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Three dramatically different candidates are vying for Nevada County supervisor representing District 4 in the June 3 elections.
Two-term incumbent and 40-plus-year firefighter official Hank Weston is being challenged by former corporate attorney, business and finance specialist and nonprofits leader Fran Cole and home rule, local governance and public bank advocate Jedediah Biagi.
Weston, 71, is seeking re-election to a third, four-year term in the nonpartisan seat representing the rural district that includes Penn Valley, North San Juan and sections of the Yuba River.
While Weston is banking on his record of service — including saving two state parks and the Bridgeport Bridge from closure, obtaining at least three major grants and helping to keep a balanced budget for eight years — Cole, 58, and Biagi, 40, both said they could bring some much-needed special talents and expertise to the $39,000-per-year county post.
Cole, a former vice president for Charles Schwab Investment Services as well as the former president of Bear Yuba Land Trust, said she respected Weston and his many years of public service, and that she was not interested in running an attack campaign.
However, she said Nevada County would be well-served to have the benefit of her decades of experience on the county board, freeing up Weston to continue his leadership in coaching area fire districts through their ongoing restructuring efforts.
"If you elect me, he will have more time to work on the (Nevada County) Consolidated Fire matter, and you will also have the additional benefit of having my business, legal and community expertise on the board of supervisors," she said.
She thinks the county could be more pro-active in creating jobs and boosting the economy.
"I don't feel our local government has done enough to promote economic growth," she added. "They view all issues of enterprise as being up to the private sector.
"The private sector does drive economic growth, but there are things that the government can do," she added. "Our country is coming out of recession; we need to make sure we're not left behind."
Cole also pointed to the need to fill in for the lack of strong female leaders in area local government.
"Only one-third of the 58 counties in California have a woman on their boards of supervisors," Cole said. "Another one-third have only one.
"Women represent over half of the population and deserve more representation," she added. "I am the mother of two teenaged girls – when my daughters and their friends tour the (Nevada County offices) Rood Center, I want them to see women in positions of power, not just men."
The last woman to serve as a Nevada County supervisor was Nevada County Assessor Sue Horne, who served two terms from 2001-08 representing District 2 in South County.
Biagi, who is holding public forums at 6:30 tonight and May 9 at the Banner Grange to explain his interest in chartering Nevada County and in creating the public bank of Nevada County, said while he also respected the "old guard" leadership on the current county board, that he would bring more "fresh blood" and youthful energy toward ending factionalism and divisiveness and in building strong community networks.
"We need to build a community," said Biagi, who has backed initiatives on both sides of the political spectrum, from the Tea Party's opposition to big bank bailouts, to the Occupy movement. "We have enough fracturing in our community that I think people are done with that."
Biagi, a registered Libertarian, said he is running for county supervisor because its nonpartisan status would allow him to lead a movement toward unity.
"I really have a hard time with the divide that is perpetuated with our partisan politics," he said. "Our partisan politics is giving us the illusion that there's this great division between us and our neighbors."
He would "focus on the things that we really do agree upon" to build up the community, he said.
Biagi said he believes that the "right to local self-governance" is the key concept to join neighbors together. "When we are going to need help from each other, it's going to be from each other," he said. "We're not going to get help from anyone else but from our neighbors."
Weston, for his part, said he was still highly engaged after eight years on the job.
He said he has the energy and enthusiasm to continue working on his various special projects. He received a $5,000 campaign contribution from the Nevada County Contractors Association.
"I've built great working relationships and partnerships with everybody," he said. "I've worked very hard to be accessible and responsive to everyone."
He said he sees himself as an "elected representative, not a politician."
"Right now, I think I'm the best person because of the projects I've had under way and completed — or still need to complete," he said.
In addition to his success this year in securing state Senate and Assembly approval for a $1.3 million allocation to fix the now-closed Bridgeport Covered Bridge, Weston said he is working hard to shore up infrastructures in North San Juan and Penn Valley.
He wants to continue work on a 2 1/2-mile bike path that has now been stretched from Penn Valley to Highway 20. He wants to extend it down to Lake Wildwood.
He also wants to move forward on rezoning for commercial growth in North San Juan – previously stalled due to lack of fire protection water.
"For the last four years, I've been trying to get a grant for studying the feasibility of getting the water there," Weston said. "This year I was successful — we've got a $50,000 grant to do the feasibility study."
He expects it will take a 150,000 gallon tank, and five fire hydrants in the town, to allow the rezoning.
In addition, Weston followed through to purchase land for a 13-acre park in North San Juan using a $500,000 state grant, he said.
"It's slowly but surely becoming a center of the community," Weston said of the park, which the town expects to expand into a variety of uses.
He supports the North San Juan Fire Protection District's proposal to increase the fire tax in the district. The proposal, Measure Q, is on the June 3 ballot.
"They're part of Nevada County fire district, but they're kind of isolated out there," Weston said. "It's all going to be spent locally."
In Penn Valley, Weston said he was successful in securing a $5 million grant from the state Regional Water Quality Board for a replacement sewer plant and pipeline in Penn Valley – a sewer plant that was under citation because it was inadequate. The county did a three-year study on whether to fix the Penn Valley plant or relocate it. The latter option was recommended.
"It came out that the best option was to take the pipeline out of Penn Valley and take it down to Lake Wildwood, which is a high-end plant, has a lot of capacity," Weston said. "That's what the regional quality board wanted, regionalization."
The $5 million grant was verified in January, Weston said.
The key part of the Penn Valley sewer project, Weston said, is that it will help serve an aging 134-unit low income mobile home park and shopping center in Penn Valley where the septic system was failing.
"I don't even call it a septic system," Weston said. "I call it a Third World pond."
By hooking the mobile home park and shopping center into the pipeline, it will help preserve the properties in downtown Penn Valley.
Cole, however, criticized the county's approach to planning low-income housing, particularly in Penn Valley.
"While low-income housing is a great safety net for people, and I'm all in favor of it, it needs to be placed in appropriate locations, with infrastructure such as transit, jobs and business activities," she said.
"What happened in Nevada County was that the board of supervisors directed the planning department to only deal with willing owners to rezone property in Penn Valley to meet the mandatory housing requirements," she said. "As a result, 42 percent of the low-income housing was in the little town of Penn Valley.
