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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The Green Seed is growing.
It's a fertile time for the Birmingham hip-hop collective, now four members strong and enjoying a burst of popularity on mtvU.
The Green Seed's video for "Crack Kills" was a strong contender this month on "The Freshmen," a viewer-voting contest on MTV's website for college-oriented music. It's still posted there, getting plenty of hits, although another act took the "Freshmen" title for the first week of April.
"After three weeks, we're still in the top 10," says R-Tist (real name: Randall Turner), one of two emcees for the group. "Being that we're still on the page, that's where I take a small victory."
Win or lose, the national exposure has been invaluable for The Green Seed, an independent act on the artist roster at Communicating Vessels, a Birmingham label.
Who: The Green Seed, with Akil of Jurassic 5, Shaheed & Supreme and Bunny Austin.
When: 9 p.m. April 21.
Where: Bottletree, 3719 Third Ave. South, Birmingham, Alabama.
Tickets: $20, 205-533-6288 or Bottletree website.
The group — which includes emcee Complet (William Jason Davidson), DJFX (Fred French) and DJ Jeff C (Jeff Cohen) — is poised for the release of its first full-length record on the label, which recently opened an office in Woodlawn.
That 12-track album, "Y'allready in Progress," is being mastered as you read this, and should be available in August, according to Communicating Vessels founder Jeffrey Cain.
"It's important for us to be the flagship hip-hop group on this label," R-Tist says. "Being part of an indie upstart label gives us an opportunity to create art the way we want to."
The Green Seed has several other releases to its credit, but these were more homespun in nature, all produced by R-Tist at his home in Pell City.
"This time, it wasn't just us cooks in the kitchen," he says. "We did it buffet style, with everybody in the kitchen, and input from other people in the studio. That's what makes it sound fresh."
The Green Seed also expanded its concert schedule this spring, playing shows at the South Sounds Music Festival in Mobile, Eclipse Coffee & Books in Montevallo and Birmingham's Paint the Town Red fund-raiser.
Locally, the group has a track record at the Zydeco nightclub, Urban Standard, Secret Stages and a couple of former venues, Cave 9 and Green Cup Books.
But Avondale's Bottletree Cafe — with its hipster reputation, funky decor and open-minded listeners — has become something of a haven for The Green Seed. The troupe has performed there on several occasions, sharing the stage with G-Side, Delicate Cutters, Shaheed & Supreme and other Alabama acts.
The Green Seed will return to Bottletree's stage on Saturday, celebrating its latest success and perhaps introducing listeners to some new material. (Fan alert: The troupe has reconfigured one of its earlier tunes, using an Isidore sample for "Town of Steel.")
"We want to inspire somebody, make somebody laugh and have a good time," Complet says. "That's the goal every time we perform. We want people to walk away from the show and have a memory."
Like their heroes, A Tribe Called Quest, The Green Seed aims to create hip-hop that's smart and infectious, exuding a positive vibe. No angry street rants, no gangsta anthems, no sexist screeds.
"We want to be anti- all of that, on so many levels," R-Tist says, "but still keep the core of hip-hop represented."
The group is proud of its accomplishments thus far — the history of The Green Seed stretches back to 2006 — and its members are committed to a richer sound with a double-barreled attack.
The two emcees push each other to excel at the microphone, and with the addition of Jeff C (who joined the troupe six months ago), the two DJs can do the same on turntables and computers.
"We have different styles, and we're learning from each other," says DJFX. "We're both looking at each other, going, 'How do you do that?' He's a more technical scratcher, and I'm more old-school."
During a Tuesday interview at Communicating Vessels, The Green Seed guys seem happy to share their views on any subject related to the group: business aspirations, band chemistry, survival jobs, the works.
How far will this group go for its art? Well, consider that three of the four musicians spent about 16 hours filming the video for "Crack Kills," parading around the streets of Birmingham with cardboard boxes on their heads.
Later, TV images were superimposed on the box fronts by Sugartooth Atlanta, a company adept at green-screen technology. It was a hot and sweaty experience — and yes, a bit claustrophobic — but The Green Seed enjoyed the shoot, anyway.
"We did a lot of dancing, in a lot of different locations," Complet says.
DJFX gives his thumb's up to the video shoot, but does offer a good-humored protest: "My best dance stuff wasn't in there!"
Call him an exacting perfectionist, and the other members of The Green Seed won't argue.
"We're all like-minded," Complet says. "We all have that work ethic. We want to build these things with out own hands."

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Labrador Straits residents call on government to fix highway
There is a growing outcry amongst residents of the Labrador Straits on the condition of the paved highway.
High school student April James severely damaged her car in an accident last March. She blames the accident on a pothole that caused her to hit the ice and flip the vehicle. According to James, government must upgrade the highway in the Labrador Straits soon as someone will eventually seriously be hurt in an accident such as this.
Last week, the Northern Pen reported on the differing political outlooks from Cartwright-L'Anse-au-Clair MHA Lisa Dempster and Minister of Transportation and Works Nick McGrath on the conditions of the Trans-Labrador Highway in Southern Labrador.
But, meanwhile, there are residents living in the area who are voicing their concerns.
Back in March, L'Anse-au-Clair resident and high-schooler April James was driving to school in L'Anse-au-Loup to get her books. Just over Crow Head, a hill just past Forteau, she hit one of the many potholes that pepper the road. From there, she slid to the other side of the road, on the ice, and her car hooked in and flipped. Fortunately, she was okay but she estimates that damages to the car cost over 3,000 dollars.
"The windshield was broken, the top of my roof was squat to pieces, my front fender was broke, and there were dents on the side of my door," she says.
James has been in contact with both Labrador MP Yvonne Jones and Cartwright-L'Anse-au-Clair MHA Lisa Dempster on the situation with the roads.
She has expressed to them the belief that nothing is going to be done unless someone gets hurt.
"There were, like, five or six accidents in the run of two weeks once and no one is doing anything," she says. "It's only going to become a big deal once someone gets hurt."
Her mother Lorellie, and one of the teachers at the school, have been two of many to also experience busted tires on the highway.
There has recently been coal patch put on the highway but James, like many others, only sees it as a temporary fix.
Vernon Buckle of Forteau says it's just a band-aid on something that requires open heart surgery.
As an ambulance driver who has to cover the highway from Red Bay to L'Anse-au-Clair, Buckle is very familiar with the conditions of the road and it becomes especially treacherous at the high speeds required of an ambulance driver.
He says that getting patients safely from point A to point B is not always easy with the highway in such poor condition.
"There are some nights when we've had to go to Red Bay and back and unless you're super vigilant on the road, you're going to hit a pothole."
"You got to be all over the road," he continues, expressing further frustration. "We've got an attendant that can't wear a seatbelt because he's taking care of the patient in the back of the ambulance and I've got to swerve to miss a pothole. And I don't like to hit potholes like anyone else but most of the time, you've got to go through one if there's a vehicle coming the other way."
While the swerving and hard knocks from hitting potholes, has made life difficult for Buckle and ambulance attendants, he's been fortunate in that he hasn't had any busted tires or accidents thus far. Nonetheless, the concern is certainly there. Maybe tomorrow, he says, something like that could happen.
"Right now there's a safety issue here with school buses and ambulances trying to operate on roads that are unsafe to be on."
Buckle also questions why the government will be paving the road from Goose Bay to Cartwright Junction first when, he believes, with the ferry landing in Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, that there is a greater deal of non-commercial traffic in this area.
"Why are they starting it on that end when most of the commuter traffic is between here and Port Hope Simpson?" he asks. "How many commuter vehicles are there between Cartwright Junction and Goose Bay, apart from commercial? I would say it's a small percentage of traffic of people who have to use the road every day. Why not start here and go the other direction?"
Buckle said he has gotten in contact with MHA Yvonne Jones on this matter.
While government has not committed to upgrading the road anytime soon, it doesn't appear local voices will be stopped from speaking out any time soon.


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Perhaps U.S. Interior Secretary Dick Kempthorne needs to come out of his Washington, D.C., headquarters and get a breath of fresh air to clear his head -- and his thinking.
How else to explain Kempthorne's proposed regulations to let visitors to national parks and wildlife refuges go armed, so long as they have a concealed-weapons permit and are in a state that allows guns in its own state and local parks?
