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Muskingum University is top performer among Ohio universities
NEW CONCORD − Muskingum University continues to be a top performer among Ohio universities in the U.S. News & World Report 2023 rankings for the Regional Midwest.
The university ranked second among Ohio universities in best value schools and second among Ohio universities in top performers in social mobility. This is the second year Muskingum has ranked second among Ohio universities in both categories.
“Muskingum University is continuing to provide access to an affordable education,” President Susan S. Hasseler said. “The rankings acknowledge the work we are doing and the excellent education we provide to our students.”
To determine which colleges and universities offer the best value for students, U.S. News & World Report factors academic quality and cost after accounting for total expenses and financial aid. According to the organizations “only schools ranked in or near the top half of their categories are included, because U.S. News considers the most significant values to be among colleges that are above average academically.”
At Muskingum University, 98% of the undergraduate population receives financial aid, which is made possible through support received from alumni and friends of the university in addition to state and federal funds. With that financial aid, the cost to attend Muskingum is comparable to that of Ohio’s four-year public institutions.
Students with economic challenges are less likely than others to finish college. The top performers in social mobility rankings are given to schools that focus on students who are from low-income backgrounds, by “enrolling and graduating students who received federal Pell Grants.” Social mobility considers graduation rates for students who received federal Pell Grants, financial aid that is typically reserved for those with annual household family incomes below $50,000. Close to half of Muskingum’s undergraduate students are eligible for Pell Grants.
“Muskingum is providing a quality education for students who may not have otherwise been able to attend a private university,” Hasseler said. “At Muskingum, we educate the whole person for the whole world and are committed to ensuring all students have the opportunity for this kind of education.”
The U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings are in its 38th year. The latest edition assesses 1,500 U.S. bachelor’s degree-granting institutions on 17 measures of academic quality.
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Wiechert inducted to Senior Hall of Fame
Betty Wiechert, an active member of the community in the Zanesville area, was named to the The Ohio Department of Aging's Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame on Wednesday. She was one of 15 seniors from around the state honored.
Wiechert was born in Newark on Oct. 19, 1919. She died at age 101 on Feb. 22, 2021.
After enrolling her youngest child in school, she enrolled at Ohio University, graduating with a degree in education in 1972. She taught elementary school in the Maysville Local Schools district for 17 years.
Wiechert was a member of numerous community groups, including the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary, Church Women United, Christian Women’s Club, Older Wiser Livelier Seniors and American Association of University Women. She established the Forever Dad's Prison Ministry when she was 87, ministering to inmates at the Noble County Correctional Institution in Caldwell, educating men on bettering family and community relationships. She continued to work with the program through her 100th birthday, when the inmates sang her Happy Birthday. She was also involved in a number of local arts and history organizations.
Where she couldn't help in person, she wrote letters. "I don't know how many letters she wrote, to prisoners, to shut-ins, to missionaries around the world," her daughter Jeanine Busey said.
Active with her family, never missing a ball game, or concert or dance class, she also took mission trips, taught Sunday school "and was always involved in whatever service projects were gong on," Busey said.
Affectionately known as 'the bag lady,' she passed her love for service down to her children and grandchildren. "She was so busy with so many organizations; church, school, in the community, that she had a bag for each activity," her granddaughter Joby Stevens said. Stevens, who lives in Mt. Perry, adopted that trait too, and love of service, as well. "When I was 44 and she was 88, she stopped driving," Stephens said. A stay at home mother with children either graduated or in school, she became her grandmother's driver.
On days they were not helping others, at Mission U, Forever Dads or at the Noble County Correctional Institution among others, they would head to the mall, where lunch would be from Wendy's, chili with onions and a chocolate Frosty. The Frosty was enjoyed first, Stevens said with a laugh.
Helping those in need brought her to the Noble County Correctional Institution. Through the Inside Out program Wiechert taught men that were incarcerated to be better fathers and community members. She would bake cookies for inmates by the hundreds.
The weather was dismal when Noble Correctional Institution celebrated Wiechert's birthday. "It was cold, it was rainy, and all 2,500 men were out in the yard," Wiechert's daughter Kristie Howard said, "and those men, whether they had a coat on or not, were standing in the rain singing to mom."
"She thought she was going into a room to have cupcakes," Stevens said, "The men standing in the rain, singing Happy Birthday to a 100-year-old woman, it was so magical." The inmates, all 2,500 of them, signed a massive card. "She was elated, she could not believe the outpouring of love."
Howard continued making cookies to help inmates at Noble Correctional celebrate their graduation from the Inside Out program after her mother retired at age 100. "I really learned how hard she worked," she said, "making over 100 cookies, making sure they are up to mom's quality."
"For years that was all we would get her for a birthday or celebration; we would get her flour and sugar and things that she would need to make cookies," her son Greg said. When she turned 100, "she finally admitted the cookie trays were getting too heavy to lift out of the oven," he said.
"She was always so selfless, it was always about someone else and someone else's needs. She was a great model of how to treat others," he said.
Wiechert was announced as an inductee to the hall of fame in 2019, to be inducted in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the ceremony until this year. "She was humbled" by the honor, Busey said. Wiechert's six children, Henry, Rudolph Jr, Greg, Judy, Jeanine and Kristie were able to gather in her honor in Columbus during the ceremony. | https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/news/local/2022/09/17/wiechert-inducted-to-senior-hall-of-fame/69496909007/ | 2022-09-17T11:29:12Z | zanesvilletimesrecorder.com | control | https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/news/local/2022/09/17/wiechert-inducted-to-senior-hall-of-fame/69496909007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Doyle, Zanesville surge past Heath
Blue Devil QB leads second-half comeback for third win
ZANESVILLE — Heath should have slammed the door on Zanesville Friday night.
The Bulldogs found themselves in Blue Devil territory throughout the first half, but only managed an 11-0 halftime lead in their Licking County League crossover.
Quarterback Drew Doyle and the Zanesville defense took advantage of the second chance.
The diminutive Doyle ran for 151 yards and three touchdowns and the Blue Devils held the visitors without a first down for 18 minutes of the second half in a 22-11 comeback victory at John D. Sulsberger Memorial Stadium.
Zanesville moved to 3-2 with Licking Valley coming to visit next Friday for divisional play. The Panthers blanked Lakewood, 41-0, on Friday at Randy Baughman Stadium in Week 5 to improve to 3-2.
Zanesville left with a 20-10 win at Valley last year.
"If you would have told me we would be down 11-0 after running just 12 offensive plays in the first half, I would have laughed at you," Zanesville coach T.J. Langermeier said. "Heath is a tough, well-coached team, and we knew that it would be a challenge. We told our guys it would come down to who could handle the adversity, and we did that tonight."
Having Doyle also helped, noted Langermeier, who credited the offensive line for assisting Doyle's surge in the second half. He entered with 588 rushing yards through four games.
"It's nice having a guy like Drew who is mentally cool. He doesn't get too up or too down," Langermeier said. "Drew is one of our leaders and our guys believe in him. They knew the offense was running through him in the second half, and they were behind him all the way."
Heath coach Tim Ward lamented the first-half misses, which could have given his team a more comfortable lead at the break.
"We have struggled to capitalize on the opportunities presented to us all season," he said. "They did that tonight, and we didn't."
Doyle, who finished with 183 yards on 32 carries, noted team captain and senior, Christian Ramirez, challenged his Blue Devil teammates at halftime. They responded with a dominant second half.
Zanesville outgained Heath 213-41 in the second half and held the Bulldogs without a first down until 5:30 left in the fourth quarter.
"This team never gives up. We're a family and we don't let anyone put their head down. We keep each other up," Doyle said. "The defense was getting three-and-outs, and the offensive line was opening up running lanes. That first touchdown got us going and we started feeling more confident."
The Blue Devils had two drives stall out in the third before breaking through early in the fourth. Doyle highlighted that drive by finding Xavier Sowers for a critical 16 yards on third-and-10.
The Bulldogs watched Doyle carry the ball three straight times after that conversion, but a reverse to Sowers on fourth-and-6 led to a 29-yard gain to the Heath 3. On the next play, Doyle reached the end zone and his two-point run cut the deficit to 11-8.
Langermeier credited his team's persistence in finally cracking the scoreboard.
"We got into their territory a couple times, but couldn't capitalize. Then that first touchdown was a breath of fresh air," he said. "We kept chipping away and gaining more confidence. We have talented backs and knew we would eventually pop one with the way our offensive line was playing."
The inability of Heath to sustain drives also aided Zanesville. The Bulldogs had four straight three-and-outs, as the last one set up the Blue Devils at midfield after a personal foul call on Heath.
Trevor Lyons opened that Zanesville drive by gashing the Heath defense for 38 yards. Three plays later, Doyle pushed his way in from the 1, and a Cam Van Kirk extra point made it 15-11 Zanesville with 6:06 remaining.
Heath (2-3) earned a first down on its ensuing drive, but turned the ball over on downs at its own 26.
Zanesville needed only two plays to score, as Doyle weaved his way through the defense for a 26-yard TD.
Ward felt his offense's lack of production led to a tired defense.
"We played pretty physical in the second half, but they contained our running game and we couldn't get much going," Ward said. "Our defense wore down and Doyle was able to get loose."
Heath had three chances to score in the first half. The Bulldogs took their opening drive to the Blue Devil 19, but their field goal attempt was blocked.
Zanesville gave the ball right back when Doyle fumbled, and Carter Mason recovered at the Zanesville 10. On the next play, Brayden Bayles found Conner Toomey for an 10-yard touchdown, and Toomey hit Dillon Mulpas for the two-pointer at the 7:45 mark of the first quarter.
The Blue Devils went three-and-out on their next possession, leading to a 17-play drive, aided by three third-down conversions and an encroachment penalty on Zanesville on a fourth-and-1.
However, the Bulldogs settled for a 26-yard field goal from Spencer Boyette with 10:19 left in the first half.
Another Doyle fumble near midfield gave Heath one more chance to score in the first half. The Bulldogs reached the Blue Devil 27, but turned the ball over on downs.
Bayles was only 13-of-39 passing for 110 yards, and seven different players had a reception with Toomey catching four for 49 yard. Connor Corbett had 16 carries, only five in the second half, for 69 total yards to lead the Bulldogs.
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Declawed: Gritty Tri-Valley hands state-ranked New Lex first loss
Scotties pitch second-half shutout to win fourth straight
NEW LEXINGTON — The Muskingum Valley League’s first place teams squared off on Friday night in a highly anticipated crossover battle at Jim Rockwell Stadium.
New Lexington, coming off a big win of West Muskingum last Friday, welcomed Tri-Valley. The Panthers hadn’t beaten the Scotties since 2008, a team that went to the state semifinals.
After trailing 12-7 at halftime, Tri-Valley’s defense shut down the league's highest-scoring offense, yielding only 62 yards in a second-half shutout. Coupled with the sensational play of Ashton Sensibaugh, the Scotties rallied for 16 unanswered points en route to a 23-12 win.
The loss was fifth-ranked New Lex's first after a 4-0 start that left it atop the Division IV, Region 15 playoff rankings. The win was Tri-Valley's fourth straight since an opening-week loss to Columbus DeSales and sent it to the top of Division III, Region 11, according to joeeitel.com.
Sensibaugh's play was a big reason.
The senior wide receiver caught 5 passes for 148 yards, including both of sophomore Max Lyall’s touchdown passes. Both scoring catches were more than 30 yards apiece.
Equally important was the Scotties' defensive line that exposed the Panthers' offensive line behind the impressive play by All-Ohio defensive end Aaron Freuh, who had eight tackles. None was bigger than his last — a massive sack on Panthers quarterback Lukas Ratliff with less than three minutes left. It was a one-possession game at the time.
Tri-Valley coach Cameron West was more than happy about the second-half response from his defense.
“We’ve been playing great defense all year," West said. "We just kept missing tackles in the first half that led to scoring plays. They do a really good job of spreading the field and making you defend the whole entire field, which is really difficult to do. They have really good players and a really good running game, but we made those plays when we needed it.”
The Scotties defense rose to the occasion quickly.
One play into the game, Panthers receiver Tatem Toth was stripped of the ball after catching a pass at his own 27-yard line. Scottie sophomore defensive lineman Chris Gargasz scooped the ball up and rambled to the Panthers' 2, where senior Hansel Holmes scored on the ensuing play. The extra point gave Tri-Valley a 7-0 lead with 11:43 of the first quarter.
The high-flying Panthers offense, led by Ratliff and running back Hunter Rose, needed to respond to the quick Tri-Valley score. The Panthers reached the Scotties' 34, but gave the ball back after Ratliff was intercepted by Thomas Williams on a deep ball with 8:43 still left in the first.
Tri-Valley had all the momentum, and it chewed up the rest of the first quarter. But Lyall’s pass intended to Jayden Walker, the 11th play of the drive, was intercepted by Bentley Hanson at the Panthers' 1.
It didn’t take long for the New Lex offense to get into rhythm.
Three runs by Ratliff and Rose got the Panthers out of the shadows of their own end zone. Ratliff hit Issac Dick on a quick seam route, pushing the ball to midfield. Rose finished off a 12-play, 99-yard scoring drive with a 3-yard scoring run at the 10:00 mark in the second, but the two-point pass attempt was no good, giving the Scotties a 7-6 edge.
New Lex defensive lineman Zack Robinson was a force on the Panthers' defensive line on the next series, helping forcing the Scotties on a three-and-out after a 73-yard kickoff return was called back after a holding penalty. The quick-paced Panthers gashed the Scotties on their next drive, as Toth took a bubble screen from 1-yard out at 2:54 in the second to cap an 11-play drive. The point after was missed again, but the Panthers took a 12-7 into half.
Tri-Valley came out of the break with major adjustments on both sides of the ball. One came from the passing game of the 6-4, 205-pound Lyall who found Sensibaugh on a crosser from the Panthers' 40 for a 60-yard catch-and-run for a score. Kicker Carter Dinan gave the Scotties a 14-12 lead early in the third.
New Lex’s defense caught a break late in the third when Jayden Wallace lost the ball at his own 43, and New Lex's Trace Wollenberg recovered to give the Panthers new life.
No matter what the Panthers tried to do offensively, however, the dam simply wouldn’t break in the red zone. New Lex ran 11 plays and failed to score on the drive, as Kam Karns sacked Ratliff on fourth-and-5 with nine minutes left to end the scoring threat.
Sensibaugh found the end zone again, this time from 31 yards out, but Dinan’s point after was blocked. It kept it a one-possession game at 4:58, with the Scotties up 20-12.
Karns recovered a Rose fumble at the Panthers' 34 on the next drive. But after a 20-minute delay, an ejected Scotties player for unsportsmanlike conduct and the rule book being read at the 50-yard line, the ball went from the Panthers' 2, back to the 16, and finally ruled back to the Scotties' 44.
Tri-Valley had to pin the Panthers deep, and Holmes, who averaged 42.3 yards on three punts, left New Lex at its own 11. Thanks to Frueh, whose fourth-down sack against Jackson in Week 3 also sealed a win, the Scotties never faltered.
Sensibaugh credited his teammates with the win.
“It was the offensive line that got us that win," Sensibaugh said. "If they don’t get it done, I’m not scoring. But I found ways to get open and made some plays.”
Tri-Valley held a 276-254 edge in total yards as Lyall was 10-of-18 passing with 164 yards. Drake Durst led the ground game with 61 yards on 19 carries, but the Scotties averaged only 2.4 yards per carry.
Sensibaugh proved to be the difference.
“They came out the second half wanting it more and they adjusted well," New Lexington coach Kevin Board said. "We could throw the ball deep on them playing Cover-4 (in the secondary) and we knew we weren’t going to beat them over the top. We gave their defense seven on the first play of the game and didn’t take care of the ball when we needed to.”
Ratliff finished 22-of-34 for 203 yards and Rose carried 20 times for 66. Jerek Braglin caught 7 passes for 57 yards and Toth hauled in 6 for 55; Rose also caught 4 passes for 43 markers.
The teams combined for 15 penalties for 165 yards.
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HS football: Big plays fuel Sheridan; Morgan, Maysville pitch shutouts
NEW CONCORD — Sheridan's defense put up another strong second half on Friday night, which meant good things on the scoreboard for coach Paul Culver III's veteran crew.
Justin Munyan ran for touchdowns of 4 and 56 yards in the first quarter and the Generals didn't yield a point after halftime in a 21-7 win against host John Glenn in a Muskingum Valley League-Big School Division game.
Munyan (12 for 77 yards) and Alex Poirier (12 for 54) combined for 24 carries and 131 yards to lead a Sheridan ground game that produced 35 carries and 287 yards. Caden Sheridan broke free for a 63-yard touchdown less than a minute into the third quarter, pushing a one-score game to 21-7.
The win avenged a 49-0 shellacking to the Muskies in 2021 at home, the last in which John Glenn had a healthy team. Injuries have hampered the 2022 squad as well, but a Sheridan defense that yielded more than 20 points in seven straight games to end the season in 2021 is finally showing teeth.
After allowing 13 points in a hard-fought win at Morgan in Week 4, the Generals (4-1, 1-0 MVL-Big) found themselves in another spirited clash against coach Matt Edwards' desperate group seeking to regain footing after a 1-3 start.
John Glenn (1-4, 0-1) trailed 14-0 after Munyan's early scores, but it got within 14-7 with 7:53 left before halftime when Noah Winland followed a herd of blockers into the end zone from the 1 — a score set up by a Winland pass to a leaping Nathan Walker on fourth down — but Sheridan didn't allow another point.
Poirier helped the cause with an interception just before the end of the first half. Caden Sheridan finished with 104 yards rushing.
Leaders weren't available for John Glenn.
Morgan 31, Coshocton 0: The Raiders bounced back emphatically following an emotional home loss to Sheridan, allowing just 119 total yards in an MVL-Small School win at the Morgan Athletic Field.
Aden Weaver ran for scores of 11 and 15 yards in the second quarter as Morgan (4-1, 1-0 MVL-Small) extended a 7-0 lead to 19-0 at halftime. Logan Niceswanger's 8-yard keeper netted a touchdown in the third quarter.
Niceswanger was 4-of-6 passing for 95 yards, including a 44-yard touchdown strike to Kyle Campbell in the first quarter to spot his team a 7-0 lead.
Carson Copeland and Weaver, the Raiders' two-headed carnivore in the backfield, combined for 138 yards on 25 carries. Kole Searl, who caught 10 passes last week, had receptions of 27 and 25 yards against Coshocton.
The Raiders also got a fumble recovery from Robert Page and an interception from Mason Burnside.
Coshocton (0-5, 0-1) ran 14 times for 107 yards, with 70 coming on one run. It had only 12 yards on 3-of-11 passing.
Morgan improved to 4-1 and visits Big School Division co-leader Tri-Valley in Week 6. Coshocton, now 0-5, welcomes New Lexington.
Philo 21, West M 14: Talon Preston's 2-yard touchdown run to start the fourth quarter proved to be the difference for the Electrics (2-3), who pitched a second-half shutout in an MVL crossover win at Sam Hatfield Stadium.
Blake Linkous ran for touchdowns of 1 and 12 yards and also had a two-point conversion run to spot the Electrics a 14-0 lead.
The Tornadoes (3-2) had an answer in the second. Speedster Rashid Sesay hauled in a 35-yard scoring strike from Jake Anton with 7:16 left, and Anton connected with Slater Sampsel from 18 yards out. Silas Kuhn's second PAT tied it at14 with 1:07 left.
There were far less fireworks in the second half, as both teams were held scoreless until Preston finally broke the ice. West amassed a potential scoring drive in the fourth, but Sesay's pass to the end zone was dropped.
Preston finished with a team-high 91 yards on 11 carries and Drew Lincicome chipped 74 on 10 tries, as Philo ran 37 times for 253 yards. Linkous added 68 yards on 8 carries.
Preston hit 4 of 7 passes for 56 yards, including a 38-yard strike to Lincicome, who caught a pair of passes.
Anton was 12-of-20 passing for 151 yards, but was sacked three times. Ty Shawger and Sesay combined for 195 yards on 39 carries, with Shawger hauling it 24 times for 96. Sampsel caught 5 passes for 71 yards.
Kyler Nader, Tyler Moorehead and Slade Glaub had sacks for Philo, while Nader also recovered a fumble.
Maysville 24, Crooksville 0: With assistant coach Dustin Young filling in for head coach Craig Clarke, the Panthers leaned on a fierce defense to earn a shutout in an MVL crossover at the Maysville Athletic Complex.
Clarke was forced to sit out the game after being ejected during last week's loss to Tri-Valley. His players responded with a spirited defensive effort in his absence, as the Ceramics (0-5) managed only 24 carries for 24 yards and were intercepted four times. Their scoreless streak reached four games.
Hayden Jarrett ran for a 19-yard touchdown in the first quarter and Coen Fink tacked on a 3-yard scoring plunge in the second to send Maysville (3-2) ahead 14-0 at halftime.
Scott tacked on a 37-yard field goal in the third quarter, and Alex Bobb's 1-yard scoring run in the fourth capped the scoring.
Jarrett finished with 14 carries for 76 yards and Bobb hit 9 of 12 passes for 84 yards, with three of those headed to Jarrett as Maysville held a 236-55 edge in total yards.
Jarrett, Tyler Debolt, Kaleb Monlux and Mat Harper also had interceptions.
Trinton Cottrell ran 17 times for 42 yards for Crooksville, which converted only 3 of 14 third downs. The teams combined for 12 penalties.
Portsmouth Notre Dame 62, Rosecrans 26: A shootout of epic proportions in the first half wound up in a rout in favor of the visiting Titans (2-3), who piled up 621 yards in a nonleague game at Mattingly Family Field.
Gavin Hart piled up 295 yards rushing on just 16 carries — and 18.4-yard average — as the Titans piled up 489 yards on the ground and attempted only four passes. All were complete for 131 yards, including a pair of touchdowns.
Rosecrans (1-4) stayed close in the first half, pulling within 21-18 after Brendan Bernath and Nick Bernath connected for a 69-yard touchdown reception, and the Bishops were still within 28-26 after Brody Zemba ripped off an 80-yard touchdown run with 6:16 showing until halftime.
But Notre Dame scored on their final two drives before halftime on Wyatt Webb's 29-yard touchdown run and Hart's 16-yard scoring scamper, giving the Titans a 42-26 lead, and the Bishops were shut out the rest of the way.
Webb added a 22-yard touchdown pass to Carter Campbell in the third quarter and Hart followed with a 17-yard score later in the quarter to make it 55-26. entering the fourth.
Zemba ran 14 times for 140 yards and Brendan Bernath was 16-of-29 passing for 221 yards and 2 TDs, as Rosecrans totaled 362 yards and had no turnovers. Both teams were penalized six times.
Weston Hartman caught 5 passes for 43 yards and Nick Bernath and Zemba caught four passes each.
River View 39, Meadowbrook 28: It was a Friday night to remember for Jamal Watts, who ran for 251 yards and three touchdowns in the Black Bears' crossover win at Don Rushing Stadium.
The Black Bears (3-2, 1-0 MVL), who won their third straight game, jumped out to an early lead. Bruno Miller knocked in a 30-yard field goal, and on the Black Bears' next possession, Watts outran the Colts' defense for an 83-yard score. A two-point conversion pushed the lead to 11-0 after one quarter.
The Colts scored early in the second quarter, but Cruz Mobley answered with a 5-yard scoring run.
Meadowbrook came back with another scoring drive before Mason Giffin gave the Black Bears momentum entering the half with a 65-yard scoring scamper and a 25-14 advantage.
Watts then put River View in command, running 75 yards to paydirt in the third quarter, and his 49-yard TD run in the fourth made it 39-20.
Rilee Hutchinson made all three of his extra points, while Giffin had 84 yards on six carries, Mobley added 42 yards on nine totes and Preston Yoder had two catches for 52 yards for the winners, who overcame three turnovers.
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All signs point to fall arriving. Evenings are cool enough to suddenly require a sweatshirt, and if you look closely a few trees have a touch of yellow creeping into their leaves.
Obviously, the kids are back at school, and avoiding getting stuck behind a yellow school bus takes strategy and a bit of luck. Football is back, and making a pot of soup actually has some potential versus a few weeks ago when there was no way I was turning on my stove and adding even 1 degree of heat to the already stifling temperatures.
And while there might be an abundance of signs that a new season is here, I’m feeling a little nostalgic that another summer is fading away. When I look back on the last few months, I see a time filled to the brim with kids’ activities and hours and hours at the Naches pool for swim team. We watched baseball and soccer and drove hours to deliver a son to lacrosse camp. There were road trips, time at the lake and late-night movies.
The pantry was almost always empty and the house vibrated at a barely contained level of chaos most of the time. And I already miss it. The house feels too quiet all day while the kids are at school. Even the dogs seem a little sad without their constant buddies.
I’m just not convinced it’s time to say goodbye to summer. I’ve got a few more hikes I want to get in before the weather truly starts changing. And while a loaf of pumpkin bread or an apple pie is enticing, the sheer volume of tomatoes being pumped out of my garden daily means I’m just not quite there.
Local produce is in its prime. If you can make some time to hit a fruit stand or the farmers market this month, do it. You will be delighted by the abundance of options available. And although my garden was mostly neglected all summer, it continues to produce squash, cucumbers, tomatoes and blackberries.
Zucchini, corn and poblano fritters came to be after realizing the poblano plants I planted last spring, then promptly forgot about, actually grew quite well and are now laden with peppers. I love poblanos for their earthy heat. They are not typically as spicy as a jalapeño but still have a nice heat and flavor to them. I love to use them in a variety of dishes but especially to make salsa and in chicken enchiladas, and I’ve used them to make stuffed peppers, hollowing out the seeds and filling the pepper with rice, beans and cheese.
For this recipe, I roasted the poblanos under the broiler for a few minutes until they were charred. Then I let them cool and peeled off the outer skin. I wanted the charred flavor and to mellow the peppers. This extra step is a lovely addition to the recipe but not completely necessary. You can always just seed and chop the poblanos if you prefer. The chipotle dipping sauce plays to the smoky, charred flavors in the fritters with chipotle peppers in adobo. The sauce is the perfect cool, creamy, slightly smoky spicy flavor to take this recipe over the top.
Zucchini, Corn and Poblano Fritters
1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini
1 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels
2 poblano peppers, roasted, peeled and seeded
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons fresh chives, minced
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon dried parsley
2 eggs
Coarse sea salt
2 tablespoons minced cilantro
Preheat oven to broil. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the poblano peppers on the baking sheet and char under the broiler for about 5 to 8 minutes, rotating with tongs until all sides of the peppers are charred. Remove from oven and transfer peppers to a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let cool for 10 minutes.
While the peppers cool, wash and shred zucchini and cut corn off the cob (about 2 ears of corn). Squeeze the moisture from the shredded zucchini and place in a large bowl. Add the corn.
Take the plastic wrap off the bowl of peppers and peel the skin from the peppers. The skin should peel away easily. Remove the stem and seeds and dice the peppers finely. Add to the bowl along with the corn and zucchini.
Add the flour, garlic powder, fresh chives, salt, pepper and eggs. Mix to combine, creating a savory pancake-like batter.
Heat a cast iron pan over medium heat. Add two tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil to the pan and allow the pan to heat up. Using a cookie scoop, add about 2 tablespoons of batter to the hot pan and cook for about 2 minutes on one side before flipping over and cooking an additional 2 minutes. The fritters should be golden brown on both sides. When they are finished cooking, remove from the pan and place on a paper-towel lined baking sheet. Garnish with coarse seat salt and fresh cilantro. Serve immediately alongside the Chipotle Dipping Sauce. Recipe makes about 10 to 12 fritters.
Chipotle Dipping Sauce
1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
1/2 cup olive oil mayonnaise
1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, minced
1 tablespoon adobo sauce
Pinch of salt and pepper
In a small bowl combine the Greek yogurt and mayonnaise, whisking together. Mince the chipotle pepper, removing the seeds to prevent the sauce from being too spicy. Use a spoon to reserve some of the adobo sauce from the can. Add the chopped pepper and sauce to the bowl, whisking to combine. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, tasting to adjust flavors to preference.
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A Tri-Cities priest pleaded not guilty this week to charges he raped a friend after he invited her to lunch.
Prosecutors charged The Rev. Tomás Vázquez Téllez, 49, with third-degree rape with the aggravating circumstance of abusing his position of trust. Vázquez Téllez has been released from Benton County jail on a $30,000 bond while he awaits his Nov. 28 trial.
He has turned over his passport, but there were concerns that he might have a second passport, Deputy Prosecutor Anita Petra told a judge on Thursday. And Judge David Petersen ordered him to turn over the possible second passport. Vázquez Téllez also has resigned from his position at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Kennewick, according to the Diocese of Yakima.
The diocese had allowed him to serve in the Diocese of Spokane at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Pasco before leaving on a three-month study program in Jerusalem. The diocese has since revoked that permission, so he’s not practicing in any church. However, the diocese said he will receive pay and benefits while the case in ongoing.
SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGE
Vázquez Téllez invited the woman to his Kennewick home on Aug. 19 for lunch, according to court documents.
The two had known each other since 2018 and she described him as a “father figure” and a “spiritual leader she could trust.” As they ate lunch, they drank about two bottles of wine. The woman told police she felt the effects of the alcohol, but still was alert.
Then Vázquez Téllez went into the kitchen and returned with what he called a “dessert wine.” According to court documents, she only drank a portion of the dark-colored liquor and felt very impaired and could not hold her head up. His drink was clear. He picked her up and carried her to his bedroom. She believed he was just going to let her sleep. Instead, he took off her clothes and allegedly sexually assaulted her, according to Kennewick police.
“She told him ‘no’ multiple times, pushed him away, but had trouble holding her head up,” according to the affidavit filed by prosecutors. She said he would stop when she cried, but would then continue, saying everything would be OK. When she felt safe to drive in the morning, she went to another priest’s home and told him what happened. He took her to a local hospital. Hospital officials called police.
Vázquez Téllez allegedly sent her a series of texts over several days apologizing and asking for forgiveness, police said. In an interview with police Aug. 29, he said he blacked out from the alcohol and didn’t remember having sex, but remembered waking up naked with her in bed. However, when asked if she should be worried about getting pregnant, he said no because he remembered certain actions he took during sex. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/northwest/tri-cities-priest-pleads-not-guilty-to-raping-a-friend/article_b8a00bb2-35fb-11ed-8dcc-f3f5a95ebddd.html | 2022-09-17T11:46:20Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/northwest/tri-cities-priest-pleads-not-guilty-to-raping-a-friend/article_b8a00bb2-35fb-11ed-8dcc-f3f5a95ebddd.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A small creature caused a blackout in Virginia Beach last week: a wandering squirrel that made its way into the substation.
It happened around 8:45 a.m. on September 7, according to a tweet from Bonita Harris, spokesperson for Dominion Energy, which provides electricity in Virginia and other states.
The power outage affected over 10,000 Virginians, Harris said. Power was restored by around 10 a.m.
Harris told CNN that animals occasionally get stuck in the company's substations, despite efforts to keep them out.
"At our substations, we have bird guards at the top, and then we have critter guards around the bottom to keep critters from coming in," she said. "But sometimes determined little critters will still get in there."
The squirrel did not survive the incident, Harris said, although sometimes animals receive a brief shock and go mostly unharmed.
Harris said workers quickly rerouted power to another source to keep as many customers' lights on as possible.
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Queen Elizabeth II death: Liz Truss set to meet world leaders ahead of Monday’s funeral
Liz Truss is primed to hold the first of her confirmed head-to-heads with world leaders as they make the trip to the UK for the Queen’s funeral.
The Prime Minister will speak with her counterparts from New Zealand and Australia on Saturday, with the conversations framed by No 10 as chats rather than formal bilateral meetings.
Downing Street suggested they would be an opportunity for condolences over the Queen’s death, with politics likely to come up.
The first of the weekend’s meetings will be based at the Government’s Chevening country residence, rather than Chequers, which is said to be undergoing routine maintenance work after Boris Johnson’s exit.
Ms Truss will see New Zealand’s premier Jacinda Ardern and Australian leader Anthony Albanese on Saturday.
Ms Ardern has said the Queen’s death and new King will be the “focus of conversation”, with the pair also likely to discuss Ukraine and the UK’s free trade agreement with New Zealand.
But all will be “within the context of the week of mourning that the UK is currently in”.
The conversation between Ms Truss and Mr Albanese may also touch on trade, with the countries last year signing a deal estimated by the Government to be worth £2.3 billion to the UK economy.
When his UK counterpart won the Tory leadership contest earlier this month, the Australian PM tweeted: “I look forward to a continued constructive relationship and friendship between our nations and people.”
Ms Truss also has a packed diary on Sunday, with plans to meet US president Joe Biden, Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin, Canadian premier Justin Trudeau and Polish leader Andrzej Duda in Downing Street.
Ms Truss previously met Mr Biden as foreign secretary, but this will be their first in-person conversation since she became Prime Minister.
It will take place against a backdrop of disputes over the Northern Ireland Protocol and difficulties working towards a trade deal with the White House.
The controversial post-Brexit treaty is also likely to come up when she speaks to Mr Martin, amid strained relations between the two countries over the trading arrangements.
Meanwhile, the Chinese foreign ministry has confirmed the country’s vice-president Wang Qishan will attend the state funeral on Monday, rather than leader Xi Jinping.
He is not expected to be among those to meet Ms Truss during the visit.
Mr Wang, who is close to Mr Xi, was a member of the ruling Communist Party’s all-powerful, seven-member Politburo Standing Committee from 2012 to 2017.
During those years, he led a crackdown on corruption that has been one of Mr Xi’s signature initiatives as China’s leader.
Mr Wang was named to the largely ceremonial post of vice-president in 2018 and often attends events on Mr Xi’s behalf.
A group of British MPs sanctioned by China have expressed concern the Chinese government has been invited to the funeral.
They told the BBC the invitation should be rescinded because of human rights abuses in the treatment of the Uighur ethnic group in China’s far-western region of Xinjiang.
Meanwhile, Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are travelling to Britain to pay their respects to the late Elizabeth II, and to the wider royal family who are considered as a model for Japan’s monarchy in modern history.
The decision for the emperor and empress to attend the queen’s funeral underlines the importance and the deep bond between the royal families.
Traditionally, a Japanese emperor stays away from funerals except for those of their own parents because of a cultural belief based in the Shinto religion that considers death impure.
Former Emperor Akihito, as crown prince, attended the Queen’s 1953 coronation and her Diamond Jubilee in 2012. The Queen visited Japan in 1975.
Naruhito and Masako’s trip to Britain is their first as the Emperor and Empress.
The Queen’s invitation for them to visit following Naruhito’s 2019 ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne had to be postponed due to the pandemic.
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220915-N-PC065-2103 KLAIPEDA, Lithuania (Sept. 15, 2022) – U.S. Navy Cryptologic Technician (Technical) Seaman Eli Hernandez, assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), cleans a pad eye in the main vehicle stowage area during a scheduled port visit to Klaipeda, Lithuania, Sept. 15, 2022. The Arlington is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino)
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CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth D. Eisenhart, the Civil-Military Cooperation noncommissioned officer in charge for Kosovo Force’s Regional Command East, discusses the “Out of the Darkness” suicide prevention and memorial board during a leadership seminar at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Sept. 16, 2022. The board will be situated at the Camp Bondsteel dining facility throughout Suicide Prevention Month and will allow service members to place the names of suicide victims on the board to memorialize them while reflecting on the impact of suicide throughout the military and veteran community. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Warren W. Wright Jr., 138th Public Affairs Detachment)
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Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. Tune in to get updated about the major news stories of the day.
Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. I'm your host, Vishnu, and these are the major news stories of the day:
1. A house collapses due to heavy rains in UP's Lucknow, killing at least nine
2. The Kerala High Court rejects Mohammed Nisham's plea to relax his life sentence in the 2015 SUV murder case
3. Thiruvananthapuram Corporation razes the controversial bus waiting shed near CET college, mayor promises gender-neutral waiting centre
4. Kerala Government will take over buildings under Disaster Act to shelter stray dogs
5. Congress suspends three party workers for allegedly vandalising shop in Kollam
Let's get into the details....
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1. At least nine people were killed and two seriously injured after the boundary wall of an Army enclave collapsed due to heavy rains, police said on Friday.
One person was pulled out alive from the debris, they said.
According to Joint Commissioner of Police Piyush Mordia, the deceased were labourers living in huts outside an Army enclave in the Dilkusha area. Owing to heavy overnight rains, the boundary wall of the Army enclave collapsed. The injured have been admitted to the Civil hospital. The deceased include three men, three women and three children.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the incident and announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for the kin of the deceased.
District Magistrate Suryapal Gangwar reached the accident site and supervised relief operations.
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2. The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed the plea by Mohammed Nisham, serving life term in the infamous Chandrabose murder case of 2015, seeking relaxation on his sentence.
Chandrabose's wife Jamanthi expressed happiness over the court decision, but said her request to the court was to award him death sentence.
Nisham, a multi-millionaire businessman, was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for killing K Chandrabose, a security guard at a luxury apartment in Thrissur.
Nisham, the managing director of King Beedi Company, was outraged over the delay in opening the gates of the apartment and assaulted the security guard before ramming the victim with his Hummer SUV in January 2015.
In January 2016, Nisham was awarded rigorous life imprisonment and another 24 years in jail for the coldblooded murder. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 80.30 lakh on him. His sentences run concurrently.
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3. The city corporation on Friday demolished the Sreekaryam bus waiting area outside the College of Engineering where students had protested sitting on each other's laps to oppose miscreants who damaged the shed in an apparent attempt to stop boys and girls from hanging out there.
Mayor Arya Rajendran said a new gender-neutral bus waiting centre would be built at the same place.
The students held the sit-on-lap protest on July 2. The students had alleged that the miscreants damaged the waiting shed as part of moral policing.
To stop students from hanging out there, miscreants had cut short the long steel bench in the waiting shed, making it almost impossible for two people to sit side by side.
The seating was also reduced to three chairs kept at a distance. Students used to regularly face opposition and even abuse from locals when male and female students sat there; therefore, they weren't shocked by the hostile act.
The students' protest went viral on social media forcing Mayor Arya Rajandran to announce the construction of a new waiting shed.
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4. In a major move to tackle the stray dog issue plaguing Kerala, the state government has decided to invoke provisions of the Disaster Management Act to take over buildings to set up temporary shelters for these canines.
An order issued by the Local Self-Government Department also says that panchayats and municipalities should identify volunteers from among Kudumbashree workers and Janamaithri police personnel to capture strays, transport them to vaccination centres and take care of them at the shelters.
