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A number of Alabama cities, led by Huntsville and its defense-driven economy, are expected to bounce back quickly from one of the worst recessions of the last century, an economic report released this week indicates.
Huntsville ranked second out of 386 metro areas nationwide for employment growth forecast through 2013 in the Moody's Economy report, compiled in November for Moody's clients and made public this week by Gov. Bob Riley.
The Birmingham metro area ranked 53rd in job growth forecast in the report. The Auburn metro area ranked 23rd; Montgomery, 29th; and Tuscaloosa, 61st.
"We're beginning to see evidence that Alabama's economy is improving and this report validates that," Riley said in a prepared statement. "Alabama is ripe for economic development."
Analyst Martin Soler Garcia singled out defense work as the driving force in the recovery in Huntsville and the biggest reason for its high ranking in the forecast. His report predicts a 2.5 percent increase in employment in Huntsville this year, followed by an increase of at least 4 percent in each of the next three years.
By 2013, Huntsville's unemployment rate will be below 6 percent, the report forecasts. The number of permits issued annually for new housing construction in Huntsville will more than triple over that same period as the defense industry brings new jobs to north Alabama, he found.
Neal Wade, director of the Alabama Development Office, said other economic indicators show that the economy in the state likely will begin to recover late this year.
"This is a strong indication that pockets in Alabama's economy are growing, and those areas will provide a positive impact on the economy of the entire state," Wade said.
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Clovis Zia shortstop Aadam Anaya unsuccessfully attempts to turn a double play as Raton's Adrian Serna arrives at second base during their 11 year-old state tournament game Saturday at Beachum Field. Photo by Eric Kluth
By Dave Wagner
Clovis Zia coach Dewey Patton hopes his team got by its New Mexico 11-year-old state Little League tournament opener Saturday night with something less than its best effort.
Zia, which had a bye in Friday's opening round of the double-elimination event, built an early 8-2 lead before pulling away late for a 13-7 victory over Raton at Beachum Field.
Zia advances to the winners bracket final on Monday against Albuquerque Eastdale, also at Beachum. Eastdale pounded Roswell Lions Hondo 16-2 Saturday night at Dickenson Field in the other winners bracket semifinal.
Raul Trujillo pitched a complete game for Zia, and also contributed two singles and a double to his team's 12-hit attack. Meantime, Ray Riley and Matthew Encinias each drove in three runs.
"We won, but we had too many errors and we let them back in the game," Patton said. "Against a quality team like Eastdale, we won't be able to make those mistakes."
Riley whacked a two-run homer to left-center in the bottom of the first inning as Zia took a 3-0 lead it would not relinquish.
Raton's Adrian Serna tripled home two runs in the top of the second, but Zia countered with five in the bottom of the inning on three hits — run-scoring singles by Duncan Lunsford and Aadam Anaya and an RBI fielder's choice by Riley.
Raton chipped away with single runs in the third and fourth and three in the fifth, capped by Thomas Hattaway's two-run single.
"We'd be more enthusiastic if we'd come out on top, but we gave the fans a show tonight," said Raton manager Sam Serna, whose team beat White Rock 9-1 in Friday's opening round. "I'm proud of all of them, and proud of the fact that we didn't lay down."
But Raton reliever Derrick Valdez, who had held Zia in check for a couple of innings, got roughed up in the bottom of the fifth. One run scored on an error, Trujillo and Micheal Cordova delivered RBI doubles and Encinias added a two-run single as Zia batted around.
"This is the way we should've been hitting," Patton said, referring to the District 3 tournament which Zia won. "As long as we can hit like this, we can overcome a lot of things."
Adrian Serna went 3-for-3 and Valdez added 2-for-3 for Raton, which faces Carlsbad in a 7 p.m. losers bracket game today at Beachum.
Little League
11-year-old state tournament
Friday's games
Game 1 — Raton 9, White Rock 1
Game 2 — Roswell Lions Hondo 9, Abq. Enchantment 3
Game 3 — Abq. Eastdale 8, Carlsbad 1
Saturday's games
Game 4 — Clovis Zia 13, Raton 7
Game 5 — Eastdale 16, Lions Hondo 2
Game 6 — Carlsbad 13, Enchantment 12
Sunday's games
Game 7 — Lions Hondo 22, White Rock 1
Game 8 — Carlsbad 10, Raton 0
Monday's games
Game 9 — Zia vs. Eastdale (winners bracket final), 7 p.m., Beachum Field
Game 10 — Lions Hondo vs. Carlsbad, 7 p.m., Dickenson Field
Tuesday's game
Game 11 — Game 9 loser vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m., Dickenson Field
Wednesday's game
Game 12 — Championship game, 7 p.m., Beachum Field
Thursday's game
Game 13 — Second championship game, if necessary, 7 p.m., Beachum Field
Winners bracket semifinals
Clovis Zia 13, Raton 7
Raton 021 130 — 7 8 3
Clovis Zia 350 05x —13 12 2
WP — Raul Trujillo. LP — Adrian Serna. Top hitters — Raton: Serna 3-for-3, triple, 3 RBI; Derrick Valdez 2-for-3, double. Zia, Matthew Encinias, 3-for-3, 3 RBI; Trujillo 3-for-4, double, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Aadam Anaya 2-for-3, 3 runs; Ray Riley 1-for-3, home run, 3 RBI.

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A man with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder has tugged the heartstrings of social media today after performing a poem dedicated to lost love in relation to his condition.
Neil Hilborn performed the poem at the Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam in June.
Among the lines: "Usually when I obsess over things, I see germs sneaking into my skin. I see myself crushed by an endless succession of cars. She was the first beautiful thing I ever got stuck on," the poem reads.
Monday, Hilborn took to Reddit to answer questions about the poem. Among the news is that he has indeed found love since the poem was written 2 years ago.
Those with OCD and Tourette's Syndrome commended Hilborn for his performance and highlighting the struggle of dealing with the conditions.
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Napoli looks solid in debut
All eyes were on the new first baseman tonight. After weeks — in fact months — of hearing about Mike Napoli's hips, he played a game for the Red Sox tonight against the Pirates.
And of course, he got tested on the very first pitch of the game. The Pirates' Darren Ford dropped a hard bunt to first base. Napoli grabbed it and raced to the bag, where he beat Ford on a bang-bang play.
Then he got to bat in the first inning, and Napoli scalded a single off of the foot of Pirates pitcher Jeff Locke. Stephen Drew ripped a double, and Napoli looked comfortable going first to third. Napoli then scored on a wild pitch.
