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LAWRENCE COUNTY, OH (WOWK) – With the school year just weeks away, counties across the country are preparing for another year of school bus driver shortages, including the Dawson-Bryant Local School District in Lawrence County, Ohio.
Right now, that district has only 15 bus drivers and zero part-time substitutes. That means if one driver has to take off, there are no substitutes to cover their route.
Chad Scott, Transportation Director for the Dawson-Bryant Local School District, says bus routes will have to be put together and if only three drivers take the day off, they’re short staffed.
He says they are working to find ways to make the position more appealing, but it can be hard with the extensive training.
“This is not easy to get into. They have to have their CDL, they have to go drive for the state, and the process is very long,” says Scott.
The superintendent for the district, Steve Easterling, says they’ve, “been working for last two to three years to try to get people to apply to be a bus driver and there are very few applicants if any,” and he pins the problem on the importance of the job.
“It’s a big responsibility to have 40 or 50 kids on a bus and your back to them and you’re driving the vehicle. I think the responsibility is very much a problem,” explained Easterling.
As of now, the district is having to make ends meet with the employees they have. They say because of how long the training process is, it’s not possible for someone new to join the team before the school year starts in August.
If the issue continues, after-school activities and extracurriculars that rely on school bus drivers for transportation could suffer as a result of the lack of drivers.
Easterling says they are still hiring and hope to get more drivers on staff as quickly as possible. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/bus-driver-shortage-in-ohio-could-impact-routes-after-school-activities/ | 2022-07-19T00:05:16 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/bus-driver-shortage-in-ohio-could-impact-routes-after-school-activities/ |
LAWRENCE COUNTY, KY (WOWK) – Happy Birthday to country and bluegrass singer Ricky Skaggs! The Lawrence County, Kentucky native turns 68 years old today, Monday, July 18, 2022.
The 15-time Grammy Award Winner was born in Cordell, Kentucky on July 18, 1954, and has lived, “a life full of music.” According to his website, Skaggs’ father heard him harmonizing with his mother from across the house and then gifted him with his first mandolin at only 5-years-old. He quickly earned a reputation for his gift of music from his community.
He began his professional career in bluegrass music in 1971, later turning toward country music. Since then, Skaggs has had an award-winning career – earning his first in 1981 as the Academy of Country Music Awards 1981 Top New Male Vocalist of the Year.
In 2020, Skaggs received an honorary high school diploma from Lawrence County High School. He says his mother had always wanted him to earn his diploma, and that it happened, “just a little bit later” than she would have imagined.
In honor of his birthday, here is a list of the top 10 Ricky Skaggs songs streamed on Spotify:
- “Same Old Train” – (23,681,450 listens) from a “A Tribute to Tradition,” – a collaboration with multiple artists including Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt and Dwight Yoakam
- “Highway 40 Blues” – (7,812,438 listens) from Skaggs’ 1982 album “Highways & Heartaches.”
- “Honey (Open that Door)” – (3,532,138 listens) from Skaggs’ 1985 album “Live in London.”
- “Cotton-Eyed Joe” – (3,354,978 listens) from Skaggs’ 1992 album “Another Country” performed with The Chieftains.
- “Country Boy” – (2,705,236 listens) from Skaggs’ 1984 album “Country Boy.”
- “Heartbroke” – (2,5892138 listens) from Skaggs’ 1982 album “Highways & Heartaches.”
- “Uncle Pen” – (2,361,145 listens) from Skaggs’ 1985 album “Live in London.”
- “I Wouldn’t Change You If I Could” – (1,334,552 listens) from Skaggs’ 1982 album “Highways & Heartaches.”
- “Crying My Heart Out Over You (Excerpt)” – (1,494,958 listens) from Skaggs’ 1981 album “Waitin’ for the Sun to Shine.”
- “Thank You for Being You” – (1,136,029 listens) from the 2005 album “Songs from the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers.” | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/happy-birthday-ricky-skaggs-here-are-his-top-10-streamed-songs/ | 2022-07-19T00:05:22 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/happy-birthday-ricky-skaggs-here-are-his-top-10-streamed-songs/ |
PUTNAM COUNTY, WV (WOWK)—An arrest has been made in the case of a vehicle that crashed through a garage in Putnam County.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office says that Jason Bounds was arrested.
The owner of the home, Matt Smith, spoke with 13 News on July 10 and told us that he believed the vehicle went airborne before smashing through the corner of his garage and then exiting through the garage door at a high rate of speed.
Smith said both cars in his garage were damaged and that he found a Buick emblem along with other debris at the scene. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-arrested-for-driving-into-putnam-county-garage/ | 2022-07-19T00:05:28 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-arrested-for-driving-into-putnam-county-garage/ |
In an SMU laboratory, researchers are hoping to make big steps in space exploration with a small device.
It's a prototype sensor to measure the speed of a spacecraft entering the atmosphere of another planet, like Mars.
"This is fantastically exciting," SMU Senior Associate Dean and Professor Volkan Ötügen said. "You want your sensors to be as small and as light as possible so that there's more room for additional payload. So our sensors are miniaturized and they're extremely light."
The SMU prototype sensor is about the size of a grain of rice, roughly 250-times smaller than traditional spacecraft sensors.
"They take up too much space. They take up too much weight," Ötügen said. "Spacecraft need to be light to be able to throw them into space and be put into orbit."
Imagine a spacecraft is a suitcase. The payload is what you pack in that suitcase. The SMU researchers' device would leave more room for packing.
"There will be more space on the spacecraft to add more payload," Ötügen said.
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The SMU laboratory has had PhD, undergraduate and high school students working on the project.
"So this is also a way of getting, you know, more young people interested in science and engineering and technology, exploring not only our planet, but the outer space, other planets," Ötügen said. "Science should be an equal opportunity thing."
NASA is funding the SMU research, which still needs to be refined.
"It will make it much lighter, much smaller and more accurate," Ötügen said. "Curiosity is what brought humanity to where we are, and we're not going to sit still, right? I mean, this is one little cog in that whole big wheel!" | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/smu-researchers-design-sensor-that-could-help-future-missions-to-mars/3017405/ | 2022-07-19T00:05:29 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/smu-researchers-design-sensor-that-could-help-future-missions-to-mars/3017405/ |
DUNBAR, WV (WOWK) — On Monday, Dunbar’s City Council is set to consider a proposal that could make it easier to tear down dilapidated buildings.
The amendment would give the city council the ability to order the demolition of a structure, deemed a, “threat to public safety”.
Dunbar’s Building Inspector Hugh Leishman says the proposal is to amend the city’s ordinance to set a time limit for when the property owner will renovate or demolish a building if Leishman or the fire chief determines that the structure is a safety hazard to the public.
“We are going to say, ‘look, this house is totaled or abandoned and not repairable and I’ll give you a timeline on demolition and if you don’t want to do it, we’ll advertise it or do it ourselves.'” Leishman says. “Then, we’ll bill you for it.”
He says the proposed amendment would give property owners an opportunity to come before the city council and explain the situation from their perspective.
Leishman says the homes in question are often part of a tax sale or foreclosure process. He said in many instances homeless individuals are going into those homes without permission.
“In the past three years, I think we’ve had five fires that have been started by transients in abandoned houses that have no utilities that you know it is not an electrical fire,” he said.
The proposed changes would make it easier to address a problem that is causing concern for neighbors throughout Dunbar.
“They get run down and the owners don’t want to keep them up,” said Ruby Garland who lives near one of those problem properties.
Some homeowners are optimistic about the opportunity to clean up their community.
“There was one down at the corner by the alley. People just started going in there. It was locked and they are still going in there because we seen the door open,” said Rose Thell, who also lives near one of the properties that are causing concern.
If council members approve the amendment the second reading will be at the next scheduled council meeting. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/proposal-would-make-it-easier-to-demolish-properties-deemed-a-hazard-in-dunbar/ | 2022-07-19T00:05:34 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/proposal-would-make-it-easier-to-demolish-properties-deemed-a-hazard-in-dunbar/ |
PHOENIX — It should be a little easier for anyone seeking help with a mental health crisis to get help.
988 went live over the weekend as a national helpline to connect people to a crisis counselor.
The FCC says geolocation services are currently not enabled for 988 calls and that calls to that lifeline are automatically routed to the crisis center associated with the device and number being used to make the call.
If you call in from an Arizona phone number, your call should be directed to one group that’s contracted to manage all of the state’s crisis calls.
But if you’re a transplant and have a phone number from out of state, the FCC says the hotline will automatically route you to that state’s resources instead.
Arizona’s 988 system is handled by AHCCCS, or Arizona’s Healthcare Cost Containment System, who contracts with Tempe-based Solari to take the crisis calls.
CJ Loiselle with AHCCSS said last week in an interview with 12News that the Arizona crisis hotline already got more than 35K calls per month. Now, they're expecting an increase since 988 went live.
"When you do call 988 you’re going to be connected to a counselor that understands trauma and crisis," Loiselle said.
A Solari spokesperson said the company received 339 988 calls in Arizona over the weekend. Solari also handles 988 calls in Oklahoma and has a call center in Oklahoma City to handle those calls in-state.
All Solari calls are supposed to be confidential and a majority are resolved over the phone, according to the group's website. If not, Solari says it could send a mobile crisis team to help in-person.
It’s possible police could be contacted depending on the situation, like if a person might be a danger to themselves or others.
Police department’s like Tempe’s say they already contract with Solari for mental health calls and 988 shouldn’t change their dispatch operations.
In Mesa, a police spokesperson said that 988 calls could be routed to police dispatch in certain situations, but said it was "unlikely that a crisis center would transfer a person in crisis that they have on the line since they are the mental health professionals trained to handle and deescalate those types of situations."
A memo from NENA, the national emergency number association said that 911 dispatch is called by lifeline staff during about 2% of calls.
The FCC held a forum in May 2022 about geolocation services and is considering recommendations for next steps.
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Weather forecasts say a heat wave is moving in.
Fishing is definitely not in any summer doldrums. We have lots of all stars here in mid-July.
While the Jimmy Johnson Atlantic City Quest for the Ring Fishing Week was all about big game fish last week such as tuna and white marlin (look for results in Wednesday's edition), other fan favorites are in the lineup.
Heavy hitters such as summer flounder continue to be solid in the back bays, inlets and now out on the inshore lumps and sloughs. Striped bass are lingering inshore. Kingfish and spot are picking in the surf, and bluefish are cruising inside and outside.
Sheepshead have been a great addition, biting around rockpiles, bridges and pilings.
And one inshore report about Spanish mackerel, bonito and bluefish just about proves summer fishing is here.
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The big-time, big-game Jimmy Johnson Quest is a hot topic for a segment of the fishing community, but summer flounder is a fan favorite.
Morgan DeLany at Whale Creek Marina in Strathmere recently certified what might be the heaviest summer flounder so far in South Jersey. John Bryszewski, of National Park, Gloucester County, brought in a 12.31-pound, 32-inch old-fashioned doormat.
DeLany said Sunday it was caught about One More Fast One with minnow as bait at the Ocean City reef.
The Duke turns 29
The 29th Duke of Fluke contest run out of Sterling Harbor Marina in Wildwood had 6-pound summer flounder go 1-2-3 in the single-heaviest division.
Sean Gallagher was captain of the Bad Beagle team that took first with 6.42-pound entry. Roy Trainor and Determined finished second at 6.26, and Robert Aller on Reel Altercation finished third at 6.08.
Other results provided by Catherine Algard at Sterling Harbor included: MoJoe with Joe Domenico winning three-heaviest with a combined weight of 14.76 to edge out Lilyips with Craig Stocker at 24.72.
Megan Trainor on Miss Addison was the Duchess division winner with a 4.27-pounder, and Addison Dameron won the Junior title with a 4.19-pounder on Patricia Lynn III.
Joe Muravsky was the Kayak fluke winner at 3.14 pounds.
In the bluefish division, Chris Lowery was the winner with a 2.39-pound entry. Black sea bass was won by Adam Crouthemel with a 1.91-pound weigh-in.
Catherine said Monday that they had 90 boats and 49 kayak entries. She commented that at age 29 the Duke is “officially old."
Ray Scott Bonar, known as Scott at Ray Scott’s Dock in Margate, verified a summer flounder resurgence in the Margate area. He said the catches are picking up to high levels. He also said fishing for and catching sheepshead is getting to be popular.
The rocks, pilings and bridges around Great Egg Harbor Inlet are holding sheepshead, he said, and they are biting on sand fleas and a variety of crab.
The report about Spanish mackerel and bonito was provided by Mike O’Neill, captain of the open boat Stray Cat that rolls from Seaview Harbor Marina in Great Egg Harbor Inlet.
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The Stafford Township 12U Little League baseball team advanced to the final four of the Section 4 tournament Sunday with a 7-0 win over Waterford in the Williamstown section of Monroe Township.
Stafford, the District 16 champion with players from Manahawkin and Long Beach Island, was scheduled to play Swedesboro on Monday night in an elimination game.
Three Stafford pitchers— starter Conner Kerlin (3 2/3 innings), Colton Gearl (1 1/3 innings) and Zando Kelly (the sixth and final inning) — combined on Sunday's shutout.
"As a team, we've been very resilient," said Stafford coach Bruce Kelly, who is Zando's father. "I've coached a lot of these boys the last three years with the Stafford Hit Men. We set a goal to win the district title, and now we have the potential to make a deep run. Our team is built on pitching and defense, and that keeps us in every ballgame."
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Gearl singled in the first run in the third inning Sunday. Kelly went 2 for 3 with a three-run homer and two runs. He also stole home. Cavan Haack had a double, a single and an RBI. Center fielder TJ Bayer threw a runner out at third base to end a rally and made a diving catch to end the game. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/stafford-12u-baseball-team-advances-in-section-4/article_d40d2a0a-06d6-11ed-ab37-4f07cc81cc8a.html | 2022-07-19T00:18:07 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/stafford-12u-baseball-team-advances-in-section-4/article_d40d2a0a-06d6-11ed-ab37-4f07cc81cc8a.html |
Dr. Thomas Gutwein, an emergency physician at Parkview Regional Medical Center, will become Allen County's new health officer.
The Board of Health approved Gutwein's appointment tonight, effective Tuesday. He replaces Dr. Matthew Sutter, who announced in April he was stepping down.
Gutwein will continue working for Parkview while he is the county's chief health officer, officials said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/allen-board-chooses-new-health-officer/article_e3d3c1ba-06ea-11ed-8743-33a899838d67.html | 2022-07-19T00:18:40 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/allen-board-chooses-new-health-officer/article_e3d3c1ba-06ea-11ed-8743-33a899838d67.html |
MCDONOUGH, Ga. — A man robbed a bank wearing a wig and a floral-print dress on Monday in McDonough, according to the police department.
McDonough Police said he walked into the Chase Bank located at 323 Jonesboro Road, told the teller he had a weapon, and showed the teller a note demanding money.
The department said after getting the money, he drove off in "a newer model small white SUV, possibly a Lexus."
Police describe the man as 6 feet tall and slender. He was also wearing white sneakers, orange latex gloves, and a black mask.
Anyone with information about this robbery is asked to contact Det. W. Poss at 470-878-1091 or by email at wposs@mcdonoughga.org.
People who wish to stay anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/man-dresses-older-woman-rob-bank-323-jonesboro-road/85-1caba1b5-009d-428b-8e7a-46cc5799ba95 | 2022-07-19T00:18:45 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/man-dresses-older-woman-rob-bank-323-jonesboro-road/85-1caba1b5-009d-428b-8e7a-46cc5799ba95 |
The return of the Three Rivers Festival parade after two pandemic postponements proved popular with festival attendees, festival Executive Director Justin Shurley said Monday.
Organizers of this year’s Three Rivers Festival are still assessing the nine-day event, but preliminary information suggests attendees really appreciated a full calendar, he said.
“Everybody was so excited about it,” Shurley said of the parade, the festival’s kick-off event July 9.
He said the official festival attendance is being tabulated – based in part on cell phone data. “But I would be shocked if it is not pretty close” to last year’s attendance of 278,000, he said, when the parade was not part of the festival.
Food vendors’ tallies indicate sales were “very comparable” to last year, and carnival revenues were up, Shurley said.
“The midway numbers beat last year’s, which was a record year,” he said.
In addition, some new events scored big – big enough to be considered for a repeat performance. Bands & Brews on Sunday afternoon, July 10, featuring local breweries, is likely to have earned a repeat spot.
“The local breweries that were out had a blast. It was a nice launch for that event,” Shurley said.
Ditto for Beer, Bands & Bingo on Tuesday night July 12, he said.
Shurley said more partnerships with local organizations are likely next year, given the success of teaming the annual bed race with Mustard Seed Furniture Bank’s Beds for Kids program.
The event raised $600 for that charity, which provides beds for children without adequate sleeping arrangements.
Weather for the festival was excellent, Shurley said, with the only down moments periods of rain on Friday.
The festival this year instituted security measures, including checking bags for weapons with a metal detecting wand at the main festival plaza, the Lincoln Financial Pavilion at Headwaters Park.
A 19-year-old man was charged Thursday with unlawfully carrying a handgun with a previous felony arrest after an altercation at Junk Food Alley on July 9, Fort Wayne police said last week.
It was unclear Monday whether there were other altercations or arrests. Police could not be reached for comment. Shurley said police mostly performed “preemptive activity” to head off potential problems.
A Fort Wayne police spokesman told The Journal Gazette this month police are tightening security at many area festivals and gatherings, given other recent events involving violence nationwide.
Shurley said it’s likely that the largest attendance was likely on Saturday, with the fireworks finale, although it’s difficult to obtain a count.
“It’s hard to beat that last Saturday,” he said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/festival-wraps-on-an-up-note/article_e2233eae-06d1-11ed-a344-27bcace8caf2.html | 2022-07-19T00:18:46 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/festival-wraps-on-an-up-note/article_e2233eae-06d1-11ed-a344-27bcace8caf2.html |
ATLANTA — Police were called out again on Monday to the Forest Cove apartments on Thomasville Boulevard after five people were shot there earlier in the morning. A 13-year-old was among those hurt.
The city already started moving families out of the complex after a judge condemned it in December because of the poor living conditions and history of crime. Meanwhile, the owner of the apartments is appealing that condemnation.
“We’re actively moving them right now; we’re pushing people through that process,” Atlanta City Councilman Jason Winston, who represents the area around Forest Cove.
He said 21 families have moved, but there are about 190 left to go. The process is going slower than expected because Winston said many residents don’t trust the city government.
“We’re trying to build that trust; let them know this time it’s real, we’re here, we’ve showed up, we’re gonna get you out of this situation -- we have housing that’s available,” Winston said.
Little information about Monday's shooting has been released as Atlanta Police Department officers continue to investigate.
They’ve said in the past that investigating crimes here is especially difficult because witnesses are often too scared to come forward.
Winston said he’s working with the city to try to get residents out as quickly as possible and into new homes.
“Let’s get you out," Winston said. "Call my office we’ll get you in touch with the right people to get you out of the situation you’re in."
Winston said that as they continue the relocation process, they’re working on adding cameras to deter crime and working with police to engage the community.
Leaders are holding monthly community meetings at the Thomasville Heights Recreation center; the next one will be in August. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/relocation-forest-cove-apartments-millennia-company-global-ministries-crime/85-377fe0b8-25d4-4e1f-8366-61a9f8689db7 | 2022-07-19T00:18:51 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/relocation-forest-cove-apartments-millennia-company-global-ministries-crime/85-377fe0b8-25d4-4e1f-8366-61a9f8689db7 |
Independent candidate Nathan Gotsch raised more money than Democratic nominee Gary Snyder during the last three months, according to recent campaign filings.
Both challengers in the 3rd Congressional District race were significantly out-raised by the incumbent, however, as Rep. Jim Banks, R-3rd, took in a total $297,958 in net contributions.
Candidates are required to file quarterly campaign finance reports with the Federal Election commission.
Gotsch, who filed signatures to earn ballot access earlier this month, raised $76,920 – although $50,000 of that came out of his own pocket in the form of loans to the campaign. His total of $26,920 in non-loan contributions still outpaced Snyder’s $16,679.
The independent candidate said he loaned the money, a “big portion” of his life savings, because he believes voters “deserve to have another option in November.”
Snyder said his campaign is “very encouraged” by the second quarter results and said he doesn’t accept money from “shady lobbyists or corporations like our opponent.”
Banks could not be immediately reached for comment.
“We aren’t focused on (Gotsch’s) campaign, we are focused on firing Jim Banks,” Snyder said. “It’s my understanding that (Gotsch) loaned $50,000 to his campaign, spent most of it on a right leaning DC consulting firm to get him on the ballot and most of his contributions came from wealthy donors in Los Angeles. If I were a betting man, I would bet he will be fundraising the rest of the campaign just to pay himself back the large loan he made to his campaign.”
Gotsch received as many itemized donations from people in California, where he lived before returning to his hometown of Fort Wayne, as he did from those in Indiana. He also received donations from other states including Illinois, New York, Michigan and Missouri.
He talked about the difficulty of fundraising before securing ballot access and said he was grateful to his family and friends for supporting him early in the campaign.
“My friends probably got tired of me talking about northeast Indiana and how much I love it,” Gotsch said. “The donations I have from all over the country, including northeast Indiana, are from people I know personally in almost every case. I think it speaks highly of this region that people feel so connected to it through their relationship with me that they were willing to financially support my campaign.”
Statewide
In the race for Indiana Secretary of State, Republican nominee Diego Morales was outraised by his Democratic opponent Destiny Wells.
Wells took in $123,879 in net contributions while spending nearly $64,000, while Morales raised $73,299 and spent nearly twice that figure, $216,563, although he still has $289,186 on hand. Libertarian candidate Jeff Maurer raised $8,551.
One expenditure of that $216,563 was a purchase made by the Morales campaign at Toyota of Terre Haute in June in the amount of $43,845.
The campaign confirmed the purchase was a compact SUV – a Toyota RAV4 – and noted the purchase is allowable under Indiana law. Campaign manager Kegan Prentice said Morales is a “grassroots guy and an outstanding fundraiser.”
“He’s running a successful campaign and knows you can’t win a statewide race sitting in Indianapolis,” Prentice said. “He will continue his grassroots efforts crisscrossing all 92 counties talking face-to-face with people because every voter in Indiana matters.”
Republican candidate and incumbent Tera Klutz raised $90,531 in the race for state auditor, bringing her cash on hand to $260,425. That gives her a big financial advantage over her challengers as Democrat ZeNai Brooks has just more than $6,000 on hand after raising $7,540 during the last filing period and Libertarian John Schick did not report any contributions.
For treasurer, Republican candidate Dan Elliott raised $38,000 and spent nearly $44,000. His opponent, Democrat Jessica McClellan, reported both raising and spending less than $4,000. Elliott and McClellan now both have less than $1,000 on hand.
Sen. Todd Young outraised and outspent Democratic challenger Tom McDermott, taking in more than $1 million and spending $719,668. He now has nearly $7 million on hand. McDermott raised $236,411 and spent $160,240.
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Although Hoosiers won’t vote for the state’s next governor for more than two years, fundraising for that race is already underway.
Eric Doden, the only candidate officially running for Indiana’s highest office, raised $1.4 million and now has more than $2.4 million in his war chest for 2024.
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, who hasn’t announced a run but who would be among the frontrunners for the position, collected $881,671 and now has slightly more cash on hand than Doden: $2.5 million. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/independent-outraises-democrat-banks-still-leads-in-3rd-district/article_517b5344-06dd-11ed-942b-87eddd270d6f.html | 2022-07-19T00:18:52 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/independent-outraises-democrat-banks-still-leads-in-3rd-district/article_517b5344-06dd-11ed-942b-87eddd270d6f.html |
A 29-year-old Leesburg woman died in a single-vehicle crash in Kosciusko County.
Cassandra J. Doerr was driving a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee south on Indiana 25, south of Ferguson Road in Wayne Township when the vehicle rolled over several times about 3:45 a.m. Sunday.
Doerr, the only person in the vehicle, died at the scene, police said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/leesburg-woman-dies-in-kosciusko-crash/article_9e07661a-06e4-11ed-a3d3-afee0778c22b.html | 2022-07-19T00:18:58 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/leesburg-woman-dies-in-kosciusko-crash/article_9e07661a-06e4-11ed-a3d3-afee0778c22b.html |
A Fort Wayne man will serve 20 years behind bars if a judge accepts a plea agreement in the brutal death of a 17-month-old boy a year ago.
Shaquille Rowe, 28, pleaded guilty Monday in Allen Superior Court to voluntary manslaughter in the death of Aiden Mishawn Clark. The toddler was rushed from his home in the 2700 block of Millbrook Drive in critical condition to a hospital where he was pronounced dead May 17, 2021.
The Allen County coroner’s office said Aiden died from blunt force injuries to the chest. His death was one of 49 homicides in the county last year.
If a judge accepts a plea agreement offered by prosecutors, Rowe will be sentenced to 30 years, with 20 years spent behind bars and 10 years suspended. Charges of murder, aggravated battery and neglect of a dependent will be dismissed if the plea deal is accepted.
Had he been convicted of murder, Rowe would have faced up to 65 years in prison. Sentencing is set for Aug. 12.
Rowe called 911 about 12:30 p.m. the day Aiden died to say he’d gotten out of a shower to find the boy not breathing. Medics found indications of physical abuse on the toddler’s body, court documents said.
Dr. Scott Wagner said the child’s heart was “ripped in half,” his sternum fractured and his pericardium sac torn, resulting in a “massive amount of hemorrhaging,” court documents said. He also had a lacerated spleen and hemorrhaging around his left kidney and pancreas.
According to Rowe and the child’s mother, Rowe was the only one in the apartment that morning. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/man-pleads-guilty-in-toddlers-death/article_1b01907c-06d2-11ed-baeb-ebaa73637f26.html | 2022-07-19T00:19:04 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/man-pleads-guilty-in-toddlers-death/article_1b01907c-06d2-11ed-baeb-ebaa73637f26.html |
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Six men with ties to a white nationalist hate group appeared in court on Monday for their role in an alleged planned riot in downtown Coeur d'Alene in June.
All six men pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to riot.
The maximum penalty for the misdemeanor is one year in jail and/or a $5,000 fine and/or two years probation.
Police arrested them alongside 25 others on charges of planning to start a riot at a pride celebration in Coeur d’Alene last month. The men were found hiding in the back of a U-haul, stopped just blocks from the event.
Among the six men scheduled to appear on Monday are two brothers with ties to the Inland Northwest.
Kootenai County court documents identify Mishael Buster, 23, as a suspect who lives at a Hillyard address in Spokane. It lists another suspect, Josiah Buster, who appears to be his older brother, but lives in Texas. Neither has a criminal history.
In a parcel search on the Spokane County assessor's website, it lists Matt and Diane Buster as the property owners of the address Mishael Buster gave Coeur d'Alene police. It appears they too may be related.
Another suspect from Washington, Justin Michael O’Leary of Des Moines is also scheduled in court on Monday.
The hearings are scheduled for 1 p.m. KREM 2 News has learned that a judge granted a request from the suspects to appear virtually via Zoom. During today's court appearance, the judge is expected to read the men their rights and they will then enter a plea.
KREM 2 News will share updates after their appearances.
According to Idaho statutes, conspiracy to riot is punishable by up to a year in prison and up to a $5,000 fine.
The six men are the first to have court dates scheduled in the case. The other 25 men have court dates scheduled throughout the month of August.
Kootenai County court documents detail how much planning and coordination went into the group's attempt to riot.
According to court documents, Thomas Rousseau, the founder of Patriot Front, told officers he "traveled to Coeur d'Alene to peacefully exercise his First Amendment rights." Another suspect told police he traveled a long way for the cause and said, "We go where we are needed."
Coeur d'Alene police found several typed documents on Rousseau's person. One document discussed the group being there to "raise a voice against the moral depravity, which permits events such as this to take place," referencing the Pride event.
Another document outlined call locations, primary checkpoints, drill times, prep times and observation windows. Court documents say it also listed GPS coordinates for a drop point with two backup plans. It references using smoke and an exit strategy is outlined as, "Once an appropriate amount of time and confrontational dynamic has been established." | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/six-suspects-coeur-dalene-hate-group-arrests-court/293-a47d0bb2-05e8-4046-bdea-48e85fbbb60c | 2022-07-19T00:25:52 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/six-suspects-coeur-dalene-hate-group-arrests-court/293-a47d0bb2-05e8-4046-bdea-48e85fbbb60c |
Northern Michigan man pleads guilty to leaving pipe bombs at stores
A 76-year-old northern Michigan man pleaded guilty Monday to leaving two pipe bombs outside cellphone stores in Cheboygan and Sault Ste. Marie in 2021, federal prosecutors announced Monday.
