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Rep. John McCoy, D-Tulalip, during his Air Force duty in the 1960s. During the 1968 Tet Offensive, McCoy was stationed at Clark Air Base in the Philippines, a major supply base for U.S. forces in the Vietnam War.
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Tim McDonald served in Vietnam in 1970 and 1971 with the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division.
"Many Vietnam veterans, myself included, we didn't feel the support of the nation at all," he said Thursday.
McDonald, 65, was in the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division. He was in Vietnam in 1970 and 1971.
It was 40 years ago today -- March 29, 1973 -- that the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam, officially ending direct American military involvement in the Vietnam War. Two years later, in 1975, the Saigon government fell.
McDonald lives on Whidbey Island. He is retiring today from his job as director of the Snohomish Health District's communicable disease control division. Not only does the Vietnam War seem like ages ago, he said, "it seems like an entire separate universe."
One major difference between then and now is the honor accorded servicemen and women returning from war. Today, Americans are united in our gratitude for veterans' military service.
During the Vietnam War era, that wasn't so. Troops came home to anti-war demonstrations, and were ignored or insulted.
Today, our state takes a step toward righting a wrong. At 9:15 a.m., Gov. Jay Inslee plans to sign House Bill 1319, an act declaring that March 30 be recognized each year as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day in Washington state.
Not a legal holiday, it's a day of remembrance on which public places will display the POW-MIA flag along with the American flag. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Norm Johnson, R-Yakima, and a number of co-sponsors, including Rep. John McCoy, D-Tulalip.
The proposal was brought to Johnson by a member of the Yakama Warriors Association, an American Indian veterans group in Eastern Washington.
An Air Force veteran, McCoy was stationed at Clark Air Base in the Philippines in 1968. That was the year of the Tet Offensive, heavy attacks by North Vietnamese forces. Clark Air Base was the major supply base for U.S. forces in Vietnam.
McCoy didn't serve in Vietnam, but his memories of seeing what happened there are vivid.
"My place of work was across the street from the base morgue. I did see coffins stacked up," McCoy said Wednesday.
He said his wife Jeannie had the harder time. A civilian worker in the base hospital's records section, "she had to take records all over the facility," McCoy said. "Hallways, waiting rooms, everywhere was clogged with the wounded, still in battle uniforms. It took her a long time to get over that."
It is decades late, but McCoy hopes the day to welcome Vietnam veterans home will make a meaningful statement.
"My hope is that it brings closure for the troops, that their service is acknowledged and that it was not in vain," McCoy said. "We still have veterans -- that war will never leave them. They still struggle with it," he said.
After Inslee signs the bill, the state House and Senate will honor Vietnam veterans. There will also be a short ceremony today at the Washington State Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the Capitol campus.
"Too often our Vietnam veterans returned home to a less than grateful nation, so it is fitting that we embrace these heroes today," Alfie Alvarado, director of the state's Department of Veterans Affairs, said in a statement Thursday. She said Washington is home to more than 200,000 Vietnam veterans.
Heidi Audette, a spokeswoman for the state's veterans department, said Vietnam veterans are encouraged to seek the benefits they earned. "There are specific problems tied to exposure to Agent Orange. It's not too late to go back to the VA, for either health care services or disability compensation," she said.
Tim Davis is the manager and head clinician at the Everett Vet Center, a facility of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
"The treatment Vietnam vets got after they got back home from Vietnam was almost criminal. They felt the rejection by the general population," Davis said.
He believes that even if Vietnam veterans say the welcome-home day is coming way too late, the state's action will touch them. "What they will say is, 'It's too late.' The reality will be something different," Davis said.
In recent years, veterans have told Davis that strangers have come up to thank them after seeing a baseball cap or other indication that they served in Vietnam. "They tell me this in tears," he said.
Davis served in the Army from 1969 until 1991. During the Vietnam War, he worked in amputee services at Valley Forge Army General Hospital in Pennsylvania.
Today, he helps veterans of all ages who suffer from post-traumatic stress syndrome.
"It doesn't matter if it was Somalia or Vietnam or Iraq, it's all the same. But these young kids coming back have some appreciation from the country," Davis said. "It's different from Vietnam. They don't understand what it feels like to be rejected by your country."
McDonald, the Vietnam veteran from Whidbey, appreciates the welcome.
"The legislators who wrote this law did it to try to balance what happened in the past," McDonald said. "They were doing something good. They really had their hearts in the right place."
Herald writer Jerry Cornfield contributed to this story.
