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Aspiring entrepreneurs in Ohio will soon have a new reason to consider striking out on their own. On Jan. 1, 2014, provisions of the healthcare law go into effect that will allow Ohioans who previously stayed at their jobs solely for health coverage to start their own business. This phenomenon, known as "job lock," costs Ohio's economy startup opportunities and job growth. In fact, Ohio is expected to gain an estimated 67,000 new self-employment jobs next year when the new provisions are in place, according to a report released by Urban Institute and Georgetown University.
Job lock is a major obstacle to entrepreneurship in Ohio and across the country. According to Small Business Majority's research, roughly one in 16 workers insured by their employer suffers from job lock. The healthcare law will ensure all Ohioans, including those with pre-existing conditions, have access to affordable coverage.
America prides itself on being the land of entrepreneurialism, yet the act of denying people coverage for a pre-existing condition discourages that tradition. When someone has a great idea or invention and wants to put it into action, but is forced to stay in their current job to keep health benefits, the potential for a new business flies out the window. We're excited to see what comes out of Ohio when this unfortunate reality is a thing of the past.
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After a few years of drought and tough conditions, this year Mother Nature finally cooperated and gave Colorado wheat growers one of the best harvest they have had in years. Wheat harvest is just finishing up, with nearly 100 percent of the crop harvested.
"It is a day and night difference from last year," said Joe Westhoff, Field Representative, Colorado Wheat. "The guys in Southwest Colorado are going to raise some wheat this year, unlike last year. They raised a better wheat crop than last year, even though it's going to be droughty. The southeast will at least have something to sell. They still have a crop. Northeast Colorado last year had a drought. This year I'm hearing record yields."
Harvest took a little longer this year than in the past.
"Harvest has been drawn out this year because of the monsoon," Westhoff said. "There are maybe one or two producers that aren't done. I would say 98 percent are done. The yield and test weights have been really good, as well as the protein."
The yields have also been higher than expected as well.
"Guys are raising 60 bushel wheat on dryland and higher. Irrigated is up in the 100s. For those who didn't get hailed we will have a bumper crop in northeast Colorado," Westhoff said.
Last year, Colorado had almost a total wipeout, with around 700,000 abandoned acres, which equaled about 30 percent.
"Last thing I heard, ag statistics are expecting a 15 percent abandonment. I think that might be a little high," Westhoff said.
The conditions for the wheat crop were near perfect this year, which has led to the higher yields.
"We had a wet fall, even though it was planted late. Everyone got it up in the fall and in good shape. And then we had a more mild winter, and it was not severely cold. This spring, it got wet in late April/May and end of June. It was cool, and we didn't have extreme temperatures," he explained. "In years before, we went to subzero weather in April to 100 degrees in May and no rain. This year we might have one hot day. Wheat likes cool, damp weather so it's been great this year."
The wheat crop this year has been good not only in Colorado, but worldwide.
"The rest of the world is cutting a pretty good crop too. It is estimated that this will be the second largest wheat crop worldwide," Westhoff said. "That means that the prices are going down. They have a lot to sell, but the price at the market isn't what it was a few years ago."
In general, however, farmers are in better shape this year than they were last year.
"I'd say that anytime you can raise a crop you are in better shape. The production this year, even though the price has dropped, is double their average and in some cases more than double from last year," Westhoff said.
Different areas of the state are seeing different yields.
Colorado Wheat reported the following estimates as of July 28.
"The Flagler Equity Coop estimated that harvest was 95 percent complete on Monday with moisture ranging from 8 to 10 percent, test weight averaging 58 to 59 pounds, protein averaging 12.8 to 12.9 percent and yields ranging from a low of 30 bushels per acre on hail-damaged wheat to a high of 70 bushels per acre with an average of about 35 bushels per acre.
"The Peetz Coop estimated that harvest was 90-95 percent complete on Monday with moisture in the 8 to 12 percent range, test weight ranging from 60 to 64 pounds, 30 percent of the crop with protein over 12 percent and yields ranging from 40 to 70 bushels per acre. PlainsGold Snowmass was yielding over 60 bushels per acre."
Some areas are seeing very high yields.
"The Roggen Farmers' Elevator estimated that the harvest was over 90 percent complete on Monday with moisture averaging 10 percent, test weight averaging over 60 pounds, protein was ordinary at 11 percent and yields mostly in the 60 to 70 bushel per acre range and hail damaged yields in the 30 to 35 bushel per acre range. The Roggen Coop reported receiving 120 percent of an average wheat crop. An area wheat farmer reported a dryland yield of 102 bushels per acre for PlainsGold Snowmass," according to Colorado Wheat. "Cargill-Byers estimated that harvest was 90-95 percent complete with moisture in the 8 to 10 percent range, test weight averaging 59 to 60 pounds, protein falling to 9 to 10 percent from 10.5 to 11 percent and yields ranging from a low of 12 bushels per acre on hail-damaged wheat to a high of 85 bushels per acre."
The USDA has projected a great harvest for Colorado wheat.
"According to the July 11 Crop Production Estimate, based on July 1 conditions, winter wheat production in Colorado is forecast at 86.4 million bushels, down 3 percent from the June 1 forecast but 95 percent above the 44.3 million bushels produced last year," the Colorado Wheat report said. "Estimated acreage for harvest, at 2.40 million acres, is down 150,000 acres from June 1, but 760,000 acres more than the 1.64 million acres harvested in 2013. As of July 1, the average yield is forecast at 36.0 bushels per acre, 1.0 bushel above the June 1 forecast, and 9.0 bushels above last year's final yield. Colorado Wheat predicts USDA will raise the yield forecast from 36.0 to 42.0-45.0 bushels per acre on its next report on August 12."
Winter wheat production around the country is actually down from last year.
"U.S. winter wheat production is forecast at 1.37 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the June 1 forecast and down 11 percent from 2013. Based on July 1 conditions, the United States yield is forecast at 42.2 bushels per acre, down 0.2 bushel from last month and down 5.2 bushels from last year. The area expected to be harvested for grain or seed totals 32.4 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report released on June 30, 2014 but up slightly from last year," according to Colorado Wheat. "Hard Red Winter production, at 703 million bushels, is down 2 percent from last month. Soft Red Winter, at 458 million bushels, is up 1 percent from the June forecast. White Winter, at 206 million bushels, is up slightly from last month. Of the White Winter production, 10.6 million bushels are Hard White and 196 million bushels are Soft White." ❖


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following the use of anthrax as a biological weapon against a civilian
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staff of major academic medical centers and research, government,
military, public health, and emergency management institutions and
Evidence MEDLINE databases were searched from January 1966 to
April 1998, using the Medical Subject Headings anthrax,
Bacillus anthracis, biological weapon,
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MUNCIE, Ind. - Ball State's women's basketball team improved to 8-1 in Mid-American Conference play - the team's best league start since the 2006-07 campaign - after tallying a 68-61 homecourt victory over Central Michigan Thursday.
Ball State evened its overall record at 11-11 with the victory, while CMU fell to 13-9 overall and 7-2 in the MAC.
Nathalie Fontaine led the Ball state attack with a career high 23 points plus added four rebounds and one blocked shot. Katie Murphy tallied 15 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double. Shelbie Justice contributed 11 points and six rebounds, while Brittany Carter added nine rebounds, six assists, one steal, one block and four points.
Ball State managed only a 35 percent shooting mark from the field in the first half, but turned that around to a 52 percent attack in the second half. The Cardinals defense limited the Chippewas to only 7-of-30 made field goals (.233) in the first half and a .309 mark for the game.
Ball State took an early 4-0 lead with 16:12 on the clock after baskets from Murphy and Fontaine. Central Michigan then put together a 9-2 run to give them the 9-6 advantage over Ball State at the 11:26 mark.
After that, both teams traded baskets which consisted of four lead changes and two ties. The Cardinals then orchestrated a 13-2 run given Ball State an 11- point (25-14) advantage over the Chippewas with 2:02 remaining in the half. Central Michigan came to within seven (25-18) in the last seconds but a layup from Fontaine as time expired put the Cardinals up 27-18 over the Chippewas at the half.
