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U.S. Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, has shelled out more than $3 billion to acquire two steel producers operating in different markets.
Its plans for Lone Star Technologies Inc., Dallas, are clear, given that company's presence in the booming energy market. The $2.1-billion Lone Star purchase was closed in June. Its plans for Stelco Inc., Hamilton, Ontario, are somewhat less clear. The $1.1-billion deal to acquire Stelco was reached in late August.
Stelco emerged from protection under the Companies Creditors' Arrangement Act (CCAA), the Canadian equivalent of U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, in April 2006. Shortly thereafter, Rodney Mott, new chief executive officer, launched a complete restructuring followed by a comprehensive strategic review of the entire company.
The idea was to make Stelco part of a larger operation. Mott had seen first-hand the inclusion of Dofasco Inc., Hamilton, in the merger of Mittal Steel Co. NV and Arcelor SA. He also was aware that nearby Algoma Steel Inc., Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, was beginning its own strategic review and courting potential buyers. When Algoma was acquired by India's Essar Global Ltd. earlier this year, Stelco was left as Canada's only independent integrated steelmaker. Mott turned what some might have viewed as a disadvantage in his favor.
"There are those who thought they were in bad shape as the only independent," one industry analyst said. "It turned out not to be the case. With global consolidation and the interest of foreign buyers in the North American market, they actually ended up in a pretty good position."
That position, simply put, was supply and demand. The supply of available North American independent steelmakers was short—at the time, only Stelco, AK Steel Corp., West Chester, Ohio, and WCI Steel, Inc., Warren, Ohio—and the number of interested parties seeking a presence in North America was high.
Thus Stelco, newly restructured and with a rebuilt, modern Lake Erie Steel plant in Nanticoke, Ontario, as a crown jewel, went from downtrodden to desirable. Four major steel producers expressed serious interest by Friday, Aug. 24. By the time the weekend was over, U.S. Steel had an agreement to acquire the company and the backing of the holders of 76 percent of Stelco's outstanding shares in support of its offer.
The deal provides numerous benefits for U.S. Steel, which had been rumored to be interested in Stelco for more than three years. Stelco has been a key supplier to North American automotive companies for years and its presence on Lake Ontario makes the transportation of steel, slab and raw materials to the United States relatively inexpensive.
John P. Surma, chairman, president and chief executive officer of U.S. Steel, noted, in fact, that Stelco is long some 900,000 tons of slab. His company can use that slab capacity to feed finishing operations it already owns in the United States and also to complement its acquisition of Lone Star and its steel tube operations.
Stelco had been planning to generate cash by selling slab to some of its North American competitors. U.S. Steel, which may have been a buyer of those slabs, now has its hands on an ample supply.
The deal also significantly boosts U.S. Steel's presence in the automotive market, where it already ranks among the lead suppliers. The Stelco operations will provide it with an additional 5.5 million tons of annual steel production capacity, bringing its total North American capacity to just shy of 25 million tons per year and making it the fifth-largest steel producer in the world.
Speculation has begun as to what is next for U.S. Steel. Signs point to additional growth by acquisition. One sign clearly is not in its path. Asked about future acquisition opportunities, Surma spelled things out succinctly "We won't be putting up a stop sign."
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Senate OKs medical pot, with plenty of restrictionsBy GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
May 23. 2013 10:50PM
CONCORD — With little discussion, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to allow chronically and terminally ill patients to use marijuana if other drugs prove ineffective.
The Senate voted 18-6 Thursday to approve House Bill 573, which establishes a medical marijuana program for New Hampshire patients who are both chronically ill and exhibit certain symptoms, and who have had the same physician for more than three months.
However, medical marijuana patients will not be able to grow their own plants. The Senate bowed to Gov. Maggie Hassan's concerns and removed those provisions from the bill. She also sought and a Senate committee agreed to eliminate post traumatic stress syndrome from the program.
New Hampshire would be the 19th state to allow medical marijuana and the last in New England.
Sen. John Reagan, R-Deerfield, said Maine has had medical marijuana for 14 years and has not had any problems.
"We will not be California or Colorado or Washington State," said Reagan. "This is a New Hampshire law to help New Hampshire patients."
With the home-grow provision striped from the bill, supporters said it no longer addresses people needing immediate help with pain and suffering.
"The amendments made at the behest of our governor will leave patients out in the cold for at least two years, having to choose between needlessly suffering or turning to the underground market to find their medicine," said Matt Simon, legislative analyst for the Marijuana Policy Project. "Patients will continue to make the case to Gov. Hassan for why this bill needs to be substantially improved, and she has said she will continue to listen."
Under the bill, patients would purchase marijuana from four regional dispensaries. The House's version of the bill included the home-grow provision and had five regional dispensaries.
While many supporters balked at Hassan's requests, they said it is important to pass a medical marijuana bill this session.
Lawmakers have approved medical marijuana in the past, only to have former Gov. John Lynch veto the bills and legislators fail to override.
Under the bill, a person who qualifies for the program must have both a debilitating disease such as cancer, glaucoma, AIDS or hepatitis C, and conditions such as significant weight loss, severe pain or wasting syndrome.
The Senate version of HB 573 reduces from six to two ounces of marijuana that could be dispensed at one time.
And the Senate version requires medical marijuana patients who are renters to receive their landlord's written permission to use the drug on their premises or a relative's permission if they are visiting, and also their employers' permission.
The House approved its version of the bill on a 286-64 vote in March.
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Two boys and two girls on Augusta's bowling teams were named to the All-State bowling team for Class 4-1A. Coach Kellee Roberts also earned recognition; she was named the coach of the year for all classes.
For the girls team, Katy Nordman and Bethany Watson earned All-State honors. They were the two highest-scoring bowlers for the girls team all season. Watson earned a regional runner-up title and placed 14th at State. Nordman took sixth place at State as the duo helped the Orioles win the team state championship.
Nordman and Watson were joined by Buhler's Kirsten Allan, KC-Sumner Academy's Kaitlyn Carter, El Dorado's Chelsey Harber and McPherson's Crystal Nutter on the All-State list.
For the boys team, Kayl Warne and Isaac Gonzalez earned All-State honors, as well. Warne and Gonzalez, both seniors, qualified for State individually this season.
Warne and Gonzalez were joined by Sacred Heart's Ryan Franzen, Circle's James Gulick, Cheney's Cody Reida and Collegiate's Jack Stewart on the All-State list.
Other area bowlers who earned All-State recognition include Andover Central's Keri Ladigo.


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Halloween 2012: There's No Place Like Home
Love Halloween as much as I do? Check out the spooky decor of Halloweens past:
Welcome to the Asylum (2011) Freak Show (2010) Eek! (2009) Infested (2008)
The invites are in the mail on their way to our short list of guests. I'll be sharing those soon.
