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Betty (Lenson) Katzner, 72, Washington, D.C., died Friday, due to complications after a ruptured aortic aneurysm.
She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late Max and Hilda (Wolk) Lenson.
She is survived by her loving sister, Peggy Clark, and was devoted to her nieces and nephews: Susan Berndt, Jenny Kuhlmann, John Weil, Maggie Walker, David Katzner, Deborah Shepley and Daniel Katzner; and 12 grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
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Betty was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 36 years, Kenneth Katzner.
She spent an exciting career in media and international affairs, working at the United Nations as a radio producer, writer, interviewer and announcer. She also worked at NBC News on NBC-TV's "Meet the Press," the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on the Face-to-Face program, Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies as director for the U.S.-Soviet Cooperation Program and as an international affairs consultant to the East-West Forum, supported by the Samuel Bronfman Foundation.
She was a 1958 graduate of Altoona High School and a 1962 graduate of Long Island University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in comparative languages.
There will be no local visitation. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, at Danzansky-Goldberg Memorial Chapel in Rockville, Md. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to WETA-TV, the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Scholarship Fund, the American Cancer Society or the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Washington.
Arrangements by Danzansky-Goldberg Memorial Chapels Inc., Rockville, Md.


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The caption was "Inuit Rights!", preceded by a retweet about the US placing endangered status on polar bears hurting the Inuit nation.
Whatever, man. I might be labeled a "hippie" because I don't want pictures of dead polar bears popping on my Twitter feed, but I'm unfollowing. I understand this is a complicated issue (not unlike the delicate relationship Americans have with Native Americans), and that a polar bear is probably the biggest thing you can shoot and eat when you live on a block of ice. http://switchboard.n..._polar_bea.html That doesn't mean I have to like it.
I've also yet to hear a cogent explanation as to why a team with too many forwards (but not enough defense, at the time) needed a 3-year deal with a cap hit of $1.9 million per for a "poor man's Cal Clutterbuck" with a substance abuse history, a reputation for taking dumb minors, and his place as one of the more disliked opposing players by Wings fans, and not for good reasons. And he wishes we could kill more polar bears. Awesome.
Well, I guess if the lockout lasts 3 years, there would be at least one positive side effect to come out of that. (Too harsh?)
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TCR Friday Notes
B. Sing .320/.419/.600 5/8 BB/K in 25 AB's E. Patterson .194/.257/.258 3/6 BB/K in 31 AB's 2/3 in Stolen Bases B. Coats .444/.500/.556 1/1 BB/K in 9 AB's M. Murton .428/.472/.667 3/4 BB/K in 33 AB's 8 Doubles A. Guzman 6.75 ERA, 6/10 BB/K, 0 HR, 10.2 IP J. Koronka 0.00 ERA, 1/9 BB/K, 0 HR, 7.0 IP 2 Saves D. Aardsma 12.00 ERA, 6/7 BB/K, 1 HR, 9.0 IPGuzman pitched two days ago, and had an uncharateristic bout of wildness, 4 walks in 3 innings and only one strikeout. He ended up with the loss giving up 2 runs in 3 innings. Koronka has been the Solar Sox's closer of late and best pitcher, picking up 2 saves so far. Cubs Director of Player Development Oneri Fleita said, "nothing should be read into Koronkaís recent appearances late in games; Koronka is only getting innings in wherever possible." I don't know about that though. Koronka's average fastball, and average changeup I'm sure would strike the fear of God into most hitters come the ninth inning. - Adam Greenberg is living it up in Venezuelan Winter League Ball and writing about it for Milb.com. I found the league's official site which they had the audacity to write in Spanish, but thanks to the beauty of Altavista's Babel Fish, we get the following translatations. Original Spanish text:
Anzo·tegui se fue arriba en la sÈptima entrada, gracias al hit de Adam Greenberg, un wild pitch de Lira , y jonrÛn por encima de la barda izquierda de InfanteTranslated by Babel Fish:
Anzo·tegui went above in the seventh entrance, thanks to hit of Adam Greenberg, wild pitch of Lira, and home run over the left horse armor of Infant.Okay, it's not a perfect technology. The infant they speak of is actually Tiger Omar Infante, he's one of the recognizable names down there along with Cubbie Henry Blanco, and ex-Cubbies Chad Meyers and Jose Nieves among the position players.. I also spotted Pat Mahomes (ex-Cub too, right?), minor leaguer Jesus Yepez, Andy Pratt, Ed Yarnall, and abuser Carlos Vasquez. Felix Pie also began playing in the Dominican Winter League and went 2 for 4 in his first game with a double and triple. I'll try and poke around the other winter league sites and see if any other Cubbies have joined teams. -Corey's working on his swing and getting back to basics. Been there, done that, don't let the door hit you on the way out. Free Agent News - The Phils offered another contract to potential free agent Billy Wagner. Wagner seems determined to test the free agent waters or wait for the Phils to hire ex-Astro GM Gerry Hunsicker. It looks like he wants 3 years and $30 million and a no-trade clause. - Furcal and the Braves are going to talk next week about a new deal. Doubtful they'll agree on anything before the free agency period begins. - Carlos Lee's option was picked up by the Brewers for next year. No shocker there. Go Astros!!! I think, maybe Go White Sox, Okay, I really don't care.
Regarding Ramirez, I'll
Regarding Ramirez, I'll concede he's out of shape, is a horrific outfielder, doesn't hustle, and has a sosalike presence in the clubhouse; but come on one out of every 3 or 4 trips to the plate he hits the ball hard. And everyone knows it's hitting that wins championships, not pitching and defense.
I say let's get Manny, Adam Dunn, and maybe DuBois back and just mash or whiff.
You people are unbelievabile. You sit there and watch the Sosa era, watch the F'ing Sox, Astro & Cardinals play smart baseball well into October, and you wonder if Kingman would be willing to try a comeback.
BFT, Dunn and Manram do
Dunn and Manram do more than mash or whiff they both had .380 or plus OBP. They can hit it would be a privllege to have them on the Cubs. A Dunn/Manram-some guy in CF-Murton would be an excellent of for next year.
The trib is also about making money. The Sox going to the WS probably will give the abality to have a 90 MIL payroll if it means keeping Konerko and keeping arb guys like AJ and Garland. So they will have the same team next year. If they win and we do not how many moderate Cub fans will switch sides? The trib might increase payroll if they can make sure they can win next year. By increase I mean maybe spending 110 instead of the 105 they spent in 04.
Did I misread the line for
Did I misread the line for B. Sing, or did he have 86 strikeouts in 25 at-bats? I knew he was a wild swinger, but that's one for the books.
BFT, Cause the Atlanta
Cause the Atlanta Braves Pitching and Defense philosophy has netted so many championships.
I would kill five Sox fans to get ManRam on this team. Like I said, IF we could get Manny, we can let Nomar walk and keep Neifi.
