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WASHINGTON – Here are the votes of Western New York's four members of the House of Representatives and the state's two U.S. senators on major legislation in Congress last week. A "Y" means the member voted for the measure; an "N" means the member voted against the measure; and an "A" means the member did not vote.
FEMA GRANTS TO RELIGIOUS FACILITIES –The House passed the Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act, sponsored by Rep. Christopher H. Smith, R-N.J. The bill would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider issuing emergency assistance and disaster relief grants to churches, synagogues, mosques and other religious facilities without regard to their religious character.
Smith said that FEMA's current policy of excluding religious facilities was "patently unfair, unjustified and discriminatory, and may even suggest hostility to religion" and that the bill was needed to ensure "fundamental fairness for these essential private nonprofits."
An opponent, Rep. Jerold Nadler, D-N.Y., said the proposal "would direct federal taxpayer dollars to the reconstruction of houses of worship. The idea that taxpayer money can be used to build a religious sanctuary or an altar has consistently been held unconstitutional."
The vote, Wednesday, was 354 yeas to 72 nays.
Rep. Chris Collins, R-Clarence, Y; Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, Y; Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, Y.
PERMITTING SMALL HYDROPOWER PROJECTS – The House passed the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, sponsored by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash. The bill would require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to complete within two years reviews of permit applications for new hydropower projects that would generate at most 10,000 kilowatts of electricity.
Rodgers said the bill could encourage hydropower generation to double by installing hydropower at the 97 percent of U.S. dams that do not generate electricity, which could create 700,000 jobs and lower energy costs.
The vote, Wednesday, was unanimous with 422 yeas.
Collins, Y; Higgins, Y; Reed, Y,
PAY INCREASE FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS – The House agreed to a rule, sponsored by Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga., providing for consideration of a bill that would eliminate the 2013 statutory pay increase for federal employees.
Woodall said eliminating the pay increase would save $11 billion to be used for government agencies "to perform the services that they were created to perform."
An opponent, Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., said federal employees "have already contributed $103 billion toward deficit reduction" under a pay freeze in effect since 2011, increased pension contributions and a reduced and delayed pay increase for 2013.
The vote, Thursday, was 227 yeas to 192 nays.
Collins, Y; Higgins, N; Reed, Y.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND TRIBAL COURTS – The Senate rejected an amendment, sponsored by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., to the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. The amendment would have struck a bill provision authorizing the trial in tribal courts of non-Indians who have been charged with sexual assault, assault or abuse.
Coburn said the provision would "trample on the Bill of Rights of every American who is not a Native American" because most tribal courts do not recognize the Bill of Rights.
An opponent, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said the provision "would destroy, utterly undermine and eviscerate the purpose of this bill and provisions of this bill that are designed to protect Native Americans against domestic violence and assault."
The vote, last Monday, was 31 yeas to 59 nays.
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D, N; Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D, N.
COMBATING TRAFFICKING – The Senate passed an amendment, sponsored by Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., to the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. The amendment would authorize through fiscal 2017 the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which funds programs to combat sex trafficking and forced labor in the U.S. and overseas.
Leahy said the amendment included accountability measures to prevent wasteful spending and would help fight trafficking of children and adults.
The vote Feb. 12 was 93 yeas to 5 nays.
Gillibrand, A; Schumer, Y.
GRANTS FOR SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMS – The Senate passed an amendment, sponsored by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, to the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. The amendment would clarify that child victims of sex trafficking may receive grants authorized by the Violence Against Women Act.
Portman said the grants would help protect the child victims against domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
The vote, Tuesday, was unanimous with 100 yeas.
Gillibrand, Y; Schumer, Y.
RAPES AND DNA TESTING – The Senate rejected an amendment, sponsored by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., to the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. The amendment would have consolidated Justice Department programs for conducting DNA tests on rape kits.
Coburn said it would improve efficiency in investigating cases of rape by helping eliminate the backlog in DNA testing.
An opponent, Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., said: "Mandating vast cuts in programs for victims and law enforcement at a time when those programs are already being squeezed is bad policy."
The vote, Tuesday, was 46 yeas to 53 nays.
Gillibrand, N; Schumer, N.
STDS AND RAPE SUSPECTS – The Senate rejected an amendment, sponsored by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., to the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. The amendment would have required suspected rapists to be tested for sexually transmitted diseases.
Coburn said: "If a woman is raped and there is an article of indictment against the rapist, she ought to have a right to know the sexually transmitted diseases that rapist carries."
An opponent, Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., said the amendment "sets up requirements that many state and local governments cannot comply with and will cause states to lose millions in assistance that helps victims of rape and domestic violence."
The vote, Tuesday, was 43 yeas to 57 nays.
Gillibrand, N; Schumer, N.
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN – The Senate passed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, sponsored by Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt. The bill would extend the Violence Against Women Act for five years, provide grants to help enable victims of domestic violence to leave their abusers and allow illegal immigrants to remain in the country as recipients of U visas if they are victims of domestic violence.
Leahy said the bill would "help all victims of domestic and sexual violence" by reducing the backlog of untested rape kits and helping prevent domestic violence homicides.
An opponent, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said a provision allowing the prosecution of domestic violence cases against non-Indians in tribal courts "raises serious constitutional questions concerning both the sovereignty of tribal courts and the constitutional rights of defendants who would be tried in those courts."
The vote, Tuesday, was 78 yeas to 22 nays.
Gillibrand, Y; Schumer, Y.
U.S. FIRST CIRCUIT JUDGE – The Senate confirmed the nomination of William J. Kayatta Jr., of Maine, to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
A supporter, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, cited Kayatta's 32 years of experience with the Pierce Atwood law firm, specializing in civil litigation, and his unanimously well-qualified rating from the American Bar Association. Collins said: "Mr. Kayatta's impressive background makes him eminently qualified for a seat on the First Circuit. His 30-plus years of real-world litigation experience would bring a valuable perspective to the court."
The vote, Wednesday, was 88 yeas to 12 nays.
Gillibrand, Y; Schumer, Y.
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE – The Senate rejected a motion to close debate on the nomination of Chuck Hagel to serve as secretary of defense.
A supporter, Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., cited Hagel's experience as a combat soldier in the Vietnam War who received two Purple Hearts and his support for Israel and for strong action against Iran's nuclear weapons program. Leahy said Hagel's "record of experience, his patriotism and his dedication to this nation qualify him to be the next secretary of defense."
An opponent, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said that in the last 10 years, Hagel "has taken policy positions that I believe call into question the quality of his professional judgment on issues critical to national defense. I am also concerned that Sen. Hagel is ill-suited to lead the 2.5 million uniformed members of the Armed Services and to ensure the sound management of an agency that has an annual budget equal to the 17th largest economy in the world."
The vote, Thursday, was 58 yeas to 40 nays, short of the three-fifths majority needed to end debate.
Gillibrand, Y; Schumer, Y.
Targeted News Service provided the information for this story.


