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The 2013 public election of University of Missouri Extension Council of Phelps County runs through Friday, Feb. 1, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The 2013 public election of University of Missouri Extension Council of Phelps County runs through Friday, Feb. 1, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Citizens age 18 and older who reside in Phelps County can access ballots in three ways:
1. Online at http://extension.missouri.edu/phelps.
2. In person at five locations: Phelps County Extension Center, Phelps County Courthouse and Farm Bureau, all in Rolla, Citizens Bank of Newburg and Phelps County Bank in St. James.
3. By calling the Extension Center at 573-458-6260 to request a ballot by mail.
Three candidates, Francis "Frank" Chandler Furman, Delaine Litman-Hohenfeldt and Josh Ratliff are running for the one seat in the Rolla District, which includes Rolla Outside North and South and all Rolla city wards.
Four candidates, Sarah Farmer, Jon Hartley, Fred Mussig and James Standfast are vying for the three vacant seats in the East District, which includes Dawson, St. James East and West, and all St. James city wards, Meramec, Cold Springs as well as Dillon North, Central and South.
Extension Council members will serve a two-year term.
Biographies of the candidates are listed below:
Rolla District candidates
Francis "Frank" Chandler Furman
Furman has been a registered geologist in Rolla for more than two decades. He is active with the Friends of the Rolla Public Library, Salem Avenue Baptist Church, Audubon Society, National Society of the Sons of American Revolution.
Furman regularly attends the Rolla City Council and represents the city on the Extension Council with a 95 percent attendance record. Furman said it is primary that the Extension Council follows its by-laws, University of Missouri regulations, and Missouri and federal laws. "As my work is incomplete, I am running to represent the Rolla Township on the Extension Council."
Delaine Litman-Hohenfeldt
Litman-Hohenfeldt is a native Texan who attended Austin Community College where she was president of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and graduated with honors. She then attended Tarleton State University where she completed bachelor's and master's degrees in horticulture/agriculture and graduated magna cum laude.
She was a member of Alpha Zeta Agriculture Honor Society, Presidential Honors Society and Delta Zeta sorority. After graduation she moved to Rolla and worked as regional horticulture specialist for University of Missouri Extension. She married R.D. Hohenfeldt in 2004. She is currently a freelance horticultural writer and a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Josh Ratliff
Ratliff is a Rolla native and a Rolla High School graduate of the class of 1994. He has been an electrician for 18 years and lived, worked and attended tech school in Kansas City from 1995 to 2002. He returned to Rolla in July of 2002 and started Freedom Electric and has been the owner/operator of that company from 2002 to the present.
East District candidates
Sarah Farmer
Farmer has lived in Phelps County for 23 years. She graduated from the School of the Ozarks in Point Lookout with a B.S. in biology. She has been a Master Gardener since 2006 and said she really enjoys educating the public about gardening in Missouri.
Some of her past experiences include a Girl Scout leader, team mother, president of the Master Gardeners and secretary of the Rolla Area Computer Users Group (RACUG), as well as working at Rollanet's Pine Online lab for several years.
Farmer has long been familiar with the MU Extension since her mother would make use of their publications for preserving and canning food grown on the farm in the '70s. She and her husband enjoy employing organic methods in their vegetable and fruit gardens.
Furman said it would be an honor to serve on the local Extension Council and thinks she would be a benefit to the people of Phelps County in assisting the Extension in identifying the educational needs of her community.
Jon Hartley
Hartley graduated from Rolla High School and obtained a degree in HVACR from Rolla Technical Institute. While in school, he worked for a local commercial mechanical company. He then went on to manage a local refrigeration and heating company for 10 years, before deciding to open his own business. In 2010, he opened Hartley's Climate Control with his wife, Errica. The couple has two daughters, Ally, 5, and Millicent, 2. Hartley enjoys giving back to the local area communities through donations, sponsorships and volunteerism.
Fred Mussig
Mussig is a retired engineer who has been involved with the Master Gardener program in Phelps County for the last six years and is serving his second term as treasurer. In the past three years his volunteer time was primarily working with the St. James Kiwanis Club to establish and maintain a community garden for the St. James Caring Center (the local food bank and thrift store).
In 2013 the community garden will be expanded to include Caring Center client maintained garden plots and inclusion of a nutrition project through the University of Missouri. He said his roll will be twofold: hands on garden development and operation and to serve as a member of the Wellness Committee to lend guidance to the upgrades.
Mussig is also a member of the Gardeners of the Forest City (the garden club for St. James) where he also serves as treasurer. He has worked with other members to maintain the public flower beds and planters in the downtown retail area. His personal goal in joining these organizations is to provide hands on improvement and leadership for his community.
James Standfast
Standfast is currently employed by Express Employment Professionals in Rolla as sales manager. His military service includes the U.S. Navy form 1972-1976, radioman 2nd Class. He graduated from University of Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology) in 1981, with a B.S. in economics. He has one daughter who is a junior at S&T.
Standfast first moved to Phelps County in 1978. After graduation and several jobs later, he returned for good in 1997. Community activities include: member of Ridgeview Christian Church, Rolla youth traveling team basketball coach, Rolla youth traveling team soccer coach, St. Louis youth soccer coach, Russell House board, Recreation for Everyone Committee to build Rolla's Recreation Center, March of Dimes chair, United Way board member, past president of Rolla Breakfast Kiwanis Club, former international chair and current membership chair of the Pulaski County Rotary Club, Fort Leonard Wood knowledgeable, attends Cuba Chamber of Commerce and Salem Chamber of Commerce meetings, Owensville Chamber of Commerce fundraising committee, Rolla PR Club meetings, currently serve as Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassador as secretary, current S&T Athletic Booster Club board member and involved in fundraising, and attends many regional community functions.


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closeup of grips made by LoadSM5
closeup of grips made by LoadSM5
hey nice grips zach
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Those are REALLY nice grips. How much does Load SM5 charge for them??
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Here's mine but a few things need be noted that have changed due to the old age of this picture
freak tip is purple
warp shell is purple
powerfeed plug is purple
forgrip is purple
hopper is purple
powerfeed tube is cut
gripframe is a chrome intelli(looking for purple stickies)
and the tank cover is purple
Here we go:
"To serve to strive and not to yield"
what a horrible thread to follow if on 56K.....
haha here's my minimag.. i need an intelliframe if anyone wnats to see me one email me.!
