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Anderson County's mayor and most of the County Commission appear to be at odds over who has authority — including the right to hire and fire — several department heads, including the Alternatives to Incarceration program director.
Anderson County's mayor and most of the County Commission appear to be at odds over who has authority — including the right to hire and fire — several department heads, including the Alternatives to Incarceration program director.
The opposition over who has authority was evident at Monday night's Anderson County Commission meeting as commissioners, Law Director Jay Yeager and County Mayor Terry Frank discussed a proposed private act on the issue. On Thursday, Mike Baker, the Alternatives to Incarceration director, resigned from the year-old program. His resignation came only two days after he talked to the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge about his job and how he's been unable to get all the programs needed at the Anderson County jail.
"I'm frustrated, I'm really frustrated," he said in talking about how he's trying to get local judges, lawyers and others to buy into the mission of Alternatives to Incarceration — of providing programs to help inmates and keep them from coming back to jail.
Asked if he was planning to quit, Baker said, "It's crossed my mind." (Please see his resignation letter in Opinion).
In response to a reporters' inquiry, the county mayor issued this statement Thursday afternoon to all area media representatives: "There is no doubt that Mr. Baker has a passion for the individual rehabilitation of offenders. But he always failed to understand the legal system itself and the rights of the accused. His efforts to cure people created liabilities when it came to possible incrimination of the accused. Judges, the district attorney general and the public defender have laws they must follow in all cases, and Mr. Baker mistakenly took the requirement to follow those laws as a lack of support, and he took personal offense that he could only work with those who have already been convicted.
"There are no personal issues I have with Mr. Baker. I wish him well in his future endeavors," Frank stated.
"I was disappointed that Mike Baker decided to resign," said Commissioner Myron Iwanski of Oak Ridge on Thursday. "Mr. Baker has done a good job getting the Alternatives to Incarceration Program started and has had some important successes. ... It's unfortunate that Mr. Baker could not get some of the support needed to put some of the key programs in place. Without this support and the ability to work together we will continue to miss opportunities for grants that help pay for these programs and we will be forced to spend more and more to build and operate jails."
Private act
Anderson County Commission by a 14-2 vote Monday voted in favor of a private act that would prevent department heads from being removed or fired without the prior recommendation of established oversight committees, supervisors and a subsequent majority vote of Commission. Voting against the action — which would have to be submitted to the state legislature for approval and then returned for another vote by Commission — were Commissioners Steve Mead of Oak Ridge and Zach Bates of Lake City.
Frank told commissioners she has asked the state attorney general for an opinion on the proposed private act. "It's my belief that this is generally outside the law," she said.
Commissioners who spoke in favor of the private act and Yeager contend the private act is "solidifying past practices" in county government and enables them to get and keep qualified people for these positions, who might shy away from the positions if they thought the jobs would be re-filled every time a change in the county's administration takes place with every election.
"Under three previous mayors we didn't have problems with these positions," said County Commissioner Myron Iwanski, who served as interim mayor prior to Frank's election to the position in August 2012.
Frank said Commissioners, in asking for this private act to be approved, are telling the public that "here in Anderson County we're going to do things differently than in the other 94 (Tennessee) counties."
Among the department head positions that fall under this private act, according to Yeager, are his position of law director, the Alternatives to Incarceration Department director, the Veterans Services officers; the juvenile probations directior; the E-911 coordinator; the Anderson County Park manager; economic development director; Anderson County television (ACTV) director; and possibly the chief deputy and Emergency Medical Services director.
Allowing the supervisory committees to make the decisions on these positions helps keep the "politics" out and let's the county have "more professional departments," said Commissioner Harry "Whitey" Hitchcock.
In a March letter to Richard Burroughs, the mayor's chief of staff, legal consultants with the County Technical Advisory Service wrote that the mayor has authority over the Alternatives to Incarceration director, unless County Commission takes one of two actions — creating a private act, or amending a resolution pertaining to the program's advisory committee, which was set up by Commission. The Committee includes the county mayor, the circuit court clerk, the district attorney general, the district public defender, a county commissioner elected to the board by the County Commission, chief jailer, and a community health professional or corrections professional selected by the mayor.
The CTAS opinion came in response to an email from Burroughs about the Alternatives to Incarceration Department.
Yeager said he brought the draft of the private act to the County Commission's Legislative Committee at the request of Commission Chairman Chuck Fritts of Claxton and the ACTV advisory committee.
Donna Smith can be contacted at (865) 220-5502.


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Although the special effects are now somewhat dated, the "Star Trek" original series has always occupied a special place in my geeky heart. What the show may have lacked in budget, it more than made up for with great characters and good storytelling. Captain Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Dr. McCoy, Scotty and the rest of the original Enterprise crew have become some of science fiction's most beloved characters. Though we never got to see the end of their five-year mission, they've never completely faded from pop culture.
However, back in early 2009, the "Star Trek" franchise as a whole wasn't faring too well. The most recent film "Star Trek: Nemesis" wasn't a huge hit, and the most recent TV show "Star Trek: Enterprise" was canceled in 2005 due to low ratings. The franchise was in need of a shot of adrenalin � and it received a major one, thanks to J.J. Abrams' explosive and exciting 2009 reboot, titled simply "Star Trek." The film brought back the characters from the original series and presented a fresh perspective without dishonoring the material that had come before it. And even though I've always been a die-hard "Star Wars" fan, that Trek reboot has become one of my favorite movies.
We�ve waited four years for the sequel, �Into Darkness,� which finally arrived in theaters this week. Like its predecessor, it�s both a cinematic adrenalin rush and a love letter to fans of the original series, dropping references to everything from Tribbles to Klingons.
As the film starts, it immediately lands the audience in the center of the action. Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and Co. have landed on a primitive planet called Nibiru and are trying to prevent a volcano from erupting and destroying the planet's inhabitants. In order to save Spock (Zachary Quinto), Kirk violates Starfleet regulations about protecting primitive species from technology they aren't ready for, and his actions lead to Starfleet stripping him of his command.