ChiFan, I can't believe you
I can't believe you would seriously consider that option but you're welcome to it. I love OBP guys, but OBP is a great stat for evaluating table setters, not lumbering defensive liabilities who are supposed to drive them in. Dunn was 3rd in MLB in walks and hit less than .250. Ramirez was in the top 20 in MLB in walks and hit 297. That screams $20MM a year to me.
Ask yourself two questions: when DLee was up in an RBI situation, how often did you root for him to walk? And,where do they hold the parade for the OBP winners every year?
"And everyone knows it's
"And everyone knows it's hitting that wins championships, not pitching and defense."
Yup...Just ask the Sox and the Stros.
Manny does a lot of great things. He's a great hitter. But if the cost is 20mm + a high end prospect, I'd pass. Now if Boston really wants to dump him, and will pay some, or take a bad contract off our shoulders, I'd be interested. I can't evaluate Manny as an absolute - since it requires more details to know if he is worth the price.
Chad, "I would kill five Sox
"I would kill five Sox fans to get ManRam on this team."
Now there's the first compelling reason I've heard to get Ramirez. Beyond that I can't agree.
The Braves argument is awfully weak. The 14 division championships mean nothing? They have as many world championships as we have division championships in the same timeframe.
Lord, would I love to bitch about 14 division flags and only one World Series title.
One more and I'm out of here
One more and I'm out of here for a while..
"And everyone knows it's hitting that wins championships, not pitching and defense." I didn't think it was necessary to explain, but I was being sarcastic. Even Tim McCarver knows the axiom is the exact opposite.
BFt, 14 division
14 division championships means NOTHING!!!!!! Then only championship that matters is the World Series. I would rather be the Marlins than the Braves ANYDAY OF THE WEEK.
If Manny Ramirez goes
If Manny Ramirez goes anywhere, I would bet it will be to Arizona for RHP Javier Vazquez (who wants to play for an east coast team) and either 3B Troy Glaus or LF Luis Gonzalez (who has a $10 mil club option for 2007 that the D'backs will NEVER exercise, and he knows it). Diamondbacks President Jeff Moorad was Manny's long-time agent and is still a close friend.
If the Red Sox would agree to pick-up Gonzo's $10 mil option for 2007, I would think he would waive his 10/5 rights and agree to the trade. If the Red Sox don't want to mess with Luis Gonzalez and his cranky elbow, then Troy Glaus might be another option. The D'backs want to move Chad Tracy back to 3B, and Manny would replace Tracy in RF for one season (until Gonzalez leaves), at which time Manny would move back to LF and hot D'backs prospect Carlos Quentin would take-over RF.
Vazquez gets $24 mil througth 2007, Gonzo gets $21.5 mil through 2007 (if his club option for 2007 is exercised), Glaus gets $32 mil through 2008, and Manny gets $58 mil (with $12 mil deferred) plus bonuses for various awards through 2008, so the salaries are basically a "wash" whether the second D'backs player is Gonzalez or Glaus. The only difference would be if the Red Sox take Vazquez and Gonzalez (owed a combined $45.5 mil through 2007), then they would almost certainly have to pay the $12 mil in Ramirez deferred salary, whereas if the Red Sox agree to take Vazquez and Glaus ($56 mil in combined salaries through 2008), then the D'backs would probably have to pay the $12 mil in deferred ManRam salary through 2008 ($58 mil in total salary including deferred payments through 2008).
The Red Sox would have a spot in their lineup for either Gonzo or Troy Glaus (Gonzo replacing Ramirez in LF, or Glaus replacing FA Bill Mueller at 3B), although Glaus might be a better fit because he is a right-handed fly-ball HR hitter, and Fenway would seem to be a good place for him to play. And the BoSox cetainly could use a starting pitcher "horse" like Vazquez.
Manny may not be happy to know that the D'backs will NEVER exercise the club option to retain Manny at $20 mil per season for 2009-10, but then neither will the Red Sox if Manny isn't traded.
8 k's for sing, fixed.
8 k's for sing, fixed. thanks for the catch.
"14 division championships
"14 division championships means NOTHING!!!!!! Then only championship that matters is the World Series. I would rather be the Marlins than the Braves ANYDAY OF THE WEEK"
I'd rather be the Braves than the Cubs anyday of the week.
"Ask yourself two questions:
"Ask yourself two questions: when DLee was up in an RBI situation, how often did you root for him to walk? And,where do they hold the parade for the OBP winners every year?"
Ask how many walks the Red Sox and the Angels got off of the White Sox? Walks are nice - but you have to hit the ball to win in the post season.
Um, if anyone hasn't noticed
Um, if anyone hasn't noticed yet, the model for actually winning the World Series changes just about every year. So whoever wins this year and for whatever reason, was different than why the Red Sox won last year and why the Marlins won the year before and why the Angeles won in 2002 and etc, etc, etc...
Your never going to pigeonhole a world championship team by either good pitching, good defense, good average, good obp, good sluggers, etc. So stop it. :)
And the Braves a few years back had the best offense in the league, I think it was 2003, and rather poor pitching and didn't win that year either. The reasons change every year why a team wins or loses.
First off--I'd kill 5 Sox
First off--I'd kill 5 Sox fans for less than just getting Manny. Be that as it may, I'll take Ramirez. I'm not concerned about 120Ks. He would provide that fear in the lineup that we always had. Does anyone remember the 2003 playoffs? Remember when they would say "Pudge is on deck"? We'd all shutter.
That's what Ramirez provides every day. The problem with the Cubs the past few years is we have too many of these guys. I really felt we cleaned up last year on the Ks issue. If you dump Burnitz and Patterson, but add Murton and Ramirez, you've just saved about 100Ks. That sounds good to me.
How about this....Manny for
How about this....Manny for Wood, but Red Sox pay the equivalent of Manny's salary and we pay the equivalent of Wood's...meaning, they pay $8M or so of Manny's contract for Wood. This would become an especially good deal for them if he blows his arm and becomes one of the elite relief pitchers in the game. If they don't think Foulke will be back in old form, could be a possibility. Although I prefer we keep Wood if he can be a starter.
I sort of get the feeling
I sort of get the feeling that Wood will be a Cub for life... who knows, I could be proven wrong during the hot stove season.
cubs got a "congrats
cubs got a "congrats whitesox" message blazing up the marquee board outside wrigley right now (or did...i dont live there, dunno the current status)...
i imagine the biggest sweat they got going on is the dance between garciappara vs. furcal...a run toward furcal would probally close the door on a possible cheap year from garciappara, but a run at furcal would ensure whoever snags them a SS for years to come.
RF situation should be a hell of a weird dance. right now it looks like burn is overpriced on his option and giles' agent is posturing toward SD or STL.
things should be very interesting this december.
I think Manny is a gamble.
I think Manny is a gamble. The Cubs need to concentrate on getting a proven Lead-off hitter (Furcal) to set the table for DLee and ARam. I wouldn't trade Wood this year, let's see how he does when he comes back first...
What is the number of
What is the number of chances Wood gets?
He's becoming Steve Howe without the blow.
