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Chicopee Weekly Journal, March 24, 1855
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South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 59 - Education
Comprehensive Health Education Program
SECTION 59-32-5. Short title.
This may be cited as the "Comprehensive Health Education Act".
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 437, Section 1.
SECTION 59-32-10. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Comprehensive health education" means health education in a school setting that is planned and carried out with the purpose of maintaining, reinforcing, or enhancing the health, health-related skills, and health attitudes and practices of children and youth that are conducive to their good health and that promote wellness, health maintenance, and disease prevention. It includes age-appropriate, sequential instruction in health either as part of existing courses or as a special course.
(2) "Reproductive health education" means instruction in human physiology, conception, prenatal care and development, childbirth, and postnatal care, but does not include instruction concerning sexual practices outside marriage or practices unrelated to reproduction except within the context of the risk of disease. Abstinence and the risks associated with sexual activity outside of marriage must be strongly emphasized.
(3) "Family life education" means instruction intended to:
(a) develop an understanding of the physical, mental, emotional, social, economic, and psychological aspects of close personal relationships and an understanding of the physiological, psychological, and cultural foundations of human development;
(b) provide instruction that will support the development of responsible personal values and behavior and aid in establishing a strong family life for themselves in the future and emphasize the responsibilities of marriage.
(c) provide instruction as to the laws of this State relating to the sexual conduct of minors, including criminal sexual conduct.
(4) "Pregnancy prevention education" means instruction intended to:
(a) stress the importance of abstaining from sexual activity until marriage;
(b) help students develop skills to enable them to resist peer pressure and abstain from sexual activity;
(c) explain methods of contraception and the risks and benefits of each method. Abortion must not be included as a method of birth control. Instruction explaining the methods of contraception must not be included in any education program for grades kindergarten through fifth. Contraceptive information must be given in the context of future family planning.
(5) "Local school board" means the governing board of public school districts as well as those of other state-supported institutions which provide educational services to students at the elementary and secondary school level. For purposes of this chapter, programs or services provided by the Department of Health and Environmental Control in educational settings must be approved by the local school board.
(6) "Board" means the State Board of Education.
(7) "Department" means the State Department of Education.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 437, Section 3.
SECTION 59-32-20. Selection or adoption of instruction units by state board required.
(A) Before August 1, 1988, the board, through the department, shall select or develop an instructional unit with separate components addressing the subjects of reproductive health education, family life education, pregnancy prevention education, and sexually transmitted diseases and make the instructional unit available to local school districts. The board, through the department, also shall make available information about other programs developed by other states upon request of a local school district.
(B) In addition to the provisions of subsection (A), before September 1, 2015, the board, through the department, shall select or develop instructional units in sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention, with separate units appropriate for each age level from four-year-old kindergarten through twelfth grade.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 437, Section 3; 2014 Act No. 293 (H.4061), Section 1, eff June 23, 2014.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 293, Section 1, inserted subsection designator (A), and added subsection (B).
SECTION 59-32-30. Local school boards to implement comprehensive health education program; guidelines and restrictions.
(A) Pursuant to guidelines developed by the board, each local school board shall implement the following program of instruction:
(1) Beginning with the 1988-89 school year, for grades kindergarten through five, instruction in comprehensive health education must include the following subjects: community health, consumer health, environmental health, growth and development, nutritional health, personal health, prevention and control of diseases and disorders, safety and accident prevention, substance use and abuse, dental health, and mental and emotional health. Sexually transmitted diseases as defined in the annual Department of Health and Environmental Control List of Reportable Diseases are to be excluded from instruction on the prevention and control of diseases and disorders. At the discretion of the local board, age-appropriate instruction in reproductive health may be included.
(2) Beginning with the 1988-1989 school year, for grades six through eight, instruction in comprehensive health must include the following subjects: community health, consumer health, environmental health, growth and development, nutritional health, personal health, prevention and control of diseases and disorders, safety and accident prevention, substance use and abuse, dental health, mental and emotional health, and reproductive health education. Sexually transmitted diseases are to be included as a part of instruction. At the discretion of the local board, instruction in family life education or pregnancy prevention education or both may be included, but instruction in these subjects may not include an explanation of the methods of contraception before the sixth grade. Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, for grades six through eight, instruction in comprehensive health education also must include the subject of domestic violence.
(3) Beginning with the 1989-90 school year, at least one time during the four years of grades nine through twelve, each student shall receive instruction in comprehensive health education, including at least seven hundred fifty minutes of reproductive health education and pregnancy prevention education.
(4) The South Carolina Educational Television Commission shall work with the department in developing instructional programs and materials that may be available to the school districts. Films and other materials may be designed for the purpose of explaining bodily functions or the human reproductive process. These materials may not contain actual or simulated portrayals of sexual activities or sexual intercourse.
(5) The program of instruction provided for in this section may not include a discussion of alternate sexual lifestyles from heterosexual relationships including, but not limited to, homosexual relationships except in the context of instruction concerning sexually transmitted diseases.
(6) In grades nine through twelve, students must also be given appropriate instruction that adoption is a positive alternative.
(B) Local school boards may use the instructional unit made available by the board pursuant to Section 59-32-20, or local boards may develop or select their own instructional materials addressing the subjects of reproductive health education, family life education, and pregnancy prevention education. To assist in the selection of components and curriculum materials, each local school board shall appoint a thirteen-member local advisory committee consisting of two parents, three clergy, two health professionals, two teachers, two students, one being the president of the student body of a high school, and two other persons not employed by the local school district.
(C) The time required for health instruction for students in kindergarten through eighth grade must not be reduced below the level required during the 1986-87 school year. Health instruction for students in grades nine through twelve may be given either as part of an existing course or as a special course.
(D) No contraceptive device or contraceptive medication may be distributed in or on the school grounds of any public elementary or secondary school. No school district may contract with any contraceptive provider for their distribution in or on the school grounds. Except as to that instruction provided by this chapter relating to complications which may develop from all types of abortions, school districts may not offer programs, instruction, or activities including abortion counseling, information about abortion services, or assist in obtaining abortion, and materials containing this information must not be distributed in schools. Nothing in this section prevents school authorities from referring students to a physician for medical reasons after making reasonable efforts to notify the student's parents or legal guardians or the appropriate court, if applicable.