John Douglas Allen of Whittemore entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Thomas Ludington in Bay City. He faces up to 20 years in prison when sentenced Nov. 9, records show.
Prosecutors filed a criminal information against him this month, 10 months after he was arrested following an FBI investigation involving homemade bombs, coded letters, spy cameras and counter-surveillance tactics.
Allen said that on Sept. 15, 2021, he placed pipe bombs containing shrapnel outside an AT&T store in Sault Ste. Marie as well as a Verizon store in Cheboygan, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement.
Both pipe bombs contained a note demanding $5 million. Video footage taken from the stores and nearby businesses led authorities to identify Allen as the suspect, according to the release.
“The actions of this defendant could have resulted in significant bodily harm or death to citizens in the area,” U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison said in a statement. “Thanks to the hard work of our law enforcement partners and prosecutors, we were able to find and remove these dangerous devices before the defendant could cause serious harm.”
Allen also pleaded guilty to placing letters containing threats aimed at telecommunications providers at cell towers in the Upper Peninsula.
His attorney, Stevens Jacobs, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday night.
Federal court records allege Allen was angry that telecommunications companies broadcast pornography, cursing and "immoral content."
The bombs were stored inside boxes and contained handcuffs with either the nickname “Handcuff Johnny” or the initials “HJ.” FBI investigators analyzed the bombs, which consisted of a metal pipe with two metal end caps containing explosive powder main charges. Metal spheres and nails were found within each device.
"Allen’s actions in placing pipe bombs in front of commercial businesses in Sault Ste. Marie and Cheboygan endangered the lives of innocent citizens, first responders, and the bomb technicians, who rendered those devices safe," said Mark Totten, Western District of Michigan U.S. Attorney, on Monday. "Grievances and disputes cannot be communicated or resolved through threats of violence or extortion."
Allen's LinkedIn account lists him as a retired underground miner for TG Chemicals. Investigators took note of the company name because the initials TG were at the end of the coded message “CMT 5101520TG” included in threatening letters left across the U.P.
Allen told authorities he bought the bomb components at hardware stores approximately one year earlier and paid in cash to avoid law enforcement detection, according to a court filing.
“For the past year, the bombs were in a box at his property,” an agent wrote. “He waited a year to build up the courage to place them.”
Allen also reported using the nickname “Handcuff Johnny” because he believed he “would end up in handcuffs as a result of his actions.” | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/18/man-pleads-guilty-leaving-pipe-bombs-stores-northern-michigan/10092276002/ | 2022-07-19T00:26:04 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/18/man-pleads-guilty-leaving-pipe-bombs-stores-northern-michigan/10092276002/ |
Cuddly times 2: Puppies join Oakland County K9 Comfort Dog Unit
If you walk into an Independence Township, Pontiac or Rochester Hills school, chances are you may see a four-legged creature roaming the halls.
On Monday, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard introduced two 20-week-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniels to the department's K9 Comfort Dog Unit: Wildcat and Sadie. With the two, that brings the number of comfort dogs to eight.
The pups attend public and school events, perform community outreach in hospitals, respond to natural disaster scenes or perform crisis intervention, said the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.
Wildcat has already had an effect on the community: she helped defuse an incident involving a combative man who had threatened a family. The puppy calmed the man without any further incident, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Dayna DeMeester is a resource deputy at Clarkston High School, where she brings Wildcat to work every day. She leaves her office door open for students to visit Wildcat when they feel they need to.
When Wildcat is not on the clock, she’s a farm dog at home among other animals like donkeys, cats, horses and other dogs.
“The impact has been amazing. The kids gravitate toward the dogs, the dogs go right to the kids, they love them, they give them kisses, they climb up in their laps," said Sheriff Michael Bouchard. "How can you not smile when a dog is coming up to you? That’s the affect they have on you."
Two more puppies are expected to join Tazer (age 4), Indy (6 months), Scarlet (age 1), Oxford (6 months), Cali (age 1) and Max (age 4) in about seven weeks, the Sheriff’s Office said.
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Denver Wade Phillips, 57, of North Bend, passed away July 5, 2022 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com
Rhonda Cramm, age 56, of Coos Bay passed away July 13, 2022, in Coos Bay. Arrangements under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 541 267-4216.
Laura D. Hege, age 63, of Coos Bay passed away July 10, 2022, in Coos Bay. Arrangements under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 541 267-4216.
Wallace K. Jones III, age 79, of Coos Bay passed away July 7, 2022, in Coos Bay. Arrangements under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 541 267-4216.
Alvin Chase, age 70, of Coos Bay, passed away July 5, 2022, in Coos Bay. Arrangements under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 541 267-4216.
Carole Ann Rother, 76, of Reedsport, passed away July 11, 2022 in Portland, Oregon. Cremation rites are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave, Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/july-19-2022-death-notices/article_9aa74154-02f0-11ed-8206-2705cb4ae4e6.html | 2022-07-19T00:27:15 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/july-19-2022-death-notices/article_9aa74154-02f0-11ed-8206-2705cb4ae4e6.html |
A memorial service will be held for Donald "Don" E. Brymer, 87, of Coos Bay, on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the Coos Bay Church of Christ, 775 Donnelly Avenue in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440.
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April 7, 1955 – July 14, 2022
Kathy was born in Hebron, Nebraska to Larry W. Wassom and Anna Marie Henderson. She spent her early years in Washington State, then moved to Elmdale, Kansas.
Kathy graduated from Strong City High School in 1973 and promptly married Lary A. Loving. They relocated to Lebanon, Oregon until 1982 when she was widowed with two young sons. She moved back to Elmdale, Kansas to be near family. She remarried to Marion "Dean" Keyes where they raised her family in Chase and Marion County, Kansas. Kathy worked at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas until she moved to Coos Bay, Oregon in 2013 where she resided the rest of her life.
Kathy loved life, painting, ceramics, growing beautiful flowers, and her cats. She loved bowling in league and sharing coffee with her many friends and family. She was known for her kindness and willingness to help any friend or family member in need.
Kathy leaves behind two sons, Christopher J. Loving (Ryan) of Coos Bay, Oregon, Brit W. Loving (Julie) of Emporia, Kansas; grandson, Dominic Loving of Emporia, Kansas; and a great grandson, Tagen Loving. Her siblings, Larriat Schulte (Mike) of Lebanon, Oregon, Tammy Robison, (Tom) of Port Townsend, Washington, Daniel W Wassom (LeAnn) of Elmdale, Kansas; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.
Kathy was proceeded in death by her parents, Larry and Anna Wassom; husband, Lary Loving; and siblings, Patricia J. Collier and Julie Madrigal.
She will be missed by many. No services are planned. Her internment will be at Strong City Cemetery in Kansas per her wishes, at a later date. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/katherine-ann-keyes/article_b9a21e86-06e6-11ed-beba-cb675bb9aa58.html | 2022-07-19T00:27:28 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/katherine-ann-keyes/article_b9a21e86-06e6-11ed-beba-cb675bb9aa58.html |
Officials have identified two people who were killed early Saturday when their vehicle collided with a Porsche SUV that was headed the wrong way on Interstate-19 in Tucson.
Shortly after midnight Saturday the wrong-way driver of the Porsche smashed into a Pontiac sedan that was on the ramp from eastbound Interstate-10 to southbound I-19, the state Department of Public Safety said in a news release.
The collision killed the driver and a passenger in the Pontiac.
The driver has been identified as Ilsi Leon, 19. The front seat passenger was Yahaira Portela, 20. Both were from Tucson.
The state DPS says the driver of the Porsche is suspected of being impaired at the time of the crash. He was not identified.
The Porsche driver was taken to a hospital for a spinal injury, the state DPS said. | https://tucson.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/2-tucsonans-killed-in-wrong-way-crash-ided/article_01f52078-06e4-11ed-8e68-6fcadc0801e0.html | 2022-07-19T00:32:57 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/2-tucsonans-killed-in-wrong-way-crash-ided/article_01f52078-06e4-11ed-8e68-6fcadc0801e0.html |
NAPLES, Fla. – A Home Depot van was pulled out of the Naples Landings boat ramp Saturday night after a driver lost control of the vehicle while unloading his jet ski, said Naples police in a statement to NBC2.
“It’s probably somebody with not a lot of experience, who got too far in,” said Gene Luciano, a charter boat fishing captain that houses his fleet just steps away at the Naples City Dock. “It happens, not a lot, but it does happen.”
Lance Ennen, 39, lost control of the rental van. We observed heavy, slick algae buildup on the ramp that could have caused the car to slip closer to the water.
“What happens at the ramp at low tide, the slime line is showing,” said Luciano. “If those back wheels of a truck get on that slime line with the trailer and the boat, and he doesn’t have four-wheel-drive when you put it in gear, he doesn’t have a traction to get out of the way in the truck starts to sideswipe. Next thing you know it goes right on the water.”
He added he has seen multiple other vehicles go into the water for the same reason.
A police report provided to NBC2 shows that there were no injuries at the time of the incident.
A private tow company was called and after multiple tow trucks were on scene, the vehicle was pulled from the water.
The report deemed the car as a “total loss.” | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/18/home-depot-rental-van-sinks-in-naples-bay/ | 2022-07-19T00:43:39 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/18/home-depot-rental-van-sinks-in-naples-bay/ |
LEE COUNTY, Fla – The Lee County School District has announced that it will serve breakfast and lunch to every student at no charge.
This program will take place for the 2022-23 school year in the District’s 80 traditional schools and four special centers.
Here is a list of all participating schools:
The School District is again participating in the Community Eligibility Program. The CEP is a non-pricing meal service option for schools and school district in low-income areas. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/18/lee-county-schools-to-provide-free-breakfast-and-lunch-for-students/ | 2022-07-19T00:43:45 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/18/lee-county-schools-to-provide-free-breakfast-and-lunch-for-students/ |
Tuesday marks exactly one year since a home in a Plano neighborhood exploded, causing damage to nearby homes and sending several people to the hospital.
Twelve months later and the cleanup continues for some while others wonder about the investigation behind the blast.
In the afternoon of July 19, 2021, in the 4400 block of Cleveland Dr., an active thunderstorm was passing through the area. At first, some thought a lightning strike caused the big explosion, but would later learn that was not the case.
Investigators thought an isolated gas leak caused the explosion, but days later said they believed it may have been an intentional act.
Drive down the street of Cleveland Dr. and people will see boarded-up windows and permit signs splattered across many doors of people who have had to remodel their homes.
"I hope nothing like this happens to anyone," said Andrzej "Andy" Wiszenko, whose home is across the street from where the explosion happened.
He wasn't home at the time, but his Ring security camera captured the blast. Wiszenko said he remembers several neighbors calling him to tell him what happened and says he still gets goosebumps talking about the situation.
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Several doors down, another neighbor described how she's still feeling the aftershock of what happened.
"There are still those moments when you hear a loud boom from construction going on or something going on, and I still jump," said Karri Armstrong, who was in her home office when the explosion blew out her front window.
"We had slight damage, nothing really big. Had some windows blown out on this side of the house, but other that, pretty blessed," said Craig Glenn, who lives across the street from Armstrong.
The home where the incident took place is now just a concrete slab, but the house next to it stands the same as it did in 2021. The damaged property has some neighbors concerned since it has a visible lean.
“The walls are falling in, and there’s been nothing done to that house," said Armstrong. "It's frustrating. I know there’s all these houses going on the market, and what do you do when you try and put your house on the market and you got all of this damage around you?"
A city spokesperson said the home has a new owner and they are currently facing code violations. The city is trying to get the owner to appear in court and is waiting on a court date.
The man inside the home that exploded, who at the time was identified by his attorney as Joseph Kupfor, underwent several surgeries due to injuries from the blast.
Last year Kupfor's attorney, Scott Becker, spoke to NBC DFW about his client. A request Monday for comment was unanswered as of this writing.
The blast at 4429 Cleveland Dr. not only leveled the house but caused debris like glass, sheetrock and wood to scatter everywhere.
Two parents and three kids inside the home next door were injured and had to be treated. At the time of the explosion, a close family friend spoke with NBC DFW, about their recovery, and said they were lucky to be alive.
The Plano Police Department said it is working on a request from NBC DFW for an update on the investigation. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/investigation-continues-1-year-after-plano-house-explosion/3017518/ | 2022-07-19T00:44:04 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/investigation-continues-1-year-after-plano-house-explosion/3017518/ |
“If I could turn back time; if I could find a way…”
Cher may have sung that song, but it is a sentiment on the minds of community leaders of the Blue Ribbon Committee working on raising donations for the Historical Ceremonial Courtroom Restoration Project at the Kenosha County Courthouse.
Courtroom 209, the second floor courtroom where Judge Bruce Schroeder presides, was seen all over the world during the Karl Rittenhouse trial earlier this year. The room is on the southwest side of the building.
A test panel has been in place for many months to show the public what the room could look if a restoration was completed. I saw the room last week and Holey Shamoley, what is under that drop ceiling is something to behold.
What in the world caused the destruction of this beautiful Neo-classical decor that rivals that of any 20th Century theater, government building in Wisconsin?
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Two words: air conditioning.
When the courthouse was being built from 1923 to 1925, air-conditioning was cutting edge technology and too expensive to hoist on the backs of taxpayers.
But by 1950, large open spaces like movie theaters in town were places patrons could relax in the comfort of air-conditioning. Another decade would pass before AC would be discussed in relation to the courthouse and a very interesting public feud brought the subject to the forefront.
Judge Bode swelters
In 1957, the Hon. Harold M. Bode was appointed by Gov. Vernon Thompson to serve as a County Judge here to fill the vacancy created by the death of Hon. Wilmer W. Davis.
Three years passed and the last week of August 1960 brought humid, steamy heat.
Such weather brings out the worst in everyone.
On the first day of September, Bode informed County Clerk Richard Lindgren that he had ordered an air-conditioner rental unit installed in his judges chambers. He explained that the day before, he had five juvenile hearings scheduled in his chambers and would have had to adjourn the hearings if he couldn’t make it bearable.
In a series of letters that day between the men, the lines were drawn in the sand.
Lindgren, the county’s purchasing agent, wrote the county was under no obligation for any air-conditioner. It wasn’t in the budget. No other judge had submitted an air-conditioner request or had one installed on his own in the 35 year the courthouse had stood.
“I will admit that air-conditioning would be nice, but should we spend $100,000 for this equipment that will be used a maximum of 20 days a year when we are on the verge of putting out a bond issue for a new University extension building for $400,000…” Lindgren went on to mention four other upcoming expensive projects.
Air-conditioners, he wrote, would be installed and paid for when the County Board authorizes it and appropriates the funds.
What was the actual money amount of installing and renting the AC unit in question? $80 a month. The Kenosha appliance store, Joerndt and Ventura, said rental money could be applied towards the purchase of a the $250 window unit.
Lindgren sent to the hoosegow
Bode maintained that the noise outside his courtroom and chambers made it impossible to keep the windows open because the phonographic transcriber couldn’t hear all the testimony with the noise.
He ordered Lindgren to appear before his court and ordered him to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court for interfering with the performance of its judicial function by countermanding a prior order for the AC installation.
The judge asked him to enter a guilty or not guilty plea. Lindgren refused. Bode asked him nine times before calling for the deputy to take him to jail.
When he called him back into the courtroom later in the morning, Bode again asked him for a plea, after which he said Lindgren could make a statement.
Silence. It lasted three full minutes with Bode staring at Lindgren and Lindgren staring at the floor.
Back to jail Lindgren went. He stayed there two days; a writ of beasts corpus issued by a Racine judge freed him.
When Bode learned of his release, he ordered Kenosha County Sheriff Floyd Hughes come before him in court, where he found Hughes in contempt of court for releasing his nemesis. So Hughes went to Lindgren’s office and arrested him again.
He stayed there two more days until Gov. Gaylord Nelson intervened.
Within 10 days the fracas had blown up even farther, involving the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Bode contended the court had the inherent right to order necessary repairs for the courtroom including such things as heat, light, ventilation and air-conditioning.
Lindgren and the County Board maintained that Bode had overstepped his authority.
Great fodder for the media
One of the articles in the Kenosha Evening News reported on September 16 that Attorney William Shelden, representing Judge Bode, had not used the word “twerp” in referring to Lindgren at the hearing in Madison before the Supreme Court, as stated in a wired dispatch the day before.
Instead, Sheldon said he had used the word “clerk” in referring to Lindgren.
The eyes of the nation were on us, and the voice of the nation howled with amusement.
The Supreme Court ruled that Lindgren should not have gone to jail.
The following January, 1961 the County Board voted NOT to pay the bill. Back into court they all went, this time it was held in March in the Kenosha courthouse with Judge Joseph Wilkus of Sheboygan presiding.
Wilkus sided with Bode and ordered the County Board to pay $250 for the unit. Two months later, the board voted 23 to 4 in favor of appealing the ruling back up to the Supreme Court again.
The controversy had taken on a life of it’s own, but finally, on Dec.1, 1961 the Wisconsin Supreme Court moved to dismiss the appeal because the County had not forwarded a formal appeal with in the 90 statute of limitation from Wilkus’s ruling in April.
Years later Bode said he felt the case helped to establish the “inherent powers of the court”. Some judicial colleges have used the case to illustrate that point to law students.
AC wins
Four years later the push to add air-conditioning to a proposed renovation project had the backing of most residents. A 100 ton unit placed on the roof was part of the plan.
But in order to keep the project under budget, the vents and ductwork had to be laid over the ornate ceiling and stained glass skylight in Room 209. It must have killed project architect Bob Kueny to do so and cover all that magnificence up with a drop ceiling.
So there the beauty remained, hidden away and forgotten until the rays of a flashlight illuminated the space 42 years later.
See more in Part II: 2022 Ceremonial Courtroom: The road to restoration in Wednesday’s Kenosha News. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/old-kenosha-long-ago-county-courthouse-feud-a-prelude-to-ac-woes/article_477e1300-03d5-11ed-a407-0764fac65650.html | 2022-07-19T00:46:14 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/old-kenosha-long-ago-county-courthouse-feud-a-prelude-to-ac-woes/article_477e1300-03d5-11ed-a407-0764fac65650.html |
HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) – Last Sunday morning in Hoover, after he’d reminded the congregation about the men’s breakfast at Golden Corral, Pastor Jimmy Bassham of Hoover First United Methodist Church said he had one other announcement to make.
Bassham, who describes himself as a “very part-time” pastor at the church, addressed claims that the church’s day school used hot sauce to punish children two years old and younger.
Bassham’s comments, which confirmed that day school staff used hot sauce as punishment “for years, if not decades,” began with a firm commitment.
“This practice has stopped,” he told those in attendance. “It will never be done again.”
Mothers of children who attended the day school said they appreciate that commitment from Bassham. But nearly everything the pastor said after that, the mothers told CBS 42, has compounded the pain and frustration the church has already caused.
The mothers said the pastor’s comments from the pulpit downplayed what occurred, pushed blamed onto one individual when multiple mothers expressed concerns, and did not accurately reflect what happened since the issue first came to light. The pastor said he’s sorry “if any mothers were upset by his comments” but added that the update was “meant solely for this church family.”
Bassham’s July 10 comments came during the first Sunday service following a CBS 42 report that first outlined allegations that day school staff forced hot sauce into the mouths of children two years old and younger in situations where the kids were biting, screaming, or exhibiting other disruptive behavior.
Church officials did not respond to repeated requests for comment before the initial report’s publication. In a statement sent after the report was published, a representative of the Hoover United Methodist Day School said the daycare was cooperating with a state investigation.
“The safety and well-being of the children and families we serve is our top priority,” the statement said. “We are aware of the allegations and take them seriously. We are cooperating fully with the Department of Human Resources investigation. We are praying for all involved.”
The Alabama Department of Human Resources said that while it could not comment on particular allegations of abuse, the agency could confirm that the Hoover day school was not in compliance with state law.
“I can share that this facility never completed steps required by law to operate as either a licensed or license-exempt child care program,” an agency representative said in a statement. “This was confirmed by our Child Care Services Division during a site visit on Thursday. As a result, we have notified the appropriate legal authorities, in accordance with our standard procedures.”
Religiously-affiliated daycare facilities like the Hoover First UMC Day School are not required to be licensed by the Department of Human Resources. Such facilities are, however, required by law to register with state officials as an “exempt” daycare. The Hoover day school, state officials confirmed, was not registered with the state at all.
Pastor Bassham said in an e-mail following initial reports of the allegations that he did not have anything to add to the daycare’s response.
Days later, though, Bassham had more to say about the issue from the pulpit, telling congregants that although hot sauce was used by daycare staffers as punishment for “years,” the practice was limited to only two children.
“It was done for two children,” Bassham said. “The parents of those children were not bothered by this, but another mother was, and she proceeded to call the Hoover Police Department, the Department of Human Resources, and at least channel 42 news.”
Later, Bassham said that the parent he was referencing was the only one to pull her child out of the day school.
“Even though her children were never impacted with this,” he said.
Bassham also added that he had only recently learned that the day school is not licensed.
“There is some question as to whether a day school such as ours has to be licensed,” he said. “But we are trying to work through that – determine what is and isn’t required.”
Mothers of children who attended the day school said they aren’t even sure which mom Bassham was referring to. His “misinformed” comments, they believe, are an effort to shift blame to a single, disenchanted parent.
Anna Sims Barnes’ involvement with the issue began when her four and five-year-old kids commented on a bottle of hot sauce at dinner.
“That’s what they give the babies at school,” her five-year-old son said. His sister echoed him: “Yeah, it is,” she said. “That’s what they give the babies.”
Barnes said the notion that only a single mother was upset about what happened at the church is “completely false.”
“Four parents confronted the day school director as soon it came to light,” she said. “One of us filed a police report. Another took to social media. I contacted DHR. This was a joint effort of several parents.”
None of the parents interviewed for this story initially reached out to CBS 42.
Barnes said she’s disappointed and angry that what happened at the day school has been “minimized in favor of protecting a church’s image.”
“I think the parents and the students of Hoover First UMC Day School are owed a sincere apology,” she said.
Heather Willoughby’s three-year-old daughter confirmed to her that hot sauce was being used on younger children. Like Anna Barnes and several other mothers, she pulled her child from the daycare. She said there’s no excuse for Bassham to bend the truth from the pulpit.
“He had weeks to contact parents, to look at the news, and to reach an understanding of what happened from all the angles,” she said. “He failed to do so and is complicit in what I see as a cover-up of child abuse.”
Heather Agee is the mother who decided to report the incident to police. She said that she was jumping up and down in frustration and anger when she watched a video of what Bassham said during the church service.
Agee said the way the situation is being handled isn’t very Christian.
“They are causing harm to other human beings,” she said.
When she asked her daughter whether infants were being given hot sauce at the day school, her four-year-old said no. Then, Agee’s heart sank as her daughter continued her answer.
“No, mommy,” her daughter told her. “They get the red drink in the bottle with the peppers on it.”
Agee said her daughter was impacted by what happened even if the hot sauce wasn’t put on her tongue.
“She was absolutely impacted,” Agee said. “Who wouldn’t be impacted by watching infants get hot sauced for crying?”
Bassham said that he is sorry if any mothers were upset by his comments but that the message was meant “solely for this church family.”
He said his comments were “based solely on what had been told to me.”
“As the pastor of this church and on behalf of this church, I can only say that I was appalled upon learning that this was a practice in our Day School,” he said. “When I was first told about this episode, I said that I believed that the teacher involved should be terminated.”
Bassham said, however, that he does not have the power to make hiring and firing decisions at the day school.
“I can say that I have stopped the practice and it will never happen again,” he said. “The First United Methodist Church of Hoover is deeply ashamed of what was done to the children under the care of our Day School (and that includes all of the children under the care of our Day School). It does not reflect the love we hold for those children and the ministry we desire to have with them.”
Anna Barnes said for the church to reflect that “love,” it should truly take responsibility and repent, not downplay mothers’ experiences from the pulpit.
“A program that cruelly punishes children for child-like behaviors is hardly a ministry,” Barnes said. “The only remedy is for the church to take responsibility morally and legally.” | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/hoover-pastor-day-school-punished-children-with-hot-sauce-for-years-if-not-decades/ | 2022-07-19T00:49:24 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/hoover-pastor-day-school-punished-children-with-hot-sauce-for-years-if-not-decades/ |
Massillon gets new Salvation Army officers
MASSILLON – Salvation Army Capts. Brennen and Allison Hinzman have been appointed to lead the ministry's Massillon citadel at 315 Sixth St. NE.
The Hinzmans previously served in various appointments including Red Bank, New Jersey, for four years, and Camden, New Jersey, for four years.
They have three daughters, 6, 4 and 1.
"We are thrilled to be appointed to Massillon and are eager to build upon the amazing work our predecessors have done in this community," Brennen Hinzman said in a statement. "The Salvation Army has served people in need for 157 years and has supported the people of Massillon for 137 years, so we have deep roots in this community. We look forward to collaborating with our partners, sponsors, volunteers, and community leaders to help those in need."
The Salvation Army in Massillon has operated since 1885. The primary focus of its community services has been providing emergency services, including rent, mortgage, utilities, food, and clothing to the residents of western Stark County.
Seasonal programs include back-to-school backpack giveaway, Thanksgiving fellowship dinner, Christmas gifts, and food. A free hot lunchtime meal is served every Friday. Worship services and Bible study are also offered.
For more information or to donate call 330-833-6473, or visit www.SalvationArmyOhio.org. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2022/07/18/massillon-salvation-army-gets-new-leadership/10067610002/ | 2022-07-19T00:53:21 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2022/07/18/massillon-salvation-army-gets-new-leadership/10067610002/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A ruptured sewer pipe spilled approximately 340,000 gallons of raw sewage into Newport’s Yaquina Bay Friday and Saturday.
The city said the rupture occurred at the Bayfront Pump Station at 198 SE Bay Boulevard. The spill began at 1:13 p.m. Friday and was not repaired until 4:37 p.m. Saturday.
The city of Newport has placed health hazard warning signs at several access points along the bayfront and along the Southern Yaquina Bay shoreline in South Beach.
The public is asked to avoid the water until further notice, as touching or swallowing water contaminated with bacteria can put people and pets at risk of disease.
The city is collecting samples to determine when the water is safe for people and pets to contact.
As of Monday, the city of Newport did not have an update on the test results from the water. The city said the Department of Environmental Quality regulates the sampling and when the DEQ tells the city the water is safe, the city will notify the public and remove the signs. | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/ruptured-pipe-spills-340000-gallons-of-sewage-into-yaquina-bay/ | 2022-07-19T00:54:35 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/ruptured-pipe-spills-340000-gallons-of-sewage-into-yaquina-bay/ |
TAYLOR, Pa. — Data collectors from Tyler Technologies went door to door at homes in Taylor on Monday. It's the start of the process to reassess properties in Lackawanna County to determine property taxes.
The last time a reassessment was done was in the late 1960s.
Residents we spoke with are glad it's happening again.
"Our taxes are high here, down in the city of Taylor down there, they're cheap and I think everybody should start paying more," said Rose Tulaney.
There are more than 100,000 properties in Lackawanna County to evaluate over the next few years. Data collectors ask a series of questions about your home and take measurements of the outside of the house.
"A seasoned data collector could do 20 to 25 a day, depending on the neighborhood. If you're in a more high-end neighborhood where the house homes are bigger, they take a little longer, but a typical home takes about 15 to 20 minutes to complete the interview at the door, two minutes," said Russell Place from Tyler Technologies.
With so many homes and businesses in Lackawanna County to assess, the data collection company uses technology to help get the job done quicker.
"Technology is great with today. There's flyovers. There's Google. You know, we have imagery of low-flying airplanes that you have to fly over. You got the layout, and you can measure the roof line to roof line and get an idea of how big the home is that way as well," Place said.
Privacy and safety are also important in this project. Data collectors will not go into a home or a fenced backyard unless the homeowners allow them in.
Lackawanna County is also sharing information about who the data collectors are to help put residents at ease about the people coming to their door.
"Getting the pictures of the gentlemen out there, their cars, their license plates on their cars, because nowadays, how many times do you have people knock on your doors, and they say they're from somewhere, and they're really not?" said John Tigue.
This is just the beginning of the reassessment, and more data collectors are being hired to go door to door in other communities.
