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Residents denied appeal to change school districts
Original post made on Jan 29, 2012
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Comments (43)
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Jan 29, 2012 at 1:28 am
Note the statement below has no mention of doing the right thing or the kids. Sounds like a desperate district trying to survive...Mr. Kirst sees no compelling reason but will he send his grandkids to RWSD?
"From the beginning, the district's primary concern has been the cumulative effect of subsequent transfers should this transfer set a precedent for their neighborhoods."
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Jan 29, 2012 at 8:02 am
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.
"From the beginning, the district's primary concern has been the cumulative effect of subsequent transfers should this transfer set a precedent for their neighborhoods."
Sounds like a perfect clarion call to concerned parents to start a charter school.
a resident of another community
on Jan 30, 2012 at 12:06 am
GreenwaysAcademy.com a nice alternative to the "underfunded" and "overcrowded" districts.
None of this matters when once the IPO comes....:)
a resident of another community
on Jan 30, 2012 at 4:40 pm
These parents have no interest in starting a charter school. Their children already attend private school. Their primary interest had nothing to do with children and many of the residents who signed the original petition didn't even have children. It was all about raising their own property values by moving their homes into the wealthier neighboring school district.
The distance between their street and the two nearest elementary schools (one in the Las Lomitas District and one in the RWC District) was negligible and their assigned school was actually a safer walk than the Las Lomitas school they wanted their children to attend.
I am so very tired of wealthy, college educated, upwardly mobile residents of Menlo Park and Atherton working so hard to keep their kids from going to school with the lower socio-economic kids in Redwood City. What happened to the promise of a free high quality public education for everyone? It's folks like the petitioners who should be fighting for better public schools for everyone instead of abandoning the rest of their community. They bought homes in the Redwood City School District. Those homes have always been in the Redwood City School District. If they wanted to live in the Las Lomitas School District, why didn't they move there in the first place?
Folks who actually care about children care about all children, not just their own, and care about and work towards a quality education for all children, regardless of socio-economic status.
I, for one, am thrilled that the State Board of Education said, "no."
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jan 30, 2012 at 7:11 pm
Those who are truly interested in quality education for all children would be demanding consolidation of the miriad school districts. Won't happen in this area because Menlo Park parents don't want any of their tax money going anywhere outside of the city to pay for anyone elses education. Correction, they don't want any of it going to the poor areas of their own city - Ravenswood.
a resident of another community
on Jan 31, 2012 at 5:57 am
Consolidation is good, at least their are options for everyone, so agree with Menlo Voter.
The other poster sounds out of touch like the rest of CA school admins and state ran boards. That's why it's so broken. You need to vote those who want to fix things not just spread the wealth with some ideology. Like I said, when the IPO comes no one really cares about school district lines. Maybe the state or parcel taxes can bail these school districts out and their foundations like they have in the past. But I doubt it this time around, times of "you eat what you kill" are coming.
a resident of another community
on Jan 31, 2012 at 10:10 am
Very knowledgeable about CA school admins and state run boards. Agree that there are systemic problems. My basic point is that the very folks who should be rolling up their sleeves and solving them are waving them off with "Not my problem" and sending their children to private school and trying to get their street moved into a wealthier district. Take responsibility. I did. They can, too.
a resident of Woodside: other
on Jan 31, 2012 at 10:26 am
A Parent -
You make very good points and I can't disagree with you. But I would say that the school district system is very biased and very rigged - almost always preserving the status quo (often to the detriment of the poorest districts). Just ask EPA.
In this case, it's not a complicated calculation at all. The Redwood City School District wants the tremendous amount of tax revenues paid by these parcels knowing full well that they won't have to spend a dime to educate any of their children.
a resident of another community
on Jan 31, 2012 at 11:17 am
Actually, RWCSD wants the students who live on those streets to attend their schools. RWCSD is a revenue limit district. Their funding is based on the number of students, not the value of the properties. Las Lomitas is a Basic Aid District. Their funding is actually based on the value of properties because the property taxes they collect, as a wealthy district, are greater than what they would receive in the per-student formula. They actually did not want the students from those streets because they are overcrowded.
Your post makes some pretty cynical assumptions about the motivations of educators. The districts with more low socio-economic students have less parent participation and lower test scores. Wealthy parents look at those test scores and think that their students won't get a good education there (which is actually not true - if they looked at the test scores of the children of their socio-economic and educated peers, they'd find that those kids are doing great and getting into top schools.) This leads to "white flight" (although it has nothing to do with race and everything to do with socio-economic status.) Which reduces test scores. Etc., etc.
We can change this by engaging with our local school districts, demanding change, demanding high academic standards. But when the best educated, most wealthy parents - the ones with the most means to change the system simply walk away from the system, that is my quibble.
I'm a Stanford graduate with a master's degree and own my own company. I have spent the last 20 years working very hard to improve my local public schools. Poverty, bureaucracy, a deeply flawed system of taxation and governmental gridlock are part of the problem. But so is the willingness of so many of my peers to simply walk away from the problem.
I have the utmost respect for those who stay in the system and work hard to improve it. The people who walk way are not going to reform public education, they have just abandoned it as "someone else's problem."
Thus endeth my sermon for today;-)
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jan 31, 2012 at 4:08 pm
I am a recent hire at a local school district, and I came from Emeryville USD. You wouldn't know it by the test scores, but you could get an excellent education at EUSD.
California school curriculum is SO managed by the state, down to the day, of what the students are taught. What they are being taught does not really differ from district to district, or in different socio-economic classes.
As a parent, if your student is doing poorly, you need to look at yourself, are you putting the emphasis on education? Do you let your children know how important it is? Do you make sure they are doing their homework and behaving properly in class? If not, you are most likely to blame for poor student performance.
The school admins and staff can't make your children learn. All they can do is present the information and hope that the children want to learn.
And it's not due to staff that doesn't care. Cause I'll tell ya, no one works for the public school system cause it pays well, or is highly prestigious, or it's the only job they could find. You end up with people who want to be here and believe in education.
a resident of Woodside: other
on Jan 31, 2012 at 8:05 pm
A Parent -
All good points and I acknowledge my error in thinking the RWCSD was a basic aid district. I knew it was a revenue limit district but forgot.
I admire and thank you for your considerable efforts to improve our schools!
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Feb 1, 2012 at 8:45 am
A Parent,
Where are your kids enrolled? I wish I can give my kids spots up to these families looking to go to Las Lomitas. I pulled my kids out last year since it was not a good fit. Lots of good private school options locally but it's a bad economy not everyone can afford it. My husband has a stable executive job so we are lucky but we know people who are doing their best to find a good public school option.
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Feb 1, 2012 at 9:09 am
To Donovan's point, I quickly realized my kids couldn't learn in an environment where 90% of the students don't speak English. CA schools have been fat for a long time and now there is no money left to pay for everyone who is not contributing. Big tax payers are not the majority voters in CA, the gap keeps growing and resentment grows. I tell my friends moving to the bay area to check the schools and don't go with what the agent says. Don't make that mistake because it will cost you.
a resident of another community
on Feb 1, 2012 at 9:28 am
Parent B:
It is a small world, so I'm not going to reveal where I live, however I can say that I learned over the schooling life of my children, that when there was a problem at school, either it was resolved within one year by the change to a different class/teacher, or it was a long term problem that resided with the child, not the school.
I obviously don't know your children's specific circumstances, nor you mine, but in the long run, I found that specific academic or social problems for specific students endured regardless of where they went to school. And students who were good students, continued to be so regardless of where they went to school.
This is based on my own experience over 4 children who have made it nearly all the way through the system, now.
Private schools are not a panacea and some of the most prestigious can be very toxic. That was my experience, anyway. I'd rather invest in my local public schools and help to build my community, while at the same time instilling in my children a sense of responsibility to and for their neighbors.
