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TUESDAY, February 24, 1863.A committee report recommending that the bill H. R. 103--see page 94--be laid on the table, was concurred in.
The resolution (printed on page 159 of these Reports,) with regard to the resolutions purporting to come from the 27th Indiana regiment, and inquiring whether Governor Morton approved them, was taken up--it being the special order.
Mr. KILGORE said he was of that number who had desired to avoid all discus- page: 170[View Page 170] sions calculated to divide those who should be engaged in a common cause. Unfortunately for the country the majority had chosen to make political issues. Resolutions of censure, and of inquiry, calculated to excite party animosity between the members, had been introduced at an early stage of the session. This resolution censures the 27th Indiana Regiment for denouncing the sentiments of Senators Wolfe and Brown. Had he occupied the position of the soldiers and had been villified as they have been on this floor, he should have used the strongest terms in reply. They have been called "shoulder-straps." "abolitionists." &c., and when they have resented these epithets, Democrats have introduced such resolutions of censure-- When these men volunteered we were united in the defense of the Union, no one expressing contrary sentiments; and now after eighteen months of toil and struggle, they were denounced as engaged in a "hellish abolition war," by resolutions and speeches on this floor. They were told that they were laboring not for their country, to put down treason, but simply making a raid on the established institutions of the States. And yet they must be silent. He did not believe the Democracy of Indiana were traitors, but were he a soldier at Stafford Court House, and should take up the Sentinel and read the propositions of those Senators, knowing the intentions of the traitors South he would be forced, as these soldiers were, to come to the conclusion that they were offered in the interest of those traitors. All these resolutions were treasonable in effect, lacking only the intent. Their authors may not have had such an intent, but believed their advocacy would be a popular movement for the Democratic party.-- What would be the effect of an armistice? It would be to end the war, and establish forever the Southern Confederacy. By proposing it you dishearten the soldier, encourage desertion, and say to the traitors, we cannot conquer you, and are willing to grant you your own terms. The rebels receive these propositions with contempt. Foote's resolutions for preface introduced in the rebel Congress are based on a formal recognition of their independence. The opinions of these rebels were known to the Democratic Senators who introduced these resolutions. Any thing which gives aid and comfort to the enemy only lacks the intent to make it overt treason. All who have stood by the Administration have been stigmatized as abolitionists. You claim that you are not sympathizers. Yet when you use such epithets, is it not done to break down the Administration by opprobrium? Your investigating committees have been raised for the same end. Yet you do not denounce the rebels in the same terms of bitterness you do the administration. Even T. A. Hendricks uses this language: "I have no defence to make for the South in her present position, and am no advocate of her cause." That's the severest language he uses. That is what your leader declares. What further does he say?-- "Should our Government go down in the vortex of this revolution the responsibility rests on Abolitionists." Who are Abolitionists?" He terms every man so who supports the Government and denounces him as an Abolitionist. Governor Hendricks is not alone in this. Judge Perkins in his speech uses no language worse than that "they have acted in bad faith towards the North." Yet he makes nearly one hundred and fifty charges against Abolitionists; that we have not kept faith in our obligations to the South, and specifies the reasons why the South had a right to rebel. Stealing their negroes is an absurd justification. Treason began in South Carolina where they lost no negroes, and saw no Abolitionists. The soldiers have a right to complain of these resolutions, because their tendency is to demoralize the army. The resolutions propose to ask Congress to call a National Convention, and if it refuses, the people are to act for themselves. Their plan gives to go-by to the Government, and is treasonable in effect. The Foote resolutions talk "sympathizing most kindly with those who have brought about the change in the North," and would propose peace with those States who, leaving New England, would form a union with the South. Yet you say, let us go down to Nashville and re-construct the Government, on their basis, for you know the terms they offer. Those resolutions have found their way to Richmond, and are declared by the Richmond Whig to have the flavor of treason. Another reason why the 27th regiment have a right to speak their sentiments is this. Your organization is led by the men I have named. I challenge you to tell me when these men have ever sustained the vigorous prosecution of the war.
Mr. WOOLLEN asked: did you not say at the first there was a universal agreement for the war?
Mr. KILGORE said they did not dare express their sentiments, but when roaching around. At his Shelbyville speech, Mr. Hendricks said, he had urged no one to go into the service. When did Turpie, Hendricks, Perkins, Voorhees and Vallandigham urge any man to go into the war?
Mr. RICHARDSON. I will answer for Mr. Turpie. He made the first war speech in White county, and helped to raise the first company who went to the war from Northern Indiana.
Mr. SHAFFER said Turpie's county was free from the draf, while Colfax's was not.
Mr. ANDERSON said the draft was heaviest in the Democratic townships, and page: 171[View Page 171] did not take place in some Republican townships.
Mr. HOLCOMB said the heaviest draft in the State was in Marion county.
Mr. TARKINGTON said we had not seen the draft here.
Mr. HOLCOMB referred gentleman to the report of the Draft Commissioner.
Mr. KILGORE said those who had been the head and front of the Democratic party here had always been opposed to the war. Turpie had made war speeches, yet in his recent speech he indicates that he did it for party effect, against his real convictions. It proves that he was always in heart opposed to the war, and was not an honest and upright statesman. Take the case of Jesse D. Bright, who was a traitor, and expelled from the United States Senate for attempting to place in the hands of traitors improvements in fire-arms. Gov. Wright was appointed his successor, and he was at once denounced an Abolitionist.
[Mr. Kilgore was called to order and the Chair ruled that the discussion must be confined to the one resolution set forth, and that a general discussion on the conduct of the war was out of order]
Mr. KILGORE said he was about to give a reason why the soldiers had a right to come to the conclusions they had done. He took the resolutions pending to be an act of censure on that regiment for adopting and publishing their resolutions.--Hence he had a right to call in question the course of the legislators who had offered armistice resoultions. He believed the soldiers had a right to infer that these Senators were unfriendly to the prosecution of the war, and they had spoken as they had a right to speak. It will not be denied that every man in your party who has favored the vigorous prosecution of the war has been read out of the party, and bitterly denounced. Their only sin is patriotism. The letters constantly sent to soldiers to encourage desertion is another reason why they have spoken. They have been assured that they should and could desert, and be protected in their treason. He read but yesterday a letter from Monroe county, Indiana, in which desertion is encouraged. The letter is by Mr. McManus and his wife.
Mr. BUSKIRK denied the knowledge of any such person.
Mr. KILGORE said that Gov. Dunning had stated to him that he knew such a man.
Mr. McManus claimed that there were three hundred who wore the lone star, and were going to protect deserters.
[Mr. Kilgore was again called to order, as traveling out of the record.]
Mr. KILGORE said if it was not competent to give the reasons why the soldiers had formed their conclusions; if it was not competent to show the character and tendency of these armistice resolutions of the Senate, he would yield to the floor.
