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The victory of dark horse Joseph Cao over the incumbent William Jefferson in a Louisiana Congressional race is instructive. There's much consternation these days among Republicans, or at least Republican pundits, about "the future of the GOP." There should be less God. No, the social issues are the one thing that is working. Republicans should return to "core principles" (which are?) ; no, we need to reinvent Republican ideology. We should get better technology; no, that won't solve the problem. Meanwhile, Cao — like Saxby Chambliss — won. In Cao's case, it wasn't easy. And the Democrats did in fact pull out all the stops to save the indicted Jefferson.
Republicanism wasn't reinvented by Cao, and Chambliss didn't suddenly revolutionize the GOP's technology. So why did they win, and what does this tell us about the future of the GOP? For starters, Obama wasn't on the ticket driving the other party's turnout sky high. But it also suggests that far too much time is spent chattering in the abstract. Sometimes the punditry is down right unintelligible — even with charts. Races aren't won in the abstract, they are won by specific candidates, with identifiable issues, in real places.
So Republicans should start from the premise that they need attractive, viable candidates in all races–even ones in which the opponent is heavily funded. Then it matters what type of candidates the Republicans field. It is not that Bobby Jindal or Tim Pawlenty, to take two examples, are saying anything so different from John McCain. But they are saying it better, with more clarity, more persuasively. They are younger, more compelling figures. And let's be frank — to compete for votes in an increasingly diverse electorate, Republicans need more minorities, entrepreneurs, women, and younger people to run for office.
That doesn't mean the message or ideas aren't important. They are, very much so. But we shouldn't confuse intellectual banter and intriguing political discussion for effective electoral politics. The latter requires compelling ideas plus compelling messengers. Let's remember that, without Barack Obama, the Democrats would have been running purely on failed McGovernism.
Which brings us to a final point: it helps if the other side screws up. Would we have had Ronald Reagan without Jimmy Carter or Barack Obama without George W. Bush? It's questionable. (And as compelling a figure as Cao is, he likely wouldn't have won if he hadn't been running against an indicted opponent whose claim to fame was stacks of bills in his freezer.) If you illustrate the other side's errors and refrain from blurring the differences or providing political cover, that helps. But sometimes there is little the other side can do if the the incumbent performs well. Eight years of a successful Reagan presidency delivered four more years of GOP rule, even with a Republican candidate who did not have superb political talents.
So while the Republicans are searching for good ideas and rebuilding their reserve of alternative legislative proposals, they should be searching for more Joseph Cao-like figures–and hoping President Obama resembles Carter more than Reagan.

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A district court judge has ordered that only names and other personal identifying information related to the patients and employees involved in the legal dispute between a University of Iowa radiologist and his superiors be kept confidential.
Judge Patrick Grady rejected a motion by lawyers for the University of Iowa that would have allowed nearly all information in the legal dispute involving Dr. Malik Juweid and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics administrators to be kept confidential.
"The court agrees that the defendant's proposal for a protective order is overly restrictive," Grady wrote in a ruling filed Wednesday. "The court does not intend to allow this litigation to take place free of all public scrutiny."
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Emmy Award-winning actor Gary Sinise says he has had a strong connection with military personnel and veterans for as long as he can remember.
But it was after Sinise's Academy Award-nominated role as double amputee Lt. Dan Taylor in the 1994 movie "Forrest Gump" that veterans told Sinise they had a great respect for him, too.
Actor Gary Sinise rocking on bass with the Lt. Dan Band
Sinise continues that mission Aug. 17 when he brings his Lt. Dan Band to Easton's State Theatre for a fundraising concert to help build a handicapped-accessible home for Army Sgt. Adam Keys of Whitehall Township. Keys, 28, lost both his legs and an arm to a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in 2010.
The concert is among a dozen and a half to which Sinise and his band are committed through next year — all of them to raise money for technologically advanced "smart homes" for multiple amputee veterans, says Frank Siller, chairman of the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
In a recent telephone call, Sinise discussed his connection to veterans, his musical background and his upcoming show.
Here's a transcript of the call:
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation is named after Frank Siller's brother, a New York firefighter who on 9/11 ran though the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to get to the Twin Towers, where he was killed.
Sinese, who plays bass, performs with more than a dozen other musicians, playing covers of songs by artists as varied as "Katy Perry and Jimi Hendrix, and everything in between. It's a great show." It wouldn't be out of the question to hear "Hey, Soul Sister."
LEHIGH VALLEY MUSIC: I'm looking forward to your show coming up in Easton, Pennsylvania.
GARY SINISE: "Me, too."
Let me dive right into this. Sort of explain to me your passion about veterans and military causes. What was the start of that? What got you interested?
"Well, multiple things. Veterans in my family – on both sides, my wife's side of the family and my side of the family. I didn't serve, but I have two uncles who were in World War II, a grandfather who was in the Army in World War I. My dad was in the Navy. On my wife's side of the family, her two brothers were in Vietnam, her sister served in the Army and married a Vietnam veteran who stayed in the Army for 23 years. And their son is now in the 82nd Airborne. He's going through Special Forces training right now, qualifications school. So I'm just kind of surrounded by veterans and have great respect for those who serve.
"And back in the early '80s, I actually got involved with a group of Vietnam veterans in the Chicago area and just learned their stories and had great compassion for them. I mean, this is back in the early '80s, before our Vietnam veterans were actually welcomed home, you know? They were still going through a lot – hiding in the shadows and all that stuff. I mean, it was a terrible, shameful period in our history, the way we treated our Vietnam veterans.
