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WASHINGTON - The number of overdoses in the Eastern Panhandle related to prescription drugs has increased more than 1.5 times, according to the state's Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities 2012 county profiles.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., along with three other lawmakers, introduced legislation Tuesday in hopes of curbing prescription drug abuse and addiction.
The Safe Prescribing Act of 2013 would reclassify hydrocodone from a Schedule III substance to a Schedule II substance. This would regulate the number of times patients can refill their prescriptions in a given period, as well as require that they see their physicians for new prescriptions once refills have run out.
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Pills are counted to fill a prescription at Patterson's Drug Store in Martinsburg Wednesday. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., along with three other lawmakers, introduced legislation Tuesday in hopes of curbing prescription drug abuse and addiction.
Schedule II drugs are those substances that have a high potential of abuse, such as oxycodone and methadone, according to the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration. Schedule III are those with a low potential for abuse, such as products that contain than 90 milligrams of codeine per dosage unit and anabolic steroids.
Medical professionals agreed, hydrocodone has a higher likelihood of addiction than initially thought. Konrad Nau, M.D., who is dean of the Eastern Division of the West Virginia University School of Medicine, said hydrocodone was once marketed as a middle ground painkiller between codeine and higher level narcotics, such as oxycodone and morphine.
"It kind of filled that gap when you go from Tylenol to morphine," Nau said.
George Karos, owner of Patterson's Drug Store in Martinsburg, said hydrocodone is a drug that has been heavily abused and that this legislation is a step in the right direction.
"My personal opinion is (hydrocodone is) overprescribed," Karos said. "It's one of the most popular drugs throughout this state, and it causes death not only among adults, but among children and teenagers."
While many of these overdoses are accidental, it doesn't minimize the impact such incidents have had across the state. West Virginia had the highest rate of prescription drug overdose deaths in the country in 2008, according to the West Virginia Prescription Drug Abuse Quitline website.
"There's not a family that ... hasn't had somebody affected by prescription drug abuse," Manchin said.
Statistics from the state's Bureau of Behavioral Health and Health Facilities 2012 county profiles show that the Eastern Panhandle's increases in prescription drug overdoses. Jefferson County saw overdose deaths increase by 350 percent, while Morgan County's deaths increased by 230 percent. Berkeley County had the lowest with a 150 percent increase.
Though the legislation might inconvenience patients and their doctors, it is not intended to make life more difficult for those who use hydrocodone responsibly. Rather, it is meant to work toward eliminating the number of professionals and patients who abuse the drug. Manchin said he couldn't "care less," when it comes to those running pill mills in the state.
"If they're going to be irresponsible with their medical license by not doing check-ups with people that seem to be getting large quantities of dependencies as far as pharmaceuticals, then they're not committed or dedicated to their profession to begin with," Manchin said.
Karos and Nau said a possible change in legislation would not be a large hardship for medical professionals.
Pharmacists are required to keep a regular inventory of Schedule II drugs, which would create more work. Karos, a member of the state's Board of Pharmacy, said the board would also have to change some of the state regulations regarding hyrdocodone. Karos described these changes as "minor adjustments."
Nau said there might be some opposition from physicians and patients regarding the extra prescriptions, but said that concern is "a convenience issue."
"I've never heard a physician say that they don't think that hydrocodone is an addictive narcotic that has the ability to be abused," Nau said. "(Patients will) still be able to get the amount of medicine they need, just a few more steps."
Nau said it is "high time" the country as a whole begin to address the issue of prescription drug abuse, because it is controllable.
"It's one thing ... to be worried about the endless supply of marijuana or cocaine that comes into our country without any regulations, but we're looking at deaths and addictions from medicines that you can only get with a prescription from a doctor," Nau said. "We can control that."
- Staff writer Rachel Molenda can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 215, or firstname.lastname@example.com.

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A simple answer is that a consultant pharmacist is a pharmacist who is paid to provide expert advice on the use of medications by individuals or within institutions, or on the provision of pharmacy services to institutions.
The phrase "consultant pharmacist," coined by George F. Archambault who is referred to as the "founding father" of consultant pharmacy, originated in the nursing home environment when a group of innovative pharmacists focused on improving the use of medications in these facilities.
Consultant Pharmacists are now practicing in a wide variety of other settings, including subacute care and assisted living facilities, psychiatric hospitals, hospice programs, and in home and community-based care -- wherever seniors reside. Consultant Pharmacists are defined by their common commitment to enhance the quality of care for all older persons through the appropriate use of medication and promotion of healthy aging.
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Memorial Regional Cancer Center (MRCC)
Welcome to the Memorial Regional Cancer Center – our goal is provide you with the best oncology and hematology care: individualized care that focuses on you – not solely the cancer or blood disorder. Our singularly designed survivorship program directed and guided by our nurse navigator is the lynchpin to our success. From the moment you first meet us, our team coordinates your care addressing all your individual needs. We remain in close contact with your primary care physician (and if you don't have one we will make arrangements so you do!) and other physicians involved in your care.
You will have many questions before, during and after treatment. Our team is available to answer your needs twenty-four hours a day, every day of the week. We think it essential that you know about the disease, treatment and potential side effects – we take the time to inform, routinely drawing on marker boards during the visit. You will not experience any MRCC physician dictating or typing on the computer during your visits. You are what matters to us!
Our exceptionally talented team of physicians and nurses has enormous experience in treating patients with cancer and hematologic disorders. Unique to a community hospital and to better serve the Michiana region, cancer and hematology care at Memorial spans the pediatric as well as the adult population. Another distinguishing feature of the MRCC is, compared to other cancer programs in Michiana, all physicians in the Medical Oncology-Hematology division are board certified not only in medical oncology but also in hematology. Furthermore, the MRCC has additional exclusive capabilities not available elsewhere in Michiana – stereotactic radiosurgery and cancer vaccine trials are just two examples.
We are extremely proud of our clinical trial research team and affiliation with the Mayo Clinic. As a Mayo affiliate the MRCC is a member of Alliance (for Clinical Trials in Oncology), one of five cooperative groups in the US designing, directing and reporting results from cancer clinical trials. Moreover, the MRCC is pleased to partner with the Harper Cancer Center at Notre Dame in tissue banking (storing cancer specimens for scientific research).
Should you wish a second opinion at a major academic center about your diagnosis and/or recommended treatment strategy, we support you completely. In fact we will make the referral for you – our patients have been referred to the Mayo Clinic, University of Chicago, Indiana University, Northwestern University, University of Michigan and the Cleveland Clinic among others.
As Medical Director, I can tell you that your team at the MRCC has developed an extraordinary and highly regarded cancer program since I came here in January of 2013. We continue to improve on what we have already accomplished and new capabilities are under continuous development. For updates, please follow us: https://www.facebook.com/MemorialRCC and https://twitter.com@MemorialRCC.
