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WATERLOO — A Waterloo man who recently finished serving prison time for sexual assault will remain in custody while authorities attempt to have him committed as a sexually violent predator.
The Iowa Attorney General’s Office argued that 58-year-old Antonio Riccardo Campbell has a mental defect that makes him likely to commit future sex crimes unless he receives treatment.
He was scheduled to be released from prison Thursday, according to corrections records. On Wednesday, District Court Judge David Odekirk found probable cause to hold Campbell, who has more than a dozen aliases including Antonio Bradford, in a secure facility and ordered an evaluation under the state’s sexual predator statutes.
As a youth, Campbell spent time at the Eldora State Training School and was discharged in 1983 when he turned 18.
In 1985, he was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for third-degree sexual assault. He allegedly found his ex-girlfriend with another man and threatened them with a weapon, making them perform sexual acts on each other before raping her, court records state.
Then in 2015, Campbell was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of third-degree sexual abuse and assault causing bodily injury. He allegedly stalked an ex-girlfriend and then broke into her apartment and raped her at knifepoint, according to court records.
The Iowa Attorney General’s Office alleges Campbell suffers from antisocial personality disorder. A psychologist determined he was at “above average” risk to commit future sex crimes during a preliminary evaluation, court records state.
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Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte , the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, died April 25, 2023. He was 96. With his glowing, handsome face and silky-husky voice, Belafonte was one of the first Black performers to gain a wide following on film and to sell a million records as a singer; many still know him for his signature hit “Banana Boat Song (Day-O),” and its call of “Day-O! Daaaaay-O.” But he forged a greater legacy once he scaled back his performing career in the 1960s and lived out his hero Paul Robeson’s decree that artists are “gatekeepers of truth.”
AP file, 2011
Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch , whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film “One Million Years B.C.” would propel her to international sex symbol status throughout the 1960s and '70s, died Feb. 15, 2023. She was 82. Welch’s breakthrough came in 1966's campy prehistoric flick “One Million Years B.C.,” despite having a grand total of three lines. Clad in a brown doeskin bikini, she successfully evaded pterodactyls but not the notice of the public.
AP file, 1982
David Crosby
David Crosby , the brash rock musician who evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with the Byrds to a mustachioed hippie superstar and an ongoing troubadour in Crosby, Stills, Nash & (sometimes) Young, died Jan. 18, 2023, at age 81. While he only wrote a handful of widely known songs, the witty and ever opinionated Crosby was on the front lines of the cultural revolution of the ’60s and ’70s — whether triumphing with Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young on stage at Woodstock, testifying on behalf of a hirsute generation in his anthem “Almost Cut My Hair” or mourning the assassination of Robert Kennedy in “Long Time Gone.”
AP file, 2017
Lance Reddick
Lance Reddick , a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including “The Wire,” "Fringe” and the "John Wick” franchise, died March 17, 2023. He was 60. Reddick was often put in a suit or a crisp uniform during his career, playing tall, taciturn and elegant men of distinction. He was best known for his role as straight-laced Lt. Cedric Daniels on the hit HBO series “The Wire,” where his character was agonizingly trapped in the messy politics of the Baltimore police department.
AP file, 2013
Richard Belzer
Richard Belzer , the longtime stand-up comedian who became one of TV's most indelible detectives as John Munch in "Homicide: Life on the Street" and “Law & Order: SVU,” died Feb. 19, 2023. He was 78. For more than two decades and across 10 series — even including appearances on “30 Rock” and “Arrested Development” — Belzer played the wise-cracking, acerbic homicide detective prone to conspiracy theories. Belzer first played Munch on a 1993 episode of “Homicide” and last played him in 2016 on “Law & Order: SVU.”
AP file, 2013
Cindy Williams
Cindy Williams , who was among the most recognizable stars in America in the 1970s and 1980s for her role as Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the beloved sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," died Jan. 25, 2023. She was 75. Williams played the straitlaced Shirley Feeney to Marshall's more libertine Laverne DeFazio on the show about a pair of blue-collar roommates who toiled on the assembly line of a Milwaukee brewery in the 1950s and 1960s.
AP file, 2012
Lisa Marie Presley
Lisa Marie Presley , the only child of Elvis Presley and a singer-songwriter dedicated to her father’s legacy, died Jan. 12, 2023. She was 54. Presley shared her father's brooding charisma — the hooded eyes, the insolent smile, the low, sultry voice — and followed him professionally, releasing her own rock albums in the 2000s.
AP file, 2012
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot , the folk singer-songwriter known for “If You Could Read My Mind" and "Sundown” and for songs that told tales of Canadian identity, died May 1, 2023. He was 84. One of the most renowned voices to emerge from Toronto’s Yorkville folk club scene in the 1960s, Lightfoot recorded 20 studio albums and penned hundreds of songs, including “Carefree Highway," “Early Morning Rain” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."
AP file, 2012
Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck , a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s guitar player, died Jan. 10, 2023. He was 78. Beck was among the rock-guitarist pantheon from the late ’60s that included Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix. Beck won eight Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice — once with the Yardbirds in 1992 and again as a solo artist in 2009.
AP file, 2010
Bobby Caldwell
Bobby Caldwell , a soulful R&B singer and songwriter who had a major hit in 1978 with “What You Won't Do for Love” and a voice and musical style adored by generations of his fellow artists, died March 14, 2023. He was 71. The smooth soul jam “What You Won't Do for Love” went to No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 6 on what was then called the Hot Selling Soul Singles chart. It became a long-term standard and career-defining hit for Caldwell, who also wrote the song.
AP file, 2013
Gary Rossington
Gary Rossington , Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped to found the group, died March 5, 2023, at age 71. According to Rolling Stone, it was during a fateful Little League game, Ronnie Van Zant hit a line drive into the shoulder blades of opposing player Bob Burns and met his future bandmates. Rossington, Burns, Van Zant, and guitarist Allen Collins gathered that afternoon at Burns’ Jacksonville home to jam the Rolling Stone’s “Time Is on My Side.”
AP file, 2017
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter , an influential jazz innovator whose lyrical, complex jazz compositions and pioneering saxophone playing sounded through more than half a century of American music, died March 2, 2023. He was 89.
AP file, 2013
Jerry Springer
Jerry Springer , the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional families willing to bare all on weekday afternoons including brawls, obscenities and blurred images of nudity, died April 27, 2023, at age 79. At its peak, “The Jerry Springer Show” was a ratings powerhouse and a U.S. cultural pariah, synonymous with lurid drama. Known for chair-throwing and bleep-filled arguments, the daytime talk show was a favorite American guilty pleasure over its 27-year run, at one point topping Oprah Winfrey’s show.
AP file, 2010
Robert Blake
Robert Blake , the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his wife, died March 9, 2023, at age 89. Blake, star of the 1970s TV show, "Baretta," never recovered from the long ordeal which began with the shooting death of his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, outside a Studio City restaurant on May 4, 2001. The story of their strange marriage, the child it produced and its violent end was a Hollywood tragedy played out in court. Blake portrayed real-life murderer Perry Smith in the movie of Truman Capote's true crime best seller "In Cold Blood."
AP file, 1977
Willis Reed
Willis Reed , who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the New York Knicks to their first championship and create one of sports’ most enduring examples of playing through pain, died March 21, 2023. He was 80.
AP file, 1970
Michael Lerner
Michael Lerner , the Brooklyn-born character actor who played a myriad of imposing figures in his 60 years in the business, including monologuing movie mogul Jack Lipnick in “Barton Fink,” the crooked club owner Bugsy Calhoun in “Harlem Nights” and an angry publishing executive in “Elf” died April 8, 2023. He was 81.
AP file, 2012
Tom Sizemore
Tom Sizemore , the “Saving Private Ryan” actor whose bright 1990s star burned out under the weight of his own domestic violence and drug convictions, died March3, 2023, at age 61. Sizemore became a star with acclaimed appearances in “Natural Born Killers” and the cult-classic crime thriller “Heat.”
AP file, 2013
Charles Kimbrough
Charles Kimbrough , a Tony- and Emmy-nominated actor who played a straight-laced news anchor opposite Candice Bergen on “Murphy Brown,” died Jan. 11, 2023. He was 86. Kimbrough played newsman Jim Dial across the 10 seasons of CBS hit sitcom “Murphy Brown" between 1988 and 1998, earning an Emmy nomination in 1990 for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series. He reprised the role for three episodes in the 2018 reboot.
AP file, 2008
Chaim Topol
Chaim Topol , a leading Israeli actor who charmed generations of theatergoers and movie-watchers with his portrayal of Tevye, the long-suffering and charismatic milkman in “Fiddler on the Roof,” died March 8, 2023, at age 87. A recipient of two Golden Globe awards and nominee for both an Academy Award and a Tony Award, Topol long has ranked among Israel’s most decorated actors.
AP file, 2015
Len Goodman
Len Goodman , a long-serving judge on “Dancing with the Stars” and “Strictly Come Dancing" who helped revive interest in ballroom dancing on both sides of the Atlantic, died April 22, 2023. He was 78.
AP file, 2007
Tim McCarver
Tim McCarver , the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and had a long run as one of the country's most recognized, incisive and talkative television commentators, died Feb. 16, 2023. He was 81.
AP file, 2003
Billy Packer
Billy Packer (left), an Emmy award-winning college basketball broadcaster who covered 34 Final Fours for NBC and CBS, died Jan. 26, 2023. He was 82. Packer’s broadcasting career coincided with the growth of college basketball. He worked as analyst or color commentator on every Final Four from 1975 to 2008. He received a Sports Emmy for Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio and Sports Analyst in 1993.
AP file, 2006
Barry Humphries
Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries , internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending and imperfectly-veiled snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences over seven decades, died April 22, 2023. He was 89.
AP file, 2013
Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach , the singularly gifted and popular composer who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of "Walk on By," "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" and dozens of other hits, died Feb. 8, 2023. The Grammy, Oscar and Tony-winning composer was 94. Over the past 70 years, only Lennon-McCartney, Carole King and a handful of others rivaled his genius for instantly catchy songs that remained performed, played and hummed long after they were written. He had a run of top 10 hits from the 1950s into the 21st century, and his music was heard everywhere from movie soundtracks and radios to home stereo systems and iPods, whether “Alfie” and “I Say a Little Prayer” or “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” and “This Guy’s in Love with You.”
AP file, 1979
Stella Stevens
Stella Stevens , a prominent leading lady in 1960s and 70s comedies perhaps best known for playing the object of Jerry Lewis’s affection in “The Nutty Professor,” died Feb. 17, 2023. She was 84. She was a prolific actor in television and film up through the 1990s, officially retiring in 2010.
AP file, 1968
Annie Wersching
Actor Annie Wersching , best known for playing FBI agent Renee Walker in the series “24" and providing the voice for Tess in the video game “The Last of Us,” died Jan. 29, 2023. She was 45. Her first credit was in “Star Trek: Enterprise,” and she would go on to have recurring roles in the seventh and eighth seasons of “24,” “Bosch," “The Vampire Diaries,” Marvel's “Runaways,” “The Rookie" and, most recently, the second season of “Star Trek: Picard” as the Borg Queen.
AP file, 2010
Dave Hollis
Dave Hollis , who left his post as a Disney executive to help his wife run a successful lifestyle empire, died Feb. 12, 2023. He was 47. Hollis worked for Disney for 17 years and had been head of distribution for the company for seven years when he left in 2018 to join his wife's venture. The parents of four moved from Los Angeles to the Austin area, collaborated on livestreams, podcasts and organized life-affirming conferences. In their podcast, “Rise Together,” they focused on marriage.
AP file, 2015
David Jude Jolicoeur
David Jude Jolicoeur , known widely as Trugoy the Dove and one of the founding members of the Long Island hip-hop trio De La Soul, died Feb. 12, 2023. He was 54. De La Soul’s debut studio album “3 Feet High and Rising,” produced by Prince Paul, was released in 1989 by Tommy Boy Records and praised for being a more light-hearted and positive counterpart to more charged rap offerings. De La Soul signaled the beginning of alternative hip-hop.
AP file, 2015
Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong , one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money (That’s What I Want)” and later collaborated with Norman Whitfield on such classics as “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “War” and “Papa Was a Rollin' Stone,” died Jan. 29, 2023. He was 81.
AP file, 2004
Lloyd Morrisett
Lloyd Morrisett , the co-creator of the beloved children's education TV series “Sesame Street,” which uses empathy and fuzzy monsters like Abby Cadabby, Elmo and Cookie Monster to charm and teach generations around the world, died Jan. 15, 2023. He was 93.
AP file, 2019
Robbie Knievel
Robbie Knievel , an American stunt performer who set records with daredevil motorcycle jumps following the tire tracks of his thrill-seeking father — including at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 1989 and a Grand Canyon chasm a decade later — died Jan. 13, 2023. He was 60.
AP file, 2000
Gina Lollobrigida
Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida , who achieved international stardom during the 1950s and was dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world” after the title of one of her movies, died Jan. 16, 2023. She was 95. Besides “The World’s Most Beautiful Woman” in 1955, career highlights included Golden Globe-winner “Come September,” with Rock Hudson; “Trapeze;” “Beat the Devil,” a 1953 John Huston film starring Humphrey Bogart and Jennifer Jones; and “Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell.”
AP file, 1950s
Lynette Hardaway ("Diamond")
Lynette Hardaway , an ardent supporter of former President Donald Trump and one half of the conservative political commentary duo Diamond and Silk, died Jan. 9, 2023. She was 51. Hardaway (pictured at left), known by the moniker “Diamond,” carved out a unique role as a Black woman who loudly backed Trump and right-wing policies.
AP file, 2018
Adam Rich
Adam Rich , the child actor with a pageboy mop-top who charmed TV audiences as “America’s little brother” on “Eight is Enough,” died Jan. 7, 2023. He was 54. Rich had a limited acting career after starring at age 8 as Nicholas Bradford, the youngest of eight children, on the ABC hit dramedy that ran from from 1977 to 1981.
AP file, 2002
Bobby Hull
Hall of Fame forward Bobby Hull , who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup Final, has died. Hull was 84. The two-time MVP was one of the most prolific scorers in NHL history, leading the league in goals seven times. Nicknamed “The Golden Jet” for his speed and blond hair, he posted 13 consecutive seasons with 30 goals or more from 1959-72.
AP file, 2019
Charles White
Charles White , the Southern California tailback who won the Heisman Trophy in 1979, died Jan. 11, 2023. He was 64. A two-time All-American and Los Angeles native, White won a national title in 1978 before claiming the Heisman in the following season, when he captained the Trojans and led the nation in yards rushing.
AP file, 1979
Jerry Richardson
Jerry Richardson , the Carolina Panthers founder and for years one of the NFL’s most influential owners until a scandal forced him to sell the team, died March 1, 2023. He was 86.
AP file, 2013
Sister André
Lucile Randon, a French nun known as Sister André and believed to be the world's oldest person, died Jan. 17, 2023, at age 118. She was born in the town of Ales, southern France, on Feb. 11, 1904. She was also one of the world’s oldest survivors of COVID-19.
AP file, 2022
Tatjana Patitz
Tatjana Patitz , one of an elite group of famed supermodels who graced magazine covers in the 1980s and ’90s and appeared in George Michael's “Freedom! '90” music video, died at age 56.
AP file, 2006
Russell Banks
Russell Banks , an award-winning fiction writer who rooted such novels as “Affliction” and “The Sweet Hereafter” in the wintry, rural communities of his native Northeast and imagined the dreams and downfalls of everyone from modern blue-collar workers to the radical abolitionist John Brown in “Cloudsplitter," died Jan. 7, 2023. He was 82.
AP file, 2004
Cardinal George Pell
Cardinal George Pell , a onetime financial adviser to Pope Francis who spent 404 days in solitary confinement in his native Australia on child sex abuse charges before his convictions were overturned, died Jan. 10, 2023. He was 81.
AP file, 2018
Ken Block
Ken Block , a motorsports icon known for his stunt driving and for co-founding the action sports apparel brand DC Shoes, died Jan. 2, 2023, in a snowmobiling accident near his home in Utah. Block rose to fame as a rally car driver and in 2005 was awarded Rally America's Rookie of the Year honors.
AP file, 2013
Walter Cunningham
Walter Cunningham , the last surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission in NASA's Apollo program, died Jan. 3, 2023. He was 90. Cunningham was one of three astronauts aboard the 1968 Apollo 7 mission, an 11-day spaceflight that beamed live television broadcasts as they orbited Earth, paving the way for the moon landing less than a year later.
AP file, 2014
Anton Walkes
Professional soccer player Anton Walkes died Jan. 18, 2023, from injuries he sustained in a boat crash off the coast of Miami. He was 25. Walkes began his career with English Premier League club Tottenham and also played for Portsmouth before signing with Atlanta United in MLS. He joined Charlotte for the club’s debut MLS season in 2022.
AP file, 2017
Pat Schroeder
Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder , a pioneer for women’s and family rights in Congress, died March 13, 2023. She was 82. Schroeder took on the powerful elite with her rapier wit and antics for 24 years, shaking up stodgy government institutions by forcing them to acknowledge that women had a role in government. She was elected to Congress in Colorado in 1972 and won easy reelection 11 times from her safe district in Denver.
AP file, 1999
Seymour Stein
Seymour Stein , the brash, prescient and highly successful founder of Sire Records who helped launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and many others, died April 2, 2023, at age 80. Stein helped found the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and was himself inducted into the Rock Hall in 2005.
AP file, 2005
Klaus Teuber
Klaus Teuber , creator of the hugely popular Catan board game in which players compete to build settlements on a fictional island, died April 1, 2023. He was 70. The board game, originally called The Settlers of Catan when introduced in 1995 and based on a set of hexagonal tiles, has sold tens of millions of copies and is available in more than 40 languages.
AP file, 1995
Ginnie Newhart
Ginnie Newhart , who was married to comedy legend Bob Newhart for six decades and inspired the classic ending of his “Newhart” series, died April 23, 2023. She was 82.
AP file, 1985
Vida Blue
Vida Blue , a hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball’s biggest draws in the early 1970s and helped lead the brash A’s to three straight World Series titles before his career was derailed by drug problems, died May 6, 2023. He was 73.
AP file, 1976
Martin Amis
British novelist Martin Amis , who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his stories and lifestyle, died May 20, 2023. He was 73. Amis was a leading voice among a generation of writers that included his good friend, the late Christopher Hitchens, Ian McEwan and Salman Rushdie. Among his best-known works were “Money,” a satire about consumerism in London, “The Information” and “London Fields,” along with his 2000 memoir, “Experience."
AP file, 2012
Doyle Brunson
Doyle Brunson , one of the most influential poker players of all time and a two-time world champion, died May 14, 2023. He was 89. Brunson, called the Godfather of Poker and also known as “Texas Dolly,” won 10 World Series of Poker tournaments — second only to Phil Hellmuth's 16. He also captured world championships in 1976 and 1977 and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1988.
AP file, 2011
Hodding Carter III
Hodding Carter III , a Mississippi journalist and civil rights activist who as U.S. State Department spokesman informed Americans about the Iran hostage crisis and later won awards for his televised documentaries, died May 11, 2023. He was 88.
AP file, 2003
Jacklyn Zeman
Jacklyn Zeman , who became one of the most recognizable actors on daytime television during 45 years of playing nurse Bobbie Spencer on ABC’s “General Hospital,” died May 10, 2023. She was 70. Zeman joined “General Hospital” in 1977 as Barbara Jean, who went by Bobbie, and was the feisty younger sister of Anthony Geary’s Luke Spencer.
AP file, 2016
Jim Brown
Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown , the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, died May 18, 2023. He was 87. One of the greatest players in football history and one of the game’s first superstars, Brown was chosen the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 1965 and shattered the league’s record books in a short career spanning 1957-65. Brown led the Cleveland Browns to their last NFL title in 1964 before retiring in his prime after the ’65 season to become an actor. He appeared in more than 30 films, including “Any Given Sunday” and “The Dirty Dozen.” When he finished playing, Brown became a prominent leader in the Black power movement during the civil rights struggles of the 1960s.
AP file, 1965
Tina Turner
Tina Turner , the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and '70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping "What's Love Got to Do With It," died May 24, 2023, at 83. Few stars traveled so far — she was born Anna Mae Bullock in a segregated Tennessee hospital and spent her latter years on a 260,000 square foot estate on Lake Zurich — and overcame so much. Her trademarks included a growling contralto that might smolder or explode, her bold smile and strong cheekbones, her palette of wigs and the muscular, quick-stepping legs she did not shy from showing off. She sold more than 150 million records worldwide, won 12 Grammys, was voted along with Ike into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 (and on her own in 2021 ) and was honored at the Kennedy Center in 2005. Her life became the basis for a film, a Broadway musical and an HBO documentary in 2021 that she called her public farewell.
AP file, 2009
Ray Stevenson
Ray Stevenson , who played the villainous British governor in “RRR,” an Asgardian warrior in the “Thor” films, and a member of the 13th Legion in HBO’s “Rome,” died May 21, 2023. He was 58. He made his film debut in Paul Greengrass’s 1998 film “The Theory of Flight.” In 2004, he appeared in Antoine Fuqua’s “King Arthur” as a knight of the round table and several years later played the lead in the pre-Disney Marvel adaptation “Punisher: War Zone." Though “Punisher” was not the best-reviewed film, he'd get another taste of Marvel in the first three "Thor” films, in which he played Volstagg. Other prominent film roles included the “Divergent” trilogy, “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” and “The Transporter: Refueled.”
AP file, 2017
John Beasley
John Beasley , the veteran character actor who played a kindly school bus driver on the TV drama “Everwood” and appeared in dozens of films dating back to the 1980s, died May 30, 2023. He was 79. Beasley played an assistant coach in the 1993 football film “Rudy” and a retired preacher in 1997's “The Apostle,” co-starring and directed by Robert Duvall.
AP file, 2017
Cynthia Weil
Cynthia Weil , a Grammy-winning lyricist of notable range and endurance who enjoyed a decades-long partnership with husband Barry Mann and helped write "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," "On Broadway," "Walking in the Rain" and dozens of other hits, died June 1, 2023, at age 82.
AP file, 2010
Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto , the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on “The Girl from Ipanema” made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, died June 5, 2023, at age 83.
AP file, 1981
The Iron Sheik
The Iron Sheik , a former pro wrestler who relished playing a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of the sport's biggest stars and later became a popular Twitter personality, died June 7, 2023. He was 81. During his pro wrestling career, he donned curled boots and used the “Camel Clutch” as his finishing move during individual and tag team clashes in which he played the role of an anti-American heel for the WWF, which later became the WWE.
AP file, 2009
Pat Robertson
Pat Robertson , a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition, died June 8, 2023. He was 93. For more than a half-century, Robertson was a familiar presence in American living rooms, known for his “700 Club” television show, and in later years, his televised pronouncements of God’s judgment, blaming natural disasters on everything from homosexuality to the teaching of evolution.
AP file, 2015
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CEDAR FALLS — The Board of Education will consider salary and benefits adjustments Monday for top Cedar Falls Community Schools’ administrators.
The board will weigh a 2.84% average increase in total compensation, salary and other benefits for principals and associate principals as well as executive cabinet members other than the superintendent. That’s a $101,310 cost to the district for the 2023-24 school year.
Additionally, they’ll look at approving a 3.03% median increase in the total package for secretaries, information technology technicians, bus drivers, and bus mechanics along with other directors, supervisors, and managers. That’s a $143,907 cost to the district.
In other business, the board will:
- Hold a public hearing on new audio-visual equipment for the future high school to open off West 27th Street in 2024.
- Consider approving a new agreement with the Orchard Hill Church preschool for the 2023-24 school year.
- Approve Jenifer Smith as the Hansen Elementary School interim associate principal, effective July 1, at a salary of
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Waterloo East finishes a sweep on Marshalltown in boys and girls basketball on Friday as both teams look to finish strong in the second half of the season.
WATERLOO — After five years of leading East High School, Joseph Parker has resigned from his position as principal.
The Board of Education unanimously approved a separation agreement with Parker on April 24. No names or positions were made public during that meeting.
Parker’s contract ends June 30. He has been the principal at East since 2018.
Anthony Spurgetis, Waterloo Community Schools’ chief officer of human resources and equity, could not provide a reason for Parker’s resignation and no reason was stated in the agreement.
Before his contract ends, the district will pay Parker $95,620 and Iowa Public Employees Retirement System contributions, which represent one school year’s gross salary.
The district will also pay its law firm, Timmer and Judkins PLLC, $47,810 for attorney fees and expenses.
Byron Phillips will replace Parker as principal, pending board approval on Monday. He currently serves as the assistant principal at West High School. If approved, his salary will be $145,000.
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Police in Houston say six people were shot and injured after someone opened fire in a crowded parking lot outside of a club in Houston early Sunday.
Police Chief Troy Finner said officers found six people shot following a disturbance inside the club that spilled out into the parking lot.
Finner said one of the six victims is in critical condition and underwent emergency surgery. The victim's prognosis was uncertain.
The other five victims are expected to survive.
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Bloomington-Normal
Galleries, museums
Some cultural institutions are open or making plans to reopen under current COVID restrictions. Check with each facility for indoor, online or outdoor programming. Open facilities have face covering, distancing and other guidelines in effect; see websites or call for details.
Angel Ambrose Fine Art Studio; 101 W. Monroe St. Suite 201, Bloomington; Open First Fridays 5-8 p.m. and by appointment; 309-825-4655; angelambrose.com.
David Davis Mansion; 1000 Monroe Drive, Bloomington; open for tours, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat.; by donation; daviddavismansion.org; 309-828-1084.
Eaton Studio Gallery; 411 N. Center St., Bloomington; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays; 5-8 p.m. First Fridays, or by appointment or ring bell; eatonstudiogallery.com; 309-828-1575.
The Hangar Art Co.; 105 W. Jefferson St., Bloomington; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday; hangart.com; 309-319-8672.
Illinois Art Station; 101 E. Vernon Ave., Normal; Gallery open Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; illinoisartstation.org; 309-386-1019.
Inside Out: Accessible Art Gallery & Cooperative; 200 W. Monroe St., Bloomington; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; Saturday 8 a.m.-2 p.m.; by appointment Sunday-Tuesday; and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. First Friday; insideoutartcoop.org; 309-838-2160.
Jan Brandt Gallery; Normandy Village, 1100 Beach St., Building 8, Normal; by appointment; janbrandtgallery.com; 309-287-4700.
Joann Goetzinger Studio and Gallery; 313 N. Main St. Suite A, Bloomington; open first Fridays 5-8 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m.-4 p.m., also by appointment; masks and social distancing required; 309-826-1193.
Lois Jett Historic Costume Collection; Turner Hall 126E—ISU Campus, Normal; 12-2 p.m., Tuesday, 2-4 p.m., Wednesday, and 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Thursday through Dec. 9; also open 1-4 p.m., Nov. 6; 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday by appointment.
Main Gallery 404; 404 N. Main St., Bloomington; 12-5 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays; 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturdays; By chance or appointment at 309-590-6779.
McLean County Arts Center; 601 N. East St., Bloomington; open; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, 12-4 p.m. Saturday; masks and social distancing required; mcac.org; 309-829-0011.
McLean County Museum of History; 200 N. Main St., Bloomington; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; closed Sundays, until further notice; reservations at education@mchistory.org or 309-827-0428; mchistory.org; 309-827-0428.
Merwin and Wakeley Galleries; Illinois Wesleyan University; Bloomington; open; 12-4 p.m., Monday through Friday; 7-9 p.m., Tuesday evening; 1-4 p.m., Saturday through Sunday; iwu.edu/art/galleries; 309-556-3391.
Prairie Aviation Museum; 2929 E. Empire St., Bloomington; open Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; prairieaviationmuseum.org; 309-663-7632.
University Galleries of Illinois State University, Normal; open; 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Sunday; 309-438-5487; galleries.illinoisstate.edu/about/visit/.
Central Illinois
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, 212 N. Sixth St., Springfield; advance reservation required; adults $15, seniors $12, under 5 free; presidentlincoln.illinois.gov; 217-558-8844.
Art Center at Greater Livingston County Arts Council; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday; 209 W. Madison St., Pontiac; pcartcenter.com; 815-419-2472.
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria; Riverfront Arts Center, 305 S.W. Water St., Peoria; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; peoriacac.org; 309-674-6822.
Dickson Mounds Museum; 10956 N. Dickson Mounds Road, Lewistown; open, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; free; illinoisstatemuseum.org; 309-547-3721.
Illinois State Museum; 502 S. Spring St., Springfield; open, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; Monday-Friday, free; illinoisstatemuseum.org; 217-782-7386.
Lincoln Heritage Museum; Lincoln Center at Lincoln College, 300 Keokuk St., Lincoln; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 1-4 p.m. Saturday, closed Sundays, Mondays and on Lincoln College breaks; $4-7; museum.lincolncollege.edu; 217-735-7399.
Peoria Art Guild; 203 Harrison St., Peoria; open; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday-Friday or by appointment; peoriaartguild.org; 309-637-2787.
Peoria Riverfront Museum; downtown riverfront Peoria; open 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday and Friday; 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; and closed Sunday; adults $11, seniors, students $10, ages 3-17 $9; peoriariverfrontmuseum.org; 309-686-7000.
Simpkins Military Museum; 605 E. Cole St., Heyworth; Open 1-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday or by appointment; Free admission (donations accepted); Private tours, call first; 309-319-3413; simpkinsmuseum@gmail.com.
Time Gallery; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Saturday; Closed Sunday; Clock Tower Place Building, 201 Clock Tower Drive, East Peoria; 309-467-2331.
U of I Krannert Art Museum; 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign; open; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; Thursdays until 8 p.m. when classes are in session; closed Sunday and Monday; kam.illinois.edu; 217-333-1861.
Exhibits
“American Revolutionaries: Art & Distribution”; Gallery 1; through Spring 2023; "Marks by Modern Masters: Selections from the Heintzman Collection"; through summer 2023; "Heart"; Experience Gallery; Summer 2023 through Fall 2023; "Body Worlds RX"; Experience Gallery; Summer 2023-Fall 2023; Peoria Riverfront Museum.
"Growng Up X"; second floor gallery; through Sept. 4; Illinois State Museum.
"Pattern and Process"; through Dec. 22; West Gallery and Light Court; "The Ink Wash of Shozo Sato"; through Dec. 22; Main Level, Contempotary Gallery; Krannert Art Museum.
"Here I have Lived: Home in Illinois"; through Jan. 21, 2024; Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
"Preston Jackson: Biographical Tracings"; Preston Jackson Gallery; "Morgan Elser: The Other Side of Joy"; both through June 19; Gallery 3R; Contemporary Art Center of Peoria.
"React to Contact"; Peter Ahart; "Brush to Pallette"; Laurie Moore; June 2023; Peoria Art Guild.
"Edward and Gale McCullough"; Brandt Gallery; "Judy Steffens"; Armstrong Gallery; both June 16 through July 29; McLean County Arts Center. | https://pantagraph.com/life-entertainment/local/looking-for-art-culture-see-the-latest-central-illinois-exhibits/article_ee8ba0f2-03bd-11ee-900b-b711fe412e9c.html | 2023-06-11T14:08:57 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/life-entertainment/local/looking-for-art-culture-see-the-latest-central-illinois-exhibits/article_ee8ba0f2-03bd-11ee-900b-b711fe412e9c.html |
Since 1916, the United States has imposed a tax on the estates of decedents considered too wealthy and began taxing gifts in 1932. In 1976, Congress enacted into law the generation-skipping transfer tax (GSTT), linking it to the unified estate, gift, and generation-skipping tax system. The estate tax applies to transfers of the estate owner’s property at death, and the gift tax applies to transfers made during their lifetime.
The federal estate tax exemption
Estate tax applies to the estate’s total value that exceeds the exemption. In 2023, the exemption is $12.92 million per person. Great care must be taken to ensure assets are properly titled to fully utilize each person’s exemption amount.
In 2026, the exemption reduces to approximately $6.4 million and $12.8 million for married couples, when the double exemption of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) “sunsets.” An unlimited deduction is allowed for transfers to a surviving spouse, charitable organizations, and the support of a minor child.
Estate owners who make gifts and estates that transfer the unused exemption to the surviving spouse prior to 2026 will be able to retain the tax benefit of the higher exemption.
Portability
Unlike the Illinois estate tax exemption, the federal estate tax exemption is portable between spouses. If the first spouse to die does not use their full exemption, the surviving spouse’s exemption is increased by the unused amount. Although tax rates are graduated, all assets in excess of the exemption are generally taxed at the top rate of 40%.
Gift tax
The gift tax was enacted to prevent estate owners from avoiding the estate tax by transferring their assets before they died. The exemption amount is the same that applies to the estate tax and is integrated with it, meaning that lifetime gifts reduce the exemption amount available at death. Estate owners pay gift tax on gifts that they make in excess of the exemption at the rate of 40%.
Annual exclusion gifts are an additional amount that can be gifted each year and are disregarded for both the estate tax and gift tax. In 2023, an estate owner may make an annual gift of up to $17,000 to as many individuals as they would like, with no federal gift tax return required.
Generation-skipping transfer tax
Congress enacted the GST tax (GSTT) to prevent estate owners from avoiding the estate tax, for one or more generations, by making gifts directly to their grandchildren or great-grandchildren. Using the exemption and the top estate tax rate, the GSTT imposes a second layer of tax on asset transfers to recipients who are two or more generations younger than the donor.
Special provisions
Family-owned farms and closely held businesses may benefit from special provisions that may reduce the taxable value. When meeting specific conditions, businesses and farms may also qualify for paying the tax due in installments.
Be aware that estates valued under the $12.92 million exemption in 2023, may not be under the $6.4 million exemption that applies after 2025. With the advice of a specialized estate planning attorney and a knowledgeable financial advisor, consider all planning opportunities available to reduce the potential tax on your estate.
Source: Congressional Budget Office
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Name: Emily Christiansen
School: Indian Trail High School & Academy
Parents: Kurt and Amy Christiansen
Most memorable high school moment: My most memorable high school moment was on the first day of school Freshman year when I started off not knowing many people because I came from a small private school called All Saints. I was very nervous, but I ended up meeting many amazing people who I love and have made me the person that I am today.
Most influential teacher: Janet Carpino in Pre Calculus; Mrs. Carpino has been my most influential teacher because every day when I would walk into math class Junior year, she always had a positive attitude making me feel welcomed walking into class. She made the classroom a fun environment while being able to teach in a way that made the confusing and difficult contact easy to learn. Not only that, but she has taught me many life lessons that I will help me throughout life.
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School activities/clubs: Choir/madrigals, freshman mentors, Link Crew, National Honor Society, Spirit Squad, Student Council, Youth Apprenticeship Program-Health Sciences-Froedtert (Assistant Physical Therapist), Powder Puff
School athletics: Cross country, gymnastics, track
School offices held: National Honors Society Leader-Historian
Honors, letters or awards: Flip Fest Gymnastics Camp, Crossville, Tenn. (Hardest Worker Award); USAG Club Gymnastics-Scamps Gymnastics-State and Regional Qualifier; Scamps Gymnastics-August 2021 Employee of the Month
Out-of-school activities/hobbies: USAG Club Gymnastics-Scamps Gymnastics; 200+ hours of Community Service; Flip Fest Gymnastics Camp, Crossville, Tenn.- Junior Counselor
College choice: Undecided
Intended major/field of study: Sports and Exercise Medicine
Role model: My Mom
Three words that best describe my role model: Strong, Independent, Passionate
What I hope to accomplish in my lifetime: An accomplishment I hope to achieve in my lifetime is to receive my DPT to be able to become a Physical Therapist and possibly fly a plane one day. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/todays-teen-2023-emily-christiansen-of-indian-trail-high-school-academy/article_6ec6a828-06db-11ee-ab9e-0bb11c094f9b.html | 2023-06-11T14:13:08 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/todays-teen-2023-emily-christiansen-of-indian-trail-high-school-academy/article_6ec6a828-06db-11ee-ab9e-0bb11c094f9b.html |
PITTSBURGH — Two people were shot in a drive-by shooting in Pittsburgh’s Bon Air neighborhood late Saturday night.
According to Pittsburgh police, the shooting happened at around10:30 p.m. on Route 51.
Police said victims were in a car and drove themselves to Allegheny General Hospital after the shooting.
Police also said there were two juveniles in the backseat of the victims’ car. They were treated at the hospital from lacerations from the window glass.
Police are looking for a white Ford Explorer with the Pennsylvania license plate LYL-6159 that they say shots were fired from.
If you see the car, you’re asked to call Pittsburgh police.
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MONROEVILLE, Pa. — The Allegheny County Hazmat Team had to respond to the Boyce Park Wave Pool after a chlorine leak.
Monroeville Fire Department Co. #5 said firefighters and the hazmat team responded to the leak on Friday.
The leak was coming from a 1,000-gallon tank.
One person had to be treated by medics but was later released at the scene.