(E) Any course or instruction in sexually transmitted diseases must be taught within the reproductive health, family life, or pregnancy prevention education components, or it must be presented as a separate component.
(F) Instruction in pregnancy prevention education must be presented separately to male and female students.
(G) Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, districts annually shall provide age-appropriate instruction in sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention to all students in four-year-old kindergarten, where offered, through twelfth grade. This instruction must be based on the units developed by the board, through the department, pursuant to Section 59-32-20(B).
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 437, Section 3; 2014 Act No. 293 (H.4061), Section 2, eff June 23, 2014; 2015 Act No. 58 (S.3), Pt IV, Section 22, eff June 4, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 293, Section 2, added subsection (G).
2015 Act No. 58, Section 22, in (A)(2), substituted "1988-1989 school year" for "1988-89 school year", and added the last sentence, relating to the 2016-2017 school year.
SECTION 59-32-40. Staff development.
As part of their program for staff development, the department and local school boards shall provide appropriate staff development activities for educational personnel participating in the comprehensive health education program. Local school boards are encouraged to coordinate the activities with the department and institutions of higher learning.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 437, Section 3.
SECTION 59-32-50. Notice to parents; right to have child exempted from comprehensive health education program classes.
Pursuant to policies and guidelines adopted by the local school board, public school principals shall develop a method of notifying parents of students in the relevant grades of the content of the instructional materials concerning reproductive health, family life, pregnancy prevention, and of their option to exempt their child from this instruction, and sexually transmitted diseases if instruction in the diseases is presented as a separate component. Notice must be provided sufficiently in advance of a student's enrollment in courses using these instructional materials to allow parents and legal guardians the opportunity to preview the materials and exempt their children.
A public school principal, upon receipt of a statement signed by a student's parent or legal guardian stating that participation by the student in the health education program conflicts with the family's beliefs, shall exempt that student from any portion or all of the units on reproductive health, family life, and pregnancy prevention where any conflicts occur. No student must be penalized as a result of an exemption. School districts shall use procedures to ensure that students exempted from the program by their parents or guardians are not embarrassed by the exemption.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 437, Section 3.
SECTION 59-32-60. Department to ensure compliance; annual district report.
The department shall assure district compliance with this chapter. Each local school board shall consider the programs addressed in this chapter in developing its annual district report.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 437, Section 3.
SECTION 59-32-70. Applicability to private schools.
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to private schools.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 437, Section 3.
SECTION 59-32-80. Penalty for teacher's violation of or refusal to comply with chapter.
Any teacher violating the provisions of this chapter or who refuses to comply with the curriculum prescribed by the school board as provided by this chapter is subject to dismissal.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 437, Section 3.
SECTION 59-32-90. Restrictions on use of films, pictures or diagrams.
Films, pictures, or diagrams in any comprehensive health education program in public schools must be designed solely for the purpose of explaining bodily functions or the human reproduction process and may not include actual or simulated portrayals of sexual activities or sexual intercourse.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 437, Section 3.

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Trip to ER yields less than lousy T-shirt
March 10, 2013
I had the unfortunate need to visit an emergency room last month....
We don't have a healthcare system. We have a profit bearing disease management system. Healthcare would be whole health, not just caring for things as they come up.
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Had they not done any of these tests and you left the hospital and had a stroke or heart issue you would have been complaining about them not doing enough to help you. Given your family's heart problems I think they took suffeciant care of you. Sounds like you just need something to complain about! Be grateful that you were given the care you were given.
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If this same woman didn't have insurance all those tests wouldn't have been run. I have been to the hospital with migraines and had excellent insuance at the time. They wanted to do every test possible. I was treated like a VIP. I lost that excellent insurance and had to make another trip to the ER for the same thing as before. This time the treatment was much different. I was basically given a shot and sent home. Now this all took place many years ago and can't speak to how they would be now. But I am insured , but it's not great insurance but I'm grateful to have what I do. I understand what the writer is saying when you go to the hospital for them to help you find out what is wrong. And they run test after test and still can't get it right. It cost the writer over a thousand for her husband to figure out what the problem was. Have had the same thing happen and I know many others who have also.
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It may ne a "cover your ass" society, but how would you have felt if you were having a stroke and they had missed it? It really is better to be safe than sorry when you have symptoms like you did, wouldn't ya say??
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Brandon and Kelly Blackstock from Weiss Eubanks Films on Vimeo.
Just a day after confirming her nuptials, Kelly Clarkson gave fans an inside look at her picturesque wedding.
The pop star posted a link to a video of her big day with new hubby Brandon Blackstock. The one minute and 27 second montage set to the song "Heavenly Day" by Patty Griffin, epitomizes the feeling of fall, with beautiful leaves everywhere at Tennessee's Blackberry Farms.
"Thanks to everyone for all of your well wishes!!!" Clarkson, 31, Tweeted to accompany the link. "#cloud9 #tieitup."
The smiling newlyweds exchange some adorable PDA in the video.


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City guide Locarno
Swiss cities up close and personal.
Discover the unique charm of our Swiss cities - with the vision and the heart of a local:
The most important information, excursions, events and much more.
A printed version for the road.
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Southern plants such as palm trees or lemon trees flourish in Locarno and give the city its special charm. The heart of the city is the Piazza Grande, well-known for its annual film festival. The narrow lanes of the Old Town all lead to the Piazza. Castello Visconteo, a castle dating back to the 12th century, lies at the edge of the Old Town. About a fifth of the castle has been preserved in its original state.
The pilgrimage church of Madonna del Sasso is located above Locarno, in Orselina. The church is said to have been established as a result of an appearance of the Virgin Mary. It is the most notable sight in Locarno, and boasts an extraordinary view of the city, the lake and the mountains.
The Piazza Grande is Locarno's heart, an enchanting backdrop for the International Film Festival and the "Moon and Stars" festival. Splendid upper-town palazzi house fine art collections and the lake promenade offers relaxed strolling.
The Piazza Grande is Locarno's heart, an enchanting backdrop for the International Film Festival and the "Moon and Stars" festival. Splendid upper-town palazzi house fine art collections and the lake promenade offers relaxed strolling.
