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Do Ethiopia's politicians mean it on democracy?
On the evening of the 20th of March 1878, Ethiopia's two great rivals, Emperors Yohannes IV and Menelik II, came face-to-face to thrash out their differences.
As the two men met for the first time, traditional Ethiopian singers are said to have sang "A road that is perilous is far / you have to climb and then descend."
Ethiopia's journey since then has certainly been perilous.
It has been marked by great heights like the defeat of Italy's colonialist army at the battle of Adwa in 1895. And devastating lows such as the 1984 famine that killed more than 1 million people and brought the country long-lasting notoriety.
The huge nation is again heading into interesting times.
This week the government of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi agreed a code of conduct for next May's national elections with three opposition parties — two of which are dismissed by opponents as ruling party satellites.
But the biggest opposition force, a coalition of eight parties called Medrek (the Forum), did not participate in the negotiations despite repeated invitations.
Medrek said issues including reform of the national electoral board and access to the media were left out. But some Ethiopians suspect that opposition leaders just can't stand the thought of sitting down with government negotiators.
And a lot of the opposition parties seem to despise each other, too.
Ethiopian politicians love to talk about democracy. It's presented as the ultimate political goal for a country that has never had a peaceful transition of power.
The government talks about democracy. But is routinely accused of harassment and intimidation. Opposition parties talk about democracy. But most of them won't even try to talk to those in power about how to make it a reality.
And they all disagree on how close they are to finally achieving it.
"Ethiopia believes it is an emerging democracy," the government's head of information Bereket Simon told me this week. "We cannot say we have perfect governance yet. But, on balance, we are moving forward."
Yet the opposition says there is no democracy at all and accuses the government of using the code of conduct negotiations to hoodwink the West — on which it still relies for huge amounts of humanitarian aid.
Ethiopia's last national elections in 2005 ended in disaster when a previous opposition coalition said the government fixed its victory and street violence broke out in the capital Addis Ababa in which almost 200 protesters were killed.
Many Ethiopians tell me they were so disheartened by that experience that they have lost interest in voting. 2005 also entrenched extremism on both sides.
Some diplomats in Addis Ababa are putting pressure on Medrek to talk to the government, telling its leaders they believe Meles is acting in good faith.
And the government says Medrek can still get involved in ongoing talks.
So, no matter how bitter the rivalry, why haven't Ethiopia's main powerbrokers today been able to talk to each other as happened more than a century ago?
Who's right about how close Ethiopia is to democracy? How can a poor country secure a prosperous future? What are the solutions? Is democracy even one of them?
The so called western diplomats are part of the problem for Ethiopia not having an iota of democratic space. The western diplomats that are financing the ethnic minority group which controls all major inistitutions in the state, know very well that the regime of Melles Zenawi is not interested in opening the democratic space but pressure the opposition to give Zenawi a political cover so that he works for western interest in the region. No Ethiopian would be fooled. Western countries are co-conspirators with Zenawi.
I am from the Oromo ethnic group (largest in ethiopia) but none of the parties who signed the "code of conduct" represent my people.
Only FDD or Medrek represents oromo people, otherwise only OLF has our support outside the peaceful struggle.
- the Chamiso guy of CUD did not even have an office and he was given CUD label by meles zenawi. why is reuters hiding this fact?
- the lidetu guy was paid by ethiopian billionaire al amoudi and his TPLF friends. so EDP is the same as TPLF for all ethiopians.
- the Hailu shawel 80 year old man has retired and his AEUP signed just because the UDJ (former CUD) and Birtukan Mideksa took over. they are just trying to get attention.
only FDD or Medrek is the opposition. do you know meles has created more than 70 other fake "opposition" parties?
as your last article said, western diplomats just want to keep their security (somalia) and economic (investments, oil, etc) interests alive by helping the killer meles zenawi.
the reality is our FDD/MEDREK party will have the same policy on somalia and keep investment open for the west.
so THERE IS NO NEED TO FEAR the opposition.
the west should not be scared of democracy in ethiopia.
there is no independent election board, the security is 99% controlled by ethnic tigres. the judiciary is TPLF's too.
why is the west financing this dictatorship knowing all of these, all the killings?? the west will risk making ethiopia anti-america if it keeps supporting dictator meles zenawi.
I don't think Medrek has refused to talk to the government,but they are asking that the talks not be limited only to the agenda put forward by the ruling party.As for the diplomats belief that Meles is acting in good faith, based on past experience it is highly misplaced. Having said that, I still believe the opposition and the governing party should conduct talks to create a conducive environment for the upcoming elections.
Ethiopia has come a long way since the downfall of Dergue. If some people don't see it, it is because they don't wish to give the credit to the government. There is economic growth unprecedented in the country. There have been 3 elections. The 2005 election was great except for the fact that the opposition believed they won and followed undemocratic struggle which resulted in the death of 200 protesters. Some die-hard diaspora(mainly those who were Dergue officials) form the core of most of the opposition. And they are the reason we have some undemocratic tendencies in the opposition. I don't expect much from them. I am just a bit surprised they are still there to cause havoc.
