanbul Biennale, and the Biennale de Montréal as well as four major retrospectives, one each at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, the Media Arts Plaza in Tokyo, Ciberart Bilbao, and FILE in São Paulo along with art commissions from venues such as the Walker Art Center, the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, IBM, Sony PlayStation, and the Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts in Tokyo. In 2001, he was named a Time Magazine 100 Innovator as part of a continuing series that features the most influential artists, scientists, entertainers, and philosophers of the 21st century. His recent publishing credits include remixthebook (University of Minnesota Press), and a large collection of artist writings entitled META/DATA: A Digital Poetics (The MIT Press). Mark Amerika is currently a professor at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
"Convergence: Glitch_Click_Thunk" will feature a range of his recent work, including his ongoing investigations of glitch aesthetics which he describes thus: " . . . what if the delivery of high definition data streams start breaking up and creating colorful artifacts you have no control over? One response would be to become impatient with the technology as it dysfunctions right before our eyes. In fact, these disturbances can be visualized as little or even big glitches that at first may seem a nuisance but, on second look, from an artistic perspective, are actually more interesting than the clear signals we're used to seeing in commercial culture." The exhibition will also feature Immobilité which premiered at the Chelsea Art Museum's Project Room for New Media and has been screened at National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens, Greece and at the VI Seminário Internacional de Cinema e Audiovisual in Salvador, Brazil.
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Before a 2nd Circuit judge ordered a Kahului man to stay away from the Maui Bus last month, he had continued to ride the bus even after being arrested for punching a driver last year.
The driver, Punahele Hoopii, said she was upset that the county didn't act earlier to keep the passenger off the bus. By contrast, she said two girls' photographs were circulated, and they were banned from riding the bus after it was determined that they had used a marker pen to leave graffiti on the back seat of a bus.
"My gripe is we're telling the public it's not OK to graffiti on the bus, but you can punch the driver in the face and continue to ride," Hoopii said. "He should have been banned from the bus. What kind of process does the county have? I want a clear message to the public that you cannot do this."
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Haloti Mahe says he was upset after being wrongly accused of urinating on the Maui Bus when he says he backhanded a driver who told him to get off the bus last May.
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Maui Bus driver Punahele Hoopii sits in the driver's seat Wednesday afternoon in Kahului. A man faces a felony charge of interference with the operator of a public transit vehicle for punching Hoopii at a stop in Kaanapali. Hoopii was concerned that the man was not banned from riding the bus after the incident.
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Maui County spokesman Rod Antone said that the county does want to protect bus drivers from being assaulted.
"If we're going to go after people who are vandalizing our buses, of course we would go after someone that assaulted one of the drivers," he said. "But the difference here is in one case, the identities were clearly established and in the other there were some issues."
Because Hoopii is an employee of Roberts Hawaii, which has a contract with Maui County to operate the Maui public bus transit system, the company would have had to go to the county to have the passenger banned, Antone said. To do so, he said the county would need a report establishing the facts and the identity of the passenger who allegedly punched Hoopii.
"If somebody does something against the driver, against other people in the bus, defacing bus property, that person can be banned from the bus," Antone said. "There's a procedure we go through.
"Definitely, we want to protect our drivers. They work very hard. They have to interact with many members of the public."
In an Oct. 10 email to Roberts Hawaii, county Transportation Director Jo Anne Johnson Winer said: "We are more than willing to support any effort to make certain that drivers are protected from potential harm."
But Antone said that when initially reported, "there was a lot of confusion" about who assaulted Hoopii. "And without an established identity, we couldn't even start the process," Antone said.
He said the county wasn't provided with a photo of the passenger that could be circulated to other drivers so they could keep him off the bus.
Hoopii maintained "there was never a problem with identity." She said she gave Roberts officials the name of the passenger on the day in early May that she was punched while operating the bus providing commuter service from West Maui to Central Maui.
At about 5 p.m., Hoopii had pulled into the Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas to pick up riders when she recognized a passenger as someone whom she thought had urinated in the bus several months earlier. When she told the man he couldn't get on the bus, he said he wasn't the one who had urinated on the bus. The man walked onto the bus and Hoopii told him she had to call police.