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Morgan Griffith
|Morgan Griffith
|U.S. House, Virginia, District 9
|In office
|January 3, 2011-present
|Term ends
|January 3, 2015
|Years in position
|Frederick C. Boucher (D)
|Base salary
|Elections and appointments
|Last election
|November 6, 2012
|First elected
|November 2, 2010
|Next primary
|June 10, 2014
|Next general
|November 4, 2014
|Campaign $
|Term limits
|Prior offices
|Virginia House of Delegates
|Emory & Henry College
|Washington & Lee University School of Law
|Date of birth
|March 15, 1958
|Place of birth
|Philadelphia, PA
|Net worth
|Office website
|Campaign website
- 1 Biography
- 2 Career
- 3 Committee assignments
- 4 Issues
- 4.1 Legislative actions
- 4.1.1 113th Congress
- 4.1.2 National security
- 4.1.3 Economy
- 4.1.4 Immigration
- 4.1.5 Healthcare
- 4.1.6 Social issues
- 4.1.7 Previous congressional sessions
- 4.2 Campaign themes
- 4.1 Legislative actions
- 5 Elections
- 6 Campaign donors
- 7 Analysis
- 8 Personal
- 9 Recent news
- 10 See also
- 11 External links
- 12 References
Griffith ran for re-election in Virginia's 9th Congressional District in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Prior to his congressional career, Griffith practiced law in Salem, Va. In 2008, he joined a statewide law firm where he was in charge of the Roanoke and Salem branches.[2]
Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Griffith is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills.
After earning his J.D. from Washington & Lee University School of Law, Griffith went into private practice as a lawyer. In 1994, he began his political career as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, where he eventually became House majority leader.[3]
Griffith has been involved with a number of organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America - Blue Ridge Mountains Council, Boy Scouts of America - Catawba District, Easter Seals Virginia, Emory & Henry College, and the Salem Education Foundation.[4]
The following is an abbreviated list of Griffith's professional and political career:[5]
- 2011-Present: U.S. House of Representatives
- 1994-2010: Virginia House of Delegates
- 2000-2010: Virginia House of Delegates House majority leader
Committee assignments
U.S. House
Griffith serves on the following committees:[6]
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Subcommittee on Energy and Power
- Subcommittee on Health
- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Griffith served on the following House committees[7]
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Energy and Power Subcommittee
- Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Legislative actions
113th Congress
The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[8] For more information pertaining to Griffith's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[9]
National security
Griffith voted in opposition of HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.[10]
DHS Appropriations
Griffith voted in support of HR 2217 - the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 and was largely along party lines.[10]
Keystone Pipeline Amendment
Griffith voted in opposition of House Amendment 69, which would have amended HR 3 to "require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place." The amendment failed on May 22, 2013, with a vote of 176 - 239 and was largely along party lines.[10]
Griffith voted in support of HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill would allow federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities.[11] The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.[10]
Farm bill
On January 29, 2014, the U.S. House approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642, also known as the Farm Bill.[12] The bill passed by a vote of 251-166. The nearly 1,000-page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through 2018. The $1 trillion bill expanded crop insurance for farmers by $7 billion over the next decade and created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that would kick in when prices drop.[13][14] However, cuts to the food stamp program cut an average of $90 per month for 1.7 million people in 15 states.[14] Griffith voted with 161 other Republican representatives in favor of the bill.
2014 Budget
On January 15, 2014, the Republican-run House approved H.R. 3547, a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September 30, 2014.[15][16] The House voted 359-67 for the 1,582-page bill, with 64 Republicans and three Democrats voting against the bill.[16] The omnibus package included 12 annual spending bills to fund federal operations.[17] It increased the paychecks of federal workers and military personnel by 1 percent, increased Head Start funding for early childhood education by $1 billion, reduced funding to the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, and protected the Affordable Care Act from any drastic cuts. Griffith voted with the majority of the Republican party in favor of the bill.[15]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[18] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[19] Griffith voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[20]
The shutdown finally ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funds the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[21] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Griffith voted against HR 2775.[22]
Morton Memos Prohibition
Griffith supported House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain illegal aliens residing in the United States.[23] The vote largely followed party lines.[24]
Repealing Obamacare
Griffith supported all attempts to repeal or delay the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[25]
Social issues
Griffith supported HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The resolution passed the House on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 228 - 196. The purpose of the bill is to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.[26]
Previous congressional sessions
Fiscal Cliff
Griffith voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was 1 of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[27]
Campaign themes
According to Griffith's website, his campaign themes included:[28]
- Jobs: "...believes that entrepreneurs and free enterprise create prosperity."
- Spending: "...that we've spent too much for too long and we have to stop. We need a real plan to balance our budget in Washington without raising taxes."
- Social Security: "...supports common-sense reforms to programs like Social Security and Medicare, but not at the risk of hurting our senior citizens."
Griffith ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 9th District. Griffith sought the Republican nomination in the primary. The general election took place November 4, 2014.
Griffith won re-election in 2012.[29] He ran unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Anthony Flaccavento in the November general election.[30]
|U.S. House, Virginia District 9 General Election, 2012
|Vote %
|Anthony Flaccavento
|Morgan Griffith Incumbent
|Total Votes
|Source: Virginia State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"
Full history
To view the full congressional electoral history for Morgan Griffith, click [show] to expand the section.
