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COLUMBIA - A bill that would have updated South Carolina's sex education law will likely not be heard by the General Assembly because of a tie vote at the subcommittee level.
Rep. Robert Brown, D-Charleston: Yes
Rep. Jerry Govan, D-Orangeburg: Yes
Rep. Harold Mitchell, D-Spartanburg: Yes
Rep. Andy Patrick, R-Beaufort: Yes
Rep. Joshua Putnam, R-Anderson: No
Rep. Samuel Rivers, R-Berkeley: No
Rep. Bill Taylor, R-Aiken: No
Rep. Don Wells, R-Aiken: No
An amendment introduced by Rep. Andy Patrick, R-Beaufort, that made several changes to the bill on Tuesday before the subcommittee meeting was not met favorably by its members. Several members made calls to delay voting on the bill to allow for review of the amendment.
But Patrick, chairman of the subcommittee, pushed through a vote for the bill, which ended up in a tie, 4-4. He could not be reached for comment after the meeting.
"We do need it to be updated," said Rep. Robert Brown, D-Charleston, of the law. "What about the kids with no parents? They need to be taught sexual education."
The Tell Them advocacy network was pushing for the bill that would have updated South Carolina's 26-year-old sex education law. It would have required students to receive medically accurate information on how to prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. The measure would have also required teachers be certified to teach the course.
"It's unfortunate that the bill dies because there was so much hard work put into it," said Ashley Hunter, with the South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. "Unfortunately at the end of the day it's all politics."
Rep. Joshua Putnam, R-Anderson, argued against the passing of the bill because he felt it encouraged teenagers who already feel "invincible" to believe they can have sex with a condom without ramifications.
"You can get pregnant by having sex," argued Putnam during the meeting. "But if you use condoms and stuff like that, you're going to be OK. What happens when they don't do that, when they get a little gutsy?"
Putnam also argued the state should not dictate what schools teach at a local level.
"I believe education should be centered to the communities," he added. Putnam was among the four dissenting votes. Brown said he disagreed; that he believed sexual education should be taught uniformly across the state.
Brown added that he believes abstinence should be strongly encouraged in schools, but that statistics concerning sexually transmitted diseases were concerning, which is why he voted in favor of the bill. He said the bill did all of the right things for the right reasons.
The bill was introduced during the 2013 legislative session by Rep. B.R. Skelton, R-Six Mile, and Rep. Jenny Horne, R-Summerville. The law would have required reproductive health education to stress the importance of abstinence, without limiting the discussion on contraceptives to "future family planning."
The tie vote gives the bill a status of "unfavorable report;" That means the full education committee can still request it be taken up for debate until the end of the 2014 legislative session, though it is unlikely.
Editor's note: Earlier versions of this story incorrectly listed Ashley Hunter's affiliation. She is with the South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Also, Tell Them does not consider Wednesday's vote to be a blow to their efforts.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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A 16-year-old girl was stabbed to death inside a Connecticut high school Friday, and police were investigating whether a boy attacked her because she turned down an invitation to be his prom date.
Maren Sanchez was attacked in the hallway of Jonathan Law High School in Milford, about an hour's drive from New York City, around 7:15 a.m. Staff members and paramedics performed life-saving measures on the girl, but she was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said.
The 16-year-old boy was taken into custody. His name wasn't released because of juvenile offender laws, said Police Chief Keith Mello. Investigators were looking into reports that the girl had declined to be his date for the junior prom, which was scheduled for Friday night but was postponed because of the stabbing.
Sanchez, a junior, was in the National Honor Society and engaged in school activities, schools Superintendent Elizabeth Feser said. Students were released from school early, and officials were offering counseling services.
"We are obviously devastated by the loss of one of our students, Maren Sanchez," Feser said at a news conference. "She was a 16-year-old junior – vibrant, very, very involved in Jonathan Law High School, an incredible contributor, someone who was loved and respected." Sanchez is seen smiling in what appears to be a selfie posted on her Facebook page.
Students described an emotional, somewhat chaotic scene as police and paramedics swarmed the school.
Sarah Golden, a 14-year-old freshman, said she was sitting in the main lobby with friends when she was startled by several security guards running down the hall. Then she heard a voice on a walkie-talkie say that someone had been strangled.
"I was trying not to freak out because it was really scary," Sarah said. "I just don't believe that something like that happened at my school. It's something that seems so unreal."
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March 20, 2008, 09:25 AM
Greetings, I have Ruger Mini 14 223. I plan to travel into a remote area that has no mail service or gunsmiths. I will be carrying my trusty Mini 14. What parts would you take in case of a breakdown?
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March 20, 2008, 09:37 AM
nothing. Mini's don't break.
March 20, 2008, 10:20 AM
As funny as it sounds, he's about right, they are very reliable. But, maybe a firing pin, a spring kit, (call Ruger if they have these, or Wolff), definately a few spare magazines, as these break more than anything. Use factory, if you can afford it.
You don't say how long, or what kind of climate, but essentials are a boresnake and cleaning kit.
March 20, 2008, 10:24 AM
Is that the only gun you'll have?
March 20, 2008, 11:20 AM
The agency I worked for used Mini14s back in the late 80s and early 90s. There were 8 of them that were kept at the range for qualifying. The course was not that challenging and the rifles did not have to be zeroed for each shooter. After about 6-7 years they started keyholing on the targets. We sent them back to Ruger and Ruger asked how many rounds had been fired. Easy enough to figure as they were the only 223s we had just had to look through records to see how many 223 rounds had went to the range. These rifles averaged 100,000 rds each. Never broke and never had any parts replaced. These rifles were also not cleaned on a regular basis, just wiped off the big chunks and scrubbed the bore once in awhile.
That's been my experience but you might well be served by enough mags,extra springs and a firing pin in addition to cleaning equipment.
March 20, 2008, 12:00 PM
OK--mini's ARE NOT 100% full proof and in the middle of nowehere you don't want to find out you've got problems. Mine developed a bizzarre problems where the extractor rotated out of proper detent (this at like maybe 1800 rnds fired). A smith popped it back true for me. They're solid, don't get me wrong.
What is most likely to fail--to my thinking, the functional moving parts in the bolt. I got worried about 3 months back that I have no spare parts for my mini so I ordered all of the parts, springs, etc. that are mounted to the bolt from numerich gun parts. This inluded the extractor, firing pin, ejector, springs, etc.
Now I've got the parts--and I could probably figure it out--but I've honestly NEVER had the bolt apart. I assume it comes apart like a Garand bolt, but for the M-1 there is the combo tool you punch into the bolt face and rotate that REALLY helps to assemble and reassemble the bolt. Does something like this for the mini?? I don't know--maybe someone has some insight.
The parts were cheap--like 30 bucks or so. Ruger is funny about selling some parts as they want you to send in the rifle for fitting--gun parts corp (numerich) is fast and sells almost everything.
It would be nice to know that you are confident you can get the bolt apart if needed. I haven't had to cross this bridge yet.
March 20, 2008, 12:06 PM
Hmm, how about just getting a complete bolt? Not a bad idea, there.
March 20, 2008, 12:19 PM
They sell the bolt at gunparts--but it's like 80 bucks. Moreover, replacing the bolt SHOULD involve checking the headspace. Would have been a much easier but more costly sollution.
March 20, 2008, 01:07 PM
MAGAZINES. The only thing I ever had fail with my mini was magazines, and they failed with some regularity. Even flimsy AR mags have a lower failure rate than mini-14 mags.
The other thing is, carry a little tube of gun grease (tetra lube, shooter's choice, etc). If your bolt lugs get dry, they will gall (particularly if your mini is stainless), eventually impairing reliability.
March 20, 2008, 02:09 PM
For me a standard rifle field kit is a spare bolt (check headspace BEFORE you need it), cleaning kit (including screwdrivers for that gun) and broken shell extractor.
Those 3 things will take care of most problems.
The other option is carrying a spare rifle, which is the only 100% solution.
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March 20, 2008, 02:51 PM
Ruger won't sell you a firing pin. You should have them fit one to your gun, as a spare.
March 20, 2008, 07:30 PM
A technique recommended in the past for Ruger rifle owners:
- Remove the parts you want "spared", then send it to Ruger to have the removed parts replaced and fitted. No point in troubling them with the circumstances :-)
March 20, 2008, 07:42 PM
- Remove the parts you want "spared", then send it to Ruger to have the removed parts replaced and fitted. No point in troubling them with the circumstances :-)
Sounds like a good plan... but, pardon my ignorance... can we be certain they will modify the bolt to fit the rifle and not the other way around?