I have heard often from our patients that visiting the MRCC is like being with family. This feeling is because the front office staff, technicians, medical assistants, lymphedema specialists, dieticians, social work, nurses and physicians all are engaged in your care – ensuring a heartfelt and warm experience, and…..we listen to you!
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
The Summerville Sertoma Club is gearing up for its 2013 youth football season.
The non-profit organization wrapped up its final youth football camp of the summer last week and has begun registering players for the new season, which is scheduled to begin Sept. 7.
Upcoming registration dates for the league are scheduled from 8 a.m. until noon Aug. 3 and 10 and from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 6, 8, 13 and 15 at the Azalea Hut (Cuthbert Building) located at 105 West Fifth Street in Summerville.
Registration dates for the Sertoma Football Upper Dorchester Program are scheduled from 6-8 p.m. July 31 and Aug. 14 at the Ridgeville gym and from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 7 and 14 at Woodland High School.
The league will have its skills day Aug.17 and its draft Aug. 18. Practice opens Aug. 19.
The league's opening ceremony and jamboree is scheduled for Sept. 9 at Gahagan Field, located at 101 West Boundary Street in Summerville.
Each year hundreds of football players age 5 through 13 participate in the league, which is divided into four divisions based on age: Mighty Mites (age 5-6), Bantam (7-8), A-League (9-10) and B-League (11-13).
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It's hard to believe that the NFL draft is only two days away and yet the draft seems just as ambiguous as ever.
The 2011 draft class is overrun with defensive talent, which makes predicting who is going where even more challenging.
Nevertheless, I've put together a complete, seven-round mock draft—free of any trades to preserve what is left of my sanity.
The selections are not necessarily what I believe the teams should do, but rather, the direction that I expect them to go.
Need is a big factor, as is overall talent of the given prospect and the drafting patterns of the organization.
After hours and hours of deliberation, I am certain I have created a flawless mock draft (or so I like to think).
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The Presidential Initiatives to Increase Student Engagement, established in fall 2007, are among the many ways that Hunter College encourages and supports student engagement.
National research suggests that student success is inextricably linked to student engagement, the degree to which a student is intellectually involved within and beyond the classroom. This is confirmed by Hunter students, who have asked for more opportunities to interact with their Hunter faculty beyond the classroom. Each of the Presidential Initiatives to Increase Student Engagement is committed to enhancing student success by increasing opportunities for Hunter faculty to engage students beyond the confines of the classroom. Visit How to Apply for more information about the application process.
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The Student-Faculty Research Initiative contributes funds in support of students who are participating in faculty research, scholarship, or creative projects. Hunter faculty may request up to $1,000 per student, per academic year (i.e., up to $500 per student, per semester).
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Position Statement 41: Early Identification of Mental Health Issues in Young People
Early identification, accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of mental health or substance use conditions1 in school-aged young people can alleviate enormous suffering and heartbreak and help young people to benefit from their education and to lead productive lives. No one contests that state and federal systems that serve young people like juvenile justice and child welfare need to engage in comprehensive screening, but several states have sought to ban mental health screening in schools. Mental Health America (MHA) opposes such legislation because it compromises the responsibilities of the schools under federal law to provide an education to all young people, regardless of disability, compromises the schools' obligation to identify and address significant impediments to learning of all kinds, discriminates against young people with emotional or behavioral difficulties, and risks constraining free communication by teachers and counselors to parents, which is essential to early identification and effective treatment of mental health and substance use conditions. Whenever warning signs are observed, parents should be counseled to see their primary care physician or a mental health professional concerning their child's need for mental or other health care.2
Of even greater potential importance, MHA believes that primary health care providers should be encouraged to identify signs of mental health or substance use issues at the earliest possible time. This position is endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and (for depression) the United States Preventive Services Task Force.3
For early identification to have any value, public and private resources must be available to assure effective treatment. Reliable early identification of health problems in schools and primary care settings and effective, nondiscriminatory treatment can help to address a young person's needs before they lead to greater academic or social problems, including suicide or self-mutilation, substance use, school suspension, dropping out, expulsion or involvement with the juvenile justice system.
Public education is needed to assure that parents, friends, teachers, school officials and primary care physicians and other health care providers can identify the early signs of mental health and substance use problems so that young people can receive the help that they need in a timely manner.
Mental health problems affect one in five young people at any given time, and about two-thirds of all young people with mental health problems are not getting the help they need.4 5 6Research shows that early intervention can prevent significant mental health problems from developing. 7 8 Epidemiological research confirms the relationship between mental health issues and suicide or self-mutilation, substance abuse, suspension, dropping out, expulsion and involvement with the juvenile justice system.9 10 The research also shows that effective treatment can reduce the risk of such consequences.11 12
President Bush's 2003 New Freedom Commission on Mental Health proposed in its goal that: "In a transformed mental health system, the early detection of mental health problems in children and adults - - through routine and comprehensive testing and screening - - will be an expected and typical occurrence." The report emphasized early intervention in low-stigma settings like physicians' offices and schools, but much work remains to be done.
Primary care physicians and other health care providers are the "first line of defense" in identifying signs of mental health problems because they routinely see young people and their families and because confidentiality is assured. Research should be expanded to assure the availability of reliable, culturally and linguistically competent early identification and diagnostic tools. Primary care providers need to be trained in their use, and public and private resources need to be made available to assure that comprehensive treatment, individualized to the needs of the child and family, is available on a nondiscriminatory basis.
Recent collaborative efforts of pediatricians and mental health professionals have led to improved early identification efforts in Massachusetts, Vermont, Minnesota and New York. These efforts have enhanced access to timely and appropriate child psychiatric evaluations, consultation and treatment. MHA particularly applauds such efforts, which join forces with the primary health care system to promote the early identification of mental health issues in young people.
Although schools are required to identify all mental and other health impediments to learning under the federal Rehabilitation Act and Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, including mental health issues, screening for emotional or behavioral difficulties in schools has proven to be highly controversial and politicized. The concerns regarding school-based screening include fears of stigma, liability and cost, issues of mis-diagnosis and coercion of parents by school personnel, and deep concerns about over-medication of children. In addition, issues of cultural and racial bias are a significant concern among people of color. The development of reliable and culturally and linguistically appropriate screening tools remains an urgent priority.13
MHA acknowledges these challenges of mental health screening. However, with appropriate safeguards, MHA supports well-designed pre-school-based and school-based screening programs. Because teachers, school psychologists, social workers and other counselors have extended contact with children on a daily basis, they are often in a position to recognize early patterns of behavior that pose a risk for a child's academic, social, emotional or behavioral functioning. While teachers and other school administrators are not and should not become diagnosticians, their candid communication with the family is vital in promoting students' well being, including their mental health. Where any health problems are noted, their concerns should be shared with the parents in a timely manner. In this regard mental health problems should be treated no differently than other health-related concerns. School personnel should be trained to recognize the early warning signs of mental health and substance use conditions and to know the appropriate actions to take in notifying parents and in protecting the rights and privacy of young people.
