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The Twenty Club Holiday Party will be held on Saturday, Dec 12. We
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I found Julia Hancock-Songs Simple Request commentary last week regarding teen suicide well expressed and powerfully written. Her words spoke to me on both a personal and professional level.
I have been thinking about them ever since. I find it obscene and unacceptable that, here in Vermont, teen suicide is higher than the national average and the second leading cause of death in 10- to 34-year-olds.
Like many, I, too, have lost a close family member to suicide. I continue to pray for others in my family and circle of close friends who suffer from the isolation and loneliness of severe depression. As coordinator of Girls/Boyz First mentoring program, I believe that effective mentoring can be an incredible antidote to the isolation and confusion of adolescence. Mentors provide youth with a consistent positive, caring and supportive adult who meets with them regularly. Effective adult mentors are often that special trusted someone with whom a teen can feel safe to share their personal journey toward adulthood. Mentoring, by its very design, is a potent tool to increase social connection, provide a listening and caring ear, offer resources and ideas for increasing wellness and healthy lifestyle choices and, when needed, work toward combating the worst-case scenario of teen suicide. Mentoring is a one-to-one relationship. Its straightforward, research-based and cost-effective.
In these challenging economic and social times, when families and kids can be more stressed than ever, we must do all we can to keep a mentoring safety net available to the central Vermont community. Adult mentors are needed to provide this kind of support to youth in our community. Financial contributions are also greatly appreciated. If you or someone you know is looking to make a difference in the life of a child, please contact me, Wendy Freundlich, coordinator of Girls/Boyz First mentoring, at 229-4798 or www.communityconnections.us and lets talk.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4, 2013 – The Portland Thorns Football Club held a rally Wednesday for their boisterous fans at Jeld-Wen Field, in honor of bringing home the National Women's Soccer League Championship, in this, the Thorn's first season.
"We love our Thorns!" shouted Portland Mayor Charlie Hales, as the crowd roared. He was joined on stage by Portland Commissioner Nick Fish and Nancy Hales, Portland's First Lady.
Hales pointed out that it was Portland's first national professional sports championship since the 1977 Trail Blazers.
"It's been great to come home to a city you put so much pride into playing wearing that jersey and playing for Portland and seeing that reaction," said Thorns goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc, as quoted by Reporter Jeff Thompson of KGW.
The Thorns shut out the top-seeded Western New York Flash with a 2-0 win Saturday in Rochester ,N.Y., to win the national title. The team finish the season tied for the league lead with 38 points (11-6-5 overall), and drew average of 13,320 fans to 11 home matches.
Not all of the Thorns were in attendance Wednesday, as some had been called up to national teams. The roster includes: Rachel Buehler, Marian Dougherty, Tina Ellertson, Becky Edwards, Danielle Foxhoven, Adelaide Gay, Elizabeth Guess, Tobin Heath, Angie Kerr, Karina LeBlanc, Allie Long, Nikki Marshall, Alex Morgan, Emilee O'Neil, Casey Ramirez, Meleana Shim, Christine Sinclair, Nikki Washington, Tiffany Weimer, Courtney Wetzel and Kathryn Williamson.
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Doc Halladay has won the 2010 NL Cy Young Award, receiving all 32 first place votes.
The BBWAA have just announced that Roy Halladay was voted the National League Cy Young Award, becoming the fifth pitcher to win the award as a pitcher in both league, as he had won the award in 2003 while pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays, joining Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry, future Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez, future Hall of Famer Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens.
Roy received all 32 first-place votes for a total of 224 points, beating out Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals, who had received 28 second-place votes, for a total of 122 votes, and Ubaldo Jiminez, who ended third with 90 votes, including 4 second-place votes.
Roy won the votes by going 21-10 as he pitched in 33 games, all starts, as he finished first, second or third in several categories, including finishing first with the most wins in the NL (21), most complete games (9), shutouts (4) and innings pitched (250 2/3), while he finished second in strikeouts (219), behind Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants, and third in ERA (2.44), behind Josh Johnson of the Florida Marlins and Wainwright. He also pitched the 20th perfect game in MLB History as he threw a no-no against the Marlins on May 29, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, as he pitched the Phils to a 1-0 win.
Halladay became the fourth Phil to win the award, following four-time winner Hall of Famer Steve Carlton (1972, 1977, 1980, 1982), John Denny (1983), and Steve Bedrosian (1987).
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I honestly think Roy Halladay did everything short of going out on Broad Street and giving away tickets this year for the Phillies.
It was the best pre-2010 MLB season pick-up by anyone in a long, long time.
His domination was felt early in the year with his No-No and his consistency on the mound. I would have been more in shock if someone else copped a First Place vote.
But that is what the Phillies wished for when they got Halladay. He gave the the needed "W's" to again post-up in the postseason.
Believe me, if he could play a field position ( besides his cameo appearance) he would of done anything to get this team another ring.
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(Uhm, that was the Vice Roy (Oswalt) that made the outfield cameo)
Yeah, he did almost everything the Phils wanted this year. If only the bats could've given him the ring. Hopefully junior can find some way to fix that during the off-season, besides telling Unca Charlie to let Gross do his job as the hitting coach.


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Barack Obama enjoyed one of his better weeks, when the latest job report saw a surge in jobs and a 7-percent unemployment rate – the best in five years.
Moreover, the website for the Affordable Care Act was much improved. Suddenly the usual negative chatter was somewhat stilled. Once more the President proved cool and unflappable, which has been his hallmark in the face of withering criticism.
Few presidents have been subjected in a time of relative peace to as much nay-saying as Obama. First it was the Tea Party fantasies about socialism, then Donald Trump's dignifying of the "birther" issue topped off the absurdities. Add on the anarchic libertarians with their exaggerated dislike of all government and you have plenty of chronic critics judging Obama in the harshest light. Yet the President has never hesitated to place principle over popularity.
Particularly with the health care issue, because the relentless nature of the critics has never gained as much traction with the public as the administration may have preferred. However. as Kentucky governor Stephen Breshear has courageously pointed out. as people begin to enjoy the benefits of "Obamacare" the issue might yet become a net plus for Democrats. The computer glitches have been on the whole overcome and with it the worst has been avoided. It is perhaps beneficial to observe that the intensity to discredit Obama is so strong that the exaggerations over the web site equals only the ridiculous fears concerning Y2K in 2000.