This idea is a total misfire.
There is no reason to change current regulations, which date from the Reagan presidency. They say park visitors must keep their guns unloaded and stowed in a trunk or other place that isn't easily accessible.
The rules work well. Gun owners who happen to be driving through a national park aren't particularly inconvenienced. Rangers don't have to make snap judgments about whether someone packing a pistol is a crook or a law-abiding citizen.
And no one has to worry about getting mugged. Statistics show the parks are some of the safest places in the nation. As the Coalition of National Park Service retirees points out, a national park visitor has a better chance of getting hit by lightning than becoming a victim of a violent crime.
It isn't that Kempthorne's plan would necessarily produce a crime wave at Yellowstone or any other national park. The people who bother getting concealed-carry permits from their home states don't tend to be troublemakers. But that isn't the point.
America's national parks and wildlife refuges are sanctuaries of peace, quiet and natural beauty. Allowing private citizens to routinely carry guns in the parks won't make them any better. Or safer.


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Editor's note: Earlier this year Lawrence Knorr, co-publisher of the local Sunbury Press, went to two of his writers -- Joe Farrell and Joe Farley -- with an idea for a book that would be right up their alley. Farley and Farrell have written two volumes about famed and historical tombstones in Pennsylvania, the aptly titled Keystone Tombstones. With the 150th of Gettysburg just around the corner, Knorr's idea was Keystone Tombstones Civil War edition.
Knorr had a personal connection to the subject matter; he's a relative of Union Major General John Reynolds, who died on the first day of battle. The three of them collaborated on this latest version of Keystone Tombstones. As you will see with this daily feature, there were no shortage of interesting stories to choose from, since the Battle of Gettysburg produced 7,600 Confederates and Union soldier deaths and 51,000 casualties.
Over the course of the next 18 days, leading up to the anniversary of the battle at the beginning of July, Knorr, Farrell and Farley will introduce a Gettysburg 150 "Tombstone of the Day". The post will look at are tombstones of residents, soldiers, generals and other historically significant individuals that are relevant to the Battle of Gettysburg or the Civil War in general.Here is the tombstone for today:
John Lawrence Burns was a 69 year-old citizen of Gettysburg when the Confederates
The next day, when major combat erupted, Burns calmly took up his flintlock musket and simply walked out to the scene of the fighting. On his way he encountered a wounded Union soldier and asked if he could borrow his more modern rifle for the battle. The soldier agreed and Burns moved on, putting cartridges in his pockets. He ran into Major Thomas Chamberlin of the 150th Pennsylvania Infantry and asked to be allowed to fight with the regiment. Chamberlin referred him to the Regimental Commander, Colonel Langhorne Wister, who agreed to let him fight.
Burns was wounded three times and when the Union forces fell back under Confederate pressure, the Union soldiers were forced to leave him behind. Although wounded and exhausted, he was able to crawl away from his rifle and bury his ammunition so that when captured by Confederates, he could claim he was a noncombatant. He succeeded in convincing the Confederates of such and the wounds in the arm, leg, and breast were treated by their surgeons. Had Burns not convinced his captors, he would have been subject to summary execution as a non-uniformed combatant.
You can learn more about John Burns and many other Civil War-era Pennsylvanians in the book Keystone Tombstones Civil War at http://www.keystonetombstones.com


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I'm helping a friend plan her little girl's first birthday and have been saving ideas for inspiration. There are so many cute ideas out there – it's almost hard to decide. Today I thought I'd share a few of my favorites that I've come across as of late – from smash cakes to indoor drive-in movies, here's 15 ideas to get the party on!
Indoor Drive-in 1 of 14How fun would this be for a little movie-themed party. An indoor drive-in.
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Fun Backdrop 2 of 14A cute idea to commemorate a special age. Paint a number on the wall. (Or use washi tape).
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Spiderman Photobooth Background Idea 3 of 14Web-like inspiration for a photobooth idea. Photographed by Brenda Horan.
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Cool Swag 4 of 14These adorable notebooks were made o send to Haiti after their big earthquake. Great inspiration to make at a party, one for the kids to take home and one to send to children in need.
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Campfire Cake 5 of 14A fun cake for a camping-theme party. Pirouette cookies "sticks" and melted butterscotch and cinnamon hard candies "flames".
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Cookie Monster Cupcakes 6 of 14Who doesn't love cookie monster? These cupcakes are so fun and super easy too!
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Baby Birthday Banner {Tutorial} 7 of 14Possibly the cutest birthday banners ever.
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Rice Krispie Square Paintbrushes 12 of 14Nothing like a yummy paint brush....
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Snowman Macaron Cake 13 of 14Made for the winter holidays, this cake is also perfect for a kids mid winter birthday party. So fun!
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SPRINGFIELD - City records indicate that the lion's share of $4.6 million in building contracts at the center of an FBI investigation were awarded by the Office of Capital Asset Construction.
The contracts to Zielinski Brothers, an Agawam construction company, date back to 2009, according to information provided by the city following a public records request by The Republican/MassLive. City Solicitor Edward Pikula last week confirmed he had received a federal grand jury subpoena requesting the company's contracts.
Company officials referred a reporter's questions to attorney Thomas O'Connor, who did not return a call for comment.
Former Capital Asset Construction director Rita Coppola-Wallace retired from the city in 2013. She took a job at Williams College in Williamstown as its director of design and construction. An internal memo obtained by The Republican indicates Mayor Domenic J. Sarno proposed an order to the City Council to transfer funds within that city department to cover her retirement and three new hires. It was passed by the council on Monday.
The memo, drafted by T.J. Plante, the city's chief financial officer, stated the department will change its "outsourced model" of project management to save the city thousands of dollars. Capital asset construction falls under the finance department.
Coppola-Wallace's annual salary was just over $106,000. When she was contacted for comment via email, Northampton criminal defense attorney David P. Hoose responded with a written statement.
"Rita was employed by the City of Springfield for 29 years, the last six as the Director of Capital Construction. She voluntarily left her position in October of 2013 to take a better job and advance her career. For her entire tenure with the City of Springfield she was as scrupulously honest, hard-working and dedicated a public servant as the City has ever had. Any allegation that she did anything improper or illegal during her tenure with the City is simply wrong, and a thorough and competent investigation will establish that fact," the statement read.
According to Pikula, the subpoena provides no explanation as to why the FBI is homing in on Zielinski Brothers. FBI supervisor Mark S. Karangekis declined to comment.
"The FBI does not confirm or deny its investigations, nor the service of grand jury subpoenas," Karangekis said.
Public records state the construction firm works nearly exclusively on city parks, and was paid $4.6 million through six contracts over four years. Information provided by the city state four of the six were labeled "price agreements." The most recent award was a $595,000 publicly bid contract last year for the restoration of Camp Wilder which was seriously damaged by a tornado in 2011.
A chunk of that contract was funded through federal community block grant money, according to previous stories on the project.
The Republican/MassLive is conducting a review of the Zielinski Brothers contracts provided by the city and has request the underlying bidding documents for each.
Coppola-Wallace is the wife of J. Michael Wallace, a partner in C&W Realty Trust, the city's largest private real estate holder. City records show C&W has received $341,000 in rental payments from the city for health department office space since 2012. Those contracts are publicly bid.
This is a developing story; more information as it becomes available.
The table below shows itemized payments to the firm for fiscal years 2012 to 2014, according to the city's open checkbook tool:


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Although he doesn't give any definitive answer as to what his injuries are, Yoshimura Suzuki's James Stewart sounded encouraged on his Twitter feed this morning.
"So far everything looks good, but still waiting for a few more things," Stewart wrote. "Been nervous the last few days because I have been having a blast racing."
Stewart suffered a hand/wrist injury when he crashed out of the lead in Saturday's first moto in Colorado.


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WASHINGTON, June 6, 2006 - In support of National Homeownership Month in June, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced special eligibility considerations for low- and moderate-income home loan applicants who are purchasing newer, energy-efficient homes.
"Homeownership has always been a central part of the American Dream," said Johanns at the Stand Up for Rural America Conference. "I'm pleased that through this new initiative we can encourage efforts to expand access to new, affordable housing opportunities in rural America, while emphasizing energy conservation."