To find out who they are, where they will be, and when, visit the county's page here.
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PLAINS, Pa. — It's a bumpy ride out to Larry O'Malia's Farm & Greenhouses in Plains Township. And when co-owner Larry O'Malia gets to the field, he's reminded what a difference a year makes.
"It's night and day. It's the opposite of the coin," he said.
Because this year, conditions on the farm are drastically different than last. This is because there hasn't been a lot of rain. Last year, there was too much.
"We were here with boots up to our knees just trying to pick things, stay out of puddles as much as we could. And this year, puddles are practically non-existent," O'Malia said.
Although the drier weather isn't helping productivity, O'Malia said it's not at a point yet where it's cause for concern.
"It's not a critical point where I'm losing product or losing plant material in the field. But some of the younger plant material, it just means a little moisture to continue the growth process," he said.
And he's really looking forward to some rain because, with this dry soil, development for some vegetables is at a standstill.
"It's surviving; it's hanging in there. Maybe it's growing slowly, slightly, but we need that little bit extra help to expedite and make things come on schedule as best we can," he said.
O'Malia said there is one benefit, though, to having a dry season out here on the farm.
"When we have drier spells, weed control is much easier," he said.
Because things like herbicides can be more effective, there is less competition for nutrients in the field, too.
So Larry said bare with them if you see delays in crops. Things are looking good for this year's harvest.
"They're raring to go. They'll pick up right where they left off," he said.
All they need is a little rain.
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DRUMS, Pa. — When students arrive at Drums Elementary and Middle school, they start their day walking through this metal detector.
Superintendent Dr. Brian T. Uplinger says this is the norm for all students in the Hazleton Area school district. And one of their many initiatives is to prioritize safety in their schools.
“It doesn't matter the age, it doesn't matter where they're going or what school they're attending, everyone has the right to be safe,” said Dr. Brian T. Uplinger, Hazleton Area school district Superintendent.
To promote safety across all schools in Pennsylvania, Senator Dave Argall worked with legislators to help public and private schools in Pennsylvania increase physical and mental support for students and staff.
School districts throughout Schuylkill county are receiving an additional $200 million dollars to improve security and mental health resources. All in an effort to make schools in the area a safer place.
Something Senator Argall says is the most important part of the budget they just passed in Harrisburg.
“When anybody's son or daughter gets on the school bus, you want to make sure they get home safe. That's what this money's about,” Senator Dave Argall (R), 29th District.
Administrators in the Hazleton Area school district agree that having more security and mental health initiatives can make a big impact when preventing violence in schools.
“We are checking in on our students, we are making sure that their mental health is okay. We're also, while coming through the doors, they're also being checked to make sure they aren't bringing any weapons that could harm another student, or themselves, or even a staff member. So by having all of those layers in place, we are making every layer safe,” said Uplinger.
With bipartisan support for the grant, Senator Argall says the money will give schools the ability to invest in security without taking money away from other essential programs.
“At one point, the Governor suggested $0 for this program a couple of years ago. And everyone, Republicans and Democrats, said we need to do a lot better, and we finally got it done in this budget,” Senator Argall said.
The Hazleton Area school district is now able to allocate more than half a million dollars to add additional security measures. While having resources to give members of the district the mental health resources they need.
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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — COVID case numbers are once again on the rise in central Pennsylvania. Both Lycoming and Clinton Counties are marked for high levels of transmission.
"The numbers have started to come up again, especially in our county. just two weeks ago, we had 169 new cases," said Dr. Rutul Dalal, an infectious disease expert at UPMC Williamsport.
Dr. Dalal says the new BA.5 variant is not as severe as past variants, but it is much easier to spread.
"It is at least 25 to 35 times more transmissible than the original omicron subvariant."
Currently, 15 people are hospitalized at UPMC hospitals in the northcentral region.
Dr. Dalal fears the number will increase as the fall approaches.
"People will rush indoors in the northern tier states, and the humidity will go down as we crank up our heaters, and that's when our numbers will go up in the fall or winter months."
Dr. Dalal says the best way to stay out of the hospital is by getting vaccinated or receiving a booster shot, especially as we approach the colder months.
"We might reach a second wave, not as high as delta, but at least the second highest wave after delta."
With cases on the rise, it is important to test when experiencing symptoms. Dr. Dalal says testing frequently when feeling sick is important.
"If you have a home-based antigen test, don't only rely on one test. I would suggest doing it successively for three days back to back to find out if you are truly positive because there are still false negatives."
Watch more stories about the coronavirus pandemic on WNEP's YouTube page. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lycoming-county/covid-case-number-going-up-in-parts-of-our-area-coronavirus-ba5-variant-vaccine-booster/523-0fdfad47-e162-453e-a0a0-8f241fbb1005 | 2022-07-19T00:56:55 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lycoming-county/covid-case-number-going-up-in-parts-of-our-area-coronavirus-ba5-variant-vaccine-booster/523-0fdfad47-e162-453e-a0a0-8f241fbb1005 |
MONTOURSVILLE, Pa. — Sunday marked the 26th anniversary of the TWA Flight 800 crash.
On its way to Paris, the plane went down in the Atlantic Ocean shortly after takeoff from JFK Airport in New York, killing everyone on board.
The plane carried 21 students and chaperones from Montoursville Area High School's French Club.
"It is a day of remembrance. It is a day of mourning. It is also a day where we get together as a community and take care of each other," said Montoursville Mayor Stephen Bagwell.
Located behind the high school now is the Memorial Gardens, with 21 trees, shrubbery, a brick walkway, and a statue dedicated in 1999 to the folks who lost their lives.
Twenty-three years later, the park is now in need of some TLC. The brick walkway has become a hazard because of tree roots from underneath.
"We are going to remove the existing brick walkway and put in another one that is about six yards from the existing position," added Bagwell.
The borough and the Memorial Gardens Perpetual Care Committee are trying to raise $200,000 for repairs and future care.
"Shrubs that need to be removed — they are dying and diseased, so they need to be replaced. What we would like to do, too, is put ground covering around, so the constant mulching doesn't need to be done," said Bagwell.
Several businesses in downtown Montoursville are chipping in and trying to raise money for the Memorial Gardens.
Johnson's Café is donating $1 for every French onion soup it sells and another 50 cents for all salad entrees sold in the next month. A few doors down is Faddies Ice Cream and Pizza. This past weekend the shop sold milkshakes with proceeds going to the gardens.
"Start to finish at 9 o'clock at night it was just go, go, go. It was awesome because a lot of people came out, and the community really kicked in to help this fundraiser," said Jay Rice, the owner of Faddies.
Anyone can make a donation. Donations by check may be made to the MASD Memorial Fund and mailed to:
MASD Office
50 North Arch Street,
Montoursville, PA 17754.
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Mental health counseling program set to start at Delaware County Jail this week
MUNCIE, Ind. − The Delaware County commissioners approved a contract Monday between the sheriff's department and Mental Health America of Indiana that would allow the department to purchase equipment to help facilitate a re-entry program for jail inmates after incarceration.
The $80,000 contract, funded through a state grant, would allow the sheriff to buy equipment to support the program, which is expected to begin this week.
Sheriff Tony Skinner said the department already had purchased a couple of pieces of equipment to support the re-entry effort. In May, Mental Health America of Indiana and Indiana Forensic Support Services announced the county would receive a $472,000 grant for the integrated re-entry and correctional support program, or IRACS. The remaining funds from the grant after the payment to the sheriff will pay for work by peer recovery coaches, "navigators" and social workers who will assist participating offenders after they leave jail in an effort to help them recover from any addiction and behavioral health issues.
State funds behind program Grant announced to help fund Delaware County addiction program
Lynn Witty, a local physician and volunteer advocate for the program, said the effort will launch this week in Delaware County with peer recovery counseling administered through the Jay County Drug Prevention Coalition. Commissioners attorney John Brooke said that a memorandum of understanding would be developed with the coalition concerning its participation.
Witty said that Delaware County would be an outpatient hub of peer recovery efforts, in which counselors would provide support to former inmates after jail. The county contract is with Indiana Forensic Services, a subsidiary of Mental Health America of Indiana.
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According to the contract, county officials will work with IFS to create parameters concerning data collection for recidivism and overdose rates and to determine how to measure the impact of the program.
The director of IFS was scheduled to come to Muncie Monday evening to provide a presentation on how the program works. The meeting is open to the public, according to Witty, and will be at 5 p.m. in The Clubhouse at Accutech downtown, 115 S Walnut St.
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BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — With flood cleanup well underway, organizations have made their way to Buchanan County to lend a helping hand. Samaritan’s Purse is one of them.
“Basically what we are doing is called a mud out,” explained Polly Gerwig of Samaritan’s Purse to News Channel 11. “We’re taking out all the mud and the water. We’re taking out all the damaged contents and when we get that done we’ll drake down the walls.”
A few hours of heavy rainfall has led to days and weeks of work. Samaritan’s Purse is helping those impacted by the floods free of charge.
“A lot of them don’t have flood insurance, so we can just be hands and feet and give them some assurance,” Gerwig said.
And with all the damage that has been done, there is plenty of work to do.
“It’s going to cost a lot of money to fix this,” homeowner Stanley Ward said. “I carried flood insurance for several years. I only had like $20,000 worth of flood insurance and I had over $300,000 worth of homeowners. That flood insurance was a lot higher than the homeowners was.”
Ward said his basement was under about seven feet of water during the floods.
“It destroyed everything downstairs, the drywall all the furniture. Everything we owned was gone,” she said.
Meanwhile, crews are working to clean up debris that could result in more flooding if heavy rains hit the county again.
“If it don’t get freed up, water can get in, if it rains anymore it’s going to get out in the banks again and have high water in places it don’t need to be,” said Mac Osborne, supervisor of Quality Paving.
Authorities say clearing the debris from damaged or destroyed bridges is a priority, but it could take months or even a year to finish cleaning up. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/organizations-move-in-to-help-buchanan-co-residents-impacted-by-floods/ | 2022-07-19T01:01:42 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/organizations-move-in-to-help-buchanan-co-residents-impacted-by-floods/ |
FORT WORTH, Texas — Survival on the streets when it comes to living outside in extreme heat sometimes is simple as access to water and ice.
Keith Moxley, affectionally known as "Superman," is among Fort Worth's homeless population getting help staying hydrated and cool.
"Oh, it's a godsend, a lifesaver because we have some help from other people. It's like a miracle," said Moxley.
Moxley is one of the hundreds of people stopping by WhenWeLove to get free ice and water as part of the nonprofit's outreach ministry. Gary Wilkerson, once homeless himself, founded the organization years ago. He believes helping others is his calling.
“I lost everything. We owned a business and I had a couple of grown daughters that were stuck in drug abuse and addiction and ended up homeless,” Wilkerson said.
“As I began to rebuild my life from those bad moments, the business failures and the loss of everything that we had, reevaluated my life. I started volunteering for a couple of local organizations, and I feel like that God kind of led me to what I'm doing today. I've been doing it now for 14 years and I wouldn't change it for anything.”
WhenWeLove is located in Fort Worth's homeless shelter area, where cold water and ice is available 24/7 during the current heat wave.
"Keith is a regular, you know, a lot of really, unfortunately, a lot of the people that we serve, are regulars. Part of our mission is that we want to befriend those that we serve," said Wilkerson.
Wilkerson, who still works a full-time job and is not paid by his nonprofit. He, along with his volunteer staff, get help with outreach programs.
Monday, the organization received help from a group of teens from a Keller, Texas church. The teens not only passed out cold water and ice to the homeless, but also picked up trash as part of their ministry.
"I think it's really important to have youth involved in what I call the giving experience, where they get to see how the other half lives, how people really live on the streets of Fort Worth," said Wilkerson.
WhenWeLove has also turned its lobby into a cooling station, giving about 40 people relief from the outside heat. Right now, the organization is going through at least two pallets of bottled water a day. A volunteer helps keep the ice chests full for the constant foot traffic of homeless people coming to the building. The volunteers are relieved from duty for lunch every day, and then WhenWeLove reopens their doors so people can cool off.
"We have a TV behind us that they can watch. We have cold water in the refrigerator. We keep snacks," said Wilkerson.
WhenWeLove operates strictly off of donations. The nonprofit accept things like socks, blankets and wipes -- which is at the top of their needs list. However, they are in need of more bottled water donations, even if it's just a case from people wanting to do something good for the less fortunate.
“You can pick up a case or two of bottled water when you see it on sale at the grocery store and drop it off to us, that's a big help. We also hand out a lot of personal hygiene products, so shampoos and soaps and body wash and body wipes, those are big needs for people that are out living on the streets that don't have the ability to take the shower every day or care for themselves,” Wilkerson said.
“And then volunteering... If you're really interested in helping, we'd love to have you contact us and volunteer with us. Come serve with the forecast the way it is.”
WhenWeLove is located at 1100 East Lancaster Avenue, Fort Worth near the heart of downtown. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/its-a-godsend-outreach-ministry-volunteers-help-homeless-population-in-extreme-heat-across-fort-worth/287-67c6de64-4f74-4d1b-96f5-e582ea76fc88 | 2022-07-19T01:02:11 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/its-a-godsend-outreach-ministry-volunteers-help-homeless-population-in-extreme-heat-across-fort-worth/287-67c6de64-4f74-4d1b-96f5-e582ea76fc88 |
WYLIE, Texas — Temperatures across North Texas continue soaring. The heat has more people running outdoor sprinklers.
Water usage is becoming a hot topic across the region.
“We want them to turn their sprinklers off. Give it a break,” said Billy George, deputy director of water and wastewater operations with the North Texas Municipal Water District.
The agency supplies water to several communities across Collin County and northern Dallas County. Over the weekend, the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) issued an advisory urging customers to begin water conservation efforts.
”It’s a significant request,” George said.
The call for water conservation comes after a maintenance issue at one of NTMWD’s water treatment plants in Wylie, Texas, which crews are working to repair.
“We have four water treatment plants on our Wylie complex. And while we can still produce the water that is needed for average flows, it’s those high summer demands when people are really using water outdoors that strains our ability to produce water,” George explained.
North Texas Municipal Water District is asking its customers to turn off automatic sprinklers and significantly reduce outdoor watering until further notice.
“Be mindful of what’s going on out there. Don’t waste water, letting it hit the sidewalks and going down the roads,” George added.
Using water wisely is also top of mind in areas like the City of DeSoto, about 40 miles south.
“Today’s subject is the importance of water conservation during a heat wave and drought,” DeSoto communications manager Matt Smith said as he introduced the issue on a municipal talk show.
The heat wave is driving high water usage. As conditions become more severe, the City of DeSoto already launched its drought management plan. The city is also using social media, urging neighbors to conserve water.
”This heat wave, this drought this summer, could be possibly as bad as what we saw in 1980,” explained Allan McDonald, field operations manager for the City of DeSoto.
Workers with North Texas Municipal Water District don’t have an exact date on when the repairs may be finalized. They’re urging the public to continue monitoring advisories.
For more information about ways to conserve, click here. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/residents-north-texas-urged-turn-off-sprinklers-conserve-water/287-cc5db161-edd9-4b01-94b2-b71ae6a57a0a | 2022-07-19T01:02:17 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/residents-north-texas-urged-turn-off-sprinklers-conserve-water/287-cc5db161-edd9-4b01-94b2-b71ae6a57a0a |
RICHARDSON, Texas — University of Texas at Dallas officials are investigating a professor who allegedly tweeted about asking for a "cure for homosexuality" and called homosexuality a "medical disorder," the university said in a statement Monday morning.
The university "received several complaints related to a statement by a UT Dallas faculty member," the statement said.
School officials were "in the process of reviewing and investigating these complaints."
UT Dallas, located in Richardson, has about 30,000 students and is part of the statewide UT system.
A statement from the university's Rainbow Coalition - which includes and represents LGBTQ+ student groups, including Pride at UTD and oSTEM - identified the professor as Timothy P. Farage, a professor in the Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science.
The Rainbow Coalition statement said Farage "has a long, well-documented history of hostility on LGBTQ+ issues."
"While this most recent post is a striking example example of homophobia and misinformation, it only exemplifies a portion of the hostility experienced by LGBTQ+ students in his classroom," they say.
The Rainbow Coalition called on UT Dallas officials "to take immediate, substantive action on this issue."
According to the campus' student-run newspaper, "The Mercury," Farage last week posted an article about a monkeypox outbreak in New York City. He went on to ask if it was possible to "find a cure for homosexuality."
Twitter later took down the tweet for violating rules, but The Mercury, which posted a screenshot of Farage's tweet, said the professor's replies to responders were still visible, and Farage defended his comments in subsequent tweets.
Farage spoke with WFAA and continued to defend his statement and said he doesn't believe homosexuality is a sin.
"I have nothing against homosexuals. I just was suggesting we try to find a cure," he said.
Farage told WFAA he sent the initial tweet because he read an article that said monkeypox is "mainly spread by men who have sex with other men."
To be clear: anyone can contract monkeypox, which is not a sexually transmitted disease.
"There's nothing about being gay or having sex with men that uniquely causes monkeypox," said Dr. Philip Huang, director of Dallas County Health and Human Services.
Instead, Dr. Huang told WFAA that infections are linked to particular events and festivals where the virus spreads in close contact.
Farage told WFAA that he doesn't feel his beliefs are homophobic but suggested that doctors explore testing fetuses for homosexuality in the womb.
"That is not... possible," Huang said.
It's been nearly 50 years since the American Psychiatric Association recognized homosexuality is not a disease.
Student and Pride at UTD member Chase Meuller believes Farage needs to be fired and said Farage's comments create a lack of safety for LGBTQ+ students, especially those like him in the Computer Science department.
"(Students) feel uncomfortable, they feel unsafe being themselves in a lot of those spaces. So allowing this professor to voice these opinions both in and out of class, share them with his students is only further promoting that," said Meuller. "And UTD, being a school that so highly values its LGBT rankings, being ranked one of the best schools for LGBT students, I think it's not at all beneficial to them or to their students to promote this kind of environment."
While UT Dallas officials investigate Farage's comments, they said the Jonsson School "is opening up additional sections of the fall classes taught by [Farage] to include at least one other professor to provide more options for students."
"This will help our students remain on track to complete their degree while learning in a safe environment," the university statement said. "While we will not comment further pending the outcome of our investigations, we wish to reiterate that we take this matter seriously and that the statements by this individual do not reflect the core values of our institution."
"A lot of what they've been saying is, 'We've heard about a tweet from a professor.' But this is a lot more. This tweet has shown that students know he has a pattern of behavior in the classroom that makes people uncomfortable. That has been reported for years," Meuller said. "And this is just a big point in time where because of the tweet because of the current climate around LGBTQ+ hate. We can show all of this and say, 'No, we are not going to let this continue happening.'"
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Dushan Nikolovski has worked for years to guide small businesses across Northwest Indiana, steering them toward success.
The longtime professor of entrepreneurship at Purdue University Northwest's College of Business founded The Big Sell entrepreneurial contest and long ran the Center for Entrepreneurship Success in Hammond until Purdue Northwest sold the property it was housed out of on 169th Street in 2016.
Now Nikolovski is again directing a university's entrepreneurial outreach center. He was recently named a clinical associate professor of entrepreneurship at Valparaiso University, where he was appointed the inaugural director of the Innovation Hub.
"I had just been teaching at Purdue Northwest when they sold the entrepreneurship center building to Korellis Roofing," he said.
But Valparaiso University established a similar center that aims to "foster an innovative and entrepreneurial culture" in Northwest Indiana. Stewart McMillan with Task Force Tips in Valparaiso, whose father revolutionized fire hose nozzle designs, donated the building to establish the Innovation Hub at McMillan Hall at Valparaiso University.
"Now every fire department across the country has adopted it," Nikolovski said.
The estate of Deborah “Deb” A. Tschetter Spannraf gave $1.4 million for an endowment when it was founded in 2017.
"There was an Innovation Hub but there wasn't a director," Nikolovski said. "It provided some activities but never had a direction."
The Innovation Hub offers community outreach to the small business community.
"This is the only Innovation Hub in Northwest Indiana," he said. "It will provide community outreach not only to Valparaiso but the entire Region."
The Innovation Hub will offer small businesses training, workshops, classes and consulting. It also will focus on workforce development, such as by promoting lifelong learning and pathways to MBAs.
"My goal is helping businesses grow," he said. "The pandemic has been devastating to small and midsized businesses and this can help them reorganize as a pathway to success. It can consult people who want to update their skills."
He also would like to start an entrepreneurial competition for businesses in Valparaiso and greater Northwest Indiana. The Innovation Center also may offer a certificate in entrepreneurship.
"It will have a good base in Valparaiso and throughout the Region," he said. "In a nutshell, I educate small businesses. I can teach them, post-pandemic on the quick adoption of change with inflation, artificial intelligence, technology and so on. This will be a public resource."
The Innovation Hub also will work toward establishing entrepreneurship programs in high schools in Porter, Lake and LaPorte counties. It will soon have a public meet-and-greet.
"Working with entrepreneurs is what makes me happiest," he said. "I love educating young people but also small businesses and innovators, helping them pivot and change. It's a passion. I hope to work with as many chambers and businesses in the Region as possible."
Exciting trends are afoot in Northwest Indiana.
"There's a housing boom with so many people running away from Illinois," he said. "I'd like to bring in as much business from Illinois to Northwest Indiana as possible. We've always been business-friendly. We can expand our business offerings. This organization will provide the education piece."
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
Joseph S. Pete is a Lisagor Award-winning business reporter who covers steel, industry, unions, the ports, retail, banking and more. The Indiana University grad has been with The Times since 2013 and blogs about craft beer, culture and the military.
USW leaders have been meeting in committees and reviewing what members want before they finalize the proposals they plan to bring to the bargaining table next week.
An "interstate signing assessment" will will include an inventory of airport signage along interstates 80/94 and 90, and along Cline Avenue, and a plan for new signs. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/dushan-nikolovski-named-innovation-hub-director-at-valparaiso-university/article_22cdf4aa-f178-5e08-bed9-fa1bc0b70e2a.html | 2022-07-19T01:08:48 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/dushan-nikolovski-named-innovation-hub-director-at-valparaiso-university/article_22cdf4aa-f178-5e08-bed9-fa1bc0b70e2a.html |
Merrillville-based White Lodging plans to open its first-ever Kimpton hotel in San Antonio.
The hotel will be White Lodging's third in San Antonio after the Canopy San Antonio Riverwalk and The Otis Hotel San Antonio, Autograph Collection that's now under construction.
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, which is part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Luxury & Lifestyle Collection, will open a new hotel in the Texas city's Central Business District. It's located at the historic site where the North American Free Trade Agreement was signed in 1992.
Hotel developer White Lodging will own and operate the 347-room hotel that will feature a newly built hotel tower grafted onto an 1850s-original schoolhouse, which will be repurposed.
HKS Architects and KTGY Simeone Deary Design Group are designing the 10-story tower near the La Villita and Southtown neighborhoods. It will feature a rooftop pool and lounge with views facing downtown.
The hotel also will feature luxury guest rooms, an airy lobby and historic buildings repurposed into a high-end restaurant, lobby bar and distinctive rooms. The Kimpton will have 10,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 5,000-square-foot ballroom for special events.
Amenities will include morning coffee and tea, a 24-hour fitness center, in-room yoga mats, free bicycle rentals and a no-fee pet policy.
“We’re looking forward to expanding our footprint in the Lone Star state,” said Mike DeFrino, CEO for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants.
The hotel will give visitors walkable access to attractions like the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, the world-famous RiverWalk and the Alamo Plaza Historic District.
“The Kimpton in San Antonio represents the first of the brand in our portfolio of urban, experiential and lifestyle hotels,” said Jean-Luc Barone, CEO for White Lodging.
The hotel will open in late 2024.
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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Republicans have talked for years about taking a real shot at winning Northwest Indiana's U.S. House seat that Democrats continuously have held for more than nine decades.
But this time they're actually putting their money where their mouths are.
Recently released campaign finance data show Republican Jennifer-Ruth Green, of Crown Point, raised $561,329.50 for her campaign during the April 1-June 30 reporting period — more than any Republican who ever has run in Indiana's 1st Congressional District.
In fact, Green even outraised first-term U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, whose second quarter campaign fundraising totaled $355,906.37, according to the Federal Election Commission .
Mrvan, however, still leads Green for cash on hand heading into the most competitive months of the campaign and the Nov. 8 general election.
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Records show Mrvan has $630,970.79 to spend while Green's bank balance sits at $454,068.67. Green's campaign also has $43,392.62 in debt, including $10,000 owed to the candidate and the remainder mostly to vendors who helped her prevail over six other Republicans at the May 3 primary election.
Nevertheless, "Team Green" is riding high on her quarterly fundraising haul, suggesting it bodes well for Green's prospects in the general election.
"Hoosiers in Indiana's 1st Congressional District are letting their hard-earned money speak for them by aggressively backing Jennifer-Ruth Green, and in November, they will let their vote speak loud and clear by voting for Jennifer-Ruth Green as their next congresswoman," said Kevin Hansberger, Green's communications director.
FEC records show many of Green's largest donors, including Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts, actually live outside Lake, Porter and northwest LaPorte counties and won't be able to vote for her on Election Day.
For his part, Mrvan has a history of overcoming fundraising deficits to win elections. He was the fourth most prolific fundraiser in the 14-candidate 2020 Democratic primary and still managed to get the most votes — thanks in part to his well-organized team of campaign supporters that he partially inherited from former U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Gary.
Indeed, the best fundraiser in that 2020 Democratic U.S. House contest, Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr., likely is hoping a little bit of that Mrvan magic falls on him as he travels the state campaigning for U.S. Senate against first-term U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind.
According to the FEC, McDermott raised just $236,411.47 in the second quarter and has a lackluster $165,655.97 cash on hand.
In contrast, Young hauled in $1.1 million from campaign supporters between April and June, and Young has nearly $6.9 million available to spend through Election Day, records show.
Gallery: Indiana historical markers in the Region
First Physician
First Physician
Location: 2985 W. 73rd Place, Merrillville
Erected by Woman's Auxiliary, Lake County Medical Society
Henry D. Palmer, M.D. (1809-1877) located at this site in 1836. First physician in Lake County, he was also counselor to the pioneers for 40 years and member of the underground railroad aiding escaped slaves.
Great Sauk (Sac) Trail
Great Sauk (Sac) Trail
Location: Van Buren Street at West 73rd Avenue (Old U.S. 30/Lincoln Highway) on traffic median east of Calumet Cemetery and west of Broadway, Merrillville
Erected by Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission, 1966
Part of a transcontinental trail used by prehistoric peoples of North America, it passed through modern Detroit, Rock Island and Davenport in the Midwest. The trail was important into the 19th century.
St. John's Lutheran Church Tolleston
St. John's Lutheran Church Tolleston
Location: 2235 W. 10th Avenue at Taft Avenue, southeast corner, Gary
St. John's Church, the oldest surviving institution in Gary and north of the Little Calumet River, began with the work of the Rev. Henry Wunder in the early 1860's. He regularly came from Chicago by horse and buggy. Baptism records date from 1863; the first church was built on this site in 1868 or 1869; 1870 is celebrated as date of organization. The church served German immigrants to Tolleston (named for George Tolle who came in 1856). Tolleston was annexed to Gary in 1910.
Dutch in the Calumet Region
Dutch in the Calumet Region
Location: 8941 Kleinman Road, Highland
Erected 1992 Indiana Historical Bureau and Lamprecht Florist & Greenhouse, established 1923
Dutch immigrants after 1850 began moving to this area because of its similarities to their homeland. They helped to locate ditches to drain water from the extensive marshes, leaving rich land to expand successful horticultural activities.
St. John Township School, District #2
St. John Township School, District #2
Location: 1515 Joliet Street (Old U.S. 30/Lincoln Highway), east of St. John Road at the St. John Township Community Center, Schererville
Erected 1995 Indiana Historical Bureau and Committee to Save Township School #2
Built, 1853, approximately one half mile south; closed, 1907; moved to this site and restored for educational and community uses, 1993-1994. One of twelve St. John Township schools; structure typical of early one-room school buildings in Indiana.
The Lincoln Highway/The Ideal Section
The Lincoln Highway/The Ideal Section
Location: Southeast corner U.S. 30 (Joliet Street) and Janice Drive, Schererville
Erected 1996 Indiana Historical Bureau, Northwest Indiana Lincoln Highway Association, Dyer and Schererville Historical Societies, Sand Ridge Bank, Welsh, Inc.
