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Although C-Tran service will end Wednesday, March 31, as scheduled, thanks to the passage of House Bill 1393 riders have hope that it will eventually be restored. However, Clayton county voters now get to decide whether or not to approve an extra penny sales tax in order to fund C-Tran service in the future. Commissioner Sonna Singleton commented on 11 Alive News that 5,000 C-Tran riders will be affected, although 270,000 Clayton residents help pay for the service.
Despite the FTA's refusal to fund new Xpress routes aimed at C-Tran riders, there are still commuter options available as several areas of Atlanta such as downtown, midtown and Buckhead have transporation management associations eager to help riders find clean commuting options to work and school.
I have read on this blog and elsewhere that some rode C-Tran in order to save gas and avoid vehicle wear and tear. For those who have access to a car and can partner with other riders, carpooling is an option. Sign up with RideSmart to connect with commuters that work and live near you, and share similar work hours.
Another choice is vanpooling, which currently operates a route departing from the JC Penney outlet in Forest Park. According to the Web site they are open to starting new routes and typically, 7-15 riders are needed to create one.
"The cost to ride the van varies, and the route and final destination are decisions made by the group of commuters who will ride and drive the van. The commuters end up operating the van in a way that is mutually agreed upon among the riders, within certain rules set by the van provider," says Sara Milton, Project Manager of Central Atlanta Progress, Inc.
There are three existing Xpress routes available for those who can get to a park and ride lot. The closest for most C-Tran riders would probably be the #442 (Riverdale to Downtown Atlanta), but the #440 (Hampton-Jonesboro to Downtown Atlanta) and #441 (Jonesboro to Midtown Atlanta) are also possibilities. Xpress expects crowding on these routes once C-Tran ends, and will try to accommodate passengers with any spare coaches they may have available.
All of these options qualify for the Clean Air Campaign's Commuter Rewards Program, where riders who log in daily are randomly selected each month to win $25 gift cards for using clean commuting options regularly. According to Milton, Carpool Rewards winners are not randomly chosen - as long as both carpool partners log in their rides daily online, they will get a $40 or $60 gift card for 3 or more person carpools.
March 29th, 2010
10:51 am
Kudos to Commissioner Singleton stating her case and to the whole commission (except Eldrin) for standing there ground! This is not 1st grade. You shouldn't penalize the whole class for something done by 1 person and you don't tax 270,000 residents for the decisions of 5000.
March 29th, 2010
11:00 am
Put it to Vote !!!! I am willing to pay more for the school system BUT not C-Tran !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 29th, 2010
11:15 am
I agree let Clayton residents vote on this.
March 29th, 2010
11:29 am
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March 29th, 2010
12:01 pm
I am not willing to pay for a tax increase for anything and surely NOT for C-Tran. Let's say NO to an increase in sale tax and C-Tran for once and for ALL. A big fat "NO"….Enough already!!!!
March 29th, 2010
12:17 pm
Listen up, Brainiacs: The problem is not that 270,000 pay taxes for it and only 5,000 use it. The problem is that ONLY 5,000 ARE USING IT! Duh! Hello!?? There is not one single mass-transit system on Earth that is not subsidized by tax monies, and tax monies also fund Interstates, bridges, airports, hospitals, public parks, museums, schools (hey, I don't have any children, but do I mind paying school taxes? NO!). If these 21-mpg SUV-driving spoiled yuppie idiots parked their ridiculous, environmentally devastating monstrosities and used mass transit (like they do in Paris, London, New York, Boston, San Fransisco, Moscow, Amsterdam, Zurich, Rome — almost every city everywhere except for the cesspool faux "cities" like Dallas and Atlanta and Birmingham, then we wouldn't have the problem of 270,000 v. 5,000, would we?
March 29th, 2010
12:21 pm
Clayton County needs mass transit if it is have any chance to grow and prosper. One of the things any major employer will look at before locating a plant is transportation, another is the school system. HB 1218 would have given us a chance at a 21st century regional transportation system. MARTA is at best an under funded mismanaged early 20th century system with a narrow focus.
The County Commission said that C-Tran costs the taxpayers of Clayton County $18 Million. HB 1393 will allow the voters to decide if they want to join MARTA.
A 1% sales tax would generate $48 Million. Before I would vote for such a tax I would demand assurances that the extra $30 Million is going be spent in Clayton County (Fat Chance). Marta has been running a $120 Million deficit I sincerely doubt they will pass up the opportunity for a Clayton County bail out. Watch for a big PR campaign, track who funds it.
MARTA is not the answer!
March 29th, 2010
2:30 pm
Hear this: The state will not have a substantive conversation about transportation. Now explain to me how CTRAN taking residents up to the local HotWing place to work is going to attract businesses.
It is simple economics. We can not afford CTRAN.
March 29th, 2010
2:36 pm
Obviously none of you people against the tax increase in order to save C-Tran are Clayton County residents. If you are, you are fooling yourselves. Do you have any idea how bad it will get if people cant get to work? There are already enough desperados out here breaking into homes and robbing people at gunpoint. Imagine those who are capable of the same but have a job that keeps them from going that route. Desperate situations can invoke much violence and discord. Some things are worth paying for. If something isnt done to keep C-Tran running Clayton County will be a war zone before long.
March 29th, 2010
3:24 pm
Everybody pays for roads and bridges, yet not everybody drives. Everybody pays for public schools, yet not everybody has kids. Everybody pays for airports, yet not everybody flies. Government taxes for these things, and the public uses what it needs. Trying to just opt out of what you do not use is not how it works.
March 29th, 2010
3:58 pm
If you build it they will come. If you take it away, they will leave. Not only do I vote we eliminate C-Tran for good but I vote we get rid of HUD housing, rentals, pawn shops, half of the businesses on Tara Blvd. and their like across the county and everything else that attracts these degenerates. In fact, if you do not have a college education, certification, or trade skill, are over 35 and you rent, you should be forced to leave too.
March 29th, 2010
4:11 pm
I don't have any children but I do mind paying more in taxes for a bus system that only helps to reduce my own way of life. ClayCo. is not Boston or NYC and does not need mass transit. Atlanta needs ClayCo. to have mass transit so they can continue to dump on us!
How does Peachtree City continue to attract businesses without a bus service? Maybe it's there schools!
sn nash: You're not scaring anybody! Some things are worth paying for but C-Tran isn't one of them. Good schools, now that's worth paying for. That's why parents will pay more for a house in a good school district.
March 29th, 2010
4:53 pm
If this is put up to vote, it will LOSE resoundingly.
March 29th, 2010
5:54 pm
Wow, I just love all those comments agreeing with tax icreases. Like all those poor people in Dekalb county living in apartments agreeing with property tax increases. I understand that you all came from poverty stricken, disfunctional families but it is never too late to learn: in this country you are free to pay for causes you believe in. If you really care so much than pay for it, but do not force us to pay for your transportation and for your childs education. Oh, I know its easier to run your mouth than actualy do something.
March 29th, 2010
7:47 pm
I know the perfect spot for a new Xpress line. On the corner of Southlake Pkwy. & Mt. Zion Rd. right across the street from the Shell Gas Station and the Lay-Z-Boy. That lot has been empty for years.