Under the special program, called Home Energy Advantage, the qualifying ratios used to determine an applicant's ability to repay a home loan may be exceeded by up to two percentage points if an energy-efficient home is purchased.
Eligible applicants to Rural Development Section 502 homeownership loan program will receive increased flexibility in their loan eligibility determinations if they are purchasing a newer home that is energy efficient. In some cases, applicants may be able to afford a larger loan amount due to the qualifying flexibility because lower utility costs associated with newer homes equate to more income that can be applied to mortgage and other debt payment in a given month.
USDA Rural Development's Section 502 loan programs are available to qualified low- and moderate-income families to purchase modest homes in rural areas. Loans can be made for up to 100 percent of the appraised value of the property. The cost of installing energy-saving features in a home, such as insulation, storm windows and doors, as well as energy-efficient appliances may be included in the loan amount.
All new homes that that are built to meet the 2000 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) or a subsequent comparable code are considered energy efficient and eligible for the two percentage point increase in the qualifying ratios. Existing homes that meet the same standard, or are being retrofitted to meet it, are also eligible. The program is a nationwide pilot, and will operate for the next 18 months.
New homes that are built to IECC standards offer considerable energy efficiency and save homeowners money in their utility costs. After the mortgage payment, utility bills are usually the largest housing-related expense for homeowners each month. But an energy-efficient home, with such features as proper insulation, high efficiency heating and cooling systems, and energy-efficient windows, can lower utility bills significantly.
USDA Rural Development's mission is to deliver programs in a way that will support increasing economic opportunity and improve the quality of life of rural residents. As a venture capital entity, Rural Development has invested more than $63 billion since the beginning of the Bush Administration to provide equity and technical assistance to finance and foster growth in homeownership, business development, and critical community and technology infrastructure. As a result, more than 1.1 million jobs have been created or saved through these investments. Further information on rural programs is available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting USDA's web site at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov.


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Lucy Jacobson 1927-2014
YOUNGSTOWN – Lucy Gay Rice Jacobson, 86, died Saturday, March 8, 2014, at the Park Vista Retirement Center in Youngstown.
Lucy was born July 23, 1927, the daughter of Elmer Guy Rice and Sylvia Strickland Rice.
She worked for the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps in Philadelphia, as a clerk and stenographer. Later she worked as a nurse at South Side Hospital in Youngstown and Little Forest Medical Center.
Lucy was a member of Good Hope Lutheran Church.
Survivors include four sons, Paul of Albany, Ga., Carl of Greenford, Daniel of Hartville and James of Boardman; a sister, Sara Mauk of Haines City, Fla.; and eight grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, LaRayne Clifford Jacobson; two brothers and two sisters.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Good Hope Lutheran Church, 98 Homestead Drive, Boardman.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home in Boardman and from noon to 12:50 p.m. Wednesday at Good Hope Lutheran Church.


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The unquestioned leader and face of the St. Tammany Parish public school system for the past seven years has decided to retire.
Gayle Sloan, who as superintendent re-opened schools in St. Tammany less than five weeks after Hurricane Katrina and helped the district gain national accreditation, will work her last day at the central office on June 30.
Sloan, 60, announced her decision Friday morning, saying, "It's time for me to move on to the next opportunity in life and slow down a bit."
She became St. Tammany's first female superintendent in 2003 after then-superintendent Lenny Monteleone died of lung cancer, and will leave a system of more than 36,000 students and nearly 60 schools, with four schools built under her watch and two others still under construction.
Sloan will be remembered for how quickly she organized her staff and had schools up and running after Katrina devastated parts of the parish. With the south side of Slidell nearly obliterated, students of Salmen High School who came back to the area were attending Northshore High on a platoon basis by Oct. 1, 2005. Four and a half years later, Sloan says the recovery is nearly complete, which makes this the time right for her to step down.
"Even the bad times brought some satisfaction and reward," she said. "Being superintendent is a hard job, it's a stressful job. I hope my legacy is that this school system won't miss a beat without me, and that they'll just keep building the capacity we've set.
"Katrina was a very difficult and challenging time, but I saw our school system pull together. ... I think the community recognized that the school system was the key to the recovery of this area. If we could get the schools reopened, the kids back in school, then commerce would begin to build again, and we would have what we know as our community. That was a very rewarding experience to go through, and it has taken us five years."
Mandeville High graduate
Sloan, who grew up in St. Tammany Parish and graduated from Mandeville High and LSU, began her teaching career in Jefferson Parish almost 40 years ago and has been in the St. Tammany Parish school system since the late 1970s. She briefly worked as a teacher at Chahta-Ima Elementary in Lacombe before moving to Mandeville Middle, where she was a teacher, assistant principal and principal.
She then moved to the central office, and became the district's supervisor of instruction in 1996. A year later, she was named an assistant superintendent.
After Monteleone's death, Sloan had unanimous support from the School Board and was easily chosen over Aquine Jackson, who, at the time, was a top-level administrator in the Milwaukee public school system and a finalist for the job of superintendent of Orleans Parish public schools in January 2003.
School Board member Mary K. Bellisario said at the time: "I think (Sloan) held the board spellbound while she was being interviewed."
Highly respected superintendent
Things haven't changed much in seven years. Sloan remains highly respected among her peers and across the parish, and she will leave her position with the school system near the top of its class statewide.
Last week, the school system gained reaccreditation from AdvancED, a national organization that has accredited 27,000 public and private schools and districts across 30 states.
Five years ago, under Sloan's guidance, the district became one of fewer than 10 school systems nationally to gain accreditation as a district.
"Gayle is an outstanding superintendent, and she will be greatly missed in that position," said School Board President John Lamarque. "But she has been in education almost 40 years, and she deserves a long and happy retirement."
A similar sentiment came from Lacey Toledano, president and CEO of the St. Tammany-West Chamber of Commerce, who said Sloan was instrumental in keeping the school system as one to envy in Louisiana.
"Mrs. Sloan and her immediate predecessors' tenure have led the way to making St. Tammany the premier public education provider in the state, a direct contribution to the economic success and high quality of life that St. Tammany is known for," Toledano said.
Sloan said she has been thinking about retiring since early in the school year and that if she was going to do it, this summer would be the right time. Her contract was scheduled to end in March 2011, and she "would not ever want to leave in March. ... If I was going to work next year, I would need to commit to the whole year."
Vacancy to be advertised
To find a replacement for Sloan, the School Board will advertise the vacancy in schools and education facilities across the parish, in print publications, and on Web sites, beginning Monday and running for 30 days announcing it is accepting applications. On April 14, the application process will be closed, and the board shortly thereafter will set a date to conduct interviews, most likely in closed session. It will then vote on the candidates in open session.
According to Lamarque, the final decision likely would be publicly known sometime near Sloan's last day.
One possible replacement could be Trey Folse, who has served as deputy superintendent throughout Sloan's tenure, although he isn't saying yet whether he will apply for the position.
"I don't think today is the right day to talk about that," Folse said. "I think today needs to focus on Gayle and everything she has achieved in the school system. There's plenty of time to make a decision on that as we go down the road.
"She'll be sorely missed by everyone in central office and throughout the school system. Gayle and I have been very close friends for a long time. . . . I will miss her in a professional capacity and in a personal capacity."
For now, Sloan said she is ready to wind down a bit and spend more time with her husband, Cliff. She emphasized that she would like to remain "involved in public education" after she takes a vacation - she's taken more than one week off at a time just once in 39 years - but "at a lower profile and a slower pace."
"I've been thinking about it for a while, and I have loved every minute of my career," she said. "I spent a lot of evenings at meetings, and I'd like to spend those evenings at home. I spend a lot of Saturdays at school events, and I'd like to do things with my family. And I'd like to travel some.
"A friend of mine, (Superintendent) Donald Songy from Ascension Parish just announced his retirement, and he said, 'Twenty-four-seven has a new meaning for me now. I'm willing to work 24 hours a week, seven months a year.' That sounds good to me."
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DAVISON TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- Now that it has sufficient officers, the Davison Township Police Department plans to assign more personnel to traffic enforcement, Chief Larry Hrinik says.
