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John J. 'Jake' Steiner
Jan. 24, 1930 Nov. 2, 2013
John J. "Jake" Steiner, 83, Hollidaysburg Veterans Home, formerly of Cross Keys, passed away Saturday at the Home.
He was born in Loop Station, Hollidaysburg, son of John and Madeline (Skutchall) Steiner. He married Shirley G. Kaplan on Jan. 3, 1952, in Cumberland, Md. She preceded him in death on Jan. 30, 2011, after having shared 59 years of marriage.
Surviving are three daughters: Bonnie Lou Hemcher of Duncansville and Diana Thompson and Debbie Dunn, both of Altoona; five sons: John L., Francis, Robert and Richard "Rick," all of Altoona, and Dennis in Ohio; 17 grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren; and a brother, Peter of Hollidaysburg.
Jake served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. He retired from the Hollidaysburg School District after 20 years of service as a painter in the maintenance department.
Jake enjoyed hunting, fishing and the outdoors.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today, Nov. 4, 2013, at Sorge Funeral Home Inc., Hollidaysburg, where a 10 a.m. funeral service will be held Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, by Pastor Jerry Stumpf. Interment will be at Blair Memorial Park.

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BAY CITY, MI — An Essexville man is facing a pair of criminal charges after allegedly physically assaulting his preteen son.
Troy M. Edwards, 37, on Monday, April 21, appeared in Bay County District court for arraignment on single counts of third-degree child abuse and domestic violence, second offense. The former count is a two-year felony, while the latter is a one-year misdemeanor.
According to court records, police allege that Edwards on Feb. 26 was at his home in the 100 block of Main St. when he grabbed a 10-year-old boy by his shirt, which he ripped. He then grabbed the boy under his chin until the child started to choke, court records show.
Edwards proceeded to bang the boy's head against a wall and pushed him in his privates, police allege.
Court records indicate the boy received medical treatment and suffered a laceration to his left axilla (armpit), tenderness over his occipital scalp and soft tissue swelling and tenderness around his wrist.
Authorities issued a warrant for Edwards' arrest the same day he was arraigned. The arraigning judge set Edwards' bond at $50,000 cash-surety, which he posted via a bonding agency.
As a condition of his bond, Edwards is to have no contact with his alleged victim.
Edwards is to appear for a preliminary examination before Chief District Judge Timothy J. Kelly at 3 p.m. on Monday, May 5.


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On Tuesday, I chatted with PennLive readers about the grand jury convened by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office to investigate the infamous wheelings and dealings that sent Harrisburg into financial ruin.
Here are highlights from our conversation:
htbridge: Why did the Mayor say "There is the existence of a grand jury," rather than "there is a grand jury" or "a grand jury has been empaneled"? Is his use of passive voice strategic?
Tara Leo Auchey: Rather than passive voice, I would assume he is punctuating the fact that it does exist. It is real. In existence. Alive and doing what grand juries do.
Emily Previti (PennLive): The mayor also confirmed the grand jury and his testimony using other language (and) in response to other questions. He said he testified before the grand jury in Pittsburgh accompanied (but not represented) by City Solicitor Neil Grover. He was asked when, and said "recently", but wouldn't give details. Etc. That has been reported by Don Gilliland, me and reporters from other regional media outlets.
steventodd: Do we have a list of those questioned, and is it public record?
TLA: No, we don't have a list of who has been subpoenaed so far. That list is not public record.
Diana Robinson (PennLive): Just for clarification, can you tell us which parties are and aren't permitted to speak about grand jury testimony?
Donald Gilliland (PennLive): Witnesses may speak about their own testimony if they choose. Attorneys may not, nor may the jurors themselves.
Thus Papenfuse chose NOT to talk about his testimony, but confirmed that he had been a witness.
TLA: For those who would like an easy read overture of what the "rules" are, here is this.
sosickncute: What is a grand jury?
TLA: This state grand jury has been convened at the call of the PA Attorney General's Office to investigate the Harrisburg debt crisis (to generalize it).
It is 23 people who will meet multi-times a month over many months to review documents placed before them, interview people brought to them.
They will then recommend if the prosecutor should file criminal charges. Or not.
sosickncute: What if they recommend to file charges? Can the prosecutor say no, or does he have to say yes?
TLA: Yes, the prosecutor makes the decision to take action or not.
This grand jury will review all that has been put before them and make a recommendation.
It is up to the prosecutor to act on that recommendation.
Then another court will take on the judgment.
sosickncute: What kind of people are on grand juries? Like, what kinds of professions do those 23 people have?
TLA: The 23 people are selected via a lottery. So any of us can be drafted.
Because this is a statewide grand jury, they are chosen from across the state.
Scott Shepler: I heard the debt deal gave people or entities an exemption from prosecution. Who?
hbgbill: No one has been granted immunity from criminal prosecution by either the feds or state.
Scott Shepler: How about immunity from civil suits?
Emily Previti: Yes. You can find the document here.
The part relevant to your question starts on page 20. This excerpt below doesn't quote it exactly, but gives a good idea of the pertinent info. Read the doc for all the legalese:
AGM, Dauphin County and their predecessor/successors in interest, elected/appointed officials, directors, officers, members, employees, etc., as well as the firms of Mette Evans and Woodside, Susquehanna Group Advisors Inc. and Herbert Rowland and Grubic Inc. and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, successors-in-interest, ... from ... claims, actions and causes, suits, depts. bills expenses, liabilities, costs, judgment, demands, etc. ... or otherwise, whether known or unknown, accrued or unaccrued, ... arising from and/or related to the HRRF, the Authority Bonds and Notes, the Swap Documents, the 2007 Notes, the city's guaranty of THA's obligations in respect to the authority bonds and notes the swap documents and/or the 2007 notes, defeasance of bonds related to the parking system, the AGM litigation and/or the county litigation.
steventodd: Without trying to be cynical:
Isn't it a little late in the game / What took so long?
TLA: It's an interesting point.
What is late in the game? I think we have to consider what our metrics are.
First off, this is such an incredibly complex situation.
