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Connie's at the Gambit
Located at the Gambit Golf Club, this casual restaurant features dishes such as the grilled rib eye with red wine glaze and sautéed flounder with swiss chard. For a group, reserve the large banquet room.
CITY: Vienna
Stone Creek Golf Club
Chip along dense forests on one of the most scenic courses in Southern Illinois. Nicely appointed cabins located right on the 18-hole golf course provide a convenient stay-and-play option.
CITY: Makanda
Mis Cuates
Authentic Mexican style restaurant. Mis Cuates serves fresh, handmade, authentic Mexican fare in a convenient location between Marion and Carbondale. Choose from the extensive menu for dinner or visit during lunch for the Mexican Buffet and enjoy your selection in our beautiful dining room.
CITY: Carterville
Mitchellsville Country Store
Hot food, sodas, snacks, fresh baked Mennonite breads and desserts along with groceries and gasoline. Owners: Jim and Melissa Kuhlmann and David and Debbie Fox.
CITY: Harrisburg
The Book Emporium
17,000 sq. feet of books! Over 1000 cookbooks; classics, novels, religious & childrens section, collectible paper back romances, westerns, local and war books. Bring in your re-read books for trade; will special order on any book still in publication.
CITY: Harrisburg
The University Museum Gift Shop
After you finish your touring of the University Museum wonderful exhibits and collections, stop by the museum gift store. Special gifts and offerings from around the world can be purchased.
CITY: Carbondale
Tequilas Mexican Restaurant Harrisburg
Authentic Mexican food; the best in Saline County.
CITY: Harrisburg
Lenus Turley Park
This city park has a fountain, playground, picnic shelter, butterfly garden and benches to enjoy summer concerts and community events.
CITY: Carbondale
Mackie's Pizza of Harrisburg
The best place in Harrisburg for homemade pizza from the crust, thick or thin, to the homemade sauce and toppings. Also, great stromboli, 5 kinds of salads, and cheese bread stix.
CITY: Harrisburg
The Hangar 9
Known for its wide selection of craft beer and hosting exceptional music, The Hangar 9 is arguably Carbondale's best venue for nightlife. Built to resemble an airplane hangar, the building is unmistakable. Located on The Strip in Downtown Carbondale, the bar brings everything from karaoke, open-mic, and trivia to recognizable national acts to the downtown.
CITY: Carbondale
Cannon Park
This beautiful Carterville park includes a community center, baseball field, skate park, walking path that surrounds a fishing pond, volleyball courts (sand), playground, pavilion, gazebo, and memorial garden. Ballfields and shelters can be reserved.
CITY: Carterville
Southern Illinois University Animal Science & Nutritional Department
Southern Illinois University Carbondale offers guided field trips of its farms, conducted by student agri-ambassadors.
CITY: Carbondale
The Varsity Center for the Arts
What started as a single-screen movie house in 1940 has become a power house for live music and community theater. This gorgeous theater is one of the greatest components to Carbondale's thriving art & culture scene, as it serves as home to the Jackson County Stage Company, which presents several plays during the year, and hosts the weekly Friday Night Film series. The Varsity serves as a venue for live entertainment during the Carbondale Rocks Revival, an annual city-wide music festival in addition to accommodating local and regional musicians during the year to bring the city exceptional entertainment.
CITY: Carbondale
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Marion
Tours are available at this center, built in 1914, that features an Egyptian architectural motif. It has been serving veterans for 50 years.
CITY: Marion
HalloWine at StarView Vineyards
Live music, wine tasting, nacho & chili bar & other goodies. Come dressed to impress in your best costume for a chance to win prizes. We'll be judging individual, couple & group costumes. Pets & children are invited too!
CITY: Cobden
Best Western Saluki Inn
Built in 1998, nice decor, close to Giant City State Park. Located within walking distance to shopping, the University Mall and restaurants.
CITY: Carbondale
Darn Hot Peppers
Purchase your favorite salsa, chipotle, spicy jellies, spices, pizza flakes, and many more chile products plus 21 varieties of fresh peppers in season. Learn how to use Darn Hot Pepper products to make flavorful dishes.
CITY: Cobden
The Newell House
This fine dining restaurant in downtown Carbondale is the place to meet for food, drinks and conversation. The Newell House provides everything you need in a restaurant and gathering place--everything from steak to decadent desserts are featured on the menu.
CITY: Carbondale
Hollywood Tavern
This is a tavern that offers daily drink specials. We serve sandwiches and pizza. We also do fundraisers for charities.
CITY: Herrin
Southern Illinois Boat & Fishing Show
A weekend long event sponsored by the Youth Outdoor Education Foundation and the Williamson County Tourism Bureau. The show features boats, trailers, trucks, ATVs, fishing tackle, live entertainment and more. Admission and parking is free. Great fun for all ages.
CITY: Marion
Frankfort Community Aquatics & Activities Center
Located at the West Frankfort City Park, this newly built indoor 25-meter six lane pool is open to the public; classes and activities available, handicap accessible, lifeguard on site, open every day.
CITY: West Frankfort
Sports Blast
Sports Blast is a multi-sport indoor facility in Carbondale, featuring indoor soccer, tennis courts, batting cages, softball/baseball, golf, volleyball and indoor arena flag football.
CITY: Carbondale
Hampton Inn
Oversize lobby with fireplace, beautiful, quiet location, expanded continental breakfast, pay per view movies. Free local calls, 800# access calls. 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Hilton Honors Bonus Program.
CITY: Carbondale
Creek Side Grill
Fine dining facility at the clubhouse located on the site of the beautiful Stone Creek Golf Course.
CITY: Makanda
Train Inn B&B
The Train Inn features 4 rooms, they are called "Chicago, Memphis, New Orleans and Carbondale". The house is an Arts & Crafts Bungalow with a masterfully refinished interior and many antiques including a Mission Oak staircase.
CITY: Carbondale
Mary Lou's Grill
Renowned family restaurant, local favorite for breakfast, lunch specials and homemade pies.
CITY: Carbondale
Odum Stables
Offers private lessons on gaited horses, indoor and outdoor facilities, lessons for all ages and skill levels and lesson packages available. Beginners, refreshers, pleasure or show. Home of several world champion walking horses. Call for reservations.
CITY: Creal Springs
Mr. Koolz Frozen Yogurt and More
Mr. Koolz has 12 flavors of yogurt (including no sugar added flavors), 70 toppings, Espresso Bar, Shakes and Pies, Candies and more. You can also have parties here in our newly constructed party room. Yogurt is .45 per ounce
CITY: Marion
710 Bookstore
Near campus, offering textbooks, schools supplies, art and drafting supplies, SIU apparel, calculators. and computer software.
CITY: Carbondale
Katz Antique Store
Katz is a specialty store offering antiques, jewelry, candles, furniture, security equipment, tanning beds and much much more.
CITY: Johnston City
Royal Plaza Inn
40-year old, 2-story, interior and exterior doors, king size beds, full-size beds.
CITY: Carbondale
West Walnut Street Historic District
Registered as a National Historic District in May 1975. 54 historic residences are located here. Some homes date to early 1850's, most are early 20th-Century. Homes are private residences and are not open to the public.
CITY: Carbondale
The Vault Cafe on the Square
The Vault Café on the Square is located in a 100-yr-old historic 5-story building in downtown Marion, IL. The café is located on the first floor in what used to be a bank. The vault is still there, and we have seating for four inside of it! Seating is first come/first serve, but feel free to request it with the hostess!
