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Overcrowding Disability Rights Excessive force General Conditions Lifer Parole Considerations Juvenile Facilities Medical and Mental Health Care Parolee Rights
In addition to federal impact cases, the office has won numerous state court actions concerning prisoners' rights. These cases include petitions that have vindicated the right to marry, protected prison visits, and established rights to free expression and to refuse medical care.
Documents and information about many of the Prison Law Office's major cases are available at the University of Michigan Law School's Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse. Many of the links on this page are to that excellent resource.
In a landmark decision in May 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that overcrowding in California's prisons resulted in cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Court's ruling required the state to reduce its prison population by approximately 32,000 prisoners within two years. Read the Court Opinion and Press Release.
Other materials from the U.S. Supreme Court case are available, including the recording and transcript of the oral arguments, the Prison Law Office's brief on behalf of prisoners with medical needs (the Plata class), Rosen, Bien & Galvan's brief on behalf of mentally-ill prisoners (the Coleman class), and the California Correctional Peace Officers' Association's brief supporting the prisoners' position. A selection of the trial transcripts and exhibits, including videos and photos, is available at Rosen, Bien & Galvan's website.
The Court affirmed a January 2010 order made by three federal judges directing California officials to reduce the state's severe prison overcrowding. The Order requires California to reduce its prison overcrowding to 137.5 percent of design capacity, in accord with a plan submitted by the state in November 2009.
The population reduction order is the result of lengthy litigation. The matter was initiated when federal judges who oversee California's prison medical and mental health care systems ordered that a three-judge court be convened to consider placing limits on California's prison population. The orders were issued after the judges concluded that California prisons are unable to provide constitutionally-adequate medical care (Plata) and mental health care (Coleman) due in part to severe overcrowding. View the Plata v. Schwarzenegger Order and the Coleman v. Schwarzenegger Order.
A trial in front of a federal three-judge court began on November 18, 2008. On August 4, 2009, the three judges found that overcrowding is the primary cause of unconstitutional conditions in California's prisons, such as the system's inability to provide competent and timely health care for prisoners. The judges also found compelling evidence that reducing the prison population is the only way to address the problems. The judges issued a 184-page order for the state to come up with a plan to reduce the prison population by up to 40,000, to 137.5% of the system's design capacity within two years.
On November 12, 2009, the State submitted its plan. Included in the state' plan are changes adopted by recently-passed legislation. The plan calls for increasing the prison system's capacity in various ways, diverting some felons to county jails or home detention, reducing revocations of probation and parole, and granting some prisoners additional sentence credits.
For more detailed background information on the Plata and Coleman cases, visit the sections of this page on Medical and Mental Health Care cases.
The U.S. Supreme Court held in a unanimous opinion, published at (1998) 524 U.S. 206, that the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to state prisoners.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a parole board may not exclude a class of disabled people (in this case, people with substance abuse histories) from consideration for parole based on the disability. Published at(2002) 295 F.3d 890.
A federal District Court judge issued an injunction, ordering the Board of Prison Terms to remedy its shocking and appalling failure to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act during parole hearings. The order came after a trial during which one prisoner told of having to leave his wheelchair behind to crawl upstairs to a hearing, a deaf prisoner told the judge he was shackled during his hearing and could not communicate with the sign language interpreter, and a blind inmate said he was offered no help with complicated written materials. The injunction was upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in an opinion pubished at (2001) 275 F.3d 849. The opinion and additional information and documents concerning this on-going case are available here.
After finding that the CDC was violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, the Court issued an injunction to improve access to prison programs for prisoners with physical disabilities at all of California's prisons and parole facilities. The case is reported at 942 F.Supp. 1252 (N.D. Cal. 1996) aff'd 124 F.3d 1019 (9th Cir. 1997). See also, Clark v. California, 123 F.3d 1267 (9th Cir. 1997) (ADA and Rehabilitation Act abrogated State's 11th Amendment immunity). Additional information and documents concerning this on-going case are available here.
After extensive discovery in a class action lawsuit, prison officials agreed to develop and implement a plan to screen inmates for developmental disabilities, and to provide developmentally disabled prisoners with safe housing and supportive services. Click here for court opinions, other documents and more information about this on-going case.
The case, reported at 889 F.Supp. 1146 (N.D. Cal. 1995), was filed to remedy unconstitutional conditions at California's "super-maximum" Pelican Bay State Prison. As a result of this case, the federal court issued injunctions aimed at eliminating excessive force, improving health care and removing prisoners with mental illness from the Security Housing Unit. Pelican Bay is currently being monitored by a court-appointed special master. In 2004, the special master issued a stinging summary of corruption among high level prison officials, who thwarted investigations into prison guard misconduct. To read the Special Master's report,court opinions, or other case documents, or for more information about the case, click here.
Clement v. CDC:
Ina First Amendment victory for prisoners and their correspondents, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a court order striking down a policy that prohibited many California prisoners from receiving mail containing printed material from the internet. Opinion is published at (2004) 364 F.3d 1148. For other documents and more information, click here.
California Youth Authority (CYA) officials signed a consent decree, agreeing to remedy serious on-going problems with many aspect of the conditions in the CYA's facilities. For more information on this case, read the discussion under Juvenile Facilities cases below.
A consent decree was obtained to improve conditions and establish rights for condemned prisoners at San Quentin.
Conditions in the segregated lock-up units at San Quentin, Folsom, Soledad, and Deuel Vocational Institute were declared unconstitutional by a federal court. The case is reported at 597 F.Supp. 1388 (N.D. Cal. 1984) aff'd 801 F.2d 1080 (9th Cir. 1986).
The state court found that the conditions in the general population units at San Quentin were cruel and unusual punishment and issued an injunction to ensure that conditions improved.
Perez v. Tilton:
An Amended Stipulation and Order filed in this federal class action lawsuit on August 21, 2006 requires the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide adequate dental care for state prisoners. Pursuant to this federal court order, the CDCR must implement new procedures and policies to ensure that prisoners receive competent and timely dental treatment. Compliance is to be monitored by the prisoners' attorneys and their consultants, as well as independent court-appointed experts.
Farrell v. Cate:
California Youth Authority (CYA) officials signed a consent decree, agreeing to remedy serious on-going problems with conditions in the CYA's facilities, including medical and mental health care and sex offender treatment. For more information on this case, read the discussion under Juvenile Facilities cases below.
