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Baby me. I was caught off guard by tears spitting out last night as I was getting dressed to go for an early birthday dinner. I realized I wouldn't get a card from my Mom today. That she wouldn't be calling. And that she is the reason that I have a birthday. Juliana wouldn't let me say I'm okay and be alone when she noticed my tears. She sat next to me and put her arms around me, and said she understands. Jeff gave me the most beautiful necklace. We had a delicious dinner, all of us packed into a booth, eating off of each other's plates. Roman and I had a blanket my mom had knit for him keeping our laps warm. Crowded. Happy. Full. Mary Anna slept through it. We had yummy Jeni's ice cream sandwiches when we got home. Later, in the dark of my room as I nursed Mary Anna around 2am I felt myself sinking into her with my gaze. Thinking of how Mom did just the same with me. In the dark. So close and tender. In the shadowy parts of my emotion today I feel a bit orphaned. If I allow myself to step into some light however, there is just so much.
My mother-in-law sent me a Nordstroms gift card. I think I'll go spend it today. My phone started buzzing early this morning, across the room. I guessed in my mind who was texting, calling. I was right. Pierrette brought me a Fat Tire and a cupcake about the same size. My sister Eleni sent me a picture of Mom and I at the beach from years ago, gazing out at the water together. Sitting just the same on the sand. Same broad shoulders. She said she was sorry I had to have the first birthday without Mom. She made it better for me. Juliana suggested manicures and pedicures later today.
Then a voicemail from my dad who has never been known for remembering anyone's birthday because he has never had to. He sang Happy Birthday to me. I wasn't expecting it. And I had already decided that I was fine if he didn't remember. But there it was, my favorite gift. I sat on the edge of my bed crying, holding the phone. And one hand over my mouth, as he sang through his thick Greek accent (which gave me a little laugh too). Echoing, no doubt, through his big house. But I heard joy in his voice when he followed it with "I can't believe my baby is in her 40s."
Me either, Daddy.
I know she celebrates me still. I feel it.
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Oh, my goodness. My heart goes out to you. All the "firsts" are the very worst. So nice you have such wonderful support.ReplyDelete
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We share a birthday, you and I, AM. And I remember well the first year without my dad, (who was what your mom is--your backbone, your heart). It's living in the presence of absence. Every day, but your birthday more than most. I feel with you today as I celebrate my own birthday. May you learn to live in the presence of her absence, as hard as it is. Happy first birthday.ReplyDeleteReplies
Happy Birthday to YOU! <3Delete
You write so beautifully, the tears are running down my cheeks. Thank you for being brave in your sadness, setting an awesome example for your kids. May God bless you, your Mama, your Daddy, your baby, your whole family. You are blessed to have a sweet, sweet sister. Together all of you will hold each other up. Happy Birthday sweet girl, I'd love to be in my forties! Sending love and light from Alabama :)
wishing your tender heart a special day. Bask in all the love you share with your family...ReplyDelete
Anna Maria: I understand how you feel. I still miss my Mama especially on my birthday!! She was the only one that understood the pink party dress thing...got a pink card every year. It's so hard but I take comfort in doing those memorable things for my kids, they will be warmed the way my mom warmed me. Happy Birthday with your family.ReplyDelete
What a beautiful post. Tears fell. Be strong and embrace that wonderful family of yours! Happy Birthday!ReplyDelete
Beautiful writing. I will be celebrating that same "first" in a few weeks and feeling quite tender in reading your post. Take comfort and joy in your circle of love. Happy Birthday.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday, dear Anna Maria.ReplyDelete
I don't mean to cry on your birthday, but I don't think
I've read anything quite so poignant about losing a mother.
Please be held in the love and kindness that is all around you,
and in all the sweet memories, too. Make this a happy day.
Perfect timing it seems for me. I was just sitting having a very tough time with the fact that yesterday was my brother's birthday and I had forgotten. He died in an accident when I was 20 and he just days past 18. It's been 14 years now and I suppose I'm finally healing a bit. But I am finding myself sorrowful even over healing; I don't want to forget. It's all so complex.ReplyDeleteReplies
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It's early Thursday morning here in Australia and I have just read your beautiful post. Through the tears I thought aren't we fortunate, you and I, to have had mothers who warrant our deep mourning at their absence. I'm a generation ahead of you, but age knows no barriers when it comes to that strong bond between mothers and daughters which carries on through our own daughters and in my case, granddaughters. Happy birthday Anna Maria - I wish I could have heard your wonderful father singing to you.ReplyDelete
Happy 40th birthday. I can't even begin...except now I can because of your beautiful words and tribute to the powerful love that is mother.ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing. You have such an amazing family. I love your dad's message. Do you think it was a conversation they had...where she said to him, "This is your job now." And he made sure to remember because he wanted her to know it was taken care of. I can almost imagine it and start crying all over again.
Happy Birthday AM... I wish I could think of something more brilliant to say but I am crying too hard. I do want to wish you the very best on your special day and the very best for your most special family- Being a loyal reader in a way I feel like I lost someone special too the day you gave us the sad news- and I have cried and smiled with you since and will continue to do so.... her beautiful legacy lives on through you.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3:59 PM
Happy Birthday Anna Maria.... many of us share your feelings at the most intimate of levels. The first Christmas, birthdays.... coming upon a greeting card with them oh so familiar handwriting.... Yes, we cry... 14 years later the tears do still come... especially after reading your most heartfelt post. just know.... I know. We do have ourselves some amazing children, don't we?ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday! May the memories of your Mother comfort you and bless you. I like to share with ALL women that when you lose your Mom you may find yourself, at any time, breaking out in tears. It's normal; we've all done it. I also want to remind all of us how our Mother sends us love and guidance our whole lives. Blessings to you & yours.ReplyDelete
happy birthday! lots of love to you, Anna. xoxoxoReplyDelete
- Leah5:11 PM
Happy birthday, Anna Maria. You share a birthday with my amazing mother ... who I lost nearly two years ago now, and still miss terribly. July 31st must be a day when people who light the world are born, if the two of you are any example. May the love you shared with your mother shine through everything, every day.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7:59 PM
What a lovely tribute to your mother. My moment was the high school graduation card from my father to my daughter the spring after my mother's death. . .that bittersweet thought that "he never had to do that before", but realizing he he was noticing all along.ReplyDelete
You mother has passed along her caring nature to you and your sister, and now you are sharing that special gift with your daughters. Hugs to all of you!