Mr. BROWN challenged the gentleman to instance a single word uttered by any Democrat disrespectful of the Northern Army Democrats had spoken disrespectfully of "things" which had succeeded in introducing themselves into the army. The term "shoulder straps" had been used with regard to some of them, but it had never been used with reference to brave and true officers. No democrat on this floor, or on the floor of the Senate, had ever denounced the soldiery; but they had denounced the itinerant vagabonds so to speak, who, getting furloughs, came home and perambulated the State, doing the dirty work of the Abolition partymen who had gone into the army for pay and were too cowardly to risk their precious carcases in battle.
[Mr. BROWN was called to order by the minority in all parts of the House.]
Mr. BROWN. When a soldier fails in his duty, we have a right to censure him as well as any one else. But the true soldier was respected and honored by the Democracy everywhere. Had it not been for the machinations of the Abolitionists--if the examples of the fathers of 1850, who then compromised, had been followed in these patent days of patent Abolitionism, the national flag would float in triumph from Maine to Georgia. Suppose an armistice takes place, would it give aid and comfort to the rebels? The intention of a peace convention would be to sue if we could not restore the country under one Constitution and one flag. He claimed that the military law was subordinate to the civil. It would be more proper, therefore, for this Legislature to instruct the soldiers than for the soldiers to instruct us. In his opinion the soldiers, the gallant privates, had no more to do wit these resolutions than he had. In his opinion, they were concocted here in Indianapolis, and sent on to Abolition officers for signatures men who controlled brave Democratic privates for the base purposes of Lincoln and his petty Cabinet. He would like to know if Governor Morton had in any way held out inducements to these soldiers to come home and overawe this Legislature. It was the attempt of the Abolitionists turn the soldiery against the democratic party. Sir, the Democratic party is not a band of traits: The Democratic party sought only to restore the Constitution and maintain and perpetuate the Union. It was the duty of the Democratic party to sustain the Government when that Government sought sincerely those great objects. But the Democratic party were he judges themselves as to whether those in power transcended the Constitution, to the rigid observance of which that party would ever hold them.
Mr. BUSKIRK, (Mr. Miller int he Chair) remarking that already gentlemen had been heard on both sides, and as business page: 172[View Page 172] was preying, he would demand the previous question.
The demand was sustained, and the main question ordered.
The resolution was adopted, by the following vote:
YEAS--Messrs. Abbett, Atkison, Bird, Blocher, Brown, Burton, Collins, Cook, Donaldson, Given, Hall, Hanna, Harden, of Washington, Hardin of Perry, Harney, Hetfield, Holcomb, Hon, Howard, Howell, Howk, Humphreys, Kemp, of Dubois, Kemp of Vigo, Lake, Lasselle, Lee, Lemmon, of Harrison, Lemmon, of Spencer, Mason, Miller, Milroy, Mutz, Niblack, O'Brien, of Martin, Osborn, Packard, Priest, Puett, Reitz, Richardson, Rippey, Ryan, Shaffer, Shoaff, of Jay, Spencer, Veach, Wolfe, Woollen and Mr. Speaker--50.
NAYS--Messrs. Anderson, Baker, Branham, Budd, Cass, Chambers, Forester, Gregg, Gregory, Griffith, Hershey, Higgins, Hostetter, Hutchings, Johnson, Jones, Kendrick, Leads, Marshall, Mustard, Newman, Noyes, O'Brien, of Hamilton, Perry, Pettibone, Robinson, Roe, Stone, and Tarkington--20.
On motion by Mr. HANNA, his bill [221] the military Board bill, was made the special order for 10 a. m. to-morrow.
Mr. BRANHAM offered a resolution, which was adopted, requesting the State Auditor to report the appropriations for, disbursements of, and present condition of the Colonization Fund.
Mr. NIBLACK, from the Peace Committee, made a majority report, which was informally tabled, and 500 copies ordered to be priced. The minority were allowed till 2 p. m. to-morrow to report.
The following bills were introduced, read the first time and severally passed to the second reading:
By Mr. ANDERSON. [248] to provide for the elective franchise by legal voters temporarily absent from the Stale in military service.
Mr. WOOLLEEN, [249] to authorize Circuit and Common Pleas Courts to issue warrants for contempt in certain cases
By Mr. KILGORE, [250] to amend section 4 of the act relating to sidewalks.
The following described House bills were read the third time and finally passed, unless otherwise stated:
Mr. Kemp, of Dubois', [47] to legalize the acts of deputies of civil officers who have entered the military service; by yeas 67. nays 7.
Mr. Given's, [01] to provide compensation for animals killed by railroad trains; by yeas 59, nays 19.
The bill [102] to fix the equivalent for exemption from military duty on account of conscientious scruples at $200 was rejected; by yeas 48, nays 27.
The bill [H. R. 111] to provide for the transfer of Sinking Fund mortgages to the respective counties failed for want of a Constitutional majority; yeas 43, nays 37.
The bill [H. R. 116] was laid on the table.
The bill [H. R. 118] amending the license law, makhig adulteration of liquors felony and punishable by fine and imprisonment in the State Prison, failed for want of a Constitutional majority; yeas 44, nays, 37.
Mr. Howk's, [130] to give additional powers to Circuit and Common Pleas Judges in vacation; by yeas 76, nays 0.
Mr. GARVIN'S [142] to amend the 656th and 661st sections of the practice act. It extends the lein on boats to contracts made out of the State as well as in; by yeas 73, nays 0.
Mr. Lamb,s, [143] to authorize County Auditors to issue fee bills in certain cases; by yeas 63, nays 6.
Mr. Howk's, [14-9] Supplemental to the act incorporating mining companies. It prevents fraudulent insolvency of said companies, and makes the directors personally liable in such cases; by yeas 70, nays 5.


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27 Apr 2011
Chilean Wine Wows Me Again
Earlier this year I made the observation that I've tasted a lot of wine from Washington. While I'm a huge fan of Washington Wine, I made the comment that I needed to expand my horizons and tasting experiences. So far, I've been fortunate this year to enjoy wine from Bordeaux, South Africa, Beaujolais (notes coming soon), Chile, and Italy. In 2010 only 1 non-American wine made my top 10 list – a Chilean red blend of Syrah, Cabernet, Carmenere, Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Mourvedre. Chile makes a lot of wine. In fact, they are the fifth largest exporter of wine in the world. In all, I've officially explored about 20 Chilean wines in regular tastings and Wines of Chile tastings.
I'm impressed by the focus on engaging wine bloggers to "get the word out" about the various regions of Chile. While I recently participated in a Chilean wine tasting called #redblends, the following wines were sent by Vina Santa Carolina winery. With over 125 years of history and heritage in seven Chilean wine regions, Vina Santa Carolina showcases quality wine at a value.