Griffith won re-election to the 8th District's seat in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2009, defeating Democrat Edward Carter Turner, III in the general election.
Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Griffith is available dating back to 2010. Based on available campaign finance records, Griffith raised a total of $2,474,635 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 4, 2013.[32]
|Morgan Griffith's Campaign Contribution History
|US House (Virginia, District 9)
|US House (Virginia, District 9)
|Grand Total Raised
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Griffith's reports.[33]
|Morgan Griffith (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
|Date Filed
|Beginning Balance
|Total Contributions
for Reporting Period
|Cash on Hand
|April Quarterly[34]
|April 15, 2013
|July Quarterly[35]
|July 15, 2013
|October Quarterly[36]
|October 12, 2013
|January 31, 2014
|April Quarterly[38]
|April 15, 2014
|Running totals
Griffith won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that re-election cycle, Griffith's campaign committee raised a total of $1,399,363 and spent $1,320,306.[39]
|U.S. House, Virginia District 9, 2012 - Morgan Griffith Campaign Contributions
|Total Raised
|Total Spent
|Total Raised by Election Runner-up
|Total Spent by Election Runner-up
|Top contributors to Morgan Griffith's campaign committee
|Alpha Natural Resources
|Murray Energy
|MeadWestvaco Corp
|CONSOL Energy
|Norfolk Southern
|Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
|Misc Manufacturing & Distributing
|Oil & Gas
|Health Professionals
Cost per vote
Griffith spent $7.14 per vote received in 2012.
Griffith won election to the U.S. House in 2010. During that election cycle, Griffith's campaign committee raised a total of $1,075,273 and spent $1,029,522.[40]
|U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia, 9th District, 2010 - Morgan Griffith Campaign Contributions
|Total Raised
|Total Spent
|Total Raised by General Election Opponent
|Total Spent by General Election Opponent
|Top contributors to Morgan Griffith's campaign committee
|Cumberland Resources
|Norfolk Southern
|Every Republican is Crucial PAC
|Freedom Project
|National Auto Dealers Assn
|Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
|Lawyers/Law Firms
|Leadership PACs
|Real Estate
The top 5 donors to Griffith's 2009 campaign were mainly from professional organizations:[41]
|2009 total
|Virginia Association of Realtors
|Virginia Bankers Association
|Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
|Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Assoc
Ideology and leadership
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Rep. Griffith is a "rank-and-file Republican," as of July 2, 2013.[42]
Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, Griffith missed 27 of 1,702 roll call votes from January 2011 to April 2013. This amounts to 1.6%, which is better than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of April 2013.[43]
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[44]
Griffith most often votes with:
Griffith least often votes with:
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Griffith paid his congressional staff a total of $841,384 in 2011. Overall, Virginia ranks 29th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[45]
Net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Griffith's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $15,002 to $449,999. That averages to $232,500.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican House members in 2012 of $7,614,097.96. Griffith ranked as the 339th most wealthy representative in 2012.[46]
|Morgan Griffith Yearly Net Worth
|Avg. Net Worth
|% Difference from previous year
National Journal vote ratings
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Griffith ranked 169th in the conservative rankings in 2012.[47]
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Griffith ranked 195th in the conservative rankings.[48]
Voting with party
July 2013
Griffith voted with the Republican Party 91.7% of the time, which ranked 186th among the 234 House Republican members as of July 2013.[49]
Griffith and his wife, Hilary, have three children.[3]
Recent news
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- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
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- ↑ Politico "2012 Election Map, Virginia"
- ↑ National Journal "Morgan Griffith Biography," accessed July, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Official House website "Biography," Accessed November 11, 2011
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Delegate Griffith
- ↑ Biographical Directory-U.S. House, "Griffith," accessed January 2, 2014
- ↑ CQ.com, House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress
- ↑ Official House website "Committee Assignments," Accessed November 11, 2011
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 112th Congress," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 113th Congress," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Project Vote Smart, "Representative Griffith's Voting Records on National Security," accessed October 15, 2013
- ↑ The Library of Congress, "H.R.624 CISPA (2013) (Referred in Senate - RFS)," accessed August 27, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote 31: H.R. 2642," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "House clears farm bill," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 New York Times, "Senate passes long-stalled farm bill, with clear winners and losers," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 CNN.com, "House passes compromise $1.1 trillion budget for 2014," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote 21," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "House passes $1.1 trillion omnibus," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Library of Congress, "H.AMDT.136," accessed August 28, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Representative Griffith's Voting Records on Immigration," accessed October 15, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Representative Griffith's Voting Records on Issue: Health and Healthcare," accessed October 15, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Griffith on abortion," accessed October 15, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
