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Ten years after the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, there's still some debate about Mitt Romney's claim that he helped "save" the games — and about whether he used the Olympics to relaunch a fledgling political career.
In 1999, Romney accepted the job as CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC), five years after he failed to oust Sen. Ted Kennedy from his Massachusetts Senate seat.
"We have a franchise player here," said Mike Leavitt, Utah's Republican governor at the time, as he nominated Romney to step into the top Olympic organizing job in the midst of crisis. "I am just delighted and deeply grateful for his willingness to do this service."
As Romney has noted in presidential campaign debates and TV ads, he left his venture capital firm Bain Capital in Boston to "help save the Olympic Games."
A bribery scandal involving the Salt Lake City Olympic bid and its organizing committees sapped confidence, frightened corporate sponsors and chilled fundraising.
Congress held hearings, and the Justice Department launched a criminal investigation.
Romney In The Spotlight
Romney's reputation as a corporate takeover artist and his deep Mormon roots made him the top candidate for the job. Fellow GOP hopeful Jon Huntsman, who shares Romney's faith, was also a candidate.
"My goal is to make Utah proud, make America proud," Romney said in his acceptance speech. "Sure, the managers have messed up big time, but the athletes haven't, and our job is to go to work for the athletes."
Leavitt then declared, "Olympic corruption did not start here, but today it ends here. Utah from this day forward moves forward." The crowd erupted into sustained applause.
But one of the first questions asked in the news conference that followed was whether Romney was using the Olympics as a political platform.
"No," he responded, adding he intended to return to Boston to "continue the work that I've had there in the investment business."
Romney inherited a $400 million deficit, but the stakes rose exponentially with the Sept. 11 attacks. Suddenly, five months before the competition, the Olympics were viewed as one of the next big terrorist targets, and there was a rush to raise and spend millions more for security.
"It culminated in opening ceremonies when we have 55,000 people gathered," recalls Fraser Bullock, Romney's former partner at Bain and the chief operating and financial officer for the Olympic organizing committee.
As the ceremony began, a dozen athletes and New York officers carried in the torn flag recovered from the rubble of the World Trade Center.
"The world [was] watching," Fraser remembers, "and there's absolute reverence and silence in the stadium in what became a healing moment for the world after the tragedy of 9/11."
Standing a few feet away in the brilliant beam of a spotlight was President George W. Bush and Mitt Romney. It was a scene broadcast to millions around the globe.
"It was a stage that you couldn't dream of having," says Ken Bullock, who is no relation to Fraser Bullock, and who served on the boards of both the Salt Lake City Olympic bid and organizing committees.
Leverage For Political Ambitions?
Ken Bullock believes Romney saw an opportunity in the Olympics after losing his bid for the Senate in Massachusetts.
"This was part of his game plan," he asserts, believing Romney thought, " 'I'm going to come here, get a national profile [and] be able to look at how I can position myself so that I can move into higher office.' "
"He's an opportunist," Ken Bullock adds. "And he took advantage of that."
Fraser Bullock, Romney's right-hand man for the Olympics, says political plans didn't come up until a few months before the February 2002 games began. Romney told Fraser Bullock he was leaving for Massachusetts as soon as the Olympics ended, because it was clear there would be an open race for governor in the state.
Romney needed him to stay behind in Utah to handle post-Olympic tasks, and "to close up shop."
About a year before the games, Romney responded to the notion of political ambition in an NPR interview.
"The Olympics is completely consuming and occupying, and I don't really know what's going to happen when it's over," he replied. "I don't give it much thought yet."
In that same interview, Romney described the challenge of staging the games as his challenge.
"I've been given an enormous responsibility, and an entire country and the Olympic team from the United States and the world, to a certain extent, expect me to do the job well," Romney said. "And I want to fulfill that responsibility."
This image of Olympic savior was actually cast in collector-quality enameled metal cloisonne pins produced by the Salt Lake Olympic committee.
Critic Ken Bullock has them in his Olympic pin collection.
"We have Valentine's ones with all the Olympic mascots around saying, 'We love you, Mitt,' " Bullock says, as he pulls up images of the pins on his computer.
"We have him pulling a sled of some sort where some of the mascots are saying, 'Are we there yet, Mitt?' "
Ken Bullock scoffs at what he calls "the Superman" pin, which features Romney "with a Clark Kent chin," wrapped in an American flag.
"I don't know how to put words to describe how narcissistic they are," Bullock says.
Three Olympic pin collectors and experts consulted by NPR say they've never seen pins like these featuring the CEO of an Olympic organizing committee.
"There have been plenty of big-headed CEOs for Olympic Games, but none has ever had his or her likeness on a pin," says Ed Hula, a veteran pin collector and editor of aroundtherings.com, an independent news organization that focuses on the Olympics. "Maybe it's an indicator that Mitt Romney has a sense of humor."
Fraser Bullock, Romney's top assistant at the Olympics, says the pins came out of the group's marketing department.
"Mitt could care less whether his face is on a pin or not," Bullock says. "It became a very popular pin and generated revenue for the organizing committee, and that's where he was coming from."
The Olympic 'Cheapskate'
In fact, Bullock says, Romney was a "cheapskate" desperate to erase the $400 million operating budget deficit and restore confidence in the organizing effort. He traveled the country himself trying to reassure skittish corporate sponsors, raising $800 million, according to Bullock.
Romney also slashed spending, even canceling catering for board meetings and making sure TV cameras were on hand when he decided to sell pizza at his first board function as CEO. He paid $5 per pizza, cut each pie into eight slices, charged a dollar a slice, and ended up with a $3 profit per pizza.
"That type of mentality and message reverberated throughout the organization," Fraser Bullock says. "Everybody knew that's what we were going to do. We were going to be responsible with every penny."
The Salt Lake games ended with a $100 million surplus in its operating budget and rave reviews from Olympic officials and even cynical journalists.
Some called it the best organized Winter Olympics ever.
Few took note of the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on transportation infrastructure projects and security that were outside the operating budget and not the responsibility of the organizing committee. Those funds were not recouped from Olympic revenues.
Questions Over Romney's Olympic Legacy
Romney received much of the credit for the success of the Salt Lake City Olympics, and stood alone in triumph and on center stage at the closing ceremony.
"Well, Olympians and people of Salt Lake City," he declared, "we did it!"
The crowd in the stadium roared in response.
Three weeks later, with snow still on the ground at his home in Massachusetts, Romney announced he was running for governor.
"I'm in," he told reporters who'd been gathered together for the announcement. "The bumper stickers have been printed. The website is going up tomorrow morning. The campaign papers are filed today."
Turmoil in Massachusetts politics made Romney's candidacy possible. But back in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Olympic board member Ken Bullock found the timing suspicious. He also bristled then and still does, now, at the credit Romney receives and asserts for rescuing the Olympics.
