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John DiStaso's Granite Status: 'Casino Free NH': Pro-Hassan, but anti-gamblingBy John DiStaso, Senior Political Reporter
April 10. 2013 1:21PM
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10: NEW GROUP, FAMILIAR NAMES. As the House of Representatives prepares to closely review controversial casino gambling legislation, the debate geared up Wednesday with the emergence of an anti-gambling coalition with a new name but familiar faces.
"Casino Free New Hampshire," a 501-c4 issues advocacy group, comprising long-time expanded gambling opponents, alleged at a news conference the legalization of a single casino will lead to more casinos, more addiction, other social costs and will not produce as much revenue as proponents promise.
Lew Feldstein, former president of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, said, "We are appalled at what casino gambling will do to the families and communities of New Hampshire."
Feldstein said many in the group, made up mostly of Democrats, are strong supporters of Gov. Maggie Hassan and her programs.
"But this is group that does not believe that gambling is the solution or even part of the solution. It is a bad idea," he said.
"This was a bad idea when it was first proposed 40-something years ago, and it is still a bad idea," Feldstein said.
He noted it was opposed by all of New Hampshire's attorneys general in recent decades and by former Gov. John Lynch.
State Rep. Marjorie Smith, D-Durham, former chair of the House Finance Committee, denied that Democrats who oppose gambling are motivated by a desire for a broad based tax. She insisted the two issues are separate and said the broad based tax issue is settled until Granite Staters change their opinion on it, as reflected through elections.
But chief gambling bill proponent Sen. Lou D'Allesandro, D-Manchester, said the choice is clear.
"Look, do they want an income tax or do they want a non-taxable source of revenue that is supported by the majority of the people in the State of New Hampshire?
"Do they want a revenue source that produces job? Private investment in New Hampshire is always what we've wanted," said D'Allesandro. "Significant private investment that produces economic recovery and jobs."
D'Allesandro also noted, "Every poll clearly indicates that the people of New Hampshire support this alternative.
"This rhetoric today is the same rhetoric we heard voiced 50 years ago against the lottery bill," D'Allesandro said.
Legislation legalizing the lottery was approved in 1963. The program was the first in the United States.
Also Wednesday, state Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, said the Senate GOP leadership believes the gambling bill deserves an up-or-down vote in the House and the Senate has no plans at this time to try to tuck gambling into the budget bill at the end of the legislative session should the stand-alone bill fail in the House.
"If it passes the House we will assume the (gambling) revenue" in formulating a state budget, Bradley said. "If it doesn't pass the House then it's a different situation."
Hassan placed $80 million in anticipated revenue from casino licensing application fees in her proposed budget, but the Democratic-controlled House removed it because the House had not yet voted on the gambling bill when its budget was sent to the Senate.
"I don't think trying to break people's arms over gaming by forcing it into a committee of conference on the budget is the right thing to do," said Bradley.
"It's only April 10, so things can change, but so far, so good in terms of it not becoming a political football," Bradley said. "It should rise or fall on its own merits."
All 45 members of the House Finance Committee and Ways and Means Committee will review the gambling bill, House speaker Terie Norelli announced on Monday. The joint committee has scheduled a public hearing on the bill at Representatives Hall next Tuesday, April 16.
Prior to the hearing, the committee will announce subcommittees to review several aspects of the bill. On Wednesday, April 17, the joint committee will meet in the Legislative Office Building at 9:30 a.m. to hear expert testimony "and discuss the process and focus for each of the subcommittees," according to Norelli's office.
At the press conference, Rep. Smith said that despite Hassan's campaign claim that funding higher education and key programs relied on legalizing gambling, she said the House was able to pass a budget "that funds just about everything that our respected governor had in her budget, and in some areas more, and did it without any imaginary gambling money.
"We can in fact continue to have this state address the needs of the people and we can continue to function in the same way that we have, with honor and without casinos," Smith said.
Smith said the House passed "a responsible budget" and March revenue figures were strong.
"I believe we have every reason to believe we will have a responsible budget" emerge from the Senate if the House rejects gambling, said Smith.
"There is money under the current system to do what has to be done," she said. "We have been able to function well doing what we have been doing. Is it perfect? No, but not one of us here is going to sacrifice the good for the perfect.
"Meanwhile, with a little bit of this and a little bit of that, we're able to fund higher education, we're able to fund mental health, we're able to fund basic essential services," Smith said.
As for the proponents' claims that a casino will bring jobs to the state, Smith said they will be minimum wage jobs and "I'd rather have people building roads and bridges" through a gasoline tax hike "than building whatever a 'high-end' casino is."
She also said jobs in the hospitality industry and entertainment industry would be lost.
Philip McLaughlin, who was the state's attorney general from 1997 to 2002, said attorneys general "going back 50 years" have all opposed gambling, including the late Sen. Warren Rudman and former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter.
McLaughlin said that when he became attorney general 16 years ago, Souter wrote him a letter "asking me to stand against expanded gambling, which he believed, as do I, would change the culture of this state forever."
Souter and Rudman "knew that casinos when introduced into small states such as ours would result in changes to the social fabric of communities.
"Small state, big rock, big ripple," McLaughlin said. "Don't underestimate it."
McLaughlin said Rudman believed "that there were things more important than money, and being faithful to New Hampshire tradition is one of them."
Feldstein criticized gambling supporters' "siren song" that gambling is needed to meet unmet state needs.
"These numbers just don't hold up either in the short term or the long term," Feldstein said. "And once we launch gambling, we will never end it, and it will spread."
In response Hassan spokesman Marc Goldberg issued a statement:
"Licensing one high-end, highly regulated casino will help fund the priorities that are critical for creating jobs and building a more innovative economic future, and it is a plan that is supported by a majority of Granite Staters, both Democrats and Republicans. We appreciate the support demonstrated for the priorities in the governor's budget, but as we have seen in the House budget, without the license fee a casino there will be significant cuts to school building aid, health care services, and our university system, putting the proposed tuition freeze at risk.
"It is unclear how casino opponents suggest funding those priorities and others without moving forward with a plan for one high-end casino," Goldberg said.
A top state organized labor leader and gambling supporter, New Hampshire Building and Construction Trades Council president Joe Casey, said the anti-casino group showed it has "no plan on how create jobs for New Hampshire citizens and no plan how to fund higher education and critical state services."
Casey called the news conference "a bunch of nothing.