March 29th, 2010
7:48 pm
I am a Clayton resident and I do NOT want the bus service. Get rid of it and if you need the bus and must leave then go!! I especially do not want a 1% tax hike either. Definitely NOT!!
March 29th, 2010
9:51 pm
Bring on the vote! It does not stand a chance! And "worldrimroamer", you are a jealous person. If you had excelled in school, worked hard, you too could have money to ride in a Hummer(If thats what you wanted). But obviously you did not make it. That is not our fault. We were working, and studying, while you were ???????
March 29th, 2010
10:11 pm
Just say NO to CTRAN. NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
CTRAN is a drain on the county's finances. Many people who use CTRAN are also drains on our society (crime, poor parenting, gov't dependant, etc).
Certain elected leaders allowed these people to move here to increase their voter base. I say, let's return the favor of them trashing Clayton, and vote out all incumbants this year and in 2012. Until the voters rise up and votes these clowns out, nothing is ever going to change.
Like Obama said, its time for change!
March 29th, 2010
10:13 pm
Bottom line CTran needs to go. If it doesn't then the current politicians should, starting with Eldrin Bell. Eldrin knew what he was doing when he arranged to dump Atlanta's problems on us & it has cost Clayton County the quality of living that it once had. Now he wants to do another back door deal to help bail out Marta.
Someone above used Peachtree City as an example. I personally wouldn't mind paying more taxes or having the cost to live in Clayton increased along the same lines as Peachtree City……if we got the quality of life that Peachtree City has. What I don't want to do, is subsidize a cesspool like Clayton currently is. I wish South Clayton could break off & become part of Fayette or Henry. I now see how North Fulton feels and understand why it wanted to become Milton County.
March 29th, 2010
10:20 pm
No I am not in agreement to a 1 cent sales tax. That will put us at 8% on goods that you buy. Do I think that mass transit is needed for some people, Yes. Do I think that I should help to pay for this system by way of a sales tax or property tax increase, No.
People will lose their jobs because of this, people will not have any other form of transportation because of this. However, I prefer my Commissioner (Singleton) to make a tough decision and come up with budget cuts and hopefully getting us back on track instead of playing the "good guy" like Bell is doing and not finding a solution to the problem of a budget deficit for the county.
March 30th, 2010
12:56 am
MARTA is in the debacle that it's in because it is 1) the only transit system in the country that gets zero funding from the state and 2) even though the state gives zero funds to MARTA, it can tell MARTA how much it must spend for operational and capital improvements. MARTA was set up by the state to fail! Things would be a lot different if the state was on board, but we all know the rednecks running this state could care less about MARTA and Atlanta. I think it would be smart to extend MARTA into Clayton County. I don't understand why every single county in the metro area has to have its own transit system. It's too disconnected and it doesn't work as well as one comprehensive system!
March 30th, 2010
1:21 am
C-tran simply does not work for the county. I feel for the people who are going to be affected by it's closing, I do but if the funding is not there then it's not there.
March 30th, 2010
5:53 am
There sure are a lot of self-righteous and selfish people around here. They scare me. What's the world coming to? What about people who are not fortunate enough to have a car, or people who care enough about the environment to use public transportation? You want them to move somewhere else? Wow!
March 30th, 2010
6:05 am
I been here in Clayton county for 14 years and it is a mess now. I will pay for a 1 cent sales tax for the school system not for the bus. I see people walking down the street with beer cans and alcohol and it was a time you didn't see that at all.There was a time when No one was walking down the streets I moved away from that. I'm sorry when the time come I'm voting no and I know others in my neighborhood also are voting no. I'm not a renter but a home owner and there are renters that don't care about how they keep up the property and let there kids tear up the neighborhood and if you are the ones that do care you need to talk to those other people that are making in bad for you and others and also another problem having living assistant homes that don't have a license and people that shouldn't be out in a neighborhood with kids.
March 30th, 2010
7:37 am
Annie, honestly. Landlords are not, by and large, generous souls who don't pass the costs of property tax onto their tenants. People who live in apartments are well aware that they are voting for a modest increase in their rent when their lease rolls around again.
But let's take you seriously. I believe in mass transit and not in roads. So by your words, I shouldn't have to pay a penny for roads. Are we clear? Come to think of it, I shouldn't have to pay a penny for the military, either. I'm a pacifist (because I'm a Christian). I also shouldn't have to pay for abstinence-only education in schools, since it's been shown to be ineffective at preventing pregnancy. Also, I should definitely NOT be paying any subsidies to the airline industry.
Are you really that blind? Do you believe that you hit a triple because you were born on third base? Have you no compassion, human decency, or common sense?
(For the record, my husband and I each do have a car, but if Atlanta had more comprehensive mass transit, I would LOVE to get rid of my car).
Give someone a fish, provide a meal for the day.
Teach someone to fish, and apparently they completely forget that they had to be taught to fish… and they're determined that nobody else better learn to fish unless they cough up some fish first as payment because by God this is America and you learn to fish because your momma and daddy teach you or else you're no good and get out.
Furthermore, ain't nobody going to learn to fish while they're hungry–but who cares? They aren't like Us. If it's a service needed by the middle class, then we'll talk, but the working poor? For God's sake, don't offer them basic medical care and a way to get to work.
March 30th, 2010
8:31 am
Let's clean up Clayton County and this is the chance to do so. No more C-Tran in this county. It's been awful since it's arrived a few years ago. Let's get back to being a decent county, again. Let's try to get bus services in Henry, Fayette and Coweta counties. I don't think it will go over so well. We feel the same way in Clayton. Let's stop the madness. I am tried of these folks who are trying to keep C-Tran, if you really want to do something buy my house, so I can't get out of this county.
March 30th, 2010
8:34 am
Let's clean up Clayton County and this is the chance to do so. No more C-Tran in this county. It's been awful since it's arrived a few years ago. Let's get back to being a decent county, again. Let's try to get bus services in Henry, Fayette and Coweta counties. I don't think it will go over so well. We feel the same way in Clayton. Let's stop the madness. I am tried of these folks who are trying to keep C-Tran, if you really want to do something buy my house, so I can't get out of this county. See C-Tran go, go, go, go.
March 30th, 2010
9:05 am
sn nash asks- "Do you have any idea how bad it will get if people cant get to work"?
UGHHH…is it not already bad? It's Clayton County! What a joke!
OK, so let's have a sales tax increase to keep C-Tran around, which in return will keep the 5000 people who rely on the public transportation from breaking into homes! Great logic! Have you ever considered running for office?
March 30th, 2010
9:14 am
Shannon-typical hippy-liberal rant. Liberals are only generous with other peoples money.
March 30th, 2010
9:23 am
What makes Commisioner Singleton think I would waste my time in November to vote for a sales tax increase for C-tran. Clayton County is already eating me up in school taxes for a delapidated school system. Maybe, this is a wake up call for some folks to go and get an education and buy their own vehicles and stop depending on someone else. Clayton County is a Nightmare, yes I live in the county because I can't sell my home…
March 30th, 2010
9:24 am
Get the hell on all of you small minded, ignorant, country people who really believe the problem in Clayton County is the working poor and less fortunate. Guess what there are those who have more than you do and they view you in the same way that you are viewing those who have less than you.
That is why you stay in Clayton because you can not move to the upper class communities that you claim are better than your own community. You do not have the money to move but you keep trying to act as though you do. You would not fit in there because they will look down on you the same way you do others. Poor minded asses that you are. You are classless without culture. Get the hell on or just shut up!
