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Numerous news organizations rely on the Institute's data for stories showing how campaign contributions shape political races and policy debates. Following is a list of recent news articles that cite the Institute's data or money-in-politics experts.
2006 Articles
- Truth in our House [Blog] 12/27/2006
REDCO and Political Money
As expected while reviewing campaign finance for those involved with REDCO, there is no shortage of political money being doled out by its officers.
- Decatur Daily 12/24/2006
Most Expensive Race in 2006
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The judge who will become the first female chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court in January said she gets calls from reporters in other states, but not about her gender.
- Truth in our House [Blog] 12/23/2006
Eminent Domain & Corporate Greed
Read about the plight of Tyrone residents. They are fighting giant Duke Energy (of North Carolina) in their right to seize land under eminent domain for power line use.
- USA Today 12/21/2006
Big Donars Bankroll Inaugural Bashes
WASHINGTON -- The elections are over, but some of the nation's governors are still collecting from individuals and corporations to pay for their upcoming inaugurations. Some of the donations come in amounts that vastly exceed what state law allows in their campaigns.
- Los Angeles Times 12/18/2006
Candidates Have Their Hands Out
With nearly two dozen contenders jostling for an early edge in the 2008 race for the White House, governors, senators and others eyeing a presidential run are already elbowing their way into the good graces of California's big-money donors.
- Santa Fe Free New Mexican 12/16/2006
State Power Play
SANTA FE, N.M. -- After six years as House speaker, Ben Lujan, faces a formidable challenge for the post from Kenny Martinez.
- New York Times Select [Talking Points] 12/12/2006
Judges for Sale: How Special Interests Are Buying Up the Nation's Justice System
It was bound to happen sooner or later. Special interests have long targeted candidates for executive offices, like president or govenor, and legislative offices, like Congress and state legislatures.
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch 12/08/2006
McCaskill Won Senate Race Despite Being Outspent
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Claire McCaskill won the most expensive U.S. Senate race in Missouri's history, despite being outspent by her opponent. Meanwhile, supporters of a state constitutional amendment to protect stem-cell research paid top-dollar for their narrow victory last month.
- The Daily Texan (Guest Opinion) 12/05/2006
In Defense of a Democratic Web
Do not get caught up in the web of technical jargon like net neutrality. The elimination of net neutrality would severely limit your right to access the information you want, in the manner that you want and without interference from companies that had nothing to do with the invention of the Internet, the World Wide Web or Web browsers.
- Newzhound (Blog) 11/28/2006
On the Record: Backgrounding Individuals
You may be surprised at what you'll find on Google, Lexis-Nexis, Facebook, etc., but don't overlook public records when you're investigating an individual.
- Open Campaigns (Blog) 11/13/2006
Followthemoney.org Has An API for State Campaign Funding Data
The Institute on Money in Politics site followthemoney.org is great for finding campaign funding data for any state in the US. They have real people that collect data for each state and even standardize contributor names, something which I know is a problem from my work with the SF site whosfundingwhom.org.
- The Patriot-News 11/12/2006
Campaigns are Costly, But What's a Reformer to Do?
Some may gripe that their vote doesn't count, but in Pennsylvania, that vote can cost an awful lot.
- Los Angeles Times 11/09/2006
Governor in Mexico for Trade Talks
MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- Fresh off his reelection victory, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger arrived here Wednesday night for a two-day trade mission to Mexico, where he will act as a celebrity pitchman for California produce and tourism, and strive to forge ties with the nation's incoming president.
- Los Angeles Times 11/09/2006
Deep Pockets Carry the Day
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Money didn't just talk in Tuesday's election. It screamed. This year's biggest spenders - and biggest winners - were the oil and tobacco companies. In almost every contest, candidates and issues with the most money trumped the side with less, even if the losers raised bags full.
- The NewStandard 11/09/2006
Business Groups Stealthily Funded Political Ads, Watchdogs Allege
Public-interest advocates are accusing the nation's premier business association of withholding information on money in poured into state-leve election campaigns.
- Forbes.com 11/08/2006
Gridlock? Not in the States
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The forecast in the nation's Capitol may be for gridlock, but residents of many states have already assured themselves of change.
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution 11/07/2006
Buy Your Tickets, Help a Politician
ATLANTA, Ga. -- You're not finished voting when you leave the polls today. Not if you're a pro sports fan.
- Dow Jones Newswires 11/07/2006
Activists Say BP Breaking Promise on Campaign Donations
HOUSTON, Texas -- BP PLC (BP), which vowed to refrain from making political donations in 2002, has come under renewed criticism over a series of recent U.S. contributions that shareholder activists say contradict its pledge.
- In These Times 11/06/2006
Readying for Election Day
Of course, as educated and informed as you may be, democracy, or what's left of it, can still be confusing. So here's a citizen-friendly guide to some of the most useful information on the Web to help you feel confidence in, if not who you vote for, than at least why.
- Inside Analytics (Blog) 11/06/2006
Technology and Elections 1
How about an election technology discussion that doesn't include Diebold in it? Here's something very cool. Last week Bonnie Bogle noted on the N-TEN blog that the Institute on Money in State Politics (followthemoney.org) released a public faacing set of APIs for accessing their incredibly rich database.
- Sioux Falls Argus Leader 11/06/2006
$750,000 Donation Might Be Illegal, Group Alleges
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The group trying to overturn the state's abortion ban filed a complaint Friday with Attorney General Larry Long, alleging that a corporate donation to the Vote Yes for Life campaign might have violated state law.
- Daily News Journal 11/05/2006
Ketron, Springer Race Draws Most Money in Local Elections
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- More than a half million dollars has been raised in this election cycle to run the campaigns of local state legislative candidates, and Murfreesboro Sen. Bill Ketron is among the biggest spenders.
- N-TEN Connect (Blog) 11/03/2006
Using APIs to Show Campaign Contributions
Gearing up for next week's midterm elections, the Institute on Money in State Politics has opened up its APIs to help get information on campaign contributions out to the public.
- The North Wind (Northern Michigan University) 11/03/2006
Third Party Candidates Must Find Their Voices
The old saying "He who has the gold, makes the rules" holds true for American democracy. With elections quickly approaching, money spent on campaign financing has reached an all-time high both nationally and statewide, making it difficult for third-party candidates to compete.
- Associated Press 11/02/2006
State's Gambling Interests Eyeing Tuesday's Election
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- For eight years, the state's growing gambling industry has faced a staunch opponent in the governor's mansion.
- Programmableweb.com 11/02/2006
Follow Political Money via This API
Just in time for next week's mid-term US elections, just listed here is this API from The Institute on Money in State Politics. And in this case, it's the domain name that's more telling: followthemoney.org. It's a quite impressive store of data on the who, where, when and how much of campaign contributors across the US.
- The Tribune-Star 11/02/2006
GOP Trying to Maintain Control of House District 45
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- With the Republican Party's slightly 52-48 majority in the Indiana House of Representatives, the 45th District, which stretches south anad east along the Wabash River into Knox County, is one of the several potentially pivotal battlegrounds.
- Wichita Eagle 11/02/2006
Interest in Who Makes Donations Increases
WICHITA, Kan. -- If you ask most voters if they care about campaign finance, they'll probably say "no," a Washburn University professor says.
- Philadelphia Inquirer 10/31/2006
Rendell Asks and the Cash Rolls in
HARRISBURG, Penn. -- For most politicians, the worst part about the job is the money they have to raise to remain in office. Not Gov. Rendell. He loves it.
- The Tribune-Star 10/31/2006
Educators Face Off in Battle for Indiana House District 43
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The race for Indiana's 43rd House of Representatives District pits two educators against each other-one a longtime political veteran, the other a political rookie.
- Virginian-Pilot & Ledger Star (Norfolk, Va.) 10/31/2006
Foes Lead in Fundraising, But Not in Polls
RICHMOND, Va. -- Opponents of a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions appear to have a cash advantage over supporters as groups on both sides of the issue prepare for the final sprint to Election Day.
- Anchorage Daily News 10/30/2006
Alaska Election 2006
Several nonpartisan Web sites make it easy to track where candidates get their money, who's giving to whom and how elections are financed.
- The Tribune-Star 10/30/2006
Veteran Democrat Takes on Republican Newcomer in Indiana House District 42
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The battle for Indiana's House of Representatives District 42 pits a veteran Democratic lawmaker against a Republican newcomer.
- Clarion-Ledger 10/29/2006
Low-key Judicial Races Belie Intensity
JACKSON, Miss. -- Judicial elections in Mississippi have traditionally been low-turnout, low-intensity affairs watched mostly by attorneys who will ply their trade in front of the judges.
