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Board agrees to launch search for new schools superintendent
LANGLEY — The search is on.
Well, almost.
The South Whidbey School District has decided to forgo looking for an interim chief to replace departing District Superintendent Fred McCarthy, and will instead launch a search for a permanent replacement.
It was a remarkable turnaround for the board, as some members noted how they had walked into a special workshop on Wednesday thinking they would vote instead for a search for a temporary hire.
The big switch came after more than two hours of talk about the type of leader now needed, and an acknowledgement of the issues currently consuming the school district: declining enrollment, the ongoing school consolidation effort, student achievement and trust issues between the board, school workers and the community.
School Board Member Fred O'Neal said the board will need to be pretty particular about its choice for McCarthy's replacement.
"I think it behooves us to have very high standards and not settle just because time is getting tight," O'Neal said. "Let's test the water and see who's out there and what their strengths and weaknesses are."
School Board Member Leigh Anderson agreed, and told school employees who were at the workshop that their input influenced her decision.
"He or she is going to be your boss. It's important to do the search now," Anderson said.
McCarthy announced plans to retire this past month, and his last day as district superintendent will be June 30.
O'Neal urged his fellow board members to "hedge their bets" and have a backup candidate to serve as an interim superintendent if the right permanent hire cannot be found.
"Let's make sure we've got an interim in our pocket if we get down to that and we don't have to, at the last minute, scramble around," O'Neal said.
The school board is expected to meet later this month with consultants who can conduct the search for a new superintendent. Estimates of the search run to as much as $25,000.
At the start of Wed-nesday's workshop, board members hinted they were leaning toward finding an interim superintendent. Some said the cost of the search would be less — as well as the person's salary — and wondered if the tough issues being faced by the school district would scare away potential candidates.
But Board Member Steve Scoles said the district needs a strong leader, not someone to act as a caretaker until the dust settles on any current controversies.
"I don't see what we gain by pressing the pause button and waiting a year or more," Scoles said.
It didn't make sense to quibble about the cost of the search, he said. He noted the $15,000 just spent on the unsuccessful bond election, and added that selecting a superintendent would be the most important decision the board could make.
"It seems like such a mosquito bite," Scoles said of the cost of a search.
District employees pressed the board to find a superintendent who would stick around, and said some would look at an interim boss as a lame duck. Many school districts are facing the same issues — student achievement, declining revenues — or even greater challenges, they said, adding that South Whidbey also offers many attributes that the handful of other districts currently searching for superintendents can't match.
"I think we owe it to our staff, and our community and our students to find the best person," Sue Terhar, the superintendent's administrative assistant, told the board.
Staff comments, and the hope that an inclusive search process could pull together different factions in the community, convinced the board to look for a long-term replacement for McCarthy.
"I kind of walked in these doors ... really leaning toward an interim," said School Board Chairman Rich Parker.
Unlike an interim hire, a permanent chief of schools would need to work harder to collaborate, compromise and build long-term relationships, he said.
"That, I think, is the big difference between the two," Parker said.
But Parker said he was also worried that the district wouldn't find a "Superman" candidate to take over, and that there would be political pressure to choose anyone rather than conduct another search after a failed first attempt.
"I don't want to be in that position," Parker said, adding that he was also concerned about a split board vote on the hiring decision.
Superintendents have a code, he said.
"There's kind of an unwritten law. If you don't get 5-0, don't take the job," he said.
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Lehigh County Commissioners shoot down TIF
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Lehigh County commissioners voted 6-3 against a tax increment financing plan for the proposed Hamilton Crossings shopping center in Lower Macungie Township.
That Wednesday night vote may kill the $140-million project -- which would include a Costco, Whole Foods and Target -- because the developers repeatedly have stated they cannot build it without a TIF to help pay for public road, storm water and utility improvements at the 63-acre site.
The financing plan needed the support of the county, township and East Penn School District to succeed, according to TIF proponents. It already has the support of the township and school district.
A disappointed Hamilton Crossings developer Jeremy Fogel called the commissioners' vote "a huge setback. We've got to rethink our whole strategy."
Asked if the vote will kill the project, Fogel said: "We need those funds. That's a fact."
Tim Harrison, Fogel's partner in the project, declined to comment after the vote.