"Penn Valley does not have the infrastructure to handle that," she said. "I believe that is a very poor result, and was the result of lack of appropriate planning principles being provided from the outset."
The three candidates, who all sat for videotaped interviews that accompany this article at TheUnion.com, shared different ideas on Nevada County's proposed revised medical marijuana cultivation ordinance set for the November ballot.
For more on that topic, see the videos or the fact box that accompany this story.
The three candidates also said they were all strongly in favor of promoting high-speed Internet access in rural Nevada County as a way to spur economic growth.
To contact Staff Writer Keri Brenner, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 530-477-4239.


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Stories To Inspire
Thousands of people just like you take to the water every day and enjoy the health and social benefits of swimming.
Use our Pool Finder to track down your local pool and ask them about opportunities for swimmers or non-swimmers with a disabilityParalympians such as Elllie Simmonds, Sascha Kindred, and Steph Slater (above) are all inspiring figures and prove that swimming is a great way to exercise.
But you don't need to win medals to be successful in swimming. Many men and women with disabilities find learning to swim or returning to swimming a life-changing experience.
Here are two real-life disability swimming stories to help inspire you into the pool.
Ben Foulston
Ben Foulston always loved water, had lessons from six years old, was spotted by a coach at eight and joined Bramcote Swimming Club when he was 10.
He is very competitive by nature but never made it to the A squad at Bramcote.
He showed particular talent in backstroke but his breaststroke kick would always lead to him being disqualified from breaststroke and individual medley races, preventing his progress.
At first, his coaches were nonplussed but after his diagnosis, all became clear.
Ben was diagnosed with very mild cerebral palsy and has a right side weakness which affects breast and fly and causes stiffness in all of his joints.
He had swum at the club for two years and never won a medal but, following his classification, he won medals straight away at National level once the playing field was level.
In 2012, Ben secured four National qualifying times as an S10 swimmer and competed at the British International Disability Swimming Championships - his first international meet - and in the Para-Swimming events at the British Gas ASA National Youth Championships
His short term target is to keep setting PBs in races but Ben is determined he wants to swim at the Paralympics, if not Rio 2016, then Tokyo 2020.
He swims five days a week in the evening and does morning sessions at the weekend. In total, Ben swims up to 16,000 metres every week.
It's a family affair as well with Ben's parents spending so much time at the pool that they decided to become active in the club's administration.
Ben's dad is membership coordinator and his mum runs the Sunday evening club desk.
Chris Pagan
Chris started swimming as soon as he was old enough to go in a pool, his parents deciding it was a vital skill to learn.
He made swift progress and was swimming with Runnymede Swimming Club training squad before a brain haemorrhage in 2009.
Chris was unable to walk or talk, lost hearing in his right ear and his vision was also affected.
The haemorrhage also severely affected his co-ordination and meant he has had to re-learn many physical processes.
Chris' physiotherapist knew he loved being in the water so used hydrotherapy as one of his main exercises on the road to recovery.
He gradually learned how to float and walk in the water un-aided, and once the hydrotherapy stopped due to funding, Runnymede offered to give Chris a private lesson once a week with exercises to help him regain his control and movement in the water and swim again.
Chris eventually joined the Swimability club for disability swimmers at Runnymede which encouraged and aided his progress.
He now trains twice a week, plays water polo for Swimability and, having been classified, competes in inter-club and local galas within the Eastern region.
Bill Walters
Bill Walters, 62, nearly stopped exercising altogether after a double leg amputation. He'd been a regular swimmer before his operation and knew he needed to keep active.
A holiday inspired Bill to take up swimming again, with the eventual aim of being able to take a dip in the sea. On his first session he managed two lengths and was 'absolutely exhausted'.
He persevered, built up his strength and soon mastered front crawl again. Now he is a swim buddy at his local pool.
Having been taught swimming at school Bill was a regular swimmer until he had both legs amputated after a spate of ill-health in 2006.
A life-changing visit to the Isle of Man inspired Bill to return to the water. After seeing a beautiful scene with sea water entering a cove, Bill knew this was a place he would love to swim and vowed to investigate swimming at his local pool when he returned.
Following his operation, he knew he needed alternative ways to keep active and stay fit and swimming was a perfect option for him.
On his first visit to the pool, he wasn't sure of the set-up so he took his artificial limbs off and put them in a locker in the changing room then crawled to the poolside and rolled in.
He decided that once he surfaced he would just move his arms and see what happened!
It became apparent Bill would need to re-learn how to swim.
"The first time I went along to the pool I only managed a couple of lengths and I was absolutely exhausted," said Bill.
"But this did not deter me and I gradually built up my lengths and got so much stronger."
Following his initial visit where he crawled to the poolside, Bill tried a host of different ways of accessing the water and concluded he preferred the hoist facility to anything else.
Staff became aware of Bill's needs and offered a wheelchair from the changing rooms to the poolside hoist.
Without any coaching advice, he managed to re-teach himself how to swim during public swim sessions and after 11 months Bill had mastered the front crawl again.
Bill's overall fitness and breathing improved remarkably through his participation in swimming – he even shed four stone in the process which assisted with his mobility. His stumps also became softer and swimming helped ease the pain from them.
After mastering swimming for the second time, Bill took his involvement to the next step, becoming a 'swim buddy' at his local pool in Wirral, helping support new and apprehensive adult swimmers.
"Now I am a swim buddy I hope I can encourage others who may be dubious about swimming to overcome their doubts and take the plunge," said Bill.
Andrew Warden
Andrew has learning and physical disabilities and has always loved the water.
He has been supported by care home staff to enjoy swimming safely and in 2012 joined them in a team effort to complete the Swimathon.
Andrew Warden, 43, has learning and physical disabilities and has always loved the water.
Since becoming a resident at Avenues Trust Smock Acre care home in Canterbury, he has been supported by staff to enjoy swimming safely. Some of his carers made up the rest of the Swimathon team of five and provided support for Andrew in the water.
...nowadays having a severe disability such as Andrew is not a barrier to being involved in sport.
Swimming is Andrew's main hobby and over the past four years has given him enormous benefits.
By building up his physical strength he is now swimming at least twice a week at Kings Mead Swimming Pool in Canterbury and Hartsdown Pool in Margate.