Monroeville firefighters held training at Boyce Park just two weeks before having to return for an actual emergency.
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PITTSBURGH — The head of a UPMC department is stepping down as chair.
Dr. James Luketich is stepping down as chair of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department.
Paul Wood with UPMC released a statement on Luketich stepping down, saying:
“Dr Luketich is stepping down as chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He will continue to perform his clinical responsibilities as well as his research related to minimally invasive surgical approaches to thoracic and esophageal surgery and the multidisciplinary management of esophagogastric carcinoma and lung cancer. He will also continue to hold the Henry T. Bahnson Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery.”
In 2021, Luketich was named in a multi-million dollar lawsuit.
After a two-year-long investigation, the doctor was accused of forcing patients to endure hours of unnecessary anesthesia while regularly performing as many as three complex surgical procedures at a time and failed to participate in all the “key and critical” parts of those surgeries.
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The lawsuit also claimed Luketich knowingly submitted hundreds of false claims for payment to Medicare, Medicaid and other government health programs over the course of six years.
UPMC agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle the lawsuit.
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NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Friends and family of a 15-year-old boy who was shot and killed in New Castle held a balloon release in his honor at the spot he was killed, just hours after shots were fired.
Damian Jackson and two other teen boys were shot early Saturday morning. Jackson was taken to a hospital in Allegheny County where he later died.
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Jackson’s mother said her son was very family oriented and loved his four brothers and sister.
“He’s a really good friend,” said Marc Robinson who knew Jackson. “That’s what I got to say. He’s a good friend. Helping me around and stuff when my brother and him be playing around. He’s a good friend.”
Police said the teen was at a high school graduation party at Bollinger Playground celebrating with friends.
“They were just having fun,” Robinson said. “It’s graduation. It’s almost summer.”
Robinson, 12, said he was outside at his aunt’s house across the street when gunfire erupted.
“I just heard the gunshots, and I just went into the house because they sounded like [they were] right next to the house,” he said. “I remember my mom told me, ‘When you hear gunshots, go somewhere safe.’”
Robinson said his older brother was at that graduation party and he wanted to go but didn’t. He’s thankful his brother wasn’t hurt, adding that the seemingly endless gun violence makes him want to stay inside.
“It’s just scary,” Robinson said. “Maybe I might get shot. I’m just scared a little bit.”
The stepmom of the other boy who was shot told Channel 11 he is 13 years old and was shot in the shoulder. He’s now recovering.
As for the other teen who was shot, there is no update on his condition but at last check was still in the hospital.
The police chief said the shooting is still under investigation and would not say if they have a suspect.
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PITTSBURGH — CPR and AED training was held at PNC Park on Saturday.
The training was the result of a collaboration between Allegheny Health Network, Highmark and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The organizations each offered 30 minutes of hands-on training and hoped they could teach people how to respond quickly and effectively to cardiac arrest.
“70 percent of the population do not feel like they have adequate CPR training skills to be able to perform that on somebody in a life-saving situation, so we are trying to give them those skills,” said Amber Helphenstine Sr., a trainer with Allegheny Health Network. “It increases the chances of survival should somebody collapse.”
Each participant got a ticket to stay and watch the Pirates play the Mets.
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MERCER COUNTY — A man from Mercer County pleaded guilty to charges that accused him of making threats against the FBI.
Adam Bies, 47, pleaded guilty to 14 counts on Thursday, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti said.
Authorities say Bies made threats to murder, injure and assault FBI agents in the days after the FBI searched former president Donald Trump’s home in Florida on Aug. 8, 2022.
Bies could face up to 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both. He will be sentenced on Oct. 4.
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PITTSBURGH — As has quickly become the norm with Pat Narduzzi, Pitt football is doing some serious recruiting in the month of June.
With the second weekend of official visits wrapping up today, at the time of this story, five players have made verbal commitments this morning while going through their exit interview with Narduzzi. This comes after last weekend when five ‘Pat Signals’ were released.
That means in the last two weekends, Pitt has gotten ten verbal commitments. Keep in mind, seven of these haven’t been made public yet.
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PITTSBURGH — Johan Oviedo delivered another strong start for the Pittsburgh Pirates but the Pirates were defeated 5-1 by the New York Mets on Saturday at PNC Park.
Brandon Nimmo fought off a pitch from Oviedo into left field for an RBI-single in the third inning to get the Mets on the board– his second hit of the day.
The Mets (31-34) didn’t strike again until the seventh inning when Mark Canha doubled home a pair off of Dauri Moreta, putting New York ahead 3-1. Moreta entered the game in relief of Oviedo.
It’s only the second time Moreta has allowed an inherited runner to score this season and the first time since May 12.
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CLINTON, Pa. — Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place at a Dollar General in Allegheny County.
Findlay Township Police Department said the robbery happened at the store in Clinton overnight.
Officers say two Black men entered the store and stole several thousand dollars in cash.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Findlay Township Police Department at 724-695-1300.
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LATROBE, Pa. — Everyone’s favorite neighbor was honored with a special event in Latrobe.
Saturday marked the last day for “Mister Rogers Family Days.”
The event runs for a week and is designed to commemorate Fred Rogers.
Visitors could enjoy a neighborhood trolley visit
“Today’s a great day for kids. This is an annual event in June in Latrobe honoring Mr. Rogers. Kids can go all over town,” said Cindy Gladora.
Actor David Newell, who portrayed Mr. McFeely and Dr. Dana Winters who is the executive director of the Fred Rogers Institute at Saint Vincent College both fave remarks.
Festivities wrapped up at around 3 p.m.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Summer break is officially here and maybe for your teenager that means finding a summer job
Sherry Lowe, The Queen of Free, gave is some ideas.
As tweens and teens might be a little bored this summer, they might need a way to pick up some cash. Thinking through both traditional and offbeat ideas to help them make some money is a start.
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INDIANAPOLIS — One of the most popular plant series in the garden centers and in your home are hydrangeas.
For some people, hydrangeas can be a source of frustration. To start off, it's crucial to get the right plant in the right area!
For example, if you have a sunny area, you would want a panicled hydrangea - or hydrangea paniculata. The Quick Fire hydrangea brand is perfect for sunny spots. It's a little taller, but smaller versions are available and they don't require too much pruning.
The panicled hydrangeas generally will start blooming about mid-June. And then they have a second show. These are the ones that come out kind of green, they turn pure white, and then they'll fade to pink and then red.
But the ones that, in Pat Sullivan's experience everyone loves are mountain hydrangeas - sometimes referred to as macro hydrangeas.
Oftentimes people turn to these when they want a shade hydrangea, but these hydrangeas don't necessarily do well in shade.
They just don't like the sun, and there's a difference. These hydrangeas are generally the pink or the blue hydrangeas, and do not tolerate afternoon sun.
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WINONA, MN.-- Local businesses, volunteers, and donors came together in Winona to host a benefit for the late, Madeline Kingsbury Saturday. All funds are going towards Kingsbury's two children to ensure they are 'set for life'.
Hundreds of people from across the country met at the Witoka tavern to support a benefit for Madeline Kingsbury that hosted a live, silent auction and children's raffle–paired with music, food, and hope.
"Knowing Maddi, she would probably be very shy about all this attention. ”Kingsbury's close friend and sorority sister, Holly Stamschror, says. “But I think she would embrace the fact that so many people have been willing to get together and support a cause like this. Raise money for her children so that, they'll be taken care of for the rest of their lives."
Stamschror, says the event had been planned for a month and was grateful that the witoka organizers freed up their space for the occasion.
One of the event organizers, Abbie Perlinger, says they just want to “raise awareness to the public to come and have this benefit for Maddi's family."
Heidi Olson, another organizer adds, " [Maddi’s] an angel and she was an angel before she passed."
Donors and community partners also attended the benefit. they say it's purpose goes beyond just raising money. but, helps everyone to move forward.
Brian Rivers stopped by to donate and says, “When something like this happens in our community, we're going to pay attention to it and not forget what has happened nor allow it to happen again."
Rivers says he was also a part of the many search parties organized for Kingbury.
"To see that we have people pouring out even after she's been found, it's pretty beautiful to see." Carolann Jackson adds, from the non-profit Yammy Bear and Family.
The Winona community is continuing to support the Kingsbury family using Maddi’s favorite color, blue.
To contribute towards Maddi's benefit fund, people are asked to Venmo @BenefitFundMaddiKingsbury', or contact a Merchants Bank and say you would like to donate. | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/benefit-held-for-madeline-kingsburys-children/article_04ee1e2e-0800-11ee-9639-4fc95d64f463.html | 2023-06-11T14:17:35 | 1 | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/benefit-held-for-madeline-kingsburys-children/article_04ee1e2e-0800-11ee-9639-4fc95d64f463.html |
Meet the incoming president and CEO of the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce
- The Board of Directors announced Thursday that Dafler will fill the lead role, starting on Jan. 1.
- Dafler currently is the chamber's vice president of economic development and public policy.
- The chamber provides business and community development services and has more than 1,800 members in the Stark County region.
CANTON − Jeff Dafler is excited to work with a top-notch team at the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce to build upon the area's economic momentum as the future president and CEO.
"One of the things that I find so attractive about this opportunity is not only the great work that Denny (Saunier) did across his many years leading the Canton Regional Chamber but a board that is packed with influential leaders from across our region in business, in nonprofit, in higher education, and a professional team here that is deeply committed to our mission of leading economic growth and community development," he said.
Dafler, 53, will succeed Dennis Saunier, who will retire at the end of this year as the chamber's president and CEO. The board of directors announced Thursday that Dafler will fill the lead role, starting on Jan. 1.
"Jeff brings extensive experience spanning the public, private and nonprofit sectors to this role and has demonstrated that he has the vision and strategic focus to take the chamber to the next level and deliver on the mission of leading our region in economic growth and community development," board Chairman Ralph Lee said in a prepared statement.
Dafler now serves as the chamber's vice president of economic development and public policy. He lives in Massillon and serves on several community boards: the Community Improvement Corporations in Canton and Jackson Township, Canton Tax Incentive Review Council, Downtown Canton Land Bank, Downtown Canton Partnership, Friends of Canton Parks and Recreation, CommQuest Services and Hope United.
Jeff Dafler started career with U.S. Department of State
Dafler has bachelor's degrees in international studies and French from Miami University and a master's degree in communication from the University of Dayton. He was a foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State from 1991 to 2000 and held diplomatic posts in Australia, Poland, Italy and Washington, D.C.
"I count myself fortunate to have had a career that began in the public sector, working with the U.S. Department of State, moved into the corporate world with NCR and Timken and then has also now gone into the nonprofit sector," he said.
Dafler worked in public relations at NCR Corp. in Dayton before joining the Timken Co. in 2005. He served in communication and public policy roles there before starting his own consulting business, The Dafler Company, in 2018. He consulted with mostly nonprofit clients, including the chamber.
In November 2020, Dafler began leading the chamber's economic development and public policy programs. He also was president of the Downtown Canton Land Bank from 2021 until 2022 when the chamber's contract with the independent organization ended.
Dafler says he wants 'build and strengthen relationships'
The chamber provides business and community development services and has more than 1,800 members in the Stark County region. Dafler expects his past experience to aid him in the new role.
"I think one of the things that is absolutely critical to success is the ability to build and strengthen relationships," he said. "That's something that was very much a part of my career at the very beginning as a U.S. diplomat."
Dafler and Saunier will work together throughout the next six months to prepare for the transition, which will involve hiring a replacement vice president. In a prepared statement, Saunier congratulated his successor.
"His expertise and passion for this community have been evident throughout his time here, and I have no doubt that he will lead the chamber to great success in our many areas,” Saunier said. “Jeff's deep understanding of the issues and opportunities that exist from center city through the region is unmatched, and his worldview, extensive business knowledge and organizational experience will undoubtedly propel the chamber to new heights. I have full confidence in Jeff's abilities, and I am looking forward to the impact he will make.”
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Meet Stacey Surnear, owner of Polar Bear Physical Therapy and Performance
After working at the Cleveland Clinic, then in private practice and later at the Crystal Clinic Orthopedic Center, Stacey Surnear opened her own physical therapy practice in Jackson Township.
She operates Polar Bear Physical Therapy and Performance, which she started in January.
“I decided to go into physical therapy after always being involved in sports from T-ball up through the collegiate level," Surnear said. "I was very interested in the medical field and knew I enjoyed working one on one to help people, so PT seemed like the logical choice."
She is an alumnus of Jackson High School, Baldwin Wallace University and Cleveland State University. She holds a bachelor’s degree in science degree in pre-physical therapy and fitness management and a master’s degree in physical therapy.
Surnear lives in Jackson Township with her husband Kevin and three daughters, Gabriella, Emma and Arianna, and their son, Chael.
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Share some of the services you offer at Polar Bear Physical Therapy and Performance.
- Manual therapy: Soft tissue mobilization, joint mobilizations, range of motion, cupping therapy.
- Therapeutic exercise: Specific exercise to correct imbalances and improve strength.
- Individualized home programs: Computer tech programs with pictures and videos of prescribed exercises.
- Dry needling: Have been certified for four years.
- Neuromuscular reeducation: Balance, recruitment of muscles, electrical stimulation.
Why did you decide to open your own physical therapy company?
After spending almost 20 years in organized health care, I was saddened by the continued focus on money and insurance companies and less and less focus on the patient. I have seen too many patients’ care being dictated by the insurance company, and less and less quality of care was being given due to financial and time constraints.
I also wanted to open my own clinic to become a positive contributor to my community by helping people to feel better and achieve their goals.
How did you get involved with and participate in the Gulf Coast Half Ironman and the UFC International Road race in Las Vegas?
After competing for several years in local sprint and Olympic distance triathlons, I wanted to test my ability for the Ironman distance.
A good friend and I decided to make a vacation out of it. So why not choose Panama City, Florida? It was a beautiful flat race and a wonderful experience. I ended up placing in the top third of my age group and met all my time goals except for on the run. After training in Cleveland all winter and competing in March in Florida in 80-degree weather, the heat got to me!
Competing in a full Ironman distance may still be on my radar. … Again, after competing in several 5K, 10K, half marathon and full marathon races, I really wanted to do a race out West. We were traveling to Vegas at the time, so it was perfect.
The race was a 5K distance, with fitness challenge stops along the way instructed by the UFC fighters themselves. It was an awesome experience and hot! Even with the fitness stops, I finished the race in under a 9-minute per mile pace.
What is your personal philosophy for your own health and well-being?
Balance. Both our physical, mental, spiritual and emotional health all require balance.
One motto that has worked for me and many patients who are starting on their journey is the 80/20 moderation plan. This means 80% of the time you make healthy choices for yourself and 20% of the time you can splurge a little.
If I eat healthy 80% of the time, go to church/pray/read the Bible 80% of the time, and push myself through intense workouts 80% of the time, I find I am physically, spiritually, mentally and emotionally doing well.
The 20% allows for a little freedom to enjoy social and family events without stress. I find this goal to be not so daunting and allows the goal to seem more easily achievable.
Besides sports, what are a few of your favorite places/activities in your downtime around Stark County?
Because both of my older daughters are involved in multiple sports and travel leagues, and my husband and I assist in coaching, most of our life is about sports.
But we love to dine out and try new restaurants. We also love to attend any outdoor community events such as the many farmers markets, concerts and festivals around the area.
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Stark County roundup: News from around the Canton region
Marlington Class of 1973 reunion set for August
ALLIANCE − The Marlington High School Class of 1973 will hold its 50-year class reunion starting at 6 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Elks Club.
Those who are from this class who have not received an invitation by mail and want to make a reservation or have questions should contact Timothy Rhome or Doc Thomas via Facebook Messenger or via email at mhsdukes1973@gmail.com. They are also updating the name and address list.
Class members also may give their contact information to the Marlington High School Alumni Association at https://www.facebook,com/groups/2218610028/.
A class mixer will start at 6 p.m. Aug. 4 at Chives on Union Avenue. All classes are invited to attend this event. Food and drink are available for purchase, and there is an outdoor patio at the back of the building. There is no cover charge to attend.
Library hosts event about Juneteenth
ALLIANCE − Michelle Collins-Sibley, professor of English and director of the Africana Studies Program at the University of Mount Union, will discuss the history of Juneteenth and its significance at 7 p.m. June 19 in the Rodman Library main auditorium.
Registration is required at rodmanlibrary.evanced.info/signup. For more information, call 330-821-2665.
Coffee with a Cop event Monday
CANAL FULTON − The next Coffee with a Cop event will be at 8 a.m. Monday at Sisters Century House, 123 S. Canal St. The Coffee with a Cop program is designed to provide a unique opportunity for community members to ask questions and to learn more about how the Stark County Sheriff’s Office serves the community.
The community is invited to ask questions, bring concerns, or simply get to know the members of the Stark County Sheriff’s Office better. The Coffee with a Cop program is a national initiative adopted by the Stark County Sheriff’s Office.
For more information, contact the Stark County Sheriff’s Office’s director of community engagement at 330-430-3889.
Juneteenth Festival next weekend
CANTON − The Juneteenth Community Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. June 18 at Nimisilla Park, 1075 Mahoning Road NE.
There will be live performances and music, vendors, a kids' play area, children’s activities, a Father’s Fun Day, competitions, giveaways, and community information. For more information, call 330-265-3787.
Juneteenth, Underground Railroad discussion Tuesday
CANTON − Spring Hill Historic Home representatives will discuss Juneteenth and the Underground Railroad from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Stark County District Library main branch, 715 Market Ave. N. The event is free.
ABCD gala dinner is June 22
CANTON − The ABCD annual gala dinner, with a special tribute to the O’Jays, will be from 5 to 9 p.m. June 22 at the Doubletree by Hilton Canton Downtown.
Guest speaker will be Keith B. Key, CEO of KBK Enterprises. Attire is semi-formal. Tickets are $50 each. Visit www.theabcdinc.com for tickets. Call 330-456-6385, ext. 306 for more information.
Family-friendly movie Wednesday at Centennial Plaza
CANTON − The Centennial Plaza Movie Series continues every Wednesday this summer at 7 p.m. through Aug. 9 outdoors at downtown’s Centennial Plaza, 330 Court Ave. NW.
This week’s movie is “Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical.” Admission is free. Members of Canton Theatre Kids will perform prior to the movie. Movies are held rain or shine. In case of extreme weather, the movie showing will be canceled. For more information, call 330-454-8172 or visit cantonpalacetheatre.org.
Stark County Sheriff’s Office, safety forces host blood drive
CANTON – The Stark County Sheriff’s Office is teaming up with first responders around the county to host a four-day blood drive this week in partnership with the American Red Cross. The drive will be held from noon to 6 p.m. at each of the locations on the following days:
- Tuesday: Lexington Township Fire Department, 14555 Gaskill Drive NE.
- Wednesday: Uniontown Police Department and Greentown Fire Department will co-host a drive at the fire department, 10100 Cleveland Ave. NW.
- Thursday: Sheriff’s Office, 4500 Atlantic Blvd. NE, Canton.
- Friday: Canal Fulton Police and Fire Departments will co-host a drive at the Police Department, 1165 Locust St.
Community members can make an appointment by visiting www.redcrossblood.org and entering code "safetyforces” in the “find a blood drive” search. Then, donors can schedule an appointment for the day and time of their choice. Appointment availability is limited.
For more information, call 330-430-3889.
History presentations monthly on Sundays
EAST CANTON − The Osnaburg Historical Society will host local Stark County historian Richard Haldi during the summer and fall. Haldi travels Northeast Ohio giving presentations on a variety of subjects. He is the author of a book about Cornelius Aultman and the influence of the Aultman family.
The Sunday presentations will begin at 2:30 p.m. each of five Sundays, beginning in June, at the Werner Inn, 131 E. Nassau St. The inn will open at 1:30 each Sunday and remain open until 3:30 following Haldi’s presentation. These Sunday events are free and open to everyone interested in learning more about Stark County history. Parking is available behind the Inn.
The topics for Haldi’s talks are:
- June 25: Stagecoach era, 1820-1890
- July 23: When Native Americans called Stark County home
- Aug. 27: Canton’s first 50 years, 1805-1855
- Sept. 24: German-speaking Canton
- Oct. 22: Tale of two cities Canton/Massillon canal and railroad
Stark County Civil War Roundtable meets Thursday
LAKE TWP. − The Stark County Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at United Methodist Church, 3088 State St. NW. David Rose will present a program on Gen. George Armstrong Custer. Custer served in the Civil War as brigadier general and later was assigned to the Southern Cavalry as field commander.
There will be a potluck dinner at the meeting. Covered dishes and desserts are welcomed but not necessary.
Michael Jackson tribute show at Jackson amphitheater Saturday
JACKSON TWP. − The Nash Family Jackson Amphitheater Summer Concert Series will present Who’s Bad, a tribute to the music of Michael Jackson, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Parking is free.
The amphitheater is at 7454 Community Parkway NW. For more information and to buy tickets ($10-$20), visit https://tinyurl.com/2nayehns.
Arts in the Garden event is Saturday
MASSILLON − The Massillon Woman’s Club will host the third annual Edna & Ruth’s Arts in the Garden from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on the grounds of Five Oaks Mansion, 210 Fourth St. NE. The public is invited, and admission is free.
The event will feature artisans and crafters, baked goods, live music and entertainment, food trucks and wine tastings. There will be face painting for children, and a balloon animal artist will entertain from noon to 2 pm.
Tours of Five Oaks Mansion will be offered for a nominal fee at scheduled times. The gift shop will be open throughout the day. Massillon Woman’s Club’s sticky buns will be available for purchase while supplies last.
For more information, call 330-833-4896.
Veterans’ Resource Fair at Military Family Center is Saturday
NIMISHILLEN TWP. − The Military Family Center, 5495 Meese Road, will have a Veterans’ Resource Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Veterans and active duty are invited to meet and greet with various veteran and community organizations. Free lunch will be a hot dog, chips and beverage.
The Military Family Center is operated by Pegasus Farm. Attendees are invited to take a tour, meet the horses and learn more about the programs offered at the Military Family Center. For more information, call 330-871-8900 or email missy@pegasusfarm.org.
North Canton Jaycee Fair this week
NORTH CANTON − The North Canton Jaycee Fair will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday in the North Canton Hoover High School Parking Lot, 348 Seventh St. NE. Enjoy rides and games, eat fair food, and listen to live music.
Parking and entry are free. Games and rides are moderately priced for families.
All proceeds from the fair help fund North Canton Jaycees service projects such as Special Olympics, Safety Town, and the Fourth of July parade and fireworks (Celebration in the Park). For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/northcantonjayceefair/.
Music and food trucks Thursday
NORTH CANTON − The North Canton Public Library Summer Series continues with Dustin Kines performing live music from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday on the City Hall portico. Food trucks will be on site. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/stark-county/2023/06/11/stark-county-roundup-news-from-around-the-canton-region/70289756007/ | 2023-06-11T14:23:13 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/stark-county/2023/06/11/stark-county-roundup-news-from-around-the-canton-region/70289756007/ |
Law enforcement officials in Bucks County are seeking help from the public to identify the owner of a vehicle that fled after hitting a man crossing Route 1 in Bensalem on Saturday night.
According to police, at about 9:11 p.m., a 42-year-old man from Philadelphia was struck while attempting to cross the roadway in front of the Lincoln Motel.
Law enforcement officials said that as the man crossed the street, he was struck by a 2015-2017 white Hyundai Sonata.
The vehicle stopped after the crash, and officials said the male driver stepped out and looked at the victim lying in the roadway for a moment, before the driver got back into his car and fled the scene northbound on Route 1.
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According to police, the victim was taken to a neaby hospital where he was listed in critical condition.
Police are seeking help from the public to identify the vehicle and driver in this incident. Officials believe the car should have damage to the hood and a broken windshield due to the crash.
If anyone believes they may have information about the location of this vehicle or the driver, law enforcement officials are asking the public to submit an anonymous tip to Bucks County Crime Watch or call Bensalem Police at 215-633-3719. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/philadelphia-man-critically-hurt-in-bensalem-hit-and-run/3583364/ | 2023-06-11T14:36:19 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/philadelphia-man-critically-hurt-in-bensalem-hit-and-run/3583364/ |
As construction downtown closes streets, the city of Boise is working on ways to mitigate the impacts of shutdowns while the area grows more urban and dense.
But the mayor and members of the city council disagreed with each other Tuesday night as to what the best options are. Andrea Cantor, economic development advisor in the mayor’s office, suggested more regulations and conditions, improved communication and interagency coordination as potential solutions.
Cantor said frustration about the number of projects, sidewalk closures and congestion from lane closures have been sources of concern for some people. Downtown businesses are frustrated about the construction making it more difficult for people to support their stores, according to KTVB.
At the moment there are significant projects taking place on 11th Street between Grove and Bannock streets; on 10th Street between Idaho and Main streets; and a series of projects have recently been completed on 13th Street between Main and Fort streets.
There are three private development projects underway: The 12th and Idaho Apartments, the Renegade Hotel and the Saratoga Apartments.
The remaining three are public development: Rebuilding 11th Street, rebuilding the Linen Blocks and utility upgrades.
“The planning stages ... is where the city is best positioned to intervene because this is where we could add conditions of approval or set guidelines early on,” Cantor said. “In the building phase ... being the projects have already been approved and so we have kind of limited input.”
However, some councilmembers disagreed with adding additional regulations.
“To the extent that the private development improves downtown, it benefits everyone,” City Councilmember Patrick Bageant said. “Adding a lot of regulatory work to it, to try to minimize impacts or whatever, will result in delay, which will make some of the pain longer.”
Cantor said she met with around 20 business owners and heard from them that the city needed to address the lack of parking for customers and employees immediately. In response, parking times were changed from four hours to two hours to increase turnover in the 11th and Grove area, and the city asked contractors to park elsewhere, Cantor said.
To address employee parking, the city created a new permit for the west area of downtown to help them park near where they work.
However, Bageant said that the city might be hearing more feedback from employees than it would from normal people who have just as much right to that space.
“I’m not being confrontational, or saying that downtown businesses are wrong, but it’s not obvious to me that prioritizing employee parking is the highest and best use of limited parking downtown,” Bageant said. “We should be prioritizing customer parking, citizen parking, downtown use parking.”
Councilmember Latonia Haney Keith agreed that placing additional regulations on private developers would be challenging. But she liked the idea of a construction website or notifications on construction updates. Haney Keith also liked the idea of time limits for lane closures.
But Councilmember Holli Woodings said it would “behoove” the city to look at what other cities do in particular for managing construction vehicles downtown. Mayor Lauren McLean agreed.
“The more that we can do to streamline the process to really expect construction crews and others to mitigate the impacts they have, and from our perspective, to do things as efficiently as possible,” McLean said, “the better off our businesses will be and the better off, frankly, our pedestrians and others downtown will be too.”
Carolyn Komatsoulis covers Boise, Meridian and Ada County. Contact her at 208-465-8107 or ckomatsoulis@idahopress.com and follow her on Twitter @CKomatsoulis.
Carolyn Komatsoulis covers Boise, Meridian and Ada County for the Idaho Press. She previously worked at a newspaper in rural Nebraska. She's from the D.C. area and went to school in Boston, where she graduated with a degree in journalism. In her free time, she loves watching football, spending time with Kyoko and Pickles, exploring and going on road trips with her best friends. She welcomes news tips in English or Spanish. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/boise-discusses-how-to-mitigate-construction-as-the-city-grows/article_2e9e59c2-0577-11ee-9eb6-2f1cf81dc065.html | 2023-06-11T14:47:30 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/boise-discusses-how-to-mitigate-construction-as-the-city-grows/article_2e9e59c2-0577-11ee-9eb6-2f1cf81dc065.html |
HAMMOND — Rachel Rodriguez is convinced that she would be strung out on someone’s couch, or dead, if not for Gatehouse Recovery Home for Women.
To cope with sadness as a teenager, marijuana became her gateway drug, progressing to alcohol, then heroin by 17. Her next addiction progressed to boys and her desire to be loved. At 19, she found herself stuck in a physically and verbally abusive marriage.
“The relationship escalated my drug addiction with the abuse and not feeling worthy enough,” said Rodriguez, a 28-year-old mother of two. “I didn’t want to feel my pain anymore.”
More than 40 women like Rodriguez have come through Gatehouse’s door, desperate to change their bad habits of drinking, drugging, lying and cheating. Rodriguez has become an inspiration to the recovering addicts who live there, although she once was just like them.
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Gatehouse was founded in November 2021 by Leslie McCormick, who wants to help addicts learn a new way of life.
“We try to get them on their feet,” McCormick said while petting a 6-week-old kitten in the living room. “Everyone asks what’s triggering for drug addicts. Waking up is a trigger. Addicts don’t want to be alive.”
McCormick, a 56-year-old Griffith resident, said she has lived two lifetimes in one — a subtle comparison to the nine lives of a cat. She prefers her sober life.
“It wasn’t until I was face down on the ground and thought I was going to die that I sought out help,” she said. “Being sober is like being blind for all these years and not knowing what’s around us.”
‘We will love you’
McCormick served a one-year prison sentence 14 years ago, early in her sobriety journey. Upon completion of her sentence, all she wanted was for someone to open a residence for women battling addiction. After years of discussing it, she took action.
McCormick teamed up with Denise Donahue to open the first Gatehouse in Hammond. McCormick was her sponsor in 2017 while she was on house arrest.
In the living room there, Donahue, 64, reflected on burning her old life to the ground through addictions to alcohol, gambling and cocaine.
“Someone introduced me to cocaine and I ran with it for nine years and lost everything,” she said. “I just couldn’t stop. I met Leslie and told her ‘I need help’.”
The women's mission is to teach recovering addicts what seem like the simple aspects of life: find a job, pay bills, clean up their personal space and their life. Seventeen women, ranging in age from 18 to 65, live in the three Gatehouse homes. They have become McCormick and Donahue’s daughters.
Each home has a senior resident and a chore board. The senior resident is responsible for creating weekly tasks to be completed, such as cleaning the bathroom, mowing the lawn and putting dishes away.
Words and phrases of encouragement are written on whiteboards. One phrase states: “We will love you until you can learn to love yourself again and even long after that.”
There are also daily schedules for 12-step meetings women are required to attend. Within the first 30 days of living at Gatehouse, women are required to find a job and a sponsor. Those who are unemployed are required to attend two 12-step meetings a day. McCormick and Donahue ask the women to stay for a minimum of six months, but most stay at least one year.
“We look like any other drug addict,” McCormick said. “We’ve got tattoos. We aren’t banging them over the head with a Bible. We aren’t telling them they’re bad people. We’re just like them, we just don’t drink and drug anymore.”
‘We’re the real deal’
Gatehouse receives no state or federal funding. Residents pay monthly fees, but McCormick and Donahue aren’t compensated for their work or the gasoline they use to take residents to meetings and doctor’s appointments.
They expressed gratitude to the recovery community for its furniture donations across the three houses.
“We could use some financial help,” Donahue said. “We’re the real deal. We’ve been there and we’ve done it. We’re dedicated, but we really need some help.”
Rodriguez said she owes everything to McCormick and Donahue for teaching her how to live the “fun life” sober.
“I really want people to know, Leslie and Denise give their whole lives to this,” she said. “They gave their lives to me so I could have mine back.”
Rodriguez’s turning point began more than three years ago, when her husband tied her to a chair and tortured her for eight hours while her children were asleep upstairs. Fortunately that day she was court-ordered to take a drug test to keep custody of her two children.
“Once I got to court I told them, ‘I need your help’,” she said.
Her plea led to the arrest of her husband, from whom she is separated, and losing custody of her children. She tried staying sober but was unable to by her own will.
“Finally, the only thing I had left was my car. I was living on the streets,” she said. “My kids weren’t talking to me. I was drinking and doing drugs. My car got impounded and I had nothing left. I decided to go to rehab.”
Rodriguez knew she had to stay at the rehabilitation facility or else it wouldn’t work. After completing an extended program, she sought out McCormick; they had met through a family friend. Rodriguez slept at Gatehouse the first evening it was open.
“As soon as I got to Gatehouse, there were functions all the time and fun things to do,” she said. “Leslie and Denise showed me how to have fun in recovery. They let me be who I needed to be but also showed me how to be an adult.”
While living at Gatehouse for two years, Rodriguez worked her way up to become a front-end manager at a local wholesale store. This year, she began searching for apartments to live on her own. She resides in Hobart.
June 5 was the first morning her 4- and 7-year-old children were back home with her. She made breakfast, took them to camp, came home to clean the house and still arrived at work early.
“I went into work and told my co-workers: ‘I’m winning. I did it’,” she said with joy. “They were all super pumped about it. I’m so grateful for my job.”
Sobriety has become a rewarding experience for Rodriguez. Something she’ll forever cherish. Rodriguez has become a positive influence on Maranda Stephen and Lauren Bowen, two Gatehouse residents who will share their story in a future story in The Times.
“It’s rewarding not only because I get my life back, but I get to help other people get their life back too,” Rodriguez said. “Leslie told me ‘Rachel, you get the opportunity to be an example’.” | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/gatehouse-recovery-home-offers-a-second-lifetime-to-addicts/article_b5107d4a-0609-11ee-8d20-83d6f85c7418.html | 2023-06-11T14:58:08 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/gatehouse-recovery-home-offers-a-second-lifetime-to-addicts/article_b5107d4a-0609-11ee-8d20-83d6f85c7418.html |
EAST CHICAGO — A major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital is being hailed as a victory for East Chicago.
The long-standing hospital in the Indiana Harbor neighborhood landed a $1.5 million federal grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration to improve health care access for people who are medically vulnerable or underinsured.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan helped line up the money and helped announce the investment.
"Today is a victory for the residents of East Chicago because it's access to health care," he said. "I was born at St. Catherine Hospital. My grandparents were taken here. My mom and dad were cared for here. My sister was a candy striper here and went on to become a nurse practitioner for Northwestern. This was and still is an anchor for the community."
East Chicago leaders were concerned about the hospital's future after Franciscan Health decided to close the similarly aged former St. Margaret Hospital in neighboring Hammond, Northwest Indiana's most populous city.
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"They wanted to make sure the safety-net hospital continued," he said. "What today is about is assuring the city of East Chicago and every resident that St. Catherine is thriving and investing in new technology that gives them access to care equal to anywhere around the world. This is an investment in East Chicago itself, and it allows the residents to understand they have access to quality care here in the city."
When Mrvan was North Township trustee, he often heard complaints from residents that they didn't have access to care.
"This is a safety-net hospital. That means it takes care of the most vulnerable populations," he said. "This technology is the gold standard for Northwest Indiana. It's the same technology you would have in the city of Chicago, but it's right here in East Chicago. The hospital is working to provide world-class health care. As a congressman, I will listen to your concerns and try to provide access to health care, the best technology and the best for East Chicago."
St. Catherine CEO Leo Correa said the hospital continues to provide advanced technology to East Chicago and surrounding communities.
"St. Catherine Hospital is committed to ensuring that our community has state-of-the-art cardiac care close to home," Correa said. "It's a well-known fact that in the 1960s, St. Catherine Hospital became the choice facility in the Chicagoland area for the treatment of heart disease, performing the first open-heart surgery in Northwest Indiana. And today, we continue to invest in cardiac care and treating heart disease."
The hospital will install an Azurion 7 C20 Catalyst table, an image-guided therapy system that provides high-quality images with low doses of X-rays. Philips Healthcare is installing the new technology in its cath lab, which is undergoing a multiphase modernization project.
It will allow for precision diagnosis and treatment for patients. The new technology can capture uncommon angiography views, provide real-time 3-D impressions for complex vascular interventions and better visualize stent and balloon placement in coronary arteries.
"Our patients and clinicians benefit from the fast procedure times, reduced radiation exposure and superior image quality of this new technology," said Mary Miller, director of Cardiovascular Services.
St. Catherine Hospital has long placed an emphasis on cardiac care while serving the community for nearly a century, Correa said.
"During that time, we built a reputation for providing unparalleled cardiac care," he said. "That did not happen by chance. That's the result of an intentional investment in top health care providers and resources.
"We have fortified a culture of excellence in cardiac care by continuing to invest in skilled specialists and technologies to diagnose and treat heart disease. St. Catherine, along with our fellow hospitals in Community Healthcare System, Community Hospital in Munster and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, operates one of the largest and most advanced cardiovascular programs in Northwest Indiana. Our hospitals are certified chest-pain centers that are fully accredited by the Joint Commission or the American College of Cardiology.
"Every day, highly skilled cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologic and cardiac support staff walk through our doors and use their expertise to treat patients who put their trust in us."
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EAST CHICAGO — A major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital is being hailed as a victory for East Chicago.
The long-standing hospital in the Indiana Harbor neighborhood landed a $1.5 million federal grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration to improve health care access for people who are medically vulnerable or underinsured.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan helped line up the money and helped announce the investment.
"Today is a victory for the residents of East Chicago because it's access to health care," he said. "I was born at St. Catherine Hospital. My grandparents were taken here. My mom and dad were cared for here. My sister was a candy striper here and went on to become a nurse practitioner for Northwestern. This was and still is an anchor for the community."