- Pilgrimage church of Madonna del Sasso – a holy place above Locarno with fantastic views over the town, lake and mountains.
- Locarno's nearest mountain, the Cardada-Cimetta – the cable-car designed by leading architect Mario Botta takes visitors up to the hiking and skiing paradise above Locarno.
- Old Town with Castello Visconteo – wander through the picturesque Old Town behind the Piazza Grande to the medieval castle with its archaeological museum.
- Verzasca valley and Maggia valley – romantic and largely unspoilt valleys in Locarno's hinterland. Bus connections from Tenero and Locarno.
- Lago Maggiore – swimming, water sports and excursions in, on and round the lake, e.g. to the Brissago Islands.
- Lido Locarno – a unique oasis for leisure, sport and wellness. The best equipped and most modern bathing complex in Ticino, it is open throughout the year with its thermal baths, swimming pools, water slides and leisure pools. The Lido Locarno is located by one of Lake Maggiore's most beautiful beaches and surrounded by an impressive seascape against the backdrop of the Alps.
Top Events
- Locarno on Ice – a large ice skating rink for everyone, various entertainment programs, music, gastronomy and lots of fun surrounded by the magical Piazza Grande (December-January).
- Locarno Camelie – big Camellia exhibition at the beautiful town park fully dedicated to the camellia flower, located on the shore of the lake. Market and various entertainment (March-April).
- Moon & Stars Locarno – 10 magical nights at the Piazza Grande in Locarno hosting concerts of international pop and rock stars (July).
- Locarno Film Festival – event that attracts a great number of visitors and is highly rated both by cinephiles and the general public. For 11 days Locarno becomes the world capital of cinema. Spectacular evening open air screenings on the Piazza Grande (August).


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SCE Federal Credit Union Protects Members from Scammers, Hackers and Identity Thieves
Every year close to nine million Americans have their identities stolen, according to the Federal Trade Commission. SCE Federal Credit Union wants to help you avoid becoming one of them.
Thieves are constantly looking for new ways to steal personal information – such as your name and Social Security or credit card numbers – to commit fraud or other crimes. That's why it's important to be vigilant about protecting your personal information, financial or otherwise, and looking for early warning signs of a stolen identity.
SCE Federal Credit Union helps minimize your risk for identity theft
SCE Federal Credit Union recommends you take the following precautionary measures to help protect from becoming an identity crime victim:
Create secure online passwords
One of the easiest ways for people to access your information is through online accounts that may contain saved personal information like your name, credit card or debit card numbers. Using unique, complex passwords for each of your online accounts helps protect your identity. The best passwords generally contain a selection of numbers, letters and special characters.
Use the Itnernet with caution
Online shopping and entertainment sites, like Amazon and Netflix, are extremely popular and easy to use. However, enjoying the benefits of these sites can also leave you vulnerable to online scammers and identity thieves. Hackers regularly visit these large online businesses – many of which do not encrypt all of their customer's personal information – to acquire potential targets. To learn how to better safeguard your personal and financial information online, visit OnGuardOnine.gov.
Keep important documents safe
Documents like your Social Security card and passport can provide crucial information for someone seeking to commit fraud, so don't leave a paper trail of financial records. Credit card bills, bank statements, charge receipts and any other documents of this nature should be filed safely or shredded before put in the trash.
|Monitor all of your financial and personal information carefully
Be sure to frequently check for anything out of the ordinary, such as:
Talk to an SCE Federal Credit Union representative at one of our branches in the Los Angeles or Las Vegas areas today to learn more about these programs and see how they can benefit you. If you suspect your finanical information may be compromised, check out SCE Federal Credit Union's list of steps to take to prevent further damage.


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Christoph Waltz and Anne Hathaway were early winners at Sunday's Oscars.Check out all the Oscar red carpet arrivalsWaltz, who won for Inglourious Basterds three years ago, picked up his second Best Supporting Actor statuette for his turn in another Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained. He's the sixth person to win the category twice.Hathaway completed her awards season sweep by winning Best Supporting Actress for Les Miserables. Les Mis also won makeup and hairstyling and sound mixing.There was a tie in sound editing between Skyfall and Zero Dark Thirty.Pi, which entered Sunday with 11 nominations, won two early craft awards for cinematography and visual effects.Anna Karenina earned costume design honors, while animated feature went to Brave.
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Building a SharePoint Pop-up Lab in Windows Azure
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With two workers, a small office and little experience on Maui, Brandon LaBonte quickly brought his company to the Valley Isle and hired more than two dozen employees to work in high-technology jobs.
LaBonte, chief executive officer of Ardent Management Consulting, was named the 2013 Maui County Small Business Person of the Year on Wednesday.
The SBA's Hawaii District Award Selection Committee recognized LaBonte for bringing federal contracting dollars and creating about 30 new high-technology positions on Maui in the past two years. At the same time, the firm has doubled its revenue and has secured multiple-year federal government contracts.
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"It's pretty exciting," LaBonte said. "We literally started with two software developers in a small leased conference room."
The Virginia-based company branched off onto Maui about two years ago, starting off in a 300-square-foot conference room in the Maui Economic Development Board's building in Kihei.
Since then, the Valley Isle office, or principal office, has expanded to 5,500 square feet and has about 30 employees.
"It was a tough start, and people weren't sure we were going to make it," he said. "The support from (MEDB President and Chief Executive Officer) Jeanne Skog and the Maui Economic Development Board was tremendous; without them this wouldn't have been able to work."
Skog said that LaBonte's firm has come a long way quickly. She attributes some of the progress to MEDB being "right within their midst."
"The close proximity allowed us to have more hands-on interactions," she said. "We helped them with publicity opportunities, introducing them to the University of Hawaii, the County of Maui and even (the late) Senator (Daniel) Inouye."
Skog and the board helped LaBonte build a workforce on Maui, which helped the firm avoid costly out-of-state hirings.
Although the government program requires LaBonte to have a fully staffed principal office, he said he wanted to hire locally whenever he could. Hiring residents was much more cost-effective, and there were plenty of quality workers on the island, he said.
The firm also recently hired a local recruiter to accompany the rapidly expanding company, which is looking to expand its Maui office.
Skog said she was happy that LaBonte was recognized for his work, and that the firm is a great example of MEDB's mission statement, which is to provide diversified technologies to support Maui's economy.