Hey, I know how much a birthday without parents sucks! Both of mine are there, but I missed my grandpa on my first birthday after he passed away. He used to bring a huge box full of "gulab jamoons" for me on every birthday all the way from his town which was about 250 kilometers away! On the birthday after he passed away, as I sat down for dinner, I realized they're not going to be there on any of my next birthdays... :(ReplyDelete
Sending you hugs from India!!!
so beautiful it brought tears to my own eyesReplyDelete
You are a supremely talented textile designer. But I believe your greatest gift may be your big, open, articulate heart. Bless you.ReplyDelete
How beautifully did you put y our emotions to words!ReplyDelete
A belated happy birthday to you lovely lady. It must be so hard not to have your mum there and to be honest I don't know how I will cope one day. So pleased to hear that you were surrounded by people who clearly love you. May this be a good year for you and your lovely family. Sending you a warm hug xoxoReplyDelete
What wonderful memories of that hard and special day. My heart aches reading this because life can be so hard and yet so full at the very same moment. You are obviously so well loved! Happy belated birthday.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9:19 AM
Happy birthday, Anna. I so feel your pain; my first birthday two years ago without a card or call from my mom was so difficult -- like the hurt just keeps happening. But it gets better. And like your dad, my dad has taken the reins and now sends out cards for every occassion: birthdays, Mother's Day, Thanksgiving. It's been so funny and fun to see. Have a wonderful birthday.ReplyDelete
- Christine8:03 AM
I was 24 when my mother passed away, so the love was still fresh, like yours. It wasn't a little bleached and faded as is the case when someone older and more content passes away. You never know which memories will hurt the most, which days will be the hardest to live through or which things the hardest to sort through. You think it will be pictures or jewelry. For me it was, her hairbrush. Her collection of recipies really broke me, reminding my of how she left her own mother at 18 for another country and then gathered ideas for how to feed her husband and daughters over time. And a purple folder with all the horrible details of doctor's appointments and scans of the tumor, two little cut-outs of Saints carefully tucked inside. I imagined her praying over that folder. 6 years later, my dad is still like a lonely left foot dancing in circles without her. Like I said, the love was fresh, so it does keep bleeding a little every day. I take some comfort in the fact that maybe it will have healed once my son gets older. But I'm not sure. Sometimes I'm scared that you just feel orphaned forever. Like a tree loosing its roots. Like it doesn't matter how many leaves you grow...ReplyDelete
Big huge tears. I'm so moved. Keep writing, it is so healing. What a God-given gift you have with written words.ReplyDelete
happy happy beautiful.birth.day a.m.!! tears welled in my eyes when reading your heart about you and your mom. loving you to her today. just the best about your dad. xoxoReplyDelete
- Anonymous8:57 PM
Happy very belated birthday, Anna Maria. I'm sorry you had to go through your birthday without your mom. I know how very hard that is. Last year, my mom died in May. My birthday was in January. Not only was it my first birthday without my mom, it was my first birthday without any parents as my dad has been gone for 10 years. My brothers did not call me, no one from my family did. No birthday cards, either. My little ones tried so hard to make it all better. I realized that I didn't need my "family " because I have my boys and husband, but, deep down, it still hurts terribly. I am an adult orphan.ReplyDelete
You are very lucky. You not only have your husband and children, you have your dad, siblings, and their families. You also have friends. You are very blessed.
Blessings to you Anna Maria!ReplyDelete
Tears of sadness and joy fall as I read your post. You get it, the "it" of life - embracing the sadness and the beauty all rolled into one. Many blessings to you on your special day. You bring so much to so many, thank you for it all!ReplyDelete
I love visiting with you through your blog ... I am looking at the pear painting you did for me so long ago - and treasure it still. I lost my dad in January- and sadly, I think my mom soon. Her Alzheimers has kept her from me for so very long already... there are gifts in this journey too; if only we didn't have to experience the loss to receive the gifts... with love.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8:07 AM
I read with awe and amazement your memories of your mother. As a product of a mother who made it clear each and every day that her children were a nuisance she could have done without, I get a glimpse of what could have been and should have been.ReplyDelete
She has Alzheimers now and is living in a nursing home after living with us for several years so that we could care for her. She looks up when I come to visit with joy in her eyes to see me. Funny how it took a disease like Alzheimers to make that happen.
I wish you joy and love.
I cannot imagine. This post is cause for me to always remember the preciousness of each day we have left in this life...ReplyDelete
I haven't been keeping up on blogs and just now realized you had a new precious baby...so I go looking back in the archives to find out when she was born....and I come across your 2013 post that your mother has passed away....and now I read this post and the tears are running down my face...you feel orphaned. I am so sorry. I too lost my father in law in August, to a sudden massive stroke, a week later than my mother in law had passed away just two short years ago from ALS. We were not ready...is anyone...ever. They were like parents to me, closer to them than I am my own parents and it has been so terribly hard. Orphaned. We know how you feel and want to remember you in prayer. Days are so long sometime when one misses them. May your days get brighter as the days go by. Oh... and your poor sweet father. I hope he gets brighter days also. May God comfort you and guide you. And CONGRATULATIONS on beautiful sweet Mary Anna!ReplyDelete
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There's at least one person in the city who didn't care a whit about the historic blizzard that fell upon New England with a vengeance last night. And that person, just hours old, was swaddled in a pink blanket this morning, napping peacefully in her mother's arms.
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And that person, just hours old, was swaddled in a pink blanket this morning, napping peacefully in her mother's arms.
Nohely Gonell arrived unexpectedly last night in the upper story of a Vernon Hill three-decker at 3:17 a.m., as the worst of the storm howled outside.
Worcester paramedics Steffan Welch and Alexis Welch made it to the house, their ambulance sliding and fishtailing all the way, with a National Guard escort.
But it was clear to them and the expectant mother, Ericka Bueno, that Nohely had no intention of waiting any longer to be born. Ms. Bueno, 23, gave birth a few minutes later in her bed, attended to by the paramedics.
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"I was so nervous. I just said to myself, 'Stay focused on her. Don't worry about your shaking legs.' "
But, as it turned out, the scariest part was yet to come.
The paramedics carried Ms. Bueno down the staircase from the third floor in a special chair as she clutched her newborn baby tightly. The chair almost got stuck in the narrow stairwell a couple of times, she said.
"That was the scariest thing," Ms. Bueno said. "They said, 'Just hold on to your baby. Don't worry.' "
Then the procession of paramedics, mom, baby and trembling dad stepped outside into a swirling, howling maelstrom of snow and wind. Ms. Bueno tucked her baby under the blankets as snow lashed her face and the paramedics carried her through thigh-deep drifts to the ambulance.
Mr. Gonell jumped into the front seat of the ambulance wondering how they'd make it to the hospital in the midst of a whiteout.
"It was actually during the worst part of the storm," said Mr. Welch, one of the paramedics. "The drive to the hospital was a little hairy, but we made it."
"It was bad," Mr. Gonell said. "But that truck was just running through a foot of snow or more.
The lights were flashing. It was like a movie scene."
Baby Nohely, who got a clean bill of health at the hospital, remained unimpressed this afternoon as she slept in her mother's arms.
"It feels amazing," Mr. Gonell said, a grin spreading across his face. "I don't know what to say. I'm still in shock."

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Still, if any environmental officials happen to go missing this week while inspecting the city's sewer system, or one of them is felled by a fatal fecal gush, I'll have a few questions for him.
Specifically: Mr. Moylan, can anyone confirm your presence at the Sole Proprietor when the sewer spigot suddenly let go under Vernon Street and buried that poor federal inspector under mounds of solid waste? Is it really that common for manhole covers to spontaneously dislodge and fling themselves, en masse, at inquisitive officials armed with clipboards? And when was the last time, honestly, that our underground sewer system was mysteriously overrun with wolverines?
The city's commissioner of public works and parks is submitting to an inspection by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with the same enthusiasm as a child enduring a trip to the dentist, except it would look really bad, from a public relations standpoint, if Moylan behaved like my kid brother in 1969 and actually bit the inspector's finger. Plus, I'm betting the EPA fine would be huge.
