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Milwaukee police still pursuing Alexis Patterson case
In the 10 years that have passed since 7-year-old Alexis Patterson was dropped off for school and mysteriously disappeared, Milwaukee police have conducted 5,000 interviews and reviewed more than 10,000 pages of information - but have not solved the mystery of what happened to her, officials said Wednesday.
Police have canvassed her west side neighborhood, searched nearby alleys, checked vacant houses, searched the area via grids, looked through sex offender registries, checked probation and parole files, executed search warrants and traveled across the state and even out of state while pursuing leads. Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigations have been involved as well as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
No luck. »Read Full Article
Ramirez's clutch hit lifts Brewers over Giants
San Francisco - With the starting pitchers featuring three Cy Young Awards between them, it was reasonable to expect a pitching duel Friday night at AT&T Park.
As so often happens in baseball, however, reason was tossed out the window. San Francisco's Tim Lincecum struggled early and Milwaukee's Zack Greinke crumbled later, resulting in a back-and-forth tussle.
The Brewers struck the last and decisive blow as Aramis Ramirez snapped a 4-4 tie in the seventh inning with a two-run single, one of his biggest hits since signing as a free agent, to give Milwaukee a 6-4 triumph over the Giants. »Read Full Article(8)
Woman killed in crash identified
A woman killed when she ran a red light at N. 27th St. and W. St. Paul Ave. and collided with another vehicle was identified by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office Friday as Taquenda P. Daniels, 23, of Milwaukee.
Daniels was driving a 2004 red Kia van that collided with a black Lincoln LS before both vehicles then struck a third shortly before 2 a.m. Friday, police said.
The two passengers in the Kia were taken to a hospital, police said.
The drivers of the two other cars suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Marquette student in critical condition after fall from balcony
A 21-year-old Marquette University student was in critical condition after falling off a balcony at an off-campus apartment building early Friday.
The incident occurred at the Balcony Apartments at 1504 W. Kilbourn Ave. shortly after 2 a.m., Milwaukee Fire Department Deputy Chief Jack Christianson said.
In an email sent to students from the university's Division of Student Affairs Friday afternoon, university representatives said the student fell when a railing he was leaning on gave out, according to another student who was on the balcony. »Read Full Article
Democrats state final cases in debate
Madison - Democrats made their final cases to a statewide audience Friday for why they should be chosen to take on Gov. Scott Walker in this summer's recall election, and they headed into the final weekend of campaigning without attacking each other.
The four candidates piled criticisms on Walker, but largely steered clear of taking each other to task. After the candidate forum, Mike Tate, chairman of the state Democratic Party, declared the primary contest the most positive one he'd seen.
"I firmly believe you're going to see heaps of unity on Tuesday night" once the race is called, Tate said. »Read Full Article(1048)
Kohl says it's time for a new arena, he'll pitch in
St. Francis - U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, the owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, said Friday that the time is now to find a way to finance and build a new multipurpose arena to replace the Bradley Center.
And for the first time, he said he was willing to make a personal financial commitment toward a new facility, an amount he noted would not be insignificant.
"We're no longer talking about in terms of some point in the future," Kohl said at the team's Cousins Center practice facility. "We're talking about plans to get it done. »Read Full Article(521)
Loch Ness monster ordered to leave Chippewa River
Eau Claire - The Loch Ness monster is on vacation in Wisconsin - and state officials want the legendary lady to leave.
Department of Natural Resources spokesman Dan Baumann said a sculpture of Nessie is illegally obstructing the Chippewa River in Eau Claire and must be removed by the person who placed it there.
The sculpture's creator remains a mystery, although a person who anonymously emailed the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram on Thursday said it would be removed within 10 days. »Read Full Article(11)
Lightning blamed for Winnebago County fire that killed 13 horses
Town of Utica - Lightning is being blamed for a barn fire that killed 13 quarter horses in Winnebago County.
The fire was reported about 4 a.m. Thursday in the Town of Utica.
Fire investigators said the fire was caused by lightning striking an electrical box as storms rolled through the area. The 13 horses inside the barn were trapped as it burned.
The horses were trained by Larry and Rhonda Spratto, who own the property.
Ex-priest to go free 7 years into 32-year sentence
Green Bay - A former priest who was sentenced seven years ago to 32 years in prison will be released from prison early.
Donald Buzanowski, who is now 69, was convicted in 2005 of sexually abusing a student at Green Bay's Saints Peter and Paul School in 1988.
