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Wheeling, West Virginia
City of Wheeling, West Virginia | ||
City | ||
Downtown Wheeling and the Ohio River as viewed from Wheeling Island in 2006 |
Nickname(s): The Friendly City, Your Place to Play | ||
Location in Ohio County in the State of West Virginia |
Coordinates: 40°4′13″N 80°41′55″W / 40.07028°N 80.69861°WCoordinates: 40°4′13″N 80°41′55″W / 40.07028°N 80.69861°W | ||
Country | United States | |
State | West Virginia | |
Counties | Ohio, Marshall | |
Settled | 1769 | |
Established | 1806 | |
Incorporated | 1836 | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Andy McKenzie (2008-) | |
• City Manager | Robert Herron (2002-) | |
• Police Chief | Shawn Schwertfeger (2012-) | |
• Fire Chief | Larry Helms (2007-) | |
Area[1] | ||
• City | 16.01 sq mi (41.47 km2) | |
• Land | 13.79 sq mi (35.72 km2) | |
• Water | 2.22 sq mi (5.75 km2) 13.87% | |
Elevation | 687-1,300 ft (209-396 m) | |
Population (2010)[2] | ||
• City | 28,486 | |
• Estimate (2012[3]) | 28,213 | |
• Density | 2,065.7/sq mi (797.6/km2) | |
• Metro | 145,454 | |
Time zone | Eastern (UTC-4) | |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
ZIP code | 26003 | |
Area code(s) | 304 | |
FIPS code | 54-86452 | |
GNIS feature ID | 1548994[4] | |
Website | http://www.wheelingwv.gov/ |
Wheeling is a city in the State of West Virginia located in Ohio and Marshall counties. It is the county seat of Ohio County.[5] Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the Wheeling, WV MSA had a population of 153,172.
Wheeling was originally a settlement in the British Colony of Virginia and later an important city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It was part of the land which the United States allowed to be annexed to Virginia when the Northwest Territory was being organized in 1787. In 1853 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) reached Wheeling, connecting it to markets back to the port city of Baltimore, Maryland and stimulating development.
In 1861, with differences over slavery and loyalty to the Union upon the outbreak of the American Civil War, the western counties of Virginia seceded from the state. Wheeling was the location of the Wheeling Convention, which established the state of West Virginia, and was the first capital of West Virginia. The capital moved so often in its early years that it was nicknamed the "floating capital".
In 1870, the State Legislature designated Charleston as the capital city. In 1875, the Legislature reversed its decision and voted to return the capital to Wheeling. This was appealed by the citizens of Charleston and finally settled by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals in favor of Wheeling. In 1877 the Legislature ordered an election to be held for the citizens of West Virginia to select a permanent location for the capital, choosing between Charleston, Martinsburg and Clarksburg. By proclamation of the governor, the official move took place eight years later, and in 1885 the capital moved from Wheeling to Charleston, where it has remained.
European discovery[edit]
The origins of the name "Wheeling" are disputed. One of the more credible explanations is that the word comes from the Lenni-Lenape phrase wih link, which meant "place of the head." This supposedly referred to a white settler who was scalped and decapitated. His severed head was displayed at the confluence of Wheeling Creek and the Ohio River.[6] the area had been inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years. In the 17th century, the Iroquois from present-day New York state conquered the upper Ohio Valley, pushing out other tribes and maintaining the area as their hunting ground.
Originally explored by the French, Wheeling still has a lead plate remnant buried by the explorer Céloron de Blainville in 1749 at the mouth of Wheeling Creek to mark their claim. Later, Christopher Gist and George Washington surveyed the land, in 1751 and 1770, respectively.[7]
During the fall of 1769, Ebenezer Zane explored the Wheeling area and established claim to the land via "tomahawk rights." (This process meant to deaden a few trees near the head of a spring, and mark the bark with the initials of the name of the person who made the claim). He returned the following spring with his wife Elizabeth and his younger brothers, Jonathan and Silas; they established the first permanent European settlement in the Wheeling area, naming it Zanesburg. Other families joined the settlement, including the Shepherds (see Monument Place), the Wetzels, and the McCollochs (see McColloch's Leap).
In 1787, the United States gave Virginia this portion of lands west of the Appalachians, and some to Pennsylvania at its western edge, to settle their claims. By the Northwest Ordinance that year, it established the Northwest Territory to cover other lands north of the Ohio River and west to the Mississippi River. Settlers began to move into new areas along the Ohio.
In 1793, Ebenezer Zane divided the town into lots, and Wheeling was officially established as a town in 1795 by legislative enactment. The town was incorporated January 16, 1805. On March 11, 1836, the town of Wheeling was incorporated into the city of Wheeling.
By an act of the Virginia General Assembly on December 27, 1797, Wheeling was named the county seat of Ohio County.[8]
Fort Henry[edit]
Originally dubbed Fort Fincastle in 1774, the fort was later renamed Fort Henry in honor of Virginia's American governor, Patrick Henry. In 1777, Native Americans of the Shawnee, Wyandot and Mingo tribes joined to attack pioneer settlements along the upper Ohio River, which were illegal according to the Crown's Proclamation of 1763. They hoped an alliance with the British would drive the colonial settlers out of their territory.
Local men, later joined by recruits from Fort Shepherd (in Elm Grove) and Fort Holliday, defended the fort. The native force burned the surrounding cabins and destroyed livestock.
During the first attack of the year, Major Samuel McColloch led a small force of men from Fort Vanmetre along Short Creek to assist the besieged Fort Henry. Separated from his men, McColloch was chased by attacking Indians. Upon his horse, McColloch charged up Wheeling Hill and made what is known as McColloch's Leap 300 feet (91 m) down its eastern side.
In 1782, a native army along with British soldiers attempted to take Fort Henry. During this siege, Fort Henry's supply of ammunition was exhausted. The defenders decided to dispatch a man to secure more ammunition from the Zane homestead. Betty Zane volunteered for the dangerous task. During her departing run, she was heckled by both native and British soldiers. After reaching the Zane homestead, she gathered a tablecloth and filled it with gunpowder. During her return, she was fired upon but was uninjured. As a result of her heroism, Fort Henry remained in American control.[8]
Industrialization and anti-secession sentiment[edit]
In 1853 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reached Wheeling, connecting it to Pennsylvania, Maryland and the North in terms of trade. A bridge over the river connected it to Bellaire, Ohio and western areas. Much of this area had been settled by yeomen farmers, few of whom owned slaves. With the railroad, a larger industrial or mercantile middle-class developed that depended on free labor; it either felt disinterest or hostility to slavery. The Wheeling Intelligencer newspaper expressed the area's anti-secession sentiment as tensions rose over slavery and national issues. The city became part of the movement of western areas to secede from Virginia after the beginning of the Civil War. It was the location of the aforementioned Wheeling Convention.[9] It served as the provisional capital of the Restored Government of Virginia from 1861 to 1863, and became the first capital of West Virginia after it seceded from Virginia and was admitted to the Union in its own right in 1863.