CITY: Marion
Barton House B&B
A brand new in a "fancy farm setting", offering soothing decor & pampering So IL style. 3 special gardens – butterfly (featuring a stunning bronze butterfly seating area), heirloom plantings, & seasonal. Close to SIU, shopping, & many area attractions.
CITY: Carbondale
Tropicana Vintage Clothing
The largest vintage clothing store in Southern Illinois providing men's and women's clothing from the 1940's, 50's, 60's, 70'sand 80's. The clothing is for sale or rent. The entrance to the store is located behind the Longbranch Coffee House (100 E. Jackson St.) parking lot.
CITY: Carbondale
Goddard Chapel
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this chapel was built in 1918 with a donation from former Marion mayor Leroy Goddard. It is still used for weddings and other events, this chapel is one of the beautiful historic places to see in Williamson County.
CITY: Marion
Boondock's Seafood Co.
Known for its delicious dishes and vibrant atmosphere, Boondock's is Carbondale's first seafood restaurant and cocktail lounge. Their menu encompasses a wide range of foods, all prepared with the freshest ingredients, and the bar offers a selection of cocktails, wine, and beer, including several craft brews.
CITY: Carbondale
Larry's House of Cakes
Since opening in 1963, Larry's has been hand making cakes, donuts, brownies, cookies and more daily. Larry's is a local bakery known for their birthday and occasion cakes as well as wedding and specialty cakes and cupcakes.
CITY: Marion
Tres Hombres
Serving fine Mexican cuisine.
CITY: Carbondale
Crossroads Coffee
Crossroads coffee is a locally owned coffee shop that offers a variety of coffee and specialty drinks. Offering a fine selection of Novus and Stash teas available hot or "on the rocks" and served with a variety of fresh bakery items, smoothies, hot chocolates, Italian sodas and Granitas. Breakfast items include Sausage Egg Croissants, Bagels and Cream Cheese, Scones, Muffins and Fresh Fruit. Lunch includes a signature chicken salad served on a croissant, our freshly grilled Paninis or a hearty bowl of our homemade soup. Hours are Mon-Sat 6am-8pm, Sun 8am-2pm. Local Delivery Available.
CITY: Carterville
Quatro's Pizza
Deep pan pizza, thin crust pizza, pasta, sandwiches and salads.
CITY: Carbondale
Southern Illinois University McLeod Theatre
See an affordably priced play at this 500-seat theater that's the home base for the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Department of Theatre.
CITY: Carbondale
Black Diamond Harley Davidson
This premier brand motorcycle dealership and apparel store has the largest inventory in the country. A two-story, 33,000 square foot warehouse building is located behind the store at 2400 Williamson County Parkway. This building can hold many events including fundraisers, concerts, wrestling, MMA matches and more!
CITY: Marion
Andresen's Cafe
Family oriented restaurant. Dine in or carry out. Plate lunches, dinners, and specials every night. Historical building dating back to 1927.
CITY: Johnston City
John A. Logan College O'Neil Auditorium
Located within the John A. Logan Community College, this 316 seat theater is host to many collegiate and community performances.
CITY: Carterville
Allen Christmas Tree Farm
Choose and cut your own Christmas tree. Handmade wreaths and other seasonal gifts are also available.
CITY: Buncombe
Carbondale Cycle Shop
Since 1971, Carbondale's largest dealer of bicycles, apparel, parts and repairs on all makes.
CITY: Carbondale
Quality Inn of Carbondale
Located near a variety of shopping and eating establishments, including the University Mall. Also offers meeting space and staff with foreign language ability.
CITY: Carbondale
Paradise Acres Hunting Club
Paradise Acres is a waterfowl hunters paradise.Located approximately 2 miles south of Route 37 in Southern Illinois. Seasonal or daily memberships available. Onsite lodging available.
CITY: Marion
Best Western Plus - Marion Hotel
Best Western Plus - Marion Hotel is conveniently located off I-57 at Exit 53, and is a short walk from Cracker Barrel and 20's Hideout Restaurants. This hotel has 78 rooms. Some amenities include free parking, indoor pool, laundry service, business center, on-site fitness center, and complimentary breakfast.
CITY: Marion
The Bookworm
Southern Illinois' largest general interest used bookstore, with more than 50,000 titles. If you having trouble finding a long out-of-print or an obscure subject, chances are The Bookworm has it or can locate it. Located in the East Gate Shopping Center.
CITY: Carbondale
Fat Jack's Bar & Grill
Bar and grill. There are dart tournaments every Friday and karoake on Saturdays.
CITY: Hurst
Heritage Motel
The legendary Heritage Motel offers clean and quiet rooms at reasonable rates. The rooms are equipped with a fridge, microwave, free WiFi internet, and 75 channels of cable TV (with HBO) in every room, as well as an on-site laundry room. Deluxe rooms with kitchenettes and apartment suites are also available. Conveniently located just one block from a 24 hour grocery store, gas station, numerous restaurants, and one mile from the SIUC campus.
CITY: Carbondale
U.S. Congressman Ken Gray Presidential Museum
Opened in 2010, this 3000 square foot space is located in the Illinois Star Centre Mall. It keeps mall hours and is staffed by volunteers. Admission is free and the museum is stocked with items from Ken Gray's Congressional period as well as items he has collected from other congressmen and women.
CITY: Marion
Franklin County Country Club
This course offers an immaculate Bermuda fairway and bent green grass, par71 course. Franklin County also features a fine dining restaurant, locker rooms and a pro shop. Just 8 miles south of Rend Lake.
CITY: West Frankfort
John Brown's on the Square
Big city feel in a small town bar! We currently offer over 100 beers and, are very honered to have a beer brewed for us by The Schlafly Brewing Co......it's a big deal! Original music from all around the midwest every Friday sets us apart from the crowd!
CITY: Marion
Backyard Burgers
Family oriented, dine in or carry out. They have a drive thru for convenience. Hamburgers are made from scratch.
CITY: Marion
The Presidential Hall of Fame Museum
Former Congressman Ken Gray's collection of over 12,000 items includes campaign memorabilia, photos and documents from former presidents and dignitaries, 1,000 original dolls, videos, four cars driven by the congressman and much more.
CITY: West Frankfort
Herrin Civic Center
The Herrin Civic Center is a multipurpose facility with conference areas, a galleria that seats 350 and an auditorium that seats 341. The Civic Center is host to all types of performances on a regular basis and can be rented for small meetings, stage performances and social events such as wedding receptions, reunions, etc. Many nationally known entertainers perform for the Patron of the Arts Series and for special appearances. Also home of the Southern Illinois Opry.
CITY: Herrin
Charlotte West Stadium
Charlotte West is a Stadium built for champions. During its eight years of existance, the stadium has played host to three MVC Softball Championship and one NCAA Regional Championship. The SIU Softball Team alone is nationally ranked and an overall treat to watch. Not to mention the Stadium itself is recognized as being the best collegiate Softball Stadium in the Missouri Valley Conference.
CITY: Carbondale
Whitecotton Antique Mall
More than 10,000 square feet of antiques and collectibles located seven miles south of Marion on Route 37 and west on Whitecotton Rd., or take exit 45 on interstate 57 and follow the signs north.