March 30th, 2010
9:37 am
Taxes are already so high. I now live in a state with no income tax, no ad valorem tax, low property taxes, and only 8% sales tax…….You can only keep taxing people so much..they will move.
March 30th, 2010
9:52 am
I'm not going to apologize for wanting my neighborhood to improve. Hopefully the hard working C-Tran riders will stay but for the loser thug life ones that are dredges on society making the lifestyle in Clayton worse & keeping us on the nightly news, get ta steppin!
March 30th, 2010
9:57 am
Why the media are keep reporting that 65% of citizens are C-Tran riders. That's not true. There are 270,000 in Clayton and only 5000 who ride C-Tran, according to my calculation that's not 65% of residents. I say 265,000 citizens say NO to a sale tax increase and NO to the elected officials wanting to keep it. VOTE THEM OUT THIS YEAR AND IN 2012. And for those of you who keep comparing Atlanta/Clayton to other cities. If you like those places so much, then move there.
March 30th, 2010
10:05 am
I am a 12 year resident of Clayton County and I say get rid of C-Tran. I'm African American and I have no problem saying that Riverdale Rd has become a Ghetto every since C-Tran arrived. It's sad to say this but it's true. The community has taken a major blow with the arrival of C-Tran. It's a known fact that public transportation brings crime to the community. Public Transportation plays a very small role in major companies moving to the community.
I have concerns on where the people who use C-Tran will move but this is being done for finacial reasons. I will not support a Tax increase for the bus when our school system is horrible. It just sounds crazy, "We have public transportation but our schools are horrible". The same energy that is being put forward to save a bus system, should be the same energy to save a school system.
March 30th, 2010
10:14 am
March 30th, 2010
11:26 am
It's a known fact that public transportation brings crime to the community. if a white person said that it would be considered racist
March 30th, 2010
11:38 am
Kimberly: Why has the AJC put so much effort into illustrating the poor and pitifully disadvantaged in Clayton County and done nothing to investigate resident's claims that Atlanta has systematically emptied its housing projects to our detriment?
March 30th, 2010
11:44 am
This should have never happen to the people in Clayton County. I live in Dekalb and every time I look in the paper and it is something about Clayton County I think back to the School Board situation with them losing Accrediation for nothing. I constantly ask people didn't the Commissioners', the Clayton Delegation, and the Chamber of Commerece think about joining in with Mark Elgart to take Accrediation for One(1) illegal board meeting in which he was in attendance along with the governor liasions, and he said, "they like Governance" wasn't going to a financial hardship on the entire County then they were all crazy. They all should feel bad because they have caused this County dearly and they should all see now that it truly wasn't about the School Board it was about destroying the Entire Clayton County Government. Mark Elgart, Clayton Delegation, the Chamber of Commerce, and Eldrin Bell should be happy. They have truly accomplished their mission to destroy Clayton County. Now, they do not want C-Tran. People you all better wake up and figure out who is running this county? Are they for the people or for themself ? I will hope that they can come together for the good of the people. Because they are getting ready to lose more money so your taxes will be going up regardless. So, I say to the people in Clayton County watch how this play out and watch your taxes.
March 30th, 2010
3:23 pm
10% of life is made up of what happens to you, 90% of life is decided by how you react. If hard working C-Tran riders have an ounce of ambition, it'll all work out. Those who don't, you're not welcome here anyways.
March 30th, 2010
4:16 pm
Raising the sales tax is a lose-lose for Clayton county. If taxes are raised, people like myself, would simply conduct business in neighboring counties that often times have a better variety of stores and a lower tax rate. Why would residents support a county that doesn't listen to its voters. Rep. Roberta Abdul Salaam knows that C-Tran is gone, but is posturing for her base. By the way, what has she done meaningful while under the 'Gold Dome'?
March 30th, 2010
4:42 pm
Operation Restore Clayton back to Respectability update…
Phase I: Get rid of C-Tran is now in effect…
March 30th, 2010
5:34 pm
Here we go again… C-Tran has got to go. So we don't want pay for it in property taxes but somehow these geniuses under the gold dome think we want to pay for it every time we buy something… No… Not just no but heck no.
We have already accepted an increase in the millage rate so that we could keep the police and fire departments going. We accepted the splost increase for whatever that was for. How much more of your money do you want to give. Some wise person once said, "It is not the place of government to be benevolent with the people's money." 270,000 people are to pay more so that 5000 people can pay less. No.
When I was 15 years old living in this county I realized that I needed a car in order to get around. I got a job. I saved my money and I bought a car. I didn't ask for any help. I did what needed to be done. I guess I got that from my mother who also growing up in this county realized she needed to be able to drive in order to function in this county. I watched as she taught herself to drive so that she would not be dependent on my father or anyone else to get around.
Stop it people. Pay your own way and stop asking others to sacrifice for your shortcomings.
For the person who thinks that businesses are looking for places with public transit. No businesses are looking for employees who are efficient enough to find their way to work and who will show up for work prepared and on time. I don't know too many businesses who are looking to move to a place where the residents accept tax increases like candy. Those tax increases affect the business bottom line. The business bottom line affects how many people it can employ.
March 30th, 2010
9:55 pm
Great example of a typical CTran user AJC. A guy employed at only ONE $9.00/hour job and living with his unemployed baby momma. I know she is in school but why isn't she employed also? I am a married mother of two and I have a full time job. Lots of full time college students work a full time job. I know a woman who attended medical school while raising four kids. Why hasn't this couple maximized their own economic potential? Here's an idea: Get another job (OR TWO) and marry your baby momma. DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL CHILDREN WITH YOUR BABY MOMMA OR ANY OTHER WOMAN UNTIL YOU IMPROVE YOUR LOT IN LIFE!!!!!!! A grown man's Plan B should not be move back in with "momma them".
Metro Atlanta will never be a cosmopolitan city like those up North or in the Midwest. There are way too many hayseeds under the Gold Dome for that to happen any time soon. Until then YOU MUST OWN A CAR TO SUCCESSFULLY FUNCTION IN METRO ATLANTA. A sixteen year old boy can purchase a fifteen year old hooptie working at McDonalds or cutting grass over the summer. An adult who knows that their employment opportunity in metro Atlanta is largely limited by lack of reliable transportation can surely do the same. Order your priorities and stop dropping all of your money at the Korean mule hair shop getting those GHETTO A** looking hairstyles that will limit your opportunity (GARISH, CLOWNISH AND UNPROFESSIONAL), inappropriate visible body art that costs big money and limits any upward mobility (NECK TATS, VISIBLE LEG TATS. BOOB TATS), and stupid looking grills/mouth jewelry. Take off those CHILDISH looking Geranimal looking outfits with the baseball cap, the hoodie with the "thing" on the back, the tee shirt with the "thing" on the front and the giant jeans with the same "things" on the back pockets. No man out of high school should be dressed in these Gymboree looking outfits! STOP WEARING THEM IF YOU ARE A GROWN MAN! YOU WILL NOT BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY ANYONE EXCEPT BURGER KING.