"Everyone had a role, and everyone had a contribution to make, and everyone deserves credit, including Mitt," Bullock says. "But so does everyone else, and he vastly, greatly overstates his role in this."
In Turnaround, his book about the Olympic experience, Romney shares credit.
"Every person who joined the Salt Lake Organizing Committee had their own unique experience, just as valid and important as mine," Romney wrote. "While we each had different tasks and different challenges, we all share in the success of the whole."
But Fraser Bullock, the operating and financial chief of the games, is unequivocal in crediting Romney.
"It is absolutely a credential he should utilize," Bullock says. "Because of his extraordinary leadership, we had the most successful Olympic Winter Games here in Salt Lake."
In less than a month, beginning on Feb. 8, Fraser Bullock will lead the 10th anniversary celebrations of the games that conveyed Olympic sainthood on Mitt Romney and launched him into new national prominence.
But the Romney campaign is noncommittal on whether the former Olympic CEO now running for president will make an appearance at any anniversary events.
This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block.
And I'm Audie Cornish.
When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney lists his credentials for the Oval Office, it often goes something like this.
MITT ROMNEY: I worked at one company, Bain, for 25 years. And I left that to go off and help save the Olympic games. If I'm president...
CORNISH: That's a reference to the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Romney took over as CEO after a bribery scandal threatened the organization of the games.
A decade later, NPR's Howard Berkes finds contradictory accounts of Mitt Romney's role and motivation in those Olympics.
HOWARD BERKES, BYLINE: Remember that the 2002 Olympics closely followed the attacks of September 11th.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Ladies and gentlemen, the American flag that flew at the World Trade Center on September 11th is being carried into the stadium.
BERKES: Standing a few feet away in a spotlight, were President Bush and Mitt Romney, who'd spent three years trying to rescue the games from scandal, erase a budget deficit and bolster a massive security effort.
Fraser Bullock was Romney's chief operating and financial officer at the Salt Lake Olympic Committee.
FRASER BULLOCK: It culminated in opening ceremonies when we have 55,000 people gathered, the world watching, and where there's absolute reverence and silence in the stadium, in what was becoming a healing moment for the world after the tragedy of 9/11.
BERKES: But here's a completely different view of the same scene, from Ken Bullock - who has no relation to Fraser - but sat on the board of directors of the Salt Lake Olympic bid and organizing committees.
KEN BULLOCK: To be able to walk out there with President Bush and the flag from the Twin Towers, I mean we knew it was a stage that you couldn't dream of having.
BERKES: Ken Bullock directs the Utah League of Cities and Towns and tried to make sure the Olympics involved average people in communities across the state. He believes Romney saw an opportunity in the Olympics after failing to win a Senate seat in Massachusetts five years before.
BULLOCK: This was part of his game plan was: I'm going to come here, get a national profile, be able to look at how I can position myself so that I can move into higher office. He's an opportunist. And he took advantage of that.
BERKES: About a year before the games, Romney told NPR he was too busy to think about his political future.
ROMNEY: The Olympics is completely consuming and occupying. And I don't really know what's going to happen when it's over. And I don't give it much thought yet. Maybe someday I'll begin thinking about that.
BERKES: In the same NPR interview, Romney described the challenge of staging the games as his task.
ROMNEY: What I look at with the games is that I've been given an enormous responsibility. And an entire country and the Olympic team from the United States and the world, to a certain extent, expect me to do the job well. And I want to fulfill that responsibility.
BERKES: This image of Olympic savior was actually cast in six official collector-quality, enameled metal Olympic pins. Critic Ken Bullock has them in his collection.
BULLOCK: We have Valentine's ones with all the Olympic mascots around saying how much we love you, Mitt. We have him pulling up a sled of some sort where mascots are saying: Are we there yet, Mitt? We have Superman Mitt with the flag and the Clark Kent chin. I don't know how to put words to describe how narcissistic they are.
BERKES: Three Olympic pin collectors and experts consulted by NPR say they've never seen pins like these featuring an organizing committee chief. But there's nothing insidious or egotistical in that, says Fraser Bullock, Romney's right-hand man at the Olympics.
BULLOCK: Somebody from the marketing department came to him and said: Hey, we've got an idea for a pin that we think might generate some revenue and sell. And Mitt could care less whether his face is on a pin or not. But it became a very popular pin and generated revenue for the organizing committee. And that's where he was coming from: How do we make more money?
BERKES: Romney was a cheapskate, Bullock says, as he tried to address a $400 million deficit. The Olympic bidding scandal made corporate sponsors skittish. Bullock credits Romney with restoring confidence and raising $800 million. He also slashed spending, even cancelling catering for board meetings.
BULLOCK: For lunch we had Domino's Pizza and it was a dollar a slice. Because he knew he could buy a pizza for $5, cut it into eight slices and make $3 a pizza. That type of mentality and message reverberated throughout the organization. And everybody knew that's what we were going to do. We were going to be very responsible with every penny.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: The president and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, Mr. Mitt Romney.
BERKES: By the time the closing ceremony began, the Salt Lake Olympics were already receiving rave reviews from Olympic officials and even cynical journalists. Some called it the best organized winter games ever. Romney received much of the credit and took center stage again.
ROMNEY: Well, Olympians and people of Salt Lake City, we did it.
BERKES: And just three weeks later, back home in Massachusetts, Romney announced he was running for governor.
ROMNEY: I'm in. The bumper stickers have been printed. The website is going up tomorrow morning. The campaign papers are filed today.
BERKES: Turmoil in Massachusetts politics made Romney's candidacy possible. But Salt Lake Olympic board member Ken Bullock found the timing suspicious. And he bristles at the credit Romney received and asserted since for rescuing the Salt Lake Olympics.
BULLOCK: Everyone had a role and everyone had a contribution to make and everyone deserves credit, including Mitt. But so does everyone else. And he vastly, greatly overstates his role in this.
BERKES: In his book about the Olympics, Romney gives credit to staff, board members, volunteers and others. But Fraser Bullock is unequivocal.
BULLOCK: Nobody on this planet is more capable of speaking about what Mitt did than me. I spent three years with him every day working through the Olympics. It is absolutely a credential that he should utilize. Because of his extraordinary leadership, we had the most successful Olympic Winter Games in history here in Salt Lake.
BERKES: In three weeks, celebrations are scheduled marking the 10th anniversary of the Olympics that launched a sainted Mitt Romney into new national prominence. It's not clear whether he'll pause from his presidential campaign to attend.
Howard Berkes, NPR News, Salt Lake City. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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In politics, sometimes an idea that would have broad public support loses much of its appeal when overzealous supporters carry it too far. That could be said of the gas tax hike up for a vote in the House today.
