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Practically Speaking
Kyle and her husband moved to Brookfield in 1986. She became active in local politics and started blogging in 2004. Her focus is primarily on local issues but often includes state and national topics, too. Kyle looks at things from the taxpayers' perspective in a creative, yet down to earth way, addressing them from a practical point of view.
Jay Seegert: 'Faith is not a 4-letter word', 7:15 pm, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013
|Photo from last event: Nature without Naturalism
Schellinger sinks to new low with misleading campaign literature, Vote Renee Lowerr!
0% job growth: What didn't work then isn't working now!
That is right, for the first time since Feb. of 1945, the U.S. economy showed NO, Zero, the Big 0 job growth for August 2011.
If that wasn't bad enough, CNBC reports that Heidi Shierholz, economist at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. said, "Though much attention is being paid to 'zero job growth' in August, the real news in today's numbers is that job growth is worse than in recent months, and the nation continues to produce far fewer jobs than needed to meaningfully reduce the unemployment rate. ...In fact, in some ways the report was less than zero in that weekly hours fell, as did hourly earnings." (My emphasis)
This report just reflects the reality many Americans already know: the US economy is in real trouble. Despite the billions of dollars spend on Stimulus, son of Stimulus and any form of Stimulus out there, these spending programs just aren't cutting it!
Perhaps the only American who still doesn't get this is President Obama, who is expected to propose more of his same failed policies in his coming speech on jobs. No doubt he will tout more spending, more Green jobs, more government.
One can't help conclude, 'We're Spending More Than Ever and It Doesn't Work'. That was the title from a Heritage article from January 14th, 2009. It is worth reading in its entirety.
The title is actually a quote from Henry Morgenthau Jr., "close friend" and "loyal secretary of the Treasury to President Franklin D. Roosevelt--and key architect of FDR's New Deal" in 1939!
Here are some more quotes from Morgenthau, "We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work."
"I say after eight years of this Administration we have just as much unemployment as when we started. … And an enormous debt to boot!" (My emphasis)
Sound familiar? What didn't work in FDR's time, isn't working now either.
So I say, after 2 1/2 years of this Obama Administration, we have even more unemployment, and an enormous, unsustainable debt to boot!
It is time for a change. .
Physicist Dr. Don DeYoung discusses Design From Nature Tuesday, 7:15pm
Most of us know that the inspiration for Velcro came from the common burdock plant's annoying stick-to-you seed pods, but few of us realize nature inspires many innovations for man.
Discovery of Design: Searching Out the Creator's Secrets is the subject (and title of his book) of November's Creation Science Society of Milwaukee meeting, presented by Physicist Dr. Donald DeYoung.
His talk will be held on Tuesday, November 30th, 7:15 PM, at Grace Bible Church, 2643 South 117th Street, West Allis, Wisconsin, (414) 541-4252 (Across from Nathan Hale High School sports fields on 117th, just north of Cleveland Avenue.) It is free and open to the general public. Dr. DeYoung will also discuss Astronomy and Creation that night.
From the Creations Science Society of Milwaukee:
borrowing design from nature
UPDATE: What a whopper! "Jim Sullivan supports law enforcement, Vukmir does not" Unbelievable
Leah Vukmir does not"
But there it was, big as life, on the LED changeable billboard sign at Hwy 100 and Bluemound Road.
Did I read that right?
I saw the flashing sign last week but wasn't sure it really said what I thought it said. It just didn't ring true.
Plus, I couldn't read who paid for it. Was it from the Sullivan campaign or another group?
So I checked it out. Last night I managed to snap this picture. The disclaimer reads Paid for by Wisconsin Professional Police Association.
Who is the Wisconsin Professional Police Association? It is a Madison based group that also endorsed* other Democrats such as Russ Feingold and Tom Barrett.
So does Jim Sullivan also have the support of most of the police associations in his district?
No, but his opponent Representative Leah Vukmir does!
Leah Vukmir has been endorsed by the Milwaukee, West Milwaukee, and Brookfield Police Associations. She is also endorsed by JB Van Hollen and recently received the Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association endorsement as well. Sullivan only has the West Allis Police endorsement from within his district.
So this is a perfect example of you can't believe everything you read, not even if it is in HUGE text flashing at you as you drive by.
UPDATE: Leah Vukmir Earned the Endorsement of Milwaukee Firefighters today:
How sickening. Jim Sullivan & supporters slam Leah Vukmir with untrue attacks CORRECTION
Democrat Wisconsin State Senator Jim Sullivan is in the fight of his life to hold onto his 5th District Senate seat this November, and the tone of his campaign shows it. Having campaigned as a moderate Democrat, Sullivan's performance and voting record in Madison these past 4 years has been anything but moderate.
Jim Sullivan fancies himself as an independent, a maverick, yet Sullivan voted with Jim Doyle 99% of the time! (Sullivan rather reminds me of another so-called maverick in the US Senate: Russ Feingold. Maybe Sullivan is a Feingold wannabe?)
To the casual observer, Sullivan did vote no on the last budget, which might make you think he is a maverick. But his NO vote was only because the Democrats didn't need his vote. (Candidates facing a tough challenger are often given permission to vote no.) Sullivan still managed to bloat the 2009 budget at the committee level--not very maverick-ish. He also voted in favor of the 2007 budget and voted for expensive and destructive bills like Healthy Wisconsin, Combined Reporting, Badger Care Plus, etc.
Every day the airwaves, billboards, and mailboxes are being assaulted with misleading and downright untrue campaign pieces against Sullivan's opponent, Leah Vukmir, from PACs and Sullivan himself. Since I just blogged about Scott Walker's support for adult stem cell research and Tom Barrett's accusations to the contrary, we will start there.
As I mentioned,"there is nothing new here" in Democrats deception when it comes to stem cell research. Obama accused McCain and Palin of being against it. Feingold accused Ron Johnson, Barrett accused Scott Walker, and now Jim Sullivan accuses Leah Vukmir.
In all of these cases, the accusations were not true. Let's call these accusations what they are: they are out and out lies. All 5 of these Republicans support Stem Cell Research. They support the kind that works--the kind obtained from adult and umbilical cord stem cells.
Jim Sullivan's campaign piece goes a step further, however. He also accuses Vukmir of voting to criminalize stem cell research! "Vukmir voted to criminalize stem cell research that could help cure debilitating diseases like Alzheimer's (AB 499, 6/23/05)", Sullivan proclaims.
Now in the days before the internet, it would have been difficult to see if these wild accusations were true. But we do have the internet. So here is the bill Sullivan is referring to: "2005 Assembly Bill 499, AN ACT to create 146.347 of the statutes; relating to: human cloning and parthenogenesis and providing penalties."
Tuesday, Oct. 26: Dr. John Whitcomb presents "The Creator of the World"
What an opportunity! Bible scholar and pioneer of modern Creation Science Dr. John Whitcomb is coming to Brookfield on Tuesday, Oct. 26th, at 7:30pm, to present his talk "The Creator of the World" at the Creation Science Society of Milwaukee's monthly meeting.
"Dr. Whitcomb will use a powerful multi-media presentation to unfold scriptural teachings about this Creator, His work, and His methods." He will be speaking at Brookside Baptist Church at 4470 N. Pilgrim Road (north of Capitol Drive and south of Lisbon Road). His presentation is free and open to the public.
Those of you who have done some reading on Creation Science might be familiar with some of his books on the subject. He co-authored with Dr. Henry Morris' The Genesis Flood and wrote the books The Early Earth and The World That Perished.
Those of you who do not believe in the Biblical account of creation or think you have to check your brains at the door to even accept Intelligent Design & a young earth over evolution, might want to come on Tuesday to hear a different point of view.
People on both sides of the creation/evolution question may also be interested in a new movie, Persuaded by the Evidence.
This movie features scientists who believed "evolutionary dogma was a 'fact'" but found their "own research compelled [them] that evolution couldn't possibly be true."
Here is the trailer:
Hope you can make it on Tuesday to hear Dr. Whitcomb.
Speaking of rare opportunities... Creationist Ken Ham will be coming to Brookside on Sunday evening, January 30th, 2011, to speak on creation. Ken Ham is founder of Answers in Genesis and the Creation Museum.
For shame, Tom Barrett, Scott Walker SUPPORTS Stem Cell research!
We should be used to it by now, the misleading, or to put it politely, the pants on fire campaign ads that paint the opposing candidate as being heartless and against something as wholesome as Mom and Apple Pie.
In this case, it is Gubernatorial Democrat candidate Tom Barrett wearing the hot pants. He points the accusatory finger at his opponent Republican Scott Walker. The Mom and apple pie issue here is stem cell research.
Barrett's ad is intended to tug at your heart strings in hopes that you will make the leap that Scott Walker is heartless and against helping those in need because of his pro-life beliefs. The ad wants you to believe Walker is turning a deaf ear to the pleas of the featured mother, talking about her diabetic son and how embryonic stem cell research would help cure her son.
This ad was so outrageous in its claims that it prompted Gary Nosacek to write an outstanding piece in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Oct. 7th titled, The stem cell confusion. He states he is a "father, brother and nephew of diabetics, and the husband of a doctor, I'm really upset by this ad."