However, Starfleet is about to face bigger problems, in the form of a mysterious terrorist named John Harrison (played by Benedict Cumberbatch, who also plays Sherlock Holmes on the current BBC series). When Harrison blows up a Starfleet facility, Kirk is sent back into action to track him down and bring him to justice. The mission doesn't go well, and someone is called to make the ultimate sacrifice to save the Enterprise and her crew.
The special effects in "Into Darkness" are even more impressive than the first time around, and the film makes good use of its IMAX format. Yet the real heart of this film is the characters. Without exception, the young actors cast to play the iconic characters fit their roles perfectly, paying homage to the original actors without being copycats. Spock and Kirk are friends now, rather than enemies, but they're still frequently at odds. Pine and Quinto play well off each other, and this film gives them an opportunity to show off a deeper emotional range. Another standout for me was Cumberbatch, who makes the transition to big-budget blockbusters quite smoothly.
My goal was to try to write a review without any spoilers, but like �Iron Man 3,� it�s difficult to talk about the film without revealing the major plot twist. Prior to the film�s release, there was much speculation about who Cumberbatch was really playing. Was he really just John Harrison, or was he actually a famous villain from classic Trek lore, such as Gary Mitchell or even Khan, arguably the most iconic Trek villain?
*(To avoid spoilers, skip the next two paragraphs.)*
I will say that when Abrams finally reveals that Cumberbatch really is playing Khan, my first thought was one of curiosity: Will Abrams actually be able to pull this off? Fans have already started debating that question, but I think that yes, Abrams does. Initially, the very British Cumberbatch seems like an odd choice to play Khan; he has a very different persona from actor Ricardo Montalban, who originally played the character. However, I think if you�re going to reboot Khan, it�s better to try to take the character in a radically different direction. Abrams doesn�t just borrow from �The Wrath of Khan�; he uses the character in a whole new way. He both indulges and subverts our expectations. Cumberbatch brings an icy menace to the character, and his intelligent, calculating version of Khan is like a superhuman version of Sherlock Holmes gone horribly wrong. He manages to be dignified and ruthless. And, as I thought about it, rebooting Khan really isn't even the most shocking thing Abrams has done with his Trek films, considering in the first movie he blew up the planet Vulcan and started a Spock/Uhura romance.
Introducing Khan also allows Abrams to revisit another classic Trek moment: the end of �The Wrath of Khan,� where Spock sacrifices himself to save the Enterprise crew. It�s a powerful scene in the original film, but Abrams gives us a new twist on it: this time, it�s Kirk on the other side of the glass. Both Kirk and Spock finally let themselves be vulnerable; the always brashly-confident Kirk admits he's afraid, and the stoic Spock admits he can feel.
"Into Darkness" doesn't knock Abrams' 2009 Trek film off the No. 2 spot on my list of all-time favorite movies (the No. 1 spot is occupied by "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back," of course). ;) However, it's a more than worthy sequel. It's probably Abrams' final Trek film, since he's tackling the "Star Wars" universe next. I think my favorite franchise is in good hands.

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Power of Redemption: A Big Osborne Legacy
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It's no coincidence that Chapter 1 of The Omaha World-Herald book "Unbeatable", written by Henry J. Cordes, takes readers inside a California prison that Tom Osborne visited when Nebraska played in San Diego's Holiday Bowl. The Hall-of-Fame football coach and soon-to-be-retired athletic director went to see Lawrence Phillips, one of the most talented, disparaged and defamed players in Nebraska football history.
Osborne once told a national writer that he made a mistake allowing Phillips back on Nebraska's 1995 team after a six-game suspension, but that doesn't mean the co-founder of one of the nation's largest youth mentoring organizations abandoned his faith or his belief in the power of redemption. Phillips isn't the first real-life version of someone who's done something so dreadful that reconciliation and atonement seem unachievable.
Take Ricky Simmons, the Greeneville, Texas, native who was the second leading receiver on Nebraska's 1983 "Scoring Explosion" team – the highest scoring team in college football history. Simmons went on to play in the United States Football League, and his addiction to cocaine put him in prison three times. It's one thing to be down and out in Beverly Hills, but Simmons' last prison stop was Tecumseh, Neb., the hometown of Husker stars Tony Davis and Matt Davison.
Prison in Tecumseh was an empty experience for a beleaguered man who also lost a loving mom and dad. On a daily basis, a guard would jab Simmons with this line virtually every time he walked by Ricky's cell: "How 'ya doin' inmate Simmons? … FORMER Husker football star!" It hurt, but it was true.
This Letter Had a Red 'N' Insignia
Then one spring day in 2008 that same guard came by a bit enthusiastic because he was delivering a rare piece of mail to inmate Simmons – a letter with a red "N" insignia from the Office of the Athletic Director at the University of Nebraska.
Simmons was shocked, but not excited. He was so ashamed that he waited for the guard to move on before he rallied enough courage inside himself to open that precious letter. It was short and to the point: "Dear Ricky, I know your parents believed in you, and I believe in you. Upon your release, if there's anything I can do to help you, feel free to contact me … Tom Osborne."
Simmons read that letter a second time, a third and a few more times after that. Then he fell to his knees in the privacy of his cell. "I thanked God for taking away my negative thinking and for giving me a way to look at life in a completely different way. I don't know how long I was on my knees, but it was a while. When I finally stood up, I knew I was still in prison, but the gates had swung wide open in my mind. I felt cleansed. Tom Osborne still believed in me and was willing to help me. I was born again. It's been more than four years since I got that letter … four years since I turned my life over to Christ."
Darkness passed and light shined through a rejuvenated man still incarcerated. Every day for the next 18 months, Simmons used his new frame of reference to advance emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. Because of his new-found faith and a powerful man's belief in him, a dark conscience became a radiant shade of white. He realized redemption would be tough, and he knew the only way that he could transform himself would be to fight for new hope in a very personal way. What he'd lost somehow could be regained, and so from that day forward, he woke up every morning and went to bed every night relishing Osborne's belief in him.
Both Parents Were Admirable Role Models
On the night after receiving the letter, Simmons thanked God for bringing him back to paradise, where he grew up with good Christian parents. His dad, Clyde, was a junior high school principal and his mom, Bertha, was an elementary school remedial reading teacher. "Both had master's degrees, and both raised me right," Ricky said. "Everything I did wrong and every mistake I made was all on me, not them. I couldn't blame anybody for my situation but own selfish self."