Earlier this month the House approved House Bill 619, which would raise the state's 18-cents-per-gallon gasoline tax by 15 cents, or 83 percent. House Republicans pointed out that it was a $1 billion tax increase. They also noted that the state diverts close to one-third of gas-tax revenue out of the highway fund and to other departments, mostly the Department of Safety for partial funding of the State Police.
Per House rules, the bill had to go back to the Ways and Means Committee for further review. There, the increase was trimmed to 12 cents, and all of it was dedicated to highway maintenance, repair and construction. That version of the bill is up for discussion today.
The Ways and Means Committee vote was split by party, with all Democrats supporting the bill and all Republicans opposing it. We are likely to see a similar split in the full House; only 15 Republicans voted for the earlier version of the bill. In the majority-Republican Senate, the bill faces a cold reception.
This is not simply because Republicans don't like raising taxes. The idea that the state needs at least a little more revenue for road repair and maintenance is fairly widely acknowledged, at least in private. It is because the Democrats pushed such a huge tax hike all at once, knowing they could get it through the House because their majority was so large. (Republicans behaved similarly in the last session.)
There was an opportunity here to bring all sides together early on to find more highway revenue without a massive tax hike. (There is support in both parties for a small tax hike and for reducing the non-highway diversions from the highway fund.) But that is not how politics tends to work. Compromise and problem-solving come last, gamesmanship first. We might get the compromise eventually, but for now it's each side painting the other as extreme, with the debate dragged out for weeks for maximum political impact. How lovely.


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There would be no chance for casino gambling in New Hampshire were it not for a single idea: There are no circumstances in which the size, scope or vigor of government may be allowed to shrink.
That is the engine driving Gov. Maggie Hassan's push for gambling. She wants the $80 million in casino licensing revenue in the next budget and the hundreds of millions more to spend in the future. She wants this partly to restore state funding to its pre-recession level, erroneously considered a baseline for the minimum level of acceptable state spending, and partly to expand the state into new areas.
It is the same reason some legislators who otherwise are not gambling fans have supported it this year. A good example is Sen. Molly Kelly, D-Keene, who explained that, despite her reservations about gambling, she voted for casinos because she wants the money to spend on state programs and services.
Providing traction for this drive is the economy. Gambling bills seldom got very far before the recession of 2007-08. But since then, state revenues have fallen from $2.35 billion to $2.26 billion, New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies economist Dennis Delay pointed out this week. Thanks to that 4 percent reduction, politicians have portrayed the state as in such dire financial shape that it has little choice but to authorize slot-machine casinos to rescue the government from collapse.
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A pair of victories on Friday helped offset Neosho's first loss of the season on Thursday as the baseball Wildcats marched to a co-tournament championship with Piedmont (Okla.) at the Mark Howard Memorial Tournament in Chandler (Okla.) this week.
A pair of victories on Friday helped offset Neosho's first loss of the season on Thursday as the baseball Wildcats marched to a co-tournament championship with Piedmont (Okla.) at the Mark Howard Memorial Tournament in Chandler (Okla.) this week.
The Wildcats opened the tourney with a 9-2 loss to Chandler on Thursday, before rebounding to knock off Sentinel (Okla.) 6-4, and Sallisaw (Okla.) 14-8 on Friday. Saturday's championship game against 12-0 Piedmont, one of the top Class 5 teams in Arkansas, was cancelled due to poor weather conditions, leaving the teams to share the title.
At 5-1 overall, the Wildcats are now 2 for 2 in tournaments this season — having also won the Sperry (Okla.) Tournament last weekend.
"We fought back to get to the championship game," Wildcats coach Donny Pennington said. "I think the boys are playing well. I was glad to see their desire to fight back. To see them fight through some adversity was very good for us to see what we're made of."
On Thursday, the Wildcats couldn't overcome Chandler's solid pitching as the Lions held them to two runs on four hits. Neosho led 1-0 after Tyler Johnson drove in Trey Turner in the top of the first inning, but seven errors and several balks in the game helped the Lions climb back in it as they plated two runs in the second and five more in the third to go up 7-1.
The Wildcats would add another run in the fifth, but the Lions topped it with two of their own in the sixth.
"We came out flat in the first game and had some fielding mistakes, but having four or five balks, that's what killed us. We hit the ball well, just everything we hit was right at them. I wasn't disappointed with our at-bats."
Despite finding itself on the losing end for the first time this season, Neosho rebounded with a pair of strong performances on Friday. They began the day by holding off a late charge by Sentinel in the bottom of the seventh inning.
The Wildcats broke a scoreless tie in the third by pushing across three runs, and added two more in the fifth to push ahead 5-0. The Black Diamonds got on the board with a run in the sixth, but Neosho plated an insurance run in the top of the seventh to make it 6-1 before things got interesting. A three-run burst in the seventh had the Wildcats in danger of a losing streak, but they managed to slam the door just in time to preserve the win.
Five players had a hit apiece for the Wildcats — Trey Turner, Brendan Craig, Jayce Parmley, Kody Kelly and Chris Paullus. Turner had the big blow in the game, a three-run homer in the third, while Craig and Parmley both doubled. Paullus and Kelly each drove in a run.
Kyler Finley earned the win on the mound for the Wildcats, tossing 61/3 innings and allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits with three walks and a strikeout.
Perhaps that win helped liven Neosho's bats for the nightcap as the Wildcats pounded out 13 hits, including five for extra bases, as they stopped the Sentinel Bulldogs in six innings.
Craig was one of three Wildcats to collect two hits in the game, and he made both of them count with a two-run homer and a triple to finish with three RBI. Turner slugged three hits, including a triple, and scored four runs, while Parmley and Kelly each had two hits. Johnson doubled and drove in three runs, while also scoring three times.
Peter Elwise, Parmley and Kelly each scored twice. Zach Workman doubled, while Paullus and Logan Stuart both singled in a run in the fourth inning.
The Wildcats will be in search of another tournament championship when they begin play against Stuttgart, Ark., at 7 p.m. Friday at the Harrison (Ark.) Tournament.


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It's time to grab an umbrella, rain boots and possibly a coat this week.
More severe weather is predicted to move in Wednesday night and cold weather on Thursday.
"There will be a chance for some severe weather on Wednesday night," said Matthew Day with The National Weather Service.
Isolated thunderstorms are being predicted starting Wednesday, a few of which have the potential to be severe. Winds could reach 15-25 mph during the day. Thunderstorms are predicted to start after 2 p.m. and continue though the night. Residents are advised to keep updated on changing weather patterns in case thunderstorms are severe and should take cover if needed.