Judge William Atkinson agreed to a joint motion that will release Buzanowski as soon as next week. Atkinson, however, upheld the ex-priest's conviction. »Read Full Article(9)
Johnson Bank returns to profitability after losses
Johnson Bank had earnings of more than $1.8 million in the first period of 2012, returning to profitability after three consecutive losing quarters, new data from regulators shows.
The bank added $14 million to reserves to cover loan losses in the first quarter of this year, compared with $13.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
The FDIC first-quarter report showed Johnson Bank's assets had dropped to $4 billion from $4.5 billion at the same time last year, and the number of full-time equivalent employees decreased to 882 from 964. »Read Full Article(3)
Cabela's to build store near Lambeau on site with wetlands
Outdoor retailer Cabela's announced on Friday that it would build a 100,000-square-foot store in Ashwaubenon near Lambeau Field, where a wetlands issue had snarled development plans over the past year.
The Green Bay Packers had been courting Cabela's, and earlier, rival Bass Pro Shops, to develop a store near the stadium as part of the football team's efforts to strengthen the business district near Lambeau.
The site is on 21 acres at Highway 41 and Lombardi Ave. in the Brown County Professional Football Stadium District. »Read Full Article(171)
Waterstone posts 1Q profit, reversing year-ago loss
The parent company of WaterStone Bank posted a $2.2 million first-quarter profit as revenue from mortgage banking rose.
In a filing with securities regulators Friday, Waterstone Financial Inc. said it had income of 7 cents a share in the quarter. In the first quarter of 2011, Waterstone had a $1.5 million loss, or 5 cents a share.
The Wauwatosa-based bank generated $14.2 million in mortgage banking income in the first quarter, compared with $6.2 million in the same period last year.
Seven-time drunken driver given five years in prison
A seven-time convicted drunken driver was sentenced to five years in prison Friday.
John C. Baker had a blood alcohol level of 0.252 when he was pulled over in Waupun Feb. 11, 2011, about three weeks after his release from prison for his sixth drunken driving conviction, according to a news release from Fond du Lac County District Attorney Daniel Kaminsky.
A level of 0.08 is legal proof of intoxication for motorists in Wisconsin. »Read Full Article(7)
City sues over falling City Hall terra cotta
The City of Milwaukee filed a lawsuit Friday against the engineering firms, the architect and the general contractor for the renovation of City Hall as the investigation continues into what caused a portion of newly replaced terra cotta urn to fall from its tower more than a year ago.
The lawsuit, filed by City Attorney Grant F. Langley, names the professional engineering firm of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.; the architect of record, Engberg Anderson, Inc.; and the engineering firm of Bloom Companies, LLC, for negligence and breach of contract, according to a news release from city spokesman Bill Arnold.
The general contractor, J.P. Cullen & Sons, Inc., is also named as a defendant in the lawsuit for breach of contract and warranty, according to the release. »Read Full Article(41)
Process Retail Group acquires Kenosha-based Accent Industries
New Berlin's Process Retail Group Inc., a designer and manufacturer of point-of-purchase displays, has purchased Accent Industries Inc., of Kenosha.
Terms weren't disclosed.
Accent specializes in building checkout counters, merchandising racks and other fixtures for grocery chains - a complementary field for Process Retail. Process Retail said it will retain all 300 Accent employees.
Process Retail, which started in 1929 as sign shop Process Displays, employs 67 people. Sales last year totaled $37.6 million, a spokeswoman said. Accent's sales in 2011 were $3.3 million.
Johnson Outdoors 2Q earnings fall 14%
Flat sales of recreational gear and a higher tax rate resulted in Johnson Outdoors Inc.'s second-quarter profit falling 14%, the Racine-based company said Friday.
Johnson Outdoors said net income for the three months ended March 30 fell to $7.3 million, or 74 cents a share, from $8.5 million, or 87 cents, a year earlier.
Revenue was nearly flat at $128.7 million. Marine electronics revenue was up nearly 2% on strong sales of Minn Kota boat motors and Humminbird GPS products. »Read Full Article
Democrats vying to challenge Walker in recall debate Friday night
Madison - Voters will have a final chance to size up all four Democratic recall candidates for governor in a televised debate Friday evening.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, in partnership with WTMJ-TV (Channel 4), Wisconsin Public Television and Wisconsin Public Radio, will host "Wisconsin 2012 Debate: The Democratic Gubernatorial Recall Primary."
