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GAINESVILLE - For the first time in nearly a year, the Towns County girls were seconds away from finding out how the rest of Region 8-A feels.The Lady Indians haven't dropped a game to a region opponent since last season's 8-A tournament finals, and Saturday night in Gainesville, they kept the streak alive.
The Lumpkin County High boys basketball team picked up its fifth straight subregion win with a 51-36 triumph over White County on Friday in Dahlonega.
CANTON- Some people may have counted out Gilmer High's wrestling program this season when it failed to capture the area duals title, but Bobcats coach Sam Snider didn't.
With his team up 10 points at halftime, Gainesville coach Manson Hill knew the East Hall girls were too good not to go on a run.
OAKWOOD - After starting the season 11-0, the West Hall boys went through a little rut. It's safe to say they're back.
CANTON - Area 7-AAA wrestling coaches talked all week about how razor-thin the margin for error would be for wrestlers in this year's traditionals tournament at Creekview High. Weight classes loaded with talent left people wandering who will head to next weekend's state sectionals at Eagles Landing High and who would be left home.
The Johnson High boys basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak with a 69-61 win against West Forsyth on Friday in Cumming.
The ink is on the paper and the faxes have been sent. Those tenuous verbal commitments, from players to coaches and from coaches to players, have become official ones.
The traditional wrestling tournaments are a way for coaches to let wrestlers off the leash and see how they can fare individually. At this point in the season, there's no more strategizing for the sake of a team title. Wrestlers are out for individual glory at this point in the season.
Jan Vasser saw a glimpse of her son Chase's football potential when he was just 8 years old. Playing in the West Hall feeder system, the future Chestatee High standout made a play she'll never forget.
Now that national signing day has come and gone, it's time for college scouts to get back to work.
For more than 30 area football players - and several thousands nationwide - today marks the culmination of years of hard work and dedication at the high school level, and the beginning of what they hope will be a prosperous college career.
Last-second drama surrounding National Signing Day may be a lot of fun for college football fans to watch but it's entirely unnecessary. Waiting anxiously to see which school an 18-year old football star is going to choose may be the equivalent of a soap opera for grown men, but there's a solution to take all the suspense out of this entirely overhyped process: an early signing period.
Buford girls basketball head coach Gene Durden celebrated his 500th career win as Class AA's top-ranked Lady Wolves defeated Blessed Trinity 68-38 on Tuesday in Buford.
OAKWOOD - There was no way Shunquez Stephens was going to let West Hall lose to its rivals on Tuesday night.
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HAMILTON — Two individuals were hospitalized Sunday night following a single-car crash near Society Hill in Hamilton, officials said.
The car appears to have left the roadway at 9:47 p.m. and run into a tree near the intersection of Cypress Lane and Bordeaux Drive, said Capt. James Stevens of the Hamilton Police Department.
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Not content with the loosened campaign finance rules made possible by Citizens United, the GOP is attempting to pass a stealth provision that would open the big money floodgates even further.
The personal economies of many ordinary Americans still have not recovered from the Great Recession that resulted from Wall Street's speculative frenzy. It cost 8 million Americans their jobs, destroyed the 401K plans of millions of retirees, sunk our home values, and cut our wages.
I hesitate to say "lost to AIDS" because the term is too benign -- as if, like car keys or cell phones, people are "lost" randomly and accidentally to a disease. No, AIDS patients are killed by disease abetted by stigma, their immune systems compromised and vulnerable to opportunistic infections.
The Democratic Party's leadership has said they will release a report in February on what went wrong in 2010 and 2014 to produce such a "shellacking" and what corrective steps must be taken. I, for one, can hardly wait to read it and see if anything has sunk in.
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For Their Own Good. "They were screwed-up kids, sent to the reform school in Marianna for smoking, fighting, stealing cars or worse. The Florida School for Boys -- that'd straighten them out." A well-written and heartbreaking feature from the St Pete Times. Includes an extensive list of supporting news links (going back to 1932) and a gallery of portraits by Edmund D. Fountain.
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"I've got a shotgun. Do you want me to stop 'em?" On November 14, 61-year old Joe Horn saw two men breaking into his neighbor's home. He called 911, told the operator what he could see through his window. As Horn watched the men, he grew more and more agitated, saying he was going to go outside and shoot them. When the men left the neighbor's home, Horn went outside and did just that. Now, Texas gets to argue over the hero or villain status of Joe Horn in the public square (a debate made more volatile by concerns that race was been a factor), while weighing the merits of that state's recent adoption of Castle Doctrine (aka "Stand Your Ground" Law). First adopted by Florida in 2005, Castle Doctrine is now law in 19 of 50 states. So what does this mean for Joe Horn? Public accusations of vigilantism aside, what Horn did is arguably legal under Texas law ... or, at least, it would be had he shot the two men after dark.
