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EXCLUSIVE: Fallout from Rod Frazier inquiry hits home
Published: Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 8:21 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 8:21 a.m.
The widespread fallout has now reached their shower drain — the mother and daughter are tracking who has lost the most hair since the letter was written.
Read the official documents related to the Rod Frazier case.
BIOGRAPHIES Rod Frazier Age: 35 Position: Manatee High parent liaison and running backs coach Salary: $27,033 Background: Frazier, a Manatee High graduate and brother of Nebraska great Tommie Frazier, played fullback for the University of Florida before graduating in 2001, the same year he became assistant football coach for Manatee High. He became a parent liaison in charge of discipline in 2006. In 2007, he was arrested on a charge of violating a restraining order enacted by his estranged wife.
Bob Gagnon Age: 46 Position: Assistant superintendent of teaching and learning Salary: $124,426 Background: The former principal of Manatee High School was named assis- tant superintendent in 2012 after the high school's grade jumped from a D to an A. Before that, he was briefly assistant principal at Palmetto High School as well as assistant principal at Lakewood Ranch High, from 2002-06. He was an assistant director from 2000-02 at the Police Athletic League Charter Schools of Manatee County, where Manatee High School football coach Joe Kinnan was once vice president.
Debra Horne Age: 49 Position: Former Office of Professional Standards specialist Salary: $80,399 Background: In 2005, Horne was named the lead investigator of the Office of Professional Standards, a newly created position at the time. She was first hired by the district in 1999 and had previously served as assistant principal at Jessie P. Miller and Samoset elementary schools. On Jan. 28, she was transferred to R.H. Prine Elementary as an assistant principal.
Matthew Kane Age: 42 Position: Assistant Principal Salary: $73,223 Background: A Southeast High School graduate, Kane coached soccer and baseball at Manatee schools after graduating from the University of Florida in 2000. He was hired as a gym teacher at Lakewood Ranch High School in 2003, where he worked until he became an assistant principal at Manatee High School.
Gregg Faller Age: 46 Position: Assistant Principal Salary: $71,106 Background: Faller graduated from Southern Connecticut University in New Haven, Connecticut in 1992, two years behind Bob Gagnon. He held multiple administrative positions at the Police Athletic League Charter Schools of Manatee County from 2000 to 2007. He became a parent liaison at Lakewood Ranch High School in 2009, before becoming an assistant principal at Manatee High School in 2010. His salary jumped from $16.77 an hour to an annual $71,000.
The decision to write the letter alleging potentially illegal behavior by a Manatee High School assistant football coach took two arduous weeks to make, and the parents carefully considered the ramifications and repercussions during each restless night.
They worried if their daughter would be deemed credible. She is still in high school, and it would be her words against those of older adults. Could she handle the scrutiny and the backlash if she came forward? Could they?
"I think every emotion a person could have we went through in trying to make that decision," the girl's mother said.
Once the decision was made to write the three-page letter, the words seemed to come easy and it took the girl about 30 minutes to complete the first draft.
The girl claimed in the letter that Manatee High coach Rod Frazier groped her, sent her hundreds of text messages and asked for a picture of her naked.
In January the mother brought the letter to the office of Manatee High Principal Don Sauer and it eventually sparked an investigation by the Bradenton Police Department.
The BPD has now recommended to the state that Frazier be charged with multiple counts of battery and that Assistant Superintendent Bob Gagnon, former district investigator Debra Horne and Manatee High assistant principals Matthew Kane and Gregg Faller be charged with failure to report child abuse and providing false information to police during an investigation.
Even after the Penn State scandal took awareness to soaring heights, the Frazier case has once again raised the question of why people might not report abuse — especially school administrators — and what can happen when they do.
Manatee High, over the last two months, has become a "tense" place of "how well do you know your neighbor," according to one employee who has left specific items on his computer keyboard to see if they remain in the same place the next morning.
The girl's mother, meanwhile, says she finds herself looking over her shoulder in the grocery store parking lot and does not sleep much anymore.
The girl has suffered serious headaches, often drives different cars to her new school and fears she will not graduate if Frazier is found to have done nothing wrong, as his attorney has maintained.
"It's like he's stolen parts of her life from her," the girl's mother said. "This makes a child have to grow up quickly."
Loyalty wins out
Nearly 25 percent of children in confirmed cases of abuse will recant their stories because of backlash, according to Amy Russell, deputy director of the National Child Protection Training Center in Minnesota.
Though research varies, Russell says at least 60 percent of mandated reporters do not report any type of abuse, and that number could be higher.
Not reporting to the state hotline in Florida is now a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
"It's horrifying," Russell said. "And it's tragic that cases that are suspected aren't getting reported."
Russell said loyalty is a major factor in deciding whether to report. It could be loyalty toward a person or an institution.
"I think people try to balance loyalty and justice when trying to figure out whether to report," she said.
"Often times there is a loyalty to an abuser and people have concerns like, 'If I make this report will it ruin the person's life?' and the justice part is 'What about the child being maltreated?'
"A lot of times the loyalty side wins out."
Russell said people also take a "pass the buck" mentality when it comes to reporting.
"People think, 'Someone else probably has more information than this so I'm not going to say anything. Let someone else say it,'" she said.
"It can be this big conspiracy of silence."
Manatee High has been the flagship school in the county for decades and has excelled in sports, especially football.
When Gagnon was principal, he was lauded for taking Manatee from a D grade to an A in only one year. In fall 2011, Manatee added a fifth state championship to its storied football program.
"It goes back to that balance between loyalty and justice," Russell said. "It's not just about an individual, but 'Do we want to besmirch the name of an institution when they have done so many good things? Will this one bad thing ruin the entire institution?'"
In the long-term an institution's reputation can be enhanced in the eyes of the public because it has reported abuse, said Jennifer Dritt, executive director of the Florida Council against Sexual Violence.
"That's what people want in leadership," Dritt said. "They want their officials to do the right thing."
Barclay Kirkland, a Bradenton dentist, said he saw Frazier act inappropriately with several female weightlifters during meets when Frazier was coach. Kirkland said he went to school administrators, who were uncooperative.
"You talk to these people and they let you talk," Kirkland said. "But within two minutes you know you've totally wasted your time, so much so that you're angry.