Lara Lill is Head of Health and Wellbeing at the ASA. She says: "What a wonderful achievement this is - one of the great things about swimming is that it's a fully inclusive activity for everyone to take part in.
"It's already the favourite sport of many disabled adults like Andrew because it has amazing benefits with confidence-building and all the health and fitness aspects."
Sarah Carberry, Acting House Manager at Avenues Smock Acre, said:
"When Andrew finished his lengths I told him he had finished and pointed up to his mum telling him she was watching him, Andrew gave the biggest smile I've ever seen.
"He has difficulty communicating but it was clear the first time he got in the pool that he enjoys swimming."
Stella Warden, Andrew's mum, is also very pleased with the progress Andrew has made.
She says: "I am very happy and proud that Andrew was able to do the Swimathon. I was in tears as I watched him, it was such an achievement him just being part of it."

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HAMDEN, Conn. - There is no reset button in real life.
But chances are the St. Francis women's basketball team wanted to push it Sunday afternoon - several times.
Quinnipiac is just that good, and it showed.
There wasn't a thing the Bobcats did wrong as they claimed their first Northeast Conference championship with a 72-33 thumping of the Red Flash.
On the other hand, not a thing went right for St. Francis.
And with each shot that rattled out or was blocked, or every pass that sailed out of bounds or was intercepted, hope for a 12th title slipped further and further away.
Even leading scorer Alli Williams couldn't get going. She had a mere two points, her lowest total since the Flash got pounded at Duquesne earlier this season.
But the Quinnipiac defense was ridiculous and no one reached double figures.
Alexa Hayward was the closest with eight points, and three of those gave St. Francis its only lead of the game at 3-2.
At that point, the Red Flash were 1-for-1 from the floor.
But as a collective unit, they missed their next baker's dozen.
If any three or four of those 13 shots go in - there were a lot of open looks, too - the entire tone of the game changes. Maybe.
It was clear, though, that each team fed off of each possession.
The Bobcats couldn't miss. The Flash couldn't score.
Quinnipiac won a majority of the loose balls and rebounds. St. Francis looked confused and flustered.
It's just some days you've got it, and other days you don't.
The Red Flash had it on Wednesday, but they left in on the court at Sacred Heart.
The Bobcats had it all season - they are the only NEC team to reach the 30-win plateau - and they are going dancing.
I'll be the first to admit that I couldn't have done any better.
Usually the only sports I excel with include a controller and a 'beginner level' setting. When a team looks like its going to ruin a perfect season - or perhaps a shutout - I whip the controller, say a few choice words and hit the reset button.
The Red Flash didn't have that luxury.
I don't think it would have mattered if a real life reset button existed because Sunday afternoon, no one was beating the Bobcats.
Nate Foreman is the beat writer for the St. Francis women's basketball team and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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on July 14, 2013 - 12:01 AM
On Thursday afternoon, about 30 minutes into my meeting with Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, the first-term politician rose from his swivel chair and walked into a room near his office on the 16th floor of the Rath County Office Building.
The sound of rummaging could be briefly heard. I exchanged quizzical looks with the executive's press secretary, Peter Anderson, who wasn't quite sure what his boss was up to.
Poloncarz returned carrying three hefty accordion folders weighed down with documents, which he promptly dropped onto his hulking wooden desk. From one of the folders he drew three reams of paper containing the 2013 Erie County budget. From one of those reams he chose a single page, which he then picked up, allowing the rest of the hefty budget booklet to dangle in the air.
"That's arts and culture. That's it," Poloncarz said, referring to page he held precariously between his thumb and forefinger. "It literally is one page out of the 600 pages of the budget. And it's not to say it's sad, because it isn't, but it's just sort of the way it is. I wish we could do more. But I am limited in my means."
Poloncarz's improvised one-act play, a rare exhibition of theatricality for our normally mild-mannered and bookish chief budget officer, was prompted by a question about his predecessor's use of a similar argument. The difference was that former Erie County Executive Chris Collins, now representing New York's 27th district in Congress, cried poor in order to rip the page out. Poloncarz, in a welcome about-face from the past inhabitants of his office, actually wants to add to it. If only slightly.
He characterized Collins' slash-and-burn approach to culture as unfair, bad for the economy and for the region's quality of life. "We should fund these organizations," he said. "The question is, how much can we do on an annual basis?"
The answer, according to the Poloncarz administration's recently released economic development plan, is an annual increase of about $60,000 to $120,000. In the grand scheme of things, that's pocket change and doesn't even keep up with inflation. But given the all-too-recent anti-culture nightmare that was the Collins administration and today's tepid economic environment, it has to pass for progress.
The fact that Poloncarz's economic development plan, which was released in June with the sexy title of "Initiatives for a Smart Economy," includes any mention of arts funding at all is a positive step. He is listening to the growing chorus of culture and business advocates who see arts organizations as actual economic drivers rather than pesky constituents. Though only a little bigger than a blip, those groups are on his radar in a way they haven't been for any local politician in memory.
Arts and culture plays into the region's economic calculus, he said, "but in the grand scheme of somebody's mind, it may not be the most important thing they're thinking about at that one moment. ... But I understand it does have a tremendous impact in the long run, not only on the quality of life, but also on the growing of our economy."
Poloncarz deserves credit for reinstituting the cultural funding board (imperfect though it remains) that Collins eliminated and for working with newly formed arts advocacy organizations like the Arts Services Initiative. Responding to the needs of a ballooning cultural community, keeping the parks in good shape and funding new business ventures all in the relatively tight space of about $150 million is undoubtedly a tough job.
I give the county executive's performance so far a solid two and a half stars, with extra points for theatrical flare. Here's hoping his next act is even better.
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Mental Health Center
Antipsychotics Offer Modest Benefits for Non-Approved Conditions
Sept. 27, 2011 -- A new research review shows that powerful drugs approved to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression may have modest benefits when they are prescribed for certain other mental and behavioral problems.
The study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Researchers combed the medical literature to summarize benefits and risks of so-called "off-label" uses of atypical antipsychotics such as Abilify, Risperdal, Seroquel, and Zyprexa.
Off-label refers to drugs prescribed for conditions for which they were not approved by the FDA to treat. It is legal to use a medication for these off-label reasons as long as the drug has been FDA-approved for at least one condition.
