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Full-time Faculty
Douglas Chismar, B.A., M. Div., Ph.D.
Program Director
American University (Philosophy; Minor - History); Ashland Theological Seminary (Theology); Ohio State University (Philosophy). Former Director of the Chowan College Center for Ethics, Murfreesboro, N.C.; Chairperson of the Department of Philosophy at Ashland University, N.C. Dissertation: "Empathy: Its Nature, Determinants, and Importance for Moral Decision-Making." Extensive record of collaborative presentations and leadership in interdisciplinary studies and ethics across the curriculum programs.
Christopher Wilson, B.Arch., M.A., Ph.D.
Interim Program Co-Director
Temple University (Architecture); The Architectural Association, London (Histories &d Theories of Architecture); Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey (Architecture). Dr. Wilson has worked professionally as an architect in Philadelphia, Berlin, and London, and is a registered architect with the Royal Institute of British Architects. He has been teaching architecture and design students at the university level since 1997, both in design studios and lecture/seminars. Dr. Wilson has presented scholarly papers at conferences in Austria, Canada, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan, and has published articles in refereed journals and chapters in edited books.
Ann H. Albritton, B.A., M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D.
Eckerd College (Humanities); University of South Florida (Art History); City University of New York (Art History); City University of New York (Modern and Contemporary Art History). Fellow, Civic Education Project, Bucharest, Romania, 1993-1995. Research: Sonia Delaunay; Contemporary Art, Latin American Art, Art of the African Diaspora, and Women Artists. Numerous catalogue essays and reviews.
Carolyn Bloomer, B.A., M.A.Ed., Ph.D.
Coordinator of Cultural Beliefs
Wichita State University (English; Minor - Art); University of Hartford Art School (Art Education); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Anthropology of Meaning). Field Research: China. Author: Principles of Visual Perception; writer for Critique: The Magazine of Graphic Design Thinking, and Adobe. Speaker: Mead Annual Report Conference; International Institute for Information Design; Poynter Institute for Media Studies. http://www.carolynbloomer.com/
Nicole Caron, B.A., M.A.
Coordinator of Writing
Pitzer College, Claremont, CA (English); Portland State University, Portland, OR (English). Ms. Caron has 10 years experience teaching composition at community colleges and universities in Oregon, Connecticut and Florida. She spent the 1990s working for and consulting with community colleges, metals manufacturing companies, and other small businesses designing and developing training programs, directing technology adoption programs, writing grants and marketing and strategic plans. Nicole also co-owned a small marketing company. Her nonfiction articles have appeared in newspapers, magazines and trade novels and trade journals. She lives with her spouse and Golden Retriever in Clearwater. Her passions include writing novels and participating in two annual writing contests: The 3 Day Novel Contest and the National Novel Writing Month contest. www.nicolecaron.com
Susan Doll, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Kent State University (Art History, Minor: Ceramics); Ohio State University (Art History); Northwestern University (Film History and Theory); Northwestern University (Film History and Theory). Previous teaching experience includes film studies at Oakton Community College, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Daley City College, and Northwestern University Extension Service. Dr. Doll is a writer and researcher for commercial DVD labels, arts organizations, and Turner Classic Movies. She is the author of Elvis for Dummies, Understanding Elvis, The Films of Elvis Presley, and Marilyn: Her Life and Legend; and co-author of Florida on Film (University Press of Florida). Susan is also author of the interactive children's book I Love Lucy; and a contributing writer for Blanche Lazzell: The Making of an American Modernist (West Virginia University Press).
Anthony Rice, B.F.A., M.F.A.
Coordinator of Art History
Virginia Commonwealth University (Fine Arts); University of North Carolina (Fine Arts). Major exhibitions: Brooklyn Museum; Smithsonian Institute; Corcoran Gallery of Art; Baltimore Museum of Art; High Museum of Art. Collections: King Juan Carlos of Spain; National Museum of American Art; High Museum of Art; Library of Congress. Texts illustrated: Seven Persian Fables; A Letter of Columbus. Grants: National Endowment for the Arts.
Christopher Robinson, Ph.D.
University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL (Cognitive Science). For the past twenty years, Dr. Robinson has pursued an integrated vision of the social sciences. As an undergraduate at New College, he studied classical languages, translated texts, wrote two young adult encyclopedias on astronomy and archaeology, and even found time to get a degree in Psychobiology. After this, he spent seven years in graduate school teaching whenever a school would give him a class, tutoring high school students, while earning his doctorate. His main research area has been the study of memory in the real world; this has included studying people's memories for recent events, reconstructing historical events based on written records, and serving as an expert witness for criminal cases. For the past ten years, Dr. Robinson has continued to integrate the social sciences by taking and teaching courses throughout these fields (such as the Psychology of Fine Art, and Psychology and Law).
Daphne Lange Rosenzweig, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Mount Holyoke College (Economic Geography; Minor - Art History, British Empire History, Political Science); Columbia University (East Asian Art & Archaeology; Minor - Far Eastern Languages & Literature); Columbia University (East Asian Art & Archaeology; Minor - Far Eastern Languages & Literature). Fulbright Fellow, National Palace Museum, Taiwan. Author of numerous books, catalogues and articles on Asian art. Book reviewer for Tibet Journal, China Review International, Journal of Asian Studies, National Gallery of Art. Fellow, Royal Asian Society-Korea and American Oriental Society. Museum exhibition curator, museum consultant; lecturer at international conferences; accredited appraiser of Asian and Islamic art. https://webspace.ringling.edu/~drosenzw/
Tim Rumage III, B.A., M.A.
Bowdoin College (Biology & Psychology); Boston University (Biology). Consultant for comprehensive environmental planning. Former director, scientific and technical illustration program, Rhode Island School of Design. Board Member, Florida House Foundation. Numerous publications. http://web.me.com/trumage/Site/Welcome.html
Robert Stanton, B.A., M.A.
Coordinator of Comparative Arts
Bates College (English); University of Cincinnati (English). Previous teaching experience: University of Cincinnati; Art Academy of Cincinnati; University of Maine at Augusta; Boston University; University of Houston-Downtown; California State Polytechnic University. Academic residencies: Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France, 1975; Visiting Scholar, American Academy in Rome, 2000 and 2007. Research: literature and the arts as expressions of significant socio-cultural and philosophical ideas. His works have been published in Theatre Annual, Text and Presentation, and Proceedings. https://webspace.ringling.edu/~rstanton/
David Steiling, M.A., Ph.D.
Coordinator of Literature
Boston University (Creative Writing & English); University of South Florida (Literature). Poet, performance artist, new vaudevillian, journalist. Currently engaged in research and writing on the literature of comics and the graphic narrative. http://webspace.ringling.edu/~dsteilin/
Ryan Van Cleave, B.A., M.A. Ph.D.
Northern Illinois University (English; Minors - Music, Philosophy); Florida State University (English); Florida State University (English). Dr. Van Cleave is the co-founder and director of C&R Press, a non-profit literary organization that publishes books from new and emerging writers and provides free community writing workshops. He is the author of five collections of poetry, has served as editor of Contemporary American Poetry: Behind the Scenes and co-editor of six other textbooks and anthologies, and is the recipient of numerous writing and publishing awards. His latest book is Unlocked (Walker Books for Young Readers, 2011), a YA novel. Dr. Van Cleave is also a frequent conference speaker on the subjects of digital culture, digital addiction, social networking and creative writing. www.ryangvancleave.com
Long-term Part-time Faculty
Anamari J. Boyes, B.S., M.S.
