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Okaw Valley had been on a mission, but Arthur lanced Okaw in the Arcola 1A Regional semi, 58-37.
A hot Okaw Valley team had to face a hot Arthur team on Friday in the semifinal. Arthur got the upper hand and didn't let up until the outcome was a foregone conclusion, ending Okaw's season, 58-37.
Arthur took a 6-point lead in the 1st period, 11-5. In the 2nd, Arthur charged over the Timberwolves with a 23-12 run. Arthur had doubled-up Okaw at the break, 34-15.
The die was cast and the T'Wolves were swimming upstream against a heavy current in the 3rd period. They couldn't make up any ground, scoring just eight points and five points further back.
To begin the 4th, Okaw was down by 22 points, 47-25. Okaw got in some final shots and won the period 12-11, but then had to take their season bows.
Garrett Sparks had been the Okaw Valley leading scorer of late and he was in the final game of their season. He scored 11 points and was the only T'Wolf in double figures.
Arthur connected nine times from beyond the arc from six different shooters, while Okaw had just two treys.
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Okaw stats: Sparks 11 (5 FGs, 1/2 FTs), Shields 7 (1-2, 1-3 pt FGs, 2/2 FTs), Bush 6 (2 FGs, 2/4 FTs), Hagerman 5 (1-2, 1-3 pt FGs), Thompson 2 (FG), Perrine 2 (FG), Jeffers 2 (2/2 FTs), Craig 2 (FG, 0/2 FTs). Team FGs 15. 3-Pointers; 2 ( Hagerman, Shileds). Team FTs 5-of-10.
Art stats: Maxwell 16 (5-2s, 1-3 pt FGs, 3/6 FTs), Schuring 11 (1-2, 3-3 pt FGs), Honn 7 (1-2, 1-3 pt FGs, 2/2 FTs), A. Schrock 6 (1-2, 1-3 pt FGs, 1/4 FTs), C. Plank 7 (2-2s, 1-3 pt FGs), J. Plank 6 (2-3 pt FGs), Seegmiller 2 (FG), Martnia 1 (1/2 FTs). Team FGs 21. 3-Pointers: 9 (Schuring 3, J. Plank 2, Maxwell, C. Plank, Honn, A. Schrock) Team FTs 7-of-14.


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Instead, there were burning buildings and shattered glass, tear gas and a constant howling of ambulances and police cars, fists pointing to the sky in anger and defiance. There appeared to be a revolution in the making, an unmistakable desire for change, a hunger for a better country – a more honest, more liveable country.
The whole world watched images of the fourth most populous nation on earth revolting against a brutal and corrupt regime: according to some, Indonesia was fighting for freedom, while others believed it was descending into anarchy, becoming ungovernable, and heading rapidly towards disintegration.
It was at that point I met the leaders of the student revolt in a computer room at the Trisakti University, hastily converted to become the headquarters of an uprising against the regime. One of them was called Suresh. He seemed a gentle human being, well brought up, well mannered. His eyes were red from lack of sleep, his shaking fingers holding a clove cigarette, his shirt unwashed for days.
I always remember how at one point I abandoned my dislike of clichs and asked the student leader: So this is your Sorbonne, your Paris, your Mexico City of 1968, isnt it?
Youre wrong, he finally answered. In the West, they fought for free love and revolted against their parents, their families, their professors, and their culture. We love our country, we love and respect our families and our teachers. We are dying to return to our homes and to our classrooms, we are tired and confused. All we want is our country to return to the rule of law: we want an end to corruption and we want justice.
Soon after, Suhartos regime collapsed. Six years later, Indonesia is still a stubbornly conservative country ruled by a miniscule clique made up of individuals motivated by private interests and backed by the might of the military.
The PKI was first outlawed after Suhartos 1965 coup against Sukarno, an act supported by the US. The human cost has been estimated to be between 500 thousand and 1.2 million lives. Generally supportive of Sukarno, the Communist Party was singled out and falsely accused of staging the coup (in fact, it had been instigated by Suharto and his military faction). Its members were promptly liquidated en masse. Among the victims were also members of the Chinese minority (who were absurdly accused of supporting Communist China), opponents of the new regime, and progressive thinkers, as well as professors and intellectuals in general.
While tolerating and even promoting local culture (mainly folk music and dance) as well as pop of any origin as long as it carried no subversive messages, Indonesia embarked on a long and painful process of intellectual degradation.
The two pillars of the system became religion and the family. To lack religion became illegal behaviour: everybody had (and still has to) to commit to one of the five officially sanctioned religions on his or her identity card (Muslim, Catholic, Protestant, Buddhist or Hindu).
As in almost all poor countries ruled by extreme right wing governments with almost no social spending, the concept of a strong family unit became a decisively important socio-economic element. Parents were expected to make great sacrifices to educate and support their children, who were later expected to support their ageing parents (identical to the situation in Latin America or Africa).
The linguistics of the process were turned upside down. Necessity was turned into virtue, the way to survive into family love.