Meanwhile the so-called conservative wing of the GOP, instead of developing a plausible vision of the future, are focused on building a better political contraption to ensnare Obama. Exaggerated by FOX News and the usual spokesman on radio, the Republicans forgot the President has been in office nearly five years. They can't vote him out, or make him disappear, thus they attack, attack and once more into the breach my dear fellows, attack.
Perhaps it does not occur to his critics how moderate a president Obama has been. No radical efforts two responsible bailouts of the auto industry and the financial industry. Who would argue within reason that Obama was not right to prevent an economic meltdown? True, it came at a large cost in social inequality, but in all fairness to Obama he did not precipitate the crisis. He was dealt bad cards and played them well.
Obama has throughout been gracious even as he has been heckled in Congress. Remember Joe Wilson's "you lie," an affront which has been visited on few presidents, including a couple that resigned and the other impeached.
A brutal and concerted campaign to de-legitimize his presidency simply has come to nothing. It might be advisable for Republicans to rethink their role as a party, maybe becoming a "loyal" opposition.
Some Republicans such as Chris Christie and John Kasich have tried to be cooperative. Others are no doubt fearing being primaried by Tea parties. But courage like that displayed by Breshear, who, although a Democrat, governs a very red state, might be an object lesson for moderate or hoping-to-be moderate Republicans.
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LAS CRUCES — New Mexico State took no mercy Wednesday on a short-handed Eastern New Mexico University men's basketball team, blowing out the Greyhounds 115-64 Wednesday in an exhibition game.
Western Athletic Conference preseason player of the year Wendell McKines had 19 points and nine rebounds for the Aggies, who led 50-24 at halftime. Christian Kabongo led four other Aggies in double figures with 18 points.
Senior Stefan Mirabel had six 3-pointers and finished with 28 points for the Hounds, who were missing four scholarship players.
Forward Max Carrier was injured in practice while forwards Aaron Edwards, Maurice McGee and guard Devone Davis were held out for disciplinary reasons related to academics.
NMSU took advantage of absence of Carrier, Edwards and McGee — who all are at least 6-foot-7 inches tall — to outrebound the Hounds 62-23.
McGee and Davis will play in tonight's exhibition game at the University of Texas-El Paso while Edwards will sit out one more game, ENMU coach Andrew Helton said.
"We really played poorly," Helton said. "They were very good, but we weren't ready to play and it showed."
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These are the motorized forks whose tines rotate to twirl strands of spaghetti into the perfect neat bite. A thumb-activated button on the handle sets the prongs turning at 22 rpm, smoothly winding pasta into a mess-free mouthful, rather than fumbling awkwardly with a helper spoon or slurping up long noodles. The versatile forks can also effortlessly wind most any other gauge of stringed pasta, including linguini, fettuccine, and vermicelli. Detachable metal prongs are dishwasher-safe. Requires two AAA batteries each. Set of two. 8 1/4" L x 1" W. (4 oz.)
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Our Christmas meal was extra fun this year, watching our guests' four kids use their spinning spaghetti forks! As they laughed and ate, they discussed the best way to do "noodle attacks" with one another, and the adults had as much fun as they did. I'm hoping Hammacher Schlemmer will have another "cool aunt present" for me to give next year!
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Campbell initially signed to play at Northwood following her graduation from GHS in 2013. She sat out last season with the Knights. After Northwood's athletic program was discontinued following the 2013-14 school year, Campbell found an opportunity to continue her career in her own backyard.
Campbell was a four-year starter for the Tigerettes. She played first base and the outfield and was a key figure in the circle for the program.
Earning first-team all-district honors as a junior and a senior, she finished her career at Goliad playing in the third annual Crossroads Senior All-Star Game.
She finished her high school career with a 38-33 record in the circle with 286 strikeouts in 387 innings. She compiled a .416 batting average with 80 RBI, 22 doubles, five triples, a home run and 44 stolen bases.
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Curry County's emergency management director worries people don't take the threat of lightning serious enough.
According to Ken De Los Santos, lightning is among the most dangerous weather phenomena in New Mexico — partly because people don't know that storms can be dangerous long before rain begins to fall and therefore don't take cover.
"People think they are still safe because the lightning is far away," De Los Santos said. "They don't take shelter immediately. The normal common sense things they should do, they don't, and that's how the accidents happen."
According to a National Weather Service fact sheet provided by De Los Santos, lightning can strike as far as 10 miles away from active rainfall. Temperatures reach 50,000 degrees near the lightning stroke and the electrical discharge of the average flash would power a 100-watt light bulb more than three months.
"Few people realize that the frequency of summertime lightning in areas of New Mexico actually rivals the conditions found in Florida," according to the NWS statement. "Early and late season thunderstorms generally have less moisture available so rainfall is less intense. People tend not to seek shelter until they get wet, so if they wait too long before moving indoors then they are at a greater risk of being struck by those first several lightning bolts."
The distance to a storm can be estimated by the number of seconds between seeing the lightning flash and hearing the thunder, according to the National Weather Service, with five seconds between the flash and the thunder corresponding to roughly one mile.
Clovis Fire Chief Ron Edwards said his department typically puts out three to four fires caused by lightning each year, but none so far this year.
For some jobs, getting out of harm's way isn't possible.
"When a warning goes up, it's just not an option for our guys to go in the center room of a building and hide," said Capt. Brian Bonehill of Cannon Air Force Base's 522nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit.
"We have to get multimillion dollar planes and trucks and equipment off the field and into safety," Bonehill said. "Even small hail can cause significant damage to airplanes."
Even so, the Air Force takes special steps to protect its personnel.
"We have plans laid out of what would happen; if the weather does this, then that will happen," Bonehill said. "Individuals are not replaceable; if there was a tornado on the field we would get them in, of course."
For those who don't have critical reasons to remain outside, De Los Santos said the best action is to get inside a building or vehicle as soon as possible. If that's impossible, people need to make themselves as small a target as possible.