University of Navarre, Spain (Environmental & Agricultural Biology); University of Navarre, Spain (Environmental & Agricultural Biology). Ms. Boyes' professional experience includes work as a Staff Biologist at Mote Marine Laboratory in different fields, during which time she has managed many of the laboratory duties, overseeing extensive field work operations, and collaboration with other programs at Mote Marine. For the first five years of her career, she focused on invertebrate taxonomy and sea grass ecosystems. Since then she is an HPLC specialist analyzing algae pigments, involving technical aspects of HPLC analysis, as well as posterior analysis of chromatography for the Phytoplankton Ecology Program.
Paula Brooks-Jawitz, B.S., M.S, Ph.D.
Brooklyn College (Elementary Education); University of Maryland (Reading Curriculum/Instruction); University of Maryland (Reading Curriculum/Instruction); University of Maryland (Reading Curriculum/Instruction). Adjunct in Children's Literature and Writing Books for Children. Full time Academic Resource Center reading/study skills specialist with expertise in cognitive style, mnemonics, test development, and reading comprehension. Past teaching experience includes: University of Maryland Graduate School, Co-Director University of Maryland Reading Center Summer Program, State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota Campus. Field of research and publications include Mental Imagery, Text Illustrations and Children's Story Comprehension and Recall, Reading Research Quarterly and Induced Mental Imagery and the Written Language Expression of Young Children.
James Condor, B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Mathematics; Minor - Computers); Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Mathematics; Minor - Education); University of South Florida (Mathematics; Minor - Computers). Teaching experience: Manatee Community College, Bradenton, FL; Edison Community College, Fort Myers, FL; Lander College, Greenwood, SC; University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown, PA. Dr. Condor is the author of two Critical Thinking Workbooks for Alan Bluman's Elementary Statistics textbook [McGraw-Hill], and created a complete set of instructional videos for Larson & Farber's Elementary Statistics textbook [Prentice Hall]. He is a member of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Florida Two-Year College Mathematics Association, and the Sarasota Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Dr. Condor has also presented at state and national conferences on the link between mathematics and art.
Karla Gore, B.S., M.M.A.
Western Washington University (Biology with Marine Biology emphasis); University of Washington, School of Marine Affairs (Marine Affairs). Professional experience: Instructor, NOAA Fisheries Protected Species Workshops; Fisheries Biologist/Natural Resource Management Specialist, NOAA Fisheries Service, St. Petersburg, FL; Natural Resource Management Specialist, NOAA Fisheries Service, Honolulu, HI; Outreach/Education Coordinator, NOAA Fisheries Service, Honolulu, HI.
Emily Hall, B.A., B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Mercer University, Macon, GA (Spanish); Mercer University (Environmental Science); University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Engineering Sciences); University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Engineering Sciences). Professional experience: Staff Scientist, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL. Dr. Hall's experience at Mote Marine Laboratory has included the management of multiple laboratory and field analyses as crew leader for monthly red tide and Sarasota Bay water quality monitoring, and collaboration with FWRI [Fish and Wildlife Research Institute], START [Solutions To Avoid Red Tide], and Sarasota County for the research and monitoring of the relation between nutrient patterns and algal blooms.
Neil Marinovich, B.A., M.A.
Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI (History); Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI (History). Master thesis: "American Industry and Finance, and German Rearmament: A Case Study of Standard Oil, DuPont and General Motors and Their Relations with Interessengemeinschaft-Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft"; a copy of the thesis is in the United States Library of Congress. Professional experience includes: Adjunct European & American History Instructor, Career Choices Center Coordinator, Manatee Community College; Career Training Advisor, Manasota Industry Council/Manatee Community College; Business Technology Instructor, Washtenaw Community College/Business-Industry Center, Ann Arbor, MI.
Christopher Nank, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Ohio University (English); Florida State University (Literature); Florida State University (Literature). Dr. Nank's teaching experience includes University of Maryland-University College, College Park, MD; Prince George's Community College, Largo, MD; Beacon College, Leesburg, FL; Florida State University, Tallahasse, FL; Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, FL. While teaching at Beacon College, Dr. Nank had the opportunity to work with programs created exclusively for mentoring students, many with learning disabilities and diverse cultural backgrounds, through a college-level curriculum.
Jacqueline Smith, B.A., M.A.
Florida State University (Psychology; Minor - English); University of South Florida (American Literature). Ms. Smith has been published in Studies in American Culture and American Quarterly. Adjunct in Writing.
Alison Watkins, B.A., M.F.A., Ph.D.
Agnes Scott College (Math); Bard College (Writing); Florida State University (Literature). Poet, bookmaker. Publications: The Visionary Ethics of W.B. Yeats and The Ghost Tree. Adjunct in English, Comparative Arts, and Topics in Liberal Arts. https://webspace.ringling.edu/~awatkins/
Adjunct Faculty
Virginia B. DeMers, B.A., M.A.
Director of Academic Resource Center
Vassar College (Religion; Minor - Philosophy/English); University of South Florida (English Literature). Virginia is a published poet, and has 20 years experience teaching in writing, reading and study skills. In addition to teaching and literature at Ringling, she directs the Academic Resource Center, supervising all areas of academic support and arranging accommodations for students with disabilities. Her areas of interest include rhetoric and composition, literature by women and modern and contemporary poetry.
Phillippe Diederich, B.A., M.A.
Eckerd College (Creative Writing); University of South Florida (Creative Writing). Phillippe Diederich is an award-winning fiction writer and photojournalist. He is the author of the novel Sofrito (Cinco Puntos Press, 2015). His short fiction has been published in numerous national literary journals including Quarterly West, Acentos Review, Burrow Press, The Wisconsin Review, High Desert Journal, Hobart and many others. He has been awarded the Chris O'Malley Prize for Fiction from the Madison Review and received an Elizabeth George Foundation grant, a Florida Individual Artist Fellowship in Literature from the Florida Department of Cultural Affairs, and a John Ringling Towers Grant in Literature from the Sarasota County Artist Alliance.
For fifteen years Diederich worked as a photojournalist, covering news and feature assignments in the U.S. and Latin America for major national publications including The New York Times, TIME, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Getty Images and many others. His photographs have been exhibited widely in the U.S. including group and solo exhibits at the Southeast Museum of Photography in Daytona, FL; the Center of Contemporary Art in Miami, FL; and the El Paso Art Museum in El Paso, TX, among others. He is the recipient of a Florida Individual Artist Fellowship in Photography from the Florida Department of Cultural Affairs.
Del Jacobs, B.A., M.A.
Loyola University of New Orleans (B.A. Mass Communications) and USF-Tampa (M.A. Mass Communications, M.A. Communication). Del Jacobs is the author of two books that explore cinematic representation: Interrogating the Image: Movies and The World of Film and Television and Revisioning Film Traditions: The Pseudo-Documentary and the NeoWestern. His background includes film production, promotion and exhibition, frequently tied together with critical research in recent articles such as "The Aggregate Spectator: 125 Years of Sights, Sounds and Moving Pictures" (2013, Cambridge Scholars Publishing in Media, Technology and The Imagination). A resident of Sarasota since 1976, Mr. Jacobs was owner and operator of Full Moon Productions, a local documentary film production and exhibition service that showcased issue-oriented non-fiction films. He is currently Director of Film & Media Studies at State College of Florida. Jacobs serves on the Sarasota Film Commissioner's Advisory Board, and has worked closely with the Sarasota Film Society and the Sarasota Film Festival in Educational Outreach since their inception. He currently teaches Liberal Arts courses in the critical study of cinema at Ringling College.
Annie Jakowenko, M.A., M.A.T.