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2010 Santa Carolina Reserva Pinot Noir
Approximately right in the middle of the long narrow country of Chile is the region of Maule Valley. This 100% Pinot Noir is fairly substantive in the glass with a thicker than expected crimson color. The cooler climate Pinot starts off like many of the Chilean wines I've had lately with hints of burnt rubber. After letting this wine sit for about an hour the magic shines through. A very soft perfumed blueberry is shy in the glass. Subtle candy aromas come out as well. In the mouth the wine is soft on the front palate but offers a touch of sweetness, light tannin and pepper on the back end and finish. The 14.5% alcohol is well balanced with the acidity. A little research shows that this wine is available online for around $10. A fantastic value even at $20. Easily a 3+/5 and a tremendous buy for any Pinot Noir lover.
- 88pts Robert Parker and Best Buy from Wine Enthusiast
2008 Santa Carolina Reserva de Familia Cabernet Sauvignon
Hailing from the HOT Maipo Valley is the 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. The weight of the muscular heavy bottle shouts strength and power. In the glass the wine is dark, thick and inky. The 12 months in new French oak help to impart a nicely balanced aroma of dark chocolate and toast. EVEN more aromas of dark red fruit jump out of the glass along with hints of holiday baking spices (think pumpkin). In the mouth this wine is a full bodied delight of fruit, cedar and oak. While lacking an evolving flavor profile the straight forward approach is tastefully done. Put Napa on this wine and you've got a price tag of $39. This Chilean wine comes in at under $20. 3+/5
- 88 Pts Wine Enthusiast
2008 Santa Carolina Reserva de Familia Carmenere
Chile's flagship grape, previously mistaken for Merlot, shines bright in this wine. The 12 months in French oak are not overpowering and offer the perfect balance of fruit and thickness. After a brief decanting the wine loses the notable burnt rubber aroma and gives way to a beautiful minty blackberry aroma. Smelling this wine was almost as enjoyable as drinking it. The wine is dark and intense in the glass. A slight herbaciousness on the nose gives way to a very complex flavor of red fruit, baking spice and thick plum. A light tannin joins the medium finish on the back end. I often describe wine as being 'one note wonders' or just offering 'two dimensions.' This Carmenere is the full package of aroma and complex flavor. Again, under $20, scores a strong 4/5.
- Robert Parker 90 Pts
In conclusion, these are three wines that I will not only keep my eyes out for, they are wines I will strongly endorse in the good tasting under $20 range. Go Chile – keep up the great work!
02 Dec 2010
Visit The Columbia Gorge For Some Surprise Wines
A few months back I had the opportunity to explore some of the wineries of the Columbia Gorge as part of a paid familiarization trip. In a previous post I talked about the experience at Maryhill Winery, located about 100 miles East of Portland OR on the Washington side of the Columbia River. Maryhill Winery has set itself up as a premier value with a view winery. I was impressed with the consistency of the wine and sipping on a patio overlooking the Gorge is an awesome experience. What about the rest of the trip?
Enter the Wine Matrix
Blown away by an Oregon Zinfandel and a Washington Pinot Noir, this trip quickly became a mind bending experience. It is quite possible that I'd entered the Matrix of the wine world where this Columbia Gorge AVA hugs the border of both Washington and Oregon. The unexpected surprises of The Pines 1852 and Syncline Estates added to the beauty of the surroundings.
The Pines 1852
The history of The Pines 1852 dates back to 1978 when founder Lonnie Wright, along with several others, helped plant the first 2000 acres for Columbia Crest. Lonnie learned vineyard management from some Washington legends and eventually supervised the first harvest of 650 acres. In 1982, Lonnie became a part of the renovation of 20 neglected acres in The Dalles, Oregon. An unexpected discovery of eight acres of century old Zinfandel vines led to the eventual start of The Pines 1852. Since then, Lonnie has added an additional 7 acres of Zinfandel, 3 acres of Merlot, and 2 acres of Syrah.
The Pines 1852 started in 2001 and has grown to 3700 cases (featuring 19 different wines). With winemaker Peter Rosback, The Pines 1852 bucks the tradition with their big Zinfandel. The tasting room in Hood River is a fantastic space with a beautiful tasting bar, space for live music and events, and a very expansive art gallery showcasing some beautiful local and regional artists.
What I Liked
We tasted through nine wines (at 10 o'clock in the morning) at The Pines 1852. Full notes are a challenge to do in these settings, but below are the notes from the wines I enjoyed the most.
2007 The Pines 1852 Big Red (Blend) – The top selling red is a bold blend of 28% Cabernet, 27% Merlot, 27% Syrah, and 17% Zinfandel. The wine has a very lively nose of bold cherry fruit and slight earthiness. In the mouth there are more cherries and a quick spice. The finish is moderately thin and at $20 retail this is a good tasting well made wine. 3+/5
2007 The Pines 1852 Tres Syrah – Sourced from three vineyards, Scorched Earth in WA, Powerblock, and Smith-Cerne in OR, the wine brings together both sides of the Columbia River. With a big nose of mild funk, slight mushroom, and red fruit the wine is reminiscent of an old world style. In the mouth I get a good smooth fruit, cracked pepper and great minerality. $20 3+/5
2009 The Pines 1852 Old Vine Zinfandel – 350 cases made of this flagship wine. Exactly what I would expect from a Zinfandel; big, bold, spicy, and fruity. This Oregon Zinfandel gives the California grape a run for its money. At $38, it is a little overpriced but scores well at 4/5.
Syncline Wine Cellars
James and Poppie Mantone met in 1997 while working the harvest at LaVelle Vineyards in the Willamette Valley. Four years later they began to explore their passion of Rhone varietal wines on the North side of the Columbia River by starting Syncline Wine Cellars. Located a few miles north and west of Lyle, WA the drive to the winery leads you into the hills and forests of the Gorge. With Mount Hood rising in the distance, the winery is an unassuming barn with a few acres of adjacent vineyards of Syrah. Inside the barn, 5000 acres of traditional winemaking and passion take place.
James Mantone is a visionary and a traditionalist. Listening to him talk, you can hear the desire to produce wine that represents the style of the Rhone Valley. James is producing Syrah, Mourvedre, Rousanne, Viognier, and even a Pinot Noir made from Celilo Vineyards in Washington. More non-traditional grapes like Counoise, Cinsault, and Carignan are used in various percentages for blends.
"Rhone is like a good barbeque. May not be the prettiest thing in the world, but it is dang satisfying." J. Mantone
What I Liked
We tried eight wines while visiting the very busy Syncline Winery. Outside it was rainy and muddy and inside was the overwhelming aroma of fermenting juice and musty oak. I would love to sit down with each of the wines again someday, but here are the notes from the stand out surprises.