March 20, 2008, 07:53 PM
Ruger factory mags should be pretty reliable. I have had absolutely horrible luck with aftermarket mini mags, regardless of manufacturer.
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The dreaded kitchen has finally arrived. I am excited and then not all at the same time.
Excited I am FINALLY getting to it, and not because it is a big job to me..
Then again it might be surprising how easy it is.
We shall see in time.
I figured for the first part of the kitchen I would lay out the land so to speak.
The whole thing is a problem area just about. I don't know that I CAN narrow in on certain spots, but I'll do my best.
I wanted to take each part slowly as it's going to take a bit of thought as to HOW I am going to do this.
As I looked around the kitchen these areas stood out to me:
- Pantry
- Refrigerator
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- Measuring spoons drawer/cooking drawer
- MISC drawer (one that just needs to be organized all around.. it's the junk draw for kitchen supplies!)
- Spices
- Snacks area
- Under the sink
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- Junk drawer
Amazingly the cups, plates and bowls are stored nicely, and it's worked the whole time. The rest of the stuff stored in the kitchen is "working" but I am not liking it. I constantly WISH it was different.
Much like last time, I'll come back here to cross off each project as they get completed. With this new venture, I will most likely be purchasing items to help with organizing. I had hoped to "organize with what I had" like last time, but I realized it would not work in the kitchen. Little things here and there are going to make big changes to this kitchen. I am going to try to keep the prices very low though.
Ready? I sure am!
It's time to make this kitchen FLOW!
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text: New Delhi: The fifth round of the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy season gets underway across the country on Saturday, with the previous round having resulted in some thrilling wins. Twelve teams have posted outright wins so far, and at the halfway stage those who have not will need to put in something special to stay afloat. Hereâs a look at the Group B matches starting December 1. Haryana v Delhi at Lahli: This is the match to watch out for in round five. The Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium is capable of swallowing 20 wickets in a day with wintery conditions aiding pace bowlers significantly. The biggest beneficiaries have been Odisha and Baroda who, after nail-biting wins over Haryana, are ahead of Delhi at number one and two respectively in Group B.With 11 points from four matches, a win will do no harm to Delhi's chances of making it to the quarter-finals and it's not beyond the seven-time champions provided they ride the result-oriented but notorious track in Lahli. Delhi have turned the tide after their first-round loss to Uttar Pradesh to come back with a bonus-point win over Odisha and back-to-back draws against Baroda and Tamil Nadu. Haryana, last yearâs semi-finalists, have lost their three matches in home with collapses of 55 (against Vidarbha) and 66 (against Odisha) and a never-shredding final day against Baroda leaving them without a point. Odisha v Maharashtra at Sambalpur: Odisha are on the rise after two outright wins in a row and will now chase a hat-trick of victories against Maharashtra, who have just four points from three outings. Natraj Beheraâs team have leapfrogged to the top of the Group B table with 13 points â joint level with Baroda â and will look to ride this wave of confidence over their opponents. Odishaâs success has been led by influential efforts from several players, and in the absence of stars and aggressive match-winners this could be their recipe this season and beyond. A draw in Nagpur last round gave Maharashtra three points for the first innings-lead, following defeat in round three. The revelation for them was 31-year-old opener Virag Awate who become only the second player to score twin centuries on debut in the Ranji Trophy. The fact he was the mainstay of Maharashtraâs batting in both innings shows how shaky the batting has been. Uttar Pradesh v Baroda at Kanpur: Itâs a tight battle in the upper half of Group B, with Uttar Pradesh on 10 points to Odhisa and Barodaâs 13, with Delhi on 11. Thus these two teams find themselves in a scrap for the upper hand at a venue known to encourage spin. Baroda won their first match in heart-stopping manner, thanks to the last-wicket parhe last-wicket pair of Bhargav Bhatt and Utkarsh Patel achieving only the 14th one-wicket victory in Ranji Trophy history. Though the win left Baroda coach Sanath Kumar worried about the state of the batting, considering how in the first innings the team went from 189 for 1 to 324 all out and in the second required two tailenders without batting credentials to put on 37 runs, Baroda should be a rejuvenated side at Kanpur. Especially if Yusuf Pathan is passed fit and returns to lead the team. UP did not feature in the last round. Since beating a star-studded Delhi in their season opener, Suresh Rainaâs team has taken one point from a run-fest in Pune and three against Karnataka in Pune. Their batting has been good â five players have scored centuries â but the bowling has been too reliant on Bhuveshwar Kumar (16 wickets at 23.81) and Imtiaz Ahmed (12 at 39.58). Praveen Kumar has not featured since the Delhi win, Piyush Chawlaâs four wickets have cost 82.75 runs each, and Ali Murtaza has not looked a wicket-taking bowler. Vidarbha v Tamil Nadu at Nagpur: One point separates the two opponents who have not lost a match this season, with Vidarbha having an extra match in hand over Tamil Nadu. While Tamil Nadu have a storied history and far more experienced players in their ranks, Vidarbha are a side lacking star value and also without their strike bowler, Umesh Yadav. Tamil Naduâs last match was a 104-run win over Maharasthra in Chennai, and after a round of rest they will be out to advance on the points table. That win was fashioned by the bowlers, in particular L Balaji, Malolan Rangarajan and Aushik Srinivas who secured the first-innings lead and bowled the opposition out for 80 in the second innings. Tamil Naduâs batting was shaky, as totals of 276 and 149 show, so thatâs an area where Vidarbhaâs bowlers will look to exploit. Further, the ineffectiveness of spinner Jaganathan Kaushik (strike-rate of 390, average of 185) is an area where Vidarbhaâs batsmen could cash in. Vidarbhaâs draw against Maharashtra fetched them one point and came after a draw against Baroda. The bowlers have been the stars so far, but with the bat they have problems. Subtract Hemang Badaniâs defiant century against Baroda no batsman has reached three figures, though in two subsequent inning Badani has managed 60 runs. Faiz Fazal came closest with 98 and he remains the only player to top 200 runs. Former India and Odisha opener SS Das has tallied 111 runs with a best of 36 not out.


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Note: Senators 3, Devils 2, Final
Martin Brodeur, recovered from a bruised right elbow, started his first game for the Devils Friday night since Nov. 18 in Toronto. He missed eight games.
The Devils started a line of Patrik Elias, Jason Arnott and Dainius Zubrus against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place. Andy Greene and Anton Volchenkov were on defense.
Pascal Leclaire was in goal for the Senators.
Brodeur, who assisted on the Devils' first goal, has 35 career assists. The NHL record for a goalie is 48 by Tom Barrasso.
Jason Arnott had a scoring chance from below the right circle at 10:20, but Leclaire made the save.
Defenseman Henrik Tallinder rifled a shot off the left post with 5:26 remaining.
With Mike Fisher in the box for interference, Leclaire gloved a one-timer from Ilya Kovalchuk at 15:07.
The Devils appeared to tie the score with a power play goal at 16:24. Brian Rolston tried to jam it in. The rebound came out to David Clarkson, who missed with his first shot. Clarkson then kicked the puck with his skate and referee Brad Watson disallowed the goal.
After a review, Watson's call stood.
Leclaire made two stops early in the period. The first came 20 seconds in against Dainius Zubrus and the second came at 1:54 on Brian Rolston.
Patrik Elias evened the score, 1-1, with a power play goal at 4:46. Chris Phillips was in the penalty box for hooking Mattias Tedenby when Elias carried the puck in and snapped a shot from above the slot.
The puck deflected off Leclaire's glove and trickled over the goal line into the net. It was the fifth goal of the season for Elias and third on the power play.
Milan Michalek gave the Senators a 2-1 at 9:40. Jason Spezza won the faceoff with Rod Pelley in the right circle and the puck came back to Erik Karlsson at the right point.
Karlsson's shot was blocked on its way to the net, but came to Michalek in the slot below the hash marks for the go-ahead goal.
It was Brodeur's clearing attempt off the right wing boards that led to Ottawa's third goal. Brodeur's pass was intercepted by Chris Kelly.
Chris Neil took a pass and carried the puck behind the net, giving it to Jarkko Ruutu at the right side of the crease. Ruutu banked a shot off Brodeur and into the net at the 11:55 mark.
The goals came 2:15 apart.
A power play goal from Dainius Zubrus brought the Devils back to within a goal. Zubrus took a Travis Zajac feed and scored from above the right hash marks on a one-timer at 14:10.
