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Timbers Game Day Transportation
Dear Timbers Fan:
The City of Portland and TriMet are asking fans to consider their transportation options and parking decisions before game day to keep streets and transit running smoothly. TriMet is running extra service and expecting crowded buses and trains, and the City of Portland is encouraging drivers to park downtown and walk or use an express bus to get to the game instead of parking in neighborhoods near the stadium.
Walking and bicycling are great options, too, as well as coming early or staying late on game days to avoid crowds.
Please check out transportation and parking information online to help make your Major League Soccer experience memorable.
Go Timbers!
FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT AT TRIMET: You can plan your trip at www.trimet.org.
Parking Downtown is easy
Instead of parking in neighborhoods near the stadium, the City of Portland is encouraging Timbers fans to park downtown at SmartPark or one of the many of private parking lots. Consider walking or using TriMet's express bus between the stadium and major downtown stops. If you're parking downtown, you can also catch an express bus to Providence Park.
Parking in NW Portland and Goose Hollow is discouraged
There are parking restrictions in Goose Hollow and Northwest Portland to discourage fans from parking in neighborhoods so residents and business patrons have access. Timbers fans who choose to park in signed parking zones around the stadium for longer than 90 minutes on game days may receive a $60 citation. Parking maps & information are also available at https://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/34782.
Walking and Bicycling
Walking and bicycling to the game is fast, easy, cheap and great exercise. Bike parking will be located on SW Morrison Street and SW 18th Avenue. Bike parking for season ticket holders is sold out and there will be a limited number of spaces available for non-season ticket holders. Walk/bike maps are online at http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=39402.
Drivers should plan ahead, be cautious
Streets and sidewalks are expected to be crowded on game days near the stadium. Fans choosing to drive should be safe by following signs and police direction, driving slow and being patient. To save time and avoid traffic congestion, make a plan before leaving home or work for where you will park downtown and whether you can use TriMet's express bus or walk to the game.
Come early, stay late
Great shopping, dining and entertainment opportunities surround Providence Park. Local bars and restaurants welcome Timbers fans before, during and after games to enjoy all that Northwest and Goose Hollow have to offer. Plus, TriMet is expecting crowded trains and buses so any help to ease the pre- and post-game rush to board transit is much appreciated. Late evening train service comes less frequently – every 35 minutes – with the last train stopping at the stadium station just after 11:30 p.m.


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The nation's passion for sports is obvious every day—at NASCAR races, kiddie soccer matches, and countless other contests. From a handball used by Abraham Lincoln to Chris Evert's tennis racket to a baseball signed by Jackie Robinson, the roughly 6.000 objects in the Museum's sports collections bear witness to the vital place of sports in the nation's history. Paper sports objects in the collections, such as souvenir programs and baseball cards, number in the hundreds of thousands.
Leisure collections encompass a different range of objects, including camping vehicles and gear, video games, playing cards, sportswear, exercise equipment, and Currier and Ives prints of fishing, hunting, and horseracing. Some 4,000 toys dating from the colonial period to the present are a special strength of the collections.
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Richard's Brandy / Brandy Richard
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- Scorekeeper for card games, including euchre, whist, and pinochle. Score is kept by a pair of rotating dials. The writing is in English on one side, and in French on the other.
- The piece advertises Richard's Brandy. "Enjoy life but do not forget that Richard's Brandy is the greatest strength giver."
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- Currently not on view
- advertiser
- W. J. Woodburn & Son
- maker
- Whitehead & Hoag Company
- ID Number
- 2006.0098.0768
- accession number
- 2006.0098
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- 2006.0098.0768
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center

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Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely young daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
It was the most controversial issue in
Drexel Interchange policy and process was flawed: Franklin during 2010.
alderman Tim Solomon told me it was "a no brainer." Franklin
Sorry, Alderman Solomon. I don't think so.
The costly question decided in 2010 was whether
should toss in $500,000, half a million bucks to support an interchange at Franklin . It marked one of the few times I sided with liberal alderman Kristen Wilhelm and not conservative alderman Steve Olson. Drexel Avenue
The back and forth, back and forth debate finally came to a showdown in May 2010 in
. On May 1, 2010, I blogged that the Franklin
How Not to Govern 101
There are just so many things about today's tie vote by the Franklin Common Council, broken by Mayor Tom Taylor to approve funding for a Drexel Avenue Interchange.
Let's start with the policy.
Is the interchange even necessary? Proponents in my view have not made a solid case it's needed.
Job creation? Supporters have claimed thousands of jobs will be generated from the project. Sounds like Doyle-ese to me. Our governor made fast and free forecasts about thousands and thousands of jobs that would be created from the high speed rail line from
to Milwaukee . The real # is 55 permanent jobs. Madison
Where is the fact-based data, where is the cost-benefit analysis that shows economic impact including jobs specifically for
? Franklin
The entire project would be located in
. Oak Creek
I honestly believe that some aldermen fell for the, HEY, IT'S TAX INCREMENTAL FINANCING (TIF) money. HEY, IT WON'T KICK IN UNTIL 2013.
My response: HEY, IT'S TAX MONEY. HEY, IT'S GOVERNMENT SPENDING.
Pushing our spending out into future years is the kind of foolish budgeting trick that has gotten my employer, the state of
, in deep, deep fiscal trouble. Wisconsin
And I'm sorry but I just don't see the groundswell of support for this project. Have people been knocking down the doors at City Hall screaming, "BUILD THE INTERCHANGE!! BUILD THE INTERCHANGE!! LET'S BAIL OUT OAK CREEK!!
The process
Most often the average citizen doesn't care. He/she just wants results. I think that's changing, however.
officials had months to figure this out and take a stand prior to today's DOT-imposed deadline. So what did they do? Franklin
They noticed today's meeting on a gorgeous, sunny, 80-degree late-April afternoon. Who was paying attention? Who cared?
They met on a beautiful 70-degree SATURDAY AFTERNOON. Again, who was paying attention? Who cared?
I'm told a little over a dozen private citizens attended today's special meeting. The rest were highly concerned
officials. Oak Creek
Hmmmm. Ramming through key legislation at the last minute. Haven't we read that headline a lot the past couple of weeks?