- Duluth News-Tribune 10/29/2006
Incumbents Have Many Advantages
In the realm of state politics, you'd rather be Tom Huntley than Becky Hall. Huntley, a University of Minnesota Duluth biochemistry professor, is seeking his eighth term in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Hall, a former congressional staffer and now a stay-at-home mother, wants her first trip to the Capitol. The odds are in Huntley's favor: He's the incumbent and he has raised more money.
- Post-Tribune 10/29/2006
Fireworks Lobbyists Ante Up for Big Bang
Fireworks lobbyists may not make the top 20 for funding state campaigns, but most local lawmakers have received at least some money from the fireworks industry before the law changed this year making fireworks legal.
- The Wichita Eagle 10/29/2006
Incumbent Says She's Tried to Save Taxpayers Money
WICHITA, Kan. -- Bonnie Huy says she is closely aligned with Republican principles. But the third-term representative said she's more people-driven than party-driven.
- The Wichita Eagle 10/29/2006
Challenger Says He Wants to Take Kansas Forward
WICHITA, Kan. -- It's time for a change, Raj Goyle said -- time for someone to represent the 87th District with more mainstream values and a moderate voice.
- Des Moines Register 10/28/2006
Parties Invest Heavily in Races for Legislature
DES MOINES, Iowa -- About $4 million has been spent so far on the two dozen most expensive legislative races in Iowa as the Democratic and Republican parties raise the stakes in their quest to win control of the evenly divided Legislature.
- Contra Costa Times 10/27/2006
Tribes Rolling Dice With Republicans
A handful of gaming tribes, jilted by Capitol Democrats over deals that would vastly expand their casino operations, are ladling million of dollars on Republican candidates across the state.
- Reno Gazette-Journal 10/27/2006
Coincidence or Conspiracy? Oil Officials Deny Link to Election
RENO, Nev. -- Declining fuel prices have stirred a conspiracy theory among politicos as mid-term elections near, but petroleum officials deny that falling prices are connected to oil companies attempting to get certain candidates elected.
- The Daily Reflector 10/26/2006
Speaker Jim Black Ties Turn Up in House Races
GRIMESLAND, N.C. -- Signs for Republican office seekers dominated a fundraiser Friday for N.C. House hopeful Hood Richardson, but a Democrat was the only candidate whose face was on display.
- Sarasota Herald Tribune 10/24/2006
Developer Gives to Both Sides in North Port Race
NORTHPORT, Fla. -- West Palm Beach developer Brian Tuttle is using his network of companies to give money to both sides in one City Commission race.
- Stateline.org 10/24/2006
Biz Groups Dominate Judicial Races
State Supreme Court candidates and their corporate allies have spent at least $1 million on TV commercials in three states this year, but trial lawyers, traditionally the dominant players in such contests, have stayed on the sidelines.
- The Morning Journal Opinion 10/23/2006
With Election Day Near, Study Candidates, Issues to Cast Informed Vote
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Have you made up your mind yet about who to vote for? How about all those ballot issues? The stakes are too important to just guess at things.
- Washington Post 10/23/2006
Funds From National Groups Go to Both Sides
Major national religious groups, gay rights activists and deep-pocketed individual donors have contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars for and against a Virginia measure that would ban same-sex marriage and civil unions, according to campaign finance reports, as the state becomes the latest battleground in the nation's debate over the issue.
- Daily Record 10/20/2006
In Elections, Business PACs March to Their Own Drummer in MD.
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Whatever the outcome of November's state elections, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce staff will at least be able to say they tried.
- Gilroy Dispatch 10/18/2006
Show Me the Money: Web Site Shines Light on Campaign Cash
GILROY, Calif. -- Local Assemblyman Simon Salinas (D-Salinas) overwhelmingly supported any legislation that benefited unions, his biggest source of campaign cash.
- The Montgomery Advertiser Editorial 10/16/2006
Legislature Must Address PACs
It is commendable that both major-party candidates for governor have called for an end to unlimited transfers of money among political action committees, a fundamentally dishonest practice that is an affront to voters.
- Daily Oklahoman 10/15/2006
Lawmakers Prove Top Fund-Raisers
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- Oklahoma's House and Senate leaders have turned their political power into sizable campaign accounts, raising and spending money even when they face poorly financed opponents or none at all.
- Los Angeles Times 10/15/2006
Big Money is Drawn to Issues
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- In the world of politics, the race for money is as intense as the race for votes because often - not always - the politician or proposition with the most money wins.
- Santa Fe Free New Mexican 10/15/2006
Lawyers, Lobbyists Among Richardson's Top Contributors
SANTE FE, N.M. -- Lawyers and lobbyists, the real estate industry, oil and gas interests, the health care industry and the financial sector are the major contributors to the Bill Richardson campaign.
- Winston-Salem Journal 10/13/2006
Burr Giving Money From Foley to Brenner Children's Hospital
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., said yesterday that he would donate $1,000 that his campaign got from former Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., to Brenner Children's Hospital in Winston-Salem.
- Tulsa Word 10/12/2006
Arkansas Governor Rips AG Over Suit
TULSA, Okla. -- Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee charged Wednesday that the poultry industry in his state has been unfairly demonized by Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmonson, who is suing chicken and turkey processors over pollution of the Illinois River watershed.
- The Birmingham News 10/08/2006
Baxley, Riley Want Changes in PAC Money
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Who is funding your politician? What business is paying for her campaign? What lobbyist is buying his dinner each night? Those questions don't always have simple answers because of the way Alabama's campaign finance and ethics laws are structured.
- Billings Gazette 10/07/2006
Suit Says Davison Defaulted
BILLINGS, Mont. -- A third lawsuit seeking repayment of personal loans made to Billings businessman Pat Davison has been filed in District Court.
- Birmingham News 10/06/2006
PACs Fueling Costly Races for State High Court
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Political action committees contributed 63 percent of the $7.3 million in cash and services received by candidates in this year's races for the Alabama Supreme Court, an analysis of campaign disclosure reports shows.
- Los Angeles Times 10/03/2006
Barrels of Money Fuel Oil Tax Fight
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Five weeks before election day, California oil companies and a rich Hollywood producer are waging an $85-million battle over an initiative that would impose up to a $485-million-a-year tax on the oil industry.
- BusinessWeek 09/28/2006
Wal-Mart Doesn't Discount Politicians
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has legions of close friends, collected over decades as a Hollywood box office draw and rising political star. Yet few may consider him as dear as Wal-Mart Stores, which gave the Republican governor $22,300 on May 15, and earlier contributed $200,000 for initiatives Schwarzenegger had supported.
- The Norman Transcript 09/27/2006
'Trailergate' the Issue in State Auditor and Inspector's Race
NORMAN, Okla. -- The biggest issue in he rematch for state auditor and inspector involves the theft of a campaign trailer - a 24-foot-long, gooseneck trailer, to be exact.
- Des Moines Business Record Online Opinion 09/24/2006
Let's Put Limits on Donations
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Thirty-seven states impose limits on the amount of money an individual can contribute to a political candidate. Iowa is one of 13 that don't.
- Charlotte Observer 09/23/2006
Easley Names 3rd Ex-employee to State Lottery Commission
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Gov. Mike Easley named one of his former employees, Raleigh lawyer Edwin Speas, to a five-year term on the N.C. lottery commision Friday.
- Charlotte Observer 09/21/2006
N.C. Treasurer Defends Choice of Donors
RALEIGH, N.C. -- When state Treasurer Richard Moore needs money for his political campaigns, he often turns to bankers - and investment managers, venture capitalists and others in the financial-services industry.
- The Sacramento Union 09/20/2006
Proposition 89 Creates Political Fervor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- If it accomplishes nothing else, Proposition 89 has managed to united some of California's biggest campaign contributors against it - labor and business groups that are often at odds in Capitol hallways and election trenches.
- Associated Press 09/16/2006
Opponents of Gay-marriage Issue Outpace Backers in Fundraising
RICHMOND, Va. -- Opponents of a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage and civil unions raised more than twice as much money this summer as the refendum's supporters, according to state financial records.
- West Branch Times 09/13/2006
Building Money for the House
WEST BRANCH, Iowa - Political campaigns turn people off for all sorts of reasons - vicious attacks, endless TV ads or in some cases, the ideas and personalities of the candidates themselves. Not the least of these turn-offs is the rather significant amount of money it takes to run a campaign.
- Arkansas Business 09/11/2006
Democrats Favored with Most Payday Lender Contributions
Attorney General Mike Beebe, who is also the Democratic nominee for governor, has filed seven lawsuits against payday lenders, including the three announced earlier this month.