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Yes, Return to Oz is more my jam but I figure so few people would recognize it I went a little more whimsical. Ive never read the books but evidently it can be quite dark.ReplyDelete
Yes, I made them using a jigsaw and sheets of wood. I used the same technique as I used for this project: http://www.brooklynlimestone.com/2009/07/cheap-and-chic-silhouette-art-step-by.htmlReplyDelete
Love your missing ads...Did you laminate them to make them waterproof?ReplyDelete
I wish you were my neighbor! Love it!ReplyDelete
Amazing. Love the little details like the pile of yellow bricks. I hope they put you in the paper again this year!!ReplyDelete
Amazing! Can you come decorate my house for Halloween? Love the Wizard of Oz spin :-)ReplyDelete
There isn't any scaring to do on Halloween. My block gets more than 1000 trick or treaters (at least thats how many we get before I run out of candy) so we are pretty much on the stoop the whole time. And to be clear they were coming way before we moved here so the crowd isn't coming for us.ReplyDelete
I use those sticky sheets that mimic lamination without the machine. Otherwise they would just fall apart.ReplyDelete
Just wonderful! I look forward to your Halloween post all year long and you never dissapoint! This is just fabulous.ReplyDelete
It seems like it but I don't think she does. She must be an A type personality for sure.ReplyDelete
It would be great to see how you pack up after Halloween. My husband is ready to be done with it November 1 and he tosses it all into tubs for me. Eeek. The following year I have a mess waiting for me.ReplyDelete
Dude, Limestone.... Killer decorations. I love it! I might have to make a road trip to come trick or treating at your house.ReplyDelete
Do your neighbors love what you do or are they a little sketched out? : )ReplyDelete
In fairness, the husband did all the heavy lifting and my brother was there to help as well. I come up with the ideas but I could have never finished it alone.ReplyDelete
Ill be a pregnant wicked witch although I have to make sure my costume still fits. It was plenty big a few months ago but Ive grown :)ReplyDelete
Of course :)ReplyDelete
Actually Ive had this idea for a few years already - I was originally thinking zombie wizard of oz. But then I grew kind of tired of the whole zombie thing and I just went with a slightly darker version of the original.
My husband takes care of storage as well. We don't keep everything either - if I dont think Ill use something again, I trash it. Even with being pretty careful about what I keep, we still end up with lots of bins.ReplyDelete
Really? I haven't seen anyone do a darker version of Wizard of Oz before but I'd love to see what other people have been done. Please share.ReplyDelete
That is awesome!ReplyDelete
Obsessed. Love the stray pile of yellow bricks (& everything else). I wish I had known to track you down when we still lived in Crooklyn instead of having to go to Staten Island for all of our holiday-decorating-peeping (yours is much more chic).ReplyDelete
Anyone who Ive spoken to seems to be into it although I imagine the ones that don't like it dont say much. I dont see why anyone would think it was sketchy but I dont really care too much. I one of those people who judge the neighbors who dont decorate so I guess we'd be even :)ReplyDelete
I just went back and looked at all your themes - absolutely amazing. But one question! I Noticed each year it's completely different - do you rent the decor (all the skeletons and people - the big stuff)? Or what do you do with it all?!ReplyDelete
Wow, Halloween is becoming popular here in Australia. It's something that was never a part of my childhood but my children love it. Thanks for the ideas!!!ReplyDelete
- Erin Tatum9:06 PM
Having just looked back in your archives in my own party planning, I'm so excited to see your theme this year! It's my favorite yet! My sister and I watched Wizard of Oz so much that the original VHS is completely worn out. As always, I love the details you use, especially the bricks and the direction post. Can't wait to see the invites. I'm guessing a crystal ball is involved...ReplyDelete
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- Andrea Wightwick10:46 PM
I also would love to see a blog about your storage for holidays. I have a large attic and still struggle with exactly how to store Holiday decorations. I'd love to see other people's ideas for holiday storage...but mostly yours (what you keep of it at least)! Great decor this year. Always look forward to the reveal.ReplyDelete
Not much to show you. We use those plastic bins for what we do keep (we have very little storage space so we are very critical about what we do keep). On Nov 1, everything gets thrown into the bins and we sort out the mess the following year. I don't have a good system at all.ReplyDelete
I usually buy one or two new items each year and of course I DIY a few items each year as well. Where it makes sense, I'll reuse certain items (for example, the blow mold skeletons were used in year 2, 3 and 4). Yes, we literally have a closet full of skeletons! Other than that, we start from scratch. Making what I can myself keeps the cost to a reasonable amount, at least in my own mind. (Obviously not doing anything is the cheapest option but that isnt my bag)ReplyDelete
I doubt Ill ever grace the pages of Martha Stewart but I try to live up to her high Halloween standards :)ReplyDelete
This is absurdly awesome. You are so talented!ReplyDelete
great job! best yet!ReplyDelete
do you ever sell your printables on etsy? *hint* id totally pay for the missing posters...
You have the BEST Halloween decorations! I wish I lived near you so I could see it every day - talk about getting you in the mood for 10/31!ReplyDelete
I think this is my favorite of all of the themes you've done! Great job!! I love the yellow bricks. :)ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, that makes me want to scrap my Boston Terrier's "rufferee" (instead of referee) costume and make him a flying monkey instead with me as the wicked witch. Wonder if I could convince my husband to be something as well...ReplyDelete
Well you completely knocked it out of the park again. Unbelievable. I love the idea of doing darker take on things that are not that scary to begin with. I had thught of doing a dark fairy tale theme at my house one year. Although I guess it could be argued that those monkeys are pretty damn scary along with the witch. I love the Wizard of Oz. Have you ever read any of the books in the Wicked series? Pretty dark and very interesting. You should give them a shot. I love the wanted signs and all the specific little details. Fantastic. Also, if you are throwing stuff away after you use it, give me a call and I will pay for the shipping to send it to me. :) I am always looking for more Halloween junk to store in my too small storage spaces.ReplyDelete
Brilliant blog. Definitely given me something to think about.Some interesting thoughts on the subject. Looking forward to see what else you post in the future.ReplyDelete
Ill probably be getting rid of the signs and the monkeys but its not like I can just drop them in the mailbox. My guess is that its cheaper to make them yourself than to ship them.ReplyDelete
Drop me a line - Im happy to send them to you.ReplyDelete
Our neighborhood like yours gets hundreds of trick or treaters (must be the school next door). I hadn't really started decorating and was feeling overwhelmed this year, then I saw your decorations, and was inspired. I had started a Bird theme, like you had done with the skeletons. Off to the Dollar Store to finish up. Thanks for the inspiration.ReplyDelete
Trick or Treat. :) Deb. http://www.personalityispreferred.com
Why do you hate the Wizard of Oz? Just curious.ReplyDelete
Hi Janann - I share my favorite DIY and decor tutorials on the blog on a regular basis. Just do a search and you'll find a ton.ReplyDelete
Mrs. Limestone, you are so talented! The care you put into every detail is really inspiring!! You could totally make a living as an event planner. You could be the most sought after party planner in NYC!!ReplyDelete
I've been excited to see what you've been up to this year. It looks fantastic, as always! We just hosted a costume party - thanks for being my inspiration! http://www.michellelunt.com/2012/10/our-halloween-costume-party.htmlReplyDelete
Warmly, Michelle
Faith, Trust & Pixie Dusts
Looks like your friends really get into the spirit! Love that.ReplyDelete
- Stephanie2:59 PM
Hi Stefanie. I've been following your fabulous blog for some time now and I've gotten so much inspiration from it. I got really excited when I first saw this year's Halloween post. Year after year, my neighbor across the street has done up her house as the Emerald City. I've always wanted to piggy back on that with the Haunted Forest but with two little kids and a busy spot on the PTA, I haven't had the time or energy to think about it. Next year is THE year! Couple of questions . . . what kind of sticky paper do you mean when you answered about the flyers? Also, did you just free hand the monkeys before cutting them out or did you have a template? Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you!ReplyDelete
Any office supply should have sticky sheets that mimic lamination without a machine. Or you could just have them laminated.ReplyDelete
I used a projector to trace the monkey silhouettes before cutting them out.