"We congratulate Ardent on achieving this recognition," Skog said. "It's very exciting."
Although its company headquarters are in Virginia, much of the technology is built on Maui and deployed to Washington, D.C.
Maui was chosen as a part of the Historically Underutilized Business Zones program, where the federal government seeks to spread its contracts and improve economies throughout the country, LaBonte said. The island's geography and economic challenges, in respect to diversification, made it "light up on the map."
Founded in late 2006 as a management consulting firm, Ardent blossomed into a high-tech software firm that serves several government organizations such as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice.
The purpose of the firm, according to company officials, is to provide, "geospatial situational awareness technology solutions to the federal government, ranging from custom-developed common-operating pictures to commercial-based mobile event management systems."
LaBonte likens the operations to the television show "24."
"You see these operation centers and how they operate to support the federal government," he said. "It's not quite as exciting or theatrical, but the missions are no less exciting."
Interactions between the offices are primarily through videoconferencing, and he said he travels to the Maui office about once every two months.
Traveling on a 10-hour flight to Maui is certainly not the worst thing in the world, he said, recalling vacationing on the island before the expansion.
"I remember thinking, 'My gosh, wouldn't it be great to work here?' " he said. "I never thought in a million years we would have a significant operation out there. When I think about it, it's almost surreal."
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When the sun rises Sunday morning, Christians throughout the world will welcome much more than a new day. It will herald in Easter.
The celebration has many meanings to different people. To some, it is renewal or rebirth. To those joining in family gatherings, it is a reminder of the relationships to be cherished and good things in life yet to come. In all, it correlates to hope.
From the Gospel of Mark 16: 1-7:
"When the Sabbath was over, Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices with which to go and anoint him.
"And very early in the morning on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen.
"They had been saying to one another, 'Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?'
"But when they looked they saw that the stone - which was very big - had already been rolled back.
"On entering the tomb they saw a young man in a white robe seated on the right-hand side, and they were struck with amazement.
"But he said to them, 'There is no need to be so amazed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified: He has risen, He is not here. See, here is the place where they laid Him.
"But you must go and tell His disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you to Galilee; that is where you will see Him, just as He told you.'"


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HOLLIDAYSBURG - State Sen. John H. Eichelberger Jr. of Blair County said Tuesday that transportation funding in Pennsylvania is a "disaster," adding that Act 44 passed in 2007 to provide an annual appropriation of $450 million to PennDOT from the turnpike "hasn't worked" to resolve the problem.
Eichelberger, a member of the Senate Transportation Committee last year, minced few words when he was asked during his end-of-the-year report to his constituents to talk about some of state government's challenges in 2013.
He referred to the agenda that Gov. Tom Corbett has laid out. Corbett has stated that the transportation funding problem will be an issue for 2013, as will be efforts to address the privatization of the state liquor stores and reform of the state pension system.
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Sen. John Eichelberger speaks in his Hollidaysburg office during his annual press conference on Tuesday.
Speaking in his Hollidaysburg office, Eichelberger expressed concerns over the need for funding PennDOT road and bridges projects and other aspects of transportation.
He also said he believes the turnpike, laden with $7 billion in debt, should become part of PennDOT.
The Turnpike Commission oversees the finances and maintenance of the turnpike, but Eichelberger said the turnpike "has been a mess for decades."
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During his annual report, state Sen. John H. Eichelberger Jr. said:
-He will likely remain as chairman of the Senate Local Government Committee.
-He did not accept reimbursements for meals nor lease a car on the state, using his own vehicle.
-He did not accept other perks of state government such as calendars for personal advertising, newsletters or "targeted mailings."
-He is working to establish a community-based health program for the uninsured or underinsured.
-He held nine town hall meetings, had seven Local Economic Development Discussion meetings, attended 337 events in his four-county district and held 72 meetings with constituents.
-He worked to obtain state permission to fund a stem cell transplant for a young constituent at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh after the operation was initially rejected. He called his efforts "one of the most meaningful things I've done in public service." The constituent is doing well.
-He is working to change the law against animal cruelty to provide better protection for horses after a horse was taken away from a Bedford County farmer because it was starved. The horse later died.
-He traveled 22,392 miles in 2012 but did not accept $6,117 in reimbursement for travel within the district.
-He did not request $9,381 in per diem expenses he was eligible to receive.
-He returned his cost-of-living increase for the fifth consecutive year.
"I think we should turn the turnpike over to PennDOT," he said, calling the operation of it "embarrassing."
In 2007, the state passed Act 44, under which the turnpike would provide funds annually so PennDOT would have additional money for public transit and for road and bridge work throughout the state.
A key part of the plan included tolling Interstate 80, which never gained support from the public or from federal transportation authorities.
Two major studies in the past five years conducted by the Pennsylvania Transportation Funding and Reform Commission and a committee set up by Corbett cited the need for transportation funding reform to rebuild the state's roads and bridges.
Corbett, beginning his third year in office, has listed transportation reform as among his goals for 2013.
When asked for comment about Eichelberger's statements, PennDOT spokeswoman Jamie Legenos said that there would be no response.
She said, however, that the governor's plan for transportation "will be coming out in the near future."
Corbett will present his State of the State Message to the General Assembly on Feb. 5, according to a spokeswoman for his office.
Eichelberger also talked about a variety of issues that included his work as chairman of the Senate Local Government Committee, which is concerned about the increasing number of financially-distressed cities in the state, including Altoona, and the problem of the state issuing mandates to local government without providing funding to cover the costs.
He said legislation will be forthcoming to deal with the issue of unfunded mandates.
Eichelberger said his committee held hearings dealing with the state's most notable distressed city - Harrisburg. Those hearings produced a list of issues that the Senate must deal with, he said.
Act 47, the state act designed to aid cities in a distressed condition, is "not well written," he said.
He said that Altoona City Council asked for help under Act 47 at an early stage, noting officials "feel they can work their way out of it."
Other problems facing cities includes tax exempt property. Anywhere from 35 to 60 percent of the property is tax exempt, and Eichelberger said cities need to look at what the nonprofit agencies do to determine if they should remain tax exempt.
Cities, like the state, are facing pension problems. Binding arbitration with police and fire personnel is another issue that should be studied, he said.