I also found out that Walker's own wife Tonette is "a type 1 diabetic" and she says, "I CAN PROMISE YOU, my husband is full of hope! Hope for me, hope for our family, and hope for Wisconsin!"
Tonette goes on to say, "Regardless of what Tom Barrett has said, Scott will NOT ban stem cell research. Scott supports adult stem cell research- research which science has shown to have the most promise to cure my disease and which does not destroy innocent human life. "
So what is going on here? Democrats support government funding for Embryonic Stem Cell research instead of Adult Stem Cell research. Why? Is it that Embryonic Stem Cells work and adult ones don't? NO.
In fact, Embryonic Stem Cell breakthroughs continue to be fraught with serious side effects such as tumor growth and rejection. They have shown very little positive results. There is not one cure confirmed to date.
Contrast that with Adult Stem Cell research and treatments, which have already helped 1,000s of people. Nosacek's points out that even with moral issues aside, the Embryonic Stem Cells are a waste of money.
He writes, "There are over 167 adult cell treatments and cures being used by doctors every day. There are more in clinical trials and in animal testing phases. As for embryonic cells, there is not one cure to be found. There are only two in human trials, but so far there are no results. As a rule, embryonic cells haven't done much of anything in any lab in the world other than promised to be promising someday in the distant future. Walker isn't against stem cell research. He's against spending millions on research that hasn't worked at the expense of what is working!"
He goes on to tell us that Adult Stem Cell research on diabetes was being carried out at Harvard but it has been a painstaking process because they couldn't get funding. All the government grants were going to Embryonic Stem Cell research. Finally funding came from "Lee Iacocca, who has a diabetic grandchild. Harvard is now in human trials. They are being bankrolled by anyone who wishes to contribute."
So why isn't the proven and more promising type of ADULT Stem Cell research being funded by Government grants? Because IF the Liberal, Pro-abortion advocates can get us all on board with using embryonic stem cells, we will have lost the pro-life, life begins at conception fight.
Just this month we learned there was a Baby Born From 20-Year-Old Frozen Embryo. This leaves little doubt that embryos, even ones frozen for 2 decades, aren't human. Here we have one born to a New York woman! Would she give up her son for stem cell research? Of course not. So why are we asked to accept that these humans be sacrificed for the sake of Leftist researchers?
This is nothing new here. In the 2008 presidential campaign Obama ads accused McCain of being against helping people through stem cell research, which was not true. Like McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin, Scott Walker and other Conservatives just favor life respecting ADULT Stem Cell research.
President Bush had to endure this criticism too with his position to not allow Federal funding to go toward Embryonic Stem Cell research. The Republicans were all Pro-Life.
I asked this question in 2008:
More concerned with what Brett Davis DID than what Lt. Gov. does
We have less than 2 weeks to go until Wisconsin's Primary Election and the campaign ads are in full swing. The Brett Davis ad I have been hearing is really something, proving that in this election cycle, saying you are a CONSERVATIVE is a must for the Republican side of the ballot. (The TV version is much the same but shorter.)
Representative Davis' ad features a glowing litany of what he did in the legislature, with a decidedly conservative, tax cutting spin. It claims he wants to transform the office of Lt. Governor into a taxpayer watchdog for the state. Great.
Trouble is, his complete voting record doesn't match his ad's promises. See what you think.
The Davis ad: In a lighthearted way, the Davis ad begins with a male voice asking a series of questions: For thousands of years, mankind has looked to answer the great questions of the day: Can we predict the end of time? When will Brett Farve retire? and What on earth does the Wisconsin Lt. Governor do?
Then a woman's voice comes on and seriously tells us the facts: Conservative Republican Brett Davis has a plan to end the days of Wisconsin's do-nothing Lt. Governor. Brett Davis will transform the job into the leading taxpayer watchdog in the state, with the chief mission of cutting wasteful spending in Madison. Brett Davis, a small businessman and legislator, who has voted 126 times to cut taxes by a total of $5 billion dollars. No one else running for Lt. Governor can say the same. Brett Davis has a 100% voting record with National Federation of Independent Businesses, is the only candidate with an A rated voting record from the NRA, and is endorsed by Wisconsin Right to Life. It ends with the usual vote Brett Davis on Sept. 14th....
Sounds good, doesn't it? Especially if you aren't familiar with Brett Davis' voting record in Wisconsin's Assembly!
When I look at a prospective candidate, I am far more concerned with what that person did in the past than the promises they make for the future. In fact, I will quote Mr. Davis' latest campaign email called "Home Strech" (Brett, you might want to make that stretch). He states, "But talk is cheap--actions speak louder than words."
First of all, since he is the only candidate that has been a legislator in Madison; obviously he is the only candidate with a legislature voting record!
And while in Madison, HE VOTED FOR THE FINAL DOYLE 2007-2008 BUDGET. Although Davis says the promise of a $4 Million dollar Soy Bean Crusher for his district (pork) to sweeten the pot on wasn't the reason, he was the "lone Republican" vote among the Democrats on an earlier compromise budget proposal just the same.
Davis' ad says he wants to "transform the job of Lt. Governor into the leading taxpayer watchdog in the state". In his email he promises, "I'm going to make the job meaningful by giving the office a purpose -- stopping wasteful spending."
Some Watchdog--seems more like a fox in charge of hen-house? Because by Brett Davis' vote in 2007, Davis approved of the $200 million dollar raid from the Patient's Compensation Fund and approved the inmates driver's license ID policy that he is now raging war against. And let's not forget his sponsorship of AB 15, a 2005 Ethanol Mandate Bill. Hardly the work of a true Conservative.
As for the endorsements, Ginny Marshman, a leader in Republican politics in Waukesha County, said this about Davis' pro life stance: "Brett Davis has a 75% pro-life record in the 2005-2006 session, voting against the Wisconsin Right to Life positions three times. His stance against the pro-life movement, including voting for Planned Parenthood's #1 agenda item in chemical abortion aka 'emergency contraception'." (Davis' voting record in 2007-2008 was 100%.)
Notice there is no Tax Hero status mentioned from Wisconsin Club for Growth as there is for real conservatives such as Leah Vukmir or Jim Ott or Glenn Grothman, to name a few.
Yup. You can dress 'em up and even call them Conservative in the ads, but their voting record remains. I can only hope voters this time around will do a little research before they cast their vote on Sept. 14th.
My vote is going for a genuine Conservative, Rebecca Kleefisch, for Lt. Governor. She is Pro-Life, Pro 2nd Amendment, and says NO to high speed rail, for example. If I were not voting for her, I would choose David Ross, Mayor of Superior.
Certainty we can do better than Brett Davis, a Madison middle of the roader for Lt. Governor.
More reading: Brett Davis doesn't want you to know THE TRUTH
Brett Davis is a grade-A hypocrite
We don't need another RINO in Madison zoo
My anti-ethanol [and Brett Davis soybean] rant
Past Posts: Wisconsin's primary is 3 weeks away - who are you voting for?
Lt. Gov. candidate Rebecca Kleefisch on Fox & Friends
Tax the rich? Every job I had was because of rich!
The Democrats keep talking about taxing the rich as a solution to our deficits and debt. But it isn't that we don't tax enough; it is that we spend too much!
Most Democrats* don't want to extend the Bush tax cuts because they include tax cuts to the wealthy. They also think taxing the rich plays well to the middle and lower class. They ignore the fact that the lowest income levels get a 50% tax increase (the highest increase), and every other bracket increases too, once Bush's tax cuts expire.
Taxing the rich will have a devastating affect on small businesses, employment, and our economy. As Republican Senator Orrin Hatch said, "They can talk about the wealthy all they want, but this is about stopping a job-killing tax hike on small businesses during tough economic times."
It is true: You can't get a job from a poor person. Every job I ever had was because of a rich person--richer than me at least. If you have worked for a small business, I bet it is true for you too. Think about it.
Here is a quick list of my employers:
- Don's Super Value food store - Don owned the franchise. He employed maybe 70 locals and college students. I did cake decorating in the store bakery in my college days.
- Shorewood Village Bakery - This was an upscale, family owned bakery, where I cake decorated after college. They employed about 7 workers. Owners worked along side employees.
- Mullenbach's Fashions - A small custom bridal and ball gowns shop, owned by James Mullenbach. This was my 1st full time job after college where I was one of 7 workers. Little did I know the experience gained there would prove invaluable in my real job years later at Milwaukee Ballet.
- T.A. Chapman's Department Store - Golden Thimble Fabrics. Chapman's was an upscale department store, owned by a very wealthy Milwaukee family. They employed a few hundred people.
- The Snow Goose - a boutique on Jefferson St. where I designed and created custom clothing. I was the only employee. This business went under in less than a year.
- Elna Sewing Machine sales at Mary Lester Fabric Stores. The sewing machine sales area within the store was owned by a sole proprietor. I was one of maybe 3 employees besides the owners. They went under also.
- Milwaukee Ballet Costume Department. Here you might say, that is a non-profit arts job, not a small business. True. But if you look in the back of any program for the list of donors, you see if it were not for the donations and grants of wealthy patrons, the show would not go on. While I was there, the ballet company nearly went under several times.