And to Rosemary - there are no schools anywhere near Sharon Heights where 90% of the kids don't speak English, last time I checked.
a resident of another community
on Feb 1, 2012 at 8:16 pm
Our son went to a low-income population RWC school. He is now at a SHSD high school, will graduate a valedictorian and is applying to MIT, Stanford, etc. It is all about parental involvement. RWC schools did not harm him. In fact, I think they made him a better person because he knows about other cultures, diversity, etc.
a resident of another community
on Feb 1, 2012 at 8:54 pm
How ever you rationalize it, CA public schools spend the least in the country except for a few basic aide districts. Even those need alot of parent involvment and giving, just to be par. Of course parents involvment and the child's attitude is important, but lets face it, CA prop 13 keeps the seniors around but there are only so many people who can sustain the higher taxes. If they want to really fix things they would give those people paying the higher taxes options too. They are the ones you need to keep happy since they have the most potential to give and pay the taxes to keep the schools going. You all talk about how great RWCSD is but you all are in menlo park or a revenue limit school. Don't be a hypocrit.
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Feb 2, 2012 at 4:36 am
Engaging and demanding sounds like a gameplan. Let us know how it goes.
We can change this by engaging with our local school districts, demanding change, demanding high academic standards. But when the best educated, most wealthy parents - the ones with the most means to change the system simply walk away from the system, that is my quibble.
I'm a Stanford graduate with a master's degree and own my own company. I have spent the last 20 years working very hard to improve my local public schools. Poverty, bureaucracy, a deeply flawed system of taxation and governmental gridlock are part of the problem. But so is the willingness of so many of my peers to simply walk away from the problem.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Feb 2, 2012 at 8:11 am
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.
It is time to solve two problems at once - unequal funding of school districts and poor performance.
Consolidate ALL the local school districts into a single district, have the same tax base for all of the schools, have the same standard of performance for all the schools, have one district wide school support foundation, establish magnet schools for special academic interests and permit transfer at will between any school in the district with each school funded on a per capita student basis.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Feb 2, 2012 at 2:24 pm
This has a long back story. The man behind the now-failed effort to shift school district boundaries is quite a wily guy (can't remember if he's an attorney but one would think so). He bought a modest house in a subdivision near WHS. It was an unincorporated county area with a mailing address of Redwood City. He figured he could get a great deal by buying in a somewhat over-looked neighborhood, and then pull some strings to upgrade the neighborhood, and, coincidentally, make a ton of money. Pretty smart.
His first step was to get the area established as part of the Woodside sphere-of-influence boundary, so that they can use Woodside as their address, instead of Redwood City. He got it done -- pretty impressive. And, by the way, Ka-ching! That's quite a few hundred thousand dollars more per house right away. Now he's got lots of neighborhood support for the next step in his plan.
Once he's upgraded his mailing address, he figures another way to increase his property value, at little cost to him, is to get the street upgraded to Las Lomitas. After all, Las Lomitas in recent years has ranked at the very top of California schools on the STAR tests. As the article quotes, getting shifted from Redwood City schools to Las Lomitas schools would add value of about $150,000 - PER bedroom! 4 bedroom house, that's an easy $600,000, for everybody in the neighborhood. (Wonder if any of this triggers a re-assessment, so that the county gets more money for the higher value services they're angling for??) Plus, of course, he and his neighbors could keep the cash they're paying for private school.
"Mr. Wily" came to a Las Lomitas school board meeting, and tried to pass himself off as just a concerned parent wanting the best education for his kids -- something we all want, right? He almost came off as Mr. Nice Guy, but he couldn't keep that oiliness from oozing out. Mr. Greedy Opportunist, really. I talked to him after the meeting, to suggest some strategies for getting into a Las Lomitas home: selling/buying, downsizing, renting, getting an apartment at Sharon Green, etc. You know, actually moving into the district, rather than having the district move to him. It was kinda cute watching him try to keep that nice guy mask on while juggling with his frustration that this woman just didn't get it. He wants to explain how smart he's being...but wait, he needs to show how much he cares about his kids' eductaion...but wait, that would mean actually paying attention to her irrelevant ideas about how to get into the district legally...but wait, the real point here is to win (steal?) a huge benefit for having been smart enough to buy a house in a neighborhood he can get upgraded, for almost free.
Too bad "Mr. Wily" was a bit too self-confident to do all the research. If he had, he would have been aware that the district was already in an uproar about whether increasing enrollment would mean they'd have to take back one of the two district properties that are currently leased to private schools. Aside from the gross unfairness of his profit-seeking plan, there just wasn't room. But there are only a few kids in the neighborhood, he protests! That's true, at the moment. But the older neighbors are starting to move out, and if the neighborhood shifts into a better school district, all those houses will be bought by parents with school-age kids. We're already seeing that age-related turnover in Sharon Heights and Ladera - and that's why there isn't enough room for all the kids in the district already. Maybe he could have pulled this off a decade ago, when enrollments were lower. But he came at about the worst time he could.
Another of his arguments is so bogus he has to be called on it: He wants his kids to go to school with their "friends from the neighborhood". Ward Way and Greenways Dr. don't really connect with each other, or any of the LL streets, to make a natural neighborhood. The next street in the LL district is Stockbridge, and those houses aren't the type where you run next door and ask if Jonny can come play street ball. The streets across the Alameda, Nassau Dr. and Inyo Place, would be a more natural neighborhood for Ward and Greenways, and they're already in the same Redwood City school district. But somehow, I don't think Mr. Wily really wants his kids playing with those lower-income, lower-educated, differently colored people, does he?
Other commenters have pointed out that being involved in your kid's school, volunteering, funding, etc. is how you get your kid a better education at a public school. So, Mr. Wily, work with your local schools, or move into the district you want to be in, but please give up on these games you've been playing to increase the value of your property at the cost of the public.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Feb 2, 2012 at 3:29 pm
So we're back to the idea of consolidating school districts?
Providing the best education possible is still going to be affected by the help that can be found at home. The best education in the world would also be deficient if the student and student's family didn't value that education or lacked the resources to take advantage of it??
ANSWER?? Go volunteer at the Boys and Girls Club to help tutor these students from a very very early age. The gap is happening in the first few years of their educations.
Those wanted consolidation seriously think that making a HUGE district would empower parents more? Go take a look at the Los Angeles situation.
I'm all for equal funding. FUND the lower funded schools with MORE MONEY! Why in the world do Californian's believe that we can get by with less funding than any other state given that we have a higher cost of living and a more diverse population than any other any other state. We are responsible for UNDERFUNDING 10% of the American student population.
Can't get around Prop 13? Then let's scrap the property tax all together and move to income tax. Expecting incoming residents to pay for all our government needs is insane!
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Feb 2, 2012 at 3:34 pm
If we consolidated schools, how are students supposed to get to the schools that they would like to attend? We don't bus students now to get them to their current schools. The rich would certainly find a way. The poor would still be trapped. The public bus system does not provide the answer currently, unless we start the day much later. Students at M-A who were offered a late start, still have to get on public buses early in the morning to get to school where they wait for classes to start. They don't get to sleep as late as their school chums who either drive or catch a ride with their parents or a friend.
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Feb 2, 2012 at 3:42 pm
The original petition said"The original petition said: "Our children should have the same opportunity to go to school with their friends and neighbors, thereby keeping the community whole"
well, why aren't the kids making friends with the other redwood City kids? I pass by RC mainly West Woodside road many times and see not much difference between housing, cars and appearance of the Redwood city residents and the two streets mentioned. " I really want my local taxes to go to my neighbors", would be the proper response to the original petition since it mirrors it. It keeps my community whole.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Feb 2, 2012 at 3:59 pm
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.
"If we consolidated schools, how are students supposed to get to the schools that they would like to attend? We don't bus students now to get them to their current schools. "
In a consolidated system all of the schools except the magnet schools would offer the same curriculum and the same standards so students would attend the nearest school.
If students started exiting a particular school that would be a sure sign of quality problems. The small number of students attending the magnet schools would need to be provided with transportation.