Sergei Gonchar was in the penalty box for holding when Zubrus scored.
Sens defenseman Filip Kuba made a diving poke check to break up a scoring chance by Ilya Kovalchuk in the right circle with 3:03 left.
Leclaire closed the door on a David Clarkson chance with 1:51 to go.
The Devils are outshooting the Senators, 20-19.
End of period: Senators 3, Devils 2
Other Devils lines: Ilya Kovalchuk-Travis Zajac-Jamie Langenbrunner; Brian Rolston-Adam Mair-David Clarkson; Alexander Vasyunov-Rod Pelley-Mattias Tedenby.
Brodeur stopped Jason Spezza at the edge of the crease after 7:38. The play was reviewed more than five minutes later and the puck did not cross the goal line.
Milan Michalek tried to wrap a shot around the right post at 10:03 but the puck went through the crease.
Leclaire stopped a Zajac backhand shot at 11:22.
The Senators welcomed Volchenkov back to Ottawa with a brief video tribute on the scoreboard and an acknowledgement with 7:47 left.
Defenseman Erik Karlsson, who prevented the Devils from clearing the zone, gave the Senators a 1-0 lead at 15:31 when his slap shot from the right point went through a crowd and beat Brodeur on his glove side. It was Karlsson's fifth goal of the season.
Nick Foligno threw a sharp angle shot on net just before the horn sounded. Brodeur squeezed it against the right post.
The Senators outshot the Devils, 13-7.
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Unitarian churches continue to grow
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. It's not exactly the Great Awakening. It's more like the Small Stirring. PM
The Rev. Elgie Crow believes he has been saved by grace. But he's also a stickler for obedience. So when he finally surrendered to the call to preach, he knew it was time to sanctify himself - to model the kind of life he would be calling on his congregants to live. PM
Nature vs. Nurture
At least 18 lawsuits are in the works as a result of the April 20 bloodbath at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. PM
Festival breathes life into traditional hymns
Most churches cannot afford an orchestra or paid choir members. Paul Manz, founder and retired director of the Paul Manz Institute of Church Music, is out to help church music leaders make the most of what they typically do have: an organ, a volunteer choir, additional singers in the pews and a set of hymnals. PM
Miss America pageant has right to change rules
TODAY'S DILEMMA: Should the Miss America Pageant rules be changed to allow women who have had abortions or been divorced to enter? PM
Haynes: Times and hero have changed, sadly
Through a paperback book, a college senior in New Jersey caught the imagination of a high school freshman in Texas in 1965.
Author writes about search
Despite the title, this is not a devotional or how-to book on supernatural detection. It is another chapter in the life of a talented, loving, often anguished writer, who in his seventh decade is still trying to learn more about himself and his own Author. PM
Jack-o'-lanterns can help believers laugh at evil's power
Although Christians who object to Halloween have a perfect right to do so, it's a mistake to label as pagans everyone else who has ghouls, goblins and jack-o-lanterns in their yards at this time of year. PM
Sorry, folks: Potter books aren't going anywhere
When I heard that the Harry Potter books were the latest kid-lit to run afoul of the self-appointed censors, I decided it was time to take a drastic step. PM
Coming Attractions
Wheels, today through Saturday, The Caravan.
Entertainment Briefs
"Contributions of German Immigrants to American Agriculture" is now featured at the American Quarter Horse Heritage Center & Museum, 2601 E. Interstate 40.
Send in the clones
NEW YORK When CBS launches "The Early Show" Monday from a studio overlooking Central Park, network television's three-way battle for the morning news audience begins in earnest.
Scorsese scores again with 'Dead'
Frank Pierce has that stare of someone searching for something. Not something tangible, such as a flashlight or a tape-recorder, but something meaningful, like a relationship or spiritual journey.
Grass-Roots Movement Backs Low-Power FM Radio
WASHINGTON Mired in eye-glazing technical language and First Amendment rhetoric, the low-power FM radio licensing issue is finally getting a little rock 'n' roll sexiness.
Three to Tango' actors fall short in new comedy
After watching Matthew Perry for six years on "Friends," I'd never seen the scar on his chin. PM
Dance Notes
Amarillo Squares will dance Friday at the Yellow Rock Danc'n Center on the old Claude Highway. Square dance lessons begin at 7:30 p.m. with Jimmy and Jo Gouge as caller and taw. Area dancers and visitors can attend.
People respond to man's letter about racism
Dear Readers: Yesterday I began sharing some of the many comments from my readers regarding racism. PM
Readers sound off about racism among minorities
Dear Readers: After printing letters about racism during the summer, I received an onslaught of mail from readers who wanted to comment. It's a subject about which people are passionate. PM
'Sew for the Cure' to raise money for cancer research
You may have heard of the national fund-raising campaign, "Sew for the Cure." Sponsored by the Home Sewing Association of New York, its goal is to raise money for breast cancer research and education. PM
Local Events
The River Road High School Senior Class Haunted House is from 7 to 11 p.m. today and Sunday and from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday at the school, River Road at Mobley Street. PM
Feduris: Who, What, Where
The organization is a chapter of American Mensa Ltd., the High IQ Society. Members must score within the top 2 percent of the general population on a standard intelligence test. PM
Allergies linked to asthma in children
CHICAGO If allergies weren't disruptive enough in a child's life, they can also lead to the more serious consequence of asthma. PM
These aren't your grandmother's tamales
Tamales are timeless. Especially in the talented hands of Chef John Rivera Sedlar. PM
Boy Scouts to begin selling popcorn to raise funds
The Golden Spread Council, Boy Scouts of America, will sell Trail's End Gourmet Popcorn beginning Saturday through Nov. 22. PM
Quilt club meeting set
Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday for the last Timeless Treasures Quilt Guild meeting of the year sponsored by the Panhandle Piecers Quilt Club. PM
Fike: Latest medication for diabetics shows promise; has bonus effect
In my last "Dietitian's Corner" on Sept. 1, I reviewed many of the diabetic medications that are available. PM
Middle school football champs to be decided this week
Two grades, four teams, two games to go.
Burglar Alert
Burglaries on Oct. 15 were in the 9400 block of East Interstate 40, two incidents in the 2500 block of Southwest Second Avenue, the 800 block of Southwest 10th Avenue, the 2000 block of Southwest Seventh Avenue, the 4200
Five generations
Five generations of the Simonton family recently gathered for a family portrait.
Potter County 4-H Horse Project awards presented
The Potter County 4-H Horse Project year-end awards were presented recently during ceremonies at The Bill Cody Arena.
AISD Sports Calendar
Amarillo ISD Sports Calendar
ASCA Calendar
THURSDAY: Dominoes, 8 a.m., Central Center; 42 games, 9 a.m., Central Center; early voting, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Room 112; Better Breathers, 6 p.m., Seminar Room and Conference Center; and table tennis, 7 p.m., Central Center.
HPISD Sports Calendar
Highland Park ISD Sports Calendar
Art scholarship competition open
Applications for scholarships in the arts have been mailed to accredited high schools throughout Texas.
A story in the Oct. 20 Friends and Neighbors section printed an incorrect winner in a benefit basketball game between representatives of the Amarillo Fire Department and the Amarillo Police Department.
Organizations work to enhance college experience
All too often, college students put time into the classroom and studies - and little else on campus. Many students at Amarillo College also work, have family responsibilities, or both. Students can get overwhelmed.
PARD Volleyball Standings
Through Oct. 20 Games
YMCA Notes
The Amarillo YMCA has scheduled a racquetball tournament Nov. 5-7.
University students keep history of ideas alive, dynamic
A recent cartoon in Parade magazine depicts a middle-aged couple observing a young computer geek and a skateboard dude. The man says to the woman: "Of course they don't understand moderation. To them everything is either 'virtual' or 'extreme."'
YMCA Fall Baseball Standings
YMCA Fall Baseball Final Standings
Amarilloans anxiously await the arrival of television
Editor's note: This is the tenth installment in a monthly series of stories examining frontiers in history, American and local. Our focus this month is on television frontiers.
Students explore future teaching careers at WT seminar
Norman Reuther took a $125,000 pay cut when he changed professions several years ago.
Downtown YMCA begins fitness contest
Folks wanting to monitor their fitness progress may keep charts to track their progress.
Woodlans Elementary, Herring National team up
Some little kids are into big money at Woodlands Elementary School.
Invention brings people together, distances them
Television, the invention that brought the world together, also distanced families and caused viewers to retreat into their homes, several people interviewed said.