Gov. Scott Walker and the state face only the third recall election for governor in U.S. history, and the interest in the contest nationwide appears second only to the presidential race this year. The polarization in the state and the political engagement of voters are unprecedented. »Read Full Article(24)
PolitiFact: We'll tweet relevant fact-checks during Dem debate
PolitiFact Wisconsin will be live tweeting during Friday night's debate between the Democratic gubernatorial candidates, highlighting relevant fact checks.
Follow along: @PolitiFactWisc.
The debate is scheduled for 7 to 8 p.m. (24)
Sheriff's deputy charged in child porn case
A Milwaukee County sheriff's sergeant who once served as a spokesman for the department has been charged in federal court with producing child pornography over at least two years.
Phil Wentzel, 41, of West Allis is being held in the Waukesha County Jail without bail after appearing in court in Milwaukee on Thursday. If convicted, he faces a minimum of 15 years in prison.
Wentzel admitted to the FBI that he drugged and molested girls and took pornographic images of them, U.S. Attorney James Santelle said Friday. Wentzel told agents he had a difficult time controlling his urges, Santelle said. »Read Full Article
Brewers release Braddock
San Francisco - The Brewers made room on their 40-man roster for the addition of infielder Brooks Conrad on Friday by releasing left-hander Zach Braddock.
The Brewers chose to put first baseman Mat Gamel on the 15-day DL with a torn ACL in his right knee rather than the 60-day DL, which would have opened a spot on the 40-man roster.
Instead, they released Braddock, 24, who had been on the inactive list with Class AAA Nashville with undisclosed personal issues. Braddock had missed time in the past with a sleep disorder. »Read Full Blog Post(57)
Wisconsin tourism spending rose 8% in 2011
Visitors to Wisconsin spent nearly $10 billion in 2011, an 8% increase from the previous year, according to a study released Friday by the state Department of Tourism.
The spending, by both business and leisure travelers, directly supports more than 128,000 jobs, according to the study conducted by Philadelphia-based Tourism Economics, a firm hired by the department.
This marks the second consecutive year of increases in state travel spending, and it comes as the economy continues its slow recovery. »Read Full Article(12)
Latasha Jackson pleads guilty in child care fraud case
The woman who built a mansion in Menomonee Falls and bought a Jaguar while collecting roughly $3 million in taxpayer subsidies from her Milwaukee child care centers pleaded guilty in federal court Friday.
Latasha Jackson, who now is listed as Latasha Wilder, had admitted committing fraud, theft and conspiracy. She faces up to 35 years in prison but is likely to get far less time under federal guidelines. Sentencing is Aug. 31.
Jackson, 34, admitted she defrauded state and federal programs designed to help poor mothers go to work. »Read Full Article(115)
Teamsters endorse Barrett
Madison - Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is getting a late primary endorsement from the Teamsters.
Teamsters Joint Council 39 has 25,000 members who are drivers, corrections workers and workers in other professions. Barrett, who is running in the Democratic primary Tuesday to take on Gov. Scott Walker, has lagged in union endorsements behind former Dane County executive Kathleen Falk.
But Barrett has won several labor endorsements of his own in recent days.
"We like Kathleen Falk also, but Tom Barrett has the best shot of taking out Walker," said Tony Cornelius, president of the Teamsters council. (52)
No extensions for Hammond or Skiles, but Kohl pledges support
St. Francis - Bucks owner Herb Kohl confirmed at a news conference Friday that general manager John Hammond will not work with a contract extension during the coming season.
Scott Skiles agreed last week to return for the final year of his contract.
But the Bucks owner said he is confident the team can take the steps necessary to become a playoff team. Milwaukee finished the past season with a 31-35 record and was eliminated from playoff contention in the final week. »Read Full Blog Post(20)
Savings from painting O'Donnell Park garage to fade in decade
Nearly $300,000 in savings achieved by using a plain painted finish on the exterior of the renovated O'Donnell Park garage on the lakefront will fade away in 10 years through higher maintenance costs, a county audit found.
County Executive Chris Abele ordered the white stucco-like finish for the O'Donnell upgrade over the objections of county supervisors, who had preferred a metal and glass facade. The initial cost of the perforated aluminum and glass option added $1.2 million to the project, but the savings from dropping it diminished to just $281,000 because by the time Abele vetoed that work, the metal and glass panel fabrication order already had been placed.
If the O'Donnell structure stays in place for more than 10 years, it will turn out to have been more costly to go with the plain vanilla finish, according to a report by County Auditor Jerome Heer and Steve Cady, a County Board fiscal analyst. The report is scheduled for review by the board's finance committee May 17. »Read Full Article(18)
Private-sector employers add only 130,000 jobs
After a promising start to the year, the U.S. economy lapsed into another month of disappointing job growth last month, perpetuating an on-again, off-again recovery that left millions of families without evidence that the last recession ended.