"Their privileged indifference to the real needs of the people in our state is appalling," Casey said. "This group represents the same tired old arguments from the same people who have been opposing expanded gambling for years."
But Bishop Robert Hirshfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire said gambling has "ruined" lives and families.
He said slot machines are "deliberately engineered" to increase the addictive power of gambling.
"To me it makes little sense that a state whose slogan is 'Live Free or Die' would pin its financial hopes on an activity that imperils its citizens and erodes community and exacts an incalculable social and spiritual toll," said Hirshfeld.
Alex Ray, owner of the Common Man Family of Restaurants, said the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association, which represents 67,000 members and $2.5 billion in sales, oppose gambling because of its potential negative effect on the industry and on New Hampshire traditions.
Jim Putnam, a leader in the effort to bring same sex marriage to the state, said , "You don't address unmet needs by creating new unmet needs or by fundamentally changing the character of New Hampshire."
Jim Rubens, chair of the Granite State Coalition Against Expanded Gambling, said there is "no daylight" between his group and the new one on the issue.
Rubens said his group includes "liberty Republicans who oppose growing government and state sanctioned monopolies, and have no problem with gambling, to conservatives who oppose casinos on family and moral grounds, to progressives who see the need for more state revenues.
He said he views Casino Free NH as "a group of folks who generally agree with the governor's budget priorities, support the governor, but oppose casinos."
The Casino Free New Hampshire group also includes state Sen. Martha Fuller Clark, Geoff Clark, former state Sen. Harold Janeway, Alice Chamberlin, Mary McGowan, Cathy Silber, Carol Backus, Carol Moore, Bob Williams, Cleve Kapala
Betsy Janeway, Carol Moore, Janet Ward, Rep. Christy Bartlett, retired Bishop Douglas Theuner, Raymond Goodman, Prof. Emirita of Hospitality Management at UNH.
(For earlier Granite Status reports click on "Granite Status" above.)


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The Cortez Journal encourages people to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to firstname.lastname@example.com. Items submitted at least two weeks in advance will have a better chance of getting published; items submitted several days before the event might not get published. For more information, call the Journal at 565-8527.
Mancos Valley Chorus Christmas concerts
Very soon the snow will be flying, and it'll be time to celebrate the season with a Mancos Valley Chorus Christmas concert! This year, in addition to new songs, we'll bring back some of our favorite Christmas songs from the past ten years, including "Sleigh Ride," "I'm Gonna Email Santa," and "Prayer of the Children." Please join us for a "Christmas Past" concert on one of the following dates: Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 515 N. Park in Cortez; Friday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.; or Saturday, Dec. 8 at 3:30 p.m., both at Mancos United Methodist Church on 470 W. Grand Ave., Mancos. Hope to see you there! For questions call Carol at 882-0120 or visit www.mancosvalleychorus.org.
Four Corners Community Band Christmas concerts
The Four Corners Community Band will play three Christmas concerts in early December: Mesa Verde Open House at Chapin Mesa Museum on Thursday, Dec. 6, from 6:25 to 7:15 p.m.; Kiwanis Breakfast With Santa on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 9 to 10 a.m. at Montezuma County Annex, 103 N. Chestnut St.; and Luminaria Night at Four Seasons Greenhouse and Nursery, 26650 Road P on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 6 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.fourcornerscommunityband.com, or call Sue at 564-1245.
Free two-part estate planning seminar
Attorney Erin Johnson, of Rico, will host a two-part free estate planning seminar at the Cortez Welcome Center on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and also from 6 to 8 p.m. There are two short presentations, and two convenient times to attend. The first one-hour session will cover common errors in estate planning efforts and will be presented at 1:30 and again at 6 p.m. The second one-hour session will introduce asset protection strategies and succession planning tools, and will be presented at 2:30 and again at 7 p.m. Whether you are just starting to consider estate planning or if you have a plan in place, these presentations will help you understand the landscape and give you current information on rapidly evolving options and opportunities. For more information, call 303-588-2695.
Cortez Community Mobile Blood Drive
United Blood Services will hold a mobile blood drive from noon to 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at the First United Methodist Church, 515 N. Park St. Donors should have identification with them at the time of donation. To set up an appointment or for more information, call 385-4601 or sign up online at www.unitedbloodservices.org.
Master Teacher Seminar Weekend
The Center of Light Dolores presents Master Teacher Seminar Weekend with Mother Clare Watts at the Sophia Peace Center, 19581 CR 31, Dolores. The seminars begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, and Friday, Dec. 7, and at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9, with lunch provided. Topics are: Becoming an Agent for Positive Change, Mother Mary: The Full Incarnation of the Divine Feminine, and Giving Birth to the Light. The first two seminars are $25 each, and the Sunday all-day seminar is $40, with lunch provided. A friend may be brought along for free. Call 882-2123 to register.
For Pets' Sake Holiday Bake Sale to benefit local pets
For Pets' Sake Humane Society will hold a Holiday Bake Sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 at the north entrance to City Market in Cortez. There will be lots of cookies, cakes, pies, breads, and homemade dog treats! Proceeds from the fundraiser will aid the population of Montezuma and Dolores counties. In addition to running a spay/neuter assistance programs, For Pets' Sake provides foster homes for animals awaiting adoption and helps local people pay for emergency veterinary care for their pets. Donations of baked goods from the group's members and supporters can be dropped off at City Market starting at 9:30 a.m. the morning of the sale. Baked goods can be dropped off from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7 at Let It Grow Nursery on Mildred across from the Colorado Welcome Center. For more information, contact Janet at 533-7402.
Southwest Singers' Chamber Choir Christmas concerts
The Southwest Singers' Chamber Choir will celebrate Christmas with two concerts, at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights, Dec. 7 and 8. Concerts will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Cortez, 515 N. Park St. Please join us for light refreshments afterwards. For more information, call Choir Director, Ruth Wilson at 882-3870.
'Jesus & Java' will meet first Fridays
Join us for an evening of "Jesus & Java" sponsored by The Underground Movement the first Friday of each month at Saint Margaret Mary Church, 28 E. Montezuma Ave. The first evening will take place on Friday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. and will feature music by Dan Anguis, scripture, and guest speaker, Carl Wertin. "Jesus & Java" evenings will offer free coffee and wi-fi, live music, open mic, poetry, and a variety of espresso beverages every first Friday of the month. Open to the public, for ages 18 and over through ages 20's and 30's. For more information, call 570-3298.
