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Two Bethlehem architects believe that building more small housing units in Bethlehem’s South Side could help alleviate the city’s affordable housing problem.
Wes Hiatt, an architect and visiting assistant professor at Lehigh, and business partner Robert Hon presented plans at a research exhibit Friday for a zoning change that would allow developers to build more high density, small housing units in the city.
Hiatt and Hon proposed building more “accessory dwelling units” in the city, which are small houses built on parcels of land already occupied by a primary residence. Building these small units would help meet the soaring demand for housing in Bethlehem without demolishing existing structures or towering over residential neighborhoods, Hiatt said.
They specifically proposed “alley homes,” which are units that face alleyways rather than streets, because such homes are already common in Bethlehem. They see these homes as an alternative to high-rise developments proposed in South Bethlehem that have sometimes been unpopular with residents.
“Based on the reaction to these high-rise projects from community organizations, historic preservation boards and all that, there needs to be a sort of complement to the high rises, a low-rise solution, distributed density model,” Hiatt said.
Over 50% of South Bethlehem residents are cost-burned by their housing, meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing. And across Bethlehem, only 3.5% of rental units are vacant, reflecting the high demand for housing in the city. Building more, diverse housing units could alleviate the problem, Hiatt said.
Alley homes could vary in size, from a 400-square-foot studio to a 1,000-square-foot, two-bedroom apartment.
To build alley homes in Bethlehem, the city would need to pass a zoning amendment. If city council approves the change, property owners in Bethlehem could construct units on their own property, or developers could construct them on empty lots or other available land.
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Several cities have passed similar zoning changes including Los Angeles and Maplewood, New Jersey.
It’s an idea that already has buy-in from city council members.
“I grew up on the South Side,” said council member Wandalyn Enix. “There were two alley houses on Polk Street, so I’m very familiar with that concept. I think it’s great.”
Council members Kiera Wilhelm and Paige Van Wirt also supported the proposal in a news release.
Brooke Mitman, owner of Easton-based Nehemiah Development group, likes the proposal so much, she wants to help make it happen in Bethlehem. Nehemiah Development is working on constructing small housing units to help meet the housing demand across the Lehigh Valley.
“I’m very encouraged because I think there are a lot of people that are coming out of hiding, we feel like this is a time where we actually may be able to work together and bring solutions,” Mitman said.
Morning Call reporter Lindsay Weber can be reached at 610-820-6681 and liweber@mcall.com.
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From the womb to the tomb, you’re always a mom. Even if you have Alzheimer’s disease. Giving these mothers something to nurture was the operating premise behind doll collections by two friends four years ago.
Mary McCourt and Julie Gray met while visiting parents at the former Terrace West Nursing Home. Mary’s father, Jerry Wright of Kermit, and Julie’s grandmother, Angie Clark of Odessa, both suffered with Alzheimer’s for more than 14 years. Angie always had a doll in her lap.
Mary and Julie became benefactors for all the patients on that hallway, and Julie eventually became a staff member at the local Alzheimer’s Association office. Jerry died in 2017 and Angie the following year, and Mary said, “Afterwards we were literally lost.” They decided to turn their grief into something tangible, and a Mother’s Day event, Angie’s Babies, was born.
With Mother’s Day deliveries looming this year, Mary estimates they’ve given away several thousand dolls. For the last two years, they had to drop off the dolls for residents of nursing homes due to COVID-19 restrictions. This year, the co-founders are gearing up their teams of 10 volunteers in each city to make personal presentations to ladies at Rockwood Manor, Legacy Ranch Memory Care, Desert Gardens, Cimarron Place, Midland Medical Lodge, Ashton Medical Lodge, and Manor Park’s Younger Center among others. Staff members from nursing homes in McCamey, Crane and Andrews will do the honors of presenting dolls to their female residents.
The doll chosen was Walmart’s 20-inch “My Sweet Love” which costs $11. Mary said it is a life-like baby doll: bald and without extra paraphernalia which could pose a choking hazard. She believes they have purchased all of Walmart’s stock twice over. This year, she packed 200 into a Toyota Tundra on one trip, and she estimates that they will give away more than 500 Angie’s Babies, thanks to their sponsors, Dan and Michelle Corrales of Pristine Organic Cleaners. If other dolls are donated, Mary says she tries to find a home for them through the sheriff’s department or another children’s charity. “We’ll accept new dolls of all sizes,” she says.
When asked about the actual delivery, Mary recounted a year that she took her granddaughters along. She told them to hand each resident a doll, look them in the eye, wish them a happy Mother’s Day, and tell them they were loved. One time she attempted to give a doll to a woman who was sobbing in front of her two visiting daughters. The minute the resident received the doll, she stopped crying. She had been missing her baby, the daughters said. Talk about a “God moment”!
Another family member revealed that her mother’s doll was placed inside the casket with her.
A couple of years ago, Mary decided to do something for male Alzheimer’s residents. She remembered how much joy her father derived from his three dogs back in the day. Research revealed that Amazon sells plush puppies of nearly every popular breed for $13, so she began a campaign to collect Jerry’s Puppies. She believes they will distribute 200-300 puppies to male residents this Father’s Day. Anyone wanting to donate funds for a stuffed puppy can reach out to Angie’s Babies’ Facebook page prior to June 19.
Lest you think Mary and Julie’s story is limited to two days in the spring each year, you’d be wrong. Mary chaired the local Walk to End Alzheimer’s for three years and even traveled to Washington, D.C., with Julie and a group of dedicated supporters to encourage former U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway to promote legislation for Alzheimer’s research.
Interest in this doll/puppy project has developed in other parts of the country. To see Angie’s Babies and Jerry’s Puppies, or something resembling that, be replicated elsewhere —“that’s what makes us the happiest,” Mary exclaimed.
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Uncle Sam is now keeping a close eye on charter boat captains in the Gulf of Mexico.
But anglers fear they’re giving up their fishing secrets to the government and now captains are warning more boaters could soon be tracked.
Vessel monitoring systems work similar to a GPS and have been required on charter fishing boats since just after the beginning of the new year.
The captains said they feel their civil rights have been violated and have filed an appeal arguing the monitors are unconstitutional.
“We argued they didn’t hav the authority, but we also argued it was an unlawful invasion of privacy. And unlawful use of proprietary information,” argued Captain Allen Walburn.
That is the basis for their appeal. Captain Craig Dafcik said he believes tracking devices goes against privacy rights.
The government has tracked commercial fishermen for years. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, argues the trackers aspirate fishing trips and make sure captains report what they actually catch.
“The largest user group for the Gulf of Mexico fishers is recreational boaters and they’ll most likely be next to install the devices,” Walburn said.
While there is no indication it will happen, recreational boaters like Alex Gardella fear it could.
“I think it’s bullshit the charter captains have to have it,” he said.
“If they require it …I’m still not going to put it on there,” Gardella responded.
It’s a choice the charter boat captains don’t have for now.
The vessel monitory systems are only required in the Gulf of Mexico and are not required in the Atlantic Ocean.
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CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Canal levels in Cape Coral are slowly rising after retaining this week’s rain.
The city says they’ve risen with 33 billion gallons of water in the last month.
Right now 16 million gallons of water is being pumped into canals every day from Charlotte County.
City officials said most of this improvement is from the seasonal rain that was needed, but data shows canal levels are some of the lowest the city has seen.
People who live along irrigation canals say the sand bars that formed along both sides are now under water, but are still three to four feet below normal level.
Experts say canals should rise to their normal levels as we get into the rainy season.
The city’s one day watering schedule will be enforced until water in city pump stations are back to appropriate levels.
Officials say the grace period for one day watering ends this week. Anyone who is caught watering outside of the schedule could be fined.
Count on NBC2 for updates as we learn them.
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TRACY, Calif. — Two recent incidents in Tracy have left many parents and students outraged and concerned about safety after a teacher was arrested and accused of sex crimes against students at high schools in Tracy and Modesto, and a Tracy basketball coach was arrested for allegedly sending sexually explicit messages and arranging a meeting to engage in sex acts with a 14-year-old boy.
"A lot of times, we get a crimes against children notification that always start off with an IP address," said Tracy Police Department Sgt. Mario Ysit. "Those cases are still under investigation. We've got no reports of additional victims."
However, the heinous crimes have left parents questioning how they can protect their children, especially in the digital age.
"Some statistics show that up to 60% of kids have been exposed to some type of sexual content online," said Ysit. "A lot of the kids in these situations where they're being romanced get so excited and flattered and lose perspective on things, that they may not really see the warning signs," said David Finkelhor, director of the Crimes Against Research Center at the University of New Hampshire.
Ysit says it's incumbent for parents to protect their children by having open discussions and closely monitoring their internet and cell phone activity through a parental control app.
"If your children don't want to share the phone with you or they quickly turn it off when you come in the room — or you find that they only use it when they're away from the parents, that's unusual," said Ysit.
Finkelhor says grooming is a commonly used method among predators to engage children — a method where the abuse may occur with minimal risk of detection.
"Most of the situations that lead to crimes actually starts with somebody that the kid knows," said Finkelhor.
Experts also say parents should teach their children it is okay to share concerns without fear of their feelings being minimized or getting in trouble.
"It comes down to see something, say something. If society lives like that, we can get to the bottom of some of the evil that is out there," said Ysit.
If anyone has more information on these two cases, contact the Tracy Police Department.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Congresswoman Doris Matsui announced Friday the multimillion-dollar award from the federal government to improve the city’s storm and wastewater drainage system.
The city of Sacramento has both a separate and a combined drainage system. The combined system accepts both stormwater and wastewater and is in need of improvement, said Sacramento City Utilities Department Director Bill Busath.
“In one set of pipes, on an average day it handles about 15 million gallons of wastewater and storm drainage flows,” Busath said. “During severe storm events, that can go up to 700 million gallons.”
The combined system primarily serves the oldest neighborhoods including downtown, East Sacramento, Oak Park, and Land Park.
Many Sacramento residents have witnessed flooding in roadways and sometimes in their yards during heavy rainstorms. The $3.5 million in federal funding will be used to help widen pipes and increase reservoir capacity to prevent back-ups during major storms.
Officials say the funding will help widen pipes and build more than 3 million gallons of reservoir capacity.
“Continue to help it and make it operate more smoothly and reduce flooding and increase the water quality in our rivers,” Busath said.
Improvements will be made in the system along W and 24th streets at a total cost of $35 million. Construction is expected to start within the next five years.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Packing up the pieces, residents at the west end apartment complex in are looking for a new place to stay after being asked to move out by Saturday. After flash flooding destroyed their homes. The property manager says this is necessary for their safety and in order to rebuild and clean up.
“I kind of feel all their pain, you know,” said Oscar Balbuena with America’s Remodeling and Painting. “Because some people been here for a long time and this is they have nowhere else to go. So, you know it’s kind of heartbreaking to see.”
However, America’s Remodeling and Painting says it is best they do this as soon as possible so that way yhey can move back in.
There is a total of nearly 50 units at the complex. Since 9 a.m., America’s Remodeling and Painting have been out working on four apartments removing damaged drywall and wet insulation. So far, eight units have been cleared and by the end of Friday, property manager John Cloyed expects 10 more units cleared out.
"We still trying to figure that out,” said Cherokee Hoag, a resident of the West End Apartments. “ I think lot of us are going to go camping.”
The West End property management did contact the Red Cross and a shelter is in place at Genesis Church for people to stay. However, residents say that option is not good enough.
“A lot of the places that are helping ain’t taking the pets,” Hoag said. “And we called the Red Cross and Red Cross told us that we had to call the animal shelter and have the animal shelter take them and put them in different homes. “I ain't rehoming my dogs.”
Families are also wondering how they will rebuild as they don’t have to insure and many of their clothes among other things are destroyed.
“It’s getting to us,” said a member of the Hoag family while holding back tears.
“It’s bad, real bad our lives are getting turned upside down,” said another family member.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Heading into a hot weekend, the Texas power grid manager issued a notice showing it does “not seek additional capacity.”
On May 4, the grid manager told electric generators and producers who planned to be down for maintenance to be on standby. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued a notice to stakeholders showing, “ERCOT may delay/withdraw approved or accepted resource outages.”
Those approved outages give producers and generators time to make repairs.
ERCOT’s notice showed, a “possible future emergency condition of reserve capacity deficiency” starting May 6.
It showed ERCOT may need an extra 3,240 megawatts. One megawatt can power about 200 homes.
The next day, May 5, ERCOT updated the projection. The notice showed the state may need 2,930 extra megawatts.
Power plants generate electricity and the electricity gets carried on high voltage transmission lines to local distribution areas. The local distributors then send the power to homes and businesses.
Part of grid reliability is based on money.
The state needs to know there are enough payment agreements between the local distributor and the power plant. Those agreements help the power plant buy enough fuel to make electricity.
By Friday, ERCOT said it could meet a surge in demand. Some of those scheduled to go offline updated their plan, giving ERCOT the ability to handle increased loads of electricity.
You can see the current status of the grid on ERCOT’s dashboards.
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Salisbury firefighters to get collective bargaining contract, 'simply right thing to do'
Salisbury is extending collective bargaining rights to all city employees, starting with the Salisbury Fire Department.
Mayor Jake Day made the announcement as part of a Thursday morning news conference covering highlights in the city’s fiscal year 2023 budget.
“While there will be details to negotiate, legislation to consider, changes to our existing policy infrastructure to implement, this is simply the right thing to do,” Day said.
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A draft charter amendment that would extend collective bargaining rights to all city employees is expected in the coming weeks.
Day said the factors "indispensable to a safe and supportive working environment" can be captured in a contract that's "mutually beneficial" for both employees and taxpayers.
The news comes alongside a 6% across the board pay increase for city employees, as well as pay increases above and beyond that for more tenured employees.
Such raises take into account the effects of inflation, which "is higher than it’s been in 40 years," Day explained.
City council members have also committed to no tax increases in the upcoming budget.
Despite "limited resources," Day emphasized the city will still have the funding it needs to get through a "challenging year" thanks to federal partnerships through the American Rescue Plan.
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“We’re gonna give a better career ladder, steady dependable raises and we’re gonna give you the ability to organize and to advocate on your own behalf to ensure that you don’t have to fight the battle for fair wages and good benefits and for family leave ever again,” Day said. “This is a right that you don’t have to fight for because we promise to fight with you.”
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CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. (KOIN) — In 2020, the Riverside Fire burned more than 138,000 acres across Clackamas County. Firefighters were able to stop it on top of a ridge, three miles south of the town of George.
“One always thinks this isn’t ever going to happen to you until you start seeing these massive plumes,” said David Bugni, a resident of George.
Bugni remembers sheriff’s deputies evacuating people from their homes. There are 250 people in the town, with one road in and out.
Bugni noted “a lot of ash, a lot of smoke, and we weren’t allowed to return for almost two weeks and I think that motivated a lot of our fellow community members to get serious get engaged in a program like this.”
Bugni feels fortunate his property was saved, but he’s not relying on luck for the next time a wildfire is spreading.
The program is for grants to pay for wildfire preparedness. Bugni helped organize his neighbors and, through the Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District, apply for the money.
The area was awarded a grant to thin more than 4,000 acres of forests along a five-mile stretch. It comes from the Senate Bill 762, passed in 2021, it allocated $220 million dollars to modernize and improve wildfire preparedness.
The money for Bugni’s community is specifically for properties smaller than 160 acres. Another $20 million will help landowners with more than 160 acres.
“This is the first significant state investment in wildfire risk reduction in the state’s history, so it’s a really big deal in the Oregon Department of Forestry,” said Alex Rahmlow, the Small Forestland Grant Program Manager for ODF.
There are three strategies apart of the preparedness projects: creating fire-adapted communities, developing a safe and effective response, and increasing the resiliency of Oregon’s landscapes.
The project in George takes place in a forest Rahmlow says would naturally experience a fire every 20 to 40 years.
Periodic fires like that are part of the natural process in forests, but that process has been halted by society over the last 100 years.
During that time, wildland firefighting was based on the strategy of suppressing fires as quickly as possible.
“When you remove fire from a landscape for 100 years, there’s a lot of fuel that accumulates on that landscape,” Rahmlow said, “So right now, we’re playing a little bit of catch up.”
The forests are not only denser, but drier. Recent rains have helped ease a drought that has varying levels of severity in different areas of the state, yet the most extreme categories of drought persist in Eastern Oregon.
Drought is likely to be a part of Oregon’s future as the effects of climate change impact the state’s ecosystem.
“There are more stresses on our forest ecosystem,” Rahmlow said. “Wildfire risk reduction treatments actually look a lot like forest health treatments in that they increase the resiliency of the trees that are left behind. So, really, not only reducing wildfire risk, we’re also preparing for a future that we’re pretty sure is coming.”
The company Biohabitats is contracted to do the work in the Clackamas County community. It means thinning trees and clearing brush and branches close to the ground to prevent fires from climbing to the tree canopy.
Fires can spread quickly from tree to tree in the canopy and it’s harder for crews to get to.
“When a forest fire gets into the canopy, that’s really when it becomes unmanageable for personnel to go direct on it,” Rahmlow said.
George is one of 23 projects that were granted money, with around $4.2 million given out.
But in the Governor’s Council on Wildfire Response, they found 5.6 million acres of forest across Oregon needs mitigation and thinning. Rahmlow hopes this money is a start to get mitigation projects going.
Of the trees cut near George, some of it is left on the ground to restore the natural habitat, but most of it will be donated to the Estacada Area Food Bank for people to use to heat their homes.
Rahmlow thinks there is potential to monetize the resource, to create a self-funding cycle of mitigation.
For now, it’s communities like Bugni’s that are taking the crucial first steps.
Rahmlow added “I hope that other communities like ours get serious and pull together to get involved in a program like this because that’s what’s going to be saving Oregon from what’s down the road.”
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Looks like Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence will try to cut off the head of the snake in Season 5 of “Cobra Kai.”
It was announced Netflix series, based on the “Karate Kid” movie series, is set to premier Sept. 9 exclusively on the streaming service.
For a quick recap, it looks like Season 5 picks up right where the previous series ended.
Silver led Cobra Kai to a title in the 51st Annual All Valley Karate tournament, using questionable tactics.
John Kreese (played Martin Kove) is in jail after being framed for assault, while Terry Silver (played by Thomas Ian Griffith) has grand plans for Cobra Kai.
Daniel LaRusso (played by Ralph Macchio) and Chozen Toguchi (played by Yuji Okumoto), of Karate Kid 2 fame, team up in the battle against Cobra Kai.
Meanwhile, Johnny (William Zabka) and his son Robby (Tanner Buchanan) are in search of Miguel Diaz (Xolo Maridueña), who took off for Mexico to look for his father.
Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.
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Another appearance in the NCAA Tournament offered Northern Arizona tennis sophomore Gina Dittmann another chance to impress against one of the nation's top players.
Just as she did in the Lumberjacks' match against the Pepperdine Waves a year ago, Dittmann took the first set of her match at No. 1 singles before Northern Arizona ultimately fell 4-0 to the No. 11 Cal Golden Bears, ending the Lumberjacks' season. Dittmann wasn't alone, as Sofia Markova also battled with a nationally ranked player on Court 2.
The No. 1 doubles pair of Mimi Bland and Elli Millard fell 6-1, while Dittmann and Ava Neyestani lost by the same score at the No. 2 spot to clinch the doubles point for Cal.
With Elinor Beazley and Annabel Davis moving into the lineup for singles play in place of Bland and Millard, all eight Lumberjacks played on Friday afternoon, with three making their NCAA Tournament debuts.
Markova moved up a spot to Court 2. Down 4-1 in the opening set, Markova broke serve before winning on serve herself to cut the deficit down to 4-3. Though she dropped two of the final three games and her match went unfinished at 6-4, 3-0, the sophomore ended her season with an 11-match win streak still intact.
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Just as she did a year ago, Dittmann stepped up when facing one of the nation's best. Ranked No. 63 in the ITA Singles Rankings, Haley Giavara fell behind 3-1 against Dittmann after a break in the opening set and a pair of holds from Northern Arizona's sophomore. While Giavara evened it up at 3-3, Dittmann answered right back with a break and won on serve to take a 5-3 advantage. She finished the set with a 6-4 victory.
Though Dittmann's match also went unfinished, with the sophomore down 2-0 in the second set, she too concluded the season with her 15-match win streak alive.
Beazley, Laura Duhl and Davis each fell in straight sets at No. 3, 5 and 6 singles, respectively, clinching the match for the Golden Bears.
The Lumberjacks finished their season with a 12-8 record overall, 23 consecutive wins in Flagstaff and 31 straight at home against the Big Sky Conference.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Stacie McCulley always grew up with her father but said when she was just 12 years old her mother, "...She had let me know that he was not my real father."
Her mother had very little information about her biological father but when she was 20-years-old she tried to find him.
"We talked, we sent pictures back and forth but when it came down to like, you know, the DNA test, I think we both were just we didn't want to pursue it at the time...so, we both carried on with our lives," McCulley said.
Now, 30 years later, Stacie’s mom has passed, and her son is getting married.
"I thought, well, if the grandkids want to know their lineage, I want to be able to get that to them," and that’s when she decided to write a letter.
"Well, I came back from a fishing trip in last September, and I had this letter with the return address in Texas. I went and I opened it and it was a letter from Stacey and so I called her back," said Robert Suber.
Suber recalls first meeting McCulley's mother in the 1970’s when he was in the Air Force, stationed in Texas. He dated her mother but then, "I got orders for the Philippines, I was going overseas. In fact, 1970 Thanksgiving Day, I flew out to Travis never to see the United States for another two years."
Eventually, Suber got married and had a daughter, named Emily. Sadly, he lost his wife to cancer and his daughter to liver failure in the same year.
"I lost my family. So that was really hard on me."
But things began to change when he got Stacie’s letter.
"She is kind of a salvation for me with the loss of my wife and daughter, previously, and so she's rekindled the spirit in me," said Suber.
He called McCulley after reading the letter.
McCulley says, "I kind of like I froze... I saw Sacramento, and I pretty much knew who it was on the other line. I thought, oh, gosh, so I let it go. I didn't answer. And he didn't leave a message. He just like call me right back. I'm like, oh great! I have no choice but to talk to him. So, I did!"
Suber agreed to take a DNA test and they officially confirmed that he is Stacie’s biological father.
"It gave me chills, like, just to know... it was really good," said McCulley.
Suber tells ABC10, "I had certain hobbies that got me out of the house, but the rest of the year there was no getting out of bed and looking forward to the next day. So, now I've got, I've got that plus some."
For McCulley and Suber, the timing was just right this time around, "I'm very, very thankful that we have this time... to try to kind of, you know, make up for the 50 years that we've been without one another," said McCulley.
Even though they’ve had to face some difficult conversations. She says, "It's been wonderful and it's kind of a double-edged sword because you know, I've kind of talked to him telling him how I sometimes start to get kind of angry because I missed all those years with him. I see pictures of him with my half-sister and all the times that I missed and that she gained. But I got to remind myself, I'm going try not to get emotional, but I can't stay in that emotion because I can't, we can't go back and change it. All we have is now and moving forward. And I'm very thankful that we have the time now to get to know each other."
But as for the future they've both been packing up Suber's house in Sacramento and preparing for a new journey. Saturday morning they'll be on their way to Texas.
"I sometimes, you know, stare at him, because that's the other part of me and you know, knowing where I come from, and seeing the other side and having to get to know that my family. I wish I could have got to know more of them," Stacie said.
Robert shared that his new house is expected to be done by December and he will only be five minutes away from his daughter.
"I could possibly be a great, great grandfather here. And I mean, all at one shot," Robert said.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Whether you like bikes, honey, or asparagus ice cream, there are a ton of events this weekend around Northern California you can attend and support!
This is the first weekend of May, so here's a list of events going on that may get you out and about.
This is a free family-friendly festival featuring all the honey as well as Honey Bee education, art, drinks, food, music, arts and crafts, vendors, and more honey!
- 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, May 7
- Located on Main Street in Woodland
- Organized by the California Honey Festival
- More information about this event HERE.
The San Joaquin County Fairgrounds are ready to open their doors to host the San Joaquin Asparagus Festival! With food ranging from bacon-wrapped deep-fried asparagus to asparagus ice cream, the San Joaquin County Asparagus Festival has something for everyone.
- 12 p.m. – 9 p.m., Friday through Saturday, May 6 – 8
- Located at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds (1658 S. Airport Way, Stockton)
- Organized by the San Joaquin Asparagus Festival
- More information about this event HERE.
This 17th annual event features 115 booths with some of the region’s most known artists, wineries, breweries and local businesses. There will also be live music, entertainment, food trucks, interactive games and a cornhole tournament!
- 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, May 7 – 8
- Located at the El Dorado Hills Town Center (4364 Town Center Blvd., El Dorado Hills)
- Organized by The El Dorado Hills Art, Beer & Wine Festival
- More information about this event HERE.
After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Dixon May Fair has made a comeback. From carnival rides and food vendors to live music and livestock, the Dixon May Fair has something everyone in the family will enjoy!
- 12 p.m. – 11 p.m., Friday, May 6, 11 a.m. – 11 p.m, Saturday, May 7, and 12 p.m. – 10 p.m. Sunday, May 8.