East Chicago leaders were concerned about the hospital's future after Franciscan Health decided to close the similarly aged former St. Margaret Hospital in neighboring Hammond, Northwest Indiana's most populous city.
"They wanted to make sure the safety-net hospital continued," he said. "What today is about is assuring the city of East Chicago and every resident that St. Catherine is thriving and investing in new technology that gives them access to care equal to anywhere around the world. This is an investment in East Chicago itself, and it allows the residents to understand they have access to quality care here in the city."
When Mrvan was North Township trustee, he often heard complaints from residents that they didn't have access to care.
"This is a safety-net hospital. That means it takes care of the most vulnerable populations," he said. "This technology is the gold standard for Northwest Indiana. It's the same technology you would have in the city of Chicago, but it's right here in East Chicago. The hospital is working to provide world-class health care. As a congressman, I will listen to your concerns and try to provide access to health care, the best technology and the best for East Chicago."
St. Catherine CEO Leo Correa said the hospital continues to provide advanced technology to East Chicago and surrounding communities.
"St. Catherine Hospital is committed to ensuring that our community has state-of-the-art cardiac care close to home," Correa said. "It's a well-known fact that in the 1960s, St. Catherine Hospital became the choice facility in the Chicagoland area for the treatment of heart disease, performing the first open-heart surgery in Northwest Indiana. And today, we continue to invest in cardiac care and treating heart disease."
The hospital will install an Azurion 7 C20 Catalyst table, an image-guided therapy system that provides high-quality images with low doses of X-rays. Philips Healthcare is installing the new technology in its cath lab, which is undergoing a multiphase modernization project.
It will allow for precision diagnosis and treatment for patients. The new technology can capture uncommon angiography views, provide real-time 3-D impressions for complex vascular interventions and better visualize stent and balloon placement in coronary arteries.
"Our patients and clinicians benefit from the fast procedure times, reduced radiation exposure and superior image quality of this new technology," said Mary Miller, director of Cardiovascular Services.
St. Catherine Hospital has long placed an emphasis on cardiac care while serving the community for nearly a century, Correa said.
"During that time, we built a reputation for providing unparalleled cardiac care," he said. "That did not happen by chance. That's the result of an intentional investment in top health care providers and resources.
"We have fortified a culture of excellence in cardiac care by continuing to invest in skilled specialists and technologies to diagnose and treat heart disease. St. Catherine, along with our fellow hospitals in Community Healthcare System, Community Hospital in Munster and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, operates one of the largest and most advanced cardiovascular programs in Northwest Indiana. Our hospitals are certified chest-pain centers that are fully accredited by the Joint Commission or the American College of Cardiology.
"Every day, highly skilled cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologic and cardiac support staff walk through our doors and use their expertise to treat patients who put their trust in us."
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EAST CHICAGO — A major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital is being hailed as a victory for East Chicago.
The long-standing hospital in the Indiana Harbor neighborhood landed a $1.5 million federal grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration to improve health care access for people who are medically vulnerable or underinsured.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan helped line up the money and helped announce the investment.
"Today is a victory for the residents of East Chicago because it's access to health care," he said. "I was born at St. Catherine Hospital. My grandparents were taken here. My mom and dad were cared for here. My sister was a candy striper here and went on to become a nurse practitioner for Northwestern. This was and still is an anchor for the community."
East Chicago leaders were concerned about the hospital's future after Franciscan Health decided to close the similarly aged former St. Margaret Hospital in neighboring Hammond, Northwest Indiana's most populous city.
"They wanted to make sure the safety-net hospital continued," he said. "What today is about is assuring the city of East Chicago and every resident that St. Catherine is thriving and investing in new technology that gives them access to care equal to anywhere around the world. This is an investment in East Chicago itself, and it allows the residents to understand they have access to quality care here in the city."
When Mrvan was North Township trustee, he often heard complaints from residents that they didn't have access to care.
"This is a safety-net hospital. That means it takes care of the most vulnerable populations," he said. "This technology is the gold standard for Northwest Indiana. It's the same technology you would have in the city of Chicago, but it's right here in East Chicago. The hospital is working to provide world-class health care. As a congressman, I will listen to your concerns and try to provide access to health care, the best technology and the best for East Chicago."
St. Catherine CEO Leo Correa said the hospital continues to provide advanced technology to East Chicago and surrounding communities.
"St. Catherine Hospital is committed to ensuring that our community has state-of-the-art cardiac care close to home," Correa said. "It's a well-known fact that in the 1960s, St. Catherine Hospital became the choice facility in the Chicagoland area for the treatment of heart disease, performing the first open-heart surgery in Northwest Indiana. And today, we continue to invest in cardiac care and treating heart disease."
The hospital will install an Azurion 7 C20 Catalyst table, an image-guided therapy system that provides high-quality images with low doses of X-rays. Philips Healthcare is installing the new technology in its cath lab, which is undergoing a multiphase modernization project.
It will allow for precision diagnosis and treatment for patients. The new technology can capture uncommon angiography views, provide real-time 3-D impressions for complex vascular interventions and better visualize stent and balloon placement in coronary arteries.
"Our patients and clinicians benefit from the fast procedure times, reduced radiation exposure and superior image quality of this new technology," said Mary Miller, director of Cardiovascular Services.
St. Catherine Hospital has long placed an emphasis on cardiac care while serving the community for nearly a century, Correa said.
"During that time, we built a reputation for providing unparalleled cardiac care," he said. "That did not happen by chance. That's the result of an intentional investment in top health care providers and resources.
"We have fortified a culture of excellence in cardiac care by continuing to invest in skilled specialists and technologies to diagnose and treat heart disease. St. Catherine, along with our fellow hospitals in Community Healthcare System, Community Hospital in Munster and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, operates one of the largest and most advanced cardiovascular programs in Northwest Indiana. Our hospitals are certified chest-pain centers that are fully accredited by the Joint Commission or the American College of Cardiology.
"Every day, highly skilled cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologic and cardiac support staff walk through our doors and use their expertise to treat patients who put their trust in us."
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Major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital 'a victory for East Chicago'
EAST CHICAGO — A major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital is being hailed as a victory for East Chicago.
The long-standing hospital in the Indiana Harbor neighborhood landed a $1.5 million federal grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration to improve health care access for people who are medically vulnerable or underinsured.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan helped line up the money and helped announce the investment.
"Today is a victory for the residents of East Chicago because it's access to health care," he said. "I was born at St. Catherine Hospital. My grandparents were taken here. My mom and dad were cared for here. My sister was a candy striper here and went on to become a nurse practitioner for Northwestern. This was and still is an anchor for the community."
East Chicago leaders were concerned about the hospital's future after Franciscan Health decided to close the similarly aged former St. Margaret Hospital in neighboring Hammond, Northwest Indiana's most populous city.
"They wanted to make sure the safety-net hospital continued," he said. "What today is about is assuring the city of East Chicago and every resident that St. Catherine is thriving and investing in new technology that gives them access to care equal to anywhere around the world. This is an investment in East Chicago itself, and it allows the residents to understand they have access to quality care here in the city."
When Mrvan was North Township trustee, he often heard complaints from residents that they didn't have access to care.
"This is a safety-net hospital. That means it takes care of the most vulnerable populations," he said. "This technology is the gold standard for Northwest Indiana. It's the same technology you would have in the city of Chicago, but it's right here in East Chicago. The hospital is working to provide world-class health care. As a congressman, I will listen to your concerns and try to provide access to health care, the best technology and the best for East Chicago."
St. Catherine CEO Leo Correa said the hospital continues to provide advanced technology to East Chicago and surrounding communities.
"St. Catherine Hospital is committed to ensuring that our community has state-of-the-art cardiac care close to home," Correa said. "It's a well-known fact that in the 1960s, St. Catherine Hospital became the choice facility in the Chicagoland area for the treatment of heart disease, performing the first open-heart surgery in Northwest Indiana. And today, we continue to invest in cardiac care and treating heart disease."
The hospital will install an Azurion 7 C20 Catalyst table, an image-guided therapy system that provides high-quality images with low doses of X-rays. Philips Healthcare is installing the new technology in its cath lab, which is undergoing a multiphase modernization project.
It will allow for precision diagnosis and treatment for patients. The new technology can capture uncommon angiography views, provide real-time 3-D impressions for complex vascular interventions and better visualize stent and balloon placement in coronary arteries.
"Our patients and clinicians benefit from the fast procedure times, reduced radiation exposure and superior image quality of this new technology," said Mary Miller, director of Cardiovascular Services.
St. Catherine Hospital has long placed an emphasis on cardiac care while serving the community for nearly a century, Correa said.
"During that time, we built a reputation for providing unparalleled cardiac care," he said. "That did not happen by chance. That's the result of an intentional investment in top health care providers and resources.
"We have fortified a culture of excellence in cardiac care by continuing to invest in skilled specialists and technologies to diagnose and treat heart disease. St. Catherine, along with our fellow hospitals in Community Healthcare System, Community Hospital in Munster and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, operates one of the largest and most advanced cardiovascular programs in Northwest Indiana. Our hospitals are certified chest-pain centers that are fully accredited by the Joint Commission or the American College of Cardiology.
"Every day, highly skilled cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologic and cardiac support staff walk through our doors and use their expertise to treat patients who put their trust in us."
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Major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital 'a victory for East Chicago'
EAST CHICAGO — A major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital is being hailed as a victory for East Chicago.
The long-standing hospital in the Indiana Harbor neighborhood landed a $1.5 million federal grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration to improve health care access for people who are medically vulnerable or underinsured.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan helped line up the money and helped announce the investment.
"Today is a victory for the residents of East Chicago because it's access to health care," he said. "I was born at St. Catherine Hospital. My grandparents were taken here. My mom and dad were cared for here. My sister was a candy striper here and went on to become a nurse practitioner for Northwestern. This was and still is an anchor for the community."
East Chicago leaders were concerned about the hospital's future after Franciscan Health decided to close the similarly aged former St. Margaret Hospital in neighboring Hammond, Northwest Indiana's most populous city.
"They wanted to make sure the safety-net hospital continued," he said. "What today is about is assuring the city of East Chicago and every resident that St. Catherine is thriving and investing in new technology that gives them access to care equal to anywhere around the world. This is an investment in East Chicago itself, and it allows the residents to understand they have access to quality care here in the city."
When Mrvan was North Township trustee, he often heard complaints from residents that they didn't have access to care.
"This is a safety-net hospital. That means it takes care of the most vulnerable populations," he said. "This technology is the gold standard for Northwest Indiana. It's the same technology you would have in the city of Chicago, but it's right here in East Chicago. The hospital is working to provide world-class health care. As a congressman, I will listen to your concerns and try to provide access to health care, the best technology and the best for East Chicago."
St. Catherine CEO Leo Correa said the hospital continues to provide advanced technology to East Chicago and surrounding communities.
"St. Catherine Hospital is committed to ensuring that our community has state-of-the-art cardiac care close to home," Correa said. "It's a well-known fact that in the 1960s, St. Catherine Hospital became the choice facility in the Chicagoland area for the treatment of heart disease, performing the first open-heart surgery in Northwest Indiana. And today, we continue to invest in cardiac care and treating heart disease."
The hospital will install an Azurion 7 C20 Catalyst table, an image-guided therapy system that provides high-quality images with low doses of X-rays. Philips Healthcare is installing the new technology in its cath lab, which is undergoing a multiphase modernization project.
It will allow for precision diagnosis and treatment for patients. The new technology can capture uncommon angiography views, provide real-time 3-D impressions for complex vascular interventions and better visualize stent and balloon placement in coronary arteries.
"Our patients and clinicians benefit from the fast procedure times, reduced radiation exposure and superior image quality of this new technology," said Mary Miller, director of Cardiovascular Services.
St. Catherine Hospital has long placed an emphasis on cardiac care while serving the community for nearly a century, Correa said.
"During that time, we built a reputation for providing unparalleled cardiac care," he said. "That did not happen by chance. That's the result of an intentional investment in top health care providers and resources.
"We have fortified a culture of excellence in cardiac care by continuing to invest in skilled specialists and technologies to diagnose and treat heart disease. St. Catherine, along with our fellow hospitals in Community Healthcare System, Community Hospital in Munster and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, operates one of the largest and most advanced cardiovascular programs in Northwest Indiana. Our hospitals are certified chest-pain centers that are fully accredited by the Joint Commission or the American College of Cardiology.
"Every day, highly skilled cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologic and cardiac support staff walk through our doors and use their expertise to treat patients who put their trust in us."
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Major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital 'a victory for East Chicago'
EAST CHICAGO — A major investment in life-saving cardiac care at St. Catherine Hospital is being hailed as a victory for East Chicago.
The long-standing hospital in the Indiana Harbor neighborhood landed a $1.5 million federal grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration to improve health care access for people who are medically vulnerable or underinsured.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan helped line up the money and helped announce the investment.
"Today is a victory for the residents of East Chicago because it's access to health care," he said. "I was born at St. Catherine Hospital. My grandparents were taken here. My mom and dad were cared for here. My sister was a candy striper here and went on to become a nurse practitioner for Northwestern. This was and still is an anchor for the community."
East Chicago leaders were concerned about the hospital's future after Franciscan Health decided to close the similarly aged former St. Margaret Hospital in neighboring Hammond, Northwest Indiana's most populous city.
"They wanted to make sure the safety-net hospital continued," he said. "What today is about is assuring the city of East Chicago and every resident that St. Catherine is thriving and investing in new technology that gives them access to care equal to anywhere around the world. This is an investment in East Chicago itself, and it allows the residents to understand they have access to quality care here in the city."
When Mrvan was North Township trustee, he often heard complaints from residents that they didn't have access to care.
"This is a safety-net hospital. That means it takes care of the most vulnerable populations," he said. "This technology is the gold standard for Northwest Indiana. It's the same technology you would have in the city of Chicago, but it's right here in East Chicago. The hospital is working to provide world-class health care. As a congressman, I will listen to your concerns and try to provide access to health care, the best technology and the best for East Chicago."
St. Catherine CEO Leo Correa said the hospital continues to provide advanced technology to East Chicago and surrounding communities.
"St. Catherine Hospital is committed to ensuring that our community has state-of-the-art cardiac care close to home," Correa said. "It's a well-known fact that in the 1960s, St. Catherine Hospital became the choice facility in the Chicagoland area for the treatment of heart disease, performing the first open-heart surgery in Northwest Indiana. And today, we continue to invest in cardiac care and treating heart disease."
The hospital will install an Azurion 7 C20 Catalyst table, an image-guided therapy system that provides high-quality images with low doses of X-rays. Philips Healthcare is installing the new technology in its cath lab, which is undergoing a multiphase modernization project.
It will allow for precision diagnosis and treatment for patients. The new technology can capture uncommon angiography views, provide real-time 3-D impressions for complex vascular interventions and better visualize stent and balloon placement in coronary arteries.
"Our patients and clinicians benefit from the fast procedure times, reduced radiation exposure and superior image quality of this new technology," said Mary Miller, director of Cardiovascular Services.
St. Catherine Hospital has long placed an emphasis on cardiac care while serving the community for nearly a century, Correa said.
"During that time, we built a reputation for providing unparalleled cardiac care," he said. "That did not happen by chance. That's the result of an intentional investment in top health care providers and resources.
"We have fortified a culture of excellence in cardiac care by continuing to invest in skilled specialists and technologies to diagnose and treat heart disease. St. Catherine, along with our fellow hospitals in Community Healthcare System, Community Hospital in Munster and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, operates one of the largest and most advanced cardiovascular programs in Northwest Indiana. Our hospitals are certified chest-pain centers that are fully accredited by the Joint Commission or the American College of Cardiology.
"Every day, highly skilled cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologic and cardiac support staff walk through our doors and use their expertise to treat patients who put their trust in us." | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/major-investment-in-life-saving-cardiac-care-at-st-catherine-hospital-a-victory-for-east/article_689e75d0-0707-11ee-ac83-c37fc9a13608.html | 2023-06-11T14:58:11 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/major-investment-in-life-saving-cardiac-care-at-st-catherine-hospital-a-victory-for-east/article_689e75d0-0707-11ee-ac83-c37fc9a13608.html |
GARY — In 1908, just two years after the founding of Gary, a church that nurtured people of color through slavery, segregation and Jim Crow yearned to be preserved in new cities.
That spiritual grounding led to the start of First Baptist Church, a limestone structure in the 600 block of West 21st Avenue in the Midtown area.
The faith community, which claims to be the oldest African American congregation in Gary, is marking its 115th anniversary with a three-day revival. It ends Sunday.
However, as Rochelle Moody points out, there is more to this community than limestone and a pipe organ.
Moody, an attorney in the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office who chairs First Baptist’s deacon ministry, is called the church’s unofficial “CEO” in the absence of a full-time pastor. The lifelong member of the church “grew up here. I appreciate the rich history. I’ve been able to be exposed to powerful people of God."
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Moody cited several active ministries, including Girl Scouts, Sunday school, youth group and a “really dynamic music ministry” — name-dropping longtime music director Eva Brooks, the late mother of "Star Trek" actor Avery Brooks.
Bessie Byrd Griggs, another pioneer family of First Baptist, had a daughter, Bessie Tatum, who also directed church music.
“It’s just about the relationships you formed here,” Moody said. “My family has been here since the 1940s, so I have roots here.”
Strong elderly congregation
First Baptist has its share of senior worshippers among its 200 members. Those who are 90-plus are part of Love Sharers, and the church has 10 or 11 of them, Moody said, with a few who are older than 100.
Another active ministry is First Baptist’s food pantry, serving 55 to 60 families each month. The church also offers a Senior Box distribution of additional food supplies.
The youth ministry, directed by the Rev. Kenneth Gray, hosts a youth revival and a Youth Day in July.
First Baptist has several mission groups that are involved in clothes collections, providing toiletries and celebrating Black History Month in February.
Another ministry, Brotherhood, works with young Blacks in schools.
The church’s video ministry reaches out to those who have moved away or cannot attend in-person services. As Moody explained, young people videotape services, then post them on Facebook.
Staying connected
“We’re able to reach out and stay in touch,” Moody said, “and people have commented they enjoy our services. We’re able to reach those who can’t make it here.”
While Moody is a more mature church member, Stephanie King is a young person who grew up in the church and serves as its dance ministry leader. She prepared four high schoolers to perform liturgical dance at the revival.
“This church is my second home,” King said. “My age group grew up here. I made my first friendships here, and they’ve lasted a lifetime.”
Through liturgical dance, “we’re having fun and learning at the same time.”
As was common with many churches, the first services were in a private residence. Once a lot was purchased, First Baptist’s first house of worship was built at 1617 Washington St. In 1917, the rebuilt church was debt-free and moved to the lot at 2101 Washington St. — it's now the home of Washington Street Church of God. That structure proved to be the foundation for a larger church; an expansion project started in 1918 and was completed in 1925.
Pipe organ a first
In 1926, First Baptist became the first African American church in Gary to have a pipe organ. Despite the Great Depression, the final mortgage was burned in 1938.
By 1949, the continued growth of the congregation led to a second building program. Ten lots were purchased on 21st Avenue near Harrison Street for a new church site. Ground was broken May 2, 1954, with the church’s cornerstone laid July 11. To speed the building project, a fundraising drive known as “Let’s Arrive in 55” asked each church family to contribute $55.
In 1955, the pastor, officers and members marched from Washington Street to 626 W. 21st Ave.
The move to a new church sparked increased community involvement. A foreign missionary project for the education of two Nigerian students, a college scholarship fund for youth members and a housing development known as Fellowship Gardens are representative of an “outreach ministry that sought to serve the total human existence.”
Helping around the world
In addition, money from First Baptist helped rebuild a church in Haiti destroyed by a hurricane. The church was renamed First Baptist of Leogan in honor of the Gary church’s contributions toward its rebuilding.
On March 16, 1980, a Moller pipe organ of 13 ranks with 818 pipes was installed. Around 1983, a major remodeling project was begun. Exterior sandblasting, resurfaced parking lot, cushioned pews, pew Bibles and a new air-conditioning system were among the projects.
The church has experienced a number of pastors and improvements to its structure.
Amenities keep growing
Enhancements and additions have included elevator installation, Saturday Night Alive, Friday Night Movie, alternative praise, church website, radio telephone system and a Sunday Cafe.
To date, a 14-passenger handicap-accessible bus has been purchased. Digital media have been installed in the sanctuary and throughout the church facility, along with an upgraded audio system. Canopies were placed over the front and rear entrances to the church. The windows have been enhanced and cleaned in multiple areas, and the exterior stone was sandblasted.
According to the National Register of Historic Places, the oldest church in Gary is St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2271 W 10th Ave., which traces its earliest services to 1863, when German Lutheran immigrants arrived in the Tolleston area. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/gary-churchs-pilgrim-journey-marks-115-years/article_3ecde2f4-06e4-11ee-959f-5b407a97f718.html | 2023-06-11T15:15:27 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/gary-churchs-pilgrim-journey-marks-115-years/article_3ecde2f4-06e4-11ee-959f-5b407a97f718.html |
A 62-year-old man driving a pickup truck on East Speedway about 10:45 p.m. Friday night died in a single-vehicle wreck, officials say.
Michael Rhinehart had just crossed North Houghton Road when the pickup truck went off the right side of the road and smashed into a pedestrian crossing signal, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.
Rhinehart was thrown from the pickup truck as it rolled. The vehicle eventually came to rest on top of him, the release said.
Rhinehart was declared dead at the crash scene.
The crash remains under investigation. | https://tucson.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/man-killed-in-crash-on-tucsons-east-side/article_177b9f18-0868-11ee-ba85-93d28d6a20bf.html | 2023-06-11T15:15:53 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/man-killed-in-crash-on-tucsons-east-side/article_177b9f18-0868-11ee-ba85-93d28d6a20bf.html |
The Arizona Daily Star Sportsmen’s Fund raises money so children from low-income households and military families can attend summer camp at little or no cost to their families.
Since 1947, the Sportsmen’s Fund has helped pay for 43,468 children to go to camp. We’re one of the oldest 501(c )(3) charities in Arizona and one of the most efficient, with 97 cents from every dollar going to send kids to camp.
We send local kids to weeklong YMCA, Boy Scout and Girl Scout overnight camps, as well as overnight camping at Camp Tatiyee for school-age children and teens with special needs.
Our goal is to raise $238,000 to send up to 700 kids to camp. So far, we’ve received 702 donations totaling $123,955 or just over our goal with camps filling up. Last month we raised the goal by $13,000 so 13 Tucson-area kids with special needs who were on a waitlist for Camp Tatiyee could attend where camper to counselor ratio is generally 1-1.
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Recent donations include:
Ann Abramson, $421.
Gustavo and Sally Aragon, in memory of Robert Filip and Tanner Miner, $125.
Judy Askenasy, in memory of my niece Jackie Leivers, $100.
Kenneth Awacic, $150.
John Fox Batastini, in memory of four fighter pilots in my squadron in Vietnam: Michael Donovan, Larry Trimble and Wes Raszell, all who never made it home; and James C. Butts, who did, $400.
David Burnett, $100.
Alisa Mautner Cameron, $104.42.
Diane Lewis Carey, in honor of my brother Don Lewis who passed away this year and was assistant camp director under Chick Hawkins. I was camp nurse for several summers and my father, Dr. Don Lewis, was very active in the Y, $50.
Karen Chadwell, in memory of Roland Chadwell $208.54
Jeanne Clarke, $50.
B. Ann Coziahr, $250.
Aaron Essif, $104.42.
Carl Fetkenhour, $100.
Karl Filippini, $26.34.
Michele Foutz, $52.37.
David Gallaher, in memory of Emery Barker, Tucson Rotary Club, $100.
Richard G. King, $150.
Julie Leiter, in memory of Raymond A. Leiter, $100.
Alfred Luckau, $50.
Janet Martin, $31.55.
J. Mcclintock, $100.
John T. Michel, $100.
Laura Pascoe, $25.
Jerrold S. and Mary E. Petzold, $75.
Stephen Poanessa, $25.
Dennis J. Riley, in memory of JHR, CMR and RJR, $200.
Deborah Robinson, $438.63.
John Sand, $104.42.
Steve and Erin Sloboda, in memory of our four siblings — gone too soon — we hope this can help a few kids have some fun, $2,000.
B. Stephenson, $250.
Debbie Thoumsin, $100.
Three anonymous donations totaling $352.37. | https://tucson.com/news/local/donate-now-to-help-tucson-area-kids-do-more-be-more-thanks-to-you-summer/article_2cccb260-0720-11ee-b518-d754e503e81e.html | 2023-06-11T15:15:59 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/donate-now-to-help-tucson-area-kids-do-more-be-more-thanks-to-you-summer/article_2cccb260-0720-11ee-b518-d754e503e81e.html |
PHOENIX — A state senator pushing a major overhaul of city zoning rules he contends will spur construction of more affordable housing has reached a deal on a slimmed-down plan with the League of Arizona Cities and Towns, whose opposition had halted the effort for the past six months.
It could be voted on as early as Monday, June 12.
Phoenix Republican Sen. Steve Kaiser says the most contentious parts of his initial proposal are now gone. They included provisions giving developers the absolute right to build apartment complexes on any property near a light rail or street car line regardless of current zoning, major restrictions on parking requirements for new construction, strict timelines for rezoning request approvals and limiting public opposition to proposed developments.
And he’s raised the population threshold for cities and towns to be subject to the state preemption of some of their existing zoning restrictions from 25,000 to 50,000. That change means 20 of the state’s 91 cities and towns will be covered, including Tucson and Marana.
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The revamped proposal, which League lobbyist Nick Ponder says the group has agreed to support, will require cities to approve detached backyard casitas known as auxiliary dwelling units, create areas where people 55 and older can rent single rooms in homes with a shared kitchen and bathroom, and give developers with approved proposals the right to grade properties without waiting for extra inspections.
Affected cities and towns also would be required to adopt two of three other major changes, all designed to help builders target vacant lots or redevelop in the urban core of municipalities. Those include designating areas where duplex, tri-plex or four-plex units can be built, approving the use of manufactured housing, or letting homes be built on lots as small as 5,000 square feet. In addition, each city and town will have two years to do a housing needs assessment.
Cities were briefed Thursday and Friday on the bill's final language, and Ponder said he had their OK to negotiate directly with Kaiser. Whether they all agree or there is pushback will have to wait until Monday, when Kaiser said the House plans to amend existing bills with the deal's language.
A lot of it could depend on what cities already enacted.
Tucson, for example, has adopted zoning allowing detached auxiliary dwelling units to be built alongside existing single-family homes. The new proposal will affect that rule, but it appears only slightly.
It does bar additional parking requirements to add an additional dwelling unit, for instance, while the Tucson code that went into effect in early 2022 waives parking just for homes near transit stops. As of December, the city had approved 24 casitas.
Phoenix is also eyeing zoning changes allowing backyard additions.
A second part of the proposal deals with apartment complexes near light rail and streetcar lines and will mainly affect Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa and Tucson, although Kaiser said the exact details are still in flux.
Under the plan, developers who agree to set aside a portion of the units as "affordable'' will be allowed to add additional apartments. That increased density is intended to reward developers for those lower-rent homes. All-affordable projects get a density increase as well.
"This is really turning into a great solution for infill, filling in our metro areas to the most efficient use possible,'' Kaiser said.
"And I think in light of the water announcement that came out last week, this is exactly what we should be focusing on, because we're not talking about massive subdivisions here,'' he said. "We're talking about filling in our existing metro areas, cities and towns, using our lands efficiently.''
Gov. Katie Hobbs and state water officials announced June 1 that a lack of adequate groundwater means new developments on the outskirts of metro Phoenix lacking an outside water source won’t win approval.
'Eliminated all the egregious parts'
Tucson City Councilmember Steve Kozachik said he can live with the deal, saying it is far better than Kaiser originally proposed that cities found unacceptable.
"It's apparent they have eliminated all the egregious parts that we objected to,'' he told Capitol Media Services after being briefed Friday on the plan. "So they heard us.''
Kozachik said the parts that differ from city policy, like how large auxiliary dwelling units can be, is not so major that it will harm neighborhoods.
Other than Tucson, Marana, Yuma, Lake Havasu City and Flagstaff, the municipalities to be covered by the overarching rules are in the metro Phoenix area or in fast-growing Pinal County. Several Phoenix-area communities have too few residents to be covered, including Paradise Valley, Guadalupe, Tolleson, El Mirage, Litchfield Park, Carefree, Cave Creek and Fountain Hills.
Three others, Southern Arizona’s Oro Valley, and Prescott and Prescott Valley north of Phoenix, could be subject to the rules within a few years if they continue growing as expected.
Many priced out of decent housing
The stated goal is to boost the supply of affordable housing.
The state's housing supply is overwhelmingly made up of single-family homes.
Builders are offering few options for starter or smaller homes, while soaring rents have priced many retirees, single adults and low-income families out of decent housing. Developers complained about "NIMBY-ism'' — not in my back yard — and the "missing middle'' supply of small, affordable homes during testimony earlier this year.
A provision tries to partially address — and blunt — the local opposition issue.
Under current law, a project approved by a city council must be brought back for review if 20% of nearby residents sign petitions opposing it. A supermajority council vote is now required for re-approval, but Kaiser said the change reverts that back to a simple majority.
And there are a couple of provisions unrelated to zoning. One gives Arizona residents priority for subsidized housing vouchers over out-of-state residents, some of whom have been state-shopping for open program slots and displacing local residents.
Kaiser argues that despite his bill not actually requiring developers to build affordable housing, small backyard homes, single-room occupancy units, and smaller lots for single homes or 2-, 3-, or 4-plexes will create cheaper options.
"All those things are affordable,'' he said. "All those things are less cost and they're creating diversity of housing which we need,'' Kaiser continued, since "96% of our housing stock is single family homes and only 4% is multifamily.''
Cities, meanwhile, have argued that eyeing them as the culprit for the state’s housing woes is misplaced. While they've agreed to changes, Ponder said they ultimately don't have control over builders who are sitting on more than 80,000 approved lots with an assured water supply and another 7,000 acres in the metro Phoenix core zoned for single- or multi-family developments that investors are simply holding onto while land prices rise.
Cities agreeing to override own zoning laws
At least part of the reason for the apparent acquiescence of cities to overriding their own zoning and building ordinances is political.
Cities, seeing the push for zoning preemption and bipartisan support at the Capitol, began advancing their own changes in the spring. Much of their counter-proposal ended up in the final deal.
"We weren't saying no, we were just saying not in the way that you're going about it,'' Ponder said. "And we ultimately got to (this) point thanks to Sen. Kaiser giving me the opportunity to sit down with him and work this stuff out.''
Kaiser’s original plan met with vociferous opposition from cities and towns and the League, all arguing that zoning is a quintessential local issue and the state should butt out. Also complaining were residents of established neighborhoods, who feared their local communities would be transformed by mandatory zoning changes.
It failed in the Senate on a bipartisan vote in February, but Kaiser revived it after breaking it into parts and ditching some provisions. Still, it stalled, awaiting negotiations that could get the cities on board.
Kaiser said he believes most of those neighborhood issues have been addressed, with most proposals still having to go through the local neighborhood planning process overseen by cities.
Backyard units will be limited to the same number of stories as the main home, with no more than half the square footage and a ban on using them as short-term rentals, said Ponder, the League lobbyist who worked out the deal's details with Kaiser.
Multiple states have approved or are pushing to allow auxiliary dwelling units as a way to address their own housing supply shortages, but there have been complaints from neighbors when new auxiliary dwelling units tower over their once-private backyards.
"What we didn’t want is a six-story ADU that overlooks a neighbor’s backyard,'' Ponder said. "I think that should alleviate the concerns of multiple accessory dwelling units on any single property and turning what was a single-family area into multi-family.''
'Everyone's a little bit unhappy'
Kaiser said although some cities and towns already allow some of the items in the bill, state legislation was necessary as others do not.
"So yes, some places are doing ADU’s,'' he said. "Some places are doing small lots already; some places do duplex-triplex. But this is kind of creating some nice statewide standards for what we need in those 50,000-plus population centers.''
He acknowledged that he got nowhere near what he hoped to get in his original proposal, but said neither did the cities and towns.
"Working with them to find compromise is what the Legislature is all about, and that's what we did,'' Kaiser said. "I'm a little bit unhappy with what we got. They’re a little bit unhappy with what they gave up. So I think when everyone's a little bit unhappy, that's when you've got sort of a good bill.''
The legislation — it will be amended on to two existing bills awaiting House action, Senate Bills 1161 and 1163 — will move when lawmakers return Monday from a month-long recess called by the Republican majority after they passed a budget they negotiated with Hobbs, the Democratic governor.
The zoning proposal, a bill allowing Maricopa County to ask taxpayers to approve an extension of an existing transportation tax, and a renewed GOP push to ban cities from collecting rental taxes are among the items awaiting action. | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/arizona-legislature-to-vote-on-deal-to-overhaul-city-zoning-rules/article_615903f6-06e6-11ee-915b-5ff3207d661f.html | 2023-06-11T15:16:05 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/arizona-legislature-to-vote-on-deal-to-overhaul-city-zoning-rules/article_615903f6-06e6-11ee-915b-5ff3207d661f.html |
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Meet Ryan, who, as a young man, had a caring and consensual relationship with his high school sweetheart. After months of dating, just before her 15th birthday and shortly after his 18th, their relationship became sexual. These young people were in love, hoping to build a life together, but because of their slight age difference, Ryan will spend the rest of his life on Arizona’s sexual offense registry and will carry the label of “child sexual predator” forever.
Ryan is hardly the monster we imagine when we think of a someone on a sexual offense registry, but his case represents a common scenario wherein normal teen sexual behavior is criminalized. Studies show that your child is more likely to be placed on the sexual offense registry than to be harmed by someone on it. The highest rate of sexual assault offenders are 14-year-olds. One third of all sex crimes against a minor are committed by another minor, and 23% of those prosecuted for contact sexual offense are juveniles themselves.
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Sadly, Ryan’s story is not unique. In an attempt to stop sexual offenses, we have cast a net so wide that it includes those who pose no danger and never have. Ryan is now 24 and a productive, law-abiding member of society. All of the data shows he is extremely unlikely to ever reoffend. His neighbors are no safer knowing he lives in their neighborhood. And, in fact, since 95% of all sexual offenses against children are committed by someone known to the family, the false premise that sexual offense registries protect communities does much more harm than good.
With over 900,000 people on a sexual offense registry nationwide, some as young as 9-years-old, the government has created a new class of “untouchables” under the guise of public safety. Living on the sexual offense registry is so much more than just having a name on a list. It imposes restrictions that make it nearly impossible for people like Ryan to attend college, pursue a professional career, live in a safe neighborhood, and build community connections.
Meanwhile, all the data shows registry restrictions do nothing to keep our communities safe.
The American Law Institute (ALI), authors of the Model Penal Code, an independent organization consisting of thousands of lawyers, judges, and scholars, recently completed a nearly 10-year process to help guide states in updating their laws, making positive recommendations for reform to the sex offender registry.
It is time for a serious public dialogue about these recommendations. At a time when The American Law Institute, all available research and public opinion are recommending reducing registry restrictions, we all should demand the same from our leaders.
Vicky Campo is the Marketing Coordinator for Arizonans for Rational Sex Offense Laws, the only Arizona nonprofit providing support and advocacy for those living on the registry. AZRSOL offers support groups in Phoenix and Tucson for those living on the registry and their loved ones. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/arizona-opinion-sexual-offense-laws/article_8396e7a8-0632-11ee-b8bc-e3aec13b8d43.html | 2023-06-11T15:16:24 | 0 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/arizona-opinion-sexual-offense-laws/article_8396e7a8-0632-11ee-b8bc-e3aec13b8d43.html |
Question to candidates: What would be your top priority as City Council member/mayor?
Mayor
Arthur Kerschen
I would implement free market principles in the operation of city government, making law enforcement a top priority and freeing small businesses to operate effectively.
Regina Romero
My top priority during my second term as Mayor will be to keep Tucson safe, affordable, sustainable and economically prosperous.
I will continue to invest in community safety and vibrant neighborhoods by working with Pima County, Governor Hobbs and our federal partners. I will continue to expand on the Thrive Zones we have created and find solutions for unsheltered homelessness.
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I will continue to implement Tucson Resilient Together, Tucson’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan while securing our safe and sustainable water future.
My ethic, as your mayor, is to work collaboratively and creatively, with our public and private partners, with regional, state and federal governments, with local non-profits and individuals to create innovative, layered and multi-faceted solutions that meet our unique needs in Tucson.
I have launched innovative new programs to better address the most pressing issues of today in a strategic manner.
Janet “JL” Wittenbraker
- Crime prevention
- Addressing homelessness
- Rebuilding Tucson’s infrastructure, roads, water systems, etc.