Art, Herbs & Gadgets Holiday Party
Join the Geeks on Grand, Twig Woman Herbs and the Accidental Art Gallery on Friday, Dec. 7, for an evening of food, friends, fun, and good cheer! Immediately after the Christmas Tree Lighting, we will open our doors at 145 Grand Ave. in Mancos to the community for an open-house Holiday Party. The Geeks will showcase some technology and gadgets, Twig Woman Herbs will have samples of teas, essential oils and other natural remedies, and the Accidental Art Gallery will feature new art! Come on downtown and help us celebrate! For questions, contact Victoria Petersen at 533-9926, or email email@example.com.
Dolores River Brewery Holiday Arts and Crafts Show
The Dolores River Brewery Holiday Arts and Crafts Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Brewery, 100 S. Fourth Street, Dolores. Local artists will have pottery, jewelry, photography, fiber arts, fine chocolates, handmade soaps and more for sale. There will also be live music, chair massages, refreshments and good cheer! For more information, contact Michele Martz at 562-4494.
Christmas wreath-making workshop
Would you like to make your own Christmas wreath to hang on your door? Come to Trinity Lutheran Church, 208 N. Dolores Rd. on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. We will provide all of the pine trimming and supplies you need to make — and decorate — your own live Christmas wreath for the holiday season. Please bring your own pruning shears. This is a fundraiser for the Trinity Lutheran Youth Group's trip to San Antonio, Texas in July 2013. The suggested donation is $20 per person. For more information, contact Jacqueline Chittick at 560-3337.
Let it Grow's 7th Annual Free Coffee Tasting
Let it Grow is proud to present our 7th Annual Free Coffee Tasting on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Let It Grow Nursery & Garden Market, 90 N. Mildred Rd. in Cortez. Exceptional coffees from around the world micro batch roasted on site will be featured for your sampling enjoyment. Call 565-3099 for more information.
Elks Christmas Bazaar
The Cortez Elks Lodge, 2100 N. Dolores Rd., will hold their 17th Annual Christmas Bazaar on Sunday, Dec. 9. The Bazaar begins at 10 a.m. and goes until 5 p.m. Entertainment will be at 2 p.m. with the arrival of Santa at 3 p.m. He will visit with all the children who attend. There will be door prizes at least every hour, and food will be available for purchase. For more information call Sally at 739-0616.
Singers invited to take part in Messiah Sing-In
For the first time in Cortez, a Messiah Sing-In will be performed on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Cortez Methodist Church, 515 N. Park St. This is a great opportunity for those who have always wanted to sing The Messiah but could not devote three months to practice beforehand. Music will be available to check out for those who do not have a copy of the score. Free childcare will be provided at the Methodist Church. Participants for the choir and audience members are encouraged to come and enjoy an exciting new experience as part of the celebration of the Christmas season. For more information, call Patricia Faulkner at 564-9458.
Healthy Gift Giving II: Healthy Foods and Herbs
Tired of shopping? No extra cash? Paula Parks, LMT, Amy Loschert, ND and Janneli F. Miller, PhD, will give a free talk from 6 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 10, on easy-to-make healthy foods and herbal items that are good gifts for the holidays. Come to the Dolores Healing Space, 102 S. 4th St. in Dolores, to learn how to make these cost effective and healthy foods and herbal products that will contribute to a happy, healthy holiday season. For more information, call 882-3032.
Family Leadership Training Institute Open House
Applications for the 2013 Montezuma/Dolores County Class of the Colorado Family Leadership Training Institute (FLTI) are being accepted. The community is invited to join us for an FLTI Open House on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 5:30 p.m. at the First National Bank in Cortez to learn more about Montelores Family Leadership Training Institute. FLTI is a series of classes on leadership training, civic literacy, and civic participation for those who wish to improve the lives of children and families in community. For more information, contact Trish Peters, FLTI Site Coordinator, at 560-1360 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Embattled lawmaker who alleged Boston bombing was government plot resigns
Resignation letter
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House votes 312-0 to honor Marathon bombing victims, rebuking Tremblay
NH lawmaker says sorry, then doubles down on doubts about Boston bombing
Rep. Stella Tremblay, R-Auburn, who was widely criticized for her public comments after the Boston marathon bombings for suggesting a federal "black-ops" team was behind them, has resigned.
House Information Officer Mario Piscatella confirmed Thursday that Tremblay submitted a letter of resignation.
Tremblay apologized for her remarks, including saying that bombing victim and double amputee Jeff Bauman in pictures taken just after the explosion did not appear to be in pain or shock.
New Hampshire Republican Party chairman Jennifer Horn said this afternoon, "The New Hampshire Republican State Committee made it very clear that Representative Tremblay was unfit for public office and not welcome in our party. We are glad to see her go."
New Hampshire Democratic Party Communications Director Harrell Kirstein released the following statement on Tremblay's resignation:
"Republican Representative Stella Tremblay was an embarrassment to her constituents and to the entire State of New Hampshire, her resignation was long past due. It is telling that while Rep. Tremblay has finally resigned there has yet to be any kind of condemnation from Senator Kelly Ayotte, Republican Majority Leader Jeb Bradley, or Republican Senate President Peter Bragdon for her vile and chilling comments. Under their leadership the New Hampshire Republican Party has become synonymous with radical Tea Party extremism, and there has been an epidemic of shockingly inappropriate behavior by New Hampshire Republicans."


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Lift the cap: Free the charter schools
March 04. 2013 5:28PM
The House will have the opportunity this Wednesday to fix a recent mistake that has hindered the expansion of needed public schools. Legislators should pass it with no hesitations.
Two years ago, lawmakers restricted the growth of public charter schools by placing a statutory cap on new funding. Traditional public schools are given their per-pupil allotments of cash regardless of how much money happens to have been budgeted. The 2011 law blocked funding for new charter schools, which are public schools, if the necessary expenditures exceeded 110 percent of what was budgeted. The law empowered the State Board of Education to approve new funding anyway, but last year the board famously cited the law to block the creation of new charter schools.
On Wednesday the House will consider House Bill 299, sponsored by Rep. Ralph Boehm, R-Litchfield. It erases the changes made in 2011 and restores the old law, which let state education funding flow to where the students were.
Charter schools are not private schools. They do not "cherry pick" the best students or "drain resources" from public schools. They are public schools. They just operate under a different, less stringent set of regulations so they can have more flexibility to devise educational approaches that work for some, but not necessarily all, students.