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Feb 2, 2012 at 6:31 pm
All the kids in my neighborhood who attend Las Lomitas are bused....
So, what else is new?
a resident of Woodside: other
on Feb 2, 2012 at 11:10 pm
Just two points.
1. Clearly, consolidation of school districts to conform to county lines would reduce bloated and duplicated bureaucracies. We have districts that are as small as ONE SCHOOL - certainly they don't need their own superintendents and staffing at the district level.
2. I'm SO tired of those parents telling us about their child who attended so-so schools and now applying to Harvard. We know full well that the top 5% do quite well in public schools. The top 5% are, almost by definition, able to ignore the distractions and focus on their work. Congratulations to your kid, but your experience is hardly representative.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Feb 3, 2012 at 7:45 pm
With all do respect, who is Peter Carpenter ??
a resident of Woodside: other
on Feb 3, 2012 at 8:59 pm
It's "DUE" respect, not "DO" respect.
It's not particularly difficult to google his or anyone else's name.
Unless you have nothing better to do.
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Feb 4, 2012 at 11:31 am
"Unless you have nothing better to do."
Unless you have SOMEthing better to do.
imho, it's all about a couple streets trying to increase their resale value after getting the RC school district discount when they bought.
a resident of Woodside: other
on Feb 4, 2012 at 12:56 pm
Pogoid -
Boy did you miss the point. Perhaps you didn't notice the person's pseudonym (that means fake name, by the way) to whom the comment was directed. Swing and a miss.
Your final sentence, however, not withstanding your grammar issues, was a solid single.
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Feb 4, 2012 at 1:24 pm
* missed pseudonym - swing and a miss!
* grammar (ie.. is I learning?) - swing and a miss!!
* nailing the motivation - and it's a "solid single" to right!
1 for 3 = .333 batting average; which would put me in the Hall of Fame, right?
So, in other words... Is it time for pitchers and catchers to report yet? Clearly that would be "SOMEthing better to do" than read Peter yet again pontificate on every post under the sun - but I obviously missed the point.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Feb 4, 2012 at 1:28 pm
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.
Pogoid - we look forward to some thoughtful contributions by you on the topic at hand.
a resident of Woodside: Woodside Heights
on Feb 4, 2012 at 2:50 pm
I was sad to see this did not get resolved or corrected. You have the economic problems that has caused a strain on resources and families. Everyone seems so desperate, I can relate as we spend alot of money on being in this area but the future looks bright. I wish the districts the best and hope they can find the funding they need to keep programs and schools open. I also wish the families who are striving to find the best education for their kids, it's the children's right. I believe parents want the best for their kids and schools policy people want the best for the system.
I use to work for a wealthy man when I was in high school. He built one of the largest pizza franchises in the world. He donated all his wealth a build a private school to serve underserved but not limited to need based. I was too young to understand but now I understand better. God bless him and you all.
a resident of another community
on Feb 4, 2012 at 3:14 pm
Re Pogoid's comment: imho, it's all about a couple streets trying to increase their resale value after getting the RC school district discount when they bought.
imho, that's a home run.
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Feb 7, 2012 at 10:38 pm
My kids gets shuttled in to diversify the classroom. I gets the best of both worlds.
a resident of Woodside: Woodside Heights
on Feb 8, 2012 at 7:57 pm
I live in the neighborhood and can attest that unless you live in this area you have no idea and just speculating. A vacant lot on one of thise drives sold for 1.4M another home is on over an acre and valued at over 5M. Maybe these people are desperate like the rest of you for some built in premium for "great" schools but I can say that I live next door and I would would never send my kids to RWC schools or Woodside HS.
a resident of another community
on Feb 9, 2012 at 4:04 pm
Dear "Attentive Dad":
I don't know why you would say that. I know a lot of really great kids who currently attend or have attended Woodside HS and RWC schools and a lot of very "attentive" parents who willingly send their children to their local public school district in RWC because they feel it is the right thing to do, both for their child AND for their community. I would turn the tables on your comment and say that, unless you actually have a student in those schools, you are just speculating about the quality of the education that you child would receive if they attended.
I think it comes down to your core values. If you feel a responsibility to your community, you support your local public schools and do everything you can to insure that your children AND your neighbors children can get the education that they need and deserve there. If you feel responsibility only to yourself, then why would you care about the quality of education available in your community?
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Feb 14, 2012 at 12:45 pm
Redwood City Elementary 69% are classified as English Language Learners
Web Link
Woodside High school ~50% classified as English Learners
Web Link
My take as a parent is that the school needs to devote most of their resources to serving the needs of the majority of their students, and do it well. Since my children are not english language learners, it's not the best environment for their educational challenges/needs.
No amount of parental involvement on my part would overcome the schools needs to focus on teaching english as a second language.
In terms of priority, I need to serve my kids needs first, and my community second. I think it's a rare parent that would do otherwise.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Feb 14, 2012 at 2:18 pm
I also want to respond to this train of thought:
"The best education in the world would also be deficient if the student and student's family didn't value that education or lacked the resources to take advantage of it"
Most families in poverty care greatly about their children's education, but are heavily burdened by their circumstances. They may work 2 jobs and can't help with homework, maybe they go to night school, are single parents, have many kids and/or relatives that they need to care for, and frankly have to spend what little free time & energy they have on finding money for food, rent, avoiding violence, deportation, discrimination, disability or many other issues that have led them into poverty in the first place.
In Maslow's heirarchy of needs, food and shelter rightly come before education.
Saying they don't value education shows a lack of understanding of the realities of true poverty.
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Feb 14, 2012 at 10:10 pm
I grew up in poverty (much poorer than those considered in poverty today) and studied hard to get an education. I can afford to send my kids to any school but considered the public education path. Unfortunately that option is undesirable so I move on. Yes, I will have paid millions in real estate taxes for the next few decades living here but what are my options? Some Menlo Park residences may say, I should move. Well, my home would fit on five of your lots. Bottom line is at some point people move on with their lives. My kids are very happy and doing great.
a resident of another community
on Feb 21, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Dear "Mom of 2":
I'm sorry that you feel that your children cannot get a good education because of the percentage of English Language Learners. That has not been my experience. My 3 children attended a school district with over 50% English Language Learners, got an excellent education and are all currently successful college students. While your argument might sound logical, it ignores the inherent value in having your children attend school with those of different cultures and heritages and the value-added your child gets from the understanding that walking away from your own community is simply not one of your family's values. Your children will understand the value of education through your example and attitude. They will also understand your value of community through the same means...
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Feb 26, 2012 at 6:41 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Feb 26, 2012 at 8:46 pm
Pogoid "imho, it's all about a couple streets trying to increase their resale value after getting the RC school district discount when they bought."
I also think that's a home run, but will defer to Pogo as a solid single.
Pogoid - P's and C's have reported - yippee! go Gigantes!
Ignore peter - your item was worth more than his post after post after post after post after post after post
a resident of Menlo Park: University Heights
on Feb 29, 2012 at 9:34 pm
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Though the building is complete, church members said there's still a lot of work to do on the inside, like fastening down the pews, furnishing the fellowship hall and organizing the Sunday school rooms.
It's about one hour later and LeJeune approaches the altar and addresses the congregation.
"Let me start by saying, this building ain't the church. I know that's not good grammar, but if you know God, you know what I mean," he said. "Wherever we are, that's where the church is."
"Amen," the church rejoiced.
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The 14 Year Old Who'd Rather Die Tan Than Pale
Today Maury focused on making over 14 year old girls who dress too sexily. Watch in horror, but be prepared to meet some pretty flawless logic.
Rhyanna may be too young to dress like that, but she is clearly a debate prodigy. Who could argue that someone should not "dress sexy because she is sexy"? She's also all over her frequent tanning, knowing full well the cancer risks but preferring a tan death to a pale one. Who could argue?