Private-sector employers added an estimated 130,000 jobs in April, the weakest month since August, according to the latest monthly data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By all accounts, the nation needs to generate at least twice that number every month for the next two to three years before meaningfully shrinking its pool of chronic unemployed. April marks the third straight month in which the pace of hiring slowed, igniting a debate about whether the recovery is losing momentum. »Read Full Article(478)
Assisted Living shares fall after lawsuits disclosed
Shares of Assisted Living Concepts Inc., the Menomonee Falls-based chain of assisted living centers, fell more than 12% on Friday after the company disclosed that it had been sued by the landlord of eight of its assisted living centers in Georgia and Alabama because state regulators have threatened to revoke the permits for three of the centers.
Assisted Living Concepts said that Ventas Realty Limited Partnership, which owns eight of the company's centers, alleges that notices of intent from state regulators to revoke the permits breach the terms of the lease.
The lawsuit was filed on April 26 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. »Read Full Article(1)
Missing turkey hunter found dead in Dunn County
Menomonie - A Twin Cities man who disappeared while hunting in Dunn County has been found dead.
Sheriff's officials say Clifford William Frederick was found Friday morning under a treetop that apparently broke off in high winds and fell on him. Family members called authorities after the West St. Paul man failed to return from turkey hunting Thursday. First responders, family and friends searched the property owned by one of Frederick's relatives.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported that Frederick's body was found near the Town of Tiffany.
In Tandem mixes love, art in 'Veronica's Position'
In 1983, ex-mates Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor teamed up for a Broadway revival of Noël Coward's "Private Lives" - itself about ex-mates, in new relationships but still in love with each other.
That's the starting point for Rich Orloff's "Veronica's Position," a smart, moving and very funny drawing-room comedy with dialogue that crackles - and bites - like a Coward script, while also taking on issues of how we define love, what counts as art and who gets to decide both.
That's a mouthful, but under Jane Flieller's crisp direction, In Tandem Theatre's regional-premiere production of "Veronica's Position" goes down easy, while giving an audience plenty of food for thought. I caught the spirited preview performance on Thursday night. »Read Full Article
Wood Type Museum in Two Rivers flooded
The Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, home to 1.5 million pieces of wood type, the largest collection in the country, posted a note to its Facebook page late last night. They've flooded.
"Wood type lovers, lend a hand!" the post stated. "Four inches of rain in northeastern Wisconsin last night has left us with an inch of standing water in the museum (it's bad). The 800 gallons of water we've sucked off the floor looks like beer (we're calling it Hamilton Stout)."
The museum is on the site of the Hamilton Manufacturing Co., once the nation's largest manufacturer of wood type. The company was founded in 1880 by Ed Hamilton, who as a young man made his first pieces of type from holly wood in a back room at his mom's house. He sent samples for his "Hamilton Holly Wood Type" to papers around the country, snagging his first order from the Green Bay Gazette. »Read Full Blog Post
Rep. Kind loses cabin in fire
Melrose - A western Wisconsin cabin owned by Congressman Ron Kind has been destroyed by fire.
Authorities suspect a lightning strike started the fire Thursday at the cabin in the Jackson County Town of Franklin.
WKBT-TV reported that four fire departments responded to the fire, but the cabin was nearly engulfed when they arrived. »Read Full Article(8)
Milwaukee entrepreneurs take first place in national tech competition
A Milwaukee company that plans to launch an employment website this summer has won a national competition for innovative technology.
The Good Jobs LLC this week took first place in the iTalent Innovative Recruiting Technology competition at a human resources industry conference in Washington, D.C.
The company has been developing for about a year a website that will match companies and employees by using seven proprietary "badges" that help them sort with priorities like flexibility around scheduling, commitment to the planet, and opportunities for professional growth. »Read Full Article(2)
First of acquired Azure boat line produced in Oconto
The first boat of a newly acquired line by KCS International, of Oconto, is scheduled to roll off the assembly line on Monday, the company said Friday.
The first product to be manufactured is an AZ 258 Bowrider, a sport boat.
Earlier this year, KCS acquired all the assets of Azure, a line of 18- to 29-foot powerboats previously made by Sea Fox Boat Co. in Moncks Corner, S.C.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it included all of Azure's tooling and inventory, which has been moved to Oconto where the line of boats will now be made. (1)
Judge stops hearing on Town of Brookfield incorporation
Town of Brookfield - Waukesha County Circuit Judge Donald J. Hassin Jr. has ordered a halt to a planned May 15 state public hearing on whether the Town of Brookfield should incorporate as a village so the parties can participate in mediation.