- ↑ Morgan Griffiths for Congress, "Issues," Accessed September 26, 2012
- ↑ Morgan Griffith campaign website "Thank You," April 11, 2012
- ↑ Politico "2012 Election Map"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "Career Fundraising for Morgan Griffith," Accessed April 4, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Morgan Griffith Summary Report," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 29, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year-End Report," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Open Secrets "Griffith Campaign Contributions," Accessed February 24, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "2010 Race: Virginia District 09," Accessed November 11, 2011
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2009 Campaign Contributions
- ↑ Gov Track "Griffith" Accessed May 17, 2012
- ↑ GovTrack, "Morgan Griffith," Accessed April 11, 2013
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Rep. Morgan Griffith," accessed August 8, 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Morgan Griffith," Accessed September 13, 2012
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org "Griffith, 2012," accessed January 14, 2014
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 28, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
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U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today the investment of up to $16.5 million for two major research and development (R&D) initiatives that will support the expansion of renewable transportation fuels production. The first initiative will invest up to $12 million over three years for four projects to advance technologies for the thermochemical conversion of biomass into advanced biofuels that are compatible with existing fueling infrastructure. The second initiative provides up to $4.5 million for three projects that support research focused on designing landscapes that produce bioenergy feedstock while protecting air, soil, water, and wildlife resources and enhancing ecosystem services. These biomass R&D initiatives continue to strengthen the Department's efforts to accelerate development and deployment of sustainable, renewable biofuels in order to significantly reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
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The Men's Sundowner GTX Boot by Vasque. The boot that built the brand has a reputation for longevity, comfort and old school style, which may explain why it is as common in the city as it is on the trail.
FEATURES of the Vasque Men's Sundowner GTX Boot
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This is my second pair of Sundowners, I bit the bullet 10 years ago and by far they were the best boots I ever owned. I still have my originals but they are retired to cutting the grass and other medial jobs since I snapped the steel shank in the right foot. They still have another 10 years left in them easy if I can put up with the constant clicking the shank makes with every step. I've been wearing the new ones to work to break them in and have received tons of compliments. The craftsmanship compared to the old boots seems to be the same, at least I can't see the difference. No other boot I've owned has held up so well. I had a pair of Tecnica's and they fell apart after about 2 years of hiking. Just my 2 cents.....
I've owned three pairs of these.The first I bought twelve years ago, and they were bombproof. No complaints. I gave them lots of abuse and finally wore them out.My second and third pairs were vastly inferior in quality The soles are trash. They developed holes in the air-pockets in the soles, after just a year of moderate use, and this killed the waterproofing, because puddles would leak through the sole. I thought, Well, maybe this pair was a fluke. (Since my first pair was so good.) The third pair turned out to be the same story -- the sole gave out after a year of moderate use.I've heard the same from other people with Vasques. One boot-seller told me he noticed a decline in quality after Vasque moved production overseas. I don't know where they are produced, then or now, but the decline in quality is clear.That said, I do have a pair of Summit GTX that I received as a gift. The sole is much, much better and tougher than the Sundowner's.
I have owned a pair of sundowners for over 10 years. They are still waterproof. Their soles are in great shape. I have been through 3 pairs of shoelaces, but the boots are in tremendous shape. I will likely have this pair for another 10 years or more. Make an investment in your feet and get boots that will take care of you and your wallet in the long run!
If you are looking for a dependable, tough-yet-stylish all-purpose boot, then the Sundowner is yo man/woman. Lots of reviews are complaining about the Made in Chinaness, but the stitching was beautiful and it is technically sound. I broke these in sloshing around during Hurricane Sandy. Stood in ankle deep water for 5 minutes and stayed dry as a duck butt. I would seal them with Sno-Seal and also get some Oxblood polish for your future scuffs. Pretty enough for professional settings and tough enough to handle any trail. Don't buy these if you run up and down mountains like a freakin' goat. They are a cruiser, not a sprinter. Best boots I own!
My third pair of Sundowners in 25 years. No other boots have stood up to everyday use and abuse whether working or playing. I expect these will be just as good.
I've had my pair for 6 years now and they are still in great shape after many, many miles all over Montana, Washington, and the Ozarks. All you have to do is treat them with a little mink or boot oil about once a month and they'll be the best boots you've ever owned. Get out there.
I've had 3 pairs of these boots. I bought my first pair in high school 13 years ago. I trekked through Philmont with the Boy Scouts on 2 different trips, Colorado, all over the mid-south, Europe and now Michigan with the same pair of boots. I've put more miles on them than I do my tires. The second pair I bought was after they went to China and you can tell the difference in quality. Those fell apart in 2 years ( back to the orginal boots i went). Last year i finally bought a new pair of boots. I will tell you that you'll need some good insoles, and if it were me, i'd buy a size down from what you normally wear. take good care of them and they'll take good care of you.