2009 Syncline Roussanne – I'm a huge fan of Roussanne. It is quickly becoming a stand out white wine for me. The Syncline Roussanne showcases the oaked pear fruit and stony minerality that I like. The mouth feel is full and round with a great acidity finish. $22 3+/5
2008 Syncline Pinot Noir – Yes, a Pinot Noir from Washington State; Celilo Vineyards. Bright strawberry and cranberry on the nose with additional aromas of roses. In the mouth there is a combination of smooth on the front palate and tart on the mid palate; great layers of fruit. Are you sure this isn't from the Willamette Valley? $28 3+/5
2008 Cuvee Elena – Southern Rhone inspired with a Grenache (48%) and Mouvedre (24%) focused blend that also includes Syrah, Counoise, and Cinsault. Not much in my notes except silky and thick. Perfume and raspberry on the nose with great layers of fruit and spice. $35 4+/5
I highly recommend a stop in the Columbia Gorge for wine tasting. Hood River and The Dalles make great places to stay with Hood River offering an eclectic mix of modern and small town. Hood River is also the wind surfing capital of the world and home to Full Sail Brewery for when your palate needs a break from the wine. Joining the trip was Clive Pursehouse from The Oregon Wine Blog. See his recap of the journey too.
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04 Aug 2010
Episode 100 V Sattui Winery
The history of V. Sattui Winery dates back to 1885 when Italian born winemaker and baker Vittorio Sattui built a great reputation in San Francisco with St. Helena Wine Company. An expanding operation led to a new location and new name, V. Sattui Wine Company in the San Francisco Mission District. Prohibition forced the end of V. Sattui and the wine company lay dormant for 60 years. Pledged to re-establish a family legacy, Dario Sattui pursued his dreams and passions which led to the eventual re-establishment of V. Sattui on their existing property in 1975.
This story intrigues me for two reasons. First, I love the pursuit of the American dream by an Italian immigrant and the continued pursuit to re-establish that dream by the Sattui family. Second, rarely does a company celebrate 125 years. The oldest Washington Wineries are celebrating 30-35 years with Chateau St. Michelle being the grandfather at 76 years old. Congratulations to V. Sattui Winery on their longevity, rebirth, success and quality.
V. Sattui farms 230 acres of estate vineyards primarily in Napa Valley. All 45 of their wines are available only from their tasting room and through phone or internet orders. 100% self distributed, you will never see V. Sattui in stores or restaurants. Visitors to V. Sattui can enjoy a picnic on the beautiful grounds that include gardens, fountain and two story Italian themed castle. V. Sattui is Napa's only winery to have their own extensive in-house Italian marketplace and deli that includes pasta, panini, charcuterie, dessert, bread, salad and 205 cheeses from around the world.
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2008 V. Sattui Early Harvest Riesling
- The Stuff: 100% estate grown Napa Valley Riesling; aged 6 months in stainless steel; 12.3% ABV; 2004 cases
- The Swirl: Soft honey yellow with slight lemon lime components, appears thicker in viscosity
- The Sniff: Very bright and lively honeysuckle and floral components with a hint of the traditional petroleum aroma of a Riesling. The sniff gives off the hint that the wine might be sweet.
- The Sip: A wonderful full and round mouth feel that gently envelops your tongue with a hint of honey and pear. The finish leaves a slight pucker on your mouth but the bright acidity washes your palate clean leaving you ready for the next sip.
- The Score: At only $18.75 this is a top notch Riesling to pair with Asian food, spicy food and perfect for sipping on the back of a boat on a hot day. One of the more enjoyable Rieslings I've had. 4/5
Cellar Tracker Score 92 Points with 1 Review
2008 V Sattui Henry Ranch Pinot Noir
- The Stuff: 100% Pinot Noir from Los Caneros, fermented in stainless steel, aged in barrels, 951 cases produced, 14.6% ABV
- The Swirl: Thin plum colors with undertones of darker dried raspberries. The color presents itself as about 50% opaque. Definitely not your strawberry or cherry cola Pinot
- The Sniff: The bouquet is a concoction of stewed plums, tomatoes, and darker fruits with hints of gamey meat and earth.
- The Sip: Terroir driven with herb, black tea, coffee bean, and dark plum flavors. All these components come together in a softer and elegant presentation that makes them enjoyable and intriguing with layers of flavor.
- The Score: At $36 this is a more old world presentation of Pinot Noir that seems to brings forth a lot of characteristics of the soil it is grown in. If you love traditional then you'll like this wine. If you want a lighter and fruitier Pinot Noir, then you may be disappointed. 3+/5
Cellar Tracker Score of 94 Points with 1 Review
2007 V. Sattui Vittorio's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
- The Stuff: 97% Cabernet and 3% Merlot; fermented in stainless steel and aged in 50% new French and 50% used French oak; 930 cases produced; 14.8%ABV
- The Swirl: Thick, dull and dark. This wine presents itself with a muted deep purple and is solid in color all the way to the edges; about 80% opaque.
- The Sniff: A shy nose with hints of dust and dark raspberry aromas. Subtle hints of dark cocoa are also present.
- The Sip: A well structured Cabernet that behaves appropriately in the mouth but doesn't dare to offend or surprise with anything. Good layers of dried dark fruits, herbs and dried tobacco. Everything about this wine says subdued and dark. A medium tannin and muted finish round out the sip.
- The Score: Without anything to stand out, this wine becomes an easy to forget $35 Cabernet that would sit well at the dinner table but doesn't seem to leave a lasting impression. Well made, but at this point in its life it is a 3/5.
*Wine was provided as an industry sample with the intent to review
20 Jul 2010
Keep Your Hands Off My Pinot
Pinot Noir, the noble Queen of Burgundy. The vine that produces ample aggravation for some and amazing reward for others. Joel Fleischman of Vanity Fair describes Pinot Noir as "the most romantic of wines, with so voluptuous a perfume, so sweet an edge, and so powerful a punch that, like falling in love, they make the blood run hot and the soul wax embarrassingly poetic."
My romance with Pinot Noir has yet to be discovered. At times we've stolen away for a quick embrace but each encounter left me feeling betrayed and empty as I longed for the full thick flavor of Cabernet or the smooth softness of Merlot. One affair caused my heart to quicken. A sultry, sweet seductress from the Willamette Valley gave me hope for a lasting romance. But alas, it was not meant to be, as I returned to my spicy lover, Syrah. When my good friends Ed Thralls, Joe Herrig and Tamara Belgard announced the group Pinot Noir twitter orgy on July 15, I secretly agreed. I kept my cheating intentions from my lovers and eagerly circled the date on my calendar.
As the date arrived, I found myself excited to share in the rendezvous with six Pinot Noir from Oregon and California. The sultry queen prepared herself and the seven of us hid away in a quiet room of the house. While my wife did homework in a nearby room, I explored each of them uncovering layers of lush fruit, velvet vanilla and even hints of spice. One queen was a little dirty and liked it funky. I hope it wasn't too kinky that I brought my video camera to capture the passion, excitement and lust. One intoxicating beauty captured my heart. Her scent, her taste will remain in my heart and on my lips for eternity. Alas, I have discovered the joy of Pinot Noir.
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2008 Duck Pond Cellars Pinot Noir
- The Stuff: 98% Pinot Noir 2% Gamay Noir; Aged 7 months in oak; 13.5% ABV; 17,000 cases
- The Swirl: Light cherry cola color with sparkling jewel tones at the edge. About 40% opaque.