- The Capital Times 09/11/2006
Focus on the Family Joins Fray
MADISON, Wis. -- The nation's most powerful voice against same-sex marriage is entering the battleground in Wisconsin, where voters in November will decide the fate of a proposed constitutional ban on gay marriage.
- Anchorage Daily News 09/05/2006
VECO Executives' Donations Picked Up Over Last Two Years
JUNEAU, Alaska -- The four VECO Corp. executives named in an FBI warrant used to raid six Alaska legislators' offices have long been top Republican donors, but the money really started rolling in when natural gas pipeline talks heated up.
- OpEdNews.com 09/05/2006
Nursing Home Inspection Process Full of Corruption
Nursing home companies invest heavily in local politicians to ensure the failure of efforts to pass legislation unfavorable to the industry and to buy protection against fines and penalties levied by state officials charged with investigating and monitoring the industry.
- The NewStandard 09/05/2006
Oil Lobby Accused of Killing Cali. Anti-gouging Law
Consumer advocates in California are decrying the "sudden death" of a bill to combat alleged price manipulation by oil refiners, pointing to the oil-industry lobby as the main force that squelched the bill while it approached an assembly vote.
- Daily Oklahoman 09/04/2006
Campaign Attracts Out of State Funds
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- Nearly $1 of every $3 in campaign contributions collected by state Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland from January 2005 through July comes from out-of-state sources, a computer-assisted analysis of campaign data shows.
- The Daily Californian (Berkeley) Editorial 08/29/2006
An Exess of Cronyism
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Governor Schwarzenegger's two nominations for UC regent show the position for what it really is: patronage. This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone familiar with the body, which requires minimal formal training to join.
- St. Petersburg Times 08/28/2006
Deep Pockets Use Loophole for Donations
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- It's the Florida biennial two-step. Every election, candidates manage to dance around Florida's stringent caps on hard cash donations.
- Albuquerque Tribune 08/22/2006
Sites Reveal Donor Data for Political Campaigns
SANTA FE, N.M. -- Thanks to campaign-finance Web sites like that of the Center for Responsive Politics (opensecrets.org) and Political Money Line (politicalmoneyline.com), candidates, voters and reporters in New Mexico and across the country can now discern in moments what once took hours.
- The Olympian 08/22/2006
Money Stirs Up High Court Races
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Critics say special interests such as the construction and real estate industries are trying to buy seats on the state Supreme Court, giving heavily to property-friendly candidates or political action committees that support them.
- Santa Fe New Mexican 08/20/2006
Baca Raps Lyons Over Court Case
SANTA FE, N.M. -- State Land Commissioner Patrick Lyons intervened in a lawsuit on behalf of a Valencia County landowner who gave political contributions to Lyons before, during and immediately after the court fight.
- Norman Transcript 08/17/2006
Millions Raised for State Campaigns
NORMAN, Okla. -- Almost $15 million has been raised so far by candidates and political action committees for the 2006 election cycle, state campaign finance records show.
- Santa Fe Free New Mexican 08/16/2006
Governor to Dump Cash From Billionaire
SANTA FE, N.M. -- Gov. Bill Richardson plans to donate money he recieved from a billionaire financier recently indicted in Florida on felony charges of soliciting prostitutes.
- In These Times 08/14/2006
Follow the Private Prison Money Trail
While New Mexico's landscape may make the state of the Land of Enchantment, its rapidly growing rates of incarceration have been utterly disenchanting. What's worse, New Mexico is at the top of the nation's list for privatizing prisons; nearly one-half of the state's prisons and jails are run by corporations.
- The Albuquerque Journal 08/11/2006
Dendahl Fires Back At Gov.
SANTA FE, N.M. -- Republican gubernatorial candidate John Dendahl accused Gov. Bill Richardson of hypocrisy Thursday, a day after the Democrat's campaign charged Dendahl was in the pocket of the oil and gas industry.
- Santa Fe Free New Mexican 08/10/2006
Candidates in Gubernatorial Race Slipping on Oil
SANTA FE, N.M. -- Early this week, Gov. Bill Richardson's re-election campaign released a statement blasting Republican opponent John Dendahl for not filing his July campaign-finance report on time.
- Florida Sun-Sentinel 08/08/2006
Insurance Companies Shower Fla. Politicians with Donations to Get Rate Hikes
TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Florida's teetering property insurance industry got what it wanted this year from the state: new power to raise consumer prices. The Legislature crafted the industry incentives as insurers poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into election campaigns of lawmakers, state political parties and candidates for statewide office.
- Associated Press 08/05/2006
Governors' Groups Tops in Raising Cash
The curtain is about to rise on one of the most competitive national seasons for governors races in years, and the money to finance it is already pouring into the campaign coffers.
- Rocky Mountain News 08/05/2006
Focus on the Family Sets Sights on Colorado
DENVER, Colo. -- The political arm of Focus on the Family has quietly launched a high-priced campaign to support two measures that oppose legal recognition of gay unions.
- FromDC2Iowa (Blog) 08/03/2006
State29 Highlights "Money in State Politics"
In the current context (the Riverside casino and possible rain forest location) it's useful for tracking down the influence of gaming industry money on Iowa's politicians.
- Spokesman-Review 08/02/2006
Judicial Races More Contentious: Big Money, Tricks Invade Campaign
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Big money races, last-minute filings, an alleged decoy candidate . . . ah, the politics of winning a seat on the state Supreme Court. That's right: the Supreme Court.
- Colorado Springs Gazette 07/31/2006
Will More Private Prisons Solve Crisis or Create Mess?
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Colorado prison officials, faced with unparalleled crowding, are poised to embark on the state's largest private-prison expansion in years.
- Durango Herald 07/31/2006
Talks Cool Ballot Hopes
DENVER, Colo. -- Backers of a ballot initiative on oil and gas surface rights are scrambling to get petition signatures after homebuilders abandoned their cause in favor of joining Gov. Bill Owens in talks with the gas industry.
- The Virginian-Pilot 07/30/2006
Groups Target State's Proposed Amendment on Same-sex Marriage
RICHMOND, Va. -- Scores of advocacy groups are mustesring their troops for this fall's referendum on a proposed state constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage in Virginia.
- Buffalo News 07/23/2006
Baby Sitters, Cars and Season Tickets
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Donors to state legislators do more than finance political campaigns. They also help their favorite politicians live larger, travel farther and buy a finer cut of meat.
- St. Paul Pioneer Press 07/18/2006
Entenza Takes Hits From All Sides
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Matt Entenza, the embattled Democratic candidate for Minnesota attorney general drew fire Monday from both inside and outside his party: He got a new DFL primary opponent, and his Republican opponent harshly accused him of lying and lacking integrity.
- Washington Post 07/16/2006
Cropp, Fenty Chase Different Donors
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The race for D.C. mayor has been cast as a battle between proven experience and fresh energy, and that contrast is apparent when you follow the money.
- Santa Fe Free New Mexican 07/11/2006
Prison Firm Hands Out Thousands to Richardson
SANTA FE, N.M. -- A Florida-based private prison company that does tens of millions of dollars worth of business with the state has become a big player in the world of New Mexico's campaign contributions.
- Arizona Republic 07/10/2006
Initiatives Attracting Big Money
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Democracy isn't cheap in Arizona this year. And so far, the statewide initiative campaigns have proven that.
- Albuquerque Journal 07/08/2006
Dollars Pour in for Gov.; Half of Funding From Out-of-State
SANTA FE, N.M. -- If he stays on course, Gov. Bill Richardson could have the highest rate of out-of-state funding for any gubernatorial campaign in the country since 2001, according to a national group that tracks money in politics.
- Santa Fe Free New Mexican 07/04/2006
Wife of Governor's Campaign Chief Fills Panel Seat
SANTA FE, N.M. -- Linda Marquette, the wife of Gov. Bill Richardson's re-election chairman, Dave Contarino, is a member of the commission that oversees New Mexico's real-estate industry, which has contributed more money than any other industry to Richardson's re-election campaign.
- Associated Press 07/03/2006
Opponents, Supporters of Va. Gay Marriage Ban Begin Fundraising
RICHMOND, Va. -- Supporters and opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage in Virginia are raising money for what is expected to be an aggressive and expensive advertising and direct-mail campaign.
- Washington Post 07/03/2006
Same-Sex Marriage Debate Drives Intense Fundraising Efforts
The proposed state constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage in Virginia has sparked an aggressive fundraising effort, with each side of the debate hoping to secure hundreds of thousands of dollars for their cause.