He was again tested on defense in the second. Pedro Alvarez hit a grounder to Napoli, and he made the flip to Jon Lester for the out. Napoli then made a catch on a foul ball by Brandon Inge just in front of the visitors' dugout. Napoli made a few more routine plays on defense, and struck out in his second at-bat. When the Red Sox came out for defense to start the fifth inning, Napoli was replaced by Lyle Overbay at first.
It was a solid first impression.
The Red Sox had high hopes for Napoli when they originally agreed to terms on a three-year, $39-million pact back in December. Though the contract is now just for one year, the club remains confident that Napoli can be an impact bat in the middle of the lineup.
"Well he's passed all the tests that we've put him through," said manager John Farrell. "There's been no restrictions. Even when he was taking BP in the offseason, it was apparent that his lower half was free and we're looking forward to getting him into the flow of things starting tonight."
Napoli maintains that he is symptom free from the hip condition — avascluar neucrosis — he was diagnosed with. And he vowed not to be thinking about it when he is on the field.
"Just play the game," Napoli said. "That's the best way to go at it. That's the way I've always done it. I'm just going to play the game and let things happen. When you start worrying about things like, 'I can't slide, I shouldn't slide,' that's when you get in between and hurt yourself."
As for the transition to first base after serving as a primary catcher for all of his career until now?
"I feel a lot more comfortable over there, especially turning the double play, where my feet should be, where I should be taking the ball and receiving the ball," said Napoli. "It's been going [well]."
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Glad to see that Mike Napoli is looking strong!! I hope that he stays healthy!!
So do I, Trixie! If our guys can stay healthy (esp. Will M.), I'm looking for a solid bounce-back year for the Sox! In the meantime, giving this system another trial run. GO SOX!
Here's hoping Napoli can play a decent first base. When did the Sox pick up Overbay? I missed that one; but then, I have been extra busy lately.
Who will be at short stop to start the season? Iglesias or Ciriaco? Or someone else?
Arnie, barring injuries, Stephen Drew (yes, JD's bro) will be the starting SS, at least for this year. They hope to give Iglesias another year to develop. We'll see! GO SOX!
Ah yes, I forgot about S. Drew. Thanks Greg.
This is a test…go Sox!!!!!!!
Hey Craig!! Good to see ya! Let's see if we can get this place jumpin' again.
Go Sox!!!


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AKRON, Ohio -- Organizers of Shermanfest say that Saturday night's riotous block party will be the last they throw near the University of Akron campus.
Shermanfest was a new event, created after the campus-area neighborhood's annual Sumner Fest ended last Labor Day weekend with an overturned car.
Another rendition of the block party took place uneventfully in April and was documented online by Cleveland rapper Jaylenz.
Police cars were vandalized and other vehicles were overturned at the event. City and university police have said that they are considering instituting a zero tolerance policy for public drunkenness and other unruly behavior.
Students, meanwhile, tweeted their thoughts on the party.
If you wernt at #ShermanFest you missed out pic.twitter.com/olEdMUBkqd
— Jordan Porche (@jordanporche) September 1, 2014
I spent the majority of my time at #ShermanFest holding hands with @ImSHAY_Btw running.😭
— July31st✨ (@_Ellaaaaaaa) September 1, 2014
#ShermanFest had to be probably the most ridiculous. Got tear gassed and about a million fights. 😂👌👋
— your basic babe (@itsnotkaylee) September 1, 2014
Got tear gassed at least 3 times last night.. Honestly I only deserved the first 2.. #ShermanFest
— Kyle (@K_Black2) August 31, 2014
No words to express concern and dismay about pic taken as #shermanfest went bad. Dangerous foolishness. No Respect. pic.twitter.com/rLoaRjCUPO
— Success VP (@candaceakron) September 1, 2014
Not the way Akron should be on the news. http://t.co/jckVYfazMJ
— Garrett Klisuric (@Klisuric10) September 2, 2014
I really hope the people who acted like idiots at "Shermanfest" are ashamed for bringing such awful publicity to @uakron— Boomer Wickham (@BoomerWickham) September 1, 2014
http://t.co/R2SHBfnRIb. Cant have anything nice in Akron. This how it goes, happened with Sumner Fest every year as well— Marcus Hyson (@marcushyson) September 1, 2014
"@Kurt_Wade: Can #ShermanFest happen again next weekend? 🍻😏" too bad theres no more sherman festssss 💁😞— t a y l o r ∞ ✨ (@tayloorpark) September 1, 2014
- Then, there were the soothsayers, ominously accurate in their foresight.
Sherman fest; even if they throw tear gas, you will see me sitting in the middle of it drinking a cold one.
— elf (@FRESHNKRISPY) August 30, 2014
For anyone going to #ShermanFest lets not let this happen again pic.twitter.com/rD8MC812XQ
— Big Vic (@VicDorsey) August 30, 2014
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GRAND BLANC, MI -- Since grabbing headlines and making history with his win at the Michigan Amateur in 2011, Flint native Willie Mack III has gone on to have success as a pro, mostly on the Florida Pro Golf Tour where he has won multiple tournaments and topped the money list in 2012.
Mack, however, has not won a major tournament in his home state since his Michigan Amateur triumph.
He is one of 11 Flint-area golfers competing in the 2013 Michigan Open, scheduled for Monday-Thursday at The Orchards Golf Club in Washington, Twp. Mack finished third at last year's Michigan Open despite shooting 14-under-par for the tournament.
Other close calls in Michigan include the Great Lakes Open at Treetops Golf Club in Gaylord -- where he has been training this past week -- and the local U.S. Open qualifier at Warwick Hills May 13, where he finished one stroke out of a playoff for the final sectional qualifying spot.
"Every time I come back home for something I always want to play well and I'm itching to win another here," Mack said after that event. "The Michigan Open is my next big tournament. My focus is on winning that and then continuing the (PGA Tour qualifying) Web.com Tour."
Mack is not the only local golfer with a chance to make noise at this week's tournament, either.
Grand Blanc's Nick Cunningham recently capped off a successful golf career at Oakland University and is gaining momentum in the amateur ranks. Cunningham won the Genesee County All-Star Shootout June 1 at Flint Elks Golf Club and is in the Michigan Open field for the second straight year. He finished 49th at last year's Michigan Open, but has potential to finish among the top amateurs this year.
Cunningham qualified with a fourth-place finish on Oakland University's R&S Sharf Golf Course and he along with Mack and Clio's Andrew Johnson are the three area golfers who also competed in last year's Michigan Open.