In the largest ever prison class action lawsuit, prisoners alleged that California officials inflicted cruel and unusual punishment by being deliberately indifferent to serious medical needs. A settlement agreement filed in 2002 requires the California Department of Corrections to completely overhaul its medical care policies and procedures, and to pump significant resources into the prisons to ensure timely access to adequate care. The settlement allows the state to phase in the new policies and procedures over several years and gives an independent medical panel the responsibility to audit the state's progress. You can read the Complaint and Settlement Agreement filed in this case, as well as the January 30, 2002 SF Chronicle article about the settlement.
In an Order to Show Cause issued in May 2005, the federal district court judge who oversees the Plata case described medical treatment in the prisons as "horrifying" and "shocking," and discussed expert reports revealing continued widespread medical malpractice and neglect. Subsequently, in October 2005, the judge issued Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, ordering that California's prison medical care system be placed under the control of a court-appointed receiver. The court found that the system is "broken beyond repair," causing an "unconscionable degree of suffering and death." Among the shocking findings are that, on average, an inmate in one of California's prisons needlessly dies every six to seven days due to grossly deficient medical care.
In October 2005, a federal judge issued Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, ordering that California's prison medical care system be placed under the control of a court-appointed receiver. The court found that the system is "broken beyond repair," causing an "unconscionable degree of suffering and death." Among the shocking findings are that, on average, an inmate in one of California's prisons needlessly dies every six to seven days due to grossly deficient medical care.
In March 2009, the federal judge overseeing the Plata case issued an Order denying the State's motion to terminate the appointment of the Receiver who is overseeing efforts to remedy unconstitutional medical care conditions in California's prisons. The judge expressed a lack of confidence that the State would provide constitutionally-adequate medical care or maintain improvements made under the Receiver's supervision. The judge also denied the state's motion to terminate the Receiver's plan to construct improved medical care facilities. In April 2010, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court order and rejected California's attempt to end judicial control of its prison health care system. Read the Ninth Circuit opinion.
In May 2002 the San Francisco Superior Court ruled that the California Department of Corrections (CDC) has been and violated the law by failing to license health care facilities that provide inpatient treatment to the almost 160,000 prisoners throughout the state. The Court granted plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment and issued a permanent injunction ordering the CDC to comply with the law.
The court found that the entire mental health system operated by the California Department of Corrections was unconstitutional and that prison officials were deliberately indifferent to the needs of mentally ill inmates. All thirty-three institutions in the CDC are presently being monitored by a court-appointed special master to evaluate the CDC's compliance with the Court's order. The case is reported at 912 F.Supp. 1282 (E.D. Cal. 1995).
Conditions at California's "super-maximum" Pelican Bay State Prison have been subject to injunctions aimed at eliminating excessive force, improving health care and removing prisoners with mental illness from the Security Housing Unit. As a result of this case, Pelican Bay is currently being monitored by a court-appointed special master. The case is reported at 889 F.Supp. 1146 (N.D. Cal. 1995)
Prison officials agreed to a consent decree to improve medical care, psychiatric care, the treatment of HIV+ prisoners and to reduce crowding at the California Medical Facility. The consent decree in Gates resulted in monitoring of CMF for many years by a special master. Many of the issues in Gates are now monitored as part of Coleman. The case is reported at 987 F.2d 1392 (9th Cir. 1993), Gates v. Rowland, 39 F.3d 1439 (9th Cir. 1994), and Gates v. Rowland, 60 F.3d 525 (9th Cir. 1995)
A settlement agreement was in effect for many years that is designed to improve medical and psychiatric care at San Quentin.
In 2006, a state court found that lifers were being denied their rights to annual parole consideration hearings (under the law in effect at the time) due to delays caused by a backlog of cases. The courts continued monitoring the case. See various Case Documents. Eventually, the backlog was eliminated and the case was dismissed by a Court Order in 2011.
In an on-going battle against the Board of Prison Terms' and Governor Davis's lifer parole policies, a California Court of Appeals condemned the BPT for failing to fairly consider evidence of a life prisoner's suitability for parole, and ordered the BPT to re-hear the prisoner's case. (In re Rosenkrantz (2000) 80 Cal.App.4th 409) The BPT subsequently found Mr. Rosenkrantz suitable for parole, but the Governor blocked parole. The prisoner filed an amended habeas petition naming the Governor as a defendant, and on June 21, 2001, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge issued an order for Mr. Rosenkrantz's release, finding that he had been denied an individualized determination of suitability and that the Governor's "no parole" policy violated due process. The state appealed the order and the California Supreme Court granted a stay of the Los Angeles Court's order pending appeal. In January 2002, the Court of Appeal affirmed the order for Mr. Rosenkrantz's release. The state sought review in the California Supreme Court; in an opinion isssued December 16, 2002, the Court denied the challenge to the Governor's "No-Parole" policy, setting back many model life prisoners' hopes for parole. The case is published at (2002) 29 Cal.4th 616. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the case on April 21, 2003.
A Court of Appeal overturned a parole recission in a case where the recission was not based on "some evidence" and the Governor failed to make an individualized consideration of the case factors. See In re Smith (2003) 109 Cal.App.4th 489.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a parole board may not exclude a class of disabled people (in this case, people with substance abuse histories) from consideration for parole based on a disability. You can view a PDF file of the Ninth Circuit Opinion (2002) 295 F.3d 890. .
California Youth Authority (CYA) officials signed a consent decree, agreeing to remedy serious on-going problems with conditions in the CYA's facilities. The decree requires the CYA to provide wards with adequate and effective care, treatment and rehabilitation services, including reducing violence and the use of force, improving medical and mental health care, reducing the use of lock-ups and providing better education programs.
Subsequently, the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), which is the agency now in charge of California's youth facilities has finalized several remedial plans to correct problems with the system, and the Court has ordered that the plans be implemented. These are the Disabilities Remedial Plan, with Appendices A, B, and C (Parts 1, 2, and 3), the Education Remedial Plan(and Order), the Medical Care Remedial Plan, the Sexual Behavior Treatment Remedial Plan, the Safety & Welfare Remedial Plan, and the Mental Health Remedial Plan.