- Associated Press 06/30/2006
NYC Mayor Spent $85.1 Million on Re-Election
NEW YORK -- The bills are paid, the books are closed and the final number is in: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent $85.1 million on his re-election, steamrolling past previous spending in state races.
- Orlando Sentinel 06/29/2006
Offshore-drilling Debate on Tap
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Who is better equiped to decide how close offshore oil and gas drilling should come to Florida's beaches -- the U.S. Congress or the Florida Legislature? That debate may begin as early as today in Washington on a federal bill that would give state lawmakers ultimate control over the issue.
- Detroit Free Press 06/18/2006
The Race for Governor: All eyes are on Michigan
LANSING, Mich. -- Spending millions of dollars of his fortune on a relentless flow of TV campaign ads, Republican Dick DeVos has turned a quixotic quest for governor into one of the nation's hottest races.
- The Barre Montpelier Times Argus 06/18/2006
PACs Funnel More Money Into State's Political Machines
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The days when Vermont candidates could win an election with a few hundred dollars and a few weeks spent shaking hands at local fairs are over.
- Stateline.org 06/12/2006
State Dems ask: "What's In Your Wallet?"
Twenty-five balloons to raise the profile of candidate Deval Patrick: $6.25. A T-shirt touting the virtues of Gov. Jennifer Granholm: $20. Preventing Republicans from winning either the Massachusetts or Michigan governorships in November: Priceless. That could be the slogan for Democrats as they encourage the parth faithful to vote with their wallets -- specifically, by using a special MasterCard whose rewards are not frequent flier miles, but rather campaign cash for state party coffers.
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution 06/04/2006
House Republicans Lead in Fund-Raising
ATLANTA, Ga. -- Republicans have all but cornered the market on political contributions in the state House of Representatives, seemingly ensuring they will retain the legislative majority that eluded them for 130 years.
- Los Angeles Times 05/28/2006
Ties to Builder at Issue in Gov. Race
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The man whose family real estate empire has spent nearly $12 million promoting the political career of gubernatorial candidate hopeful Phil Angelides has a direct stake in matters before California's chief of state, including restraints on building new suburbs on cropland and vacant hillsides.
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch 05/21/2006
No-Limit Gifts Foster Graft, Some Say
ST LOUIS, Mo. -- When the Legislature moved to abolish caps on campaign contributions limits in Missouri this month, Rep. Rachel Storch, D-St. Louis, warned it could usher in an era of unbridled politics.
- Connecticut Post 05/19/2006
Labor Department Posts Filled
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced on Thursday a 36-year veteran Department of Labor worker will head the agency and a West Hartford resident who has contributed more than $3,000 to Rell campaigns will serve as second in command.
- Albuquerque Journal 05/10/2006
Gov. Gets Funds From Far, Near
ALBURQUERQUE, N.M. -- Gov. Bill Richardson's reelection campaign has supporters from coast to coast, and many of them have hefty checkbooks, a Journal analysis found.
- The Clarion-Ledger 05/07/2006
Donations Follow Full Beds
JACKSON, Miss. -- As a direct consequence of "get-tough-on-crime" legislation adopted over a decade ago, the private-prison industry and related companies have become increasingly active as campaign contributors in Mississippi politics.
- Cleveland Plain Dealer 05/04/2006
High Court Candidate Vows Campaign Will Take No Money
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Supreme Court candidate William O'Neill's austere campaign pledge to take "no money from nobody" is unprecedented in Ohio and across the nation.
- The National Law Journal 05/04/2006
Recusal Fight Highlights Judicial Election Concerns
A West Virginia high court judge who declined to recuse himself from hearing the appeal of a $50 million judgment against a company -- despite the fact that its owner had contributed at least $3 million to the judge's election -- has turned a spotlight back on judicial election reform.
- Columbus Dispatch 05/03/2006
It's Blackwell vs. Strickland
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A historic general election was set up last night by primaries that advanced Republican J. Kenneth Blackwell and Democrat Ted Strickland to a Nov. 7 showdown, one destined to play out before a national audience and shatter state spending records.
- Sioux Falls Argus Leader 05/01/2006
Donors: Pheasant Hunt Benefits State
PIERRE, S.D. -- Sioux Valley Hospital donated $13,000 toward the Governor's Invitational Pheasant Hunt last fall, and a spokesman says the money pays big dividends.
- Grand Rapids Press 04/30/2006
Bellying Up to Campaign Finance Bar
LANSING, Mich. -- Not too long ago, they invented this thing. It's called the Internet. You wouldn't know it exists when it comes to campaign finance disclosure in Michigan.
- Associated Press 04/29/2006
Non-Ohioans Pour Nearly $2 Million Into Governor's Race
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Out-of-staters have poured almost $2 million into Ohio's 2006 race so far, more than an entire gubernatorial election costs in many states. Democrat Howard Dean's 1998 victory in Vermont, for instance, came in a race where the candidates raised $775,880 combined.
- Molly Ivins Syndicated Column 04/24/2006
Trials of Missing Co-defendents
From 1997 to 2000, 24 states adopted energy deregulation, and Enron repeatedly sent Lay and Skilling to testify. The company spent more than $1.9 million in campaign contributions for more than 700 candidates in 28 states, according to the National Institute of Money in State Politics.
- The Clarion-Ledger 04/16/2006
Tobacco Lobby Leaves Trail of Smoke Behind
JACKSON, Miss. -- Despite the perception that Big Tobacco's deep pockets may have influenced the vote on a series of cigarette-grocery tax bills, a review of four years of campaign finance reports shows that the industry's donations to Mississippi campaigns have been relatively small.
- San Jose Mercury News 04/05/2006
Only Rich Need Apply
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- After decades of wealthy and wealthier candidates running for governor, voters may this year glimpse the future of California politics: Mega-millionaires - perhaps only mega-millionaires - cracking open their checkbooks for a chance to run the Golden State.
- Stateline.org 04/04/2006
Colorado is Hot Spot for Politicking by 527s
In 2004, the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth threw a monkey wrench into Democratic Sen. John Kerry's quest for the White House with ads questioning his military record, while Moveon.org mounted a massive voter turnout program to try to defeat President Bush. Both are examples of the new breed of nonprofit political groups that skirt campaign contribution limits and that now are gearing up in states for the 2006 election.
- The News Journal 04/02/2006
'You Can Have Lots of Influence'
DOVER, Del. -- Development-related donors gave more than $500,000 to state candidates in Delaware's 2004 election, according to analysis by a nonprofit, nonpartisan research group.
- Star-Telegram 04/01/2006
She's Still Going Strong at 95
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas -- Ebby Halliday, the grande dame of residential real estate in North Texas, turned 95 last month, but she has no intention of slowing down.
- The Journal Inquirer 03/30/2006
Fahrbach Faces First Dem Challenge in Four Elections
MANCHESTER, Conn. -- For the first time in four elections, a Democrat will be challenging state Rep. Ruth C. Fahrbach, R-Windsor, for her seat in the 61st House District.
- The Associated Press 03/29/2006
Study: Minority Candidates Raise Less Cash
HONOLULU -- Minority candidates for state office often can't raise as much money as their white opponents, according to a study released by the Institute on Money in State Politics.
- Argus Leader 03/26/2006
Ad Blitz Coming in Abortion Campaign
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The decision to take abortion to the ballot box this fall ensures a barrage of political advertising to sway South Dakotans who will vote on the issue.
- Memphis Commerical Appeal 03/24/2006
Daybreak - Puff on This
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Money and politics - who knew they'd mix? What with all the smoke-related legislation being bandied about in the Tennessee and Mississippi legislatures, we felt the urge to, oh, see how much money tobacco companies and their interests were giving to state legislators of both parties.
- Honolulu Star-Bulletin 03/21/2006
Anti-smoking Bills Advance in House
HONOLULU, Hawaii -- A casual cigarette could soon become more expensive and restricted under a pack of health-focused bills making their way through the state House.
- Centre Daily Times 03/19/2006
Big Issues Led to Local Turnover
CENTRE COUNTY, Penn. -- Incumbent state lawmakers from Centre County, like their counterparts across Pennsylvania, almost never lose to challengers.
- Rocky Mountain News 03/13/2006
Money Flows Across Marriage Divide
DENVER, Colo. -- Seven other states reportedly have similar marriage amendments on the ballot this year, but only Colorado has dueling proposals likely headed to voters.
- Witchita Eagle 03/12/2006
Betting It All on Kansas Gambling
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Here's what's changed in Kansas' gambling laws over six years: absolutely nothing. Here's what's changed about gambling contributions to legislative campaigns over six years: They're up more than 300 percent.
