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President's Message
The Challenge of Violent Crime
By Joseph C. Carter
That is why the recent rise in the violent crime rates in many U.S. communities is such a cause for concern. For the past 15 years, law enforcement agencies have made tremendous strides in reducing the level of crime and violence in the United States. Unfortunately, however, this trend appears to be changing.
Earlier this year, chiefs of police, mayors, and other government officials gathered to discuss the increasing trend in violence, particularly among young people. Conference participants offered different theories about why violent crime is increasing in their communities after years of often double-digit declines, but everyone in attendance agreed on one fact: no place is immune. What was once considered an urban problem—drug addiction and distribution, violent crime, gangs—has migrated to suburban and even rural locations as well. Simply put, this problem confronts us all.
There is no question that the increase in crime in America, violent and otherwise, corresponds to the substantial decline in funding for local and state law enforcement from the federal government. The result is that police departments have fewer officers today than they did in the late 1990s. The federal government has been focused on the reaction to terrorism, seemingly forgetting that effective local law enforcement agencies provide the first line of defense against terrorism. This must not continue. Congress and the administration must hear from the law enforcement community on this vital issue.
No organization is better suited or situated than IACP to give voice to the issues that have contributed to this problem. Consequently, I intend to marshal the resources of the association to make the voice of professional law enforcement heard on Capitol Hill on the issue of funding and crime. Increased involvement of our membership in communicating our concerns will ensure that our elected representatives know that we cannot effectively protect our communities and defend the homeland without more assistance from the federal government.
But we must also remember that while more funding and additional police officers are critically important to reverse the trend of increasing crime and violence, this alone is not the answer to the problem. We know how our communities benefit from improvements in education, housing, and family support services. In contrast, what we are now witnessing is the impact that failing educational and support services can have. Too many crimes are committed by undereducated kids who lack the support of parents who are themselves often without skills and without hope. The challenges of black-on-black crime, minority gang activity, and deteriorating family structures only add to the complexity of the challenges our communities face.
Additional police resources, both personnel and other funding, can make a substantial difference to the effectiveness of law enforcement. Equally important, however, is the policing strategy an agency adopts, from placing cops on the dots to decentralizing our organizations to developing street-smart tactics with community involvement. The IACP will continue its efforts to provide members with guidance on best practices in policing, and we all must strive to adopt these successful strategies.
We are entering a difficult period when resources supporting law enforcement initiatives are limited and when our lawmakers and federal executives are focused on homeland security, often to the detriment of effective local law enforcement. Our message must be clear: strong local law enforcement is the single best way to protect the homeland. We must ensure that the experience, the expertise, and the collective wisdom of the IACP membership are available to those officials who are seeking solutions. Over the past several weeks, the IACP met with officials from the White House and the Department of Justice to discuss the rise in violent crime and various proposals for addressing its causes. During these meetings, the IACP stressed that this problem is not limited to large metropolitan areas and that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to combating violent crime.
We also stressed that our success in reducing crime over the last 15 years was only possible because leaders at all levels of government made fighting crime, in all its forms, a top priority. Years of effective, aggressive efforts by federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies have transformed our neighborhoods from places of fear to places of safety and security. However, we now stand at a crossroads. If our leaders choose to maintain this commitment to combating crime then we will to build upon our past success; if they do not, then we face a future of increasing crime rates and fear. It is our responsibility to help them make the right choice.
From The Police Chief, vol. 73, no. 12, December 2006. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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It's our geographic destiny to live in the snowbelt, but still, many of us are taken aback by what seems to be an early dose of winter weather.
We've grown accustomed to snowless Novembers and mittenless Decembers, so it was disconcerting to discover that Erie is already a competitor in the Golden Snow Globe's annual contest to name the snowiest U.S. city with a population of 100,000 or more. At least we're not in first place. "Billings, Montana, sleds past Erie, Pa.," read Tuesday's posting on www.goldensnowglobe.com.
The website also promotes its "Fantasy Snowfall 2014" contest, in which four players pick the six cities they think have the best chance to win the snow derby. Erie only made the roster for one of the players.