The growing German population, which included immigrants after the 1848 Revolutions, was firmly anti-slavery. The Germans of Wheeling organized the "First West Virginia Artillery" to oppose the Confederacy and played a role in the initial movement to separate from Virginia.[10] The Germans' culture influenced the city, such as their "German Singing Societies," the first of which began in 1855.[11]
Post-Civil War growth[edit]
Although Wheeling lost its position as capital in 1865, it continued to grow. In the late nineteenth century, it served as a prime industrial center for the state. Noted businesses of the era included the Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company and steel concerns.[12] As it grew, prosperous residents built an area of fine housing around Wheeling Island, but slums also grew.[13]
With industry, Wheeling reached its peak of population in 1930. The Great Depression, and later changes and restructuring in heavy industry following World War II, led to a loss of working-class jobs and population. Capitalizing on its rich architectural heritage, Wheeling has worked to revive its main street and heritage tourism activities near the Ohio River. In addition, West Virginia has constructed fiber optics networks for advanced communication. Wheeling is becoming a center in health services and education as well.
Wheeling is located at 40°4′13″N 80°41′55″W / 40.07028°N 80.69861°W (40.070348, -80.698604)[14]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.01 square miles (41.47 km2), of which, 13.79 square miles (35.72 km2) is land and 2.22 square miles (5.75 km2) is water.[1]
Wheeling is located in northern West Virginia, on what is known as the northern panhandle. The area lies within the ecoregion of the Western Allegheny Plateau.[15] The city is directly across the river from the state of Ohio and only 11 miles (18 km) west of Pennsylvania. It is a part of the Tri-State area of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, which is commonly referred to as the Ohio River Valley Region or "The Ohio Valley".
Wheeling Creek flows through the city, and meets the Ohio River in downtown Wheeling.
The city is located both on the West Virginia side of the Ohio River, and on an island in the middle of the river called Wheeling Island.
Wheeling lies on the transitional climate zone between the humid temperate climate and the humid continental climate (Köppen: Cfa/Dfa, respectively) with hot humid summers and cold winters. The annual precipitation is about 37 inches.
Historical population | |||
Census | Pop. | %± | |
1840 | 7,885 |
1850 | 11,435 | 45.0% | |
1860 | 14,083 | 23.2% | |
1870 | 19,280 | 36.9% | |
1880 | 30,737 | 59.4% | |
1890 | 34,522 | 12.3% | |
1900 | 38,878 | 12.6% | |
1910 | 41,641 | 7.1% | |
1920 | 56,208 | 35.0% | |
1930 | 61,659 | 9.7% | |
1940 | 61,099 | −0.9% | |
1950 | 58,891 | −3.6% | |
1960 | 53,400 | −9.3% | |
1970 | 48,188 | −9.8% | |
1980 | 43,070 | −10.6% | |
1990 | 34,882 | −19.0% | |
2000 | 31,419 | −9.9% | |
2010 | 28,486 | −9.3% | |
Est. 2012 | 28,213 | −1.0% | |
2012 Estimate[17] |
2010 census[edit]
As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 28,486 people, 12,816 households, and 6,949 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,065.7 inhabitants per square mile (797.6 /km2). There were 14,661 housing units at an average density of 1,063.2 per square mile (410.5 /km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.2% White, 5.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.
There were 12,816 households of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.8% were non-families. 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.84.
The median age in the city was 45.2 years. 18.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.8% were from 25 to 44; 29.8% were from 45 to 64; and 20.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.9% male and 53.1% female.
According to the Huffington Post, Wheeling was named the sixth least diverse city in the United States. The website states that 94.2% of the city is White. African-Americans make up 3.1% of the city, and neither Hispanics or Asians make up even a full percent.[18]
2000 census[edit]
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,419 people, 13,719 households, and 7,806 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,258.4 people per square mile (872.1/km²). There were 15,706 housing units at an average density of 1,128.9 per square mile (436.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.72% White, 4.99% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population.
There were 13,719 households out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.1% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,388, and the median income for a family was $38,708. Males had a median income of $30,750 versus $22,099 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,923. About 13.1% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.3% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.
Under West Virginia law, cities may adopt the Manager-Mayor Plan. The elected mayor presides over meetings of the Wheeling City Council, which has six members elected from geographic wards. City Council members serve four-year terms. The City Council also confirms executive nominations for members to various boards which have limited regulatory authority, including the Planning Commission, the Board of Zoning Appeals, and the Traffic Commission.[19] The City Manager serves as Chief Executive and Administrative officer for the city.[20] The current Mayor of Wheeling is Andy McKenzie, and the current City Manager of Wheeling is Robert Herron. The current members of City Council are Gloria Delbrugge (1st Ward), Ken Imer (2nd Ward), Robert E. "Herk" Henry (3rd Ward), David Miller (4th Ward), Don Atkinson (5th Ward), and Vice-Mayor Eugene Fahey (6th Ward).[19] City elections were held on May 8, 2012, and the current term began on July 1, 2012. City elections will be held again in 2016.
Historical buildings[edit]
The city of Wheeling has a rich and varied history. West Virginia Independence Hall was the site of the Wheeling Convention, two meetings held in 1861 that ultimately reversed Virginia's Ordinance of Secession. Twenty-six counties in Virginia's north and west voted against secession from the Union and created the new state of West Virginia, which the United States quickly admitted. Later in 1861 and continuing to 1863, the building was the site of many heated debates during the First Constitutional Convention of West Virginia[21] including the name of the new state.[22]
Wheeling is home to Centre Market, formerly Wheeling's market house. Built in 1853,[23] the market house and the surrounding area have been adapted for use as retail shops and restaurants.
The first official memorial monument in the state of West Virginia, dedicated specifically to men killed in the Vietnam War, was dedicated in Wheeling, with full military honors, in a Memorial Day 1986 ceremony. The monument was erected in front of the flagpole near the main shelter of Bethlehem Community Park in the village of Bethlehem, just southeast of Wheeling. The roughly 6 foot tall granite memorial consists of a large, bronze dedication plaque with the names of KIAs from the Wheeling/Ohio County region. Below the dedication plaque is a bronze map of South Vietnam, complete with names of 28 major cities.
Parks and recreation[edit]
Wheeling features several municipal parks including Oglebay Resort & Conference Center and Wheeling Park. Ohio County has six golf courses, including designs by renowned golfer Arnold Palmer and architect Robert Trent Jones. The Wheeling Suspension Bridge, which was once the longest suspension bridge in the world, connects downtown Wheeling to Wheeling Island.