Ball State carried its first half momentum into the second half with its largest cushion being 15 (39-24) at the 13:52 mark. Central Michigan slowly chipped away at the Cardinals lead after the Chippewas put together a 19-7 run to come within three (46-43) with 5:14 left in the game.
The Cardinals regained control after a three point basket from Justice along with three layups from Murphy and two from Fontaine which put the Cardinals back up by 10 (57-47) with 2:09 remaining. Ball State managed to hit its free throws down the stretch to seal the victory, making 10-of-10 from the line in the final minute and a half of the game.
The Ball State women's basketball team will face Toledo in MAC action Sunday at 2 p.m. in Worthen Arena. The two teams are tied for first in the MAC West Division with identical 8-1 league marks.
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Hunt Real Estate ERA appointed Jonathan Orlow broker consultant for its Lewiston branch; Jane Siefer Realtor emeritus and associate broker; and Colleen Julikowski a licensed real estate saleswoman.
Linstar Inc., an Amherst-based security systems integrator, appointed Paul Chatham a field service engineer and Amy Wheeler an administrative assistant and events coordinator.
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Composed of Buffalo police officers, state troopers and Erie County sheriff's deputies, Strike Force will flood the city's high-crime hot spots starting today to shut down criminal activity as soon as intelligence emerges to identify those areas.
"Strike Force is highly mobile, so patterns of deployment will vary, and the criminal element will be kept off guard," Mayor Byron W. Brown said. "The criminals won't know where it's coming from or when it's coming."
Results from Strike Force actions last summer and again in the fall justified making the unit permanent, Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda said.
"It has been highly effective and now, on a full-time basis, we are expecting even better results," Derenda said.
In 2012 operations, Strike Force members:
• Arrested 3,251 individuals.
• Removed 44 illegal guns.
• Seized $74,356 in cash.
• Impounded 1,850 vehicles.
• Issued 12,129 traffic summonses, 106 quality-of-life summonses and 313 parking tags.
Strike Force is starting before the warmer months, when crime traditionally increases, to focus on gangs, drugs and illegal guns, and it is just one part of a multipronged approach aimed at reducing crime, the mayor and commissioner said.
"It's going to put a lot of pressure on criminals, and it is going to send a clear and ongoing message that criminal activity is not going to be tolerated in the City of Buffalo," Brown said.
Residents who pass along reliable information on criminal activities to the department's confidential TIP-CALL line, 847-2255, can expect a rapid response, the mayor said.
"Citizens absolutely have a role to play. It's always helpful and part of the mix that is utilized in going after the criminal element," Brown said.
Other specialized police initiatives will also be unveiled in the coming months, the mayor added, including a sixth gun buyback program that will take place in early May.
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Town of Cuba police, along with about eight other law enforcement agencies, made two felony arrests following a raid that netted $74,000 worth of marijuana, an assault rifle, 50-round magazines and some indoor-growing equipment earlier this week.
An investigation into unlawful activity at a residence on Route 305 South led to the recovery of 61 marijuana plants, other packaged marijuana, a large amount of ammunition and other items, Town of Cuba police reported.
George R. Brown, 30, and Sybil D. Davis, 23, both of Cuba, were charged with felony possession of marijuana, unlawful growing of cannabis and two counts each of endangering the welfare of a child, according to police reports. Brown also was arrested on two felony weapon-possession charges, police said.


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Charleston attorney Carolyn Blue spent nine months straightening out her credit after thieves swiped her purse, stole her identity and went on a spending spree in the 1990s.
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On Wednesday evening, a spokesman for the S.C. Department of Revenue said the agency is developing new strategies to help elderly and other residents through the hacking crisis. According to an agency spokesman, those initiatives include:Working with district offices to allow residents to come in and get assistance with signing up for credit monitoring.Working with state libraries and library associations to organize an instructional webinar for use in libraries.Working with the S.C. Lieutenant Governor's Office and seniors groups to disseminate information.
So Blue is especially protective of her personal information these days. She never shops online and avoids sharing any financial or identifying information over the Internet.
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Like hundreds of thousands of South Carolina taxpayers, Blue wanted to avail herself of free credit monitoring from Experian after learning Friday that hackers had raided a state database for sensitive taxpayer information.
ENROLL IN FREE CREDIT MONITORING AND IDENTITY PROTECTION: The state is paying for taxpayers to receive identity-protection services from Experian for one year. South Carolinians can enroll either online or by phone. To register by phone, call 1-866-578-5422. The hotline is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays. To register online, go to protectmyid.com/scdor and use the code "SCDOR123." At some point, that generic code may not work, and residents will have to call the hotline number.PLACE A SECURITY FREEZE ON CREDIT RECORDS, OR GET ADVICE: Call the S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs at 1-800-922-1594 weekdays during business hours to get advice or to ask that your credit records be frozen at no charge. Or go to http://bit.ly/TL6iD6 for more information.REGULARLY CHECK YOUR CREDIT REPORT: Get free credit reports from the three largest credit-rating organizations by going to annualcreditreport.com.PLACE A FRAUD ALERT ON YOUR CREDIT FILE: Residents can request "fraud alerts" to let potential creditors know they may be a victim of identity theft. Call either Equifax at 1-877-576-5734, Experian at 1-888-397-3742 or TransUnion at 1-800-680-7289.
But given her past, Blue wasn't about to register for the service online. So she picked up the phone and called the toll-free number provided by the state. But after six days of calling Experian, she was still trying Wednesday to get past a message telling her all lines were busy and to register online.
"I would be happy to wait for an operator, but the call just disconnects," Blue said. "I'm very frustrated. I just want to talk to a live person."
Blue is one of several people who have contacted The Post and Courier complaining about difficulties getting through to the call center. Some don't want to register online. Others don't have computers to do so. And many folks want to know what the state intends to do to help register elderly, poor and rural residents who may lack Internet service or know-how.
"Not everyone is computer-savvy," Blue said. "I think people forget that is still a sizable segment of the population."
Gov. Nikki Haley said Wednesday afternoon that 620,000 taxpayers have called so far and that 418,000 people have successfully enrolled in the Experian program. She did not specifically address wait times or other phone problems, simply saying she is "trying to make sure we have solutions for people so they don't feel helpless."
"This is a daily process, and I understand the frustration," Haley said.
Experian did not respond to an email sent to the company's spokesman Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the governor blamed the media for tying up phone lines and causing widespread delays in getting through to the call center on Friday. But she assured people things had improved and the wait time to speak with an operator was below 12 minutes.
When a reporter called the toll-free number Wednesday morning, a message twice instructed him how to register online. He was then told to remain on the line to speak with a customer representative. But when transferred, another message said the center was experiencing higher than normal call volume and he should call back. The call then disconnected.
Richard Bronk, 85, of West Ashley, said he spent hours and hours on the phone trying to get through to Experian. He wonders why he can't simply fill out a form to register and drop it in the mail.
"I'm not a sophisticated user of the Internet and that type stuff, and frankly I'm suspicious of it at this point as well," he said. "Just being able to put a postage stamp on something might be a good solution to the problem."
That might be amenable to Jane Quattrochi as well.
The 69-year-old Mount Pleasant resident called the newspaper to report that neither she nor a friend could access the Experian website. But after a few minutes on the phone with a reporter, Quattrochi conceded the issue may be more her than the website.
"I'm old-fashioned," she said.
Quattrochi used a fast computer during her 28-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard and said she took computer classes during her stint as a Charleston County school teacher.
But "a lot of things have changed," she said. And as a recent widow with no family in the area, Quattrochi has struggled to respond to the hack.
"That's why I ended up at the bank," she said. At her Bank of America branch, Quattrochi succeeded in getting a new credit card number but couldn't get signed up for the state-sponsored credit-monitoring.
She's also called the Experian number several times, once waiting on for a live operator for a half-hour. "I've tried. I've given up," she said. "Just busy, busy, busy. Can't get through."