She said the man walked back to her at the front of the bus and asked for the name of the passenger who had urinated. Hoopii said she didn't have the name and told the man, "You got to get off the bus" while she waited for a call back from her manager.
She said the man looked at her and swore, then "punches me in the face and he walks off the bus."
"I was shocked," Hoopii said.
While she wasn't injured, Hoopii said the bus was running and on a downhill slant as she sat in the driver's seat with her foot on the brake. Had her foot been knocked off the brake, the bus filled with about 25 passengers would have gone into a parking lot full of cars, Hoopii said.
Shortly after being punched, Hoopii said she learned from another passenger that the man wasn't the one who had urinated in the bus but had been with another man who did.
"I felt so bad," she said.
She completed the route, then called police.
Hoopii said another passenger had identified the man who punched her as Haloti Mahe. He was questioned by police and arrested at 7:50 p.m. that day before being released pending further investigation.
Reached at his residence Wednesday afternoon, Mahe said he had just gotten off work from his housekeeping job at the Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas when he boarded the bus to go home that day, only to be told by the driver that he had to get off because he had urinated on the bus.
"She's putting me down. A lot of people on the bus - they all knew it wasn't me," Mahe said. "I told her, 'I'm sorry, this is my only transportation home. You have the wrong guy. You have no right eighty-sixing me and telling me I can't be on the bus.' ''
After the driver told him he needed to get off the bus, "I was so mad, she made me feel so ashamed, I backhanded her and I just walked off," Mahe said.
He said he didn't get home until about four hours later.
Since then, Mahe said he hasn't gotten on the bus when Hoopii has been driving. He said he now has a landscaping job on Lanai.
"I'm sorry for what I did," he said. "I was just really upset, and I didn't mean to do that. I'm not that type of person. All I do is go church, work, home."
Mahe said he didn't think he should be banned from riding the bus.
"I think it's really unfair because if someone was accused like that in front of a full bus, I would think they would get upset too," he said.
After being arrested and charged in the case on Jan. 19, Mahe's bail was set at $5,000. He was released on his own recognizance when he appeared in court Jan. 24, according to court records. As a condition of his release, 2nd Circuit Judge Peter Cahill ordered Mahe to have no contact with Hoopii and to stay away from Roberts Hawaii and the Maui Bus, court records show.
Mahe, 22, has pleaded not guilty to the felony charge of interference with the operator of a public transit vehicle. An April 15 trial date was set for him.
The charge carries a penalty of up to five years in prison. According to commentary on the law, the offense was added in 1996 "due to the increased danger to the public involved when the operators are terrorized or assaulted."
Information about the law is posted in buses, Hoopii said.
Hoopii said she has worked for Roberts since 2007, starting as a dispatcher and working as a driver for about three years.
Before the day she was assaulted, Hoopii said she had seen Mahe riding the bus when she would drive the commuter service route between Central and West Maui.
Hoopii said he was still riding the bus months afterward, although not when she was the driver.
"I'd shake my head and say 'no,' and he would turn around," she said. "But that was just me refusing service. I know he continued to ride the bus for months after.
"To this day, as far as Roberts and the county are concerned, this man can continue to ride the bus."
Hoopii said "going for prosecution wasn't at the top of my priority list."
"All I wanted was for him to be banned from the bus," she said. "But there was no punishment."
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Don Earl Stultz, 80, of Fostoria, passed away Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, in his home.
Don was born July 11, 1932, in Fostoria, to Harry and Cleo (Kassing) Stultz. He married Rose Yates June 23, 1957, at Howard Methodist Church, Findlay, and she survives in Fostoria.
Also surviving are his son, David E. (Amy) Stultz of Fostoria; daughter, Kathryn (Jay) Echelberry of Fostoria; six grandchildren, Alexandra, Abigail and Dylan Stultz and Kyle, Colin and Jena Echelberry; and many nieces and nephews.
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He also was preceded in death by his parents; six brothers, Walter, twins Howard and Harold, John, Paul and Richard Stultz; and two sisters, Evelyn Woessner and Margaret Earl.