But hey, that's part of the fun of this time of year. You can gripe about snowflakes and chilly temperatures, or you can embrace the season. Here are just a few reasons to love wintertime in Erie:
- Ski resorts are prepped for customers. Peek'n Peak Resort and Spa, near Findley Lake, N.Y., opened the day after Thanksgiving, and Mount Pleasant of Edinboro started making snow that same day, with plans to open soon.
- Erie, North East and Meadville all host special holiday events this weekend.
North East Light Up Night is tonight at 6 at Gibson Park. Visits with Santa follow at the Common Ground Youth Center. Visitors can also enjoy Sugar Plum Weekend in North East on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Attractions include shopping, music and the Christmas at the Station festivities at the Lake Shore Railway Museum.
Tonight is also Light Up Night at Diamond Park in Meadville. Activities take place from 6 to 8 p.m., and you can catch a special showing of "White Christmas" at 7:15 p.m. at the Academy Theatre.
Also tonight, Erie has its own Downtown d'Lights celebration from 5 to 8 p.m. At 6:15 p.m., Santa and Erie Mayor Joe Sinnott will flip the switch to light up Perry Square, downtown Erie, the campuses of Gannon University and Erie Insurance, and the Christmas tree at Boston Store Place, sponsored by UPMC Health Plan. There will be free horse-drawn carriage rides from 6 to 8 p.m., free coffee and hot chocolate for all, free cookies for the kids and, in the Boston Store lobby, free photos with Santa. There will also be ice-carving demonstrations by Erie Ice Works and entertainment by the Erie Playhouse Showstoppers.
Downtown d'Lights dovetails nicely with Gallery Night from 7 to 10 p.m. The event features 12 venues (including four in Millcreek). Make sure that the Erie Art Museum, 411 State St., is on your itinerary; children and adults can make gelatin-print holiday greeting cards with a formally trained print- and bookmaker.
- Snowy owls are visiting our area. Local birders have spotted at least five snowy owls here, mostly at Presque Isle State Park. They're far from home -- they breed in the Arctic tundra -- but part of the popular imagination, thanks to a star turn in "Harry Potter." What a hoot.

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Skip to comments.OBAMA ELIGIBILITY HEARING TO BE STREAMED LIVE STARTING AT 0900 EST
Posted on 01/26/2012 5:55:04 AM PST by RaceBannon
Article II SUPERPAC streaming live video and audio at this link
I can't deal with you now, pnsn — Ann Coulter just asked me out. ;)
I think I read that Administrative Court decisions can not be appealed.
Thank you.
Yes. He was sitting right there on the back row with his back. He had silver hair on the sides, balding and a silver goatee. It was him. He was also recognized by a poster commenting at Citi-Forums.com on a live feed thread. He is the guy who's job is to say that it's okay to have one parent to be a NBC with a alien dad. He is also the guy who spreads the rumor that anchor babies born to mexican illegals are eligible for Article 2 Section 1 purposes. He claims that Wong Kim Ark case is binding precedent defining a NBC. He is funded along with the Fogbow members to spread Alinski tactics upon people who question Obama's eligibility and yet, there he was sitting right in front of the camera.
See Red Steel's reply...Judge asked Taitz to get on with her closing argument and submit her testimony in writing.
I saw most of all three presented. The case citing Minor v Happersett was the very first one. I have kids to get to school, so I was rather busy. I listened to most of it on my iPhone and watched when I could on my computer. When I left for the school, the connection was too poor to get good audio.
As you know, over at Fogbow last night the lawyers there repeatedly said "Obama SHOULD or WILL just show one of the certified LFBCs and under full faith and credit GA must accept the HI document" and they gleefully anticipated that this would cause Orly to start "screeching" and "birther" heads to explode.
The fogbow lawyers were also whining after the SOS smack-down that failure to show up and failure to present an "original" HI certified BC would be a BIG MISTAKE!