It's interesting that today I spoke with real estate agent who said it's common knowledge in the market and industry that
is over-taxed. You know why? Because we can't say no when it comes to spending. Franklin
Hopefully I am wrong about the Interchange and
will benefit greatly. At the moment, call me skeptical. Franklin
Despite my disappointment, having said all that, city officials are still light years ahead of the deer in headlights bunch at the Franklin School Board.
A few days later, I received an E-newsletter from
alderman Kristen Wilhelm who, I was stunned, voted against the interchange: Franklin
Here is the update from the Saturday Special Council meeting, which was called by Alderman Olson and Solomon in response to the DOT May 1st Drexel Interchange cost share deadline. Below is the motion with an interpretation and an explanation from my point of view. I think you'll find this interesting if you can get through it all.
Alderman Solomon moved and Alderman Olson seconded to approve, in response to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation stated May 1, 2010 deadline, and to authorize the Mayor, City Clerk and Director of Finance and Treasurer to execute and deliver a State/Municipal Agreement for a Highway Improvement Project: 27th Street (STH 241) with the Department of Transportation, containing the Department's standard terms and conditions and providing estimated costs and that a separate Municipal agreement shall address further Municipal cost share for the 27th Street Project, and further providing for lighting improvements within the City of Franklin, with the understanding and provision that: i) the lighting costs of $500,000 to be paid thereunder would otherwise be the responsibility of the Department of Transportation under standard cost sharing requirements, and the City of Oak Creek agrees that the lighting costs payment is in full satisfaction of any City of Franklin obligation under Article IV. of that certain June, 2009 Memorandum of Understanding with Oak Creek; ii) the $500,000 to be paid thereunder qualifies as project costs to be paid by tax increment for the applicable Tax Incremental District(s); iii) the Wisconsin Department of Transportation agrees that this extraordinary one-time lump sum payment shall not be increased and shall not be due until the commencement of the 27th Street project no earlier than 2013, and that the Department of Transportation shall obtain the current intended timely construction of the Drexel Avenue Interchange without municipal cost share funding from the City of Franklin.
The vote was 3-3, Motion passed 4 - 3 (Mayor Taylor breaking the tie).
Basically the motion means
This is a will use TIF funds to pay $500,000 (.5 M) for lighting on Franklin , knowing this cost would have been paid by the DOT, but it allows the DOT to shift the amount of their 27th Street cost obligations toward constructing the I-94 Drexel Interchange in 27th Street . This swap was arranged because Franklin TIF dollars cannot be used in another community. An important point to remember here is that the DOT would have paid for the Oak Creek lighting. The $500,000 of 27th Street money is in essence a contribution to the I-94 Drexel Interchange. Franklin
This action was far from perfect for and the entire Interchange is in Federal US Highway . At this point, the DOT is committed to improving Oak Creek to 4 lanes heading EAST, deeper into Drexel Avenue , but NOT WEST toward Oak Creek and Franklin. There is a plan for 27th Street to do this westward improvement, but no commitment or funding exists. Our city should not pay to get a lesser level of service. Our $500,000 contribution, to an improvement on a federal interstate highway in another city, should at least provide benefits to us in terms of a commitment to Oak Creek improvements in the direction of our border business district ( Drexel Avenue ). 27th Street
I brought these points up in council and asked HOW LONG would taxpayers; therefore I was NOT able to support the motion. I won't be too critical of my colleague's vote; after all I know the "idea" was to support economic development and I do have to work with them in the future. However as I see it, the economic train is headed toward Franklin on the back of your wallets because the DOT will construct the interchange and Oak Creek improvements, but there is no timeline or official commitment from eastward Drexel Avenue on improving the westward section of Drexel to Oak Creek and 27th Street . Franklin
While many see the Interchange as bringing economic development to the have to wait with a less-than-functional Franklin toward Drexel Avenue and there was no concrete answer. I was told to "have faith" in vague and un-funded plans. Even with "faith" the question still remains as to WHEN? 27th Street
DOT REPORT-Changes in Travel Patterns corridor, without a wider westward Drexel it may just do the opposite for 27th St . Presently, Franklin is well served by College, Rawson and Ryan Interchanges and the Franklin exit. Businesses need traffic to survive. Funneling traffic away from these exits will drain customers from 27th St. taxpaying businesses. Here is the economic impact statement from the DOT's report: Franklin
I-94 is already a well-established travel route. If capacity is added to the study-area freeway system, more drivers may use the freeway system as opposed to local roads. A new interchange with I-94 at
According to Alderman and Finance Chair Tim Solomon, and a full interchange with I-94 at Drexel Avenue would change travel patterns. More drivers would use 27th Street , and less would use Ryan and Rawson Avenues (see Section 4.3, Transportation Impacts and Section 4.2.1, Indirect Effects). Drexel Avenue
In the end I was able to get a second motion that in essence directed negotiations with has already invested $15M in the Franklin Corridor without funding from 27th St even though they see some benefit. All of the I-94 Drexel Interchange is in Oak Creek . Had we let the market demand drive the construction of the Interchange, the DOT would not have required any municipal cost share. This is based on DOT policy that roadway reconstruction is paid 100 percent if the local traffic is not more than 40 percent of the traffic. Oak Creek
for an answer or official commitment regarding Oak Creek improvements. It would have made more sense for an agreement to have been put in place (as far back as 2006) PRIOR to the commitment of .5M of your money. This is three times the cost of tornado sirens, which the city has dithered about for over a decade. The same amount of money could have provided impressive benefits in increased police, fire and other city services; more direct benefits to you the taxpayer than dubious projects claiming to bring 40,000 jobs, which is more than the population of Drexel Avenue . Let's all hope Franklin is capable of coming through very shortly with funding for the reconstruction of Oak Creek . westward Drexel Avenue
Sorry, Alderman Solomon. I don't think so.
The costly question decided in 2010 was whether
The back and forth, back and forth debate finally came to a showdown in May 2010 in
As regular readers know, I am all for economic development. But I also am a strong believer in common sense. Franklin, that spends money hand over fist, did so in this case with the hope and prayer that it will provide a path to great $$$ for the city.