The remedial plans are the result of the Farrell v. Cate lawsuit, which was initiated with a complaint slamming conditions in the juvenile justice system that was filed in state court in January 2003. An amended complaint was filed in September 2003. In February 2004, expert reports were filed that discuss in detail the many abuses faced by CYA wards:
• Report on Disability Access and Programming • Report on Mental Health Care and Substance Abuse Treatment • Report on Health Care Services • Report on Education Programs • Report on Sex Offender Treatment Programs • Report on General Conditions(Safety, Use of Force, Segregation)
In January 2005 , California officials and the Prison Law Office reached an agreement on a schedule for reforming the juvenile justice system and creating a system that is rehabilitative and provides a therapeutic environment for juvenile offenders. Read the Press Releaseand Stipulation Regarding California Youth Authority Remedial Effortshere.
Under pressure from the Prison Law Office, California correctional officials agreed to bring in national experts to help design a new state rehabilitative juvenile justice system. The agreement is set forth in a Stipulationfiled on December 1, 2005.
In April 2006, a team of national experts released a comprehensive Reportdescribing the problems in California's juvenile justice facilities as the result of a "broken" system that is both overly-expensive and ineffective. The report recommended various reforms, including a new management structure, and urged the state to focus efforts on reducing the level of violence in its youth facilities.
In August 2011, a judge found that the DJJ was still in violation of its duties to provide education and programming to wards housed in its facilities. The Court granted a motion for enforcement, set deadlines for the DJJ to comply with its obligations under the Remedial Plan, and ordered state officials to show cause why the court should not hold them in contempt. Read the Court's Order.
The Special Master in the Farrell case has filed periodic reports detailing the changes in conditions for wards at Department of Juvenile Justice facilities: • April 2006 First Quarterly Report • June 2006 Second Quarterly Report and Appendices • December 2006 Third Quarterly Report and Appendices • July 2007 Fourth Quarterly Report with Appendices discussing Safety and Welfare, Mental Health, Part 1 and Part 2, Medical Care, Education, and Staffing, Part 1and Part 2 • October 2007 Fifth Quarterly Report, with Appendices on Safety and Welfare, Medical Care, Sex Offender Treatmentand Disabilities • January 2008 Sixth Quarterly Report • April 2008 Seventh Quarterly Report • February 2009 Eighth Quarterly Report with Appendices on Education (A), Disabilities (B) and Sex OffenderTreatment (C) • September 2009 Ninth Quarterly Report, with appendices A-B, Cand D, and E-F • November 2009 Tenth Quarterly Report, with appendices A-B, C D-G, and facility health care audits • November 2009 Eleventh Quarterly Report, with appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, G1-2, G3, G4-8, H and I • December 2009 Twelfth Quarterly Report, with appendices A and B • January 2010 Reports of site visits to DJJ facilities. Cover page and individual reports concerning: Preston, Central Office, OH Close, Chaderjian and Ventura • February 2010 Thirteenth Quarterly Report, with appendices A, B, C, D, E, F and G • February 2010 Fourteenth Quarterly Report, with appendices A, B, C, D, and E • July 2010 Fifteenth Quarterly Report • November 2010 Sixteenth Quarterly Report • Spring 2011 reports on the Sexual Behavior Treatment Program • June 2011 Seventeenth Quarterly Report • July 2011 Eighteenth Quarterly Report • September 2011 Nineteenth Quarterly Report with Appendices A-C, D and E • January 2012 Twentieth Quarterly Report • April 2012 Twenty-first Quarterly Report • July 2012 Twenty-second Quarterly Report, part 1 and part 2 • October 2012 Twenty-third Quarterly Report • January 2013 Twenty-fourth Quarterly Report. • April 2013 Twenty-fifth Quarterly Report. • July 2013 Twenty-sixth Quarterly Report. • October 2013 Twenty-seventh Quarterly Report.
Additional documents and information about this on-going case are available here.
A statewide drive to end illegal and inhumane conditions in California county juvenile halls started in 2006 with the filing of several lawsuits. The suits sought court orders requiring the state authority responsible for being a watchdog over juvenile halls -- the Corrections Standards Authority (CSA) -- to fulfill its duties and take action to correct intolerable conditions. Such conditions include severe overcrowding, lack of access to school programs, endemic violence, excessive use of force by staff, and virtually non-existent mental health care.
In 2008, officials responsible for San Joaquin County's juvenile hall agreed to make numerous improvements in conditions to ensure the safety and humane treatment of wards housed in that facility. The agreement is set forth in a Consent Decree. Learn more about the case from this Press Release.
In 2009, Sacramento County officials signed two agreements to provide a blueprint for transforming juvenile detention from a punitive environment to one where the focus is on protection and rehabilition. Pursuant to one Consent Decree, the Probation Department will make various changes including putting reasonable limits on the population levels in its facilities and adopting policies to end the illegal use of excessive force. In a separate Settlement, the Office of Education agreed to make improvements in the juvenile halls' education programs.
Senate Bill 81, which became law in August 2007, made sweeping changes to California's juvenile justice system by imposing strict eligibility requirements for commitment to state juvenile facilities and channelling resources into county juvenile systems. A 2009 Report released by the Prison Law Office examines how counties are adapting to the changes, ways in which implementation could be improved and shortcomings in the legislation.
Girls make up the fastest growing segment of the juvenile justice population and, as a group, their reasons for involvement in the juvenile justice system are different than those for justice-involved boys. Justice-involved girls and boys also have different needs. Treating justice-involved girls and boys in a generic manner does not meet the needs of girls and may even leave them worse off, leading to deeper involvement in the juvenile justice system. Without gender-responsive assessments, programs, and services, an opportunity to address the issues that lead to justice-involvement for girls is missed. For more information, read the Prison Law Office's Report about why we need gender-responsive assessments, programs and services for justice-involved girls.
Since December 2009, the Prison Law Office has been working with the Stanislaus County Probation Department on the Girls Juvenile Justice Initiative. The goal of the Initiative is two-fold: • To better serve young women in Stanislaus County who are at-risk of being involved in the juvenile justice system, are currently in out-of-home placements, or have recently been released from such placements; and • To document the process and outcomes of the initiative to assist other counties to identify the most effective ways to meet the needs of their young women at-risk of being involved, currently involved, and previously involved in the juvenile justice system.
