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11 February 2012
Sylvia Plath's Horse Chestnut
1b : to take unrestrained pleasure in
2a : to yield to the desire of
Indulge. The word is bulbous. It describes perfectly buying Sylvia Plath's "Horse Chestnut."
When I learned that the items comprising the exhibit "Sylvia Plath: Her Drawings" were for sale I nearly passed out. It was the opening day of the exhibit, and I was browsing the Mayor Gallery's website hopeful that the images with which we were teased in the press would all be available for viewing. In all the news stories leading up to the opening, I cannot recall one mentioning that the drawings were for sale. The day the exhibit opened there were, indeed, images on the Mayor's website. I clicked the first image, the one of "Wuthering Heights Today." The image -- which I am familiar with as it was reprinted a few times: on the cover of the 1965 Uncollected Poems and in Lois Ames' "Biographical Note" in the American edition of The Bell Jar -- appeared on the web page but what struck me was the not the beautiful digital surrogate of the drawing but bold "Sold" in red on the left-hand side. I clicked back and then viewed the image for "Cambridge: a View of Gables and Chimney-pots." The same red "Sold" taunted me; distracting me from what I was there to do which was to view the images. My mind stopped. I clicked over to the contact us link and was on the phone with the Gallery before I knew what I was doing. Within a minute I had the price list of the remaining drawings that were unsold. Within a few more minutes I agreed to purchase "Horse Chestnut," which was the last drawing for sale with Plath's initials gracing the paper. It would be shipped the week of December 12th, but the nearly six weeks in-between were interminable.
That is, until the gallery emailed me the tracking number for the shipment.
Two days later - after a brief customs delay - the drawing was delivered. Opening the box at work and unwrapping the layers of bubble wrap and packing tape felt like it took ages. The drawing came in the frame in which it was exhibited. Taped to the back was a photocopy of the back of the drawing, which had Plath's name typed, presumably by Plath herself. In addition, a note by Ted Hughes which reads "by Sylvia Plath" and was accompanied by his authenticating signature. After seeing that, and learning from the gallery that the drawing was not in UV protected glass (which means it could possibly fade over time if exposed to too much light), I decided immediately to remove the drawing from the frame.
It was an ordeal to remove the picture from the frame. It was sealed tight which, from time to time, made me question the decision to remove it. But, after breaking the paper which covered the seams between the frame and the backboard; and after removing the points that went into the frame that kept the backboard down; and after carefully cutting the gummed linen tape that bound the glass to the larger mat board; and after slicing the tape connecting the smaller, island mat board from the larger one; and after ever so carefully slicing through the four adhesive paper hinges connecting the smaller mounting mat board to the drawing itself was I able to hold the most precious piece of paper I have ever owned.
From an aesthetic point of view, I am frustrated that the drawing was adhered in this way: with an actual adhesive substance. It can be undone -- in fact it was undone, by applying methyl cellulose to soften the adhesive on the hinges and then gently pulling up the tape (another option was to steam them off) -- but I don't know why they opted for this rather than, for example mylar photo mounting corners that you can tuck the corners of the paper into to hold it in place. These corners do the same thing: they hold the paper in place, but even better they don't physically attach to the drawing! And, being clear they do not affect viewing the drawing, and do not damage it! It seems to me -- not knowing anything about this artsy framing world -- that by adhering something to Plath's drawing you are actually somehow damaging it. I understand the materials the framers used were supposed to archivally sound, but I just did not like the idea of something sticking to it... You could see the impression of the adhesive through the drawing,and the corners were actually curling in a bit, like there was too much tension in the way the image was mounted.
This was corrected by gently pressing and flattening the paper under a weight for about a week. And lastly, the mat board and the mount board the framers used tested positive for acidity. If you are reading this, and you purchased one (or more), you may want to consider starting from scratch and re-doing it. As a result of all this...the frame and mat boards were tossed.
All that being said, once I was able to hold the drawing in my hands, the object became more real than before. I felt selfish. I feel selfish. It belongs in an archive and one day will. (Actually, it's at work so it kind of is already in an archive!) And now that the drawings are separated by an unknowable number of miles, a line from Plath's poem "The Colossus" seems especially apt: "I shall never get you put together entirely." If you are reading this and were lucky enough to see the exhibit in person, please know that I am very jealous.
The authentication by Hughes was in pencil, which was probably done as pen might have bled through the paper. And who typed Plath's name on it? It "looks" like her own typewriter. The "Sylvia" is typed behind the larger chestnut and the "Plath" off it just above the smaller nut. What about about the two small red pencil marks? Did either of her children - Frieda or Nicholas - make them? Did Plath herself when she was grading a paper? Was it a red-painted nail? I don't know! But while they seem like a blemish and are likely the reason it remained unsold after the preview evening which opened the exhibition, they are, to me, anything but.
After gazing at "Horse Chestnut," and the other drawings from the exhibit in the catalog, I came to the conclusion that the presence of Plath's initials on the drawing means that it was something she considered completed. For me, this makes the piece more special and precious. And for those drawings in the exhibition that look nearly complete or that are unfinished: what happened in Plath's life at the time of composition to distract her from completing the drawing? I suppose we will never know.
Plath describes her sketchbook briefly in her Journals. In the entry written from Benidorm on her honeymoon she writes about "Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hughes' Writing Table": "...a bottle of jet black ink, scrupulously screwed shut, a small sketch book of rag paper atop Ted's anthology of Spanish poems..." (259).
For other sketching references in Plath's Journals see pages 249, 554, 555, 558, 559, and 560. On page 558, Plath possibly describes this drawing when she writes "Sat once more in Tuileries to finish sketch." On page 559-560, Plath possibly describes this drawing, "Stopped by Seine in sun to sketch a harlequin-style kiosque which had taken my fancy near the Louvre: one of those round poster-stands in green with a mosque-like roof and colored pastel posters all around...I was turning back to finish my little sketch of which I was fonder than any I'd done..." And, on page 560, possibly this drawing, "...walked to Ile de la Citie and sat on a bench before the Palais de la Justice … in gray chill air sketching the Tabac and cafe opposite...heavy and structured in simple shaded geometric forms and designs..."