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Seattle group purchases well-traveled KingsJanuary 21, 2013 – 2:26 am by Hickey
Seattleites have spent the better part of two decades as America's premier bellyachers. Whether it was the grunge music movement, the officiating in the Seahawks' Super Bowl loss to the Steelers or the SuperSonics' departure to Oklahoma City, moaning is their specialty.
But sometimes all that griping turns out for the best. Those grunge dudes made pretty good dough. Seahawks fans now have the promise of multiple great seasons with Russell Wilson at quarterback. And it appears basketball is coming back to the Emerald City.
ESPN.com reported on Sunday that the Maloof brothers, owners of the Sacramento Kings, have agreed to sell the franchise to a Seattle group headlined by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and fellow rich guy Chris Hansen, who is not to be confused with the MSNBC pedophile trapper of the same name. (Maybe the Maloofs can claim they thought the team would stay in Sacramento but realized they were duped when they showed up for the transaction and saw Hansen sitting in the kitchen with a camera crew).
The price tag on the sale is $225 million, which caught the eye of LeBron James. In a rare moment of bluntness, the NBA's top player and most image-conscious guy tweeted "So the Kings getting sold for 525M!! And the owners ain't making no money huh? What the hell we have a (lockout) for. Get the hell out of here."
It appears the Kings will get the hell out of Sacramento, at any rate. It's only the latest step for the most vagabond franchise in the history of North American sports.
The team began life in the National Basketball League in 1945 as the Rochester Royals, then became one of three NBL teams to merge with the Basketball Association of America to form the NBA in 1948. (The Lakers and Pistons were the others).
The Royals made their first move in 1957, heading to Cincinnati. That lasted until 1972, when they moved to Kansas City and became the Kings. The Kings also played home games in Omaha for the first three seasons of that arrangement, going by the clumsy official moniker "Kansas City-Omaha Kings."
In 1985, Sacramento became the fifth city the franchise called home.
Most of the Sacramento years were dreadful, with the jerseys providing the lone highlight. That changed with the acquisition of Chris Webber in 1998. The Kings suddenly turned into one of the best teams of the immediate post-Jordan era. Sacramento's high point and low point came in the same season — the Kings finished a league-best 61-21 in 2001-02, but ended up getting hosed by Tim Donaghy's officiating crew and lost the Western Conference Finals to the Lakers in seven games.
Well, the low point up until now, anyway. The Kings have plunged to such depths that they are forced to play in something called "Sleep Train Arena" and only make the news when DeMarcus Cousins does something stupid — which is to say they make the news frequently.
The new ownership group is expected to move the team to Seattle next year, where it will play two seasons at previously abandoned Key Arena before heading to a brand-new facility.
It would appear that the move to Seattle will end up closing the history books on one of the NBA's charter franchises. Just as Cleveland did when the Browns moved to Baltimore, the City of Seattle retained the SuperSonics name, colors and history for when the NBA returned to the city. (That is a bit of irony in itself — the SuperSonics were named because of Boeing, which has since moved its corporate headquarters to Chicago).
That ends up being the great irony of this whole thing — Seattle, which cried bloody murder when the team moved to OKC, is now stealing someone else's team AND killing that franchise's history, an unprecedented two-fer.
Barring the greatest sporting miracle since the 1980 Winter Olympics, the team's lone championship came in Rochester in 1951.
Other footnotes to Royals/Kings history:
All-Time Leaders
Games Played: Sam Lacey, 888
Points: Oscar Roberston, 22,009
Points Per Game: Oscar Robertson, 29.3
Rebounds: Sam Lacey, 9,353
Rebounds Per Game: Jerry Lucas, 19.1
Assists: Oscar Robertson, 7,731
Assists Per Game: Oscar Robertson, 10.3
Steals: Sam Lacey, 950
Steals Per Game: Ron Artest, 2.2
Field Goal Percentage: Steve Johnson, .604
Three-Pointers Made: Peja Stojakovic, 1,070
Wins: Rick Adelman, 395 (1999-2006)
Losses: Phil Johnson, 306 (1974-87)
Best Regular Season: 61-21 (2001-02)
Worst Regular Season: 17-65 (2008-09)


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It still feels odd: walking through a door on Mulberry Street in downtown Newark and, moments later, finding yourself looking out on the vast expanse that is the inside of the new Prudential Center. But at Wednesday night's Bon Jovi concert -- the eighth of the 10 shows the band will be presenting at the new arena through Saturday -- it almost felt like arena-rock business as usual.
The Jersey-bred rockers were a little less intense than they were at the opening show two weeks ago. And unquestionably, there was less electricity in the air. But, pros that they are, they still put on the kind of high-energy, hit-filled show their fans expect of them.
"You're not getting tired yet, are ya?" teased frontman Jon Bon Jovi, late in the show, after singing the uplifting "Who Says You Can't Go Home." Certainly, no one on stage was.
In a sense, the group is just getting warmed up. Its "Lost Highway Tour," which began with that first Newark show, will include at least 74 concerts on four continents before it ends, next year. And it's likely that more dates will be added.
Still, a touring band rarely stays in one place for so long. One thing Bon Jovi has to do, to avoid boring repeat customers, is change the setlist substantially, from night to night. And it has. Over the first eight shows, the band has played 43 songs, and only 10 of them -- mostly megahits like "Livin' On a Prayer" and "You Give Love a Bad Name" -- have made it into every show. Thirteen songs, including "Wild in the Streets" and a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," have been played just once.
The band could arguably mix things up even more, but it is doing enough to make each show different. The revolving cast of opening acts helps, too. Daughtry, led by "American Idol" alumnus Chris Daughtry, played its grunge-flavored rock on Wednesday, while the more pop-oriented All-American Rejects will be on hand for the final shows, Friday and Saturday.
Wednesday's show featured just one tour debut: "The Last Night," from the band's recent "Lost Highway" album. It's a sweet mid-tempo song, with lyrics that allowed Jon Bon Jovi to indulge his melodramatic streak. Exuding fierce determination, and pointing toward the crowd for emphasis, he sang lines like "I'm standing on your front porch/And kicking down your door/This is the last night you'll have to be alone."
The band has expanded to an octet for this tour. In part because "Lost Highway" includes a lot of country-flavored material, Lorenza Ponce is on hand to play violin, while Kurt Johnston chips in on pedal-steel guitar and other instruments. Still, one of the night's most hardcore country songs, "Whole Lot of Leavin'," featured a screaming electric guitar solo by Richie Sambora. And Ponce added a violin solo to an older song, "These Days" (well sung by Sambora, giving Jon Bon Jovi a break).
The arrangement of the setlist gave the show a flow of its own. On opening night, most of the band's most rousing songs were bunched together toward the end of the evening. But this time they were more spread out, and the final encore, "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night," closed the show on a wistful note.
"We'll see you Friday and Saturday nights with the All-American Rejects, and I don't mean these guys, either," Jon Bon Jovi cracked, motioning to his bandmates, at the end of the show.
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LAFAYETTE, Alabama -- Just days prior to today's runoff elections, Chambers County let owners of its polling places decide whether to allow voters to carry firearms.
Probate Judge Brandy Easlick said the county decided to let the owners make the decision after receiving an opinion from the Attorney General's Office last week.
Chambers County asked for Attorney General Luther Strange's advice after some voters brought guns to the polls in the June 3 primary election and were faced with "no weapons" signs at some precincts.
Later in the day, county officials took the signs down.
Strange said state law doesn't give county commissions the authority to ban firearms, but state and federal laws that prohibit weapons in public buildings such as courthouses and schools still apply when they are used as polling places. Churches and other private buildings used as polling places can decide to ban weapons, though.
Chambers County Attorney Claud E. (Skip) McCoy Jr. sent a letter to the owners of polling sites on July 10 and provided them with a form to check "yes" to permit firearms or to check "no" not to permit firearms.
"We sent the letter out really late pursuant to the AG's letter that just went out so we haven't heard from a lot (of owners)," Easlick said.
Lebanon Presbyterian Church in Lafayette, where residents of the Buffalo community cast their ballots, was the only private property owner to ban guns.
AL.com was unable to reach anyone at the church for comment.
In addition to the courthouse and high schools, the Chambers County Commission opted to ban weapons at the following polling precincts the county owns: Milltown, Sparking Springs and Sturkie, Easlick said.
She said she was expecting the state's new voter ID law to cause problems at the polls and not the carrying of firearms.