Simple questions stump Kagan: That's a dumb law, Which memo?, I don't know, Huh?, Book ban OK....
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan finished her Senate committee questioning yesterday. She answered question after question and was able to regurgitate names and statutes regarding past cases.
But it was the very simple questions that were most revealing. They stumped her. She really didn't have an answer to them and they were not difficult questions. Anyone who believes the Constitution, as it was written, is our guiding document, could have answered in a heartbeat. But she could not.
Here is a sampling of Kagan stumpers and vague answers. Some are video clips so you can see for yourself:
- Sen. Tom Coburn asked something like this: If I sponsored a bill that made Americans eat 3 fruits and 3 veggies a day, and it passed, does that law violate the Commerce Clause? Kagan replies something like this: "It sounds like a dumb law..." um, but I think the question of whether its a dumb law is different from if it is Constitutional. I think the courts would be wrong to strike down laws that they think are, er, ah, senseless just because they are senseless. Coburn says, Do we have the power to tell people what to eat every day? What is the extent of the Commerce Clause? We have this wide embrace of it, but [Founders didn't] ... She really doesn't have an answer because she knows the real question is about ObamaCare and if she is confirmed, she knows she will have to rule on that decision.
- Sen. Orin Hatch asks her about a memo on partial birth abortion that evidently led to the conclusion that the procedure was medically necessary to save the life of the mother.
No Global Warming? One less thing to worry about? Don't count on it
Nearly 2 weeks ago, hackers broke into the computers at Britain's Climate Research Unit of the University of East Anglia. This was important because the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change, IPCC, uses the CRU as their source for data.
The hackers then posted over 1,000 emails and 72 documents on the internet revealing how the CRU was suppressing data that showed there was no warming of the planet:
"Those e-mails involved communication among many scientific researchers and policy advocates with similar ideological positions all across the world. Those purported authorities were brazenly discussing the destruction and hiding of data that did not support global-warming claims."
The British press is up in arms over this. Brits are, after all, ahead of us on the Carbon Tax parade. In the U.S., there has not been much coverage.
In fact, as far as President Obama is concerned, it seems it is global warming business as usual.
Despite this huge nail in the global warming coffin hitting the press 2 weeks ago, President Obama still met with Indian and Chinese leaders last week, to coax them "one step closer" to climate deal:
"US President Barack Obama said Tuesday [Nov. 24, 2009] the world has moved 'one step closer' to a 'strong operational agreement' on climate change at next month's Copenhagen summit after his talks with Indian and Chinese leaders."
And Obama is still planning on attending the beginning of that U.N. climate meeting in Copenhagen on Dec. 9th.
Why? Global Warming is big business, can be used to implement new taxes and will control people's behaviors.
"Obama has made climate change a top priority of his administration..." The President still wants Cap and Trade to pass early next year.
In light of this new information, that the planet isn't warming, one would hope the push for taxing and controlling carbon emissions would be halted.
American scientist John Christy was was criticized in the hacked emails for asking that IPCC reports include dissenting points of view. He wrote, "It's disconcerting to realize that legislative actions [Cap and Trade] this nation is preparing to take, and which will cost trillions of dollars, are based upon a view of climate that has not been completely scientifically tested."
Disconcerting indeed. Granted, there hasn't been much about this from the mainstream media in the U.S. If only our President would check the Drudge Report once in a while!
More Reading: Climate Emails Stoke Debate, Scientists' Leaked Correspondence Illustrates Bitter Feud Over Global Warming
Hiding evidence of global cooling, Junk science exposed among climate-change believers
Global Warming with the Lid Off, The emails that reveal an effort to hide the truth about climate science
The Day Global Warming Stood Still
How the global warming industry is based on one MASSIVE lie (The Hockey Stick exposed)
But how would Obama know if health care recipient was legal or not?
Last night I had to take my car to the shop and only caught portions of the President's Joint Session of Congress speech. I did catch the now infamous, "You lie" section and must confess I said, "That's not true!" at the same moment.
I certainly understand Congressman Wilson's frustration with a president who likes to make promises regardless of the facts, but he was out of line. (Remember, I am the one who wanted to maintain a sense of decorum on blog comments.) Of course the media is focusing on this political faux pas instead of what the bill allows. We wouldn't want to draw any attention to the facts, right?
So what does the bill, or bills (there are many versions) say about insuring illegals? Is the President correct when he promises that "the reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally."
Obamacare won't cover illegal immigrants? Yes it will, says Congressional Research Service: (For clarity, I made the CRS quote bold.) Just recently, the president stated, "Illegal immigrants would not be covered. That idea has not even been on the table."
"Well, Mr. President, [Mark Tapscott of the Washington Examiner writes] that idea must have been tucked under a stack of background briefing papers over there in the corner of the table because the Congressional Research Service (CRS) says this about H.R. 3200, the Obamacare bill approved just before the recess by the House Energy and Commerce Committee chaired by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-CA:
In Obama's own words, "I don't think we're ...able to eliminate employer coverage immediately..."
To us the President says, "You can keep your doctor, you can keep your plan. Nobody is talking about taking that away from you."
But check out this video piece I found on Drudge today: UNCOVERED VIDEO: OBAMA EXPLANAINS HOW HIS HEALTH CARE PLAN WILL 'ELIMINATE' PRIVATE INSURANCE I only just got my sound back on my computer so I could watch it. But in case you don't want to watch the clip, here are the quotes (as close as I could transcribe) from the video clips:
It opens with President Obama to the AMA in June of 2009: "The public option is not your enemy, it is your friend, I believe."
"Let me also address a illegitimate concern that is being put forward, by those who are claiming that a public option is somehow a Trojan horse for a single payer system."
Followed by Obama to the SEIU Health Care Forum in March of 2007: "My commitment is to make sure we got universal health care for all Americans by the end of my first term as president."
"I would hope that we set up a system that allows those who can't go through their employer to access a federal system or a state pool of some sort."
"But I don't think we are going to be able to eliminate employer coverage immediately, there's going to be potentially some transition process. I can envision a decade out, or 15 years out, or 20 years out."
Then it shows Obama addressing the AFL-CIO Civil, Human and Women's Rights Conference in 2003: "I happen to be a proponent of a single payer universal health care plan. A
single payer, health care plan, Universal health care plan, that is what I would like to see."
July 27, 2009: Democrat Representative Barney Frank then expresses his support for single payer systems: "I think if we get a good public option it could lead to single payer and that is the best way to reach single payer."
May of 2009: Democrat Representative Jan Schakowsky then talks about how an insurance guy sitting next to her argued against the public insurance option, saying that it would put private insurance out of business because it wouldn't allow private insurance to compete. She then says to the crowd she was addressing, "He was right, the man was right!"*
Lastly, a clip of the President saying, "Nobody is talking about some government takeover of health care."
More reading and viewing:
The YouTube piece on Breibart came from NakedEmperorNews.com
*Hear the whole clip, which adds "I am so confident in the superiority of a public health care option that I think he has every reason to be frightened." Gateway Pundit: Rep. Jan Schakowski Lies to FOX Business Channel About Destroying the Private Insurance Industy
The Heritage Foundation: Barney Frank: Public Option is Best Way to Single Payer
HotAirPundit has an intersting set of video clips at the bottom of his post showing Pres. Obama claiming "I don't believe Government can or should run Health Care."
Russia ought to know: America is the new "land of the RED"
While most of the American media ignores the dramatic shift toward Marxism in America under President Obama's administration, there is one news source that has the guts to report what has been going on since Jan. 20, 2009 straight up: Russia's PRAVDA!
No cheer leading here, just the unvarnished truth: America is the new "land of the Red": American capitalism gone with a whimper.
It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American decent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people.
Lest we forget: Holocaust Remembrance Day & Hallmark's Irena Sendler
While many in the world remember the Holocaust on this day, The Day of Remembrance, Iran's President Ahmadinejad spoke before the UN anti-racism conference, spewing his usual Holocaust denial sentiments. Those comments prompted "Dozens of diplomats" from Britain and Europe to walk out. The United States, Israel, Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand and Poland did not opt to attend at all, because of concerns that the forum "would be used as a platform for attacks on Israel."
A terrorist by any other name is still as leathal
http://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#all/12050dc1e65b3f26 aid to terrorists
Time for tea on Thursday? 1,000 cities with tea parties
Global Warming: do the models work?
Why history is important: My reply to a long comment
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Stubborn as a mule
http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=320977608242634 Republicans are under no obligation to render bipartisan support to this statist coup d'etat. For what is going down is a leftist power grab that is anathema to their principles and philosophy.
Stem cell success, stem cell failure, which kind worked?
Just this week, we have 2 more stories in the news about stem cells used in human trials. In one case, a Parkinson's disease sufferer was helped, and in another case, a child with a brain disease, stem cells made the situation worse.
Belgium, sanctity of life
Obama is not going to defend life like President George Bush did. It was pretty hard to swallow Obama's line in his inaugural address that science would have it's rightful place regarding health care. I couldn't help think he referring to stem cells. Science is revealing Adult Stem Cells to be useful. Embryonic plagued with problems.