What do we consider the start of the investigation?
There has been a sequence of events and public outcries for over a decade about what was going on with the Incinerator and other city transactions.
But the Incinerator Forensic Audit is considered by many to be the official start.
Since then, this ball has been rolling. And all along the way, it is gathering more information, attention, and people's interest.
Donald Gilliland: It took some time before Dauphin County DA Ed Marsico would really look at it; he did once there had been testimony under oath before the Senate. It took him more time to get the transcripts and to review them, before he determined there may have been crimes committed, at which point he forwarded the case to AG Kane.
TLA: Yes, and I think Don brings up a super important aspect of this whole thing -- it took awhile for some people to believe this was something worth looking at.
I have noticed time & time again sitting in courtrooms, sifting through documents, discussing this with others, and observing the scene that it takes a bit of time for people to realize how unusual the city's debt crisis is.
But once they get into it, they see it is more than just creative financing, per se. It's incredibly nuanced, unique, and risky transacting.
I think the Senate Local Government Committee hearings embody this.
steventodd: Many lay folks quickly recognized how unusual the city's debt crisis is, and publicly called out this was something worth looking at for many, many years. Do these many diverse concerns from many different demographics and interests appear to have been given due weight?
TLA: Yes, I think they were. Otherwise, we wouldn't have gotten as far as we have.
If one of those voices had stopped talking, then others wouldn't have heard.
If we look back over the sequence of events, we can see that because of consistent messaging, the call grew louder as more people joined in.
Donald Gilliland: Aspects of the case are extraordinarily complicated - as anyone who has read the forensic audit knows - so it naturally would take the AG's team some time to get up to speed on the background.
steventodd: I have read it, and generally agree, it would take effort to determine. Has any legal expert opined on whether Marsico took excessively long?
TLA: I have always heard that it said that DA Marsico did his due diligence.
It absolutely took his office time....this complex case is not something that his office is used to doing.
In order to pass it off to the AG's Office, he and his staff needed to do the proper overview and report.
Again, not something they are used to doing everyday.
Diana Robinson: What's been happening at city hall these past few weeks? Are investigators around? What have people seen?
Donald Gilliland: Well, they found a bunch of documents that had been thought lost or non-existent.
TLA: As I understand it, it started off under wraps but as time went on, more and more people who work in City Hall became aware that something serious was going on.
Emily Previti: Seemed like it was a don't ask, don't tell sort of a thing. And very, very few actually will "tell" on the record at this juncture. Ultimately, what's relevant is that enough people did for us to write about it.
htbridge: Any idea how many staffers in the AG's office are assigned to the matter? Lots of documents to be reviewed...
Donald Gilliland: I don't have an exact number, but it has been described to me as a "team." What's more, there has also been a team of lawyers in Georgia preparing for this for more than a year.
TLA: Yes, I nod to what Don said. I have heard there are just many serious looking people in suits coming in and out of City Hall for the past few weeks. And that the McKenna attorneys (the Receiver Team legal crew) is involved assisting.
htbridge: So the law firm hired to assist the receivership is now assisting in the criminal investigation? Or are you just saying their work is being used by the AG?
Donald Gilliland: My understanding has been that the law firm assisting the Receiver - and which has a stable of former federal prosecutors on its staff - has been preparing a case all along with the intent to share it with prosecutors. That's not an unusual occurrence in my experience.
Allison Hill: How long has the Grand Jury been hearing this case? When were they seated?
Emily Previti: This grand jury is in Pittsburgh, as Don reported last week.
Diana Robinson: Do we know which pieces of the Harrisburg debt situation are confirmed to be under investigation?
Donald Gilliland: What I have heard would lead me to think the review is pretty comprehensive.
The fact the AG is pulling documents from the School District - as Emily Previti was first to report - is abundant evidence that the scope is even wider than the forensic audit.
TLA: We can safely say anything on the record is being investigated---CIT, Incinerator Forensic Audit, Senate Hearings, THA minutes, City Council minutes.
We have also heard rumblings that certain School District financings are being looked into.
Donald Gilliland: Yes, Veno confirmed the AG has taken documents from the school district.
harrisburg1: I just want to mention that the issue of the performance bond - or lack thereof - has been known for a very long time - long before the Patriot began reporting on it. I remember discussions about it at the time.
Donald Gilliland: That's correct - it became an issue quite quickly as the contractor for the retrofit fell behind and stopped paying subcontractors, etc.
However, today, various players say different things about the performance bond and what they knew of it at the time.
TLA: I think it's one of the most consistent observations since Barlow's services were contracted.
Donald Gilliland: Because the people who did the forensic audit did not have subpoena power, there are acknowledged gaps in the documentary record upon which it's based, but those gaps are primarily in the form of internal correspondence, etc.
TLA: And as has been reported, there are boxes and boxes of files found. Filing cabinets that were locked now opened. Closets discovered filled with papers and documents, correspondences and memos.
The remarkable part is that because of the time period, the records are hardcopies, not disparate electronic messages of emails and text messages scattered about inaccessible.
sosickncute: Do you have a short list of likely witnesses who would probably talk?
Donald Gilliland: Not a list that's being used by the AG & the Grand Jury. Any of us can speculate beyond that, but it's just speculation.
TLA: But I think we can again look to what has already been placed on the record and speculate if those individuals complied to give testimony before, they will again.
i.e. the list of testifiers during the Senate hearings.
Donald Gilliland: I would quibble with that a bit - as there may be a question whether some of those folks lied under oath to the Senate and might therefore be targets of the prosecution.
Allison Hill: Interesting, though, that Reed has not received a subpoena according to Reed. Any speculation why that would be the case? Perhaps is just a matter of when?
TLA: First off, just because someone hasn't been subpoenaed yet doesn't mean that they won't be.
Secondly, the 5th amendment gives Reed certain rights and he wouldn't want to incriminate himself. However, a grand jury can grant him an immunity order which would require him to testify but give him protection in later court hearings.
O'NO: I guess the lawyers at the DCED, that reviewed all the filings - "we just check to make sure everything has been filled out," are immune from prosecution. They should have known this was not self liquidating and that there was no performance bond.