"They're like all in it together. It's like, 'I got your back and you've got mine. It's like a bad culture."
'Kids never win'
The girl who wrote the letter said Frazier befriended her at the start of her sophomore year, and the height of the alleged inappropriate behavior was in the fall of her junior year.
Midway through that year it stopped.
She said she did not say anything then because she felt her words would not carry much weight.
"I never said anything because the students know and there are plenty of teachers who know," she said. "So if they all know and nobody says anything about it, I didn't think it was a big deal if I said anything about it."
She said she also felt defeated while deciding whether to say something.
"Everyone believes the teacher, everyone believes the administrator, so they can lie and get away with it," she said. "You can tell the truth and it doesn't matter because you're a kid and they're an adult.
"It's an adult against a kid. The adult always wins. Kids never win."
Once the BPD became aware of the district's investigation into Frazier in February through a Herald-Tribune story, it began a probe of its own.
For at least three weeks, police detectives interviewed teachers, administrators, employees and students at Manatee High during school hours.
An email sent by Sauer instructed teachers not to speak to the media and several teachers said they feared backlash if they did. Many did not return calls from the Herald-Tribune.
The atmosphere inside the school, especially early on, was described by an employee as "very intense and tightlipped."
Kirkland, the Bradenton dentist, was one of the few people who allowed his name to be used by the Herald-Tribune, but even then he feared it would come at a price.
"There are consequences that you'll never even know," he said. "I guarantee you there are people who won't come here if our name was put in the paper against Frazier. There's no question about that.
"But a person has to stand up for what's right."
The mother of the girl said "this stuff has consumed our lives" and that she sleeps about four hours a night.
"We're very concerned about repercussions from the football team, the coaches and the entire school system," she said.
She said she texts her daughter every hour to check on her.
"You're protective nature kicks in," the mother said.
The mother said her daughter no longer plays her favorite sport, does not want to attend her senior prom and has suffered physically and emotionally from the stress.
"Her stomach is upset," the mother said. "It's tied in knots. She's having headaches. She doesn't want to get up and go to school in the morning. I don't want to say she's withdrawing from the world, but she really wishes she could crawl underneath a rock until this is over with."
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Rise and shine for brunch at Firefly. Strawberry ice cream makes me weak in the knees. A sweet & savory VV celebration. And my girl Beatrice still needs to get her nails did. Also, super thrilled to be mentioned on desire to inspire! All in all, it was a wonderful start to the month of May. How was your weekend?
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That looks like a perfect summer party in the last two photos!ReplyDelete
What a pleasant weekend! That backyard party looks so cool and mellow! Also, congrats on the mention!ReplyDelete
ack! I love paper lanterns! I can't wait to put them up for our little shindig this month. Happy May dear!ReplyDelete
So, are you trying to drive me mad with jealousy? Huh, huh? Brunch? California sunshine? Backyard parties? And, puppy pedicures?ReplyDelete
If you are... mission accomplished! Looks like perfection. Sigh. :)
Ok, so that little date clock is adorable! Lovely weekend, Dab!ReplyDelete
@ Janis It was super summery feeling!ReplyDelete
@ Cassie Thank you! The party was awesome!
@ Alyce I love paper lanters outdoors. They really set the mood. And oh, a little shindiggity! Sounds fun!
@ Uncle Beefy Yesss! I gotcha! It was perfect!
@ Will Isn't it the cutest? I almost walked out with it. Now, I'm daydreaming about it.ReplyDelete
It's my first weekend after classes ended and the freedom is surprisingly hard to get used to (wait-I DON'T have a million papers and projects to do??). But I think I'm liking it so far (; Your weekend looks great, the photo of Beatrice's paws is beautiful!ReplyDelete
i was so happy to have you by, d, & my bedroom walls welcomed the new thoughtful bits of adornment!ReplyDelete
how did the other photos on the roll turn out?
@ Cindy Woo hoo! Congratulations! That must be a sweet feeling, although, I really do miss school. Have fun and I hope you find a nice place to settle down.ReplyDelete
@ VV It was the cutest party. So happy I dropped by and thanks for having me. I'll email you a couple shots. They turned out alright. I wished I got a photo of you and your boo! You two are wicked cute together!
mm strawberry ice cream, i've yet to have some this spring! it isn't quite warm enough for walking around with ice cream yet. soon i hope!ReplyDelete
also, the gathering in the last two photos looks so summery and fun, i can't wait to do things like this once it warms up!
Congratulations on the desire to inspire mention! The last picture is a lovely scene, but my favorite photo are the dog's paws. Aww....ReplyDelete
Firefly is 2 blocks away from my house! Sadly, I've never had brunch there.ReplyDelete
I really like the french market nearby the train station. Their melted brie is delicious. Buster's has really good peppermint candy ice cream, too.
I think I'm hungry.
@ Ssilk Did I hear ice cream?! Peppermind candy! Mmm, you know how to tug at my soft serve heart. Thanks for stopping by and happy weekend!ReplyDelete


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by Kinipela Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 10:19AM Report as inappropriate
I miss my long hair! Everyone says I look younger since I cut it to a bob so I will take that.
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These are some cute hairstyles.
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Thank you for mentioning the donation of hair. I try to mention it when I can, but never knew the different lengths asked for. Also, some area hairdressers will actually sometimes be able to do it too.
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I finally cut my hair shorter (medium length) and couldn't stand it. Make sure you go in stages if you've had long hair for awhile!
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I've wanted to have "mermaid hair" for years. My hair is super thick but never grows past mid-back. I finally got over the super long hair and wear mine a couple inches below the collarbone. It really does look better on me and it looks thicker. Great article!
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Theres a guy who wrote a book about the moon landing being a conspiracy and he followed Neil Armstrong around harassing him pressuring him to admit the landing was a hoax. Neil ended up attacking the author physically.
Theres another guy named Phil Plait who runs the website http://www.badastronomy.com/ who objectively presents both sides to the moon hoax with a clever sense of humor.
hugh grants hooker wrote: i heard that the moon landing absolutely had to be faked, u.s. had no choice really.
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(WOMENSENEWS)--When Mitt Romney said during the second presidential debate that he'd received "binders full of women," I smiled and thought "good for him, he's mentioning the MassGAP project."