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The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center established the Fleet Inquiry Institute (FII) in 2002 to improve science education in the formal classroom environment by offering professional development to 3rd-8th grade teachers. Through several grants, the Fleet has been able to externally evaluate its efforts and link teacher participation in FII professional development to increased student achievement. These results have provided the Fleet with the evidence that the inquiry-based pedagogy so fundamental to learning on the exhibit floor can support student learning in the classroom. Through community partnerships the FII works with teacher education students at the community college level, pre-service teachers, beginning teachers, and high school teachers. The Fleet Inquiry Institute currently offers a weeklong training in inquiry free of charge for K- 8th grade teachers each summer and winter.
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TAHOE, Calif. - Squaw Valley comes alive Feb. 15-23 with a week-long kids' extravaganza. From activities sure to entertain Squaw Valley's littlest visitors to action-packed teen snowsports lessons, Kid-O-Rama offers non-stop fun for kids of all ages. Be sure to check out Big Truck Night in the Village featuring fire trucks, snowplows and grooming machines, as well as an outdoor kids' concert and Dance Party on Ice at High Camp.
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Teens can ski or snowboard on Squaw's terrain with friends their own age and similar ability levels every morning of Kid-O-Rama (advanced and expert teens only). Price: $89 for lesson only, $149 for lesson and lift ticket. Save $20 by booking online three days in advance. Ages 13-18. Lessons run 9:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call 1-800-403-0206 to book.
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Myerson, the Microsoft Corporate VP of Windows Phone
Engineering who was recently called out on the Microsoft
Kin phone debacle, had some good
news to report yesterday. Windows Phone 7 hardware and
software has been released in beta form to developers and a handful
of reviewers.Myerson writes:
today, thousands of prototype phones from ASUS, LG and Samsung are
making their way into the hands of developers over the next few
weeks. Combine that with the beta
release of the Windows Phone developer tools, and I can't wait
to see how our developer partners take advantage of our new approach
to smart design and integrated mobile experiences. I'm personally
working on a flash card app for my daughter, and am consistently
amazed by the ease with which Silverlight and Visual Studio make WP7
apps possible.
impressions of the phone boil down to that Microsoft seems to be
nailing many key elements, but in other places presents conspicuously
broken or missing functionality. First let's get the bad
out of the way. As widely rumored, Microsoft has not
included copy and paste yet. There is a small chance that
this will be included in the final version. Early reviewers say
that text selection is working well -- so it seems baffling that
Microsoft would not include
it. But at this point that appears to be the case.Also
missing is
third-party multitasking, which both Apple's iOS 4 and Google's
Android OS currently support (and something that previous iterations
of Windows Mobile supported). That's not to say updates won't
be available to various apps, but it does mean that transitions to
them may be significantly clunkier. And Flash web media plugin
is missing -- and even stranger still, Microsoft's own Silverlight
also isn't implemented.Finally, perhaps the most egregious
sin is that for those with Facebook accounts, if you use your account
on the phone, it will pull in your contacts -- all of them.
This makes the contacts list -- an essential part of the phone
experience – nearly unusable.Moving on to the okay,
Microsoft has reportedly done an okay job squeezing a hybrid Internet
Explorer 7/8 browser into the phone. Nothing fancy, but it gets
the job done. It doesn't, however, support HTML5. Likewise
Microsoft Office is decently implemented, with collaboration
functionality. However, Office programs lack key functionality
(no font selection in Word, etc.) and PowerPoint editing is
absent.Likewise SMS/MMS texts and email appear to be done
proficiently. The messaging interface is a bit hard to follow
as all the text bubbles are the same color -- whether you sent them,
or received them. And email has no threaded organization,
though it does have a helpful filter for unread messages.Then
there's the good. The home hub seems to be very well integrated
and more innovative and informative than Apple's home screen (at
least), if not Android's. Likewise the camera is receiving a
lot of TLC, which results in both faster image capture times and a
nice interface for pictures.The touch keyboard is also
reportedly fantastic -- at least as good as the iPhone's, which is
saying something. Likewise the built-in
Zune player could also be viewed as a fantastic addition.
If you aren't into music, don't use it. If you are, pony up the
$14.95 a month and you'll be treated to an almost limitless library
of on-demand music -- a true value.A lot of how people are
reacting to Windows Phone 7 appears to be based on their own
preconceptions. Boy
Genius Report wrote
a rather scathing
review of the OS. Paul Thurrott's Windows
an obvious Microsoft supporter, on the other hand, wrote
a praise-filled
review of it. And Engadget --
somewhat of a neutral party -- wrote a mixed
review.Ultimately, customers will likely react to the
phones in a similar fashion if Microsoft is unable to fill in the
holes before its holiday launch. The promise is certainly
there, but is it worth passing up Apple and Google's compelling
quote: Absolutely relevant. When a new updated OS is introduced that loses a good chunk of it's functionality as the previous version, plus forces a complete re-write of all applications since none are backwards compatable makes this extremely relevant.
quote: quote:Just as Windows XP remains part of the same NT family as Vista/7. Windows Phone 7 remains part of the CE family (and thus part of the previous WinMo family).Not when everything written for its predacessors is broken. Even many Win95 programs will work in Windows7. Very bad analogy on your part.
quote: You seem to want to argue core computing/kernel semantics. But fact is, it's radically different from previous versions. 99.99999% of people don't care about kernel revisions, they want something that works, and breaking all thier programs they've already bought under winmo6.5 is not a good start.
quote: You do realize that the inability for backwards compatibility is not because its not possible, its because MS is locking it down. By the same account do you really think the OS in incapable of running native code?
quote: What 99.999% of the people care about is completely irrelevant, nor am I arguing semantics. However hard for you to accept, reality is reality, its irrelevent what the masses 'think' if the reality paints a different picture.
quote: Huh???? What are you talking about? I was merely explaining they were part of the same OS family, and each iteration is anything but a completely new OS. My statement has absolutely nothing to do with what software will run on what platform. And of course lets not get into the fact that W95 is 9x based, and is not part of the NT family of OS's I described.
quote: By your logic , Windows Vista is a ' new ' OS, as they dramatically altered the Kernel (in fact far more than what was done between CE5 and CE6), yet even Microsoft won't go as far as to claim its a completely new OS.


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Mill Creek Town Council members were excited to learn this week the town's property insurance will be approximately $500 less than the past year.
James Wallace and Karly Kramer, representing Allegheny Insurance Services, discussed the changes with the town's policy and the many new enhancements during Thursday's meeting.
Also during the meeting, Dave Sharp, an engineer with Potesta Engineering, updated council members regarding the study on water system upgrades.
"We have completed our study and have submitted an application to the Bureau of Public Health with the $20,000 planning grant for the water loss study," Sharp said. "We have met our obligations and the requested update is in the final stages at the Bureau. You should be hearing soon if you will receive funding."
Mayor Bill Brock said the town has received a check for a little more than $7,000 from FEMA for the downed trees that damaged the pavilions in the park.
