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Manila's last piece of marine wilderness under siege
From the highway, speeding motorists often breeze past the clump of mangroves along the Manila Bay coastal road between Las Piñas and Parañaque without a second glance. But occasionally, a flock of birds in the lagoon catches their attention, the only indication that this is no ordinary coastline.
In fact, beyond the squatter shanties and floating trash – plastic bottles, tin cans, rubber slippers and other waste pushed inland from the sea – there's an unlikely paradise known only to intrepid bird watchers.
Nestled in the sunny lagoon are two strips of land known as Freedom Islands where 80 species of migratory and resident birds such as the endemic Philippine Duck, the endangered Chinese Egret, and the rare Pied Avocet may be seen.
Declared the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA) in 2007, the islands were included in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance last March 15, one of only six such sites all over the country.
However, its uniqueness may not be enough to save this last piece of wilderness in the burgeoning metropolis of Manila from falling victim to urban development.
Airport authorities are calling for the transfer of the wildlife sanctuary to another location, blaming it for bird strikes at the nearby Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the country's premiere gateway.
A P14-billion land reclamation project, which will surround the protected area, also threatens the islands' existence and may eventually cut it off from the rest of Manila Bay.
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The protected area covers 175 hectares of mudflats, mangroves, and a diverse assortment of birds in addition to the two islands, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The Parañaque River runs along its northern boundary, the Las Piñas River on the south.
Nine species of mangroves including the nilad, where the city of Maynila got its name, grow thick and wild along the shoreline and serve as the roosting, nesting, and feeding grounds of the birds.
Annually, up to 5,000 migratory birds following the East Asian–Australasian Flyway make a stopover in the area during the migration season. Conservationists say this figure is about one-sixth of the number seen in the 1970s.
A visit to the islands may not be enticing at first, with fishermen on the shore busy filling dingy styrofoam boxes with their catch for the day – shrimp, mussels, clams, oyster, or fish.
But once inside, the enthralling sight of small bird colonies facing the bay or just gathering inside the lagoon is a welcome experience for harried Manila residents. With a slight movement the birds fly off, just like pigeons scattered around a busy church square, except that the island's feathered denizens are much bigger with longer beaks and more colorful features.
Bird strikes
Since 2011, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) has been calling for the removal of the sanctuary purportedly to avert further bird strikes, one of the natural hazards in airports around the world.
So far, there has been no recorded fatal accident from bird strikes at the airport. In a report, the National Economic and Development Authority's Land Use Committee also noted that "the incidence of bird strikes could not be attributed directly" to the existence of the bird sanctuary, which is located some three kilometers from the tip of NAIA's runway.
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"The frequency of bird strikes has been erratic in the past nine years… There are anecdotal reports that most bird strikes are caused by pigeons that are raised in the nearby communities in Parañaque," according to the report dated March 20, 2012.
"While aviation safety is of primary importance, there is no substantial reason for demolishing the LPPCHEA," NEDA said. And even if the sanctuary is removed, "bird strikes will continue given the Philippines' location along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway and the airport's proximity to Manila Bay and Laguna de Bay, which are also resting or staging sites of migratory birds."
Mike Lu, president of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines, agreed with the NEDA's findings and even proposed the establishment of more sanctuaries to divert the birds from the NAIA grounds.
"Pag nawala 'yung bird sanctuary, the birds will look for alternative places to rest and one big area is the airport runway. So we think that if you take away the bird sanctuary, there will be nowhere else to go but the runway," he told GMA News Online.
"I would even advocate creating more sanctuaries to attract the birds away from the runway. That's a better solution," the bird enthusiast added.
A proposed ordinance in the City of Parañaque prohibits the breeding of pigeons and other birds within four kilometers of the airport.
… or land reclamation?
For seven years, the families of Leonor Bello and Maribel Melo have been living in floating houses along the coast of Las Piñas and Parañaque, where they survive on fishing and gathering of seashells in the waters around Manila Bay's Freedom Islands.
This is where the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) temporarily relocated their informal community, from a vacant field at the back of a mall in Parañaque, when the area along the coastal road was reclaimed.
Plans to transfer them to a permanent site fell through, and since then, their families have been living in flimsy shacks, with bamboo slats for flooring and recycled tarpaulin as roofing. Pieces of styrofoam allows the huts to float along the breakwaters, but with every typhoon, the fishing village consisting of about 70 to 100 families has to evacuate to safer ground and keep rebuilding the houses.
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The Bay City project, which was formerly called Three Islands, was stalled after it became controversial during the 1990s due to alleged corruption coming from the government's highest ranks. It was dubbed "the grandmother of all scams," and a senate inquiry was called to investigate it.
A report by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism at the time said about P3 billion in bribes changed hands for what was then known as the PEA-Amari deal, referring to the Philippine Estates Authority and the Amari Coastal Bay Resources Corp.
Later, Amari's right to reclaim the land was passed on to the Central Bay Reclamation and Development Corporation (CBRDC), then to Centennial City, which is now called Cyber Bay Corp.
When the Supreme Court declared the joint venture agreement between PEA and Amari as null and void in 2003, Cyber Bay pursued a P13.385 billion reimbursement claim with the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA), which replaced PEA.
Throughout the legal saga, Atty. Peter Suchianco, a consultant of Ramon Ang, was a constant presence in the various corporations. He served as the director and president of CBRDC, and when the company was taken over by Cyber Bay, he became the new firm's president for five terms and director since 2002. At the same time, Ang sat either as president or chairman of the board of Cyber Bay.
In recent years, a new property developer named AllTech Contractors, Inc. has entered the picture, providing an unsolicited proposal to reclaim the coastal area in Las Piñas and Parañaque, now whittled down to 635 hectares and excluding Freedom Islands.
According to company records, Suchianco is AllTech's project manager for the proposed reclamation. But despite their interlocking interests, Suchianco denied in an interview last year that Ang had a hand in AllTech.
City within a city
With the growing trend in contemporary urban development towards city enclaves, or "city within a city," it's no surprise that Las Piñas is eager to join the game. But since, as it claims, the city has no more land to develop, the local government opted to have an agreement with AllTech for a P14-billion reclamation project.
In an interview, Las Piñas Mayor Vergel "Nene" Aguilar said the proposed reclamation is a mixed-use development with commercial and residential units, plus entertainment centers like malls and casinos. It would be like The Fort in Taguig City, or Eastwood in Quezon City, he said.
He estimates revenues of up to P8 billion per year once the reclamation project is in place, or more than five times the P1.4 billion annual income of the Las Piñas local government. In addition, the project would generate some 30,000 new jobs, he said.
But environmental economist Dr. Oggie Arcenas notes that local government units need to think beyond political boundaries and local revenues.
"Kadalasan silaw sa pera pero in fairness to them, it could be because they're in need. Kailangan nila ng pondo para sa projects nila. [But] everything should be taken into account," he asserts. "Someone will bear the cost. Who will shoulder the cost?"
Last year, the Supreme Court issued a writ of kalikasan against the project but did not grant a temporary environmental protection order that would stop it, prompting the petitioners to seek recourse with the Court of Appeals, where the case remains pending.