March 30th, 2010
11:12 pm
I am so speechless, when it comes to the outright selfishness some people have in their comments. What is interesting the people with the slanderous vile opinions on C-Tran, do not use it. You say you won't pay for C-Tran, will that is like saying "I don't use Riverdale Road," yet your tax dollars are used to maintain it. I do use C-Tran from time to time, I am fortunate to have a vehicle. However, it is no reason that a person who isn't as fortunate as some of us, should be penalized. Think about this…an elderly woman who goes to the dialysis clinic off of Upper Riverdale Road, she does not have a car, but she needs the bus to help her sustain her life, what about that student, who has a rocky home, but his motivation is his school, he has to utilize C-Tran to get to and from. Parents that are barely making ends meet, use C-Tran to go to work. How can some of you even dare say you "won't pay." What happen to compassion for your community. I'd like to think if this were some of your family members, you'd be parading around just like the rest of the "effected," to keep this service going. Clayton County is going to loose businesses, who pay taxes, in turn that funds some of your children's education. I agree with one who states, Marta is not the answer. I say keep, C-Tran local so locals can obtain a job, funds can stimulate local economy. Here's another point, C-Tran's fare is 1.50…this is the lowest in the metro area. The Commission voted to scrap it before seeking alternative options. I am certain the riders are willing to pay 2.00 dollars or more to cover the cost. This of course is another political move…well done Singletary, Edmundson, Hambrick and Ralph. They were the ones who voted to pay 8 MILLION dollars to GARTA to take over the system. Now, this is not rocket science, your money still is paying for something that you are not using. So this commission is wasteful and not considerate of it people. They just sentenced that elderly woman to death, that child to the drop out pool and who knows what other effects this will cause. I want to encourage the people of Clayton County, to use your power and vote these commissioners out and get some smart ones in.
March 30th, 2010
11:50 pm
Tell the Truth, you are exactly right. I will shop in neighboring Henry, Spalding or even Fayette. A few years ago, when other counties became so hostile toward Clayton, I kept my money in Clayton. I drove miles out of my way to shop in Morrow when I am minutes away from shopping centers in both Fayette & Henry. I even started banking at a local branch. If this sales tax increase passes, I will not spend one dime more than I have to in Clayton.
And to the above poster who resorted to calling residents names….ignorant, country, etc you are not helping generate any sympathy. You are just appearing to be the type of individual that everyone is wanting gone. What about an honest, intelligent, adult debate ? Also as far as the socioeconomic level of Clayton residents is concerned…you must not travel to south Clayton much. If you every venture out, maybe you should take a gander at the higher income level housing in Lake Spivey and Hampton. Contrary to what the media likes to show, not everyone in Clayton County is poor.
March 30th, 2010
11:57 pm
World Rim Roamer, when I no longer have to worry about getting harmed on public transit, then I will use it. And please, dont' try to tell me my fears are unfounded. Tried Marta a few times to go to games, had to threaten to knock the hell out of a relentless begger on the train & had to keep someone from trying to still a friend's cell phone. Let's not even forget the young man that was just killed at the train station. Get rid of the pollution (thugs) on the public transportation system and I will stop driving & polluting the air.
March 31st, 2010
8:03 am
Look at all of the people who have their hands in the pot!!! Follow the money!!! AJC.com, news media, other counties not wanting the undesirables to move closer to MARTA stops/stations in their area. That is the only reason why the media keeps falsifying the percentage of people using it.
I wonder how much money State Rep. Roberta Abdul-Salaam (D-Riverdale) is being handed by other county heads in order to try and keep this system in Clayton (Maybe enough to pay her taxes)?
When this bill comes out to be voted on it will fail drastically. If it doesn't fail we the people should ensure that the vote counts are kept transparent and demand a re-count and verify the voters addresses!
March 31st, 2010
8:56 am
"Mellerson said she knows people who "are actually going out to buy cars with no insurance and no driver's license.""
Did ya'll see this in today's AJC article? Clayton residents be careful out there when driving and I hope the CCPD will be out in full force before unlicensed drivers hurt anyone.
March 31st, 2010
9:12 am
Aptly-named Mr. Nobody, I proudly claim the label of liberal. I can't speak for all liberals, but I'm generous with my own money, too. And there are worse things to be than a "hippie"–someone who believes in love toward all, freedom for everyone, and pacifism.
But it's much easier to just dismiss an argument with a label or two rather than take it apart substantively, isn't it? Demonize someone with the label of "liberal," and suddenly you don't have to engage their ideas.
I'd engage your ideas, if you had any. So far, your "idea" seems to be "People can't get to work? Whatever, not my problem."


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Hoose demonstrates effective use of primary source material by integrating interview with narrative, with the immediacy of a current event. The page layout, including photos, newspaper headlines and insets of historic commentary, place Claudette's story within its larger context. This book is a powerful contribution not just to young adult literature, but all literature about the civil rights movement. Claudette Colvin has the potential to change people's understanding of society and inspire them to stand up for their beliefs with courage.


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ERI will locate its newest electronics recycling facility in North Carolina.
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), Fresno, Calif., has announced plans to open a new electronics recycling facility at Alcoa's former aluminum smelting plant in Badin, N.C.
According to a report in the Winston-Salem Journal, ERI would be the inaugural tenant in Badin Business Park in Badin, N.C.
Alcoa bought a minority stake in Electronic Recyclers in March. ERI had been searching in North and South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee for an electronics recycling facility.
According to the article, Alcoa has pledged $5 million to improve the 165,000-square-foot building, matching ERI's investment in proprietary technology and equipment.
In an announcement made May 23, John Shegerian, ERI chairman, said the company operates six other sites that together recycle 140 million pounds of electronic products each year, including computers, cell phones and printers.
The company says it plans to hire between 20 and 30 employees this summer, with projections of having more than 150 employees by the end of 2012. The company will work with Stanly Community College and the N.C. Employment Commission on hiring and hold a job fair in July.
Shegerian said operations will begin in July 2011 at a temporary site. He said he expected the company to receive local incentives but not state incentives.
"The enormous influx of new technologies, rendering older devices obsolete, as well as the demand for the safe and secure disposal of data, has created incredible growth in the electronic-waste industry," Shegerian said. "We're a good, profitable standalone business, and we look forward to establishing a significant, long-term operation in Badin."
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VERMILLION, S.D.(KWSN) – Six South Dakota track and field athletes will compete at the USA Track and Field Championships which starts Wednesday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Five of the six are freshmen and will compete at the junior level of the USA Championships, which is held for athletes under the age of 20.
The group will be led by a trio of freshmen pole vaulters. Peter Chapman will lead off by competing in the junior men's pole vault on Thursday at 4:45 p.m. Chapman, this year's Howard Wood Relays champion, has a season-best height of 16 feet, 8 inches.
Hunter Wilkes and Madison Mills will compete in the women's pole vault on Friday at 1:15 p.m. Wilkes was ranked 23rd in Division I this season with a height of 13-5¾, while Mills was 27th with a height of 13-5¼. The two have the fifth- and sixth-best heights in the field.
Those two will also compete against future teammate Emily Brigham, who will start classes at USD in August. Brigham enters competition with the fourth-best height of 13-6¼.
Outside of Mills and Wilkes, two more USD athletes will compete on Friday. Coming off a 20th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, Meghan Dennis will partake in the junior women's javelin at noon. Dennis has the third-best mark in the field with a high-mark this season of 159-3.