The order, issued Thursday, was sought by the Town of Brookfield with agreement from attorneys for the City of Brookfield, City of Waukesha and Village of Sussex. The cities and village had earlier objected to the Town of Brookfield's incorporation petition being filed with the state Incorporation Review Board, but Hassin rejected their objections.
The review board had scheduled the May 15 hearing from 1 to 7 p.m., but the judge's stay postpones that until at least June 30. »Read Full Article(7)
PolitiFact: Is the Federal Reserve to blame for your pain at the pump?
New today from PolitiFact Wisconsin:
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde says "the failed economic policies" of President Barack Obama, the Democrats and the Federal Reserve "are making gas prices higher while America's economy is running on fumes." We check it out. (23)
Recall costs for Brookfield, Elm Grove look to be more than $100,000
More than $100,000 in unbudgeted money will be spent on the gubernatorial recall in Brookfield and Elm Grove. While some saw the election as a foregone conclusion a year ago, there was no guarantee that the effort would gain the necessary signatures or that a primary would be needed.
For Brookfield Clerk Kelly Michaels, that means having to reconcile her costs at the end of the year with contingency funds. She said the April election cost the city about $46,000 before factoring in a few costs like overtime hours.
The May 8 recall primary will be a similar cost, Michaels said, while the June election could require more because there will be a need for more staff to be available to handle what is likely to be a high turnout.
In Elm Grove, the costs are considerably lower, but also fall within a much smaller community. Clerk Mary Strendi estimated the cost to the village to be about $2,600 for each election since the county pays for some costs like programming the ballot boxes. (10)
Thompson wants to cap jobless benefits, but when?
At a Republican candidates for U.S. Senate forum on Thursday, former governor Tommy Thompson told businesspeople that he wanted to cap unemployment compensation at 36 weeks.
Said Thompson: "People get so many weeks of unemployment they won't want to go to work. Is that true? Let's restrict unemployment to what it was supoosed to be - 36 weeks - and not keep expanding it so people don't use the unemployment to stay out of the work force."
Asked to elaborate afterward, Thompson said his proposal could not be enacted now because the economy is still struggling. »Read Full Blog Post(75)
Supreme Court rules for billboard company in condemnation case
The state Supreme Court on Friday said a billboard company can sue for a share of compensation awarded for the state's condemnation of land for an Oshkosh highway project.
In a unanimous opinion, the court reversed the Court of Appeals and trial court, which had decided $120,000 still at issue belonged to Country Side Restaurant, which had leased part of its land to Lamar Outdoor Advertising for a billboard. Country Side had already received nearly $2 million awarded for the state's taking. Both the restaurant and Lamar claimed the entire $120,000 remaining damages.
Writing for the court, Justice Annette Ziegler said Lamar did not lose its right to seek the remaining amount just because it received a separate $83,500 relocation payment from the state, or because it did not join Country Side's appeal of the main award. (1)
Economy adds just 115,000 jobs as hiring slows
Washington, D.C. - U.S. employers pulled back on hiring in April for the second straight month, a sobering reminder that the economy remains weak. The unemployment rate fell to 8.1%, but only because more people gave up looking for work.
The Labor Department said Friday that the economy added just 115,000 jobs in April. That's below March's upwardly revised 154,000 jobs and far fewer than the pace from earlier this year.
The unemployment rate has fallen a full percentage point since August to a three-year low. But last month's decline was not due to job growth. The government counts people as unemployed only if they are actively looking for work. »Read Full Article(306)
Jimmy Buffett to play Alpine Valley Aug. 25
Jimmy Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band sail into Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy Aug. 25, for the singer-songwriter's annual summertime stop.
The show is at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. May 12, with an eight-ticket-per-customer limit. Ticket price information wasn't available Friday morning.
Tickets will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets, including Ticketmaster.com and phone charge at (800) 745-3000. (1)
Ex-Packer Majkowski joins concussion lawsuits
According to The Associated Press, former Green Bay Packers quarterback Don Majkowski has joined a lawsuit involving more than 100 former NFL players that claims that the National Football League did not properly protect them from concussions.
The suit was filed in Federal Court in Atlanta, the AP said.