The legal battle over the reclamation project has pitted Aguilar against his sister, Las Piñas Rep. Cynthia Villar, who is leading the petition. She claims to have the support of some 300,000 residents of Las Piñas, who fear that the project would block the natural flow of rivers into Manila Bay and bring floods to the city during storms.
"Irreversible destruction"
The proposed area to be reclaimed will not include the bird sanctuary, but the map below shows that it would blanket almost the entirety of the Freedom Islands and choke off access to Manila Bay.
"They want to reclaim seaward, but then the sea is part of the feeding ground of all the birds. It sustains the lagoon inside. If they continue with the plan to reclaim, the sea will be far away. We fear that the marine life inside the lagoon will die," WBCP's Lu says.
Noise pollution and siltation during the process of reclamation may also drive away the birds and fishes, the bird enthusiast noted.
Dr. Rene Rollon, director of the Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, also pointed out that the project will cause "irreversible habitat destruction" of the mangrove ecosystem.
"Kaya natin pinuprotektahan ang mangroves dahil sa kanyang function at ginagawa sa system, and among those functions are as coastline stabilizer, spawning grounds, feeding grounds," he said.
"Kung isolated na ang mga mangroves mula sa open area ng bay, ano na ang function niya? Wala na, decoration na lang. We [may] have mangroves in an ecotourism spot, pero wala namang function," he explained.
Through the years, the ecosystems in the Manila Bay area have deteriorated due to economic development activities, but many life forms still thrive within its borders.
"Hindi naman tayo totally against reclamation, e. We need development, but we have to balance development and protection of natural resources," LPPCHEA program manager Rey Aguinaldo told GMA News Online.
"I will prefer to maintain this one and build it as an ecotourism area and a (source of) pride for the Philippines… [having a] wetlands park in Manila Bay," he noted.
Aguinaldo says the gains from preserving the bird sanctuary may not be immediately apparent, but it will prove its worth in the future. "Kapag na-reserve mo [ang area] hindi agad mare-realize ang immediate gains, but in the long term saka mo lang mare-realize kasi na-preserve mo na ang area," he says. – YA/HS, GMA News
The author was a recipient of a grant from the International Women's Media Foundation, which covered part of the cost of producing this report.


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Cars > Challenges > "Little Blue" Vs "Straman Convertible CRX"
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1986 Honda Straman CRX Spyder
"Straman Convertible CRX"
Head to Head
About "Little Blue"
1995 BMW Z3 Roadster Montreal Blue. Purchased as a bribe to get the wife to quit smoking. Fun little car to drive. Handles like it is on rails. Love taking cloverleaf exits at 65+mph. Car is glued to the road. It will not set any straight line speed records. Put it on a winding road and have FUN!!!!!!
About "Straman Convertible CRX"
I bought this car from someone who was days away from sending it to the scrap pile. It was sitting under some tarps, on the side of their house for 11 years. I was told that it had a cracked head, no keys, and no paperwork. This person bought this car and never transfered the title into his name because the cylinder head cracked shortly after he got it.He said that he didn't have the money to fix it and then lost interest in it. Can you believe it only 310 of these cars supposedly ever made and he lost interest in it! Wow! The project is coming along nicely.It is #73 0f ???. I had some keys made, gutted and replaced the interior and seats,had a new top made,then bought some rims and tires for it.Pretty much kept it stock.
Oh...and guess what folks...The head was never cracked.The only problem was the radiator was split at the seems. He probably should have gotten a second opinion...
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KLRE650 super Rio build thread.
What is a KLRE650?
I am part owner of a small motorcycle shop in victoria B.C. . Most of the time I work as a mechanic .Four years ago when the Kawasaki Ex650r was released we had a Klr650 and ex in the shop. It came to me that this would be a great splice. We took some measurements and it looked like a winner.
I went home knocked of a drawing and the idea was firmly locked in my head.
Several years went by with no sight of donor bikes. I told my good Friend George Rio Constible about my idea when he worked for me in 2009. George was my mentor and a great mechanic who had built many a cool bike. With his complete enthusiasm for my idea, my fire was lit.
Sadly George was killed June 1st of 2009 riding to meet his family and friends for his favorite outing Monday bike night.
I dedicate this bike to his memory.
This is my EX650R powered KLR. http://superrio.smugmug.com
nice looking KLR!
I've been waiting for this here thread. George has left a nice mark with this bike.:clap
nice. more or less what kawi should have done with the versys.
funny how kawi has all the pieces to build a bike like and sell it like hotcakes
...yet they don't.
every thread needs a pic :norton
After looking around at pics, very impressive build. What is the ground clearance? How is the handling off-road? can you tell and difference in weight? Also looks like you may have widened the frame, if so how much?
That should be enough questions right out of the gate :D
you need to send a link of this thread to Kawasaki. :clap
That is the coolest looking "KLR" I've ever seen...
The Rio is 10inches under the rear of the skid plate.
The bike felt heavier today the happy trails rad guards are bulky. I will have it wieghed again.
The frame is no wider over all, just at the front its now the same as the rear. The lower crash guards come off with quick pins. gives you the option.
Todays ride.
Very nice work. It looks like it came out of the factory that way.
KLRE650 Super Rio
KLRE650 Super Rio, wow what a perfect name for a fantastic bike.
I love the KLR650's and I have tried a few others, but just seem not to be able to let go of my KLR. I have wanted a little more out of it and look at what you got here. :thumb
It is good looking realiable bike that runs great and the suspension is perfect. That engine has to be fun in the KLR body and will preform with the big boys on and off road.
Good job.
you have 10" of ground clearance, have you increased suspension travel?
How much lower are the frame rails with the twin?
Nice work. :deal
It looks a little too Good :evil
Like a Phactory bike!!! Well Done :thumb
John, the rails are 1-1/2 inches lower, but the rear wheel is now 18" with a tall 140/80-18 tire.
The stock clearence I had at 11" so not much lost. Hope this makes sense.:1drink
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SOA Watch protest links immigration with foreign policy
Pinochet's army in Chile, generals who fueled El Salvador's civil war and murderous paramilitaries in Colombia's drug war have all been trained at the SOA.
Rights groups sue feds over immigrant families
"What we are seeing in Artesia is nothing less than a sham process that values expediency over justice".
Cuba Caravanistas welcomed in Dallas
Participants explained why they are going: "To deliver aid to our brothers and sisters in Cuba as a direct challenge to the U.S. government's cruel and immoral economic blockade."
U.S. policy driving the children north
The poverty and suffering of Guatemalans, and especially indigenous Guatemalans, is rooted in long term U.S. policy in the region.
U.S. trade policy linked to crisis at the border
The mass migration of children from Central America has been at the center of a political firestorm over the past few weeks.
With Iraq under threat, questions emerge
Among those hard questions, many Iraqis believe, should be a serious re-think of the damaging U.S. policy of manipulating ethnic and sectarian blocs in Iraq.
"Daylight" appears on Israel-Palestine conflict
J Street, the six-year-old "pro-Israel, pro-peace" liberal Jewish organization, with some 180,000 members and supporters, met in San Francisco June 7-8 in its first national summit on the West Coast.
Obama rebuffs militarists in speech full of contradictions
Obama emphasized working through international bodies, however he placed NATO, a U.S./Western Europe Cold War holdover, first on his list, before the United Nations.