Two years before Osborne's letter arrived in Tecumseh, Ricky's dad was dying. "He told me he wasn't going to be around and that I needed to get God in my life," Simmons said. "I tell people now whenever I speak that I retired from football to become a full-time drug addict. Football got in the way of my using, and then after football, so did life. I was brought up and coached not to make excuses, but cocaine teaches you to make every excuse there is."
The drug took Simmons to such depths and destruction, he saw no way out. No life, no job, no future, no love, no hope. Two short sentences and one paragraph from Tom Osborne changed the entire landscape of a lost soul. Osborne showed some love and instilled such boundless hope that Ricky actually could close his eyes every night in prison and see employment to help others as his clear path to redemption. "I wanted to meet with a parole officer, show him my plan, pursue my license in drug and alcohol counseling, become a motivational speaker and stay accountable to Coach Osborne," Ricky said. "That would be my future, my life, my job, my calling."
What Simmons could see that others couldn't was gladness in a God that did not leave him, just like his coach. Every night, Ricky would envision a God in heaven looking down on a sinner who prayed to Him with all his heart, just like his mother did when he was growing up. That sinner had prospered, then suffered, then lost, then sought redemption with every bone in his body and every thought in his head.
Getting Your Life Back Like Running a Marathon
The biggest key to Simmons regaining his footing was realizing that obedience to God is often marked by suffering and loss. Getting your life back is like running a marathon. Every mile requires taking one step at a time, and that's what got him through prison.
Simmons has been a free, changed and inspired man for 36 straight months. He's also been sober and drug free and alcohol free. "I look at every day," he said, "as just another day in paradise."
Today's reality traces its roots back to a gracious Tom Osborne offer and his own grateful follow-up. Using his coach's encouragement, counseling and guidance, Simmons is now a licensed drug and alcohol counselor in Lincoln. He operates a program that speaks both to youth groups about the pitfalls of abuse and outpatients who have made the same mistake and need to bounce back like he did. Simmons compares that journey to trying to walk up a "down" escalator, so they listen, learn and try to live differently.
Ricky speaks at high schools, churches, group homes and youth organizations. A year ago this month, I invited him to visit a small Fellowship of Christian Athletes lunch group. He spent most of the session listening (he learned that trait from Osborne) and then shared his story succinctly and successfully. Everyone in the room was swept away by his courage and candor.
Simmons' Photo Was Taken One Year Ago
The photo you see at the top of this column was taken right before Christmas Day one year ago this week. I told Ricky if he continued to succeed in his road to redemption. I would write a column about him that would be published on Christmas Day, 2012. In the last 2½ years, he has made 76 presentations. Last week, he was in Hastings, Neb. Friday, he will be in Geneva, Neb., sharing a three-step process that's worked well for him: 1) Always have a positive mental outlook and a humbled sense of accountability so you can treat others like you want to be treated; 2) Get a plan with details you can work out and stick with no matter what; and 3) Roll up your sleeves to make that plan a reality every day, knowing full well that there will be people out there trying to trip you up because they don't want you to succeed. So use them as motivation to make sure you do succeed.
Ricky's son, Tyler Bullock, now directs operations for the men's basketball program at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He's stuck with his dad throughout this long process. He's just as proud of his dad as Ricky is of him. And both will tell you that the ball that started everything rolling was a simple act of encouragement from Osborne, followed by Ricky's authentic commitment to his Savior and his ultimate understanding that faith can be defined like Charles Swindoll describes it … believing in advance what can only be understood in reverse.
Ricky Simmons hopes others celebrate today like he tries to celebrate every day … as just another day in paradise. "My parents made sure I didn't accept any extra benefits that other schools offered me when they recruited me," he said. "They wanted me to play for Coach Osborne because all he offered was a chance. I took advantage of that chance while I was at Nebraska. I lost that chance when I became a pro and then got it back again when a man who believed in me made the decision to believe in me again. He was there when I had to change. I owe my second life to him. I visit Coach Osborne every week for a few minutes to let him know I'm still on the right track, and when I do, he recommends me to speak. I had to earn that accountability back, and I'm committed to never losing it again."
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Thank you for sharing another great story of personal redemption. It shows how much one person's belief in another can make all of the difference. While Coach Osborne has become synonymous with this kind of outcome, I am sure that Tom would insist that all of us have this same power when a friend or colleague is suffering from whatever unfortunate turns his or her life have taken. This is a great Christmas message for each of us. Rich MacMillan, Shorewood, Illinois
I have tears in my eyes. Your story of Ricky Simmons and Tom Osborne's reaching out to him touched me profoundly. I was raised in an orphanage from age 8 until 18 when I entered the University Of Nebraska in 1972. My life has turned out great, and I am grateful to all the people who helped along the way. The University of Nebraska and Tom Osborne have been like a compass for me. May God Bless T.O. and Ricky Simmons. There is no place like Nebraska. Salvatore Di Leo, NU Class of 1977, Minneapolis, Minnesota
I just followed a link to your article on Ricky Simmons. It is touching, inspiring and many more superlatives too numerous to list. I praise you for writing the article. We don't very often seem something like this in print. I graduated from UNL in 1962 and have been on the move ever since. My father played for the Huskers in 1933 and was a season ticket holder until his death in 1985. His wife still holds those seats. Keep up the fabulous work. GBR. Logan Keriakedes, Cape Coral, Florida
Thanks for the great article on Ricky and for keeping your promise to print it. Pat Edwards, Des Moines, Iowa
WOW! What a tremendous article. Thanks for sharing, and most of all, thanks to Tom Osborne's belief in Ricky Simmons. We all need God's help. God bless Tom and Ricky. Harvey Eurich, Holyoke, Colorado
Thank you for a great and inspiring story. I hope people take the time to read this story. Kirk Kuxhausen, Mitchell Elementary Principal and Head Boys Basketball Coach, Mitchell, Nebraska


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What: Flatirons Habitat for Humanity's third annual Bowl-n-Build
Cost: Cost per five-person team is $200. Sponsorship opportunities are also available
Includes: Bowling challenges, prizes, bowling movie trivia and food catered by Carrabba's
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BROOMFIELD -- Ever gone bowling while wearing a tool belt and hard hat?