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Yup That's me at Beach Blitz. They wouldn't let me use my mag!
Hey bartlby, you can prurple stickys from paintballgear.com. It sound like you and me are the purple people eaters.
Sold my RT for an angel then was able to piece together this. I use it as my back-up. Truley dependable, especially with the HALO loader.
Ok, lets try posting mine
Markers: LX (CF Hyperframe Mag/ PFHR RT Pro)
Barrels: Kaner/Boomstick/All American
Tank: Crossfire 68ci 3k
Mask: JT/Scott
Loaders: Pre BE Rev/X-board Rev/ Reloader
We dont want this thread to die.
Me and my mag but with no hopper or tank.
and the backup
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good traders- agdmagman2001, magdude25,Geoff Noble, than205, X-plosive, speedball4life, CoFFey[NiTrO], Snakebite78, zads27
No, I just didnt feel good that day. lol
o ok love the sig greg the bunny rules!!!`
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benchmark vertical adapter
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benchmark double trig frame
47ci flatline
12v xboard revvy
What was the point of the blue mountains?? If you need to do that do it in the Friendly corner not in a thread labled Offical Automag Pictures.
Man thats a big picture you got their.
Current pics of my Minimag:
My good traders list, and feedback for me:http://www.automags.org/forums/showt...251#post303251
heres my gun
and heres my team mate!
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heres the other side...
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That could soon change.
With the NHL's trade deadline less than a month away, we will soon see what type of GM Nonis is. The deadline has traditionally been a time when sane men lose their heads in an attempt to chase a Stanley Cup or simply sneak into the playoffs. More recently, it is a time where the hype heading in far exceeds the actual moves made.
This year's deadline is April 3 -- a mere 12 games before the end of the regular season -- so teams should know if they are buyers or sellers. But for the Leafs, the decision-making process could be a little more complicated since they could be buying and selling.
Will Nonis try to dump the team's highly paid healthy scratches? Will he try to turn some of the pending unrestricted free agents into draft picks? Will he try to acquire a top-line centre, such as Colorado's Paul Stastny, to push the Leafs from a bubble team to a contender?
Or will he stay the course and see what he has in this current group?
The latter was Burke's preferred method. He never made any blockbuster moves at the trade deadline because he never liked the prices being asked or to be in a position to have to make a decision out of fear or in a panic.
In hindsight, his biggest trade deadline pickup was acquiring defenceman Mark Fraser from Anaheim last season.
This year, it is a bit different, if only because the fifth-place Leafs are not on the outside looking in. Heading into Friday night's games, they were four points back of the Montreal Canadiens and seven points ahead of the ninth-place Winnipeg Jets.
Things could obviously change, but for now they look like a playoff team. They might not look like a championship contender or even a team that can make it out of the first round. But with two capable goaltenders, plenty of depth on defence and a forward corps that should be getting Joffrey Lupul and Matt Frattin back from injury sometime soon, there is something to build on here.
Nonis' challenge is to keep building without affecting the foundation.
The No. 1 priority is to qualify for the playoffs. And while Nonis has made it clear he will not mortgage the future to get there, he also recognizes what lies ahead.
The Leafs have six players headed for unrestricted free agency and another six who will be restricted agents on July 1. It is safe to say that Tim Connolly, who is playing out his contract with the Toronto Marlies, is on the market. But the decision becomes tougher with a player such as Clarke MacArthur.
The third-line winger, who is in the final year of a contract worth US$3.25-million, has scored 20 goals in each of the last two seasons and has been one of Toronto's hottest forwards of late, with four goals and 10 points in his last 10 games playing on the wing with Nazem Kadri. For that reason, there is an obvious downside in taking him out of the lineup.
Then again, with Lupul and Frattin close to returning, there are other options.
Nonis might not trade MacArthur for a second-round draft pick. But would he move him to the offence-deprived San Jose Sharks in exchange for Ryane Clowe, who is having an off-year in the final season of his contract but has the size that head coach Randy Carlyle covets and playoff pedigree the Leafs could use?
A similar question exists with pending UFA Tyler Bozak, as well as with some of the team's defencemen.
The Leafs would likely have no issue parting ways with Mike Komisarek or John-Michael Liles, who have become regulars in the press box. But would they also move soon-to-be free agent Mike Kostka, knowing Jake Gardiner is biding his time in the minors and 2012 first-rounder Morgan Rielly could be available to play for the Leafs as early as March 16 if Moose Jaw fails to make the Western Hockey League playoffs?
The answer will come sometime before April 3. Until then, let the rumours begin.


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CASTING CALL. Michele Wolford.
Every November, the Omaha Playhouse performs A Christmas Carol to sellout crowds. But what the audience doesn't see are the awkward, funny, strange and inspiring moments that happen long before the curtain opens.
KICKSTARTING A CAREER. Gavin Felix.
After straining his vocal cords, Philip Zach never thought he'd sing again. He toured the world, then sat in silence. Now as his voice heals, he puts the final touches on a musical journey fueled in part by Kickstarter.
NUNS AT WORK. Kay Hall.
Meet a group of women who face tough issues head-on. The Notre Dame Sisters of Omaha have made social justice their mission for 100 years. Their only goal is to keep on giving—and to have a little fun while doing it.
KOLACHE QUEEN. Sue Maryott.
In the town of Morse Bluff lives royalty. In fact, some call her the queen—the Kolache Queen. Nadine Racek has baked as many as 1500 kolaches in one order and at age 84 it doesn't look like she'll stop any time soon.


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Local man's mission centers around helping less fortunate of Nigeria
Many of the infrastructures, like electricity and clean running water are often taken for granted in the Western world, where it is very unusual to live in an area without these basic needs, even chairs, for example. Julius Udinyiwe, a Boonville businessman and resident has been traveling back to his home in Nigeria, not only to visit, but to teach and help the community he grew up in to excel well into the 21st Century.