Jacos, you comment means
Jacos, you comment means nothing. Sure, winning baseball and games in October are nice. But ask yourself why anybody can walk up to the ticket window on game day of a Braves division series playoff game and get a ticket. Because the novelty of the playoffs wears off real fast. And further more, if the Cubs had a winning record every year, IT WOULD SUCK! We would be just another ordinary team. Let's face it, the reason why the Cubs are special is that they don't win. I could give a crap about consistent winning. I would be happy with one freaking World Series title in my lifetime. After that, I don't care.
So Chad are you saying it
So Chad are you saying it has sucked every year since 1908?
Cause if I can't enjoy a winning season - even though they end in failure - then I don't want to be a fan. We do this for FUN remember?
I'm exaggerating a bit Eric
I'm exaggerating a bit Eric but what I'm getting at, is that if the Cub start to be like the Braves, they won't be the Cubs anymore. We won't be a special team. There are few special teams in sports and we are one of them. We are the Lovable Losers. And just like in any Hollywood movie, we love it when the Losers finally win. But once the losers stop losing, well.......
The reason the Cubs play are
The reason the Cubs play are to win. I can't believe I had to type that.
They are not an roller coaster ride at Six Flaggs which gives you a thrill here and there and stops.
I hope you were being sarcastic. You can take the lovable loser crap and stick it.
The money that was sitting
The money that was sitting in Balt tied up in Sosa like Crunch said (I am being nice) can be used on things for this coming year. That money could easily be used on Manny Ramirez. If the Cubs wanted to, I don't think they will, but they could easily afford Ramirez and Furcal and still stay comfortably under the $100 million mark.
However, it looks like Manny likes the Angels and the Indians.
In other news, the captain obvious question of whether the Brewers would pick up the option on Carlos Lee was answered. They did for $8.5 million.
Go root for the Brewers or
Go root for the Brewers or the Cards what difference does it make to you anyway? Why do you even call yourself a Cubfan? Part of being a fan is identifying their characteristics and who they are. Why do you root for the Cubs? Cause your Dad cursed you to do so (that's my story)? If the Cubs went out and won ten World Series in a row, they wouldn't be the Cubs.
MIKE C: Manny has apparently
MIKE C: Manny has apparently floated the Angels and the Tribe as two clubs acceptable to him, but I can't see the Indians busting up their up & coming team by trading Hafner, Crisp, and Lee (or Westbrook) to get Manny back, and I don't think the Angels have the starting pitcher that the Red Sox would want back in any ManRam deal.
Listening to Sports Talk Radio in Phoenix today. a deal for Manny Ramirez that would involve Javier Vazquez (who may have or may have not demanded a trade, but if he did or plans to do so, the D'backs have until March 15th to make a deal), Gonzo (and he WILL waive his 10/5 if somebody guarantees 2007), and Glaus (the D'backs want to move Chad Tracy back to 3B to make room for Carlos Quentin in RF) for Manny Ramirez, Keith Foulke, and Kelly Shoppach (a virtual financial "wash" for both clubs) is getting a lot of discussion among the Phoenix sportswriters and columnists.
I suppose most of the Manny discussion and supposition stems from the fact that Diamondbacks President Jeffrey Moorad is Manny's former agent (he negotiated Manny's current deal) and remains a close friend. I just think if Manny gets traded (and he might not), it will be to Arizona, not to the Angels or to the Indians.
Stay tuned. We'll see...
AZ Phil, I think you hit on
AZ Phil,
I think you hit on the head about the D-backs being Manram's destination. Though I think the deal will be Manram,Wells, and Cash for Glaus and Vazquez. I think the deal will be done ASAP so BOS can make a run at a OF in trade or FA. Also could have Sing been added to the 40-man and they have not for whatever reason annouced it yet?
Manny Ramirez top 5 Most Similar Batters - Age 33.
Juan Gonzalez (907)
Ken Griffey (856)
Jim Thome (855)
Albert Belle (851)
Willie Mays (847) *
Year 34 Stats: HR RBI's
Juan Gonzalez 5 17
Ken Griffey 20 60
Jim Thome 7 30
Albert Belle 0 0
Willie Mays 52 112
Mays's HR's for the next 4 years: 37,22,23,13
There's a reason Epstien wants to trade Ramirez.
Hendry..stay the course
Hendry..stay the course (translated "We have no clue what we are doing....haven't had a clue what we are doing...we are just like Vegas Baby...taking our chances with what we got")
And Chad,
The Cubs are special because they are losers? Is that what I'm reading? And winning consistently would make them less likeable??
Well I will say this...the Cubs winning the World series for a year or two would be the ultimate "test" to how well the organization can perform. Will Wrigley still fill to capacity once the lovable losers become real threats...and win it all a couple years or 3 or 4 in a row...and then lose it? My bet is the full capacity crowds at Wrigley become distant memories in that scenario.
I feel that blowing $20
I feel that blowing $20 million a year for Manny is not worth it. The Cubs need to invest in Furcal!!! Maybe even trade for Giles(Braves)! Take the Sox's example: they traded Carlos Lee for Scott Podsednik. The Cubs cant afford to blow a huge amount of money on manny when they have such a dismal Bullpen. The Cubs need to get men on for the big bats!
Here's my favourite 2006 Line-up:
Garciaparra-LF/RF?(with many adjustments)
Pie-CF (Screw Patterson!)
Chad I was going to comment
I was going to comment on your first post until I read your second post. I'll move on to more rational posts.
Rob G, the model to win the WS doesn't change, (pitching, defense, timely hitting) the execution does. Does a pitcher make a great pitch in the most critical spot, or does a hitter fail to hit that pitch? Or maybe he missed a hanging curve the pitch before?
As for Manny gather all your stats top them off with his vital contributions to the Red Sox Championship last year, and ask why the hell are they so anxious to dump him? And no, it's not money. He's a DH at best and they obviously think they already have a better DH on their roster.
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#28 of 30: By chifan3887 (October 21, 2005 05:46 PM)
AZ Phil,
Could have Sing been added to the 40-man and they have not for whatever reason annouced it yet?
CHIFAN3887: Yes, it's possible, but it's unlikely, because in order to add Sing to the 40-man roster, the Cubs would have also needed to drop somebody else from the 40-man roster, and the likelihood that the both transactions "dropped through the cracks" is remote. But it IS possible.
Sometimes announcements regarding seemingly "insignifant" player transactions--especially if they are made in the middle of Spring Training or during the post-season playoffs--can get misplaced, lost, or buried, especially if the person normally responsible for releasing the info to the media is on vacation or otherwise engaged in other duties.
However, the fact that Brandon Sing is playing for Mesa in the AFL as a "Cubs" player means one of two things.
1. He was added to the Cubs 40-man roster, but no announcement has been made,
2. He signed a 2006 AAA (Iowa) contract (probably with an invitation to Spring Training as a non-roster player), but no announcement was made.
If Sing did in fact sign a AAA contract, but then is not added to the Cubs 40-man roster by November 19th, he is a good candidate to be selected by another club in the Rule 5 Draft in December, especially if he does well in the AFL. The AFL games are crawling with scouts, coaches, managers, and club execs.
