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I received a heartfelt e-mail from a reader who identifies himself as a Grand Rapids teacher and wanted to share his perspective of the controversial "Waiting for Superman" documentary. GRGadfly believes Superman wouldn't be needed if parents were doing their job.
"Interestingly, anyone associated on a production level with "Waiting For Superman" have never taught. I went through the credits of the producers, directors, writers, Googled them - none of them have ever set foot in a classroom and been the responsible adult.
"They have never been responsible for the education and general well being for 30-plus kids, five days a week for eight hours a day. Especially for the education and general well being of kids coming from challenging home environments. These media mavens probably farm out the general care for their own biological children to nannies....perhaps that's not fair, I digress.
"While certainly tenure could be an item of concern, it is not the problem with the schools. Parents and the lack of support for their children's education is the problem. In "Waiting for Superman," follow kids who come from the city (many of whom happen not to be white), and who are hoping like heck they make it into exclusive charter schools.
"The very fact that these kids are involved in the lottery process at all means they are coming from homes where the parent/s are involved.
"What 'Waiting for Superman' didn't do is follow the kid who comes home from school to no responsible adult, period. The kid who is given a dollar from his 12 year old sister to go down to the corner store to buy a small bag of Dorritos and a 25¢ bottle of "blue drink" and have that for supper.
"The kid who goes to sleep in the same clothes he wore to school and doesn't sleep on a bed but on a pile of old clothes. The kid who has been staying in multiple houses over the course of a week depending on what "adult" is willing to have him sleep on the floor at their place. The kid who then shows up the next day to whatever school he happens to be enrolled in this year having not really slept or eaten since the last time he was at school. The kid who then, for the aforementioned reasons, isn't equipped to concentrate, could give a flying fig about math, reading, and isn't ready to take a arduous standardized test. The kid who acts out in class, is angry and scared.
"You might think I'm exaggerating. You might think that there aren't many kids like this in Kent County. You couldn't be more wrong.
"This kid's teacher could actually be Superman – in the cape, able to fly, leap tall buildings, read minds, shoot lasers out of his eyes….and this teacher would still have an incredibly difficult time convincing him that reading is fun, and that this test is really important. This test that Superman's (this kid's teacher) salary is based on whether this kid does well.
" I teach, I know. I teach in GRPS. I know these things. More often than not, my kids come from these experiences. I've seen it with my own eyes and I've seen and heard this story hundreds of times (literally).
"One of my colleague's 30 students, a third grader (eight years old), kept coming to school dirty. The school would give him replacement clothes and he'd come back the next day in the same clothes filthy.
"Tear-stained face, filthy clothes, and had soiled himself. This student didn't want to have anything to do with reading, math, or the MEAP test.
"Finally my colleague ascertained that this student had been sleeping under the porch of the house he was supposed to be living at with his aunt. He came home from school one day to find out his aunt was gone, and she didn't come back.
"He'd been sleeping under a porch for nearly a week. He was too scared to share this. He was scared. He couldn't learn. Biochemically his brain was in survival mode. He certainly couldn't take and perform well on a standardized test.
"The great thing about America though, even though this kid won't be driven by an adult to a charter school, or join a lottery to get into one, he is entitled to an education. He is entitled to the opportunity of an education and his teachers are required to try their hardest to give him an education. However, in many ways his teachers' hands are tied if this student is scared to go 'home.'
"Scores of our public school kids face abjectly impoverished situations that preclude them from doing well in school, and this isn't their teacher's fault. No more than it's the fault of a dentist if his clients eat copious amounts of candy and don't brush their teeth.
"Kids perform well if they feel they are loved and cared for at home regardless if they live in a dilapidated house in the city or a McMansion in the suburbs. You can come from poverty and do well, but you need to feel like you are loved and safe at home. Superman needs to make some home visits - see what a child eats for dinner, where he sleeps, is there a place for him to do homework, is there an adult who reads to him, cares for him and shows him that he is safe and loved.
"Superman needs to reward and recognize teachers for their work despite the situations their students come from. Teachers didn't get into this for the money, believe me. They started teaching because they care and have been cared for.
"Yeah, I'm still waiting for Superman too."
Having covered inner-city schools in Flint and Grand Rapids, I have no doubt that there are children living in the conditions described by the teacher here. It's heartbreaking.
But I ask the question. What do you do with these children?
Last month we looked at the issue of poverty in schools. Playing devil's advocate, I asked if educators blaming the parents were taking the easy way out.
Should it be the job of a school to find a way to reach a student no matter where they came from, or who their parents are?
I asked if students from homes without support be treated almost as special education students, turned over specially trained teachers who are passionate about working with such challenged young people? Would it be unreasonable to create an IEP for each child with absentee parents?
Should schools be able to offer teachers willing to work with such students, or in buildings dominated by such students, additional money as an incentive to lure the best and brightest educators to tackle the greatest challenges?
It seems like the alternative is two write off these children at such an early age, and say their problems are such that they can't be taught and that teachers shouldn't be held accountable for the lack of achievement.
No teacher I know would want to see that happen.
E-mail Dave Murray: email@example.com and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ReporterDMurray


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Once the fat cells die from Zeltiq's coolsculpting, the macrophages of the immune system consume them and distribute them. As there is no injury to the vascular system with CoolSculpting there isn't a mechanism of which I'm aware that a fat embolus would occur and I am not aware of such a report, unlike when abdominoplasty has been done at the same time as liposuction.
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CMYK for photographers
Problems and pitfalls - some first steps
At Northlight we have a strict policy of only supplying our images to commercial clients in RGB colour spaces (such as Adobe98 or sRGB for web)
Indeed, the company only supplies in CMYK formats if the client convinces us that they know what they are doing, and appreciates that the conversion will be a chargeable part of our work.
Why such a strict policy?
Keith Cooper has written this introductory article with UK colour management consultant Ken Thomson to address some of the issues that as a photographer, you should be wary of when supplying images in CMYK.
It's intended as a guide for photographers who might have clients who want work in CMYK.
A second article covers print related issues for larger scale printing.
It's not that difficult, but there are a number of potential difficulties along the way and it's all too easy for staff at clients to 'blame the photographer' when their necks are on the line for some bad image quality in the company's new brochure.
Of course, as colour management consultants, we're happy to give basic advice - something Northlight offers free to clients using our work. For more complex work in the print side of things, we're happy to pass on details of people who's knowledge and expertise we trust, such as Ken...
Using CMYK
I'm going to assume that you've got your monitor properly calibrated, and if you print images, you've got good lighting to evaluate your prints and are printing using printer ICC profiles.
Not to worry if such things are new to you, just I'd suggest reading some of our introductory colour management articles first
I often get asked for suggestions about learning more about the nuts and bolts of Colour Management.
My usual suggestion is Bruce Fraser's Real World Colour Management. My own copy is well thumbed. It's my first port of call if I'm asked a question and I feel I don't quite understand an issue well enough to be absolutely sure of an answer.
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If you print your own work on an inkjet printer, then probably your only exposure to CMYK is the fact that your colour printer contains Cyan (C), Magenta (M), Yellow (Y) and Black (K) inks.
It may have other colours to improve print quality, but essentially you can print full colour with just these four inks.
What confuses many people is that the printer driver software for your printer converts your RGB (Red/Green/Blue) images into the appropriate CMYK ink levels for you, so the printer is best viewed as a RGB device (like a monitor) rather than CMYK.
So, for printing your own work on inkjet printers, there is no need to go anywhere near CMYK.
The difficulty comes when you need to send your work to someone who will be using large scale printing presses, whether for posters or books or magazines.
If you've looked at working in different colour spaces, then you'll be quite aware that the range of colours you can capture with your camera can exceed both what can be fitted into a particular space (say Adobe98) and what can be displayed on your monitor.
There is then the problem of what colours can be printed on your inkjet printer and how the colours in your image are mapped to what the printer/paper/ink combination can cover - the printer's Gamut.