Our DPW head is throwing a hissy fit over the EPA, which he regards as an intrusive, unreasonable and aggressive bureaucratic agency that levies costly mandates on municipalities regardless of their ability to pay for them, and he is largely correct. He's also not alone in his EPA-bashing, as it tends to be the Rodney Dangerfield of federal bureaucracies.
Yet, methinks Mr. Moylan doth protest too much, especially in his recent letter to the City Council, in which he announced that a team of EPA inspectors will "descend upon us" to "find fault" with the city's sewer system.
"They will seek to record any and all maintenance shortcomings as a ruse to issue an (administrative order) and/or to issue a monetary fine," Moylan wrote, adding that the "voracious appetite of the federal beast called EPA" will prevent the city from funding other needed projects.
Witnessing the back-and-forth between Moylan and the EPA is like flicking channels between MSNBC and Fox, because these entities are not on the same frequency. During the presidential inauguration, for example, MSNBC thought Obama's speech was the greatest since the Gettysburg Address, while FOX called it pedestrian and divisive. And when Obama cited the Stonewall riots in the same sentence as Selma and Seneca Falls, MSNBC called it an iconic moment in American history, while a sputtering Pat Buchanan acted like he had just been propositioned by RuPaul.
Speaking of partisanship, I'm willing to cut the EPA some slack partly because its goals are laudable — cleaning up the air and water — and partly because its enemies include people such as Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry, all of whom lashed out at the agency during the GOP primary like it was a woman seeking a legal abortion. Bachmann, who has called global-warming science a hoax, even threatened to shut it down.
Moylan is a dedicated department head who loves this city, so I sympathize with his frustration over the EPA and its $1.2 billion worth of mandates for water and sewer improvements. But isn't it disingenuous for a department head to grouse about an inspection finding fault and forcing compliance? Isn't that the purpose of inspections, and don't the rest of us have to tolerate them?
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Man drives car into lake, police say sleepdriving to blame
Man drives car into lake, police say sleepdriving to blame
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The 21-year-old High Point University student, whose name hasn't been released, was taken to the hospital and is expected to be OK.
The student was asleep in his dorm when he got up, got in his SUV and drove off while still sleeping, police said.
The vehicle crashed through the marina gate and went into the lake. He woke up only when the vehicle hit the water, police said.
He climbed out of his car and went to a nearby house to get help.
Alcohol wasn't a factor in the crash, police said. The student was found partially clothed.


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Portsmouth police say man sexually assaulted disabled person in his careBy TIM BUCKLAND
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PORTSMOUTH - A Milton man was arrested Thursday on charges he kidnapped and sexually assaulted a person in his care.
Police said John C. Riley, 41, will be arraigned today on sexual assault, kidnapping and indecent exposure charges, though a court location wasn't determined Thursday. Police released few details about the charges against Riley, except to say in a news release that he "had access to the victim through his employment with a local agency that provides support services to adults with developmental disabilities."
Riley was being held Thursday in Rockingham County Jail on $30,000 bail.
The suspect's police booking photo and job description match those of a John Riley honored by the New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities in November as the Direct Service Provider of the Year. He and another honoree received a plaque and $500, according to the council.
According to a newsletter on the council's website announcing the award, those nominated for the award "exemplify exceptional dedication to enhancing the quality of life of the individuals that they support. All nominees displayed efforts that went above and beyond their normal job responsibilities. Their stories showed how these individuals gained educational credentials to better serve their consumers, were advocates for those they support, and saw their work as a passion rather than a job."
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Messages left Thursday night with members of the company's leadership, including CEO Neal Ouellett, COO Carl Pufahl and Cindy Marsh, director of the Portsmouth office, were not returned.
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A Leavenworth woman accused of leaving her baby alone in an alley has been found to be competent to stand trial.
A Leavenworth woman accused of leaving her baby alone in an alley has been found to be competent to stand trial.
The ruling came Friday in the case of Elizabeth A. Michaud. She's charged with aggravated endangering a child for allegedly leaving her infant son alone May 3 in an alley in Leavenworth.
Authorities believe Michaud was under the influence of drugs or alcohol the night of the incident. Leavenworth Police Chief Pat Kitchens has estimated the baby was in the alley for at least three hours before he was found in a stroller by an area resident.
Assistant County Attorney Cheryl Marquardt, who is prosecuting the case, said Friday that a report about a recent evaluation of Michaud indicated the defendant was competent.
District Judge Michael Gibbens ruled that Michaud is competent to stand trial. Gibbens is not the judge who normally presides over the case but he presided over Friday's hearing.
A pretrial conference was scheduled for Jan. 25.
Michaud's attorney, Elaine Halley, requested that her client's bond be reinstated.
Michaud previously had been released on bond, but she was arrested after she failed to appear for court Nov. 30.
Halley said the bondsman who had put up the bond for Michaud is willing to keep the bond in place.
The defense attorney said the case is presumptive probation, which means Michaud likely would be sentenced to probation if she's convicted.
"She's done quite a bit of jail time," Halley said.
Gibbens asked why Michaud had failed to appear for court last month.
Halley said Michaud didn't remember the court date. The attorney said her client has significant memory problems.
Marquardt argued Michaud has "failed on bond supervision and she has failed to show up for court."
Gibbens said he would order a bond screen for Michaud but her bond may not be set for the same amount as it had been before.


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Huskers Travel to Midlands Invitational
50th Ken Kraft Midlands Invitational
Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Ill. • Saturday, Dec. 29 - Sunday, Dec. 30 • 9:30 a.m.
Event Information: http://www.nusports.com/sports/midlands/nw-midlands-body.html
Schedule of Events (all times central)
Saturday, Dec. 29
9:30 a.m.: First Session
7 p.m.: Second Session
Sunday, Dec. 30
Noon: Semifinals, Consolation, 7th Place Matches
6:30 p.m.: Parade of Champions
7 p.m.: Final Session, 1st, 3rd, 5th Place Matches
The No. 17 Nebraska wrestling team (6-3) returns to action after two weeks off at the 50th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Invitational on Saturday and Sunday at Northwestern's Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill. The Huskers will be among more than 30 Division I teams that includes 14 of the top 25 finishers from the 2012 NCAA Championships.
Nebraska's last competition was at the Grapple at the Garden on Sunday, Dec. 16 in New York, N.Y. The Huskers split their duals, which were against future Big Ten foes Rutgers and Maryland. NU defeated the Scarlet Knights, 22-10, before falling to the Terrapins, 19-17, at Madison Square Garden.
The Midlands Invitational will start on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. (CST). The second session is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday. Sunday's wrestling action will begin at noon with the semifinals, consolation and seventh place matches. Following the Parade of Champions at 6:30 p.m., wrestling will resume at 7 p.m. with the first, third and fifth place matches. Event information is available at the link above.
Nebraska will take 12 wrestlers to the Midlands Invitational, with no one competing at 149 or 184 pounds. A trio of freshman will wrestle at 125 pounds as Skylar Wood, Eric Coufal and Tim Lambert earned spots in Evanston. Lambert's results will be unattached. Wood went 0-2 at the Grapple at the Garden after a 1-2 showing at the Cliff Keen Invitational. He is 6-5 on the season. Coufal is 1-6 in 2012-13, with all his starts in dual competition.