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Made by Bruder, renowned German toymakers for 88 years, this is the construction truck that hauls a working backhoe on a detachable trailer. Made with durable ABS construction, this toy features three recognizable icons of the adult earth-moving world: a Mack Granite truck and Low Loader, and a JCB 4CX Backhoe Loader. Sized to 1:16 scale for younger hands, each vehicle conveys realism that compels young foremen to "grrr" and "hmmm" as they drive the truck to the jobsite, deploy the low loader's two loading ramps, and roll the backhoe off for duty. Detailed with authentic movement that mimics the real thing, the backhoe's articulating rear bucket arm slews and side-shifts left/right while its front loader tilts up and locks in-place upright, enabling deft maneuvers of marbles, sand, rocks, or soil. The Granite includes a tilting hood that reveals a replica engine block and a working fifth wheel coupler that detaches the low loader to stand independently on four stanchions. Ages 3 and up. 39" L x 8" W x 11 1/2" H. (6 lbs.)
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Three Monticello males arrested on burglary in process call
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Monticello Police arrested Xavier Hinton (24), a 16 year-old male (name being withheld because he may be eligible for youthful offender status) and a 15 year-old male juvenile all of Monticello on Saturday 10/19/13.
All three defendants were charged with felonies for burglary in the 3rd degree, criminal mischief in the 3rd degree and misdemeanor possession of burglar tools. Hinton was additionally charged with 2 counts of misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child.
At 7:40 PM Saturday Monticello Police received a report of a possible burglary in progress at 41 St. John Street in the Village of Monticello. An alert neighbor had observed a suspicious vehicle being parked in a driveway on Roosevelt place.
Three persons were then seen leaving the vehicle and going behind 41 St. John Street, which is an unoccupied residence. The neighbor then saw flashlights through a window of the unoccupied residence and called Monticello Police.
Responding Monticello officers found the rear door of the residence had been kicked open. PO John Calvello Jr then deployed K-9 Rocco into the residence after giving several warnings for anyone inside to come out.
K-9 Rocco quickly located and apprehended Hinton inside the residence. The 15 and 16 year-olds then immediately came out of hiding and were also arrested.
Hinton was remanded to the Sullivan county jail on $20,000.00, the 16 year-old was remanded on $15,000.00 and the 15 year-old was released to a parent at the Monticello Police station and issued an appearance ticket to appear in Sullivan county family court. Sullivan county sheriff deputies assisted Monticello police at the scene.


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He was preceded in death by his father, C.W. Wood Sr.; mother, Florence Mae Cranfield Wood; brother, Guy "Red" Wood; sister-in-law, Wanda Wood and brother-in-law, Ronnie Strause.
He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Hilda Gregoire Wood; three daughters and sons-in-law, Laura and Wayne Elisar, Pam and Fran Andermann, Debra and Wallace Braud; son and daughter-in-law, Ronnie and Christine Wood; eight grandchildren, Michael Braud, Aaron Elisar, Lindsay Maturin, Cassie Guste, Daren Braud, Damon Braud, Hayden Wood and Kaylon Wood. He is also survived by eleven great grandchildren; two sisters, Lois Shannon and Jean Strause; brother and sister-in-law, Bugs and Joyce Wood.
Visitation at Ourso Funeral Home, Gonzales, Sunday, Dec. 16, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Visitation will resume at First Baptist Church Gonzales, Monday, Dec. 17 from 10 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m.
Entombment will be in Hope Haven Garden of Memory Cemetery in Prairieville, La.
Pallbearers will be Aaron Elisar, Daren Braud, Damon Braud, Michael Braud, Jules Guste and Clay Atkinson. Honorary pallbearers will be Phillip Arceneaux, Carey Arceneaux, Paul Milano, Billy Babin, Arland Humphrey, Alvin Ruiz and Shafter Kling.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Joseph's Hospice, 10615 Jefferson Hwy., Baton Rouge, LA, 70809. To offer condolences to the family, please visit www.oursofh.com.
Services were under the direction of Ourso Funeral Home of Gonzales, La.


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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.
Practically Speaking's new comment policy
In mid May, I changed my comment policy on this blog to:
"This is not the place for gossip, sniping at other bloggers, commentors, races, or religions. All comments not respectfully discussing the blog topic are going into delete world. And those of you double or triple posting under multiple names, knock it off! Keep this in mind on future posts. I will not enter the comment forum, so if you have a question for me, contact me via email: email@example.com"
Many of you, who regularly comment on my blog, reacted to this change by insisting that my moderating comments violates their 1st amendment rights or that BrookfieldNOW would not allow it. Be assured, this is not true. BrookfieldNOW fully supports my comment policy.
In fact, if you actually read their comment policy, you will find that their guidelines are in line with mine:
" Here's the short version:
- Don't use profanities or obscenities.
- Don't post personal attacks and insults; threats; ethnic, racial, religious or sexual slurs; or otherwise engage in hateful conversation.
- Don't stray from the topic of the blog or submit pointless comments.
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If voter turnout is like blog traffic, Prosser will win & Ballot Picks
See sample ballot below: Prosser, Carter, Write-In Kormanik & Brunner
A goodbye to Cindy Kilkenny's Fairly Conservative blog
Today Brookfield blogger and friend, Cindy Kilkenny, posted her last piece on her blog Fairly Conservative. I will miss clicking in to see what has captured her attention but look forward to her next venture.
Blogs sometimes offer the only coverage of an issue, especially since the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel cut back on local news coverage. She will be missed.
But as if on cue, Cindy is going out with a bang. A Fox News producer from New York contacted HER this morning to see if she knew the woman who asked the question on constitutionality at the Feingold WCTC Listening Session!
So goodbye, Fairly Conservative, and Cindy, fare well!
Oh my! A Lib blog thanks and apologizes to Bush and Chaney?
It is amazing to me that President Obama's approval numbers are still around 47%, when so many supporters are showing signs of voter's remorse.
Obviously, the President has lost his invincible, I'll solve it all, image, and many people are quietly changing their minds about him. But rarely do we see a turn around such as this one from a Pro-Hillary Clinton blog written by some gay guys in Chicago!*
Read this amazing post from their HillBuzz blog, Thank you former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush Here are some highlights:
Taking some time off while Congress is in recess
My computer is acting up a bit; I'm having great difficulty copying and pasting. That might not seem so bad to you but it makes blogging a rather frustrating experience for me. So I am thinking, if our Representatives are in recess, maybe I will take it a bit easy too for the remainder of August? (Hopefully I will get to the bottom of my copy/paste issue in the next week or so.)