A must read article, atheist says, "Africa needs God"
For the second time in a few weeks, another atheist acknowledges God as an important factor in helping people. The first time was in an email I received from an atheist in California concerning my Are you naughty, nice? Stingy, generous? blog on giving. In that blog I concluded "the real litmus test on giving is religion." My atheist emailer then replied, "Never thought I'd say this, but thank God for religion then, if it makes Conservatives altruistic."
Jews and Christmas ala Ben Stein and Mark Levin
Mark Levin plays Christmas music on his radio show. Charlie Brown's Christmas Time is Here puts him in a good mood.
Global Warming tough sell, but Obama still buys what Gore is selling
There is a lot at stake for former Vice President Al Gore with the Global Warming* issue. Without the threat of Global Warming, he is rather out of a job. Who would hire Al Gore to come speak about the threat of normal weather? Without Global Warming, who would ever buy a carbon credit from the corporation he is affiliated with? Without Global Warming, Al Gore just becomes another washed up Vice President who did not make it to the ultimate status prize of the presidency.
UN Data shows 'Warming has Stopped'
Posted on Senate EPW Website
Part one:
Part Two:
UN Data shows "Warming has Stopped!" - Climate Fears Called
"Hogwash" - "Global Carbon Tax" Urged
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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UN Data shows 'Warming has Stopped!' – Climate
Fears Called 'Hogwash' – 'Global Carbon Tax' Urged
Aussie Scientist Says 'No relationship between CO2 and temperature'
Weblink To This Report:
Read Part Two of this Report here:
Washington DC - The bad news for global warming alarmists just keeps rolling in. Below is a very
small sampling of very inconvenient developments for Gore, the United Nations, and the mainstream
media. Peer-reviewed studies, analyses, and prominent scientists continue to speak out to refute
climate fears. The majority of data presented below is from just the past week. Also see: U.S. Senate
Minority Report: "Over 400 Prominent Scientists (and rapidly growing) Disputed Man-Made Global
Warming Claims in 2007" & 'Consensus' On Man-Made Global Warming Collapses in 2008 - July
18, 2008 & An August 2007 report detailed how proponents of man-made global warming fears enjoy
a monumental funding advantage over skeptical scientists. LINK
UN Conference Greeted with UN Data Showing 'Warming has Stopped!' -
WorldClimateReport.com - December 2, 2008
Excerpt: 10,000 people from 86 countries have descended upon Poznan, Poland for yetanother
United Nations meeting on climate change. This time, it's the annual confab of
the nations that signed the original U.N. climate treaty in Rio in 1992. That instrument
gave rise to the infamous 1996 Kyoto Protocol on global warming, easily the greatest
failure in the history of environmental diplomacy. Kyoto was supposed to reduce global
emissions of carbon dioxide below 1990 levels during the period 2008-2012. But since it
was signed, the atmospheric concentration of this putative pollutant continued to rise,
pretty much at the same rate it did before Kyoto. […] Since Kyoto, a very funny thing
has happened to global temperatures: IPCC data clearly show that warming has
stopped—even though its computer models said such a thing could not happen.
According to the IPCC, the world reached its high-temperature mark in 1998, thanks to a
big "El Niño," which is a temporary warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean that occurs
once or twice a decade. […] Even if the earth resumes warming at the pre-1998 rate, we
will have nearly a quarter-century without a significant warming trend.
Holiday hate speech at State Capitol
Our state capitol in Madison has a Christmas tree (I am using last year's term), a menorah for Hanukkah, and I think something for Kwanza too. I am fine with that. They are holidays celebrated in December by people of various religions and cultures in our state.
Madison's "Censored" Tree
Last year, the State Assembly had to fight to get the Capitol Christmas tree called just that, a CHRISTMAS tree. In our culture, if it were not for Christmas, whether you celebrate it as religious holiday or secular, why else would you cut down a tree and bring it indoors?
This is NOT the Great Depression
People act like we are in the great depression. I suggest that if you are with older family members this Thanksgiving, you speak to those who lived through the great depression. You will realize that no matter what the stock market is doing right now, you have much to be thankful of
CO2 reductions will cost millions and do nothing
Heritage foundation look at Obamas proposal
OOPS, NASA used Sept. temperatures for Oct.'s data
Do you ever get the feeling that those who believe in Global Warming don't want to be confused by the facts?
More on the gulag
Obama, are you for or against Partial Birth Abortion? Yes
At the last debate, John McCain stated his strong opposition to the horrible procedure, Partial Birth Abortion. Barack Obama, knowing his pro-abortion stance at the Saddleback Forum hurt him, must have decided that in a national venue such as a televised debate, he could not publicly support Partial Birth Abortion. So Obama said he was "completely supportive of a ban on late-term abortions, partial-birth or otherwise, as long as there's an exception for the mother's health and life..."
Teflon, Velcro, and Teflon II of presidential politics
President Bill Clinton was known as the Teflon president. No accusations or even cold, hard facts stuck. Monica Lewinsky was not a fabrication of a vast right-wing conspiracy as Hillary claimed. No, Monica was real. She was an intern with whom the President committed unprecedented indiscretions with right in the Oval Office. But it did not stick. He was Teflon.
Arnold Schwarzenegger-OK, Howard Dean-OK, Sarah Palin - NOT OK?
It amazes me that the question is still out there: Is Sarah Palin qualified to be Vice President or God forbid, President? Considering Senator Barack Obama has so little experience and such questionable ideas and connections, the question is laughable.
Even janitor would know life began for some Obama said should die
No wiggling out of this question by saying it is above my paygrade. Even a janitor would know these babies were children and were alive
LA Times won't release Obama toasting "Ex-PLO Operative" video
I am almost afraid to ask, what else don't we know about Barack Obama?
I repeat: who is teaching our kids? Ayers & other terrorists
http://www.anncoulter.com/cgi-local/printer_friendly.cgi?article=279 AYERS: Radical Loon When Obama Was Only 47
McCain's health plan explained, benefits are NOT taxed
Media bias so blatent even Dan Rather agrees!
When Dan Rather notes the media is biased in favor of the Obama campaign, how can you continue to deny it? (My emphasis throughout)
Journalism died during this campaign, 1st Amendment soon to take hit
http://content.clearchannel.com/cc-common/mlib/1176/10/1176_1224605107.pdf Would the Last Honest Reporter Please Turn On the Lights? Monday, Oct 20, 2008
Equal pay for women? Obama pays women 83 cents/dollar men earn
Get your political flier on Obama wanting equal pay for women? I did .
Biden: "We've not paid them [ACORN] one single penny"
An interview of Sen. Joe Biden by Barbara West at Florida's WFTV caused quite a stir over the weekend. She asked several very blunt questions about ACORN, the international crisis Biden forecasted if Obama was elected, and is Obama a Marxist? HotAir dubbed West's interview, Comedy gold: WFTV interviews Biden: (Video link included)
Joe the plumber not real? Too bad Obama's "Spread the wealth around" is
Joe the plumber sure put a face on the problem with taxing small businessmen and giving it to workers paying little or no Federal income tax at all.
The UN-Fairness Doctrine, set for comeback under Dem. majority?
http://www.nypost.com/seven/10202008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/dems_get_set_to_muzzle_the_right_134399. DEMS GET SET TO MUZZLE THE RIGHT
It's not Obama's skin color I object to, it's that he leans too RED
Presidential candidate Barack Obama has used his skin color to his advantage in this election. Anytime anyone brings up his past associations with Rev. Wright, terrorist William Ayers, Father Flager, or FannieMae's Franklin Raines, etc., Obama's campaign squawks, that's racist. (Go figure, 2 of those men are white.) Referencing Obama as a community activist/organizer was deemed a code word for black too.
Sources from joe the plumber and socialsim
http://fairlyconservative.com/good-job/i-heart-huckabee/ I heart Huckabee
A chilling comparison: Obama & Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals
On Tuesday, I listened to Mark Levin. (WISN radio, 9pm) I like Mark Levin, but what he said sickened me.
**Obama on Partial Birth Abortion: Are you for or against? Yes
Partial Birth Abortion is a barbaric procedure in which doctors induce a late term pregnant woman to actually give birth, but before the baby is totally delivered, doctors will puncture the child's brain to kill it. If any other culture did that we would be outraged. (This procedure is to be confused with late term labor induced abortion, which occurs earlier in the pregnancy.)
America was socialistic once, it didn't work
Bradford and Pilgrims tried communal farming. It did not work then, it won't work now
Sing it: ACORNs keep falling on my head...
Remember the song, Raindrops keep falling on my head? I'm thinking we need a new version: ACORNs keep falling on my head! (Sing along to the original song's last refrain.)
Lincoln's platform in direct contrast to Obama's
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.
~ President Abraham Lincoln, a founder of the Republican Party
Parents, what is your child learning at school?
We value education in the United States. Parents often make sacrifices to send their children to good colleges. But do you know who is teaching your child? Do do you know what your young adult is learning at their school?
Arnold Schwarzenegger OK, Howard Dean OK, but Sarah Palin NOT OK?
It amazes me that the question is still out there: Is Sarah Palin qualified to be Vice President or God forbid, President? Considering Senator Barack Obama has so little experience, the question is laughable.