If you're heading to Chipper's Lanes on Feb. 10 for the Bowl-n-Build fundraiser for Flatirons Habitat for Humanity, you might do just that.
Now in its third year, the fundraiser will gather teams of bowlers with the goal of raising more than $7,000 for local Habitat projects.
"We really get the competitiveness going," Jenny Ray, Flatirons Habitat communications manager and an organizer for Bowl-n- Build. "It's not our biggest fundraiser, but it really brings people together to raise awareness of the needs of our neighbors."
The event is a chance for people to let loose while rolling as many strikes as possible, Ray said. Teams compete in friendly tournaments, but can try to bring other teams' scores down by buying silly "challenges."
Last year, teams made the event more challenging for opponents by making each other dress up in wacky costumes gathered from the racks of Habitat's ReStore thrift shop. This year, bowlers could find themselves decked out in full tool belts and work gloves when it's their turn to bowl, she said.
Bowl-n-Build is one of several Habitat fundraisers, but the event underscores a particular Broomfield focus.
Because Flatirons Habitat covers the whole Boulder Valley School District, the bowling fundraiser helps keep the organization in the public eye even when it is not working on projects in Broomfield, said John Bosio, vice president of Restoration Specialists, Inc. He and his wife, Beth, put together a bowling team each year.
Flatirons Habitat "can't be in all places at one time, so this reminds people of what they do here" in Broomfield, he said.
Bosio said the event is a fun way to raise money for an organization he in which he believes.
Restoration Specialists, Inc has donated materials, inspection services and other housing-related services for Habitat over the years. Habitat's mission of building affordable housing with a community focus is well-aligned with his company's mission, he said.
"It's a great cause, and it's a lot of fun," he said.
Lisa Gills, Flatiron Habitat's director of development, said proceeds from the bowling tournament will help with general costs and programs, such as the Community Preservation and Restoration program, which provides resources to repair owner-occupied homes. The CPR program right now is focused on a Broomfield home in need of roof and deck repairs, she said.
Flatirons Habitat also is working to complete a fourplex project in Lafayette, which is scheduled to be complete over the summer.
In addition to fundraising, Gills said Habitat is looking for volunteers to help with both projects. Volunteers are a major part of Habitat's mission to help families in Broomfield and Boulder County, she said.
"It's our 20th anniversary this year, and we've been working diligently since then to help our families find stability," she said.


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Winter is upon us and the staff of the Wayback Wednesday department is preparing to head south for the season. (The staff certainly wishes this was true.) Okay, we're not really going anywhere but we have discovered a treasure trove of awesome photos. We will be scanning them and organizing them over winter break. When everyone returns in January you can look forward to the beginning of "Building MSGL." It's the story of how our families built the MSGL campus that we know and love today.
To whet your appetites I am posting one photo from that winter of 2000. Look at this photo and see if you can figure out where in the school it is. The first commenter to get it correct wins a free Wayback Wednesday t-shirt. (The staff certainly wishes this was true.) Okay, no t-shirt but you can still be first. Have fun guessing!
Have a terrific Wednesday and an awesome winter break!
This week we look back at some photos from 1998.
Anita McKinney, our first executive director, was leaving MSGL to live closer to her family in Florida. Her MSGL family held a farewell reception in her honor just before the winter break. These are photos of some of the children wishing her well.
Anita started working at MSGL in July, 1991 when the parent-owned school decided it needed a full-time. Up to then, the office staff coordinated with the Board of Directors. This next photo is actually from about 1996. It shows Anita with Beth Nichols, who was then the office manager, in the teeny, tiny office at Morton Center.
Beth is still with us and now works as our accountant. Anita has been working with Florida's Duval County Extension office since 1998. She is currently teaching personal financial management in Jacksonville. She is retiring in January and will start another "job" taking care of her twin grandchildren Dominic and Danica. She is excited about this new chapter in her life and told me, "They will be three by then , so I will start my own little Montessori home-school with them. I am looking forward to this next step!"
Best wishes, Anita! And happy Wednesday to you, faithful readers.
Let's recap our Building MSGL series on Wayback Wednesday. Montessori Parents, Inc. purchased the Calvary Baptist Church on Soldiers Home Road in 1999. Demolition of the interior began in September, 2000. Now it's December, 2000 and the stud walls are in place so that wiring, plumbing, and drywall work can begin.
Looking toward the Oak Room in Building B.
Standing in Catalpa looking through the wall into the Oak Room.
Looking out the door of the Maple Room into the office hallway.
Here's the view walking in the office door.
Here's that same view just a couple of months later.
This is the Maple Room looking toward the stairs.
This is the Willow Room looking toward the kitchen area.
And here is the Spruce Room filled with drywall supplies.
The Harvey & Son Construction crew. Steve, Don, Nolan, and Tony working over Thanksgiving Break.
That's all for this week. Have a terrific Wednesday!
This week's installment of Building MSGL focuses on the work of the jackhammer, a tool that was put to much use during the first few months of the construction project. Lots of concrete had to be broken up and hauled away so we could remodel the buildings and install new steps and sidewalks.
Tony Harvey breaks up concrete in Building B to make space for new plumbing for sinks and bathrooms. This was one of his least favorite days of the entire 6-month project.
Looking at Building A as the concrete demolition gets underway.
Later that day, it looked like this. Watch that first step - it's a doozy.
Don Harvey and Craig Lamb prepare to take out the upstairs landing.
As the demolition continued, it became apparent that the light-duty jackhammer they had been using was not going to cut through some of the steps. One parent volunteer took a look at the slow progress they were making and set off to find a better solution. Half and hour later he pulled in with a trailer-mounted mobile air compressor and a much more powerful jackhammer. Tony Harvey said that was a real game-changer for this phase of the project.
"We had a little jackhammer that you could plug into an outlet in an airplane bathroom," he joked. "This parent came back with a rig that looked like Iron Man built it. When we flipped the switch on the big one you could see lights flicker in the apartments across the street," he said, once again, joking. "We had been working all day on those steps and in just 20 minutes with the big hammer, they were dust."