Brock also said he made the approved updates to the chain of command that were voted on at the last meeting.
"The mayor is the CEO and in his absence, the town recorder is in charge," Brock said. "If both the mayor and recorder are unavailable, council should meet and appoint one of its own to represent them until the mayor or recorder are available again."
Council approved two water leak adjustments, one for Dixie Taylor for $60.97 and one for an unnamed individual for $1,750.84.
"The second leak was not detected until the meters were read," Brock said. "The water was going into the creek and was not noticeable. It only took 20 minutes to fix once it was discovered."
Brock said approximately 283,600 gallons of water were lost in the leak.
Council members read through some animal control ordinances from other small towns in West Virginia. Brock said he is going to work to develop an animal control ordinance and enforcement procedure that will go to the town's attorney.
"Once we have these together, and the attorney approves them, we will present them at two meetings before we can vote on them," Brock said.
The next Mill Creek Town Council Meeting is slated for 6 p.m. Nov. 8 at Mill Creek City Hall.


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Resolutions Leading to IYV+10
29 May 2010
Resolution A/Res/52/17 adopted by the General Assembly in 1997.
To consolidate successes attained and build on the momentum created by the International Year of Volunteers, the General Assembly called for the marking of IYV+10 in 2011.
A/RES/55/57 of 4 December 2000, International Year of Volunteers:
A/res/56/38 of 5 December 2001 on ways governments and the UN system could support volunteering. The resolution contains recommendations in an annex, which recognizes the continuing role of UNV as the volunteer body of the UN system, placing volunteers in development and humanitarian programmes and promoting online volunteering. It also recommends that UNV builds on its acquired experience in enhancing the recognition, facilitation, networking and promotion of volunteering.
A/res57/106 of 22 November 2002, Co-sponsored by 142 Member States, welcomes the work of UNV as focal point for IYV and requests it to continue efforts to raise awareness of volunteerism, increase reference and networking resources available and provide technical cooperation to developing countries in the field of volunteerism. It also calls on UNV to develop a global Internet volunteer resource and requests the SG to take measures, particularly within the mandates and existing resources of UNV and DPI, to ensure that the potential of IVD is fully realized.
A/60/128: UN Secretary-General's report on IYV follow-up implementation.
A/C.3/60/L.7 6 October 2005, adopted by the 3rd Committee, on follow-up to the implementation of IYV acknowledges the existing contribution of UNV to supporting volunteering around the world.
A/RES/60/134: Follow-up to the implementation of the International Year of Volunteers (2005)
Resolution A/Res/63/153 adopted by the General Assembly in 2009.


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New Social Security tampering a concern
January 11, 2014
Pay attention, West Virginians! Watch closely how Congress intends balancing the budget and who will be asked to pay the sacrifice. One-fifth of the U.S. population receives Social Security....
Maybe not Playfare....but while we may not know how much YOU give or contribute....we DO know that liberals with all their screams for 'helping the less fortunate' really do not. Every year the numbers of liberals giving to charitable organizations are so low that it's embarassing. Conservatives give more of their money away to charity than all liberals combined.
During time leading up to debate between Mitt Romney and Obama, media itself released numbers between congressional conservatives and liberals that give to charity. Conservatives gave away more of their own money than liberals did to the poor and needy. FACT whether you want to believe it or not. Liberals TAKE; conservative GIVE.
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Just like your lack of knowledge concerning my financial status, you have no idea how much I have contributed to society in various ways in private. I don't feel that I need to toot my own horn about the ways and how much I contribute. Most I do not claim for a tax deduction. I don't "play" both sides of the fence. I treat everybody the way they deserve to be treated no matter what economic status they hold. If you respect me, I will respect you also. I'm done talking to you however because you do nothing but show rude ignorance to anybody that has a different opinion than you have.
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HAHAHA....well, Play...if you ARE one of the wealthy.....why aren't you SHARING???? Bwahaha..you see, you just proved you lie by both comments. You like to play both sides of the fence don't you? Typical liberal democrat trick that has never worked; yet you continue doing it. Hilarious. lol.
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Me jealous?? How would you know about my financial status? Just because I have a conscience and care for others doesn't mean I can't be well off. Not everybody that is financially well off is selfish, greedy, practices gluttony or doesn't feel that they should pay their fair share ( which means not depending on the middleclass to pay what I should be paying). I was raised to have respect for others. I am not about to let something like having wealth muddy values I hold higher than any dollar bill. Unlike people like you and purebull that worry about nobody but yourselves and how much it's going to cost you. In the long run your values and attitudes may cost you dearly. You and your cronies will find out in the near future how tired the average American is of the obstructionist, war-loving/vet-hateing, racist, homophobic GOP. No matter how the splintered parts of the party try to separate their beliefs and goals, it all amounts to the same horse pucky....like a broken record, blah,blah
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Playfare......get over your jealousy of others wealth. If they worked for it; they deserve it. And NO you do not deserve any of it. Grow up little child. I bet you didn't even want to share your toys as a child; but expected everyone to share theirs. It's typical liberal behavior.
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beneath you.
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A lot of these right wingers have got large bank accts to supplement their living expenses along with Social Security. They tend to have the opinion that everyone should have saved extra money for retirement. When you make just enough to get by on, there's nothing left to save. Most of us are just one catastrophic illness from being in sad financial trouble. Social Security benefits are not being raised to meet up with the costs of living. When they have to pick between eating, medicine or utilities, there's no way they can handle a cut in benefits. Everyone no matter how high their income should have to pay into the Social Security system and it should not be used or borrowed from for any reason but for what it was intended to be used for. As for us "Lefties" targeting the elderly and the veterans. We fight for this folks. You right-wingers are caterers to the wealthy and big business and use rumors and scare tactic to control those that you feel that are gullible and are b
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I'm glad you posted, playfare, because I think it's important to respond to these Right-Wingers. The Intermountain is a Right-Wing paper and the editorials are often just cut and pasted from FoxNoise website and/or paraphrased from something one of the IM editors heard on FoxNoise.
It's easy enough to research online and I've challenged TruthSeeker to provide FACTS for several of her Right-Wing claims.
It's important for all voters to understand Social Security and Medicare and learning about how these taxes are collected and allocated is the first step. Clearly, TruthSeeker doesn't care and is too lazy to find out.
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No sense acknowledging........ is what I meant.
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Nelliebly, Those sense even acknowledges what these left-winger have to say. They just repeat every rumor or allegation that is fed to them. They don't research or even think on their own or they could answer those simple questions that they were asked. You can't cure stupid unfortunately. If anybody is going to cut or take away Soc. Sec. it will be the GOP, because they never wanted it in the first place. They only want what helps them and if it doesn't it's "big government". They actually think these left-wing politicians really care about them. They need to get it in their head that these crooks, most of who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths are incapable of knowing what the "real" working citizens of this county need. They know the right things to say to manipulate people by threatening their ways of life. Scare tactics is how they control and as long as they're gullible to swallow the "koolaid". They will vote against their best intere
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OK, TruthSeeker, you don't know the answers to these questions either. We all get that.