Syracuse University (Theater, Speech Communication); SUNY Cortland (English). Annie has been an actor since the age of 8 and a director since she was 18. She holds Permanent New York State Certification in English/Writing and Florida Certification in ESOL and English/writing. Annie has taught at Syracuse University, SUNY Oswego and SUNY Cortland and is currently on the faculty at State College of Florida, Bradenton. Her varied experience includes writing and editing for Carrier International and the Syracuse Post Standard. She is currently writing her blog, Morobinbarrystories.com, and completing a book. She commutes to Florida from her home in New York.
Robert Lovejoy, M.A., Ph.D.
University of South Florida (Art History); University of Manchester, UK (Cultural Studies - History). Past teaching experience includes: Miami-Dade College; University of Manchester; University of South Florida; University of Tampa. Research Associate, University of Manchester Cultural Theory Institute; Assistant Director, Studio Gallery on Azeele, Tampa, FL; Director, USF Centre Gallery, Tampa, FL. Grant Writer, USF Contemporary Arts Museum. Recipient, CADRE Awards in Art History, USF [1996, 1997, 1998]. Publications include: Meeting Mr. Bones: Colonialism, Imperialism and the Comic Periodical; Alley Sloper's Colonial Holiday. In addition, Robert has curated and participated in several exhibitions throughout Florida.
Catherine Mougalian, M.A.T.E.S.O.L.
Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA. After teaching Grammar, Reading and Conversation for two years in California community colleges, Catherine relocated to Guayaquil, Ecuador, where she taught Basic English and Advanced Writing, and also trained future English teachers in preparation for success in their classrooms. In Nagoya, Japan, Catherine had the opportunity to teach Film Studies classes, Writing, and Latin American Culture Studies.
Amy Shepherd Nance, B.A., M.F.A.
Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN [English Literature/English Writing]; Columbia University, New York, NY [Fiction Writing]. Past teaching experience: Visiting Instructor of English, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL; Adjunct Instructor of English, Manatee Community College, Bradenton, FL; CA/T Instructor of Creative Writing, Columbia University, New York, NY; Creative Writing and Composition Teacher, Bank Street College, New York, NY; Co-Teacher and Writing Center Tutor, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN. Amy is a published author of short stories and nonfiction, including freelance articles for the 2006 Official Florida Family Vacation Guide and numerous online sites highlighting travel destinations throughout the state of Florida. She is currently completing work on a novel, Inventio.
Ania Nazarian, B.A., M.A., M.F.A.
University of Chicago; Indiana University; University of Illinois at Chicago; Indiana University. Ania is currently pursuing her Ph.D. from Indiana University. Past teaching experience: Instructor [History of Graphic Design], Indiana University; Instructor [Graphic Design I & II; Introduction to Two-dimensional Design], University of Illinois at Chicago. She is the recipient of numerous awards and grants. Conferences and presentations include Albrecht Durer's "Saint Jerome in His Study" of 1514; A Reflection of Contemporary Times, Evan F. Lilly Memorial Biennial Lecture Competition, Indiana University; The Mask as an Unresolved Self-Portrait in the Work of Witold Wojtkiewicz and Stanislaw Witkiewicz, Midwest Slavic Conference, Ohio State University. She is a member of the College Art Association.
Robert Philen, M.A., Ph.D.
University of Georgia (Cultural Anthropology); Cornell University (Cultural Anthropology). Dr. Philen has taught a broad array of Cultural Anthropology courses at all levels. His scholarly interests have focused on the intersection of a variety of topics, including health and culture, the relationships between gender/sexuality and race/ethnicity, and art and culture. His scholarly projects have included examinations of HIV Prevention along the U.S./Mexican Border, representations of gender and AIDS in the mass media and medical literature, the role of ethnicity in shaping cultural constructions of gender and sexuality, and the play of sexuality and ethnicity based identity politics in contemporary poetics.
Robyn M. Rocklein, B.A., M.A., D.M.A.
University of Arizona (Music); University of Arizona (Music); Arizona State University (Music). Dr. Rocklein is a professional musician, scholar, and teacher of music, communications, and history, with her primary area of expertise concerning the artistic adaptations of women of antiquity in ancient Greek drama and mythology. Her secondary area of expertise is the late 19th Century Shadow Theatre of the Chat Noir. Accordingly, Dr. Rocklein's research not only explores the music indicative of this period in France but also the fine art and literary expressions of how this early cabaret music influenced patrons of the cabaret such as Henri Rivière, Claude Debussy, and Paul Verlaine. Her teaching background includes courses on history, English, intelligence operations, and criminal justice, for the Department of Defense and Cochise College, and courses on music at the University of Arizona and at Arizona State University. She has presented original research findings and guest lectured for the College Music Society, the University of Leeds (UK), the University of Utah Department of Languages and Literature, and the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. In addition to her academic endeavors, she is an award winning mezzo soprano and has appeared as a soloist in England, Germany, and Austria, as well as throughout the US. She moved from Arizona to Florida in December 2012.
Elinor Rogosin, B.A., M.A.
University of Pennsylvania (English; Minor - Dance); Columbia University, Teachers College (English). Teaching experience: University of South Florida Academy for Lifelong Learning; the Berlitz Language Schools, Santa Monica, CA, and New York [ESL]; New York Public High Schools [English]; New York University School of Continuing Education. Elinor's past professional experience includes work as an Independent Radio Producer/Interviewer with NYC's WBAI-FM's program Dance Focus, and as a journalist for various publications, including Longboat Observer, Dance Magazine, and Dance Scholars Newsletter. Her public relations has included the American Choreography Awards [Los Angeles, CA], Marcel Dekker, Inc. [NYC], Capezio Ballet Makers [NYC], and the International Committee for The Dance Library of Israel [NYC]. She is the author of The Dance Makers: Conversations with American Choreographers. Elinor is currently working on a memoir, Chasing Love: A Mother's Journey.
Yuan Sang, B.E., M.Ed.
East-China University of Science & Technology (Polymer Materials & Engineering); Shanghai Normal University (Curriculum & Instruction). Ms. Yuan Sang is a Ph.D. candidate working on her dissertation research on intercultural writing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has taught grade school and college students, including the courses English as a Foreign Language, Linguistics and Pedagogy, Interpretation between English and Chinese, and Bilingual education in teaching math, and supervised 48 English-major undergraduates in their theses writing and defense. In 2007, Ms. Sang received an Excellence in Teaching award from the Foreign Languages College of Shanghai Normal University. Her research has been published in several journals and books, including Journal of Language and Literature Studies and Researches on College English Teaching.
Matthew Seguin, B.S., M.S.
University of Florida (Wildlife Ecology and Conservation); University of Central Florida (Biology). Matt is the husbandry supervisor (aquarium biologist) at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Sarasota, FL. He has previously held biologist positions with the Chicago Zoological Society (Brookfield Zoo), Sea World Orlando, Discovery Cove, and The Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville. He has lectured at the University of Central Florida, Santa Fe College, and The Oregon Coast Community College on the subject of fish and invertebrate husbandry and regularly works with the Mote Marine Laboratory education department helping to develop curriculum and speaking to various groups on current environmental issues and research being performed at the lab. He moved to Sarasota in 2008.
Fiona Stewart, M.A., Ph.D.
Goldsmiths College, London, UK (Cultural Studies); York University, Toronto, Canada (Humanities). Dr. Stewart's research interests revolve around the development of cultural and intellectual modernism in late 19th/early 20th century Europe within its socio-political milieu. Her work focuses on cultural resistance and transformation, while paying particular attention to issues of race and gender. Her doctoral dissertation examined the work of little-known Hungarian poet, illustrator and philosopher Anna Lesznai and the development of aesthetic modernism in Hungary at the fin-de-siecle.