As a nonpartisan advocate for women, I eagerly volunteered to serve on the task force that in 2003 put the binders together in an effort to help more women be appointed to positions of authority in government. And it worked.
Romney, then the newly elected governor of Massachusetts, gave 42 percent of new leadership jobs to women.
I expected his comment about the "binders," made as it was in the bright lights of a nationally televised debate during a cliffhanger election, to call attention to MassGAP and inspire similar projects in other states.
Reading news accounts the day after the debate though, you'd think Romney had said he'd tied baby kittens to trees. Women's groups all but accused Romney of wanting to lock women up in cages.
This on the heels of complete silence when President Barack Obama did an interview with a guy called "Pimp with a Limp" and joked at a press event about the Secret Service getting caught using (and cheating) prostitutes in Cartegena, Colombia.
The same groups who were devastated by Romney's use of the word "binders" didn't have a problem with Obama's joking attitude toward the sexual exploitation of women.
Critics also accused Romney of taking credit for creating MassGAP by saying he'd "reached out" to women's groups. In fact, Romney's comment was an understatement.
He more than "reached out." Romney was very proactive in working closely with MassGAP not only to collect binders, but also to strategize about ways of identifying even more female candidates.
His lieutenant governor at the time, Kerry Healey, attended the meetings at which I was present, and didn't just sit by and listen, or show up just to make an appearance. She led the meetings and gave us direction and she worked effectively across party lines, inspiring all of us to stay involved in the project no matter our political affiliations.
A Not-So-Secret Truth
All the weird carping about "binders" reveals a not-so-secret truth: lots of advocacy groups that purport to care about "women's issues" care more about electing Democrats.
Recall the way the National Organization for Women continued to support Bill Clinton even after the Monica Lewinsky, Juanita Broderick and Paula Jones sexual harassment and abuse scandals.
And how else to explain the way advocates from established rape and domestic violence groups in Massachusetts aggressively endorsed Deval Patrick over Healey even though Patrick, his own wife a victim of domestic violence before he met her, had no record of ever doing anything on behalf of abused women and Healey had a long list of accomplishments and initiatives that improved laws and policies to better protect women and children from violence.
Democrats sometimes get it right on women's issues, but not always. Same goes for Republicans. I'm not interested in promoting one party over the other. I want all politicians not only to say that violence against women is an important bipartisan issue, but also to put their money where their mouths are and use their power to support effective law enforcement and prosecution policies to stop the violence.
I voted for Obama in 2008, in part because Vice President Joe Biden provided critical leadership in support of the Violence Against Women Act in 1993. But despite the VAWA, a study released last summer by the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network showed that the percentage of rapists that spent even one day behind bars hadn't changed in 20 years (2 percent in the early 1990s compared to 2.5 percent in 2012). This came as no surprise given the VAWA's funding priorities and emphasis on things like "training and education" programs -- at the expense of increased law enforcement and prosecution efforts to ensure women's equal access to justice.
Lack of Understanding
Prosecution isn't the only approach to violence prevention, but it's an important part of the solution, and neither Democrats nor Republicans consistently understand this simple point – at least not with the same clarity that they understood the power of a tough law enforcement response when Bernie Madoff got caught stealing millions from investors.
Women are not monolithic lemmings, yet partisan strategists think they can dictate what women care about, and then force them to vote by framing the controversies as left-right debates.
While it's true that some issues like abortion lend more clearly to left-right analysis, and that Republicans have not exactly supported contraceptive coverage under Obama's health care reform, subsidized contraception is not the most urgent issue for women as a group. In fact, women who aren't safe in their own homes aren't thinking about the price of contraception at all – they're thinking about being forced to choose between violence and homelessness.
Seventy-three percent of women aged 18 to 29 say rape and domestic violence are top priorities this election season, according to a YWCA study.
While neither presidential candidate addressed violence against women during the debates, it's worth noting that Healey--a top advisor in Romney's campaign--has a stellar record on the issues, both in this country and in places like Afghanistan. Healey would likely take on an influential role on women's issues if Romney is elected.
As many established women's rights organizations eagerly affiliate with one party or another, women as individuals should force themselves to be mindful of a simple truth: Rape and domestic abuse are cross-class, cross-culture issues that neither party cares about nearly enough not because they aren't critically
Wendy Murphy is an adjunct law professor at New England Law/Boston where she has taught a seminar on sexual violence for more than a decade. A lawyer and impact litigator whose work led to the issuance of new Title IX guidance, Murphy is a former prosecutor who specializes in criminal justice policy, constitutional rights and the representation of victimized women and children. Her first hardcover book, "And Justice For Some," comes out in paperback at the end of the year.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS | Police in Saratoga Springs say an investigation has confirmed that the deaths of a man and his mother found in a trailer home were a murder and suicide.
Police tell local media outlets that 47-year-old John Ambrozak assaulted his mother, 75-year-old Patricia Ambrozak, early last Monday morning. He broke several of her bones and ultimately stabbed her to death.
Police say Ambrozak stayed with his dead mother for several hours before taking his own life with a gunshot.
An acquaintance found the bodies Friday when he went to check on them after not hearing from them for several days.
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The Bay Area's overheated housing market is restoring thousands of homes to their pre-crash peak values in a ZIP-code-by-ZIP-code recovery that is rapidly spreading from Silicon Valley to the East Bay.
Thirty-four of 185 ZIP codes in five counties have regained or surpassed their bubble-era peak home value or are less than 1 percent from it, according to this newspaper's analysis of February median values for all homes from online real estate site Zillow.
Another 49 ZIPs are within 15 percent of their previous highs, including 18 in the East Bay. A year ago, only part of leafy Palo Alto had regained the value it lost after Bay Area home values crested in 2006-07.
"Seven or eight years ago, there was really a bubble," said Richard Green, director of the Lusk Center for Real Estate at the University of Southern California. "Now it's just good real estate where values are returning to near past peaks."
Every part of the Bay Area has seen gains in the past year, with Silicon Valley leading the way. But parts of Contra Costa and Alameda counties, where subprime lending was heavy, are still far below their peaks.
The recovery has pulled many homeowners out from underwater -- when houses are worth less than the mortgage -- and convinced others it may finally be time to sell and move to bigger homes. They're diving into a fast-moving market in which homes can sell in a day for more than the asking price.