A God-fearing nation was the next logical step. Sukarnos secularism had not been destroyed – even now, Indonesia remains a secular country in many ways. Nevertheless, in a society where almost any alternative thought or criticism of the system led to some sort of discrimination, sanctions or something much worse, religion became almost the only escape from a dreary reality.
Moving dramatically from a relaxed approach to religion during Sukarnos rule, post-1965 Indonesia embraced religion as some sort of public display of loyalty and conformity, instead of a personal and extremely private expression of faith. Suhartos departure made no difference: indeed, new strictures such as a dress code for women (something very relaxed in the past) and strict observance of all religious rules became issues. The system did not interfere in the process; as far as it was concerned, women could wear anything they wanted.
One counter-argument would be: but if they like it that way, why challenge their choice? The answer is, because they never had a choice. Almost no child comes in touch with any alternative to religion (for instance, the theory of evolution is mentioned only to be ridiculed) and society destroys anyone who would openly refuses to follow a faith breaking the heart of the family a euphemism for probable excommunication from their kith and kin.
The system has become almost perfect in many ways. There is no longer a need for a huge police force or an army of informants. Any truly fundamental opposition is labelled as leftist or communist and either dismissed or simply banned. Family values and religion assure conformity of the members of Indonesian society at the basic level, negating any effort of men and women to live uniquely and independently lives, behaviour regarded as dangerous and therefore a threat to the status quo.
Many brilliant minds gave up (or never had a chance to bloom), mostly entering business as the only way to succeed (thereby further strengthening the system), instead of embarking on a discouraged path of creativity. Their responses to such limitations are practical, based on a need to provide for themselves and their families or because their uniqueness or creativity cannot be recognized (for instance, how can one excel in arts if any discussion or argument is discouraged in advance even at the university?) or simply to make their families happy. Of course, not to be pro-business would automatically be labelled with the c word in any case!!!
Fiercely critical of the US and its foreign policy (over 50% of Indonesians believe that Osama bin Laden has something to offer to the world), the Indonesian state increasingly resembles a sort of dirt poor version of the nightmare of any progressively thinking citizen in the United States.
Indonesia makes sure that any foreigner who marries an Indonesian citizen has a miserable life even to contemplate a marriage acceptable to the family and the state, those who have no religion have to commit to convert to a recognised faith.
Patriotism sometimes gives way to realism. Off the shore of the island of Lombok, I was once told by the local fishermen: If we, the poor people of Indonesia, could we would all leave for Australia, Singapore, the US, or Europe. Only the rich like it here, because they can have us almost for free. But even they would have to leave, because with us gone, they would have to learn how to clean and cook and do everything by themselves.


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Bauer has exceptional makeup and is a student of pitching. Although some are concerned about his heavy workload, he's shown no ill effects in college, and his ability to repeat his mechanics so well should help him stay healthy. He shouldn't need much major-league time and could be in the majors very quickly, perhaps as soon as September.
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A McComb man is being held in a Louisiana jail on $250,000 bond following a two-state crime spree.
Dennis Jerrell Morgan of McComb is being held on two counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of cocaine. He was arraigned in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Friday morning. Additional charges are possible
Morgan fired at two Gloster police officers Thursday and then stole a police car. He crashed the police car and carjacked another vehicle.
Mississippi Highway Patrol units were in the area, and chased the vehicle into Louisiana. The suspect crashed in the woods and fired at the pursuing troopers, but was arrested without injury.
MBI agents are investigating the shooting in Gloster and the carjacking in Amite County. Morgan is being charged with two counts of aggravated assault of a police officer, grand larceny, carjacking, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and felony fleeing.
Morgan is also facing charges in McComb. Police say He broke into a woman's home around 12:45 Thursday morning. After threatening her two children with a gun, he kidnapped the woman and took her car.
The woman was able to escape about three blocks from her house and called police.
McComb Police detective Robert Holmes says the Mississippi Department of Corrections had warrants out for Morgan.
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Of the 16 documentaries and five dramas showing at the 15th Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London later this month, two in particular focus the camera lens on people omitted from the national narrative of the United States.
Lost Angels is the story of Los Angeles' Skid Row, a rundown, 50 block neighbourhood which is home to around 11,000 people – two-thirds of whom struggle with mental illness or drug problems. With its shocking levels of poverty and street sleeping, Thomas Napper's sympathetic documentary often feels like it is set in the developing world rather than the richest nation on earth. It would be easy for Napper to wallow in the sheer desperation and futility of life on Skid Row. Instead he chooses to make the entrepreneurial efforts of individuals and organisations to help the community the backbone of the film, from the running of shelters and missions to volunteer street cleaners and human rights defenders.
Best of all are the intimate interviews conducted with the colourful and prominent residents of Skid Row which humanise and give identities and histories to those who are either ignored or blamed by the government and wider society. While incisive commentary from academics and social activists provides context and analysis, it is the residents of Skid Row that make this film the memorable and moving portrait of forgotten America it is.