Then there is Fenton native Darren Husse, who until winning the Michigan Open qualifier at Polo Fields Golf Course in Ann Arbor May 28 had not played competitive golf in four years. Husse has pro-level status, but had his golf career put on hold as he dealt with ongoing health issues involving his brain, which he underwent surgery for last July at a Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz.
"It was something that started around four years ago and just kept getting worse and worse where my hands and arms would just start shaking," said the 30-year-old Husse, who splits time living between Fenton and Arizona. "I'm not exactly sure what caused it, but I got to a point where not only could I not play golf, but I couldn't even write my name and could barely eat… They did a type of surgery where they put wires in my brain that shock my brain and stopped the shaking. So far, it's worked."
Husse entered the May qualifier just looking for a chance to re-enter the world of competitive golf and was admittedly surprised he was able to top the field with a 71.
"I just wanted to play again and get that feeling back, but I didn't expect to do that well by any means," Husse said. "It's extra special for me because at this time a year ago I didn't think I'd ever play golf again. I'm excited to be playing again because it's been a long road back the past few years."
Husse will undoubtedly be one of the better storylines at this year's tournament but the favorite to win the event is returning champion and Kalamazoo native Barrett Kelpin. Kelpin shot a course-record 23-under-par to blow away the field at last year.
"I was definitely hitting on all cylinders," Kelpin said. "The hole looked pretty big, but I also played well tee-to-green. All around the game was great, and that doesn't happen every week."
Other Genesee County golfers competing are Mark Foster of Davison -- a teammate of Cunningham's at Oakland -- Dominic Genovesi and Jordan Phillips of Swartz Creek, Tim Metko of Grand Blanc, Michael Horn of Fenton, Matt Rau of Flushing and Tony Conway, also of Davison.
Genovesi was an All-American at Mott Community College and won the Genesee County Amateur Championship last year. Phillips played at Davenport University and helped lead the Panthers to their first national tournament berth since 2009.
The Michigan Open begins Monday with tee times set for as early as 8 a.m. and will conclude with the final round on Thursday.
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When: Wednesday, 4:15 p.m.
Where: Minot City Hall, council chambers, second floor, 515-2nd Ave. SW.
Agenda: The committee will consider bids on various equipment and projects, including an eastside elevated water tank. It will consider a federal grant to study bus routes, an agreement with the National Resources Conservation Service for cleanup of debris in river dead loops and tree removal near City Hall.
How to make your opinion known: Meetings are open to the public. Committee members are: Chairman Scott Knudsvig, Dave Lehner, Blake Krabseth, Jim Hatlelid, George Withus, Tim Greenheck and Kevin Connole.


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DETROIT, MI- Hundreds of people stormed hospitals across southeast Michigan Thursday following the detonation of a nuclear device in Metro Detroit.
Officials say thousands may have died from the 10-kiloton Improvised Nuclear Device (IND), as hospitals in Wayne and Washtenaw counties became overrun with thousands of survivors.
While those first two graphs are fictional, an emergency situation such as that is exactly what officials from 36 hospitals and 13 different government agencies practiced for this afternoon in southeast Michigan.
"Clearly, there's a terrorist risk with every health care system around, but there's also just natural disasters that occur that would mandate this type of action on behalf of the hospitals," said Dr. Dr. Jenny Atas, a senior physician at Detroit Medical Center's Detroit Receiving. "Everything that we do for disasters is applicable for every day events."
DMC was one of 14 Metro Detroit hospitals to participate in the simulated emergency, and one of five to receive 100 or so "nuclear survivors" that had to be treated and tested for radiation.
The Region 2 South Healthcare Coalition (R2S) in coordination with regional emergency providers, and with the support of state and federal agencies organized the fake emergency – codenamed "Operation Shared Burden."
"There's always stuff to learn and improvements to be made, however I was very impressed with the amount of enthusiasm, the role playing that occurred and how serious people took this to heart," Atas, who also serves as the medical director for R2S, told MLive.com/Detroit Friday morning.
The drill was one of the first comprehensive emergency preparedness exercises ever performed within the United States using the nuclear scenario, according to officials.
And while Thursday's incident was a "War of the Worlds" test, officials say the drills could help save lives in the event of a real emergency.
"It's very important to do this because it will help to save lives in the future," said Alton Gunn, a DMC press secretary. "Obviously, we hope nothing like this ever occurs, but in the event of a nuclear detention in the metropolitan area it's important for the efforts of multiple groups to come together to save lives as good as possible and get the communication out to the public on how they can be safe."
Gunn said DMC does periodic tests in case of emergencies, such as a dirty bomb test last year, but nothing to this magnitude.
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A recent piece in the New York Times celebrated what it calls "the new dinner theater," a resurgence of the kind of old-school dining where tableside service flamboyantly takes on a Cirque du Soleil edge. Portland has its places where these kinds of pyrotechnics are celebrated--the flaming kabobs at El Gaucho, the achingly pampered Caesar prepared tableside at Wilf's, the chop chop of Benihana--and to a certain degree it's a city capable of embracing such servitude with the kind of humility required. Still, it's my guess that Portlanders like to give more than to receive, and that's why the recently opened Japanese grill Ginya--where you cook your own food at your table--is so attractive.
The set-up at Ginya will be familiar to those of you who have spent some time at those Korean restaurants that somehow squeeze through a health inspection to offer a charcoal grill right on the table, and you eat what you cook while it's still glistening from its lashing over the fire. This kind of cooking has a history in many cultures, including Japan. In true Japanese style, Ginya offers a version of these grills that are all tech and no mess; they are sunk into the table, and ducts invisible to the eye silently suck away any offending smoke or odor. This isn't your daddy's hibachi.
The menu consists mostly of Japanese fare with a special altar set up to pay homage to this country's obsession with decadently marbled--and hard to find in Portland--Kobe beef. Kobe cattle, according to legend, are treated better than most royalty: Their bodies are massaged with sake and their tummies are fed beer. The menu also displays Korean delights, and Ginya's kimchee offerings, such as squares of fermented white radish nimbly doused in hot sauce ($3.50), are as good as you'll find in this city. But beef is where it's at. In this era of mad cow and e. coli panic, it's a brave and committed restaurant that offers uncooked meat such as rib-eye carpaccio ($11.50) and beef sashimi ($7.75).