Mike and Lois Lee sold their Danville home for $780,000 in two days this month, after their real estate agent, Mark Kennedy of Empire Realty, told them their house was again worth more than they paid for it. They made $10,000 on the sale, the result of the past year's rise in home values.
"I had no idea the market had corrected that much," Mike Lee said.
Kennedy said the couple tried to sell in 2011 but there were no takers, and it might have resulted in a short sale. "I would say that in a year they went from losing money to making money," he said.
In one Sunnyvale ZIP code that surpassed its bubble-era peak in December, Greg and Daisy Biggers decided in January it was time to make a move. Their family -- four children -- was outgrowing the home and the market timing looked right. In fact, it couldn't have been better.
The Biggers family sold their home in less than a week, with all offers above asking price. Then they bought a home in Orinda, paying above the asking price. The whole process, from the decision to move to the purchase of the Orinda home, took eight weeks. Both homes are in escrow, and agents declined to reveal the sales prices before closing.
"When we started looking at the market, we picked up on this up-trend in prices," Biggers said. "We quickly decided that if we're going do it, now is the time. We had much higher demand than we had hoped for, which is great. And things are moving really, really quickly."
Some pricier parts of Berkeley, Pleasanton, Oakland and Orinda are 10 percent or less below their earlier peaks. Not far behind are San Ramon, Moraga, Alameda, Danville and Fremont.
"Property in Dublin is selling at prices you would more commonly associate with some parts of the Peninsula," said Lanny Baker, president and chief executive of ZipRealty. Baker said prices should hold even as more homes come on the market.
The market is so hot that sales in a week are not unusual. According to the real estate company Redfin, 24 percent of Alameda County listings in March were pending in a week; the numbers were 32 percent in Contra Costa County, 19 percent in San Mateo County and 26 percent in Santa Clara County.
Ally Yang bought a home in Mountain View in a day after losing another home to a higher offer. Her agent, Mark Wong of Alain Pinel Realty, "sent me the listing. I said let's go check it out. I walked in, it's a single family, I know the value, I think it's a good deal."
She made an offer of $705,000 that afternoon, and it was accepted. "I think in this kind of market you just have to know what you want and go after it," she said.
Up the Peninsula in a Burlingame ZIP code that surpassed its bubble-era peak in August, Dianna Herrmann decided it was time to downsize and put her historic, 6,000-square-foot home on the market for $3.98 million.
"I watch the real estate market a lot," Herrmann said. In February, she called her real estate broker. "I said things are overheated, inventory is low, prices are moving up and rates are low. Is this a good time to sell?"
The answer was yes.
Fifteen days later, the house was sold in an all-cash deal for over the asking price.
"The market is faster than ever," said Burlingame broker Jennifer Tasto. "When a place sells, there's one person who gets it and two other people replacing that buyer."
The recovery is in full bloom in San Francisco. The Mission Bay neighborhood, where new luxury condominiums are about all that's for sale, edged past its prior peak in January, and other parts of the city are nearing their previous highs.
"San Francisco has recovered incredibly," said Leslie Bauer, an agent who specializes in the South Beach, Yerba Buena and Mission Bay districts. "I would say we're recovered beyond when the market fell."
But the data also reflects the stark contrast between the tech-heavy South Bay and Peninsula, where many areas are surpassing their pre-crash peak values, and the far reaches of the East Bay, where home values in some places are 50 percent or more below peaks that were inflated by subprime lending.
Antioch, Pittsburg, Richmond and a ZIP code in East Oakland have a long climb ahead of them. There, values still hover near their bottoms.
Fifteen ZIP codes in Contra Costa County and three in Alameda County are more than 50 percent below their peak median home value, according to Zillow's data. In one Antioch ZIP, the median value of a home was $177,700, only 18 percent up from an October 2009 bottom of $149,800 and 62 percent below its peak of $473,400 in January 2006.
"We have a ways to go before we recover," said Luis Salas, a real estate agent in Antioch. "We're far from the city and there was so much construction the prices went down a lot in Antioch -- in some cases more than 50 percent from the peak. But it's recovering."
As prices rise in Antioch, some short sales are drawing offers over asking price and becoming regular equity sales, according to Joy Di Ricco, an Antioch real estate agent who has specialized in short sales since the market crash.
She said one client's home was $100,000 below the amount of the mortgage six months ago.
"I told them hold off," Di Ricco said. "Sure enough, I think in another 30 days we may have an equity sale."
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An East Stroudsburg High School North physical education teacher who helped to lift a car off a crash victim last year is one of 20 people charged in a cocaine trafficking operation.
John "Jack" Waibel, 34, of Carbondale, is charged by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation with one count of criminal conspiracy to possess with the intent to deliver cocaine and one count of possession of cocaine.
Waibel was one of six men last May who helped to lift a flipped car on Bushkill Falls Road to free a man who was trapped inside. They came across the crash on the way to school.
East Stroudsburg Superintendent Sharon Laverdure said Waibel is on suspension from the district, pending the outcome of the investigation.
An investigation by the Attorney General's Office, dubbed "Operation Penalty Stroke," exposed a $1.4 million Bronx, N.Y., to northeastern Pennsylvania cocaine trafficking ring.
The Red Maples Golf Course, in Waymart, was identified as a primary drug distribution point.
Evidence and testimony regarding the alleged cocaine trafficking was presented to a grand jury, which recommended criminal charges be filed against the 20 people.
The grand jury identified one of the leaders of the operation as Angelo Pozza, owner of the Red Maples Golf Course. Pozza was allegedly obtaining large quantities of cocaine from Catherine "Cathy" Gabriel, another suspect in the operation.
According to court papers, Pozza identified Jeffrey Katchmore as one of his customers and said that between 2011 and March 2012, Katchmore bought a half gram of cocaine once a week or every other week for $50 and shared it with Waibel.
Pozza said he also sold a half gram to Waibel once every other week during the same period.
Agents believe that Gabriel is responsible for trafficking about 15,000 grams of cocaine — with an estimated street value of more than $1.4 million — into Pennsylvania from the Bronx over the past two years.
On July 3, 2012, the Office of Attorney General's Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section filed an application for seizure in Wayne County Court of Common Pleas against Pozza's assets and seized more than $48,000, and the 9-hole Red Maples Golf Course, which includes 136 acres, Pozza's residence, clubhouse and a garage.