- Located at the Dixon May Fairgrounds (655 South 1st St., Dixon)
- Organized by The Dixon May Fair
- More information about this event HERE.
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Over 200 talented and well-recognized tattoo artists will be coming to Sacramento to show off their ink. This is a tattoo convention, so there will also be tattoo suppliers and tattoo-related vendors there!
- 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, May 7 – 8
- Located at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center (1400 J St., Sacramento)
- Organized by the Capitol City Classic Tattoo Convention
- More information about this event HERE.
This 7th annual event features special guests, comics, card and video games, collectible cards, anime, manga, pro wrestling, cosplay and more!
- 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, May 8
- Located at the Lodi Grape Festival Grounds (413 East Lockeford St., Lodi)
- Organized by StocktonCon Events
- More information about this event HERE.
Enjoy live performances by AAPI artists and musicians, exclusive art pieces from renowned local AAPI artists, and over 80 AAPI-owned small businesses showcasing their food and crafts at this event!
- 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, May 7
- Located at Sacramento Asian Sports Foundation (9040 High Tech Court, Elk Grove)
- Organized by The Creative Space Sacramento and the Sacramento Asian Pacific Cultural Village
- More information about this event HERE.
The Stockton Astronomical Society is hosting an event that will feature a presentation, astronomy activities, crafts, and games. In this free event, you can see the sun and the moon from a solar telescope, and then there will be night sky viewing with giant telescopes after sunset.
- 4 p.m. – 10:30 p.m., Saturday, May 7
- Located at The Nature Center at Oak Grove Regional Park (4520 W Eight Mile Rd., Stockton)
- Organized by Stockton Astronomical Society, Oak Grove Nature Center, and San Joaquin County Parks
- More information about this event HERE.
The theme this year is "Visages" and they celebrate each person's freedom to express themselves through fashion. These clothing collections are designed and constructed by students in American River College's Fashion Design Program.
- 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., Saturday, May 7
- Located at ARC's Student Center (4700 College Oak Dr., Sacramento)
- Organized by American River College's Fashion Design Program
- More information about this event HERE.
Wear your favorite Kentucky Derby Inspired hat, brunch with friends and family, play Kentucky Derby-inspired games and more!
- 12 p.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday, May 7
- Located at The Original House of Soul (900 2nd St. #Suite E, Sacramento)
- Organized by The Original House of Soul and Herf Cigar Lounge
- More information about this event HERE.
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Mothers Day events
Come shop and support local small businesses while enjoying a beautiful day in the park with your family!
- 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, May 7
- Located at Howe Community Park (2201 Cottage Way, Sacramento)
- Organized by Humble Beginnings Entrepreneur Network
- More information about this event HERE.
Celebrate your awesome mom, grandma, aunt, or mother figure to Old Sugar Mill! There will be wine tasting, live music, food trucks, and more!
- 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, May 7
- Located at Old Sugar Mill (35265 Willow Ave., Clarksburg)
- Organized by Old Sugar Mill
- More information about this event HERE.
This is a family-friendly bike ride to celebrate all the moms this Mother's Day. Decorate your bike, invite your family, and start the morning of Mother's Day off with lots of smiles!
- 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sunday, May 8
- Located at McKinley Park Picnic Area (608 33rd St., Sacramento)
- Organized by Sacramento Kidical Mass
- More information about this event HERE.
Celebrate Mother's Day at Esther's Park. Live music featuring DJ L Boogie, specialty cocktails including mimosas, and a full buffet provided by Fixins Soul Kitchen will have your family feeling filled with food and filled with love!
- 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday, May 8
- Located at Esther's Park (3408 3rd Ave., Sacramento)
- Organized by Esther's Park
- More information about this event HERE.
This class is a little bit of yoga and a lot of goats. Bring your yoga mats and smiles and they'll bring the cuteness and the good vibes! Come get a great workout, and laugh from beginning to end.
- 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday, May 8
- Located at Trinity Mission Gardens (12175 Schulz Rd., Herald)
- Organized by The Greatest of All Times Goat Yoga LLC
- More information about this event HERE.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – Uptown is booming with business right now. Area restaurants and bars are seeing an increase in sales with the start of the USFL.
Eugene’s Hot Chicken is getting ready for another busy weekend at Protective Stadium. Since the start of the USF, Eugene’s Hot Chicken and surrounding businesses have been packed especially on game nights.
“We be very, very, very busy. Lines out the door with games,” Sade Watts said.
Recent upgrades and new attractions are also bringing more and more people to this part of town.
“It’s fun. There’s a reason to come downtown again,” Laura Johnson said.
Eugene’s Hot Chicken Manager Sade Watts said they’ve had to make staffing changes just to keep with the high demand.
“It’s been very, very busy. Especially on weekends. We have been busy on Weekdays also because of them,” Watts said.
Watt’s said the players can’t get enough.
“I see them every day, regulars so we already know what they want when they come in. They always get wings, that’s what they love and the mac-n-cheese,” Watts said.
And the USFL is just the start of a summer packed with big events bringing big money to the local economy.
“Since they’ve redone downtown it’s made it more attractive, more events, restaurants and a lot more attractions are going to play very well for The World Games,” Paul Johnson said.
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LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Warmer weather means more outdoor events, and that includes live music!
The River Market is getting ready for one of its biggest summers in recent memory.
Starting this month, performers will be back on stage once again at the First Security Amphitheater.
Willie Nelson, We The Kingdom, ZZ Top, Justin Moore, and The Black Crowes are just some of the artists coming to the capital city.
"We're excited to have everything back in full bloom and everything going strong this year," said Gina Gemberling, CEO of Little Rock Convention and Visitor's Bureau.
The coronavirus pandemic put a stop to the concerts when we had to social distance.
The Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) brought a couple concerts at the end of last year, but they expect this year to be better than ever.
"People are hungry, they are ready to get back out and hug each other and be together at these events," said Gabe Holmstrom, Executive Director of the Downtown Little Rock Partnership.
People will not only come to the concerts, but also go to the many businesses around the River Market, which will bring in lots of revenue that will go back into the local economy.
Gemberling estimates millions of dollars are made from concerts like these.
"That's why it is so important to continue to program the amphitheater and bring people in and bring people downtown," said Holmstrom.
The LRCVB said they will be announcing more artists and summer events over the next couple weeks.
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PLANO, Texas — If you take a drive down Custer or Parker Road in Plano, something very noticeable stands out, quite literally: There are a number of utility poles with a significant tilt.
"That's about ready to fall on anybody, that's a death trap," said one Plano resident.
Residents say the problem didn't happen overnight. Plano resident Benny Burton tells WFAA he's contacted the city over the last several years about the utility pole that sits on his property.
Tim Icenhower can see the line of leaning poles from his dental practice along Custer Road.
"It's been here for a while. It seems like it's getting worse," Icenhower said. "I'm not sure how much is tied into these lines but we lose everything once those go down," he said.
The City of Plano confirms to WFAA that it has received many complaints from nearby businesses and homeowners.
"For more than five years, the City of Plano has made multiple requests to Oncor in regard to 'leaning' utility poles on the west side of Custer Road, north of Parker Road. Oncor has not been responsive. If the poles do not pose a significant engineering safety issue, they are not an Oncor priority. The City of Plano has implemented monthly coordination meetings with Oncor to help improve communication and responsiveness. The City will continue working with Oncor in good faith to address our concerns," reads a statement from the city.
Oncor tells WFAA they are very aware of the issue and they stress there are no public safety or reliability risks and that it's only aesthetic. They say the trees and the weight of equipment pulls the lines which puts a strain on the pole.
"Safety and reliability are Oncor's number one concern. And, we want to work with our communities on aesthetics and achieving that," said an Oncor spokesperson.
When pressed about the delays for service, the spokesperson said changing out a pole takes coordination with other service providers that also use the poles and lines. The spokesperson says the other providers do not have the same threshold for responding to resident or city concerns over infrastructure.
Within hours of talking with Oncor, crews were out replacing two of the most tilted lines on Custer Road.
"I complained to them for years. It's about time," said Burton.
Oncor hopes to replace ten poles in the Custer and Parker area over the next several weeks. Oncor reminds people to use the MyOncor app to share images and locations in the event of outages or infrastructure issues.
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DENTON, Texas — A new education program at the University of North Texas is helping students with intellectual disabilities pursue a career.
UNT ELEVAR is a four-year inclusive postsecondary education program for students with intellectual disabilities.
It's the first of its kind in North Texas, according to UNT.
“We open doors, opportunities for them and then they blossom, right?” UNT ELEVAR co-founder Brenda Barrio said. "Soar in Spanish is elevar."
Barrio said barriers, like the ACT and SAT, can make it difficult for these students to attend college and pursue a career.
"Removing those barriers, having them come directly to our program but still have the same access as everybody else here at UNT," Barrio said. "It’s not just a heartwarming story. I think it’s something we should really do across our communities, not just at the university."
UNT ELEVAR’s first school year is coming to a close in May.
“It’s a good program to be in. It’s very helpful, supportive,” UNT ELEVAR student Gosha Swedin said. “Anyone with intellectual disabilities can be in a college. Doesn’t matter what you have, what you do. They shouldn’t have to be told ‘no’ to go to college.”
Originally from Kazakhstan, Swedin, 19, told WFAA he suffered bone infections at a young age.
“Been in and out of hospitals all my life,” the UNT ELEVAR student said. “And then I was taken to the orphanage and put up for adoption.”
Swedin said he came to the U.S. when he was 4 years old. Through the UNT ELEVAR program, he’s studying biology.
"I want to be a pediatric orthopedic surgeon when I grow up,” Swedin said. “I want to pay it forward and help kids with orthopedic problems.”
ELEVAR students take classes with other Mean Green students. After four years, they’ll earn a certificate that the university hopes will elevate their chances of landing a competitive job.
Ten new students have already been admitted to the ELEVAR class and will start this fall.
Swedin’s message to the incoming students?
“I’m not going to give up. You don’t give up,” Swedin said. “Let’s do it together.”
For more information about the UNT ELEVAR program, email elevar@unt.edu or call 940-369-8563.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — Middle school teacher Ashley Deane and her husband are having to pay for flood damage to their home because they do not have flood insurance.
“A little bit of water and it's caused this much damage," Deane said.
Deane’s home received around an inch of water inside and they have home insurance, but they will not cover their damages.
"We were told we weren't in a flood plain,” said Deane. “So, we didn't need flood insurance, ‘cause it was like a 1 in 100,000 chance that it would flood. Welcome to 1 in 100,000.”
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Alan McClain put out this statement in response to the flooding reading in part: “With several inches of rain falling across the state, spring weather serves as a reminder of why it is important to consider purchasing flood insurance. I strongly encourage Arkansans to take the time today to protect themselves for the next severe weather event.”
"For somebody to come and put the dry wall up, it's around $5,000,” Deane said. "Ya know, not exactly pocket change in this household."
Home insurance, which Deane has, only covers water damage from things such as busted pipes. While flood insurance covers damage from rising water that covers normally dry land.
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A former captain of the St. John’s University lacrosse team was sentenced to six years in prison for the 2019 stabbing and near-disembowelment of his roommate in a dispute over a loud party at their apartment, the district attorney announced.
Matthew Stockfeder was found guilty in March on first-degree assault and fourth-degree weapons charges. The 24-year-old initially faced up to 25 years in prison for the attack on the roommate, who also played lacrosse at St. John's, but the judge issued a sentence of six years plus five years of supervised release. The roommate survived the incident.
"An argument about a late-night party escalated to blows and then bloodshed when the defendant committed a senseless act of violence. A jury of his peers found the defendant guilty. The Court today has sentenced him to prison for his criminal behavior," Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said.
According to trial testimony, Stockfeder stabbed Justin Corpolongo in the abdomen in October 2019, after Corpolongo had complained about a loud party in the Queens apartment as he was trying to sleep. Stockfeder and others at the party, which included other roommates who were also on the lacrosse team, agreed to go to another location, prosecutors said.
But the two men exchanged angry text messages in a group chat, with Stockfeder calling Corpolongo a loser, court records showed. Corpolongo them went to the new party site, and the two squared off face-to-face. Stockfeder raised his arms as if he intended to hit Corpolongo, who countered by throwing a punch and sending Stockfeder to the ground.
Other students at the party grabbed Corpolongo, and Stockfeder took out a knife. He stabbed the victim twice, prosecutors said.
Corpolongo survived after undergoing life-saving surgery to repair a laceration to his small intestine, officials said.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A few hundred students walked out at Mountainside High School in Beaverton in support of abortion rights on Friday.
The protest was led by students, although administrators were monitoring for security purposes.
In a statement, MHS principal Todd Corsetti explained the walkout was in response to the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion of Roe v. Wade, which suggested the court may overturn the 1973 decision.
“This was not a school-sponsored event; however, students have the right to peacefully protest, and it is our responsibility to keep all students safe,” Corsetti said.
The principal said during the walkout, there was also a counter-protest.
“Our staff members did their best to diffuse the situation; however, a verbal and physical interaction occurred. As the lunch period ended, students returned to school, and the day’s schedule resumed. For those students who physically engaged with the opposing student, we will follow up with appropriate school consequences in line with district policy.”
Corsetti added “at Mountainside, we appreciate our diversity, including diversity of thought and opinion.”
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BOISE, Idaho — A backyard party in Warm Springs Friday night showcased a new local effort called 'Music for a Cause,' which aims to support good community causes through concert events.
The party started at 6 p.m. and ran until 9 p.m., with the Idaho Office for Refugees (IOR) being the first beneficiary of the event.
The 41 Players and Jake Stigers performed at the event, which also featured food from the Shams sisters of Sunshine Spice Cafe and other ethnic cuisines by refugee/immigrant chefs in the area.
The event aimed to showcase how music, food and generous community support can come together to support things like refugee resettlement and other good causes in Idaho. Around 200 people attended the kick-off event.
Suzanne Long, one of the founders of Music for a Cause says the hope is to use unconventional events to help people, like refugees new to the area.
"Well, it's incredibly important, because we have about 1,300 refugees that the IOR will resettle into Boise communities this year," Long said. "It's everything from helping them to figure out the basics of how to live in the United States. That can be everything from how do you get to and register for school, how do you ride the bus, how do you find an apartment, how do you go to the grocery store? We just think that resettling into the Boise community not only helps the refugees, but it really helps us be a better community."
Organizers say they hope this is the first of many Music for a Cause events.
They are looking to work with the community soon on finding more causes to benefit, as well as other community members interested in sponsoring an event.
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| 2022-05-07T05:15:35
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SAN FRANCISCO — Californians can buy foie gras produced out of state despite California's ban on the delicacy, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 2020 lower court ruling that said Californians can order foie gras from out-of-state producers and have it sent by a third-party delivery service.
The ruling only applies to people who buy foie gras for individual consumption. The 2012 state law still bans foie gras production in California while restaurants and retailers are forbidden to sell it or give it away.
Foie gras is made from the enlarged livers of force-fed ducks and geese. The Humane Society and other groups supported California’s law, arguing the process constituted cruelty to animals.
Producers argued that the force-feeding process mimicked something that happens in the wild, when ducks and geese overeat to store up extra nutrition for their long annual migration.
The law was challenged by producers, including New York-based Hudson Valley Foie Gras, which said it lost nearly one-third of its total sales when the ban took effect.
They argued that the state law conflicts with interstate commerce and federal food regulations that allow force-feeding for foie gras production.
In a 3-0 ruling, the appellate panel upheld the previous ruling but rejected efforts to overturn the entire law.
Ralph Henry, a lawyer for the Humane Society, told the San Francisco Chronicle that the ruling didn't significantly weaken the law.
“Only a narrow form of transaction — a sale by sellers outside the state, shipping to end-use consumers in the state — is still allowed,” he said in an email.
Lawyers for producers said they would ask the appellate court for a new hearing before a large panel.
Chef Sean Chaney told The Chronicle in a statement that while he considers the law unconstitutional, “I’m also glad that 40 million Californians can continue to enjoy the foie gras products they buy online, and I hope to be able to cook it for them soon again.”
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| 2022-05-07T05:18:25
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A bad crowd and an abusive relationship led Katie Burns to make a choice that, for a long time, took away all her other choices.
"I have robbed my family, I have robbed my friends, I have committed crimes," says Burns.
All to get heroin, which she first began snorting, and eventually started shooting up. When she couldn't go any lower...she started to look up.
"I had nowhere else to go. I was a missing persons, I had a warrant out for my arrest, I was in a drug raid," says Burns. "I had nothing left. I had no family, no friends, no nothing… that was my rock bottom, was being incarcerated."
After a successful 10-year journey to recovery with one relapse, Katie has been completely clean for about five years. Now, her drug is helping others beat addiction. She is the recovery coordinator for the Center for Family Life and Recovery, where the one thing she can't do..is give up on those who are where she once was. For those people, Katie Burns is living proof that you can beat addiction. She talks from the trenches, not the textbooks.
“It’s close to home when we have those conversations, but I'm real about it. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it for you and be like ‘you're doing great!’ I'm gonna tell them about the deepest, darkest things and sometimes it's an eye opener. It might not be right there, but I'm planting a seed."
A seed she knows, first hand, can blossom into full recovery. She is planting a garden.
“Me, personally, I'm up to like 18 people into treatment since November, which is huge, and it could be repeat people as well, and I don't mind. You can come to me 16 times and I'm still gonna get you where you need to go."
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| 2022-05-07T05:23:15
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Soaring crude prices have traditionally led to Midland reporting record low unemployment rates.
When crude prices previously reached triple digits and remained strong, unemployment in Midland was the lowest in the state for several years. In fact, unemployment reached a low of 1.7 percent in July 2019 before beginning to inch higher as oilfield activity slowed. Still, the rate remained the state’s lowest at just over 2.3 percent before the pandemic hit in 2020.
Crude prices are again in triple digits, and natural gas prices have soared to 14-year highs, but there has not been a corresponding drop in the unemployment rate, which was 3.5 percent in March.
“We have seen the rush to drill wells in this environment has been calmer than in previous eras of high oil prices,” Steve Beach, dean of the college of business at the University of Texas Permian Basin, told the Reporter-Telegram by email. “Most of us have heard about the cautious approach by the energy majors to aggressively start drilling again. While they are clearly not the only players in the region, their caution is still a big impact.”
Labor market analysts with the Texas Workforce Commission told the Reporter-Telegram there is certainly a relation between the price of West Texas Intermediate and a number of labor market metrics, including industry employment and the employment rate:
- WTI has surged 74.1 percent since last March, standing at $108.50 per barrel.
- The March Texas rig count was at 319, 56.9 percent higher than March 2021.
- Statewide, there were 959,600 Mining, Logging and Construction jobs, a 5.7 percent annual increase.
- There were 32,100 Mining, Logging and Construction jobs being worked in the Midland Metropolitan Statistical area – which includes Midland and Martin counties – a 10.3 percent annual increase.
- The Midland MSA unemployment in March was 3.5 percent, a 3.2 percent decrease from March 2021. The last time Midland’s unemployment rate was below 3 percent was February 2020, when it was 2.3 percent.
Midland unemployment may not be as low as pre-COVID levels, the analysts said, but the statistics are trending in a good-news direction.
The growing rig count in the Permian Basin means job growth, said Mickey Cargile of Cargile Investment Management. In an email to the Reporter-Telegram, he noted 1,000 jobs have been created in the last month and 6,900 jobs created over the last year.
“With the infrastructure of drilling at or near capacity, I expect job growth to slow, but not decline,” he wrote. “The unemployment rate will have difficulty falling below 2.7 percent, but improvement should continue in the near-term.”
Economist Ray Perryman sees a few factors impacting Midland’s labor market.
“When the pandemic began and prices started falling, a large number of wells that were completed were not brought into production. As a result, when prices began to go up, the initial round of production increases could occur without a great deal of hiring,” he told the Reporter-Telegram by email.
Secondly, he continued, “in the prior spurt of drilling, most of the production profits were plowed back into drilling and investor returns compared to other alternatives. When combined with the uncertainty over future federal policy on drilling, pipelines and ports, this created a difficult environment to raise capital for major drilling programs, particularly for small and mid-sized firms that often are the first movers.”
Finally, Perryman concluded, the oil and gas industry and other local sectors are suffering from the same supply chain and workforce issues that plague other parts of the economy.
Like the TWC labor market analysts, he sees trends going in a positive direction.
“It appears that the Ukrainian situation has escalated interest,” he wrote. “Drilling permits set an all-time record in March and the situation should be improving soon.”
Beach of UTPB sees the current labor market as impacted by skills mismatches, transitions and returning to the workforce.
“For the Texas Permian Basin, the annual gap – jobs to available workers – is large in certain areas: Accountants, financial manager, petroleum engineers, for example. So, it is not just for all positions, it is in some roles for highly trained workers and other very specific roles right now.”
Welders and truck drivers are needed and could be employed if they want, he added.
“If we had more living out here, they could just walk into the job. But, if they worked in the oil industry recently and lost their jobs, they may just be willing to stay “home” in Fort Worth or San Antonio and work there, where there are plenty of jobs, too,” Beach rote.
Finally, Beach concluded, some part is just the mechanics of the calculation of the unemployment rate. He explained that the calculation for the unemployment rate uses both the number of unemployed and the number of individuals in the civilian labor force, those employed or looking.
From December to February, Midland’s labor force increased by 3,682 individuals, a rapid 3.5-percent increase. The statistics showed 3,371 more people had jobs, but the increase in individuals seeking employment led an increase of 311 unemployed workers, he said.
“So, the unemployment rate went up modestly from 4.15 percent to 4.3 percent. But a lot more people were working. And we see the return to the job market in the wake of the pandemic is picking up. Since February 2021, Midland has over 11,000 additional employed workers and a reduction of more than 3,500 as unemployed. Thus, work is picking up, available workers are increasing, and unemployed workers are falling in number. Over the year, unemployment fell from 8.26 percent to 4.3 percent, a dramatic one-year decline.”
That 4.3 percent number is actually below most estimates of a natural rate of employment – 4.5 percent and a bit higher, he wrote, which may account for the transition time for individuals making career or job changes.
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| 2022-05-07T05:44:56
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Police have identified a suspect and victim after a Clackamas County workplace homicide on Wednesday.
The suspect, 27-year-old Cesar Farfan-Martinez, has been charged with second-degree murder, Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said.
According to police, Farfan-Martinez was released from the hospital and lodged into Clackamas County Jail where he is being held without bail.
Officials identified the victim as 60-year-old John Barnett of Vancouver, Washington. CCSO did not specify which workplace Barnett was killed in or how he was hurt.
Around 11 a.m. Wednesday, deputies responded to a reported disturbance in the 1500 block of SE For Mor Ct. in unincorporated Clackamas County.
CCSO said deputies arrived on the scene and found Barnett seriously injured. Paramedics, and an OHSU nurse at a nearby business, tried to save Barnett’s life but he died.
“Mr. Barnett’s family deeply appreciates all the hard work and heroic efforts of the people, coworkers, medical professionals, and everyone who endeavored to save John,” Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said.
CCSO is conducting the investigation and is seeking additional information in this case. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Sheriff’s Office Tip Line at 503-723-4949 or by using the online email form. Reference CCSO Case # 22-010099.
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| 2022-05-07T06:38:44
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Anne Rudin, the first woman to be elected mayor of Sacramento, was hailed as the "most unpolitical politician." Family, friends, and colleagues gathered to remember her Friday. Political and local luminaries of the past five decades paid tribute to Rudin at the Mayor Anne Rudin Peace Pond in William Land Park. Rudin died on Thanksgiving Day, 2021 at the age of 97.
Familiar names such as Congresswoman Doris Matsui, developer and former Kings owner Gregg Lukenbill, grocery store owner Darrell Corti, and former Sacramento Mayors Heather Fargo and Phillip Isenberg sang high praises of the soft-spoken and demure Rudin. The words, patient, fair and transparent were mentioned time and time again, by those who worked with Rudin.
Rudin was recognized for being a woman ahead of her time. She championed gay rights in the 1970s, and in 1992 enacted a domestic partners ordinance. In addition, Rudin is known for Light Rail, Sacramento's ban on assault weapons, women's rights, and spearheading the ban on smoking in public places
Rudin is survived by her four children, Nanci (Robinson), Barbara, Carol (White) and Jay, along with several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her husband Ed was a psychiatrist and professor at UC Davis Medical School. He died in 2003.
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| 2022-05-07T06:50:42
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A federal appeals court has reversed a ruling that overturned a health care executive's manslaughter conviction for fatally drugging her 8-year-old autistic son.
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that Manhattan Magistrate Judge Sarah Cave was wrong in 2020 when she ordered a new trial for Gigi Jordan, who was convicted in November 2014 of killing her son, Jude Mirra, in a Manhattan hotel room in 2010.
Jordan, a wealthy medical entrepreneur, admitted to plunging a lethal dose of medications down her son's throat with a syringe. She then ingested multiple medications herself and emailed a relative, who alerted authorities.
Jordan claimed at her trial that she had decided to kill herself and Jude because she believed that one of her ex-husbands was planning to have her killed, and that without her the boy would fall under the care of her other ex-husband and would be sexually abused. Both men denied her allegations against them.
Jordan was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 18 years in prison.