CITY: Marion
Coal Miners Memorial
In the late eighteen hundreds there were many thriving communities that were totally dependent on area coal mines. Now there is a Memorial to honor all miners. Dedicated on October 14th, 2000, the Coal Miners Memorial is a tribute to all Southern Illinois coal miners of the past century. The inscription at the base of the statue reads, "In memory of coal miners who gave so much that future generations may benefit with a better life. They labored, served their country, sacrificed for their families and some lost their lives. We honor and salute them so that they will never be forgotten."
CITY: Herrin
Super 8 Worldwide - Carbondale
We guarantee the cleanest rooms in town. 25" TV with cable, including HBO and pay per view movies. Our beds are either Queen or King size and many rooms include a recliner. Life is great at Super 8 !
CITY: Carbondale
Golden Goodies A to Z Resale
Antique and craft shop featuring primitives, gifts, collectibles, coins, and more with 50-plus vendors.
CITY: Cambria
Harrison/Bruce Historical Village
The Robert L. Mees Village Centre serves as the hub of the Harrison/Bruce Historical Village by providing a venue for College and community events. Historical buildings include: The Purdy School, a one-room public school in Perry County, IL from 1860-1951. The Julia Harrison Bruce House, a replica of the house the house that was built in 1868 by David Ruffin Harrison. The Harrison Storefront, this "double dog trot" style log cabin is a replica of the cabin the David Ruffin Harrison family occupied prior to the construction of the brick, "Harrison House". And The Hunter Cabin, Emmanuel Hunter built the Hunter Log Cabin in 1818; the year Illinois became a state.
CITY: Carterville
Stardust Golf and Country Club
Stardust offers 9 holes of golf with a par of 36. Winter golf is available. Amenities include club and cart rental and a snack bar.
CITY: Johnston City
Latta Java
Located just off the square in Marion, IL Latta Java is a locally owned coffee shop with both specialty and regular roasts. Sizes range from 12-20oz. The also offer sandwiches on the menu.
CITY: Marion
Woodlawn Cemetery
The origin of Memorial Day can be traced to this cemetery, where in 1866 General John A. Logan organized the first post-Civil War service. More than 60 graves of Civil War soldiers are found here.
CITY: Carbondale
The Apple Tree
Locally owned shop features collectibles, decorating and household items, greeting cards, gift items and extensive Christmas and holiday items.
CITY: Carbondale
Country Inn & Suites - Marion
Country Inn & Suites has 69 rooms with free parking and pets allowed. Some of the facility amenities include a complimentary deluxe breakfast, evening snacks from 5-7pm, indoor pool, hot tub/jacuzzi, business center, and an on-site fitness center. Guest laundry offers coin facility as well as a call-out service by Fox's Cleaner's & Uniforms.
CITY: Marion
The Great Outdoors Company, Inc.
Unique gifts, art, home décor and apparel, with the largest selection of crocs in the Southern Illinois Area. Great shopping for the sporting, outdoor enthusiast and anyone looking for something unique. All this and their friendly staff make for a wonderful shopping experience. Also located at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta.
CITY: Carbondale
Glenn's Hunting Club
Clean, dry and heated pits. Yearly membership and day hunting available. Excellent hunting in fields. Plus hunting in 2 pits over water. 3/4 mile on refuge frontage. Guides available.
CITY: Marion
Pinch Penny Pub
Live jazz bands on Sunday; Thursday and Saturday live local bands; DJ on Friday.
CITY: Carbondale
Pine Lakes Golf Club
The 18-hole "pine lakes" course at the Pine Lakes Golf Course facility features 5,889 yards of golf from the longest trees for a par of 67. The course rating is 67.0 and it has a slope rating of 107.
CITY: Herrin
Carterville Heritage Museum
Opened in June 2011, the Carterville Heritage Museum is a beautifully renovated building showcasing architectural detail of the former 1924 area high school, hundreds of photo and memorabilia. It also serves as a gift shop, offering nostalgic custom-designed t-shirts, retro candy, gift baskets, a few antiques and popular hand-made cards made by community volunteers. It features books on the Tri-C community for sale, covering Cartervile, Cambria, & Crainville.
CITY: Carterville
Artstarts Company is a Southern Illinois based, non-profit charitable organization devoted to making the "Arts" accessible to all Southern Illinois children. We connect the community through the arts, and help artists astound the world by sharing what they are capable of becoming. The Artstarts House is host to musical theatre performances, theatre and art camps, and much more.
CITY: Marion
Carterville Veterans Memorial
The memorial is located next to the Heritage Museum downtown. It features plaques citing the names of WWI and WWII Veterans on one side and other wars featured on the opposite side. In a fitting tribute, the Veterans Memorial in downtown Carterville was dedicated on 11-11-11, Veterans Day.
CITY: Carterville
Remodel and Renovations in 2000, convenient location in the heart of the city. Close to the SIU-C campus.
CITY: Carbondale
Crab Orchard Golf Club
Located between Marion and Carbondale, this 18-hole, semi-private par 70 course features lush zoysia fairways and a practice area with target greens. Crab Orchard made Golf Digest's 2008/09 "Best Places to Play" list.
CITY: Carterville
Bling It On
Ladies boutique and spirit wear store. Custom designs with all the sequins to shine! Rhinestone T's, fashion jewelry, jeans, scarves, purses, and accessories are available.
CITY: Herrin
SI Tours
Locally owned tour bus that can seat up to 12 people. Services available include wine trail tours, scenic tours, as well as sporting and special events.
CITY: Carterville
Hampton Inn - Marion
Relax in our comfortable Marion hotel with a choice of thoughtful extras included with every stay. Our stylish guest rooms feature flat-screen TVs and free WiFi throughout the hotel. Enjoy a tranquil night's rest in a clean and fresh bed and start your day right with Hampton's free hot breakfast. Even if you're in a rush, grab a free Hampton On the Run Breakfast Bags, available Monday through Friday, for a quick, healthy meal to go. Cool off in our refreshing pool or work out in our well-equipped exercise room. Located close to a number of businesses, this charming Marion hotel offers a range of professional services. Catch up with work in the business center and make use of professional services including print, fax and copy facilities.
CITY: Marion
Little Egypt Public OHV Recreational Area
Little Egypt Off Road MC is a young club that aims to pursue, promote, and protect interest of motorcyclists in a social and athletic setting. They offer a public off road riding area. They have 860 Acres to ride, miles of trails, mud areas to play, hill climbs, scenic areas to stop and enjoy, and two MX tracks to play on.
CITY: Marion
Jasones Bed & Breakfast
In 1906, this beautiful, historical home was constructed by builder W.J. Aikman, a native of Marion, a real estate tycoon, vice president of the bank and a farmer. "The Aikman House" as it became known served as the Aikman family's home until 1938. This home was purchased in 2010 and renovated to include wheelchair accessible bathroom additions, three bathrooms for the bedroom suites, two commercial kitchens, a concrete patio and more. This bed and breakfast includes four guest rooms as well as a restaurant and gift shop. Room service is available until 8pm. Massage, nails, and salon packages available. Gift baskets and trays available by request.
CITY: Marion
The Annex Coffee & Deli
The Annex Building, built in 1912, is at the very heart of Herrin, Illinois' thriving downtown on Park Avenue. The former Annex Movie Theater was converted into a bakery café and opened on Halloween 2011. The Annex Coffee & Deli is committed to delivering the best coffee house & bakery café experience in a clean and stylish environment which recalls the glory days of the historic building in which it is housed.
CITY: Herrin
D&M Hunting Club
Located 2.6 miles south of Rt. 37. With five strategically placed dry, heated, concrete pits overlooking water. Hunt in decoyed spreads in excess of 200 dozen, ducks available. Mandatory professional guides.