"And I'm motivated by making sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to our active duty service members now. I mean, if folks are going to sign up and serve our country – especially in reaction to something like September 11th, where you have an attack and 3,000 of our citizens are killed, and you have a lot of young people signing up to join the military to go serve, and they get deployed and the get hurt – some get killed – and, you know, their families go through a lot, so we have to do what we can to give back to them. Because got forbid something happened like that again, we're going to be calling on the military to try and go out and deter another potential catastrophe by trying to prevent it and defending against it. So I have great respect for folks who join the military and serve our country. I know we need a strong defense, and I know one way to keep a strong defense is to make sure that when somebody comes home from war, they're treated with respect and with gratitude, and they get what they deserve."
In preparation for this interview, I was watching you documentary and you piece on "60 Minutes," and both of them mention, of course, that when you played Lt. Dan in "Forrest Gump," you got a reaction from veterans to your portrayal. And I was just wondering how much did that play into your feeling that you wanted to give back or you wanted to do things for veterans causes?
"Well, it did. I mean, as I said, I had been involved with veterans groups for probably 10 years before I played Lt. Dan. And they were Vietnam veterans groups. So when I got the opportunity to audition for the part of Lt. Dan, I very much wanted to play it, 'cause I just felt that I had invested in the world of the Vietnam veteran and great compassion for what happened to our Vietnam veterans, and very much wanted to play that character. And then out of that, after I played the character and the movie came out, I was contacted by the Disabled Americans Veterans organization, and they asked me to come to their national convention, which I did. And they honored me for playing what they considered to be a positive portrayal of a disabled veteran – somebody who could come home from war, from the Vietnam War, and move beyond the experience. And prior to 'Forrest Gump' coming out, we'd never see a Vietnam veteran portrayed in that way. As somebody who could actually move on from Vietnam and succeed and do well and could put everything in perspective and move beyond the experience of serving in Vietnam.
"So it was a resilient story, and I think out disabled veterans kind of react to that story as something that – if I'm injured, if I lose both my legs, I want to be able to move beyond that experience and succeed in life. And over the years I've met hundreds if not thousands of folks who have been injured and who are very resilient and move beyond their experience of being injured.
"Adam Keys is a great example. I mean, look at the types of things Adam is doing [Laughs]. Jumping out of planes, and he's doing all kinds of things. And, you know, he's a no-quit guy. He's taken his circumstances and he's turning things around, and saying, you know, 'This isn't going to stop me from living. I'm going to move on.' And that's the story of Lt. Dan. He's somebody who goes through the understandable anger and anguish. And especially during the Vietnam War, when our Vietnam veterans were just forgotten. I mean, it's not like it is now – there's a big focus on those whose serve now. But for our Vietnam veterans coming home with a double amputation, a lot of times those folks were not respected, were not taken care of.
"And the hopeful part of the Lt. Dan story is that he can move beyond that experience. And I've met many real-life Lt. Dans who are moving beyond their experience, putting it behind them. They're proud to have served, and they're taking their circumstance and they're trying to turn it into something positive. And they motivate me and I'm honored to try to give back and support them."
Now the other side of the coin. Tell me your background in music. When did you start playing? How long did you play? Did you play in other bands?
"Well, I had my first guitar when I was in fourth grade. Played in bands in junior high and high school – up into my early '20s. I had started a theater company when I was just out of high school, and so I was acting and playing, and acting and playing, and the theater company just was my primary focus, so I basically just went full blast into my theater company, Steppenwolf, in Chicago. And I didn't play for a long time, and then picked it up again in the late '90s, and just folded it in to an overall mission to try and entertain and support our military.
"I started doing USO tours in 2003, right after Baghdad fell and went on my first Iraq tour in June of '03 and went back again in November. And in between I went to Germany and Italy and I just couldn't get enough. I wanted to show my support of the military by visiting them and shaking hands and just taking pictures. Eventually, I was able to talk the USO into letting me take the musicians with me on a tour and that began a series of concerts we play now -- just hundreds of concerts – all around the world in support of our military and military charities. And now we do these concerts for these home-building projects all around the country."
"No. Really, I don't make any money on the band. The whole mission of what I do with the band is part of my overall mission to just support the men and women who serve our country. We do the occasional corporate gig and actually get hired and I actually make a profit on those concerts, and then that profit just goes back into the foundation to help support the charity concerts. And these concerts, like for Building for America's Bravest, that's a donation that I make through the program that helps pay all the expenses of production and sound and lights and video, and pays the band [Laughs] and all that stuff. I work for free – it's just part of the overall mission to support the men and women who have served.
"Now I've been on hundreds of bases around the world, it seems [Laughs]. Maybe not hundreds, but certainly dozens. And played multiple times on some bases over the years, and just continue to do that on a regular basis. We were just at the Disabled American Veterans convention in Las Vegas last night, and the DAV gave me – as I said, I got involved with them back in '94, I've been involved with them for 18 years now and I play their national convention every year and just continue to do what I can to have a good time with the music and do something positive at the same time."
In the documentary, I saw the quote from the general that called you the Bob Hope of your generation. How do you feel about someone looking at you like that?
"Well, you know, Bob Hope was a regular presence with the USO for over 60 years, so he did multiple concerts over a long period of time and he was very consistent with doing those appearances. And I think, you know, maybe they compare me with somebody who continues to do it. I didn't just do one or two USO shows. I mean, it's part of my life. My foundation is completely and totally devoted to serving and honoring the needs of our military men and women, our veterans, our Gold Star families, our first responders – people that serve and protect our citizens. And that's what my foundation's completely and totally set up to do. So maybe it's just the regularity with which I continue to commit my services that draws the comparison. But those are some pretty big shoes to fill in terms in terms of his devotion to the military."
How did it come about that you actually formed the foundation to do it? Was that just sort of the mechanism to do this?