In 1982, horrified by the Reagan Administration's support of the military dictatorship in Guatemala, American documentary filmmaker Pamela Yates travelled to the country to witness the murderous counter-insurgency campaign that was being waged against rebel forces in the Guatemalan highlands. Her subsequent film, When The Mountains Tremble, went on to inform and encourage American activists to work to end US support of Central American military dictatorships.
Although she didn't realise it fully at the time, records and testimonies now show that the brutal military assaults she documented were in fact part of a genocide which killed around 200,000 people in the early 1980s. Facing an armed insurgency from within the Mayan population, the US-equipped Guatemalan army conducted a scorched earth policy in rural areas which destroyed over 450 villages, with the police disappearing hundreds of leftist political activists at the same time. In a chilling clip, a smiling soldier explains "we've got a list, and if they appear on this list they die."
Part detective story, part political thriller, Granito is Yates's attempt to make sense of the horrific events she witnessed. More importantly, it turns out some of the footage she shot in 1982 may assist in bringing to justice the instigators of the genocide, and the film's second half concerns the story of her involvement in the ongoing attempt to indict Rios Montt, president of Guatemala from 1982-3.
Yates argues the film's overarching theme is "How does each of us weave our own responsibilities in to the pattern of history?" And although no high level Government officials have been indicted for their crimes, Yates can be proud that Granito will play a valuable role in raising awareness of this dark period of Guatemalan, and US, history.
Lost Angels is showing at the Ritzy Cinema at 19:00 on 27 March and at 21:00 on 31 March. Granito is showing at the ICA at 18:15 on 25 March and Curzon Soho at 16:00 on 26 March. For more information on the film festival visit http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/london
An edited version of this review appeared in the Morning Star.
*Ian Sinclair is a freelance writer based in London, UK. [email protected].
Documentary reviews: Lost Angels by Thomas Napper and Granito by by Pamela Yates, Peter Kinoy and Paco de Onis
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MANCHESTER - Police said a masked man tried to rob Citizens Bank on Brown Avenue early Friday morning but failed because the bank had yet to open.
Sgt. Craig Rousseau said the robber entered the vestibule of the bank, located at 2035 Brown Ave., a few minutes before 9 a.m. and found the interior doors locked because the bank , which opens at 9 o'clock, had yet to open.
The robber, who had a red ski mask covering his face, banged on the doors with a black semi-automatic handgun, yelling for employees to open them.
When he figured out they were not going to let him in, he ran out and towards the back of the bank, Rousseau said.
Police are looking for a white man, about 5-foot-9, 190 to 200 pounds. He was wearing the mask, a dark jacket and yellow gloves. He also had a backpack with a white stripe on it.
Anyone with information about the attempted robbery is asked to call police at 668-8711 or, to remain anonymous, Manchester Crimeline at 624-4040.
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by Matt Stoller, Wed Apr 05, 2006 at 07:23:08 AM EDT
Steve Clemons is warning about the drumbeat to invade Iran, and pointing out that there are good ways to stop the Iranian nuclear program without a military strike. And his statements are coming from discussions with Israeli national security specialists, so this isn't a peacenik movement talking here. Coincidentally, this morning I had a conversation with Eric Massa, one of the candidates just added to the netroots fundraising page. Massa is a 24 year Navy veteran who was in Gulf War I and Kosovo, so I asked him about Iran.
Roughly, here's what he said. The way to guarantee that Iran gets a nuclear weapon is to go in with F-15s and bomb them. If we go in we have to have a 100% kill ratio for nuclear sites, or else the one we didn't hit will come back to bite us. The way to stop nuclear proliferation is, as Clemons says, to work with institutions in the country by actually opening up a dialogue.
In other words, if we attack Iran like we did Iraq, Iran will get nuclear weapons. But that's not all. I'll just quote from the Cunning Realist:
As someone who works in the global financial markets, I can state confidently that military action against Iran will have profound financial consequences for any American who relies on more than a log cabin, a bicycle, and barter.
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WT Hoops Coach Rick Cooper Retires Suddenly
Thursday, December 5, 2013 9:10 PM EST
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Cooper will be replaced by top assistant Vinay Patel (middle)
From the West Texas A&M Sports Information Office:
West Texas A&M head men's basketball coach Rick Cooper announced his retirement effective immediately at a press conference Thursday afternoon in the Buffalo Club Room at the First United Bank Center. Associate head coach Vinay Patel will be named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
"It's been the best 21 years of our lives, we raised our family here," Cooper said. "We think now is a good time for our family and team. My primary concern is the guys, but I think our program and team is in a good position and good hands. At this stage of the game I am grateful to Michael (McBroom) and a whole bunch of people and I am excited to turn the reigns over to a very confident man in Vinay Patel who is going to do a great job with this program."