This fall, Udinyiwe will travel back to Nigeria to help build a school and to construct chairs for another in a villiage not too far from Benin, Nigeria's Capital so the children do not have to sit on the floor. For Udinyiwe, it is teaching his hometown community what is possible, what can be done. And while infrastructure is growing in the large cities, the rural communities are still without basic necessities such as electricity.
For power, Udinyiwe relies on generators but will also focus on solar power since Nigeria is in a prime location near the equator.
Some of the work does not require large amount of funds. What is needed is the man-power to complete the tasks. These tasks include cleaning out areas where trash was once thrown, trimming bamboo trees and using the excess for building materials. The larger projects include the largest long-term investments such as building schools and digging wells so the locals do not have to drink water from a stream, which is used for bathing.
On his next mission, Udinyiwe will focus on the area schools for one month, maybe two if funds allow. Currently, a project is being undertaken to build Iyeoba school. The foundation has been laid and the locally made brick is being laid on top of each other.
"My goal is to and help with the construction of the school and help build a well," Udinyiwe said.
Udinyiwe said he wants to create good infrastructure so families can stay together instead of the younger generation leaving to go live in the city.
Udinyiwe will also buy goats for the village so they can raise them to make money. He will also show them how to build a good fence.
Udinyiwe is currently looking for funds to help with this project. In doing this, he shows people the progress in photos, which has been made in just the last two years.
"Right now I am speaking in area churches. Friends have been helping a lot as well," Udinyiwe said.
From the support of local churches and individuals Udinyiwe is able to accomplish more and more each time he travels back.
To find out more information about Udinyiwe's mission it is recommended an individual call him at 660-888-2987.


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The Good
On Offense Alex Smith,Donnie Avery,Jamal Charles
Donnie Avery player of the game for sure
Defense created turnovers that won the game. And did a fairly good job against the Eagles High speed offense. Justin Houston is clearly in the running for AFC defensive player of the year through 3 weeks
The bad
Offense O LINE O LINE O LINE it's becoming a theme. Fisher played like a rookie and HAS to learn from it going forward. Bowe 1 catch From our number 1 WR not going to get the job done.
Defense a few big plays given up Mccoy tourched them on a number of plays they have to clean that up
Overall this is one the Chiefs were lucky to be in position to win late but they did go out and FINISH the job on offense late in that game. 3-0 Bring on the Giants


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A rainbow of talent will be showcased in the 64th annual Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show this weekend, and Hockessin painter Jag Deshpande's rich works will be found near the pot of gold.
A rainbow of talent will be showcased in the 64th annual Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show this weekend, and Hockessin painter Jag Deshpande's rich works will be found near the pot of gold.
On Friday an adults-only complimentary reception and sale for the show will be held at Chadds Ford Elementary School in Chadds Ford, Pa., which will allow patrons to meet artists while enjoying live music and hors d'oeuvres from prominent area restaurants.
On Saturday the event will get underway for all ages to enjoy, showcasing 70-plus artists from throughout the region spanning a medley of styles, of which this year's featured artist is painter Stephen Brehm, of Landenberg, Pa.
Formula for perfect art
A retired architect of five years, Deshpande constructs abstract acrylic and watercolor paintings that reflect his fascination for math and shapes; it's his newfound hobby. Though abstract, most of his paintings feature clean and precise lines that are based on the golden ratio: an ancient math formula created by the Greeks designed to make any image look aesthetically pleasing, he said.
In brief, the golden ratio deals with proportion and basically states when Side A of a shape is longer than Side B, and both shapes are adjacent to each other, "it's proven when you design something with these proportions: it's guaranteed to look good," said Deshpande, 67, who's a newcomer to the Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show.
But the rabbit hole deepens. Along with using the golden ratio, most of Deshpande's work is also designed with single paintings comprised of patterns of shapes within shapes. A glowing example of this is in his painting "Swirl." At first the image might resemble a blue-faced elephant with a curled trunk. But if you look closer, you'll discover the painting is a box made up of camouflaged rectangles and squares.
For instance, if you delete the red shape on the right, you'll realize Deshpande hid a square there. Furthermore, if you remove the blue shape on the left, you'll see a square shape. Erase any shape in the painting and the result will reveal either a square or rectangle. It's a pretty flawless concept.
"I'm basing it all on the mathematical formula so that it will look good," Deshpande echoed with a laugh.
How long does perfection take?
Deshpande would rather answer how long it takes him to dream up a piece since "you think about something a lot more than you spend time doing it," he said.
In that case, he said it usually takes about a week to plan out the dimensions of each painting. From there, he'll put his hand to the plow and knock out a piece in a day, usually. And since painting is a stress reliever for the math-loving Deshpande, inspiration is a vital part of his equation when creating art. If he's not in the mood to paint, he won't force it.
"You have to get charged up and inspired. You don't want it to be a job," he said. "I don't to treat it like a job; I had one before. This is a hobby."
WHAT 64th annual Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show
WHEN 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, March 15 (adult-only reception); 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 16
WHERE Chadds Ford Elementary School, 3 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, Pa.
COST Free admission
INFO cfes.ucfsd.org or (610) 388-1112


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Deborah Ruth (Wilders) Provard, 60, of 528 W. Tenth St., Waynesboro, PA., passed away at 4:42 a.m., Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in her home. She had been in failing health for the past eight months.
Deborah Ruth (Wilders) Provard, 60, of 528 W. Tenth St., Waynesboro, PA., passed away at 4:42 a.m., Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in her home. She had been in failing health for the past eight months. Born Aug. 7, 1952, in Waynesboro, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Thomas and Charlotte L. (Morganthall) Wilders. She and her husband of more than 42 years, Mr. Ronald D. Provard, were married Jan. 10, 1970, in Germantown Church of God, Cascade, Md. Mrs. Provard was employed at Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Chambersburg, Pa., for more than 10 years. She was a member of Blue Rock United Brethren Church, Waynesboro. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two children, Carla M. Ford and her husband, Dominick of Fayetteville, Pa., and Ronnie L. Provard of Waynesboro; two granddaughters, Amber Thomas and Katie Thomas; two sisters, Lynda J. Williams of Waynesboro and Kay Bream of Rouzerville, Pa.; five brothers, James G. Wilders of Greencastle, Pa., George F. Wilders of Fairfield, Pa., Darryl E. Wilders of Greencastle, John Tim Wilders of Mont Alto, Pa., and Keith C. Wilders of Rouzerville, Pa.; and a number of nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Barbara Dale and Cynthia Wilders; and an infant brother, Terry Wilders. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, in Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro, with Pastor Gregory Helman officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Zion Cemetery, near Quincy, Pa. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening, in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Blue Rock United Brethren Church, 7885 Mentzer Gap Road, Waynesboro, Pa. 17268. Online condolences may be expressed at: www.bowersoxfuneralhomes.com


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Are you sitting at home tonight all alone? You want to change that don't you?