The 2020 ruling ordering a new trial stemmed from an incident during the trial in which Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon acceded to a prosecutor's request to close the courtroom for 15 minutes, over strenuous objections from the defense.
Cave determined that closing the courtroom had violated Jordan’s Sixth Amendment right to a public trial, and Jordan was released from prison to home confinement.
In its ruling Thursday, the appeals court said that even if the trial judge erred in closing the courtroom, no precedent clearly establishes that a conviction following an erroneous closure must be vacated.
The ruling means Jordan will likely be returned to prison. Messages seeking comment were left with her attorney.
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| 2022-05-07T07:30:49
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A New Jersey doctor who authorities said described himself as “Candy Man” and “El Chapo of Opioids” was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for prescribing opioids without a legitimate medical purpose.
Robert Delagente, 48, of Oakland, will also have to serve three years of supervised release once he's freed from prison, according to federal prosecutors. He pleaded guilty in February 2020 to distribution of controlled dangerous substances, conspiracy to distribute them and falsifying medical records.
Authorities have said Delagente failed to monitor patients for addiction and ignored drug screening tests to determine whether certain patients were taking illicit drugs. They also said he allowed patients to decide the strength and dosage for the drugs, and provided dangerous drug combinations.
Patients often picked up prescriptions for painkillers at the front desk of Delagente’s Bergen County office.
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| 2022-05-07T07:30:56
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A New Jersey woman who investigators said led police on a chase through Orlando International Airport while riding a motorized suitcase is headed back to Florida, according to law enforcement sources.
The U.S. Marshals New York - New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Chelsea Alston this afternoon at a catering business in Irvington.
Florida prosecutors say Alston was a no-show at court after the bizarre incident in April 2021, in which she was barred from getting on a New York City-bound flight from Orlando. Investigators said the ordeal started when Alston threw a fit when airline employees told her she was too drunk to fly.
According to an arrest report, Alston spit at a police officer multiple times as the officer was trying to remove her from the terminal. She was later put into a police patrol car, where she damaged the seat and defecated inside.
She faces a slew of charges including assault on a police officer, resisting with violence and criminal mischief.
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| 2022-05-07T07:31:02
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| 2022-05-07T07:31:08
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A New York court halted the use of a DNA crimefighting tool that has helped crack cold cases and put murderers behind bars, but has also raised privacy and racial discrimination concerns, because state lawmakers never approved the practice.
Known as familial DNA searching, the technique allows law enforcement agencies to search the state’s DNA databank for close biological relatives of people who have left traces of genetic material at a crime scene.
A panel of judges on a mid-level appeals court ruled Thursday that regulations for the technique were invalid because a state committee implemented them without consent from the Legislature.
Three of the panel's five members voted to suspend the searches, which were challenged by a group of Black men who worried they could be targeted for investigation because their biological brothers were convicted of crimes and had genetic information stored in the state's DNA databank.
Judge Judith J. Gische, writing for the majority, noted that familial DNA searching is useful in investigating crimes — including in identifying serial killers in Kansas and California and a recent Bronx cold case arrest — and that the court’s decision to stop the practice was based on concerns about government separation of powers.
“We find that the overwhelming policy issues inherent in authorizing the use and limitations upon familial match searches of DNA information collected in the New York State databank warrants a conclusion that it is an inherently legislative function and that the challenged regulation cannot stand,” Gische wrote.
The ruling pertains only to the state’s DNA databank, which is populated with samples from people convicted of crimes in the state, not databanks that are maintained by private companies such as Ancestry and 23andMe for genetic genealogy research.
Regulations on searching the state databank were adopted in 2017 by New York's Division of Criminal Justice Services, part of the state's executive branch, and the independent Commission on Forensic Science.
New York has approved just 30 applications from law enforcement to conduct familial DNA searches since adopting the technique. It has disclosed the names of matches to police in 10 cases, two of which resulted in arrests.
Janine Kava, a spokesperson for the Division of Criminal Justice Services, said the agency was reviewing the decision to determine next steps. Those could include bringing the matter to the state's highest court, the Court of Appeals.
Authorities have, for decades, found suspects by matching crime scene evidence to convicted offenders’ DNA. Familial DNA testing comes into play when there’s no match. It looks instead for people similar enough to be closely related to whoever left the crime scene DNA. From there, investigators can look for family members who fit as suspects and, if they find one, pursue enough other evidence to bring charges.
The state legislature authorized the creation of the state's DNA databank in 1994, but only allowed the collection and searching of samples from people convicted of crimes. In 2010, the state authorized the release of partial-match information to law enforcement, but not the technique of searching specifically for relatives of people in the databank.
Lawmakers debated further expanding the use of the databank over the years, but never passed legislation authorizing familial searches. That led the Division of Criminal Justice Services and the Commission on Forensic Science to take action on their own. The commission voted to allow familial DNA searches in murder, rape and some other cases, including times when it could help exonerate someone already convicted.
The Legal Aid Society, a non-profit organization representing indigent defendants in New York City, sued the state February 2018, arguing that the Division of Criminal Justice Services had no authority to unilaterally expand use of the DNA databank.
The suit raised concerns that innocent people could be ensnared in a criminal investigation “based solely on their genetic kinship with convicted individuals.”
The lawsuit, filed in conjunction with the law firm Gibson Dunn, contended that people of color faced a higher risk of being investigated through familial DNA searching because the majority of DNA information in the state's databank is from people of color, and that the state did nothing to restrain police overreach or give recourse to people subject to suspicion less searches.
Jenny S. Cheung, supervising attorney of the Legal Aid Society's DNA Unit, said the Division of Criminal Justice Services and the forensic science commission "acted well outside their purview and authority by unilaterally promulgating this far reaching policy, one that should have been left to the legislature to debate.”
“We laud this decision which affirms our serious constitutional, privacy and civil rights concerns around familial searching, a technique that disproportionately impacts Black and Latinx New Yorkers," Cheung said.
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An 18-year-old was found dead inside a Brooklyn home on Friday, and police have taken her boyfriend into custody, according to sources.
Police responding to a 911 call to the home on West 6th Street in Bensonhurst just after 10 a.m. found the woman, identified as Damaris Maravilla, unconscious and unresponsive while laying face up in a bed. She was pronounced dead at the scene, with her cause of death not yet determined.
Law enforcement sources said that the home belonged to her boyfriend, a 26-year-old with whom Maravilla shared a 6-month-old baby. Police took a man into custody and have not yet released his name, but sources said that suspect is the boyfriend.
Investigators have not said how the teen mother was killed, just that she suffered trauma to her body. Maravilla's family said they, too, were waiting for answers.
"I don't have information about nothing, The police, they don't give us nothing," a family member said.
One neighbor said that he wished he stepped in sooner.
"I'm shocked but not surprised. I knew he would beat her up one day really bad," said a neighbor. "I just saw her yesterday. I told her if the baby needs anything, let me know. If you want to get away from this guy, I can help you, put you in a hotel, a shelter system."
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An investigation is ongoing. Charges are pending.
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| 2022-05-07T07:31:22
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For the second time in less than a week, surveillance video caught a group of thieves smashing their way into a jewelry store and making of with thousands of dollars worth of merchandise — and the store's owner believes the incidents may be connected.
The latest incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. Friday in Brooklyn. Video showed the trio of thieves take a sledgehammer to the front window of the jewelry store on Liberty Avenue in East New York.
The robbers take everything in sight, running off within seconds, video showed. A store worker was seen chasing them down, but by then it was too late, the culprits were gone.
The sledgehammer was left behind at the scene, where broken glass was strewn across the sidewalk hours after the robbery.
"I was inside fixing jewelry and I hear like a bomb. I come out and they smash the window here," said shop owner George Bachour.
He said that the amount stolen was likely in the six figures, up to $150,000.
"They take rings, charms, stuff for Mother's Day, three items with diamonds," he said.
If the incident sounds familiar, that's because it's eerily similar to a robbery in the Bronx on Sunday. In that instance, surveillance video again showed a sledgehammer-wielding thief smash his way through the front window of a jewelry store.
That video, from around 4 p.m. Sunday, shows a man dressed in all black take a sledgehammer to the front window of the M&NP Jewelers store on White Plains Road in the Pelham Parkway section during broad daylight.
"All of a sudden we hear a boom, a loud boom. The last thing I had in my mind was that we were gonna get robbed," said store employee Yailin Reyes, who was working inside at the time and somehow had the presence of mind to run to the front gate and pull it down.
"My first instinct was to close the gate. And while I was closing the gate, the guy got stuck between the glass and the gate, and I was like 'Oh my god am I gonna chop him in half?" Reyes said.
A second robber came to help his friend out, holding the gate up. They weren’t able to get much, but police said the duo did grab 10 gold chains and five gold pendants.
The total loss in that heist was less, about $20,000. Police said that robbery was part of a citywide jewelry store robbery pattern the last few months. At least 18 stores have been hit, with the robbers getting away with more than $247,000 in stolen goods.
In one incident on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, police said that the same crew broke into a store just a day after the Bronx heist, and got away with more than $187,000 in jewelry.
On Thursday, police announced that one of the suspects in the Bronx robbery had been arrested and charged for their alleged role in the heists. As for Friday's robbery, investigators so far have not connected the case to any of the others, but Bachour believes it is.
"I was worried about this and look, it happened to me," he said. "I check the video from the Bronx the other day — the same hammer, the same way!"
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A gang member was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the 2005 murder of a rising college basketball star in an infamous murder that shook the Long Island campus to its core.
Nearly two decades after the shooting death of 23-year-old Brooklyn native Tafare Berryman, killed after a bar fight that he wasn't even a part of, Jaime Rivera received his punishment Friday after spending 12 years dodging justice.
Berryman, a ball player at C.W. Post College, was two weeks from graduating when he was killed. Prosecutors said he was shot as he tried to take a friend to the hospital after a fight at a Long Island nightclub on April 3, 2005.
The sentencing was bittersweet for Berryman's mother, Dawn Thompson.
"My baby was doing the right thing. Going to college, about to graduate in two weeks, and he killed him. You know that pain will not go away. As a mother, you don't know you have an emptiness in your life and your stomach," she said after the hearing. "But my God, it's real and I thank him for everything that happened today."
A member of the Latin Kings gang, Rivera previously pleaded guilty to murder for the shooting that he said he did to "maintain my position" in the gang. Prosecutors said Rivera mistakenly thought Berryman had been part of a brawl outside the club involving gang members.
Rivera was arrested in 2017 after acquaintances told investigators he had admitted to the shooting. The arrest brought closure to a case that was once featured on “America’s Most Wanted.”
In court on Friday, the convicted killer apologized to Berryman's family, and his own. He talked about how he's turned his life around behind bars, and that he is now an ordained minister.
Family of Rivera didn't speak while leaving court, but one of Berryman's brother's said "I want to remember my brother and I don't want to focus on his death anymore."
The judge in the case called Berryman an exceptionally gifted student and a star basketball player with lots of promise, who was murdered for no reason. Thompson said Rivera's actions shattered her family, and that she's moving forward after all these years — but still not ready to forgive, saying her pain will never heal.
"I don't think I can find forgiveness in my hear for it yet," Thompson said. "Because like he said, he never met Tarfare — he don't know him, and yet you kill him."
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A 21-year-old NYU student with dreams of becoming a doctor had his life cut short, after police said that he was struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver in the East Village.
The deadly incident occurred early Monday morning, as Raife Milligan was crossing East Houston and 1st Avenue when he was plowed into by a drunk driver, according to police. Milligan was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he died.
Police said that the alleged drunk driver is Michael de Guzman, of Queens. The 49-year-old was arrested and charged.
Milligan was a junior and biology major at NYU, and originally from Indiana. His high school swim team posted a tribute for him, saying "our hearts are broken. Thinking of all the great times." A spokesperson for the university said "we grieve with his parents, family, and loved ones."
Traffic safety advocates are calling for the state to allow NYC to lower speed limits again and to keep the city's speeding cameras rolling 24/7.
"Six New Yorkers killed by cars in three days is a real emergency and crisis," said Cory Epstein, of the Transportation Alternatives group. "We need to find the streets that are most deadly and we need the Adams administration to make urgent investments."
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Salvation Army cuts services as Sarasota-Manatee nonprofits struggle
From the start of the pandemic through the current housing crisis, area nonprofits have been a lifeline for a deluge of residents struggling to stay afloat through illness, job loss or skyrocketing rents.
But now – after successive waves of hardships hitting both the people they serve and their own employees – nonprofits are taking on water, too.
A recent survey conducted by the United Way Suncoast reveals that a combination of surging demands for services, soaring costs and stagnating donations is taking its toll on area nonprofits.
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Namely, the agencies report alarming staffing shortages, fundraising deficits and mental health concerns for both clients and staff – challenges that threaten services for countless hurting households who rely on them for help.
In the case of the Salvation Army of Sarasota County, the impact has already hit.
Starting in May, the agency was forced to cut its free dinner and shower services for members of the public who are not enrolled in its programs.
“We just don’t have the manpower to keep up with that,” said Brenda Downing-Wiggins, the organization’s director of operations.
Employees are facing the same housing crunch as the clients they serve, Downing-Wiggins said.
“In the last three to six months, we probably lost I would say 20% to 30% of our staff due to the fact that they can’t afford to live in the area and they need to move,” she added.
The organization is currently at 78% staffing capacity, down from a normal level of 95%, she said.
“Just the ability to get applicants has never been this challenging,” she added.
Housing shortages, rental rates increase need for services
At the same time, the need for services is greater than ever. Skyrocketing rents and a lack of affordable housing are sending people to their doorsteps who never faced homelessness before.
What’s more, the agency was unable to hold its big annual in-person fundraiser last year due to the pandemic, resulting in a major loss of income just as food and utility expenses were going through the roof.
The drop in labor and revenue and increased demand led to tough choices in scaling back services for clients.
“The first thing we looked at was if there is something else in the community for them because we don’t ever want to cut away a safety net,” Downing-Wiggins said.
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But for many people who work during the day and depend on that shower and warm dinner, they will have nowhere else to turn.
Randall L. Wright is one of them. The 58-year-old Sarasota man works day-labor jobs in construction until late afternoons or early evenings – long after the free meals, showers and laundry at Remnant Cafe or Resurrection House are closed.
Amid the housing crisis, having to sleep outside after recently getting out of prison while fighting to clear his record, Wright said his efforts to get his life on a new career path can feel herculean in the face of declining services.
"I feel like I'm pushing several boulders up a hill," he said.
Tammy Burns, the director of homeless ministry at Remnant Cafe, anticipates that the cut in the Salvation Army's services will translate into more vulnerable people needing to miss work in order to visit her agency or Resurrection House during the day.
"I think most of them view it as one more thing against them, that 'we're trying trying trying, and this is one more thing that has been put as an obstacle to us succeeding,'" she said.
A ripple effect
The problems at nonprofits will continue to compound the hardships of area residents, said Josh Dunn, United Way Suncoast senior director for investments and partnership strategies.
“Community-based organizations are one of the first places those families and business owners turn to for support during difficult times,” said Dunn. “If those nonprofits are not able to receive families and provide support due to staff shortages and lack of funds, folks will fall through the cracks."
The United Way Suncoast survey, conducted in March, involved 50 nonprofits in its five-county service area – which includes Sarasota, Manatee, DeSoto, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties.
Results mirrored those from last fall’s statewide survey of nonprofits conducted by Florida Nonprofit Alliance, revealing severe strain on agencies amid rising operating costs and escalating demand for services.
Stress and mental health concerns
In addition to labor shortages, another big area of concern for the nonprofits following waves of anxiety-inducing crises is the mental and physical health of both clients and staff, the survey showed.
At Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast – which serves 10 counties including Sarasota, Manatee, DeSoto and Charlotte – leadership responded to the severe stress on staff and clients by ramping up its emphasis on mentoring and emotional support, said Joy Mahler, president and CEO.
While addressing economic pressures through help from area foundations – supplying staff with laptops to let them work remotely and aiding with transportation costs and rising gas prices – leaders brought in a human resources specialist to zero in on mental health needs, too.
“We are focused more on the emotional needs of our staff than we are at the moment on training. We are going to make it a fun day,” she said.
As agencies rally to prevent burnout among their staff, for caseworkers in the trenches, every day on the job can feel like emergency room triage.
Some struggle not to get overwhelmed by the desperation in the voices of callers, compassionately steering them toward possible solutions.
“I just pick up the phone, call the person, let’s see what we have, like a doctor, bring it in and get it x-rayed and look at the situation,” said Susan Schoengold, coordinator of Jewish Financial Assistance and Jewish Care Management at JFCS of the Suncoast.
Her husband is also a source of support – greeting her with homemade baked ziti after a hard day – as is her 92-year-old mother, who lived through the Great Depression.
But even for Schoengold – who has been praised by clients for her caring and can-do approach – this housing emergency seems different, the solutions she seeks for clients increasingly elusive, with no end in sight.
At the close of the workday, the stories stay with her – the seniors on fixed income priced out of their homes, the disabled single mother living in her car.
This could happen to anyone. How long, she said she wonders, before it happens to me.
“Maybe it’s affecting me even though I’m so positive,” she said. “But when the day is done, I’m going to bed at night with some major fear of my own.”
United Way Nonprofit Survey
A March survey done by United Way Suncoast of area nonprofits found an important social safety net under serious levels of strain. Some of the main results:
- 60% of respondents said they were very concerned, 26% somewhat concerned, about maintaining adequate staff
- 62% said they were very concerned, 22% somewhat concerned, about providing adequate compensation and resources for employees
- 60% said they were very concerned, 20% somewhat concerned, about increased costs and expenses
- 52% said they were very concerned, 36% somewhat concerned, about employees’ physical and/or mental health
- 54% said they were very concerned, 40% somewhat concerned, about clients’ physical and/or mental health
- 38% said they were very concerned, 28% concerned, about the loss of income and revenue
- 44% said they had had clients pass away due to COVID-19 or complications, while 10% had lost staff members to the virus
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TUPELO • Mayor Todd Jordan and Councilwoman Rosie Jones appear to be at an impasse over who will serve as Ward 7's representative on the Major Thoroughfare Committee.
A month after Jordan’s nominee for the open spot, Tommy Scott, withdrew his name from consideration, the vacancy remains. Jones, who represents Ward 7, said she and the mayor have not spoken at any length about potential next steps since Scott withdrew.
Scott was not Jones' pick for the position. The councilwoman originally recommended former police officer Tiffany Gilleylen, but Jordan snubbed the pick in favor of his own. The reason for this depends on who's being asked: Jones contends that Gilleylen was rejected because she filed lawsuits over alleged civil rights violations; Jordan previously told the Daily Journal that the lawsuits, which took place under the previous administration, did not factor into his decision.
Although councilmembers have traditionally nominated candidates to represent their respective wards on the Major Thoroughfare Committee, the ultimate decision as to who gets to serve is up to the mayor.
Jones said she recently spoke with Chief Operating Officer Don Lewis, who told her that Gilleylen would not be on the table.
“Don Lewis said that the name would have to be a name we both agreed on,” she said. “(Jordan) didn’t give me a name, and my pick is still Tiffany.”
Lewis told the Daily Journal that Jones approached him about the recommendation. He encouraged her to speak with Jordan and reach a compromise.
“She asked me what the next step was. I told her I couldn’t speak for the mayor,” Lewis said. “The mayor made it clear that he wasn’t going to approve her pick. The mayor is not avoiding her. They need to get together and communicate.”
Jordan did not respond to attempts to reach him.
The refusal to seat Jones' pick for the vacancy on the Major Thoroughfare Committee was among a litany of complaints lodged by Tupelo/ Lee County NAACP President Charles Moore on Thursday. During a short press conference outside of Tupelo City Hall, Moore claimed the administration lacked transparency and diversity.
“Our goal as the NAACP is equity and equality for all of our community,” he said. “It is not to raise a fuss. It is not to be belligerent, and we are not bipolar. We would like to do things amicably whenever we can.”
Moore delivered a letter to multiple city officials that detailed his complaints, asking for a response within three business days. Lewis told the Daily Journal the administration planned to review the letter and respond within the timeframe given.
Moore said he would provide details of his complaints in the future, noting that more would be brought to light if the city did not move forward with the discussion.
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The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.
Friday, 4/29/2022:
North Bend
• 7:51 am, 1800 Virginia Avenue, caller reported theft of gasoline from trucks.
• 9:22 am, 1900 block of Newmark Street, warrant service on a 34 year old male.
• 11:26 am, Marion and Virginia Avenue, report of unauthorized use of motor vehicle. Theft of tow dolly.
Coos Bay
• 7:41 am, 100 block of S 2nd Street, report of unlawful entry into motor vehicle. Theft of stereo/speakers and damage to car.
• 8:37 am, 14th and Juniper, report of vicious dog. Dog has subject cornered.
• 11:45 am, 400 Kruse Avenue, report of criminal trespassing. Subject camping at pump station. A 34 year old female transported to Coos County jail.
• 2:44 pm, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue, caller reported theft of purse.
• 4:49 pm, 500 block of S 4th Street, report of disorderly conduct. Male inside the store yelling at customers. A 31 year old male cited.
• 8:10 pm, 1200 block of Newmark Avenue, warrant service. A 31 year old male cited.
• 10:45 pm, 500 block of D Street, report of minor in possession of marijuana. A 19 year old male was cited.
Coquille
• 11:09 am, 900 block of N Dean Street, report of unlawful entry into motor vehicle.
• 9:44 pm, 200 block of W Highway 42, report of dog running at large.
Reedsport
• 9:04 am, Riverfront Way, report of an animal problem.
• 10:07 am, Sunrise Shop N Save, report of a disturbance.
• 12:02 pm, Smith River, report of non-injury motor vehicle accident.
• 1:26 pm, RV Masters of Oregon, report of an animal problem.
• 2:32 pm, 100 block of N 7th Street, report of disorderly conduct.
Saturday, 4/30/2022:
North Bend
• 7:38 am, 1900 block of McPherson Avenue, warrant service. A 30 year old male was cited.
• 12:17 pm, 2306 block of Sherman Avenue, report of attempted theft of boat motor.
Coquille
• 1:58 pm, 100 block of N Baxter Street, report of a dispute.
• 6:30 pm, 96900 block of Highway 42 S, report of animal at large.
Reedsport
• 10:56 am, McDonald’s, report of non-injury motor vehicle accident.
• 11:06 am, N 3rd Street and Winchester Avenue, report of an animal problem.
• 8:56 pm, 800 Juniper Avenue, report of a noise complaint.
Sunday, 5/1/2022:
North Bend
• 3:05 pm, 1500 block of Virginia Avenue, report of possible vicious dog.
• 5:20 pm, Newmark and Ash, report of criminal mischief to political sign.
• 7:32 pm, 3500 block of Tremont Avenue, report of physical dispute which resulted in warrant service. A 65 year old male was cited.
• 11:44 pm, 1500 block of Sherman Avenue, report of criminal trespass which resulted in warrant service. A 36 year old male was cited.
Coos Bay
• 9:49 am, 1000 block of N Bayshore, report of civil problem. Theft of vehicle.
• 3:00 pm, Coos Bay Area, report of unlawful entry into motor vehicle. Purse taken from vehicle.
• 4:00 pm, 2nd and F Street, report of driving complaint. Ongoing problem with vehicle speeding, running stop sign.
Coquille
• 12:57 am, 200 block of W Highway 42, report of dog at large.
Reedsport
• 6:49 pm, 700 block of Laurel Ave, report of noise complaint.
• 9:33 pm, 1900 block of Cedar Avenue, report of disorderly conduct.
Monday, 5/2/2022:
North Bend
• 6:29 am, Broadway Court, warrant service to a 30 year old male.
• 11:37 am, 1700 Virginia Avenue, caller reported theft of security cameras.
• 12:44 pm, Ferry Road, report of traffic hazard. Vehicle parked in the roadway.
• 8:26 pm, 16th and Broadway, report of traffic signal malfunction.
Coos Bay
• 9:53 am, 755 S 7th Street, report of possession of controlled substance.
• 12:23 pm, 900 block of W Ingersoll Avenue, report of minor in possession of marijuana.
• 2:43 pm, Johnson and Highway 101, report of traffic signal malfunction.
• 4:25 pm, 1600 block of Thompson Road, report of criminal trespass. Trespasser unplugged game camera.
• 7:35 pm, 100 block of S Main Street, report of dispute at location.
Coquille
• 9:24 am, Adams and E 1st, report of disorderly conduct.
• 5:02 pm, 800 block of N Henry Street, caller reported theft of Amazon package.
Reedsport
• 9:34 am, 1700 block of Salmon Harbor Drive, report of an animal problem.
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One injured in Saturday morning motorcycle accident
Christopher Walker
Wichita Falls Times Record News
Wichita Falls police responded to a motorcycle accident Saturday morning.
Around midnight emergency medics and police responded to a motorcycle accident on Kell West near Kemp Boulevard. The driver and only occupant was injured when he crashed on the freeway. He was transported by ambulance to the hospital for severe head injuries.
A portion of the freeway was shut down while the crash scene was investigated. Officers on-scene said the cyclist was not wearing a helmet. Stay with the Times Record News for the latest information.
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Southern Miss campus workers rally, call for $15 minimum wage. Here's what they say
Southern Miss workers, students and members of the community joined together Thursday at Danforth Chapel Fountain on the university's campus to call for a $15 hourly minimum wage for campus workers.