I got my first pair of Sundowners from Moosejaw a few weeks ago. I'm breaking them in now for a trip to Colorado in two months. So far, so good. They are breaking in quickly I love that I can wear them everyday if I need to. They are really easy to clean (just wipe) because of the all leather design. Great support, classic style and maybe one of the most versatile outdoor boots on the market. The tread could probably use some updating and I would recommend getting some higher quality insoles. Word is that quality went down on these when Vasque moved production to China. I haven't seen it yet ... time will tell. Such a classic boot.
I got my first pair of Sundowners from Moosejaw a few weeks ago. I'm breaking them in now for a trip to Colorado in June. So far, so good. They are breaking in quickly I love that I can wear them for everyday if I need to.Great support, classic style and maybe one of the most versatile outdoor boots on the market. Such a classic.
I purchased these boots for working at an outdoor, adventure camp in Central Ohio. What drew me to the Vasque Sundowner was the fact that they were Gore-Tex. These boots were able to breathe during the heat of summer, the coolness of fall, the frigid temps and snow of winter, and during the wet months of spring. Their durability is absolutely outstanding. I especially was thankful for them while backpacking in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Tennessee. These boots kept me dry while crossing shallow streamsand helped me along all types of rough terrain. By far, these are the best boots I have ever owned!
I bought my first pair of SunDowners almost 20 years ago.Since then I have always had a pair.I am in developmental construction and have worn them working on a crew 5 days a week to wearing them in the office 6 days a week.I wear my boots 7 days a week. I also wear them hiking, everywhere from Custer National Forest in SD most recently to Red River Gorge most regularly.Ive had them hiking in the Canadian Rockies outside of Jasper, Mt Shasta in Cali, the Rockies in Utah, etc.They have never let me down.As much as I wear them I get about a year and a half out of the newer ones where I used to get 2-3 years out of the older ones. With that said, for $135 you cant go wrong with these boots.
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Old Hutton writer and director Rick McLeod has teamed up with a group of American producers to make a science fiction film based on cult television series Firefly.
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"Last year was a good one for us – we're still reeling from that – so when they approached me my first question was 'Are you serious?'
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THOUSANDS of punters flocked to Cartmel Races for the course's biggest meeting of the year, spread over three days.
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You can make this breakfast the night before. It tastes great first thing in the morning and is also a good source of calcium.
Prep time: 2 minutes
- ¼ c. sliced peaches, canned in extra-light syrup
- 4.4 oz. low-fat or nonfat fruit-flavored yogurt
- 1/3 c. oat bran
- 1 tsp. dried cranberries
- Layer peach slices in 16 oz. plastic cup.
- Next, layer the yogurt on top of the peach slices.
- Sprinkle dried cranberries on top of the yogurt.
- Top with oat bran.
- Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to eat.
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72 g carbohydrate
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4 mg cholesterol
128 mg sodium
224 mg calcium
4.8 mg iron
Diabetic exchanges:
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Draft Status: No doubt McCoy is a top ten pick. The only mystery may be whether or not McCoy is drafted before Suh. The offseason may dictate some of that. If McCoy can put up great numbers in the combine and workouts, and the right team is picking in the top 5, no doubt McCoy could be take that high.
Final Analysis: McCoy is a rare talent that you just don't see every year in the draft. The problem is, he's one of two of these types of talent and both play the same position. McCoy has shown steady improvement every year at Oklahoma, and you can see there is even more potential in him. He has all the tools to be an elite pass rusher from the interior defensive line, and if he can get better at defending the run, picking up the play, he can be even better. Regardless, McCoy's skill set means he can come in immediately play at a high level.
Reminds me of: Kevin Williams, DT Minnesota-Although he's smaller than Williams, McCoy's game is very similar. Both excel at rushing the passer, and using their explosion and athletic advantage to do so.
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The Defense Travel Service "is one of the most successful, major, government automated systems" far exceeding everything expected of it in the beginning, according to testimony heard this week by the House Armed Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.
Defense Travel Management Office director, Pam Mitchell, told Federal News Radio, DTS "does everything that it was originally intended to do. At the outset it was intended to be a routine business travel system. And it does that very well."
In fact, some would argue, a little too well. Since 2006 and through the first quarter of the current fiscal year, DTS usage has grown by 263.8 percent.
"We have certainly the largest program in the federal government, if not in the country," said Mitchell, "with 100,000 unique users logging into the system every day. And to give you another data point, we have about 1.3 million government travel charge card holders. So that gives you a little bit of an idea of how big the system really is."
Policy covering the system is even bigger than the system itself. Mitchell pointed out that travel rules for most private sector companies usually run about 20 to 25 pages. For the government of Canada, it's about 150 pages. At the Department of Defense, there are a thousand pages of policy, said Mitchell "embedded in two thousand pages of regulatory guidance."