In October 2007 the City of Wheeling opened the state's first concrete skateboard park. The 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) facility was designed and built by world-renowned skatepark builder, Grindline, of Seattle, Washington. The park consists of 60% bowls and 40% street elements; it is located within the Chambers Ballfield Complex in the Elm Grove section of the City. An addition to the street section of the park was completed by Grindline in November 2009. A covered shelter, restrooms, and webcam are scheduled to be installed in early 2010. The park is lighted and open 24/7.
As elsewhere in West Virginia, K–12 schools are organized at the county level of government. The public school system, Ohio County Schools, consists of 14 schools: nine elementary schools, four middle schools, which include Triadelphia Middle which has been nominated for the blue ribbon school award; and the nationally recognized Wheeling Park High School. Several parochial and private schools, including Wheeling Central Catholic High School and the Linsly School, are located in the city.
Colleges and universities[edit]
Wheeling is the hub of higher education in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia. Wheeling Jesuit University, a private Jesuit university and the only Catholic college in the state of West Virginia, is located here.[24]
The main campus of West Virginia Northern Community College has recently been expanding with centers in downtown Wheeling; it focuses on job training and community development. Also located within close proximity to the city are West Liberty University (formerly West Liberty State College), a four-year university, and private Bethany College, giving area residents a wide variety of educational options.
Wheeling has a traditional theater named the Capitol Theatre. The Capitol, opened in 1928, featured a 2,450-seat auditorium. The Capitol was home to a popular radio program in the early forties, It's Wheeling Steel, featuring musical performances by workers at a local steel plant. The Capitol also featured country artists such as Johnny Cash, June Carter-Cash, Merle Haggard, Tammy Wynette, and the Joneses.
The Capitol welcomes musical performances of all types. It has been renovated and is the performance hall for the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, which returned in 2009. It has also served as the home for Jamboree USA. The Capitol is the largest theatre in the state of West Virginia, with some 2,500 seats. The then-Capitol Music Hall was sold by Clear Channel Communications to LiveNation in the Spring of 2005. After LiveNation purchased the Capitol, it remained largely dormant although a few limited engagements were held. Moreover, in August 2007, the Capitol was closed due to several fire and building code violations. On February 5, 2009, the Wheeling Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) announced that it would purchase the then-Capitol Music Hall from Live Nation at a cost of $615,000. The purchase was finalized on April 3, 2009. [25]
Wheeling is also home to the Victoria Theater, the oldest theater in West Virginia. The Victoria is a 700-seat Victorian-style theater. It served as home to the WWVA Jamboree program from 1933–1936. More recently, it has been the site for the "Wheeling Jamboree", a local initiative started in 2009 and modeled after the original WWVA Jamboree (which changed its name in the 1960s to Jamboree U.S.A.). The original WWVA Jamboree ran from 1933–2007, making it the second longest running country radio program and a variety show in the country after the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville, Tennessee.
Held in nearby Belmont County, Jamboree In The Hills draws over 100,000 country music fans to the Wheeling area every July. During the summer months, the Wheeling Heritage Port hosts numerous festivals, concerts, movie nights, celebrations, a regatta and numerous visits from the Delta, Mississippi and American Queen riverboats. The Port holds over 8,000 spectators and has become a focal point to the City.
Fans of theater have several options in Wheeling. The Capitol Theatre hosts numerous touring musical performances. In addition, the Oglebay Institute's Towngate Theatre in Center Wheeling has, for over 35 years, produced plays.[26] Located across the street is the Independent Theatre Collective, which performs at the former Second Presbyterian Church.[27]
Wheeling is home to the Wheeling Nailers hockey team. The Nailers play in the WesBanco Arena (formerly the Wheeling Civic Center), and participate in the North division, American Conference of the ECHL. High school football and soccer are played at Wheeling Island Stadium. Formerly home to the Ohio Valley Greyhounds, Wheeling became home to a second team in 2009.[28] The team, known as the Wheeling Wildcats, played in the Continental Indoor Football League but folded after the 2009 season.[29]
Wheeling is also home to the headquarters of the Mountain East Conference, a NCAA Division II conference that plans to start play in the 2013–14 school year. Wheeling Jesuit and West Liberty are both charter members of the new conference, an offshoot of the disbanding West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Live racing and gaming[edit]
Wheeling is the home of Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack located on Wheeling Island. Formerly known as Wheeling Downs, the facility features live greyhound racing, slots, poker games, and casino-style table games.
Table gaming[edit]
In accordance with House Bill 271 adopted on March 8, 2007, Ohio County and Jefferson County held special elections on June 9, 2007, to approve the legalization of table games within the respective counties. The Ohio County measure passed, but the Jefferson County one failed. A similar measure was successfully adopted in Hancock County on June 30, 2007.[30]
Due to its close proximity to Pittsburgh, Wheeling is heavily influenced by that city's broadcast media outlets, which are easily received in the area. Besides broadcast stations Wheeling's cable providers also carry Root Sports Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh-centric news/talk channel PCNC as its "home" sports and information sources.
In addition to the Pittsburgh outlets, the Wheeling television market is served by CBS affiliate WTRF-TV Channel 7, PBS affiliate W41AA Channel 41, and NBC affiliate WTOV-TV Channel 9 in nearby Steubenville, Ohio. The city is served by cable television provider Comcast and parts of the city are also served by Centre TV.
Wheeling is home to WWVA 1170 AM, the state's only 50,000-watt AM station that can be heard throughout the East Coast at night. WVLY 1370 AM and WKKX 1600 AM provide local news, sports, and talk. On the FM dial, WVKF 95.7, WKWK 97.3, WOVK 98.7 and WEGW 107.5 provide the area with various music genres. The Wheeling area is the home of WDUQ-LP, a listener-supported commercial-free station, which also serves as the local Pacifica affiliate. Pittsburgh's radio stations provide Wheeling with coverage. A number of translators and repeater stations provide NPR and American Family Radio networks. Wheeling also has a student-run radio station, WPHP 91.9, operated by Wheeling Park High School students. WPHP plays top 40 songs and also covers all of the Wheeling Park Patriots' football and basketball games.
The city is home to The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register newspapers. Both papers are owned by Ogden Newspapers Inc., based in Wheeling. The Intelligencer is published weekday mornings and Saturdays, while the News-Register is published weekday afternoons and Sundays. The Times-Leader of Martins Ferry, Ohio, another Ogden Newspapers Inc. paper, also covers Wheeling issues. In Wheeling magazine is published quarterly and covers society and events in the city. [31]
Roads and bridges[edit]
Interstate 70 and its spur Interstate 470 run through the city east-west and link it with suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the east and Ohio to the west. U.S. Route 40/National Road links downtown with residential neighborhoods to the east. West Virginia Route 2 connects Wheeling with Moundsville to the south and Weirton to the north. U.S. Route 250 also runs through the city.
The Fort Henry Bridge and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge carry I-70 and I-470 respectively over the Ohio River. The historic Wheeling Suspension Bridge, completed in 1849, which was part of National Road (see early pic.), now carries cars and light trucks as well as pedestrian traffic between downtown and Wheeling Island. The Wheeling Tunnel carries I-70 through Wheeling Hill.