I scanned "Horse Chestnut," both sides, and you can see here the remaining bits of paper from the adhesive that used to "suspend" the drawing in mount in the frame. These have been removed and I did take a clean scan before having a custom frame made, and housing it on a mat board that is actually acid free, and within UV safe glass.
I love it. I love it more now than I did yesterday or even twenty minutes ago. Ever since I bought it, the lines from Plath's "Lady Lazarus" have been going through my mind...
"And there is a charge, a very large charge
For a word or a touch
Or a bit of blood
Or a piece of my hair or my clothes."
There is a large charge. But it was a very small price to pay for a one of a kind document created -- with all her heart, thought, creativity, and concentration -- by Sylvia Plath.
If you have not already, please check out Plathery's recent post about "Still Life with Pots and Fruit."
Postscript: Homage to what Sylvia Plath believed
Today is the 49th anniversary of Sylvia Plath's death. The above was more about me than I am comfortable with, especially in a blog about Sylvia Plath, so I thought I would put down a selection of some of Sylvia Plath's beliefs from her Journals.
"someone believes I am a human being, not merely a name"
"I don't believe in God as a kind of father in the sky. I don't believe that the meek will inherit the earth."
"I believe I have kissed him once. Perhaps twice."
"I accept the idea of a creative marriage now as I never did before; I believe I could paint, write, and keep a home and husband."
"Believe in some beneficent force beyond your own limited self"
"to believe oneself imperfect & others perfect - This is true happiness" (from notes on Saint Teresa of Avila)
"Percy Key is dead...I find this difficult to believe."
In her poetry, Plath used the word "believe" only ten times. Most memorably, perhaps, is from from the incomparable "The Moon and the Yew Tree" : "How I would like to believe in tenderness."
16 comments :
- Kristina Zimbakova said...
Peter, the post has blown my mind utterly! And on this DAY.
The adhesive is a very unprofessional way to attach any work into a frame. And you must have an 'outrageously' brave heart to risk undoing it. Well-Done. I wouldn't be able to do basic everyday work things for two weeks, I think, if I had a Plath artwork at home :-).
- 11 February, 2012 13:48
- Kristina Zimbakova said...
P.S. Do not expose to any sunshine any work of art whatsoever.
- 11 February, 2012 13:49
- The Plath Diaries said...
Wow Peter! I'm so glad you purchased one of the drawings!! I admit I, too was very shocked to see the drawings were up for sale. They would have been very worthwhile additions to any Archive!
Enjoy! :)
- 11 February, 2012 13:55
- A Piece of Plathery said...
A wonderful, wonderful post Peter. I know that feeling of seeing the 'sold' stickers and thinking all at once 'Oh no!', 'do I dare?' and 'I must!' then that agonising 3 month wait.
I agree that some of the framing choices were suspect, and my framer as ost scathing. I see 4 adhesive marks on the back of Chestnut, Still life has 8 adhesive hinges, not impressed.
That said I marvel at it everyday.
- 11 February, 2012 15:14
- Peter K Steinberg said...
Kristina - No worries about sunshine, the artwork is at stored at my own workplace, which is quite windowless! A woman I work with did all the technical, minute work such as cutting and then removing the adhesive hinges. She's worked with documents are more important than Plath's "Horse Chestnut" so I was fairly confident that she'd do a great job of it!
Maeve!I do enjoy it everyday I'm at work, which actually makes me dislike weekends - though, not enough to give them up!
Plathery - I had debated writing to the Gallery about the experience, but decided not to. Maybe they'll find this blog post.... It took nearly 15 minutes each to remove just those small remaining bits. Time moved very slowly and I think I breathed only twice...
- 11 February, 2012 15:19
Congratulations Peter! I'm suitably jealous. ~VC
- 12 February, 2012 05:26
- Anna said...
OH! I'm really jealous!!!! :) But really happy for you, Peter! ;)
The chestnuts are a great choice. I would totally die for the shoes! ;)
However, I'm really sad. I have been hoping that there will be a second or a permanent exhibition somewhere. I would have loved to see all of these drawings. :(
- 12 February, 2012 11:15
- Annika said...
Congratulations Peter! Great post, and what a great acquisition for you.
- 12 February, 2012 13:09
- Peter K Steinberg said...
Thanks ~VC, Anna, and Annika! It's strange thinking of congratulations for this kind of thing. Especially considering I can only one meal a day... Oh the sacrifices!
- 12 February, 2012 16:38
- magiciansgirl said...
Congrats Peter! You do remember your promise to adopt me (even though I am older than you) and leave me all of your Plath items? If not, I am now reminding you :-) Re: the hinging - that is a typical way of mounting works on paper, using archival materals always - in this case, as the mat, etc., were not archival, and you were dealing with a gallery - they are appalling when it comes to this type of thing, unlike museums - you did the right thing in re-mounting and framing the print. I hope they at least taped the glass when shipping (?)! Anyway, your purchase is well deserved and the drawing has found a wonderful home - Sylvia would be happy, I think.
- 12 February, 2012 21:41
- Jess McCort said...
Well worth the sacrifice:).
- 13 February, 2012 14:24
Hi Peter !
Finally you have an expensive
SP original, congratulations.
best wishes,
FrankieS, Switzerland
- 13 February, 2012 16:25
Wow, just wow.
- 14 February, 2012 15:24
peter, i saw the drawings in london in november and still remember how mesmerized i was by the horse chestnut and how i just kept staring at it. very glad to know the drawing is in such good hands now. what a treasure you have there!
- 16 February, 2012 07:14
- Peter K Steinberg said...
Carmen - Thanks! I'm at work now, and it's just staring at me and I'm staring back. I like the word mesmerized, it is accurate.
Melanie - Wow indeed!
Thanks FrankieS! I'm still working on that blog post we discussed a couple of years (oh wow, has it been that long!) back.
Kim - you have my heart - you want my Plath stuff too? 46 cheap readers' copies of The Bell Jar.
- 16 February, 2012 08:48
- Julia Gordon-Bramer said...
Great post, Peter. For reasons I am not sure of, I avoided the blog, and even thinking of Plath's suicide on that anniversary. I was ready to come visit tonight. I love how you have honored her--and how lucky to be an owner of an original drawing!