Don was a 1950 graduate of Hopewell-Loudon. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army from 1955-1957 during the Korean War, for which our nation is forever grateful.
Don worked proudly for 27 years as a firefighter for Fostoria, retiring in January of 1985. He never disliked going to work. He enjoyed what he could do for people; helping and giving to everyone. Also, for more than 30 years, he was an electrician. It seemed like there wasn't anything he couldn't fix.
Don was a member of Hope Lutheran Church, Fostoria. as well as the American Legion, VFW, AMVETS and Moose, all of Fostoria. He was also a member of the United Sportsmen's Club, Fostoria. He loved to play cards, golf, go fishing and, in general, sports of all kinds. He adored his grandchildren and he loved watching them in all of their sports.
Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, at Mann-Hare-Hoening Funeral Home, 407 N. Countyline St., Fostoria.
His funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with an hour of visitation prior to the service. The Rev. Dr. Larry Knigga will be officiating. Committal services and burial will follow at Jackson Township Cemetery, rural Fostoria, where the United Veterans of Fostoria will provide military honors.
Memorial contributions are requested to Honor Flight, P.O. Box 23018, Toledo OH 43623, Fostoria Firefighters Coats for Kids Program, 233 W. South St., Fostoria, OH 44830, or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Online expressions of sympathy, fond memories or photos may be shared by visiting www.mann-harefh.com.


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Our Office of Admissions would like to invite you and your family to take part in one of our Open House Events. This will give you the opportunity to meet students and faculty, tour our beautiful campus, and learn about the excellent education opportunities available at William Peace University. No matter your level of interest, WPU has something for you!
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is domestic violence?
- Domestic violence is a pattern of behaviors that individuals use against their intimate partners or former partners to establish power and control. It may include physical, sexual, emotional, spiritual, or economic abuse, as well as the use of threats, isolation, pet abuse, using children as pawns, and a variety of other behaviors to maintain power over one's partner through violence, fear and intimidation. It is important to note that many acts of domestic violence are also crimes. Florida Statutes[1] define domestic violence as any assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death of one family or household member by another.
- Domestic violence is a pervasive, life-threatening crime that affects millions of individuals across the United States regardless of age, economic status, race, religion or education.
Prevalence of Domestic Violence in Florida
- The Florida Department of Law Enforcement's most recent Uniform Crime Report (2011) reflected that 111,682 domestic violence offenses were reported to law enforcement resulting in 68,001 arrests.
- In 2011, 192 individuals died as a result of domestic violence, representing 19.5% of all homicides in Florida.
- High-profile cases of domestic violence will attract headlines, but thousands of people experience domestic abuse every day. Domestic violence does not discriminate. Batterers abuse regardless of socioeconomic status, age, religion or ethnicity.
- Florida's 42 certified domestic violence centers provided shelter to 15,997 individuals during fiscal year 2011-2012.
- Children who fled to shelter with a parent, primarily their mother, accounted for 47% of shelter residents.
- Domestic violence survivors and their children spent 485,727 nights in shelter.
- Advocates received 125,631 crisis hotline calls.
- 36,389 women, children and men received outreach services through a certified domestic violence center.
What are resources available for those experiencing domestic violence?
- The Florida Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24-hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year at-1-800-500-1119.
- Florida's 42 certified domestic violence centers are the first line of defense in achieving safety and independence for domestic violence survivors and their children by providing a place to flee from violent homes.
- Certified domestic violence centers are located throughout the state and range from 14 to 132 bed facilities for survivors and their children in imminent danger.
- In addition to emergency shelter, certified centers provide an array of services such as: a 24-hour hotline, safety planning, counseling, referral, case management, child assessment, children's services, food, clothing, outreach services, community education, and a host of other community specific services.
- Advocates in certified centers provided a total of 455,994 hours of outreach and counseling to 59,953 participants, created 90,129 tailored safety plans and offered 659,035 direct service, information and referrals to survivors, family members, and friends seeking assistance.