- Fiscal responsibility
- Water conservation
- Community Service: Being available and responding to the needs of Tucsonans as decided by Tucsonans.
Ed Ackerley
PUBLIC SAFETY. Tucson Police Department is operating with half of the staff it had a few short years ago. This needs to be the number one priority to combat crime, the fentanyl epidemic and to give TPD the resources to provide law enforcement services to the community.
Ward 1
Victoria Lem
Victoria Lem did not respond to our questionnaire.
Miguel Ortega
Above all, working families want to feel safe and secure in all aspects of their daily lives. Families want to feel safe from the threat of evictions or foreclosures. People want secure jobs, preferably union jobs, with livable wages and decent benefits. We all want safe neighborhoods with a strong partnership with local police that focuses on community policing and prevention. Tucsonans deserve a fully funded fire department equipped and staffed adequately to properly serve our residents. We want our kids to feel safe at schools, helped by a robust partnership between the City of Tucson and school districts throughout Tucson. And we want a city and world safe from the effects of climate change for our children. No matter what the issues are, my top priority will be to address them with safety and security as a foundation.
Lane Santa Cruz
My top priority for a second term in office is to increase the supply of mixed-income housing.
Ward 2
Paul Cunningham
My top priority as a City Council Member is addressing the unsheltered crisis that is happening in our city. We simply have to come up with new ways to address homelessness and to improve the lives of all Tucson residents. No one has all the answers, but a lot of people have some of the answers, and I am committed to continuing dialogues across our community to come up with solutions that make sense for Tucson.
I will, of course, maintain my long-held priorities of delivering a high quality of life for my constituents in Ward 2 and throughout the City. I will continue my focus on delivering high-quality recreational opportunities for youth and adults throughout our City. I will continue my work improving Ward 2 parks and ensuring Tucson’s water supply for our children and grandchildren.
Lisa Nutt
There are any number of priorities that will be confronting the city of Tucson in the coming years. And, as voters should expect, we are capable of doing more than one thing at a time. My top priorities will focus on common sense and equitable economic development, solving our water/infrastructure issues and working to ensure our neighborhoods are safe and our neighbors are respected within the public safety community.
Ernie Shack
Ernie Shack echoed Wittenbraker’s responses
Pendleton Spicer
I feel that creating unity within the community is a top priority. The divisiveness that currently exists within our community is not conducive to accomplishing constructive dialogue or action. It would be advantageous for us to see that we can live together peacefully even when we disagree. This divisiveness can be minimized by addressing the issues that divide the community and finding new ways to cope with those issues. When we begin talking with each other with respect, we will discover where we share things in common, putting the community in a better position to solve our numerous problems. I believe that we need to reduce governmental influence on our community (as well as personal) interactions. Elected and appointed officials can model the concept of living together peacefully even when we disagree while encouraging community members to take more responsibility for themselves and their behaviors rather than depending on and expecting government to take the lead.
Ward 4
Ross Kaplowitch
My top priority as a city council member will be to serve the Tucson community to the best of my ability. To that end, I will immediately begin an effort to support Tucson’s 1st responders, especially our law enforcement officers. We must restore not only the staffing but the morale of the Tucson Police Department. A strong, fully staffed law enforcement organization will be able to best serve our community and properly deal with the myriad issues plaguing our city, including crime, homelessness and drug abuse.
Nikki Lee
As I embark on my reelection campaign, my top priority is to continue focusing on delivering high-quality, reliable core services to Tucson residents. Examples of these core services include public safety (911, police, and fire), roads and infrastructure, and city parks, pools, and recreation facilities. To effectively deliver these high-quality and reliable services, we must boost efforts around employee recruitment, retention, and fostering a positive organizational culture.
Public safety is paramount for a thriving community like ours, and a strong workforce is essential to maintain it. By investing in efforts to retain our experienced police officers, firefighters, and 911 communications specialists and to recruit new talent at the same time, we are prioritizing the safety and security of our citizens.
Roads and infrastructure are vital for Tucson's growth and prosperity. While many road projects are underway, there is still a lot of work to do to get many of our roads out of poor and failing condition. Continued advocacy for roads to support growth in the Southeast side of the city remains a priority.
Parks play a significant role in promoting health, well-being, and community engagement. Prioritizing the maintenance and expansion of parks and recreational facilities, particularly in areas like Ward 4 that are “under-parked”, provides a strong return on investment to the community. It also requires a dedicated workforce committed to fostering a sense of connection among residents.
Delivering high-quality, reliable core services is the key to building a brighter future for Tucson. By focusing on recruitment, retention, and fostering a positive organizational culture, we can effectively address the needs of our city and create a more resilient, prosperous, and welcoming community.
In addition to core service delivery, housing affordability, homelessness, climate change, and water conservation remain top priorities. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/city-of-tucson-election-top-priority/article_c1b0d460-de1c-11ed-b4c3-03448fa3ea49.html | 2023-06-11T15:16:30 | 1 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/city-of-tucson-election-top-priority/article_c1b0d460-de1c-11ed-b4c3-03448fa3ea49.html |
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At a critical juncture in our evolution as a species, how confused and contradictory we are about what we are and where we’re headed.
Recently there was a front-page article in this paper about the latest court judgment in the battle between the copper industry’s desire to dig up the mountains to the south of Tucson and those who want to see them denied because, among other reasons, the territory they want to mine has been or might be the habitat of a jaguar.
The judgement went against the environmentalists this time, but the party of the Jaguar will no doubt be back.
Whoever winds up winning this battle, the amazing thing is that there are so many of our species, perhaps the majority in our environmentally progressive area, who are so identified with another species that they would seriously propose setting aside a territory half the size of Rhode Island as a refuge for it ... for even the possibility of one.
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It seems an amazing testimonial to or evidence of our identification with animals lower down than we on the evolutionary tree.
More amazing still is that this battle for the survival of a fellow creature even less intelligent than we are (by our standards) coincides with the sudden headline- grabbing crisis over the possibility that the human future will soon take the form of AI taking over while we live on — maybe — in some dubious form of retired life. (Like Neanderthals to our Homo Sapiens back when).
Environmentalist passion for the survival of the jaguar is not disinterested altruism, but an expression — conscious on the part of some — of a sense that its survival has something to do with our own. That a creature like us needs to live in a natural world of creatures.
As a species we have, it would seem, a major identity problem: are we animal or machine?
We identify with jaguars (and all the threatened animals in Africa, all the songbirds endangered by climate change, etc.) and at the same time we pursue AI as if it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. (If only AI’s consequences were as benign.)
Our life at present, at this moment of our history, is a tug of war between two different aspects of human nature.
Are we essentially creatures, vulnerable and limited like the jaguar? Or are we proto machines, just a launching pad for AI that will leave us in its dust? Are we destined to escape the gravitational pull of creaturehood entirely? Or will our deep, instinctive connection with the jaguar, with nature, (with Glen Canyon) succeed in pulling us back from such a future?
Or are we both, in some combination that so far has eluded us?
We are, these very days, in the process of finding out.
Those tugging toward AI are clearly winning, despite valiant efforts at the jaguar end of the rope, and seem to be even now well along in the process of pitching us all into a largely unknown AI future.
But recently some of those pulling hardest for AI have been taking time out to admit they have serious misgivings about the genie they are unbottling and are calling for a pause for thinking things over.
Indeed it would seem important to take time out to figure this out: what we are, what our limits are, (whether we even have limits), what we won’t be us without — ultimately, the meaning of human existence. (Real work for philosophy departments at last?)
We are as a species not known for species-wide convocations for discussing important things such as whether we should plunge into carbon-based industrialization, the Nuclear Age. It’s hard to imagine what form such unprecedented good sense might take. Who would trust Silicon Valley or the U.N. to arrange such a worldwide town meeting?
Many of those in the AI camp no doubt think of themselves as the grownups in this tug of war, and those of the party of the jaguar luddite throwbacks, primitivists, romanticists. (Imagine siding with a jaguar — perhaps more a phantom than not — against all that useful copper — and all the money to be made from it.)
But those who think that way are ignoring the established, traditional, and very popular phenomenon of national parks, the huge areas of our country that have been made exempt from human exploitation, despite the immense cost to capitalism. The parks and the place they hold in our hearts and minds are amazing evidence that most of us, including I’m guessing even a large number of Republicans who don’t think of themselves as environmentalists, feel a kinship with that jaguar, a sympathy that AI will, by definition, never be able to pay more than lip service.
Brent Harold, a former English professor and writer., is an Arizona Daily Star contributing writer. He lives in Tucson. You can reach him at kinnacum@gmail.com. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-jaguars-ai-and-human-identity/article_1e5f30cc-0644-11ee-bceb-878825f0244d.html | 2023-06-11T15:16:37 | 1 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-jaguars-ai-and-human-identity/article_1e5f30cc-0644-11ee-bceb-878825f0244d.html |
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Pima County is suffering from a severe substance abuse and crime crisis. It is plaguing our citizens, business owners and property owners. In 2022, Pima County led the state in non-fatal opioid overdoses and had more fatal overdoses per 100,000 people than Maricopa County. Fentanyl is the leading killer of youth in our community; six out of 10 pills on the street have a lethal dose for a first-time user. It was the main contributing factor to our pedestrian fatalities nearly doubling last year. To make matters worse, fentanyl is abundant and cheap, costing $1 per pill on the street.
Unfortunately, when a community has a severe substance abuse issue, crime follows.
In response to a lack of a regional effort by our local elected officials to combat substance abuse and crime, we (Kevin Daily, Monica Carlson and Josh Jacobsen) created the Tucson Crime Free Coalition (TucsonCrimeFree.com) in September of 2022. TCFC is a non-partisan coalition that operates without a budget and has grown to over 4.000 members.
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Since its inception, TCFC works closely with Pima County Supervisors Sharon Bronson and Steve Christy, as well as County Administrator Jan Lesher and Deputy Administrator Steve Holmes, identifying solutions to mitigate substance abuse and crime in our community. Some of the solutions have been as simple as signage on county medians, advocating for resources for law enforcement and educating the public. The larger solutions include a regional Opioid Command Center to create a coordinated approach to reduce overdoses, as well as the Transition Center at the Pima County Jail that will offer support and treatment for people ready to break free of the substance abuse cycle. Through our newsletters, media exposure and community engagement, we have made these solutions front and center for the public to see and gather input.
Recently Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, Pima County Board Chair Adelita Grijalva and County Prosecutor Laura Conover penned an op-ed, for the first time publicly acknowledging and taking responsibility as leaders for the substance abuse and crime crisis in our community. They wrote in support of the solutions TCFC and the Pima County representatives named in the paragraph above have been spearheading efforts for and also acknowledged “that the public may not always be informed about the earnest work that happens behind the scenes.” While we appreciate this first step, they are late to the table. As a community, we have not seen positive results from this “earnest work.” If they are serious about making progress, here is a short list of deliverables that are needed immediately:
Replicate the “Say No To Panhandling — Support Agencies That Help Those In Need” signs created by TCFC/Pima County in the city limits.
Establish TCFC’s Fentanyl Operations Command Center- a multi-jurisdictional approach focused on fentanyl overdose reduction and managing the Opioid Settlement money.
Continue to support the development of the Transition Center at the Jail Annex. Funding is needed from the City of Tucson.
The City of Tucson needs to give back authority to TPD Officers to do their jobs, use the Transition Center when it opens, and court-ordered drug treatment when appropriate.
The City of Tucson must clean up all parks and maintain them safe and available for everyone to enjoy once again.
These are only a few of many solutions that can be prioritized to make a large impact in our community. The message must be clear: Support and treatment will be available to those who are receptive, but we will not tolerate individuals who reject help to live a lawless lifestyle at the expense of the rest of our community.
TCFC will continue advocating for a safer community for all, but it is time for our elected officials to lead and deliver solutions to restore law and order, restore our quality of life, and provide the economic security that allows our families and small businesses to flourish.
Kevin Daily, Monica Carlson and Josh Jacobsen lead the Tucson Crime Free Coalition advocates for a safer community for all. We are a non-partisan, grass roots coalition that operates without a budget and has grown to 4,000 members with more joining each week. For more information visit www.TucsonCrimeFree.com | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-tcfc-visible-solutions-needed-immediately-for-a-safer-community/article_07469650-ffd2-11ed-8338-03b5f103882e.html | 2023-06-11T15:16:43 | 0 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-tcfc-visible-solutions-needed-immediately-for-a-safer-community/article_07469650-ffd2-11ed-8338-03b5f103882e.html |
WATERLOO — East High School night baseball games could become a reality, pending approval for a lighting project by the Board of Education.
The board on Monday will discuss adding lighting to the baseball fields. It meets at 5 p.m. in the Education Service Center, 1516 Washington St.
Currently, the field has no lights, which requires the team to play its home games during the daytime.
This results in games played in the heat with fewer parents and family members being able to attend and difficulties scheduling doubleheaders.
The Waterloo Community Schools’ facilities committee is recommending approval of an equipment bid from Qualite Sports Lighting for $273,683 and an installation bill from K&W Electric for $69,396. The total project cost would be $343,079.
Other items on the agenda include:
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- An amendment to the school resource officers agreement, which provides six Waterloo police officers whose primary assignment is at middle and high schools. It would add a dedicated sergeant appointed by Police Chief Joe Leibold to serve as a liaison between the SROs and the director of at-risk and student services who would spend time at the elementary school buildings. The sergeant adds $65,402 to the agreement for a total of $373,455.
- A memorandum of understanding between the school district and SuccessLink School Based Mental Health Services. A team will provide students and their families with community services to work on social, educational, health and emotional challenges that may be affecting their success at school. The cost for the program for the 2023-24 school year will be $600,000. For the following year, it will cost $618,000.
- The appointments of Samuel Kreassig as the associate director of human resources with a salary of $110,000, Daniel Sale as Hoover Middle School’s assistant principal with a salary of $88,000 and Byron Phillips as the principal of East High School with a salary of $145,000.
- Purchases of $100,887 for 65 Dell workstations and $52,200 annually for three years for GoGuardian software.
- The purchase of a van for transporting equipment to job sites throughout the district for $51,195. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/education/east-high-baseball-lights-to-be-added/article_e2abe8ae-06d9-11ee-914a-e3158dbccd41.html | 2023-06-11T15:24:31 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/education/east-high-baseball-lights-to-be-added/article_e2abe8ae-06d9-11ee-914a-e3158dbccd41.html |
WATERLOO — Russell Hamilton has a nose for love. He calls it “Harold.”
“It’s really a ginormous nose,” said Hamilton, smiling. An elastic cord around his head holds it in place as he delivers lines and sings as Cyrano in the new North Star Community Services musical production, “Cyrano de Burger Shack.”
The show, featuring a large cast of North Star clients, will be performed at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday at West High School’s Kersenbrock Auditorium. Admission is free but free-will donations will be accepted.
“Cyrano is a little goofy like me,” said Hamilton, a North Star client. He likes to throw in a few ad-libs here and there, but he also likes his dialogue. “If I can give the audience a good laugh, that’s what I like. I feel satisfaction if I can make someone laugh.”
A send-up of Edmond Rostand’s classic “Cyrano de Bergerac,” the play by Jeremy Desmon is a rollicking modern musical set in a high school burger hangout and stuffed with familiar pop songs from the ‘80s, ‘90s and 2000s.
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Cyrano is the king of the Burger Shack. He’s secretly in love with his best friend since childhood, Roxanne. But she only has eyes for Christian, a tongue-tied burger flipper at the Shack. So Cyrano decides he’ll help Christian woe Roxanne because it’s better than sitting on the sidelines.
In this version, hundreds of texts are sent in flowery language. “And there’s one great scene at a drive-thru clown head speaker at the Shack where Christian professes his love to Roxanne via Cyrano,” said Director Greg Holt. “It’s very tongue-in-cheek.”
Holt, the new executive director at Cedar Falls Community Theatre, has directed numerous North Star productions since 2008, including “Shrek,” “My Son Pinocchio,” “The Jungle Book,” “The Wizard of Oz” and “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.”
The show allows adults with a wide range of disabilities and special needs served by North Star to display their skills and talents on stage and as crew members. Some performers may be nonverbal, while others are in wheelchairs.
Between 40 and 50 roles were cast by North Star staff, and Holt adds more characters so anyone who wants to participate has an opportunity to perform. The North Star location in Waverly has a group participating, as well. In addition, North Star staff members shadow actors so they don’t need to memorize lines.
“We’re teaching the shadows about theater, and they’re learning the techniques of acting. When they give the clients their lines, they have to say it with the same inflection to give the other actors the right cues,” said Joy Thorson, a theater veteran who serving as stage manager.
Cassidy Atchison, a local theater veteran, is being brought in as a ringer to play Roxanne.
“Sometimes even I am still surprised by the acting and singing abilities of these actors who just needed the opportunity to show what they can do,” said Jodie Muller, director of donors and public relations. “But what makes my heart happy every single time is how excited and proud these individuals are to participate in the production.
“Many years ago, one of the actors told me that he enjoys getting on stage, making people laugh and ‘forgetting that I have a disability for a little while.’”
The play is fitting for North Star “because the timeless story is an allegory of both inner and outer beauty,” Muller explained. “The very reason we do these community theater productions bi-annually is so that audiences can discover the often hidden talent and abilities of persons with disabilities – what you see on the outside isn’t really what is on the inside of anyone. This is especially true for persons often labeled ‘different.’”
Holt credits his team of volunteers and North Star staff who get the production off the ground. In addition, New Hartford artist Bill Close and his team contribute their time and skill to build sets. Volunteers pitch in to help paint the scenery. Tony Johns is the sound designer.
The music list includes such pop hits as “All Star” by Smash Mouth, “Eternal Flame” by the Bangles, “Just the Way You Are,” by Bruno Mars, “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by the Proclaimers, “Lost in Your Eyes” by Debbie Gibson, and “We Got the Beat” by the Go-Go’s.
Holt sets the bar high so the audiences can enjoy performances that are as professional-looking as possible.
“All of these people and the actors pull it all together and pull it off, so we’re ready to open and give audiences a fun experience,” he added. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/north-star-cyrano-musical-send-up/article_226829dc-0552-11ee-9f76-073d25e07ef5.html | 2023-06-11T15:24:37 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/north-star-cyrano-musical-send-up/article_226829dc-0552-11ee-9f76-073d25e07ef5.html |
Coconino County will be receiving $4 million in funds from a national opioid settlement that it plans to use to support its existing programs to treat and prevent substance-use disorders.
The One Arizona Agreement, created in August 2021, was signed by every Arizona county as well as 90 counties and towns to allocate the funds from two national settlement agreements.
The first 2021 settlement, with opioid distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen, will total $21 billion in payments across the United States over 18 years, while the second with manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceuticals will be for $5 million over nine years.
Distribution totals from the agreement were determined by how much opioid use had affected each region, based on the amount of opioids shipped there and the totals of opioid deaths and people with opioid use disorder at each location.
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A total of $542 million from the settlements will be going to Arizona, with Maricopa (57.930%), Pima (18.647%) and Mohave (4.898%) counties receiving the largest shares of the 56% allocated to local governments (44% will be used for state programs). Coconino County and its cities and towns will be receiving a combined estimated total of $4 million (1.688%) over the next 18 years.
Coconino County received the first payments from the agreement in March and has been working to distribute those funds and determine the best ways to use them.
The county will be distributing the funds to various cities and towns and reporting on usage, as well as determining how to allocate its portion of the total (71.16%). The cities and towns are still in the first stages of deciding how to use the funds from the first four payments, as each will be receiving them by the end of June.
Starting next year, the county will be submitting an annual report on the settlement funds' use by July 31. The agreement allows for funds to be used in a variety of ways, falling into the categories of treatment, prevention and other strategies -- including supporting first responders, coordination and research.
The county primarily plans to use its portion of the funds to expand on its existing substance-use treatment programs, said Coconino County Health and Human Services (CCHHS) Director Kim Musselman.
“It’s a fair amount of money that is going to be infused back into the county, unfortunately because of folks who had suffered from opioid use disorder,” she said. “The primary goal is to make sure that we put these monies to good use helping those who have been impacted most by the opioid epidemic to be able to get the access to treatment and services that they need.”
According to CCHHS, opioid-induced deaths are the 20th-ranked leading cause of death in the county, behind cardiovascular disease, cancer, unintentional deaths and those related to alcohol (ranked first through fourth, respectively).
“While we have a pretty significant problem, in comparison to [for example], Mohave County, it seems much less,” Musselman said of opioids. “ ... Alcohol continues to be Coconino County’s number one issue with respect to people both addicted and losing their lives to alcohol-related disorders.”
Between Feb. 1, 2022, and January 31, CCHHS reported 54 opioid cases and nine deaths, with 47 cases receiving Naloxone. The annual total of opioid deaths in 2022 was similar to the previous year (31, compared with 29 in 2021), with deaths more than doubling between 2019 and 2020 (from 14 to 35, with the rate of deaths rising from 5.2 deaths per 100,000 in the population to 13.4).
The presentation also noted that the proportion of opioid deaths involving fentanyl is decreasing.
The biggest needs Musselman said she saw in relation to opioid use in the county was in connecting people with peers to help with recovery and to expand both treatment options and access to those services.
“We’re getting more opportunities every day, but we still don’t have access to nearly the number of residential types of treatment facilities and the varying types of treatment facilities,” she said.
She added: "It's still work to send people all over the state to get into treatment opportunities. And while that’s great, we also have to have supports and sober clean-living environments for people to then reintegrate back into when they return back home. Our housing crisis complicates that for everyone, and then you have the addition of substance-use disorder or being in recovery — their challenges are exponential.”
The approach CCHHS is taking with these funds focuses on “enhancing” several programs already in existence, as Musselman said they want to make sure they can sustain any new programs they create.
“The county’s goal is to really focus on things that are already in place that can maybe be enhanced,” she said, adding that the distribution gives a rare opportunity for the department to analyze the results of their implementation and adjust “along the way.
“[We're determining] how are we going to implement that over the long term, and so looking at things that are going to be sustainable, things that can make an immediate impact and then also things that can be adjusted over time depending on the results,” she said. “ ... We know we have some things that are seemingly making a difference and working, but we need some additional resources around them."
CCHHS has received proposals from four other county departments that work with the justice system for programs to use these funds. For example, it will be working with the Coconino County Sheriff’s Department and supporting Recovery Court’s ongoing needs.
The funds will also be used on Pathways efforts, as, Musselman said, the county’s opioid crisis team had tripled its caseload recently. She attributed this change to success in outreach and the partnership with Pathways, more than increased need.
CCHHS will also be adding more harm-reduction strategies and continuing to train staff in CCHHS, probation and other county agencies involved with criminal justice on “how best to interact and provide treatment and pathways to recovery.”
“[We’re] looking at ways we can enhance those interactions to do even more harm-reduction things such as getting people more access to medication-assisted therapies and treatment,” Musselman added.
They are also considering adding approaches such as“vending machine concepts” to distribute harm-reduction options, a clean needle exchange program and expanding case management -- though these have not yet been finalized.
Musselman said the county planned to analyze the impact of these changes and continue to make adjustments throughout the course of the settlement.
“Our approach from HHS is anytime you start something brand new you want to be able to sustain it," Musselman said. " ... Three years is a good time frame to say we do make some significant investments that we can actually look at it over time and see what that return on investment, how impactful it's being, and then we can adjust it accordingly. The needs may change, too. I think that's another factor that we also look at, and in three years we say, 'Oh, this is certainly working, great. Let's keep doing what we're doing.'" | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/coconino-county-planning-to-support-programs-with-opioid-settlement-funds/article_0281a652-064c-11ee-8840-affd0dbbcf69.html | 2023-06-11T15:35:35 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/coconino-county-planning-to-support-programs-with-opioid-settlement-funds/article_0281a652-064c-11ee-8840-affd0dbbcf69.html |
Arizona has set aside funds to expand dual enrollment programs, as research shows participation increases college attendance and persistence when compared to similar groups of non-participating students.
Participation in dual enrollment has increased by 4% in the state over the past four years, according to Paul Perrault, the Helios Education Foundation senior vice president of community impact and learning.
Overall rates, however, are just under a quarter of all students.
The rate of dual enrollment participation in Arizona increased every year between 2017 and 2020, with slightly over 24% of all 2020 graduates completing at least one course (from 21% in 2017). While subsequent years were not included in the report, Perrault said the pandemic’s effects on dual enrollment have been mixed, depending largely on each school or district. English, math, and career and technical education were Arizona’s most common dual enrollment course subjects.
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Increases in attendance were highest among students who were low income (33.5% higher in 2020 than 2017, compared to a growth of 9% in non-low-income students), Hispanic (39% growth between 2017 and 2020), Black (21.5% growth), women (19.2% growth) or whose school was located in a city (27.4%). Students in all of these categories had reported the lowest rates of dual enrollment participation compared to the other subcategories between 2017 and 2020.
Flagstaff-based high schools have reported higher rates of dual enrollment attendance than the state average — 80% of Flagstaff High School's class of 2021 had taken dual enrollment courses, as had 40% at Coconino High School.
Even so, Perrault said, “there are more opportunities to take that higher.”
A recent Helios study looked at the outcomes of dual enrollment in schools across Arizona in order to see how taking these courses impacted the students in college.
The study matched students into groups based on nine characteristics and then compared how each group’s experience after high school differed based on their participation in dual enrollment courses.
The researchers found that students in every group who had taken a dual enrollment course were more likely to attend college than those who hadn’t, with the differences being the greatest for male (2.2 times as likely in the class of 2019), Hispanic (2.3), low-income (2.3) and students with an IEP (2.8).
Overall, dual enrollment students in the class of 2019 were 2.1 times more likely to attend college than their peers who hadn’t and 1.2 times more likely to persist,
Perrault also noted that dual enrollment format can help with college preparation and that entering college with credits earned in high school can reduce its costs.
“For a number of students, if you don’t have parents or aunts or uncles or family members who have been to college, you might think that college is harder than you could ever do,” he said. “I think having an immersive experience in dual enrollment [means] you can really show a lot of students that they can be college-level students as well.”
Dual enrollment has been a focus in Arizona lately, with SB 1717 adding $15.5 million to the state budget meant to expand programs across the state.
Of that, $15 million will help students pay for their courses, while the rest is used for teacher incentives.
Students who pass their dual enrollment course with at least a 2.5 GPA can be reimbursed $50 per credit hour -- up to $300 for students in their first two years of high school and up to $600 for 11th- and 12th-graders. Priority is given to students who qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Teachers can also receive a $1,000 one-time incentive for completing certification and instructing at least one course.
Local programs are growing as well. For instance, Flagstaff Unified School District has agreements with Coconino Community College and Yavapai Community College on the agenda for its next board meeting, which is set for Tuesday.
The main challenges Perrault said he saw in expanding dual enrollment was in making sure there are enough certified teachers and that students understand the reasons to take these courses.
Schools in urban areas with a higher socioeconomic status more often have dual enrollment options, as well as a wider variety. According to Perrault, this was often because of a lack of teachers with dual enrollment certification in the area, particularly as certification is subject-specific.
Online courses or teacher sharing between districts could be a way to respond to these needs, Perrault said. Helios has also been raising awareness with schools and families.
Its College Knowing and Going campaign focuses on showing students in early high school the opportunities available at their schools, for example.
“A big part of that work is making sure there’s early advising with students, letting them know those opportunities, so you’re not a junior or senior and say, 'Oh, I wish I’d have this opportunities,'” he said.
He added: “[It’s] really an opportunity to get students in ninth and 10th grade to think about those courses as well.”
Helios had previously been working to expand Advanced Placement courses, with similar legislation helping students pay for taking the AP test. While taking an AP course is free, students only receive college credit based on their score on the AP test, which costs $75.
Perrault said that, anecdotally, low-income schools in the program had seen increased rates of AP test-taking.
Perrault said the hope is to continue expanding access to both programs to reach more and more students.
“This legislation is short term right now. So how do you continue to build more educational opportunities and funding so that maybe that expands to all students so dual enrollment is paid for and all students AP is taken?" he said. "Right now, were focused on a narrow group, and how do we continue to expand those efforts so that even more students have this opportunity.”
More information can be found at helios.org/latest/briefs/dual-enrollment-in-arizona-high-schools/. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/helios-research-finds-dual-enrollment-increases-college-going-and-persistence/article_27a8bbb4-0719-11ee-9a16-0301e0845b75.html | 2023-06-11T15:35:41 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/helios-research-finds-dual-enrollment-increases-college-going-and-persistence/article_27a8bbb4-0719-11ee-9a16-0301e0845b75.html |
100 years ago
1923: Sharp & Fellows, Santa Fe railroad contractors, moved in with 30 horses and a lot of grading equipment last week and at once started grading the last 2 or 3 miles of roadbed to complete the extension of the Flagstaff Lumber company’s railroad from Flagstaff to and along the west shore of Mormon Lake and down past Mormon Dairy springs to the Bill Wallace ranch. There are 3 miles of this road yet to build. The terminal will be 24 miles by rail from Flagstaff. A switchback will be built up to the top of the Mormon mountain saddle. This is a wonderful tract of timber that the new road will tap. It is virgin timber, the first tract of the kind the Flagstaff Lumber company has ever cut from. It is expected to have the road completed in 90 days.
Emerson School closes today with the issuing of the final report cards. After a week of many interesting activities, the children are welcoming a long summer vacation. The graduation exercises for the eighth-grade pupils was held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, preceded by a delightful three-course luncheon furnished by Miss Myrtle Webber and her domestic science class, for the faculty and eighth-grade students. Many clever toasts and short speeches were delivered between courses.
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75 years ago
1948: As the first special feature in a series of events to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Museum of Northern Arizona, a program of Hopi songs has been arranged for Sunday afternoon, June 13. The concert will take place in the patio of the museum and the public is invited. Ten Hopi men, residents of Flagstaff and vicinity, will present traditional songs of their people. Those who will participate are: Jim Kewanwytewa, Willie Coin, Andrew Nutima, Willis Kewanwytewa, William Quoichkuiva, Wilbur Sekyayesva, Raymond Puhuyesva, Robert Lomadofkie, Reuben Lomayesva, and Ross Soesyesva.
The Teen-Agers canteen, a project of the Flagstaff Recreation Associations’ summer program, has begun operation and will be open four nights weekly during the summer months. The canteen, which includes a room for dancing equipped with a jukebox; a game room including pingpong and billiards, a reading room; and a soft drinks and candy bar stand, is located at the high school and is under adult supervision, with high school students active in the management. A fee of 50 cents entitles boys or girls who will be in the seventh grade or above as of next September to attend either the junior or senior high canteen activities for the entire summer.
50 years ago
1973: “Emergency Mothers” are now stationed throughout Flagstaff. All display a big red “E” in the front windows of their homes. As melodramatic as this may sound, it is a real and positive program designed to do just one thing — help children in times of stress or emergency. The program was organized through the District 14 Safety Committee of the Flagstaff Pilot Club, under the direction of Mrs. Opel Abel. Its purpose is to provide a security system for the children of the community. If a child is on his or her way to school or simply running an errand and encounters any sort of emergency, he can quickly look about, find a home nearby that is displaying the “E” symbol and know help is available. The Pilot Club will furnish a complete set of guidelines for the interested mother and a full-sized “E” sign.
Northern Arizona history comes alive the minute a person sees the Pioneer’s Historical Society Museum in Flagstaff. Even the building is historical. It used to be the old County Hospital for the indigent. Old persons spent the remainder of their years in a small room with a bed, sink, chair and spittoon. Walking into the museum is kind of like entering into another world. One finds the Dr. Raymond as one of the first places seen in the building. It has medical equipment dating back at least a 100 years.
The curator of the museum, Harry Metzger, also has many of his items in a special room. Metzger, 82, was one of the pioneer ranchers in this area and has donated many bridles, chaps and his wife’s leather riding skirt among other things. Each room is named after a pioneer in the Flagstaff and northern Arizona areas, and the friends and families have donated pictures, letters and almost every historical item they had.
25 years ago
1998: A new Grand Canyon National Park concessionaire contract proposal would have the park’s key concessionaire go from putting no money back into the park to paying $8 million per year, and even more if Grand Canyon visitation continues to grow. The staggering increase comes as a 30-year contract with AmFac Parks and Resorts, of Aurora, Colorado, sunsets at the end of the year. If AmFac, formerly the Fred Harvey Co., gets the new contract, the Park Service is proposing to have it pay 10.5% of its gross profits back to the Park Service to be spent on projects that relate to the concessionaire. The new fee will be in addition to the 2.7% of gross receipts AmFac has, and would continue to pay, to the U.S. Treasury. The 2.7% fee is the only fee AmFac has had to pay for the right to operate its hotel, food, retail, mule ride and RV vamping facilities in the park.
Days after three men killed a Colorado police officer and then drove to this ancient Anasazi settlement (Hovenweep National Monument) a Navajo medicine man drove from his Arizona home to perform a purification ceremony here. The journey took him across the San Juan River, which Navajos believe protects them from marauders. “It is considered bad luck to cross the river without prayer,” Bill George, 27, a Navajo from Bluff, told the Salt Lake Tribune. “That these outlaws would use the river to escape, to kill near here worries us. It is bad luck for everyone.”
Susan Johnson has lived in Flagstaff for over 30 years and loves to delve into her adopted hometown’s past. She has written two books for the History Press, Haunted Flagstaff and Flagstaff’s Walkup Family Murders, and, with her son Nick, manages Freaky Foot Tours. You’ll find her hiking the trails with her corgi, Shimmer.
All events were taken from issues of the Arizona Daily Sun and its predecessors, the Coconino Weekly Sun and the Coconino Sun. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/flagstaff-history-emergency-mothers-offered-safe-havens-to-youth/article_eb894d5e-0706-11ee-aea7-4fbe3520c0c5.html | 2023-06-11T15:35:47 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/flagstaff-history-emergency-mothers-offered-safe-havens-to-youth/article_eb894d5e-0706-11ee-aea7-4fbe3520c0c5.html |
From sleeping on the roofs of Tucson's campus to offering a scholarship to University of Arizona students — Renee Kargleder's life has come full circle.
After going through a traumatic experience during her college years, Kargleder, 32, used that as a driving force to support others going through similar experiences.
"When I was 20 years old, I was sexually assaulted. It was my first sexual experience, and it was really devastating," Kargleder said. "In 2017, I then founded the Resilience Project, through which we offer scholarships to those who had experienced similar nightmares."
The Resilience Project offers scholarships to sexual assault survivors. Unlike other scholarship programs, however, students aren't chosen based on GPA requirements or an academic essay. Instead, they are asked to submit a piece of art that talks about their own experience.
Some write a poem, others send photos, dancing videos, sculptures or a plethora of different types of art — all meant to help survivors on their healing journey.
Finding purpose in Tucson
Kargleder grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota, surrounded by playmates — her three sisters. She spent her childhood climbing trees next to the Mississippi River.
"I feel like I was lucky and I'm grateful for what my family gave me," Kargleder said.
Two of her sisters remain in the Twin Cities, while the third married a man in Saudi Arabia. Kargleder decided to move away from her hometown.
"As I went through my own process, I ended up needing to leave the world where I grew up," Kargleder said. "I literally put my finger on a map and I ended up in Tucson. I didn't know anything, anybody, I had a time when I was homeless, but I was able to finish my undergrad and go through my Master's in education here."
Kargleder studied biology and government and she's particularly interested in ecology and public health. Her education started off at Lawrence University in Wisconsin, before moving to Tucson for her senior year where she obtained her bachelor's in biology from the University of Arizona.
"The university for me was an amazing mirror," Kargleder said. "Music, singing, painting, all were key components of my healing process. As I was moving through, I got to a point where I could give back, I had a little more money. I knew it was small, but I was like 'let me try to start something for people like me, who had this traumatic experience and are using art as a healing element.'"
It was important for her to incorporate that into The Resilience Project. The idea came from a scholarship she got when she first started college.
Kargleder reached out to the American Association of University Women when she was 26, a few years after graduating. They awarded her a scholarship when she was 18 and, when she decided to help other people, she realized that giving back to them would allow her to come full circle.
"I said, 'I have $500, I don't know what that could do, but if it can help anybody, I'm here,'" Kargleder recalled.
The scholarship is still new, but well underway. Three students have been through the whole process and graduated, while about 25-30 apply every year.
Every awarded scholarship is worth $1,000. The submissions are treated with confidentiality and selected by a board.
"The project is literally blooming in front of my eyes," Kargleder said. "It has morphed from a scholarship to a dynamic research cooperative consisting of art therapy, trauma support, music therapy, mural creation, casework and resource mapping."
The project is now six years old and Kargleder has no intention of quitting anytime soon.
"In the next 5 to 10 years I see myself sticking with this organization, cultivate it and watch it bloom," she said. "We have the possibility to take the drama people have experienced and transform it into something better. There's nothing else I want to do more in my future."
Aside from running the Resilience Project, Kargleder teaches earth science, the environment and policies about how to take care of our planet at Arizona Virtual Academy, an online public school.