While raw may seem adventurous, most people will want to jump immediately into the fire. You order what you want à la carte, and it's best to mix it up. While it may seem outrageous to spend $12.50 on a handful of blade-thin Kobe rib-eye slices, once you share them among three friends, along with more reasonable items such as short ribs ($6.75), sausage ($4.25) and shrimp ($5.25), it's easy to come away with a filling dinner for $20--including appy, dessert and tip. Is the Kobe worth all the fuss? It's hard to say whether it was the joy of cooking my beef just the way I like it and eating it seconds after it left the flame or the sheer quality of the meat that made it all so flavorful. So, the answer is--yes! Veggies don't fair as well as meat in this environment; potatoes don't seem to ever cook enough and mushrooms shrivel under the dry heat.
If you've got the time and a willing partner, the pomp that's called shabu-shabu is a fun activity. For $19 per person, the grill is fitted with a pot of water and seaweed. Soon, an overflowing platter of thin strips of beef, napa cabbage, onion, mushroom, tofu, udon and wakame is placed on the table, along with bowls of ponzu and sesame sauce. Once the water starts to boil, the server takes out the strip of seaweed and urges us to dunk and cook in hot-pot format. Our server, like most of those at Ginya, is a recent immigrant from Japan, and she assures us that this is a common meal from her homeland and that it's usually the father's job to tend the pot. The name, she told us, corresponds to the action of pushing the food around in the water. My friend and I giggle excessively as we shout "shabu-shabu" while poking our errant pieces of cabbage with chopsticks. After the food is gone, the server brings a bowl with strips of dried seaweed, green onion, rice and egg and ceremoniously drops it into the water in the pot, which, after all the shabu-shabuing, has formed a broth. In a few minutes it becomes a porridge-like dish called zosui that might push you over the line from full to stuffed but is the perfect tummy warmer for Portland's rainy nights.
The service at Ginya is charming and attentive; my only complaint is that there is a random reservation policy. I was told on the phone that parties of two couldn't make a reservation on weekend nights, but that if I came after 8 pm there wouldn't be a problem. When I got there at 8:15, I had a half-hour wait in front of me. And at one point there seemed to be a minor mutiny occurring in the lobby.
It's easy to overlook a place like Ginya as a mere stop on the gimmick highway, but the reality is that there's a benefit to this style of self-cooking beyond the amusement factor. Forgoing the cool-down stops of kitchen-to-table makes for fresh food. Sure, it's got something in common with cooking at home--the control (or lack thereof). But you miss all the prep work and cleanup. Plus, here you get the added benefit of trying some Japanese home cooking with a little professional schooling thrown in.
4615-A SE Hawthorne Blvd. 231- 8364. 511 pm Tuesday- Sunday. Moderate- expensive $$-$$$.
picks: kimchee, Kobe beef, shabu-shabu.
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WILLIAMSPORT - Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and two former players could be witnesses in the federal lawsuit Austin Scott has filed over the 2007 rape arrest that resulted in his dismissal from the team.
Paterno and former players Scott Paxson and Gerald Cadogan are among those identified in a joint case management plan filed in U.S. Middle District Court by all the parties except the alleged victim of the rape, who has yet to respond to Scott's complaint.
The suit contends Scott, out of Allentown's Parkland High School, would have been a third- or fourth-round draft pick in the NFL until Paterno threw him off the team after he was charged with rape and related counts.
The charges were withdrawn April 18, 2008, when the female, identified in the complaint as Desiree Minder of Pottsville, chose not to pursue prosecution after the state Superior Court ruled evidence of an earlier rape allegation in which the accused was acquitted could be used at Scott's trial.
The suit acknowledges Scott and Minder were together at a State College bar on Oct. 4, 2007, and they went to Scott's apartment afterward where he contends they had consensual sex.
Three professional agents, Scott's high school coach, the acquitted defendant and those involved in the prosecution in that Northampton County rape case also are listed as potential witnesses.
Scott's court complaint, which seeks in excess of $150,000 in damages, claims he was deprived of the opportunity to earn money when his collegiate career ended with Minder's allegation.


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A Road Runs Through It
When Highways Bisect Historic Neighborhoods
By Carole Moore | Online Only | Apr. 25, 2008
Famous for its splendid scenery, Asheville, N.C., home of the Biltmore Estate, the striking residence of the wealthy Vanderbilt family, is dotted with pricey neighborhoods that have become even more expensive in the past few years.
But one area, the city's West End/Clingman Avenue section, traditionally has boasted neither mansions nor mountain views. Instead, industrial workers, laborers, and African American residents settled there in small but affordable dwellings.
Split by one highway and targeted for another road-building project, the neighborhood has organized a resistance. Known as "WECAN" (West End/Clingman Avenue Neighborhood Association), the group is fighting attempts to change the area's distinct personality, acting as a social unifier for those who dwell there.
Roads spider-web the country as evidence of America's postwar preoccupation with automobiles. In the 1950s and 60s, a more efficient road system often came with the destruction of architecturally significant buildings and cleaving of longtime neighborhoods to make way for more pavement. Despite growing concerns and protective legislation, older, less affluent neighborhoods often found themselves in the way of one transportation corridor or another. Some teardowns went without a whimper, but other owners, like those in Asheville, fought back, instigating a change in the law that provided some protection for historical structures.
A number of communities have defiantly faced down highway expansion proponents, forcing their governments to rethink transportation.
Joe Fioccola has lived in Asheville's West End for 24 years; his wife's roots there date back to the turn of the last century. A founding member of WECAN, Fioccola says the original road project, an extension of I-240, literally sliced the neighborhood in two, displacing residents and distancing longtime neighbors. "This neighborhood grew up around factories," he says. "There are people who have been living here 30, 40, 50 years."
Seven years ago, a corner of WECAN's blue-collar neighborhood was nominated for historic district status. Although Asheville's Historic Resources Commission signed off on the nomination, it turned out to be anything but a done deal. As the nomination wound its way through the usual bureaucratic tangle, WECAN's board was stunned by what happened next. Area resident Patty Torno says, "We were approved at the local level, approved at the state level, then torpedoed by our own."
Asheville's city government officially opposed the designation, but eventually the option of running the new connector through West End/Clingman Avenue was cast aside. When the state transportation department moved on, WECAN members let out a collective breath, but they remain wary. Fioccola says no one explained the department's change of direction; the option was simply no longer on the table. They think it's smart not to question their good karma.
Road to California
East Coast or West, it is not unusual for highways to supplant homes and business districts, especially in older neighborhoods. In South Pasadena, Calif., former city transportation commissioner Joanne Nuckols remains a staunch opponent of a scheme to connect Long Beach and Pasadena. In preparation for the highway project -- an extension of the 710 Freeway -- the state purchased several hundred homes along the proposed route back in the 1970s. The houses were both large and small; some were spacious, and some were tiny bungalows.