Brian Tyler, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (ABD)
Washington University (Anthropology; Minor – History); Louisiana State University (Anthropology); University of Florida (Anthropology). Brian's past research and employment includes work in a number of fields within anthropology, including primatology, archaeology, forensic anthropology, and medical anthropology. His dissertation research is concerned with the nature of social suffering in rural Guatemalan refugee communities following the end of the civil war, and how memories of a traumatic past intersect in the present with feelings about endemic poverty, political and institutional marginalization, and ongoing post-conflict violence. Brian has previously taught courses in anthropology at Louisiana State University, Florida State University, the University of Florida, and Hillsborough Community College. He is a member of the American Anthropological Association, the Society for Applied Anthropology, the Society of Psychological Anthropology, and Lambda Alpha.
Eleanor Wachs, B.A., Ph.D.
Hunter College (English Literature; Minor - Education); Indiana University (Philosophy). Dr. Wachs is a professional folklorist, writer and teacher and has taught folklore, writing, literature and anthropology at universities in the Greater Boston area, including Brown, U-Massachusetts-Boston, and MIT. She is currently the President of Florida Cultural Resources, a non-profit group dedicated to bringing folk art to the public. She is also President-Elect of the Florida Folklore Society, an academic organization in which professional folklorists present their research interests. Dr. Wachs has taught writing for several years, has been a museum curator, a grants administrator, and a technical writer in the software industry. Her background in writing includes academic publications, writing for the public sector and the software industry. She moved from Boston to Sarasota in 2003.
Heather R. White, Ph.D.
Princeton University (Religion). Dr. White is a historian of religion and sexuality in the twentieth century United States. She also teaches courses in religion and gender studies at New College of Florida and is currently finishing revisions to a book, titled Reforming Sodom: Protestants and the Rise of Gay Rights.
Ginna L. Wilkerson, B.F.A., M.Ed., Ph.D.
Texas Christian University (Dance), University of Florida (English Education), University of Aberdeen (Creative Writing – Poetry) Dr. Wilkerson began her career as a dance instructor and choreographer, later studying Comparative Literature and working as an instructor and academic advisor. She has been teaching composition in higher education for the past ten years, and her collection of poetry, Odd Remains, was recently published.


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Georgia General Assembly
Georgia General Assembly | |
General Information | |
Type: | State legislature |
Term limits: | None |
2015 session start: | January 14, 2013 |
Website: | Official Legislature Page |
Leadership | |
Senate President: | Casey Cagle (R) |
House Speaker: | David Ralston (R) |
Majority Leader: | Chip Rogers (R) (Senate), Larry O'Neal (R) (House) |
Minority Leader: | Steve Henson (D) (Senate), Stacey Abrams (D) (House) |
Structure | |
Members: | 56 (Senate), 180 (House) |
Length of term: | 2 years (Senate), 2 years (House) |
Authority: | Art III, Section 4, Georgia Constitution |
Salary: | $17,342/year + per diem |
Elections | |
Last Election: | November 6, 2012 56 seats (Senate) 180 seats (House) |
Next election: | November 4, 2014 |
Redistricting: | Georgia Legislature has control |
As of December 2012, Georgia is one of 24 Republican state government trifectas.
Section 4 of Article III of the Georgia Constitution establishes when the General Assembly is to meet in regular session. The General Assembly must convene annually by the second Monday in January, and its sessions can last for only forty legislative days.[1] Prefiling begins November 15 and runs until the start of the session.
- See also: Dates of 2013 state legislative sessions
In 2013, the Legislature will be in session from January 14 through April 18 (estimated).
Major issues
The one major issue the legislature has to address is passing a budget in the face of an estimated $700 million deficit. Other major issues include ethics reform, gun control, school vouchers, teacher evaluations, and a proposed new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons.[2]
- See also: Dates of 2012 state legislative sessions
In 2012, the General Assembly was in regular session from January 9 through March 29.
- See also: Dates of 2011 state legislative sessions
In 2011, the General Assembly was in regular session from January 10 through April 14. [3] Governor Nathan Deal called the legislature into special session for August 15 to consider congressional and legislative redistricting plans based on the 2010 census. [4]
- See also: Dates of 2010 state legislative sessions
In 2010, the General Assembly was in session from January 11th to April 29th.
The General Assembly, which is the legislative branch of the state's government, was created in 1777 during the American Revolution, making it older than the U.S. Congress. During its existence the Assembly has moved five different times as the state capital changed locations. The first location the Assembly served in was Savannah, then Augusta and Louisville, from there to Milledgeville and finally to Atlanta in 1868.[5]
The General Assembly in Savannah
By January of 1776, Savannah had become the capital of Georgia when the former colony declared independence from Britain. The legislature, a unicameral body, met there in 1777 and 1778 only to retreat to Augusta when the British captured the city. Yet, they were not settled long in that city when, in 1779, the British captured Augusta. The city of Augusta changed hands three times during the war, finally returning to American possession in July of 1781. They stayed in Augusta until May 1782 when the British left Savannah, thus allowing the legislature to return to the capital.[6]
Move to Augusta
Between 1783 and 1785, the Georgia General Assembly met in both Savannah and Augusta; the primary cause for the moves arose when tensions were created between the cities of Savannah and Augusta causing then Governor Lyman Hall to officially reside in both places. On February 22, 1785, the General Assembly held its last meeting in Savannah. Augusta had become the official capital because of pressure from the general populace to have their capital in the center of the state.[7]
On to Louisville
With the spread of the population, it was felt that Georgia's capital needed to move as well. A commission was appointed by the legislature in 1786 to find a place that was centrally located. The commission recommended Louisville, which would become Georgia's first planned capital and would hold her first capitol building. Due to the fact that the capital would have to be built from the ground up, and because of numerous construction delays, it took a decade to build the city. The name Louisville was chosen by the General Assembly in honor of King Louis XVI for France's aid during the Revolutionary War.
The new state house, a two-story 18th century Gregorian building of red brick, was completed in 1796. The Legislature designated Louisville the "permanent seat" of Georgia government. Yet, further western expansion created the need for another new state capital. The capitol building was purchased by Jefferson County and used as a courthouse, but the building had to be torn down because it became unsound. A plaque marks the location of the old Capitol.[8]
The Assembly arrives in Milledgeville
In 1804, the state government realized that yet another capital, would be needed. As a result, An act was passed which authorized a new capital city to be built on 3,240 acres in the area currently known as Baldwin County. The new city was named Milledgeville in honor of Governor John Milledge.
The new capitol building took two years to build. The capitol was a Gothic Revival style building made of brick. The legislature passed the Secession Act on January 19, 1861 and joined the Confederacy while serving in that capitol at Milledgeville. With General Sherman's approach, the members of the General Assembly adjourned in the fall of 1864, later reconvening briefly in Macon in 1865. As the American Civil War finally came to a close and with the federal government controlling Georgia's government, the legislature reconvened at the Capitol in Milledgeville.[9]
In 1867, Major General John Pope, military governor of Georgia, called for an assembly in Atlanta to discuss a constitutional convention. It was at this time that Atlanta officials again moved to make the city Georgia's new state capital. The constitutional convention agreed and the people voted to ratify the decision on April 20, 1868. The Georgia General Assembly first presided in Atlanta on July 4, 1868.