On the men's side, Christian Nielsen will race in the junior men's 200-meters at 12:45 p.m. He has a top-time of 21.39 seconds, which is 11th-best entering competition.
Megan Glisar will be USD's only representative at the senior level when she competes in the high jump at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday. The sixth-place finisher at the NCAA Championships has a season-best height of 6-0, which is 13th-best in the event.
Bethany Buell, who won the Division I pole vault championship on June 7, will not compete at the USA Championships after having surgery to repair a torn ligament in her left shoulder.
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The surest way out of an economic crisis is to invest -- that was the unanimous view of the dignitaries speaking at the opening ceremony of the Cebit trade show in Hanover, Germany, Monday night.
The signs of the current crisis are everywhere and should not be ignored: "Cebit this year is smaller than last year," said Hanover mayor Stephan Weil, the first speaker. "We shouldn't whitewash the situation."
[ For more from this year's Cebit, see "Vendors see future in iPhone business applications" | Learn more about how the financial crisis is affecting IT and the high-tech industry, plus what IT can do to help, in InfoWorld's special report. ]
But in what to invest?
"We need to invest in 21st-century knowledge skills and in innovation," said Intel chairman Craig Barrett, another of the speakers. Intel's home state, California, is the guest of honor at this year's show, a role that in recent years has been played by countries such as France, India, or Russia.
Investing in education is something that Germany is already doing with a recently voted economic stimulus package -- although it's not doing enough for everyone's taste.
"We would welcome an expanded stimulus package. Our schools need more than a new coat of paint: They also need fast Internet access, laptops, and educational software," said August-Wilhelm Scheer, president of Bitkom, the German Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media.
To that shopping list Barrett might have added investment in staff selection and training: "The most important part of education is good teachers," he said. "But giving good teachers the right IT tools can make education exceptional."
German chancellor Angela Merkel was categoric. For German IT companies, "Investment in this Cebit is the right investment," she said.
Her government wants to develop broadband Internet access and has set some ambitious targets: that Internet access at 1Mbps should be available to everyone in Germany next year, and by 2015 connections at 50Mbps should be available to 75 percent of the population.
The government won't be footing the bill for building those connections. "Broadband links are created by private enterprises, but it's up to the state to stimulate that," Merkel said.
Businesses may soon be able to play their part. After years of battling with German regulatory authorities over opening its VDSL (Very high-speed Digital Subscriber Line) access network to competitors, Deutsche Telekom announced at Cebit on Monday that it will sell the service wholesale to other telecommunications operators in a bid to raise the funds necessary to complete its network rollout.
With only 4,300 exhibitors this year, the show is the smallest it's been in years. But the line waiting to get into the opening ceremony seemed longer than ever. The attraction? Former Mr. Universe and now governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger.


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Date: Wed, 5 Nov 97 13:00 WET From: firstname.lastname@example.com (Fred Friedman) Subject: Re: Info on recycling for kids (Steve)
Nov. 5, 1997
Dear Steve,
For pre-literate children, the best resources in teaching about or teaching recycling are
- a videotape called Mr. Rogers Neighborhood #1617: The Environment and Recycling which is distributed by Family Communications, Pittsburgh at 412-687-2990.
- the K-3 activities of AVR Teacher's Resource Guide for Solid Waste and Recycling Education by the Assn. of Vermont Recyclers, PO Box 1244, Monpelier, VT 05602.
- the most recent edition of the curriculum A-Way With Waste by the Washington State Dept. of Ecology, whose contact address some years ago was:
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craps indeed. i wish my craps were so glorious. One of these days when you aren't looking at a session, I'm going to eat your brain...
i do the same thing sometimes with my drawings...doing a similar thing over and over....now that you've noticed it though, you'll be able to break the habit.
I self-published a book on the fundamentals of drawing from life.
Man ... I wish I could "crap" like that ..... nuff said. lol.
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xiataptara.comOriginally Posted by Dougbot
Dougbot, "Are you calling me fat? Really? How come?"
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haha, I am scared to death of 3D...what school did you graduate from? You should try breaking into illustration after your current project.
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A Palmerston North churchgoer ripped off part of a fellow parishioner's earlobe and gave him a black eye when she became enraged because dishes were not washed after a service.
Ateliana Lei Malu, 52, pleaded guilty in Palmerston North District Court on Thursday to assaulting the man at a church meeting in March, the Manawatu Standard reported.
Police told the court that she wrestled him to the ground, pulled his hair, scratched his face with her fingernails, blacked his eye and ripped off part of his earlobe, which had to be stitched back on.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by CarmenQ Clean hotel The hotel was very clean. October 31, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by MDtraveler59 Good location and adedquate facilities Close to airport, good facilities and pleasant staff July 24, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by IBME Room The hotel was beautiful and the staff went above and beyond to accommodate our needs, the only complaint we had is the room. We stayed in number 221 which is right above the kitchen so we heard the loud exhaust fans and a metallic banging all night which kept my husband up for most of the night, he finally gave up at about 4:30am and complained to the front desk who issued breakfast coupons as compensation. The coupons were used by my husband and two grandchildren, my husband said the breakfast was really great and again the staff was wonderful. Room 221 should only be used for storage and not as a guess room, and we would stay at this hotel again. May 6, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by MK2014 Air conditioning unit needs repairs The whole hotel is freezing & damp! Room Was frozen & could not get it to a higher temp. We were told opening the circuit breaker to turn our room's unit off completely was the only cure for the cold. A/C was off all night. Room never did get warm. July 20, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by Wetfeet Drain was clogged I didn't enjoy standing in the shower while the drain was clogged. Not a great way to start your morning. July 22, 2014
Rated 1 out of 5 by LizLMT Wow really no knock just walk in Got to hotel we booked a king they tried gicing us a double. The couple next to us said they would take the double and give us their king, cool. Was in the room about a half hour wanted a bath no stopper. Called ftont desk and maintance brought one, hubby said that might not work. Which the guy replied well im NOT replacing the whole tub! He was VERY RUDE! Whatever I took a bath and when i was done came to the front room area to sit naked with my hubby. About a half hour later a maid just opens our door. WOW! She said we requested a wash cloth, no we didnt. Still knock id yourself. Called frontndesk shaking now. Then decided to go to lobby to speak with a manager. She was friendly and appoligized offered us free dinner. Cool, however that sucked also. Waitstaff took 10 mins to seat us another 15 to take our drink order. Another 15-20 to take our appitizer order, which she said we would have topay for.umm ok no problem.took another 10 mins to get to us and the calimari was nasty and the jumboo shrimp was tiny. She asked if we would like to order i said i was ready when u took the order for appitizers but you just walked away. Finally got dinner it was ice cold! By this time we had waited over an hour for our dinner. We told them to bring it to our room. The manager did and told us she watched the chef reheat it for us. Why didnt they make fresh food? Glad i didnt pay the close to a hundred for 2 reheated dinners. Then we found ants in the bathroom we was on the 4 th floor. I am highly allergic to ants and now have a really sore neck from an ant bite. Would i stay here again? Never!, March 4, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by TimothyHouston12 Very Surprised with how nice this hotel was. Excellent! I was surprised with how big the rooms were. July 21, 2014