I must have missed last year's theme since I was on maternity leave! LOVE IT! What do you do with your bigger props once you are done? Store them? Toss? Give you a local theater? Since storage is always an issue, thought I would ask!ReplyDelete
How did you get your flying monkey silhouettes to stay in place? I absolutely love the Wicked theme!ReplyDelete
I want to do the monkey silhouettes!! How did you anchor them to the side of your house?ReplyDeleteReplies
We use heavy duty fishing line for pretty much everything.Delete
I love your Oz theme but I am curious about one of your designs. What was the idea behind the door that states Munchkin Mayor with an X? just curious... Thank youReplyDeleteReplies
Well it's pretty loose but the idea is that his house was destroyed and the X notes the building being condemned.Delete


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DENVER - Gov. John Hickenlooper's third State of the State address contained his most detailed policy agenda yet. Some of the highlights:
Wildfires: "We need to re-examine the way homeowners are insured in the wildland urban interface, and do a better job of encouraging and supporting fire-mitigation practices," Hickenlooper said.
He will ask for funding to remove trees and create healthier forests in high-risk areas, he said.
Marijuana: Hickenlooper briefly mentioned one of the toughest issues facing the Legislature - passing laws to implement Amendment 64, which legalized marijuana for adults. He called on the Legislature to create a standard for police to tell when people are too high to drive, and he said laws must be designed to keep pot away from kids.
State constitution: Legislators have tried for several years - without success - to make it harder to amend the constitution. Hickenlooper pledged his clout to the effort Thursday.
"We want to work with you to explore creative ideas on how best to reform the way our constitution is so easily amended. There are a number of ideas already circulating," he said.
Enterprise zones: The system of tax credits for businesses in supposedly downtrodden areas needs reform, Hickenlooper said.
"I know from my own days of opening businesses that enterprise zones help, especially when you are trying to grow. But it is time to update the rules," he said.
Gas and oil: In the one section of the speech that drew louder applause from the Republican side of the room, Hickenlooper touted the benefits of natural gas drilling.
The state oil and gas commission works with local communities to address their concerns, he said.
"What doesn't work is a patchwork of rules and regulations," he said.
This week, the commission passed a rule on water quality testing and is on the cusp of setting a 500-foot buffer zone between homes and new wells.


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American speedskater Simon Cho says what he did was "wrong" when he yielded to what he claims was persistent pressure from a coach to tamper with another skater's blades at the World Short Track Team Championships in Poland last year.
"Tampering with someone's skates is inexcusable," Cho told NPR in his first interview about the incident. "And I'm coming out now and admitting that I did this and acknowledging that what I did was wrong." The Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune also spoke with Cho earlier this week after the NPR interview.
Cho, 20, won a bronze medal in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and is the reigning world and national champion in the 500-meter short track event. He was considered a good prospect for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia, but the tampering incident clouds his future.
"Simon was directed to do what he did by his coach," says John Wunderli, his Salt Lake City attorney.
"He had nothing personally to gain by doing it and gained nothing personally from doing it," Wunderli adds, as he argues for leniency for Cho. "And [he's] now being completely honest and taking responsibility for doing it. I think those three points have to be taken into consideration."
Allegations Against The U.S. Coach
Cho claims that Jae Su Chun, the head coach of U.S. Speedskating's short track team, repeatedly approached him at the March 2011 championship event in Poland.
"He asked me to tamper with another skater's skates," Cho says. "And I told him 'no' two times before he came to me and asked me again to do this."
Documents filed in a related arbitration case allege that Chun told his team to be "obnoxious" to the Canadian skaters who shared a locker room with the Americans.
Cho — along with other skaters in undisclosed documents — says Chun told them he believed the Canadian team manipulated the results in earlier races, resulting in the elimination of the U.S. team before the event's final relay.
Chun says the allegations are "untrue," according to Russell Fericks, a Salt Lake City attorney who represents the embattled coach. Nineteen current and former speedskaters from the U.S. team have also filed complaints accusing Chun of physical, psychological and verbal abuse.
U.S. Speedskating has placed Chun on administrative leave while an outside law firm investigates. "None of this is true," Ferick says. "And the idea of an international coach on that level instructing a skater to tamper with another skater's skates — that's nuts."
'I Panicked And I Bent It'
But Cho says his coach was insistent. He remembers Chun saying, "If you want to be a leader for this team, if you want to carry this team to the next Olympic Games, you need to do this."
That's a powerful threat, according to Rob Plum, a veteran speedskater himself and vice president of the Leading Edge Short Track Speedskating Club in Rockville, Md.
"No other words would need to have been said at that point," says Plum, who knows Cho and his family well and has closely followed Cho's career and the coaching he has received.
"The coach has infinite say [over] your career," Plum adds. "In world events like the Olympics or World Cup events, we're only sending five or six skaters. You have 16 [or] 32 people vying for those spots, so if the coach is threatening to bench you, there's another person behind you waiting to come on."
Cho says he took his coach's "bending machine," a device used to strategically bend a skate blade. It's meant to help the blades grip the ice just right for the 30-mph speeds and steep turns in short track racing.
The locker room shared with the Canadians was empty, so Cho says he picked up the nearest skate. "It just happened to be Olivier Jean's because we just happened to be sitting next to each other" in the locker room, Cho says.
"I panicked and I bent it," Cho says. "My hands were shaking because I was so terrified."
Jean is one of the top skaters on the Canadian team, and he was forced out of the final relay when his skates didn't track properly on the ice.
"I'd like to apologize to Speed Skating Canada, the entire Canadian team [and], of course, Olivier Jean," Cho says. "I want them to know that I have nothing but respect for them and that I'm truly sorry."
A Personal Connection
Both Cho and Chun are South Korean natives. Cho entered the U.S. from Canada with his family when he was 4. He had already started speedskating before he left Korea.
The Chos are American citizens now, and the family has focused on his career, following him from Maryland to the Salt Lake City suburbs where U.S. Speedskating is based and skaters train. The family left jobs and a business behind, spending as much as $30,000 a year to support Cho's training.
Cho believes the fact he and Chun are Koreans made him vulnerable.
"He was not only coming at me as a coach, but as a fellow Korean and as an elder," Cho says. "When an elder tells you to do something, it's very difficult to tell him no."
Cho also had won the World Championship in the 500-meter event the week before the incident.
"The same person that helped me win this title was asking me to do this ridiculous thing, so I was in a dark spot," Cho recalls, adding that Chun shifted from English to Korean as he pressured Cho to comply. "I was scared. I was intimidated."
Potential Punishment
Ethicist Michael Josephson of the Josephson Institute in Los Angeles has conducted ethics training for Olympic athletes and says if Cho's account is accurate, he must receive significant punishment.
"That is cheating of the highest order," Josephson says. "It is an incredibly serious [and] dastardly thing to do."
The International Skating Union has sanctions for cheating that include suspension, banishment for life and fines. The group says it won't comment about the allegations involving Chun until U.S. Speedskating completes its investigation.
"We need to take into consideration both the fact that it was his coach that ordered it and the fact that culture makes it even harder to defy it," Josephson adds. "I think the athlete should be punished seriously to send the message, but not so seriously that it ends his career."
The athletes who accused Chun and other coaches of abuse demanded an arbitration hearing. They want Chun and another coach removed from the team. The arbitration is scheduled for Nov. 1.