CITY: Marion
S.I. Bowl
This 32 lane facility offers bowling and a bar. There is a Pro-shop with ball drilling on site. Offers Highway 66 bowling for children on four mini lanes. There is a game room with three billiards tables, air hockey, arcade, and more. There is a bar and lounge on the premesis. They have youth programs, tournaments, leagues, and parties. Offers cosmic bowling. Also, four sand volleyball courts with seating for approximately 100 people.
CITY: Carterville
Pike's Hunting Club
Hunt from heated pits over flooded corn, natural wetlands, food plots, and over 2 miles of levee controlled water on 100 acres. 530 total acres devoted to waterfowl hunting, excellent duck hunting. Corporate rates and custom packages available. Located 1 mile south of Marion on the west side of Route 37.
CITY: Marion
Eccentrics Boutique
Eccentrics is an accessories boutique featuring women's clothing, jewelry, belts, hair pieces, handbags, and unique gifts. They are located in Carterville and online, offering a variety of women's clothing, fashion accessories and gift items. We cater to all price points. We carry many of the latest trends found in the fashion magazines.
CITY: Carterville
Willis Allen House
Civil War hero John A. Logan studied law at this home under Senator Willis Allen. Come visit the oldest house in Williamson County.
CITY: Marion
Phoenix Cycles
Specializing in Cannondale, Schwinn and Giant bicycles, also accessories and repairs to all makes.
CITY: Carbondale
Shawnee Trails Wilderness Outfitters
Outdoor equipment store, features climbing and rappel gear, packs, tents, sleeping bags, books, boots, outdoor and ski clothing, canoes and kayaks.
CITY: Carbondale
Emery Brothers Skating Rink
Opened in 1986, this indoor rink is open seasonally from August to May. Public skating sessions are the main attraction but the rink is available for private parties as well. Large arcade, snack bar and Skate Shop on site.
CITY: Marion
Cranberry Merchant
Country gifts and primitives store. Large selection of Santas around Christmas time.
CITY: Carterville
Bruce Park
Right in the middle of Energy you will find Bruce Park. A nicely manicured 8 acre park with trees, pavilions, ball diamonds and soccer fields. The park is a great place to take your family on an outing or for your kids to participate in local sports. While you are there, take a look at the military memorial. There is also a monument with the bell from a schoolhouse that stood on the site.
CITY: Energy
Super 8 Motel - Marion
63 rooms and a free toast bar. Some facility amenities include free parking, pets allowed, and complimentary breakfast.
CITY: Marion


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DIY PVC PAP Rig Roof Rack Case
May 2012
Since there a number of PAP'rs on the forum, I thought I would post my new method of storing my carbon pole during transit. It's a PVC Pipe painted black and mounted to a Yakima rack, which is secured. Now I always have my pole with me, and it's not rattling around the back with the dogs.
Details on roof rack case here.
May 2012
I like the results! Great idea to make a permanent case so you always have it with you.
May 2012
I find having a small car stops it rattling around, mine just fits in on a diagonal :-)
May 2012
Very beautiful, elegant solution! I will copy (if you don't mind) -- and adapt security lock features somehow to my my OEM minivan roof rack. So sad to need locks at all.
May 2012
The cross bars on your super-manly awesome minivan should be able to use something like this:
Roof Rack Clamps
ROLA Roof Rack Accessory
Making mine lock-able keeps the honest people honest. If someone wants to see what's inside the PVC that bad, then hopefully they try and take it while on my property in front of cameras. Castle laws in Wisconsin prevent me doing anything more devious. :)
May 2012
Thanks Mike -- really like the first set in your links. Don't know how manly my van is with 262K miles on it, but it is all I have. My KAP and PAP equipment is easily worth more than the vehicle that carries them. Hopefully robbers would be put off from approaching my little van anyway. :-0
May 2012
Nice idea, and very well made. Like to cases for gear you blog about too by the way, looks very sturdy!
Ric Merry
August 2012
I've made a large tube rack in years past for multiple kites and am constructing another in preparation for the WA State International Kite Fest coming up this month (perhaps with some empty room in order to bring home a new kite or two). I'm using a 6" PVC drain pipe with an end cap and a screw type clean out adapter
http://www.plumbinghelp.ca/images4/PVC cleanout.jpg
I made a wooden cap wrench last time and just torqued the cap on for security (again, only keeps he honest people honest). If I lost or misplaced that wrench I'd have been in trouble and would like to come up with a real lock this time without compromising the water seal. I'm going to see if I can find an O-ring to fit in this cap and then with a glued on front cap I should be good at scuba depth (I live in Western WA, this is a practical thing, it's been known to rain here sometimes).
Good to hear this will take paint, I wasn't sure. I'll match my rack more to be less conspicuous than anything else.
January 2013
Info Needed! Apologies for reviving an older PAP-related thread, but I need a bit of help if anyone can chime in...
Does anyone here have a roof mount trolley, either commercial or DIY, or know someone who has? I have built the PubUltraStar tube shown above and it is wonderful for carrying a portable pole and my larger long rolled kites, too. Perfect in fact for my Ford Escape (Maverick ? in Europe). (Sold my minivan with
263,000 miles on it.) However, I do also have a pretty large Clark mast I would love to have on the car top as well, to pull back and swing down to a hitch setup device. How cool would that be!
I have looked for various trolley systems to purchase or emulate but have encountered two MAJOR problems: The trolleys are prohibitively expensive to purchase and ship, and I cannot find ANY close-up details of their construction. I just need to see how the moving trolley portion is typically made and how it articulates while holding he mast when swinging down/being being deployed.
The simplist solution for me is to build one of these with metal channel, skate wheels and whatever. So....could any of the PAPers here provide a photo or diagram ...or two?
Again, please forgive me for asking here and taking up space in the KAP forum for a PAP problem, but you guys are the most inventive, creative and helpful group around. Many thanks.
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Microsoft Rewards Xbox Live Users
Microsoft introduced its free Xbox Live Rewards program to give loyal customers recognition and rewards for using Xbox Live. Members of the program will earn Microsoft Points—the same currency used by Xbox Live—when they use the service to renew a membership, activate Netflix, purchase merchandise, and more.
According to Larry Hryb, aka Major Nelson, Microsoft's Xbox Live director of programming, users will also be able to earn points while playing games on Xbox Live. The rewards program is available to anyone with a free Xbox Live membership, but Gold members will have additional opportunities to earn points. The points can be used to purchase content and gear from the Xbox Live Marketplace.
As you may recall, Sony announced its own rewards program back in October known as PlayStation Rewards. However, this program is currently available by invite only to PlayStation Plus and Gamer Advisory Panel members. Sony has had it plans to make the program available to all PlayStation users in the spring.
10-400 points...you can't even buy a map pack for that much. i guess a few points here and there will add up, but not very exciting at all.
I was a part of the beta program for this. I think I got almost 400-500 points out of it. What you should know about this is that all of those points are only gained through the internet. By this I mean that if you buy a live gamer card and punch the code in, you won't get rewards points for renewal. Perhaps they changed this, but I doubt it. Also, you get points through customer surveys. Maybe 100 per survey? The point of this is not to get you a map pack, it's so you spend money on your characters, aka clothes and what not.