These limitations are often addressed in ways such as soft-proofing and rendering intents when using printer profiles.
So, what about CMYK?
Think of a CMYK colour space as you might an ICC printer profile - it represents what a particular press can manage on a particular paper (or 'stock').
The spaces are generally smaller than what you might choose as a working space.
The example at the right give an idea of the differences, shown with the OSX ColorSync utility.
This example compares aspects of Adobe98 and a space that often seems to get picked by designers for no good reason: U.S. Web coated (SWOP) V2
CMYK space represent rather more than your usual inkjet printer profile, since they usually have the concept of 'ink limits' in them.
The four CMYK 'numbers' are usually in percentages in the range of 0 to 100%
There is not a big press made that won't leave a sticky mess on the paper if you use 100% of all four inks, so there is the concept of a total ink limit, that depends on the stock used and press type. i.e. a 320% limit means that C+Y+M+K must add up to no more than 320%.
It's also useful to use more black ink in the mix where possible (it's cheaper and there are less image registration issues), so there are things like Under Colour Removal (UCR) and Grey Component Replacement (GCR) to consider.
If you've thought that creating printer profiles for your desktop printer was a bit involved, then that pales into insignificance once you decide to start profiling presses.
Indeed, it takes a lot of experience in this field to get the best out of this type of printing, which is why when a client is asking about aspects of their workflow relating to press issues, I'll have no hesitation in giving them Ken's details.
One key thing to remember is that you lose a lot of information about an image, once you convert it to CMYK. It's a one way trip.
If you consider presses with more than the four inks, then profiles get even more complex and less amenable to subsequent change.
The Client who asks for 'Standard CMYK'
When a new client phones up and says that they would like images supplying in CMYK, the alarm bells start ringing.
First up, I'll ask 'What sort of CMYK?
If the answer suggests surprise that there is anything other than 'standard CMYK' then I know I'm dealing with a company that is in serious need of colour management knowledge as well as my photography...
All too many graphic design studios have the unfortunate approach of just converting any RGB images they get into the default CMYK space that their copy of Photoshop is set to.
Unfortunately, the Photoshop defaults don't actually match to many presses (and vary between Photoshop versions and locations)
Additionally, your images as the photographer, have just been mangled and might not look anything like what you saw on your monitor before sending them.
If the client knows what space they want me to use, then at least we're getting somewhere, however I'm still suspicious of why they want me to do the conversion. I do however at least have a chance to see how things might change in my images.
The best clients know exactly how they want the images supplied and will give me some guidance as to the final output medium, so that I can send them files that won't look drastically different when printed. Such clients are well aware of the capabilities of their different output mediums and the print companies that they are using.
Unfortunately, the number of design companies falling into this last category is still relatively small.
One document/link I regularly send out to clients is the UPDIG guidelines. The guidelines were created to establish photographic standards and practices for photographers, designers, printers, and image distributors.
Very useful for showing that a consistent and colour managed workflow helps get things 'right first time' more often. Almost always, when I run into resistance to change, it's on spurious cost grounds.
Materials such as the guidelines help demonstrate the benefits of actually having a clue about what you are doing ;-)
Conversion to CMYK
In some ways it's a bit too easy in Photoshop - you just change the mode to CMYK
The problem is that there are loads of different CMYK colour spaces available and just converting to one at random is potentially going to cause difficulties for reproduction of your image down the line.
You might wonder why the bother, surely the CMYK profile can be fixed later, with another conversion? It's a bit more complex than that, and CMYK to CMYK conversion has its own set of pitfalls, particularly what can happen to blacks.
Oh, and the blame when it goes wrong? it won't be taken by the graphics design people who've just chosen any old CMYK because that's what they've always done...
In Photoshop CS5 I notice that there is at least a warning...
You can use the convert to profile option as well. This gives even more conversion options, such as choice of rendering intents.
I'll not go into all the different conversion considerations in this article, just give a few pointers.
The rendering intents can be thought of as how the colours from one space are squeezed into another - whether just out of gamut colours get clipped, or there is a more widespread alteration, to preserve the 'look' of an image.
The choice is usually between Perceptual and Relative Colorimetric.
As to using dither and the conversion engine - if you need features like this then your level of colour management knowledge is probably a bit beyond what we're covering here...
Black Point Compensation (an Adobe developed feature) allows for differing blacks in the source and destination profiles - for Relative Colorimetric it can make the results look better.
BPC is an optional modification of relative colorimetric conversions, but because it is currently applied to all steps from source space to destination space, it also affects the black point in the proof.
In principle limited to scaling the L channel, BPC moves the black point of the space you are converting from, up or down in lightness to match the black point of the colour space you are converting into, which can avoid clipping of shadow details. Because this may expand the simulated lightness range in the destination space, you should disable it for soft-proofing and proof-printing.
Proofing - or an idea what it will look like
If you want to see what sorts of parts of your image will change when in print, then there is always the option of 'soft proofing', where the display changes to show an impression of what things will look like.
There are lots of potential sources of error here - you need to know the destination profile, and it helps to know where the print will be reproduced.
That said, it can offer some useful hints.
The image below is from the Datacolor test image that I regularly use for print testing - it's in the Adobe98 colour space, and the screen shot below shows the soft proof of picking a US SWOP profile (one of the ones that gets picked as a default sometimes)
Move your mouse over the image to see the effect of the conversion (remember that you are seeing a screen grab, converted into sRGB for web display)
You can also show a gamut warning - I've set this to flash red.
Move your mouse over the image to see areas where there is a mismatch
With this approach, you can also set the display to simulate the actual ink and paper colours.
Be careful though, if you have other items on the screen (palettes, windows etc.) the brightness of these can make the proofed image look very poor.
The next step is to simulate a print using your inkjet printer and appropriate paper.
In the Photoshop print dialogue, there is the option to do a proof print.
Note that I've still got SWOP selected, you might want to select a more appropriate profile...
Once again there is a whole big area of work concerned with accurate proofing, and I'll leave details of some of the things to look for until our next article.
At Northlight we've a controlled viewing system that I use for evaluating prints - if you are producing hard proofs, you really do need to consider something like this.
Be careful when a client asks to receive images in CMYK
Unless you know how the images are going to be used and they give you suitably complete conversion information be aware that things could go wrong with your image further on in the workflow.
If you do need to convert your files to CMYK, then try out soft proofing at least to see how your image could be affected by the conversion.
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Governor Julius L. Meier's Administration
Governor's Special Message, 1933
Source: STATE OF OREGON Special Message Of JULIUS L. MEIER, GOVERNOR To the THIRTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
January 3,1933
Members of the State Senate and the House of Representatives:
Section 2 of article IX of the state constitution reads:
"The legislative assembly shall provide for raising revenue sufficient to defray the expenses of the state for each fiscal year, and also a sufficient sum to pay the interest on the state debt, if there be any."
Section 6 of the same article reads:
"Whenever the expenses of any fiscal year shall exceed the income, the legislative assembly shall provide for levying a tax for the ensuing final year, sufficient with other sources of income, to pay the deficiency, as well as the estimated expense of the ensuing fiscal year."
I have convened you in extraordinary session in accordance with these constitutional provisions which confer on the legislature the exclusive power of raising revenue:
First, to afford you an opportunity of providing revenue to replace the tax on real property for state purposes, action on which must be taken at this special session if relief is to be forthcoming for the present year.
Second, to afford you an opportunity of providing immediate relief for Oregon's unfortunate victims of the world-wide economic depression—the unemployed and destitute.
Let us proceed to the consideration of these subjects in the order named.
To begin with, it may be well to point out that the abolition of the property tax for state purposes has been an issue before the legislature and electorate for a decade.
This issue was precipitated in the 1923 legislative session when Governor Pierce recommended in his inaugural message the enactment of a graduated income tax, the revenue to be derived therefrom to be used as far as possible to replace the tax on real property.