- 16 February, 2012 23:10
Publications & Acknowledgements
- BBC Four.A Poet's Guide to Britain: Sylvia Plath. London: BBC Four, 2009. (Acknowledged in)
- Biography: Sylvia Plath. New York: A & E Television Networks, 2005. (Photographs used)
- Connell, Elaine. Sylvia Plath: Killing the angel in the house. 2d ed. Hebden Bridge: Pennine Pens, 1998. (Acknowledged in)
- Crowther, Gail and Peter K. Steinberg. "These Ghostly Archives." Plath Profiles 2. Summer 2009: 183-208.
- Crowther, Gail and Peter K. Steinberg. "These Ghostly Archives, Redux." Plath Profiles 3. Summer 2010: 232-246.
- Crowther, Gail and Peter K. Steinberg. "These Ghostly Archives 3." Plath Profiles 4. Summer 2011: 119-138.
- Crowther, Gail and Peter K. Steinberg. "These Ghostly Archives 4: Looking for New England." Plath Profiles 5. Summer 2012: 11-56.
- Crowther, Gail and Peter K. Steinberg. "These Ghostly Archives 5: Reanimating the Past." Plath Profiles 6. Summer 2013: 27-62.
- Crowther, Gail and Peter K. Steinberg. These Ghostly Archives: The Unearthing of Sylvia Plath. Oxford: Fonthill, 2017.
- Death Be Not Proud: The Graves of Poets. New York: Poets.org. (Photographs used)
- Doel, Irralie, Lena Friesen and Peter K. Steinberg. "An Unacknowledged Publication by Sylvia Plath." Notes & Queries 56:3. September 2009: 428-430.
- Elements of Literature, Third Course. Austin, Tex. : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2009. (Photograph used)
- Gill, Jo. "Sylvia Plath in the South West." University of Exeter Centre for South West Writing, 2008. (Photograph used)
- Helle, Anita Plath. The Unraveling Archive: Essays on Sylvia Plath. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2007. (Photographs used, acknowledged in)
- Helle, Anita. "Lessons from the Archive: Sylvia Plath and the Politics of Memory". Feminist Studies 31:3. Fall 2005: 631-652.. (Acknowledged in)
- Holden, Constance. "Sad Poets' Society." Science Magazine. 27 July 2008. (Photograph used)
- Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women, Motion Picture. Directed by Rachel Talbot. Brookline (Mass.): Jewish Women's Archive, 2007. (Photograph used)
- Plath, Sylvia, and Karen V. Kukil. The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath, 1950-1962. New York: Anchor Books, 2000. (Acknowledged in)
- Plath, Sylvia, and Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil (eds.). The Letters of Sylvia Plath, Volume 1, 1940-1956. London: Faber, 2017.
- Plath, Sylvia, and Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil (eds.). The Letters of Sylvia Plath, Volume 2, 1956-1963. London: Faber, 2018.
- Plath, Sylvia. Glassklokken. Oslo: De norske Bokklubbene, 2004. (Photograph used on cover)
- Reiff, Raychel Haugrud. Sylvia Plath: The Bell Jar and Poems (Writers and Their Works). Marshall Cavendish Children's Books, 2008.. (Images provided)
- Steinberg, Peter K. "'A Fetish: Somehow': A Sylvia Plath Bookmark." Court Green 13. 2017.
- Steinberg, Peter K. "'I Should Be Loving This': Sylvia Plath's 'The Perfect Place' and The Bell Jar." Plath Profiles 1. Summer 2008: 253-262.
- Steinberg, Peter K. "'They Had to Call and Call': The Search for Sylvia Plath." Plath Profiles 3. Summer 2010: 106-132.
- Steinberg, Peter K. "A Perfectly Beautiful Time: Sylvia Plath at Camp Helen Storrow." Plath Profiles 4. Summer 2011: 149-166.
- Steinberg, Peter K. "Proof of Plath." Fine Books & Collections 9:2. Spring 2011: 11-12.
- Steinberg, Peter K. "Sylvia Plath." The Spoken Word: Sylvia Plath. London: British Library, 2010.
- Steinberg, Peter K. "Textual Variations in The Bell Jar Publications." Plath Profiles 5. Summer 2012.
- Steinberg, Peter K. "The Persistence of Plath." Fine Books & Collections. Autumn 2017: 24-29
- Steinberg, Peter K. "This is a Celebration: A Festschrift for The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath." Plath Profiles 3 Supplement. Fall 2010: 3-14.
- Steinberg, Peter K. "Writing Life" [Introduction]. Sylvia Plath in Devon: A Year's Turning. Stroud, Eng.: Fonthill Media, 2014.
- Steinberg, Peter K. Sylvia Plath (Great Writers). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2004.
- "Banking on his passion for Plath" by Melissa Davis Haller. UMW Today. Spring 2005.
- "Sylvia Plath's Three Women to be staged in London" by Alison Flood. The Guardian. 3 December 2008.
- "FBI files on Sylvia Plath's father shed new light on poet" by Dalya Alberge. The Guardian. 17 August 2012.
- "There Are Almost No Obituaries for Sylvia Plath" by Ashley Fetters. The Atlantic. 11 February 2013.


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This week marks the return of New York City Beer Week, a blowout of the the best brews in the Big Apple. From February 22 until March 3 (yeah, the week lasts 10 days), the city will be overrun with beer-soaked events. Here are my top choices for abusing your liver.
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A frequent reader I recently met in person gently chided me for my long blog silence. I have no excuses *except* that I'm a member of a pretty exclusive club, which I call MACPITAFAD, or, Moving Across the Country is a Pain In The Ass while Finishing A Dissertation. I'm accepting new members; anyone else want to join?
You can see why posting has been light and fluffy.
I did just return from a quick trip to Houston, where I rented the most adorable little bungalow in the Houston Heights. Having that part of the move taken care of has made it easier to concentrate exclusively on the Amazing Mr. Book. AMB will shortly be done, for better or worse!
Until AMB is done, and until my move is complete, I anticipate that posting will continue to be light and fluffy, if not non-existent. If you have emailed me recently with questions about Virginia history or geneaology, please bear with me. I will return your email as soon as time permits.


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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi joined Myanmar's generals at an annual military parade for the first time yesterday as the army put on a show of strength in the face of spreading sectarian bloodshed.
Her symbol-laden appearance at the Armed Forces Day parade in Naypyidaw underscored the country's startling transformation since the former junta ceded power to a reformist government two years ago.