A cold front is predicted to move in Thursday and Thursday night with lows around 35 degrees. This cold front won't last long and it should warm back up by the weekend with highs in the 60s, according to The National Weather Service.


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Ted Siefer's City Hall: 'Superintendent' Baines? Will he or won't he?By TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
March 30. 2013 7:57PM
Back in October, when the school board decided to hire a headhunting firm to conduct a national search for a new superintendent, Mayor Ted Gatsas vowed to go hat-in-hand to the business community to raise funds for the contract. The superintendent, after all, is "the most important job in the city," as he has often stated.
So it was a bit of a letdown Tuesday, when the school board could not settle on any of the three finalists it had flown in and who had run a gantlet of meetings and tours and a grilling at a public forum at Memorial High School the night before.
Now that the dust is settling, another potential candidate has emerged - and he's not exactly the product of an extensive national search: former Mayor Robert Baines, who, prior to winning the corner office, was the longtime principal of Manchester High School West.
The rumor that Baines had been asked to take the job on an interim basis began circulating right around the time of the forum Monday, and it went something like this: Gatsas, being unimpressed with the three candidates, proposed Baines take the helm, at least temporarily.
Gatsas insisted on Thursday that he had an open mind about the three candidates. "I think they are certainly wonderful people. I just don't think they were the right fit for the city," he said.
But he allowed that, yes, he believed Baines was someone who should be considered. "I think he has the expertise," he said.
Baines did not return several messages for comment.
Asked about how receptive Baines was to the idea, Gatsas said, "I think someone, when they're asked to come and try and help a situation, is flattered by it, and I think he was certainly flattered by it."
The mayor stressed that it was up to the full board how it wanted to proceed. "It's truly up to them whether to continue the national search or whether to have someone at the interim level," he said.
Gatsas still maintained that the superintendent is the "most important hire" in the city. "We shouldn't just settle for somebody," he said.
Gatsas also noted that no taxpayer dollars had been used to pay the search firm, and if additional services are needed, he'll go out and raise more money.
Baines, of course, has a history in this city, and there is at least one elected official - and probably more - who is not at all enthusiastic about him getting the superintendent's job, if even on a temporary basis.
Alderman at-large Joe Kelly Levasseur said he's going to call on the city's Conduct Board to "investigate Mayor Gatsas' attempt to subvert the superintendent nominee process." So goes a statement he released last week.
"School district rules and the charter itself preclude any member of the boards from acting on their own," he wrote.
Levasseur also thinks Baines would be a horrible choice for superintendent. "Obviously Mayor Gatsas does not think very highly of our school district if he thinks Bob Baines is a best choice to run our schools. The man just ran a college into the ground," Levasseur wrote, referring to the closing of Chester College last year. Baines had been president of the college. While the faculty voted no-confidence in him, the college's board president said it was the economy, not Baines, that was to blame for its demise.
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Not surprisingly, Gatsas' mayoral rival, Alderman Patrick Arnold, Ward 12, chimed in following the non-naming of a superintendent. "Mayor Gatsas has chaired the school board for four years. His inability to bring people together for anything other than his terms has again resulted in resources wasted, the process ridiculed, and a missed opportunity for our city," he said in a statement. Ouch.
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For all the consternation directed at him, it's clear that Gatsas was not alone in his dissatisfaction with the superintendent finalists. By several accounts, three camps emerged at the school board's closed-door meeting Tuesday, when the members interviewed the candidates and debated their merits. Four to five members backed Vincent Cotter, the retired suburban Philadelphia superintendent; a slightly smaller number backed Geoffrey Gordon, the retired Long Island superintendent; and a slim majority wanted none of the above. (Mark Toback, superintendent in Hoboken, N.J., had withdrawn his name from consideration.) No vote was ever taken.
Ward 9 school board member Art Beaudry said he liked Cotter, but he would have been willing to back Gordon. "I thought both were competent individuals, but I liked Cotter because he was more data-driven," he said, adding that the meeting was conducted in such a way that members could not rally behind a candidate.
Others said they believed it was important for the board to reach a consensus.
"We really need to make a unified choice," at-large board member Kathy Staub said. "If you don't have that kind of resolve behind it, it's going to be difficult" going forward.
Board member Christopher Stewart, Ward 3, said he was "disappointed that we didn't vote out one of the two candidates."
Stewart added that he was concerned about finding someone to take over for Superintendent Thomas Brennan with only a few months before his last day. "I'm committed to supporting the school board and the process of finding a new superintendent with the new salary range, which I'm hopeful will expand the potential applicants, but I think the school board has to be on dual tracks, to look at finding a suitable interim superintendent."
Both Brennan and Gatsas have suggested that the board may need to raise the upper limit of the salary to at least $170,000 in order to draw more worthy applicants.
Not everyone on the school board, of course, is on board with offering more money for the job. Ward 5 board member Ted Rokas, who chairs the search committee, said he believes any adjustment to the salary range for the superintendent should go before the full board.
For his part, Rokas is hopeful that Mr. or Ms. Right is still out there.
"I'm optimistic we'll find somebody really good," he said. "We don't want to just fill the position."
Ted Siefer may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter: @tbsreporter.


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Monarchs lose in SpringfieldStaff Report
March 20. 2013 11:24PM
Curtis McElhinney recorded his American Hockey League-leading ninth shutout of the season as the Springfield Falcons blanked the Manchester Monarchs, 2-0, Wednesday at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass.
The Monarchs (29-27-3-4, 65 points) have lost three straight games, scoring just one goal in that span. They lost, 3-0, to Connecticut at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. last Saturday and lost to Providence, 3-1, on Sunday at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Rhode Island.
The Monarchs are tied with Albany for ninth place, but Albany has played three fewer games. Both teams are chasing Hershey and Connecticut, both with 68 points, for the last two playoff berths in the Eastern Conference.
Manchester has 13 games left to play in the regular season.
Manchester had a 5-on-3 advantage for 1:26 but didn't get one shot on net during the first period. Manchester is now 0-for-11 on the power play since Saturday's loss to Connecticut.
Thomas Larkin, a product of Colgate playing in just his second professional game, scored his first professional goal in the first period when he beat Manchester goalie Martin Jones (29 saves) with a wrist shot from the right wing circle. Nearly five minutes later Andrew Joudrey stole a pass intended for Linden Vey by Jones and scored an unassisted open net goal for the two-goal margin lead.
McElhinney was credited with 25 saves including 10 in the last frame. Springfield, which held a 27-15 shot advantage after two periods, wound up with 31 shots on net. The win snaps a six-game losing streak for the Falcons, who surpassed last year's total of 78 points. They have 79 points and are in third place in the Eastern Conference.
Manchester returns home to play Hershey Saturday at 7 p.m. and St. John's Sunday in a 3 p.m. start at the Verizon Wireless Arena.