- The Sniff: More immediate presentations of earth and cedar that open up to subtle aroma of cranberry and light cherry.
- The Sip: A good structured Pinot Noir that would pair well with all kinds of food dishes. The Duck Pond lacks depth in layers and structures to compete with more expensive wines, but for the price point this is certainly a label to keep on your radar.
- The Score: At $20 retail I score this a 3/5
2007 Tom Eddy Pinot Noir Manchester Ridge
- The Stuff: 100% Pinot Noir from Manchester Ridge; Aged 9 months in 66% new French oak; 14.6%ABV; 72 cases
- The Swirl: Smoky cherry with muted color at the edge. About 50% opaque
- The Sniff: Candied cinnamon and cherry with slight undertones of earth and funk
- The Sip: Amazing structure that I described during the tasting as "elegance in a glass." There is a slight tartness on the finish that presents cranberry and vanilla. Wonderful acidity.
- The Score: At $55, Tom Eddy shows they can do more amazing Cab. 3+/5
2007 Solena Estate Domain Danielle Laurent Pinot Noir
- The Stuff: 100% Pinot Noir from Yamhill Carlton District; 11 months in 52% new French oak; 13.9%ABV; 573 cases
- The Swirl: Light cherry colors with pink undertones and pink hued edges. About 50% opaque.
- The Sniff: Mushroom, earth, funk, and hints of cranberry
- The Sip: Layers of earth, vegetal components, and thin cherry fruit. A good acidity finish cleanses the palate to prep you for another sip. Could see this pairing well with ham, turkey, and Christmas.
- The Score: At $45 this is the type of Pinot that some may turn their nose up. It's a well made wine with good structure and layers. If you like terroir driven Burgundian Pinot, you'll love this wine. Give it a sip before you commit to a whole case. 3+/5
2008 Solena Estate Hyland Vineyard Pinot Noir
- The Stuff: 100% Pinot Noir from Hyland Vineyard; aged 13 months in 80% new French oak; 13.7%ABV; 300 cases
- The Swirl: Medium plum and garnet colors with about 60% opacity
- The Sniff: Cherry cola, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla.
- The Sip: Elegant vanilla on the front palate with enchanting tart strawberry and under ripe cherry. Love the layers in the wine as it progresses during the sip. Finish is strong and lingering with a very well balanced acidity.
- The Score: At $50 this may be a special occasion Pinot for a lot of people. A safe bet that will impress you with every sip. Drink alone or pair with food for a memorable experience. 4/5
2008 Meiomi Belle Glos Pinot Noir
- The Stuff: 100% Pinot Noir from Sonoma, Monterey, and Santa Barbara; 9 months in 60% new French oak; 13.9%ABV
- The Swirl: Strong plum color with good color to the edges. Presents about 50% opaque
- The Sniff: Tight aroma of red berry, baking spice and cedar.
- The Sip: A book of layers that turns one page at a time across the entire drinking experience. I love the initial smooth mouth coating feel where the wine envelops your tongue and gives it a nice warm hug. Beautiful ripe strawberry and cranberry flavor appears and then transforms into a smoky baking spice. The long lingering finish wraps up a fantastically well made wine.
- The Score: At $25 this is a superstar Pinot Noir that fits in most people's budgets. A MUST try! 4/5
2008 Belle Glos Las Alturas Pinot Noir
- The Stuff: 100% Pinot Noir from Las Alturas; Aged 9 months in 60% new French oak; 14.8%ABV
- The Swirl: Medium dark plum and crimson colors that borderline Merlot. About 70% opaque
- The Sniff: Close your eyes and picture yourself in the kitchen. Your grandma just baked her world famous cherry pie. The room is filled with aroma of bright ripe cherry, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and that slight burnt aroma from the pie filling that spilled on the rack. That is this wine!
- The Sip: The aroma comes across very well on the palate as well bringing supple fruit flavors that showcase the amazing winemaking and extraction achieved by Joe Wagner. This Pinot Noir is without a doubt the best Pinot Noir I've had to date and is an established baseline for me.
- The Score: $44; a wine to remember, long for and diligently seek out. 4+/5
Cool video from Joe Wagner, winemaker of the wine reviewed above
The Blind Tasting Results
The Pinot Noir twitter event turned into an all out smack down pitting region against region. This gave me an idea. I decided to taste along during the event AND then host a blind tasting with 12 of my closest wino friends. Prior to people arriving I brown bagged and tagged each wine. I was the only person who knew the contents. My friends were instructed to taste the wine, take notes and then make their votes indicating a 1 with their favorite and a 6 with their least favorite. Below are the results in order from least favorite to favorite:
- Solena Estates DDL $45 – Avg Score 4.5 (received a 2 and several 3's)
- Duck Pond $20 – Avg Score 4.1 (received several 3's)
- Solena Estates Hyland $50 – Avg Score 3.9 (polarizing with lots of 2's and 6's)
- Tom Eddy Manchester Ridge $55 – Avg Score 3.6 (received two first place votes, no 6's)
- Belle Glos Las Alturas $44 – Avg Score 2.8 (received mostly 2's with a few 1's and one 6)
- Meiomi Belle Glos $25 – Avg Score 2.0 (received mostly 1's with a few 2's and 3's)
Put 12 palates in a room and you see the diversity of taste, but in the end a consistent pattern emerges.
Things overheard at a Pinot Noir tasting!
@winecouver: She thought his Pinot lacked length. The poor winemaker hung his head in shame. #pinotentendre
@SipwithMe: I'm thinking someone's going to have a really big Pinot in their mouth soon. #pinotentendre #pinotnoir
@girlwithaglass What is happening when your tongue feels like you are sucking on wood? #pinotnoir #pinotentendre
@NINhilista Excuse me, but your pinot is showing…Thx 4 multiple corkasms! #pinotentendre
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The Under $10 Wine Team
Store shelves seem to be lined with large selections of wine at and around $10. The challenge at that price point is getting a wine that provides more interest than grape flavored alcohol, thin fruit taste, poor aroma, or big woody oak to hide inferior quality juice. With beer, it's pretty safe to assume that most light beers have certain flavors. The majority of main line beer has distinct tastes that register in our memory. With so many wine labels on the shelves, selecting one can be pretty hit and miss.
I believe the $10 price point is pretty status quo for the daily drinking wino on a budget and the occasional wine sipper. Therefore it is important to have a list of trustworthy labels that can be counted on to deliver.
The Under $10 Wine Team
In early 2010 I began the mission of fielding a team of wine players that could score at parties, hit it out of the park for value, and be trusted to step to the plate in most any situation. The rules were that each wine had to be purchased for $10 or less (sales, club discounts, bulk discounts were considered). Wines showed up to spring training and specially scheduled tryouts to show their stuff for the coaches. Each was vying for a coveted spot on the 12 man roster of 9 starters and 3 reserves. While legal issues (state distribution) kept us from trying out every player referred to us, we made every effort to select players who are widely available. After reviewing the scouting reports and film, I am pleased to reveal the 2010 "Under $10 Wine Team." I've included the coach's summary, roster position, and stats for each player. Links to the full scouting report are included for your reference. Many of these players' tryouts were filmed. Enjoy the footage and make a note of the jersey (label) so you can get an autograph next time you are in the store.
