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Will private schools avoid voucher and tax credit scholarship programs if they're overregulated? Many friends of private school choice insist that they will, particularly if these schools are required to participate in testing and accountability mandates. But the findings from a new study released today by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute indicate these friends might need an intervention.
In their report, School Choice Regulations: Red Tape or Red Herring?, researchers David Stuit and Sy Doan find little evidence that policymakers should avoid testing requirements for fear that private schools will avoid voucher and tax credit scholarship programs altogether. In fact, in a survey of school leaders who qualify for four existing private school choice programs, just 25 percent said that state assessment rules figured "very importantly" into their decision on whether to participate.
Of greater concern to these school leaders were laws that forced them to revise their admissions criteria or restricted their religious practices, indicating that private schools were allergic to policies that made them less "private." But, chiefly, just 3 percent of private schools that opted not to participate in these programs cited government regulations as the most important reason. Indeed, more schools opted out because there weren't enough eligible students in their vicinity to begin with.
This doesn't imply that policy makers...
Indiana's Ball State University has delivered on its pledge to end contracts with the worst-performing charter schools in its portfolio, and its action will strengthen the charter movement overall.
For it was Ball State's charters that erased many of the learning gains Indiana charters made in the past five years, according to Stanford's Center for Research on Education Outcomes. Statewide, charter students gained what amounted to an additional month and a half of learning on their district school peers, and CREDO's Macke Raymond concluded that such strong gains would have been even better were it not for Ball State–authorized schools. "They're not helping," Raymond told the Indianapolis Star. "The responsibility is pretty clearly on the authorizer."
Credit ought to go to Ball State's Office of Charter Schools for recognizing the problem. Bob Marra, the office's executive director, has visibly grown frustrated with the performance of the schools the university has authorized. And this week, he and his team opted to end contracts with seven of their schools and offer contract extensions of just three years to seven others, provided they meet certain performance conditions. Two other charters withdrew their own requests for renewals.
All of these schools should have seen this coming. Not only has Ball State worked with the National Association of Charter School Authorizers during the past eighteen months to create a new accountability system for all of its charters, the university has repeatedly told its most troubled schools that they had been falling...
(Updated January 17, 2013 for the Education Gadfly Weekly)
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools should be careful what it wishes for. Although a recent case before the National Labor Relations Board was decided in the direction favored by the Alliance, by vacillating opportunistically on the issue of whether charters are public or private the organization has weakened the charter movement's long game.
Here's what happened: Two years back, teachers at the Chicago Mathematics and Science Academy voted to form a union via card check—a power granted to public employees under Illinois labor law. In response, the charter school asked the NLRB to intervene, arguing that it was a privately run institution, not a "political subdivision" of the state—and, therefore, that attempts to organize its employees should fall under federal law and be done by secret ballot.
In March 2011, the Alliance, led at the time by Peter Groff, filed a brief supporting the Academy's position. Charter schools are indeed public schools, the Alliance reasoned, but they're run by private entities. Hence their employees should be treated like other private-sector employees. "To...
There is a reason why, after months of resistance, the Adelanto School Board this week voted unanimously to adopt the parent-triggered charter conversion of Desert Trails Elementary: It's not the same board. Throughout 2012, all five board members had thwarted the efforts of the Desert Trails Parent Union to enact the nation's first parent trigger, but only two of those board members are serving the district today.
Gone is Carlos Mendoza, the former school board president who went so far as to flout a California judge's order to accept the parents' plan to seek a charter operator for the troubled elementary school; in fact, he lost his re-election bid to a member of the Desert Trails Parents Union. Gone, too, is Jermaine Wright, who vowed to block the schoolhouse door in handcuffs if that's what it took to prevent a charter conversion. Wright fled the school district as soon as he spotted an opening on the Adelanto City Council.
A third incumbent was voted out in November as well. And the district superintendent left in the fall just as public opinion was mounting against the board and its thuggery. That cleared the way—finally—for...
Before the holiday break, Stanford's Center for Research on Education Outcomes gave the charter school movement more good news, this time from Indiana: Students in the Hoosier State's charter schools, on average, had greater learning gains than their peers in traditional schools. Statewide, charter students gained what amounted to an additional month and a half of learning in reading and math. And in Indianapolis, charter students had about two months on their district-school counterparts in reading and nearly three months in math.
The findings were released just a couple of weeks after the Stanford-based group found similar results for New Jersey students. But the Indiana story was tempered by a more sobering fact: The findings would have been better if not for the performance of schools overseen by one authorizer—Ball State University.
Bad performance at Ball State–authorized charter schools erased many of the overall learning gains Indiana charters made between 2007 and 2011, CREDO concluded. And that poor performance accelerated after 2009, when Ball State authorized many new charter entrants that turned out to be low-performing.
How low-performing? Just a few days ago, the Indianapolis Star reported that...
A D.C. City Council's task force looking at neighborhood preferences for the district's charter schools came out recently with some sensible recommendations that ought to inform similar conversations in other cities.
D.C. charter schools, the task force decided, should remain open to all comers in the city, but charters that move into closed district schools should voluntarily give admissions preference to children who live nearby.
For the District of Columbia, this is a reasonable conclusion that helps to ensure that disadvantaged kids in a given locale have access to a good education while upholding a central tenet of the charter-school idea: that these institutions should be open to all students, regardless of their home address.
But the critical word here is "voluntarily." Other school districts, such as those in Denver and Chicago, have insisted on neighborhood preference as a condition for handing over public school buildings to charters. That's a cudgel the D.C. task force has wisely avoided using.
Instead, the task force (which included representatives from D.C. Public Schools, city government, the teacher union, and charter schools) recommended giving D.C. charters that move into district schools the ability to offer a "time-limited" admission preference to families most affected by the closure. "The objective of such a preference would be to ease the transition for students, families and communities impacted by these closures," task-force members wrote in their report.