These programs always have potential, but it takes about 2 years of demanding time and attention to trying to get points, this is alot like gamestops Powerup Rewards. I think they are both good concepts but most people wont want to devote much time to doing all that, working for 2 years towards accumulating points to get a pack of batteries or stickers as their reward
Are you kidding?! I'd save up points for a pack of AA's any day!...Playing aside, batteries are expensive. But why would that be something that gamestop sells? Can't say that I've even heard of this reward system you speak of. I know they have a card that you pay a subscription too, in order to get discounts on used games.
So use more Xbox live and you get a break? This is like the parents just handing their kids the credit card!
I wonder what their sales would be if the kids had to pay for this service themselves? With todays economy, you wouldnt have any time to play because you would be to busy mowing lawns :P
there is also a pretty sweet contest from xbox here for joining the rewards
Grand prize: 50" HDTV ($1,699), Bose® Home Theater System ($499), Windows 7 Phone ($499), Xbox 360 with Kinect ($299), and a 3-Year Xbox LIVE Gold Membership ($180)
I don't know if this is going to work out... I mean you're basically gaining points for doing ordinary everyday stuff and maybe tons of points or a little bit of points for buying select content. Either way, you're going to be waiting a long time before you decide to get a bonus to that pack you bought on Xbox Live.
At least it's better then that ill-fated Xbox Live Platinum card. I mean why would anybody consider earning real-life rewards such as discounts at Carl's Jr.?
Yo. Yo yo people I just got rewards I need to wait a total of 36 hours till my account is created can't u believe. But it's better because usually kids my age beg for some of those Microsoft points cards if u do beg join here at rewards.xbox.com and u will have so much points u can by lots of stuff on Xbox live and a total of map packs pictures games movies and more:) Well I got to go people's bee ba:) :) :)


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FRIDAY, March 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term unions tend to stay happy if the husband has an agreeable personality and is in good health, according to a new study.
Whether a wife is agreeable and in good health, however, doesn't play as big a role in predicting marital harmony, the researchers found.
"It's the husband's health more than the wife's that is associated with conflict in marriage," said James Iveniuk, lead study author and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Chicago.
While previous studies have looked at the quality of a marriage or long-term partnership and its effect on health, Iveniuk and his team wanted to understand how the reverse direction might work. So, they looked at how health and personality characteristics affect late-life marital conflict.
For the study, Iveniuk used data from a national survey that analyzed 953 heterosexual couples, married or cohabitating. The men and women were aged 63 to 90 and their relationships, on average, had lasted 39 years.
The study was published recently in the Journal of Marriage and Family.
The researchers analyzed information about each partner's health and other characteristics, such as their tendency to be agreeable and a measure the authors describe as "positivity" -- how important it was for the partner to be viewed in a positive light.
Personality traits, such as extraversion, were also considered. Extraversion describes not only how outgoing a person is, Iveniuk said, but also how energized that person is by socializing, how impulsive and their degree of self-control.
To gauge marital conflict, the researchers took into account how much one partner tended to criticize the other, make too many demands or get on the other's nerves.
"If the husband's health is bad, the wife is more likely to report high levels of conflict," Iveniuk said.
But the opposite was not true. The husband's health may have a greater impact on the wife, Iveniuk noted, because wives are more likely to be asked to provide nurturing and caretaking. If the wife is ill, the husband may get another family member to step in and help, he suggested.
If the husband had high levels of positivity, there was also less conflict, Iveniuk found. The opposite was not true -- the amount of positivity the wives displayed had no effect on the husbands' reports of conflict.
However, if men were easily stressed out or were very extraverted, the wives tended to complain more about the marriage, Iveniuk found. The stressed-out person tends to be a difficult person to live with, he said, and wives may bear the brunt of that more than husbands with stressed-out wives.
Wives married to husbands who score high on extraversion may find it difficult to ''tame them,'' Iveniuk said, and find it hard to deal with their high energy level and impulsivity.
An expert who was not involved with the study said its findings may also reflect women's tendency to take things personally.
Traditionally, "women are far more responsive to the feelings of others, the behavior of others. We're reared to be more sensitive to how others relate to us," said Jamila Bookwala, a professor of psychology at Lafayette College, in Easton, Pa., who also studies marital quality.
If a husband is more positive, the wife is likely to feel her marriage is much better. "If she's a grouch, he is less affected by it," she said. Men may simply be better at shrugging off perceived slights and criticisms, she suggested.
Other research has found, in general, that older men rate marriage quality higher than do older women, Bookwala said.
Couples in long-term unions might take a step back and think about whether they could do things differently to preserve or increase harmony, Bookwala and Iveniuk agreed.
"Take a look at your reaction [to conflict]," Iveniuk said. If a man's inclination is to withdraw at the first sign of trouble and leave the discussion, maybe he could stay and talk it out.
Women might realize that they tend to be more relationship focused, and also be aware that this can actually make them more vulnerable to criticism, Bookwala said.
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SOURCES: James Iveniuk, Ph.D. candidate, department of sociology, University of Chicago; Jamila Bookwala, Ph.D., professor of psychology, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.; February 2014, Journal of Marriage and Family
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Despite being released on LA imprint Halocyan, Never Forgotten—the latest EP from Bristol-based producer Adam Gazla (a.k.a. Arkist)—is a proper hometown affair. The five-track release finds Gazla working alongside Applepips boss Appleblim, with Komon and October on remix duties, resulting in an eclectic collection of tunes, each of which touches on the shuffling rhythms of vintage garage.
Much like his slightly divisive 2012 single "Two Night Stand," a-side "Addict"—a collaboration with Appleblim—finds Gazla working with fizzing synth tones and high-energy garage rhythms. It's a tighter, more streamlined work than that track, however; where "Two Night Stand," for better or worse, was a dense affair full of sonic curveballs, "Addict" plays on classic synth progressions, bouncy arpeggios, and an infectious hi-hat rhythm to form a very enjoyable, albeit less surprising, club track. Regular collaborator Komon follows it up with a remix that slows the tempo, replacing the garage feel of the original with a lovely swaggering house vibe.
For all the local support on the EP, however, it's the two b-side cuts—which find Gazla working solo—that prove to be the highlights. On "Iron Oxide," he strips back the colorful synths to leave space for huge brooding bass hits and hanging, atmospheric chords, creating a darker garage cut that matches the a-side for energy while adding depth and mood. Power-pop-infused cut "23 Summers" provides the release's finest moment though. It's a vibrant work of R&B-influenced dance music, full of massive retro synths and major-key vocal chops; it sees Gazla harnessing the day-glo likability of the sounds he toyed with on "Two Night Stand," but in a tidier, more effective manner. Finally, October rounds off the package with a creative—although slightly disjointed—"23 Summers" remix. He keeps the retro feeling of the track intact, but shifts the emphasis away from catchy melodies and onto interlocking rhythmic patterns; it's undoubtedly an interesting interpretation, but it lacks some of the fun of the original.
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DONATIONS to charity shops are critically low as a result of the cold snap.
The British Heart Foundation charity shop in Grimsby raises money for local heart nurses, and it is asking you to donate any unwanted items.
Staff at the shop on Victoria Street believe the sole reason why their stock levels are dramatically low is because of the snow.
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Manager Marilyn Taylor said: "We are majorly low on stock and I believe it is because of the snow.
"People are put off from coming into the town centre to donate items over the counter.
"We post donation bags through people's doors in the Grimsby area and, on average, on one run, we pick up 70 bags – but recently, during the snow, we picked up only 30 bags.
"This is very low for us and we are in desperate need of stock to raise funds for local heart nurses.