The Board of Education's moratorium on new charter schools has been detrimental to students who would do better in non-traditional educational environments. Fixing the law will help students by allowing for more innovation, which is Gov. Maggie Hassan's buzz word of the year. It should win the support of any legislator who is concerned about providing educational opportunities for children.


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A Nebraska City man included on the state's sex offender registry since 2005 is facing new charges of sexual assault on a child.
Otoe County prosecutors say George D. Morgan, 25, instructed a five year old to perform sexual acts.
George D. Morgan, 25, of Nebraska City is being held without bond awaiting a Jan. 7 preliminary hearing on charges that he instructed a five-year-old to perform sex acts.
Deputy Otoe County Attorney Tim Noerrlinger asked the court for a significant bond amount.
He said Morgan was previously sentenced to a year in jail for attempted sexual assault without consent in 2005 and failed to comply with the sex offender registration act in 2007.
In 2009, Otoe County charges against Morgan for sexual assault of a nine-year-old child were dropped.
Noerrlinger said the decision to dismiss the charges involved the willingness of witnesses to participate in court proceedings.
Morgan is also charged in Otoe County with possession of a knife in a separate case on Nov. 14. Charges of domestic assault and false imprisonment in that case have been dropped.
Noerrlinger said the current charge of sexual assault of a child on Nov. 1 is based on a forensic interview at the Child Advocacy Center in Lincoln.


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There is definitely something debonair about the A|X Armani Exchange Autumn 2011 collection. A mix of blazers, plaid shirts, vests and jackets with elbow patches it looks like they've taken inspiration from the British gentry.
Is Baggy/Madchester the next big thing in men's fashion?
The other day The Guardian's music/fashion correspondent Alexis Petridis wrote about how men's fashion has suddenly become massively influenced by one year, 1988 and specifically the time in which 80s fashions (think denim shirts, girlie pumps), collided with the 1950s (think quiffs, Levis 501s, Rayban Wayfarers etc). This odd combination occurred for a number of serendipitous reasons. Firstly big brands …
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Ford has just launch the new Ford Focus and to celebrate they are hosting an event called "'Start More Live" on May 25 in Central London. In the run up to the event they have teamed up with Tim Lovejoy and Robbie Knox, to hunt down the best of everything from gadgets to golf, stunt driving and food. At the …
Top 5 Gifts For The Gadget Lover
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Dr. Martens 50th Anniversary.
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Chained CPI: Obama's small stepEDITORIAL
April 12. 2013 1:01AM
For months, the activist left has undertaken a public relations campaign to attack "chained CPI." That is a method of calculating the consumer price index that is generally more accurate, but which results in a slightly smaller annual increase in inflation. You might have seen the many letters in this newspaper criticizing this formula. The question is: why?
The answer is that the right has tried for years to have the federal government use chained CPI when calculating the annual benefit increases for Social Security, and earlier this year President Obama hinted that he might be open to the idea. The activist left must have felt incredibly disappointed this week when Obama released his 2014 budget and it applied chained CPI to Social Security benefit increases.
This was Obama's big concession to Republicans on entitlements. Chained CPI will slow the automatic rate of growth of Social Security benefits by about 0.2 to 0.3 percentage points. That's it. For that, Obama wants a bunch of new tax increases and to take most other entitlement reforms off the table.
That is hardly a deal fiscally responsible members of Congress - of either party - can take. But the Obama concession on chained CPI is good news still. It is an acknowledgment from the President that the growth of entitlements, including Social Security, is a serious financial problem. It is a small step toward recognizing our fiscal reality.


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Local sportsmen and paddlers are among those decrying a Senate budget that would slash state funding for the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission nearly in half. The specter of cuts has stalled three local projects along the French Broad River.
Local sportsmen and paddlers are among those decrying a Senate budget that would slash state funding for the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission nearly in half. The specter of cuts has stalled three local projects along the French Broad River.
The N.C. Senate's budget chops its general fund appropriation to the wildlife agency by $9 million, a 49 percent reduction from this year's allocation of $18.5 million. The threat of belt-tightening has forced the agency to put 120 projects on hold statewide until the Senate and House reconcile their budgets.
Those projects include three river access projects in Transylvania and Henderson counties, according to NCWRC Deputy Director Mallory Martin: a new boat ramp in Penrose and two fishing piers and paddler access points, one on Highway 64 in Horse Shoe and another at Highway 191 in Mills River.
"I don't know exactly what their status is," Martin said. "They may be in the design or permitting phases, but they're on hold until we know what the final (budget) numbers are going to look like. Once we do, we'll set our priorities and make adjustments. We're hopeful for a favorable outcome."
French Broad Riverkeeper Hartwell Carson said the stalled river access projects are a prime example of how Raleigh's budget-cutting "hits home in the real world."
"This is a good, well-run state agency that is getting their budget slashed, potentially, and won't be able to provide the services that the public expects them to," Carson said. "They do a lot of good stuff. A lot of people catch their fish and use their boat access points."
Martin said other potential victims of a $9 million reduction in agency funds would include operations at the state's six fish hatcheries, including the Bobby N. Setzer Fish Hatchery in Pisgah National Forest, and its four education centers, including the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education.
Additionally, roughly 40 percent of the funds in question go toward law enforcement, a fact that concerns David Whitmire, a Transylvania County landscaper and program chair of the N.C. Bowhunters Association.
"They're already undermanned right now," Whitmire said, referring to the area's game wardens. "I just think it was a reckless approach to cut 50 percent of their budget. The Wildlife Resources Commission is one of the most self-efficient aspects of state government. It's not been a money pit."
The Senate's halving of the agency's general fund appropriation came as "a shock," said Dick Hamilton, coordinator for the N.C. Wildlife Federation's Camo Coalition, an outreach program for sportsmen. "It was done without consultation, and a lot of people have been working to get it restored."
Hamilton said if the funds aren't revived, programs that could suffer might include boating access sites, public fishing areas, search-and-rescue operations, fish hatcheries, shooting ranges and environmental education programs.
The N.C. House's latest budget would only cut the agency by $4 million in 2013-14, Hamilton said, and proposes to give the NCWRC $16 million in general fund revenues in 2014-15.
He said the Camo Coalition generated more than 800 emails to legislators about the Senate cuts, arguing that wildlife-related pursuits generate $3.3 billion for the state's economy each year.