The lowest-paid campus workers receive an annual salary of $21,000, roughly $10.50 an hour, according to Sam Ewing, adjunct professor of art history at Southern Miss.
"If we want to be a place that's welcoming to students, that's supporting the students, we've got to support the people who make this university work," Ewing said.
"We know we're worth more, and we're out here demanding it because we know the university can do better."
Southern Miss Chief Communications Officer Jim Coll said faculty and staff members are paid "well above legally mandated minimum wage rates" and are given personal and medical leave time along with additional benefits.
“The University of Southern Mississippi values its employees — all of whom are instrumental in helping the institution fulfill its important teaching, research and service missions," Coll said.
"The university’s compensation structure is grounded in national best practices, current market data and proven methodology adapted from other higher education institutions. ... USM remains grateful for the meaningful and transformative work in which faculty and staff participate, and continues to explore opportunities to increase compensation while keeping in mind the cost of attendance for students and their families.”
The campus workers' labor union is United Campus Workers. Ewing called the union, which was formed over a year ago, a vehicle for change, adding that unions are a part of Mississippi's legacy.
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"We are drawing on that legacy here in Mississippi, here on this campus, right, and we're going to get it. ... They're only going to do it if we show them that we want it, that we deserve it, that we need it if we're going to build a healthy community," Ewing said.
"I'm heartened by the faces out here, right, because this means that people recognize. People recognize the problem, and we recognize what the solution is."
The more than two dozen attendees of the rally marched around campus chanting "What do we want? Fifteen. When do we want it? Now," and holding signs calling for higher wages before delivering their petition to Southern Miss President Rodney Bennett.
"I've got my materials, so we'll take a look at it. ... Thank y'all for being here," Bennett said.
Stephen Judd, retired Southern Miss professor from the college of arts and sciences and member of the union, attended the rally in solidarity with the campus workers.
"Nowhere in America should anybody be working for less than a living wage. ... I think especially at an academic institution, which theoretically should be changing people's lives," Judd said.
Judd said the union is also interested in improving the lives of graduate students and adjunct professors. Judd was happy with the turnout, saying it was a challenge to organize a union during a pandemic.
"I don't know what the inhibitions about unions are," Judd said. "Unions are really ways, a way, for workers to leverage their power."
Ethan Sakon, TA for the Southern Miss' history department, said the university's current minimum wage is not enough for people to survive on.
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"We have too many people here that have to support families for them to be concerned about whether they can support those families and still have a job, and sometimes they're not able to protest, because they may be in fear that they could lose their jobs. That should not be a concern," Sakon said.
Contact reporter Laurel Thrailkill at lthrailkill@gannett.com or on Twitter.
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The Episcopal Church of The Epiphany: May 7 — The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, 423 N. Beaver St., Flagstaff. 928-774-2911. 8 a.m.- May 8, 10:30 p.m., WELCOMING ALL: with Rev Alison Lee: SAT 5:30PM; SUN: 8:00AM & 10:30AM - with organ, choir, and congregational singing); IN PERSON or on-line at epiphanyaz.org ; 5PM FLG Youth Co-op Midschoolers; TU 9 AM-Contemplative Conversation; WE 6:30PM, FLG Youth Co-op (@flagyouthcoop); With Open Doors Gallery - http://www.opendoorsartinaction.com: Between Two Edges by Debra Edgerton - Intersecting Cultural Identities; 928-774-2911. https://go.evvnt.com/1134575-0.
Beacon UU Mother’s Day Service: “The Three Faces of Eve”: May 8 — Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 510 N. Leroux St., Flagstaff. (928) 779-4492. 10-11 a.m., FLOWER COMMUNION SUNDAY – Bring a flower to share, take a flower home. ALL are welcome! You BELONG at Beacon, spiritually open and intentionally inclusive since 1958. This morning, we’ll take a closer look at three distinct and interconnected faces of the Bible’s first acknowledged cis-gender female. They are the face of the temptress, the face of the wise woman goddess, and the face of the homemaker and mother – each offering us something valuable about women, even if we need to strip off the waxy build-up of misinterpretation, blame, misogyny and shame to find it. In an era of “Me Too” and gender fluidity, what can we learn from Eve’s story and the changing paradigms for women that have risen in her wake. Rev. Robin Landerman Zucker, preaching, with Worship Associate Linda Ochi. Music from Bailey Cunningham and the Beacon Choir, under the direction of Jason Drahos. https://go.evvnt.com/1128423-0.
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Church of the Resurrection Sunday Church Services: May 8 — 740 W. University Heights Drive S., 740 W. University Heights Drive S., Flagstaff. 928-853-8522. 10-11:30 a.m., Church of the Resurrection Presbyterian Church in America (PCA): We invite you to join us for worship at 10 a.m. on Sundays at 740 W. University Heights Drive South as Rev. Joshua Walker preaches through the book of Acts. Please feel free to contact us for information on our mid-week gatherings and for more information on our church. You can find us at www.cor-pca.org and www.facebook.com/CORFlagstaff or we can be reached at corflagstaff@gmail.com and (928) 699-2715.
Flagstaff Federated Community Church: Please join us for in person services Sundays at 10 a.m. We are located at 400 W Aspen Ave. on the corner of Aspen and Sitgreaves in Downtown Flagstaff. All are welcome to our services. For more information about Flagstaff Federated Community Church please call our office at 928-774-7383, Mon – Thurs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Living Christ Lutheran Church: Living Christ Lutheran Church is a diverse and LGBTQ-affirming community of disciples embraced by God's unconditional love and enduring grace. You are invited to celebrate with us God's love and presence in your life, grow in your discipleship, and leave empowered to be God's hands in the world. We worship through music, teaching, prayer, and the sacraments each Sunday at 10 a.m. with Rev. Kurt Fangmeier leading. We offer worship both in-person (masks are respected, not required; encouraged for unvaccinated) and online. Learn more about us at our new website: lclcflag.org.
Leupp Nazarene Church: The church, near mile post 13 or Navajo Route 15, has been holding services by teleconferences and doing drive-up meetings. For information, call pastor Farrell Begay at 928-853-5321. Teleconference number: 1-7170275-8940 with access code 3204224#. Services are 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays and 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Christian Science Society of Flagstaff: 619 W. Birch Ave. The Christian Science Society of Flagstaff has opened for Sunday services while continuing to have them available via Zoom for online and phone. Wednesday testimony meetings are available only via Zoom. For phone Sunday Services: Dial: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 369 812 794#, Passcode: 075454#. For phone Wednesday meetings, dial: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 971 672 834#, Passcode: 894826#. The access for Zoom on Sundays is: https://zoom.us/j/369812794. The Zoom access for Wednesdays is: https://zoom.us/j/971672834. The password to use to enter both is CSS. We welcome all to attend our Sunday Services in person, or live by Zoom, at 10:00 o’clock, and to attend our Wednesday Testimony meetings live by Zoom, at 5:30 o’clock. Our Reading Room will be open on Wednesdays from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10-12 noon. For further information please call 928-526-5982.
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Magic in the Munson moonlight: 'Baseball stadium, baseball stadium, baseball stadium'
CANTON — I have been off on a labor of love, seeking many people to tell stories about the history of and renovations to Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium.
May I share a personal note?
When I lived south of town for many years, I made countless drives past the Canton skyline around the I-77 bend to the Cleveland Avenue exit.
The magical lights came on in 1989, when Cleveland's Double-A affiliate moved into the new stadium named after Thurman Munson.
From the highway bend one caught the ballpark lights twinkling like the eyes of angels. My son Jim, who turned 2 shortly before opening day, learned the word "baseball" from a car seat, on the nights we rounded that I-77 bend, and spotted that glow from the highway.
By the summer of '89, with the Munson lights aglimmer, one word became two.
"Baseball stadium."
As the enchantment grew, it became a rhythmic chant that can come only from the mouths of little ones.
"Baseball stadium ... baseball stadium ... baseball stadium."
It never stopped. Every time we rode within view, Jim lit up. "Baseball stadium ... baseball stadium ... baseball stadium."
New siblings arrived and joined in as if learning language by the stadium lights. "Baseball stadium," went the choir.
On occasions when we made our way to the stadium, there was magic inside.
The building was homely on the outside but a masterpiece within when painted with thousands of neighbors itching for a gap shot.
All of the little children, and many of the larger ones, soon discovered that collectively stomping the floorboards of the aluminum grandstand generated an F5 roar audible in New Philadelphia.
The first batter in Munson Stadium, the centerfielder for a Yankees' farm team, was Deion Sanders, moonlighting from his football career. The first local fan favorites were Joey Belle and Beau Allred.
The first batter to have had his surname broken into 13 parts by the stadium announcer was Mark La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-Lewis.
The San Diego Chicken, virtuoso comedian in a bird suit, was brought in midway through that first season. What a fine night it was. Joey Belle hammered a home run halfway to the highway. The Chicken was in rare form, horsing around with players, umpires, anyone in his path.
I had brought little Jim to the ballpark. A perfect night promised to get better when the Chicken headed into the stands. He appeared in our section. I stood to let Jim brush the bird's feathers. Then Jim let out the loudest noise heard in Munson Stadium that year.
To him, the Chicken was an absolute monster. The Chicken quickly bobbed away. Jim remained quite upset after the act went back to the field. There was no choice but to leave with innings left.
Jim didn't hold it against the baseball stadium. We came back rather often. There was all kinds of company.
Munson Stadium crowds often were large. The atmosphere was always bright, and not because a steady stream famous players came through Canton. They weren't famous yet. Aside from Neon Deion, they weren't as well known as Steve Bozeka, the Cantonian who held court nightly in the press box.
And while some of the allure was the parent team, from Cleveland, it wasn't as if the parent team was any good.
When the Double-A affiliate arrived in Munson Stadium, Cleveland had lost 100 games in two recent years and was in a decades-long stretch outside the postseason.
Who knew Charles Nagy (13 wins for Canton in 1990) would, in 1995, be the starting pitcher in the first World Series victory in Cleveland in 47 years?
After Jim Thome hit just five home runs in 84 games with Canton in 1991, who imagined him blasting four in six ALCS games in 1998?
Manny Ramirez and Bartolo Colon, among many other future Cleveland players, joined the parade through Munson Stadium. Jeff Bagwell, Vladimir Guerrero, Bernie Williams and Andy Pettite popped up in the sea of visiting players.
They were all just part of the scenery.
It really was about a new baseball stadium, our stadium, where the community gathered day after day and shared nice moments.
Jim was too young to care about the economics, politics and cut-throatery that ended with the Double-A team bolting to Akron in 1997. The Canton Crocodiles and Canton Coyotes came to Munson and didn't last long.
The ballpark kept its meaning.
At his desk in Amos McDannel grade school, two miles from Munson, Jim would make his daydreams by drawing baseball stadiums. One amused teacher, Dave Conrad, suggested something more might come of this. It was a prescient observation.
Jim turned out to be an architect who, if there is a next national wave of stadium building, imagines jumping in.
By the time Jim was in high school, professional baseball was long gone from Canton. Yet, he had become part of the stuff that kept Munson Stadium breathing. Local teams played there, including school teams.
Jim's team, Canton South, appeared one cold April day in 2004. Crossing the white line into the batter's box was like stepping out of a mystic cornfield.
In came a fastball. Jim hit a hard shot up the middle. It struck the pitcher and trickled to a stop near the mound. It was the 60-foot single he will remember if he lives to be 100.
The whole family was there, fully appreciative of the moment and the location.
"Baseball stadium, baseball stadium, baseball stadium ..."
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Hey, we need a batting practice pitcher. Would you mind throwing a few to Manny Ramirez?
The rededication of Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium, amid a $5 million renovation, rallies a thousand ballpark memories.
The live on in the men who played minor league baseball there in the late 1980s and 90s when Cleveland's Double-A affiliate team played there.
And they live on in those who watched those games and also got to coach or play there, especially once minor league baseball moved on and Munson became a treasured field for adult leagues, and high school and college teams.
Here are 12 quick stories on Munson Stadium.
Akron wasn't interested; Canton built Munson Stadium
"People person" Bob Patt was a Lehman High School freshman when Thurman Munson was a Lehman freshman. He did important legwork that led to building Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium.
Working for the City of Canton in the late 1980s, Patt picked up Mike Agganis at the airport. He showed Agganis around town. Agganis wanted to relocate his minor league franchise in Burlington, Vermont, to Ohio.
"Akron wasn't interested," Patt recalls. "Youngstown might have been considered, but it came down to Agganis focusing on Canton. Sam Purses, the mayor at that time, was really interested in bringing in a team."
A thousand moving parts, including the building of a stadium, had to be crammed into a minuscule time schedule. The appearance of Cleveland's Class AA affiliate in Munson Stadium came off like a bolt out of the blue in April of 1989.
Patt, 71, says Akron soon noticed the move was working out very well for Canton. He finds irony in the fact Agganis and Akron conspired to build a stadium that dislodged the team from Canton.
$100 bet with 'Boot' solved with a blast at Munson
After playing high school and college ball at Jackson and Malone, Rob Dewolf chased a professional dream for six years, getting as far as the Class AAA Las Vegas Stars.
When it ended he came home to Stark County in 1990.
"I had had a lot of experiences in a lot of stadiums, old and new, across the country," he said. "I was away and never got to see Munson Stadium, but I was aware of it and was happy they named it what they named it.
"After I came back, I went to some games. There were some good crowds. It made a helluva lot of noise when people stomped in the metal grandstand. A crowd of 2,000 sounded like 12,000."
Friends talked him into playing for Canton's local adult league in 1990. His team, Buttrey-Mayle, was based at Cook Park, where the fences were way back.
Local legend Don "Boot" Buttrey bet Dewolf $100 he couldn't slug one out at Cook.
"I was hitting a lot of home runs, but we were two-thirds of the way through the season and I hadn't hit one at Cook," Dewolf said. "Boot kept reminding me.
"We played at Munson late in the season when I hit one. I'm rounding the bases and Jeff Hite goes up to Boot and yells, 'That counts, Boot! That counts!'"
Hite laughs at the memory.
"Munson had the dimensions of typical major league parks," Hite said. "Rob hit a bomb ... it was into the night. I said, 'Boot, that would have been way out at Cook.' "
When batting practice is the memory of a lifetime
Hite, a 1982 Hoover graduate, played a marathon career in the local adult amateur league.
One day in 1993, Brian Graham, manager of Cleveland's Class AA Canton affiliate in Canton, surprised him with a request. The pro team needed a lefty to throw batting practice at Munson.
"They get me out there and I'm throwing batting practice to Manny Ramirez," Hite said. "We all liked to think we could play at that level, but those Double-A guys ... the ball came off the bat different. Guys with wood bats were hitting balls over the scoreboard.
"I was so nervous. I was worried I wouldn't throw a strike."
'You can't go home again,' But John Massarelli did, at Munson
John Massarelli was a catcher who could run (54 stolen bases in 60 attempts in the Houston Astros' system in 1990).
His long minor league run was near the end in 1995 when he became the answer to his favorite trivia question: Who is the only player to hit a home run at Munson Stadium as a pro and as an amateur?
"Maz" did it as a pro in the Eastern League and as an amateur in Canton's adult league. He played 55 games for Cleveland's Class AA affiliate in Canton.
"It was my 10th year in pro ball," recalls the former Canton Central Catholic player. "It was a chance to play at home. I lived on 13th Street, close to Tim's Tavern. A couple guys from the team were living at my house.
"Sometimes I would mow the grass at the house and then go to the stadium."
Sometimes playing baseball gets you in trouble
Munson Stadium opened in 1989 with Cleveland's Class AA farm affiliate playing to big crowds.
The local adult league managed to land Munson for one date in July.
"It was the Class A League all-star game," Ross Vukovich said. "It was at Munson and it was on TV.
"Our son was born on a Friday and the game was either Saturday or Saturday, but it was when our baby son was coming home.
"I wanted to be at Munson and play in that game, and I did. My wife's still mad about that."
The son, RJ, grew up and landed on an A League team on which Ross wound up pinch-hitting and scoring the final run in the history of the A League. The game was at Munson.
Now in his 50s, a coach at Jackson High School, Ross plays for a 25-and-older team at Munson.
Anybody here heard of Manny Ramirez?
These days Ray Frisbee is head baseball coach at GlenOak High School. He was the Golden Eagles' catcher and cleanup hitter when they beat Boardman and Shaker Heights in 2002 regional tournament thrillers at Munson.
"My parents took me to games at Munson when I was growing up," Frisbee said. "I got Jim Thome's autograph there. Omar Vizquel had a camp there.
"Manny Ramirez was playing for Canton-Akron one year. Manny came to my grade school, Plain Center, and signed autographs. Nobody really knew who he was."
Ramirez went on to hit 555 Major League home runs.
Baseball man Doug Miller: 'The field looked beautiful'
Local baseball icon Doug Miller, now 70 and coaching at East Canton High School, had season tickets at Munson Stadium when Cleveland's Class AA minor-league affiliate arrived in 1989.
"I kept the tickets until they announced they were going to go to Akron," Miller said. "There were great crowds at Munson. It took a while to get out of there after the games.
"The field looked beautiful. In the early days it was voted as one of the top Double-A ballparks. As the years went on, in the early '90s, other cities were building plush brick ballparks.
"When high school teams came into Munson, they thought it was a palace. ... A lot of high school district and regional tournaments were there. Our Central Catholic team beat Louisville there in the district tournament in 2004. That was a thrill because of the whole history. I knew Thurman. He played for my dad in the A League."
Friends of Thurman Munson the player, Munson the stadium
Like Doug Miller, Joe Gilhousen had season tickets when Cleveland's Double-A team moved into the new Munson Stadium.
Gilhousen was one of Munson's best friends, going back to their days as teammates at Lehman and Kent State. The stadium opened 10 years after Munson's death.
"We saw a lot of really good baseball there," Gilhousen said. "It was an intimate environment. It was a fun place to go to watch a game.
"Our GlenOak team played Cuyahoga Falls there in regionals in 1990. We were the first high school teams to play in the stadium. It was a big thrill for the players and coaches.
"Eventually the districts and regionals were played there on a regular basis. I always enjoyed it because the field was in great shape. The kids always enjoyed it."
Munson Stadium tournament runs 'bring chills'
Rick Rembielak saw the USA in five minor league seasons in the Orioles' and Cubs' chains. He laughs about standing in ankle-deep water in the showers in Durham, North Carolina.
"A lot of parks that were around when Munson Stadium opened were built in the '20s, '30s and '40s," said Rembielak, now the athletic director at Perry High School. "My experience at Munson came when I played in the Canton Class A League for Buttrey Coins.
"That was the nicest playing surface in the area. They did a good job of maintaining that. For them to renovate the stadium and keep all the history is phenomenal."
Bill Gamble, a former Perry player who is head baseball coach at Jackson, has seen Munson Stadium from every angle.
"I love the facility and love the atmosphere," Gamble said. "When the Indians' minor league team was there, it was electric. When you're making a run in the high school tournament, and you're there with the place rocking, it brings chills."
Mike Birkbeck landed at Munson Stadium in the Jim Thome days
Mike Birkbeck grew up in Orrville, pitched at the University of Akron, and moved to Stark County during his years in the Milwaukee Brewers system — Plain Township was close to the Akron-Canton airport, which he used a lot in those days.
Birkbeck was coming off a knee injury when Cleveland acquired him and sent him to Canton.
At Munson Stadium, he generally threw to catcher Jesse Levis. Jim Thome played third base. The bullpen included Rudy Seanez, who, as Birkbeck recalls, "threw 100 mph when nobody was throwing 100," but was a bit of a wild thing.
"I was 30 years old," said Birkbeck, who had posted a 10-win season for the Brewers. "The team was a unique group of young men with high energy, building careers.
"Munson was a neat facility. It would get loud in there when folks started banging on the sheet metal. It fascinated me that the playing surface was always pristine.
"The stands were right on top of the field. From the mound, it felt shorter than 60 feet 6 inches to home plate."
The time at Munson helped Birkbeck get back to the bigs, not in Cleveland but with the New York Mets. Now, at 61, he has a national reputation as a pitching coach at Kent State, Munson's college alma mater.
"Thurman Munson Stadium has meant a lot to me on a lot of different levels," Birkbeck said. "I began to resurrect my career there. I watched my son play there for GlenOak in the districts and the regional.
"It's been a big part of my role in recruiting. I've seen so many really good players there over the last 25 years."
After the Yankees, Shawn Alazaus had a last hurrah at Munson
The Canton Crocodiles, from the independent Frontier League, were an inadequate Munson Stadium replacement for the Cleveland Class AA affiliate that bolted to Akron in 1997.
The Crocodiles, though, were a perfect fit in Shawn Alazaus' baseball journey. The New York Yankees system, which drafted the former Carrollton High School ace in 1993, released him in 1996.
Pitching for an independent team in Fargo, North Dakota, he began to admit his Major League dream "probably wasn't going to happen."
"Thurman Munson Stadium was a good place to give it one more year," Alazaus said. "It was nice getting closer to home. It was a very fun season."
He made 16 starts for the Crocodiles.
"Munson was a beautiful place to play," he said. "The field was in phenomenal shape. In my time in the New York-Penn League, the South Atlantic League and the Florida State League, Thurman Munson was the nicest playing surface."
Alazaus got a kick out of visiting Munson Stadium this spring for a college game, Walsh vs. Malone. His son, Brant Alazaus, is the ace of Walsh's staff.
It sounded like banging 5,000 cookie sheets
Repository photographers Bob Rossiter and Scott Heckel worked numerous games at Munson, including opening day in the first season,1989.
"Being at Munson was a lot of fun because you were so close to the action," Rossiter said. "And when the crowd stomped the metal bleachers, it sounded like banging 5,000 cookie sheets."
Heckel took a panoramic shot of the stadium's first pitch, with Deion Sanders of the Albany-Colonie Yankees in the batter's box.
"It was my priority assignment that night," Heckel said. "We had just begun color photography in the newspaper, so it took some time to produce the image, shooting color film. My memory is that we ran it pretty wide on the front page, perhaps six columns."
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May, June, and July are high times for low tides.
Low tides expose the ocean bottom at its edge, drawing us land-based tidepoolers and clammers to the exposed rocks and sediments.
We get many opportunities to visit such exposed areas, since we experience two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours and 50 minutes, all year long. However, there are variations that expose more -- or less -- sea bottom.
Most simply, tides occur because the skin of water on the surface of the earth is bulged out on one side by the gravitational pull of the moon; this bulge is balanced by a bulge on the opposite side of the earth. The paired bulges follow the moon as it slowly orbits the earth. (The gravitational pull of the sun also tugs on the water, but the sun is far enough away that its gravitational effect is less than the moon’s. Gravity pulls to make atmosphere and land tides, too, but we generally don’t notice them.)
Basically, as we ride on the rotating earth we pass through a bulge (“high tide”) then out of a bulge (“low tide”), then pass through and out of the bulge on the other side (another high tide and another low tide) as we make a whole trip each day.
While minute on a global scale, the bulges are usually significant in human terms. Here, for example, a bulge appears as a 6 – 10-foot change in the water level at land’s edge.
The arrangement of the moon, sun, and earth affect the tides, as well as create the effect we see as the phases of the moon.
For several days twice each month, the moon and sun are lined up with the earth enough for their gravitational pulls to effectively combine. When that happens, the bulges of water we rotate through are a little deeper -- and the areas between the bulges are a little shallower -- and we experience a greater difference between high and low tides. Such big-difference tides are “spring tides,” named for the springing effect, not for the season. Spring tides occur twice each month, during and just after full moons and new moons.
“Neap tides” are the in-between tides, when the sun and moon aren’t lined up with the earth and the sun’s pull counteracts the moon’s pull a bit, producing a smaller difference between high and low tides.
Different places on our planet experience somewhat different tide regimes primarily because the earth’s tilt and the moon’s orbit are a little off-kilter, and because of how the location, shape, and orientation of the land masses affect the bulge as we rotate through.
In our part of the world, this all results in a set of two high tides (of different height) each day, and two low tides (of different height) each day: a higher high tide, a lower low tide, a lower high tide, and a higher low tide. The zero on tide tables is the average level of the lower low tides.
Here in the northern hemisphere, spring and summer are the best seasons for tidepooling and clamming because the seasonal tilt of the planet and the meanderings of the moon combine to cause lower low tides during daylight hours. (During winter, the lower low tides aren’t quite as low and they’re in the evening.) The switch from lowest low tides in the evening to lowest low tides in the morning takes place in April; in September we switch back to lowest low tides in the evening.
Tide tables, by the way, are good predictions, but not perfect ones. Friction, water currents, and local atmospheric pressure can all affect the precise time and level of local tides.
But you can make your own very rough tide prediction: when you see a full moon or a new moon, think “spring tides”!
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SCHERTZ, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was canceled early Saturday for two children who were believed to have been abducted Friday night outside of San Antonio.
The cancellation came a little more than an hour after it was issued for two children in Schertz, Texas.
Authorities did not elaborate on the status of the children or the woman they were looking for.
Certain criteria need to be met in order for law enforcement to issue an Amber Alert for a missing child age 17 or younger.