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Va. Code §§ 46.2-1992.6, 46.2-1992.17 and 46.2.1992.55
If you sell watercraft, are licensed by the Department of Game and Island Fisheries, and sell only trailers specifically designed for watercraft, you may elect to register with DMV, rather than being licensed by DMV as a trailer dealer.
If you sell any type of trailers other than watercraft trailers, then the dealership must be licensed by DMV as a trailer dealer.
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To obtain a Virginia Certificate of Dealer Registration to sell only watercraft trailers, you must:
- Hold a valid Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) Dealer License and include a photocopy of that license with your initial or renewal application for registration.
- Complete the application for a Watercraft Trailer Dealer Certificate of Registration (Form DSD-15).
- Complete the Application for Dealer/Drive Away/Office Trailer Plates (Form DSD-9). If you are a franchised trailer dealer, please submit proof of franchise for the issuance of franchise dealer plates.
Registration Fees for One Year
The fee for the Virginia Certificate of Registration (DSD 15) is $50. The Certificate of Registration will expire concurrently with your DGIF license.
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How to prepare for a kid's triathlon:
Training and preparing for three different sports in one can be a little more intimidating than deciding to do a kid's running race or local 5K. Three sports are a little more difficult to balance. So we've come up with some tips to help parents and kids better prepare for a kids triathlon. This is not intended to be a regimented training plan, but simply some ideas that you can do as a family to better prepare your kids for the triathlon.
- At the beginning of summer start being more active outdoors with your kids. Go on family walks, bike rides, or even go to the pool together. While on these family outings you can challenge your kids to races with dad or mom for short distances. This will get the kids used to giving a little more effort that they might be used to. Start short, then move to longer races.
- It would be good to take these outings in a local park where you don't have to watch traffic. In Conway, Tucker Creek bike trail and Laurel Park are excellent places to "train". Laurel Park is especially good if you have smaller children not doing the race, they can play on the playground while you and your other child(ren) ride or run.
- "Cross Training" is also great fun. You don't have to swim, bike, or run all the time. Try playing soccer, throwing a Frisbee or football, going on a family hike, or any other activity that gets you all moving together.
- While it is good to have outdoor activity with your kids every day, you don't need to do all three sports every day. It is more than enough to do each sport once or twice per week.
- Work on the sport that your child may not be to sure of in a positive and fun way, no pressure.
- If your child struggles in the water, you may want to get a private swim lesson or two just to give them the confidence they need to swim the distance.
- By about late June, you should build these fun family outings to where you are swimming, riding, or running the actual distances or further that they will be racing. There is no need to do "two a days" or to try and do all three in a day. Remember these are a lot more fun as family outings, but if you have smaller children who are not doing the race, it might be good for the older child(ren) to get some special one on one time with mom or dad to "train" for the race.
- In late July it would be good for you and your child do a bike followed by a run. This is the closest thing to a workout you will do together, and it is called a "brick workout" because your legs feel like a load of bricks when you try to run after riding your bike. Remember to make it fun, you're not training for the Olympics. Do a few bricks (one a week) starting with shorter distances and working up to the actual race distances.
Also in late July you should practice the transitions with your child. Most people don't think about preparing for the time between the sports, but this is where most confusion occurs. Here are a few specific things to prepare your child for.
- Locating their own spot. It is good to use a favorite or colorful towel to help your child locate their spot in transition area. There are going to be a lot of bikes in there and even though our volunteers are great at helping the kids to their bikes, it helps if the kids have a bright or fun towel to look for.
- Practice putting your shoes and socks on (you don't have to wear socks if you don't want) with wet feet. You might get a set of "speed laces". These are elastic shoelaces that allow you to get into your shoes a lot easier. You can pick a pair up at your local running store (The Sporty Runner if you live in Conway).
- Teach your kids how to run/walk with their bikes. They are not allowed to ride them in the transition area. It is good to use some tape and set out a mount/dismount line to get them to practice running their bike to it and getting on/off their bike at the line.
- Make sure you have all of the necessary equipment you will need on race day (goggles, bike helmet, towel, running shoes, socks if you want them) and practice with it. This will familiarize you and your child with everything so you'll be less likely to forget items on race morning.
- You could have a lot of fun setting up a virtual transition area and racing each other through it.
- In early August if you live in or near Conway, it would be good for you and your child to at least visit the course and if possible do the course together as a family. Familiarity will bring much comfort.
- Make sure your child's bike is in safe and proper working condition. Keep air in the tires, the chain lubricated, and all bolts and such properly fastened or adjusted. You may want to take your child's bike to your local bike shop 2-3 weeks prior to the race for a tune up if you need help (The Ride if you live in Conway).


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Christian Beyer may only be considered a walk-on, but he's proven to be one of the smartest basketball players in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Beyer, a Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise major, was named to the ACC All-Academic team.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.