Jim Ratledge, an 83-year-old Charleston resident, also turned to the Experian website, protectmyid.com/scdor, after several failed attempts to reach the call center.
Ratledge said he tried the site — two or three times a day since Friday — but it didn't respond when he clicked to redeem the code. He is now awaiting an email response from Experian customer service.
Ratledge, who retired after 40 years with Allstate Insurance, can't believe the state allowed this to happen to its residents' most sensitive information.
"When something's submitted like that and then they don't encrypt it, I'm just dumbfounded," he said.
In all, some 3.6 million unencrypted Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit or debit card numbers were contained in the database raided by hackers in cyber-attacks that date to Aug. 27. State officials have advised anyone who had filed a state tax return since 1998 to take steps to learn if their information had been misused by identity thieves. The Experian service includes credit-monitoring and $1 million identity theft insurance for one year, as well as fraud resolution help for life.
Richard Bronk keeps his phone close to him even as he does household chores, as he waits for someone from Experian to help enroll him in credit monitoring and identity protection that South Carolina is offering.×
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P: 818-982-4091 x115
Sydney M. Irmas Transitional Living Center (TLC)
The Sydney M. Irmas Transitional Living Center opened in North Hollywood in 1998 to provide 260 beds of emergency and transitional housing with supportive services for homeless children and their families.
Keeping Families Together
Vital to a family's success is the ability to stay together during periods of homelessness. The unique design of our shelters - featuring individualized family units - is unusual in a shelter environment, and the privacy provided allows LAFH to serve diverse family compositions, including two-parent households, single males with children, disabled family members, teenage children, same sex couples, members with HIV/AIDS, veterans with children, transition age youth, and foster children reunited with their biological families.
Youth Enrichment
A child without a home is often a child without stable schooling. Along with traditional academic support, including school reintegration and after school tutoring, TLC introduces resident students to new ways of learning outside of the classroom with activities targeted to their own interests, including a computer learning program, Science, Journalism, and Book Clubs, and visual and performance arts activities.
Three hundred and fifty children reside at TLC annually, where they have access to an on-site library, teen room, and computer lab. Their academic success, including improved grades and reduced school truancy, is a critical step toward a family's long-term stabilization.
Supportive Services
On-site supportive services, provided through our own programs and through partner organizations, include:
- Family case management
- Employment search and job retention training
- Life skills training (including parenting classes, family budgeting, and money management)
- Housing counseling and placement assistance
- Referrals to medical and mental health services
- Professional and casual clothing
- Transportation assistance
- Drug and alcohol counseling
- Three nutritious and balanced meals daily in an on-site cafeteria
- School enrollment and reintegration services
- Family reading program
- Supervised field trips and art activities
- Assistance in securing child care
- On-site library and computer lab
- Hygiene supplies, including diapers for infants
- Children's after-school enrichment activities and homework assistance
Comunidad Cesar Chavez
Comunidad Cesar Chavez (CCC) is the major provider of emergency shelter and supportive services for homeless families in East Los Angeles. With 140 beds for children and their parents, CCC has been an integral part of the Boyle Heights community since opening its doors in 1988.
Creating a Sense of Stability
Families stay for up to three months in private units with a living area, built-in kitchen, bathroom, telephone, and storage space, and have access to an on-site food pantry, community room, library, and computer lab. Through a wide variety of support services, CCC strengthens a family's ability to care for themselves and positions them on a path to sustained self-sufficiency.
Supportive Services
Families arrive at CCC fresh from experiencing the fear, danger, and indignity of homelessness, with most shuffling between motels, the family car, or the streets prior to their arrival. Family members under the age of 18 frequently struggle with issues of poor health, stress- and nutrition-related physical conditions, learning disorders, intermittent school attendance, and behavioral problems.
Each year at CCC, 300 children receive emergency housing and support services. The shelter, which includes a playground, basketball court, and community garden, strives to provide an environment in which young residents feel safe, positive, and engaged as their parents work to secure employment and permanent housing.
Supportive Services
On-site supportive services, provided through our own programs and through partner organizations, include:
- Family case management
- Assistance in securing child care
- Children's after-school enrichment activities and homework assistance
- Employment search and job retention training
- On-site computer lab
- Hygiene supplies, including diapers for infants
- Life skills training (including parenting classes, family budgeting, and money management)
- Housing counseling and placement assistance
- Drug and alcohol counseling
- Referrals to medical and mental health services
- Professional and casual clothing
- Transportation assistance
Trudy & Norman Louis Valley Shelter
The Trudy & Norman Louis Valley Shelter in North Hollywood provides emergency and transitional housing and supportive services for more than 1,000 homeless single adults annually. Since 1985, Valley Shelter has been the largest housing and service provider for the San Fernando Valley's most vulnerable homeless individuals.
Chronically Homeless
More than half of Valley Shelter's residents have experienced chronic homelessness. After living on the streets for extended periods of time and suffering from one or more disabilities, residents receive comprehensive medical and mental health care, recovery counseling, and permanent supportive housing placement assistance.
Serving U.S. Veterans
About half of all homeless veterans suffer from mental illness and more than two-thirds suffer from substance abuse problems; 40% have co-occurring disorders that hinder their stability. Valley Shelter offers a veteran's program specifically designed to provide homeless vets with health care, benefits advocacy, employment search, and permanent housing placement assistance.
Supportive Services
On-site supportive services, provided through our own programs and through partner organizations, include:
- Case management
- Employment readiness, placement, and retention
- Permanent housing search and placement
- Three nutritious and balanced meals daily in an on-site cafeteria
- Designated beds and housing referrals for persons with HIV/AIDS
- Drug and alcohol recovery programs
- Referrals to substance abuse treatment facilities
- Medical and mental health services
- Hygiene supplies
- Professional and casual clothing
- Transportation assistance
- Life skills training, including money management
- Adult literacy
Temporary Housing
Sydney M. Irmas Transitional Living Center
- Sydney M. Irmas Transitional Living Center
- Comunidad Cesar Chavez
- Trudy & Norman Louis Valley Shelter
Development Principles
Our development, ownership, and operation of permanent affordable housing are guided by three key principles:
- Design and development of "sustainable" buildings
- Ownership of responsibly managed, financially sound properties
- Provision of services that are responsive to resident needs
LAFH has developed and currently operates 22 properties that include emergency and transitional housing, multi-family affordable rental housing, and permanent supportive housing. With each new development, we work with the surrounding community and its stakeholders to share these principles and our commitment to LAFH residents as they transition out of homelessness and poverty.
Sustainable Design
Responsible Property Management
Responsive Resident Services
Affordable Housing with Supportive Services
Each L.A. Family Housing property minimizes its environmental footprint through the use of energy-efficient systems, renewable building materials, and close proximity to public transportation, supermarkets, schools, public parks, and other community resources.
Our property management services provide on-site management, maintenance and repairs, and reporting to our financial partners, and ensure that all concerns and needs of our tenants are addressed.
Thanks to the efforts of our Housing Resource Center, Tenant Services Coordinator, and Case Managers, our properties offer tenants the opportunity to increase their self-sufficiency and improve their lives through a wide availability of services and resources.