According to the order, vacant buildings or premises owned by government departments except local bodies could be taken over for arranging temporary shelters under Section 65 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
These temporary facilities will be in use until permanent arrangements are made by the local bodies.
In the first phase, strays in 660 hotspots in the state have to be relocated and the government is planning to arrange at least 330 shelters
Apart from Kudumbashree and Janamaithri police, volunteers could be roped in from animal welfare bodies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) also, says the government.
The state government has also issued an order to pay dog-catchers Rs 300 for capturing each dog and Rs 200 to take it to a shelter.
Meanwhile, animal lovers who bring a stray dog to an Animal Birth Control (ABC) centre for vaccination and sterilization will receive Rs 500, says the order.
Along with arranging shelters for stray dogs, the local bodies will launch various training programmes for school authorities, students and parents.
These programmes will cover topics such as activities that provoke stray dogs, response to an attack by a dog, first aid in the event of a bite and further measures to be taken.
According to the government order, the respective District Information Officers will conduct awareness drives about these training programmes.
A toll-free number will also be announced.
In addition to all these measures, a 30-day intensive drive will be conducted in October to remove garbage dumped in public places.
Services of workers under the employment guarantee scheme would be utilized for this drive.
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5. The Congress on Friday suspended three of its workers for allegedly vandalising a shop after its owner Anaz's refused to donate more money towards Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kerala.
The three suspended workers are Vilakkudy west constituency president Salim Zainuddin, Youth Congress state secretary H Aneesh Khan and District Congress Committee member Kunnikode Shahjahan.
Anaz had already paid Congress Rs 500. However, this failed to appease the three. They insisted on Rs 2,000.
When Anaz refused, they scattered the vegetables from the shop on the road.
The footage of the attack made rounds on social media enraging many.
However, Congress was quick to react. Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president K Sudhakaran, in his tweet, labelled the incident as "unacceptable" and said the three were suspended with immediate effect.
However, he refrained from admitting that his party workers had vandalised the shop. Instead, he wrote, "Congress workers should have shown the maturity to avoid such bad situations even though it is obvious that it was the shopowner himself who destroyed the vegetables."
The party is investigating the matter.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which entered Kerala on September 10 evening, would traverse through the state covering 450 km, touching seven districts for 19 days before entering Karnataka on October 1.
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1 hour ago - Politics & Policy
Blue states receptive to (non-MAGA) Republican governors
Republicans are competitive in several governors' races in blue states, even as they struggle in some of the typical battleground contests like Michigan and Pennsylvania.
The big picture: If Republicans make inroads on Biden-friendly turf in November, it would be a sign that moderation still sells.
Driving the news: Republicans have put the gubernatorial races in Nevada, New Mexico and Oregon in play.
- The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter has moved the Oregon governor's race into toss-up territory, reflecting the strength of Republican Christine Drazan's candidacy. Oregon Democrats are divided between progressive Democratic nominee Tina Kotek and Betsy Johnson, a more moderate candidate running as an independent. Oregon hasn't elected a Republican governor since 1982.
- A new Emerson College poll of the Nevada governor's race shows Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) tied with his Republican opponent, Joe Lombardo, at 40%. Some Republican officials now view Nevada as their best opportunity to flip a Democratic-held statehouse.
- And in New Mexico, an Emerson College poll finds Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham only holding a five-point lead over Republican Mark Ronchetti in a Democratic-friendly state. As Axios reported last month, Lujan Grisham has been beset with low approval ratings, staff upheaval and charges of hypocrisy.
Why it matters: Candidate quality matters. Trump-endorsed gubernatorial candidates are losing badly in Pennsylvania and Michigan, states that are more GOP-friendly than the aforementioned battlegrounds.
- Gov. Doug Ducey carried Arizona by 14 points in the Democratic wave year of 2018, while Trump loyalist Kari Lake is tied in polls despite facing a more favorable political environment.
What we're watching: Blue-state victories for moderate Republicans could help boost the national prospects of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
- He's has been spending lots of political capital for these blue-state Republicans, while his rivals (including Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump) are spending time boosting MAGA Republicans who could end up costing the party winnable races. | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/17/midterms-republicans-governors-nevada-new-mexico-oregon | 2022-09-17T12:18:50Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/17/midterms-republicans-governors-nevada-new-mexico-oregon | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The war for your teeth
Oral health companies, orthodontists, dentists and regulators are engaged in a high-stakes war over how to best straighten your teeth.
The big picture: Products like Invisalign and SmileDirectClub have taken a big bite out of orthodontists' profits, pitting old-school professionals against new upstarts against state dental boards, with millions of dollars in marketing and legal bills piling up along the way.
State of play: Invisalign owner Align Technology and SmileDirectClub — as well as a slew of smaller companies — are increasingly sidelining orthodontists and taking market share away from wire-and-bracket braces.
- These companies sell clear-plastic aligners, which can progressively straighten y0ur teeth but, unlike braces, can be removed for eating, drinking, photo-taking and, well, romantic encounters.
- But the orthodontics lobby — led by the American Association of Orthodontists — has engaged in a long-running fight with SmileDirectClub over its direct-to-consumer strategy, which allows users to straighten their teeth without ever visiting the office of a medical professional.
The big picture: The pandemic triggered a boom in sales of teeth aligners. Invisalign and SmileDirectClub's sales soared as customers figured it was a good time to fix their crooked teeth, a medical condition known as malocclusion.
- “You’re sitting at home, you’re on Zoom all day, you have some extra coin in your pocket and a lot of people decided to do that,” Jefferies analyst Brandon Couillard, who tracks the teeth alignment industry, tells Axios.
- But sales have trailed off over the past year, bruising manufacturers' stock prices. SmileDirectClub in particularly rough financial shape after years of expensive legal battles and aggressive marketing. The company “could run out of cash” in 12 to 18 months, Couillard estimated.
Threat level: Hoping to carve out additional runway for growth, SmileDirectClub has attacked state dental boards that it views as protecting the orthodontics industry.
- The company in March won a ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals allowing it to sue the members of California’s state dental board, alleging that they violated antitrust law in a conspiracy to block SmileDirectClub's services.
How it works: People looking to straighten their teeth without wire braces have some options.
- Invisalign involves in-person oversight from a dentist or orthodontist. They get a cut of the revenue in exchange for selling and executing the service, which can take anywhere from several months to more than a year to have its desired effect.
- SmileDirectClub largely skips office visits by signing up patients directly. Customers receive an oral impression kit by mail and ship it back to the company, which employs dentists to design teeth-straightening plans and oversee cases remotely, corresponding with patients via photos and online instructions.
- Invisalign costs about $5,000 to $6,000 per case — only about $1,300 of that is the cost of manufacturing the aligners, according to Jefferies — while SmileDirectClub typically costs a few thousand less. And as those two market leaders have taken off, a host of smaller competitors have jumped in as well.
The other side: The American Association of Orthodontics did not respond to requests seeking comment, but the organization has argued that an orthodontist should oversee teeth straightening and that direct-to-consumer treatments should be avoided.
- “Orthodontic treatment involves the movement of biological material, which could lead to potentially irreversible and expensive damage such as tooth and gum loss, changed bites and other issues if not done correctly,” the AAO says on its website.
What we’re watching: Braces still have the upper hand: They're used in about 8 in 10 cases, including most children, Couillard says — which means there's plenty more room for the aligners industry to grow.
- SmileDirectClub is developing an app-based 3D mouth-scanning system that could make the process more enticing for prospective patients, but Couillard thinks Invaslign may be in a stronger position.
- “I think consumers prefer the experience of a professional being involved in the process in person,” he said. “Consumers, to some degree, are skeptical about an entirely virtual orthodontic experience.” | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/17/smiledirectclub-invisalign-align-orthodontics-braces | 2022-09-17T12:18:53Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/17/smiledirectclub-invisalign-align-orthodontics-braces | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
9 must-do fall activities in and around Nashville
Temperatures are (slowly) starting to fall, and we can feel autumn approaching. It's a magical time of year — Nashville's rolling hills explode with color, pumpkin patches fill with families and beer gardens bustle.
- We're pretty excited, and we wanted to share some of our favorite ways to celebrate this wonderful season the Nashville way.
1. Plan a day of fall fun at Gentry's Farm
The family farm in Franklin has plenty of pumpkins to pick, along with putt-putt, corn mazes, wagon rides, animals, a nature trail, tire swings and other kids' activities.
- Hours are 1-5pm Sundays, 9am-1pm Mondays and 9am-5pm Saturdays in October.
- Admission is $10 per person at the gate.
2. Go leaf peeping
If you're not feeling like a hike, a short drive down the Natchez Trace is a wonderful way to take in the season's beauty, all while blaring Taylor Swift (the Sad Girl Autumn Version) from the comfort of your car.
Here are some of the best spots to take in the fall foliage.
- Beaman Park has 15 miles of hiking trails and a nature center. (5911 Old Hickory Blvd.)
- Radnor Lake State Park — named Tennessee Park of the Year this week — has about 8 miles of trails. (1160 Otter Creek Rd.)
- Warner Parks has 60+ miles of trails, a dog park, three dedicated horseback riding trails and more. (7311 Highway 100)
3. Spend a weekend in Franklin for the Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival
Chris Stapleton and Brandi Carlile are headlining this year's festival, which runs Sept. 24-25 and features more than 50 artists.
- Other attractions include the Lil' Pilgrims stage for kids, a village/market area to relax between sets, food and drink vendors like the Farm to Turntable food truck and shopping.
- Tickets start at $159 for single-day passes, $219 for two-day passes and $989 for a VIP experience all weekend.
4. Go pick a pumpkin
You can cross several items off of your fall bucket list at Jackson's Orchard & Nursery. In addition to pumpkin and apple picking, it offers wagon rides, a petting zoo, pony rides and festive foods like caramel apples.
- Other options include Delvin Farms (6361 Cox Rd., College Grove) and Flying Ghost Pumpkin Patch (97 White Bridge Rd.).
5. Hype up your favorite authors at Southern Festival of Books
The 34th annual festival is back in person after two years of virtual celebrations. The free event runs Oct. 14-16. and features live performances, food trucks and more than 60 publishers and booksellers.
6. Lean into spooky season at Gaylord Opryland Resort
This year's Goblins & Giggles lineup includes scavenger hunts with Spookley the Square Pumpkin, trick-or-treating, jack-o'-lantern displays, a haunted escape room, a spooky riverboat ride, seasonal speakeasy (ages 21+) and a Monster Mash Bash.
- Prices and times vary.
7. See pumpkin houses at Cheekwood
Expect a pumpkin village featuring three pumpkin houses and other fall decor throughout the garden, starting today through Oct. 30. (1200 Forrest Park Dr.)
- Other highlights include a beer garden with special performances, a dog costume party, a Japanese Moon Viewing festival and an El Día de los Muertos celebration.
💭 Adam's thought bubble: Cheekwood memberships are one of my mom's go-to gift ideas, and if you're a frequent visitor, it quickly becomes a good deal. It's a wonderful spot to unwind with a new book or your favorite album on repeat.
8. Take a road trip to Chattanooga
Chattanooga is about two hours from Nashville, tucked in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. You can:
- Take the family to the Tennessee Aquarium
- Explore Lookout Mountain
- Take a guided tour of Ruby Falls
9. Cheer on the Titans
Go ahead and block off Sunday, Nov. 27, when the Titans host the Bengals for a revenge game.
- Tickets start at $117.
- If you go: Here's where to eat, park and more.
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As the nation continues to mourn the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, a number of special services and events are to be held across the county ahead of her funeral. Kent’s cathedrals in Canterbury and Rochester will host ceremonial events this weekend before the state funeral on Monday (September 19).
The day of the funeral is to be a bank holiday, with the majority of businesses and schools to be closed out of respect. Two thousand people, including world leaders and foreign royals, will gather inside Westminster Abbey in London on Monday for the final farewell to the nation’s longest reigning monarch.
The funeral and committal service at St George's Chapel are to be broadcast with 4.1billion people expected to watch around the world. In Kent, the ceremony is to be displayed in two Thanet cinemas, Vue in Westwood Cross and The Carlton Cinema in Westgate on Sea.
Read more: My unforgettable and emotional 9 hours queuing to pay my respects to The Queen
Both are free to attend, however only a limited number of seats are available. Here are the special events and services taking place at Kent’s cathedrals this weekend.
Canterbury Cathedral
A special Civic Service is to be held at Canterbury Cathedral this Sunday, beginning at 11am. The service will commemorate the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Everyone is welcome to attend the event, which will also be streamed live on the cathedral’s website and YouTube channel. Those interested in attending should note that the service will operate on a first come, first seated basis.
At 2pm on Sunday also, the cathedral will operate a peal attempt bell ringing, in which the bells are rung continuously in more than 5,000 different sequences. The bells are also to be fully muffled, making this an extremely rare event.
Books of Condolences are also available to sign on Sunday between 12.30pm and 6pm and 9am to 6pm Monday to Saturday. These books will then close at 5pm on Tuesday, September 20.
Rochester Cathedral
There is to be a Requiem Eucharist held at Rochester Cathedral on Saturday, September 17 from 3.15pm. This is to be attended by representatives from across the Diocese and the civic life of Kent, Medway, Bromley and Bexley.
The Rt. Revd. Dr. Jonathan Gibbs, Bishop of Rochester, will preside and preach. All are again welcome to attend the event.
This will not be a ticketed service. Seats are to be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
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Poudre School District Board approves first public comment guidelines
After several iterations and feedback from parents, Poudre School District finally has guidelines in place for how the public can participate in its board meetings.
Until Tuesday night, when the board unanimously approved the guidelines, the district had no official structure in place to dictate how the community could make public comment.
"I support having the opportunity for community comment," said Board member Nate Donovan. "I think its particularly important for the board, district leaders and the community to hear from members of the community. Especially on topics that may be uncomfortable or hard to hear."
At the board's last meeting on Aug. 23, PSD parent Dani Lawrence said she had concerns with the guidelines and a proposed "no stand-in policy" that would have prevented community members from having someone deliver comments on their behalf. Lawrence noted that people with disabilities aren't always able to speak on their own behalf, mentioning people with autism, ADHD, anxiety and other mental health issues as examples.
Board members agreed to strike the "no stand-in" policy from the guidelines during the August meeting, and these changes were reflected in the version of the guidelines passed by the board Tuesday.
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Lawrence addressed the board again Tuesday night, saying the change didn't go far enough and some of the language in the guidelines was still confusing and could be interpreted as non-inclusive.
Lawrence referenced a line that said, "notwithstanding this rule, translators and other individuals as needed as an accommodation may accompany the speaker." Lawrence said the sentence still indicates that the person who wrote the comment needs to be present, "which defies true accessibility, in my opinion."
Donovan and board member DJ Anderson asked if the board could address Lawrence's comments to ensure the guidelines were clear for anyone who needs assistance to address the board.
Board President Rob Petterson clarified that anyone can make a comment, whether they're the original author of the statement or reading on behalf of someone else. Anyone who needs assistance from another person in order to make their comment may have whatever accommodation they need.
Here's a recap of what's in the new guidelines:
- Board members generally won’t respond to speakers. If they do, the speaker will not be allowed a rebuttal.
- Comments should be constructive to the operation of the school system, the district's goals or the education of PSD students.
- Those who wish to participate will be required to sign up in advance.
- Each speaker will have the same amount of time to speak, which will be determined at the start of each meeting and will depend on how many people are signed up to speak.
- Public comment generally shouldn’t last more than 45 minutes. Time allotted for each speaker will likely be between 2 and 3 minutes.
- Anyone who violates the rules will be given a warning. The board can remove speakers from the room if they continue to violate the rules.
- Audience members are not allowed to bring posters or signs into the board room because they can be distracting. Signs and posters are permitted outside of the building.
- Audience members should be respectful to speakers during public comment and should not make comments out of turn. Audience members can also be removed for violating the rules.
The following are things speakers are not allowed to do:
- Solicit funds in any way
- Advertise, promote products or services for sale or purchase
- Comment on subjects not related to the district, its schools, its operation or education in general
- Use vulgar or obscene language or imagery
- Engage in harassing speech against any individual
- Discuss information relating to confidential student matters, unless the speaker is talking about their own child
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NJ students: Haran attends bioarcheology program
Maggie Haran, a senior at Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung and a resident of Basking Ridge, attended a bioarcheology program at the Sansiera Necropolis where she excavated a Roman basilica and necropolis. She is the granddaughter of Mary Patricia Carroll (Eddy), a member of the class of 1955 at the Mount.
“I decided to take a class at an archeology field school my junior year of high school because I love classical literature and history, and I wanted to see if archeology was a field I was interested in pursuing. I chose the Sanisera Archeology Institute because of its location in Spain and its history as a part of the Roman empire,” she said.
“I’ve been studying Spanish my whole life and I thought that studying in Spain would help me deepen my knowledge of the language and experience the culture fully,” said Haran. “I also love all aspects of ancient history: literature, culture, architecture, religion, government, and more. I plan on majoring in classical history when I go to college next year and after gaining hands-on experience in the field, I know for sure that it is what I want to study.”
Haran did not let her concern of being the youngest student in the course deter her. Studying among college students, graduates, and master’s students, Haran gained confidence in her own abilities and didn’t allow herself to fall behind ― even if it meant working twice as hard as her classmates.
“Though it was challenging at times, I feel that my experience at field school was incredibly informative and productive,” she said.
“The work itself was very labor-intensive and tiring, but it was worth it when you discovered a new artifact. A lot of the things we found would seem insignificant to most people, but it was an incredible experience to hold a broken piece of pottery and know that you were the first person to hold or touch it in almost 2,000 years. I had a great time, and my love of history has only grown. Everything about the work I did was fascinating, and I can’t wait to expand my knowledge in college,” said Haran.
“Every day I woke up at 5:30 a.m. to get to the dig site ― the ruins of a Roman basilica along the eastern coast of Menorca ― at around 7 a.m. The early start was a bit brutal at times, but seeing the sun rise over the Mediterranean Sea every morning made it worth it,” she said. “I spent two weeks working at the site; during the first I dug in an outer room of the basilica, and the second week I excavated a grave in the center of the ruins. In the first week, we mostly found shards of pottery, glass, and animal bones. Some notable artifacts found in the first sector I worked in were a very small brass coin from approximately the 3rd or 4th century BC and a brass belt buckle from the 6th or 7th century AD.”
During the second week, she excavated a grave at the necropolis. There, she and her partner found a subadult skeleton on the second day of work.
“I discovered two small glass beads in the grave and it is likely that they were a part of the necklace the child was buried in. Every day after digging, we returned to the institute to do lab work. We learned how to classify pottery, identify bones, and date them, and record stratigraphic regions,” she said. “I loved every second of my experience and I’m excited to do more work in the field in the future.”
Haran is a member of the National Honors Society, National Spanish Honors Society, National English Honors Society, and National Art Honors Society (President). At Mount Saint Mary Academy, she is also Vice President of the Future Medical Professionals Club. She has volunteered at the Mount’s Summer Academy, and she painted the Junior Ring Mass banner. Haran has created set design and worked on set up for the school musical. She is also a member of the Book Club and Women’s Empowerment Club.
Outside of the Mount, she volunteers at Homeless Solutions in Morristown, as a volunteer transcriber for the Smithsonian, as an academic English tutor, and she has been a ski racer at Elk Mountain in Pennsylvania for the past 12 years.
Also: Elizabeth Roper, director of college counseling at Mount Saint Mary Academy, announced the names of six students who have been initially invited into the academy’s Cum Laude Society for the 2022-2023 academic year.
“The Cum Laude Society is a fellowship of scholars whose purpose is to recognize excellence in academic work,” she said. “The society was founded in 1906 and the Mount Saint Mary Academy chapter was established in 1956.”
In accordance with the National Directives and based on the students’ cumulative GPA at the end of junior year. The following members of the Class of 2023 have been invited to the cum laude society: Brenna Watkins of Basking Ridge, Mary Claire Schleck of Metuchen, Giuliana Pelcher of Berkeley Heights, Charlotte Gray of Plainfield, Phoebe Costalos of Mountainside, and Madeleine Ahlbeck of Plainfield.
"When I see the names of these young women, I have great hope for a better and more compassionate world," said Sister Lisa D. Gambacorto, directress.
Also: The Office of Enrollment Management at Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung has announced that prospective students may register for the Fall Open House on Sunday, Oct. 23, and the Entrance Tests on Monday, Nov. 5, and Sunday, Nov. 13.
Open House will be held from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Angels of Victory Field with tours running from 1 to 3:30 p.m. There will be academic, athletic, and extracurricular presentations throughout the afternoon. A special presentation from Sister Lisa D. Gambacorto, directress, will be held at 3 p.m.
The Mount Saint Mary Academy Entrance Tests begin on campus at 8:15 am. The Mount offers its own entrance exam which is used to determine merit-based scholarships, as well as to evaluate a student's ability to satisfy academic criteria. This is the only test for the school and no other test scores are reported to it for the admissions process. Prospective students must take the test at the Mount in order to be a candidate for admission.
To register for these enrollment opportunities, and to learn more about the Mercy Girl Experience visits in October (for eighth graders) and the spring (for seventh graders), visit www.mountsaintmary.org. For additional information, email enrollment@mountsaintmary.org or call 908-757-0108, ext. 4506.
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Middlesex College
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. was awarded the Paige D. L’Hommedieu Award from Middlesex College during a ceremony held on the college’s Edison campus on Monday, Sept. 12.
The award is the highest honor bestowed by Middlesex College and is awarded to an individual who embodies the citizenship, leadership and humanity of Paige D. L’Hommedieu, the founding board chair of the college.
“Congressman Pallone has been a passionate advocate for Middlesex County and its residents throughout his long and distinguished career as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives,” said College President Mark McCormick. “A champion of education, he has helped advance the College’s mission to expand access to higher education. His latest effort in Congress demonstrates this ongoing support. As a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill for Fiscal Year 2023, Congressman Pallone secured $1 million for the College to improve retention and increase graduation rates for adult learners and assist Middlesex County residents who have been incarcerated access educational resources.”
Born in Long Branch, Pallone holds a B.A. from Middlebury College, an M.A. from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law–Camden. A member of the Democratic Party, Pallone has served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's sixth congressional district since 1988. Before being elected to the House, he held local and state offices, as a member of the Long Branch city council (1982 to 1988) and as a member of the New Jersey Senate (1984 to 1988).
Congressman Pallone’s membership to a long list of congressional caucuses speaks to his 30-plus years of service in the nation’s capital. Notably, he serves as co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues and the Congressional Coastal Caucus. He is also the co-founder of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans and Congressional Caucus on Sri Lanka.
Pallone currently chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which deals with many issues involving healthcare, energy and the environment.
Most recently, Pallone was part of a select group invited to appear with President Joe Biden at the signing of the landmark Inflation Reduction Act, undoubtedly the biggest legislative step in combating climate change.
The law commits to reducing carbon emissions by roughly 40 percent by 2030 through a series of investments aimed at moving the country away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy sources, and putting the nation on track to avert the worst effects of climate change.
“For an institution of higher education focused on serving as the gateway to a better life for all residents, there is no greater champion and advocate in Washington than Congressman Pallone,” said Mark Finkelstein, vice chair of the Middlesex College Board of Trustees.
Citing Pallone’s continuous support for making college education affordable, including expanding and increasing Pell grants, Finkelstein thanked “Congressman Pallone for his steadfast support of higher education and Middlesex College and the students it serves on behalf of the College’s Board of Trustees.”
Middlesex County Commissioner Director Ronald G. Rios also spoke at the ceremony. He praised the congressman’s three decades of legislative service and his impact on making Middlesex County a vibrant place to live, work and to do business in.
“Throughout his career in public service, Congressman Pallone has proven himself to be a dedicated advocate for the people of his congressional district ― which includes Middlesex County. No matter the challenge, Congressman Pallone is always there to lend his support and champion the key initiatives that make a real difference in the health, education, finances, and overall quality of life of those of us in his district. Congressman Pallone works hard every day on behalf of his constituents, and we in Middlesex County are grateful for his support,” said Rios.
After receiving the award by Vice Chair Finkelstein, Pallone expressed his gratitude for the honor and thanked local officials for their the contributions to the many legislative accomplishments for which he is credited.
“It’s just wonderful to be here and be the recipient of this award. Everything that Ron and others have mentioned, they are all ideas that came from you ― the county commissioners, the elected mayors, and council people in the various towns of Middlesex County. I appreciate the fact that you’re giving me this award. Ron mentioned a lot of things that I did, but in every case, it’s something that has been suggested by you,” Pallone said.
College affordability was a focus of his remarks, particularly the cost of a four-year degree. On this topic, Pallone applauded Middlesex College for “trying to keep tuition low,” and making it possible for students to continue their education” at four-year institutions.
Union County College
Union College of Union County has announced it has received a grant from Bank of America to elevate and accelerate the path for Hispanic students in targeted healthcare programs.
The two-year, $220,000 grant will support Hispanic-Latino students pursuing careers in healthcare through its Progresando Initiative. The program was created to help Hispanic-Latinos achieve upward economic mobility through careers in healthcare, while also helping to increase representation and address the shortage of culturally sensitive, Spanish-speaking health providers.
As part of the initiative, education firm EAB will provide research, technology, marketing, and advisory services to the participating institutions. Over the next two years, the initiative is projected to help more than 6,200 Hispanic-Latino students nationwide commit to healthcare related programs, doubling the current student rate.
The Progresando Initiative at Union aims to increase retention, course completion rates, and licensure pass rates for the Hispanic adult students in targeted healthcare programs such as Nursing, Physical Therapist Assistant, and Social Services. Progresando supports Union County’s growing Hispanic population and the college’s continued commitment to advancing non-traditional students toward high-demand careers. While nearly 40% of all Union College students are Hispanic, only 27% of students enrolled in the targeted healthcare programs are Hispanic. Moreover, despite high proportions of Hispanic residents within Union County and enrolled at the college, Hispanics represent approximately 20 percent of the county’s healthcare workforce. The initiative will provide these students space to collaborate, receive resources, and access to various support networks to promote academic and career success. The initiative will focus on providing students with the following:
• Intensive cohort-based tutoring and test preparation;• Emergency financial assistance in the form of stipends;• A bilingual student services specialist who will serve as an advisor and mentor;• Cultural events and activities at the Union campuses.
“At Union, we are proud to be a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution based on our enrollment of Hispanic students. Almost half of our students are Hispanic,” said College President Dr. Margaret M. McMenamin. “This is a valuable opportunity to help a large, underserved group in our community, specifically in the healthcare field, a field more necessary than ever. This will be a successful partnership and of great value to our community.”
“By focusing on high-demand programs in the healthcare sector, Progresando helps create a pathway for Union County’s Hispanic student population toward fulfilling careers,” said Alberto Garofalo, president of Bank of America New Jersey. “Demand for healthcare services will only increase in the years ahead, and through this program, we are able to help Hispanic students be part of the solution and create brighter futures for themselves and future generations.”
Beginning in the fall 2022 semester, Progresando will provide students with career pathways and opportunities in the healthcare industry. Thanks to the support of Bank of America, Union’s Hispanic students in these programs will receive the help they need to continue their education and get the resources and support for their continued success.
The Progresando initiative is available for current and potential students. For more information about Progresando eligibility, contact Dr. Elizabeth Ramos, dean of the Elizabeth Campus and Institute for Intensive English at Ramos@ucc.edu.
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Retail, office planned for Woodbridge residential neighborhood
WOODBRIDGE – A multiuse building with a jewelry store and office space is planned for an Iselin residential neighborhood.
Applicant Rams and Sons Properties Corp. is scheduled to appear before the Zoning Board of Adjustment at 6 p.m. Thursday to seek site plan, bulk and use variance approval for the development proposed at 106 Correja Ave.
The applicant is looking to build a 1,314-square-foot jewelry store on the first floor, a 1,480-square-foot office on the second floor and a 1,396-square-foot basement for mechanical equipment and storage, according to a public notice.
The project calls for the demolition of the existing house on the lot to construct the new two-story mixed-use building along with eight parking spaces, concrete walks, a retaining wall, curbing, fencing, lighting, landscaping and a 325-square-foot digital sign, the public notice says.
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The jewelry store and office uses are not permitted in the single-family residential zone.
Variances also are needed for the digital sign, minimum front yard setback on LaGuardia Avenue, minimum rear yard setback along Correja Avenue, landscaping coverage and off-street parking spaces.
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Somerville woman crowned queen for Dominican Parade & Festival of New Jersey
Somerville resident Dr. María Rodríguez has been crowned Queen of the Baoruco Province for Sunday’s Dominican Parade & Festival of New Jersey in Paterson.
Each year, the festival committee selects several women of Dominican heritage to be celebrated at the festivities. Queens are chosen based on a variety of factors, including their beauty, contributions to the community and pride for their culture.
While Rodriguez has never been to Baoruco Province, most of the volunteer work she has done was in Bonao in the Dominican Republic. Rodriguez's family is originally from Bonao.
Rodriguez won't just be queen for a day, but the entire year.
"I have to present myself at several events, do community work as well," Rodriguez said. "Currently, I do a lot of volunteer work and do shipments for a home there in the Dominican Republic for girls."
Being Queen of the Baoruco Province for the Dominican Parade & Festival of New Jersey, a wife, and a mother aren't the only feathers in Rodriguez's cap. She is also the founder and CEO of Care Counseling Center, which has locations in Somerville and Princeton.
"The center was founded in 2016," Rodriguez said. "My degree is in counseling and psychology, so I always wanted to help. I mostly work with children with depression, anxiety, abuse. I started working mostly with abused children. I do provide an outlet for children who are going through turbulent times."
As part of her professional portfolio, Rodriguez also offers immigration services.
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She has also served as a university instructor for psychology and women's and gender studies classes for nearly two decades. She holds a doctorate from Capella University and a master’s degree from William Paterson University.
“It is an honor to be named Queen of the Baoruco Province,” Rodríguez said. “The Dominican culture is alive and thriving in New Jersey, and I am proud to represent my heritage each and every day. I look forward to celebrating with my fellow Dominicans and other well-wishers who appreciate our rich culture at the upcoming festival and parade."
The Dominican Parade and Festival is New Jersey's largest celebration of Dominican heritage and was established in 1989. It will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18. The route is East 33rd Street and Vreeland Avenue to Park Avenue in Paterson.
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An eagle is more than a mascot at award-winning Marion Elementary School in the Ritenour School District. It is part of the school’s culture and mission statement.
Each child is encouraged to reach their full potential and are asked to: Be Engaged; Be Accountable; Show Good Sportsmanship; Be Leaders; Embrace Diversity; and Show that you are Success Oriented.
Marion is one of the district’s most decorated schools, earning local, state and, national awards in recent years including being named: a 2018 Missouri Exemplary Professional Learning Communities School; a US News and World Reports top 25% rating among Missouri elementary schools in Missouri in 2020; and a 2021 recognition from St. Louis University PRiME Center as the only school in the St. Louis metro area to have a +10% growth in Math and ELA on MAP.
The accomplishments are the result planning, following the plan, and staying on course, according to Bilal Ewing, Marion principal.
“It is not the complex things. It is the simple things,” he said.
When you implement the best practices, the evidence will show that the best practices work. And you fully implement them, no excuses.”
For its academic achievement and student educational improvement, Marion Elementary School has been named the St. Louis American Foundation Bayer School of Excellence.
Bilal and Marion will be honored during the milestone 35th Annual Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship and Awards Banquet on Saturday October 1, at America’s Center downtown.
“For 20 years – first as Monsanto, and now as Bayer – we have partnered with the St. Louis American Foundation to present the School of Excellence award to a school that have made substantial academic progress, implemented an innovative approach to education, and/or overcome a substantial barrier to academic excellence. deserving school that has made significant," said Al Mitchell, vice president, corporate engagement for Bayer.
"This year we recognize Marion Elementary in the Ritenour School District for its outstanding progress in proficiency made in both English and Math by its students. This phenomenal achievement was recognized in an article published by STL Public Radio that linked to a December 2021 report by SLU titled, Beating the Odds: Student Growth in Missouri’s High Poverty Schools."
Bilal, in his third year as Marion principal, the school’s dedication to improvement and success of children “began long before I got here.”
“People were all in, and they have stayed in,” he said.
“All the special training, all the seminars [teachers and staff attended] pays off because we have kept those people in place. Nothing will deter them.”
Ewing said he wanted to study journalism and become a sports videographer while attending Lindenwood University in St. Charles and playing football for the school.
The opportunity to volunteer at Jefferson Elementary School in the city changed his mind and his major.
“I really enjoyed that,” he said of his first opportunity to work with school children.
Ewing holds an undergraduate degree in social science from Lindenwood and earned his master’s degree and educational specialist degree there.
His first job was as a permanent substitute in the Pattonville School District and served as a teacher in the Pattonville and the Ferguson-Florissant School District between 1998 and 2006).
Ewing was the assistant principal at Iveland Elementary School before becoming Marion’s principal. He also spent five years (2013-2018) as an assistant principal at Ritenour High School after joining the district as an assistant principal at Hoech Middle School in 2006.
The Ritenour School District, located in northwest St. Louis County, is one of the oldest districts in the metropolitan area. It is also unique.
Ritenour is one of two districts in Missouri with no racial/ethnic majority over 50%.
Its current demographics are 41% Black; 26% White; 25% Hispanic; and 8% Multi-Race. The district’s fastest-growing demographic is Hispanic.
Ritenour’s International Welcome Center serves students from Hoech and Ritenour middle schools, as well as Ritenour High School, who need intensive English Language Learner (ELL) support with accelerated English training.
The program also introduces students to U.S. culture and school system and provides exposure to educational expectations and opportunities. The center gives students support needed throughout the school day in a small environment that values their home cultures.
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President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja, Sunday, for New York, United States to attend the annual meeting of world leaders, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77).
In a statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity) on Saturday, informed that the theme for the 77th session which opened on Tuesday, September 13 is: “A watershed Moment: Transformative Solutions to Interlocking Challenges.”
It explained that the key topics of discussion at the UNGA this year include; the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis, climate action, ending the COVID-19 pandemic, and a special Transforming Education Summit.
President Buhari will take his turn to deliver the National Statement on the second day of the General Debates on Wednesday, September 21.
According to the sta, aside from his statement, the President will also participate in High-Level meetings and side events including the Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum (NIEPF), convened by Nigeria in partnership with the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU); Strengthening Coordination through National Humanitarian Development Peace (NHDP) Framework: A practical approach to sustainable durable solutions to ensure no one is left behind, organised by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development; and the EFCC-NEPAD Programme on combating Illicit Financial Flows.
President Buhari will also hold strategic bilateral meetings with world leaders, renowned investors and heads of multinational organisations while in New York.
On the entourage of the President are the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, some governors, ministers and top government officials.
The President is expected back in the country on Monday, September 26.
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Lagos PDP distances self from Makinde’s calls for Ayu’s removal
Lagos State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it is not in support of the call made by Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, for removal of the party’s national chairman, Dr Iyorcha Ayu.
Makinde, during the week, as he welcomed the PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to Oyo State, demanded that Ayu should resign from his position as national chairman of the party, for a Southerner to take over the seat.
The party chapter, however, extolled Governor Makinde as PDP leader in South-West, but quickly pointed out that there was “no prior meeting where such agreement was reached with the leadership of the party in Lagos State where the such position was agreed.”
Lagos PDP gave this position on Saturday in a release issued by its spokesperson, Hon. Hakeem Amode a copy of which was made available to newsmen, just as it commended the national leadership of the party in their efforts to rescue the country from its current misery, which it said was brought upon the people by the current All Progressives Congress (APC)- led government.
The party chapter, while commending the national leadership, expressed the belief that the PDP had survived as the only political party since the inception of the recent democratic dispensation due to adherence to its constitution, rules of law and regulations guiding its administration
“Lagos State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is by this statement distancing itself from the call for the removal of the National Chairman of the Party, Dr Iyorchia Ayu.
“We believe that the Peoples Democratic Party – PDP had survived as the only political party since the inception of the recent democratic dispensation due to its adherence to the constitution of the party, rules of law and regulations guiding the administration of the party.
“As much as we extol His Excellency Engr. Seyi Makinde as our leader in the South-West, but there is no prior meetings where such agreement was reached with the leadership of the party in Lagos State where such position was agreed,” the party said.
“The Lagos State leadership of the party will like to commend the national leadership of our great party PDP in their efforts to rescue the country from its current misery brought upon the people by the current government of APC,” it added.
It pleaded with the leadership of the party in the zone to work together to return PDP “to its glorious days in the administration of the South-West region of the country,” saying that focus should be directed mainly to encouraging the teeming members to rally around party’s “candidates vying for the House of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate and Governorship positions and ensure that they win elections.”
According to the party chapter, achieving this feat in Ogun, Lagos, Ekiti, Ondo, and Oyo states as demonstrated in Osun State will in no doubt reiterate the importance of South-West in the affairs of PDP and further solidify it “for any position we may take in the affairs of the national administration of our great party in due time.”
Besides, Lagos PDP contended that considering its position as the state in the heart of the coming election, and hosting the APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the South-West leadership could not afford a disunited house that would create an opportunity for Tinubu’s victory, come 2023 General Elections.
It added that a divided national leadership also was equally unhelpful to PDP’s noble cause of liberating the people of Lagos State, appealing “to individuals who view the removal of the National Chairman as a way to resolve the lingering internal crisis rocking the party to have a rethink, respect for the constitution of the party and see the need to form a solidly viable alliance that can guarantee our party victory in the next general elections.”
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The supporters were attacked at Pastoral centre Mile 50 Abakaliki where they gathered for the kick-off of the Obident state mega rally.
The reason for the attack by the police is yet to be known as everyone took cover.
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The coach was very impressed – impressed with the talent, determination and eagerness to learn of a 2025 (rising high-school sophomores) girls select lacrosse team, that Kere Harper called the squad one of the best all-around groups she has ever coached.
With only a handful of practices together, the team, which included five athletes who play on multiple girls high-school teams at the Potomac School in McLean, recently won the Nike American Select national showcase tournament championship in Delaware for its age group. The D.C.-Va. team finished 6-0-1 overall, nipping the New York Downstate squad, 10-9, in the title match.
Other playoff scores were 12-8 over Massachusetts and 11-7 over Connecticut. The D.C.-Va. group finished 3-0-1 in pool-play matches.
In the seven matches, D.C.-Va. outscored opponents 76-51, with a high of 16 goals in one match. The team had two victories by one goal each.