The old steps are broken up to make way for the new stairs/ramp that will lead into the upstairs hallway in Building A.
Just for fun, I am including before, during, and after photos from Building A so we can admire the progress from an old church basment entry to a modern, ADA-compliant school entrance.
During demolition.
Here it is with the concrete walls freshly poured.
Here, the railings are being installed.
And here it is that first summer, looking quite lovely.
Thanks for joining me in the wayback. Have a super Wednesday!
We're keeping things simple on Wayback Wednesday this week with a short and sweet little collection of photos from October, 2002. Teacher Judy West took the children of the Red Oak class on a nature hike to Purdue's Horticulture Park to enjoy the crisp morning, collect leaves, and hug some very deserving trees.
Do you have favorite photos you would like to share on Wayback Wednesday? Please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Have an outstanding Wednesday!
The s-word is in our forecast this week. I don't know anyone who is happy about the October SNOW except for my allergy-suffering friends. With the snow come cold temperatures and at MSGL we play outside year-round, so it's important for children to have warm and practical clothing to wear every day. For the past 12 years I greeted the children on the playground at 8:30 am, snow or shine. To help you prepare for this week and the next six months (it hurts me to say that), I have compiled for you:
Miss Heather's Top 10 List for Child Comfort and Parent Happiness: Winter Edition
1. Check the forecast. Every class - Toddler through Elementary - goes outside when the temperature is 20 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Check the weather forecast each day before leaving the house to make sure your child will have the appropriate cold-weather gear for that day.
2. Go with the low. Consider the time of day your child will be outside. The forecast may call for a high temp. of 63 degrees, but the temperature at 8:30 am might only be in the 40's. Some classes start outside, some go out at 10:15, some at 11:00. The afternoon and Elementary classes go out at varying times throughout the week. Provide clothing for the day's low temperature and your child should be well-prepared.
3. Layer, layer, layer. Imagine your child as a cute, rosy-cheeked onion and help her dress in layers. Being hot and sweaty outside in the cold is just as uncomfortable as shivering. If your child can take off a sweater or push back her hood and unzip her coat, she will be able to regulate her body temperature and still enjoy the time outside.
4. Listen to your child. Trust your child to make decisions about his comfort. The only way we can learn if we are too cold is if we are allowed to feel the cold. If your child doesn't want to wear his gloves, don't sweat it. Make sure he knows his gloves are in his locker and that he can go get them if he gets cold. The same goes for his snow pants and his bulky winter coat. An active child dressed in layers with warm shoes and a hat can generally enjoy himself outside without danger of getting too cold, even in winter. If your child is listening to his body instead of chafing under a "mitten mandate" he is more likely to develop a true sense of how to dress for the weather. My friend "Z" always told his dad he didn't want to wear his coat or his snow pants or his gloves, but 10 minutes after dad left, Z would ask to go get them.
5. Start a discussion. Talk with your child about the day's weather and how to dress. Remember that the ultimate goals are safety and independence. You might say something like, "It's 30 degrees Fahrenheit. You definitely need to wear something on your hands, but you can choose if you wear your Spiderman gloves or the mittens Grandma made for you." Or try, "It's going to be 45 degrees when you go outside today. What should you pack for school?" Young children can learn to speak three languages at once. They can also learn to make clothing choices based on the outdoor temperature.
6. Get a move-on. Remember that your child is most likely playing actively outside. We might feel very cold walking from the car to the school door in a suit or a skirt and heels, but a child riding a balance bike for 10 minutes heats up very quickly.
7. Consider cold pants. Snow pants or snow suits are essential when there is snow on the ground, but some children (and some preschool teachers) like to wear them as soon as they can see their breath outside. Think of them as "cold pants" and let your child keep them in his locker from October through April.
8. Label everything. Speaking of lockers, our lockers are small. When two children share a locker it's nearly impossible to fit snow pants, coats, book bags and lunch boxes inside. PLEASE make sure every article of clothing you send to school has your child's name or your family's last name written on it where it's easy to read. All black snow pants and all Spiderman gloves look the same when there are 24 children getting dressed in the hallway. If you forget, your child's teacher will be happy to loan you a Sharpie and some masking tape.
9. Embrace the terrific outdoors. Spending time outdoors is important for everyone's health and well-being. We do not have a gym and children may not stay inside by themselves. If your child is recovering from an illness and you don't want her to be outside, please make arrangements to drop her off late or pick her up early, depending on the class schedule.
10. Stock up. Have extra winter clothing on hand, if possible. The first Snow Day of the year is much less fun when your child has left her snow pants at school. And plan to lose at least one set of gloves. If you buy three identical sets of gloves, odds are you will have at least one matching set at the end of the year. Just in case, the Lost and Found box is in the office.
If you recently moved to West Lafayette from somewhere warm and lovely, I am so sorry! But seriously, you can stock up on all the clothing your family needs to get through your first Indiana winter at J.C. Penney, Sears, Target, KMart, or Walmart. You can purchase gently-used childrens' outerwear at Once Upon a Child in Lafayette.
Below are some examples of items your child will need.
Thanks for reading and bring on the snow!
It's been a long week for everyone at MSGL and it's only Wednesday. The roots of our beloved river birch tree, which shaded the sandbox for more than 10 years, finally overtook the sewage pipe coming from Building A. The tree was cut down, the sandbox was dug up, and the lovely pergola that Ron Stier designed and built to shade the children has been dismantled. This is the sight today as workers remove roots and begin to repair the pipe. As luck would have it, we received 3 inches of snow this morning so classes were cancelled.
It's not a pretty sight right now on the playground. (Photo by Tony Harvey)
Yesterday, we said goodbye to the river birch tree.
The river birch comes down, one limb at a time. (Photo by Lena Atkinson)
But this is Wayback Wednesday and we have to go way back. So let's take a look back at how we got here. This is the sandbox under construction in 2001. The river birch was planted later that year. It probably seemed like a really good idea at the time.
2001 - Sandbox under construction.
Two years later the children are enjoying the new sandbox. The birch tree is wrapped in black at top left.
Miss Sherry and friends enjoy the shade of the river birch and the pergola during summer camp in 2010.
And here is a nice photo of the whole area from Summer, 2011.