Oh, really?
And when those cars get off at Drexel, tell me which of the dozen or so primo restaurants they will dart to?
Someone please tell me the superb
I'm listening.
No brainer?
Sorry, Tim Solomon.
A no-brainer to vote …………NO!
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Garden City, N.Y. – Junior midfielder Andrew Chadderdon (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn) and sophomore attackman Kevin Kelly (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) each scored five goals to lead the third-ranked and third-seeded Le Moyne College men's lacrosse team to a 16-13 win over fourth-ranked and top-seeded Adelphi University on Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II Championships at Motamed Field.
The Dolphins advance to their seventh NCAA Division II Championship game (all in the last 10 years) and will take on the South Region's top seed, #1 nationally-ranked Mercyhurst College, on Sunday, May 26 at 1:00 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mercyhurst advanced to the title game with an 18-17 win over second-ranked and second-seeded Limestone College in overtime in the South Region final. Le Moyne captured its second National Championship with a 12-5 win over Dowling College in 2006, the last time the game was played at Lincoln Financial Field.
The Panthers, who defeated New York Tech, 14-11, last Saturday in the quarterfinals, scored three times in the opening six minutes and 57 seconds. Jamie McAndrew started the scoring 1:24 into the game after taking a feed from Brian Prendergast. Just 64 seconds later, Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Year Salvatore Tuttle registered his 25th goal of the season. After the Panthers backed up a Le Moyne shot with 8:38 remaining in the quarter, Tuttle netted his second goal of the day 35 seconds later to give Adelphi a 3-0 lead and force a Le Moyne timeout.
Le Moyne, which allowed at least 10 goals, but won for just the third time since the beginning of the 2007 season (3-7), responded with three goals over a span of one minute and 43 seconds. After a save by senior goalkeeper Jeff White (Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius HS), senior attackman Tyler Prevost (Watertown, N.Y./Immaculate Heart/Onondaga C.C.) got the Dolphins on the scoreboard with his 18th goal of the season off a pass from senior midfielder Doug Bailey (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) with 6:18 remaining. Just 70 seconds later, Prevost fed senior attackman Nate Frechette (Manlius, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) for his 28th goal of the campaign. Chadderdon then tied the score with his 25th tally of the year from the right edge of the crease with 4:35 left.
Adelphi regained the lead with 2:17 remaining as Robert Rossi found the back of the net. Off a restart behind the right side of the goal with just 1.2 seconds remaining, Joe Celano sent a shot into the net with just 0.4 seconds to go off a pass from Nick Watson.
The Dolphins ran off four straight goals in the second quarter to take a 7-5 lead. Junior faceoff specialist Kam Bumpus (Marshfield, Mass./Needham/Bridgton Academy) won the opening faceoff and raced in to score his 16th goal of the season just seven seconds into the quarter. Following an Adelphi slashing penalty, junior attackman Chris Button (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) scored 18 seconds into the extra-man situation with a low shot from six yards after taking a pass from Prevost to tie the score at five with 11:37 remaining. Chadderdon gave the Dolphins their first lead of the game with an unassisted goal with 4:51 left in the half. Kelly tallied his first goal of the day with 3:07 to go off a pass from Prevost.
The Panthers completed the scoring in the half on an unassisted goal by Jamie McAndrew with 1:45 remaining in the stanza.
Following a save by White with 13:15 left in the third quarter, the Dolphins scored in transition as Frechette sent a pass to the right edge of the crease to Prevost, who sent an across the crease pass to Kelly, who tossed a shot into the back of the net with 13:04 left.
The Panthers responded off the ensuing faceoff as long-stick midfielder Kevin Kennedy scored from the right alley off a pass from Tuttle.
The Dolphins countered with back-to-back goals in a span of 2:10. In a man-down situation, Kelly picked up a loose ball on the left side of the goal and then fired in a shot from the left edge of the crease with 12:15 remaining. Chadderdon then sent a low shot into the left corner from the right edge of the crease to give the Dolphins a 10-7 lead with 10:05 left.
Adelphi answered back with consecutive goals in a span of 1:34 to cut its deficit to one. Tuttle registered both goals with the first coming at 8:47 and the second coming at 7:13 after picking up a loose ball.
Junior faceoff specialist Cameron Fedish (Binghamton, N.Y./Chenango Valley) won the ensuing faceoff and sent a pass up field to Frechette, who found Kelly on the crease for his fourth goal of the contest with 7:07 left. Chadderdon completed the quarter's scoring with 5:28 remaining by recording his fourth goal of the day off a feed from Frechette.
The Panthers started the scoring in the fourth quarter as Prendergast scored in an extra-man situation at the 13:34 mark, but Fedish won the ensuing faceoff and sent another pass to Frechette, who dished to Kelly again for his career high-tying fifth goal of the game.
Adelphi scored the next two goals, 4:47 apart, to close its deficit to one, 13-12. After picking up a ground ball, Tuttle sent a pass to Patrick Starke, who fired in his 12th goal of the season. After the Panthers failed to convert any of their next six shots (two White saves), Rossi scored his second goal of the day with 5:19 left after picking up a ground ball.
After Adelphi goalkeeper Eric Janssen turned the ball over after making a save, Chadderdon pushed Le Moyne's lead to two with his career-high fifth goal of the game with 2:42 left after dodging down the right alley. Off the ensuing faceoff, redshirt senior long-stick midfielder Brian Craig (Brewerton, N.Y./Central Square) picked up the loose ball and sent a pass to Frechette, who rifled in his team-leading 29th goal of the campaign. With time running down on a stall warning, Button scored his 26th goal of the year off a pass from behind the cage from Frechette with 50.5 seconds left.
Tuttle completed the game's scoring with 29 seconds left on a shot from the right edge of the crease.
White finished the game with nine saves to earn his 17th win of the season, the second-most in a single season by a Le Moyne netminder. Frechette tied his career high with six points on two goals and a career high-tying four assists. Prevost's four assists give him 40 on the season, the fifth-most in a season by a Dolphin and the most since Ryan Spillett '03 had 43 in 2003. His five points push Prevost to 58 on the year, the most by a Dolphin since Mike McDonald '08 had 59 in 2008. Janssen stopped just five shots in suffering his second loss of the season, both at the hands of the Dolphins.