United States' first transcontinental highway, constructed 1913-1928, from New York City to San Francisco. Dedicated to the memory of Abraham Lincoln. Conceived by Carl G. Fisher to encourage building "good roads." Sponsored by Lincoln Highway Association and supported by automotive industries.
The Lincoln Highway/The Ideal Section
"Ideal Section" - 1.5 miles - of Lincoln Highway, completed 1923, designed and built as a model for road construction. Funded by county, state, and U.S. Rubber Co. Features included 100 foot right-of-way, 40 foot paved width, 10 inch steel-reinforced concrete, underground drainage, lighted, landscaped, bridge, and pedestrian pathways.
Froebel School - side 1
Froebel School - side 1
Location: 15th Avenue and Madison Street, Gary
Installed 2014 Indiana Historical Bureau, Froebel Alumni Park Committee, and Northern Indiana Public Service Company
Froebel opened here, 1912, as many European immigrants and southern blacks moved to Gary for jobs in steel mills. An experiment in progressive education, it served students of diverse backgrounds and the local community. Despite early status as integrated school, black students were excluded from many extracurricular activities and facilities into 1940s. Closed 1977.
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Froebel School
Froebel School
Location: 15th Avenue and Madison Street, Gary
Installed 2014 Indiana Historical Bureau, Froebel Alumni Park Committee, and Northern Indiana Public Service Company
After WWII, Froebel made national headlines when hundreds of white students walked out protesting "integration experiment" there. "Hate strikes" lasted several weeks in 1945 and reflected growing racial tension in North. In 1946, Gary school board adopted desegregation policy, but discrimination continued. Indiana state law desegregating public schools passed 1949.
Stewart Settlement House
Stewart Settlement House
Location: 1501 E. Massachusetts St., Gary
Installed 2014 Indiana Historical Bureau, Indiana Landmarks, and Christ United Methodist Church
Stewart House was organized during depression of 1921 to provide social services for Gary’s black community. A vital neighborhood center for unemployed WWI veterans and southern blacks who migrated for jobs in steel mills, it helped thousands adjust to urban life. Services included lodging and meals, as well as legal, medical, and employment advice. Moved here, 1925.
Stewart Settlement House
Stewart Settlement House
Location: 1501 E. Massachusetts St., Gary
Installed 2014 Indiana Historical Bureau, Indiana Landmarks, and Christ United Methodist Church
U.S. Steel, with an interest in regulating its workers, helped fund the settlement house, designed by architect W.W. Cooke. The Methodist Episcopal Church and Gary’s blacks also donated funds. Rev. Frank Delaney guided its development as superintendent, 1920-1939, and made it a source of pride for blacks. During Great Depression, it aided hundreds daily. Closed 1970s.
Origin of Dr. MLK Day Law
Origin of Dr. MLK Day Law
Location: 1927 Madison St., Gary
Installed 2019 Indiana Historical Bureau, KHEF, Inc., Atty. Junifer Hall, Atty. Jacqueline Hall, and Law Office of Deacon-Atty. John Henry Hall
Rep. Katie Hall (1938-2012)
Democratic leader Katie Hall was born in rural Mississippi and moved to Indiana in 1960. She taught in Gary before serving in the Indiana General Assembly, 1974-82. Hall became the first African American U.S. Representative from Indiana, serving 1982-85. During her tenure, she authored and sponsored the bill that made Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a federal holiday.
Origin of Dr. MLK Day Law
Origin of Dr. MLK Day Law
Location: 1927 Madison St., Gary
Installed 2019 Indiana Historical Bureau, KHEF, Inc., Atty. Junifer Hall, Atty. Jacqueline Hall, and Law Office of Deacon-Atty. John Henry Hall
Origin of Dr. MLK Day Law
The struggle to make Dr. King’s birthday a federal holiday began soon after the civil rights leader’s death in 1968. Growing interest, publicity, and advocacy helped Representative Hall secure passage of a bill in 1983. President Ronald Reagan signed the bill into law that November, designating every third Monday in January as the holiday. Celebration began in 1986.
Bailly Homestead
Bailly Homestead
Location: Bailly Cemetery, U.S. 12
Marker no longer standing.
Home of Joseph Bailly, a French Canadian, who established a fur trading post here on the Detroit-Chicago road in 1822. It became a center of trade, culture and religion. The family cemetery is on the land near by.
Iron Brigade
Iron Brigade
Location: Eastbound U.S. 20 at southeast corner of Ind. 49 overpass, Chesterton
Erected 1995 Indiana Historical Bureau, Porter Co. Tour. Com., Indpls. Civil War Rnd. Tbl., Porter Cmp. 116, Dept. of Ind., Sons of Un. Vets. of Civil War
Composed of infantry regiments from Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan, the Iron Brigade fought with Army of the Potomac during the Civil War (1861-1865). Received name for valor at battle of South Mountain, Maryland (1862). Sustained combat fatalities among the highest in the Union armies.
Willow Creek Confrontation
Willow Creek Confrontation
Location: Southeast corner of Woodland Park, 2100 Willow Creek Road, Portage
Erected 1995 Indiana Historical Bureau
As railroad lines expanded through U.S., conflict occurred between competing lines. Michigan Central Railroad, with track in Porter County since 1851, briefly defied state militia and court orders (1874) to allow Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to cross its track. Crossing was built at Willow Creek Station.
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Ogden Dunes Ski Jump
Location: Kratz Field, 82 Hillcrest Road at Boat Club Road, Ogden Dunes
Erected 1997 Indiana Historical Bureau and Historical Society of Ogden Dunes.
Steel and wood ski jump with adjustable height and length was built here for Ogden Dunes Ski Club, incorporated in 1927 to promote winter sports. Five annual events with international competitors were held 1928-1932, with 7, 000 to 20, 000 spectators. Reputed to be the largest artificial ski jump at the time. Dismantled after 1932 event.
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Edwin Way Teale
Location: 285 E. U.S. Highway 20, Chesterton
Installed: 2009 Indiana Historical Bureau and Musette Lewry Trust
Born 1899 in Illinois, Teale became an influential naturalist, author, and photographer[ who won 1966 Pulitzer Prize for his book Wandering Through Winter. Teale wrote that boyhood summers and holidays spent near here at his grandparents’ farm inspired his interest in nature. Teale moved to New York City; employed by Popular Science Monthly 1928-1941.
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Edwin Way Teale
Location: 285 E. U.S. Highway 20, Chesterton
Installed: 2009 Indiana Historical Bureau and Musette Lewry Trust
Teale published his first critically acclaimed book, Grassroot Jungles, in 1937. In 1943, he published Dune Boy, recollections of time spent exploring the dunes and woodlands in this area. During his life, he wrote, edited, and contributed to over 30 books, which educated Americans about nature’s importance and beauty. He died in Connecticut in 1980.
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Legacy of Steel/Burns Harbor Steel Plant
Location: Burns Harbor Town Hall, 1240 N. Boo Rd., Burns Harbor
Installed 2018 Indiana Historical Bureau, ArcelorMittal, and the Town of Burns Harbor
In the early 1900s, steel plants were developed on southern Lake Michigan to improve access to growing Midwest markets. After purchasing 3,300 acres in Porter County, Bethlehem Steel built and began its Burns Harbor operations in 1964. The plant’s development spurred local conservation efforts leading to the creation of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in 1966.
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Legacy of Steel/Burns Harbor Steel Plant
Location: Burns Harbor Town Hall, 1240 N. Boo Rd., Burns Harbor
Installed 2018 Indiana Historical Bureau, ArcelorMittal, and the Town of Burns Harbor
The Burns Harbor plant was key to building the Port of Indiana and incorporation of the Town of Burns Harbor in 1967. Designed as a fully integrated plant, it relies on the port for transporting raw materials. Since 1969, Burns Harbor remains the newest integrated U.S. steel facility. Global steelmaker ArcelorMittal gained ownership of the Burns Harbor plant in 2007.
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Civil War Camps
Location: Ind. 2 W and Colfax Avenue, La Porte
Erected by the Indiana Civil War Centennial Commission, 1963
Two Civil War training camps: Colfax and Jackson, were located near La Porte. The 9th and 29th Indiana Volunteer Infantry regiments were organized and trained here.
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Old Lighthouse
Location: Old Lighthouse Museum in Washington Park, Michigan City
Marker no longer standing. Replaced by local marker.
Built on the water’s edge, 1858, by the United States Government. One of the first lights on the Great Lakes. Harriet E. Colfax was the tender from 1853-1903. Remodelled 1904, electrified 1933, discontinued 1960.
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Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad
Location: CR 250 and Ind. 39, south LaPorte
Erected 1995 Indiana Historical Bureau.
Proposed in 1905 as a 742 mile, straight-line, high speed route, without crossings; estimated ten hours travel time at a cost of ten dollars. Just under twenty miles, between LaPorte and Chesterton, were constructed, 1906-1911.
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Camp Anderson
Location: 2404 E. Michigan Boulevard at Carroll Street, Michigan City
Erected 1996 Indiana Historical Bureau and McDonald's Restaurant
One of three Civil War training camps in La Porte County. Site is one fourth mile west. Named for Colonel Edward Anderson. Used 1863-1864 to train Indiana Union volunteers of the 127th, 128th, and 129th regiments.
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Indiana Territory Boundary Line
Location: 213 Pine Lake Avenue, LaPorte
Erected 1999 Indiana Historical Bureau, the Hinton Family, and L Porte County Historical Society, Inc.
Northwest Territory formed 1787; Indiana Territory formed 1800. Admission of Ohio 1803 and formation of Michigan Territory 1805 established Indiana Territory's northern boundary at southern tip of Lake Michigan. When Indiana became state in 1816, Congress moved boundary ten miles north giving Indiana part of Lake Michigan.
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Indiana Territory Boundary Line
Location: 213 Pine Lake Avenue, LaPorte
Erected 1999 Indiana Historical Bureau, the Hinton Family, and L Porte County Historical Society, Inc.
Northern boundary of Indiana Territory established at southern tip of Lake Michigan when Michigan Territory formed in 1805.
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LaPorte County Courthouse
Location: 813 Lincolnway and Michigan Avenue, southeast corner of LaPorte County Courthouse lawn
Installed: 2001 Indiana Historical Bureau, LaPorte County Board of Commissioners, and LaPorte County Historical Society
County formed by Indiana General Assembly and LaPorte selected county seat 1832. Three courthouses built on this site: first 1833, second 1847-1848. Present courthouse constructed 1892-1894 of Lake Superior Red Sandstone; designed by Brentwood S. Tolan of Fort Wayne in Richardsonian Romanesque Style. Incorporates cornerstone from 1848 courthouse.
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LaPorte County Courthouse
Location: 813 Lincolnway & Michigan Avenue, SE corner of La Porte County Courthouse lawn, LaPorte
Installed: 2001 Indiana Historical Bureau, La Porte County Board of Commissioners, and La Porte County Historical Society, Inc.
Features include open-arched central tower, stained glass window transoms, wood paneling, and gilded friezes. Goddess of Justice stained glass graces courtroom. Tower has 272-piece glass skylight; gargoyles decorate exterior. Included in Downtown La Porte Historic District, listed in National Register of Historic Places 1983.
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LaPorte's Carnegie Library
Location: LaPorte County Public Library, SW corner of 904 Indiana Avenue/US 35 & Maple Avenue
Installed: 2002 Indiana Historical Bureau and Friends of the LaPorte County Public Library
La Porte's first public library was established 1896. La Porte City School Board was awarded $27, 500 Carnegie grant 1916; by 1919 local support had been secured to meet grant requirements. Architect Wilson B. Parker designed the Neo-Classical style structure. Library opened in 1920 with 30, 000 volumes.
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LaPorte's Carnegie Library
Location: LaPorte County Public Library, SW corner of 904 Indiana Avenue/US 35 & Maple Avenue
Installed: 2002 Indiana Historical Bureau and Friends of the LaPorte County Public Library
Renovation and expansion designed by architect William Koster; building dedicated 1991. Original 1920 section retained. Library has played a major role in community's development. One of 1, 679 libraries built in U.S. with funds from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Indiana built more Carnegie libraries than any other state.
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The Rumely Companies
Location: NW corner of Madison Street & Lincolnway, La Porte
Installed: 2003 Indiana Historical Bureau and Rumely Historic Recognition Committee
Meinrad Rumely (1823-1904), a German immigrant, founded a blacksmith shop here 1853, which grew into a dominant company through reorganizations and acquisitions. Rumely companies in La Porte benefited from available rail transportation plus German and later Polish immigrant laborers. Products included a wide variety of agricultural machines.
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The Rumely Companies
Location: NW corner of Madison Street & Lincolnway, La Porte
Installed: 2003 Indiana Historical Bureau and Rumely Historic Recognition Committee
Rumely's prizewinning thresher later became one of the earliest powered by steam. Thousands of OilPull tractors sold worldwide 1910-1930. Rumely companies were at the forefront of mechanization of American and world agriculture and had significant impact on La Porte. Allis-Chalmers acquired the firm 1931 and closed La Porte plant 1983.
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The Lincoln Funeral Train
Location: 100 E. Michigan Blvd. (U.S. 12), Michigan City
Installed 2010 Indiana Historical Bureau and Indiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln's funeral was April 19, 1865 at the White House. The funeral train left for Springfield, Illinois April 21 directed by military; stops en route allowed the public to pay homage. From Indianapolis, train passed mourners lighted by bonfires and torches along the way; arrived in Michigan City by 8:35 a.m., May 1.
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The Lincoln Funeral Train
Location: 100 E. Michigan Blvd. (U.S. 12), Michigan City
Installed 2010 Indiana Historical Bureau and Indiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Residents decorated depot north of here with memorial arches adorned with roses, evergreens, flags, and images of Lincoln. Train stopped to switch engines and to allow dignitaries from Illinois and Indiana to board. Sixteen women entered funeral car to place flowers on casket. Train left for Chicago on Michigan Central Railroad; track was lined with mourners.
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LaPorte University/Indiana Medical College
Location: Lincoln Elementary School, SE corner of Clay St. and Harrison St., LaPorte
Installed 2018 Indiana Historical Bureau and the Healthcare Foundation of LaPorte
LaPorte University was established in the early 1840s to include law, literary, and medical departments. The medical department, later Indiana Medical College, began classes by 1842. Its distinguished faculty attracted students from across the U.S. Notable attendees included Dr. William W. Mayo, whose practice evolved into Mayo Clinic, and Dr. William H. Wishard.
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LaPorte University/Indiana Medical College
Location: Lincoln Elementary School, southeast corner of Clay Street and Harrison Street, LaPorte
Installed 2018 Indiana Historical Bureau and the Healthcare Foundation of LaPorte
Before the university’s founding, Indiana offered few opportunities for professional medical training. The medical college trained skilled doctors in the Midwest, preparing them for the region’s medical needs in surgery, anatomy, theory, and obstetrics. Classes ceased circa 1850; it consolidated with Indiana Central Medical College (1849-1852) in Indianapolis, 1851.
Source: Indiana Historical Bureau, www.in.gov/history/
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Gary Roosevelt High School
730 W. 25th Ave., Gary
Installed 2020 Indiana Historical Bureau, Lady Panthers & Supporters '63, Roosevelt Adult Booster Club, National Gary Theodore Roosevelt Alumni Assoc., Inc., and Indiana Landmarks
As Gary grew in the early 1900s, African American students were segregated within white schools or overcrowded into small, separate schools. To compensate, officials transferred some Black students to Emerson High School in 1927. After over 600 white students walked out in protest, the school board reinforced segregation by building a new school for the Black community.
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Gary Roosevelt High School
730 W. 25th Ave., Gary
Installed 2020 Indiana Historical Bureau, Lady Panthers & Supporters '63, Roosevelt Adult Booster Club, National Gary Theodore Roosevelt Alumni Assoc., Inc., and Indiana Landmarks
Theodore Roosevelt High School was dedicated in 1931 as an all-Black K-12 school. While many community members opposed segregation, they took pride in Roosevelt, and strove to make it equal to Gary’s white schools. It employed highly educated Black teachers, pushed students to excel in academics and sports despite discrimination, and produced many distinguished alumni.
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The death of a Wilcox man is being investigated by the Kearney County Sheriff's Office.
Wilcox Fire and Rescue was dispatched to C Road north of Wilcox around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night regarding a man who had possibly been electrocuted, according to a news release from the sheriff's office.
James Jarad Robinson, 39, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney where he later died of his injuries.
An obituary on the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Homes website says Robinson died as the results of a farming accident. Survivors include his wife and three sons.
Kearney County Attorney Melodie Bellamy requested an autopsy. Authorities are awaiting results.
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William "Billy" Hall, a former paraeducator at Goodrich Middle School who was preparing to teach there this fall, died after the car he was riding in rolled into a creek southwest of Sterling.
Emergency crews responded to the 500 block of Pioneers Boulevard shortly after 9 a.m., where they found a woman dead in Beal Slough, a small stream that feeds into Salt Creek.
Police on Friday identified the 83-year-old woman found dead this week in a southwest Lincoln stream as Marilyn McArthur, a longtime Union College professor.
Police say the girl was alone for about seven hours before a relative arrived at 2 p.m. to meet Caden Dober and found the child under blankets on the couch.
Sgt. Chris Vollmer said a volunteer arrived Monday to find the place in disarray, a computer missing and the security cameras removed. There was no sign of forced entry.
The Lincoln Police Department were called to the 1600 block of West E Street with complaint of a disturbance. Upon arrival, 22-year-old Xavier Wheeler was found hiding in a bedroom closet, LPD Sgt. Justin Armstrong said. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/death-of-wilcox-man-is-being-investigated/article_85f6364e-4a69-5a10-9517-a1da8929cbe9.html | 2022-07-19T01:15:14 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/death-of-wilcox-man-is-being-investigated/article_85f6364e-4a69-5a10-9517-a1da8929cbe9.html |
The Lincoln City Council on Monday voted to allow two “sober living” houses to operate in north Lincoln, even though the number of unrelated people living in the home violates city ordinance.
The council approved “reasonable accommodations” on a 4-1 vote to the houses at 315 N. 35th St. and 5203 Walker Ave., which will allow more than three unrelated people to live together without being licensed care settings, such as a group home or foster home. Councilmembers Tom Beckius and Tammy Ward were absent.
The houses – along with a third home at 1923 B St. – offer places for people recovering from alcohol or drug addiction to live together for nine to 12 months to help them get back on their feet after treatment.
Ryan Watson, the attorney representing Michael House, the owner of the two homes the council considered Monday, said their homes offer a place for people to go once they’ve gotten out of treatment and often have no safe place to go to complete their sobriety journey.
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“We deal with people in the most tender times of their recovery,” he said. “We give them a safe and affordable place to live.”
The company that owns the homes was asking for the accommodation under the federal Fair Housing Act – a waiver from the city's rules as to what constitutes a family. The federal act says cities cannot discriminate against people with disabilities, which courts have determined includes recovery from substance-abuse problems.
The 3,200-square-foot house at 1923 B St., which is owned by an organization called Oxford House that operates homes across the U.S., is the most controversial of the properties. The council will vote on whether to provide it a similar accommodation on July 25.
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission recommended approval of the two north Lincoln homes last month, but initially denied approval of the the one in the Near South, which drew a number of neighbors testifying in opposition to letting 14 unrelated men live in the home.
Last week the planning commission reconsidered the Near South home and recommended approval by a narrow margin.
Although neither Oxford House or Michael House provide counseling, medication or other programs for residents, Watson focused Monday on the difference between the two.
The homes owned by Michael House have a supervisor there around the clock and require residents to take drug tests to ensure they remain sober, he said. The supervisor can act as a “point person” for neighbors.
Michael Corrado, who owns nine Michael Houses in Omaha as well as the two in Lincoln, said he began opening the houses because he wanted to fill the need that Oxford House does but thought there was a better way to do it.
Michael House officials, not the residents, decide who can live there, he said, and they get room, board and laundry facilities. Michael House staff meet with residents and talk with them about their plans, he said.
They ask for a 90-day commitment from people, but stays typically last nine to 12 months.
Watson said having others in recovery living in the same house offers both support and accountability.
Michael Houses work with many people finishing parole or probation who often have strict programming guidelines, Watson said. While Michael House doesn't offer programming or oversee work that clients may be doing through probation or parole, it will provide space to accommodate the requirements.
Watson said the sober living homes are different than group homes or transitional living facilities because they don't provide therapy or counseling, nor do they run release programs for the state or county.
Watson, in answer to a question raised by a member of the public at the council meeting, said parking has not been an issue related to their homes because residents often don’t have cars when they first move in.
Jane Raybould, the only council member to vote against the accommodation, said although she admires the work these programs do, it should fall under the transitional living umbrella.
“I have a hard time calling the good work they do a family,” she said. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/council-oks-two-sober-living-homes-in-north-lincoln/article_11718bfc-ac94-57a9-8f5f-02ffc0cb4701.html | 2022-07-19T01:15:20 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/council-oks-two-sober-living-homes-in-north-lincoln/article_11718bfc-ac94-57a9-8f5f-02ffc0cb4701.html |
Erratic, thunderstorm-caused winds grew the Committee Fire to 300 acres as of Monday morning. Containment is at zero percent and the fire is moving at a moderate rate of speed through heavy brush. No structures are threatened at this time.
Likely ignited by a lighting strike, the fire was reported at 12:20 p.m. on Friday afternoon in an area east of Sedona. Smoke and flames were visible from uptown Sedona through the weekend. Aerial crews have been conducting bucket drops and shuttling firefighters to the top of the mesa in order to conduct ground operations. As of Monday there were two Hotshot crews, one engine, one fuels crew, four helicopters and an unmanned aircraft system responding to the fire. According to a release from the Coconino National Forest, more resources had been ordered.
Individuals in the area are reminded to refrain from flying drones anywhere near the fire’s perimeter in order to avoid interference with aerial operations.
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The Coconino National Forest also issued a closure order that encompasses Jacks Canyon Trail, Hot Loop Trail, and a section of forest south of Schnebly Hill Road and west of Interstate 17. A full description of the closure order can be found at www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/coconino/alerts-notices.
Smoke is expected to remain visible in the Sedona area throughout Monday. There is a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms and precipitation Monday afternoon.
Meanwhile, a separate wildfire has forced the evacuation of about 20 people from the unincorporated Mohave County community of Wikieup in northwestern Arizona, authorities said Sunday.
Officials with the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management said the wildfire was at 150 acres and threatening multiple structures as dense vegetation burn close to Big Sandy Wash, located a few miles away from Wikieup.
Smoke is visible along U.S. 93 and officials said the wind-driven fire was creating numerous spot fires in the area.
Authorities have ordered additional resources, including a Hotshot crew.
It’s unclear how the wildfire started, but federal Bureau of Land Management officials said recent monsoon storm activity and lightning has ignited at least six wildfires in the Kingman area. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/committee-fire-grows-to-300-acres-near-sedona/article_30e68e4e-06d5-11ed-91b4-9f729449e686.html | 2022-07-19T01:16:20 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/committee-fire-grows-to-300-acres-near-sedona/article_30e68e4e-06d5-11ed-91b4-9f729449e686.html |
Songbirds benefit if they receive information from their close neighbors about food scarcity before they experience low food availability themselves. They fare better than birds who receive this news from neighbors at the same time their own food shortage begins. Being forewarned by the birds next door allows them to change their physiology and behavior in anticipation of a decrease in the food supply.
A study of Red Crossbills explored the changes that birds make when they are alerted to a possible shortage in food supplies. Members of this species are well-suited for this type of research because (1) they are nomadic, moving to new areas in response to the level of available food and, (2) they incorporate the behavior of other birds into their decisions about relocating to potentially greener pastures. Red Crossbills eat conifer seeds—the crossed bills noted in their name are an adaption for extracting seeds from pinecones. This food resource is variable and unpredictable in both space and time.
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In a lab experiment, some birds continued receiving plentiful food supplies for three days after their neighbors were severely food restricted. Other birds were shifted to food restrictions at the same time as their neighbors, so the three days of social information about low food supplies were concurrent with their own food deprivation. The birds who were given predictive information about a low food supply increased the amount of food they ate, added to the size of their gut, and maintained the size of their flight muscles. This proactive approach to an impending food shortage allowed them to maintain more body mass than the birds who had no advance notice about the impending poor food conditions.
Sources of new knowledge are not restricted to those animals who live nearby. Humpback whales in the south Pacific learn new songs when faraway populations come into contact with one another. That may occur either on migration routes around New Zealand or at their shared feeding grounds in the waters around Antarctica.
Whale songs experience “revolutions” in which the sole song performed by all members of a population is replaced by an entirely new song introduced from another population. Such revolutions are so common that researchers documented new songs within populations every year in a study from 2009 to 2015. Singing different songs each year suggests humpback whales can quickly learn new ones even if they are long and complicated.
The cultural transmission of songs is consistently one-way — from west to east. Whales on the east coast of Australia performed songs that researchers recorded a year later in whales from New Caledonia more than 3,000 kilometers away. The songs continued their transmission eastward roughly 2,000 kilometers to Tonga, then around 1,600 kilometers to the Cook Islands and an additional 2,000 kilometers to French Polynesia. Remarkably, the complexity of songs is preserved when one population picks up songs from another population.
There are lessons to be learned from others, whether it’s your next-door-neighbor or someone from far away whose path you cross while traveling. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/london-zoo-animals-learn-from-neighbors-near-and-far/article_88b2e518-06db-11ed-96a3-874ec207e614.html | 2022-07-19T01:16:26 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/london-zoo-animals-learn-from-neighbors-near-and-far/article_88b2e518-06db-11ed-96a3-874ec207e614.html |
Decision day arrives for Beverly Hills developer's controversial 166-home project east of Redding
It’s decision day for a controversial housing development east of Redding.
More than three months after the Shasta County Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the 166-home Tierra Robles subdivision, the Board of Supervisors will have the final word Thursday.
The special meeting starts at 3 p.m. in the supervisors chambers on Court Street in downtown Redding.
Developer Shasta Red LLC of Beverly Hills wants to build the homes on rolling hills west of Deschutes Road, south and east of Old Alturas Road and north of Boyle Road in the Palo Cedro area.
Since commissioners recommended approval on April 6, opponents have lobbied supervisors during board meetings to reject the project, calling it an “attack” on the general plan that will cause urban sprawl, stress an already over-taxed water supply in the area and in the event of wildfire, put neighbors’ lives in danger due to poorly planned fire evacuation routes.
Bob Grosch, of the opposition group Boyle Uniting Responsible Neighbors, or BURN, has said that wildfires in California are more severe and more frequent than a generation ago.
“We cannot continue to make land use decisions based upon the past because the past does not exist any longer,” Grosch said at the April 6 Planning Commission meeting.
Shasta County Sheriff Michael Johnson also came out against the project before the April 6 meeting. Johnson is concerned about traffic, calls for service, the impact the development will have on Palo Cedro, water and increased fire risk.
Still, commissioners recommended approval this past spring after six hours of public testimony for and against Tierra Robles.
"I started on the fence. I had a lot of questions that I asked, and we had quite a lot of discussion," Commissioner Pat Wallner told the Record Searchlight after the meeting. "I personally was satisfied that the developer and staff were able to answer the questions, so I had to recommend approval."
Robert Geringer of Shasta Red has owned the property since 2005.
In recent years, the Planning Commission had considered the project three previous times but took no action, instead deciding to recirculate the draft environmental impact report for public review.
In April, Geringer told commissioners that he has built neighborhoods around the country, including the greater Nashville, Tennessee, area. He noted that Tierra Robles would be at least a 10-year buildout.
To do that, the zoning on the property would change to allow homes with lots ranging in size from 1.19 acres to 6.81 acres. The average lot size would be 4 acres and 75% of the property would be dedicated to open space, Shasta Red's land consultant has said.
Addressing water concerns, county Resource Management Director Paul Hellman and Geringer have said if the county approves the project, it cannot move forward without a water agreement, which Shasta Red has yet to sign.
"The mitigation requires that after approval and before it can move forward, they have to have an agreement with Bella Vista to provide supplement water" during drought years, Hellman said in April. "It's going to be up to the applicant (Shasta Red) to find an adequate source of supplement water that they can provide to Bella Vista."
Tierra Robles is the second big, controversial project that has come before supervisors within the last year.
Last October, supervisors voted 4-1 to deny an appeal by a company that wanted to build a massive wind farm in the Intermountain area just west of Burney. The denial upheld a unanimous decision by the Planning Commission to reject the use permit for the Fountain Wind project.