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December 14, 2001
Mr. James M. Winn
Smith & Downey
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ERISA Sec. 408(b)(2) & 408(b)(6)
Dear Mr. Winn:
This is in response to your letter requesting an advisory opinion under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). In particular, you request an opinion that the provision of trustee services by Laurel Trust Company (Laurel) to two defined benefit pension plans sponsored by Laurel (the Plans), and the payment by the Plans of Laurel's standard trustee fees would be exempt from ERISA's prohibited transaction provisions by reason of section 408(b)(6) of ERISA.(1)
Your letter contains the following representations. Laurel provided trustee services to the Plans and charged its customary trustee fees for such services. Laurel assumed that the provision of such services and the receipt of the fees was exempted from the prohibited transactions provisions of section 406 of ERISA by reason of section 408(b)(6). You represent that in 1996, the Department of Labor (the Department) determined that this arrangement constituted a violation of section 406 of ERISA and imposed on Laurel (then known as BT Management Trust Company) a civil penalty under section 502(l) of ERISA. Laurel petitioned the Department for a waiver or reduction of the civil penalty, which was denied. Laurel paid the civil penalty and ceased charging its customary fees to the Plans. Citing a 1993 IRS Field Service Advice Memorandum, which you believe takes a view contrary to that of the Department, you have requested that the Department reconsider its position with respect to section 408(b)(6) of ERISA.
Laurel contends that section 406 of ERISA does not prohibit the Plans from paying Laurel its customary trustee fees, which are the same fees paid by plans sponsored by parties unrelated to Laurel. You represent that such fees represent reasonable compensation for services, which plans are permitted to pay, even if those fees include a profit component. You recognize that ERISA section 406 would otherwise prohibit the payment of such fees, but claim that the statutory exemption provided by section 408(b)(6) permits the payment of the fees by the Plans to Laurel.
Section 406(a)(1)(C) and (D) of ERISA provides that a fiduciary with respect to a plan shall not cause the plan to engage in a transaction, if the fiduciary knows or should know that such transaction constitutes a direct or indirect furnishing of goods, services, or facilities between the plan and a party in interest or a transfer to, or use by or for the benefit of, a party in interest, of any assets of the plan. Section 406(b)(1) of ERISA provides that a fiduciary with respect to a plan shall not deal with plan assets in his own interest or for his own account. Section 406(b)(2) of ERISA prohibits a fiduciary with respect to a plan from acting in any transaction involving the plan on behalf of a party, or represent a party, whose interests are adverse to the interests of the plan or of its participants and beneficiaries.
Section 408(b)(6) of ERISA provides that the prohibitions of section 406 shall not apply to the provision of any ancillary service by a bank or similar financial institution supervised by the United States or a State, if such bank or financial institution is a fiduciary of such plan, provided that certain conditions are satisfied.
You represent that Laurel, as a Pennsylvania state-chartered trust company, is a "bank or similar financial institution" that is supervised by a State. You further represent that the provision of services to and payment of fees by the Plans satisfies the other conditions of ERISA section 408(b)(6).
You claim that the Department has previously concluded that a plan's payment of fees that include a profit component is not "reasonable compensation," as that term is used in both section 408(b)(2) and 408(b)(6) of ERISA. You further claim that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has taken a contrary position with respect to section 4975(d)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code), a parallel provision to ERISA section 408(b)(6), in a 1993 Field Service Advice Memorandum (Memorandum), a copy of which you included with your letter. Pursuant to section 102 of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978 (see, footnote 1, above), all authority to issue regulations, rulings, interpretations, and exemptions under section 4975(d) of the Code, with exceptions not here relevant, was transferred to the Department. The Department, therefore, has sole authority and responsibility to interpret section 4975(d)(6) of the Code.
Section 408(b)(6) of ERISA (and by reference, section 4975(d)(6) of the Code, see, footnote 1, above) exempts from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA the provision of "ancillary" services to a plan by a fiduciary that is a bank or similar financial institution supervised by the United States or a State and the payment of no more than "reasonable compensation" by the plan. It is the opinion of the Department that trustee services are not ancillary services.
Trustee services are necessary and essential to the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a pension plan that is subject to ERISA. Section 403(a) of ERISA requires that, subject to several exceptions not relevant here, all assets of an employee benefit plan shall be held in trust by one or more trustees. The trustee or trustees shall have exclusive authority and discretion to manage and control the assets of the plan, except to the extent that the plan expressly provides that the trustee or trustees are subject to the direction of a named fiduciary who is not a trustee, in which case the trustees shall be subject to proper directions of such fiduciary which are made in accordance with the terms of the plan and which are not contrary to ERISA, or to the extent that authority to manage, acquire, or dispose of assets of the plan is delegated to one or more investment managers. In the Department's view a service is "ancillary" if it aids or is auxiliary to a primary or principal service. For instance, the Department has stated that the provision of "sweep services" by a trustee who is subject to direction from an independent investment manager for the investment of plan assets, may constitute an "ancillary service" within the meaning of section 408(b)(6).(2) Given the central role that the establishment of a trust and the naming of a trustee plays in the establishment, maintenance, and operation of an employee benefit plan, the Department concludes that trustee services cannot be "ancillary services" within the meaning of ERISA section 408(b)(6).
Section 408(b)(2) of ERISA exempts from the prohibitions of section 406(a) any contract or reasonable arrangement with a party in interest, including a fiduciary, for office space, or legal, accounting or other services necessary for the establishment or operation of the plan, if no more than reasonable compensation is paid therefore. Regulations issued by the Department clarify the terms "necessary service" (29 CFR §2550.408b-2(b)), "reasonable contract or arrangement" (29 CFR §2550.408b-2(c)) and "reasonable compensation" (29 CFR §2550.408b-2(d) and 2550.408c-2) as used in section 408(b)(2). As a general matter, whether the requirements of that section are met in each case involves questions which are inherently factual in nature. Pursuant to section 5.01 of ERISA Procedure 76-1, the Department ordinarily does not issue opinions on such matters. The Department has not concluded, however, that fees including a profit component necessarily exceed reasonable compensation.
With respect to the prohibitions in section 406(b), the regulation under section 408(b)(2) of ERISA (29 CFR §2550.408b-2(a)) states that section 408(b)(2) of ERISA does not contain an exemption for an act described in section 406(b) even if such act occurs in connection with a provision of services that is exempt under section 408(b)(2).
As explained in regulation 29 CFR §2550.408b-2(e)(1), the prohibitions of section 406(b) are imposed upon fiduciaries to deter them from exercising the authority, control, or responsibility that makes them fiduciaries when they have interests that may conflict with the interests of the plans for which they act. Thus, a fiduciary may not use the authority, control, or responsibility that makes him a fiduciary to cause a plan to pay an additional fee to such fiduciary, or to a person in which he has an interest that may affect the exercise of his best judgment as a fiduciary, to provide a service. However, regulation 29 CFR §2550.408b-2(e)(2) provides that a fiduciary does not engage in an act described in section 406(b)(1) of ERISA if the fiduciary does not use any of the authority, control, or responsibility that makes him a fiduciary to cause a plan to pay additional fees for a service furnished by such fiduciary or to pay a fee for a service furnished by a person in which the fiduciary has an interest that may affect the exercise of his judgment as a fiduciary. Furthermore, regulation section 2550.408b-2(e)(3) explains that if a fiduciary provides services to a plan without the receipt of compensation or other consideration other than the reimbursement of direct expenses properly and actually incurred in the performance of such services, the provision of such services does not, in and of itself, constitute an act described in section 406(b) of ERISA. Regulation section 2550.408c-2(b)(3) provides that an expense is not a direct expense to the extent that it would have been sustained had the service not been provided or if it represents an allocable portion of overhead.
Accordingly, it is the opinion of the Department that if Laurel provides trustee services to the Plans and charges the Plans a fee that exceeds the direct expenses that Laurel incurs in the provision of trustee services to the Plans, it would engage in violations of ERISA section 406(b)(1) and (2), which would not be exempted by ERISA section 408(b)(2) or (6).