Accordingly, MHA opposes interference with the proper role of teachers and counselors in communicating with parents concerning the behavior and needs of their children. Schools and other community institutions and voluntary associations should encourage teachers and counselors to communicate regularly with parents concerning their child, including counseling the parents to consult with their primary care provider or a mental health professional if any sign of significant physical illness or mental health or substance use condition is apparent. In so doing, it is important that the risk of stigma be avoided by maintaining confidentiality and communicating in a clear and culturally competent manner. It is essential that parents not feel in any way coerced to seek treatment or to medicate their child.
Action Steps
- MHA affiliates and advocates should encourage early identification and early intervention. Primary care physicians should be supported in identifying and getting treatment for mental health or substance use conditions.
- Affiliates should monitor compliance with EPSDT requirements for screening of young people. EPSDT is a mandatory set of services and benefits for all individuals under age 21 who are enrolled in Medicaid. Screening services to detect mental health conditions must be conducted at established, periodic intervals and whenever a problem is suspected. Consent decrees have been entered against several states that were not meeting their EPSDT obligations.14
- Affiliates should actively engage with their school districts to determine what efforts are underway to "screen" or promote early identification, and what programs are in place to provide appropriate services to young people with mental health or substance use conditions that prevent them from receiving full educational benefit from the general education program, as required by federal law. Getting and protecting required funding for screening and treatment is essential as schools face cutbacks.15
- Affiliates should help their school districts address issues of stigma, mis-diagnosis, coercion of parents by school personnel, over-medication or neglect of mental health needs of children, and cultural and racial bias in early identification programs.
- Affiliates can offer information and training to pediatricians and other primary care providers about early identification and screening.
- Affiliates can offer training sessions to parents and school personnel on appropriate early identification of children at risk, alternatives for getting help, and effective communication by school personnel.
- Affiliates should conduct legislative briefings in states where there are current efforts to enact legislation on mental health screening.
- Affiliates and advocates should encourage early identification and early intervention and should work to defeat any legislation that gets in the way of candid discussion of mental health and substance use issues.
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The Mental Health America Board of Directors adopted this policy on December 4, 2010. It is reviewed as required by the Mental Health America Public Policy Committee
Expiration Date: December 31, 2015
- The term "mental health or substance use conditions" as used in this policy statement is intended to include the federal term "emotional or behavioral disturbance."
- Early intervention in response to identified mental health or substance use conditions should be distinguished from mental health and sobriety promotion and prevention of mental health and substance use disorders, which are addressed separately in MHA Position Statement 48.
- See http://www.aap.org/commpeds/dochs/mentalhealth/, http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspschdepr.htm
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General, Rockville, M.D., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services and National Institutes of Health (1999). http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/home.html
- Shelton, D., "Emotional Disorders in Young Offenders" Journal of Nursing Scholarship 33(3):259 (2001).
- Cicchetti, D., Rogosch, F.A., "Psychopathology as Risk for Adolescent Substance Use Disorders: A Developmental Psychopathology Perspective" Journal of Child Clinical Psychology 28(3):355-65 (1999).
- Hurry, J., Storey, P., "Assessing Young People who Deliberately Harm Themselves" The British Journal of Psychiatry 176, 26-131 (2000).
- Gall G., Pagano M.E., Desmond M.S., Perrin J.M., Murphy J.M., "Utility of Psychosocial Screening at a School-based Health Center" Journal of School Health 70:292-298 (2000).
- Cicchetti, D., Rogosch, F.A., "Psychopathology as Risk for Adolescent Substance Use Disorders: a Developmental Psychopathology Perspective" Journal of Child Clinical Psychology 28(3):355-65.
- Brener N.D., Krug E., Simon T.R., Lowry R., "Trends in Suicidal Ideation and Behavior among High School Students in the United States, 1991-1997" Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 30(4):304-312 (2000).
- Davis, C., Martin, G., Kosky, R,, O'Hanlon, A., Early Intervention in the Mental Health of Young People: a Literature Review (2000) Monograph published by The Australian Early Intervention Network for Mental Health in Young People.
- Durlak, J.A., Wells, A.M., "Evaluation of Indicated Preventive Intervention (Secondary Prevention) Mental Health Programs for Children and Adolescents" American Journal of Community Psychology 26(5):775-802 (1998).
- Feeney-Kettler, K.A., Kratochwill, T.R., Kaiser, A.P., Hemmeter, M.L., Kettler, R. J., "Screening Young Children's Risk for Mental Health Problems: A Review of Four Measures" Assessment for Effective Intervention 35(4):218-230(2010).
- The Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) provisions are among the most specific in the Medicaid Act. See 42 U.S.C.§§ 1396a(a)(10)(A), 1396a(a)(43), 1396d(a)(4)(B), 1396d(r). Over the years, states have not adhered to these clearly articulated responsibilities, and litigation has resulted. EPSDT establishes a broad scope of benefits—all the services listed within the Medicaid Act at 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(a)—and a uniform medical necessity definition—services needed to "correct or ameliorate" the child's physical or mental conditions. 42 U.S.C. §1396d(r)(5). Advocates are citing these broad treatment requirements to obtain coverage for a range of services that children need to live at home and in the community, including screening, rehabilitative services, case management, home health care, and personal care services. See, generally, "Medicaid EPSDT Litigation" (monograph), produced by Jane Perkins, National Health Law Program (October 2, 2009) http://www.acmhai.org/pdf/Jane_Perkins_-_EPSDT_Litigation.pdf
- The Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health has prepared two exemplary toolkits for teachers: "Unlocking the Mysteries of Children's Mental Health: An Introduction for Future Teachers," Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health (Rev. Ed. 2004.) St. Paul, MN: Author and "A Teacher's Guide to Children's Mental Health," Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health (2002) St. Paul, MN: Author. See http://www.macmh.org/macmh-publications/


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The X Factor Reveals Its Four Semi-Finalists
With only four spots in next week's semi-finals, the six acts who performed two songs each Wednesday night were a tense bunch. Especially after last week's shocking elimination that sent home fan favorite Vino Alan.
A majority of PEOPLE.com readers picked Demi Lovato's only remaining contestant, CeCe Frey, as the singer who most deserved elimination. Was she able to make it through one more week? Keep reading for all the results ...
CeCe Frey was the first to go.
"I'm proud of everything that I've done on this show," she said. "I hope I've taught everyone at home that you need to love who you are, because the more you love who you are, the less you're going to need anybody else to."
Her coach tried to avoid tears but shed a few anyway. "I've grown so close to you," Demi said. "And I'm just so proud of you."