I think this is a balanced overview of the situation the politicians find themselves in. I am not politician but I have sense to understand their frustrations, given every one's "wonnay" (invincible male macho)sprinkled with irrational conempt, revenge and jealosity agaist each other. They all seem to have good intentios but unbending to communicate with each other with respect and due dignity. Unlike the rural traditional elders (shimaglays), they manifest unruly extremism in negotiations. All parties should be able to compromise some degree, their position in view of the common good. I wish the country had gone through a national reconciliation even before the election wave. Anyways, we have to understand that democrqcy is a process. My prayer is that Ms. Birtukan Midaksa, a prsioner of conscience be released. She should have not been imprisoned for speaking her mind, the truth all the world knows about. She was released by virtue of Shimaglay intervention which produce presidential pardon. Her re-imprisonment is a national sin that would provoke God's justice and generational vengence. In the interest of peace and justice, she should be released without any precondition or delay. I am pleading for the same for all prisoners of conscience.
Apparently, governemnt has its hands full with the looming famine and election processing. Birtukan's release may seem trivial but it might save face with the international donors.
Dear Mr. Malone:
I hope by now you know something about the Ethiopian politics. Tigre Ethnic Apartheid regime agreed with the Amhara opposition under Hailu and Lidatu. In effect Tigre is agreeing not to attack Amhara, and focus its power and forces in attacking the Oromo. So it is an strategic agreement between the Amahara and Tigre to isolate Oromo and attack.
The sad part is you guys present this as "agreement between Ethiopian ruling party and Ethiopian opposition party." If you just pierc veil, it is clear that it is agreement between Amhara and Tigre to the exclusion of all others principally the Oromo. Tigre racists and Amharas are using the name "Ethiopia" as a cover and fool clue less Western Journalists.
There is nothing called Ethiopia. Now as you may see it yourself Ethiopia is Tigre and Tigre is Ethiopia. In the past Ethiopia is Amhara and Amhara is Ethiopia. 90% of Ethiopians have no part in it.
That is way "Ethiopia" a crused place on earth.
Let me ask you a favor if you really wrote this articles to get comment. Look at the Apartheid Struture in the country and report on it. Look at the govermment officer whom do you see except Tigre. Look at the Economy — whom do you see other than Tigre? Look at the military— whom do you see other than Tigre? Look at the schools— whom do you see rather than Tigre?
Sir: The situation in Ethiopia is much worse than Apartheid South Africa.
Please report the truth before this country break-up and major crisis happen.
As for the Oromo people— I can assure you they will overcome this evil. But it certainly has a lot of cost since countries like United States and United Kingdom are financing this evil and ethnic apartheid regime.
Please ask them to stop doing so. Ask you business companies not to do any business with the Tigre minority which represents less than 6% of the Ethiopian population. Their investment has no guaranty. Let them help Oromo people and the rest of the Ethiopian people.
The future of that country whether you know it today or not is in the hand of the Oromo people. Note this always in your report.
"Ethiopia believes it is an emerging democracy," and heading in the right direction And that is absolutlet right
The ailing Meles Zenawi was on his last leg when he bought Hailu Shawel into the camp and said the drama is over for the 2010 election.
How about the eight-party opposition behemoth, Medrek? I think Western diplomats should not be passive onlookers to the Meles drama. Either they have to stay out, or say something for God's sake. If they truly want to help bring democracy and the rule of law to Ethiopia, they should be brave enough to speak out, and tell the truth. Why is Meles scared of Birtukan Mideksa, and keeping her behind bars?
But before lashing out at Western diplomats, Medrek members should this time stick it out together if they want to beat the famine and violence re-cycler Zenawi. All eyes are on Dr. Merera and Dr. Beyene: no repeat of the 2005 betrayal – seeing off Kinijit (CUD) leaders to prison and they themselves heading to 'parliament.' Medrek should lead the nationwide mobilization for a regime change by peaceful means.
I don`t belong to any political group but as an Ethiopian living abroad and experienced the 2005 election problem when I was there for a visit, the problem is with Meles and his party. Meles is not a politician , he and his party are on a successful buisness trip in Ethiopia, a long trip that involves monopolizing every buisness in Ethiopia, directly or indirectly. If any political party want to befriend Meles and his party, they have to do the same, Hailu Shawel is one example . The only true opposition party in the country is MEDREK AND MELES ZENAWI WILL DON ANYTHING TO KEEP THEM AWAY FROM HIS FORTUNE
Barry Malone "Do Ethiopia's politicians mean it on democracy" i think if you open your article by "do Ethiopians government mean it on democracy" it wile be moor accurate.
most of European country say there whese no true Democratic elections in Eran but if you make equalization Eran is moor democratic then Ethiopia.
do Ethiopian government like you classify it but the true is there is no Ethiopian government there is tyrant dictator did something that we can point on it and say there is democracy. like you mention " the government's head of information Bereket Simon told me this week "We cannot say we have perfect governance yet. But, on balance, we are moving forward."do you now who is Bereket simon. please Barry Malone you are journalist make your report balanced and scientific. thank you
In Ethiopian politics opposing means just "opposing only for the sake opposing". I haven't seen any logical and reasonably framed oppositon after the coming of EPRDF to power.To show this blind opposition parties always move themseleves out of negotiotions, leave thier parliament seat…abandon direct talks first and try to speak at the back that they are persucated. They also try to pretend that they are unique among those who adehere the principles of the round table and they try to show that thier opposing stand is noble. I mean what is wrong to come to a table with any party for a code of conduct on an election agenda which is the heart of a true democracy. Who will be blamed if these parties could not make the deal and because of this something wrong happens? They try to use thier neglligience of laws of this type as an excuse that they opposed everything from the outset. This is why they always flee legal ways and accountablity. Still time is not to late for them to play with the rules of the game!