You are really sick of coming home all alone. You should be able to get a girl to come back home with you. You try hard. You know that you are going to get rejected before a girl says yes. But seriously, you are getting rejected every time, all the time. Something has to give.
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See thousands of blooming trees, shrubs, bulbs, and perennials with the Garden staff. Tours are free and meet at the Vanderbilt Gate at 5th Ave. between 104th and 105th Streets. No reservations needed.
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03/06/2013 7:00amSome studies show more college graduates than their are college-level jobs, but others show college is still worth it, including a recently released Utah report.
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Study shows boys subject to negative stereotypes in school
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'New girl' shares what it's like to live among Mormons in Utah
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For children of man dead in avalanche, 'dad's love is with them'
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Rare comet Pan-STARRS should be visible to naked eye this week
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Big profit promises from business 'coaches' top consumer complaint
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Minimum wage; investment in education; and good news in housing
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Dare to Dream: The making of a Disney villain
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Man arrested after assaulting woman, robbing 12-year-old boy
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Bill limits publication of mug shots
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Jeremy Johnson faces 86 charges of Internet fraud
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Bill to stop kids from buying e-cigs includes huge tax hike
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Utah condor death toll highest in years due to lead poisoning
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BOSTON -- Four years after the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling paved the way for independent expenditure committees to raise and spend unlimited funding, a new state law requires committees, unions and corporations to reveal their donors.
"This is a great bill for adding more transparency to our elections," said Pam Wilmot, executive director of Common Cause Massachusetts. "So many donors to political ads are now secret. This has been a top priority for us."
Common Cause helped draft the original version of the disclosure bill four years ago.
Gov. Deval Patrick signed it on Friday.
"The disclosure aspects of this bill are really terrific," Wilmot said. "It puts us as a leader in the nation for shining light on dark money in elections."
Super PACs can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money to aid political campaigns but aren't allowed to coordinate with individual candidates. Under the new legislation, Massachusetts will require them to disclose the source of their funding within one week of making an expenditure. Once they get within 10 days of an election, they will be required to make the disclosure daily.
Super PACs will be required to list their top five donors at the end of each advertisement. The bill also requires them to file a complete list of donors with the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance.
"Cloaked spending continues to unfairly influence elections nationwide, and it is destroying the civility of the political process," Senate President Therese Murray, D-Plymouth, said in a statement. "It's time that we restore transparency to our elections process and allow voters in Massachusetts to know who is contributing and where money is going in a timely manner."
Super PACs have begun showing their influence in Massachusetts. One such committee, Mass Forward, supports Treasurer Steven Grossman and recently aired a political ad criticizing Attorney General Martha Coakley's stance on firearms sales. Grossman and Coakley, both gubernatorial candidates, are running against each other in the Democratic primary.
In addition to bringing greater transparency to political spending, the legislation also raises the maximum contribution an individual can make to a candidate from $500 to $1,000.
The legislation also includes a provision requiring the state secretary of administration and finance to write a statement about the economic impact of any ballot question, then include the statement in booklets to be distributed to voters.
Barbara Anderson, director of Citizens for Limited Taxation, blasted that provision, saying it is unrelated to the issue of super PAC disclosure. She said the provision will allow governors to unfairly influence voters ahead of votes on ballot questions.
"They're out to make sure a governor who doesn't want a tax cut can say anything he wants," she said. "The only intent is to make sure the petition doesn't pass. The legislators who vote on it are voting to kill the petition process."


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Credit the staff of the YMCA with helping Hannibal police locate Richard King of Hannibal, who allegedly was carrying a gun near the middle school on Tuesday.
Credit the staff of the YMCA with helping Hannibal police locate Richard King of Hannibal, who allegedly was carrying a gun near the middle school on Tuesday.
"We got a tip they were looking for someone and my staff happened to catch someone slipping in our back door, and went and notified the police. The police apprehended the gentleman and carted him off without any fuss or any fight," said Pete Friesen, executive director of the YMCA of Hannibal.
Friesen admitted being proud of how his personnel dealt with the situation.
"They (staff) handled it very well. They didn't try to be heroes. They alerted the authorities who fortunately were here already looking for the gentleman," he said.
Receiving special commendation was Nathan Waters, a member of the Y's wellness staff.
"He (Waters) saw him (King) in the room. He stayed there by the room while someone else went and got the police. He just made sure that if he (King) did run, he was going to point the direction he ran," said Friesen.
This was a unique situation for the Y.
"This was the first team we ever had to go to this," he said. "As far as standard protocol, we're still working the bugs out because we had people in the pool that we were trying to get out and our laundry room is right by the pool. There was only so much we could do in such a small amount of time. The protocol is when we get contacted we don't let people in, we don't let people out. We just try and clear the area."
Among those inside the Y when it went into lock-down mode was Meta Gunn of Hannibal.
"They called over the intercom for everyone to leave the premises," she said. "I was in the locker room when they told us. There was a lady and me, we were still dressing so we didn't get out in time.
"I was hoping they would have locked our door from the pool area in so nobody could have come back into the locker room, but they didn't. I went to lock it but there's no lock."
Friesen praised Y members for their responsiveness.
"I felt people reacted very well to what was going on, even though they didn't know exactly where to go. Those that needed to moved to the locker room," he said. "The staff was able to move them in there without a lot of noise, a lot of confusion and a lot of questions. The membership got out without challenging them (staff members) any. I appreciate what the members did there. They were doing what they were told. Of course they liked to know what was going on afterwards."