Oh, I have a theory about
Oh, I have a theory about the 'Vacuum of Silence' surrounding the Cubs since the end of the season. Two major elements. 1. The baseball writers in Chicago who would normally be spending 60% of their time digging up Cubs stories and speculating on their offseason plans are covering the White Nothings (as my Mom refers to them). The other element is probably a bit of professional respect accorded the Sox in thier time of glory.
I don't think that is the
I don't think that is the case Real Neal. If the Cubs are as silent as death in the off-season it is for a reason. They don't have any plans to do anything. That is what the last off-season was like. And the one before that, and ohhh wait we got Derrek Lee a few years ago in the off-season.
The Cubs are pretty secretive about anything they do. They act like a team who has won 25 world series and have their hand in on every major deal in baseball. Instead it seems like they are asleep at the switch most of the time.
I expect Hendry to pull some out of no where deal from his ass. And if he doesn't, well I certainly hope he gets fired. He has had plenty of free agents to pick from and chances to build on the 2003 team and failed at every step.
Mike C, Has it ever occured
Mike C,
Has it ever occured to you that the 2003 season was the abberration? You say that Hendry has failed to build on the 2003 season, but that is patantly false- they won more regular season games in '04 than they did in '03 despite the injury problems with Wood and Prior. If you don't call winning more games 'building' I'm not sure what you mean.
Now it's popular for people to come on here and post 'Hendry should have known that Prior and Wood would have injury problems and gotten more starting pitching for '05', but did anyone say that after the offseason on '03 when the Prior was coming off a Cy Young caliber season and Wood led the league in K's and dominated for most of the playoffs?
If anyone's got some 'Trade Wood Now!' Posts from November of '03 I sure would like to see them.
The only move I griped about when Hendry made it was the D-Lee trade, because I thought that Choi had more All-Star potential than Lee who had seemed to have platued.
Isn't Hendry the first GM to have back-to-back winning season for the Cubs in over 30 years?
who isnt silent right now?
who isnt silent right now? aside from some rumbling about furcal in ATL and other "what now" statements from recently post-season-ended crews...not much is being said. its early.
hell, stl has a new park to move into and a lotta FA decisions to make. theyre not making too much noise yet.
seems david wells wants to
seems david wells wants to be traded to a west coast team, via his request.
what the hell is going on in boston anyway? top competitor with players seeking exodus.
When Hendry has had $$$ to
When Hendry has had $$$ to spend he has spent it aggresively. I expect this off season to be no differnt. I fully expect in the MI Cedeno will be paired with one of the Braves starting MI. He will pursue an OF bat (Dunn, Giles, Kearns, Manram, Matsui, Sanders, maybe Soriano)and he will make a run at the 3 SP who are FA's that are improvements over Williams (Burnett, Millwood, Weaver) some Set-up help (Dotel, Howry, Seanez, Witasick) I expect him to be the most active GM in the market and if not this time next year Stoney will be sitting in his chair.
OMG! Brainwave! Corey cant
OMG! Brainwave!
Corey cant unlearn the ingrained bad habits which stem from the "natural athlete" ability he believes he has.
Woody cant unlearn the ingrained bad habits which stem from the "natural athlete" ability he obviously had with 20 K's in start #5.
Both are good natural athletes, but both need to use new areas of their brain. Both are Cubs to stay.
Woody = new LF, pretty decent arm to the plate. Work on an inside-out swing for SF distance?
Corey = ok Mr Natural. ROOGY & drag bunt specialist?
God I hate thinking about next year, and all the same-old, same-old which is probably going to happen. Just like the kid who is nearing the end of his patience with a toy which is becoming boring and unsatisfying, ready to either burn it to the ground or smash it into proton dust.
Rooting for the Sox in the WS is like taking your sister to the prom. Do it just for show or to be nice, but if you're really hoping to end up getting some real satisfaction out of it, well that's just sick.
I agree with CHIFAN, Hendry
I agree with CHIFAN, Hendry has made some outstanding deal with the Cubs: Aramis Ramirez, Randall Simon, Kenny Lofton, DLee, and Nomar.
I can see the Cubs getting at least two big Free-Agents. I think that Furcal is likely to play SS for the Cubs next year and it is a possiblilty that we might have Millwood in the rotation. As for the outfield, I think Matsui is the Cubs best bet (if Steinbrenner is stupid enough to let him go). The problem is, that Furcal is going to want an expensive, multi-year deal; Matsui is going to command a huge salary as well. In my opinion we should concentrate soley on SS, SP, and Set-Up man.
Weaver is really no better
Weaver is really no better than Williams.
What I mean by building on
What I mean by building on the 2003 team was fixing the blatant holes this roster had from 2003. The 2003 team couldn't hit it's way out of a paper bag and that hasn't changed all the way up to the 2005 season. I have been ranting about the Cubs needing offense for 3 years. I did that because there was plenty of offense to be had in free agency. And again for the 4th straight year I will say, "Hey, we need some offense." Having 2 pretty good hitters (Ramirez, and Lee) and surrounding them with guys who probably couldn't even hit for a decent average against the AA Cubs farm team is not exactly what I call building a major league roster.
Sure injuries happen but it is up to Hendry to recognize half his roster is rehab and injury prone players. This is the main reasoning behind adding more offense. If one of your key guys (example Nomar) goes down with an injury you wont lose as much offensively because you added the other impact bat in the off-season. And if all of them are healthy, count yourself lucky and enjoy the runs being knocked in.
I would love for stone to be
I would love for stone to be the GM and grace the manager. Hell bring in Sandberg as a bench coach. And dawson as the hitting instructor.
And Marla Collins as
And Marla Collins as trainer. If you were a popular ex-Cub you are best qualified to run an organization because....well you were a Cub once,
and I liked you.
On this post alone we've got one guy saying it would suck if we had a winning record because we'd just be a ordinary team, and NC just wanting ex-Cubs in managerial positions.
WTF. No wonder we're all lumped in the catagory of
babe watching, cell phoning, boneheads that don't know the game.
I stand by my point. Why
I stand by my point. Why did anyone here become a Cubfan? We love misery. We love the mystique. We love the ability to never really get our hearts broken (save 69, 84 and 03). We know we can go out to the park on a perfect afternoon, drink beer and take the El home (well not me as I need to take the El to OHare but you get my point). We are the ones that invented, "Wait Til Next Year!". We are the Deadheads of sports. And the bad news is, it will never change. Unless we win. And win a lot. Then we will become any other fan of any other team. So we all snarl and fight and talk about winning but deep down inside, if rooting for a winning team is what matters, you would have quit the Cubs years ago.
My name is Chad and I am a Cubfan.
I became a Cubs fan because
I became a Cubs fan because I had no choice; I was part of a Cubs family. Never expect to win, 95/98/01 are nice, etc, etc. However, a couple years back I started seriously thinking about the game, and in the course of reading Moneyball and reading the web sites, I discovered the huge pieces of the game I was missing out on and of which I'd been more-or-less ignorant.