- Before using online resources, know that your computer or phone may not be safe. Some abusers are misusing technology to stalk and track all of a partner's activities.
Why do survivors sometimes return to or stay with abusers?
- A better question is, "Why does the abuser choose to abuse?"
- There is a real fear of death or more abuse if they leave.
- Batterers are very good at transferring their responsibility and making survivors think that the abuse is their fault. Survivors may believe that if they caused the violence, they can also stop it. The responsibility for the abuse lies solely with the batterer.
- Batterers make it very difficult for survivors to escape relationships. Sadly, many suffer from abuse for decades.
- Abusers often withhold money or use other economic-related tactics to prevent a survivor from having the financial means to leave.
- Abusers are extraordinarily manipulative and persuasive and sometimes convince their partner that they have changed and the abuse will stop.
- Survivors sometimes want the abuse to end, not the relationship.
- It's important for survivors to know that the abuse is not their fault, and they are not alone. Help is available for those who suffer from domestic violence.
Do abusers show any potential warning signs?
- There is no way to spot an abuser in a crowd, but most abusers share some common characteristics.
- Some of the subtle warning signs include:
- They insist on moving too quickly into a relationship.
- They can be very charming and may seem too good to be true.
- They often insist that you stop participating in leisure activities or spending time with family and friends.
- They are extremely jealous or controlling.
- They do not take responsibility for their actions and blame others for everything that goes wrong.
- They criticize their partner's appearance and make frequent put-downs.
- Their words and actions don't match.
- Any one of these behaviors may not indicate abusive actions, but it's important to know the red flags and take time to explore them.
Is it possible for abusers to change?
- Yes, but they must make the choice to change.
- Sometimes an abuser stops the physical violence, but continues to employ other forms of abuse – emotional, sexual, or financial. Some abusers are able to exert complete control over every action without using violence or only using subtle threats of violence.
Are men victims of domestic violence?
- Yes, men are sometimes victims of domestic abuse.
- A 2001 U.S. study revealed that 85 percent of the victims were female with a male batterer.[4]
- One in four women will be the victim of domestic violence at some point in her lifetime.[5]
- Women are 90-95 percent more likely to suffer domestic violence than are men.[6]
- When we talk about domestic violence, we're not talking about men versus women or women versus men. We're talking about violence versus peace. We're talking about control versus respect.
- Domestic violence affects us all, and all of us – women, children and men – must be part of the solution.
How does the economy affect domestic violence?
- A sour economy does not cause domestic violence.
- The severity and frequency of abuse can increase when factors associated with a bad economy are present.
- Job loss, housing foreclosures, debt, and other factors contribute to higher stress levels at home, which can lead to increased violence.
- As the violence gets worse, a weak economy limits options for survivors to seek safety or escape.
- Survivors may have a more difficult time finding employment, transportation and safe, affordable housing to become financially independent of abusers.
Are the terms domestic violence survivor and victim interchangeable?
Many times survivor and victim are used interchangeably. In general, survivors of domestic violence have preferred language that supports their survivorhood rather than their victimization. Therefore, in most cases we use the term survivor for someone who is experiencing and/or has escaped domestic violence. We use the term victim when referring to an individual who has died or lost their life as a result of domestic violence.
[1] Florida Statutes 741.28
[2] Bachman, R. and Salzman, L., U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Violence Against Women: Estimates From the Redesigned Survey 1. (January 2000).
[3] U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Homicide Trends in the U.S. from 1976-2005. U.S. Department of Justice (2008).
[4] Rennison, C.M., U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Crime Data Brief, Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2001. (2003).
[5] U.S. Department of Justice. Violence by Intimates: Analysis of Data on Crimes by Current or Former Spouses, Boyfriends, and Girlfriends. (1998).
[6] Rennison, C.M. and Welchans, S., U.S. Department of Justice. Intimate Partner Violence. (2000).


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Michelle Obama and a female friend dined at Giuliana and Bill Rancic's restaurant, RPM Italian, in Chicago on Wednesday night.
As she entered the front door of the bustling River North restaurant, the First Lady – who was dressed in all black – received applause from the surprised room of diners, an onlooker tells PEOPLE.