The players had to try out for the team, then were assigned to a specific squad.
“I have been coaching for 20 years and this group was so spectacular in the sense they were so good and they played together so well,” Harper said. “Their lacrosse IQs were incredible, and they were tough athletes and determined. They would listen to the technical tips I would give, and then implement them very quickly and very well.”
The five Potomac School players on the team were Margit Crittenberger, Catherine LeTendre, Stella Pence, Amory Imperatore and goalie Caitlin Jarvis. That was the most players from any one school on the select team.
Harper was chosen as the coach. She also is head girls lacrosse coach at Lightridge High School in Aldie during the spring.
All five players will be members of the Potomac School varsity lacrosse team during the 2023 spring season. Some are currently members of the school’s girls varsity soccer team, then will play for the varsity basketball squad in the winter. LeTendre was the starting point guard last winter for the varsity basketball squad.
The soccer team had a 3-0-1 record through Sept. 13 action. Crittenberger scored the winning goal in a 3-2 victory over Episcopal. Imperatore and Pence also are on the soccer team.
Other members of the D.C.-Va. team either play lacrosse for private or public high-schools in the metropolitan area or beyond. Those players were Avery Coleman, Taylor Florin, Kendra Harris, Charlotte Smith, Isabelle Bernasek, Ally Campbell, Addison Collins, Raleigh Foster, Lee Kestner, Caroline Klauder, Quinn Murray, Sophia Stoltz, Kennedy Richardson, Kathryn Lesniewski, Frances Taylor, Marin McCormack and Claire Hanley.
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Braden Boggs threw for two touchdowns and ran for one more as visiting Battlefield improved to 3-0 Friday with a 48-0 non-district win over winless Hylton.
Boggs finished the night 6 of 7 passing for 113 yards. Brandon Binkowski and Josh Bushrod each caught a touchdown pass.
Jelon Johnson added two rushing touchdowns on runs of 38 and 7 yards and overall carried the ball three times for 51 yards. Battlefield led 41-0 at halftime.
Caleb Woodson scored Battlefield's first touchdown on a 75-yard return off a blocked field-goal attempt in the first quarter.
Calum O'Shea rounded out the scoring with a 4-yard run in the fourth quarter. He was also 5 of 7 passing for 39 yards.
Mason Kerr had a fumble recovering and Jayden Blackstock recorded an interception.
WOODBRIDGE 27, MASSAPONAX 14: Amaan Lewis was 8 of 11 passing for 128 yards and one touchdown and one interception in the Vikings’ non-district win on the road.
Michael Dankwa added two rushing touchdowns on 21 carries for 54 yards.
Denzel Lambert caught three passes for 78 yards and one touchdown. Ja’bari Odoemenem had five catches for 66 yards.
JOHN CHAMPE 49, COLGAN 29: Ryan Westhoff threw for 166 yards on 13 of 21 passing and one touchdown, while Devyn Smith was 3 of 3 passing for 93 yards and two touchdowns as the visiting Sharks dropped to 2-2.
Tyler Henry caught one touchdown pass and Maichus Langley two.
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Brentsville 42, James Wood 0
Herndon 49, Osbourn Park 0
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Osbourn 12, Potomac 7
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Enjoying a strong start to a season has been nothing new for the Wakefield Warriors in recent years. The girls high-school field hockey team has a current 8-0 record, including winning a recent tournament championship with a 4-0 mark.
The challenge now for the Warriors, as in past seasons, is to continue that strong play once matches against Liberty District opponents begin. Such contests are next on the schedule for Wakefield.
All but two of the team’s remaining regular-season games are against district rivals. There is a non-district game against Arlington private-school Bishop O’Connell on Oct. 11 and West Potomac on Sept. 27.
“We have so much talent and potential I think we can be competitive with teams in our conference,” Wakefield coach Zoe Anthony said. “We will have to elevate the level or our play against those teams. This district has some very good teams.”
One of those squads is the recent Class 6 state champion Langley Saxons, another the defending state champion Yorktown Patriots and a third the Marshall Statesmen, a perennial National District champion before joining the Liberty with Wakefield last fall.
Through eight matches, Wakefield has allowed only two goals, scored in a 4-2 victory over the Hayfield Hawks. The Warriors have outscored those eight opponents 39-2 with seven shutouts. Senior goalie Grace Wiley, who will play the sport at Vassar College, has those shutouts.
The tournament Wakefield won was the Justice Wolves tourney. The Warriors opened with a 2-0 win over Justice, then blanked Hylton, 9-0, Unity Reed, 6-0, and Rock Ridge, 8-0.
Wakefield senior midfielder/forward Lilly Armstrong is the team’s leading scorer so far, with multiple hat tricks. She scored two goals and had three assists against Unity Reed.
Armstrong and Wiley are two of nine seniors on the team.
“We have some experience,” Anthony said.
Other top scorers are senior Sarah Hallinan, with multiple goals, and junior Samantha Stewar, who had a hat trick in the tournament.
Anthony describes junior midfielder Adeline Harold as one of the team’s top transition players from defense to offense, and junior Ava Fisher as a top defender.
Other Wakefield seniors are Caroline Decker, Genevieve Denton, McKenzie Hart, Lucia Jacobsen, Caroline Jamison and Amanda Nickerson.
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Murfreesboro-area high school football Week 5 roundup: Blackman, Oakland lead winners
Ben Marshall's 3-yard touchdown run with 3:49 remaining was the difference as Blackman held off Stewarts Creek 35-28 in a region matchup Friday night.
The Blaze (4-1, 2-0 Region 4-6A), coming off a 711-yard performance in last week's win over Summit, tallied 458 yards against Stewarts Creek (1-4, 0-2), but the teams were tied entering the fourth quarter.
Quarterback Gage Hoover's second TD run early in the second quarter gave Stewarts Creek a 14-7 lead, but three Jack Risner touchdown passes (two to Jacob Page) helped Blackman score three of the next four TDs to take a 28-21 halftime lead.
Javarian Otey's 10-yard TD run with 5:04 left in the third tied the game.
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Page, an Ensworth transfer, had his best game as a Blaze, hauling in eight receptions for 182 yards and two TDs. Risner finished 18-for-26 for 338 yards and three touchdowns. Marshall, a California tight end commitment, rushed for a team-high 50 yards and a TD and added 28 receiving yards.
Otey rushed for 76 yards and Hoover 71 yards for Stewarts Creek, which also got a 59-yard touchdown strike from wide receiver Tayden Mounivong to Morgan Vanderbilt.
Blackman will play at home against Antioch on Friday while Stewarts Creek will be at La Vergne.
Oakland 42, Siegel 0
C.J. Puckett rushed 10 times for 125 yards and two touchdowns as Oakland scored five of its six TDs on the ground in the region win.
The top-ranked Patriots have won 35 games in a row.
Oakland (5-0, 2-0 Region 4-6A) built a 28-0 lead at halftime, thanks to TD runs by Puckett (2), quarterback Kade Hewitt and Khalil James. James added another TD run in the third quarter and Kyler Creasy hit Kalijah King for a TD strike in the fourth.
Cory Sims led Siegel (3-2, 0-2) with 16 carries for 71 yards. The Stars were held to just 10 passing yards.
Oakland has an off week while Siegel will play at Warren County on Friday.
Rockvale 20, Riverdale 7
The Rockets (4-1, 2-0 4-6A) trailed 7-6 entering the final period, but took the lead for good on Robbie Daniel's 56-yard touchdown run with 11:17 remaining.
Rockvale all but put the game away with 3:37 left when Brennan Mayhew hit Taj Mitchell on a 38-yard touchdown strike.
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The Rockets had two interceptions in the second half to help set up the decisive fourth quarter.
Eban Braiser hit two first-half field goals (21, 27) while Riverdale (3-2, 0-2) took an early lead on a 27-yard touchdown run by D.J. Taylor.
Daniel finished with 30 rushes for 170 yards. Quarterback Brennan Mayhew was 15-for-30 for 164 yards and Kam Frierson had two sacks for the Rockets, who play at Nolensville on Friday.
Riverdale quarterback Braden Graham was 16-for-33 for 187 yards. The Warriors play at home against Smyrna on Friday.
Smyrna 34, Antioch 7
The Bulldogs (4-0, 2-0 Region 6-6A) jumped out early, taking a 27-0 lead at halftime.
Memphis commitment Arion Carter rushed seven times for 87 yards and two touchdowns while adding seven tackles, a sack and an interception.
Thomas Jones, playing the Wildcat for the second consecutive game with starting QB Landon Miller out with a shoulder injury, rushed for 59 yards and also passed for 42 yards and a TD for the Bulldogs, who will play at Riverdale on Friday.
Cane Ridge 27, La Vergne 13
The Wolverines (1-4, 1-2 Region 6-6A) led 7-0 early but trailed at the half and couldn't rally.
Javon Drake was 9-of-14 for 145 yards and two touchdowns, one a 65-yarder to Zante Clark and the other going to Elijah Banner for 11 yards.
Quentin Carroll had three sacks, Elijah Prather a sack and DeAngelo Ryan an interception to spark the Wolverine defense. La Vergne will play host to Stewarts Creek on Friday.
MTCS 34, Trinity Christian 21
The Cougars (4-1) gained 381 of their 426 total yards on the ground as Luke Scheffler rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown, Chase Mitchell rushed for 86 yards and a TD and also caught a TD pass and Gabe Howell rushed for 58 yards and a TD.
MTCS quarterback Yates Geren rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown and also threw a TD pass in the win.
The Cougars will play at Lakeway Christian in their first DII-A East Region game Friday.
Eagleville 46, Tennessee Heat 20
Quarterback Jesse Brown had a big night for the Eagles (2-3), completing 8 of 13 passes for 124 yards and four touchdowns while also rushing for 54 yards.
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Rockvale football rides defense to beat Riverdale for first time
Rockvale held Riverdale scoreless over the final three-plus quarters and scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to knock off the Warriors 20-7 Friday night in a key Region 4-6A contest.
It's the first win for the Rockets over Riverdale in a rivalry that began when Rockvale opened in 2019.
The Rockets (4-1, 2-0 4-6A) trailed 7-6 entering the final period, but took the lead for good on Robbie Daniel's 56-yard touchdown run with 11:17 remaining. Rockvale all but put the game away with 3:37 left when Brennan Mayhew hit Taj Mitchell on a 38-yard touchdown strike.
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"We worked hard all week, and we're just going to keep working," Rockvale junior defensive lineman Kamden Frierson, who had two sacks in the win.
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The defensive battle saw Rockvale score on a pair of Eban Braiser field goals (21, 27) in the first half while Riverdale (3-2, 0-2) took the lead on a 27-yard touchdown run by D.J. Taylor and held a one-point halftime advantage.
Rockvale picked off two Riverdale passes in the second half, but also had a field goal blocked, keeping it a 7-6 game entering the decisive fourth.
Daniel finished with 30 carries for 170 yards for the Rockets.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rob Roth, the author of "WARHOLCAPOTE," a book that recreates a play conceived by the artist Andy Warhol and writer Truman Capote.
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Eliza Campbell had spent her entire life as a practicing member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She was born in Utah, a state in which the majority of residents belong to the church, and attended Brigham Young University, a private institution owned and operated by the church.
"It's part of your whole professional network, your whole emotional community," she said. "Basically, it touches every facet of your life."
Then, two years ago, after nearly three decades, Campbell left the church.
She is one of a growing number of Americans who were raised Christian but are disaffiliating from the religion.
America's Christian majority is facing steep declines
Christianity remains the majority religion in the United States, as it has been since the country's founding, but it's on the decline.
A new study from the Pew Research Center shows that America's Christian majority has been shrinking for years, and if recent trends continue, Christians could make up less than half the U.S. population within a few decades.
The study found that Christians accounted for about 90% of the population 50 years ago, but as of 2020 that figure had slumped to about 64%.
"If recent trends in switching [changing one's religious affiliation] hold, we projected that Christians could make up between 35% and 46% of the U.S. population in 2070," said Stephanie Kramer, the senior researcher who led the study.
The study modeled four scenarios for how religious affiliation could change, and in every case it found a sharp drop in Christianity.
"Some scholars say that it's just an inevitable consequence of development for societies to secularize. Once there are strong secular institutions, once people's basic needs are met, there's less need for religion," Kramer said.
"Other people point out that affiliation really started to drop in the '90s. And it may not be a coincidence that this coincides with the rise of the religious right and more associations between Christianity and conservative political ideology."
For Campbell, conflict between the teachings of her faith and her own personal identity and values were at the core of her decision to leave.
"For me, especially, when I started to come out as queer, it became impossible for me to reconcile this church that was basically admitting that they wanted kids like me dead or suicidal," she said. "I decided I had to choose myself and choose my well-being."
"Religiously unaffiliated" could become the majority
Alongside Christian numbers in the U.S. trending down, the Pew study also found that the percentage of people who identify as "religiously unaffiliated" is rising and could one day become a majority.
"That's where the majority of the movement is going," Kramer said. "We don't see a lot of people leaving Christianity for a non-Christian religion."
Importantly, Kramer said, "religiously unaffiliated" is not synonymous with atheist, as the term also includes those who identify as "agnostic," "spiritual" or "nothing in particular."
In the four scenarios that Pew modeled, Americans who were religiously unaffiliated were projected to approach or overtake Christians in number by 2070. At the same time, the percentage of those following other religions was expected to double.
"I don't think it's surprising. I think it's a product of modern comforts. I think when life is good, when it's better, you know, religion is just not as important."
Tauha was not raised Christian. He spent most of his life as a devout Muslim but decided four years ago to leave his religion, and he now identifies as atheist.
Like Campbell, Tauha's process of turning away from his faith was not just a matter of changing his beliefs; it involved disconnecting with the religious community he had been involved with for his entire life.
"The process of leaving the faith, for me, was kind of torturous," he said. "[But] I look back on my experience and leaving the faith as something generally productive and positive. In fact, I'd say it remains the formative experience in my life [and] gave me a new sense of direction. So I look back on it fondly."
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FRIDAY’S SCORES
Bishop Amat 38, Leuzinger 14
San Dimas 28, Schurr 19
St. Francis 41, Muir 0
Pasadena 14, Colony 7
Ayala 20, Chino Hills 19
Hoover 19, Temple City 14
Cathedral 45, La Salle 6
Sonora 48, Esperanza 19
Walnut 30, Ocean View 0
South Pasadena 29, Alhambra 14
Etiwanda 18, Glendora 14
Rio Hondo Prep 35, Pasadena Poly 6
La Mirada 27, Sunny Hills 13
Baldwin Park 36, Rosemead 6
Azusa 41, Glendale 7
Mayfair 35, El Rancho 22
Diamond Bar 28, Wilson 7
Village Christian 49, Pomona 0
Downey 44, St. Paul 23
Covina 41, Bell Gardens 0
Whittier Christian 33, Beverly Hills 0
El Modena 34, La Habra 6
Bonita 28, Los Osos 27
Nogales 50, Workman 0
Pioneer 14, Gabrielino 7
Arroyo 24, Whittier 0
Shadow Hills 7, Diamond Ranch 0
THURSDAY’S SCORES
Jurupa Hills 49, Los Altos 0
La Serna 7, Damien 0
Lynwood 59, Keppel 0
Maranatha 41, Western Christian 24
Montebello 35, Santa Fe 6
Northview 42, California 7
Rowland 42, Ganesha 20
San Gabriel 28, San Marino 24
Sierra Vista 22, El Monte 7
Valencia 28, West Covina 27
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Toby Wisneski, 70, looks like a quintessential California girl with her short, blonde cut and golden tan. Raspy-voiced, her Philly pedigree is obvious when she talks. No nonsense, straight-shooting. Passionate.
“In March 2012, I saw a senior golden retriever named Colby on Facebook,” she said. “He was wrapped in a sheet and the shelter was going to put him to sleep. I had my own Golden, Alley, my heart dog, and that heart was breaking thinking this senior dog was going to die alone.”
Wisneski rescued the shelter dog and took him to her vet. The doctor tearfully reported that Colby was riddled with cancer and there was nothing he could do.
“He went back in to get the euthanasia meds as we didn’t want to move him,” Wisnecki said. “(Colby) laid there letting me pet him. I told him that I knew I wasn’t who his eyes were searching for but that I was going to be with him so he wouldn’t be alone. He placed his paw in my hand and took his last breath without having to be euthed. I cried a river of tears and I promised him that, if at all possible, I was going to make sure no senior animal would die alone in the shelter and it was at that moment I knew what our mission was.”
What seemed impossible then is now an everyday occurrence at Leave No Paws Behind, the nonprofit Wisneski started in West Covina.
Leave No Paws Behind is one of 78 animal welfare groups chosen from more than 340 applicants to receive a grant from the national nonprofit Grey Muzzle Organization. The winning groups received more than $705,000 in grants to help save or improve the lives of at-risk old dogs in their communities.
“This grant will help us provide senior dogs, like 14-year-old Domain, the veterinary care they need. Domain received dental and broken jaw surgeries he needed so he can remain in his new forever home,” Wisneski said. “No one is more grateful or loving than an old dog, and we’re looking forward to helping more senior dogs get the second chance they all deserve.”
Since July, the grant has paid for medical care for 15 senior dogs.
“Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we’re delighted to help deserving organizations like Leave No Paws Behind, Inc. make a difference in the lives of senior dogs and people in their communities,” said Lisa Lunghofer, executive director of Grey Muzzle.
“Many senior dogs in Southern California are enjoying their golden years in loving homes thanks to the wonderful work of Leave No Paws Behind, Inc.”
Wisneski runs the nonprofit with her son Frank, 52, and grandson Quin, 19, as well as staff she selects not only for veterinary expertise but also a stout heart.
“Every time I lose an animal, they take a big piece of my heart,” Wisneski said. “In the beginning, it used to devastate me until I began to realize that it didn’t matter whether they had an hour, a day, a week, a month or a year. What did matter was that in the end, they knew they were loved, no longer alone, safe from all harm and that their life mattered.”
The mission of LNPB’s newest program, “People, Helping People, Helping Paws,” Low-Cost Veterinary Hospital in West Covina, is to keep pets with their families and out of shelters.
“I tell people, ‘We’re going to keep you together,’” Wisneski said, describing disbelieving tears from pet owners who can’t believe they are going to get help. “It’s all about what’s best for the animal. When you run out of hope, come to us. Every animal deserves a chance.”
The Wisneskis estimate they have helped more than 9,800 families and their pets through the program.
One of them is Pho, a senior rescued from Baldwin Shelter by LNPB, who was found to be paralyzed. He received medical care through the program and then received additional orthopedic surgery at a specialty hospital, all paid for by donations from supporters. After weeks of swim therapy and with aid from a special hind-rolling cart, Pho is living an exceptionally happy life with rescued dog siblings and a tortoise. Wisneski reports he now walks a little on his own.
Leave No Paws Behind is expanding its West Covina facilities, much the same way Wisneski continues to expand her brood of pets.
“I have the most darling little fella named Simba who we rescued in August,” she said. “He was sliced with a machete in the throat, down his chest, he was strangled, kicked and had five broken ribs. We had no idea if he would live. Not only did he pull through, but for a dog that had no reason to ever trust another human being, he is the sweetest, most loving little fella ever.”
Simba stars in Wisneski’s social media posts where supporters keep tabs on how they can help.
“It’s so hard to put down in mere words the passion I have for what I do,” Wisneski said.
Her actions speak louder anyway.
Leave No Paws Behind Veterinary Clinic, 1047 E. Amar Road, West Covina (corner of Amar Road and Valinda Avenue). 626-667-7575. Donations: leavenopawsbehind.org. Clinic website: www.leavenopawsbehindvetclinic.com/
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I once authored a column entitled “Worst mistakes occupants make.”
Among the missteps were buying instead of leasing, leasing instead of buying, signing a short-term lease in a downward trending market, or signing a long-term lease in a peak market.
Let’s go over that again as the market seems to be again in a bit of a tailspin.
Buying: A new, rapidly growing business generally finds a better fit leasing for a term than investing precious operating capital into a static purchase of real estate.
Conversely, if the company has been around a while, is privately owned, has generated a profit for the last two years, has an ownership structure that can benefit from depreciation and can afford the down payment and debt service, enormous generational wealth can be created by owning the facility from which your enterprise operates.
Leasing: When an economic outlook is fuzzy, most operations hedge by making short-term lease deals.
In fact, much can be gained doing the opposite. While the world zigs, you should consider a zag. I have seen companies goof by signing term leases when things are frothy only to see the monthly amount they pay be dramatically greater than current rates – and they’re locked in.
Most would agree we are in a changing market with respect to industrial real estate. Those occupying retail and office spaces are way ahead of us as their markets morphed years and months ago. With retail it was pre-pandemic and office was a result of the pandemic. But, now here we are with an uncertain future for manufacturing and logistics spaces.
So, if you lease an industrial building and you are approaching a renewal, what strategy should you employ?
Assuming the space still works for you – location, size, and amenities – consider your owner. How does she view the current conditions? Is she bullish, bearish, or running for the exits? If she falls into category two or three, she’s probably willing to forego a risky vacancy in favor of constant cash flow. Read: make a deal!
Another idea is the “blend and extend.” We saw a ton of these used in the early 2010s, and they exchange a lesser rate today for additional years added to the lease term. Both are effective.
Just know your owner, know your alternatives, understand your cost to relocate, and finally, be familiar with the cost to replace your tenancy.
Allen Buchanan is a principal and commercial real estate broker at Lee & Associates, Orange. He can be reached at 714.564.7104 or abuchanan@lee-associates.com.
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Laramie Hours:
• Open six days a week 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; closed Wednesdays
Centennial Hours:
• Monday-Friday: 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
• Monday 5-7 p.m.
Rock River Hours:
• Wednesday and Friday: Noon–4 p.m.
The events below take place at the Albany County Public Library, 310 S. 8th St. unless otherwise stated. For more information, visit the website acplwy.org, call 307-721-2580 or email info@acplwy.org.
Ongoing:
StoryWalk®: Enjoy a picture book outdoors; start with page 1 outside the front doors. Check back for a new book each week.
Book Clubs: ACPL hosts a wide variety of book clubs that meet virtually, indoors or outdoors (weather permitting). View the book clubs at bookclubs.acplwy.org.
Banned Books Reading Challenge, Aug. 15-Sept. 30: Staff is competing against patrons to see who can read the most banned books. There will be a prize drawing for those who read at least seven books.
MONDAY, SEPT. 19
Snack and Study, 3:45-5 p.m.: Study and fill up on some much needed brain fuel with snacks and study space provided free of charge. Open to high school and college students.
Collage Club, 5-5:30 p.m.: Create whatever your heart desires with the tools at hand. Supplies will be provided free of charge. Open to middle and high school students.
TUESDAY, SEPT, 20
Book Babies, 10-10:30 a.m.: Babies and caretakers are invited for a short story time in the ACPL large meeting room filled with fun, baby-approved bounces, songs, rhymes and early literacy and child development tips. Siblings are also welcome. Guardians must stay with their children during the program.
Breastfeeding Café, 10-11 a.m.: A free, drop-in, informal breastfeeding support group featuring professional lactation support. Meet in the large meeting room to engage with other mothers and pregnant women to support, protect and normalize breastfeeding.
Test Tube Tuesday, 3:45-5 p.m.: Open to elementary and middle school age children to participate in a hands-on, STEM related activity. Guardians must stay with children during the program.
THURSDAY, Sept. 22
Family Storytime, 10-10:30 a.m.: Enjoy stories and a craft in the children’s area. Open to everyone.
Free Stress Relief Open House, 12:30-1:30 p.m.: Free ear acupuncture and acupressure. Treatment lasts 30-45 minutes.
YAK!, 3:45-5 p.m.: For teens ages 12-17 in the ACPL large meeting room for crafts, games and more.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 23
Friends of the Library Book Sale, 2:30-5:30 p.m.: The Friends of the Albany County Public Library is hosting a book sale. Friday is a members only shopping day. Membership is open to everyone. For more information, visit the ACPL Facebook page at facebook.com/ACPLBookSale. For additional information, email FOL_booksale@acplwy.org or call 307-721-2580 ext. 5464.
Meditation in the Garden, 5:30-6:30 p.m.: Meet in the library garden for a continuous meditation practice and explore various methods and philosophies from around the world.
SATURDAY, Sept. 24
Family Storytime, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Join Clara in the ACPL large meeting room for toddler and preschool story time.
Lego Club, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.: Work on your own or with others to create whatever you can imagine. Guardians must stay with younger children during the event. Free for children and teens.
Friends of the Library Book Sale, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.: The Friends of the Albany County Public Library is hosting a book sale through Monday. Items are half-price on Monday. For more information, visit the ACPL Facebook page at facebook.com/ACPLBookSale. For additional information, email FOL_booksale@acplwy.org or call 307-721-2580 ext. 5464. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/albany-county-public-library--community-page/article_3d827476-352c-11ed-bec2-3302a34b0f59.html | 2022-09-17T13:04:13Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/albany-county-public-library--community-page/article_3d827476-352c-11ed-bec2-3302a34b0f59.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Eppson Center provides lifelong support for independent living through programs that enhance senior’s quality of life. The ECS offers low-cost opportunities to improve social integration, creativity, nutrition, and physical well-being.
The Eppson Center is open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday–Friday, offering lunches in the dining room, transportation services, wellness services and various online and in-person activities.
All day, every day:
Too Fit to Quit (use of gym equipment). If interested, must schedule an orientation with Emma.
Billiards in the pool room, lessons or games.
Free books and puzzles in the pool room.
MONDAY, SEPT. 19
9 a.m.-Noon: Chess
10:30-11:30 a.m.: Fall Prevention Exercise Class
1-2:30 p.m.: Bingo
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Melodees
TUESDAY, SEPT. 20
9-10 a.m.: Line Dancing
10:30-11:30 a.m.: BINGO-cize (Nutrition)
10:30-11:30 a.m.: Musical Exercise with Resistance
1-1:45 p.m.: Bible study with Rich Henderson on Zoom
1-4 p.m.: Laramie Duplicate Bridge
5-6 p.m.: Uechi Ryu Karate
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21
9 a.m.-Noon: Chess
9-10 a.m.: Line Dancing
9 a.m.-4 p.m.: AARP Safe Drivers Course
10:30-11:30 a.m.: Fall Prevention Exercise Class
12:30-2 p.m.: Writer’s Workshop
THURSDAY, SEPT. 22
9-10 a.m.: BINGO-cize (Nutrition)
9 a.m.-Noon: Foot care by appointment only
10-11:30 a.m.: Stand Up Straight, an interactive presentation on posture, how to improve it
10:30-11:30 a.m.: Musical Exercise with Resistance
12:30-2 p.m.: Garden Committee
12:30-3:45 p.m.: Watercolor Class (studio session)
1-3:30 p.m.: Mexican Train Dominoes
FRIDAY, SEPT. 23
8:45 a.m.: Seniors on the Go
9-10 a.m.: Line Dancing
9-10 a.m.: Veterans Coffee
9 a.m.-Noon: Chess
10:30-11:30 a.m.: Fall Prevention Exercise Class
SERVICES
Monday-Friday: Meals in the dining room 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday: Home delivered meals. Call 307-745-5116 ext. 20. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/eppson-center-for-seniors---community-page/article_96b50b02-3532-11ed-a601-fb17513b212f.html | 2022-09-17T13:04:19Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/eppson-center-for-seniors---community-page/article_96b50b02-3532-11ed-a601-fb17513b212f.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
1 dead, another critically injured in car crash on Chicago's South Side
CHICAGO - One woman was killed and another was critically injured in a car crash on Chicago's South Side early Saturday.
Police say an 18-year-old man in a pickup truck ran a red light and hit an SUV in the 5100 block of South State Street around 2 a.m.
The passenger, a 46-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at University of Chicago Medical Center.
The driver, a 45-year-old woman, was also taken to U of C and is listed in critical condition.
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2022 Cheyenne Greek Festival
Arts in the Parks
– Sept. 15-18, park hours. The Wyoming Arts Council partners with Wyoming State Parks to hold various arts activities in parks across the state. Plein Air in the Parks is an annual event that pairs talented artists with beautiful locations. This painting competition is open to artists of all ages and offers cash awards. Curt Gowdy State Park, 1264 Granite Springs Road. 307-777-7742
Cheyenne Farmers Market
– Sept. 17, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Local and regional vendors sell their produce, honey, jams, meat, bakery and specialty items, and much more. Proceeds benefit Community Action of Laramie County and its programs. B Parking Lot, Frontier Park, 4610 Carey Ave. 307-635-9291 or www.calc.net/farmers-market
Wyoming Hereford Ranch Birding Hike
– Sept. 17, 8 a.m. The Cheyenne High Plains Audubon Society is hosting a free two-mile birding hike. Wyoming Hereford Ranch, 1101 Hereford Ranch Road. 307-343-2024
Shred 4 Stef Skateboard Competition
– Sept. 17, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. $5. A skateboard competition, with all profits being donated to local skateboarder Stefani Perdue. In late July, she underwent a CT scan that revealed a significant brain bleed, and after surgery spent several weeks on life support. Now in recovery, the goal is to raised $6,000 to help ease the financial burden for Perdue and her family. Brimmer Park, 3056 Windmill Road. masonhdieters307@gmail.com
Heirlooms and Blooms Harvest Market
– Sept. 17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Join the Botanic Gardens for an expanded indoor/outdoor market. This one-day event will have a variety of regionally made gifts from artists and craftsmen selling home décor, woodworking, art and jewelry, dog treats, baked good, apparel, pottery and more. There will also be food vendors. Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, 710 S. Lions Park Drive. 307-637-6458
2022 Cheyenne Greek Festival
– Sept. 17, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. A yearly celebration of Greek culture. Cheyenne Frontier Days Exhibit Hall, Eighth Street and Dey Avenue. 307-635-5929
Dogtoberfest
– Sept. 17, 1-6 p.m. A miniature street festival in partnership with the Cheyenne Animal Shelter. There will be beer, costume contests (for pets and people), food trucks and the annual “Running of the Wieners,” aka wiener dog races. Freedom’s Edge Brewing Co., 1509 Pioneer Ave. 307-514-5314
64th Annual Symphony Gala
– Sept. 17, 5 p.m. An evening to kick off the new season. The event includes a cocktail hour, three-course gourmet meal, live entertainment, and silent and live auctions. Little America Hotel and Resort, 2800 W Lincolnway. 307-778-8561
Cheyenne Greenway Cleanup
– Sept. 18, 10 a.m.-noon. Cheyenne Audubon is hosting a Greenway cleanup event. Trash bags and lightweight gloves will be provided. Cleanup will begin in the parking lot near Van Buren Avenue and Laramie Street. Contact Barb Gorges for more information: bgorges4@msn.com
Pinot & Picasso
– Sept. 18, 1-4 p.m. $40. Jam out, drink and eat as you paint. The Louise Event Venue, 110 E. 17th St. 307-220-1474
Guided Play
– Sept. 19, 10-11:45 a.m. The library invites families to come play. Each week, they will feature a different playscape in the Early Literacy Center, along with suggestions of how to engage your child in guided play. This week’s theme is “Big Art.” Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
Snapshots from Wyoming’s Wildernesses with Kirk Miller
– Sept. 20, 7 p.m. Kirk Miller will share photos and stories from his pack trip into Wyoming’s southern Wind River Range, followed by his thoughts for capturing interesting photographs with a cellphone. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. bgorges4@msn.com
Guitar Workshop with Pierre Bensusan
– Sept. 20. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Internationally renowned guitarist Pierre Bensusan will offer a workshop for adult and teen guitar players at any level. While he plays and composes in DADGAD tuning, the workshop will be open to all guitarists, whatever tuning they use. Presented in partnership with Cheyenne Guitar Society. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
Guitar Concert with Pierre Bensusan
– Sept. 20, 7-9:15 p.m. French-Algerian acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist and composer Pierre Bensusan has taken his unique sound to all corners of the globe. He is the winner of the Independent Music Award for his triple live album, Encore and the Rose d’Or at the Montreux Festival, for his debut album at age 17 and has been voted Best World Music Guitarist by Guitar Player Magazine Reader’s Poll. Presented in partnership with Cheyenne Guitar Society. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
The Fashion Experience
– Sept. 22, 6-9 p.m. A fashion show featuring downtown boutiques. Paramount Cafe, 1607 Capitol Ave. 307-634-2576
Joe Gato @ Cheyenne Civic Center
– Sept. 22, 7 p.m. Joe Gatto, a stand-up comedian, actor, producer and co-star for the hit TV show “Impractical Jokers,” will give a performance. Cheyenne Civic Center, 510 W. 20th St. 307-637-6200
Dueling Pianos at The Metropolitan
– Sept. 23, 7:30-11 p.m. $20. Come laugh and sing along in an evening of musical entertainment directed by your requests. The Metropolitan Downtown, 1701 Carey Ave. 307-432-0022
Brandt Tobler @ The Lincoln
– Sept. 23, 8-11 p.m. $35. Stand-up comedian Brandt Tobler is coming home to Cheyenne for a night of comedy. The Lincoln Theatre, 1615 Central Ave. 307-369-6028
CLTP presents “Little Shop of Horrors”
– Sept. 23-25, Sept. 29-Oct. 2, Oct. 7-9; dinner theater Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8. Cheyenne Little Theatre Players are putting on a rendition of the Broadway and big-screen hit musical. Historic Atlas Theatre, 211 W. Lincolnway. 307-638-6543
Cheyenne Farmers Market
– Sept. 24, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Local and regional vendors sell their produce, honey, jams, meat, bakery and specialty items, and much more. Proceeds benefit Community Action of Laramie County and its programs. B Parking Lot, Frontier Park, 4610 Carey Ave. 307-635-9291 or www.calc.net/farmers-market
Cheyenne Community Appreciation Day
– Sept. 24, 8-9 a.m.; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; 7-9 p.m. The Downtown Development Authority and Visit Cheyenne are showing their appreciation for the community with a day of family friendly events. There will be a rock wall, bouncy house, 20-foot slide, free face painting, free balloon animals, street magic, $5 pony rides (at the 15th Street Stables) and other activities with local law enforcement and military organizations. There will also be Oktoberfest vendors and activities happening at the Depot Plaza, including the Downtown Mini-Golf Tournament. Various locations, downtown Cheyenne. 307-772-7266
Downtown Putt Putt Tournament
– Sept. 24, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. $100 per person. A 18-hole miniature golf tournament through downtown Cheyenne that raises money for the Historic Cheyenne Depot and to support the local business community. Various locations, downtown Cheyenne. kaylan@cheyennedepotmuseum.org
6th Annual “End of the Trail” Kite Festival
– Sept. 24, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Watch semi-pro kite fliers from the American Kitefliers Association and the Rocky Mountain Kite Association. There will be Large Kites, Stunt Kites, Sport Kites and Single Line Kite Flying. Everyone is encouraged to bring their own kites to fly. Free kites will be given to the first 100 kids age 14 and under. Pine Bluffs Recreation Center, 1200 S. Beech Ave., Pine Bluffs. 307-245-3301
Downtown Cheyenne Oktoberfest
– Sept. 24, noon-8 p.m. This year’s event is taking on a “Hop-toberfest” theme with the combination of Sierra Nevada Brewing Company’s traditionally hop-forward offerings alongside Prost Brewing’s traditional Germanic lager biers, so no doubt the event will have something for the purists and the modern craft lovers alike. Cheyenne Depot Plaza, 1 Depot Plaza. kdoyle@bisonbev.com
Library Harvest Festival
– Sept. 24, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Children and families. Come join us for our second annual Harvest Festival. There will be fall-inspired games, crafts and treats for the whole family to enjoy. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
Charity Chili Cookoff & Cornhole Tourney
– Sept. 24, 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. In support of Cheyenne Community Appreciation Day, Blue Raven Brewery is hosting a fundraiser for two organizations with a chili cookoff, a cornhole tournament, and various raffles and auctions throughout the day. Live music will also be on site, as well as two food trailers following the conclusion of the cookoff. Blue Raven Brewery, 209 E. 18th St. 307-369-1978
Black Tooth’s 3rd Annual Oktoberfest
– Sept. 24, noon-11 p.m. A block party with live music, food, games and beer specials. Black Tooth Brewing Co., 520 W. 19th St. 307-514-0362
Guided Play
– Sept. 26, 10-11:45 a.m. The library invites families to come play. Each week they will feature a different playscape in the Early Literacy Center, along with suggestions of how to engage your child in guided play. This week’s theme is “Parachute Play.” Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
Blind Date with a Book: Banned Books Edition
– Sept. 26-Oct. 1, library hours. Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. During this week, we will be highlighting historically banned and challenged books. Try out our Blind Date with a Book! Fill out the “rate your date” card and be entered into a drawing for a Barnes & Noble gift card. Burns Branch Library, 112 Main Street. 307-547-2249
High Plains Arboretum with Local Horticulturist Jessica Fries
– Sept. 27, 6-8 p.m. Did you know that Cheyenne was home to one of America’s most important research centers for trees and plants? Hear about this and more cool facts as local author and Children’s Village horticulturist Jessica Friis discusses her book “High Plains Arboretum,” written in collaboration with Friends of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
Empty Bowl Cheyenne
– Sept. 29, 5-6:30 p.m. $15. A fundraiser for Volunteers of America’s services. Enjoy gourmet soups while donating to those in need. Event Center at Archer, 3801 Archer Pkwy. 307-633-4672
Book Discussion Group
– Sept. 29, 6–7:30 p.m. Transition from summer to fall and join us for a September book group discussion of “Meet Me at the Museum” by Anne Youngson. This novel’s story unfolds through a series of letters written between two strangers who’ve bonded over their mutual obsession with the life and death of Tollund Man, one of Denmark’s famous bog bodies. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
Nightmare on 17th Street Haunted House
– Sept. 30-Oct. 31, Fridays and Saturdays from 7-11 p.m. $15 at the door, $10 if in costume. Age 8 and older. The Knights of Pythias annual Nightmare on 17th Street haunted house returns. Halloween will feature a “Blackout Night,” where guests must navigate through the dark with glow sticks. Knights of Pythias Lodge, 312-1/2 W. 17th St. 307-214-0322
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{p class=”p2”}– Oct. 1, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Local and regional vendors sell their produce, honey, jams, meat, bakery and specialty items, and much more. Proceeds benefit Community Action of Laramie County and its programs. B Parking Lot, Frontier Park, 4610 Carey Ave. 307-635-9291 or www.calc.net/farmers-market
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– Oct. 1, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum and Grace For 2 Brothers are partnering up to celebrate autumn with a craft and nonprofit fair. Event Center at Archer, 3801 Archer Pkwy. 307-633-4672
Wyoming State Museum Family Day
– Oct. 1, 10 a.m-2 p.m. This month’s theme is “Creepy Critters.” Learn all about the weird and creepy animals that live among us. The museum will have something for everyone in the family, from crafts and games to educational talks from museum staff. Plus, you’ll see live insects from the CSU Bug Zoo, meet a University of Wyoming entomologist, and more. Wyoming State Museum, 2301 Central Ave. 307-777-7022
A Sissy in Wyoming
– Oct. 2, 3-5 p.m. Free, reservation required. Inspired by the remarkable life story of Wyoming educator, peace activist and crossdresser Larry “Sissy” Goodwin, a Playwright’s Reading of “A Sissy in Wyoming” will be presented by dramatist and historian Gregory Hinton. The Lincoln Theatre, 1615 Central Ave. 307-369-6028
Cheyenne First Friday Artwalk
– Oct. 7, 5 p.m. Free. The Cheyenne Artwalk is a monthly event that highlights a local gallery or studio on the first Friday of every month. This month, look for the mobile ArtHaus unit parked out front of Art @ The Hynds, along with food trucks and live music. Cheyenne Artist Guild, 1701 Morrie Ave. 307-632-2263
All City Children’s Chorus Concert
– Oct. 8, 4 p.m. Free. The opening performance of All City’s 47th season, titled “Air.” Laramie County School District 1 Administration Building Auditorium, 2810 House Ave. 307-771-2275\
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{p class=”p2”}– Oct. 8, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Local and regional vendors sell their produce, honey, jams, meat, bakery and specialty items, and much more. Proceeds benefit Community Action of Laramie County and its programs. B Parking Lot, Frontier Park, 4610 Carey Ave. 307-635-9291 or www.calc.net/farmers-market
11th Sankofa Heritage MAAFA Education Conference
– Oct. 8, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Frederick Douglass Dixon, head of the Black Studies Department at the University of Wyoming, reappearing by popular demand, will speak on “Deconstructing the Negro Question in the Age of Rising American Nationalism,” as well as other presenters: Nate Breen: Charter School Premise-Hillsdale College’s Academies; James Peebles: “Notorious Negrophobic Books That Escaped Public Banning.” Laramie County Community College, Union Pacific Room, 1400 East College Drive. 307-635-7094
Indigenous People’s Day Artist Showcase
– Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Indigenous Peoples’ Day was established to honor the traditional and living cultures of the first people to live on this land. Join the Wyoming State Museum for an artist showcase, a collaborative event put on by the museum and Wyoming Arts Council. Wyoming State Museum, 2301 Central Ave. 307-777-7022
The Great Cheyenne Bed Race
– Oct. 8, 1-6 p.m. Get yer racin’ beds ready, Wyomingites. The Great Cheyenne Bed Race raises money for a local Wyoming charity through sponsors, raffle prizes and race entry fees. Teams of five racers build a bed on wheels and drag-race to win. Email or message the Blue Raven team to register. Blue Raven Brewery, 209 E. 18th St. 307-369-1978
The Citizen & The Constitution
– Oct. 10, 7 p.m. Free. Constitutional expert David Adler will lead a lively conversation about the Constitution, the Founders’ goals in creating a constitutional republic and the importance of rule of law. The event will include questions and input from local high school students participating in the “We the People” program. The audiences will also have an opportunity to take part in a Q&A session with Adler during the event. Laramie County Community College, 1400 E. College Drive. 307-721-9243
Open Jam Night
– Oct. 13, 7 p.m. Free. The Lincoln Theatre is hosting its monthly Open Jam Night. Musicians are encouraged to bring their guitar, bass, etc., and come jam with other local musicians. Backline provided. A full bar will be available for those who just want to come and watch. The Lincoln Theatre, 1615 Central Ave. 307-369-6028
Lunch and Learn
– Oct. 21, noon. Join Maestro William Intriligator and guest pianist Sara Buechner for an informal and entertaining discussion including musical insights about the upcoming concert. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-778-8561
CSO presents “Arabian Nights”
– Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. $10-$50. The Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra opens its 2022-23 season with “Arabian Nights.” The audience will experience Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. Plus, pianist Sara Buechner will performs Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Cheyenne Civic Center, 510 W. 20th St. 307-778-8561
Ace Hood @ The Lincoln
– Oct. 22, 8 p.m. The rapper that brought the world “Bugatti” and “Hustle” will give a performance. The Lincoln Theatre, 1615 Central Ave. 307-369-6028
Tom Segura @ the Civic Center
– Oct. 27, 7 p.m. One of the biggest names in stand-up comedy. Segura has four Netflix specials under his belt – “Ball Hog” (2020), “Disgraceful” (2018), “Mostly Stories” (2016) and “Completely Normal” (2014). Cheyenne Civic Center, 510 W. 20th St. 307-637-6200
Wheel of Fortune Live!
– Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. Starting at $35. A live recreation of the hit game show. Take a spin to solve the puzzles in person. Guests can try out to go on stage and play at every show. Audience members will be randomly selected to win cash and prizes. This is not a broadcast event. Cheyenne Civic Center, 510 W. 20th St. 307-637-6200
Ongoing
Cheyenne Artists Guild Art Show
– Through Sept. 30, Wednesday through Friday, 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. The theme of this month’s art show is “Sapphire,” which includes local artwork with a blue color scheme. Cheyenne Artists Guild, 1701 Morrie Ave. 307-632-2263
Material + Metaphor
– Through Oct. 12, library hours. Leah Hardy, the metalsmithing professor at the University of Wyoming, tells intricate sculptural stories using metaphor and a vast array of materials. Enjoy this fascinating exhibit displayed on the first floor in the entrance gallery and elevator display cases. Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. 307-634-3561
Laramie and Greater Wyoming
LBar7 Benefit & Concert
– Sept. 17, 8:30 p.m.; doors at 7:30 p.m. $10. Kenny Feidler and The Cowboy Killers will be hitting the Cowboy Saloon and Dance Hall for a ticketed show with Tris Munsick, Jordan Smith and Kaden Madden, with all proceeds being donated at the end of the night. Cowboy Saloon & Dance Hall, 108 S. Second St. cowboysaloon@gmail.com
Fort Collins, Colorado
Marc Maron @ Lincoln Center
– Sept. 23, 7 p.m. Marc Maron has four hit stand-up comedy specials, including “More Later” (2015), “Thinky Pain” (2013), “Marc Maron: Too Real” (2017) and 2020’s “End Times Fun,” which was nominated for a 2021 Critics’ Choice Award. The Lincoln Center Performance Hall, 417 W. Magnolia St. 970-221-6730
20th ArtWear Fashion Show
– Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m. The ArtWear Biennial is dedicated to highlighting wearable art. ArtWear’s goal is to present innovative and wearable artwork of the highest quality and provide a forum to explore unique materials and techniques. This event is a fundraiser for The Lincoln Center’s Visual Arts Program. The Lincoln Center Performance Hall, 417 W. Magnolia St. 970-221-6730
Vincent Neil Emerson @ Aggie Theatre
– Oct. 12, 7 p.m. $15. Country singer Vincent Neil Emerson is a torchbearer of the Texas songwriter tradition. Aggie Theatre, 204 S. College Ave. 970-482-8300
Parsons Dance
– Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m. $33. Known for its energized, athletic and joyous style, Parsons Dance is internationally renowned for creating and performing contemporary American dance. The Lincoln Center Performance Hall, 417 W. Magnolia St. 970-221-6730
A Culture Preserved (in the Black Experience) Art Show
– Through Oct. 16, museum hours. $5. This exhibit addresses how Black culture and its heritage reflect and shape values, beliefs and aspirations, which define a people’s identity. By bringing together the past and the present, the old meets the new in the Black artistic world. Museum of Art Fort Collins, 201 S. College Ave., Fort Collins, Colorado. 970-482-2787
Greeley, Colorado
David Brighton’s Space Oddity @ Union Colony Civic Center
– Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m. $28-$53. A journey through David Bowie’s storied career by Brighton and the Space Oddity Band. Union Colony Civic Center, 701 10th Ave., Greeley, Colorado. 970-356-5000
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder Fall Festival
– Sept. 16-18, various times. One of the most highly anticipated events in Boulder turns the Pearl Street Ball into a local arts festival, featuring music, food and beer. Downtown Boulder, Pearl Street Mall and 14th Street. 303-449-3774
Melvins @ Fox Theater
– Sept. 16, 8 p.m; doors at 7 p.m. $25-$27.50. The Melvins are one of biggest names to rise out of the Seattle grunge scene. Catch their slow, sludge-metal style in this performance. Fox Theater, 1135 13th St., Boulder, Colorado. 303-447-0095
Marcus Mumford @ Fox Theater
– Sept. 19, 8 p.m. $45-$50. On his first ever solo tour, the founder and lead singer of folk band Mumford and Sons will perform with special guest Danielle Ponder. Fox Theater, 1135 13th St., Boulder, Colorado. 303-447-0095
Anthony Doerr @ Boulder Theater
– Sept. 27, 6:30 p.m.; doors at 5:30 p.m. The author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “All the Light We Cannot See,” and most recently “Cloud Cuckoo Land,” will hold a book reading. Boulder Theater, 2042 14th St., Boulder, Colorado. 303-786-7030
Street Wise Mural Festival
– Sept 29-Oct. 2. A festival where 39 artists are painting large-scale murals all over town in the span of just a few days. Downtown Boulder, various locations. hello@streetwisearts.org
black midi @ Fox Theatre
– Oct. 3, 8 p.m. $25-$30. Painfully unique experimental/math-rock outfit from London, black midi, is touring their most recent album “Hellfire,” with support from rapper Quelle Chris. Fox Theater, 1135 13th Street, Boulder, Colorado. 303-447-0095
Viagra Boys and shame @ Fox Theatre
– Oct. 7, 8:30 p.m.; doors at 7:30 p.m. $22-$25. Don’t let the name fool you, Viagra Boys are a sextet of classically trained jazz musicians playing off-kilter post-punk rock. shame are on the forefront of the newest wave of post-punk out of London England. Fox Theater, 1135 13th St., Boulder, Colorado. 303-447-0095
Denver
Meow Wolf Convergiversary
– Sept. 17, 10 a.m.; 21+ night party at 9 p.m. Day party $15, night party $99. A block party celebrating the one year anniversary of Meow Wolf. Meow Wolf Denver, 1338 1st Street, Denver. 866-636-9969
CHVRCHES @ Mission Ballroom
– Sept. 20, 8 p.m. A performance by Scottish indie-pop group CHVRCHES. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver. 720-577-6884
Cigarettes After Sex @ The Ogden
– Sept. 20, 8 p.m. An American dream-pop band known for their etherial instrumentation. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave, Denver. 303-832-1874
Tracy Morgan @ Comedy Works
– Sept. 22, 9:45 p.m. $50. The comedian will give a stand-up performance. Comedy Works, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village. 720-274-6800
Arlo Parks @ Mission Ballroom
– Sept. 23, 8 p.m. Luscious, expressive vignettes pepper the poetic lyrics of this artist’s indie pop songs. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver. 720-577-6884
Colorado Tattoo Convention & Expo
– Sept. 30-Oct. 1, noon-10 p.m.; Oct. 2, noon-7 p.m. A tattoo festival, fashion show and car show. National Western Expo Hall, 4655 Humboldt Street, Denver. 720-481-5690
Amyl and The Sniffers @ The Ogden
– Oct. 1, 8 p.m. This Melbourne, Australia punk-rock outfit is quickly gaining critical acclaim for their relentless energy and lovable angst. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. 303-832-1874
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10-year-old boy wounded in drive-by shooting on South Side
CHICAGO - A 10-year-old boy was wounded in a drive-by shooting on Chicago's South Side Friday evening.
Police say the boy was walking on the sidewalk around 8:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of East 93rd Street with his father and two others when someone began shooting from a red sedan.
The boy's father took him to Comer Children's Hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound to the left leg.
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3-year-old girl injured in drive-by shooting in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood
CHICAGO - A 3-year-old girl was injured in a drive-by shooting in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood Friday night.
Police say around 11 p.m. a child was in the back seat of a car in the 4200 block of West Cermak Road when a black sedan drove by and fired shots.
The back window was shattered, and the victim was hit in the head by fragments.
She was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
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‘Atlanta’
This unpredictable series has clearly been inspired by a number of past classics, ranging from “Twin Peaks” to “Adventure Time.” But it’s always been at its best when it takes a page from “The Twilight Zone.” In its fourth and final season, series star/creator Donald Glover seems more determined than ever to rely on morality lessons and bizarre twists, elements that would make Rod Serling cackle with delight. The gang may be back in Georgia for these last eight episodes, but they’re still traveling in another dimension. 10 p.m. ET Thursday, FX
‘Confess, Fletch’
Greg Mottola, whose inventive direction has charged up “Adventureland,” “Superbad” and “The Daytrippers,” does it again with a belated sort-of sequel to the 1985 Chevy Chase comedy. Jon Hamm plays reporter/detective/smart aleck Fletch, and he’s funnier than you’d expect but the real gems are in the supporting cast: Annie Mumolo as his dangerously carefree neighbor, Marcia Gay Harden as a suspect with an indeterminate accent and Lorenza Izzo as his probably-duplicitous squeeze. Friday, Paramount+
‘Jo Koy: Live from the Los Angeles Forum’
As the title reveals, the Filipino comic is going big for his fourth Netflix special, delivering an hour-plus of stand-up in the home of the L.A. Lakers. Koy leans heavily on pandemic material, but he’s more impressive when he shares personal anecdotes about his battle with sleep apnea, disciplining his son over video chat and dealing with racism in Hollywood. Netflix
‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’
Ken Burns has already explored World War II. But his latest isn’t just a sequel to 2007’s “The War,” a chest-beating, patriotic affair. This time out, the acclaimed filmmaker takes a hard look at how Jews were treated – and mistreated – by a country that prides itself on opening its arms to huddled masses yearning to breathe free. Some heroes emerge but this is primarily an indictment of Americans too paranoid and prejudiced to reach out to others when they needed it most. Of all of Burns’ docuseries, this may the darkest. Liam Neeson, Meryl Streep and Paul Giamatti are among the marquee names lending their voices to this six-hour, somber history lesson . 8 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, PBS
‘The Story of Film: A New Generation’
Mark Cousins’ essay documentary is a thrilling, clip-filled look at the past couple decades of filmmaking, including blockbusters and art house titles. Not to be missed by anyone who cares about the movies or wonders what they may have overlooked, it comes with a warning: Your Netflix “My List” is about to get really full. On-demand services | https://www.wyomingnews.com/features/what-were-watching-atlanta-opens-its-final-season-with-even-stranger-things/article_406d45f6-3547-11ed-b936-a7e68c5d25ba.html | 2022-09-17T13:04:38Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/features/what-were-watching-atlanta-opens-its-final-season-with-even-stranger-things/article_406d45f6-3547-11ed-b936-a7e68c5d25ba.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Man fatally shot while driving on Chicago's North Side
CHICAGO - A man was fatally shot while driving on Chicago's North Side in Logan Square early Saturday.
A man, 25, was driving in the 2900 block of West Diversey Avenue around 12:34 a.m. when shots were fired from a white Jeep.
The victim was hit in the back and drove himself to Ascension Saint Mary Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
There is no one in custody and Area Five detectives are investigating. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-fatally-shot-while-driving-on-chicagos-north-side | 2022-09-17T13:04:41Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-fatally-shot-while-driving-on-chicagos-north-side | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The following calls were included in the Albany County Sheriff’s Office responses:
MONDAY, SEPT. 12
• 7:26 p.m., 200 block of Wyoming Highway 230, emergency
• 8:25 p.m., Monolith Fishing Access Road, emergency
TUESDAY, SEPT. 13
• 8:51 a.m., 3400 block of Fort Sanders Rd., disturbance/harassment-threats
• 5:36 p.m., North Fork Road, emergency
• 7:55 p.m., 400 block of E. Boswell Dr., possible possession of controlled substance
• 10:49 p.m., 600 block of N. 3rd St., possible impaired driving
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14
• 9:08 p.m., intersection of N. 4th St. and E. Sully St., possible impaired driving
THURSDAY, SEPT. 15
• 9:25 a.m., 3000 block of Ft. Sanders Rd., animal bite
The following calls were included in the Laramie Police Department responses:
MONDAY, SEPT. 12
• 8:33 a.m., 1300 block of S. 3rd St., theft
• 9:15 a.m., 300 block of N. 4th St., fraud
• 11:07 a.m., 1300 block of E. Sully St., burglary
• 11:55 a.m., 1800 block of N. 11th St., emergency
• 11:59 a.m., 200 block of Superior Ct., criminal entry
• 1:33 p.m., 1600 block of S. 17th St., wildlife
• 1:56 p.m., 1500 block of E. Grand Ave., littering
• 3:20 p.m., 4700 block of E. Grand Ave., wildlife
• 8:06 p.m., intersection of N. 3rd St. and E. Lewis St., disorderly conduct
• 9:31 p.m., 3200 block of E. Grand Ave., theft
TUESDAY, SEPT. 13
• 5:44 a.m., 800 block of N. 8th St., emergency
• 9:03 a.m., 1300 block of E. Lewis St., theft/unauthorized use of vehicle
• 11:53 a.m., 1100 block of E. Gibbon St., accident
• 1:15 p.m., 4000 block of E. Grand Ave., fighting
• 1:24 p.m., 100 block of S. 4th St., wildlife
• 1:39 p.m., 200 block of W. Snowy Range Rd., wildlife
• 1:49 p.m., 1600 block of Crystal Ct., identity theft
• 1:54 p.m., 2200 block of W. Snowy Range Rd., disturbance/harassment-threats
• 2:05 p.m., 4300 block of E. Grand Ave., shoplifting
• 2:41 p.m., 800 block of Seeton St., theft
• 2:58 p.m., 2700 block of Jackson St., emergency
• 4:39 p.m., 300 block of N. 7th St., wildlife
• 4:42 p.m., 100 block of McConnell St., vandalism
• 6:43 p.m., 3300 block of E. Grand Ave., traffic hazard
• 7:11 p.m., 4300 block of E. Grand Ave., shoplifting
• 7:46 p.m., 1700 block of Boulder Dr., accident
• 8:01 p.m., 4300 block of E. Grand Ave., shoplifting
• 11:53 p.m., 2100 block of Wyoming Ave., possible domestic disturbance
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14
• 1:03 a.m., 500 block of E. Boswell Dr., disturbance/harassment-threats
• 6:33 a.m., 1500 block of N. McCue St., accident
• 7:33 a.m., 1200 block of N. 19th St., vandalism
• 8 a.m., 1200 block of E. Russell St., fireworks
• 8 a.m., 1200 block of E. Russell St., fireworks
• 8:25 a.m., 1900 block of Carroll Ave., accident
• 8:46 a.m., intersection of S. 4th St. and E. Russell St., accident
• 9:49 a.m., 1400 block of S. 2nd St., theft/unauthorized use of vehicle
• 11:58 a.m., intersection of S. 15th St. and E. Grand Ave., accident
• 12:47 p.m., 4300 block of E. Grand Ave., theft
• 2:14 p.m., 1500 block of N. 5th St., possible domestic disturbance
• 2:48 p.m., 1000 block of N. McCue St., possible domestic disturbance
• 4:30 p.m., intersection of S. 13th St. and E. Boswell Dr., accident
• 4:48 p.m., 2000 block of Venture Dr., accident
• 4:59 p.m., intersection of N. 3rd St. and E. Curtis St., accident
• 9:49 p.m., 600 block of S. Spruce St., vandalism
THURSDAY, SEPT. 15
• 12:22 a.m., 500 block of S. Adams St., trespassing
• 8:17 a.m., 1100 block of N. McCue St., emergency
• 9:36 a.m., 1000 block of S. 2nd St., vandalism
• 9:45 a.m., intersection of N. 9th St. and Reynolds St., traffic hazard
• 10:47 a.m., intersection of S. 2nd St. and E. Grand Ave., possible domestic disturbance
• 12:23 p.m., 800 block of N. 3rd St., vandalism
• 2:57 p.m., 900 block of Boulder Dr., wildlife
• 3:34 p.m., intersection of S. 4th St. and E. Garfield St., accident
• 4:02 p.m., 100 block of E. Grand Ave., disorderly conduct
• 4:37 p.m., intersection of S. 3rd St. and Interstate 80, traffic hazard
• 6:13 p.m., 2400 block of Overland Rd., animal bite
• 7:28 p.m., 1800 block of W. Curtis St., accident
• 8:05 p.m., 1500 block of S. Colorado Ave., traffic hazard
• 9:18 p.m., 1000 block of N. McCue St., possible domestic disturbance | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/local_news/arrest_record_and_police_calls/on-the-record-sept-17-2022/article_03d397c4-35d5-11ed-9684-574e46bb1e10.html | 2022-09-17T13:05:03Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/local_news/arrest_record_and_police_calls/on-the-record-sept-17-2022/article_03d397c4-35d5-11ed-9684-574e46bb1e10.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Learn about other cultures through free classes
A series of nonformal language classes are available free via Zoom, presented by the World Language Culture Program at the University of Wyoming.
The volunteer and service-learning program offers free language and culture sessions to the UW community and others interested throughout the state.
The languages and cultures included are Arabic (Algerian, Sudanese and Egyptian), Armenian, Egyptian, French, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Philippine (Tagalog), Russian, Sinhala, Spanish (Mexican and Argentinian), Turkish and Uzbek.
The sessions began this week and run through Dec. 10.
Classes will be offered virtually throughout the day and early evening, generally once a week. To view the schedule or to register for a class, visit uwyo.edu/wlcp/index.html. The schedule also can be found on Facebook.
An expectedly unexpected start for UW Symphony season
One of the most anticipated days of the year for music lovers in Laramie is fast approaching next week with opening night for the University of Wyoming Symphony.
The ensemble will kick off its season, with the theme “Expect the Unexpected,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall.
August Ramos is the evening’s featured soloist as UWSO Music Director Michael Griffith begins his 34th year on the podium.
The main work for the evening will be all four movements of Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony,” which encapsulates the theme with the first movements most will find familiar with the later ones, which are almost never performed.
Another unexpected element will be the inclusion of a double bass, an instrument so large a musician must stand or sit on a tall stool to play it. And even more unexpected is the double bass as a solo instrument.
For tickets call 307-766-6666 or visit the box offices at the Buchanan Center for UW Student Union.
Albany County Library to host bestselling author
The Albany County Public Library will host Kali Fajardo-Anstine, bestselling author of “Woman of Light” and “Sabrina and Corina,” for an engaging book talk Sept. 30.
Fajardo-Anstine is a finalist for the National Book Award, the PEN/Bingham Prize, The Story Prize and winner of an American Book Award. She is the 2021 recipient of the Metcalf Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her work has been honored with the Denver Mayor’s Award for Global Impact in the Arts and the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association Reading the West Award.
She earned a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Wyoming and has lived across the country, from Durango, Colorado, to Key West, Florida. She is the 2022-23 Endowed Chair in Creative Writing at Texas State University.
As an intersectional Chicana feminist with roots in Indigenous, Latina and Filipino cultures, Kali Fajardo-Anstine focuses strongly on mixed identity in her work. She will discuss the nature of claiming one’s identity, whether that be racial, familial, economic or social.
All are invited to the library’s main branch, 310 S. 8th St., to attend the talk and Q&A from 6:30-7:30 p.m., a book signing at 7:30 and reception from 8-9.
Fajardo-Anstine’s visit is sponsored by the Albany County Public Library Foundation.
Decorate a bra for breast cancer awareness
Kick of Breast Cancer Awareness month with the Wyoming Breast Cancer Initiative’s second annual Bras with a Cause event.
Beginning at 6 p.m. Oct. 11 at Roxie’s on Grand, 221 E. Grand Ave., participants are encouraged to decorate a bra. Tickets are $30 and includes entry for a decorated undergarment. Register your bra on the event website and encourage your friends, family and coworkers to vote. At $1 per vote, all the money goes to fighting breast cancer in Wyoming.
Breast cancer survivors can attend at no cost.
Businesses and organizations can sponsor a table, which includes recognition throughout the event, a bottle of wine and free entry and drink tickets. Participants also can enjoy a silent auction and food.
For more information, to donate or sign up to decorate a bra, visit wyomingbreastcancer.org. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/local_news/local-briefs/article_e4c47262-345e-11ed-9380-03a19eef9760.html | 2022-09-17T13:05:09Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/local_news/local-briefs/article_e4c47262-345e-11ed-9380-03a19eef9760.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Customers look at University of Wyoming themed apparel at The Knothole Wednesday. Many downtown businesses have reported an influx in customers and employees since college students returned to town for the fall semester.
A customer looks at University of Wyoming themed apparel at The Knothole Wednesday. Many downtown businesses have reported an influx in customers and employees since college students returned to town for the fall semester.
Customers look at University of Wyoming themed apparel at The Knothole Wednesday. Many downtown businesses have reported an influx in customers and employees since college students returned to town for the fall semester.
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A customer looks at University of Wyoming themed apparel at The Knothole Wednesday. Many downtown businesses have reported an influx in customers and employees since college students returned to town for the fall semester.
With the return of University of Wyoming students to Laramie, some sections of downtown have become busier after a quiet summer. The influx of students is a welcome change for many local businesses that rely on this population for as customers and to fill open jobs.
Many local businesses say the return of more than 12,000 University of Wyoming students has made a notable difference in traffic, and those that cater to students have noticed more of an uptick.
“The busiest part of having everyone come back is having to restock,” said Demi Dusenberry, an employee at The Knothole, a downtown store that sells UW gear. “I like talking to students. It makes the day go faster when (they’re) here.”
She said that while the store sees a decent level of traffic from tourists in the summertime, the return of UW students and their families to Laramie makes the school year a much busier time.
Business also has picked up at Dodds Shoe Co. since students returned, said Dodds staffer Jodee Powell. She explained that while things tend to slow down over the summer, they pick up again when students return and people begin their holiday shopping.
The return of students also has helped the business hire more employees, Powell said.
While data for this fall isn’t available yet, in previous years the fall has seen employment rates increase across Albany County, said David Bullard, a Wyoming Department of Workforce Services economist.
While other areas of Wyoming experience a fluctuated employment rate dependent on the oil and gas industries or tourism, the economy is a bit more stable in Albany County because most employees depend on other industries, Bullard said.
Still, the influx of students does have an impact on employment rates, which tend to dip in the summer and increase again when classes resume.
“The college students have definitely helped to fill those gaps in the workforce, but not as much as we’ve hoped,” said Trey Sherwood, executive director for Laramie Main Street Alliance.
Across Wyoming, employment levels have been on the rise as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, but are still far from pre-pandemic levels.
“The story at the statewide level is we lost a lot of jobs in oil and gas, and those have been coming back very slowly, and that’s left a deficit of jobs that we haven’t gotten out of yet,” Bullard said.
In Albany County, the unemployment rate was 2.8% in July, down from last year’s rate of 3.6%, Bullard said. Statewide, the current unemployment rate is 3%.
Whether or not students are turning the tide for the local economy, it’s clear they have a cultural impact on businesses in Laramie.
“It’s good energy,” Sherwood said of having students back. “Laramie’s like this fountain of youth because we always have these young people around. They have new ideas and new expectations.”
For some students who choose to work downtown, that excitement goes both ways.
“I like the energy of being downtown instead of on campus, especially with a locally owned business,” said Garrett Clamage, a UW student who works at Pinebeach Supply Co.
Clamage said that even though he makes less money working downtown than he would at a job on campus, it’s worth it to have a change of scenery that breaks up the day.
His coworker, Mason Masted, added that heading downtown is another way to meet his peers.
“I love working downtown because a lot of students come down,” he said.
Many downtown businesses are taking advantage of that outlook from students and have chosen to schedule grand openings to coincide with the start of the school year. New local businesses include two restaurants and a handful of retail spots, including a book store.
Sherwood said she thought this was a “smart move” for those businesses to become a part of students’ routines as they get established in Laramie.
While people across the community are noticing the impact of students returning, this is just one factor among many impacting the local economy.
“Nationally, we’re kind of at an interesting spot where the federal reserve is raising interest rates and trying to slow down the economy to help bring inflation down,” Bullard said. “It will be interesting to see how that affects us here.” | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/poking-the-bottom-line-students-bring-traffic-to-local-businesses/article_e605f432-346f-11ed-8558-bf61cf9a3eb7.html | 2022-09-17T13:05:27Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/poking-the-bottom-line-students-bring-traffic-to-local-businesses/article_e605f432-346f-11ed-8558-bf61cf9a3eb7.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
School wellness centers can help improve mental and behavioral health for students and staff, according to a new analysis by Brigham Young University.
They just require proper investments, institutional and community support and staffing to be able to offer students and teachers a productive oasis from everyday and societal stresses.
“It’s a place where kids can come and get nourished physically, emotionally and socially,” said BYU education professor Paul Caldarella, co-author of the report. “And if we’re not addressing students’ social, emotional, and behavioral struggles in school, then they’re not going to do well academically, either.”
BYU researchers zeroed in on the establishment of a wellness room staffed with counselors at Westlake High School in Saratoga Springs, near Provo, Utah.
Westlake High School’s wellness room was launched in 2020 after two student suicides and to help at-risk children. It is staffed with a counselor and offers students 20-minute respites from classes.
The BYU study found more than 750 students, parents and staff surveyed about its impacts, were supportive.
“Wellness centers can sometimes sound ‘granola’ or ‘hippie,’ but it’s interesting that, even at a school that’s about 80% white, we saw that diverse populations felt comfortable taking advantage of the center,” said BYU school psychology graduate student Malka Moya, lead author of the paper, which was published in Education and Treatment of Children.
Caldarella said faculty and administration buy-in is crucial to wellness centers receiving the support and staffing needed to help distressed students. That means not only having the room staffed with a counselor and relaxing spaces but also teachers and principals willing to trust students when they need a short mental health break.
“We expect students to manage their own emotional health but don’t teach them how or give them the space they need to do so,” said Jennifer Bitton, who helped found the wellness center as assistant principal at Westlake and co-authored the BYU report. “The wellness center has normalized discussions surrounding mental health. Students are no longer going home, hiding in bathrooms or hallways when they need a break — they understand that everyone has bad days, and the wellness center is there for them to use.”
Bitton said the suicides of two Westlake students in 2019 sparked the effort to engage more students who might be struggling.
“We were looking for a solution,” said Bitton, who is now an assistant principal at Lehi High School in the same Alpine School District as Westlake.
“It’s very calming, very sensory driven,” Paul Feyereisen, chief impact officer with the Utah-based IM Foundation, said of the space.
The Westlake wellness center was initially funded via $10,000 in seed money from IM, a group focused on wellness and mental health balance for students and others, to help outfit a converted classroom.
Feyereisen said the start-up money consisted of donations from local businesses and the local school district’s foundation.
He said the initial funding from the foundation and other community sources helped show school districts and local communities the need for such trusting spaces. Now, the Westlake center is funded through the school district and its community foundation.
The center is also staffed with a licensed mental health counselor who is paid approximately $50,000 per year.
Feyereisen said the Westlake center has another $5,000 in annual operating costs — including snacks and drinks.
Bitton said 15 to 25 students use the wellness center each day and there are passes available in classrooms. Stressors that draw them there can range from troubles and trauma at home, worries about social and political turmoil and breakups with boyfriends and girlfriends to much deeper anxiety and thoughts of suicide and self harm.
Bitton said students don’t have to formally ask to go, they just have to make sure classroom teachers see they are utilizing a wellness pass.
“Kids use it to start their day. It’s just buzzing in the morning,” she said. The high school center was also open during the summer in case students wanted to stop by.
Feyereisen said he’s been approached by a handful of students who told him the center and its dedicated counselor helped dissuade them from thoughts of committing suicide.
“That’s the ultimate testament,” he said.
Caldarella said most schools don’t have wellness centers and if they do they are more relaxation and escape rooms. He said the focus on mental health needs increased amid coronavirus pandemic school shutdowns, and amid anxieties over mass shootings at schools.
Calderella also noted the bulk of wellness efforts are in California, and most are professional staffed by mental health experts. “They usually don’t have a counselor there,”he said.
Feyereisen wants that to change and said he hopes the Westlake center will provide a positive impetus for other districts, school boards and state legislatures nationwide
“We are also talking to schools across the country,” he said, pointing to conversations with schools in California, Florida and the Philadelphia area. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/safe-spaces-school-wellness-centers-can-potentially-move-mental-health-suicide-prevention-needles/article_e83f896a-3529-11ed-8979-a3314f5f8340.html | 2022-09-17T13:05:34Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/safe-spaces-school-wellness-centers-can-potentially-move-mental-health-suicide-prevention-needles/article_e83f896a-3529-11ed-8979-a3314f5f8340.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Cadets in a helicopter, at the Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy, as shared in a photo on the WCCA Facebook page this month. Used with permission of the Wyoming Military Department.
Cadets and a helicopter at the Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy, as shared in a photo on the WCCA Facebook page this month. Used with permission of the Wyoming Military Department.
Cadets and a helicopter at the Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy, as shared in a photo on the WCCA Facebook page this month. Used with permission of the Wyoming Military Department.
Cadets in a helicopter, at the Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy, as shared in a photo on the WCCA Facebook page this month. Used with permission of the Wyoming Military Department.
Cadets and a helicopter at the Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy, as shared in a photo on the WCCA Facebook page this month. Used with permission of the Wyoming Military Department.
Cadets and a helicopter at the Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy, as shared in a photo on the WCCA Facebook page this month. Used with permission of the Wyoming Military Department.
CHEYENNE — The unexpected closure of a military-style academy for Wyoming high schoolers in Guernsey has drawn concern and sadness, sentiments that were universally expressed among stakeholders who’ve reacted to the move.
Some thought the news earlier this week emerged in a disorganized fashion. Officials said they hoped to let parents and attendees know before a scheduled visit that had been planned this weekend. Now, parents can either pick up their kids as in-person teaching winds down this month. The youth also can go to other states’ similar programs or participate remotely in academics, through the current term lasts a few more months.
“I think most of the parents will agree that they need to go to one of these programs” in other states, including Nevada, said U.S. Army Brig. Gen. David Pritchett of the current crop of cadets.
Pritchett also said the WCCA wants “to make sure that the cadets maintain their academic goals” even after the residential part of the program closes. “Right now, it’s just a very rapidly evolving situation.”
On Wednesday night following inquiries by the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, the Wyoming Military Department confirmed the Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy would shut down — at least for now.
In the news release and in Thursday interviews, officials cited difficulties staffing the academy, even with an infusion of help by way of military volunteers. The academy could perhaps reopen in 2025 in a more urban area of the state and in other facilities that could be repurposed for WCCA.
Cadets
In interviews and email exchanges, stakeholders express agreement that the academy was a big help to the more than 1,000 cadets it educated over close to two decades.
They said it assisted teenagers, some from less-than-ideal family situations and who struggled in traditional high schools, with completing their high school education. The regimentation the attendees ages 16-18 found at WCCA was said to have gotten them on the right track, and they also learned life and other skills.
Among the many things taught during the approximately five-and-a-half-month residential portion of the program are skills participants need to hold a job, along with what state Sen. Stephan Pappas, R-Cheyenne, described as life and coping skills. Hygiene, health and physical fitness also are emphasized, along with leadership.
He said WCCA has taught what is known as cowboy ethics, an ethos that stresses personal action and responsibility.
The lawmaker, who is a retired brigadier general, was previously a mentor to a WCCA attendee whose family he knew. When he was commander of the Wyoming Air National Guard, he got to know the program firsthand.
“It really is a boon to the nontraditional type of student who has had some type of issues in their lives,” Pappas said. “At the time we stood it up, it was difficult finding staff to go to a location like Guernsey and live there. If it was in another location, Cheyenne or Casper or some other location, it might not be so bad to be able to attract folks.”
Although Pritchet said it’s way too soon to make any concrete predictions, he also mentioned the possibility of Cheyenne and Casper as the types of places where WCCA may draw a sufficient number of staff.
“I am very sad to see that we had to curtail it for a little while. I have seen it change these kids’ lives,” Pappas said, adding that cadets there “gain confidence, they look you in the eye, it changes their lives.”
Reopening sought
State lawmakers want to see WCCA reopen and said funding isn’t the problem, it’s finding employees who are the right fit for the academy.
Amy Behrens is among those who support WCCA and reacted to its post on Facebook Thursday announcing the closure. She said her son attended in 2020, graduating late because the class was paused during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Although the WTE found Behrens based on her Facebook comments, others reached out to express their dismay about the new development.
“I have recommended it multiple times because I do not know where he would be now” without it, Behrens said of her son, speaking by phone. “He would not have a high school diploma now, I guarantee that.”
Although the family lives in Geneva, Nebraska, they sent their child to Guernsey, she said. He enjoyed the program and benefited from the mentorship that followed.
Officials said such mentorship includes several substantive conversations over the course of the roughly yearlong mentoring period. Behrens said her kid’s mentor would call, as would others from WCCA, and he keeps in touch with fellow cadets. He has since moved out of the family home and supports himself by working full time.
“I was so shocked” at the news of the impending wind-down, Behrens said. “I know the whole word is feeling being short-staffed.”
Still, she continued that “it just blows my mind that they are going to take that away.”
Sen. Bill Landen, R-Casper, wrote that his “main concern is for the cadets and their families. I have been assured that the military department is doing everything they can on that front.
“(WCCA) has served us well and provided a lifeline for students in need of a second chance or simply need a more structured environment. It is important from a policy standpoint that we visit about what it will take to stand the academy back up.”
Rep. Don Burkhart, R-Rawlins, said the closure “is a matter of serious concern to me. The safety and security of the cadets is the main concern and that requires adequate staffing levels. The Wyoming Military Department is working on resolving the staffing issues and hopefully the Academy can reopen in the future.”
Jonathan Make is the Wyoming Tribune Eagle’s assistant managing editor and editor of the Wyoming Business Report. He can be reached at jmake@wyomingnews.com or 307-633-3129. Follow him on Twitter @makejdm. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/wyo-military-academy-closure-draws-wide-concern/article_4ad732a0-35eb-11ed-b337-3748cdde7332.html | 2022-09-17T13:05:46Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/wyo-military-academy-closure-draws-wide-concern/article_4ad732a0-35eb-11ed-b337-3748cdde7332.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Most Americans may not appreciate the central role that private railroads play in supporting the U.S. economy and their everyday lives. Recent fears of a railroad strike may have changed that.