Palo Verde
8925-8933 Glenoaks Boulevard
Sun Valley, CA 91352
60 Single Units – Permanent Supportive Housing
Year Placed in Service: 2011
Alabama Court
7440-7452 Alabama Avenue
Canoga Park, CA 91303
30 Family Units
Year Placed in Service: 2006
Casa Central
1120-1128 East 32nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90011
6 Family Units
Year Placed in Service: 1988
Casa Figueroa
4433 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90037
4 Family Units
Year Placed in Service: 1989
Cecil Younger Gardens
14649 Saticoy Street
North Hollywood, CA 91605
30 Family Units
Year Placed in Service: 2006
Cochran Villa
2921 Redondo Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90016
10 Family Units
Year Placed in Service: 1993
Delano Court I
14716 Delano Street
Van Nuys, CA 91411
9 Family Units
Year Placed in Service: 1995
Delano Court II
14722 Delano Street
Van Nuys, CA 91411
9 Family Units
Year Placed in Service: 1995
Gentry Village
6842 Gentry Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91605
3 Family Units
Year Placed in Service: 1991
Gentry Village North
6846 Gentry Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91605
5 Family Units
Year Placed in Service: 1992
Harmony Gardens
5239 Harmony Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91601
14 Family Units
Year Placed in Service: 1997
Harmony Place
5321 Harmony Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91601
18 Family Units
Year Placed in Service: 1992
Hyde Park Manor
300 West Hyde Park Boulevard
Inglewood, CA 90302
22 Family Units
Year Placed in Service: 2002
Klump Apartments
5120 Klump Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91601
24 Single Units
Year Placed in Service: 2001
Martin Luther King Villa
801 40th Place
Los Angeles, CA 90037
7 Family Units
Year Placed in Service: 1991
Offsay Steinhauser Village
(Victory Gardens)
13436 Victory Boulevard
Valley Glen, CA 91401
15 Family Units
Year Placed in Service: 2001
Strong Residence
826 South Coronado Street
Los Angeles, CA 90057
6 Family Units
Year Placed in Service: 1992
Vanowen Gardens
11754 Vanowen Street
North Hollywood, CA 91601
15 Family Units
Year Placed in Service: 1997
Vineland Place
7843 Vineland Avenue
Sun Valley, CA 91352
18 Family Units
Year Placed in Service: 1995
LAFH is in the midst of its five-year plan to build 150 new units of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) for chronically homeless individuals living with a disability. With Palo Verde opening in December 2011, Day Street to open in early 2014, and a third property entering construction that same year, the pipeline of new PSH provides housing solutions for our community's most vulnerable and lays the groundwork for the Campus, arriving in 2019.
Day Street Apartments
7639-7653 Day Street
Tujunga, CA 91402
To provide the most appropriate permanent housing options for our chronically homeless population, we are in the process of converting Klump Apartments into Permanent Supportive Housing. Capital rehabilitation of the property will allow for office and supportive service space to provide on-site health, recovery, and counseling services for single adult tenants.
Conversion of Klump Apartments
5120 Klump Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91601
In the summer of 2012, planning kicked off for the Campus, which will be the culmination of LAFH's ten-year strategic vision to reinvest in its future as the leading provider of housing and homeless services in Los Angeles and realize the full potential of its most significant real estate asset.
The Campus will be a one-stop comprehensive community center and housing provider, expanding the agency's reach and services available to the San Fernando Valley's homeless and low-income through:
- State-of-the-art primary health clinic incorporating mental health, dental and vision care
- Service hubs for employment counseling, legal advocacy, housing stability, and case management
- Social enterprise and vocational training programs
- New apartments of permanent supportive housing
- Refurbished temporary housing
The Campus
7843 Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91605
Arriving in 2019!
Permanent Housing
Development Principles
- Development Principles
- Existing Portfolio
- New Developments
Service Principle
The bridge from temporary shelter to permanent housing is strengthened by our provision of comprehensive supportive services in our shelters and our apartments to meet our residents' needs. LAFH is committed to breaking the cycle of homelessness through an extensive wraparound bilingual supportive service program that helps families become and remain self-sufficient. Once the basic needs of food and shelter are met, families can focus on eliminating their barriers to permanent, stable housing through the following services:
Housing Resource Center
The Housing Resource Center (HRC) bridges the agency's continuum for families by providing a central point of contact for critical housing search, placement and move-in assistance, follow-up services, and community linkages as families move to permanent affordable housing.
The HRC is the only center of its kind in Los Angeles. By dedicating trained staff solely to the service of securing and sustaining housing, the HRC 1) reduces the length of stay for shelter residents, 2) allows case managers to focus on supportive services that strengthen a family's self-sufficiency, and 3) increases the number of families achieving housing stability.
The Housing Resource Center consists of three components:
1) Housing Stability Program, which includes access to rental assistance and Section 8 vouchers for shelter residents
2) New Lease Program, a scattered-site transitional housing program providing a "housing first" model by moving families from the streets or emergency shelter into existing furnished apartments
3) Tenant Services Program, providing direct services and linkages that support tenant goals of increasing economic well-being, self-determination, and overall housing stability
Service Partners
A Community of Friends
Hillview Mental Health Center
Homes For Life
Imagine LA
New Directions
Project New Start
Under the guidance of two Employment Counselors, LAFH clients are assisted with securing viable employment through help with job readiness, placement and retention/follow-up services. Employment Counselors assess clients for job skills, review work history and background, assist with resumé development, conduct mock interviews, and provide help with job search activities. Employment staff also work to develop relationships with employers in the community to increase opportunities for placement as well as make referrals to agencies that provide additional employment resources. Two on-site computer labs aid in the employment readiness and job search components of the program. LAFH helps more than 300 individuals gain employment each year.
Service Partners
North Valley Occupational Center
Northeast San Fernando Valley WorkSource Center
El Proyecto del Barrio
Educational Enrichment
Through a strong partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) Homeless Services Program, LAFH enrolls and reintegrates students back into school following periods of homelessness. Each student's return to school is bolstered with after-school, weekend, and summer activities designed to keep them engaged in learning.
The program's activities include:
- School Enrollment and Reintegration
- After-School Tutoring
- Homework Help
- Science Club
- Book Club
- Journalism Club
- SPLAT (Showing People Learning and Technology)
- FLIX (film classes taught be volunteers from the entertainment industry)
The program encourages children to exercise skills including sharing, cooperation, and emotional self-management that 1) improve their self-esteem, 2) cultivate leadership qualities, and 3) prepare them for higher learning. A main objective is to strengthen the family unit and provide activities for parents and their children to interact and learn together:
- Family Reading Nights
- ESL Classes
- Parenting Classes
- "Mommy & Me" Classes
- Girl Scout Chapter
- Holiday and Monthly Birthday Celebrations
- Field Trips
- Visual and Performance Art Activities
Service Partners
A Chance for Children
Free Arts
Pacoima Skills Center
School on Wheels
At L.A. Family Housing, resident families benefit from health management strategies that combine education and behavioral modification activities with the provision of basic needs, including personal hygiene items, food, clothing, and on-site medical treatment (in partnership with Northeast Valley Health Corporation). The program seeks to promote a healthy-living environment, reduce health-related conditions, and ease the barriers to stable housing and employment by increasing health awareness and providing preventative services, linkages to community health partners, and access to free health care.
Health and well-being services include:
- Medical Treatment (includes child examinations and immunizations, treatment of acute and chronic illnesses, x-ray and laboratory services, and dental)
- HEAL (Healthy Eating and Living workshops led by medical clinician staff on topics including flu/cold prevention, nutrition, diabetes, smoking, oral health, etc.)
- Sports Club (organized after school physical fitness activities)
- Hip Hop and Ballet Dance Classes
- Go Green Youth Groups (environmental-learning activities, including gardening, recycling, and hiking initiatives)
Mental Health: LAFH provides an on-site Mental Health Counselor and works closely with the San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center, Hillview Mental Health, and the Department of Mental Health to meet the needs of clients suffering from mental illness.
Recovery: LAFH works in close collaboration with several partner agencies to provide in- and out-patient treatment and ongoing counseling for clients struggling with substance abuse.
Service Partners
- Northeast Valley Health Corporation
- Valley Community Clinic
- San Fernando Valley
Community Mental Health Center
- Department of Mental Health
- People in Progress
- Tarzana Treament Center
Financial Stability
The Financial Stability Program at LAFH serves homeless and low-income households with financial education, coaching, and asset building resources that improve financial habits and increase the incomes of adults working toward self-sufficiency. Each year the Financial Stability Program helps 200 low-income adults increase their income through savings, public benefits, tax credits, debt and credit repair, and helps more than 600 adults increase their financial literacy and change financial management behaviors.
The three program components include:
- Financial education, consisting of five 8-week courses throughout the year that are taught on-site by a trained instructor from Valley College on topics including budget management, credit basics, banking, checking accounts, loans, savings and investments, predatory lending, consumer protection, mortgages, and bankruptcy.