"If you are struggling to come to the shop, we even offer a door-to-door pick up service."
Last year, the severe weather cost BHF shops across the UK more than £1 million.
Lauren Mallinson, BHF fundraising volunteer manager for North East Lincolnshire, said: "February is National Heart Month and this is a great opportunity for everyone to think about their own hearts and the hearts of those around them.
"By donating urgently-needed stock to our shops in Grimsby and Cleethorpes, or by committing just a few hours of your time, local people will be helping us to raise funds in order to continue saving lives."
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Trustee David Wedlake said: "Before Christmas we were really low on donations and then since the snow we have had a varied amount given to us.
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The Satellite Cafe turned Seoul Korean Cuisine turned Early Bird turned Heights Cafe is getting another new occupant.
Or so says Joseph Park, who has applied for a mixed-drink permit from Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control for the seemingly snake-bit location at 5923 Kavanaugh Blvd. in Little Rock.
Park works with Little Rock businessman Steve Im, who, when we last reported, was working to open two restaurants in Conway. Those were Mexican restaurant Mamacita and Japanese steakhouse Kobe of Conway.
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Watershed Priority: high
Total storage: 10,614,000 acre-feet
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Current: 50 (Mossdale to Merced River confluence) miles ( 21.6 %)
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Initial Scope of Work: Evaluate proposed non-structural flood control management alternatives, San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge. 2000, 15 kb (, 15 KB)
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|E7. Identify, evaluate the need for, and, if needed, attempt to maintain adequate flows for migration of steelhead, consistent with efforts to maintain adequate flows for chinook salmon.
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|E6. Evaluate the potential to develop and implement a strategy of coordinating a variety of specific actions, such as coincident pulse flows on San Joaquin tributaries, reduced Delta exports, hatchery releases, and gravel cleaning to stimulate outmigration and reduce predation and entrainment.
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|E5. Identify and attempt to implement actions that will maintain mean daily water temperatures between 61 F and 65 F for at least one month from April 1 to June 30 for American shad, consistent with actions to protect chinook salmon and steelhead and when hydrologic conditions are adequate to minimize adverse effects to water supply operations.
|E4. Identify and attempt to maintain adequate flows for migration, spawning, incubation and rearing of white sturgeon and green sturgeon from February to May, consistent with actions to protect chinook salmon and steelhead and when hydrologic conditions are adequate to minimize adverse effects to water supply operations.
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|A5. Maintain the 6 mg/L dissolved oxygen standard during September through November in the San Joaquin River between Turner Cut and Stockton, as described in the SWRCB's 1995 Water Quality Control Plan.
|A4. Reduce or eliminate entrainment of juvenile chinook salmon at smaller riparian pumps and diversions on the mainstem San Joaquin River.
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Category: Cases, Free Speech
Schools: Tarrant County College
Tarrant County College (TCC) repeatedly violated the constitutional rights of student protesters who intended to participate in the national "Students for Concealed Carry on Campus" protest by wearing empty holsters. The protest, held on college campuses throughout the country, is part of an effort to promote "the legalization of concealed carry by licensed individuals on college campuses." Two years in a row, TCC students were told that they could not wear the holsters anywhere on campus and had to confine all protests to tiny "free speech zones," such as the approximately twelve-foot circle of concrete comprising the "free speech zone" on TCC's South Campus. TCC was the only public school in the country that banned the protest. Ultimately, with the help of FIRE and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the students filed a lawsuit to vindicate their rights and defeat TCC's unconstitutional policies and practices. They won a temporary restraining order in 2009, and TCC amended its policies but failed to properly protect constitutional rights. The plaintiffs amended their complaint, and the case went to a hearing in January 2010. In March 2010, the U.S. District Court upheld the students' right to wear empty holsters as part of their protest—even in classrooms—and ruled that a new TCC ban on "cosponsorship" of campus activities was unconstitutional.
Amended Complaint
Students win right to protest with empty holsters
November 9, 2009
A federal judge in Texas on Friday granted a temporary injunction allowing two students to wear empty holsters in public spaces at Tarrant County College as part of a national series of student protests this week over laws or policies barring concealed weapons on college campuses. The students — backed by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education — sought the injunction against rules that would have limited them to wearing the empty holsters in a "free speech zone" and not elsewhere on campus. The judge agreed with their claim that they were likely to prevail in their challenge to […]» Read More
Community college sued over limits on rallies
November 6, 2009
Two students — backed by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education — are suing the Tarrant County College District, charging that its limits on rallies are violations of First Amendment rights, the Associated Press reported. The college permits protest activities only in a limited free speech zone, and requires advance permission to schedule events there. College officials say that the rules are consistent with federal and state requirements. But the students say that they are being blocked from engaging in legitimate protest. The students want to rally on behalf of the right to carry concealed weapons on campus and […]» Read More
Tarrant County College sued for banning empty holster protest
November 5, 2009
Two students at Tarrant County College in Fort Worth have filed suit, saying their free speech rights are being trampled by the school, which has forbade them from wearing empty holsters on campus as part of a national protest. The holster motif springs from a group calling itself Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, formed by a University of North Texas student in response to the deadly 2007 shootings on the Virginia Tech campus. The organization claims 40,000 members in all 50 states. The holster-sans-weapon intends to convey a feeling of vulnerability to campus crime. The Tarrant County suit, filed […]» Read More
Texas students challenge protest restrictions
November 5, 2009
Two community college students who favor carrying concealed weapons are challenging their school's restrictions on campus protests, their attorneys announced Thursday. Clayton Smith and John Schwertz Jr. filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Tarrant County College District. They contend the college system restricts their First Amendment rights by controlling the time, place and manner of protests. The students plan to participate in a nationwide demonstration next week known as "empty holster protests," calling attention to police forbidding concealed weapons on campus. School officials have limited the protest to the front porch of the student center and prohibited handing out […]» Read More
Why can't students say 'guns' in school?