Such a preference in other cases, however, might defeat the purpose of school choice. For example, students in Wards...
Just as Tony Bennett was talking to reporters last week about his new job as Florida education commissioner, Governor Rick Scott was getting some attention of his own for suggesting that all schools receiving public funding—including private schools accepting voucher-bearing students—should be held to the same standard.
Or, more specifically, the Common Core State Standards. And on this, reporters pounced, noting (with some jest) that Scott was parting ways with fellow Republicans who want to leave private schools alone and stirring backlash among private school leaders who feared they soon would have to "teach to the test."
This kind of anxiety calls for a voice of reason, and Bennett is just the guy to provide it. After all, he's leaving Indiana, where he pushed a voucher program that required students to take the same standardized test as do public schools (and where they also will be taking the Common Core assessments when those standards are implemented in 2014).
And the Hoosier State isn't alone. Voucher and tax credit scholarship programs in Ohio, Wisconsin, and Louisiana require the same standardized assessments as those used in public schools. This does more than just make these programs more politically sustainable (though it does do...
That the Recovery School District in New Orleans made the top of the Brookings Institution's second Education Choice and Competition Index shows how the list has improved from its first showing last year. Russ Whitehurst and his team gathered data on 107 school districts this go-around, up from twenty-five in 2011, and at last included New Orleans, Washington, D.C., and Milwaukee—cities that, not surprisingly, all made this year's top ten for the way they maximize choice for families of all income levels.
But what makes this year's index worthwhile is the way that Brookings highlighted the differences between even the best. It's easy to see what separates the Recovery School District from, for instance, Brownsville, Texas, the worst-scoring district on the list and one that provides few alternatives to a zip-code education. The contrast between the Crescent City and Washington, D.C., is more subtle, but Whitehurst argues that it's still significant.
He's right. D.C. garnered the third-highest ranking and scored well on its abundance, and funding, of school alternatives (charters and vouchers included). But it fell short in matching families to the schools of their choice. Individual lotteries determine admission to oversubscribed schools, providing more chance than choice;...
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio received a lot of attention for his speech this week at the Jack Kemp Foundation, mostly for his remarks on how government can play a role in revitalizing the middle class. In addition to more conventional Republican ideas for economic growth and job creation—lighter regulations, tax reform—Rubio outlined several strategies for education investment, some of which would complicate, rather than simplify, the federal tax code.
And that may not be a bad thing, especially if those ideas lead to more educational opportunities for households that cannot afford them otherwise. Consider one of the senator's more controversial suggestions: a corporate federal tax credit scholarship, one that would help low-income students cover the cost of a K–12 private education. There were few details in Rubio's brief remarks on this subject, but we have examples in more than a dozen states to show how this might work.
The largest of these is in the senator's home state of Florida: Corporations with a tax liability in the Sunshine State can receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit by donating to a nonprofit scholarship organization. And that organization, in turn, awards scholarships worth up to $4,335 to children who qualify for a free or reduced-price lunch. There are nearly 50,000 K–12 students in Florida who now participate in the program, up from 29,000 just three years ago.
Despite its popularity, however, there is a reason that a program like this is controversial: A tax credit scholarship is tantamount to a voucher....
The last thing Detroit families need is for an incompetent school board to regain control of the Motor City's worst schools, but that may happen now that Michigan voters have repealed the state's "emergency manager" law. The repeal has emboldened the Detroit Board of Education to undo many of the biggest reforms that emergency managers have put in place in the district during the last four years. Perhaps the worst of these decisions (so far!) was voiding the contract that emergency manager Roy Roberts forged last year with the state's fledgling Education Achievement Authority, a recovery district modeled on Louisiana's and run out of Eastern Michigan University. The EAA had taken possession of the lowest-achieving schools in Detroit (and has been praised by Arne Duncan), but it remained an inter-local agreement between the university and the school district. The Detroit school board, which one newspaper columnist said was "sauced on power and staggering with incompetence," now wants to take those schools back under its fold. Eastern Michigan has vowed to fight, but it's hard to see how kids will benefit from this custody battle if the state doesn't codify the recovery district into law. Two bills were introduced recently in the legislature to do just that, but their sponsors have met with critics who maintain that the Achievement Authority needs more time to prove itself. That's an absurd position, considering the thousands of Detroit families who been waiting for an ounce of hope for years.


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Wonderful newly renovated large family home on Harris Creek.
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Here's a sophisticated version of fruit bark. Dark chocolate turns into a rich mocha flavor with the espresso powder. If you're a fan of sweet-salty tidbits make sure to use the sea salt.Thomas Faglon, Somerset, New Jersey
- 1 pound dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 1/2 cup dried cherries or blueberries, divided
- 1/2 cup macadamia nuts, chopped and divided
- 1/2 cup chopped cashews, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt, optional
- Line the bottom and sides of a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan with parchment paper; grease the paper and set aside.
- In a double boiler or metal bowl over hot water, melt chocolate; stir until smooth. Stir in espresso powder and half of the cherries and nuts. Spread into prepared pan; top with remaining cherries and nuts (pan will not be full). Sprinkle with salt if desired. Refrigerate for 15 minutes or until firm.
- Break into pieces. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 1-1/2 pounds.
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LAS VEGAS - Furniture, rug and home textile specialist Classic Home is showing a new in-store gallery concept for each of its key product categories at this week's Las Vegas Market.
The company said the programs, which were first seen at the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market earlier this month, are meant to better showcase the products at retail. They also are meant to help boost sales of proven best-sellers.