2008 Chateau St. Michelle Riesling (WA)
2008 J.Lohr Syrah (CA)
2008 Caterina Chardonnay ($10-$12)
2008 Dancing Bull Zinfandel (CA)
2008 Cono Sur Sauvignon Blanc (Chile) $10-13
2007 Columbia Crest Grand Estates Cabernet Sauvignon (WA)
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2007 Velvet Devil Merlot (WA)
2006 Kiona Lemberger (WA)
The Bench Players and Reserves2008 Gozzo Malbec (Argentina)
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NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Divisional Dean Bjorn Hanson of the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies (NYU-SCPS) Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management has announced that five prominent sports business professionals joined the sports management faculty as adjunct faculty members this semester.
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"The return of alumni such as Evan and Scott, who now hold senior leadership positions with sports organizations, is a validation of the Tisch Center's success in preparing its graduates for leadership roles in sports business," said Boland. "They will be exceptional teachers and role models for our students as they pursue their studies and launch their careers."
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They couldn't plan a forum where more working people could attend? Let this be heard that we want to keep our OB- RMH! I also live in Eureka but prefer to have my care from the wonderful staff at RMH OB dept! I had a long labor ending up in a c-section and I couldn't image being anywhere else! The staff knew me and my doctor was right there. Please think real hard before closing this ward. It could save lives by people coming from Southern Humboldt!
How terribly unfortunate that the St Joseph perinatal department is having their staff meeting at the same exact time as the public meeting is being held. Just so the public knows, the staff meeting was planned well before the Fortuna meeting. It's a real shame that the Powers that Be did not take this into account when scheduling the community forum so that concerned providers would be free to participate in both meetings. Whoops!
where can you take classes locally?
... local politics appear more moderate? Referring to photos of Rex and Virginia? What is moderate about them, exactly?
Please attend this meeting people! Rumor mill has a certain administrator up at St. Joseph saying this was the only day/time he could attend a meeting… I hope this isn't true! Think of it… a PUBLIC FORUM to discuss a VERY important issue and one of the top dogs says, "I can only be there Thursday at noon"? This would be so seriously wrong if it were true… not all that unlikely… just plain wrong!
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, NOON… Fortuna River Lodge!
Apparently the Admin's JUST sent out an email today about an employee forum TOMORROW! about this issue.
I got a call about it just a minute ago.
Typical behavior… send out an email at the last minute to employees who have a vested interest in the issue.
Tomorrow at the Renner Room, Redwood Memorial Hospital 12:30 and again at 4 or 5pm.
I know I went on the other day about Redwood Memorial Hospital and the St Joseph Health System, but our system has such a large share of the health care business here in Humboldt that what's going on in this county is directly related to the politics of the St Joseph Health System.
Mad River Hospital is important also and I know several people who work there. We need the focus to be on a balanced plan and cooperation between all players so that the people of Humboldt County and our visitors can have good medical care. I don't see that happening currently, but I do hope this current issue stimulates people to take a harder look at what's going on here.
If you can, please make it to the public meeting at the RiverLodge in Fortuna, Thursday December 5, at noon. Screwy time for sure, but I do hope folks will attend en masse!
I'll be there up until the time I go to work at 1500.
Since when is being on call 24 hours a day 6 days a week considered 3/4 time!! Sounds like a full time job to me!
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Thanks for the feedback, Louisa. You're absolutely right about the fact I wouldn't have wanted to ask any male surf guide anywhere about needing tampons, including the Texan ex-pat running the B&B where I stayed in Taiwan – even in Arcata I'll always pick the checkout line with a female clerk. (I could digress into a long discussion about the generational/social factors influencing women's comfort with their bodily functions.) My point was, I can be forgetful and shy and end up in ridiculous situations because of those flaws, but hopefully someone, somewhere, will learn from my mistakes.
To the general public ... if you are interested in viewing the erection of the Table Bluff Brewing LLC (DBA) Lost Coast Brewing) brewing plant ... I recommend the following.
Sunset Road is presently being used by not only the public but also by contractors and heavy equipment building the brewery on Sunset Road. Sunset Road is in a deplorable state. The city is not maintaining the road surface and it is being further degraded by the constant use by heavy equipment. There are no alternate exits from Sunset Road so you will not be able to get out except the way you came in. You may also damage your car steering and/or suspension.
So ... Visit Sunset Memorial Park just south of Sunset Road and north of K Mart on south Broadway at the south end of Eureka. It is a beautiful cemetery and final resting place that is well maintained by the grounds crew. Located just across the highway from Lithia Motors and W&W Mobile Homes and is open to the public during the day until about 5PM in the evening.
Drive up into the cemetery, visit friends and relatives, walk the grounds and enjoy the views of the bay. Look to the north, across Sunset Road and view the construction activity for the brewery and try to envision the final complex. Affordable entertainment and educational fun for the whole family. Please be respectful of other visitors and funerals that may be in progress.
Well Ringmaster Willie,
If you are only going to bet on sure things, I can tell you are not a gambler. You said in your comment "I would bet you a dollar, they sold those cypress trees and the property owners received nothing for it.", and you are correct, the trees were sold and none of the proceeds were offered to us.
Ms Groom, was probably ill advised concerning her rights concerning the row of Monterey Pine Cypress trees. Many people in California are probably under the impression that they can do whatever they want with trees that grow on their property and THAT would be a false impression, especially if the trees are not wholly on their property. In Kallis v Sones (Filed August 9, 2012, Ordered Published on August 29, 2012) 2012 WL 3156602, the California Second District Court of Appeal ruled that ... a "line tree" – a tree whose trunk stands partly on the land of two or more coterminous owners, ... belongs to each of them in common. ... neither owner "is at liberty to cut the tree without the consent of the other, nor to cut away the part which extends into his land, if he thereby injures the common property in the tree."
In Kallis v Sones, the cutting down (without permission) of a single 70 foot tall Aleppo Pine tree straddling the boundary line between the litigants properties cost the defendant (who caused the tree to be cut down) over $100,000 settlement to the Plaintiff. The award did not include attorney or court costs!
The location of the individual trees in the Monterey Cypress Row along Sunset Road was part of a survey in 1998. The locations are also well documented in pictures and markings by the city. At least 10 of the trees, and possibly as many as 18 of them, were unarguably line trees. The math is simple, 10 trees times $100,000 = $1,000,000. I had offered to sell all our rights and ownership in Sunset Road as it lay within the city limits of the City of Eureka to Ms. Groom for $100,000 if Ms. Groom agreed to pay the associated costs to do the lot line adjustments. I made the offer well before the trees were cut down and before any construction had begun. Ms. Groom never answered or accepted my offer and it was withdrawn.
