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Brocato said he couldn't point to a vote Elliott made that he disagrees with.
“There’s nothing specifically that we’ve chosen to highlight as questionable," Brocato said.
But Brocato said change is needed.
Brocato said that more needs to be done to reform what he says is a corrupt state government, citing the failed V.C. Summer nuclear reactor project that electricity customers underwrote and examples of repeated ethics violations that he says result in light punishment for legislators.
Brocato said the gas tax, which legislators increased by 12 cents per gallon last year after years of debate, should have a sunset clause that could be used as incentive to reform the state Department of Transportation.
Brocato also said he wants to dissolve the State Infrastructure Bank that funds large-scale projects and has faced charges of cronyism.
“I don’t think things are cleaned up in Columbia, and we may not be able to expect the gas tax money to be used efficiently,” he said.
Elliott said he voted against the gas tax increase because DOT reform is needed to place the agency under the executive supervision of the governor's office.
When asked why he is running, Harms said in an email that "last year, the taxpayers were hit with the largest tax increase in the history of South Carolina." When asked to elaborate, Harms said, "I will vote to cut spending and reduce the tax burden on the taxpayers."
Brocato said he wants to reform education by supporting school choice initiatives such as "tax credit scholarships" but not ones like vouchers or education savings accounts that he says have failed in other states.
On gun rights, Brocato said that "so-called 'assault-style weapons' are not uniquely deadly, are not weapons of war, and should not be restricted. Fully automatic weapons are entirely different and have been continuously restricted since the 1930s."
When asked to elaborate on the issues raised by his opponents involving Second Amendment rights, school choice, gas taxes and government corruption, Harms wrote in an email, "The issue in the campaign is that Jason Elliott misled the district voters."
Opinion: August 3, 2018 at 12:00a.m.
This summer, people gathered in cities throughout the country to protest our government’s separation and incarceration of immigrant families. In Alabama, hundreds of local residents came together in Birmingham, Montgomery and Dothan.
It was only the Huntsville rally that made national news – after an armed counter-protester attempted to disrupt the event. Whether explicitly stated or not, the narrative was the same: A white Trump supporter threatening violence came to epitomize Alabama’s stance on immigration.
It’s a convenient narrative that plays into the hands of anti-immigrant policymakers, who’ve been using Alabama to justify harsh immigration policies for years.
In 2011, Alabama passed the notorious HB 56, the harshest anti-immigrant law in the country. It required schools to determine the immigration status of students, barred undocumented immigrants from working or renting housing, gave local law enforcement authority to verify immigration status and criminalized certain act...
Some of these provisions were struck down, but many are finding new life at the federal level. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently said schools should be able to decide whether to report undocumented students to ICE. And Jeff Sessions’ new “zero tolerance” policy and a series of procedural changes have taken th...
What gets ignored is the actual attitude of Alabamians toward immigrants. The majority of Alabamians aren’t uneducated racist bigots in lockstep with President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Yes, Trump won 62 percent of the vote in Alabama, but 36 percent of eligible voters weren’t compelled by any candidate to vote. Taken together with those who voted against him, Trump only won 39 percent of the total Alabama electorate.
As a native of Alabama, this isn’t news to me, but the rest of the country needs to know as well.
The fact that hundreds of people attended numerous rallies across Alabama in support of immigrants should be evidence enough. The crowds may not have broken any records, but in a state that’s predominantly rural, it’s a big deal.
Volunteers with Hometown Action, a new group organizing a multiracial constituency of working- class people in small towns and rural communities, have knocked on thousands of doors throughout Alabama. They’re asking about which issues matter most to local residents, and who they believe is responsible for their problem...
Even in the most conservative counties, we found that most people don’t blame immigrants for their problems – even if politicians do.
Most people understand it’s the politicians and their wealthy corporate donors – industries that also exploit the resources of Latin American nations, the labor of immigrant workers, and profit off the incarceration of children and their families – who are responsible for their struggles.
Alabamians are standing up for immigrants, and it’s time to change the narrative about who we are.
Justin Vest is the executive director of Hometown Action. He grew up in Alexander City, Ala.
Is ethnic cleansing the goal?
He’s quite right, of course. Note, however, that this is coming from neither a liberal nor from a moderate conservative complaining that Palin is too right-wing. It’s coming from an immigration hardliner complaining that Palin is too accomodating.
Normally the hardliners don’t talk about this because Palin’s lack of interest in policy of any kind, along with her resulting willingness to drink Kool-Aid of whatever flavor is put in front of her, is a feature, not a bug. Every once in a while, though, it comes back to bite them.
But don’t worry, Mark. I’m sure she’ll learn the proper responses before long.