In patients with dementia, for example, doctors sometimes use atypical antipsychotics to treat symptoms of agitation and aggression. More controversially, the drugs have been prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in kids.
The growing use of off-label drugs has come under scrutiny from federal regulators in recent years.
Drugmakers' Perspective
Drugmakers have long defended the practice of off-label prescribing. They say it offers doctors important flexibility in making treatment decisions for individual patients.
"Patient safety is a core priority for AstraZeneca and we believe that Seroquel and Seroquel XR are safe and effective medications when used as recommended in the prescribing information," says Stephanie Andrzejewski, director of brand corporate affairs.
"Further, we trust doctors to use their medical judgment to determine when it is appropriate to prescribe medications," she says.
"Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceutical support the use of Abilify (aripiprazole) for its approved indications, when used in accordance with the prescribing information," says Sonia Choi, director of public affairs for those companies.
Eli Lilly, the maker of Zyprexa, says in a statement emailed to WebMD: "Lilly is committed to the highest ethical standards and to promoting
our medications only for approved uses."
The statement notes that "a substantial body of evidence supports Zyprexa's overall safety and efficacy profile for the indications for which it is currently approved. Because patients may respond differently to different medications, it's necessary for physicians to evaluate and discuss risks versus
benefits openly with patients and their families to understand what the best treatment options might be for each individual."


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No third party for electric meter tests
June 13, 2013
Electric meters are tested for their accuracy, but it's the utility companies that do it, according to spokespersons for Potomac Edison and the West Virginia Public Service Commission....
As long as the broken meter is in their favor.... They don't care. They rip you off! Third party should check meter.
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A classic case of the fox watchin' the hen house. Oversight is in order! With the storm brewing right now, get ready for more lies and excuses from Worst Energy about not getting the service we pay for. I bet Todd's wheels are turning hard to develop some good whoppers for this spring's storm season.
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Better put on your boots, not for the rain, but for the Bull about to be delivered.
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I'm not sure what the point is to this story, except to make Todd look like a dishonest moron again. Do you all really think that Potomac Edison somehow made every electric meter in their system suddenly run faster? That's absurd. It's not the meters. I'm sure Potomac Edison is perfectly happy to sit back and watch you all chase your tails while the much simpler way they ripped you all off is ignored.
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I'm one of those crazy guys that complains when the meter stops running. Is that insane or what?
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I suppose this third party would consist of non-union workers.
(Take it from me, being a Democrat get be like really confusing.)
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How convenient! No third party exists and probably never will. And yes, hopefully, if one could exist, it would be with NON-union workers. We don't need anymore corruption.
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I am sure the folks in the electrical engineering department at WVU would be interested in this. They are always looking for projects. They get enormous grants from the Department of Energy and it would be a slam dunk to add this to their plate. If no grants were available, maybe they would send student volunteers from the EE program to observe as the power company performed the tests in-house.
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Dilemma: How will Major and all his imaginary friends divide the word-pie they are preparing to eat?
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You're wrong, Major, and the Potomac Edison saga bears this out. It is a grand conspiracy -- a conspiracy on the part of the company to save a few pennies to add to the ol' shareholder dividend. But, because these particular critters ain't too bright, a whole bunch of unintended consequences caused misery to thousands. The company has injured its customers. Both the PSC and the legislature have acknowledged this fact. The company needs direction and supervision to right its wrongs and get back on track, because they obviously can't do it themselves. As as far as your dismissive attitude toward activists and advocates, it was local advocates who gathered up a screaming, disorganized mass and deployed it to trigger proper democratic action and oversight. That's how our society works. No egg. Mission accomplished.
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Maybe you haven't been paying attention, Major. Potomac Edison has already admitted fault (modified with excuses). A "no fault" finding is impossible (not that there actually is such an animal). How do you like your words cooked, btw? On the grill? In a casserole? Baked in a pie?
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Ohio is a center for cybercrime, yet state efforts to counter it are measured in kilobytes, not the gigabytes necessary to combat the problem.
Ohio residents reported 12,661 incidents of crimes involving the Internet last year, the fifth highest number of any state in the nation. Losses of $10.6 million were noted, and that figure probably is conservative.
Yet the state attorney general is just now getting the same type of authority local prosecutors have to investigate cybercrime. A new law, going into effect today, gives Attorney General Michael DeWine power to issue criminal subpoenas in cases involving online fraud, web-based scams and identity theft.
Until now, the attorney general's authority over cybercrime involved only civil penalties, not the ability to bring criminal charges. The change is long overdue.
Another needed improvement is being proposed in the General Assembly. There, a bill requiring government agencies, businesses and organizations to report security breaches of their databases is to be introduced.
Such invasions often net criminals lists of people with information such as birthdates, Social Security numbers and even bank account numbers that can make identity theft a breeze.
Yet, believe it or not, reporting such thefts of information apparently is a voluntary matter under current law.
Clearly, private organizations and businesses should not be required to disclose information that could be detrimental to their own financial affairs - or possibly even to their clients. But disclosing that crimes have taken place, possibly leading to more wrongdoing, should be mandatory.
Giving the attorney general more power and looking into the threat from breaches of computer databases are progress. Clearly, however, Ohio needs to do more to safeguard residents from cybercrime.


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Quality Education in the Benedictine Tradition
Jan. 9, 2014
Saint Vincent College and its Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government'sCenter for Political and Economic Thought will present a lecture by Dr. Michael Schwarz of Ashland University, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29 at the Fred M. Rogers Center on the campus of Saint Vincent College. His talk is titled, "Thomas Jefferson and the Republican Legacy." Admission is free and open to the public. Schwarz is assistant professor of history at Ashland University where he serves as a member of the graduate faculty in the master of arts program in American History and Government program, as a fellow of the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs and as associate director of the Ashbrook Scholar Program. He has published on founding-era politics and diplomacy including essays on Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the Journal of the Early Republic, the Journal of Southern History and the Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Madison and Monroe. A chapter on Thomas Jefferson and education recently appeared in Timothy L. Simpson, ed. The Relevance of Higher Education (Lexington Books, 2013). In 2012, Schwarz was named Ashland University's outstanding male faculty member of the year. He has a bachelor of arts degree from Saint Vincent College, a master of arts degree from Ohio University and a Ph.D. in history from the University of Kentucky. Those who would like to receive communications from the Center for Political and Economic Thought may like the center on Facebook or follow them on Twitter @McKennaCPET. The Center for Political and Economic Thought is an interdisciplinary public affairs institution of Saint Vincent College. It sponsors research and education programs, primarily in the fields of politics, economics and moral-cultural affairs. The Center seeks to advance scholarship on philosophical and policy concerns related to freedom and Western civilization with particular regard to the American experience. The Center was founded in 1991 as an outgrowth of the Alex G. McKenna Economic Education Series, which was launched in 1986. The Center's programs include: The Alex G. McKenna Economic Education Series, the Government and Political Education Series, the Civitas Forum on Principles and Policies for Public Life, Culture and Policy Conferences and Scholarships and Fellowships. In addition, the Center supports research and educational activities through its staff, and it produces numerous publications. For more information, contact the Center for Political and Economic Thought at Saint Vincent College by writing to email@example.com.