Confusion might have been more likely later in the day, according to Friesen.
"Five o'clock would have been a real headache. Around 1 o'clock it wasn't too bad," he said.
Friesen also praised HPD officers.
"The police were so responsive," he said. "They handled it beautifully without any hubbub and without disturbing our membership."


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He has designed the websites of artists Tony Oursler (official site, "Studio", "Influence Machine"), Gary Simmons, Liliana Porter, Ana Tiscornia, Steven Montgomery and Rosa Barba.
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The Broncos put their running game largely in the hands of their own draft picks Thursday morning, releasing veteran Willis McGahee.
McGahee was informed of the decision Thursday morning as the team gathered for its final day of minicamp. McGahee had missed the bulk of the Broncos' offseason workouts for what he called "family reasons," but had participated in Tuesday's and Wednesday's mandatory minicamp practices.
In a statement, Broncos executive vice president of football operations John Elway said, "It's never easy to part ways with a veteran player who made so many positive contributions to our team and our community. I appreciate all of the competitiveness, toughness and leadership Willis brought to the Broncos. He was an integral part of our turnaround during the past two seasons, and I wish him the best as he continues his NFL career."
The move puts Ronnie Hillman, a third-round pick by the Broncos in the 2012 draft and rookie Montee Ball, a second-round pick this past April, at the top of the team's depth chart.
McGahee was given very little work with the offensive regulars in this week's minicamp practices and seemed resigned to Thursday's decision by the Broncos when he said, "If it happens, it happens."
"I'd like to thank Willis for everything he did, he did a great job for us," said Broncos coach John Fox following Thursday's practice. "He was one of our first signees when we came here to get this thing turned around. It's the unfortunate part of this business, but he did a great job."
McGahee, who will turn 32 this season, has two years remaining on a four-year, $9.5 million deal he signed in 2011. He was scheduled to earn a $2.5 million base salary this season and a $2 million base salary in 2014.
The Broncos will take a $1 million dead money hit against their 2013 salary cap with McGahee's release.
He finished the 2012 season on injured reserve after he suffered a torn medial collateral ligament and compression fracture of his right knee early in the second quarter of the Broncos' 30-23 victory over San Diego. McGahee said Tuesday, however, he's been medically cleared to take part fully in the team's practices and that he's had "no problems" with the knee.
McGahee cited "family reasons" for working out in Miami in recent weeks and said he had no regrets about his decision, even if it had given Hillman and Ball a chance to snare some, or even all, of McGahee's potential playing time.
"In fairness to (McGahee) this gives him a better opportunity to hook on somewhere and gives us a better opportunity to give some of these young guys more reps," Fox said. "It's a conscious decision for us to get younger."
Fox added that McGahee's absence in recent weeks "didn't really have anything to do with it."
McGahee also said earlier this week he was convinced the Broncos would have given Hillman and Ball long looks with the offense even if he had attended all of the voluntary workouts at Dove Valley.
"I probably would have been behind the 8-ball anyway," McGahee said. "(It's) a younger group. Just being real, right? But at the end of the day I'm going to go out and be Willis McGahee, man. I can't worry about what those guys are doing. ... Those guys are talented, I like them, I like the way they run."
This year wasn't the first McGahee has done most of his offseason work in Miami in his time with the Broncos. He had hoped for a new contract following his 1,199-yard season in 2011 — he was an injury replacement in the Pro Bowl following that season — and spent much of last year's offseason program in Florida.
He attended the team's mandatory minicamp last June as well and when he reported for training camp he was still the Broncos starter.
"(Competition) is always going to rank high to me because the other guys are younger, I'm always on the bubble," McGahee said Tuesday. "So, not too much you can do, it's a business, if something happens it happens."
The Broncos, by league rules, could have fined McGahee for each missed day this week, because he was under contract.
McGahee reported to the team's mandatory minicamp that began with a meeting Monday night, then got just enough reps on Tuesday and Wednesday for the Broncos to feel comfortable enough to release him.
The former Miami Hurricane has had two remarkable comebacks in his NFL career, first from a devastating knee injury suffered in his last college game and then in 2011 with the Broncos following three seasons as a backup with the Baltimore Ravens.
McGahee was on pace for another 1,000-yard season last year when a blow to the knee delivered by San Diego cornerback Quentin Jammer left the tailback with a torn ligament and compression fracture in his tibia.
Jammer is now with the Broncos as a safety. McGahee is not.
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Clearly, it wasn't such a "Good Day" on KDVR in Denver.
Attempting to display a photo from the Seattle crash of a news helicopter, Fox31 accidentally showed an X-rated shot from a laptop in the control room.
Deadspin posted the video, in which can be observed the gasps and hands flying-to-mouths of members of the "Good Day Colorado" morning team as anchor Kirk Yuhnke vamps.
"We'll just ignore that. And so, a lot of people following this on Twitter," he says.
Fox31 News Director Ed Kosowski released this statement:
"While reporting breaking news about the crash of the KOMO-TV helicopter in Seattle, Fox 31 Denver accidentally broadcast an offensive photo while scrolling live through a Twitter feed of pictures from the crash scene. The photo was mistakenly broadcast by our control room. It did not come from the tablet many viewers saw being used by one of our anchors. We apologize for the inadvertent broadcast of the image and we are taking immediate steps to prevent such an accident from happening again."
Kosowski declined to comment about any punitive action against employees, saying, "That's a personnel matter."
In the video, which went viral Tuesday, the on-air team reacts, but no one offers an immediate apology for the inappropriate image witnessed.
Yuhnke joined the Fox31 morning team last spring from KNXV in Phoenix, paired with former KCNC anchor Brooke Wagner and joined by meteorologist Jennifer Broome and traffic anchor Ken Clark, who can be seen reacting to the gaffe with horror, then forging ahead with the show as if nothing happened.


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Seems like Wall Street is bullish on real estate.
After five years of lackluster reports coming out of the housing market nationally and a general wait-and-see approach from many outside the real estate trenches, it appears that we are officially turning the corner into a new cycle.