"Well, the foundations is just an extension – an outgrowth of what I'd already been doing for several years. It became clear to me – I'd been raising millions of dollars for many, many different charities all across the country, over and over and over. And I travel constantly on the weekends doing some kind of thing [laughs]. And I needed to find another way that I could continue to expand my support. And it became clear to me that forming my own foundation devoted to serving and honoring the needs of our military was a way to go. And so now I'm able to raise additional funds to help support the mission, and I continue to support a lot of these charities and support programs that we've created – we do a lot of different types of things. One is, obviously, the home-building project in partnership with the Tunnels to Tower Foundation. But because I have my own foundation now, I can raise additional funds and do a lot more good."
I thought it was interesting when I was watching the documentary that you have a quote in there – people don't have high expectations for an actor with a band. And I thought that's a very refreshing approach to it. You sort of know you're having fun, but using it for a purpose. It's not as if it's an ego trip, you know?
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JOHN J. MOSER has been around long enough to have seen the original Ramones in a small club in New Jersey, U2 from the fourth row of a theater and Bob Dylan's born-again tours. But he also has the number for All-American Rejects' Nick Wheeler on his cell phone, wrote the first story ever done on Jack's Mannequin and hung out in Wiz Khalifa's hotel room.
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At Tuscarora State Park near Tamaqua, a front end loader was pushing sand from the lake to the beach. Park official Frank Zalusky said over the years the sand on the beach has ended up in the water.
"What we try and do is save the taxpayers money by pushing the sand up so we don't have to keep going out and buy it," said Zalusky.
The crews were under a time constraint too. They let water drain from the lake making it, about four feet lower, so they could get to the sand, which was once underwater. Lew Williams, the park manager, said it was the only way to get the job done before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy.
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Sandie Ronco vists Tuscarora State Park often. Ronco said the first thing she noticed was the partially drained lake.
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There are a lot of fish in the lake at Tuscarora State Park. Angler Emil Subolish said with less water he can scope out better fishing spots.
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Before next summer crews will be on the beach again regrading the sand so people can once again have fun at the beach.


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Next Durham Miners' Gala will be held on Saturday July 11 2015.
A number of people who have never been to the Big Meeting have asked us to publish on our website the time it begins, where to assemble and other details.
This is a simple request but requires a quite complicated answer because the Gala is not like a normal trade union march. In fact, it has no start time, no finish time and no one place of assembly.
Traditionally, the colliery bands would march though their villages starting early in the morning and the make their way to Durham from all directions and, in the main, that tradition remains today.
The main assembly point is the city centre Market Place and bands and banners start to march from there to the Racecourse from about 8.30 am. Other assembly points are the Miners' HQ at Red Hill near the railway station and the New Inn on the west of the city.
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On the Racecourse, the banners are strapped to the surrounding fences creating a colourful tapestry of working class history.
On the riverside, there are rides for the children and stalls selling everything from books to fast food.
In the marquees, there are many exhibitions and a place where tea and sandwiches can be bought run by the Durham Labour Party. And, on a field overlooking the racecourse, there is a fun fair with some scary rides for the more adventurous.
At 1 pm, the platform party arrives and the Chairman opens the meeting.
After the speeches, four or five selected bands and banners march to the Cathedral for the Miners' Service. Whether you are a believer or not, this is worth a visit for the sheer dramatic experience.
Back on the Racecourse, the banners are lifted when the various miners' lodges decide it is time to go and march back to the County Hotel where they play another tune exuberantly but, sometimes, a little less professionally due to the intoxicating effects of the day's celebratory atmosphere.
The centre of Durham is closed to traffic from 7.00 am but access is possible, for those who arrive early, to the multi-storey car park close to the Market Square. There are three large park-and-ride car parks. For a location map, see Park and Ride at www.durham.gov.uk › Transport and streets › Parking
Parties travelling by bus can alight on the main road, directly below the Market Square and their drivers will be directed, by the police, to a large coach park at The Sands on the riverside.
For those who want to make a weekend of the experience there are a variety of hotels in Durham and the surrounding villages. A particularly good deal is provided by Hatfield College close to the Cathedral Green see: www.dur.ac.uk/event.durham/venues/colleges/hatfield.college/accommodation/
Remember, it pays to book up well in advance.
We are sure you will have a great weekend.
We welcome you to our Gala!
The full programme for the day is also available in the official Gala Day brochure on sale throughout the march and on the Racecourse.
This is the first chapter of Dave Temple's comprehensive history of the Durham Miners' Gala which can be bought from the shop on this site.
The Big Meeting - A History of The Durham Miners Gala by David Temple
To the genteel town-dwellers they were clannish, taking their pleasure in ale-houses, gambling at pitch and toss or wagering on cockfights. They poached the squire's pheasants and stole turnips from his fields. They were beyond the pale. But it was their smouldering discontent, which could erupt at any moment into riot, that was feared most.
Even the religious miners were feared – perhaps more so. The Church of England, with its deference to masters and its congregation of gentlemen, doctors and merchants, had little influence in the villages. Methodism with all its splits and factions was the established religion of the pit communities. Almost every pit village of any size had at least two chapels, usually Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist, dividing the village ideologically – Wesleyan for the master's men, Primitive for the Union.
While the Church of England claimed God for the monarchy, the state and capital, the Durham Primitives claimed God for the working class, the co-operative store and the Union. Organised in circuits of travelling lay preachers, these men were regarded as dangerous fundamentalists and thoroughly subversive.
Abstaining from strong drink, dedicated to education and self-improvement, and frowning on marriage outside their own Primitive sect, these 'religious extremists' never accounted for more than 15 per cent of the community. However, they were respected as honest, decent men and were hugely influential.
When the Mines Act of 1860 came into force, it allowed miners to elect one of their number to check the weight of coal raised from the pit, and it was often a Primitive Methodist who was chosen. The checkweighman's job, however, was more often than not a poisoned chalice.