Dr. Conspiracy said that even though he had a framed WH pdf BC on his wall, he was also "wanting to see in person" Obama's BC at the hearing (he was going to attend).
I can't wait to see how the Fogbow lawyers spin this disaster for the Obama team!
2008 Foreign born McCain Vs Foreign sired Obama.
was that one of the OBots who kept pounding on a laptop
or the guys video taping the prceedings ???
it was annoying..
I've always been a strong supporter of Bachmann.
The Office of Secretary of State
January 25, 2012
Michael Jablonski
260 Brighton Road, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
RE: Georgia Presidential Preference Primary Hearings
Dear Mr. Jablonski:
I received your letter expressing your concerns with the manner in which the Offîce of State
Administrative Hearings ("OSAH") has handled the candidate challenges involving your client and
advising me that you and your client will "suspend" participation in the administrative proceeding. While
I regret that you do not feel that the proceedings are appropriate, my referral of this matter to an
administrative law judge at OSAH was in keeping with Georgia law, and specifically O.C.G.A. § 21-2-5.
As you are aware, OSAH Rule 616-1-2-.17 cited in your letter only applies to parties to a hearing. As the
referring agency, the Secretary of States Office is not a party to the candidate challenge hearings
scheduled for tomorrow. To the extent a request to withdraw the case referral is procedurally available, I
do not believe such a request would be judicious given the hearing is set for tomorrow morning.
In following the procedures set forth in the Georgia Election Code, I expect the administrative law judge
to report his findings to me after his full consideration of the evidence and law. Upon receipt of the
report, I will fully and fairly review the entire record and initial decision of the administrative law judge.
Anything you and your client place in the record in response to the challenge will be beneficial to my
review of the initial decision; however, if you and your client choose to suspend your participation in the
' OSAH proceedings, please understand that you do so at your own peril.
I certainly appreciate you contacting me about your concerns, and thank you for your attention to this
Brian Kemp
214 State Capitol » Atlanta, Georgia o 30334 (404) 656-2881 (404) 656-0513 Fax
Offensive? How liberal of you and your 'victim hood' status.
I've been doing all I can to support candidates I think can beat Obama.
How strange that you throw rocks at Orly - that one fighting to get BO removed -at least off the Ga ballot - and then tell us you are supporting candidateS to beat Obama. How's that for twisted logic. See - liberals out themselves by their own defense. No wonder barry's lawyers were a no show today.
The idea of orchestrating a race war as a path the absolute power has been the wet dream of the Weather Underground/left for over 40 years. I have no reason to believe it's changed.
Dr. Conspiracy said that even though he had a framed WH pdf BC on his wall,
That's probably what he held up to the camera. Too bad, so sad, no one got to see it.
All "uncharted territory" means is we need to decide based on reason, logic, and fairness, rather than on precedence.
Precedence. A fancy legal term meaning "what people have gotten away with in the past"...
I believe you are correct, that's what happened here in NH. In GA this initial decision goes to the SoS for a "final" decision. You can't appeal an executive decision.
Please tell me, what/who is "king OBOT Dr. Conspiracy"?
Nice to see the story of Obama ignoring a judge's order ranks 1 link on Drudge... compared to a dozen anti-Newt stories. >:-<
If there is a way, Newt will know it and have it done.
Dr. Conspiracy said that even though he had a framed WH pdf BC on his wall, he was also wanting to see in person Obamas BC at the hearing (he was going to attend).
so the real smart expert has not seen the BC but has claimed it was real ???
Is now having 2nd thoughts ???
what will that do to his creds ???
Oh noez
The birther movement only distracts from the issues that will sink Obama. I once found it at least intellectually interesting, but not any more. It's basically dead. The cause of death was suicide.
The comments I saw were in the general range of "This is stupid". That was the best they had. It was "stupid". They have to be suffering some serious pucker factor if that is the BEST they can come up with!
I heard that additional evidence can be submitted up until Feb 6th.
Did you know that that was Charles Manson's dream as well?