Cuban Americans talk about normalizing Cuba relations
In a city known for its hostility toward Cuba's socialist government, Cuban Americans met March 15 to talk about normalizing U.S. relations with the island. It was a noteworthy development.
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My start of sculpting
Hey everyone im 15yr old from Lithuania (smal small country ;D), and like few days ago i first came into this thread and i was amazed by your professionalisness, so i thought why not to give it a try to sculpt something, so i went today to art shop and bought some sculpt plasticine and this is my first try, please give me some tips and such, thanks.
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the head is too elongated backwards, and the eye sockets are assymetrical at this point.
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A national strategy was adopted in Yaounde over the weekend.
Actors in the non-timber forest products (NTFP) sub- sector want activities in the area organised. Meeting in Yaounde for two days, experts, most of them from the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, discussed ways and means of rendering the sub-sector more organized by adopted a legal framework that will regulate the sub-sector, reinforcing research and put in place a perfect national management synergy. All these are being developed within the framework of the Project for Institutional Support and Sustainable management of non-timber forest products in Cameroon, for which the Yaounde workshop was organised..
Speaking at the workshop, the project's coordinator, Balomog Jeanne stated that non-timber forest products are diverse and include all the other forest resources besides wood. She said the non-timber forest sector faces problems because it is not well known and mastered, whereas the products that range from fruits, vegetables, medicinal plants, building and furniture material like rattan cane, constitute a source of livelihood to millions of people. According to her, almost everyone exploits or uses non-timber forest products in one way or the other. Mrs Balomog said due to the vast nature of the sub- sector, it is difficult to quantify what its contributes to the national economy but disclosed that from statistics, it injects more than CFA 300 million into the economy yearly.
The Yaounde workshop was therefore aimed at helping the government to maximize the contribution of the non-timber forest products to the socio-economic development of the country through sustainable management and promotion. Research has been carried out on ways boosting the sub-sector and the workshop was a forum to share the findings with other partners. The major concern was on the state of the non-timber forest products in Cameroon, the criteria of identifying the diverse activities to ensure proper promotion, mastery of the areas to be promoted, priorities in capacity building and instruments to be used that will cater for problems. It is with the help of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) that the workshop took place and the outcome was a harmonized national strategy to boost the contribution of the non-timber forest products to the national economy.


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When it's cold outside, you wear a coat, right? Depends...
Worrying about your kids just never stops, no matter how old they get! After 21 years, you'd think being a mom would get a little easier, right? I mean, they can brush their own teeth, do their own laundry, even find their own food. So, your worries should be pretty much done... NOT!
Yesterday, the high temperature in Springfield was 16 with a wind chill of zero or below. Yesterday in Rolla, Missouri, where my son goes to college, it was even colder. High temp of around 12 I think and wind chills well below zero. My son owns a nice warm, lightweight down jacket, leather gloves, and a thermal stocking hat. He also has to walk a little over a mile from his dorm to class. Do you think he wears any of those items? Again, NOT!!!
It is beyond me that an intelligent, grown man can be so #!@$%^^*! THAT is the frustration of a mother who worries about her baby and at the same time wants to drive to Rolla and FORCE him to wear a coat!
So, yes, Mom, I get it now and I don't have any idea how you survived seven children without losing your mind! Love you... and I'm sorry.
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Spotted: Leighton Meester and Adam Brody's Sweet Sleepover (PHOTOS)
The (Hollywood) hills are alive with the sound of Leighton Meester's (Blair Waldorf) love music, and it's a beautiful thing. Ever since (read: last night) we found out that Leigh has invited Adam Brody into her Upper East Side, we're DYING of jealousy and joy.
In pics snapped by some astute paps, Adam was spotted hopping into his getaway car on the morning of February 6 outside of Leighton's Los Angeles home. Although we're shocked that Blair would date someone who doesn't have his own driver, we'll let it slide since he's so darn cute.
Leighton moved out to LA from New York in October, after Gossip Girl wrapped filming on its final season. She was previously linked to artist Aaron Himelstein, but has always kept her love life relatively on the downlow, so her split didn't make headlines. Adam was most recently linked to Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist director Lorene Scafaria. Broster met in our fan fiction... um, we mean, possibly on the set of their movie The Oranges but did not get together until recently.
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and local businesses collaborate on a groundbreaking visual and musical experience
Anne Arenstein
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Over-the-Rhine and Washington Park are gearing up for LumenoCity, a musical and visual collaboration that is the first of its kind in the world, featuring the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Music Hall itself.
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Anne Arenstein
0 Comments · Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Craig Irvin, Andrew Wilkowske and Gabriel Preisser are enjoying a career arc that any opera singer would kill for. All three performed in the world premiere of Silent Night, an opera that garnered rave reviews, a Pulitzer Prize, a PBS broadcast and subsequent productions, including this weekend's from the Cincinnati Opera, in which the singers reprise their original roles.
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Popular audio-visual performance to take over Washington Park Aug. 5-9
LumenoCity, the popular outdoor 3D light and music show, will return to Washington Park with five performances Aug. 5-9. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will again provide the live music to accompany 3D projection lighting by Brave Berlin that makes the facade of Music Hall appear to come to life.Performances include a dress rehearsal on Aug. 5 followed by four shows Aug. 6-9. All performances will begin at 8:30 p.m. with the Cincinnati Pops and the audio/visual show with the CSO will begin at 9:40 p.m. each night.In addition to more performances, changes this year include an admission fee. Tickets cost $15-$20 and attendees must register in advance for a chance to reserve them. Ticket registration is open now through May 16 at 10 p.m. at lumenocity2015.com (limit one entry per person). A select number of registrants will be chosen at random on May 29, and those people will have the opportunity to buy up to four tickets (limit one selected registrant per household). Once selected individuals receive their ticket codes, they can then select particular performance dates on a first-come, first served basis. Codes should be redeemed as early as possible, starting June 1. Overall capacity has been reduced to 6,000 per night (a total of 30,000 across the four performances and dress rehearsal) to limit overcrowding.The CSO is making 10 percent of the tickets available free of charge to locals through human service organizations. Other viewing opportunities include a free webcast Aug. 7-8, a live radio broadcast Aug. 7 on WGUC and a live television broadcast Aug. 8 on CET and WCPO.