But before commissioners voted, Harrison told them: "The project needs this TIF. It is what separates a financeable, doable project from what is absolutely not financeable and not doable."
In late May, Harrison told the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission: "Without the TIF, there is no project. Without the county, there is no TIF."
"The proposed shopping center, as presented, is definitely dead," declared Commissioner Percy Dougherty, one of the three who voted for the TIF plan.
Dougherty said Hamilton Crossings was intended to be an upscale "lifestyle center" similar to the Promenade Shops in Upper Saucon Township.
He suggested the project might come back "in a different incarnation. It's my worry that the developer will try to cut corners and come back with something that is not as good. I'm afraid that if they're going to do this, they're going to have to find commensurate cuts in the project."
Dougherty, a Republican, is the only Lower Macungie resident on the nine-member board and one of two commissioners who served on a Hamilton Crossings TIF committee.
Surprise votes
The commissioners' vote was unusual because it did not split along party lines (there are seven Republicans and two Democrats) or the frequent 5-4 split with the conservative "reform" commissioners in the majority.
The first surprise was that Republican Thomas Creighton supported the TIF.
"I'm convinced the development will not happen unless the TIF is approved," said Creighton.
Also surprising was that Democrat Daniel McCarthy and moderate Republican Brad Osborne voted against the TIF.
McCarthy did not comment on his position before the vote.
Osborne did comment, saying his decision would be made on an intellectual level rather than an emotional one, but he did not reveal how he would be voting.
Osborne declined to explain his negative vote after the meeting.
But McCarthy did explain why he voted no: "I came to the conclusion this project is likely to happen even without Lehigh County participating in the TIF. They'll do the project without the TIF.
"I know the developer says no, but I've seen these projects resurrect themselves."
McCarthy said Hamilton Crossings is planned in an excellent location and has three excellent retail corporations coming in.
A township issue?
Before the vote, Creighton said county government is overextending its authority by essentially voting on a land development issue, saying that is for Lower Macungie's elected officials to decide.
"They know what's best for their township. Both the township and the school district are in support of the TIF. I will be voting in support of the TIF also. It's a win-win-win for the school district, township and county."
Creighton indicated he does not like when the state and federal government try to impose mandates on the county, "so why should we feel any different when the county is trying to mandate things on Lower Macungie Township? Small government is what makes the best government."
Creighton also said the TIF uses no current Lehigh County taxpayers' money. "All the money used in the TIF is generated from the developer."
But Commissioner Michael Schware argued county taxpayers are being asked to pay for what is a township issue. He said no county assets will be improved by Hamilton Crossings and that "the township should pick up the tab."
Lower Macungie Manager Bruce Fosselman and Ron Eichenberg, president of the township commissioners, were at the meeting but declined to comment after the vote.
Last week, the five township commissioners unanimously voted to send a letter to the county commissioners that encouraged them to approve the Hamilton Crossings TIF.
The East Penn School Board voted 6-2 for the TIF plan in May. Lower Macungie commissioners were going to vote last for TIF approval, after the county commissioners' vote.
If the county commissioners had opted into the TIF plan, the county and school district would have given up 50 percent of increased property taxes generated by the shopping center for 20 years. (Lower Macungie currently does not collect any property taxes.)
Commissioner Scott Ott, the Republican candidate for county executive, got the best laugh of the evening when he said: "I'm wondering why we don't cut everybody's tax bill by 50 percent…which I would like to make a motion for later."
Commissioner Vic Mazziotti explained the shopping center would have paid all of its property taxes, but 50 percent of that tax money would have been transferred to the Lehigh County Industrial Development Authority to pay debt on bonds used to finance infrastructure improvements.
Crunching numbers
Schware said the county's share of the $7-million TIF is $1.1 million, adding it is much more appropriate for Lower Macungie's taxpayers to pay that.
Schware and Mazziotti said that $7-million contribution to the project would balloon to almost $15 million when interest and fees are included.
"We're getting roughly $10,000 a year from this land right now," said Commissioner David Jones, the other Democrat on the board. He added when Hamilton Crossings is completed, the county will get $137,000 a year.