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July 24, 2008, 4:05PM
All good things in pop culture come to an end, and then they are remade in somewhat embarrassing fashion. In non-local news, Fangoria reports (via Variety) that MTV and Fox Television Studios are remaking The Rocky Horror Picture Show. There might be additional songs in this new version, but the old script will still be used and the old executive... Full story »
Tornados and Microbursts: America's Disasters
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July 24, 2008, 10:22AM
Above: a microburst, and not a tornado They're "matchsticks cracking," a "deafening roar"; they make their victims feel "surrounded by whiteness"; they're a "sudden roar like an express train" and, again, a "freight train tearing through [one's] yard"; above all else, they're "a big push of power." They're microbursts, and residents are usually too shaken up to know how... Full story »
Arc of Judgment
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July 23, 2008, 11:19AM
This week, so far, has been Michael Franco pile-on week. Franco is on trial for failing twice to show up to jury duty, yet the trial was postponed yesterday because not enough jurors were present at the trial. Ironic indeed! I believe I shall adjust my eyeglass, retire to my study, stroke my chin and ponder: could it be that... Full story »
The Lighter Side of Gangs
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July 22, 2008, 10:31AM
On the last weekend in June, from 1 a.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday, two events that either made perfect sense together or were polar opposites happened in Springfield: 1) a chaotic weekend: a guy took a bullet that grazed his skull in a possible botched robbery; two people were shot in front of a fast-food restaurant; two men were... Full story »
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July 21, 2008, 1:42PM
So, now, they tell me Street Fighter IV (trailer above) is out in Japan, and that it'll be coming out on PS3 and Xbox 360 stateside next year. The 14-year-old in me suddenly craves a SNES controller, a large bag of Cool Ranch Doritos, and a thing of Dr Pepper, preferably to be consumed in a basement on a... Full story »
Two Doors, Two Signs in Holyoke
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July 18, 2008, 2:19PM
The strangest thing about Holyoke's Canal District is that you can walk almost anywhere. The 'No Tresspassing' signs for the buildings along the canals -- between Appleton and Dwight Streets -- have almost no threat to them, settling in with the other mill-era leftovers: the rusted-through signs bolted to the buildings warning of falling snow and ice, the weeds growing... Full story »
The Long Walk: Part 2, maybe?
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July 18, 2008, 11:31AM
In which I talk with Holyoke Senior Planner Karen Mendrala about the Canal Walk, and hopefully go into a bit more detail and break the whole thing down a bit more so it's understandable Over Christmas, Holyoke Senior Planner Karen Mendrala was in Florida. She'd read in the newspaper about President Bush's intentions to put tighter restrictions on earmarks in... Full story »
Digits: Tomes, Debts, Relief*
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July 17, 2008, 1:41PM
$123,500: Amount of grant awarded to Springfield's branch libraries by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 3,617: Total number of academic libraries in the U.S., as of the 2006 fiscal year 1,000,000,000: Books and other paper documents held in those libraries as of the 2006 fiscal year 6.2: Total, in billions, U.S. academic libraries spent on staff salaries, and... Full story »
Arc of Judgment
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July 16, 2008, 2:51PM
Screw it: I went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this weekend and I had fun. I get the sense that anyone who cares about the sanctity of rock should distrust the idea of a Hall of Fame to commemorate it, but whatever. On exhibit, the HOF had one of Bobby Darin's old school report cards, the original... Full story »
The 2008 All-Star Game Batting Stances
By Bill Peters masslive.com
July 15, 2008, 10:41AM
Last year's Major Leage All-Star Game felt as much like an awards ceremony as it did a baseball game, complete with the players making red-carpet-type entrances to the stadium in their most expensive suits, and reporters in the aisles haggling for interviews. The 2008 All-Star Game, most likely, promises the same gala atmosphere. And to that end, as our own... Full story »
Digits: Need the End to Set Me Free....(yeagh!)
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July 10, 2008, 11:56AM
32,000: Number of Americans who committed suicide in 2005 16,692: Number of U.S. homicides in 2005 480: Suicides in Massachusetts, in 2005 7.5 Massachusetts's 2005 suicide rate, (per 100,000 people) 17.6% / 1.8%: Percentages of U.S. suicides that were from poisoning and cutting / piercing, respectively Full story »
Spamherst: Is Market America a Scam?
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July 10, 2008, 10:44AM
Exploring some basic first impressions of Amherst First and Market America, as well as Market America's previous infractions How did we find about Prepare Don't Despair and Amherst First? We didn't have to dig; Greg read Wednesday's Gazette, which ran an article about the online non-profit organization. The first sentence of that article reads: "More than $1 million could be... Full story »
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Jamie Berger over at the Advocate's "Masculinity and its Discontents" blog had an interesting post a few weeks ago about reading the entrance essay exams of incoming UMass freshmen. I just read the post today, and it reminded me of my two summers as a freshman exam reader while I was a UMass grad student, and the strange things you... Full story »
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You think you know Dirk Verbeuren, the rail-thin long-beard responsible for the seamless blasts and furious fills of Soilwork. But the Swedish melodic metallers are a mere fraction of this multifaceted basher's life.
Verbeuren recently moved from Cleveland, home for the last few years, to put down stakes in Los Angeles. This would be a cliché for any other drummer, but in Verbeuren's case it seems a particularly risky move. Firstly, Soilwork is a Sweden-based band. For Verbeuren – a Belgian native who grew up in Paris before relocating to the States – to move even further away from the other 'Workers can only make his life more difficult. Or so you would think. "I actually liked Cleveland a lot [is something you don't hear every day – Eds.] but there is a lot more music opportunity here."
Since cutting The Living Infinite, the band's ninth long-player, Verbeuren spent late 2012 and early 2013 doing session work at his new home studio for a variety of bands when not slaving away on ToonTrack's Library Of The Extreme. In addition, he has the unenviable task of learning the album's whopping 20 songs.
Unlike previous release The Panic Broadcast, everyone in the band wrote songs for The Living Infinite, which translated into more work for the 38-year-old drummer. "Because so many people in the band were contributing, the guys gave me demos that were really rough," he explains. "Some of them had drums but they were really rudimentary, so I had to create the main structure, and some [of the demos] didn't even have drums at all, [laughs] so I did a lot more arranging this time."