"We're hopeful that the final number will rest closer to the House recommendation," Martin said.
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The past will only define those that allow it to.
A week ago, Penn State welcomed a football recruiting class ranked 24th in the nation by ESPN, disproving the idea that the unprecedented sanctions handed down by the NCAA in wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal would rid Happy Valley of coveted, incoming talent.
Less than three months ago, the Nittany Lions capped an 8-4 campaign under first-year head coach Bill O'Brien in a season widely viewed as a lost cause.
By most indications, aside from a slew of lawsuits, the recovery process for both the football program and the university as a whole appeared to be ahead of schedule.
And, in many ways, following the release of the Paterno report this past Sunday, Penn State took three steps back.
To be fair, I'm certainly not going to fault the family for attempting to clear the late Joe Paterno's name from enabling a now-convicted child molester.
I'm also not going to rehash the findings in either the Freeh or Paterno reports; I'll leave that feeding frenzy alone.
Both have clear-cut agendas, both have flaws and both allow for broader examination.
But neither contributes to the ongoing effort to move forward.
Hence, the issue here.
The court of public opinion has already reached its verdict.
The man directly responsible for this unfathomable scandal will spend the rest of his life in prison.
And, the healing process for all involved has seemingly begun.
So why go back to square one?
The reality is that we are never going to fully know the truth. Instead, information will continue to be released, disputed and analyzed, acting as reminders of the stigma now forever associated with Happy Valley.
The Paterno report is the latest, but unlikely the last, example.
Without question, the findings of the report effectively raise red flags about Freeh's conclusions regarding Paterno's involvement. Unfortunately, aside from reopening somewhat healed wounds, none of that ultimately matters now.
The victims matter.
The resiliency of those forced to suffer the consequences of an act they had nothing to do with matters.
The future of Penn State matters.
Reports trying to piece together the past don't, it's too late for that.
You can't rewrite history, and regardless of how it's presented, the name Joe Paterno will forever be linked to the Jerry Sandusky scandal one way or another.
It's time everyone accepts that.
It's time to leave the past right where it belongs, in the past.
It's time to again recognize the good at Penn State, including a football program that is evidently operating just fine without Mr. Paterno.
We are all entitled to our opinions, and regardless of what each of us believes, the damage is already done. No past, present or future report is going to change that. Instead, it only creates further dissention over the legacy of one man.
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Nashua judge hears case for vacating road-rage conviction over credibility issuesBy NANCY WEST
New Hampshire Sunday News
February 02. 2013 10:50PM
NASHUA - A Windham man wants a judge to throw out his road rage-related convictions because a week after jurors found him guilty last November, prosecutors admitted they had failed to disclose before trial as required that the arresting Pelham police officer had potential credibility problems.
The case of Cody Eller, 20, who was convicted of second-degree assault and reckless conduct for intentionally crashing his car into a motorcyclist to keep him from passing 20 months ago, has been shrouded in secrecy since the prosecutors' highly unusual admission two months ago.
Judge Jacalyn A. Colburn sealed related-court records and gagged the lawyers - and Eller's mother - from talking about it.
The public got its first glimpse into the matter Friday at a hearing in Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua. Courts have generally held that such failures to disclose are very serious and may result in convictions being overturned.
Jeffrey Kaye, Eller's lawyer, is adamant about what should happen next because he wasn't told before trial that Pelham Master Patrolman Eugene Stahl - who provided key testimony against Eller - had a potential credibility issue.
Stahl, who declined comment for this article, had insisted from the start that Eller confessed to him at the scene minutes after the crash.
"My client's constitutional rights were violated," Kaye said. "At the minimum, this should result in a new trial."?Police characterized the incident as road rage. but Kaye insists Eller simply misunderstood Stahl's questions at the scene because he has a learning disability and a diagnosed auditory processing disorder. Jurors found Eller not guilty of the most serious charge, first-degree assault. The injured motorcyclist survived.
Eller, who attended Friday's hearing, said he has completed his associate's degree in graphic design at Hesser College, has found a job and hopes to move on with his life.
"I have been stressed," Eller said.
Prosecutors said they only became aware after trial that Stahl's name is on the Hillsborough County Attorney's confidential "Laurie" list.
Top prosecutors must maintain such lists of police officers for possible disclosure to the defense before trial because of a state Supreme Court ruling in 1995. The court overturned Carl Laurie's first-degree murder conviction because prosecutors failed to disclose the lead police investigator's propensity for dishonesty.
Kaye criticized the confidential Laurie system, which has been the subject of several Sunday News articles since last fall. There is no way to assure defense attorneys or the public that police and prosecutors fully disclose appropriate information from an officer's personnel file, Kaye said.
"The Laurie system is broken," Kaye said.
Kaye's opinion was bolstered at the hearing when it was revealed that Pelham police and prosecutors didn't fully comply with Judge Colburn's order to turn over Stahl's complete personnel file for her review.
Initially, Colburn chastised Kaye during the hearing for insisting there was more to Stahl's file than had been turned over to her. The records include an investigation into allegations of excessive force, but there was no mention of whether any conclusions were reached.
Colburn insisted she had no reason to believe any material had been withheld from Stahl's personnel record, until Kaye pointed out referenced attachments in one document that hadn't, in fact, been attached.
Assistant Hillsborough County Attorney Karinne Brobst then told Colburn she provided only a police summary of the investigation, not the full investigation.
Colburn said she was "not happy" that all materials had not been turned over for review to determine whether they should be released to the defense.
"Reach out to Pelham police and tell them I want everything ...," Colburn told Brobst.
Laurie issues could include findings that an officer lied under oath or during an internal investigation, although some prosecutors insist police chiefs err on the side of caution by reporting officers who have been disciplined for much less serious infractions, as well.
It has been up to a judge to decide what police personnel information should be disclosed, in which cases and how it will be used. But a law that went into effect virtually unnoticed last June has been interpreted differently by prosecutors and defense attorneys, adding confusion to the Laurie disclosure process.
Former state Rep. Brandon Giuda, R-Chichester, said he pushed the legislation last session after a police chief complained to another lawmaker that some police chiefs refused to turn over the names of police officers with potential credibility issues.
After initial reluctance and some confusion about which officers should be on their Laurie lists and for how long, county attorneys told the Sunday News last October there are about 60 sworn law enforcement officers on lists across the state.