From little ACORNs big voter fraud grows
Is ACORN Stealing the Election? That was the title of Wednesday's Investor's Business Daily's editorial. It is a long but worthwhile read (also sickening.) The connections to Obama are troubling: Obama worked for ACORN and his campaign paid ACORN.
ACORN at root of voter fraud and mortgage mess
If Liberals cite Bible, they should know the Bible
The L.A. Times just came up with this phony roadblock to Governor Sarah Palin's new role as Republican VP nominee: To some evangelicals, Palin's career violates biblical teachings. Actually, following their logic, she should not have run for mayor or governor then either.
Obama ad misleading about McCain stem cell research stance
What if I had a cure for Parkinson's, leukemia, diabetes, or paralysis caused by spinal cord injury? All you would have to do is take an infant, remove all of its stem cells (sorry, the infant dies), tweak the cells, and transfer them to the ill patient.
Ann Coulter on politicians faking being religious
Lucifer is my homeboy http://www.anncoulter.com/ http://www.anncoulter.com/cgi-local/printer_friendly.cgi?article=272
A retraction of my comment
I would like to formally retract a comment I made on Cindy Kilkenny's Fairly Conservative blog. It was regarding Tina Fey's impersonation of Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live (Sept. 13th.) I said,
"From Feminist Atheism to Biblical Truth" Tuesday, Sept. 23, 7:30pm
Author Kitty Foth-Regner is the featured speaker at the Creation Science Society of Milwaukee's September meeting. (See bottom of post for location.) The speaker's name means nothing to me*, but her story is compelling. She was an atheist/agnostic for 30 years but now is a Bible believing Christian. (It does happen, and Creation Science played a part in her conversion.)
Another reason to avoid "Made in China"
It has happened again. Tainted Chinese made baby formula* has caused 3 infant deaths in that country. More deaths will probably follow since 1,253 babies are already sick, and at least 10,000 infants have been exposed. (In 2004, 13 babies died from "drinking fake milk powder.")
Beware of Democrats bearing drilling bills
Remember the story about the Trojan Horse? The Greeks gave a huge horse statue to Troy. The unsuspecting Trojans brought the gift into their city. During the night, the Greek warriors inside the horse came out and took the city. Hence the saying, Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. The gift ended up being the undoing of the citizens of Troy.
Tough week for Americans with disabilities
You probably heard by now how Joe Biden asked handicapped State Senator, Chuck Graham to stand up at a campaign stop. Trouble was, Chuck was in a wheelchair.
Another fairytale? Obama, there was no Selective Service registration requirement in 1979
On Sunday, Sept. 7, Barack Obama told ABC news: (My emphasis throughout)
Al Gore is no Ralph Nader
I don't agree with Ralph Nader on most things, but at least he practices what he preaches. Can't say the same for Al Gore.
"Inconvenient Fact(s)" Re:100% zero-carbon electricity in 10 years
Most of us heard about Al Gore's JFK-like 10 year challenge last week for "America to run 'on 100% zero-carbon electricity in 10 years." Bret Stephens wrote about it and Al Gore in his Wall Street Journal piece, Al Gore's Doomsday Clock. He wrote, "though that's just the first step on his road to 'ending our reliance on carbon-based fuels.' Serious people understand this is absurd. Maybe other people will start drawing the same conclusion about the man proposing it."
Happy Birthday America, May You Ever Be Great and Good
Alexis de Tocqueville, a French nobleman and political scientist, came
to America in 1831, seeking to find just what made America so great.
This is what he said:
"I sought for the key to the greatness and genius of America in her harbors; in her fertile fields and boundless forests; in her rich mines and vast world commerce; in her public school system and institutions of learning. I sought for it in her democratic Congress and in her matchless Constitution."
"For Your Convenience" Packaging Shrinks, But Not Price
Before we breezed out of town last weekend, I purchased some Edy's Slow Churned Ice Cream in what formerly was the half gallon size and tossed it in the basement freezer. (I know ice cream has not been 1/2 gallon for years. It is actually 7 cups.)
McDonald's, I'm NOT lovin it! End Support of Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
McDonald's has been showing it's true rainbow colors as of late, and I'm not lovin it. What next? Ronald McDonald coming out of the closet? (Ooh, not ready for that!)
No Big Surprise, Senate Passes Budget, Assembly Votes Today
Is it any wonder we are in the financial mess we are in with the state budget? The Senate passed the budget fix yesterday, the Assembly may vote on it today. Contact your State Assembly Representative and let them know your opinion anyway. They could use your support. (Contacts are at end of post.)
Let them eat (and drink) ethanol ala Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette's "Let them eat cake" is quoted a lot these days in regard to ethanol and rising food prices. There are many interpretations as to what she meant by it--some debate whether she said it at all.
Free pass to movie preview of "The Enemy God" Sat. 3PM
This Saturday, May 10th, the feature length film, The Enemy God will be shown at 3-5 PM, at Elmbrook Church.
Expelled is excellent! A+++
After weeks of anticipation, I went to see the movie Expelled today. It is a documentary by Ben Stein on how the scientific community routinely suppresses legitimate scientists and doctors from expressing any point of view other than that of evolution.
Elmbrook parents, Fri., April 25 is East & Central's homosexual "Day of Silence"
If you are a parent of an Elmbrook High School student, are you going to be silent about East and Central High School's Day of Silence?
A new high: $4.05 per gallon!
Oh, did you think I was talking about gasoline?
Fastest growing new religion gains one more convert
You may have thought this post was going to be about the rapidly spreading religion of Islam, but it is not.
Reflecting on the 60s and Martin Luther King Jr.
Today is one of those days that reminds me of how far we have come as a nation. April 4, 1968 of course was the day Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down. His I Have a Dream speech is still very powerful and reflects a very biblical view of what the brotherhood of mankind should be.
Correction: Athletic costs: $21, $18.2, $15.8, $15.2, $14 mil? Clear as mud
Have you noticed how compared to last year's referendum, where we were inundated with details, facts, and figures, that this year's specifics are rather late in coming or hard to come by?
Questioning "sadly mistaken" about converting gyms to arts at Central, pt 1
We are now getting into some of the more interesting aspects of our $62.2 million dollar question in this 4th installment from my series on Questioning "sadly mistaken when it comes to the facts".
Dr. King in town, look at candidate's content of character
I heard Dr. Alveda King speak yesterday on Vicki McKenna's radio program. Alveda is following in her uncle Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s footsteps in speaking out for civil rights for all. But the issue near and dear to her heart is one that her uncle could not even imagine--civil rights for the unborn.
Ethanol bill: Just what would be a conflict of interest?First, let me share my response from our own Governor Jim Doyle to my plea to him to oppose the ethanol mandate. Notice how the highlighted statements match rather closely to an email (in bold) from ethanol producer Paul Olsen (Senator Luther Olsen's brother).
What's happened to truth?
Telling the truth has taken a backseat to maintaining and attaining power. We are seeing this on all fronts.


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The RRPC is collecting flood resiliency data.March 26,2014RRPC will gather
regional flood data
The Rutland Regional Planning Commission will begin to collect flood data for the Rutland region.
The work will focus on Act 16, which requires a "Flood Resilience Element" to be included municipal and regional plans.
The RRPC will consult with the state Rivers Program to research flood hazards in Vermont to develop a flood resilience element for its regional plan. The RRPC will also work with all 27 municipalities in the region to complete a flood resilience plan checklist.
This preliminary checklist provides a menu of steps that could be taken to improve flood resiliency and is intended to help a municipality get started in a self-assessment. The RRPC will also hold a training workshop to inform local officials about flood resiliency.
Towns may use the study results in identifying vulnerable areas and to enhance their basic emergency plans, hazard mitigation plans and town plans. The RRPC will integrate the results into the regional plan.
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At the end of each calendar year, some of the area's athletes and coaches who provided sports highlights are asked about their favorite personal sports memories of that year.
This is their Prep Zone:
Tim Paddock, McHenry boys basketball coach: "Without a doubt, by far, it was winning the Class 4A Cary-Grove Regional championship. We lost a player, Alex Baer, who would have been a senior, in an accident before his junior year. Alex was still with us. After we won it, the next morning we took a piece of the net to his grave site. That's not only my favorite moment of the year, but one of the best moments of my life."
Ryne Blanton, Richmond-Burton baseball and football: "Winning the (Class 2A) sectional (4-2 against Rock Falls). I pitched the game and we won to tie the previous school record [27] for wins. We established ourselves as one of the best, if not the best, in school history and it was great to get to pitch in that game."
Joe Cowlin, Prairie Ridge, cross country and track: "It was when I finished fourth at state (in Class 2A cross country). That culminated four years of hard work and all my friends, family, coaches, teammates and former teammates were there to celebrate it with me."
Quinn Baker, Cary-Grove football: "It would have to be one of two (Class 6A) playoff games, either St. Patrick (a 49-21 win) or Lake Forest (42-21 win). Against St. Patrick, their fans were crazy and yelling all kinds of stuff. We scored on the first play and took it from there. From a personal standpoint, that was probably my favorite because I was just coming back after missing three games with a broken (left ring) finger."