The Classic Home Boutique program offers three displays ranging from 500 to 1,500 square feet. Called Silver, Gold and Platinum Boutiques, they allow the retailer to pick from 1,000 SKUs in the line, which can be seen on the company's website, www.classichomefurnishings.com.
"Our furniture line sells best when it is shown as a lifestyle," said Thomas Andonian, general manager of Classic Home. "Bringing in only a couple of pieces doesn't do it. Our most successful dealers floor a lot of our top sellers and make a statement. Their stores look fresh and exciting. We want to help all of our dealers beautify their boutique and create 'wow' in their stores, and this is a simple way to do that."
Based on their commitment levels to the Boutique program, retailers also can receive discounts.
The Villa Pillow Rack program offers six display options. Each includes a choice of 30 pillows, which have been preselected to show well together. The Santa Maria wood and metal display rack is made by Classic Home of reclaimed hardwoods.
"We have acted on what we have learned," said Jaynie Barrientos, general manager of the Villa Home Collection. "Displaying the pillows in this stylish fashion has an impact and attraction for our retailers and end consumer."
The Classic Home Rug Rack program, also designed and manufactured by Classic Home, is a metal display unit that includes a Natural Fiber Rack and a Shag and Wool Rack. Each can hold from 10 to 28 rugs of various sizes in a 23-square-foot footprint.
The company is showcasing the displays along with other new and existing product in World Market Center C-309.
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The national median home value is $170,100.
The average price of homes sold in Chesilhurst, NJ is $132,400.
Approximately 81.74% of Chesilhurst homes are owned,
compared to 13.57% rented, while
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Chesilhurst real estate listings include condos, townhomes, and single family homes for sale.
Commercial properties are also available.
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This property is a beautiful wooded lot where your new home can take shape. A 28' X 48" brand new bi-level with abundant space and a smart floor plan, just waiting for you to choose your colors, options and move right in. You also have the choice of a one or two garage and the option to finish the basement. This location is convenient to Route 73, White Horse Pike, the Atlantic City Expressway and the PATCO speed line for an easy commute into Philadelphia. Country living but close enough to town, come and take a look today.
USDA Financing available. This home has everything you want. It's completely finished 2 levels has plenty of space for your family with its open floor plan. In addition to having a large corner, 6 f fenced in yard, it has a 1 car heated and ac garage and plenty of off-street parking. The kitchen has been updated. The heating system has been upgraded to gas and new as is the ac, 200 amp electrical and roof. Windows are all newer.Lower level is finshed with a wonderful family room with brick fireplace, 4th bedroom and full bath. Home located conveniently between rt 30 and rt 73. This 8 room, 2.5 bath home is justa few blocks off of Pump Branch Road. Home has a security system.
USDA 100% FINANCING! HAMMONTON & WATERFORD TOWNSHIP CHOICE SCHOOL! MUST SEE 8 year young BEAUTIFUL single story home with PRIVACY. Priced to sell. LOW MAINTENANCE. This charming home has 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths an open floor plan with a wood stove and a beautiful slate tile background, a large master bedroom suite with a walk-in closet and a full bath, three generous size bedrooms, a large yard and GREAT NEIGHBORS! This is a perfect family home. Easy to maintain. This home has an attached 2 car garage with an automatic door opener with a safety sensor a large 3+ car concrete driveway with additional 3 car stone parking off to the side. The backyard features a large open space with a neighboring wooded lot, a large shed, a patio and a large deck that is great for gatherings. New hot water heater as of the end of April. DON'T MISS THIS ONE, SCHEDULE YOUR SHOWING TODAY!
This spacious bungalow has all the room you need plus a 32x16 in-ground pool. New exterior and interior painting. New driveway, enclosed porch large living room and eat-in-kitchen with breakfast room. Close to transportation and the Jersey shore. You need to see this for yourself. When your inside it is bigger then it looks from the outside. If you don't want to relax in the pool the MBR has a deep whirlpool to get all the stress out. Features, washer, dryer, gas stove, microwave, refrigerator and all existing ceiling fans. Plenty of backyard to play volley ball. Put this on your list to see.
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Amy Youngpeter, marketing director at St. John's Schools, explained the story behind the original St. Nicholas and described the activities the students participate in
"St. Nicholas paid three women's dowries by throwing gold coins through the window," Youngpeter detailed the tradition. "We use the gold wrapped chocolate coins to symbolize the dowry payment he made and candy canes to represent the Bishop's crozier [golden staff].
In many cultures, St. Nicholas is the main gift- giver and his feast day, St. Nicholas Day, is observed on Dec. 6, which falls early in the Advent season. In other cultures, he may arrive in the middle of November and then moves about the countryside, visiting schools and homes to find out if children have been good. In other places, he visits during the night and finds carrots and hay for his horse or donkey along with children's wish lists. Small treats are left in shoes or stockings so the children will know he has come.
Historically in Roman Catholic areas of southern Germany, such as Bavaria, Sankt Nikolaus (St. Nicholas) is seen as a bishop with flowing beard and a bishop's miter and staff. Houses are thoroughly cleaned and children polish their shoes or boots in preparation for the saint's visit. On the evening before St. Nicholas Day, children put letters to the good saint along with carrots or other food for his white horse or donkey on a plate or in their shoes. These are left outside, under the bed, beside a radiator, or on a windowsill in hopes of finding goodies from St. Nicholas the next morning. During the night, Sankt Nikolaus goes from house to house carrying a book in which all the children's deeds are written. If they have been good, he fills their plate, shoe or boot with delicious fruits, nuts and candies. If not, they may find potatoes, coal, or twigs.