U.S. Speedskating expects to receive the investigation report by early next week at the latest. "Should the findings of the investigation warrant," the group says in a statement, "U.S. Speedskating will take immediate action to rectify any issues that may be uncovered in advance of the scheduled arbitration."
Late Thursday, U.S. Speedskating announced a news conference for 3 p.m. ET Friday. Cho is holding his own news conference three hours earlier in Salt Lake City.
Speed Skating Canada has declined to comment.
Cho says he wants to continue skating, but he understands that some form of punishment is coming.
"I hope that younger generations of athletes who hear about this are able to learn from my example," Cho says. "I want them to learn to do what they believe is right and not [yield to] the manipulation of others no matter how authoritative they may seem."
An Olympic short track speedskater accused of sabotaging the skate of a rival has confessed in an NPR interview. American Simon Cho is a reigning world and national champion, and he says his coach ordered him to tamper with another athlete's skate at an international meet in Poland last year. Cho complied, forcing a Canadian skater out of a race. Here's NPR's Howard Berkes.
HOWARD BERKES, BYLINE: Simon Cho was considered a top prospect for the next Winter Olympics in 16 months. Still fresh is this moment at the last Winter Games two years ago.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: The bronze medal winners, Team United States of America.
BERKES: Cho and his three relay teammates stepped up on the medals platform in Vancouver, speedskaters thin in their blue USA uniforms, smiling and waving to the crowd. It had been 14 years since Cho and his Korean family snuck across the border near Vancouver. Already a speedskater at age four, it was his American dream to hear this at an Olympics...
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Simon Cho.
BERKES: ...and to lean down as an Olympic medal was draped around his neck.
SIMON CHO: It's a pretty indescribable feeling. Like amazing, like, wouldn't even be the word.
BERKES: At 20 now and still with a boyish face, Cho and his family are American citizens with lives steeped in short track. We sit at the dining room table in his lawyer's house in a Salt Lake City suburb, a pair of speed skates at Cho's feet. He has decided to admit a terrible thing, which began in March of last year in Warsaw, Poland at the World Short Track Team Championships. Cho says the U.S. team was already out of the relay final when he was approached by American head coach Jae Su Chun, who's also from South Korea.
CHO: He asked me to tamper with another skater's skates. And I told him no two times before he came to me and asked again to do this.
BERKES: The lawyer for Jae Su Chun says that's not true. Russell Fericks adds that the idea of an international coach on that level instructing a skater to do this is nuts. But Simon Cho claims this is what happened next.
CHO: He was, like, listen, like, if you want to be a leader for this team, like, and if you want to carry this team through to the next Olympic Games, like, you know, you need to do this. The way he spoke, like, not only was he coming at me as a coach, but, like, as a fellow Korean and as an elder.
BERKES: Cho says as Coach Chun persisted, he shifted from English to Korean.
CHO: When an elder tells you to do something, it's very difficult to reject him and tell him no. So, that was hard on me to have to tell him no twice, and then him come at me a final time. I was scared. I was intimidated. The week before, I had just won a world championship title. And the same person that helped me to win this title, like, was asking me to do this ridiculous thing. So, I was in a dark spot.
BERKES: Coach Chun is also accused of physical and psychological abuse in complaints filed by 19 other current and former skaters. Some claim in legal documents that he told his team to be obnoxious to Canadian skaters in their shared locker room in Poland. He allegedly told them he believed that Canadians manipulated the results in earlier races, leaving the Americans out of the relay final. Coach Chun, through his attorney, says none of this ever happened. Skater Simon Cho stayed in the locker room until he was alone.
CHO: I took my coach's, like, bending machine and, you know, I grabbed a skate and it just happened to be Olivier Jean's, because we were sitting next to each other at the time. You know, I panicked and bent it. And, you know, my hands were shaking, because I was terrified. So, I screwed up.
BERKES: A bending machine bends a skate blade strategically so that it grips the ice just right at the 30 mile-an-hour speeds and steep turns in short track. Cho hit the bending lever hard. Olivier Jean was forced out of the final relay when his skate didn't track the way it should. Jean and his teammates then inspected the blade, spotted the damaging bend and suspected sabotage. This could get Cho suspended long enough to miss the next Olympics. He could also be banished for life. His attorney, John Wunderli, pleads for leniency.
JOHN WUNDERLI: Simon was directed to do what he did by his coach. He had nothing personally to gain from doing it, and gained nothing personally from doing it, and is now being completely honest and taking responsibility for doing it. I think those three points have to be taken into consideration.
BERKES: Veteran speedskater Rob Plum agrees, especially given Coach Chun's alleged threat about Cho carrying the team to the next Olympics.
ROB PLUM: No other words would need to have been said at that point.
BERKES: Plum helps manage the Leading Edge speedskating club in Rockville, Maryland. He knows Simon Cho and his family well, and has closely followed Cho's career and coaching.
PLUM: The coach has infinite say of your career. And you have to realize that in world events, like the Olympics or World Cup events, we're only sending five or six skaters at the most, and you have 16, 32 people vying for those spots. So if the coach is threatening to bench you, there's another person behind you waiting to come on. So those are not idle threats at all.
BERKES: But there still must be meaningful punishments, says ethicist Michael Josephson, who has conducted ethics training for Olympic athletes. If Cho's account is accurate, he says...
MICHAEL JOSEPHSON: That is cheating of the highest order. It is an incredibly serious, serious dastardly thing. But we need to take into consideration both the fact that it was his coach that ordered it and the fact that the culture makes it even harder to defy it. And while I think the coach should be far more culpable, and probably he should be banned for life, I think the athlete should be punished seriously to send a message, but not so seriously that it ends his career.
BERKES: Cho says he knows he must be punished, but wants to continue to skate on into the next Olympics, and as he has since he was three in South Korea.
CHO: You know, tampering with somebody's skates is inexcusable. You know, there's no excuse for it, and it's wrong. And I'm coming out now and, you know, admitting that I did this and acknowledging that what I did was wrong. So, hopefully, people will understand that and believe my story.
BERKES: U.S. Speedskating has an investigation underway and says a report may be ready next week. The International Skating Union and Speed Skating Canada have declined comment until the facts are in. An arbitrator is also set to hear the case, including the allegations of physical and psychological abuse. It seems the fates of Coach Jae Su Chun and skater Simon Cho will be decided soon. Howard Berkes, NPR News, Salt Lake City.
INSKEEP: And let's stay on the ice for a moment. The National Hockey League yesterday announced the cancellation of the first two weeks of the regular season. The league locked out the players in September after the two sides failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement. The owners want the players to take a smaller cut of league revenues, which were at a record high last season. The last NHL lockout saw the complete cancellation of the season in 2004-2005.
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CONCORD — The Senate Thursday refused to act on a bill to repeal the state's new stand-your-ground bill, effectively killing the effort.
The Senate voted 19-5 to table House Bill 135, which would have repealed the provision that extends the Castle Doctrine allowing people to defend themselves with deadly force without retreating while in their home on their property to any place a person has a right to be.
Sen. Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry, said since the bill passed in 2011, there have been no problems, no vigilante behavior and no inappropriate actions.
But Sen. Lou D'Allesandro, D-Manchester, noted the state has always had very liberal gun policies and noted the Castle Doctrine has served New Hampshire citizens well for many years.
He spoke of the violence in his Senate district, including a murder last weekend, Manchester police officer Daniel Doherty being shot seven times and the murder of Police Officer Michael Briggs. He said his local hospital emergency room often treats stabbing and shooting victims.