Certainly one of the most popular areas in our outdoor classroom, the sandbox is going to be sorely missed until it can be reconstructed. But even as we lament this loss, it's good to remember that things could be worse. Back in September, 2007, this was the view outside of Building A.
2007 - Old toilets being removed during demolition of Building A.
Take heart, friends. The water will soon be flowing in Building A and children will once again play in a shady sandbox. And Spring is only eight days away. Have the best possible Wednesday!
~ Heather
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I need to change the cable that link the neriki image master pro genlock to a comodore 2000. on the comodore, there is 23 pin male and on the neriki image master there is 25 pin female conector
|2009-11-17 07:33
Mitchell Lopes
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Hello, the Commodore: C2-ML (PAL Jnr) is not a sound card at all. This is a Hard Disk/SCSI controller card. It interfaced both ST506 hard drives and SCSI devices. Also know as a A2090 and then a 2090a for auto booting when the card was made to fit the A2000.
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I am interested in learning about the A520 Rf modulator. Specifically, if the clock signal (Pin 15) is required for correct operation. I understand that the A520 has a MC1377 device, and the Pin 15 clock ultimately interfaces with pin 17 of the MC1377 (oscillator input) but I'm unsure if whether a clock signal is actually required.
|2011-02-08 17:43
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Question about all categories really. The ID # for items on your site, is that an Autoconfig ID, or is that an ID of the item listing on your site and unrelated to Autoconfig?
|2011-04-11 01:58
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How much cost a electronic design sirius genloc.is exacteky same as the blue one from picture, just on black color.
|2011-05-10 03:48
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Who wrote about and took pictures of the Sneak Prevue/Prevue Channel unit? Can I get an email address for that person? It may have been Andrew Pepper, Mark Stewart, or Rainer Schreurs? Thanks, Ari Weinstein
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ID #4289 Hi, I have a gvp a500 impact series that I've resurrected. It's the one with 4 meg fast ram and game switch at the front - exactly like the one on your page ID #4289 (hi res image #3) I'm just wondering what the unit is capable of in terms of scsi drives and also size. The features descibed in the picture relays that it's capable of 20mb - 102mb. I've tested the unit and it looks as though the 40mb quantum pro drive in it is dead...I've ordered a scsi to 4gb compact flash emulator as a replacement drive. I'm hoping it will recognise the scsi converter with the attaced compact flash drive...and if I'm lucky, the full 4gb size.. Also wondering if there are firmware/rom or software upgrades for this particular hardware? Any additional info about this device would be very much appreciated too. Cheers, Cam
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Hello There....This surely is a VERY unoriginal question by now : But is it still possible to build the PAK68 board shown on this forum ? Where can i get a PCB, or a schematic ? Or failing this, a jpeg of the blank pcb both sides would do it ! Regards, Stephen.
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Dishonored may be an original game coming from 2012, but it had the feel of classics such as Thief and Deus Ex, with a bit of Arx Fatalis thrown in. Whether I wanted to stealth my way through, or leave bodies in my wake, Dishonored took me on an emotional roller-coaster ride.
While the tug on the heart strings was a nice touch, Dishonored set itself apart from other games with intelligent AI, a minimal interface, and a skill system that allowed me to easily craft my character to my chosen style of gameplay. When playing through in stealth, it became a challenge to try to find the right combination of blinks to get me over rooftops and past alert guards to my target. Of course, there were times I didn't care and just wanted to kill things, and having a lethal crossbow and rat plague at the ready to do the dirty work was just as satisfying. And the best part? Both means to the end were just as entertaining and engrossing.
The various levels of Dishonored were immense. I could have spent hours in them. Each character encounter offered different outcomes, making it eminently replayable, even if it was just to see the different endings that high chaos and low chaos had to offer. And the tally system at the end of a mission appealed to anal completionists like myself who kept playing it over to trying to find areas, gold or items that I had missed.
Arkane proved that it could launch a successful new IP in an era when numbered sequels are all too easy, and it was well-rewarded with a franchise designation from publisher Bethesda. Dishonored re-emphasized that building an engrossing story and enticing world provide an excellent complement to solid gameplay.
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Yesterday I was talking about Ryan Lewis and his HIV+ mom and the person I was speaking to said that some other people were approached to be a part of the project but turned them down. One of those people who turned down the invitation is an A+ lister. Pretty much at everything he does. He was asked because one of the people on the project also knows that this A+ lister is HIV+ and thought he might want to help spread the word and be involved because of his status. Apparently that was not the best thing to ask our A+ lister who has told very few people. The count is on one hand and even his wife didn't find out until they had been dating for almost a year. Our A+ lister is extremely careful who he tells so he was really upset that one of the few people he told then told others about his status and now feels that even more people will find out. That will probably be the case because I didn't know until I heard it from this group. In one way it is kind of shocking, but not another when you think about the lifestyle he used to live.


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The 11.7 million Americans searching for work got discouraging news Friday morning when the Labor Department said employers created only 88,000 jobs in March. The weak job growth comes at the same time benefits for the long-term unemployed are shrinking.
The smaller-than-expected increase in payrolls was a big disappointment, coming after a long stretch of much better results. Over the past year, employment growth has averaged 169,000 jobs a month.
Hopes for an improved labor market in 2013 soared in February when job creation surged to a revised 268,000 positions, even stronger than the original estimate of 236,000.
But the momentum reversed in March, and a lot of people dropped out of the search for work. That allowed the unemployment rate to dip slightly to 7.6 percent, down from 7.7 percent.
For the 4.6 million long-term unemployed Americans, the disappointing March report comes just as life gets even tougher. Rules differ from state to state, but in general, government checks for the unemployed are shrinking as extended federal benefits dwindle.
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Megan DeYoung lost her extended benefits last week. A chef in southeast Wisconsin, DeYoung has been depending on her unemployment insurance checks since losing her job in January 2012.
"The economy is still so bad in our area," she said in a phone interview. Despite her constant search for employment, she keeps being told she is "overqualified" for the restaurant work available. "It's very frustrating."
Now without extended benefits, the economic impact will be brutal. "It makes it hard for us to have a life," she said.