Up until the late 2004-2005 period, everything worked out pretty well. But lately, the general performance and attitude of the entire organization, from management to fan base, is really discouraging. By mid-2005, I didn't really care whether the Cubs won or lost, and was actively rooting against players I didn't like.
The result of all this is that I'm now more-or-less a baseball fan who enjoys intelligently-organized teams and good players. I just happen to be a Cubs ticketholder because I love watching baseball at Wrigley Field and the scalping is lucrative. Losing is not lovable. Losing absolutely sucks. A team doesn't have to win the World Series for me to respect their accomplishments--however, the Cubs have made the playoffs once and won 90 games zero times in seven years, and although it's early it's looking like you might as well make that eight. They have not accomplished a thing recently, unless you count blowing a slam-dunk chance at a World Series.
I resent the (likely) fact that I'm going to attend my first World Series game at Comiskey Park, rooting fervently against the Sox. I deserve a winner, and if the Cubs can't assemble a consistent winner--EVER--for a big-market payroll, then yeah, I'll look elsewhere. My name is(n't really) Ron, and I don't like teams that lose.
Didn't pick up on my
Didn't pick up on my sarcasm? Just being an x cub isn't enough to make it work. I do think Stone would be solid though if he could keep his mouth shut.
I became a Cub fan because
1. WGN in 1986
2. Ryne Sandberg, Rick Sutcliff, Andre Dawson, Mark Grace, Harry Carey, Steve Stone
I will always be a Cub fan and will always enjoy watching. If we win 3 consecutive World Series I WILL LOVE THEM EVEN MORE!!!!!
Chad, I believe that the only "fans" that would not like the Cubs as much if we won every year are a. bandwagon fans and b. Underdog fans. True Cub blue Cub fans will always be such.....
Oh and MY name (on-line
Oh and MY name (on-line anyway) is NCFAN and I am and always will be a C-U-B-F-A-N.
Cubs in 06!
In Hendry's defense the
In Hendry's defense the reason they aren't making any noise is the same reason no one else is making any noise--until the World Series concludes no deals will be made....
I do tend to agree with REAL NEAL that 2003 may have been a fluke. They over-accomplished in 2003 and when they slightly under-accomplished in 2004 the gap between the two seemed larger.
The teams in the playoffs this year have just as much "hype" or BS going on as any other year...(The White Sox haven't been there for forever....the Astros have never been there etc)....but when the Cubs are there the hype gets incredibly unrealistic with talks of Goats and curses and supernatural fantasy reasons the Cubs haven't made it in forever and you see that emotional toll on the players faces when they do get to the playoffs. You see players fully capable and expected of winning CHOKE like no other type team will ever do. The Cubs, and it doesn't matter which particular brand of Cubs it is, will find a way to blow it...the media will cover the Cubs post-season over killer hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes and national tragedies...talk about a burden to live up to!
Now as far as next season I don't really expect anything. I know Hendry is capable of making moves and I know he is capable of not making moves. I know Hendry is capable of pulling off a really good deal and I know he is capable of being rather lame.
My suspicion is Hendry will get a multi-year extension and then give Baker one as well. The Cubs will struggle in 3rd place for most of the year--finishing well below the wild card team. And if Florida is the wild card team OR the Eastern division winner...well we will be commited to mediocre baseball until Baker is finally not resigned. I suspect Baker will be used until his value is even more negative than it is now....like an aging old player who refuses to retire and the Cubs refusing to let him play in another teams uniform and stadium....the Cubs old ways will prevent any kind of October success....and what guarantees this crap is the fans will return to Wrigley the next year in record numbers...filling up the never ending increasing little additions they make to Wrigley Field....we fans guarantee that their is a market for bull shit.
You know the thing that
You know the thing that probably drives me most crazy about Baker is that when he was brought in everyone said 'He's used to handling super-egos and players want to play for him'. He totally screwed up the super-ego player he had, and only one player has come to Chicago on a below-market deal. I've defended Hendry but if Baker shows no growth as a manager (lineup construction- giving young players a chance, bullpen usage, ad nauseum) in 2006, and Hendry doesn't let the axe fall- then Hendry deserves to go to. Really Baker is just a boob. Maybe some of the older posters will be able to comment on what people were saying about him at the end of his career... like they said about Grace, Bowa, Garner, Girardi and Oquendo...that they should be managers someday.
One thing that is apparant
One thing that is apparant year after year in the post season--the teams and especially those who make the WS are made up of very smart baseball players. Not all of them are the best at their positions--but they are incredibly smart baseball players.
You don't see players forgeting how many outs there are....how to run the bases...how to hit the cutoff man...etc...
The Cubs are loaded with an incredible number of idiots who forget what they first were probably taught in Little League and if not, then certainly by high school.
And you know the two players who are sticking out in my mind who have no clue what they are doing is Aramis Ramirez and Corey Patterson. I'm all for trading up the "intelligent" factor this off-season....trade for guys who know how to think on their feet in the field...that would be a huge upgrade.
I was just reading BCB and
I was just reading BCB and Al has been hearing these rumors:
* FLA has OFFERED us Pierre for Cpat and Hill, but Hendry will not do it because he does not want to give up Hill.
I don't like Pierre but if they only reason he does not want to make this trade is not giving up Hill his reason better be he is trying to use him in a Dunn or Manram deal.
* Hendry wants to make a run at Giles and Ryan in FA.
Great idea Jim.
I just went to BCB too. That
I just went to BCB too. That trade sounds interesting, but the Cubs would get alot more out of Furcal without trading prospects or giving up Patterson (Trade Bate). Giles and Furcal: thats what the Cubs need.
Here are some Player Comparisons
Brian Giles HR 15; RBI 83; BB 119!; .301/.423/.483
Marcus Giles HR 15; RBI 63; 2B 45; .291/.365/.461
Rafael Furcal R 100; H 175; SB 46; .284/.348/.429
Juan Pierre R 96; H 181; SB 57!; BB 41?; .276/.326/.354
"Not all of them are the
"Not all of them are the best at their positions--but they are incredibly smart baseball players."
I'd add "well-coached" to that. I don't think most of these guys are brain surgeons, but both Garner and Guillen are "do it my way" type guys. They don't coddle players who are not playing the game right, and they are not going to make excuses when their guys play poorly. None the less, their players seem to like them, and want to play for them. Baker, sold to us as the "player's manager" has yet to show me any real value to being as soft on bad play as he has publicly been.
Lurking, then coming in late
Lurking, then coming in late with this. Sorry, but the import of it just hit me today:
From post #46: "We are the Deadheads of sports."
I thought it was up to Sox fans to think up the cruelest thing to call me, but there it is right there. Ouch.
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not that finishing 2nd place will matter much nor did this game, but have to think if Hendricks pitches well tomorrow, he could leapfrog Lester in Cy Young voting. Don't see anyway Scherzer doesn't win it regardless and it doesnt' look like Lester has any incentive clauses that matter. Also might give Cueto some votes.
Rather remarkable how many teams have really good 1-2 options this year.