One way the Master circumvented this law was simply to sack the checkweighman. Since the law stated that the workmen had to elect 'one of their number' to be their weighman, a sacked man became immediately ineligible. Consequently, 10 years after the Act had come into force, many Durham miners were still being cheated out of the limited protection the law provided.This was just one of the 'reets' for which the miners were marching to Durham.
On their way they passed farm labourers with backs bent, sickles and scythes in hand, bringing in the harvest. At first glance these two types of workers could not have been more different, the one working in the sunlight and the fresh air and the other in the darkness and foul air of the mine. However, they were united in one important respect – the terms under which they toiled. Farm servant and miner alike were tied to their employer by law.
Any miner who left his employment without a certificate of release could be hauled before the magistrates, fined or imprisoned and sent back to his employer.
For this reason Richard Rodrick, John Perkins, James Stewart and Richard Harle were not on their way to the first Gala. They had been summoned to appear before magistrates J Fawcett and Rev W Greenwell at Durham County Court for leaving their employment without permission.
Rodrick and Perkins had absconded from East Hetton colliery but agreed to return to the mine under a surety of £5.
James Stewart was charged with leaving Sherburn Hill colliery but could not attend court due to injuries he sustained at Tudhoe colliery, 'whither he had gone'. The summons was ordered to stand for a month.
Next in the dock was Richard Harle, who had also left Sherburn Hill pit to work at Tudhoe. The Durham Chronicle reported:
The overman insisted that there had been few complaints about the ventilation in the pit, although he agreed that Harle had been off work sick. He intimated that the real reason for Harle's objection was that he had drawn a bad cavil and found it difficult to make a wage.
Magistrate Fawcett then told Harle that he must return to the pit but Harle stuck to his guns and refused, reiterating that it was bad for his health.
Fawcett then made a statement that must have brought a wry smile to the face of any pitman present,
Harle protested that when he asked the doctor why his health was so bad the doctor said the air down the pit was not as good as that at Sacristone colliery, where Harle previously worked.
In a surprise turn of events the magistrates agreed that Harle be fined 10 shillings and his contract annulled.
An end to this hated bond was one more reason to be on the march that morning.
This first Gala was not the birth of trade unionism among Durham's miners; that was already an old and painful story. This was a new beginning – a fresh start, a chance to build a county union that would survive.
Some of those marching to Durham that day would remember a Primitive lay preacher from Hetton pit, Tommy Hepburn, who inspired and led the miners' victory of 1831 which reduced the working day of infants from 18 hours to 12. They would also remember the crushing defeat a year later when the owners combined to smash the union, evicting their families from their cottages, flooding the county with armed dragoons and hanging and then gibbeting the innocent miner James Jobling at Jarrow Slake.
Many would be old Chartists. Men from Thornley who in 1839 laid the colliery idle, commandeered a locomotive and drove it packed with miners to a Chartist meeting in Sunderland. These were men who only returned to work at the point of a bayonet when the 98th Regiment of Foot arrived in the village.
Many more would remember the great struggle of 1844, when the union of Northumberland and Durham was again smashed by an unholy alliance of coal owners and the state.
One old man who remembered those times more than most was Tommy Ramsey or 'Old Tommy' as he was affectionately known. Tommy was a youth in the 1831/ 32 conflicts and had played a leading role in the great struggle of 1844. He was one of the best known union 'missionaries' of the dark inter-union years. He trudged from village to village, crake in hand, badgering any miner who dared stop and listen to him, preaching the cause of combination. He slept rough in the fields and was dependent on the clandestine help of fellow believers to sustain him. Now he was attending the first Gala, a paid agent of the new union.
These memories, while they must have haunted the older men, could not dampen the enthusiasm and optimism of a new generation now on the move, united in a new union formed only two years earlier in 1869. Durham miners were moving in a changing world. Trade unionism, after so many setbacks, was now gaining strength and establishing itself. After much campaigning, the Liberal government had finally passed the Trade Union Act of 1871 which gave some legal status to trade unions. But there was a sting in the tail – the Lords had also passed the Criminal Law Amendment Act which made picketing an offence punishable by imprisonment.
The miners, however, had no influence in the political process. Voting was not for the working man and certainly not for women, whatever their class. In 1867, the Tory Prime Minister, Disraeli, stole Gladstone's thunder by passing a bill extending the franchise to male householders in the boroughs. Miners living in the county in their damp, jerry-built tied cottages were excluded, as were the vast majority of the working class. Consequently the views of the 'lower classes' could be expressed
It was not just Durham miners who were on the move. Not many miles away, the factories and shipyards of Tyneside were at a standstill as the engineers' unions were locked in a desperate struggle to achieve a nine- hour day.
Across the channel in France just four months earlier, in the aftermath of the defeat of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte at the hands of the Prussian army, the workers of Paris had taken over the city and established the first proletarian democracy – the Paris Commune.
In the reading rooms of the British Museum, racked with pain, a German asylum seeker by the name of Karl Marx was avidly studying these events. He had published the first volume of Capital, his epic analysis of the capitalist system, five years earlier. It was yet to be translated into English but was available in German and Russian. Unusually the Tsarist censorship police, not known for their liberalism, allowed it into Russia on the grounds that 'few would read it and even less will understand it'.
It would be a while before the slogans penned by Karl Marx would appear on the banners of the Durham Miners' Association (DMA).
Across the Atlantic, the people of the United States were recovering from the bitter and destructive civil war which had finally freed the southern slaves and preserved the Union.
One Union soldier, an Irishman by the name of Thomas O'Kelly, had come home to fight for his country's independence. In February 1867 he took part in an abortive raid on Chester Castle in an attempt to capture arms for an Irish uprising. Later that year it was the successful attempt to rescue Kelly, when he was arrested in Manchester, that led to the accidental death of a policeman. When three of his rescuers were hanged in public they became known as the Manchester Martyrs. As the miners marched to Durham, Thomas O'Kelly was back safe in New York planning the next phase of the Irish struggle with the good wishes of the Durham miners.