Here's what's going on:
The Bureau of Labor Statistics defines the long-term unemployed as workers who have not gotten paychecks for 27 weeks.
Traditionally, states manage their own unemployment-insurance programs, setting the rules and carrying the costs for providing 26 weeks of checks, averaging $300 a week.
Benefits Grow, Then Get Trimmed
But when the Great Recession started deepening in 2008, lawmakers became alarmed at the pace of job destruction and agreed to provide additional federal funds to help states extend aid to the unemployed.
Those benefits were extended again, up to 99 weeks, in 2009 when the unemployment rate peaked at 10 percent. The goal was to help people hang on to their homes and hopes through the worst of the economic downturn.
But then in 2012, the job market started improving. In February of last year, Congress reauthorized the extended-benefits program but began trimming it, setting the limit at 73 weeks even in the states with the worst unemployment problems.
This year, the cuts will deepen again thanks to the "sequestration" process, a series of automatic, across-the-board federal spending cuts. Because Congress failed to reach a budget compromise by March 1, the automatic reductions are now kicking in and will cut federal emergency unemployment checks by up to 10.7 percent in this fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30.
The roughly 2 million people who get extended benefits will see their incomes shrink by up to $450 between now and the end of September, according to Labor Department estimates.
The reductions will vary because each state calculates benefits under its own rules. Some states are making the cuts immediately, and others are holding off for now. The longer a state waits to begin implementing the cuts, the deeper they will be this summer.
For Many, A 'Theoretical' Recovery
Advocates for the unemployed say the cuts will have a brutal impact on people who can't find jobs. One such advocacy group, the National Employment Law Project, says the average duration of unemployment is still at 37 weeks, nearly four months longer than during the worst of the recession in the '80s.
"For millions of America's workers, the economic recovery remains more theoretical than real," says Christine Owens, the group's executive director. Cuts in benefits will not only harm the jobless now, but also weaken the economy over time because the changes will mean "lower consumer spending, and higher demand for publicly funded social services for decades to come," she contends.
A report last year by the Congressional Budget Office said extending benefits can help the economy because unemployed workers spend every additional dollar they receive.
But many conservative economists argue that the labor market has improved enough to create employment opportunities for those willing to make needed changes, such as moving to another city, accepting lower wages or learning new skills.
Testifying before Congress, James Sherk, a labor policy analyst with the conservative research group The Heritage Foundation, said people getting unemployment insurance (UI) benefits have less incentive to make the adjustments needed to find jobs.
"UI payments make being unemployed less costly, causing UI recipients to take longer to find new work," he said.
It's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Jacki Lyden.
Coming up, the North Korean regime is always making headlines, but today, we take a look into the lives of ordinary North Koreans. And later in the show, a conversation with humor writer Kelly Oxford. She was a stay-at-home mom when she started blogging. Now, she's got over 400,000 Twitter followers, a sitcom development deal and a new book.
But first, Friday morning, the Labor Department announced that employers created just 88,000 jobs in March, down from the past year's average of 169,000 jobs per month. The news hits the unemployed hard, especially during sequestration budget cuts that reduce federal benefits and shrink government unemployment checks across the board.
NPR's senior business editor Marilyn Geewax is here to update us on the jobs numbers across the country and what this means for unemployment benefits at the state level. Marilyn, thanks for joining us.
MARILYN GEEWAX, BYLINE: Hi, Jacki.
LYDEN: So here, we have the set of figures from February - 268,000 jobs created - lots of excitement. It's a month later, a backslide. What's going on?
GEEWAX: Well, it was a big backslide, and it was very disappointing. Economists reacted very badly, so did investors. This just was not good news, and a lot of people just sort of lost confidence in the economy.
Back in December, Congress agreed to hike taxes. And all Americans - anyone who pays that payroll tax - is seeing their paycheck get a little smaller. So there are real problems with consumer spending and concerns about going forward. Also, we had cutbacks in government spending, so there's some job losses, particularly at the postal service. So we're down 14,000 federal jobs.
LYDEN: Let's take another look at the numbers from Friday state by state. What states have the lowest and highest jobs numbers right now?
GEEWAX: If you look at California, Mississippi, Nevada, the unemployment rate is still terrible. It's like 9.6 percent. But other states - North Dakota - unemployment is at 3.3 percent, so, you know, really talking about full employment in the areas where the energy sector is booming. So most states are doing sort of a middling, you know, seven, 8 percent unemployment rate. But there really are these boom areas, and there are these real bust areas.
LYDEN: How do these benefit rules vary state by state?
GEEWAX: These programs have always been designed and run by the states. That's because, as we've just said, there's a great deal of variability in the unemployment rate. But now, generally speaking, states would give 26 weeks of unemployment benefit.
But, you know, when the recession was so bad back in 2008 and '09, Congress decided to extend them. But last year, Congress decided to focus more on reducing federal deficit, so they started cutting those extended benefits. Now, even in the worst states, the most you can get is 73 weeks. And actually, many states are down to about 40 weeks.
But there's one other thing here, Jacki. Sequestration is now cutting in, so even people who do still have their extended benefits will see them shrink by up to 10.7 percent.
LYDEN: You interviewed a young chef in southeastern Wisconsin this past week who had recently finished her extended benefits. What was the story there?
GEEWAX: Well, she had been working as a chef at a private country club, and she got laid off. And she's been looking for work. But every time she goes into a place to apply, they say you're over qualified. And she's been living on an unemployment check of $363 a week, and now that's about to go away.
LYDEN: What do advocates for the unemployed say about the budget cuts? And I'd also like to know what conservative economists say.
GEEWAX: Well, there's two ways of looking at it. Most economists believe that the extended unemployment benefits helped the economy. That is they serve as a stimulus because as soon as you get that paycheck, you spend it. There's a different way of looking at it. Conservatives say the problem is that when you extend benefits up to 99 weeks, people take their time. And then in the end, it actually hurts the unemployed because it keeps them out of the job market longer.
LYDEN: Well, we've been talking about a lot of volatility, so it seems unfair to ask you to project where this goes from here. But what do you think?
GEEWAX: Well, really, right now, we're on this edge where we had hoped for great momentum moving forward. And, in fact, we seem to be on the knife edge again wondering which way it's going to go.