Bus transportation[edit]
Bus transportation to points throughout North America is available from Wheeling through Greyhound Lines. The bus terminal, the Robert C. Byrd Intermodal Transportation Center, was built with $11.1 million in federal funds.[32]
Regional transportation through West Virginia and Eastern Ohio is provided by the East Ohio and Ohio Valley Regional Transit Authorities, which shares the Intermodal Transportation Center as its hub for its Hub-and-Spoke routes throughout the area.[33]
Wheeling once operated streetcars from the 1880s to 1943 under the Wheeling Traction Company and Co-operative Transit Company. Buses replaced streetcar operations due to operating costs.[34]
Air transportation[edit]
The city is served by the Wheeling Ohio County Airport for general aviation and Pittsburgh International Airport for passenger service.
Companies based in Wheeling[edit]
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Global Operations Center)
- WesBanco Banks
- Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
- Swisher International Group (makers of Mail Pouch tobacco)
- Marsh Wheeling (America's oldest cigar manufacturing plant)
Notable people[edit]
- Jodi Applegate, TV news anchor
- Leon "Chu" Berry, jazz saxophonist
- Leo Brady, playwright, novelist, and director
- Adelbert R. Buffington, United States Army general
- Bobby Campo, actor
- Jack Canfield, motivational speaker
- John Corbett, actor
- Billy Cox, bassist
- Henrietta Crosman, stage and screen actress
- Faith Daniels, network broadcaster
- Rebecca Harding Davis, author
- Joseph M. Devine, Governor of North Dakota from 1898 to 1899; born in Wheeling.[35]
- Joyce DeWitt, actress
- Joanne Dru, actress
- William L. Elkins, 19th Century business tycoon
- Justin Wood, State Trooper
- Doug Fetherling, writer
- Walter L. Fisher, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
- Kelsy Fowler, Broadway actress
- Gene Freese, baseball player
- Jack Glasscock, Major League Baseball player[36]
- George Herbig- Astronomer
- Chuck Howley, NFL linebacker for the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys
- Alvan Macauley, president of Packard 1916-1939
- Keith Maillard, writer
- Bill Mazeroski, Hall of Fame second baseman
- Darvin Moon, 2009 World Series of Poker main event finalist
- Cy Morgan, a Major League Baseball pitcher
- Bob Ney, former U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Robert Nutting, principal owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Mollie O'Brien, Grammy winning bluegrass singer
- Tim O'Brien, Grammy winning bluegrass musician, brother of Mollie O'Brien
- Walter Reuther, labor leader
- Rick Schneider-Calabash, animation producer, writer, and director
- Eleanor Steber, American operatic soprano associated with the Metropolitan Opera
- Robert E. L. Strider, President of Colby College
- Andy Tonkovich, basketball player selected first in the 1948 BAA Draft
- Nan Wynn, big band singer and actress
- John Yarnall, naval officer during War of 1812
- Mike Florio, sportswriter
Wheeling in fiction[edit]
- Wheeling, under the name Raysburg, occurs again and again as the centre for action in several of Keith Maillard's novels, notably in Gloria and Clarinet Polka.
- In the 2005 film Walk the Line, Johnny Cash and June Carter performed at the Capital City Music Hall in downtown Wheeling while on tour.
- Wheeling is referred to in Bat Boy: The Musical as the nearest large town to Hope Falls, where the story takes place.
- Wheeling is referred to in the episode "Howard and Millie" of The Andy Griffith Show, where the couple, along with Andy and Helen, travel by train to Wheeling to get married. The wedding is then cancelled after arriving.
- Wheeling is referred to in an episode of The Waltons, called "The Deed", set in and around Schuyler, Virginia, when Richard Thomas' character "John Boy" travels 335 miles (539 km) to the 'Big City' of Wheeling in 1934.
- Wheeling is referred to in an episode of the sitcom Family Ties, set in Columbus, Ohio, when Michael J. Fox's character Alex P. Keaton says, "let's go down to Wheeling, West Virginia," to drink.
- Billy Joel's hit song "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" identifies the birthplace of the ballad's antagonist as Wheeling.
- In Season 2 of The West Wing, the episode "In This White House" names Wheeling as a location where two would-be assassins purchased firearms in their mission to kill the show's President, Josiah Bartlett.
- John Corbett's character, Chris Stevens (Chris in the Morning), in Northern Exposure is from Wheeling.
- "Life in the Iron Mills", a short story by Rebecca Harding Davis, was set in the factory world of nineteenth-century Wheeling. Her first published work, it appeared anonymously in April 1861 in the Atlantic Monthly; it caused a literary sensation and its powerful naturalism.
- Whatever is a 1998 independent film, shot mostly in Wheeling, about teenagers facing the difficulties of growing up in Northern New Jersey.
- A West Virginia–centric episode of Murder, She Wrote, "Coal Miner's Slaughter", has Megan Mullally's character passing the bar exam in Wheeling.
- "Wheeling, West Virginia" was a hit song for Neil Sedaka in 1970. The song tells of an actor from Wheeling who works at MGM.
- "Eliza and the House that Jack Built", a novel by Hungarian writer Albert Wass, takes place in the Wheeling area, around the end of the 19th century. The story is about the pioneers and immigrants who have settled there.
- Fort Wheeling, a comics series by the Italian comics author Hugo Pratt, deals with events taking place in the Wheeling area during the American Revolution.
- Wheeling is mentioned in the song "Bonita & Bill Butler" by Alison Krauss & Union Station
- Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) mentions Wheeling in an episode of How I Met Your Mother, aired November 4, 2013.
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- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
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- ^ a b Cranmer, Hon. Gibson Lamb., ed. (1902) [1902]. History of Wheeling City and Ohio County, West Virginia and Representative Citizens. Chicago: Biographical Publishing Company.
- ^ Ronald L. Lewis, Transforming the Appalachian Countryside: Railroads, Deforestation, and ..., p. 55
- ^ Herrmann Schuricht, History of the German Element in Virginia, Volume 2, pp. 112-122
- ^ Edward C. Wolf, "Wheeling's German Singing Societies", West Virginia History, 1980-1981 42(1-2): 1-56
- ^ Otis K. Rice, Stephen W. Brown, West Virginia: A History, pp. 199-201
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- Duffy, Sean, & Rinkes, Paul, Wheeling: Then & Now. Mount Pleasant, S. Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2010.
- Fones-Wolf, Ken, "'Traitors in Wheeling': Secessionism in an Appalachian Unionist City," Journal of Appalachian Studies, 13 (Spring–Fall 2007), 75–95.
- Minder, Mike. Wheeling's Gambling History to 1976. Wheeling: Nail City Publishing, 1997.
- Schramm, Robert W. The Linsly School. Mount Pleasant, S. Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2003.