U.S.\|Deaths From Drugs and Suicide Reach a Record in the U.S.
Deaths From Drugs and Suicide Reach a Record in the U.S.
A look at an analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and what it means.
The number of deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide in 2017 hit the highest level since the collection of this type of federal mortality data started in 1999, according to an analysis by two public health nonprofits, the Trust for America’s Health and the Well Being Trust. To reach their conclusion, the two groups par...
These causes killed more than twice as many as they did in 1999.
More than 150,000 Americans died from alcohol and drug-induced fatalities and suicide in 2017. Nearly a third — 47,173 — were suicides.
Dr. Miller attributed the increasing disparities in health care and inequalities in income as crucial factors in the feelings of despair, loneliness and a lack of belonging that contributed to suicides among many Americans.
The grim statistics are fueled by synthetic opioid deaths.
Twenty years ago, less than 1,000 deaths a year were attributed to fentanyl and synthetic opioids. In 2017, more than 1,000 Americans died from synthetic opioid overdoses every two weeks, topping 28,000 for the year.
Most of the increase was concentrated in the preceding five years, when such deaths rose tenfold and the opioid epidemic became the leading cause of death for Americans under 55.
West Virginia and New Mexico had the highest number of deaths, the analysis showed, with Mississippi and Texas the lowest. By region, the Northeast had the highest opioid death rates followed by the Midwest. The South’s rate was nearly half that of the Northeast.
“The numbers are driven in no small way by pharmaceutical companies creating addicting drugs and clinicians inappropriately oversubscribing opioids,” said John Auerbach, president and chief executive of Trust for America’s Health.
Though doctors and drug companies have been taking steps to control opioid addictions, Mr. Auerbach said, patients who are addicted to prescription opioids often shift to synthetic ones, like fentanyl, which is 50 times more potent than heroin. Fentanyl has also snaked its way into other drugs like cocaine, Xanax and M...
Suicides by gun increased 22 percent over the last decade.
Guns, which remain plentiful and accessible, were used in nearly half of the nation’s 47,173 suicides in 2017, the analysis showed.
Though most common with Caucasians, suicide by gun increased proportionally more among racial and ethnic minority groups, the study showed, especially among African-Americans and Latinos.
The rate among children and adolescents increased 16 percent.
Suicides can be the result of trauma that goes unrecognized or unaddressed — the loss of a job, home or death of a loved one, Mr. Auerbach said.
While state legislatures passed 69 gun control measures in 2018, the measures are not reflected in this data, which were collected before 2018.
Suicide by suffocation rose 42 percent in the last decade.
There were 13,075 such deaths in 2017. Dr. Miller and Mr. Auerbach attributed this increase to copycat suicides.
“People get the idea from high-profile celebrities who die by hanging,” Dr. Miller said. In addition, the materials used in a hanging suicide are much more available than firearms.
On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration approved a prescription treatment intended to help the 16 million adult Americans living with depression. Experts in treating depression said they were encouraged by the news, but remained cautious about the development.
Five states reported a dip in these types of deaths.
Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Utah and Wyoming saw decreases. In some instances, the numbers in these state were high to begin with, according to Mr. Auerbach, a former Massachusetts health commissioner.
He said that in response to the crisis, Massachusetts had begun to limit prescriptions of opioids; increase patient beds; focus on quality of care for patients who had suffered trauma; create suicide prevention programs for veterans; and reduce the stigma of suicide through public information campaigns.
Feeling Suicidal, Students Turned to Their College. They Were Told to Go Home.
Opioids, Car Crashes and Falling: The Odds of Dying in the U.S.
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A riches-to-rags story, an immigrant story and a quixotic road trip are bundled into Jade Chang’s sharply funny first novel. Charles Wang, a self-made millionaire, loses his Bel-Air estate and everything else in the 2008 economic collapse. Until then, Charles, a cosmetics mogul, was accustomed to getting his way — whet...
At a research station on earth’s remotest continent, Roisin and François find love. Both are haunted by trauma. She is an Irish astronomer studying comets in Antarctica, having fled a messy, intense (and sexual) relationship with her cousin Liam: “This is what she needs. Somewhere wild and inhospitable and brutal where...
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The avant-garde writer Ge Fei (the pen name of Liu Yong) is one of China’s most celebrated authors, yet until now his fiction had never been translated into English. In this enigmatic 2012 novel, the middle-aged Mr. Cui lives in Beijing with his sister and her husband, who want him out. He has nowhere to go. His wife d...
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Suicide, abortion, grief, religion, female friendship and first love are bold themes to tackle in a debut novel, but 26-year-old Brit Bennett seems admirably repelled by caution. In a Southern California town, the Upper Room Chapel is the center of a close-knit African-American community. Nadia Turner, a high school se...