Cooper is in his 21
year at the helm of the Buffaloes. He is 391-193 (.670) at WT and is the winningest coach in school history. He is 543-240 (.694) overall in his 27
season as he coached six seasons at Wayland Baptist prior to WT. Cooper is one of just 14 active Division II coaches with 500 career wins at four-year programs. He also is 10
among all Division II coaches with 543 victories.
During his time at West Texas A&M, Cooper guided the Buffs to nine 20-plus win seasons and no losing seasons at either WT or WBU. Under Cooper, the Buffs reached the NCAA tournament 10 times and finished in the Elite Eight in 1997-98 with a 26-5 record.
"I am grateful to Rick and everything he has done for this university," West Texas A&M Director of Athletics Michael McBroom said. "He has clearly thought about this and, from my perspective, he knows this, the timing isn't great. He has thought things through and I accept that. We lose one of the most respected guys on campus, not just for basketball, for a lot of other reasons, too, and a guy who has been a mentor for countless players and coaches who have come through here. Rick and I have talked through the years about body of work and his is amazing. I wish him all of the best."
On Jan. 8, 2004, Cooper became WT's all-time winningest coach and is just the second coach in school history with over 200 wins. He is a six-time Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year, winning the award in his first season in 1993-94, 1997-98, 1998-99 and from 2005-2008. He also was named the South Central Region Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NACB) in 1997-98.
Cooper began his coaching career in 1987-88 at Wayland Baptist where he took the Pioneers to three NAIA national tournaments in six years. He compiled a 152-47 (.764) record which still stands as a school record. Further, he guided WBU to at least the NAIA district semifinal round in each of his six seasons. Cooper also had a distinguished playing career at WBU as he was a four-year letterwinner and he helped lead the team to the Pioneers' first 20-win season and NAIA district championship. Cooper was inducted into the Wayland Baptist Hall of Honor in 2012.
He graduated from WBU in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in education, while majoring in English and physical education. He earned his master's degree in secondary education, specializing in physical education from WBU in 1984.
Cooper and his wife Janie are the parents of Tyler and Kori. Tyler lettered from 2005-08 at WT is now married to former Lady Buff standout Emily Brister and the couple resides in Temple, Texas, where Tyler is completing his residency to become an Orthopedic Surgeon. Kori registered a successful collegiate career of her own, playing volleyball at the University of Nebraska and winning the 2006 National Championship, she currently is a teacher/coach at Amarillo High School.
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It's a rainy Thursday afternoon at Over-the-Rhine's forkheartknife, and owners Sierra Laumer and Leah Heisel Grande banter as they pick seeds from pomegranates. The two lifelong friends had long talked about going into the food industry together but kept putting it off. Then, in January 2010, Laumer's sister Jenna died after a nine-month battle with leukemia. Sierra had also discussed opening a restaurant with her sister. "Jenna's passing was a catalyst," Grande explains. "We always thought, 'Maybe one day.' Then something like that happens, and you don't really have that fear anymore." Four months after Jenna's death, forkheartknife opened.
Laumer's and Grande's cooking ethos is simple. Use the best fresh ingredients from local vendors to make creative, low-maintenance food. Today, for example, they're fighting the dreary weather with prep work for Thursday night's colorful menu: bright green edamame dip, a curried and roasted cauliflower soup, pomegranate orange spinach salad, and—most exciting for Laumer—purple vegan beet cakes.
"There was definitely this sense before we got started of, 'Is this right?' " says Grande. "But there is also this extreme feeling that this is exactly what we should be doing right now. It makes us feel close to Jenna."
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New Year's Eve may be a time of revelry, but drivers should take heed that it's also the deadliest day of the year for alcohol-related fatalities on the roads.
So the American Automobile Association reminds those who will be on the roads not to drink and drive, not to ride with anyone who's been drinking, and to watch for impaired drivers on New Year'.
For New Year's Eve partiers, AAA recommends:
• Plan ahead to designate a non-drinking driver before any party or celebration begins.
• Never get behind the wheel when you've been drinking alcohol — even if it's just one drink.
• Never ride as a passenger in a car driven by someone who's been drinking.
• Do not hesitate to take the keys from friends or family members who may be impaired.
• Call a taxi for a friend in need.
• Be a responsible host in reminding guests to stay safe and always offer alcohol-free beverages.
• If you encounter an impaired driver on the road, keep a safe distance and ask a passenger to call 911.
The AAA also announced its support of ignition interlock devices for all convicted DUI offenders. According to a release, research has identified IIDs as a proven way to save lives and recommends requiring their for all convicted offenders because they are more effective at keeping impaired drivers off the road.
A recent National Transportation Safety Board decision to support laws requiring IID use for all first-time DUI offenders was one of several new recommendations to help curb alcohol-related injuries and deaths.
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First budget moves the meter for Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez
By Amy Sherman
Published on Monday, October 10th, 2011 at 10:56 a.m.
The 2011-12 Miami-Dade budget -- which county commissioners signed off on early in the morning on Sept. 23, 2011 -- includes fodder for several updates on the Carlos-O-Meter.