Three acts were then declare safe: Simon Cowell's boy band, Emblem3; Britney Spears's frontrunner, Carly Rose Sonenclar; and L.A. Reid's country singer, Tate Stevens, also a frontrunner.
That left Team Britney's Diamond White and Simon's other group, Fifth Harmony, to sing for survival.
Fifth Harmony sang Mariah Carey's "Anytime You Need a Friend," and Diamond sang Lee Ann Womack's "I Hope You Dance."
As expected, Simon and Britney voted to send home each other's acts. But it was the end of the road for Diamond, after L.A. and Demi both voted to send her home as well.
"I'm just thinking of Cher Lloyd right now," she said of the "Want U Back" singer. "She came in fifth and look where she is."
Here's how the top four ranked:
1. Tate Stevens
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Cheers and sirens could be heard for miles this morning as the Waterford and Cochranton communities sent off the Fort LeBoeuf and Cochranton girls volleyball teams in style.
The celebration began in Waterford at 7:50 a.m. as members of the Fort LeBoeuf volleyball team marched from the back of Fort LeBoeuf High School to the middle school between rows of students from the high school and middle school, family and friends. Supporters, dressed up in blue, held signs and flags as the Bison departed with fire engines blaring. Fort LeBoeuf will play for the PIAA Class AA girls volleyball championship Saturday at 1 p.m. against Delone Catholic.
It was also a big celebration in Cochranton at 9 a.m. as the Cardinals marched through the school behind the school band with the entire school in tow. After posing for pictures and thanking the crowd for being there, the Cardinals departed with fire engines and a police cruiser through town before hitting the highway for York. Cochranton will play for the PIAA Class A girls volleyball championship Saturday at 11 a.m. against Marian Catholic.


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Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Louis Colbus, 81, Virginia Beach, Va., passed away Sept. 28, 2012, after an extended illness.
He was born in Altoona, son of the late Hyman and Esther Colbus.
Surviving are his wife, Marie; a son, Jonathan and wife, Schrevia, of Virginia Beach and their son, Jacob; a daughter, Joanna Washburn of Virginia Beach and her children, Jenna and Jarrett; a stepdaughter, Angie Hooks (Carl) and her children, Andrew and Reilly; and a brother, Harry S. of Baltimore, Md.
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He was preceded in death by his former wife, MaryJo Rierson.
Louis was a 1949 graduate of Altoona High School and enlisted in the Naval Reserve. In 1950, he entered the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps. All the billets at Penn State University were filled, so he transferred to the University of South Carolina and graduated in 1953. He returned to Penn State, where he matriculated in graduate studies in economics. He furthered his education by earning a Master of Science degree at George Washington University in 1965.
From 1949-93, Louis proudly and lovingly wore his uniform, from seaman recruit to convoy commodore, when he was routinely recalled to active duty from retirement to train with the U.S. Merchant Marine in the convoy of merchant ships in wartime. He served on destroyers, commanding the USS McCloy, USS Jonas Ingram and Destroyer Squadron 2. He spent five years of his career on aviation staffs embarked on Atlantic Fleet carriers.
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WASHINGTON – House Speaker John A. Boehner on Thursday night abruptly pulled his supposed solution to the "fiscal cliff" from the House floor, unable to muster enough votes from his fellow Republicans to ensure its passage.
The failure of Boehner's "Plan B" option pushed the nation perilously closer to a Jan. 1 abyss where taxes would go up for 90 percent of Americans while a series of draconian federal budget cuts would automatically take effect.
The decision by Boehner, R-Ohio, came after a closed-door meeting of House Republicans to count noses, only to find himself falling short of the votes needed to pass a narrow measure that increased taxes only on incomes of more than $1 million a year.
The bill "did not have sufficient support from our members to pass," Boehner said. "Now it is up to the president to work with [Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.] on legislation to avert the fiscal cliff."
Meanwhile, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., tweeted: "The House of Representatives has concluded legislative business for the week. The House will return after the Christmas holiday when needed."
Boehner's surrender marked a victory for hard-line elements in the House Republican Conference, who vow to oppose any tax increases, despite polling data that shows the American public favoring higher taxes on the wealthy and a newly re-elected Democratic president who wants to raise rates on those making more than $400,000.
It marked the beginning of a dangerous march toward the new year for the nation's citizens, who could see smaller paychecks because of a stalemate over how to deal with the nation's long-term debt. Economists such as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke have warned that the fiscal cliff's double-whammy of tax increases and spending cuts would likely push the nation into recession.
Boehner's shocking surrender followed a day of partisan bickering, as the speaker's GOP allies argued for his plan while Democrats said it was a cosmetic measure that did nothing to bring the two sides toward compromise.
In the end, what mattered was not what the Republican leadership or its Democratic adversaries had to say, but what a group of hard-line, tea party-aligned GOP lawmakers thought of Boehner's proposal.
"Tonight is a victory for conservative principles," Rep. Tim Heulskamp, R-Kan., told NBC's Luke Russert.
The conservatives who stopped Boehner's plan dead in its tracks did so even though anti-tax activist Grover Norquist had signed off on the deal. Norquist is the author of an anti-tax pledge that almost every GOP member of Congress had signed.
More important, it seemed, was a letter to members of Congress from the staunchly conservative Club for Growth.
"Speaker Boehner, President Obama, [House Minority Leader] Nancy Pelosi and too many members of the Republican conference have forgotten that the problem in Washington is too much spending and not too little taxation," the letter said.
Fighting that argument, Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, spent much of the day lobbying for Boehner's plan, only to find himself frustrated in the end. "We had a Plan A, and that didn't work. We had a Plan B, and that didn't work. Obviously, I am less optimistic as the days go by," said Reed, a member of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.
Reed echoed Boehner's suggestion that it's now up to the Senate and the president to come up with a compromise that Congress can pass.
White House press secretary Jay Carney hinted that may be a possibility. "The president's main priority is to ensure that taxes don't go up on 98 percent of Americans and 97 percent of small businesses in just a few short days," Carney said after the collapse of Plan B. "The president will work with Congress to get this done, and we are hopeful that we will be able to find a bipartisan solution quickly that protects the middle class and our economy."
Earlier, Boehner agreed that a negotiated solution would be best. "Our country faces serious challenges," he said at a midday news conference. "The president and I in our respective roles have a responsibility to work together to get them resolved. I expect that we'll continue to work together."
So far, though, that work hasn't gone so well, he said. "For weeks the White House said if I moved on [tax] rates, that they would make substantial concessions on spending cuts and entitlement reform," he said. "I did my part. They've done nothing."
Thursday's partisan bickering came 12 days before the expiration of Bush-era tax cuts, a temporary payroll tax deduction and other key tax breaks. In addition, a series of deep spending cuts that both parties would prefer to avoid are also set to take effect Jan. 1 unless Congress figures out a way to replace them.