First, there needs to be a reasonable belief by law enforcement that an abduction occurred. Additionally, the law enforcement agency believes that the child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.
Another criterion is that there is enough descriptive information about the victim and the abduction that would assist in the recovery of the child, such as a vehicle description or license plate number.
As part of the Amber Alert, the child's name and other critical date elements, including the child abduction flag, are entered into the National Crime Information Center.
The Amber Alert system, used in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, was created in 1996. It stands for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response and was created as a legacy to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped while riding her bike in Arlington, Texas, and later murdered.
You can view all active Texas Amber Alerts from the Texas Dept. of Public Safety here.
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Thousands of people go missing every year across the United States, and there are organizations and law enforcement agencies that work to bring them home to loved ones.
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IRVING, Texas — Police are searching for a missing 42-year-old woman who was last seen Friday afternoon in Irving.
The Irving Police Department announced Satuday morning that a CLEAR Alert has been issued for Kimberly Latrasse. Irving police said Latrasse was last seen at approximately 2:30 p.m. Friday in the 400 block of Rolston Road leaving in her vehicle, a gray 2019 Nissan Rogue with Texas license plate NLF9396.
Police said Latrasse was wearing a tan dress and a black shirt. According to the CLEAR Alert, she has been diagnosed as bipolar, suffers from depression, and has other health conditions requiring daily medication. The Irving PD said in the alert it is unknown where she might be at this time and they feel Kimberly is a risk to herself.
The CLEAR Alert program, created by 2019 Texas legislation, is "designed to close the gap between missing children and senior citizens" and is issued to help law enforcement in "finding and rescuing missing, kidnapped or abducted adults or adults who are in immediate danger of injury or death, as well as aid in locating any potential suspects."
In order for a CLEAR Alert to be issued, the following circumstances have to be met:
- the individual 18 to 64 years of age, and their whereabouts are unknown
- a preliminary investigation has verified the adult is in imminent danger of bodily injury or death, or the disappearance is involuntary such as an abduction or kidnapping
- the clear alert request comes within 72 hours of the individual's disappearance
- sufficient information is available to disseminate to the public to help locate the individual, a suspect, or the vehicle used in the incident
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Latrasse should contact the Irving Police Department at (972) 273-1010 or dial 911.
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SAN ANTONIO — For four years, Laura Young couldn't discuss the ancient relic that sat in her home. It was best not to advertise the priceless bust in the entry hall, she says.
"We had a water heater replaced and we put a drape over the head in the living room. No one can see it," she chuckled.
The Youngs clued in a select group of friends and family after they discovered her $34.99 Goodwill find was actually a 2,000-year-old Roman portrait.
Today, it seems the whole world is aware of her discovery.
"I'm glad I get to talk about it finally," she said.
In recent days, she's conducted interviews with media outlets across the globe. She admits the attention has been "a lot" to handle.
Her story has already appeared in The New York Times, People Magazine, and on the BBC.
It's a viral tale that begins in Austin, Texas.
Young, an antique dealer, says she goes to Goodwill for "business and pleasure." She looks for items she could resell, though she doesn't buy trinkets she wouldn't display in her own home.
"I try to buy things I love," she said. "If they don't sell, I get to keep them."
On August 13, 2018, she found a sculpted head on the thrift store's floor. A worker helped her buckle the 52-pound marble portrait into her car's seat.
Young says she initially believed the bust might've been a replica, 300 or 400 years old. But she compared pictures of ancient Roman art to her purchase and decided to call auction houses.
Soon, she learned an American soldier likely looted her ancient art piece from a German museum after World War II. Auctioneers wouldn't touch the sculpture without a clear ownership record.
Reselling it would've been amoral anyway, she said. Instead, the bust sat in Young's living room while she consulted attorneys and museum curators for advice.
In the meantime, she named the portrait "Dennis." Young, an "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" fan, says the statue reminds her of the television show's character, Dennis Reynolds.
"He became a presence," she said. "It's a real human face, almost like a ghost... You see his reflection in the TV. He's the first person you see when you walk in the house."
Historians initially told Young the bust is of Drusus Germanicus, brother to Roman Emperor Tiberius. Recently, experts have decided the statue more likely represents Sextus Pompey.
"He's this kind of outlaw figure," said Lynley McAlpine, self-described "nerdy detective" and curatorial fellow at the San Antonio Museum of Art. "He had his own private navy, so he was called a pirate by his enemies."
McAlpine says Sextus's father was an ally to Julius Caesar. Their relationship soured and the elder Pompey spent his life trying to assassinate Caesar.
Roman soldiers captured and executed him.
"After that, his son (Sextus) kind of took up the mantle and fought hard against Julius Caesar," McAlpine said. "Then Julius Caesar was assassinated and Sextus fought against the successors of Caesar: Marc Antony and Octavian."
It's unusual, she says, to find a sculpture of a state enemy. She believes the head was once attached to a marble body.
It's not clear how Dennis survived the Roman Empire's fall. The first records of the portrait's existence indicate his presence in a 19th-century royal collection.
King Ludwig I of Bavaria, known for his art affinity, constructed a sort of Roman villa at the Pompeiianum in Aschaffenburg, Germany.
During World War II, someone moved the statue into storage. There, it survived allied bombs that destroyed the Pompeiianum.
"In 1950, someone is in the storage facility and notices the bust is not there," McAlpine said. "Since it ended up in Texas, the most likely explanation is that an American stationed at the site got their hands on it somehow and brought it back to the U.S."
It's not clear who donated the statue to the Austin Goodwill or how long it stayed there.
"There was no reason not to buy it for $35," Young says through a smile.
She agreed to hand over the statue to the San Antonio Museum of Art, which already boasts a large Roman antiquities collection. It went on display this week.
"I think this is technically the best outcome possible for the head," Young laughed. "I don't know if it's the best outcome for me."
She admits she's disappointed she can't sell or keep the bust, but says she's satisfied with the 3-D printed replica of Dennis her husband commissioned.
Young recently visited the actual sculpture in San Antonio.
"It was just amazing to see other people finally see him," she said.
Dennis will stay with the San Antonio Museum of Art for a year. Then, the portrait will return to the Pompeiianum in Germany.
McAlpine says it's important for stolen art to return to its rightful owners, noting that wartime looting is a continuing problem.
"This is a happy ending," McAlpine said. "It's taken 75 years to get here."
Purchase tickets to the Museum online here.
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Manatee County commissioners approve multifamily projects for Heritage Harbour, Cross Creek
Heritage Harbour and Cross Creek in eastern Manatee County are slated to soon welcome new multifamily housing and boutique hotel space.
Manatee County commissioners approved changes to the pair of development projects during a land use meeting Thursday while rejecting a request to build more single-family homes at River's Edge in Parrish.
"Florida continues to grow at this incredibly fast pace," Commissioner Misty Servia said. "Our job is to deal with the growth. It's a difficult thing sometimes."
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Multifamily and hotel at Heritage Harbour
Plans for the Heritage Harbour community were amended to include an additional 76 multifamily units and 100 boutique hotel rooms.
The 2,496-acre project was approved in March 2000 for the development of 5,000 residences, 788,837 square feet of retail space, 170,000 square feet of offices, 300 hotel rooms, a 600-bed assisted living facility, and a golf course. It is located at the intersection of Interstate 75 and State Road 64.
The added units will create a new residential parcel on a portion of the golf course, and revenue will be used to provide long-term maintenance to the course, said Kyle Grimes, an attorney with Grimes Galvano law firm, who spoke on behalf of Heritage Harbour Golf Holdings LLC.
"Like many public courses we've seen in the county and the state, it's in need of repair," Galvano said. "So the goal with this is to prevent what we've seen with many golf courses in the county, of them going under, left unkept, or even redeveloped in their entirety."
Cross Creek gets more homes
Commissioners also approved a change to Cross Creek development to include a new 15-acre site for the construction of a four-story multifamily building with 144 units.
The 671-acre community is being developed by Medallion Homes in Parrish east of Ft. Hamer Road, south of Golf Course Road.
The vote brings the total amount of planned residences to 1,426, as a mix of single-family homes and multifamily units. The project was first approved in 2005.
The parcel in question was previously approved for 106,00 square feet of retail and commercial space.
Opponents who spoke against the proposal have cited drainage and flooding issues that plague neighbors, and concerns over the toll additional traffic would have on nearby roadways already facing congestion.
Estates at River's Edge denied
Commissioners voted to deny rezoning a 42-acre property at the southwest corner of Mulholland Road and Twin Rivers Trail in Parrish that would have allowed for the construction of 126 single-family homes.
The proposal sought to change the property's zoning from general agricultural to planned development residential, which would allow the construction of three households per acre. The northeast corner of the property will also include a child daycare center.
Community members who spoke against the project asked commissioners to consider the construction of an extension of Mulholland Road to Rye Road to address traffic concerns. Commissioners indicated an interest in expediting that road extension project during upcoming Capital Improvement Plan discussions.
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The Walkup Skydome was filled with graduates and their supporters Friday for Northern Arizona University’s first in-person spring graduation in three years.
NAU had nearly 5,600 applications for graduation this year and is celebrating its graduates in four ceremonies held Friday and Saturday.
Friday morning’s ceremony honored students in the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences.
A few pandemic changes still lingered -- several graduates and guests wore masks and graduates were asked not to shake hands. Many chose to bow or nod instead. The Golden Graduates honored at the ceremony were from three classes instead of one as well -- 1970, 1971 and 1972.
This was also the first spring commencement for NAU president José Luis Cruz Rivera.
"After two years of having our lives disrupted by a global pandemic in ways small and large, it is an understatement to express how beautiful and uplifting the scene unfolding before us here today is," he said.
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The speaker for this ceremony was Dom Flemons, who also received an honorary doctoral degree “in recognition of a distinguished career and in acknowledgment of many achievements in the arts.”
Flemons, known as "the American Songster," is a Grammy award winner, two-time Emmy nominee and a 2020 U.S. artist's fellow. He also graduated from NAU in 2005 with a degree in English.
“Even though I’ve traveled over a million miles as a professional musician, I always find myself thinking back and remembering the good times I had here,” he said.
His 2018 solo album, "Don Flemons Presents Black Cowboys," was “inspired by my own Arizona roots, my family’s story and the Black western migration," he said.
The album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Folk Album and reached No. 4 on Billboard’s bluegrass charts.
Flemons’s connection to Flagstaff and his pursuit of education goes back to his grandfather, Superintendent Reverend Raymond Flemons.
After Raymond Flemons moved to Flagstaff in the 1940s and married Mamie Westbrook Flemons, the two became “prominent African-American leaders in faith who helped build the town in the 1950s up until they passed away in 2014 and '15,” Flemons said. "Not only did my grandfather build churches here and in Holbrook, Williams, Winslow and McNary, Arizona, he was a preacher, a sawmill worker and a true lumberjack by trade.”
Raymond and Mamie Flemons didn’t attend college, but encouraged their son, Flemons’ father, to “dream big.” Flemons’ father attended NAU, where he played basketball and was in the first generation of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
His father was the “main one pushing me to get an education,” Flemons said, though his speech acknowledged the help he received from several other family members.
“As I was growing up, he would regale me with stories of his upbringing and remind me again and again that one day, I would get a chance to go to college myself,” Flemons said of his father. “He told me college would expand my understanding of the world, it would help me to think critically. He would tell me day in and day out: ‘Son, at the end of the day, your education is the only thing they can’t take away from you.'"
Flemons recorded and self-produced six albums during his time at NAU, building the foundation for his future career in music.
He recalled buying a print of “The Banjo Player” during his freshman welcome week at NAU, which he said “changed my whole perception of the instrument itself.”
“This image, which hangs on my wall today, would profoundly affect my life after I left NAU to begin pursuing Black folk music and the African-American roots of the banjo," he said.
Slam poetry, live performances and a variety of other elements from his coursework also influenced Flemons' music. He listed a number of professors who helped give him the critical thinking skills to learn about folk music and related literature.
Flemons asked the graduating students to remember his father's advice: “your education is the one thing they can never take away from you.”
Flagstaff resident Manny Begay watched the end of the ceremony from a balcony above the stage. He was there to support his younger brother, Gabriel Begay, as he graduated from the forestry program.
“We’re just so proud of Gabriel," he said. "[We've had] a lot of trials and tribulations. We grew up very very poor…we’ve all been working hard for him to achieve this."
Begay has two other half-siblings who graduated from NAU, and his son is currently in Indigenous Studies at the university.
Education “opens channels and horizons to especially our tribe, Navajo tribe where we don't see anything,” he said. “...When you come to establish here and start studying, the whole huge world is ahead of you."
He said the ceremony was “excellent.”
“It brings back a lot of memories,” he said of being in the Skydome, which had changed since he was last there. “I love all the nice touches they did and the ceremony is beautiful, actually.”
Begay said he grew up in Flagstaff, attending Coconino High School and later NAU. Even though he’d had COVID twice, ending up in the ICU for three months, he said he wasn’t concerned about being in a crowd.
“If it happens again, that’s my calling,” he said. “I’m not scared.”
Begay said he was glad to be back in the Skydome to watch the graduation.
“I’m so glad now we can have a ceremony and get all the people back together. It’s a microcosm of the world to me right here,” he said, gesturing to the graduates. “All walks of life, from everywhere in the whole world. It’s a shining beacon, to really get together, enjoy life, put all the guards down, enjoy this moment. It’s a beautiful thing."
After the ceremony, the area around the Skydome was filled with friends and families waiting for their graduates.
Graduate Mya Dye was with her parents, Jim and Tamara Dye. She earned a bachelor's in biomedical sciences and is applying to medical school, specifically physician assistant school.
“We’ll see,” she said of her plans for after.
Mya said her NAU experience was good, though her dad added “it was weird for a while with the COVID stuff.”
The ceremony itself went “great,” he said, “normal.”
Both of her parents said they were proud of Mya’s achievement.
“We’re super proud of her,” Tamara said. “To do it in four years.”
“And for her to get scholarships to go through it all and everything,” Jim added.
NAU alumni Kayla Bower and Audrey Mullen had come from out of town to support their best friend, who they said studied science.
"I'm glad she gets to be here," Bower said of the in-person graduation.
Another graduate, Javis Davis, had just earned his master’s degree in environmental science and policy. His mother, wife and two daughters were there to cheer him on.
“I loved it,” he said of the ceremony, though he was “still getting used” to in-person events. One of his daughters said the ceremony was a little long and that she felt they could have pronounced the names better.
He was hoping to find a job after graduating, “something in environmental science for the tribe.” He said he chose the field because “It’s something I did before and I loved it, so I just wanted to learn more.”
“I’m very proud of him today,” said his mother, Jean Moody -- a sentiment echoed by his wife, Pam Davis.
“He’s a hard worker, he earned it and worked hard for it and he’s going to make his tribal community proud,” she said.
Livestreams of NAU’s commencement ceremonies are available online.
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Dear Master Gardener,
I’ve heard that farmers and gardeners like myself can help in the battle against global warming. Is this true?
-- In the Hot Seat
Dear In the Hot Seat,
Currently, agriculture contributes around 10% of the globe’s output of greenhouse (planet-warming) gases. And yes, proper management of agriculture can be a major factor in impeding Global Warming. But before going into the subject, let’s review a few definitions:
Greenhouse/Planet-warming Gases: gases that allow sunlight to pass through the atmosphere then trap some of the resultant heat in the atmosphere. Significant planet-warming gases are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxides like ozone (O3).
Photosynthesis: The sun-powered process by which plants synthesize sugars utilizing light, water, and carbon dioxide. As we’re all aware, the process releases oxygen into the air, while the sugars form the base of the food web for life here on earth.
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Agricultural Sequestration: the capacity of plants to remove C02 from the atmosphere and store it. Places of storage may be in tree trunks, roots, the soil itself, leaves, and branches.
Currently, agriculture releases more planet-warming gases than it sequesters. Burning fossil fuels, like gasoline for farm machinery and transportation, and the release of nitrous oxides from animal waste, ruminant gases, and synthetic fertilizers all contribute to the release of planet-warming gases into our fragile atmosphere.
Carbon Sinks: places where carbon is stored (sequestered) for very long periods of time. Soil is the greatest terrestrial carbon sink on earth — think of all the buried carbon stored in dirt, worms, bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and roots. The more carbon we are able to keep in carbon sinks, the better.
So, here’s what farmers and gardeners can and are doing:
Innovative methods of agricultural carbon sequestration are arising routinely. Many of them strive to disturb the soil as little as possible to slow down decomposition since organic carbon is converted back to CO2 in the plowing process. One, conservation tillage, leaves some remnants of preceding crops on the field to protect the new crop from water evaporation, excess heat, and erosion.
Additionally, low-till and no-till practices are gaining popularity in many regions of the world. (Unfortunately, because Northern Arizona’s soils may be compacted and low in organic matter, low- and no-tillage doesn’t always work in the region. I myself have tried and failed. Coconino Master Gardeners don't give up easily, however, and some folks are finding ways to work around the issue. We’ll keep you posted.)
The keyline tilling method uses a unique plow that cuts deep into the soil but doesn’t turn the soil over. Cover cropping uses crops like grains and legumes during the off-season to break up compacted soil, improve water infiltration, feed beneficial microbes, prevent erosion, and add nutrients to the soil.
Indigo Agriculture is an organization that buys credits from farmers to keep carbon stowed in the soil by cover cropping fields that would otherwise have been left barren. It's a win-win situation for both planet and farmer.
Remember, every bit of plant and animal material thrown into our landfills eventually decomposes, spewing CO2 and/or methane skyward. We can compost our own kitchen scraps and apply it to our gardens and landscapes. Doing so will cut down our usage of fertilizer, plus we’ll keep our wastes out of the landfills.
Urban dwellers may be part of the solution. Imagine multi-storied businesses and condominiums, each level bearing balconies laden with vegetables, and rooftops covered with rainwater catchment systems and solar panels.
Rural farms and gardens, too, can do their part. Picture natural spaces left to nature’s ways, drawing pollinators, sequestering carbon, and preventing rainwater runoff.
Lastly, changing the way we eat would put a significant dent in global warming. Home gardening is one obvious solution, but so would avoiding the purchase of food products transported from long distances. And don’t forget each pound of beef requires six pounds of plant-based feed.
Every day we witness experimentation and innovations in the fight against global warming: seed breeding, underwater farming, desalination of water — the list goes on. And be mindful that while individual efforts may seem small, once we work together, we CAN effect change for the betterment of our planet.
Cindy Murray is a biologist, co-editor of Gardening Etcetera. and a Coconino Master Gardener with Arizona Cooperative Extension.
If you have a gardening question, email CoconinoMasterGardener@gmail.com or call the Master Gardener Hotline at 928-773-6115 and leave a message. A Master Gardener will get back to you.
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“You’re going to be a strong lady like me.” These are the words that Amy Begay repeated to a young woman during a recent ceremony.
While she spoke, Begay pulled a baton over the young woman’s muscles to stretch and massage them for the hard work ahead. That day, the young woman would run to her limit and back, a customary trial during a Navajo woman’s kinaaldá, or puberty ceremony.
Because of Begay’s career as a teacher, her skill as a weaver and her devotion to prayer, she had been chosen by her community to do the ceremonial “molding” of this young woman. It was her responsibility to show the young woman how to run, tell her what it meant to be a Navajo woman, and give her confidence for adulthood. She said it again. “You’re going to be a strong lady. Like me.”
“One day,” said Begay when she reflected on her role in this young woman’s ceremony. “I know she’s going to say ‘I remember this.’”
Begay is one of the women interviewed in the new book “Voices of Navajo Mothers and Daughters” from Soulstice Publishing in Flagstaff. Written and compiled by Kathy Eckles Hooker, the book is a space where Navajo women from 21 families have told their stories in their own words alongside striking photography from David Young-Wolff.
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The women featured in each chapter respond to a set of questions such as “What kind of future do you wish for your daughter?” or “Did you have a kinaaldá?” or “Tell me about a happy time.” While all the questions are the same, the answers reveal a wide range of experiences across the interviewed women.
Hooker said she entered the project with “preconceived notions” about what it meant to be a “Navajo woman,” but came away changed. “I learned so much,” she said. For Hooker, the effort to compile interviews with Navajo mothers and daughters began with an Arizona Daily Sun article from 2009. The article featured a Navajo mother and daughter and a Hopi mother and daughter, and after reading, Hooker's curiosity piqued. She and her husband had lived in Dilkon, on the Navajo Reservation, for a few years in the 1970s.
“I wondered how much had changed since we lived there,” Hooker said. She started by reaching out to the Navajo teachers she knew through her time at Mount Elden Middle School, and continued to connect to women from there. With the exception of one woman, Hooker said everyone she met was eager to tell their stories for the book she had planned.
“Which surprised me,” Hooker said, “because I was stranger for most of the family, coming into their house and asking some pretty personal questions.” Thanks to the generosity and interest of her hosts, Hooker said the project “exploded.”
“It had a mind of its own,” she said.
But the interviews shared in “Voices” only tell half the story of these women. The other half comes out in the portraits taken by Young-Wolff.
“What I see in David's photographs is this power and this pride in who [these women] are,” Hooker said.
Young-Wolff is an old friend of Hooker with an esteemed, 45-year photography career. He’s photographed all manner of people, from movie stars to pro athletes, and traveled across continents with his camera in hand. But aside from the “normal touristy things,” Young-Wolff had no experience with the Navajo reservation or its people. After the first shoot for “Voices,” he thought, “Oh my god. This is going to be incredible.”
The photos featured in “Voices” are focused on the women interviewed, but they also offer a window into the often awe-inspiring environments where these women live. This can be seen plainly in some of the photos of Amy Begay and her mother Elsie Nez. In the soft background, Young-Wolff has placed the unmistakable butte that marks their home of Rock Point, Arizona. Paired with Hooker’s interviews, the effect of these place-setting photos is amplified throughout “Voices.” Young-Wolff likened the book to a multi-layered image in Photoshop.
“You have all these layers and fragments of these different stories,” he said. “And you come out with a much bigger story than you could have with just one person.”
That “bigger story” can’t be told better than through the women in “Voices,” but there are some themes that can be gleaned. The focus on Navajo women is appropriate, Begay said, because Navajo women are the “strong glue” that holds families together.
She explained that Navajo people are traditionally matrilineal, centering women as the highest family authority and owners of property. In this traditional way, “if a husband decides to leave his house, he will leave only with the shirt on his back,” Begay said. This also makes Navajo women the bread-winners expected to find careers and provide for their families.
Then there’s the keeping of family knowledge, Begay said. Traditionally Navajo women are expected to learn and pass on life skills like cooking or weaving. Through kinaaldás they bring others into womanhood.
These were the traditional values Begay was raised with and she said living up to them has required her to strengthen her mind through prayer. “As a woman, I have to be strong,” she said. “I have to uphold my responsibility.”
But not all the women in “Voices” share the type of connection to traditional ways. Each has a unique story of the way they have navigated these traditional expectations from generation to generation, leaning in and out of tradition fluidly. To Young-Wolff, there was one aspect that seemed to be true for all the women interviewed.
“They learn from each other,” he said. “And they respect each other.”
While just published this year, the interviews shared in “Voices,” were conducted between 2009 and 2012. The last 10 years have been spent looking for the right publisher, Hooker said. Initially she offered the book to university presses and received 33 rejections.
Because it represents Navajo women with their own words, “Voices” wasn’t considered “scholarly enough” by many of the presses Hooker queried. “It’s not an anthropological study,” she said. “It’s people with feelings, hopes, sorrows, joys.”
But Hooker could not be more pleased that she eventually connected with Soulstice Publishing.
“They have created a stunning work of art,” she said, adding that "my goal was to honor these women” and she feels that “Voices” has lived up to that goal.
Begay feels similarly. She intends to use “Voices” in the classroom, where she teaches Navajo language and history. “I believe this book is very awesome,” Begay said. She strongly believes that Navajo people should write their own history or “get involved in a project where there’s a professional writer” who can assist in the process.
“In this way, our future grandchildren will be able to read about where they're coming from,” Begay said. “This book may even entice one of those grandchildren to write about her own family history.”
To celebrate the book’s release, Soulstice and the Museum of Northern Arizona are cohosting a panel called “Celebrating the Voices of Navajo Women” on May 21 at the museum starting at 2 p.m. Entry is free with paid museum admission. A panel comprising women from the book will discuss themes related to their lives as Navajo women and reflect on their experience of being interviewed and having their portraits taken. The book will be available for purchase, and Hooker and Young-Wolff will be on hand to sign copies.
"Voices of Navajo Mothers and Daughters" can be found at the publisher's website, www.soulsticepublishing.com, and wherever books are sold.
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Coconino senior baseball player Cole Gillespie won Grand Canyon Region Player of the Year for his production in the 2022 spring season. Gillespie had a .448 batting average on the season with 24 RBIs, 23 runs, 28 walks and eight stolen bases. He also pitched 35 2/3 innings in eight appearances with a 2.36 ERA and 42 strikeouts.
Gillespie was one of three Panthers players who earned All-Region First Team. Tanner Johnson and Conner Calahan also made the list, as did Flagstaff catcher Tristen Figueroa.
Flagstaff duo Jake Carpenter and Teague Van Dyke made the All-Region Second Team, as did Coconino junior Quinn Mickelson.