With the highly successful IPO of Realogy Holdings last week, most industry observers are saying that the broader market is now ready for the recovery. Realogy, which owns the majority of major international real estate brands and whose franchisees and subsidiaries represented 26 percent of the U.S. real estate transactions in 2011, is only the most recent of several high-profile public offerings in the last 12 months.
In July 2011, Web pioneer Zillow went public and competitor Trulia joined them in September of this year. Both join longtime publicly traded Move Inc., which owns Realtor.com. These "Big 3" real estate search sites control a growing plurality of web traffic on a national scale.
The rise of Internet-based real estate systems such as these have left some in the industry scratching their heads in wonder that three websites could generate more than $2 billion in investor value. Others, however, have noted the natural leverage such companies can expect to bring into play over the next four years as the concentration of economic power of "bricks and sticks" real estate firms continues to erode.
Lastly, stocks of major U.S. builders have largely seen consistent upward mobility in 2012. Last week's enthusiastic reception of Realogy's "bricks and sticks" stock will likely cement the legacy of 2012 as a rebound year for real estate.
With Wall Street's clear interest in the varied types of real estate-sector stocks, industry watchers will now be turning their eyes upon the response from Washington with regard to mortgage lending regulation and the fallout from Dodd-Frank (topics of discussion in the presidential debates this month). With foreclosures on the wane and bank real estate holdings at or near historic lows, all the pieces seem to be falling into place for housing.
And you know what they say – housing often leads the broader economy in recovery.
(Watch a highly informative CNBC interview with Realogy CEO Richard Smith on Oct. 11, the day of the public offering, where he give his view of this subject.)


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Results for: 2003
Weighing Earth's Water from SpaceDecember 23, 2003
Launched in 2002, a pair of identical satellites that make up NASA's Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment (GRACE) are tackling the problem in an unexpected way: they are weighing Earth's fresh water from space. Serving as a sort of "divining rod" in space that moves in response to a powerful, fundamental force of nature--gravity--the satellites respond to changes in Earth's gravitation field that signal shifts in the movement of water a cross and under Earth's surface. Read more
Savanna SmogDecember 8, 2003
Each August in southern Africa, literally thousands of people equipped with lighters or torches go out into the African savanna, a region dotted with villages and teaming with animals, and intentionally set the dry grasslands ablaze. Read more
Drought Lowers Lake MeadNovember 28, 2003
In the space of just three years, water levels in Lake Mead have fallen more than sixty feet due to sustained drought. Landsat images show the extent of the change to the lake's shoreline. Read more
Denali's FaultNovember 19, 2003
During the afternoon of November 3, 2002, the water in Seattles Lake Union suddenly began sloshing hard enough to knock houseboats off their moorings. Water in pools, ponds, and bayous as far away as Texas and Louisiana splashed for nearly half an hour. The cause? Alaskas Denali Fault was on the move, jostling the state with a magnitude 7.9 earthquake. Read more
Dwindling Arctic IceNovember 19, 2003
Since the 1970s, Arctic sea ice has been melting at the rate of 9 percent per decade. NASA researcher Josefino Comiso points to an accelerating warming trend as a primary cause and discusses how global climate change may be influencing the shrinking Arctic ice cap. Read more
Little Islands, Big WakeOctober 22, 2003
The Hawaiian Islands interrupt the trade winds that blow across the Pacific Ocean, with far-reaching effects on ocean currents and atmospheric circulation. Read more
Watching the World Go ByOctober 22, 2003
Space Station Science Officer Ed Lu describes what it is like to look at the Earth over the course of an orbit. His descriptions are accompanied by digital photographs of Earth he has taken and transmitted to the ground during his mission. Read more
Just Add Water: a Modern Agricultural Revolution in the Fertile CrescentSeptember 15, 2003
Satellite observations in the Middle East's Fertile Crescent have documented a modern agricultural revolution. The dramatic changes in crop production in southern Turkey over the last decade are the result of new irrigation schemes that tap the historic Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Read more
Land MattersSeptember 9, 2003
Storm-related losses from the 1982-83 El Nino cost the state of California an estimated $2.2 billion. Fifteen years later, damages from the 1997-98 El Nino cost California only half that amount. Differences in storm intensity and duration accounted for some of the reduced costs, but other factors were also at work. Read more
Double VisionSeptember 3, 2003
For the first time, scientists can rely on not one, but two satellites to monitor ocean surface topography, or sea level. TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason-1, launched nearly 10 years apart, are now engaged in a tandem mission, creating a spaceborne ocean observatory that provides scientists, climate modelers, and forecasters with nearly global coverage of the world's ocean surface at an unprecedented level of precision. Read more
Watching our Ozone WeatherAugust 22, 2003
Until about 30 years ago, atmospheric scientists believed that all of the ozone in the lower atmosphere (troposphere) intruded from the upper atmosphere (stratosphere), where it formed by the action of sunlight on oxygen molecules. Read more
The Incredible Glowing AlgaeAugust 8, 2003
The latest development in oceanographic remote sensing enables researchers to detect the glow, or phytoplankton fluorescence, from chlorophyll. Read more
Under a Variable SunAugust 4, 2003
In their continued effort to understand the Sun, solar physicists of the 21st century have used satellite data to study how much energy reaches the outskirts of the Earth's atmosphere and whether or how much that amount varies over time. Recently published research claims that the amount of solar energy reaching the Earth has increased over the past two solar cycles, while other scientists doubt that any such change has occurred. This story describes how gaps in the set of observations and uncertainty about the accuracy of different satellite sensors have made splicing together a complete data set so controversial. Read more
Searching for Atlantic Rhythms?July 14, 2003
All over the globe there are relationships between the conditions of the atmosphere and oceans that affect weather and climate at great distances. The North Atlantic Oscillation is one of these teleconnections, linking the temperature of the North Atlantic Ocean with winter weather in North America and Europe. Read more
The Great Bend of the Nile, Day and NightJuly 1, 2003
Photographs from the Space Shuttle reveal the densley populated communities along the banks fo the Nile River. Read more
Squeezing Water from RockJune 24, 2003
Survivors of the New Madrid earthquakes reported not only intense ground shaking and land movement, as would be expected during an earthquake, but also an unfamiliar phenomenon: water and sand spouting up through fissures, or cracks, in the Earth's surface Read more
A Delicate Balance: Signs of Change in the TropicsJune 19, 2003