Senators need to look at what happened in Florida and other states with stand-your-ground laws, D'Allesandro said.
The stand-your-ground law garnered national attention when unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, who claimed self-defense and said he was being beaten by Martin.
Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, said the problems D'Allesandro described are real, but not the result of people defending themselves under stand-your-ground.
When the law was written two years ago it was narrowly drawn and did not change the four conditions under which a person is legally justified in using deadly force.
"Those conditions are very narrow," Bradley said, "That is why there have been no problems with stand-your-ground in New Hampshire."
Before 2011 under the old law, a person's first obligation was to retreat from danger if he or she could do so safely, before responding with deadly force. Under stand-your-ground, there is no obligation to retreat safely before using deadly force if a person feels threatened.
The stand-your-ground law was approved over the veto of former Gov. John Lynch and made New Hampshire one of about two dozen states with similar statutes.
House Minority Leader Gene Chandler, R-Bartlett, praised the Senate for killing the bill.
"Retreat is not something responsible New Hampshire citizens should be forced to do when faced with a deadly threat," Chandler said. "Our right to self defense and defense of our families and other innocent victims should not be limited to the walls in which we reside. Claims that current law would result in increased violence are unfounded."
HB 135 narrowly passed the House on a 189-184 vote in March.
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STOCKTON - Police released video Wednesday of a suspected robber punching a convenience store clerk before snatching cigarettes, a box of Slim Jims and what appear to be lemons from a display on the counter.
STOCKTON - Police released video Wednesday of a suspected robber punching a convenience store clerk before snatching cigarettes, a box of Slim Jims and what appear to be lemons from a display on the counter.
The robber climbs on the counter as he is joined by others in a mad dash for merchandise, the video shows. He grabs other items, gently places one of the lemons back into the box and jumps down off the counter.
The video comes from security camera footage the Stockton Police Department released on its Facebook page from an early Sunday morning robbery. Police also released photographs of the robbers, including one showing the first robber in a dark sweatshirt climbing onto the counter inside the Quick Stop in the 3500 block of West Hammer Lane.
The incident began after the clerk asked for identification from two young men wanting to buy cigarettes, according to police. They left the store but came back a minute later, assaulting the clerk and leaving with cigarettes, according to police. They came back in a group of several male suspects and a woman who appeared to be in her 20s. Four men struck the clerk again, fleeing with more cigarettes and other merchandise, bringing the total loss to about $300 worth of goods, according to police.
The robbers were described as four white males, 18 to 20 years old, with medium builds and wearing dark clothing.
Callers are asked to contact the Investigations Division at (209) 937-8323 or Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600. Callers can remain anonymous. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information.
People also can text information to CRIMES (274637) and type the keyword TIPSPD and then their tip, or log on to the Stockton Police Department's Facebook page and click "Submit A Tip."
STOCKTON - A 30-year-old man told police he was in the slough near the 1800 block of East Jefferson Street about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday when he was stabbed.
The man said he argued with three men over the possession of a tent, according to a police report. One of the three assaulted the victim, who suffered a non-life-threatening wound from what police described as a machete-type weapon.
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At the January school board meeting in Dolores, a representative from Channel 7 News, Albuquerque, gave a very biased report portraying Dolores as a small backward, racist, farming town. Local residents are very proud of this picturesque farming and ranching community. We want the best education possible in our schools.
Being from a small town doesn't make a person uneducated, or painting your own truck does not make you a racist, as a poster states in a teacher's room, "Country = Redneck = Uneducated." Most teachers are dedicated and excellent, and there are those who choose to push their sexuality on the students. I would suggest they teach the subject they were hired to teach and deal with their personal problems at home.
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STOCKTON - A 26-year-old man was stabbed in the abdomen shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday while trying to stop a woman who stole hair care products from a business in the 1000 block of East Hammer Lane, police said.
STOCKTON - A 26-year-old man was stabbed in the abdomen shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday while trying to stop a woman who stole hair care products from a business in the 1000 block of East Hammer Lane, police said.
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STOCKTON - Community Response Team officers were assisting the U.S. Marshal's Task Force with surveillance in the 8400 block of Kelley Drive when they spotted a vehicle matching the description of one that was involved in a shooting moments earlier, authorities said.
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Levels 1-10 MTAC Certificate of Merit, College Level Classical and Jazz
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•9/1997 – Present San Lorenzo (CA) Unified School District Independent Music Teacher 9/1990 11/1997 St. Felicitas School San
Leandro, CA St. John School Fiat School of Music Music Unlimited San Lorenzo, CA Pinole, CA San Leandro, CA Provide individual and group music instruction to people from age 3 to 99. Deliver instruction based on Music Tea
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• Listed in Who's Who Among International Professional Educators. • Listed in Who's Who in American Education • Listed in Who's Who Among American Women • Listed in Who's Who in America • Six Lessons published in • Recognition for Self-Assembly Method Instructional Design Theory • Published article in OnCUE, Journal of Computer Using Educators
• Krause Center of Innovation 2005-2006 EWYL Cohort Participant • Krause Center of Innovation 2006-2007 EWYL Fellows Participant • Iisme (Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education) Fellow 2004: Intranet Web Designer at Applied Materials using Macromedia Dreamweaver and Contribute • Alameda County Representative to the CTAP Technology Leadership Academy at the Alameda County Office of Education (2000). Co-leader of Staff Development Program for Grade 4-8 Technology Integration • Taught University of Phoenix class for Technology Integration • IMTC class teacher in FrontPage and MS Paint • Member San Lorenzo Unified School District Ed Tech Committee and Lorenzo Manor Elementary Ed Tech Committee. • Past District Web Page Coordinator and FrontPage Trainer • Participant in Intel Teach to the Future training • Provide opportunities for children to meet Technology Standards• Incorporate technology into the curriculum using desktops and wireless laptops, FL Studio, Cubasis VST 4.0, Music Ace, Band in a Box, Finale Notepad, Silver Burdett MIDI Connection, Windows Movie Maker, Microsoft Office Suite, recording and burning CDs, DVDs, etc. • Manage a High School Computer Music Lab. • MarcoPolo trainer.• Teach Music Technology classes after school for the Gifted and Talented (GATE Program).
• Member Music Educators National Conference • Member Technology Institute for Music Educators. Lesson plan published on their Web Site. • Member California Music Educators and present music technology sessions for educators at the Bay Section Conferences.
• Deliver instruction in the area of the curriculum pertaining to National and District Music Standards. • Create and implement lesson plans, rubrics and assessments. • Organize and produce Winter and Spring Concerts. • Experience working with children with challenging behaviors and disabilities (Special Day Class and Continuation School).
• Provide children with learning experiences that promote their cognitive, social and emotional development. • Experience in teaching students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. • Communicate with parents. Handle record-keeping of grades and attendance. • Work cooperatively with other education professionals.
• Organize and produce Winter and Spring Recitals, including County Recitals for the National Guild of Piano Teachers. Communicate with parents. Handle advertising and record-keeping of tuition payments. Vice-President of the Alameda County Branch of the Music Teachers Association of California. Attend Board meetings and plan guest speakers Licensed Kindermusik instructor for children ages 18 mos. to 7 years. Students chosen for State and County Honors Recitals. Listed in National Honor Roll, National Guild of Piano Teachers; Member Music Teachers National Association. Taught Undergraduate Musicianship class as a Graduate Assistant at Mills College.