Commenting on comments
I have heard from some of you that your comments are not being posted. Please know that under the new software, a change I am not happy with for many reasons, I am no longer in charge of editing comments. This change does not please me because now comments that are edgier or more irreverent than I feel comfortable with are being posted. There is the Report Abuse button option to get them pulled on the comment, but that takes a day or two.
Yesterday morning I wrote a lengthy reply to 2 comments on my blog Obama: "You can keep your doctor." Can you? I checked. I can't and clicked the send button. Nothing happened. Later in the day I checked again, still nothing. Why?, I wondered.
Well, I asked Mark Maley, my go-to guy at the Journal Sentinel. Here is his reply:
"There are really only two reasons a comment doesn't get posted to a blog. If it's more than 2,000 characters or if there's a flagged word, like an obscenity or borderline obscenity."
He later added, "...we need to do a better job of telling people that. The weird thing is that the comment that is too long just disappears...it never shows up in the back end of the system."
So, there you have it. My comment disappeared. If your comment never showed up and you didn't include any objectionable words, was it too long?
I would suggest that before hitting the send button, just copy over into Word and do a character count. (I should have done that yesterday!) If it is too long, break it into 2 parts and submit separately.
Of course I wish I still had comment control. I don't care for the nasty, personal attacking tone in many of the comments posted. Frankly, I think allowing writers anonymity can bring out the worst in some people. They will often say things in a comment that they would never say to your face or if their real name was on it.
If I had my way, my standard of comment acceptance would be this: No CRUDE, LEWD, or RUDE comments will be posted.
Another blog I came across had this comment criteria: "As I've told my readers before, Comments personally attacking or cursing will be deleted. Anything you wouldn't say to your own mother or a stranger on the street disqualifies you from engaging in discussion here. "
Saving the Siepmann Farm House just jumped another hurdle
If you have been following the save the Siepmann Farm House issue at Brookfield's Stonewood Village, you know that back in May, it looked like it would join the scrap heap of Brookfield's historic buildings. In my May 18th post, Stonewood Village's Siepmann farm on chopping block at Tuesday's Common Council meeting, I asked, "...can't we find some way to save the Siepmann farmstead and still do the wedding center?" and then urged that readers contact their aldermen.
The Siepmann Farm Homestead is a good example of a reader suggested blog topic. The morning of May 18th, someone sent me an email regarding moving or razing the Siepmann home. Since I thought it a worthy topic, I blogged about it.
Why history is important: My reply to a long comment
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Top 15 posts of 2008
At year's end, we tend to reflect on the past year and note what was significant. I looked through my postings to see what blog posts captured the most attention. Here is my top 15 list, ending with the most popular* #1 post:
Bloggers of the world unite (OK, of Metro Milwaukee)
Last night about 40 of my fellow MyCommunityNOW bloggers and I met at the Journal Sentinel building downtown for a bloggers' meeting. Although I have been blogging on BrookfieldNOW since Feb. of 2007, this was my first meeting.
1 year anniversary
It has been one year since I posted my first piece, Déjà vu: It's 'Smokes for Votes' all over again! , on Brookfieldnow.


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Mike Wiles was the only Columbus school board member opposed to the district's levy. He even voted against putting it on the ballot.
But Wiles kept a low profile on the levy in the weeks leading up to Election Day. Though the levy was the biggest issue facing the district, others led the levy opposition.
Did Wiles, who was up for re-election on the same ballot as the levy, think that opposing it could hurt his own chances of winning?
"I'm not a politician, I'm a truck driver," Wiles said yesterday. "Whenever anybody asked, I gave them my opinion. I didn't take a proactive approach and go out and actively campaign against it." That, he said, would have been "counterintuitive as a board member."
Wiles lost, coming in fourth place for three open seats, about 1,600 votes behind newcomer Dominic Paretti.
Meanwhile, almost 70 percent of the voters cast ballots against the levy.
"Maybe, with hindsight being 20/20, I should have made a bigger issue of it in the campaign," Wiles said.
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The founder of two Columbus charter schools that were forced to close nearly a month ago is fighting to keep them open.
There are no students, no teachers and no school buildings for the Talented Tenth academies, but they are technically still open.
The founder and superintendent, Andre Tucker, sought temporary restraining orders in Franklin and Wyandot counties to stop the schools' sponsor, the North Central Ohio Educational Service Center, from shutting the schools. His argument was deemed valid in Wyandot County, where the ESC board met to decide to close the two schools. The court ruled that the ESC hadn't given proper notice of its public meeting.
The Wyandot judge said nothing the ESC did during the meeting was valid and sent the matter back to Franklin County. Stay tuned to see what happens next.
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In other "keepin' it alive in court" news, Marvin Perkins has appealed a judge's ruling that he can't sue Columbus City Schools for cheating.
Perkins, the parent of a Columbus student, sued the district for manipulating data. He argued that the district changed data to make his son's school appear better than it was and deprived kids of help afforded to failing schools.
A judge ruled in August that the schools can't be sued, because they were acting in an official governmental capacity.
Bunk, says Perkins' attorney, John Sherrod, in the appeal. Former Superintendent Gene Harris, former data czar Steve Tankovich and other district officials don't deserve blanket immunity, Sherrod argues.
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From the personnel file: Hazel Womack has retired.
Womack worked at Fort Hayes Arts & Academic High School this school year. But as an administrator at Linden-McKinley STEM Academy, district records show she changed many students' grades from failing to passing in the 2010-11 school year. That's the year the FBI and state auditor are investigating for data-rigging.
The district said it had nothing to do with Womack's Oct. 31 retirement. Though district officials have said they're nudging out some employees who were implicated in the data scandal, they insist the 65-year-old Womack wasn't one of them.


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Bennington woman accused of embezzlementFebruary 12,2013Woman accused of stealing
BENNINGTON A Gage Street teenager pleaded innocent on Monday to a felony charge of embezzlement after police said they believed she tried to take about $37 in clothing from a store on her second day working there.
Kayla Vosburgh, 19, of Bennington, was arraigned in Bennington criminal court on Monday on the felony charge and a misdemeanor charge of petit larceny. She was released without bail.