The legislature enacted the measure and the electorate approved it at a special election held in the same year.
Thereupon, Governor Pierce caused the property tax levy within the six per cent tax constitutional amendment to be reduced in December 1923 from $3,350,329 to $1,877,090, estimating that the difference would be absorbed by revenue to be obtained from the income tax.
Within a year, however, the income tax law was repealed by the electorate, leaving the state with income tax delinquencies approximating $1,000,000.
Regardless of the repeal of the law, Governor Pierce again in December, 1924, reduced the property tax levy to $1,923,048. This second reduction resulted in the loss of the original tax base of $,3,350,329 under the six per cent amendment, and the inability of the state to restore the former base resulted in the creation of a deficiency in our state treasury.
This deficiency was the beginning of the state deficit concerning which there is now so much discussion.
I wish to remark here that this recital should not be construed as a criticism of Governor Pierce's commendable effort to eliminate the property tax for state purposes.
Despite the depleted condition of the treasury, succeeding legislatures continued to appropriate funds in excess of the revenue available under the impaired tax base, thereby steadily increasing the deficit.
Calling attention to this alarming situation and the necessity of retiring the increasing deficit in order to preserve the credit of the state, the late Governor Patterson in his message to the 1929 legislature, in part, said:
"You are aware that at the last session of the legislature appropriations were made aggregating approximately $4,000,000 in excess of the available state revenues for the biennium.
"Of these appropriations I vetoed bills providing for $1,300,000 leaving a deficit of more than $2,000,000, which I hoped might be taken care of by the income tax measure passed by the legislature and referred to the electorate.
"The income tax measure was defeated and as a result the revenues of the general fund will be insufficient by approximately $2,000,000 to meet the obligations thereon for the biennium ending December 31, 1928."
When I assumed the governorship in 1931, the deficiency in the treasury had increased to approximately $3,000,000.
With a view of keeping this inherited deficit to the lowest possible level and with the further view of so reducing state expenditures that the property tax for state purposes might be eventually abolished in its entirety, I inaugurated a rigid retrenchment program in state affairs beginning with the 1931 legislative session.
On my recommendation that legislature repealed the millage tax on real property for market roads, amounting to $2,250,0000 biennially.
On the adjournment of the session I vetoed appropriations totaling $626,925.
Included in these vetoed appropriations was $500,000 of the $1,181,173 appropriated for the state's higher institutions of learning.
Simultaneously with the veto of this half million dollars I also vetoed the emergency clause of this appropriation bill, thereby paving the way for the successful invokement of the referendum against the balance, amounting to $681,173.
After the adjournment of the session I also instituted drastic economy measures in state affairs resulting in savings of approximately $1,000,000 out of appropriations authorized for the biennium.
At my request there was also eliminated from the 1932 and 1933 tax levies the millage property tax for the World War Veterans' Commission amounting to more than $1,000,000.
Had not these economies been effected, the state deficit would have been substantially increased.
To give still further relief to the distressed taxpayers the State Tax Commission omitted from the 1932 levy for state purposes the entire tax on property amounting to $4,500,000.
The commission then estimated that with the economies and curtailments introduced in state affairs during my administration sufficient revenue would be available from the excise and intangibles taxes and from the income tax and other receipts to defray the cost of the state government and the institutions of higher learning.
But, due to the economic depression, there was a shrinkage beyond all expectations in revenue from these sources, a shrinkage of approximately $2,000,000, and a further heavy shrinkage will be unavoidable during the present year.
When it appeared likely last summer that the shrinkage in revenue would be so great that the property tax would have to be restored, unless additional income could be mad available, our State Tax Commission jointed hands with the Oregon Taxpayers Equalization and Conservation League in the initiation of a measure revising our present income tax so as to provide more revenue.
This measure, and two other measures to control local tax levies and bond issues, were rejected by the people at the recent general election.
In an effort to compensate for diminishing revenue, nothing has been left undone, in my opinion, to effect reduction in state expenditures.
In the state budget submitted to you the approved appropriations are $8,005,213 less than the appropriations recommended to the last legislature by my predecessor, and $5,888,011 less than the authorized appropriations for the last biennium.
If this budget is adopted by the legislature and no greater levy is made than is now mandatory under our constitution, the state deficit can be reduced by the end of the biennium to approximately $1,000,000.
Included in the levy for state purposes for the present year is a tax on property amounting to $2,975,000, which is approximately $1,525,000 less than the property tax levy for the year 1931.
The remainder of the levy, amounting to $1,500,000, represents revenue which it is estimated will be derived from the excise, intangibles and income taxes.
In view of the tremendous shrinkage in revenue and the existing deficit, the State Tax Commission had no alternative, under the constitution, but to restore a part of the property tax levy for 1933. Unless additional revenue is provided from some other source the commission will have no alternative but to continue the levy on real property in 1934.
Whether this restored property tax shall remain and be continued hereafter is the question you have been convened to determine.
The time has come, in my judgment, when your honorable body should devise ways and means for abolishing this tax in its entirety forever.
Since the foundation of our commonwealth, real property has borne the lion's share of our tax burden not only for state purposes but for local purposes—counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions.
In view of the economic depression, real property, in my opinion, cannot longer carry this load without confiscation and bankruptcy—confiscation for property and bankruptcy for our counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions.
As Governor, I have done everything within my power to solve the financial problem with which we are confronted; in fact, in instances, have gone beyond the strict letter of my legal prerogatives.
Let me say here that a solution of your problem does not lie, as some of you may feel, in further retrenchment. If you were to abolish the whole administrative end of the state government and close the doors of all its departments a property tax levy would still be mandatory under our state constitution so long as the present state deficit remains, unless, of course, other sources of revenue are made available to supplant a property tax.
What this source of revenue shall be is for you, the duly elected representatives of the people and the sole authorized revenue-raising agency of the state, to determine.
Naturally, in matters pertaining to taxation, the counsel and advice of our State Tax Commission is invaluable.
Accordingly, I have had the commission make a comprehensive survey of every available source of revenue, including gift, inheritance, tobacco, income, and sales taxes, and the data assembled are now ready for your consideration.
I have been advised by the commission which has carefully considered the whole problem that, in its opinion, a general sales tax, patterned after the sales tax adopted by Mississippi in 1932 to solve its financial and tax difficulties, offers the only means of providing sufficient revenue to permit the cancellation of the state levy on property.
My study of the subject has also led me to the conclusion that a general sales tax is unavoidable, and I urge you to give it your earnest and serious consideration. However, I am not unalterably committed to any specific remedy, but am willing to give my support to any constructive and practical tax plan this legislature may formulate to replace and abolish from our state tax system the present antiquated, burdensome and inequitable tax on real property.
As already indicated, the second subject you have been convened to consider is relief for the unemployed and destitute.
A part of the revenue raised by any measure enacted at this session should be allocated to unemployment relief. According to data assembled by the State Unemployment Relief Committee there are now approximately 57,078 unemployed in the state, many of these heads of families in destitute circumstances.
The state has received a total of $238,538 in loans from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for relief, and an application for $725,000 for Multnomah county has been submitted, but no further relief funds will be forthcoming from the federal government until the state of Oregon has exhausted its resources.
The problem of affording relief to those unfortunate men, women and children is as much a duty of the state as of the federal government.
Although we may not be able to provide employment, we should at least make provision for relief so that there will be no avoidable want or suffering in our state.
In my opinion, not less than $500,000 should be made available for relief purposes during your special session.
In conclusion, let me earnestly appeal to those who may have come here with political prejudices to rise above them.
In this hour of our people's distress and need we should lay aside all petty grievances, personal animosities and blind partisanship.
Let us in these deliberations devote ourselves unselfishly and wholeheartedly to the best interests of Oregon and her people. In the words of Woodrow Wilson, "Let politics stand adjourned," during our deliberations on the grave problems before us.