Children practice poems and songs for Sankt Nikolaus and make little presents for him. Friends and neighbors come to share in the fun. Candles on the Advent wreath and the big Christmas pyramid with a nativity scene in the center are lit. Stories are read or songs sung as everyone waits for a knock on the door. When it comes, they all know it is Sankt Nikolaus, who comes in with his big book, golden crozier, and a big heavy sack. One of the children gets to hold the golden staff. Each child (and sometimes adults, too) stand in front of the saint. Nikolaus asks each child, "Have you behaved yourself?" "Do you do your homework?" "Do you keep your room tidy?" "Do you help your parents?" Then he opens his big sack and gives presents, candies and treats for all to share. And they give him the little surprises. Nikolaus leaves quickly as he has many places to visit. He travels with a white horse or a donkey and sometimes, his most common German companion, is with him.
Over time, many traditional German customs have melded into some common practices.
Within the poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, the phrase "And the stockings were hung by the chimney with care in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there", reflects the story of St. Nicholas rescuing the poor maidens from being sold into slavery, by tossing the gold dowry money through the window into the stockings hung to dry by the fire.
Placing an orange, tangerine or apple in the toe of filled Christmas stocking symbolizes the gold Nicholas threw to provide the dowry money to rescue the maidens.
The St. Nicholas Day Blessing of Candy Canes, or candy croziers, is another St. Nicholas' symbol. All bishops carry staffs, hooked at the top like a shepherd's crook, showing they are the shepherds who care for, or tend, their people.
St. Nicholas did his gift giving secretly, under the cover of darkness, filling stockings while children are sleeping. He did not want to be seen or recognized as he wanted those he helped to give thanks to God.
St. Nicholas gave gifts to those in greatest need — the young and the most vulnerable. The gifts and other seasonal contributions to charity, reflect St. Nicholas' unselfish concern for others.


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Two new businesses are coming to Main Street's Redstone Shopping Center.
Uno Due Go and Michaels will be opening "soon," according to both Redstone and property developers WS Development.
Redstone already houses "key tenants" Marshalls, LA Fitness and CVS. WS Development considers craft store giant Michaels another " key tenant."
Michaels will go into part of the old Ames (or if you go back far enough — Zayre) store. Uno Due Go will go into the short-lived Baja Fresh section of Redstone, at the corner, as you head back toward the former Shaw's store. Take a look at the attached map for a better view.
The Uno Due Go joins a handful of restaurants nation-wide, and one in Downtown Crossing in Boston, in the Pizzeria Uno Corporation. It is a smaller, to-go and sit-down cafe that offers breakfast options, a bakery, thin and deep-dish pizzas, soups, salads and sandwiches. Take a look at the video for more information on how the restaurant operates.
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Rising creek beds, drains gurgling from swift moving currents and flood warnings were the common scene across Walton County after heavy rains wrecked havoc on dirt roads and low lying bridges.
Officials are urging drivers to use precaution. Their message is to find an alternate route and use your head when traveling.
Unexpected currents in flood waters can disrupt even the best drivers, putting you and your family in harms way.
"The can look at the water and guess how deep it is, but not a good idea. Vehicles get washed away and puts people in a sticky situation," said Walton County Sheriff's Investigator, Wendy Ammons.
Ammons said they have monitored the situation all weekend. Many roads went from simply wet to flooded in a matter of days.
Flooding is common occurrence in this area. When storms hit, water stands, causing backed up traffic and accidents; especially on Highway 331 through the middle of the county.The road is currently being widened; specifically, to improve safety conditions and evacuation times.
"We of course we always want people to start planning for evacuation, whether it be for a storm, or for other disasters," said Emergency Management's Valerie Angel.
Angel urged driver caution as you travel the slick roads or if you come to one that is flooded.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - Kelvin Beachum beat the odds to make the Pittsburgh Steelers a year ago, going from seventh-round draft pick to starting right tackle by the end of the season.
Beachum finds himself facing an even more daunting task this fall: replacing Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey. Beachum will start in place of Pouncey on Monday night when the Steelers travel to Cincinnati. Pouncey will have surgery on Thursday to repair torn ligaments in his right knee.
The 24-year-old Beachum says he hadn't played center in an actual game since "Pee Wee" football as a kid. He spent a little time at center during minicamp, but nothing compared to the workload he faces now.
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Garry Rayno's State House Dome: Gionet calls his casinos proposal a 'jobs bill'
Rep. Edmond Gionet, R-Lincoln, is the prime sponsor of House Bill 665, which would establish two casinos in New Hampshire, one in the White Mountains and one in a county bordering Massachusetts.
"This is not a budget bill, and I don't intend it to be one," Gionet said. "It's a jobs bill. We've got highways and bridges in really bad shape, and some folks want surcharges on registrations and a gas tax increase to fund that. I don't think so."
Gionet is not new to casino gambling bills, having introduced them as recently as last year. It was Gionet's bill that former House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Stephen Stepanek used for his casino gambling plan that was killed by the House, even with the backing of much of the former House leadership.
Gionet said he used his experience with the gambling issue to develop the figures he used in the bill.
This time around, Gionet wants the winning bidders to invest at least $10 million in a casino, but said it would really be up to the winning bidder to decide how much to invest and how many machines and table games would be needed.
Under his proposal, a casino license would cost $10 million, with a yearly renewal fee of $1 million.
The state would receive 49 percent of the take for video lottery machines, with $75,000 of that money earmarked for gambling-addiction programs run through Health and Human Services and 3 percent going to the host community.
Under his bill, the state would receive 8 percent of the table game gross.
The state's share of the money generated by the casinos would go into the highway fund to fix the state's crumbling roads and bridges.
Gionet estimates that each of the casinos would produce about $100 million for the state.
"It's information I collected over the last 10 years, and I feel pretty comfortable with it," Gionet said.
The Legislative Budget Assistants Office was unable to determine how much money the two casinos would raise for the state.
"We have problems. We need jobs, and I have a formula here, if applied, is a win-win situation," Gionet said. "Until we have enabling legislation, we'll never know, and in the meantime, the monkey's on taxpayers' backs."