Two of Saturday's Irish Premiership matches have been called off because the adverse weather conditions have made the pitches unplayable.
The games between Ballinmallard United and Linfield at Ferney Park and Coleraine against Glenavon at Ballycastle Road have been postponed.
Both grounds failed pitch inspections on Saturday morning and have been rescheduled for Tuesday 27 January.
Institute will play Dungannon Swifts on the same night at Drumahoe.
All three fixtures will kick off at 20:00 GMT.
Institute's home game against Dungannon Swifts on Friday night also fell victim of the weather, as has the Championship One fixture between Loughgall and Ards in Championship One.
Five Championship Two games have also been postponed, Ballymoney United v Coagh United, Banbridge Town v Glebe Rangers, Tobermore United v Sport and Leisure Swifts, Wakehurst v Portstewart and Dollingstown v Lurgan Celtic.
Limavady United v Queen's University and Newington v Moyola Park are the only games to survive the cold snap in that division.
All I know is the RR police will not hire you unless you have mad skills like computer hacking skills, nun-chuck skills, etc.
Nobody, I mean nobody makes Sheriff Bufford T. Justice look like a possums pecker.
I maybe outta here soon. Got an offer to go be a GS-08 at NNMC. If the money is right, I may take it.
The only RR pd besides Amtrak that sends folks to the academy was conrail and they were the last of the freight boys to still be considered craft (hourly employees) until their FOP sold them out. Wow. Sounds like Amtrak.
PS--NS police in Chicago are not even issued tickets books from what talking to the NS officer I work with.
Well you got some things wrong! First off I used to be a S/A for a large RR in the Chicago area (Not NS). One in Illinois you have FULL police authority on and off of your property. We WERE issued ticket books and I DID write tickets and arrest people for NON RR related things that I on-viewed! Does the RR like you arr...
And for the record it DOES help if you know someone to get in! So the NS cop is telling the truth Anytime we had openings we had like 1 opening and 300 applicants. My captain said look at these resumes and pull some people for interviews. If you know someone in that department it helps big time. And you most certainly ...
Folks, I want to apoligzie from derailing this thread.
The person in question that is mouthing he has inside help, is full of crap!
I have talked to NSCorp HR several times and YOU MUST BE State Certified in the State you are trying to work in. End of Question. They will knock you from the list if you are not.
Maybe in NS, but I know a few RR's that will hire you, swear you in and send all of your training for a waiver to the state board. Then you will have to take two classes (at least in Illinois) and a test. We had quite a few guys from out-of-state that did this. It all depends on the RR, and the state in which you apply...
Maybe in NS, but I know a few RR's that will hire you, swear you in and send all of your training for a waiver to the state board.
Not knocking the NS, cause there are good police officers working for them, however the one I would recommend if you have a choice is the UP hands down.
Well you got some things wrong! First off I used to be a S/A for a large RR in the Chicago area (Not NS).
Iam a railroad police officer and I work with NS on a pretty regular basis since it is there trains running on my lines. And as you have stated, you DO NOT work for NS. Im going off the info the NS SA told me. They do not issue there guys ticket books in the chicago area and Im pretty sure I know why. It does not take ...
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If you weren’t a Seahawks season-ticket-holder before 2013, chances are you won’t get them this season, as the team announced a franchise-record 99 percent renewal rate for Hawks season tickets.
The team also said single-game ticket information will be announced on Thursday.
It’s going to be increasingly difficult for fans to score opportunities to watch the Seahawks live — perhaps unavoidable following their Super Bowl XLVIII victory in February. Fans even jumped at their chance to glimpse the Hawks in practice, buying the 30,000 tickets allotted for 12 training camp sessions in just 45 m...
If game tickets are made available via resale, they won’t come cheap, as the Hawks boast the most expensive average secondary-market ticket prices in the NFL in 2014.
These three city-owned buildings will be studied for concept drawings and construction estimates for renovations.
Plans to renovate three city-owned buildings were given the green light by City Council this week.
Council on Monday approved $25,000 in supplemental appropriations to complete a study to renovate the second floor of City Hall; and buildings at 18 E. William St., and 20 E. William. The study will include concept drawings and construction estimates.
Assistant City Manager Jackie Walker said that after a lengthy process, Columbus-based TRIAD Architects was selected to do the study. Recently, city staff visited the TRIAD-designed Columbus Idea Foundry, a shared workshop with both high-tech and low-tech spaces.
The city is interested in building an entrepreneurial center downtown. In 2013, it made a “protective purchase” of the former Gazette building at 18 E. William.

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