I thank you.


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Alabama's known as a conservative state, but there are shades of gray even within its solidly red legislature.
The Sunlight Foundation recently crunched the numbers on voting records from every state legislator. The voting records were then used to calculate how liberal or conservative every Alabama legislator is relative to their peers. You can read the methodology behind the rankings here.
In the Alabama Senate, the analysis shows the polar ends of the partisan spectrum are held by Republican Shadrack McGill on the conservative side and Democrat Bobby Singleton on the liberal side. After a controversial single term, McGill is not seeking reelection to his Senate seat. The second-most conservative Senator, Scott Beason, is also leaving the Senate. Earlier this month, Beason lost out on a bid to replace retiring Rep. Spencer Bachus.
Most of the others fall within a fairly-tight spectrum with the Republicans particularly close when it comes to ideology.
The study's author is quick to note, however, the use of the terms "conservative" and "liberal," aren't the same from legislative body to legislative body. In other words, what's considered "conservative" in California might be considered moderate here.
The rankings also look at how the individual legislators work together and their success in having their legislation co-sponsored and passed. That information is used in effort to determine how partisan each legislative body is. Overall, Alabama's legislature is seen as fairly middle-of-the-road when it comes to political partisanship.
A study by the Washington Post that was used in the Sunlight Foundation's study shows Alabama almost in the middle of the partisan spectrum. According to the study, the least-polarized state legislature is Rhode Island and the most polarized is California.
Here are the 10 most conservative State Senators according to the Sunlight Foundation:
- Shadrack McGill , R- 8th District, DeKalb, Jackson, Madison
- Scott Beason , R- 17th District, Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair
- Rusty Glover , R-34th District, Mobile
- Bill Hightower , R-35th District, Mobile
- Tripp Pittman, R-32nd District, Baldwin
- Paul Sanford , R-7th District, Madison
- Gerald Allen , R-21st District, Hale, Pickens, Tuscaloosa
- Jimmy Holley, R-31st District, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Houston
- Clay Scofield, R-9th District, Blount, Madison, Marshall
- Phil Williams, R-10th District, Cherokee, Etowah
10 most liberal State Senators according to the Sunlight Foundation:
- Bobby Singleton , D-24th District, Bibb, Choctaw, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter, Tuscaloosa
- Quinton Ross Jr., D-26th District, Montgomery
- Rodger Smitherman , D-18th District, Jefferson
- Vivian Davis Figures , D-33rd District, Mobile
- Linda Coleman , D-20th District, Jefferson
- Priscilla Dunn, D-19th District, Jefferson
- Billy Beasley, D-28th District, Barbour, Bullock, Henry, Lee, Macon, Russell
- Tammy Irons, D-1st District Colbert, Lauderdale
- Mark Keahey , D-22nd District Baldwin, Choctaw, Clake, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington
- Roger Bedford, D-6th District, Colbert, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Winston
Note: No ranking was given for Hank Sanders, D-Selma.
What are your thoughts? Do you consider your State Senator conservative (or liberal) enough?


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(WBNG Binghamton) Individuals and families living in Broome County will have the opportunity to sign-up for a Thanksgiving Basket and to register their children for the Salvation Army's Christmas Program.
According to a news release:
Individuals 18 years and older must provide proof of residency within the last 30 days and ID for each household member. In addition, one of the following qualifications must be met: On Public Assistance; Eligible for SSI/SSD; Eligible for HEAP; receiving Unemployment Benefits; receiving free or reduced school lunch; receiving WIC/School Lunch Program; receiving services through an agency, school or church.
Sign-ups for both the Thanksgiving Basket and Christmas Program will take place at Catholic Charities, 232 Main Street in Binghamton from Noon to 6 PM on Monday, October 21, Tuesday, October 22 or Wednesday, October 23.
Residents of Vestal, Endwell and Endicott may sign-up for a Thanksgiving Basket at Mother's Teresa's Cupboard, 202 Garfield Avenue in Endicott from 9 AM to 3 PM on Monday, October 21 or Wednesday, October 23.
All families wishing to sign-up for both programs at the same time must do so at the Catholic Charities location in Binghamton.
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I bought my ketone strips from Universal drugstore from canada. They run $2 a strip and took about two weeks to receive. They are very expensive, which is the reason why I'm testing every other day at this point. I would order $100 worth to take advantage of the free shipping, otherwise shipping will cost you around $20. If you order the nova max, it comes with two ketone meters and it's free as well, but take 3-4 weeks to receive the meter.
In the meanwhile, you could check your glucose levels. Below 100 in a fasting state is a good sign.
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WASHINGTON -- The film doesn't lie, at least when it comes to Antonio McDyess.
Pistons coach Flip Saunders felt his players weren't getting the ball to McDyess enough, and everything he saw on video confirmed what he suspected.
McDyess probably won't be Detroit's first option offensively tonight, but you can expect the Pistons will make a point out of trying to get him into a good flow early Sunday against Washington.
Saunders said McDyess' lack of shot attempts is a reflection of the team's inability to get him the ball in spots where he's most effective offensively.
"He's not getting the ball in a rhythm to shoot ball," Saunders said. "That's why I think his (shooting) percentage is down at times."
Saunders hasn't pointed the finger at any one player in explaining McDyess' lack of shot attempts.
But it's obvious that Detroit point guard Chauncey Billups, more than any other Piston, is at the heart of matter.
Billups admits that McDyess is open a lot on offense, but added, "there's a lot of times on a lot of plays that a lot of people are open. That's what's so hard about it. When one or two guys don't get (the ball frequently), it sticks out."
And even when McDyess is open and you get him the ball, defenses don't leave him alone for long.
"Somebody is going to be running full speed to get (to) him," Billups said. "To take him off that shot."
In an earlier interview, McDyess said he is content with getting the fewest shot attempts among the team's starting five.
"I'm the fifth option, so that's how it should be," he said. "Whatever this team needs me to do, to win, that's what I want to do. Defend, rebound, block shots, score. It don't matter to me, just as long as we get a win."
Hayes gets his groove back
Regardless of whether shots are falling or not, Jarvis Hayes' confidence remains high. That's why his current hot streak shooting the ball, for him at least, isn't that big a deal.
"This is what I'm supposed to do, make shots," he said. "This is why I'm in the NBA. Sometimes you're in a nice groove, sometimes your not. But it can't be about confidence. That's one thing about me, making or missing shots doesn't really affect my confidence."
Wizards coach praised by Pistons
Eddie Jordan is a longshot to be named this season's coach of the year. But the job he has done with the injury-riddled Wizards has not gone unnoticed. Despite a slew of injuries to key players including three-time All-Star Gilbert Arenas, Jordan currently has them fifth in the East and battling to get home court in the first round.
"It says something about the job Eddie has done, his system," Saunders said. "More so with the injuries, they've relied on their system and how they play."
Billups had similar comments about Jordan.
"I've been very impressed with them," Billups said. "They've been playing good. You can attribute a lot of that to their coach."
Hayes spent four seasons under Jordan in Washington. While he admits Jordan has done a good job dealing with the many setbacks faced by Washington this year, Hayes contends that a lot of credit should go to the players as well.
"Guys there have been listening to him," Hayes said. "That's why they've been able to stay afloat."


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I received my undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Brown University. As a student in the Medical Scientist Training Program at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, I pursued my Ph.D. thesis research in the area of cytokine signal transduction under the mentorship of Dr. Paul Rothman. I received my M.D. and Ph.D. degrees in 2002, and went on to clinical Internal Medicine residency and subsequent clinical Hematology and Oncology fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. As a fellow, I completed postdoctoral research training in the laboratory of Dr. Steven Reiner, where I studied the regulation of gene expression and cell fate decisions in T cells during immune responses. In 2010, I joined the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine and started my own lab.