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SPRING GLEN-Archie Francis Anderson, age 64, passed away Oct. 24, 2012 in Price after a courageous battle with lung cancer.
He was born Oct. 20, 1948 in Price, Utah to Archie L. and Roma Pugliese Anderson. On April 17, 1971, he married Frances Curtis in Price, Utah.
Funeral service was Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, 11 a.m., Mitchell Funeral Home (233 East Main Street-Price). Family was at Mitchell's Friday evening from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday one hour prior to services. Interment, Mt. View Cemetery, Helper. Arrangements entrusted to Mitchell Funeral Home of Price.


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The Apollo is an all-purpose activity center, featuring a renovated historic 1912 theater.
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Boone County Historical Museum
Explore this varied collection of local memorabilia. The museum includes a log home, Civil War artifacts, a natural history room, historic dolls, clothes, tools and transportation ranging from a 1906 Eldredge Runabout to Belvidere's first Chrysler.
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A shopping experience like no other, this store has floor-to-ceiling gifts from around the would. Its specialties include handmade oak and Amish furniture, jewelry, linens, cards, Christmas items and more.
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Pettit Memorial Chapel, located in Belvidere Cemetery, was designed by Frank Llyod Wright and erected in 1907. Brochures available for self-guided historic tours. Open daily, 8am - sunset. Tours available by appointment.
The Northern Illinois Wine Trail is a unique collection of 40 wineries and vineyards, each distinctive and picturesque in its own way. Follow the Northern Illinois Wine Trail from downtown Chicago's urban splendor to the unmatched scenic beauty of Galena and Northwest Illinois. You can choose to visit one winery, experience several wineries within one of our three geographic loops, or go all out and experience everything the Northern Illinois Wine Trail has to offer from East to West. Regardless of how you choose to experience the Northern Illinois Wine Trail; the staff of our family-owned wineries and vineyards are there to welcome you with incomparable Midwest hospitality and service - not to mention numerous award-winning Illinois wines.
Paulson's Agriculture Museum of Argyle
Home of the largest and best collection of farm equipment and antiquites of yesteryear. Over 700 cast iron implement seats, 50 antique tractors, windmills, windmill weights, and antique washing machines. Wagons, spreaders, cultivators, planters, and the most extensive collection of Rockford, Illinois-made Emerson Brandingham equipment. A model tractor and toy collection is as large as it is unique. Individual tours available. The main building is heated and available all year round for weddings, birthdays, social gatherings, or auctions.
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Performances produced by people dedicated to proividing quality community theatre in an intimate, rustic venue.
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CITY:Poplar Grove
A quaint red cottage with a unique gathering of primitives, folk art, florals, and garden decor. Also seasonal garden to enjoy. Open: Thursday thru Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm. Or by appointment.
CITY:Rock City
Arts and humanities complex housing Discovery Center Museum, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford Dance Company office and studies, Northern Illinois Public Radio offices and Rockford Symphony Orchestra offices.
Rockford College Performing Arts Department
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Camp Grant Museum and Command Post Restaurant
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Coronado Performing Arts Center
See a play or musical performance at the wonderfully ornate Coronado Performing Arts Center, which was once a 1920s movie palace and vaudeville hall. The Coronado still features its original whimsical details, such as gilded Spanish castles, Chinese dragons in relief on the walls and a faux starry sky. Coronado Performing Arts Center is the venue for many performing arts groups and traveling shows.
Anderson Japanese Gardens has been named one of the highest quality Japanese gardens in North America by Sukiya Living Magazine since 2004. Inspired by calm and tranquility, this 12 acre award winning landscape is comprised of koi-filled ponds, winding paths, gentle streams, cascading waterfalls, raked gravel gardens, beautifully trained pines, and more. Master craftsmanship and 16th century traditional architecture is found throughout the garden.
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Celebrating over 40 years of dance excellence, Rockford Dance Company serves the greater Rockford community through partnerships with other leading nonprofit organizations, year-round classes in ballet, modern, jazz, and tap as well as full season of outstanding ballet and repertoire performances. Rockford Dance Company offers programming to children, students, and adults supporting our mission to pursue excellence in the art of dance through performance, education, and outreach.
Named one of the top 12 children's museums in the nation by Forbes in 2012, here kids can explore more than 250 hands-on art and science exhibits, a planetarium, TV studio and the Tot Spot for toddlers. Discovery Center also boasts the nation's first community-built outdoor science park, the Rock River Discovery Park, featuring a two-story maze, water play area and dinosaur fossil dig.
The museum campus consists of a Victorian village with 26 historical buildings filled with artifacts of the era as well as several beautiful 19th century gardens that depict life in northern Illinois from 1890 to 1910. Interpreters in authentic period dress are available seasonally for guided tours. The main museum building holds large group meeting rooms and exhibit space with a number of permanent exhibits reflecting Rockford's history and culture. Special events throughout the year include a World War II re-enatment, Sock Monkey and Scarecrow Harvest Festivals, and more. Free recreational path located on property.
Downtown park on the banks of the Rock River. Site of several Native American "Effigy Mounds," which have been preserved.
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This Just In ...
Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely young daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
Recommended Reading (01/12/13)
Here are, in my view, interesting, noteworthy columns and articles from the past week that I highly recommend (You will note that on occasion, I do not endorse the opinions of the author and may point that out. Despite my disagreements, I still feel the piece is worth a read).
Precedent teaches us the left really wants all of our guns
"I submit to you that what is going on here is the first assault on private gun ownership. They will take what ever they can get now and continue to chip away until all you can legally own to protect your family with is a baseball bat."
PRAVDA: Americans, never give up your guns
"For those of us fighting for our traditional rights, the US 2nd Amendment is a rare light in an ever darkening room. Governments will use the excuse of trying to protect the people from maniacs and crime, but are in reality, it is the bureaucrats protecting their power and position. In all cases where guns are banned, gun crime continues and often increases."