The two sides remain far apart. Obama wants to raise the top tax rate from 35 percent to 39.6 percent for income over $400,000, but Boehner wants the rate to increase in that way only for income of more than $1 million, and he could not even get his party to agree to that. The president has also proposed about $1.2 trillion in spending cuts over a decade, including about $400 billion from Medicare and Medicaid. Boehner has proposed a similar level of spending cuts but has sought $600 billion of it from those health programs for seniors and the poor.
Democrats dismissed Boehner's proposal as a negotiating ploy. "It's nothing more than theater," said Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, before Boehner's plan collapsed. "John Boehner needs to be a leader and negotiate. Instead he's trying to weasel his way out of a corner he put himself into."
The fiscal cliff stems from the summer 2011 agreement between Obama and Republicans on raising the nation's debt ceiling, which set a Dec. 31, 2012, deadline by which Congress had to pass a long-term solution to the nation's deficit problem in order to avoid painful cuts to defense and social programs.
Plan B would have preserved the current tax rates for most Americans while shielding the middle class from the alternative minimum tax.
While Higgins opposed Plan B, he said its collapse "does not speak well to us reaching an agreement by Jan. 1." The House GOP caucus "seems to be imploding," he added.
Republicans allied with Boehner portrayed Plan B as a good deal for most taxpayers, but Democrats said it was just one more sign of Washington's dysfunction. "I completely understand why voters are frustrated with us," Rep. Kathleen C. Hochul, D-Hamburg, said before Boehner's plan collapsed.
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A fire guts a house in Midwest City late Sunday night and it's not the first time firefighters have been to the house.
The fire chief now says the fire is suspicious. This is the third time in a few weeks they've been to the house near NE 10th and Lloyd.
Crews were on scene into the early morning hours spraying foam, trying to make sure it's doesn't flare up again.
Firefighters were first called to the house at almost the exact same time of night back on January 6th.
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The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
And then there are times when things just work out in spite of that.
The tale of Penn State's 2014 recruiting class definitely is a case of the latter.
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Penn State's early enrollees speak at Wednesday's Signature Event at the Bryce Jordan?Center. The players (from left): Chasz Wright, Antoine White, DeAndre Thompkins, Tarow Barney and Michael O'Connor.
Remaining under the shadow of NCAA sanctions, the Nittany Lion program was struck another blow when coach Bill O'Brien took the Houston Texans job on New Year's Eve. Still, Penn State, first under the interim eye of Larry Johnson and then guided by James Franklin for the last three weeks and change, managed to put together a class ranked in the national top 25 by every major recruiting service.
The praise the effort drew from experts at the local, regional and national level was almost universal.
"It was pretty impressive," said Cory James, an Altoona native who helps cover recruiting for the Lions247 website. "You look at what happened when Coach O'Brien took over. A lot of recruits left, although that was somewhat different circumstances. You look at what happened to Vanderbilt's class or Rutgers class when they just didn't have an offensive coordinator or a defensive coordinator. They [the Nittany Lions] not only had the head coach change, but every staff member change, and they were able to keep it together."
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PSU recruiting class of 2014
Total number of players: 25
Strengths: Offensive playmakers, secondary, offensive tackle, specialists
Deficiencies: Early impact offensive linemen, linebacker, pass rushers
The gems: WR DeAndre Thompkins, WR Saeed Blacknall, TE Mike Gesicki, WR Chris Godwin, S Koa Farmer, QB Michael O'Connor
The impact players: Thompkins, Blacknall, Godwin, DT Tarow Barney, LB Troy Reeder
The sleepers: RB Nick Scott, S Christian Campbell, WR Troy Apke, LB Jason Cabinda
The ones that got away: DT Thomas Holley (Florida), CB Dravon Henry (West Virginia)
Best job of recruiting: Larry Johnson was the point man for six of the recruits and helped hold the class together after Bill O'Brien left to become coach of the Houston Texans
Most intriguing background: Gesicki also was considered a Division I recruit in basketball. Reeder is one of the top prep lacrosse players in the nation. Apke's father was a linebacker at Pitt. O'Connor is from Canada but played his last two years of high school ball in the U.S. and was coached by former Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke
Where the class ranks nationally: Rivals.com - 24. Scout.com - 25. 247Sports - 24. ESPN - 24. Prep Football Report 25. PrepStar - 25.
Next Signing Day: Feb. 4, 2015
"Overall, I think they did a great job," ESPN Big Ten recruiting reporter Tom Vanhaaren said.
Penn State landed at least one recruit at every position, led by four standout wide receivers, six defensive backs, three running backs and one of the top prospects in the country at tight end (Mike Gesicki) and quarterback (Michael O'Connor) - 25 signees in all, including five that already enrolled, counting against the 2013 class and giving them extra spots for 2014. Franklin and his staff supplemented that by enticing four place-kickers/punters and two long-snappers to walk on.
"They were able to accomplish something a lot of non-sanctioned programs maybe didn't: They were able to fill as many needs as possible," Greg Pickel of FightOnState.com said. "Overall, it was about as good as you could get for dealing with sanctions and losing a head coach."
"There's really not a whole lot you can say negative about this group. It's just so good," said Tom Lemming, publisher of Prep Football Report. "Considering the circumstances, they could have done much, much worse. But I thought they did fantastic."
PrepStar, which is based in southern California, rated Penn State's class as the 25th-best in the country, with five recruits in its top 300 and 19 on its all-region lists. PrepStar had receivers Saeed Blacknall and DeAndre Thompkins ranked in its top 250.
"It's a very athletic class," PrepStar founder Jeff Duva said.
Rivals.com, 247Sports and ESPN had the Lions class ranked its highest at 24. Most had the class third in the Big Ten.
With Blacknall and Thompkins leading the way, the receiving corps highlighted the class. Rivals rated the group - which also included four-star Delaware Gatorade 2012 player of the year Chris Godwin and Pittsburgh speedster Troy Apke - as the third-best receiving group in the country. That doesn't even take Gesicki's presence into consideration; he's regarded as a huge receiving threat as a tight end.
The experts advised getting familiar with the incoming receivers early.
"With Allen Robinson departing for the NFL, there's ample opportunity not only for freshmen to get on the field but have a chance to start," ESPN national recruiting analyst Gerry Hamilton said. "DeAndre Thompkins was a top 100 prospect for us, and he's already enrolled. That's big because he gets to go through spring practice and build that trust with Christian Hackenberg. Then you look a little further. Saeed Blacknall was a big-time flip from Rutgers, a big, physical receiver with vertical speed, Chris Godwin, a big-time athlete, and Troy Apke. I think they addressed their biggest position of need, and they got one of those guys in early."