How about that impeachment question? I'd be careful with that one because Puremagix answered with the information I gave him.
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Nellie....why are you asking me to help you by explaining all those questions for you? I thought you were so smart? Sorry you're that ignorant of those issues; however I am not going to educate you for free any further. I don't GIVE away freebies. If you want tutoring; I will do so for a fee. Interested?
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OK, TruthSeeker, why don't you explain some of the basics of Social Security to us...
For example ... Who was the Democratic President who signed Social Security into law and in what year?
What percentage of your paycheck goes to pay for Social Security and what is that tax called?
What percentage of your paycheck goes to pay for Medicare?
What is the current cap on Social Security contributions?
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@awarevoter; why do all you liberals want to dismiss Benghazi? FOUR AMERICANS were murdered and even Hillary flippantly says: What does it matter? She's an idiot!
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@awarevoter: Nice try! If you think Hillary has nothing to do with Social Security; think again.
You tell voters to think about SS when voting yet you think politicians are not the subject? Boy, you have "progressive liberal" written all over you. If Hillary runs for prez; people better be sure NOT to vote for her if they want their SS.
Obama's done NOTHING just like all democrats in congress today to help the poor or SS. He's raising taxes (Obamacare is a tax!) on EVERYONE.
Go spread the progressivism somewhere else. We're much too smart for the left in here.
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This subject of this letter is a concern over Social Security. It is not about Hillary nor Benghazi. This is why Social Security is in jeopardy because people are NOT paying attention to the issues at hand. They are distracted by the partisan politics that divide this country. Both parties have talked about plans to cut social security. Paul Ryan in his budget and Pres. Obama with the changes in chained CPI. Make sure you contact your representatives and tell them to protect our Social Security benefits.
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Face it: democrats just do not care about anyone but themselves. They've been known to stab each other in the back to get what they want. Just imagine what they'd do to anyone else.
Hillary backed and worked with Obama. Now she pretends she hates what he's done. Yeah, right!
Manchin supports Obama; now pretends he hates what Obama stands for. Yeah, right!
Democrats care ONLY about themselves.
They're days are coming to an end. They see it. They are scared of it. Most are not running for office again as they know they won't win. Others are resorting to more lies, more deceit, lying empty promises, seeking more fraud in voting to win, re-writing their own history to make themselves look better to get a job that gives them the power to tax you, force you to do what they want, strip you of all rights and force you to do things moral folks will not do.
Only crooks vote for crooks!
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TS, you really have no business participating in political discussions. I politely asked if you can dispute two FACTS and you cannot respond because 1) you do not know the answers; and, 2) you are too incurious and lazy to Google for those answers.
It is you who are childish and petty. You post about your "spacing" errors and prefer to obsess over trivia.
I can assure you, TS, I am old enough to remember the Nixon years and because you probably cannot place Nixon in history, I will help you by saying that I am retired. And I most definitely have a life.
You are not being bullied. Your ignorance and childish behavior are being challenged.
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The ONLY way Nellie's comments would be sensible would be IF Nellie would ADMIT to all the democrats' who were caught in lies, deceits and stealing and tax evasion, etc...that it was WRONG for them to do that and just like anyone else, they should PAY for their crimes. Otherwise, Nellie is just a typical "hypocrite" who thinks only 'others' should pay for their crimes but not a democrat. Right Nellie? Now go ahead....start calling me names. We're used to the childrens' responses on the left. Laughing all the way to the polls.
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Nellie...get a life. "Agitator" and "bully" isnt a job. Grow up.
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Puremagix, does this comment of yours describe Paul Ryan? "...The ones on the right that are hurting the elderly and those on medicare are not true conservatives. They are plants from the DNC that sneaked in to the GOP and Rhinos. Not true conservatives..."
You do know, don't you, that it is Paul Ryan who ran as VP candidate with Mitt Romney and has been touted as one of the most "conservative" young republicans. Ryan is the architect of all the republican Budgets and is considered to be the "expert".
So, this is a prominent republican who plans to cut SS benefits and slash Medicare. Is he a DNC plant, Puremagix?
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Really, TS? What part of my comment do you take issue with?
Do you dispute the FACT that both Social Security and Medicare are Democratic programs signed into law by Democratic Presidents?
Do you dispute the FACT that Paul Ryan, a republican, has created a plan and a budget to slash Social Security Benefits and end Medicare as we know it?
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As always, nellie showing how an uneducated, selfish, intolerant, blathering minion can be once they set their mind to believing a lying politician. How many more lies does Obama have to tell and prove its a lie before you finally cave in and admit he lied daily to you? Says a lot about you. Continuing to believe a liar really does prove one thing; you're either too stubborn to admit it or really truly brain dead.
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Puremagix, once again you prove yourself to be completely ignorant of the most basic concepts. And you clearly do not even know what your own republican politicians are doing to destroy Social Security and Medicare.
Social Security was signed into law by Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat, in 1935. Medicare was signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat, in 1965.
It is Paul Ryan, the republican VP candidate running with Mitt Romney in 2012, who has concocted the plan to cut SS benefits and end Medicare as we know it. Ryan's Plan has been attacked by every sane economist in this country and he even had protests from the Nuns On A Bus. It has been the Democrats who create successful programs to improve the lives of Americans.
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A collaboration between Kineta, the University of Washington, and the University of Texas Medical Branch has been awarded $8.1 million in funding by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop antiviral drugs against potential biothreat agents as Ebola, plague, and Japanese encephalitis.
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"This award enables us to push further and work with more high-priority viruses," comments University of Washington professor Michael Gale Jr., Ph.D., principal grant investigator. "These diseases are major concerns of the U.S. government for their risk of sparking a pandemic and their potential use as bioterrorist weapons. By utilizing an innate immune pathway we hope to develop better drugs that won't be outsmarted by viral mutation."
Established in 2007, Kineta is developing drugs that act at the level of the innate and adaptive immune systems to treat infectious diseases and autoimmune disorders. Its primary target is retinoic acid inducible gene I protein (RIG-1), a key element of the innate immune system. Kineta says it has identified compounds that can influence RIG-1 and trigger natural anti-infection immune responses. The aim is to develop broad-based antiviral products against a range of infectious diseases such as HIV, hepatitis C, influenza, and West Nile Virus, and also exploit the RIG-1 platform to generate vaccine adjuvants.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Poll workers at Hanahan High School reported a slow turnout Tuesday morning for Hanahan's Precinct 3. There were never more than three people in line.
The special primary election was held Tuesday for the Congressional District 1 seat left vacant by Tim Scott, who became a U.S. Senator on Jan. 3 following Jim DeMint's resignation. For all of the results, see ourgazette.com.
This is the first election in which state law requires voters to show a picture ID in order to voter.