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My laboratory team is interested in the molecular mechanisms governing gene expression patterns and differentiation in T lymphocytes both in the setting of anti-cancer immune responses and in the setting of T cell leukemia and lymphoma. We anticipate that our studies of T cells in these two different contexts, described in more detail below, will be complementary with our knowledge of non-malignant and malignant T cell biology each informing our research on the other.
T cell differentiation in anti-cancer immune responses. By the time a cancer reaches clinical significance, it has escaped the control of the immune system. The mechanisms by which T cells lose their anti-cancer activity remain incompletely defined. Antibodies directed against surface molecules including CTLA4, PD-1, and 4-1BB have all been shown to induce clinically significant T cell responses, however the inability to maintain a highly active and durable anti-cancer response remains a barrier to longstanding clinical success. We believe that mechanistic insights into the loss of activity in T cells within tumors, and into the induction of anti-cancer activity with current approaches will guide the design of novel immuno-therapeutic strategies.
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Already the District 10-4A champs and the top-ranked Class 4A team, Warren Easton clinched an undefeated district season as well Friday night with a 64-43 road win over Ursuline.
Playing their last regular season game of the year, Ursuline hung in against NOLA.com's top-ranked large school, cutting Easton's lead to 42-35 in the fourth quarter before the Eagles turned up their defensive pressure and ran away with it.
Ursuline Coach Andrea Williams said she was proud of her team's effort. "They played hard from the jump of this game and did not give up," she said. "Easton is a very good team. Playing a team that's so physical and aggressive, they kind of wear you down."
While the Eagles weren't at their best until the final four minutes, when a flurry of steals and transition baskets allowed them to pull away, Ursuline was playing at a severe disadvantage, as star junior Jenna Deemer left the game in the second quarter with an apparent head injury.
With Ursuline down 20-8, Deemer and teammate Halie Rodrigue both tried to control a loose ball and collided hard. Deemer may have hit her head on the court on the way down.
"It looks like she hit her head," Williams said after the game, adding that she had not yet spoken to Deemer and that she was undergoing concussion tests at an emergency room.
Still, without Deemer, Ursuline managed to stay within striking distance of the Eagles until late in the fourth quarter, getting 19 points from senior Sami Adams, the game's leading scorer.
"We came out slow, taking it for granted," said Easton's terrific junior guard Lawriell Wilson, who scored 10 and was one of five Eagles to finish in double digits.
Easton center Aliesha Celestine was impressive inside, grabbing nine offensive rebounds and finishing with a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double.
There was some confusion and controversy surrounding Celestine when she was whistled for a foul at the beginning of the fourth quarter and the ref fouled her out when it appeared she only had four fouls.
"It's hard, 'cause they gave me that foul and I only had four at that time," she said.
Celestine and Wilson both said the vocal Ursuline crowd created an environment where keeping their composure was a challenge, but Easton Head Darius Mimms was pleased that his team kept its collective head.
"I think we held our composure well," he said, before mentioning that the technical foul he picked up in the fourth quarter was only his second this season. "Sometimes I get animated, but I need them to keep their composure."
Mimms continued to say the game was missing something without Deemer.
"I hate what happened to Jenna," he said. "I want her to be out here when we play."
Ursuline (14-13, 6-4) will most likely play next in the Class 4A playoffs. Entering Friday, they were ranked No. 20 in the most recent LHSAA poll and a loss to the unanimous No. 1 Easton won't hurt them much. Thirty-two teams make the brackets from each class.
Easton's (28-2, 9-0) next and final game of the regular season needs no introduction; on Wednesday the Eagles will welcome visiting Salmen, NOLA.com's second-ranked large school and the fifth-ranked 4A team in the LHSAA poll.
Wilson and Celestine both said they were excited for the rematch of a great final to the Allstate Sugar Bowl National Prep Classic in early January when Easton edged the Spartans by three.
Mimms too said he could hardly wait for Wednesday.
"We expect to play even better," he said. "We watched film on (the first) game, and we saw a lot of points that we left out there and a lot of points we could have deprived them from. I'm anxious to see how well we respond."
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Big week around L-L fields and courts this week, with three leagues wrapping up regular-season play.
Baseball, softball and boys' volleyball have hit the stretch run; playoffs begin Saturday, so those section races will hit the finish line.
Also on tap this week: The L-L boys' and girls' lacrosse playoffs, and the L-L track and field finals. Plus, there are several L-L boys' tennis players alive in the District 3 singles tourney.
Here are five items I have circled for this week:
While Manheim Township (Section 1), Elizabethtown (Section 2), Lampeter-Strasburg (Section 3) and Pequea Valley (Section 4) hit the week atop their respective division races, there's a mighty intriguing game for second place on Monday, when Warwick (10-4) welcomes reigning L-L champ Hempfield (10-4) to Lititz for a 7 p.m. first pitch. If the Black Knights want to defend their crown, this is a must-win for Hempfield.
Three of the four players still alive in the District 3-AAA singles tournament call the L-L League home:
Reigning league champ Colin Muraika from Cedar Crest, L-L League tourney No. 1 seed Tony Deimler from Warwick, and L-L runner-up Derek Hagino from Hempfield will all play in semifinal matches on Monday at the Hershey Racquet Club.
Muraika gets Deimler in an all-L-L semi at high noon, while Hagino, the L-L champ in 2013, will square off against Exeter's Nolan Perugini, who withstood Manheim Central freshman wunderkind Connor Merrill 7-5, 6-2 in the quarterfinals on Saturday — or else it might have been an all-L-L final four.
Hagino, the defending district champ, had the easiest road to the semis; the Black Knights' junior blanked Red Land's Peter Landis 6-0, 6-0 in the quarters.
The Class AA singles bracket also has a local flair: Elco's Adam Bahney, the reigning L-L doubles champ with teammate Galen McNaughton, will take on Wyomissing Andre Fick in one semifinal, while Lancaster Country Day teammates Blaise Casselbury, the No. 1 seed, and Sebastian Pena will square off in the other semi on Monday at noon.
Fick dominated on Saturday, beating York Catholic's Scott Bartkowiak 6-0, 6-0 in the first round before blanking McNaughton, the reigning L-L runner-up, 6-0, 6-0 in the quarters.
The AAA and AA championship matches will also be played Monday at Hershey Racquet Club.
Hempfield will host the L-L finals on Friday (4 p.m.) and Saturday (10 a.m.), as the three-week track and field postseason extravaganza gets started.
We'll get you the top seeds later in the week; needless to say, there will be plenty of athletes to keep an eye on, including Conestoga Valley's Chance Post, who continues to amaze in the hurdles.
The L-L girls' lacrosse bracket is set, and Manheim Township, undefeated in league play, is your favorite.
In Tuesday's semifinal round, the Blue Streaks will take on Cedar Crest at 5 p.m. and Cocalico will face off against Lancaster Catholic/Lancaster Country Day at 7 p.m. in a double-dip at Warwick.
Here's a fun stat for you: Manheim Township junior Emily McBride, a University of Virginia recruit, scored her 100th goal this season — this season — last week.
It's the final week of league play, and Section 1 leader Hempfield (10-0) and Section 2 leader Garden Spot (10-0) will try and cap perfect league runs.
The Black Knights are at rival Penn Manor (9-1) on Monday before finishing up Wednesday at Manheim Township. Hempfield clinches the section crown outright with a victory over the Comets.
The Spartans are at Cocalico on Monday before finish up Wednesday at home vs. Conestoga Valley. Garden Spot has clinched a tie for the section crown, and can clinch outright with a win Monday.
The league tournament starts over the weekend.


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By networking like mad, Criss landed his first recording session with a band called Chelsea in 1969, who did a record for Decca that featured John Cale on electric viola. Criss admits that the record "just bombed." After the band broke up in 1971, Criss placed an advertisement in Rolling Stone that would change his life forever, which read: "Drummer willing to do anything to make it." Succinct and ballsy, it drew the attention of two notable local rockers who were looking for exactly that brand of audacity – guitarist Paul Stanley and bassist Gene Simmons.