While NASA climate scientists were reviewing radiation data emanating from the tropics simply to test existing notions, they uncovered a phenomenon no one expected. They found that progressively more thermal radiation has been escaping the atmosphere above the tropics and progressively less sunlight has been reflecting off of the clouds. Read more
Global Garden Gets GreenerJune 5, 2003
Between 1982-1999, the climate grew warmer, wetter, and sunnier in many parts of the global greenhouse. For the most part, these changes were favorable for Earth's vegetation. Satellite observations of vegetation combined with nearly 20 years of climate data reveal that productivity of Earth's land-based vegetation increased by 6 percent during the time period. The greatest increase occurred in the tropics, where decreasing cloudiness made more sunlight available. Compared to the increase in human population, however, the small increase in productivity has not changed the Earth's habitability in any significant way. Read more
Lightning SpiesJune 3, 2003
In 1997, NASA launched the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) aboard the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite. The LIS detects and maps the distribution and variability of cloud-to-cloud, intracloud, and cloud-to-ground lightning. Read more
Vanishing IceMay 7, 2003
Konrad Steffen arrived on the Greenland Ice Sheet for the 2002 fieldwork season and immediately observed that something significant was happening in the Arctic. Pools of water already spotted the ice sur face, and melting was occurring where it never had before. Read more
Escape from the AmazonApril 23, 2003
In this era of heightened concern about the relationship between the build up of atmospheric carbon dioxide and climate change, scientists are working to itemize all the ways carbon moves into and out of forest ecosystems. Perhaps nowhere on Earth do questions about the role of forests in the carbon cycle need answers more than in the Amazon Rainforest. Using satellite mapping and ground-based observations, scientists have discovered that carbon dioxide gas escaping from wetlands and flooded areas is a significant source of carbon emissions in the Amazon. Read more
Measuring Ozone from Space Shuttle ColumbiaApril 1, 2003
New remote-sensing technology called limb viewing allows observation of the atmosphere from the side rather than straight down. From that side view the layers of the atmosphere appear like layers in a cake, allowing instruments to see the lower layers of the stratosphere where most of the recently observed ozone change, like the ozone hole, occurs. Read more
How on Earth was this Image Made?March 25, 2003
Remotely sensed Earth observations can include everything from sonar measurements used to map the topography of the ocean floor to satellite-based observations of city lights. Combining observations collected by a variety of instruments at different times and places allow scientists to create an otherwise impossible view of the Earth, showing underwater mountain ranges, cloud-free skies, and city lights that are brighter than daylight. Such visualizations are invaluable for interpreting complex data and communicating scientific concepts. Read more
From Space to the OutbackMarch 18, 2003
The 2002-03 fire season in Australia echoes the devastating 2001-02 season that climaxed in the bush on the outskirts of Sydney and drew international attention once again to the city that had hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics. In the aftermath of that season, Australian scientists and government agencies developed a new fire monitoring system that uses observations from NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensors on the Terra and Aqua satellites to identify fires in remote locations in Australia. The system provides a big-picture perspective of fires across the country and helps fire emergency agencies allocate resources to the areas where they are needed most. Read more
Flame & FloodMarch 12, 2003
In the desert, fires can move fast; constant winds funnel through shallow dry creek beds to keep parched vegetation burning. A hot fire can make soil "hydrophobic," meaning that water runs off instead of soaking into the ground. Read more
The Human FootprintFebruary 25, 2003
In North America, the black-tailed prairie dog occupies as little as 5 percent of its former habitat. In Madagascar, more than 20 lemur species are threatened with extinction, and at least 15 species are already extinct. And on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, fewer than 50 mature mandrinette hibiscus plants remain in the wild. Read more
Chemistry in the SunlightJanuary 28, 2003
Ozone has proven to be among the most difficult air pollutants to control. To control ozone requires understanding its complex chemistry and how the chemical travels from one locality to another. Chemistry in the Sunlight explains basic aspects of ozone formation and provides a sample set of chemical reactions involved in ozone production. Read more
Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) Fact SheetJanuary 21, 2003
Earth scientists will move a step closer to a full understanding of the Sun's energy output with the launch of the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) satellite. SORCE will be equipped with four instruments now being built at the University of Colorado that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. (Original 2001-11-30; updated 2003-01-21) Read more
The Road to RecoveryJanuary 21, 2003
A recent study in the Amazon rain forest shows that some types of logging may not negatively impact the carbon cycle as originally thought. Read more
ICESat FactsheetJanuary 9, 2003
The ICESat mission will provide multi-year elevation data needed to determine ice sheet mass balance as well as cloud property information, especially for stratospheric clouds common over polar areas. It will also provide topography and vegetation data around the globe, in addition to the polar-specific coverage over the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Read more
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Satellite images showing how our world— forests, oceans,
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The night side of Earth twinkles with light in these composite global and regional views.
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A catalog of NASA images and animations of our home planet.
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On Sunday, the Buffs were not and got swept by seventh-ranked Southern California, 25-16, 25-19, 25-18, at Galen Center.
The Buffaloes (13-9, 3-7 Pac-12) had 17 attack errors, seven service errors and seven serve-receive errors in the loss to the Trojans (19-3, 7-3).
CU has lost 36 straight matches against ranked opponents, including an 0-34 mark under fourth-year head coach Liz Kritza.
Much like Friday's loss at No. 6 UCLA, the Buffs had some good moments, but ultimately could not hold up against the powerful Trojans.
Samantha Bricio (12 kills), Alexis Olgard (nine kills), Sara Shaw (eight kills) and Katie Fuller (six kills) repeatedly hurt the Buffs at the net. Bricio also had four of the Trojans' seven aces.
Colorado was led by Alexis Austin and Neira Ortiz Ruiz, who had nine kills each, but had a rough outing as a team.
The Buffaloes struggled with their passing throughout the match, causing a lack of good opportunities on the attack. With 17 errors and only 24 kills, the Buffs finished with an attack percentage of .079 -- their second-worst of the season.
Setter Nicole Edelman had just 20 assists, just the third time this year she's had 20 or less.