Rated 1 out of 5 by Sc1320 Old and dirty I booked a king room with separate living room. which ended up being room 701. First thing I noticed when I entered the room was how muggy it was. I set the thermostat to 68 and went to get my things from the car. Once i got back to the room i noticed the floor was sticky in the living area and the outlet i plugged my laptop into did not work. I found the breaker box behind the door covered in dust with a breaker off. I turned the breaker on and the outlet worked fine. Next i checked out the bathroom, the toilet seat and ceiling had hair stuck to it, at least 10 pieces between the two. The bathroom door was missing the latch and the hole was filled with thick dust. The king bed was rock hard and creaked loudly with any movement. After about 2 hours i decided the AC did not work but it was late and i did not want to switch rooms. I had to take everything but a sheet off the bed because if i covered myself with anything more i would be sweating. The openness of the center of the hotel amplified all the noises of the 8 floors and made it impossible to sleep. I fell asleep about 230am and had to wake up at 6am. Another thing to mention, if you are over 6'5" like me your head will rub the ceiling in the shower which is filthy. July 20, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by Sharon49 Hotel Needs work My hotel room was satisfactory, but it could have been brighter, the lights were a little dim. The restaurant service was non existing, and the food was cold and burnt. The breakfast in the morning was okay, but they kept running out of food and I have had more choices and better food for free at other hotels (this was $12 a person with a $2 coupon) The elevators were slow and kept breaking down. This is not the type of service I would expect from Sheraton. The hotel staff were friendly and as accommodating as they could be with the circumstances they had to work with. ( I was also charged $4 for water that I thought was free) February 17, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by cc6580 Quick Weekend Girls Night Out The hotel was great, we were only there for one night but the beds were extremely comfortable and very nice and clean. My only complaint would be the breakfast which was sub par. We had breakfast coupons but if we would have had to have paid almot $40 (for 3) for a limited buffet breakfast that did not taste good we would have been much more upset. This is a great hotel, it's a shame the breakfast was no where near the same level. July 7, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by terriw1 Wonderful staff and Hotel I love the setup in the room I was stayed in,,the bed and pillows very soft but yet firm,I really enjoyed my stay here and will return in a year or so. The staff was very nice and helpful. July 14, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by cloudsweeper Coffee Gauntlet I gave every category the highest rating. Extremely comfortable hotel and excellent value I have been with Starwood for 20 years and just love this chain and have seen many of the global properties.. I simply want to address the coffee situation, Very difficult to get coffee in the lobby. Yes, there is a coffee machine in the room but we all know its not the same. Restaurant staff is busy with customer and rightfully so... Might be a great idea to have Self-serve Coffee at restaurant entrance and pay receptionist. I like the concept at La Cantera (san Antonio) but realize that property is a westin. No problem to pay for coffee... would like to see it readily accessible. March 18, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Lo36 Very enjoyable stay at Sheraton Suites Tampa Westshore!! Sheraton staff was outstanding and approachable, always ready and willing to assist in any way to make sure our stay was an enjoyable one. Neyo and Thabani, were very professional, energetic, and pleasant when we checked in, and set the tone for a great five day stay. Will definitely use Sheraton Suites again!! July 8, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by WantsMoreTravel Great place near the airport This is an all suites hotel, so you get plenty of room. The beds are nice and the view can be nice (depending on floor and direction). The atrium is one of the best I have seen. Breakfast along the atrium is very relaxing. The night I stayed, they were completely sold out because of a music competition of some sorts. Many kids running up and down the halls. Wish they had a Club Lounge. When I asked, they said "We are an all-suites hotel, so we don't have one." Well, the next week I stayed at an all-suites Sheraton that DID have a Club Lounge. June 4, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Michigan Great Hotel For Any Tampa Stay Our first impression of the hotel held true throughtout our 3 night stay. The lobby and atruim were very pleasant to look at and relax in. We were at this hotel from 12/31/11until 1/3/12. The rooms were clean, comfortable and updated. The beds were comfortable and we slept very well. Considering one of the nights was New Year's Eve and we had many band students in the hotel, it was still quiet and comfortable. Kudos to the Band kids. Very well behaved young people!! Eat in St. James Restuarant, the food is very good and the prices are not typical of hotel of this caliber. Smoked Salmon Egss Benedict YUM!!!!!! January 3, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by Red53 The room was extremely clean We stayed here for one night and the room was extremely clean! That is an absolute must for me! Yassamine and Brunny...2 thumbs up to you for your housekeeping skills!!!! July 8, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by Countrygrl Unfortunate Hotel offers great atmosphere and large size rooms. Unfortunately, upon arrival the bathroom was not working properly and needed assistance. Ice handle was not cleaned from previous guest and had food all over it. Went to hotel restaurant, only 4 tables seated and they were out of menus and only 2 waitstaff. Took over one hour to get food and was cold. Wifi is not free, it costs 9.95 per day. I have never seen a hotel charge for this service before. I had to pay because I needed to check my flights and check in. Unfortunately, I can not recommend this hotel at this time. Poor cleanliness and service. March 3, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by Gil1945 This hotel 's service was not up to standards We could not get a handicapped room because they had none available and they did not put us on the floor with the SPG accommodations. The room cleaning personnel were not careful pin cleaning the room and renewing the room supplies. The first day they did not renew the coffee and cream and sugars. They did not leave towels and washcloths on day two. Each day we had to call the desk to get supplies that should have been provided. The service for room cleaning did not include sweeping the floor as several areas were not swept. I found paper wrappers on the floor that were left by previous guests that should have been picked up but were not? The cleaning was not up to our expectations. July 3, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by RedMan Great hotel for business I stayed at the Westshore Sheraton Suites no less than 10 times during 2010-11. The staff was always very accommodating and and the room was above expectation. As a Platinum guest I was given a breakfast coupon daily to attend a very nice buffet in the restaurant. I was very satisfied with meals in the restaurant for both lunch and dinner. During one stay, they had a serious roof leak in the atrium. I mention this because they did not let it effect guests and upon my next stay it was completely repaired and indistinguishable. Finally, easy freeway access, free parking, close to airport and the best shops and restaurants in Tampa make this a great choice for anyone visiting the area. October 23, 2011
Rated 5 out of 5 by LisaFree Great place to be! I love this hotel because what I find the most inviting, is the staff. ALL of the staff, from the front desk to the resuraunt folks to the cleaning service to the maintanance staff. Everyone in this particular Sheraton, actually greet you with a smile and something nice to say. That tells me that these are happy people and when you have a happy staff, you have a great hotel experience! I would put this staff up against 'any' I have dealt with in any hotel I have stayed in. This is one of the key reasons we continue to hold our events at the Sheraton Suites in Tampa. Expereince is always positive! January 21, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by CCBIII Entire Property Needs Renovation This entire property needs a renovation. It is run down and the A/C units in the rooms are old and problematic. I had to be moved after the A/C unit in one room could not be fixed due to malfunction. Even after the guy fixed it (worked for 2 hrs) the air return was left dusty. There was evidence on the ceiling of ongoing problems with the unit. They could have moved me before I unpacked and reported the AC problem the first time. I asked for the Manager on duty to come up and look at the dusty air return grill and water damage on the ceiling, but the Manager only called the room and said the GM was gone for the day and she would take the room out of service. The new room they put me in was better on SPG level, but the bathroom walls and ceiling had visable damage that had been painted over. The bathroom had poor lighting and the mirror was very degraded. Even the restrooms on the public level have signs of damage on the ceiling that has been painted over. This by far the worst Starwood property I have ever stayed in. I would never go back here. July 2, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Marshav520 Exceptional Staff I stay at this hotel frequently, the facilities are up to standard, and other than occasional internet issues, I am always comfortable. What makes this hotel so great is the staff. Everyone is very friendly and really goes above and beyond. The shuttle drivers are all polite and courteous and knowledgable about the city. The front desk