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Idaho’s dominant political party charted a new direction for itself over the weekend at its state convention, not only replacing all current members of the GOP state party leadership, but also approving an array of resolutions, rule changes and platform modifications favored by the farthest-right wing of the party.
“My concern is a purge has begun,” said Gem County delegate Steven Thayn, a current GOP state senator from Emmett who attended his first state GOP convention in 1972 at age 18, the first year that 18-year-olds were allowed to serve as delegates. “What you see here is basically wanting to achieve unity through purity,” he said.
The three-day convention in Twin Falls, attended by more than 700 delegates from across the state, approved 14 resolutions, nine platform changes, and one sweeping proposed rule change, which would allow party officials at the county, legislative district and state levels to endorse and donate to candidates in primary elections, and even to block disfavored ones from running by determining they’re not really Republicans.
In addition, the proposed rule change, and a matching resolution that also passed, would sharply restrict who can vote in Idaho GOP primary elections. If approved by the state party’s standing Rules Committee in January and then by the Legislature, the rule change would block anyone who hadn’t affiliated as a Republican at least 12 months in advance from voting in the primary, along with anyone who’s disaffiliated from the party, affiliated with a different party, or even donated to a candidate from another party within the last two to three years.
“I think it was inevitable,” said Ada County delegate Ryan Davidson, a GOP county commissioner, amid rising concerns about “crossover” voting by Democrats in the closed GOP primary. “The feeling was what we’re doing now doesn’t work, so they wanted to be a lot more restrictive. Whether this can actually be translated to legislation and enforced remains to be seen.”
Twin Falls County delegate Grant Loebs, the current elected GOP county prosecutor there, said he doesn’t see any legal or constitutional issue with the proposed change. Under court precedents, he said, the party is essentially treated like a private club. “If the Republican Party club chooses to say that our membership is only open to people who don’t give money to the anti-Republican club, then they can do that,” Loebs said. “Whether it’s wise to do and whether it’s a good policy is another question, but I think it’s legal.”
The rule change goes next to the standing Rules Committee during the GOP state Central Committee’s winter meeting in January. “If they adopt that rule, then they forward it to the Legislature,” Loebs said. “The courts have said that legislatures have to enact the legislation that expresses the will of the party, if the party expresses a desire to close their primary. And I think this would all be looked at in the same way.”
However, Loebs said he doesn’t support the move. “I think that it is unwise to put a lengthy period of time that keeps people from changing their membership from one party to another, because I think it restricts the ability of Republicans to attract people from other parties who sincerely want to change,” he said. “I think that’d be a real disincentive for people to switch to the Republican Party, because it tells you for that period of time, they can’t participate.”
That was far from the only controversial change party delegates approved at their convention. After an emotional debate, they overwhelmingly rejected a motion to amend the current platform’s vehement opposition to all abortion, under all circumstances, to include an exception to prevent the death of the mother.
That motion was defeated on a 412-164 vote.
“I expected that,” Davidson said. “Because passions are so high at the convention, you’re trying to get everything you want. You don’t want anything watered down. … There’s a lot of Republicans that are very pro-life and don’t want the exceptions.”
He added, “Floor debates are not the best place for a nuanced discussion of a lot of policy issues. You have 700 people there, it’s chaotic. … It was hot all weekend. People were sweating, crammed in there like sardines.”
Other major proposals approved at the convention include a resolution calling for all elections in Idaho other than judicial elections – including non-partisan municipal elections – to be reclassified as partisan. Davidson said he’s long supported that. “State law was that they’re non-partisan, but it seemed like at the end of the day, they were non-partisan in name only,” he said.
He noted that Ada County Republicans have been increasingly involved in city elections, including successfully pushing for the election of current Boise City Councilor Luci Willits, a Republican.
There also were resolutions approved to remove all Democrats from the currently evenly bipartisan state Redistricting Commission, by disqualifying any party from participating if it hasn’t elected at least two state constitutional officers in the last 10 years; opposing the use of student identification to vote and requiring voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship before they can cast a ballot in “any and all elections,” which was proposed by new state party Chair Dorothy Moon; and directing the party to dismiss a lawsuit former Chairman Tom Luna filed against the Bonneville County GOP Central Committee for violating party rules in its actions endorsing and donating to primary election candidates.
Brian Almon, an Ada County delegate who was attending just his second state party convention, said, “I think most of them perhaps restate, perhaps with stronger language, the philosophy of the Republican Party. Obviously with the change in the officers, the new chairman and the other executive board officers, it shows, I think, a stronger voice from the conservative Republicans.”
“I think among some, that there’s been some frustration with the focus of the party leadership being on metrics such as fundraising and voter registration,” Almon said, “while perhaps paying less attention than they would like to ideological concerns, how closely should our candidates stick to the Republican platform, for example. I think they will have more of a focus on having that discussion, about ideology, about philosophy, about what does the party stand for.”
Thayn called that a victory for the “I don’t know what you call it, the Wayne Hoffman wing, probably the libertarian wing of the party. … I see them imposing their own form of elitism or tyranny. … They’re trying to impose their principles.”
“I think it’s a different form of tyranny,” he said. “I haven’t supported the other forms. I don’t support this form.”
Thayn, who lost his re-election bid in the May primary against fellow incumbent GOP Sen. C. Scott Grow, R-Eagle, said, “I wish the new party leadership well, but I think they have this tendency for ‘purity’ that is going to cause campaign funds to dry up, and people are going to not feel welcome in the party. And I think that’s unfortunate.”
Proposals that didn’t pass included one to disavow the results of the 2020 presidential election, which didn’t get out of committee; and a resolution proposed by Scott Herndon and Cornel Rasor of Bonner County to do away with the primary election entirely in favor of party caucuses, which also didn’t get out of committee. Also rejected was a proposed platform amendment from Herndon to declare in the platform’s preamble that party members are Republicans because “we place our faith in our Lord Jesus Christ as our Creator, our Defender and as our Provider for instruction in human government.”
Here are the platform changes, resolutions and new rules that were approved by the convention:
PLATFORM CHANGES. The approved changes include:
• In the “Right to Life” section of the platform, adding a reference to the latest U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, and adding clauses calling for criminalizing abortion as murder, and amending the Idaho Constitution to add a “right to life for preborn children.”
• In the “Health and Welfare” section, changes proposed by Herndon beefing up language on conscience clauses and parental rights in medical decisions.
• In the “Redistricting” section, calling for blocking any party from naming redistricting commissioners if it hasn’t garnered either an average of 20% of all ballots cast in four of the previous primary elections, or elected at least two constitutional officers in the preceding 10 years. If that results in just one party naming redistricting commissioners, the platform says, that party’s state central committee will appoint the final three members to the six-member commission.
• In other sections, adding in a clause that Republicans must have affiliated at least 12 months in advance to vote in a GOP primary; backing spending state taxpayer money on “private and parochial schools;” opposing “social justice indoctrination” in Idaho colleges and universities; calling for repeal of the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which authorized the federal income tax; calling to “respect and protect the biological gender of children;” and calling for state Board of Education members to be elected by region rather than appointed by the governor, which would require amending the Idaho Constitution.
APPROVED RESOLUTIONS: The approved resolutions included:
• Declaring Idaho’s “unequivocal” support for Israel
• Opposing “crossover” voting, restricting who can vote in GOP primaries, and declaring, “Most estimates, even the most charitable ones, do not give the Idaho Republican Party more than 10 years of survival if crossover voting is not seriously handled.” A second resolution on the same topic calls for the party to appoint a committee to study the problem.
• Calling for declaring Idaho a “Second Amendment Sanctuary State”
• Declaring that American combat troops “should not be used as world policemen”
• Calling for protection for children against pornography on the internet
• Backing privatizing Idaho Public Television, a resolution sponsored by delegates Bjorn Handeen and David Reilly of Kootenai County
• Calling on the Legislature to “protect Idaho’s businesses and individuals from discrimination exercised in the name of Environmental, Social and Governance scores”
• Requiring partisan affiliation for all Idaho elections other than judicial elections; this resolution was cosponsored by Moon and her husband, Darr Moon.
• Declaring that the Republican Party “recognizes identity consistent only with one’s original DNA”
RULE CHANGES: From six that were proposed, just one proposed change to party rules made it out of committee and was approved by the convention delegates, the one on crossover voting, restricting who can vote in GOP primaries, and permitting the party to endorse and donate to primary election candidates.
Idaho Public Television reporter Ruth Brown contributed to this report. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-gop-charts-new-course/article_93aded1d-3015-5d98-83f1-1114cdf30378.html | 2022-07-19T01:20:47 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-gop-charts-new-course/article_93aded1d-3015-5d98-83f1-1114cdf30378.html |
INDIANAPOLIS — A year ago, the city of Indianapolis passed an ordinance to track energy use in big buildings around town.
The goal was to cut down on emissions and help building owners save money. That has led to the “Thriving Buildings” program through the city’s Office of Sustainability.
The response has been overwhelming.
“We originally expected we would have 50 organizations take part,” said Amber Greaney, program manager with the Office of Sustainability. “So far we have had 187 sign-ups.”
That is just since sign-up started back in March of this year.
Eventually, every large building will need to take part in the initiative, but right now, it’s completely voluntary. Businesses put their energy use information into a free online tool. It helps them track energy usage and find ways to cut back. Most of Indy’s electricity still comes from coal, so any cuts in energy use will lead to lower emissions.
“I think a lot of businesses were already tracking their energy usage,” Greaney said. “So this is a way for them to show they are invested in the environment, that they do care about air quality, about water quality.”
The Office of Sustainability has gathered a lot of information from those 187 organizations. Right now, they are turning it into an easy-to-understand report that will be released to the public in the fall.
By 2026, they plan to have an interactive online dashboard to show energy use around the city.
“So maybe if you are looking for an apartment, you can compare which buildings are more efficient, which may show up in your utility bills,” said Greaney.
The city wants to hear from minority, disabled, and veteran business owners who may be having trouble achieving the efficiency they want. They’ve won a grant to get these groups together, to discuss their problems.
You can learn how to take part by clicking here.
There will also be a public meeting at the 38th Street public library location on July 28th. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/surprising-response-to-thriving-buildings-program-in-indianapolis-energy-usage-sustainability/531-11accac4-2ce7-4d2b-90e5-2920f2d7eb86 | 2022-07-19T01:21:08 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/surprising-response-to-thriving-buildings-program-in-indianapolis-energy-usage-sustainability/531-11accac4-2ce7-4d2b-90e5-2920f2d7eb86 |
BOISE, Idaho — License plate shipments are delayed across Idaho, according to the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD).
License plates typically take 30 days to arrive in the mail after registration; however, the machine used to make the license plates failed due to a maintenance issue, according to ITD.
The machine needed a replacement part on June 8th, one specifically customized to the machine; because of that, ITD expects the machine will not be fully functioning until July 29th.
Inmates make the license plates through a partnership between Idaho Correctional Industries (ICI) and ITD, according to ICI General Manager Todd Plimpton.
"The partnership is long lasting. I can't tell you how far back it goes, but it goes back decades," Plimpton said. "I don't think a lot of people will be adversely affected."
People waiting on new plates should expect up to a 10-day delay, according to Plimpton. However, several people have already waited long past that timeline, including Josh Crooks who rents cars for a living.
"We've registered 5 cars in the last two months. We're still waiting on our plates," Crooks said. "It's an inconvenience. I'm hoping they come soon and we can throw them on there."
Crooks is concerned police will pull over his customers for not having official plates, but according to ITD, Idaho State Police and local police departments are already aware of the license plate delay.
Paper registration is valid proof of registration, even without the metal plates, but that does not mean the papers are without problems. Cody Van Leuven has registered two motorcycles and a car this summer with paper registration.
"We have been waiting on those [license plates] for three months. More than 90 days now," Van Leuven said. "In fact, my son just got pulled over in my Jetta the other day because the officer couldn't see the temporary tag - he pulled him over."
The paper registration was not easily visible in the rear window, according to Van Leuven. Police let his son go after a brief stop once they confirmed the vehicle registration.
Overall, it is mostly an inconvenience for car owners; but with so much disparity between ICI's timeline and his personal experience, Crooks is wondering when his plates will finally arrive in the mail.
"I need those plates, for sure," Crooks said. "All I can do is put the paper on the back. And just wait for it. That's all I can do."
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BOISE, Idaho —
This summer, more than 170 Idaho students from five different schools participated in STARBASE summer camps.
The summer program has expanded from previously being a single camp for children of Idaho National Guardsmen, to eight camps with three different themes: a ‘CSI’ forensic science camp, a ‘Mission to Mars’ engineering camp, and a ‘Search and Rescue’ survival camp. The themes were created by STARBASE instructors, who designed 25 hours of curriculum activities for each week-long camp.
"This year, we expanded and got more creative, which was really exciting because we were able to serve more kids than we normally get to see and try out some new and fun curriculum," said Courtney Taylor, program director. "In previous years, STARBASE just had one summer camp on Gowen Field exclusively for Guard kids and we also traveled to Migrant summer schools in Nampa and Caldwell, but to teach the same lessons we did during the normal school year."
During the school year, the program provides Title I fifth grade students with hands on STEM education on Gowen Field.
"Summer is the time the program has given us to step outside our normal curriculum and experiment to try out new areas of STEM and develop new lessons we can then possibly submit to our national program for youth and other STARBASE programs across the nation," Taylor said. "Our STARBASE staff were really excited about developing this new program and we hope to continue the curriculum into future summer camps and possibly the normal academic year."
Throughout the summer, STARBASE collaborates with staff and volunteers to serve students in five schools and local agencies, including the Caldwell Migrant Summer School Program; the Idaho Wing of the Civil Air Patrol; a camp for children of Idaho National Guard members; the Learning Garden Children's Center in Meridian; and four different regions of the YMCA. Each camp facilitated approximately 15 to 30 students ranging from the third to sixth grade.
Having the ability to travel outside of Gowen Field enabled STARBASE to reach more students, including those outside its normal districts that the program serves throughout the school year, Taylor said.
"Normally during the school year, STARBASE cannot travel out into the schools, so the schools have to come out to Gowen Field," said Taylor. "During the summer, it's a whole different story. We put on supplemental programs and are able to then pack up a car and take everything out to the school site or wherever the program is hosting."
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BANGOR, Maine — The City of Bangor is taking steps to address recent incidents at a popular night life spot in downtown.
Half Acre Nightclub is under fire by residents after several occurrences of violence over the past few months.
The item was placed on the agenda for the Government Occurrences Committee after being brought forth by nearby residents.
Earlier this year, police arrested four people after a shooting at the nightclub on Harlow Street.
A Massachusetts man previously pleaded guilty to assault charges linked to a 2021 shooting at the nightclub.
City Council Chairman Richard Fournier says he will be at the meeting to address the concerns of neighbors and to see if there are any steps the city can take.
NEWS CENTER Maine reached out to Half Acre Nightclub for a comment, but did not receive a reply.
Those not in attendance can view a recording of the meeting on the Bangor City Hall's Facebook page. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/city-of-bangor-committee-addresses-nightclub-disturbances-half-acre-crime-violence/97-22525def-837c-4dfb-94e9-84875f4ae21b | 2022-07-19T01:22:31 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/city-of-bangor-committee-addresses-nightclub-disturbances-half-acre-crime-violence/97-22525def-837c-4dfb-94e9-84875f4ae21b |
OLD TOWN, Maine — As part of an initiative to bring more art and people to Old Town, the city has hired a South Portland Artist to bring some color to its streets.
Graffiti artist Mike Rich spray painted small murals on two traffic light control boxes located in Peace Pole Park.
Funding for the project came in the form of a grant from the Maine Development Foundation and was matched by a local business owner, Alex Gray the owner of KANÙ.
Officials say this is all part of an effort to revitalize the downtown area.
“We are trying to add more art-related projects to the community to make Old Town more inviting, and to give people a place to visit and stay, and enjoy some of the great artwork going on in town,” EJ Roach the director of economic and community development said.
Another recent art project in Old Town was a collaboration between the Penobscot Nation and Leonard Middle School. Officials say they plan to keep efforts going in small increments. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/old-town-adds-more-color-to-the-downtown-area-maine-art/97-64709759-e96e-43ee-b3c4-20534e747035 | 2022-07-19T01:22:37 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/old-town-adds-more-color-to-the-downtown-area-maine-art/97-64709759-e96e-43ee-b3c4-20534e747035 |
FAIRFIELD, Maine — Fairfield police responded to a report of a head-on two vehicle crash that occurred Monday at approximately 5:18 p.m., according to a news release issued by Fairfield Police Department spokesperson Officer Casey Dugas .
According to the release, the incident took place on Norridgewock Road in the area of Mae's Way. The crash involved three individuals. Two were seriously injured and the third experienced critical injuries.
Authorities are not releasing names at this time pending notification of families and involved parties.
The crash reportedly involved two vehicles: a southbound 2009 Ford F-150 that was traveling in the northbound lane of Norridgewock Road, and a northbound 2014 Jeep Compass which was unable to avoid the F-150 vehicle, according to the release.
The Maine State Police is reportedly reconstructing the crash, which will later be reviewed by the District Attorney's Office.
No further information is being released at this time. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/three-seriously-injured-in-head-on-fairfield-crash-maine/97-b2c67e4e-ae7d-45c3-9686-3d8edbc63d6d | 2022-07-19T01:22:43 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/three-seriously-injured-in-head-on-fairfield-crash-maine/97-b2c67e4e-ae7d-45c3-9686-3d8edbc63d6d |
AZ Patriots leader Jennifer Harrison arrested on suspicion of pepper spraying protestors
The Tempe Prosecutors Office announced that Jennifer Harrison, leader of the far-right group AZ Patriots, could be tried with felony charges after being arrested on suspicion of pepper spraying protestors.
Harrison told The Arizona Republic the incident was in “self-defense” after accusations mounted that she pepper-sprayed a group of protesters on Mill Avenue and University Drive on July 3.
Harrison self-surrendered to Tempe police on July 7 on misdemeanor charges of assault and disorderly conduct. She was released shortly after.
In a statement Monday, the city’s prosecutors said they withdrew those charges to allow the Maricopa Attorney’s Office consider bringing more severe felony charges.
If the county attorney’s office decides not to prosecute, Tempe prosecutors still hold the right to bring the original misdemeanor case to trial.
Harrison can either be tried for misdemeanor or felony charges on the same case but not both since that would violate the Fifth Amendment’s double jeopardy protections.
Many claimed Harrison was the person pepper spraying protestors once video and photographs of the incident were released. Harrison admitted to The Republic that she had been involved.
In the past, Harrison filmed herself pepper spraying protestors during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in Phoenix.
Reach breaking news reporter Miguel Torres at Miguel.Torres@arizonarepublic.com or on Twitter @MTorresTweet. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2022/07/18/far-right-activist-could-face-felony-charges-pepper-spray-incident/10092956002/ | 2022-07-19T01:28:03 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2022/07/18/far-right-activist-could-face-felony-charges-pepper-spray-incident/10092956002/ |
To meet the growing needs of an expanding city and airport, Idaho Falls is signing a firefighter contractor to cover fire services at Idaho Falls Regional Airport.
The city council unanimously voted to approve a contracting service with Pro-Tec Fire Services for airport-specific fire services during its Thursday meeting. Pro-Tec has contracted aircraft rescue firefighting services in the U.S. and Canada for over 40 years and was the first company to start contracting in this market, according to the company’s website.
Traditionally, the Idaho Falls Fire Department has provided services to the airport but city officials have recognized the recent growth of the airport has necessitated some changes to fire services.
“It’s a win-win because our fire department has a need to serve a growing population as well and this frees up firefighters who don’t have to be physically located at the airport,” said Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper.
Airport Director Rick Cloutier added that firefighters at the airport are not allowed to leave the airport under Federal Aviation Administration requirements, compared to firefighters in the city that can conduct their duties and respond to where they’re needed.
The city’s agreement with Pro-Tec states that Pro-Tec must provide at least one fire chief working a 40-hour administrative work week, three captains who share a 24-hour shift and three firefighters who share a 24-hour shift. The city will provide an aircraft rescue firefighting station, personal protective equipment, and firefighting vehicles.
The agreement is for three years and the city will pay Pro-Tec $695,000 in year one, $719,325 in year two and $748,000 in year three.
Fire Chief Duane Nelson said the agreement is good for both the fire department and the airport. Idaho Falls fire personnel will be able to respond to the increasing amount of calls the department is receiving and the airport will be able to save money and avoid hiring more staff by having Pro-Tec employees also conduct more airport-specific inspections that city fire personnel aren’t trained for.
“It really was a great collaboration that actually works for the city as a whole in reducing staffing,” Nelson said. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/city-contracts-specialized-aircraft-fire-services-company-for-future-airport-duties/article_b3c216d0-3aad-5911-9de8-37e42f541306.html | 2022-07-19T01:28:12 | 1 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/city-contracts-specialized-aircraft-fire-services-company-for-future-airport-duties/article_b3c216d0-3aad-5911-9de8-37e42f541306.html |
In the height of the pandemic, local nonprofits such as the Idaho Falls Rescue Mission and the Idaho Falls Soup Kitchen served warm meals to those sitting in the cold.
COVID-19 closed these organizations' doors but both the Rescue Mission and the Soup Kitchen continued to serve free, warm meals every day of the pandemic by offering them to-go service even though they could no longer welcome people inside. But the decrease in human connection came with an increase in costs.
Soup Kitchen Executive Director Jessica Sharp said, "The to-go meals came with a hefty cost. We had to buy water bottles and to-go boxes. We didn't need to provide those before."
Sharp recalled seeing homeless picking up meals at noon during winters throughout the pandemic having to sit outside in the cold to eat.
The Rescue Mission also serves a meal 365 days of the year. During the pandemic's peak, it gave out to-go boxes, water bottles and napkins through a window.
"COVID changed everything. We had to buy supplies for to-go meals and COVID tests for our staff and those staying at the shelters," said Tyler Perkins, the Rescue Mission's executive director.
The Rescue Mission is a parent company over many subsidiaries, Perkins said. The Rescue Mission encompasses the downtown men's shelter, the City of Refuge, the women's and children's shelters the Ruth House and the Haven and the Rescue Mission's food service, Serving Hope.
Covering COVID-related costs for all the subsidiaries increased the Rescue Mission's costs by 37%, Perkins said.
"We beat people to the panic button. We completely locked down and thought we were being proactive," Perkins said. "If there was one sniffle we had to shut down. Our ability to serve was restricted to almost nothing, and our costs were through the roof."
Rising costs have not slowed despite the decline in COVID cases. Now the Rescue Mission and Soup Kitchen, along with other nonprofits, are facing inflation head on.
"People aren't as able to donate food or they donate less variety of food. Supply chain issues are affecting the Idaho Falls Community Food Basket, and they can get less items from the grocery store," Sharp said.
The Community Food Basket donates left over food items to the Soup Kitchen, however, increasing grocery prices are changing what it can give.
The Soup Kitchen distributes anywhere from 80 to 150 meals a day. At the end of June, the Soup Kitchen had served a total of 23,830 meals in 2022. The continuation of this free meal option for the community depends on the community itself.
"We need donations, whether that be food, money or volunteers," Sharp said.
You can donate to the Soup Kitchen via PayPal and sign up to volunteer on its website www.ifsoupkitchen.org.
"Money sometimes doesn't spread across every need you have," Sharp said. "We are trying to make coming to the Soup Kitchen less stigmatized. People that come here are just everyday hard-working people."
"We don't operate like others do. Instead of getting in a line and grabbing a tray to get your food, we serve people like they are in a restaurant. (In cold months) they can relax in the heat and out of the cold and forget their woes for a little while," Sharp said. "We want to show our community respect and dignity. Everyone deserves to be fed."
According to the Idaho Housing and Finance Association, Idaho's homeless population has increased by 23% in the past 10 years. In January 2020, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness recorded that Idaho had 2,315 people experiencing homelessness.
The City of Refuge provides 25 beds and is nearly at capacity. The Ruth House provides 14-16 beds, including family rooms, and is almost full. Serving Hope is still providing a daily dinner for the community. The Rescue Mission's work continues despite inflation.
"What we do is not optional. We have to do this. If we don't help the community, it could get really ugly," Perkins said.
Perkins said the Rescue Mission provides recovery programs, employment opportunities and rapid response teams.
"We are working on getting our rapid response team up and running again. This way we can go out into the community and go to the hot spots and help," Perkins said. "Like those at the friendship garden right now. We know them by name through the shelter and have gone out and talked with them. They are considered to experience chronic homelessness."
The Rescue Mission's response team would serve people such as those currently staying at the Japanese Friendship Garden to encourage them to find hope and a better situation.
Getting the rapid response team up and running, providing beds, coordinating recovery programs and serving meals requires community support, Perkins said.
"We want to share God's love with people. Regardless of how bad your addictions are or what your problems are, you can heal and get better," Perkins said. "Support matters. Without support we can't serve others."
Now more than ever, Perkins said they need people's "time, treasure and talent."
"Imagine a low-income family that has to cover rent, gas and groceries. Now multiply that by 100. That is what the Rescue Mission is experiencing right now," Perkins said. "Please come by and see what we're doing."
The Rescue Mission accepts financial donations in person or by mail to 840 Park Ave. Donation options are also available on its website ifrescuemission.org. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/increasing-costs-take-toll-on-local-community-outreach-for-those-in-need/article_7526dfa9-4938-5496-9059-6ea5859d0a3d.html | 2022-07-19T01:28:18 | 1 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/increasing-costs-take-toll-on-local-community-outreach-for-those-in-need/article_7526dfa9-4938-5496-9059-6ea5859d0a3d.html |
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating reports of potential workplace hazards at Amazon warehouses in New York City, Chicago and Orlando, officials said Monday.
OSHA said it received a referral from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York about possible safety and health violations at the three facilities, prompting the inspections.
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According to Nicholas Biase, a spokesman with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the investigations are to check whether Amazon is keeping in accordance with federal workplace mandates.
“This morning, the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration entered Amazon warehouses outside New York City, Chicago and Orlando to conduct workplace safety inspections in response to referrals received from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York concerning potential workplace hazards related, among other things, to Amazon’s required pace of work for its warehouse employees,” Biase said. “The Civil Division of the SDNY is investigating potential worker safety hazards at Amazon warehouses across the country, as well as possible fraudulent conduct designed to hide injuries from OSHA and others.”
OSHA told News 6 that the agency is unable to provide more information because the investigations are still active.
Members of the public and Amazon warehouse workers with information about potential workplace safety violations or injury-related issues at these warehouses are urged to share that information with SDNY at the district’s website.
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The Bethlehem Historic Conservation Commission on Monday narrowly denied Bethlehem nonprofit ArtsQuest’s application to demolish the Banana Factory to build a new cultural arts center.
Commission members and Bethlehem residents who spoke at Monday’s meeting were split on the proposal, which would demolish all six Banana Factory buildings to make way for a new cultural arts center. The Banana Factory is ArtsQuest’s visual arts programming hub.
Those in favor of the new project said the new center would help ArtsQuest expand vital arts programming to meet community needs, but those who opposed it said the new building does not fit with the South Side historic district.
The vote was 3-2 with commission members Roger Hudak and Michael Simonson voting in favor of the project; chair Gary Lader and members Craig Evans and Kenneth Loush voting against.
ArtsQuest first secured approval to revamp the Banana Factory in 2018, and their original plan was to preserve two of the six buildings and demolish the others. But with rising construction costs, keeping two of the buildings is no longer economically feasible for ArtsQuest, CEO Kassie Hilgert said. ArtsQuest has so far raised $14 million from public and private donations to fund the new center.
The proposed new, five-story cultural center would feature an outdoor Arts Plaza, expanded classroom space, rooms for summer camps and a 100-seat comedy center. The building facade facing Third Street would feature a window pattern that spells out “Art For All” in binary code. The facade at the corner of 3rd and Northampton streets would be entirely glass, bringing in natural light that the current building lacks, and giving passersby a peek inside.
Hilgert called the new center an “issue of equity” because it will allow ArtsQuest to expand its highly in-demand arts programming. The organization faces a waitlist for its artist studios and a need for more classroom and educational space.
“Building a new structure at the current location is the most efficient way to serve Bethlehem’s growing and changing community,” Hilgert said.
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Bethlehem historic officer Jeffrey Long said ArtsQuest’s proposal is not appropriate for the historic conservation district because of several design elements including its windows, height and building materials. Some commission members agreed.