Attorney Kaye said he fears that in the future, police departments will become more and more hesitant about reporting officers with credibility issues to county attorneys. But it is imperative that Laurie lists be accurately maintained and appropriate information be disclosed, he said.
Otherwise, people won't get a fair shake at trial, Kaye said.
"That means denying people's constitutional rights to all favorable evidence," Kaye said.
Eller is free on bail. Another hearing will be scheduled.


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PSNH agrees to cut administrative charges to competing power vendors
By DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
— Public Service of New Hampshire has agreed to lower or eliminate administrative charges to competitive energy suppliers, in a move that could save consumers money on their electric bills if the savings get passed along.
PSNH delivers the electricity and bills all consumers, regardless of who sells the power. A large number of consumers in the state now buy their electricity from unregulated suppliers like ENH or North American Power. Those companies pay PSNH fees for billing, collections, meter reading, and when a customer switches from one company to another.
Power New England, an independent supplier, appealed those fees to the PUC last year, claiming they could not be supported by the new expense or "incremental costs" incurred by PSNH for the services. Other unregulated suppliers jumped in as interveners.
Regulators in December ordered PSNH to prepare a cost-of-service study to help determine what the charges should be. The results surprised even some PSNH competitors.
In a letter to the PUC on March 12, PSNH acknowledged that there was no basis in actual cost for two of the largest fees and reduced them to zero, pending further review by regulators.
"That letter is our notification to the PUC that we have conducted a study of incremental costs associated with these services, and it is our proposal for temporary rates that will be in place until the commission makes a decision on permanent rates," PSNH spokesperson Martin Murray said.
Murray said PSNH does not agree that the fees should be based on incremental costs, suggesting that they ought to be based in part on what similar services would cost unregulated suppliers in the open market.
He compared the argument of PNE to a commuter who tells a bus driver, "You have to operate this bus on this route anyway, so you might as well let me on for free."
The reduced charges will apply until and unless PSNH prevails in a process that starts with a hearing on permanent rates that is scheduled for June.
Some charges eliminated
The fees at issue are the selection charge, collection charge, and the billing and payment charge.
When a customer switched from one unregulated supplier to another, PSNH was charging each $5 to process the switch. PSNH determined that there are no incremental costs associated with customers switching from (PSNH) service to a supplier, or from supplier to supplier, and is proposing to eliminate the charge.
That charge alone was generating more than $1 million in 2013 for PSNH.
The collection service charge was essentially a bad-debt fee of 0.25 percent on all collections by PSNH on behalf of unregulated suppliers.
That charge has also been eliminated, for now.
"PSNH found that taking into consideration only the incremental costs associated with supplier services, collections would not meet the requirements of the cost of service study, and thus the company is proposing to remove the collection services charge from its tariff," stated the letter to the PUC from PSNH attorney Matthew Fossum.
The utility was able to demonstrate that billing on behalf of unregulated suppliers does have costs, but could only document enough cost to justify a charge of 0.07 cents per bill, compared to the previous charge of 50 cents per bill.
Savings for customers?
Gus Fromuth, managing partner at PNE, described the results of the PSNH cost-of-service study as "a complete and total victory for PNE in its case against PSNH for overcharging the residential customer switching charges."
Murray said the utility simply played by the rules, and continues to do so. PSNH is seeking approval of a $5 charge per customer when customers have to be switched from an unregulated supplier because of a default, as occurred with PNE and People's Power and Gas last year.
"A claim that we overcharged suppliers is simply inaccurate," Murray said. "The charges in place until February had been in our tariff for 15 years, and upheld by the PUC. Just because the PUC believes the charges should changed in the future does not mean that anything inappropriate had occurred in the past."
Interveners in the PNE case included ENH Power and North American, all of whom promised on Monday to turn any savings in PSNH charges over to their customers in reduced rates.
"We are pleased to see the recommended service charge reduced by more than 70 percent and that PSNH has finally acknowledged that there are not incremental costs associated with customers switching from default service to supply companies such as ENH Power," said Emile Clavet, ENH co-owner. "Should this decision hold, this spring when setting our rates we hope to pass along even greater savings to new customers as well as to our current customers upon renewal."
The tide of consumers switching from PSNH to unregulated suppliers has slowed down this winter, as the high price of natural gas left many paying higher rates in the competitive market than the PSNH default offer.


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STOCKTON - Eighteen-year-old Netta Nagle was one of a few dozen area residents who gathered Saturday night at Oak Park for Taking Back Stockton 2, the second event organized by We Own the Night.
STOCKTON - Eighteen-year-old Netta Nagle was one of a few dozen area residents who gathered Saturday night at Oak Park for Taking Back Stockton 2, the second event organized by We Own the Night.
Nagle and some friends were trying to change a tire in the Big Lots parking lot at East Hammer and West lanes July 14 when she was shot twice in the leg and once in the face.
Nagle still bears the scars from her injuries and admits she is sometimes scared to go out in public, but she delivered a defiant message to the criminals who sent Stockton screaming to a record 71 homicides in 2012.
"We own the night," Nagle said. "We're not going to let this happen anymore. We're going to stop this."
Residents shared their fears, frustrations and hopes for a city plagued in recent years by soaring murder rates and other violent crimes.
Grace Ortega, a Neighborhood Watch president in the Oak Park area, said Stockton residents must stand together against a criminal element that has made Stockton one of the most violent cities in the United States.
"People are really not feeling safe, but we're coming together as a community, as a city, and we're going to take it back," Ortega said. "We're here as a community to get strong and protect our neighborhood. I can't do it by myself and you can't do it by yourself, but we can do it together."
Michelle Nagle, Netta's mother, said it is heartening to see peaceful gatherings like Taking Back Stockton, which drew more than 200 people to Fremont Square for its first event Nov. 5.
"It's nice to see the support," she said. "It's nice to see the community coming out and saying, 'We're tired of the violence. We're tired of the killings and the shootings. We're not going to take it anymore.' "
A number of residents said they were encouraged by the efforts of police as Stockton marked its 30th day without a homicide Saturday. Ortega said the killings have slowed partly because community members and law enforcement officials are working together to make criminals feel unwelcome.
"They know we're taking our city back," Ortega said. "We're tired of it. We're done. These young kids need to respect our city or leave. They have a choice: Either you can work with us to make our community better or you've got to go."