Majkowski was the Packers quarterback in the fourth week of 1992 when Brett Favre replaced him. »Read Full Blog Post(30)
Mandel wants to raze four historic Wauwatosa buildings, preserve one
Four of the five historic buildings on the County Grounds in Wauwatosa would be demolished, with one building preserved, as part of Mandel Group Inc.'s latest plan to develop nearly 200 apartments on the site.
Mandel executives told members of the city Historic Preservation Commission Thursday night that it's too costly to preserve the other red brick buildings, three of which were designed by noted architect Alexander Eschweiler.
"They've essentially suffered from severe neglect for nearly 50 years," said Phil Aiello, Mandel Group's development manager, citing long stretches when the buildings were vacant. »Read Full Blog Post(56)
Alliant Energy: Warm weather cools utility earnings
Alliant Energy Corp. (LNT) said Friday its earnings in the first quarter fell because of record warm winter weather.
The parent company of Wisconsin Power & Light Co. and Interstate Power & Light in Iowa said its earnings fell to $34.9 million, or 36 cents a share, from $73.5 million, or 65 cents, last year.
Excluding one-time items, profit from continuing operations fell 26% to 50 cents a share, which was below analysts' forecasts. But the utility said it is on track to hit the low end of its full-year earnings guidance of $2.75 to $3 a share, if normal weather holds for the remainder of the year. »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap Today: Chasin' a dream
The familiar Wisconsin band Chasin' Mason no longer has to worry about finding gigs or buying equipment. They're now being nurtured by a Grafton philanthropist looking to branch out into the music industry. Learn about the Chasin' Mason experiment in Friday's Weekend Cue.
And watch the new Chasin' Mason rehearse here. »Read Full Blog Post


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Wilson-Hartgrove, with her husband, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove D'06, founded Rutba House, an intentional Christian community in Durham's predominantly black Walltown neighborhood. They have welcomed into their community a teenager whose father murdered the teen's mother when he was a small child.
"I see this work as an extension of my life as a member of the Rutba House and St. John's Baptist Church in Walltown," she says. This teen's experience "taught me the importance of having one's grief recognized, and shared, in order to begin the healing process."
According to Tina and others, the work of CRJP is making a positive difference.
Tina had not visited her brother for three years after he was sent to Central Prison for the death of their parents. She was confused and upset. Then she heard from Sarah Anthony, a member of CRJP's board, and met Reynolds and Wilson-Hartgrove.
"They were a little surprised that I wasn't angry—I guess they're never sure how they'll be received—and I told them they really could help me," says Tina. "I felt that the whole thing was so much bigger than me."
She found comfort, she says, in hearing that her visits to her brother on death row made him "feel loved for the first time in his life. My whole mission became to make sure he had peace in his heart the night he was executed. What started out in anger and hatred had to end in love."
It's a misconception that you will feel better if the person responsible for the death of your loved one is removed from the earth, she says. "See, it's the trickle-down effect—the pain doesn't stop with just one person. You can sit on couches in homes that are mansions and homes in the ghetto and hear the same thing. This thing has no socioeconomic barriers. It affects us all and we can connect through these healing circles."
Ann, a 62-year-old woman whose brother was executed a little more than a year ago, lives with the pain on a day-to-day basis. "He's gone, but I'm still here, hurting and trying to make sense of it all," she says. "My family said I wasn't strong enough to sit in there and witness his death, but I told them I could handle it. I couldn't let him do it alone."
Tina felt the same way. "You know," she says, "we think we get power from money or high positions in society, but we don't even use the biggest power we all have. In forgiveness, we have the final victory."
For more information on the Capital Restorative Justice Project, contact Reynolds or Wilson-Hartgrove at (919) 801-1781, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit the Web site at www.capitalrestorativejustice.org.
Debbie Selinsky is a freelance writer living in Durham.

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Actor Paul Walker was killed in a car crash in Santa Clarita, California on Saturday. Walker had just left a toy drive for his charity, Reach Out Worldwide, and was the passenger in a Porsche driven by his friend Roger Rodus, the owner of the car company that hosted the charity event. The car slammed into a lamppost in an office park and burst into flames. A statement from the Los Angeles County sheriff states that speed was a factor in the crash. Walker was 40 years old and best known for his starring roles in the
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Fast And The Furious Stars React To Paul Walker's Death
Vin Diesel Tweeted: "Brother I will miss you very much. I am absolutely speechless. Heaven has gained a new Angel. Rest in Peace."
The Rock Tweeted: All my strength, love & faith to the Walker family during this heartbreaking time. We find our strength.. in his light. Love you brother.