Donald Gilliland: And as you point out, their review was largely limited to checking for signatures.
That's certainly the case when it comes to swaps - but even with the self-liquidating debt certifications, their role was NOT to second guess the signators.
uptownphrogg: If you certify something - don't you have a legal obligation to independently verify it's true?
Donald Gilliland: That's where the consultants come in. DCED did not certify. Reed certified, based on self-liquidating debt analysis prepared by Barlow with input from some of the attorneys. DCED just approves the filings.
It was abundantly clear from DCED testimony before the Senate that no-one is really minding the store.
TLA: I think we should pause to contemplate what Don is indicating.
For years there has been a growing call for (metaphorically) public hangings.
But in some instances, we are going to have to realize that bad governance, bad lawyering, bad politics is not grounds to send everyone involved to the gallows.
harrisburg1: I don't see much potential liability for DCED - unless someone there took a bribe or otherwise profited from the transactions in some provable way. Incompetence or indifference isn't grounds for liability.
Donald Gilliland: And, actually, there's no evidence I have seen of incompetence and indifference. The rules had been established and followed in the office, and there is evidence DCED personnel did push back at one point, at which time Reed's people scrambled to convince them all was fine.
uptownphrogg: 1) Aside from the potential criminal charges, will the city be able to recover any money? The Harrisburg Strong plan provided civil immunity to past present and future consultants. Does this mean that all the consultants and bankers and financial professionals are immune from suits?
2) Greenlee partners have been a driving force in this act 47 and recovery process from behind the scenes, The DA's (Marsico) son works for Greenlee, Did the DA breach ethics or conflict of interest laws by waiting so long to turn over the case to the AG?
Donald Gilliland: It's the DA's brother who works for Greenlee.
And Marsico was adamant - when I asked him about that connection - that he had not discussed any of it with his brother.
TLA: The grand jury is criminal, and as you indicate, civil is something different, another process.
Yes, per the December 19, 2013 Settlement Agreement there is a mutual release of civil liability of certain persons.
There is no immunity from criminal liability.
2) Again, I'm not sure that "waiting so long" is an issue, i.e. did Marsico hold the investigation up on purpose? That's in the realm of speculation, and I'm not sure there's virtue in debating that.
Steven Goldfield: The City will be able to recover some money if it is successful in its pursuits of civil claims. There are never any guarantees in litigation and it is expensive and time consuming. There is a defined mutual release of City, County and AGM as well as certain agents. Past, present and future consultants is way to broad a characterization; so all of the consultants, bankers and financial professionals are not immune from civil suit.
Emily Previti: Dauphin County and AGM also provided bond guarantees/insurance critical to the city's debt fix transactions closing.
But also, as Tara points out: no immunity from criminal liability (not saying either party's actions evidenced criminality, just making the point that they're not completely unaccountable).
You can find the settlement including the civil liability releases here.
TLA: To support what Emily is pointing out, I'd also like to emphasize the civil liability release is mutual.
That is the City and (formerly) THA are released as well from future claims against it if the pay back to creditors doesn't exactly yield what creditors want.
Plus, we're talking about money. What's the possible outcome in terms of money returned to the City of Harrisburg as victim of this mess?
Dauphin County & AGM dropped millions of dollars of legal claims against the city in return for the release.
Diana Robinson: How long should we expect the grand jury to deliberate before they deliver a presentment? And what happens after they deliver a presentment?
TLA: A grand jury investigation can take up to two years.
Once the grand jury has decided it has heard enough, the prosecutor delivers a draft of a presentment to it. Twelve or more of jurors must agree with it for it to be submitted to the supervising judge for his approval.
Then the prosecution will act to make the recommended charges.
fedup78: Three things I have not seen discussed here:
(i) How are they going to deal with the Statute of Limitations problems? I thing they exist on both the criminal and civil side?
(ii) The requirements for bonding and under the debt limitation act provide "thou shall not" but then do not currently provide any sanctions if those statutes are ignored. How is that a criminal act?
(iii) The one thing I have not seen explored ..... and where in my opinion there may be criminal liability is ...... MAIL FRAUD. You put an opinion in the mail that the county has not reached its debt limit or no bonding is required when indeed you know the debt limit has been reached or the lack of bonding violates state law .. it is the act of transmission through the mails where the biggest opportunity for criminal prosection lies.
TLA: Okay, I'll take my stab at this....but I stress I am not an attorney.
(i) I have always been told by multiple attorneys that statue of limitations is based on when an investigation began. Considering how much is on the record with the Harrisburg debt crisis, how much questioning there has been over the past few years, that line of distinction is not so distinct. I.e. we don't have a set cut off.
Donald Gilliland: (i) It depends on where one starts the clock. There's an argument that the clock doesn't start until the issuance of the forensic audit.
(ii) You're right: there are a bunch of "thou shalt nots" but no explicit sanction. But that does not preclude criminal charges if there's evidence of fraud.
Allison Hill: Mail fraud. Hmm. Never thought about that one. Didn't the feds get Capone for tax evasion instead of murder, bootlegging and other such crimes. If the government wants you, they'll get you one way or another.
Donald Gilliland: I have also heard an interesting case made for a RICO action.
TLA: I'm going to agree with Allison Hill on that...I have not heard the Mail Fraud claim come up before.
And agree with Don, the RICO one I've heard and it's fascinating.
TLA: Now that we have proof that there is a grand jury convened to investigate this fiscal mess of Harrisburg's, we should realize that the door to accountability is now wider open than ever before.
It's official. We have an official investigation that builds upon a lot of "record making" that has occurred over the past few years.
That being said, because Harrisburg has felt abused and neglected (as it has been), it is a downtrodden place. An angry place.
And a small place.
The most significant thing the public can do now is support the official proceedings. Stay informed, stay aware, and stay patient as the official probe unfolds.
It's what we have been waiting for.
What a chat! Thank you to Don Gilliland, Emily Previti, and Steven Goldfield for joining in.