In an affidavit, Officer David Dutcher, of the Bennington Police Department, said he went to the Label Shopper in Bennington on Jan. 23 to meet with the store manager, Barbara Barber.
Dutcher said Barber told him Vosburgh was a trainee in her second day at the store on Jan. 22 when Barber saw her coming out of a dressing room. Barber said she then checked Vosburghs bag because the store has a policy to check all employees bags at the end of the day.
According to Barber, she found about $37 in clothing in the bag. She said Vosburgh told her that her mother had bought the clothes for her.
Dutcher said when he spoke to Vosburgh later, she said she had been a frequent shopper at the store before working there and bought the clothes that were allegedly found in her bag but Barber told Dutcher she never saw Vosburgh in the store before she started working there.
Dutcher said he also took a phone call from Vosburghs mother who called about her daughters charges. The mother denied buying the clothes for Vosburgh, Dutcher said.MORE IN This Just InMONTPELIER A new report from a commission that studied the cost, availability and quality of... Full StoryVermont fish hatchery changes focus, looks inland
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State and local officials spent a day learning about Wisconsin's dairy industry.
by Abby (Huibregtse) Bauer, Hoard's Dairyman Associate Editor
As each generation becomes farther removed from agriculture, it is increasingly more important to educate consumers about where their milk comes from. In Wisconsin, the Dairy Business Association (DBA) and Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association teamed up and did just that, hosting a "Cows to Curds to Consumers" field day on August 22.
Attendees for the day included about 30 state and local government officials. John Umhoefer, executive secretary of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, explained, "In a perfect world, we would get everyone in the state on a farm." Since that is not a reality, DBA and the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association created this opportunity to get leaders and decision makers on farms to see today's modern dairy industry, so they in turn can help spread the word of dairy to their constituents.
First stop for the group was Belgioioso Cheese, Inc., in Green Bay. Belgioioso Cheese began in 1979, when company president Errico Auricchio moved his family from Italy to America with the goal of starting a line of Italian cheeses. Today, Belgioioso processes milk from Wisconsin dairy farms in its seven state of the art processing plants. More than 2,000 cheese products are manufactured, aged, finished, packaged and shipped solely from their facilities.
In the afternoon, the tour led participants to County Aire Dairy Farm, located about 20 miles southwest of Green Bay. Mike Gerrits along with his brother Tom owns and operates the 3,000-cow dairy. Their grandfather began dairy farming at this location in the early 1900s, and the brothers took over the farm in 1985 when the herd was about 400 cows. Continued expansion has gotten the farm to its current size, and more change may be in the future as the fourth generation is now interested in joining the operation.
Cows are milked three times per day on a rotary parlor. Each cow produces 95 pounds of milk per day, and Mike explained to the group that the herd as a whole makes 270,000 pounds, or 450,000 eight-ounce glasses, of milk each day. About 40 employees are part of the operation. The Gerrits also do their own fieldwork and run about 5,000-crop acres.
This dairy field day has been held for the past five years at various locations in Wisconsin. Government officials from across the state, many with very little agricultural background, have had the chance to learn first-hand about the Wisconsin's $27 billion dairy business.
The author is an associate editor and covers animal health, dairy housing and equipment, and nutrient management. She grew up on a dairy farm near Plymouth, Wis., and previously served as a University of Wisconsin agricultural extension agent. She received a master's degree from North Carolina State University and a bachelor's from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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The university that has grown up around MadisonŌĆÖs stone memorial is a far cry from that little school. Grand buildings and a rolling campus have settled into CullowheeŌĆÖs landscape over the past 125 years. WCUŌĆÖs influence, however, now extends even beyond its campus, helping to shape Western North Carolina.
The ŌĆ£Cullowhee ideaŌĆØ
In July 1889, a young Madison was preparing to leave Western North Carolina, where he served as the editor of the Tuckaseige Democrat newspaper and principal of the Jackson Academy in Sylva. He had been offered a principalŌĆÖs position in Raleigh.
Madison was working on his acceptance letter for the Raleigh position when Lewis J. Smith, a prominent citizen from Cullowhee Valley, appeared at his doorstep. A teacher at the Cullowhee Academy had recently resigned to enter to ministry, and Smith pitched the job to Madison.
Madison later wrote about those events for the Asheville Citizen newspaper in 1938: ŌĆ£That hot August afternoon, following my acceptance of the invitation to visit Cullowhee, found me seated by the side of State Senator Lewis J. Smith in a topless buggy drawn by a sturdy mule en route to the ŌĆśValley of the white Lilies.ŌĆÖŌĆØ Once in Cullowhee, the prospective teacher met with 40 to 50 citizens and presented a speech on education.
Hired for a salary of $40 per month by the educationally minded citizens, Madison had found a permanent home for the vision he held of opening a school to prepare teachers to serve in rural areas. In later years, he called it ŌĆ£the Cullowhee Idea.ŌĆØ
As Madison described it, his academy ŌĆ£consisted of one-fourth of an acre and a frame structure in the shape of an L, intended for a two-room building but having no partitions, fixed or moveable. The house was unfinished, unpainted and unfurnished except for a few long, heavy benches and a blackboard. The value of the lot and the improvement was less than $800.ŌĆØ As the school began a 10-month session under MadisonŌĆÖs leadership, 12 of the 18 pupils attending were the children of board members. But during the succeeding months, more than 100 students ranging in age from 6 years old to the mid-20s enrolled, with new students coming in from surrounding communities and counties. By the end of the year, Madison had hired his sister Marguerite to teach the younger children.
With enrollment growing, Madison began his second year in Cullowhee by gaining permission to hold classes in the nearby Baptist church, and a new music and art building was added to the site beside the schoolhouse.
The academy had no boarding facilities in its early years. Students who needed a place to live were taken in as boarders in local homes, and some rented small cabins or shacks. Madison wrote about the environment in which the little school existed: ŌĆ£The Cullowhee valley and adjacent territory were at that time sparsely settled; but much of the land was fertile and the owners, most of whom lived in good homes, were intelligent, progressive and public spirited.ŌĆØ
In 1891, Madison and his board requested a charter from the N.C General Assembly, and the institution was renamed Cullowhee High School. The school had nine trustees, most of whom had been involved since its founding, and Madison called them the ŌĆ£Noble Nine.ŌĆØ Two years later, he wrote to a local state representative to encourage funding for a statewide system of teacher training schools. That idea was rejected, but Cullowhee High School did receive a $1,500 appropriation to support a ŌĆ£normalŌĆØ department ŌĆö a department for training teachers. Teacher training began in Cullowhee, and by 1897 enrollment had grown to 234 students.