- Financial coaching, consisting of one-on-one counseling by the program's Financial Counselor and Case Managers who provide budget management, credit repair, debt management services, help accessing benefits including EITC, and tax preparation assistance.
- Asset building, consisting of individual client trust accounts where a client is encouraged to save 80% of their income after expenses while enrolled in the program.
Service Partners
- Valley College
- Clearpoint Financial Solutions
Life Skills
Our life skills curriculum strengthens a client's transition out of homelessness by providing the knowledge and tools necessary to independently succeed in permanent housing. Classes contain critical information clients need to make healthy choices in their lives and reduce risk factors that lead to housing instability.
LAFH teaches practical life skills lessons that 1) improve self-esteem, 2) empower clients to reach their highest potential, and 3) increase the likelihood of long-term residential stability. Life skills training and education occurs at each of LAFH's three shelters, and includes:
- Personal Care
- Hygiene
- Nutrition
- Accessing community resources
- Setting goals
- Interpersonal Communication
- Conflict resolution
- Appropriate self-disclosure
- Healthy boundaries
- Parenting
- Healthy communication
- Discipline
- Building self esteem
- Encouraging positive choices
- Legal Aid
- Benefits Advocacy
- Immigration
Service Partners
Bet Tzedek Legal Services
California Children's Academy
Jewish Family Services
Legal Aid Foundation of L.A.
Neighborhood Legal Services
Van Nuys Treatment Center
The Nutrition Program promotes healthy eating by serving three balanced meals each day in two on-site commercial-size cafeterias and kitchens (40,000 meals served per month and nearly 500,000 annually). The program also oversees two on-site community gardens that grow an ongoing supply of fruits and vegetables to supplement family meals. The gardens produce fresh picked food for the agency's cafeteria salad bar, ensuring families have proper sustenance; and with the help of a volunteer Master Gardner, families participate in nutrition educational classes held in the gardens and also learn how to cultivate their own garden once in their own homes.
Service Partners
L.A. Regional Food Bank
University of California Cooperative Extension
Supportive Services
Service Principle
- Service Principle
- Housing Resource Center
- Employment
- Educational Enrichment
- Health
- Financial Stability
- Life Skills
- Nutrition


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Stephen McKinley Henderson, who grew up in Kansas City, Kansas, in the days before integration, played his first supporting role at just 7 years old.
His older brother, Ronald Eugene, was deaf and had been struggling at a public school in Missouri. Ronald Eugene's classmates teased him endlessly, and his school was ill-equipped to deal with the needs of a deaf child. Something had to be done.
"My aunt in Oklahoma that we would go and visit, she knew that my brother was not doing well in the regular schools … and if we raised some money he could go to a school for the deaf," Henderson, now 63, recalls. "When he was 12 and I was 7, [my brother] learned to sign the Lord's Prayer and the 23rd Psalm. And I memorized it, and she took us around to these churches in Oklahoma to raise money."
Henderson, a stage and screen actor and University at Buffalo professor whose career is in the midst of major upswing, quickly learned that he had to do more than just speak the words in order to hold the attention of the crowd.
"I knew that I couldn't just go, 'Our-father-who-art-in-heaven-hallowed-be-thy-name, thy-kingdom-come-thy- will-be-done,' " he said. "Suddenly, [my brother's] future was on the line."
When Henderson talks about the experience – and what it meant for his brother – his perpetual smile stretches a little wider and his eyes seem to brighten by a few degrees. Over lunch at Kostas on Hertel Avenue, not far from Henderson's North Buffalo home, he relived the moment:
"Something happened to me, watching him, staying connected to him and me trying to dramatize it," Henderson says. "And people would look at him and they would also look at me and say, 'What's that little boy doing? Because he's really sellin' this, he's really trying to sell this.' "
Young Stephen sold it well enough for his brother to attend a school for the deaf in Fulton, Mo. (His brother died in 1999.) And in the process of performing in all those churches, in learning how to command the attention of those congregations, a light switched on in Stephen's mind.
Since that moment, he has worked doggedly to make a living from performing.
And all that work – from his days as a spear-carrier in a St. Louis repertory company to the dozens of small roles out of which a character actor painstakingly builds a career – has begun to reap big rewards.
After Henderson was nominated for a Tony Award for his 2010 Broadway performance with Denzel Washington in August Wilson's "Fences," his film career took off. In the past two years, Henderson has appeared in small but significant roles in Steven Spielberg's Academy Award-nominated film "Lincoln," Stephen Daldry's Sept. 11 film "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," the action-comedy "Tower Heist" and Aaron Sorkin's HBO series "The Newsroom."
He also appeared last year as part of the ambitious "My America" project at Baltimore's Centerstage theater company and is in talks with the playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis about a pair of theater projects potentially bound for Broadway.
At the same time, Henderson has enjoyed a healthy career at UB, where he teaches during the spring semester each year. He also remains closely involved with the theater scene in Buffalo, serving as a key adviser to Road Less Traveled Theater co-founders Scott Behrend and Jon Elston and Buffalo Laboratory Theatre's Taylor Doherty and Kathleen Golde.
Though Henderson's only son now lives in New York City, he says, his roots here and his affiliation with UB are keeping him glued to Western New York. And Los Angeles, he adds, has never been his speed.
"It would have to be something quite incredible for me not to want to operate from here. Because I've been able to do some really wonderful things operating from Buffalo," he says. "I can't foresee the future, but I don't foresee a future that says I'm gettin' too big to be in Buffalo. I don't see that at all."
And this month, in a rare appearance on the cover of a local playbill, he is directing the play "Gruesome Playground Injuries," featuring Doherty and Golde, for the Buffalo Laboratory Theatre. That show, which opened Friday, runs through Feb. 9 at Hilbert College in Hamburg.
On stage and in front of the camera, Henderson is most at home playing well-built supporting characters, the sort he is known for taking on in the work of the late Pulitzer-winning playwright August Wilson, a close friend and mentor.
His approach to acting, and to directing, grows out of Wilson's mentorship and that of the late legendary theater director Lloyd Richards. It's a specific, methodical and painstaking process that, properly executed, comes across to audiences as pure, honest and completely free of affect.
"I'm not a box office name, and I'm not a box office face, and I'm not an action hero," Henderson says. "I'm an actor, and I mainly work because someone trusts me with dramatic literature. I'm what I like to call a story-line actor.
"Some people call them character actors, but it's really story-line actors. It's like, you gotta get someone to believe in the story."
Making it real
Convincing audiences to forget that they're watching a performance – to see straight through the artifice and buy into the character – is tough, messy work. But it's what has driven Henderson through his entire career.
On a recent Friday afternoon, Henderson, dressed comfortably in a blue tracksuit, paces the stage of the Swan Auditorium at Hilbert College as Doherty and Golde work through a tricky scene in "Gruesome Playground Injuries." The director is in his element.
Doherty is rehearsing a loaded conversation with Golde, who is perched on a wooden riser across what is supposed to be an expanse of ice. But the scene isn't quite clicking. Henderson tells them to run a certain section of dialogue again and again, interjecting instructions to slow down or to play a certain exchange more delicately. The frustration on all sides was becoming palpable.
"Convince yourself," Henderson says of the imaginary patch of ice separating Golde from Doherty, whose character is in a wheelchair. "If you guys would trust me on this about not falling into the center. If you don't get them to feel…"
The them Henderson refers to is the audience, on which he is always laser-focused in his own performances and in the plays he directs.
For Doherty, who studied with Henderson as a graduate student at UB and has remained close friends with him since, the opportunity to be directed by him in a professional production has been a career highlight.
"At first it was almost frustrating, because you stop almost on every line and parse every line and talk about the specificity of every single moment. But he works beautifully. He's that specific because he knows as an actor how to do that," Doherty says of the rehearsal process. "Every action is a specific thing. You don't play emotion, you play the truth. And it's great. I feel like I've learned a lot, particularly as a director, just seeing him parse the script like that."
Doherty says Henderson introduced him to the finer points of Wilson's plays during an independent study class at UB, and he credits him with opening his mind to the possibilities of theater.