"They're an equal-opportunity destroyer of neighborhoods," Nuckols says.
South Pasadena, a community that is so hometown America it's been the backdrop for movies like "Back to the Future," became a backdrop for a community crusade. The highway corridor was on the National Historic Trust's list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for a record five straight years, from 1989 through 1993. When the 40-year push to build the road derailed after the City of South Pasadena, the National Trust, and a broad coalition of other groups obtained a federal court injunction against the project in 1999 – an injunction that remains in place to this day – the California Dept. of Transportation (CalTrans) decided to conduct a technical feasibility study for an expensive full-bore tunnel under the City. However, CalTrans has refused to relinquish the houses.
"We will not consider the project dead until [CalTrans] agrees to sell the 500 homes they bought," Nuckols says.
Inroads in Buffalo
Mark Goldman, a businessman, writer and community activist in Buffalo, N.Y., has a different view of the highways that slashed through upstate New York. He says Buffalo's roads were established before the districts in which they were built were considered historic. And, although the highways definitely change the city's character, Goldman says at the time they were built, officials were largely unopposed and had the community's best interests in mind.
"It was a way to get around the city," he says. "The shortest line between two points."
Goldman says that although some now regret the loss of what would be historic architecture destroyed to build the roads, "few tears were shed at the time." One road was built through Olmsted Park, the first of its kind to be designed by the father of New York's Central Park, legendary landscape artist Frederick Law Olmsted. Unlike the Asheville project, Buffalo's highways sliced through both blue-collar and affluent neighborhoods, but Goldman sees the road-builders as symptomatic of the times.
"These weren't bad guys. They just weren't very far-sighted," Goldman explains.
East Coast or West, it is not unusual for highways to supplant homes and business districts, especially in older neighborhoods. Groups like Asheville's WECAN and those in Pasadena find their strength through both numbers and resilience. Their message is simple: bulldozing houses and trees in favor of more roads can destroy not just neighborhoods and historic buildings but a way of life.
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County commissioners have approved a $39,000 study to map out the improvements at the facility that's played host to the Genesee County Fair since 1968 and popular Warrior Dash event the last two years.
County board Chairman Jamie Curtis said money for the improvements would come from the Flint-Genesee Area Convention & Visitor's Bureau, following the study paid for with hotel tax money.
SlowLoper1985 said something needs to be done to improve the grounds for all users of the facility:
Donakor said proper planning is needed:
I agree that they need to upgrade the fair grounds, I I like the fact he put in the horse show part.. Granted they have the grand stand where they can host shows but the MAJOR issue with that is the arena uses the same dirt from the fair events which has not been filtered after before being spread out for horse show use which then allows for shards of metal and glass to be left in there and then could possibly penetrate a horse's hoof and cause so major damage. I think they should either redo the horse barn and arena up at the front of the grounds or find a way to make sure the dirt getting put back into that arena is clean with no contaminates.. Also I know many people who go there to trail ride their horses maybe make the trail heads more noticeable or do something that caters to them as well...
One of the things Genesee Co. Does is under design when it comes to public facilities such as the Genesee fairgrounds area. look around other counties, Kent, Ottawa, Bay, etc. .
bodrell questioned the move for such a costly study:
That's a great park and I'm all for making improvements and bringing more events to the area.
What I don't get is why will it cost almost $40,000 on a private "study aimed at prioritizing future improvements"? Assuming those will be rather mundane things such as deciding on porta-potty vendors for events, designating parking areas, paving the main entry road, making improvements to the stables and so on.
Isn't this the sort of thing the county commisioners, park and rec folks etc are already being paid to evaluate?
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SEATTLE - Enron Corp. manipulated the energy market practically every day during the 2000-2001 power crunch and gouged Western customers for at least $1.1 billion, according to audiotapes and documents released Monday.
The records were uncovered by the same utility that last month released details of conversations in which Enron traders gleefully gloat about ripping off "those poor grandmothers" in California during the power crisis.
The latest release by the Snohomish Public Utility District provides another glimpse into how Enron allegedly rigged the market at the same time millions of Californians were suffering blackouts and paying sky-high electricity bills.
The utility wants an administrative law judge to order Enron to surrender up to $2 billion in ill-gotten gains.
California politicians want Enron to reimburse customers there at least $8.9 billion.
The latest documents show Enron manipulated the market on 473 of 537 days from January 2000 to June 2001, the utility said.
In one scheme, Enron made $222,678 in a three-hour period by shipping power from California to Oregon, masking the original source of the power, and then selling it back to California at highly inflated rates.
The records also show that Enron employed at least five other schemes, dubbed "sidewinder," "ping pong," "donkey punch," "spread play" and "Russian roulette."
In one of the transcripts, an Enron employee says, "If the line's not congested, I just look to congest it. ... If you can congest it, that's a moneymaker no matter what."
The documents also show that Enron maintained five separate sets of accounting records.
Enron refused to comment on the records except to say it is cooperating with all investigations.
Energy traders routinely keep tapes of their phone calls as a record of oral contracts.
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., used the evidence to demand a new investigation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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Ah, democracy. That oft-lauded form of government that puts power in the hands of the people and gives the masses authority in choosing their leaders. But having a role in the most important part of the Democratic process isn't without its complications and can sometimes leave a few voters scratching their heads.
Jackson County Elections Director Kristen Carlson's office is flooded with questions from voters. Her answers to common questions follow:
How and where can I register to vote?
U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years old and live in the state are able to register by mail or at their local Secretary of State or clerk's office. Residents must register by the end of the business day Monday to be eligible to vote, Carlson said.
If you're a first-time voter and register by mail, you must vote in your precinct in person for the first election, she said.
Students who register to their college address, but want to vote on issues on the ballot back home by absentee, must go to their hometown clerk's office to re-register in person, she said.
State agencies such as the departments of Human Services, Community Health and Career Development also offer voter registration services to their clients. Military recruitment centers also provide voter registration.
How do I get an absentee ballot or vote absentee?
Voting through an absentee ballot is limited to: Those who are 60 or older, are in jail, have religious reasons for not voting on Election Day, need assistance at the polls, are appointed to work as an election inspector in a precinct outside of theirs, or will be out of town during poll hours.
If you have tentative plans that may prevent you from making it to the polls, Carlson suggests picking up an absentee ballot. If plans fall through, you can surrender your absentee ballot at the polls and vote in your precinct, she said.