Junior Shawn Nagel will represent the Huskers at 133 pounds. He is 10-7 on the season and has competed in two tournaments. He went 2-2 at the Cliff Keen Invitational and finished first at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open.
Senior Ridge Kiley and sophomore Skylar Galloway will wrestle at 141 pounds after both competing at the Grapple at the Garden. At 157 pounds, sophomore Brandon Wilbourn will represent the Huskers after going 1-1 against Rutgers and Maryland two weeks ago.
Redshirt freshman Austin Wilson and senior Tyler Koehn will compete at 165 pounds. Wilson went 2-2 at the Cliff Keen Invitational and earned runner-up honors at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open. Koehn tied for first at the Daktronics Open.
Sophomore Robert Kokesh will represent Nebraska at 174 pounds and junior Caleb Kolb will wrestle at 197 pounds, while Collin Jensen will wrestle at heavyweight unattached.
Last Time Out: Huskers Go 1-1 at the Garden
No. 14 Nebraska defeated Rutgers, 22-10, before dropping an 18-17 match against No. 18 Maryland at the Grapple at the Garden on Sunday, Dec. 16 at Madison Square Garden.
The Huskers handed the Scarlet Knights their first loss of the season in the first match of the day. Rutgers won at 125 and 133 pounds, but Nebraska reeled off seven consecutive victories en route to its sixth win of the season. The victory also marked Head Coach Mark Manning's 170th win at Nebraska.
At 125 pounds, Rutgers' Joe Langel won a 9-1 major decision over freshman Skylar Wood before the Scarlet Knights' Vinny Dellafave defeated junior Shawn Nagel in a 9-3 decision at 133 pounds. No. 19 Ridge Kiley responded with a 3-0 decision over Rutgers' No. 20 Trevor Melde at 141 pounds. At 149 pounds, sophomore Jake Sueflohn won by decision over Kenny Theobold, 7-2. Sueflohn, who is ranked No. 9 by InterMat, earned his 14th win of the season and improves to 5-1 in dual competition.
Sophomore Brandon Wilbourn earned the start at 157 pounds. He won his match against No. 13 Scott Winston by a 13-2 major decision to give the Huskers the lead. NU never looked back as redshirt freshman Austin Wilson posted a sudden victory over Nick Visicaro, 3-1, before No. 8 Robert Kokesh (174) and No. 6 Josh Ihnen (184) added decisions over ranked opponents. Kokesh won 6-2 over No. 10 Greg Zannetti and Ihnen won 4-0 over No. 14 Dan Rinaldi. At 197 pounds, junior Caleb Kolb earned his seventh victory of the season with his 1-0 decision over Dan Seidenberg. Redshirt freshman Donny Longendyke fell in the heavyweight match by a 4-2 decision.
Against the Terrapins, the Huskers jumped out to a 17-9 lead before falling 18-17. Nebraska moves to 6-3 on the season with the loss.
At 125 pounds, Wood suffered his second loss of the day, falling to Maryland's No. 13 Shane Gentry. Nagel responded at 133 pounds with a 12-4 major decision over Josh Polacek. Nagel earned his 10th win of the season and moves to 4-5 in dual competition. Kiley completed a 2-0 day and allowed no points to be scored on him as he won a 4-0 decision over Frank Goodwin of Maryland at 141 pounds. Kiley, a senior, improves to 8-4 on the season and 4-2 in duals.
The Huskers suffered back-to-back losses at 149 and 157. Sophomore Skylar Galloway wrestled at 149 and lost an 8-3 decision to Shane Arechiga. Wilbourn suffered his first loss of the 2012-13 campaign against Danny Orem in a 2-1 decision at 157. Senior Tyler Koehn earned the start at 165 pounds against Maryland and won a major decision over the Terrapins' Anthony Guidice, 13-2. Koehn improves to 4-0 on the season. Kokesh also won in dominating fashion with a pin in 1:38 of Aaron Norris. The pin was his sixth of the season as Kokesh won his 11th consecutive match.
The Huskers lost at 184, 197 and Heavyweight to close out the match. Ihnen (184) battled to sudden victory against No. 10 Jimmy Sheptock but lost 6-4 before Kolb (197) fell by a 3-1 decision against No. 16 Christian Boley. In the heavyweight match, Longendyke fell in overtime to Carl Buchholz, 3-2.
Huskers in the Rankings
Nebraska has five wrestlers ranked in the latest InterMat poll, which was released on Dec. 25. Senior Josh Ihnen (184) and sophomore James Green (157) are each ranked seventh in their respective weight classes. Ihnen went 1-1 at the Grapple at the Garden and Green did not compete because of injury. Robert Kokesh is ranked eighth at 174 pounds while fellow sophomore Jake Sueflohn is No. 9 at 149 pounds. Kokesh completed a dominating 2-0 weekend against Rutgers and Maryland with a pin and a decision over 10th-ranked Greg Zannetti of Maryland. Senior Ridge Kiley is ranked 19th at 141 pounds following a 2-0 weekend where he didn't allow any points against him.
The WIN Magazine rankings were released Dec. 17 and feature the same five Huskers in its top 20. Kokesh leads the way at sixth in his weight class, while Green and Ihnen are each seventh. Sueflohn is No. 10 and Kiley is 19th. In the Amateur Wrestling News poll, released on Dec. 18, four Huskers are in the top 8 and Kiley is 20th. Sueflohn, Green and Kokesh are each sixth in their weight classes and Ihnen is No. 7.
As a team, Nebraska is ranked in the top 20 of the InterMat, WIN Magazine and NWCA/USA Today Coaches rankings. The Huskers are 17th in the InterMat poll, T-13th in WIN Magazine and 17th in the NWCA poll.
Sophomores Showing Leadership
Sophomores James Green (157), Robert Kokesh (174) and Jake Sueflohn (149) are three of Nebraska's five nationally ranked starters in InterMat's latest poll. The trio of sophomores are all in the top 10 of their respective weight classes and all qualified for the NCAA Championships last season.
Green is 12-2 on the season with a 5-0 mark in dual competition despite not competing since Dec. 1. Kokesh is 16-1 and leads all starters with six pins this season. He is 8-1 in duals following a 2-0 performance against Rutgers and Maryland. Sueflohn has a 14-2 record in 2012-13, which includes a 5-1 mark in duals.
Fellow sophomores Skylar Galloway (141) and Brandon Wilbourn (157) have also appeared in the NU lineup this season and will compete this weekend. Galloway is 6-3 with a 2-3 dual mark, while Wilbourn is 10-1 with a 2-1 dual record.
The sophomore class leads the team with 22 individual dual victories from five different starters. The seniors are 12-6 on the season with four different Huskers appearing in the lineup. The juniors and redshirt freshman have each started two different wrestlers and have won eight matches. Three freshmen have started and earned a 1-9 record.
Newcomers Competing for Spot at 125
The Huskers have 17 newcomers in 2012-13 and several are competing for spots in the Husker lineup. Freshman Eric Coufal started the first seven duals at 125 pounds, compiling a 1-6 record. Fellow freshman Skylar Wood has also appeared in the NU lineup this season, going 0-2 at the Grapple at the Garden two weeks ago. In addition, he wrestled at the Cliff Keen Invitational, where we compiled a 1-2 record. Wood is 6-5 on the season with a third-place showing at the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open.