“By demolishing all of these buildings, it is not only taking away part of communities history, it is actually shrinking the [historic] district,” chair Gary Lader said. “I’m kind of troubled by it.”
But several members of the public said that the Banana Factory buildings are unattractive and not historically significant, and demolishing them could make way for something better.
“There is no historic value to those buildings,” said former ArtsQuest board chair Greg Feinberg. “Those buildings are just old and I think something for you to consider is the distinction between what is historic and what is just old.”
Lader encouraged ArtsQuest’s representatives to return with an updated plans that addressed some members’ concerns.
“I feel there’s a way forward here,” Lader said. “We’re certainly available to discuss this.”
Morning Call reporter Lindsay Weber can be reached at 610-820-6681 and liweber@mcall.com. | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/bethlehem/mc-nws-banana-factory-artsquest-bethlehem-demolition-denial-historic-commission-20220719-mosddji555gczmpynru5z6lb5e-story.html | 2022-07-19T01:36:38 | 1 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/bethlehem/mc-nws-banana-factory-artsquest-bethlehem-demolition-denial-historic-commission-20220719-mosddji555gczmpynru5z6lb5e-story.html |
In a 7-0 vote Monday night, the Richmond School Board approved a new garage lease in the city for the district’s buses, after the existing bus garage caught on fire last month.
Schools Chief Jason Kamras presented two recommendations to the board Monday night. The first option, which had the backing of the administration, was to move into a facility at 326 East 6th St. in the city. The other option was to move into a facility at 1301 W. Hundred Road in Chester.
“Our recommendation is to proceed with the first option, the one that is in the city for several reasons, not the least of which is its location means less wear and tear on our vehicles [and] less cost in terms of fuel … [and] it’s very affordable,” Kamras said during Monday’s school board meeting.
The Richmond site is slated to be available on Aug. 1.
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Fourth District School Board member Jonathan Young made a motion to approve leasing the 6th Street location. The motion passed 7-0, as members Vice Chair Kenya Gibson of the third District and Eighth District Dawn Page were absent.
“I do want to commend the superintendent and Floyd Miles [director of Transportation] and the entire transportation team for moving with haste to identity an alternate location,” Young said.
Last month, a two-alarm fire damaged a repairs and maintenance warehouse at 1903 Chamberlayne Ave., damaging a few Richmond Public School buses beyond repair.
At least four school buses, including the district’s mobile library called the “Lit Limo,” and two vehicles inside the facility and a bus outside of the garage were damaged beyond repair in the blaze the morning of June 29, according to fire officials.
RPS has leased the facility for nearly 25 years. The School Board unanimously approved a one-year lease extension in May. TRP Chamberlayne LLC, owner of the facility, agreed to the one-year extension with RPS for roughly $113,000, an increase of 4% from the prior year.
The city had leased the Chamberlayne Avenue facility since February 1997. A May 2014 RPS transportation audit conducted by the city auditor’s office recommended the division stop leasing the Chamberlayne Avenue site in order to save money.
A decade earlier in 2004, RPS purchased property at 3501 Belt Blvd. for $1.1 million with the intent of remolding it as a repair and maintenance facility. When the School Board approved the one-year lease in May, it did so to provide the district with more time to “identify a suitable replacement location,” according to the May presentation.
While moving into the Richmond location is a short-term solution, Kamras’ recommendation asked members of the School Board if they would like for the division to look into having its own facility on Belt Boulevard. It would likely cost $3 million to get the site up and running. The School Board did not make a decision regarding the Belt Boulevard location Monday night.
The Richmond location’s rent is $4,975 per month plus additional fees ($675 for common area maintenance, plus electrical) while the Chester location’s rent would be $17,806 per month plus an additional undisclosed amount of fees. The Chamberlayne location’s rent was $9,402 per month plus an undisclosed amount of additional fees.
“The challenge is finding a facility that has what we need that is in close proximity,” Kamras said Monday night. “I do think this is a reasonable price for the facility that [we] would have access to under this agreement.”
While the School Board wholeheartedly accepted the Richmond location, it lacks an alarm system at this time.
“Before occupying the property, RPS would install audible smoke detectors and emergency strobes,” according to Monday’s presentation. The division will also order an alarm panel system but it is slated to be unavailable for up to six months because of supply chain challenges.
While the Chester site is newer and has more space, it’s outside of city limits and is more expensive than the Richmond location. It also would not be available until October 2022 and would be a five-year lease. | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/richmond-school-board-approves-new-bus-garage-lease-after-june-fire/article_a9ebad89-ec47-549c-8fcf-bfcc5a249547.html | 2022-07-19T01:39:12 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/richmond-school-board-approves-new-bus-garage-lease-after-june-fire/article_a9ebad89-ec47-549c-8fcf-bfcc5a249547.html |
WAYNE COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — A child from Wayne who has already had four open-heart surgeries before his first birthday finally got to come home.
Jennifer Merritt, the mother, says Steele Merritt was born on Sept. 28, 2021, with Transposition of the Great Arteries.
The CDC says Transposition of the Great Arteries is a critical congenital heart defect where the two main arteries carrying blood out of the heart are switched. This causes oxygen-poor blood to be put back into the body instead of going to the lungs.
Steele had three open-heart surgeries before he turned two months old. After his third surgery on Nov. 25, 2021, Steele was put on a Berlin machine to take the work off the left side of his heart. He was put on the heart transplant list.
Steele then had a stroke just over a week later on Dec. 3 and became inactive on the heart transplant list. Two weeks later, Steele was put back on the list after an evaluation.
Jennifer Merritt was at the hospital with Steele when she was told a heart had been accepted for Steele.
“I screamed and cried and just couldn’t believe what she had told me. They had accepted a heart for Steele,” says Jennifer Merritt in a message.
Steele, Jennifer, Seth, Steele’s father, and his brothers and sisters, were able to celebrate in one room.
Steele then got his heart on April 27, 2022. Steele’s family got to see him about a day later. For about three months, Steele’s family had to stay in the hospital or within a 40-mile radius.
On Sunday, Steele was able to come home.
“After 292 days we brought him home,” Jennifer Merritt says.
Three fire trucks escorted the Merritt family back home, and, once they got closer to Wayne, an ambulance and two more fire trucks joined in.
Jennifer says from Lavalette to Wayne, people were out with signs and balloons, cheering for Steele.
According to Jennifer, Steele coming home was also a special birthday present for his grandmother, who has been battling cancer.
She says Steele’s grandmother’s birthday was on the day he came home and the grandmother says it was the best birthday present she could have got. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/baby-born-with-serious-heart-defect-gets-to-come-home/ | 2022-07-19T01:45:07 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/baby-born-with-serious-heart-defect-gets-to-come-home/ |
CABELL COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — Neighbors and first responders could not keep their eyes off of Four Pole Creek on Monday as it reached dangerously high levels.
While residents along the Enslow Park area are still recovering from May’s devastating floods, local first responders are taking action to make sure they are doing everything they can to safely help the public and themselves.
“There’s a lot of new people that haven’t been exposed to this kind of flooding,” said Cabell County Emergency Manager, Jerry Beckett. “Today, for example, we were expecting to get another flood of the magnitude we had back in May. Our goal is that each one of these responders goes home to their families at the end of their shifts.”
Sunday’s and Monday’s first responders from around the area participated in a swift water awareness class. The course demonstrates the best practices when battling high water and flash flooding.
“One inch of rain in a one mile square is 17 million gallons of water, so you know, do the math,” Beckett said. “I mean it is phenomenal when you stop to think about it, and you have all these figures, and that’s what he’s teaching, this could really accumulate in a hurry.”
Beckett said this is becoming a recurring problem that seems to be getting worse through the years.
“All this water right now is coming at us a lot more quicker than it used to because its not absorbing in the ground,” said Beckett. “The runoff is a lot faster because its coming off of pavement, its coming off of concrete, off of buildings and all of that. Every time someone puts a new building in it creates a bigger problem for us and now it’s really become a problem. We are seeing it more frequently than we ever have.”
In two days, a little over 100 first responders were trained in the course. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/cabell-county-first-responders-prepare-for-flash-flooding/ | 2022-07-19T01:45:13 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/cabell-county-first-responders-prepare-for-flash-flooding/ |
BOONE COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — A man is barricading himself inside of a residence in Boone County.
The Boone County Emergency Management Agency says they believe the man is still inside the residence.
The details leading up to this incident are unknown at this time.
They say multiple law enforcement agencies are on the scene, including the West Virginia State Police and the Boone County Sheriff’s Office.
This is a developing story. We will continue to update this story when more information becomes available. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-barricading-himself-inside-residence-in-boone-county/ | 2022-07-19T01:45:19 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-barricading-himself-inside-residence-in-boone-county/ |
LONGPORT — There are Downbeach pet owners who love their dogs so much, they do everything with them, including taking them to the beach.
Then, there are those nonpet owners who think public beaches should only be accessible to humans, not their furry friends.
Almost 57% of the United States population owns a pet, and in New Jersey, at least 47% do, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association’s 2017-2018 Pet Ownership and Demographics Sourcebook. Of that 47%, almost two-thirds are dog owners.
That number is a testament to the dog culture in Longport. The borough recently updated its ordinance allowing dog owners to walk their leashed fur babies from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. from May 1 to Sept. 30. After September, there are no restrictions on pets on the beaches as long as they are leashed.
On Friday, Lorie and Marc Modelevsky, seasonal residents of Ventnor, were getting ready to walk their 6-year-old English Mastiff, Carson, on the Boardwalk.
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“Our dog doesn’t like walking on the beach, but if he did, we would definitely take him,” Lorie Modelevsky said. “Some people don’t like it, but we’re for it if people clean up and are responsible.”
Longport Commissioner Daniel Lawler said the borough that usually houses about 900 year-round residents sees more than 15,000 people during a summer weekend and has been seeing more dogs since the pandemic.
“Longport has always had an ordinance of no dogs on the beach from May 15 to Sept. 15,” said Longport Commissioner Daniel Lawler, a dog owner. “Over the years, a lot of people have come to us, me personally, and said, ‘Why can’t we have dogs on the beach for a couple hours in the morning? Before the crowds get there.’ I have a dog, and my wife walks the dog on the beach almost every morning in the winter, and she’s been asking me as well.”
Lawler said people howling about the dog ordinance are usually people without pets, or those concerned canines will be allowed unleashed. Many believe irresponsible owners won’t clean up after their pets. Lawler said those issues have “never been a problem.”
“We listened to the public, and one person got up and complained about the dogs on the beach, while I think seven or eight people who have dogs said they wanted the dogs,” said Lawler about the public hearing portion of a council meeting last month at which the commissioners voted on the dog ordinance.
Since the ordinance was changed, Lawler has received no complaints from the city or residents, and has even checked in with the lifeguards, public works, police, and other city departments to see if there has been an uptick in dog waste or people being issued tickets for not complying with the ordinance.
The Modelevskys said as far as they could see, dog owners were following the ordinance. The dogs they do see on the beach are always leashed and dog waste is always fetched by responsible owners, including during the busy Fourth of July weekend, when there were more dogs on the beach and Boardwalk than usual.
“If people are responsible, it shouldn’t be a problem,” said Lorie Modelevsky.
Other Downbeach areas, such as Ventnor, have their own dogs-on-the-beach ordinances. From May 15 to Sept. 30, leashed dogs are allowed on the beach from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., but only on the areas washed by the high tide line. From October until May, leashed dogs are allowed on the beach at any time in those high tide line areas.
“We don’t get many complaints. Most people comply,” Ventnor Clerk Lisa Hand said about the city ordinance allowing dogs on the beach, which was updated in 2019. “The complaints we do get, which are few, have to do with dogs being unleashed while on the beach.”
Brigantine’s dog ordinance doesn’t allow dogs on any public beaches between 14th Street North and the southwestern most portion of the island between May 30 and Sept. 30. The ordinance stipulates dogs are allowed on the beach from Oct. 1 to May 29 if leashed and accompanied by a person.
“It has not been changed recently and will not be. We don’t get many calls about dogs on the main beaches,” Brigantine City Manager James Bennett said. “There’s probably more online complaining than anything. PD are on the beaches and will remove someone and their dog if they witness it.”
In Margate, dogs aren’t allowed on their beaches at all. Those who violate the ordinance could incur a $100 fine.
And, while Longport has a designated dog beach on Ocean Drive where pets can be leashed or unleashed, many are turned off by the amount of dog waste on the beach, which has no trash cans.
“The dog beach is an undesirable place for dogs and humans,” said Marc Modelevsky. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/update-to-longport-dogs-on-the-beach-rule-breeds-downbeach-debate/article_6be91ad2-fd86-11ec-a9b1-bfde26c31d21.html | 2022-07-19T01:58:00 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/update-to-longport-dogs-on-the-beach-rule-breeds-downbeach-debate/article_6be91ad2-fd86-11ec-a9b1-bfde26c31d21.html |
A Wake County Superior Court judge on Monday denied a request to pause the certification of the results from Guilford County’s school bond referendum.
Election officials had not yet certified the results of the May 17 referendum because of an election protest from Alan Branson, a former county commissioner and current candidate for the board’s at-large seat. Branson argued that public funds were illegally used by the county to campaign for the $1.7 billion bond and wanted the referendum put before voters a second time.
The county and the school district have defended their messaging and materials published leading up to the bond referendum as educational, and therefore permissible under state law.
Branson’s attorneys are not yet certain if there any options left to delay the certification, which is expected on Wednesday.
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Branson first took his protest to the Guilford County Board of Elections, which found no probable cause to hold a hearing. He next appealed to the State Board of Elections, which voted to dismiss the appeal.
On Friday, the Republican filed an appeal in Wake County County Superior Court and asked to keep the certification on pause.
On Monday, Judge Norlan Graves denied the stay.
“While we are disappointed by today’s ruling, we have decided to wait for the full order to be released before we decide if and how to proceed,” Kevin Cline, one of Branson’s attorneys, said in a news release. “We want to ensure we are doing what is right for the taxpayers of Guilford County and are fully weighing our options of how to bring justice.”
In the news release, Branson said he was encouraged by the support he’d received from the community for his efforts, but “this is a huge disappointment for the taxpayers and voters of Guilford County who deserve a straight-shooting, honest and transparent government, especially when it comes to their tax dollars.”
Reached by phone Monday, commissioners Chairman Melvin “Skip” Alston said the ruling is a “victory for children, teachers, school staff and the community as whole.”
Alston said North Carolina’s local government commission had been waiting on the certification of the election to sign off on the county’s plan for the repayment of debt taken on with the sale of the bonds. Once certification takes place, he said, officials can move forward with spending the $1.7 billion on improving school facilities.
“Shame on Mr. Branson for taking us through this unnecessary series of delays,” Alston said.
Alston said the county and schools are re-starting their joint school facilities committee in order to monitor and discuss the process and progress of school construction projects. That includes projects to be paid for from bonds authorized by voters in 2020 as well as the 2022 bonds.
The group, he said, will include himself, Vice Chairwoman Carlvena Foster and Commissioners Kay Cashion and Carly Cooke in addition to four school board members.
He expects the joint group could meet as soon as next week. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/education/a-victory-judge-allows-certification-of-guilford-school-bond-referendum/article_4ee67056-06c3-11ed-8bb9-5bf7a02b6f00.html | 2022-07-19T02:02:11 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/education/a-victory-judge-allows-certification-of-guilford-school-bond-referendum/article_4ee67056-06c3-11ed-8bb9-5bf7a02b6f00.html |
GREENSBORO — After announcing in June that the former American Hebrew Academy would be used as transitional housing and a school for unaccompanied immigrant children, federal officials have answered few questions about how the facility will operate.
Not from residents or the media. Even local elected officials seem to have few answers about the plan by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
“It’s just such a lack of transparency,” said Mark Hobson, a resident who lives in the nearby Westridge Forest neighborhood.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement, part of DHHS, said in a June statement that to meet its legal responsibility, the agency “continuously explores potential facility options for future needs to ensure that children do not have to remain in border patrol facilities, which are not appropriate locations for children.”
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To that end, the American Hebrew Academy will be contracted to provide educational programming for the children, the Office of Refugee Resettlement said. Children will also have access to medical treatment, legal services, translators and mental and behavioral health counselors. The facility would be named the Greensboro Piedmont Academy Influx Care Facility for UC (unaccompanied minors) and it is slated to begin operating sometime this month.
Terry Billings, president of the Westridge Forest homeowners’ association, said he’s received several questions from residents concerning the facility, including the number of children expected, the length of the average stay, what security will be in place, whether the children will be allowed to leave the campus and how the potential increase in traffic will be addressed.
“We have a lot of opinions, very strong opinions on the right and fairly strong opinions on the left, including some people that wanted to do what they can do to help,” Billings said. “Most of the people are squarely in the middle, with their concerns being ‘Why was I not told about this? Why can I not get any information out of anyone? What is so secretive about this?’
“You would think that with something this monumental there would have been some forums for people to ask questions, express concerns and get some information. It seems like nobody seems to know anything.”
Emailed questions from the News & Record to DHHS have gone mostly unanswered.
The department either ignored the emails or provided statements that didn’t answer specific questions, including how much running the facility will cost, who will provide security and how much the American Hebrew Academy is being paid to educate the children brought there.
Even the cost of the lease was not directly answered by the department, although the News & Record found a record of the lease in online documents: $49.8 million for a five-year lease of the 100-acre property off Hobbs Road.
The DHHS is holding informational meetings for “elected officials and community stakeholders” by invitation only today, according to local and federal officials.
“These initial meetings are closed to press, but we will be sharing additional information following the meetings,” DHHS said in an email to the News & Record sent Monday evening.
Billings and Hobson said they sent lists of questions to Councilwoman Nancy Hoffmann, who said last week she was invited to the meeting.
“If we can’t be sure that the press are even involved ... someone who’s actually attending with cameras or notepad in hand, how do we know that the questions are being answered?” Hobson asked.
The office of U.S. Rep. Kathy Manning, who represents Greensboro, did not respond to a July 5 email asking for comment on questions raised by Republican lawmakers about the facility’s security and plans to prevent overcrowding there.
Pressed by the News & Record again on the matter Monday, as well as the lack of transparency by DHHS about the facility, Manning’s office responded by sending a letter to DHHS asking for more specific information regarding the operation.
Some of the questions included in the letter involve internal and external security procedures, if the children would be allowed off campus and what efforts the Office of Refugee Resettlement has taken to provide community members to give feedback or express concerns.
Manning was not available for an interview Monday, but her office said she’s asked for an in-person meeting with the department.
Hoffmann, whose district includes the academy, said last week that she had only received a few phone calls and a couple of emails about the project. Some were from people opposed to the project while others supported it but had further questions, she said.
“In a couple of instances they felt the city should stop this,” Hoffmann said. “I explained it’s a private piece of property and there’s really nothing that the city can do in terms of stopping a transaction with a private property.”
However, Hobson and others want more details.
“We don’t know what the security will be like. The facility was designed more to keep people out than to keep people in,” Hobson said. “We don’t know whether they’ll be allowed out around the neighborhood. ... There’s lots of unanswered questions.”
Mayor Nancy Vaughan did not return messages seeking information about today’s meetings.
Robin Keller, clerk to the Guilford County Board of Commissioners, said Monday that she had received an email inviting herself and Assistant County Manager Victor Isler to the meeting.
Keller said DHHS also wanted to invite Commissioner Justin Conrad, whose district includes the academy, board Chairman Melvin “Skip” Alston and at-large Commissioner Kay Cashion.
Conrad, a Republican, said Monday he intended to go to the meeting.
“I don’t feel like they did a good job at all in talking to the public about the program ... and that creates a lot of confusion in the local community,” Conrad said. “We need more transparency.”
Alston also said he planned to attend. “I’ve got to go and find out what they’re talking about doing in my county,” he said, adding that he’s fielded several calls from residents about the project.
“They just want answers. Most of them are kind of drawing on the most extreme fear,” Alston said. “These are kids we’re talking about. I’ve had some people that called me and said these are animals and I stop them right then and there and say ‘No they are not animals, these are human beings.’
“We have to look at the fact that they (DHHS) have to look out for these 700 to 800 kids. They’re trying to place the kids as soon as possible. Some may not be there more than two weeks.”
Like the city, Alston said, the county does not have any control over what plans DHHS has for the site.
“The federal government doesn’t have to ask our opinion,” Alston said. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/neighbors-frustrated-by-lack-of-transparency-in-plan-to-house-unaccompanied-minor-children-in-greensboro/article_7ce9d85c-06a1-11ed-bbba-27f7a6f6c723.html | 2022-07-19T02:02:18 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/neighbors-frustrated-by-lack-of-transparency-in-plan-to-house-unaccompanied-minor-children-in-greensboro/article_7ce9d85c-06a1-11ed-bbba-27f7a6f6c723.html |
KPD chief Paul Noel fires lieutenant, suspends captain over cover-up of racist harassment
New Knoxville Police Chief Paul Noel has fired a lieutenant and suspended a captain for their roles in covering up complaints of racist harassment within the department, Knox News has learned.
Police investigators found Lt. Lance Earlywine violated the department’s truthfulness policy and Capt. Don Jones violated the harassment policy.
In a message to the department announcing the punishment Monday afternoon, Noel stressed accountability, particularly accountability in the command staff.
“This is not a decision that I made without great thought and consideration,” he wrote in the email obtained by Knox News. “We can recover from most mistakes, take the appropriate action and move forward. Unfortunately, truthfulness is not one of those mistakes. As police officers, we are held to a higher standard. One of those standards is to tell the truth, no matter how much it hurts, at all times.”
Noel declined to comment for this story, per Spokesperson Scott Erland.
Read this:A cop told bosses a fellow cop was racist. They did nothing.
Related:KPD opens new internal investigation after cop says commanders lied about racist incident
Last year, Knox News reported exclusively about a complaint filed by officer DionDré Jackson saying Earlywine, Jones and Deputy Chief Kenny Miller misled internal investigators looking into complaints in 2020 about the conduct of officer Adam Broome.
Broome had resigned after a colleague complained about Broome’s racist and unprofessional behavior. Broome and the officer who complained are white. Jackson is Black.
One of the complaints against Broome surfaced in one officer's exit interview. He told the department about Broome's racist and unprofessional behavior, including him telling Jackson in April 2019 that "he should know about being on a slave ship" and that reparations for "you all" (Black Americans) are "bulls---."
The investigation
Jackson's complaint maintained he met with Jones and Miller and told them about the racist harassment, but nothing was done about it.
Earlywine told investigators he didn't know about the harassment. Jones said Jackson was vague about his allegations. Miller claimed he never met with Jackson.
Jackson, however, told investigators he explicitly told commanders that Broome was a racist.
What's more, Jackson told investigators Jones persuaded him not to file a report with internal affairs. Specifically, he said Jones “passively discouraged” him from going to internal affairs, and Jackson did not.
After supervisors met with Jackson, Jones called together the entire unit. Multiple officers told investigators that Jones began the meeting by saying “back in the days of (ROPE, Repeat Offender Prevention and Enforcement), (they) had shirts with nooses on it; that s--- would not fly this day and age.”
Jackson called the meeting a “Band-Aid” to the problem. Another officer called the talk a “kumbaya meeting” that didn’t fix anything.
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In an interview with Knox News after the reporting about the harassment, Chief Eve Thomas had no answer when asked repeatedly whether Miller was in the meeting with Jackson, even offering Miller's excuse that it's possible he simply couldn't remember.
When challenged about the credibility of forgetting that sort of encounter, Thomas replied, "Yeah, I know, I know ... again, what we do is work to be better," she said. "I go by their statements, and we have a truthfulness policy. And we work to be better."
Investigators did not press Jones or Miller about their statements and how they contradicted what Jackson had reported.
Deputy Chief Kenny Miller retired ahead of a disciplinary hearing earlier this year.
Jackson declined to comment Monday evening about the firings when reached through text messaging Knox News. | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/18/knoxville-police-chief-fires-lieutenant-suspends-captain-over-cover-up-racism/10092254002/ | 2022-07-19T02:03:24 | 0 | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/18/knoxville-police-chief-fires-lieutenant-suspends-captain-over-cover-up-racism/10092254002/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Wichita State University (WSU) is presenting the Suspenders4Hope Preventing Suicide Training on Thursday, July 21, at 10 a.m. at The Phoenix Gym, 145 N Wabash in Wichita.
Dr. Jessica Provines, Wichita State’s assistant vice president for wellness and chief psychologist, will be facilitating the free training.
It will be open to all addiction treatment counselors, providers and community members.
According to WSU Strategic Communications, suicide and substance abuse are inextricably linked, and research informs the best ways to assist in times of suicidal crisis. Asking direct questions and sharing concerns, staying close and offering resources can all make a positive difference.
The Suspenders4Hope Preventing Suicide Training will empower attendees to contribute to a culture that supports mental health and encourages wellness.
Many people struggle with suicidal thoughts and moments of suicidal crisis, according to WSU Strategic Communications. They say, however, that more than 99.5% of people also recover from suicidality.
When equipped with the right information, WSU Strategic Communication says many people may have an opportunity to help themselves, friends, family members, and coworkers through mental health struggles.
WSU Strategic Communications says for those who have lost a loved one to suicide, the material provided in the training can help make sense of the loss and promote healing in an accepting space.
For more information about #WeSupportU Suspenders4Hope, visit suspenders4hope.com. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-state-university-to-present-free-suspenders4hope-suicide-prevention-training/ | 2022-07-19T02:03:24 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-state-university-to-present-free-suspenders4hope-suicide-prevention-training/ |
Locals will now have to wait years before the corpse flower at the San Antonio Zoo blooms.
In a Facebook post on Monday night, the zoo said officials observed a sagging of the spadix, which is a sign that the flower will not bloom. The zoo, however, said the flower, known for its flesh-rotting smell, is still alive and may bloom in the next decade.
The zoo had been anticipating a bloom any day because the flower, which was named La Llorona, began to give off a "wet garbage" smell.
The endangered flower will remain on display for the next few days, and the zoo's livestream will remain active during that time.
"Beyond a life cycle lesson, this experience can also serve as general life lesson that even though you may not succeed on your first attempt, it doesn't mean you are a failure — you can still bloom in the future," Tim Morrow, the president and CEO of the zoo, said in a statement.
It would have been the first time a corpse flower has bloomed in San Antonio.
The flower is 20 years old and has never bloomed. The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens in California gifted the flower to the zoo earlier this year. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Stinky-corpse-flower-will-not-bloom-at-San-17313530.php | 2022-07-19T02:05:14 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Stinky-corpse-flower-will-not-bloom-at-San-17313530.php |
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — As temperatures soar this summer, here are some tips on how to beat the heat while saving money.
According to experts at NRG, the following tips will help keep you cool while not breaking the bank.
Raise your thermostat
If possible, experts at NRG recommend setting your thermostat to no warmer than 76 degrees Farenheight. The U.S. Department of Energy has reported that you can save about 1% on energy usage for every degree you raise your thermostat over an eight-hour period. Even 74 instead of 72 can make a difference.
Better yet, consider getting a smart thermostat. They automatically adjust the temperature in your home based on your movements and schedule.
Check air filters monthly and replace them as necessary
A clean air filter keeps air conditioners running at peak condition. You can get them at any local hardware store for relatively cheap, according to NRG.
Close your blinds or curtains during the day
Sunlight can increase the demand on your air conditioner by as much as 30%. Closing your curtains and blinds can help keep that strain off your air conditioning.
When doing laundry, bigger is better
Running fewer, larger loads, will be easier on your washer and dryer than more, smaller loads. Whenever possible, don't let the dryer cool down. Back-to-back loads in the dryer take advantage of head buildup. Just make sure to clean the lint tray after each drying cycle.
When cooking, smaller is better
When it comes to appliances and cookware, smaller is generally better for the electricity bill. That means toaster ovens and microwaves instead of the oven and stove. Using smaller pots and pans also helps with energy costs, when possible. If you have ceramic or glass pots, those generally retain heat better than metal ones.
And with longer days, consider grilling. It consumes almost no energy and is a great way to bring the family together.
Use LED lights whenever possible
According to the Energy Department, residential LEDs use at least 75% less energy, and last 25 days longer than incandescent lighting. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/how-to-stay-cool-and-save-money-as-temperatures-rise-pennsylvania-heatwave-midstate/521-ae73b3b0-0ebf-4c89-a576-cd1249d77247 | 2022-07-19T02:05:28 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/how-to-stay-cool-and-save-money-as-temperatures-rise-pennsylvania-heatwave-midstate/521-ae73b3b0-0ebf-4c89-a576-cd1249d77247 |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — High school students in Dauphin County got to learn the basics of crime scene investigation on Monday.