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More than just a scholarship
The winners not only receives a scholarship, but other artists take their pieces of art and transform them into a mural. Three murals have been completed as of now and they all can be found around downtown Tucson.
Kargleder strongly believes in art as a form of therapy. She also created "The Roadmap for Healing," a system that provides confidential and nonconfidential resources to survivors.
"In my personal story, I didn't report to the police due to my own past drama with the law enforcement, but I still needed medical care, psychological care, after my ordeal," Kargleder said. "I didn't want to reveal my status at that moment. The roadmap for healing helps with that, as it provides a place where people can share as much as they want and find help for it."
Along with offering individual financial and therapeutic support, the Resilience Project also aims to raise questions about accountability, access and data made available at UA, making noise where there are disconnects between the university and the way it helps survivors.
All the funds for the scholarship are gained through Kargleder's efforts and her own pocketbook. Finding donors and grantees hasn't been easy so far, so every year she saves up, puts a bit of money to the side and gifts it to the chosen applicant.
"The goal is to keep these services for free," Christine Barry, who has known Kargleder for over eight years and works with her on the Resilience Project, said. "Local foundations, state and federal grants — we are looking for anything. But the main things we need right now, it's just donations."
The Resilience Project recently launched the "Trees for Trauma" campaign. Through garden therapy, they plant trees as part of the healing process.
"I think it's a highly individual thing," Kargleder said. "When you go through such pain, it becomes a combination between inner and outer process. For me, the inner was so deep. I was going through states where I felt powerless. Like, I literally could not sing for three years, my voice was not coming out. So, it's about developing inner strength and then finding a community that can help you with it. It was the end of the world for me, but the universe saw it as the beginning of something bigger I could not see when I was going through it."
Finding something bigger, finding a voice, is part of what makes Kargleder's work important.
"I don't know if it's because of her experience, but Renee can truly feel people's emotions," Barry said. "She always tries to give a voice to those who haven't found their voice yet." | https://www.azcentral.com/mosaic-story/news/local/arizona-people/2023/06/11/transforming-pain-into-art/70012960007/ | 2023-06-11T15:41:26 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/mosaic-story/news/local/arizona-people/2023/06/11/transforming-pain-into-art/70012960007/ |
ATLANTA — The body of a man was recovered underneath a dock on Lake Allatoona Saturday evening, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Around, 5:20 p.m. game wardens said they were notified about a possible drowning on the lake in Cherokee County.
Witnesses later told them a 44-year-old man fell off the back of a pontoon boat while parked at the dock. They add that the man had also dropped his sunglasses and may have been trying to retrieve them.
At 5:45 p.m., authorities said a dive team located the man's body. The identity of the victim has not yet been released.
At this time, there is no further information on the incident.
News happens fast. Download our 11Alive News app for all the latest breaking updates, and sign up for our Speed Feed newsletter to get a rundown of the latest headlines across north Georgia. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/lake-allatoona-drowning/85-f14b1ffc-6f55-4531-b62b-494f28ee044d | 2023-06-11T15:45:34 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/lake-allatoona-drowning/85-f14b1ffc-6f55-4531-b62b-494f28ee044d |
ATLANTA — An estimated $308 million jackpot went unclaimed in Saturday night's Powerball drawing, but two people in Georgia nonetheless claimed major winnings.
The winning numbers were 21, 32, 42, 46 and 50 with a red Powerball number of 4. The "power play" in effect was worth a 3x multiplier.
Without a jackpot winner, the next drawing on Monday is estimated to have a $324 million jackpot.
Powerball winners in Georgia:
- $300 prize: 7 winners
- $100 prize: 33 winners
The seven $300 winners won $100 with the "power play" in effect. That required either four matching numbers or three matching numbers plus the red powerball.
There were 33 people who won the $100 prize without the 2x multiplier.
What are the chances of winning big?
It's a 1 in 302.6 million chance, but that does not make it impossible.
Lucky winners can choose an annuity with annual payments over 29 years. Winners almost always take the cash option.
When's the next drawing for Powerball?
The next drawing is Monday night for roughly $324 million.
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A collapse of parts of the roadway due to an early morning truck fire has closed I-95 in both directions, near the Cottman Avenue exit, on Sunday.
And, drivers in the area -- and likely throughout the city -- will encounter a higher than normal volume of traffic due to road closures as officials respond to the collapse.
But, there are ways to speed up travel on Sunday.
SEPTA
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If you can travel by mass transit, SEPTA is the best bet on Sunday. The Market-Frankford line runs alongside interstate 95 and can move commuters without too much delay.
But, depending on where you intend to go, or if you need your car for work or other plans, mass transit may not be an option.
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For those who need to travel to the city from anywhere near Bensalem, Bucks County or Trenton, New Jersey, it may be possible to avoid some traffic by traveling over the Delaware River by bridge -- perhaps via the Burlington-Bristol Bridge -- and hopping on Route 130 or shooting down 295 towards Cherry Hill. Then, hopping on the Ben Franklin Bridge back over to Center City.
I-276
Most drivers will likely opt to travel I-276 on the other side of the Schuylkill, in order to avoid the I-95 collapse. Though, that adds a lot of distance, and drivers are reporting that, as of about 11 a.m., traffic along I-76 is already moving slowly.
Roosevelt Boulevard
This large, thoroughfare runs right through the heart of Northeast Philadelphia, so, it is another option for those traveling to or from Northeast Philly. Though, this road might be one to avoid once the Monday morning rush begins at the start of the work week.
Alterative routes
Drivers could also hop off I-95 and travel through the city's river ward neighborhoods, as there are plenty of streets that run parallel to the highway.
Aramingo, Torresdale and Frankfort avenues all run parallel to I-95, but as of about 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, these roads were already a favorite for drivers looking to escape the gridlock caused by the I-95 collapse. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/traveling-heres-how-to-avoid-the-i-95-collapse-in-philadelphia/3583374/ | 2023-06-11T16:11:53 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/traveling-heres-how-to-avoid-the-i-95-collapse-in-philadelphia/3583374/ |
BLOOMINGTON — The firm abolitionist background of Jesse Fell was crucial in helping post-Civil War Bloomington and Normal grow into racially integrated communities.
Fell, who grew up in a strongly anti-slavery Quaker family in Philadelphia, came west as a young man, eventually settled in Bloomington, and was drawn to the newly formed Republican Party when it developed as the nation's anti-slavery party. And his friendship with lawyer Abraham Lincoln is well known.
In 1857 he convinced the state to locate Illinois State Normal University (ISU today) north of Bloomington on the prairie near "the Junction," where the Illinois Central and Chicago and Alton railroads intersected in what is now uptown Normal. And following the Civil War, it was mainly due to Fell’s efforts that the new Illinois Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children's School was built nearby, for white and Black orphans of Union soldiers.
Following the Civil War, Fell closely followed racial developments in the community as African Americans made their way north and increasingly found work and homes in the area, which already had a well-established Black presence. Fell's goal of planting 12,000 trees there was also met.
An early account recalled his "unremitting efforts for the colored people of Normal. He secured work for them, employing many himself.” And in 1867, when ISNU’s Model School denied entry to a 6-year-old Black girl, Fell wrote an angry letter, objecting to "the crying injustice of excluding from our public schools any child of the district, no matter what the color of his or her skin. Indeed, I feel deeply mortified, as a citizen of Normal — a town distinguished no less for its schools than for its devotion to human rights — that the exigency should have arisen requiring such a protest."
The protest meeting then voted 65-1 to admit the girl; later the Town of Normal voted 92-2 to follow their example. The girl was admitted.
Parallel efforts were underway in Bloomington, where Black people began voting in 1870, (with the first Black vote being cast by Samuel Witherspoon), schools were integrated by 1874, the Colored Voters League allied with the Republican Party, and in 1885 the city voted to add a Black policeman to the force, with Hezekiah Tolls being given that position.
African Americans enjoyed free movement in the community, shopping at various stores, found employment and accommodations in hotels and restaurants, including the Ashley House, a premier downtown Bloomington hotel where Frederick Douglass had stayed in 1873 and the Fisk University's Jubilee Singers stayed while they performed at Illinois Wesleyan University in 1880.
However, by the time of Jesse Fell’s death in 1887, opposition to Black rights began to appear — first in the recovering South, and increasingly in the victorious North. Historian C. Van Woodward concluded that in the 1880s and early 1890s, "lynching attained the most staggering proportions ever reached in the history of that crime."
Then in 1896 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that Louisiana could require Black people to ride in separate railroad cars.
"Jim Crow" — the old slang term for segregation — began to appear throughout the former Confederacy. When South Carolina's legislature proposed such laws, the Charleston News and Courier, the South's oldest newspaper, ridiculed the absurdities that might follow passage of a railroad segregation law, including "Jim Crow eating houses … Jim Crow sections of the jury box … and a Jim Crow Bible for colored witnesses to kiss." All of these —including the Jim Crow Bible — were soon laws across the South.
And Bloomington and Normal began to change also. Bloomington's population in 1900 numbered just over 23,000, with 600 African Americans, while Normal's population of 4,000 included 253 African Americans.
Complaints began to be heard in Black meetings, and in letters to the editor to the Pantagraph: Dr. Eugene G. Covington, a Black doctor, complained that "we are said to be reverting back to barbarism." And yet, Covington pointed out, "the civilized, humane, enlightened race lynch and burn us at the stake and call us barbarous because we can't help ourselves. We ask for no special legislation but equality before the law."
With Fell gone, and many whites caught up in other reforms such as votes for white women, efforts to stop Jim Crow's spread were weakened. Still, when the Bloomington Park Board in 1908 banned interracial swimming in Miller Park Lake, the Pantagraph attacked the move and was joined by many "leading white people of the city." And the Bloomington City Council voted 9-4 that there was to be no discrimination in the park. But then the Springfield race riot squelched those protests in August 1908, and similarly in 1919 when a race riot erupted in Chicago.
By that time “Jim Crow” was riding high, its popularity was fueled by the movie "Birth of a Nation," whose anti-Black story was wildly popular after President Woodrow Wilson showed it to his Cabinet in the White House. Within just a few years the Ku Klux Klan was spreading across the nation, signing up an estimated 1 million members by the mid-1920s.
A Bloomington rally in 1923 "naturalized" more than 300 new members.
The First Baptist Church of Normal received a visit one Sunday in 1922 from three hooded Klansmen, who marched down the aisle, laid $20 on the table and a letter proclaiming the Klan was for "tenets of the Christian religion and all Protestant churches." And that it was for "the protection of our pure womanhood" as well as a "closer relationship of pure Americanism, white supremacy" and "prevention of mob violence and lynching …"
While the Ku Klux Klan faded in the late 1920s, the discrimination of that era remained in much of Illinois well into the 1950s, and housing restrictions on Black people ran even longer.
These instances must not be forgotten or erased from community memory, as few people living in the community today know just “how bad it was.” | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/fells-dream-of-integrated-bloomington-normal-faded-as-jim-crow-rose/article_6f5af5ec-0405-11ee-9948-3f53406afbc0.html | 2023-06-11T16:13:02 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/fells-dream-of-integrated-bloomington-normal-faded-as-jim-crow-rose/article_6f5af5ec-0405-11ee-9948-3f53406afbc0.html |
SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – A man was arrested Sunday in Sumter County after leaping from the second floor of a building at a condo complex that he’s accused of crashing into and burglarizing.
Deputies and The Villages Fire Rescue responded to the scene just before 4 a.m., located at 22101 Sandalwood Drive. The sheriff’s office identified 44-year-old Corey Payton as the reason it received 911 calls reporting a car had crashed into one of the complex’s buildings and that its driver was breaking into multiple units.
Payton barricaded himself in a unit on the second floor after deputies arrived, threatening to shoot them, according to the sheriff’s office. Despite there being no further official word on whether Payton was actually armed, the threats prompted deputies to evacuate other units at the complex as a sheriff’s office S.W.A.T. team responded.
Crisis negotiators made contact with Payton through a window that he had broken, talking over several hours to secure a peaceful surrender, a news release states. This is when Payton reportedly “dove” out of the window to the ground, where first responders initiated life-saving measures and airlifted the 44-year-old to a trauma center.
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Payton was wanted at the time due to a warrant issued Friday regarding a violation of parole for burglary, according to the sheriff’s office. An ankle monitor he was wearing as a condition of his supervised release was found to have been cut off, left behind in one of the impacted units.
In addition to 139 prior felony charges and 30 total felony convictions that the sheriff’s office said Payton has, he will now face charges of burglary to an occupied dwelling, burglary to a dwelling and multiple counts of criminal mischief, the release states.
Payton will be booked once he’s released from the hospital, deputies said. More charges could come pending the investigation.
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ROANOKE, Va. – There’s another chance to catch all types of felines. The four-legged friends made an appearance at the Berglund Center for the Cat Fanciers’ Association Cat Show.
The event takes place this weekend, and attendees can stop by from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
The show features everything from cat costume contests to breed education classes where experts will discuss the differences between the 45 different breeds at the event.
Tickets are available now at the Berglund Center’s website, or you can purchase tickets at the event. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/11/cfa-allbreed-cat-show-returns-to-roanoke/ | 2023-06-11T16:26:20 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/11/cfa-allbreed-cat-show-returns-to-roanoke/ |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lynchburg Fire Department is investigating a fire that left residents displaced at the Birchwood Apartments in Lynchburg.
Officials said the call came in at 10:30 p.m. Saturday for the report of a bathroom on fire.
LFD said units arrived to find smoke at 532 Hillside Court. We’re told a bathroom ventilation fan had caught fire.
According to officials, the fire was extinguished quickly, but there was some smoke and fire extension into the common attic of the building.
Firefighters said holes had to be cut in the roof for ventilation.
At this time, it is unknown how many residents were displaced, but officials say the Lynchburg Fire Department restoration officer is assisting them.
Stay with 10 News as this story develops | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/11/crews-respond-to-apartment-fire-in-lynchburg/ | 2023-06-11T16:26:26 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/06/11/crews-respond-to-apartment-fire-in-lynchburg/ |
ATLANTIC CITY — The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will return to the city's skyline for the 2023 Visit Atlantic City Airshow returning Aug. 16, organizers said Thursday.
The U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Demo Team, U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team and 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard will also perform in the show, which is celebrating 20 years in town, Visit AC said in a news release.
“To celebrate 20 years in Atlantic City, we knew that we had to make this year’s show our best one yet,” said Michael Chait, president of the Greater Atlantic City Chamber. “Anchored by fan favorites the Thunderbirds and Golden Knights, with our friends at the 177th Fighter Wing bringing local flair, the addition of the Marines’ Harrier team is only going to enhance this year’s experience for fans, visitors and sponsors alike."
The event drew a record crowd of more than 550,000 people in 2022.
“The Visit Atlantic City Airshow has been a staple in our community for 20 years, and we’re thrilled to serve as the premier sponsor for this landmark celebration,” said Larry Sieg, president and CEO of Visit Atlantic City. “This event brings an exciting flair to our beach, and we’re looking forward to seeing all the new acts this summer."
GALLERY: 2022 Atlantic City Airshow
Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Spectators look to sky as the U.S. Army Golden Knights make their arrival during the airshow.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Spectators watch the action in the sky on the beach during the Meet AC Atlantic City Airshow on Wednesday.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022. (l-r) Vincent and Susan D'Alessandro from Absecon.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022. (l-r) Michael, 14, and his mom Tara Smith, from Mapleshade.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022. (l-r) Mini William, Pickle, and Alisia, from New Jersey and Florida.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022. The Coyle family (l-r) Devon, Patty, and Jack, all from Brigantine.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022. (l-r) Oscar and Lucero Novoa, from Evansham Twp.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022. The Park family (l-r) Niya, Kai, and Keanu, both 4, all from Monmouth.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022. Nj-ArNG/NJ-ANG UH-60 SPIES / FRIES Demo.
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Scenes from the annual Atlantic City Airshow on August 24, 2022. Nj-ArNG/NJ-ANG UH-60 SPIES / FRIES Demo.
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People gather before the start of the Atlantic City Airshow.
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People gather before the start of the Atlantic City Airshow.
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US. Army Golden Knights jump during opening of The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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US. Army Golden Knights jump during opening of The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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US. Army Golden Knights jump during opening of The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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US. Army Golden Knights jump during opening of The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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US. Army Golden Knights jump during opening of The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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US. Army Golden Knights jump during opening of The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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US. Army Golden Knights jump during opening of The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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US. Army Golden Knights jump during opening of The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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US. Army Golden Knights jump during opening of The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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NJ 177th FW F-16 Flyby during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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NJ 177th FW F-16 Flyby during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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NJ ANG Composite Wing Flyby (KC-135 & 2 F-16s during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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NJ ANG Composite Wing Flyby (KC-135 & 2 F-16s during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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NJ ANG Composite Wing Flyby (KC-135 & 2 F-16s during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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Chris Thomas SNJ 2 Aerobatics perform during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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Chris Thomas SNJ 2 Aerobatics perform during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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Chris Thomas SNJ 2 Aerobatics perform during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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US. Army Golden Knights jump during opening of The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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US. Army Golden Knights jump during opening of The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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NJ 177th FW F-16 Flyby during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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NJ 177th FW F-16 Flyby during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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NJ ANG Composite Wing Flyby (KC-135 & 2 F-16s during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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NJ ANG Composite Wing Flyby (KC-135 & 2 F-16s during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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NJ ANG Composite Wing Flyby (KC-135 & 2 F-16s during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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Chris Thomas SNJ 2 Aerobatics perform during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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Chris Thomas SNJ 2 Aerobatics perform during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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Chris Thomas SNJ 2 Aerobatics perform during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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Thunderbirds perform during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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Thunderbirds perform during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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Thunderbirds perform during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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Thunderbirds perform during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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Thunderbirds perform during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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More than two dozen acts — ranging from jets to helicopters and smaller aircraft — dazzled the crowd with thrilling aerial stunts during the airshow.
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Thunderbirds perform during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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Thunderbirds perform during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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Thunderbirds perform during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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Thunderbirds perform during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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Thunderbirds perform during The Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform an aerial stunt to the delight of the crowd.
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Full Throttle Formation Team Tuesday July 20, 2021. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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Full Throttle Formation Team Tuesday July 20, 2021. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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Full Throttle Formation Team Tuesday July 20, 2021. Edward Lea Staff Photographer / Press of Atlantic City
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Jessica Errico has gone bananas.
“I can't just do normal,” says Errico, owner and head baker at Anna Bananas Homemade Bakery and Candy Store, in Manahawkin.
Errico's fanciful store is the result of her fierce determination and wild creativity.
“Basically we'll take what you would normally get and multiply it by 10 and make it 100 time better,” she says of her bakery and candy store. She has the math right.
Almost everything you find at Anna Bananas has a twist to it. Take her “Half Baked” cupcakes, a play off the popular ice cream by Ben and Jerry's. She starts with a cupcake with brownie batter cooked into it, adds cookie dough inside and a chocolate and vanilla twist with more cookie dough and brownies on top. “It's over the top.”
And that's just one of over a dozen cupcake creations and flavors she offers from Death by Chocolate to Sangria, Margarita and Key Lime. Some are themed for special events, others just everyday crazy — and delicious.
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Errico is a self-taught baker who had an idea and is running with it, full speed. She does credit her upbringing with an Easy Bake Oven as having something to do with her baking skills. But not much.
“I'm a very creative person,” she explains of her motivation. “It's the creativity aspect, especially with the custom cakes. I like when people give me ideas and I'm able to roll with it. And then come up with something beautiful that not only can people stare at but it tastes good too.”
Originally from Edison, Middlesex County, Errico graduated from Stockton University with a degree in business management. After a few years at a local hotel in sales and eventually management, she realized her sights were set elsewhere. When she helped get her sister a job at a local bakery, she decided to go along, working there weekends and learning the ropes of professional baking. Coincidently, that bakery, Tasty Cheesecake, once operated at the same location that is now Anna Bananas.
She decided to leave her hotel job without a solid plan moving forward. But it didn't take long before she found her path. Three days later she was buying baking equipment and moving into the same building. This time it was as a 24-year-old owner and baker. And where do you go when you're a baker with little baking skills? YouTube.
“At first I had no idea what to do. So I just started watching YouTube videos and I'd sit at home for hours and watch it. I'm determined to be the best at whatever I do no matter what that is.”
It all came together and in March of 2021 Anna Bananas was born.
“I said I know I can do it,” she recalls. “And whatever I do I'm going to do it right. Whether that was getting another job or opening an ice cream parlor, which was in my mind at the time.”
Her bakery would be different from the others from the minute you walk in the door. Brightly colored walls, yellow of course, with handmade decorations, including bananas, a giant old-fashioned strip of Dots, with help from her mother, and a “candy” sign appropriately made out of candy.
She always wanted to open more than one business, but was unsure what or where that would be. Driving to work one day thinking about what business would compliment the bakery.
“All of a sudden it just hit me,” she recalls, “a candy store. And then the ideas just started flowing. I'm thinking custom chocolate covered Oreos and custom pretzels and candy cakes.”
A little over a year after she opened the bakery she opened the candy store at the same location. And like the bakery, she wanted a candy store that offered something more. Like a candy cake.
“It's basically where we make a cake with all funky flavors, like tie-dye, and then decorate them with giant lollipops, and giant rock candy and basically load the who thing up with candy. It's a huge candy with candy all on top and people go crazy for them.”
All the chocolate candy — like the chocolate covered Oreos, pretzels, and nut clusters — is made in house. And that cheerful vibe runs through both shops.
“When you walk into the bakery it's just a fun atmosphere to begin with. Kids can run up to the jelly belly machine and just pull it. Ever single thing in here was handmade by either me, my mom, my step-dad or my fiance.”
She says her mother, who works with her at the bakery almost every day, did not possess many baking skills either. As did her grandmother, Ann, who the business is named after. Ann is also Errico's middle name and the childhood nickname, “Anna Banana,” was a natural choice for her new venture.
And beyond the atmosphere, the real magic begins.
“We take classic desserts and put a twist on them, making them even better than you can imagine,” she says of her baked goods.
She offers a variety of themed and classic cookies, all with her signature twist, but she says one of her most popular items are the stuffed cookies, a mash-up of epic proportion where the sky is the limit. She suggests trying the Italian rainbow cookies stuffed with a chocolate chip cookie. Or the S'mores cookie which is stuffed with a giant marshmallow in the middle with the outside loaded with graham crackers and chocolate chips. Her newest creation is a Snickers cookie which is stuffed with bits of Snickers candy bar, peanuts, caramel and chocolate chips.
And her creativity is definitely on display with her decorated cakes. From themed to wedding, there's a flair to the decorating with splashes of color, some humorous and fun, others beautifully elegant. Errico will spend days researching designs, sketching a cake, work with sculptures and special decorations for her creations.
“Anyone can take fresh flowers and throw them on a cake. Yes, they look beautiful, but I sit there and hand pipe butter cream into individual flowers and place them on the cake. Those kinds of cakes, where I take my time and create each individual flower and stick it on the cake make it stand out.”
Errico also suggests sampling her New York style cheesecakes, all made with Philadelphia brand cream cheese in their kitchen in what is a process that takes several days. One cheesecake that she enjoys has the risque name of the “Slutty Cheesecake.”
She starts with her own cheesecake, and in-house cookie dough, adds a layer of Oreos and tops it with another layer of their cheesecake, which is drizzled with caramel and chocolate ganache with even more chocolate chips cookies and Oreos on top. It's become a customer favorite.
She quips that people say the slutty cheesecake gets around town. Her mom prefers calling it the “Funky Cheesecake.”
And who knows what the future will bring.
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NEW YORK — (AP) — A three-year pause on student loan payments will end this summer regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on the White House plan to forgive billions of dollars in student loan debt.
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If Congress approves a debt ceiling deal negotiated by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden, payments will resume in late August, ending any lingering hope of a further extension of the pause that started during the COVID pandemic. Even if the deal falls through, payments will resume 60 days after the Supreme Court decision.
That ruling is expected sometime before the end of June. No matter what the justices decide, more than 40 million borrowers will have to start paying back their loans by the end of the summer at the latest.
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Here’s what to know to get ready to start paying back loans:
HOW SHOULD I PREPARE FOR STUDENT LOANS PAYMENTS TO RESTART?
Betsy Mayotte, President of the Institute of Student Loan Advisors, encourages people not to make any payments until the pause has ended. Instead, she says, put what you would have paid into a savings account.
“Then you’ve maintained the habit of making the payment, but (you’re) earning a little bit of interest as well,” she said. “There’s no reason to send that money to the student loans until the last minute of the 0% interest rate.”
Mayotte recommends borrowers use the loan-simulator tool at StudentAid.gov or the one on TISLA’s website to find a payment plan that best fits their needs. The calculators tell you what your monthly payment would be under each available plan, as well as your long-term costs.
“I really want to emphasize the long-term,” Mayotte said.
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Sometimes, when borrowers are in a financial bind, they’ll choose the option with the lowest monthly payment, which can cost more over the life of the loan, Mayotte said. Rather than “setting it and forgetting it,” she encourages borrowers to reevaluate when their financial situation improves.
WHAT’S AN INCOME-DRIVEN REPAYMENT PLAN?
An income-driven repayment plan sets your monthly student loan payment at an amount that is intended to be affordable based on your income and family size. It takes into account different expenses in your budget, and most federal student loans are eligible for at least one of these types of plans.
Generally, your payment amount under an income-driven repayment plan is a percentage of your discretionary income. If your income is low enough, your payment could be as low as $0 per month.
If you’d like to repay your federal student loans under an income-driven plan, the first step is to fill out an application through the Federal Student Aid website.
TALK TO AN ADVISER
Fran Gonzales, 27, who is based in Texas, works as a supervisor for a financial institution. She holds $32,000 in public student loans and $40,000 in private student loans. During the payment pause on her public loans, Gonzales said she was able to pay off her credit card debt, buy a new car, and pay down two years’ worth of private loans while saving money. Her private student loan payment has been $500 a month, and her public student loan payment will be $350 per month when it restarts.
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Gonzales recommends that anyone with student loans speak with a mentor or financial advisor to educate themselves about their options, as well as making sure they’re in an income-driven repayment plan.
The Federal Student Aid website can help direct you to counselors, as well as organizations like the Student Borrower Protection Center and the Institute of Student Loan Advisors.
“I was the first in my family to go to college, and I could have saved money with grants and scholarships had I known someone who knew about college,” she said. “I could have gone to community college or lived in cheaper housing … It’s a huge financial decision.”
Gonzales received her degree in business marketing and says she was “horrible with finances” until she began working as a loan officer herself.
Gonzales’s mother works in retail and her father for the airport, she said, and both encouraged her to pursue higher education. For her part, Gonzales now tries to inform others with student loans about what they’re taking on and what their choices are.
“Anyone young I cross paths with, I try to educate them.”
CAN I SET UP A PAYMENT PLAN FOR MY STUDENT LOANS?
Yes — payment plans are always available. Even so, some advocates encourage borrowers to wait for now, since there’s no financial penalty for nonpayment during the pause on payments and interest accrual.
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Katherine Welbeck of the Student Borrower Protection Center recommends logging on to your account and making sure you know the name of your servicer, your due date and whether you’re enrolled in the best income-driven repayment plan.
WHAT IF I CAN’T PAY?
If your budget doesn’t allow you to resume payments, it’s important to know how to navigate the possibility of default and delinquency on a student loan. Both can hurt your credit rating, which would make you ineligible for additional aid.
If you’re in a short-term financial bind, according to Mayotte, you may qualify for deferment or forbearance — allowing you to temporarily suspend payment.
To determine whether deferment or forbearance are good options for you, you can contact your loan servicer. One thing to note: interest still accrues during deferment or forbearance. Both can also impact potential loan forgiveness options. Depending on the conditions of your deferment or forbearance, it may make sense to continue paying the interest during the payment suspension.
HOW CAN I REDUCE COSTS WHEN PAYING OFF MY STUDENT LOANS?
— If you sign up for automatic payments, the servicer takes a quarter of a percent off your interest rate, according to Mayotte.
— Income-driven repayment plans aren’t right for everyone. That said, if you know you will eventually qualify for forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, it makes sense to make the lowest monthly payments possible, as the remainder of your debt will be cancelled once that decade of payments is complete.
— Reevaluate your monthly student loan repayment during tax season, when you already have all your financial information in front of you. “Can you afford to increase it? Or do you need to decrease it?” Mayotte said.
— Break up payments into whatever ways work best for you. You could consider two installments per month, instead of one large monthly sum.
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ARE STUDENT LOANS FORGIVEN AFTER 10 YEARS?
If you’ve worked for a government agency or a nonprofit, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program offers cancellation after 10 years of regular payments, and some income-driven repayment plans cancel the remainder of a borrower’s debt after 20 to 25 years.
Borrowers should make sure they’re signed up for the best possible income-driven repayment plan to qualify for these programs.
Borrowers who have been defrauded by for-profit colleges may also apply for borrower defense and receive relief.
These programs won’t be affected by the Supreme Court ruling.
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ORLANDO , Fla. — Space travel might be affecting astronauts’ brains.
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A study suggests that frequent space flyers should wait three years after long missions to allow the physiological changes in their brains to reset.
Researchers studied brain scans of 30 astronauts, comparing them before and after space travel.
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According to the report, the brain’s ventricles expand in those who had missions of at least six months, meaning that less than three years will not be enough time for the ventricles to recover.
Ventricles are cavities in the brain filled with cerebrospinal fluid, which protects and nourishes the brain.
On Earth, the human body effectively distributes fluids, but in the absence of gravity, the fluid shifts upward, causing the ventricles to expand.
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Rachel Seidler is a professor of applied physiology and kinesiology at the University of Florida and an author of the study.
She is also a member of the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health and said that based on studies so far, ventricular expansion is the most enduring change seen in the brain resulting from spaceflight.
“Many astronauts travel to space more than one time,” she said. “Our study shows it takes about three years between flights for the ventricles to fully recover.”
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Sedler also said they don’t know the long-term consequences of space travelers on their health and behavioral health.
Of the 30 astronauts studied, eight traveled on two-week missions, 18 were on six-month missions, and four were in space for approximately one year.
The ventricular enlargement decreased after six months, the study’s authors said.
“The biggest jump comes when you go from two weeks to six months in space,” Seidler said. “There is no measurable change in the ventricles’ volume after only two weeks.”
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Seidler said the good news is that shorter space travel appears to cause minor physiological changes to the brain.
Researchers cannot study astronauts in space for longer than a year.
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But, Sedler said it is good news that the brain’s ventricles expansion remains consistent after six months.
“We were happy to see that the changes don’t increase exponentially, considering we will eventually have people in space for longer periods,” she said.
NASA funded the study, and Sedler said it could impact future mission planning and crew travel decisions.
Astronauts should wait 3 years after long space travel missions to help their brains reset, says a study published today in @SciReports by collaborators that include @UF researchers from @UF_HHP and @FixelInstitute https://t.co/eKyyJPNMWm
— University of Florida News (@UFNews) June 8, 2023
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, Fla. — It will be hot and humid today with afternoon showers and storms.
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Meteorologist Kassandra Crimi said it would hit 92 with a 40% chance for storms in Orlando on Sunday.
We’ll have a light wind out of the southwest, which is enough to keep our rain chances focused over the eastern half of Central Florida.
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This means the beaches would have the best chance for late-day and evening showers and storms.
Next week, we’ll have our hottest temps of the year.
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Highs will hit the mid-90s, and heat index values will be over 100 degrees.
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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A Kissimmee man accused of multiple child sexual assault charges while babysitting was back before a judge this week with additional charges.
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Vitor Camilo Coelho-Pinto, 21, was arrested Tuesday by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
At that time, deputies said Coelho-Pinto was charged with ten counts of capital sexual battery and molestation after a child under the age of 12 years old reported being victimized.
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Investigators said Coelho-Pinto was arrested a second time shortly after another victim came forward to report similar charges. The arrest affidavit reveals both victims were sexually abused multiple times.
Detectives said a 12-year-old boy, who was nine at the time of the abuse, recounted how Coelho-Pinto performed sexual acts on him.
The victim was intimidated by the suspect, who warned him if he did tell his parents, they would punish him for being gay, investigators said.
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According to an arrest affidavit, the boy, who was an eight-year-old and is now 11 years old, told detectives he was abused for about three years.
Detectives said the boy recounted how the abuse would happen almost daily. Deputies said Cohelo-Pinto would send the victim videos of acts performed and instruct him what to do to him.
Jail records show ten voyeurism charges were added to his rap sheet, along with ten additional molestation charges and one for committing a child to delinquency.
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Investigators said the sexual abuse began in 2020 after Coelho-Pinto moved to Kissimmee from Brazil. He befriended a Brazilian family and offered to babysit their kids.
Deputies said one common thing in both cases is that Cohelo-Pinto was seen as a member of their family but caused them trauma after what he asked them to do.
Osceola County deputies said Coelho-Pinto had been ordered not to contact victims or witnesses in the case.
His bond is set at $111,000. The next court date has not been scheduled yet.
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A new dining experience featuring a character with a special oink is open for families to enjoy.
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Breakfast with Peppa debuted Friday at the world’s first Peppa Pig Theme Park at LEGOLAND Florida Resort in Winter Haven.
Children can indulge in a preschooler-friendly buffet with breakfast dishes like waffles, fresh fruit and scrambled eggs.
Adults can choose from chicken apple links, plant-based overnight oats and a signature breakfast sandwich.
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Peppa Pig and her family will appear at Miss Rabbit’s Diner for hugs and photos.
The breakfast is only available for a limited time on Fridays and Saturdays.
Breakfast with Peppa includes exclusive early entry into other activities, including Daddy Pig’s Roller Coaster, Grampy Rabbit’s Dinosaur Adventure, and playtime in the nearby play areas.
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Ticket prices per child (ages 2 to 9) are $34.99 and $44.99 per adult (ages 10 and up).
Guests younger than 2 have free tickets.
Sam-day park admission is required and sold separately.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Monday will mark seven years since the Pulse nightclub tragedy.
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onePULSE Foundation is a nonprofit established after June 12, 2016, to honor and preserve the legacy of those killed.
The organization released a list of events taking place during Pulse Remembrance Week.
See a list of this week’s events below:
Dru Project Annual Scholarship Award Event
Noon on Sunday, June 11
There will be a drag brunch to announce this year’s scholarship award recipients and raise funds to support next year’s awards and the Our Gay Straight Alliance club grant program. It will be at the Hammered Lamb. For more details, click here.
Read: As the 7th remembrance approaches, new plans in works for Pulse memorial
Momma and Friends Pride
2 p.m. on Sunday, June 11, at Art/ifact Studio in Lakeland
Hosted by Momma Ashley Rose with special guests Miss Rose Dynasty 2023 Juno Vibranz, Mistah Aphrodite, Jessa Belle Light and Keirra Ka’oir Summers. Proceeds will go to the Rose Dynasty Foundation to help with security for their events. Tickets are on sale here.
Orlando Pride Fan Zone with onePULSE Foundation
7 p.m. on Sunday, June 11
Orlando Pride vs. Portland Thorns at Exploria Stadium. For more information, click here.
49 Bells at First UMC Orlando
4 p.m. on Monday, June 12
The annual 49 Bells Ceremony is held in the Sanctuary at First United Methodist Church of Orlando, 142 E. Jackson St., Orlando. For more information, click here.
Seven-Year Pulse Remembrance Ceremony
From 7 to 8 p.m. on Monday, June 12
The ceremony will be at Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and can also be viewed live on the onePULSE Foundation Facebook page. The Dr. Phillips Center’s front lawn was a gathering place for people to mourn and remember in 2016 and has been the ceremony’s site two times in the past.
To reserve a free seat, click here.
Read: ‘Love always wins’: Mural to be unveiled at Orlando Museum of Art showing Pulse stories
Inspiration Orlando United Mural Unveiling
5 p.m. on Monday, June 12
This free event will be at the Orlando Museum of Art. During regular museum hours, the mural will also be displayed in the rotunda from Tuesday, June 13, through Friday, June 16. The mural was created by Michael Pilato, Yuriy Karabash, and Chimene Hurst as a tribute to the people whose lives were taken during the Pulse nightclub shooting. For more information, click here or here.
Remembrance Day Memorial Blood Drive with OneBlood
From 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, June 12
The Big Red Bus will be parked in front of First United Methodist Church on South Magnolia Avenue for blood donations. All donors will receive a $20 eGift card, OneBlood limited edition PULSE T-shirt and a wellness check. Donors can make an appointment here.
Read: 49 scholarships awarded in honor of the Pulse Nightclub victims
Community Care Rooms
From 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13
Community Care rooms will be available after the Pulse remembrance to debrief with other responders, administrative staff and the community to come together.
New Moon Yoga
Noon on Sunday, June 18
New Moon Yoga for Pulse Remembrance helps community members practice restorative yoga seven years after the Pulse tragedy. Participants will take a moment to acknowledge their emotions and experience transformation. Contact info@qlatinx.org for details.