Beyer, a sophomore, scored a point, had a block and grabbed two rebounds in 15 minutes in the Hokies' 90-79 loss at Wake Forest Sunday.
Beyer has played in 22 games. He is averaging 1.9 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.
The Hokies (13-18) play N.C. State at 2 p.m. in the first round of the ACC Tournament on Thursday.
NATHAN HEALY (New Bern) is a senior at Appalachian State. Healy scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds in 40 minutes in the Mountaineers' 65-62 loss to Davidson Sunday in the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament.
He made six of his 14 field goal attempts.
Healy averaged 14.5 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.
KAYLAH BLOUNT (New Bern) is a freshman atNorth Carolina Central.
Blount went scoreless and grabbed three rebounds in 12 minutes in the Eagles' 44-41 loss to Coppin State in the first round of the MEAC Tournament Monday in Norfolk, Va.
She played in 28 games, averaging 1.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.
ALYSSA LUEBS (Havelock) is a senior forward at Mount Olive College. Luebs scored six points and had 10 rebounds in 34 minutes as Mount Olive beat Pfeiffer, 79-74, in the Conference Carolinas Championship game Sunday.
Luebs has played in 29 games. She is averaging 5.3 points and 7.1 points per game.
The Trojans (18-11) play Clayton State in the first round of the Southeast Regional of the Division II Tournament on Friday in Morrow, Ga.
MELISSA THOMAS (Havelock)is a junior guard at Queens University.
Thomas scored six points and grabbed three rebounds in the Royals' 75-59 loss to Pfeiffer in the first round of the Conference Carolinas Tournament March 6.
Thomas scored 5.7 points per game.
TRAVONDA HADDOCK (Havelock) is a freshman at
Haddock averaged 2.1 point and 2.1 rebounds per game.
ANGIE HEALY (New Bern) is a freshman swimmer at Davidson College. Healy placed 17th in the 500-yard freestyle at the CCSA Championships in Athens, Ga. on Feb. 23 with a time of 5:04.39. Her 200 Medley Relay team finished fourth with a swim of 1:44.39.
Wilson came in seventh in both the 500 freestyle (4:36.99) and 200 freestyle (1:43.33).
ROBERT ARMENTROUT (New Bern) is a freshman swimmer at Lenoir-Rhyne.
BRETT WILLIAMS (New Bern) is a senior outfielder at N.C. State. Williams went 0-for-4 in the Wolfpack's 4-1 win over Clemson Sunday.
Williams is batting .345 with three home runs, five doubles and 16 RBIs. He missed all last season with a torn
CODY MOLOSKY (Pamlico) is a freshman outfielder at Methodist. Molosky went 0-for-2 in the Monarchs' 4-1 loss to Piedmont Sunday.
Molosky has played in all 20 games.
He is batting .304 with a double, 21 hits and six RBIs. Molosky has scored 10 runs and stole 12 bases.
Solter has appeared in eight games. He has 10 strikeouts in 11.1 innings pitched. Solter has a 3.18 ERA and four saves.
TREVOR PENCE (New Bern) is a freshman pitcher at Wake Tech Community College. Pence is 1-1 with a 1.23 ERA.
WILL COOK (New Bern) is a sophomore catcher at the University of the South (Sewanee, Tenn.).
KYLE SMITH (Jones Senior) is a sophomore infielder at Lenoir Community College.
CHRIS JOYNER (Jones Senior) is a freshman infielder at Lenoir Community College.
This spring, Warren has a record of 0-1 in three appearances. He has a 5.00 ERA in nine innings.
SHAWN ARMSTRONG (West Craven) is pitching in the Cleveland Indians organization.
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KELSEY SANFILIPPO (New Bern) is playing at Greensboro College. The junior pitcher threw two scoreless innings with two strikeouts in the Pride's 6-2 win over Lake Forest Monday is Kissimmee, Fla.
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LEIGH WARD (Pamlico) is playing at Chowan. The Hawks' sophomore outfielder was 3-for-4 in an 8-7 win over Shaw Sunday.
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ERICA SAGE (Havelock) is playing at Pitt. No stats are available for Sage.
MARYANN HOSKINS (HAVELOCK) is a freshman at Lenoir-Rhyne. Hoskins was chosen as the South Atlantic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week after tossing three-straight shutouts last week.
Hoskins struck out six and gave up three hits as the Bears beat Anderson, 4-0, Saturday. She allowed four runs on eight base hits in Lenoir-Rhyne's, 5-4, win over
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ELLEN TILLMAN (HAVELOCK) is a freshman at Indian River State College.
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The Obama administration's decisions to postpone implementing parts of Obama-care illustrates the danger in passing massive, unwieldy, "comprehensive" legislation — and how capricious enforcement of such laws further increases uncertainty in the economy and undermines trust in government.