In 1884 the legislature appropriated one million dollars to build a new state capitol. Construction began on October 26, 1884 and the building was completed and occupied on June 15, 1889.[10]
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
As of 2013, members of the Georgia legislature are paid $17,342/year plus $173/day for per diem when in session.[11]
When sworn in
Georgia legislators assume office the second Monday in January.
Organization and procedure
The General Assembly meets in regular session on the second Monday in January for no longer than 40 days each year. Neither the House nor the Senate can adjourn during a regular session for longer than three days or meet in any place other than the state capitol without the other house's consent.
Role in State Budget
- Main article: Alabama state budget
By the end of January of each year, the Georgia General Assembly receives an annual budget proposal from the Governor. The annual budget proposal is for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1st. The Assembly then revises this budget over the course of the next couple of months. In March or April, the Legislature votes on a budget. For a budget to pass, a majority of legislatures must vote in support of it [12]
In the midst of recent economic hard times, the Georgia Assembly has struggled to put together and pass a balanced budget. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) predicts the fiscal year 2010 budget will be $1.2 billion short above and beyond the cuts made during its passage. GBPI estimates a deficit of $740 million for FY 2011, at which time the state will not have any reserve funds available and less federal stimulus money to cushion the impact.[13]
Rules of procedure
Both houses of the General Assembly may determine procedural rules provide for its employees. The General Assembly as a whole, or each house separately, has the ability to create interim committees.
Oath of office
Before taking office senators and representatives must take the oath (or in some cases an affirmation) stipulated by the law.
A majority of the members to which each house is entitled shall constitute a quorum to transact business. A smaller number may adjourn from day to day and compel the presence of its absent members.
Whenever a vacancy occurs in the General Assembly, an event that occurs whenever a member moves from the district from which he was elected, it is filled according to Georgia law and the Constitution.
Members of the General Assembly receive salaries provided by law, so long as that salary does not increase before the end of the term during which the increase becomes effective.
Election and returns; disorderly conduct
Both houses hold the responsibility of judging the election, returns, and qualifications of their members. Also,both houses have the power to punish members for disorderly misconduct. Punishments for such conduct are:
- censure
- fine
- imprisonment
- expulsion
However, no member can be expelled without a vote of two-thirds of the members of the house the member belongs to.
When a person is guilty of contempt, the individual may be imprisoned if ordered by either the House or the Senate.
Elections by either house
All elections of the General Assembly are to be recorded. The recorded vote then appears in the journal of each house.
Open meetings
Sessions of the General Assembly, including committee meetings, are open to the public except when either house makes an exception.
The Georgia General Assembly began as a unicameral body in 1777 but changed to a bicameral legislature in 1789. It is now made up of a Senate (the upper house) and a House of Representatives (the lower house).
Qualifications for election
The Georgia Constitution stipulates that members of the Senate must be citizens of the United States, at least 25 years old, a citizen of the state of Georgia for at least two years, and a legal resident of the district the senator was elected from for at least one year. Members of the House of Representatives must be citizens of the United States, at least 21 years old, a Georgia citizen for at least two years, and a legal resident of district the representative was elected from for at least one year.
According to the Georgia Constitution Article III Section II Paragraph IV:
- No person on active duty with any branch of the armed forces of the United States shall have a seat in either house unless otherwise provided by law.
- No person holding any civil appointment or office having any emolument annexed thereto under the United States, this state, or any other state shall have a seat in either house.
- No Senator or Representative shall be elected by the General Assembly or appointed by the Governor to any office or appointment having any emolument annexed thereto during the time for which such person shall have been elected unless the Senator or Representative shall first resign the seat to which elected; provided, however, that, during the term for which elected, no Senator or Representative shall be appointed to any civil office which has been created during such term.
The presiding officer of the Senate is the President of the Senate. Like the U.S. Senate, a President Pro Tempore is elected by the Senate from among its members. The President Pro Tempore acts as President in case of the temporary disability of the President. In case of the death, resignation, or permanent disability of the President or in the event of the succession of the President to the executive power, the President Pro Tempore becomes President. The Senate also has as an officer the Secretary of the Senate.
The House of Representatives elects its own Speaker and a Speaker Pro Tempore. The Speaker Pro Tempore becomes Speaker in case of the death, resignation, or permanent disability of the Speaker. The Speaker Pro Tempore serves until a new Speaker is elected. The House also has as an officer the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Powers and privileges
Article III Section VI of the Georgia Constitution specifies the powers given to the Georgia General Assembly. Paragraph I states, "The General Assembly shall have the power to make all laws not inconsistent with this Constitution, and not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States, which it shall deem necessary and proper for the welfare of the state." Moreover, the powers the Constitution gives the Assembly include land use restrictions to protect and preserve the environment and natural resources; the creation, use and disciplining through court martial of a state militia which would be under the command of the Governor of Georgia acting as commander-in-chief (excepting times when the militia is under Federal command); The power to expend public money, to condemn property, and to zone property; The continuity of state and local governments during times of emergency; state participation in tourism. The use, control and regulation of outdoor advertising within the state.
Limitation of powers
Paragraph V of Article III Section VI states that:
- The General Assembly shall not have the power to grant incorporation to private persons but shall provide by general law the manner in which private corporate powers and privileges may be granted.
- The General Assembly shall not forgive the forfeiture of the charter of any corporation existing on August 13, 1945, nor shall it grant any benefit to or permit any amendment to the charter of any corporation except upon the condition that the acceptance thereof shall operate as a novation of the charter and that such corporation shall thereafter hold its charter subject to the provisions of this Constitution.
- The General Assembly shall not have the power to authorize any contract or agreement which may have the effect of or which is intended to have the effect of defeating or lessening competition, or encouraging a monopoly, which are hereby declared to be unlawful and void.
- The General Assembly shall not have the power to regulate or fix charges of public utilities owned or operated by any county or municipality of this state, except as authorized by this Constitution.
- No municipal or county authority which is authorized to construct, improve, or maintain any road or street on behalf of, pursuant to a contract with, or through the use of taxes or other revenues of a county or municipal corporation shall be created by any local Act or pursuant to any general Act nor shall any law specifically relating to any such authority be amended unless the creation of such authority or the amendment of such law is conditioned upon the approval of a majority of the qualified voters of the county or municipal corporation affected voting in a referendum thereon. This subparagraph shall not apply to or affect any state authority.
Privileges of members
Members of the Georgia General Assembly maintain two important privileges during their time in office. First, no member of either house of the Assembly can be arrested during sessions of the General Assembly or during committee meetings except in cases of treason, felony, or "breach of the peace."Also, members are not liable for anything they might say in either the House or the Senate or in any committee meetings of both.
The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly. According to the Georgia Constitution of 1983, this body is to be composed of no more than 56 members elected for two-year terms. Each member represents an average of 172,994 residents, as of the 2010 Census.[14] After the 2000 Census, each member represented 157,437.[15] Current state law provides for 56 members. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years. Senators must be at least 25 years old, an American citizen, and a resident of Georgia for two years and their senatorial district for one year (preceding the election). The highest position in the Senate, after the President of the Senate, a position held by the Lieutenant Governor, is that of President Pro Tempore.
List of current senators
Party | As of May 2015 | |
Democratic Party | 18 | |
Republican Party | 38 | |
Total | 56 |
House of Representatives
The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly. According to the Georgia Constitution of 1983, this body is to comprise no fewer than 180 members elected for two-year terms. Each member represents an average of 53,820 residents, as of the 2010 Census.[16] After the 2000 Census, each member represented 48,980.[17] Current state law provides for 180 members. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years.