As of midday there had been no problems with voters coming to Hanahan High School, according to poll worker Louise Fowler.
Fowler said voters simply show their ID and no longer need to bring a voter registration card because the voters' information can be pulled up on a poll computer.
"I know who you are but I still need to see your ID," poll worker Marilyn Redmond said to a voter she appeared to know from the community.
Redmond said she suspects some voters may have driven by the school, which is in session, and seen the full parking lot and cars parked on the grass and decided to not vote, or stop by later.
Redmond said she expected more people to show up near the end of the workday or after school was dismissed.
Berkeley County School District Public Information Officer Susan Haire said the poll locations are trying to be kept as separated from classrooms as possible.
She said due to increased traffic the district is encouraging the public to be aware of the bell schedule. For future reference, the schedule is available at the district's website www.berkeley.k12.sc.us.
"We've worked closely with election officials to make sure polling locations are very clearly labeled," Haire said. "Normally it happens on days when the schools are closed. Because this is happening on the first day of PASS (Palmetto Assessment of State Standards) testing it's adding a layer we don't usually have.
"We've been careful to communicate directly with our parents to remind them it is a voting day and it is PASS testing. We're encouraging them to allot extra time when they're bringing their child to school."
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In partnership with the City of New York, the United States Navy and Fleet Week Committee, The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum will celebrate the 23rd annual Fleet Week, May 26–May 31, 2010. Fleet Week is America's tribute and "thank you" to the men and women who serve in the armed forces.
Most Fleet Week activities will be held at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on Pier 86 (46 Street and 12 Avenue, Manhattan). Included in the week's festivities are cast performances by 5 new Broadway shows.


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Red Cross blood drives scheduled
MARTINSBURG - The American Red Cross has announced its next blood drives. To be eligible to donate, donors must be 17, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in reasonably good health. Donors can give every 56 days. All blood types are needed - especially O-, A- and B-negative.
Noon to 6 p.m. Monday: Shepherdstown Fire Hall;
1 to 7 p.m. March 4: Paw Paw Fire Hall;
1 to 7 p.m. March 6: Rocky Knoll School;
1 to 7 p.m. March 8: The Living Room;
1 to 7 p.m. March 11: Lions Center, Ranson;
Noon to 6 p.m. March 13: Faith Christian Academy;
3 to 7 p.m. March 15: Hedgesville Elementary;
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 16: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
For more information, call 800-732-0382 or visit www.redcrossblood.org.
Stay Active class at the Clarion on tap
SHEPHERDSTOWN - Stay Active at the Clarion in Shepherdstown. This one-hour class, which meets at 8:30 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, is developed for those over 55 to keep you moving, strong and flexible. The classes uses free weights, balls, bands and lots of simple cardio moves. First class is always free; $2 per class for non-members.
For more information, call 304-870-7011.
Two yoga classes offered at Jala
SHEPHERDSTOWN -The Clarion Fitness Center will offer yoga classes at 9:40 a.m. every Monday and Salga Yoga classes at 9:40 a.m. every Friday. Yoga is a great stretching and strengthening class and Salga Yo is 15 minutes of gentle yoga stretching before and after 30 minutes of salsa dance steps. No experience necessary. Cost is $2 per class for non- members and the first class is free.
For more information, call 304-870-7011.
Strasburg Duathlon set for April 13
STRASBURG, Va. - The third annual "Strasburg Duathlon" will be held April 13 at the Strasburg Town Park. Event will feature a 5K run and a 33K bike ride. Age category medals and overall male/female trophies will be awarded. Registration is open through April 11, with late registration being accepted on site. Early registration is $65 per person and $125 for two people teams by April 11. Cost after April 11 is $75 per person and $135 per two person team. In addition, USAT non-member fee is $10.
On site registration begins at 6:30 a.m. and check-in is at 8 a.m.
For more information or to register, visit active.com/triathlon/strasburg-va/3rd-annual-strasburg-duathlon-2013 or shenandoahcountyva.us/parks-new/programs.
Prevention program combats diabetes
MARTINSBURG - Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions all over the country but West Virginia has the unfortunate distinction of ranking number one in the nation. (2011 Gallup Healthways Well-being Index.) With statistics like this, it is easy to get overwhelmed but prevention is easier than you might think. Diabetes is very often preventable and simple lifestyle changes can go a long way.
The "Group Lifestyle Balance Diabetes Prevention Program" is an award-winning CDC program, developed by the University of Pittsburgh. It teaches and supports long-lasting and manageable lifestyle changes to reduce the onset of Type 2 Diabetes. The free program is 22 weeks long and is facilitated by a trained and certified RN Patient Educator.
Anyone 18 years or older can learn more about the program by attending an informational session from 6 to 7 p.m. today at Shenandoah Community Health Center. During the informational session, attendees will learn about Type 2 Diabetes, how the program works, and who the program will benefit.
To register for the informational session or to learn more about the program, please call Vicki Rockwell at 304-263-4999, ext. 1024.
Heart attack risk program slated
BERKELEY SPRINGS - War Memorial Hospital and Valley Health Heart & Vascular Services will offer the Heart Attack Risk Program from 8 to 11 a.m. Thursday in Education Room A at War Memorial Hospital, 1 Healthy Way in Berkeley Springs.
Test results from a finger stick blood draw will provide participants with information on their total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol/HDL ratio, triglycerides, blood sugar, blood pressure, and body weight/body mass index. A nurse will review results with participants, and participants will receive educational handouts and learn ways to improve their numbers if needed.
The screening process, which is conducted by appointment only, will take approximately 15-20 minutes. Participants must fast for 12 hours before their appointment time. A $20 fee applies to the screening. The fee is waived for anyone who has had coronary bypass surgery at Winchester Medical Center.
For more information about the Heart Attack Risk Program or to schedule an appointment, call Paul Cooper at 304-258-6577.
Running clinics continue in 2013
MARTINSBURG - Dr. Mark Cucuzzella will be conducting monthly running clinics at The Wellness Center at City Hospital.
Cucuzzella, nationally ranked distance runner, local physician and founder and organizer of Freedom's Run and the new Two Rivers Heritage Half Marathon, will be conducting running clinics to promote proper form, injury prevention and improve performance. The clinics are geared to runners of all levels. The clinics are held on the first Friday of each month. The next clinic will be Friday.
Two clinics will be offered. You can attend one or both. At 4 p.m., the clinic will cover training tips, stability, mobility and strength. At 5 p.m., the topic will be running form.
Clinics will be held in the Aerobics Room in The Wellness Center on the campus of City Hospital. The program is FREE and open to all. Pre-registration is required. To register call 304-264-1287, ext. 31814, or email email@example.com.
For information on group runs and ongoing clinics please visit the Freedom's Run Headquarters Website at Two Rivers Treads. www.trtreads.org . Link on the sections on "clinics" and "group runs."