Massacre solution
"...as the Left gears up to bear down on law-abiding people because some demoniac's murder spree has left us all reeling, I would like to put forth a proposal that doesn't mitigate our constitutional right to keep and bear arms but rather makes it more difficult for people to hook up and breed. It's an expanded version of what Dennis Miller alluded to back in the mid '90s—namely the Brady Bunch Bill: a waiting period before people get married and start a family."
25 people, places and things liberals love to hate
"20) People who believe they should be allowed to choose what light bulbs they want to use in their own house."
You can't call a pretty girl pretty; What kind of country are we becoming?
"I do not argue that today's essay is our most pressing problem. But as scores of fine writers address the various angles of our republic's dangle from a precarious thread, I thought I'd venture to the periphery to lament another type of change which accrues to our societal detriment. We are becoming a nation that caves to humorless, scolding bullies on matters of little or no consequence. Not exactly a fiscal cliff or an Islamist-friendly CIA director, but a problem nonetheless."
We are sick
"This season's crud is stronger than usual. It grabs you and makes you feel like … crud.
'I'm sick as a dog,' I overheard another person saying.
"No, you're not. I have dogs, and they don't get sick. If they did get sick, I would rush them to the veterinarian and get them well.
"And, if you are sick as a dog (let's assume that a dog got really sick and had to be rushed to the vet), what are you doing out here in public, spreading germs?"
The NFL needs some BCS
"For the first time since the NFL expanded its playoff format in 1990, all eight of the teams in action—the 49ers, Broncos, Falcons, Packers, Patriots, Ravens, Seahawks and Texans—rank in the top 12 among the NFL's 32 teams in both points scored and points allowed. Put simply, there's not a bowl of noodles in the bunch. But if this is the strongest playoff bracket in NFL history, you wouldn't know it. Many of the league's marquee teams are nowhere to be found. All but one of the games is a rematch of a regular-season game that was mostly lopsided."
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Sandwiched between two uncommon days of late season desert rainstorms, the inaugural Goblin Valley 50K ultrarace produced a rare 100-percent finish rate. Perhaps the clear weather combined with the spectacular scenery highlighted by the unique and geologic forms in the shapes of goblins rising from the "moonscape" of Goblin State Park motivated all 88 starters to complete the 31-mile course.
Perhaps it was the goblin shapes that inspired Colorado ultrarunners Eric Bindner (48) to take the lead late in the race, passing five runners to establish the course record at a 4:06:35. Women's winner Tania Pacev (46) of Colorado led the women's race from start to finish outrunning all but Bindner and second place men's finisher Matt Clay (27) of Salt Lake City (4:09:35) to set the women's course mark at 4:14:01. Completing the top finishers were Coloradoans Brian Castilow (31) running for third in the men's division in a time of 4:14:32, women's second place finisher Karen Scott (38) in 4:18:55 and Michelle Jensen (34) in 4:24:22.
The new race is the vision and the result of a year of planning by race director and veteran ultrarunner Anita Fromm. From her home at Edwards AFB, Calif., where she lives with her husband, an officer in the Air Force, she rallied the Green River community, most of whom didn't know about the sport of utlrarunning prior to Fromm's race. Her day begins as she wakes up in the wee hours of race day, Oct. 29 to set up and man four aid stations along the 15-mile out and back course through the state park's high mountain desert and Little Wild Horse Canyon, then finishing in the unique goblin shapes in the state park.
"I have been touched and impressed with the interest, enthusiasm and support of the Green River community, law and safety officials, and the state park rangers to support this race," said Fromm. "Because of the great experience the community extended to the runners, so many have expressed their excitement to return."
The Goblin Valley 50K showcased several first time ultra performances in addition to the fast course records set by the champions. Layton ultrarunner Julie Nelson ran with and coached her 16-year old son, Andrew Nelson, to his first ultra finish in 7:27:20, achieving his goal to gain entry to a sport that he admired for its character of extreme athleticism and the ease that he can approach the sport's champions.
For complete race results and race information go to www.goblinvalleyultra.com.


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|Posted by Deb on April 27, 2004 at 17:39:58:
|In response to Re: making a steel tub less noisy
: My husband and I are gutting our bath and will install a new enamel-over-steel bathtub. It comes with a sound insulation pad, but could we add some other type of sound-proofing material (preferably found the local big-box hardware store) that would make it even less noisy? We will have very few soft surfaces in the room once we're done.
: Thanks for your insight.
I would like to encourage you to reconsider your choice of tubs. You will live with that tub for many, many years. The difference in price between a steel tub and an Americast or even cast iron is almost nothing when averaged over the life of the tub. Take a good long hard look at the work involved in replacing a tub. It only takes one dropped something to take a big chunk of enamel out of your tub, forever.
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The Lonely Road: Canucks & Senators
Yankee Canuck
November 11 2010 05:15PM
Vancouver Canucks @ Ottawa Senators
|2.73 (T-16th)
|2.86 (12th)
|2.80 (15th)
|Goals Against/Game
|2.29 (7th)
|20% (T-11th)
|27.3% (1st)
|82% (19th)
|84.6% (12th)
What To Watch For
> Enter the blizzard: Cody Hodgson is lighting up Manitoba, but it's Mario Bliznak who gets the call. Peter Schaefer (13GP, 1G, -3) will sit in favor of the plucky Czech (13GP, 1G, 3A); in two career NHL games, Bliznak has no points. The fourth line has been experimented on since Hordichuk was expelled, so maybe AV would like a better checking center to replace the injured Bolduc than either Rypien or Schaefer offers him. Far from a game-changing move, but certainly worth keeping an eye on.
> Concerns creeping back?: Montreal shut down the #1 PP, the Sedins and a 9 SOG effort from Ehrhoff. Hey, sometimes it's just not your day. But is there reason to be concerned about the offense? It keeps coming back to the second line where Samuelsson's offensive struggles continue and Raymond's lingering hand injury could explain his one goal in nine games. Both players - along with their pivot Kesler - are the top three in shots; they're just not executing as expected.