- "Wheeling". Commercial Directory of the Western States. St. Louis: Richard Edwards. 1867.
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This Afternoon (Tuesday) a coalition of Alaska business leaders -- and a former Alaska Governor (Tony Knowles) -- got together to endorse "meaningful tax reform" at the North Slope. But the group stopped short of saying precisely what "meaningful tax reform" would entail.
The Coalition did say they hoped it would include tax reductions at existing oil fields on the North Slope.
The "Make Alaska Competitive Coalition" contends that oil production at the North Slope is declining, in part, because of the state's tax policy. They say the ACES tax system, enacted by the Palin Administration, is discouraging spending by the "Big Three" oil companies aimed at pulling additional output from existing fields.
With that, the group stepped in to a heated controversy.
Governor Sean Parnell is also an opponent of ACES. Earlier this year, the governor used used precisely the same term that the coalition used today when talking about the North Slope. "Meaningful tax reform" was the administration's mantra in the 2012 legislative session.
But Parnells' tax proposal was roundly rejected by the Alaska State Senate this session. The Senate judged to Parnell's tax cuts to be far too generous. In fact, Senator Hollis French characterized them as a "giveaway". Today, however, the coalition stopped short of saying it was specifically endorsing the Parnell tax plan. Nor would it whether say it endorsed an alternate plan by the Alaska State Senate Bipartisan Majority. However, the group sounded as if it believed the Senate's tax-reform proposals did not go far enough.
The Bipartisan Majority has been struggling with the oil tax issue for more than two years. This spring it decided that the reforms should center on the state providing additional tax credits to companies for finding and producing oil from NEW fields in Alaska. Senator Bert Stedman's Committee -- which looked into the matter -- also wanted modest reductions on oil taxes at prices above $130 per barrel.
No compromise could be ironed out between the Senate and the Governor, so the ACES tax structure remains in place. The fact is though, that Alaska state revenues -- under ACES -- have doubled since it was enacted in 2006.
The issue of how to reform taxes is a delicate one. State Senators felt bamboozled by the oil companies in 2005. That is when they discovered that the oil companies were paying less than a 1 percent production tax on Kuparuk. It just so happens that Kuparuk is the second biggest oil field in North America. Only Prudhoe Bay is larger. And Senators negotiated that disastrous tax reform with an Alaska Revenue Commissioner who later decided to work for the very oil company that benefited under the new tax plan! The Kuparuk problem has since been corrected under ACES. But no State Senator wants to engage in an oil-tax reform plan that unexpectedly leads to another Kuparuk.
But Kuparuk was a single mistake -- one that the state eventually corrected.
The "Make Alaska Competitive Coalition" argues that reducing taxes on existing fields can lead to production increases. They claim it happened in Alberta Canada -- where an oil tax cut was followed by increased output from the fields there.
And that is where the issue stands -- unresolved. One side says cutting taxes on existing field does make a difference, the other insists that tax cuts must be far more selective and targeted.
How that question is ultimately answered could profoundly affect the fate of Alaska.
Oil represents 90% of state government operating expenses. In the past 5 years, production from the North Slope has declined 27 percent -- from 734,000 barrels-a-day in 2007, to 525,000 barrels a day tonight. Declines at Prudhoe Bay continue to run at between 3 and 6 percent a year. And the fear is, if they are not reversed soon, the state could find itself in serious financial trouble.
Tonight, the $59 million dollar question is how to turn that decline around. $59 million dollars a day is the amount of money the pipeline generated at today's prices.
Alaska's oil tax system that is one that everyone agrees needs changing. But so far there is no concensus on just how to change it.
Coalition Endorses "Meaningful" Oil Tax Reform in Alaska
Declines to Explain Exactly What "Meaningful" Reform Would Entail
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- I was going to spend this column gushing about Dean Norris, how awesome he is and what a great summer he's having, but if you watch "Breaking Bad" and/or "Under the Dome," you already know that. (And if you're not watching, shame on you. Start catching up now!)
So instead, I'll share some TV news you might not know:
• "Rizzoli & Isles" has temporarily halted production after cast member Lee Thompson Young's death Monday (an apparent suicide) to give the cast and crew a chance to grieve and so the writers can decide how to move forward. Young, who first gained fame as the titular "Famous Jett Jackson" on the Disney Channel in the late '90s, played Detective Barry Frost since "Rizzoli & Isles" began in 2010.
As it stands, the show has three more episodes until the midseason finale, all of which have been filmed and, presumably, will air as scheduled. (I don't see why they wouldn't.) Then, it will be back for four episodes sometime in the winter.
According to an Aug. 12 tweet by season-finale director Norman Buckley, the show was prepping for the episode then and planned to begin filming this week so, unless they go back to tweak previous episodes and introduce a story earlier, it looks like Frost's fate will be addressed then.
• "CSI" is one of the longest-running shows on TV, with its 14th season set to begin Sept. 25. It will celebrate its milestone 300th episode this season and is bringing back a familiar face to do it -- Marg Helgenberger, whose Catherine quit CSI for the FBI in season 12. The episode will, in part, flash back to a cold case from 14 years ago.
Currently, there are conflicting reports on whether fellow original star William Petersen (Grissom) will appear; Deadline is reporting he will not, while other media outlets have not specified.
• The next season of "Dancing with the Stars" will have one less old-timer, as pro Kym Johnson is sitting it out after 14 seasons. She's not sitting still, though. Instead, she's taking time off to work in her native Australia. The plan is for her to return the following season.
• Fox will have a double helping of Demi Lovato for a bit this fall when the "X Factor" judge joins "Glee" for an arc of at least six episodes, set to begin in early October. She'll be in Rachel and Santana's life in NYC and will have some musical numbers with another Fox show crossover guest -- "American Idol's" Adam Lambert.


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In the old days, well, really not so long ago, people who wanted to find out about a church they were thinking about attending had to go to a Sunday worship service or special event.
That's all changing as the world incorporates computer technology into everyday life. Churches are getting in touch with people via their own Web sites. Porterfield Baptist Church was cited in an article in the weekend edition of The Times as a full-fledged member of the Internet revolution.
Based on national statistics, we're sure many churches will be joining in the revolution. A recent study shows only 35 percent of churches use technology, so there's room to grow.
We think that it's a good move for churches to get connected. Certainly, members of any congregation are hooked up to the Internet and communicating via social networking sites. Making sure the voice of the church is heard via Web connections seems natural to us.
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Five Sequim School District FFA (Future Farmers of America) students have put in more than 300 hours restoring a 1954 Farmall tractor this past school year.
They are entered in a national competition in which all of their work be documented, so they created a video of the project.
Beginning Monday, Sept. 12, through Wednesday, Sept. 14, all video entries can be viewed on the DeloTractor Restoration Competition website at: http://delotractorrestorationcompetition.com/default.aspx
The public is encouraged to vote for their favorite video project. The video with the most votes wins the video portion of the contest.