Later this month, there will be another event taking place. QLatinx, with the support of Moms Demand Action, will be hosting a community conversation surrounding the local impact on gun violence in our community Ni Uno Mas Community Conversations. It will be at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 30. Contact info@qlatinx.org for details.
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Last week we talked about the importance of completing estate planning, which will at some point require the choice of an executor, when drafting a Last Will and Testament, or successor trustee, when utilizing a Living Trust.
As I expressed last week, in my experience and opinion the preferable option for most families is to select a family member, likely an adult child, to serve in these roles. In situations where no suitable family member is identified, then a trusted and capable friend, again in my experience, can be a solid choice.
What about situations, however, where no suitable family member or trusted friend is identified. Situations, perhaps, where the children are not old or mature enough, or situations where there are long-term trust planning needs and the idea of burdening a friend for a long-term commitment is not appropriate.
In these circumstances there are a number of institutional options to be considered. The three primary options I would like to explore are law firms, bank trust departments and trust companies.
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A law firm can be a comforting choice for grantors or settlors. Assuming it is the same law firm engaged in the planning process the estate planning attorney should have an understanding of the intentions in the trust, obviously, and an estate planning law firm will have an understanding of estate law and as a trusted adviser, the attorney and their firm have the capabilities to serve.
Having worked with a number of law firms in the planning process, however, I can add some observations. First, not all law firms are willing to serve as trustees or executors. Some simply do not have the resources to fulfill these duties, others may identify conflicts of interest for serving in these capacities.
Next, smaller law practices are sometimes one-person shops. If this is the case, what is the age of the primary attorney in the practice? Estate plans may not be activated for decades; will the attorney still be practicing? What will happen if the lawyer passes away, retires, or the firm is sold or merged? These are all questions to consider when considering this option. Then, of course, there is also the cost consideration. The law firm will need to charge for its services as trustee or executor, so it's important to understand the potential future costs and openly discuss options with the law firm during the planning process.
A bank trust department can also be an option in this process. Most community banks have trust departments which can serve in this capacity. The trust department will understand tax filing requirements and should have a basis of understanding financial management needs. Once again, there will be costs involved, and understanding these costs will be important when considering this option.
A couple observations on this option: the bank will likely require all trust funds remain under its custody, which may limit investment options. The trust department may also have turnover as employees come in and out of the department in their careers, sometimes frustrating beneficiaries. And one observation of caution, not meant to irritate my banking colleagues, many of whom I think are excellent, but I have yet to experience a circumstance where trust beneficiaries express satisfaction with trustee services provided by a bank, and I have encountered bank trusteed trusts dozens of times in my career. The reasons for the dissatisfaction vary, but the general observation has been consistent. So, just be aware.
The third option is a trust company. A trust company is likely to work in conjunction with an investment advisory firm and will often delegate asset management of the trust to the introducing financial advice firm. The benefits of a trust company are that the relationship-oriented financial advice firm is likely to stay involved (once again be mindful of advisor age), but trustee fiduciary services will be partitioned and administered separately.
Our firm strategically partners with Private Trust Company in this capacity, but again a couple things to consider. Private Trust Company does not accommodate the trust owning residential real estate for an extended period, and cannot administer assets such as LLC interests or closely held private stock or interests in a business. In my experience these restrictions are common with trust companies, so it’s important to thoroughly explore the capabilities of a trust company. And, once again, there are cost considerations, as layering trustee services and investment advice services can get expensive as well.
LPL Financial Representatives offer access to Trust Services through The Private Trust Company N.A., an affiliate of LPL Financial.
The opinions voiced in this material are for general information only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. Stock investing includes risks, including fluctuating prices and loss of principal. No investment strategy can guarantee a profit or preserve against loss. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. This material may contain forward looking statements; there are no guarantees that these outcomes will come to pass.
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SPC to host Summer Songwriting Showcase on June 23
LEVELLAND – South Plains College’s Commercial Music Department is proud to host the inaugural "Summer Songwriting Showcase," featuring renowned Nashville songwriters Rodney Clawson and Billy Dawson. The event will begin at 9:30 a.m. on June 23 in the Tom T. Hall Studio.
Admission is $35, and songwriters of all levels of experience are encouraged to attend. The songwriters will start the day with a class called Songwriting Boot Camp and The Art of the Jingle. The attendees will participate in a showcase of original songs by the participants.
Clawson is an award-winning songwriter with 24 chart-topping country radio singles to his name. A native of Gruver, he began traveling from the family farm in Texas to Nashville to write music. He signed his first music publishing deal in 2000. During his 22-year career, Clawson has had hit songs recorded by George Strait, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Morgan Wallen, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Florida Georgia Line and others.
The Texas farmer turned songwriter has earned multiple nominations for Best Country Song at the Grammy Awards as well as multiple Song of the Year nominations at CMA Awards and ACM awards. Clawson won BMI and NSAI Songwriter of the Year in 2013 and 2015. To date, he has earned six CMA Triple Play Awards (writing three number one songs in a calendar year).
He was inducted into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2023 as well as writing George Strait’s highest debuting single of all time, “I Saw God Today.” Strait garnered his record breaking 56th Number One and CMA Single of the Year. Clawson enjoys time with his family in Nashville and he is an avid hunter and fisherman.
Dawson is a West Texas native. He is a singer, songwriter and producer who has collaborated with many of Music City’s top writers including Clawson, Chris Tompkins, Lee Brice, Lee Thomas Miller, Brian Kelly (Florida Georgia Line), Jon Nite, Tyler Farr and many others. He recently signed a publishing deal with Boom (publishing company established by Joe Fisher and Keith Urban) Warner Chappell and Clawson.
One hundred percent of the proceeds from his new album “Warrior Life,” will benefit the Sierra Delta Post-Traumatic Syndrome Disorder pup training sponsored by American Metal Whiskey. Visit the Sierra Delta PTSD website at https://sierradelta.com which will be available in June.
This project was mixed by Chris Lord Alge, Tom Lord Alge, Bob Clearmountain, F. Reid Shippen, Tim Palmer, Skidd Mills, Dan Korneff, Mike Plotnikoff, Dan Frizsell, Joe Zook and Ben Grosse. It was mastered by Ted Jensen, Andrew Mendelson, Bob Ludwig, Pete Lyman, Justin Shturtz, Chris Athens, Chris Gehringer, Nathan Dantzler, Howie Weinberg, Brad Blackwood and Tom Baker.
Dawson recently wrote, recorded and produced music for an upcoming Bollywood movie with R Madavan "Rocketry: The Nambi Effect" that was mixed by Chris Lord Alge and mastered by Brad Blackwood. It was the first American country song to ever be featured in a Bollywood film. Dawson has shared the stage with artists including Toby Keith, Lee Brice, Big and Rich, Josh Turner, Joe Nichols, Charlie Louvin, Montgomery Gentry, Aaron Lewis, Craig Morgan, Lady Antebellum and others.
The duo will conduct an afternoon session to allow participants the opportunity to glean information through a question-and-answer segment.
For more information, contact Brent Wheeler, associate professor of commercial music, at (806) 716-2023 or email bjwheeler@southplainscollege.edu. | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2023/06/11/spc-to-host-summer-songwriting-showcase-on-june-23/70297793007/ | 2023-06-11T16:38:25 | 1 | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2023/06/11/spc-to-host-summer-songwriting-showcase-on-june-23/70297793007/ |
The Edge Theatre presents 'The Mountaintop', a reflection of MLK Jr.'s final night
The Edge: A Company of Fine Artists presents "The Mountaintop," at 7:30 p.m. on June 16-17 and 23- 24 with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Sundays, June 18 and 25.
"The Mountaintop", written by Katori Hall and directed for The Edge by Stephanie Johnson, is a reimagination of events the night before the assassination of civic rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (portrayed by George Stern).
On April 3, 1968, after delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted King retires to his hotel room while a storm rages outside. When a mysterious stranger (portrayed by Naomi Taylor) arrives with some surprising news, King is forced to confront his destiny and his legacy.
"Set in the Lorraine Hotel room, the evening before his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. is alone, trying to create yet another powerful speech. When he orders a cup of coffee from room service, a mysterious woman arrives. What follows is a reflective, often funny, often touching conversation in which Dr. King examines his achievements, his failures, and his unfinished dreams," according to a synopsis provided by the theater.
Due to profanity and adult subject matter, this production is for mature audiences only.
Author Hall is a Pulitzer Prize and Olivier Award-winning playwright and television creator/producer hailing from Memphis, Tennessee. A two-time Tony Award nominee, she won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play, "The Hot Wing King", according to her website katorihall.com
The creative team also includes executive producer Jay C. Brown, stage manager Carla Holland, and assistant director and dramaturg Ayanna Arnold.
Tickets are $17 for adults and $15 for students (with ID) and seniors ages 55 and older (plus taxes and fees).
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — June 19, better known as ‘Juneteenth,’ is a day that marks when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were finally notified of their freedom two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was passed in 1863.
Black Americans now recognize the holiday as an annual celebration of independence, culture and the tenacity of their ancestors.
Throughout the holiday weekend, the City of Portland will be the backdrop for multiple Juneteenth festivities. Here are just eight.
Juneteenth Cookout
When: Friday, June 16 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Where: 831 SE Salmon Street, Portland, OR 97214
Social justice organization Don’t Shoot PDX is taking over the Redd to bring families to this free cookout that celebrates “freedom, community and unity.” The event features inflatables, a photo booth and water games.
The History of Black Drag
When: Friday, June 16 at 7 p.m.
Where: 5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211
Buy tickets here.
Race Talks is holding this event that educates people on the intersection of Black and LGBTQ+ communities. Drag queens Poison Waters and Lawanda Jackson will lead the event that includes drag performances and a forum.
Eight Seconds Juneteenth Rodeo
When: Saturday, June 17 at 3 p.m.
Where: 2060 Marine Dr W, Portland, OR 97217
Buy tickets here.
For the first time ever, Portland is hosting its own Juneteenth Rodeo. The event celebrates the history of Black rodeo by putting bull-riding, barrel racing and steer racing on display. There will also be local food vendors and music courtesy of the Trail Blazers’ official DJ O.G. One.
Juneteenth Oregon Festival
When: Saturday, June 17 from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 18 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: N Flint Avenue and Russell Street, Portland, OR 97227.
Since 1945, Juneteenth Oregon has organized the state’s premier celebration for the Juneteenth holiday. This year’s festival lasts throughout the weekend with jazz performances, raffles and a kids play area all in Lillis-Albina Park. Additionally, there’s a parade that kicks off on Sunday morning.
Black Joy Brunch
When: Sunday, June 19 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Where: 1455 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201
Buy tickets here.
Local nonprofit organization Black Parent Initiative is hosting its inaugural Black Joy Brunch with a buffet-style meal from Hotel Vance’s BEASTRO by Marshawn Lynch. BPI will also present a “Black Joy Award” to a joyful Portlander who supports the city’s Black community.
Cold Sundaze Juneteenth Day Party
When: Sunday, June 18 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Where: 105 NW 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97209
Buy tickets here.
Northwest Portland’s indoor-outdoor event space Opaline is throwing a day party to observe Juneteenth. Jesus Rodales, better known as DJ MaddChill, will spin music during the festivities.
In My Shoes Walking Tour
When: Monday, June 19 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where: 3445 North Williams Ave., Portland, OR 97227
Register online.
Black-led nonprofit Word is Bond’s newest walking tour teaches Portlanders all about the historic Albina neighborhood. The free tour will, “highlight Harriet Tubman Middle School, the reclaiming of lost land, and the recent pledged investment of $400 Million by Phil Knight.”
Freadom Festival
When: Monday, June 19 from 12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Where: 700 N Rosa Parks Way, Portland, OR 97217
The second-annual Freadom Festival, a festival honoring Black literacy and liberation, is returning to Peninsula Park. The event features a book swap, author Q&As, a kids’ storytime and more. | https://www.koin.com/local/juneteenth-2023-guide-these-8-portland-events-commemorate-the-holiday/ | 2023-06-11T16:53:51 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/juneteenth-2023-guide-these-8-portland-events-commemorate-the-holiday/ |
PLAINFIELD, Ind. — When a young girl couldn't make it to a school event, the Plainfield Police Department stepped in to help.
7-year-old Elayah, who was unable to leave her home due to being on palliative care with a terminal prognosis, could not attend her school's Public Safety Day, according to a post from the Plainfield Police Department.
Specifically, Elayah wanted to see the K-9s. So, if she couldn't go to them, the officers would go to her.
Officers Tony Hawk, Logan Westerfield, and Isaiah Mizell, accompanied by Dixie The Praying Dog and her handler, joined Officer Prichard for a special visit, the department said.
For the next half hour, Elayah learned about K-9s and learned some basic commands typically used by officers..
Photos of the sweet moments were shared on social media.
"You never know how someone’s life may be impacted by a simple act of kindness - more importantly, how your life may be impacted," the department said in the post.
You can see more photos of the interaction here. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/illness-prevented-a-young-girl-from-a-school-event-so-plainfield-police-stepped-up-to-help-k9/531-136651ac-b6c5-4be2-add8-7d7131a3f172 | 2023-06-11T17:01:21 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/illness-prevented-a-young-girl-from-a-school-event-so-plainfield-police-stepped-up-to-help-k9/531-136651ac-b6c5-4be2-add8-7d7131a3f172 |
The priority candidate to become the 21st chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln detailed his experiences in higher education and outlined his aspirations for the state's flagship campus this week.
Across more than 20 public forums, Rodney D. Bennett spoke with students, faculty, staff and the general public about issues ranging from the financial pressures faced by colleges and universities to how he navigates the challenges presented by a polarized political environment.
The forums are part of a 30-day vetting process required by law for top candidates for university leadership jobs. NU President Ted Carter named Bennett the priority candidate to replace UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green on May 22.
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Bennett, 56, who led the University of Southern Mississippi for 10 years, said he withdrew from searches at several other universities to focus exclusively on the opportunity before him at UNL, which he called one of the nation's most important universities.
UNL, he said, is a vehicle for lifting the quality of life for all Nebraskans for decades to come.
"There is an opportunity to do something really special," Bennett told a forum for the College of Business earlier this week. "And there is a group of people who want to be involved in creating what that something is."
Leadership style
If Bennett gets the nod from the NU Board of Regents on June 22, the new chancellor said he'll start the work of reestablishing connections in the state and building new relationships right away.
"The way forward is to be collaborative and develop relationships," he told a forum for the College of Law on Thursday.
Tall and gregarious, with a noticeable southern accent, Bennett alternated between explaining his experiences in higher education and sharing anecdotes from his personal life, including self-deprecating bits to connect with the audiences.
A fraternity member and proponent of Greek life, Bennett said he thrives on the energy of those he's speaking with, and plans to meet as many people as he can during the transition to become chancellor.
That will include reconnecting with Gov. Jim Pillen and meeting state lawmakers to hear their expectations of UNL. Bennett said he would also seek out leaders in business, agriculture and communities across the state to solicit their input.
On campus, Bennett said he wants to foster a culture of transparency between administrators and faculty — something he said he attempted to do during his decade at Southern Miss — while also using the established processes to "not get outside my lane."
Bennett also told faculty at several forums that while they may not always agree on an issue or the best way to proceed, he would hear them out and hope they could "share a turkey sandwich" afterward.
A former leader of student affairs, Bennett told faculty and students he plans to be a "genuine, ongoing and inspirational" presence on campus.
In his past positions, Bennett said he has served as a mentor for students "whether I've been asked to be one or not," and said multiple students have asked him to be a groomsman in their weddings — something he said he declined in favor of reading the scripture.
"It's an honor that they are thinking about you and remembering you in such a way that they want you to be a part of that particular time in their life," he said.
Budget challenges
One of the first takes Bennett will have to confront as UNL's top leader will be the same his predecessor faced: Slashing millions from UNL's budget.
Green recently finalized $10.8 million in cuts left over from the 2021-22 fiscal year by closing open positions and moving others to non-state aided funding sources.
As much as $13 million will still need to be trimmed from UNL's budget in the coming year, however, and Carter told regents in late May that the system faces a structural budget deficit of nearly $50 million in 2023-24 and $80 million in 2024-25.
While regents anticipate some additional revenue from a modest tuition increase, UNL would account for roughly half of the amount that needs to be cut.
Bennett said he's no stranger to budget cuts — he went through a series of reductions at Southern Miss — and has spoken to Green about the situation, but said without diving into the numbers he could not offer a specific recommendation for how to move forward.
At several forums this week, the 30-year veteran of higher education said the budget cuts at UNL, like other universities across the country, will likely mean the campus moves away from being "all things for all people."
Academic programs where only a few students are enrolled or which have produced no graduates over multiple years could be put on the chopping block, as well as other campus services that are under-utilized or not realizing a return on investment, he said.
On Thursday, Bennett told faculty at the College of Law that cuts to programs or positions would not mean more work for UNL's employees: "I don't subscribe to doing more with less."
Rather, UNL would identify priorities moving forward and develop strategies to move toward those goals, and if there are things that fall by the wayside, so be it, he said.
"You have to say no if the answer is no."
Breaking down silos
Some of those priorities may focus on fostering greater collaboration between departments across UNL, Bennett said in response to several questions put to him this week.
The need to remove faculty and students from their silos and get them to work together has long been talked about, but Bennett said he has a strategy for making it work.
"You can talk about it until you're blue in the face," he said, "but if the university is not rewarding or denying through the allocation process the resources that break down those silos, it's not going to happen."
Tying budgets to creating an interdisciplinary approach to education and research is one part of the strategy. Bennett said the other part is psychology.
"You have to convince people that you're not going to lose something by working together," he said. "You have to create a climate that eliminates the fear of loss."
Regain AAU membership
UNL was booted from the Association of American Universities in 2011 after two-thirds of the group’s members, including peers from the Big Ten Conference, which UNL had recently joined, voted to end its membership after 102 years.
The AAU based the decision on several criteria — research expenditures, the number of faculty belonging to several national academies, faculty awards and citations — where UNL ranked among the bottom of the organization.
While previous chancellors and other university leaders have signaled their intention to move on from being AAU members, Bennett said he would work to put the flagship back in the organization’s good graces with an eye of eventually rejoining.
“It’s such an internationally recognized designation of excellence,” Bennett said. “It demonstrates what an institution is about and what they are able to accomplish.”
Bennett said a combination of enrollment growth, improving graduation rates, and boosting support for graduate students who will expand UNL’s research portfolio and funding would put the university on track for accomplishing that goal.
If UNL were able to regain admission — Arizona State University, George Washington University, the University of California-Riverside, the University of Miami, Notre Dame, and the University of Southern Florida recently joined — Bennett said the benefits would be plentiful.
AAU membership would help with student and faculty recruitment and retention, boost research funding, and will generate excitement among donors and the business community, he said.
“Why wouldn’t we?” he said. “There’s so many resources here, there’s so much talent here, it’s sort of the thing that’s missing in many ways.”
Navigating politics
Bennett is no stranger to traversing difficult political environments.
When former NU President Hank Bounds, then leader of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, appointed Bennett to lead Southern Miss in 2013, he became the first Black leader of a predominantly white campus in the Magnolia state.
There was hate mail warning Bennett not to bring his family to Mississippi. Anonymous internet accounts told him to not even bother unpacking his boxes.
"The politics sort of hit me right upside the head right out of the gate and it really did not stop throughout the 10 years of my service there," Bennett said.
It got even rockier two years later when Bennett made the decision to remove Mississippi's state flag, which included the Confederate battle emblem, from campus.
Putting a symbol that for many represented slavery was antithetical to the kind of welcoming campus community Bennett said Southern Miss was trying to create.
But it generated backlash in the former Confederate state, with some calling for Bennett's removal and others suggesting the state defund the university.
Bennett credited the relationships he had built at the state Capitol and elsewhere with allowing him to continue in the position. Mississippi later changed its state flag in 2021.
"When you're handling those types of political issues, the ability to move the needle requires a certain type of relationship and calmness and resolve and courage," he said. "We were able to do that, and I'm very proud of that work."
Nebraska, like Mississippi, is a conservative-led state, and Bennett said he plans to regularly interface with state leaders and the federal delegation to build those same kinds of relationships in order to help be a positive influence on potential changes made to higher education at the state house.
That can help build understanding and head off issues on campus around areas like free speech or academic freedom that stir up political disputes, he said.
Diversity and inclusion
Among the biggest concerns Bennett said he has about the changing face of higher education is attacks on programs to create more diverse and inclusive campuses.
In Florida, where Bennett currently resides, lawmakers have banned public colleges and universities from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Bennett said he found those efforts baffling.
"Each of us are made better when there are people who are around us that think different, that believe different, look different, and challenge us to sincerely and genuinely embrace our differences," he said.
As chancellor, Bennett said UNL — which opened its diversity office in 2019 — should lean into the effort, and help drive the conversation about what diversity means on a university campus.
"Most people want us to prepare young people to take their rightful place all around the world," he said. "We all know as they do, they are going to encounter a lot of differences. If we are doing our job as educators, I think we have an obligation to put them in front of as many scenarios as we can."
Bennett said he and other university leaders also need to be vocal in addressing the importance of those issues and defending them, which he said will help show UNL is a welcoming place for all.
What comes next
With the conclusion of public forums, UNL community members as well as others are encouraged to provide feedback to Carter as the 30-day vetting period wraps up.
Comments can be submitted at https://nebraska.edu/unl-chancellor-search/feedback.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It's a purrrfect story that's been over a decade in the making.
A lost cat is finally back with its owners in Jacksonville after 11 years thanks to some investigative techniques and a lot of luck.
Animal Care and Protective Services says Animal Code Enforcement Officer Alfredson initially responded to a report of a sick cat that was found by a Good Samaritan.
Alfredson was able to determine the cat was microchipped, but the microchip registration information wasn't correct. ACPS says that's when Alfredson "put on her detective hat and went to work."
She was able to obtain information that the microchip was implanted by The Jacksonville Humane, so she reached out, and was provided the owner information that they had from 2010.
ACPS says the phone number provided was no longer in service, but the detective work didn’t stop there. Alfredson utilized the address provided by JHS to search JEA records and found a different phone number attached to the address.
The number worked, ACPS says it for the owner of the cat named Derek from over a decade ago. Alfredson left a message describing the cat and provided information and where the kitty was being held for reclaim.
"A few hours later magic happened when Derek’s owner, Angela, received the message and came to Animal Care & Protective Services," explained ACPS. "Angela was shocked to find out Derek was found and wanted to reclaim him immediately! She told us that Derek had been a childhood pet for her children and the kids were devasted when he went missing."
Derek now gets to live out his life back in the place where he was raised and with a family who still loves him.
If your pet is not microchipped or you are unsure if your information is up-to-date, we can help! Email JaxPets@coj.net. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/derek-the-cat-jacksonville-family-missing-for-11-years/77-eaeb9bcd-64fc-4298-a292-a72e34eb1fa1 | 2023-06-11T17:05:45 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/derek-the-cat-jacksonville-family-missing-for-11-years/77-eaeb9bcd-64fc-4298-a292-a72e34eb1fa1 |
PHILADELPHIA — Governor Josh Shapiro released the statement below on Sunday following the fire and collapse on I-95.
"I was briefed by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and Pennsylvania State Police on the I-95 fire and collapse in Philadelphia. State Police and PEMA are on the scene assisting local first responders and Secretary Carroll and his team are en route to assess the situation and address traffic needs.
"Lieutenant Governor Davis and I are closely coordinating with partners in Philadelphia, New Jersey, and the federal government and we will share more information as we have it.
"For now, please avoid the area and follow the direction of the first responders on the scene." | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/philadelphia-interstate-95-fire-collapse/521-9e23297a-0498-4b69-963a-a208c222f241 | 2023-06-11T17:08:40 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/philadelphia-interstate-95-fire-collapse/521-9e23297a-0498-4b69-963a-a208c222f241 |
Originally published June 8 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.Idaho has a higher incarceration rate than any democratic nation, and it incarcerates more women than any other state. But eventually, most Idaho prisoners will leave prison and navigate the reentry process.
Nonprofit programs and state programs are the key to a person’s success after getting released from prison, former prisoner Mark Renick told the Idaho Capital Sun.
Renick, who was incarcerated in Idaho for seven years for a robbery offense, was released from prison in 2010 and placed on parole for seven years until 2017.
After his release, Renick enrolled in graduate school and received his master’s degree in social work from Northwest Nazarene University. Rennick’s experience in the prison system led him to start a small nonprofit to help formerly incarcerated people navigate the reentry process, and he eventually merged his organization with St. Vincent de Paul’s reentry program in Boise.
Renick now works as the program manager for reentry services at St. Vincent de Paul in Boise, whose services provide resources to formerly incarcerated people who do not have family support. His team primarily consists of formerly incarcerated people.
Renick lived in the maximum security prison in Kuna for five out of the seven years that he was incarcerated. On the day of his release 13 years ago, Renick said he felt stressed and anxious.
“I’d been away from the world for seven years, and the world changed a lot in those years,” he said. “I didn’t know how I was going to blend into it, or what I was going to do.”
He and his staff regularly pick up people from prison and assist them on their first day to find immediate needs such as clothing, food, bus passes, cell phone access and transitional housing.
“A majority of the people have made some mistakes, and families or loved ones tend to give up on them,” Renick said. “And so increasingly, they’re left with somebody like me to help pick them up.”
Renick said that because many people’s sentences are indeterminate, meaning a court establishes a minimum and maximum term of imprisonment, it is common that family members estrange their incarcerated relatives.
He said he became estranged from his own family while in prison.
“I know for me, I lost my family because they didn’t know when I was going to get out,” he said. “I was sentenced to 20 years, with seven of it fixed, so I didn’t know whether I’d come out in seven or 20 years. My wife was quick to divorce me and estrange me from my two kids.”
REENTRY BEGINS ON THE FIRST DAY IN PRISON
Reentry, or the process of transitioning back into the community after living in prison, is the focus of many state and nonprofit programs who aim to prevent former prisoners from reoffending.
Idaho Department of Correction spokesperson Jeff Ray told the Idaho Capital Sun that 98% of the state’s incarcerated population will eventually be released from prison and undergo the reentry process.
Ray said the reentry process begins on a resident’s first day in correctional custody, and residents undergo extensive testing upon their arrival to determine their educational and treatment needs that guide decisions about where they will be incarcerated and the programs they will be offered.
“Virtually every aspect of the IDOC’s operation is in support of reentry,” Ray said. “Our job is to help them develop the skills they will need to succeed as law-abiding citizens.”
According to data from IDOC, 3,890 men and 1,086 women were released from state custody in 2022.
Ray said IDOC programs are meant to keep a resident from reoffending. The programs include mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment and other behavioral health programs.
Additionally, IDOC offers educational programs and vocational training so residents can prepare for future employment. Ray said residents with records of good behavior can also learn how to shoot and edit video, and they can take college-level classes to earn credits toward a degree.
Ray said IDOC provides living and work opportunities for residents in custody to prepare for their release.
“We know the transition from the controlled environment of prison back to the community can be stressful,” Ray said. “That’s why we are in the process of opening a 152-bed housing unit for men at South Idaho Correctional Institution that will give residents opportunities to practice the basic life skills they will need to succeed on their own.”
IDOC also operates five community reentry centers that allow residents in custody to get jobs and save money to help fund their transition back to society.
During fiscal year 2023 (July 2022-June 2023), the state provided $9.3 million to IDOC community reentry centers and more than $46.6 million for probation and parole services.
“Our work does not end when a resident is released,” Ray said. “Those who are released on parole are assigned a parole officer who does much more than make sure their client is following the rules. Officers are trained to watch for the warning signs that a person is at risk of recidivating and connect them with the help they need to get back on track.”
REENTRY WORKERS DISCUSS CHALLENGES FOR FORMER PRISONERS
There are approximately 8,000 incarcerated individuals in nine state-owned prisons and five community reentry centers across Idaho, according to the Idaho Department of Correction website.
One of the biggest challenges formerly incarcerated people face is finding a job, Renick said.
Renick worked as a librarian during his time at the maximum security prison, and he was hopeful he could find a job using his job skills after he was released. Despite applying more than 10 times to a librarian position at a local Boise library, he said he believes having to check the box that indicated he was a felon led potential employers to reject his applications.
“I never got an interview,” he said. “I kept applying because I wanted to get to the interview process, so that’s subtle discrimination.”
Tim Leigh, the reentry career development manager at St. Vincent de Paul in Boise, said many businesses refuse to hire formerly incarcerated people without offering them an opportunity to explain their conviction.
“These people come out with skills and training, and a lot of the time they want to be successful and they work really hard if given an opportunity,” he said.
Leigh previously worked for the Idaho Department of Labor for 20 years managing reentry programs. Before retiring in May 2022, Leigh was working for the Idaho Department of Correction as a reentry manager. In his new role in his retirement, Leigh assists residents at Idaho prisons and people leaving prison with employment assistance such as resume writing, career counseling and interview guidance.
Leigh said he hopes employers will see that many formerly incarcerated people want to do well in their work and are determined to improve their situation.
Leigh said that another struggle with finding employment during the reentry process is having appropriate clothing to wear after getting released from prison.
“A lot of people when they come out of prison, many of them literally walk out with the clothes on their back and that’s all they have,” he said. “If you’ve been incarcerated for a period of time, you wear prison clothes and you don’t have any regular, civilian clothes.”
That’s where Idaho State Correctional Center staff, located in Kuna, stepped in to open a clothing closet for people leaving prison.
Christine Diaz is a case manager at the correctional center who volunteered to collect clothing donations from friends, family and church members to offer free clothing to correctional residents.
“I love seeing them be able to choose their own clothing and walk out of here looking like neighbors instead of inmates. I love seeing the smiles on their faces as they leave dressed in their own sense of style,” Diaz said in an IDOC news release.
Jessica Pullin, who was released from the Idaho correctional system for drug-related offenses in December 2022, said she left prison with just two boxes filled with prison clothing and commissary food.
While clothing was one barrier, Pullin said finding a job was a difficult process despite her college and work experience.
“When I got out, a (parole officer) was like, ‘OK you need a job within two weeks or I will violate you,’” she said. “I applied to a call center thinking this is the most basic job, because I have a bachelor’s degree and over 10 years of management experience.”
Pullin said she made it far into the hiring process even after disclosing her felony, but on the last day of the two weeks, the company told her she was ineligible to work there because she did not pass the background check.
“That was a huge disappointment, and it definitely takes a hit on everything that you’ve worked hard for to try to better your life,” she said.
SECURING HOUSING IS A TOP CHALLENGE
In addition to finding a job, formerly incarcerated people experience difficulties securing housing, Leigh and Renick said.
Leigh said he understands the apprehension from property management workers who deny a person a place to live because they have a history with violent crime, domestic or sexual offenses, but that is not the case for many of his clients.
“If you’ve got an addiction, a DUI, or something that’s non-violent and non-sexual, they’re not given that opportunity,” he said. “It’s really sad because property management will take your money, but at the same time they’re not going to give you the opportunity to live there.”
In Pullin’s case, she was able to save enough money to secure an apartment after serving part of her sentence at a community reentry center.
She said the opportunity to work while finishing her sentence played a vital role to her reentry process.
“I had the absolute best reentry process that I could have,” she said. “I was 100% set up for success. I did the reentry center work release program and the community custody extended release. All those baby steps put me in the most amazing situation, and I believe if everyone was given that opportunity, our recidivism rate would go down tremendously.”
However, her savings did not prepare her for the high living costs she would bear because of her conviction.
Pullin told the Idaho Capital Sun that she had saved enough money to secure an apartment, but she had to pay three times the regular deposit amount to secure her apartment and currently pays double the amount as her coworkers living in the same complex.
“I was able to do it because I did have a sum of money from my time under work-release, but as far as people who are coming out without that opportunity, I don’t know how anyone would do it,” she said in a phone interview.
FORMER PRISONER TALKS GOALS TO REUNITE WITH FAMILY
Pullin said getting released from prison meant she had to pack her entire four years into two boxes.
“It is the most overwhelming feeling that you can go through,” she said in a phone interview. “You have all these emotions and excitement and then all of a sudden everything turns to fear really fast and a lot of anxiety.”
Pullin said her mother stayed supportive of her despite her drug addiction and conviction, but one year before she was released, her mother died from an aggressive cancer. Pullin said she is estranged from her father who has a guardianship over her daughter.
Since her imprisonment, Pullin said she has been sober for more than four years and hopes to reunite with her daughter who was 3-years-old when she was incarcerated.
“To people reentering society, I would say just be as strong as you can and don’t give up,” she said. “And to people around those who are reentering into society, just don’t give up on them. Change is possible.” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-nonprofit-and-state-programs-are-key-to-reentry-process-former-prisoners-say/article_7c85c98a-06fe-11ee-a480-ab012efb0761.html | 2023-06-11T17:19:55 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-nonprofit-and-state-programs-are-key-to-reentry-process-former-prisoners-say/article_7c85c98a-06fe-11ee-a480-ab012efb0761.html |
Originally published June 6 onKTVB.COM.A mere stone’s throw and a couple of runways away from Gowen Field is the Boise Airport. The transportation hub has been at that location since 1938.
Before that, Boise’s airport was located where Boise State University is now.
Elaine Hunt McCalley still remembers landing at that gravel air strip. She turned 105 on June 5, and 24 years ago was honored with an induction into Idaho’s Aviation Hall of Fame.
Becoming one of the first four women in the Gem State to get a pilot’s license wasn’t the only ground broken by McCalley in her brief career as a pilot. Flying first found its way into her life nearly a century ago. She grew up in Gooding and convinced her parents to take her to see the airport.
“I’d been wanting to fly since I was a child,” McCalley said. “I had my first airplane ride when I was a sophomore in high school, and it was in an autogiro ... it’s like an airplane but with rotor blades on top.”
She was hooked and soon started lessons, until she got a job with the Office of Employment Security.
“And then I went to Boise in 1938, and my first paycheck I headed for the airport,” McCalley said.
Five dollars of her weekly paycheck went toward weekend lessons at Boise’s Booth Field. Within a year, she had earned her license.
“My mother was my first passenger after I got my private pilot’s license,” she said, “so I took off after we got up and kind of circled, she said, ‘can’t we just turn round and land?’ She was hanging on.”
McCalley wasn’t the only female pilot either; she said there were about six or eight of them. They would fly for fun, sightseeing the area from above.
“The feeling of freedom and being up there, absolute, and it’s just such a special feeling,” she said. “I didn’t plan on making a living of it, ever, I just wanted to fly.”
Then in April 1940, she made another maiden voyage, by becoming the first woman in Idaho to get a commercial pilot’s license. In 1941, — on Sunday, Dec. 7, the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor — she joined the Civil Air Patrol.
“I think it was the day the war started, a couple of us had rented some airplanes to fly up over Anderson Reservoir where they were building the dam up there,” she said. “So we flew around up there and came back and that’s when we walked into the office and said ... whoops, Japan has bombed Hawaii.
“Everything changed from then on.”
She then got married and during the war her husband was an instructor for the Army Air Corp. They wound up in Missouri. The last time she flew a plane was after the war, sometime in the 1940s.
Just because she hasn’t piloted a plane by herself in more than 70 years, doesn’t mean she hasn’t flown. Her friend has been taking them up in his Cessna for several years around her birthday.
She had a party the first weekend of June with nearly three dozen family and friends, including her great grandkids, showing up from all over to celebrate her birthday.
Her birthday was such a busy time for her, she had to miss her trip to the gym, which she visits three times a week.
How does she get there, you ask? She drives herself, having had her driver’s license renewed two years ago, at 103. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/one-of-the-first-female-pilots-in-idaho-turns-105/article_e013b25e-06fa-11ee-8e9a-7fa5f26bd1e2.html | 2023-06-11T17:20:01 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/one-of-the-first-female-pilots-in-idaho-turns-105/article_e013b25e-06fa-11ee-8e9a-7fa5f26bd1e2.html |
The Education Foundation of Kenosha the Kenosha Unified seniors selected as scholarship winners for 2023. The scholarships, and winners include:
Logan Schneider, of Bradford High School, received the Noelle Naylor Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,000.Schneider also received the Buzz Englund Memorial Scholarship-Bradford in the amount of $1,000.
Ava Lindquist, of Tremper High School, received the Education Foundation of Kenosha Scholarship for education majors in the amount of $1,500, renewable for four years.
Tyler Boltenhouse, of Indian Trail High School and Academy, received the Peter Ploskee, Sr. Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $2,000, renewable for four years.
Emily Van Laningham, of LakeView Technology Academy, received the Victoria Jones Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $500.
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Sophia Prondzinski, of Bradford High School, received the Harry & LaVerne Brookhouse Scholarship in the amount of $2,000.
Jacob Puhr, of Tremper High School, received the Mary Zicarelli Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,500, renewable for four years.
Marisa Heinzen, of Tremper High School, received the Education Foundation of Kenosha Scholarship for all majors in the amount of $1,500, renewable for four years. Heinzen also received the Olivia MacKay College Study Abroad scholarship in the amount of $1,000.