The Forensic Investigations Camp, hosted by Harrisburg University, allowed students to process evidence from a mock crime scene. The students learned how to properly identify, document, and preserve physical evidence.
The summer program introduces students to forensic science through hands-on learning, guest speakers, and experiential learning.
Officials say they hope to inspire the next generation to take up a career in forensics.
"The goal of this program is to get students excited about forensic science. We want them to have hands-on activities," said Carrie Wise, a Lecturer of Forensic Science at Harrisburg University.
As part of the summer program, students also learned how to identify fingerprints and bloodstain patterns, and process forensic chemistry. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/students-learn-basics-crime-scene-investigation-harrisburg-university/521-f80cde86-1c0c-4e0a-8c90-992e80e13157 | 2022-07-19T02:05:35 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/students-learn-basics-crime-scene-investigation-harrisburg-university/521-f80cde86-1c0c-4e0a-8c90-992e80e13157 |
CHANDLER, Ariz. — The city of Chandler is planning to provide better affordable housing options to local residents by constructing a new 157-unit development project near McQueen Road and Chandler Boulevard.
Rising rents have been generating greater demand for affordable housing across the city in recent years and city officials say there's an "insufficient" amount of capital funds available to improve Chandler's existing public housing units.
The Chandler City Council passed a resolution last week that authorizes city officials to apply for the federal government's Rental Assistance Demonstration program, which grants local entities access to funds for repairing and replacing public housing units.
Many RAD projects consist of public-private partnerships where a developer will build out a new property and units are subsidized to tenants at an affordable rate.
The proposed housing project in Chandler would be built on city-owned land consisting of one-, two-, three-, four-, and five-bedroom units, community space, and a park area.
Chandler currently administers 303 units of low-rent public housing, most of which are aging properties built in the 1970s. The city additionally oversees the distribution of about 480 vouchers for low-income residents looking to rent a private unit.
A survey done in 2019 found that a lack of affordable housing was the most pressing need among Chandler residents, according to the East Valley Tribune.
After the federal government approves Chandler's RAD application, a development agreement will be presented to the city council that will provide further details on the new housing project.
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Catch up on the latest news and stories on our 12 News YouTube playlist here. | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/chandler-plans-to-develop-low-income-housing/75-d4fe7394-c11e-413d-91a6-807633f73c3c | 2022-07-19T02:06:48 | 1 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/chandler-plans-to-develop-low-income-housing/75-d4fe7394-c11e-413d-91a6-807633f73c3c |
MESA, Ariz. — Mesa Cemetery closed Monday after monsoon storms caused damage inside the decades-old burial spot.
The monsoon storm that rolled through Sunday night and caused power outages across the Valley, didn’t leave out the historic cemetery near University Drive and Center Street.
“This is the third time,” Rick Fifield, the cemetery's operations coordinator.
Fifield has worked at the cemetery for 25 years.
“Everybody knows this cemetery by the Italian cypress,” Fifield added.
The tall, narrow, dark green trees usually stand tall next to the 38,000 graves in-between the grasses.
Now, dozens of the 50 to 70-year-old trees lie uprooted.
Fifield estimates about 70 trees are down at Mesa Cemetery due to Sunday night’s storm.
A few years ago, 120 were downed from a storm and a microburst in 2006 took out 160.
Fifield said termites have gotten to the aging trees filling the cemetery.
“They’re older trees as well, and a lot of them are starting to expire and their roots are not as attached as a normally healthy tree would,” Fifield said.
The roots of the Italian cypress trees are between and around graves that serve as markers for local and national history.
Sunday’s storm even forced the trees to move some of the flat grave markers out of their resting place too.
“I’m really sad to see those trees were lost,” historian Vic Linoff said.
Linoff is someone who understands the cemetery's significance, beyond just the people buried beneath the trees.
“I think the cypress trees are one of the defining characters of that cemetery,” Linoff said.
A few years ago, a Mesa press release shows there was a campaign underway to replace and care for Italian cypress and olive trees lost in a 2019 storm.
Now, crews are working to pick up the branches and downed trees throughout the cemetery.
“I mean it’s like a park, and we take pride in that park,” Fifield said.
A city spokesperson tells 12News there weren’t any services planned for a couple of days, but they are hoping to have the cemetery back open by mid-week for services.
The spokesperson said the plan is to have the cemetery open for visitors by end of the day Monday.
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Catch up on the latest news and stories on our 12 News YouTube playlist here. | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/mesa-cemetery-closed-monday-after-monsoon-storm-damage/75-14b603ed-8f7c-4295-9662-d8361193becf | 2022-07-19T02:06:54 | 1 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/mesa-cemetery-closed-monday-after-monsoon-storm-damage/75-14b603ed-8f7c-4295-9662-d8361193becf |
PARIS, Arkansas — Just about anywhere you look within the city limits of Paris and even just outside the city, you'll see the same thing: Downed power lines, uprooted trees and snapped limbs.
A powerful storm rolled through the River Valley overnight Sunday and many residents have been without power since then and into early Monday morning, July 17.
"I didn't even have time to think," said Carolyn Young, a Paris resident. "It seemed like it was so quick, it just struck and then it was a little later that it struck again, and that was when David (Young's husband) came up and said something's happened out there."
The straight-line wind toppled power poles and trees. Many folks were lucky enough to avoid serious damage to their homes, but not everyone. A few homes around town could be seen underneath fallen tree branches and limbs, others had shops and vehicles covered by the debris.
Tobi Miller, the Logan County Emergency Manager tells 5NEWS that despite all the damages, there were no injuries.
Right now, the main concern is the heat. A large portion of the city is still without power and may be without power for at least another day, if not more.
To help beat the heat, Paris School District Superintendent Jim Loyd says early Monday morning he made the decision to open Paris High School as a cooling center for residents.
"It was just natural for us to open our facilities up and let people come," said Loyd.
His first day back on the job as superintendent was eventful, but Loyd says the district acts as a focal point in the community and it was the least they could do to help their community in need.
Water and snacks have been donated at the center but Loyd says most people have stopped by just to charge their phones.
"As the temperatures have gone up, so has the attendance," said Loyd. "A lot of people have just came in to charge their cell phones, and just walk in, use their cellphones, charge it up while they're there and they're coming and going."
Young tells 5NEWS that while she had not yet made it to the cooling center, needing to charge her phone to contact her insurance company was the next hurdle to overcome.
"My phone started going dead, we have no power, we were conserving water, and then when I tried to reach my insurance company... I couldn't get them," said Young.
However, this was the biggest headache for Young. Her home was spared from any major damages and she had a team of family out helping clear limbs and debris. Outside her family, she says the support from the community has been more than she could imagine.
"Lots of people have drove by and said, 'can we help you any?' My husband's on the tractor right now, just family and friends. We've had a lot of lookers up and down the road, but we'll get it done," said Young.
As residents wait for their power to come back on to power up their air conditioners, they are turning towards generators and even heading out of town to stay with family and friends.
For those sticking around, Loyd says Paris High School will continue to provide a cooling center until 9 p.m. Monday night and will be back open Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m. He says they will determine by need and continued power outages how long they will remain open Tuesday.
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Men and women of all ages met at the All Iowa Lawn Tennis Club near Charles City on Friday to witness a rare occasion. Professional tennis players from the United States, Australia and New Zealand met to play on the Court of Dreams.
The event began as "ghost players" portraying two Chicago White Sox sluggers and professional tennis player Arthur Ashe walked onto the court, along with a woman portraying living legend Billie Jean King.
They were followed by Nathan Healey, three time doubles title winner from Australia; Caty McNally of Cincinnati, five-time doubles title winner and partner of Coco Gauff; KP Pannu, a professional tennis player from New Zealand; Emma Perkins, a junior player from Berks County, Pennsylvania; and Maya Mallavarapu, a Cedar Falls native and 2A Iowa state doubles champion in 2021.
After the national anthem, the ball girls made their way onto the court, and the first match began featuring headliner Madison Keys of the Quad Cities. The 2017 U.S. Open runner-up partnered with Nathan Healey to play a mixed doubles match against McNally and Pannu. Pannu and Healey created a fun-loving atmosphere on the court, with Pannu making trick shots and chirping at Healey across the court. After a few games, they sat for a short breather.
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"Madison, you gotta remember I'm 42 now," Healey joked during the break. Healey retired from playing several years ago and has been coaching ever since. In the next set, Pannu and Healey each invited a ball girl to the court to play a few volleys. And after the 10-point match tiebreak, Keys and Healey came through with the win.
During the break, Pannu took over the commentator's chair and spoke with the crowd:
"Its great to be here for a good cause," he said. Throughout the matches, Pannu interacted with the crowd. "Polls" were taken from the crowd during challenges, and Pannu asked members of the crowd how he should serve. The spectators loved the interactions.
The second match was ladies' doubles with Keys and Perkins playing McNally and Mallavarapu. After working through initial nerves, the women played well together, and Perkins came through with an ace against McNally.
"It's kinda crazy playing a pro, but I just stopped thinking about it and was fine," Perkins noted about the ace. Keys said during the break she was glad to be playing back in Iowa for the first time in a long time. Keys and Perkins won the set.
For the mixed doubles set with Healey and Perkins versus Pannu and Mallavarapu, the men brought out wooden rackets. Pannu and Mallavarapu won the match. During break, a group of Charles City students and junior tennis players made their way onto the court, bringing with them corn stalks to sing the "Iowa Corn Song."
There also was a silent auction, with tickets to the U.S. Open, autographed clothing and other items offered to raise money for Keys' nonprofit organization, Kindness Wins. The organization was founded early in 2020 with a goal of spreading kindness on and off the field of play. Keys honored event hosts Denise and Mark Kuhn with the Kindness Award on Friday.
"This facility is absolutely incredible, and I am blessed to be here," Keys said.
A bonus round was announced, and Parru and Healey came out to play a men's singles match. Parru won the set 6-1, and Healey predicted Parru has a bright future ahead of him.
The final event featured Keys versus McNally. After much back and forth, Keys ended the day 3-0. Many thanks were given to the Kuhn Family, Event Director Ryan Knarr, the players, ball girls, junior players, volunteers and everyone else.
The day ended with a VIP dinner, and all who visited the Court of Dreams left with memories of a one-of-a-kind experience.
Rae Burnette is a GA and Crime & Courts Reporter at the Globe Gazette. You can reach her by phone at 641.421.0523 or at Rae.Burnette@GlobeGazette.com | https://globegazette.com/news/local/court-of-dreams-celebration-of-tennis-event-brings-professional-players-to-rural-iowa/article_9d42eef5-2964-56f8-a51c-3586234dbf83.html | 2022-07-19T02:10:54 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/court-of-dreams-celebration-of-tennis-event-brings-professional-players-to-rural-iowa/article_9d42eef5-2964-56f8-a51c-3586234dbf83.html |
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UVALDE — About 200 people kept a scheduled 45-minute public forum going for more than three hours Monday evening — many of them using the opportunity given them by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board to yell for the district’s leadership to be wiped clean.
At June’s school board meeting, a similar crowd had demanded the firing of the district’s police chief, Pete Arredondo, who had been widely blamed for the paralysis and confusion that marked the police response to the 18-year-old shooter at Robb Elementary School who killed 19 students and two teachers on May 24.
But on Monday, a month later— and a day after a Texas House committee report showcased a long list of damning failures by the school district leading up to the tragedy — the calls for firing had expanded to include the superintendent, the principal at Robb Elementary, and the district’s communications director.
The entire school board should step down, several said.
The House panel faulted the police response as a “systemic failure” by hundreds of officers and their senior leaders at the scene, not just Arredondo, who had been singled out for blame weeks earlier by Texas Department of Public Safety director Steven McCraw.
But the report also blamed the school district for a myriad of failures that left Robb Elementary unprepared to stop — or even to slow down — an armed intruder.
The five-foot fence around its perimeter was too short to impede the gunman and a culture of noncompliance with security rules saw school staff frequently prop open doors and it was widely known that the door to Room 111 was usually not locked because “an extra effort was required to make sure the latch engaged” and no one had placed a work order to repair it, the report said.
There was also a relaxed attitude toward security alerts and campus lockdowns, partly because there recently had been so many caused by “bailouts,” the slang term for high speed chases of suspected human smugglers by police or Border Patrol. Between February and May of 2022 there were about 50 “bailout”-related alarms, the report said.
Poor internet service and cell phone coverage, and a lack of announcement on the school’s public address system left many teachers unaware that a shooter had breached the campus. No one had locked any of the three exterior doors to the west building of the school, in violation of school policy, which might have slowed the shooter’s progress enough to save students, the committee determined.
“Because of these failures of facilities maintenance and advance preparation, the attacker fired most of his shots and likely murdered most of his innocent victims before any responder set foot in the building,” the report states. “Of the approximately 142 rounds the attacker fired inside the building, it is almost certain that he rapidly fired over 100 of those rounds before any officer entered.”
Parents at Monday’s meeting demanded accountability. They said they wanted transparency for how the school district will be spending their money on safety and security. Some said they wouldn’t return their kids to school until the district’s leadership changes.
Many asked for virtual learning options because their kids don’t feel safe returning to campus.
Board President Luis Fernandez and Superintendent Hal Harrell fielded questions and appeared sympathetic and less formal than at that June meeting. But many of their answers were, “I don’t know,” and “We’ll look into it,” which enraged the already tense and impassioned crowd.
Shouts from men and women — “Apologize!” “Do your jobs now!” “Coward!” “Do something!” — interrupted community members and school leaders alike, but the speakers kept making their points and the crowd kept listening.
The special meeting had been set up to provide a “dialogue,” allowing board members to respond to questions, something they can’t freely do during the 15-minute public comment periods at their regular meetings.
The regular meeting for July was scheduled to follow the public forum. Board members J.J. Suarez and Anabel White were absent.
claire.bryan@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Uvalde-school-shooting-public-forum-17313536.php | 2022-07-19T02:11:53 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Uvalde-school-shooting-public-forum-17313536.php |
Man who baby-sat Macomb Co. boy, 5, charged with criminal sexual conduct
A Southfield man hired to baby-sit a 5-year-old boy in Macomb County has been charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct, authorities announced Monday.
Mark Eric Baum, 36, was arraigned through the 41-A District Court in Shelby Township on two felony counts, records show.
He remains at the Macomb County Jail on a $150,000 bond.
On Saturday night, Macomb County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a Macomb Township home, where the residents reported that their son had been sexually assaulted by Baum, who they had obtained through Care.com, investigators said in a statement.
"The disclosure of inappropriate touching was made by the 5-year-old and witnessed by a second older child in the home," according to the release. "Parents immediately contacted police and an investigation was started."
Baby sitters listed through Care.com are asked to complete an annual background check, according to the website.
Baum's profile said he had 10 years of experience, sheriff's officials said Monday.
"He has babysat for this family on one prior occasion, and it is unknown how many other babysitting jobs he has received through this service or elsewhere," they said.
In a statement Monday night, a Care.com representative told The Detroit News: “We are deeply disturbed by this incident and our thoughts are with the family at this time. We can confirm that this individual did have a profile on our platform which has been removed. Additionally, we’ve taken steps to prevent his re-enrollment in the future and are contacting families with whom we believe he may have interacted on our platform about this development. We are in contact with law enforcement and stand ready to assist in their investigation. Given that this is an open investigation, we will not be commenting further.”
Baum was arrested by the Southfield Police Department at the request of the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office.
The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office authorized the charges against him.
He must wear a tether if released. A probable cause conference is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Aug. 1. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2022/07/18/man-baby-sat-macomb-co-boy-five-criminal-sexual-conduct/10092577002/ | 2022-07-19T02:14:48 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2022/07/18/man-baby-sat-macomb-co-boy-five-criminal-sexual-conduct/10092577002/ |
Due to staffing limitations, Anderson pool and Washington pool will be closed some days this season. Splashpads will be operational daily at Roosevelt and Schulte Parks and at the lakefront. The splashpad at Anderson will be open on pool days only.
The following is the pool schedule for the rest of this week, weather and sufficient staff permitting:
Tuesday, July 19: Anderson Closed / Washington Open
Wednesday, July 20: Anderson Closed / Washington Open
Thursday, July 21: Anderson Open / Washington Closed
Friday, July 22: Anderson Closed / Washington Open
Saturday, July 23: Anderson Open / Washington Closed
Sunday, July 24: Anderson Closed / Washington Open
The City will update the page regarding operations, including feature closures, capacity limitations or pool closures. Regular pool hours are 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. The pools are closed on Mondays.
An investigator said that the suspect was identified because he posed with a gun and hoodie in a Facebook photo that matched what the robber wore, as seen on surveillance video. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/city-announces-municipal-swimming-pool-schedule-for-this-week/article_3a65ac72-06f1-11ed-8583-df7dfddac06d.html | 2022-07-19T02:21:44 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/city-announces-municipal-swimming-pool-schedule-for-this-week/article_3a65ac72-06f1-11ed-8583-df7dfddac06d.html |
After a "catastrophic" flood forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents from luxury San Francisco tower 33 Tehama on June 3, hundreds of tenants have been living in limbo.
Now, they're being told by property management company Hines that the building may not be habitable until 2023, and worse, any financial help in accommodating the displaced residents will soon cease.
In a letter sent to residents on Monday reviewed by SFGATE, residents were told that the "massive water intrusion" to walls, ceilings, floors and elevator shafts left damage that "will not be completed until late 2022 or even early 2023." The flood was caused by a sprinkler system failure on the uppermost 35th floor and resulted in 20,000 gallons of water cascading through the building.
Over the last six weeks, most residents have been living out of hotels, helped by some limited temporary housing assistance from Hines. While largely a luxury dwelling complete with a spa, high-end gym and even optional butler service, the building also has around 60 below market rate units.
"Due to the extended repair and re-occupancy timeline, we are unable to continue providing such assistance," the letter reads. "As such, effective at the end of the day on August 17, 2022, this assistance will terminate."
Some tenants have alleged that the money was never forthcoming in the first place. “They keep promising reimbursement for food and what not and you know a promise is just words until it’s action, and it’s become an enormous financial burden at this point,” displaced resident Austin Caldwell recently told KRON4.
Days after the flood, another resident told SFGATE that Hines had miscommunicated and mishandled the situation. "We were all gathered outside the leasing office and they wouldn't talk to us," tenant Tyler Patterson said. "They're treating us like dogs. We need reliable housing and notice to relocate. We're hearing rumors that it's going to take weeks to get back in."
Those rumors have now been proven true and then some.
Tenants will be able to move back in when repairs are finally complete, but that's little solace to residents learning they will soon have no apartment and no financial help.
"Because there was no eviction sought by management, and because the displacement on June 3 was forced by a disaster that happened without warning, we have satisfied any and all legal obligations with regards to such payments," the letter read, adding, "We understand this is upsetting news." | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Flooded-San-Francisco-residential-tower-33-17313447.php | 2022-07-19T02:23:02 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Flooded-San-Francisco-residential-tower-33-17313447.php |
EDMONDS, Wash. — The Edmonds Library has been closed for about a month, all thanks to a water main break.
The only thing people are reading at the Edmonds Library these days is a closed sign out front of the building.
"If you were standing in this when the event first happened, right now we would be standing in 2 inches of water, you would have a complete lake flowing through this library," said R.D. Burley, the assistant director of Facilities, Safety & Security with Sno-Isle Libraries.
The event he's talking about happened in the early morning hours of June 24, when a water main connected to the irrigation system for the green living space above the library burst.
"When it ruptured, the water started overflowing and pouring down through the ceiling and into this space, this was our staff space and this is where the initial flooding occurred," said Burley.
Burley said 60,000 gallons of water spread throughout the library, eventually making its way to the street. This got the attention of neighbors, who notified the city and library staff.
"We moved all 54,000 items with only a couple of items getting wet, it was really remarkable," said Burley.
He said the thousands of books and DVDs were moved to Sno-Isle Libraries' administration building in Marysville. Meanwhile, contractors with the city removed carpet and walls as they continue to clean up.
"We have fans and dehumidifiers throughout the library just to continue to dry out the facility so we can start putting everything back together once it's all dry," said Burley.
Burley said the timing of the flood couldn't have been worse. On average, the library gets 22,000 visitors each month in the summer. He said it's too early to tell how much the damage will cost, and the library hopes to have a reopening plan in place by next month.
In the meantime, there is a Bookmobile that comes to the Edmonds Library’s parking lot every Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/edmonds-library-remains-closed-water-main-break/281-4113e5e8-603a-4c42-b9d5-4e5b4c99f4f9 | 2022-07-19T02:34:45 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/edmonds-library-remains-closed-water-main-break/281-4113e5e8-603a-4c42-b9d5-4e5b4c99f4f9 |
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Neighbors in Sandy Springs will still get their Fourth of July fireworks show. After its first show was rained out, the city rescheduled its Stars and Stripes celebration for Friday, July 29. Residents can gather on the City Green around 10 p.m. to watch the nighttime spectacular.
Fireworks will help close out the City Green Live free concert summer series. Families can enjoy a full evening of events. The lawn will open at 4 p.m. and The Smithereens, with guest Marshall Crenshaw performing that night. Music performances will start at 7:30 p.m., according to the city.
Reserved tables are sold out but concertgoers are welcome to sit on the lawn free of charge. However, tents and personal sparklers are not allowed.
For more information about how to order food ahead of the event or for parking details, guests can visit the city's website. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/sandy-springs/sandy-springs-stars-stripes-spectacular-show/85-e9997c59-b909-4fa8-ade6-a2291e187f55 | 2022-07-19T02:37:40 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/sandy-springs/sandy-springs-stars-stripes-spectacular-show/85-e9997c59-b909-4fa8-ade6-a2291e187f55 |
Tatum Guinn has changed how the news is broadcasted in Midland-Odessa.
Those who have watched news broadcasts for decades have seen Guinn at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. giving the information of the day her way.
It’s been a conversation – like she is talking to her family, maybe her grandmother, an avid watcher of her broadcasts, she said. This past week, Guinn, 32, announced that conversation will end in August. She has found her next broadcasting challenge and that will take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Guinn, 32, was raised professionally in the newsrooms of Midland-Odessa from the day she talked her way into an internship at KOSA. There she saw first-hand Jay Hendricks and Tatum Hubbard raise the stature of the Odessa station. Her career included anchoring the morning show, but after Hubbard made the transition to information and marketing at the University of Texas Permian Basin, she brought Guinn along.
“After I got off the phone, I said I got to go,” Guinn said about the offer to leave local television news – at least temporarily.
Not long after, Guinn got that second call that helped define her career. She knew she wasn’t done with journalism and KWES News Director Melissa Hendrix Beach – a former anchor at KWES – called to see if Guinn wanted to give her another shot.
“I said, ‘if you make me your main anchor,’” Guinn said. “It was a long shot, but when I got off my first call with Melissa, I said I have to do this.”
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The elevation to the 10 p.m. anchor was one that Guinn called an opportunity earned. She respects the position of the “main anchor” while also understanding what she could do as the leader of a newsroom.
“What that person does means something,” said Guinn, a graduate of Midland Christian School. “When I was an intern, starting with Jay and Tatum, they were it. … If I could bring a fraction of what they do that would be the dream.”
Guinn relished the opportunity of being that person telling the day’s news and getting a person ready for their next day. “I care and I get it right. I feel I could do it better than someone else.” She had the keys to the 10 p.m. newscast, what she called the “centerpiece for the newsroom.”
Guinn turned the 10 p.m. news into something not as scripted, not “robotic.” Serious and still bubbly at times is down she described it Her journalism prowess was such that she won the Edward R. Murrow the industry's most prestigious award, according to KWES President and General Manager Tim Thomas
“The Permian Basin can be proud to be represented by a quality journalist like Tatum,” Thomas said. “She will represent Midland-Odessa anywhere she goes.
“We are not replacing Tatum but always seeking the best people to join our incredible team of veterans at NewsWest 9 (KWES). Our goal is to represent our diverse and unique community with passion and devotion. Team announcements will be made in the days to come.”
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In Tulsa, Guinn is going to anchor a pair of newscasts for a locally owned station that she said has been a “No. 1 legacy station” in the market. She will be paired with a co-anchor, something that will be different. She has been flying solo as a news anchor since her return to TV around three years ago, but she has no doubt that her broadcasting style will work even if it “pushes everyone out of their box a little.”
“They invest into the product, the talent,” Guinn said of the Tulsa station. “They are pretty cool team to be a part of.”
Guinn described her time in Midland-Odessa broadcasting from the days of running the teleprompter to anchoring the 10 p.m. news as “one hell of a ride.” She said she is proud of her work in front of the camera – work from a “kid from here.”
Guinn’s last broadcast will be Aug. 12. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Tatum-Guinn-announces-departure-from-local-17313065.php | 2022-07-19T02:43:33 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Tatum-Guinn-announces-departure-from-local-17313065.php |
Smugglers Coffee is making more barrel-aged craft coffees after moving to a larger location in Lowell.
Craft beer writer Dave Fajman founded the coffee roastery, which supplies its locally roasted beans to coffee shops across Northwest Indiana and greater Chicagoland.
"We moved locations to a bigger location and now have a hundred different barrels going," he said. "We're aging beans in bourbon barrels, rum barrels and gin barrels. We've got a Misbeehavin' Meads watermelon strawberry mead that smells amazing. We're looking to put out a new release every month."
Smugglers often sells its beans directly to the community, including at the Crown Point Farmers Market and the Dyer Community Market. It makes unique coffees like Tomb of Caffeination, Welcome to Caffeintown, Antihero, A Brew Hope, Cochthulu, Zombies of the Blue Mountain and Rise of the Amber Surfer.
Its new location in a warehouse at 797 Commercial Ave. in Lowell has triple the capacity as before.
"It's been working great," he said. "We have plenty of room to expand. We have more barrels. It's a beautiful thing."
Smugglers Coffee is looking to experiment with The Roaming Wedge mobile cheese shop on aging coffee beans with Parmesan. It also does a number of collaborations with craft breweries like The Foamation Project in Crown Point.
"Most coffee roasters focus on single-origin coffees," he said. "We came from a craft beer background, had a home brewing background and wrote for a couple of beer websites."
That's how it found its niche with barrel-aging coffees like the barrel-aged ice coffee sold at Grindhouse Cafe in Griffith and Whiting.
Barrel aging really intrigues me," Fajman said. "It's what I gravitate toward. I like that no two batches are ever exactly the same. They have their own nuances. Even in the same barrel, the coffee can have different characteristics like a heavy stout flavor or a whiskey flavor that makes it special, makes it different."
The coffee roaster's beans often pop off the shelves because of the comic book-like art on the bags. It often references pop culture like Dungeons & Dragons, Stranger Things, Star Wars and Marvel. The Advanced Science & Sorcery line, a reference to a quote by Arthur C. Clark about how advanced science becomes indistinguishable from sorcery, features flavored coffees.
"They're all designed by Matt Sharp and Adam Farster, local comic book artists who do outstanding work on the labels," he said. "They're outstanding artists who can do a rough draft design of whatever we're into at the moment. We try to have fun with our stuff. We're a bunch of nerds, in a good way. We want to show everyone we're nerds so they can relate."
Smugglers Coffee is looking to put out more barrel-aged coffees, sell them at more farmers' markets and reach new markets like grocery stores. It's interested in potentially packaging cold brew in cans again. It's available at places like Old Dog Coffee House in Lowell and 312 Cafe in Hebron.
"If you want good coffee, just check it out," he said. "All our coffee is very approachable. It's medium roast, not too light or too dark, not too bitter or too acidic. It's approachable."
For more information, visit store.smugglerscoffee.com or find Smugglers Coffee on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Den Asian Bistro, Bankquet pop-up restaurant, Spenga Fitness Center, Encore Car Wash, Potato Express opening; Consider the Lilies closing
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Glorious Coffee and Teas, Jamba, craft brewery and Esca Kitchen open
Effort to curb CEO pay failed, IU study finds
A new study found an effort by Congress to curb CEO pay has failed.
Professors from Indiana University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Texas examined a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that repealed an exemption allowing companies to deduct significant amounts of performance-based pay.
The legislation was supposed to shift the pay of top executives away from stock and performance bonuses "that can lead to a myopic emphasis on short-term results." The hope was to incentivize companies to implement cash-based fixed compensation instead.
But the study found the change in law ultimately had little effect. CEO compensation either stayed the same or grew.