Nats: Scherzer and Roark (and Strasburg was great before injuries)
Cubs: Lester and Hendricks (and Arrietta is still damn good just not as consistently lately)
pretty much what I'm gathering from this thread is that it doesn't matter who you play in 5-game series, but no one wants to have to deal with Cardinal fans if we end up losing.
I can respect that.
first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
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http://www.theglobea...article4541634/ gives a pretty good breakdown.
Perhaps I will look into the other years tomorrow if I have time for it.
The PA doesn't want salary rollbacks. I think it's more about the principle than the actual dollars, as already the share for the first year would almost certainly have to be pro-rated to whatever length of season is salvaged. There's really no room to give any more back in the first year. More room in future years, since there's less salary already committed. But even with moderate 5% revenue growth, the PA proposal would mean a profit margin of around 5-6% for the owners. Already plenty fair.


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Local organizations that provide services to returning war veterans will receive a boost that will aid them in their mission to help veterans, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Wounded War Project.
The national nonprofit group, which was organized to honor and empower veterans, has awarded the grant to the Veterans One-stop Center of WNY, which officially opened April 29. The grant will help fund a collaboration of existing service providers in the region to more effectively meet the needs of current and returning veterans across the eight counties of Western New York.
The objectives of the program are to reduce unemployment, address housing concerns, provide better access to health care and to facilitate access to higher education for returning veterans in order to foster a healthy readjustment to civilian life.


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NNSA Acting Administrator Neile Miller today hosted Bernalillo County Commissioner Wayne Johnson.
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I would like to acknowledge Bi-Lo for what it does for East Cooper Community Outreach. It has joined with Feeding America to provide meat, dairy products, produce and baked goods to us every day. Since ECCO started in 1989, we have not had meat or dairy products to offer our clients until now. Our clients are overjoyed.
Bi-Lo in the past has asked its customers to purchase a box of food, which was then donated to ECCO. This year they provided us with over $1,700 to buy food items, at their cost.
On April 1 it started "Feed the Love," asking customers to donate $5 to provide ECCO clients with pet food.
When you are checking out at the Bi-Lo near you, please thank them for all they do.
We are helping our neighbors help themselves.
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Criminal cycle
It is a rare day when I find myself in total agreement with both Sen. Robert Ford and Brian Hicks. I am referring to Hicks' April 7 column concerning the revolving door our police forces face every day.
A criminal commits a crime, is arrested, posts bail, commits another crime, is given parole, or his sentence is suspended. The cycle repeats.
I do not know if the solicitors' offices are understaffed and underbudgeted or just not inclined to do their jobs. Whatever the reason, they seem to find every excuse not to prosecute.
The same thugs are arrested repeatedly and have rap sheets that are mind-boggling in length. Then they are released to continue preying on our communities. This stupidity is long overdue to be addressed.
Kudos to Mr. Hicks for bringing this lunacy to public attention, and to Sen. Ford for submitting legislation to lock up those committing crime while out on bail.
To the General Assembly and the solicitors:
Stop this insanity!
Bob Peeples
Farmhill Drive
Inspiring Margot
Margot Freudenberg was a great example of what someone can achieve through courage and perseverance. Margot and her family came to this country after escaping the Holocaust. They were virtually penniless but through hard work became successful.
I worked with Margot and donated a home at the Hope Lodge, which would not exist to serve cancer patients were it not for Margot.
Margot gave of herself in many ways. Her mission was to help others. Her only son, Henry, graduated from The Citadel and retired as a full colonel in the Army Reserve.
Charleston is fortunate that the Freudenbergs settled here.
Margot lived a full life, dying at 105. She will be missed by the many people she helped along the way.
Edwin Pearlstine Jr.
Concord Street
Teachers' plight
Anyone reading recent articles regarding Charleston County's failing schools must conclude that teachers are at fault. Anyone who is foolish enough to believe this has not spent time in these classrooms.
On a daily basis, these teachers have to deal with students who come to school late, out of uniform, unprepared, constantly disruptive, violent and disrespectful of authority.
Is no professional development class offered to address the needs of teachers who work in such an environment? Perhaps there should be.
Cindy Yianopoulos
Jeffords Street
A story of hope
Jennifer Berry Hawes' April 6 article "Helping the homeless," about Jeff Yungman, the police officer and social worker who has devoted his career to helping others, was worth a year's subscription. It provided a story of how devotion, caring and education can make significant changes in our society.
I was touched to the point of tears, yet my heart sang with hope as well as pride to be living in a city that has the country's only full-time attorney employed at a homeless shelter who is making important innovations such as the Crisis Ministries Homeless Justice Project.
Bravo, Post and Courier, for highlighting Mr. Yungman as a man Charleston is lucky to claim as a citizen.
Elaine Tanay
Scalybark Road
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With the results of the GOP primary in it is now official that the voters of the 1st District are the most misinformed in the nation.
Mark Sanford?
This can't be real.
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The Future Wave of School Volunteerism: Be the Textbook
22 February 2007, 16:55
by Vicki A. Davis
The CEO sits down at his desk, slides a few reports into his top desk drawer and straightens pictures on the wall behind his head. Today, he's volunteering at a middle school and he never has to leave his desk.
Businesses bemoan the state of education and rightly so: they need a well-educated, capable, responsible work force able to solve problems and connect with the right people within their company to get things done. Well, now, virtual tools are getting rid of their excuses for not volunteering. With free Skype, a webcam, and a headset, everyone from the CEO to the intern could potentially volunteer at almost any school around the world with a common language.
Advertisers flock to youtube to encourage average, everyday folks to make what Time Magazine is calling youmercials.
Well, I've seen the beginnings of YouTeach last week as my class interviewed nanotechnology expert, Earl Boysen. Boysen is the author of the easy-to-understand Nanotechnology for Dummies and the Understanding Nano Website.
I have a first cousin in college who is majoring in nanotechnology and I found nothing in our very up to date textbooks. So, after completing a chapter on computer hardware, my class researched and created a nanotechnology wiki for 70 minutes of class time.
Then, using Skype, our class speakers, webcam, and a microphone, my rural Georgia USA classroom dialed up Mr. Boysen in California.
What resulted was an interesting discussion about their future, which includes microscopic robotics, and particles that could potentially be ingrained in everything from their clothing to their toothpaste.
Then, Earl wrote a well-researched article in his NanoTechnology now column where he states:
It was an "ah-ha" moment of sorts that turned the wheels of my mind in a new direction. When I worked in corporate America, "the company" was always encouraging us to participate in the community, but then, we didn't really have the opportunity because it would usually take 2-3 hours out of our day to head down to a local school to speak. We didn't have the time to really volunteer.
Goodbye excuse, hello kiddies!
After the initial set up, it would be just 30 minutes, no more. And that area could be around the corner or in any remote place with Internet access and less than $2500 worth of equipment on site. A PC, Skype, mike, webcam, projector, and speakers.
Knowledgeable experts in every field can now stop complaining about education and start contributing to education via these inexpensive, easy, connections.
Can we do this now? How can this happen?