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One night after a big win over Shiprock, the Ignacio Bobcats ran right into Piedra Vista.
Playing in the annual Rumble in the Jungle Tournament in Aztec, the Ignaci boys dropped a 55-38 decision to Piedra Vista on Friday night.
�We didn�t play well. We just didn�t play well,� Ignacio head coach Chris Valdez said.
�It seemed like we didn�t have any energy. The kids played hard, but we had eight or 10 shots that just rimmed out. And then it kind of snowballed,� Valdez said.
Ignacio pulled within four points at the start of the fourth quarter after Piedra Vista had led by 22.
But Piedra Vista answered the Ignacio run with a pair of baskets.
�We could never make it up,� Valdez said.
Clayton Jefferson led the Bobcats with 10 points. Justin Carver added eight points.
Adison Jones and Kelton Richmond scored seven each for the Bobcats (6-2 overall). The Ignacio boys are ranked No. 6 in Class 2A this week by The Denver Post.
�Piedra Vista played well. They pressured us and did a good job,� Valdez said.
The Bobcats will play either Aztec or Bloomfield in today�s final round.


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on February 4, 2013 - 7:31 PM
Brandon M. Sponaugle, 21, was arrested while walking on Sanderson Road in the Town of Shelby. Deputies said he had been driving north on Route 63 in the Town of Alabama, near the border of Genesee and Orleans counties, when he lost control and struck mailbox and oncrete posts, a tree stump and a bridge structure, He continued driving north in in his badly damaged car, deputies added.
Deputies in Orleans County charged him with driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. He also faces traffic charges in Genesee County, authorities said.


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CuJo to sign with Calgary or San Jose
Posted 11 January 2008 - 01:59 PM
Posted 11 January 2008 - 02:00 PM
San Jose could use a backup, i dont think they have one since Nabokov has started every game so far.
"Don't think, just play." -Curtis Granderson, always a Tiger
Posted 11 January 2008 - 02:16 PM
Kudos to Teeman for the Sig
"You remember that chap a few years ago, climbed Everest with no oxygen, came down nearly dead...they asked him why he went up there to die. He said I didn't, I went up there to live."
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Posted 11 January 2008 - 02:18 PM
dammit !
thats not good for me i got nabokov AND kiprusoff in my hockey pool hahaha , i hope its not true ! lol , and dam keenan for screwing up kipper , no shut outs yet ..pfff lol
Posted 11 January 2008 - 02:23 PM
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Posted 11 January 2008 - 02:41 PM
I see this as practically irrelevant. I'm not sure what the whole point of making a triumphant return to the NHL is if CuJo is only interested in the teams where he has the least chance of ever seeing the ice.
This reeks of a Scottie Pippen or Reggie Miller style "un-retirement".
Posted 11 January 2008 - 03:04 PM
--Thanks for the Sig. Offsides--
Posted 11 January 2008 - 03:14 PM
Posted 11 January 2008 - 03:43 PM
Sens can't move either of their current goaltenders. Nobody will touch Emery.
Posted 11 January 2008 - 04:02 PM
My picks for CuJo's services
Carolina - Ward is not the same goalie as a few seasons back for whatever reason and could use some mentoring.
Pittsburgh - When Conklin comes back down to Earth, that is, if he does.
GMRwings1983: "Hudler has been stellar"
Posted 11 January 2008 - 04:04 PM
Posted 11 January 2008 - 04:08 PM
SJ may have nothing in net beyond Nabokov, but more importantly, they have no one on offense beyond Thornton. My feeling is that CuJo would like to go some where he actually has, all be it a small one, to start. SJ does not fit that equation.
GMRwings1983: "Hudler has been stellar"
Posted 11 January 2008 - 04:16 PM
The only place he can do that is a non-playoff team, and he doesn't want that, either. Ottawa is the ideal situation for him because Gerber can drop the ball at a moment's notice, but Murray can't move Emery or Gerber at the moment to make room for CuJo.
I don't think San Jose will be quiet around the trade deadline, as there have indications that they'll jump into the Sundin sweepstakes. And the chances of Sundin accepting a trade to San Jose increases greatly with his buddy CuJo there.
Posted 12 January 2008 - 05:26 PM
I don't think San Jose will be quiet around the trade deadline, as there have indications that they'll jump into the Sundin sweepstakes. And the chances of Sundin accepting a trade to San Jose increases greatly with his buddy CuJo there.
This should put an end to the CuJo to SJ rumors...
Coach Ron Wilson even joked about the Cujo rumors in talking with reporters — including the Toronto media entourage — at this morning's skate.
"If Cujo comes and wants to sit on the bench for 40 games, he can come,†Wilson said, expressing further confidence in Evgeni Nabokov's ability to carry a heavy load. "I don't think that's what he wants.â€
Exactly what I said...
GMRwings1983: "Hudler has been stellar"
Posted 12 January 2008 - 06:56 PM
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Posted 13 January 2008 - 12:13 AM
Toronto: Too much tied up in payroll, not anywhere near the playoffs this year. No chance.
Rangers: Slightly more possible than Toronto, but not likely as they haven't proven much this year.
Tampa Bay: Aren't the Leafs ahead of Tampa in the standings?
San Jose: Somethings needs to happen so Nabokov can get a rest. Cujo would fill a VITAL role in doing just that, while giving San Jose a chance to win without having Nabby in net.
Carolina: Legit option, however, they already have an aging backup in Grahame, and a capable backup in Leighton.