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Manchester alderman doesn't support Adam Curtis Skate Park proposalBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
July 15. 2013 9:46PM
MANCHESTER — A key alderman on Tuesday said he couldn't support the upgrades a private developer has proposed for the Adam Curtis Skate Park, saying the park is in the wrong place.
Ron Ludwig, an alderman in the North End's Ward 2 and the former director of Parks and Recreation for the city, said he never wanted the park built at the location, which is behind the Regis Lemaire Community Center on Maple Street.
"It didn't, in my opinion, turn out to be what skateboarders really like," he said. He said it cannot be seen from the road, but skateboarders want to be seen.
"This was obviously the wrong place," Ludwig said.
Jim DeStefano, project coordinator for the nonprofit XMVSkate Inc., hopes to raise enough money to improve the park. His original plans, an enclosed park, proved to be too costly. So now DeStefano wants to redesign the community center building, in part by eliminating much of the interior space and converting it into a park entryway.
DeStafano said those changes will open site lines into the skate park. He wants to keep some of the structure up to provide restrooms and the ability to generate revenue for the skateboard park.
He said the location is good."It's now right down the street from the city police department," DeStefano said.Ludwig said it would be best to tear down the community center and move the skate park close to the street.
Ludwig said the city should have paved a flat piece of property and installed rails, pipes and decks, which could be replaced once they wore out.


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Two women seriously hurt in Epping crashBy JASON SCHREIBER
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April 05. 2013 1:03AM
EPPING - Epping fire and rescue personnel had some extra hands on duty Thursday when two women were seriously injured in a crash that occurred at the same time the fire department was conducting a training exercise with firefighters from other agencies.
Fire Chief Don DeAngelis said the two female drivers were trapped and had to be extricated from their cars before being flown by medical helicopters to Boston hospitals following the accident at the intersection of routes 125 and 87.
The crash was reported at 10:12 a.m. when firefighters from Concord, Exeter and Franklin were at the Epping fire station for a training class. They joined Epping fire and rescue personnel, along with an Exeter ambulance and Brentwood fire and rescue.
"We had a lot of paramedics in the class," DeAngelis said.
Police Capt. Jason Newman said a preliminary investigation showed that a 2010 Toyota Corolla driven by Megan Barnes, 23, of Epping, was traveling west on Route 87 and may have failed to yield to a 2010 Mazda 6 heading south on Route 125. Police identified the driver of the Mazda as Loretta Gynan, 26, of Nottingham.
Police are still investigating the cause of the accident, and at this point no charges have been filed, Newman said.
One of the women was airlifted from a landing zone at Epping High School, while the second was taken to Exeter Hospital and later flown to a Boston hospital.
Epping firefighter/paramedic Chuck Moorenovich said one of the drivers suffered a head injury, while the other suffered arm, chest and leg injuries.
Their conditions were not known Thursday night.
Both vehicles were totaled in the crash and towed from the scene.
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Hampton man indicted for trying to hit woman with carBy JAMES KIMBLE
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June 20. 2013 11:14PM
BRENTWOOD — A Hampton man was indicted for attempting to hit a female pedestrian with his car while she was walking along the opposite side of the road, according to prosecutors.
Brent Pizon, 35, is facing a single count of felony reckless conduct for steering his green Toyota at the woman. She was walking near the area of Little River Road in Hampton at the time of the incident.
Pizon, who is free on bail, was indicted by a Rockingham County grand jury earlier this month.
He faces up to 3½ to 7 years in state prison if he is convicted by a jury.
Hampton police were called to Barbour Road about 2:15 p.m. for a report of a driver trying to hit a pedestrian.
The vehicle was described as a green Toyota.
Police said they found the car at Pizon's home at 20 Barbour Road a short time later.
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Ban dodgeball? Why not ban boys?EDITORIAL
March 28. 2013 7:53PM
Why does the Windham School Board hate boys? OK, maybe "hate" is too strong a word. Dislike, perhaps?
Ten days ago the board voted 4-1 to ban dodgeball from Windham schools. The board had the support of the administration. It is a "human target" game, the board said. It can cause concussions. It can make kids feel bad. It must be eradicated.
Windham children would be better protected if the voters would elect wiser school board members.
Dodgeball games at Windham public schools involved Nerf balls. Who gets a concussion from a Nerf ball? Football players get concussions. Hockey players get concussions. Both of those sports produce many times more concussions than Nerf-armed dodgeball players do. Yet football and hockey (in collaboration with Pelham High) will continue to be played at Windham High School. The concussion claim was a ruse.
The real reason was to reduce violent play that can lead to bullying. As Dennis Senibaldi, the lone dissenter on the school board, said, "If someone is being bullied, there are ways to address that. We have anti-bullying policies."
That leaves violent play. Michael Thompson, a psychologist and co-author of "Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys" said in an interview with the LiveScience website a few years ago, "There is no such thing as violent play. Violence and aggression are intended to hurt somebody. Play is not intended to hurt somebody. Play, rougher in its themes and rougher physically, is a feature of boyhood in every society on Earth."
As Thompson noted, boys are hardwired for dominance and aggression. Playground activities that let them channel those traits into competitive games, rather than actual fighting, do not create violent children; they provide non-violent outlets for boys' natural tendencies. Banning dodgeball does zip to protect kids. All it does is remove from school a safe outlet for boys' naturally dominant and competitive tendencies. That is, it harms boys. The school board should reverse its decision at once.


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First on the agenda for the Village of Enfield Board of Trustees at their regular meeting Tuesday night was the swearing in of elected officials. There were no changes in the administration.
First on the agenda for the Village of Enfield Board of Trustees at their regular meeting Tuesday night was the swearing in of elected officials. There were no changes in the administration.
After a 40-minute executive session Tuesday night, the trustees emerged with Terry Harrison making the motion to grant a five-percent pay increase to all village employees. The motion was seconded by Mary Dormer with an affirmative vote from the remaining trustees. This pay increase will go into effect with the next pay period.
During the April meeting, trustees agreed to accept bids on fuel used by the village. Only two bids were received and announced Tuesday.
One was from Wabash Valley Service Company and one was from Synenergy Partners.
Wabash Valley submitted two types of bids, one as a floating bid and one as a firm bid. Synenergy submitted only a firm bid.
The low bid was received from Wabash Valley and trustees agreed to accept that firm offer. Bids were also accepted on a 1987 Ford F150 Pickup and a yard barn which were deemed to be surplus equipment.
Minimum bids were put on each at $400. High bidder on the pickup was Terry Biggerstaff of rural McLeansboro and on the yard barn was Stan Hart of Enfield.