After laying the drum parts on his electronic kit in the studio in L.A., he sent them back to the guys and then they rehearsed for two weeks before entering Fascination Street Studios. "It was an old barn with a big drum room, right by the ocean, way in the south of Sweden," he recalls of the sessions while staying at singer Björn Strid's place near Helsingborg at night. "On a clear day you can see Denmark from his backyard. We'd wake up in the morning and practice and record in the afternoon."
Many of Living Infinite's songs are very untypical of Soilwork and at first Verbeuren struggled to make them work with his usual toolbox of beats. "With a double album we didn't think we had to make them all aggressive and maximum intensity like we would if it was only ten songs," he says. "Past albums have had grooving parts but now there were more ghost notes and things like that. As much as I like it to play hard all the time, [laughs] extreme metal isn't very dynamic, so that's always what I'm trying to do to give it more flavors."
This range of feels and approaches forced Verbeuren out of his comfort zone. Although he pulled it off in the studio, he's starting to get a little nervous with the tour just around the corner. "I'm not sure which song is the most challenging … all of them? [laughs] I'll have to get back to you on that because they're still so new to me."
Verbeuren had a mix of bass and guitars in his in-ears during tracking and that was enough of a road map. "I actually recorded a few of the songs with nothing, just the click, and I found that I actually played better that way sometimes. It's something I recently discovered: As important as the guitars are it can start feeling like I'm a little too locked into them, but when it's just drums your imagination is a little more free – you don't have a sound right there in your face. So as long as I could hum the part and hear it in my head that was enough."
Soilworks's melodic metal has a slick feel without a Pro Tools vibe. Sure, there is triggering in the studio, but it has the rough edges of a human drummer about it. "I always insist on having the most natural acoustic sound possible," he says. "I don't think the triggers are at the forefront anywhere except maybe the really fast parts where it needs to add maybe a little bit of attack to the volume. But even there, for example, I had a long discussion with the band and Jens [Bogren, producer] about how when there's blastbeats, I don't want them to have the same volume as the other beats because they're going to go down in volume. When you're going 260 [bpm] you're not hitting that hard. That's just the way it is."
Live, there are no triggers, even though some people at shows have thought that in the past because Verbeuren's sound guy put a "trigger microphone" on the snare drum. Certain engineers the band worked with use the actual sound of the trigger microphone to add some crack to the rimshot, but it was never connected to a sound module, just used as a regular mike. "When people are like, 'Oh, look, he has a huge drum thing on his snare; he triggers his snare,' it's an obvious reaction, but as a matter of fact I never have triggered anything live at all. I don't know if that's a bad choice, and maybe I sound like crap, but I'm just comfortable playing acoustically, and I just give it my all every night, and I try and hit as hard as I can, and hit as consistent as I can."
As for ToonTrack, Dirk is already on to his next project with the Swedish software company, known for its Drumkit From Hell program, featuring the beats of Gene Hoglan, Tomas Haake, and other beasts of metal drumming. The company's Library Of The Extreme, an ongoing project for the past few years, is Verbeuren's baby. "I think three volumes cover it as far as I'm concerned because it's a lot of death, grind, black, thrash, all that stuff. I felt the only thing that I could really add to it at this point was more basic hard-rock metal beats. So I still wanted to add onto that the more straightforward, maybe not-always-as-fast beats and a few more groovier things as well. So I think they will release it under another moniker, but yeah, I'm starting work on that now and I'm hoping to get it done by fall."


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I have owned my 2003 Corolla LE since it was brand new. It has been amazing car since day, today with 135k miles. I grew up with a 1992 Corolla that my mom owned and loved until the rust ate through it.
My favorite feature is its a Toyota. It is very comfortable and the transmission is tough and can take a beating.
About two years ago, the dash center console door broke and are unrepairable due to normal wear(to fix it, you need to replace half the center console).
Purchased with 150K miles three years ago and currently pushing 165K trouble-free miles. Other than regular maintenance, this car is a well oiled machine that leads its way to water...good to go!!
Leather interior, sunroof, CD and cassette player that actually sounds great, nice wheels make this bad boy look good!
It is a tight fit for taller types.
After owning this car for 5.5 years and 105000 miles, I can proudly say that I have had absolutely no problems with this car! I have changed the serpentine belt, brakes and tires and that is it. It even has the original battery. Absolutely flawless reliability. I will never buy any other brand! And yes, I can still get 40+ miles per gallon on the highway. Thanks Toyota -- you made a believer out of me!
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This is one of the best cars in the world for the price and more. I love my Corolla. Turns on a dime, great gas mileage avg 25-27 mpg at speeds of 80-90 all the time. Over 6 yrs ownership, and oil changes and tire rotations are your only maintenance items needed. Excellent ride, great interior, lots extras, @ 74,000 miles it still feels new, with new tires and struts, this will feel like a brand new car. Everyone that drives in my car, complements it in one way or another. Compare it to any car out there and it can compete. Better reliability than a BMW or Mercedes for half the money.
Heater vents to the rear seats, that's Mercedes quality. Outside temp gauge, dual antennae, awesome a/c, decent trunk, easy to maintain.
Smoother functioning switches on the heater/ac. rear disc brakes would be nice, although the drum brakes work fine.