Two Honesdale residents were also charged in the investigation.
Kevin Wilson, 50, is charged with one count of criminal conspiracy to possess with the intent to deliver cocaine, one count of possession with the intent to deliver cocaine, one count of possession of cocaine, and one count of criminal use of a communication facility.
Christine Bassett, 43, is charged with one count of criminal conspiracy to possess with the intent to deliver cocaine and one count of possession of cocaine.
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You can also go online to www.wchh.org and see many of the houses of years past.
Washington County Habitat for Humanity is gearing up for another great year with it's gingerbread house auction.
This is the 10th year of the Gingerbread House Auction that benefits Habitat for Humanity and we hope to donate $10,000.00 this year, we are calling the "Ten for Ten" year! The auction has donated over $30,000 for Washington County Habitat for Humanity.
They are looking forward those people that are interested in decorating a house to donate for the auction, as well as those people that would like to help out Habitat by bidding and buying the donated gingerbread masterpieces.
Any group or individual that would like to donate a house will need to know that following dates:
Nov. 9th
We can still take some orders for additional house if anyone is interested in the "prefab" houses, but please order no later than November 9th. You can also make a house from scratch if you would like to do that for a project.
Nov. 16th
Prefab houses will be available for pick up from Brenham Abstract and Title Company at 105 W Main Street (by Must Be Heaven). Questions, please call Leslie Harrell (979)251-2481.
Nov. 26th and 27th
Complete gingerbread houses are due back to Brenham Abstract and Title. Houses are then distributed to downtown business to be on display through Monday, December 3rd .
Auction Information:
Online auction will be available again this year. It will begin on Monday, Novembr 26th and continue through Sunday December 2nd . The website for the online auction is www.wchh.org.
Location bidding will be available at the location of each house in the downtown businesses. Bidding will be updated online under the bidder called "stroll bid" through the close of business Sunday.
Live Auction will be held at Unity Theater on December 3rd at 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Beer, wine and appetizers will be served. ALL BIDS WILL BE FINALIZED AT THE LIVE AUCTION ON DECEMBER 3rd . The top 15 houses, by bid amount, will be up for live auction. All other homes will continue with the silent auction until the conclusion of the live auction. All houses must be picked up December 3rd or arrangements must be made.


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Philana Vanskike, R.N., a nurse at Lake Regional Health System, recently was selected to receive the $1,000 Tozia Wilhelm Memorial Scholarship.
Tozia Wilhelm and her husband, Warren, who both worked in the medical field before retiring to the lake area in the 1980s, were supporters of Lake Regional. After Tozia's death in 2012, her family established a memorial scholarship to be given to a Lake Regional employee who is continuing their medical education.
Vanskike, who joined Lake Regional in 2003, began her career as a patient care tech. She received an associate's degree in nursing from Columbia College in 2011.
"I love being a nurse because I am able to help others when they need it most," said Vanskike, who currently works in Lake Regional's Stepdown Unit. "I plan to use the scholarship money toward receiving my bachelor's degree in nursing."
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Ken Burns comes home for Ann Arbor Film Festival
"My love of film happened in Ann Arbor," the celebrated documentary filmmaker says. "My dad would take me to movies at the Campus Theater, now gone. He would take me to the architecture school, and we'd look at Buster Keaton and Charles Chaplin and old films.
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ANAHEIM -- Sean Doolittle gave up a two-run ninth inning homer that forced the A's to go to extra innings, but the reliever said he had no doubt the A's would win in the end.
And they did, with Josh Donaldson contributing the go-ahead RBI double and closer emeritus Jim Johnson throwing two scoreless innings for the win.
"When it's close and late, it's like we starting figuring out how to get a run across,'' Doolittle said. "We figure out how we're going to win and who's going to do it.
"Tonight it was Josh and Jim."
This win, the A's fourth consecutive, was more than Donaldson and Johnson, but those two took center stage at the end because of their contributions in the waning moments of the four-hour, 12-minute game.
Johnson, who began the season as the A's closer only to lose the job, was the A's last available pitcher.
"He knew it going in," manager Bob Melvin said. "He was going to pitch the 11th. If it had gone another inning, he would have pitched that, too."
It's likely that three innings would have done it for Johnson and the A's would have had to go to a position player, maybe Craig Gentry or Nick Punto, to throw. And do to that, the A's would have had to give up the designated hitter, because the A's were out of position players as well as pitchers (except for the starters).
"It's so early yet," Donaldson said of Johnson, who had two losses and a blown save in his first five appearances, a stretch that cost him his closer's job. "He didn't go out and save 100 games (101 over the last two years) for no reason. The guy's got it."
Johnson had it on this night. In the 10th, he got a quick strikeout, then his sinker began finding the zone, and the Angels got a couple of grounders. It was two more grounders in the 11th once Donaldson had given him the lead, although on the second one, Mike Trout (who tied the game with the two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning off Doolittle) beat out chopper to short. He then stole second and Johnson walked Albert Pujols intentionally.
Then it was back to the sinker getting two more grounders to make the A's the first team in the American League to get to the 10-win mark.
"Johnson was terrific tonight," Melvin said.
That begged the question if Johnson is ready to go back in the closer's role.
Melvin shook his head and said it was too early for that question. For one thing, Johnson, who has pitched the last two nights, threw 21 pitches and is unlikely to be available to pitch in the series finale Wednesday. And Thursday is a day off.
Donaldson likes to hit with men on base. He got that chance on Tuesday with Jed Lowrie batting in front of him. Lowrie singled twice and doubled, and it was his eighth-inning walk against Joe Smith, a reliever who hadn't allowed a run all year in six games, that set up the four-run inning that put the A's in the lead for the first time.
"He gets on base," Donaldson said of Lowrie. "It's important for me, because all the statistics for me all the statistics say for me that I hit better with men on base."
He did on this night.
Donaldson singled home a run after Lowrie singled in the third. He singled and both he and Lowrie scored in the four-run eighth that Lowrie's walk started. And Lowrie singled in the 11th just before Donaldson stood in against Yosian Herrera, a pitcher he'd never seen, and delivered a bullet double into the left field corner.
-- The A's were without relievers Fernando Abad and Luke Gregerson Tuesday, both of whom needed a day off. They should be good to go Wednesday, but the A's will still be short because they'll need to give Johnson and Drew Pomeranz a day.