'Birth and Babies Fair' set Sunday
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - A "Birth and Babies Fair" will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Homewood Suites by Hilton, 1650 Pullman Lane. Event will feature local vendors, community speakers, a silent auction and a clothing swap for sizes maternity and birth through size 5. Event is free and open to the public.
'Losing to Live' program on tap
MARTINSBURG - A competition, utilizing the Losing to Live program, takes place over a 13-week period of time, beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Cafe at Rock Spring Church, 114 Poor Farm Road. Each participant is privately weighed in at the beginning of the session. Together the group will view the DVD lesson and then break into teams (men with men and women with women). Team meetings occur once per week. All participants have the same goal which is to fight against obesity as they compete with others. Participants are provided with the inspiration and information they need to lose weight. This competition offers participants an opportunity to lose weight in a fun and supportive environment.
All participants receive an official Losing to Live Weight-Loss kit which includes:
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The Losing to Live weight-loss program has been featured on local, national and international media including Fox News and CNN, as well as the front pages of the Washington Post and Chicago Tribune.
For more information, register online at www.rockspring.net.
Healthy living topic of seminar
MARTINSBURG - West Virginia University Hospitals-East and the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Eastern Division will sponsor a community mini-medical school program on healthy living.
The seminar, titled "Obesity Crisis in America," will be held on Tuesday, March 12, in the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center on the City Hospital campus. The presentation, featuring guest speakers Mark Cucuzzella, MD and Joan Starliper, MS, RD, LD, will include information on weight control, proper nutrition and exercise to help prevent disease and achieve optimal health.
Cucuzzella is a nationally ranked distance runner and family medicine physician at Harpers Ferry Family Medicine. He is a professor for the WVU School of Medicine, and is on the medical staff at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Starliper is a registered dietician for The Wellness Center and provides outpatient diabetes counseling at City Hospital.
Sign-in for the community mini-medical school program begins at 6:30 p.m., with the program to follow from 7 to 8 p.m.. Light refreshments will be offered at the conclusion of the seminar.
This community mini-medical school program is being offered free to the public as a community service of WVUH-East and the WVU Health Sciences Center Eastern Division. Reservations are strongly recommended. For more information or to register for this program, phone 304-264-1287, ext. 31760.
Hospices seeking support volunteers
MARTINSBURG - With the new year comes new opportunities! Have you thought of volunteering but aren't sure where to start? Patient support volunteers for Hospice of the Panhandle have a variety of ways to give back to patients who are living with life limiting illness. Volunteers can provide socialization, make veteran to veteran visits, give a much needed break to caregivers, share special talents, provide transportation and sit with dying patients. Consider becoming a volunteer and help others in our community benefit from your time and support.
Training for new volunteers is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday March 15, 22 and 29 at the main office of Hospice of the Panhandle in Martinsburg. If you are interested in finding out more about volunteer opportunities or in attending the new volunteer training, call Tricia Lawrence, volunteer coordinator at 304-267-1870, ext. 211.
Memory problems program offered free
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Alzheimer's Association welcomes anyone living with early-stage memory loss to a special program, "Living with Early-Stage Memory Problems" from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. March 19 at Somerford House, 10116 Sharpsburg Pike. The program is offered free to both the individual with the memory impairment and family members. Participants will learn what the diagnosis means, differences between memory impairments, and ways to live and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Space is limited.
For more information or to register, call Cathy Hanson at 301-696-0315 or Sheri Evans at 301-791-9221.
Zumba parties set at Jefferson Parks
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION - "Zumba" parties are held at 7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at the Jefferson County Parks and Recreation. Cost is $5 per class or $25 for six classes. There are no contracts, nor memberships.
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Stetson freshman Carlos Garmendia went through the full slate of emotions during the Hatters' weekend series against Princeton.
In four games against the visiting Tigers, the Miami native was rung up on strikes nine time. But, in three of the four games he delivered the hit to drive in the winning run for Stetson.
He capped his roller coaster weekend on Sunday with a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Hatters a dramatic 7-6 victory. The win gave Stetson the series and evened the Hatters' record on the year at 7-7. Princeton fell to 1-7 with their third one-run loss of the weekend.
Stetson opened the ninth inning in a 6-3 hole, thanks in large part to a six-run seventh inning by the Tigers that erased six solid innings of work from the Hatters' freshman starting pitcher Adam Schaly.
Even after Stetson had rallied to tie the score at 6-6 and loaded the bases with two out for Garmendia, he almost did not get a chance to play the role of hero for the Hatters.
"He had three strikeouts going into that last at bat and I was thinking about hitting for him," Stetson coach Pete Dunn said. "Coach (Brian) Pruett and Coach (Mark) Leavitt have been talking to him about getting his front foot down early to get to the back side. He has been getting jammed a lot. I walked up to him before that at bat and told him to get his front foot down early and hit the ball out front. He did what we asked him to do."
Garmendia had that conversation with his coach in the front of his mind when he stepped to the plate.
"Coach just came up to me and told me to get the foot down and get a pitch to drive and that is what I did," Garmendia said. "Anyone on the team could end up in that situation. It just so happened that is was me this weekend. Anyone else on the team would have done the same thing because we are all out here fighting for each other. My teammates put me in the situation and I did what I had to do.
"We have been fighting all year. It doesn't matter what the score is or what inning it is, we are going to keep fighting to win games. Winning is everything."
The rally in the bottom of the ninth inning allowed senior reliever Joe Dye (1-0) to pick up just the second victory of his Stetson career. Dye, who normally only faces right-handed hitters, came on in Princeton's six-run seventh inning and held the Tigers at bay the rest of the way.
"I was just trying to throw strikes and get ahead to hold the game where we were to give us a chance to come back," Dye said. "In the fall I worked on some different stuff to make myself more effective against lefties because they have been a problem for me. I was mixing it up and finally got an opportunity to use it."
Dunn said the performance Dye gave might mean the Hatters will have to give him more opportunities to pitch in longer outings.
"We got to a point where we decided to just ride with Joe," Dunn said. "He kept the ball down, and that was the key. Really, the only hits he gave up were to the right-handers who went to the opposite field. They took a left-handed approach. We normally wouldn't leave him in there like that but, even though he is a fifth year senior, maybe we learned something about riding him a little more than we have in the past."
Stetson's winning rally in the ninth started when Princeton reliever A.J. Goetz walked Robert Bruce. After a strikeout, junior K'shawn Smith turned in a solid at bat, fouling off multiple two-strike pitches before turning on an inside fastball and driving it past the Princeton third baseman for a double.
It was the first extra-base hit for the Hatters since Patrick Mazeika's game-tying homer in the ninth inning on Friday, a stretch of 29 innings.
Kevin Fagan followed up, working a full count before blasting a shot over the right-fielder's head for a two-run triple, cutting the Princeton lead to 6-5.
The Tigers made a pitching change, bringing in sophomore left-hander Tyler Foote (1-1). He started off by hitting Tanner Blackman, then almost got a game-ending double play off the bat of Mazeika, but the relay to first was not in time, allowing Fagan to score the tying run.