Volleyball association sets tryout
The High Plains Volleyball Association has scheduled tryouts for the 1999-2000 season.
AHAI Standings
Amarillo Hockey Association Inc.
Underwater Adventure
Longing for a trip to the ocean?
Band's enthusiasm shows on new CD
Are The Humans a cursed band?
Amarillo J.O.'s sets meeting, tryout dates
Amarillo J.O.'s volleyball has announced various dates of importance for the fall season.
ASCA Menus
Lunches are served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily at the Amarillo Senior Citizens Association, 1300 S. Polk St.
Under Construction
The following information about construction on city streets and state highways and work on utility projects is provided to Friends & Neighbors readers based on information from city and state officials.
Cold-weather recipes rely on traditional fall ingredients
If you're one of those people who looks forward to fall; who comes alive when they hear leaves rustling down the street and who loves the bite of a crisp, blustery day - then, boy, you must be downright depressed right about now.
Taekwondo club brings home awards
The Amarillo Taekwondo club competed in its first ever inter-school Taekwondo event against the Plainview YMCA on Aug. 28 in Plainview.
Middle school volleyball city tournament under way
The city tournament for Amarillo Independent School District middle school volleyball teams began Monday with the quarterfinal round at Austin Middle School.
Students offer positive impressions of district
At the summit, students gave their impressions of the community, and most offered positive responses.
Annual program designed to help small businesses
Another Chamber of Commerce program aimed at helping small businesses is just around the corner. Our annual MegaMarket is designed to help businesses promote themselves face-to-face to more than 100 other businesses and potential customers.
Sub-Varsity Roundup
The Sandies broke open a close game with 23 fourth-quarter points as they blasted San Angelo Central on Thursday in Lubbock.
Kids, Inc. Results
Kids, Inc. Results
Engraving business offers production services, too
Just over 12 years ago, the construction business was falling on hard times in Amarillo.
Hilltop Calendar
All activities are at Hilltop Senior Center, unless otherwise specified.
St. Mary's School holds annual carnival
Part of the fun in attending a school carnival is seeing what kind of get-up all the lit
PARD Flag Football Standings
PARD Flag Football Standings Through Oct. 19 Games
Former disc jockey wins spot at National Senior Games
Seven Scott & White Texas Senior Games medals now anchor Amarillo's own whirlwind of activity, Ruby Lewis, firmly to the winners' stand.
Technicians, scam servicemen head west with television trend
Flimflam men exchanged their snake oil for magical television as demand for sets swept across the country.
School Lunch Menus
Thursday through Nov. 3
Trial and error signal beginning of KGNC
Television shot down the pantomimed shootouts Bob Izzard had with his 2-year-old son, Mark, in 1953.
RRISD Sports Calendar
River Road ISD Sports Calendar
CISD students discuss tolerance, safety, rivalry at summit
Matthew Hinders said his school has an "in" group and "out" group.
Red Cross Briefs
Introduction to Disaster Services is a self-paced, video-led basic level course that is a prerequisite for all disaster classes.
CISD Sports Calendar
Canyon ISD Sports Calendar
Alamo Catholic Key Club to hold hat collection for cancer patients
Alamo Catholic High School Key Club will be conducting a hat drive on Nov. 6 to benefit cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in the area.
Bridge Winners
Winners for Oct. 3-16
Paino students perform in recital
The Amarillo Music Teachers' Association sponsored a recital that highlighted the performances of students studying with AMTA teachers on Oct. 9 in Westgate Mall.
Palo Duro High School students invited for one-night stint on Broadway
Palo Duro High School drama students have hitched their stars to a 1999-2000 season they hope will help them stowaway with the "Pirates of Penzance" in New York City.
PARD Softball Standings
PARD Softball Final Standings Through Oct. 15 Games
AHS gets No. 1 seed in flip with Tascosa
"The Flip" turned out to be much ado about nothing - not very much, anyway.
`Dub' has players believing, and playoff drought may end
Two years ago when John "Dub" Smith took over the Tucumcari Rattlers football program he started his psychology project. That project was getting a group players to believe in themselves. Not an easy task for a program that had won five district games in 20 years.
Wolverines have been downright stingy since trashing experiment
Sometimes you just have go with what's comfortable.
Pampa, Canyon begin playoffs
Pampa and Canyon, a pair of teams which have fought through a share of adversity throughout the season, will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Caprock Activity Center in a Class 4A bi-district volleyball playoff match.
AHD faces potential money shortfall in 2025
Amarillo Hospital District directors are planning ahead to avoid what could be a potential financial disaster for health care in Amarillo.
Dust Bowl worst
The drama of hurricanes and tornadoes may get more attention, but weather experts rate the 1930s Dust Bowl as the worst U.S. weather event of the century. PM
Award-winning teacher cites determination of his students
Neil Eckhart can't wait to answer the subtraction question. His whole body twitches like a live wire, right down to his finger tips. But, he's a gentleman and waits for classmate Becky Vossett to try first.
Amarillo man arraigned after taking beer from store, chase
GUYMON, Okla. - An Amarillo man was arraigned Wednesday on a string of eight charges for offenses allegedly committed during a chase that left him bogged down in a wheat field.
Luncheon will introduce community to students helped by scholarship fund
Amarillo residents will have the opportunity to eat lunch and contribute to a scholarship fund.
Randall High School newspaper, yearbook honored with awards
Randall High School's newspaper and yearbook both were honored last weekend with first place in best-in-show awards.
Now, for rest of today's news...
Their front pages offer reports on booster club meetings and library book sales.
Two men sentenced to prison on drug trafficking charges
Two men have been sentenced to federal prison terms on drug trafficking charges.
Treadway trial might face delay
PORTALES, N.M. - The sentencing of convicted murderer Michael Lee Treadway, which was expected to be finished by Friday, unexpectedly was delayed Wednesday to allow state prosecutors adequate time to respond to late discovery evidence submitted by the defense.
Services Friday for area news editor
WELLINGTON - Virginia Ann Robey, 84, news editor of the Wellington Leader for more than 60 years, died Tuesday night at Collingsworth Memorial Hospital.
Energy, success of `Tap Dogs' pave the way for edgier shows
Drenched in testosterone, the dancers of "Tap Dogs" grunted and stomped their way across the Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium stage on Monday in a tour de force performance.
Suspects arrested in string of robberies arraigned in court, bond set
Two men arrested over the weekend in a string of robberies were arraigned in Potter County court Wednesday while a woman who sustained injuries possibly related to the robberies remained in critical condition at Northwest Texas Hospital.
Treadway, birth mother reunited 19 years later
PORTALES, N.M. Convicted murderer Michael Lee Treadway, 20, of Farwell was 18 months old the last time he saw the woman who gave birth to him.
Suspect eludes officers
A male suspected of theft managed to elude law enforcement officers from three agencies Wednesday night when he carried a police chase across rough country north of Amarillo.
Old pal recalls Axton
Tom Higley never knew his friend was interested in music. At age 14 in 1952, the Childress neighbors shared two primary passions: football and food.
Federal jury indicts man for threat to blow up building
A federal grand jury indicted a man Tuesday for threatening to blow up Amarillo's J. Marvin Jones federal courts building and two other men charged with cocaine trafficking.
High Court to review execution
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether electrocution amounts to cruel and unusual punishment, using a Florida case in its first evaluation of the controversial procedure in more than a century. PM
First phase of Bell ahead of schedule
The first phase of construction at the Bell Helicopter Textron assembly plant is proceeding ahead of schedule, said Bob Bass, Amarillo Economic Development Corp. associate.
Woman disappears day after purse theft
Amarillo police said they are concerned about the disappearance of a local woman more than two weeks ago and are seeking help from the public in locating her.
Students in the Canyon Independent School District are observing Red Ribbon Week.
Bulletin Board
Local advertising and public relations man Thomas Graham says he is showing his age. PM
Childress remembers Axton family of the early '50s
Childress remembers the other Axton: Tuesday's death of legendary song writer Hoyt Axton brought bac
U.S. payment to U.N. is due by year's end
The United States is obligated to pay its past dues to the United Nations under a precedent of international law that Washington helped set more than 30 years ago, the world court's president said. PM
J.O. Wyatt Clinic administrator leaving position
Northwest Texas Healthcare System will have another administrative change - the sixth in as many months. George Buchenau Jr., administrator at Northwest's J.O. Wyatt Clinic, will leave the position Friday.
Randall County constable's salary rises by about $23,000
Randall County Constable Neal Cearley got a $23,000 raise Tuesday.