Dear Mr. Melone
Next time you visit Ethiopia, would you talk to the people please? Not to the people at Sharaton or Hilton, not at Meleses office or Berekets but the ordinary people in Merkato or any one on the street of addis about Democracy. Ethiopians do not need wheat or bread from the west any more. Do you know how much Ethiopians hate to be a berger? Ethiopians want the west to stop giving them food aid, but if the west really wants to help Ethiopians, it needs to stop supporting dictators like meles Zenawi. If all Ethiopians have freedom and democracy regardless of their ethnicity, I will bet you, they will feed themselves. "There is no democracy in Ethiopia, but tierney" Do not buy what Meles and bereket are saleing.
I would like to appreciate Tegga Lendado for his article and to the facts who try to cover in the article. All partis including Mederk should put their signature in the election code of conduct.
Ethiopia needs peace election, democracy, and prosperity.
All in all, the brand new opposition in the name of 'medrek' is nothing but bunch of ever-crying, pessimistic politicians who are willing to work if it lets them to power only. Every time an opposition party agrees with the ruling party, they label it 'traitor, puppet'.
One more fact, the ruling party, EPRDF, is not a single party but umbrella of many ethnic based parties including OPDO, ANDM, TPLF and SEPDM. Thus in reality, the code of conduct for the election was agreed between many parties.
Another fact is that, some of the parties under the so called 'medrek' are just bunch of people who were loyal servants of the party in power but get kicked out.
EPRDF is the best political party in the country. The opposition parties know nothing but obstructing and whining about the democratic process. Many or all of the opposition figures have been in the same leadership position since the demise of derg regime. They don't tolerate dissent within their ranks. Yes, they have added a few discarded members from the ruling party to their rank, but it amounts to nothing. MEDREK is a hodgepodge of desperate and disparate groups whose only agenda is to overthrow the current government by any means possible. That is why they are boycotting the meetings between EPRDF and opposition parties on wide ranging issues. It is not interested in the democratic process.
It was a good observation. I like the way the article was written. The agreement on the code of conduct in relation to the election is a landmark in Ethiopian politics. We can see light at the end of the tunnel, its a good beginning and I hope those who decided to boucott the discussion will come on board the the weeks and months to come. The EPRDF seems to be initiating good ideas that will ultimately help our country. Ethiopia belongs to all of us and has no stepkids. We all are ethiopians irrespective of our ethnic, religious and political backgrounds. The EPRDF has every right to govern the country as long as its elected by the majority. Some of the opposition leaders arent showing tolerance to the incumbant, they want to see the EPRDF overthrown for good, they don want to see EPRDF to be part of the political dynamism in Ethiopia. All the political groups in Ethiopia do enjoy popular support from some sections of our community. Calling names and character assasination wont help us all. The only thing forward is to build and consolidate the democratic institutions.
The Ethiopian government always claims Ethiopia is an emerging democracy but how long does it take Ethiopian people to elect their true representative? It has been more than 18 years of false claims of democracy. If TPLF/EPDRF and their leader Meles Zenawi have the courage to introduce true democracy, they will allow free and fair election based on their constitution. But they know they came to power through the barrel of the gun and they have not managed to convince the majority of Ethiopians that they are any better than Mengistu when it comes to political power.
my question is what is wrong with us ?we all know that Ethiopia is under the control of one ethnic group,they are the one with full power,high investment and too much guns.I know that unless they start making some Chang and make the country for every Ethiopian,the time they suffer will not be far.Ethiopia is for all Ethiopians not only for Tigriyans. This is the major problem of EPRDF(as i believe)
What I am most upset about is others beliefs that were wrong since the beginning of time and into the 21st century and they lived fighting for what was wrong and not what was right. What was wrong was having a leader who didn't ensure law and what was right was fighting for a leader who ensured law. Civilocity is a form of government that ensures law. War is between two leaders without law lets make sure one follows the law and see how the people react.
Think of the history of the world and how many leaders of countries have harmed the people illegally.
Now think of a future where there aren't any leaders who harm the people illegally and get away with it. This is the future I give to you.
There isn't an appetite for MEDRECK without Birtukan Mideksa. No matter how many parties form this party she was the glue and THE main attraction to this otherwise far from stellar grouping. The chatter about MEDRECK being a party for all Ethiopians and popularity status are false and is propagated by our ever busy and medaling neighbor to the north. MEDRECk is now a party for ethnic separatists and is no longer in its original model. It has been taken over. Hailushawel seems to be the only true opposition.
It is easy to blame. But so far I haven't seen any legible comment and I dont need to read till end. Example, Ato Tola said the following.
You also said that before EPRDF Ethiopia means Amhara and now Ethiopia means Tigraie. Evin you didn't mention any sites or evidences. This is the problem of moron people like you. You know nothing about the real situation; but you simply blame. But let me tell you The generals of King Minlik: H/Giorgis Dinegdie and Abdissa Agaa were from Oromo people, Emperor H/Silassie was from Harrar and C/ol Mengistu was from Jimma. But what you really know is, hence, Amharic is the official language you believe that Ethiopia is Amhara. Also even if EPRDF is in position currently, it doesn't mean all Tigrain people are EPRDF. For further information you can read "Finote Gidl" and all the references listed there.