Bought my '03 Corolla used with 87,000 miles on it. I am a Home Health nurse and needed an inexpensive, reliable car with good gas mileage and a roomy trunk. This Corolla has met all my needs and then some. I have fallen in love with this car. I spend hours a day in it, minimum 500-600 miles a week in all kinds of conditions and weather and this car has not let me down yet. I now have 123,000 miles on it and plan to drive it another 120,000 +. No mechanical issues. I have only performed maintenance: replaced filters, tires, brakes, spark plugs, as well as oil changes every 3000 miles and transmission service. One small problem,have blown a fuse twice from using plug in to charge laptop computer.
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Best and Worst of the 25th Annual Independent Spirit Awards
Ben Stiller kills, Mariah Carey balloons, Johnny Weir crashes and more
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(guest)Actually, Colin Farrell and Rosario Dawson did star in a movie together, they starred together in Alexander. They even had a sex scene together!March 6, 2010 at 11:23AM ESTReply to Comment
Bob (guest)Excellent reflections on a terrific awards show. Thank God for the Independent Spirit Awards!March 6, 2010 at 1:30PM ESTReply to Comment
jen (guest)making fun of weight gain...great idea...you may have just helped another insecure female decide to go ahead and try that eating disorder. do you have any quips about the bigger-than-mariah (and just as beautiful) women who kicked ass at last evening's awards show? really, don't stop at one asinine comment.March 6, 2010 at 3:19PM ESTReply to Comment
Kalle (guest)Anvil is NOT a punk band!!!March 6, 2010 at 10:05PM ESTReply to Comment
Lauren (guest)The reason Johnny Weir was there so early was because he was interviewing celebrities for the Sundance Channel. He was not trying to garner attention for himself. And just in case you don't know, Johnny already has a documentary, Pop Star on Ice, under his belt, and his reality show, Be Good Johnny Weir, looks like it is under consideration for another season. Something tells me whoever wrote this article doesn't like Johnny.March 7, 2010 at 12:30PM ESTReply to Comment
Cam (guest)I think Johnny Weir was sent by Sundance Channel to interview stars as they arrived. I don't think he crashed the party to get himself publicity. He actually has a show on SC. He was an invited guest and set up there to do interviews.March 7, 2010 at 1:45PM ESTReply to Comment
Jane (guest)Listen Gregory. You should really get your facts straight before you type. Johnny Weir was not a Party Crasher AND his appearance in no way makes him less of an athlete. Your ingnorance makes me sick.March 7, 2010 at 1:49PM ESTReply to Comment
Faye (guest)Ummm... Johnny didn't crash the party. He was invited, seeing as the award show is for independent film and Johnny has a show and a documentary on Sundance, the mecca of independent film. He also arrived early because he is interviewing for Sundance. It looks like someone didn't do their research before writing this.March 7, 2010 at 2:07PM ESTReply to Comment
Weirsho (guest)March 7, 2010 at 2:34PM ESTReply to Comment
weirsho (guest)The John has many facets, skating is only one. And we take him seriously in all his endeavors. You probably should as well.March 7, 2010 at 2:36PM ESTReply to Comment
Alejandra (guest)"so much for wanting to be taken seriously as a true athlete"? What?
Johnny is a renaissance man. He can do many/all things brilliantly. And as well stated by others, your facts are all wrong. Johnny is a brand new thing. Totally unique. Open your mind and heart.March 7, 2010 at 2:38PM ESTReply to Comment
Charlene Ivey (guest)A little depth of research into WHAT YOU ARE SAYING and a little less judgmentalism into WHAT YOU ARE SAYING....Thank God Johnny Weir has got better things to do these days then turn his poison pen on you!
ps owners: an IQ would be nice option when hiring!!March 7, 2010 at 2:42PM ESTReply to Comment
Patty (guest)Before writing an article, the author should get his/her facts straight. Johnny was invited to the ceremony and was not a party crasher.He needed to arrive early for interview commitments. Next time please check out your facts before you write.March 7, 2010 at 2:45PM ESTReply to Comment
DCGal (guest)Come ON. He was invited. And I can't think of a more independent spirit. Also, he looks great.March 7, 2010 at 3:11PM ESTReply to Comment
Jaded (guest)NEWSFLASH: It's impossible to crash a party that you were invited to. Johnny Weir was at the Indie Spirit Awards as a representative of the Sundance Channel, therefore he did not crash the party. It seems like everyone on planet Earth knew this fact except for the judgmental person who wrote this stupid article.March 7, 2010 at 3:16PM ESTReply to Comment
sc (guest)He was invited and looked amazing. He is a true athlete if you bothered to look at his perfomances. Horrible writing.March 7, 2010 at 3:48PM ESTReply to Comment
Clayton (guest)Johnny arrived early as he had a job to do. To be falsely labeled for this as an attention seeker is bad journalism. Johnny showed a much better work ethic than whoever wrote this article.March 7, 2010 at 4:11PM ESTReply to Comment
Nick Jonas (guest)Johnny Weir certainly has a lot more talent than certain idiot bloggers.March 7, 2010 at 4:20PM ESTReply to Comment
puri (guest)Johnny Weir was not a crasher...he was IN and the SUBJECT OF an independent film this year "Pop Star On Ice" and is the STAR of the Sundance Channel's show "Be Good Johnny Weir." Both the film and the series give a behind-the-scenes look at the life and struggles of a figure skating athlete, there is NO reason he should be taken LESS seriously. If anything, once you've seen how difficult it truly is to accomplish what he does, you will have MORE respect for his talent and his athleticism. SO maybe Mr. Ellwood should do a little homework before writing his posts? He clearly didn't even know about the film, which clearly gives Mr. Weir credentials to attend any film events he chooses.March 7, 2010 at 4:49PM ESTReply to Comment
(guest)Johnny Weir was there on behalf of Sundance Channel. So she was not a party crasher....and he was featured in a documentary and currently has a docu-series on Sundance....so he had every right to be there. Whoever wrote this post needs to make a retraction...and do a little research before posting false statements.March 7, 2010 at 5:11PM ESTReply to Comment
Che (guest)Apparently you do not understand the term 'party crasher'. Johnny Weir was there to work, interviewing stars for the Sundance Channel and being interviewed his own fabulous self. He was INVITED.March 7, 2010 at 5:19PM ESTReply to Comment
Taffychick (guest)Who the hell writes these crappy ill-informed articles? Johnny Weir was INVITED to the awards ceremony. He was representing the Sundance channel on which he has an awesome reality show. Johnny rules!March 7, 2010 at 9:44PM ESTReply to Comment
AnnCoulterFan (guest)Yes, he was invited, but I'd like to know WHY he was invited! He's not in MAJOR films or on MAJOR TV....but he has gay friends in MAJOR high places, though, doesn't he?!March 8, 2010 at 12:15PM ESTReply to Comment


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Sound Off is a public forum. Articles are selected from letters to the editor or may be written specifically for this feature. Today, Jonathan Bechtle, staff counsel for the Evergreen Freedom Foundation, describes efforts by an out-of-state group to prevent Washington from implementing regulations intended to safeguard the integrity of its elections.