In March 2010, the Girls Juvenile Justice Initiative Planning Team developed and disseminated two online surveys to stakeholders in the fields of criminal justice, education, child development, public and mental health in Stanislaus County. The surveys demonstrated that while the need for gender-responsive services was clear, more education regarding how to meet the particular needs of the target population was necessary. The majority of survey respondents did not believe that the needs of girls at-risk of being involved in, currently involved in, and previously involved in the juvenile justice system were being met. For more findings, read the Stakeholder Survey Summary
In July 2010, the Stanislaus County Probation Department and the Prison Law Office convened a meeting of service providers who were concerned about the services available to the young women in their community who were at risk of becoming or were already involved in the juvenile justice system.
The Stanislaus County Girls Juvenile Justice Initiative Strategic Plan was completed in December 2010 and is organized around a set of focus areas that were identified through the stakeholder survey, community stakeholder meeting, individual meetings and focus groups with service providers, justice-involved girls and their families. These focus areas are: • Assessment of policies and practices negatively impacting girls at-risk of being or currently involved in the juvenile justice system • Improvement of gender-responsive, including trauma-informed, services for these girls • Provision of gender-responsive training for juvenile justice staff and other service providers • Improvement of collaboration between stakeholders to meet the needs of these girls • Implementation of assessment and data collection systems to understand girls' profiles and trends.
A taskforce was created and began meeting in February 2011 to determine priorities, develop strategies, and assign responsibility to stakeholders committed to implementing the Girls Juvenile Justice Initiative Strategic Plan. As of February 2012, the following goals have been met: • Probation has implemented Juvenile Assessment and Intervention System (JAIS), a gender-responsive risk instrument, needs assessment, and intervention planning tool. • Over 80 service providers attended gender-responsive trainings conducted by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency's Center for Girls and Young Women and the Youth Justice Institute. • A dedicated girls Probation Officer and a Center for Human Services caseworker and clinician work together to divert girls from detention for probation violations, bench warrants, or failures to appear and provide them with services to support them in successfully completing probation. • With support and guidance from Unit Staff, girls in juvenile hall launched an organization they named Young Women United for a Better Cause. They meet weekly to identify issues to work on, brainstorm solutions, and take steps to reach them. They have been successful in advocating for some policy changes in the unit and are learning leadership skills in the process. • A volunteer yoga instructor has begun teaching a class in the girls unit and unit staff have begun a sewing program with two donated sewing machines. • The Parent Resource Center and Probation have launched the MY Project (Mentoring Youth Project) that will match volunteer mentors to girls in custody who will continue working with the girls after they're released to help them transition back to their communities. • Probation has installed resource racks in all juvenile hall units so that youth can learn about available services before they leave custody. • County partners have developed fact sheets regarding suspension, expulsion, and special education rights in response to youth concerns. • Aspiranet converted a group home serving boys to one that serves girls and both clinical and house staff participated in gender-responsive training.
The Stanislaus County Girls Juvenile Justice Initiative was highlighted in the report Improving the Juvenile Justice System for Girls: Lessons from the States from the Georgetown Center on Poverty, Inequality and Public Policy. For more information about the Stanislaus County Girls Juvenile Justice Initiative, contact Lynn Wu (email@example.com).
A federal court found that that delays in the parole revocation process violated due process protections. (Valdivia v. Davis (E.D. 2002) 206 F.Supp.2d 1068.) As a result, the California Department of Corrections and Board of Prison Terms agreed to a stipulated permanent injunction to improve the timeliness of parole revocation proceedings. The Remedial Plan adopted under the injunction includes provisions for using alternative sanctions for minor parole violations, a probable cause hearing no more than 10 business days after a parolee is notified of charges, a revocation hearing no later than 35 days after a parole hold is placed, and appointment of attorneys to represent all parolees facing revocation proceedings.
A federal District Court judge issued an injunction, ordering the Board of Prison Terms to remedy its shocking and appalling failure to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act during parole hearings. The order came after a trial during which one prisoner told of having to leave his wheelchair behind to crawl upstairs to a hearing, a deaf prisoner told the judge he was shackled during his hearing and could not communicate with the sign language interpreter, and a blind inmate said he was offered no help with complicated written materials. The injunction was upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (2001) 275 F.3d 849.
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"I like them," Browne said of the Mountaineers. "I've been there for the Prime Time [Shootout] tournament and felt comfortable. We took our team there and liked it.
"They haven't offered yet, but I think they're very interested. And I'm still open."
The 6-1, 180-pound guard said others interested in his abilities include Miami, Boston College and Texas Tech.
The other possibility is Hickey, who recently emerged from a tremendous performance at the Kentucky state tournament. Although listed by his coach at 5-11, Hickey led his team to a championship and was named the event MVP by averaging 22 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals in the tourney.
And that's not all. Hickey was honored as the state's Associated Press boys player of the year for his efforts. Overall, he averaged 18.6 point and 4.7 assists for the Colonels.
Christian County coach Kerry Stovall's take on Hickey?
"He took full advantage of playing in the state tournament," Stovall said. "He proved what he could do. He's the fastest person with the basketball I've ever seen.
"Note I didn't say he's the fastest guy I've ever coached. He's the fastest guy I've ever seen."
If you're wondering about Stovall's credentials, well, he was just named Kentucky's AP boys coach of the year. After the Colonels started the season 9-8, Hickey and Stovall led the team to a 25-9 record, winning 16 of the last 17.
Again, WVU will have competition. Among that competition is Marshall, which, according to Stovall, has also offered Hickey. But that's not all. Offers have been put in front of Hickey by Nebraska, TCU, LSU, Western Kentucky and Dayton. Mississippi State and Cincinnati are in the mix. Hickey, however, said he's certainly interested in WVU.
"I think they're going to offer," Hickey said. "They haven't yet, but probably will in the next week. And I've been looking at them. I'm interested in them."
We'll have to wait and see how it all shakes out, but it seems WVU would still like to land Jurick and one of the point guards for next season.
Keep refreshing that roster.
Reach Mitch Vingle at 304-348-4827, mitchvin...@wvgazette.com or follow him at http://twitter.com/MitchVingle.