The 20th Century
In 1901, the school at Cullowhee received its first capital improvement money from the state ŌĆō $5,000 for construction of a building to house its normal department. Another $2,000 was later appropriated for the project, but local contributions of money, materials and labor were required to make the Madison Building a reality. Later known as ŌĆ£Old Madison,ŌĆØ the structure was completed in 1904. It was erected up the hill behind the original schoolhouse on three acres of land donated by David Rogers. The three-story structure represented a large expansion of facilities for the little school, and Old Madison remained in use until it was replaced by the new Madison Hall in 1939.
By 1905, Cullowhee High School had become a full-fledged public institution and its name had changed to Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School, with the campus consisting of three buildings and 4.1 aces. As enrollment grew, the state legislature approved $7,000 in funding for the schoolŌĆÖs first residence hall, Davies Home. Built at the top of the hill above Old Madison, it was torn down and replaced by Reynolds Residence Hall in 1953. By 1910, enrollment at CNIS had stagnated and Madison was released from his duties and was replaced by Alonzo C. Reynolds, superintendent of Buncombe County schools.
Not long after ReynoldsŌĆÖ arrival in Cullowhee, a decision was made to construct a new classroom and administration building. Completed in 1913, the Joyner Building was the center of campus life for many years. The school added a two-year college curriculum to its offerings during the Reynolds administration, and after he announced his resignation at the end of the school year in 1920, Madison returned to lead CNIS once again.
In 1923, the high school function of the school at Cullowhee was removed with a new state charter and the institution became Cullowhee State Normal School. Madison resigned that year but remained as an English teacher until 1937. Hiram Hunter was hired as the next president of the institution.
One of the most significant developments for the school at Cullowhee involved no new buildings, but instead was a major land acquisition that provided room for growth in the decades that followed. David Rogers, a prosperous farmer and strong supporter of the school, sold his 60-acre ŌĆ£Town HouseŌĆØ farm to the institution in 1924. The tract included 20 acres in pasture and 32 acres of cropland; the rest was woodlands. Funding for the land purchase came from a state appropriation of $438,000 designated for capital improvements and operating expenses. The 1920s also brought the addition of two new residence halls, Moore and Robertson, to the campus.
As the 1920s were coming to a close, Cullowhee State Normal School was converted into a four-year institution granting bachelorŌĆÖs degrees in education, and under a revised charter was renamed Western Carolina Teachers College. The college marked its 50th anniversary in 1939 with its largest building program so far. The new construction was noteworthy, also, as campus facilities expanded off the historic hill area and onto land that had once been part of the Rogers farm. Facilities were doubled as several federal programs were utilized for construction of a new Madison to replace Old Madison, a student union, Graham Infirmary, McKee Classroom Building, Breese Gymnasium and Hoey Auditorium. The buildings were completed by 1939, just before World War II caused enrollment to tumble as many of the collegeŌĆÖs men and women left to take part in the war effort. Enrollment rebounded after the war ended, but the physical campus remained mostly unchanged until the early 1950s.
With enrollment at 610 in 1950, WCTC went through another building boom as the Legislature approved $2 million for new construction. Additions in those years included the Stillwell and Natural Science buildings, Hunter Library, Reid Gymnasium, Killian Building and Reynolds and Buchanan residence halls. After HunterŌĆÖs death in 1947, the college was guided at various times over the following two decades by W. Ernest Bird or Paul A. Reid. The institution began offering its first graduate program, a masterŌĆÖs in education, in 1951, and it became Western Carolina College in 1953. By the mid-1950s, enrollment had risen to just over 1,100 students.
The succeeding years would bring a surge in student population, with enrollment topping 4,000 by 1968, a year after the college was elevated to university status. The 1960s was also a period of significant new construction, with additions including Brown Cafeteria, Bird Building, Killian Annex, A.K. Hinds University Center, Dodson Cafeteria and Albright/Benton, Scott, Helder and Leatherwood residence halls.
Western CarolinaŌĆÖs academic programs developed dramatically in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and the transition from a teachers college to a regional university was completed. The 1970s brought the addition of E. J. Whitmire Stadium, Belk Building, Walker and Harrill residence halls and H.F. Robinson Administration Building, along with a new building to house English and music programs.
H. F. ŌĆ£CottonŌĆØ Robinson became chancellor in 1974 and held that post for 10 years, and his term of leadership was followed by the administration of Myron L. Coulter, who also served for a decade. Western Carolina became a member of the consolidated University of North Carolina system in 1972, and in 1975 the universityŌĆÖs Cherokee Center was established in Cherokee to connect WCU to the tribal community. Campus additions during the 1980s included the Ramsey Regional Activity Center and the Alumni Tower, which was built by the WCU Alumni Association to mark the universityŌĆÖs 100th anniversary in 1989.
Enrollment at WCU remained mostly in the 6,000s as the university moved through the 1990s, with John W. Bardo beginning his term as chancellor in 1994. During the last 12 years of BardoŌĆÖs administration, as WCU entered the 21st century and toughened standards for admission, enrollment surged upward from nearly 6,700 in the year 2000 to more than 7,500 in 2003, and then above 9,000 by 2007.
The Big Boom
On paper, the numbers are staggering. Between 2000 and 2012, new building, renovation and infrastructure projects valued at $327 million were completed, adding more than 1.1 million square feet of new space to WCU. The match that lit the dynamite setting off the transformation of WCUŌĆÖs campus was the statewide approval of a $3.1 billion higher education bond package in November 2000. The vote cleared the way for nearly $100 million in bond-funded construction projects on the WCU campus.
Chuck Wooten, a 1973 graduate of WCU, had a front-row seat for that building boom as the universityŌĆÖs vice chancellor for administration and finance from 2001 through 2010. Wooten said he came back to WCU in 1980 to work with the business staff and found that ŌĆ£the campus was basically what it was when I left.ŌĆØ The funding that became available as a result of the 2000 bond vote was the ŌĆ£critical componentŌĆØ in the move to update WCUŌĆÖs campus for the new century, said Wooten, who is now the Jackson County manager.