Start the race war ("Helter Skelter"), wait for the blacks to win (his reasoning: they're inherently more violent so they'd win), then after they couldn't keep things together (his reasoning: they would be unable to govern because of intellectual inferiority),
he, Manson, and his "family" would come out of hiding and be begged to run everything.
FYI Eric Erickson of redstate.com says the hearing is an embarassment to the state of GA.
That's cus Romney is not an NBC as his father was a Mexican citizen. So Romney is in the same boat and his name should not appear on any ballots.
What is Fogbow?
I don't see how he could rule against either. Evidence was presented of fraud and Obama, by not showing up, basically said it is true. But like you I would not be surprised if he does rule against.
So you're saying that Zero's lawyers didn't show up because they were protecting themselves, and it has little to do with protecting the Zero? How fun!
Agreed. :-)
Minor v. Happersett is a SCOTUS opinion about states rights as it pertains to the privileges and immunities clause of the Constitution. The SCOTUS opinion mentions in dicta, or conversation about the case, a native born with two citizen parents is undoubtedly a Natural-born citizen. It also states there are other scenarios where a person would be considered a Natural-born citizen, but the Court chose not to address the specific issues.
The Judge refused to enter Obama's Indonesian school record, while allowing Plaintiffs to enter copies of Obama's COLB and long form BC as authenticated and certified documents of his birth record.
Anyone who thinks Judge Malihi will rule Obama is not qualified based on this is kidding themselves. It's a set up.
Group therapy for depressive-delusional non-functioning adults.
Didn't they steal that from Charles Manson?
Helter Skelter. How original...
RomneyBot right ???
shilling for the guy with the Mexican father...
[...orchestrating a race war as a path the absolute power...]
I've been saying that for over a year now and that is exactly the truth.
The obvious phony birth certificate was planted by this regime for use at this time and place. Obama will respond to this issue as soon after as the media starts their massive distraction blitz.
He (Dr. Conspiracy) sent me a personal freepmail saying he is (also) a software engineer, and he can "confirm" that I dont know what I am talking about regarding the fake ABSTRACT birth certificate Obambi tried to foist on us.
I wrote back that he is an ass hole.
Has he claimed any other professional expertise here?
In 1995 when Ayers patted Zippo on his head he was brought into the Clinton's inner circle.
The Clinton's plans for staying in the WH in 1996 was straight out of the Weather Underground playbook.
The Clinton's had a plan to redo the race riots of 1992. Clinton's Chinese buddies were arming up the gangs in LA with full auto weapons.
The Clinton's were not leaving the WH.
Works for me!
Sorry about the double post. :-) Thank you in advance for all that forgive me. As to the others - Thank you for not forgiving me. Doink ——— GO ORLY!!
Oh gosh, no. Romney is so fake and not even a conservative.
He is one of the people on the Net who believes that everything about Mr. Dunham is honky-doory and on the up and up.
Good contribution. Here's mine: "Old proverb among the foxes: 'Two rabbits make a horde.'"
There are no shepherds for rabbits.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The (GA) - Sunday, March 10, 2002
Author: COLIN BESSONETTE; Staff
Q: As a follow-up to the George Romney question in Q&A the other day, how was he able to run for president of the United States, since he was born in Mexico and wasn't a natural- born citizen?
— David Herndon, Atlanta
A: Romney , the first Republican to announce he was running for the 1968 presidential nomination, was, as you say, born in Chihuahua, Mexico . But his parents were Americans.
The Constitution says, "No person except a natural- born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President . . ."
Constitutional scholars have often debated whether a child born abroad of American parents qualifies. The consensus is that "natural- born " does not mean "native- born ."
But that scenario has never occurred, and so the issue has never been tested. If Romney had been elected, somebody probably would have taken the issue to court.
As the earlier Q&A item reported, Romney dropped out of the race. His support had waned dramatically after he said on TV he had been "brainwashed" by U.S. military and government officials into supporting U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
Deseret News, The (Salt Lake City, UT) - Saturday, May 28, 1988
Once an impoverished refugee from Mexico who eventually served as a General Authority for 47 years, President Marion G. Romney made major contributions to the Church throughout his life.