Ludacris Tweeted: "Your humble spirit was felt from the start, wherever you blessed your presence you always left a mark, we were like brothers & our birthdays are only 1 day apart, now You will forever hold a place in all of our hearts @paulwalker legacy will live on forever. R.I.P."
Jordana Brewster Tweeted: Paul was pure light. I cannot believe he is gone.
Tyrese Tweeted: "My heart is hurting so bad no one can make me believe this is real Father God I pray that you send clarity over this cause I just don't understand My heart hurts it's broken no one can convince me that this is real…. Prayer warriors please pray real hard for his only child, his daughter and family…#HeartOfAnAngel13YrsFamilyForeverWeJustCelebreatedYour40thBirthday….. My God… My God… I can't believe I'm writing this" and "At least I got to say I love you…. #OurLastExchange but our laughs and moments will live forever#ThisIsWorstThanMyWorstNightmare#GodiLoveYouAndiwillneverquestionYou…. But this I just don't understand #PaulForeverFamily#MyHeartHurtsSoBad please pray for his daughter and family…"
More Stars React To Paul Walker's Death
James Franco Tweeted: "So sad. He gave a lot of joy"
Ryan Phillippe: "Paul was a good dude. Conscientious & not caught up in Hollywood. He knew there was more to life & lived like it. Nice to know you brotha."
Sarah Michelle Gellar: ".@RealPaulWalker May he be in peace. To his family you are in our thoughts and prayers."
Tyson Beckford: "RIP Paul Walker,loved working with you on "Into the Blue". I Will miss you."
Kevin Hart: "I'm a devastated right now. My prayers & condolences go out to Paul Walkers family & friends. He was a amazing talent & will truly b missed"
Amber Riley: "My condolences to Paul Walker's family. Rest In Peace."
Chris Daughtry: "So I'm on a flight and just see that Paul Walker died in a car crash…so very sad! Wow! Stunned"
Lance Bass: "So so sad about Paul Walker : ("
Mario Lopez: "RIP Paul Walker.. Eerie that the star of The Fast & The Furious died in a car accident.. God Bless his daughter"
Jack Osbourne: "RIP Paul Walker"
Lady Antebellum's Hilary Scott: "So unbelievably sad to hear of Paul Walker's death. Prayers going up for his family, and for all who love and admire him."
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April 02, 2014 College News - Charles Lee Junkerman, MD, a 44-year faculty member who served as Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at Froedtert Hospital and Assistant Director of the Center for the Study of Bioethics, died March 26. He was 89 years old.
Dr. Junkerman was well regarded for his teaching, mentorship and high ethical standards. To honor him and his service, the Medical College of Wisconsin's Department of Medicine created the Carl L. Junkerman, M.D. Award of Merit, which recognizes the resident whose work reflects the highest standards of ethics, patient management and respect for the dignity of the individual.
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Dr. Junkerman worked 22 years at Harwood Medical Associates in Wauwatosa, a clinic he formed with some colleagues. While there, he also served as an MCW clinical faculty member. Upon leaving Harwood, he was appointed a Professor of Medicine. During his time at MCW, he held several leadership positions including Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Froedtert Hospital and Assistant Director of the Center for the Study of Bioethics. He also served as Chair of the Froedtert Hospital Ethics Committee.
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Studies have reported a dose response relationship for preoperative radiation therapy. The Fox Chase group has previously reported the results of a phase I dose escalation trial demonstrating the tolerability of preoperative chemoradiation with a hyperfractionated (Hfx) RT boost to 61.8 Gy. The purpose of this phase II study was to prospectively determine the efficacy (pathologic response, downstaging, and survival) of this regimen in locally advanced rectal cancer.
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Rarely in life do we get to meet a demon face to face. More often than not, it just stalks our path.
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In the late 1970s on the northwest side of Chicago, a demon was obviously hard at work. More than 30 youngsters from the area disappeared and no one had a clue.
It was 1978 and I was then living at the northwesterly tip of the city, just off the O'Hare Airport cloverleaf, and traveling to Wisconsin on business most every weekend.
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There are few things that say "this is Lancaster and we are proud of our heritage" as did our trees and our roses that lined Main Street. With their white lights glowing in the dark, the trees made a drive through town at night magical.
The red roses, blooming gloriously through three seasons, made Main Street truly worth going out of one's way to see. Lancaster was the "Red Rose City," with the roses offering a symbolic portal to hundreds of years of history.
Thanks to all of you that have expressed appreciation for the columns I write and thanks to The Lancaster News for the opportunity. I believe you all will find it interesting how I am able to recall and write about things before the age of 2.