•Professional Freelance Musician 9/1984 12/1995 Boston, MA; Bay Area, CA Performed own compositions and others works in various styles in innumerable local venues and clubs such as The Oakland Museum, Yerba Buena Gardens, The Valencia Café, Trans America Building, the Marriott Hotel, as well as in Las Vegas. She have performed with musicians such as Vijay Iyer, Anthony Braxton, MC
Hammer, Luciana Souza, Lloyd Nibbs (Skatalites), Fred Lonberg-Holm,
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Sofian, William Calhoun (Living Color), Sean Kennerly (Samiam) and Joey Cheezhee. CD Recording on Curious Pogos Records:Frederick Lonberg Holms Theory of Motion. Composed music on Sheila Sofians Animations Faith and Patience and Secret Rage. Won 15 awards in International and National Film Festivals. Broadcast on WHYY TV12 and WYBE TV35 Educational Stations. Honorable Mention in Composition: City of Oakland Creative Arts Fellowship. Live Performances on KPFA, KNBR and KALX radio stations.
•EDUCATION Ph.D. in Education (10/2013). Specialization in Professional Studies Capella University Teaching Credential: K-12 Single Subject Music 8/1999 Chapman University GPA 3.9 US-CA-Concord Master of Fine Arts degree in Electronic Music and Recording Media with an emphasis in Composition 5/1992 Mills College GPA 3.64 US-CA-Oakland Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Composition and Arranging 5/1987 Berklee College of Music US-CA-Boston GPA 3.59 Cum Laude
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I am interested in teaching you what you need and want to learn so that you achieve your dreams. Please note that I only take serious students who will practice at least 30 minutes every day or 35 a day 6 days a week at home. I would like you to keep a log of how much you practice. This will enable you to make progress through the curriculum as you will be a beginner for the first 3.3 years, an intermediate for the next 3.3 years, and then an advanced student for 3.3 years. I will give you assignments to do over the week, and the next week we will go over them, learn something new and get new assignments. It takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert!
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Currently I am converting my detached garage into a music studio with keyboard and instruments. There is a sitting room where parents can wait for their children. In the meantume, we will have lessons in my living/dining room.
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Beginning to Advanced.
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My Tuesdays and Wednesdays are pretty booked but I do have a waiting list started. Feel free to reach out if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
From the moment Kat was tall enough to reach the keys she made so much noise on her family's piano that they eventually bought a kid-sized version to keep in her room. When Kat turned 7 her family got her the best present ever; lessons with an amazing piano teacher.
Kat also began to study flute several years later and soon realized that music was the life for her. She majored in music in both high school and college graduating with a BA in Music from St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin.
Kat has a very divers
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I teach Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in San Francisco.
I have a ridiculous sense of humor. I believe in stickers, high fives, and celebratory fist-bumps. And yes, that goes for the adults as well.
I always looked forward to my lessons because they were so fun, even if I knew I hadn't practiced enough. That is exactly what I try to create for every student I work with.
Besides the humor, I customize lesson plans to fit you. Not just the types of music you want to learn, but HOW you learn. My number one goal is that you completely understand what you are learning. I don't mind in the least if I need to explain a new lesson 10 different ways- we will work together until you really get it! Understanding what you're doing makes it so much more fun.
Have a favorite song stuck in your head, but the sheet music is still too hard? No problem. I'm happy to write the song out for you at your own level. I want you to enjoy yourself, and if that means Lady GaGa then I'm happy to oblige. I will probably stick Mozart in when you're not looking just to make sure you're learning a lot of different things, but that's what teachers are for.
Of course we cover fundamentals and start with the basics. I typically incorporate music theory and ear training with your lessons as well . In 6 months on piano, with regular practice, you will be comfortably reading music and playing songs you enjoy with both hands AT THE SAME TIME! (Gasp!) On flute in 6 months you will also be able to read music comfortably, will no longer feel like you are about to drop the flute at any given moment, will have a solid range of notes and have a solid feeling of control while you play.
I look forward to sharing music with you!
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My number one goal is comprehension -to make sure that all of my students really understand what they are doing. I work very hard to ensure an atmosphere where all of my students - no matter their age - can feel comfortable to say "I don't understand".
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With eight years of flute training, Liz loves sharing her techniques she learned throughout her years as first chair flute in concert band and marching band.
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I teach out of the Alfred's Piano course, but am open to trying out any music books you may already have in your home. I do expect my students to purchase the books they would like to learn out of and to have the material I have given them for homework ready, completed, and practiced by the time we have our weekly lesson. I recommend at least twenty to thirty minutes of practice every day, and will give rewards for having practiced well, and for performing well in our lessons. I would love it for my students to be clear on what they would like to learn, and I love using songs that the student enjoys to make his or her music learning process fun.
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In my home studio, I have a full size Cable-Nelson upright piano, as well as two ukuleles, and two guitars (one acoustic-electric and one electric).
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When I travel, I bring my own instrument that the student is learning on so that I can demonstrate, as well as a music stand if necessary.
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Pop, folk, opera, musical theater, classical, rock, reggae
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I take a multi-pronged approach to music education and, likewise, to lessons. Depending on the age and ability of the student, a lesson typically involves a brief warm-up followed by review of earlier material, introduction of new concepts or discussion of improvement areas, then a look forward at what to work on this week. The material ranges from technical exercises such as scales, thirds, finger p
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I have flutes to rent to students for a small maintenance fee. I provide all of the educational materials for piano students though may ask a student to purchase a book or two. I occasionally can provide or lend sheet music, but mostly I expect the student to purchase those materials as well as books for theory/history.
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My flute students receive methods all over the board from Marcel Moyse, Taffanel, and Gaubert to Trevor Wye and Wagner. My theoretical knowledge is quite comprehensive and always taught through a historical lens. My piano students (I have several young beginners currently) receive combined methods from Bartók, Faber and Faber, Bastien, Donald Waxman, and many of my own inventive techniques. I have experience with special needs students, especially with neuroatypical students.
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Flute Lessons for Beginning, Intermediate or Advanced students by Professional Teacher and Performer with over 38 years of private Teaching experience. Sessions can be 30 minutes, 45 minutes or 60 minutes long. Lessons can be once a week, one every 2 weeks or once a month. Schedule is flexible to meet the needs of the student. Focus will be reading, basics, sound production, technique and performance. Rates and location will be confirmed by e-mail contact.
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Strong instrumental playing begins with a solid understanding of the fundamentals of music and the simple act of making a sound from the instrument. Students learn to play music by ear first, and are later introduced to music notation. More advanced lessons emphasize sight-reading, expression, and improvisation.
A woodwind player since age 10, Thomas has experience as a performer and teacher. His previous education has included methodology classes on teaching specific instruments, and he is available to teach beginning flute lessons.
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Chords, sight-reading, theory, jazz, classical, and pop
No one ever regrets learning an instrument… yet many grow old wishing they had taken music lessons! A talent they'll be able to develop their entire life, your children will thank you for giving them the chance to learn music. And bonus points for you: after just a couple years, you'll have free entertainment every Christmas!
Or maybe YOU'RE the one that wishes to learn! It is never too late to begin learning an instrument. Everybody has the ability, and if you're determined and interested, there's nothing stopping us from achieving this very special goal. (Interested in learning to compose? Scroll to the bottom to learn more.)
Everybody learns differently, and everybody likes different things. Whether it's improvising or singing alon
1. Building a really strong foundation so it's easy to interpret or understand any part, and to play it with the right amount of practice.