- Newsday 03/06/2006
Groups Say Questionable Campaign Spending on the Rise in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The power of incumbent legislators in Albany includes using campaign donations for parties, car payments and other expenses unrelated to running for office, according to a report released Monday by government watchdog groups.
- Lakeland Ledger 03/05/2006
Pending Bills Could Impact Insurance, Tax Rates
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Consumers have a lot at stake in the 2006 Legislature. Bills are pending that could impact your insurance rates, property taxes and sales taxes. And as always in Tallahassee, much of the momentum for the legislation will depend on the interplay of powerful special interest groups involved in those bills.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram 03/04/2006
Truitt Challenger Faces Uphill Battle
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Tuesday's GOP primary election in state House District 98 is a David vs. Goliath contest.
- Governing Magazine 03/02/2006
Robe Warriors
If you think judges should be above petty politics, try not to watch them campaign this year.
- Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 02/27/2006
Wholesalers Trying to Drive Out Rivals With Winery Fight
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- In Michigan, greed tried to take over but was defeated by a backlash from wine lovers wielding common sense.
- NewMexicoMatters.com (Blog) 02/17/2006
The Institute on Money in State Politics Releases New Report AIG
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- Los Angeles Times 02/16/2006
Governor Plans Massive Fund Drive
LOS ANGELES -- Trailing in the polls and facing friction inside his own Republican Party, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has set a fundraising goal of more than $120 million for the November election. The sum rivals the amount raised and spent by the entire field of candidates in the 2002 governor's race.
- CBS4 - Denver 02/10/2006
Gay Marriage Fight Draws Familiar Players
DENVER, Colo. -- A software millionaire, a high-profile evangelical group and others with plenty of political savvy are lining up for a potentially free-spending battle this fall over whether to amend the Colorado constitution to ban gay marriage.
- Deseret Morning News 02/09/2006
Funds to Ban Gay Unions 92 Percent In-State
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Utah's campaigns for - and against - amending the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage received 92 percent of their funding from in-state sources.
- Associated Press 02/08/2006
Psychologists From Across Country Support Strickland
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Hundreds of psychologists from around the country are contributing to the governor's campaign of Democrat Ted Strickland, a fellow psychologist they say is worth supporting both as a colleague and for his politics.
- Helena Independent Record 02/08/2006
Buy-dams Measure May Be Back on Ballot
HELENA, Mont. -- Montanans may get another chance this year to vote on whether to buy the hydroelectric dams owned by PPL Montana and Avista, an idea they overwhelmingly rejected four years ago.
- Birmingham News 02/06/2006
PACs Obscure Some Funding Sources
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Candidate's finance reports filed last week with the Alabama Secretary of State are supposed to show who is funding Alabama campaigns. But the answer is seldom clear.
- Philadelphia Daily News 02/06/2006
To Your Health - And Your Wallet's
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. -- This might be the most significant thing I write in 2006 because it could result in helping someone get or stay healthy. There's a private-industry program, Together Rx Access, providing free cards for discounted prescription drugs to folks without health insurance who don't qualify for Medicare.
- Joplin Globe 01/30/2006
Sallie Mae's Political Donations Show Up in Coffers of Blunts
JOPLIN, Mo. -- One of the companies tagged by some as a possible buyer of Missouri's student-loan authority has been a heavy hitter in politics, giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to candidates and parties, including the man who proposed the sale, Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt.
- The Washington Times 01/29/2006
$13 Million Raised in '04 Marriage Campaigns
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Activists raised more than $13 million for marriage amendment campaigns in 2004, with conservative groups slightly outpacing homesexual rights groups, a study said last week.
- Rocky Mountain News 01/26/2006
Marriage Amendment Calls for 1 Man, 1 Woman
DENVER, Colo. -- "Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as marriage in this state," the Colorado Marriage Amendment will read, according to a copy obtained Wednesday by the Rocky Mountain News.
- Billings Gazette 01/25/2006
Study: Gay-Marriage Supporters Far Outspent Foes
HELENA, Mont. -- Opponents of Montana's 2004 voter-approved constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage outspent backers of the measure by nearly a 5-to-1 margin, a study by a Helena-based national research institute shows.
- N.D. Ban Came Cheaply 01/25/2006
The Forum
FARGO, N.D. -- North Dakota's constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in 2004 elicited the fewest contributions of any of the 13 states with such a measure that year, according to a report released this week.
- The Cleveland Plain Dealer 01/25/2006
Funds Flowed to Ohio for Gay-Marriage Vote
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A national group of Christian conservatives spent more in Ohio to outlaw gay marriage than it spent anywhere else in the nation, a new spending analysis finds.
- Associated Press 01/24/2006
Report: $13M Spent on Gay Marriage Fight
The 2004 election campaigns that ultimately banned same-sex marriages in 13 states were funded by a mix of national groups, churches and individuals, with ban supporters narrowly outraising opponents and total contributions breaking $13 million, according to a new analysis of state-level fundraising.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram 01/24/2006
Family Funds Fueling Ballot Hopes
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Candidates in the March 7 Republican primary for state House District 63 are dipping into their own pockets, or those of family members, for as much as $35,000 to pay for their campaigns.
- Sante Fe New Mexican 01/22/2006
Suit: Qwest, Governor Negotiate in Private
SANTE FE, N.M. -- Gov. Bill Richardson met with three Qwest officials in Aspen, Colo., last August to privately discuss the company's settlement proposal to the state Public Regulation Commission, according to e-mail correspondence released in response to a public-information request.
- The American Prospect Online 01/18/2006
Security for Sale
The Department of Homeland Security has a section on its Web site labeled "Open for Business." It certainly is.
- Austin American-Statesman 01/11/2006
Teacher Group Endorses Strayhorn Over Two Democrats
AUSTIN, Texas -- In a turn-the-world-upside-down moment, the state's oldest teacher group endorsed a Republican gubernatorial challenger who in the past had advocated spending government money to send students to private schools, an idea long opposed by school employee groups.
- Joplin Globe 01/09/2006
'I Am Glad We Have His Ear'
CARTHAGE, Mo. -- A decision by Missouri's pro-business Republican governor to close a company was, if not unprecedented, rare. On that, everyone agrees.
- The News Journal 01/09/2006
Del. Unveils Online Campaign Finance Filing
DOVER, Del. -- Election officials hope an improved electronic filing system will lead to more online filings of campaign contribution reports from candidates and political action committees this year.
- The Tennessean 01/07/2006
Changing 'Business as Usual' on Capitol Hill
The description used by the admitted law-breaking lawmaker Chris Newton - "business as usual" - reverberates in the subject of lobbyists in Tennessee.
- Augusta Chronicle 01/03/2006
Lobbyists' Work is Seen in Tort Reform
ATLANTA, Ga. -- Each year, special interest groups spend hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to influence practically every bill that goes before the General Assembly.
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The Buccaneers placed LB Quincy Black on injured reserve after Black suffered a neck injury in Sunday's win over San Diego.
The injury occurred when Black made a tackle on Chargers RB Ryan Mathews. He stayed on the ground for several minutes before leaving the game on a stretcher. Black was released from a hospital later on Sunday.
Head coach Greg Schiano told reporters on Monday that Black's injury was serious, but that "Overall he's going to be OK."
Black, 28, played in all nine games with five starts this season and made 35 tackles. He has been with the Bucs since 2007 and has 283 tackles.
LBs Dekoda Watson and Adam Hayward will likely help fill the void alongside Mason Foster and Lavonte David.
To take Black's spot on the roster, the Bucs promoted DE Markus White to the 53-man roster on Wednesday. White played in two games as a rookie for the Redskins last year.

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The embattled leader of a state non-profit now can't access his severance package. The board of the 'North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center' made the decision at a meeting today.
9 On Your Side has been following the development center's problems.
Former director Billy Ray Hall retired under pressure after the state auditor issued a blistering report discovering suspicious money activity. After the report the state suspended the center's funding.
On top of freezing hall's severance the board also decided to form a special committee to negotiate with government agencies to transfer funds back to the center.
North Carolina's commerce secretary spoke at the meeting. Secretary Sharon Decker said there are big challenges ahead, but they have to put money back into rural parts of our state.
By freezing the funds many construction projects in the east are now on hold.
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North Carolina's State Auditor says the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center granted hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to projects and never followed up.
The State Auditor Beth Wood is calling it a lack of oversight at the center with no proof the money was being used effectively.
Earlier this week Gov. Pat McCrory froze the funds both going in and coming out of the center, meaning current projects might be put on hold and contractors are left trying to find out who will foot the bill.