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For the fourth consecutive year, Saint Vincent College has been ranked in the first tier of National Liberal Arts Colleges in the 2014 edition of U.S. News and World Report's Best Colleges Guidebook. The rankings are based on 11 key measures of quality including graduation and retention rates, assessment by peers and counselors, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, alumni giving and graduation rate performance. Saint Vincent is ranked 146 (tied with eight other colleges) among the 181 colleges and universities selected for inclusion. The rankings are available at www.usnews.com.
Forbes business magazine again listed Saint Vincent College in 2013 among the top colleges in the nation on its sixth annual ranking of America's Best Colleges. With 650 of the accredited post-secondary institutions in the United States selected for inclusion on the list, Saint Vincent is, in Forbes judgment, among the top 20 percent of all undergraduate colleges and universities in the nation with a ranking of 372 out of more than 4,200 institutions nationally. Further details are available at www.forbes.com.
Saint Vincent College was chosen to appear in the ninth edition of Barron's Best Buys in College Education. The publication provides a tool for students and parents seeking first-rate education at an affordable price. Colleges are selected based on various criteria including tuition rates as well as the results of a questionnaire that is filled out by the dean of students and by students. The colleges chosen represent the best combination of sound data and student satisfaction.
Saint Vincent College is ranked #11 on Washington Monthly's 2013 rankings of the liberal arts colleges with "Best Bang for the Buck." Instead of promoting schools for their large endowments and prestige, Washington Monthly gives high marks to institutions that contribute to society, enroll low-income students, help them graduate and don't charge high tuition. Saint Vincent is ranked #90 on the list of the top 255 liberal arts colleges in the nation. The rankings are available online at www.washingtonmonthly.com.
In this publication by New York Times best-selling author William J. Bennett and David Wilezol, it is noted that Saint Vincent College is "set in one of the most scenic areas of Pennsylvania…and offers a rigorous liberal arts curriculum with particularly strong programs in politics and theology. Saint Vincent also offers generous scholarships for undergraduates: a 3.0 GPA and 1000+ on the SAT will qualify you for $15,000 per year." Saint Vincent is identified as one of only 43 "Schools Worth Attending", and is the only Catholic college and the only Pennsylvania college among the private colleges listed.
Saint Vincent College is ranked #42 among the top 150 best colleges for your money nationwide by College Factual (www.collegefactual.com), a new site that uses customizable outcomes-based tools and rankings systems to guide students through the college selection process. Saint Vincent College's rank reflects the institution's academic quality and economic value, based on the cost of obtaining an undergraduate degree. A number of outcomes-based factors were used to determine this ranking such as average student loan debt per student, loan default rates, how well the institution retains and graduates students, and graduates' starting salaries and earning potential.


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MVNO Disney Mobile added two new cell phones today with the Samsung DM-S105 and DM-S110. These are the first Samsung phones for the family-focused carrier and they bear the common marks of their maker. Like just about every Samsung handset these days, the DM-S105 and DM-S110 sport thin profiles (0.7 inches) and come in flashy colors. The feature set, which is identical on both phones, offers something that both adults and kids will appreciate. Inside you'll find Bluetooth, a VGA camera, text and multimedia messaging, voice dialing and a speakerphone. So what's the difference between the two … Read more


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Egypt has been in the process of restructuring its government since protests led to the resignation of Mubarak [JURIST report] last year. Last month, an Egyptian court ordered the suspension of a constitutional panel [JURIST report], which consisted of about 100 people charged with writing the country's new constitution because Egyptian lawyers alleged its members were not chosen constitutionally. Egypt is also in the process of trying Mubarak for assisting in the killing of protestors last year. His trial ended in February, and a judge has set the verdict date [JURIST reports] for June 2.
One of the most contentious provisions of the law is that it will outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Given the hostility facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people in Moldova, including hate speech by politicians and public officials, it is imperative that this provision remain in the law. As the High Commissioner has repeatedly stressed, acts of discrimination and violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people are violations of international human rights law and must be outlawed.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile], has been vocal in her support [JURIST report] of this law's implementation since her visit to the Eastern European nation last November. Moldova has taken several steps in recent years to become a more democratic nation. Last year the country joined the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] after becoming the 114th signatory to the Rome Statute [JURIST report] in October 2010. During her visit last year, Pillay observed that the "country is clearly on the road to strengthening its democracy, and aims at a number of ambitious reforms" despite the current lack of human rights enforcement for certain segments of the population.
The Sri Lankan government has faced various allegations of human rights violations and war crimes by civil rights organizations and the UN since the end of its civil war in 2009. In November the Sri Lankan government was subjected to criticism for its failure to investigate [JURIST report] issues of torture for past human rights violations and to enforce laws against continued torture and ill-treatment by government officials against civilians. In April 2011 a UN panel of experts on Sri Lanka found credible allegations of war crimes [JURIST report] committed during the country's war with the LTTE, warranting further investigation. In June 2010 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official website] called for an international inquiry [JURIST report] into the conduct of the Sri Lankan government during its civil war.
The decision to allow the construction of dams in Patagonia has been a controversial one. In April the Supreme Court of Chile ruled [JURIST report] that a hydroelectric dam by HidroAysen [project website, in Spanish], a private Chilean venture, in Patagonia did not violate the constitutional rights of the environmental groups opposing the project. In June 2011 a Chilean appeals court ordered the temporary suspension [JURIST report] of the USD $10 billion HidroAysen project, approving three petitions challenging government authorization of the dam construction and granted the plaintiffs' petition for injunction. The court lifted the temporary suspension [Reuters report] in October 2011 allowing work on the project to move forward and spurring a constitutional challenge by environmentalists.
A three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit dismissed the claims [JURIST report] against CACI International Inc. and L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. [opinions, PDF] September, holding that federal law protecting civilian contractors acting under the control of the US military in a combat situation preempted the plaintiffs' tort claims based in state law. US military personnel have also been accused of torturing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison. Army Spc. Charles Graner [JURIST news archive], the convicted ringleader of abuses committed at the prison, was released [JURIST report] last August for good behavior after serving more than six-and-a-half years of his 10-year sentence. Graner was convicted [JURIST report] in 2005 of conspiracy, assault, maltreating prisoners, dereliction of duty and committing indecent acts and received the longest sentence of the six others involved in the abuses. In June, the DOJ initiated a grand jury investigation [JURIST report] into the torture and death of a detainee at Abu Ghraib. Manadel Al-Jamadi was captured [JURIST report] by US Navy SEALs in 2003 and held in Abu Ghraib as a "ghost detainee," or unregistered prisoner, for his suspected involvement in the bombing of a Red Cross center in Baghdad that killed 12 people. The US military has never revealed the exact circumstances of his death, which was ruled a homicide [JURIST report]. Reports show he died while suspended by his wrists, which were handcuffed behind his back.