After 20 straight hours of negotiations, brokered by President Joe Biden, U.S. railroads on Thursday, reached a tentative agreement with their unions to avert a devastating strike that had the potential to grind freight rail activity to a halt, worsen already sky-high inflation and drive the economy into a recession.
The costs of a possible work stoppage were already becoming apparent, as some railroads stopped taking certain hazardous goods, such as fertilizer and chlorine destined for water purification plants. And Amtrak said it was canceling all long-distance trains — though the company said it was working to restore service following news of the deal.
The agreement, however, still needs to be approved by workers, and so a strike is still possible once the cooling off period ends in several weeks.
Given how close the U.S. economy was to a strike, the question remains: What would happen if railroad workers did walk off their jobs for an extended period?
I’ve been researching freight transportation operations in the United States for a decade and witnessed many major disruptions, from port strikes to natural disasters.
A prolonged railroad strike has the potential to be far more disruptive, affecting Americans across the country and imperiling the economy at a time when it’s already experiencing the twin threats of decades-high inflation and a Federal Reserve willing to slow growth to rein in the rising cost of living.
Why workers might strike
Rail workers have been without a contract since 2019, as management and unions have failed to agree on wage increases, paid sick leave and other issues.
On Aug. 16, a government panel drafted a compromise that included a 22% raise over six years and a cap on monthly health care contributions. Initially, 10 of the 12 rail unions tentatively agreed to the deal. But the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and the International Association of Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation Workers refused.
The key sticking points concerned working conditions, such as a lack of sick leave and policies that punish workers for taking unscheduled time off for a personal emergency.
The new deal, agreed to in the wee hours of Sept. 15, includes a 24% wage increase over five years effective retroactively to 2020 – meaning workers would get an immediate 14.1% bump. It would also allow workers to get time off for some medical events, which was a key issue for some unions.
The last time U.S. rail workers went on strike was in 1992. The strike lasted 24 hours before Congress intervened, which kept disruptions to a minimum.
Given the political paralysis in Washington, it’s uncertain whether lawmakers would be able to agree on a measure to resolve a strike in the current climate.
Why trains are so important
Railroads play a vital role in keeping the U.S. economy humming, transporting everything from convertibles and french fries to chemicals and coal.
Railroads are involved in 43% of all freight activity in the U.S., the Census Bureau estimates.
In 2021, for example, the major U.S. railroads hauled 16.3 million carloads of all sorts of raw goods, including coal, chemicals, lumber and grain. Placed end to end, the cars would require 187,800 miles of track – enough to circle the Earth’s equator over seven times.
Other than rail cars, the railroads also haul 1.2 million trailers for trucking companies and 15.6 million so-called intermodal containers – think the bright corrugated metal boxes that you have likely seen stacked up at ports and on massive ships. These containers are filled with imported products such as children’s toys, furniture and electronics, and goods produced domestically that need to be shipped a long distance.
Are there any other options?
However you count it, it’s clearly a lot of stuff. A natural question you might have is: Can’t semi trucks pick up some of the slack?
The answer is a resounding “no.”
Take just one product that trains ship — chemicals — which are used to make plastics, processed food, glass products and many other consumer goods. Recently, the five major railroads hauled an average of 47,900 carloads of chemicals a week. Each of these carloads has the capacity of four to five tanker trucks. So to make up for a shortfall, trucks would need over 200,000 spare tankers hauling stuff each week. There isn’t nearly enough capacity.
Even more problematic are the approximately 78,000 carloads of coal the railroads haul each week. Much of this coal is mined in Wyoming and must travel across the country to states like Texas, where it is used to generate electricity for industry and consumers.
There is no feasible way to transport this much coal in trucks.
The costs of a strike
And so the consequences of even a day or two of strikes could be significant, and a strike longer than that could become dire.
Coal, for example, is used to generate about 20% of electricity in the U.S. While utilities maintain roughly a 30-day stockpile of coal, the mines could not operate more than a few days before their limited storage capacity would force them to shut down. The effects for businesses and consumers could be substantial if these utilities needed to curtail power generation.
A halt would also likely worsen inflation by driving up energy costs.
The food supply is another area of concern. Each year, railroads transport over 3 million carloads or containers of agricultural products, from raw grains such as wheat and corn to finished goods like frozen meats and most other food products.
While some of these shipments could be switched to trucks, I estimate that at most they could cover 5% of what railroads transport based on commodity freight shipment data.
So the result would likely be more shortages and higher prices – bad news for consumers who have seen prices for groceries soar 13.5% from a year ago.
One other sector that would be severely disrupted are makers of cars and trucks, like Ford and General Motors. Auto plants rely extensively on railroads to deliver auto parts – not to mention they transport 75% of all finished vehicles.
A prolonged rail strike would therefore severely curtail auto assembly at a time when the sector is finally starting to dig its way out of assembly issues brought on by a chip shortage.
Finally, passenger trains like Amtrak and commuter rail have already been experiencing disruptions in terms of route cancellations, which would grow much worse if there are actual strikes. The reason is that many passenger trains operate on portions of freight railroads’ tracks. For example, about 70% of the miles that Amtrak trains log each year are on rails owned by the freight railroads.
Congress could intervene
All in all, a strike could severely harm the U.S. economy and drive up inflation. The Association of American Railroads estimated a strike could cost the economy US$2 billion a day.
If there are strikes – which remains a possibility if some railroad workers don’t agree to the new deal – Congress could intervene, as it did in 1992, to impose an agreement on workers. It’s the only solution beyond the negotiating table, thanks to the Railway Labor Act of 1926, which otherwise requires rail workers and management to negotiate their differences.
Fortunately, the two parties — with the help of the Biden administration — were able to reach a deal. Given the consequences, I hope it sticks. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/opinion/guest_column/deal-with-rail-workers-keeps-economy-on-track-for-now/article_21d83dd2-3527-11ed-bce1-dbf647d9efcd.html | 2022-09-17T13:06:05Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/opinion/guest_column/deal-with-rail-workers-keeps-economy-on-track-for-now/article_21d83dd2-3527-11ed-bce1-dbf647d9efcd.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
This Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
People appear to be more willing to lie for personal gain when they use a laptop versus a smartphone, our new peer-reviewed research shows. Given that the two devices have nearly identical technical capabilities – they’re both boxes with electronic brains – this surprised us and highlights the psychological impact of technology.
Our first in a planned series of studies was a version of what economists call the ultimatum game. In the take-it-or-leave-it exercise, one player is told they’ll receive a certain sum of money, some of which they must split with a partner. But they can tell their partner whatever they choose about the total sum and how much of it they’re willing to offer – allowing them to lie and keep more of the kitty for themselves. However, the partner must agree to the offered sum for either of them to get any money.
In our version, we told 137 graduate students to imagine they’d share US$125 with a fellow student, if their randomly assigned partner agreed to the deal. Half of them used a laptop; the rest participated with their smartphone.
While the vast majority of participants fibbed at least a little, laptop users were much more likely to lie – and by a lot more. Eighty-two percent of laptop participants were deceptive, compared with 62% of phone users, and on average claimed the pot was $20 less.
Although this was hypothetical and didn’t involve real money, previous research by us and other scholars shows that these scenarios are good at predicting actual behavior.
To see if our finding held up in a more real-world scenario, we devised a negotiation experiment in which two people were told to barter over the purchase price of an imaginary semiconductor factory one of them owned. We split 222 students into buyers and sellers. Buyers were confidentially told that the market value of the property was estimated at $21 million.
We then asked buyers to tell sellers what they thought was the fair market value of the property and make an initial offer. Like in the first experiment, about half of the students used their phones and the others negotiated on laptops.
Again, laptop users were more deceptive. On average, they told sellers the fair value was $16.7 million – lowballing it by over $4 million – compared with $18.1 million for phone participants. In both cases, their actual offers were only slightly higher than what they said was the market value.
To find out what’s going on, we asked participants of a separate study about their associations with each device and found a consistent pattern. Phones triggered associations of friends and family, and laptops led to thoughts of work, success and accomplishments – which previous research has shown can trigger unethical behavior.
Why it matters
People’s use of technology in decision-making can subtly yet fundamentally shift the way our brains work.
In past work, we found that people lie more frequently, cooperate less and evaluate others more negatively when they conduct tasks virtually as opposed to in person, with physical tools like pens and paper.
While studies like ours can’t perfectly predict how behavior will play out in real life, these experiments do offer more evidence of the subtle ways technology can alter human behavior.
What still isn’t known
We don’t know whether our findings would hold for other tasks and within the context of existing relationships. Even within our experiments, other factors may be affecting people’s choice to lie, such as different screen sizes or locations.
Our research shows the continued need to assess how technological tools are used in real settings, including the unconscious changes these devices might have on daily decisions and ethical standards. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/opinion/guest_column/devices-and-behavior-lies-more-common-on-laptops-than-phones/article_b661d682-344d-11ed-b733-931e29f93fed.html | 2022-09-17T13:06:11Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/opinion/guest_column/devices-and-behavior-lies-more-common-on-laptops-than-phones/article_b661d682-344d-11ed-b733-931e29f93fed.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
After reading Amber Travsky's Sept. 15 column about off-road vehicles on the Medicine Bow Rail Trail, I too was a bit depressed. There seems to be a thin slice of society populated by entitled jerks.
Unfortunately, they are found everywhere.
After reading Amber Travsky's Sept. 15 column about off-road vehicles on the Medicine Bow Rail Trail, I too was a bit depressed. There seems to be a thin slice of society populated by entitled jerks.
Unfortunately, they are found everywhere.
My experience involves encounters with bicyclists in wilderness areas. Like off-road vehicles on nonmotorized paths, bicycles in the wilderness have no place, and yet they proliferate.
In a similar fashion, a few people build new fire rings in wilderness areas. Even if you get rid of the rocks making up the ring, the scar from the fire lasts for years, and sometimes decades.
I won't do more than mention the amount of used toilet paper found around pretty campsites in the wilderness.
Rock climbers have drilled holes and glued anchors into rock faces in the cliffs of Tensleep Canyon. The Forest Service had to hire a couple backcountry rangers to patrol and monitor climber behavior in the area.
Some people park their trailers illegally for weeks and months along Forest Service roads in what are usually the most desirable spots. They come up on weekends. A common excuse is, "I've been doing this for decades, and my folks did it before me."
What all these behaviors express is an attitude of entitlement. Using a rail trail, a trail in the wilderness, a rock wall, a dispersed camping spot are all privileges granted by law and regulation. These laws and regulations are in place in large part to protect the environment.
Privilege becomes entitlement when someone believes that "the rules don't apply to me."
There is usually some irrational excuse offered when someone is asked why they're exempt from following the rules. The excuse is often accompanied by an expletive and strong emotion, usually negative and sometimes scary. Self-awareness is obviously absent.
I applaud Amber for straddling her bike in the middle of the Rail Trail, watching the OHV approach her, and being able to be calm and rational in conversation with the people in the vehicle. It's just sad that she had to do so.
A person knows when he exhibits entitled jerk behavior. You know who you are. You can change.
Jeffrey J. Olson
Laramie
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Be “vote ready” by joining in to support National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday.
The Wyoming Albany County Clerk’s election staff will be at the University of Wyoming Union East Yellowstone Ballroom at the University of Wyoming’s Service Leadership Community Engagement table from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on this day to register voters.
The League of Women Voters (LWV) has partnered with the National Voter Registration Day Organization to host registration events and educate voters about the election process. Members of the league will join the county clerk’s staff at this event to provide information about candidates and voting in Albany County.
Voter registration is ongoing 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday through Oct. 24 at the Albany County Clerk’s Office's election voting site on the east side of the county courthouse. Any person wishing to register to vote or make changes to their registration can do so after this time at the site prior to voting absentee or at the polls on General Election day.
Already a registered voter? Take a friend along to the event who is not registered! Want to become further “vote ready”? Visit vote411.org and the Wyoming Secretary of State’s website at sos.wyo.gov/elections to see lists of candidates and information on the Wyoming election process. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/opinion/letters_to_editor/register-to-make-yourself-vote-ready/article_6c2f3ee6-3395-11ed-9fac-775426dac7ae.html | 2022-09-17T13:06:23Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/opinion/letters_to_editor/register-to-make-yourself-vote-ready/article_6c2f3ee6-3395-11ed-9fac-775426dac7ae.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Isabella, 12, who likes to go by “Bella,” is a great kid to know! Believe it or not, this girl adores lizards. Zipping around on her bicycle is sure to bring a smile to her face, almost as big as when she is dancing.
Bella also has an interest in cooking, and she enjoys eating steak. Peers and adults have positive interactions with Bella. Those who know her best remark that she has an amazing laugh and enjoys having fun.
Bella is now in the fourth grade. She enjoys learning, with dancing and cooking classes being a top interest.
Bella needs one caring adult to be her champion who encourages, supports and loves her unconditionally; if your family can provide this and more, you are urged to inquire. She needs to remain in contact with her siblings following placement.
Financial assistance may be available for adoption-related services. Bella lives in Utah. Child ID: 207641
Child profiles are provided by Raise the Future at www.raisethefuture.org. For more information about waiting children, contact Raise the Future at 800-451-5246.
An approved adoption home study is required to be considered for placement of a child. Children can be placed across state lines, so Wyoming families are encouraged to inquire, regardless of the child’s current state of residence.
For information about becoming an adoptive parent, contact Wyoming Children’s Society at 307-632-7619 or visit www.wyomingcs.org. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/a_child_waits/a-child-waits-9-17-22-isabella/article_723fba84-361c-11ed-80ad-8b88448dace2.html | 2022-09-17T13:06:30Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/a_child_waits/a-child-waits-9-17-22-isabella/article_723fba84-361c-11ed-80ad-8b88448dace2.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Aiden Weber, a senior at Cheyenne’s South High School, was selected as Laramie County School District 1’s Student of the Week for the week of Sept. 19, 2022. Courtesy
Aiden Weber, a senior at South High School, was selected as Laramie County School District 1’s Student of the Week for the week of Sept. 19, 2022.
He was nominated by the selection committee for his team building and peer mentorship.
“His teachers describe him as hard working, helpful and a positive member of the HERD,” South High assistant principal Kerri Gentry said.
According to the selection committee, any time he has the chance to help a teacher or classmate, Weber is the first to volunteer. He also works closely with teachers to understand class content.
Academically, Weber has participated in SkillsUSA robotics for the last three years. In 2022, he was a state qualifier and placed second, which earned him a spot to go to nationals. His SkillsUSA coach described him as a very dedicated member, peer leader and mentor.
As an athlete, Weber has played football for the last four years and wrestled for three years. Due to an ACL injury, he may be unable to participate in wrestling matches this year.
“This summer, he coordinated, planned and guided the Little Junior Bison Football Camp, where he taught young, aspiring football players in the community that not only is playing football fun, but being a Bison someday is the best way to grow as a student and athlete,” Gentry said.
His coaches described him as a lighthearted, supportive and positive leader who pushes through adversity.
Weber is not only an excellent student, but has also been a South High employee for the last three years as a student sweeper.
After graduation, he plans on attending college to play football and earn a degree in sports medicine. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/in_our_schools/lcsd1-student-of-the-week-for-sept-19-2022/article_295142b0-350f-11ed-9599-771aa62cdd42.html | 2022-09-17T13:07:01Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/in_our_schools/lcsd1-student-of-the-week-for-sept-19-2022/article_295142b0-350f-11ed-9599-771aa62cdd42.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
There is an excellent argument that the “defund” trope has become so politicized that it now gets in the way of, rather than advances, policy advocacy of any stripe.
But that doesn’t mean we should reflexively dismiss the underlying idea that government funds should be shifted away from wasteful or counterproductive purposes and redirected to beneficial ones.
Case in point: The United States spends far too much on the Pentagon. The country would be more secure, safer, healthier and more just if we shifted some of the nearly $1 trillion in Pentagon spending to priority domestic and human needs.
Let’s start with the first half of the equation: The Pentagon budget is far too big.
The United States spends far more on its military than other nations do. U.S. military spending is more than the next nine countries combined; it is 12 times the amount Russia spends.
Yet demands persist from the military-industrial complex to spend ever more. For the coming fiscal year, the Biden administration requested an increase in Pentagon spending to more than $800 billion.
Congress is poised to add even more to that total – with some saying the U.S. should spend a trillion dollars on the military budget.
The lobby to spend more, more and more on the Pentagon is completely disconnected from any legitimate national security needs.
Not only does the United States vastly outspend other nations, it also doesn’t effectively manage what it does spend. The Pentagon is unable to pass an audit, and Pentagon spending is replete with waste and fraud. The Pentagon identifies more than $100 billion in administrative waste in its budget.
The Pentagon throws unfathomable sums at needless and/or ineffective weapons. According to the Project on Government Oversight, the defective and dysfunctional F-35 program will cost more than $1.7 trillion over its projected 50-year lifespan.
The Pentagon squanders tens of billions on overpriced contractors to perform jobs that should be done by government employees. One spare parts maker reports a 3,800% profit level.
Indeed, you can better understand the size of the Pentagon budget not through the lens of national security, but as a reflection of the lobbying prowess of military-industrial contractors, who collect more than half of all Pentagon spending.
Now to the second half of the equation: We have a long list of urgent needs in this country that we don’t address for lack of funding.
Take one specific example: Congress increased Pentagon spending last year by $28 billion over the Biden administration’s request. That same amount could instead have been spent to scale up global vaccine production and end or at least diminish dramatically the pandemic.
Did the extra $28 billion for the Pentagon do anything to make us safer?
By contrast, is there any doubt that our national security would have been massively improved if we had helped vaccinate the world – an investment that may have prevented the omicron variant from ever coming into existence?
To take another example, there is no greater threat to national security right now than the fast-worsening climate crisis. In the historic Inflation Reduction Act, Congress agreed to spend $40 billion a year to reduce carbon emissions. That’s less than one-twentieth of the annual Pentagon budget!
Moreover, the Inflation Reduction Act spending is wholly paid for with new tax revenues. By contrast, Congress routinely throws billions more at the Pentagon without worrying about how the costs will be covered.
The list of transformative, 100%-paid-for investments rejected in the Inflation Reduction Act includes universal day care, a tax credit that reduced child poverty by one-third, dental and hearing coverage for seniors, free community college and more.
Why does it make more sense to tolerate waste, fraud and military contractor profiteering at the Pentagon when so many pressing needs go unattended?
It does not.
Let’s skip the tired arguments about “defunding” and instead focus on what really matters: It’s time to end wasting money on the bloated Pentagon budget.
We will make our nation stronger and better by shifting some of the Pentagon’s excessive funding to other needs. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/counterpoint-let-s-cut-the-military-budget-just-don-t-call-it-defund/article_57745cf4-35f5-11ed-b5a2-8f346fb22230.html | 2022-09-17T13:07:32Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/counterpoint-let-s-cut-the-military-budget-just-don-t-call-it-defund/article_57745cf4-35f5-11ed-b5a2-8f346fb22230.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
For the first time since the pandemic began, results of the Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress (WY-TOPP) were released, and will be used for school and district accountability with the state of Wyoming and the federal government. This series of tests provides information about students’ proficiency in math, language arts and science.
In 2019-20, WY-TOPP was canceled, and during the 2020-21 school year, the assessment results were not used for accountability purposes. It is a celebration that last school year we were able to offer WY-TOPP in a more typical environment. We view this as a baseline moving forward.
WY-TOPP measures student proficiency rates and performance, providing a snapshot of student achievement at a set point in time. For example, it shows how well third-grade students at each school performed on an English Language Arts or math test on a specific day last spring.
When we administer it again in the spring of 2023, last year’s third graders will have moved to fourth grade, which is something we like to take into account when looking at year-to-year scores by grade level. For this reason, we also measure student growth, which allows us to assist students with their individual instruction needs as they arise.
The pandemic has been hard on all of us. COVID-19 affected teacher attendance, student attendance and the availability of substitute teachers. We are working to recapture learning that was interrupted. We have also experienced social-emotional issues from both the adult and the student perspective, and are working to address them using federal relief funds. As we have transitioned back to a more typical situation, overall, our focus has been on student learning and not just their test taking.
With the exception of a few schools, we have not seen a lot of growth. However, we are excited to report that many students were able to maintain their learning and not lose ground.
We appreciate the students and teachers for showing up every day and working hard, and we would like to focus on some of our WY-TOPP celebrations in our 37 schools. Seventeen of our schools saw improved math scores.
This past year, we implemented a new core reading program. As with any new program during the first year, it is common to see a slight dip in scores. It’s important to note that not every student did worse.
In English language arts, eight schools saw improved scores. In addition, five schools increased test scores in both math and ELA.
We did see some challenges. In math, 19 schools’ scores decreased. In English language arts, 28 schools’ scores decreased. Sixteen schools decreased in both ELA and math.
With that, I would like to point out that WY-TOPP is just one source of data. The best measure of a student is their long-term success. We appreciate our parents for sending their students to school ready to learn.
We also recognize that there are no excuses for poor performance. This snapshot provides us with an opportunity to improve. Through the student readiness strand of our strategic plan, moving forward, we will be taking a variety of proactive steps, which will include the alignment of all professional learning. The district will be conducting a standards review so we can realign our practices. We will be implementing a new K-8 math program and adding STEM in many of our elementary schools.
We will be working with the Wyoming Department of Education to establish a teacher apprenticeship program. Additionally, we will update our school improvement process and continue with our literacy review committee at the elementary and secondary levels. We are also in the process of updating our special education programming.
Through the healthy environment and community engagement strands of our strategic plan, moving forward, we will be implementing Sources of Strength to provide students with a healthy way to advocate and address specific concerns. Since nearly 50% of our students start and end their educational career in different schools, Sources of Strength gives us a consistent districtwide vocabulary. Businesses and organizations throughout Cheyenne are also undergoing training as part of a community-wide kindness effort.
We will continue to work closely with our Parent Advisory Committee and engage the community in education through organizations like the Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce, Boys and Girls Club of Cheyenne, F.E. Warren Air Force Base and United Way of Laramie County.
Finally, we will hold ourselves accountable and report on our results using our new public facing data dashboard located on the Strategic Plan page of the district website.
Margaret Crespo is superintendent of schools for Laramie County School District 1, which is the largest school district in the state.
Margaret Crespo is superintendent of schools for Laramie County School District 1, which is the largest school district in the state. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/crespo-wy-topp-results-offer-a-performance-baseline/article_521f85a2-351a-11ed-b6c1-b75a0df37a30.html | 2022-09-17T13:07:38Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/crespo-wy-topp-results-offer-a-performance-baseline/article_521f85a2-351a-11ed-b6c1-b75a0df37a30.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
I have a few taglines, like “Love Your Life – No Matter What,” and “You Are Good Enough!” I use these when I write and speak as memory markers to push my point into your mind. These are intentional and purposeful.
You have taglines, and may not even realize it. These are unconscious taglines. My mom would begin many of her conversations with, “Let me tell you something,” and then proceed to tell her story. It was one of her unconscious taglines. She unconsciously was gaining our attention by declaring she was getting ready to say something important.
How often have you heard someone end a thought with, “Do you know what I mean,” or someone repeatedly use, “seriously, though” to begin speaking? There is a new one I am hearing people use lately. They weave the tagline, “Do you feel me,” into what they are saying. In a short conversation, they might reiterate this several times.
I began thinking about how often we use unconscious taglines and how we choose the ones we use. Is our mind overriding our thought process and telling our mouths to speak the truth about what we need?
Think about those phrases: “Let me tell you something,” “Do you know what I mean,” “Seriously though” and “Do you feel me?” They are all asking the listener to understand how we think and feel. They are asking the listener to take our thoughts and feelings seriously. They are a cry to be heard.
Listen carefully to others when they talk. It won’t take long to pick up their taglines. You will catch the word or phrases they consistently repeat. Listen to yourself talk, or, better yet, ask a family member or friend if they hear you say something over and over. They will probably immediately tell you what your tagline is.
It was pointed out to me that I say, “Isn’t that interesting?” I am a naturally curious person, and I find life, in general, extremely interesting, so this is a natural unconscious tagline for me. It began as an unconscious tagline and has become an intentional habit. It is possible that my unconscious mind was pushing those words out of my mouth to teach me how to observe and not judge. Instead of giving a biased opinion or becoming angry about a situation, it is easier to say, “Isn’t that interesting?” This is a reminder to me to take time, observe and think it over before commenting further.
Is your unconscious tagline positive or negative? Is your unconscious mind trying to teach you a lesson? Is it crying out for a change or for help?
One thing I believe about people (including myself) is that we all want to be seen, heard, understood and loved. At times, it takes our unconscious mind to push these taglines out of our mouths in order to repeat something we feel.
Our unconscious mind is teaching us a lesson in communication. A lesson in listening. A lesson in understanding. A lesson in feelings. A lesson in taking words seriously.
Do you feel me?
Pennie’s Life Lesson: Listen to the words that come out of your own mouth. You may be unconsciously speaking words that are a lesson you need to learn.
Pennie Hunt is a Wyoming-based author, blogger and speaker. Contact her at penniehunt@gmail.com.
Pennie Huntis a Wyoming-based author, blogger and speaker. Contact her atpenniehunt@gmail.com. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/hunt-we-all-have-unconscious-taglines/article_f44b63e8-3572-11ed-8997-33dd8de1510e.html | 2022-09-17T13:07:44Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/hunt-we-all-have-unconscious-taglines/article_f44b63e8-3572-11ed-8997-33dd8de1510e.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Jesus’s ministry was consumed debating literalists like him. For them, anything straying from literalism is heretical. So, what is progressive Christianity? Well, it is not heretical, but biblical.
Take the Lord’s Prayer. The progressive Christian teacher John Dominic Crossan calls it “Christianity’s greatest prayer,” “a revolutionary manifesto proclaiming a radical vision of justice.” When it asks for daily bread, it speaks of feeding the hungry. When it asks our debts be forgiven, it speaks of debts that turned free people into slaves.
Although shared by all Christians, conservative and progressive, Catholic and Protestant, priests and pastors and popes, it is a Jewish prayer, taught us by a Jewish rabbi.
Our church, Highlands Presbyterian, teaches and preaches “progressive Christianity.” What does that mean? How does it differ from what they preach across town?
All seek to be relationship with God. Progressive Christianity teaches there are many paths to that experience. Ours is only one, and we respect them all. Jesus provides the path we’ve chosen, but we can learn from the path others choose.
Repeating the Lord’s Prayer is our way of seeking an inclusive community that removes barriers based on skin color, sexual orientation or gender identity, social class, abilities or disabilities, and between believers and nonbelievers.
Progressive Christians do not focus on the hereafter, but the here-and-now. The way we behave toward others is the fullest expression of what we really believe. We take the Bible seriously, but not literally, finding more spiritual growth and a closer relationship with God and one another in asking questions than in claiming to have the answers.
We work for equity and justice for all of God’s creation and commit ourselves to a lifetime of learning. Finally, we believe that all of what we believe and how we act must pass the test established by what Jesus called “the Greatest Commandment:” love God and one another.
With that as context, we see the Lord’s Prayer as Crossan does. It is “a revolutionary manifesto proclaiming a radical vision of justice.”
A revolution from orthodoxy is necessary if the Earth is to become more like Jesus’s vision of heaven, as in “thy will be done, on Earth, as it is in heaven.” Progressive Christianity focuses on attaining the Kingdom of God on Earth, where we live, rather than obsessing with where we hope to be after we die.
If the Lord’s Prayer is a prayer intended to motivate us in the pursuit of divine justice, persistence is the only thing that makes sense. Peace and justice are at stake. From creation through the exodus to the teachings of the prophets to the Gospels, seeking justice is central to the scriptures.
Rather than waiting for what Crossan calls “God’s Great Cleanup” at the end of time, we make the best of the days we are given in our lifetime, always looking through the lens of the prayer Jesus taught us to pray.
“Give us this day our daily bread” is a call for equity for everyone, in everything from dignity to health care, from food on the table to a roof over our heads, peace of mind to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Justice and love are how the Bible creates a vision of a proper relationship among humans as the basis for a right relationship with the God of creation. So, the purpose of the Lord’s Prayer is not simply to give us a key element of our liturgy, but to give us a way of thinking about our responsibilities to God and one another, a revolutionary way.
Crossan uses the coin as a metaphor. The Lord’s Prayer is like the coin. Like the coin has heads and tails and neither can be separated from the other, the Lord’s Prayer is about prayer that cannot be separated from seeking justice. That’s progressive Christianity and it is biblical.
Rodger McDaniel lives in Laramie and is the pastor at Highlands Presbyterian Church in Cheyenne. Email: rmc81448@gmail.com. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/mcdaniel-what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-progressive-christian/article_c9d59088-356e-11ed-ba84-bff3db5c2ea8.html | 2022-09-17T13:07:56Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/mcdaniel-what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-progressive-christian/article_c9d59088-356e-11ed-ba84-bff3db5c2ea8.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
My family's recent trip to return to Washington, D.C., was a reminder that things do not always go according to plan.
I think this is relevant to Cheyenne. One of the stated advantages of living in a densely populated place is that it is simply supposed to be more convenient. When this is not so, it makes the case for living in the rest of America more enticing.
During our almost five days in Washington, we dealt with many new and old-economy companies. This was a test of the ease of use of Lyft, Getaround, Zipcar, Whole Foods, Hertz and the Metro subway system.
There were several instances of what I call first-world problems.
After we landed in suburban Virginia, we took a Lyft to our hotel in downtown Washington. For those able to discern where exactly to meet your taxi-like car, it is a relative breeze.
I have often found it confusing to try to figure out where, in the vast pick-up areas, you should meet your ride. Once we found the car, it was a breeze getting into Washington. The price (before tip) of $43.99 was probably about half of a regular taxi.
It’s always nice to begin a trip on a good note, especially after a long day of travel. Once we switched rooms at the Marriott hotel so we could truly have some peace and quiet, staying there was awesome. We used hotel frequent-guest points, so the stay was free.
Our son, who was marking both his bar mitzvah and his birthday, had wanted to get a half-sheet cake from Costco to serve our guests. For our family, Costco cakes are used to note the good times.
Cars and cake
I figured it would be a piece of cake – no pun intended – to rent a vehicle to drive to a Costco.
I signed up for an on-demand ride service called Zipcar and a kind of crowdsourced vehicle borrowing platform called Getaround.
Getaround was not available in downtown. I think it works best in residential neighborhoods, because that is where people live. You can borrow their car for a fee – as long as you pick it up where they live and return it there.
In a brief statement provided by email on Friday, Getaround responded, in its entirety, that its "cars are located in a wide range of locations throughout the city including residential areas, parking garages, general street parking, and dedicated parking spaces."
Zipcar was more disappointing. For starters, the sign-up process was cumbersome.
I had to upload photos of my own driver's license, as well as a photo of my own face taken that day, probably half a dozen times. I kept trying to enter in my credit card information. This was necessary for the company to do its due diligence to make sure it could lend me one of its cars, which are usually parked in centralized locations throughout a metropolitan area.
I think because my license is from the District of Columbia and my home address is in Cheyenne, the technology platform wanted to do some more thorough digging.
While I was in D.C., I never got approved to use Zipcar. Authorization came almost a week later. Calling them on the phone did no good. Trying to cancel their monthly service also got me no response, and my credit card was still charged.
I only heard back from Zipcar after I emailed their spokespeople twice over two days. That netted me two similar explanations, one of which was given to me as a consumer.
In the official comment on Friday afternoon, a spokesperson emailed to say that my "license uploaded but the image of you was unclear/fuzzy, which resulted in the delay. Because we provide access to a valuable asset and want to ensure the safety of our car-sharing community, we review applications carefully, especially if there is a discrepancy in the application process (like your photo)."
Instead of renting a car, we walked to the nearest Whole Foods, less than a mile away. Bakers there were not sure if they could make us a cake within 24 hours. They later called my father back to confirm this. Thanks to my father's dedication, he picked up a similar cake from yet another Whole Foods the next day.
Whole Foods, which is owned by Amazon, is supposed to be easy to patronize.
If I hear back from Whole Foods, I will let you know what they say.
Hertz
The pinnacle of our first-world difficulties occurred with trying to rent a car. Hertz made it a, well, hurtful experience.
We had a picnic to attend outside town. We needed to get there on time.
I picked up the phone the night before and spoke with someone at the customer service toll-free number. I reserved a midsize car for about $55 for an afternoon and evening. This seemed like a good deal.
We walked to the location we were given. Turned out, it had apparently closed a few years ago. We were directed by a local employee to go elsewhere. We took a cab and eventually found our way to the rental counter.
As is typical for a rental car companies in many places, Hertz had almost no vehicles available. We got an SUV instead of a regular car, and there was only about a quarter tank of gas.
Now we also had to find a gas station, making us even more late for our picnic date. This, plus taking the cab, set us back $30. Hertz was not looking like such a good deal, after all.
It turned out to be a good thing we had an SUV. We put lots of stuff, from two additional passengers besides our family, in the trunk. Just as the Hertz employee had promised, this SUV, a Nissan Rogue, really did drive like a car.
That night, I tried to return this automobile. This proved to be anything but simple. The signs in a parking garage directed us to return the car to a line of vehicles that were parked overnight, because the rental location was closed. However, an employee of the parking lot operator directed us to park elsewhere.
To get to the correct level of the parking structure, it seemed like you had to drive up a few flights and then come back down. When I found there was no designated area to park rental cars, I tried to leave it where I thought other rentals were also being returned. The same garage employee ordered me to go elsewhere.
I next tried to find the key-return dropbox. But the elevator was out of service. The stairwell was locked. I walked around on three levels of the garage to try to find another place to approach the Hertz kiosk. No luck.
I eventually took the subway back to our hotel, where I left at the front desk the key to the SUV. The Hertz social media team had directed me to share my concerns with the district manager. My emails to him bounced back.
Four days later, I still do not think Hertz has found either the car or its key. They keep calling my phone with automated messages saying the car was not returned. The social media people at the company keep telling me that my problem is being escalated.
Hertz did not respond to a request for comment.
Of all the companies we interacted with, Hertz was the worst. I am sure they have a lot on their plate right now.
Let’s hope they can improve the customer experience before the next time we visit D.C. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/my-side-of-the-story-the-so-called-convenience-of-big-cities/article_b6d6bdb0-3549-11ed-ac61-efa209382e8a.html | 2022-09-17T13:08:03Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/my-side-of-the-story-the-so-called-convenience-of-big-cities/article_b6d6bdb0-3549-11ed-ac61-efa209382e8a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Sir Isaac Newton’s Third Law of Motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. While Newton was describing this phenomenon in relation to physics, the basic principle also applies to society in general.
For instance, after the death of George Floyd in 2020, many municipalities in the United States took action to “defund the police” to some degree or another. Of course, this action produced an equal and opposite reaction: Crime spiked as criminals became emboldened due to a reduced police presence.
Since the summer of 2020, the “defund" movement has expanded, with some calling for the defunding of ICE, the IRS and even the FBI. Although I am somewhat sympathetic to calls for defunding the IRS, I’m also well aware that if the IRS were to be “defunded,” the U.S. economy would likely collapse.
In other words, the police, ICE, FBI and IRS are vital institutions that must exist for society to function and thrive. Without these institutions, anarchy and chaos would likely ensue.
However, that does not mean that these institutions should be free from scrutiny and that their often-bloated budgets should constantly increase. Much has been made in recent years regarding these institutions’ malfeasance. But the message that the solution is to “defund” these and several other institutions is a harebrained idea that would do much more harm than good.
On the other hand, many valid arguments can be made from all sides of the political spectrum that many of these institutions are in dire need of reform. For example, in 2022, the IRS budget totaled $13.2 billion, more than a 10% increase over the previous year. Yet the performance of the IRS over the past year has been downright abysmal.
Consider: During the 2022 tax season, the IRS answered just 10% of taxpayer calls. The IRS also has a huge problem processing tax returns on time. As CNBC recently reported, “As of June 10, there were 11 million pending individual returns, including filings received before 2022 and new 2021 returns, according to the IRS.”
Essentially, the IRS is woefully unable to do its job. But defunding the IRS is not the solution. Neither is throwing billions of dollars in new funding into the agency, as the Biden administration and congressional Democrats recently did.
A much better approach would be a comprehensive review of the agency, performed by a bipartisan commission, to make the agency more efficient, customer-service oriented, technologically up-to-date, and so on.
A similar strategy could be applied to all institutions that have become sclerotic and cannot serve their purposes.
Yet many on the left and right are calling for the “defunding” of institutions not only because they are clumsy and inefficient. A large portion of people rally around the “defund” movement for purely ideological reasons. When addressing their concerns (or lack thereof, in some cases), we must be diligent in defending these institutions if and only if they serve a vital societal function.
Calls to defund the police have been at the forefront of the debate. But it is absurd to think that a town, city, state or any jurisdiction could function without a proper law enforcement presence. One of the primary roles of government is to protect the public by ensuring that law and order are maintained.
Another method we ought to consider in the effort to reform institutions that have strayed from their mission or have become unaccountable is to insist on making them as localized as possible. The more an institution is removed geographically from the people it is supposed to serve, the less likely it will be responsive to those people.
Finally, it is imperative that these institutions, especially those funded with taxpayer money, remember that their principal duty is to serve the American people fairly and forthrightly. We, the people, are the ones funding their salaries, pensions, offices, etc. Therefore, it is incumbent upon the leaders of these institutions to ensure that our interests are being rightfully served.
Instead of calling for the widespread “defunding” of whatever we don’t like, which is an intellectually lazy approach, it would behoove us all to call for a systemic reformation of any rogue institutions that are central to a well-governed society.
Chris Talgo is senior editor at The Heartland Institute. He wrote this for InsideSources.com. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/point-we-should-reform-not-defund-necessary-institutions/article_95d611a4-35f0-11ed-9cf5-bbc4a47fea2e.html | 2022-09-17T13:08:09Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/point-we-should-reform-not-defund-necessary-institutions/article_95d611a4-35f0-11ed-9cf5-bbc4a47fea2e.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
“How are you doing?,” my friend asks. “Busy! Wow, am I ever busy. But I’m good, just totally slammed with everything I’ve got going on.”
It’s a recurring theme in my life, and I suspect that it may be the same in yours. How many times in our conversations do we talk about how busy we are? Is there ever a day that passes that we don’t at least mention it? We often find ourselves hustling from one thing to the next. If we discover an empty day on our calendar, then we fill it. After all, successful people are busy people, and the busy people are the ones who know how to get things done.