Said Dougherty: "Over the 20 years, we will be collecting over $2.6 million here at the county." He also noted the Hamilton Crossing plan includes road and storm water improvements that will not be done without the project.
But Commissioner Lisa Scheller said if Hamilton Crossings goes forward without a TIF, the county will get $270,000 more in taxes every year.
Scheller, chairwoman of the nine commissioners, also did not say how she would vote beforehand. After the meeting, she said she agreed with Schware that county tax dollars should not be involved in the project.
Mazziotti, who served with Dougherty on the TIF committee, said commissioners were not voting to approve or disapprove the Hamilton Crossings project. "We don't have the authority to do that." He also said it was not a vote to support or not support the school district or the township.
Public input
Scheller noted Wednesday's meeting marked the fifth time the Hamilton Crossings TIF plan was before the commissioners. They learned about the project on April 24, had a first reading of a proposed TIF ordinance on May 8 and debated the issue but deferred voting on May 22 and again on June 12.
Because some of those previous meetings lasted very long, with the agreement of her colleagues Scheller imposed time limits on anyone speaking Wednesday night: three minutes for interested parties if they had something new to contribute, two minutes for others to state their opinions and three minutes for each commissioner to speak.
Twenty-seven people stood to address commissioners for more than an hour. Twice as many spoke for the TIF as spoke against it.
Several stressed Hamilton Crossings will mean jobs, including construction jobs, for Lehigh Valley workers.
But Julian Stolz of Emmaus said the TIF "is nothing more than corporate welfare" for multi-million-dollar corporations and out-of-town developers. Joe Hilliard of Allentown maintained Hamilton Crossings will nearly double the amount of vacant retail space in the Lehigh Valley. He said vacancies reduce property values.
Hamilton Crossings is proposed on both sides of Krocks Road between Hamilton Boulevard and Route 222.
Dougherty reported that he learned from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation that Hamilton Crossings is just one of 33 projects planned along the Route 222 corridor.
He said PennDOT officials also told him that section of the highway will require a $70-million "fix-up."
The $140-million Route 222 bypass around Trexlertown and Wescosville opened in 2007.
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Pilot: Drone operator has no 'skin' in the collision avoidance game
To the Editor:
The Post-Standard editorial for May 11 cheerleading the rapid phase-in of commercial drones was myopic. The editors focused exclusively on positive aspects that would benefit news coverage.
In the mid-80s I accumulated about 900 hours as a single engine flight instructor and about 500 hours flying twin turbine commuter aircraft. With manned aircraft, the rule is "see and be seen."
Most drones would be hard for a pilot to see. The drone operator would likely not be constantly sweeping the sky from left to right as pilots are trained to do. An operator safely on the ground would have no skin in the collision avoidance game.
What about loss of propeller power or total loss of control of a drone? What might it hit or where may it fall? Should there be weight, speed and altitude limits? I watched a BBC news clip where a reporter tried to fly a small drone. He lost control and crashed it.
Many drones have unguarded propellors which could cut up a person. Should they be flown over crowds, school yards or residential neighborhoods?
What kind of training might be required for drone operators? Who will conduct it? Who will certify that operators are competent, as pilots are certified? It is no stretch to see that there will be some who fly drones without training or certification. Who will police the use of drones and what might be the penalties?
Since they are controlled by digital radio signal, there will be folks who for fun or profit will hack into drone control systems to try to take them over. What kinds of weapons might be delivered by a non-military drone? Toxins or a bomb?
What operating range will drones have? What will they do if they fly out of operator control range? Autonomous drones would not have the sensibility of a pilot for constantly varying flight situations. Captain Sullenberger quickly decided the best option was to ditch his powerless jetliner in the Hudson River.
And, what about noise and privacy issues?
There should be no rush to get commercial and privately owned drones into the air.
Garry Nichols
Editorial failed to address privacy and civil liberties issues
To the Editor:
It is readily understandable that news corporations would want to use drones to record and report news. The imaging capabilities of drones are mighty impressive.
Yes, drones might "enhance the public's understanding of events." And, true, drones may well have been "used to capture footage of massive demonstrations in Ukraine." (Indeed, drones are ideal for identifying and monitoring demonstrators.)