You can vote as many times as you want. Last year's winner had a little more than 4,000 votes. This is the first time Sequim, or any school in Washington state, has entered this contest.
"We want to show how proud we are of the students in our Sequim FFA program, and all their hard work," said Kristi Short, Sequim High School FFA advisor.


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Style and Technique (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
Poe had definite ideas about the style and composition of the short story. To begin with, despite his wonderfully realistic descriptions in this and other tales, he advocated art over reality and believed that the artificial contrivances of the writer's imagination could reveal more truth about the human condition than faithful adherence to observed reality. As Poe saw it, the short story was the ideal medium for conveying artistic insight because the reader was likely to give it his or her concentrated attention for the brief time it took to read it. Above all else, he insisted that the writer should make every part of the short story contribute to its total effect. "If his very initial sentence tend not to the outbringing of this effect," wrote Poe, "then he has failed in his first step." His devotion to that injunction is clearly demonstrated in "The Tell-Tale Heart." Indeed, he excels in creating and developing that fascinating mood of mystery and madness that makes the story so irresistible.
Poe had the ability to portray his protagonists, mad though they might be, in sympathetic terms. The reader comes to understand the demented narrator, or at least to pity him, because his obsession is so overpowering.
Poe was a master of the first-person narrator, and that technique, so treacherous in the hands of a lesser artist, makes for unusual intimacy between the reader and the storyteller. Indeed, one is drawn into the tormented mind of the madman. The mind is especially Poe's domain, with its interplay of emotions, its mixture of reality and fantasy, and its ultimate mystery. To convey the impressions and feeling that he wanted, Poe relied on a variety of rhetorical tools, and he carefully crafted every sentence. However, "The Tell-Tale Heart" is convincingly spontaneous and filled with those little details that heighten the realism. Devoted to art for art's sake, Poe probed the limits of human reality in stories shaped by both intuitive genius and literary craftsmanship.
The Tell-Tale Heart (Magill Book Reviews)
A nameless, first-person narrator tells, in initially cool but increasingly desperate tones, the story of his calculating murder of an old man for whose care he was responsible. His reason for telling the tale is to prove to the reader, whom he addresses directly, that he is not insane. In the telling, however, he demonstrates a perversity that not only reveals his mental imbalance, but also confronts the reader with the possibility of evil at the core of every human being.
"THE TELL-TALE HEART" exemplifies perfectly Poe's notion of "unity of effect," the conviction that every line of a story should contribute to a single, unrelieved effect on the reader. This is illustrated, as Poe insisted it should be, in the very first line: "True!--nervous--very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?"
Poe precedes Dostoevsky and modern writers in exploring motiveless evil. The narrator quickly informs us that he killed the old man for none of the usual reasons but only because he could not stand the look of the man's blinded eye.
Poe's primary interest, however, is not evil in the theological sense but as a species of psychological obsession. His fascination is with the working of the human mind, with the relation between hyperrationality and madness, and with a bent in human nature that all our reason cannot explain away. All of these are connected in the story with the incessant beating of the old man's heart that even death cannot still.
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Burluck, Michael L. Grim Phantasms: Fear in Poe's Short Fiction. New York: Garland, 1993.
Hoffman, Daniel. Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1998.
Hutchisson, James M. Poe. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2005.
Irwin, John T. The Mystery to a Solution: Poe, Borges, and the Analytical Detective Story. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994.
Kennedy, J. Gerald. A Historical Guide to Edgar Allan Poe. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.
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Oven-poached Washington State Pears with Pecans, Blue Cheese and Balsamic Reduction
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Preheat your oven to 350º F.
Cut the pears in half lengthwise. Remove the stem and bottom end with a small knife and scoop out the core with a spoon or a Parisian scoop. Arrange pears, cut sides down, in an 8-inch-square or round baking dish. Pour the apple cider over and bake 35 minutes.
Meanwhile, place the balsamic vinegar and maple syrup in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is a light syrup consistency. Set aside.
After 35 minutes, turn the baked pears cut sides up. Sprinkle them with the blue cheese and pecans. Place back in the oven and cook for 10 minutes more.
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Drizzle some of the balsamic-maple reduction on each of 4 salad plates and top each with a pear. Garnish with herb sprigs, quartered figs and pecans.
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Hello to everyone that happens to be like me, finding anything that you possibly can in the dirt that is old or has some kind of interesting past.
I personally love to detect the older sites that I happen to come across. Some of these places take a lot of leg work and with the use of the internet and the telephone and some times travel to other places to talk to people. And getting the permission to hunt on the property that I want to hunt. Not all a bed of roses though, sometimes I do loads of work in finding the property owners. Just to have them tell me NO. But, for the most part other than the ones that are owned by some big development company, I usually get permission to hunt the area that I want.
Sometimes I even go back to these places after I feel that I have hit them hard.
Last year I got permission to hunt this property and hunted it about three or four times. I found a few silver coins along with a cool old watch fob that had a cable driven backhoe on it. Along with a few other goodies.
This year I was needing a place to go that was not to far from my home (the weather was not the greatest, did not want to travel far). I gave the owner a call and told him that he let me hunt the property the year before and he let me hunt it again. To my surprise I found two silver quarters in the same hole. Needless to say, sometimes it pays to go back to 'hunted out places', even your own.
Until then, may all of your pull tabs turn to gold! Good luck and hope you find that special something that you are searching for,
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Colorado Editorial Roundup
A sampling of recent editorials from Colorado newspapers:
The Pueblo Chieftain, Nov. 26, on testimony by former CIA Director David Petraeus on the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya:
Former CIA Director David Petraeus has told Congress that classified intelligence showed the deadly raid on the U.S. Consulate in Libya was a terrorist attack but the administration withheld the suspected role of al-Qaida affiliates to avoid tipping them off.
The recently resigned spy chief explained that references to terrorist groups suspected of carrying out the violence were removed from the public explanation of what caused the attack so as not to alert them that U.S. intelligence was on their trail, according to lawmakers who attended Gen. Petraeus' private briefings.
The retired four-star general addressed the House and Senate intelligence committees in back-to-back, closed-door hearings as questions persist over what the Obama administration knew in the immediate aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks and why its public description did not match intelligence agencies' assessments.
Recall that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice went on five Sunday TV news programs just five days after the attack to insist that it was the product of demonstrations against an anti-Muslim YouTube trailer. Ms. Rice is a member of the Obama Cabinet, and so the question has been posed, "What did the president know and when did he know it" about the CIA intelligence estimate that the attack was indeed a terrorist operation.
Lawmakers who questioned Gen. Petraeus said he testified that the CIA's draft talking points in response to the assault on the diplomatic post in Benghazi that killed four Americans referred to it as a terrorist attack. He said that reference was removed from the final version, although he wasn't sure which federal agency deleted it.