As a small child, I did not talk. The seven Ussery children before me were early talkers and very prolific. My parents became concerned when all efforts to persuade me to talk failed.
By now, most folks know that President Barack Obama – actually the secretary of Homeland Security – issued certain orders in November of last year that allowed about 5 million people who were in the country illegally to stay here.
If he had stopped there, then this column might have been about the relative merits (or demerits) of doing that. However, he also did several other things, including giving those same people the right to work. That is something else entirely.
One of the questions I am often asked when I am in the community is, "Your campus has grown so much over the years, when are you going to become a four-year campus?"
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Note: If you are using Excel to edit GenePattern files, be sure to save the file as a tab-delimited text file and supply the correct file extension. You can specify the file name in quotes to prevent Excel from appending .txt to the file name. Also, note that Excel's auto-formatting can introduce errors in gene names, as described in Zeeberg, et al (2004).
The GCT file format is a tab delimited file format that describes an expression dataset. The main differences between RES and GCT file formats are the RES file format (1) contains labels for each gene's absent (A) versus present (P) calls as generated by Affymetrix's GeneChip software and (2) does not allow missing expression values. Although the GCT file format allows missing values, only a few modules (such as CART, GSEA and HierarchicalClustering) can be run against an expression dataset that is missing values. Most modules do not allow missing expression values.
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The recent decision from the federal government to approve the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline has upped the importance to protect the Great Bear Sea.
The Great Bear Sea is one of the richest marine ecosystems left on Earth. It is a world treasure on par with the Galapagos Islands and the Amazon Rainforest and its importance to our economy, our way of life and even our identity cannot be understated.
The Province of B.C. and 18 First Nations have worked together in an innovative partnership and made plans to protect the Great Bear Sea and the people and economies it supports. But they have not committed to sign the plan.
Recently, Obama announced a plan to create the world's largest ocean reserve. Australia and New Zealand also have significant safeguards for marine ecosystems. While Canada's coastal waters are under threat from increasing industrial use, we have protected less than three per cent of the Great Bear Sea.
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Parents and caregivers often think that it has to be sunny and 90-100 degrees for the inside of a car to be too hot, but that's not true. Even on cloudy days in just 20 minutes the temperature inside the car increases by about 30 degrees. So if it's cloudy and 80 degrees, the inside of the car can reach 110 degrees in just 20 minutes, hot enough to kill a child.
What puts children at such risk? A child's body heats up 3 to 5 times faster than an adult's. When a child's body temperature reaches 104 degrees the internal organs start shutting down. This leads to confusion and weakness and often results in brain damage. As their temperature continues to rise, death occurs around 107 degrees.
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Do you think this would never happen to your child? Since 1988, 494 children have died, while unattended in cars, due to heat stroke or hyperthermia. On average we see 38 deaths per year, but last year (2010) nationwide there were 49 deaths, with 13 of these being in Texas. Texas leads the nation in hyperthermia deaths since 1988 with 71 as compared to Florida with 56 and California at 36.
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The Dusit Laguna pulls off the neat trick of projecting warmth and intimacy despite being part of the five-resort gated Laguna Phuket complex. Everything—213 rooms, 13 suites, a pool the size of an aircraft carrier—is tucked away artfully into the 32 acres of landscaped grounds, so the scale of the place isn't apparent until you start padding around. The main building is a three-story affair with a gargantuan lobby filled with ill-advised pieces of "art." Rooms are better: light-filled, with native wood, floor-to-ceiling glass walls, and a decent-sized balcony. The beach—Laguna Phuket fronts a stretch of Bang Tao Beach, about halfway up the island's west coast—is only moderately built up, with one-story buildings along the water. It's shared by resort guests and locals, a nice commingling that prevents a hermetical seal from covering the place. (There's no one touting elephant rides at Trisara, that's for sure.) The Dusit's Casuarina Beach Restaurant is on the beach, too, with tanks holding live fish. Point one out and they'll grill it up.
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Stephan Bonnar's UFC 110 fight against Krzysztof Soszynski ended controversially when an accidental third round headbutt by "The Polish Experiment" opened up a cut on Bonnar's forehead. However, instead of going to the judges' scorecards, Soszynski was ruled the winner via TKO (doctor stoppage). The light heavyweights will settle their score at UFC 116 on July 3 in Las Vegas, Bonnar told MMA Fighting last week in New York.
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Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation - S2I2 (NSF 15-553) Posted March 6, 2015
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