The Lions also brought in three running backs: powerback Johnathan Thomas from Massachusetts, speedster Nick Scott from Virginia and diminutive Mark Allen from Maryland, who was hampered by a leg injury as a senior but who Lemming really likes. On top of that, Penn State landed four offensive tackles in Scranton's Noah Beh, prep school early enrollee Chasz Wright, Illinois' Brendan Brosnan and Ohio's Chance Sorrells, who was a prospect as a tight end before growing into a tackle - most of them, though, are considered developmental prospects.
In addition to O'Connor, Trace McSorley signed as a dual-threat quarterback from Virginia. McSorley threw for more than 10,000 yards in leading his high school team to four state championship games, winning three of them.
"They got more dynamic on offense with this group," 247Sports national recruiting analyst Steve Wiltfong said. "Christian Hackenberg, Michael O'Connor, whoever is under center is going to be happy with the weapons they have around them."
Penn State might need those weapons over the next couple of years, because defense was a problem in 2013 and the Nittany Lions only could do so much to shore it up.
The Lions lost out on top defensive tackle prospect Thomas Holley from New York when Johnson left to take a coaching position at Ohio State after Franklin's hiring and big defensive end Lloyd Tubman switched his choice from Penn State to Kentucky on signing day. The Lions were able to replace Tubman with intriguing Alabama athlete Torrence Brown, but the only other defensive linemen brought in were junior college blue-chipper Tarow Barney and New Jersey's Antoine White, both early enrollees along with Thompkins, O'Connor and offensive lineman Chasz Wright.
At linebacker, conventional wisdom help that Penn State would bring in three recruits. On signing day, though, the only linebackers listed were Delaware's Troy Reeder and New Jersey's Jason Cabinda. Koa Farmer, though, a borderline four-star safety from southern California, might wind up at linebacker eventually.
"He can play wherever he wants. He's that kind of football player," Duva said of Farmer, whose high school was 25 minutes from PrepStar's offices. "When you watch his team play, everybody is pointing at him, because he just stands out. He's a playmaker."
Penn State, however, was able to make a big move in the defensive backfield with six signees: Farmer, Maryland free safety Marcus Allen, Alabama safety Christian Campbell, Coatesville cornerback Daquan Worley, Georgia corner Grant Haley and Florida corner Amani Oruwariye (pronounced Or-u-war-ay). It's a group with athleticism and size.
Allen and Farmer are candidates to get on the field pretty quickly.
"I've been covering Penn State recruiting for a long, long time, and this may be the best group of defensive backs I ever saw them bring in with one recruiting class," said Phil Grosz, publisher of BlueWhite Illustrated and G&W Prep Report. "I think the number one thing they were able to do with this class is improve positional speed, and I think they did that all around, even the offensive linemen."
How Penn State was able to accomplish so much under such adversity was a culmination of factors. First, O'Brien and his staff got things off to a strong start and had the class almost completed by the time he left. The nucleus they built was so sold on the program, the school and each other than a group of about half of them banded together in an effort to keep the class together.
Also, recognition has to go to Johnson for the job he did as interim coach between O'Brien's leaving and Franklin being named the new head coach.
"Johnson deserved credit for keeping guys interested early on. You know when Coach O'Brien left, those [verbal commits] were getting calls from all kinds of different coaches, and he was able to keep the class together," James said. "He doesn't get the credit he deserves because of what happened afterwards and people feeling there might be bad blood there. But who knows what would if some of those guys who have left, and then James Franklin came in."
Franklin and his staff put the finishing touches on things, bringing in the last nine recruits in the class, including Blacknall and Farmer and five players that committed to them while they were at Vanderbilt. Penn State landed Brown and Campbell without them ever even seeing the campus.
"The transition was very smooth," Hamilton said. "That was to be expected."
"The two best recruiters in the country are Nick Saban and Urban Meyer, but the two best young recruiters are James Franklin and Al Golden. I knew Franklin was going to do well. You don't usually do well in transition years, but Franklin doesn't let the grass grow under his feet. He's a remarkable recruiter," Lemming said. "We had them 25th this year. Next year, I think they'll be in the top 10."
Duva didn't name Joe Paterno, but he did give a nod to the program's history as another reason it was able to thrive amidst what usually is a tough recruiting time.
"It's the storied tradition of the Nittany Lions," Duva said. "It's a storied program and guys can have a chance to compete in front of the crowds they attract in the Big Ten. It's a magnet."
Penn State's 2014 class might not be the one that returns the Nittany Lions to contention for a Big Ten title or puts them in the national championship picture, but the prevailing view of the analysts was it was a move in that direction or a foundation to building bigger and better things.
"This isn't a perfect class. They didn't maybe get enough guys at defensive tackle, maybe didn't get enough guys at linebacker and maybe don't have any guys that can play on the offensive line from day 1, but this is a class that brings in some talent at wide receiver, a much-needed third scholarship quarterback, a potential big-time playmaking safety and depth in the secondary," Pickel said. "When you add the guys who came in last year, maybe things aren't as bleak as they might appear."
"They still finished with a top-25 class. You have to like that," Wiltfong said. "I think Coach Franklin is happy with the players they got."


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Nov 29, 2010
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Okay, so let me just tell you about my hair. It's fairly normal hair, it's not straight, but not curly either. It's more of a gentle wave from all the layers in my hair. That being said I'm a swimmer and we have practice in the morning before school so I have about 45 minutes to get ready (crowded shower, blow dry, then flat iron). The coolest part is that flat ironing my hair takes less time than blow drying it!!!! This flat iron has done it's job pretty well so far. I do have to complain about one thing though (okay maybe more than one) it gave me split ends on my finer hairs toward the front of my head badly! I don't know why because my last iron did not and I'm even using heat protection. Another thing is that the smell is kind of funky, but you get used to it. Okay getting to the title....before I had this flat iron I guess my hair was just there you know straight, but no one really said anything. But now everyone always plays with my hair and tells me how perfectly straight, shiny, and healthy it is which makes me HAPPY :)!!!! I do have to admit before if I put my hair up in a pony tail after flat ironing it would get wavy (which I hateeee) but now it stays straight, seriously straight all day even after a nights sleep like right now its still perfectly straight!!! This flat iron rocks pretty good and if you're wanting some results I'd try it. One of my friends with crazy frizzy, curly hair used it and it keeps her hair straight allllll day too! Try it I think its worth it for the price.
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Brooke G.
Oct 30, 2010
*sniff Sniff* Ew.
So this straightener does what it says, it will give you shine and straighten your hair. but the one thing that i cannot stand is the smell. while its heating it will produce this gross like dead animal smell. then, it will stay on your hair for the rest of the day. i really do not recommend this product. you can get way better irons for the same price.