2. Learning to sight-read music, so you can play it well as soon as possible.
3. Learning how to improvise (make-up) music, learn music by ear, and to understand and create chords, which lets you play music in different ways.
4. Play different styles from classical to jazz to popular music.
5. Learning how to practice efficiently so you can learn music as fast as possible.
6. Composing our own original music.
Practice makes perfect! Learning an instrument helps build self-confidence and discipline. If your child's bored, distracted, or just needs a constructive hobby, music is a great place to get them interested in something that will help them feel better about themselves, and the effects will be felt across everything else they do, through better studying habits to a more patient, diligent work ethic.
It's also relaxing! Stressed about work? Need an escape? Everybody has the power to learn an instrument. Seriously, there's no such thing as "talent." Just start lessons and get practicing! It really is that simple, and I'll guide you through every step of the way.
I have a diverse background teaching students of all ages, from 3-year-olds to retirees alike, customizing what we learn to the individual student. We'll learn how to read music just as easily as you read words; improvise and compose music of our own; and feel good playing any style: classical, jazz, rock, and all. My experience as a working musician in films, musical theater, and pop music, as well as classical concert music, allows me to appreciate and teach styles that many other instructors overlook, and I know full well that learning an instrument is not about becoming a professional; it's about being able to connect to others or oneself through music… and also to just have fun! There's no need to learn music we don't like! It's not about stuffing Beethoven into your kids' ears… we just want to make music, be that Beethoven or Billy Joel.
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Leavenworth city commissioners toured the Riverfront Community Center Wednesday, looking at problems with the building's stonework that architects say will cost millions of dollars to repair.
Leavenworth city commissioners toured the Riverfront Community Center Wednesday, looking at problems with the building's stonework that architects say will cost millions of dollars to repair.
Commissioners discussed options for moving forward, including the possibility of a citywide sales tax increase. But no decisions were made during the special meeting.
Mayor Larry Dedeke said commissioners probably will need to discuss the issue several more times.
Commissioners met Wednesday with Vance Kelley and Julia Manglitz of Treanor Architects. The firm has studied the stonework of the community center. The building, which was built in 1888, originally was a train depot.
Commissioners previously had been given an estimate of $6 million to fix problems with the original building's stonework. Vance, who is Treanor's principal in charge of historic preservation, said Wednesday that the architects came up with a revised estimate of $4.2 million after talking with masons.
This estimate is for masonry issues only and doesn't address other issues with the building including repairs to a front walkway.
Kelley and Manglitz, who is the project manager, led commissioners on the tour of the community center, pointing out areas where sandstone from the original building has deteriorated.
"It is a structural system," Kelley said of the stonework. "It's not just a veneer."
Manglitz said the sandstone that was used for the building, which supposedly came from Tonganoxie, is no longer commercially available or used.
The architects said there is a suitable sandstone available that can be used for the repairs.
"The new material is a more durable sandstone," Kelley said.
Kelley said the architects looked at alternative materials including patch materials but are not recommending they be used.
During the meeting, Commissioner Davis Moulden asked Mike McDonald, director of public works for the city, if the Riverfront Community Center is structurally sound.
"It is today," McDonald said.
When discussing the cost of repairs, Dedeke suggested an additional 20 percent should be added to address the unknown problems that may exist.
Commissioner Mark Preisinger said the commissioners have to decide what to do because the city doesn't have the money to pay for the project. He asked if commissioners should propose a city sales tax increase, which would have to be approved by voters.
He said a half cent sales tax would generate about $1.7 million per year. He said he used the half cent sales tax figure only as an example.
It was noted the city previously was awarded a grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation to help pay for the stonework replacement. But that grant was awarded in 2010 and based on repair costs that were estimated at the time to be about $1 million.
Commissioners also were told the city also could be awarded tax credits of up to 25 percent to help pay for the project.
City Manager Scott Miller expressed concern that Kansas lawmakers may extend a statewide sales tax that is set to sunset, and this could hurt the chances of a citywide sales tax being passed.
Commissioners discussed possibly doing the project in phases.
Even if the project were to be done in phases, Preisinger said he would want to ask voters to approve a sales tax increase only one time.
"I think it should go for one vote and one vote only," he said.
Miller asked what would happen if a sales tax referendum was defeated.
Preisinger said part of the education process would have to include information about the city looking at alternatives if the sales tax is defeated.
He said the city has to have community center, and it would cost money to build a new facility.
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Dedeke noted that a countywide sales tax is set to expire in a few years. And local voters could be hit up twice to approve sales tax proposals.


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State Police shortly after 4 p.m. received multiple calls reporting a vehicle operating erratically. Police located the vehicle around Exit 12. The driver stopped at the intersection of Broadway and Rockingham street and was arrested.


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Poet John Mann was a English instructor at Western Illinois University and local resident for many years, and next week he'll return to read his work.
Mann, who retired from WIU in 2008 and currently lives in Iowa City, recently won the 2011 National Poetry Review Book Prize and had a collection of his poetry titled "Able, Baker, Charlie" published last year by the National Poetry Review Press.
He'll appear at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the third floor Sherman Hall Auditorium through the Department of English and Journalism with support from the Visiting Lectures Committee.
What are you planning to read next week and what are your poems about?
I'm going to read primarily from that book, which represents poems I've written over the last 10 years or so. I'll probably read a few new poems, as well, if there is time.
I think they would strike most readers as quite varied, but there are certain recurring subjects and themes. And I could say they are very short poems. They're 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 lines — most of them. Some of them are kind of fractured sonnets — shadow sonnets, you might say. They're not rhymed, but they're kind of like sonnets in a way.
They're very non-traditional in their voice and subject matter. It's hard to talk about your own work. I can say that they began in earnest after 9/11 back in 2001 and sort of came out of those really difficult years of post-911 and the Iraq War and so on.
One way that I dealt with those things was to begin writing poems. They're not specifically about that, but clearly the tone and material suggest they were on my mind. What happened is that my voice in my poems changed pretty radically. Prior to that, I'd written mostly nature poems, I would say, and they were fine, but some were conventional. The new poems under the pressure of contemporary events were very different. They were much more jagged, sort of raw and fragmented — full of sudden shifts and images. A lot surprising and sometimes outrageous material, and also these poems came very, very fast.
Did you surprise yourself in this sudden change in poem subject matter and writing process?
Yeah, I really did surprise myself. The process really changed. For one thing, almost all of them started with the title, and that was new for me. I got the title and then very shortly after that I got the poem. They were written very quickly. I revised them, but they often came out intact — sometimes two or three a night ...
The voice was very different, and the poems were very different. So for me, it was surprising how much work came out, and it was surprising how they sounded to me. They sounded very different from my previous work.
In your career, you've garnered numerous honors, awards and opportunities to publish. Is there any particular portion that you look back on, perhaps, the most fondly?
One thing that really helped me is that I won a poetry fellowship, I think it was in 2004, from the Illinois Arts Council, and that was a $7,000 cash award. So that was a tremendous encouragement to me, and it really helped me to begin to think that there might be something to these new poems. Also, I published many of these poems in small literary magazines, and some good editors started taking them. That became a source of great encouragement, as well.
Conceivably the most important was my teaching at WIU. I did teach American Literature throughout my career, but I got two new colleagues in Creative Writing in the 1990s. They invited me to teach in that program. So for the last 10 or 12 years I was at the university, I taught creative writing. This was very helpful. I loved working with student writers. I learned a lot from them. I was able to share my own work with them and so on. So, that is a very fond memory.