Republicans remain critical of the administration's handling of the case. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said Petraeus' testimony showed that "clearly the security measures were inadequate despite an overwhelming and growing amount of information that showed the area in Benghazi was dangerous, particularly on the night of September 11."
In fact, Gen. Petraeus told lawmakers that protesters literally walked in and set fire to the facility, according to a congressional official who attended the briefing. U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens died from smoke inhalation. Gen. Petraeus said security at the CIA annex was much better, but the attackers had armaments to get in.
While the full depth of Gen. Petraeus' testimony hasn't been made public, what has been discussed about it continues to raise questions. The slaying of an American ambassador is serious business and the citizens of this nation deserve to know the full facts about the administration's handling of the entire affair.
Editorial: http://www.chieftain.com/opinion/editorials/what-happened/article_0b6a2426-3784-11e2-9aa4-001a4bcf887a.html
Loveland Reporter-Herald, Nov. 24, on the Benghazi investigations:
At the intersection of foreign policy, secret spy missions and domestic politics, the facts can be scarce, and the truth behind them scarcer.
While the opponents of President Barack Obama see the circumstances of Sept. 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya, and the response of the administration as impeachable offenses, the president's ardent supporters seem to see the loss of four American lives in the service to their country as a cost of doing business in the Middle East.
Of course the truth is somewhere in the middle.
The deaths of Ambassador Chris Stevens, an aide and two security contractors in the diplomatic station in eastern Libya are a troubling reminder of the instability of the region; revolutions in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen and Syria have loaded the area with heavy weapons and groups looking to wield power over their countrymen. While the United States had not put troops on the ground in Libya, it had cooperated in providing air cover to the rebels against Moammar Gadhafi and had a continued presence in the capital of Tripoli as well as the wellspring of the revolution in Benghazi.
As it has become widely known, the CIA was playing a role in Benghazi, too. While details of the agency's operations have not been revealed, there are many reasons the United States would want to have a presence. First, with resurgent terrorist and Islamist groups at work in northern Chad, Mali and other African nations, knowledge of their workings was in the national interest; second, with turmoil continuing in Egypt and Syria, work to bolster groups who would work with the United States also was key. Groups opposed to U.S. intervention certainly would have a motive for an attack, and it has become clear they were responsible.
So why didn't the president and his ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, come out and say these things in the days after the attack? Because the work of American diplomats as well as that by the CIA need to remain under cover at least long enough for American people and property to be brought to safety.
While the work of secret operatives and clandestine operations seems to run counter to the American ideal of open government, such work is necessary in some instances to advance and protect our interests overseas.
As the investigation into the events at Benghazi continues, Congress and the media need to be mindful of the risks they may be placing onto their fellow citizens working overseas in clandestine efforts. Speculation, innuendo and from-the-hip accusations will not serve the national interest, nor will giving the administration a free pass over the loss of life.
However, a methodical probe into the incident will allow the United States to protect its people and assets while shedding light on the truth.
Editorial: http://www.reporterherald.com/opinion/editorial/ci_22059713/let-process-work-benghazi-investigations
The Daily Sentinel, Nov. 25, on the potential for natural gas:
The world seems almost to float on giant reservoirs of natural gas, we have learned in recent years, as hydraulic fracturing has freed up vast amounts of gas and revived dormant economies in the Northeast.
Now the next step — finding a way to make greater use of natural gas as a transportation fuel — is before us.
As was the case a few short years ago, we know there is great potential for natural gas, but significant hurdles remain.
We see a role for the Colorado Legislature to clear one of those obstacles by making it easier and less expensive for businesses to offer compressed natural gas, or CNG as it's called, first to other businesses and perhaps eventually to large segments of the traveling public.
Under the current regulatory scheme, a business wishing to offer natural gas as a fuel must first compress it. It's an easy-enough process, requiring a compressor and containers large enough to hold enough gas for a few fill-ups.
The problem is that when the business flips the switch to begin compressing the gas, its electricity demand spikes and that spike sets the high level at which the business is charged for the day's worth of electricity.
To be sure, Xcel Energy has to have a system that can meet sudden surges in demand — that's why they call it a demand charge, after all — without affecting other customers.
It's also true, though, that establishing an economy in which clean-burning natural gas plays a greater role in the local and national economy will require some creative approaches and thinking beyond the demand rate.
But the prospect for economic benefit is great. And clean-burning CNG is better for the environment than gasoline.
Some see the demand-rate issue as a chicken-and-egg question: Which will come first, lower prices or more CNG vehicles?
A better way to look at it is the "Field of Dreams" approach.
We know that Americans are in the market for less expensive fuel, but strongly prefer to go where they wish, as they wish. This has historically put us at the mercy of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries It's galling, as well, that much of the money we send overseas for oil goes to causes that endanger the United States, its friends and allies.
Vast supplies of domestic energy in the form of CNG allow us to sidestep that dilemma and bolster the American economy.
That won't come easily, however, as the early experience with the demand charge demonstrates.
We urge legislators from the Western Slope to find ways to take maximum advantage of the region's pre-eminent natural resource. They should work with the fuel industry, the Public Utilities Commission and Xcel Energy to do just that.
If we build it, they — fleet vehicles, semi-trucks, buses and eventually family cars — will come.
Editorial: http://www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/articles/change-in-demand-rate-8232needed-to-develop-cng
The Daily Sentinel, Nov. 24, on a new book about Columbine:
The release of a new book that includes observations from the parents of one of the Columbine High School killers has cracked the door just a bit wider on one of the biggest unanswered questions of all: Why?
Although more than 13 years have passed since the massacre, there remains much to be explored about how Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris came to the point of carrying out the attacks that left 13 victims dead.
The aim is prevention — to give parents, teachers and others knowledge that might enable them to detect warning signs and intervene.
As we have seen in the years since the mass shooting, the actions of Klebold and Harris have been repeatedly imitated.
The more society can understand the personalities and conditions that preceded their rampage, the better.
To that end, the comments of Susan Klebold, mother of Dylan, paint a picture of a grieving mother who could not understand why her son would do such a thing.
She told Andrew Solomon, author of "Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity," that she prayed during the unfolding tragedy that her son would kill himself — and then regretted that prayer.
After seeing the so-called "basement tapes," in which Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold raged on video, she saw a different person than the one she had raised.
"I saw the end product of my life's work: I had created a monster," Susan Klebold told Solomon.
Those comments are not out of line with the introspection and shock she expressed in a lengthy piece published in 2009 in O, The Oprah Magazine.
Susan Klebold concludes the piece with this: "I only hope my story can help those who can still be helped. I hope that, by reading of my experience, someone will see what I missed."
And that's exactly our point.
Perhaps professionals with emotional detachment and expertise could see what the parents could not and maybe still cannot readily perceive.
Did the mix of the problems of Harris and Klebold lead to action greater than either of them would have undertaken alone?