Criss chuckles, "So Gene called me, and he was like, 'Are you thin? Good looking? Do you have long hair? Are you willing to wear a dress?' I was thinking, 'What is this, a transvestite band? I ain't going into this.' And he's going on and on, would you do this, would you do that? I thought this guy was a really cocky son of a bitch. I'm a tough Brooklyn kid. I had to meet this guy just for the hell of it.
"Sure enough I went down to meet them in front of the Electric Lady Studios, which I thought was a big deal. Hendrix was playing there and all. And I remember walking down the street, and I was all decked out, had all my hair teased up, velvet pants on, that whole '70s look, and there's these two guys standing in front of Electric Lady. They looked like bums. I passed them up and went into the studio and asked somebody, 'Are Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley around?' And this guy said, 'Yeah, they're outside.' I looked out the window and went, 'These guys asked me how I dress?' These guys looked like bums!"
Bums or not, Criss still wanted to meet them. "So I went back down and said, 'I'm Peter Criss, nice to meet you.' They said, 'Wow, we saw you go by, but we thought you were recording here!' And we go into the studio, and it was so magical. We walked in the room and there's Raymond Johnson, my old engineer from the Chelsea album, who was producing Wicked Lester – their band at the time, which they broke up. They got rid of their drummer and guitar player, they wanted to start fresh. They blew their whole record deal, but they didn't care. I really admired their guts.
"So I walked in and Ron gave me a big hug. Gene said, 'You know this guy?' Ron said, 'If you don't hire this guy you're out of your mind. He's one of the hottest drummers around here. Trust me, you've got to get this guy.' And Gene goes, 'Wow, unbelievable. Let's play.'"
Play they did. And after 27 years, countless gold and platinum albums, sold-out arenas and one of the most successful reunion tours (1996—97) in history, KISS has certainly enjoyed the fruits of their labor. But it hasn't all been glamour, wealth, fame and girls for the original foursome. The bloom began to leave the rose in 1980, after Criss quit the band amidst internal band strife and a very important personal development.
"I had a child," Criss says with great reverence, "I'm divorced now, but at the time I had my daughter Jenny Lee. To me it was the greatest thing in this world. I had always wanted a girl. We had a beautiful house in Connecticut, and I wanted to raise my kid. I thought that the first ten years of a child's life are the most important. I grew up in a very poor neighborhood. My dad was always working and never around, my mom was in the kitchen. I just wanted to raise Jenny, I wanted to travel, I wanted us to do everything. So I put the sticks aside, just traveled and took her all over the world and loved her."
Criss moved to Los Angeles in 1984, and soon found himself toying with the drums again. None too soon he began wanting to play with people, only this time the fish weren't biting. It turned out his staggering celebrity with one of the biggest rock groups in the world was not a blessing, but in fact a hindrance. "By 1989, I was still messing around and still trying to get a break going," he says. "I would call people and they would say, 'You're too big! You're bigger than the band, you can't play with us.' It was ridiculous! I just wanted a gig. The L.A. scene was hard, and who I was wasn't helping me. It was a curse."
Then there was that fateful evening in 1996 that brought it all back to the beginning. MTV had created a critically acclaimed hit show, Unplugged, that featured bands like Nirvana, L.L. Cool J, Live and Aerosmith playing their hits in an intimate semiacoustic performance. Finally KISS was given the opportunity in front of a nationally televised audience to display their long-overlooked musicianship, without the makeup or firebombs, and with a little help from a couple of old friends.
For years KISS had toured with Bruce Kulick on lead guitar and Eric Singer on drums, and they played the lion's share of tunes during the Unplugged performance, but for classics like "Nothin' to Lose" and "Rock and Roll All Nite," Ace Frehley and Criss sat in. It was pure joy for KISS fans. "It felt good," Criss sighs, "The MTV Unplugged thing, that was just a special night. I'll never forget it. And when I saw everybody stand and give us an ovation, and the four of us together again, it was magic. I remember some days I'd be driving to rehearsal and going, 'Wow I'm going to play with the guys again.'"
That magic continued through the record-demolishing reunion world tour with the original lineup, makeup and all. One problem for the guys – none of them were spring chickens anymore, and of course they were expected to one-up themselves from the mind-boggling shows for which they were notorious. With that in mind, Criss undertook a marine-drill regimen to get in shape.


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April 19, 2005
7:00 p.m. (Harris Hall)
City Councilor John Woodrow called the meeting of the City Council of Springfield to order. Present: Anne Ballew, Christine Lundberg, Joe Pishioneri, and Dave Ralston. Sid Leiken and Tammy Fitch were excused.
Mayor Kitty Piercy called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. Present: Bonnie Bettman, George Poling, Andrea Ortiz, Chris Pryor, Gary Pape, David Kelly, Jennifer Solomon and Betty Taylor
Commissioner Anna Morrison called the meeting of the Lane County Board of Commissioners to order. Present: Bill Dwyer, Bobby Green, Peter Sorenson, Faye Stewart and Recording Secretary Melissa Zimmer.
1. SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING/Ordinance No. PA 1221/In the Matter of Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) to Clarify and Provide Greater Flexibility for Public Safety Service Delivery in the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area (Metro Plan, Growth Management, Policy 15) (NBA & PM 4/5/05).
Kent Howe, Land Management, explained the purpose for the meeting is to hear and take testimony on the proposed amendment to the Metro Plan. He added the purpose of the amendment is to clarify that the formation of a Public Safety County Service District is consistent with Metro Plan policies. He said it was unique in Lane County that they have to go through the steps in the process of forming a public safety district. He noted there are no policies in the Rural Comprehensive Plan that address special district formation. He added there are no policies in the Comprehensive Plan of any of the ten small cities in Lane County. He noted it is only the Eugene Springfield Metro Plan that gives rise to addressing special district formation.
Howe indicated the Metro Plan policies were created at a time when they didn't contemplate the need for special service districts that provide public safety services nor did the Metro Plan contemplate the financial constraints that would be placed on local government. He explained it is only the Metro Plan policies that specifically limit the formation of special service districts regardless of the nature of the services provided. He added the contemplated public safety services are not growth inducing services. He noted the services are consistent with and complimentary to preventive and reactive public safety services. He noted that list is included and not limited to policy language intended to provide the context for determining the services that would be consistent with and be complementary to the contemplated services.
Howe stated the proposed amendment does not weaken the position of Eugene and Springfield relative to other growth management policies or their ability to annex land or control the proliferation of other growth inducing special districts. He noted that most of the public safety services are mandated by statute and the cities do not provide the contemplated public safety services. He said the County is already providing these services in the Eugene Springfield metro area. He indicated the applicable land use criteria for decision on the proposed amendment is that it is consistent with the statewide goals and it will not create an internal inconsistency within the Metro Plan.
Howe said the Planning Commissions conducted their public hearings on February 1, had separate deliberations and all Planning Commissions recommended approval, adding that it was consistent with the criteria for the Metro Plan amendment. He noted they had three areas of concern: the "not withstanding exception" language, a single countywide district and with the language of the list of services that would be included. He added it was specifically the language "including but not limited to." He noted the packet materials contain four alternatives that increase in their restrictiveness.
Commissioner Anna Morrison opened up the Public Hearing for Lane County.
Mayor Kitty Piercy opened up the Public Hearing for the Eugene City Council.
Councilor John Woodward opened up the Public Hearing for the Springfield City Council.
Bettman commented that the two criteria they are making their decision on for the Metro Plan amendment is that it is consistent with the state goals and that it is internally consistent with the Metro Plan. She said they should be hearing testimony that has to do with state land use goals, the policies in the Metro Plan, the amendment in front of them and all of the land use issues. She noted it is a discrete piece they are considering.