Freshman Tim Lambert has also experienced success in open tournaments at 125 pounds, compiling a 14-1 record after competing in four of them. He won the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open and the UNK Loper Open, while finishing second at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open.
Wood, Coufal and Lambert will all compete at the Midlands Invitational, with Lambert as unattached.
Wilson Stepping Up at 165
Redshirt freshman Austin Wilson has started seven of Nebraska's nine duals so far this season and will compete at this weekend's Midlands Invitational. Senior Tyler Koehn will also wrestle at 165 for the Huskers in Evanston, Ill.
In what was considered the most competitive weight class heading into the season, Wilson has stepped up with a 6-1 dual mark. His lone loss was an 8-6 decision against No. 9 Cody Yohn of Minnesota on Nov. 16.
Koehn and sophomore Brandon Wilbourn have also started for the Huskers at 165 this season. Koehn won a 13-2 major decision at the Grapple at the Garden over Maryland's Anthony Guidice, while Wilbourn won an 8-5 decision over Northern Colorado's Charlie McMartin on Nov. 10.
Galloway, Kiley Battling at 141
Sophomore Skylar Galloway and senior Ridge Kiley have been competing for the starting position at 141 pounds this season, with Kiley starting in six duals and Galloway starting in five duals.
Galloway owns a 2-3 record in duals with victories against Wyoming's Kyle Komata and South Dakota State's Ben Gillette. He is 6-3 on the season with a first-place showing at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open on Nov. 4.
Kiley is 4-2 in duals this season. He won both his matches at the Grapple at the Garden without surrendering a single point. Kiley is 8-4 on the season with a seventh-place result at the Cliff Keen Invitational, Nov. 30-Dec. 1.
Both wrestlers will compete at this weekend's Midlands Invitational.
Kokesh Closing In on Win No. 50
Sophomore Robert Kokesh (174) is four wins away from his 50th victory as a Husker. He owns a 16-1 record this season, including an 8-1 mark in dual competition.
Last season as a redshirt freshman, Kokesh went 30-6 with a 17-2 record in duals. He finished third at the Big Ten Championships before going 2-2 at the NCAA Championships.
Huskers Add Three Wrestlers for 2013-14
Nebraska Head Coach Mark Manning announced the signing of three wrestlers on Wednesday, Nov. 21, who will join the Huskers in 2013-14.
Anthony Abidin, Dix Hills, N.Y. (Nassau/Half Hollow Hills East/Calhoun) - 133/141
Abidin joins the Huskers after winning the NJCAA national title at 133 pounds as a freshman in 2012. Wrestling for Nassau Community College, Abidin finished the season ranked 12th following a 28-4 season before making a run to the championship match where he won a 7-4 decision over Iowa Central's Brandon Wright. Abidin will redshirt this season at Nassau and have three years of eligibility left with Nebraska.
Before Nassau, Abidin wrestled at Half Hollow Hills East High School in Dix Hills, N.Y. As a senior, he went 36-1 en route to the state crown at 125 pounds. Abidin recorded 21 pins, five major decisions and four technical falls during 2011. Abidin also wrestled at Calhoun High School.
Colton McCrystal, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) - 133
McCrystal comes to Nebraska with experience at Sergeant Bluff-Luton in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, where he won the Class 2A state title at 126 pounds as a junior last season. McCrystal compiled a 22-1 record during the season with 11 pins. He is currently ranked No. 20 in the InterMat national rankings at 132 pounds with a 143-8 mark entering his senior season. McCrystal earned a pair of runner-up finishes at the state championship as a freshman and sophomore, competing at 103 pounds in 2010 and 112 in 2011.
Pat Downey, Baltimore, Md. (Oviedo/North County/Loch Raven/Mount St. Joseph) - 184
Downey is a two-time Maryland state champion who is set to join the Huskers in 2013-14. He won his first state title as a sophomore at 160 pounds for Loch Raven, capping an undefeated 35-0 season. As a junior, he compiled a perfect 34-0 record en route a second consecutive state title, this time for North County at 171 pounds. As a freshman, Downey earned a sixth-place finish at 145 pounds while wrestling at Mount St. Joseph.
In addition, Downey won the silver medal at the 2012 FILA Junior World Championships in September. He has spent the last two years at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. He will have four years of eligibility at Nebraska.
Huskers Face Challenging Schedule
Nebraska faces a challenging schedule this season, with nine matches against teams that are currently ranked in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll, released on Dec. 18.
The Huskers have already wrestled against No. 3 Minnesota, No. 16 Wyoming, No. 18 Maryland and No. 23 Wisconsin. In its most recent dual, the Huskers lost to Maryland, 18-17, on Sunday, Dec. 16 at the Grapple at the Garden in New York, N.Y. The Huskers also fell to Minnesota, 27-7, and Wisconsin, 19-17, but defeated Wyoming, 22-15, in Laramie, Wyo.
The Huskers will travel to face two of the top five teams in the country and will host No. 6 Illinois on Jan. 18. Nebraska will journey to Michigan for a showdown with the No. 12 Wolverines on Jan. 11 and will wrestle No. 15 Northwestern the following day in Evanston, Ill. On Jan. 27, the Huskers will wrestle No. 1 Penn State on the road before traveling to Iowa, Feb. 10, to face the No. 5 Hawkeyes.
On March 9-10, Nebraska will make its second appearance in the Big Ten Championships in Champaign, Ill. Last season the Huskers produced four top-five finishers. The 2012-13 season concludes March 21-23 at the NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. Last year Nebraska finished 21st with 28 points. James Green (157) and Josh Ihnen (184) earned All-America honors, as eight Huskers qualified for the 2012 NCAA Championships.
BTDN to Feature Huskers Eight Times
Nebraska will be featured eight times on the Big Ten Digital Network and once on Big Ten Network in 2012-13. Upcoming home matches on BTDN include the Jan. 18 showdown against Illinois and the Feb. 1 dual against Michigan State. Road matches against Northwestern (Jan. 12), Penn State (Jan. 27) and Iowa (Feb. 10) will also be streamed through BTDN.
The Huskers were featured on BTDN for their home matches against Minnesota, Arizona State and Wisconsin.
The Jan. 11 dual between Nebraska and Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. will be televised on Big Ten Network. The match is set for 6 p.m. The second day of the Big Ten Championships, March 10, will also be televised on BTN.
Throughout the season, go to the BTN/BTN2Go/BTDN Olympic Sports TV schedule page for the most up-to-date information on the BTN and BTDN wrestling schedules.
Former Husker Burroughs Wins Gold Medal in Freestyle
Former Husker Jordan Burroughs won the gold medal at 74 kilograms (163 pounds) at the 2012 Olympics in London. Burroughs defeated Iran's Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi 3-0 in the gold medal match.
Burroughs, a two-time NCAA champion at Nebraska, won four matches on Friday en route to becoming the first freestyle gold medalist in school history. Burroughs adds the gold medal to his list of accomplishments after Nebraska, which includes winning the 2011 FILA World Championships.
After taking a bye in the round of 32, Burroughs dominated Puerto Rico's Francisco Soler Tanco. Burroughs won the first round 4-0 before taking the second round 6-0. With the win, he advanced to the quarterfinals to face Matthew Gentry of Canada.