Pittsburgh: Not a real shot at the Cup, possibly in a few years. Although he could help push Fleury. As long as Conklin is playing well, it won't happen.
Calgary: He could help get Kipper back in form, but he has a rocky past with Keenan. While some reports say Keenan has called Cujo's agent to say the past is the past, it doesn't look good.
My money is on San Jose.
Darkhorse: Atlanta, they could make a push for the postseason, to do this they could use a goaltending upgrade. It's a situation that Cujo has thrived on in the past.
Posted 13 January 2008 - 06:40 AM
I could name 10 staring goaltenders who are all lesser goaltenders than Cujo.
There should be plenty of room for a goalie like him.
I went to buy some camouflage pants the other day but I couldn't find any.
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There's no place like home.
It's been a while since Calvert was able to play a game in its home gym - 26 days to be exact.
The homecoming couldn't have gone much better for the Senecas. Not only did they take care of business against visiting Old Fort, they got an added bonus with Mohawk knocking off New Riegel, leaving the Senecas atop the Midland Athletic League's standings as the conference's lone unbeaten team.
Calvert coach Tim Ritzler admitted he wasn't sure what to expect from his team when it took the floor against Old Fort, coming off a holiday break. Any doubts he may have had were erased early on as his team scored the game's first 14 points, rolling to a 60-26 victory.
"It's always interesting to see how we come out coming off a break like this, haven't had a lot of practice lately with New Years and Christmas and that," Ritzler said. "We wanted to come out and make sure we were sharp. I thought we did a good job of that, came out with some intensity early. It's a league game, it's our first home game in about a month, so the girls were excited to get back in the gym. I think that helped get us ready for this one."
Calvert used a balanced offensive attack with three players - Kate Brickner, Megan Funkhouser and Olivia Smith - each scoring six points in the first quarter to build a 23-5 lead at the first stop.
Fact Box
Calvert 60, Old Fort 26
Old Fort (0-11, 0-4): Sammy Miller 0-0-0; Addi Reineck 0-0-0; Shelby Bilger 2-2-7; Krista Ward 2-1-6; Mackenzie Gillett 0-0-0; Sam Hartsel 0-1-1; Hali Kimmet 2-2-6; Sara Bell 1-2-4; Michaela Davidson 1-0-2; Darby Walker 0-0-0; Kayla Garza 0-0-0; Hope Gippert 0-0-0. Totals: 8-8-26.
Calvert (7-3, 4-0): Emma Sullivan 0-0-0; Taylor Ritzler 1-0-2; Danielle Kontak 1-0-2; Ashley Perry 1-0-2; Marisa Horn 3-0-7; Sam Beckley 2-2-6; Kate Brickner 5-5-16; Margaret Bowers 1-0-2; Alanna Widman 0-3-3; Megan Funkhouser 2-3-8; Lindsay Bickley 1-0-2; Olivia Smith 4-0-8; Nicole Bickley 1-0-2. Totals: 22-13-60.
Old Fort5984 - 26
Calvert2320116 - 60
Field goals: Old Fort 8-46; Calvert 22-55
3-point goals: Old Fort 2-5 (Bilger, Ward); Calvert 3-10 (Brickner, Funkhouser, Horn)
Foul shots: Old Fort 8-16; Calvert 13-17
Rebounds: Old Fort 36 (Hartsel 8, Ward 6); Calvert 42 (Widman 9; Bowers 7)
Turnovers: Old Fort 22; Calvert 18
"That's what we have with our girls, very unselfish, they like to share the ball. They always find the open person," Ritzler said. "It just seems like whoever's going to lead our team in scoring is going to be the person that works the hardest to get open. Tonight it looked like Kate led us again with 16. She did a nice job of getting out, running the floor, attacking the hoop. Our girls find the open person and tonight it was her."
"I think it's awesome that we all can find each other. We got really good scorers on our team, we're very well-rounded," Brickner added.
Brickner scored eight more in the second as Calvert worked the lead up to 43-14 by halftime. Her 16 points led 11 Senecas who scored in the game. Funkhouser and Smith each added eight while Marisa Horn chipped in six.
Alanna Widman was tops on the glass for Calvert (7-3, 4-0) with nine rebounds. Margaret Bowers grabbed seven.
As good as the Calvert offense was, the defense may have been even better. In the first half, the Senecas forced Old Fort into more turnovers (16) then it had points (14).
When the Stockaders could get an offense going, they couldn't get many open looks. Calvert held Old Fort to an 8-for-46 shooting performance for the game.
"That's one thing we've been able to do all year long, is force turnovers," Ritzler said. "One thing I challenged our girls with is, our defense has to be better when we're not forcing turnovers. We give up a lot of open shots if we don't force turnovers. So, I told the girls we still want to be able to create turnovers, create points for ourself, but at the same time we got to be better defensively when we're not forcing turnovers, and I thought we did a good job of that tonight."
Brickner said when more of the MAL's top teams come up on the schedule, Calvert's defense will be what has to carry it.
"That's what we're working on, we want to get better defensively mostly," she said. "That's going to be what's going to win our games.
"I think we're doing good, I just want to beat those big teams that we haven't beat yet. ... I just want to get a big win."
Despite going into the locker room at halftime down 29, Old Fort coach Jennifer Miller was pleased with how her team came out and played in the second half.
"The second half was one of the better halves we played all season," she said. "Calvert's 4-0 now in the MAL. I think they were a little nervous looking at our record to their record. I wish we could've adjusted a little quicker. I'm really proud of the way they turned it around in the second half. They played hard, they hustled, they had intensity, they just got after things. They were where they were supposed to be. As much as we were down, any team can come out, heads hanging saying 'we lost, games over,' but they didn't."
Miller hopes her team can continue that level of play the rest of the season.
"I just told them, 'Everything you felt in that second half, the way you played, how tired you were and worked through that fatigue, you got to take all of that and carry it over. Carry it over to practice and carry it over to games. You can't let it slip. The way we played, it's got to be like that the rest of the season now.'"
Old Fort (0-11, 0-4) was led by Shelby Bilger with seven points. Sam Hartsel collected eight rebounds.


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We live in a pastoral little hamlet, Widdle Baby and I.