> Flip a coin: The defense remains influx with Rome getting the 6th slot over Ballard, who will sit for a second straight game. There were whispers that Alberts (who had a poor outing against the Habs) could sit in favor of Ballard but he'll get a chance at redemption tonight. Bieksa was also rumored to sit out with the flu, but he'll power through it. Simply put: if the defense falters again, what could the next change be? If not Ballard, it's worth pointing out both Lee Sweatt, Kevin Connauton and Nolan Baumgartner are all tied with 6 points each for the Moose.
Why are there no comments here? Seems weird, Oilers nation is alive and well. Maybe the Canuckleheads are fairweather fans? Come on, Luongo isnt THAT bad...I mean, he isnt worth 13 years, but he's ok, he did barely win the gold medal.
Man, I should come here more often, the personal attention I get is unparalleled, I just get ignored at Oilers Nation. But yes, you got me, I guess glass houses, stones. Bingo bango. Back in 30th place we just like to try to get a rise out of somebody much further up the ladder.


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In April, concerned locals and animal advocates were finally allowed to enter Bano Eco, an animal "shelter" in the Veshnyaky district of Moscow.
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The controversial, government-sanctioned mass-killing of cormorants in the Columbia River has sunk to a despicable new low.
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The City of Ann Arbor is planning to use the ineffective and cruel method of blasting 100 deer with gunshot in public parks, less than 450 feet from residents' homes, to fatally control the deer population.
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A new proposal could allow wind energy companies to kill or injure up to 4,200 bald eagles a year. Wind turbines already kill hundreds of thousands of winged animals each year in the United States alone; from bats, to small migratory songbirds....
Stop Egypt's Planned Massive Donkey Export to China
The General Organization for Veterinary Services of Egypt has approved the export of 10,000 donkeys to China.
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Last year, authorities vowed to find the perpetrators of the horrifying torture and crucification of a threatened spectacled bear in Ecuador after a sickening video of the event went viral.
Stop Hawaii Dolphin Harassment
Along Hawaii's beautiful coastline, trouble is brewing for dolphins. Ann Garrett of the National Marine Fisheries Service recently appeared on NPR's Morning Edition show to raise the flag on harm being done to dolphins by Hawaiian tour operators.
Stop India's Stray Dogs From Becoming Dog Meat
A state in southern India has proposed to tackle its large stray dog population by killing thousands of them and then profiting by selling their flesh for human consumption in China and South Korea.
Stop Information Blackout at USDA That's Protecting Animal Abuse
The United States Department of Agriculture has taken a bold and unprecedented action to protect animal abusers. The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has removed all public records of animals kept in facilities such as labs.
Stop Mass Dog Killings in Quetta
There are millions of stray dogs roaming the streets of the world. While many enjoy freedom and the care of humans, others struggle to survive and are often the target of extreme cruelty.
Stop Pro-Hunting Propaganda Infiltrating Schools!
With its cute bear pictures and conservations claims, you might suppose that Bear Trust International is an organization with bears' best interests at heart. But don't be fooled. This slimy organization is actively working alongside the gun lobby...
Stop Sick "Judas" Wolf Family Massacres
Earlier this month, we learned that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's rogue animal-killing program, USDA Wildlife Services, is employing sickening and brutal strategies to wipe out whole families of wolves in Idaho....
Stop Vietnam's Nem Thuong Pig Slaughter Festival
Tet celebrations in Vietnam ring in the Lunar New Year early in the New Year (roughly the beginning of February) with weeklong festivities. The entire country is imbued with festive cheer as families reunite and wish for luck in the new year.
Stop Wild Bird "Hazing" Plans in Oregon
Over the last number of years, we have written alerts and posts about the cruel and deadly actions which have been happening in Oregon towards cormorants. Unfortunately the state is planning yet another callous and heartless action against them.
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The existence of wild horses in the US is in jeopardy. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is at it again, continuing to support the interests of ranchers, and its latest plans involve rounding up horses in Wyoming's Checkerboard lands.
Stop Winter Park from Starving Cats
Cat advocates in Winter Park, Florida are outraged that City Commissioners adopted a temporary ordinance to prohibit the feeding of community cats in Mead Botanical Garden. Some of the cats are sterilized and some are not.
Stop Yellowstone National Park's Bison Slaughter
In February 2014, we asked you to oppose the slaughter of bison in America's oldest national park and you responded by the thousands.
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Each fall in Pennsylvania, The Ephrata Fair greases up pigs, puts them in a field and encourages dozens of screaming children and adults to chase, grab and slam terrified pigs to the ground.
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2017 could be a fatal year for wolves in Norway. The Norwegian government has announced a plan to kill two-thirds of its wild wolf population. People all over the country, and outside its borders, are now reacting.
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Take Dog Meat Off Tourist Menus
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Wolves are some of the most persecuted, hated, and misunderstood wild animals and, as a result, in many states have lost their Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections.
Tell Culver's to Add Cruelty Free Meals!
For someone who wishes to eat a healthy, environmentally responsible, and cruelty-free meal at Culver's, the options are severely limited. Although a veggie burger is offered at some locations, it is sadly not vegan. Let's change this!
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Temporary Victory for Belugas
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Thank You on Behalf of Elephants!
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The "Ghost" Kingfisher is Found and Then Killed
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The Shocking Cowspiracy Continues
Sign our letter to the Environmental Protection Agency asking why the meat and dairy industries get a free pass from reporting their greenhouse gas emissions.
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USDA Rejects Its Own Advisory Committee
Don't Let Another Five Years of Dietary Guideline Negligence Go Unchallenged
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As of March 15, 2014, ES Research Group, Inc. has ceased operations.
Although I have attempted a number of times to pass the company on to a new owner, I was unable to identify an individual or firm that, without me, could take the company forward in a way that would build on all we had accomplished.
We did accomplish a lot since we founded the company in 2005:
- We published the first evaluations and comparisons of (initially) 15 sales training providers. That number increased to more than three dozen firms during the past few years
- We pressed a number of companies in sales training community to spend time and money measuring the impact of the products and services they deliver to their clients.
- We alerted the sales training community about the coming wave of technology-enabled learning and selling and guided them into engaging with the right technology partner(s).