It comes as Burmese President Thein Sein grapples with deadly Buddhist-Muslim violence that has left 40 people dead in the past week and prompted the former general to declare a state of emergency and send out troops to restore order.
Activists have expressed disappointment that Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel laureate who was locked up for 15 years by the former junta, has remained largely silent about several episodes of sectarian bloodshed since last year.
The dissident-turned-lawmaker's relationship with the army has come under scrutiny as she prepares for elections in 2015, and her presence at the parade will be seen as a sign of warming ties with the military.
Asked why Aung San Suu Kyi chose to watch the parade, a spokesman for her National League for Democracy party would only say: "She attended as she was invited."
Aung San Suu Kyi's father, the country's late independence hero Aung San, created the army and led the struggle against British colonial rule.
In January, Aung San Suu Kyi admitted she remained "fond" of the military, despite a litany of allegations that it has committed rights abuses in Myanmar's ethnic conflicts, including rape and torture in northern Kachin State.
A controversial 2008 constitution crafted by the former junta — currently being reviewed by parliament — reserves 25 percent of parliamentary seats for armed forces personnel.
The country's army chief yesterday reaffirmed the military's involvement in politics.
Speaking to about 6,000 troops, senior general Min Aung Hlaing said the military performs a "role in the national politics in accordance with the people's desire when the nation faces ethnic conflicts or political struggles."
He surveyed the troops — whose numbers were fewer than in previous years — from a military jeep, while tanks rolled through the parade ground in the regime's purpose-built capital and fighter jets soared overhead.
The communal clashes are a stark reminder of the challenge that Muslim-Buddhist tensions pose to Myanmar's government as it tries to reform the country after decades of iron-fisted military rule.
Last year two outbreaks of violence between Buddhists and Muslims in the western state of Rakhine left at least 180 people dead and more than 110,000 displaced.
The apparent trigger for the latest unrest was an argument in a gold shop a week ago in central Myanmar that turned into an escalating riot during which mosques were burned, houses razed and charred bodies left lying in the streets.
However, observers note that the violence appears to be well organized.
UN envoy Vijay Nambiar, who recently visited the riot-hit town of Meiktila, told reporters on Tuesday that Muslim homes had been targeted with "brutal efficiency."
In the latest incident on Tuesday night, a rampaging mob set fire to a mosque and homes in the town of Nattalin about 150km north of the country's main city Yangon, police said.
A dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed in several towns in central Myanmar as the authorities struggle to quell violence that has prompted the US to warn against traveling to parts of the country.


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Defining Reasoning and Proof
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Reasoning and proof are included as an NCTM Process Standard because they should be an integral part of the process of learning and using mathematics. Similar to problem solving and communication, reasoning should not be isolated from everyday mathematics lessons. It is important for the teacher to form goals, develop investigations of problems, and prepare probing questions related to reasoning and proof that are appropriate for students throughout their mathematical work.
When upper elementary students engage in reasoning and justify their solutions and ideas, they have opportunities to reflect on their understanding and to make mathematical connections. They are also learning that mathematics makes sense and that people, including themselves, can make sense of mathematics. In addition, they learn the value of collaboration.
Let's look at the role of conjectures and a variety of types of reasoning and proof that may be encountered in the upper elementary classroom.
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Lawsuit says BISD violated Open Meetings Act
The Beaumont Independent School District is in the legal crosshairs of a concerned citizen who has filed a lawsuit against the district for violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act, according to Mike Getz, Beaumont City Councilman and attorney for Donna Forgas, who initiated the suit.
"I sought to obtain a restraining order that kept them from going into executive session at their last board meeting," said Getz. "The restraining order says they are prohibited from going into executive session unless they provide a notice that complies with the Texas Open Meetings Act."
The center of the issue are the details of the BISD Meeting Agendas, or for the sake of the lawsuit, the lack of detail. The lawsuit filed in Judge Donald Floyd's 172nd District Court, states that in the last BISD board meeting on Thursday, May 31, the "consideration of personnel matters" was discussed in executive session. That personnel issue turned out to be the consideration of three possible promotions of assistant principals at three BISD campuses, including two high schools, according to Getz.
"There is no way that you could gather from the item noticed for executive session that the subject matter of the meeting was to consider the promotion of three assistant principals at various BISD schools," Getz wrote to BISD attorney Melody Chappell of the law firm Wells, Peyton, Greenberg & Hunt LLP in a letter that also indicated the settlement terms that Getz and his client are seeking.
The request calls for BISD to do the following: 1. Submit to a training session on the requirements necessary to comply with the Texas Open Meetings Act. 2. Agree to abide by the Texas Open Meetings Act in future notices. 3. Pay incurred attorney's fees of $1,500. 4. And pay incurred court costs of $332.
A deadline was set for Thursday, June 7, at 2 p.m. for BISD to accept the settlement or Getz and Forgas will proceed with the lawsuit in court on Monday, June 11, which Getz indicated in his letter to Chappell would "of course … result in additional lawyer's fees."
Messages left for Craig Eichhorn, information officer for BISD, were not returned and Chappell was "out of the office" for the day as of Wednesday afternoon.
Despite no comment from BISD administration or the district's legal counsel regarding the latest lawsuit brought against it, apparently the move by Getz and Forgas has received someone's attention because both Getz and school board trustee Mike Neil were both surprised and pleased to learn that an agenda outlining the Thursday, June 7, meeting was decidedly more specific than previous agendas.
"I'm glad to see that," Getz said.
Charles Daughtry is a Houston attorney who is also on the board of directors for the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, an organization whose mission is to "provide the leadership to ensure that the public's business is conducted in public and to protect the individual liberties guaranteed by the First Amendment."
Daughtry is well-versed in the Open Meetings Act and said based on what he knows about the way BISD has prepared its agendas and maintained a tight lip on matters discussed in the executive sessions, it looks pretty clear BISD has been in violation.
"This complaint about posting an executive session with no explanation isn't even close to complying with the law, and if so, I guess, I applaud them for finally complying, but I hate that it took somebody filing a lawsuit for them to finally do it," Daughtry said. The 30-year veteran attorney said he was impressed with the action taken by Getz and Forgas to put BISD's feet to the fire.