James Rasmussen followed with a double and then Garrett Russini walked to load the bases for Garmendia.
"He is a good freshman and I think he really likes the pressure situations," Dye said. "The last couple of games it has been our style to keep the games close and get them at the end."
Dunn agreed with his senior co-captain.
"That is the way it goes with young teams," Dunn said. "We had some help, but sometimes you just have to go up there and put the bat on your shoulder and let them help you. Then we were able to come up with some big hits when we needed them."
Schaly fared much better in his second start for Stetson. After struggling with his command on Tuesday against FIU, he worked six solid innings against the Tigers, allowing just one run on three hits with three walks and three strikeouts.
"Schaly did a great job," Dunn said. "He came back and pitched well. He was disappointed in his start the other night against FIU and really deserved more today than what he got."
The trouble started for Stetson after Schaly surrendered a single to Tyler Servais to open the seventh inning. Freshman Tyler Warmoth, who pitched three no-hit innings against the Tigers on Friday, surrendered five runs on two hits with two walks and a big error mixed in on Sunday.
"The mood wasn't very good in the dugout after that," Dye said. "Once we were able to scratch and get that one run back in the eighth inning, we thought we would have a chance."
"We tried to stay upbeat," Dunn said. "It is hard because this team is so young and has such a fragile psyche right now. They don't quite understand how to act when good things happen, or when bad things happen. You are always trying to teach them to stay away from that emotional roller coaster and keep and even keel. It wasn't terrible after they put the six runs up. Everyone was disappointed, but they didn't get too down."
The Hatters will have to come right back after a long weekend series to host cross-county rival Bethune-Cookman (9-8). The game is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. start. The Hatters will see their long season-opening homestand come to an end next weekend when they host Fairfield (3-5) in another four-game series.
"We can't look ahead or even worry about Fairfield right now," Dunn said. "With this team, we are truly taking things one day at a time and one game at a time."


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I recently sipped again at the fount of disappointment: the Board of Architectural Review. Last time it wouldn't allow a downtown house to be painted. It stands today among its identical neighbors, the only unpainted one. But the more recent BAR meeting I attended was more heartbreaking.
Two houses were presented, both appraised at $0 and with insurmountable problems, ineligible for loans and permits, inaccessible or having no foundations, unsafe to work on, falling apart, oddities in the neighborhood, oddly raised or leaning and distinctly "not economic" to rehab.
Yet, the board denied demolition to these hapless owners, in spite of the fact that these houses are common, plentiful and located where their demolition would help the street and have little effect on the city as a whole. The owners are asked to take a financial hit for preservation. Their land is even rendered valueless, since who would buy it with a useless house on it that cannot be demolished?
The board then lightened up on the next applicants: a business consortium eager to demolish 249 Meeting, an empty "Deco" style building, in need of rehab. Anchored at a desirable commercial location in our most historic district and well worth some investment, it was built in the 1920s, nearly 100 years ago.
The moderator and one board member favored the request of a public commenter that the pleasing Deco facade be saved, refurbished and incorporated into the requested new hotel, keeping an authentic appearance as opposed another a no-history new face.
Another board member moved firmly to demolish, reasoning the original form might have been worth preserving, but, since it had been "renovated into a Deco style in the '50s," demolish. This stance (does the board think the '50s was the Deco period?) was in spite of testimony to the age of the Deco renovation offered by an eyewitness. This odd claim quickly enabled a vote to demolish. Possibly they just weren't listening, had already decided before any hearing or didn't want the developers to suffer any "economic" difficulty.
Somehow they twisted the '20s Deco style into a " '50's style," too recent to fit in. But 249 Meeting was not "significantly altered" in form in the '50s — it only had minor Deco details added, and much before, likelier in the '30s, which makes the style about 70 years old on a building almost 100 years old. Plenty of locals could attest to the building being old and Deco prior to 1952 when my sister and I spent time there. Why wouldn't a 1920 building, even if restyled in the '30s, warrant standing as part of Charleston's historic fabric? This was a period when our mothers danced the Charleston. A new hotel could easily embrace this motif and thereby distinguished itself.
Arguments about age and too many old buildings being lost on wonderful historic Meeting Street didn't resonate with the board. Many are replacement buildings, presumably approved by the board as "fitting in." The BAR has argued that a homeowner can't even replace a frequently rotting pillar with undetectable rot-resistant fake wood because "these little things subtly damage authenticity" and erode that which keeps Charleston great. And it has ruled that current taste is not valid when asking permission to renovate. We have preserved quirky as well as standard styles.
Now we seem to have an attitude of no demolition, no matter what, except for some, where it is demolition, no matter what.
Maybe the new mission statement is: Make Charleston great for business and tourism. The downside of good economic times: When developers talk, preservation takes a walk.
Where are our historic BAR principles?
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SHEPHERDSTOWN - Sometimes in life the only guarantee is there is no guarantee.
The same rings true for the music of Lizzy Ross.
There is no guarantee that you will hear jazz in one of her riffs. There is no guarantee that you'll hear the raw sultry sound of Janis Joplin in her vocals and there is no guarantee you'll hear the heartbreak of folksy country in one of her compositions; but she does guarantee that if you listen to her and her band complete a full set, you'll hear a little bit of them all.
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The Lizzy Ross Band will be performing at the Opera House in Shepherdstown Saturday. Ross is from North Carolina and her band's musical style draws from many different styles.
The Lizzy Ross Band will be performing at 9 p.m. this Saturday at the Opera House in Shepherdstown, and if you ask Ross to describe her genre of music, she'll say she can't.
"It's a little bit of everything," Ross said of her style of music during a telephone interview from her home east of Chapel Hill, N.C. "It's Americana pop-rock. We're all across the board."
The Lizzy Ross Band will be performing for the first time in Shepherdstown and they promise to bring a sound that most people have never heard before. They will be performing mostly songs - such as "Used to Wish," "Black River" and "Not Yet" - original songs written and composed by Ross.
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Where: The Opera House in Shepherdstown
Cost: $7 per ticket
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Ross said she gets her inspiration for her lyrics from everyday life, but her sound is influenced by a multitude of different artists - Muddy Waters, Ella Fitzgerald, Paul Simon and even The Talking Heads.
"The sounds we're trying to make are new," she said. "I feel like I don't discriminate as much on genre as much as I do about whether (a song) moves me. I'm basically a folk writer with a rock band."
The Lizzy Ross Band has played for audiences as large as 1,000 in attendance and to intimate groups as small as two. In 2011 Ross was awarded the Carolina Music Award for Rock Female of the Year and was also awarded Emerging Artist of the Year by the Durham Arts Council. Ross was nominated for the Carolina Music Award Rock Female in 2012.
"As a musician you try to do as much as you can," Ross said. "We make real honest music we believe in."