Absentee ballot request forms can be found on the Secretary of State Web site, www.michigan.gov/sos, or at a local clerk's office. Any request to have an absentee ballot mailed to your home, or address where you will be, must be received by a local clerk by 2 p.m. Nov. 1.
You have until 8 p.m. on Election Day to return the absentee ballot to the clerk's office, Carlson said.
If an emergency prevents you from getting to the polls, you may request an emergency absentee ballot before 4 p.m. Election Day.
If you want to vote at the polls but do not have reliable transportation, Carlson suggests coordinating a ride with a neighbor, friend or family member.
The Jackson Transportation Authority will give free bus rides to polling locations to those who show their voter identification card, said marketing director David Vassal.
If I haven't voted in a long time, will I be removed from voter rolls?
As long as you are registered it does not matter how long it has been since you last voted, Carlson said.
What does matter is making sure your voter registration has been updated with the correct address, she said. If you move after the close of registration Monday you can vote in your former precinct one last time, she said. If you are not sure whether you are registered you can visit the Secretary of State's voter information center at www.michigan.gov/sos.
Where do I go to vote?
If you don't know your precinct, you may contact your local clerk's office or visit the Jackson County clerk at www.co.jackson.mi.us/countyclerksoffice, for a listing of precincts and poll locations.
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For now, center fielder Peter Bourjos will not be playing Winter Ball. He was planning on getting some reps for a Dominican team in December, but that fell through. Below are those in the Angels organization who currently are playing. The league in the Dominican Republic runs until Dec. 21, while the ones in Venezuela and Mexico go until Dec. 30. The Caribbean Series — pinning the league champs in the Dominican, Mexico, Venezuela and Puerto Rico — gets going in early February …
AAA RP Ryan Brasier (Mexico)
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AAA 1B Efren Navarrro (Dominican Republic)
AAA SP Matt Shoemaker (Venezuela)
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DOSL RP Alexis Campos (Venezuela)
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DOSL OF Luis Tovar (Venezuela)
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Alden, what are the Angels' long term plans with Efren Navarro? Do you see him as someone who can be an everyday player in the majors, if not for the Angels, for another team?
BTW, Navarro is a minor league free agent this off-season. Considering the logjam at 1B for the Angels, he'll likely seek out other teams.


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As the owner of Dummies on the Run in Ann Arbor, Jerry Buffman says she often needs to fit a lot of dummies into her vehicle at once. And her 2001 Toyota Van just isn't cutting it.
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Just a few weeks ago, Buffman was informed she was one of the five small business owners that Ford chose out of 1,000 nationwide to win a free Transit Connect.
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Buffman's business consists of traveling around the state to conduct classes for nurses and doctors, and in venues as varied as child care centers to assisted living centers. A critical care nurse and paramedic by trade, Buffman often totes bulky duffel bags filled with CPR and first-aid equipment, including bandages, dummies, books and breathing shields. Every student in her classes gets their own dummy to work on.
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As an oily-skinned gal myself, toning down the dewy is often my plight while many with dry skin seek to amp it up. There is also an entire group of those in between, but our mission is all the same – skin that radiates an effortless glow. How delightful sounding, yes?
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1. Choosing a base that works with your skin type is essential – work with what you have not against it. Since I am naturally oily, my preference is always towards a matte finish foundation. Radiant skin strikes that perfect balance between dewy and dull, balancing out the natural finish of your complexion.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Lewis Robinson isn't shy about his opinion of club soccer in the Grand Rapids area.
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The boast is backed up by the announcement of 2013-14 National League teams, which includes 13 teams from Michigan. Of those, seven are from Grand Rapids.
Teams were selected from three regions across the United States in five age groups each for boys and girls. The Midwest Region had 42 teams overall nationally.
The National League, an extension of the US Youth Soccer Regional Leagues, is for the nation's top under-14 through under-18 club soccer teams. The seven-game season is divided between two weekends, with most starting in Wilson, N.C. in late November and early December. A second weekend of three games in March will be held in Las Vegas.
"It's just been one of those terrific years for us," said Robinson, who has been with the Crew Juniors four years and had two teams qualify for the National League - in under-17 boys (Grand Rapids Crew Juniors 97 Gold) and under-14 girls. (Grand Rapids Crew Juniors 00 Gold).
Grand Rapids Crew Juniors also qualified a team in under-16 boys (Grand Rapids Crew Juniors 98 Gold).
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Teams qualified for the National League based on Premier Division championships and, if available, an application process for consideration.
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"It's where all the (college) scouts are," Robinson said.
Other Michigan teams represented at the Michigan Jaguars (under-15 boys and under-16 girls), Michigan Wolves 99 (under-15 boys), AC Milan Detroit Waza (under18 boys and under-18 girls) and PSI MI Gators FC 96 Orange (under-18 girls).
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While waiting for the recent ride, I noticed that nearly ever car turning right off W. Burnside onto SW 5th stayed to their right -- clearly counter indicated by the signs and by the common knowledge that cars, buses, trucks, etc. are not permitted to share the MAX tracks.
I know that it is different for the Portland Streetcar -- e.g., in downtown on Morrison and Yamhill, cars are rarely seen in the same lane as MAX, but on the streetcar line it is expected.
The area SW 5th and W Burnside is rather unique in that cars are permitted to turn onto 5th - so too buses. It is a rather short distance from Burnside to SW Pine; its entry onto SW 5th is regulated by signal light.
The cars leaving SW Pine are either turning left onto SW 5th or they are crossing over several lanes to the garage entry for Portland City Grill. The SW Pine signal light is either a solid red or a blinking yellow; the one for SW 5th is the standard signal light.
This location poses another problem because cars coming from the north often want to turn right to enter the garage. It matters not to them that a right turn is not permitted on 5th and 6th streets.
Looking at the pictures below one can see that TriMet has installed in the middle of 5th street at SW Pine a temporary 'barrier' sign prohibiting that right turn. Hopefully, TriMet will replace it with a permanent sign.
Thus, in this short distance between Burnside and SW Pine there can be a mixture of MAX, buses, cars all proceeding south. But, there must be separation between MAX and the rest of the vehicles.
This requires that drivers know where they are and where they must be; and that they cannot turn right on 5th and 6th streets.
Making things more precarious is that there is a bus stop to the far right side. The bus leaving that stop has to cut across the MAX tracks to get to their lane. And assuming that the wrongful positioned cars realize their mistake, they too must cross the MAX tracks and the bus lane to get to the auto lane.
Arguably, the bus drivers are trained and know where should be at any given point, but cars finding themselves in the wrong lane will not likely find the correct lane with any ease. Once there - cars have little indication where they belong.