Some contractors in the east are saying the freezing of the funds was premature as current projects like one in Grifton suddenly has no money to continue. Contractors who have already fronted hundreds of thousands of dollars won't get the promised reimbursements from the rural development center and city governments could be left with the bill.
The longtime president of the development center also retired shortly after the stinging audit took a look at his salary and a severance package dealt to him.
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Heated debate surrounding one of the state's publicly funded non-profits forces the governor to freeze the flow of cash. This week, the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center came under fire for excessive salaries and a lack of oversight.
Thursday marked a day full of developments for the "job generating" agency. The center's long-time President, Billy Ray Hall, resigned. In a memo to the Board of Directors, he said "it is the right decision for the organization and the rural communities we serve."
An audit released this week notes that Hall's salary of more than $220,000 was 77% higher than that of the secretary of the department of commerce.
The center says they use state and federal money to support business and infrastructure development in 85 North Carolina counties. But state auditors said the center doesn't verify that grant recipients are using their money for the intended purpose.
Governor Pat McCrory is calling for new leadership and to cease all state funding to the center.
On Friday, 9 On Your Side digs deeper into some of the programs the agency funds. We'll follow the money trail in our "Tracking Tax Dollars" report.
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Bids to be finalised for new bridge in Sunderland
Four shortlisted construction firms will be invited to tender for the New Wear Crossing in Sunderland, which could create up to six thousand jobs across the city.
The crossing point will be from Castletown on the north bank of the Wear, to Pallion on the south side.
The bridge and approach roads will be the biggest civil engineering project in the North East.
The aim is to improve links from the A19 to the city centre, and open up areas for development along the south side of the river.
The Government is providing over £80m towards the project.
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Sunday night, I attended a Madison Mallards game and had a lovely time, saw some pretty good collegiate-level players swinging wood bats. Summertime.
But you know me: I likes my history. And so it was a lovely surprise to discover that a fine baseball relic stands just three short blocks from my lodgings: Breese Stevens Field.
Now they play soccer there, but they used to play baseball. After the jump, more images ...
First, a little history:
One of the things I love about Madison is their bent toward history. Swear, you can't make it more than half a block before tripping over some historical plaque. Anyway, there's no evidence here at the park, but I've been told that Satchel Paige pitched here, probably while barnstorming. Also, it's likely that Warren Spahn, while pitching for the Evansville Bees in 1941, pitched here against the Madison Blues.
There's still some lovely terracotta on the exterior walls:
Alas, I didn't jump the fence and wander around inside. This was taken from outside, far beyond where the center-field fence would have stood. But you can get a good sense of the bleachers surrounding the infield, and in the background you'll see the imposing Wisconsin State Capitol, just a mile or so away.
After walking all the way around, Carson and I played some catch. Carson used to actually play baseball; fortunately, he took it easy on me. Also fortunately, I had my vintage Warren Spahn glove with me; here's said glove and one of the old ticket windows:
There are a lot of things to see in Madison. But "the Breese" is right up there. For a nerd like me, anyhow.


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Ceremonies for Armed Forces Day in towns this weekend (From Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News)
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Ceremonies for Armed Forces Day in towns this weekend
7:30pm Tuesday 19th June 2012 in Burnham
CEREMONIES to mark Armed Forces Day will be held in Burnham and Highbridge this weekend.
First, the towns' Mayor Ken Smout will attend a flag-raising ceremony outside Highbridge Community Hall at 9am on Saturday, June 23.
Then, at 9.30am, Mr Smouth will attend a second ceremony by the flag pole next to the junction of High Street and Marine Drive in Burnham.
It is hoped representatives from local cadet units, the Royal British Legion and RAFA will attend, as well as Burnham and Highbridge Chambers of Trade.
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I haven't been on much due to job and home, but I did manage to get the garden plowed over for winter Friday after Thanksgiving Day.
We put lots of compost and shredded leaves on it, then I turned it over.
Maybe, just MAYBE the ground will actually freeze this winter. We had a weird one last year here in NE Ohio.


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San Francisco 49ers
Aldon Smith - #99 - LB
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Niners' secondary could be worth worrying about
With both of the Niners' starting cornerbacks conspicuous by their absences so far this offseason and rookie Taylor Mays a nonfactor thus far, team insiders believe the current state of the secondary is cause for real concern.
Santa Clara voters approve Niners stadium bid
A new home for the 49ers moved a step closer to reality after the approval Tuesday of Measure J, the team's plan to build a $937 million stadium in Santa Clara.
Bruce to retire a Ram after trade
Isaac Bruce, who spent the majority of his career in St. Louis, will retire as a Ram after being obtained in a trade with the Niners Monday afternoon.
Baalke, York take on more power for Niners
Trent Baalke has received a sweet new promotion from the Niners, but team president Jed York still considers Baalke a work in progress as a potential general manager.
Niners sign rookie WR-RS Williams
The 49ers announced late Thursday afternoon that they have signed sixth-round draft choice WR-RS Kyle Williams to a four-year contract.
Niners promote Baalke to VP of player personnel
Apparently more than satisfied with the job he has done since the surprising exit of GM Scot McCloughan, the 49ers announced today that Trent Baalke has been promoted to the position of vice president of player personnel.
Niners sign rookie CB Adams
The 49ers announced Monday that they have signed seventh-round draft choice CB Phillip Adams to a four-year contract.
Willis unlikely to become face of franchise
While there's no denying that three-time Pro Bowl ILB Patrick Willis is by far the Niners' best player, it's hard to imagine him as the undisputed face of the franchise, even after he signed a $50 million contract ...
Niners sign Willis to contract extension
The 49ers announced Tuesday that they have signed LB Patrick Willis to a five-year contract extension through the 2016 season. Fox's Jay Glazer is reporting that Willis will be receiving a total of $50 million.
Is NFC West still 'NFC Worst'?
PFW's Dan Arkush ponders 10 questions about a division that looks like it could be on an upwardly mobile path following an excellent drafting effort.
Niners sign LaBoy; limited partner Mieuli dies
The 49ers officially announced that LB Travis LaBoy has signed a one-year contract with the team. In other news, it was revealed that 49ers limited partner Franklin Mieuli passed away Sunday from natural causes.
2010 draft choices by team: 49ers
Here are the players who were chosen by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2010 NFL draft.
Is Mays 'Taylor'-made to replace Niners' Lewis?
While he wasn't happy that he fell into the second round, USC S Taylor Mays couldn't be happier to have been drafted by the 49ers.
Niners line-dancing with Davis, Iupati
Suffice it to say, the Niners couldn't have been more intent on strengthening their offensive line in the 2010 draft after using their first two picks on Anthony Davis and Mike Iupati.
Niners look for big return on Ginn investment
We hear newly acquired Ted Ginn Jr., who was much more effective as a return specialist with the Dolphins than he was as a receiver, will be given every opportunity to return both kickoffs and punts with his new team.
Smith had two of San Francisco's four sacks in Monday's 24-3 win over Arizona.||||||| Smith is tied for fourth in the league with 7 1/2 sacks.
San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh says the team will likely "dodge a bullet" after linebacker Aldon Smith left Friday night's 17-6 preseason victory over the Minnesota Vikings with a bruised hip. Smith was cut down by a Vikings player while chasing running back Toby Gerhart late in the first quarter. He got up slowly, stayed in for one play and then ran gingerly to the sideline. He didn't return.||||||| Harbaugh said the 49ers were still waiting for final results from team doctors but it "looks like we'll be all right." Smith walked out of the locker room without talking to reporters. The 49ers drafted Smith seventh overall last year. He racked up a franchise-rookie record 14 sacks - best among NFL rookies - to go with two forced fumbles. Smith was the runner-up to Denver's Von Miller for the AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award.
The San Francisco 49ers say linebacker Aldon Smith sustained minor injuries during an incident Friday night in San Jose and that he is recovering comfortably. A person with knowledge of the situation says Smith suffered stab wounds. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Saturday because those details had not been released.||||||| The team says it is in communication with authorities and won't comment further at this time. 49ers general manager Trent Baalke says, "We are in contact with Aldon, and thankful that his injuries were not more serious." Smith, the seventh overall pick in the 2011 draft, had a franchise-rookie record 14 sacks - most among NFL rookies last season - to go along with two forced fumbles.
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith has been charged with driving under the influence in Miami Beach. Miami-Dade County jail records show Smith was booked Saturday morning and held on $1,000 bond. Jail records did not show whether Smith was represented by an attorney.||||||| Smith was drafted as the seventh overall draft pick in 2011. During his first season, he had 14 sacks, a franchise record for a rookie linebacker. He also ranked 1st in the NFL in sacks among rookies.