- We assumed a leadership role in leveraging social media, especially LinkedIn and Twitter.
- We delivered a dozen webinars to the sales training community, advising them of what it takes to win training engagements as well as what they needed to know about the sales training industry.
- We coached CEOs and principals of many sales training companies on what they needed to do to grow their training and/or consulting practices.
- We assumed a thought-leadership position as a result of my blog.
- We provided sales training decision support to hundreds of end-user companies, from the Fortune 10 to start-ups in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia.
- We asked tough questions of trainers and buyers around ROI, fit, reinforcement, hiring, and other critical issues.
- We elevated the role of the sales trainer through our work with ASTD and my column in Sales and Marketing Management magazine.
I'll continue to be active in the sales performance improvement community, as you'll see. I also have a few other industry-related interests and projects that I am quite excited about. You'll hear more about those over the next few weeks and months. And, I'll continue to work with growing Irish companies here and in Dublin. My affiliation with the Dublin Institute of Technology and Enterprise Ireland is something I'll remain committed to.
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Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
Illinois' only United Nations World Heritage Site. This 2,200-acre site preserves the central section of the largest prehistoric Indian city north of Mexico. An Interpretive Center presents a coherent account of this sophisticated prehistoric culture. Climb Monk's Mound, see the film and life-size village. Don't miss annual events that focus on Native American culture.
Fort de Chartres State Historic Site
This former French military stronghold has been partially rebuilt and turned into a museum. Regular living history events shed light on colonial life in Illinois, and include 18th-century crafts, food, music, hundreds of historically dressed participants, flintlock rifle and musket contests, cannon and mortar competitions, traders and much more. There are also guided tours of the 1800 Creole House, which was designed in the French-American Transitional Architecture style.
CITY:Prairie du Rocher
This 170-foot-tall bottle that resembles a Brook's Catsup Bottle served as a water tower for the catsup manufacturer after being constructed in 1949. A popular roadside attraction, it makes for a great photo op.
Tucked away in the rolling hills of Germantown is a Civil War Fort. There is a jail, civil war cannons, a stage coach, a livery, log cabins, and much more.
National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows
The Shrine has 200 beautifully landscaped acres of gardens and devotional areas, including the Outdoor Amphitheatre, Shrine Church, Lourdes Grotto, Stations of the Cross, Millennium Spire, the Visitors Center with a restaurant and gift shop, and the Shrine Hotel.
As the world's tallest fountain, the Gateway Geyser Fountain reaches 627 feet in height, and is centered in a pond that holds five million gallons of water.
CITY:East St. Louis
Dr. Poos Home - Heritage House Museum
Built in 1888, this home was occupied by Dr. Robert Poos, a local practitioner and druggist. Dr. Poos was also the staff physician at the Springs Hotel and Bath House, later known as the Okawville Original Springs Hotel.
This Lower Mississippi-style house was built in the early 1800s, and has been completely restored to reflect life during this period.
CITY:Prairie du Rocher
Hundreds of interesting items amassed over a lifetime are housed in this unique gallery that was formally a working farm barn.
The house, built in 1800, is an example of French and American architecture.
CITY:Prairie du Rocher
The beautiful house is an example of an 1830s hotel. Charles Dickens once visited there in 1842 while researching a book he wrote on prairies in America.
Visit an exact replica of a Civil War Fort complete with a jail, one-room home, livery, and log cabins.
Collinsville Historical Society Museum
Local and world histories are combined in these exhibits.
Stroll brick-paved St. Louis Street in the Lebanon Antiques District, where you'll find more than 20 antique and specialty shops in this historic town that was founded in 1804, during the time of the Lewis & Clark expedition.
A Lionel train set shares space with a Li'l Abner Dogpatch Band windup toy and British toy soldiers. Antique collectibles, clothing, glassware, a mule deer antler chandelier, and many more unusual items fill the 2,000 sq. ft. "extra room" added onto the house.
The log house gives a glimpse into local life in the 1800s. While at the park, visit the refurbished caboose and passenger train.
The History Museum of Monroe County
Anchored by items gifted by Col. Edd & Violet Kueker, this collection represents the settlement of the West, numerous U.S. wars and early transportation. There is even a display of items from the Stone Age retrieved during a local archaeological dig. Changing displays and Special Exhibits from the Museum collection and "on loan" items provide awesome journeys through the pages of history.
Visitors are invited to walk through this home, considered to be the oldest Greek Revival-style home in Illinois.
The Labor & Industry Museum is the only public institution devoted to the history of the labor and industry of Belleville and southwestern Illinois. The centerpiece is Jumbo, a 19th-century steam engine along with coal mining, carpentry, and stove-making exhibits.
There is a large collection of machinery and primitives dating back to the 1800s.
CITY:New Athens
Marissa Academy Museum and Coal Miners Monument
Memorabilia celebrating the city's growth from a coal mining town to the present makes this an interesting stop.
Kaskaskia Bell Shrine and the Liberty Bell of the West
Known as the Liberty Bell of the West, the Kaskaskia Bell was rung as the island was captured from the British during the Revolutionary War.
CITY:Ellis Grove
Meriwether Lewis is reported to have stayed here. It is home to some of the earliest settlers in Illinois (1782) and was named by the French for a spring located on the beautiful site.
Marissa Academy Museum & Coal Miners Monument
Memorabilia celebrating the city's growth from a coal-mining town to the present makes this a fascinating touchstone of local history.


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Another strong start for Bansley and Maloney on World Tour
ALAND, Finland – Heather Bansley and Elizabeth Maloney of Toronto earned a win and a loss to open main draw action on Wednesday at a stop on the FIVB World Tour beach volleyball circuit.
Bansley and Maloney, with top-10 finishes at their last two World Tour events, upset local favourites and ninth-seeds Emilia and Erika Nystrom of Finland 21-15, 21-17 on centre court in their opening match.
The 24th seeded Canadians faced a second tough opponent in eighth seeds Maria Clara Salgado Rufino and Carolina Soldberg Salgado of Brazil and lost 22-20, 21-19. Bansley and Maloney must now go through the losers bracket to climb back into the medal round. One more loss and they are eliminated.