Coconino's Hayden Mickelson and Ryker Patten earned Honorable Mention honors, as did Flagstaff's Bodie Maier and Chad Philpot.
2A Central recognitions
Northland Prep's Jordan Donahue made the All-Central Region First Team for his play this season.
Dylan Moneypenny, Jeremiah Wilson and Leaf Bailen earned All-Region Second Team. Dylan Mortensen and Henry Troutman both were named Honorable Mention.
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Softball
4A Grand Canyon recognitions
Coconino coach Kimberly Dennis earned Region Coach of the Year, as the Panthers won the region title and went 10-2 in the region in the regular season.
Freshman pitcher Kaitlyn Tso earned Region Defensive Player of the Year. She has pitched 151 innings this season, striking out 269 batters and holding a 1.58 ERA. She has also thrown four no-hitters, including two perfect games.
Alyssa Fockler, Hannah Thornsley and KodyLynn Watson also joined Tso on the All-Region First Team. Flagstaff sophomore Gianna Baca earned First-Team honors as well.
Gracie Schmitz and Reese Elliott of Flagstaff were named to the All-Region Second Team, along with Coconino's Izabel Pozar and Destiny Villas.
Six Flagstaff-area players earned Honorable Mention honors: Coconino's Cayelyn Gonzales, Danica Kern, Maddi McDermed and Marissa Rodriguez, and Flagstaff's Abby Schmiz and Danica Wilson.
2A Central recognitions
Northland Prep littered the 2A Central All-Region honors, with three of the top four awards going to Spartans.
Senior Maggie Auza earned Region Player of the Year, boasting a batting average of .615 with 45 RBIs, 45 runs, 16 walks and 12 stolen bases. She also played excellent defense at shortstop.
Junior Bella Giurlanda was named Region Offensive Player of the Year, with a batting average of .543. She led the Spartans with 48 RBIs, 41 runs, 15 walks and 10 stolen bases.
Manager Betty Dean earned Region Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.
The Spartans had six players on the All-Region First Team. Kianna Butler, Reannan Butler, Bella Giurlanda, Maggie Auza, Dakota Lain and Audre Wilson all were named to the top team. Christianna Janisse and Haley Cody were named to the All-Region Second Team.
Beach volleyball
Eagles take second in pairs
Seniors Gracelyn Nez and Bridget Bond finished as the runner up in the Division II Pairs State Championship in Queen Creek on Thursday. The No. 2 Eagles reached the championship match with a 16-21, 21-13, 15-12 thriller over No. 6 Elli Wolthuis and Ryley Nelson of Gilbert Christian in the semifinal round. But they fell to Valley Christian's No. 1 pair, Korah Nordin and Kate Phillips 21-15, 21-16 later in the day.
The Eagles also finished second in the team championship match last week, falling to No. 1 Salpointe Catholic in the final.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. — An investigation is underway by Lee County deputies in response to an overnight shooting that injured one person overnight on I-75 Saturday.
Deputies say the victim suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Deputies were seen around 3 a.m at the scene along I-75 North near Alico Road.
Patrol cars were out blocking lanes on the highway.
According to deputies, a vehicle with the passenger door open was spotted and was blocked off by yellow tape.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has not released any additional information at this time.
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FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — There’s not much room for middle ground in the testimony thus far from Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in Depp’s libel suit against his ex-wife.
One of them is lying.
Heard has not yet finished telling the jury her side of things. Her testimony will continue May 16 once the trial — which has already stretched on for four weeks — resumes after a one-week break. Then she will face what one can safely assume will be an aggressive cross-examination in a case where both sides have employed scorched-earth tactics going back years to when the suit was first filed.
Depp is suing Heard in Virginia for libel over an op-ed she wrote in December 2018 in The Washington Post describing herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” The article doesn’t mention Depp by name, but his lawyers say the article defames him nevertheless because it’s a clear reference to the highly publicized allegations Heard made when she filed for divorce in 2016 and obtained a temporary restraining order against him.
Depp says he never physically abused Heard, while Heard says she was assaulted on more than a dozen occasions.
Below are synopses of a few incidents and their divergent accounts.
THE FIRST TIME
Heard says the first time Depp ever struck her was in 2013, when she made the mistake of laughing at one of his tattoos. Heard said there was an older tattoo she couldn’t make out, and Depp told her it said “Wino.”
In fact, it used to say “Winona Forever,” a tattoo that Depp got when he was dating actor Winona Ryder. He had it altered to “Wino Forever” when they broke up.
Heard said she laughed, and Depp responded by slapping her. Thinking the slap must be a joke, she laughed. Depp responded by slapping her twice more, with the third slap knocking Heard off balance.
“It was so stupid, so insignificant,” Heard told the jury. “I thought it must be a joke.”
Depp, while he was on the stand, flatly denied it occurred.
“It didn’t happen,” he said. “Why would I take such great offense to someone making fun of a tattoo on my body? That allegation never made any sense to me.”
THE FINGER AND THE BOURBON BOTTLE
Both sides say the worst violence occurred in March 2015 in Australia, when Depp was shooting the fifth “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie.
Heard said Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle — for the first time Thursday she identified a bottle of Maker’s Mark bourbon as the offending instrument after she said she saw a photo of the distinctively square bottle — as part of an alcohol-fueled rage. Heard came to Australia after shooting her own film and Depp immediately accused her of sleeping with her co-stars, she said.
Depp, for his part, says he was the victim of the violence. He testified that Heard was irate over efforts by Depp’s lawyers to have her sign a post-nuptial agreement, as well as the fact that Depp wasn’t adhering to pledges of sobriety to Heard’s satisfaction.
He said he escaped the argument by pouring himself a drink, at which point Heard threw a vodka bottle at him. Depp said he responded by pouring another drink, and this time Heard threw another vodka bottle at him that smashed against his hand while it rested on a counter and severed the tip of his middle finger.
Photos of the aftermath show Depp wrote vulgar messages to his wife in blood on the walls of the house. Jurors have also seen contemporaneous text messages Depp sent to others in which he said he cut off his own finger. Depp said he made up that story to protect Heard and avoid police involvement.
ALCOHOL AND DRUGS
While not a specific incident, Depp and Heard painted very different portraits of Depp’s drug and alcohol use.
Heard said drugs and alcohol — along with paranoid jealousy — is what turned him from the man she loved into the “monster” who made her fear for her life. She said he hid his drug and alcohol use from her and from his family but his behavior made it clear he was high or drunk, often to the point of incoherence.
”Johnny on speed is very different from Johnny on opiates. Johnny on opiates is very different from Adderall and cocaine Johnny, which is very different from Quaaludes Johnny, but I had to get good at paying attention to the different versions of him,” Heard said.
Indeed, Heard sys Depp’s denials of physical abuse lack credibility in part because he would black out and forget what he’d done.
Depp, for his part, admitted that he’d become addicted at one point to oxycodone and underwent a detox process in 2014. But he said the allegations of uncontrolled drug and alcohol use are grossly embellished.
“I’ve always had a pretty big tolerance for alcohol,” he testified. “I’ve never had a physical addiction to alcohol.”
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Federal labor officials filed a sweeping complaint Friday accusing Starbucks of unfair labor practices at its stores in Buffalo, New York, including retaliation against pro-union employees.
The National Labor Relations Board’s Buffalo regional director outlined a host of labor law violations in a filing seeking reinstatement and backpay for the employees.
There’s been a wave of unionization drives at Starbucks stores nationwide, with the first union votes coming in December at three stores in Buffalo.
The coffee chain called the allegations “false” and vowed to fight them at an upcoming hearing.
“Starbucks does not agree that the claims have merit, and the complaint’s issuance does not constitute a finding by the NLRB,” spokesman Reggie Borges wrote in an email. “It is the beginning of a litigation process that permits both sides to be heard and to present evidence.”
Starbucks Workers United, the group behind the unionization effort, said the complaint “confirms the extent and depravity of Starbucks’ conduct in Western New York for the better part of a year.”
“Starbucks is finally being held accountable for the union-busting rampage they went on,” Danny Rojas, a fired shift supervisor, said in a statement. “Starbucks needs to understand that it is morally corrupt to retaliate against union leaders, and I am looking forward to the NLRB forcing Starbucks to make this moment right.”
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Last month, federal labor officials asked a judge to force Starbucks to reinstate three union activists at its Phoenix location, alleging the coffee giant engaged in unfair labor practices.
As of this week, workers at more than 250 U.S. stores have filed petitions with the labor board to hold union elections, labor organizers say. At least 50 of those stores have voted to unionize with Workers United, a branch of the Service Employees International Union.
Starbucks reported Tuesday that its sales climbed to record levels in its fiscal second quarter but noted it faced higher employment costs, which set to grow even higher in the coming months as the company introduces new pay raises and other benefits.
However, workers who have voted to unionize or stores that have petitioned to hold a union election won’t be eligible for those additional wage hikes and benefits.
Starbucks Workers United has said it filed charges with the labor board against Starbucks on Tuesday. The group alleges the company is violating labor law by threatening to exclude unionized stores from receiving the new benefits.
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A team of thieves has alluded detectives' efforts to retrieve 400 bulletproof vests destined for Ukrainian medical workers stolen from a New York City non-profit organization for almost two months -- but police are hopeful video will help track down the suspects.
Exclusive new video shows the March heist from the offices of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America on Second Avenue in Manhattan. Police say the black trash bags carried out of the non-profit, as seen in the video, held the hundreds of life-saving vests donated by local law enforcement agencies.
In the span of less than three hours, three different vans pulled up in front of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America building in the East Village, with multiple people in masks hopping out of each of them and casually walking inside. Surveillance video from a deli next door showed them then haul out large brown boxes full of the bulletproof gear, and then driving away.
"People right now in our community, they’re either in church praying, or everyone is feeling disenfranchised. They have no power right now, and then this happens, and that absolutely affects people," said Andrij Dobriansky, a spokesperson for the UCCA.
The vests were meant for medics, humanitarian workers, and others who have joined the fight against the Russian military, not Ukrainian soldiers themselves, officials said.
"Who isn’t being supplied are territorial defenses, the people who are getting humanitarian supplies across. So these kinds of donations — whether they come from Suffolk County, we have a lot of police precincts in New Jersey and upstate New York also donating, these are why it’s important," said Dobriansky.
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After Russia invaded Ukraine, support has poured in to nonprofits like the UCCA, with donations like clothing, toys, diapers and more all lining the entryway hallway.
Police departments in the New York City area have donated hundreds of decommissioned bulletproof vests to charities supporting Ukrainian forces fighting Russia’s invasion.
The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office on Long Island said it worked with the UCCA to donate 450 used, decommissioned vests, but could not confirm that the vests that were stolen were the ones it donated.
The sheriff’s office stops using the vests after five years, but officials said they remain sturdy enough to offer protection in warfare.
“It is despicable that someone would break into a building to steal supplies and materials intended to aid those affected by this humanitarian crisis,” said Vicki DiStefano, a spokesperson for Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr.
"As far as we can tell, maybe about three-quarters of that supply was taken last night," said Dobriansky, who added that neighbors and elected officials near and far had been checking in throughout the day.
"The fact that New York is not only being generous, but they’re very responsive tonight warms our heart," he said.
Police are searching for the three vans and whoever was in them, and responsible for the theft. They were able to track the vests to Brooklyn but have still not recovered the haul. A reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest.
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Murray Baker Bridge to change colors for Mother's Day
Mother's Day is celebrated on different dates around the world. In some countries, the tradition goes back for centuries.
The modern American version of the holiday began in 1907, when Anna Jarvis held the first Mother's Day worship service in Grafton, West Virginia. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day as a national holiday, to be held on the second Sunday in May.
The city of Peoria will add to the celebration with a special lighting of the Murray Baker Bridge. The span will be lit in magenta overnight on Sunday, May 8.
New lights were added to the bridge when its deck was reconstructed in 2020.
How to get special lighting on the bridge
Peoria has scheduled 25 holidays this year featuring special lighting. (Afterward, the bridge's hues revert to the city colors of green, yellow and blue.)
In addition, individuals or organizations can arrange their own special lighting in advance through requests to the Peoria Public Works Department. City policy requires at least 30 days' notice on such a request and forbids "lighting for political events, and/or political campaigns." The fee is $200 per evening, or $150 for nonprofits.
From the archives: Murray Baker Bridge brought big changes to Peoria, good and bad
Questions regarding the Murray Baker Bridge Ornamental Lighting Program, Light Up the Bridge, should be directed to the Peoria Public Works Department by emailing publicworks@peoriagov.org or calling 309-494-8800.
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When Autumn Yoder was 15, she was placed in foster care.
State employees gave little warning before she was removed from her mom’s house, Yoder said. Boys Town was her introduction to the system, but she would only stay there for a year and a half before running away and being relocated.
Each placement brought a new set of challenges. She remembers avoiding fights with girls, falling behind in school and eating Thanksgiving dinner alone. After awaiting rehoming at the Juvenile Detention Center and living with two more foster families, she was old enough to live on her own.
Then, Yoder — like more than 20,500 American youths annually — left care without being reunified or adopted.
According to the National Youth Foster Institute, 25% of those young adults become homeless within four years of exiting care. Another 20% experience homelessness the moment they leave the system.
Thankfully, Yoder found a community at the HUB Lincoln, an organization serving young adults transitioning out of foster care. There, they gave her what so many with her story long for — unconditional support.
She was able to secure stable housing at first, but after a job loss in 2020 left her temporarily homeless, the HUB helped her pay rent until she was able to take over.
Yoder obtained her GED certificate after taking classes at the HUB. They also taught her life skills that she said she should have learned in childhood. Most importantly, Yoder said, her friends there taught her how to ask for help.
Young adults in foster care require a safety net while they’re figuring things out, just like any 19 or 20-year-old. When they fall, they may need someone below to catch them.
“There’s a lot of pressure to have everybody have their life together so quickly, and I think we don’t do that,” Yoder said. “We might fail a few times before we succeed, and just having people there to help is beneficial for everybody.”
Today, she’s grateful for her support system at the HUB.
She’s 22 years old with a job, an apartment and too many dreams to keep track of. She has trouble deciding whether she wants to become an entrepreneur or go into real estate first, but she’s sure that she wants to have children of her own.
“I’m looking forward to building the kind of family I wish I would’ve had as a child,” Yoder said.
Her friend Rose Hood Buss is the executive director of the HUB Lincoln. Hood Buss has been with Yoder throughout her journey, just as she has with several other young adults.
The HUB has about 400 participants between all of its programs, which include GED classes, employment readiness courses, and general support groups for young adults ages 14 to 24 who have been in or aged out of foster care.
Most recipients of the HUB’s services are referred through Lincoln Public Schools, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, and other foster care agencies, Hood Buss said.
Teenagers are difficult to house, even while they’re in the system. Besides all the usual challenges associated with raising teens, foster care children often have trauma. They can act out.
The HUB is a place for those young adults to experience care, no matter how they’re struggling, Hood Buss said.
“For a lot of what we're doing, you're gonna hear the word unconditional,” Hood Buss said. “For a lot of our young adults, things have always come with strings. There's no unconditionality to the support they have, so that's really critical.”
Hood Buss said care without stipulation is the “secret sauce” to young adults’ success.
The path to independence looks different for each young adult, and the HUB’s staff work with each individual to create a plan.
For many, that means getting a GED certificate.
Life in foster care means constant displacement, and as Yoder learned, credits don’t transfer easily from one district to another. Students lose years of classes when they switch schools, putting them far behind their peers. So the best route for several is to get their GED certificate.
Chalkboard slates cover a wall in the HUB with names of young adults who’ve completed the GED program. Each colorful signature represents an individual who took prep courses at the HUB before taking the exam.
Buss Hood said she believes every young adult should have, at minimum, a GED certificate or high school diploma.
According to a Nebraska Children Connected Youth Initiative 2020 survey, 12.5% of young adults in Lincoln who have been in foster care do not have a GED certificate or diploma.
The HUB’s education far exceeds GED programs, however. Its services include a parenting class called Back on Track and the LEAP course for those hoping to pursue post-secondary education.
While programs at the HUB help young adults tremendously, Yoder said young adults in foster care still need the support of their community.
In order to receive housing, jobs, and general encouragement, more people have to be willing to give them a chance, she said. Especially if they don’t exit the system with a squeaky clean record.
“Once you have a law violation, it’s kind of messed up for you,” Yoder said. “Having someone to be able to give you that second chance is really nice, but it’s not really common.”
The thing Yoder wants most from her Lincoln community is empathy. A desire from the people around her to understand would make life for people with Yoder’s story easier. Maybe then more young adults could rebuild a hope-filled life.
“If people knew more and cared more, there would be more positive experiences with kids,” she said.
Jenna Thompson is a news intern who has previous writing and editing experience with her college paper and several literary journals. She is a senior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln pursuing degrees in English and journalism.
The state said the killing was first-degree murder. That Barnes kicked his way into the house, just as he'd threatened to do in texts later deleted, after she told him their relationship was over and not to come home.
Steven M. Sipple's byline may disappear, but his column catchphrase – one used literally hundreds of times – will live on for at least for today. It’s a fitting way to say farewell and to frame the future.
Police in November said the 36-year-old had a contusion on his head and labeled his death "suspicious," but his death has now been ruled accidental in nature.
The company alleged the man stole 6,000 pounds of copper wire and a flatbed trailer, wrongfully used the company's credit card, submitted false timesheets and directed employees to work at his Pleasant Dale home on the clock.
The Lincoln property owner awoke to a knock on her door in the hours after the March 19 fire, which investigators initially ruled an accidental electrical fire. Immediately, she suspected that assessment was wrong.
Preeta Bansal, a Lincoln native who was a law clerk for Justice John Paul Stevens in 1990, was attending his memorial service at the Supreme Court on Monday, the same day that a controversial draft opinion was leaked.
As a group of people intervened in the alleged assault, the 22-year-old retreated to his residence and loaded a rifle, pointing it at at least six bystanders, according to police.
The district contracted with the Lincoln-based design firm Clark & Enersen to draft plans for the pre-K-12 school, which would be built on 52 acres of land along U.S. 136 just north of the existing high school.
Officers responded at around 5:30 a.m. Sunday to an alarm call at Generation V smoke shop, 1501 N. Cotner, where police found the front glass broken and thousands of dollars worth of vape products stolen.
The HUB executive director Rose Hood-Buss (left) poses for a photo with Autumn Yoder in April. Yoder, who was placed in the foster care system when she was 15, obtained her GED certificate and said she gained countless life skills through HUB programs.
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AUSTIN, Texas — (AP) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Southwest Texas has been arrested and charged with assaulting and mistreating a juvenile in custody, the agency said Friday.
The agent based in the Del Rio area, along the border with Mexico, was arrested Monday by Texas Rangers, CBP said in a statement. A warrant was issued “following an indictment on a charge of Official Oppression,” the agency said.
The statement did not name the agent nor describe the alleged assault, including where or when it happened.
CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility and Texas Rangers — part of the Texas Department of Public Safety — are investigating the alleged assault and mistreatment of a juvenile in custody, it said.
A spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Public Safety declined to provide further details, citing the ongoing investigation. She directed The Associated Press to the Uvalde County District Attorney’s Office and U.S. Customs and Border Protection for information. Neither office has responded to calls and written requests for additional details.
“CBP stresses honor and integrity in every aspect of our mission, and the overwhelming majority of CBP employees perform their duties with honor and distinction, working tirelessly every day to keep our country safe,” the CBP said in its statement.
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KATY, Texas — It will be a mother’s day to remember for one Katy family – after their own mom, lost in the woods for three days, has now been found.
Her pup Max is credited with saving her life.
For 3-year-old Max, barking is not really his thing - unless, he needs it.
“He’s not a barker, and I think something was coming, and he was like I got to protect her," Courtney Noppe said.
“When they actually found her, they heard him growling and barking," Justin Noppe said.
Max was with 63-year-old Sherry Noppe, a Katy mother, recently diagnosed with dementia. She left to take Max for a walk Tuesday afternoon, and then, she was gone.
“She remembers a little bit. She said she just kind of took a wrong turn and got lost and got circled around, but after that, she doesn’t really remember much, kind of got disoriented," Justin said.
For nearly three days, crews searched around Noppe’s home, which backs up to the nearly 8-000 acre George Bush Park.
Even without a leash, Max stayed by her side the entire time.
"As they got closer to her, I think that’s what caused him to bark because he was protecting her. So I do think his barking is what led those people to hear him and go in that area and find her. So yes, I do believe he saved her life," Justin said.
Early Friday morning, the two were found by his bark.
“I think she was hiding. I think she was disoriented, paranoid, and just was hiding, didn’t want to be found. And so no, I think if Max wasn’t there, she would not have been found," Justin said.
With only minor cuts and bruises, Sherry is home recovering. Max is still by her side.
“I think it’s amazing what he did. It’s honestly a miracle for him to have stayed with her for 3 days and not left her side," Courtney said.
As you can imagine, Max was exhausted as well. He was checked out by a vet and is now getting very special treatment with new toys and endless treats. We're told a tomahawk steak is in his future.
If you’re concerned about a loved one, suffering from a cognitive disability that might make them wander from home, there are programs that can help. HCSO’s LifeSaver project provides tracking devices that can be worn on their wrist or ankle.
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ODESSA, Texas — Representative August Pfluger surprised a special lady Thursday.
The congressman served lunch to Ms. Elizabeth Ann Mafford, a 91-year-old employee at the Chick-fil-A in Odessa on 42nd Street.
Ms. Ann is a beloved staple of the restaurant who has been working there for over 10 years.
Pfluger recently honored Ms. Ann on the House Floor in Washington, D.C.
While eating lunch with her, the congressman surprised her with a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol.
“It was an honor to serve her lunch and thank her for the work she does to brighten the Odessa community and inspire future generations. Thank you to Chick-fil-A in Odessa for making this wonderful visit possible," said Rep. Pfluger.
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AUSTIN, Texas — (AP) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Southwest Texas has been arrested and charged with assaulting and mistreating a juvenile in custody, the agency said Friday.
The agent based in the Del Rio area, along the border with Mexico, was arrested Monday by Texas Rangers, CBP said in a statement. A warrant was issued “following an indictment on a charge of Official Oppression,” the agency said.
The statement did not name the agent nor describe the alleged assault, including where or when it happened.
CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility and Texas Rangers — part of the Texas Department of Public Safety — are investigating the alleged assault and mistreatment of a juvenile in custody, it said.
A spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Public Safety declined to provide further details, citing the ongoing investigation. She directed The Associated Press to the Uvalde County District Attorney’s Office and U.S. Customs and Border Protection for information. Neither office has responded to calls and written requests for additional details.
“CBP stresses honor and integrity in every aspect of our mission, and the overwhelming majority of CBP employees perform their duties with honor and distinction, working tirelessly every day to keep our country safe,” the CBP said in its statement.
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A flood advisory has been issued for the Lehigh Valley as a coastal storm that arrived Friday continues to bring heavy rain to the area.
The National Weather Service issued the advisory, in effect through 2:45 p.m., cautioning that minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas is possible. River and stream flows also will be elevated.
Locations that may experience flooding include Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Emmaus, Northampton and Quakertown, with the following highways also being affected: Interstate 78 between mile markers 30 and 74 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Northeast Extension between mile markers 32 and 69.
Trent Davis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, N.J., noted that much of the Lehigh Valley had already seen between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain since Friday.
As of 9 a.m., Northampton County rainfall totals include 2.07 inches in Forks Township, 1.88 in Bethlehem, 1.8 in Bethlehem Township, 1.73 in Northampton, 1.6 in Easton, 1.48 in Martins Creek and 1.47 in Tatamy.
Lehigh County rainfall totals include 2.27 inches in Lynn Township, 1.92 in Bethlehem, 1.83 in Emmaus, 1.75 in Schnecksville, 1.65 in Slatington and 1.63 at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Hanover Township.
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The Lehigh Valley will see steady rain continue on Saturday, with much of the area seeing “probably up to an inch at most” of additional precipitation through Saturday night, Davis said.
“It could locally be a little more but I think by far and large, it will be a half an inch to an inch,” Davis said. “The system’s moving pretty slow. It’s really going to be with us most of today and then gradually tapering off tonight. So, we have precip chances through 2 p.m. that are basically at 100%. Then this afternoon, it starts dropping down to 90% and then 80%. By tomorrow morning, [the Lehigh Valley] should be drying out right around sunrise.”
For Mother’s Day, the Lehigh Valley is forecast to see mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the mid-50s.
“Possibly some sun will break out,” Davis said of Monday’s forecast. “It’ll definitely be a little brighter than today.”
The Lehigh Valley will not experience any wind hazards today, but it will still be “very breezy” with gusts of up to 30 mph expected through tonight, Davis said.
Northeast winds are expected to decrease even further to 10-15 mph on Sunday, when temperatures in the mid-50s and mostly cloudy skies are forecast.
“Monday is quite a bit better – sunny and 64 with similar Northeast winds, 10-15 mph,” Davis said. “Tuesday will be slightly warmer, sunny and 67. Then, we’ll have 70s with sunny to partly sunny skies later into the week.”
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The Cross Road bridge over Big Cypress Creek is about 12 miles southwest of Newton in Baker County and was built in 1960. GDOT plans to replace the bridge in 2023.