"I really applaud him and his client for doing this," said Daughtry of Getz and Forgas going after BISD. "One of the shortcomings of the Open Meetings Act, as far as I'm concerned, is it takes someone like them to sue a governmental agency before they'll start complying with the Act, and that's not an inexpensive proposition. And so people have to spend hard-earned money out of their pockets to get these people to do what the law clearly tells them to do."
According to the Texas Open Meetings Act, "A governmental body must give the public advance notice of the subjects it will consider in an open meeting or a closed executive session," meaning that even though a discussion is to take place in closed executive session, the public has the right to know what the subject of that discussion will be.
In a separate action, Neil, along with fellow BISD trustee member Tom Neild, has filed a lawsuit against the district's legal counsel over language in newly elected Superintendent Timothy Chargois' contract that stipulates an automatic pay raise. Neil said the contract they viewed and voted on had nothing in it about an automatic raise.Regarding the executive session lawsuit, Neil said he's grown weary of the dearth of information that is given to board members, especially in matters concerning the agenda and matters that are handled in executive session.
"We're not specific at all in what we're doing," Neil said of the agenda's detail, adding that he's concerned more than ever considering a judge felt the district was violating the Open Meetings Act enough that he deemed it necessary to grant the restraining order before last week's special meeting.
"I've heard concerns (about the agenda) outside of the closed meetings, but in the position we're in, we hear a lot of concerns," said Neil, who conducted his own research and from talking to the Texas Association of School Boards attorney, indicated there's possible criminal action that could result if attending an executive session in violation of the Open Meetings Act.
"I was told by their (TASB) attorney that if you knowingly go and participate in a meeting that has been illegally posted, then it's a Class C misdemeanor, a criminal offense. But I've also heard you can sit in a meeting and just not participate. I don't know which way to go with either one, and I'd hate to have a judge decide that for me," said Neil.The question remains now as to whether or not the district will accept the deadline; if they do, it means more information will be included in the agenda – as the law stipulates it's supposed to have. If the settlement is not accepted, and BISD opts to take the matter to court, then it becomes another legal battle for BISD which means more money spent on a legal issue that according to Daughtry, the district doesn't have much of a legal leg to stand on.
"I would hate to see that," he said of BISD trying to fight the issue, "because it doesn't even sound like a close call to me. That kind of vague agenda doesn't comply with the Open Meetings Act; it's not a close call, and they're going to lose, in my opinion. So the right and correct thing to do is to resolve it and start posting agendas like they did today."
And in the event BISD's legal counsel does go the litigation route, Daughtry said it'd be a losing proposition.
"If this were to end up going to trial, all you need as exhibit one is the old agenda, and exhibit two is the agenda they posted after getting sued. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see the difference in the two. It wouldn't make sense for them to litigate it. And in the end, nobody loses if they do it correctly."


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I will be speaking all next week as part of the "Going Green" school/education outreach project in Germany organized by the U.S. Embassy in Berlin (locations for the talks include Berlin, Chemnitz, Nuernberg, and Munich). A central purpose is for participants to better understand the U.S. and its efforts to combat climate change via local and state level efforts, urban planning, and city development. I will be using transportation planning—with a focus on cycling—as a window through to understand American philosophies, changing currents, and future challenges. The below is an overview of some key points. Given the cross-cultural nature of this event, I recruited brilliant thinking from my colleague and German-native, Ralph Buehler of Virginia Tech. Ralph willingly agreed to be a partner-in-crime to co-author this post.
The path of US land use-transport to present day makes sustainable transport difficult
Understanding history and context are critical in order to properly position sustainable transport in the US, and in particular, heightened levels of bicycling. Globally speaking, cycling's historic "heyday" was arguably most prominent in the U.S. in the early 1900's. However, its trajectory in the U.S. has been largely downhill over the past 100 years[1]. Only recently (the past ~15 years or so) is there a a resurgence; some cities in the U.S. are starting to take cycling seriously.
The cumulative result of almost 70 years of land-use transport policies, plans, programs in the U.S. places cycling at an extreme disadvantage. The list of transport-specific phenomena is well-documented, and includes the usual suspects such as: (1) early mass motorization (Henry Ford and his assembly line), (2) road standards that discourage cycling, (3) vehicle taxes (gas taxes in the U.S. care comparatively low and the revenue is often earmarked for roadway construction), (4) interstate system (severing neighborhoods, penetrating cities with auto-only infrastructure, and also trumping more local planning efforts/ideals), (5) government subsidies for driving, including the mandated supply of ample free parking at most trip destinations, (6) technological attempts to make transport more sustainable (i.e., cleaner fuels will make driving ok) [2].
One more point needs to be underscored: the importance of the American single family home[3]. Low energy prices and huge subsidies for home mortgages have combined with a culture of "go west young man" (to wide open spaces) to form a residential landscape like no other[4], globally speaking. And, all over the U.S., residential, single family zoning is aggressively employed to support the primary investment of Americans[5]. Tony Downs has elaborated a bit more, suggesting five key tenets that most Americans hold dear to their heart[6]: (1) owning a detached single-family home on a spacious lot; (2) relying on private automobiles for movement; (3) working in attractively landscaped low-rise places; (4) residing in small communities with responsive and localized government; and (5) living free from the signs of poverty. Local governments in the U.S. are keen to protect these interests and they do it well (i.e., the Tiebout hypothesis).
The above factors have produced some critical "context-defining conditions" for sustainable transport:
- travel distances are relatively longer than in Europe (space consumed by single family homes makes origins and destinations further apart),
- abundant and free car parking makes driving really easy,
- an aversion to behavior oriented pricing (perceived 'free' energy and 'free' roads are ingrained in American mindsets),
- relatively high car traffic volumes with high speeds (cyclists are afraid of fast moving cars), and
- funding that cannot be easily flexed for more sustainable purposes.
But that's not all. The land use-transport system in the U.S. represents an extremely mature system. Changing mature systems is difficult because innovations have limited effect.[7] The type of sustainable transport infrastructure that many talk about—new rail line, a bike path, a major new development—are relatively modest interventions. They represent marginal changes within extensive, mature, and complex transportation systems in which travelers have multiple options with respect to mode and route choice. Moreover, auto dependence for most Americans makes policies that increase the cost and time of driving or reduce its convenience very unpopular.