"I never would have expected it," she said.
Easlick said she is surprised that the owners of any polling sites wanted to prohibit weapons since it has never been an issue before.
But, since the county attorney's letter was sent out late its possible more owners of polling sites could decide to prohibit weapons by the Nov. 4 general election.
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Gloria Crofford 1921-2013
YOUNGSTOWN – Gloria Flannery Crofford, 92, died Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, after a prolonged illness.
She was born July 6, 1921, in Youngstown, the daughter of Martin and Margaret Noble Flannery.
Gloria had been an admitting officer at Northside Medical Center. She was a longtime member of St. Edward Parish.
Survivors include a daughter, Kathleen Bouquet of Liberty; four sons, Martin of Liberty, Jerry of Glen Gardner, N.J., Chuck of Akron and John of North Canton; 17 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Grace Gallagher of Youngstown and Margene Chambers of Canfield.
Gloria was preceded in death by her husband, Robert S. Crofford; and a son, Bob M. Crofford.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Edward Church in Youngstown, where the family will receive relatives and friends from 4 to 7 p.m. today.
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DURHAM, N.C. – In 1923, James B. Duke, founder of the American Tobacco Company, co-founder of Duke Energy, and benefactor of Duke University, wrote a letter to his ten-year-old daughter, Doris, outlining his hopes and wishes for the woman she would become. Written in pencil and signed "Daddy," it is the only known letter Duke ever wrote to his daughter, offering a rare glimpse of the relationship between the reticent businessman and the daughter he adored.
The letter is part of a trove of materials recently opened to researchers that document the life and personal activities of noted philanthropist, environmentalist, and patron of the arts Doris Duke. The papers were donated by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation in 2009 and are now housed in the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University.
Doris Duke was James B. Duke's only child. She entered the public eye when she inherited her father's fortune in 1925 at the age of twelve—including $80 million and three estates. An astute and shrewd businesswoman, she was estimated to be worth $1.5 billion by the time she died in 1993.
Over the past two years, nearly 800 linear feet of materials have been processed for research use. The records include letters, architectural drawings, photographs, design proposals, and inventories of the furnishings, artwork, jewelry, and clothing in each of Doris Duke's seven homes.
Some of the more notable items include Doris Duke's personal income taxes, which show how and why her wealth grew over her lifetime; correspondence related to personal loans Doris Duke made to various individuals including strangers; original dress designs from the House of Paquin and jewelry designs by Cartier; and Doris Duke's grade school compositions, homework assignments, and sketches from her youth.
"These personal letters, drawings, and other papers by and about Doris Duke not only illuminate the life of a complex and intellectually curious woman, who was in many ways ahead of her time, but also offer a window into many aspects of the past century," said Ed Henry, president of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. "We are thrilled to open these resources to researchers. We expect that access to these archives will lead to new discoveries about this remarkable person, who established a unique philanthropic legacy that thrives to this very day."
According to Mary Samouelian, who processed the collection at Duke, the papers offer unexpected insights into life of a public figure who closely guarded her privacy. "I expect the materials in this collection will break some long-standing stereotypes about Doris Duke, since they highlight some of the far-reaching effects she had on individuals and society as a whole."
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Perhaps the best-known of the German toy makers in the specialty toy market, Ravensburger has been making some of the world's best games (warm-up your brain, these aren't just games of chance...) and puzzles for generations. Their series of "Labyrinth" games are superb and clearly a family-fun favorite. Snail's Pace is one of our favorite first games (ages 3-5), and a newcomer that's absolutely worth playing is Make or Break. And their puzzles are of the very highest quality (no cheap glued-on photos here!), ranging from 24 piece floor puzzles to 18,000 piece masterpieces.
Ravensburger also either makes or distributes those terrific WOW vehicle toys kids can play with in our shop, as well as Siku vehicles, Simba toys and FX Schmid puzzles.


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Finished with their fourth album, Goodnight to Everyone, The Jellybricks are ready to hit the stage at Hollywood Casino Wednesday night. Their live shows and songwriting skills have allowed The Jellybricks to collaborate with Jeffery Gaines and appear with bands like Live and the Goo Goo Dolls. The Harrisburg based power pop band has even been mentioned in MTV News and Spin Magazine. Catch the show at 8 p.m.
Check out the video "Can't Be Wrong" from The Jellybricks' third album, "Power This" below.
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In a shocking move nobody could see coming, current Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema will leave the Badgers for the same position at the University of Arkansas according to a report by Pat Forde of Yahoo! Sports.
The news was greeted with mixed emotions, with many Razorback fans excited at the prospect of bringing in a coach with three straight Rose Bowl appearances, while a majority of Wisconsin fans aren't sad to see Bielema bolt from Madison.
Who coaches the Badgers in the Rose Bowl is a different story, as it appears Bielema is no longer an option (h/t Adam Hoge). Perhaps Barry Alvarez will come down from his AD position and coach the team (h/t Rick Pizzo)?
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The Davenport senior forward grows a shaggy mess throughout the year before getting it neatly trimmed when basketball season arrives.
This winter, however, he reversed the trend and vowed not to cut until he failed to reach double figures.
The long and curly locks remained until the first week of January when he scored only nine points in a 79-55 win against Marygrove.
"I kept it going at the beginning of the year, and my thing was I was going to keep it long until I didn't hit double figures," Cox said. "So when I didn't get 10 points, I went out the next day and got it all buzzed off.
"I had long hair when I was younger, but I always kept it clean shaven during the season because my high school didn't like it long, and coach Paddock didn't care for it either. It was one of those fun things I thought I would do because it was my senior year."
Whether the hair has been long or short, the 6-foot-6 Cox has been a consistent fixture on the basketball court the last four years.
Cox, who played at Flushing High School, currently leads Davenport in scoring at 18 points per game and is having a record-breaking season.
He recently established a new single-season scoring record and became the school's all-time leading rebounder.
"I've been around a long time, and it's a testament to how hard myself and the team has worked in the past four years," said Cox, who will graduate this spring with a degree in marketing.
"I was able to come in and play right away as a freshman and make an impact. I've played big minutes all four years, but I couldn't have done it without my teammates because they push me every day in practice."
Cox has tallied 519 points in 29 games for the 11th-ranked National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Division II school in the nation.
He surpassed the previous mark of 448, set by Tom Poe in 2004-05.
The record was reached in part to Cox's ability to stay healthy after being plagued by injuries the past three years.
He hyper-extended his shooting elbow as a freshman, broke his wrist his sophomore campaign and sat out six games last year with a broken jaw.
"Knock on wood, this year I've been able to stay pretty healthy and injury free," Cox said. "It's hard when you have to sit there and watch your team play without you, and in my first couple years, the team struggled when I went down. But I think this year, if I would've went down, we would've been able to sustain it because we have more players."
Davenport coach Burt Paddock has the utmost respect for Cox, and the attributes he has brought to the program on and off the court.
"One of the reasons we have been so successful is because of Nate, and not just because of his points and rebounds, but the sheer continuity that he has brought to the players," Paddock said. "He's a great kid and he's a great role model. He sets a good example for others and you know every day what you are getting from him."
Cox, who was a standout pitcher when he was younger, didn't begin playing basketball until seventh grade and hit a growth spurt in high school.
He grew seven inches between his freshman and sophomore years.
"Basketball was something that I tried in middle school, and I barely made the team," Cox said. "But I grew a lot in one year from 5-foot-9 to 6-foot-5 and at that point basketball was fun, and I was getting better at it. I kept working, and I liked being in the gym in the summertime better than being in the scorching heat all summer (playing baseball)."
Cox leads Davenport (25-4) into Saturday's regular-season finale against third-ranked and rival Cornerstone.
The Panthers are riding a seven-game win streak.
"We've had a couple bumps in the road, but everyone has worked hard and comes in with the right mind-set," Cox said. "Everyone has been focused, and we all want to win a WHAC tournament championship and make some noise in the national tournament."


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• County tournament action rolls on Thursday with the second round of the Shore Conference Tournament. Here is a look at the day's full schedule.
The Star-Ledger will have a full story and photos from a SCT game between Holmdel and Msgr. Donovan.
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• The first round of the GMC Tournament was Wednesday. Here is a look back at all eight games.