Most significantly, though, thank you to everyone who participated asking questions, presenting POV, and commenting on this.
Read the rest of the chat here and join me, Tara Leo Auchey, next Tuesday from 12-1 p.m. for another live Q&A.
Tara Leo Auchey is the creator and editor of the community-based online publication, today's the day Harrisburg, which focuses on the news, people, and projects of the City of Harrisburg. Follow on Twitter and on Facebook.


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Q: A co-worker's 'Bradford' pear tree died, and she was going to replace it with another 'Bradford' pear. I told her, "Noooo!!!" What should she get that would grow to be a similar size and shape?
A: 'Bradford' pears were the biggest woody craze 20 years ago before everyone started realizing that branches snapped off of them like icicles in a washing machine. This denuding gets worse as the trees age, become more brittle and end up looking like a big stalk of celery.
Some of the newer callery-type pears such as 'Chanticleer' and 'Redspire' are supposedly a little stronger-wooded, but another rap against this species is that they sometimes seed into the wild and get a bit invasive.
Without knowing more about the site, I can't really give a good, exact recommendation. I look at things like size limitations, sunlight, soil type, what the drainage is like, what might be nearby (a juglone-emitting walnut tree, for example) and the preferences of the tree-owner (i.e. bloom color, whether fruits are wanted or not, if fall color is important, whether the bark matters, etc.)
Some varieties I like in general that are fairly small and good candidates for sunny spots include: Cornelian cherry dogwood (Cornus mas), crabapple 'Sugar Tyme' and 'Prairifire,' goldenrain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata), hawthorn 'Winter King' (Crataegus viridis), Japanese tree lilac 'Ivory Silk' or 'Summer Snow' (Syringa reticulata), Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa), paperbark maple (Acer griseum), serviceberry 'Autumn Brilliance' (Amelanchier x grandiflora) and trident maple (Acer buergerianum).


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Congressional Country Club measures an intimidating 7,574 yards. Mike Davis recently revealed plans to shorten several holes for a round to Golf Digest. The US Open is the toughest test in golf; opportunities need to be created by great shots, not an easier course set up. Already giving players an extra stroke by playing to a par 71, there is no need to shorten other holes. The following are the holes that are planned to be shortened and how this affects their difficulty.
2011 US Open Golf: Keep the Tees Back and Challenge the Players
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Playing uphill, the tee shot will require a long iron or a fairway wood. In many ways, it's almost unfair that this hole is a par 3. From 233 yards, the hole will require a player to do something great to save par, whether it be the tee shot or around the green. If the hole is shortened as planned, it will bring mid irons into the mix. This makes the hole much more playable. Greatness will not be required for par.
From the back tee, the hole requires a fade with the driver. The plan is for the hole to be shortened to 415 yards for a round. This allows players to cut the corner of the dogleg and not use the driver. Even for the tour pros, working the driver is a challenge. Doing so with a shorter club is much easier. If players easily can cut the corner, the approach becomes easier with a short iron.
The tiered green puts a premium on accuracy, making up for the the short length of the hole. However, it is planned to set up the hole for a round so that only a wedge will be required off the tee. Unless the hole is highly susceptible to wind, such as the seventh at Pebble Beach, a wedge is simply too easy of a shot for a U.S. Open hole.
The ninth hole is a true three-shot par 5. Players will not be reaching this hole in two. It is an homage to the past, when many par 5s were not reachable. Again, there is a plan to move the tee forward to give players a chance at hitting the green in two. This would make all par 5s on the course reachable. That is simply too many opportunities for scoring in a U.S. Open round.
With water right up to the front edge of the green, the tee shot will be very difficult into a thin green. It seems that the round one setup will have this hole closer to 190 yards. Making this shot a mid to short iron really takes the bite out of the hole. Players have much better distance and spin control with shorter clubs.
Similar to the fourth hole, shaping a a driver will be needed from the back tee. The plan is to shorten the hole to 405 yards. Once again, players will be able to shape a shot with a shorter club and have a shorter approach shot.
The U.S. Open is unique because it is so penalizing and requires perfection. The Masters has the charm of Augusta and the ability to score. The British Open is played on a links style course.
Make the players hit long irons to par 3s, make them not be able to reach a par 5 in two shots and make them shape the driver off the tee. It's the toughest test in golf, it should require the most difficult shots.


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The people of Michigan are screaming for jobs, jobs, jobs.
So it's no surprise that state Rep. Mary Valentine, D-Norton Shores, and her Republican opponent, Holly Hughes, of White River Township, are trumpeting the same theme.
But the two candidates for the 91st State House District have different ideas about creating jobs, and their disagreements form the backdrop for their heated campaign.
Valentine, 61, a first-term legislator, said she's been successful in planting promising seeds for job creation. Her focus has been on the jobs of the future and economic diversification for the state, as well as assisting local projects.
Valentine said she helped secure $5 million to complete a construction project at Muskegon Community College.
She voted in favor of a broad new energy package that will require the state's energy producers to use "clean" methods to produce at least 10 percent of their product by 2015.
The 91st State House District includes the cities of Montague, Norton Shores, Roosevelt Park and Whitehall and the townships of Blue Lake, Casnovia, Cedar Creek, Dalton, Egelston, Fruitport, Holton, Montague, Moorland, Ravenna, Sullivan, White River and Whitehall. It also includes Chester Township in Ottawa County.
By putting their commitment to green energy in writing, lawmakers signaled their interest in working with the growing sector of environmentally friendly industries, Valentine said. That will eventually mean more "green collar" jobs for Michigan, she said.
Valentine also cites her support for the state's new film incentive package, which has already helped convince the owners of the former Shaw-Walker building in downtown Muskegon to plan a movie production studio there.
"Movie studios hire electricians, plumbers, builders, people to do hair, makeup and clothes," Valentine said. "This has great potential to grow and grow."
Valentine faults Hughes and some other Republicans who suggest that the financial rebates that go to filmmakers should be capped, so they don't eventually cost the state too much money.
"The second (filmmakers) hear the word 'cap,' they're out of here," Valentine said.