A public hearing has not been scheduled for Gionet's bill.
An expanded gambling proposal is also coming from the Senate, sponsored by Sens. Chuck Morse and Lou D'Allesandro, two longtime proponents of casino gambling.
Reform Oversight: The state could be a step closer Monday to implementing one aspect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, working with the federal government on a health insurance exchange.
The Joint Health Care Reform Oversight Committee meets Monday, and the key item on the agenda is what the state will do about a health care exchange, a requirement of the act.
State law currently forbids the state to set up its own exchange, but there is room for the state to partner with the federal government. Gov. Maggie Hassan, however, has to request that arrangement in a letter to federal officials by Feb. 15. To date, that letter has not been sent, but could be soon, according to those in the know.
So the question is: What role will the oversight committee play in the exchange decisions?
Senate Republicans, who hold a slim majority in the upper chamber, are concerned Hassan may try to do an end run around the committee and set up the partnership by executive order.
The committee is split down the middle, with three Republicans and three Democrats. The three Senate members are Republicans Jeb Bradley and Andy Sanborn and Democrat Peggy Gilmour.
The three House members are Democrats Cindy Rosenwald and Ed Butler and Republican John Hunt.
According to Hunt, the question is whether Hassan will send the letter without the committee's blessing.
"The issue is how much involvement do we want to have," he said. "You have to assume we do have a role to play."
Bradley noted the Feb. 15 deadline is coming for the state to decide whether to have a partnership with the federal government or let the federal government run the exchange by itself. That's a decision the Health Care Reform Oversight Committee has to make, he said.
"Right now, I'm a little skeptical with a partnership," he said. "I do not want to see a partnership morphed into a quasi-exchange under some other name."
The first meeting of the committee since the new Legislature took over was scheduled for Thursday, but was canceled. Those reading the tea leaves assumed the letter from Hassan must be coming or some other arrangement was being negotiated, but the real problem was that the Senate was meeting at 10 a.m. and the meeting was scheduled for 9:30 a.m., leaving little time for discussion.
Also, the Senate members had not been named at that point. Senate President Peter Bragdon officially named the three members Friday.
Monday's meeting should be interesting.
Almost Déjà vu: The state's domestic violence laws are considered some of the best in the country by victim advocates, but as was the case last year, some lawmakers want to significantly change them.
Rep. Daniel Itse, R-Fremont, is the prime sponsor of House Bills 502 and 503, which will have public hearings Tuesday before the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, beginning at 1 p.m.
House Bill 502 would prohibit a police officer from arresting a suspected abuser unless the police officer witnessed the abuse or the victim filed a criminal complaint in court.
House Bill 503 would prohibit a police officer from arresting a suspected abuser or stalker unless the victim filed, or had previously filed, a criminal complaint.
"These bills are direct attempts to dismantle New Hampshire's domestic violence laws," said Amanda Grady Sexton, director of public policy for the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. "They would turn back the clock to the '70s, when there was no protection for victims."
The bills are similar to one Itse introduced last year, which was killed
by the House, but even more dangerous, according to Grady Sexton.
She said HB 502 would change the state's presumptive arrest policy so that an officer who saw a beaten victim could not arrest the suspected abuser on the spot.
She said HB 503 would take away law enforcement's ability to arrest someone for violating a stalking or domestic violence protective order until the victim had filed a criminal complaint with the court.
Itse could not be reached for comment.
Rail Again: The Executive Council will vote Wednesday on the Capitol Corridor Rail and Transit Study, which the last council refused to fund.
"The Capitol Corridor Rail project is back on track," said District 2 Executive Councilor Colin Van Ostern. "The potential from this project is huge: attracting new workers for growing New Hampshire businesses; speeding tourists, shoppers, and business visitors to our state; lessening traffic on I-93 and Route 3; easing commutes; and amplifying the growth of new Granite State bus routes and the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport."
The last council turned down the study on a 3-2 vote.
John King Remembered: During last week's Senate session, District 18 Sen. Donna Soucy remembered the man who held her seat two decades ago: John King, who died last month.
King served five terms in the Senate, beginning in 1991. King, who grew up in Manchester, had spent most of his early working life in education, both as a teacher and as school principal in Manchester schools, and then headed the state's Probation Department for 20 years before serving in the state Senate.
King will long be remembered for his work to increase the amount of revenue sharing for cities and towns. His bill increased the amount of rooms and meals money that went into the revenue-sharing pot, and during the boom years of the mid- to late-90s, the money grew substantially.
Now, revenue sharing has been suspended for several biennial budgets and is not likely to return anytime soon.
In her speech honoring King, Soucy noted King always had a smile on his face and was always true to his word.
"I'm humbled to be following in his footsteps," Soucy said.
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Ware Elementary School has a new plan for engaging students when it comes to math.
Students from all different grade levels competed in a problem solving competition on Tuesday. Students divided into groups and then worked diligently to work problems that were all worth different points.
The principal said the school's math scores are not where they need to be, so she planned this math competition to get kids comfortable with the subject all while having fun.
She hopes the competition will not only stress the subject, but teach parents and their children not be to afraid of it.
"We want them to know that they are very capable of being able to solve those problems that they are going to see not only in life, but also in that wonderful, wonderful test by the name of STAAR for our upper grade levels," Principal Sara Sheppard said.
The school hopes to have more of these events. In fact, they are having a family math night where they will provide tips on how parents can help their students when it comes to working math problems.
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Ravens make moves on offensive line
The Ravens have signed OG Bryan Mattison from their practice squad and released OT Scott Kooistra.
Ravens WR Stallworth can stretch defenses
Ravens WR Donté Stallworth is poised to have a niche in the offense as a field-stretching threat in the second half of the season, the way we hear it.