"He made me realize in that class that even the most esoteric theater-of-the-absurd stuff has to have a soul to it. I felt like that just opened up a world to me, that you could have both sides coexisting," Doherty says. "He's like, 'Yeah, it's all great theater, this theater of the absurd, it's all great, Taylor, but it's gotta have a soul. It's gotta have a soul, it needs to really be there.' It's not like I'm not like a romantic at heart already, but somehow I had bifurcated the two worlds. He helped me to find the blend."
Golde, who met Henderson when he caught her crashing his acting class by peeking through the open door of his classroom, also praised his approach to directing.
"In this moment," Golde says just after the rehearsal ends, "it always feels like a true collaboration and a true dialogue. We fight, we get in there, we fight like dogs. Nobody takes prisoners here. And we make terrible fun of each other."
Right place, right time
Henderson has been similarly instrumental in the life of Road Less Traveled Productions, the company founded by director Scott Behrend and playwright Jon Elston in 2002. His connections have helped the company to snag Eric Bogosian and Guirgis – who wrote "The Last Days of Judas Isacariot," in which Henderson appeared off-Broadway – for Buffalo appearances. That, in turn, has helped Road Less Traveled become one of the most buzzed-about companies on Buffalo's theater scene in the past decade.
"I will forever be indebted to him for just at times being able to tap into his theatrical wisdom, his professional wisdom, how the business works," Behrend says. "And then, from a Road Less Traveled standpoint, he was one of the key figures early on who believed in me and then believed in what the mission of what Road Less Traveled was about.
"He has a deep love for the theater, and not just New York theater. And where I think Stephen sees the possibility of great theater happening in a community, he wants to support that."
It was through Behrend and Elson – very indirectly – that Henderson clinched his role in "Lincoln."
In the summer of 2011, the two prevailed upon Henderson to accompany them to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., where "Angels in America" playwright Tony Kushner was speaking. Kushner also wrote the screenplay for "Lincoln."
Behrend and Elson were hoping Henderson's relationship with Kushner would give them a chance to chat with the playwright, but Henderson was reluctant – he had recently turned down an offer from Kushner to participate in a project. ("When you're dealing with a genius, man, they don't hear people say no to them too much," Henderson says now.)
He went anyway and had a warm exchange with Kushner – so warm Kushner made sure he had Henderson's current email address. A couple of weeks later, Henderson's agent got a call from director Steven Spielberg's office, and the ball was rolling.
"It was joyous and it was so meaningful, because everybody there came with a sense of a mission," Henderson says of the experience of filming "Lincoln." "You knew what it meant to Steven Spielberg and you knew what it mean to Kushner. If you got a chance like I did to work so closely with Daniel [Day-Lewis], it was clear that it was going to be one of his truly committed and dedicated performances."
In "Lincoln," Henderson plays the 16th president's personal valet and friend William Slade, a role with far more symbolic significance than speaking lines. Henderson says that, with the always-in-character Day-Lewis, interactions on the set were always between Lincoln and Slade, no matter whether the cameras were rolling.
"When I first came to the set, he said, 'Oh, Mr. Slade, it's so good to see you again.' He wasn't meeting a new actor, he was meeting an old friend," Henderson says.
For Henderson, the idea of contributing to the success of local theater companies, even while his film and television career enters a new and much busier phase, is a matter of principle.
"Those are labors of love," he says. "Being in the business these years, I'm just glad that it does translate into being able to do something, and that there's this incredible new generation coming along that acknowledges that I've been out there."
He credits the teachers he had at Sumner High School in Kansas City with helping him start his career. The teachers, he recalls, were overqualified black professionals who had hit the glass ceiling in their respective careers, and were intent on readying their students for the days after integration.
"We had teachers that were teaching the student, not the subject, you know? And they would find out whatever it was that you had a propensity for, and they would push you along those lines," Henderson says. "Without that, I'm still sittin' in Kansas City, Kansas, I might have a nice job for the electric company, or you know, building cars …"
Henderson carried those lessons forward, through Lincoln University in Missouri and onto the Julliard School in New York City, where he was a member of the school's very first acting class. He carried them to the University of North Carolina's School for the Arts, where he became involved in the black theater movement of the 1970s, and to Purdue University, where he received his graduate degree. Later, they went with him during stints in St. Louis, Dublin, Ireland and as an itinerant actor jobbing into regional theaters around the country.
After appearing in several productions at Studio Arena Theatre in the mid-1980s, Henderson brought all those experiences to Buffalo in 1987, when UB offered him a job in its theater department. After that, he appeared frequently on the Studio Arena stage and was the final actor to appear there before the theater closed in 2008. (The space has since reopened under new management, as the 710 Main Theatre.)
All the while, Henderson has maintained a dedication to the simple power of acting that he can trace all the way back to his recitation of the Lord's Prayer in those Oklahoma churches.
There is a poignant moment in "Lincoln," just after Henderson's character helps the president into his coat and trademark stovepipe hat. As Lincoln strides out the door on the way to meet his fate at Ford's Theatre, Slade casts a glance at him that seems to say a thousand things at once. The expression on his face – now flickering across a movie screen near you – contains a poignant combination of emotions, from confusion and worry to unmitigated awe.
That is the kind of rare moment – simple, honest, and overflowing with significance – that Henderson has worked for decades to perfect. In talking about the experience of shooting that scene, his grin stretches out again and that familiar light returns to his eyes.
"They call the crew in and say 'OK,' And we're there, and we're just staying in it. That's the joy of the craft," Henderson says. "I tell students this always: The career you seek may elude you, but the craft you seek is in your hands. You work on that your whole life."
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In the Democratic primary of 2006, Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman lost to the more liberal Ned Lamont.
Lieberman: "I'm a loyal Democrat, but I have loyalties that are greater than those to my party, and that's my loyalty to my state and my country."
That fall, he ran as an Independent and won with 50 percent of the vote. Lamont captured 40 percent. Lieberman said later, "I feel the Democratic Party left me."
Being a West Virginia Democrat can't be easy these days, and Sen. Joe Manchin must know that better than most.
On the one hand, there's loyalty to party leadership. And on the other hand, there's loyalty to the people of West Virginia. What to do?
The dilemma is the work of President Barack Obama and other party leaders who hold the reins in Washington. They've turned their backs on Democrats such as Manchin, reached out to their friends on the far left and started a war on coal and coal-producing states.
The collateral damage will be huge. The economies of coal states will be crippled, and electric rates will soar while power generation drops nationwide. Every sector of the American economy is going to feel the pain.
Obama started the war (he calls it a "national climate action plan") in June when he ordered his Environmental Protection Agency to draft new regulations on carbon emissions from new and existing coal-fired power plants.
The president, who has an annoying habit of ignoring facts, asserted, "The planet is warming. Human activity is contributing to it." He added, "I'm here to say we need to act."
(The reality, of course, is that man-made global warming is man-made fiction. And because there's no actual warming, the radical left has come up with a new phrase, "climate change," to justify their gutting of the American economy.)
Obama's "climate" plan was fleshed out by one of his climate advisers. "The one thing the president really needs to do now is to begin the process of shutting down the conventional coal plants. Politically, the White House is hesitant to say they're having a war on coal. On the other hand, a war on coal is exactly what's needed."
That got everybody's attention. Manchin raised objections, and early last month, he and other Democrat big-wigs (among them Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, State Party Chairman Larry Puccio and Secretary of State Natalie Tennant), plus coal industry people, presented their case to Gina McCarthy, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
She heard them out and responded last week. It was not what Manchin & Co. wanted to hear.
She announced a new and unattainable EPA standard for new coal-fired power plants, meaning that if the standard survives court challenges, there won't be any new plants. ("If somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; it's just that it will bankrupt them." Candidate Obama, Nov. 2, 2008.)
The EPA also announced that it will issue new carbon emission standards for existing plants next April. The coal and power industries expect the worst.
Manchin, in criticizing the mischief, has avoided direct criticism of the mischief-maker himself (Obama).