Hughes, 50, says the state's recent job-creation efforts have not been sufficient.
She believes state officials must commit to making Michigan more business-friendly, before more companies, and more young people, leave the state.
She slams Valentine and other lawmakers of both parties for adopting the new Michigan Business Tax, which replaced the old Single Business Tax. Hughes said the new tax is even harder on business, particularly the 23 percent surcharge tacked on to plug a hole in the state budget.
Hughes says a Minnesota-based company wanted to move to Holland and create 1,000 jobs. After calculating the $1 million cost of the new business tax, the company changed its plans, Hughes said.
Hughes also said a small Norton Shores company had its tax bill increase from $1,200 annually to $10,000 annually under the new law.
One result of the poor business climate is the loss of population, Hughes said.
Forty-four percent of Michigan's college graduates leave the state, Hughes said. The state's stagnant population has already resulted in the loss of one of the state's congressional districts, and will probably cost the state a second one after the 2010 census, she said.
Funding for many federal programs is based on population, putting Michigan further at risk, she said.
More than anything, Hughes said she worries about the economy's effect on families. Hughes hopes her two daughters can someday settle in Michigan, so she can be near them and their families.
"I want to keep families together," Hughes said. "I think most people in Muskegon County want to be able to see their children and grandchildren."
Before the 2006 election, Valentine said she was a recently retired school speech therapist with little political experience who thought she might be able to make a difference.
So she ran for state representative and unseated two-term Republican incumbent David Farhat.
She said she discovered she has a knack for getting to the bottom of issues, weighing their impact on Muskegon County and West Michigan, and voting accordingly.
While none of the initiatives made it through the Legislature, Valentine said she's proud of her votes to cut legislative salaries, eliminate lifetime health benefits for legislators, force former legislators to wait a year before becoming lobbyists, stop the importation of Canadian trash and end lawsuit immunity for pharmaceutical companies.
Valentine said she's proud of the job she's doing, and thinks her constituents approve as well.
"I just know that I work very, very hard, and I think the people of my district are pleased with what I've done," she said.
Nine months into her term, Valentine found herself in the middle of the tumultuous 2007 budget battle, which resulted in an increase in the state income tax.
Valentine was criticized by some for failing to vote on her party's first tax proposal, which would have increased the income tax to 4.6 percent, then later casting a "no" vote as hopes for passage in the House died.
Her critics said she was following the orders of Democratic leaders, who did not want a freshman legislator from an important swing district tagged with the label of "taxer."
Valentine did vote for the final budget package, which included a hike in the state income tax from 3.9 percent to 4.35 percent.
During the budget battle, Valentine refused to say what instructions, if any, she received from her party's leaders and won't divulge what went on behind the scenes.
She now says she's proud of her vote to increase taxes, rather than canceling funding for vital services.
"We can't move forward if we have to make cuts in police and fire protection and education," Valentine said. "That was the choice I had -- cut those or find some new source of revenue."
Hughes criticizes Valentine for the tax increase and says she would have voted "no." She says state government must prioritize and live within its means.
She also questions Valentine's independence in the House.
"She does exactly what the Democratic leadership tells her to do," Hughes said. "I've heard that from some of her colleagues in Lansing. They're with her on the floor all the time."
Valentine, who believes the state budget has been cut enough, said she's questioned Hughes about where she would have found the money to balance the state budget.
"Holly has never answered that question," Valentine said. "If we can't raise new revenues, what would you cut?"
Hughes was no political novice when she decided to run for the state House.
She was elected Michigan's Republican national committeewoman in 2004, a position that gave her a seat on the GOP National Committee and access to a lot of powerful people.
Her support was sought by several Republican presidential hopefuls during the primaries this year, and she made an early endorsement of U.S. Sen. John McCain, who went on to win the nomination.
But Hughes insists her first priorities have always been local.
She's a trustee on the White River Township board, served on the Montague school board, helped develop the first recycling program in the White Lake area, helped develop a system to quickly replace stolen life rings on the White Lake channel, and played a role in forcing the cleanup of several environmental hot spots, particularly Tannery Bay.
While she was re-elected national committeewoman at her party's state convention this summer, she says her work on behalf of the GOP would not interfere with her work as a legislator.
"I'm not worried about that," said Hughes, who along with her husband owns MasterTag in Montague. "I've always put Muskegon first, and anybody who knows me very well already knows that."
One of Hughes' local projects has drawn fire from Valentine and her allies. They have taken Hughes to task for accepting a $20,000 grant from the Montague Downtown Development Authority to rehabilitate several downtown rental buildings she owns.
Hughes said the buildings are historic, and the work that was done led to a rebirth of the downtown business district. She said she and her husband also donated thousands of dollars toward the work.
Valentine finds Hughes' rationale less than forthright.
"When the property increases in value, the profits are going to go to her, not the government," Valentine said.


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So, let me share with you a little about my house. I live in California and bought near the top of the real estate market. I have a small, charming 1950s colonial in a nice neighborhood. But like many older homes, I got other things that I didn't want, such as a pink kitchen. I'm not joking. The sink, floor, walls and the countertops were pink. Not my idea of House Beautiful. The floors were pink striped linoleum. The walls had square linoleum glued on them and the counters were pink tiles with flowers.
Why am I giving you all of this horrible imagery about my house that I am now probably paying more for than it is worth and what does my pink house have to do with your network? Well, I'll tell you.
I bought this house because the good outweighed the bad. You did the same with your voice and data network. In addition, through business changes, you may have consolidated with other companies or locations that don't work so perfectly with what you have. In other words -the equivalent of a pink kitchen. It may work but you have a vision for something better.
So what do you do?
If you are lucky, you have a big budget and will just go ahead and tear everything out and remodel your network to make it look like the network equivalent of the kitchen of your dreams, complete with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops.
But if your budget is not so big, there are too many variables to make infrastructure changes all at once. You have to consider what your company wants and needs, what your clients demand, and the technology changes that we are seeing in communications. It's a little overwhelming.