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Cincy City Manager courts businesses upset with Indiana's RFRA law; more streetcar headaches; public nude photog coming to Cincy, looking for "the crown jewels"
Good morning y'all. I cannot wait for this weekend so let's get to it. Are you a businessperson in Indiana steamed about the state's new Religious Freedom Restoration Act? A lot of people are. In the wake of controversy around Indiana's law, which as written allows businesses to discriminate against LGBT individuals on the basis of religious beliefs, Cincinnati City Manager Harry Black is making a pitch to Indiana businesses: Come to Cincy. We're more accepting, and that's good for business, Black says. Black has already written to companies like Yelp who had planned to expand in Indiana but are now pulling back thanks to the new law signed by Gov. Mike Pence last week. Many businesses have balked at such RFRA laws, both in Indiana and elsewhere, saying they're morally objectionable and bad for business. Pence and Indiana lawmakers announced a fix to the law earlier this week that they say would prohibit discrimination. But many of the law's critics, including big business, say the fix isn't enough. Now Cincinnati is looking poach some of that business expansion for its own.• Another day, another embarrassing streetcar argument. At yesterday's City Council meeting, Mayor John Cranley lashed out at the city's streetcar team, saying it had "secretly" spent $200,000 on studies for the transit project's potential second leg into uptown. It turns out that last February, the team, led by project executive John Deatrick, spent about $70,000 out of a fund set aside for streetcar studies in 2008. The team authorized the full $200,000 in contracts to two firms to do budget and cost benefit analyses but paused the work when it became clear focus on the current phase of the streetcar was the priority. Cranley says the 2008 City Council resolution creating the original $800,000 pot of money for studies didn't specifically authorize the streetcar team to use the money and that the studies are an example of a "culture of secrecy" around the project. The team says it was unaware it had to ask for special permission to undertake the analyses for phase 1b. Phew. City Manager Harry Black, who has the power to discipline city personnel, says there appears to be no grounds to punish members of the streetcar team. Can we just stop the fussin' and the feudin', please?• Parking rates are changing in Over-the-Rhine and downtown Tuesday. The shifts, which are tied to usage in the areas, have been planned for a year and were given final approval by Cincinnati City Council yesterday. Rates will go up or down by a quarter in various parts of the downtown/OTR area. In general, rates will go down or stay the same west of Vine Street, ranging from $2.00 an hour south of Sixth Street to $.75 an hour north of Central Parkway. East of Vine Street, rates will go up; it will now cost $2.25 an hour to park south of Central Parkway and $1.25 an hour north of it. The city has watched usage rates in various parts of downtown/OTR since January to come up with the new rates, a kind of makeshift "dynamic parking" effort. In other cities, sophisticated data crunching can change parking rates on meters according to demand on an hourly basis. That won't happen here, but by shifting rates according to the parking market, city leaders hope to incentivize parking turnover in busy areas and encourage drivers to park in less-used locations. Some of the funds from the parking boost will go to the streetcar, and some to the general fund, City Manager Harry Black says. • I grew up in Hamilton, where the grisly legacy of James Rupert is hard to escape. On Easter Sunday 40 years ago, Ruppert murdered 11 members of his family in a house on the corner of Minor Avenue in Hamilton's Lindenwald neighborhood. At the time, it was the largest mass-murder in U.S. history. Yesterday, Rupert had a parole hearing. The parole board's decision hasn't been announced yet, but the Butler County Prosecutor's Office is strongly objecting to his release. • Hey, here's a weird one. Need some new nude photos in front of Music Hall? There's a guy who may be able to hook you up on Opening Day, when he comes to Cincinnati to shoot nude photos of folks in front of local landmarks. He's done it in a number of big U.S. cities, sometimes with getaway drivers nearby due to the illegal nature of being naked in public. I can't avoid comment on this quote in the Enquirer, so here it comes:"I am looking for Americana, the history of the United States," Harvey Drouillard says. "I am looking for the crown jewels." Crown jewels indeed.• A few days ago, I told you about how the Ohio General Assembly floated a proposal that required college students and other somewhat transitory voters to register their car in Ohio if they wanted to vote here. Many Democrats have likened that measure to a poll tax; it would cost most students $75 to re-register their cars and if they don't and try to vote, their current registration would become invalid. Gov. John Kasich apparently agreed with the detractors, vetoing the measure Wednesday. The provision was tucked into Ohio's transportation budget legislation, which moves forward without the voter registration law. • Finally, U.S. negotiations with Iran over that country's nuclear program have made big headlines lately, with a lot of politicking going on around the fact that we're negotiating with the country at all. But according to some sources, those negotiations have taken a fruitful and promising turn lately. Here's the latest on where things stand with U.S. efforts to keep Iran from developing nukes. The whole process is fascinating and terrifying stuff.
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Urban Cincy founder Randy Simes offers 10 forward-thinking concepts to aid the region today and in the future.
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News in Review 2014
Today's news and our top daily/weekly stories of 2014
Hey all! In a minute, I'm going to hit you with the list: the biggest, the most interesting and the most disturbing stories we covered this year on a daily or weekly basis. We've already given you our favorite news cover stories; those long-form pieces which we spent weeks or even months putting together. Now it's time for the everyday stuff. But first, let me just throw a couple things your way that are making news on the last day of 2014. Memorials are planned for Leelah Alcorn, the Kings Mills 17-year-old who committed suicide on I-71 Sunday after suffering with lengthy depression and isolation due to her transgender status. These memorials include a candlelight vigil in front of Kings High School Saturday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. In other news, the city came to an agreement with unions over its pension obligations last night. The deal, which took 10 months of negotiations, including a nine-hour marathon talk session between the city, employees and retirees, is complicated, but here's the upshot: The agreement will allow the city to stabilize the pension fund, to which it owes $862 million, by whittling down retiree health benefits over time while putting $200 million from the health care trust fund into the pension fund. The city will also make a $38 million payment into the system next year. On to the list. It's a bit absurd to do these end of the year lists, right? I mean, ongoing stories don't conveniently bookend themselves on New Years Eve, but tend to linger on and on (see: streetcar fight). But we have to stop somewhere and brag about our coverage, and the day we run out of calendar seems as good as any. So here are some of the big stories we covered in 2014:1. Police Shootings and Race: A Familiar StoryCincinnati is no stranger to controversy surrounding police shootings. So the unrest around an August incident in Ferguson, Mo., where a police officer shot an unarmed teenager named Michael Brown felt very close to home. The incident sparked civil unrest in Ferguson and across the country. Just days before, a similar incident occurred in a Beavercreek Walmart, where police shot 22-year-old John Crawford while he was holding a pellet gun sold in the store. We watched the Crawford case closely from the beginning. His shooting as well as a number of others around the country that came to light afterward were especially pertinent in Cincinnati, bringing back memories of the 2001 shooting of Timothy Thomas by police in Over-the-Rhine. We covered the parallels between 2001 and now, followed local reaction to the recent police shootings and delved deep into racial tensions in Beavercreek. New incidents of questionable use of force by police officers continue to emerge, suggest this story is far from over. We'll be following it just as closely in 2015.2. Icon Tax DebateTwo of Cincinnati's favorite buildings need big help. But getting the money to renovate historic Music Hall and Union Terminal has been a political struggle. An initial proposal by business leaders would have levied a .25 percent sales tax increase over time to fund renovations on both buildings. But Republican Hamilton County commissioners Chris Monzel and Greg Hartmann balked at including Music Hall in that arrangement, opting instead to shorten the duration of the tax increase and only fix Union Terminal. That left supporters of OTR's major landmark angry and triggered a campaign to unseat Hartmann in the November election, though that effort fizzled. Meanwhile, Music Hall may get the fixing up it needs after all: the building was awarded $20 million in tax credits in December that will go a long way toward needed renovations.3. The Battle Over Cincinnati's Last Abortion Clinic After lawmakers passed restrictive new laws requiring clinics that provide abortions to have transfer agreements with area hospitals, and then turned around and barred state-funded hospitals from entering into those agreements, things looked bleak for the region's two remaining clinics. The situation got even worse over the summer when the Ohio Department of Health revoked the license of one of those clinics, Women's Med in Sharonville, after refusing to grant the clinic an exception to those new rules. The area's last remaining abortion provider, the Elizabeth Campbell Surgical Center in Mount Auburn, got a similar warning from the state in November. The clinic had been waiting a year to hear back from the state about its request for a variance to the rules on the grounds that its doctors have individual admitting privileges with area hospitals. Planned Parenthood, which runs the clinic, sued the state, claiming Ohio's laws are unconstitutional and present an undue burden to women seeking abortions. The state blinked, providing the clinic with a variance and keeping Cincinnati from becoming the largest metropolitan area in the country without direct access to abortion services.4. Transit: Fights and Forward MovementFrom ongoing streetcar drama to fights over bike lanes to efforts to bring better rail service to Cincinnati, how we get around got a lot of attention this year. In the spring, a battle flared up over Mayor John Cranley's diversion of funds away from on-street bike lanes to bike paths, and further controversy arose over a new bike lane being built on Central Parkway. One business owner concerned about a few parking spots temporarily ground that project to a halt before the city agreed to spend thousands of extra dollars accommodating the parking concerns. There was some other progress on bike-related projects this year as paths on the city's east side, including plans that could also someday include light rail, continued to take shape. Bickering about how the city will pay for the streetcar dominated the daily news, with new panics about the project's yearly operating budget and construction contingency fund cropping up constantly. Meanwhile, in a project of a much larger scale, a group of advocates launched a campaign this year to get daily rail service going between Cincinnati and Chicago. Unlike the streetcar, that effort has been surprisingly bi-partisan. That level of agreement has been rare in transportation fights. But all the back and forth is good on one level — it means Cincinnatians are actively thinking about and engaged in conversations around transit alternatives. 