• Brielle Kelly of West Morris is this week's top performer. Here is the full list of top performers from all of the winter sports for this week.
• Vote in the newest fan poll to pick the top player in South Jersey.
• There is also still time to vote in the game of the week poll.
• Allentown beat Hightstown to claim its first CVC Patriot Division title.
• A strong second half led West Windsor North past Trenton
• Marlboro game cancelled after spectator suffers cardiac episode
• Around the state: State leaders and what to watch
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Few people know of the grand and awesome beauty carved into the mountains of West Maui. Only by air can you explore the knife-edged ridges, mist-shrouded peaks, and spectacular valleys that give Maui its nickname "The Valley Isle."
Glide over towering sea cliffs, hover next to cascading waterfalls, and travel through the island's most remote areas with views of Haleaka Crater, Hana Town, the Seven Pools, Ho'okipa beach, nearby Molokai, and Humpback whales when in season. No matter where you soar, every helicopter tour is heart-thumping beauty from start to finish.


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LAWRENCE — Township Manager Richard Krawczun said this week the municipal government is getting slammed with a disproportionately high share of the blame for tax increases that residents are facing.
In a presentation to council on Tuesday, Krawczun said the township collects far less in taxes from residents for its own purposes than for schools or the county, which set their own budgets and rely on the township to collect taxes for them.
"This is not a Lawrence Township or a Mercer County problem, this is a problem that exists throughout the state," he said. "There is constant talk about tax reform, and one of the ways to address tax reform is to be fully objective and understand how tax dollars are raised and how tax dollars are spent."
Residents of Lawrence will see an average $80 increase in the municipal portion of their annual tax bill, whereas the average increase in the school tax portion will be $97, according to draft budgets not yet adopted.
On Tuesday, Krawczun presented five years of data showing the town's struggle to keep taxes down.
"I keep being asked, what have we been doing, and frankly, there has been some criticism of me of what I haven't been doing. I want to point this out to illustrate the difficulty," he said.
In Lawrence, municipal taxes make up 21 percent of households' tax bills, while county taxes are 27 percent and school taxes are 53 percent, according to Krawczun's presentation.
"You can see that 79 percent of the taxes collected are spent by the other two taxing districts," he said.
In 2012, the town's $44 million budget was funded in part by a $23 million tax levy. Krawczun compared that figure with the school district's much larger levy of almost $60 million.
The county's tax collections in Lawrence were also much higher than the township's, at $30.7 million, he said.
Bogging down things more and causing more expense for the town were the payments for tax refunds and credits, following appeals by Lawrence property owners.
In 2012, about $1.16 million was paid out in tax credits and refunds. Of that, Krawczun said, $609,000 applied to school taxes, $315,000 to county taxes and $238,000 to municipal taxes.
"So of that total amount, over $900,000 is attributable to the other two entities," he said. "But yet we are required to pay the full amount."
Over five years, the town refunded or gave credits for more than $7 million in revenue, Krawczun said.
Of that, he said, $4.1 million was associated with the schools, $2.1 million with the county and $1.6 million with the municipality.
He said it was an astounding cost for the township to absorb.
Council member Cathleen Lewis and the rest of the council expressed concern about the numbers, and gratitude toward Krawczun for breaking down the data and presenting it to the public.
"He's raised my blood pressure in the way it gets raised every time we look at these numbers," Lewis said. "I think the residents really need to understand where those monies are going."
Council member Michael Powers said he hoped that the ongoing property revaluation, which may result in tax adjustments for many households, would prevent the huge amount of appeals and refunds paid in the future.
Lawrence Township schools business administrator Tom Eldridge said the district has also tried to make its budget process clear.
"People in general do realize that the school district is the recipient of the largest share of taxes, and that's why it was important to break it down in the simplest terms," he said.
On Tuesday night the school board approved a preliminary budget proposal of about $67 million, he said.


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WorthPoint was a sponsor of the American Presidential Experience, a travelling exhibit of presidential history, as part of the festivities surrounding the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colo., in August 2008. While there, WorthPoint Worthologists evaluated all manner of usual and historic political and presidential memorabilia brought in by visitors and delegates alike.
I was particularly delighted to be able to evaluate a series of campaign programs and tickets brought in by a visitor named Dennis, who lives nearby in Denver.
"Well, my dad was involved pretty highly with the Democratic National Committee and he went to a fundraising event for John Kennedy," Dennis said. "He had the program and after it was over he went up and just got it signed by himself and his wife." The fundraiser for John F. Kennedy was in Seattle in late 1959, where he was accompanied by his wife, Jacqueline, a rather rare occurrence. Since it was always difficult to get an authentic John F. Kennedy signature and even rarer to have Jacqueline Kennedy's signature alongside her husband's, the pair of signatures were valued between $1,000 and $1,500.
I mentioned that the reason these set of programs and tickets were so significant was because they were signed. One of the things we encourage collectors to do is to actually have someone sign a program or something dated. The reason is that we can then place the person at an event and know that the provenance is correct.
Dennis then produced a 1960 dinner program honoring Adlai Stevenson, a former governor of Illinois and twice Democratic presidential candidate in 1952 and 1956. He was later United States Ambassador to the United Nations under President John F. Kennedy. This particular program was signed by Adlai Stevenson and a very young Ted Kennedy, who was not yet a U.S. Senator. The values of the signatures are within the $35 to $65 range each.
Lastly, Dennis produced a set of two tickets for a 1966 fundraising event featuring Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Rep. Brock Adams. One ticket was signed by Robert Kennedy and has a value of about $200 to $250. The ticket signed by Brock Adams has a value of about $30 to $35.
Dennis brought all of these signed programs and tickets in their original photo album pages—the kind where the static electricity keeps the photos in place. Not a good environment for such important historical artifacts. The photo album pages are full of acid that will eventually eat at the paper of the program and tickets and cause blemishes called "foxing." Over time, the foxing will cause the paper to become brittle, which will negatively affect the value of the signatures themselves. I suggested that they be placed in an acid-free envelope and kept in an acid free environment to prevent further decay.
Dennis decided he didn't want to sell the items, instead keeping them as a sentimental link to his late father and allowing them to increase in value over time for his own kids. Good choice for some very choice presidential and political memorabilia.
Watch a video of Tom Carrier talking with Dennis about his Kennedy autographs by clicking here .
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My uncle was the navigator for Air Force One during the Kennedy administration (U.S. Air Force Major). In 1964, while at the White House, he got for me as a gift, Jackie Kennedy's autograph on a 1964 calendar photo of her, JFK and the 2 kids. How much would this document be worth and how could I go about selling it?
Thank you.
please contact me…I'm interested in that autographed calendar.
Sorry, just now getting to your question. I apologize for the delay.
You have what appear to be official White House photos that were sent out when someone requested a signed photo from the White House. The Kennedy ones, such as any featuring the family, were very popular and continue to be for collectors. Yours are rather common and have a retail value of about $25 to $40 each.
Tom Carrier
Any Jackie Kennedy autograph has a retail value now of about $450 to $550. Your calendar is a unique item in and of itself, but won't necessarily increase the value of the signature.
Keep the calendar in an acid free environment as much as you can. There are acid free or plastic holders at a scrapbook store that might help with that.
Tom Carrier
Was wondering also what an autographed picture of Jackie, JFK with Caroline in the middle around the age of 3 or 4 years old.Both autographs are signed just over the tops of their heads,on the same Photo.neighbors father passed away this last monday and had this in one of his fathers books,in a protected waxed paper pocket.?
I have two pictures from the Kennedy family and dont know wether they are worth some money or not.
Please contact me via email firstname.lastname@example.com
I mistakenly answered your question under Lydia Hill above, but to paraphrase, your photos appear to be official White House ones with Jackie's signature printed as part of the photo. Retail value for each is about $25 to $45 each.
Tom Carrier
I have a very good copy of Uncommon Grace, Reminiscences and Photographs of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis and on one of the back pages a personal note to the author J.C. Suares with Jackie's signature on the bottom of note. I'm not sure if I have the original or if the note appears on all copies. Can you be of any help?
Sorry, but the letter signed by Jackie is a facsimile and is found in all of the edition. In good condition, the book has a retail value of $20 to $35.