As the crowds gathered on the field at Wharton Park there was an air of celebration. For several years trade had been good. The coalfield was expanding, with new shafts being sunk almost every week. Miners were now in demand. Although the new County union as yet only organised a minority of Durham miners, conditions for growth were good. Advances in wages were being achieved, but there was much to do.
The gathering had the feel of a country fair. Many miners were accompanied by their wives or sweethearts. An area had been reserved for dancing to 'the refrains provided by an orchestra'. On either side of the dancing area the sloping banks of the Park provided a natural amphitheatre for the meeting. Twenty pounds had been put aside for three prizes for a band competition and a series of athletic competitions had been organised.
The country fair atmosphere soon gave way to that of a revivalist meeting when, at 12 noon, William Crawford, Chairman of the meeting, rose to address the crowd. Behind him was the banner of Thornley colliery and in the amphitheatre, fluttering in the breeze, a banner bearing the slogan: 'A fair day's wage for a fair day's work'.
William Crawford, an experienced trade unionist, was typical of the early leaders of the DMA. He had been Secretary of the short-lived combined union of Northumberland and Durham which was formed in 1863. In 1865, when the Northumberland miners split from the Durham men, Crawford became the Secretary of the Northumberland Miners Association, only to leave the same year to be Secretary of the Cowpen Co-operative Society. In his youth he had been influenced by the Chartist movement and was a Primitive Methodist and a stern disciplinarian.
After assuring the crowd that the finances of the union had never been stronger and that the benefits in increased wages were affecting more and more men, he gave the following example of the growing confidence of the new association:
Crawford then introduced William Brown from the North Staffordshire Miners' Association. William Brown chose to sing a song written by himself to the tune of 'Old Hundred', and 'the company joined most heartily in swelling the refrain'.
William Patterson, a checkweighman from Roddymoor Colliery, Crook, moved to the front of the stage to read the first resolution to be put to the meeting:
The resolution ended with a call on all miners in the United Kingdom to agitate for the Bill to be passed in the coming session.
The second resolution deplored the passing of the Criminal Law Amendment to the Trade Union Act which made picketing a criminal act, carrying a three- month prison sentence.
Speaking to the resolution was Alexander MacDonald.
MacDonald, a former Scottish miner, was the leader of the National Miners'Association, a loose association of county unions. He had started work as a pit lad at the age of eight and embarked on a path of self- education, which gained him access to Glasgow University at the age of 25. While studying he supported himself by working the holidays down the mine. After qualifying he took up a position as a school teacher. His thrift and careful investment in mining stock made him independently wealthy at a young age, allowing him to devote himself to the cause of the miners. His vision of a national union was that of a campaigning organisation putting pressure on Parliament to secure legislation to better the condition of miners.
As he rose to speak the crowd erupted into rounds of continuous cheering and after expressing his pleasure
at being present and wishing the new union well he declared:
Speaking to the resolution he railed at Parliament for its failure to pass the Mines Inspection Act and, to cheers from the crowd, he called upon miners throughout the land to protest and ensure its passage in the next session. He referred to the shocking fact that 1,000 miners were killed in the pits every year and 10,000 injured, 4-5,000 of whom were permanently lamed and unable to pursue their employment. He continued:
He then moved on to the question of the hours boys had to work in the mine:
He continued attacking the 'Masters in the House of Commons' who had kept secret their deliberations in committee with regard to the hours of labour and then issued a statement saying that they only wanted pit boys to work 120 hours a fortnight.
MacDonald had told the coal owner that the real reason was that when machinery broke at a pit and the boys could not work for a week the owners wanted the right to work the boys almost continuously the next week to make up for the loss of production.
MacDonald then confronted the coal owner with a pertinent question:
The owner replied, 'Oh no; that would kill it'.
MacDonald then said that the owner would not allow his four-footed animals to be treated as badly as he would treat the poor little two-footed pit boy.
He continued:
Turning to the question of weighing coal at bank, MacDonald recalled the last time he was in Durham he heard that, at some collieries, if a tub was under- weight the whole tub would be disqualified, the pitman would receive no reward, and the whole of the underweight tub would be claimed by the master. However, if a tub proved to be overweight, the pitman would not be paid for the extra weight of coal.
Turning to the Criminal Law amendment which the Lords inserted into the Trade Union Act, MacDonald raged at the establishment. According to him the Act had some merit but was 'hardly worthy of support'. The amendment made it even worse.
MacDonald was referring here to the strike of engineering workers on Tyneside for the nine-hour working day. He appealed to the miners not to stand aside.
MacDonald explained that the necessity of the time was the struggle for a shorter working week, in an age when the introduction of machinery in industry was increasing the productivity of labour beyond all recognition.
MacDonald then made reference to a world movement taking place in 'the far distant east and Russia, in the United States, too, the cry is for short time'. He then expressed his belief that, in the not too distant future, a Liberal government would be elected which would pass an Act making an eight-hour day for boys a legal requirement.
MacDonald sat down to prolonged cheering and applause. He was followed by Mr Hendry from Addison colliery to move the second resolution. Before he did this he urged the meeting to take note of what MacDonald had said about supporting the Tyneside struggle.
Hendry then read the resolution.
Mr Normansell, Agent of the South Yorkshire Miners' Association, was then introduced to speak to the motion.
John Normansell was born in Torkinton, Cheshire, in December 1830 and, having been made an orphan, worked at the pit from the age of seven. At the time of his marriage at the age of 19 he had received no education and could neither read or write. He left the North West and found work in the mines of South Yorkshire, where he gained a reputation as a formidable agitator against unfair weighing. Following a lockout in 1864, when 37,000 Yorkshire miners were locked out by the owners, Normansell was elected Secretary of the South Yorkshire Miners' Association.