If you’re an achiever, you’ve likely been approached to serve in numerous capacities. In our effort to feel accomplished, we often find ourselves climbing that ever-lengthening ladder to who-knows-where. Our enthusiasm and drive eventually leads to overload. And now, maybe your personal and professional life is suffering under the weight of all those obligations.
It’s been awhile since you had a real, deep, meaningful conversation with your spouse. You aren’t home for dinner. You haven’t read a book to your kids or kissed them good night in weeks. And how could you? You’re really, really busy.
Ten years ago, my first book was released. Co-authored with my good friend Steve Bahmer, we titled it “Keep it Simple: The 12 Core Values that Lead to Personal and Professional Success.” Some of our friends occasionally poked fun at us because we have both always been incredibly busy people. As entrepreneurs, we have always had our hands in a lot of projects and wear several different hats.
“How could you write a book talking about simplicity?,” they would ask. Our reply was always, “Just because we write about it, doesn’t mean we are good at it!” When I reflect on our work, I am proud of the wisdom that we not only wrote about, but also shared with so many audiences through our radio program and speeches. Some of it, I will share in the following paragraphs.
Simplifying your life and keeping the proper perspective is a lifelong effort. In its own way, so much of what we take on can truly be important and worthy. Community involvement, work, kids’ activities, friends and new ventures are all part of life.
As an entrepreneur, a volunteer and a father of three boys, I’m not saying we shouldn’t generously give of our time and ambitiously pursue ideas and opportunities. What I am asking is “Why?” How much time have we actually spent reflecting about how we use our time? The finite number of 86,400 seconds is given to each of us at the beginning of every new day. Nothing can be added to it, and nothing can be taken away. It cannot be stored up and used sometime in the future. When it expires, it is gone forever.
Of all the issues and opportunities that take up your time and occupy space in your mind, which ones are truly important to you? In other words, what are the things you value the most? I call it a list of priorities. Not goals or a wish list of yachts, mansions and sports cars, but priorities. The five to seven things you value above all else. Take a break from the busyness and look introspectively to make your list. Take it with you wherever you go and when the next enticing opportunity comes along, take out your list. Does it fit?
To some of you, this may sound a bit trite. Try this: close your eyes and imagine paradise. Catalog every detail, every color, every smell, every sound, every person or object in your vision. Next, sketch it out on a piece of paper and fill in as many of the details as you can.
What did you draw? Skyscrapers? Mega-malls? Walmart? Traffic jams? Busy restaurants? Probably not. I’d be willing to bet there’s not one square inch of asphalt in your drawing. But I bet what is included is some version of peace and serenity.
All too often, the baggage we pick up and carry around in our lives that makes us so incredibly busy comes from somewhere else. From someone else. Not from inside of us. And it doesn’t represent what we really think is important.
I know, it’s such a basic idea: write down what’s important to you and read it from time to time so you don’t forget. So you don’t forget to “smell the roses,” or even what the roses look like.
To me, that’s the cure for busy. Be honest with yourself about what matters. Prevent yourself from getting caught up in every new thing that comes along because it appeals to your ego or fills your time. It’s something we should all work on each day. And the next time someone asks, “How are you?,” your response can be an honest, joyful and heartfelt reflection of what it’s like to live your very best life every second of every day.
Ron Rabou is president of Rabou Farms, Inc. in southeast Wyoming. He is a fifth-generation Wyomingite, a nationally known speaker and author, past radio host and owns multiple businesses. To learn more, visit www.raboufarms.com or www.ronrabou.com.
Ron Rabou is president of Rabou Farms, Inc. in southeast Wyoming. He is a fifth-generation Wyomingite, a nationally known speaker and author, past radio host and owns multiple businesses. To learn more, visit www.raboufarms.com or www.ronrabou.com. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/rabou-simplifying-your-life-is-a-worthy-lifelong-effort/article_282eb308-35ec-11ed-96c0-a3501c650d12.html | 2022-09-17T13:08:15Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/rabou-simplifying-your-life-is-a-worthy-lifelong-effort/article_282eb308-35ec-11ed-96c0-a3501c650d12.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Banned Book Week is coming soon, and it calls to mind a picture most of us have seen in a history textbook. It’s of Nazis burning a large pile of books and tossing more into the flames. Taking place only three months after Hitler became chancellor, it’s frequently used to mark the point where the Nazis rose to power and began their reign of terror in earnest.
While we’re familiar with the image, most of us don’t know what exactly is being burned. I’ll tell you. What was being burned in 1933 was the world’s largest collection of scientific and social research on gender identity and sexuality. It was the life’s work (over 25,000 books and images) of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a gay, Jewish man, and a sexual liberation activist. His motto was, “Through science to justice.”
In addition to pioneering the Western understanding of transgender identity, Hirschfeld and his Institute of Sex Research provided marriage counseling and medical services and advocated for sex education, contraception and women’s emancipation. If the Institute of Sex Research had continued its work, we would be decades ahead of our current understanding of sex and gender.
Hirschfeld faced verbal and physical attacks from right-wing political supporters. His speeches were often disrupted, and he was badly beaten over a decade before the institute was raided and destroyed. The burning of the institute’s collection was the site of a speech by Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s chief propagandist. The speech was attended by roughly 40,000 “concerned citizens.”
It’s not a new idea to look at texts that talk about homosexuality, transgender identity and sexual freedom and want to restrict them. It’s not a new idea to see depictions of queer sexuality and label it pornography. It’s not a new idea to say that youths need to be “protected” from dangerous ideas about their own bodies. It’s not a new idea to tell queer youth that there is something wrong with them. It’s not a new idea to try and get officials to do the dirty work.
It doesn’t always start with burning books, but it usually ends there. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/fear-of-texts-related-to-homosexuality-sexual-identity-is-far-from-new/article_86004290-35fa-11ed-aa7d-97fd95ba4587.html | 2022-09-17T13:08:21Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/fear-of-texts-related-to-homosexuality-sexual-identity-is-far-from-new/article_86004290-35fa-11ed-aa7d-97fd95ba4587.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
In an era filled with contentious issues, it should be one of the easiest high-profile decisions the Laramie County School District 1 Board of Trustees has made in awhile. In fact, it shouldn't even require much discussion.
Joining the Wyoming Education Association's lawsuit against the state to challenge its failure to adequately fund K-12 schools is the quintessential "no-brainer." After all, if the state's largest school district won't join the fight, why does WEA even exist?
None of the state's 48 public school districts has more reason to object to the way the Wyoming Legislature has treated the issue of education funding than LCSD1. Year after year, lawmakers gather in Cheyenne and hear about annual K-12 funding deficits in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Lawmakers have spent tens of thousands for more than a decade hiring consultants to determine how much the state should be spending. Each time, they hope the answer will come back in their favor, showing that K-12 schools are overfunded. Imagine their surprise and frustration when the consultants say just the opposite – they actually need to spend more in order to comply with the state's constitutional mandate to provide an equitable education to all students.
In 2010, consultant Larry Picus told lawmakers the state had plenty of money to fund K-12 education at the appropriate levels. At the time, however, they were way overfunding administrative and clerical support positions and seriously underfunding teachers and tutors. In fact, he said, the state was short 468 teachers and 119 tutors, yet had 322 more aides than the funding model called for, according to Casper Star-Tribune reporting at the time.
Seven years later, lawmakers hired the Denver firm ACA, hoping to justify additional cuts to education in the face of declining mineral revenue. Instead, the consultants recommended the Legislature provide an extra $70 million a year. The response from lawmakers? They cut $100 million over the next three years.
In 2020, when it was time to recalibrate again, experts recommended restoring the $100 million that was cut, but some lawmakers wanted to cut $100 million more. In the end, they used federal COVID-19 relief funds to maintain the status quo.
In 2021, the Legislature's Joint Education Committee recommended a $72 million external cost adjustment over two years. By the time this year's budget session rolled around, that had been reduced to a one-year external cost adjustment (ECA) of $10.2 million to cover educational materials and energy costs only.
So, obviously, legislators have no one to blame but themselves and their predecessors for the situation they find themselves in today.
Of course, this isn't the first time the issue has gone to court. More than four decades ago, in the 1980 case of Washakie County School District vs. Herschler, this state's Supreme Court ruled that it wasn't good enough to fund public education with just local property taxes. To do so created disparities between richer and poorer districts that violated the Wyoming Constitution.
The issue was revisited in 1995, when the school district in Campbell County sued the state over unequal funding. Once again, the Supreme Court sided with the district and ordered the state to find ways to provide the same quality education to all students, no matter where they lived.
As a result of the Campbell decision, the Legislature created a block grant model based on student enrollment, committed to regular funding model recalibration and periodic external cost adjustments. Every five years, the Legislature was supposed to adjust the overall funding model to best compensate for changes in the state's economic conditions. Then, the ECA was designed to adjust funding further to account for inflation and other market-driven costs of providing services and acquiring materials.
As is typical in a state whose residents are so adamantly opposed to tax increases, when tax revenue from the oil and gas industry declined, the governor and lawmakers looked for places to cut spending. In their minds, it was perfectly acceptable to make K-12 education take its fair share of the pain.
Yet, to do what they have done for the past 14 years not only ignores the Campbell decisions, it has created an estimated $300 million annual deficit for the state's K-12 education system. According to the WEA lawsuit, districts have been unable to give teachers raises to keep up with inflation and market pressure, failed to provide adequate counseling services, failed to fund security costs and failed to adequately fund school lunch costs.
The state also has failed to provide the necessary funds to keep up with maintenance of existing facilities, let alone replace old, outdated and overcrowded buildings. Many of those schools are here in Laramie County.
Students are trying to learn in classrooms that are frequently 80 degrees Fahrenheit or hotter at the start of the school year. Many elementary schools lack a staff librarian. After-school athletics for grades 5 and 6 have been cut. The list goes on and on.
It's well past time for WEA to drag state leaders into court. Of course, it shouldn't be up to the judicial branch to force the legislative branch to do its job, but if that's what it takes, so be it.
LCSD1 should jump onboard this essential court case and encourage all 47 other districts in Wyoming to do the same. Unfortunately, there seems to be no other way to get lawmakers to do the right thing. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/staff_editorials/lcsd1-other-districts-should-join-school-funding-lawsuit/article_81a13b32-343d-11ed-8048-07ee6239911f.html | 2022-09-17T13:08:33Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/staff_editorials/lcsd1-other-districts-should-join-school-funding-lawsuit/article_81a13b32-343d-11ed-8048-07ee6239911f.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Officers in Kalamazoo are investigating what led up to a shooting that left one man dead.
The shooting happened on Washington Avenue between Stockbridge Avenue and Lake Street just after 4:40 Saturday morning.
Officers say they responded to the area for a report of shots fired and a person who was struck by gunfire.
Officers arrived to find a 30-year-old man from Kalamazoo with gunshot wounds lying in the road.
No arrests have been made in the case. The suspect has not been identified.
Anyone with any information on the shooting is asked to contact the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division at 269-337-8139 or Silent Observer at 269-343-2100. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kalamazoo-man-dead-after-early-morning-shooting | 2022-09-17T13:08:40Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kalamazoo-man-dead-after-early-morning-shooting | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CHEYENNE — In its last piece of business in a two-day meeting, the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee voted unanimously Tuesday afternoon to sponsor a bill clarifying the necessary qualifications for district attorneys in the state, as well as county and prosecuting attorneys.
A draft addressing this subject was suggested by Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, R-Cheyenne, at the committee’s May meeting in Lander. At the time, Zwonitzer referenced the ongoing disciplinary proceedings involving Laramie County District Attorney Leigh Anne Manlove and her potential suspension or disbarment. If either of these were to occur, Manlove would not be able to practice law for at least a time, preventing her from carrying out vital functions, Zwonitzer said.
Wyoming statute 9-1-802(b) currently requires district attorneys to “have been a licensed attorney for at least four years and a member in good standing of the Wyoming State Bar immediately prior to his election.” Immediately following, the new bill would add: “Each district attorney shall be a licensed attorney and a member in good standing of the Wyoming State Bar throughout the term of office for which the district attorney was elected or appointed.”
Lawmakers also approved an amendment that would modify state statute 18-3-301(a). It would add that county and prosecuting attorneys must also be in good standing “at the time of his nomination and election and during his term of office,” and not only “a member of the bar of this state,” as that statute currently says.
A county and prosecuting attorney serves as the top prosecutor in 21 of Wyoming’s 23 counties. Only Laramie and Natrona counties have a district attorney.
There was no further discussion of the bill draft, nor was there any public comment.
Formal charges filed last year with the Wyoming State Bar alleged DA Manlove had mishandled the prosecution of cases and inappropriately dismissed certain cases, and that she created a hostile work environment.
Following an eight-day disciplinary hearing in February, a three-person panel chosen from the Bar’s Board of Professional Responsibility recommended Manlove lose her ability to practice law in Wyoming. The BPR is the hearing body for attorney discipline in the state.
The Wyoming Supreme Court will ultimately decide on any consequences. The high court heard oral arguments on Aug. 17.
Manlove, who is not running for re-election, rejects the idea that disbarment would not remove her from her elected position as DA.
In its official recommendation to the state Supreme Court, the disciplinary panel said that, “once elected, Wyoming law does not require a district attorney to be licensed and in good standing with the (Bar).” It said Manlove’s assertion that she would be removed from office following a suspension or disbarment was “evidence of (Manlove’s) fundamental lack of understanding of the law governing her position as Laramie County district attorney.”
Hannah Blackis the Wyoming Tribune Eagle’s criminal justice reporter. She can be reached at hblack@wyomingnews.com or 307-633-3128. Follow her on Twitter at @hannahcblack.
Hannah Blackis the Wyoming Tribune Eagle’s criminal justice reporter. She can be reached at hblack@wyomingnews.com or 307-633-3128. Follow her on Twitter at @hannahcblack. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/committee-to-sponsor-bill-on-da-qualifications/article_d0efc81e-3502-11ed-b7fa-0fbf8ac2e3f4.html | 2022-09-17T13:08:46Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/committee-to-sponsor-bill-on-da-qualifications/article_d0efc81e-3502-11ed-b7fa-0fbf8ac2e3f4.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CHEYENNE — A draft bill to create specific offenses for assault, threat of violence and battery against health care providers failed a Tuesday vote.
Wyoming’s Joint Judiciary Committee rejected the measure. Testimony said incidences of such violence have increased in recent years. Witnesses sought stronger penalties.
After lengthy discussion, the committee entered five “yes” and eight “no” votes. It had requested the Legislative Service Office draft such a bill at the committee’s last meeting, in Lander in May.
The proposal used the same definitions of assault and battery currently in Wyoming law, as well as the penalties. Simple assault – an attempt to cause bodily injury – or a threat of violence against a health care worker would have been a misdemeanor punishable with a fine up to $750.
Battery – “intentionally, knowingly or recklessly” causing another person bodily injury by using physical force – against a health care worker would have been a misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months of incarceration and up to $750.
This would have required an offender to have “reasonably” known a person was a health care provider, and the provider must have been “performing duties within the scope of his authority or employment as a health care provider” during the incident.
Josh Hannes, vice president of the Wyoming Hospital Association, and others voiced concern that Wyoming not having this new law may put the state at a disadvantage for recruitment. The industry is struggling to fill existing positions, the committee heard.
Between January 2021 and June 2022, the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services received 121 workers’ compensation claims following an alleged attack in a health care setting, according to Hannes.
Lisa Harry said that before she was a member of the Campbell County Health Board, she worked in emergency services.
“I’ve been spit on, I’ve been pushed, kicked, knocked over, had a lot of that, and, like I say, you expect that. But these kinds of incidents have increased so much that I have to question: Is this enough?” Harry testified. “We aren’t protecting our workers.”
Harry and others mentioned recent incidents, including a lab technician punched in the leg by a patient while drawing blood. Harry said an off-duty law enforcement officer become angry at a hospital and began throwing things at a nurse.
“We need to impose stronger penalties and send a message to these people who come in to emergency services, into the hospital, and knowingly and purposefully abuse our workers,” Harry continued. “It’s bad enough that we can’t get enough nurses, but to have people coming in there and fear for their safety ... The hospital should be their first place for safety.”
She added that state laws should also protect first responders like EMTs, as well as people like hospital receptionists, who are often the first to encounter patients.
CRMC
Tracy Garcia is the chief nursing officer at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She said that even CRMC’s “very robust security program ... is not deterring people from misbehavior in our organization.”
Within four months, the local hospital saw 25 incidents of violence by patients, Garcia said. There were physical assaults and others involved 12 verbal threats, “a lot of them including threat of life.” Garcia and others said these incidents increasingly don’t involve substances or mental health conditions.
When asked about the rate of prosecution of these violent incidents, Garcia said it had seemingly been low in recent years.
Stakeholders argued health care workers should be afforded similar protections as law enforcement. Harry said such medical employees aren’t trained before they enter the workforce to deal with violence, and they don’t carry weapons.
Concerns
Sen. John Kolb, R-Rock Springs, said he’s concerned about the possibility of someone being “brought up on charges for looking at somebody wrong.”
“I’m worried about that bar being so low it’ll turn into, I’ll use the word, a ‘woke’ situation, where it’s perceived incorrectly,” the senator said.
Hannes and others rejected this idea, saying that the threats they’d encountered or heard from patients or patients’ families had been “explicit threats of violence.”
Rep. Karlee Provenza, D-Laramie, and some other lawmakers had said they may not support this bill, because this penalty seemed unlikely to reduce violence.
Although states have recently enacted similar laws, Hannes said this type of legislation is too new to have sufficient data on whether it works. He added that such a law in Wyoming would simply be “a piece of braided initiatives.”
While the state doesn’t currently require health care facilities to have violence prevention programs in place, many do, Hannes said, and federal legislation is currently moving through congressional committees.
Backers
Some lawmakers favor the legislation.
Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, R-Cheyenne, said Wyoming seems “to be the only state that doesn’t have any type of, let’s say, enhancement or acknowledgment of violence toward people in the health care industry.”
“Some enhancement is appropriate (and) necessary,” Zwonitzer said.
An amendment by Rep. Ember Oakley, R-Riverton, to increase the penalty for battery to up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine, was widely supported by committee members. This is the same consequence as interference with a peace officer.
Sen. R.J. Kost, R-Powell, said such a law is “the right thing to do” and it bothers him someone could be cited for such an offense and “walk away.” | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/committee-votes-down-penalty-for-health-care-violence/article_46bcf3d8-3502-11ed-b863-f7a3eac9df55.html | 2022-09-17T13:08:52Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/committee-votes-down-penalty-for-health-care-violence/article_46bcf3d8-3502-11ed-b863-f7a3eac9df55.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Medicine Bow National Forest will host its first monitoring field trip for its Landscape Vegetation Analysis project Sept. 29 in a daylong field trip open to the public.
In what’s planned to be the first of annual monitoring field trips will examine the Troublesome focus area where the Forest — in cooperation with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Mule Deer Foundation and Saratoga-Encampment-Rawlins Conservation District — recently completed 77 acres of shrub mowing to improve crucial big game winter range.
The Troublesome focus area is located on the northwest edge of the Snowy Range about 12 miles east of Saratoga in Carbon County.
Monitoring and reporting make up the final phase for treatments in the LaVA implementation process. The primary intent is to answer the questions:
• Did we do what we said we were going to do?
• Did we get the expected outcomes?
• Do we need to adjust future treatments?
Meeting time and location for the field day are to be determined. Those interested in participating are asked to RSVP. To RSVP or for more information, contact Matt Schweich, LaVA implementation coordinator, at matthew.schweich@usda.gov or 307-745-2422.
Participants will need to provide their own transportation for the day. Access to the Troublesome area is challenging, involving about 12 miles of dirt road driving (high clearance, four-wheel-drive vehicle recommended), followed by a hike of about 3 miles round-trip (including about 600 feet of elevation loss/gain between 8,300 and 8,900 feet in elevation).
Weather can be highly variable at this time of year and the group will be away from any shelter for up to three hours. Participants will need to bring appropriate clothing, footwear, food and water. No stores, restrooms or other facilities will be available for the duration of the trip.
The field trip may be challenging for some people. Monitoring results will be summarized in an LaVA project newsletter later this fall and detailed in the monitoring report scheduled for release next spring. In future years, we expect the monitoring field trips will visit more accessible locations.
The LaVA story map feature can be used to provide focus area/treatment feedback. Feedback helps with generation and refinement of focus areas and treatment proposals.
The National Forest released its final Record of Decision and supporting documents for the LaVA project Aug. 13, 2020. The LaVA decision seeks to improve forest conditions in the Sierra Madre and Snowy Ranges using a wide range of tools. A maximum of 288,000 acres could be treated, spread over a 15-year period. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/field-trip-planned-for-medicine-bow-vegetation-analysis/article_94ac9b26-3501-11ed-8b65-370871bf1825.html | 2022-09-17T13:09:11Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/field-trip-planned-for-medicine-bow-vegetation-analysis/article_94ac9b26-3501-11ed-8b65-370871bf1825.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CASPER — A faction of the GOP is aiming to reaffirm its support for Trump-endorsed Republican Secretary of State nominee Chuck Gray amid an attempt by some lawmakers to strip the position of some powers ahead of his likely victory in the November election.
The Park County GOP put its stamp of approval on a resolution earlier this month stating that the group “wholeheartedly supports” Gray and “condemns” the effort to take away elections administration duties from the secretary of state position.
The resolution, signed by Park County GOP Chairman Martin Kimmet and dated Sept. 1, will go before the Wyoming GOP State Central Committee in its upcoming public meeting on Saturday.
The resolution doesn’t have legal weight and is symbolic more than anything; Kimmet told the Star-Tribune on Monday that it’s meant to “support the voters of Wyoming, pure and simple.”
Rep. Gray, R-Casper, beat out his closest Republican challenger, attorney Sen. Tara Nethercott, R-Cheyenne, by roughly 9 points, or 13,000 votes, in the August primary. He doesn’t have a challenger from another party for the upcoming general election, which means that he is almost certain to succeed Secretary of State Ed Buchanan.
Gray focused his primary campaign on getting rid of ballot boxes and rooting out voter fraud, even though cases of voter fraud in Wyoming are extremely rare.
Those who back Gray say he is a champion of “honest and fair elections,” per the words of Kimmet.
But critics see Gray as a serious threat to fair elections because of the narratives of widespread voter fraud that he’s pushed. That narrative has pervaded American politics since former president Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden, even though there isn’t evidence that voter fraud was prevalent enough to have changed that outcome.
“I think the state of American politics that we’ve seen in other states has finally arrived in Wyoming,” Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, R-Cheyenne, said.
Gray’s likely ascendance to the secretary of state position galvanized a group of traditional and more moderate-leaning Republicans, as well as some Democrats, to search for an independent candidate to challenge Gray in the November election.
That effort ultimately failed.
But at a Joint Corporations Committee meeting last month, Zwonitzer proposed drafting a bill that would curtail some of the secretary of state’s powers.
“I do have some concerns that the most likely person who will be our next chief elections officer, our secretary of state, has alleged that there may be nefarious activities at the ballot box in Wyoming, which I don’t agree exist,” Zwonitzer, who chairs the House Corporations Committee, said at the meeting. “I think our elections are safe and secure, probably more than any other state in this country.”
Zwonitzer told the Star-Tribune on Monday that, having worked alongside Gray in the Legislature for the past six years, he sees “concern in the back of everyone’s mind” about how Gray’s potential tenure as secretary of state could go.
“I think it’s fair to have some options on the table should it not go well,” he said.
But during the committee meeting, Sen. Charles Scott, R-Casper, said those who voted for Gray would “rightfully feel insulted” if the committee tried to take away “a major portion” of the secretary of state’s responsibilities “before the guy’s even had a chance.”
“Republicans correctly see this for what it is,” Gray texted the Star-Tribune, “big-government politicians are shamelessly ignoring the will of voters and our right to have our elected officials represent us.”
The committee ultimately voted in favor of drafting a bill that would take away elections administration duties from the secretary of state position. A separate agency with an appointed director would take up these duties instead.
Lawmakers will look at a draft version of the bill at the committee’s October meeting.
The GOP quickly came out against that move, framing it as an attempt to “silence the conservative Republican voice in Wyoming,” per the words of a Sept. 2 email notice from the GOP.
By Friday, the GOP had the resolution attached to the State Central Committee’s meeting agenda. (Wyoming GOP Executive Director Kathy Russell confirmed on Monday that the Friday version of the resolution is the most current draft).
But Zwonitzer said the potential bill is meant to address the very concerns around elections that Gray — and other candidates — have emphasized.
“If people believe there’s clearly fraud in our elections, then we probably should, for the future, ensure that there are adequate safeguards over that (secretary of state) position,” he said.
“It’s the Legislature’s duty to at least discuss if it’s good or bad to have all of our elections under one individual, or is it better to spread it out between four of our statewide constitutional officers on the canvassing board,” he said.
When asked if he had any comment in response to Zwonitzer’s explanation for the bill, Gray texted a similar message to his first statement: “Republicans across Wyoming correctly see Zwonitzer’s and (Sen. Cale Case’s) effort for what it is — a couple of big-government insiders who are shamelessly ignoring the will of voters and our right to have our elected officials represent us.” (Case, R-Lander, was involved in the attempt to find an independent challenger to face Gray in the November election).
Gray added in another text that he believes Zwonitzer is “lying to hide his true motivation of stripping power away from elected officials who the people have already chosen.”
He said that if Zwonitzer cared about secure elections, he would support the measures that Gray has pushed during his campaign.
The GOP State Central Committee will also vote Saturday on a resolution to censure Case for his efforts to find a challenger to face Gray, among other grievances.
The resolution also states that the party will deny Case “any financial or physical support” in “any political endeavors…” and requests that he change his party affiliation. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/gop-resolution-would-back-gray/article_b88a04a2-3501-11ed-8b04-6fe2c6cfd4eb.html | 2022-09-17T13:09:17Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/gop-resolution-would-back-gray/article_b88a04a2-3501-11ed-8b04-6fe2c6cfd4eb.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Harriet Hageman gives a speech shortly after being announced the winner of the Wyoming GOP primary during the Primary Night Celebration with Harriet Hageman at the Frontier Days Event Center in Cheyenne on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Democratic U.S. House candidate Lynnette GreyBull will face Republican primary candidate Harriet Hageman in the general election on Nov. 8. Hageman defeated incumbent Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo, in the Republican primary on Aug. 16. Courtesy
Harriet Hageman gives a speech shortly after being announced the winner of the Wyoming GOP primary during the Primary Night Celebration with Harriet Hageman at the Frontier Days Event Center in Cheyenne on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Democratic U.S. House candidate Lynnette GreyBull will face Republican primary candidate Harriet Hageman in the general election on Nov. 8. Hageman defeated incumbent Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo, in the Republican primary on Aug. 16. Courtesy
CHEYENNE – Republican U.S. House of Representatives primary winner Harriet Hageman has declined an invitation to debate Democratic contender Lynnette GreyBull next month.
WyomingPBS confirmed this week that officials had provided two dates in October for Hageman to participate in the general election debate, and she declined both. For the first date, she said there was a scheduling conflict, and when given a second available date, Hageman said she would not participate at all.
“Since announcing her candidacy, Harriet Hageman has traveled over 40,000 miles across Wyoming, held more than 200 events and spoken with thousands of voters. This is a much more effective way of communicating with Wyomingites, and it’s how she will continue,” her campaign responded in a statement. “We thank you for your invitation, but respectfully decline.”
Democratic primary winner GreyBull said Hageman’s decision not to join her on the debate stage showed a lack of dedication to her role as a representative. She said it’s a tactic of the privileged class to not participate in debates, and to not have an open dialogue about issues concerning Wyomingites. She said constituents deserve to hear Hageman’s plan for the state, and compare them to the position GreyBull has on various issues.
“I do hope she would consider changing her mind,” GreyBull said.
WyomingPBS Senior Producer for Public Affairs Steve Peck told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle it was disappointing that Hageman was not going to take part, because the debates are a key component in educating constituents. He said WyomingPBS had been hosting the live statewide debates for many years, and noted that Hageman took part in the Republican primary debate earlier this year.
“We’re the only ones that do it consistently in this way, and we’re sorry that not everyone is going to be participating,” he said.
Although he has not reviewed every single debate WyomingPBS has hosted, he said it is extraordinarily rare that a major party candidate would decline a general election debate invitation.
Jasmine Hall is the Wyoming Tribune Eagle’s state government reporter. She can be reached by email at jhall@wyomingnews.com or by phone at 307-633-3167. Follow her on Twitter @jasminerhphotos and on Instagram @jhrose25. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/hageman-declines-to-debate-democratic-contender-greybull/article_439e07a8-3504-11ed-9520-831573c79585.html | 2022-09-17T13:09:23Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/hageman-declines-to-debate-democratic-contender-greybull/article_439e07a8-3504-11ed-9520-831573c79585.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
I stand, taking notes, on the Medicine Bow Rail Trail. I’m about a mile south of Lake Owen on this 21-mile nonmotorized path that winds through the Medicine Bow National Forest.
First I check my GPS receiver to get my coordinates. I jot the numbers in my notebook, add a comment, then pick up my camera to take a picture.
Once completed, I hop back on my bicycle, much to the delight of my companion, Dobby. My Australian shepherd loves nothing better than to trot alongside as I pedal down the Rail Trail.
I don’t get far before I stop and repeat the process. The goal of my efforts on this outing is to note conditions on the trail where I and other volunteers might return to make repairs or improvements.
Most of the stops identify areas where off-road vehicles, or OHVs, came onto the nonmotorized Rail Trail, creating a distinct path for others to follow. I also note signs that have been damaged and run over.
I’ve been volunteering on the Rail Trail for most of a decade. In that time, I have put up more barricades and “No Motorized Use” signs than I care to count. I put them up, motorized users take them down or run them over.
A couple years ago, U.S. Forest Service personnel erected a number of split rail-fences to block illegal access. Now many of those are dismantled and even moved so OHV drivers could get on the Rail Trail.
On this day, as I’m writing notes I hear the loud rumble of an OHV. Instead of coming along the Forest Road paralleling the Rail Trail where motorized use is legal, it is roaring down the nonmotorized path, straight at me. I remain in the middle of the trail, forcing the driver to stop.
The four riders in this souped-up side-by-side wear high-performance protective clothing and aerodynamic helmets. They look dressed for speed and dust.
“This is a nonmotorized trail,” I tell the driver. I have to shout to be heard over the sound of the vehicle.
To his credit, the driver apologizes and explains he was unaware the route was nonmotorized. He turns around and goes back. Alas, going back means continuing back down the Rail Trail, but it is the best I can hope for at this point.
I continue with my note-taking and hear another OHV. This one is on the legal road about 20 feet away, but the driver pauses and peers at me, as if contemplating coming onto the Rail Trail. I shout to him that I am standing on a nonmotorized route.
“I know,” he shouts back. “I wasn’t going to go there.”
Instead, he and his wife, along with the dog sitting between them, continue down the rough forest road.
About a minute later, I prepare to hop back on my bike when, much to my delight, I spot a black bear crossing the Rail Trail. I quickly grab Dobby’s collar and tell him to sit. He sees the bear, but just sits and watches it amble across the trail and back into the trees. It is a small bear, though, so I am wary that mama bear is nearby.
I hear barking and realize the people in the OHV are stopped and their dog likely spotted the bear. Once there is silence, I walk down the road to ask the people if they saw it. They said they had and, like me, were pretty excited.
They were stopped at a particularly bad spot on the road. They told me they would be foolish to continue and instead would turn around and go back. We had a very amiable conversation. They told me they also are frustrated by the OHV drivers speeding all over the place.
“They pass us like we’re standing still,” the man said. “They make us all look bad.”
This particular forest road is in such poor shape that it is impassible in many spots. I’m sure that’s the main reason drivers opt to go onto the Rail Trail instead. I’ve been told for more than five years the road will be repaired, but that has yet to happen; instead, motorized use of the Rail Trail only increases.
I go back on the Rail Trail to continue my efforts. Just a minute later another OHV comes roaring down the trail. This driver is much less polite, blaming me for the Rail Trail not being well marked.
I explain that people tear down or run over the signs about as fast as we can put them up. He threatens to run over my bicycle if I don’t move it and sue me for taking his photograph. I took a picture of his vehicle, not him, to document the illegal use.
To my relief, he and the next OHV pulling up behind him actually followed my request that they go back the 10 feet on the Rail Trail to turn onto the appropriate forest road.
I realize my efforts on this section of the Rail Trail are futile, yet I persist.
The impassible forest road should be closed until repairs can be made. After that rude encounter I am disheartened and depressed. What I thought would be a pleasant outing turned into nothing but a frustrating experience.
I sure enjoyed seeing the bear, but not all the loud OHVs. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/keeping-the-rail-trail-nonmotorized-is-no-easy-feat/article_785be95e-3501-11ed-9802-3bdadbbbdf6c.html | 2022-09-17T13:09:35Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/keeping-the-rail-trail-nonmotorized-is-no-easy-feat/article_785be95e-3501-11ed-9802-3bdadbbbdf6c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
OLD FAITHFUL—Tom Wadsworth read straight from the 154-year-old treaty that displaced his ancestors from their land as he made a case that Shoshone and Bannock tribal members should be allowed to hunt, fish and gather inside Yellowstone National Park.
Signed at Fort Bridger on July 3, 1868 in what’s now southern Wyoming, the treaty granted the Shoshone and Bannock native people the right to “hunt on the unoccupied lands of the United States” in perpetuity, so long as game was found and peace with white people maintained.
Yet, today, with a few exceptions, hunting isn’t allowed by tribal members or anyone else in Yellowstone or the rest of the National Park Service’s 400-plus units in the Lower 48. Wadsworth, the captain game warden for the Shoshone-Bannock tribes, suggested the federal government didn’t uphold its end of the deal.
“This is what gives us the right to keep hunting,” Wadsworth, with treaty text in hand, told a crowd of his tribal members inside a Yellowstone gymnasium.
“And … I want y’all to realize that hunting doesn’t just mean going out and hunting animals. It also means fishing, it also means gathering — we did not have a word in our language to differentiate between those things.”
Wadsworth is not alone in calling for change. Tribal leaders, Park Service administrators, legal scholars and others are reconsidering the past and reimagining a Park Service future in which Native American tribes play a much larger role. Amid Yellowstone’s 150th anniversary, there’s a growing sense that it’s time to reverse historical wrongs, honor treaty promises, recognize Yellowstone and other parks as traditional Indigenous lands and incorporate tribes into National Park Service decision-making.
Re-Indigenizing Yellowstone, a 94-page article recently published in the Wyoming Law Review, outlines several paths that could reverse course on a century and a half of ignoring, erasing and marginalizing the history of Indigenous exclusion, absence and disconnection from Yellowstone.
“Yellowstone can once again change the world,” authors Kekek Jason Stark, Autumn Bernhardt, Monte Mills and Jason Robison wrote. “Ultimately, re-indigenizing Yellowstone can restore the shine to the nation’s original crown jewel and help ensure that all Americans can look forward to the park’s next 150 years and beyond.”
The National Park Service has embraced Yellowstone’s 150th anniversary as a historical pivot point and an opportunity to mend tribal relations and bolster Native American involvement. Much of the effort has been ceremonial: There have been roundtable discussions, teepee villages erected, a rematriation performance and artwork showcase and other activities and gatherings celebrating Yellowstone’s tribal heritage. At the Shoshone-Bannock gathering where Wadsworth spoke, Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly presented the tribe’s chairman, Nathan Small, with a medallion adorned with 23 bison to symbolize all that remained of the species before bison were brought back from the brink at the Lamar Buffalo Ranch more than a century ago.
Twenty minutes earlier, Shoshone-Bannock Land Use Policy Commissioner Darrell Shay said as much. “It’s not really a celebration,” Shay said. “Because this is ours, we never gave it up. We were the last group of Indians that were here, and we got shipped out — forced out by the cavalry.”
Pawnee Nation tribal member and attorney Brett Chapman called the park’s recent tribal outreach a “complete PR stunt,” in an interview with E&E News.
Amid such criticism, Sholly has maintained that he is making an earnest effort to bring about a new era of tribal-park relations.
“Maybe people don’t believe it, maybe we need more time [and] trust to build, but that is a two-way street,” Sholly told a panel during a discussion about sovereign relations in Yellowstone at a sesquicentennial symposium in Cody.
“I think what we’re asking for is to allow us to tell our story, but also allow us to have access,” Eastern Shoshone Business Council Member and historian John Washakie said during a panel discussion on Native people’s historical and cultural connections to the park. “Give us access. We won’t disturb things, we won’t bother things. We’ll just take what we need.”
In 2016, the National Park Service modified its regulations to allow federally recognized tribes to gather and remove plants or plant parts for traditional, non-commercial purposes, but the result isn’t a blanket entitlement. Tribes must strike agreements with the federal agency specifying what plants may be gathered, what quantities and which tribal members are permitted. That hasn’t happened in Yellowstone, but Sholly told WyoFile that those discussions are underway.
“The difficulty with Yellowstone is you have 27 different affiliated tribes, and it’s important to understand what the cumulative gathering request is by all those tribes,” he said. “What do the tribes want to collect? How much? Where? We’ll assess that and make determinations from there.”
Hunting in the park is a different beast.
The Lacey Act — established decades after the 1868 Fort Bridger Treaty promised the Shoshone and Bannock they could “hunt on the unoccupied lands” — prohibited unauthorized hunting, killing and capturing any bird or wild animal in Yellowstone and, later, other federal lands. According to the Wyoming Law Review article, near the turn of the 20th century a Bannock leader from the Fort Hall Indian Reservation named Race Horse agreed to kill seven elk in Uinta County and be taken into custody to test the tribe’s treaty rights. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state game laws still applied, even when they conflicted with treaty rights. That ruling held precedent for over 120 years until 2019 when the court ruled in Herrera v. Wyoming that a Crow Tribe member’s off-reservation treaty hunting rights remained intact.
“The Supreme Court reaffirmed those continuing rights in the national forest,” Mills, a Re-Indigenizing Yellowstone co-author who directs the University of Washington’s Native American Law Center, told WyoFile. “Conceivably, although it hasn’t been tested yet, ShoBan have those rights too, because their treaty language is essentially the same [as the Crow’s].”
National Park Service administrators have historically argued that Yellowstone was “occupied” — and thus exempt from the right to hunt “unoccupied lands” — when it became a national park in 1872.
Scholars see two ways to “test” tribal rights and settle the question about access to hunting in places like Yellowstone. One, a Shoshone-Bannock member could follow Race Horse’s example and force the courts to decide directly in the post-Herrera world by hunting in the park. Another way forward, Mills said, is through collaboration and co-management. That’s been the formula for tribal bison hunting outside of national park boundaries.