He was known for his powerful testimony, for his knowledge of the scriptures and for his ability to get things done, said associates. He served in the First Presidency for 12 years as a counselor to two Church presidents.
President Romney was born in Mexico , a son of George S. and Artemesia Redd Romney . In 1912, George Romney sent his family to the United States when their hometown of Colonia Juarez was threatened by rebels during the Mexican Revolution. Young Marion, 15, was placed in charge of the move, and the family traveled by wagon to El Paso, Texas. His father later rejoined them, and they eventually settled in Rexburg, Idaho.. He learned the carpentry trade from his father and excelled in sports.
After graduating from Ricks Normal College in 1920, he was called to serve a mission to Australia. He returned to marry Ida Jensen, with her "golden hair and smiling face." They were parents of four children, two of whom died in infancy.
During the formative years of the Church's welfare program in the mid-1930s, he was a young bishop of the 33rd Ward in Salt Lake City. In 1935, he listened to President Heber J. Grant encourage bishops to follow welfare principles. He was a member and later chairman of the bishops regional council, one of the early forerunners of the welfare plan.
PrattRomney family
(family tree)
Miles Park Romney , Mitt's great-grandfather, was born there in 1843, but the Romneys and other Mormons fled Nauvoo the next year after Smith was killed by a raging mob. They followed Brigham Young across the Great Plains and crossed the Rockies to help settle the Salt Lake Valley, then part of Mexico .
But Mexico was where Miles Park Romney found the freedom he was looking for. He and a small group of settlers sent by Brigham Young bought a dusty plot along the Piedras Verdes River in 1885 with the consent of Mexico 's then-dictator, Gen. Porfirio Diaz.
Miles Park Romney and his family, including Mitt's grandfather Gaskell, lived out of wagon boxes and helped chisel irrigation canals along the sides of the valley to plant apple orchards, which soon become the most productive in Chihuahua.
By the time Mitt Romney 's father, George, was born in 1907, northern Mexico was headed for chaos and violent calamity.
With the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution in 1910, the Mormons of northern Mexico were forced to flee, as they had done in previous generations. The Romneys boarded a train for El Paso two years later, and Colonia Juárez and the other settlements were sacked by bandits. Only about a third of the Anglos would return to their homes in Mexico .
Mitt's grandfather Gaskell was not among them.
His son George Romney , Mitt's father, would grow up poor in the United States, taunted as "Mexican!" by other kids at school. But he went on to be a legendary auto executive, two-term Michigan governor (Willard Mitt Romney was born in Detroit in 1947), and one-time presidential candidate, losing the 1968 Republican nomination to Richard M. Nixon.
At the time, George Romney 's eligibility for president was more of an issue than his Mormonism, news archives show. But the potential legal dispute over his Mexican birth was superseded by Nixon's primary victories, and Romney dropped his campaign before the matter could be settled.
In what way?
He is funded along with the Fogbow members to spread Alinski tactics upon people who question Obamas eligibility and yet, there he was sitting right in front of the camera.
Who/what is funding him and the rest of Fogblow?
It ain't easy being cheesy. {;^)
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To be honest man, both women are attractive, my post was more of a response to the hate that Mila was getting.
She is beautiful, period.
I remember when I was an ass man to death, but in the last two years I really came to appreciate a nice well proportioned bum.
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Roswell police are investigating the shooting death of a 26-year-old man that happened late Sunday night.
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Due to the rapid and high growth of Facebook users in Thailand, HTC (Thailand) yesterday launched one of its two Facebook phones - HTC Cha Cha - with the aim of capturing about 5 per cent of 3 million users who usually access Facebook via mobile phone.