Rising to loud cheers, Normansell informed the meeting that the South Yorkshire Miners' Association was one of the strongest unions in the country, but this had been achieved with considerable labour, and if the Durham Association was to become as strong then they would have to labour equally hard – and, 'You will have to pay for it!' (Laughter.)
He explained how important it was for the union to incorporate funds which would compensate miners who were sick or injured and help the widows and orphans. Although there were, he said, Friendly Societies such as the Oddfellows who did a similar service, and he for one was a member of the Oddfellows, these organisations could not attend to the issues of hours and pay in the way that a trade union could.
Normansell spoke with the air of a teacher lecturing his pupils, but the listening Durham men took no offence.
In urging the Durham men to better their conditions, Normansell stressed the need for the equality of miners' conditions throughout the country.
Normansell continued to extol the advantages of the union, saying that men should not complain about the cost of paying men to represent them. He had not, he said, saved a penny as a miner or as a trade union official and, pointing to the rotund appearance of the representative of the Lancashire miners, he declared to loud laughter, 'It is only Mr Brown who has succeeded in getting fat out of you'.
The next to propose a resolution was Old Tommy Ramsey. The resolution celebrated the principles of trade unionism and called for the meeting to 'pledge itself to use its utmost endeavours in expanding the application of its principles.
Mr Brown was called to speak to the resolution. He said:
Brown endorsed the plans which both MacDonald and Normansell had put to the meeting, but emphasised that it was the men in Durham alone who had to carry the struggle forward.
He then gave some advice to the unmarried women listening. He advised them if a man were to propose to them they should first ask him if he is a union man.
He repeated the accident statistics of 1,000 dead a year and 5,000 permanently lamed, adding to cries of 'Shame!' that the average age of a miner was just 26 years.
Now, with all the emotion he could muster, Brown hammered home the need for Durham miners to catch up:
After the usual vote of thanks to the speakers, the meeting of the first Gala closed and after a half-hour pause the band contest began, after which the pole- leaping, quoits and other competitions commenced.
The crowds made their way home from Durham in good order. Discipline had been maintained. There were no more instances of drunkenness in Durham that night than were experienced on any other Saturday. The City Fathers gave a collective sigh of relief – they had survived the invasion.
For the coal owners of the Durham coalfield, however, the first Gala posed a big question: how to respond to this new union? Should they use force to smash the union and demoralise the activists as they had done in the past? Or were these reason-seeking union leaders, clad in their frock coats and top hats, men with whom they could do business? The coal trade was expanding. The work was plentiful.
Was it to be confrontation or compromise?


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The need for volunteers has become even more imperative for the Elk-Cameron Counties Chapter of the American Red Cross, according to Bob Newell, executive director of the Elk-Cameron Counties Chapter.
"Volunteerism is dying. People don't volunteer like they used to. We will be relying more on volunteers to fulfill the mission of the Red Cross," Newell said.
Elk County Conservation District chairman Les Haas announced his resignation during last night's meeting.
The new chairman for the Elk Conservation District will be appointed at this morning's Elk County Commissioner's meeting at 10 a.m.
"I have learned that the commissioners can appoint someone to fill my position, so that will take place tomorrow [Tuesday] at the County Commissioner's meeting," said chairman Les Haas.
For more on this story, see the Dec. 28 edition of The Daily Press.
St. Marys resident Elizabeth Friedl recently addressed members of city council about a number of concerns involving city issues, including what responsibility the city has to subscribers of the Zito Media television service.
Mark Jacob, city solicitor, explained to Friedl that the city has a franchise agreement with Zito Media for the television service.
"Basically [Zito Media] pays the city for use of the lines within the right-of-ways of the city," Jacob said.
Marjorie A. Wilson, 84, of 185 Center St., Elk Towers, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2010 at the home of her daughter, Valerie Eckl of 520 Hall Ave., following a brief illness.
She was born April 19, 1926 in Byrnedale, daughter of the late Frank and Beatrice Williams Luzier. On September 5, 1946, in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, she married John O. "Jack" Wilson. He preceded her in death in 1987.
Wilfred J. "Willie" Fritz, 96, of 74 Erie Ave., St. Marys, died on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010 at his home.
He was born July 26, 1914 in St. Marys, a son of the late William and Clara Meyer Fritz. He was married to Magdaline "Mae" Trunzo, who preceded him in death on May 31, 1992.
On Nov. 10, 1995 in St. Tobias Church in Brockway, he married Theresa Markley Fritz, who survives.
Vicki F. Caruso, age 90, of River Road, Weedville, died unexpectedly Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010 at home.
She was born Jan. 28, 1920 in Caledonia, daughter of the late Modesto and Rose (Manganelli) Bartoletti. On June 4, 1949, she married Albert L. Caruso, who preceded her in death on Nov. 24, 2007.
Mona C. Assalone, 80, of Melio Lane, Weedville died Saturday, December 25, 2010 at Pinecrest Manor following a short illness.
She was born August 23, 1930 in St. Marys, daughter of the late Anson and Ethel (Allen) Harlan.
She married Albert Assalone Sr. on April 30, 1949. He preceded her in death on Dec. 25, 1987.
She lived all her life in St. Marys and Bennetts Valley. She was a homemaker and a member of Shiloh Presbyterian Church in St. Marys and also attended Weedville Wesleyan Church.
She enjoyed babysitting for family and friends, and especially taking a Sunday drive in the car.
Donations for the Coaches vs. Cancer program will once again be collected during the annual varsity basketball Elk County Holiday Tournament, which is scheduled to be held this year on Wednesday, Dec. 29 and Thursday, Dec. 30 at St. Marys Area High School. The tournament is held between the varsity girls' and boys' basketball teams from St. Marys Area High School, Elk County Catholic High School, Johnsonburg Area High School and Ridgway Area High School.