If your voice network has a pink kitchen, that cosmetic change could mean adding an easy value-add service to your business such as IP Toll Free that enhances what you are using, but you don't have to make significant changes to incorporate it. Or add VPN to your data network and allow business to take place practically anywhere you want. In other words, make a change that works with what you have and takes you into the future.
Next thing was to eradicate the pink floor. This was a little more expensive so I had to save for it and really think about it. I mean, you don't want to replace pink with equally soon to be outdated – green, or you will be resigned to constantly making changes.
Once you pick your protocol and platform, think of your core network as the foundation of the rest of your communications. The tricky part is to invest in something that is going to last. I had to look at the trends, just like you do with your network. If you are still using PBX and PRI trunks for voice, you might want to take a good look at SIP trunking. It is a great foundation in that it is easier to manage your service, you can get more bandwidth and functionality, and like a good foundation, it is the platform for many other applications such as unified communications and a fully integrated network. Same goes for data. If you haven't already done so, a move to MPLS or Ethernet will take you well into the future.
When you make changes to your network, try to focus on where you can make the most impact and how that can be an investment and not just a change. Every time you touch your network, it should be to improve it and not just maintain it.
When you are upgrading, it isn't always like for like. With the changes in technology, you want to look at how traffic is flowing through your whole network. Look for where potential bottlenecks are in your servers and when you expand, keep disaster recovery in mind so that you can care for both things at once. Also, if you can consolidate traffic, that will help as well.
Finally, after years of patiently making upgrades to my pink kitchen, the pink is gone. I wasn't visionary or even methodical in updating the kitchen; yet slowly, I was able to transform it into a modern, efficient space with nice countertops and a normal stainless steel sink.


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BRUNSWICK, Ohio -- Authorities have announced that they will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Pearl Road just south of Laurel Road beginning at 7 p.m. Monday.
The Medina County OVI Task Force said in a press release that it would operate the checkpoint, which is intended to deter and intercept impaired drivers, along with the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
An increased number of police cruisers will also patrol the area around the checkpoint, the task
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At a sobriety checkpoint, police pull over vehicles and ask questions to determine whether the operator is driving while impaired. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the checkpoints, which are designed to be non-discriminatory, are constitutional, according to the Ohio State Bar Association.
Last year, the Brunswick Police Department applied for and received $135,000 in federal grant funds so the Medina County OVI Task Force could conduct 12 checkpoints throughout 2014. Monday's checkpoint will be the first the task force has organized this year.
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It completely protected mice from a lethal dose of the flu virus
An international team of scientists has found a new compound that will give vaccines some extra
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The research team, hailing from Oxford University as well as Sweden and the United States, has discovered a new adjuvant, which is added to vaccines in order to make them stronger against viruses. The new adjuvant is capable of boosting the
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The new adjuvant is a polymer called polyethyleneimine (PEI), and it is capable of stimulating immune response to better fight viruses. The vaccine is also made up of part of the virus it's fighting or a dead/disabled pathogen, which helps the vaccine to know what to attack.
Most vaccines today have an adjuvant, with the most popular being alum (an aluminum-based compound). However, alum is not the most potent, and vaccines for the flu need to be reformulated every year because it evolves to escape adjuvants. As for HIV and herpes, there are no effective vaccines for either yet.
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With a dozen laps to go in the Pepsi 500 from Fontana, Calif., Sunday, it looked like Enumclaw NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kasey Kahne would earn another Top 10 finish and make a big leap out of the No. 11 spot in the chase for the champioship.
Instead, he and the No. 9 Budweiser Dodge were skidding through the infield grass after getting a bump from Kurt Bush one lap after a restart with 11 to go.
"I was following the 44, so I can't see anything," Kahne said. "He (AJ Allmendinger) turned left to miss the wreck and I hit the wreck. I never heard that there was a wreck, so I hit it. We had a top six or seven car. Kurt (Busch) screwed up and we got in his mess. From there, we got in this wreck. It's disappointing to go out of the race like that when we had a good car."
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The elimination of federal funding three years ago for the nearly 275 resource conservation and development councils in place at the time and the failure to secure adequate alternative sources of funding have forced the Glacierland council into a decision to downscale its operations and to restructure itself as a three-member board working with an independent administrator.
That decision was made at the spring quarterly meeting of the council following a recommendation by its executive board. Glacierland consisted of nine counties in east central Wisconsin and the Oneida Nation. Council members included county supervisors and citizen appointees. Counties were paying $75 per year as a membership fee.
Before Congress stopped funding the program, which was administered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, Glacierland and the other councils across the country were receiving about $130,000 each per year. For Glacierland, this included rental for an office space in Green Bay.
Council President Chuck Wagner of Kewaunee County told members the latest financial projection for Glacierland indicated an operating deficit of $19,145 by January of 2015. It was also noted that a line of credit was needed to meet the summer office payroll.
The executive board considered three proposals by Don Peterson of Crystal Falls, MI, a consultant and grant application writer who was affiliated with Glacierland for 12 of its more than 20 years in operation. Peterson, who specializes in forestry consulting projects, owns Renewable Resource Solutions and since 2005 has been the director of the 501(c) 3 nonprofit Sustainable Resources Institute, which already has been serving other nonprofit groups.
Two of the proposals Peterson presented would have dissolved Glacierland as an entity. The one the executive board and council members chose would keep Glacierland operating as a subsidiary of Peterson's organizations, thereby retaining its name, logo and nonprofit status while being overseen by a three-member board to be selected by the executive board in July and requiring a revision of its bylaws. Qualities sought in those board members will be leadership, decision-making skills and the ability to present ideas.
Wagner pointed out that the change will enable the organization to more easily expand its services well beyond the nine-county area. In the past, Glacierland has been involved with projects as far away as Montana.
The tentative timetable for the internal change is August 1. This will mean Glacierland will no longer have an office in Green Bay but it will retain a phone number and post office box, and its programs that are funded by grants will continue until their scheduled termination.