Sorenson asked if it was consistent with state goals to create a public safety district within urban growth areas within the State of Oregon.
Howe responded that the statewide planning policies are silent on that issue.
Green suggested discussing what services are being noted in the special district. He was willing to narrow the focus down to a land use issue.
Bill Van Vactor, County Administrator, recalled that in 1982 when they were drafting the language in the Metro Plan, one of the major concerns when the Metro Plan was being worked on, and acknowledged was the unincorporated population of River Road and Santa Clara. He said there was a concern in the community at that time the citizens in that area could form special districts and obtain urban levels of service outside the cities. He said the net effect would encourage growth on the edge of the Metro Plan and violate the compact urban growth policies. He said that is why there is restrictive language in Policy 15 about district formation. He added in 1982 local governments had the option of asking citizens to approve a tax base by putting it on the ballot, there was no need for a plan amendment. He noted in 1982 tax bases grew by six percent. He commented it was a different financial environment than now.
With regard to Measure 5, Van Vactor said it imposed the $15 cap on property taxes, $10 to general government and $5 to schools. He said with Measure 5 they could still have increased the tax base. He noted in 1996 Measure 47 changed things and in 1997 the legislature put out to the citizens a measure addressing the issue in Ballot Measure 47, called Ballot Measure 50. He said that passed and that is now the main architecture of the property tax system today. He noted that act had the effect of reducing all assessed valuation on a statewide average by 17%. He said it capped the property tax growth at 3%, plus new construction and instituted no legal way for Lane County to increase its permanent tax rate. He stated they are stuck forever at $1.27 per thousand. He noted that Lane County is 35 of 36 counties for low tax rates. He indicated costs for Lane County are around six percent and it is hard to control costs at six percent with revenue around three percent. He explained that every year they have to reduce services in order to keep their budget balanced. He added they had done that the past three years by containing costs and reducing services. He said they face the future of continuing to erode the services.
Van Vactor distributed a revised charter for Fiscal Year 04/05 (copy in file) of the taxes and the rates and where Lane County ranks among counties. He said that Lane County is proposing an ORS. 451 County Service District. He explained that the Board of County Commissioners would remain in charge and there would be no new governing body or layer of government to coordinate the service delivery systems.
Van Vactor indicated they wanted to go with a district instead of a local option levy because with a district, if approved by the voters, the rate is permanent. He believed that public safety is a core service of government and has an expensive infrastructure and shouldn't be subject to the risk every four years of the citizens not approving the renewal and the loss of the core service. He added that local option levies are more subject to compression and it would be a less stable option.
Van Vactor described developing the Public Safety District with three major hurdles: getting the Metro Plan Amendment, the Boundary Commission process that involves getting the resolutions of support from all 12 cities, and the vote of the citizens in November 2006. He said if the Metro Plan were approved, they would be coming back with resolutions of support from each city. He said they could determine what the rate would be and how each city would be affected by compression and how they could make the proposal work for Lane County, Eugene and Springfield. He indicated the goal with all 12 cities is a win-win for all of the jurisdictions. He said they drafted this in a narrow fashion and it didn't touch on any of the other policies.
Bettman noted the County sponsored a bill, HB3301 in the State Legislature that would enable special districts by removing the prohibition on overlapping districts, meaning that it could take in the City of Eugene. She added there was a provision in that bill that was onerous because it eliminated the cities from their jurisdictional authority to approve or disapprove. She noted there is a promise that that provision would be taken out. She thought the Metro Plan Amendment that says "Notwithstanding the above provisions of this policy and all other related policies in the plan" meant that nothing in the Metro Plan would apply to this amendment or the district. She said it removes Policy 15b) that says the three metropolitan area general-purpose governments concur with the proposal to form the service district as a zone of benefit. She said it was a requirement for compliance for Policy 15. She said the amendment would say that if Springfield and Eugene adopted the Metro Plan Amendment, they are taking themselves out of the process and agreeing to give up jurisdictional authority.
Van Vactor stated the state law would remain in effect where the cities would have to give their consent before the County could go to the Boundary Commission.
Bettman said Lane County's provision would have overridden this provision with regard to the safety district.
Van Vactor explained that their provision in the Metro Plan would have overridden the provision with regard to a public safety district, not with other types of districts.
Bettman thought they would be agreeing to give up their own authority. She requested that the City's legal team give them a comprehensive explanation regarding what the state statute says and how adopting this amendment would impact their ability to have authority in this decision.
Sorenson asked if there could be an option for the County and two cities to make the creation of this district contingent upon all of the cities approving it. He wanted to make it clear that the district doesn't come into effect until all of the general-purpose governments prove it by a certain date.
Van Vactor indicated it was possible to redraft the language in the proposed Metro Plan Amendment to provide that. He added they couldn't go to the Boundary Commission until they know the application is consistent with the applicable comprehensive plan. He said they wanted to have the more flexible language in case all of the cities didn't approve.
Bettman asked what in Policy 15 and the subsections was restrictive.
Van Vactor thought the language in the amendment was restrictive.
Bettman thought the language in Policy 15 was permissive.
Van Vactor responded that it was the overall context of Policy 15 that lists: "Will be considered only when and states sections a to e. He thought that was restrictive, as they had to meet all of the conditions.
Jim Gangle, Assessor, explained if the district chooses a particular rate, there would be a property tax compression that would occur if they come up against the Measure 5 limitation. He distributed a document about the amount of compression that would occur in the cities across the county. (Copy in file). He noted that compression would occur on the local option levies first. He noted the City of Eugene has a youth and library local option levy and the City of Springfield has the police and fire local option levies and those districts start compressing first and the compression moves into the permanent authority.
Bettman asked if Lane County would continue to spend what they are spending now. She also asked if the level they would continue to fund public safety services from the County's general fund would include $20 million. She asked if this would be $20 million of new services.
Gangle indicated it would be $20 million of services to be added back.
Woodrow recalled that three years ago the citizens of Springfield voted for the local option levy for both the police and fire department. He said based on the County's chart, they would have to take police officers off the street and close the fire station the voters told them they wanted open. He asked how they could justify that to the voters.
Gangle said they want balance to occur and they are asking to maintain balance across the whole public safety system. He said they want to work in concert with the cities. He said they are not trying to work alone.
Ballew asked if the market value increases would have any effect.
Gangle responded if the real market value were increasing faster than the three percent limitation on the assessed value, they would have room under the Measure 5 cap. He added if the real market value flattened or continues to decline, the Measure 50 value starts bumping up against that. He noted that 65% of the county's properties still had gaps.
Bettman asked if there was a ceiling for the County in the deficit the County is trying to accomplish with the service district.
Gangle said they have tried to identify those services that are most valuable to the citizens of the county in the city and outside. His understanding was the cities and the County would work together to determine what those services are that would be best dealt with the Public Safety District and those amounts would be built into the levy.
Russ Burger, Sheriff, explained the question is whether or not the Metro Plan could be amended to allow for the service district. He said they have ideas about the need but they need a conversation with the cities before they come up with the plan that is best for Lane County. He said from the Sheriff's Office perspective, they have 119 empty jail beds. He said they are empty because they don't have the funds to staff those beds. He noted they release under 4,000 offenders a year who have either not completed their sentence or have not gone to trial yet. He asked the question on February 28 about what is going on with property crime in Lane County for unincorporated Lane County. He noted between January 1 and February 28, they had 1,056 burglaries reported and 1,107 thefts. He said they had lost their burglary investigator from budget cuts last year. He added that the INET Enforcement Team was also a victim of budget cuts. He stated they have a large meth problem. He said they no longer have a County-City Metro Swat Team. He added they also do not have any resident deputies in Florence, Cottage Grove, Blue River or up the McKenzie. He said their department has 4,620 square miles to cover and currently on swing shift he has two deputies on patrol to cover the entire county. He noted the cities of Eugene and Springfield pay rent for jail beds because they have people they want to keep in custody. He thought the service district could pay for that. He said that Springfield is discussing building a municipal jail. He said they have the money to build it but they cannot operate it. He thought the service district could pay for that. He said it was adding capacity to the system., but even if they had the 119 empty jail beds full it would still be too small for their needs for a county this size. He wanted to get together to resolve this.