NFL announces two game time changes
The NFL has announced changes in kickoff times for a pair of Week 12 games.
Ravens reserve DT Cody shows potential in loss
Ravens rookie DT Terrence Cody impressed in Baltimore's 26-21 loss at Atlanta Thursday, notching a career-best five tackles in a reserve role.
Ravens' Wilson challenged in new starting role
Since winning a starting job in Week Nine, Baltimore CB Josh Wilson has had some rough moments, such as when he had to cover Atlanta's top receiver, Roddy White, in Week 10. Read more in our AFC North Whispers.
Ravens leave door open after comeback
The Ravens' second-half rally highlights their potential, writes PFW's Mike Wilkening, but they are not a completed product just yet.
White's 33-yard TD gives Falcons 26-21 victory
Roddy White hauled in a 33-yard touchdown pass from Matt Ryan with 20 seconds remaining and the Atlanta Falcons, after squandering a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter, rallied to beat the Baltimore Ravens 26-21 on Thursday night.
No fine for McClain after spitting incident
The NFL will not impose any fines on Ravens FB Le'Ron McClain after Dolphins LB Channing Crowder accused McClain of spitting in Crowder's face.
AFC North midseason reports
Rookie C Maurkice Pouncey has been the biggest surprise on a surprising Steelers team, as you'll learn in reading our midseason reports on the AFC North teams.
Week 10 power rankings
The Ray Lewis-led defense has lifted the Ravens into the top spot in PFW's weekly power rankings after the Patriots fell from that perch in a 2010 version of musical chairs.
Dolphins ask league to review spitting incident
Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano has asked the NFL to look into the accusation from ILB Channing Crowder that Ravens FB Le'Ron McClain spit in Crowder's face on Sunday.
Crowder, Scott accuse opponents of dirty play
Dolphins LB Channing Crowder accused Ravens FB Le'Ron McClain of spitting in his face and Jets LB Bart Scott called the Lions the dirtiest team he has played since the Titans.
Ravens end Miami's road run, 26-10
Billy Cundiff made four field goals, and the Baltimore Ravens cranked up the defense after halftime Sunday in a 26-10 victory over a Miami Dolphins team that was unbeaten in away games.
Bye could be boon for Ravens
Ravens NT Kelly Gregg believes the time off that the club received during the bye week recharged the team's batteries.
Chargers waive LB Merriman
The Chargers waived LB Shawne Merriman on Tuesday after he passed an exit physical. Teams have until 4 p.m. ET Wednesday to claim him.
Flacco signed a new contract Monday worth $120.6 million over six years, making him the highest paid player in NFL history. threw 11 touchdown passes and no interceptions during the recent postseason||||||| The Super Bowl MVP will receive a $29 million signing bonus and $52 million in guaranteed money. He will be paid $51 million over the first two years of the deal. "It's not really about the money, it's about that respect," Flacco said minutes after signing. The 28-year-old Flacco is the first starting quarterback in NFL history to make the playoffs in each of his first five seasons. He has clearly proven his status as an elite QB.
A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that Flacco has agreed on a new contract with the Baltimore Ravens.||||||| Flacco played out his rookie contract last season for $6.76 million and led Baltimore to the NFL championship. He cashed in Friday with the new deal, although terms were not immediately available. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement has not officially been announced. The 28-year-old Flacco is the only quarterback to win a postseason game in each of his first five pro seasons.
The Baltimore Ravens and Flacco's agent plan to meet this weekend in their first attempt to reach a new contract for the Super Bowl MVP.||||||| After the team and Flacco couldn't agree on an extension or a new deal last summer, Flacco played out the final year of his rookie contract - and struck it big. Flacco had 11 touchdown passes and no interceptions in the postseason. Flacco made less than $7 million in 2012, and even if the Ravens franchise him, he would at least double that salary for next season.
Flacco was named the MVP of Super Bowl XLVII, leading the Ravens to a 34-31 win over San Francisco.||||||| Flacco was outstanding, compiling a 124.2 passer rating while completing 22 of 33 passes for 287 yards with three touchdowns. It may have also been his last appearance for the Ravens since he's scheduled to be a free agent in the offseason. He may be headed for one of the richest contracts in NFL history.
Flacco was 21 of 36 for 240 yards with three second-half TDs and no INTs in Sunday's AFC championship game win at New England.||||||| No NFL quarterback _ not Tom Brady, not Peyton Manning _ has more than Flacco's 62 victories, including the postseason, since the start of the 2008 season. No NFL quarterback has more than his six postseason wins on the road. And no other quarterback has a postseason victory in each of his first five seasons during the Super Bowl era.


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Research provides patients with the best, most up-to-date treatments for their illnesses. It identifies and evaluates new treatments to help future children. At Phoenix Children's, this translates into cutting edge care and access to the most promising new options.
Almost every one of our medical specialty centers is engaged in research. In addition, Phoenix Children's collaborates with a number of local, regional, and national partners, sharing data with institutions worldwide in the search of the best treatments and cures.
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Grove City College is truly a unique institution that combines nonsectarian Christian faith and perspective with a proud tradition of free market entrepreneurial thought.
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Steps lead up to the bridge deck, an area protected by a massive molded fiberglass hardtop which seamlessly incorporates handrails, lights, hatches, life-jacket storage and speakers, covering a truly spacious and well-done helm area. Pursuit and its sister company, Tiara Yachts, have this design element down cold. No one does a bridge deck and helm area better.
The starboard-mounted helm chair sits atop a molded fiberglass box which has a hatch, affording access to lots of stowage space. The large helm area features a flat surface above the wheel for mounting two or more large electronics displays, and visibility is very good through the massive tempered-glass windshield.