Tom Carrier
Sorry, but the letter signed by Jackie is a facsimile and is found in all of the editions. In good condition, the book has a retail value of $20 to $35.
Tom Carrier
I have a 25 year old paperback of "Profiles in Courage," signed by Jackie Kennedy and in excellent condition. Is this worth anything? Thank you.
A signed paperback book is rather unique in that the book doesn't usually last in good condition for very long. I would have to see the signature to be sure its authentic, although I don't know why it wouldn't be as 'Profiles in Courage' didn't feature her signature. Still, a photo would help. If it is indeed authentic, it would have a value of between $450 and $550 retail. A nice find.
Now you have to find an acid free box to keep it in. The paper in the book is highly acidic and will eat away over time. If possible, you might even remove the page where the signature appears and place it in a plastic holder to protect it as well. The book itself has no particular value.
Tom Carrier
I have a black and white photo of Jacquline and her 2 children on her lap can you tell me anything i can send a pic
Dan, it depends on the photo. Is it an official White House photo (it doesn't always say those words on the reverse), a wire photo, a magazine photo, etc.? Sometimes that determines a final value. I'm not sure a pic would necessarily tell me the difference offhand, but it couldn't hurt. An official White House photo would have a retail value of between $25 and $45, for example, while the others would have a value of much less.
Thanks for visiting WorthPoint.
Tom Carrier
My Father-in-law has a thank-you card and envelope from Jackie Kennedy that was sent to his mother (a teacher) and her class in reply to a letter that the class sent following President's assassination.
The card is not signed but the envelope is signed by Jackie Kennedy, any thoughts on the value? The card and envelope are in excellent condition.
Kevin Orr
Mr. Orr:
Without seeing the card, I would say that the card and the envelope is a standard White House response to a large special group like teachers and classrooms.
As a former volunteer at the White House in the early 1990's in the Office of Presidential Correspondence I can attest that the volume of mail received then was about 25,000 pieces of mail each day. So much mail, in fact, that most was stored in a warehouse before being brought to the White House for a response. But, every piece was answered in some way, like your card. And ALL the mail was catalogued and answered by volunteers.
That's a long way of saying that your card, like the card you would undoubtedly receive today, isn't particularly rare or scarce, just standard. Again, without seeing it, I would estimate it's retail value to be $35 to $75 with the envelope, but only because it is associated with the Kennedy White House. Similar cards from more recent Administrations would have a retail value of about $15 to $25.
Hope this helps.
Tom Carrier
Thanks for the reply and information.
Kevin Orr
I have a signed hardcover edition Of Profiles in Courage signed by Jackie Kennedy with her personal card included.
I have a thank you note from Jackie Kennedy that was sent after I wrote a sympathy card to her. Is it worth anything? Thank You!
Chances are that the note is a White House card featuring the printed signature of Jackie Kennedy but I won't know for sure until I see an image of it. You're welcome to send an image along if you like.
Still, a sympathy response card from Jackie, as I mentioned above, isn't as scarce as they used to be with the advent of online auction sites. Today, the card and the envelope would bring about $35 to $75 retail value.
Hope this helps.
Tom Carrier
I have a funeral program dated November 24 1963 cover says In Memoriam with picture of JFK in black border it was furnished by the detroit pasters conference and is a 4 page program for a JFK Mass any idea of what the value of this item may be It is in very good or fine condition.
Many, many Catholic churches produced their own mass cards for a special JFK mass. Only the White House issued an official one approved by Jackie Kennedy.
There being so many different versions of the JFK mass card, generally the value of them, while somewhat local and relatively limited, still have value only as ephemera, meaning it has only general collector value. I do not know of any collector who specifically collects mass cards apart from the official White House one (although I'm sure there may be one somewhere).
But you also have a program, so together the value could be from $15 to $35 to a collector.
Hope this helps.
Tom Carrier
Anthony, a correction. I initially read your message too quickly and saw the word mass and attributed that to a mass card for JFK (I get so many questions about them). You actually have a program from a conference. My mistake.
Still, many localities produced items In Memoriam to honor the memory of JFK. I would still place this item in the realm of ephemera with a value of about $10 to the right collector.
Tom Carrier
My mother was the Kennedys personl flight attendant when he was running for office and flew with him on the Caroline. I have a picture of the white house signed both by Jackie and John thanking her for all her help. I also have pictures of her with Bobby and wife, kids, plane ect. What is this worth?
Also this is still in the original frame, paper backed with the presidential seal on the back of it. I do have much documentation and photos to prove that she was the attendant, just an fyi.
Personal connection and corroborating paperwork are very important in establishing provenance, the ability to quickly determine a collectible's authenticity. Keep it all together.
If proven correct that you have a personally signed White House photo of JFK and Jackie Kennedy, the auction value of both signatures together has been from $750 to $1500. JFK, though, is notorious in that he rarely signed any photo or much correspondence while in Congress or the White House.
Understand, too, that not every signed White House photo is actually signed by the president or First Lady. They simply do not have the time, then or now, to answer personally every letter or request they receive and that extends to personal mementos for those closest to them.
To that end, the White House provides standard photos that are 'signed' by staff or printed to look as if they are personally inscribed. The quickest way to determine if the photo is probably staff signed is that the sentiment (the 'To' part) is written in calligraphy.
The most certain way is to take the photo to a autograph specialist in your area who is a member of the Professional Autograph Dealers Association or the Universal Autograph Collectors Club. It seems your photo might qualify for a professional review.
All the best.
Tom Carrier
I have a thank you card signed by jackie kennedy for a donation to the JFK Presidential Library, would it be worth the same amount as the thank yous for sympathy cards?
Since the thank you card was sent after Jackie left the White House, and without seeing it, I would guess that the card was a generic thank you card sent to all those making a donation to the JFK Library and signed with a printed signature.
If that guess is correct, the card would have a value between $5 and $10. In any case, keep the envelope and card together if you can.
Tom Carrier
My father passed away several years ago. My mother is in the process of moving and we have large box of autographs/signatures that he collected. They are all in frames. There are many but ones that come to mind (I don't have them in front of me) are: A signed pic of Ronald Reagan, signature of Chiang Kai-Shek and Patricia Nixon's signature. I wanted to know if they are worth anything and where to go if they are.
Thank you
Unless your father was in a position to actually acquire actual signatures from the individuals directly, I'm usually safe in assuming that he sent away for the signatures and he was answered with a photo, card or letter bearing a printed signature.
Or a letter was returned with a pre-printed signature or a variant such as having a signature signed by staff.
Or he actually may have authentic signed photos.
Without a clear image of any of the signatures, it is hard to tell from here.
So, to boil it all down: any printed or pre-printed signatures of any of the individuals you have probably has a retail or collector value of between $20 and $35.
If the signatures are authentic (just from the examples you provided above), Reagan and Kai-Shek have a value of between $200 to $500, depending on how it was signed; Pat Nixon has a value of about $75 to $95.
How to tell? Show them to an autograph dealer credited with the UACC at http://www.uacc.info to find out for sure.
Hope this helps.
Tom Carrier
I have a thank you letter signed by Jackie Kennedy that was sent to my Aunt. What would the value of that be?
In order to get a better evaluation, a clear, closeup photo of the signature and the letter will be helpful.
Tom Carrier
we found a plaque titled KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS application for membership, the name of the applicant is john f kennedy through council no.62
it has place of birth, date of birth, age nearest birthday, residence etc….
does anyone know if this is worth anything,it is signed and stamped
I have a note given to my brother by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis written on blue stationery with the 1040 Fifth Avenue address on the top. The note thanks my brother for bringing her a jar of homemade jam. Is there value in the signed note and if so, who buys such memorabilia. Thank you.
Jackie Kennedy was known for sending thank you notes even before her service as First Lady and continued well after she left the White House.
While there are plentiful examples of these thank you notes as First Lady, it's hard to say how many were signed after the White House years. That's not to say that they are rare or worth a lot, it just means they wouldn't have the same collector value as ones signed during the White House years.
But it depends on the content, too.
Your example seems to be of a more personal nature. Is it signed by the staff secretary? Is it a printed signature? Hard to say since I haven't seen an image of the note itself.
With that in mind, I will evaluate based from a printed or staff signed note to an authentic signed note and suggest that, to collectors, the value would be from $75 to $300.