5. Cincinnati's Big Developments: Concerns and QuestionsThere's no denying Cincinnati has had a huge year in terms of development. Over-the-Rhine continues to change at a rapid pace and other neighborhoods are quickly following suit in their own ways. But developers and the city administration that courts them are powerful folks, and it's always good to ask questions when millions are getting thrown around like Monopoly money. We delved into concerns over Cincinnati City Center Development Corporation's move into northern OTR, where the city awarded it decision-making power over a whole swath of neighborhood surrounding Findlay Market even as residents and the OTR Community Council expressed serious concerns about the deal. We talked to residents and businesses in Clifton Heights, where the city enacted zoning changes and tax deals for an out-of-town developer who will build a large, student-centered apartment complex despite protests from some long-time residents there. And we took a deep look into what the new I-71 interchange means for Avondale and Walnut Hills, both largely black communities whose members have historic reasons to distrust highway projects. Will development surrounding a new highway on and off ramp in these historically neglected and low-income neighborhoods lift up residents there, or will it bulldoze them? The questions around Cincinnati's big-budget developments remain, and we'll continue asking them in 2015.6. Charter School Drama2014 was the year things got weird at Ohio charter schools. VLT Academy in Cincinnati shut down after a long, messy fight by the school to secure a sponsor organization over protests from the Ohio Department of Education. A charter high school in Dayton, along with several others run by Chicago-based Horizon schools, came under scrutiny from federal authorities after former teachers made multiple reports of records forging and sexual misconduct. Overall, multiple studies, including a CityBeat review of state education data for Cincinnati charters, found that charters don't seem to perform any better on the whole than public schools, and in many cases, perform worse. Meanwhile, charters are held to lower standards than public schools. All that begs the question: what are taxpayers getting for the diverted funds that pay for these often for-profit schools?7. The Persistence of Poverty We covered a number of issues surrounding poverty in Cincinnati, from former staffer German Lopez's excellent cover story on the city's poverty problem to more specific issues like affordable, subsidized housing, increases in homelessness in the city and a proposed hate crime law that would protect the homeless. There was also some good news, as Lower Price Hill, one of the city's poorest neighborhoods received free Wi-Fi so students and residents could connect to the outside world. As one of the city's biggest, most complex challenges, Cincinnati's high poverty rate works its way into a number of other issues such as sex trafficking, the heroin crisis and others, meaning we're just getting started in our coverage. Expect much more in 2015.This is by no means an exhaustive list. Some other big stories we checked out this year include German Lopez's great piece on efforts to legalize marijuana in Ohio and our coverage of the court battle over Ohio's gay marriage ban. When you're all bored and hungover tomorrow, peruse our coverage from the last year. Then hit me up with what you'd like to see in the new year. What's important to you that Cincinnati media is neglecting? Find me at firstname.lastname@example.com and @nswartsell on Twitter.
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Council passes tax deals; big announcement on Music Hall; this coffee has a little something extra
Hey y'all. Here's a brief rundown of the news this morning before I have to fly out the door to cover a few things. • City Council yesterday voted to approve a number of property tax-related items we've already reported on. But here are the cliff notes. Among the bigger ones was a controversial move to create two tax increment financing districts around properties owned by Evanston-based developer Neyer. The group has said it will be making big improvements to the area and asked the city to create the TIF districts to fund infrastructure improvements in the districts. Some critics have called this a tax abatement, but in reality, Neyer will stay pay taxes — they'll just end up in a fund earmarked for public works projects around their buildings instead of flowing into the general fund, where they could be used for police, transit, etc. Council also passed an amendment at the request of Councilwoman Yvette Simpson requiring council approval of all expenditures from the fund. Councilman Chris Seelbach voted against the TIF districts.• City Council also unanimously passed a 15-year tax abatement for a project in Clifton Heights by Gilbane Development Co. that will bring 180 units of student housing to the neighborhood. The abatement, which could be worth up to $12 million, is for the building's proposed environmentally-friendly Silver LEED certification. Council voted unanimously for the tax break. This project was also controversial, as a number of residents in Clifton Heights say such developments are changing the character of the neighborhood.• Believe in Cincinnati, the grassroots group responsible for pushing the streetcar forward last winter, is holding a rally today to launch an effort pushing council to make plans for the streetcar's extension into uptown. City administration so far has no plans for such a study until the first phase of the project is complete and can be evaluated. Believe in Cincinnati would like to see the next phase planned soon so that the project can apply for grants and find other funding.The rally will be at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Race and Elder streets near Findlay Market. "Why shouldn't we get those scarce federal dollars for transit instead of another city? If we don't have a plan, we won't be considered," said the group's leader Ryan Messer to the Cincinnati Business Courier.• Meanwhile, just a few blocks away, Mayor John Cranley will hold a news conference at Music Hall, where he's likely to announce that the landmark has won an Ohio historic tax credit worth millions. Representatives from the State Historic Preservation Office and the Ohio Development Services Office will also speak at the press conference, along with state Sen. Bill Seitz. The grant is worth up to $25 million. Music Hall has been competing with Cleveland's Huntington Building and May Co. department store and the former Goodyear Tire Co. headquarters in Akron. The historic hall, which is home to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and a number of other cultural institutions, needs $123 million in renovations. Funding efforts so far are still $40 million short. The state tax credit could go a long way toward filling that gap.UPDATE: Music Hall will get the full $25 million tax credit.• The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio is investigating a grant program for public schools recently put forward by Gov. John Kasich. The Community Connections mentorship program conditions receipt of the grant on public schools' collaboration with religious institutions, something the ACLU says may be violate separation of church and state under the constitution. The group is investigating the program further. "The First Amendment of the Constitution provides very strong protection against the government imposing religion upon children in public schools," said Heather Weaver of the ACLU Program on Religious Freedom and Belief in a news release. "This new program appears to disregard those protections and injects religion into our classrooms."• Continually low wages and changes to federal food assistance programs have been a one-two punch for low-income families in Ohio, a new study finds. The combination of stagnant pay and cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program enacted last year mean that Ohioans lost access to the equivalent of 195 million meals since November of last year, according to research by the Ohio Association of Foodbanks, which provides food assistance across the state. The study showed that 50 percent of households receiving food assistance have at least one member who is employed; it also showed that many of those recipients are underemployed and received no boost in wages from the year prior. Tied to the $265 million cut to the SNAP program Congress enacted last year, that's left many families worse off than they have been before. The cuts have other repercussions as well, according to the group."Our network and the people we serve can't afford to absorb any more spending tradeoffs, reductions, or harmful policy changes," said OAF Executive Director Lisa Hamler-Fugitt. "The loss of $265 million in entirely federally-funded SNAP benefits has already had an astronomical economic impact. Every $5 in federal expenditures of SNAP benefits generates $9 in local spending, so this loss of SNAP benefits has not only impacted the food budgets of low-income families — it has also led to an estimated $477 million in lost revenue for grocers and retailers and lost economic growth."• If you need a way to boost productivity around the office, well, this is one way to get that done. Or it might just start a ton of fights and paranoid ramblings. Actually, maybe just steer clear of this "enhanced" coffee shipped to Germany recently.