Party | As of May 2015 | |
Democratic Party | 59 | |
Republican Party | 118 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Vacancy | 2 | |
Total | 180 |
Joint committees
The 2013 session has one joint committee:
The 2011 session had one joint committee:
External links
- Georgia General Assembly
- Legislation tracking at GovTrack
- The Capitalization of Georgia
- Georgia Legislative Watch
- Wikipedia: Georgia General Assembly
- ↑ Georgia Constitution, Article III, Section 4
- ↑ WJBF, "Georgia General Assembly Legislative Session Kicks Off Monday," January 12, 2013
- ↑ Georgia General Assembly
- ↑ StateScape, Session updates, Aug. 12, 2011
- ↑ The Capitalization of Georgia http://sos.state.ga.us, accessed February 5, 2007
- ↑ The Capitalization of Georgia http://sos.state.ga.us, accessed February 5, 2007
- ↑ The Capitalization of Georgia http://sos.state.ga.us, accessed February 5, 2007
- ↑ The Capitalization of Georgia http://sos.state.ga.us, accessed February 5, 2007
- ↑ The Capitalization of Georgia http://sos.state.ga.us, accessed February 5, 2007
- ↑ The Capitalization of Georgia http://sos.state.ga.us, accessed February 5, 2007
- ↑ NCSL.org, "2012 State Legislator Compensation and Per Diem Table," accessed March 18, 2013
- ↑ National Association of State Budget Offices, 2008 Budget Processes in the States
- ↑ Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, "Solving Georgia's Fiscal Crisis Requires More Thoughtful Measures Than Cutting Public Structures," September 2009
- ↑ Population in 2010 of the American states
- ↑ Population in 2000 of the American states
- ↑ Population in 2010 of the American states
- ↑ Population in 2000 of the American states
State of Georgia Atlanta (capital) | |
Ballot Measures |
List of Georgia ballot measures | Local measures | School bond issues | Ballot measure laws | History of I&R | History of direct democracy | Campaign Finance Requirements | |
Government |
Georgia State Constitution | House of Representatives | Senate | Senate Budget Office | Senate Research Office | |
State executive officers |
Governor | Lieutenant Governor | Attorney General | Secretary of State | Treasurer | State Auditor | State Superintendent of Schools | Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner | Commissioner of Agriculture | Commissioner of Natural Resources | Commissioner of Labor | Chairman of Public Service Commission | |
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School boards |
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Transparency Topics |
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Journalist Helen Thomas attends the White House Correspondents' Association's 92nd annual awards dinner onApril 29, 2006, in Washington. / Haraz N. Ghanbari, AP
Helen Thomas, the pioneering White House reporter who covered every president from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama, died Saturday at 92.
Thomas was known for her dogged persistence and undaunted determination to get to the facts.
Thomas was among the first female reporters to break out of the White House "women's beat" - the soft stories about presidents' kids, wives, their teas and their hairdos - and cover the hard news on an equal footing with men.
She became the first female White House bureau chief for a wire service when UPI named her to the position in 1974. She was also the first female officer at the National Press Club, where women had once been barred as members. She had to fight for admission into the 1959 luncheon speech where Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev warned, "We will bury you."
Thomas was as opinionated as she was irrepressible, and her public hostility toward Israel ultimately crashed her career. A videotape circulated on the Internet in 2010 in which she said Israelis should "get out of Palestine" and "go home" to Germany, Poland or the United States. The remark brought widespread condemnation.
For decades, Thomas claimed a front-row seat in the White House press room, and she got to know most of the presidents she covered well. She told USA TODAY in a 2006 interview that there is one thing all presidents have in common: They hate the news media.
"You have to start with that premise. And as time goes on, their position is, 'Who the hell are you? Howe dare you ask?'" she said.
Thomas was born in Kentucky, the daughter of Lebanese immigrants who could not read or write. She arrived in Washington in 1942, starting as a copy girl for the old Washington Daily News and in 1943 was hired as a $24-a-week radio writer by United Press.
Her White House career started in January 1961 with Kennedy's inauguration. In an autobiography, she wrote that at the start of the Kennedy years "a woman reporter at the White House was generally assumed to be little more than a specialized society columnist and I did my share of 'Jackie watching,' keeping tabs on daughter Caroline and reporting on what the first lady wore to lunch on a given day."
She once hid in the bushes while Kennedy golfed at a men-only club and wrote a piece titled I Was A Girl Golf Spy.
She was the epitome of the wire service reporter during her decades at United Press International. Presidents gave her the first question as a nod to her seniority, and her seat in the first row, unlike all other reporters', had her name on it. She briefly lost that seat of honor in the move to a new briefing room in 2007, but the White House Correspondents Association restored it. "As the dean of the White House press corps, Helen is an institution," the association said.
She left UPI in 2000 and became a columnist for Hearst Newspapers, where she emerged as an icon of the liberal media. She was particularly critical of President George W. Bush and his Iraq War policy - and of her colleagues for what she said was their passive role in questioning him on the war.
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Erasmo to face Gray at Safeco in rematch
On 4-0 streak, A's righty won previous matchup between young pair
Promising young right-handers Sonny Gray and Erasmo Ramirez square off for the second time in a week on Saturday when the A's meet the Mariners at Safeco Field.
Gray, 24, has won four straight regular-season decisions dating back to September, including a 6-3 victory over Ramirez on Sunday in Oakland.
Gray (1-0, 0.75 ERA) has allowed just one earned run over his first two starts this season and is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA in three starts against the Mariners over the past two seasons.
Gray struggled out of the gate with his command last Sunday, but he made the necessary adjustments to get through six innings, with three total runs allowed. The youngster said the early innings had been "giving me fits" so far in the young season, but they haven't shaken him.
"He's a battler," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "For a young guy, that's something you don't see often. It's easy to kind of throw in the towel and say it's not your day."
Ramirez, 23, did not fare as well Sunday after a strong showing in his debut in Anaheim, as he allowed seven hits and five runs in four-plus innings while lacking his normal command.
"I was fighting trying to throw strikes," Ramirez said. "My strength is putting the ball in play, just throwing the ball in the strike zone and making the hitter swing the bat. But I didn't feel it. I didn't feel like the strike-thrower I am."
The poor outing put Ramirez's record at 1-1 with a 5.73 ERA in two starts. He is 7-7 with a 4.36 ERA in 32 Major League outings (23 starts) and 0-3 with a 5.23 ERA in five appearances against the A's.
Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon expects Ramirez to bounce back. The youngster had a strong spring before holding the Angels to six hits and two runs over seven innings in his season debut.
"I think what we have to understand, particularly with young starters, they're so hyped up with that first start, letting everything hang out, then he came back on regular rest and it was probably a bit much," McClendon said. "He wasn't as sharp. I would suspect he'll be better this next time out."
Mariners: Still waiting on first Cano blast
New second baseman Robinson Cano has yet to hit a home run for the Mariners in 18 Cactus League games and his first nine regular-season outings. But that does not seem to concern McClendon or Cano, who has said from the start that he is not a home run hitter -- he's a line-drive hitter.
Cano has averaged 28 homers a year over the past five seasons, but he hit just one home run in Spring Training last year and only had one spring with more than two homers in the Grapefruit League (he hit four in '09) during his time with the Yankees.
As for the regular season, Cano hit his first and second blasts last year in his seventh game en route to a 27-homer season. In 2012, he did not hit his first until his 12th game, then went on to hit 33, a career high.
"I'm not the least bit concerned about Robbie's first home run," McClendon said. "Check the book. They'll be there. When it's all said and done, his numbers will be right where they're supposed to be. That's a question we probably need to address so I don't have to have this question anymore. Robinson Cano is one of the top arguably five hitters in all of baseball. He has been for the last nine years, and that's not going to change just because he put on a Seattle Mariners uniform.