Jan. 1, 2006 was the final deadline set by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) for states to implement a statewide voter registration database.
Washington states election officials were able to launch their new database that day, then dove into the long task of weeding out dead wood.
Although engrossed in this task, the officials might have noticed in passing a report published in March 2006 by the liberal NYU School of Laws Brennan Center for Justice.
The report was a comprehensive review of state voter databases that seemed to give Washington state decent marks. But just two months later the Secretary of State was served with a lawsuit by a coalition of labor, minority and activist groups, represented by surprise Brennan Center attorneys (Washington Association of Churches v. Reed).
At first the case seemed like a minor spat over a registration procedure, but with the passage of time its obvious this was only the first step in a Brennan Center campaign.
The goal is to twist the wording of HAVA to strike down state laws which protect the integrity of voter rolls. The campaign has succeeded in changing laws in Washington, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas, North Carolina, and is currently waging a legal fight against Florida.
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals just issued a decision in Floridas favor, but election law attorneys need to be on alert for the implications of this scheme and its impact on courts interpretation of HAVA.
Photo ID has been getting all the press lately, especially after the Supreme Courts decision in April, but Indianas law protects only one aspect of voting.
In states with high rates of mail voting, and even in those with mostly poll ballots, the voter registration system is the first line of defense against illegal ballots.
If the voter rolls are accurate and contain only legal voters, there is far less opportunity for fraud and errors that lead to illegal votes. And with a high-turnout presidential election coming down the pike, states will be flooded with new and updated registrations, some from dubious sources.
Its imperative that states be able to implement strong security checks to ensure the integrity of their state voter rolls.
In WAC v. Reed, plaintiffs challenged a state law that required, as per HAVA, voters to put their drivers license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number on the registration form.
The state would check those numbers against motor vehicles or Social Security databases. If the numbers didnt match the state would work with the voter to identify data errors, but not register them unless a match could eventually be made (with allowance for common sense overrides).
The Brennan Center flooded the court with stacks of research arguing this law would disenfranchise thousands of voters due to database errors and that it conflicted with HAVA.
Interestingly, they were able to produce only two voters who said they were prevented from voting by this law claims later proven to be false.
District Court Judge Ricardo Martinez granted a preliminary injunction against Washingtons law in August 2006 because he found it conflicted with the Voting Rights Act and three provisions of HAVA. The case was later settled, with Washington agreeing to place registrants on the voter roll even if officials cant verify identity with the drivers license or Social Security match.
The Brennan Center took Martinezs decision and filed an identical case against Floridas similar registration-matching law in September 2007. (NAACP v. Browning)
The federal district court in Tallahassee followed the Washington precedent and issued a preliminary injunction. But Florida fought back, and on April 3, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision.
The core issue of the cases is, as the appellate court wrote, whether Congress intended either HAVA or the Civil Rights Act to displace state laws like (Floridas statute).
The court looked at three pieces of HAVA the lower courts had identified as conflicting with Washingtons and Floridas matching law, but found no preemption.
First the court examined HAVA Section 303(a), which requires states to create a unique database identifier for each voter and to use a drivers license number or last four digits of the Social Security number as the identifier.
The section instructs states to verify the validity of these numbers, giving rise to the states matching laws.
The challengers argued, and the lower courts agreed, that this verification requirement was intended as an administrative safeguard and not as a restriction on voter eligibility.
Because the state laws used the match to restrict registrations, the provisions were in conflict. The 11th Circuit disagreed, finding that Section 303(a) merely concerns the management of databases, and that the plaintiffs had failed to show how making matching a prerequisite to registration undermines the functioning of the database itself , the only objective of section 303(a).
Second, the court looked at HAVA Section 303(b) which requires first-time voters who register by mail to provide voter ID to vote, unless their drivers license or Social Security number has been matched.
Lower courts decided this must be in conflict with the state matching laws, since the section clearly meant a voter who showed ID could vote without having his numbers matched.
Wrong again, said the appellate court, due to misunderstanding that Section 303(b) is not about registration requirements, but about preventing fraud in mail voting.
The only argument they could find for a real conflict was that the state laws made Section 303(b) superfluous.