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After their 90-minute meal, the First Lady stopped to thank Chef Doug Psaltis, adding that she hoped the restaurant would soon open a location in Washington, D.C., soon.
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Recently I took a deep breath and moved out of my comfort zone - I met with my representatives in the West Virginia Legislature.
I was motivated by the issue of protecting people - our homes and our health - and protecting groundwater and air from the highly toxic chemicals used in "fracking" for natural gas.
Did you know that when the mainline natural gas pipe exploded under Interstate 77 last Dec.12 there was a fracking waste water injection well "right in the middle" of the disaster area, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection? There is another site within 400 feet of the Maranatha Church and another near the former Sissonville High School.
The Kanawha County Commission and our senators and delegates didn't know this. Why the secrets?
Some background information: Most of us think of fracking as an issue in Doddridge County or Wetzel County, or in Pennsylvania, where landowners face an onslaught of heavy equipment destroying roads, creating slick mud in the winter and choking dust in the summer; a swarm of workers who may or may not know what they are doing; traffic accidents and fatalities; well pads near enough to homes to turn the quality of a family's life upside down; incredible noise, fumes and light day and night.
Those who raise objections are fighting to be heard, since neighbors who sell surface access or own mineral rights, and a few local businesses and local government entities stand to gain a great deal of money. There are reasons that correct information is not reaching our Legislature.
This industrial catastrophe is a major concern for the Mountain Party and our executive committee has been working to understand why residents aren't being protected from this onslaught.
Our Llegislature is often dependent on information from whoever knocks on their doors and takes time to educate them. Will we let them only hear from industry lobbyists whose wealth depends on how well they pitch their propaganda?
So here is what we can do. There is a bill right now in the House Judiciary Committee that is a bundle of regulations - Senate Bill 243. It has a major flaw.
An amendment was added by industry lobbyists that creates a gag order for our doctors and makes it hard for emergency responders to get information if there is a spill or explosion.
It is an amendment to help Halliburton and hurt the people. It's called the "Dirty Secrets" amendment, and it should be removed from SB 243.
Whether you live in Sissonville, Elkins or at ground zero in Doddridge County, please call your legislators and "educate them" for our safety.
Ask them to remove the "Dirty Secrets" amendment from SB 243. And then pay attention and see what your representatives do.
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Cardinals Host Miami for Saturday Mens Basketball
The Ball State men's basketball team returns to Worthen Arena to host Miami University for a 2 p.m. tipoff Saturday as Mid-American Conference play continues.
The game will mark the first Ball State Sports Network broadcast of the year with the game airing on WIPB in Muncie and WRTV 6 in Indianapolis in addition to the full list of affiliates below.
Both teams are coming off losses to last year's league co-champions. Ball State (3-11, 0-3 MAC) fell Wednesday at Ohio, while Miami (5-9, 1-2 MAC) lost at Akron.
Ball State head coach James Whitford will get his first look at one of the school's longest-running rivalries from the home bench at Worthen Arena. He spent 11 years on the staff at Miami from 1994-2005 before moving on to assistant stops at Xavier and Arizona.
Game Information
Ball State vs. Miami University
Saturday, Jan. 18 at 2 p.m. ET -- Worthen Arena (Muncie, Ind.)
Live Coverage
• Television: Ball State Sports Network; Vince Welch (play-by-play); Jerry Peirson (analyst). Affiliates: WIPB-TV (Muncie), WRTV 6 (Indianapolis), WHME 46 (South Bend), WANE 15.2 (Fort Wayne), WJTS 18 (Jasper)
• Radio (Flagship): Ball State Radio Network (104.1 FM WLBC); Joel Godett (play-by-play); David Eha (analyst)
• Internet: Live video and audio available through the Ball State All Access package at ballstatesports.com; Live stats also available.
What You Need to Know
• Ball State is looking for its first Mid-American Conference win as it plays the fourth in a stretch of five straight games against the MAC East Division.
• The Cardinals are returning home after back-to-back road defeats at Kent State (86-74) and Ohio (71-51).