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Oct 18, 2010
Fantastic Straightener
I have had this straightener for about two years now. I have dry, frizzy, curly hair that I used to always wear naturally curly since I was afraid of the damage that straighteners would do. The last time I had used a straightener was back in the days of harsh metal plates that took forever to heat up, barely straightened hair even after blow drying, and did some horrible damage to hair. Then one day a couple of years ago, I let a friend of mine straighten my hair with one of these and I was AMAZED! I had to own one. When I use this straightener, my hair comes out sleek, shiny, and so soft! It heats up very fast, and does not take long to straighten my hair which is about three inches below my shoulders. I have never used more expensive straighteners so I can't compare it to anything like that, but for the price, it works lovely and does exactly what it promises to do. I also love the digital temperature setting and swivel cord. My only complaint might be that the cord itself tangles pretty easily, but that hardly takes away from how amazing this product is.
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Jun 23, 2010
High Quality Iron
i bought the remington shine therapy flat iron as my first flat iron and am very pleased with its high quality!!! compared to more expenisive irons, the remington iron is just as good and maybe even better! It is easy to use and can lock temp. by pressing on the + or - key for a couple seconds. It heats up super fast and even does what is promised. Instantly noticable shine! This is great to tame a thick, frizzy mane like mine, and is much better for its price than the in-styler. Also, instead of the negative feedback about the smell, it smells quite nice and is not very strong at all.
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Jun 16, 2010
One Of The Best I've Used
My husband got me one for Christmas and I love it. It heats up really fast and leaves your hair nice and smooth. I haven't had any problems with it yet. Although, it does snag a few hairs out, but that doesn't happen that often if you don't grip it so hard.
3 out of 3 shoppers thought this review was helpful.
Jun 5, 2010
I Love It
this product is so good. although it does have a slight smell. it is very light and it gets your hair supper strait!! i love it:)
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May 19, 2010
This staightener is awesome!!! I bought this straightener for my daughters 11th b-day only because it was the one that she specifically asked for - at first I didn't want to spend the $50.00 on it but I am very happy that I did - I use it on my own hair every morning and it works wonderfully - I have straight to slightly wavy hair but the back of my has a tendancy to frizz. Since using this straightener for just a few minutes on my hair all of the frizz is gone and stays gone all day!! Can get very hot - I only use it on the 320 setting and the buttons to adjust the temperature are right where you'd put your hands (which can cause you to accidentely hit the buttons and change the temp) however, if you hold the minus or plus key down for a minute it will lock in the temperature that you want so that it can't be change, at least not until you unplug it and then plug it back it. I love, love, love this straightener and highly recommend it!
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Apr 20, 2010
Best Everrrr
I sm black and indo-asian-guyanese. and i have thick curly hair and it's frizzy let's just say to people with nice hair it looks more nappy than anything. I've used many straightners from chi's to paul mitchell. this is the best straightner i've ever used in my life it left my hair staright and silky as if i was born with natural straight hair and gave me the confidence i needed to walk outside. thank you remington! =]
19 out of 25 shoppers thought this review was helpful.
Apr 5, 2010
Amazing, But It Still Has A Couple Of Flaws.
I looove the results that I got with this flat iron. It definitely does a great job, maybe even better than my Chi Turbo. I will definitely continue to use this a lot, and it's totally worth the money. That being said, I found two flaws with this product (at least for me): 1. The major flaw is that this flat iron only goes down to 300 degrees F. I really think my hair can be effectively straighted at about 260 degrees F, so I fear that this iron may do more damage in the long run. 2. The cord isn't quite as long as I would like for it to be. My previous flat iron had a longer cord, so I could plug it in further away and still use it. I can overlook the cord thing, since it's easy to work around. So really, if it would go down just a bit lower in temperature, it would be perfect. Bottom line though: I love it!
10 out of 11 shoppers thought this review was helpful.
Mar 2, 2010
Great Product!
I don't understand why people would spend so much money on something like the Sedu when, as I have read from many reviews, it is highly unreliable. The Sedu may have a warranty, but why buy a product that you are waiting will break down any day? In my opinion, this is affordable, has a warranty that backs up the product for its 4 year lifetime, and I think it's about HOW you protect your hair before using a flat iron, not necessarily using the most expensive one. This one does its job sufficiently and elegantly. Thanks Remington! :)
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Up to $43K in citations issued on 11 properties
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They've gotten the letters, visits from codes personnel and repeatedly have been told to make some sort of repair on their propertie....
It would be nice to see a list of the types of violations.
My neighbor got several violations from the subdivision for not getting approvals for a bird bath, bird feeder, and several flower pots by the architectural committee before putting them out.
I am sure the violations noted by a codes department are more severe but it would still be nice to see what they are.
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There is at least one name on that list that has had many code violations for his business. To bad they allowed him to be one of the enforcers. But then again what can you expect he does think he is a Communist and is above the law. The laws apply to others. Oh and wasn't one of those drug related fires recently at one of his rental property's. UHMMM makes you wonder.
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I am all for the enforcement, i pity any neighbor who takes pride in their property and has to put up with a dilapidated property next door. I think the city is on the right course and needs to stay the course.
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I have drove by a lot more properties that should be on this list that have been a danger for years. What about those?
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To accomplished the stepped-up measures to attack blight, Campana wants to see more codes personnel hired. ACCOMPLISHED??? Who is responsible for proof reading this crap? Go back to high school...
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Hopeforthefuture, you can hide behind pseudonyms and criticize others, but I suspect you are not without fault, and I am certain you have very little knowledge of the reality of anyone else's situations. So how do you know which properties are "drug" properties? Either you are involved in the drug trade or you do not know. What do you know about anyone else's business? Was there flagrant codes violations or were there extenuating circumstances. I am sure you do not know. But you are willing to sit here and anonymously criticize others. And I am certain you have absolutely no idea what communism is let alone who may think they are a communist. I suggest before you go slinging mud you become better yourself, your grammatical errors in this comment alone plus the uninformed content just shows your ignorance and childishness.
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Can they do an "Obama"? "I didn't know about it until I read it in the news and I'll get to the bottom of it.".....And then ignore it.......
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I normally would not comment to another post that doesn't relate to the subject at hand.
I make an exception to Judgeandjury...
You sure come out swinging as if you were offended by comments made by another and yet YOU are just as guilty of comments you claim another has done.
Drug activity is all around this community and turning a blind eye to it is just as bad as being involved with it. One does not need to do 'drugs' to know where or who may be doing them. Report what you know and 'maybe' the city drug task force will deal with the issue.
As to the topic of 'blighted' properties and the ones in violation I say 'good' for the city to start a clean-up.
I've been working on my 'one' property for the past twenty years. (with out any help from the city) I think it would be GREAT to see some of the properties get the improvements they need.
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When I read the headline but before I clicked on the story I was pretty sure I would NOT see a list of exactly who these deadbeat landlords are. Nice surprise there, SG.