The meter, which launched in June, is tracking 18 promises made during the campaign by new Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez.
We rated Gimenez's promise to cut the budget of the Office of the Mayor in order to back-fill a budget veto from Gov. Rick Scott a Compromise, noting that while the budget delivers the cost savings, it did not restore the vetoed dollars.
We also moved Gimenez's pledge not to lay off police or firefighter to In the Works, realizing that a showdown with the unions could be coming soon.
The same showdown means that Gimenez's promise to take back the raises handed out by ousted Mayor Carlos Alvarez could be in trouble. For now, we rate that promise In the Works, too.
Lastly, we handed Gimenez another Compromise for his promise to cut the number of county departments from 60 to 25. Turns out, he doesn't have control over all 60.
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HENRYVILLE, IN (WAVE) - One year ago, those able were frozen in front of the TVs watching the frightening video show what an EF4 tornado left behind in Henryville.
While some people watched in disbelief, others were hiding in basements and bathtubs asking, "Was that really what I think it was?"
"I was at home on my porch watching the tornado go by from Memphis, and so I ran back inside and the news was saying how the school was destroyed," said Henryville High School student Tami Burgen.
The school, the gas station, the restaurant, and so many homes were destroyed that Henryville itself was destroyed.
"We were, like, the first ones here, and we had to help out," said Henryville High School student Jeremy Lambert. "We got shovels and flashlights and stuff to help out the town 'cause we knew it was pretty bad. We went to different houses and, like, we looked underneath houses and stuff (to) make sure nobody was collapsed in the house. We yelled for people. We just did whatever we could just to help the first day."
There was and still is a lot of work to do.
Volunteers flooded the community from all over the country. New homes have been built and those that were repairable have been under construction. Henryville High School was rebuilt just five months after the tornado.
"I just can't believe it's been a year," said Lambert. "It's been a ride, it really has. It's amazing what they did in that amount of time… in that five months."
Although it's been a year, those in Henryville said it's hard to think 12 months have passed since the tornado.
"It doesn't feel like it should be here this soon, and the school looks great," said Burgen, "but as you look around, all the trees are gone, the houses are being built. It still looks a lot different."
With much left to do, the spirit and resilience of Henryville grows brighter every day.
"There's a great bunch of people in Henryville. They're great," said Sherman Sykes of Budroe's Bus Stop. "You can't keep looking back saying, 'Well, I had this or I had that.' You gotta look forward and keep going."
"I think we've been doing a great job, and everyone's coming together and just really pulling for each other," said Burgen.
They're pulling for each other like a big family – one with 2,000 family members.
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MONCTON (GNB) – Efficiency NB is once again co-sponsoring a certified energy manager course, Sept. 24-28 in Moncton. The course provides detailed instruction about many aspects of energy management and the latest developments in reducing energy costs.
"Energy is a controllable cost, and energy managers are a key resource for industrial facilities and commercial buildings to reduce and manage energy consumption effectively," said Margaret-Ann Blaney, president and chief executive officer, Efficiency NB. "Efficiency NB is helping to develop the knowledge and skills within industry to manage energy for greater productivity and profitability."
New Brunswick has more certified energy managers than any other province in Atlantic Canada. Since Efficiency NB first made the course available in 2008, the number of certified energy managers has increased to 38 from two.
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Vote against Robo Calls by David Miller 609-4894
Original post made by Vote against Robo Calls by David Miller on Apr 30, 2013
Does show as 925 609-4894.
If Google that you get his web site, which says:
Mon-Fri: 9:00 am → 5:00 pm,
but he's perfectly willing to disturb us, automatically.
I don't want someone that rude to be in office, do you?
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Do Not vote for David Miller! I agree. I have received two robo calls from his campaign. If he can't follow or does not know the law about robo calls then what else does he not know. How can he represent us if he can't follow a simple law?
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 8:29 pm
Received only robocalls from other candidates.
BTW, there is nothing illegal about this, for any candidate. Robocalls are allowed for political purposes and do not have the regulations that you are probably thinking of.
Voted for Miller. The negative comments from many on this system are from public employee union people who are scared that their gravy train might be stopped if Miller gets in. Time to give the city back to the residents and away from the public employee unions.
on Apr 30, 2013 at 9:58 pm
and the positive comments are from nimby's who wish to dig pleasanton in a financial hole fighting federal and state mandates that have already been upheld in court.
yeah, let's give the money to the lawyers and keep it out of the hands of those low class city workers.


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Obama is best for cities!
by mikes101, Thu Sep 18, 2008 at 09:40:20 AM EDT
I feel like this issue is often ignored and not something that Dems bring up to the national audience because being "pro-city" is seen as being "anti-rural". But I think most Democrats should be proud of Obama's record and plans to promote sensible development and investment in urban regions.
Any voter who lives in a metropolitan area should want better roads, trains, ports, and other metro initiatives to be funded.