Eleven of those programs will expire at various times in 2014. They include projects for controlling aquatic invasive species in Sheboygan and Fond du Lac counties and for research on renewable utilities, on firewood safety, grazing and clean boats. Two grants that run until September 30, 2016, and that account for more than $29,000 of the nearly $44,000 yet to be expended from the grant funding are one for gypsum use as a soil amendment and another for grass-based farming (see separate story).
"We'll get through this process," Glacierland Executive Director Greg Hines assured the members who were attending their final council meeting. He had previously been a long-term conservation program specialist with the NRCS.
Wagner praised Outagamie County member Ed Miller for his many years of extensive services on behalf of the resource conservation and development program within the council and on state, regional and national levels. Miller pointed out that the program is still a line item in the federal budget — just one that has not been funded for the past three years.
The discussion accompanying the decision to revamp Glacierland's makeup involved the status of other similar councils in Wisconsin. It was noted that one of them was definitely dormant while at least four others have been able to procure enough assets and funding to remain active.
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I'd like to make a personal plea to all your readers with disabilities: If you don't use a wheelchair, please don't park in van accessible spots. My friends and I drive with our wheelchairs, lock-downs, hand controls and a ramp that comes out of our vans. We need the extra width of the striped lines to get in and out of our van. You may have noticed how few spaces with zebra lines are available — only one or two amid the regular handicapped spaces.
If they are taken, we have to turn around and go home. We can't risk parking in a regular handicapped space or anywhere else because we might not be able to get back into our van when we return. Even if it's a short errand like going to the bank, we could be stranded for hours before the driver blocking us returns.
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- Tegucigalpa
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- (2015 est.) 8,424,000
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Rural: (2014) 45.9%
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- Male: (2013) 69.1 years
Female: (2013) 69.1 years
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Female: (2010) 84.7%
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- 1An interim regime supported by the military held power from June 28, 2009, to Jan. 27, 2010, when a democratically elected president was installed.
Honduras, officially Republic of Honduras, Spanish República de Honduras , country of Central America situated between Guatemala and El Salvador to the west and Nicaragua to the south and east. The Caribbean Sea washes its northern coast, the Pacific Ocean its narrow coast to the south. Its area includes the offshore Caribbean department of the Bay Islands. The capital is Tegucigalpa (with Comayagüela), but—unlike most other Central American countries—another city, San Pedro Sula, is equally important industrially and commercially, although it has only half the population of the capital.
The bulk of the population of Honduras lives a generally isolated existence in the mountainous interior, a fact that may help to explain the rather insular policy of the country in relation to Latin and Central American affairs. Honduras, like its neighbours in the region, is a developing nation whose citizens are presented with innumerable economic and social challenges, a situation that is complicated by rough topography and the occasional violence of tropical weather patterns, including the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Mitch in 1998.
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More than three-fourths of the land area of Honduras is mountainous, lowlands being found only along the coasts and in the several river valleys that penetrate toward the interior. The interior takes the form of a dissected upland with numerous small peaks. The main surface features have a general east-west orientation. There is a narrow plain of alluvium bordering the Gulf of Fonseca in the south. The southwestern mountains, the Volcanic Highlands, consist of alternating layers of rock composed of dark, volcanic detritus and lava flows, both of middle to early Cenozoic age (i.e., about 2.6 to 65 million years old). The northern mountains in other regions are more ancient, with granite and crystalline rocks predominating.
Four geographic regions may be discerned:
- The eastern Caribbean lowlands (including the northern part of the Mosquito [Miskito] Coast, called La Mosquitia) and mountain slopes embrace about one-fifth of the total land area of Honduras. Hot and humid, this area is densely forested in the interior highlands, and lumbering is an important economic activity. Subsistence agriculture and fishing are the main support of the scattered population.
- The northern coastal and alluvial plains and coastal sierras make up about one-eighth of the land area and contain about one-fourth of the population. This is an economically important region, the clayey and sandy loam soils producing rich crops of bananas, rice, cassava (manioc, or yuca), oil palm, corn (maize), citrus fruits, and beans. Cattle, poultry, and pigs are raised. The nation's railroads are confined to this northern area, which has four of the five important ports of entry.
- The central highlands take up two-thirds of the national territory and contain the vast majority of the population. The mountains are rugged, rising in the west to 9,347 feet (2,849 metres) at Mount Las Minas, the highest point in the country. The numerous flat-floored valleys lie between 2,000 and 4,000 feet (600 to 1,200 metres) in elevation. The generally fertile soils, derived from lava and volcanic ash, produce coffee, tobacco, wheat, corn, sorghum, beans, fruits, and vegetables and support cattle, poultry, and pigs.
- The Pacific lowlands, centred on the Gulf of Fonseca, and the adjacent lower mountain slopes are only a small part of the land area and contain an equally small part of the population. The fertile soils, composed of alluvium or volcanic detritus, produce sesame seed, cotton, and some corn and sorghum. Cattle are raised on the lowland pastures, and coffee is grown on the nearby uplands.
The climate is generally hot, with high humidity in the tropical coastal lowlands becoming modified by elevation toward the interior. Lowlands below 1,500 feet (460 metres) have mean annual temperatures between 79 and 82 °F (26 and 28 °C). The north coast is occasionally affected from October to April by cool northern winds of continental origin. Mountain basins and valleys, from 2,000 to 4,000 feet (600 to 1,200 metres), have mean annual temperatures of 66 and 73 °F (19 and 23 °C). At Tegucigalpa, located on hilly terrain at an elevation of 3,200 feet (975 metres), the rainy season starts in May and continues until mid-November, with temperatures sometimes reaching 90 °F (32 °C) in May and dropping to 50 °F (10 °C) in December, the coolest month. Around 7,000 feet (2,100 metres) mean annual temperatures are about 58 °F (14 °C). In the northern and eastern coastal and alluvial plains and on adjacent mountains, mean annual precipitation ranges from 70 to 110 inches (1,800 to 2,800 mm) or more, with a less rainy season from March to June; these areas occasionally have summer hurricanes that are accompanied by heavy rains. Pacific plains and mountain slopes get 60 to 80 inches (1,500 to 2,000 mm) of rain annually but from December to April receive little or no rain. Interior sheltered mountain basins and valleys receive 40 to 70 inches (1,000 to 1,800 mm) annually.