USC had a 13-5 run in the first set to pull away, then used an 18-7 run in the second set to gain the cushion it needed.
CU hung with the Trojans for a while in the third set, pulling within 14-13. An 8-0 USC run put the match away, however.
After back-to-back losses to ranked opponents over the weekend, the Buffs will host No. 2 Oregon on Friday at Coors Events Center. In fact, four of CU's next six matches are against ranked opponents, including UCLA and USC coming to Boulder.
CU's last win against a ranked opponent came on Oct. 29, 2008, against No. 2 Nebraska. ... CU has lost 21 consecutive conference road matches and is 0-15 on the road since joining the Pac-12 a year ago. ... CU played well on defense, compiling 38 digs and five blocks. ... Sunday's win was the 900th all-time victory for USC (900-304-4).


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Hooksett man zapped, pepper sprayed before arrest for disorderly conduct
April 05. 2013 12:49PM
MANCHESTER - An out-of-control Hooksett man was sprayed with pepper spray and, after he struck an officer with a 2-by-4, zapped with a stun gun in an incident Thursday afternoon at a West Auburn Street business, police said.
Officers went to D & D Cabinets, 21 West Auburn St. about 3 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a disorderly man who was damaging property.
Inside the business, officers found damaged cabinets, walls and a fax machine. They located the man, identified as David McCloud, 43, of 5 Birchwood Lane, who police said immediately became aggressive towards the officers.
Lt. Maureen Tessier said the business is owned by McCloud's father and McCloud has some connection to it as well, although she did not know what that was. In 2012 filings with the state Secretary of State's Office, David McCloud is listed as president of the company and his father Richard McCloud, vice president.
As officers tried to figure out why McCloud was causing damage, police said McCloud became increasingly agitated and, at one point, told the officers they should move a metal file on a table or he might plunge it into one of their necks.
McCloud paced around the room, jumped up onto a table and began struggling with the officers when they tried to restrain him. They sprayed him with pepper spray, which did not work to subdue him.
Instead, police said McCloud grabbed an eight-foot, 2-by-4 and swung it at the officers, hitting Officer Rick Brown in the back as he turned to shield his head. Brown was not injured.
Police said McCloud tried to grab a second piece of wood and that's when police zapped him with the stun gun. He was arrested on charges of criminal mischief, criminal threatening and second degree assault.


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Ridgecrest's city council modified one agenda item abolishing standing committees and tabled another that would allow it to establish ad hoc committees at its meeting Wednesday following a lengthy discussion.
Ridgecrest's city council modified one agenda item abolishing standing committees and tabled another that would allow it to establish ad hoc committees at its meeting Wednesday following a lengthy discussion.
The move to dissolve nearly all standing committees came after the council agreed at one point that it would save staff time and money to the city in the long run. In place of normal committees, Ridgecrest would establish as-needed ad hoc committees to handle matters of infrastructure, quality of life or economic development.
Until Wednesday, the city had five committees: Quality of Life, Community Development, Infrastructure, City Organization and ACTION, a school-oriented committee.
The first item, a resolution to abolish standing committees. was pulled for discussion to address the wording to abolish committees.
Councilwoman Lori Acton recommended removing a section establishing ad hoc committees, something addressed on another agenda item.
"We need to discuss the meaning for ad hoc committees and determine language, because the resolution (as it stands) is all kinds of not okay," Acton said.
Mayor Dan Clark recommended exempting the ACTION committee, which acts as way to create intervention programs and alternative ways to a gang-like activities.
Clark, a retired Mesquite High teacher, called the committee essential to the community and its youth for several reasons.
"I believe the schools are a microcosm of the community," Clark said. "What you see happening in the schools, you see happening out in the community and vice versa."
Resident Mike Neel questioned the logic behind dissolving the standing committees and replacing them with ad hoc committees.
"The logic in this seems faulty to me, in that your standing committees do simply do not meet if they have no business to discuss," Neel said.
Regardless of some concern from a few community members, the council voted 4-0 on an amended resolution that abolished all standing committees except ACTION. The council also modified the resolution to remove establishing ad hoc committees, leaving room for a debate on the subject.
Addressing ad hoc concerns
When the council came around to discussing the establishment of ad hoc committees, several concerns emerged from both council members and city residents.
Clark proposed setting up two ad hoc committees to handle pressing issues like budget, infrastructure, abandoned or empty buildings and other items that affected the community.
Acton put in her two cents about the idea, especially those ad hoc committees dealing with the city budget. She added that budget updates are provided frequently by Rachelle McQuiston, the city finance director.
"We get budget updates every month from Rachelle, so I see no reason why it should even be part of an ad hoc committee when we can talk about it at full council," Acton said.
She said unless one item needed to be addressed in depth by a committee, most things could be discussed at the council level so everyone could be clued in at the same time. Most committees only have two council members due to California's Brown Act.
Councilman Jim Sanders agreed with Acton, saying that any issue that did not need to be handled by the full council could be fulfilled by monthly reports made by department heads and made public.
"The only item that would seem to need an ad hoc committee is the discussion of a parks assessment district because that is a finite project," Sanders said.
Vice Mayor Chip Holloway said matters of any ad hoc committees should be determined by city staff.
"Our goal as a council is not to run the city, our goal is to set a vision," Holloway said.
Resident Ronald Porter brought up a valid point that the process for forming an ad hoc committee needed more fine tuning.
"We need to look at how you would form an ad hoc committee and also putting a definitive nature of what they will discuss and how they will interact with the public," Porter said.
Steven Morgan, a candidate for the vacant council spot, said that the council was backwards in the process of establishing ad hoc committees and asked that it be tabled. Morgan also asked if the rationale for ad hoc committees was driven by limited staff time, why not put it in city staff's hands.
"That is where the ad hoc power should be, with the staff and not at the council level," Morgan said. "Let staff do this because you are trying to save them time and aggravation. The staff know for items of importance how to move forward with an ad hoc committee, get information and bring it back to council."
Morgan added that city staff should be the ones to determine the process for forming an ad hoc committee and come back to council at a later time.
After brief discussion, the council agreed and directed City Manager Dennis Speer to come up with suggestions for an ad hoc committee process.