I would highly recommend reading ALL of Neal Peirce's latest column Who's better for cities?
Some excerpts:
On McCain:
But do we have even a hint of a federal partnership with urban/metro America under a McCain administration? So far no. The silence could be intentional. The Sarah Palin vice presidential selection, the Republican National Convention's celebration of small towns and invective against "cosmopolitanism" and community organizing, smacks of a calculated anti-urban message.
A big McCain question is whether, if elected, he'd govern with serious domestic purpose... Or would McCain be more like George W. Bush, filling his administration (especially urban policy posts) with ideologues and mediocrities?
If you need an example - Mary Peters, the current Transportation Secretary, is just such an ideologue, who has done nothing to promote sensible highway, subway, and other transit investment. The federal government currently impedes the development of better transportation for our metropolitan areas.
On Obama:
It's true, Obama doesn't campaign much on his city-metro agenda. But he committed himself clearly in June before the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Noting "crumbling roads and bridges, aging water and sewer pipes, faltering electrical grids," Obama endorsed a new national infrastructure bank, seeded with $60 billion in federal funds over 10 years, to move road, bridge, airport, rail and other metro area projects forward.
There's a touch of historic Democratic generosity toward cities in Obama's promises. His list is long -- for example restoring federal funds for community-oriented policing programs, full funding of Sec. 8 housing vouchers, full funding of community development block grants, increasing the minimum wage, broadband in all schools and more.
A win for Obama is an investment in bread and butter issues like better transportation, electrical grids, and sewers. A McCain victory likely means more of our money in Iraq, more massive power outages, more traffic delays (and / or more toll roads owned by the Chinese), and more bridges falling into rivers! Surely this is an area in which even independents or right-leaning voters in cities would favor Obama!


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James Jackson and Ohio State
In case you haven't heard, James Jackson, former Ohio State WR, was quoted in an article written by AP writer, Pat Eaton-Robb as saying, "Ohio State had an oversigning issue."
Jackson, a wide receiver, says he was asked to transfer after last season, two years into his college career.
"They had an oversigning issue," Jackson said. "They had to free up a few scholarships, and coach (Jim) Tressel told me I probably wouldn't play and maybe Ohio State wasn't the place for me."
Obviously, that sounds pretty bad if it is true. Even if it isn't true, it is pretty clear that Jackson was unhappy about how things went down at Ohio State. In a nutshell, Jackson thought when he committed and signed with Ohio State that it was a 4-5 year commitment by both parties and, as the AP story illustrates, Jackson was obviously not aware of the "fine print" of the scholarship agreement.
While oversigning seems to have grabbed the headlines, in talking to Rusty Miller who helped Pat Eaton-Robb on the story, it's clear that the intent of the story had nothing to do with oversigning. From Rusty Miller via email:
"Our story dealt with legislation in Connecticut and California dealing with making the fine print on scholarships clearer to both sides. It had absolutely nothing to do with oversigning. We won't be doing another story on this, unless the legislation proceeds or becomes a law. But the oversigning part won't be repeated, since James Jackson won't ever be interviewed again."
"I don't think there's any fire here to go with the smoke. It was just the kid who called it oversigning: Not Tressel, nor Smith nor Ohio State. Jackson probably doesn't even know what oversigning is."
Jackson's HS coach also believes that what happened to Jackson had nothing to do with oversigning:
"I know James wasn't an oversigning, but I do believe it was a roster management deal."
So the million dollar question is, if the story had nothing to do with oversigning why start the story off with an accusation from a former player of oversigning against one of the few schools in the country with a spotless oversigning record? This is all very confusing to be honest, as MGoBlog points out here:
If Tressel said he wasn't going to play and should think about a transfer but Ohio State was willing to sign the scholarship papers if he stuck around, that seems like a reasonable thing to do. The implication in the article is that they wouldn't. But it's never directly stated and it seems that even Jackson said something to the effect that they would have, except then he says they wouldn't. So… great job, Pat Eaton-Robb, you've confused the hell out of everyone.
My guess is that the oversigning quote was too good to pass up. The only problem is that it was inaccurate and took away from what the AP article was really all about.
Ohio State's track record on oversigning has been spotless. There are only 4-5 BCS schools that have signed fewer players since 2002, and when asked if Ohio State oversigned their 2010 recruiting class, Chad Hawley, Associate Commissioner Compliance, at the Big 10 office, said:
"My information is that they did not oversign and never were in an oversigned position."
When Ohio State was asked if they oversigned, this was their response:
"Ohio State did not over-offer or oversign for the 2011 football season. Each year available scholarships are calculated based on the number of slots available through exhaustion of eligibility, graduation, departures to professional teams, student-athletes known to be transferring and known situations where aid will not be renewed by Ohio State for various reasons. Once all these factors are considered, Ohio State then offers National Letters of Intent."