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The Leavenworth County Commission is preparing information to ask its new and existing legislators when they meet in a little over a week.
The Leavenworth County Commission is preparing information to ask its new and existing legislators when they meet in a little over a week. The commission will meet with the local political delegation at 7 a.m. Jan. 9 at the Lansing Community Center in the lower level of Lansing City Hall, 800 First Terrace. The legislative breakfast, part of a tradition for most of the area's municipal governments before the beginning of each year's legislative session, will be hosted by the city of Lansing. County Administrator Pat Hurley said the events give the leaders of those local governments a unique opportunity to interact with their leaders in Topeka and Washington. "I think it's very important that we have the opportunity to communicate directly with our legislators," he said. They'll likely have plenty to communicate about. Before the date was set for the breakfast, the commission had already reviewed an extensive list of legislative priorities from the Kansas Association of Counties, singling out those they felt were most important and adding a few of their own. In those past discussions, the county has identified a number of issues as important to them — a proposal to change the way that some business equipment "fixtures" are taxed is one, while the estimates that revenue to the state will decrease by hundreds of millions of dollars next year because of cuts in individual and small business income taxes is another. Commissioners say they are worried that those revenue shortfalls will result in cuts to state programs and services that the municipalities will either have to forego or make up themselves through property taxes, though limitations to property taxing abilities has also been mentioned as a potential legislative goal for 2013. Commission Chairman John Flower, who will be leaving the commission in mid-January after choosing not to seek a second term, asked whether the invitation from Lansing meant the county would have a chance to express some of its concerns on those issues. Hurley said he understood the county would have a chance to take the floor. "We have some really important things that are of concern to us," he said.


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May 03. 2013 7:07AM
HUDSON - Police are searching for the driver of an SUV who signaled another driver to pull over on Wason Road Thursday night and then threatened to arrest him.
The incident happened about 8:30 p.m. Police said a man was driving on Wason Road when a white SUV pulled up behind him. The SUV driver flashed his fog lights off and on, signaling the other driver to pull over.
The SUV driver did not say he was a police officer or show a badge, police said, but he threatened to arrest the occupant in the other vehicle.
Police said the driver of the SUV is described as a white, middle-aged man with medium length salt and pepper hair. He was wearing a white shirt and blue jeans.
Anyone with information about the incident or other such activity is asked to call police at 603-886-6011.


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The IRS & Holder: Looking the other way
July 16. 2013 5:22PM
Speaking of breaking the rules to punish your political enemies (see today's other editorial), the IRS inspector general has determined that the IRS "willfully" disclosed the confidential tax information of a candidate for office or a political donor, The Washington Times and The Hill newspapers reported on Tuesday. If that were not bad enough, the inspector general referred the case to the U.S. Department of Justice — which declined to prosecute.
At the request of Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the inspector general confirmed that his office had found four cases of "unauthorized access or disclosure of tax records of political donors or candidates" by federal employees. One of those breaches was described as "willful," and referred to the Department of Justice. There was, of course, no prosecution.
If you appear to be violating federal law in a way that would benefit President Obama politically, don't worry. Eric Holder's Justice Department will look the other way. Whether you are a member of the New Black Panther Party intimidating voters at a polling place, a "green energy" company killing protected species with wind turbines or an IRS employee harassing Tea Party groups or accessing private tax information, you're good. Holder's got your back.


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SAXONBURG — Mayor Jody Pflueger Eichenlaub dropped her re-election bid today because she is moving out of the borough.
Eichenlaub, 49, and her husband, Carl Eichenlaub, will move to Buffalo Township in the spring.
Eichenlaub, a Democrat, said she enjoyed being mayor for the past four years.
Councilwoman Pam Bauman is the Republican candidate for mayor in the Nov. 5 election.
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Calling the decision�one�based on�faith, the governor is�preparing to open Massachusetts' doors�to hundreds of immigrant�children�who have crossed� the�nation's southern border.
Gov. Deval Patrick on Friday said he has offered temporary shelter�for up to 1,000 children�coming from�Central America�at either the Joint Base Cape Cod in Bourne or Westover Air Base in Chicopee as they await immigration processing.
Patrick's�announcement came days after the Obama administration asked the governor to house the young, undocumented immigrants, who have been pouring over the border in recent weeks, many unaccompanied by an adult,�in what Patrick described as a "humanitarian crisis."
Flanked at a press conference by religious leaders, Patrick -�on the verge of�tears at one point -�said�the move�"isn't a political decision," the State House News Service reported.
"America, and this commonwealth in particular, has given sanctuary to desperate children for centuries," Patrick said. "This good nation is great when we open our doors and our hearts to needy children, and diminished when we don't."
The children will be offered housing at one of the two facilities for an average of 35 days, with all expenses covered by the federal government.�During that time they will be processed and�then either deported or granted asylum and�reunited with family in the U.S., Patrick said.
While some in the state had beseeched the governor to turn down the federal government's request, Patrick's decision was praised by the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition.
"We're very supportive of the governor's efforts, and we have also received an enormous amount of support from our partners in the communities who would like to help," said MIRA's executive director, Eva Millona, who, like Patrick, compared the situation to one 80 years ago. "This is a matter of life and death. When children were fleeing the Nazis, I would like to ask (opponents to the sheltering plan), would this question have been asked back then?"
"No matter one's politics, we should all be able to agree that these children need a safe, secure location where they can receive the care they need in the short term and access to legal representation to determine which children are refugees," said U.S. Rep.�Katherine Clark, who also backed Patrick's decision. "The offer to help children in crisis is reflective of our proud history and the generous nature of those who call the Commonwealth home."
Locally,�Framingham officials this week said�they had�not received any word about any of the children eventually coming to town. But Ed Gotgart, the school district's chief operating officer, said the influx of Central American immigrants "is very likely going to find its way to Framingham."
"But our job is real simple: If you live in Framingham, we have to educate you," he said.
The region's largest school system is already seeing dozens of children from Central America come into the district�this summer. According to the Framingham schools' Parent Information Center, roughly one-third of the 86 students who have attempted to enroll since the end of the school year are from Colombia, Ecuador or Honduras.
Those numbers aren't too unusual in Framingham, however, according to Gotgart, who said nationalities of students tend to fluctuate depending on what is happening in their home countries.
All of the students who have tried to register this summer�will have to take entry English testing next month�before they can fully enroll, as well as provide proof of residency, a birth certificate, proof of parent or guardianship, and a photo ID, Gotgart said.
Very rarely in Framingham, he said, the state will register children who have been staying at detention centers as well, and in some cases those students don't have parents or family in town. If any of the unaccompanied�children who come up to Massachusetts�as a result of�Patrick's�decision end up in Framingham, it would likely be through that same process, Gotgart said.