Pomeranz turned in a vital, if unsung, performance, throwing 2 2/3 innings in which he allowed just one walk.
-- Outfielder Kole Calhoun of the Angels will go on the disabled list Wednesday after injuring his leg running out a grounder at first base in the 11th. The Angels will be looking for help, and they may come to the A's, who are trying to move Sam Fuld, whom they put on the designated for assignment list last week.
-- Dan Straily, the A's starter, became the first Oakland starting pitcher to allow more than three earned runs in a game and the only one not to pitch at least into the fifth inning. Straily allowed six runs in 3 2/3 innings.
-- Lowrie went 3-for-4 with two doubles, his 11th career game with two doubles. He led the A's with 45 doubles last year.
-- Donaldson extended his hitting streak to nine games (.350, 14-for-40) but only now is his overall average approaching respectability at .266
-In honor of the day in 1947 when Jackie Robinson broke the MLB color barrier, players, coaches and managers on both teams wore the No. 42.
-- Coco Crisp was out of the A's starting lineup for the second consecutive game, but when he pinch-hit in the 10th it may have been an indication that he could play in the series finale Wednesday. He struck out in the pinch-hit role.
For more on the A's, see John Hickey's Inside the A's blog at ibabuzz.com/athletics. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JHickey3.
A's (Tommy Milone 0-1) at L.A. Angels (Tyler Skaggs 1-0), 7:05 p.m. CSNCA


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After the success of The Lady Most Likely, New York Times bestselling authors Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, and Connie Brockway have joined together once again, but this time to ask the question, who is The Lady Most Willing?
When Laird Taran Ferguson's nephews refuse to wed and secure his birthright, he takes matters into his own hands, raiding a ball and kidnapping four likely brides—a bonny lass, an heiress with a slight reputation problem, a rich English beauty, and a maiden without a name or a fortune. But which one is ready to fall in love with the Scottish lord? Add a very angry duke, a decrepit castle, and a fierce Highland storm that is holding all of Taran's "guests" captive to the mix, and readers will find themselves transported to a world of temptation, passion, and new and unexpected love. This historical romance novel in three parts—a single story with three compelling voices—is one that will not soon be forgotten.
At the behest of three of the most talented historical romance authors writing today, you are cordially invited to a ball. No, a party. No . . . a kidnapping.
Taran Ferguson, laird of his clan, is determined that his ancient (if not so honorable) birthright be secured before he dies. When both his nephews refuse to wed, the old reprobate takes matters into his own hands: he raids a ball and makes off with four likely brides . . .
Miss Marilla Chisholm—the bonniest lass in Scotland, and an heiress to boot.
Miss Fiona Chisholm—her older sister, another fine choice (but for that tiny stain on her reputation).
Lady Cecily Tarleton—true, she's an English beauty, but very, very rich.
Miss Catriona Burns—without name or fortune, clearly someone made a mistake.
Oh, yes. And one very irate duke.
Because somewhere there must be one lady most willing to love a Scottish lord.
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Critical Praise
"A great read for anyone who loves a good romance, a must-read for historical-romance fans." — Kirkus
"Infused with irresistibly exuberant wit, the wonderfully elegant The Lady Most Willing . . . is absolutely priceless." — Booklist
Product Details
- Imprint: Avon
- On Sale: 12/26/2012
- Trimsize: 4.188 in (w) x 6.75 in (h) x 0.96 in (d)
- Pages: 384
- List Price: 7.99 USD
- BISAC1: FICTION / Romance / Historical / General
- BISAC2: FICTION / Anthologies (multiple authors)


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PABLO, MONTANA 59855 ISSN: 0528-8592 B/a SKY Country ? Chief Charlo ' vi il Chief KoostatarT y r Ml NEWSPAPER OF THE SALISH, PEND (TOREILLE AND KOOTENAI TRIBES OF THE FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION, WESTERN MONTANA VOLUME 10 NUMBER 24 NEW MOON OF THE BITTERROOT MAY 1, 1982 Tribes and county to regulate shoreline use Lake County's three commissioners upon to whom you talk. Executive lakefront property. After all, we both recently agreed to work with the Secretary Fred Houle, Jr., says the (the Tribes and the county) have Tribes to enact Tribal Ordinance 64-A, seven-member board will be "devel- some very competent and valuable the controversial Shoreline Protection oping administrative procedures" for human resources from which to draw, act. fulfilling 64-A. Jim Steele says, "The to assist us in our mutual endeavers." William A. Burley, Don Corrigan and intent behind forming a Shoreline Pro- County Commissioner Burley, in a Harold Fitzner will serve for one year tection Board, as 1 see it, is to study story in Poison's weekly newspaper, on the Tribal Shoreline Protection some of the existing regulations de- says the board's objective will be to Board with Tribal councilmen Joe signed and implemented by the coun- devise a compromise between the Felsman (committee chairman), Jim ty and to utilize them, along with the Tribes' and the county's regulations, Steele, E.W. Morigeau and AI Hewan- Tribes' ordinances, in order to reach a fair and palatable to all. korn. happy medium that would be equally The county's agreement to be a part The board's purpose is seen in beneficial towards protecting both of the Tribal board came about slightly different lights, depending Indian and non-Indians possessing through the latest development in the Namen case. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled January 11 that the McDonald throws hat in state political ring Tribes can regulate structures buut into or bordering Flathead Lake's Joe McDonald filed last month as a candidate for Montana's House of southern portion. The ruling gave the Representatives' District 25. Tnbes some. measure of autho^ The 49-year-old Tribal resident of Ronan is president of the Salish Kootenai over nor»-,ndians-College in Pablo. His career.to date has included many other positions in the (Continued on page 2) field of education: He has been a teacher and athletic coach____ in Ronan and Hamilton, and at the University of Montana INSIDE THIS ISSUE' and the Northern Montana College; and a principal and assistant superintendent of Ronan schools. Earlier this year, "Letters to the Editor".........................Page 8 he earned a doctorate in college administration from the Health Corner: Ticks.........................Page 10 University of Montana. Map of Tribal offices in the annex.............Page 14 McDonald, a former two-term Tribal councilman, is May calendar...............................Page 15 running on the Democratic ticket. Council Meeting Minutes......................Page 17
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Defaults Make a Difference
People sometimes sign up for things and then opt out later. Or they opt out now and opt in later. In both cases, they change their decision. Does it matter? In some cases, no, but in other cases it matters a great deal.