The Lizzy Ross Band formed in 2009 and has been touring since 2010. It consists of Luis Rodriguez on electric guitar, Max Palmer on drums, Brett Hart on bass and Lizzy Ross on mic - but often wheedling her acoustic guitar.
Ross said the greatest thing about being a live performance musician is when the audience reflects back to the band what they're thinking and how they're feeling.
The band's single "Read Me Out Loud" has earned the No. 1 spot on the HGMN radio charts and just as their music is unprecedented, so is the band's enthusiasm for sharing their music with the world. Their album "Read Me Out Loud" can be listened to in its entirety for free on their website, www.lizzy.net.
With her feet firmly planted in country and soul and her spirit being that of unruly rock and roll, Lizzy Ross is sure to surprise her audience with an eclectic mix of both reflective ballads and hardcore in-your-face jam.
To purchase tickets online for the Lizzy Ross Band's performance at the Opera House, visit www.operahouselive.org. Clips of the Lizzy Ross Band can be viewed at youtube.com/lizzyrossmusic.
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Byron softball charities
The Byron softball team tries "to play the game with something bigger in mind" and each player is asked to pick a charity or cause under its &...
Byron softball charities
The Byron softball team tries "to play the game with something bigger in mind" and each player is asked to pick a charity or cause under its 'Who Do You Play For?' campaign. These are the charities this year's team chose:
Player Position Cause
Rachell Bonnell Pitcher Childhood Leukemia Foundation
Taylor Bursell Second base Breast Cancer Awareness
Megan Bursell First base St. Jude's Children's Hospital
Megan Carr Outfielder The V Foundation
Brittany Harn Outfielder American Cancer Society
Bailey Houser Shortstop 401 Kids Child Abuse Foundation
Molly Johnson Third base Children's Organ Transplant Assoc.
Tatiana Leon Outfielder A Night To Remember
Bri Neilsen Outfielder Special Olympics
Kassie Rosecke Outfielder Spread The Love
Michaela Spanbauer Catcher Wounded Warrior Project
BYRON — Like all softball teams, there are nine positions in Byron's lineup.
But there are also nine causes in that lineup.
Plus, a cause for each player on the bench and another team-wide cause.
The Tigers are in the second year of their 'Who Do You Play For?' campaign, where each player picks a charity they want to honor with their play as well as help out. Byron players are asked to fill out a form before the season listing the organization they want to represent, with a brief description of what it is and a rationale of why they chose that charity.
"There are so many different choices to choose from, each one special and unique in its own way, and they all mean something. It's hard to pick one, because we want to support them all, but this one stuck out to me," said outfielder Tatiana Leon, who chose A Night To Remember.
A Night To Remember is a prom for special needs students ages 14 to 25 tonight at Heartland Church in Rockford. Leon will arrive at five, get assigned a girl, go with her to get her hair and makeup done, share a limo ride with her around town, walk the red carpet with her, take pictures with her, eat dinner and attend the dance with her.
"They don't really get a special night to call their own, but every other high school and even elementary and middle school student looks forward to a night that they never forget," Leon said. "I love that we get to give them that chance. It brings tears to my eyes that people care that much for them and do that for them."
As a team, Byron also supports The Wounded Warrior Project and will wear special camouflage uniforms with a U.S. flag decal in their eight-team Dawg Daze tournament Saturday in Byron.
"We're just so proud of our local veterans," Byron coach Evan Burris said. "It reminds us that we want to give back.
"There is a team building element to this, there is a service element and there is a character element. We want to play winning softball, but our philosophy is developing lifelong skills within the context of playing winning softball. This is part of that."
"You are playing for something that is bigger than just yourself," said outfielder Megan Carr, who picked the V Foundation started by former North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano because there is a history of cancer in her family. "If you strike out, it's tough, but there are other things that are more important.
Page 2 of 2 - "I know I like it and my team likes it. We all have our different charities, but as a whole, we are playing for others and playing for each other. It shows our character too. Of course, we want to win softball games and a conference championship, but in a bigger perspective, there are always things out there bigger than softball."
Outfielder Kassie Rosecke also has a personal connection to her cause: Spread the Love, which is dedicated to getting people to stop saying the word "retarded."
"I never understood the real meaning of why they would want to get rid of the 'R' word so much until they brought it up at school," Rosecke said. "It is very hurtful to people who have disabilities. It's not appropriate to say. These are people who may be really bright and live their life no matter how difficult or how different it may be.
"I was very excited to pick something, and this was the first thing that came into my mind because I have a reading disability. I always tried to hide it from the world. It's not a great feeling when you are in different classes than other kids, but this made me realize no matter how different you are, everyone can achieve greatness."
The Tigers (6-7, 2-2 Big Northern West) won't catch undefeated Stillman Valley or Rock Falls in the conference standings, but they are still leaving their mark.
"This," Burris said, "is an important value for our program."
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MARTINSBURG - Sirens echoed Thursday throughout the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg as first responders raced to the scene of a tragic airplane accident. A C-17 had flown into the sixth floor of the hospital.
At least, that was the scenario VAMC staff and Berkeley and Jefferson county organizations dealt with during a full-scale preparedness exercise called "Operation Newton."
While a real plane did not crash into the hospital, the VAMC campus became an emergency zone for more than three hours as if it had. Staff had to pull together to evacuate patients who were seeking care at the hospital, as well as those injured by the simulated crash.
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Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center staff transport a victim Thursday from the hospital, as the entire campus turned into a simulated emergency zone. "Operation Newton" was an emergency preparedness exercise that would test the response efforts of the VAMC, as well as local agencies.
Member of Citizens Fire Department climb a ladder Thursday to reach victims in the hospital of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg. Emergency personnel were not responding to a real-life crisis, but rather a simulated one called "Operation Newton."
Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center Director Ann Brown, left, discusses emergency response efforts Thursday with staff and agency partners. "Operation Newton" was an emergency preparedness exercise that would test the response efforts of the VAMC, as well as local agencies.
In addition to a triage area at the VAMC, a family reception area was set up at Shepherd University. This is where families of possible victims would go in order to find out information about their loved ones.
In the event that such a scenario had happened, VAMC personnel imagined the fifth and sixth floors would have collapsed. Such damage would have rendered the hospital unusable, creating an issue for the VAMC for at least two or three months, staff members said.
The exercise was a collaboration between the VAMC and 20 community partners, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the 167th Air National Guard and Shepherd University. Such partnerships are key to the success of adequate emergency preparedness, said Berkeley County Sheriff Kenny Lemaster.
"The cooperation between agencies is of utmost importance in being able to work together," Lemaster said.
Todd Lake, emergency preparedness coordinator for the VAMC, agreed. He said exercises such as this one allow agencies to network and strengthen their coordination efforts in the event of a real-world emergency.
"All emergencies are local," Lake said. "We have to be dependent on ourselves as a community, not just as an organization or as an agency, but as a community to respond to save lives."
- Staff writer Rachel Molenda can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 215, or www.twitter.com/rmolendajn.


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