This letter constitutes an advisory opinion under ERISA Procedure 76-1 (41 Fed. Reg. 36281, August 27, 1976). Accordingly, this letter is issued subject to the provisions of the procedure, including section 10 relating to the effect of advisory opinions.
Louis Campagna
Chief, Division of Fiduciary Interpretations
Office of Regulations and Interpretations


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Crosby, Stills and Nash have been political for as long as rock music has been political, speaking out on important issues since Vietnam. Now, they're banding together with Tom Morello, former Rage Against the Machine guitarist and practically Occupy Wall Street's musical spokesman, for a benefit concert protesting California politics.
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The concert, to be held at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre, will raise money and awareness in the hopes of defeating California's Proposition 32, the L.A. Times reports. Prop. 32 involves campaign finances, specifically, setting up limitations on contributions to state and local elections by corporations, unions, government employees and more. While the proposition seems like something diehard liberals CSN and Morello would support, Morello explains in a statement that "out-of-state corporations are using Prop. 32 to tilt the playing field even more in their direction and away from real people."
Morello continues: "This is about oil, tobacco, banking and insurance companies gaining the power necessary to re-write laws to fit their agenda … [of] more tax credits for shipping jobs overseas, weaker consumer protections and relaxing air quality laws."
The League of Women Voters of California explains the anti-position on Prop. 32 further on its website: "This measure is not the campaign finance reform measure its proponents say it is. Proposition 32 promises 'political reform' but is really designed by special interests to help themselves and harm their opponents. It looks like a campaign finance reform measure but unfairly targets one set of large campaign donors while giving other donors unlimited power. Its ban on payroll deductions for political giving will affect unions but not corporations, and even the restriction it places on contributions to candidates by corporations is full of loophole exemptions. It does not fix the problem of money in politics; Super PACs and independent expenditure committees will continue to spend without limitation."
Most recently, David Crosby, Graham Nash and Tom Morello have all performed in conjunction with the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York, in addition to their years of political activism. Just last week, Morello, who started an Occupy "guitarmy" through NYC on May Day, led an Occupy Wall Street one-year anniversary concert.
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Adelington Early Origins
Lancashire at Adlington, a small town and civil parish that dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was first listed as Eduluintune. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) Adlington was part of the Penwortham barony granted to Randle de Marsey and later held by the Ferrers. The place name literally means "estate associated with a man called Eadwulf," from the Old English personal name + "ing" + "tun." [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4) "The Adlington family held lands here in the reign of Edward II, and for many subsequent generations." [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. In 1202 Walter de Adlington granted six oxgangs of land to Siward de Duxbury. By 1288, Hugh de Adlington and Adam de Duxbury each held a moiety of the manor of William de Ferrers. Adlington Hall was a grand Georgian country house but was demolished in the 1960s. Adlington, Cheshire is a village and civil parish and home to Adlington Hall, a country house with a great hall that was constructed between 1480 and 1505. This latter village was ancestral home to the Leghs.
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Why do you need it to be old? Out of curiosity, have you reviewed the monoprice offerings?
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NATO Countries Have Same Goal, Says Secretary-General
By K.L. Vantran
American Forces Press Service
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 9, 2003 - The message from the NATO defense ministerial conference is that "in a dangerous world, we need real, deployable forces and not paper armies," NATO Secretary-General George Robertson said here today.
Twenty-seven defense ministers -- NATO's current 19 members, ministers from the seven countries that have been invited to join in spring 2004, and the Russian defense minister - all agree, Robertson said in his remarks closing the meeting. "Twenty-seven ministers (are) singing the same song,"
The secretary-general said the meeting was dedicated to discussions of transformation, usability and NATO operations.
He said Dynamic Response '07, a study seminar to explore what transformation means for the alliance and how the NATO Response Force could be used in future crises and conflicts, has been followed by discussions on what NATO needs to implement.
While the alliance has not yet met all its goals for the NATO Response Force and the combined capabilities commitment, Robertson said ministers agree, "We're well on the way."
Transformation is the central pillar of NATO's future effectiveness, he continued. "Equally important is the challenge to make these forces more deployable, usable and surviving," he added.
Robertson said the ministers also agreed that deployability figures of 55,000 troops from almost 2.5 million soldiers and reservists from non-U.S. members were "unacceptable." NATO must be able to field more than these 55,000 troops without being overstretched, he added.
NATO will leave Colorado Springs with a new comprehensive program of work, said the secretary-general. This will include an end-to-end review of decision-making, an overhaul of the force generation process and a range of new output measures to increase usability across the board, he said.
Ministers also took a long, hard look at NATO operations, said Robertson. "This is an alliance ensuring stability from the straits of Gibraltar through the Balkans and Afghanistan," he added.
The ministers also discussed the challenges of expanding the international security assistance force in Afghanistan beyond Kabul.
NATO delivers, said Robertson. "Just ask those who benefit from the NATO patrols in the Mediterranean, ask the people of Bosnia and Kosovo who are at last able to live in peace," he added.
With a transformed alliance and more usable forces, NATO will be able to do even better in the future, concluded the secretary-general.
"This meeting demonstrated that 26 NATO members (current and future) are committed to the same goal - modern forces making a real contribution in the 21st century."
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By Hayden Wright
Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda has made no secret of his Star Wars fandom, and neither has Weird Al Yankovic. It was only a matter of time before the pair joined forces to perform one of Al's Star Wars parody songs, and that time came last night at New York City's Radio City Music Hall.
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Before an audience that included Tina Fey, Miranda and Yankovic performed "Yoda," posed backstage and bonded on Twitter over their love of George Lucas' fictional universe.
Miranda's appearance onstage was brief, but you can see it here:
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The Tony-winning Broadway icon couldn't contain his enthusiasm after the show:
1) In 9th grade I sat in an upper box of the Beacon with @AlexSarlin & Emily Pinkowitz & we screamed "Yoda!!"
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2) We truly believed our screams made Yoda happen.
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Al couldn't help but brag about his cool-as-hell friends (including Fey and family):
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Schafer looking to figure in Braves' outfield plans
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- When Jordan Schafer arrived at his first Major League Spring Training five years ago, he walked with a swagger and the understanding that everybody wanted to see the skills that had helped him become the Braves' top overall prospect.
Now an older and humbled Schafer finds himself hoping the Braves still see enough in him to keep him at the Major League level as backup outfielder this year.
"Physically the stuff has been there," Schafer said. "Mentally, I've been all over the place. I need to grow up and mature a little bit. I've [been dumb] in the past. But I think mentally, I'm in a good place right now."
Schafer returned to a familiar place when the Braves claimed him off waivers from the Astros in November. Fifteen months earlier, the Braves had featured him in the package provided the Astros in exchange for Michael Bourn.
Less than a week after the conclusion of his first season with Houston, Schafer was arrested for felony possession of marijuana. His popularity within the Astros organization continued to sour as he hit .211 and missed the final two months of the 2012 season with a left shoulder injury.
Despite Schafer still being affordable as a non-arbitration eligible player, the Astros had no desire to include him in their rebuilding project.
"I was excited just to get out of that situation," Schafer said. "More than anything, I couldn't take that much losing. I've never lost at anything like that. It was kind of like you were just expected to lose. ... That's just not a good feeling."
While Schafer welcomed the opportunity to exit Houston, he now has to deal with the fact that he has been reunited with a number of old friends, acquaintances and coaches who are more than willing to attempt to right him with some tough love.
"When he got in trouble with [the marijuana charge], he had just finished his first season with Houston and I called him up and got into him a little bit," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "But I see a different guy now."
Many members of the Braves organization are well aware of the turbulent journey Schafer has encountered since being selected in the 2005 Draft. Schafer entered 2008 as the Braves' top prospect and less than a week into the season he received a 50-game suspension because of a link to human growth hormone.
Schafer's first tenure with the Braves was also littered with physical setbacks. He dazzled with a stellar 2009 exhibition season and entered the year as Atlanta's starting center fielder. But in his fourth career game, he suffered a wrist injury that forced him to the Minors by the end of May and plagued him until he got back to the Majors during the early portion of the 2011 season.