Finally, it is true that there are a lot of problems in Ethiopia. But Even we are part of these problems. We are infected by the virus of "ZEREGNET". So lets stand in unity as Ethiopians.


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UF Student is a Finalist for "Roommate of the Year"
Published June 29th, 2011
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He wants to be named "Roommate of the Year." And UF student Blake Matson is pretty close to winning that title and $20 thousand dollars.
The 21 year old computer engineering student is one of 12 finalists in a national video contest through Apartments.com.
The contest called for a video submission convincing viewers that you are the ideal roommate. Matson and friends decided to do a parody of popular Old Spice commercials.
Matson says the video took four days to create. He says if the video wins with the most votes, he'll use the money to help pay for his last year of school.
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Parents whose children attend Hugh J. Boyd Elementary School students are being asked to drive their children to Central Regional High School on Monday for the normal opening time of school, at 8:45 a.m. Students will be checked in and current addresses will be taken, Parlapanides said.
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[Editor's note: Monday's post is written by Jared Ziedman, executive editor of TakeOverTheGame.com.]
When the Miami Heat won the NBA Championship at the end of last week, sports fans saw LeBron James in a new light. James has become one of the most recognizable athletes on the planet, due not only to his tremendous play, but also the determination and ferocity with which he plays. But when the MVP of the NBA Playoffs was handed the Larry O'Brien Trophy early Friday morning, he looked far from ferocious.
He looked relieved.
James held the trophy out in front of him, smiled, and said "wow," before hugging the NBA Championship to his chest. And that smile wasn't the kind you often see when greeting a friend. It's the kind of smile you make when you have worked as hard as you could to achieve something, and your hard work finally paid off.
LeBron James would know a thing or two about this. In 2007, he lost in the NBA finals to the San Antonio Spurs as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, due largely to a tremendous series from Tony Parker. Last year, he lost in the NBA finals again, this time to the Dallas Mavericks, due largely to a tremendous series from Dirk Nowitzki.
Each loss can get more and more frustrating, especially when you end up on the losing end even though you know that you have improved. But a loss taken alone has no value. The most important, and often most overlooked element of losing is that there is always a reason why you lose. That reason must be explored and addressed in order to win.
During last year's finals, James attempted significantly less shots than he normally takes, and appeared rattled near the tail end of the series. This was perhaps the most drastic change in this year's finals, when James attacked the basket with reckless abandon late in games against the Thunder, and additionally elected to take more shots, including the difficult ones. James' fierce play led the Heat to the franchise's second NBA Championship.
In an interview with ESPN's Rachel Nichols, James discussed his changed mentality, chalking it up to losing it in the past. "It comes from experience," said James. "When you fall and you fail so many times, you kind of just look yourself in the mirror and say what are you going to do about it? You have all these other people around you, and yes it's a team game, and yes everything has to fall into place with the team; but what are you going to do to help things become different? I did that a lot."
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Original recipe yields 16 servings
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- In a large bowl, toss together cooked pasta, celery and green onions. Mix in French dressing, thousand island dressing and mayonnaise. Fold in tuna and shrimp. Cover and chill in the refrigerator at least 3 hours.
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This is a great recipe. People frequently ask me to make this salad. And it's fairly easy to make too. I normally use 1/2 lb of salad shrimp (from the frozen section) instead of the canned shrimp. Sometimes I'll add a little bit of Old Bay seasoning. One time I did not green onions so I substituted chopped sweet onion, and it did not turn out as well. Stick with the green onion. Also, when I mix the ingredients, I start by combining the mayo and the tuna at the bottom of the bowl so that I can mix it well. Then I add the pasta and other ingredients.
Great starter salad but some changes seemed to make it better. Too dry for 16 servings, so figured on only 8 so only used 1 lb of pasta. But once made, there was plenty for more! For the dressing, I increased mayo to 2 cups, then used 1/2 cup Italian Dressing (Bernstein) & 1/2 cup Catalina (you can play around with other dressings too) & I added 1.5 Tablespoons of Old Bay, as other's have done. Mixed all together and used 1/2 of the mix on the cooked pasta. Let chill for 3 hrs, then added the seafood & the rest of the dressing mix. I only used 1 can of Albacore Tuna (drained), 1 lb of fresh salad shrimp, and added a package of immatation crab (shredded). I also added 2-3 cups of shredded Mozzarella cheese. And it does get better each day, YUMMY!
I make it the same way, but only mayo and not the dressings. Never thought of that. I will have to try it that way!
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Amount Per Serving (16 total)
- Calories
- 458 cal
- 23%
- Fat
- 19.9 g
- 31%
- Carbs
- 49.9 g
- 16%
- Protein
- 18.5 g
- 37%
- Cholesterol
- 50 mg
- 17%
- Sodium
- 383 mg
- 15%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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---- — DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Gail Wise didn't know she was getting anything special when she drove away from a Chicago Ford dealership in the spring of 1964 in the first Mustang ever sold.
Wise paid $3,347 for the car, happy to have a convertible. It wasn't until she was on the road, with other drivers honking and flagging her down, that she realized what she had.
"I felt like a movie star," she said.