In addition to the $30 million Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center, other major new facilities added during the first dozen years of the new century included the $21 million Central Drive Residence Hall, the $21 million Campus Recreation Center, the $18 million Courtyard Dining Hall, the $12 million Village housing complex, the $10 million Norton Road Residence Hall, the $50 million Balsam and Blue Ridge residence hall complex and the $46 million Health and Human Sciences Building. The Stillwell Science Building was renovated at a cost of $26 million.
Another $8 million from the federal government made possible the Center for Applied Technology, and more than $13 million went toward improvements for athletics facilities. Also, $12 million in infrastructure improvements included the relocation of Centennial Drive, a state road that formerly bisected the center of campus where the Central Plaza and fountain are now located.
A Vision for Tomorrow
Endorsed by the Board of Trustees in December 2013, Western CarolinaŌĆÖs new master plan is the result of a 17-month process that included numerous public forums involving members of the campus community and local residents. It is based on enrollment projections that estimate more than 11,000 students studying on the Cullowhee campus by the year 2023 and the need for an additional 486,000 square feet of space to accommodate those students. About 7,800 of WCUŌĆÖs current enrollment of approximately 10,100 students now live and study in Cullowhee.
The plan focuses on a land-use scheme that emphasizes placing new academic development in the center of campus to maximize the use of existing infrastructure, enhancing programmatic efficiencies and encouraging a pedestrian-oriented community.
While the passing decades have brought profound changes to campus, in recent years the university has reaffirmed its mission to serve the citizens of the Western North Carolina region, not just by offering higher education opportunities but also through the expertise and energy of its faculty, staff and students, who are working with local businesses and organizations to boost quality of life and the regionŌĆÖs economic vitality.
University officials hope to strengthen ties to communities in North CarolinaŌĆÖs far western counties as they also engage in initiatives to serve the fast-growing corridor along Interstate 26 in Buncombe and Henderson counties. This fall, WCUŌĆÖs undergraduate engineering program will be expanded to the universityŌĆÖs instructional site at Biltmore Park Town Square in south Asheville.
WCU is also focusing its energies outside its campus boundaries. Through initiatives such as distance learning ŌĆö web-based education ŌĆö WCU is reaching students across the country and, in the cases of military students currently stationed overseas, around the world.
When the seeds that became WCU were first sown 125 years ago, Robert Lee MadisonŌĆÖs voice and influence went only as far as the ears and minds of his 18 students as he taught them that first year in Cullowhee. And while WCU has grown and evolved over the years, with the voice of the modern university extending around the world, it owes its genesis to MadisonŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Cullowhee idea.ŌĆØ
EditorŌĆÖs note: This article (edited for space from its original version) appears in the just-published fall edition of The Magazine of Western Carolina University, which pays homage to the universityŌĆÖs 125th anniversary. The magazine can be viewed online at http://magazine.wcu.edu/.


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PORTALES — Central Oklahoma crashed the net, and steamrolled a pair of Eastern New Mexico streaks in the process.
Katleyn Cropp scored off a deflected pass in the first half for the first goal against the Zias in nearly 500 minutes, and the Bronchos exploded for three goals in the first 19 minutes of the second half to leave Portales with a4-1 victory Sunday afternoon.
Summer Grantham had a goal an an assist, and Katy Kashwer aided on all three second-half goals to help UCO (9-4-1, 3-1 Lone Star Conference) snap a six-game winning streak for the host Zias.
"Bottom line, they came out and took it to us for 20 minutes," Zia coach Ray Nause said of the second-half offensive outburst from UCO, which outshot ENMU 17-7 on the day and scored two of its second-half goals on rebounds against Zia goaltender Sierra Cardenas.
Shayna Kindsvater scored off a rebound six minutes into the second half, and Grantham followed six minutes later off a deflection. Nathalie Bernigaud ended the scoring by punching in a loose ball after Cardenas had stopped shots from Kashwer and Kindsvater from inside 15 feet.
"We told the girls at half we needed to play aggressively," Broncho coach Mike Cook said, "and we got to crashing the net and making some chances."
The Bronchos, ranked fifth in the NSCAA South Central Region and winners of eight straight before a 1-0 loss Friday at West Texas A&M, made times tough for the Zia scorers. Senior Samantha Lawrence had a first-half kick just outside the goal box deflected by Broncho goalkeeper Megan Riley, but Alli Miller gave Lawrence little room to work otherwise.
Eastern (7-5, 2-1) only got one other shot on goal, when sophomore Tausha Caulder stole a first-half pass and lofted a shot over Riley for her first goal of the season.
"We've got the preseason defensive player of the year back there, so we felt like we could mark anybody," Cook said. "There are a lot of good forwards in the conference, but she's been doing this for four years."
Nause felt the Zias had a lot of culpability in their offensive woes, as passes were completed in neutral-zone areas and almost never in the offensive zone.
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Commerce Secretary Lawrence Miller said the decision to have his agency assume the duties of Connect Vermont would likely have taken place anyway, but it didnt make sense to hire another person to lead the office after Karen Marshall decided to go to work for the data network of the Springfield-based telecommunications company known as VTel.
When the administration looked at the status of all the projects, so much is on track, refilling Karens position just didnt make sense, Miller said Tuesday. It would have come over to us in time. This isnt a snap judgment.
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The 10th season of "American Idol" has had enough memorable moments to revitalize the Fox franchise at a crucial time in its history. New judges, a talented group of finalists and unpredictable outcomes have made this one of the most entertaining seasons in its decade-long run. Here are 10 of the highlights heading into the finale.
1. Welcome to 'Idol,' Steven Tyler!
The Aerosmith frontman was the incoming judge who raised a lot of eyebrows before the season even began. Nobody really knew what he had to offer or how he would react when evaluating contestants. But he didn't take long to show what he'd contribute: a generally positive and rarely filtered irreverence that marked a huge change from the ultra-serious foursome of judges a year ago.
When he greeted Scotty McCreery's audition with "Hellfire, save matches, f--- a duck and see what hatches," it made no sense and caused everyone — including the other judges — to get that "what in the heck just happened?" expression. It was also humorous, supportive and fun, which accurately describes what Tyler has been all season — Paula Abdul with messier hair, a fouler mouth and a more colorful wardrobe.Story: 'Idol' finale live chat with Craig Berman
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2. 'Baby lock the door ...'