"When we sat there after the 2010 season and went over the players like we always do, everybody was like this guy is this and this guy is immature," Gonzalez said in reference to Schafer. "They said this guy wants to be Kid Rock and Eminem. The guy I saw in 2011 was a mature young man."
Still Gonzalez felt the need to deliver a message following the arrest after the 2011 season. And last week, when Schafer was not among the early arrivals to Spring Training, the Braves manager publicly voiced his thoughts with a playful message that seemed designed to be motivational.
"I had some family problems I had to be in Chicago for," Schafer said. "I told them that when I came to camp. I'm in here every morning at 5:45 or 6."
Schafer seems to understand that he will have to battle to earn a spot on Atlanta's Opening Day roster. It appears he will be competing with Jose Constanza for the right to begin the upcoming season as the fifth outfielder.
"You don't go from everyone believing in you and being the top prospect to falling off the face of the planet," Schafer said. "You have those skills. I think it takes some people longer to get those out and some people longer to learn the game. You have to learn yourself and learn hitting and learn how to deal with the lifestyle.
"I think it took me a little longer. But I think the biggest adjustment for me is mentally. I feel like I'm in a good frame of mind now."
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The murder-suicide committed by selfish, coddled phony Kansas City Chief linebacker Jovan Belcher was a tragedy for two people. They include: his live-in girlfriend/murder victim, 22 year old Kasandra Perkins, of course, but more so their 3 month old baby daughter Zoey, who is now left an orphan because her father could not deal with hearing the word "No."
Of course, we don't know exactly what was being argued over when the frustration of being told "No" must have overtaken Belcher. Nevertheless, in the aftermath, what we can see and hear gives us a fair idea of what we couldn't see or hear as the fatal argument unfolded in the couple's home last week. Ms. Perkins made the fatal choice to say "No" to Belcher and lost her life for it.
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With the funerals not even held, we saw and heard the liberal media immediately seize the opportunity to cover for the selfish, coddled athlete even in death without mention of his own personal responsibility.
A Kansas City sports writer said: "Handguns do not enhance our safety…. here is what I believe: If Jovan Belcher didn't possess a gun, he and Kasandra Perkins would both be alive today."
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In the maladjusted liberal mind, people, especially coddled athletes, don't kill people; guns, knives, cars, acid, ropes, baseball bats, and other "malicious thinking" inanimate objects kill people.
It is hard to tell whose reaction to this murder/suicide is more repulsive: the media for helping a murderer escape responsibility, or the clowns in the stands tearfully holding up signs memorializing a murderer because he played professional football.
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That Belcher's involvement in a group of athletes against violence toward women called Male Athletes Against Violence was a lie means nothing to his fans and the sycophantic media. Apparently, Belcher's pledge not to engage in violence against females doesn't make him a liar in the eyes of his adoring fans in the stands or the press box.
"Jovan made a mistake, but he's still our man" seems to ooze from every pore of these morons, none of whom are intelligent enough to know the difference between a "mistake" (which would be wearing one blue sock and one black sock) and an evil selfish act like killing the mother of your child and leaving your little girl an orphan.
Pray for little Zoey.
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Hoffman, Brewers agree to deal
MLB's all-time saves leader to ink one-year contract
By Barry M. Bloom and Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
The Brewers were originally expected to make a formal announcement about the one-year contract at midday, but instead will wait until Hoffman takes a physical, a club official said. It was not immediately clear when Hoffman, who recently returned to California after a Hawaiian vacation, will undergo the physical, although he could do it in Los Angeles at the office of Dr. Lewis Yocum, the Angels' team physician, Thurman said. In any event, the deal might not become official until next week.Hoffman will earn a $6 million base salary in 2009 with up to $1.5 million in incentives based on games finished, beginning with No. 38 and ending with 52, MLB.com has learned. There is no option for a second year. Hoffman earned $7.5 million for the Padres this past season, the last year of his three-year, $21 million contract. Thurman said Hoffman is bullish about playing for the Brewers. "Trevor's excited about a new beginning in Milwaukee," he said. "The Brewers were aggressive in pursuing him and that ultimately made a big difference in his decision."
Brewers general manager Doug Melvin would not talk about details of the negotiations during his drive to the office Thursday morning, but said he felt good about his team's chances of signing Hoffman, who parted ways with the Padres in November after nearly 16 seasons when the club took a $4 million, one-year offer off the table."It's out of my hands," Melvin said. "I'm not the one to say a deal is done. The agent is." According to Thurman, both the Brewers and Dodgers had offered Hoffman a one-year contract with an option for 2010. Melvin wouldn't say whether the Brewers had to guarantee the second year of the deal to pry Hoffman, a native of Southern California, away from the West Coast.
Melvin skipped a Milwaukee Bucks game on Wednesday night to continue negotiations with Thurman, who was in Florida. Hoffman, meanwhile, was back in the San Diego area after returning from a Hawaiian vacation.Melvin expected to hear back from Thurman and Hoffman on Thursday. "He has to talk to Trevor and get the final say from the player," Melvin said. "Sometimes the player has to talk with his family to make sure he is doing the right thing. If [Hoffman] decides to come here, that's a big move for him." On Wednesday, it was revealed that Hoffman was weighing similar offers from the Brewers and the Dodgers. Both deals were higher than the $4 million the Padres offered in early November. The Dodgers had also offered a contract to Guillermo Mota, who played for the club from 2002 to mid-2004. In addition, Los Angeles had shown interest in Dennys Reyes and Juan Cruz. On Tuesday, Hoffman's agent, Rick Thurman, said in a telephone interview that the Dodgers and Brewers were the leaders in the race to sign Hoffman. "We're talking parameters of a deal with both teams," he said. "In the next 24-to-48 hours I think we'll have something done. If we don't have a deal done we'll have a pretty solid idea of where he's going. But I think we'll have a deal done." Hoffman has been in the market since early November when the Padres took that one-year deal worth $4 million guaranteed with an option for the same money off the table, ending his 16-year tenure in San Diego. Hoffman may have been eyeing one last run at the Padres before deciding on the Brewers, but by late afternoon San Diego majority owner John Moores said that wasn't going to happen. "We're not getting into a bidding war with anybody over Trevor," Moores said. "It'll be strange to see him in another uniform, especially for me. But it's rare that any player spends his whole career with one organization anymore. I hope he has a great year."
Barry M. Bloom is a national reporter for MLB.com. Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Welcome to the Billionaires' Club: Workers' Credit Union
Times are good for the members of Workers' Credit Union, who can collectively brag that they are billionaires.
The Fitchburg, Mass.-based credit union reached the $1 billion asset milestone during the third quarter last year, according to financial performance reports posted on the NCUA's website.
This year, the party continues as WCU celebrates its 100th anniversary.
And, WCU gave back more than $2 million to its members, the first such payout in the credit union's history. The credit union created a microsite promoting and explaining the payout. (Click on the screen shot at left to expand.)
Money was deposited into member's accounts Feb. 13. The payout included 30 basis points for checking accounts, 20 basis points for savings, consumer loans and checking account lines of credit, and 10 basis points for mortgages, refinances, home equity loans and equity lines, and CDs.
President/CEO Doug Petersen said as far as he knows, it's the first such dividend paid by a credit union in Central Massachusetts.
"The credit union has always had good financial results," Petersen said. "We have a very strong capital ratio: 12.3%. At this point we looked ahead three, four, five years. We thought rather than building capital the money would be of better use in our members' hands than it would be in our hands. This gives them an opportunity to benefit from one of our strategic advantages."
So what has put the credit union in such a solid position?
Petersen immediately credited the many employees who, he emphasized, do a very, very good job.
But it's not just one thing, he continued.
The Great Recession presented issues, but didn't hurt the credit union too much.
Mergers have played a role in the credit union's growth, and the cooperative has always operated under a community charter.