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Calling the decision�one�based on�faith, the governor is�preparing to open Massachusetts' doors�to hundreds of immigrant�children�who have crossed� the�nation's southern border.


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Michigan Department of Transportation Director Kirk Steudle, a 1987 civil engineering graduate of Lawrence Tech, will be the alumnus speaker at the College of Engineering's Campus Open House program for prospective students on Saturday, Feb. 22.
Registration will start at 9:30 a.m. in the Buell Management Building atrium. The College of Engineering program will start at 10 a.m. in room S100 of the Science Building. There will be an introduction to the University and the College of Engineering, followed by a student presentation of four senior projects. After Steudle provides his perspective as an alumnus, there will be a student panel discussion. Following the program, perspective students and their parents can tour several engineering labs.


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Chanelle Benally has been a Zumba instructor since August 2012, when she decided after two years of participating in Zumba classes, she would instruct them herself. Originally from Gallup, N.M., Benally loves the challenge and fun Zumba brings to fitness. She received her instructor's certification in Grants, N.M.
What led you to become a Zumba instructor?
I have been doing Zumba for two years and the results have been great. I feel more energized, happy and I'm leading a more healthy lifestyle. I wanted to bring this fun, calorie burning program to others so that they can feel good about themselves too. The more classes I attended and all the instructors I met, I got the urge to do it myself.
What are the benefits of Zumba?
The benefits of Zumba is that it helps you to relax by moving to music and letting your worries and stresses release. It's good to have fun while working out and meeting new people. Not only does it promote fitness but you get to have fun in the process. And you will gain a family. A Zumba Family.
What do you enjoy about the work you do?
I enjoy seeing my students leave my class with a smile, laughing and they come back knowing that we will have fun. Seeing those results in my students brings a sense of accomplishment that I have provided them with a workout they enjoy and for an hour they were able to let loose and have fun.
What can be discouraging for new students trying out Zumba?
The challenge of Zumba Fitness, my students have told me, is getting the coordination down. My advice to them, and to anybody who is new to Zumba, is to take it at your own pace. I work with my students at getting footwork down and when they feel comfortable we add the arm movements to the routine. Soon they are adding their own personalities into the routine!
What are your goals for your future as a fitness instructor?
My ultimate goal is to at least be half as good of an instructor as my past instructors are. Having taken their classes, I was inspired to get certified as an instructor and do what I love. Being an instructor myself now, I now know why they love to bring Zumba to others. It's an exciting workout yet it's a dance party.


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Olympian. Four-time All-American. Three-time national champion. AAU national champion. One of the top 100 athletes in Oklahoma history.
Those accomplishments dot the resume of Oklahoma Christian University assistant track and field coach Jeff Bennett. Such a spectacular list of athletic achievements is sure to produce an air of arrogance, pride and egotism, right? Wrong.
Bennett is the epitome of humility. A stroll across Oklahoma Christian's campus will show the upbeat Bennett going about his business and looking to better the community around him.
Stepping inside his office, where he also serves as OC's associate dean of students, you'll see a few modest photos from his Olympic days greatly outnumbered by pictures of family and friends. A true gentleman, Bennett is a wonderful ambassador for the university that he starred at four decades ago.
Bennett arrived at Oklahoma Christian from the northeastern Oklahoma town of Vinita in 1968. The 5-8 speedster won the NAIA national championship in the 400-meter hurdles that season. He went on to take the national title in the decathlon twice (1969, 1970) and also placed second in the pole vault (1970) under legendary track and field coach Ray Vaughn, Sr.
It was during Bennett's freshman season of 1968 that he realized Olympic glory could be a reality.
"I started the decathlon in 1968, my first year of competing at OC. That year, I ended up No. 5 in the U.S. From there, the thought was, 'If I'm already here, then surely if I put in the work over the next couple of years I can move up a couple of spots,'" Bennett said.
Looking to reach the top three in the nation, and earn Olympic qualification, Bennett worked through his stellar collegiate career with the 1972 Summer Olympics squarely in his sights.
When the summer of 1972 arrived, Bennett won the U.S. national meet and placed second at the U.S. Olympic Trials, making the unassuming small-town kid an Olympian.
"It was like a big, heavy burden lifted once I qualified. It was the greatest feeling knowing that I had finally made it and it was a reality," Bennett said.
As the first Olympian in OC history, Bennett and his U.S. National Team teammates made training stops in Maine and Norway before traveling on to Munich, West Germany (as it was known then), for the Games. Once in Munich, Bennett took part in a sacred Olympic rite of passage: the opening ceremonies.
"It was a big deal. Probably as full as the stadium ever was, with 90,000 people," Bennett said. "It was really a great feeling to come out of the tunnel and march down the avenue with all the teammates. It was a feeling unlike I'd ever had before or since."
The decathlon was scheduled for the middle of the second week, but a tragedy scarred the 1972 Olympics forever. Terrorists killed 11 Israeli athletes, leaving Bennett to wonder if his dream might come to a screeching halt.
"We had a day of wondering if we would get to compete. They had a big powwow to decide if we were going to go on or call it off. But they decided that if they called it off, it would be a victory for the terrorists," Bennett said.
After pushing the schedule back one day, the Games went on.
When Bennett's day finally arrived, he made OC, Oklahoma and the United States proud. With 7,974 points in the decathlon, Bennett finished fourth in the event, missing bronze-medal status by just 10 points.
The feat is all the more astounding considering the ground Bennett made up. He was in 13th place entering the final event, the 1,500 meters. But Bennett second-place finish in that race vaulted him into fourth overall.
It would be easy to make excuses when a medal was so agonizingly close. Some are quick to point out the German Olympic Committee's "change" of pole-vaulting equipment just prior to the decathlon, which devalued months of Bennett's training with different equipment. Although Bennett admits some sleepless nights following his near-miss, he makes no excuses and cherishes the overall experience.
"You replay those events over and over in your mind – 'What if I would have long jumped a half inch further?' – those types of things," Bennett said. "But other than that, it was great."
A pulled hamstring at the Olympic Trials kept Bennett from returning to the Olympics in 1976, but his days of representing America were not finished. He served 30 years in the U.S. National Guard while also earning his stripes as a schoolteacher and coach.
In celebration of the state's Centennial a few years ago, The Oklahoman named Bennett one of the top 100 greatest athletes in state history. Bennett took the honor in stride, just like he has all of his accolades.
"I was surprised to be on that list," Bennett said. "When you consider the amount of time Oklahoma has been around, to be in that company is a great honor and I was really pleased to be a part of that."


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The federal Endangered Species Act came under intense criticism from several directions during an Oct. 10 forum in Washington, D.C.