The center section of the windshield opens on an electric ram to provide fresh air, but you don't really need it because the entire bridge deck gets cooled by vents from the boat's air conditioning system. Rear drop curtains keep the cool air in. An L-shaped couch to port sits atop the boat's DC electrical panel.
Belowdecks, the 345 really shines, providing an impressive amount of room for a 34-foot boat. Remember that crowned bow? It creates tremendous headroom, enough for a guy that's 6-foot-4-inches tall (me) to stand up. The head sits to starboard as you enter the cabin and comes complete with a stylish glass-bowl sink and an aqua-blue acrylic door, which does double duty as a bifold closure for both the head storage closet and the shower compartment.
The boat's AC electric panel fits into the bulkhead on the forward end of the head compartment, and in the forepeak there's a double berth that has a high-low table for dining, which lowers and is covered by a filler cushion to create a larger berth. A flat-screen TV sits at the very forward end of the cabin, by the anchor locker.
An ample galley sits aft and to port, and it has all of the necessary ingredients for time spent at sea: a microwave oven, a Kenyon cooktop and a small refrigerator. Aft of that, beneath the helm area, there's a midberth which will hold two people, or it can be used for additional storage. The entire cabin is finished with a rich teak-and-holly sole for a plush feel.
The twin Yamaha F350s provide all the performance you'll ever need, getting the big boat on plane quickly and reaching a respectable cruising speed of 32 mph at 4,000 rpm. The OS 345 is no lightweight and isn't meant to be. Instead, it provides a smooth, dry and solid ride in most conditions and is long in the comfort department, a big plus for fishing families.
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Unique 3200 sft oceanfront, garden level at K38 Club Marena in Rosarito
- bedrooms 3
- baths 3
- sleeps 8
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Terraza Grande is one of the most spectacular oceanfront homes on Baja's coast. This spacious garden
unit in Club Marena boasts 3000 square feet of living space and an 800 square foot oceanfront deck
that sits square in front of one of the west coasts most prolific and historic surf points. Feel the
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The ocean front Master Bedroom has a breathtaking view, a large walk in closet, and a Jacuzzi bath
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pealing point waves. If this sounds like the kind of retreat you are in search of then you have
found the right place in Club Marena at Terraza Grande
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Just minutes from beautiful Rosarito Beach, Fox Studio's, fantastic shopping, fishing, the Lobster
Village of Puerto Nuevo and world class golfing at Bajamar and Real Del Mar along with several
excellent vineyards and incredible uncrowded surf. This Property is ideal for mature families and
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Santa Anita's 75th anniversary winter/spring meet comes to a conclusion today, with reflections on past hardships and expressions of optimism for the future. While there have been bumps in the road, the hope and intent is for a smoother journey ahead.
Five days were lost when the synthetic Pro-Ride main track failed to drain properly in isolated areas, and dwindling horse population at times made for less-than-ideal field sizes. But Thoroughbred heroes Zenyatta, Sidney's Candy, Tuscan Evening and Bourbon Bay buoyed fan enthusiasm, creating memories of yesteryear on days that they performed their magic.
"The cancellations and horse population made it a challenging meet, but we did our best, and for the most part, with the exception of a few weekdays, we had fairly decent cards," said Santa Anita Director of Racing Mike Harlow. "Obviously, we would have liked them to be a bit better, but considering the horse population, I think we held our own." Average field size this meet was 7.8 horses, compared to 8.23 last meet.
Harlow was realistic when asked to access the future of racing in the Golden State.
"It all boils down to the cost of doing business and purse levels, as far as the horsemen are concerned," he said. "Right now the expenses for the horsemen here are very high, and our purse levels are struggling in light of the competition and the economy throughout the country, so our horse population is diminishing.
"Some owners are looking at the pure economics of the game, and I think what we have to do is focus on the good points in California. The quality of our facilities is second to none and we offer many advantages. But we need to find a way to enhance purses to keep us competitive."
Added Racing Secretary Hammerle: "Number one, we want to thank the fans both on-track and across the country for their support during the entire meet. These haven't been the greatest of times, but the California horsemen have a lot of pride, and they showed it this meet by dealing with the adversity of the rain, the track and the situation in general.
"They really worked with us in helping to fill the races every day. Some days were better than others, but we're proud to say we came through on the big days."
Whether the Breeders' Cup is held at tracks on a rotating basis in the future or finds a permanent home such as Oak Tree-at-Santa Anita, remains undecided at this point. Oak Tree hosted racing's championships the last two years with great commercial and artistic success. Churchill Downs hosts the Breeders' Cup this year on Nov. 5 and 6, but no host site has been announced for 2011 and beyond.
"It's the Breeders' Cup belief that their best opportunity to enhance their revenue is to race here on the first weekend of November," said Oak Tree Director and Executive Vice-President Sherwood Chillingworth. "It's their desire to come here, and Oak Tree's position is, if they want to come, we'll be happy to accommodate them."
At Thursday's California Horse Racing Board meeting, Chillingworth said discussions recently were held with MI Developments officials and that Oak Tree's lease agreement with Santa Anita would be presented to a bankruptcy court in Delaware on Tuesday. Chillingworth said he had a recent conversation with MI Developments CEO Dennis Mills affirming the lease, which Chillingworth "assumes runs through 2016."
Addressing the status of Santa Anita's synthetic main track, which could possibly be taken out after this meet and replaced with traditional dirt, Chillingworth was ambivalent.
"Right now, the track is as good as it's been," he said of the Pro-Ride surface. "The only problem is the drainage. It's not really Oak Tree's call, but I would assume Santa Anita doesn't want to risk another year with cancellations. So rather than try and find another synthetic surface that works, they may be thinking of going back to dirt.