Eichelberger said the state will be taking a look at privatizing the management of the state lottery, which he believes is a "no brainer."
He was also asked about Corbett's lawsuit against the NCAA, challenging the sanctions against Penn State University because of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal.
"I haven't spoken to an attorney who says this is going to work," he said of the governor's challenge.
He pointed out that Penn State's Board of Trustees agreed to the sanctions, and he questioned if it was a good thing to "dredge this all up" as Penn State seeks to move on.
He praised the job being done by both Penn State President Rodney Erickson and football Coach Bill O'Brien and also complimented the university for releasing the Freeh Report, which was an internal investigation of the Sandusky situation.
"That took a lot of guts," Eichelberger said.
Mirror Staff Writer Phil Ray is at 946-7468.


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The Stetson women's tennis team (5-4) recorded its third sweep of the season, defeating Cleveland State (6-7) by a score of 7-0 on Tuesday evening at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center.
The Hatters made quick work of the Vikings, losing only one set on the night. All three sets of doubles pairs won to give Stetson the early 1-0 lead. Junior Diana Bukajeva and senior Jen Miller started it off with an 8-1 win, before senior Sara Lazarevic and freshman Andrea Crespo clinched the doubles point with an 8-4 victory. Junior Lindsey Cable and freshman Eveline Lepinay added an 8-5 win for good measure.
Five of the six singles matches ended in two sets on Tuesday. Miller defeated Maria Lazaris 6-3, 6-1 at the number five position to make it 2-0 in favor of the Hatters. Crespo then topped Mathilde Orange 6-2, 6-1 to give Stetson a 3-0 advantage over the Vikings.
Bukajeva, who won her 13th straight singles match on the night, won 6-3, 6-3 against Alex Power to clinch the victory for the Hatters. Moments later, Lazarevic completed her match, winning 6-4, 6-1 against Alex Bush.
After Cable defeated Kara Sherwood 6-2, 6-4 at the number four position, Lepinay secured the sweep for Stetson, topping Nicole Janek 10-3 in the tie-breaker after splitting the first two sets 6-3, 3-6.
"The ladies played their best match of the year today," Director of Tennis Pierre Pilote said. "Cleveland State has an excellent team. As a matter of fact, they lost to last year's A-Sun Champions UNF 4-3 yesterday."
"Our four previous matches were played in very difficult weather conditions," Pilote continued. "It was great to see our ladies finally able to hit the balls the way that they are capable off."
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MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State women's basketball player Nathalie Fontaine was named Monday as the Mid-American Conference West Division Co-Player of the Week, marking the second straight week Fontaine has earned the weekly award.
Fontaine averaged 18.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game for the week in MAC action. The freshman led the Ball State attack against Central Michigan Thursday, Feb. 7, with a career-high 23 points plus added four rebounds and one blocked shot.
Fontaine scored 14 of her 23 points in the second half alone. She helped the Cardinals take down the Chippewas 68-61, knocking them out of a tie for first place in the MAC West race.
Fontaine ended the week with a 14-point, six-rebound performance versus Toledo Sunday, Feb. 10. The Cardinals lost a hard-fought battle to the Rockets, 68-64.
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Marco A. Pedroza "Tony" beloved son of Felix and Teresa Pedroza of Truckee,passed away on December 29, 2013 very unexpectedly in his San Mateo home. Born June 12,1977 in Teocaltiche Jalisco Mexico, his parents decided to migrate to the U.S in 1981. Tony graduated from Truckee High with class of 95, shortly after graduating decided Truckee was his home but moved to the Bay Area and worked for Camico one of the nations largest CPA Insurance Companies. He is survived by his 6 siblings Martha, Susana, Adriana,Liliana, Maura and Joey, his 13 nieces and nephews 2 great-nephews and dozens of cousins, aunts, uncles and millions of friends. Tony was such a talented man he was the best dancer, loved photography,he was an accomplished wedding dress designer and tailor, he loved to sing he auditioned for American Idol he was an artist, he illustrated a book that was publish last year "Two Ancient Souls". He had a smile that lite an entire room, he lived life to it's fullest he was a caring, loving, respecting person he left a print in every person he came across. His passion was his family he will be forever remembered and missed. Services were held at Assumption Catholic Church on January 3. A memorial account has been set up to help the Pedroza family with expenses at Wells Fargo account number 5421983312. A fundraiser will also take place on Saturday January 18 from 4-9 at the Old Rec Center in Downtown Truckee, homemade mexican food raffles music and lots of fun


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Two new indictments, one against the Bailey Boys and one against the LRGP Crew, up the ante in the government's ongoing prosecution of the East Side gangs.
The new charges include allegations that Bailey Boys members Rayshod Washington and Raymel Weeder killed Fred Rozier in February of last year as part of a drug ripoff that went bad.
The new indictment also charges Bailey Boys member Tyriq Brown, 20, with the shooting and wounding of a rival gang member in July of 2011 on Kensington Avenue, Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony M. Bruce said.
The new charges mean the Bailey Boys now stand accused of three murders and six shootings, including a shooting that occurred during a neighborhood party with children present.
So far, two gang members have been convicted.
"Today's developments add to the over 140 gang members we've charged to date, individuals responsible for numerous murders, attempted murders and other acts of violence in our neighborhoods," U.S. Attorney William J, Hochul Jr. said in a statement. "And the community should know that these efforts will only continue."
The Bailey Boys operate in a neighborhood bounded by Winspear Avenue, the Kensington Expressway, Eggert Road and Main Street.
A separate indictment involving the LRGP Crew charges three new gang members and associates with racketeering stemming from their participation in illegal activities such as cocaine trafficking and conspiracy to murder rival gang members.
The indictment also means 10 previously charged defendants will face new charges.
Dewayne Gray was the leader of LRGP from 2009 until early 2012 and oversaw the sale of crack cocaine from gang-controlled residences on Memorial Drive, Sobieski Street and Meyers Street, Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael McCabe said.
McCabe said gang members also conspired to kill a rival gang member, Amir Chambers, who was shot and killed in April of 2011 on Mills Street.