But if the court agreed with the plaintiffs on that point, the judges wrote, they would have to strike down every state law that was parallel and consistent with a federal law.
Third, challengers argued the matching laws violated HAVA Section 303(b)(2)(A), the fail-safe requirement for states to provide provisional ballots for voters not on a polling place list.
At first glance its hard to see the conflict, since both Washington and Florida allow voters to use provisional ballots in accord with HAVA, and will count them if the voter can prove within a few days that he is eligible and registered to vote.
The 11th Circuit mused that a conflict could be seen if one holds the substantive vision of provisional voting, a view that provisional ballots should be counted for any voter eligible to register, even if they havent actually registered.
But the court felt such an interpretation would turn (HAVA) into a sweeping federal invalidation of state voter registration requirements.
The judges said, Congress did not intent to do away with the importance and consequences of state registration requirements.
As encouraging as the 11th Circuits decision is, however, its alarming to see the end goal of the Brennan Center and its allies as revealed in their briefs. They intend to use HAVAs provisions as a ceiling on state registration laws, to prevent states from adding identity requirements, from even checking the validity of HAVAs identity requirements, and to use provisional ballots to completely bypass registration laws.
And this loss wont stop them. The Brennan Centers attorneys have already used the lower court decisions to do much damage.
They influenced California, Maryland and North Carolina to alter their registration match requirements to allow voters with non-matching information to be registered.
They used the WAC v. Reed decision to push Texas and Pennsylvania to abandon their matching requirements.
In fact, Pennsylvania issued a memo to that effect just eight days after Judge Ricardos decision.
With the 2008 election approaching quickly, election attorneys in every state should be on the lookout for attempts to reduce registration security laws, use the 11th Circuit decision to bolster the resolve of state election officials, and oppose any attempts to construe HAVAs requirements as a ceiling on registration security laws.
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BATTER OF THE WEEK: 3B John Hattig put together the best week for the Chiefs going 8-for-20 (.400) with three doubles and three runs batted in. Hattig tied a Chiefs' season-high with two doubles Friday in Rochester.
Honorable Mention: 2B Russ Adams hit .304 over the past seven days (7-for-23) with a triple, a home run and four runs driven in. Adams has also scored four runs and stole a bag. Meanwhile, 1B Kevin Barker has continued his hot-hitting July. Barker hit .308 in the last week (8-for-26) with a home run and two runs driven in.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK: RHP Justin James made three appearances for the Chiefs in the last week and in all three James did not allow a run. The reliever has run his string of scoreless appearances to four straight. James tossed 8.0 shutout innings over three relief appearances giving up five hits and no runs while striking out four with no walks.
Honorable Mention: RHP Josh Banks continued to throw well. Banks earned his ninth victory of the season with 6.1 strong innings Friday in Rochester. Banks gave up seven hits and two runs on his way to the W. Elsewhere in the starting rotation, RHP Jeremy Cummings had his best start since coming over to the Chiefs. Cummings began the year with Rochester before signing with Toronto and being assigned to Syracuse July 5th. Cummings gave up only three hits and one run in eight innings against his former mates the Red Wings earning his first win with the Chiefs.
The Toronto Blue Jays made their final few decisions and the result caused a ripple effect on their minor league system. The Blue Jays decided to send down to the Chiefs pitchers Geremi Gonzalez and Brian Tallet, catcher Sal Fasano and designate pitcher Francisco Rosario for assignment.
The Chiefs roster currently looks like this with still a few decisions to be made:
STARTING ROTATION: Four kids and a veteran. Dustin McGowan, Josh Banks, Ty Taubenheim and Ismael Ramirez made 60 AAA-starts in 2006. They all should be improved in their second season. Gonzalez a veteran will anchor the staff with Jamie Vermilyea and Jason Scobie also available for long relief or spot staring.
BULLPEN: Tallet is the lone lefty and will be used in situational roles, while newcomer Blaine Neal assumes the closer role. Set-up men include former Red Wing Beau Kemp, who helped Rochester to the I.L. Governors Cup Finals, Matt Roney who recorded an ERA under 3.00 with Sacramento last season, Ryan Houston who pitched exceptional from April-June last year before a terrible month of July balooned his ERA and newcomer Brain Wolfe, who was acquired in the Corey Koskie trade last season and bounced around from A-Dunedin and AA-New Hampshire in 2006. Wolfe could be the sleeper in this group.
CATCHING: Veteran Sal Fasano backs up big league catching prospect Curtis Thigpen. A major improvement over last seasons defensively challenged duo of Mike Mahoney and Jason Phillips.
INFIELDERS: Kevin Barker returns for his third season at 1B, Russ Adams returns to Syracuse this time to play second base, Slick fielding Ray Olmedo takes over at shortstop while John Hattig returns for his third season at 3B. Ryan Roberts will man the utility role and is very good at all three positions 2B, SS and 3B. The Chiefs should be very much improved up the middle with Olmedo and Adams, both have played in the major leagues, while Barker is very good around the bag at first. Hattig's range is average at best, but should make up for it with his bat (.277 with 30 doubles last season). Roberts had a great spring and will see plenty of action.
OUTFIELDERS: Three spots with five quality players. Jeff Duncan will see most of the action in center field and can play defence. His speed on the turf at home should make him a .300 hitter. Super prospect Adam Lind will play left field while veterans Mike Vento (AAA All-Star at Columbus two years ago) and Chiefs Fan Favorite Chad Mottola share time in rightfield. 2005 MVP John-Ford Griffin is healthy and will get most of the DH at bats.