"The good historical news is that we ran 306 horses here in the last two Breeders' Cups, 14 races each year, without a single injury. I don't mean catastrophic injury. I mean any injury of any kind."
Alex Solis, a successful fixture on the Southern California circuit for more than two decades, will begin riding full time in Kentucky today, agent Brian Beach said Saturday afternoon.
"He'll ride out the Keeneland meet and the entire meet at Churchill Downs, which ends July 4," Beach said. "Then we'll see where we go from there, maybe Saratoga. It depends on how many Kentucky-based trainers run there. After that, we plan to stay in Kentucky through the Breeders' Cup.
"It was kind of a last-minute decision. Alex had been looking in the back of his mind to ride in Kentucky before he retired. We didn't want to miss an opportunity to ride there now with the hope of landing mounts for the Breeders' Cup there this fall. (Trainer) Ken McPeek is putting us on a few of his good horses, so we're looking forward to that."
Solis has 20 riding titles to his credit, 16 in Southern California. The 45-year-old native of Panama won Santa Anita's George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award in 1997 and the Bill Shoemaker Award as outstanding rider on Breeders' Cup Day in 2003, when he won two races, including the Classic aboard Pleasantly Perfect. Solis won the Breeders' Cup Sprint on champion Kona Gold in 2000, and has been nominated to racing's Hall of Fame several times, but has yet to be elected.
"I'm leaving today," Solis said Saturday after finishing second aboard General Consensus in the Santa Barbara Handicap. "I'll be in Kentucky tomorrow (Sunday). I've been riding here for 25 years, but I've never ridden (regularly) back East. I'm very happy with all the support people have given me in California—the owners, trainers, you guys (media), everybody. I had a great career here but I'd like to try something different and I have a good opportunity back there, and I'm going to try it.
"I'm looking forward to it. I'm very happy with my life and enjoy riding more than ever. I want to ride a little bit more and continue to enjoy what I love doing. I feel like I'm riding good, and having fun at what I'm doing. That's the main thing, so I'm going to keep doing it."
Santa Anita Horsemen's Liason Ami Atkinson, wife of jockey Paul Atkinson, has been named Santa Anita Employee of the Year for 2010. A native of Vancouver, Washington, Ami was raised on a dairy farm east of Portland, Ore. "We learned how to work, have fun and deal with people," said Ami. "I wouldn't trade that experience for anything."
Ami has served as Santa Anita's Horsemen's Liason for the past 15 years and her duties range from early-morning communication with trainers to late afternoon customer service with owners, celebrities and jockeys.
"I really enjoy the mornings," said Ami. "Being out there early lets the horsemen know that we're here for them and that we're here to help in any way we can. I make sure everyone who has horses racing on that particular day have a program and if they have any questions they need answered from the Racing Office, I take care of that as well."
The mother of two young daughters, Makenzie (12) and Sarah (5), Ami has found a balance between family and work. "The racetrack is our extended family and my kids are comfortable here. They know a lot of the jockeys, trainers and agents and just about everyone in the Racing Office."
Ami met her husband while working as an assistant trainer to Don Collins at Turf Paradise in Phoenix in 1990 and the couple relocated to Southern California in 1992, marrying in '95.
"Racing is an up and down sport and Paul's business has been down the past few years, but this meet has been extra special for me because he's had a really good horse to ride, Caracortado. Winning the (Robert B.) Lewis Stakes (Feb. 6) was a great day. Our kids were here and I got the chills when Paul turned for home . . . I cried, it was just very emotional knowing that we had a chance to get to the Kentucky Derby."
Santa Anita salutes Ami Atkinson and her entire family on being selected as Santa Anita's Employee of the Year. (And good luck to Paul and Caracortado in the Preakness Stakes on May 15)!
FINISH LINES: Still sore from a riding mishap Friday, Mike Smith took off his scheduled three mounts Sunday . . . Trainer Jim Cassidy said Ashland Stakes winner Evening Jewel will be pointed to the Kentucky Oaks on April 30. Kent Desormeaux retains the mount. . . With the conclusion of the Santa Anita meet, program morning line maker Jon White will resume full time duties as an analyst on HRTV.


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County: Monongalia
High School: Morgantown High School
Activities and achievements: Alex earned the 2013 National AP Scholar Award for passing 11 Advanced Placement exams by the end of his junior year. His stellar academic record includes being named one of the state's four 2010 MathCounts national finalists, attending the Governor's Honors Academy and being named a 2013 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist. In addition to being in student council, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society and the culture club, Alex is an accomplished violinist. He is a member of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, the National High School Honors Orchestra and is co-concertmaster for his high school orchestra. He has accumulated more than 180 hours of community service.
Plans: Alex plans to study computer science and environmental science in college and possibly pursue a career in bioengineering.


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LAPEL, Ind. —
Alcohol is suspected to be a cause of a serious moped accident Tuesday night that left a Noblesville man in critical condition, authorities said.
Jason T. Spidel, 42, suffered serious head injuries and internal injuries and was transported by helicopter to St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis on 86th Street, according to a press release from Madison County Sheriff's Department Maj. Brian Bell.
According to the release, Spidel was driving a VIP moped northbound on Indiana 13 near West County Road 100 North at about 7 p.m. when he lost control of the vehicle. According to witnesses, the moped left the roadway and flipped at least once, and Spidel was ejected and landed on the pavement. The witnesses also told police that the moped crossed the center line of Indiana 13 numerous times before finally leaving the roadway on the east side.
Responding crews closed off Ind. 13 from West County Road 100 North to West County Road 10 North. The site of the accident was almost the exact same spot as a two-vehicle accident on Sept. 15 that injured three on Ind. 13 near County Road 10 North.
The Madison County Sheriff's Department was assisted by Lapel Police Department, Lapel Fire Department and Madison County Emergency Management.
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