• A challenging start to league play has only enhanced Ball State's strength of schedule, which is now rated No. 18 in the country by Ken Pomeroy and No. 20 by Jeff Sagarin.
• Senior center Majok Majok is one of 15 players in the country averaging a double-double at 10.9 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.
• A preseason All-MAC West Division selection, Majok ranks 11th in the nation in rebounding.
• Freshman point guard Zavier Turner leads the Cardinals with averages of 12.5 points and 3.8 assists per game.
• Seniors Chris Bond (11.3 ppg) and Jesse Berry (10.3 ppg) are also averaging double figures.
• Turner is the top free throw shooter in the MAC and 12th in the country at 91.1 percent (41 for 45).
• For the season, freshmen have accounted for better than 42 percent of the Cardinals' minutes and scoring.
• Ball State is playing its 93rd season of basketball and its first under head coach James Whitford.
• Whitford got his start in coaching at Miami University, where he served on the staff from 1994-2005.
Scouting Miami
• Miami has won five of its past nine games after opening the season with losses in its first four.
• Three of those four losses came on the road at Notre Dame, Arizona State and Xavier.
• The RedHawks are 1-2 in conference play with a victory over Central Michigan (77-70) and losses in their last two games to Western Michigan (78-77 in OT) and Akron (59-52).
• Senior forward Bill Edwards returned from a knee injury to scored 24 points in the Western Michigan game and is averaging 16.5 points over the two games he has played.
• Senior forward Will Felder is averaging 14.6 points and a team-best 7.3 rebounds per game, while sophomore guard Geovonie McKnight is scoring 10.5 per game.
• Miami is shooting 43.3 percent from the floor and allowing opponents to shoot 47.4 percent.
• The RedHawks have forced their three league opponents into an average of 16.3 turnovers.
The Series with Miami
• Ball State and Miami will be meeting for the 97th time with the RedHawks owning a 59-37 lead in the all-time series.
• Ball State posted an 82-62 road win last year in Oxford, while Miami earned a 59-53 win two years ago in Muncie.
• The Cardinals are 22-22 against Miami in Muncie.
• Ball State owns a 9-8 edge in games played in Worthen Arena, although the RedHawks have won five of their past six games in the building.
• Miami was Ball State's opponent for the first ever game in Worthen Arena, a 70-64 Cardinals' victory on Jan. 15, 1992.
Turner to be Honored as Mini Mr. Basketball
• Before Saturday's game, Ball State freshman guard Zavier Turner will be honored as Hoosier Basketball Magazine's Mini Mr. Basketball for his senior season last year at Indianapolis Pike High School.
• Garry Donna of Hoosier Basketball Magazine will present the award, given each year to the state's top graduating senior under 6-feet tall. It is always presented during the winner's freshman season of college.
Whitford's Miami Connection
• Ball State first-year head coach James Whitford has strong ties to the Miami University men's basketball program.
• Whitford got his start at Miami in 1994 as an administrative assistant and spent 11 years there, eventually becoming the staff's top assistant.
• He served under head coaches Herb Sendek (now the head coach at Arizona State) and the late Charlie Coles, who passed away in June at the age of 71.
• He also coached alongside future had coaches Jim Christian (Kent State, TCU, Ohio), Thad Matta (Butler, Xavier, Ohio State), Sean Miller (Xavier, Arizona) and Rob Senderoff (Kent State).
• Whitford was a part of four MAC regular season titles, three NCAA berths and one Sweet 16 appearance with the RedHawks.
Grunkemeyer's Miami Connection
• One of the players on that Sweet 16 team for Miami in 1999 was current Ball State assistant coach Jason Grunkemeyer, who played at Miami from 1998-2001.
• Grunkemeyer still ranks among the top 10 in Miami history in 3-point field goals, 3-point percentage and free throw percentage.
• He later returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach under Charlie Coles from 2007-12.
Whitford and Grunkemeyer vs. Ball State
• Ball State and Miami met 25 times during coach James Whitford's 11 years as an assistant in Oxford with Miami posting a 15-10 record versus the Cardinals during that stretch.