"What I'd like to see Robbie do is lead the league in doubles," McClendon added. "I don't worry about home runs. His home runs will be there. I know we're all waiting on it, and I'm sure he is, too, but that's not a concern."
A's: Crisp to return; Gentry expected back, too
Coco Crisp will be back in the A's starting lineup on Saturday. The center fielder received a cortisone shot in his inflamed left wrist Sunday, forcing him to miss the next three games, but he took batting practice and pinch-hit in the ninth inning of Friday night's series opener, striking out for the game's final out.
Outfielder Craig Gentry is expected to be reinstated from the disabled list Saturday after missing the first two weeks of the season with his new team while continuing to rehab a lower back strain he sustained on the second day of camp.
Upon Gentry's return, the A's will most likely designate Sam Fuld for assignment, despite his strong start to the season. They could opt to designated Daric Barton, but Fuld remains the stronger possibility because he and Gentry are of the same skill set.
Worth noting
• Mariners first baseman Justin Smoak had nine RBIs in his first eight games this season. Last year he didn't get his ninth RBI until returning from a disabled-list stint on June 18, in his 47th game of the year and the team's 72nd game. Smoak finished 2013 with 50 RBIs over 131 games.
• With a base hit off Felix Hernandez in his second at-bat Friday, shortstop Jed Lowrie has reached base safely in each of his past nine games.
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Used to have to wrap the arch with duct tape to hold it secure - this you slip on and it does the trick. Doesn't cure it - but does make it less painful for everyday use.
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I wear these under my socks next to my foot and it is wonderful. It is better then the inserts I have to wear in my shoes. Thanks a bunch and I will be ordering more.
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Tony Beasley gives Anthony Rendon instructions on playing second base.
VIERA, Fla. — Anthony Rendon at second base? Danny Espinosa at shortstop? Steve Lombardozzi at third base? Don't be surprised if you see all of that this spring.
Wanting to prepare themselves in case of injuries, the Nationals plan to have several of their infielders see action at multiple positions during camp and during games once the Grapefruit League opens next weekend.
Perhaps the most intriguing position switch would be Espinosa sliding over from second base to shortstop. The 24-year-old was a top prospect at shortstop at Long Beach State and during his climb up the ladder in the Nationals' farm system. But with Ian Desmond already holding the starting job at the big-league level, Espinosa moved to second base shortly before making his major-league debut in Sept. 2010 and has remained there ever since.
Some have long wondered whether Espinosa would actually be a better defensive shortstop than Desmond, who committed 34 errors as a rookie in 2010 and then 23 more last season. Manager Davey Johnson,Read more »
- gonatsgo - Feb 23, 2012 at 9:32 PM
This is all just so fascinating to me. Pathetic, I know – but on a day like today when it just feels like a perfect day for baseball…..
- NationalsProspects.com - Feb 23, 2012 at 9:36 PM
The quote from Johnson regarding Desmond is telling. We've long suspected that one of the reasons Espinosa has been asked to play 2B is because he was more capable of making the transition mentally.
- JaneB - Feb 23, 2012 at 9:39 PM
Uugh. I can hear the Desi haters (AND I AM NOT ONE) revving their engines now. But it sounds smart to give everyone a shot at learning things, while the games don't count. last year we had someone get put on First who hadn't played first since high school, if I recall correctly. So, no more of that.
- Section 222 - Feb 23, 2012 at 9:46 PM
Vrrrm vrrrm. Wait, I'm not a Desi hater, I just don't think he's the long term answer at SS. So I hope Davey realizes that Espi could be a great SS once he sees him work over there. At the very least, he's A LOT better bet at SS than Laynce "I played it once in high school" Nix was at 1B. Vrrrm vrrrm.
- Marty - Feb 23, 2012 at 9:48 PM
@JaneB – I don't think that "haters" is the right term. I prefer realist :)If this is what it takes to light a fire under Desmond's butt then good. If it doesn't work and Desmond has a bad year/first-half/3 months/etc. then they have the option to slide Espinosa over to SS and have Lombardozzi play 2nd. Then if Rendon has a nice year in the minors then we can have a whole new hypothetical argument next year around this time.
- NasJack in Florida - Feb 23, 2012 at 9:54 PM
One thing about Davey. He is a straight shooter with his players. When he says Desi is not going to the outfield, he means it.Desmond bcame the starting shortstop 2 seasons ago strictly on the advice of Davey. It's not going to stop the Desmond detractors but for the serious follower of the Nats just know who calls the on fied shots.Davey will relent on Harper but only for the 21 days required to delay the back end arbitration date. After that, barring injury, Harper will be the right fielder.
- DaveB - Feb 23, 2012 at 10:10 PM
Desmond has never needed anyone to 'light a fire under' his butt, he's always been one of the hardest workers on the team with strong clubhouse leadership skills that have been cited by various coaches and his GM for at least 3 years now. What has got Desmond in trouble stems from his trying to do too much, both in the field and at the plate, placing needless pressure on himself by trying to carry the team on his back, especially after more established teammates went down with injuries. What the coaches have been preaching to him and what he is gradually learning, is that you can only take what the game gives you.
- Gonat - Feb 23, 2012 at 10:11 PM
NasJack in Florida said… One thing about Davey. He is a straight shooter with his players. When he says Desi is not going to the outfield, he means it.Desmond bcame the starting shortstop 2 seasons ago strictly on the advice of Davey. It's not going to stop the Desmond detractors but for the serious follower of the Nats just know who calls the on fied shots.Davey will relent on Harper but only for the 21 days required to delay the back end arbitration date. After that, barring injury, Harper will be the right fielder. February 23, 2012 4:54 PM_________________________________That sounds right. 21 days without Harper is smart business unless Boras right now will sign a 1 year extension for $5 million. Ask Harper if he is willing to do that to ensure himself a place on the roster!
- CN - Feb 23, 2012 at 10:30 PM
Ryan Braun's appeal was granted, meaning his 50-game suspension is no more. The wild-card spot just got a little bit more difficult to attain.http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7608360/ryan-braun-wins-appeal-50-game-suspension
- NatsLady - Feb 23, 2012 at 10:37 PM
Re: Braun. I wonder if we will ever find out the full story. In the meantime, I am ROFL because this is going to drive the fantasy players CRAZY! (I don't play fantasy but I listen to the podcasts and all their "mock drafts" were based on Braun not being available…).
- NatsLady - Feb 23, 2012 at 10:38 PM
Meanwhile, the Angels are getting off on the wrong foot with their new Man, er, guy.http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/7602635/los-angeles-angels-albert-pujols-objects-team-el-hombre-billboards
- FS - Feb 23, 2012 at 10:39 PM
You know, just today I was thinking that is Danny capable of playing 3 infield positions except 1B? He has good range, arm, and quick reflexes.
- Manny Ramirez - Feb 23, 2012 at 10:40 PM
So can I get one of these appeals, too?
- HHover - Feb 23, 2012 at 10:51 PM
mltbr, citing Kilgore's tweets, say that Zimm and the Nats are almost done with an extension deal. Good news, if true.As for Braun – the report on mlbtr says that Braun won on a technicality about the handling of his sample (is it urine or blood?). A win is a win is a win, but this doesn't exactly un-besmirch Braun.
- Gonat - Feb 23, 2012 at 11:04 PM
Zim on with KJ right now on Comcast. First question was about his contract and he paused and was elusive. That means it is close to done to me.