Alyssa Ehrhardt, Jacobs volleyball: "My favorite moment was our senior night. I was able to walk onto the floor for the last time with my parents (Dave and Toni) by my side. They haven't missed a match throughout my four years of playing varsity at Jacobs. I'll always remember pointing to them after my first kill in that match."
Brian Bogda, Crystal Lake South baseball coach: "When I look back on our season, I feel a great sense of accomplishment and pride for the players on that team (which set a school record at 28-10, shared the Fox Valley Conference Valley Division title and won a Class 4A regional). For me, competing against the other FVC schools each and every day makes it an even more remarkable feat. I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to coach and work with an outstanding group of young men, and will always have fond memories of the spring of 2012."
Tim Haak, Harvard football and wrestling coach: "It was Dan Stott winning the (Class 1A 170-pound) state wrestling title in 8:15, the longest pin in state history. It can only be 8:30. It was a 0-0 match, and that's a record that may not ever be broken. There was a great picture of him getting his arm raised and celebrating and that's usually not him. Having an athlete you coach achieve a goal like that is great."
Olivia Jakubicek, Cary-Grove basketball: "My favorite memory will be sinking two free throws to beat South Elgin in the sectional semifinal game. That, and being named the Northwest Herald Girls Basketball Player of the Year. I've seen that award given to some great players, so it was really an honor to get it myself."
Liam Kirwan, Marian Central football: "The Woodstock North (Class 5A second-round) playoff game was big fun for me being a Woodstock kid. I knew a ton of their players, and I had a pretty good game myself. I was throwing up on the sideline and quarterback Chris Streveler was out for a while, but we showed how much desire we have and the kind of team we were. That it was Woodstock North made it taste even better."
Brian Loftin, Woodstock North football: "I really enjoyed before the (Class 5A second-round) playoff game at Marian Central. That's something (playing a crosstown team) that may not happen again for a while. We warmed up about four blocks away and then walked together behind the Thunder truck to the field. There were fans pulling up for the game, pumping fists at us, it was a very cool moment."
Brandon Creason, Richmond-Burton boys basketball coach: "We were at Burlington Central, both teams were 7-2, last game of the year, on the road for the outright (Big Northern Conference East Division) title. We won, 46-40. That's what it's all about right there. It was really fun … because we won. It probably could have been my least favorite memory of the year, too, if we'd lost."
Delainey Peterson, Prairie Ridge girls golf: "I felt as though I had let my team down when I walked off the front nine at the sectional tournament with a 43. I was determined to turn that around on the back nine and, remarkably, I did do better and shot 1-under 34. It really showed me what a player I could be. As I walked into the clubhouse, we were biting out fingernails, waiting for the scores to come in. When we finally made it (for the first time in school history) to state, we were all hugging and crying. We didn't have the greatest score, but we deserved it for the past four years."
• Joe Stevenson is a senior sports writer for the Northwest Herald. He can be reached by email at email@example.com. You also can follow him on Twitter @nwh_JoePrepZone.


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By Nikita Gourski
As if you needed another reason: we've listed the Top 10 reasons why you can't miss Don Giovanni, a new COC collaboration with some of our prestigious peers, including Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Bolshoi Theatre, and Teatro Real Madrid.
Musicians and music-lovers often refer to Don Giovanni as the "opera of operas." Find out why by listening to excerpts from the stunning, genre-melding masterpiece in the Don Giovanni Listening Guide.
The legend of Don Juan originates in traditional Spanish folklore. Each treatment of the myth is different but the story typically begins with Don Juan, a shameless libertine and womanizer, forcing himself on a lady of noble birth and eventually murdering her father. The Don then pursues several other women. He is usually accompanied by a servant who is a wavering figure, sometimes reaffirming, sometimes bristling against his master's dubious ethic. The story culminates with a dinner party, at which a stone statue (of the father killed by Don Juan) arrives at the feast and banishes the Don to Hell.
Collaborating with the librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte, Mozart mixed comedy and tragedy—including elements of horror—to produce a potent, even disturbing combination, which succeeded tremendously at its Prague premiere in 1787. Up until Don Giovanni, operas about the unscrupulous seducer were exclusively comedic.
Mozart gives him only two, notably brief arias, both of which offer little information about the rake's inner life or psychological self. Some modern critics have speculated that Mozart and Da Ponte deliberately present Don Giovanni as a blank canvas, creating a psychological space into which we, as well as the characters, project fantasies, nightmares, fears, and desires. Meanwhile 19th-century commentators like Søren Kierkegaard and E.T.A. Hoffmann became enthralled with the symbolic value of Don Giovanni, explaining him as something more than an individual man, something like a life-force, a principle of desire, or an emblem of the human soul itself, riven with the representative contradictions of the human condition. While the opera withholds any final answers, the persistence of the question explains not only the variety of directorial approaches taken over the opera's performance history, but suggests that Mozart's masterpiece, at least in part, depends on the ambiguous interplay of reality versus appearance, specific people versus universal representations, and physical acts versus their spiritual/aesthetic/transcendental consequence.
Our production is a collaboration between the COC and a group of prestigious peers, including Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Bolshoi Theatre, and Teatro Real Madrid. It is staged by brilliant Russian director Dmitri Tcherniakov, "an artist whose work is on the edge of the cutting edge" (Opera News). For a full profile and analysis of Tcherniakov's work, read Gianmarco Segato's piece in the most recent issue of Prelude, available online here.
Tcherniakov's Don Giovanni defies the stereotype of a successful Casanova; he is not particularly young or old, nor is he a carefree playboy. Rather, he's a troubled, sometimes unhinged figure with a history—perhaps of some personal trauma, or a growing sense of disillusion—that makes him both invigorating and dangerous. Moreover he lacks any of the outward traits we'd normally associate with physical attractiveness or sexual charisma. Nonetheless, he exerts a powerful magnetism on those around him. The visual representation of the character is inspired in part by Marlon Brando's character in Bernardo Bertolucci's seminal film Last Tango in Paris.
7. it's All in the family
In a radical move, Tcherniakov redraws the relationships of the main characters, making them all part of a single family, which Don Giovanni—an outsider—has married into. This both complicates the relationships among the principals and generates new, revelatory meanings in their interactions. But whether we choose to take the family device literally or interpret it metaphorically, as signifying simply a closed system of human relations, the results make for powerful theatre, pushing the characters into intense emotional territory "often more meaningfully than in a straight reading" (Opera News).
The action is set inside a wealthy bourgeois apartment. The interior gives the impression of a respectable, well-established family. But if the Commendatore (the father, and master of this domain) represents a particular moral code, and his family members uphold a system of values consistent with that, then Don Giovanni is an eccentric force of dissent. He disrupts and rejects the family's hierarchy of values, and, in negating a civilized morality of order and reason, transforms each of the family members for a time, estranges them from themselves, and opens a field of experience that was not accessible to them before—this can lead to moments of intoxicating madness that briefly realize Don Giovanni's utopian vision of absolute freedom.
Tcherniakov expands the opera's 24 hour-time-frame into several months, inserting temporal gaps of days and weeks in between scenes that originally unfold in direct sequence. By opening up the temporal structure of the opera this way, Tcherniakov allows for the possibility of much greater personal change in the characters—we are no longer seeing someone minute-by-minute, but returning to them after a longer period of time, in which their outlooks, motivations, and desires could have changed more substantially than in a contracted time span.
10. catch an Amazing cast
"capable of the most powerful explosions as well as the gentlest covered notes" Toronto Star
"unbelievable mastery of singing… technical ease combined with a remarkable dramatic presence" Le Figaro
"naturally beautiful, superbly trained voice, rich and clear at the low end, smooth and flexible in the middle range and effortless at the top" Opera News
"one of the most sought after lyric tenors in the world" La Scena Musicale
"commands admiration for what she achieves vocally" Evening Standard
To find out more about our upcoming production of Don Giovanni, click here.
Photo Credits (top down): Russell Braun as Don Giovanni in the Canadian Opera Company/Teatro Real Madrid (TRM)/Festival d'Aix-en-Provence/Bolshoi Theatre co-production of Don Giovanni, 2013, TRM. Photo: Javier del Real. Russell Braun Headshot, Photo: Johannes Ifkovits. Jane Archibald Headshot. Kyle Ketelsen Headshot, Photo: Dario Acosta. Michael Schade Headshot, Photo: Harald Hoffmann. Jennifer Holloway Headshot, Photo: Arielle Doneson.
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Jane Archibald makes a welcome return to the Canadian Opera Company stage! From her first role with the COC as Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos to playing the title role of 2012's Semele, this native Canadian seems to thrive on the new, the strong, and the individual.
What she's doing with us: Jane joins the COC in bringing director Dmitri Tcherniakov's unique version of Don Giovanni to life in her role debut as Donna Anna, one of Don Giovanni's conquests. She will also be joining the rest of the Semele cast to travel to BAM (the Brooklyn Academy of Music) in March 2015 to once again play the role of Semele.
Where you might have seen her: After beginning her professional opera career in Canada, Jane made her San Francisco Opera debut in 2005 as Elvira in L'Italiana in Algeri, and was an Adler Fellow and Merola participant with the San Francisco Opera. Recent engagements include the title roles in Lucia di Lammermoor and Konstanze in Die Entfhürung aus dem Serail in Zurich; Olympia, Zerbinetta and Cleopatra at the Opéra national de Paris; Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier at La Scala, Milan and in Berlin; Zerbinetta at Baden-Baden Festspielhaus, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and in Munich.