What these landlords are doing - well, not doing - is as much a crime as what is listed in the Police section and perhaps these names (and quite a few others) should be listed there, along with exactly what is wrong with their properties!
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852 w3rd, that is in your neck of the woods mr. Lyons. It is also in the historical zone, and could not be demolished. Is it possible that this property is being cited because it nieghbors two of your rentals and you want to buy it mr. Lyons. Im just saying if the property is going to be aquired by the city and can not be demolished because of the historical district, what is the city going to do? Sell it to mr. Lyons that owns 8 other buildings on that block. This whole thing smells a little rotten
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To Judge and Jury....maybe you should listen to your own words since you recently accused me of torturing animals and burning ants. Neither of which had any relevance to what we were even posting about, you just wanted to sling mud and anonymously criticize me!
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Ah yes, more random and illogical concerns about my defense of an unknown person. Let's see, JRE6388, you accuse me of behavior that I criticize others of. Silliness. I ma defending an unknown person against uninformed attacks and mudslinging. Anyone who thinks they now about anyone else's private affairs is simply fooling themselves and making themselves look petty and ignorant. I have accused no one of anything except that behavior. Yes, the drug activity is bad, but if you have knowledge of this drug activity you are either complicit or you really do not know. Period. If Hopeforthefuture knows about drug activity then that person should report it to the police every time they see it, instead they choose to criticize a local business person with no apparent knowledge and even worse grammar. And BilltownB as much as I appreciate the impact I have on your ego by commenting on things here. And accuse? More a guess wouldn't you say? If the shoe fits...
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Hopeless, the "person" you are referring to RENTS a portion of a very large and aged building. That is NOT the topic, nor concern, of this article. Recalcitrant landlords is the subject here, you know, people who don't care. They don't care about fire hazards, dangerous porches, unsightly properties. Now, let's take a look at the "person" you are referring to, whom happens to be a good friend of mine and you have insulted him, so I am now upset with you. The "person" you are referring to sits on the "nuisance property task force". Do you think that would be a "voluntee" position? Of course, it is. And one of many that this caring, involve, concerned, and compassionate person so selfishly gives his free time to.....how many countless hours a week do you give back to the community you love??
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My apologies for the typos....of course, I meant selflessly. SG, could you break down and get spell check for the comments section?? People are taking time to comment because it is something that they are passionate about, thus much more focused on what they are saying then concerned about scrolling back up to double-check their post.
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Somebody snow-jobbed you well Miss Mac.Self interest, purely self-interest. The previous owner of your friend's properties did more for the Historical District and less for his own pocket than your "friend" ever will. Most who know your friend find him to be rude, nasty and just a bit to full of himself. But I digress. I too, would like to see all the alleged codes violations.
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Wow, did you people take lessons on how to be so nasty.....it really blows my mind.
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And Spike2, you have misinterpeted moral fabric for rudeness, candid gentleness for nastiness, and pride for snobbishness. And how, pretell, do you turn volunteering on a (yet, nother) community advocacy group into purely selfish motives. Sure sounds like you have personal vendetta against someone trying to give back to his community. Please tell us what you have contributed to the community on your own free time.
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I suspect Spike2 and many others on here that choose to speak so poorly of such a kind and giving person are simply jealous of success and community spirit. How you can turn volunteering into a greedy past time is beyond me, but hey, some people have no ability to discern between reality and their own little fantasy worlds. That appears to be the case here.
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MissMac, - a Non-Profit. Self-funded. You do know it's better to get compliments from those who are not "friends" when looking at reputation among peers. There are many of us who own property, hire laborers and give to the community. Most of us have served on boards. I'm sure he i absolutely charming around friends. Have you ever heard how he talks to his "employees". Sorry, you can attempt to turn the tables, discredit my honest belief but I too call it as I see it.
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Mis mac, he is citing this property for the reason that he can aquire it plane and simply. It is neighboring his other properties and he wants it. If it get shut down or the city aquires it, I promise you him and his partner mrs nassburg will buy it before anyone even knows it is for sale.
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Randolph County's top education official said he will resign Monday in anticipation of being considered for the state superintendent of schools position.
"I am honored and humbled that I am going to be considered," Randolph Superintendent of Schools Dr. James Phares told The Inter-Mountain Friday. "I am compelled - if the recommendation is approved - to accept, for all the same reasons that I came to Randolph County."
The state Board of Education fired the state schools chief, Jorea Marple, in a surprise move Thursday that led to two state board members announcing their resignations.
The board met a second time Thursday and appointed Deputy Superintendent Charles Heinlein to replace Marple pending a Nov. 21 meeting to choose a long-term hire. Board President Wade Linger announced that he wants Phares for the job.
"I love the state of West Virginia and I'm an advocate of public education," Phares said Friday. "I want to offer my skill set to better the school experience of every student in the state."
Phares said he will step down from his Randolph County position next week.
"On Monday night I am going to ask the board to accept my resignation, which will be effective at the end of the day Wednesday," Phares said. "I will recommend that on Wednesday, the board have a special session to appoint an interim replacement until such time that a permanent replacement can be found."
Though he acknowledged that events are moving "very quickly," Phares said Thursday's move did not come as a complete surprise.
"The (Randolph) board was anticipating this. They did have a heads-up that this might occur," Phares said. "They may not have known that it would happen this fast."
Phares said state board officials reached out to him informally prior to this week. Linger is from Marion County, where Phares formerly was the superintendent of schools.
Phares met with board office staff early Friday morning, and then with the county's school principals.
"I wanted to express my appreciation to all of them," he said, also praising the Randolph Board of Education members for their willingness to work with him
"I think we laid a good solid foundation for them to move forward. The perception of Randolph County has changed dramatically," Phares said. "I'm not leaving with regrets - or apologies."
Phares was hired by the Randolph BOE in 2009, and took over the school system when it was under scrutiny from the West Virginia Department of Education and the Office of Education Performance Audit. An OPEA audit outlined several deficiencies in the school system that could have led to a take over of the local school system by the state. Phares helped lead the school system through the turmoil, and full accreditation was eventually given to the system.
"In 2009, I had already retired, but I felt that it was a calling to Randolph County," Phares said Friday. "I felt I had a duty to come back and serve the county. I'm a native of Randolph County and a product of the county school system."
Phares said he was proud of overcoming three major challenges in his first year after taking the position. The school system dealt with structural problems at Elkins Middle School, and the dilapidation of the former Elkins High School building, which had become "a symbol of decay," he said.
Phares also helped to spearhead the excess levy that was passed by voters in 2010. The levy was the first to pass in Randolph County since 1989.
"I'm tremendously appreciative of all the work done by the school staff to get that passed," he said. "The levy is the lifeblood of this school system. It makes us one of the premier school systems in the state.
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