Fifty years and 9 million Mustang sales later, Wise was on hand Thursday to celebrate the unveiling of the 2015 version of the iconic pony car. With her was the original Mustang convertible, which still sits in her suburban Chicago garage.
Wise was 22 and freshly out of Chicago Teachers College when she decided to buy a car to commute to her new job as a third-grade teacher. She went to Johnson Ford and asked for a convertible, since her family already owned two other Ford convertibles.
"I thought I deserved a convertible," she said with a laugh.
The manager didn't have any on the floor, but took her into a back room and pulled a tarp off the new Mustang. It was April 15 — two days before the car was officially supposed to go on sale — but he offered it to her anyway.
"It was sporty. It was perfect. It went zoom zoom," she said. She got $400 for a 1958 Chevrolet she traded in.
Wise taught for three years before getting married and moving to South Carolina with her husband, Tom, who was in the U.S. Navy. But they kept the car, which has been fully restored.
The car now sits in their Park Ridge, Ill., garage next to a 2013 Ford Escape. It made the four-hour trip to Dearborn on a trailer, but the Wises still take it on shorter journeys, including a trip last year to Indianapolis so it could take a few laps on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
"It's incredible that it's still such a popular car," Wise said.


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Police arrested a 30-year-old Raleigh man early this morning in Wednesday's fatal stabbing at a North Raleigh nightclub.
Mario Antonio Smith, of 5703 Beach Water Drive, was charged in the murder of Dwight Lee Dean of Raleigh, according to an arrest warrant filed with the Wake County Magistrate's Office.
Police found Dean dead at the Zona Rosa nightclub on New Hope Church Road about 2:40 a.m. Wednesday. The club is also known as Studio 440 Lounge.
Police arrested a second man in the case and charged him with accessory after the fact, according to arrest warrants.
Gregory Mecos Lee Watkins, 22, of 217 Heck St., Raleigh, is accused of driving Smith from the nightclub after the stabbing, according to the warrant.
Smith is being held without bond in the Wake County Jail. Watkins is being held in lieu of $200,000 bail.


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For breakfast this morning I ate tomatoes, straight from the vine, warm from the sun, and I stuffed them directly in my mouth, the warm juicy innards exploding as I chewed. Soon the Time of the Salsa will begin, a season in which tomatoes ripen almost faster than I can eat them, and I subsist entirely on tortilla chips and garden-fresh salsa.
I can no longer be certain what day it is. A Monday concert left me feeling like Monday and Tuesday must have been Saturday and Sunday. I worked on the wagon over the weekend and took my break during the week. The vokü is closed for summer vacation. At this point the only thing that is certain is that the construction workers start driving their tanks around at 6:30 am each morning, vibrating us all out of our beds, making sitting in the vegan kitchen intolerable. They have turned what once was a chaotic and green wagon-filled living space into an ugly beige wasteland. Soon to be a modern new chemistry building. I can't wait for that. (COUGH) The architect that the university has had design its two latest buildings—a new music academy and an animal testing lab—seems to take all of his inspiration from the Star Trek Borg. What will he think up next?! Another gray-black square?! OH BOY!
In more pleasant news, the gods and goddesses of the trash continue to shower me with housewarming gifts, like enormous dinosaur piles of Styrofoam, and dressers, and wooden beds made out of exactly the cut of wood I need to replace two rotten beams.
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I'm quite jealous that your tomatoes are ripe already. Ours are obviously prolonging the green aspect of their life cycle to avoid consumption. The bounty is promising though, so I stand outside the deer fence whispering "I'll be waiting…"
Sorry about you having to deal with construction (this from the ex-land raping whore). Kudos to the dumpster gods who continue to look upon you with smiling eyes…….Comment by La Flor de Mal 08.06.09 @ 6:32 pm
I had the exact same experience with a tomato the other day at the farmer's market–but it was a warm strawberry tomato. Then I bought two heirlooms and forgot to save the seeds. Oh well.
Is your platz in jeopardy?Comment by Jill 08.07.09 @ 8:14 pm
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Commentary By Adam Smith
Did you have a mentor growing up? Do you have a mentor now?
Sometimes you don't realize a person is a mentor — whether it is personally or professionally — until much later in your life.
I've been lucky in my journalism career because I've had not only great mentors, but also some great peers. And now, as I write my final column as an employee of The News Courier, I thought I'd talk about a couple of them.
Mr. Stallworth
In April of 1997, I stopped by my friend Dave Mathews' apartment after class. (Not the famous Dave Mathews. He was always quick to say, "Just like the singer, but with one 'T.'") He was thumbing through a copy of the school paper and verbally ripping it to shreds.
He had the bright idea that we should volunteer our services. I didn't have much else on the ball at the time, aside from a part-time job at a talk radio station in Anniston. So, his proposal seemed like a good idea to me.
It was announced a few weeks later that a planning session for the next year would be held, so my buddy Dave and I went. The handful of would-be journalists ate lunch together and met the paper's new editor and the paper's advisor, Clarke Stallworth.
Mr. Stallworth was a state journalism legend, but I didn't know it at the time. While a reporter for the Birmingham Post-Herald in the 1950s, he was nearly killed by the Ku Klux Klan in an ambush. He also extensively covered the civil rights movement and the state National Guard's takeover of Phenix City.