Take organ donation: when you renew your driver's license, you can sign a card that makes you a potential donor. Can hospitals that handle organ donations rely on your pledge, and if so, to what degree? And what about people who don't sign up — do they actually opt in at a later date? Knowing who will come through and who will not — and how best to sign them up — could help hospitals plan how many needy patients to put in their pipeline.
In organ donation, these are matters of life and death. In other domains — like flight insurance, retirement savings or Internet privacy — the stakes are lower but still high enough to make it worthwhile to look for an answer.
Professor Eric Johnson worked on this problem with Daniel Goldstein, using the Virtual Laboratory of the Center for Excellence in E-Business at Columbia Business School. They ran experiments over the Internet that gave hundreds of people essentially the same choice but in two different forms: (A) agree to be a donor, with an opt-out clause, and (B) decline to be a donor, with an opt-in clause. The researchers expected some difference, but the size of the spread shocked them. A's outnumbered B's by a factor of 2 to 1; people were twice as likely to agree to be a donor when they had to opt out as when they had to opt in.
Further research on different countries showed similar results. Rates of donor agreement and actual donation were low in Denmark, Germany, Netherlands and the United Kingdom, where potential donors had to opt in. These rates were much higher in Austria, Belgium, France, Hungary, Poland, Portugal and Sweden, where potential donors had to opt out.
In many situations, which default you build in makes a big difference. If you want people to do something in the future, ask them to agree to it now, with an opt-out clause. The default option — where they take no further action — is then in your favor. Johnson and Goldstein noted this result even in simple online agreements, where the default is a box already checked and the viewer can opt out by unchecking the box. That approach yields more positive results than asking the viewer to check the box.
The principle behind the results of this research might have even wider implications. When people see an option for the first time, they don't yet have a preference one way or the other. Instead, they construct both the problem and the solution right there and then. So how you present the question — opt in or opt out — makes them see the whole matter in two very different lights. This is true for minor items like online offers and for major decisions like how much to save for retirement — and even, as we see with organ donation, for questions of life and death.
Eric Johnson is the Norman Eig Professor of Business and director of the Center for Excellence in E-Business (CEBiz) at Columbia Business School.
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson is a faculty member at the Columbia Business School at Columbia University where he is the inaugural holder of the Norman Eig Chair of Business, and Director of the Center for Decision Sciences. His research examines the interface between Behavioral Decision Research, Economics and the decisions made by consumers, managers, and their implications for public policy, markets and marketing. Among other topics...
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MOUNTAIN VIEW -- Chart-topping rapper Young Jeezy was one of six people arrested Sunday in Irvine on suspicion of possessing an assault rifle during the investigation into a deadly shooting backstage at a concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre over the weekend, according to the Mountain View Police Department.
The 36-year-old Jeezy, whose real name is Jay Wayne Jenkins, was arrested by Mountain View police detectives at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, the last stop on the "Under the Influence of Music" national concert tour, where he was part of a bill headlined by Wiz Khalifa.
Also arrested were five people who police said were working for the tour: Alexa Beason, 52; William Paul Gilmore, 48; David Kuniansky-Altman, 31; Kena Jermaine Marshall, 39; and Peter Arthur Maynard, 38. All were arrested on suspicion of possessing an assault weapon.
None of the arrested have been identified as suspects in the fatal shooting, which was reported just after 11 p.m. Friday -- as the concert was letting out -- and claimed the life of 38-year-old Orinda resident Eric Johnson, who police said was an entertainment promoter but not connected to Jenkins' tour. It was not clear if Johnson was with anyone when he was shot.
Mountain View police Sgt. Saul Jaeger, a department spokesman, said detectives traveled to Irvine as part of the homicide investigation and, with the help of Irvine police, served search warrants that turned up illegal firearms linked to the six people arrested.
"We haven't made any arrests for the homicide. These arrests were made during the execution of the warrant," Jaeger said.
As of Monday afternoon, the Grammy-nominated Jenkins was being held at Orange County Central Jail on $1 million bail, as was Maynard, described in jail records as a manager, and Marshall. Gilmore, described as a driver, was being held on $20,000 bail, which a legal expert said is more typical for the gun offense. Custody information for Beason and Kuniansky-Altman was not available.
Efforts on Monday to reach representatives for Jenkins were unsuccessful.
The unusually high bail for Jenkins and his two associates was likely requested by investigators, who believe they have more insight into the killing than what has been publicly revealed, said legal analyst Steven Clark, a criminal defense attorney and former Santa Clara County prosecutor.
He added that Jenkins' fame and recognizability make him a minimal flight risk, and his prior run-ins with the law -- including a January arrest stemming from a Sept. 2012 fight with his son and a 2008 DUI arrest -- aren't severe enough to necessitate his bail amount.
"On the face of it, it's an exorbitant bail on a relatively benign charge. If they didn't think he had significant knowledge about the homicide, I can't imagine why he'd have a million-dollar bail," Clark said. "They want to make sure he doesn't go anywhere for the short term. There's much more to this that we don't know."
Mountain View police declined to comment about the bail amounts.
After the shooting, headliner Wiz Khalifa tweeted condolences to Johnson's family and wrote "violence is never the answer," and concert promoter Live Nation cancelled the tour's Saturday stop in Chula Vista, near San Diego, with no plans to reschedule, citing the homicide investigation.
The tour ended as scheduled in Irvine, though Jenkins was noticeably absent from the lineup, according to concert-goers' accounts on social media.
In Friday's shooting, investigators are still seeking a suspect they generally described as a black man in his 20s with short hair who was between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-8, wearing a black shirt, a red baseball cap and possibly white pants. The suspected weapon in the shooting was a black pistol with a large magazine.
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In this case evidence in the form of a stipulation between the parties was introduced to show <insert facts stipulated to>. A stipulation is an agreement between the parties concerning some fact, which you as the jury are bound to accept as fact during your deliberations. A stipulation does not, however, establish proof of the element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. This stipulation is court exhibit #__. This item is an agreement by both sides. This stipulation is only numbered as an exhibit as a housekeeping matter. No other exhibit is a stipulation, a fact agreed to by both sides.