Last season Jane appeared as Adele in a new production of J.Strauss's Die Fledermaus at the Met, following her debut there as Ophélie in Thomas' Hamlet. Further 2013/2014 engagements included Olympia at the Opernhaus Zürich, Zerbinetta in Munich and at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden as well as R. Strauss's Four Last Songs with Symphony Nova Scotia and Davide Penitente in concert with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Louis Langrée.
Recent concert highlights include Mozart's Exsultate Jubilate with the late Lorin Maazel and the Orchestra of La Scala, Brahms' Requiem with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Michael Tilson-Thomas, Messiaen's Poèmes pour Mi with Christian Thielemann and the Berlin Philharmonic and Mozart arias with the Camerata Salzburg and Louis Langrée.
Her first solo CD, a programme of Haydn coloratura arias, won the 2012 JUNO Award for Classical Album of the Year.
See Jane as Donna Anna in the COC's production of Don Giovanni. For more information and to buy tickets, visit here.
See Jane as Semele in Semele when it travels to BAM in New York City this March. For more information, visit here.
You can also follow Jane Archibald on Twitter at @ArchibaldJane
Photo credits (top down): Jane Archibald as Semele (foreground) and William Burden as Jupiter (background) in the Canadian Opera Company production of Semele, 2012. Photo: Michael Cooper; (l–r) Allyson McHardy as Juno and Jane Archibald as Semele in the Canadian Opera Company production of Semele, 2012. Photo: Michael Cooper.
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Sara Fulgoni in the COC production of Bluebeard's Castle. Photo: Michael Cooper © 2001


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There's nothing sadder than when artists become "sellouts," losing all of their edge to make some kind of family-friendly garbage. Or at least that's the way we usually hear it.
The truth is, though, that some of the greatest works of music, film and art have happened only because the artist agreed to compromise in the name of success. Just ask...
5The Beatles
Back in the 50s and early 60s, The Beatles were a group of rough hooligans who smoked and swore onstage while chomping on chicken between songs. They wore leather jackets, played sleazy German titty bars and, perhaps most shockingly, their hairdos did not match.
So how did they go from that to being the biggest, most influential pop band in the world? By selling out.
The group had a steady gig playing strip clubs in Hamburg, but they weren't making a whole lot of money there. After returning to Liverpool in 1961, The Beatles were discovered by Brian Epstein. He liked what he heard and offered to be their manager, on one small condition: that they change everything about themselves.
"No, really. You pretty much suck."
Everything from the jeans (replaced by proper trousers) to the hair (matching hairdos for everyone) to the smoking/swearing/eating onstage stuff (respectively: no, no and fuck no) had to go. And definitely no more nailing condoms to walls and setting them on fire, a crucial part of their act until that point.
Epstein also came up with the idea that they had to take a synchronized bow at the end of each set.
"It's important that you remember you are my bitches."
The Beatles were not fans of these suggestions. John Lennon found the whole thing stupid and used to whip his arms around while doing the bow, a scathing form of protest that admittedly wasn't quite as shocking as throwing a burning condom at the audience. However, the band also realized that having their way would get them nothing but more shit gigs at the same shit clubs. As Lennon himself put it, "It was a choice of making it or still eating chicken onstage."
If they'd had modern fried chicken, the Beatles never would have sold an album.
Of course, cutting out the "holy shit are we edgy!" gimmicks stifled their creativity so badly that of Rolling Stone magazine's 10 best albums of all time, a mere four of them are from The Beatles.
So to recap, first came the haircuts, then came a level of popularity that bought them an unprecedented amount of creative freedom, and then came the albums that changed music forever. A feat that, sadly, no one has ever managed to achieve while working at a titty bar.
Kurt Cobain and Co. are credited with revolutionizing rock in the early 90s: They took us away from the overproduced, bombastic, overly hairsprayed butt-rock that was Poison, Warrant and others of that ilk and brought us back to simpler music that emanated from a couple of buddies and a garage to jam in. It's slightly ironic, then, that the most popular "garage band" in the world wouldn't have gone anywhere if they had actually stayed a garage band.
Wanna know what a real garage band sounds like? Listen to Nirvana's raw first album, Bleach.
Cobain himself hated the album, calling it "one-dimensional," "hollow" and "akin to the sound of someone bludgeoning a chimpanzee to death with a guitar" (OK, that was us).
So what was the difference between Bleach and the landmark Nevermind? A producer who smoothed out the sound.
If he were around today, Cobain could have handled all that crap on his own. Using his cell phone.
For their next album, the band brought in producer Butch Vig, who (over Cobain's protests) took their alternative/punk tracks and mixed them like pop songs. The producer double and triple-tracked vocals, overdubbed guitars and generally treated Cobain's shrieking like something intended to be played on MTV (this was before MTV made the transition from playing music to showcasing orange people).
Remember the 1980s? No one working at MTV does.
This approach rubbed the band the wrong way, Cobain in particular. Cobain later said he despised how the album was handled with the mainstream in mind, viciously dismissing it as "a Motley Crue record" (Cobain reportedly hated Nevermind to the point where he wanted to name the album Sheep, as he was convinced that those who bought it were just that) even though according to Vig and studio engineer Andy Wallace, the band was perfectly happy with the way it sounded when they heard the final mix.
They should have been: The result of the tampering was a unique mix of screeching angst and catchy pop hooks that utterly wiped 80s hair metal off the scene forever.
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The 26 million copies it sold also proved that alternative music was bankable, fueling a cultural phenomenon we're still living though. You can't understate the importance of the album in the history of music, and it wouldn't have been possible had Nirvana stayed underground. As much as Cobain would hate to admit it, 26 million sheep probably weren't wrong.
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CRYSTAL LAKE – Explore an old Germantown neighborhood in Chicago, catch a baseball game in Milwaukee, browse through Galena, or join a photo safari through the Northwest Territory with one-day trips offered by McHenry County College's Trips and Tours program.
• Cubs-Brewers Game at Miller Park: Enjoy seats in the Loge Infield at Miller Park at a game featuring some friendly rivalry. Trip participants can relax on their way to Milwaukee in a luxury motorcoach. Register early, as seats are limited. This day trip takes place from 4 p.m. to midnight Sept. 16. The cost is $69. To register, use course ID: NST S09 016.
• German Fest-Chicago: Explore the Old Germantown neighborhood on Lincoln Avenue to view the picturesque wall mural depicting scenes from the German countryside and browse the quaint European-style stores, bakery and delicatessen. Visit a historic German church and learn about the beer barons and beer riots. Enjoy lunch at the Brauhaus, and tour the DANK Haus German-American Cultural Center. This day trip takes place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 25. The cost is $99 and includes lunch. Use course ID: NST S19 025 when registering.
• Autumn in Galena: Enjoy an autumn day in scenic Galena shopping downtown, spectacular dining for lunch, along with touring and tasting at Galena Cellars Vineyard and Winery. This tour takes place from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 4. Trip participants will meet in the MCC Commons. The cost is $119 and includes lunch. To register, use course ID: NST S10 004. Register before Sept. 2.
• Galena and the Northwest Territory Photo Safari: Take in breathtaking scenery that includes visits to a winery, a farmers' market, pottery studios, and an alpaca fleece demonstration. Other photo ops will include pumpkins, cobblestone streets, a fall art show, and even an old stockade. An optional hot-air balloon ride is available for an additional fee. This tour departs from Rock Valley Community College in Rockford. Students will be contacted by the Photo Safari Network the week of the safari, with details. This day trip takes place from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 12. The cost is $99. To register, use course ID: NST S20 010.
• "Wicked the Musical": The witches of Oz are back by popular demand. Lunch is on one's own before the 2 p.m. matinee. Loge seats. This tour takes place from 9:15 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 31 and will meet in the MCC Commons. The cost is $149. To register, use course ID: NST S31 010.
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MONTPELIER The contractor working on Vermonts health insurance exchange has issued a report that is highly critical of the Vermont Health Connect management structure established by state officials and the original vendor, CGI.
Optum, which was brought on board this month after Gov. Peter Shumlin fired CGI, wrote that the management structure and process contributed to (the states) lack of project ownership and CGIs lack of accountability. Optum also found that management processes do not align with industry best practices and are insufficient or ineffective.
As a result CGI has not met its commitments in the contract and the project has not met the expectations of (the state). The project teams ability to deliver the remaining contractual requirements is a High risk, and as such, immediate corrective action is required, the report states.
Optum found that accountability for program management is unclear. Neither (the state) nor CGI believe they are accountable for project outcomes, the report says.
Lawrence Miller, whom Shumlin tapped in January to serve as chief of health care reform, said the findings by Optum represent something of a snapshot. The report stems from an assessment period in June, Miller told reporters Friday.
The findings released Friday are similar to previous assessments by independent parties.
Were using this information to make decisions about the best way forward with the project, Miller said.