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The Village of Savoy Zoning Board of Appeals has scheduled a public hearing to be held on Monday March 31, 2014. The hearing is set to begin at 7:00 P.M. at the Savoy Municipal Center, 611 N. Dunlap Avenue in Savoy, Illinois.
The Zoning Board of Appeals will hear a request by Bill Peifer of Champaign, IL. for a variance to Table A. Table of Area Height and Yard Regulations of the Village of Savoy Municipal Code Section 17.16.030 specifically asking for a 21% variance to the Minimum Lot Area Width of six (6) single family lots in the proposed Prairie Meadows III Subdivision. The petitioner is requesting a variance to allow a yard width of fifty-five feet. The required yard width is seventy feet.
Detailed information concerning the proposed variance will be available at the Savoy Municipal Center beginning Monday, March 24, 2014 during normal business hours.
The public is invited to attend the Public Hearing and provide written and or oral testimony on the proposal. Written comments may also be submitted to the office of the Village Clerk, Savoy Municipal Center at anytime prior to the hearing.
If assistance is needed due to disability, please contact the Savoy Municipal Center 72 hours in advance of the meeting.
Billie Jean Krueger,
Village Clerk
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Notice is hereby given that a Tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Town of Condit, in the County of Champaign, State of Illinois, for the fiscal year begiiming April !, 2014, and ending March 31, 2015, will be on file and conveniently available to public inspection at Condit Town Hall from and after 5 PM on March 8, 2014.
Notice is further given hereby that a public hearing on said Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 7:00 PM, April 8, 2014, at Condit Town Hall in this Champaign County and that final hearing and action on this ordinance will be taken at a meeting to be held at Condit Town Hall at 7:40 PM, 8th day, April, 2014.
Dated this 6th day of March, 2014.
Ellen Nuss Supervisor
Debbie Estes Town Clerk
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Notice of Public Hearing On Road District
Notice is hereby given that a Tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Condit Road District, Champaign County, Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2014, and ending March 31, 2015, will be on file and conveniently available to public inspection at Condit Town Hall from and after 5 PM on March 8, 2014.
Notice is fmther given hereby that a public hearing on said Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 7:10 PM on April 8, 2014, at Condit Town Hall and that final action on this ordinance will be taken at a meeting at Condit Town Hall at 7:40 pm, 8 April 2014.
Dated this 6th day of March, 2014
Ellen Nuss Supervisor
Debbie Estes Town Clerk
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CHAMPAIGN-URBANA MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT (CUMTD), or DISTRICT, will be receiving sealed bids in accordance with the attached Request For Proposal at 1101 East University Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61802-2009, until 3:30 P. M. Central Daylight Savings Time (CDST), March 18, 2014 for the following work:
Purchase and installation of two vehicle lifts and removal of two existing vehicle lifts.
The Bids will be directed to the attention of the CUMTD Director of Market Development at the address noted within the RFP. The Bids shall be securely sealed and marked plainly in bold letters "Bid for CUMTD Vehicle Lift Replacement." The Bids will be opened publicly and promptly at the time noted herein and read aloud. Any bids received after the time and date noted herein will not be considered and will be returned to the bidder unopened.
The District, with concurrence of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), will award the bid to the most responsive and responsible bidder. Any contract resulting from these bids is subject to financial assistance contracts between the District and IDOT.
All bids and related documents will be subject to financial assistance contracts between the District, the FTA, and IDOT. All bidders must clearly certify that they are not an ineligible contractor as listed on the U. S. Comptroller General's List of Ineligible Bidders or Contractors. The District reserves the right to accept any or any part or parts thereof or to reject any and all bids. Acceptance of any bid is subject to concurrence by IDOT. The District also hereby notifies bidders that they affirmatively ensure that all Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, as defined by the United States Government, are afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this invitation and will not knowingly discriminate against any bidder upon the grounds of gender, race, color or national origin in the consideration of award of the contract. The contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Federal and State Equal Opportunity laws and regulations.
Requests For Proposals may be obtained from the District, 1101 E. University Ave., Urbana, IL 61802, (217) 384-8188.
The District will be bound by the terms and conditions of the bid only to the extent funds from whatever source are available.
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Office Space Flexible Terms
Value priced office space available at Henson Place Properties. I-74 visibility with easy Interstate access, flexible floor plans and ample free parking. Space from 400 sq.ft. to 5000 sq.ft. Priced: $7.50 to $9.50 per sq.ft. plus utilities. Contact
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Near Downtown Champaign & North Campus: 1 BR & 2 BR, Most utilities paid. From $550. 217-367-6626
PROFESSIONAL AUDIT SERVICES for the City of Urbana
The City of Urbana Illinois will receive sealed proposals from qualified firms of certified public accountants to audit its financial statements for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Proposals will be accepted by the Finance Department until 4:00 pm, local time, on April 2, 2014. All proposals must be received in a sealed envelope with original signatures. No faxed or electronically submitted proposals will be accepted. All proposals received after the date and time shown above will not be considered and will be returned to the Respondent unopened. RFP 2014-FIN-01 is available on the City website: http://urbanaillinois.us listed under "Other Dates" or for pick up at the City of Urbana Finance Department, 400 South Vine Street, Urbana, IL 61801. The City of Urbana reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, waive or not waive any technicalities in the proposals, and accept any proposal it deems most favorable to the City.
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What an exciting week. With the MET Ball a day away, the premiere of The Great Gatsby less than a week away and people still chattering about Gwyneth Paltrow's Berardi show-stopping red carpet number, it was another exciting week in fashion.