He had been through the war and achieved greatness, but he didn't brag about it. Instead, he handed us all strips of paper, which contained the same typed phrase: "What does this story mean to the reader?"
Mr. Stallworth asked us all to tape those strips of paper to our outdated computer monitors.
"When you're writing your story," he'd say, "think about what it means to the reader. How can you convey this story to the man sitting at the red light in the beat up ol' pickup truck or the girl studying at the library?"
Much of the staff at the student newspaper was too immature to care about those strips of paper. I now realize there's nothing more important than ensuring a story — no matter how inconsequential it may be to the author — reaches the widest audience possible.
I would cross paths with Mr. Stallworth again a few years later after I left my first professional newspaper job at The Gadsden Times and went to work at the now-defunct Birmingham Post-Herald. He was working there at the time as a writing coach and editor of a page called "Y'all."
When the paper's owner, Scripps Howard, announced it was pulling the plug on the paper in September 2005, Mr. Stallworth wrote the paper's eulogy in the form of a beautiful front-page story.
I never got the chance to thank Mr. Stallworth for that strip of paper. He passed away in 2008.
Mr. Dobyns
My dad spent much of his working life on the second or third shift at the Anniston Army Depot. That meant I didn't see him much during the week growing up, except on weekends.
When I was two or three years old, however, I have the vague memory of him waking me up and getting me out of bed in the middle of the night. He basically wanted someone to eat ice cream and watch TV with.
His choice of program at the time was "NBC News Overnight," featuring Linda Ellerbee and Lloyd Dobyns. I don't remember much about the program itself because I wasn't much older than a toddler.
As fate would have it, Mr. Dobyns began his second act as a journalism professor at JSU the same year I started my journalism career.
Mr. Dobyns was the last of the great curmudgeons. "I hate college kids," he'd tell us. "But I like students."
He liked the newspaper staff, however, because he got his start as a newspaper reporter. However, a fellow newspaper staffer and me were severely dismayed when Mr. Dobyns gave us both a "D" in the class. Not making a "C" or better meant we'd have to repeat the class again the next semester to stay in the communications program.
His reasoning for the "D" grade? "I liked having you both around," he told us.
We were both miffed, but we liked being in his class as much as he liked having us around.
"What's wrong with the lead on this story?" he'd ask me. I'd often be puzzled by his question.
"Well, keep rewriting it until you figure it out," he'd say.
The correct answer was that my leads were too wordy; they didn't sum up the crux of the story in one well-constructed opening sentence. Mr. Dobyns wasn't necessarily a proponent of what journalism professors call the inverted pyramid — important information at the top, followed by supporting comments and background. Mr. Dobyns was simply a fan of tight, succinct writing.
I lost touch with Mr. Dobyns after I left JSU, but each time I write a lead now, I ask myself, "What would Dobyns think?"
Peers and mentors
This is the sixth and last (for the time being) newspaper I've worked for. Along the way, I've met a lot of colorful, talented and wonderful people. The same is true of the staff I've had here.
The newsroom staff of The News Courier is also comprised of the fewest workers I've ever worked with in a daily newspaper setting. The paper has no full-time photographer or page designer. With that being said, the staff of this paper wears many hats. But they wear those hats with purpose and drive to produce the best community newspaper possible.
I hope the community continues to support them. No one at this paper is in this business to get rich; they are here because they love what they do. And I sincerely believe they are the best small daily newspaper staff in the world.
I hope you'll continue to support this newspaper for many years to come. I know I will.
As always, thanks for reading.
— Outgoing managing editor Adam Smith can still be reached at email@example.com until Monday at 5 p.m.


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One day last fall I was sitting on a bench with some other moms in the Children's Park in our neighborhood and I mentioned a trip to Vashon Island where I saw beautiful mosaics all over the playground at Ober Park. We talked about how nice it would be to do a project like that in our little park, how we could involve the kids in the creative process and how great it would be to have a visual reminder of their childhood. I mentioned that I had read a call for City of Renton Neighborhood Grant submissions in the the Renton Reporter and we talked about how great it would be if the city gave us money to make a mosaic. My friends encouraged me to apply and promised if I got the grant they would help me make the mosaic. So I did. And it was approved! The city of Renton awarded us $700 to install a one-of-a-kind mosaic in our park... and we did it!
Here's the blurb I wrote announcing the project in our homeowner's newsletter:
Victoria Park Receives Art Grant
Our Children's Park is a hidden gem in Victoria Park. Last year, a group of parents came up with an idea to create a mosaic in the park. A proposal was written and a grant was applied for through the City of Renton's Neighborhood Grant Program and it was approved! The Victoria Park Homeowners Association has been awarded $700 to create a one-of-a-kind community-based art project in our park.
We want you to be a part of this project too! The idea is to create a mosaic around the bench that faces the swing set. In it, we plan to embed colorful marbles, tiles, rocks, and tiny trinkets. We are asking every person who lives in Victoria Park to contribute one item to this project. Items should be no larger than 2 inches across and non-biodegradeable. Examples are: A rock from your front lawn, a marble, a plastic or metal toy, a broken tile or dish, and other small, solid trinkets. Please note your item will not be returned, but instead it will be embedded in cement and on display forever in the Children's Park.
Little by little, donations were dropped of in a basket on our porch - coins, toys, broken jewelry, seashells and rocks - and over the course of the summer I began amassing mosaic materials at thrift stores, yard sales and antique shops - marbles, tiles, and polished glass stones.