Wadsworth, the Shoshone-Bannock captain game warden, told WyoFile he favors the collaborative approach.
“That step would be a government-to-government meeting, between the tribes and the Park Service, to move forward and see what can be done,” Wadsworth said.
Those are complex conversations because of the number of Yellowstone-affiliated tribes involved: The Park Service recognizes 27, though Mills and others argue there are more. They are also sure to be contentious.
“Even bison hunting outside of the park, it’s been at least 25 years of litigation,” Mills said. “The development of the [Interagency Bison Management Program], it’s just been a long process and that doesn’t even get into the treaty rights issues.”
Nevertheless, the movement to increase Indigenous access and influence over management of Yellowstone and all national parks continues to gain steam.
Wes Martel, a former longtime Eastern Shoshone Business Council member, said that Native American National Park Service Director Chuck Sam’s two-day visit to the Wind River Indian Reservation to discuss tribal involvement and inclusion in the parks this summer was significant. Still, he does not expect change to come easy.
“We have made progress, but today’s political climate is just so toxic,” said Martel, who now works for the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. “Montana, Wyoming and Idaho — all three of those states — are very opposed to tribal issues. They’re anti-Indian, they’re anti-buffalo, they’re anti-wolf, anti-grizzly, they’re anti-conservation.”
Yellowstone has made headway on improving its relations with tribes. At the dawn of the 20th century, there were attempts to use Native people essentially as props to bolster tourism. One infamous example is that of an “aboriginal exhibit” at Yellowstone Lake’s Dot Island. Businessman E.C. Waters tried but “had no luck convincing any Crow to camp in the middle of Yellowstone Lake” alongside bison for the viewing pleasure of summer tourists, according to the Wyoming Law Review article.
In the last 30 years, federal-tribal relations in Yellowstone have changed “drastically.” “The Park Service and Yellowstone-associated tribes have sought connection,” the legal scholars write.
There’s still a long way to go, the authors say. They don’t make specific recommendations for how the NPS and tribes should move forward in their paper, but provide “a range of options.”
“Regardless of whatever’s the most efficient and what avenues are available,” Mills said, “really it’s as much about the process of engagement and collaboration and the relationship that’s being built between the Park Service and the tribes.”
One of those paths forward they lay out is “radical realignment,” like the approach espoused by the #Landback movement. That could mean the “undoing of the large-scale displacement of tribes” and returning of the title to Yellowstone National Park.
In their review, the law professors also offer up federal-tribal government partnership models. Former Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell empowered the Park Service to develop such partnerships with a 2016 secretarial order. The Re-Indigenizing Yellowstone document lists a slate of partnership templates, like co-management of the Bears Ears National Monument, which is governed in part by an inter-tribal commission.
The paper also contemplates ways to improve consultation and engagement with Indigenous people. Sholly, speaking at the Cody symposium, described the consultation status quo — which entails the NPS sending tribes formal letters about projects — as “artificial” and “bureaucratic.” Yellowstone will keep doing it to meet its statutory obligations and it’s “important,” he said, but “the real progress” is going to be made through relationship building with tribal councils and members.
Last, the Native law scholars suggest in their Wyoming Law Review paper the Park Service could build tribal capacity through business. For example, at Grand Portage National Monument — which Sholly used to oversee as the Park Service’s Midwest Region director — the maintenance program is contracted out to the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, or Ojibwe.
Ultimately, the Re-Indigenizing Yellowstone authors argue that Yellowstone and the tribes must hash out a tailor-made arrangement.
“[E]nvisioning a new management paradigm for the world’s first national park,” they write, “must go beyond the potential of existing collaborative frameworks to ensure it functions effectively in practice.”
In Martel’s view, Yellowstone bringing the tribes to the literal table will be key to making the nation-to-nation relationship work. The tangible actions might come along piecemeal, he said.
“Let’s designate areas where there could be ceremonies,” Martel said. “Let’s establish traditional use areas … We’re also talking about creating an Indigenous advisory board for Yellowstone.”
Sholly, addressing the Shoshone-Bannock people at Old Faithful, said the ceremonies and spotlight on Indigenous issues during Yellowstone’s sesquicentennial are just the start.
“We’ve made progress, but we have got a long way to go,” Yellowstone’s superintendent told the tribes. “We look forward to the rest of this ceremony and, most importantly, further dialogue, together in the future, about what is possible.” | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/movement-to-re-indigenize-yellowstone-gains-steam/article_51dfa2c8-3503-11ed-8780-f7a81d00723f.html | 2022-09-17T13:09:42Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/movement-to-re-indigenize-yellowstone-gains-steam/article_51dfa2c8-3503-11ed-8780-f7a81d00723f.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ROCK SPRINGS — A procedure regarding students’ preferred pronouns that surfaced on social media sparked questions, asking for clarity and an explanation from Sweetwater County School District No. 1.
The post in question was a screenshot of the Student Support Procedure, which states, “If a student is requesting the use of a transgender name and/or pronoun, we will honor their request. It is also not our obligation to notify the parent of this request and we will not do so.”
On Thursday, Sept. 8, the Rocket Miner reached out to school district officials to clarify the procedure.
Nicole Bolton, director of human resources, stated that the district’s policies that prohibit discrimination “mirror” federal civil rights laws, such as Title IX, which prohibits discrimination based on sex. She added that the post that surfaced online “did not contain the complete explanation that was shared with staff.”
“The information circulating is the result of requests for clarification on how federal courts and agencies, such as the U.S. Department of Education, are currently interpreting those laws,” said Bolton.
She shared the district’s preferred and chosen names procedure: “As you become acquainted with your students, you may encounter students wishing to use a preferred or chosen name. A preferred/chosen name is any name a student chooses to use other than their legal name.
“For example, a student may wish to shorten their first name (e.g. Steven to Steve) or to be referred to by their middle name or a nickname. Sweetwater County School District Number One is committed to promoting an educational environment that is supportive and respectful to all students. Calling a person by their preferred name and pronoun shows respect and contributes to the District’s commitment to providing a safe and nondiscriminatory educational environment.
“Accordingly, staff must use a student’s preferred/chosen name or pronoun in verbal, written, and electronic communications. Staff must respect the privacy of all students regarding such choice.
“Violations of this procedure may constitute discrimination based on sex, and may result in discipline. Students who experience problems or discrimination related to their preferred/chosen name or pronoun shall be referred to the Title IX Coordinator for resources and assistance. This procedure does not address changes to educational records to reflect legal name changes. Any requests to amend educational records shall be referred to the Director of Human Resources.”
Bolton stated that the district’s “discussions involved the recent Notice of Interpretation issued by the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, which explained that OCR will enforce Title IX’s prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex to include: (1) discrimination based on sexual orientation; and (2) discrimination based on gender identity. Depending on the case, misgendering a student could violate both district policy and Federal law.”
Due to the complexity and sensitivity of issues surrounding gender identity, Bolton said that it precludes a “one-size fits all approach.”
“Staff were never directed not to talk to parents or lie to parents,” she said. “Decisions regarding how to support transgender and gender nonconforming students may involve the student, parents, and district administration. Teachers are expected to immediately refer such matters to their building principal, who will involve central administration. Teachers will then be informed of the district’s plan for supporting the individual student and will be responsible for supporting that student. Again, student needs will be met with an individualized response and specific support.”
However, Bolton went on to say that SCSD No. 1 will continue to prioritize safeguarding the physical and psychological well-being of a student.
“When a student indicates that their family is not supportive of their gender identity and/or the district is concerned for the student’s safety, the district will honor a student’s request for confidentiality until the student consents to the disclosure and/ or the district completes an individualized assessment and rules out any particularized and substantiated concern of real harm to the student,” she explained. “The expectation is that parents will eventually be involved: the district will support the student in this process and encourage familial involvement whenever possible.
“For example, the district will offer the opportunity to speak with a school counselor or social worker to facilitate conversations with parents.”
Bolton said that “harassment and discrimination will not be tolerated.”
“The district supports the needs of transgender and gender nonconforming students on a case-by-case basis to ensure a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment free from discrimination,” she said.
When it comes to using school facilities, such as bathrooms and locker rooms, Bolton said that the procedure “has no bearing on requests regarding facilities use, formal changes to academic records, etc.” and that “this was simply meant to provide guidance for staff in addressing students informally by their chosen name or pronoun.” | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/school-district-official-responds-to-criticism-of-support-procedure/article_93788a38-3503-11ed-975d-a3022a1d8ce0.html | 2022-09-17T13:09:48Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/school-district-official-responds-to-criticism-of-support-procedure/article_93788a38-3503-11ed-975d-a3022a1d8ce0.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
After nearly a year of planning and work, the Rawlins Skate Park opened this week.
A converted tennis court at 800 Colorado St., the skate park is the result of a collaboration with city staff and area youth, including a pair of lunch break sessions with middle school students and an online survey.
“By using the former tennis courts, the skate park was able to be installed this year,” the city says in a press release announcing the skate park’s opening. “If a new concrete pad had to be poured, all of the funding would have been invested into just the concrete pad.”
The park features a half-pipe, quarter-pipes, ramps, stairs and a rail and is set up for park- and street-style skateboarding.
In addition to money from the city, a number of local businesses also donated to the park project. Also a $25,000 donation from HF Sinclair and other money has been set aside for the next phase of the skate park’s development next summer.
The Rawlins Skate Park is part of a larger redevelopment of Key Club Park, according to the press release. Key Club Park also is home for a dog park, playground and has portable restrooms. The city’s Parks and Recreation staff also is applying for grants for other improvements like expanded parking, permanent bathrooms and more structures to provide shade. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/skate-park-a-totally-radical-development/article_91d41b70-34f9-11ed-b865-df4967443201.html | 2022-09-17T13:09:54Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/skate-park-a-totally-radical-development/article_91d41b70-34f9-11ed-b865-df4967443201.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Staffers stand up for county assessor
Hello, I’m Kendall Robinson, deputy assessor in Carbon County, longtime resident and avid hunter, fisher and outdoorswoman.
I have always been active in many aspects of Carbon County and am happy to call it home.
I am Mabel Raymond, also a deputy assessor, fourth-generation rancher, volunteer firefighter and volunteer member of the Carbon County Emergency Management Center.
We have been involved in Carbon County the majority of our lives and are very passionate about the place where we live and the people who live here.
As a lot of us know, this recent election has caused a lot of contention focused around the Assessor’s Office. We did not want to speak on this matter because we don’t believe that false allegations and negative impressions being spread deserve to be acknowledged. We also believe that we in the Assessor’s Office have proven our devotion to Carbon County through our actions and constant effort to learn and improve.
Despite those beliefs, we feel the residents of Carbon County deserve to hear the truth. This is only meant to give a clear picture of the current administration, not to put down anyone who disagrees.
We have worked in the Assessor’s Office for a combined seven years and have seen tremendous progress the office has made since we first started near the beginning of Assessor Renee Snider’s term.
We’ve never been around a more dedicated group than the women in our office right now, and that should be credited to Snider.
To inspire your employees to do their best you must be willing to work just as hard as they do, if not harder, and Renee out-works us all on a regular basis. She is at the office an hour before everyone, many times does not take lunch and often can be found working evenings and weekends during our busiest times of the year.
In the past few years, it has been very hard to find employees due to the pandemic and other factors, and even through this our office has not had turnover that could have been avoided. We credit this to how supportive and understanding Renee is.
Though she does not determine our salary, she consistently advocates for raises. More importantly, she does the small things to make sure we all know she appreciates us, whether that is buying everyone breakfast, thoughtful personalized gifts for holidays or just taking the time to listen when life gets hard.
There is never a doubt that she values us not just as employees, but also as people.
Another thing that has been brought up is the attendance of statewide assessor meetings. I (Mabel) personally had the privilege of attending last winter’s assessor meeting with Renee and am hoping to be able to tag along more in the future. With that being said, our office is working tirelessly to get all properties up to date, which requires us to be in the office.
Renee attends and participates in every assessor meeting even if she can only attend over Zoom (which is a very common practice post-pandemic), allowing her to be in the office supporting her employees as well as available to other offices and to the public.
It has been said that it is impossible to keep property taxes low.
While the Assessor’s Office has rules and regulations from the Department of Revenue that we must follow, there is a range allowed by the DOR within which the assessor can choose to assess. The assessor must be within 95% and 105% of the market value.
Renee, as she promised in her campaign in 2018, has stayed on the low end of this range, keeping the taxes as low as possible for the residents of Carbon County even when pressured by the DOR to raise her level of assessment.
She has stood strong for Carbon County.
While it is important for taxpayers to keep taxes as low as possible, it is also important that we bring in revenue for the county. We do this in many different ways, but one of the main forms of new income comes from us and Shannon Vyvey as field deputies visiting properties and documenting buildings that were either missed in the past or were built without a building permit.
Staying on top of new buildings allows us to bring in new revenue for the county while staying fair and equal, which is always our main goal.
“Fair and equal” is not only the law, it’s the main priority of every individual employed by the Assessor’s Office and is emphasized by Renee in performing the duties of her elected position.
In closing, we appreciate your time reading this letter because this is a matter near and dear to our hearts and one that is very important for the residents of our great county.
We do not believe that a change in leadership would be beneficial in any way. In fact, we believe it would be a detriment to the huge amount of progress our office has made in the last four years and would impact the county and taxpayers in ways they would not recover from for years to come.
We humbly ask you to hear us and reach out with any questions or concerns as this is something that affects us all. We will never claim that our office is perfect, but can say without doubt that everyone there is always striving to gain more knowledge and perform at the highest level possible, which would not be possible without support from Assessor Renee Snider.
We would be honored to someday be able to carry on her legacy, but as of now there is no one else we want to guide us in this career.
Carbon County will always deserve the best and most dedicated, and that is what we have. Please give us the chance to continue improving. Let’s keep doing things right.
Mabel Raymond
Kendall Robinson
Carbon County | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/opinion/letters_to_editor/staffers-stand-up-for-county-assessor/article_7160a244-34fb-11ed-adcf-db16fcaa69b8.html | 2022-09-17T13:10:13Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/opinion/letters_to_editor/staffers-stand-up-for-county-assessor/article_7160a244-34fb-11ed-adcf-db16fcaa69b8.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen stiff-arms Los Angeles Rams safety Nick Scott during the second half of an NFL football game on Sept. 8, in Inglewood, Calif.
Detroit Lions running back D’Andre Swift (32) is brought down by Philadelphia Eagles safety Marcus Epps (22) in the first half of an NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen stiff-arms Los Angeles Rams safety Nick Scott during the second half of an NFL football game on Sept. 8, in Inglewood, Calif.
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Detroit Lions running back D’Andre Swift (32) is brought down by Philadelphia Eagles safety Marcus Epps (22) in the first half of an NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills: The fifth-year quarterback completed 26 of 31 passes for 297 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions during the Bills’ 31-10 victory at the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday. He also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Allen was sacked twice for losses totaling five yards. He played all 59 of Buffalo’s offensive snaps.
Marcus Epps, Philadelphia Eagles: The fifth-year safety started and finished with a team-high 10 tackles (eight solo and one for loss) during the Eagles’ 38-35 win at Detroit. Epps was on the field for all 69 of Philadelphia’s defensive snaps and 14 on special teams (45%).
Tanner Gentry, Buffalo Bills: The 27-year-old wide receiver is on Buffalo’s practice squad.
Tashaun Gipson, San Francisco 49ers: Gipson was elevated off the practice squad and started at free safety during the 49ers’ 19-10 loss at Chicago. The 10th-year pro posted three tackles (two solo) and nearly intercepted a pass during the third quarter. Gipson played 57 snaps on defense (98%).
Carl Granderson, New Orleans Saints: The fourth-year defensive end came off the bench to post a pair of solo tackles during the Saints’ 27-26 come-from-behind win at the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Granderson played 30 snaps on defense (40%) and another 11 on special teams (34%).
Chad Muma, Jacksonville Jaguars: The rookie linebacker came off the bench and posted an assisted tackle on special teams during the Jaguars’ 28-22 loss at Washington. Muma played eight snaps on defense (10%) and 17 on special teams (71%).
Mike Purcell, Denver Broncos: The nose tackle came off the bench and finished with an assisted tackle during Denver’s 17-16 loss at Seattle on Monday. Purcell played 25 defensive snaps (45%) and another eight on special teams (42%).
Chase Roullier, Washington Commanders: The sixth-year center started during Washington’s 28-22 win over Jacksonville. Roullier played all 77 of the Commanders’ offensive snaps. He has started 62 of the 68 NFL games he has played in.
Logan Wilson, Cincinnati Bengals: The third-year linebacker posted eight tackles (six solo) and one pass defensed during the Bengals’ 23-20 loss to visiting Pittsburgh. Wilson played all 63 defensive snaps and another seven (22%) on special teams.
Andrew Wingard, Jacksonville Jaguars: The fourth-year safety came off the bench and had a solo tackle on special teams during the Jaguars’ 28-22 loss at Washington. Wingard played 17 special teams snaps (71%). | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/sports/pokes-in-the-pros-allen-accounts-for-four-tds-in-bills-win/article_02f0c6fa-34ff-11ed-93b3-2f7fb9c470de.html | 2022-09-17T13:10:25Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/sports/pokes-in-the-pros-allen-accounts-for-four-tds-in-bills-win/article_02f0c6fa-34ff-11ed-93b3-2f7fb9c470de.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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CHEYENNE – Sophomore quarterback Mason Drube and senior wide receiver Evan Vandom connected four times Friday night to help Campbell County complete a 51-10 rout of Cheyenne South.
The Bison generated just 138 yards of total offense on the night, and dropped their 22nd consecutive game.
“Defensively, we let up a couple big plays, and we dropped a couple passes we should’ve had,” South coach Eli Moody said. “We can learn a lot from the first half’s film and learn from our mistakes in the second half.”
Campbell County got on the board first on its second drive of the game by taking advantage of a mistake by South on special teams. After forcing a punt, Santana Trujillo muffed the punt and was unable to recover the fumble. The Camels scored three plays later on a screen pass from Drube to Vandom for 32 yards.
Later in the first quarter, Trent Rosenau fumbled the ball on the South side of the 50-yard line to give the Bison the ball back. They drove down to the Camels 10-yard line, but their drive stalled out. Keegan Potter came on to give South its first points of the contest to make it 7-3.
Campbell County scored the next 21 points in the contest on the back of Drube, who threw three touchdown passes, including passes of 42 and 43 yards to Vandom.
Just before the half, Bison senior quarterback Isaiah Hernandez connected with Orrin Hartshorn for a 19-yard touchdown pass to make it 27-10 at halftime.
Campbell County scored on its opening drive of the half. Vandom picked up his fourth receiving touchdown of the night, this time from 26 yards out.
Aidan Dorr put the final nail in the coffin on a two-yard rushing touchdown to make it 41-10. The Camels added a field goal and another touchdown in the fourth quarter to complete the 51-10 rout.
The biggest problem for South came in the passing game on both sides of the ball. Hernandez completed just seven of his 23 passes, including just two-of-11 in the second half. He also threw two interceptions on the night.
While the stat line looks bad, it was not entirely Hernandez’s fault. His receivers struggled to get open and dropped a few easy passes.
“There were two or three plays they just burned us,” Moody said. “It was a foot race we lost. There were also a couple that we just didn’t adjust to their formation quick enough.”
On the other side, Drube had a big night through the air and carved up the Bison defense. He threw five touchdowns, three of which came on passes over 30 yards. He completed just 13 of his 28 passes, but his receivers dropped seven passes on the night.
With a 51-10 loss, it is not always easy to find positives. However, for South senior lineman Dylan Choate, the line of scrimmage battle went far better than expected.
“That was one of our best blocking games of the season,” Choate said. “We managed to hold the pocket and block for four or five seconds like we wanted to. We were also getting to our places on defense and containing the plays.”
Despite the defense struggling to stop the air attack, South held the rushing attack for Campbell County in check. The Bison did not allow a rushing touchdown until the end of the third quarter and forced four holding penalties on the Campbell County offensive line.
With this loss, South’s losing streak extends to 22, with its last win coming on Oct. 11, 2019. However, the team has not been swayed by the slow start to the 2022 season, and is confident they will put it together moving forward.
“We are tremendously better (now compared to the beginning of the season),” Choate said. “We are scoring and competing against teams this year that last year we were not able to. We know we are going to win, we just need to push through these losses.”
CAMPBELL CO. 51, SOUTH 10
Campbell County…… 7 20 17 7 – 51
Cheyenne Central…… 0 10 0 0 – 10
SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter
CC: Vandom, 32 yard pass from Drube (Duvall kick), 5:58
Second Quarter
CS: Potter, 27 yard kick, 10:08
CC: Pelton, 6 yard pass from Drube (Duvall kick), 6:47
CC: Vandom, 42 yard pass from Drube (Duvall kick), 3:55
CC: Vandom, 43 yard pass from Drube (PAT Missed), 3:08
CS: Hartshorn, 19 yard pass from Hernandez (Potter kick) 0:20
Third Quarter
CC: Vandom, 26 yard pass from Drube (Duvall kick), 7:44
CC: Dorr, 2 yard run (Duvall kick) 3:12)
CC: Duvall, 24 yard kick, 0:03
Fourth Quarter
CC: Miller, 4 yard run (Duvall kick), 4:12
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Campbell County: Dorr 9-66, Grube 3-24, Rosenau 8-36, Peterson 3-25, Miller 9-60. Cheyenne South: Hernandez 12-17, Rivera 10-31, Haggberg 1-3, Trujillo 3-1.
Passing
Campbell County: Drube 13-28 255. Cheyenne South: Hernandez 7-23-2 86.
Receiving
Campbell County: Pelton 3-24, Fitzgerald 1-28, Dorr 1-0, Vandom 6-165, Palmer 1-9, Olsen 1-20, Carsrud 1-9. Cheyenne South: Trujillo 3-38, Hartshorn 4-48.
Matt Atencio covers Cheyenne prep sports for WyoSports. He can be reached at matencio@wyosports.net. Follow him on Twitter at @MattAtencio5. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/high_school/cheyenne_south/drube-vandom-connect-four-times-in-51-10-rout-of-south/article_7c91d9b8-363f-11ed-9a3f-7b50516e1214.html | 2022-09-17T13:11:15Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/high_school/cheyenne_south/drube-vandom-connect-four-times-in-51-10-rout-of-south/article_7c91d9b8-363f-11ed-9a3f-7b50516e1214.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LARAMIE — The Laramie High volleyball team ushered in East Conference play with a three-set sweep on Thursday at home against Cheyenne East.
“It feels amazing to get a sweep against a high-quality opponent,” LHS coach Jill Stucky said in an email. “We played hard and our crowd deserves some of the credit.”
The Lady Plainsmen (10-4 overall, 2-0 East) beat East 25-18, 25-15, 25-18 with six players recording kills, led by junior setter Maddy Stucky’s 29 assists. Sophomores Michon Sailors and Savanna Steiert had nine kills each to lead LHS . Freshman Kierra Gardner added seven kills and freshman Tessa Dodd chipped in five. Sailors also had 3½ blocks.
“It was exciting to get a sweep over a great team,” Dodd said. “It’s fun to see us all come together and play hard.”
The back row was led by senior libero Taylor Tyser, who had 18 digs, followed by Steiert with 12 and Stucky with nine. Eight players recorded at least a dig for a total team effort.
“It was a great game,” Steiert said. “We worked hard together and learned to always bring each other up.”
Laramie then traveled to play at Cheyenne Central on Friday night and prevailed 25-22, 25-13, 25-15.
“I’m very proud of my team’s composure, especially in stressful moments,” Jill Stucky said. “The team did a great job of moving on after mistakes. It was a great road win for us.”
Sailors and Dodd had nine kills each with Steiert adding eight and Maddy Stucky and Gardner notching six each. Maddy Stucky recorded 33 assists. Three players had double-digit digs, led by Tyser’s 22, followed by Maddy Stucky’s 14 and Steiert’s 10.
“We played super solid overall,” Maddy Stucky said. “We spread the offense really well and made it a point to terminate. We continue to progress and improve game after game.”
CROSS-COUNTRYThe Plainsmen and Lady Plainsmen traveled west on Interstate 80 on Thursday to compete in the Rawlins Invitational.
In addition to the host teams from Rawlins, LHS joined student-athletes from Cheyenne South, Saratoga/Encampment, Pine Bluffs/Burns and Wheatland on the 5-kilometer course at Sinclair Golf Club.
The Plainsmen placed six runners in the top eight, including the top four spots.
Junior Dominic Eberle crossed the finish line first in 16 minutes, 53.76 seconds. He was followed by seniors Meyer Smith (second, 16:59.96) and Cooper Kaligis (third, 17:30.49) and sophomore Jack Voos (fourth, 17:40.95).
Also finishing for the Plainsmen were senior Nathan Martin (seventh, 18:18.83) and freshmen Darin Binning (eighth, 18:46.76) and Flynn Arnold (12th, 19:01.86).
The Lady Plainsmen were led by juniors Addison Forry, who was runner-up in 20:26.31 and Leah Schabron, who was third in 21:00.84. Rawlins’ Ryann Smith won by clocking in at 20:01.67.
Also competing for the LHS girls were freshman Hazel Parker (eighth, 22:58.59) and sophomore Claire Bunning (11th, 23:19.04). | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/high_school/laramie_high/lady-plainsmen-begin-conference-action/article_af8997b6-3603-11ed-8466-df4686e2b4c8.html | 2022-09-17T13:11:21Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/high_school/laramie_high/lady-plainsmen-begin-conference-action/article_af8997b6-3603-11ed-8466-df4686e2b4c8.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CHEYENNE – Macey Woolcock scored two goals and assisted on another to help the Laramie County Community College women’s soccer team to a 5-0 victory over Lamar on Friday.
“It was good to see us stick to the game plan and take some shots,” interim LCCC coach Jim Gardner said.
Tayler Miller, Ainsley Basich and Paige Hill netted the Golden Eagles’ other goals. Reagan Adair dished out a pair of assists.
LCCC held Lamar without a shot.
LCCC men 6 Lamar 0
CHEYENNE – Six different players scored goals to help the Laramie County Community College men’s soccer team to a 6-0 victory over visiting Lamar on Friday.
Owen Sanchez, Christian Nunez, Jorge Garcia, Leonardo Soto, Vitaly Zatikyan and Roger Ibarra all netted goals for the Golden Eagles.
LCCC spikers win two at Otero
CHEYENNE – The Laramie County Community College volleyball team picked up two wins Friday at Otero Junior College in La Junta, Colorado.
The Golden Eagles beat Otero (21-25, 25-18, 25-11, 25-17) and Pratt (25-11, 25-18, 25-11).
Sophomore Rigan McInerney posted 17 kills against Otero, while freshman Demi Staufenberg added 14. Both players posted 12 digs. Sadie Christensen paced LCCC with 20 digs, while Brooke Parker had 12 digs to go with 38 assists.
Statistics from the Pratt match were not available at press time Friday. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/other_sports/lccc/lccc-soccer-volleyball-squads-all-pick-up-wins/article_016dc854-363b-11ed-a048-3b84ef48a252.html | 2022-09-17T13:11:27Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/other_sports/lccc/lccc-soccer-volleyball-squads-all-pick-up-wins/article_016dc854-363b-11ed-a048-3b84ef48a252.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LARAMIE — KC McMahon became the 13th member to reach 1,000 kills in program history when the University of Wyoming volleyball team picked up a pair of wins Thursday for the first day the UniWyo Invite.
The Cowgirls defeated Morehead State 25-16, 25-16, 25-21 after opening the day with a 25-18, 27-25, 26-24 sweep of Nicholls State.
McMahon, who became the second Cowgirl in as many years (Jackie McBride, 2021) to reach the milestone, had 1,000 exactly with her 21 total kills in the two matches. She was the only Cowgirl with double-digit kills against Nicholls State with 11. She followed with a 10-kill performance against Morehead State with six of those in the third set.
Wyoming (4-8) had a season-high .314 hitting percentage against Nicholls State with Tierney Barlow adding eight kills to go with a .389 hitting percentage. Kayla Mazzocca had seven kills with a .429 hitting clip and led with seven total blocks.
Kasia Partyka paced the match with 36 assists, and Hailey Zuroske led the back row with 15 digs with Skylar Erickson adding nine.
In the nightcap against Morehead State, the Cowgirls were led by Sarah Holcomb’s career-high 12 kills. She added five block assists and hit .364. Mazzocca had six blocks and added five kills. Zuroske tallied a match-high 16 digs and Partyka notched 40 assists.
UW hit .260 while holding MSU to just a .041 to control much of the match.
The Cowgirls lost in four sets to Idaho on Saturday to conclude the UniWyo Invite. UW won the first set, then were just short in the following three at 16-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-23.
McMahon led the Cowgirls with 17 kills and Carruth added 13. Partyka, Barlow and Teresa Garza had eight kills each and Sarah Holcomb chipped in seven. Partyka had a match-high 48 assists to go with 12 digs. Carruth led UW with 13 digs.
The match was fairly even as the Cowgirls hit .285 and Idaho was at .281. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/university_of_wyoming/mcmahon-reaches-1-000-career-kills/article_1fc2defc-3604-11ed-8772-cfc4a2ac856c.html | 2022-09-17T13:11:33Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/university_of_wyoming/mcmahon-reaches-1-000-career-kills/article_1fc2defc-3604-11ed-8772-cfc4a2ac856c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Goldenrod, Solidago altissima or Canada goldenrod, is native to the North American continent, mainly from the upper southeast and northern parts of the United States on up. Goldenrod is an herbaceous, perennial wildflower that has many species and is the state flower of South Carolina.
Goldenrod was believed for years to be the source of many folks’ allergy symptoms in the fall when it bloomed. This is scientifically proven to be untrue. The real allergy villain is ragweed. Ragweed blooms at the same time, but there are significant differences in the two plants. Ragweed is the irritator creating allergy symptoms.
Culturally, goldenrod is not really picky about the soil it grows in and can take a drier climate, but the plant loves sun. It is a hardy plant that spreads easily by root rhizomes and becomes the boss of the area as time goes on. If that is OK with you, good. If not, be watchful and pull as needed.
I have a pollinator garden in the back of my yard and there are many goldenrod plants in bloom at this time. Many different bees come to the goldenrod as well as the usual suspects. In addition to being a pollen source, the plant itself is housing for egg laying.
I like goldenrod. It’s a native plant that needs no attention from me, it gets bigger and better every year and it provides a bloom that is so colorful in the fall, when little else makes the grade as eye candy. It is a winner in my book!
I must confess, I found it difficult to understand why goldenrod was available in nurseries to plant. Imagine paying for what could be harvested in nearly any fall roadside setting out in the country. It also bothered me when goldenrod showed up in the flower show schedules and was being judged along with hybrid roses in floral arrangements. Not that I didn’t like goldenrod. On the contrary, I have loved it since I was a child.
I remember when my mother sent me out to pick a bouquet of whatever was blooming, and when I returned, mother saw I had picked some goldenrod, since it made a tall center, but that didn’t sit too well so she pulled it out. I asked her what makes a flower good and a weed bad and how do you tell the difference? In the end I think goldenrod was OK if company was not coming over; otherwise it looked like we did not have enough of the proper flowers for the table. Somehow it wasn’t respectable, something like the spoon being put on the wrong side of the plate.
I am glad now we can be more open minded as to what works as a sign of respect and what looks like there was no thought put into the tablescape. I have enough goldenrod to service several florists and I like that. Perhaps in the future I can grow other flowers as well to make fresh, local bouquets at a reasonable price, or a u-pick. The flowers will have to be as hardy as my goldenrods are.
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We definitely are coming to the end of the ornamental flower season for the year. You probably know everything you need to do, these are just gentle reminders: peonies need to be cut back; pull all weeds that you can see and discard them; remove the summer garden decor, clean it and store for next season (after cleaning, I usually wax any metal parts to prevent rust, or further rusting); continue to mow as needed; leaves can be mowed instead of raked, if there are not feet of them for the mower to process; outdoor solar lights should be cleaned and checked and returned to their assigned area, if they stay out all winter. And, put a tall stake next to any flood light that illuminates house numbers from the middle of the lawn, so you don’t forget about it in the winter, in the event you have to dig it out and reposition it.
Since we do not know when snow will grace our doorsteps, we need to prepare now for it. Salt, snow shovel, heavy gloves and good batteries in the flashlight for early morning outings equals good planning. If you need to contract for snow removal, now is probably a good time, before everyone is booked. That is enough to think about for now. More later. Happy fall! Enjoy the season.
Master gardener Fredi Stangland resides in Medina. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/back-to-the-roots-the-many-virtues-of-native-goldenrod/article_5333e38c-35df-11ed-bf4b-97934abc6090.html | 2022-09-17T13:25:26Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/back-to-the-roots-the-many-virtues-of-native-goldenrod/article_5333e38c-35df-11ed-bf4b-97934abc6090.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Today, September 17th, is often referred to by the Irish as “half-way to St. Patrick’s Day.” In 1892, there was cause to celebrate on the real St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th, when the City of Niagara Falls was officially incorporated by the joining of the Village of Niagara Falls and the Village of Suspension into one municipality. New York State Governor Roswell P. Flower was ready to sign the bill of incorporation on March 16th but was asked to wait until March 17th, St. Patricks’ Day, for the official signing. The man who asked him to wait was Thomas V. Welch, one of Niagara Falls’ most ardent civic leaders and benefactors.
Thomas Vincent Welch was born in Camillus, N.Y., on Oct. 1, 1850, the son of Thomas and Honora Holland Welch, immigrants from County Mayo, Ireland. The couple and their five surviving children moved to Niagara Falls in 1857. The younger Thomas attended the local schools but did not go to college, instead working his way up from “timekeeper” (either a payroll clerk or a train scheduler) to freight agent for the New York Central Railroad. By 1873, Welch had left the railroad and opened a dry goods store at Falls and Third Streets, next to the Spencer House, with Michael Ryan.
While only in his mid 20s, Welch served as clerk of the Village of Niagara Falls. Two years later he was elected village trustee, and in 1876, was voted in to the Niagara County Board of Supervisors to represent the village of Niagara Falls. During his second term, Welch was chosen as chairman of that board. He suffered his first and only defeat in 1879 when he ran as a Democrat for a seat in the New York State Assembly, losing by just over 300 votes. Two years later, Welch appealed to the Irish-American voters of the district and won the seat by over 200 votes. That year, for the first time, the Republicans and Democrats were almost evenly split with several “Tammany” men controlling the balance of power. Although traditionally Democrats, the Tammany men would sometimes vote with the Republicans if their own party proposed legislation they didn’t like. This was the situation in which Welch found himself in 1882.
It was fortuitous that Welch was elected to the state Assembly in 1882, the same year as Theodore Roosevelt. Despite being from different parties, both were pro-reform and anti-Tammany, and they developed a “warm friendship.” Welch was affectionately called “Father Tom” because it was said he looked like a clergyman. He worked with other assemblymen to write legislation to create a “reservation” around Niagara Falls to return, and then protect, the natural landscape of the immediate area. The bill creating the reservation, and a commission to oversee the planning and the condemnation of the private property surrounding the Falls, was signed by Gov. Grover Cleveland in 1883. Although neither Welch nor Roosevelt served on the official commission, both offered their advice and support.
Another man who offered legal and financial advice was Buffalo attorney Ansley Wilcox in whose home Roosevelt would take the oath of office as President in 1901, following the death of William McKinley. Wilcox and Welch exchanged letters regarding the reservation. After two years of preparation, Gov. David B. Hill signed the Niagara Appropriation Bill in April 1885 authorizing the funding for the establishment of the State Reservation at Niagara Falls. This bill paved (or unpaved!) the way for Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux to transform the grounds along the banks of the American Falls, and Goat and Bath islands, into both a natural and a landscaped park.
The new state park opened on July 15, 1885. By unanimous decision, Welch was appointed the first Superintendent of the New York State Reservation at Niagara Falls, a position he would hold until his death in 1903. As superintendent, Welch accompanied President McKinley on his tour of Niagara Falls during his visit in 1901. Later that afternoon, McKinley was shot by an assassin in Buffalo and died eight days later.
The “Free Niagara Movement” was not the only project to which Welch was committed. His other involvements included the Soldiers’ Monument Society, the monument of which is now in the State Park; the Memorial Hospital Association; the Niagara County Pioneer Association; St. Mary of the Cataract Church; Niagara University; the Niagara Falls Power Company; the Civic Club; the Niagara Frontier Historical Society and the Land Marks Association. As mentioned above, he was also on the committee to incorporate the two villages into the City of Niagara Falls in 1892.
In the 1870s and 1880s, Welch’s address is listed as Fourth Street. In 1890, he is on Portage Road. According to many sources, he purchased a lot bounded by Portage, Niagara, Falls and 19th streets in the mid 1880s. A large gabled house was constructed on the property using local stone from the newly excavated Niagara Falls Power Company canal for the first story with two frame floors above. Interestingly, the home is reminiscent of Welch’s friend Theodore Roosevelt’s Sagamore Hill home on Oyster Bay, Long Island. The architecture has been described as both “Queen Anne” and “Arts and Crafts.” Welch, a bachelor at the time of construction, lived in one part of the 15,000 square foot house, while other family members occupied the remaining space.
On Oct. 21, 1902, at age 52, Welch was married for the first time to Anna Gill, 25 years his junior. He built a new house just north of his existing one for him and his bride. Their marriage was short lived. On Oct. 20, 1903, one day before their first anniversary, Welch died of typhoid fever. On the day of his funeral, the city of Niagara Falls shut down including factories, stores and schools. St. Mary of the Cataract Church could not accommodate all who came for his Requiem Mass. Welch was buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Niagara Falls but was moved to Gate of Heaven in Lewiston in the 1930s.
Welch had no children, but some of his siblings did marry and have families. The original Welch house later became the Echo Club and the newer one was home to the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Niagara County for many years. Both are now privately owned. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/niagara-discoveries-thomas-vincent-welch-niagara-falls-benefactor/article_5a56de6c-35da-11ed-b034-f76e5e6d0483.html | 2022-09-17T13:25:32Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/niagara-discoveries-thomas-vincent-welch-niagara-falls-benefactor/article_5a56de6c-35da-11ed-b034-f76e5e6d0483.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Most readers will be surprised by these statistics:
— 75% to 90% of adult visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems.
— 89% of adults describe experiencing “high levels of stress.”
— 1 million employees are absent on an average workday because of stress related problems.