Last week, the IRS announced that it will postpone the start date of Obama-care's "employer mandate" from 2014 to 2015. That spares employers with 50 or more workers from having to provide insurance for their employees.
The administration said it was responding to complaints from business owners. This is something that was known shortly after the president signed Obama-care into law in 2010. It's hard to see how the mandate will become more palatable in 12 months.
The administration's decision reeks of politics — delaying an unpopular policy past the 2014 mid-term elections.
By doing so, the administration is ignoring a deadline that is written into the law and further complicates what is already Rube Goldberg piece of legislation.
Without the employer mandate supplying information on employees, the government will have a harder verifying the eligibility of who will receive health insurance subsidies. No problem — it just won't verify them!
Thus, on Friday the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it would significantly scale back eligibility requirements that new government health insurance exchanges verify consumers' income and health insurance status. Instead, officials will rely on the honor system.
Thankfully, we know that there is little evidence of fraud when it comes to receiving government benefits.
Like President George W. Bush's signing statements, it's an affront to the rule of law. But the feds think they can pick and choose which laws and regulations they wish to enforce. Whatever is most convenient for them, and for politically favored groups.
Which brings us to immigration reform, another 1,000-plus page bill chock full of amendments and minutiae that nobody has fully read nor understood. No one can possibly predict the effect its vast array of incentives and enforcement mechanisms will have. And now, nor can they trust the government to do what the bill says. For instance, supporters say they have bolstered border enforcement to allay concerns of opponents. But if the bill becomes law, what prevents the administration from delaying, indefinitely, those measures it disagrees with?
For that matter, here's a question for supporters of Obama-care: What prevents a future Republican administration from refusing to enforce sections of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act it doesn't care for?
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Congrats on the ace Scott!
Congrats on the ace Scott!
Orc / Vision / Predator / Teebird / TL / Condor / Roc / Stingray / Voodoo
How do you say "Boo-Yah!" in Mongolian?
"That's what she said."----Michael Scott
finally!!! i got my first cv ace. i aced hole 10 with marc nethery and robin spencer there watching. actually i used marc's blizzard teedevil.thanks marc btw.
Congrats Ralph. Awesome feeling. What's that make 6
Finally got my first legitimate 3 on 18 before the first round today.
I had a lay in 3 in the tournament today!
Nice shooting guys and congrats on your ace Ralph!
Orc / Vision / Predator / Teebird / TL / Condor / Roc / Stingray / Voodoo
My putter still doinks harder than yours!
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Softball's Conklin Makes School History Being Selected as Conference Carolinas Player and Pitcher of the Week
March 1, 2011
HIGH POINT, N.C. - For the first time in school history, Pfeiffer University's Melanie Conklin (Wellington, OH) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week during week number four in the 2011 season. The junior put together a stellar week at the plate leading the Lady Falcons to a 5-3 week, 2-0 in league play as Pfeiffer stands alone at 4-0 atop the Conference Carolinas standings while throwing a perfect game on Saturday.
Starting the week at UNC-Pembroke, Conklin went 3-for-6 in the DH spot with a double and run scored. Conklin revved up her week Friday going 4-for-7 at Johnson C. Smith hitting for the cycle, combining both games with four RBI and five runs scored. The junior went 2-for-4 in the opener followed by three hits in four plate appearances in the nightcap. In the league twin bill against St. Andrews, Conklin put together a 5-for-7 afternoon with two homers, two doubles, six RBI and four runs scored. During her three hits in game one, she also managed to throw a perfect game with 18-up, 18-down in the 9-0, six-inning win. Wrapping up the eight games in six days, Conklin put together another hit with three walks in a split at Brevard. Conklin also tallied three more runs, and two more stolen bases after swiping bags at UNC-Pembroke and JC Smith. In total, Conklin hit .520 with three dingers and 10 RBI this week with 13 runs scored.
Grabbing pitcher of the week honors was well-deserved as Conklin tossed 17.2 innings in the circle this week that includes 20 strikeouts and a perfect game thrown against league-foe St. Andrews. In her first six inning start at UNC-Pembroke, Conklin allowed two unearned runs with five hits and seven strikeouts in the tough-luck loss. The junior hurler followed that up with an 18-up, 18-down perfecto with 10 strikeouts against St. Andrews in game one during an 8-0, six-inning win for the Lady Falcons. Pitching in both games at Brevard on Sunday, Conklin tossed 1.2 frames in relief with a pair of strikeouts scoring the win in eight. Starting game two, Conklin took a no-decision after one troubled inning allowing four runs on seven hits for her only rough spot of the weekend. Overall, she leads the Lady Falcon softball with a slim 1.83 ERA allowing just nine earned runs with 36 strikeouts on the season.
Pfeiffer is currently 9-9 overall and 4-0 in the conference after a Tuesday afternoon sweep on Fayetteville State.


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