Plainview shopping center to get makeover
PLAINVIEW - Plainview Town Centre Shopping Center will be getting a complete makeover in the next few months, including some new stores, some additional parking and a new name.
2 more coyotes infected with plague
Officials have found two more coyotes carrying antibodies to the plague bacteria in the Valle de Oro area, the Amarillo Bi-City-County Health District reported on Tuesday.
Tech honors Bivins with award
LUBBOCK - Texas Tech University's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources named state Sen. Teel Bivins as a 1999 Gerald W. Thomas Outstanding Agriculturalist, according to a news release from Tech.
Roosevelt announces county manager
PORTALES, N.M. Three weeks after longtime Roosevelt County manager Mike Miller announced his resignation, a new manager will be on the job today.
New postmaster named for city
David B. Sanderson was appointed this month as Amarillo's new postmaster, said a U.S. Postal Service news release.
Oil industry wants to drop severance tax
An oil industry spokesman urged the Texas Senate's Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday to consider dropping the severance tax on oil and gas production.
Judge rules evidence admissable
ODESSA - District Judge Jack Young denied a defense motion this week to suppress new evidence that could be used against murder defendant Eddie Rowton, who is accused in the 1992 death of 5-year-old Earth resident Shawnlee Perry.
Study: Prayer helps
More than faith, it may be fact: Ill patients fare better when people pray for them, even when they're unaware that they're the subject of prayers - and even when they don't know the people doing the praying.
Fritch shuts off one water protest; another nears end
The rate protest of one group of Fritch water customers is over, while another might end soon.
Oil revenues from river questioned
Recreation enthusiasts made clear their pleas to a state legislative committee Tuesday, but the question of whether oil revenues are pertinent to discussions of Canadian River land is less clear.
City Commission approves purchase of computer system
The City Commission on Tuesday approved buying a new computer system for the city's record-keeping.
Timeless Tales: Pests dog Guymon
Prairie dogs, those lovable furry animals, made themselves a nuisance near an area airport, according to an Oct. 27, 1969, Daily News article.
Timeless Tales: The Christmas rush once began in October
The following letter to the editor was printed Oct. 28, 1955, in the Daily News:
Bulletin Board
Looking for just the right floor for your new home? Want something unique, that sets you apart from the rest of the subdivision? PM
@marillo Globe-News: Headlines:
@marillo Globe-News: Headlines:
Editorial: Partisan mudslinging colors the political issues
Rather than lobbing unfounded allegations of racism back and forth, Democrats and Republicans should focus on the records of U.S. Sen. John Ashcroft, R-Mo., and Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan, a Democrat.
Marsh: Proposition 17 needs our support
Can you believe it? The huge University of Texas System and the Texas A&M University System needs our help. PM
Warnecke: Character, leadership are more vital than party
Ever since my turbulent teens, which coincided with the turbulent '60s, my father and I have had turbulent arguments about politics.
Editorial: Appeals court ruling leaves schools hanging
The efforts by a group of Canyon residents and Canyon High School students to pass a solemnization initiative in the Canyon Independent School District deserves support, but not at the expense of creating a division between the group and CISD administration.
Editorial: Commissioners, TX DOT on road to public safety
The intersection of U.S. Highway 60 and Farm-to-Market Road 1912 in east Amarillo is a heavily traveled thoroughfare.
Letters to the Editor
Rejoice, Randall County residents!
Henry: Closing the door on tragedy of death
On March 28, 1987, Ochiltree County Deputy Sheriff Melvin Kenneth Drum, while responding to a disturbance call, pulled over a vehicle on the roadway.
Editorial: Constitutional rewrite would solve voter apathy
Texans are about to consider yet another mind-numbing array of proposed amendments to their state Constitution.
Farris: Government is not just voting
Local government elicits a certain charm.
Mack's Tracks: Visits to the doctor are sickening
Most folks I know dread being sick, or ill, or just feeling plain rotten. However, it happens to the best of us. The worst part of such a situation is many times the problem requires a visit to the doctor's office. Ye gads!
Letters to the Editor
Letter-writer Nancy DeJongh's shock at the defeat of the parks bond issue is not surprising ("Bond election results hurt Amarillo youth," Oct. 21). She and others who express this attitude are obviously members of the "instant gratification" generation, if not in age, in mind-set. PM
Editorial: Partial-birth abortion opposed
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said the recent vote in the Senate that sought a ban on partial-birth abortion would help ferret out the "extremists" on the issue.PM
Editorial: Models sell eggs over the Net
So let's see if we've got this. PM
Bass fisherman Smyer gets shot at his dream
After more than ten years of hosting some 150 Fun Fishing Tournaments, I have truly enjoyed watching some of this regions best anglers battle each other on our local lakes.
Hunting season approaching quickly
Hunting season is upon us and everyone is visiting our range to hone their shooting skills.
WT men's soccer team to host Midwestern
West Texas A&M will try to win the first-ever Lone Star Conference men's soccer championship today, but will have to produce one of its biggest victories of the season to do.
First BCS totals similar to polls
The Bowl Championship Series standings are out, and they confirm what the polls have been saying during the past six weeks - Florida State is No. 1 and Penn State is No. 2.
Bullfighter Baumgartner is at the top of his profession
Bull riders and rodeo committees love him. His fellow bullfighters envy him. He's Joe Baumgartner of Red Bluff, Calif., and he's possibly the best bullfighter ever to step in a rodeo arena.
'Niners prep for life without Steve Young
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Steve Young wants to play again. His doctors, teammates, coaches and friends are telling him it may be time to quit.
Payne-full memories dominate
HOUSTON (AP) - His eyes glassy as he stared into space, Davis Love III talked about the legacy Payne Stewart left behind and the devastation a family feels when a father and friend is killed in a plane crash.
Spinal problem clouds Irvin's comeback plan
IRVING (AP) - The neck injury that has sidelined Michael Irvin is no longer his biggest hurdle in returning to the Dallas Cowboys.
Rattlers suffer third straight setback
EL PASO - Just when it looked like the Rattlers were going to snap their two-game Western Professional Hockey League losing streak, the wheels fell off at El Paso County Coliseum.
Yanks' O'Neill plays despite father's death
NEW YORK (AP) - In the middle of a joyous World Series celebration on the field, Paul O'Neill hugged his manager and wept.
Jones not questioning Deion's decision to return
IRVING (AP) - With Steve Young, it's his head. With Michael Irvin, it's his neck.
Braves end bad decade on a downer
ATLANTA (AP) - One for the '90s. Maybe the next decade will be kinder to the Atlanta Braves.
In Stewart, the world has lost a rare human
I couldn't help smiling a painful smile as I watched television track his Learjet's path. Only Payne, I thought. Only Payne Stewart would go out this way.
4-1 victory hands N.Y back-to-back world titles
NEW YORK (AP) - Roger Clemens had waited too long not to savor every moment of this glorious night.
0-0 tie could prove costly for WT men's title hopes
West Texas A&M could have won the inaugural Lone Star Conference regular season men's soccer championship on Wednesday afternoon.
High-profile losers hope to rebound
Nebraska's whining, Alabama and Texas A&M are wincing and Michigan is still wondering what happened. Such is the state of last week's high-profile losers as they prepare to rebound on Saturday.
AHS claims share of title
In what was probably the last home match for one of the most dominant volleyball classes in school history, Amarillo High finished off the 1999 regular season in fitting fashion - with a dominating victory.
Marino likely to miss at least 2 more games
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) - Dan Marino doesn't need surgery but does need rest.
Deja vu for 'Hounds'?
It's quite possible the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds could match their best record in 12 years and meet the same fate as that team did.
Hall nominees
CANTON, Ohio - List of 71 former NFL players, coaches, and contributors nominated for the 2000 Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class as released by the NFL Wednesday: First-time EligiblesQuarterbacks - Joe Montana, Jay Schroeder.
Yanks slam 4 homers, sink Braves
NEW YORK (AP) - For most of the night, Game 3 looked like a lock for the Atlanta Braves.
Sosa assumes Baylor to be next Cubs boss
NEW YORK (AP) - Sammy Sosa met on the field with Don Baylor prior to Game 4 of the World Series on Wednesday and assumes the Atlanta Braves hitting coach will be the next manager of the Chicago Cubs.
Cox decided to stay with Galvine in 8th
NEW YORK (AP) - All Atlanta manager Bobby Cox wanted from pitcher Tom Glavine in Game 3 of the World Series Tuesday night was seven innings. Seven good innings.