Students at St. Marys Catholic Middle School succeeded in raising an amount above their anticipated goal during their unique fundraiser to purchase farm animals for needy families.
During their recent two-week long fundraiser as part of the Heifer International Project, students donated leftover change in cans located throughout the school. They could also contribute by paying $1 to participate in a dress-down day. There were also several donations from the community.
"People were really generous," said Student Council President Madison Stoltz. "We were surprised at the final amount."


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Violin solo. A short melody of Luigi Boccherini's minuet from his String Quintet in E, Op.13, No.6.
We're producing a Sherlock Holmes play this month, and we needed a to hear Holmes play a bit at the opening of one scene.
Played by Howard Geisel
2 SM58s about 1meter apart .7meter away from the violin - Mackie Mixer - Audigy soundcard
Nice sonud,
this is really adorable~
this is a beautiful piece thank you uploading it.
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Posted at: 11/12/2012 5:22 PM
Updated at: 11/12/2012 8:22 PM
By: Dayna Landgrebe
The holidays are right around the corner, and that means those recognizable red curtains are going up again in downtown Duluth.
On Monday, Dan Neff, owner of Lake Superior Art Glass, was drilling holes, getting ready to hang the curtains, masking the open window front in his shop.
His business is just one of 26, which are participating in the Greater Downtown Council's storefront window display and lighting contest. All week long, business will work behind the scenes to assemble a dazzling display with the great unveil happening on Friday.
Darlene Marshall, Event Coordinator with the Greater Downtown Council said the event is all about getting into the holiday spirit, and the shopping season in downtown Duluth.
"Everybody loves it. It gets them into the holiday spirit. They can window shop. It's just a more festive atmosphere," Marshall said. "There are just some outstanding windows every year. Lots of color, lots of lights. It's beautiful."
Marshall said three judges will eventually choose a winner. There's also a People's Choice Award winner, too. Shoppers can vote using ballot boxes in participating stores.
Participating Stores:
|Apricot Lane
|Art in the Alley
|Bagley & Co.
|CLS Plasma Services
|Duluth Coffee Company
|Duluth Pack
|Electric Fetus
|Fitger's Complex
|Frame Corner
|The Greenery (Holiday Center)
|Mainstream Fashions
|Minnesota Power
|Minnesota Surplus
|Protein Pub
|Security Jewelers
|Siiviis (Sivertson's Gallery)
|Tele Resources, Inc.
|Visit Duluth
|Duluth Area Family YMCA


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the url ciclipolito.com/grasstrack doesn't seem to work
banging, i originially misread the flyer location as "mike Jonez field"
any more info?
There needs to be video of this event. It sounds pretty neat.
hey all, unfortunately this has been POSTPONED!
due to unforseeable venue complications, blah. anyway, new fliers announcing the new date, sponsors, and complete info soon.
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Hewlett-Packard has added 54,000 new batteries to its worldwide recall list, all stemming from an initial May 2009 recall of approximately 70,000 lithium-ion batteries across 25 of its laptops.
According to HP, it's believed that these battery packs could potentially overheat and split apart, which itself could lead to fire damage of some sorttwo instances of such were noted in an initial report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
A total of 38 additional reports have come up since then, which includes, "11 instances of minor personal injury and 31 instances of minor property damage." The new recall now affects a total of 31 separate notebooks split across four product lines: HP Pavilion laptops, Compaq Presario laptops, HP laptops, and HP Compaq laptops.
The recall only affects batteries that came with products purchased between August 2007 and March 2008, which includes the laptops themselves as well as any supplemental battery packs that were sold during that time period.
According to HP, less than 3 percent of notebooks manufactured during this time are affectedthe company maintains a validation Web site that consumers can use to verify whether their laptop battery is subject for recall.
"Consumers should immediately remove the batteries referenced above from their notebook computer and contact HP to determine if their battery is included in this recall (even if the battery was previously checked)," writes the CPSC. "Consumers with recalled batteries will receive a free replacement battery."


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Round of gossip and rumour-mongering finally set to come to an end next week.
The new MacBook Air has been on the verge of coming out for weeks. But at last it looks as if Apple is about to pull the wrappers off of its updated slimline machines, with an announcement pegged for 21 or 22 July.
That's according to All Things D, which has a strong track record in getting the very best information from inside Apple. It says "several sources" have confirmed the aforementioned dates, with one even sticking their head above the parapet and saying Apple fan sites were wrong to say the MacBook Air would be out this week.
As well as Intel's Sandy Bridge processors and Thunderbolt I/O, it seems the machines will come with a minimum 128GB SSD, as opposed to the 64GB available now. Each one will also have a backlit keyboard.
For more on the latest MacBook Air and all the rest of the day's gadget news and gossip, stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter pages.


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Ryan TerLouw frequently uses the word passion when discussing
his college experiences. As a student at Hope, he combines his
passion for academics and athletics with a love of challenge.
"I'm a fairly adventurous person," he says. "When
it came down to making a college decision, I just felt Hope offered
the best 'adventure' and most opportunities for me."
TerLouw is majoring in chemistry and minoring in neuroscience
and mathematics, in keeping with his interest in becoming a doctor. "Becoming
a doctor started out as a childhood dream, but as I've grown
up I've realized that I have a passion for it and that people
are my inspiration," he says.
He has appreciated his academic experience.
"It's definitely a rigorous program," he says. "The
material isn't easy and by no means do professors water it
down. I'm convinced that I'm getting a solid education."
That education has included participating in summer student research,
an experience that challenges one to think independently.
In both his classes and his research work, he appreciates Hope
professors' commitment to their students, a quality exemplified
by their approachability outside the lecture hall.
"On any given day, I usually talk personally with three
or four professors," he says. "It's very conducive
to learning as well as just getting advice from someone who's
been through the same academic struggles you're dealing with."