Adding to the safety concern is that the bus stops are on the right side of 5th and 6th streets; not a factor for MAX elsewhere. The result is that the buses have to cross over the MAX tracks getting to and leaving the bus stops.
See the video on the Green Line webpage -- it shows the interplay among the MAX, buses and cars further down SW 5th street. While the cars are relegated to the left lane, the buses leapfrog MAX crossing back and forth over the tracks.
I raised the leapfrogging issue in February 2006. I still don't feel comfortable that TriMet has a solution to potential problems..
Take a peek at some pictures that indicates some of the problems. I don't believe that there is any other similar mixing of MAX and cars, buses, etc. on either 5th or 6th streets, or possibly anywhere in the system..
All the pictures are focused at the location where SW Pine enters SW 5th from the right. In the center is the no right turn 'barrier' sign. The large yellowish building (Grove Hotel) in the back is on W. Burnside.
Picture 1. At the left -- bus is at its stop. To the right is a bus and cars in the proper position. In between the 'barrier' sign and the bus stop should be MAX only.
Picture 2. At the left -- the bus is leaving the stop crossing over the tracks. The car is properly positioned. Buses crossing over MAX tracks in this fashion is unique and problematic. The presence of unexpected, wrongfully positioned cars will only make the situation more difficult for the bus drivers.
Picture 3. Two cars in the wrong lane. The dark colored car is there as the result of a right turn off W. Burnside. The silver car is there because it proceeded south on NW 5th and crossed W. Burnside into the wrong lane.
Imagine the unsafe possibilities with MAX, improperly positioned cars, and buses trying to get into and leaving the bus stop, especially given the stop is on the right of MAX.
Will it only be a source of confusion?
The MAX engineer will have to always employ extra caution especially since MAX is difficult to stop.
It should be interesting.
© 2009 Larry Norton


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With two weeks left in the regular season, let's check in on the O-K Conference football races.
First up: O-K Gold, O-K Blue and O-K Silver
• Defending champion: Wayland (6-0)
• Best bet: Caledonia (5-0, 7-0), a tri-winner of the O-K White a year ago with East Grand Rapids and Lowell, needs a win Friday against Ottawa Hills (3-2, 3-4), a newcomer to the league, to clinch a share of the title.
• Closing in: Catholic Central (4-1, 6-1) and South Christian (4-1, 6-1) are not out of it yet. The Cougars control their own destiny, too, if they can beat Wayland on Friday. If they do that, then Catholic Central sets up a season-finale showdown against host Caledonia. South Christian -- which plays at winless Forest Hills Eastern and hosts Hastings (1-4, 3-4) on Oct. 24 - needs to win out and get some help for a share.
• Not out statistically: At two games back and with two games remaining in the Gold race, Wayland and Ottawa Hills cannot be counted out.
• Defending champion: Coopersville (6-0)
• Best bet: The Blue race is barreling down to a Week 9 showdown, pitting Coopersville (5-0, 6-1) against league newcomer West Catholic (5-0, 5-2). Both teams are defending conference champs -- West Catholic won the final City League title last fall -- and they face off at West Catholic on Oct. 24. The Broncos host Forest Hills Northern (1-4, 1-6), while the Falcons travel to Sparta (4-1, 4-3) on Friday.
• Closing in: Sparta is not out of the picture. If the Spartans can beat West Catholic on Friday, they will then need West Catholic to beat Coopersville to give them a share.
• Defending champion: Allendale, *Belding (6-1)
• Best bet: It is going to come down to Week 9 here, too, when Allendale (4-0, 6-1) plays at Hopkins (4-0, 6-1). The Falcons take on Kelloggsville (3-1, 5-2) this week, and the Rockets will be fired up to garner their sixth win and a berth in the playoffs. So it won't be easy for Allendale. Hopkins has it a bit easier, taking Godwin Heights (1-4, 2-5), but it's going to come down to the season finale. Both Hopkins and Allendale lost to Muskegon Catholic Central, the top-ranked team in Division 8, in non-league games this season.
• Closing in: Kelloggsville holds its own fate. If the Rockets can beat host Allendale on Friday, and then get some help from one of Hopkins' last two opponents, they could forge a tie in the Silver.
* = in O-K Blue this season
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The live telecast of the 2014 Grammy awards ceremony, which airs tonight (Jan. 26) starting at 7 on WWL-TV, is scheduled to last a whopping 3 1/2 hours. And yet, amid all the pomp, circumstance and star-studded live performances, only a handful of the year's actual awards will be given out during the show.
The Grammy awards in nearly 70 categories are handed out hours before the main event begins. A pre-telecast ceremony will stream live on the Grammy website, beginning at 3 p.m. and includes the categories of best blues album, for which Louisiana native Bobby Rush is nominated, best folk album, which the Arhoolie Records box set "They All Played For Us," featuring the Treme Brass Band, David and Michael Doucet, and other Louisianians, is up for, and many more.
As USA Today noted yesterday, Louisiana is the only state to hold its own celebration honoring native nominees during the Grammy week festivities. On Saturday afternoon (Jan. 25) at the Conga Room in Los Angeles, the state Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism hosted its seventh annual "Only in Louisiana" Grammy brunch, complete with a presentation on the history of Louisiana music from Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne. (You may recall back in September that the lieutenant governor let his music fan flag fly, with an interactive online music bracket that decided Louisiana residents' favorite homegrown songs.)
According to the Lafayette Advertiser, fresh Louisiana shrimp were flown in for the meal, which included red beans and rice, gumbo, and redfish, and finished up with bananas Foster. Scheduled performers at the party included 2014 Grammy nominees Zachary Richard, Hunter Hayes and Terrance Simien, though Simien wound up missing his set due to the ice storm that grounded flights around the Southeast on Friday. The celebration concluded (of course) with a second-line, led by the Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians and propelled by the Grammy-nominated Hot 8 Brass Band.
Louisianians also turned up at other Grammy week festivities. On Saturday night, Homer, La., native Bobby Rush took the stage at the Americana pre-Grammy tribute to the Everly Brothers' Phil Everly, who passed away on Jan. 3. Trombone Shorty, who also will appear onstage during Sunday night's live telecast (rumor has it that he'll join Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, with whom he sat in at the 2013 Voodoo Experience), played Friday night at the gala benefit dinner and concert to honor the legendary songwriter Carole King, who was named the 2014 MusiCares Person of the Year.