The Chiefs still need to drop one pitcher and will add Francisco Rosario and Brandon League at some point in early April with more changes yet to be made.
The Toronto Blue Jays had two pitchers battling for a starting rotation spot pitching on Monday against the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies minor leaguers.� Righthander Tomo Ohka was solid as he shut down the Yankees over five innings allowing only 1-run in a 9-1 victory.� Fellow righty John Thomson was not as sharp as he gave up 6-runs, in 5-innings of work against the Phillies AAA-Ottawa team that defeated the Syracuse Chiefs 7-2.
The Chiefs lineup today included:� Ryan Klosterman 2B, Sal Fasano C, Adam Lind LF, John Hattig 3B, Chip Cannon DH, David Smith RF, Dustin Majewski CF, Erik Kratz 1B, Manny Mayorson SS.
The Chiefs scored single runs in the 4th on a RBI single by Chip Cannon and one-run in the 6th on a RBI single by Adam Lind.� The Chiefs banged out 8-hits off of five Scranton pitchers.� Sal Fasano and Adam Lind each had two hits, while Erik Kratz had a two-out double in the ninth.
After Thompson departed in the fifth, Dustin McGowan pitched three innings giving up 1-run (solo home run) in the sixth and righthander Beau Kempwho pitched for Rochester last season tossed one scoreless inning, striking out one.
The Chiefs are off to Tampa to face Scranton on Tuesday with Ty Taubenheim expected to pitch for the Chiefs.
Don't forget to listen to "Inside Pitch" on 1260 AM ESPN Radio on Tuesday live from Dunedin, Florida as Chiefs radio announcer Bob McElligott moves over to the Blue Jays minor league complex and talks with Chiefs skipper Doug Davis and Director of Player Development **** Scott.� Today Bob took in the Jays vs Yankees game at Knology Park and talked with Jays catcher Greg Zaun, Second Baseman Aaron Hill and pitcher Josh Towers and Brandon League.
The Syracuse Chiefs and Ottawa Lynx played to a 4-4 tie on Sunday in Dunedin, Florida. The Chiefs lineup included many players just sent down by the parent Toronto Blue Jays. They included: Russ Adams 2B, Sergio Santos SS, Adam Lind LF, John Hattig 3B, David Smith RF, Rob Cosby 1B, Chip Cannon DH, John Schneider C, Justin Singleton CF.
The Chiefs scored three runs in the first inning and one more in the sixth. Rob Cosby went 2 for 4 with an RBI and David Smith went 1 for 3 with an RBI double in the first inning. Manny Mayorson replaced Sergio Santos in the 6th inning and picked up two singles in his only two at bats.
Ismael Ramirez went three innings allowing only 1-run, while Josh Banks gave up three runs in 3-innings of work. Jason Scobie pitched two scoreless innings and struckout 3. Ryan Houston finished in the ninth with one scoreless inning.
Chiefs are off to Tampa today to take on Scranton at 1:00 PM.
Don't forget to listen to "Inside Pitch" in drive time on 1260 AM ESPN Radio today and all week from Dunedin, FL. Bob McElligott will be at Knology Field today covering the Yankees vs Jays game and will have his report.
In just two weeks the major league baseball season begins and clubs are now beginning to set their rosters. After three weeks of playing minor league prospects and invitees to their camps, big league teams need to get serious and start playing their starters at least 7-innings.
Yesterday the Blue Jays sent the Chiefs four more players who will begin the season in Syracuse. One of them, Adam Lind will be welcomed BIG TIME. Lind has captured MVP honors in two different leagues on his way up and will likely continue his early career success in Syracuse this season. Hopefully, he's here for more than just a month. Two of the Blue Jays other top prospects Alex Rios and Aaron Hill never saw June.
Also sent to the Chiefs was Russ Adams who will play everyday at Second base and corner infielders John Hattig and Rob Cosby. Hattig who can play 3rd base and 1st base batted .277 for the Chiefs last season – his first in AAA with 32 doubles. The line driver hitter with gap power needs ro improve on his power numbers (only 4 HR's last season) to make the next jump.
Cosby not only played 3rd base and 1st base but also right and left field for the Chiefs last season and after hitting 18 home runs in his rookie season at AAA.
Also sent to the Chiefs was righthanded pitcher Ty Taubenheim who came over from the Brewers last season and was impressive early as a starter and earned a promotion to Toronto in June.
Taubenheim now joins Josh Banks, Ismael Ramirez, Dustin McGowan and youngsters Michael MacDonald, Kyle Yates, David Purcey and Ricky Romero in a crowded fight for five or six spots in the Chiefs rotation.
Still with Toronto are righties Casey Janssen, Shaun Marcum and Josh Towers who are all battling Tomo Ohka and John Thomson for the final two spots in the Jays rotation.
Sounds like no matter what happens the Chiefs will be stacked with starting pitching.
Don't forget that on Monday 5-6 PM The Voice of the Chiefs Bob McElligott will be broadcasting live from Dunedin, FL on 1260 AM ESPN Radio.
All week look for up-to-the minunte reports from Spring Training.
Minor League camp is underway and it's time to turn our attention to more significant matters – like reporting baseball. We have made our point and we are not going to waste your time by beating a dead horse on this space. Again only here on "Inside the Chiefs" will you receive first hand knowledge of what's going on in spring training with the major league club, Toronto and the Syracuse Chiefs.
Non-roster catcher Erik Kratz was the first player to be sent to minor league camp as the Jays minor league affiliates reported this weekend.