Rose-Gray controversy is healing
NEW YORK (AP) - A day after NBC sports reporter Jim Gray was snubbed on live TV, the network threw him right back into the thick of things with the New York Yankees - and everyone talked this time.
Gray avoids candy, and reward is sweet
LUBBOCK - Thinner, faster and much more sleek and trim, Texas Tech left tackle Jonathan Gray is living his life with a plan to "just say no."
Pampa, Canyon begin playoffs
Pampa and Canyon, a pair of teams which have fought through a share of adversity throughout the season, will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Caprock Activity Center in a Class 4A bi-district volleyball playoff match.
Lady Buffs eye regional matchup
West Texas A&M could have won the inaugural Lone Star Conference regular season men's soccer championship on Wednesday afternoon.
AHS gets No. 1 seed in flip with Tascosa
"The Flip" turned out to be much ado about nothing - not very much, anyway.
Somber day in Houston
HOUSTON (AP) - The conditions at Champions Golf Club could not have been more glorious Tuesday. The sun was shining, with only a trace of breeze. The silence was broken only by the rap of a putter on the practice green.
TCU researches origins of new JFK film
DALLAS - In the early 1990s, Texas Christian University archivists sifting through a mountain of documents donated by former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright came across a Kodak film box labeled, "Kennedy breakfast, Nov. 1963."
McConaughey's lawyer seeks dismissal of charge
AUSTIN (AP) - The lawyer for actor Matthew McConaughey wants to meet with the Travis County attorney to ask that a charge stemming from an early morning disturbance be dismissed.
Man convicted of molesting girl gets new trial
AUSTIN - A Borger man convicted of molesting a 7-year-old girl in 1992 will get a new trial.
Texas Briefs
BROWNSVILLE (AP) - Welcome to the United States - now drop that cell phone.
Houston overtakes Los Angeles as city of smog
HOUSTON (AP) - Texas' largest city has achieved national supremacy, but it's not in a category anyone here is likely to brag about. PM
Boerne teacher resigns over book controversy
SAN ANTONIO (AP) An English teacher who ignited a book-banning controversy by assigning her students to read the award-winning Snow Falling on Cedars resigned.
Lotto Texas sales drop 39 percent
AUSTIN Lotto Texas, which enjoyed phenomenal success for years, suffered an almost 39 percent drop in ticket sales in the past eight weeks compared with the same period last year, the Texas Lottery Commission learned Tuesday.
Bivins' fund-raiser garners $200,000
AUSTIN - Texas lobbyists deposited about $200,000 in Sen. Teel Bivins' war chest during a Monday night fund-raiser at an Austin hotel.
High plains grain report
AUSTIN (AP) - High plains cash grain prices for Wednesday:
25 dengue fever cases confirmed in Texas
DALLAS (AP) - Texas recorded 25 cases of dengue fever since July, including the only cases of the tropical disease acquired in the United States this year, health officials said Wednesday.
Cornyn tries to clear confusion on legality of school prayer
HOUSTON (AP) - Hoping to dispel widespread confusion about the legality of prayer at school-sponsored events, Attorney General John Cornyn has mailed letters explaining a federal appeals court ruling to school officials across the state.
Rowton jury selection resumes
ODESSA - Jury selection resumed Tuesday in the capital murder trial of Eddie Rowton, one day after attorneys held a pre-trial hearing that they declined to discuss.
State Highway 87 could be rebuilt
SABINE PASS (AP) - In another step toward rebuilding long-closed State Highway 87 through the wetlands of southeast Texas, Jefferson County is preparing a land swap with the McFaddin Marsh National Wildlife Refuge.
Boundary dispute closer to resolution
DALLAS (AP) - The battle over the southern boundary between Oklahoma and Texas is a step closer to being resolved in Congress. But two congressmen want the states to address the concerns raised by Indians tribes that own land along the river.
High plains grain report
AUSTIN (AP) - High plains cash grain prices for Tuesday:
Light rail line gaining steam
AUSTIN (AP) - A $643 million light rail project has been approved by the Austin's mass transit system as the booming city struggles with increasing traffic congestion.
AHS teacher nominated for award
AUSTIN - History teacher Cathey J. Kelly of Amarillo High School has been nominated for the Texas Excellence Award for Outstanding High School Teachers sponsored annually by the Ex-Students' Association and the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin, according to a news release.PM
Galveston board OKs return of offshore gambling casino
GALVESTON (AP) - Offshore gambling could return to Galveston after the wharves board of trustees gave a Las Vegas company the option to lease a berthing space at the port.
Rather subpoenaed in dragging trial
JASPER (AP) - Dan Rather has been subpoenaed to testify at the murder trial of the third white man charged in the dragging death of a black man.
Perry: More college graduates needed
AUSTIN - Texas could face a bleak future unless more of its citizens receive a college education, Lt. Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday.
Prime minister assassinated in Armenian parliament
YEREVAN, Armenia - Gunmen seized Armenia's parliament in a torrent of automatic weapons fire Wednesday, killing the prime minister and seven other politicians. The attackers were still barricaded in the building with dozens of hostages shortly before dawn Thursday.
House passes bill to protect domain names
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted Tuesday to crack down on "cybersquatting," the pre-empting of Internet domain names with the aim of selling those names to companies or people with trademark associations to them.
Officer sought guidance on destroying air objects
WASHINGTON During the flight of Payne Stewarts Learjet, the senior military officer involved in monitoring its course consulted the Defense Departments written guidance for the destruction of uncontrolled airborne objects, a Pentagon official said Tuesday.
California voters get crack at ATM fees
SAN FRANCISCO - A proposal to ban $1 or $2 ATM surcharges goes before voters for the first time next month in San Francisco, setting the stage for a court battle.
Guestworker reforms sought
WASHINGTON - Hundreds of thousands of foreign migrant workers who are here illegally could potentially qualify for legal status under Senate legislation introduced Wednesday that would overhaul the agricultural guestworker program.
Governor urges parents to help
DENVER (AP) - Gov. Bill Owens urged the parents of JonBenet Ramsey to "quit hiding behind their attorneys" and help find their daughter's killers. PM
Iran's president visits France
PARIS (AP) - Iran's president began the first visit to France by an Iranian leader since the 1979 Islamic revolution on Wednesday, urging respect among nations during a trip that prompted French authorities to tighten border security and raid the offices of an Iranian opposition group.
Russian troops seize 4 villages
GROZNY, Russia (AP) - Russian jets screamed over the Chechen capital on Wednesday, bombing houses and killing scores of people as ground forces fought to approach the city from three directions.
Frito pie legend shot down
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - OK, so maybe Santa Fe didn't invent Frito pie.
Free Encyclopaedia Britannica Web site still jammed
CHICAGO - So far, Encyclopaedia Britannica's much-touted new Web site has been a real fiasco.com.
Newcomer reshaping Canadian newspapers
TORONTO - A few days before the release of crucial figures showing who is winning the great Canadian newspaper war, modern-day press baron Conrad Black already was celebrating.
Flood threat lessening in Mexico
VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AP) - Dangerously high rivers that have threatened to breach dikes and further deluge the flooded city of Villahermosa dropped slightly Wednesday, bringing relief to residents.
Financials power the Dow
NEW YORK (AP) - A late rally in the bond market carried over to Wall Street Wednesday, lifting financial stocks and pulling the Dow industrials out of the narrow range where they had traded most of the session.
Study: Treadmill `stress test' might beat high-tech approach
An often-ignored measurement taken during routine treadmill "stress tests" can predict a heart patient's risk of early death even better than many expensive, high-tech approaches, researchers said.
FDA approves new flu pill
WASHINGTON - Flu sufferers won their first effective pill against both types A and B flu Wednesday as the Food and Drug Administration approved Tamiflu.
Still few clues on Stewart jet
MINA, S.D. (AP) - The questions are mounting as investigators try to determine what happened to golfer Payne Stewart's Learjet as it silently raced over America's heartland. PM
Files: Britain plotted assassination
LONDON (AP) - Britain plotted to assassinate Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the commander of German forces in Africa during World War II, but put off the plans due to "inadequate" intelligence information, according to files unveiled today.
Gov. Owens: No need for special prosecutor in JonBenet probe
DENVER (AP) - Gov. Bill Owens said Wednesday he decided not to appoint a special prosecutor to look into the JonBenet Ramsey slaying, saying police are working with new evidence and headed in the right direction.