Ellamae Monk, of Indian Trail High School and Academy, received the Emma Nepper Scholarship in the amount of $1,000.
Jeffrey Hines Jr. and Jordyn Norvell, both of Tremper High School, received the Tremper Athletic Booster Club Scholarship. Each graduate will receive $500.
Audriana Allen, of Tremper High School, received the Buzz Englund Memorial Scholarship – Tremper in the amount of $1,000.
Aiden Cipolletti, of Indian Trail High School and Academy, received the Philip James Shwaiko Scholarship in the amount of $1,500. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/education-foundation-of-kenosha-names-2023-scholarship-winners/article_4e782bc2-0619-11ee-a66f-bf410a415abe.html | 2023-06-11T17:20:28 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/education-foundation-of-kenosha-names-2023-scholarship-winners/article_4e782bc2-0619-11ee-a66f-bf410a415abe.html |
HOBART — An apartment building shut down for nearly a year has been sold, and city officials are confident that the new owners will resolve compliance issues and complete other enhancements to the property.
East Apartments LLC recently bought the building, 215 East St., from Glenwood Properties.
At Wednesday’s Hobart Board of Public Works and Safety meeting, representatives from East Apartments said they were well-aware of the unsafe-building order associated with the property, and they are ready to work with city officials to “go above and beyond” what’s required in that order.
“We’re excited to see that,” Mayor Brian Snedecor said. “It’s an excellent building. There’s a need for housing for residents, so we’re glad to see that it’s going to be moving along quickly.”
The building has been shut down since July because of a variety of compliance issues involving plumbing, electrical, HVAC and other areas.
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Glenwood Properties addressed many of the issues before selling the building to East Apartments.
Hobart building official Karen Hansen said remaining work involves enclosing furnaces near the rear exit.
Hobart’s building and fire inspectors also need to complete a final walk-through and inspection before the board could close out the unsafe-building order.
East Apartments also has plans to renovate the building, Hansen said. She said she directed the new owners to first address the compliance matter before they begin renovation.
Hansen said she wants East Apartments to obtain a permit from Hobart within 30 days and start to address the remaining items on the unsafe-building order. She said she’s worked with representative from East Apartments on other projects in the city and seemed optimistic about the unsafe-building order being resolved.
The matter is expected to return to the Board of Public Works and Safety during its July 19 session for an update. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/new-owners-ready-to-improve-hobart-apartment-building/article_f2d7d5d0-06f2-11ee-b5a3-0322de875617.html | 2023-06-11T17:26:15 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/new-owners-ready-to-improve-hobart-apartment-building/article_f2d7d5d0-06f2-11ee-b5a3-0322de875617.html |
BALTIMORE — Police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred in South Baltimore on Sunday morning.
Officers were called to the 1600 block of Plum street for reports of multiple shots fired.
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When they arrived on scene they located a 40-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest.
He was later pronounced deceased by medical personnel.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Baltimore Police Department Homicide detectives at 410-396-2100.
Those who wish to remain anonymous can utilize the Metro Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-866-7LOCKUP. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/40-year-old-man-shot-killed-in-south-baltimore | 2023-06-11T17:46:49 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/40-year-old-man-shot-killed-in-south-baltimore |
Welcome, almost, to the summer of 2023. Today we are going to focus on gratitude. So, what is it? Gratitude is showing appreciation for and returning kindness. What experiences have you had which you are grateful for? Did you express that gratitude? I know for me, one such person was my scoutmaster Mr. Follas. He taught me the basic elements of working as a team, striving for excellence and how to lead. As an adult I had the chance to convey my appreciation to him, which made all the difference for him and for me.
Let me share a story with you about a veteran’s car and a son’s keepsake. Justin Rozier of Moore, Texas, really cherished anything his father once had. As he approached getting a driving permit, he mentioned to his mother that he would really like any vehicle his dad once owned. Dad was an army officer killed in Iraq when Justin was 9 months old. His mom was forced to sell dad’s 1999 Celica to help make ends meet. While there was not much hope in finding it after all these years, she thought she had to try. As she said, “I have seen magical things happen on Facebook”. So she posted both the VIN number of the car and the reason she was seeking it. In northeastern Utah Kyle Fox, a veteran himself, was captured by the story. He actually located the car and, with several of his friends, bought it. They then got a volunteer army of mechanics and body men to restore it as close to new as they could. On Justin’s 15th birthday, they drove the car to Texas to give it to him. Justin was actually speechless. His mouth was open, but no words came out, as he sat in the car. Now he had a chance to remember something about dad, that he never knew. For mom it was a chance to welcome home her husband, which she couldn’t do before. Both were extremely grateful. Kyle and his team were also grateful for making a difference. Gratitude is important to both the giver and the receiver. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/the-chamber-minute-righten-where-you-are/article_40c3ab0c-0829-11ee-a4b2-038d0d65d17e.html | 2023-06-11T17:52:05 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/the-chamber-minute-righten-where-you-are/article_40c3ab0c-0829-11ee-a4b2-038d0d65d17e.html |
Detroit police seek two men who allegedly attacked officer; $5,000 reward offered
The Detroit News
Detroit police are looking for two men who allegedly attacked an officer and tried to take the officer's gun Saturday afternoon.
The officer, who was off duty but in full uniform, was assaulted at about 5:30 p.m. in the 18100 block of Joy Road, police said in a tweet.
The suspects tried to steal the officer’s gun, but the officer was able to recover it and did not fire a shot because people were nearby, police said.
The suspects fled on foot and are considered armed and dangerous. Police ask those with any information about the incident to call 313-596-6110 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAKUP.
Anonymous tips can be submitted at http://detroitrewards.tv for a possible $5,000 reward. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/06/11/detroit-policer-two-men-allegedly-attacked-officer-reward/70310616007/ | 2023-06-11T17:52:08 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/06/11/detroit-policer-two-men-allegedly-attacked-officer-reward/70310616007/ |
Implosion of Detroit trash incinerator ends decades of stink
Detroit ― Detroit's incinerator on the city's east side was demolished early Sunday morning in a thunderous boom.
The controlled implosion of the facility's smokestack is part of a yearlong demolition process of the former Waste Energy Facility, commonly known as the trash incinerator.
“The full demolition of the incinerator is a relief to many people in the city,” said Tyrone Clifton, director of the Detroit Building Authority. “We owe it to them to remove this unwanted structure from their community in as safe a manner as possible, and we have the best team in place to do that.”
The incinerator's stack, located at 5700 Russell near the intersection of Interstates 94 and 75, has contributed to air pollution and health concerns for surrounding neighborhoods for 34 years, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said. Residents and those driving near I-75 and I-94 often complained of its smell.
The incinerator hasn't been in operation for four years. In 2019, after pressure from the city to invest in air quality improvements, Detroit Renewable Power announced it would permanently shut down its trash-burning operations at the complex. At the time, its private owners said the plant was too old and costly to keep open. Since then, the city's trash has been going to landfills outside of the city.
The plant, originally built and operated by the city of Detroit starting in 1989, had been regarded by state officials as the largest municipal solid waste incinerator in Michigan.
Last May, the Detroit Building Authority selected Homrich Wrecking as the company to perform the demolition following a competitive bid process, the mayor's office said. As part of its proposal, Homrich has been selling scrap metals from the facility, which is generating approximately $1.3 million that will cover the cost of the demolition. Any surplus proceeds will go to the Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Authority.
Full demolition of the facility should be completed by July. The future use of the site has not been determined, the mayor's office said.
All hazardous materials inside the complex, meanwhile, were removed and disposed of prior to the dismantling and demolition proceeding. Dykon Explosive Demolition demolished the smokestack with the use of controlled explosives that caused the tower to fall westerly on the incinerator property, away from the closest residential area.
The mayor announced last year that the complex was being dismantled and eventually would be entirely removed. In April, the city began notifying community organizations that the stack would come down in June.
Although there are no residences inside the impact area of the implosion, the Department of Neighborhoods last week began conducting door-to-door outreach to homes outside the impact area to notify them.
Prior to the implosion, workers closed Russell and Ferry streets to establish a safety perimeter. Crews also will conduct wetting with water misting machines before, during and after the implosion to contain dust.
Immediately after the event, cleanup teams began cleaning roads and sidewalks in the immediate area. Workers also will be checking air quality and conducting vibration monitoring.
srahal@detroitnews.com
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Orange County businessman and civil rights leader is being remembered for helping many Black residents register to vote during the Civil Rights Movement.
Ezzie Thomas died peacefully last month at 92 years old, but his impact here in Central Florida lives on.
Thomas was known by many as a civil rights leader and one who stood for equality and justice for everyone.
“Mr. Thomas was an icon in the Black community, and I guess you can call him a hero also,” said John Kemper.
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Kemper knew Thomas well and worked alongside him with the Voters League.
He said Thomas was vital in forming the Orange County chapter of the Florida Voter’s League, where he encouraged many Black residents to register to vote.
“You will find people today who will say, ‘Why should I vote? My vote doesn’t matter’ — Mr. Thomas was responsible or very instrumental in showing them how their vote would matter,” Kemper said.
News 6 Anchor and Reporter Jerry Askin sat down with Thomas back in January as he reflected on meeting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Thomas said he was in his 30s back in 1964 when Dr. King spoke to a crowd of people at then Tinker Field.
Dr. King’s speech also motivated him to continue his work with the NAACP, happening at a time where he said there was segregation and injustice right here in Central Florida.
“It was rough, but we kept hope alive,” Thomas said. “I didn’t see an end at that time, but I knew things would get better.”
Thomas graduated from Jones High School in Orlando, where he went on to join the Air Force before owning a successful TV and repair business in Parramore.
He was also a father of four sons, as well as a grandfather.
Thomas was born in Madison, Florida, in January 1931. He died in Orlando on Sunday, May 21, 2023.
In January, Thomas said the fight for equality is not over.
Read more about Thomas’ conversation with News 6 by clicking here.
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American roads haven't been this deadly since 2007. And the situation isn't getting any better; in fact, it may be getting worse. Across the U.S., nearly 39,000 people died in traffic crashes in 2020, amounting to about 11.78 deaths per 100,000 residents. Two in three deaths were vehicle occupants, while nearly 1 in 5 were pedestrians or cyclists.
Stacker used Department of Transportation data to rank the 50 cities with the highest motor vehicle crash fatality rates in 2020—the most recent data available—and broke ties by the total number of fatalities. Only cities with a population of at least 150,000 were considered.
When new data is released, it could show that roadways became even deadlier in 2021 and stayed similarly deadly in 2022.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 2021 roadway fatalities grew by 10.5% from 2020, marking a 16-year high and the largest year-over-year increase since the agency began capturing data. Crashes involving more than one vehicle and those that occur on city roads as opposed to rural ones grew the most, according to those estimates. The projection also points to an increase in deaths on roadways during the day and for those who are older than 65.
The latest estimates reflect a public health crisis that officials at the traffic safety agency have called "urgent and preventable." The biggest contributing factor to fatal car wrecks is the speed of the vehicle. In 2020, NHTSA recorded more than 11,000 deaths as a result of speeding.
Surveys also reveal that drivers admit they have increasingly taken part in risky driving behaviors in recent years. According to a AAA survey of drivers in 2021, 12% more drivers said they drove significantly faster than the speed limit, and roughly 24% more drivers admitted to driving under the influence compared with the year prior. The association condemned the growth in risky driving behaviors as "disturbing."
Psychologists have also pointed to stress associated with the pandemic as a potential factor in the increase in traffic fatalities.
Many of the cities that rank among the most deadly according to 2020 data are located in the southern U.S. Read on to see where your city ranks on this list.
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NORMAL — Police are continuing to investigate after reports of shots fired early Sunday in the 600 block of South Linden Street.
The incident was reported at 5:17 a.m. No injuries or property damage were reported, said Sgt. Rob Cherry of the Normal Police Department.
Evidence of shots fired was found at the scene, he said.
Further information was not immediately available later Sunday morning. The matter remains under investigation.
From flintlock muskets to AR-15s: A history of guns in America
From flintlock muskets to AR-15s: A history of guns in America
When it comes to symbols of American culture, guns are right up there with apple pie and baseball. Firearms have held an enduring role in the development of American society dating back to the Revolutionary War, but their cultural significance extends well beyond military use. American civilians own over 393 million guns, according to the 2017 Small Arms Survey . The exact number is difficult to pinpoint given the proliferation of unregulated sales and manufacture through innovations such as 3D printing.
For better or for worse, however, it is inarguable that the United States is the only country with more civilian-owned firearms than people. Whether they own them for personal protection or sport, many gun enthusiasts consider firearm ownership an essential tenet of American freedom. Meanwhile, those favoring more regulation are concerned by recent trends indicating looser gun restrictions are directly correlated with more mass shootings and firearm homicides.
In light of the enduring gun debates that have permeated the political stage in recent decades, Stacker compiled a list of 10 key moments in the development of firearm technology throughout the history of the U.S. from archives, patent records, historical resources, and news publications.
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Flintlock muskets
Appearing for the first time in 1630 , the flintlock musket introduced an improved ignition method to existing firearm mechanisms. Where previous models relied on a slow-burning match to ignite the gunpowder, the flintlock musket strikes a piece of flint, a derivative of quartz, against an iron pan. This made the gun more reliable in wet conditions, quicker to reload, and less likely to misfire. The gun soared in popularity for the next 200 years, becoming the "go-to" firearm for American militaries until the invention and mass adoption of the percussion cap system.
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Percussion caps
In 1805, Rev. Alexander John Forsyth pioneered the next mass innovation in firearms after becoming frustrated by the flintlock musket's tendency to startle prey during hunting. The percussion cap ignition method activates when the gun's hammer strikes the percussion cap, igniting the gunpowder. This shortened the interval between pulling the trigger and firing the bullet and was also more reliable in various environmental conditions. While the use of percussion caps in guns quickly became obsolete owing to later innovations, the system served as a basis for modern-day cartridges, grenades, and flare guns.
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Revolvers
The revolver was one of the first firearm models to significantly improve upon the rate of fire. Because the handgun contains multiple chambers for cartridges, users do not need to reload after each firing. While the very first revolver mechanism is thought to have been invented sometime in the 16th century, it wasn't until 1836—when American Samuel Colt patented a more practical and cost-effective design—that the firearm took off in popularity. In his model, the cylinder is automatically rotated after firing , and empty cases are ejected once the cylinder is opened.
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Repeating rifles
Like revolvers, repeating rifles allow users to fire multiple shots without reloading but do not contain a cylinder. Instead, a magazine underneath the barrel holds rounds automatically loaded into the barrel with a spring. American businessman Oliver Winchester popularized the firearm through his company, the Winchester Repeating Arms Company , which created the Winchester Model 1873, colloquially known as "The Gun That Won the West ."
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Smokeless powder
While a reliable explosive, earlier forms of gunpowder posed several problems for firearm users. It left behind a significant amount of smoke, obscuring the user's vision until it cleared; left bore deposits within the firearm, requiring frequent cleaning; and tended to clog moving parts. This inspired several attempts throughout the 19th century to create a smokeless powder to varying degrees of success. In 1884, however, French chemist Paul Vieille created Poudre B, a nitrocellulose-based powder that left little residue, fired reliably, and served as the basis for smokeless powder by military powers worldwide.
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Automatic firearms
In the early 1860s, Richard Gatling invented the first manually operated machine gun, the Gatling gun. The gun's ten barrels could be fired and ejected within one rotation of the hand crank.
Later, when the United States entered World War I, the need for rapid rearmament with domestic weapons became apparent when surplus arms from foreign countries proved inadequate, inspiring John Browning to invent the Browning automatic rifle . The rifle was initially considered a lightweight machine gun well-suited for trench warfare. Still, its implementation revealed it was too big and fired too slowly for its intended purpose. This led John Thompson to create the Thompson submachine gun, or "Tommy gun," which produced a high volume of automatic fire in a short time frame. The United States Army adopted the gun in 1928, which then surged in popularity during World War II.
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Bolt-action rifles
Bolt-action rifles may date back to the 19th century, but the firearm didn't gain widespread adoption until World War I, when it became the most widely used firearm among troops. The bolt-action design combines several moving components into one action, offering improved accuracy and reliability. While semi-automatic rifles eventually replaced bolt-action rifles as the standard combatant weapon, they remain the preferred firearm among snipers and hunters . This is because, besides its high accuracy, it can accommodate longer and more powerful cartridges.
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Polymer manufacturing
After World War I left American gun manufacturer Remington with a surplus of guns and a shortage of capital, the company agreed to a buyout from the chemical company DuPont. With the new partnership came a merging of expertise, and in 1959, it introduced the first gun made with a polymer into the market: the Remington Nylon 66 . The rifle's stock and receiver are made with a proprietary nylon resin created by Dupont researchers specifically for the project. It significantly reduced material and manufacturing costs and firearm weight, instigating a wave of more affordable and lighter weapons.
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Armalite civilian rifle
The ArmaLite civilian rifle, commonly known as the AR-15, was invented in 1956 as a lightweight, easy-to-use rifle that could carry more ammunition than most firearms. Armalite sold its design to the manufacturer Colt , whose design modifications led to American soldiers' mass adoption of the rifle during the Vietnam War. Once Colt's patent expired in the 1970s, AR-15 became an umbrella term for similar models issued by gun manufacturers nationwide, and the firearm surged in popularity. Today, it appeals to gun enthusiasts for its customizable features while attracting the ire of those in favor of gun control due to its frequent role in mass shootings .
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3D printing and beyond
In 2013, seven years after 3D printers became commercially available , American company Defense Distributed published files that could be downloaded by anyone to print a firearm. Legal action ensued, ultimately leading the Department of Justice to conclude the company's actions were protected under the First Amendment . Innovations in 3D printing technology, such as the ability to print with more durable materials and communications, such as decentralized internet forums, have enabled the 3D-printed gun industry to grow rapidly . However, this has also prevented standard regulations from being enforced, such as prohibiting gun sales to convicted felons, as transactions are easily done anonymously online. Ultimately, the increased accessibility and concealment of private gun manufacture and purchase leave an uncertain future for firearms.
Data reporting by Sam Larson. Story editing by Brian Budzynski. Copy editing by Paris Close. Photo selection by Clarese Moller.
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Kenosha Police took a Racine man into custody on Saturday evening after being informed a sex offender was reportedly at a local block party.
Police responded at 6:15 p.m. to the 5900 block of 18th Avenue after receiving a citizen report alerting them a sex offender had cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet and was attending the block party with children present.
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QUESTION: Why doesn’t the pharmacy put the actual expiration date of medication on the patient’s bottle? It should come from the big bottle they took the medication from. They always put the discard date as one year from the date of dispensing, even if the source bottle has an expiration date years in the future.
Medications are expensive, and some people throw them away after a year, even though they still might be good. The parties that benefit are the pharmaceutical companies and the pharmacies.
The losers are patients, insurance companies and the country for wasting money on unneeded things. Can anything be done about this practice?
ANSWER: We have been badgering the Food and Drug Administration about this problem for years with no resolution.
If patients want to report an adverse reaction to the FDA, they need to fill out Form 3500B. It requests an expiration date along with the lot number and NDC number.
It is rare for pharmacies to put the expiration date on the label if they transfer the pills from the manufacturer’s original container. That means patients have no way of knowing the true expiration date. That is not the case if the medication is dispensed in the drug company’s original packaging. The law requires expiration date along with lot number and NDC number. We believe this should be available for all dispensed medications.
QUESTION: While I was visiting Italy, I experienced a dreadful bout of acid reflux. A doctor prescribed an oral medication, Riopan, which I took before bed. It worked remarkably well. I am told that you can take it indefinitely without worrying about side effects.
Is this drug available in the United States either by prescription or over the counter?
ANSWER: Riopan is an old-fashioned antacid that was developed in Germany. It is known under the generic name magaldrate and contains a combination of aluminum and magnesium hydroxides.
Although magaldrate is no longer available in the U.S., you can get the same basic ingredients in over-the-counter antacids such as DiGel, Gelusil, Maalox and Mylanta.
QUESTION: Since I started taking pregabalin, my memory has disappeared. Is this a side effect? I used to remember everything, and this is disconcerting.
ANSWER: When we checked the official prescribing information for pregabalin (Lyrica), we found that the most common side effects are dizziness and drowsiness. Other adverse reactions that have been reported in clinical trials include “thinking abnormal,” amnesia, confusion and memory impairment.
One research report notes that although drugs such as pregabalin and gabapentin (Neurontin) are widely used, “few data are available on the effects of these drugs on cognitive functions, such as learning memory” (Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, June 2017). Other readers have also complained about memory loss while taking pregabalin.
You should discuss this problem with your prescriber. If you ever consider stopping this drug, have your doctor provide a plan for gradual tapering. Stopping suddenly can lead to unpleasant adverse reactions.
In May 1953, students at the York County Training School for Negroes had to attend class in school buses after a fire that week destroyed the school’s 11-room main building near Yorktown. Five classes were held on buses and three in small buildings that were saved from the flames.
In November 1982, a crowd filled Regency Square mall for the first day of Sunday store openings in Henrico County. Before the Sunday closing law, or so-called blue law, was formally repealed by the Board of Supervisors, Henrico residents — who in a referendum that month voted in favor of repeal — had to travel to surrounding localities to shop on a Sunday.
In March 1959, visitors at the Richmond Boat Show inspected a new cruiser, a sort of floating camper, during the five-day event at the State Fairgrounds in Henrico County. It was considered to be the first strictly marine show to be held in Richmond.
In August 1971, members of Camp Willow Run gathered outside their dormitories, which were former train boxcars. The railroad-themed camp, on a Lake Gaston peninsula in Littleton, N.C., is still run by Youth Camps for Christ Inc. The dining hall, modeled after an 1890 train depot and built from plans furnished by the Southern Railway Co., was the focal point of activities.
In July 1963, John Adam, director of talking books for the Royal National Institute for the Blind in London, visited Richmond and showed Virginia Library for the Blind employee Mrs. Richard V. Carter a new cassette system for recording and reproducing audio tapes of books. Using a federal grant and tapping into British expertise, the Virginia library was testing the system, whose cassettes offered more capacity and lasted longer than old discs used by blind patrons.
This September 1953 image shows the canal locks in downtown Richmond between 14th and Pear streets. After their installation and later refurbishment in the mid-19th century, the locks increased boat traffic and allowed for easier transport of goods to and from the city.
In September 1935, a small group of men, part of a larger army of workers and 70 trucks, reinforced dikes with sandbags to protect the 5-mile area controlled by Richmond’s Shockoe Creek Pumping Station from flooding caused by a severe storm.
In July 1977, Christine Bunce, a student at Manchester High School in Chesterfield County, worked in the Chippenham Hospital gift shop in Richmond as a volunteer. The nickname “candy striper” came from the red-and-white striped aprons worn traditionally by volunteers.
In April 1976, men tended to the roasting planks at the 28th annualshad planking in Wakefield, an event in Sussex County that lured politicians, reporters, campaign workers and others to kick off the electoral season. Sponsored by the Wakefield Ruritan Club, the event historically was a function of the state’s Democrats, but it evolved into a bipartisan tradition.
In October 1941, babies slept in the nursery at Brookfield, located on West Broad Street in Henrico County. The home for unwed mothers was the successor to Spring Street Home in Richmond’s Oregon Hill area, which was established in 1874 by the Magdalen Association to help single women and their children.
In April 1979, the St. Mary’s Hospital Orchestra rehearsed in the hospital auditorium in Henrico County. The orchestra, which formed in 1966 and initially consisted of staff doctors and hospital employees, performed several public concerts a year at the hospital.
In May 1950, motorcyclists raced in the 10-Mile National Motorcycle Championship at the Atlantic Rural Exposition grounds in Henrico County. The winner was “Little Joe” Weatherly of Norfolk, who later turned to stock car racing and won NASCAR titles in the 1960s before being killed in a race accident in Riverside, Calif., in 1964.
In July 1954, Kitty Liles performed with her band. Liles had played the drums for years, starting when she was a student at Varina High School in the 1940s. In 1954, Liles was using money from her gigs around Richmond to pay for her pursuit of a social work degree at Richmond Professional Institute.
In September 1948, Richmond actress, singer and national radio show host Patsy Garrett greeted a friend downtown during her visit here. Garrett was known for her time on Fred Waring’s “Pleasure Time” radio show in the 1940s and for her recurring film and television roles in “Nanny and the Professor,” “Room 222” and the “Benji” movie series.
In September 1985, NASCAR Cup driver Kyle Petty inspected his wrecked Ford Thunderbird after a practice session at the half-mile Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway during the Wrangler 400. Petty’s car hit Dale Earnhardt’s, with Petty getting the worst of it.
In March 1969, balmy weather drew a large crowd to Monroe Park in downtown Richmond. A small band joined the gathering, serenading visitors as spring arrived.
In April 1968, David Long manned the bar at an exhibit at a Virginia Restaurant Association convention, and Barbara Ann Brigel took a spot along the brass rail. That year, the General Assembly allowed liquor by the drink to become a local option in Virginia.
In June 1941, Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech was re-enacted at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Church Hill in Richmond as part of its bicentennial celebration. Construction of the church, built on land donated by city founder William Byrd II, was completed in June 1741.
In May 1942, actress-singers Dorothy Lamour (center), Patsy Garrett (at left) and actor Bert Lytell (at right) visited Richmond as part of a rally to stimulate sales of war bonds and stamps. They stood under a “Welcome to Richmond” sign and were flanked by Malcolm Bridges (left), the executive secretary of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, and Ship Ahoy Girls Jetsy Parker and Dorothy Schoemer. The rally drew more than 5,000 people.
This 1966 image of a quiet night on Franklin Street in downtown Richmond was captured by Times-Dispatch photographer David Harvey, who became renowned for his National Geographic magazine work and has received national awards. His photographs have been exhibited nationwide, including at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts locally.
In June 1977, John Stevens and his long-eared assistant performed a magic trick. Known as Nabis the Magician, Stevens was among the Richmonders in the International Brotherhood of Magicians. The local chapter had 25 members who met regularly to discuss their craft.
In January 1970, Virginia Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr. received his final salute from state police as he and his wife, Katherine, left the Executive Mansion in Richmond en route to the inauguration of A. Linwood Holton Jr. Godwin, then a Democrat, returned as governor four years later as a Republican.
In June 1968, Toru Yanagida (left) and Ken Seguchi posed at Hillcrest Dairy in Crewe, in Nottoway County. They were learning American farming techniques from the dairy farm’s owners, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Johnson, who were their sponsors. Seguchi was a dairy farmer from Gifu, Japan, and Yanagida was a student in a college horticulture program in Hokkaido.
In May 1973, local Scouts assembled their tents amid exhibits at the daylong Scout-O-Rama at the State Fairgrounds in Henrico County. In addition to traditional skills of woodcraft, wilderness survival, camping and cooking, the event highlighted Scouting’s growing attention to archaeology, seamanship, aviation, metal detection, TV and space technology, among other topics. More than 2,000 Cub and Boy Scouts attended the event that year.
In June 1977, a crowd lined up for drinks and barbecue chicken at the Virginia Chicken Festival in Crewe, a town in Nottoway County southwest of Richmond. Held on the pavilion grounds of the Southside Electric Cooperative, the annual affair was sponsored by the Burkeville Ruritan Club and the Crewe Kiwanis Club. It attracted state and local politicians — including gubernatorial nominees John Dalton and Henry Howell — among the more than 3,500 attendees that year.
In February 1973, prisoners at the Virginia State Penitentiary made and stacked license plates. The pen was along Spring Street at Second Street in downtown Richmond. A print shop, metal shop, textile plant, leather shop and woodworking area offered vocational training to prisoners. Today the site is largely occupied by Afton Chemical Corp., a unit of NewMarket Corp.
In November 1951, workers constructed a new lane on Monument Avenue in Henrico County. The truck was occupying what used to be the front yard of a house in the 6500 block. The road was being widened for divided lane traffic in the block between Bevridge Road and Roxbury Road.
In May 1953, students at the York County Training School for Negroes had to attend class in school buses after a fire that week destroyed the school’s 11-room main building near Yorktown. Five classes were held on buses and three in small buildings that were saved from the flames.
times-dispatch
In November 1982, a crowd filled Regency Square mall for the first day of Sunday store openings in Henrico County. Before the Sunday closing law, or so-called blue law, was formally repealed by the Board of Supervisors, Henrico residents — who in a referendum that month voted in favor of repeal — had to travel to surrounding localities to shop on a Sunday.
times-dispatch
In March 1959, visitors at the Richmond Boat Show inspected a new cruiser, a sort of floating camper, during the five-day event at the State Fairgrounds in Henrico County. It was considered to be the first strictly marine show to be held in Richmond.
TIMES-DISPATCH
In August 1971, members of Camp Willow Run gathered outside their dormitories, which were former train boxcars. The railroad-themed camp, on a Lake Gaston peninsula in Littleton, N.C., is still run by Youth Camps for Christ Inc. The dining hall, modeled after an 1890 train depot and built from plans furnished by the Southern Railway Co., was the focal point of activities.
TIMES-DISPATCH
In July 1963, John Adam, director of talking books for the Royal National Institute for the Blind in London, visited Richmond and showed Virginia Library for the Blind employee Mrs. Richard V. Carter a new cassette system for recording and reproducing audio tapes of books. Using a federal grant and tapping into British expertise, the Virginia library was testing the system, whose cassettes offered more capacity and lasted longer than old discs used by blind patrons.
Times-Dispatch
This September 1953 image shows the canal locks in downtown Richmond between 14th and Pear streets. After their installation and later refurbishment in the mid-19th century, the locks increased boat traffic and allowed for easier transport of goods to and from the city.
Times-Dispatch
In September 1935, a small group of men, part of a larger army of workers and 70 trucks, reinforced dikes with sandbags to protect the 5-mile area controlled by Richmond’s Shockoe Creek Pumping Station from flooding caused by a severe storm.
Times-Dispatch
In July 1977, Christine Bunce, a student at Manchester High School in Chesterfield County, worked in the Chippenham Hospital gift shop in Richmond as a volunteer. The nickname “candy striper” came from the red-and-white striped aprons worn traditionally by volunteers.
Times-Dispatch
In April 1976, men tended to the roasting planks at the 28th annualshad planking in Wakefield, an event in Sussex County that lured politicians, reporters, campaign workers and others to kick off the electoral season. Sponsored by the Wakefield Ruritan Club, the event historically was a function of the state’s Democrats, but it evolved into a bipartisan tradition.
TIMES-DISPATCH
In October 1941, babies slept in the nursery at Brookfield, located on West Broad Street in Henrico County. The home for unwed mothers was the successor to Spring Street Home in Richmond’s Oregon Hill area, which was established in 1874 by the Magdalen Association to help single women and their children.
Times-dispatch
In April 1979, the St. Mary’s Hospital Orchestra rehearsed in the hospital auditorium in Henrico County. The orchestra, which formed in 1966 and initially consisted of staff doctors and hospital employees, performed several public concerts a year at the hospital.
Times-dispatch
In May 1950, motorcyclists raced in the 10-Mile National Motorcycle Championship at the Atlantic Rural Exposition grounds in Henrico County. The winner was “Little Joe” Weatherly of Norfolk, who later turned to stock car racing and won NASCAR titles in the 1960s before being killed in a race accident in Riverside, Calif., in 1964.
Times-Dispatch
In July 1954, Kitty Liles performed with her band. Liles had played the drums for years, starting when she was a student at Varina High School in the 1940s. In 1954, Liles was using money from her gigs around Richmond to pay for her pursuit of a social work degree at Richmond Professional Institute.
times-dispatch
In September 1948, Richmond actress, singer and national radio show host Patsy Garrett greeted a friend downtown during her visit here. Garrett was known for her time on Fred Waring’s “Pleasure Time” radio show in the 1940s and for her recurring film and television roles in “Nanny and the Professor,” “Room 222” and the “Benji” movie series.
Times-Dispatch
In September 1985, NASCAR Cup driver Kyle Petty inspected his wrecked Ford Thunderbird after a practice session at the half-mile Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway during the Wrangler 400. Petty’s car hit Dale Earnhardt’s, with Petty getting the worst of it.
1985, Times-Dispatch
In March 1969, balmy weather drew a large crowd to Monroe Park in downtown Richmond. A small band joined the gathering, serenading visitors as spring arrived.
Bob Brown
In April 1968, David Long manned the bar at an exhibit at a Virginia Restaurant Association convention, and Barbara Ann Brigel took a spot along the brass rail. That year, the General Assembly allowed liquor by the drink to become a local option in Virginia.
Times-dispatch
In June 1941, Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech was re-enacted at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Church Hill in Richmond as part of its bicentennial celebration. Construction of the church, built on land donated by city founder William Byrd II, was completed in June 1741.
times-dispatch
In July 1979, two boys walked along the rocks in the James River near the Lee Bridge in Richmond.
times-dispatch
In May 1942, actress-singers Dorothy Lamour (center), Patsy Garrett (at left) and actor Bert Lytell (at right) visited Richmond as part of a rally to stimulate sales of war bonds and stamps. They stood under a “Welcome to Richmond” sign and were flanked by Malcolm Bridges (left), the executive secretary of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, and Ship Ahoy Girls Jetsy Parker and Dorothy Schoemer. The rally drew more than 5,000 people.
Times-Dispatch
This 1966 image of a quiet night on Franklin Street in downtown Richmond was captured by Times-Dispatch photographer David Harvey, who became renowned for his National Geographic magazine work and has received national awards. His photographs have been exhibited nationwide, including at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts locally.
Times-Dispatch
In June 1977, John Stevens and his long-eared assistant performed a magic trick. Known as Nabis the Magician, Stevens was among the Richmonders in the International Brotherhood of Magicians. The local chapter had 25 members who met regularly to discuss their craft.
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In January 1970, Virginia Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr. received his final salute from state police as he and his wife, Katherine, left the Executive Mansion in Richmond en route to the inauguration of A. Linwood Holton Jr. Godwin, then a Democrat, returned as governor four years later as a Republican.
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In July 1961, two men fished for bluegills in Chickahominy Lake, a large water-supply reservoir along the New Kent-Charles City county line.
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In June 1968, Toru Yanagida (left) and Ken Seguchi posed at Hillcrest Dairy in Crewe, in Nottoway County. They were learning American farming techniques from the dairy farm’s owners, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Johnson, who were their sponsors. Seguchi was a dairy farmer from Gifu, Japan, and Yanagida was a student in a college horticulture program in Hokkaido.
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In May 1973, local Scouts assembled their tents amid exhibits at the daylong Scout-O-Rama at the State Fairgrounds in Henrico County. In addition to traditional skills of woodcraft, wilderness survival, camping and cooking, the event highlighted Scouting’s growing attention to archaeology, seamanship, aviation, metal detection, TV and space technology, among other topics. More than 2,000 Cub and Boy Scouts attended the event that year.
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In June 1977, a crowd lined up for drinks and barbecue chicken at the Virginia Chicken Festival in Crewe, a town in Nottoway County southwest of Richmond. Held on the pavilion grounds of the Southside Electric Cooperative, the annual affair was sponsored by the Burkeville Ruritan Club and the Crewe Kiwanis Club. It attracted state and local politicians — including gubernatorial nominees John Dalton and Henry Howell — among the more than 3,500 attendees that year.
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In February 1973, prisoners at the Virginia State Penitentiary made and stacked license plates. The pen was along Spring Street at Second Street in downtown Richmond. A print shop, metal shop, textile plant, leather shop and woodworking area offered vocational training to prisoners. Today the site is largely occupied by Afton Chemical Corp., a unit of NewMarket Corp.
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In November 1951, workers constructed a new lane on Monument Avenue in Henrico County. The truck was occupying what used to be the front yard of a house in the 6500 block. The road was being widened for divided lane traffic in the block between Bevridge Road and Roxbury Road.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Traffic is moving on the Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge after an incident requiring a police response shut down the northbound lanes of Interstate 205 at the Oregon-Washington border for more than an hour on Sunday.
Northbound traffic was backed up in the area from 9:37 a.m. to roughly 11 a.m. Portland Fire and Rescue Lt. Irene Concepcion-Sestric told KOIN 6 that the closure was caused by person that was reported to be on the bridge.
“Multiple agencies responded to a possible person on the bridge which caused a temporary closure of the freeway,” Concepcion-Sestric said. “At the time of this email, all emergency responders are clearing the scene.”
The Washington State Department of Transportation is advising drivers to expect delays in the area. No other details were immediately available.
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27-year-old Laurel man dead after vehicle crashes and overturns
A 27-year-old Laurel man died in a single-vehicle crash yesterday in the Laurel area yesterday, according to Delaware State Police.
Troopers said that the man was driving a 2009 Chevrolet HHR eastbound on Shiloh Church Road around 11:50 p.m. Their investigation found that the driver was negotiating a slight left curve east of Johnson Road when he lost control of the vehicle. Police said the car drove off the narrow roadway, entered a drainage ditch, and overturned many times until it came to rest upside down in the ditch.