April 21, 2009
by Glenn Garvin Miami Herald Media snicker of the day: those crazy gun nuts, worried that the government is out to snatch their constitutional rights along with their AK-47s. 60 Minutes is the latest to have a chuckle, playing a commercial for a Washington, D.C.-area firearms show that that urges viewers to "Celebrate the Second Amendment and get your guns while you still can!" My own hunch is that the sheer number of Americans who own guns (the low estimate is something over 40 million) will keep their Second Amendment rights off the endangered-species list for the foreseeable future. […]» Read More
Controversy continues to surround guns on campus
May 27, 2008
Civil rights advocates charge administrators at the Fort Worth, Texas, Tarrant County College (TCC) placed unconstitutional prohibitions on a symbolic protest organized by students advocating the right to carry concealed weapons on campus. Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC), a national organization with 30,000 members supporting "the right of concealed handgun license holders to carry concealed handguns on college campuses," organized an empty holster protest to express discontent with current laws banning concealed weapons on campus. The protest took place during the week of April 21-25 with 3,800 participants stretched over 600 campuses, but TCC was not one of […]» Read More
Student says college violated rights by banning protest
May 23, 2008
A college violated some students' constitutional rights by not allowing them to wear empty gun holsters as part of a nationwide protest over campuses' ban on concealed weapons, a student claims. Brett Poulos said that although he asked permission before last month's demonstration, a Tarrant County College official said empty holsters could not be worn anywhere on campus. Poulos said he was told students could protest only in the "free-speech zone"—a 12-by-12-foot concrete platform. "It was really upsetting to me because they wouldn't provide me a reason," said Poulos, 20, of Arlington. "And I've never seen anyone protest there. I've […]» Read More
This Month in FIRE History: Tarrant County College Bans Symbolic 'Empty Holster' Protest
May 25, 2012
Four years ago this month, FIRE become embroiled in a battle that would end in a decisive victory for free speech in the courts. The controversy first began in March 2008, when Tarrant County College (TCC) student Brett Poulos attempted to organize an "Empty Holster Protest." In conjunction with other protests spearheaded by Students for Concealed Carry on Campus across the country, TCC students would peacefully attend class and perform other daily tasks while wearing empty holsters to signify opposition to state laws and school policies denying concealed handgun license holders the same rights on college campuses that they are […]» Read More
Tarrant County College Ordered to Pay $240,000 after Losing Battle against the First Amendment
October 15, 2010
Attention, college administrators: Attempting to defend your institution's unconstitutional speech code in court is very, very expensive. Unfortunately for Texas taxpayers, Tarrant County College (TCC) is the latest school to learn this lesson the hard way. About 240,000 times harder than it needed to be, in fact. Torch readers will remember that back in March, TCC's speech code was found unconstitutional as a result of litigation coordinated by FIRE and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas (ACLU-TX). FIRE and the ACLU-TX worked with Fort Worth attorney Karin Cagle to bring a constitutional challenge to TCC's speech code on behalf of student Clayton […]» Read More
FIRE Launches New Video Series With Short Film on Censorship of Gun-Related Speech
June 30, 2010
PHILADELPHIA, June 30, 2010—Today, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is proud to release a new short film, "Empty Holsters: Gun Speech on America's Campuses," highlighting widespread campus censorship of student speech about guns. The film is the first in a new FIRE series focusing on how colleges and universities across America are preventing students and faculty members from speaking out on the weightiest political issues of the day. "In the wake of Monday's Supreme Court decision in McDonald v. Chicago, debate about the Second Amendment and gun rights is sure to be hotter than ever," said FIRE […]» Read More
'Star-Telegram' on Tarrant County College Victory
March 25, 2010
The Star-Telegram of Fort Worth, Texas, ran an excellent editorial on Wednesday about FIRE's and the ACLU of Texas' victory for free speech at Tarrant County College: The Tarrant County College administration has long operated with a heavy paternalistic hand, trying to keep the five-campus institution an insular place. But that's been counterproductive to one of the college's vital missions. "Rather than recognizing that its campus is peculiarly the marketplace of ideas and nurturing the free speech of its students, TCC has largely deprived students of any organized assistance in expressing their views or, indeed, in learning the very process […]» Read More
Win for Free Speech at Tarrant County College Grabbing Headlines
March 17, 2010
As we reported yesterday regarding our victory at Tarrant County College (TCC) in Texas, where students had been repeatedly denied the right to hold an "empty holster" protest, the federal district court's decision in favor of First Amendment rights on campus is a big win for student speech. Specifically, as our press release notes: In his decision, U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means found that TCC's reliance on a policy prohibiting "disruptive activities" to restrict students Clayton Smith and John Schwertz from holding an "empty holster" protest violated the First Amendment. Judge Means further ruled that TCC's sweeping prohibition on "cosponsorship," […]» Read More
Victory for Free Speech on Campus: Federal Court Strikes Down Gun Rights Protest Restrictions at Tarrant County College
March 16, 2010
As announced in our press release earlier this afternoon, we received word late yesterday that a federal district court found restrictions on symbolic speech on campus maintained by Tarrant County College (TCC) to be unconstitutional. The ruling is a striking victory for the First Amendment on campus. In his decision, U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means found that TCC's reliance on a policy prohibiting "disruptive activities" to restrict students Clayton Smith and John Schwertz from holding an "empty holster" protest violated the First Amendment. Judge Means further ruled that TCC's sweeping prohibition on "cosponsorship," which forbade students and faculty from […]» Read More
Victory for Free Speech on Campus: Federal Court Strikes Down Gun Rights Protest Restrictions at Tarrant County College
March 16, 2010
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 16, 2010—Late yesterday, in a striking victory for the First Amendment on campus, a federal district court in Texas ruled that a number of restrictions on students' speech at Tarrant County College (TCC) are unconstitutional. In his decision, U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means found that TCC's reliance on a policy prohibiting "disruptive activities" to restrict students Clayton Smith and John Schwertz from holding an "empty holster" protest violated the First Amendment. Smith and Schwertz had turned to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) for help. "Yesterday's ruling is just the latest in an […]» Read More
Judge in Tarrant County College Trial 'Astounded' By Free Speech Restrictions
January 15, 2010
Tarrant County College (TCC) students Clayton Smith and John Schwertz Jr.—who, with the help of FIRE and the ACLU of Texas, filed a federal lawsuit in November to challenge TCC's "free speech zone" policy—finally got their day in court this week. In fact, they got three days in court. And as the bench trial that began on Tuesday before U.S. District Court Judge Terry Means in the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, drew to a close yesterday, preliminary reports seem promising. On Wednesday, Bill Hanna of The Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas) reported that Judge Means was taken aback […]» Read More
Hearing Today in 'Free Speech Zone' Lawsuit in Texas
January 12, 2010
The Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas) is reporting on today's hearing in federal court regarding FIRE's case at Tarrant County College (TCC). As Torch readers will remember, TCC violated the constitutional rights of student protesters who intended to participate in the national "Students for Concealed Carry on Campus" protest by wearing empty holsters—just like students around the country were doing. The students were told that they could not wear the holsters anywhere on campus and had to confine all protests to tiny "free speech zones." Ultimately, with the help of FIRE and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the students […]» Read More
Tarrant County College Update: Empty Holster Protest Held, Trial Delayed
November 17, 2009
So far, so good at Tarrant County College in Texas, where members of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC) were finally able to hold a long-awaited "empty holster protest" last week following the issuance of a temporary restraining order by a federal judge. Issued on November 5, the judge's order prevented TCC from prohibiting student protestors Clayton Smith and John Schwertz, Jr. from wearing empty holsters on campus in symbolic protest of state and college regulations barring lincensed gun owners from bringing firearms on campus. Prior to the judge's order, TCC had repeatedly prohibited students from holding empty holster […]» Read More
Rights in the News: FIRE's Campaigns in Texas, California, and Georgia Get Results
November 6, 2009
FIRE has been working hard to keep Torch readers up to date on the progress of our many cases this week. First and foremost is our case at Tarrant County College (TCC) in Texas, where a federal district court issued a temporary restraining order today prohibiting TCC from censoring an "empty holster" protest to be held next week. Finally, after being prevented from doing so for two years in a row, the TCC members of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus will be able to stage their week-long peaceful protest. News of this victory for free speech comes just a […]» Read More