In mid-August we finally broke ground and the friends who encouraged me to apply for the grant came out to help us. There was no going back at this point. We dug a 12 ft. by 12 ft. hole 10 inches deep. We couldn't leave it like that for long, so we scheduled a date when we could all meet again and install the mosaic. Over the next two weeks I shopped for supplies, arranged for cement delivery (54 bags!), and invited anyone in the neighborhood I saw to join us.
A few days before we were scheduled to install the mosaic, I wandered in Girlfriends Antique's & Collectibles in downtown Renton and found some much-needed antique marbles to add to the ones I'd collected all summer. I also got a great vintage bolo tie clasp with a Washington state map engraved on it. The owner Deb told me the bolo tie clasp belonged to her father and when I told her what I planned to do with these items, she was very happy and gave me a nice discount. Next, I walked up the street to Upton Glassworks to ask if they had any broken bits of glass that we could include in our design. To my surprise, the owner, Paul Sullivan, brought out a big heavy box full of beautiful smooth glass orbs and said we could have it. Free! I knew then that we were ready to begin our project. These were the big, beautiful, colorful, Renton-made objects we needed to make our mosaic complete.
September 16th was the day we converged on the park with shovels and wheelbarrows to make it happen. The kids helped mix cement (but soon learned how tiring it was and quickly left to play on the playground while the grownups did the dirty work.) The big strong men mixed and poured the concrete and the moms started laying out the materials and coming up with a design so we could easily transfer it when the cement was ready.
And suddenly it was! Everyone quickly tackled certain parts and started pressing objects in the cement.
The area in front of the bench ended up a "sealife" theme with fish, crabs, frogs, turtles, an octopus, and a mermaid surrounded by an ocean of clear, blue, and green marbles with a "barrier reef" of seashells. Next, we moved on to spelling out Children's Park in marbles and finally we let the kids place their toys and all the trinkets we'd collected into the cement.
Then we had a pizza party. (I factored this expense into our budget when I applied for the grant.) We fed all the volunteers, our own kids, plus several kids in the neighborhood who we often see around the neighborhood but whose parents we've never met. One little boy asked me, "Why are you guys doing this?" and I just smiled and said, "Why not?"
A week later we applied a few layers of cement sealant to strengthen and weatherproof it. I also threw in some glitter to add some sparkle. Now we walk past it every day on our way to school and remember that fun time in 2012 when the neighbors came together to make a mosaic.


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PLATTSBURGH — Here's a list of land transactions in Clinton County April 5 through 9, 2010. The buyer, the seller, the community where the property is located and the sale price (listed in that order) were culled from documents in the Clinton County Clerk's Office:
To Robert H. Peal and Theresa A. Peal from Donna Gillespie, Ciy of Plattsburgh, zero dollars.
To Jeffrey P. Ratliff, Donald F. Ratliff, Christine R. Trombly, Charles B. Ratliff, Deborah A. Ratliff, Michael D. Ratliff, Carla R. Williams, as tenants in common, from Jeffrey P. Ratliff, as executor of the estate of Marion E. Ratliff, Town of Plattsburgh, zero dollars.
To Jason L. Friend and Nicole Facteau from Thomas E. Bell and Robin M. Bell, Dannemora, $111,000.
To Cornel J. Reinhart from William D. Marvin and Jodi L. Marvin, Town of Plattsburgh, $310,000.
To Wade A. Whitney and Tonya M. Whitney from Wade A. Whitney, Beekmantown, zero dollars.
To Jean Stow and Erica Larrabee from Jean Stow, Saranac, zero dollars.
To Tina M. Munson from Lee Richard Munson and Tina Marie Munson, fka Tina Marie Menard, Mooers, zero dollars.
To Marc R. Blair from Jason D. Lehman and Kathryn A. Lehman, Beekmantown, $69,000.
To Huntington National Bank from Tammac Holdings Corporation, Mooers, zero dollars.
To Virginia H. Giroux from Huntington National Bank, Mooers, $64,000.
To John J. Murphy IV and Nicole M. Perry, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, from Carla Lynn Belrose, Champlain, $92,966.
To Patricia A. Diman from Roy Bedard, Peru, zero dollars.
To Andrew P. Vincelette from Lisa M. Vincelette, Champlain, zero dollars.
To Michele L.N. Danville from Michele L.N. Danville, as executrix of the Last Will and Testament of Brenda C. Danville, Town of Plattsburgh, zero dollars.
To TD Bank, N.A., successor by merger to TD Banknorth, N.A., successor by merger to Banknorth, N.A., from Julie M. Clark, aka Julie Clark, Peru, $155,347.33.
To Joyce A. Rabideau and Christopher J. Rabideau from Matthew L. White and Rebecca I. White, Mooers, $74,260.
To Neil George Parent from April Holder, Town of Plattsburgh, $165,005.
To Dustin Sears from Neil G. Parent and Meghan Parent, as tenants by the entirety, Peru, $153,500.
To Andrew J. Russell from Richard A. Davies and Karen M. Hildebrand, City of Plattsburgh, $102,000.
To Kenneth L. Lushia from Patricia A. Wood and Joanne Peete, as co-executrixes of the Last Will and Testament of Margaret E. Monette, deceased, Patricia A. Wood and Joanne Peete, as co-trustees of the Margaret Monette Living Trust dated Oct. 6, 1993, and Gertrude Monette Poulin, as a surviving heir of Leeward L. Monette, Mooers, $91,500.