I was out of town in Granite Bay when the trees were cut down and was given no warning that the trees were to be clear cut. Had I been warned I would have quickly applied for a TRO temporary restraining order to stop the loss of the commonly owned trees, prevent Ms. Groom from committing a possibly illegal act and to preserve the value of our property and our pastoral views.
With the trees gone we now have an unobstructed view of the sewerage treatment plant and when the redesigned brewery buildings are constructed we will lose our views (at that point) of the Elk river where it enters Humboldt Bay, the Humboldt Bay boat turning basin and possibly the Pacific Ocean
Is it better to do what ever you please, without regard of the harm you cause and without asking permission and after the fact contritely ask forgiveness? So far, in the case of the Monterey Cypress Tree Row it has not only been better for Ms. Groom but it may have even been more profitable.
So far ...
New Zealand and Humboldt have much more than rainfall in common...their right-wing christian agenda makes a return visit highly unlikely, we have all we can stand right here.
Honestly. LCB makes enough money out of shipments and everything (i know someone who worked there for years) they could afford to use local labor. Removing the trees without the express authorization of the property owner is a crock of poo poo. I would bet you a dollar, they sold those cypress trees and the property owners received nothing for it. Cypress is a hard to come by mold/pest/rot resistant tree that is in high demand. This beer is being boycotted from here to Kansas as far as I know, and hopefully will be brought to more peoples attention on how they are using deceptive practices to make more money. If you really want to make money, jsut go sell out to Budweiser, then people would not be so shocked to see who was supporting the cutting of our ancient redwoods.
I'd like to say that this is NOT just an issue for Fortuna. This encompasses so much of the Southern Humboldt region and even to the north. There are several possible scenarios here: eventual downgrading of RMH to a minor medical facility, closing it altogether, or selling it off.
Stripping Redwood Memorial Hospital of services that are needed even this far south of Eureka can be seen as one of several steps towards those ends. Changing management of the individual departments at RMH so they are all overseen directly from St Joseph Hospital in Eureka is another (this is part of a step-by-step process that although may be part of a financial turn-around plan, still saps Redwood Memorial of it's own identity as a hospital making it more of a satellite facility to St Joe's).
Longer drives to get to Eureka and St Joseph Hospital, if you have transportation available that is, longer ambulance drives to Eureka (that White Elephant - "The Tower" has a very large ED that needs more patients to make it look as though it was actually a needed thing here in Humboldt), concentrating services in Eureka which would probably translate into harder-to-get appointments, longer waiting room times.... is this what people really want in Humboldt County?
The leadership of St Joseph Health System both in and out of Humboldt County has a history of making massive errors, helping to alienate the local population and medical professionals, as well as basically throwing good money after bad. Remember back around 2006 when the Admins of St Joseph Health systems here pissed off the local Radiologists?
Here's a little quote from NCJ article on this...
"Back then, local hospital watchers agreed that driving the radiologists away was probably the biggest bonehead decision St. Joe administrators made in recent years, and there were many to choose from.".
It is amazing to see them continue to make poor decisions, throw money away, but stretch out their hands to the community asking for support.
There is no admission that they make these colossal mistakes time-and-again. Blame regulations, the poor, state and federal reimbursements instead. Yes, these are all elements of the larger problem in U.S. healthcare, but here in Humboldt County we have the dealings of St Joseph Health System adding fuel to the fire.
This is a much broader issue than just being a local town issue. The community Redwood Memorial Hospital serves is greater than the boundaries encircling Fortuna. People need to start educating themselves on what's going on here and start getting active to let St Joseph Health Systems know how much health care in this area means to everyone. Redwood Memorial Hospital... and Mad River Hospital... are not insignificant, unneeded, or disposable.
Looks like it survived, but just, its close swing around the sun.
No comments.... really?
I'll comment... it appears by the actions of those in charge that the St. Joseph Health System has a low regard for what the people of Humboldt County want or need. Their primary concerns are pushing their hard-line Catholic agenda in this secluded area (they've been establishing their monopoly here for years), and being more corporate instead of more community health conscious.
I'm not surprised that Mad River's numbers have grown... St. Joseph Health System has routinely pissed off the medical professionals in the area, pissed off the other community members, then held out their hand asking people to donate money for poorly-planned projects like the White Elephant in Eureka (aka "The Tower"). Historically, Redwood Memorial Hospital has operated in a more efficient, more economically stable manner than St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka. We went through all this the last time they tried to take OB/GYN services from Fortuna to Eureka. The numbers were there then.
There are great employees at both campuses and at General Hospital... it's the poor leadership we have had year-after-year (Joe Marks, Mike Purvis..... ), and the blind leadership from Santa Rosa and Orange, who are assisting in taking down health care in this county.
Poor management decisions leading to overspending, continued "missions" to places like Napa for the administration, managers from Eureka overseeing both hospital campuses and making poor choices are driving down morale and driving up costs here. The stress is palpable so much more than in years past. In Fortuna, at Redwood Memorial Hospital, we have people talking more and more about retiring or finding some other way out of here, solely because the administration seems to lack the ability to recognize the "Human" aspect of Human Resources and show a genuine concern for the community.
I asked Joe Marks and one of the Sisters once during an employee meeting (back when we were going through this several years ago), if the plan was to strip Redwood Memorial of it's viable services, use those services to prop up St Joseph Hospital so it could be sold, then leave Humboldt County for good? The Sister went on about how important Redwood was to Humboldt County and on about the significance of it's history here and that they would never do such a thing.
Well, here we are again.
Just a small example of the games played... the town meeting... Thursday, December 5th at the River Lodge in Fortuna... it's at NOON! How many people do you think can get away from commitments at noon to attend a public forum? How many people who depend on RMH and it's OB/GYN services but live miles away from Fortuna will be able to drive up here for a meeting at noon? Not to mention the physicians and employees of the health system who will be working and unable to attend. Whoever set that one up is either plain ignorant or maybe pretty damn sneaky.
I not only work at RMH, I use this hospital for my own medical care, my family's care, and it serves my community... the people who fix my car so it runs safe and reliable, the people who fix food at the establishments I go to for breakfast/lunch/dinner, the people who provide me with so much more, helping to meet my personal needs day-in and day-out. This hospital is important to me and those I live with in Fortuna. The Sisters of Orange and their Corporate leaders should be better stewards of Humboldt County's health care.
The 22, cypress trees that were cut down along Sunset Road on February 27th and 28th, 2013, were boundary line trees located at the property line between the brewery property (previously owned by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Santa Rosa) and the 40 foot wide Sunset Road easement which is located on land owned by my wife and I. I never was asked if the trees could be cut down and have not seen any report stating that they were a hazard and just HAD to be removed. From watching construction of the brewery from our home up on the hill I can see where there is money being saved by the trees being removed.