Mortgages have been another factor fueling success. Petersen indicated credit unions in the Northeast have been more involved in mortgage lending than in many other regions. He believes WCU has a solid reputation in its market area, prompting members to turn to the credit union when they buy a home.
The credit union has also expanded its external sales staff to boost visibility in the community and meet with real estate agents. Given the number of large banks in cities like Boston, it's easy to assume WCU would face strong mortgage competition.
But Petersen sketches a positive picture.
"We're headquartered in Fitchburg, and they call Fitchburg-Leominster the twin cities. They both have about 45,000 residents. So we're in a lot of smaller towns. We have great market share in those towns and that helps our visibility," he said.
Even so, the large banks are indeed competitors. There's also a roster of non-traditional lenders such as Quicken Loans, which is one of the top five mortgage producers in the area. Petersen considers that significant, since Quicken has no brick-and-mortar locations to establish and reinforce identity.
"Today you compete with everyone," Petersen declared. "The hyper-competition is always a concern. That forces us to be true to our roots and be very, very focused. We want to improve the daily lives of our members, and that's what we live by. It's all about execution, and it goes back to our people."
Read more about Workers' Credit Union and how it's found success in the April 2 print issue of CU Times.


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Sefko: After 0-3 road trip, it's time to start worrying about Mavericks' playoff streak
The last time the Mavericks were two games under .500 this late in the season, Dirk Nowitzki was in his second season and the Mavericks were on their way to missing the playoffs for the 10th consecutive year.
They had to win their final game that season (1999-2000) to finish 40-42.
Is it fair to wonder whether their 12-year run of making the postseason is in jeopardy?
You're darn right it is.
Nowitzki's return is still somewhere on the horizon. And the Mavericks have a continuing rough stretch of games in the next two weeks with seven consecutive playoff-level teams, at least five of whom think they are championship quality, on the schedule before the calendar turns to 2013.
So at 11-13, it's time for the Mavericks to crank up the sense of urgency.
"We got to take care of business at home and then get ready to try it again on the road," said Vince Carter, who along with Shawn Marion and Derek Fisher are going to have to keep the younger players from letting their daubers down. "It was a better effort [Saturday against Minnesota], so that's progress. But we got to keep fighting to win."
After losing in double-overtime at Boston, then getting plastered in Toronto in a no-effort performance, the Mavericks had to bounce back against Minnesota, which they did, sort of. They played like they cared and were in position to win before losing in overtime.
This is no time for moral victories, though.
"It's unfortunate," Fisher said. "To have an overtime game and come up short and have a double-overtime game and come up short, those are tough to swallow.
"But it's a long season. We got 60 games to go, or whatever. So you have to take the good with the bad."
As coach Rick Carlisle says, you can't push forward and get better with your head down. So the Mavericks now face the prospect of forgetting their dreadful 0-3 road trip. They must listen to their veteran leaders.
Marion sent out a message on his social-media account after Saturday's loss. To paraphrase, he said to forget it and bounce back.
That's good advice.
"Yeah, 0-and-3 is not what we planned for," Carlisle said. "It's very disappointing, but we got to regroup. We got some home games coming up that are very important. We got one quality day of practice [today]. We got to take advantage of that, and we got to regroup."
It starts with the big problems that have bugged the Mavericks all season — rebounding and turnovers. Without improvement in those areas, they have no room to squawk about bad calls or other bad breaks.
"Yeah, to have 20 turnovers a game on the road, that's just one of the things you can't do and expect to win," Fisher said after the Mavericks averaged 21.7 throwaways per game on the road trip. "Even if a questionable call goes the other team's way, there are 20 other times in the game when you did something that wasn't smart. So it's hard to debate the calls. There are so many of them that impact the game."
Strategy backfires: The Mavericks inserted Brandan Wright to jump center for the opening tap of Saturday's bonus frame.
Wright is a good leaper, but it didn't work out when the tip went to Andrei Kirilenko, who found Alexey Shved for a dunk with scant seconds having run off the clock. Before long, the Mavericks were out of the OT.
"We thought we could get the tip and an extra possession, but they scored," Carlisle said.
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Oddly enough, I wasn't born with the dream of becoming a writer. I did win first place for a short, short story in a contest run by The Detroit Free Press when I was in tenth grade. And come to think of it, the story was a romance about two teenagers who were brought together by a St. Bernard while they were riding on a merry-go-round. But my dream in tenth grade was to become a missionary or an actress. My major in college was drama, and I did act for a while before I fell in love, got married and became an English teacher.
My goal of writing and publishing a romance didn't fully take shape until much later. Growing up, I read a lot of genre fiction. My Aunt Kathleen gave me my first Nancy Drew mystery when I was seven, and after that I was hooked. (At that time in my life, my dream was to become Nancy Drew. She was bright and independent and she drove a convertible—a coupe. I had no idea what a coupe was, but I knew I wanted one! And I presently own two convertibles—a 1990 Mazda Miata and a new Volkswagen Beetle.


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Court of Appeals to hear cases from Ballard, Christian and McCracken counties Jan. 30 at Kentucky Wesleyan College
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Kentucky Court of Appeals will convene Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro to hear arguments in civil cases on appeal from courts in Christian and McCracken counties and a criminal case appeal from Ballard County. Proceedings are open to the public and will begin at 9:30 a.m. CST in the Winchester Community Center of Rogers Hall at 3000 Frederica St.A three-judge panel composed of Court of Appeals Chief Judge Glenn E. Acree and Court of Appeals Judges Jeff S. Taylor and Laurance B. VanMeter will hear oral arguments in the cases. Nearly all cases heard by the Kentucky Court of Appeals come to it on appeal from a lower court. If a case is tried in Circuit Court or District Court and the losing parties involved are not satisfied with the outcome, they may ask for a higher court to review the correctness of the trial court's decision. Some cases, such as criminal case acquittals and divorces, may not be appealed. In a divorce case, however, child custody and property rights decisions may be appealed. Cases are not retried in the Court of Appeals. Only the record of the original court trial is reviewed, with attorneys presenting the legal issues to the court for a decision. Fourteen judges, two elected from seven appellate court districts, serve on the Court of Appeals. The judges are divided into panels of three to review and decide cases, with the majority determining the decision. The panels do not sit permanently in one location, but travel throughout the state to hear cases. OWENSBORO/KENTUCKY WESLEYAN DOCKET WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30, 2013 9:30 AM CST 2010-CA-001974KENNETH THROGMORTON v COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY 2010-CA-002210KENNETH THROGMORTON v COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKYSummary: Judge Taylor will preside. Appeal in criminal cases from Ballard County. At issue is whether the trial court violated KRS 532.110 when it imposed 32 years of imprisonment on appellant Throgmorton for multiple class D felonies. Judge who presided in the cases – Judge Timothy A. Langford Appellant attorneys: Linda Horsman and Kathleen Schmidt Appellee attorney: Susan Lenz 10:15 AM CST 2011-CA-001976JEFFREY JERRELL (IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS MCCRACKEN COUNTY CLERK) v MCCRACKEN COUNTY FISCAL COURT Summary: Judge VanMeter will preside. Civil. At issue is whether a fiscal court has the authority to enact an ordinance that governs the financial operations of an Office of County Clerk. The Kentucky County Clerks Association has filed a friend of the court brief (amicus curiae brief) in the case. A friend of the court is a person or organization that is not a party to a case but volunteers to offer information to assist a court in deciding a matter before it. Judge who presided in the case – Judge Thomas O. Castlen Appellant attorneys: Jennifer Schultz and J. Wicker Appellee attorneys: Stacey Blankenship and Jackie Matheny Jr. for appellant Jeffrey Jerrell and Rick Johnson for the Kentucky County Clerks Association 11 AM CST 2012-CA-000228TRUE GOSPEL CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST (OF HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCKY) v CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST (KENTUCKY FIRST JURISDICTION, INC.) ET AL. Summary: Judge Taylor will preside. Civil, property dispute. At issue is whether the trial court erred by determining that legal action by appellant True Gospel Church of God in Christ was barred by res judicata (a legal issue that has already been judged). The Rev. Dwight L. Haygood Sr. is an appellee with Church of God in Christ. More than one appellant or appellee in a case is represented in the case name as et al., which means "and others." Christian County judge who presided in the case – Judge John L. Atkins Appellant attorney: Kenneth Humphries Appellee attorneys: Dwight Haygood Jr., Byron Leet and Anne MaClean Administrative Office of the Courts The Administrative Office of the Courts in Frankfort is the operations arm for the state court system. The AOC supports the activities of nearly 3,300 court system employees and 403 elected justices, judges and circuit court clerks. As the fiscal agent for the state court system, the AOC executes the Judicial Branch budget.