Things are changing
The good news is that in the U.S. there is emerging evidence to suggest things are changing in these respects, ever so slightly.
- The demand for driving is leveling off. Results from recent travel surveys suggest that American's appetite for driving might be full and factors are behind this; at least two trends stand out: (1) young adults and retiring baby boomers are moving 'back to the city' to enjoy a less car dependent lifestyle (after decades of shrinkage many urban areas are growing), (2) young adults between 20 and 30 seem to be less car oriented than previous generations (lower car ownership rates, a lower share of licensed drivers, and less driving overall)[8].
- Multimodality. Using more than one mode of transportation during a trip, day or week, is receiving lots of attention. Even though 85 percent of trips are still by car, the share of Americans who also use other modes of transport is increasing. This means that Americans still drive a lot, but they also walk, cycle or ride public transport for some trips[9].
- Pricing schemes are trickling into U.S. culture. Inner cities are increasing the cost of car parking and decreasing its supply. New highway capacity is built using toll roads. Congestion pricing is being employed in many cities.
- Sustainable modes have higher profile. In many cities, it is now standard practice to appropriate funds for sustainable transport in city budgets. Bicycle paths receive snowplowing treatments, zoning codes require office buildings to have bike parking or even showers for cyclists). Many cities are pursuing 'complete street' projects[10].
It is conceivable that even Americans are wondering what a future looks like with end of fossil fuels (notwithstanding new hype about gas and fracking). Outstanding questions and challenges now revolve around how to change transport and land-use systems in the U.S. to become more cycling friendly.
Future steps toward cycling's redemption
With all of this as a backdrop, paving cycling's path is difficult (the same applies to most other forms of sustainable transport such as walking or public transport). Here is a five point plan to help redeem cycling's path with regard to the land use-transport system in American cities.
- Get the land uses right. American cities need to make standard travel distances for everyday travel (origins and destinations) shorter. Yes, roughly one-third of all U.S. trips are less than two kilometers, but more can be made of this.
- Change the nature of roads. Roads—more specifically, the space in the right of way–will be need to adapted to better support cycling. The "green lane project[11] is a good testament to this, but taking space from cars takes political fortitude.
- Build more bicycle facilities. All types of bicycle facilities would be welcome and needed, particularly physically separated paths (e.g., see greenlane project).
- Share space better. Making central cities similar to one-grand shared space is concept that is largely unheard of in the U.S. Space is not shared[12] and drivers are immune to wanting to share unmarked space.
- Keep speeds down. Not only are traffic volumes high—speeds are too—making it more difficult to attract cyclists. Traffic calming neighborhoods, city centers, and other areas (together with stricter attention to speed limits) makes these areas safer and more livable.
[1] History of cycling in the U.S., see: http://vehicleforasmallplanet.com/tracings-bicyclings-resurgence-in-the-u-s-almost-a-century-later/
[2] For a succinct description of 9 factors for why the U.S. is so auto-dependent, see: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2014/02/9-reasons-us-ended-so-much-more-car-dependent-europe/8226/
[3] Germany less than half of the all Germans live in single-family homes, and less than a third live in detached single-family dwellings, while this percentage is double in the U.S.
[4] A key cultural difference stems from the general attitude toward building anything. In the US, the principle is that you are allowed to build something. Zoning can influence what can be built, but if it reduces the value of the land, the land owner is entitled to compensation. This is generally the opposite in Europe. One is not allowed to build anything, unless it is explicitly allowed. This tilts the European playing field in favor of less sprawl and less greenfield development, as most of the land is zoned as agricultural or natural uses only. Any change takes a long and unpredictable process with coordination with higher levels of government. Lack of planning and coordination still exists in most European countries—producing sprawl and greenfield development—but to a lesser extent.
[5] Hirt, Sonia. "Home, Sweet Home American Residential Zoning in Comparative Perspective." Journal of Planning Education and Research 33, no. 3 (2013): 292-309.
[6] Downs, Anthony (1994). New Visions for Metropolitan America. Brookings.
[7] Another big difference stems from the general attitude toward building anything. In the US, the principle is that you are allowed to build something. Zoning can influence what can be built, but if it reduces the value of the land, the land owner is entitled to compensation. In Europe, the principle is generally the opposite. You are not allowed to build anything, unless it is explicitly allowed. This tilts the European playing field in favor of less sprawl and less greenfield development, as most of the land is zoned as agricultural or natural uses only. Any change in that takes a long and unpredictable process with coordination with higher levels of government. Of course, there is still a lack of planning and coordination in most European countries and sprawl and greenfield development do happen in Europe as well; however, the scale is different.
[8] Tobias Kuhnimhof, Ralph Buehler, Matthias Wirtz, and Dominika Kalinowska (2012). Travel trends among young adults in Germany: increasing multimodality and declining car use for men. Journal of Transport Geography 24 (2012) 443–450.
[9] http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/48000/48500/48583/VT-2012-09.pdf
[10] Slotterback, C.S., and C. Zerger. 2013. Complete Streets from Policy to Project: The Planning and Implementation of Complete Streets at Multiple Scales. Minneapolis, MN: Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota.
[11] Greenlane project, see: http://www.peopleforbikes.org/green-lane-project
[12] Concept of space, See John Grisham's, The Broker (2005) where Luigi explains to Marco some of the peculiarities of Italian culture: "…the concept of space in Europe…differs significantly from that in the States. Space is shared in Europe, not protected. Tables are shared, the air evidently is shared because smoking bothers no one. Cars, houses, buses, apartments, cafes—so many important aspects of life are smaller, thus more cramped, thus more willingly shared. It's not offensive to go nose to nose with an acquaintance during routine conversation because no space is being violated. Talk with your hand, hug, embrace, even kiss at times. Even for a friendly people, such familiarity was difficult for Americans to understand."


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Southeast Asians move to Kansas to work in a factory and women in the Dominican Republic
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I just finished this quilt top over the weekend. I have an aunt who has had 3 heart attacks in the past year and a half, and I wanted to do something nice for her. She has no clue that I've been working on this for her! So what do y'all think? Will she like it? :c)


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New: Local Author Returns to Berkeley for Readings of Highly Praised Novel: The Rescuer's Path by Paula Friedman
I encountered The Rescuer's Path on a Caribbean vacation. Looking for something to read while a Trinidad rainstorm rambled in over the treetops, I reached into my backpack and dug out a copy of Paula Friedman's 200-page book. Within minutes, I was hooked. While my body was slung in a hammock slowly rocked by warm, tropical breezes, my mind was a thousand miles away — transported back to the year 1971 and tangled in the underbrush in Washington DC's Rock Creek Park, a stone's throw from the US Capitol.