Jays righty Josh Towers pitched two innings today vs the Pirates and allowed only 1 hit, a solo home run to Pirates first baseman Brad Eldred in two innings of work. Towers also struck out two batters and looked good in his first outing. Also pitching today in a B-game were righthanders Dustin McGowan and Casey Janssen. In the lineup today are: Royce Clayton -ss, Greg Zaun -c, Lyle Overbay – 1B, Vernon Wells -cf, Troy Glaus – 3b, Matt Stairs – rf, Aaron Hill – 2b, Adam Lind – lf, Jason Phillips -c.
Over the weekend John Thomson also pitched well – two shutout innings and Shaun Marcum pitched 2 innings, 1 run, 3 strikeouts. Francisco Rosario, who was slowed by back pain earlier this spring, pitched one shutout inning.
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons has said that Russ Adams would begin the season in Syracuse and play second base. The Blue Jays hope that Adams can return to his 2004-2005 form when he played for the Chiefs and Blue Jays and batted over .280 playing shortstop.
Former Chiefs pitchers Dave Stieb and Pat Hentgen are in camp helping with the younger pitchers and throwing batting practice.
In yesterday's win Curtis Thigpen (2), John-Ford Griffin and John Hattig combined for 4-RBI in their 7-4 win over the Rays. On Saturday, Rob Cosby went 1 for 3 with Curtis Thigpen providing another RBI and, on Friday, Kevin Barker had a two-run home run and Ryan Roberts went 2 for 2.
Don't forget that "Inside Pitch" will broadcast live from Dunedin, Florida beginning on March 19th when the voice of the Chiefs Bob McElligott and Chiefs General Manager John Simone provide player interviews beginning at 7PM all week long.
The Blue Jays opened the spring schedule this afternoon with a 4-1 win versus the Boston Red Sox.
Many of the players expected to be in Syracuse when the regular season opens performed well for the Jays. Adam Lind started in left-field and went 1-2 with a triple before being replaced by John-Ford Griffin who went 1-1 with a double. John Hattig was 1-2 with an RBI, Kevin Barker was 1-3. Non-roster invitee Jeff Duncan replaced Vernon Wells in center-field in the third inning and was 1-1 with a walk and a run scored.
On the mound Ty Taubenheim pitched a perfect 8th and Ryan Houston pitched a perfect ninth to earn the save.
The most interesting part if the box score is accurate is that Ryan Roberts, primarily a second-baseman, played shortstop in relief of Royce Clayton while Rey Olmedo, a natural shortstop, relieved Aaron Hill at second base.
The Jays travel tomorrow to take on the Boston Red Sox in Ft. Myers at 12:30 PM. Gustavo Chacin is scheduled to start for Toronto.
With the Baseball Winter Meetings from Orlando, FL concluded it's time to analyze moves made and not made by the parent Toronto Blue Jays General Manager JP Riccardi. By striking out on Ted Lilly and Gil Meche the Jays saved between 30-40 million on payroll over the next four years. Lilly ended up receiving 10-million per year and Meche 11-million. The often injury prone Lilly was not worth the gamble over four years, while Meche was inconsistent in Seattle over the past three years. With Roy Halladay, A.J. Burnett as solid number one and two starters, the Jays need only to add a number three or four guy to their rotation. Gustavio Chacin who has won 24 games the past two seasons could be a number three. That leaves Josh Towers, Shawn Marcum or Dustin McGowan to battle for the fifth spot that with off-days makes between 24-26 starts a year….Lost in all the non-pitching moves was the players Toronto picked up this off-season. Frank Thomas as a full-time Designated Hiitter was huge. Matt Stairs who hit 14 home runs and drove in 51 runs last season will replace Frank Cattalanatto and provide more power off the bench. By deciding on Greg Zaun over Bengie Molina and Rod Barajas, the Jays pitching staff, who liked Zaun better will be more comfortable on the mound and the addition of Royce Clayton gives the Jays and up-grade on offense up the middle….NAME DROPPING at the Dolphin Hotel: seen talking in the lobby were Chiefs Executive Vice President Tex Simone with former Chiefs manager and Atlanta Braves skipper Bobby Cox and his infield teamate on the 1970 Championship team Matt Galante now working with Houston. Phillies GM Pat Gillick looks forward to visiting Syracuse this season to see his AAA-club that has moved to Ottawa from Scranton. Brewers Assistant GM Gord Ash reports that his son Aaron, a frequent visitor to Syracuse when Gord was the boss in Toronto, has made the travel team of his area hockey club in Milwaukee. Longtime Blue Jays trainer and Director of Florida Operations Ken Carson will step down this year after 30-years of service to the Blue Jays. Ken will remain on as a consultant for the Florida based operation in Dunedin. Longtime Los Angeles Angeles Scout Moose Stubing has left that team to work for the Washington Nationals. Moose has been a frequent visitor to Syracuse over the years. RULE 5 HELP: The Blue Jays selected infielder Jason Smith from the Cubs in the rule 5 major league draft. Smith, 28, will be placed on the 40-man roster of Toronto. If he fails to make the club out of spring training, Smith can be sent to Syracuse or offered back to the Cubs for half the waiver price of $25,000. At 28 years old Smith would likely clear and give the Chiefs additional infield potection. At the present time, infielders include Chip Cannon and Kevin Barker at first base, Russ Adams and Ryan Roberts at second base, Sergio Santos and possibly Jason Smith at shortstop and John Hattig and Rob Cosby at third. It's more than likely that only six of the eight players begin the year in Syracuse. The Jays also signed another big-time minor league free agent that will be added to the roster soon. Look for an announcement on our website next week.