LYDEN: Marilyn Geewax is NPR's senior business editor. Thank you very much.
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WOBURN -- Three of the four men charged in connection with the murder of a Billerica man last July have been ordered held without bail, while the fourth man is being held on $50,000 cash bail.
In Middlesex Superior Court on Thursday, Adam Bradley, 27, and Jason Estabrook, 28, both of Lynn, and Peter Bin, 25, of Peabody, each pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, home invasion, attempted armed robbery and possession of a firearm in the July 7 slaying of Quintin Koehler in his Billerica home.
Judge Garry Inge ordered each man held without bail.
Gabriel Arias of Lynn, who is charged with misleading a criminal proceeding, was ordered held on $50,000 cash bail.
According to prosecutors, at 3:55 a.m. on July 7, Billerica police responded to 795 Boston Road for a report of a shooting. When they arrived, officers found Koehler, 22, suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.
Koehler was transported to Lahey Clinic in Burlington, where he was pronounced dead.
Prosecutors allege that the four defendants were looking for a person to rob and targeted Koehler because they believed he had money and marijuana.
Bradley, Estabrook, Bin, Arias and others traveled from to Billerica from Lynn in the early morning of July 7 with the intent to rob Koehler, according to the Middlesex District Attorney's Office.
Koehler and a witness heard the men in the home and discovered Bradley, Estabrook and Bin in the kitchen where an assault ensued.
Authorities allege that Arias misled investigators during the investigation by providing false information to the police. A pretrial hearing for all the defendants is scheduled for Feb. 11.
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Smallpeople are disappointing nobody with their sumptuous debut full-length, Salty Days. The LP is extremely deep with an epicurean kind of sound that for some might be a little too chill but for the attentive listener is a treat of quirky samples and dreamy synths. You will find yourself blissed out as you aurally roam through this expertly crafted "head nodding-music". I would give the whole album a listen to as each track is a journey within itself (most tracks clock in at over 7 minutes long). For those of you who are not disposed with free time here are some of my favorites, one of which I know bird lovers (ie Laura of Miami) are going to LOOOOOOVE 😉
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The ordeal began in January when Keith Young came before mayor and council, upset that the town had approved Clint Johnson's request to operate a mobile barbecue unit on West Main Street, just a few blocks away from his Ashley Plaza restaurant.
What's New
Residents and business owners expressed mixed feelings towards legislation that would enforce stricter rules for mobile vendors in Middletown.
The proposed ordinance would require mobile vendors operating within town limits to be granted a conditional use permit after being given written permission of the private property owner who's land they would be stationed on.
"We can't restrict them," said Mayor Ken Branner. "But if we get too many, we can deny their request."
The rules are the same for any mobile vendor, whether they are selling food, clothing or jewelry.
The legislation, if passed, will not limit the number of mobile vendors or prevent any from operating in town, Branner said. It would also not revoke any permits that have already been granted.
The proposed ordinance would only amend the town's zoning code.
What's Being Said
The ordeal began in January when Keith Young came before mayor and council, upset that the town had approved Clint Johnson's request to operate a mobile barbeque unit on West Main Street, just a few blocks away, said Councilman Chuck Dixon at the public hearing Monday.
Young, who owns Young's BBQ on East Main Street, drafted something to give guidelines on mobile vendors in town.
Johnson, who owns a restaurant in Smyrna, operates for only a few hours a week across from the Valero near U.S. Route 301. He also holds all of the paperwork to make his mobile grill legal in town.
"When I first came to Middletown, it really felt like home," Johnson said at Monday's public hearing.
Young said that he has lost 20 percent of his business since Johnson began serving his food in Middletown.
"It should be done on an equal playing field," Young said. "Let him get a restaurant and do what I'm doing, and do it right, and see where he stands after that."
He said that mobile vendors have an unfair advantage over small businesses because they don't have to pay rent.
It's not that easy though.
Glen James, who has co-owned Victoria's Famous Fried Fish with his wife for more than 30 years, said that they have to go through the permit process for every state and town they operate in.
The process to be approved as a mobile food vendor in the city of New Castle took more than a year, James said.
"Once you're in, you still need money to hold insurance and pay rent," he said.
James said that he and his wife have two mobile units, which they operate in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware.
"I get inspected every quarter," he said. "It's not a fly by night operation."
Johnson began his operation roadside a few years ago, serving chicken, ribs and soda, and eventually was able to open a restaurant in Smyrna.
His request to operate a BBQ food trailer on the corner of Wood and West Main Streets once a week, occasionally more when the weather is nicer, was approved by the town of Middletown unanimously in December.
"It's not about who's food better," Young said. "It's about the way it's being done."
The only opposition Johnson was met with by the town was the police department's concern of traffic at that particular intersection and the amount of smoke the grill produces.
One resident who spoke during Monday's meeting said that allowing the mobile units give people the opportunity of having a business during rough economic times.
Another resident, Bob Hess, said that he has watched the efforts of Middletown Main Street over the past few years and the significant challenges the small businesses have had to face.
"I have no dog in the fight, but where do we go from this?" Hess asked mayor and council Monday. "I have a vision of a Mac Tools Truck in the church parking lot across from the hardware store."
Branner said that the legislation is an umbrella for all mobile vendors and that the town will consider all requests, even those that create competition for small businesses.
At the end of the day, Branner said the town would make a decision based on what is best for the town.
Other speakers pointed out that there are vendors on every street corner in the big cities and that it's up to the people themselves where they want to eat or shop.
What's Next
The ordinance will be introduced at Middletown mayor and council's regular Nov. 5 meeting with the comments from Monday night taken into consideration.
As it's drafted right now, the ordinance says in it's opening graph that vendors from temporary vehicles do not pay town property taxes are not otherwise invested in the town and its long-term success.
Dixon proposed Monday that council considers striking that out of the legislation's next draft.
So far, the new law, if passed, would require mobile vendors operating on private property to maintain public write-of-way with written permission from the property owner and to properly dispose of all grease and trash in accordance with the town's laws.
Mayor and council plan on voting on the final ordinance in December.
"I get inspected every quarter. It's not a fly by night operation." – Glen James, co-owner of Victoria's Famous Fried Fish


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