The other phone is HTC Sala.Both HTC Cha Cha and Salsa were globally launched at World Mobile Congress 2011 earlier this year.To emphasise that HTC Cha Cha is designed and developed to be a Facebook friendly phone, HTC (Thailand) held a press conference via its Facebook. It was the first time HTC had conducted an online event with the press.HTC (Thailand) country manager Nattawat Woranopakul said that currently there are around 11 million Facebook accounts in Thailand, of which about 3 million are accessed via mobile phone. The company is spending about Bt10 million to promote this product in Thailand, with most of it as above-the-line marketing budgets.HTC Cha Cha has a touch screen and Qwerty Android smart phone with dedicated Facebook button. It was officially launched in the Thai market yesterday. The largest cellular operator, Advance Info Services (AIS), offered a special promotion to users who subscribe to AIS GPRS for 12 months - they need pay only Bt149 and can use GPRS 200 megabytes per month. "The target group of this product is teenagers who love social networking and need an affordable smart phone that helps them to connect quickly and easily with their friends at the largest social network like Facebook," said Nattawat.This model supports 3G at 900/2100 MHz. It comes in two colours, black and white, at Bt8,900 including 7 per cent VAT.
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Tolt High School reunion Aug. 4
The annual Tolt High School reunion is set for Sunday, Aug. 4, at the Sno-Valley Senior Center (old Odd Fellows Hall where the neat dances were held on Saturday nights), 4610 Stephens Ave., Carnation. Doors will open at 11 a.m. and potluck at noon. Bring your favorite hot dish, salad or dessert. Punch and coffee will be furnished. Please bring your own plate, cup and silverware.


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Congrats to you wife and her successful triumph over cancer!
I can't comment on the effects of or on estrogen, except to link to this article at Paleo for Women.
What I will contribute though, is that weight loss as a side effect of optimal eating and optimal health, is more desirable than weight loss for its own sake and with no regard for optimal nutrition and lifestyle. So transitioning to a diet of high quality whole foods, and a lifestyle of good sleep, good movement, good fun, lower toxins and lower stress can ONLY be beneficial. Maybe the desired weight loss will happen, maybe it won't. But there's no harm in trying!


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Friday, February 14, 2014
The winter weather has thrown a kink into the schedule for the state wrestling finals.
The dates for both the Class AAAA state duals semi-finals and finals have been pushed back.
Summerville was originally set to wrestle Lexington for the 4-A Lowerstate championship Wednesday but with school being closed officials have rescheduled the match for 6 p.m. Saturday. Summerville will still host.
Dreher High School was originally going to host the state duals championship matches for three classes, including 4-A, but now officials are leaving it up to the coaches for the teams that advance to the championship matches to settle on a neutral site. Schools must reach an agreement on a neutral site and date and complete the finals no later than Feb. 20.
The other two teams still in contention for the 4-A title are Rock Hill and Hillcrest. In the latest scmat.com rankings, Rock Hill is the top-ranked team for the class, followed by Summerville, Lexington and Hillcrest.
Saturdays Lowerstate match should be interesting. Summerville has seven wrestlers who are ranked in their weight class and Lexington has six.
Summervilles James Sass is the top-ranked grappler for the 106-pound class. He placed third at the 2012 individual state championships tournament in the class and second at the 2013 tournament.
Summervilles John Van Slooten is the top-ranked wrestler at 145. He claimed individual titles for Class A, AA and AAA before transferring to Summerville.
Other Summerville wrestlers ranked in their weight class are Tyler Fachko (6th/126-pounds), Daniel Smith (7th/152), Anthony Collins (3rd/160), Chad Wood (5th/170) and Julian Gibbs (6th/220).
Lexingtons Jackson Myers, who has three state titles and is the defending champion in his class, is the top-ranked wrestler at 126. Teammate Daniel Bannister is the top-ranked wrestler at 182.
Other ranked Lexington wrestlers are Andrew Szalwinski (2nd/132), Trev Comstock (3rd/145), Michael Manning (3rd/170) and Andrew Carnes (4th/195).
Last season, Lexington edged Summerville out in the Lowerstate championship match and went on to win the state title. The teams have met twice this season and Summerville won both matches by scores of 33-32 and 38-29.
Summerville enters Saturdays match with a 32-1 record while Lexington has a 29-6 record.
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