• The RedHawks were 5-2 against the Cardinals in assistant coach Jason Grunkemeyer's three seasons playing at Miami.
• One of Ball State's wins during that stretch was a 61-58 victory in the 2000 MAC Tournament championship game that sent the Cardinals to the NCAA Tournament.
Majok One of the Nation's Best on the Boards
• Senior center Majok Majok leads the MAC and ranks 11th nationally in rebounding at 10.6 boards per game.
• He owns nine double-digit rebounding games, including a career-best 18-rebound effort Jan. 3 against Oakland City. The 18 rebounds against Oakland City are the most in a game by a MAC player this season.
• Majok led the MAC last year and ranked 18th nationally at 9.8 rebounds per game.
Majok Majok's Double-Doubles
• Majok Majok is averaging 10.9 points and 10.6 rebounds per game as one of 15 players in the country averaging a double-double.
• The last Ball State player to average a double-double in a season was Theron Smith, who tallied 19.6 points and 10.9 rebounds per game in 2001-02.
• Majok owns six double-doubles on the year and 15 for his two-year Ball State career, including a 16-point, 13-rebound performance in the Jan. 8 MAC opener against Akron.
• With 25 points and 18 rebounds in the non-conference finale versus Oakland City, Majok became the first Ball State player with at least 20 points and 15 rebounds in a game since Terrance Chapman did it in a January 2005 game at Eastern Michigan.
• For his two-year Ball State career, Majok is averaging 10.8 points and 10.1 rebounds per game.
Ball State's Iron Man
• Senior forward Chris Bond has made 45 consecutive starts dating back to the last game of the 2011-12 season.
• Bond is the only Ball State player to start every game this season and was one of only two (Jauwan Scaife) to start all 30 a year ago.
• He has started 83 games in his career, including all 72 in which he has played over the past three seasons.
Bond Keeping Good Company
• Chris Bond enters Saturday's game with career totals of 843 points, 501 rebounds and 130 steals.
• In surpassing 500 career rebounds Wednesday at Ohio, Bond became only the second player in Ball State history with at least 800 points, 500 rebounds and 125 steals in a career.
• Bonzi Wells (1994-98) is the other. He ended his career with 2,485 points, 843 rebounds and 347 steals.
Turner's Fast Start
• Freshman point guard Zavier Turner is leading the Cardinals with averages of 12.5 points and 3.8 assists per game.
• He has reached double figures a team-high 10 times this season.
• Turner became the first Cardinal with at least 17 points and at least four assists in the first three games of a season since Larry Bullington in 1973-74 and just the second to accomplish the feat since Ball State began tracking assists in 1973.
• He became the first Ball State freshman with at least 17 points in the first three games of a season since Jim Fields in 1975-76 and just the second since freshmen became eligible for varsity competition in 1972.
Turner at the Stripe
• Zavier Turner leads the MAC and is tied for 12th nationally with a .911 free throw percentage, having made 41 of his 45 attempts from the charity stripe.
• Turner was leading the country until his percentage dropped with a 3-for-5 night at the line Wednesday at Ohio.
• He had a streak of 27 consecutive made free throws earlier this year.
Turner from Beyond the Arc
• Zavier Turner ranks second in the MAC in 3-pointers per game (2.1) and third in the league in 3-point percentage (.448).
• Turner has hit at least three 3-pointers in six of the Cardinals' 14 games, including a career-high four at Marquette. He has been held without a trey only twice.
More Turner Rankings
• Zavier Turner also ranks in the top 20 in the MAC in minutes per game (31.9, 6th), assists per game (3.8, 7th) and points per game (12.5, 18th).
• He leads MAC freshmen in each of those categories (including the ones in the previous note).
Alstork Developing as a Scorer
• Freshman guard Mark Alstork has reached double figures in seven of the past 10 games, including a career-high 15 points last Saturday at Kent State.
• Alstork has been efficient from beyond the arc this season, knocking down 42.9 percent (15 of 35) to rank fourth the MAC in 3-point percentage.
• He hit a trio of 3-pointers against both Marquette and Oakland City.