The pre-telecast ceremony will be hosted by Cyndi Lauper, who was joined on the Gentilly stage during Jazz Fest 2011 by none other than Allen Toussaint. (Toussaint, up for two 2014 Grammys, appeared on her 2010 album "Memphis Blues." He also turned up in the audience at her 2013 gig at the House of Blues.)
Tune in to GRAMMY.com/live to watch, beginning at 3 p.m.
Here's a full list of all the Louisiana nominees:
Allen Toussaint Best Americana Album: "Songbook", and Best American Roots Song: "Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed"(lost to Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's "Love Has Come for You" in the song category, and to Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris' "Old Yellow Moon" in the album category.)
Bobby Rush Best Blues Album: "Down in Louisiana" (lost to Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite's "Get Up!")
Hot 8 Brass Band Best Regional Roots Music Album: "The Life & Times Of...The Hot 8 Brass Band" (lost to Terrance Simien's "Dockside Sessions")
**Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience Best Regional Roots Music Album: "Dockside Sessions" (WINNER)**
Zachary Richard Best Regional Roots Music Album: "Le Fou" (lost to Terrance Simien's "Dockside Sessions")
Terence Blanchard Best Improvised Jazz Solo: "Don't Run" from "Magnetic" (lost to Wayne Shorter's "Orbits," from "Without a Net."
Hunter Hayes Best Country Solo Performance: "I Want Crazy" from "Hunter Hayes" (lost to Darius Rucker's "Wagon Wheel," from "True Believers")
Bishop Paul S. Morton Best Gospel Album: "Best Days Yet" (lost to Tye Tribbett's "Greater Than (Live)")
PJ Morton Best R&B Song: "Only One" (lost to Justin Timberlake's "Pusher Love Girl.")
Tim McGraw Best Country Album: "Two Lanes of Freedom" and (with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban) Best Country Group/Duo Performance: "Highway Don't Care"(lost to the Civil Wars' "From This Valley" from "The Civil Wars" for duo/group performance)
And some other notable New Orleanians at the 2014 Grammys:
Engineer and producer Trina Shoemaker was nominated for best engineered album (nonclassical) for Andrew Duhon's release "The Moorings."(She lost to Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories" album)
Brian Coogan, "Uncle" Lionel Batiste, Detroit Brooks, Carl LeBlanc, Thais Clark, Jeff Albert and a host of other locals appeared on Pretty Lights' "A Color Map of the Sun," which is in the running for best dance/electronica album. (They also lost to "Random Access Memories.")
The Treme Brass Band, David and Michael Doucet, the Savoy Family Band and other Louisianians appear on "They All Played for Us," the Arhoolie Records box set up for best folk album. "American Routes" host Nick Spitzer hosted the concerts at which those recordings were made. (The album lost to Guy Clark's "My Favorite Picture of You.")
Zydeco king Clifton Chenier received lifetime achievement honors at the Grammys' Special Merit awards on Saturday, Jan. 25.


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DeWitt, NY -- The investigation is continuing into the death of Tracy Kulas, whose remains were found near ShoppingTown Mall in DeWitt last month, seven years after she was reported missing from a Syracuse assisted living center, DeWitt Police Chief Eugene J. Conway said today.
The investigation remains in the very early stages, Conway said.
"We're not only starting at square one, we're starting at square one seven years ago," he said.
Kulas was 30 years old when she went missing from The Elms, 703 W. Onondaga St. She was last seen March 16, 2005, getting into a black pickup truck outside the assisted living center.
Kulas' skeletal remains were found March 17 by a 13-year-old boy exploring the woods on Kinne Street, near the mall.
Conway asked the public to think back to that time and contact police with any information that may be helpful to the investigation.
Anyone with any information is asked to call DeWitt police at 632-0071.


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Scrape, a 16-piece string orchestra known for performing the music of composers Eyvind Kang and Jim Knapp, will be joined by Seattle jazz star Bill Frisell for a show on Vashon.
The concert, slated for 8 p.m. Saturday at Open Space for Arts & Community, will feature Frisell's orchestral compositions in one part of the evening and his playing in another. Known internationally as one of the foremost jazz guitarists alive today, Frisell has garnered acclaim in recent years for his work as a composer and band leader.
"It's hard to find a more fruitful meditation on American music than in the compositions of guitarist Bill Frisell," said an article in The New York Times.
"Mixing rock and country with jazz and blues, he's found what connects them: improvisation and a sense of play. Unlike other pastichists, who tend to duck passion, Mr. Frisell plays up the pleasure in the music and also takes on another often avoided subject, tenderness."
The concerts will also feature compositions by Kang and Knapp. Kang, a Vashon resident, is also an internationally lauded composer and instrumentalist who won 2011's prestigious Arts Innovator Award, given by the Seattle nonprofit Artist Trust.
Knapp, co-composer for Scrape and director of the Jim Knapp Orchestra, is a trumpet player, composer and teacher who has won wide acclaim as a composer, performer and recording artist.
Soloists for the evening will include Kang on viola and the vocalists Jessika Kinney and Jay Clayton. Heather Bentley will be the concertmaster for the evening.
Tickets for the show, on sale now at www.brownpapertickets.com, are $20 general and $10 for students and seniors.
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Two men who played a huge role in finding missing teacher Terrilynn Monette were recognized by the St. Tammany Parish Council for their effort. The council and Parish President Pat Brister cited the tireless work of Slidell Police officer and master diver Mark Michaud and state Rep. Austin Badon, D-New Orleans, in finding the vehicle and body of the teacher in New Orleans' Bayou St. John.
"Officer Michaud and Rep. Austin Badon would not stop until they found Monette,'' St. Tammany Parish Pat Brister said, calling it a "testament to their commitment to public service.''
The crowd in the Parish Council chambers near Mandeville gave the men a standing ovation.
Diving in the waters of Bayou St. John near the corner of Harrison Avenue and Wisner Boulevard, Michaud found Monette's vehicle on June 8. Her body was inside. Monette, 26, a teacher at Woodland West Elementary School in Harvey, had been missing since March 2, when she was seen leaving a Lakeview bar. As the weeks and months passed, the search for her grew, with teams of police, family and friends combing the area.Michaud was previously honored by the Slidell City Council for his efforts.
Badon told the council and audience that God helped guide their search for the missing teacher. "We were both under one leader,'' he said.
Badon said he was happy that he and Michaud could be part of a search that ultimately found Monette and brought "a measure of closure to her family.''
The "tragic situation'' is one that should bring all families closer together, he said. "It could happen to any one of us,'' Badon said, urging those in the audience to hold their children closer and hug them tighter.
"We all want to make a difference,'' Michaud said.