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Music Tonight: Joe Bonamassa, Shaggy and More
Modern Blues/Rock guitar hero Joe Bonamassa might not be a household name, but he has a gigantic fan base. Tonight, many of those fans will fill Music Hall to watch the six-string superstar do his thang. I just drove by Music Hall and he has multiple trucks and busses parked around back, one adorned with the motto, "Always on the Road," a reference to how he has built such a big following. Bonamassa does make records, though. His most recent is Different Shades of Blues. Here's what CityBeat's Brian Baker had to say about the LP in his preview of the show (click here for the full preview):Bonamassa's latest album, Different Shades of Blue, is a full-tilt electric experience, kicking off with a brief taste of Jimi Hendrix's "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)" — Bonamassa was peeling off Hendrix licks when he was 7 — and roaring into incendiary originals like the scalding "Oh Beautiful," the funky "Love Ain't a Love Song," the relentless "Never Give All Your Heart" and the sinewy title track. Tonight's show starts at 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from $79-$125. • Danish Dance Pop trio New Politics headlines a triple bill of up-and-coming bands playing Bogart's tonight. The group joins fellow on-the-verge acts Bad Suns and SomeKindaWonderful for the show. New Politics were in town this past summer to play the Bunbury Music Festival, alongside tourmates Paramore and Fall Out Boy. This fall the group teased new material with the release of the single "Everywhere I Go (Kings and Queens)." The group's next album, Vikings, is slated for release next year. Click here for CityBeat's full preview of the show. • Reggae crossover star Shaggy plays the Thompson House in Newport tonight. Local band Elementree Livity Project and veteran Columbus, Ohio, squad The Ark Band open the 7 p.m. show. Tickets are $17. Shaggy became a superstar in the '90s/early '00s with hits like "Boombastic," "Angel" and "It Wasn't Me," a huge smash (you can still hear it on Pop radio to this day) from his six-times Platinum album, Hot Shot, from 2000. Shaggy has continued to release music and tour the world. Last year, Shaggy released Out of Many, One Music, an all-Reggae album that was produced by the legendary duo Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. Click here for more live music options tonight in Greater Cincinnati.
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Brian Baker
0 Comments · Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Joe Bonamassa has never suffered the slings and arrows that have beleaguered his musical forefathers, but it's never stopped him from being an authentic and impassioned translator of the Blues.
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Election looking dark for Dems; Davis building gets reprieve; Cincinnati vies for international museum convention
Today is the day we Americans go to the polls, check some boxes and get a cool sticker. Some say we also get to choose who governs us, but the jury is still out on that one. Nah, just kidding. These are big decisions! Make sure you're fully awake and well-nourished by drinking several cups of coffee and bringing three or four donuts, breakfast burritos or slices of last night's pizza with you into the voting booth. And if you want some friendly advice and fresh perspective on the candidates before you go in and make those fateful decisions, check out our endorsements and election coverage. You'll find everything you need on the major races and issues on the ballot in the Greater Cincinnati area. Polls are open until 7:30 p.m. in Ohio and until 6 p.m. in Kentucky. Go forth, and please don't screw this up for everyone.• Before I bombard you with election news, let's hit the local stuff. The Davis Furniture building will be spared for now. Last night the Cincinnati Historic Conservation Board met for seven hours debating the merits of saving the building versus granting an application for demolition from owners the Stough Group. Stough owns the Hanke Exchange right across the street, and bought the Davis building last year at county auction for $150,000. But the cost of rehabbing it seemed monumental, so they decided to apply to tear it down. But other groups, including 3CDC and nonprofit Tender Mercies would like to pay more than that to acquire and rehab the iconic, if foreboding, former furniture store on Main Street in OTR. Things got plenty heated last night, but in the end, preservation advocates prevailed. Stough will have thirty days to appeal the decision, however, so that 20-foot-tall bowling ball mattress guy adorning the building's south side isn't out of the woods yet.• So this is pretty cool. Cincinnati is competing to bring an international museum convention to the city in 2019. Representatives from the International Council of Museums visited the city last week to check out the city's cultural amenities and hotels to determine if Cincinnati has what it takes to host a large, discerning group of museum directors from around the globe. The ICM represents 32,000 members from 137 countries, and if it chooses Cincinnati, they will meet in the United States for just the second time ever. The first time was in New York City in 1965. The convention happens every three years; 2013's convention was in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, and the 2016 meeting will be in Milan. The group toured all the sweet spots in Cincinnati, including Music Hall, The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, the Contemporary Art Center and just about anywhere else in town that has a museum.The convention could bring more than $4 million to the city, which I don't know, says something about the value of our cultural assets. Maybe go weigh in on Issue 8 or something? Yeah.• As I mentioned yesterday, early voting turnout has been very low this midterm election — even lower than most midterms, which are not usually very busy to begin with. A lot of that has to do with the lack of competitiveness in the races, which started with the complete drubbing of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald by Gov. John Kasich after the wheels came off Fitz's campaign months ago. FitzGerald is down 28 points to Kasich. If this was a one on one basketball game, that would be a hard deficit to overcome with the time remaining on the clock, requiring multiple three-pointers, a number of personal fouls from Kasich, and Fitz subbing in LeBron James at some point. Unfortunately, this is an election, and that deficit is nearly impossible to surmount. I would still like to see LeBron dunk on Kasich at some point, but it's a lost cause otherwise. That race kept things frosty for Dems down-ticket as well, with many worthy challengers such as AG candidate David Pepper and secretary of state hopeful Nina Turner running double-digit deficits against their Republican opponents. All that is to say it's looking like a rout, folks, unless a huge ton of people come down out of the stands and vote. Wow, this extended metaphor got really painful. Yeesh. Just go vote already. • At least one statewide race is pretty exciting, though —State Rep. Connie Pillich is neck and neck with Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel in the race for his seat. Pillich, a moderate Democrat, has focused on her experience as a U.S. Air Force captain and her time at the state house. Mandel, on the other hand, has been playing defense a bit, beating back criticism about some campaign finance questions around a businessman named Ben Suarez and the suggestion that he's just using the treasurer's office as a stepping stone to bigger, better things. This one could go either way.• Things aren't going well for Democrats across the river, as Sen. Mitch McConnell pulls away from challenger Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes. McConnell is predicting victory not just for himself, but for Republicans looking to take control of the Senate from Democrats. Meanwhile, Grimes is forecasting an upset, but polling over the past few days has shown a growing lead for the incumbent.