TIFTON – A posted bridge in Baker County will be replaced, and portions of 11 roads in Miller County will get safety upgrades, just two of the most recent construction contracts awarded for the Department of Transportation's Southwest area.
Georgia DOT awarded four construction contracts totaling about $5 million for Southwest infrastructure improvements. Two contracts are for projects that are not on the state highway system. The other two are for resurfacing projects on state routes in Lee and Lowndes counties.
The Cross Road bridge over Big Cypress Creek is about 12 miles southwest of Newton in Baker County and was built in 1960. Georgia DOT programs replace off-system bridges that are posted or, sometimes, closed, due to their conditions. The Cross Road bridge is posted. The construction contract is approximately $2 million, and the completion date is spring of 2023.
In Miller County, safety improvements will be made to portions of Phillipsburg Road, Cooktown Road, Grady Cobb Road, Three Notch Road, Johnny Freeman Road, Babcock Road, Thomson Town Road, Avenue Road (at two locations), Helms Road, Griggs Lucille Road and Bush Dairy Road. Improvements may include new striping, raised pavement markers and signs. The construction contract is approximately $283,000, and the completion date is spring of 2023.
County governments are responsible for the upkeep of county roads. However, Georgia DOT receives funding annually from the Federal Highway Administration for safety improvements on roads that are not on the state highway system. The money is divided equally among the Department’s seven regions statewide. It is important because GDOT's goal is to reduce crashes, and about 40% of overall crashes statewide are on off-system routes. The locations chosen are data-driven, based on the number of crashes.
Contracts also were awarded to resurface State Route 377 in Lee County from SR 195 to the Sumter County line and SR 135 in Lowndes County from north of U.S. 84/SR 38 to the Lanier County line. Both have completion dates of early 2023.
Start dates have not been determined for these projects.
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During the search of an Ocilla residence, agents recovered 783 grams of cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, a handgun, and tools used to manufacture crack cocaine. One man, Eugene Ford, was arrested.
OCILLA – After the GBI's Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office, Southcentral Drug Task Force, Irwin County Sheriff’s Office, and the Georgia Department of Corrections conducted a joint investigation into the actions of Reginald Eugene Ford, 48, of Ocilla, Ford was arrested and charged with trafficking cocaine, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of tools for the commission of a crime.
Information was gathered by the Southcentral Drug Task Force that led agents to believe illegal drug activity may occur at 188 Foxy Lane in Ocilla. Agents developed probable cause and executed a search warrant on the property. During the search, agents recovered 783 grams of cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, a handgun, and tools used to manufacture crack cocaine.
The GBI Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office is in Albany and services 42 counties in southwest Georgia. The office is a collaborative effort between the GBI, the Albany Police Department, the Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office, the Dougherty County Police Department, the Dougherty County District Attorney’s Office, and the Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office, and is partially funded with Byrne/JAG grant funds.
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Police say a violent attack in Brooklyn hospitalized a 32-year-old man wearing traditional Jewish clothing Friday afternoon.
The victim was approached by an unknown assailant at President Street and Utica Avenue in Crown Heights around 3 p.m. Friday, according to police.
They said the suspect started punching the man in the head and kicking him in the legs, all while making anti-Semitic remarks.
The NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force is said to be investigating the incident.
Police said the victim was transported to a hospital in Cobble Hill.
The suspect, who ran in the direction of Schenectady Avenue, wore a black jacket, gray hooded sweatshirt, black pants and black sneakers.
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Owen Murphy will be graduating from NAU on Saturday with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. He has spent his time on campus working on several sustainability efforts.
He said he was “excited” to be graduating.
“College has been a really good experience and I’m just ready to experience the new chapter,” he said.
That next chapter will start in the Bay Area, where Murphy will be working on interior design as part of an internship at Vespa.
In the longer term, he has hopes to start his own business.
“I really want to be in engineering. I want to be building things my whole life and I always want them to be doing what's beneficial to society and the world,” he said.
Murphy wanted to be an architect for several when he was young, and found mechanical engineering used similar skills. He was on the robotics team at his high school, Brophy College Preparatory.
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“I’ve always been building things in the garage and when I got to high school, I joined the robotics team and fell into mechanical engineering from there,” he said. “Most of my friends ended up going into engineering. I’ve always loved building things and have a strong math and science background, but being able to apply math and science to building things was a lot of fun -- and that’s what engineering is.”
When he came to college, he learned that “there’s so much more to engineering” than manufacturing and design, including testing and communications skills.
“I realized it was a lot more broad than what I was expecting originally, which is a good thing,” he said.
Originally from Phoenix, he said he chose to attend NAU because, while he wanted to attend school in-state, he also wanted to move to a new climate. The Lumberjack Scholarship also helped, he said.
“I like Flagstaff,” he said. “I’m a skier, I like camping…so Flagstaff seemed like a good fit.”
While at NAU, Murphy helped start a Sustainable Revolving Fund. It had been in the works for a while at NAU, he said. His contribution was to revamp the proposal and secure funding from Green Fund.
The idea behind the fund is to take savings from sustainability projects on campus and use them to invest in future projects.
It is currently funded by the Green Fund with NAU matching, for $300,000 each, a total of $600,000. That initial investment will go into replacing the lights in the Walkup Skydome with LEDs and energy savings from the project will go back into the Sustainable Revolving Fund to pay for future projects.
He has also served a two-year term with the Green Fund, a committee of students and faculty that oversee an account with a per student fee (currently $15 per student). The Green Fund reviews and approves proposes that match funding requirements.
Murphy spent a year and a half as treasurer and a year managing projects and work on proposals. Some projects he worked on during that time were new compost equipment and installing more efficient cables.
He’s also part of the Collegiate Wind Competition as his capstone project, which will take place in San Antonio in two weeks. This is an engineering competition where students design and build a small scale wind turbine prototype.
Murphy said sustainability work connected to many of his other interests.
“Engineering is problem solving and I think the biggest problem we face right now is climate change and other environmental problems,” he said. “Being someone that loves the outdoors and camping and hiking and skiing and surfing, it’s something that I care about and what I want to spend my life working on. Making sure that future generations get to enjoy the outdoors as much as we do and that the climate is stable.”
Murphy's advice for NAU students was to get involved.
“Join some club. Go to the meetings and honestly, if you’re just starting, join 10 clubs, go to all the different meetings, see which one you fit in with and find something you enjoy. When you enjoy it, its easy to spend the time and once you put in the time, you’ll see benefits from it," he said.
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FORT SMITH, Ark. — Police in Fort Smith are searching for an 11-year-old boy they believe is missing and endangered.
11-year-old Koa Marley Moniz was last seen at his home on Friday, May 6. When Koa's family woke up Saturday, May 7, he was no longer at the house, and the family's gold 2007 Chevy Suburban (300 ZZV) was missing, according to Fort Smith police.
Koa could be wearing black Adidas sweatpants. No further information about him has been released at this time.
If you have any information about Koa's whereabouts, you are asked to call 911 or the Fort Smith Police Department at (479) 709-5000.
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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden joined colleagues this week in introducing a resolution to support the designation of April 2022 as “Preserving Local News Month.” The resolution recognizes local news as a public good that serves an essential function in the democracy of the United States.
“As the son of a journalist, I am proud to introduce legislation recognizing the importance of local news in our democracy,” said Wyden, who also has introduced the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. “I will keep fighting tooth-and-nail to help Oregon newsrooms recover from the pandemic and preserve the public service local news provides to our communities.”
According to recent research, the overall employment in newspaper, television, radio, and digital newsrooms in the United States fell by 26 percent, or 30,000 jobs, from 2008-2020. More than 100 local newsrooms were forced to close during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 30 percent of local television stations reporting budget cuts and staff reductions. The resolution affirms the significance of local news in increasing civic engagement and strengthening democratic norms and practices, and acknowledges the valuable contributions of local journalism towards the maintenance of healthy and vibrant communities.
The resolution is led by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii. Alongside Wyden, the resolution is co-sponsored by U.S. Senators Cory Booker, D-N.J., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Ed Markey, D-Mass., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Bob Casey, D-Pa.
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ALBANY -- Sherwood Christian Academy seniors Caroline Dougherty and Jacob Lindsey will be recognized as the school's Class of '22 valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, at Sherwood's commencement ceremony Friday.
Valedictorian Dougherty, who will graduate with honors, will attend Anderson University in South Carolina, where she was named an AU Fellow and received a full tuition scholarship. She plans to major in business administration and marketing.
Some of her achievements include being an honor graduate, headmaster scholar, and a member of the National Honor Society. Dougherty also earned a gold medal for exemplary community service. She was awarded an ACSI Distinguished Christian High School Student Award and received the Georgia Certificate of Merit and the Scholar Award from the College Board.
Dougherty earned a varsity letter as team captain in volleyball, was an All-Region selection, and participated in the GAPPS Junior-Senior Volleyball Showcase. She served as student body treasurer. The daughter of Dr. Brian and Rachel Dougherty of Albany, Caroline has attended SCA for 11 years and is a member of Sherwood Baptist Church.
Salutatorian Lindsey, who also will graduate with honors, and plans to attend Albany Technical College to major in computer science. Some of his achievements include being an honor graduate, a headmaster scholar, and earning membership in the National Honor Society. Lindsey also received the ACSI Distinguished Christian High School Student Award. The son of Ronald and Andrea Lindsey of Albany, Jacob has attended SCA for 10 years and is a member of Mercedes Baptist Church.
Sherwood Christian Academy will hold its 33rd commencement exercises for the class of 2022 at Sherwood Baptist Church on Friday at 7 p.m. Sherwood Senior Pastor Paul Gotthardt will deliver the commencement address to the graduates.
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LOS ANGELES — A man who pleaded guilty to a series of Southern California attacks that killed five men and injured seven others was sentenced Friday to life in prison without possibility of parole.
Ramon Escobar, 50, received multiple life sentences after entering guilty pleas to murder with special circumstances and attempted murder. In a Zoom call hearing, he also pleaded guilty to the 2018 killings of his aunt and uncle in Houston, Texas. He received additional life sentences for those slayings but will serve them consecutively in California.
Prosecutors said Escobar fled Texas after killing his relatives and was homeless when he began attacking people in Los Angeles and Santa Monica over the course of about two weeks in September 2018.
Prosecutors said Escobar bludgeoned victims with bolt cutters or a baseball bat as they lay sleeping on streets or the beach. All but one were homeless.
In an interview with police, Escobar said he killed some of the victims because they “irritated him, they were disrespectful to law enforcement, or he robbed them because he needed money,” according to a prosecution sentencing memorandum.
Surveillance video showed him ransacking the pockets and belongings of some victims in downtown Los Angeles.
Escobar had fled Texas after being questioned over the disappearance of his aunt and uncle, with whom he'd been staying. He drove 1,500 miles (2,414 kilometers) to California, arriving about a week before the attacks began there, authorities said.
Houston police later said Escobar confessed that he had killed siblings Dina Escobar, 60, and Rogelio Escober, 65.
Escobar told police he beat his uncle to death because he felt disrespected, and then killed his aunt after hiding in her van when she went to look for her brother two days later.
Escobar said he left the bodies in two different dumpsters, and they were later found at a landfill.
Escobar had a previous criminal record that included a five-year prison term for burglary in Texas and misdemeanor convictions for assault and trespassing, authorities said.
Escobar, who originally was from El Salvador, also had been deported six times from 1997 to 2011 but returned illegally, authorities said. In 2017 he was released from federal immigration custody after winning an appeal of his latest deportation case in an immigration court, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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ADDISON, Texas — Prospecting voters in Addison are running into a problem casting their ballots on Election Day: access to a common voting location, Loos Field House, is being blocked by UNT Dallas campus commencement ceremonies.
According to the UNT Dallas website, two commencement ceremonies were scheduled at Loos Field House at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. The 9 a.m. commencement was for School of Business and School of Education, and the 2 p.m. commencement was for School of Behavioral Health and Human Services and School of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
The Dallas County Elections Administrator confirmed to WFAA that the Election Day judge for Loos Field House informed them of the issue. Election officials said voters can vote at any voting location in the county and can find their most convenient vote center by using the Election Day location finder.
WFAA put together a voting guide of everything you need to know when going to the polls. For more information, click here. DART is also offering free rides for voters needing a lift to polling locations.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Officials with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) are investigating after they say 22-year-old Sacramento Prison inmate Camilo Banoslopez was killed after being attacked by other inmates Friday.
Authorities say around 11:30 a.m. Friday, Banoslopez was attacked on the recreation yard at Folsom's California State Prison, Sacramento by four other inmates.
The suspects in the deadly attack were identified by CDCR officials as inmates Albert Calvillo, Irvin Rodriguez, Osbaldo Velasquez, and Jose Avila.
Banoslopez was taken to an on-site health care facility for treatment of his injuries but was pronounced dead at 12:38 p.m. Friday, the CDCR said in a news release.
In 2015, Banoslopez was sentenced in San Bernardino County to serve eight years for second-degree robbery, inflicting great bodily injury and an enhancement for committing a street gang act in the commission of a violent felony, according to the CDCR.
An investigation into the in-custody homicide is being conducted by the CDCR's Investigative Services Unit with involvement by the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office.
Investigators say they found two inmate-manufactured weapons on scene but did not indicate what type of weapons, if any, were used in the killing.
At the time of the homicide, three of the suspects, Rodriguez, Velasquez and Avila, were serving sentences for prior in-prison offenses or assaults. Avila and Velasquez were serving life sentences with the possibility of parole.
The CDCR says the Office of the Inspector General was notified after the attack.
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The Coast Guard rescued a couple after their sailing boat overturned amid rough surf in New Jersey Friday night.
The pair’s 33-foot sailing boat grounded and overturned near Little Egg Inlet around 8 p.m. Friday as it made its way toward Atlantic City, the Coast Guard said in a news release.
Someone aboard radioed for help, and by the time rescuers arrived, the boat was on its side, the Coast Guard said.
“With high winds, driving rain and thunderstorms in the area, our aircrew worked to quickly lower the rescue swimmer to help the couple,” the agency reported Lt. Humberto Hernandez, a pilot who flew on the rescue, saying. “Our swimmer was able to walk in the shallow breaking surf to the Free Bird and assist the people away from the vessel to facilitate a safer hosting situation, away from the overturned vessel's mast.”
The couple was airlifted and transferred to awaiting medical personnel, and both were in “good” condition, the Coast Guard reported.
The agency also reminded people of the importance of keeping reliable communication, ideally a VHF-FM marine radio, aboard their boats in case of emergencies.
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Coin toss with 100-year-old Liberty silver dollar determines Precinct 23 winner
Three days after most of the primary election results were announced, it took a coin toss by David Henry, chair of the Monroe County Democrats, to determine the winner of Bloomington Precinct 23.
A little after 3 p.m. Friday, Henry tossed a 100-year-old silver Liberty coin into the air at Monroe County Democratic Party headquarters. "Tails," he called out to the group watching, with phones and cameras capturing the action.
Tails was what Alessia Modjarrad had selected, so she was declared the winner in Precinct 23 over fellow candidate Karen Granger.
But Granger will still represent a Bloomington precinct.
After declaring Modjarrad the winner in Precinct 23, Henry told the audience of more than a dozen there was a vacancy in Precinct 24, another of the 90 precincts in Monroe County. He then appointed Granger to fill that post.
While a coin toss was used to determine the winner this time, Henry said it's up to the party chair to determine the outcome of the precinct race, giving that person the freedom to decide the best way to pick a winner. He believed a coin toss was the "most equitable."
Modjarrad was happy to win the position. She's previously served as president of the College Democrats of Indiana and was campaign manager for Congressional District 9 Democratic candidate Matt Fyfe in the primary election.
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BOISE, Idaho — The 9th Annual Girls Day Out Expo is happening today at Expo Idaho, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission to the event is free along with many of the activities. Guests are able to "sip and shop" at over 100 local vendors selling apparel, sweet and savory treats, crafts, jewelry, gifts and home décor, and beauty products and more.
According to the event's website, guests will, "enjoy a unique, intimate and festive shopping experience where you can sip, browse and shop for hours." The event will also feature live music all day.
Organizers say the event is a day dedicated to celebrating women, womanhood and empowers ladies to make informed decisions about local lifestyle choices, so make sure to bring your mom, daughters, friends and coworkers.
All attendees at the event will be entered into a contest to win the 'Ultimate Spa Day' and other prizes valued at over $350.
Sponsors of this year's event include TDS Fiber, Revive Mobile IV, sparkMD, Premier Mortgage, Happy Hour Boudoir, and Hotworx.
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BOISE, Idaho — The City of Boise has agreed to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Boise police officer for $400,000.
Federal court documents filed Thursday say the city agreed to settle the lawsuit with Sierrna Berg.
Berg is receiving $100,000 in lost wages and back pay, and $300,000 for emotional distress, mental anguish, injuries, court costs and attorney fees.
Berg filed the case in U.S. District Court in April 2020 after being fired. She contended that she was retaliated against and became the target of sexist discrimination and malicious rumors after reporting that a training officer applied a chokehold to another officer in training.
A Boise Police Department spokeswoman didn’t immediately respond to a phone message on Saturday from The Associated Press.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark — For some Mother's Day is a day of celebration, while for some others, it could be a day for grievance-- whether its the loss of a mother, or a mom losing their child.
With constant reminders on social media showcasing everyday interactions with loved ones, things can get hard for those who are grieving during the day.
It's especially hard when the loss of a child happens prematurely due to a violent crime.
Angela Williams said the first Mother's Day without her son was a hard one.
22-year-old Anthony Curenton was shot and killed in southwest Little Rock back in 2019. Following a disagreement with his girlfriend at the time, Williams said one of her [the girlfriend's] relatives shot Curenton.
"It's hard. I think about him every day, 24/7. I live in a house where he was raised up all his life. We have pictures all over the house from when he was a baby to now," said Williams.
She said the last time she spoke with her son, he called her to ask for gas money so he could get to a job interview. She met him at a local station and filled up his tank.
Curenton followed up with his mother later that day, calling her later to tell her that he got the job.
"I got a call from the manager who was trying to get in contact with him that Monday, because he never showed up. He was murdered the day before. They had my name on file and I had to break the news to his new job," said Williams.
A part of her grieving process was carrying around a binder detailing her son's life and his death.
She keeps an envelope inside the binder that reads 'don't open for nothing or nobody.'
"This is actually information from the prosecuting attorney's office from when he got murdered," said Williams.
Inside are pictures, along with detailed information full surrounding her son's shooting.
She keeps it sealed as a reminder to never revisit the dark time that consists of what's inside the binder.
She never opens the binder, and for a while, didn't really open up about the grief she was feeling.
"I think it's hard sometimes even to talk to your family because they're grieving too," said Susan McDougal, director of Pastoral Care at UAMS.
She, along with other pastoral care members, all said they're used to grieving mothers.
As a level one trauma center, the group is called to every emergency inside the hospital for violent incidents.
McDougal said as chaplains, the best thing they can do is listen and they encourage people to eventually open up and talk.
"It's very therapeutic. For one thing I think it helps you know who you are. You lose who you are I think in the space of it," said McDougal.
For Mother's Day 2022, the group encourages you to reach out if you know a grieving mother. They said that it could make a big difference.
That consideration goes a long way and for Williams, it's been 3-years later since her son was taken from her. The grief is constant, but has a slow and steady pace of healing.
She's been going to counseling every two weeks.
"I have to sit and talk to other parents that have been through what I've been through, because at the moment of his death I thought the world was over," said Williams.
It still doesn't take away the pain of knowing she won't have him there celebrating her this year. She still remembers the first Mother's Day without her son.
"It was the worst Mother's Day of my life. The whole day was about him. Thinking about him. I didn't get a Happy Mother's Day. I didn't get a Mother's Day card, but I have a daughter that has four kids to try to comfort me in that area, but it still isn't the same," said Williams.
She said she hasn't thought about this year's holiday, but just as she always does on any given day, she'll probably go visit her son's grave.
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LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — For America, 2021 was the deadliest for opioid-related deaths.
Arkansas is one of the states with higher opioid prescriptions written. The state also increased 40% in overdose-related deaths in 2020.
With numbers trending up, one company is helping to prevent those deaths. The group's inspiration behind that push? Former president Bill Clinton.
"My brother's addiction... from the time he was 15 until he was 60. He's about to celebrate his fifth year of sobriety," said former president Bill Clinton.
It's an epidemic that has spanned through generations.
It's an issue that for Clinton, hits closer than we previously knew. It took perspective to get to the root of the issue.
"He [Clinton's brother] realized he was going to die if he didn't do something, and somehow it worked," said Clinton.
According to the Central Arkansas Harm Reduction Project, it's important that more resources are provided to Arkansans who want to quit.
"The need in this community is much larger than we are able to address at our current capacity," said Mackenzie Bolt, with the Central Arkansas Harm Reduction Project.
That's where Masimo, a national company based out of California, comes into the picture. The company is introducing new technology aimed at preventing overdose deaths.
"It wasn't until I had a conversation with President Clinton that the problem isn't just in the hospitals, it's actually bigger at home," said Masimo Founder, Joe Kiani.
One of the devices that they plan to use is called a Bridge, which sits right behind the ear and stimulates nerves.
Through that stimulation, it reduces opioid withdrawal symptoms as quickly as 20 minutes.
"You wear it for a few days and hopefully with most people 3-4 days is enough. But, some people it takes a week," said Kiani.
Another device that they plan to use is the SafetyNet Alert. The device is put on your finger and works while you sleep after taking an opioid drug. The device's purpose is to alert medical attention if you stop breathing.
"The term 'overdose,' people think you took too many of it. Sometimes even half your dose if you take it, you may not wake up," said Kiani.
The company's Bridge device is FDA approved, but they're still waiting on the SafetyNet Alert to be approved.
Masimo will be located in southwest Little Rock with a receiving and distribution warehouse.
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Friday concluded a particularly deadly week on New York City streets that saw at least half a dozen people killed in traffic incidents across the five boroughs.
At least three people died in the span of 24 hours: a passenger, a pedestrian and a bicyclist. Those deaths Friday followed other high-profile ones earlier in the week where a 21-year-old NYU student was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver and a 16-year-old girl in the Bronx was fatally struck by a box truck driver, according to police and transit officials.
A 38-year-old woman died on a Queens street late Friday night, around 10 p.m., while attempting to cross the street near 21st Street and Astoria Park South, the city's Department of Transportation said. Karina Larino, who was crossing the street "outside of the marked crosswalk," was fatally struck by a 73-year-old driver making a turn onto 21st Street.
Hours earlier, over in Brooklyn, DOT officials said a 55-year-old e-bike rider died after he was run over by a car. The brakes on his bike locked and he was ejected from the bike, according to the DOT. They said Peter Costello was flown from his bike onto 4th Avenue in Greenwood Heights, where he was run over by a van driver who remained at the scene.
A chain-reaction crash on the New England Thruway also claimed the life of a New Yorker on Friday morning. Shakir Simpson, 21, was riding in the one of three vehicles involved in a crash at the Exit 21 ramp, according to the DOT. Officials said the first involved car crashed into the exit median, and a second car attempting to avoid the crash struck another vehicle and flipped.
A 27-year-old driver was taken into custody on charges of vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated.
Traffic safety advocates are calling for the state to allow NYC to lower speed limits again and to keep the city's speeding cameras rolling 24/7.
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"Six New Yorkers killed by cars in three days is a real emergency and crisis," said Cory Epstein, of the Transportation Alternatives group. "We need to find the streets that are most deadly and we need the Adams administration to make urgent investments."
The three deaths Friday mark a somber week in the city. One day earlier, city officials said a hit-and-run driver fled after hitting 35-year-old Eric Salitsky, who was riding a bike on 9th Avenue in Brooklyn, just south of Green-Wood Cemetery.
A preliminary investigation suggests the driver of a private garbage truck struck the man, but investigators believe that operator weren't aware of hitting the cyclist.
And in the Bronx, 16-year-old Alissa Kolenovic was killed around the corner from her home while walking to high school Wednesday morning. DOT officials said a box truck driver making a turn struck the teenager on Neill Avenue.
A 21-year-old NYU student with dreams of becoming a doctor had his life cut short, after police said that he was struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver in the East Village. The deadly incident occurred early Monday morning, as Raife Milligan was crossing East Houston and 1st Avenue when he was plowed into by a drunk driver, according to police. Milligan was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he died.
Police said that the alleged drunk driver is Michael de Guzman, of Queens. The 49-year-old was arrested and charged.
Milligan's death occurred the same day Mayor Eric Adams and DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced a $4 million campaign to address "rising traffic violence."
“This campaign will be unprecedented in the extent of its outreach: It will be in more communities, cover more community and ethnic media, and speak to New Yorkers in nine different languages," Rodriguez said.
The latest campaign in support of Vision Zero, will distribute ads throughout the city via radio and TV ads, billboards, bus shelters, gas stations and LinkNYC kiosks.
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A federal grand jury has indicted a man suspected of shooting up a New York City subway train last month — an attack that wounded 10 people and rattled a city already experiencing a rise in violent crime.
The panel charged Frank James, 62, on Friday with committing a terrorist attack or other violence against a mass transportation system and discharging a firearm during a violent crime. Both counts carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. The weapons count has a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence.