Threats affect dozens of primate researchers
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Dozens of researchers working on monkeys at universities across the country received threatening letters booby-trapped with razor blades, and an animal rights group claimed responsibility on an Internet site.
Teens write manifesto for century
PARIS (AP) - Life without drugs, child soldiers or weapons of mass destruction: All are part of the wish list an assembly of children from around the world has compiled for the 21st century. PM
Russia shells edge of Chechen capital
GROZNY, Russia - Exploding artillery shells rattled windows and spread fear in the Chechen capital Tuesday as the heaviest fighting in weeks brought Russian tanks and soldiers near the city limits.
Minister, 4 others are slain
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - Gunmen killed Armenia's prime minister and four other senior officials today when they burst into the parliament shooting automatic weapons during a debate, officials said. PM
Study shows South leads United States in obesity
ATLANTA (AP) - Americans are getting fatter, and the South - where meals often are finger-lickin' good and steamy summers lead to days of lounging inside - is leading the way.
NTSB: No quick answers
MINA, S.D. Investigators began gathering the remains of golfer Payne Stewart and five others from the area around a 10-foot-deep crater in a soggy pasture Tuesday, hoping to determine whether a sudden loss in cabin pressure doomed their Learjet.
Defendant adopts `gay panic' defense strategy
LARAMIE, Wyo. - The alleged ringleader in the beating death of college student Matthew Shepard adopted a "gay panic" defense, a somewhat risky strategy that has had little success in recent years.
NYC wants homeless people to work for place in shelter
NEW YORK - Homeless people looking for a place to sleep in New York City shelters will have to work for it under a new policy beginning this winter - a move condemned Tuesday as "a throwback to the days of Dickens."
Santa Fe OKs plaque marking internment camp
SANTA FE - A proposal to mark the site of a World War II internment camp for Japanese American civilians squeaked through City Council on Wednesday.
Study: Health coverage not expanding
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Monk convicted of molesting boy
JOHNSON CITY (AP) - Jurors found a monk guilty Wednesday of indecency with a child for his relations with a boy at Christ of the Hills Monastery near Blanco.
Rescued doctor wants to return to South Pole
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) - A doctor who was airlifted from the South Pole after finding a lump in her breast says she wants to return to the Antarctic.
Justice Department asks appeals court to reconsider medical marijuana ruling
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Justice Department on Wednesday asked a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling that could allow seriously ill patients to use marijuana without being prosecuted.
Good Samaritan returns wallet
NORWALK, Ohio (AP) - Chris Kempf's first fishing trip to Lake Erie last month seemed like a disaster until he hooked some human kindness.
Two Internet stock promoters found shot to death
COLTS NECK, N.J. (AP) - Two men who promoted penny stocks via the Internet were shot to death gangland-style inside a mansion in a crime that has baffled investigators.
Politicians tight-lipped over Belfast initiative
BELFAST, Northern Ireland - Politicians emerged tight-lipped Wednesday night from a final round of negotiations led by American diplomat George Mitchell, who is trying to salvage Northern Ireland's peace accord.
Report: Power plant emissions increase
BOSTON (AP) - For the third consecutive year, emissions from the 14 oldest power plants across New England increased, according to a report issued Wednesday by a coalition of environmental groups.
House enters debate on physician-assisted suicide
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House stepped into the emotional debate of physician-assisted suicide Wednesday, voting to bar doctors from using federally controlled drugs to help patients die.
Oil spills into Delaware River
DELAWARE CITY, Del. (AP) - A storage hold overflowed on a barge loading oil from a refinery dock early Wednesday, spilling about 100 barrels of oil into the Delaware River.
Secret meeting seen as turning point
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Ugly man contest winner uses looks to help others
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Officials: Ant control method ecologically sound
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New Mexico lottery outlook brighter
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Back in September, I started making contributions for my Roth IRA. I bought shares the following ten companies in September, these nine in October, and a few more in November. The purpose of this series of posts is to prove that it is possible to create a diversified dividend portfolio even if you do not have a lot of starting capital, while also keeping costs as low as possible. The low costs were possible because I used Sharebuilder, which allows you to make 12 purchases per month for $12. The first month after you sign up is a trial month, meaning that all twelve transactions are free. Therefore, if you make 12 trades/month for three months, the most you are going to pay is $24. That comes down to less than 0.50% of the investment amount, if you contribute the 2013 maximum contribution of $5,500. If you were putting more money than that to work however, the initial set up cost would be an even much lower percentage.
The more challenging part of the portfolio building process was uncovering quality dividend stocks, which were also attractively valued. Given the fact that stocks are hitting all-time-highs every day, it is difficult to find quality companies that are not overvalued.
As a result, I was able to purchase shares in the following dividend paying companies in November:
Philip Morris International Inc. (PM), through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cigarettes and other tobacco products. The company has consistently raised dividends since being spun off from parents Altria Group (MO) in 2008. Over the past 5 years, PMI has managed to boost distributions by 13%/year. The company is really cheap at 16.20 times earnings and yields 4.40%. This is my second largest holding, which is why it does not make sense from a diversification standpoint to keep adding money there for me. Check my analysis of Philip Morris International.
General Mills, Inc. (GIS) produces and markets branded consumer foods in the United States and internationally. I initiated a small position in the stock. This dividend achiever has raised distributions for 10 years in a row. Over the past decade, General Mills has managed to boost dividends by 8.70%/year. The company is selling for 17.40 times forward earnings, and yields 3%. Check my analysis of General Mills.
Target Corporation (TGT) operates general merchandise stores in the United States. This dividend champion has raised distributions for 46 consecutive years in a row. Over the past decade, Target has managed to boost dividends by 18.60%/year. The company is selling for 17.20 times earnings and yields 2.70%. The big opportunity behind the company is international expansion, which could reward shareholders immensely, if it is done right. Check my analysis of Target.
Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, and manufacture of petroleum products. This dividend champion has raised distributions for 31 years in a row. Over the past decade, Exxon Mobil has managed to raise dividends by 9%/year, and has also managed to repurchase stock consistently for decades. Currently, the stock is trading at 12.25 times earnings and yields 2.70%. The stock popped on news Warren Buffett initiated a large position in it, which is why adding to Exxon on dips might be a good strategy. Check my analysis of Exxon Mobil.
The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), together with its subsidiaries, provides financial and banking services in North America and internationally. The stock is selling for 13 times earnings and yields 3.60%. The company started raising dividends in 2011, after freezing them in 2008.
Royal Bank of Canada (RY), a diversified financial service company, provides personal and commercial banking, wealth management, insurance, corporate and investment banking, and transaction processing services worldwide. The stock is selling for 12.10 times earnings and yields 3.90%. The company started raising dividends in 2011, after freezing them in 2007.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) provides various financial products and services in Canada and internationally. The stock is selling for 10.20 times earnings and yields 4.30%. The company started raising dividends in 2011, after freezing them in 2007.
The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), together with its subsidiaries, provides various personal, commercial, corporate, and investment banking services in Canada and internationally. The stock is selling for 12 times earnings and yields 3.90%. The company started raising dividends in 2011, after freezing them in 2008.
Bank of Montreal (BMO), together with its subsidiaries, provides various retail banking, wealth management, and investment banking products and services in North America and internationally. The stock is selling for 11 times earnings and yields 4%. The company started raising dividends in 2013, after freezing them in 2007.
Overall, I am very bullish on Canadian banks for the very long term. None of the five largest Canadian banks cut dividends during the financial crisis, although they did freeze them for a few years. I think that the Canadian economy is in a unique position to deliver population growth, economic growth, that would trickle down to bolster long-term earnings for the largest banks in the country. This is a bet that Canada in 50 years will be very prosperous, which would trickle down to huge amount of rising dividends from those banks. In addition, while Canadian dividends face a 15% withholding for taxable accounts, there is no withholding in retirement accounts such as Roth IRA's. I plan on writing an article specifically outlining my thesis behind a core long-term holding of these five Canadian banks. Please stay tuned.
UPDATE 2/5/2014 : Sharebuilder is still withholding Canadian taxes on dividends, despite the fact that it is in a ROTH IRA. They seemed unwilling to accommodate my needs as a client, which is why I would not recommend them for buying Canadian dividend paying stocks in tax-deferred accounts.
With this, my allocations for 2013 Roth IRA are complete. I would wait to make my 2014 Roth IRA, until I make my SEP IRA contributions in the first quarter of 2014. Given the fact that I am trying to put away as much as possible in tax-deferred accounts, ( 401K, Sep and Roth IRA's), I am not going to be able to make as many investments in taxable accounts as before. Therefore, my dividend income would grow merely as a result of organic dividend increases and dividend reinvestment. I expect this to lead to a 10% annual increase in dividends for the next five years. Let's see if this can be done.