staff always cheerful and helpful. This hotel has really become a home away from home for me due to the staff. The only thing really missing is an outdoor space. June 7, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by SusanAB Great Place I checked in and had two rooms. (I had to ask if my SPG number was listed). One of the rooms (536) smelled horribly of smoke and the person that was sent up accused us of having done something. If he was joking, it did not come across that way. All that was done was a little air freshener. My room door (537) was ill fitting and had to be slammed to shut it and was very hard to open. Your evening staff of Michelle and Mohammed are great and very personable. I give them high marks. Your restaurant is way over priced and $2.00 for a can of soda - really??? Your parking is also a bit of a problem. June 13, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by JimLetsGoMets Great stay in Tampa What a beautiful atrium......the shuttle service to nearby places is fantastic. Don't underestimate the restaurant and bar. The food is fantastic and the prices fair for a great hotel. Easy access via shuttle to Bucaneers football at Ray Jay stadium. The staff, including Brian at the front desk, shuttle drivers, and other staff were very helpful in providing local area tips December 23, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by NicholC Cleanliness needs improvement The hotel was in a great central location, although the road noise was more than expected, making it difficult to sleep. The bed was comfortable and suite spacious, although the cleanliness left room for improvement. The trash can in my room was not changed, which wouldn't really be a bother except for the pack of cigarettes that was left by the previous tenant. The next morning I realized the bottom of the shower curtain had mold spots on it., which really sealed the deal for me personally. Maybe some rooms are better than others, I just wish I had gotten one that was in better condition. March 25, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Sukie10 comfortable bedding My family and I enjoyed our suite. I was very comfortable for a family of 4. The sofa bed came in handy to accommodate our son. June 30, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Maggie18 Returning conventioneer The rooms and service were great on an individual basis. Front desk couldn't have been more helpful. Did not care for personality/attitude of wait staff manager on duty for Monday Fun Night Dinner - actors, identified by table #'s, were NOT served first, as requested. and excuses were made. It could have been a matter of insufficient wait staff as our lovely waitress, Mildred, had three tables to serve by herself, the result of management's poor planning. There also were supply issues for some of the breakfast buffet items and tableware. May 8, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by Sue4500 Rooms were spacious On the plus side, the rooms were very spacious, and staff was fairly accommodating. On the negative side, we were charged with someone else's food bill to our room (we did not eat in the restaurant). All the Sheratons we have stayed at in the past had complimentary coffee available in the lobby every morning. This one charges $2 a cup. Hotel was full and one of the elevators was not working so it took a long time to get an elevator. There is wifi available in room but can only have 3 devices using it at once (there were 4 of us) and it was very slow. April 15, 2014
Rated 1 out of 5 by Lisa520 Horrible This property does not meet the standards I expect from a Sheraton. The smell in the room was overpowering, the ceiling in the bathroom was peeling and dirty, the shower did not drain well. If it had not been so late at night, I would have left. June 21, 2014
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Last week I had my 3 month gym weigh-in. As I said earlier, I have been working on my fitness levels this year. You can call it mid life crisis if you like (you jaded cynic you!) but for me it's actually a combination of things:
- I am getting towards the stage in life when things don't stay trim… automatically any more. A little maintenance is probably a good idea.
- The last year or two I have definitely turned around my personal life, and am enjoying life a lot these days. So I would like it to go on like this for as long as possible
- I have always been motivated the most by a sense of achievement. I used to write software in my spare time to do this, then for a few years I focused on achievements at work – which is still my primary driver (I am competitive and career-minded). But recently I've been in a more difficult work position where achievements are coming harder and slower. So I am focusing on personal achievements instead to keep my motivation and drive up.
- I am really enjoying being outdoors and doing physical activity.
- I am finding that I really enjoy being physically fit and want to stay that way.
Anyway blah blah blah, this isn't livejournal. Where was I? I had my 3 month weigh-in last week, and am pleased to be making good progress towards my goals. If you are interested, my goals are:
- Get back to the 32 inch waist I last had when I was 25 (early last year I hit a peak of 35″)
- Get down to around 10% body fat (early last year I hit a peak of 23%)
- Be able to run 10 miles / cycle 50 miles / lift my own weight at least 20 times (press+chin-ups, not bench pressing)
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The Bible as Diversified
MetanarrativeHermeneutics within History and Community
Going hand in hand
with colonial hegemony, is the question of metanarratives ("grand narratives,"
"master narratives"), that is large cultural stories that seek to explain within
their borders all local narratives. Metanarratives are as often secular as they are
religious. Not only are the major world religions metanarratives, but so are beliefs
such as the Communist theory of history and the Enlightenment view of progress. It was
Jean-François Lyotard who popularized the notion that postmodernism is "incredulity
to metanarratives." The problem according to Lyotard and others is that no
metanarrative can actually reflect the experiences and truth-claims of all peoples and
cultures; therefore, metanarratives are inherently oppressive because they actually mask
the attempts at hegemony of particular groups. Very often post-colonial critics make a
similar charge. The local knowledge and power of a particular culture is inevitably
coopted or made inferior by the larger metanarrative of the colonizer. Now, it is
worth noting at this point that local stories can equally be dangerous and violent, a.k.a.
the ethnic and tribal violence that the world has witnessed the last two decades.
Nonetheless, this charge is worth considering. Must a metanarrative, such as the
Christian Bible, be inevitably a tool of power and oppression? Do the claims of
scripture eventually lead to violence?
The Christian scriptures have often be used to justify violence and
mistreatment of others. In the United States, slave-owners often quoted biblical
passages to support their abusive practice (cf. Luke 12:47, Col 3:22-4:1), including the
infamous claim that the "mark of Ham" (Gen 9:20-27, 10:6-14) is black skin.
Likewise, men have often oppressed women in the name of biblical submission (cf. Eph
5:21-33, Col 3:17-20) or used Eve as a model of supposed female incapacity. Still to
acknowledge that scripture has been used to justify violence does not mean that it must inevitably
do so. I would contend that there are three aspects of the biblical witness that
work against this:
The Bible is a diverse book. While Christians believe that
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is [thus] useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in righteousness" (II Tim 3:16), we also acknowledge the
human element in the creation of the scriptures. God did not simply dictate the
Bible word-for-word as one would a letter to a personal assistant; instead, he worked
through the multiple personalities and experiences of authors and their communities. II
Timothy tells us that scripture is "God-breathed" (theopneustos), a
infusion of Spirit-filled life much as Adam received life from God (Gen 2). That infusion
acts within the particular settings of people. The self-disclosure of God is always
incarnational--in Christ, in Church, in history. Thus, it shouldn't surprise us that
scriptural texts reflect the varying styles, periods, genres, and focal concerns of its
human writers. Nor should we be surprised that such a set of works evinces a composite of
overlapping themes that correct potential misunderstandings on our parts. For
examples, there are two lines of history in the Old Testament--the Deutronomic (Joshua,
Judges, Samuel, Kings) and that of the Chronicler (Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah), as there
are four gospels in the New. Torah is realized through the priestly, prophetic, and wisdom
traditions, each which complements and corrects the other. The New Testament communities
that received the gospel of John, the epistle to the Hebrews, the Pauline letters, etc.
were also diverse with differing emphases in their theologies. And there are biblical
elements which stress the value of the king (Judges 21), while others warn against having
a king (I Sam 8); passages which stress the elements of justification by faith (Galatians)
and those, the expression of works (James); and circumstances which exemplify the
importance of questioning God (cf. Habakkuk, Job) versus those attitudes that warn against
questioning God (Romans 9).