Several speakers focused on how the ESA has impacted their communities economically.
Dan Keppen, from the Family Farm Alliance in Klamath Falls, Ore., said 500,000 acres of prime farmland could lie idle next year. Because of back-room settlements with advocacy groups, he said, water supplies are being curtailed to meet the needs of listed species instead of farmers and ranchers.
"Our farmers' national efforts to keep food affordable, while meeting increased global demands, may all be threatened if we don't change how the ESA is implemented, and soon," Keppen said.
U.S. Reps. Doc Hastings of Washington state and Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming invited representatives from a wide range of interests to comment on the law.
Joe Hopkins, president of the Forest Landowners Association in Folkston, Ga., expressed his frustration with the law's protection of red-cockaded woodpeckers. Because he was barred from salvaging timber after a fire in March 2000, he lost tens of thousands of dollars a year in income.
"Birds own my timber," he told the congressmen.
Other speakers reported on how the natural environment has suffered.
Mike Wood, from Local 3074 of the Carpenters Industrial Council in Chester, Calif., said the act leads to a U.S. Forest Service policy that favors catastrophic fires. Leaving forests unnaturally overstocked poses dangers to humans and to species the ESA is trying to protect.
Hastings pointed out that the House recently passed a Healthy Forests Initiative that sets target limits on harvesting, allows more local control on leases and timber sales and allows communities to salvage after a fire.
Concerns over litigation brought out the most pointed reactions.
Myron Ebell, from the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., said he saw the ESA from the perspective of a ranching family in Eastern Oregon. He called the law "a guided missile" that environmental groups use to destroy industries.
"The ESA is not a law, but an authority has been used in arbitrary, capricious ways," he said. "It's a looming disaster for rural America."
Matt Hite, from U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said groups use the tactic of "sue and settle" to shape the agendas of regulatory agencies. That has resulted in 100 new federal laws at a cost of $100 million a year.
Calling the ESA a "command-and-control D.C.-centric statute," Roger Marzulla, a D.C. attorney, said it would be improved by recognizing that states are more familiar with the challenges to their species.
He described a conservation agreement in Texas, where 250,000 acres of the oil-rich Permian Basin will be enhanced to benefit the dunes sagebrush lizard. He called the cooperative effort a model for amending the federal act, "but now it's under attack."
Lummis also called for cooperation in reviewing the ESA.
"We will never make progress on creating a 21st Century conservation ethic supported by everyone if we are unwilling to sit across the table and discuss what has worked, and yes — not worked — in species conservation," she said.
Hastings said he had invited representatives from WildEarth Guardians, Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity, "but they said they didn't want to attend."


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The water heater is designed to provide the comfort of warm water during cold days. It is one of the most important appliances in the home. However, even as the heater performs its duties to the delight of everyone, over time it can get damaged. There are many causes of water heater damage but the most important thing is to ensure you get a quick fix. In case the heater breaks down during the cold days in winter, it can cause a lot of inconveniences for the entire family. The great thing is that professional emergency water heater repair in Port Orange service providers will help you. If and when the heater gets damaged, you can call these experts and they will sweep in and fix the problem as fast as possible unless of course the issue is bigger than earlier anticipated.
The most common complaint from homeowners regarding water heater damage is the lack of hot water. After all, the water heater is installed to provide hot water so if it doesn't, then it's not working. There could be other issues though. For example, you can call a water heater repair in Port Orange professional if the hot water tank is leaking or if the water heater is making strange noises. Other indicators include a damaged pilot light, cracked pipes, and fluctuations in the water temperature. You may also need to call a water heater repair in Port Orange service provider if you want to change the type of water heater at home. For example, if you are using a tank water heater and perhaps you feel there are more benefits for you using a tankless water heater, a water heater repair in Port Orange professional will be able to help with the change.
So, let's now look at the costs you'll need to pay for a quality water heater repair in Port Orange service. While most homeowners pay different fees for this service, the average cost stand at $455. This fee is, however, not fixed. This is because water heater problems are not the same in every home. The extent of the problem determines the price. In that case, you may realize that you are paying considerably less than this average fee or in some cases higher. The water heater repair in Port Orange service provider will assess the damage and give you a time and cost estimate needed to fix the problem. That is the only way to know exactly how much money you need.
For reference it may be helpful to compare the costs from surrounding towns as well:
Buying a new water heater will only be recommended if the Port Orange water heater repair will not restore the heater back to its full capacity. It will also be a good idea to buy a new water heater if the cost of repair is the same, higher or slightly lower than the price of the new heater. Even though this rarely happens, it is a possibility. The Port Orange water heater repair professional will advise you on how to proceed.
Yes, you can use the service of a Port Orange water heater repair company to change the type of water heater you have. For example, if you want to shift from electricity water heaters to gas or propane water heaters, the experts will help you with this.
It's all about looking at track record and experience. A Port Orange water heater repair service provider that has been doing this for some years and has a good reputation in the market will do. Water heater repair can be a very tricky and complicated process but with high-quality Port Orange water heater repair service providers, it can be easily done.
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New Hampshire leaders find hope in variety of places
March 31. 2013 3:54AM
The message of Easter is one of hope and redemption. But it seems like there's a lot to be discouraged about these days, from the still-sluggish economy and governmental dysfunction here at home to wars and other crises around the world.
So we ask: Where do you find hope?
The Most Rev. Peter A. Libasci, bishop, Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester:
Many things that discourage us in day-to-day life are things controlled by other people; limited, sometimes misguided, sometimes self-serving, sometimes sinful people. If we put our hope in people alone, we are bound to fail.
So where do I find hope? From the Psalms: "I find my hope in God my strength. He is my Rock, my Fortress, my Deliverer, he is my God in whom I trust." And from the book of Job (who really suffered): "I believe that my Redeemer lives. And on the last day I shall rise from the dust and in my flesh I shall see my God and Savior. My very self shall see Him — my own eyes!"
The Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld, bishop, Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire:
I find hope in the myriad ways around us that God is doing new things. It seems the "mainline" churches are finally setting aside their need to fortify the high walls that in the past defined them as denominations.
I see signs that we are recovering the ancient wisdom that God's glory is displayed when we practice God's presence in loving service to our neighbor.... For me, an undeniable sign of God's glory is when we choose (physically or in other ways) to wash each others' feet, including those of the stranger, the poor, the homeless.
Jesus always shows up in those moments in a sense that there is a Presence that is stronger than death and greater than the sum of us breaking into our awareness. In fact, it's with such actions as these that God has chosen to save this fallen world.
Gov. Maggie Hassan: I have always found hope in the strength of New Hampshire's communities and the willingness of our people to help those around them. My family has experienced this strength firsthand as we've raised our son Ben, a smart and funny Exeter High School graduate who happens to have severe physical disabilities. Those around us have always gone out of their way to support Ben and have helped him to be a full and active participant in his community.