Department of Vermont Health Access Commissioner Mark Larson, who has faced heavy criticism from Republicans and opponents of the exchange, defended the states work despite ongoing shortcomings in the technology.
On a broad level what we have taken, generally, from this report is that we have worked hard with our vendor partners to create a foundation for Vermont Health Connect, he said. It is a foundation that we can build on moving forward.
The insurance exchange, mandated under the federal Affordable Care Act, has been troubled since its October launch. Thousands of users who need to change information, such as their address or marital status, must undergo a cumbersome manual process rather than the faster, automated system the website was expected to offer.
Additionally, small business employees still are not allowed to enroll through the website and must obtain insurance directly from carriers. That function is expected to be available next year at the earliest.
State officials said Friday that Optum, which was originally brought on to help the state address a backlog of change of circumstance requests, has been succeeding. About 10,000 of the 13,000 backlogged requests have been addressed, they said. Officials expect to address a total of 19,000 by mid-October.
The goal is to not have a backlog generated in any meaningful way again, Miller said. You should be able to report a change and have it be effected in the next billing cycle.
Miller also said, however, that manual processes will continue to be used into next year. Development work on the unfinished website functions will take a back seat to ensuring current customers can renew coverage later this year.
Theres a meaningful amount of work to be done, he said. Were going to follow good practice going into something like an open enrollment period and freeze code (development) where we are.
Miller said he does not anticipate any major developments with the site until after the next open enrollment period, which will run through mid-February.
Thats just sort of the unpleasant realities of running the business, he said.
Optum recommended the state hire an information technology director to take charge of the development side of the exchange. Miller said the state is already in talks with someone to take that job, but he declined to elaborate because an agreement has not been reached.
We do expect to have somebody engaged in that role, actually, next week, he said. Weve been looking very specifically with experience not with just these types of projects, but as close to in this space as possible.
Additionally, the state has transferred David Martini, who was with the Department of Financial Regulation, to the health access department to oversee operations. Lindsay Tucker, who had been deputy commissioner under Larson, is being transferred to a different role.
Asked if the state should have discarded CGI sooner, Miller said doing so would not have been feasible because the state was in the process of open enrollment with tens of thousands of Vermonters seeking coverage.
I dont see practically, given enrollment and other issues, that an earlier transition would have been successful, he said.
Bob Daub, Optums program manager, said the report shows opportunities for improvement. He said improved communication and collaboration between the state and its vendors will help.
Thats a starting point for moving the ball forward, Daub said.
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on Tuesday created a stir in the semiconductor side of the New York Stock Exchange when it published a report citing three sources as saying that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (
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JPMorgan refused to comment on the rumor. But an AMD spokesperson Drew Prairie directly denied it, stating, "[AMD is] not actively pursuing a sale of the company or significant assets at this time. AMD's board and management believe that the strategy the company is currently pursuing to drive long-term growth by leveraging AMD's highly-differentiated technology assets is the right approach to enhance shareholder value."
AMD vigorously denies rumors that it is pursuing a sale. [Image Source: AP]
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AMD has posted three losses in the last year -- $157M USD (Q3 2012), $590M USD (Q1 2012), and
. AMD did post a small profit in Q2 2012 -- $37M USD.
II. Change is in Store for AMD, One Way or Another
News of a potential sale of some of AMD's assets is not the only surprising news to emerge regarding AMD in recent weeks. The chipmaker announced two weeks ago that in 2014 it would be releasing 64-bit Opteron server chips, and potentially consumer chips
based on ARM
Holdings plc's (LON:ARM) proprietary reduced instruction set computer (RISC) architecture, a rival to x86.
The switch to
ARM's Cortex-A5x series intellectual property (IP) cores
could save AMD on engineering overhead. Versus the company's current monolithic complex instruction set computer (CISC) x86 cores, which are designed entirely in house, AMD's will only have to tweak, improve, and otherwise performance tune the IP-cores from ARM.
AMD has not announced plans to discontinue development of monolithic x86 cores, but given the high costs and AMD's continual struggles with profit, it would not be surprising to see AMD make that move once it jumps on the ARM train. For now, AMD's greatest market success is leveraging its GPU product in
CPU+GPU "accelerated processing units" (APUs)
, which have been scoring many laptop design wins.
The chipmaker is also gaining ground on rival Intel Corp. (
) in the server market. While Intel's products do win on lightly threaded loads, AMD's latest
Opteron 6400 series
) cores beat out Intel's offerings in heavily threaded loads. When you factor in AMD's cheaper prices, the company's server line is appearing very attractive to large clients; particularly those who actively run virtualized data centers or perform parallel computing.
Despite losses, AMD is gaining ground in the server market. [Image Source: Reuters]
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Elizabeth Terwilliger MarshThe Mill Valley marsh that is located on Camino Alto between Mill Valley Middle School and the Community Center was restored to good health and has been bestowed with an official name, Elizabeth Terwilliger Marsh, in honor of the Marin County nature lover and environmental activist affectionately known as "Mrs. T." On March 27, 2004, a ceremony to dedicate the newly named wetland and unveil several interpretive signs was held at the marsh, with ninety-four-year-old Mrs. Terwilliger as the guest of honor. First some history about the marsh's rejuvenation. Mill Valley resident and Bloomathon Project Coordinator Dede Sabbag led the Marsh Beautification Project and the drive to officially name the marsh after Mrs. Terwilliger. "Elizabeth Terwilliger has dedicated her lifetime to the betterment of our community as an educator, conservationist and activist," Sabbag said. "She personally led children and their parents on nature hikes for over forty years, much of the time while living right here in Mill Valley." For decades before the project began, the marsh, often informally called Ryan Creek Marsh, led an increasingly challenging existence. Before the 1960's, the east side of Camino Alto was completely marshland and Sycamore Avenue ended at Camino Alto, although part of the area began to be used as a dump site in earlier years. Beginning in the 1970's, the need for a middle school, recreation center and sewage treatment plant grew increasingly important, and much of the land occupied by the marsh was filled in. Sycamore Avenue was extended to what would soon become Bayfront Park. By the late 1970's, the marsh was a three-acre rectangular shaped place marker between the new middle school and rec center. Floodgates aimed at regulating the tidal flow of bay water were installed at the east end of the marsh, but did not always work properly. "Often the gates were left in the closed position," related Sabbag, "and Elizabeth and her children would open the floodgate so the marsh would not be starved of its life-giving fresh water." Due to its use as a dumping ground, much trash and concrete chunks are buried in the soil surrounding the marsh. Gravel underlayment from the road bed and asphalt paths displaced rich top soil, making life for plants endemic to the area difficult. This in turn triggered invasions of non-native plants, particularly the hearty fennel that began to encircle the marsh. In the fall of 2001, Mill Valley Bloomathon, the volunteer organization that has planted thousands of bulbs, shrubs and trees in Mill Valley, felt the marsh should be restored to good environmental health. They submitted a grant proposal to the Marin Municipal Water District, which in January 2002 provided $5,200 to the project. Contributions from Bloomathon and the public, as well as assistance from Rick Misuraca of the Mill Valley Parks & Recreation Department and donations of plants by the Headlands Native Plant Nursery and SEED (School Environmental Education Docents) helped fund and implement the project. For about 18 months, volunteers from the community and many organizations and schools pulled weeds, planted native flora, spread mulch and installed irrigation around the perimeter of the marsh. Members of local Cub Scout, Boy Scout and Brownie troops, the Mill Valley Rotary Club and students from several elementary schools, Mill Valley Middle School and Tam High joined in to plant over 750 new plants since the project got under way. The City of Mill Valley installed a fence along the Camino Alto side, to protect the marsh and the people walking along Camino Alto, and the Marin County Public Works Department has replaced the broken floodgate leading into the wetlands. The results of the restoration are striking. Young toyon, coffeeberry, yarrow, ceanothus, California fuchsia, coyote bush and other native plants grace the perimeter of the marsh, adding color and attracting native wildlife and migratory birds. On most days, egrets, mallards, songbirds and other, smaller wildlife can be seen in or around the marsh. A butterfly garden and hummingbird garden planted by the volunteers attract their intended species. The new floodgates and the use of native flora help improve the water quality in the marsh as well as provide better shelter and food for local birds and animals. The dedication ceremony was held at the Community Center side of the marsh. Mrs. Terwilliger was the guest of honor at the March 27th ceremony, which included the presentation of a City of Mill Valley proclamation, speeches, the unveiling of signs and refreshments. Over one hundred people attended the ceremony, and speakers included Mrs. Terwilliger's daughter Lynn Ellen and son John, Mill Valley Mayor Dick Swanson, WildCare Director Karen Wilson, Mill Valley School District Board President Monib Khademi and Marin Municipal Water District Director Charles McGlashan, who is currently running for County Supervisor in District 3. The ceremony ended with the unveiling of the sign naming the marsh, which was moved to its permanent location on the Middle School side of the marsh a few weeks later. Three interpretive signs bordering the marsh on the Community Center side were also unveiled. Although the celebration marks a turning point in the restoration, more weeding and cultivating is planned, and Sabbag invited the community to join in the forthcoming work days at Elizabeth Terwilliger Marsh. For more information, contact Dede Sabbag at 415-383-2492.
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