Tom Carrier
Thank you, Tom. We live in Fauquier County, VA -Hunt Country – In the early 6o's, the Kennedys leased a 400-acre 19th-century farm near Middleburg, called Glen-Ora, They later built a retreat named "Wexford" in Middleburg (Atoka). It was after Mrs. Kennedy remarried that my brother was doing some painting at the estate. At one point, he happened to be in the kitchen when Mrs. Onassis came in for some toast and tea. She requested some jam, and my brother asked if she liked raspberry jam. She replied that she did and he promised to bring her some of our mother's homemade variety. He did so, and she wrote the note to thank him.
My dad was photographer at Times Herald who taught Mrs. Kennedy how to use the Speed Graphics camera needed for her Inquiring Photographer job. She remained very fond of dad over the years. At Innaugural in '61 dad was with the Wash. Post and assigned to viewing stand in front of the White House. He sent a copy of one of his pictures of the Kennedy Family on the reviewing stand and Mrs. Kennedy autographed it for him. The color in the picture has faded over the yers but still very clear. How would I go about selling this item?
Thank you.
Without seeing the photo, it's hard to know its overall condition, that is not just the photo, but the autograph as well. Is it a personalized autograph made out to "Dear…" or is it just a generic signature. I would hopefully guess the former. The collectible value will be most likely in the autograph and only secondarily in the photo itself.
That said, there are a number of places to consider offering it for sale. WorthPoint's Buy&Sell is gaining more and more, but of course there are the more traditional online auctions, too.
However, more of the larger auction houses may not consider the photo enough by itself to warrant a separate auction and certainly without the autograph first being evaluated. I would suggest you first send clear and detailed images of the photo to WorthPoint's Research area for a specialized Worthologist to determine its authenticity and place a general value on the photo.
I hope this was helpful.
Tom Carrier
I have the autographs of jaquie and of ted kennedy,completely authentic as i met them and these were signed in my young daughter's shorthand pad, in front of us.. I couldnt believe that we met them like that; seems surreal now and i thought i would never part with them..BUT if they are quite valuable , i could certainly be tempted. what would be the best way to secure a good sale?
It's always memorable to meet well known individuals outside of where we would normally find them – supermarket, restaurant, Starbucks, or just happen by. I have similar stories, too.
And you had a good presence of mind to get a nice autograph. Nicely done.
However, the Jackie Kennedy Onassis signature doesn't command the same collector interest as a signature when she served as First Lady. It still has cache, just not as much, say about $125 to $195. The Ted Kennedy signature also doesn't command as much as his famous brothers and is usually found from $50 to $95.
Still, a nice collectible and a nice memory.
I have a Chaucer textbook and inside the cover is the signature Jacqueline Bouvier in pencil.
the book also has a lot of pencil notes inside. How do I verify if it is authentic?
Since I haven't seen the signature or the book, it is possible to have an early textbook owned by the student Jacqueline Bouvier and for her to have added her name to it, especially in pencil. It's possible, but not likely, that a ball point pen would have been used as its real commercial success didn't happen until well into the 1950s when she was no longer using textbooks.
The first question any professional dealer will ask is some variation of "where did you get it?" That is intended to determine whether the 'back story' fits the possibility of the book ever actually being in the hands of a young Jackie.
If the 'back story' seems plausible enough, then a professional autograph dealer will determine whether the autograph fits with an earlier signature of young Jackie. You can find any professional autograph dealer at the Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC.org) or the Int'l Autograph Dealers Alliance & Collectors Club (IADA-CC.com).
Depending on the signature, the value can be $75 to $300, a wide range I know, but it does depend on content and place or the 'back story' if you will.
All the best.
Tom Carrier
Hello Tom,
I just came across your site while researching Jacqueline Bouvier's signature. I purchased a set of scrapbooks compiled by a Newport socialite in the late 40's/early 50's. The books included a complete invitation set to Jacqueline Bouvier's 1953 wedding as well as two 1947 invitations to gatherings featuring Miss Jacqueline Bouvier. In your opinion, what would the value of these items be? They are currently listed on Ebay.
Thank you,
I have a letter to Jackie Onassis from my mother offering assistance with horse rearing, and a reply from Mrs. Onassis thanking her but saying the rumor of her breeding horses is incorrect. Thanking her graciously for her time. Also have the original envelope. Does it have any value?
I have recently come across a two picture matted and framed Jaquiline Kennedy signed photo. The photo that is signed has JFK, Jackie, Caroline. No Jfk JR..It has a COA. Then there is another of just Jackie unsigned, your thoughts
Dear Tom
On the 31st of January 1985 the Kennedy family attended Lord Harlech's funeral in Bangor, Wales. I bumped into Jacqui and Teddy on the train coming back to London and asked them for an autogragh. They kindly signed the bed and breakfast receipt I had from the place I stayed, which is dated and has the address. I know this is all a bit obscure, and quite personal, but having both Teddy and Jacqui's signatures on the same page with the proof of place and date seams to be quite unique. Obviously they are genuine as I was there and had a brief conversation. Does this signed receipt have any value. Are there many other examples of with Teddy and Jacqui's signatures together?
Kind Regards
Ed Bird. (London, UK.)
I hope you had a pleasant conversation with Mrs. Onassis during your train ride. It's universally understood that she was quite polite and an interesting conversationalist.
As for your autographs, you are correct when you say that getting an autograph on any kind of program, receipt, or invitation where the principals are known to have attended is the surest way to a quick authentication. I believe that is the case for your autographs.
The value of the autographs, though, especially with historical figures, usually determines when it was signed and whether it is part of something that was part of their historical standing. If Jackie signed a White House item, the value is much higher because that is where she is particularly well known. Still, any autograph from an historical figure will certainly have a certain value.
For Jackie, collectors concentrate on the time before and during the White House years. After her time there, I understand, her collectibility is less certain. Searching the WorthPoint database you will find her signature may be in the $95 to $150 range, post White House.
Teddy Kennedy had a more troubled past. Sure he is from a well known family, but that doesn't make him particularly collectable. His signature has never gone for more than $20 to $35 by itself. His brothers John and Robert continue to have a stronger collectibility.
I hope this helps.
Tom Carrier
I am looking to buy a Historical guide that has an autographed signature of Jackie Kennedy. The note from Jackie is on first page of "the white house" which was put together by the white house historical society. Its addressed to the person in name then says best wishes. Jacqueline Kennedy. Also there is a additional letter from the white house administrator thanking the person for their help and then saying they were sending them a copy of "the white house" and saying that is has been autographed by jackie kennedy.
I would like to know its value..
Hello! I have a photo signed in fountain pen ink by Jacqueline B. Kennedy and JFK. Caroline is between them holding a book and has a little bow in her hair.
Thank you for your assistance in helping me to know what this may be worth. It is and 8 1/2 X 11 photo, black and white.
May your kindness return to you many times over,
Janai Lowenstein
I recently found a 3.5″x6″ thick piece of paper with the presidential seal on it and a typed message: "Congratulations on your graduation. The President joins me in extending warm good wishes to you always." and Jacqueline Kennedy's signature underneath it. I had an uncle who served during Vietnam and assume it was sent to him after graduating from a military program. Would this item have any value??
Thank you,
During my time as a volunteer in the White House Office of Correspondence, we received about 25,000 pieces of individual mail every day. This was in 1993 when email was not as relevant as it is today, so I'm sure the amount of mail and email combined has increased.
Most of this individual mail was for a specific reason: an autograph, congratulations of some sort (like yours), and so on. It just isn't possible for a president or First Lady to answer every request personally.
So, the generic White House response card was created to reach as many as possible with at least a pro forma response. It is not a recent invention; response cards were used as far back as FDR if not earlier. Yours, though, is a standard card, still used today, to convey an official response while making it as personal as possible.
Some generic response cards, like yours, have a certain collector value from $10 to $30, depending on the response and the Administration with some commanding much more than that because of the message.
Also note that all cards are signed with printed signatures, none are personally signed as a rule.
While the collector value isn't particularly high (JFK's tend to do a bit better than others), I would think that the sentimental value would be higher. It is a part of your family's history after all.
Tom Carrier
Thanks so much! I figured as much. I think it's worth holding on to and is a really cool piece of history. It'll be framed and kept in my home. 🙂