- Gonat - Feb 23, 2012 at 11:05 PM
On Ryan Braun, never believed it. I think someone spiked his sample. Doctors said the top line was off the charts.
- Anonymous8 - Feb 23, 2012 at 11:10 PM
Here's the transcript on Zim's interview: Wipes eyes…."Uh, as far as I know, there are no new, I guess new negotiations going on but uh Brodie had been down here. They have been talking a little bit. We still have a couple days…."
- MicheleS - Feb 23, 2012 at 11:27 PM
The tweets going out from our Viera reporters is that it's the No Trade clause that is the issue. This -2012- will be RZ's 7th year in the league (good lord has it been that long). So he wants the no trade to get him to 10/5. Can they maybe give him a limited no trade?
- NatsJack in Florida - Feb 23, 2012 at 11:29 PM
On Rryan Braun. How could a sample sit for two days and no one for the testing agency attest to the fact that it was always under surveylence?
- MicheleS - Feb 23, 2012 at 11:31 PM
And thankfully, these days are behind us..Elijah Dukes
- MicheleS - Feb 23, 2012 at 11:34 PM
NatsJack..Totally agree!I think that two day sit and no surveylence is really suspicious. Especially, since they said his Testosterone was WAY off the charts (like beyond even the highest test they ever did) It smells like tampering by the courier.I also want to know who leaked the story? This is supposed to be private, yet, this was leaked? Come on.. someone is dirty on this part.
- N. Cognito - Feb 23, 2012 at 11:34 PM
HHover said… "mltbr, citing Kilgore's tweets, say that Zimm and the Nats are almost done with an extension deal. Good news, if true."Ladsen is supposedly also reporting it, though he might have gotten it from Kilgore, who got it from Boswell (currently writing his "take credit" column), who got it from one of the underpaid security people at Nats Park.Must be true.
- N. Cognito - Feb 23, 2012 at 11:36 PM
MicheleS said… "I also want to know who leaked the story? This is supposed to be private, yet, this was leaked?"Of course it was leaked. It was a urine sample.
- MicheleS - Feb 23, 2012 at 11:40 PM
For all you can say about Boz, he does get some results..News Coverage of the NatsNow if he gets that RZim thing done, we should just throw in the towel and bow down to his greatness..
- MicheleS - Feb 23, 2012 at 11:41 PM
N Cog…LMAO!!!!
- Feel Wood - Feb 23, 2012 at 11:58 PM
The tweets going out from our Viera reporters is that it's the No Trade clause that is the issue. This -2012- will be RZ's 7th year in the league (good lord has it been that long). So he wants the no trade to get him to 10/5. Can they maybe give him a limited no trade?Yet another example of the reporters making things up, er, speculating. As you noted, a no-trade clause would only be needed for the last year of his current contract (2013) and the first two extension years (2014-15) because after that he's a 10/5 guy. But why would they sign him to a long-term deal if they seriously thought they might trade him in the first couple of years? In other words, the likelihood of a trade is minimal, so why would they balk at formalizing it with a no-trade clause if Zimmerman wants one? And it's not like they can claim there's a team policy against no-trade clauses, because they gave one to Werth. If there is any snagging point that is delaying this deal, it surely has nothing to do with a no-trade clause.
- Wally - Feb 24, 2012 at 12:00 AM
Anyone read Kilgore's article on Laroche today (sorry if this has been discussed,it's been hard keeping up with all the posts & comments)? I know Mark had a post up recently but this seemed like it had more recent commentary from Adam.It sounds like he is going to be a question mark for a good bit of ST. There are still 6 weeks, which is a lot of time, but it seems odd that we don't have a better fallback plan (really mean for the OF, since Morse would move back to 1b). I assume that the Nats must be a little surprised he isn't further along. I think Laroche's return to his career averages is critical to our chances for the WC this year.For NatsJack and any others who'll be attending ST, I would love some firsthand reports on the new guys, Rendon, Meyer & Purke, especially.
- NatsJack in Florida - Feb 24, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Boswell is a first class slug.
- Anonymous - Feb 24, 2012 at 12:03 AM
The two positions the Nationals have covered in abundance, Starting pitching and shortstop are two positions that the RedSox are in need of. They don't have a starting shortstop and the come into the Spring with Daniel Bard as their #4 pitcher.I know it would be insane to dream that Rizzo could pry away their CF from them with a starting pitcher and an experienced shortstop but spring training is for dreaming, right?
- MicheleS - Feb 24, 2012 at 12:05 AM
Feel Wood.. take a look at Mark's most recent post on RZimm.
- NatsFanJim - Feb 24, 2012 at 12:13 AM
The loyalty to Desmond is laudable. But can they win a pennant with Desi at short? I don't think so. And I aver that management doesnt think so either. It's laughable that some people wonder if Espi would be better at short than Desi? Huh? did they miss something? Espi made his bones at Long Beach at short — and so talented that he made the move to 2nd nearly a seamless move. Desi? Desi can't field — much. I offer that the official scorer at home was good for another 10 errors that he really committed. Was it painful watching desi field a short hop uncertrain whether to back up or come in — like a Deer in the headlight — and Swoosh — the ball shoots through his legs. I believe this whole experiment with changing up positions is a way to get Espi back at ss — and the competition will be Rendon, Desi, and Lombo at 2nd.this is going to be such a fun year. Go nats!!!
- Anonymous - Feb 24, 2012 at 12:24 AM
PUT THIS IN THE BANK. EARN SOME INTEREST.LaRoche will not produce — get rid of him.Morse back to first where he played a superb 1BGive Rendon time in Left — left 'ain't' hard to learnHarper comes up in June — save some money, Nationals.Espi goes to SSLambardozzi to 2bSorry Desmond — I'd put you at second, but you have neither the talent, speed, nor the intellectual acumen to play second — dump him.
- Anonymous - Feb 24, 2012 at 12:30 AM
And if anybody would know about intellectual acumen, it's me.
- NatsJack in Florida - Feb 24, 2012 at 12:47 AM
So finally the Desmond detractors show up in force. How many of you will be in camp tomorrow to discuss this?I'll ne the guy in the red Nats shirt with NatJack on the back.
- Anonymous - Feb 24, 2012 at 1:14 AM
What is it with people who get upset with fans who aren't high on Desmond? There are Desmond detractors and with some reason. There are better alternatives out there. 2) Desmond is not a championship shortstop — doesn't hit wellstrikes out oftenmakes poor hitting and fielding decisionsJust being a nice guy and team player does not make up for his signficant shortcomings.Personally, I think anyone who strongly defends Desmond over other alternatives at shortstop are Baseball Stupid or maybe just too emotional.
- The Dude Abides - Feb 24, 2012 at 1:21 AM
Heu dumb a–. The only opinion that matters is Davey's as Natsjack stated earlier.
- N. Cognito - Feb 24, 2012 at 1:40 AM
I'm not a fan of Ian Desmond, but Davey Johnson is and he knows 100 times more about baseball talent than any of us. That is enough reason for me to give Ian the benefit of the doubt…for one more season.
- Anonymous - Feb 24, 2012 at 11:26 AM
And if anybody would know about being too emotional, it's me.
- NatsJack in Florida - Feb 24, 2012 at 12:46 PM
ESPN's Baseball Tonite bus just pulled into Space Coast Stadium.
- Anonymous - Feb 24, 2012 at 2:23 PM
I don't think Desmond's issues stem from lack of effort… just lack of talent.
- Kirbs - Feb 24, 2012 at 3:04 PM
Would this involve a Zim move to 1st…..?


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