"Our gang investigations continue to clear cold case homicides that may not have been solved otherwise," Christopher M. Piehota, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo FBI Office, said in a statement: "Not only do we arrest gang members, but we can provide the victims' family members with some amount of closure."
LRGP is named after the turf where it once operated, an area bounded by Lombard, Rother, Gibson and Playter Streets.
The LRGP indictment follows the arrest last August of several gang members and a Houston, Texas man accused of being one of their major drug suppliers.
Both indictments are the work of the FBI's Safe Streets Task Force, the same group that oversaw the dismantling of the 7th and 10th Street gangs on the city's West Side.
The task force works with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Erie County District Attorney's Office, Buffalo Police, Erie County Sheriff's Office, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the New York State Police.
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FOSTORIA - A Fostoria man was arrested Wednesday evening after he rammed his vehicle into a police cruiser as law enforcement attempted to serve a search warrant at his West Fremont Street residence.
Eric E. Coleman II, 22, who rammed his vehicle into a Fostoria police cruiser head-on in an attempt to elude law enforcement, has been charged with three counts of felonious assault, a first-degree felony, vandalism, a fifth-degree felony, and driving under suspension.
He also faces charges of possession of heroin, possession of criminal tools, possession of stolen firearms, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana pending further investigation and lab testing, according to a release from the Seneca County Drug Task Force METRICH Enforcement Unit.
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Suspected heroin, money, criminal tools, prescription pills, drug paraphernalia, marijuana and handguns were found at Coleman's residence, 355 1/2 W. Fremont St., during the search.
According to the release, Coleman caused extensive damage to his vehicle and to the cruiser when he rammed it.
Coleman appeared in Fostoria Municipal Court Thursday where his bond was set at $100,000 for the felonious assault charges and $50,000 for the vandalism charge.
METRICH Unit Coordinator Chuck Boyer said Thursday heroin continues to be a problem throughout the METRICH region.
"It's been an ongoing problem," he said.
"Heroin addiction is a devastating drug, not only to the people who abuse heroin but to the community it plagues. The execution of this search warrant is just a small example of what area law enforcement plan on doing to combat the heroin issue in our community," said Capt. Pat Brooks of the Fostoria Police Department.
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Call for Abstracts and Invitation to Attend!
Call for Abstracts and Invitation to Attend!
The Precision Dairy 2013 Planning Committee invites researchers and industry representatives to submit papers for consideration for presentation at the Precision Dairy 2013 Conference and Expo.
We also want to invite you to attend our event! The conference and expo will be held at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota June 26 and 27, 2013.
Papers and presentation will be considered in the following areas:
• Robotic milking
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• Automation and quality control of on-farm milk handling and storage
• Automation technologies for feeding the dairy herd and quality control of the ration and feed inventory
• Adoption, economics, data analysis and other implications of precision technologies
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The abstracts will be a maximum of two pages in length including tables, figures, images and references. Instructions and policies for abstract preparation and submission are available at http://z.umn.edu/b0y
The Precision Dairy 2013 program will include national and international speakers who are experts in the field, the latest research abstracts, and panels of producers who are using robotic milking, sensors and automated calf feeders.
All keynote and submitted papers presented at the conference will be published in the Precision Dairy 2013 Conference proceedings.
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When Gov. John Kasich suggested a tax break for Ohioans, based on changes in revenue from oil and gas drilling, he hinted strongly he did not expect legislators to approve it immediately. He was right.
Kasich included the provision in his proposals for midterm amendments to the state's two-year budget. But Republican leaders in the state House of Representatives have decided the idea needs more study. They do not plan to act on it this year.
New taxes that place an onerous burden on businesses are a bad strategy, of course. That is especially true in times such as these, when the country still is fighting off the effects of a recession.
But the governor's proposal should not be detrimental to Ohio's competitive position in gas and oil drillling.
Current state severance taxes are 20 cents per barrel of oil and 3 cents per million cubic feet of gas. Kasich wants severance taxes of no more than 4 percent on oil and natural gas liquids and 1 percent on gas.
Oil is selling for around $100 a barrel, so 20 cents certainly would not break the backs of drillers. And though gas prices are at decade-long lows, some drillers actually would pay less under Kasich's plan.
While it is difficult to compare state-by-state tax rates on oil and gas, because there are levies and permit fees to consider in addition to severance taxes, it appears the Kasich plan would keep Ohio competitive in comparison to nearby states such as West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Meanwhile, higher revenue from severance taxes could be used to give Ohioans an income tax break - as much as $1 billion a year. What's not to like?
Apparently, some legislators worry about upsetting oil and gas drillers' apple carts. Kasich thinks inaction will allow energy companies to reap billions of dollars in profits in Ohio, leaving state residents with the equivalent of a few well-gnawed apple cores.
He is right. Legislators should reconsider his plan - if not now, then at their next opportunity to amend the budget.


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Trevor: I have so much work to do, but I have an election hangover and can't get anything done!
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SANDUSKY - Ren Boehler figured in four wins to guide Calvert's boys to second Thursday at the Northwest Ohio Catholic Schools Association Championships.
Boehler doubled up in the 110 hurdles (16.31) and 300 hurdles (41.91), and ran legs on the winning 4x100 (44.0) and 4x200 (1:33.34) teams.
The effort helped the Senecas upend Norwalk St. Paul 88 1/2-82 for the runner-up spot. Host Sandusky St. Mary took the title with 112 points.
Nick Felter, Tyler Long and Shane Boehler rounded out Calvert's 4x100 team, and Michael Smith, Long and Shane Boehler filled out the 4x200 team.
Long also captured the 100 (11.69) for Calvert, with Smith running second in the 800 (2:13).
St. Wendelin ended sixth with 47 points. Nick DeHaven captured the 3,200 (11:14) and ran second in the 1,600 (5:08).
Calvert's girls finished third in their meet with 79 points and St. Wendelin took sixth (53).
St. Mary beat St. Paul 140-90 for the team crown.
Olivia Smith paced Calvert by taking the 800 (2:22) and anchoring the 4x800 (10:45) and 4x400 (4:17) teams to victory.
Morgan Smith, Corinne Harris and Danielle Kontak joined her on the 4x800, and Morgan Smith, Kerrigan Kwiat and Kontak filled out the 4x400.