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PICTOU – Over the past three days, all three party leaders with candidates in Pictou County have been back for a visit.
Progressive Conservative Party Leader Jamie Baillie was in Pictou Oct. 3 with Pictou West candidate Karla MacFarlane for supper at The Lobster Bar Restaurant.
Thursday was Progressive Conservative Party leader Jamie Baillie's turn with a trip to Pictou for supper at The Lobster Bar Restaurant.
"I'm really pleased with the feedback we're getting across the province like here in Pictou West with Karla (MacFarlane)," he said about how campaigning has been going.
He said people have told him they're ready to replace the current MLAs with PC candidates, leaving him feeling encouraged during the final week of the campaign.
Baillie said Pictou County in particular has suffered during the last few years.
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City's 4th celebration includes new additions, old traditions
Outside of fireworks, the biggest attraction during Oak Harbor's Fourth of July celebration is the grand parade.
Just don't tell that to Pepper.
Pepper, a beagle mix, is one of 17 dogs that will strut down Pioneer Way 2 p.m. Thursday, July 4.
Oak Harbor's largest celebration of the year will include some new touches, including a pet parade, as the city continues to try to improve the event and keep the peace with downtown merchants.
With the grand parade entering its third year of traveling a new route away from the traditional path down Pioneer Way, events were added this year to entice visitors to spend more time in historic downtown.
Windjammer Park remains a focal point of Oak Harbor's Independence Day celebration, which attracts thousands of visitors. It is the site of the carnival, the bulk of the vendors and musical entertainment.
It is a popular landing spot after the grand parade, which starts at 11 a.m. The addition of new events along Pioneer Way is giving visitors another place to hang out and have fun. It also takes away some of the sting downtown merchants felt after the parade was rerouted away from Pioneer Way during and after it was changed to a one-way street.
Safety concerns over the narrowed street led to the parade getting rerouted down Bayshore Drive and bypassing the city's historic downtown core before reconnecting to Pioneer at a further stretch.
Kathy Reed took over as director of the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce in February and began working with the Oak Harbor Downtown Merchants Association to create new Fourth of July events to lure visitors to Pioneer Way.
Among the new events is an apple pie bake-off at 1 p.m. and a chalk art contest for kids.
The pet parade will accept entries until 1 p.m. on July 4. Call 360-679-3760.
The pet parade is free.
The one-way street portion of Pioneer Way will close to vehicles and allow only foot traffic from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on July 4.
Vendors are open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Windjammer Park and on Pioneer Way.
The carnival opens at 4 p.m. July 3 and last through July 7.
Oak Harbor Rotary organizes the grand parade. The grand marshall is longtime Oak Harbor resident Ron Wallin, owner of P&L General Contractors.
John Geisenhoff, parade chairman, said 85 to 110 entries are expected, including dignitaries from city, county and state government and Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.
Notably missing this year will be a military flyover, cut because of federal sequestration.
"In fact, we can't even get a Humvee," said Geisenhoff, noting that was another familiar sight in past parades.
Military representation will be strong, however, including base commander Mike Nortier and the Navy and Marine Corp League Color Guards.
Reed said that most of the $14,000 needed for the fireworks show, which starts at dusk, was raised thanks to donations by businesses and residents.
"I'm very pleased," Reed said. "Last year, they had to dive into savings to pay for the fireworks. This year, we've not had to do that. That's a huge success in my book. People really stepped up and contributed."
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The "persistently low achieving" label can be a mixed blessing for schools. The stigma it brings can be just one more burden on a school already laboring under so many others. But it can also supply a bracing dose of reality to a school that sorely needs it. Leaders and policy makers will have to play their cards right if they want the label to have the best possible effect.
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Labels can be unfair. They never tell the whole story. But though we never wanted to achieve our new label, I have no doubt that it will help us get back to achieving our best.
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So it's critical that leaders turn the "low achieving" label to the best possible use. Welsh credits Alexandria superintendent Morton Sherman with using the label to inspire rather than demoralize staff. "It seemed to be the first time that everyone was pulling in the same direction to confront the problems that helped give us the label we all hate."
Sherman had the flexibility not to fire most staff as a matter of course. Instead, he used the label to prompt difficult discussions about the school's future. Time will tell whether Williams will change course, or how many staff will stay on for the hard work of transformation. But if Welsh is right, then things look promising.
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Kings Gap Environmental Education Center Sunday Sojourns, Cumberland County, 3 miles, easy/moderate, 2-4 p.m. These interpretive, easy to moderately paced weekly hikes are approximately three miles long, over uneven terrain. Each Sunday hike will cover a different trail Rt. and include natural history information. Hikers should bring water and dress for the weather. Sturdy shoes or boots are a necessity. Meet at the Education Building parking lot. 717-486-3799, firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Realizing I'm just lazy, I looked up the references. Here they are:
Lillian Russell - 1861-1922; the "English Ballad Singer"; Broadway debut 1880. Owned Lillian Russell Opera Company. Retired 1912.
Cascaret - a laxative at the time of WW1
Chauncey Mitchell Depew - popular Republican U.S. Senator from New York from 1899-1911
Sapolio - a tiny portable collapsible boat, less than fifteen feet in length, in which Captain Andrews sailed alone from Atlantic City to Palos, Spain, during the summer of 1892 to commemorate Columbus's journey four hundred years earlier. Andrews became a "nine days" hero in Spain, feted and honored by the government.
Paruna - possibly a type of rye? Named for growing region of Paruna, South Australia? (Only one I couldn't find)
Castoria - a mild prune flavored stomach remedy and laxative for children. Charles H. Fletcher patented it in 1868 and began selling it in 1871. The medicine was heavily promoted on ads and billboards in the late 1800s and early part of the 20th Century, and evidently the paint used for the ads was of a very high grade, because several ads survive to this day all over New York City.
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next time use the transparency so the background dosent look too purple, ya know? Whats the real color?
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