In a much closer match, Burroughs survived the scare from Gentry. Burroughs posted a 2-1 victory in the first round before tying the second round and winning the match.
In the semifinals, Burroughs was challenged by Russia's Denis Tsargush, but prevailed in the third round. The Sicklerville, N.J., native won the first round 3-1, but fell 2-0 in the second round. He bounced back in the third round, however, for a 2-1 win.
Burroughs then shut out Goudarzi in the gold medal match, winning 1-0, 1-0.
Burroughs, who won the 2011 Hodge Trophy for best collegiate wrestler, was coached by Nebraska Head Coach Mark Manning at the London Olympics.
Burroughs joins Dan Brand (1964), Bill Scherr (1988), Rulon Gardner (2000 and 2004) and Matt Lindland (2000) as the only former Huskers to earn Olympic medals. Brand and Scherr each took bronze in freestyle, Gardner won gold (2000) and bronze (2004) in Greco-Roman and Lindland earned silver.
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President Obama spoke Wednesday at the formal groundbreaking for the Smithsonian's newest museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. The museum, Obama said, has been "a long time coming" and will serve "not just as a record of tragedy, but as a celebration of life."
Obama said he hopes visitors will see the artifacts of the African-American experience and understand that "ordinary Americans could do extraordinary things" — whether they are inspired by Louis Armstrong's trumpet, the plane flown by Tuskegee Airmen or Harriet Tubman's shawl.
Museum director Lonnie Bunch remembers seeing a photograph of Tubman wrapped in the shawl two days before she died. The shawl was a gift from Queen Victoria, who had heard about the escaped slave who had freed so many other African-Americans that she earned the nickname "Moses."
The museum's collection also includes Tubman's hymn book, which she had for 50 years, using songs to alert slaves that it might be time to flee. "The rivers and creeks and streams played a vital role in the Underground Railroad," says historian Charles Blockson.
References to those waterways were coded into spirituals: "Wade in the water. God's gonna trouble the water. ... The water, the underground, the flow ... her spirit is flowing into the National African American Museum," he says.
When Tubman died in March 1913, her friends gathered at her bedside to sing her favorite spirituals. Blockson says he was touched by the hymnal of this spiritual woman: "They said that she was illiterate, but she attempted to write her name in the book."
Blockson donated 39 items that belonged to Tubman to the museum. Tubman's great-great niece, Mariline Wilkins, left the objects to him in her will. Their families, he says, have a connection. "Several of my relatives from the Eastern Shore of Delaware and Maryland escaped with Harriet Tubman," he says.
The collection includes artifacts ranging from Tubman's homemade knife, fork and spoon to photographs from her funeral.
Visitors to the museum, which is expected to open in 2015, will also see shards of brightly colored glass from the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., where four little African-American girls were killed in a Ku Klux Klan bombing. But the items the museum has been collecting since 2005 also include Louis Armstrong's trumpet, funkmaster George Clinton's iconic stage prop the Mothership, a Jim Crow railroad car, and a Tuskegee airman bi-plane from World War II.
"That's the greatness of this museum," says Tony Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad, who was the master of ceremonies for the groundbreaking. It is important to know that the sum of the history of African-Americans is not encompassed by bondage and segregation, she says. "African-American people have contributed much to American culture: in medicine, in education, in art, in music, in dance. Name someplace where we have not been!"
The museum's collections, exhibitions and programming are being designed to showcase the richness of the African-American experience. There will be theaters where films and documentaries are screened — and also live interviews with scholars and history-makers. Director Bunch says almost every moment of major transformation in this nation has been shaped by issues of race. The African-American experience is central to the American experience, he says, so the stories this museum will tell are for everyone, of every race.
"The time will come when few people remember drinking from a colored water fountain, or boarding a segregated bus, or hearing in person Dr. King's voice boom down from the Lincoln Memorial," Obama said at the groundbreaking ceremony. "That's why what we build here won't just be an achievement for our time, it will be a monument for all time."
This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.
And I'm Steve Inskeep.
A range of dignitaries lent their famous names to yesterday's groundbreaking for the National Museum of African American History and Culture here in Washington. But none had a story quite as compelling as a man most of us are about to meet for the first time thanks to NPR's Allison Keyes.
ALLISON KEYES, BYLINE: At 92 years old Lorenzo Dufau is still standing tall, smiling in the midst of a crowd of admirers at the groundbreaking.
LORENZO DUFAU: Very proud.
KEYES: The Navy Signalman, First Class, served on the USS Mason during World War II, the first warship with a mostly black crew. Dufau says it was tough.
DUFAU: I was only interested in trying to prove we were as much American as anybody
KEYES: They proved it. And Dufau donated his dress blue jumper to the museum he never thought he'd see built.
DUFAU: Not in my lifetime.
PHYLICIA RASHAD: Three, two, one - break ground.
KEYES: Tony award winning actress Phylicia Rashad was emcee for a joyous program, attended by President Obama and the first lady.
KEYES: Scores came to watch dignitaries on the order of Former First Lady Laura Bush take shovels to a rectangular strip of earth inside a cavernous tent. Along with contributors, both financial and material, were people such as Congressman John Lewis. The Georgia Democrat co-sponsored legislation launching this project in 2003, finishing a battle begun by black Civil War veterans in 1915.
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LEWIS: We must call upon the courage of those who were in the struggle long before any of us were born. We must tell the story, the whole story, the 400 year story of African-American contributions to this nation's history - from slavery to the present - without anger or apology.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: This is their day. This is your day.
KEYES: President Obama told the audience that he wants his daughters and others who visit the museum to see how ordinary Americans could do extraordinary things. He says the museum will be a monument for all time because...
OBAMA: The time will come when few people remember drinking from a colored water fountain or boarding a segregated bus or hearing, in person, Dr. King's voice boom down from the Lincoln Memorial.
CALVIN BUTTS: I too sing America.
KEYES: Reverend Calvin Butts of Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church quoted Langston's Hughes.
BUTTS: This may be the land of the pilgrim's pride, but it's also the land where my mothers and fathers died, so let freedom ring.
KEYES: Former First lady Laura Bush reminded the audience that slaves were once sold near the Capitol building and that it and the White House were partially built by slaves. She said she was glad the museum will stand near the monument to the nation's first president, George Washington.
FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH: A man who fought for liberty and who came to recognize the evils of bondage, freeing his slaves in his will.
KEYES: The 92-year-old Navy Signalman, First Class, Lorenzo Dufau says he's glad he's lived long enough to see African-Americans reach higher heights than he could've imagined. And he's also glad this museum will be here for the nation and its children.
DUFAU: I've got great grandchildren. I want them to know that I made a contribution to making this place better.
KEYES: The National Museum for African American History and Culture is set to open in 2015.
Allison Keyes, NPR News, Washington. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Local education officials are upset and wondering about the future of their school systems following the Alabama Legislature's sudden passage of a bill Thursday giving tax credits to parents who move their children from failing public schools to private schools.
Local education officials are upset and wondering about the future of their school systems following the Alabama Legislature's sudden passage of a bill Thursday giving tax credits to parents who move their children from failing public schools to private schools.