There are some that use the expensive virtual conferencing set ups that are being used in many schools. We cannot afford it so we have to use the free VOIP software, Skype. But in many ways, Skype is better because I can stay in my classroom. I am sure there are other VOIP type programs out there that would also work, but Skype is what I use.
So how will virtual volunteer connections be made?
It is going to be some visionary CEO's who set the precedent and encourage their employees to "virtually volunteer" in their area of expertise. It is going to be visionary administrators who allow the installation of free services like Skype in their classrooms and set up methodologies to allow their classes to communicate and share with experts around the world.
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'Playing Doctor' with the Patient's Spouse: Alternative Conceptions of Health Professional Liability
Linda Demaine
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Virginia Journal of Social Policy & Law, Vol. 14, p. 308, 2006
The purpose of this Article is to provide the in-depth analysis lacking in the case law and scholarly literature on the question of whether a physician's sexual affair with a patient's spouse constitutes malpractice. Regardless of the legal theory pursued by the patient, with one minor exception, physician-affair claims have been decided uniformly and summarily against the patient. The issue may superficially seem to be a narrow one, but its thorough analysis illuminates the logic behind, and limits to, tort law theories as diverse as fraud, infliction of emotional distress, breach of fiduciary duty, and medical malpractice. Even theories of contractual and criminal liability are implicated. To the extent that the judicial reasoning that undergirds the physician-affair jurisprudence can be discerned, it will be evaluated. More importantly, a substantial body of unconsidered scientific literature, professional standards, and case law that bear on this issue will be discussed. With insights derived from these sources, the potential viability of the traditional legal theories espoused in physician affair cases will be reassessed; in addition, two new equitable theories of recovery will be proposed.
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In the wake of the global economic troubles of the past few years, various alternative thoughts centered around collaboration and sharing have sprung up around the world. These movements loosely coalesce under umbrella monikers such as "collaborative consumption" and "the sharing economy," and they run the gamut to include tool libraries, hackerspaces, community gardens, local currencies, clothing swaps, free schools and more. One of the most prolific new models is that of the co-working space — an office environment shared by independent workers. Co-workers in any given space get the advantages of frills such as printers, copiers, conference rooms and the like without the disadvantages of financing and managing that sort of overhead.
Earlier this year, Josh Addison jumped on the co-working bandwagon with Connect Ventura. He had a building on West Main Street that "needed human energy to move it in the right direction. Space goes derelict fast, and the best antidote is positive human experience in the space." So he set up the city's first co-working space, then started renting desks and offices. While there were some takers, the building provided more square footage than the coworkers needed. Addison noted, "There were two possibilities: The co-working project could grow to fill the space — a big ask — or it could find its footing there and settle somewhere else, if the space proved too large for the project, as has been the case."
When Patagonia came knocking at Addison's door wanting to lease the whole space long-term, Connect Ventura stayed light on its feet and found a new home at the WAV through the efforts of Katrina Maksimuk. Like minds make for great company, and Maksimuk aims to have what she calls her "dream team" come together organically through Connect Ventura — and it seems to be happening. Having only opened its new doors recently, the scaled-down Connect Ventura already boasts a wide variety of workers pulling up chairs to the shared desks, including graphic designers, web developers, entrepreneurs, artists, writers and programmers.
Connect Ventura isn't the first co-working experience for Jordan Thomas, a computer programmer with Everyvine.com. He previously logged some time at Davis Co-working in Davis, Calif., so he understands well the merits of the model. Thomas explained that, not only is renting a co-working desk less expensive, but "shared workspace introduces me to new potential clients, subcontractors and friends. Often, talking about a problem I'm stuck on helps me see it from a new angle, so it's nice to have people around I can chat with. Many of the co-workers I have met have encountered the same kinds of work problems I have, things that come up when you work for yourself, work remotely, manage clients, etc. I used to feel like I was the only one who had those kinds of problems."
What the future holds for Connect Ventura is still uncertain but, as Addison observed, "The beauty of co-working is that the people who choose to be part of creating the shared experience get to help shape that vision. At its core, co-working is about people having the opportunity, in a shared space, to grow creatively together, to work on their own but not alone. It's definitely not a top-down deal, but rather very horizontal, with expanding horizons!"
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quote: quote: We also have some of the highest wages in the world, some of the best workers' benefits in the world, the shortest work week in the world, and some of the best retirement benefits in the world, all in the economy and country by which all others are judged. I'm not the one complaining about the loss of jobs, so I'd agree. However, that's got nothing to do with the point of taxes, but I guess you just felt the need to respond to absolutely everything.
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quote: Is it fair to exclude blacks from entering a dining establishment, or having them enter from the back door?
quote: Ringold, every single point you made initially was wrong. Take the entire child labor issue we just covered -- you got your hackles up that I would have the temerity to raise *that* particular issue.
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The Theatre Program at Penn State Berks will present N.O.W. (New Original Works) at Berks, an annual one-act student play festival, which will run from Feb. 18-22, 2013, in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium beginning at 8 p.m. each evening. The festival will showcase five, one-act plays written, performed, and produced by Penn State Berks students. Each play is approximately 10-12 minutes long.
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- "Lost Hope," written by DayDay Robinson, December 2012 graduate in Theatre; directed by Danielle Fitzgeorge, senior, Theatre major
- "Night at the Gallery," written by Nicholas Gackenbach, senior, Theatre major; directed by Michael Williams, junior, Theatre major
- "For Better or Worse," written by Ashanti Acosta; directed by Pat O'Neill, senior, Theatre major.
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Joyce Ladner was a senior at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Miss., in the early 1960s when she failed the voter registration literacy test for the third time. But she said she already knew the registrar would not pass her because she was black.
And aside from questions like, "How many grains of salt are in a quart jar," one stood out to her and she knew her answer would not sit well with the registrar. "What are the characteristics of a good citizen?" she read. Her response: "One who follows just laws and disobeys unjust laws."
Ladner later registered under a court order and helped others exercise that same right by working as a field organizer with her sister Dorrie Ladner and South Carolina native Cleveland Sellers in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
On Aug. 6, 1965, after years of tumultuous violence and lives lost, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. The act prohibits the denial or abridgement of the right to vote with tactics like literacy tests. Section 5 of the act requires jurisdictions like South Carolina with a history of voter discrimination, outlined in Section 4(b), to have any voting changes approved by the U.S. attorney general or the U.S. District Court before implementation. This is also known as preclearance and its purpose is to ensure those changes are not discriminatory.
While Ladner, a Mississippi native now living in Florida, said she felt passage of the act was a joyous occasion for her and others who risked their lives to register blacks to vote, she knew in 1965 that it was not the end.
"We knew it wasn't going to solve all the problems, but we had legal backing," Ladner said.
Now, almost 48 years after the act was passed, many aspects of voting rights are still not settled. The Supreme Court soon is expected to decide in Shelby County v Holder whether Congress' decision in 2006 to extend Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act to 2031 is constitutional under the constraints of Section 4(b). The case was argued before the Court on Feb. 27 and is likely to be decided before the close of the session this month. The pending outcome has some Americans, especially those living in the South, asking whether the country has progressed to the point where preclearance is outdated.