That is why we were so dismayed in 2007 when a federal judge ordered that depositions from the parents of the killers to be sealed for 20 years. Those depositions took place in 2003 in connection with a lawsuit filed by families of some of the victims.
It's possible the documents could shed substantial light on how Harris and Klebold came to become the Columbine killers.
Beyond Susan Klebold, the parents — those who could assuredly offer the most insight into the killers' thinking — have spoken little publicly, if at all.
It's a shame, since there is still much to be learned.
Editorial: http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_22045209/editorial-thirteen-years-after-columbine-still-wondering-why


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To be admitted to this program, students must:
Note: Transfer credit into the graduate program will be subjected to evaluation by the coordinator of the M.A. program and the dean of graduate studies. All transfer credits must carry a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. A maximum of 9 credits can be transferred into the M.A. program


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LXM Pro Tour: Q&A with organizer/participant Xander Ritz
Sean Burns - 11/23/2009
If you think you had a busy weekend, try talking to Xander Ritz.
The Philly native and former Maryland All-American has been doing his thing out west for a while now, working with the Starz Lacrosse Club as Director of Development. This past weekend, he was one of the primary folks in charge of the production of the LXM Pro Tour's first event, an all-day throwdown at the Santa Ana Municipal Stadium in Southern California.
For those that didn't catch the site on Friday, the LXM event - which is hopefully to be followed by several other stops - started out with a 9 AM Sports Studio casting call for future lax-related parts in TV and movies, followed by a clinic given by Kyle Harrison and other pro's, MCLA game between Champman and UCSanta Barbara, showcase game featuring LXM's pro players and then a concert headlined by 3Oh!3.
We caught up with Xander by phone today to ask how things went over the weekend.
Obviously a big weekend for you guys - what was your overall impression of the first event?
Its a good question. It's really hard to gauge things off one event - I mean, we've been doing lacrosse out here for a while and Hochy [LXM Tour co-founder Scott Hochstadt, also a Maryland grad] and I have been talking about doing something like this... It's just wierd to see it come together.
From a production and execution standpoint, everything went great. The games were at a high level - I was really happy the west coast kids got to see an MCLA game so they know that kind of level is there for them out here - and the pro game was great. A few guys were really selling out and playing hard, we were surprised to see how serious they were taking it. Really, this weekend was all about having fun and showing the kids out here the highest level of lacrosse that they can see.
What about the concert. How'd everybody receive the lineup
It was great - we were impressed with everybody's performance and we got footage of some of the guys from 3Oh3 working on their lacrosse game backstage.
Really all the feedback we've gotten so far has been pretty solid. We went up to [Adrenaline's] High Rollers [Showcase] on Sunday and got a lot of good thoughts. Our goal was to create a festival atmosphere, with the games and equipment and apparrell and everything along with having high quality lacrosse on the field, and we accomplished that. As far as lacrosse goes, on the east coast, you can get spoiled - growing up in Philadelphia, I could go see UPenn, Drexel, Villanova - there were like 10 Division I games any weekend. People forget that this isn't the case in most of the country. You can watch games here on ESPNU or watch the highlights on IL, but its different in person.
So on the average, you'd say the reception was positive for a first-time event?
Yes. Part of what we are trying to do with this tour is bring that level of lacrosse to areas that don't get it otherwise. For these kids, this is a once a year thing, at best. This is their only opportunity to see players of this level - like former Player of the Year types - in person. Back east, seeing Matt Ward or Trevor Tierney play is something you can do all spring, but out here, its all new.
Having put on a few IL events, we know that you always find little things to improve upon after your first event - would you say you've got some loose ends to fix up?
Well, we've got a laundry list of a million little tweeks and things that probably nobody else would notice, but I think we have the model down. I think we'd like to make the Sports Studio casting call a little bigger - we had a kid from UPenn land a role this weekend - but overall its just about tightening a couple things up and trying to get an extra field so we can all warm up before the pro showcase, but really I can't think of too much otherwise.
We had plenty of anxiety going in on Saturday morning, but we coulnd't be happier with how things went. Since we were working with probably one of the best event production teams in the country, so it was like clockwork for them.
So what's next? I know there's nothing official yet, but you guys wanted to do a bunch of these, yes?
We're definitely looking to do another event this spring - nothing is official yet because we're working on venue and artist details to tie things up. We're definitely trying to do shows in Austin, Columbus, Portland - and we're hoping to make Miami the first stop of 2010 and give Florida some of that outdoor professional lacrosse.
Speaking of lacrosse, who do you think showed up big in the pro game?
Honestly, the goalies were dominating. For better or for worse, it was only like an 8-6 game, because we probably had four of the best goalies in the country (Joey Kemp, Matt Russell, Mickey Jarboe and Trevor Tierney). Every one of those guys made at least one or two massive saves, and Matt Russell was the MVP of the game. The goalies just lit it up out there.
Any parting thoughts?
Really, we just wanted to thank the city of Santa Ana for being such a great host. It couldn't have gone better with them and it made everything else easy.


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Every child deserves an outstanding teacher, and decades of research shows that excellent teachers are the key to student success, especially for those falling behind. The Joyce Foundation supports research that is focused on making teacher evaluations more meaningful, giving all teachers the tools they need to become great, and rewarding them for excellence. We must all commit to helping teachers become great and attracting more talented adults into the profession. Learn More.
Experts agree that students who cannot read well by the end of third grade struggle to graduate from high school. The Joyce Foundation supports policy-focused research to help provide pre-K through third grade teachers with more training on how to better teach reading paired with the support and development of better tools to measure student progress to improve a teacher's ability to teach this critical skill. Learn More.
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Education Secretary says partnerships with Joyce and other funders are productive and positive.
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New York Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow has been asked to star in a faith-based movie.
Executive Producer David Dginguerian, who produced the movie "Crossroad," sent a letter to Tebow's agents inviting him to appear in his next film.
TMZ obtained a copy of the letter that was sent to the William Morris Agency.
"You are an inspiration to so many on the field and off, and I am certain that your passion will also come through in films," Dginguerian wrote.
The movie offer surfaced just a few weeks after Tebow spoke to a more than 10,000 evangelical Christian students at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.
"In the end, football is just a silly game. Greatness comes from serving," Tebow told the crowd.
There's no word from Tebow's reps on the movie offer.
Considering that Tebow's NFL career is up in the air, his agents might want to give serious thought to it.
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How to add AWTpermission to a signed applet?
I have a signed applet in which i open a jpopupmenu, but when i hover the mouse onto the menu, i get a warning symbol.
My applet is signed and the signature is valid. I think the signing the applet will not achieve AWTPERMISSION. So, i want to add a "showWindowWithoutWarningBanner" AWT Permission.
How can i do this?I donot want to edit the java.policy file manually as this applet has to be loaded on to N number of machines accessing the application.
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