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Jul 28 2014
More Memories
I promise this here blog o' mine will return to its former technicolor glory soon! I finally finished ordering all the prints for the office (we move in later this week) and since the photo project taken up a lot of my life over the past week, and since my blog is about my life, I think it's only right to share a few more!
The photos I selected aren't just serious ones. I picked a few that had a little action and adventure going on.
Thanks for letting me share! It's been a great walk down memory lane for me.
Roping skills have to start early.
"I think I can…I think I can…"
(Okay, they all make me laugh.)
I love this one. Paige was so tiny! (And serious.)
Aw…I love this one, too. He looks exactly the same today!
Big John, our old cowboy for years.
And this is one of my all-time favorite photos ever…and I can say that, because my husband took it.
Back to full color tomorrow!
(I think.)
Happy Monday, friends!
179 Comments and 19 Replies
Janice McMurry On Monday, July 28 at 5:49 pm
Love these B&W photos! To be cherished for years to come. I'm sure. They grow up soooo quickly!
jean skarda On Monday, July 28 at 6:02 pm
The black and white photos are outstanding and you made some really good decisions
on prints! Good luck on moving in!!
Kris G. On Monday, July 28 at 6:16 pm
I love country living also. I had to stop and let some cows pass in front of me. They got loss from their barn. That's okay, I can wait. Memory lane is nice too.
Dori from AZ On Monday, July 28 at 6:28 pm
Ree, wouldn't it be neat if you could get a current pic of the "hard-working country kids"lined up against the same corral – to show how hard work never hurt anyone – 'only makes you better looking' or something like that?????
GaMtGrl On Monday, July 28 at 6:39 pm
Have really enjoyed taking the "walk" with you!
Wildwomansue On Monday, July 28 at 6:50 pm
Rhee, I absolutley think b and w are the best photos ever, your imagination is not limited to technicolor. Kinda like seeing a person without make up. I'm such a fan!
Kathy On Monday, July 28 at 6:52 pm
I the black and whites! Thanks for sharing them. I think they will look awesome in your office.
Marilyn On Monday, July 28 at 6:58 pm
Love all the pictures you've chosen for the new office. Only thing missing: one of you, Missy and your mother-in-law!!
Karen On Monday, July 28 at 7:03 pm
This old lady has truly enjoyed Memory Lane! Thanks, Ree.
Karen L. On Monday, July 28 at 7:10 pm
Love these black and white pics! I get a pretty good idea of your family's life in these, too. Great blessings all…….K.
Claudia L. On Monday, July 28 at 7:24 pm
Discover your website a year or so ago I just LOVE all your photos of country life be it in black and white or color they are just great to see. Growing up I loved going to my grandparents farm and walking through the fields, so you photos remind me so much of being there so many years ago. I know I'm a country girl at heart.
Marcia On Monday, July 28 at 7:25 pm
I've loved everyone of them, they're beautiful. They tell the story of you and your family. I know your grandchildren and great grandchildren will be so grateful to have them.
Patty Dwight On Monday, July 28 at 7:31 pm
Love the one trying to get on the horse. How do you get your family and friends to be so natural on the cooking shows?
stacy On Monday, July 28 at 7:55 pm
Your pic remind me of when I was a kid and sorting the cows and calves and how much fun we had helping our grandpa on the ranch
Barbara Jameson On Monday, July 28 at 7:57 pm
I love them all!!!
Lori H On Monday, July 28 at 8:09 pm
in a word BREATHLESS! That's how these pictures make me feel! I am closing my eyes and transformed back to my childhood on the dairy farm and Miss Ree, you have made me breathless!
PT in SC On Monday, July 28 at 8:23 pm
Wish I had invested in Kimberly-Clark stock…I'd say you've been though the Kleenex lately. Thanks for taking us along down memory lane.
mymaize On Monday, July 28 at 8:27 pm
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the picture of the 2 calves head to head. Cutest picture ever
Carol Eileen On Monday, July 28 at 8:40 pm
Extraordinary pictures…beautiful memories! You must be feeling very blessed!
Rhonda Hanson On Monday, July 28 at 8:42 pm
My favorite street has to be Memory Lane!
Scott Johnson On Monday, July 28 at 8:52 pm
I just love your ranch and seeing photos of you, your kids and Marlboro Man! You guys are so cool, so much fun, and always bring a smile to my face. Love y'all.
Sheila H. from MO On Monday, July 28 at 8:56 pm
FYI I like the black and white photos.
Anna On Monday, July 28 at 9:03 pm
Excuse me. Those are actually bulls butting heads. They are not calves or cows. City people!!!
Shelly On Monday, July 28 at 9:07 pm
Love the photos!!! Would love to see them hanging on the walls of you refurbed
store! Too bad I live in ND and not closer to Oklahoma!!
Tammi Gordon On Monday, July 28 at 9:23 pm
As my thesis sdvisor said 'if you do hsve a good story, or good data, say it in color'. These photos show that color is not required and, actually would detract from the beauty of the subject.
Joyce On Monday, July 28 at 9:35 pm
Happy Monday Ree,
Loved these pictures, you have a great eye for taking pictures. Your other talent is cooking, and being a great Mom, great wife and super daughter:):) so glad you will be moving into the new office, keep us posted!!L
Kisma On Monday, July 28 at 9:45 pm
I adore that last photo and the one of all the kids lined up… just priceless!
Laura F. On Monday, July 28 at 9:52 pm
Jennifer L. On Monday, July 28 at 10:17 pm
I adore black and white photos. They show such wonderful detail and you really see the subject in the picture. But….in a collection/display of b & w photos on the wall I like to see the unexpected single color photo. It makes a statement, make it a good one. Best photos ever are the pics of kids growing up.
Annie in NV On Monday, July 28 at 10:33 pm
Love all your photos. Thanks for sharing these. I love black and white.
Anne R On Monday, July 28 at 10:42 pm
Shirlynn Harbison On Monday, July 28 at 10:43 pm
Love, Love, Love, the pictures, Ree !! They really touch my heart !!
Donna M. On Monday, July 28 at 10:45 pm
Tear….my favorite is hard workin' country kids…..so sweet, made me tear up as if they are mine too. As most of us visiting your blog, we are watching your children grow to mature individuals. You have wonderful hard working kids that will carry on the love of life, work, ranching and the appreciation for all the animals you take care of.
Donna M. On Monday, July 28 at 10:51 pm
Idk, the one of Todd and Halle is precious! So cute!!!