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Shelby County, Ala., filed suit in district court in April 2010 for a permanent injunction against the enforcement of Section 5 and Section 4(b), which the county must comply with because the state of Alabama is a 4(b) jurisdiction, and to question the section's constitutionality. The district court upheld the constitutionality of the sections and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held in September 2011 that Congress did not exceed its powers by extending Section 5 and that Section 4(b) is still relevant to voting discrimination.
During the Feb. 27 oral arguments, Bert Rein, arguing for Shelby County, told the Court that now, in 2013, "the formula (of Section 4) isn't rational." But Justice Sonia Sotomayor said she believes there is still a place for preclearance requirements, especially in Alabama.
"Why would we vote in favor of a county whose record is the epitome of what caused the passage of this law to start with?" Sotomayor said. "It's a real record as to what Alabama has done to earn its place on the list." From 1965 to 2010, when Shelby County filed suit, there were 682 cases for preclearance from the county. The Justice Department has objected to five of those cases.
Section 5 of the act was originally supposed to last for five years, but has been renewed time and time again by Congress, most recently in 2006. Justice Anthony Kennedy said the continuous renewals may just be done out of habit.
"Congress didn't take time to see if discrimination still exists in preclearance places. It just re-enacted it," Kennedy said.
And if Section 5 is repealed, there is still Section 2, which gives citizens the ability to file suit after discriminatory voting practices are in place. But is that enough?
U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli thinks that it is not. There may be "under the radar" changes to voting that the Justice Department will not be able to catch. He said Section 5 is more cost effective and efficient.
"To do something after the fact means you basically don't have the right. Five years later (after filing suit) and your vote has not been counted. That election is over and done with," said civil rights activist Judy Richardson, who worked as a watchline operator for SNCC.
Outdated or necessary?
Some believe South Carolina has progressed by leaps and bounds since the days of literacy tests at the polls and that the preclearance requirement is outdated and unnecessary.
Larry Kobrovsky, a Charleston attorney and former school board member who ran for the 1st Congressional District seat vacated by Tim Scott last year, would like to see Section 5 struck down.
"That was a historic and necessary milestone in the life of our country. But no one can rationally make an argument that South Carolina 2013 is the same one as existed in regards to voting rights in the mid-'60s," he said.
Kobrovsky, who had prepared to file a lawsuit to exempt Charleston County from the preclearance requirement, says Section 5 stomps on state's rights.
"People are not making decisions based on race when they vote in Charleston County. The same electorate that voted for (Barack) Obama voted for Tim Scott," he said.
But Sellers, president of Voorhees College in Denmark, said the state's rights argument was settled long ago with the Commerce Clause, which acknowledged the balance of power between the federal government and the states.
"Congress re-enacted it in 2006. Congress was wise in doing so. There wasn't anything that happened between 2006 and now," Sellers said.
Kobrovsky decided not to file the suit when the Supreme Court agreed to take up the issue and hopes its ruling will give elections back to the states. "I'm confident they'll do away with the preclearance requirement," he said.
Others believe the danger of removing Section 5 is still very much in existence in some Southern states. Michael McDonald, a redistricting expert and principal investigator for the Public Mapping Project, which provides transparency drawing legislative district lines, said the effects of striking down Section 5 will be felt among local and state voting districts.
McDonald, who was part of a litigation complaint against the state of South Carolina last year for a districting issue, said the lack of preclearance could lead to gerrymandering among local districts.
Section 5 continues to protect voting rights in areas around the country and without it, the problems already in existence will persist, he said.
"As long as we have these racially polarized patterns of voting, especially rural areas of the South, it's unlikely that those patterns will disappear simply because of this ruling," he said.
McDonald said there's no telling what the Supreme Court will decide. He was surprised by their ruling Monday that struck down an Arizona law that requires people to submit proof of citizenship when they register to vote. "No one predicted that. And yet that's what happened," he said. "So the Supreme Court moves in mysterious ways. Sometimes you don't know until these rulings come down."
In this case, he said, he hopes the Supreme Court "will do the right thing."
Ronald Gaddie, political science professor for the University of Oklahoma, co-authored the book "The Triumph of Voting Rights in the South" with Charles Bullock.
While Gaddie said there's been amazing progress in some of the states that fall under the formula, including gains in minority voter participation, some argue the progress is only because of protections in the Voting Rights Act.
"In one hand, you have all this evidence of progress," Gaddie said. "But then there's the counter argument which is a nondisputable argument that says, 'The only reason you had progress is because you had oversight. If you take away the law, it will get worse.' That's what was argued in 2005 before Congress."
Many of the activists who fought for the act agree that although things are not as bad as they were, there is still a long way to go.
"There is no need to remove the protection. If there is no intention to violate it, there is no need to remove it," said Mount Pleasant resident David Dennis, a Freedom Rider, former Mississippi director of the Congress of Racial Equality and co-organizer of the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer Project with Bob Moses. Moses worked with Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the NAACP's Mississippi voter registration efforts in 1961.
If the case is not decided by the Supreme Court at the end of the term, it can roll over to the next, but that is rare.
Gaddie said ramifications of this decision will shape American history. "There's powerful symbolism here. If you overturn the act, it's the most significant reversal in civil rights in the U.S. since Plessy vs. Ferguson," he said.
The future
Dennis said the desire to remove Section 5 of the act gives him some reservations about the future of voting rights in America.
"We went through a lot and saw a lot of people lose their lives and livelihood to get the right to vote. To watch this come up as an issue again in 2013 is overwhelming. We don't want to see anything that will take us back. We owe it to the people who sacrificed their lives for this country," Dennis said.
And the fight continues.
"I want people to know that we're continuing the work that hasn't been finished," Moses said. He believes what needs to be done is the creation of an affirmative right to vote as opposed to the language already used where the "right shall not be denied."
But Richardson, who worked on the award-winning PBS series "Eyes on the Prize" and is a professor at Brown University, does not want people to vote just because past generations sacrificed for that right.
"If it didn't make any difference, why would they kill and beat black folks who registered to vote?" Richardson said. "They need to understand this is a basic American right."
In 1976, Ladner, who has her Ph.D. in sociology and was the first female president of Howard University, got an ecstatic call from her mother who was in her 40s and had just voted for the first time. Ladner was proud and she knew the work she had done with other activists to enact the Voting Rights Act made a difference. "She shouldn't have had to wait that long."
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in a ceremony in the President's Room near the Senate chambers in Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 1965. Surrounding the president (from left, above his right hand) are Vice President Hubert Humphrey; Speaker John McCormack; Rep. Emanuel Celler, D-N.Y.; first daughter Luci Johnson; and Sen. Everett Dirkson, R-Ill.×
Black Americans register to vote as South Carolina Democrats in Charleston on July 17, 1948. Blacks in South Carolina registered throughout the state after a federal court order was issued forcing the South Carolina Democratic Party to enroll blacks and grant them full participation in party affairs. In 1944, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that blacks cannot be denied the right to vote in primary elections. (AP Photo)×


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