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ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT (AP) — Pope Francis reached out to gays, saying he won't judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference yesterday as he returned from his first foreign trip.
"If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?" Francis asked. "We shouldn't marginalize people for this. They must be integrated into society."
Francis' predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, signed a document in 2005 that said men who had deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be priests. Francis was much more conciliatory in his first news conference as pope, saying gay clergymen should be forgiven and their sins forgotten.
The comments did not signal any change in church policy. Catholic teaching still holds that homosexual acts are "intrinsically disordered." But they indicated a shift in tone under Francis' young papacy and an emphasis on a church that is more inclusive and merciful rather than critical and disciplinary.
Francis also said he wanted a greater role for women in the church, though he insisted they cannot become priests.
He was funny and candid during the 82 minutes he spent with journalists on board the plane returning from Brazil. He didn't dodge a single question, and even thanked the journalist who raised allegations contained in an Italian news magazine that one of his trusted monsignors was involved in a gay tryst.
Francis said he investigated the allegations according to canon law and found nothing to back them up.
He took journalists to task for reporting on the matter, saying the allegations concerned matters of sin, not crimes like sexually abusing children. And when someone sins and confesses, he said, God not only forgives — but forgets.
"We don't have the right to not forget," he said.
The directness of Francis' comments suggested that he wants to put the matter of the monsignor behind him, while also setting a new tone of openness as he focuses on his key priority of reforming the Holy See bureaucracy.
Francis was also asked about reports suggesting a group of gay clergymen exert undue influence on Vatican policy. Italian news media reported this year the allegations of what they call the "gay lobby" contributed to Benedict's decision to resign.
The term "gay lobby" is bandied about with abandon in the Italian media, and is decidedly vague. Interpretations of what it means have ranged from the benign concept of a group of celibate gay priests who are friends, to a suggestion that a group of sexually active gay priests use blackmail to exert influence on Vatican decision-making.
Stressing Catholic social teaching calls for homosexuals to be treated with dignity and not marginalized, Francis said he would not condone anyone using private information for blackmail or to exert pressure.
"A lot is written about this 'gay lobby.' I still haven't found anyone at the Vatican who has 'gay' on his business card," Francis said, chuckling. "You have to distinguish between the fact that someone is gay and the fact of being in a 'lobby.'"
The Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit author and commentator, saw the pope's remarks as a sign of mercy.
"Today Pope Francis has, once again, lived out the Gospel message of compassion for everyone," he said in an email.


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Construction could begin next spring on the new headquarters for U.S. Strategic Command.
US STRATCOM is holding its 4th Annual Deterrence Symposium through tomorrow at the La Vista Conference Center.
"Remembering Our Fallen" is an exhibit honoring Nebraska's fallen soldiers.
The Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff says the military must maintain the trust of the American people in spite of economic and security challenges.
Seven high school seniors are the recipients of this year's DJ's Hero awards.
The scholarships were awarded at Monday's D.J.'s Hero Awards luncheon. The awards, sponsored by the Salvation Army, honor young people who've overcome obstacles and given back to their community.
A ceremony Friday at Offutt Air Force Base marked the anniversary of a World War One battle that killed more than 10,000 Australia and New Zealand soldiers.
ANZAC day is a remembrance of an eight-month battle at the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. More than 8,700 Australian soldiers, and 2,721 New Zealand soldiers, died in the battle to capture what is now Instanbul, Turkey. Australia and New Zealand soldiers have fought alongside U.S. troops in every war since then.
Lutheran Family Services' 3rd Annual At Ease Luncheon featured a Medal of Honor recipient.
This year's keynote speaker was former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant, Sal Giunta. Sgt. Giunta is the first living American serviceman to receive the Medal of Honor for service in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Sgt. Guinta said he was happy to support At Ease, a program he said helps soldiers fighting for the freedoms all Americans enjoy.
By Cheril Lee
Omaha, NE – Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska presents its annual At Ease Luncheon on Monday, January 30th.
The event takes place at Omaha's CenturyLink Center. Bev Carlson is PR Director for LFS. She says At Ease is a program that provides therapeutic support and trauma treatment for active duty military, veterans and their families. Funds raised from the luncheon will go back into the program.
Omaha, NE – The deadline for nominations for the 2012 Freedom Awards is January 16th.
Retired Army Major General Walt Zink Chairs the Nebraska Employer Support to Guard and Reserve Committee. He says 15 employers are recognized with Freedom Awards each year. The three award categories are large employer, small employer and governmental employer.
Zink says the Freedom Award is the highest honor an employer can receive from the Department of Defense. These employers receive award for having a culture of support that goes above and beyond what the law mandates.


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Experienced print estimator wanted for small family run printing business. In addition to using our Print Estimating System, daily tasks would also include some reconciliation work on job costings. Close email liaison would be required with printer, sales people and our most important asset, our clients.
We are looking for someone who is familiar with the printing process and has experience in estimating. Candidates must love attention to detail and number calculations, as it's critical to doing this job well. Our company is growing, so there will be great opportunities for the right person. Candidates need to be computer literate and self motivated. They need a passion for providing a high quality of service.
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