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Diane Kruger, Cheryl Cole & Erin Wasson heated up the 2012 Cannes Film Festival red carpet at the premiere of Amour! Cheryl Cole looks fabulous in a white and red sequined and feathered Stéphane Rolland couture gown. Diane Kruger looks amazing in a strapless, sweet heart neckline, sequined
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Last week Nicole Richie studded the red carpet in a pair of Antonio Berardi sequined and embellished tights. Immediately fashion and celebrity bloggers started commenting on her chic and nude look. A reader wrote in and asked us how to re-create the look on a moderate budget for a night out on
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Hey, man! Get your medical pot, Groupon-style
With its Super Bowl ads, Groupon attempted to show its heartfelt social consciousness.
Now there's a new site that tries to use Groupon-style principles to help you veer socially toward unconsciousness.
mmjDailyDeals.com tries to give you more bong for your buck. It promises discounts of between 50 percent to 80 percent. And there is one sweet deal a day on an array of products that the company describes as "medical marijuana, hydroponics, edibles, and apparel."
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When Tommy Klauber bought Pattigeorge's and established the now-famous interactive dinners in 1997, he never knew what a hit he'd have on his hands. It's a Longboat Key institution, really.
"Everybody always wanted to take cooking classes, but our kitchen is awfully small, so we were thinking of a way to accomplish that," Klauber says. "The best parties are always in the kitchen, so we thought, 'Why don't we bring the kitchen out to the dining room?'"
The first of the interactive dinners — which include three-course meals, with wine pairings and instruction by Klauber — began with the tastes of Italy and have circled the world since. Chile, Argentina, Spain, France, Thailand, Russia — you name it — and Pattigeorge's interactive-dinner customers have experienced it.
"We have done the world at this point," Klauber says. "Our dinners have covered every continent except Antarctica — and, truthfully, we just haven't been able to establish a cuisine there. We do forward-flavor foods. We are not afraid of seasoning and are not afraid to make authentic food. A lot of the cuisines call for spices. The best part is that spicy foods kick in endorphins — which are like the runner's high — people get giddy and that kicks up the fun."
Although Pattigeorge's interactive dinners are all about fun, there are some hurdles to overcome. The biggest challenge for these popular dinners, which host anywhere from 100 to 200 people, is each recipe must be prepared in one pan. For this, Klauber looks to his own recipe collection, as well as his hundreds of cookbooks, and comes up a dish people can cook in 12 minutes and in one pan. Also, with that many industrial pans, flames and cooks in room, the temperature is sure to rise.
"It's gets hot and people complain, but it's always hot in the kitchen," he says.
Each dinner is planned one at a time, and Klauber finds constant inspiration for the themes from Connoisseur Club trips all around the world. He tends to focus on places he's traveled with the group or even recipes eaten on the excursions. Guests are able to reminisce about their own memorable trips through these ethnic meals.
Although the most popular dinners have featured India and Morocco, Klauber's favorite is Provence, France.
"My most memorable one was when we did Provence, and Paul Bocuse was here — he's the greatest living chef, the most famous chef in France. I got to have him and and his family cooking in my restaurant, which was a real honor."
The most frequent word to come up in conversation about the interactive dinners is "fun."
"People walk out saying it was the most fun they've ever had," Klauber says. "This way, you get the interesting and fascinating with a pinch of laughter and a dash of fun. You are not just sitting there — people have become friends with the people they meet at these dinners. People's personalities really get a chance to come out."
Perfectly put by Longboat resident Chris McKee, who, along with husband, Jeff, has attended almost every dinner since the beginning: "Cooking at home is not one of my favorite things to do, but at PG's, they always make it easy and a pleasure. All you have to do is throw the ingredients in the pan — you can't mess it up.
Anytime when the recipe calls for great food and friendship, it's sure to be a hit."
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An all-new factory coil spring / 4-link rear suspension mated to Dodge's existing coilover strut front suspension has resulted in exceptionally good ride quality and control. With Superlift's 4 inch and 6 inch lift systems, this 'best in class' driveability remains intact, or arguably, it's actually improved upon. Front lift is via your choice of strut towers (less expensive and easier to install), or Bilstein replacement strut cylinders, which noticeably improve handling at higher speeds.
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- Front lift choices for new strut towers (no strut disassembly required), or replacement of Superide Selecct SS series gas monotube strut bodies by Bilstein.
- Replacement knuckles yield best possible alignment specs. Front track width is not increased and factory turning radius is retained.
- Front lower control arm cross members laser cut from 3/16 inch material.
- Belly pan, constructed of 1/4 inch material, connects cross members and protects differential.
- Retains front anti-sway bar link extensions factory 'service for life' links.
- New Superide Dual Rate rear coil springs provide ideal ride, handling and load carrying capability.
- New bracketry relocates factory rear 4-link points, anti-sway bar links, brake lines and track bar.
- New longer rear compression travel-stop brackets.
- Installs easily with only slight trimming and no exhaust or driveshaft modifications.
- Compatible with Dodge's electronic stability program.
Additional Information
Item Number | DG146DX |
Manufacturer | Jack-It |
Make | Dodge |
Model | Ram 1500, Ram 1/2 Ton |
Year Spans | 2009 |
Lift Height | 6 inch |
Notes | 5'' maximum backspacing on 18'' wheels and 5.5'' maximum backspacing on 20'' wheels. Will work with Electronic Stability Control. |


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Writing Across the Curriculum
University of Wisconsin-Superior
Swenson 1030A Belknap and CatlinP.O. Box 2000Superior, WI 54880
ph. 715-394-8235
News and Events Details
Spring 2013 Writing across the Curriculum
Events and Services
The UW-Superior Writing across the Curriculum Program's mission is to foster a culture of writing at UW-Superior. During Spring, many WAC activities and services are available to help fulfill this mission. You are cordially invited to participate.
For faculty and teaching staff:
WAC Grants:
Four instructors and one academic program are currently engaged in WAC grant projects. They are busy designing or redesigning, or implementing course/curricula redesigns even as you read this! This spring, we will offer a chance for instructors to apply for a new round of WAC grants providing support for their sustained work in enhancing the way student writing is used in a course or entire curriculum. Expect a call for proposals soon.