James was arrested on April 13, about 30 hours after authorities say he drove from Philadelphia and unleashed smoke bombs and dozens of bullets in a train full of morning commuters as it approached a Brooklyn station. The shooting victims ranged in age from 16 to 60; all were expected to survive.
Authorities said James's bank card, cellphone and a key to a van he had rented were found at the shooting scene. Police also said they found the handgun used in the shooting and traced it to James.
James is jailed without bail. An arraignment hasn't yet been scheduled, according to the U.S. attorney's office for New York's Eastern District.
A lawyer representing James at the time of his arrest cautioned not to rush to judgment and noted that James alerted police to his whereabouts. James was arrested in Manhattan's East Village after he called a tip line saying he was at a fast food restaurant in that section of the city.
A motive for the attack is unclear. In numerous rants he posted on YouTube, James, who is Black, made bigoted remarks about people of various backgrounds and railed against New York Mayor Eric Adams and complained about mental health care he received in the city years ago.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Editor's note: The video on this article is from Thomas' altercation with his wife in 2020.
An Austin judge has issued an arrest warrant for former University of Texas and NFL star Earl Thomas, according to KVUE's media partners at the Austin American-Statesman.
Police say 33-year-old Thomas violated a court protective order by sending threatening messages to a woman about her and her children. A warrant on April 27 accused Thomas of violating the protective order two or more times within 12 months, a third-degree felony.
Austin lawyer Trey Dolezal, who represents Thomas in his divorce case, told the Statesman the arrest warrant stems from Thomas contacting his wife to see their children.
"They were consciously and collectively working together to see his kids," Dolezal said. "I don't really understand how he could be in violation by working together to visit with his children."
According to the police affidavit, Thomas’ May 2021 protective order requires him to communicate with the woman only through a co-parenting phone application. The woman told police Thomas refuses to download the application and shows up unannounced to places she visits. She said Thomas recently began sending threatening text messages.
Police allege Thomas sent a text on April 18 claiming he had two handguns, saying, “Waiting on hand in foot is why I’ll kick ur ass.”
He allegedly threatened to poison the children and police say he later texted, “I hope u in the car with him and the kids and yall drive off the road.”
Thomas had not been booked into the Travis County Jail at this time.
The seven-time Pro Bowl safety has not played since 2020 when the Baltimore Ravens released him after he punched a teammate during a preseason practice. He played for UT from 2008 to 2010. On April 22, he told an ESPN reporters he hopes to return to the NFL.
The Statesman reports Thomas owns a home in West Austin with his estranged wife and also spends time in Orange, where he grew up.
In May 2020, police arrested Thomas’ wife, Nina, after she was accused of pointing a loaded pistol at his head after breaking into a vacation home and finding him with another woman. She filed for divorce that November.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 34-year-old Beaverton man is facing a murder charge after police say he shot and killed his roommate Friday night.
According to the Beaverton Police Department, officers responded to a report of an assault with a weapon around 8:40 p.m. at SW Macorey Court. When they got to the scene, police said they found 37-year-old Levi Pierce shot.
Pierce was taken to the hospitals but died from his injuries, police said.
Police arrested his roommate, Austin Sutton, and charged him with murder and unlawful use of a weapon. Sutton was taken to the Washington County Jail.
Authorities asked anyone with information to contact the BPD non-emergency line at 503.629.0111 and reference Case No. 22-1260987.
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LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — A Lehigh Acres boy wanted to show his appreciation for the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District.
The fire department had just handled a 1-acre brush fire near 14 St and Pine Ave when a young boy named Everett rode his bike to the scene after the fire was safely put out to deliver a care package to the firefighters.
The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District decided to pay it forward and gave Everett a surprise of their own.
Everett visited Station 106 today and checked out all the trucks with Firefighter Avery! https://t.co/FwoXq7kop6 pic.twitter.com/numtNCQ6gV
— Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District (@LehighAcresFD) May 7, 2022
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Why don’t you be like me? Why don’t you hate who I hate, kill who I kill to be free?
— The Monkees
I had a flashback the other day when I read a squawk sent by one of this newspaper’s readers inviting me to leave here for California because I don’t think like the squawker.
(Said squawker, by the way, offered to kick in on the cost of my travel. ... I’ll do a little checking on ticket prices and get back with you on that. All contributions will be gratefully accepted.)
The flashback that this kind offer dredged up was one from decades ago, when I was in my early days as Sports Editor of The Daily Tifton Gazette.
I was not, at that time, much of a college football fan. I’d watch the rare weekend highlight shows when they ran just to see the big plays from the previous week’s games, but that was about it. I knew very little — almost nothing, actually — about the NCAA, its mythical national championship, the SEC or the history of the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Auburn, Alabama ...
(I should explain: We were a family of sports fans, but TV in rural Irwin County at that time was one channel only, so there were no weekly games to watch since that one channel did not broadcast college games. Also, since neither of my parents even finished high school, college loyalty was nonexistent.)
Anyway, while working at the Tifton paper, I was doing some weekend work around our house (oh, for days off!) one fall Saturday. I knew by that time that the Georgia vs. Auburn game was a pretty big deal in the chase for SEC and NCAA bragging rights, so I turned on the radio to listen to the broadcast. What I didn’t know at that time was how much of a big deal UGA broadcaster Larry Munson was.
As a matter of fact, I’d never heard of him.
As the game started winding down toward what would be an exciting conclusion, Munson became apoplectic as, I would learn, was his style.
I’ll never forget his words — and my dumbfounded reaction to them — as he declared things like, “The whole conference is down on their knees praying against the Dawgs.”
Frankly, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing, so I wrote a column about it, offering my honest opinion that Munson was maybe just a little bit crazy. The sh--storm that followed was one of the largest I’ve ever been a part of.
Danny Carter was editor of The Gazette at that time, and he fielded most of the calls from outraged Georgia fans. Thankfully Carter — who is a big UGA fan, I should note — didn’t give in to the dozens of calls insisting that my head be served up on a platter.
I got my share of calls from outraged fans, too, but that wasn’t all. I came into my office to find, on different days, Larry Munson posters tacked to my door, a Munson T-shirt (in my size, which I wore proudly until it got too holey even for me), and news articles from other publications singing the praises of the UGA broadcaster.
In all honesty, I was stunned by the reaction.
But the coolest thing I got in the aftermath of the Munson column was an actual, honest-to-God one-way bus ticket to Lake City, Fla. — “the first stop outside the state of Georgia,” a note attached to the gift said. And my would-be benefactors were serious; this was a real ticket. (I know this because I cashed it in ... got $34 for it, a windfall for me at that time. It bought my gas for the next couple of months.)
I bring that long-ago bit of personal history up for a couple of reasons. 1) If you’re serious about chipping in on that fund to get rid of me, come real. Show me the money. I’m not going to uproot my life on the word of someone who can’t abide anyone with the nerve to have thoughts counter to their own. Makes me a little wary. You can send me your donation — cash, cashier’s check or money order only — in care of this newspaper.
Secondly, you’re not alone, Squawker, in your disdain, so I’m not singling you out. There are a lot of folks who seem to think having an opinion contrary to theirs is a sin. But I got to thinking that if my having an opinion that you didn’t agree with is so odious, maybe you should take your ass to a more pleasing locale. May I suggest applying for a job at Mar-a-Lago?
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The recently leaked draft of the Supreme Court’s ruling that could reverse Roe v. Wade has ignited a firestorm of pro-choice demonstrators taking to the streets and pro-life advocates digging in their heels.
On one end of the spectrum there are those who believe abortion is murder, no matter the circumstances. On the other are people who feel abortion is an absolute right. There’s also a middle ground ... people who think abortion is sometimes the best option but hate the idea of it.
What most don’t consider is what happens to a child born to a mother who does not want him/her. It takes only a quick Google search and a couple of clicks on a few reputable websites to get a clear picture of what’s happening to unwanted children.
Putting personal opinion, politics, religion and women’s rights aside, let’s talk about the numbers in America:
♦ In 2020, 217,000 new children entered foster care.
♦ On average there are 420,000 children in foster care at any given time.
♦ About 60,000 children were adopted in 2020.
♦ 93% of adopting parents rely on government subsidies to help with the cost of raising the children.
♦ Currently, a child is removed from their home and placed in foster care every two minutes.
♦ In 2020, 23,000 children “aged out” of the foster care system. Which simply means they turned 18 and were released from the state’s custody.
What Happens to a child who “ages out?”
♦ 20% are immediately homeless.
♦ Less than 3% earn a college degree, even though 93% of foster children say they would like to attend college one day.
♦ Only 50% find legitimate employment by age 24.
♦ A whopping 60% of young women who “age out” end up in the sex industry.
♦ 70% of such females are pregnant by age 21.
♦ 25% of foster kids will be incarcerated within 2 years of “aging out.”
In 2019 there were around 630,000 legal abortions in this country. That’s 630,000 unwanted pregnancies.
We can’t govern responsibility or personal choice, so if abortion is no longer an option, what happens to the hundreds of thousands of children born to mothers who are unable and/or unwilling to raise them?
Any plan to reverse Roe v. Wade should be accompanied by a plan for what to do with the flood of children who will be added to the welfare system, left as wards of the state and later released into society with little or no transitional services or plan?
It is irresponsible for politicians and religious groups to make decisions without planning for the repercussions.
I hope a day will come when the pro-life side will extend their doctrine beyond pregnancy and birth and think about the quality of life of the children currently in the system and the 720 who will be placed in foster care by this time tomorrow.
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My grandma was born in 1901. I remember telling her that she lived through a remarkable age. During her lifetime, the Wright Brothers made their first flight at Kitty Hawk and Neil Armstrong landed on the moon.
After her first great-grandchild was born, instead of Great Grandmommy, she asked to be called simply “GG.” She outlived three husbands who met untimely deaths. Her first was a self-taught engineer and ace mechanic, who owned a garage that serviced the ever-growing number of affordable automobiles that had become so popular, thanks to Henry Ford. A visionary himself, he was fascinated with the advances in flight and decided he’d learn how to fly and purchase his own plane in order to secure an airmail route with the U.S. Postal Service. Unfortunately, while taking flying lessons in a two-seater bi-plane, his trainer died making a crash landing, leaving my grandfather paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of his life.
After a lengthy recovery, the family — my mom included — moved to a small house on a sleepy little bayou in the Florida Panhandle, where he opened a radio repair shop in their home and became a well-known HAM operator. Since he was totally bedridden, GG took on the responsibility of raising two kids, running the household, making ends meet and keeping the books. All this during the Great Depression.
My mom was a teenager during the time of WWII, volunteering to work at Eglin Field and learning to drive a stick shift in an Army Jeep, while making great friends with the German Shepherd guard dogs on base. She loved animals, especially dogs. We always had at least one or two while growing up — and more when puppies came.
After the war, the family moved to a new home in a rural area at the north end of the county, next to the railroad tracks. During those few years, mom took ownership of a great white horse, named Robin, which she loved. Every time a train would pass, she and Robin would race alongside.
Not long after the move, my grandfather passed away. Shortly thereafter, my mom and her brother left the nest and married the loves of their lives, leaving GG widowed and alone.
GG was always outgoing and loved people, so it wasn’t long before she sold the house and moved into a small community nearby. She immediately found a job as secretary for a Methodist Church and became active with the USO in town. She loved life and always had a positive attitude. It was nearly 20 years later that she remarried. They traveled by car all over the country. However, when I was about 17, her second husband was involved in a terrible highway accident.
When I heard about it, I rushed to the emergency room where I found GG standing in the hallway all alone. Soon after, the doctor came out and said there was nothing they could do. Just at that moment, with terrible timing, they rolled his sheet-covered body out of ER. I tried to turn her back to it but was too late. I can still hear her soft cry as I held her tight.
As I mentioned earlier, GG was a positive force of nature who loved life and always stayed busy doing something. She multi-tasked too. She never missed “Days of Our Lives” and would crochet or knit an afghan as she watched.
She also loved to tease or tell corny jokes. For example, “Do you know what the three wise men’s occupation was? Firemen. The Bible says that they come from a far.” Or how about the one about the priest, the rabbi and the preacher who were fishing out on the lake together and, as good friends, decided to confess their sins to one other. The first said, “I have to admit brothers that I sometimes make myself a little toddy when no one’s watching and grab a smoke.” As they all nodded in silent agreement, another confessed that he liked to flirt with the ladies and steal a little kiss on the cheek from time to time. The first two turned and asked what the third one’s sin was. At that moment, he began reeling in his rod and closing up his tackle box and said with a big smile, “Well, boys, I’m bad to gossip and I can’t wait to get back home.”
Oh, I forgot to mention, before she married, she was a schoolmarm. With little more education than her students, she taught elementary in a one-room school house. Showing off years later, she’d proudly stand before her family, with her hands clasped behind her back, twisting from side-to-side like a little school girl and recite the alphabet — backwards.
My mom was as solid as GG. A beautiful soul who loved me so much, and I loved her. In her eyes, I could do no wrong. At the end of a visit or phone call, after I told her that I loved her and she did the same, she’d always add, “You’re a good son.” I hope so, mom, for I owe so much to the love and care you gave me.
On this Mother’s Day, whether you’re Pro-Life or especially Pro-Choice and lucky enough to have a mother living today, thank her for the gift of life. And then give her the gift of love in return.
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A young woman shot in Brooklyn Wednesday morning has died after fighting for her life, authorities say.
Police say they received a report of an 18-year-old who was shot in the head shortly before 3 a.m. at an apartment building along Sterling Place in Crown Heights.
When they arrived, police found the young woman in the lobby, near a courtyard and a stairwell. She was rushed to Kings County Hospital in critical condition.
On Saturday, police confirmed the young woman's death and reclassified the investigation as a homicide.
The apartment complex has about six surveillance cameras outside the building, but police have not yet released any video.
The victim's mother identified her as Adriana Graham, who law enforcement sources said lives in Far Rockaway — near an hour away from the crime scene. Why she was in Crown Heights in the early hours of the morning is under investigation, as police look to determine if Graham was the intended target.
Neighbors say they are fed up knowing that another person has fallen victim to gun violence in the city.
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"I don't understand," Trevor Handberry said. "This is sad. This is very sad."
Handberry says he sees cops patrolling the area daily and is surprised at what happened.
"Every day. So this is why I don't understand how this could go down if they are there all the time," he said.
The shooter remains on the run, and no arrests have been made. Police have not identified a suspect or a person of interest yet.
An investigation is still ongoing.
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A man was sentenced Friday to 27 years to life in prison for killing a 25-year-old woman whose dismembered body parts were found in two New York City parks.
Daquan Wheeler, 34, of the Bronx, was convicted of murder and other charges in April in the 2018 death of Lisa Marie Velasquez.
“It was a horrifying series of acts,” Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said, adding that she hoped the sentence gives Velasquez’s family and friends “some measure of peace during this nightmare they are living.”
According to prosecutors, Wheeler killed Velasquez at an apartment he shared with the mother of his child, whom she had gone there to help with some unspecified issue.
Wheeler struck Velasquez in the head with a hammer and repeatedly hit her with the tool before wrapping an electrical cord around her neck, prosecutors said. He then dragged Velasquez’s body into a bathtub, dismembered her with a machete and placed her remains in trash bags.
Visitors found Velasquez’s arms and feet in three trash bags under a pier in Barretto Point Park in Hunts Point. Two bags containing her head and torso were found about two miles (3.2 kilometers) away in Crotona Park.
Prosecutors say the woman Wheeler was living with, Ciara Martinez, helped dispose Velasquez’s body and clean up the apartment where she was killed. She testified under a cooperation agreement and will be sentenced Tuesday to time served on a conspiracy charge.
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BOISE, Idaho — It was a sea of pink on Harrison Boulevard in Boise on Saturday for the second-annual Flock Cancer Street Stroll.
Barbara Rhoades of McCall and her daughter, Leslie Scantling of Boise, started the event last year after the news broke the annual Susan G. Komen Boise Race for the Cure would not be returning in 2021.
The pink-flamingo-themed walk invites the community to gather to celebrate cancer survivors or to walk in memory of their loved ones who battled with cancer.
The Flock Cancer Street Stroll raises money for the YMCA Oncology Recovery Program and Bustin Out Of Boise, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting local cancer patients and their families.
Last year's walk raised more than $25,000 for the YMCA Oncology Recovery Program. Registration for the stroll costs $35 for adults and $25 for kids and includes a Flock Cancer shirt.
Rhoades and Scantling have a long history of breast cancer in their family and are both survivors themselves. When the women found out the Boise Race for the Cure was not returning to the Boise area, they were heartbroken, but got right to work on organizing the Flock Cancer Street Stroll.
"It's really important for survivors to have just one time a year to have the opportunity to remember the struggles they went through and get to commemorate the journey they went on and their survivorship," Scantling said. "It's also really important that we can raise awareness for breast cancer for early screening and detection."
The event ran from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday on Harrison Boulevard. Each loop of the walk is two miles long.
Donations to Flock Cancer Idaho can be made by clicking here. You can also 'Join the Flock' to learn more information on upcoming events and how to get involved with the organization on the Flock Cancer Idaho website.
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MERIDIAN, Idaho — Meridian Parks and Recreation is hosting the annual Unplug and Be Outside event starting today until next Saturday.
A variety of free activities, workshops and events focused on arts, sports and recreation will be provided at various locations across Meridian. According to organizers of the event, the goal is to inspire families to put down their electronics and get active.
"I want families to learn about all the amazing activities available in the area. Many of these are free and offer year-round opportunities to get active and engaged," Recreation Coordinator, Renee White said. "I'm excited at the number and variety of offerings. I challenge everyone to do one new thing."
The week-long event kicked off Saturday at Kleiner Park with an educational tree walk through the arboretum and a tree-planting celebration, part of the city's Arbor Day celebration.
On Wednesday, a Food Truck Rally will be held in Settlers Park from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., with proceeds benefiting Meridian Parks and Recreation's Care Enough to Share youth scholarship program.
Other activities for this year's youth sports include tennis, soccer, flag football, and golf. Adults and families can also take part in activities, including fishing, disc golf, gardening, outdoor photography, bird watching, and theater improv.
Self-guided activities include the Meridian Library District's Story Trail, a walking tour of historic downtown Meridian, and public art treasure hunt.
Participants in the week-long event can enter to win a variety of prizes, with a grand prize of a hoverboard donated by Idaho Central Credit Union.
Unplug and Be Outside is made possible by sponsorship support from Idaho Central Credit Union and a grant by Be Outside Idaho.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Reaching 100 years of age is quite an accomplishment. Fred Webb tacked a 75,000-mile biking accomplishment onto the special birthday.
Webb isn't letting his age slow him down. He says riding the stationary bike in his basement each day is his secret to longevity.
Fifty years ago, Webb purchased the Schwinn Exerciser stationary bike at Greenlee's Bike Shop in Knoxville. Since then, he's pedaled toward the now-met milestone.
The bike sits in Webb's basement. He usually steps down the stairs and into the seat for 5 miles a day, 7 days a week.
He knew he wanted to hit the 75,000 miles on his 100th birthday, so had to slow down on the mileage during the days leading up to the big day.
As the mileage tracker ticked from 74,999 to 75,000, Webb's son exclaimed, "You did it!"
Webb's family of five generations had a front-row seat to his success. They even presented him with a certificate to commemorate the accomplishment.
His activity doesn't stop as he dismounts from the drive. He mowed his yard and did work outside for 4 hours the day prior.
He says staying active is the key to a long life, though he says he "doesn't know" how it feels to be 100 years old, because he doesn't have a feeling to compare it to.
"This honors the Creator, I think," Webb said. "If you want to be thankful to the Creator for making you, then I think you've got to put forth some effort, you know?"
The lifelong member of City View Baptist is blessed. He's thankful to be alive and believes he's the oldest member at the church just a few steps from his door.
As he sits and reflects on his life in his living room, he thinks about his time in World War II. The veteran has plenty of stories from hiding out and fighting in Europe during the war.
"A lot of us thought we shouldn't even have been over there, and that's still a big question, but we felt that our being there probably won the war," Webb said.
His mind wanders to thoughts of those he's lost, like his wife, Mary.
"We had 72 years together," Webb said.
They were married when she was 16 and was 19.
While his wife died in 2013, he still remembers her fondly for the beautiful woman, mother and wife she was.
Webb still has a song to sing. He has written, produced and sung dozens of songs throughout his life. Many times, he sang every part of the songs he created.
Equipped with a recording studio in his basement, Webb's multi-talented layers shine through the speakers.
Most songs are religious, but there are also some from his younger days, like when he would sit on the porch and men would come whittle away. He drew inspiration from everyday life when writing his songs.
Whether Webb is riding a bike, or humming to a beat, he is gladly celebrating a century of life surrounded by the things he loves.
After that big milestone, Webb and his family ate lunch at Mcdonald's to celebrate. He said it's his favorite spot in North Knoxville.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Texas — The halls of the Orange County Sheriff's Office were filled with sounds of cheers and applause on Monday as they welcomed back a beloved member of their family.
Deputy Dru Crochet returned to work after a battle with COVID-19 that lasted more than a year. The champion’s battle was a hard one, and it nearly cost him his life.
Deputy Crochet is a Marine Corps veteran who has been a part of the police force for 20 years. His recovery was described as, “nothing short of a miracle,” by department members.
"We prayed for Dru and did a lot of stuff for him,” Sheriff Jimmy Lane Mooney said. “Threw a couple of parades and just kept him out there in our thoughts and prayers and for him to be back. He came back. We are just really excited.”
Crochet said the amount of support he received for himself and his family was overwhelming.
In March of 2021, Crochet was brought to the emergency room with a collapsed lung. He was put in a medically induced coma for four months.
“He was on death's doorstop,” Mooney said. “The good Lord had his hand on him.”
During Crochet's stay in the hospital, he received blood transfusions and was added to the lung transplant waitlist. He had to endure physical therapy and re-learn how to walk.
Crochet said the support he got from the community was life-changing.
“That's when people from around the world, and the United States began sending blood to this area in my name and donating it in my name just so that I could survive,” Crochet said. “I have got the communities blood running through my veins right now, and the community needs to know I exist because of you.”
The support came from his fellow deputies who helped celebrate his son’s birthday with a parade and from his own wife in a major way.
“My family did amazing things while I was sick,” Crochet said. “Of course, most of the severity of my sickness was kept from my children but they knew. During that time, my wife did things I never knew she was capable of. She is my rock.”
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is no stranger to deputies contracting COVID-19. Deputy Scott Barnes recently returned after his battle with COVID-19.
The sheriff's office lost John Badeaux in 2022. Mooney said it has been a tough time around the office.
“We lost him, and then Dru got sick, and Scott Barnes got sick," Mooney said. "Anyway, it was just a tough time around here."
Crochet said he is blessed to be back and owes his recovery to the lord.
"God is real and Jesus Christ saved my life," Crochet said.
Deputy Crochet said he is thankful for all the support, is continuing his recovery efforts and is excited that he can go back to work.
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| 2022-05-07T23:23:45
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PASADENA, Texas — Country music legend Mickey Gilley died on Saturday surrounded by family and close friends. He was 86-years-old.
The announcement comes after Gilley announced tour date cancellations on May 1, saying health issues and energy levels prevented him from being at 100 percent at his shows.
Gilley, whose career and business interests were synonymous with the Urban Cowboy movement of the 1980s, had a career that spanned seven decades and included musical hits like “Room full of roses,” and “Stand By Me,” and cameos in Urban Cowboy, the movie starring John Travolta and Debra Winger that was set at his Gilley’s nightclub.
Gilley was born March 9, 1936, in Natchez, Mississippi, and grew up in Ferriday, Louisiana. He learned to play piano at an early age. He learned the rockabilly style of playing from his first cousin, Jerry Lee Lewis, who went on to form his own successful music career.
Not long after news of Gilley’s death was announced, condolences began to pour in from fans and peers, including fellow country music legend Gene Watson, another Houston-area singer and songwriter.
“I'm so very sorry to learn that our good friend and incredible legend in country music, Mickey Gilley has passed,” Watson said in a statement. “A great singer and a great showman -- and always a great friend. Please send your prayers out for his family."
Gilley’s music was popular on the radio, especially in the Houston area, long after the Urban Cowboy era had faded.
Rowdy Yates, who has played his hits throughout his career as a local radio host on KILT and Country Legends 97.1, remembered him as more than a local celebrity.
“Mickey Gilley was not just a gifted entertainer, but also a pop culture icon,” said Yates, a Texas Radio Hall of Fame member and national radio show host. “Not only did he create some of the most memorable country music for decades, but he turned a dingy night club in Pasadena, Texas into a live music Mecca that was known the world over.”
Pasadena Mayor Jeff Wagner gave the following statement in the announcement:
"Pasadena has lost a true legend. Mickey Gilley passed away today, surrounded by his loved ones. It was my great honor to know this man most of my life. Mickey was a true musical talent who charted 42 singles in the Top 40 Country Charts over a span of two decades. His talent and larger-than-life personality helped ignite a new interest in country music as he introduced the world to Pasadena through his dance hall and 'Urban Cowboy' in 1980. We were so honored to have Mickey perform at our State of the City in February, 2020. Our prayers for comfort and peace are with Mickey’s family, his loved ones and his fans."
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