We should be careful here to avoid language which suggests that
scripture is contradictory, for as a believer in the infailabilty of God's revelation I
would stress that it is not. However, what we can see is that the diversity of scripture
allows, even calls, for an adjustment of our understanding. We can see that God built such
correction into the very process of canonical formation itself. Within the Torah
community, God raised up various streams of prophecy, wisdom, and priestly ritual in order
to keep one emphasis from distorting God's way. God inspired the authorship of the New
Testament in answer to various questions and concerns of first-century Christians. The
diversity God uses prevents a totalizing stream of interpretation and life. Multiple
voices have to be listened to.
This acknowledgement of diverse correction leads us to the second
reason the Bible is not inherently oppressive--it assumes that interpretation is communal
in nature. Christians are within a community of faith, the Body of Christ. The New
Testament teaches both that divinely-gifted teachers are necessary for the church's
maturity (Eph 4:11-13) and that Christians together have an anointing from the Holy Spirit
that teaches them the truth (I Jn 2:20-27). [Note: The Greek in this later passage uses
the plural second person-"you all," suggesting a focus on the church as a
corporate receiver of Spirit-lead truth.] The illumination of scripture is the work of the
Spirit of God in our midst. No one person is the keeper of scripture (II Pet 1:19-21). And
even a cursory glance at Christian history will show that this has been the case.
We do ourselves a mistake to discount the genuine,
God-given plurality of the universal Church. Scripture, as a metanarrative, has what
Francis Fiorenza calls a "constitutional role," for it constitutes our
communities (Grenz 508). It shapes our self-understanding, our practice, and our complex
diversity. The Holy Spirit has emphasized different facets of the unity of his truth
through different branches of the people of God. Indeed, as we suggested the first
week, God the Spirit is carrying out his creational goal when he does so. No
Christian tradition has a monopoly on scripture and theology. Instead, we learn from
each other how to better unpack the richness that is there. The nature of the Church
reminds us that truth is intersubjective and connective. We come to the truth through a
variety of approaches and methods and best uncover it by drawing on the insights of a
larger scope of interpreters than ourselves alone. The Holy Spirit has intended that
it be so.
The way we interpret a text is deeply a
part of our communities and traditions. We have a heritage of response that shapes
our own questions. Thus, the Catholic, Orthodox, Magisterial Reformation,
evangelical, and charismatic communities shape their participants to interpret
differently. As Hans-Georg Gadamer has noted, "To think is to thank." In a very
real sense, we are dependent on all who have gone before us for understanding. The issues
we raise, the questions we ask, even the words we use arise out of a specified time
and place in history. And because these communities of faith are not incommensurable to
one another, we can avoid the use of our metanarrative as a tool for oppression.
Of course, a community can become oppressive, seeking to suppress
difference. Thus, the need for the third area I mentioned above--critical self-knowledge
and epistemic humility. The Christian view of humanity stresses our innate propensity for
pride and presumption. We are warned that "the heart is deceitful above all things,
and desperately wicked: who can know it?" (Jer 17:9) We have an infinite
capacity for self-deception. Thus, we need the mutual accountability of communal, diverse
interpretation and the self-correction that scripture offers to our readings of it.
Post-colonialists often mistrust metanarratives because they claim perfect and absolute
knowledge, and then their purveyors proceed to enforce such knowledge with a sledge
hammer. In response we should seek out and remain open to scriptural interpretation from
non-Western sources. While scripture warns us against false teachers and there are
parameters under which a belief can be declared heretical, we should be wary of doing so
without the diverse accountability of the larger church. Sin has noetic impact.
Thus, the call to scriptural truth is not a closed one; we must ever return to a testing
of what we believe in order that we not become makers of hegemony. The Bible, if you will,
is a post-colonial Bible too.
Grenz, Stanley J. Theology for the Community of God.
Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1994.
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Feels like this was custom made for me! I love this sweater! I wore it over a dusty blue sleeveless shell and it's perfect for transitioning from summer into fall. Very soft and true to size. It's one of my wardrobe's most versatile pieces. September 3, 2014
Love the aqua! Love this cardigan. True to size. I purchased the aqua and it's a beautiful color. The V-neck and length make this cardigan perfect for pairing with a lace-trimmed cami. I plan to purchase in other colors! August 26, 2014
Versatile Cardi I love this cardigan! I got it in 3 colors (white, aqua blue, and dusty pink). The aqua is beautiful. I love the unique shade of the dusty pink. All have held up well in the wash! I really like the weight - not too heavy for Summer but substantial enough that it will work well into the Fall. They go with so much and are great for work or after-hours. August 9, 2014
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Great for the office This is a great sweater to put on top of sleeveless dresses/tops for summer time when outside is hot and they blast the AC in the office. M fit me nicely as expected and has a nice drape (I'm size 6 in TL dresses). I got the dusty pink which is a bit paler than the picture (love the subtle color) and I'm back for another one, maybe the Aqua Blue. I'm wearing it over an Ashton dress right now. August 5, 2014
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Love the Cardi Unlike the other reviewer, I loved the cardigan. I purchased all the colors except the pink (blush). I like that it had stretch to it but it still hung nice and and it super comfortable. It has slits on each side and that makes it hang and not cling to you. I did NOT find it super short and thought it was the perfect length (2" past my hip bone). I really hope that this will come in other fall colors and wish they would have had this in the spring. I would definitely buy more. I would say it is true to size. I normally wear an XS and that fit great. I am 5'5" and weigh 118. I love the cardigan and would definitely recommend to others. July 24, 2014
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Q:It's the cami with lace, I can't seem to find it and would also order it with the cardigan.
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A:Thank you for the question! Yes, we will be selling the lace-trimmed cami featured with this cardigan. It will be available for sale on the website starting July 16th. Thanks again!
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A:Thank you for the question! This cardigan does not run small; it fits true to size.
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A:NikkiG1216, if you are a size 10-12, I would order a medium.
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Age: In my 50s
Body Type: Average
Shopping Frequency: Frequently
Eolia, MO
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Q:I'm a slim but tall girl - 5'8 but skinny. The size small - regular shirts from Limited and other stores tent to still be a bit roomy - the sweater I want is only available in PETITE - would it fit me if I order a medium?
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Body Type: Long and Lean
Shopping Frequency: Occasionally
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A:Thank you for the question! The general fit of the regular versus petite is the same for this cardigan. Where the sizing differs is that the petite sleeve length and overall cardigan length are shorter, which might not work since you are fairly tall at 5'8''. Thanks again!
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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