If you walk out our front door, you can inhale the sweet summer fragrance of honeysuckle and American Beauty roses in bloom. Turn to the left and enjoy the smell of fresh-cut pine from the cabinet-makers shop. Tilt your head a little to the right and inhale the delicious aroma of chicken frying down at the BP station.
Oh, and straight ahead, youll smell horse poop. The unmistakable scent of fresh horse poop. In a pile. On the sidewalk. In front of our home.
We do not own a horse.
Ive often said that all our village needs to be picture-perfect is a vicar, and perhaps a sewing circle whose members solve murders when not stitching quilts and sipping sherry. There is charm aplenty here, from cottages set amid pastures populated with goats to sun-dappled logging trails through old-growth forest. There are hedges and iron gates, and oak trees shading colorful Victorian houses. We even have llamas and mini donkeys. Yes, the aaawwww! factor is high. And so is the smell coming from the sidewalk.
Did I mention we dont own a horse?
Lots of other residents do. Men, women and children ride merrily down the main road and the paved side streets. Often because a 1,500 pound horse cant win against a two-ton SUV they ride on the sidewalk. In all these places the horses relieve themselves when the urge strikes, because no-one has ever successfully toilet-trained a horse.
On my daily wog (walk/jog), I often dodge puddles or piles. Its embarrassing to know that this is what passersby and visitors see at first glance.
Then one day last week Widdle came home and said, Come and look at this.
I thought maybe hed brought home a new puppy, but no.
This was the aforementioned pile, smack in the middle of the sidewalk and stinking to high heaven.
Thats just wrong, he said, and rubbed his chin. (Widdle rubbing his chin is like another man screaming and waving his arms.) A police officer is up at the Subway, he said. I think Ill speak to him.
Of course I tagged along, even though I was wearing Widdles old black boxer shorts, because A) I have no shame and B) Im nosy as hell.
Widdle very politely stated his case, pointing out that the fragrant pyramid blighted both our property and the town. The officer nodded gravely.
I think I know whose horses did that, he said. Ill go have a word. And off he drove.
I was thrilled and impressed. And also embarrassed, when I realized what my mother would say about being in the presence of the po-po wearing black boxer shorts. In the end, however, that turned out not to matter.
Five days later, the Pile of Shame is still there.
What Id like to do is go out with a shovel under cover of night and make a very special delivery in someones mailbox. But Widdle is a peaceable man. In fact, hed never mention that hes one of the town officials who helped get the sidewalks built, years ago.
Widdles father was a councilman. His brother was mayor. Widdle himself served two terms on council. He wouldnt tell that to anyone now in authority, because thats not how he rolls. Its just a shame, is what it is.
And did I mention that we dont own a horse?
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The Don Tequila Mexican Restaurant, located at 426 N. Buffalo St., Orchard Park, was heavily damaged in a two-alarm fire Tuesday afternoon.
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When Elsie Dawe learned from a reporter that a local gun show operator was advertising that an upcoming gun show in Cheektowaga would benefit Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo, she got on the phone as quickly as possible to put an end to it.
"It was not sanctioned by us nor would it ever be," said Dawe, who is the vice president of the Foundations of Kaleida Health, which includes the foundation that benefits Children's Hospital.
"This is totally unacceptable to us. This is something we don't do," Dawe said. "... It's guns."
The gun show, scheduled to take place March 9 and 10 at the Knights of Columbus Banquet Hall, is being put on by the Niagara Frontier Collectors, the region's dominant gun show operator.
A month after a series of horrifying mass shootings involving lone gunmen armed with military-style assault rifles that claimed the lives of Connecticut schoolchildren and their teachers, Rochester-area volunteer firefighters and Christmas shoppers at a mall in Oregon, gun shows in Western New York and across the state are raising questions – and also gaining support.
Gun shows are "the safest place to buy a gun, other than a gun shop," said James Buck, president of Niagara Frontier Collectors. "They are so strict on regulations and rules … The vendors at gun shows, believe me, abide by all state and federal laws."
Buck's gun show company, which has two partners, has sponsored hundreds of shows across Western New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, and is planning on putting on about a dozen more this year, including one this weekend at the Newstead volunteer fire hall.
Buck, a retired Jamestown firefighter who has been sponsoring gun shows since the 1960s, defended his business and gun shows as safe places where responsible gun owners can purchase firearms, ranging from antique muskets to military-style weapons, magazines, ammunition and other gun-related items.
"Gun shows are not the problem," he said. "The problem is criminals buying guns."
Buck and others involved in renting local venues argue that the gatherings are legal and that sales are highly regulated with on-the-spot computerized criminal background checks. Off-duty police are hired to provide security at some shows, which supporters say are patronized by individuals who respect the law and gun safety. They also can provide money for venues and charities.
Niagara Frontier Collectors' upcoming gun shows include one in March at the Hamburg Fairgrounds and four at area volunteer fire halls. The four at the fire halls have raised some eyebrows in light of the Christmas Eve shootings of two volunteer firefighters from West Webster, near Rochester.
Buck couldn't say either way whether the military-style AR-15 rifle, the kind used in all three of last month's mass shootings, would be sold at any of the upcoming shows.
It wasn't because of lack of popularity, he said, explaining the weapon may be difficult to come by because supplies have dwindled since word began spreading of a possible new ban on such rifles.
Volunteer firefighters in Newstead, whose hall was rented out for one of the gun shows today and Sunday, told The Buffalo News they are concerned about sponsoring the show, but point out the rental agreement for their hall was made months ago.
"We talked to the gun show promoter and have been assured that they are meeting all applicable state laws," Newstead Fire Chief Scott G. Zitzka said. "We have members on both sides, pro-gun and anti-gun, and we are seeking legal advice for future shows. We are very appalled at what happened in Connecticut and West Webster."
At the Hamburg Fairgrounds, steps are planned to either block or limit the number of high-performance rifles that will be on display there in March.
In upcoming negotiations for a hall rental agreement with Niagara Frontier Collectors, the fairgrounds intends to ask that military-style rifles either not be sold or remain in limited numbers, said Jeff Rapini, event center manager at the Erie County Agricultural Society's fairgrounds.
"We would have [Niagara Frontier Collectors] talk to their sellers to limit or eliminate the number of assault-type weapons for sale," Rapini said. "They also need to continue to comply with making sure the legal requirements are met on all sales."