However, your May 11 editorial, "Journalists have right to use drones, too," under analyzed the issue. Sure, news corporations may seek to automate where they can. But working journalists and photographers probably value the right to be gainfully employed and not be replaced by those robots.
Your editorial criticized the FAA for not licensing news corporations to use drones. But it failed to cite the safety concerns around drones that, given the current regulatory vacuum, the FAA must wrestle with. Or, to enhance the public's understanding, your editorial might have addressed drone-related privacy and civil liberties issues. These are local, national and international.
Several months ago our own Common Council wisely and unanimously passed a resolution banning drones over Syracuse absent adequate regulation. Six states even restrict drone use by law enforcement.
On May 9 the Wall Street Journal reported that this past March a U.S. passenger jet nearly collided with a drone over Florida - a disturbing news item, which as far as I know, the Post-Standard didn't publish.
My hope is that your parent company's eagerness to embrace the drone won't lead you to sidestep covering drone problems. Or to downplay anti-drone agitation - for the past four years focused on the drone war crimes emanating from Hancock's 174th Attack Wing.
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Real here. We go to the Christmas Tree farm and cut it down. We don't do multiple. Our house doesn't need it. It's a small house!
We go to the tree farm the first weekend in December and cut our tree down and the kids have small artifical ones in their bedrooms.
Artificial. I like to put it up the day after Thanksgiving and leave it up until New Year's Eve.
Sad to say,fake;but,during my childhood years,real;and, sure do miss the 'real trees'.My sisters always purchase 'real trees'.
Answer to second part of the question(forgot this section-oops!).Yes, regularly to multiple trees;and, always adds to the holiday joy,& cheer!
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Fellow Fool Rick Munarriz pointed out that console and software sales were both down in September, showing gamer apathy heading into the holiday season. But the problem goes deeper than die-hard gamers who have come out in droves the last couple of months. StarCraft sold 1.5 million copies in its first 48 hours while Halo: Reach sales topped $200 million on its launch day. The problem, however, is casual gamers who don't look for games at launch and have become bored with the same concepts over and over again.
Asleep at the wheel
The gaming business has begun resting on its laurels after growing incredibly well through the middle part of the decade. Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS ) estimates the game market grew from $15.7 billion in 2004 to $29.3 billion in 2009. But this also coincided with an explosion of new and exciting games. In 2004, Take-Two Interactive (Nasdaq: TTWO ) released its most successful Grand Theft Auto game, GTA: San Andreas. The following year was the start of the Guitar Hero franchise. Nintendo Wii changed the way we interact with games when it was released just in time for the holidays of 2006. And I haven't even gotten into more classic shooter games such as Call of Duty, Halo, and Medal of Honor, which also exploded during this time.
Fast-forward to 2010, and these games are the same titles we see today. Electronic Arts' fall lineup could just as well be from 2007 with Medal of Honor, FIFA Soccer, and The Sims -- really? And this is an intentional strategy of fewer franchises but stronger brands. Great concept in theory, but what happens when one of your fabulous brands lays an egg?
Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI ) has had the same issues milking Guitar Hero for all it's worth. The difference is that it has a winner with World of Warcraft and 12 million subscribers driving profits. Take-Two Interactive and Electronic Arts aren't so lucky, relying on blockbuster games for survival.
Innovation is still out there
It isn't like innovation is lacking in the entire industry. Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL ) iPhone and iPad have given developers a new platform to develop new and inexpensive games. Just last week, Chillingo's new smash hit Cut the Rope passed 1 million units sold in just 10 days. As a casual gamer, I spend more time on iPhone games these days than on my console. I'm not suggesting $0.99 apps are the silver bullet big developers need, but it does show the innovative capability that's still out there.
A little innovation could also add some life to GameStop's (NYSE: GME ) struggling sales as well. It will be a while before Sony's (NYSE: SNE ) PlayStation 4 or Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT ) Xbox 720 have an impact, as neither is even rumored to be out until 2012. Until then, it's up to developers to come up with something better than the status quo.
Foolish bottom line
Until we see some new, exciting games come out, Activision is the only stock in the group I would touch, and that's only because of its superior business model. But even Activision doesn't get me excited when I hear about a new expansion pack for Guitar Hero or DJ Hero every other day.
I would love to say I saw upside in the other video game developers, but I just see the industry getting old and stale along with my video game library.