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According to police, the driver was not properly restrained and he was pronounced deceased at the scene. His identity is being withheld pending family notifications.
The investigation into the incident closed Shiloh Church Road for 3 hours. Police continue to investigate and are asking witnesses to contact Trooper First Class T. Bowden at 302-703-3336.
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GENTRY, Arkansas — A FedEx driver is dead after a crash took place in Benton County, Friday, June 9, according to the Arkansas Department of Public Safety.
Officials say at around 3:29 p.m., 21-year-old Daniel Garcia of Centerton was driving a FedEx truck eastbound near Peterson Road and South Brigance Road.
The report states he "drove off the south side of the road to an embankment," causing the truck to roll over on its side, ejecting Garcia. Officials say Garcia did not survive the crash.
Officials say there was heavy rain and roads were when the crash happened. | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/fedex-driver-dies-crash-benton-county-man/527-45089324-0cd5-4334-9466-24b4d8c69dd6 | 2023-06-11T19:07:34 | 0 | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/fedex-driver-dies-crash-benton-county-man/527-45089324-0cd5-4334-9466-24b4d8c69dd6 |
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — One man is dead after being hit by a vehicle when trying to cross lanes on I-49 in Fayetteville on a bicycle on Saturday, June 10, according to a crash report.
41-year-old Randy Robinson was riding his bicycle at around 11 p.m. near exit 61, the report states.
Officials say Robinson was "attempting to cross the lanes of I-49" when a 2003 Nissan hit him in the outside lane.
Robinson died as a result of the crash, according to the report.
No further details on this incident were released.
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Nearly three years ago, the inclusive and loving doors of Pride Center West Texas opened for the Midland-Odessa community. Bryan and Clint Wilson created the nonprofit after moving to West Texas from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
With a mission to “improve the lives of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) minorities through the provision of safe gathering spaces, educational offerings and social services that prioritize those who identify as LGBTQN+,” Pride Center West Texas offers opportunities for the queer community and allies to gather in protected celebration.
Amanda Provence, director of programming, sat down with the Reporter-Telegram to give an update on what the center’s current programs, challenges they face and future plans.
A main goal for the team at Pride Center West Texas was to form moments for the LGBTQN+ youth (13 to high school senior) in the area. So, how’d they do?
“We've got our youth group two days a week from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.,” Provence explained. “From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., people just hang out, do whatever. Then, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., we have some form of curriculum — guest speaker, sometimes we have crafts. We’ve also taken them to Urban Air, and we're working on taking them to Element 14.”
For people ranging 18-years-old to 25-years-old, a monthly meeting takes place, but Provence said they hope to increase the number after summer. Those 35-years-old and up have a bimonthly meeting option as well. Although a group does not currently exist for those who fall between 25-years-old and 35-years-old, Provence said all PCWT resources remain available.
Another addition to PCWT includes counseling.
“We cover [our counselor] to have 11 free clients a month, so if he’s busier, then clients pay on a super affordable sliding scale,” Provence said.
Other year-long initiatives include the Pride Center’s affiliates: PFLAG (parents and families of lesbians and gays), Basin Pride (essentially an entertainment committee who plans monthly socials and the annual pride event in April) and OUT in West Texas (a trans-specific group who had gone dormant but recently started back up, according to Provence). Lastly, PCWT also offers linkage to care for PreP navigation — use of antiviral drugs as a strategy to prevent HIV.
However, with the country’s current political climate around the LGBTQN+ community, especially youth-aged members, Provence said prioritizing their happiness and safety always remains at the top of the list. She said one of the team’s biggest struggles falls to how much to promote an event because they want their members to feel protected. Yet, an overwhelming number of negative comments on social media can sometimes deter people from attending.
Nevertheless, Provence and the rest of PCWT keep a steady head and full heart, ultimately showing strength and bravery.
“One of our favorite things to say is ‘just do it scared,’” Provence stated. “I know that there could be some hateful people out there, but don't let it stop you from living.”
Overall, Pride Center West Texas stands as a way for LGBTQN+ West Texans to find comfort and friendship. Without people like Bryan, Clint, Amanda and the rest of the PCWT team, queer Americans would continuously live in fear. Why? Because they’re actively saving LGBTQN+ lives through support, resources and basic human decency.
“There are kids out there that believe it's better to be dead than to be gay; and I want to be a part of the reason they know that they are worth having a safe space, worth celebrating and worth being loved for who they are, not who people want them to be,” Provence said. “Everyone thinks we're pushing some agenda to make everybody fit into one of the letters, but that's not what it is. We just want the ones who do identify to grow up, make it to adulthood and not only survive but thrive.”
If you’d like to support Pride Center West Texas, visit www.pridecenterwt.org to find out how. Donate to PCWT’s pride month fundraiser at https://bit.ly/45X7n1y. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/pcwt-provides-resources-lgbtqn-west-texans-18144884.php | 2023-06-11T19:07:57 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/pcwt-provides-resources-lgbtqn-west-texans-18144884.php |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A shooting led to a crash in south Wichita Saturday night.
According to the Wichita Police Department (WPD), they received a call a little after 10 p.m. for the report of a traffic accident in the 2300 block of E MacArthur Rd.
Upon arrival at the scene, they found a car that hit a carport.
The driver of the car, a man in his mid to late 20s, was seriously injured and taken to a local hospital.
“At the hospital, it was later determined that the driver of the vehicle also had a gunshot wound,” Captain Santiago Hungria Junior said.
An investigation is ongoing.
“Right now, we don’t have a suspect,” Hungria said. “We ask anybody who lives here in the mobile home park if they have any information to contact us.”
You can contact WPD investigators at 316-268-4407, Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111, or the See Something Say Something hotline at 316-519-2282. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/shooting-leads-to-crash-in-south-wichita-saturday-night/ | 2023-06-11T19:10:50 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/shooting-leads-to-crash-in-south-wichita-saturday-night/ |
Kenosha police continue to investigate early morning gunfire that injured at least two people in the 6800 block of 26th Avenue on Sunday.
Just after 1:30 a.m., officers on patrol heard multiple gunshots fired, while multiple calls also reported a person had been shot, according to Lt. Joseph Nosalik, spokesperson for the Kenosha Police Department, in a news statement.
He said officers were met with little cooperation when they arrived at the scene; however, they located a victim with a gunshot wound to an “upper extremity.” The gunshot was not life threatening.
Moments later, officials of a local hospital notified police of another gunshot victim who self-transported to the facility. The victim also had non-life-threatening injuries.
At 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Illinois police notified Kenosha authorities of a gunshot victim at a hospital in Illinois who may have been shot at the Kenosha crime scene, according to the release. The victim also had injuries that were not life-threatening.
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Nosalik, however, said the person’s description of events is being investigated and police have yet to confirm whether the victim was shot in Kenosha.
Authorities said they have received little to no cooperation with the investigation and no one is in custody.
They are encouraging anyone with information on the shooting to contact the Kenosha Police Department detective bureau at 262-605-5203. Callers who want to remain anonymous can contact Kenosha Area Crime Stoppers at 262-656-7333.
Mugshots: Kenosha County criminal complaints from June 8-9
Angela Elizabeth Ford
Angela Elizabeth Ford, 34, of Hickory Hills, Illinois, faces charges of straw purchasing of firearm, and disorderly conduct.
Tabatha Jean Greco
Tabatha Jean Greco, 22, of Kenosha, faces charges of bail jumping.
Randy Allen Grosch
Randy Allen Grosch, 37, of Kenosha, faces charges of probation and parole.
John Kenneth Harbecke
John Kenneth Harbecke, 40, of Trevor, faces charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, intentionally point firearm at person, disorderly conduct, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of THC (2nd+), and possession of narcotic drugs.
Jherad Dominick Johnson
Jherad Dominick Johnson, 22, of Kenosha, faces charges of probation and parole.
Franchesca Annemarie Locascio
Franchesca Annemarie Locascio, 30, of Kenosha, faces charges of possession of THC (2nd+), use or possess with intent to use masking agent, and bail jumping.
Robert Cary Macharg Jr.
Robert Cary Macharg Jr., 40, of Kenosha, faces charges of probation and parole.
John David Olson Jr.
John David Olson Jr., 32, of Kenosha, faces charges of operating while intoxicated (3rd offense), and possession with intent to deliver cocaine (between 1-5 grams).
Tomeka Roshell Saucier
Tomeka Roshell Saucier, 44, of Kenosha, faces charges of disorderly conduct (domestic abuse repeater).
John Vincent Schuster
John Vincent Schuster, 46, of Pewaukee, faces charges of first degree child sexual assault (sexual contact with person under age of 13).
Jesse Lee Smith
Jesse Lee Smith, 40, of North Chicago, Illinois, faces charges of possession of THC (2nd+). | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/kenosha-police-investigating-shooting-with-multiple-injuries-in-6800-block-of-26th-avenue-sunday/article_6b81cb64-087c-11ee-9593-e74708553fad.html | 2023-06-11T19:13:54 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/kenosha-police-investigating-shooting-with-multiple-injuries-in-6800-block-of-26th-avenue-sunday/article_6b81cb64-087c-11ee-9593-e74708553fad.html |
Weekly yoga, movie night events at Petrifying Springs Park to begin week of June 12.
A pair of popular, free weekly events at Kenosha County’s Petrifying Springs Park will begin the week of June 12.
Yoga in the Park, presented by Hot Yoga Kenosha, will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. each Monday through Aug. 14 at Area 4 near the center of the park.
Movie Night in the Park will be held at the Petrifying Springs Biergarten at dusk each Friday through Aug. 18, weather permitting.
“We’re pleased to continue offering these free activities in 2023,” Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kerkman said. “Whether its exercising with Yoga on Mondays or family entertainment with movies on Fridays, these are great reasons to come out and enjoy our beautiful park.”
All experience levels are welcome at the weekly sessions led by instructors from Hot Yoga Kenosha. Pre-registration is encouraged. More information is available at https://bit.ly/KCYoga2023.
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This year’s Movie Night lineup includes these films:
June 16: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
June 23: Lightyear
June 30: Jaws
July 7: Top Gun: Maverick
July 14: Ghostbusters Afterlife
July 21: The Goonies
July 28: Thor: Love and Thunder
Aug. 4: Jurassic World
Aug. 11: Mitchells vs. the Machines
Aug. 18: Back to the Future
Moviegoers are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets. Concessions are available for purchase from the Biergarten. All movies are subject to cancellation due to weather conditions.
Petrifying Springs Park is located at 5555 Seventh St. (Highway A) in the Village of Somers.
For more details about other activities and amenities in Kenosha County Parks, visit http://parks.kenoshacounty.org, call 262-857-1869, or check out Kenosha County Parks on Facebook at http://facebook.com/kenoshacountyparks. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/weekly-yoga-movie-night-events-at-petrifying-springs-park-to-begin-week-of-june-12/article_d7175c84-0702-11ee-a92b-9bfebf965e92.html | 2023-06-11T19:14:00 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/weekly-yoga-movie-night-events-at-petrifying-springs-park-to-begin-week-of-june-12/article_d7175c84-0702-11ee-a92b-9bfebf965e92.html |
Authorities say they have almost completely contained two forest fires in the New Jersey Pinelands.
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in statements Sunday that both blazes in Burlington County are now 90% contained.
Officials said one fire in Evesham Township in Burlington County has grown to just over a square mile (2.6 square kilometers) but no longer poses a threat to the four structures cited earlier.
The forest fire service said the other fire in the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest remains at 1.3 square miles (3.4 square kilometers); that blaze isn’t threatening any structures. Crews planned to spend the day patrolling the fire perimeter and mopping up hot spots.
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The Society of Innovators at Purdue Northwest is inviting nominations for its 2023 Innovators Awards.
The society, in its 19th year, seeks to celebrate creativity and ingenuity in the seven-county region of Northwest Indiana. Individuals and teams of innovators can bee nominated online at www.pnw.edu/soi. Anyone that lives or works in Northwest Indiana is eligible for consideration. The deadline to submit nominations is July 31, 2023.
“Innovation is part of our heritage here in Northwest Indiana and needs to be celebrated. From the early days of manufacturing and the steel industry to the present, we have seen innovation create positive change for our communities,” said Sheila Matias, executive director of the Society of Innovators. “Recognizing innovation can be a compelling catalyst that encourages others to take their aspirations and ideas from conception to market.”
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In addition to the individual team inductees to the Society of Innovators, three additional awards will be presented:
Society of Innovators Fellows: Up to five innovators may be selected as fellows from among previously inducted individual and team honorees.
Richard C. Sussman Prize for Team Innovation: One team may be selected annually from among team inductees to receive the Richard C. Sussman Prize for Team Innovation.
John H. Davies Lifetime Achievement Award: A Lifetime Achievement Award winner may be selected upon recommendation of the selection committee and at the discretion of the board of directors.
The 2023 Society of Innovators Awards Luncheon will take place on Nov. 2 at the James B. Dworkin Student Services and Activities Complex on Purdue Northwest’s Westville campus. More information can be found online at pnw.edu/innovators-awards or by emailing societyofinnovators@pnw.edu. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/business/the-society-of-innovators-at-purdue-northwest-seeks-nominations-for-2023-awards/article_d3f34fe6-0701-11ee-9496-8baa98c47cfe.html | 2023-06-11T19:28:16 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/business/the-society-of-innovators-at-purdue-northwest-seeks-nominations-for-2023-awards/article_d3f34fe6-0701-11ee-9496-8baa98c47cfe.html |
BALTIMORE — Firefighters are on scene for a boat crash in Fells Point.
The call came for officials to respond to the 1000 block of Fell Street.
Officials say no injuries were reported and there are no reports of fuel leaks.
The Maryland Natural Resources Police are investigating.
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1001 Fell St 21231#FellsPoint @FellsPoint@Zeke_Cohen#BMORESBravest and #BCFDSOC #BCFDFireBoat are on scene of a boat crash at the marina. No injuries, no leaking fuel. @MDNRPolice investigating. pic.twitter.com/yDxJ0Jh6x5 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/firefighters-on-scene-for-a-boat-crash-in-fells-point-no-injuries-reported | 2023-06-11T19:30:34 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/firefighters-on-scene-for-a-boat-crash-in-fells-point-no-injuries-reported |
PARKVILLE, Md. — Homicide detectives are investigating after a domestic dispute led to a deadly shooting in Parkville on Saturday.
Officers were called to the area of Rader Avenue and Oakdale Road for reports of domestic-related assault at 7:00 p.m.
When they arrived, they located a man suffering from a gunshot wound in the upper body, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say they have identified all parties involved and there is no threat to the community at this time.
Homicide Detectives are asking anyone with information about this shooting to contact 410-307-2020. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/man-shot-killed-during-domestic-dispute-in-parkville | 2023-06-11T19:30:40 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/man-shot-killed-during-domestic-dispute-in-parkville |
WOODLAWN, Md. — Two people were injured in a shooting early Sunday morning in Woodlawn.
Police responded to a local hospital when an 18-year-old male walked into the hospital suffering from gunshot wound.
Moments later, a 17-year girl walked in also suffering from a gunshot wound.
Police believe the shooting occurred in the 1700 block of Woodlawn Drive.
Both victims are suffering from non-life threatening wounds, police say.
The incident is under investigation.
Police ask for anyone with information to contact them at 410-307-2020. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/two-people-injured-following-shooting-in-woodlawn-early-sunday-morning | 2023-06-11T19:30:46 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/two-people-injured-following-shooting-in-woodlawn-early-sunday-morning |
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — A township man died late Saturday night when the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a horse trailer, police said.
Police responded to the area of Mill Road in the Bargaintown section of the the township at around 11:06 p.m. and found Anthony Canizzaro, 41, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Canizzaro died following a collision with a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Rodolfo Solanomiranda, 36, of the township.
Police said Canizzaro was traveling west on Mill Road in the area of Tremont Avenue. Solanomiranda was traveling west as well, towing a horse trailer. As the pickup and horse trailer slowed to prepare for a turn into a driveway, Canizzaro approached at a high rate of speed and collided with the rear of the trailer.
No one else was injured in the crash, including the horses aboard the trailer, police said.
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Bargaintown Fire Department and township EMS responded to the scene to assist. The crash is being investigated by the township police's Traffic Safety Unit.
Traffic was detoured for about four hours while the crash was cleared, police said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/egg-harbor-township-man-dies-in-collision-with-horse-trailer/article_292decd0-0885-11ee-9248-13859cf169b2.html | 2023-06-11T19:37:01 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/egg-harbor-township-man-dies-in-collision-with-horse-trailer/article_292decd0-0885-11ee-9248-13859cf169b2.html |
ABSECON — Chipotle Mexican Grill is planning to open a restaurant in the city next year, a spokesperson for the chain said.
The restaurant will be located in a new retail center on the White Horse Pike between New Road and Michigan Avenue, according to public records.
Further details about the restaurant were not available Monday, spokesperson Annie Gradinger said.
The Mexican franchise has opened several restaurants in the area over the past decade. It has locations in Hamilton Township, Somers Point, Egg Harbor Township and Middle Township.
In its first quarter this year, the company reported $291.6 million in earnings and $2.37 billion in revenue.
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Competitors take the plunge from a Cape May-Lewes ferry to start the Escape the Cape Triathlon on Sunday. Two-thousand athletes competed in the 10th edition of the unique event.
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Ray Vogel, 32, of York, Pennsylvania, crosses the finish line.
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Lars Osterlind, 59, and daughter Amanda, 30, of Burlington Township, have competed at Escape the Cape all 10 years. This was the first time Amanda finished ahead of her father. "It was 10 years in the making, but I'm happy to turn it over," said Lars, 59, with a big smile.
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Race director Stephen Del Monte presented hooded sweatshirts to 18 people who competed in all 10 years in the Escape the Cape Triathlon. They are: Beth Clarke, Shane Cranford, Erin and Toni Egan, Brenda Englehart, Edward Gibbson, William Harner, Michael Mader, Ryan Osmundsen, Lars and Amanda Osterlind, George Reinhart, Cassie Scull, James Sharp, Erik Simonsen, Kristin Walsh, David Webster and Jim Welshman.
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Jeffrey Rossley, 41, of Ridley, Pennsylvania, crosses the finish line Sunday at Escape the Cape Triathlon.
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Race director Stephen Del Monte addresses the crowd ahead of Sunday's awards ceremony.
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Linda Langan, 38, and Domenic Langan, 14, work on signs in support of her husband Jeffrey Rossley, who was competing Sunday at Escape the Cape.
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Jeffrey Rossley, 41, of Ridley, Pennsylvania, waves to his family after exiting the water Sunday at Escape the Cape Triathlon.
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Jeffrey Rossley, 41, of Ridley, Pennsylvania, exits the water Sunday at Escape the Cape Triathlon.
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Jeff and Raine Fussner, both 60 and of Kempton, Pennsylvania, decided to celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary Sunday by jumping off a ferry and competing at Escape the Cape.
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Ryan Osmundsen, 43, of Cape May, crosses the finish line Sunday at Escape the Cape Triathlon. He was one of 18 people to compete all 10 years at Escape the Cape.
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Joe Bonczek, 22, of Northfield, with his girlfriend Madelyn Guzzetti, 22, of West Deptford. Bonczek, a 2019 St. Augustine Prep graduate and former Princeton University football player, competed in his first ever triathlon Sunday, while Guzzett supported him.
JOHN RUSSO, Staff Writer
Jeffrey Rosley, 41, of Ridley, Pennsylvania, got support from his wife Linda Langan, 38, and son Domenic Langan, 14, on Sunday.
JOHN RUSSO, Staff Writer
Lars Osterlind, third from right, and Amanda Osterlind, second from right, hold up their embroidered hooded sweatshirts they got for competing at Escape the Cape for 10 years.
LOWER TOWNSHIP — Stephen Del Monte remembers the feeling he had in 2013 when he first experienced the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon in San Francisco.
The competition that started 40 years ago began its swim portion with a plunge from a ferry into the frigid waters of the San Francisco Bay. So when Del Monte wanted to bring a triathlon to his home county, he drew inspiration from that famous race.
Sunday marked 10 years for the Escape the Cape Triathlon, which has become a staple for DelMo Sports' racing season.
"It's remarkable," Del Monte said. "This is the 20th year in the business for me, and the fact this event has been going on for 10 years is remarkable. To think, in 10 years we've had close to 16,000 or 17,000 people jump off a boat."
This year's event featured 2,000 competitors, the largest field in its history, Del Monte said. The crowd of supporters that turned out also was the largest he'd seen.
Escape the Cape, held at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry terminal, consists of Olympic and Sprint triathlons, along with shorter competitions, including relays, aquabikes and swim-only races.
Competitors of the Olympic and Sprint triathlons and the 1-mile swim begin their events by making the 16-foot leap from one of the Cape May-Lewes ferries. They swim to shore, transition to riding their bike through the vineyards and rural parts of Cape May before returning to the terminal and running the final leg of the race.
The Olympic triathlon consisted of a 1-mile swim, a 25-mile bike and a 5-mile run. The sprint consisted of a 0.35-mile swim, a 12.5-mile bike and a 3.1-mile run.
Thomas Garvey, of New York City, was the overall Olympic winner in 1 hour, 49 minutes, 33 seconds. Kathryn Donohue, of Washington, D.C., was the top female finisher (12th overall) in 2:05:32.
Del Monte was grateful the weather held off and the poor air conditions cleared up following the Canadian wildfires. He couldn't think of a better way to celebrate 10 years.
"There were a lot of happy people today," Del Monte said.
Taking the plunge
Linda Langan sat on the jetty with her son Domenic working on their signs as they waited for her husband, Jeffrey Rossley, to make his way out of the water.
Rossley, 41, of Ridley, Pennsylvania, competed in the Sprint race at Escape the Cape for the first time, deciding to sign up after competing at Tri the Wildwoods last year, another DelMo event.
Langan was nervous as she waited for Rossley. They knew the 1-mile swim was going to be his biggest challenge of the day.
"Once I see him get out of the water, I'll be OK," said Langan, 38.
Rossley finally emerged and shot his family a wave. He finished the race in 1:25:32. Afterward, he said he needed a little encouragement to make his first plunge.
"Steve Del Monte, he actually pushed me off (the ferry). He sent me off in a good way," Rossley said.
Ray Vogel, 32, of York, Pennsylvania, has been doing DelMo events since 2018. But this was the first time he competed at Escape the Cape. Running the Olympic course, he finished in 2:18.48.
"I was nervous about the jump," Vogel said. "But all the energy on the boat, you can't beat it. You just gotta do it and everybody, the music, the energy — it was awesome. Once you jump in, you're like 'Man, I did it.'"
Sunday was the 35th wedding anniversary for Raine and Jeff Fussner, both 60 and of Kempton, Pennsylvania. The couple who loves to run, bike or swim together on a daily basis decided the best way to celebrate was on the Olympic course.
"My mom said, 'Why don't you just go out to dinner? Why are you jumping off a ferry?'" said Raine, who finished in 2:14:07. (They did plan to go out for a nice dinner Sunday night.)
Jeff, who finished in 2:18:01, said ,the swim is his favorite part of the race.
"It's just awesome," he said. It's challenging, it's memorable and something to talk to your friends and your parents and inspire your kids."
Joe Bonczek, a former first-team Press All-Star in football at St. Augustine Prep, just graduated from Princeton University, where the linebacker wrapped up his playing career last fall. The 22-year-old decided to try his hand in endurance sports by competing in the Sprint race. It was his first triathlon.
"I want to keep doing this now," said Bonczek, of Northfield, who finished in 1:34:14. "It's something to do now that I'm done football. It keeps me going. I trained after last fall, and it paid off."
The 10-year club
Lars and Amanda Osterlind have competed all 10 editions of Escape the Cape, which has been held annually except for 2020, when it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The father-daughter duo from Burlington Township were among the 18 people acknowledged on stage after Sunday's race. Del Monte and his team presented the group with embroidered hooded sweatshirts.
"It's exciting. We love coming out here every year and doing it together," said Amanda, 30.
This year was the first time Amanda (1:39:19) bested her father's time (1:39:43) in the Sprint.
"It was 10 years in the making, but I'm happy to turn it over," said Lars, 59, with a big smile.
The first triathlon Ryan Osmundsen ever did was Escape the Cape, which happens to be right in his backyard. The 43-year-old from Cape May took the jump off a ferry 10 years ago and has been hooked on triathlons ever since.
"I'd say this is one of the best," Osmundsen said, comparing it to his previous nine Escape triathlons. "DelMo keeps adding more and more sand, which everyone's hating. It's all good, though!"
The other 15 who have competed all 10 years: Beth Clarke, Shane Cranford, Erin and Toni Egan, Brenda Englehart, Edward Gibbson, William Harner, Michael Mader, George Reinhart, Cassie Scull, James Sharp, Erik Simonsen, Kristin Walsh, David Webster and Jim Welshman.
Those people coming back every year to compete are why Del Monte does this, he said.
Del Monte, like the endurance athlete he is, says he's 46.3 years old now. He grew up in North Wildwood and lives in Wildwood Crest.
“The intention was I wanna do something amazing in my home community in southern Cape May County" Del Monte said. "We have paradise, a perfectly good boat and a perfect shore town — the West Coast of New Jersey. And people have responded.
"I didn't have to go anywhere to find a paradise. It's always been right here. The community of Lower Township has embraced this event, and we're grateful."
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Competitors take the plunge from a Cape May-Lewes ferry to start the Escape the Cape Triathlon on Sunday. Two-thousand athletes competed in the 10th edition of the unique event. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/escape-the-cape-triathlon-celebrates-10-years-with-2-000-competitors/article_ab82dab8-07dd-11ee-b838-07f6d5bb1cde.html | 2023-06-11T19:37:15 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/escape-the-cape-triathlon-celebrates-10-years-with-2-000-competitors/article_ab82dab8-07dd-11ee-b838-07f6d5bb1cde.html |
Yevheniia Kolomoiets, a member of the 2023 graduating class, points toward her home country of Ukraine, while posing for a portrait at Moscow High School. Kolomoiets is an exchange student from Ukraine who will be pursuing a higher education at Georgetown University.
Originally published June 8 in theMoscow-Pullman Daily News.Moscow High School senior Yevheniia Kolomoiets remembers the fear she felt as she waited by her phone, hoping to hear back from her family.
Her family lived in Lysychansk in what is now one of the most dangerous areas of Ukraine. The war with Russia had started and Kolomoiets had just returned to her Moscow home from school. She heard the news about the war before her family did.
It was 4 a.m. in Ukraine, which meant her family was still asleep. It also meant they didn’t pick up the phone right away.
“It felt like hours for me, but three minutes after that, everyone woke up, everyone started texting me, ‘Hey, we’re here, everything’s fine,’” she said.
Kolomoiets came to the United States in 2021 as a foreign exchange student. After spending some time in Texas, she moved to Moscow to complete her senior year at Moscow High.
Being in Moscow meant she was safe from the horrors in Ukraine. Her family moved to a safer part of Ukraine, but Kolomoiets said she struggled with survivor’s syndrome.
“I felt like I’m guilty because I’m not there with them,” she said.
She calls her family every day to make sure they are OK. In the meantime, her school life has served as a much-needed distraction. She managed to combine those two parts of her life, which made it easier for her to adapt to what is happening on both sides of the world.
Kolomoiets credited her friends in Moscow for being welcoming and understanding of her situation.
“I am here on my own without my family but I am not here on my own, because I still have people ready to support me,” she said.
Kolomoiets has excelled at Moscow High School. Among her accomplishments is representing Moscow in the Idaho Speech State Championships, which is an impressive feat as a non-native speaker.
She also developed an interest in video game studies and development, which she plans on turning into a career after she attends Georgetown University on a full-ride scholarship.
This summer, she plans on visiting Ukraine for the first time since she came to the U.S. She hopes to see her friends and family and savor her mother’s home-cooked borscht.
Kolomoiets is leaving a school that gave her support and comfort during the past year. She said every teacher and student she interacted with “felt like family.”
“Even though I have been here for only one year, I do feel like I’m graduating from a school where I have been for my whole life,” she said. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-a-safe-haven-for-ukrainian-exchange-student/article_9210d7b0-0701-11ee-8fa7-4727be87a0cd.html | 2023-06-11T19:39:03 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-a-safe-haven-for-ukrainian-exchange-student/article_9210d7b0-0701-11ee-8fa7-4727be87a0cd.html |
Oak Ridge Library celebrates East Wing's grand reopening June 20; kids' goodie bags
First 150 children to enter Children's Room get a goodie bag
The Oak Ridge Public Library has announced it will hold the grand reopening of the library’s East Wing, which includes the brand new Children’s Room and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible bathrooms, next month.
These projects were made possible through a combination of funding from the city of Oak Ridge, a support grant to local governments, and the Friends of Oak Ridge Public Library administering a bequest on behalf of Jerry Kinnamon, according to a city news release.
Jefferson Middle School art students created a mural for the Children’s Room. The Children’s Room was designed by Opening the Book, North America, a woman-owned business specializing in public library design, and was installed by local contractor First Place Finish. Barber McMurry Architects, headquartered in Knoxville, designed the bathroom renovations, which were realized by Wright Contracting, another local company.
The celebration will take place at the library, located at 1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike, at 5 p.m. June 20. The first 150 children to enter the Children’s Room will receive a goodie bag.
“The Children’s Room is our most heavily used service, and I’m thrilled to have it reopen. I hope that everyone will feel welcome and enjoy the new East Wing,” Library Director Julie Forkner stated in the release.
More renovations are planned for next year, which will include new powered furniture for the main library as well as new study and computer carrels. Plans for a permanent book sale space for the Friends of the Library and a Library Café are also being considered.
The library staff encourages everyone to come celebrate the reopening of the East Wing. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, follow the library on Facebook and Twitter: @OakRidgePubLib or call at (865) 425-3455. | https://www.oakridger.com/story/news/local/2023/06/10/oak-ridge-library-celebrates-east-wings-grand-reopening-june-20/70288518007/ | 2023-06-11T19:41:15 | 1 | https://www.oakridger.com/story/news/local/2023/06/10/oak-ridge-library-celebrates-east-wings-grand-reopening-june-20/70288518007/ |
CEDAR FALLS -- City officials will host a public meeting Thursday at City Hall for property owners directly affected by phase one of the North Cedar Heights Area reconstruction project.
However, anyone interested in learning more about the project is welcomed to attend.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with a brief presentation reviewing the design, construction phasing, access during construction, temporary parking, temporary mailboxes, and garbage collection. Afterward construction plans will be available for viewing and city officials will be available to answer any questions.
The undertaking will include West Ridgewood Drive from Greenwood Avenue to Cherry Lane as well as a part of Greenwood Avenue.
Any questions can be directed to the Cedar Falls Engineering Division at 319-268-5165. City Hall is located 220 Clay St.
Cedar Falls City Council held its first meetings, Nov. 7 and 21, 2022, inside the remodeled City Hall. Pictured is the foyer outside the council chambers. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/government-and-politics/cedar-falls-reconstruction-meeting-scheduled-for-thursday/article_e74901e2-06f4-11ee-acec-afff48c9dbc8.html | 2023-06-11T19:59:00 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/government-and-politics/cedar-falls-reconstruction-meeting-scheduled-for-thursday/article_e74901e2-06f4-11ee-acec-afff48c9dbc8.html |
Hicks: 'Of Boys and Men' by Richard Reeves is a must read
MUNCIE, Ind. – My first book of the summer is Richard Reeves’ “Of Boys and Men,” which is published by Brookings Institution, a center-left think tank where the author is a senior fellow.
I mention this because the challenges facing boys and young men are familiar in conservative circles, but not so among the center left and progressives. This book might be called the first serious-yet-accessible work from the left of center. I believe that it will change the debate on a chronic problem that has been ignored by a large swathe of American researchers, educators and policy advocates.
The subject is familiar to academics, sociologists and economists in particular. Reeves’ contribution lies in three areas. First, he magnificently outlines the scale and scope of the problem, as I will summarize. Second, he draws some common ground between the problems boys and young men have in education, and the continuing challenge women face in labor markets. Finally, he makes clear there are policy options we can consider. This helps push us into a long-needed debate.
The matter begins with facts. A half-century ago, women lagged men badly in education. By 1980, when I graduated high school, boys and girls attended college at identical rates. Today there are roughly three women in college for every two men. The gap moderates slightly by graduation, and two-thirds of men major in STEM degrees, while only one-third of women do. Still, the gender gap in education is larger than any racial or ethnic gap.
About the only academic area in which boys outperform girls is in the SAT, but that’s likely because far fewer men take the test. The share of boys who fail to graduate high school is 50 percent higher than girls, and the effects are felt outside education. Men die younger, are incarcerated at many times the rate of women and subject to far more violence. Boys die from suicide at almost five time the rate of girls.
Reeves is unsparing in his criticism of the policy discussion surrounding these issues. Many on the left, accustomed to rightly worrying about labor market outcomes for women, too easily blame boys for their plight. Toxic masculinity is frequently held liable for these differing outcomes. Reeves work makes clear that is an intellectually lazy, and empirically unsupportable position. The problems of boys starts long before puberty, before the social norms are inculcated, and before testosterone imposes its will upon the male body and mind.
One culprit that Reeves explains well is the lagged brain development in boys that accompanies the later onset of puberty. He recommends starting boys in school later or redshirting them for a year of kindergarten. However, the major factor in the challenges boys experience is not too much masculine exposure, but far too little.
The problems for boys begin in families and neighborhoods with fewer men around. That is hardly a new observation, dating at least to the early 1970s. Reeves points directly to the absence of men in education as a current problem. The only occupation in America that is less gender balanced today than in the 1970s is K-12 education. As Reeves notes, the share of women fighter pilots is today higher than the share of men teaching in elementary schools.
Bias against boys in schools is real and pervasive. The nice suburban school my kids attended suspends boys at five times the rate of girls. This is common across Indiana, and if this is not a violation of Title IX of the Civil Rights Act, nothing is. Disparate treatment by gender should be of keen interest to school boards across the state, if only mitigation of legal risk.
Ironically, this issue alone illustrates the neglect of issues facing boys. One can locate hundreds of academic studies about racial differences in school suspensions, but not a single one addresses gender in an education journal. It is taboo to worry about boys or men, and in addressing this is where I think Reeves does his greatest service to the issue.
Compared to men, women do enormously better in K-12 schooling, are far better prepared for college, face far less risk of death or violence and live longer. But, in labor markets they continue to lag in both wages and jobs of responsibility. This is of course, a nuanced issue. Women who choose not to have children and pursue the same education as men, perform equally with childless men.
Once adults become parents, women suffer in labor markets and men see a clear benefit. To be clear, this is a choice people make, but Reeves pulls together these two points marvelously in his policy recommendations. He has a son who is a primary school teacher, and argues that we need to promote HEAL jobs—health, education, administration and literacy — as a more attractive option for boys.
It is no mystery to economists or readers of this column that demand for what Reeves calls HEAL jobs are growing, while demand for many traditionally man-dominated jobs in manufacturing and construction are in permanent decline. This prescription will partially boost the economic prospects of boys. But, Reeves makes clear that addressing labor markets for women is also critical.
For women, the wage gap is caused by labor market conditions that push women and men into different occupations. The issue is simply the availability of childcare and the flexibility of some careers to permit someone to take time off to stay with kids. For most families, one parent needs a job that is flexible enough to permit time off for child raising. That parent is most likely a woman, and those “flexible” jobs pay less well.
Reeves offers some much-needed symmetry in policy advice about ways to improve educational outcomes for boys, while improving labor market equality for women. Not all of his policy prescriptions are perfect. Reeves counts too much on vocational education and opportunities for boys, but that is the correct discussion to have.
“Of Boys and Men” is an accessible, thoughtful and thought-provoking book about challenges to human flourishing in contemporary America. I recommend that every parent, every policymaker, and every teacher and professor read this book.
Michael J. Hicks, PhD, is the director of the Center for Business and Economic Research and the George and Frances Ball distinguished professor of economics in the Miller College of Business at Ball State University. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/06/11/hicks-of-boys-and-men-by-richard-reeves-is-a-must-read/70303000007/ | 2023-06-11T20:00:47 | 1 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/06/11/hicks-of-boys-and-men-by-richard-reeves-is-a-must-read/70303000007/ |
PHOENIX — Phoenix police are investigating a pedestrian collision in a residential neighborhood that left a man dead Saturday night.
Officers responded to a domestic violence call near 31st Avenue and Thunderbird Road after the caller told police she'd accidentally run over her boyfriend while trying to drive away.
First responders found 29-year-old Marceliano Herrera lying in the roadway with the woman providing first aid. Herrera was taken to the hospital where he later died from his injuries.
Investigators learned that Herrera was holding onto the passenger door handle while the woman tried to drive away. He then fell and was run over.
Police said that the woman immediately stopped to call 911 and provide medical aid. She did not show any signs of impairment and was released from police custody.
The investigation is still underway, and details are subject to change.
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