Saying officials in his organization are sensitive to the Newtown tragedy, Rapini pointed out that, at past gun shows at the fairgrounds, very few vendors have sold those types of weapons.
"They have a very small percentage that sell the assault-type weapons. It is mostly shotguns and handguns," he said.
AR-15s are just one of a number of military-style weapons civilians can buy. The AK-47 is another popular rifle, so is the Russian- and Chinese-made SKS rifle and the TEC-9 pistol.
Across the state since last month's shootings, anti-gun violence advocates have tried to prevent gun shows in public venues.
In Saratoga Springs, a gun show at the city's Center Authority this weekend was challenged but is scheduled to go on. At the state government level, there have been discussions about ways to discourage local municipalities from allowing future gun shows on public property.
Al Ziolkowski, secretary of the Catholic Club, which owns the Knights' banquet hall, said the private club has nothing to do directly with the March gun show that was to benefit Children's Hospital.
"We only rent the building out. We have nothing to do with the contents of what goes on," he said, but added that the organization did insist that a portion of the proceeds from the admission fee to the show be donated to charity.
Niagara Frontier Collectors, the show's sponsor, agreed and plans to make a donation to Women & Children's Hospital.
Ziolkowski, who said he was not speaking on behalf of the Knights of Columbus, said the gun show has tight security.
"It is well-supervised. They have police right in the building. They have security. There are uniformed officers who are hired while off duty," he said. "The person who runs the show runs a tight ship."
On whether military-style weapons, such as the Bushmaster AR-15 that Newtown shooter Adam Lanza used, would be banned from the show, Ziolkowski said he did not wish to get involved in what may or may not be sold at the show.
Dawe said hospital foundation officials had no idea the gun show was raising money for Children's Hospital and that it's quite common for groups of all kinds to raise money for the hospital without letting it know beforehand.
Had it not been brought to Kaleida's attention, Dawe said, "we never would have known."
She said the foundation has turned down other events in the past because they're not appropriate for children.
"We don't do cigar parties," she said.
Buck says he takes pride in providing a safe venue for the sale of guns through his gun shows.
Steps to make sure shows are legally conducted, he said, not only include the required background checks on prospective gun buyers but inspecting every purchased gun before it leaves the premises.
"You can't leave a gun show without a release tag on it, showing that the gun was properly sold," Buck said.
And those bringing guns in to swap or sell are checked, Buck added. "They are checked in with a red tag, making sure who the owner is, that the gun is empty and that the serial number is recorded. The same check is conducted when they leave."
Niagara Frontier Collectors came under scrutiny by State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office two years ago following a sting at two of Buck's gun shows where undercover buyers were able to purchase weapons from two dealers even after saying they couldn't pass a background check.
They also found that the operator had not followed strict rules on posting adequate signs about background checks.
The company has since signed an agreement with the Attorney General's Office to ensure all rules are enforced. A spokeswoman for Schneiderman's office said that the operator has been "extremely cooperative."
The News also spoke with the Buffalo-area promoter for Niagara Frontier Collectors about the shows.
He insisted his name not be made public, explaining he is an honest businessman who goes out of his way to obey the law and does not want to be singled out in the public controversy.
"I just wish they would show a father buying his daughter her first bolt-action .22 rifle when she is 14 and the look in her eyes, all excited to learn gun safety and the fundamental basics of shooting with her dad. It just sends a shiver down me," the promoter said. "There are bad people with guns and good people. It's never a story about the good people protecting themselves with guns."
At least one area volunteer firefighter said he believes there's nothing wrong with having a gun show at a fire hall and suspects he's not in the minority among fellow firefighters, many of whom are avid hunters like himself.
"There's nothing wrong with any firearm being sold if it's used and owned legally," said Mike Burns, who is a volunteer firefighter in Erie County.
He asked that his fire department not be identified because he was speaking for himself and not the department. He said fire halls depend on groups renting out their halls to help keep their volunteer operations afloat. Banning such events would mean a loss of revenue, he said.
"It's really going in the wrong direction," he said.
Burns criticized Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's calls to ban assault weapons, pointing out that the governor's calls for new legislation would not have done anything to keep the assault rifle out of the hands of William Spengler, the ex-con who killed the West Webster firefighters.
Erie County Sheriff Timothy Howard said he also found Cuomo's calls to ban assault weapons misguided and believes it would be more helpful to find better ways to share mental health information about people who pose a threat. "I'm one of those people who gives a lot of credence to the saying: guns don't kill people, people kill people," he said.
Howard said bans only punish law-abiding gun owners and not dangerous criminals.
The longtime lawman said he has no issue with public venues being used for gun shows and that he's never known of problems at or around such venues.
He also said he takes no issue with gun shows raising money for charity, pointing out that he sponsors an annual clay-pigeon shoot to benefit the Boy Scouts and also teaches firearm safety to Scout troops.
"It helps demonstrate responsible gun ownership," he said.
Buffalo Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda said he supports the rights of law-abiding gun owners but wants the full force of the law brought down on criminals with guns.
"We need to protect the rights of those owners, and we also need to do everything possible to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill," Derenda said. "We need to really hold people accountable for their criminal actions, to the letter of the law."
Of the 50 homicides in the city last year, 43 involved gunfire. At least one of the shooters used an AK-47.
Area gun show dates
Municipalities hosting venues for firearms dealers:
Akron – Today and Sunday
Caledonia – Jan. 19-20
Canandaigua – Jan. 26-27
Alexander – Feb. 3
Clarence – Feb. 9-10
Salamanca – Feb. 16-17
Springville – Feb. 23-24
Hamburg – March 2-3
Cheektowaga – March 9-10
Batavia – April 27-28
Clarence – Aug. 18-19
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
The hot new country trio Scarletta will be performing at Wild Wing Cafe in Mount Pleasant on Aug. 15.
After a hot debut on "CMT Pure 12-Pack Countdown" and breaking the Top 20 on Music Row Radio with "Right Here, Right Now," the trio is ready to take the stage and spread the Scarletta fever in 2013. Scarletta was the "Spotlight on the 615" artist of the week for the week of Jan. 9 on Billboard.com and was honored to be chosen as a Billboard "615 Top 10 Artists to Watch in 2013." They also received a very similar acknowledgement from CMA as the organization chose them as a CMA Close Up "Who New to Watch in 2013."
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