The senator says the standard "is direct evidence that this Administration is trying to hold the coal industry to impossible standards. Never before has the federal government forced an industry to do something that is technologically impossible." The standard "will have devastating impacts to the coal industry and our economy."
He added, "I will continue to fight EPA overreach."
Here's the deal, then: The nation's leaders (Democrats) are throwing coal-related industries and states like West Virginia under the bus as a sop to radical environmentalists, and in the process, they're angering and embarrassing state Democrats who object.
So what do you think? Is it time for West Virginia Democrats to walk away from the party that's trying to kill us?
Joe Lieberman would probably say "yes." And he'd probably be right.


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MARTINSBURG - The Berkeley County Board of Education offered a nod of acknowledgment to its personnel at its Dec. 20 meeting - the eve of the district's 12-day winter break.
The Volunteer of the Month award was presented to Jennifer Yeater for her service at Hedgesville Elementary School, where she initiated the Berkeley County Backpack program that now feeds 365 of the county's students. December marks the second month Yeater has received the award this year.
The Distinguished Service award was presented to Shelly Clegg for her service at Mill Creek Intermediate.
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Jennifer Yeater was presented with the Volunteer of the Month award by Hedgesville Elementary School Principal Paul Tyson (left) and School Board President Dr. William Queen.
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Shelly Clegg was presented with the Distinguished Service award by Mill Creek Intermediate Principal Brent Sherrard (left) and School Board President Dr. William Queen.
In other news, a bid award for the athletic facility at Spring Mills High School, at the recommendation of Charleston-based Williamson Shriver Architects, was granted to Dustin Construction - for general trades - in the amount of $1,784,000; and GT Grandstands - for bleachers - in the amount of $1,158,000. Contracts totaled $2,942,000. The bleachers of the county's fourth high school will seat more than 5,000 - making SMS playoff-eligible.
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The Stetson lacrosse team was picked to finish third out of six teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll, while sophomore Amanda Parker was named to the Preseason All-Conference Team, as announced by the league office on Friday.
The Hatters, who finished third during last year's inaugural regular season, received 25 total points from the coaches in the A-Sun to place just three points behind 2013 A-Sun runner-up Detroit. The Titans' 28 points put them eight behind defending champion Jacksonville, which totaled 36 points and all six first place nods.
Kennesaw State was fourth in the poll with 14 points, newcomer to the league Elon was fifth with 13 points, and Howard placed sixth with 10 total points.
Parker was one of 12 student-athletes named to the Preseason All-Conference Team, she was the lone underclassman in the group, and she became the first Stetson player to earn the honor in the history of the program.
One of three defenders to earn the accolades, Parker tied for the team lead with 28 ground balls in her first season with the Hatters. She was also second on the squad with 16 caused turnovers and picked up four draw controls in 15 games as a freshman.
The A-Sun also named 12 student-athletes to the Newcomer Watch List, including Stetson's Erin Busch and Lindsay Summers. Busch is a defender from Annapolis, Md., while Summers is a midfielder from Fallston, Md.
The Hatter fans also came out in support of the Stetson squad as sophomores Maylis Broderick and Caili Guilday were named Fan-Voted Preseason Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. Broderick and Guilday received the most votes from the public in their respective categories on the league's Facebook page.
Stetson opens up the 2014 season on Friday, Jan. 24. The Hatters play Syracuse at Disney's Wide World of Sport Complex at 7:00 p.m.


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Welcome to a special series of VideoGamer.com's Top 10, where we bring you the essential genre by genre video game buyer's guide for Christmas and New Year. It'll run every Thursday from now until the end of the 2008 holiday break, so, whether you're looking for some family video game ideas to get you through those boring Christmas get-togethers or some top sports games to spend that holiday cash on, look no further than VideoGamer.com. In the third of the series, we look at the Top 10 Racing Games. And don't forget, if you need more info on any of these titles, just click on it for a full review.
10. Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix, PS2 and Xbox.
One of the older games in the Top 10, but well worth its inclusion. As I said in the review last year, "Rockstar's street racer is still one of the most entertaining arcade racing experiences available on consoles," and that holds true today. MC3 might not have the visuals of the modern racers, but it still features some of the most impressive city racing around. Remix was released at a budget price and with even more content than the original. You can't go wrong.
SEGA had a lot of pressure on its when SEGA Rally for next-gen systems was announced. The track deformation seemed like a gimmick and the structure seemed rather archaic compared to modern racers. They managed to pull it off though, delivering one of the best arcade racers of 2007. As I said in the review: "for those that get to grips with the driving dynamics and can tolerate the bare-bones structure, SEGA Rally is a fine re-imagining of a classic racing series."


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Janet Robbins and Troy O'Brath were united in marriage Dec. 12, 1987 at the Bedford Baptist Church. Attendants were Johnny Drury, Bedford, Kerry Callis, Bedford, Johnathon Nelson, Michigan, Jarrod Mahoney, Milton, Bobby Robbins, Milton, and Lucian Sullivan Jr., Bedford.
Janet's attendants were Kitty Webster Evans, Oklahoma, Susie Sullivan Stivers, Bedford, Leatha Webster Adams, Okla., and Cindy Webster, Bedford.
The couple live in Bedford and have two children.
Trimble County High School graduate Danielle Garriott-Caswell has written and published the first of what she hopes will be many books. This one is titled Refuse to Sink, a fictional story geared towards a young adult audience.
"I got the inspiration to write this gem of a book, while browsing online one day," she said. "I came across a picture that simply read 'Let's Go to the City and Fall in Love.' After that it's like the whole story flowed through me like a river, until it was finished."
Clayton Martin of Milton has been accepted to attend Union College for the fall semester of 2013.
Located in Barbourville, Ky., Union College offers an education experience where students receive personal attention to help make their educational experience successful.
At Union, the average professor-to-student ratio is 14:1, so students can expect small class sizes and close interactions with instructors. Union is a four-year liberal arts school related to the United Methodist Church.
By JASON LONG, Chief
Milton Fire & Rescue
Decorating homes and businesses is a long-standing tradition around the holiday season.
Unfortunately, these same decorations may increase your chances of fire. Following a few simple fire safety tips can keep electric lights, candles and the ever-popular Christmas tree from creating a tragedy.
*Don't put your live Christmas tree up too early or leave it up for longer than two weeks.
Dr. Lynn Billeter, became the bride of William Ellegood in a wedding ceremony at the First Christian Church of Columbus, Ind., on Sept. 15.
The bride is the daughter of Dale and Mary Billeter, Fowler, Illinois. The groom is the son of John and Joan Ellegood, Bedford, Ky.
Following a reception at Hope Moravian Church in Hope, Ind., the couple honeymooned at Niagara Falls, Canada and Bar Harbor, Maine. They have made their residence in Columbus, Ind.
Milton Elementary School held a special recognition event recently to celebrate their recent Proficient score in the Statewide K-Prep testing.
To celebrate a proficient score of 64.6 and a ranking of 78, MES students were rewarded with a day of fun on November 5th.
The day began with an assembly where every student was individually recognized. Each student was given a ribbon for their hard work and achieving their individual goal.
Trimble County Middle School Principal Mike Genton has announced the school's Seventh Grade Students of the Month and spotlighted teacher and staff member of the month for October.
Trimble County Middle School Principal Mike Genton has announced the school's Sixth Grade Students of the Month and spotlighted teacher and staff member of the month for October.
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The Buffalo Bills couldn't have asked for a better start to Thursday night's game against the Miami Dolphins.
They scored the first time they touched the ball.
"If you were late to the game, you missed it," Leodis McKelvin said.
Buffalo's defense forced a three-and-out Miami possession, and then McKelvin brought it back 79 yards for the score. McKelvin's play was Buffalo's lone touchdown in a 19-14 victory.
"Me and Rian, we put up all the points in this game," McKelvin said, referring to Rian Lindell's four field goals. "Special teams is very key. It can get you beat."
McKelvin caught Brandon Fields' 51-yard punt in front of the Bills' sideline, slithered his way through a fissure and, with the help of a Corey McIntyre block, sprinted the rest of the way.