Seconds came from Kwiat in the 400 (1:04.06), high jumper Emma Sullivan (4-8), and the 4x200 team of Kontak, Mallory Paul, Kwiat and Olivia Smith (1:52.41).
St. Wendelin picked up wins from Sophia Volpe in the 1,600 (5:48) and Alexa Hallman in the 100 hurdles (17.6).
Karin Goddard ran second in the 3,200 (14:15) for the Mohawks.
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ATTICA - Paityn Caudill claimed three girls events and Seneca East's boys had a quartet of individuals win twice Thursday as the Tigers swept Old Fort in a track dual.
Caudill took the high jump (4-10), 100 hurdles (19.6) and 300 hurdles (1:05.8) to lead the Tigers past Old Fort's girls 106-10.
Seneca East's boys won 99-38.
Olivia Willman added wins in the 100 (14.6) and 200 (31.6) for Seneca East's girls, and other individual victories came from Kaylyn Goshe in the discus (117-3), Kirsten Camp in the long jump (15-0), Cynthia Duston in the pole vault (6-6), Anna Willman in the 1,600 (6:41.9) and Brittany Brookes in the 400 (1:09.1).
The Tigers also claimed the 4x800 (11:55), 4x200 (1:55.4), 4x100 (54.5) and 4x400 (4:37.3).
Old Fort's Kayla Garza captured the 800 (2:40.6).
In the boys meet, Seneca East's Owen Best won the shot (43-2) and discus (143-0 1/2), Ben Frankart ran to victory in the 110 hurdles (17.3) and 300 hurdles (44.1), Brayden Walker claimed the 100 (11.8) and 200 (24.9), and Wesley Pipher took the 1,600 (5:08.1) and 3,200 (11:31).
Other wins came from long jumper Zach Gregg (19-5), pole vaulter Kyler Green (12-0) and Rob Schaffer in the 800 (2:21).
The Tigers also took the 4x800 (9:09), 4x100 (47.2) and 4x400 (3:57).
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Kittinger Furniture Co. is on its way to relocating its manufacturing plant to Clarence.
The Town Board on Wednesday approved a special-exception use permit that the furniture maker needed in order to renovate and expand what was a roller skating rink behind the Eastern Hills Mall for a production plant.
Raymond Bialkowski, Kittinger's president, said he still needs to complete his acquisition of the property but hopes to start the construction project in February or March. The goal is to move into the facility around May, he said.
Bialkowski estimated the cost of the project at $1 million. His company employs 15 people; he hopes to increase the workforce by 10 employees.
Town Councilman Bernard J. Kolber said he welcomes the revitalization of the building, saying it has been a target for vandalism.
"It has become somewhat of a neglected, derelict building. Personally I think it's a great use if we can bring a company like Kittinger in."
The refurbished facility, on 2.8 acres, would consist of nearly 32,000 square feet, including a planned 9,500-square-foot addition.
Kittinger is relocating its operations from the Tri-Main Building in Buffalo. The new plant will also be closer to a Kittinger store on Transit Road.
Also Wednesday, the board discussed a proposed Jehovah's Witnesses worship hall at the northeast corner of Roll and Shimerville roads. The board referred the project to the Planning Board for review.
The project would consist of a 4,000-square-foot worship hall on 4.5 acres. On Sundays, two different congregations would meet there at different times, with about 60 to 70 people at each gathering, said David Singer, who spoke on behalf of the project. There would also be meetings on two weeknights.
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Local movie buffs will again get their say in picking the winners for the Manhattan Short film festival, which just keeps getting bigger with every passing year.
Durango is one of more than 300 cities on six continents worldwide that will participate in the 15th annual festival. It is one of four in Colorado, joining Denver, Boulder and Vail.
Manhattan Short has had several local hosts in its four years and been shown in different venues. It appears to have found some continuity as this year�s local sponsor is the Durango Independent Film Festival and the Manhattan Short will be shown Friday and Sunday at the Durango Arts Center for the second consecutive year.
�It�s just a really cool festival, and if no one does it, it doesn�t happen. It would be a shame to not have it here,� said Victoria Schmitt, a former DIFF staff and board member who is coordinating the Manhattan Short locally.
Manhattan Short organizers received 520 entries from 49 countries for this year�s festival, but voters will need to consider only the 10 finalists. Each is less than 18 minutes in length and the finalists come from 10 different countries.
This year�s finalists (with director and country of origin):
�The Devil�s Ballroom� (Henrik M. Dahlsbrakken, Norway).
�A Curious Conjunction of Coincidences� (Joost Reijmers, Netherlands).
�Where Does the Sea Flow?� (Vitaly Soltykov, Russia).
�Two & Two� (Babak Anvari, United Kingdom).
�Cluck� (Michael Lavelle, Ireland).
�Behind the Mirrors� (Julio O. Ramos, Peru).
�The Elaborate End of Robert Ebb� (Clement Bolla, France).
�Superman, Spiderman or Batman� (Tudor Giurgiu, Romania).
�92 Skybox Alonzo Mourning Rookie Card� (Todd Sklar, USA).
�Voice Over� (Martin Rosete, Spain).
Filmgoers will be handed a voting card upon entry and asked to vote for their favorite movie. Votes are tallied at each participating cinema and submitted to festival headquarters where the winner will be announced in New York City as well as posted at www.ManhattanShort.com at 10 p.m. Oct. 7.
During the one-week voting period, Durangoans will be among an estimated 100,000 voters from St. Petersburg, Russia, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, Kathmandu, Nepal, to Perth, Australia. In the United States, more than 150 cinemas in 47 states will participate.


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With skull rings, a jet-black leather cut-off jacket and a weathered and raspy voice, the man who goes by the name Pothole doesn't fit the stereotypical image of a guardian angel.
Looks can be deceiving.
For more than a year, Pothole has helped grow a force of northern Colorado motorcycle riders as part of an international effort aimed at empowering kids who have been victims of domestic violence or child abuse.
Though the northern division of Bikers Against Child Abuse is small — as Pothole puts it, they're still under construction — they're already making major differences across Weld and Larimer Counties by showing kids how to be brave and stand up to abusers all across the region.
"We try to help bring the kids out of their shells, find their innocence and be a kid again," Pothole said, a hint of anger apparent in his voice. "They've been robbed — robbed of their innocence. We just try to help them go back to being a kid. Once they get the power back, they can be a kid again."