And lastly, the numbers. Since NSD Ohio State has lost three scholarship players: James Jackson, Ejuan Price, and Terrelle Pryor. In addition, 2011 signee Adam Griffin, is listed on the chart, but it is unclear if his scholarship was renewed since he was a walk-on that was given the scholarship that was left over from Seantrel Henderson not signing with Ohio State.
These numbers are from the Ohio State rival site, http://ohiostate.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=917&CID=1176611, not Ohio State.
Big 10 Office and Ohio State were asked for official numbers and it appears that a FOIA request will be required in order to get them, which is very frustrating. Schools across the country, Ohio State included, make it very public as to who they sign every year. Yet when summer roles around and the media starts asking questions about numbers everyone wants to go into a shell and stonewall.
Regardless, should we get the official numbers from Ohio State we will do a follow up on this story.
For the time being, let's take oversigning off the table and talk about the AP article and what really went wrong with James Jackson and Ohio State.
The AP story was supposed to be about the new legislation that just passed in Connecticut and how it might have been beneficial to kids like James Jackson who didn't understand that scholarships are 1 year renewable contracts.
It is simply mind-boggling that student-athletes are still not aware that scholarships are 1 year renewable contracts. If you believe James Jackson, not only did he not know scholarships had to be renewed every year, he believed that he would be on scholarship for the next 4-5 years, "no matter what" as he puts it.
"My main goal coming out of high school was to get a degree from a Division I program," said Jackson, who now attends Wayne State, a Division II school in Michigan. "If I had known they wouldn't keep me in school for four to five years, no matter what, I would have gone somewhere else.
"I don't necessarily feel used, and maybe coach Tressel was right, maybe Ohio State wasn't right for me," he said. "But this would have helped me out by maybe knowing that before."
Where in the world did he get that idea from? Did Jim Tressel tell him that during recruiting?
According to Jackson's HS football coach, Jim Tressel did just that, as did everyone that recruited James Jackson.
"Not once in any visit to any school was the 1 year renewable stuff brought up.
James had offers and I set in on talks with Michigan, UCLA, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Oregon, Notre Dame and not a one explained that it is a 1 year renewable scholarship. Instead they talked about anything but that and 4-5 years was said by all of them.
When you make a commitment to an athlete or any individual you owe them your commitment. To deliberately say we are making a 4-5 year commitment to you and come back and say "well, he just not fitting in" it isn't right. He never failed a drug test, put himself in academic trouble, missed workouts, just apparently did not fit in. It is a practice to assume that these athletes know that it is a 1 year renewable and they don't."
This is where it gets ugly. Jackson's HS coach is right, if schools are selling a 4-5 year commitment, then they should honor it, period. The NCAA really needs to step in right here and do something about this. The state legislation is a move in the right direction, but it is not enough. There are way too many kids that don't understand that scholarships are 1 year renewable contracts.
The NCAA should create a certification program that requires recruits to be certified by the NCAA for recruitment. The certification would consist of the recruit passing a standardized exam certifying that the recruit has an understanding of the recruiting process and is prepared to handle the challenge of evaluating scholarship offers. At the bare minimum, it would at least make sure that every kid recruited would know that scholarships are only good for one year. They are already doing this for the academic side of the process with the clearinghouse for academics, why not incorporate a certification process through a standardize exam and bylaws that state that schools cannot contact a recruit that is not NCAA certified for recruitment? Seems like a worthwhile use of all the money they are making.
So did Ohio State refuse to honor the commitment they sold James Jackson? That is the burning question. It's pretty clear that he was not the victim of a massive numbers crunch and just another kid run off in order to make the numbers work. There is something more to the story. This was a good kid who kept his nose clean, and who by all accounts did what he was supposed to do inside the classroom and out.
Most likely Jackson was either not good enough to see any playing time or he truly wasn't fitting in with the team, but according to Ohio State's policy those are not valid reasons for non-renewals. As the AP article states, Ohio State and Gene Smith deny forcing Jackson to transfer:
"Our policy is as James Jackson stated: As long as a student-athlete maintains his/her academic standing, behaves appropriately, and handles his/her responsibilities, he or she will retain their scholarship."
The confusing part about the AP article is that it appears there is a missing quote because Smith's statement mentions that Jackson states Ohio State's policy, but the AP article doesn't give the context in which Jackson would have mentioned Ohio State's policy.
I asked Jackson to clarify this and he declined to comment:
"I don't want to do anymore interviews on this matter or in the near future. I just want to focus on my task at hand and to continue being the best person, student and athlete I can be. I'm sorry but I just do not want to speak on this issue."
I also asked Jackson's coach to clarify whether or not Jackson was given the option to continue on scholarship or if he was told that he would not be renewed, his response:
"My understanding is they told him he would not fit in and he should transfer. He was not invited to spring ball and taking off all communication. Now that I think of it, to my understanding they told him he had until June 30th otherwise he would no longer have a scholarship. I believe he was given no
other option."