Change is a fact of life for everyone and older people are no exception. Change that may lead to stress for some includes change in income, the death of a spouse, family member or friend, injury or illness, change in the health of a friend or family member, change in living conditions, change of personal habits, change of residence or loss of independence. Even “happy change” such as retirement can cause stress.
In addition to change, stress in older people can be caused by living alone, financial worries, having too much or too little leisure time, being unable to perform daily living tasks, lack of transportation, illness or caring for a spouse with a disability.
Too much stress over too long a time can leave you burned out or even ill. We need to listen to our bodies when they are trying to tell us to “stop and take a breath.”
Stress cannot be avoided completely, but it is a good idea to limit sources of stress in your life whenever possible. Stress affects your emotions, your body, and can contribute to illness.
Positive thinking is one of the most powerful and effective ways to manage stress — and it works for people of all ages. When you find yourself worrying over a problem, stop and focus on ways to solve the problem instead. When preparing for a tense situation, don’t tell yourself you will fail. Believe in yourself and tell yourself that you can handle the situation and chances are you will. To help relieve anxiety, visualize the outcome that you want to happen — not the outcome you fear will happen.
Develop some interests, team up with a friend or become a volunteer — have some fun because enjoyment is great medicine for stress. Outside interests can keep you feeling young, too. Set some time aside for a hobby, sport or home project. Spending time each day doing something you enjoy is a great way to relieve stress. And, why not find someone who shares your interests and plan activities together? You’ll find satisfaction in helping others by donating the use of your skills and interests.
Of course, when you work on being healthy and fit you help reduce stress. In addition to helping the body manage stress, physical activity can help slow the effects of aging. Some alternatives are available for a more relaxed state of mind and/or greater sense of feeling healthy physically. Consult your health care provider for diet information or before you start an exercise program.
Learning to relax with deep breathing, meditation, visualization, taking a walk, reading a good book, or listening to music are other good ideas to help reduce your stress. Find a method that works for you.
Seeking help to control stress isn’t a sign of weakness, it is a sign of strength. If you need help, help is available through various professionals such as your health care-provider, professional counselors, self-help groups, mental health centers, your spiritual leader, stress management workshops, or senior services groups.
Maureen A. Wendt is president and CEO of The Dale Association, a non-profit organization that provides senior, mental health, in-home care, caregiver support services and enrichment activities for adults. For more information, call 716-433-1937 or visit www.daleassociation.com. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/senior-news-stress-management-tips-for-all-ages/article_e4786924-35d7-11ed-872c-17568c05cb95.html | 2022-09-17T13:25:38Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/senior-news-stress-management-tips-for-all-ages/article_e4786924-35d7-11ed-872c-17568c05cb95.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Back in July, The Great Outdoors focused on ticks and the danger of Lyme disease from their bites. Apparently some people still don’t fully grasp the danger, as I’m still seeing a lot of ‘em out and about in the Alabama Swamp dressed in shorts. Lyme disease often is not obvious until it has progressed. That was the case with a friend of mine who is still dealing with the ill effects months after treatment.
This has been a great year for ticks: dry conditions and lots of deer. The deer tick, also known as the black-legged tick, is becoming more numerous in our area and they love to attach to everything from deer to mice to pets and of course humans.
You may think that because you stay on short grass or walkways that you are not in danger of getting a tick on you. You’re wrong. Deer spend a lot of time on the various dikes around the marshes because the vegetation is often kept mowed, which provides them new, tender grass to eat. They spend a lot of time on those dikes at night, feeding, and they are dropping ticks all the while. Hikers and birders on those dikes don’t think about that, and they’re good candidates to pick up ticks.
You may not even have to go outdoors to collect a tick. Pets that are periodically left outside can pick them up and bring them to you in the house. Some of that problem can be solved by consulting with a veterinarian to get your pet on protective medication.
You don’t have to venture out into nature to make contact with ticks, either. They can be in your lawn, especially if your grass is long and you have a lot of shrubbery. Deer, fox, raccoon, skunk and opossums often wander around your lawn at night, when you are sleeping, to find food and in the process they drop ticks.
Fall is a great time for ticks as the temperature drops and your body is more detectable by these characters. Photographers, hikers, nature lovers and hunters are all vulnerable, hunters especially since they walk through taller vegetation and/or sit on the ground while waiting for their quarry to appear. One may not become attached to a tick but he can carry one back to his vehicle or home, where the tick will eventually zero in on a human.
If Lyme disease doesn’t concern you, consider that the deer tick can carry another disease: the Powassan virus, which is rare at this time but cases are documented. In New York state, there are one or two cases per year. Nationally, about 100 cases were reported over the past 10 years.
So what is the big deal with Powassan virus? Well, it only take about 15 minutes for a human to be infected from a tick bite, much less than the time it takes to contract Lyme disease. Symptoms that may show up in one to four weeks include fever, headache, vomiting, weakness, seizures, and swelling of the brain and tissues around the spinal cord. There is no medication to treat Powassan virus currently and about one in 10 people died from it. Approximately half of those who survive it have long-term health effects such as recurring headache, loss of muscle mass and strength, and memory problems. {em}Oh, my God, I think I have it!
Seriously, folks, start taking these ticks seriously.
Use a spray repellant on your clothing, and your hunting, hiking or other gear. DEET is an effective tick repellant if the concentration is 20% to 30%. My preferred brand, Sawyer’s, contains permethrin, which works for six weeks and up to six washings. I treat a pair of pants and a shirt and wear them while I’m out in the field photographing.
Also, get in the habit of checking yourself for ticks after returning from any outdoor activity, even yard work.
These precautions may be a pain, but that’s no excuse for not enjoying the great outdoors. It’s well worth the effort to avoid contracting tick-borne diseases. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/the-great-outdoors-woodsy-types-arent-the-only-ones-who-should-guard-against-ticks/article_15e8778c-32fa-11ed-97cf-a327beb16f73.html | 2022-09-17T13:25:44Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/the-great-outdoors-woodsy-types-arent-the-only-ones-who-should-guard-against-ticks/article_15e8778c-32fa-11ed-97cf-a327beb16f73.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Toni:
We have received a 20% increase for our Plan F Medicare Supplement that is effective October 1. I am a 70-year-old female in good health, but my husband, Fred, is undergoing cancer treatment. Also, his cardiologist has advised him that he may need a pacemaker.
My friends have advised me that we will have to wait until Medicare Annual Enrollment to change from our current Medicare Supplement plans.
I am concerned that with the Medicare Supplement increase we may not be able to afford the premiums. What should we do? Would a Medicare Advantage plan be a good option with Fred’s cancer issues?
— Carol from Tampa, Fla.
Carol:
Receiving your Medicare information from friends can lead you down the wrong path. You were given inaccurate information from a caring friend. I have good news for you because you do not have to wait until Medicare’s Annual Enrollment to change your Medicare Supplement insurance company. You can change your Medicare Supplement anytime during the year. (Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period is when you can change your Medicare Advantage plan or Medicare Part D Prescription Drug plan.)
The Medicare Supplement renewal increase is more than the public was expecting for Plans F and C. In 2015, Congress passed legislation called “Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015” (MACRA) to help the medical industry by correcting the “Doc Fix” proposal. MACRA also updated Medicare Supplement’s plans F and C which began January 1, 2020. At that time is when Medicare Supplement plan F and C increases began.
Carol, you — and anyone who wants to change their current Medicare Supplement plan and who has been enrolled in Medicare Part B longer than 6 months — can opt to change from your current Medicare Supplement Plan F to a different Medicare Supplement company or a different type of Medicare Supplement plan such as plan G or N. However, both you and your husband must qualify to make a change to your Medicare Supplement plans by answering medical underwriting questions.
If you cannot qualify because of a health issue, then another option may be to search for the right Medicare Advantage plan to fit your medical needs. The only catch to making a change to a Medicare Advantage plan is that, as I said above, you must wait until Medicare Annual Enrollment period which begins October 15 and runs through December 7 every year.
Below is how Medicare Supplement Plans G and N differ from a Medicare Supplement Plan F:
— Medicare Supplement Plan G offers lower rates and the same Medicare benefits as Plan F except the Medicare Part B deductible is not covered and will be paid for by the enrolled Medicare beneficiary. The Part B deductible for 2022 is $233.
— Medicare Supplement Plan N generally has lower premiums than Plan G with generally higher out-of-pocket. There is a $20 co-pay for a doctor visit and a $50 co-pay for emergency room care. The Part B deductible is not covered, and Part B excess charges are not paid for by the insurance company, which Plan G includes.
One caution: Do not cancel your existing policy until you have been approved by your new Medicare Supplement insurance company. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/toni-says-counting-down-to-medicare-s-annual-enrollment-period/article_918bbf4c-35d5-11ed-bd4c-ebbecc215857.html | 2022-09-17T13:25:51Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/toni-says-counting-down-to-medicare-s-annual-enrollment-period/article_918bbf4c-35d5-11ed-bd4c-ebbecc215857.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
With fall officially arriving this Thursday, pumpkin sales are going to start ramping up, that is if they haven’t started already.
Due to warmer and dryer conditions this summer, the pumpkin crop has come early. Pumpkins usually thrive in these types of conditions and have been showing up at farm stands much earlier this year.
“Pumpkins need a nice warm summer like the one we’ve had,’’ said John Farfaglia, a horticulture educator at the Cornell Cooperative Ext. “Preferably on the dryer side. If it’s too wet, there can be disease problems, but we haven’t seen that this year.”
However, some farmers have indicated that the size of the harvested pumpkins has been lacking compared to previous year, likely due to it being too dry. Becker Farms co-owner Melinda Vizcarra said that while dry conditions are usually good for growing pumpkins, irregular rainfall over the summer might have affected the growth of their pumpkin crops. This is due to the pumpkins not getting enough water, and also the plant fertilizer not getting fully mixed with the soil through rainfall.
“The weather has just been so extreme,” Vizcarra said. “We went for a long time without any timely rain. I know south of Buffalo they were getting a lot of rain, but here in Niagara County, we were dry. Either it’s really wet or really dry. We don’t get the nice in-between like we used to.”
Vizcarra mentioned that the harvest of smaller decorative pumpkins has turned out better, but larger pumpkins have struggled to grow.
“We haven’t had the best crop this year,” Vizcarra said. “The sizes can probably be expected to be smaller.”
While the sparse rainfall might have caused much of the problems, other issues have also been due to outside circumstances as well. Vizcarra mentioned that the seeder at Becker Farms broke during the planting season which cost them growing time. Richard Rhinehart, owner of Rhinehart Farm Stand, said that while he has a big selection of pumpkins, he still feels that he could have grown larger ones if some farming time hadn’t been lost due to the labor shortage, and him being in the hospital earlier this year.
“This year our crop isn’t as big as it usually is because I missed some time in the field,” Rhinehart said. “But overall we still have a big selection.”
Vizcarra also mentioned that the deer population has been a growing problem for all of the crops at Becker Farms this year including pumpkins. Despite putting in place several countermeasures to ward off deer, they have still been eating pumpkins, corn and apples. Vizcarra said that Becker Farms has already made an agreement to bring in pumpkins from Robin Root Farms in Medina to sell at their farm stand, and is looking to reach out to other farmers in the area who’ve had more successful pumpkin crops as well.
“We’re not as happy with our pumpkin crop as we have been in past years,” said Vizcarra. “But I know of other growers who have good crops, so we’ll have plenty of pumpkins for people to come and purchase.”
Despite these concerns, Vizcarra believes that because the summer hasn’t been cool or rainy, there shouldn’t be any problems with the pumpkin supply in Niagara County this Fall. This should be good for pumpkin enthusiasts like real estate agent Liz Taibi, who buys multiple pumpkins each year at Rhinehart Farm Stand.
“I’ve been coming here for three years,” Taibi said. “I won’t go anywhere else because the quality here is always so great.”
Rhinehart said that even though it’s been a smaller crop this year, he’s expecting to be able to sell enough pumpkins through Halloween.
“In Western New York, we’re going to be okay,” Rhinehart said. “There’s not going to be extra, but there’s going to be some around.” | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/pumpkin-crop-expected-to-be-suitable-but-small/article_ac5e5944-360a-11ed-9fe0-ef9290ba2c6d.html | 2022-09-17T13:25:57Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/pumpkin-crop-expected-to-be-suitable-but-small/article_ac5e5944-360a-11ed-9fe0-ef9290ba2c6d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
I recently wrote about how New York State’s “discovery reform” law has made it extremely difficult to hold individuals accountable for “low level” crimes like shoplifting. The same law is having an even worse impact on the prosecution of violent crime.
Without a doubt, the biggest obstacle to law enforcement bringing violent offenders to justice is fearful or reluctant witnesses. It is not at all uncommon for a shooting or stabbing to be committed in full view of several, or even a crowd, of eyewitnesses, and for nobody to be willing to tell the police what they saw. Our system of criminal justice depends on witnesses. When you boil it down, a trial is a series of witnesses telling what they saw and heard. It doesn’t matter how sure we are that a defendant committed a crime, if there are no witnesses before the grand jury, no indictment gets filed. If there are no witnesses at trial, there is no conviction. The defendant goes free.
This isn’t lost on criminals. Criminals, and especially violent criminals, know if they can keep witnesses from testifying, they will get away with their crimes. Just think about the history of the mafia in our country. Everybody knew who was committing crimes, but successful prosecutions were rare because fear prevented victims and witnesses from testifying. Initiatives like the federal witness protection program came into existence to combat this pernicious problem. The government took action to protect witnesses.
You would think, given the scourge of violent crime we are facing, that New York State would be doing everything in its power to protect witnesses, and to combat witness intimidation. Unfortunately, with the passage of “discovery reform,” our state has done the opposite.
It is now the law in this state that shortly after arraignment prosecutors must provide criminal defendants: 1) the names and contact information for all witnesses and persons known to have information about their case; 2) a copy of all written, audio, or video recorded witness statements; and 3) a copy of the transcript of all testimony of witnesses before the Grand Jury. Instead of protecting witnesses, this law literally requires prosecutors to let defendants know exactly who the witnesses against them are, what they said, and how to get ahold of them.
Since I took office in January 2021, I’ve seen witness statements circulated on social media with threatening messages. We’ve had friends and associates of the defendant showing up at witnesses’ place of work. Cars driven by witnesses’ homes with threatening gestures flashing out the windows. “Messages” have been delivered to witnesses that they shouldn’t show up to court. Witnesses have been physically assaulted. We can often tell these instances of witness intimidation are directly related to the “discovery reform” law because they start happening shortly after the discovery materials are provided to the defendant, or because the witness was otherwise unknown to the defendant. Intimidation isn’t limited to victims or eyewitnesses to the actual crime. Even witnesses who have minor information, only tangentially related to the case, but whose name and contact information had to be disclosed, have been targeted.
The law does allow me to apply for a protective order restricting access to witness information, or restricting access only to the defendant’s lawyer, but only if I can show “good cause” why. In other words, there has to be some specific reason, like threats already made, or a history of witness intimidation by the defendant. Just the knowledge that this type of witness intimidation is commonplace isn’t enough. Nevertheless, we are asking for protective orders regularly. Sometimes the court gives them to us, sometimes not. When we do get them, they usually protect only one or two specific witnesses, not everyone. Even in cases where there is a protective order, we have seen defendants gain access to the protected information from careless defense attorneys, and use it to intimidate witnesses.
The “discovery reform” law is impacting DA’s Offices’ ability to prosecute violent crimes, and not just in the cases I mentioned, where witnesses were intimidated, but in all cases, because the word has gotten out. People know their information must be provided to the defendant. Police now regularly hear potential witnesses say they won’t cooperate because they know that if they do, the defendant is going to find out, and they are scared.
Every law is a balancing of interests. In the case of “discovery reform,” our legislature and governor had to balance the interests of criminal defendants against the interests of crime victims and witnesses. It’s pretty clear which side of the balance they found most weighty.
Brian D. Seaman is the Niagara County District Attorney. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/justice-undermined-in-the-name-of-reform/article_505e0122-35eb-11ed-95e1-0fd0c171ade8.html | 2022-09-17T13:26:03Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/justice-undermined-in-the-name-of-reform/article_505e0122-35eb-11ed-95e1-0fd0c171ade8.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SATURDAY FORECAST: Mostly sunny with temperatures in the 70s.
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Saturday: Winds SE 5 kts. Waves 2 feet.
Sunday: Winds SW 10-15 kts. Waves 2-3 feet.
DELAWARE BAY
Saturday: Winds S 5 kts. Waves 2 feet.
Sunday: Winds SW 10 kts. Waves 2 feet.
CHESAPEAKE BAY
Saturday: Winds SE 5-10 kts. Waves 1 foot.
Sunday: Winds SW 5-10 kts. Waves 1 foot. | https://www.wboc.com/weather/marine-forecast-for-september-17-2022/article_e68f377a-3680-11ed-8fab-afe2e47e3f1b.html | 2022-09-17T13:26:11Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/weather/marine-forecast-for-september-17-2022/article_e68f377a-3680-11ed-8fab-afe2e47e3f1b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Top aides to Gov. Hochul offered boutique access and customer service to elite deep-pocketed donors keen on furthering their business interests in the state, a review of emails shows.
The 161 pages of emails show a vibrant buyer’s market for those willing to pony up for the governor’s reelection campaign. So far, Hochul has hauled in $34 million for her campaign, and is on pace to snag tens of millions more by election day.
In December 2021, Robert Trobe, a former deputy commissioner for the city’s Department of Family and Adult Services, was in deep discussions with Team Hochul about a campaign fundraiser he was organizing among non-profit organizations. Trobe now serves as vice president at Alliant Insurance Services.
“If we fix the minimum contribution at $250 and get an average per participant contribution of $300, I think we should be able to raise $30,000 to $50,000,” Trobe emailed Mackenzie Wasilick, finance chief of staff for Hochul’s campaign committee.
The trove of emails, whose content was first reported by the Albany Times Union, was obtained by The Post.
But Trobe wanted something in return: Hochul to come out in favor of a cost-of-living increase for state-contracted human services workers, who assist New Yorkers combating various forms of addiction.
“What is critical in the run-up to the primary is the Governor’s support for inclusion of COLA in the next budget. … We had a productive initial meeting with [Director of State Operations] Kathryn Garcia,” Trobe wrote. “If the COLA commitment from the Governor can be secured, it will be extremely helpful in promoting this [fundraiser].”
In her $216 billion budget released in January, Hochul made good, pledging $500 million for human services cost-of-living adjustments — something Gov. Cuomo had refused to do for every year of his tenure, The Albany Times Union reported.
Both Trobe and Garcia did not respond to requests for comment.
In February Trobe personally donated $1,000 to Hochul’s campaign. A virtual fundraiser with non-profit community leaders took place on April 18.
“The governor came for a few minutes and spoke to us. It was a 10-15 minutes thing. Took a couple of questions and left,” Lilliam Barrios-Paoli, a former deputy mayor for health and human services, who attended the fundraiser, told The Post.
The revelations come as Hochul faces controversy for allegedly helping a contributor tied to $300,000 in campaign donations get a $637 million contract from the state for rapid coronavirus tests — charging New Yorkers twice the price other vendors charged.
“In New York State bribery is basically legal. Donors make big contributions to candidates because they want something in return. And these emails show donors are getting special access, special treatment and special help from the governor’s staff,” said John Kaehny, executive director of Reinvent Albany, a watchdog group. “It’s probably legal and how Albany works, but it’s definitely unethical and wrong. The governor is supposed to serve the public interest, not the donor’s interests.”
Wayne Chaplin, who attended a different Hochul fundraiser near Rochester in October 2021, was similarly blunt about his needs.
The event was hosted by Rob Sands, chief executive officer of Constellation Brands, an alcoholic beverages producer and marketer and the largest beer importer in the United States.
The Brooklyn-born CEO of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirit was angling to find support for a bill that would “require alcoholic beverages imported into New York be first delivered to a licensed New York State wholesaler and maintained at a premises or warehouse operated by a wholesaler for a period of 24 hours.”
Southern Glazer, the nation’s largest wine and spirits distributor, would stand to make a killing, while critics say the law would make it more prohibitive for smaller distributors and raise costs on consumers.
“See below information that was discussed with the Governor in Rochester,” Chaplin wrote to Micah Lasher, Hochul’s director of policy in a Dec. 7, 2021 email. “I wanted to direct the attached to you as a follow up to that discussion as the Governor asked us to follow up with staff.” He sent along a two page explainer pumping the proposed law.
On the day of the fundraiser, five different LLCs — all of which shared the same address with Southern Glazer’s corporate offices in Miami — donated a total of $25,000. Campaign laws forbid any single company from donating more than $5,000 total in a year.
So far Hochul has not taken a public position on the booze issue. But in the background is her husband, William J. Hochul, who serves as general counsel and senior vice president to Delaware North, a Buffalo-based gambling and hospitality giant with wide interests in the alcohol trade as well.
Southern Glazer’s bill is currently bottled up in the Investigations and Government Operations Committee by its chairman State Sen. James Skoufis (D-Orange County).
“It’s a terrible bill. It’s bad public policy. What other product that consumers enjoy has to first make a pit stop before it gets to retail? The answer is none,” Skoufis told The Post. “Southern Glazer, they like to cajole, they like to try and bribe, they like to try and bully … It’s a very self-interested bill.”
Both Sands and Chaplin did not respond to requests for comment.
People close to former Gov. Cuomo said they were surprised by the blatant pay-to-play.
“That’s certainly not how we did fundraising or raised money,” said a former top aide. “It wasn’t appropriate to talk state business, and that was strongly, strongly discouraged.”
Reps for Gov. Hochul denied any implication of impropriety.
“As public servants, government staff receive communications from a wide range of New Yorkers on a daily basis. We welcome the views of different advocacy groups on policy issues, but every decision is made by the Governor and her team based on what is best for New Yorkers. No donation has any influence on any government decisions, and we strongly reject any implication otherwise,” said spokeswoman Hazel Crampton-Hays. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/17/gov-hochul-gave-elite-access-and-results-to-campaign-donors-emails/ | 2022-09-17T13:34:50Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/17/gov-hochul-gave-elite-access-and-results-to-campaign-donors-emails/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gabriel Martinez, a moulage specialist assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, applies stab wound moulage to a training casualty at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 16, 2022. Moulage and scene acting are used in military training to better simulate the chaotic and potentially hostile real-life events medically trained Airmen may be dispatched. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gabriel Martinez, a moulage specialist assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, applies laceration moulage to a training casualty at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 16, 2022. Moulage and scene acting are used in military training to better simulate the chaotic and potentially hostile real-life events medically trained Airmen may be dispatched. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Justin Willis, a firefighter with the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, stops the blood and secures the blade from moving in a training casualty at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 16, 2022. Moulage and scene acting are used in military training to better simulate the chaotic and potentially hostile real-life events medically trained Airmen may be dispatched. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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DeSantis: Florida will keep relocating migrants with state funds
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended flying migrant families to Martha’s Vineyard this week and said he plans to spend millions that Florida has budgeted to continue the controversial practice.
Driving the news: “These are just the beginning efforts,” DeSantis said, per CNN. “We’ve got an infrastructure in place now. There’s going to be a lot more that’s happening.”
- Florida has set aside $12 million to relocate migrants from the state. DeSantis said Friday he would use “every penny” of the money "to protect Florida." The money covered the cost of buses and will cover “likely more” flights, DeSantis said, per CNN.
Catch up fast: Earlier this week, DeSantis said he used taxpayer dollars to organize flights from Texas for 50 Venezuelan migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, the wealthy enclave about 90 miles outside of Boston.
- Some of the families said they were promised housing and other opportunities if they agreed to take the flight. Many also said they were not told where they were heading. DeSantis disputed that claim Friday, saying the families signed a waiver to participate.
- “It’s obvious that’s where they were going,” DeSantis said. He added: “It’s all voluntary.”
- Volunteers and Massachusetts officials scrambled to aid the families, who will now be housed at Joint Base Cape Cod. The state also plans to activate as many as 125 National Guard members to help handle the asylum seekers’ needs.
The big picture: DeSantis joins Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in the controversial practice that’s an apparent response to President Biden’s immigration policies.
- DeSantis has said he is sending the migrants to “sanctuary” jurisdictions, alluding to an immigrant-friendly designation that many Democratic leaning cities and states adopted during former President Trump's tenure.
- Abbott has bused more than 10,000 migrants to Washington D.C., New York and Chicago since the spring, Reuters reports.
- Biden, Democratic leaders and immigration advocates have sharply criticized the practice as an inhumane political stunt that has used the families as pawns. The White House is discussing "litigation options" to halt the relocations, Axios' Stef W. Kight reports. | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/17/desantis-florida-migrants-relocation-immigration | 2022-09-17T14:08:57Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/17/desantis-florida-migrants-relocation-immigration | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The attraction of ESOPs
Entrepreneurs looking to sell their companies always have the option of selling to their employees — specifically to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or ESOP.
How it works: "Employee ownership combines the capitalist motives of profit and private ownership with a populist desire for workers to share in the wealth they help create," writes Ron Wirtz of the Minneapolis Fed, who also details "compelling" tax advantages of such schemes, most notably the ability of entrepreneurs to defer or even avoid paying capital gains taxes on the sale.
Driving the news: New York City's beloved Astor Wines has been sold to its employees in such a manner.
- An ESOP is a form of retirement plan, and the plan's trustee was chosen not by Astor Wines founder Andy Fisher but by the employees. In turn the trustee hired an appraiser to come up with a fair price for the company; Fisher and his brother — the sellers — will be paid that price out of corporate profits over the coming years.
The big picture: ESOPs are not nearly as popular as their tax advantages might suggest — only a couple hundred are formed each year. They're complicated to set up, and often bankers don't even suggest them to founders looking to sell. When they come together, however, they can work very well.
- What they're saying: "ESOPs have tended to perform better than their non-ESOP counterparts," Astor's Fisher tells Axios. "I am not bittersweet — I am thrilled and energized." | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/17/the-attraction-of-esops | 2022-09-17T14:09:03Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/17/the-attraction-of-esops | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
To make tire production more sustainable, Bridgestone is turning to a desert shrub called guayule as a source of natural rubber.
Native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, guayule is a heat-tolerant source of natural rubber that can be used to make tires, Bridgestone said in a recent press release. Natural rubber can be extracted from guayule’s branches, bark, and roots, and it can be farmed with existing crop-row equipment, according to the company.
Cultivating guayule helps diversify the world’s natural rubber supply, allows Bridgestone to produce more rubber locally for the U.S. market, and contributes to the tire maker’s sustainability goals. Bridgestone aims to achieve carbon neutrality and make tires from 100% renewable materials by 2050.
To meet those goals, Bridgestone is looking at both increased recycling of end-of-life tires and alternatives to non-renewable materials like oil, silica and virgin carbon black currently used in tires. That’s where guayule comes in.
Bridgestone started its guayule research in earnest in 2012, when it broke ground on a guayule processing and research center in Mesa, Arizona. Tires made with the plant were used for the first time in IndyCar racing earlier this year. Bridgestone hopes to commercialize guayule natural-rubber tires by 2030 in passenger cars and other applications.
Other companies are also looking for ways to make tires more sustainable.
Goodyear is working on reducing the amount of petroleum that goes into tires, and has shown a prototype tires made from 70% sustainable materials. It wants to make a tire from 100% sustainable materials by 2030. Hyundai and Michelin are also partnering on a project to help make tires more environmentally friendly.
Tire makers have in the past experimented with an ingredient from orange peels, mixed with natural rubber. All of these efforts are important because, as EVs eliminate tailpipe emissions, the environmental impact from other areas must be considered.
Meanwhile, there’s growing concern about the microplastics in tires, and what happens when they get ground up as a result of tire wear. A series of controversial study results suggests that the weight gain of EVs could create a colossal increase of microplastic particulate emissions.
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Jeep plans to launch an electric Wagoneer in 2024 and previewed the vehicle last week with the near-production Wagoneer S concept.
However, fans of the original SJ Grand Wagoneer can also jump on the EV bandwagon thanks to Michigan startup company The Ghost Garage, which is working on an electric conversion for the SUV icon.
Full details are still forthcoming as the conversion won’t be available until next year, but The Ghost Garage has already confirmed a range of more than 250 miles and peak output of 500 hp. The company will use Grand Wagoneers from model years 1989-1991, the last for the SJ generation.
Order books are now open and the price for a turnkey vehicle starts from $290,000. While that’s certainly steep, The Ghost Garage will perform a full restoration of the vehicle in addition to swapping in the electric powertrain. The restoration will extend to the interior of the vehicle and include safety upgrades, the company said. It will also come with a warranty.
The Ghost Garage was co-founded by Tim Smith, who is CEO of Osirius, a Detroit-based engineering company specializing in vehicle development, process integration, and tooling integration, and whose team of specialists will work on the Grand Wagoneer and future conversions for The Ghost Garage.
“A new generation of buyers are entering the classic vehicle market and looking for a blend of tradition and technology,” Smith said in a statement. “The Ghost Garage was conceived to break through the hobby-shop approach to restomods by offering the levels of quality and efficiency associated with luxury automotive brands.”
A number of electric conversion companies have sprung up in recent years as the popularity of EVs continues to grow, with names such as Everrati and Lunaz making headlines of late. Even the major automakers are getting in on the act, with the likes of Ford, Jaguar, Mini, and Volkswagen all offering options for some of their classics.
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- Hennessey Velociraptor 6×6 pickup returns with 558 hp | https://www.wpri.com/automotive/internet-brands/michigan-company-offers-ev-conversion-for-original-jeep-grand-wagoneer/ | 2022-09-17T14:16:55Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/automotive/internet-brands/michigan-company-offers-ev-conversion-for-original-jeep-grand-wagoneer/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Maryland company announced Friday it will build a natural gas power plant designed to capture climate-changing carbon in northern West Virginia. Officials said it was made possible by a recently signed law embraced by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin that gives tax breaks for alternative energy projects.
Competitive Power Ventures of Silver Spring, Maryland, will construct the 1,800-megawatt plant in Doddridge County, a top producer of natural gas in the state. More than 1,000 union jobs will be used in the construction of the combined-cycle plant, and the natural gas used by the facility will support hundreds of additional jobs, the company said.
“CPV is pleased to work closely with West Virginia to bring this project to fruition in the coming years,” company CEO Gary Lambert said in a statement.
The company said the extensive regulatory approval process has already started for the $3 billion project and officials expect it to go into operation later this decade.
President Joe Biden signed the legislation last month that will invest $375 billion to fight climate change over the next 10 years. In addition to addressing health care costs and prescription drug prices, it will direct spending, tax credits and loans to bolster technology like solar panels, consumer efforts to improve home energy efficiency, emission-reducing equipment for coal- and gas-powered power plants, and air pollution controls for farms, ports and low-income communities.
The signed measure is a slimmed-down version of a more ambitious plan that Biden and Democrats unveiled early last year but was deemed too costly by Manchin.
“I’m pleased Competitive Power Ventures is investing in the Mountain State and look forward to seeing the benefits of this investment — including long-term, good-paying jobs and supporting our regional economies — for years to come,” Manchin said in the statement.
Some states are transitioning away from carbon dioxide-emitting fossil fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stave off the worst effects of a warming planet.
In late 2020, a study by researchers from the University of California, San Diego, found over 80% of 39 projects that have sought to commercialize carbon capture and storage ended in failure. The study cited lack of technological readiness as a top factor. Critics say carbon capture would require more energy to power the equipment, resulting in more air pollution because the technology can only catch a portion of the carbon emitted by a facility.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill earlier this year that established rules for companies using carbon sequestration.
“This is an outstanding day for West Virginia,” Justice said in the statement. “Competitive Power Ventures and the innovation they bring to the energy industry is amazing.”
CPV develops low-carbon electrical generation and conducts asset management services in the North American market. CPV is a subsidiary of Israel-based OPC Energy and was acquired in 2020.
CPV said it has combined gas and steam turbine projects in operation in Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, and a wind farm in western Oklahoma. Another combined-cycle facility is being built in northern Illinois, and solar power facilities are under development in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
Earlier this week, Justice announced that a firm owned by billionaire businessman Warren Buffett has partnered with the state to buy and develop more than 2,000 acres (800 hectares) in Ravenswood for a $500 million industrial park powered by renewable energy sources.
In February, the Republican governor signed a bill eliminating the state’s 26-year-old ban on nuclear power plants.
West Virginia is the nation’s second-largest coal producer, behind Wyoming, and accounted for 5% of the nation’s total energy production in 2019, ranking fifth among the states, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. But West Virginia has lost thousands of coal jobs in the past decade as companies and utilities explore using other energy sources such as natural gas, solar and wind.
In 2020, coal-fired electric power plants accounted for 88% of West Virginia’s electricity generation. Renewable energy resources, primarily hydroelectric power and wind energy, contributed almost 6% and natural gas provided more than 3%. | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-after-climate-bill-passage-wva-natural-gas-plant-unveiled/ | 2022-09-17T14:17:33Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-after-climate-bill-passage-wva-natural-gas-plant-unveiled/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 31 |
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Maryland company announced Friday it will build a natural gas power plant designed to capture climate-changing carbon in northern West Virginia. Officials said it was made possible by a recently signed law embraced by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin that gives tax breaks for alternative energy projects.
Competitive Power Ventures of Silver Spring, Maryland, will construct the 1,800-megawatt plant in Doddridge County, a top producer of natural gas in the state. More than 1,000 union jobs will be used in the construction of the combined-cycle plant, and the natural gas used by the facility will support hundreds of additional jobs, the company said.
“CPV is pleased to work closely with West Virginia to bring this project to fruition in the coming years,” company CEO Gary Lambert said in a statement.
The company said the extensive regulatory approval process has already started for the $3 billion project and officials expect it to go into operation later this decade.
President Joe Biden signed the legislation last month that will invest $375 billion to fight climate change over the next 10 years. In addition to addressing health care costs and prescription drug prices, it will direct spending, tax credits and loans to bolster technology like solar panels, consumer efforts to improve home energy efficiency, emission-reducing equipment for coal- and gas-powered power plants, and air pollution controls for farms, ports and low-income communities.
The signed measure is a slimmed-down version of a more ambitious plan that Biden and Democrats unveiled early last year but was deemed too costly by Manchin.
“I’m pleased Competitive Power Ventures is investing in the Mountain State and look forward to seeing the benefits of this investment — including long-term, good-paying jobs and supporting our regional economies — for years to come,” Manchin said in the statement.
Some states are transitioning away from carbon dioxide-emitting fossil fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stave off the worst effects of a warming planet.
In late 2020, a study by researchers from the University of California, San Diego, found over 80% of 39 projects that have sought to commercialize carbon capture and storage ended in failure. The study cited lack of technological readiness as a top factor. Critics say carbon capture would require more energy to power the equipment, resulting in more air pollution because the technology can only catch a portion of the carbon emitted by a facility.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill earlier this year that established rules for companies using carbon sequestration.
“This is an outstanding day for West Virginia,” Justice said in the statement. “Competitive Power Ventures and the innovation they bring to the energy industry is amazing.”
CPV develops low-carbon electrical generation and conducts asset management services in the North American market. CPV is a subsidiary of Israel-based OPC Energy and was acquired in 2020.
CPV said it has combined gas and steam turbine projects in operation in Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, and a wind farm in western Oklahoma. Another combined-cycle facility is being built in northern Illinois, and solar power facilities are under development in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
Earlier this week, Justice announced that a firm owned by billionaire businessman Warren Buffett has partnered with the state to buy and develop more than 2,000 acres (800 hectares) in Ravenswood for a $500 million industrial park powered by renewable energy sources.
In February, the Republican governor signed a bill eliminating the state’s 26-year-old ban on nuclear power plants.
West Virginia is the nation’s second-largest coal producer, behind Wyoming, and accounted for 5% of the nation’s total energy production in 2019, ranking fifth among the states, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. But West Virginia has lost thousands of coal jobs in the past decade as companies and utilities explore using other energy sources such as natural gas, solar and wind.
In 2020, coal-fired electric power plants accounted for 88% of West Virginia’s electricity generation. Renewable energy resources, primarily hydroelectric power and wind energy, contributed almost 6% and natural gas provided more than 3%. | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-after-climate-bill-passage-wva-natural-gas-plant-unveiled/ | 2022-09-17T14:17:33Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-after-climate-bill-passage-wva-natural-gas-plant-unveiled/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 31 |
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese consumer spending and factory output edged up in August but still were weak, official data showed Friday, and forecasters warned the second-largest economy is vulnerable to repeated shutdowns of cities to fight virus outbreaks.
Housing sales plummeted while prices edged lower, adding to a slide in real estate activity under pressure from a government campaign to control surging corporate debt that set off an economic slump in mid-2021.
“China’s economy held up slightly better than anticipated last month, but momentum still weakened,” said Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics in a report. “September is shaping up to be even worse.”
Chinese leaders are trying to prop up economic growth that sank to 2.5% over a year earlier in the first six months of 2022, less than half the official 5.5% target, without big stimulus spending that might push up debt and housing costs.
Economists say this year’s Chinese economic growth might come in below 3%, less than half of last year’s 8.1%. The ruling Communist Party has stopped talking about being able to meet its 5.5% target.
Retail sales, one of China’s most important economic engines, rose 5.4% in August over a year earlier, double the previous month’s 2.7% growth, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. That beat forecasts of 3.3%.
Factory output grew by 4.2%, up from July’s 3.8% but still weak by Chinese standards. Investment in factories, real estate and other fixed assets edged up to 5.8% from the previous month’s 5.7%.
China’s rebound from the pandemic was disrupted by anti-virus measures that shut down Shanghai and other industrial centers starting in March. Those restrictions have eased but controls have been temporarily reimposed on the southern business center of Shenzhen and other cities to control outbreaks.
The economy “remains at risk from future lockdowns,” said Robert Carnell of ING in a report.
The ruling party is sticking with a “zero COVID” strategy that calls for keeping the disease out of China by isolating every case. Officials have responded to complaints about the rising economic cost and social disruption by warning that lifting controls will lead to outbreaks that will be more expensive and destructive.
Housing sales fell 30.3% from a year earlier, reflecting disruption as builders cope with tighter limits on their use of debt. Many buyers appear to be reluctant to spend after thousands of apartments that already were paid for were left unfinished, forcing local authorities in some areas to step in and try to complete them.
Prices paid for new homes declined 0.3% from July.
“As a major pool of Chinese household wealth, this won’t help encourage spending,” said Carnell. “These numbers are likely to remain a blot on the economic landscape for quite a while.” | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-chinas-consumer-factory-activity-improve-but-still-weak/ | 2022-09-17T14:17:47Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-chinas-consumer-factory-activity-improve-but-still-weak/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 32 |
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