He knows how intimidating a burly biker can be. As president of the local chapter of BACA, he knows it's an image thousands of BACA members across the world draw on.
Individual chapters work with multiple agencies that handle child welfare cases, including private practice therapists and government groups like the Weld County Department of Human Services.
Once a case is filed into the system, a caseworker or therapist determines to what extent BACA intervention could help, and the groups exchange information and craft a plan.
Children and family members often live in fear that suspected perpetrators or abusers can retaliate if anyone — especially the kids — speak up. But that fear of retaliation fades pretty fast when someone knows a group of leather-clad, patched and tattooed bikers has their back.
The difference BACA members make with the families is invaluable, said Gabrielle Arreola-Brighton, who works with Weld DHS and coordinates cases with BACA officials.
"I just wish more people would know about it," she said, highlighting years of success working with both the Greeley-based Twin Peaks Chapter of bikers as well as others across Colorado. "I think so many people are a little taken aback about it because they are bikers. These are great guys."
Kids may be initially intimidated when burly motorcycle riders roll up to a home in road gear for the initial consultation, Pothole said. But it doesn't take long for the kids to warm up to the bikers and realize that the kids — not the grown-ups — are in charge.
Crews give vests to the kids and help them pick out their road patch and even their road names — a signature among bikers.
Then things get a little more sentimental.
BACA supporters takes turns passing a stuffed bear around a circle and "fill it with hugs," Pothole said.
Then, whenever a kid thinks the bear is getting "low on hugs," bikers return to the home and reassure the child that everything will be OK.
"It's kind of their security blanket from us knowing that we're there," Pothole said, adding the kid is then part of the biker family and has friends to talk to no matter what happens.
Pothole joined the group more than a year ago as a way to blend camaraderie with his love of riding — his bike of choice at the moment is a 2002 Honda Shadow Sabre loaded with custom parts, of course.
Since then, he has moved through the ranks and become the group's road captain, president and child liaison.
He was never after the titles or the patches. To him, it's always been about the kids.
The Greeley-based Twin Peaks Chapter earned its temporary charter last year and is getting close to earning its permanent designation pending further stringent review from BACA overseers.
With 19 unofficial members currently — a number Pothole expects will grow — people from all walks of life are included. From former construction workers to business professionals and even engineers, everyone shares a similar passion to protect the children.
And each — from Bubba to Giz to Splitz — brings his or her own perspective.
Though day-to-day garb often turns to suits and business-casual attire, when the crew gets a call to protect a kid or make an appearance in court to help empower children, they break out the cuts and gloves and go into biker mode.
"We have to look the part," Pothole said, stressing the "B" in BACA stands for biker. "We have to act the part. We have to be the part."
BACA also has chapters in Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, and when members get a call that a child is in need, riders will cruise sometimes hundreds of miles to make a stand.
And sometimes that stand is a little extra sweet.
Pothole remembers a case in which a child was going to testify against a gang member accused of abuse. But members got word that other gang members had been planning a showing of support in the courtroom for the alleged perp.
During the court proceedings, gangsters turned out to support their fellow member and sat in the gallery of the courtroom intending to send a message to the victim.
Not on BACA's watch.
Members turned out in droves that day and told the kid to look toward them in the gallery instead of the thugs. And when it came time for the child to walk down the aisle near the gangsters, bikers formed a human shield and watched the kid walk out after testifying with a sense of accomplishment instead of fear.
It's moments like that, Pothole said, that speak volumes to the group's mission.
"We don't believe in violence," he said simply. "But if we're that only obstacle, we're not going to let anybody get to that kid. We're there to empower them. We want them to feel safe."


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Maybe the problem here is that the Department of Veterans Affairs is as clueless as it is careless. Earlier this year, Buffalo's VA hospital was found to have reused insulin pens, potentially exposing patients to HIV and hepatitis.
Now, the Department of Veterans Affairs has, for mysterious reasons, canceled a six-day athletic event in Buffalo that will cost the community more than $2 million and disappoint more than 2,500 veterans and their families, sponsors and supporters.
The 2013 National Veterans Golden Age Games were expected to bring 1,000 veterans to Buffalo for six days of athletic competition this spring. But the games were summarily canceled by the VA, after six years of planning, only two weeks after the VA had signed contracts for the event and only 10 weeks before the competition was to begin. It was shameful.
Left holding the bag are four downtown hotels that had booked guests; venues including the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, Erie Community College and Amherst's Audubon Golf Course, among others; and, of course, the veterans who were going to compete. Those would be the people the VA was created to serve.
The VA said, vaguely, that its decision was financial, related to the general state of the economy and not the sequestration from which the VA was exempted. But it has offered only double-talk to justify its decision to leave Buffalo and 1,000 veterans in the lurch:
"In an effort to ensure we meet the high standards of excellence, good governance and efficiency, we evaluate each event, program and initiative for alignment with the department's core mission and priorities," the statement said. "After going through a comprehensive assessment, VA has decided to postpone the 2013 National Veterans Golden Age Games in Buffalo, New York."
Surely, though, the VA would have performed that evaluation before it signed contracts for the event two weeks ago. How could it not have unless, in addition to being clueless and careless, it is also incompetent?
Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, wasn't buying it, noting that "the VA made a commitment to this region; local businesses and organizers have invested time and money to ensure this VA event would be a success; and with just 10 weeks to go, the VA abruptly and unjustifiably is walking away from Western New York and the nearly 1,000 veterans who have been planning and looking forward to this event. It's just not right."
It is not, and Higgins shouldn't be alone in protesting this cavalier decision, especially since games planned for North Carolina, Florida, Colorado and California remain on the schedule.
Rep. Chris Collins, R-Clarence, and New York's two senators, Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, should be lending their weight to this matter before the VA's action results in decisions that cannot be reversed.


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Referring to a Male Nurse. Often used for humor, though the Murse does not find it funny
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Both Alex Kramer at No. 1 singles and Kelly Bishop at No. 2 swept matches 6-0, 6-0 against Hannah Lang and Melanie Murray respectively.
In the day's other singles match, Sarah Guzowski beat Heidi Shipley 6-2, 6-0.
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