I remember once when Ben's wheelchair broke a wheel, a problem that can be extremely difficult and time-consuming to repair. When the students in the technical program at the high school heard, they sprung to action, went to work and fixed Ben's chair themselves, restoring his mobility and independence in a matter of hours instead of what would have been days.
I know stories like ours, where Granite Staters pitch in and work together to help one another, happen across New Hampshire every day, in every town and city. And that always gives me hope.
Sister Maureen Sullivan, OP, theology professor at St. Anselm College: As a Christian, this season is filled with a promise for me ... a promise of new life with the promise of the Holy Spirit.
Our church is not merely a "human institution" Rather, it is divinely founded and divinely guided, and if we attune ourselves to that presence, we really are not alone in this journey. That is a great comfort to me.
New life is indeed a possibility ... and each of us is in need of new life, of reform and renewal. Easter renews that promise.
I also believe that the election of a new Pope is for all Catholics a sign of "potential promise" of renewal. I see this as a pivotal moment for renewal and "hope" for our church.
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.: I get to meet so many young men and women in New Hampshire, and their motivation and enthusiasm never fail to give me hope.
Just this week, I had the opportunity to team up with the New England Patriots' Vince Wilfork to raise diabetes awareness at a middle school in Derry and also read to students at Seabrook Elementary as part of Read Across America. The energy of students was contagious. Seeing their smiles and that excitement in our young people is a sight that never gets old.
Melanie Gosselin, executive director, N.H. Food Bank : In spite of the many challenges we will face this year, our hope is centered around continuation and growth of the generous support we receive from Granite Staters.
Their support allows us to continue to provide for the basic needs of the over 143,000 New Hampshire neighbors facing hunger daily through food distribution and also helps us continue to fight the root causes of hunger through our innovative educational and empowerment programs, enabling more people to become self-sufficient and improve their quality of life.
Richard Ober, president, N.H. Charitable Foundation: I find hope in many places. I find it in those who act beyond personal interests, like teachers and firefighters and police officers. I find hope in my neighbors who spend hours every month on planning and zoning and select boards for little or no pay. I find it in kids I know who live with chronic illness or disabilities with more courage and grace than I could muster.
And I find hope in the donors, volunteers and professionals who make up the vibrant network of charitable organizations that make New Hampshire work. Hope is the driving force behind those who give time, talent and treasure to help others they will never meet — or who may be born long after they are gone. So my hope comes from knowing they are there and having the privilege of working with them every day.
U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H.: My faith and my parents gave me the gift of hope. One of my favorite lines from the Bible is, "Let not your heart be troubled." My parents were so optimistic and hopeful, and they shared it with their kids. I can still hear them saying such things as good triumphs over evil, most people are good, we are never given more than we can handle, better days are ahead, things always work out, count your blessings, look on the bright side. I believed them at the time, and I still do!
Eddie Edwards, chief of enforcement, N.H. Liquor Commission: I find hope in God's gift of sacrifice. I am reminded on Easter that God so loved the world He gave His only son. The message of giving that creates hope could not be clearer to me. I believe; I must give hope to others if I am ever to find hope in others.
U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H.: I find hope whenever I look at my two young children. They're the future of our country, and making sure all our children have the same opportunities I had is what keeps me motivated and hopeful.
Devon Chaffee, executive director, New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union: When courageous men and women stand up for what is right and what is just — here in New Hampshire and across the country — it fills me with tremendous hope. It reminds me of the remarkable power of empathy and compassion and is a testament to the abundant potential for positive change.
Eva Castillo, N.H. Alliance for Immigrants and Refugees: I believe that every person's true essence is love, joy and peace. Life's frustrations can make us step away from that truth and take on negative traits....
It is easy to despair after I hear all the negative comments made against immigrants and the prospect of an immigration reform. ... I use that frustration to fuel my passion for justice for my fellow immigrants.
I find hope in the certainty that we are all connected by spirit and will do the right thing once we can tap into that force.
The central figure of Easter, Jesus, was once an immigrant. His family fled their land looking for safety and better conditions just like our present-day immigrants.
Jesus encouraged us to forgive, as He forgave those who took His life. In the spirit of Easter, I pray that legislators find compassion in their hearts to support a path to citizenship for our immigrant brothers and sisters.
U.S. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, D-N.H.: There's no shortage of cynicism or dysfunction in Congress. But what makes me so optimistic — what continually gives me hope — are the people I meet all across our great state. Parents who are working hard to provide for their families. Business owners who are creating jobs. Teachers who are educating our students. Young people who are focused on their futures. They're the reason I got into public service in the first place, and they're the reason I've never been more hopeful about our future.
I also draw hope from my new colleagues in Congress — both Republicans and Democrats — who share my commitment to finding common ground and working together to move our country forward.
Dominique Rust, vice president and chief operating officer, N.H. Catholic Charities: Our program directors are seeing visible, tangible signs of hope each and every day. It's the light in the children's eyes at St. Charles as they learn behaviors that enable them to participate in school. It's a young mother realizing she can follow a new path and better care for her baby through OUR PLACE's mentoring, guidance and parental education. ... It's finally finding a home where you belong and becoming an American citizen with the help of our Immigration and Refugee Legal Services....
And for some people, hope is hearing, "Yes, we will help," and walking with you as you regain your life through mentoring programs, support groups and assistance through Parish Community Services....
And for those who have lost their way, hope is seeing your life getting back on track when all seemed lost.
Linda Saunders Paquette, executive director, New Futures Inc.: I find hope in the existence of good in my life. I see good in my 89-year-old mother, whose kindness, optimism and spirit have inspired so many during her life. I see good in my children, who are making a positive difference in the world. I see good in my colleagues, whose commitment to our work improves the quality of life in New Hampshire.


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PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - Oscar Pistorius was granted bail Friday, paving the way for him to be freed from custody pending his trial in the Valentine's Day shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair made the ruling Friday after four days of arguments from prosecution and defense in Pistorius' bail hearing, and after spending about one hour and 45 minutes announcing his decision.
Nair said Pistorius' affidavit, in which he gave his version of the events of the shooting on morning of Feb. 14 in a sworn statement, had helped his application for bail in Pretoria Magistrate's Court.
Pistorius' supporters shouted "Yes" when the magistrate made his ruling. Nair then ordered a court break before establishing the terms of the bail. Pistorius shot and killed Steenkamp in the predawn hours of Feb. 14.
The athlete says he shot his girlfriend accidentally believing she was an intruder in his house. Prosecutors say he intended to kill Steenkamp and charged him with premeditated murder, saying the shooting followed a loud argument between the two.
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