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Shoddy defense by Phillies third baseman Cody Asche allowed a solid outing from Cliff Lee go to waste Tuesday night.
The sixth inning was a comedy of errors for Asche in a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Asche committed three errors in the game, including two in the sixth, which led to four unearned runs. The youngest position player on the Phillies' roster entered Tuesday with just three errors all season.
"The kid had a rough night at third base," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said. "Things can happen, but there's still work to be done and [we have to] just have to keep working on it.
"[Phillies bench coach Larry] Bowa has been working with him every day on it, extra work. We're just waiting for him to settle into a groove and gain on the process, but there are a lot of things that have been thrown at him as far as setup, quickness and everything goes but it's been an on-going work effort."
Despite the defensive struggles behind him, Lee threw 117 pitches Tuesday night and scattered six hits while striking out seven in seven innings of work.
It was the second game in a row that the defense let Lee down. He surrendered five runs in his previous against Toronto after Ben Revere misplayed a ball in center field.
"I messed up," Asche said after the game. "We're in that situation because of [me]. It happens."
Lee hasn't won a decision at home in four starts this season.
The Phillies and Angels close out their series Wednesday at 1:05 p.m. at Citizens Bank Park on Comcast Sportsnet and WIP Radio (94.1 FM).
What you need to know:
PITCHING MATCHUP: A.J. Burnett (2-2, 2.90 ERA) takes the ball in the series finale and could give the bullpen a break. In six of his eight starts this season, Burnett has thrown at least 100 pitches and has lasted into the sixth inning in each of his last five starts. He is 2-1 with a 2.44 ERA and 29 strikeouts over that span. The Angels counter with Garrett Richards (3-0, 2.80 ERA).
PAPELBON RESPONDS: After sitting out Sunday's game with general soreness, and watching the bullpen squander a three-run lead in the ninth inning and blow the game in the 11th against the Mets, Papelbon responded to critics who felt he should have been available.
"It was just basically a soreness that I wasn't comfortable with throwing with," Papelbon said prior to Tuesday night's game. "I felt like it would have created more injury. Instead of missing 30, 40 or 50 games I felt like I needed to do what was best for my teammates and my career and sit one out. It's my 10th season in the big leagues and I haven't been on the DL during that span and feel like I know how to take care of my body and prepare to last a full season."
AMONG THE SAVE LEADERS: As inconsistent as the Phillies' closer has been this season and as maddening as Sunday's chain of events was, Papelbon ranks fourth in the National League in saves with 11, just behind Milwaukee closer Francisco Rodriguez, who leads the league.
STACKING THE ROTATION: Because the Philies have an off-day Thursday, the Phillies can skip No. 5 starter Roberto Hernandez's spot in the rotation this week, making the veteran available out of the bullpen. His next start likely will come next Friday against the Dodgers at Citizens Bank Park.
FREE AGENCY: The Phillies promoted infielder Cesar Hernandez to the parent club Tuesday after outrighting utility oplayer Jayson Nix. Nix, 31, exercised his right to refuse his assignment to Triple-A Lehigh Valley to become a free agent.
INTERLEAGUE STRUGGLES: After beating the Texas Rangers on opening day, the Phillies have lost their last seven interleague games. Wednesday afternoon is the Phils' last chance for an interleague win until they travel to face the Angels on Aug. 12.
HOME-FIELD DISADVANTAGE? The Phillies are 6-10 at Citizens Bank Park this season and play 14 of their next 17 games at home.
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So by now you've seen the relatively new Maverik ad featuring Paul Rabil shooting 111 miles per hour, complete with the head channeling under the force of his shot and sweat scattering from his mane like kids from a bully at recess. But if you want to see how he tapes up his silver Maverik Wonderboy II, you've come to the right place. Video, photos and specs below.
Price: $106
Colors: Sliver, Black, Orange, Red, Lime Green, Carolina Blue, Gunmetal
It's called the Wonderboy because your play with it makes spectators' jaws drop, fans giddy and your opponents cry. Maverik's 9000 series aluminum/titanium alloy shaft is like the ultimate action hero: an unparalleled combo of strength, lightness, durability and appearance. Wonderboy performs at a level which all strive to attain.