Alstork's Big Night at Kent State
• Last Saturday at Kent State, Mark Alstork became the first player since 2008 to lead Ball State in points, rebounds and assists in a game.
• Alstork finished with career highs of 15 points and 10 rebounds and matched his career best with five assists.
• The last Ball State player to accomplish the feat was Peyton Stovall on Jan. 16, 2008 against Western Michigan. Stovall led the team with 18 points and tied for team-high honors with seven boards and one assist.
Youth and Experience
• Ball State's lineup this season is heavy on both experience and youth.
• There are only two scholarship players on the Cardinals' roster outside the freshman and senior classes, so those two classes account for the majority of the minutes on the floor.
• Ball State's freshmen have stepped in to make an immediate impact, accounting for more than 42 percent of the team's minutes and scoring.
Persistent Crowder Gets His Chance
• Ball State walk-on senior guard Kindon Crowder has seen action in four of the past seven games. He knocked down a 3-pointer against both Marquette and Southern Illinois.
• Crowder is a former team manager for the Cardinals who first earned a roster spot as a practice player a year ago.
• He played high school basketball his freshman year at St. Francis de Sales in Chicago but did not play his final three seasons at Munster High School in Indiana.
Berry Reaches 1,000
• Senior guard Jesse Berry surpassed 1,000 points for his career Nov. 30 at Cleveland State.
• He now owns 1,064 career points, the most of any current Ball State player.
• Berry is the 27th member of Ball State's 1,000-point club. Former teammate Jauwan Scaife, now a graduate student manager for the Cardinals, became the 26th member last season.
Berry from Downtown
• Jesse Berry matched his career-high with six 3-pointers Dec. 30 at James Madison.
• Berry has moved into third place on Ball State's all-time 3-pointers list with 186 for his career. He ranks second in school history with 542 3-point attempts.
• Former Ball State teammate Jauwan Scaife set the school record for 3-pointers last year, finishing his career with 203 treys. Patrick Jackson (1998-2002) is second with 202.
Varying Lineup Combinations
• Ball State has utilized seven different starting lineup combinations through its first 14 games.
• Nine different Ball State players have started at least one game.
• Chris Bond has started all 14 games, while Turner and Majok have each made 13 starts.
Whitford Era Underway
• James Whitford, who was introduced April 10, 2013 as the 19th head coach in program history, earned his first career win in the Cardinals' 73-53 victory Nov. 12 over Taylor.
• Whitford came to Ball State after serving the previous eight years on Sean Miller's staff at Xavier and Arizona, including the past two as the Wildcats' associate head coach.
• He also has previous MAC experience with 11 years at Miami University under head coaches Herb Sendek and Charlie Coles.
• During his career as an assistant coach, Whitford's teams posted an overall record of 400-208 and reached the postseason 13 times, including 10 NCAA tournament appearances.
Kamieniecki to Miss Season
• Senior post player Matt Kamieniecki is sitting out the season after undergoing wrist surgery. He will redshirt and return to the floor as a fifth-year senior in 2014-15.
• Kamieniecki has played in 74 games through his first three seasons at Ball State. He averaged 4.6 points and 5.9 rebounds per game as a junior, starting 11 of the final 16 games after being limited by injury in the first half of the season.
• At this point, Kamieniecki will be the only senior on next year's Ball State roster.
Returning for the Cardinals
• The loss of Matt Kamieniecki leaves Ball State with six returning letterwinners from last year, four of which are seniors -- center Majok Majok, guard Jesse Berry and forwards Chris Bond and Tyler Koch.
• Ball State's two additional returning letterwinners are both sophomores in forward Bo Calhoun and guard Chase Brogna.
Majok Tabbed Preseason All-MAC
• Majok Majok was named preseason All-MAC West Division in a vote of the league's media. He was joined in the West Division by Toledo's Rian Pearson and Julius Brown, Western Michigan's Shayne Whittington and Eastern Michigan's Glenn Bryant.
• The preseason All-MAC East Team consisted of Buffalo's Javon McCrea and Will Regan, Akron's Demetrius Treadwell and Quincy Diggs, and Miami's Will Felder.