If there's one song that McCreery is known for, it's Josh Turner's "Your Man," but it's mostly just the one phrase. "Baby lock the door and turn the lights down low" was our introduction to the McCreery baritone at his first audition, and he's been turning his voice down low ever since.
Now we've heard him sing those lyrics about a thousand times, thanks to the ubiquitous footage of that audition and his use of it again in Hollywood. Though it did not impress Jordan Dorsey when McCreery was looking for friends on group-sing day, the unexpected sound of that voice coming out of that face is a big reason why McCreery is in the finale.Randy's 'Idol' pick: Scotty has slight edge
3. Meeting Lauren Alaina
The 16-year-old was a beneficiary of the decision to lower the age limit for auditioners to 15, and the first impression she offered was one of precocious confidence. The judges brought her family in to watch her sing, and she belted out "Don't Want to Miss a Thing." Then she threw it to Steven Tyler, who took the baton ... and liked what he had heard.
"I think we found the one today, We found it. Oh yes we did," Tyler said after those Nashville auditions.
We'll soon find out if he was correct.
4. Burying Thia Megia — or not
We've seen hints of the exasperating tasks of the "Idol" vocal coaches in the past, but by and large they've been portrayed as gentle helpers. Peggi Blu, on the other hand, showed the motivational stylings of Cobra Kai sensei John Kreese when she was unhappy at Thia Megia's preparation for her performance in Las Vegas.
"Guess what. You're gonna die on stage in front of all those people," Blu told the 15-year-old. "I'm going to be laying in my bed watching you just croak.
"Bury her a-- onstage. Stomp right down on her tongue," Blu then told a dumbfounded Melinda Ademi, who was sharing the stage with Megia. "I think you (Megia) don't know what you're doing. Make me a liar. Show me that you know. And I will eat crow. Happily. I will put salt on it and swallow it."
Megia made the final 13. No word on how that crow tasted.Vote: Who will win 'American Idol'?
5. The unkindest cut
Chris Medina was one of the inspirational audition stories that "American Idol" finds every year. His fiancée Juliana Ramos suffered brain damage in a car accident and is confined to a wheelchair, but Medina cares for her and says she is his inspiration. The judges met her at his audition, which made an impression on both them and her.
"If you ask (Juliana) now what was the best time in your life, she'll tell you Steven Tyler kissed me on the cheek, and I got to shake J.Lo's hand, and I got to meet Randy Jackson," Medina said while awaiting his semifinal verdict.
Unfortunately, that verdict wasn't good. Medina did not make the final 24, and Jennifer Lopez broke down in tears after giving him the news and watching him leave the room. "I just don't feel like I told him in the right way ... I felt so bad," she said. "I don't want to do this anymore." But clearly she did want to keep doing it, since she's still filling that seat in the finale.
6. The Hulkster takes the stage
Professional wrestling, and in particular the legendary Hulk Hogan, had a following in the "Idol" house this season. James Durbin was a particularly big fan, with Paul McDonald another aficionado.
So when Ryan Seacrest called the two singers onstage during the elimination episode and told them they were both in trouble only to have Hogan emerge, the instant 180-degree change of expression on Durbin's face was priceless. And not only did Durbin get Hogan's ripped shirt as a souvenir, the audience got to watch the Hulkster shove Ryan into the crowd.Story: The secrets behind 'American Idol's' incredible comeback
Well, "shove." This was, after all, both pro wrestling and "American Idol."
7. Spending the save early
The judges' save is always memorable, but it was particularly notable in season 10 because of how early they used it and the scene that ensued.
Casey Abrams was the biggest personality on "Idol" this season, as well as its most unique voice and irreverent character. Oh, and he also had health issues early in the competition that sent him to the hospital twice. So when the judges used their save on him three weeks into the finals and he collapsed in relief and shock onstage, there was the added drama of wondering whether paramedics would have to be called.
Abrams was shocked, he said, because he never expected the save to be used so early. That use would prove to be significant a couple of weeks later.
8. The stunning exit of Pia Toscano
Pia Toscano was one of the early favorites, with the only minor criticism from the judges focusing on her reliance on ballads. She went up-tempo one time, singing "River Deep, Mountain High," and the voters showed they disagreed with the judges by sending her home. And those judges were not happy. "I'm shocked. I'm angry. I don't even know what to say," J.Lo fumed.
"I'm with Jennifer. We're all in shock. I'm gutted. You're one of the best singers in this. I'm never upset on this show, but this makes me mad. Really mad," Randy chimed in.
That's what happens when you blow the save in March. But considering the buzz that surrounded Toscano following her exit, odds are good it won't end her chance at stardom.
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9. Reinhart loses her cool
Criticism was usually hard to find this season, but Haley Reinhart got negative feedback more than most. And on April 28, she finally lost patience.
On that results episode, Jimmy Iovine offered his impression of each of the contestants. For Reinhart, his opinion was, "As an artist, Haley's problem is that she really doesn't know who she is yet. My prediction is that the audience is getting wind tonight. And if she goes home tonight it will be because of that."
To which the exasperated Reinhart responded with an expletive that put the Fox censors to work. And then she went on to stick around. She knows what she is now — this season's third-place finisher.
10. So much for the metal revival
Durbin was one of the livelier performers to take the stage this season, and when he exited in early May to finish in fourth place, the show was a little bit duller because of his absence.
"I did so much stuff that's never been done on this show before," Durbin said as he exited. "In my mind, I did what I came here to do and that is to give metal a chance."
Consider the lack of metal on the airwaves these days. The fact that he finished in fourth with that kind of strategy says a lot about both his talent and fan appeal.
Craig Berman is a frequent contributor to TODAY.com. Follow him on Twitter @CraigBerman as he live tweets each episode. Also, join him on May 26 at 3:30 p.m. ET to chat about the finale results.
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Bluefield)—"Iron Jawed Angels," a moving documentary about the women's suffrage movement, will be shown at Bluefield State College on Monday, March 28 at 11 a.m. in the Hebert Gallery, Harris-Jefferson Student Center. Free admission is provided. The program is sponsored by the West Virginia Women's Commission.
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