The San Francisco 49ers announced four-year deals Thursday for Smith and second-round selection Colin Kaepernick. Under the new NFL labor agreement, there is a club option for a fifth year.||||||| Smith is expected to be San Francisco's pass-rushing outside linebacker in a 3-4 scheme. The 49ers have signed all 10 draft picks, making sure a full rookie class will be in attendance at the start of training camp.


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Johnson: Mike D'Antoni's biggest challenge will be Dwight Howard
During his final season with the Magic in 2011-2012, Howard was often publicly at odds with head coach Stan Van Gundy. As Orlando tried to shift towards a more wide-open offensive scheme to accommodate the likes of Glen Davis and Hedo Turkoglu, Howard was rather vocal in opposition.
Ultimately both found a one-way ticket out of town -- Van Gundy by way of the pink slip and Howard via a blockbuster trade to the Los Angeles Lakers in August -- but with Mike D'Antoni now taking over in Tinseltown the question remains can the six-time All-Star adapt to an offense that favors big men who can spread the floor and consistently hit open jump shots?
Eddie Johnson, the Suns lead TV analyst, isn't sold on the idea just yet.
"[Howard] isn't great for Mike D'Antoni," Johnson told Arizona Sports 620's Doug & Wolf Monday. "I say that because he can't knock down that 15-foot jump shot. A lot of that offense is predicated on a pick-and-pop guy that knock down that shot."
The Lakers certainly have a guy on their roster who can more than adequately step into that role, power forward Pau Gasol. While the four-time All Star might thrive in offense that features he, Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant, Johnson is worried Howard's game won't jive with D'Antoni's "Seven Seconds or Less" offense.
D'Antoni was a proponent of the trade that brought Shaquille O'Neal -- a true low-post center -- to the Valley midway through the 2007-2008 season, however. Not only did O'Neal have personal success in the system during his one full season in Phoenix -- averaged 18 points per game and was selected to his 15th NBA All-Star Game -- but the Suns remained the league's most efficient offensive team for the fifth consecutive year.
According to Johnson, the best predictor as to how Howard might fit into D'Antoni's up-tempo system is not by evaluating the Big Cactus' time in the Valley, but rather taking a look at how the former Suns coach worked in center Steven Hunter to Phoenix's offensive plans during the 2004-2005 season.
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Phoenix Suns Analyst Eddie Johnson joins the show to talk Suns basketball. How is the team's youth affecting their play? Why are the Suns struggling early in the season? And, will Dwight Howard be a liability in D'Antoni's system? Johnson answers these questions and more with Doug and Wolf.
"[The Suns] did have success back in the day with Steven Hunter, who was backing up Amar'e Stoudemire," said Johnson. "He played, and he wasn't a pick-and-pop guy. He was a guy who went to the rim, they threw him lobs and they got away with it. But for the most part that offense is predicated on a pick-and-pop guy. So, that's the challenge.
"They have Pau Gasol, so where do you put Howard? Is he going to be happy playing off the ball and being told by Mike that most of his points will come off of offensive rebounds and that they'll give him some post-up opportunities here and there. I don't know."
With respect to Howard, the former No. 1 overall pick is a much more skilled and athletic big man than Hunter ever was -- career average of 18.4 points per game and a shooting percentage of 57.8 percent. But in a contract year, will he gladly take a backseat for the pursuit of a championship?
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Posted: Dec 8, 2013
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Applications are invited for the following vacant positions:-
Assistant Education Officer
1 Position
Purpose of the position: To work in close collaboration with the Region Head on matters pertaining WCK Education Programmes office and its facilities
Major Responsibilities
- Ensure effective smooth running of the Education Environmental Programmes
- Plan, Coordinate and organize the regions education programme activities
- Ensure the timely and effective implementation of all project interventions
- Promote and market the centre
- Ensure the timely and appropriate utilization of allocated resources
- Ensure effective communication with members i.e. schools, patrons and communities
- Provide effective guidance to the region's support staff
Minimum Qualifications
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- A certificate in business management
- Minimum 3 years experience gained in environmental management related fields
- Excellent computer and marketing skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
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- Willing to travel frequently to the field
- Community mobilization development skills and Strong interpersonal skills
- Must have skill in taking initiative, thinking creatively and working collaboratively
- Must have skills in report writing
- Must be Commitment and enthusiasm for environmental conservation and sustainable development
- Should be willing, ready and able to perform other duties as delegated to him/her
- Have a driving license
NB. The candidate should be willing to work in any part of Kenya
How to Apply
Interested and qualified persons should submit their CV & application letter to reach us not later than 13th December 2013
The National Coordinator
The National Coordinator
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P.O. Box 20184-00200
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Reviews by MQ4188:
4/5 rDev +9.3%
This beer is a very, very good IPA. No, it is not a huge, 10+ .abv iipa. It follows the style as described by the American ipa standard. Balanced, with a perfect lacing on the glass, hop forward with a peak hop kick near the end.
It finishes with a sweet hop finish.
This is a really great IPA! It follows the style and .abv nicely.
Of course, the beer snobs rate it down because its not Pliny, or Hopslam, give me a break!
Haters need to do a better job reading the criteria for what the different styles are supposed to be. Extreme doesn't always equate to good....
02-05-2013 22:45:19 | More by MQ4188
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3.65/5 rDev -0.3%
First off, as a Boston area transplant to southwest Virginia I'm always rooting for Virginia breweries to succeed and produce quality beers. That said I was pleased to see the AleWerks beers on the shelves of several area beer shops the past few weeks, and after tasting the Drake Trail Ale consider myself a fan.
Poured a 12 ounce bottle into a pint glass and was immediately encouraged by the thickness of the ale and head. I'm not sure what to call it, but I love seeing big old bubbles rolling in the glass as I pour. The head is a thick thumb, and maintains a layer to the bottom of the glass while leaving some sticky thin lacing on the glass. Color is dark and reddish with some slight haze.
Smell is almost all malt, caramel and some toasty biscuit notes, as well as some faint piney hops. This does not translate much at all to the flavor, which was far more bitter than sweet. The caramel flavor does remain some, and I'd describe the hops as piney and floral. As others noticed, balance is not really optimal, but better to err in this direction than the other.
The mouthfeel is thick and chewy, which may turn some off but is just the way I like it. I'm impressed that it was 7.5%; alcohol is hidden by the bitterness, which I imagine I would get used to if sessioning with this beer. Got this 6-pack as a Beer of the Month Club purchase, but will certainly go back to it. Nice job.
02-10-2008 01:36:55 | More by boston2bburg
4/5 rDev +9.3%
06-24-2013 02:37:32 | More by nstroup
New York
3.58/5 rDev -2.2%
12 ounce bottle, no freshness info to be had.
Pours near clear, with a slight yeast haze, lighter honey amber, light tan head, minor in nature and leaving some fine spots and tongues of lacing.
Soft herbal hoppy nose.
Pretty well hopped IPA. Hop character is again on the herbal/earthy side. Malt under coating is adequate to nearly balance things out. 7.5% is well hidden and does not get in the way of the enjoyment.
Workable IPA in a just slightly better then middle of the road sort of way.
06-24-2011 00:35:12 | More by Billolick
North Carolina
3.75/5 rDev +2.5%
09-21-2013 18:37:46 | More by Mantooth
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
07-30-2014 19:31:36 | More by jminch
4/5 rDev +9.3%
05-05-2014 19:16:49 | More by HopAttack3
New York
4.13/5 rDev +12.8%
Got this and a few others while visting Colonial Williamsburg.
Has a nice deep reddish amber hue (Not exactly the palest pale ale.) and a monsterous head that never really goes away. Abundant lacing.
I got a nose full of hops here.
Starts out with green apples, a malty middle and a nice hoppy finish. Viscous mouthfeel and average carbonation.
Definitely would be a repeat buy if I lived in Virginia.
07-27-2008 03:16:15 | More by BrewMaven
4.22/5 rDev +15.3%
A- slightly cloudy orange in color with a two finger head
S- Citrus, piney, hoppy. Very nice and earthy smell
T- Strong citrus taste, hoppy and flural mouthful.
D- Would be great cold on a warm day. smooth and refreshing.
serving type as on tap in a sample glass
02-22-2011 16:44:24 | More by 7UCK
Ontario (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev +2.5%
08-15-2014 23:19:08 | More by Sammy
3.53/5 rDev -3.6%
Poured a nice golden yellow with decent head and lace. Pleasant hoppy pine aroma. Wow the bitter hop smack, which is saying something in the overcrowded hoppy beer flea market that is our current situation. Great follow on flavor refreshingly washes your cares down. Nice balance of carbonation and chewiness. I really liked this tasty beer.