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Frontier Market Scouts on Display at SF Bay Home
The residence of Samira Rahmatullah and Munir Alam (Midd'99) in Hillsborough served as a lovely backdrop for a casual salon gathering of 20. The evening was energized with conversations surrounding the Frontier Market Scouts program and multiple cross connections were discovered.
Following presentations by President Ramaswamy, Dean Shi and former Scout John Lindquist – it was clear that the attendees were very interested in being kept in the loop regarding the program – both to learn more and to offer connections. There was a vigorous Q&A session demonstrating the interest of the group.
The Frontier Market Scouts program, jointly developed and managed by the Institute, Sanghata Global and Village Capital, aims to turn compassionate and capable young professionals into talent scouts and investment managers serving local entrepreneurs and social-minded investors in low-income and weak-capital regions of the world.
To learn more about how you can support the Frontier Market Scouts program, contact Kevin Wasbauer (firstname.lastname@example.com, 831.647.3545).
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San Antonio vs. New York Knicks
7:30 PM ET, January 4, 2011
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
via ESPN:Over this past week, the [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] have shut down some of the league's top offenses during a remarkable defensive turnaround.
The Spurs hope to keep this going against the NBA's highest-scoring team and become the first club to reach 30 wins Tuesday night against the [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] at Madison Square Garden.
San Antonio (29-4) didn't win its 30th game last season until Feb. 11, but is now one away from that mark following Saturday's 101-74 victory over Oklahoma City. [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] had 21 points and nine rebounds and [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] had 14 points and 10 assists as the Spurs won for the 14th time in 15 games.
Although San Antonio is off to one of the 10 best starts in NBA history and is poised to become the first team since the 2007-08 [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] to win 30 of its first 34 games, Gregg Popovich wasn't happy with his team's defense a week ago.
He has emphasized more focus on the defensive end, and the Spurs seem to have gotten the message.
They held the high-powered Thunder to a season low in scoring and field-goal percentage (32.9 percent) and limited NBA leading scorer [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] to 16 points.
"I hope it's an indication that we're getting better at (defense), because it was impressive," Popovich said.
San Antonio has had a couple of performances similar to this over the past week, allowing an average of 82.3 points on 37.1 percent shooting in winning its last four games -- which includes holding the Lakers to 82 points on Tuesday. This outstanding stretch came immediately after the Spurs surrendered an average of 110.8 points on 50.0 percent shooting in their previous five games.
"Hopefully it turns into a trend," [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] said. "We are very happy with the way we've played the last few games. Hopefully we just don't relax. We'll try to keep it up."
The Spurs did a good job defensively against New York in sweeping last season's series, limiting the Knicks (19-14) to 88 and 87 points in the two games. It could be a different story this time around, however, with [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] powering New York's offense.
The Knicks, 1-9 against San Antonio since 2005-06, have the league's top-ranked offense at 107.2 points -- a 5.1-point improvement from last season -- and Stoudemire is averaging 28.7 points in his last three games.
"They want to score points," Duncan said of the Knicks. "They want to get up and down, and we're going to have to try to control that."
Stoudemire has also given the Spurs trouble from his days with Phoenix, averaging 32.7 points and 11.3 rebounds in three meetings last season.
The star forward had 26 points, including six of New York's last seven, in Sunday's 98-92 win over Indiana to lead six Knick players in double figures.
New York also came up with a strong defensive effort Sunday, limiting the Pacers to 15 fourth-quarter points in its third straight home victory.
"This was definitely huge," Stoudemire said. "This was a big game for us. Indiana is right behind us as far as the playoff race, so it was important for us to get this win. We understand how big this game was for us and in the fourth quarter, we played with a sense of urgency and we were able to get the win."
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Keys To The GameWhile the Spurs' defense is not picture-perfect like it was when they won four titles, it's still strong. They're holding opponents to 96.7 points per game, which is the 10th-best mark in the league. Now that Danilo Gallinari is out for two to three weeks with a mild left knee sprain, the Knicks will need a scoring boost. But while they'll certainly miss him offensively, they've had a stronger defense when he's been on the bench.

	W/ GALLINARI	W/O GALLINARI

Pts/48 Mins	108.9	99.4 (937 in 452 min)

Opp Pts/48 Mins	106.9	101.3 (955 in 452 min)

Pt diff/48 Mins	+2.0	-1.9 (-18 in 452 min)

FG pct	48.0	43.1 (350-812)

3-pt FG pct	38.6	34.1 (85-249)

Opp FG pct	47.7	44.2 (353-799)

Opp 3-pt FG pct	38.9	32.2 (56-174)

Without Gallo, Toney Douglas needs to pick up right where he left off against the Pacers (12 points and seven assists in 29 minutes). It was arguably the backup point guard's best game as a scorer and playmaker. Also Shawne Williams will have to hit some big threes and if Landry Fields can create a little more off the dribble and get to the line, which he's capable of, that wouldn't hurt either. Overall, expect to see the starting five play more than their league-high 38.9 minutes per game average because this is, of course, the Spurs we're talking about here.
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Bath Rod and Gun Club Hosting Pull! For Patriots Charity Sporting Clays Shoot to Benefit Wounded Warrior Project
The Bath Rod and Gun Club celebrates its 125th anniversary this year. With this anniversary we renew our commitment to serving our community and support for our nation, liberty, and heritage. One particular cause dear to the people of our area is caring for our military veterans who have given so much in service of our country. For this purpose we are hosting our first annual Pull! For Patriots sporting clays shoot to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.
Pull! For Patriots will be held on Saturday July 30th, 2011 at the Bath Rod and Gun Club, located at 7771 Telegraph Road, Bath, NY. The event is rain or shine. The format is 100 target sporting clays, limited to 125 pre-registered participants, divided into morning and afternoon sessions. Entry fee for participating is $40, payable by check to Bath Rod and Gun Club with the subject line Wounded Warrior Project--net proceeds from entry fees and other money raised (raffles, etc.) at the event will be donated as a lump sum to Wounded Warrior Project. Prizes will be given for best overall and various other categories, with several fun surprises as well. Breakfast and lunch will be available in the clubhouse. All are welcomed to attend to observe (with attention to safety guidelines), enjoy the food and fellowship, participate in various fun drawings, etc.
Sponsorship of Pull! For Patriots is available for businesses, and donation of raffle prizes also welcomed and encouraged. Volunteers will also be needed, so contact by email as listed below.
To register as a participant:
1. Email Bill Cyrus at [email protected] or [email protected] with your name (or names of those in your party) contact info (for each), and choice of morning or afternoon session (choice available on first come first serve basis). This will reserve your spots pending payment.
2. Send check for entry fee payable to the Bath Rod and Gun Club w/ subject line Wounded Warrior Project for $40 per participant. Mailing address is:
The Bath Rod and Gun Club
7771 Telegraph Road
PO Box 764
Bath, NY 14810.
3. You will receive confirmation of payment and assignment of session.
Sign in at the event will begin at 8:15 a.m. for the morning session, 11:30 for the afternoon session.
Thanks in advance for your support of our event and this great cause which helps true American heroes and their families who deserve our respect and support. For more information about Wounded Warrior Project, visit the website at http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
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