Quinn On Monday, July 28 at 11:19 pm
Are there NO pictures of you???
Liliana On Tuesday, July 29 at 12:47 am
Beautiful photos of your kids and ranch life. Thanks for sharing!
Cheri On Tuesday, July 29 at 12:53 am
Thank you. At the end of a long day…… ~~~smile~~~
Sara T. On Tuesday, July 29 at 2:29 am
I love the black and whites! Thank you for sharing!! Your blog and photos always brighten my day and help calm my ever crazy brain.
Kathryn On Tuesday, July 29 at 2:38 am
Love the prints. I think you should add some of the more recent pics of the kids.. In a few years they will be old pics too. Have a great Tuesday.
Von Beasley On Tuesday, July 29 at 6:33 am
your children have some of the best lives in the world. May God continue His blessings on you.
Daisy On Tuesday, July 29 at 8:37 am
What beautiful photos! They make me smile. You must be so excited to put them up in your new office!
Linda Lynn On Tuesday, July 29 at 8:40 am
You have a beautiful family and wonderful life on the ranch. Thank you for sharing them with us.
Jane On Tuesday, July 29 at 8:41 am
I feel like I've been on a mini-vacation out west. Wonderful photos.–Jane
William Randall On Tuesday, July 29 at 8:56 am
I really enjoy pictures from home and especially those of 'cowboy' kids. My childhood was spent about 25 miles from there in Ramona. You have an awesome family!
Meredith On Tuesday, July 29 at 9:09 am
I just want to say how much I admire your life with your kids and hubby. I have always wanted to live on a farm but the resources and the opportunity has just not been there. I love watching your show with my girls and dream. Thanks for all you do
Susan On Tuesday, July 29 at 9:09 am
Last photo has a lot of bull in it.
Carol Alex On Tuesday, July 29 at 9:39 am
Love the memories, that's why I keep going back into the archives to take a peek.
Rene Foust On Tuesday, July 29 at 9:42 am
I love them all
Dawn On Tuesday, July 29 at 10:55 am
I have loved seeing all of the photos! Thanks for sharing them with us!
Ron S On Tuesday, July 29 at 10:57 am
"What did you do over the weekend?" Did a little weeding in the garden. Harvested some garden produce. Picked some wild blackberries. Took the girls to Split Rock Lighthouse and did some hiking. Other than that, just relaxed.
Suzanne On Tuesday, July 29 at 11:27 am
Love these b/w pics. And especially the kids. My how they have grown.
Janet N On Tuesday, July 29 at 11:40 am
I attended my daughters confirmation ceremony
Karen On Tuesday, July 29 at 11:52 am
The photos are precious. Not only for the memories which the adults will think of, but for the wonderful look in the past that the kids will have in the future, to share and to laugh about.
Jenny On Tuesday, July 29 at 11:57 am
I love your photos in black and white. I am also going down memory lane. We recently sold our farm as my husband has decided to semi retire. The year before we sold I started documenting our farming operation and our family. I too took pictures in color and decided to print them in black and white. It brings back great memories and the beauty of our farm. I recently entered one of my favorite photos of my husband working in our corral with our cattle. I received lots of compliments. Wishing you much fun and success in your decorating in your new building.
Shirley in Nashvile On Tuesday, July 29 at 11:57 am
Ree I love these. I'm fairly new to your world and it is a wonderful, gentle look back.
janice On Tuesday, July 29 at 12:20 pm
I was cracking up too! And, for those of us who have been longtime readers of your blog, these photos are a trip down memory lane for us too!
BostonGemmie On Tuesday, July 29 at 1:03 pm
I know that you are busy busy busy with all you do but I see a nice calendar or even pictures for sale I love the one with the two black bulls (?) its precious. Your kids are precious too!!!
Prairie Wife On Tuesday, July 29 at 2:04 pm
I was trying to decide which one was my favorite, so I could tell you…but I just can't pick. There is something about black and white that gives any picture such appeal!
Kat Taylor On Tuesday, July 29 at 5:28 pm
Memories, light the corner of my mind!!! I looooove looking at pictures! They grow too fast…… Love ya's Kat
Lorie Boyd On Tuesday, July 29 at 7:26 pm
I really enjoyed viewing your B&W photos. Thanks for sharing.
Sandy Pudoff On Tuesday, July 29 at 7:53 pm
Thanks for the memories! I loved looking at your photostream on Flickr, not just the perfect photos, but the real ones also. And when you tire of those awesome file cabinets…send em down south my way girl! I could store so many beads and findings in those beauties I could go buy more!
Jen On Tuesday, July 29 at 8:36 pm
Love these. Amazing that I have been following you since many of these. Love!
Lori Seggio On Tuesday, July 29 at 8:50 pm
I love walking down memory lane with you! Thanks for sharing and may God bless your move into the office!! xo
Claudia On Tuesday, July 29 at 11:13 pm
It is fun to be a child……beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing, have a great week!
Katie | The Surly Housewife On Wednesday, July 30 at 12:31 am
Love, love, love, love, LOVE all these photos
Carrie Gaston On Wednesday, July 30 at 7:23 am
LOVE these photos.
sharonH On Wednesday, July 30 at 8:34 am
Love black and whites. They bring a certain nostalgia to the picture.
Jamie On Wednesday, July 30 at 9:27 am
I love the shot of the bulls!!!
Peggy Fender-Martens On Wednesday, July 30 at 10:19 am
Over the weekend I thought about cleaning the chicken coop!
Mary Jane On Wednesday, July 30 at 12:00 pm
Thanks for sharing that part of your life with me Ree, I enjoyed the trip down memory lane and I know it brought up all kinds of wonderful memories for you
Tesa P. On Wednesday, July 30 at 1:04 pm
Nice memory photos! Not sure how cowboy John feels about being referred to as "old" though.
Diane D On Wednesday, July 30 at 1:29 pm
I love the photo's. Love the black and white. The picture of the two bull's rock. My Grandfather used to raise bull's. So it is fun to see them.
Mary G On Wednesday, July 30 at 3:13 pm
love the "cowboys at rest" .. looks like they're rollin a smoke – lol!
grace On Wednesday, July 30 at 6:39 pm
I so miss ranch life, the kids and the critters. Thanks for keeping that part of me alive.
sharon thumann On Wednesday, July 30 at 10:00 pm
I'd love to buy some prints for my Dad, he would love any pics of horses or cattle. Awesome Christmas present idea, if you were so inclined!
Mamadunk On Thursday, July 31 at 7:48 am
You're killing me smalls. I love the cowboys hanging out.
Bring back photography!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pleeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaasssssah
Penelope On Thursday, July 31 at 8:45 am
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your content. The article has really peaked my interest. I am going to book mark your website and
keep checking for new details about once per week.
I opted in for your Feed too.
Alicia P On Thursday, July 31 at 9:08 pm
I absolutely love that one of your nephew roping, it could win awards!!
DanaL On Friday, August 1 at 11:48 am
Love the black and whites…how did you get them to all have the same hue? A tutorial on the photography section perhaps???
Rose Abrams On Tuesday, October 21 at 3:41 pm
The moment I saw the last photo of the cows butting heads I couldn't help but remember a phrase from a kid's rhyme: "back to back they faced each other; drew their swords and shot one another." LOL


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