The Republican-sponsored bill (HB84) passed the House and Senate in a heavily partisan vote.
Gov. Robert Bentley is expected to sign it into law early this week.
The final version of the bill was dramatically different from the earlier version, which was touted as a measure to give local school systems more flexibility in complying with state laws.
"I'm certainly concerned," said Dan Butler, interim superintendent of the Tuscaloosa County School System. "We were talking about getting more school flexibility, which superintendents across the state were in support of. But we're not in favor of tacking something on.
"Not giving some legislators and educators a chance to read the bill (before passing it), not to mention giving tax money to private schools, is not what we expected. There's a lot of questions. Will we incur additional expenses in order to accommodate this newly passed act? We are already underfunded in Tuscaloosa County. We're a school system that's strapped financially, and this is another mandate from the state that will probably lack funding."
Tuscaloosa City Schools Superintendent Paul McKendrick called it a back-door way of getting charter schools in Alabama.
"We thought it was going to be a bill that promised the flexibility that's given to charter schools," McKendrick said. "Our contention as superintendents is we have nothing against charter schools, we just want the same flexibility they have. All of us were disappointed in this. It just wasn't what we expected."
McKendrick said he questions whether the true purpose of the bill is what its supporters claim.
"Will the parents that this bill is supposed to help take advantage of it?" he said. "I don't think they will because I don't think they can afford it. Whether the cost is $5,000 or $10,000, how many parents can afford to put one or two of their children through private school?"
The bill provides tax credits for parents who move their children from failing public schools into private schools or non-�failing public schools. It also provides a scholarship program for parents who can't afford to make the switch.
It defines failing schools as those ranking in the bottom 10 percent on statewide reading and math assessment scores, that have three consecutive D's or an F on the school grading card or are on the state's "persistently lowest-achieving school" list.
In fiscal year 2011, local schools on the list were Central Elementary, Oakdale Elementary, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, Central High, Paul W. Bryant High, Northridge High and the Sprayberry Education Center.
However, the 2011 list may no longer be valid, said Michael Sibley, director of communication for the Alabama Department of Education.
"We have not put one out for 2012," Sibley said. "If there's any list out there that says it's a persistently lowest-performing list for 2012, it did not come from the state Department of Education."
Sibley said the state may create a list this week that identifies failing schools as defined by HB84.
"I'm not sure what we'll be able to put out Monday, but there's people who will be working feverishly over the weekend to make heads or tails of this list," he said.
McKendrick said public school parents will soon have to make a decision about whether to keep their children in public school or try a private school. But before they make that decision, McKendrick said, they should take a hard look at what the city school system offers.
"I think we're still the best deal in town," McKendrick said. "All of our schools are improving. I don't know what parents will do. I just hope they look at the fact that there's been significant growth across and board, and I hope parents look at what we have planned for our schools in the next few years, as well as what we offer. We offer more than any private school in the area."
While public school leaders aren't happy with the bill, at least one local private school leader is excited.
Barbara Rountree, school director of the Capitol School, a private international school, said the bill finally gives parents of school children enrolled in failing public schools control over their child's education.
"This bill gives parents hope," Rountree said. "For families living in those school zones, they will now have a choice of schools. With current school zones, the parents' only option is to move to a different school zone. We don't 'zone' where you can go to the hospital or grocery store. It is the American way to have competition and for citizens to have choices."
Rountree said the Capitol School will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, and she welcomes parents to visit the school and apply to get their children enrolled.
"It is our mission to make the school fit the child rather than the child fit the school," she said. "We utilize the research that indicates people have many ways of being smart ... so we ask, 'How is your child smart?' rather than 'How smart is your child?' We provide a world-class education for our students."
According to a news release from the Alabama Policy Institute, a non-partisan, nonprofit research and education organization, the tax credit will be capped at 80 percent of the average annual state cost of attendance for a public school, which was about $4,000 in 2013.
Eric Workman, the father of a child who will be entering pre-K next school year, said he and his wife have a lot to think about.
"I'm all about opportunity for our child, development and him having access, which is key for any child," Workman said. "Penalizing different schools because they're failing and saying we're going to take out their children and put them in private schools with better resources is fine in one case, but just because a school isn't making it doesn't mean it's not trying, or the teachers aren't trying. It just means they don't have the resources."
Some public school parents, however, have made the decision to stick with public schools.
"I think this bill is terrible because public schools have such little funding," said Nirmala �Erevelles, mother of a third-grader at Woodland Forrest Elementary and a member of the school's PTA. "I see this bill as basically killing public schools.
"It really bothers me that public schools are already underfunded in Alabama," Erevelles said. "All the kids that leave public school because of this are not going to be accepted into private schools. I'm keeping my child in public school because I think public education is one of the most democratic processes. To think that we're privatizing education in this way and making decisions without the people involved in education such as parents, teachers and educators isn't right. As a parent and a taxpayer, I find that this is totally outrageous because we are the stakeholders."
Janice Filer, the mother of a ninth-grader at Central High and a 10th-grader at Paul W. Bryant High, said that instead of trying to remove children from public schools, lawmakers should be concentrating on making public schools better.
"I think it should be against the law for them to do what they did," Filer said. "This wasn't fair to anybody except those who can already afford to have an alternative education."
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Leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture committees continued to negotiate this week to break the impasse over the long-pending farm bill, reports the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF). Differences include the final shape of the dairy title, but also include the level of food stamp cuts and conflicts between row crop producers in various parts of the country.
The House of Representatives, which was scheduled to adjourn for the year Friday the 13th, passed a bipartisan budget for the first time in four years and approved a stopgap Farm Bill measure to buy some time and finish the process in January. It remains to be seen if the Senate will go along with either one.
National Milk's Chris Galen stated, "Whether or not a short-term extension is approved (and it doesn't look as if the Senate will do so, even though the House has), we need Congress to make passing a new farm bill a priority as soon as possible in January, not just to prevent a dairy cliff, but because we need the assurances of a new and better safety net for dairy farmers."
Galen referenced the one-month extension, saying the federation is "very apprehensive," considering it was extended New Year's Day of this year. He argued that there's almost three weeks left in December and the Senate has said it would not consider any extension.
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., issued a statement Tuesday after the four principals met to discuss outstanding issues relating to the farm bill. "We have made great progress on the farm bill and continue to have productive meetings. There are still some outstanding issues that we are addressing. I am confident we'll work through them and finish a farm bill in January. Concurrent with our ongoing discussions this week, I will file legislation to extend the current farm bill through January to allow us to finish our work without the threat that permanent law will be implemented. Having this option on the table is the responsible thing to do in light of our tight deadline." It was also pointed out that the 2002 farm bill was extended six times before the 2008 farm bill was enacted.
There'll be no new Farm Bill in 2013 but there won't be any "dairy cliff," according to Cornell University's Andrew M. Novakovic. In an information letter issued this week, Novakovic stated that a year ago, as Jan. 1, 2013, was approaching, there was much speculation about what could happen if Congress failed to either enact a new Farm Bill or extend the old one. In the lingo of the day, this date was referred to as the "dairy cliff." He says there is common agreement that a Farm Bill extension should be avoided but it's clear that the process won't be completed before Dec. 31.