While medicine may be the central goal for TerLouw, another of
his motivating passions is running. "It's challenging
and I'm a competitor," he explains. Joining the college's
cross country and track teams, however, has been about more than
the opportunity to push himself.
"It's great to have a whole other set of friends and
teammates outside of academics. It keeps a sense of balance and
perspective on school," he says. "Laughter is one of
the greatest things about running, it's something so simple
but so important and there's never a shortage on the cross
or track teams. For me, running is an outlet; letting me widen
my perspective, learn more about myself, and most importantly just
have fun."
As he strives to reach his goals, TerLouw maintains a sense of
gratitude and appreciation for the opportunities he has had, both
at Hope and elsewhere. "I've received a lot of blessings,
both academically and athletically, by friends and family as well
as coaches and professors. For them, I am very grateful," he
says. "Hope is providing me with a reputable education, but
perhaps more important are the experiences outside the classroom
which allow me to become the person I want to be."
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Pinemarten cafe bar and Snowgoose Restaurant open during gondola operating times. Serving specialty coffees, home baking, freshly made snacks and meals daily. Both the Snowgoose restaurant at the top, and the new Pinemarten cafe bar at the carpark, have amazing views and are the perfect place for a coffee stop, lunch, afternoon tea or a drink. The Pinemarten is also open during our shutdown period, mid Nov -mid Dec. For daily opening times, please see our Full Mountain Report.
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Pacifica hires nation's #1 union-busting law firm, Jackson Lewis
News broke this week that the Pacifica National Board majority voted to hire a notorious anti-union legal firm, Jackson Lewis, which the AFL-CIO has named "America's number one union-buster." Pacifica is the corporation that owns KPFA. The nonprofit American Rights at Work notes that "under its polished veneer lies a for-profit union-buster…one of the oldest and largest" such firms in the nation. Jackson Lewis brags about helping employers maintain a "union free environment," as well as mastering "concerns" with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including targeting workers who take medical leave. That's according to sources cited by KPFAWorker.org, which published … Continue reading
Posted in Jackson Lewis, KPFA, labor, legal, Pacifica, union-busting Tagged anti-union, Jackson Lewis, KPFA, labor, Pacifica National Board, Pacifica Radio, SaveKPFA Comments Off
Financial statements show that KPFA is still owed $1.4 million by Pacifica
At the March 3rd Local Station Board meeting, treasurer Barbara Whipperman and KPFA business manager Maria Negret reported serious problems getting documentation from Pacifica for "bill-back" expenses being passed on to KPFA. Each of the five Pacifica-owned stations, including KPFA, are obligated to pay 19.5% of their income to the network for central services. "Bill-backs" are in addition to that. Over the past 16 months, Pacifica has been receiving and keeping funds intended for KPFA, including grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, bequests, and stock donations — ostensibly to apply toward debt KPFA owes it. Often, KPFA doesn't find … Continue reading
This is what democracy looks like? Really?
Three-and-a-half months, and counting. That's how long KPFA listeners have been waiting to vote on the recall of Pacifica board treasurer Tracy Rosenberg. As readers may remember, Rosenberg was one of the chief architects of the elimination of KPFA's highly-successful Morning Show, and led efforts to illegally deny duly-elected KPFA representatives, who opposed her, their seats on the Pacifica National Board. Listeners submitted a recall petition on September 1 and, according to Pacifica's bylaws, ballots should have been mailed between December 15 and 30. After months of stalling, Pacifica informed SaveKPFA last week that it has finally hired an election … Continue reading
Posted in Attorney General complaint, elections and governance, KPFA recall, Pacifica, recall Tracy Rosenberg Tagged Attorney General complaint, KPFA, KPFA recall, Pacifica, recall Tracy Rosenberg Comments Off
L.A. Theatre Works booted off KPFA, but welcomed with open arms at sister station KPFK
KPFA's sister station in Los Angeles, KPFK, announced it scored a coup by signing up the award-winning program L.A. Theatre Works to run every Sunday night. "We feel it is far and away the best radio drama show in the country," KPFK's interim program director Alan Minsky told the press. This is the same program that interim KPFA managers Andrew Phillips and Carrie Core removed from KPFA's airwaves last fall, despite an outcry from listeners. They filled the time slot with two programs hosted by allies of Pacifica management, The Week Starts Here and TwitWit (actors reading a Twitter feed from … Continue reading
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KPFA donors file complaint against Pacifica with Attorney General over recall vote
Charging that the Pacifica Foundation has failed to follow its own rules in holding a listener-prompted recall election, a group of KPFA listeners has filed a formal complaint with the state Attorney General's office, which oversees California nonprofits. "It's ironic and disturbing to see these tactics from a network founded to uphold progressive values of free speech and participatory democracy," said Ying Lee, a longtime Berkeley activist and KPFA supporter. "Whatever their views on station politics, listeners should be outraged by Pacifica's flagrant violation of its own bylaws." In September, hundreds of KPFA members signed petitions calling for the recall … Continue reading
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KPFA on the brink: pledge drive falls $125,000 short
The station ended its Winter Fund Drive one week ago, $125,000 short of its pledge goal. This is sad news for everyone who cares about KPFA, and it underscores the importance of change at Pacifica. Pacifica's re-programming of 6-10 AM is behind the shortfall. Those time slots used to raise 40% of KPFA's total pledges. Since the destruction of the Morning Show, that's dropped by more than half. For a time, station management was able to offset the plunge by lengthening fund drives, but they've run into diminishing returns from that strategy. (This year's Winter Fund Drive ran 24 days, … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Leslie Phillips, Arlene Engelhardt, budget, fund drives, Pacifica, Programming, recall Tracy Rosenberg Tagged fundraising, KPFA Morning Show, Pacifica Radio Comments Off