How long would you say you've been a poet?
I didn't really start writing seriously until I was in my mid-40s, which is really late for a poet, and it took me quite a while to figure out that that's what I wanted to do. I feel very lucky that began for me, that that door opened for me. Here I am in my 60s still writing. The other thing is that every poet, like every writer, goes through an apprenticeship. So I did mine in my 40s and early 50s and found myself as a poet in my mid-50s.
What had you mainly written prior to that period?
I did a lot of writing, but it was mostly academic that I did as a professor, and I wrote articles and essays on American writers. A lot of them happened to be on the poetry of Emily Dickinson — one of my favorites. I'm sure a lot of that had something to do with my becoming a writer.
What do you do in your free time outside of being a poet or instructor?
Iowa City is a great city for music, coffee houses and books, so I do a lot of that. Also (my wife and I) do a lot of traveling and camping. For example, some of the poems in this book are about Alaska, and I've made five trips there over the years. My wife is a photographer as well as a writer, and she does winter photography at night, so I go with her at night when she's shooting. We tramp through the snow in the middle of the night under the moon.


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Cortez Public Library
The Cortez Public Library is located at 202 N. Park St.; 565-8117.
Treescapes, miniature animals on display at the library
There are new displays at the Cortez Public Library. Adeline Dodson has an eclectic collection of art, cards and stuffed miniature animals in the cases. Laura McHenry is showing her collection of treescapes, some by area artists who have displayed their work at the library in the past. These displays will be up until the end of February. The Southwest Artist's League's artist of the month for January is Saralynn Risenhoover.
January Storytime
"Jump into January" is the January theme of Raising Readers Storytime at the Cortez Public Library. Storytime is held every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. for preschool-aged children. Older children are welcome to join us for the craft at 11:15 a.m. We'll learn about "Animals in Winter" on Thursday, Jan. 24 and "National Oatmeal Month" will wrap up the month on Thursday, Jan. 31.
Raising Readers Storytime offers songs, stories, crafts and silliness and uses the Early Childhood Literacy Initiative program.
January computer classes
The Cortez Public Library and the Unlimited Learning Center, 640 E. 2nd St., will offer computer classes in January. On Thursday, Jan. 24, at 1 p.m., the library will hold a Using Google class. Subjects covered will include simple searching tips and techniques, Google Maps and Google Images. The same class will be held at 10:30 a.m. on the same day at the Unlimited Learning Center. All classes at the library must be signed up for ahead of time, as space is limited. Sign up by calling the library or by stopping by. To find out more about the classes at the Unlimited Learning Center, call 565-1601.
Wolf will be on hand to meet kids at library talk
In conjunction with the Toss in the Tundra disc golf tournament, Paula Watson will present a talk at the Cortez Public Library at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26 on wolves and her work at Wolfwood Refuge, a state licensed non-profit refuge protecting wolves and wolf/dogs. Trinity, a Wolfwood ambassador animal, will be on hand and doesn't mind being petted. There is no charge but donations would be appreciated. Call the library at 565-8117 for more information or visit www.wolfwoodrefuge.org.
Mancos Public Library
The Mancos Public Library is located at 211 W. First St.; 533-7600 or visit www.mancoslibrary.org.
Little People Storytime
The Mancos Public Library offers Little People Storytime on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. in both English and Spanish. Children ages 3-6 will be taught songs, verses and stories in both languages with the changing of the seasons emphasized. A craft is also offered.
Fireside Chat and Detoxification Workshop
Dr. Amy Loschert, ND will present a Fireside Chat and Detoxification Workshop on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. by the fireplace in the main library. These workshops will address frequently asked questions regarding detoxification and safe cleansing strategies: How do you know which strategy is the best for you? Is it really safe for anyone? Which ones might address heavy metals vs. chemicals vs. poor diet and chronic inflammation? How long do you need to detox for? What foods should you eat and avoid while on a cleanse?
Great Decisions reading discussion
Great Decisions will resume at the library on Monday, Jan. 28 at 10 a.m. in the meeting room. The Foreign Policy Committee announces the first article/discussion is Future of the Euro by Erik Jones.


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Death of neighbor of homicide victims 'suspicious;' police mum on connectionBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
June 28. 2013 7:48PM
Authorities are not saying whether the death of a Nashua man is connected to the next door homicides of an elderly couple last week.
Shawn P. Burne, 37, of 41 Newbury St., was found dead on Wednesday, just 10 days after Burne's neighbors, William and Eleanor Grant, were found stabbed to death on June 17 at their home next door at 37 Newbury St.
While authorities are stressing that Burne's death is not a homicide and is not considered suspicious, neighbors say the man — who lived on the third-floor of a six-unit apartment complex — reportedly died of a drug overdose.
Deputy Police Chief Andrew Lavoie would not comment on whether Burne was a suspect in the double homicide case. He classified the man's death as "unattended," refusing to elaborate on whether it may have been suicide, a drug overdose or a result of natural causes.
Peter Hinckley, assistant Attorney General, said his office is not investigating the latest death in the Crown Hill neighborhood, only the double homicide last week.
According to police and court records, Burne was arrested on Feb. 13 for violating a protective order. According to documents on file at the 9th Circuit Court, Nashua Division, Burne made verbal contact with his 89-year-old grandfather, Joseph Felix, at 48 Underhill St. on Feb. 3.
A protective order was issued last August prohibiting Burne from having any contact with Felix, who is suffering from dementia, according to court records.
On May 14 — just six weeks prior to Burne's death — Burne pleaded guilty to the offense and was sentenced by Judge James Leary to 30 days in jail. However, his jail time was all suspended pending one year of good behavior and participation in a drug and alcohol counseling program, as well as a mental health program, according to court documents.
Felicia Sullivan, who resides in the multi-unit apartment complex at 41 Newbury St. where Burne was found dead, said last week that the list of unanswered questions in the Grant killings is causing alarm in the neighborhood.
She acknowledged that her own apartment complex, which abuts the Grant household, has some undisclosed issues that it has been trying to address.
Prior to the double homicide, a surveillance camera had been installed at the front of her three-story apartment building. However, she said last week that the camera had been temporarily dismantled and was not operating the weekend of the killings.
Since then, she said, the camera is back, and a second camera has been installed in the rear of the house. She would not elaborate on why the camera was initially mounted, for fear of retribution or interfering in a police investigation.
Police have refused to comment on any ongoing monitoring in the neighborhood.
William Grant, 83, and Eleanor Grant, 78, had lived in the small Newbury Street residence for more than 40 years, according to neighbors, who described the couple as kind and generous. They had been married for more than 50 years.
No arrests have been made in connection with the deaths, which have both been declared homicides by the New Hampshire Attorney General.
Police Chief John Seusing said recently that the Nashua Police Department has a lot of manpower working the case and has added extra patrols to the Newbury Street area.
"We completely understand why folks in that neighborhood would feel uneasy, but we are doing everything possible to keep them safe," he said last week.
Still, he stressed that citizens need to pay attention to their surroundings and report anything suspicious or uncomfortable. Seusing said the additional police presence and reassurance that the case is being thoroughly investigated should help alleviate some worry.
"We understand their concerns and fears," he added.
Police have remained tight-lipped about the investigation, refusing to answer questions about what type of weapon may have been used, whether there was forced entry into the home or whether any items were stolen.
"I have no comment. It is an active, ongoing investigation," said Hinckley.