12-12-2011 03:42:22 | More by Wegomlegging
4/5 rDev +9.3%
11-30-2013 00:53:14 | More by brewerburgundy
3.13/5 rDev -14.5%
The Drake Tail IPA from AleWerks was purchased from Vulcan Beverages in Birmingham. This beer was medium copper color with thin white head that appears to be lacing. The smell is subtle...not much going on...slight hints of malt and citrus. The taste is heavy with malt counterbalanced with hops...both in an attempt to mask the high ABV. The mouthfeel is downgraded due to the higher ABV....one would be plenty for me.
09-13-2011 22:09:45 | More by WoodBrew
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
04-06-2012 03:53:40 | More by avisong
3.38/5 rDev -7.7%
Batch Code: 10 23 10. I'll assume that's a date. There's a slightly soapy, possibly oxidized, grapefruit aroma. The flavor does much better, with biting grapefruit and a peppery rind finish. As it warms, I think I detect diacetyl, maybe that's what I was smelling. This beer actually got worse as it warmed - not a good sign. Still, I like the hop profile and IBU level they've got going here.
12-23-2010 04:13:27 | More by tempest
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
12-31-2012 06:35:00 | More by cliff1066
4.38/5 rDev +19.7%
This beer is fresh, straight from the brewery store. It pours a light copper, very clear and clean looking, into a pint glass. There is a minimal head, but very nice lace retention.
The aroma is mostly flowery hops. The taste is hoppy, but not overwhelming. It is more of a balanced effort, along the lines of a victory hop devil but with less malt. I really enjoy the flavor.
The mouthfeel is very crisp, clean, and refreshing. It's not a conspicuous example of an IPA, but it does its job and does it well. Extremely drinkable, and I think I'll try a growler of it the next time I'm at the brewery.
10-30-2010 20:58:59 | More by ebby82
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
08-31-2012 01:26:34 | More by tanner1980
South Carolina
3.8/5 rDev +3.8%
Big thanks goes out to breweryaprntc13 for giving me a bottle of this as a gift at Sexual Chocolate '11! Served from bottle into a Stone nonic. Poured yellow-orange with a three finger off-white head that subsided to one finger slowly. Maintained excellent lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, caramel, citrus, and bitter hops. The flavor was of sweet malt, caramel, citrus, and caramel hop. It had a medium feel on the palate with mild carbonation. Overall this was a pretty good IPA. The flavor on this one was quite nice and had a decent aroma. With that said, this wasn't my favorite IPA I have ever had, but it wasn't bad either. The caramel hop was different giving kind of a sweet bitterness that I was not used to. I would suggest this to others to try.
02-07-2011 15:53:52 | More by thagr81us
3.75/5 rDev +2.5%
09-23-2012 23:41:17 | More by GFish
District of Columbia
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
08-16-2014 07:03:12 | More by Swift989
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
07-19-2012 18:19:56 | More by jereb33
New York
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
08-22-2014 19:44:02 | More by sunofneurot
New Jersey
1.5/5 rDev -59%
Hazy orange glow with about a half finger of head that recedes quickly. Very oily hop nose, lots of floral and earthy notes, pungent and stings the nostrils.
A little too slick, a little too acidic with too much grapefruit and citrus, and a bit too floral. Malt is there enough to create body but not able to create any harmony with the hops. Reminds me of Weyerbachers Hops Infusion but without the in your face dryness of Hops infusion. Tries to be balanced and drinkable and a hop bomb at the same time but ends up confused on the tongue with an overly slick feeling in the mouth and a touch of alcohol heat.
10-18-2012 00:26:42 | More by jtierney89
3.73/5 rDev +1.9%
A 12 oz bottle from a trade with guinnessfan.
A: The IPA is surprisingly dark, darker brown even than the amber bottle it came in. The head was ginormous as well, requiring three separate pours to fill my glass. Each time, a voluminous head erumpted and overflowed. The head quickly receded but the size left nice lacing in the glass.
S: The nose is very grainy, caramel and toffee aroma predominantly. Some spicy citrus hops come through that ESB-like body.
T: A hop presence comes out of the body that was nowhere to be found in the nose. It is a strong citrus flavor, full of pineapple and apricot along with some piney resiny thickness. The hops sit atop, and completely dominate a nut brown, toffee malt body. An interesting combination of big hops and toffee sweetness.
M: This is an amped up ESB, IMHO. The hops are quite lively, making a sip a real event.
D: The malts are a little too strong and filling to really hunker down and get into this. Despite that, one glass is a treat.
05-20-2007 23:31:02 | More by akorsak
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I've read recently in major national magazines and metropolitan newspapers that young people are getting bored with Facebook – almost as bored as they are with email. And I think to myself that maybe there is something to this AARP fantasy that "Sixty is the new thirty."
Because I've been bored (and frequently creeped out) with Facebook pretty much since it started waaaay back in 2004, when I was only 26 in AARP years. At this point, I'm younger than my thirtysomething kids.
I read in these stories that even if young people like me forsake Facebook, the company faces a bright future, at least for a while, because people aged 50 and older are signing up – because "older" people tend to be slower to embrace hot new trends.
And I can feel my sunken cheeks flush with youthful pride, because when people turning 50 were being born, I was getting ready to go to high school. But today, I'm younger than they are.
This apparent collapse of infatuation with Facebook has now been documented by prestigious academic institutions like Cornell, which reported that a third of users it polled have deactivated their accounts before and one in 10 never comes back.
It has been studied by prestigious institutions like the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project, which recently reported that 61 percent of Facebook users had taken a hiatus from the site for reasons that range from "too much gossip and drama" to "boredom." Some respondents said there just isn't enough time in their day for Facebook.
Or, as Business Week reported, young people are disenchanted "because so many parents and grannies seem, creepily, to be all over Facebook these days."
And I wonder once again why these big-time institutions didn't just come to me first. I could have told them this stuff for half the money and in far less time.
Or they could have spoken to Paul Friedman, a 59-year-old dentist in New York City, who told Philly.com, "Ninety-nine percent of it (Facebook) is a waste of time anyway. If it wasn't for the 1 percent, I'd close my account."
You want examples, I have examples. Here are a few of the millions out there that people somehow think all their "friends" want to know about. I made no grammar or spelling corrections:
"So if you an unmarked police car late is trying to stop you late at night or in an isolated area drive to a gas station or store with activity and call 911 and don't stop until there are marked cars with you. My previous post did not pass the snopes test."
"I'm just about ready to go off grid and just talk to bees and trees."
"Name a country without the letter A in the name – bet you can't." (To which I thought, You mean, like Mexico?)
"Awake for 32 hours, then asleep for 17 … hello jet lag."
"I'm in a 'legal' state, but because of a bad head cold, I'm not smoking tonight."
And so on. Most Facebook posts range from boring to insufferably self-absorbed to creepy or nasty. In what little time I spend on my news feed, I'm amazed at the number of my alleged "friends" who think anybody with a brain simply must agree with them on major political issues that divide the electorate – the environment, the president, abortion, gay marriage, war, immigration, Fox News, MSNBC – whatever. Their posts, for the most part, are bumper-sticker talking points generated by their "team." And, if you disagree, you are worthy only of ridicule, not a respectful hearing.
If you make the mistake of trying to engage one of them, even in a low-key, civil manner, you are generally pronounced a hater or a bigot or worse. And your "friend" cannot BELIEVE you think that way, when they thought you were at least sort of OK.
I know of only one or two who are thoughtful and welcome opposing views.
A disclaimer here: Yes, I have a Facebook account – my extended family members talked me into it, and I do enjoy going on it once every couple of weeks, to see the pictures my nieces and nephews, who live several thousand miles away, have posted of their kids.
But that's just lurking. And that's pretty much all I do. I almost never post. I don't update my status. I don't change my profile picture because if I do, all my "friends" get notified.
I have friends in real life who report being stalked by would-be suitors who want to know why they won't meet them or go out with them because they haven't included in their profile whether they're married or "in a relationship." As if it is mandatory to report the details of your personal life.
There is also a creepy kind of social pressure from people who apparently have much more time than I do to hang out and post on everything they're thinking about. Why didn't I comment on their post? Why didn't I "like" their pictures or their link? Why didn't I wish them a happy birthday? Why didn't I accept their invitation to join their group?
As a growing number of Facebook dropouts have noted, these are the kinds of things that render the word "friend" meaningless.
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