The city did not give Table Bluff Brewing LLC explicit permission to cut down the trees and I question if the city ever had that right. When an easement is given for a public right of way does that also give away the ownership and rights to standing crops, timber, buildings and boundary line trees? I say NO. A dedication has to be explicit in what is being dedicated. The road dedication on Parcel Map No. 3189 says "easement for a public street, public utilities, and all purposes incidental thereto". There is no mention of the old 70 to 100 year old trees that were 100 feet tall. By omission they were excluded from the dedication and ownership transferred to my wife and I upon purchase of the land.
My wife and I purchased the land in 1998 and we occupied the land in 1999. Our parcel is a flag lot, 2 acres in size. The pole of the flag lot is Sunset Road from Hwy 101 in the city up to my neighbors driveway on the hill, past the city / county line at Weiler Road, in Humboldt County. The flag of the flag lot is the residential parcel upon which is built our home. All roads past the city / county line are non county roads, privately maintained and subject to road maintenance agreements. No parcels of land within the City of Eureka city limits had permanent rights to use Sunset Road. Sunset Road was only an easement to get from Hwy 101 to the Humboldt County line where all the residential parcels are located. The red house on the corner of Hwy 101 (Broadway) and Sunset Road used their driveway on Hwy 101 as their access. The red house garage had an occasional access through an additional door on the back of the garage. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Santa Rosa had a seasonal gate on Sunset Road just before Weiler Road to cut and remove hay from the pasture land. Now, because of the dedication of Sunset Road to the City of Eureka, the city is illegally expanding their rights and are exceeding the original intent of the dedication by allowing construction of, and commercial use by a Heavy Industry Brewery.
I have found lawyers who are willing to pursue a case for the illegal removal of boundary line trees on a chargeable, per hour, fee basis but have been unable to find any who are willing to take on the case on a contingency basis and most of the local firms can claim conflict of interest.
The case could quickly expand to include the City of Eureka. How the city obtained the road dedication and now it has now allowed use of the right of way in ways never intended are possible side issues. Because most of the legal firms in town have at least one lawyer that has represented the city, or their employees, or the brewery or their associates, the search for qualified representation is very difficult. It could be described as being similar to the search by Diogenes of Sinope.
Dean Slone - NBN - New Brewery Neighbor
The climate is changing at an accelerating rate, not just in this county but state/nation/worldwide. Mark is the only supervisor trying to curb new subdivisions from blowing up in rural areas. Humboldt County is our "local" in "think global, act local". The other four supervisors are not only creating new legal loopholes to accommodate urbanization, they're also intentionally disregarding the future state of our environment related to their planning. Not to mention the influx of population, crime, etc. They are tied to developers. Follow the money on this one.
I live in Mexico when I'm not in Humboldt and I find Jennifer's comment about buying tampons in Mexico irritating and racist. Most women wouldn't want to mention their need for tampons from their Thai surf guide, either. Mexico has enough media problems without inventing false ones in a forced and ineffective attempt to be funny. The only difference between buying tampons in Mexico vs. the U.S. is that pharmacies in Mexico are not self-service, so unless you're in Costco or a supermarket, you have to ask for the tampons from a clerk behind a counter (usually a young woman, by the way). Some people find that disconcerting. Other than that, there's no difference at all.


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3/29/2001: Re: Religious Freedom in Vietnam Dear Secretary O'Neill |
The Honorable Paul H. O'Neill Dear Secretary O'Neill: On behalf of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (the Commission), I am writing to urge you to withhold U.S. support for International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank loans to Vietnam in light of that government's grievous violations of the right to religious freedom. The Commission is a federal government entity created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA) to monitor religious freedom in other countries and advise the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress on how best to promote it. This evaluation and recommendation of U.S. policy is made pursuant to the Commission's mandate in IRFA, Sec. 202, 22 U.S.C. § 6532. Despite the increase in religious practice among the Vietnamese people in the last 10 years, the Vietnamese government suppresses organized religious activities forcefully and monitors and controls religious communities. The government prohibits religious activity by those not affiliated with one of the six officially recognized religious organizations. Individuals have been detained, fined, imprisoned, and kept under close surveillance by security forces for engaging in "illegal" religious activities. In addition, the government uses the recognition process to monitor and control officially sanctioned religious groups: restricting the procurement and distribution of religious literature, controlling religious training, and interfering with the selection of religious leaders. The IMF and the World Bank reportedly are considering loans to the Vietnamese government of up to $800 million to further Vietnam's economic reform programs. The proposed loan package would provide up to $400 million during the first two to three years of the program. An additional $400 million would be conditional upon the Vietnamese government making satisfactory progress in the implementation of its economic reforms during the program's initial period. While these loans are part of the two organizations' ongoing assistance to the Vietnamese government, they reportedly would represent the first set of IMF and World Bank loans to Vietnam in five years. Officials of the IMF and the World Bank apparently are hopeful that the respective executive boards would approve the loans in April 2001, with their implementation to follow in May. The Commission recommends that the United States should withhold its support for IMF and World Bank loans to the government of Vietnam (except those providing for basic human needs) until the government of Vietnam agrees to make substantial improvements in the protection of religious freedom.1 The Commission believes that supporting international economic aid that primarily benefits the Vietnamese government without requiring a commitment to substantially improve its protection of religious freedom rewards that government for its human rights abuses and may be interpreted as a signal of U.S. indifference. The Commission recognizes that Congress has set down policy guidelines for the withholding of U.S. support for IMF or World Bank loans on human rights grounds in both the International Financial Institutions Act of 1977 and IRFA.2 The Commission believes that the severity of the Vietnamese government's violation of religious freedom, and its apparent unwillingness to make sustained improvements in the protection of religious freedom, warrants the use of this sanction. The United States should not withhold its support for loans made for the purpose of providing for basic human needs of the Vietnamese people. Thank you for your consideration of the Commission's recommendation. Please do not hesitate to contact the Commission's Executive Director, Steven T. McFarland, or myself should you wish to discuss this matter further. Respectfully,
Elliott Abrams cc: Honorable Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State John Duncan, Acting Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Legislative Affairs Office of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom 1Indicators of such improvements include:
2Sec. 701, International Financial Institutions Act of 1977, 22 U.S.C. § 262d; IRFA § 405(a)(12), 22 U.S.C. § 6445.
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There is something for everyone at the Berkshire Botanical Garden. Below is a list of our scheduled events classes, and exhibits. For details on any individual listing, just click on the event for more information. If you still have questions, feel free to call the garden at 413.298.3926. See you at the Garden!
December 2013 – February 2014
Holiday Marketplace Cocktail Party
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Non-Member + $95.00Member + $85.00 It's the kick-off event of the Holiday Season! Join us Friday night, December the 6th, as we welcome winter [...]
The Business of Gardening
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Classes meet on Fridays, 1-5pm: January 17, 24, 31, 2014. This course is a must for those working or planning to work professionally in the field of horticulture. [...]
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Non-Member + $45.00Member + $35.00 The Berkshire Botanical Garden is honored to welcome guest lecturer Louis Benech for our 2014 Winter Lecture taking place [...]


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