"This is what we've got to do," McKelvin said. "As a return group, they do their job, I do my job. I read off them, and I can get to the end zone whenever I get past the first wave. I tell those guys, 'Keep working.' "
The early cushion was needed. The Dolphins answered later in the first quarter with a 96-yard kickoff return from Marcus Thigpen.
McKelvin's touchdown was his second of the season. They rank as two of the NFL's three longest punt returns this season. His first touchdown was from 88 yards. Cincinnati Bengals returner Adam Jones has an 81-yarder.
McKelvin leads the NFL in punt returns with a garish 19.5-yard average.
The Dolphins hadn't allowed a kick return touchdown all season, limiting opponents to 9.2 yards per punt return.
The Bills not only won for the first time in nine AFC East games, but they also finally broke their 11-year-old prime time losing streak.
The Bills lost their previous 11 prime time games. Their last victory on the national stage was Oct. 18, 2001, a 13-10 Thursday night victory at Jacksonville.
That streak includes four home games and another played in Toronto. The Bills have been outscored, 322-149, in losses that have ran the gamut from epic clunker (a 56-10 loss to New England in 2007 that is the worst in franchise history) to heartbreaker (a 25-24 season-opening loss to the Patriots on Monday Night Football in 2009).
Who had been the Buffalo Bills' best edge pass-rusher through the first nine games?
It's not someone you would have guessed before the season started, according to the website ProFootballFocus.com. But after watching him record a sack Thursday night and chase Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill into Shawne Merriman's arms for another, you can see what the fuss is about.
ProFootballFocus.com had Kyle Moore ranked ninth in the NFL entering Thursday's game, with an 11.8 pass-rush-productivity rating.
The site, which grades each play of every NFL game, factors sacks, quarterback hits and hurries in reaching its PRP rating. Moore had the minimum 100 pass rushes to qualify for the site's rating entering the Miami game.
Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams ranked third as a pass-rusher among linemen that aren't edge-rushers behind Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins and Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt.
Bills defensive end Chris Kelsay missed his second straight game because of a neck injury, while fellow defensive end Mark Anderson missed his fifth straight because of a left knee injury that has required two surgeries.
They were joined on Buffalo's inactive list by running back Fred Jackson (concussion), who missed his third game of the season, and cornerback Aaron Williams (right knee), who missed his second straight.
Healthy inactives for the Bills were quarterback Tarvaris Jackson and linebacker Kirk Morrison, both for the 10th straight time, as well as offensive tackle Thomas Welch.
Dolphins receiver Jabar Gaffney, who was questionable with a knee injury, was inactive. He was joined by quarterback Pat Devlin, offensive lineman Will Yeatman, defensive tackle Tony McDaniel and tight ends Michael Egnew and Jeron Mastrud.
The Bills honored current members of the U.S. Armed Forces by inviting 50 current military members and veterans onto the field for a ceremony prior to kickoff.
Members of all four branches of the military, along with the U.S. Coast Guard, were recognized, and a full-field flag was unfurled during the National Anthem by soldiers from the New York National Guard. In addition, 50,000-plus fans were part of an in-stadium card stunt thanking current and former military members and their families for their service.
The ceremonies were part of the NFL's "Salute to Service," in which all 32 teams designate a home game in November to honor the military community.
For every point scored during Thursday's game, the NFL donated $100 to USO, the Wounded Warriors Project and the Pat Tillman Foundation, as the league will for each of the "Salute to Service" games. Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. is a Navy veteran and served in World War II.
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"I don't do anything here ... and it just runs."
That's what the Rev. David Rizzo had to say about the annual Lenten fish fry at Our Lady of Lourdes on Broad Avenue.
Lenten dinners and fish fries are one of the biggest fundraisers held by local churches with a lot of effort put into them.
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Jules Lusk, 15, of Altoona was one of the volunteer servers Friday during the first fish dinner of Lent at Our Lady of Lourdes.
It takes hours of planning and labor, carried out almost entirely by volunteers, to bring together the five- or six-weeklong season.
They serve hundreds of pounds of fish and dish out endless servings of a fish-fry staple: homemade macaroni and cheese.
Lourdes' self-proclaimed "fry man" Ted McKillip has been volunteering with the fish fry for five years, after being recruited by 15-year veteran leaders, Judy and Don Beeler.
"It's a church thing," McKillip said. "We all try to help out and make it enjoyable for people to come and get a good meal."
Judy Beeler said it's a special feeling knowing there are so many volunteers willing to "come out and do whatever you need," whether that be taking food orders, battering fish like McKillip or busing tables.
The Rev. D. Timothy Grimme of St. Therese of the Child Jesus on Fifth Street said between 50 and 75 volunteers help out each week during Lent.
The key to St. Therese's fish fry, he said, is variety: People have the choice between fried or baked fish, or fried or steamed shrimp, plus sides with the most popular, not surprisingly, being macaroni and cheese.
Grimme said between $6,000 and $8,000 is raised every Lenten season to help pay the parish's bills, with more than 2,600 people being served.
"We always try to outdo our previous record" of dinners, Grimme said; the standing record is 595 dinners in a night.
Marry Potter, coordinator for St. Patrick's Lenten seafood buffet in Newry, said up to 100 to 150 families volunteer throughout the season, with 40 to 60 people helping out in four shifts: morning table setup, afternoon food preparation, evening cooking, serving and table busing, and lastly, evening cleanup.
Potter said volunteers include students from Bishop Guilfoyle, parents and retired parish members, who help serve St. Patrick's 600 to 700 weekly meals during Lent.
She said people come from all over Blair and surrounding counties to the buffet, sometimes from as far away as Cumberland, Md.
The money raised goes toward counseling and faith-enrichment programs, Potter said, as well as a mission run by the church in Mandeville, Jamaica. Last year the church raised $19,000, she said.
Aside from seafood, with options including baked fish, fried fish, clams and shrimp, Potter said the most popular items include homemade haluski, pierogis, coleslaw and macaroni and cheese.
But raising money isn't the only goal of a fish fry, Rizzo said.
In the 20-plus years of the fish-fry tradition, Rizzo said people have made making good food a personal goal.
"From what I've seen, there's a great pride in the parish in celebrating our faith as Catholics," he said, as well as the pride from volunteering in service to God.
Rizzo said between 50 and 60 volunteers help out every week to prepare, cook and serve hundreds of dinners each Friday to their friends and neighbors, usually selling out before the dinner ends at 7 p.m.
Bishop Guilfoyle senior Allison Worley said she's been volunteering at Our Lady of Lourdes' fish fry since third grade, when she helped with drinks. She's moved up to serving and after-dinner cleanup and said she doesn't mind giving up her Friday evenings.
"It's just a little sacrifice that resembles what big sacrifice God gave to us," she said.
Worley also volunteers with a Thanksgiving soup kitchen and said it's worth it to see the gratitude on peoples' faces and, especially now, excitement for a fish dinner some wait all season for.
Lines stretched to the door and tables were filling up at 4:45 p.m., just 15 minutes after the parish began serving sit-down dinners.
Servers loaded up cookie sheets with fish dinners, drinks and desserts and made their way around the hall.
People standing in line looked hungrily at the food, waiting for their turn to dig in.
"I have about 63 desserts coming each week by volunteers," Beeler said.
"And we have the best fish in town," said fry man McKillip. "If you don't believe me, just taste it."
Mirror Staff Writer Kelly Cernetich is at 946-7520.


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Dave and Connie Carrothers celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 15, 2012.
They were married Sept. 15, 1962, at Pleasant Ridge United Methodist Church, rural Tiffin, by the Rev. Ronald Goetz.
Connie is the daughter of Juanita Sherman Wadsworth and the late Kenneth Sherman and is retired from many years in retail work.
Dave is the son of the late Tom and Edna Carrothers. He is self-employed at Dave's Auto Repair in rural Republic after 40 years with Reineke Family Dealerships. He also is an Adams Township trustee.
A family gathering is planned for October in Gatlinburg, Tenn.
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