Victory for First Amendment on Campus: Federal Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order Against Free Speech Zone, Permitting 'Empty Holster' Protest
November 6, 2009
In a victory for First Amendment rights on campus, a federal district court in Texas has granted two students at Tarrant County College (TCC) a temporary restraining order prohibiting TCC from censoring an "empty holster" protest scheduled for next week. The court's decision to grant the order came two days after the students filed a motion requesting a temporary restraining order, arguing that by enforcing its "free speech zone" policy to quarantine next week's protest, TCC would violate the students' First Amendment rights. The request for a temporary restraining order accompanied a lawsuit seeking the permanent dismantling of TCC's free […]» Read More
College can't restrict empty-holster demonstration
November 6, 2009
by Associated Press Associated Press A federal court decision will let Tarrant County College students wear empty holsters in public areas when they protest a ban of concealed weapons on campus next week. However, they can't wear the holsters in the Fort Worth-area school's classrooms and hallways. Clayton Smith and John Schwertz sued because officials limited the protest to a table on the front porch of the student center, and told them they couldn't wear empty holsters. U. S. District Judge Terry R. Means of Fort Worth granted a temporary restraining order on Friday. It prevents Tarrant County College from […]» Read More
After Two Years of Censorship, Lawsuit Challenges TCC's Free Speech Zone
November 5, 2009
On Tuesday, in cooperation with FIRE and the ACLU of Texas, students Clayton Smith and John Schwertz, Jr., at Fort Worth's Tarrant County College filed a lawsuit in federal district court in the Northern District of Texas challenging the constitutionality of TCC's tiny free speech zone. Yesterday, Smith and Schwertz filed a motion requesting a temporary restraining order to prohibit TCC from (once again) preventing members of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC) from holding an "empty holster" protest planned for November 9-13. One thing's for sure: TCC can't say it wasn't warned. After all, TCC has been censoring SCCC protests on campus for […]» Read More
Students File Lawsuit Challenging 'Free Speech Zone' After Repeated Censorship of Pro-Gun 'Empty Holster' Protest
November 5, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas, November 5, 2009—Tarrant County College (TCC) students Clayton Smith and John Schwertz filed suit in federal district court late Tuesday against TCC. The students are seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent TCC from quarantining protected speech to the school's tiny "free speech zone" when they participate in a national "empty holster" protest coordinated by Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC) that is scheduled for November 9-13. TCC has prohibited students from participating in identical symbolic protests twice in the past two years. The suit was filed by Fort Worth attorney Karin Cagle in cooperation with […]» Read More
Federal lawsuit filed against TCC's free-speech zones
November 5, 2009
by Bill Hanna Star-Telegram Two Tarrant County College students have filed a federal lawsuit against the school after being told that their protest of the school's policy banning concealed weapons on campus would be limited to designated areas. Clayton Smith and John Schwertz Jr., who are students at TCC Northeast Campus in Hurst, wanted to wear empty holsters on campus next week, but were told that they could protest only in a designated free-speech zone. The lawsuit, filed by lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union, wants the court to issue a temporary restraining order saying the free-speech zones, and […]» Read More
CCAC First Amendment Scandal Earns a Critical Editorial
June 23, 2009
FIRE's ongoing case at the Community College of Allegheny County is the focus of an editorial in today's online edition of The Times Daily (Alabama). CCAC student Christine Brashier has been blocked by administrators from forming a gun-rights club on campus and was told to destroy all copies of her informational pamphlet. The editorial, while taking a stance against the position Brashier supports—allowing the concealed carry of handguns on campus—nevertheless comes out in favor of her free speech rights. Brashier, the paper writes, "has good reason to be upset. Colleges and universities should promote free speech rather than squelch it, […]» Read More
Jefferson 'Muzzle' Awards for Censorship Given to Two Colleges Involved in FIRE Cases
April 7, 2009
Every year, the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression awards the "Jefferson Muzzle" to a few of the year's most egregious violators of free speech rights. For the second year in a row (and three out of the last four years), the Center has selected one or more of the malefactors in FIRE cases to receive this symbol of dishonor. This year, the administrations of Lone Star College–Tomball and Tarrant County College, both in Texas, received Muzzles for censoring gun-related speech in FIRE cases. As the Center reports: For suppressing on a community college campus several types […]» Read More
'FIREside Chats' Episode on Case at Tarrant County College
June 9, 2008
This week's episode of FIRE's podcast series FIREside Chats features FIRE Director of Legal and Public Advocacy Will Creeley and Director of FIRE's Individual Rights Defense Program Adam Kissel discussing our ongoing case at Tarrant County College (TCC). Torch readers will recall that TCC prohibited its students from wearing empty gun holsters to protest policies that forbid students with concealed carry licenses from carrying concealed handguns on campus, and restricted the protest to TCC's tiny and unconstitutional "free speech zone." Today's podcast covers the background of the case, includes updates not yet discussed on FIRE's website, and calls for TCC […]» Read More
FIRE to Discuss 'Empty Holster Protest' on NRA Radio Tonight
May 29, 2008
Tune in to the National Rifle Association's radio broadcast tonight at 10:20 p.m. ET to hear Adam Kissel talk about our case at Tarrant County College. The national broadcast is available at www.nranews.com or on Sirius's Patriot Network, Channel 144.» Read More
Tarrant County College Responds to FIRE
May 27, 2008
On the heels of FIRE's publicity campaign exposing Tarrant County College's (TCC's) refusal to allow an "empty holster" protest to take place on its south campus, TCC has broken its silence and responded to our April 24th letter. The response, from Vice Chancellor for Administration Erma J. Hadley, states that the decision to banish TCC student Brett Poulos and his peers to the school's small free speech zone was made "based upon an evaluation of current circumstances facing our students and employees." Hadley also cites TCC's "Forum for Communication" policy and claims the school established a limited public forum reserved […]» Read More
Media Covers FIRE's Case at Tarrant County College
May 27, 2008
FIRE's case at Tarrant County College (TCC)—where administrators prohibited students from holding an 'empty holster' protest—has garnered significant media attention. The Associated Press covered the story on Friday, quoting FIRE Vice President Robert Shibley on the unconstitutionality of the ban: Robert L. Shibley, vice president for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, said wearing empty holsters is similar to students donning black arm bands to protest the Vietnam War, a right that the Supreme Court upheld in 1969. "It's important because it's a matter of symbolic speech," Shibley said. He also said several campus free-speech zones had been ruled […]» Read More
Student criticizes TCC for banning empty gun holster
May 23, 2008
A student is alleging that the Tarrant County College District shot itself in the foot when it denied him permission to wear an empty gun holster to protest laws that keep concealed weapons off Texas campuses. The student, Brett Poulos, enlisted the Philadelphia-based Foundation for Individual Rights in Education to help him battle the district after South Campus administrators told him in April that he could protest in the free-speech area but denied his request to wear a holster around campus. "TCC has cast aside decades-old Supreme Court precedent strongly protecting symbolic expression by refusing to recognize its students' right […]» Read More
Tarrant County College Bans Empty Holster Protest
May 22, 2008
As we reported in today's press release, Tarrant County College (TCC) in Fort Worth, Texas, has banned students from wearing empty gun holsters as part of a protest against regulations and laws that prevent concealed carry license holders from carrying their guns on campus. Meant as a powerful metaphor for what these students see as being left defenseless under these regulations, this form of protest took place on campuses across the country this April. According to the organization that coordinated the event, Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, the protest involved 3,800 students from 600 campuses nationwide. TCC appears to […]» Read More
Tarrant County College Bans Symbolic 'Empty Holster' Protest; Banishes Students with Dissenting Opinions to Small Free Speech Zone
May 22, 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 22, 2008—In a dramatic blow to freedom of expression, Tarrant County College (TCC) has prohibited its students from wearing empty gun holsters to protest policies that forbid students with concealed carry licenses from carrying concealed handguns on campus. A TCC administrator told interested students that they could not wear the holsters and could only conduct a protest in the school's tiny and restrictive free speech zone. TCC student and protest organizer Brett Poulos has turned to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) for help. "TCC has cast aside decades-old Supreme Court precedent strongly protecting […]» Read More


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