This book, by former Berkeley resident Paula Friedman, begins with an improbable encounter between a young girl on horseback and a man she finds sprawled near death sprawled on a the banks of a muddy creek in the depths of Rock Creek Park. Malca Bernovski, is the teenaged daughter of a Holocaust survivor. Gavin Hareen is a fugitive antiwar activist — gravely wounded and the subject of a massive manhunt -- the key suspect in a deadly truck-bombing attack.
While "Malki" and her family are singed by the legacy of the Nazis, Gavin is a contemporary soul -- a man consumed by the arithmetic of morality. Is it acceptable, Gavin ponders, to sacrifice one life if that death can halt a war and save thousands?
Marvelously structured, The Rescuer's Path proceeds in alternating chapters as the voices of Malki and Gavin forge a bond that will take them to a fateful night in the wilds of Colorado.
Initially wary of the battered, bloodied stranger, the young girl's concern for his survival slowly deepens into affection. Malki's budding sense of physical attraction is presented in wonderfully palpable tendrils of prose.
The writing — which unfurls with the strut and pace of lyrical poetry — begs to be read aloud. Savor, if you will, the first sentence: "It was coming into the full moon, that early summer evening — blistering heat after too cold a winter, antiwar protests downtown near the White House, rumors of another murder in Bethesda — when young Malca Bernovski turned the stallion for the first time toward a red-clay gully at the northern edge of Rock Creek Park."
If reading a book could be compared to walking along a beach, caught between the solid reality of the shore and the churning symbolism of the restless sea, this book invites the reader to stumble across verbal marvels that burst forth like brilliant bits of polished agate found shinning in the sand.
The writing is spellbinding and it draws you forward, enticing as a fragrance.
"The gully again grew somnolent and still, and she found herself caught in the serious gaze of this black-eyed man people said might be a terrorist and murderer."
"The bouncing light made ripples on the wood grain. An ant on the table would get lost but never fall off."
Nights are filled with pink light and "the mold-dark hopelessness of the bone-crowded grave." (That's damn near Shakespearean.)
"We are people holding hands, like those in that blue-lit New York morning, clasping while we tumble down—and this is all. Seeking to protect, whether by holding close or by letting go."
Halfway through the book, the story takes an unexpected and jarring turn. It's almost anti-novelistic. Suddenly, this most unlikely two-person romantic adventure from the 70s is propelled 30 years into the present where it turns into a sprawling multigenerational saga of lost souls and survivors of parallel families, of children lost and regained.
Owing to the risks Friedman takes with the plot, there is a narrative hole in the middle of The Rescuer's Path – a gnawing absence of three defining decades. Many readers will yearn to know how lives evolved, how painful decisions were made and what consequences followed. Perhaps these missing, bridging years will form the basis of a follow-up novel. If so, there will be a fan base waiting.
Currently a resident of Parkdale, Oregon, Friedman spent much of her life in Berkeley where she participated in many historic campaigns for peace and justice and enlisted as a reporter for the Berkeley Barb, Berkeley Tribe, and Grassroots. Many long-time Berkeleyans will remember her as the former public relations director for Berkeley's Judah Magnes Museum. Friedman was also founder of The Open Cell, a Berkeley-based literary collective/magazine. Her writings have won acclaim from the Pushcart Prize, New Millennium Writings, and the Oregon State Poetry Association, among others. She is the recipient of the 2006 Columbia River Fellowship for Peace and, in May of this year, won first place in LinkedIn's Science Fiction Microstory Contest.
Praise for The Rescuer's Path:
"Exciting, physically vivid, and romantic"—Ursula K. LeGuin
"From the first page, Friedman illuminates a world. Deft strokes and elegant leaps propel the story forward. The writing is lyrical, the characters vivid, the story captivating."—Small Press Review
"The book you can't put down, the people you will remember, the vibrant story we share"—Carol Denney, Berkeley singer-writer-activist
"I could not stop reading this novel"—Carole L. Glickfeld, Flannery O'Connor Award winner
Local Bay Area Book Readings
June 12, 6-7:30 pm -- University Press Books (Bancroft below Telegraph Ave.), Berkeley
June 13, 7-9:30 pm -- Aquarian Minyan Author Series, St. John's Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave., Berkeley
June 14, 12:15-1:15 pm -- Berkeley City College (in the Atrium), 2050 Center St., Berkeley
The readings include discussion time and book signings; the June 13 reading includes light refreshments. The readings are free, except the Aquarian Minyan reading June 13 is a benefit for the Minyan (a small donation is requested but NOT required).
Paula Friedman's website is www.paula-friedman.com and her blogsite is www.authorpaulafriedman.wordpress.com


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HauntSpace.com will now be accepting banner trades. If you have a HALLOWEEN website, blog or forum, you are welcome to submit a request for banner trade to firstname.lastname@example.com BANNER TRADES ARE FREE!
Why? helping one another is the intention, as well as providing FREE banner advertisements to other Haunters who wish to display their websites. If you want to expose your website to a high volume of Halloween enthusiasts, this is the way to go. HauntSpace received over 9 million hits in the month of October, which isn�t bad for a site that�s only 5 months old.
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|Committee on Women, Population, and the Environment
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|The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, and printed materials pertaining to the organization and activities of the Depo Diaries, a national storytelling project of the Committee on Women, Population, and the Environment (CWPE), 1999-2008. Files include forms and questionnaires for participants in the project, promotional flyers, meeting minutes, and printed materials pertaining to reproductive justice and other CWPE activities.