Full Disclosure: Long all companies mentioned in this article
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Fiction Family, featuring Jon Foreman of Switchfoot and Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek, will be stopping by Messiah College's Brubaker Auditorium Sunday night in support of their self-titled debut album.
The new album has been a slow process, with both artists working on it in between their considerable touring and recording commitments. Interestingly, there were no label restraints on the album; ATO Records wasn't involved until after the creative process was complete, giving the two a sense of freedom.
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HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, MI – Staff at ClearView Apartments are working to help 29 displaced families after fire raged through a building at the complex Oct. 10.
Nine of those families have already been relocated to other available units, said Debra Spohn, senior vice president of property management for Cottonwood Management, which operates the complex.
Spohn said ClearView staff have assisted other residents in finding alternate housing at places nearby.
Damages to the building are estimated at nearly $1.4 million, she said.
Authorities have said the Oct. 10 fire started as a resident attempted to remove fur from a squirrel carcass with a propane torch on his deck. A firefighter suffered a broken toe while fighting the blaze, but all residents were safely evacuated.
The complex prohibits any type of outdoor cooking on the deck areas, for safety reasons, Spohn said.
The complex will hold the resident responsible for a $10,000 insurance deductible on the damaged building.
Residents in the complex are required to hold renter's insurance that will cover their own personal belonging as well as $100,000 toward damages to the building in which they live.
"It's really unfortunate," Spohn said of the fire. "You can be super conscientious and careful, but unfortunately your neighbor can cause a fire such as this."
Spohn anticipates the rebuilding process will begin before the end of the year. A contractor already is on site, but the property management company is awaiting an insurance payout to come through before proceeding further.
The remaining portion of the burned structure—which was constructed in the mid-1980s— will be demolished within the next week to 10 days, she said.
ClearView Apartments is Cottonwood Residential's only Michigan property. The company dealt with another fire with losses in a similar range in the Dallas area not long ago, Spohn said.


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Los Angeles, CA (July 18, 2014) — AIDS Project Los Angeles joins members of the HIV/AIDS community across the globe in expressing deep sadness at the news that some of the nearly 300 people who died aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 were researchers, advocates, and individuals living with HIV/AIDS on their way to the International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia. Many long time colleagues and friends were on board, including several who were set to speak at the APLA-affiliated Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF) Pre-Conference in Melbourne this weekend. There is no doubt that these individuals worked tirelessly to improve the lives of individuals living with HIV/AIDS and end the epidemic. We feel immense pain for this terrible tragedy, but the contributions that these individuals made will not be forgotten. Our Board, staff and volunteers extend our condolences to the families and friends of all those who were lost.
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After taking a moment to absorb this shocking and intangible philosophical abstraction, you try to retrace your steps. What could have caused this? Then it hits you: The rye! You vomit violently. Then it hits you, but in the sense that you come to a realization: The rye!
Taking the pint glass of rye very carefully from your inside coat pocket, you notice the tell-tale of powdered sediment at the bottom. For the fiftieth time that day, you regret not buying a new flask. Before you can regret it for the fifty-first time, you collapse under the weight of the drug, struggling to maintain your grip on reality. Someone has hooked the sun to a dimmer switch and is spinning it wildly.
As you slide into a drug-fueled stupor of hallucination and full-body shakes, the last cogent part of your brain finally recognizes the nasty tang of the pill playing a pick-up game of basketball with your consciousness. It's acrid and thick, the smoke from a trash fire caught in the waxed tips of a bushy mustache.
Jack, you think, that bastard. It was one thing to slip a man a Mickey, but to slip your own writer a Brockway? The drug had been outlawed in all of the good states for years now.
You need to find out what Jack's up to. But first, you need to get these drugs out of your system, or at the very least party hard enough that they don't go to waste. And above all else, you've still got a column to write.
Right now, you're cheekbone-deep in a puddle of sick, and the good news is you're lying on your side, most likely because your legs seem to have swapped brains buddy comedy-style, and they're not quite sure what to make of these strange new leg-bodies.
"Fuck you, legs," you encourage, but to no avail. You, Michael Swaim, who've made a career out of standing in various places, cannot now stand of your own accord. You're filled with the drunken rage and frustration of a thousand whiskey-dicked sophomores.
Luckily, just then, a rainbow-feathered emurangutan appears.
"Are you a drug-induced hallucination?" you ask it.
"No," it says in every language to ever be spoken in the universe, all at once.
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The creature scoops you off of the floor with its muscular orangutan arms and places you gently onto its curved emu-esque neck. It sprints forward, into a wormhole of pulsating light, and you wonder idly if rainbow-bird is a good eating meat. "Well," it quacks, picking lice from your hair, "where to?" That's when you notice the strange buttons embedded in its back.
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I am thrilled to share one of my FAVORITE new books, the 2014 Newbery Medal winner Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures written by Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by K.G. Campbell.
The book's heroine is ten-year-old Flora Belle Buckman, a self-proclaimed cynic, whose chance encounter with a very special squirrel sends her on an unlikely adventure. This charming and poignant book is perfect for ages 9-13, but it makes an excellent read-aloud for younger kids as well.
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Flame to burn brightly
Simon Holt previews Saturday's action and has two fancies for the Betfred Cesarewitch at Newmarket.
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2pts win Countrywide Flame in 15.35 Newmarket at 10/1 (Betfred, totesport).
1pt e.w. Tominator in 15.35 Newmarket at 14/1 (Boylesports, William Hill).
Countrywide Flame, a horse rated 152 over jumps after winning the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March, could well be a handicap snip in the Betfred Cesarewitch at Newmarket off a Flat-race mark of 88.
John Quinn's tough and enthusiastic galloper, whose career has been one of constant progression, carries a 4lb penalty for a typically game comeback win at Chester last month (runner-up Ardlui has franked the form since) but is set to go up a further 2lb in future handicaps.
If the difference between the Jumps and Flat scales is judged to be around 35lb, then Countrywide Flame has clear potential to improve on his current efforts on the level and it seems quite clear that the shrewd Quinn has specifically targeted this race before returning the four-year-old to hurdling this winter when a crack at the Champion Hurdle could well be a possibility.
However, in a maximum field, there are many alternatives and the best of those may be Tominator, winner of last season's Northumberland Plate, and in good form after a fairly quiet start to the current campaign.
Now with Jonjo O'Neill, and another likely smart hurdler in the months to come, this tough grey also won at Chester in September and was only narrowly beaten when fourth at the Doncaster St Leger meeting subsequently, staying on powerfully at the end of a mile and six furlongs.
Tominator should relish the Cesarewitch test and looks great each-way value while the stoutly-bred Albert Bridge and quietly developing Oh Ma Lad are two others who I can see running well.
Unfortunately, there is little inspiration available in this quarter concerning the two Group One two-year-events as Dawn Approach looks hard to oppose in the Dewhurst Stakes while Reckless Abandon may also justify likely favouritism in the Middle Park.
Dawn Approach, who bids to give his trainer Jim Bolger a remarkable fifth victory in the last seven runnings of Britain's premier juvenile contest, is unbeaten in five starts and destroyed the opposition in the Vincent O'Brien Stakes at The Curragh which was his first race since winning the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot in June (beating the likes of Olympic Glory and Sir Prancealot) and his first since being purchased by Godolphin.
The son of New Approach looks a worthy favourite, both for this race and next year's 2000 Guineas, and faces just five rivals with Ashdan, unbeaten in two starts at a lower level for John Gosden, probably the best of them. Incidentally, look out for the Bolger-trained Trading Leather in the Autumn Stakes at 16.40 as I think this could be a very good horse in the making.
Reckless Abandon is inclined to race erratically - you may recall that he swerved across the course before winning the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot - but has bundles of ability and maintained his unbeaten record with two high-grade victories in France subsequently.
Chief danger Moohaajim was only fifth behind Clive Cox's smart colt in the Prix Morny at Deauville and has something to find on that form, but then earned rave reviews from jockey Adam Kirby when landing the Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury next time.
Kirby chooses to stick with Moohaajim but he could also have ridden Reckless Abandon; the early market indications are that he may have chosen wrongly and I agree.
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Coronado Coal LLC (Coronado) was formed August of 2011 to acquire, develop, and operate coal assets throughout the world. The company is headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut, USA.
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