Alex Gardner, Deputy District Attorney, reported that in the past 25 years, their case volume had doubled. He said they prosecute all of the felonies in the jurisdiction because their office has exclusive jurisdiction over felony crimes in Lane County. He said they also have jurisdiction over misdemeanor cases that take place outside of the municipal areas. He said his office will receive 8,000 cases this year. He said at the time the caseload has doubled, they have had 30% reduction in prosecution staff in the criminal division. He added they have gone from 11 investigators in the criminal division to one. He said the Deputy District Attorneys have to do more of their own legwork. He commented that the system was being rendered less efficient even as the demand grows. He said between 60% and 70% of the people they are prosecuting on felony crimes are doing the crimes in Eugene and Springfield. He commented it is the people inside the municipalities who will end up paying most of the penalty. He said their office is currently failing to file close to 100 cases per month, as they don't have the District Attorneys to do it anymore. He said they were taking most of the felony drug crimes and turning them into infractions. He said it means the community index crime rate is soaring. He said it was a problem that couldn't wait indefinitely.
Lisa Smith, Department of Youth Services, stated she represents the Juvenile Department for Lane County. She added the services they provide are not duplicated by any other agency within Lane County, the Cities of Eugene or Springfield. She said they are the authorized juvenile justice provider. She said they receive approximately 3,800 referrals per year. She added of those, 42% come from the City of Eugene, 27% come from the City of Springfield and the others come from the remainder of the County. She noted at no time do the cities receive a monthly accounting showing how much residential services were used. She said that had been an expense that has been held by the County. She said the Juvenile Department's mission is to hold youth accountable, locking up the juvenile offenders who pose the greatest risk to the community and they want to provide treatment so juveniles leave the system with more skills than when they entered. She indicated they provide a full range of rehabilitative and reformative services. She said the current system has such serious reductions that their mission is at peril. She noted since 2001, state-closed custody beds through the Oregon Youth Authority have been reduced from 75 to 31 due to the state's own fiscal crisis. She said they have 31 of their most dangerous offenders that could go into the Oregon Youth Authority, but after that those youth remain in the community. She added they also have 32 beds of detention that is one third of their capacity. She indicated with reduction of other services, in dealing with youth and certain criteria that they have to meet, when they don't, there are no other options to deal with them. She commented that due to some of the reductions, they have become less effective with their case planning. She noted they have lost 11 staff members including a volunteer coordinator.
Rob Rockstroh, Health and Human Services, said when they are discussing public safety, they are talking about it broadly. He reported that on December 31, 1996, the state gave Parole and Probation Department to the County. He said he could only send it back to the state if they cut funding. He added they are mandated to do Mental Health and Alcohol and Drug treatment. He said the Commissioners are the Mental Health authority. He noted Health and Human Services is the prime funder of Mental Health and Alcohol and Drug Services in Lane County. He indicated they contract out about $60 million per year. He said they have lost about $6 million in the last two bienniums. He noted most of the clients they serve are in the metro area. He said the systems are collapsing because of state and federal cuts. He stated the systems are interconnected and they need each other and if they don't work together they would be in trouble.
Doug Harcleroad, District Attorney, emphasized what the cities were hearing was a group of people who want to build a balanced public safety system with benefits for all citizens in Lane County. He said they want a mix of services and prevention that works and is balanced. He noted there are nine police agencies in Lane County with 400 sworn officers. He said they bring all of their felonies to the District Attorney's office. He said they have to decide on the amount of the levy together. He wanted the jurisdictions to make a decision on the land use issue and have the discussion about the mix of services and how they are going to make it happen.
Fred Simmons, Springfield, asked if they should use compression and then violate the trust of local voters. He thought they needed to carefully review this before they amend the Metro Plan. He said there are potential financial flaws that would reflect against the cities of Springfield and Eugene, but Willamalane Parks and Recreation will run into compression. He thought on its face it has not been thought out well enough. He said before they go to the Boundary Commission and the people, that they have a clear plan.
David Hinkley, Eugene, commented that the proposed Public Safety District is a disastrous proposal for a non-existing problem. He said in the long run, this would undermine public support for city and county governments. He asked if the special district provided all of the services, why would general government be needed. He commented that public safety is the single largest impediment to local tax reduction measures. He indicated the public doesn't see all the services that government provides. He said the money for public safety is there. He said the Board of Commissioners (if they wanted to) could fully fund public safety, but they don't want to. He commented the Board of Commissioners has chosen to fund a lot of things inadequately. He thought the solution for the County's public safety funding problem is budgeting, not increased taxes. He said the Board needs (with input from the public) to prioritize County services and programs at what is a barely adequate level of funding for each and then fund each program until the money runs out. He commented that one of the reasons that public safety levies keep failing is because it is extortion. He said until the County zeros out everything else, they haven't demonstrated to the public that they are serious.
Charles Biggs, Eugene, was opposed to the Public Safety Service District being proposed. He didn't think it was only a Lane County concern. He thought other counties were in the same situation. He didn't think this was the correct direction for the County to take. He thought the County should address where the problem lies with the state. He thought all the counties in the state should get together to address the problem with the state. He said any additional rate increases should be done by a vote of the people, not a Board. He said the compression aspect of the district would hit the children, the schools and libraries that depend on option levies. He didn't think that was what the County wanted to do.
Laurie Segel, Eugene, indicated the amendment is too broad. She stated in Chapter 3 of the Metro Plan g) services to development are identified in findings and what policies are listed. She said the services to development such as water, schools, have findings and policies but there are none for public safety services to serve development. She said the "not withstanding" and "all other related policies and texts" had inconsistencies. She said there needed to be findings and policies in Chapter 3 g) Public Facilities and Services, that speak to public safety services for development and that is currently not the case.
Rob Handy, Eugene, said the policy they make, the tax breaks they give and the caps at the state level with Measures 5, 47 and 50, are channeling dollars and making decisions about funding priorities. He said it is limiting their ability to use discretionary funds for other things. He asked if urban renewal districts were sharing in compression. He was also concerned with the "notwithstanding" language. He asked that before any amendments to the Metro Plan were approved, to get the tax rate numbers and buy in from the other cities and make it contingent upon their moving forward. He was concerned that without the buy-in from other cities, Eugene would end up subsidizing some services and diminishing their ability to use the discretionary fund.
Mona Linstromberg, Veneta, asked if the Metro Plan was the best route if the language of the amendment has any unintended consequences as it is now written. She said it was important to get the other cities on Board.
Jim Hale, Eugene, urged the elected officials to give the District Attorney and Sheriff the broadest possible language to solve a problem that applies to everyone in Lane County.
Mayor Piercy closed the Public Hearing for the City of Eugene.
Councilor Woodrow closed the Public Hearing for the City of Springfield.
Commissioner Morrison closed the Public Hearing for the Lane County Board of Commissioners.
MOTION: to approve a Second Reading and Setting a Third Reading and Deliberation on May 3, 2005 for Ordinance No. PA 1221.
Green MOVED, Stewart SECONDED.
VOTE: 4-0. (Dwyer out of room).
There being no further business, Commissioner Morrison adjourned the meeting at 8:45 p.m.
Melissa Zimmer
Recording Secretary


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Fire broke out Thursday night in a Northampton County mobile home with the homeowner asleep inside.
The man's smoke detector woke him up and he safely exited his burning home.
It broke out at around 7 p.m. in the 8200 block of Airport Road in the Allen Trailer Park in East Allen Township.
The fire was fully involved by the time crews arrived at the scene.
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