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|Formed in 2001, the Committee on Women, Population, and the Environment (CWPE), a multi-racial alliance of feminist community organizers, scholarly activists, and health practitioners, is committed to promoting the social and economic empowerment of women in a context of global peace and justice; and to eliminating poverty. As an organization, CWPE supports women's right to safe, voluntary birth control and abortion, while strongly opposing demographically driven population policies, challenging the belief that population growth is the primary cause of environmental degradation, conflict, and growing poverty, working to provide a broader analysis that reflects the complexity of these issues. CWPE works to build partnerships with community organizers, scholar-activists, and health practitioners to accomplish its political goals, coordinating three task forces: the Dangerous Contraceptive Task Force; the Immigration, Environment, and Gender Task Force; and the Gender, Eugenics, and Biotechnology Task Force. These are the vehicles through which CWPE builds strong coalitions to challenge oppressive population control policies. In addition, CWPE also coordinates three critical initiatives designed to address and undermine reproductive violence and increase reproductive self-determination: Stop C.R.A.C.K.!, Depo Diaries, and Stop Sex Selection!. Depo Diaries was a national storytelling project with an emphasis on reproductive justice with the goal of uncovering a more accurate picture of the range and kinds of side effects women experience from Depo-Provera (trademarked name of medroxyprogesterone, an injected contraceptive).
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Two Pennsylvania state police troopers who were shot, one fatally, while rescuing a kidnapped boy from his father nearly four years ago received the nation's highest award for first responders on Wednesday.
Vice President Joe Biden awarded the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to Trooper Robert Lombardo and to the family of slain Trooper Joshua Miller. The lawmen were among 18 emergency responders honored at an emotional ceremony in Washington.
The troopers were hailed for their courage under fire on June 7, 2009, when 'Miller gave his life and Trooper Lombardo risked his life to rescue the 9-year-old boy,' the White House said.
The kidnapper, Daniel Autenrieth, had argued with his estranged wife at her Nazareth home before snatching their son at gunpoint and leading police on a 40-mile chase into the Pocono Mountains, where Miller forced Autenrieth's car into a guard rail.
As troopers rushed the car and smashed the driver's side window with their batons, Autenrieth opened fire, hitting Miller and Lombardo. They managed to return fire, striking Autenrieth eight times as two other police officers snatched the boy from the car.
'Despite knowing Trooper Miller was wounded and his own left arm was now paralyzed, Trooper Lombardo did not seek cover,' the White House said. 'Trooper Lombardo chose to continue to engage the assailant with one arm. Only after the threat was neutralized did Trooper Lombardo seek treatment for his wounds.'
Miller, who was shot in the neck and thigh, died at an Allentown hospital. Lombardo was treated for a gunshot wound to the shoulder. He recently returned to duty.
The boy escaped injury. Miller, a 34-year-old Marine veteran and married father of three, and Lombardo also received the Medal of Honor, the highest award for Pennsylvania state police. The post office in Pittston, Miller's hometown, was named in his honor.


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///About Patrick Dodd
Welcome to the web site of songwriter Patrick Dodd.
A true poet with a guitar, Patrick Dodd is an American songwriter with an uncommon creative edge that is impressive and unique. One of the most prolific songwriters of his generation with over 400 songs to his credit, Patrick Dodd is an Austin Texas trained songwriter, and contemporary of Blaze Foley, Jimmy Lafave, Guy Clark, and Townes Van Zandt. Though his commercial career was blossoming while he was in Austin, like Woody Guthrie, and Utah Phillips, Patrick Decided to employ his talents in the interest of social justice.
As a social justice songwriter Patrick has provided us with more well-crafted musical moments of relevance for these critical times of crumbling empires than nearly any other artist who comes to mind. As an activist, and a songwriter, Mr. Dodd has never been one to shy away from political or controversial subjects just to protect his spot in main st ream music. In fact his dedication to being the songwriter for the disenfranchised led to his induction early in his life into the Scottish Royal Academy of Lifetime Political Folksinger and has seen his music used in numerous documentaries and films, as well as, theme music for top progressive radio shows like Tom Hartman's and Amy Goodman's "Democracy Now".
After a lifetime of social justice music, Patrick Dodd has returned to his roots, and while "commercial" music has not been Patrick's historical focus; his outlaw country music is over the top in craftsmanship, creativity, and just plain entertaining. Again his genus at rhyme and rhythm presents in his work as is clear by several recent recordings, including Patrick' s most recent album, "Last Few Miles".
Though Mr. Dodd currently revels in calling himself a scumbag country writer his musical style is really as eclectic as his subject matter; he dives into outlaw country, folk, punk rock, jazz and Broadway style progressions with equal ease, using genres in the way some writers use arrangements to showcase his always impressive lyrical poetry.
An activist with a self-confessed twisted sense of humor. From his role as co-host of the Siskiyou Mountain Outlaw Radio Show to his front row position on the lines of social resistance, Patrick Dodd has for forty years been a writer whose music always seems to find a way to move us in a direction we need to go. Whether he is making us laugh, cry, or get downright angry Mr. Dodd always strives to educate, motivate, and empower common folks everywhere to stand up and resist the injustices so many other writers seem afraid to broach; injustices such as poverty, war, racism, sexism, and our ongoing environmental destruction. It is no exaggeration to say that few songwriters have had more of an impact upon the social fabric of positive change in this country than Patrick Dodd. It is equally true that I have not hear the likes of such Outlaw Country talent this decade. From the town square to the family festival and coffee house to the scum bag bar, Patrick has an especially uncanny ability to play to his audience and with such an extensive and eclectic catalog can move from one type of venue to another with ease.
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Steve Peters, Crosscurrents Folk Music Society in Kansas City, MO
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In March of 1999, the City Council adopted a new Comprehensive Plan for the city. Adoption of this plan completed a four-year process of research, citizen surveys, public workshops, and formal public hearings.
The new Comprehensive Plan recognizes the high quality of life we all enjoy in Pullman by proposing the continuation of many successful policies and standards that have served this community well in the past. The plan advocates the maintenance of strong residential neighborhoods that provide for comfortable living and thriving business districts that facilitate economic diversification. It also promotes the plentiful supply of safe and affordable housing, the consistent delivery of cost-effective public services, and the maintenance of an excellent cooperative spirit between the community and WSU. The new plan places particular emphasis on protecting the environment, enhancing community appearance, offering numerous transportation options, and providing parks and open spaces within the city.
In order to implement the provisions of the new Comprehensive Plan, the City Council has approved a number of zoning code amendments in 1999 and 2000. Other measures will follow as the city acts to fulfill the vision embodied in the Comprehensive Plan. The city will periodically update this web page to report on progress made in this regard.


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