Instructor Consultancy Service:
To find ways to enhance how student writing is used in a single class, a series of classes, an entire curriculum, individuals (faculty and teaching staff) and groups from any and all disciplines are invited to arrange for a consultation with WAC Coordinator Deborah Schlacks. Help is available with a range of topics, including the following:
· Developing or revising writing assignment instruction sheets
· Developing or revising writing-to-learn activities that will help students achieve the learning goals of your course
· Developing or revising major writing assignments
· Providing students with appropriate scaffolding for writing projects
· Using peer workshops and other means of encouraging students to revise effectively
· Developing, revising, and using appropriate criteria for assessing student writing
· Managing the paper load
· Assessing student learning goals that focus on writing, and assessing student learning goals through writing
· Revisioning the writing that occurs throughout a major or minor program
· And much more!
Contact Deborah at firstname.lastname@example.com to arrange for a consultation or to get more information about this service.
Cross-Disciplinary Brown Bags:
This spring will see the continuation of the WAC Brown Bag series. These informal meetings are for faculty and teaching staff from across the disciplines. They focus on
--how we can best help students learn to write well in our disciplines
--how we can best help students learn disciplinary content by writing
The following brown bags are scheduled for this semester:
Friday, February 15: Encouraging Students to Revise (at noon, in YU 201)
Friday, April 5: Encouraging Students to Use Sources and Citations Appropriately (at noon, in YU 201)
Friday, April 26: WAC Grants in Action (This noontime event is part of the all-day WAC Showcase, described next.)
WAC Showcase:
Join us on Friday, April 26 for the first annual WAC Showcase. It will feature posters on various aspects of the WAC Program, including WAC Grant Projects, WAC Assessment results, and Writing Center highlights. Posters will be on display all day. From noon to one, "WAC Grants in Action" will take place, with students on hand to share their perspectives on way writing in their courses has enriched their college experience, and instructors who have completed their WAC Grant Projects each being presented with a certificate. Location for the showcase and noon event: Erlenbach Gathering Place, Swenson Hall.
Writing Center Classroom Visits:
Seventy-eight percent of respondents to a UW-Superior Writing Center survey named instructor encouragement as spurring their visits to the Center. To ensure that your students are informed about Writing Center services and encouraged to take advantage of them, invite a Writing Center consultant to speak to your class. It takes just five minutes of class time! (Alternatively, if you wish to have your class come for a brief visit to the Center, for a Consultant to speak to them there about these services, we can also arrange for that.) Contact Yvonne Rutford, Assistant Writing Center Director, at email@example.com , to make the arrangements.
For students:
Writing Center Consultations:
The Writing Center (Swenson 1030) offers free one-on-one peer consultations, both in-person and online, for all students concerning writing they are doing in any and all classes, no matter the discipline, no matter the level. The Center is open from 9-5 Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays; 9-9 Wednesdays; and 9-4 Fridays for both in-person and online consultations. Beginning Feb. 17, online consultations are also available on Thursdays from 5-11 pm and on Sundays from 6-11 pm. Students make appointments at http://www.uwsuper.edu.writingcenter.
Writing Center Monthly Drawing:
Every student visiting the Writing Center for a consultation is entered into our monthly drawing for such prizes as 'Jacket Books & Supplies gift certificates and Writing Center t-shirts.
For EVERYONE:
Special Valentine-Writing Consultations:
In celebration of Valentine's Day AND in recognition of International Writing Centers Week (Feb. 10-16), the UW-Superior Writing Center will offer a very special service on Thursday, February 14: come by our Valentine Table, set up just outside the Center (Swenson 1030). We'll have everything there (construction paper, glitter, and so on) necessary for you to create fabulous valentines for your loved ones. We'll help you compose messages on your valentines in your choice of genres: prose, or--that most romantic of genres--poetry (in types ranging from haiku to sonnets). We'll also have some classic conversation candy hearts on hand: their pithy little messages will surely inspire you to elaborate.
Watch for news of additional events for the semester, available to everyone: a National Library Week commemoration, the Second Annual Golden Pencil Hunt, the WGST Essay Contest Reception, and the Words on Women Reading.
All this and more….
Visit http://www.uwsuper.edu/wacfor more details on
all the WAC program has to offer.
More News >>
Full Calendar >>
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Home > Anti-Saloon League Museum > History > Printing and Pledges
From the very beginning of the League in Ohio the leaders communicated with the public through the printed word. This continued as the League grew and became national. The first periodical published in 1893 was called The Anti-Saloon. In 1896 The American Issue appeared in Ohio. In 1907 it became the national voice of the League with headquarters in Chicago. By 1909 with demands for printed material escalating, the American Issue Publishing Company headquarters was moved to Westerville, Ohio. From this printing headquarters a river of 40 tons of anti-alcohol material poured every month. Ernest H. Cherrington became the general-manager of publishing interests of the Anti-Saloon League of America and editor-in-chief of all publications of the League. The League had grandiose plans for its Westerville site. The leaders were going to build an elaborate Lincoln Memorial which would house their temperance library. A grand celebration and ground-breaking took place but the planned building never was erected.
The finances of the League improved through the early years of the 20th century. It was able to attract some wealthy patrons - John D. Rockefeller and Sebastian Kresge. ( leaflet front and leaflet back containing extracts of letters from governors, mayors and police chiefs ) By the Ohio League's second year of operation in 1894 John D. Rockefeller and Howard Hyde Russell had established a relationship that led to many donations through the years. However, the bulk of the League's financial support came from the pledges of money subscribed to by the rank and file members from its base of support in the churches.


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UPDATE: At about 8:30p.m. Wednesday evening, the jury ended deliberations for the day with no verdict. Jurors are to return tomorrow at 9a.m.
EARLIER: Just before 4p.m. the jurors told the judge they could not reach a unanimous decision. The judge ordered them back into closed door deliberations to figure out a decision and make it unanimous.
The jury is back at it again today to determine the guilt or innocence of a former Legislative aide involved in a deadly hit and run more than a year and a half ago.
In closing arguments, Assistant Travis County District Attorney Alison Wetzel tells the jury Gabrielle Nestande's judgment was impaired, "What's she doing? She's getting on her phone and checking her alarm? Does that make sense to you? Is that something a sober person would do? She did that because she was intoxicated."
But defense attorney Perry Minton tells the jury Wetzel and her colleague's efforts in the courtroom left reasonable doubt, "Ms. Farrington submitted to you 'we know she was this' and 'absolutely she was that'. We don't. We just don't. And if we don't know and if we can't get to beyond a reasonable doubt then we should not convict that young lady of anything."
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