And that is the end of the road. Neither Ohio State nor Jackson will comment further on the story. At the end of the day, James Jackson is no longer at Ohio State and he thought when he was recruited and committed to Ohio State that he would be there until he graduated, if not longer. He never says on record that Ohio State absolutely would not renew his scholarship, but his HS coach believes that to be the case, and meanwhile, Ohio State is denying the claim stating their policy is basically to renew kids that are doing the right things. It's pretty much a stalemate. Ohio State has a pretty good record of player relations, especially avoiding oversigning and giving scholarships to walk-ons that will never see the field, but Jackson's coach is pretty adamant that Jackson was cut.
My personal belief is that unless something happened to Jackson when his position coach, Darrel Hazell left for the Kent State job and he simply didn't respond well to the new position coach, there simply isn't a logical reason for him to not be at Ohio State right now other than what the coaching staff told him.
By NCAA rules and by Big 10 Conference rules, Ohio State did nothing wrong. It is completely within the rules for a school to decide to not renew a scholarship based on athletic performance and ability, and according to the Big 1o Conference Office, Ohio State did not oversign so there was no reason to push someone out because of numbers.
James Jackson was told two things by the coaching staff:
1. He probably wouldn't play.
2. Maybe Ohio State is not the right place for him.
What those two things most likely meant were:
1. You're not good enough to play.
2. You don't fit in with the guys on the team.
The question is whether or not it is right for a school to not renew someone based on those two factors. The first one is obvious, no school should ever not renew a kid simply because he didn't live up to expectations or he is not good enough to play. He was good enough when Ohio State recruited him and enticed him with talk of 4-5 year scholarships and they should honor that, period. To not do so is flat wrong. The second one is a little more tricky. If a guy doesn't fit in it could be a problem, both for the him and for the team, but "not fitting in" is a very vague term, and it is probably used for this very reason.
If James Jackson wanted to stay at Ohio State he should have been allowed to stay, period. As his HS coach said:
When you make a commitment to an athlete or any individual you owe them your commitment.
That commitment was broken between Ohio State and James Jackson, and while we can't track down the exact reason why the fact remains that Jackson is no longer at Ohio State and that is a shame. The whole story is a shame. At best it's a story of a kid getting a shot to make a mark at Ohio State and things simply didn't work out so he was forced to move on and at worst it's a story about a kid being chewed up and spit out by the college football machine. Neither are appealing.


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In Brief
Date: May 14, 2009
by: The Observer Staff
+ Siesta Key Beach project approved
Sarasota County Commissioners signed off on a project to expand parking and improve the facilities at Siesta Key Beach Park.
Among the changes are an increase in the number of parking spaces, an upgraded concession-and-restroom area and the creation of a boardwalk throughout the park.
Construction could begin late this year. The improvements are expected to cost at least $4 million.
+ Springfest 2009 makes donation
Springfest Executive Director Eliza Culverhouse announced this week that this year's event delivered a check for more than $27,000 to the Child Protection Center of Sarasota.
Springfest is an annual event in Palmer Ranch with running races, vendors and children's activities. Each year, Culverhouse chooses a charity to receive the proceeds.
The Child Protection Center has been the recipient the past two years.
+ SMH donation will benefit heart patients
The William L. and Josephine B. Weiss Family Foundation has donated more than $30,000 to the Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation to buy an Aquapheresis Ultrafiltration Therapy System for the Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System.
Aquapheresis Ultrafiltration is used to treat heart-failure patients with fluid overload.
The Weisses are Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation trustees.
+ Free cataract screenings offered
The Kantor Eye Institute and Laser Center is providing complimentary cataract screenings at its Bee Ridge Road office.
Appointments are required for the test. They last less than 10 minutes, are painless and can identify cataracts before a patient notices any symptoms.
To make an appointment, call 925-8888.
+ Osprey teen wins art competition
A student from Osprey has won the 2009 High School Congressional Arts Competition.
Amberose Marie Courville, a Venice High School student, took first place for "Tyson," an acrylic painting of a rooster.
The Congressional Arts Competition is an annual event that showcases the talent in each congressional district nationwide.
Courville's artwork will hang in the corridor between the U.S. Capitol and the Cannon House office building.
As part of her prize, she will receive roundtrip airfare to Washington, D.C., for a reception next month, as well as the opportunity for a $5,000 college scholarship.
Third runner up in the competition was Sarasota High School student Josh Parenti.
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5 Sarasota Singles Society: "An Evening at the Sarasota Opera House"
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Golden oldie
Sarasota resident Sol Carson celebrated his 100th birthday Aug. 15, at the Jewish Family and Children's Services of Sarasota Inc. The birthday party included cake, singing and family. Carson, a South Philadelphia native, lives in Sarasota with his son, Charles.
Cool kids
The St. Boniface Youth Group held an ice cream social for families Sunday, Aug. 17, in Siesta Key Village.
Picture pur-fect?
Calling all four-legged models! The Humane Society of Sarasota County will be accepting entries for its 3rd annual "The Real HousePets of Sarasota County" Pet Calendar and Photo Contest.


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