They face seventh seeds Liliana Fernandez Steiner and Elsa Baquerizo Macmillan of Spain on Thursday afternoon.
For more information: www.volleyball.ca and www.fivb.org


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Skip to comments.Obama: I used to say 47 million uninsured. Now, it's 30 million
Posted on 09/10/2009 6:44:39 AM PDT by george76
In his speech tonight, the president introduced a new number in the health care debate. Remember all those statements from Democrats, including Barack Obama himself, that 47 million Americans are without health insurance? That's no longer the operative number. "There are now more than thirty million American citizens who cannot get coverage," the president said in tonight's speech.
But on August 10, at a town hall meeting, Obama referred to the "46, 47 million people without health insurance in our country " And on July 23, he said, "This is not just about the 47 million Americans who don't have any health insurance at all "
What's the difference? Obama appears to be choosing his words carefully. There is a difference between Americans who "cannot get coverage" and Americans who "don't have any health insurance at all." The interesting question is why Obama has chosen to downgrade the number from 47 million to 30 million. Look for Democrats to begin using the new figure in making the case for Obamacare.
So why did Obama make the change? The first possibility is the difference between people who "don't have any health insurance" and people who "cannot get coverage." Millions of Americans who can afford health insurance choose not to have it, many of them because they are young, healthy and unlikely to need it.
The second difference in Obama's phrasing is between "people without health insurance," in his old phrasing, and "American citizens" without coverage, as he said in last night's speech. Was Obama, faced with the (accurate) charge that the current Democratic health care proposals have no enforcement mechanism to prevent people in the United States illegally from receiving government-supported coverage, excluding non-citizens from his total?
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Try somewhat less than 12 million.
And are Americans thinking..."hey we just insured another 17 million overnight without spending a dime"?
Wow! It's been 46 million since Johnson was in office, with little up-down change.
0bama cut the number? There is an Excel spreadsheet function called PIDOOMA() and it stands for Pulled It Directly Out Of My Imagination. It's more targeted than RAND.
I remember when the number of "the homeless" was pegged at 400,000 for a long time, until Perot set it at 120,000 or so. After that everyone including NPR used the new number.
Well that's what I thought. We just need to keep to this path and soon all will be insured without one additional penny being spent...that 0bama, he's really a miracle worker isn't he?
He insured 15 M just by discussing the issue, he scared those insurance companies into insuring them. That man is magic, like Rush/Sharpton song, "Puff the Magic ...."
30 million uninsured.
900 Billion dollars.
That's $30,000 per uninsured.
How about opening health insurance competition across state lines and give every uninsured a $5000 check to buy health insurance with.
That's $150,000,000,000 or 84% savings.
Problem solved. Cheap.
Now, even if we provide these affordable options, there may be those -- especially the young and the healthy -- who still want to take the risk and go without coverage. There may still be companies that refuse to do right by their workers by giving them coverage. The problem is, such irresponsible behavior costs all the rest of us money. If there are affordable options and people still don't sign up for health insurance, it means we pay for these people's expensive emergency room visits. If some businesses don't provide workers health care, it forces the rest of us to pick up the tab when their workers get sick, and gives those businesses an unfair advantage over their competitors. And unless everybody does their part, many of the insurance reforms we seek -- especially requiring insurance companies to cover preexisting conditions -- just can't be achieved.
So on the one hand, Zero says that those who could afford health insurance but choose not to cost the system, but on the other hand Zero says he needs those people's premiums to subsidize all of his "reforms."
Joe Wilson said it best.
Well, I am thinking there have been 17 million die from lack of health care since his last speech.
.....47 million or 30 million, it makes no difference....there's still not enough doctors/nurses to handle the increased case load.
Also, as mentioned by several others, by reducing the number in the potential coverage, you reduce the overall costs and meet his goal of not increasing the deficit. If there is anybody around who believes this particular fairytale, I invite them to bid on the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. Governments never stay at minimum criteria any longer than it takes to get the initial implementation done.
Three more months and we will not have a problem.
"There are now more than thirty million American citizens who cannot get coverage,"
Is that supposed to include those of us who choose not to have health insurance???
And under Barrycare, will we still have that choice to make???
obama just threw 17 million illegal aliens under the bus.
Is he now excluding illegal aliens from the total?
Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia.
The math is too simple for congress to understand.
How can the Pollys reward their cronies with bonuses if they have to operate on real budgets?
Those 17 million have already died due to H1N1 ...
Wanna bet that the number is less than 15 million who can not obtain insurance.
Do you mean there are 30 million Americans now who don't receive medical care? I don't think so. We don't have bodies lying around in the streets because of lack of medical care. In fact, in most states, those with no insurance go to the same doctors and get the same care as anyone else.
The problem is the inefficient way we handle care for the uninsured, not that the uninsured do not get medical care.
There might be additional need for medical personnel if people who are not insured now make more visits to a doctor for preventative medicine, but even this might reduce their doctor visits in the future.
Obama wouldn't recognize the Truth even if he was staring at Him in the face: like Pontius Pilate.
Here's the fun part, if every citizen must be insured or face a $750 a year fine, does that mean every illegal must also pay $750? And what happens when large portions of the 47 million don't pay and won't pay the fine? That could put 20 million into criminal status.
Communists Like Obama have two different sets of Languages.
one for the Mainstream Media..( filled with Lies and Half-Truths).and another for the Leftist
traitors..or in plain English...His Friends.
Simple...he lied.
Exactly and that is why he is not really President of the US people, he is the leader of a movement and will never unite the country under this admin.
Whoa, that's heaping mighty praise on a democrap liberal!
Nonsense, those 17 million have died because Obama care wasn't passed last month. The 17 million in need have been holding their breath, determined to not pay for their medical care themselves - "it's a right!" they cried with their last breath. Another month, perhaps Obama will have solved the problem! The stinking little brats will have off'ed themselves. The final solution seeming like a mistake. Like Biden (another truthful Joe) said!
Nah. He just realized California unofficially insures their illegal Alien population...
Is he still counting the ILLEGALS??????????
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