"It's very politically amenable right now to say they're going to tax these corporations and these executives and it's going to reduce income inequality, but our research — and that of others — suggests that taxes are just not a big enough stick to change the structure or the magnitude of executive compensation," said Bridget Stomberg, associate professor of accounting and a Weimer Faculty Fellow at the IU Kelley School of Business. "We found no statistical effects, which is counter to what Congress intended. We looked very hard and see no evidence of a reduction in CEO pay."
The journal Contemporary Accounting Research published the article, entitled "Examining the Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Executive Compensation." It was researched and written by Stomberg, University of Texas Associate Professor of Accounting Lisa De Simone and Booth Assistant Professor of Accounting Charles McClure. De Simone and McClure co-host the "Taxes for the Masses" podcast.
Their study looked at CEO pay before and after the tax policy change. It found no substantive differences in compensation mix, pay-performance sensitivity or total compensation.
Publicly traded companies were able to deduct up to $1 million in C-suite pay from their taxes since 1994, unless it was linked to company performance.
When Congress slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017, it got rid of that exemption. The study looked at CEO pay when the new tax rules took effect in 2017 and 2018 and then in 2019 and 2020.
"Even three full years after the law took effect, we didn't see any evidence of a reduction in CEO pay," she said.
The authors concluded tax regulation likely would not be effective at limiting executive compensation and reducing income inequality, a policy strategy pursued in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
"If Congress' fundamental assumption about the relative importance of taxes in the design of executive compensation is overstated, its ability to shift current compensation practices through changes in tax policy is also likely overstated," the authors said. "Our results and those from prior studies suggest increases in firms' cost of executive compensation do little to reduce its amount."
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A second Lincoln man has been charged for his alleged role in a violent assault at a central Lincoln gas station that left a 21-year-old Omaha man in need of eye surgery, police said in court records.
Anthony Andersen, 27, followed the man into the U-Stop near 21st and K streets shortly after midnight June 22 and confronted him near the convenience store's coolers, according to the affidavit for his arrest.
Surveillance footage showed Andersen and 22-year-old Keanu Murrell surround the man and repeatedly punch him, with Andersen striking the man at least nine times, according the affidavit.
Andersen and Murrell fled the store after an employee intervened. As they left the area, they confronted the victim's cousin and assaulted him near the gas pumps, reaching into his car and taking a shotgun, according to the affidavit.
No one involved was there when officers arrived. But the 21-year-old later sought care at a local hospital, where he needed surgery to implant a metal plate near his left eye.
A Kansas City, Missouri, native, Andrew Wegley joined the Journal Star as breaking news reporter after graduating from Northwest Missouri State University in May 2021. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/second-lincoln-man-charged-in-u-stop-assault-that-left-man-in-need-of-surgery/article_44d99022-9221-5f30-aa23-cfca6d14fb69.html | 2022-07-19T02:58:38 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/second-lincoln-man-charged-in-u-stop-assault-that-left-man-in-need-of-surgery/article_44d99022-9221-5f30-aa23-cfca6d14fb69.html |
A developer plans to build 115 market-rate apartments at 48th and Aylesworth streets, the second phase of a project that includes another apartment building just to the south at 48th and Holdrege streets.
The Lincoln City Council held a public hearing Monday on proposed zoning changes and whether the $20 million project conforms to the City-County Comprehensive Plan.
The council will vote July 25 and if it approves the two matters, the plan can move forward.
The apartments will be built on the block bounded by 48th, 49th, Aylesworth and Martin streets and will include 23 studio apartments, 19 alcove apartments (with more separation for beds), 45 one-bedroom and 28 two-bedroom apartments. There also will be 122 surface parking stalls and nine single-stall garages.
The developers want to use $3.2 million in tax-increment financing, a financing tool that allows developers to use future property taxes generated by projects to pay for certain upfront cost.
The apartment building will look similar to the first apartment building just to the south, but will have apartments, not commercial space, on the first floor, said Andrew Willis, who represents the developers.
It's difficult to find commercial tenants, he said, and there is demand for more apartments.
The building will use solar panels and the parking lot will have charging stations for electric cars, he said.
The second phase will expand the planned unit development approved in 2016 for the first apartment building by a little over 2 acres. The land now has a number of old commercial buildings on it and they will be removed.
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WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – Every day on the golf course is Valentine’s Day for one Central Florida golfer. A car accident changed Kevin Valentine’s life, but it didn’t change his love of the game or his ability to play it.
In fact, the Winter Garden resident and chaplain for the Orlando Magic is competing in the Inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open this week at the famed Pinehurst Golf Course in North Carolina.
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A champion golfer in college, Valentine’s leg had to be amputated after he was struck by a car while changing someone’s tire decades ago.
Valentine will be competing alongside other amputee players later this week.
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The developer of a proposed hotel on Coventry Lane will have to find more parking spaces before moving forward after the Fort Wayne Plan Commission denied a waiver Monday.
Fort Wayne Hotel Partners LLC requested a few waivers to accommodate a four-story, 110-room Home 2 Suites hotel. A similar proposal was made in 2019 for the 1.3-acre property at 5577 Coventry Lane, but the approval expired after 24 months.
City ordinance requires hotels to have at least one parking spot per room. In 2019, the commission approved waivers to allow a 55-foot-tall, four-story building, reduce setbacks from the property line and to authorize the development to have 81 parking spaces instead of the required 110.
The requests the members considered Monday were the same as the ones passed in 2019 – except the parking waiver was for six less parking spaces. Of the 76 parking spaces, 33 would be on the hotel’s property and the rest would be shared spaces from an adjacent property, the owner of which has provided an easement.
Several people, including other hotel managers, opposed the plans at a public hearing last week, saying the amount of parking is insufficient for 110 hotel rooms and staff. Several commission members shared similar concerns Monday.
Commission vice president Don Schmidt said he understood the concerns but said he trusts the people making the multi-million-dollar investment are the best judges of how much parking is needed. The members questioned the parking easement, and Michelle Wood, senior planner, confirmed the agreement with the hotel will remain intact, even if it is purchased for a new development.
Patrick Zaharako, commission member and city engineer, said he was still concerned about the amount of parking because the hotel won’t have control over parking because most of the facility’s spots will be shared with the adjacent owner. About 100 parking spaces would likely be used when the hotel is at full capacity, Zaharako said.
Member Rachel Tobin Smith and Schmidt were the only two members to support the approval of all three waivers. Schmidt said he was frustrated that the commission members think they know more about parking at a hotel than a developer who has worked with a dozen similar hotels.
“It boggles my mind that you were so audacious,” Schmidt said.
President Connie Haas Zuber quickly corrected Schmidt, reminding him that the ordinance says the hotel needs 110 spaces.
“Well, our ordinance is audacious,” she said.
Nate Taylor of Superhost Hospitality explained that developer Rafiq Sabir has similar hotels with fewer parking spaces that haven’t had issues. The hotel would have a shuttle, and patrons would likely walk to restaurants and businesses at Village of Coventry, reducing the need for guests to bring vehicles to the hotel.
Pete Gensic, engineer working on the hotel project, asked if the failure of the parking space waiver meant the developer would have to include 81 parking spots like in 2019 or the full 110 spaces required by the ordinance.
Zaharako made a motion to approve the primary development plan with all of the waivers – except for the reduced parking spaces. It was approved with a 5-2 vote with Tobin Smith and Schmidt in opposition.
The developer will have to secure a total of 110 parking spaces to move forward with the plans. Planning staff can confirm the parking meets the ordinance without the plans returning for further approval at a future meeting.
The plan commission unanimously approved a primary development plan and recommended rezoning for Bridge of Grace Inc., which plans to put an early learning center and healthcare clinic near the intersection of East Fairfax Avenue and Gaywood Drive.
The request includes multiple waivers, including a reduction of 24 spots from the required number of 78 for the 31,000-square-foot facility. Facilities, such as the education center, are required to have one parking spot per 400 square feet.
Schmidt said he supported the request but pointed out the inconsistency.
“So we can do it for a church but not for a hotel,” Schmidt said.
In other business, the plan commission approved the primary development plan for Village Premier, a multi-use development on the McKinnie Avenue property that used to be the McMillen Park Apartments.
The first phase will include 208 income-based apartments and a clubhouse, and the following phases will bring a daycare, a health center and a mixed-use building for senior housing upstairs and commercial on the first floor.
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Election 2022: Meet the 5 candidates for Volusia County School Board District 1
After a tumultuous four years, including the firing of two superintendents and the roller-coaster ride of the pandemic, Jamie Haynes is asking voters for a second term as the Volusia County School Board District 1 representative.
Last week she nabbed an endorsement from Gov. Ron DeSantis, but Haynes has drawn no fewer than four opponents, all coming at her seat from different angles.
There's Al Bouie, the former Volusia County Schools administrator and teacher. There's Georgann Carnicella, who argues her social-services experience would be a valuable asset. There's Ginny-Beth Joiner, who runs a business after having worked as a teacher and university administrator. And, finally, there's Jaclyn Carrell, a mother inspired to run after opposing required masking and saying she was trespassed from a board meeting because she refused to wear one.
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The district covers West Volusia County, including Seville, Pierson, DeLeon Springs, DeLand, Lake Helen, Cassadaga, the west side of Orange City and DeBary. School board members serve four-year terms.
The election is Aug. 23.
Jamie Haynes
Haynes is vice chair of the school board and she chairs the district's Internal Audit Committee. She is a former teacher and administrator with Volusia County Schools, including writing and managing a $26 million Title I grant.
“I’ve chosen to run again because I didn’t accomplish everything I was hoping to accomplish the first time,” Haynes said. Budgeting needs to start with teachers, paraprofessionals, School Way Café, bus drivers, she said, "build from the bottom level up versus top down.”
Haynes contends ensuring there are enough classroom teachers, paraprofessionals, custodians, bus drivers and maintenance people is the priority. The district should not have to resort to several classrooms being brought together in a cafeteria or auditorium for lessons, she said, adding: “We also need to increase our substitute pool.”
During some of the darkest days of the pandemic, the summer of 2021, Haynes was skeptical of CDC guidelines, particularly related to vaccination recommendations and indoor masking strategies. The school district had previously required masks be worn in classrooms and for two days operated in violation of DeSantis' law banning mask mandates.
A parent brought a charge against Haynes alleging she abused her office making "dangerous,” untrue claims about the COVID-19 vaccinations during a school board meeting on July 27, 2021. The Florida Commission on Ethics declined to pursue the complaint, citing a “lack of legal sufficiency” in dismissing the case.
Afterward, Haynes said the questions she posed were her responsibility "as an advocate for student and staff well-being, adding: "I never shy away from asking tough questions affecting our public schools which has included public health matters. I research and collect facts while expecting individual presenters to do the same when making statements before the board."
Haynes has stressed the need for teachers to stick with state-approved curriculum.
“The No. 1 job is to educate students on the approved academic state standards so every child can succeed. They’re our future," she said. "We owe it to them to get them the best education possible.”
Al Bouie
Bouie worked 41 years with the Volusia County School District before finishing his career in education with six more as an administrator at Bethune-Cookman University.
“I’ve served in just about every capacity there is,” he said, listing his jobs: teacher, assistant principal, supervisor of science curriculum, director of personnel services and teacher recruitment.
He was the first Black male teacher hired at DeLand High School, where he taught chemistry and biology.
“I was a part of Volusia County Schools when we were offering what I thought was a top academic education for K-12. Over the years that has waned a bit,” Bouie said. “There were other school districts coming to see what we were doing. … I’m not saying we don’t have a lot going on with academics, but I do believe there’s room for improvement.”
Bouie said the district has "a visionary superintendent" and the board's duty is to support her.
He also advocates for involvement of parents and the community.
"I would also want to make sure we reestablish our working relationship with our business community," he said. "They are a very important part of what we are all about. And good schools can create more business for the area."
And in an interview, unprompted, Bouie brought up a 15-year-old police report that he said his opponents used to smear him in his 2018 campaign. Bouie lost in a runoff with Haynes.
Bouie got into a fight with his then-girlfriend and both sustained injuries when they cut one another with "long carving-type knives," a DeLand Police Department report stated. Both were charged by police with aggravated battery, but were not arrested; the State Attorney's Office later dropped the charges.
"We all make mistakes, and I'd like to see the hands of those who have not had any trouble," Bouie said. "I made a mistake. … That's behind me. It's done. … I'm still the strongest candidate with the greatest experience."
Georgann Carnicella
Georgann Carnicella says she's running a “really grassroots campaign" that offers something different than her opponents.
"I’m not a principal. I’m not a teacher," she said. "I am a mom. I sent three kids to public school.”
She touts her background in social services, having worked for the Florida Department of Corrections, the House Next Door and SMA Healthcare Inc., among other organizations, in the areas of substance abuse counseling, psychological evaluations for teens and advising prenatal women.
“What I felt was that we needed a different set of eyes on the school board this go-round. We’ve got a lot of mental health issues. We’ve got a lot of kids in crisis. We’re in crisis as adults. We’re all going 65 different ways, and our kids are watching. They really are confused, it seems.”
Kids have a lot of questions, particularly following school shootings, Carnicella said.
“We have a lot to deal with. And we need to be able to give our teachers and our administrators and our staff the tools to help these kids get healthy again,” she said, mentioning wraparound services and partnerships with parents, the community and law enforcement.
Sheriff Mike Chitwood endorsed Carnicella.
“I see the pipeline to prison. I am afraid we are building a pipeline to addiction. Children don’t have positive role models now," Carnicella said. "With the shootings, we need more than ever for our kids to be able to be safe."
On academics, Carnicella said there is room for improvement, but doesn’t think Volusia County “did bad during the pandemic,” an unprecedented time for education.
“I don’t think they knew what they were doing," she said. "They were flying by the seat of (their) pants, and they are doing the best that they can with what they have.”
Ginny-Beth Joiner
Joiner, a downtown DeLand business owner, has a master’s degree in educational leadership.
She grew up in DeLand, attending George Marks Elementary, DeLand Middle and DeLand High schools. She graduated from the University of West Florida and worked in higher education administration, including stints at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Stetson University. In between, she spent two years as a teacher at Heritage Middle School in Deltona.
Nearly two years ago, she opened The Create Space, a business she calls a “public craft room,” where people can rent space for arts and crafts, take a class or host a group outing.
Joiner said most observers would assess Volusia County Schools as having seen achievement decline since the pandemic. While she agrees, she adds: “Things have been going down since before the pandemic. We used to be highly ranked as a district and individual campuses. Mostly now people are going down.”
That’s why she intends, if elected, to focus on student achievement and student engagement, while also putting emphasis on teacher recruitment and teacher morale.
Joiner said schools are not rife with the kind of left-leaning indoctrination that DeSantis and Republican lawmakers say they are fighting with bills such as the Parental Rights in Education (Don’t Say Gay) and Stop Woke laws limiting teachers on what they can say about gender, sexual orientation and race.
“Teachers have said, jokingly, that if we could indoctrinate students we would tell them to bring a pencil to class,” Joiner said.
“Schools and politics should not in my opinion be as intertwined as they are now,” she said, adding it is a quandary that lawmakers have much say in how public schools are funded and governed.
“Teachers and students need consistency,” she said. “If we’re getting our curriculum from whoever is in office … that’s going to negatively impact our society.”
She said it’s critical for school board members to be able to have “civil conversations about these hot-button issues.”
Jaclyn Carrell
Jaclyn Carrell, who did not return calls and messages seeking comment for this story, says on her website she was raised in Volusia County, where she graduated from Seabreeze High School and Daytona State College.
Carrell has not participated in candidates forums hosted by the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce and Moms for Liberty, but has appeared on a handful of right-leaning webcasts.
In one with R. Shawn McBride, Carrell said: "I really feel like the schools don’t need to be fixed. They need to be dismantled and revamped, rebuilt to be competitive."
On her website, she describes Volusia schools' reputation as "a toxic, unsupportive working environment" that she wants to change.
Carrell said the "No. 1 hot button issue" in Volusia County is critical race theory, and while she credited DeSantis with banning that from schools' curricula, she said more work needs to be done.
"A lot of people don’t realize that those same types of Marxist teachings are coming through the supplemental material and through social-emotional learning and things like that," she said. "... You’ve heard everything coming down from Disney and the books in schools, this whole sexualize kids, make them be able to consent to anything, treat them as small adults rather than children, which is not OK."
She advocates for school choice and believes more parents should be made aware of their options as it relates to opting out of school vaccinations.
Carrell, a mom, said her removal from a school board meeting during the pandemic because she refused to wear a mask sparked her interest in running.
"As the police were dragging us out, I said, ‘We’re gonna come for these seats. We’re not going to forget this.’” Carrell said.
During at least one of those podcast appearances, Carrell had said she was in the Moms for Liberty-Volusia.
Jenifer Waldo Kelly, president of the Moms for Liberty, posted on Facebook that said Carrell’s membership was revoked after she avoided meeting with the leaders “to discuss some issues that had come up that were concerning to us.”
Carrell has taken the unconventional step of posting on the front page of her campaign website court records showing the State Attorney's Office declined to pursue child abuse charges against her in three separate cases from 2014, including one in which she was accused of yelling at her child, who had vomited in the car, then threw napkins at him telling him to clean it up and throwing his backpack at him, striking his stomach.
In 2013, the Carrells sued the father and grandmother of the child, alleging libel and slander while making allegations about abuse to the Division of Children and Families, which found the complaints unsubstantiated. The Carrells later dropped the suit.
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BLISS, Idaho — The Idaho Burea of Land Management (BLM) is reporting a large fire burning near Bray Lake, just 7 miles north from the town of Bliss.
In a Twitter post, the department said the fire has already burned approximately 8,000 acres as of 8:00 Monday night. They said it was first reported at approximately 4:25 p.m.
Fire Information Officer with BLM, Kelsey Brizendine, said the fire is "wind-driven and running", meaning it is moving very quickly. At this time, there are structures reported to be threatened.
The Bliss, Gooding, and Hagerman Rural Fire Departments are all responding to the fire. There are also eight engines, two dozers, one water tender, and multiple aircrafts currently on scene.
Brizendine said the fire departments' top priority is structure protection and establishing an anchor point where crews can safely fight the fire.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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SISSONVILLE, WV (WOWK) — The names involved in a shooting in Sissonville on Sunday have been released.
According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, Steven Sloan, 66 of Sissonville, and Kathryn Sloan, 57 of Sissonville, have been identified. They say they were married.
They say that the two were found at a residence in Sissonville on the 3300 block of Walker Dr.
Deputies say investigators believe the incident is a murder-suicide.
The results of an autopsy have not been given to Kanawha County deputies at this time. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/names-released-in-sissonville-shooting-incident/ | 2022-07-19T03:25:03 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/names-released-in-sissonville-shooting-incident/ |
CROSS LANES, WV (WOWK) — One person is being taken to the hospital after being hit by a vehicle in Cross Lanes.
Metro 911 officials say this came in just before 10:30 p.m.
They say this happened near the Dunkin’ Donuts in Cross Lanes.
CROSS LANES, WV (WOWK) — One person is being taken to the hospital after being hit by a vehicle in Cross Lanes.
Metro 911 officials say this came in just before 10:30 p.m.
They say this happened near the Dunkin’ Donuts in Cross Lanes.
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TWIN FALLS — Mary Alice Park can take the "meanness" right out of you.
The park, opened by Twin Falls arts lover Art Hoag, is a magical place tucked along Main Avenue, offering peace and tranquility to all visitors.
One of the most memorable comments Hoag has heard about the park came from a man wearing a business suit who made a quick visit many years ago. As he strolled among the green landscaping and artwork, he delivered the line about the park taking away any “meanness.”
“He was here for just a few minutes,” Hoag said. “That was all the conversation we had.”
Positive reviews flow freely on the park’s Facebook page.
“We love this magical park," wrote one poster. "It's one of those places you want to keep to yourself, but at the same time you want everyone else to experience it.”
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The park offers everything from giant pieces of sculpture — many of which came from Art and Soul competitions or senior projects — model trains, a sandbox, a giant chess board, toys, a putting green and a labyrinth. Even a couple of pianos (albeit weatherworn) are available to anyone who feels inclined to pound out a tune.
“This is a family-friendly place," Hoag said. "There’s a lot to do.”
Creating the park has been a labor of love. Hoag and his first wife, Mary Alice, purchased the lot in 2006 as a piece of bare ground. Initially, he planned to build a community woodworking shop — until he saw what permits cost, along with the paperwork it would entail.
“It didn’t sound fun to me," he said. "I went back to city council and said I will do a little park.”
And, as Hoag puts it, he "picked up a shovel and went to work."
Mary Alice Hoag had cancer but they went ahead with the project.
“We did what we wanted to do,” Art Hoag said. “We didn’t have any regrets.”
His wife died shortly afterward.
The park was dedicated in September 2008 in memory of Mary Alice. The next year, Hoag donated the park to the Art Guild of the Magic Valley, a nonprofit he founded in 1986.
Hoag is well known in the Magic Valley for supporting local arts and he operates the Wabi Sabi art gallery not far from the park.
The park has had regular additions through the years, with model train tracks being one of the newest. The trains got a start there when model railroader Leon Martin saw the park.
“What you need is a railroad,” Martin told Hoag. Martin, who is often at the park and sometimes oversees it, said his heart sings when he shares his love of trains with park visitors.
Hoag and Martin, who developed his love of trains while attending Twin Falls High School back in the mid-1950s, started talking and soon "The Martin Express" was added to the park.
They are still working on a larger section of track that will allow long trains — some can reach a length of 15 feet or more — a spot to turn around.
Hoag's next project is to incorporate train-related Clarence Bisbee photographs around the park’s water tower.
“Some days I think I’m crazy,” Hoag told the Times-News, “while other days I see people in here enjoying themselves, and it just feels good.”
Mychel Matthews is the managing editor at the Times-News. Contact Matthews at mmatthews@magicvalley.com or 208-735-3233. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/mary-alice-park-is-twin-falls-man-s-labor-of-love/article_4f11fc52-06e7-11ed-8eaf-9bd3dbaa92f0.html | 2022-07-19T03:36:29 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/mary-alice-park-is-twin-falls-man-s-labor-of-love/article_4f11fc52-06e7-11ed-8eaf-9bd3dbaa92f0.html |
BELTON, Texas — Central Texans have been vocal about the reduced bond for the Belton High School deadly stabbing suspect, who was let out on Friday afternoon.
Caysen Allison, 18, reportedly stabbed and killed 18-year-old Jose Rodriguez in May. He was indicted for murder in June with a bond set at $1 million.
Last Wednesday, a judge decided to reduce the amount to $175,000.
"If a person is out on bond and wearing an ankle monitor, that is an expense that the defendant's going to incur, not the state and not the county," 6 News Legal Expert, Liz Mitchell, said.
She added that people can be let out on a reduced bond for many reasons.
"Sometimes trials take several years and the system simply can't support that," Mitchell said. "You know, we can't hold every single person who's charged with a violent offense in jail until their trial date."
She also mentioned that if a defendant does not have a criminal history, that comes into play. However, Allison has a prior misdemeanor.
In order to ensure the safety of the public, the court stipulated Allison wear an ankle bracelet, remain under house arrest, conduct routine drug tests and reside at a residence where he has support.
Mitchell said reducing the bond is because the legal system does not want to punish people for having less money.
"So we don't want to say okay, you don't have any money so you have to stay in jail until your trial date, so that's kind of why we came up with bail bonds," Mitchell added.
Mitchell said there a court and the judge who decides if they think the criminal they put back out on the street could harm again; but again, that is why stipulations have been put in place. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/legal-expert-belton-high-stabbing-suspect-bond-reduction/500-7a95ee2e-1fe8-4808-8ae2-e81304773219 | 2022-07-19T03:40:25 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/legal-expert-belton-high-stabbing-suspect-bond-reduction/500-7a95ee2e-1fe8-4808-8ae2-e81304773219 |
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The FBI plans to hire 900 new special agents over the next year with a focus on diversity, the bureau says.
"People I think have a picture in their mind of what an FBI agent is -- a white male in a suit perhaps wearing a hat,” Dallas-based supervisory special agent Lara Burns said.
The mother of two became an agent just a few years before the Sept.11 terrorist attack and quickly found herself investigating terrorism.
'We worked for months, day and night, with the goal of holding everyone accountable who was involved but more important ensuring that another event like that did not happen,” Burns said.
She soon was assigned a major terrorism case with North Texas connections.
One case involved the Holy Land Foundation where the organization claimed to be a charity raising money for orphans. The FBI later found that the group was financing bombings in the Middle East. Five leaders were convicted.
"It would become the Department of Justice's largest terrorism financing investigation and prosecution to date,” Burns said.
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This is Burns' first time speaking out on the case.
"I was glad to be a part of it and when that occurred[GS(K1] I knew counter-terrorism was where I was going to work throughout my FBI career and that's what I've done."
Though Burns said her gender hasn't held her back, the FBI has been under fire for a lack of diversity. The department is still mostly male, and mostly white.
It is looking to change that.
"We must reflect the diversity in this country,” Burns said.
And that includes not just race and gender, but people of diverse backgrounds and professions.
The bureau is looking especially for people with computer and science experience.
"It's been the best job ever, especially since I became a bomb tech,” Dallas agent Todd Hynson said.
Hynson has a degree in biology and was already an environmental consultant when he became an agent 20 years ago. He found his passion in explosives.
"We have a bunch of engineers and scientists who are working at the FBI,” he said. “It's a different way they teach you how to think so it's good for investigations."
Katie Goins, a 21-year-old senior at SMU, is interning at the FBI and is interested in working there full-time.
"It's a great opportunity I wish more students knew about,” Goins said. "Seeing how many paths there are for me all within the bureau has been nice to know."
Burns, the veteran agent, wants to encourage young people, especially women, to apply.
"I have two sons. I run the counterterrorism program in the Dallas division. I'm the supervisor over the counterterrorism squad. And I coach flag football,” Burns said. “You can do both."
The bureau plans to hold an information session about its jobs on Thursday.
Applicants must sign up online first at fbijobs.gov. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fbi-to-hire-900-new-special-agents-with-focus-on-diversity/3017400/ | 2022-07-19T03:46:36 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fbi-to-hire-900-new-special-agents-with-focus-on-diversity/3017400/ |
LISBON, Maine — The Lisbon Fire Department responded to report of an alleged grenade found at a local residence at approximately 6:30 p.m. Monday evening, Lisbon Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Guay told NEWS CENTER Maine.
Gary Hudon Sr. of Lisbon reportedly found the alleged explosive while digging around a stump at his Spring Street residence.
Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss confirmed the Maine State Police bomb team responded to the reported incident.
The MSP collected the alleged grenade and brought it to a MSP facility for further investigation, according to Guay.
Guay told NEWS CENTER Maine the alleged grenade appeared corroded, and authorities could not determine any significant markings at this time.
The scene was cleared by approximately 8:30 p.m. and no injuries were reported, Guay said.
No further information has been released at this time. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/local-resident-finds-alleged-grenade-at-lisbon-home-maine-lisbon-fire-department-maine-state-police/97-723d8891-ee15-4e12-a9d1-493b4496e64c | 2022-07-19T03:52:17 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/local-resident-finds-alleged-grenade-at-lisbon-home-maine-lisbon-fire-department-maine-state-police/97-723d8891-ee15-4e12-a9d1-493b4496e64c |
ROANOKE, Va. – Emergency medicine and healthcare opportunities are expanding in the Roanoke Valley.
On Tuesday, LewisGale Medical Center’s Blue Hills Emergency Room will open on Route 460.
The freestanding emergency room’s location was chosen to help fill the gap in emergency medicine for people in Roanoke, Botetourt, and Bedford counties.
“When you have an important medical condition, time matters. So having this access point for the community will make a significant difference and improve outcomes,” said Dr. Puneet Chopra, Medical Director of Emergency Services.
The facility will have the same services you would find in a traditional emergency room like CT scans, X-rays, and an on-site laboratory.
Not only is Blue Hills ER bringing care closer to home, but it’s also taking the load off other hospitals.
“This will alleviate some of the pressures on our emergency room allowing people to get better throughput in the main hospital,” said Alan Fabian, LewisGale Regional Health System’s Market President.
After months of anticipation and opening delays, the time has come for Blue Hills ER to open its doors, and stay open 24/7, 365 days a year. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/19/lewisgales-blue-hills-er-opens-its-doors-offers-more-access-to-healthcare/ | 2022-07-19T03:55:22 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/19/lewisgales-blue-hills-er-opens-its-doors-offers-more-access-to-healthcare/ |
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