Dairy price supports won't revert to their 1949 version until Jan. 1, 2014, according to Novakovic, assuming there is no action by Congress to avert it before then. A literal interpretation of reverting to the 1949 Act would be that the ag secretary would be obliged to announce a support price for milk of no less than 75 percent of the parity price for milk on Jan. 1, based on the parity price calculated for December 2013.
Although the 1949 (and 1938) programs become the law of the land upon expiration of the current farm bill, nothing actually happens until USDA takes certain actions, a "tricky bit of business for the secretary," Novakovic wrote. "The secretary can announce a $37 support price for milk, but until USDA announces the purchase prices for dairy commodities and releases the formal invitations for offers at those purchase prices, nothing happens to markets, other than perhaps rampant speculation.
It is USDA purchases of butter, cheese, and nonfat dry milk (NDM) at specific prices that moves market prices, not a simple declaration by the secretary about the support price for milk. USDA could take a while to get machinery in motion, while Congress presumably came to its senses and retroactively stopped it all."
"Inasmuch as the secretary has a fair amount of flexibility in how he implements the support program, it is conceivable that the secretary might invoke a rule-making procedure to solicit comments from the industry on how to implement a required support price of $37 or whatever it might be. This could forestall actual market intervention for a period of time." Read complete details at http://www.dairymarkets.org/PubPod/Pubs/IL13-04.pdf.
Production forecast reduced
The Agriculture Department reduced its 2013 milk production forecast slightly from last month, in this week's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, based on recent estimates of cow numbers. Department bean counters now project output at 201.6 billion pounds, down 100 million pounds from last month's estimate, and compares to 200.3 billion in 2012. The forecast for 2014 was raised as higher milk forecast prices and lower expected feed costs support a more rapid increase in cow numbers and output per cow. Look for 2014 output to hit 205.3 billion pounds, up 400 million pounds from last month.
The 2013 cheese price forecast was reduced, reflecting current prices. However, strength in current prices for butter, nonfat dry milk and whey resulted in higher price forecasts for those products. For 2014, despite higher dairy production, demand strength in importing countries and improving domestic demand in the U.S. is expected to support prices for all products, according to USDA.
The 2013 Class III milk price forecast was unchanged as lower forecast cheese prices offset higher whey prices but the forecast was raised for 2014 based on higher forecast cheese and whey prices. The 2013 average is now projected at $17.90-$18, unchanged from last month's report, and compares to $17.44 in 2012 and $18.37 in 2011. The 2014 average is expected at $17.05-$17.85, up from the $16.85-$17.75 projected a month ago.
The Class IV price forecast was raised for both years on higher butter and NDM prices. The 2013 average was estimated at $18.95-$19.15, up 15 cents on both ends and compares to $16.01 in 2012 and $19.04 in 2011. The 2014 Class IV average was projected at $19-$19.90, up from last month's $18.60-$19.60.
On the feed side of the equation, U.S. corn use for 2013/14 was projected higher, with increases for food, seed and industrial use and for exports. Corn used in ethanol production was projected 50 million bushels higher, reflecting the strong pace of weekly ethanol production since mid-October. Corn used for ethanol production in the 2013-14 marketing year was estimated at 4.95 billion bushels, up from 4.90 billion bushels estimated in November, and up from 4.65 billion bushels used in 2012-13. Exports are also projected 50 million bushels higher based on the pace of sales to date and higher expected global consumption. Projected U.S. ending stocks are lowered 95 million bushels.
Even with lower ending stocks, the projected season-average farm corn price range was lowered 5-15 cents, to $4.05-$4.75 per bushel. Average prices received by farmers, however, are expected to continue to be reported above prevailing cash bids well into early 2014, as some sales will reflect the higher forward prices available before harvesting.
Although U.S. soybean production remained unchanged, 2013/14 supplies were raised 10 million bushels on stronger-than-expected early season imports. Soybean exports were increased 25 million bushels to 1.475 billion, reflecting record commitments (shipments plus outstanding sales) through November.
Soybean crush was raised 5 million bushels to 1.690 billion, as strong foreign demand for soybean meal, led by the European Union and Southeast Asia, more than offsets a reduction in domestic soybean meal use. The U.S. season-average soybean price range for 2013/14 was projected higher, at $11.50-$13.50 per bushel, up 35 cents on both ends. The soybean meal price was projected at $400-$440 per ton, up $25 on both ends.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced the state's January 2014 Class milk price at $22.84 per hundredweight for the north and $23.11 for the south. Both are up $1.11 from December 2013 and are $2.60 above January 2013.
Cheese price increases
Cash cheese closed Friday the 13th at $1.9250 per pound on the 40-pound Cheddar blocks, up 5 1/4-cents on the week and 20 cents above a year ago. The 500-pound barrels finished at $1.83, down a quarter-cent on the week, 20 1/2-cents above a year ago, but an atypical 9 1/2-cents below the blocks. Seven cars of block were sold on the week and two of barrel. The AMS-surveyed U.S. average block price hit $1.8430, down 0.3 cent, and the barrels averaged $1.8106, down 0.1 cent.
Cheese production was up the first week of December due to increased available milk supplies over the holiday, according to USDA's Dairy Market News (DMN). Demand for block cheese is strong as retailers look to restock shelves. Export demand is also good and some manufacturers report tight inventories.
Cash butter saw a third week of decline, closing Friday at $1.57, down 7 1/2-cents on the week and 2 1/2-cents below a year ago. Seven cars traded hands this week. AMS butter averaged $1.6559, up 5.1 cents.
Butter production is mixed across the country, according to DMN, and demand is good to strong throughout most of the country, with increasing export demand in the Northeast and good international interest in the West.
Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed at $2.08 per pound, up 2 1/4-cents on the week. Extra Grade closed at $2.0450, also up 2 1/4-cents. AMS powder averaged $1.9363, up 2.7 cents, but dry whey averaged 55.86 cents, down 3.4 cents.
Nonfat dry milk exports jump
USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service reports that October U.S. nonfat dry milk (NDM) exports totaled 114 million pounds, up a whopping 56 percent from a year ago. Mexico is the leading NDM importer for the year, at 337.2 million pounds, over triple the second leading importer, Philippines, at 111.3 million pounds.
DairyBusiness Update reports that Land O'Lakes (LOL) dairy products will start being offered on the GlobalDairyTrade auction (GDT) beginning March, 2014. It will initially offer skim milk powder (SMP) with the intent to offer butter later in the year. LOL will become the second U.S. company to offer product on the GDT and LOL's involvement means six sellers will be offering SMP and three of butter.
High Ground Dairy's Eric Meyer reports that Fonterra is the only seller to publicly publish volume data prior to each GDT event. He said he believes the addition of a new seller and its incremental volume "provides buyers with more opportunities to source product," but warned, "Increased competition also has the potential to drive prices lower. That all depends, of course, on how much volume is actually offered by these sellers and the world's thirst for dairy products."
Speaking of exports, Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted 33 requests for export assistance this week to sell 5.06 million pounds of cheese and 1.86 million pounds of butter to customers in Asia, Central America, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The product will be delivered through May 2014 and raised CWT's 2013 cheese exports to 129.41 million pounds plus 91.64 million pounds of butter, 44,092 pounds of anhydrous milk fat and 218,258 pounds of whole milk powder to 40 countries on six continents.


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