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Ben is number 5 behind Brady, Manning, Palmer and Brees. I'll take Ben over Palmer and Brees anyday. How many Super Bowls did either of them win?
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Ben is number 5 behind Brady, Manning, Palmer and Brees. I'll take Ben over Palmer and Brees anyday. How many Super Bowls did either of them win?
I'll take Ben over all of them.Originally Posted by Oviedo
This media bias is really beginning to get on my nerves. Ben definitely IMO ranks in the top three. Palmer & Brees ahead of Ben! C'mon!
"Success Is Determined By Attitude."
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I wouldn't take anyone over Ben, but Peyton and Brady ahead of Ben is at least justifiable. Brees & especially Palmer are not.
Brady and Peyton would get killed behind our o-line. We've seen both of them light up the league when they've had time in the pocket, and get shellacked when they have pressure in their faces. If you put Ben behind an above-average o-line like Brees and Palmer have and gave him plenty of time to throw, there is no limit to what he could do.Originally Posted by Ozey74
The Rams' offense featuring weapons such as Marshall Faulk, Torrey Holt, and Isaac Bruce were known as "The Greatest Show on Turf"
The Steelers' offense featuring weapons such as Le'Veon Bell and Martavis Bryant should be known as "The Greatest Show on Grass"
This has nothing at all to do with respective playing surfaces at the Edward Jones Dome vs. Heinz Field.
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This seems to be a common mistake people make. SB wins are team accomplishments. I have a feeling that Palmer and Brees would have very successful careers if they were QBs for the Steelers.Originally Posted by Oviedo
IMO there is Manning, Brady, and then everybody else. There can be an arguement for several QBs at the 3 spot. I do not know why people get upset about this stuff. Especially when this is all based on one's opinion.
I've been preaching this to all the Peyton lovers that I'm surrounded by. One year, Ben will have an above average line. -I hope.Originally Posted by RuthlessBurgher
This.Originally Posted by RuthlessBurgher
Btw, how many playoff games have Palmer and Brees won...combined?
If you smart, all you need to do is look at yards per attempt and third down passing.
If a QB ranks near the top on those lists, he will have a ton of wins. All the other stuff like over all passing yards, is the most important among ESPN and sports writers, but its the least important among professional sports bettors and handicappers. Give me a QB with a great career yards per attempt average and poise on third down , and I got nothing to worry about going forward.
If Brees has one more down year I think you'll see him drop quickly. If Palmer misses the playoffs again, then I don't see how he could still be considered elite. Th e thing I'm confounded over with Ben's perception is how anyone can continuously overlook his efficiency, gaudy YPA & winning percentage.
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The decades-long fight to banish offensive nicknames appears to have gotten a sizable boost from the government. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office revoked the NFL's Washington team's exclusive rights to the R-word.
Of course, it could be just another tease. Daniel Snyder, owner of the team, will fight the decision. His lawyers already predicted they'll be able to overturn the decision to cancel the team's trademark protection on appeal.
That's usually what privileged people do: fight to maintain privilege. Too bad Snyder and the NFL are missing a chance to join the rest of America in the march toward progressiveness.
Native American groups, media members and respected publications, other professional sports organizations, fans, 50 U.S. senators and celebrities all have deemed the NFL's using this term to be offensive. Now the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, ruling on a suit brought by a group of Native Americans in 2006, has weighed in.
Yet, Snyder will keep fighting. And the NFL will remain silent. In the wake of the NBA ousting one of its owners for racial insensitivity, Roger Goodell and the NFL will fight to keep it in their league.
In a statement dripping with arrogance, Bob Raskopf, Washington's trademark attorney, said: "We've seen this story before. And just like last time, today's ruling will have no effect at all on the team's ownership of and right to use the (team's) name and logo."
As usual with the mightiest of sports leagues, it requires extremes before change is allowed. It has been the case with PEDs, with concussions, with crime among players. It's a shame one of the most powerful and impactful establishments in sports needs to be forced into doing the right thing.
The ruling can't stop Washington from using the team name -- it will continue to have trademark protection while the matter makes its way through the courts. But if the ruling eventually is upheld, it would take away the team's exclusive rights to the name and allow anybody to profit from its use, thereby decreasing its value to the team. The hope is that going into Snyder's wallet will bring about a change of heart.
Everyone knows this whole Native Americans-as-mascot bit is antiquated. Its use has expired. Even if it is as harmless as supporters claim, it is too connected to a time this country is trying to move past.
Yet Snyder fights on.
Tradition is less valuable than progress. It seems corporations like Washington and the NFL still haven't figured that out, so they stubbornly cling to a bygone era until they are ushered from relevance.
"I was given a chief's headdress when we won the Super Bowl," Joe Theismann, Washington's former Pro Bowl quarterback, told USA Today. "To me, I was honored to accept that headdress, and I was honored to wear that uniform at the time I did. But like everything else, society is changing almost daily.
"This is not gonna go away. It's become very evident that it's entered the political arena, it's entered the governmental agencies arena. It certainly has been a part of public opinion. And it's just a question of the position that Dan wants to take going forward."
Sure, Snyder would lose the support of crazies who named their kid John Riggins. But the gain would be greater. No. 1, they'd get to sell a brand new line of merchandise after they change their name and mascot. An entire fan base would need to be reoutfitted, not to mention those who'd just appreciate the gesture and support the franchise.
Instead, the racial epithet will have to be pried from the NFL's cold grip.
Wednesday's ruling might not be enough. It won't be a surprise if it's overturned. Judge Marc A. Bergsman, the dissenter in the 2-to-1 vote, said the real question is not whether the term was disparaging to Native Americans. He said the decision should be based on if it was disparaging when the trademark was applied for -- between 1967 and 1990. Because if it was cool back then, it should be cool now.
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has been overturned before. A similar ruling by the board in 1999 was overturned on a technicality in 2003.
The Washington NFL squad can use its team name exclusively until the appeal is settled, years from now probably.
Here's hoping the ruling is upheld soon and that the National Congress of American Indians starts producing its own R-word merchandise.
For 81 years, the franchise and the NFL have made money off demeaning a people. It would be a great irony, and a great pleasure, to see Native Americans dominating the market, supplying a demand that won't die.
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