The 2013 street project was submitted by Bill Lewis of Round Table Designs. The estimated expenditures is $29,000. After review and discussion, Mary Dormer made the motion to accept the proposed project as outlined by Lewis, second by Terry Harrison. The motion passed.
Patrick Harrison was in attendance to request permission to build a pond on his property. The matter was tabled as trustees advised Harrison he should first check with IDOT before a decision is made.
In other areas of the goverment it was business as usual. Utililites Superintendent Bishop thanked the Garden Club for all their efforts in making the village look outstanding and reminded residents with the threat of severe weather that a 90-second blast of the siren means strong winds are headed our way and one should take cover.
June 1 is set for town wide rummage sales day and June 8 for clean up, available to current utilities customers who are in good standing. No tires, batteries, paint, electronics or appliance with Freon will be accepted. Those with questions should contact the village office prior to that day.
Prior to adjourning at 9:22pm, Mayor Harbour told of an event that is taking place on June 29. A former Enfield resident, Duane Laughard, is battling cancer and a fund raiser is in the planning.
A pork chop dinner, raffles, auctions, music, etc. will be held at the four-way in town. If anyone has anything to donate for an auction or would like to help, please contact Mary Dormer at Rick Bassinger's Country Mutual office at 1-618-963-2621.


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Attorney 'shocked' by murder chargeBy JASON SCHREIBER
Sunday News Correspondent
March 17. 2013 12:57AM
EPPING - Tim Coughlin was shocked when he heard the news of Amanda "Amy" Warf's body being found in a vacant concrete plant.
He was even more surprised when he learned that Warf's ex-husband, Aaron Desjardins, was charged in her murder.
Coughlin, a Portsmouth lawyer, was representing Desjardins while he and Warf ironed out the details of a parenting plan for their 11-month-old son, William, in the Brentwood Family Court.
Coughlin was hired just after their divorce was final in February 2012 and says he never saw any serious problems between the two.
They may have disagreed at times like many divorced couples, but Coughlin said it was nothing unusual.
"I hear about these things happening, and sometimes when I'm involved in a particular case I wonder if something bad might happen because of the nature of my client or the nature of the opposing party," he said. "This case didn't have that. It's surprising that he might somehow be involved."
The last time Coughlin spoke with Desjardins was a few weeks before prosecutors say he killed Warf by slitting her throat.
The body of the 36-year-old mother who worked at Exeter Hospital was discovered on the second floor of the abandoned City Concrete factory on Hampton Road in Exeter on March 7. Firefighters found her body while responding to a fire that prosecutors say was intentionally set, though Desjardins hasn't been charged with arson.
Just a few days after telling reporters he had nothing to do with her murder and that someone else had done it, Desjardins, 36, was arrested at gunpoint near his Epping home Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder.
Coughlin said he believes Warf and Desjardins were still seeing a co-parent counselor at the time of the killing and had a hearing scheduled in May.
"They were working on the minutia, the logistics of the parenting time that they would spend with William, but they had pretty much equally divided it, and they were trying to figure out when transfers would occur and things like that," Coughlin said.
Before his arrest, Desjardins told the New Hampshire Union Leader that he and Warf had "come to full agreement" on custody of their son.
"We were just going to put the ink on the paper," he said at the time, suggesting that all was well between him and Warf.
Unlike some couples, Warf and Desjardins didn't seem to have a problem getting together to work out their issues.
"They could meet in the same room. There were no domestic violence aspects of the case. No restraining orders," Coughlin said. "If it turns out that he was aggressive toward her during this event I certainly never saw evidence of that when I observed them dealing with each other."
At times, even Desjardins' new wife, Sarah, would attend meetings with Coughlin when Warf was also present. Court documents hinted at some tension between the two women in the past, but Coughlin said Sarah was "very helpful with him in parenting William."
According to Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell, William is now being cared for by other family members while Desjardins remains held without bail at the Rockingham County jail. He is due back in court for a probable cause hearing on March 22 at the 10th Circuit Court in Brentwood.


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Soybeans rose in Chicago, extending the biggest weekly gain in three months, on concern dryness in Brazil and rain in Argentina will threaten supply as demand strengthens in leading global consumer China.
In Brazil, the world's biggest exporter, 77 percent of crops were planted, down from 86 percent a year earlier, researcher AgRural Commodities Agricolas said yesterday. About 37 percent of Argentine soybeans were sown, against 47 percent a year ago, the Buenos Aires Cereals Exchange said Nov. 22. China bought 16.8 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans since Sept. 1, up 14 percent from a year ago and 62 percent of total U.S. shipments, Department of Agriculture data show.
"There's still some concern about dryness in northern Brazil and some wet weather that's delayed plantings in Argentina," Victor Thianpiriya, an analyst at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., said by phone from Singapore. "With the break in prices we've seen since the September highs, we've started to see demand come back."
Soybeans for delivery in January advanced 0.6 percent to $14.2725 a bushel at 7:24 a.m. on the Chicago Board of Trade. The oilseed climbed 2.6 percent last week, the best performance for a most-active contract since the five days ended Aug. 24.
Soybeans surged to a record in September after the worst U.S. drought in half a century parched fields. Prices have since slumped 20 percent, trimming this year's gain to 18 percent. Researcher Oil World cut its output-growth forecast for South America by 8 percent on Nov. 20.
Corn, Wheat
Corn for delivery in March added 0.7 percent to $7.5475 a bushel. The grain touched $7.57, the highest price since Nov. 9.
Wheat for March delivery rose 0.4 percent to $8.65 a bushel. In Paris, milling wheat for January delivery gained 0.3 percent to 270.50 euros ($350.70) a ton on NYSE Liffe. Prices are up 33 percent this year in Chicago and 39 percent in Paris after dry weather cut yields in Russia and eastern Europe and as U.S. winter crops are threatened by drought.
U.S. exporters sold 657,416 tons of wheat in the week ended Nov. 15, more than double the prior week's amount, the USDA said Nov. 23. U.S. grain is becoming more competitive for buyers in North Africa after price gains in Paris outpaced Chicago, Arnaud Saulais, a broker at Starsupply Commodity Brokers in Nyon, Switzerland, said in an e-mailed report today.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 23rd Apr 2012 16:29 UTC
Adam Fields and Perry Metzger have been investigating the serious performance issues people are experiencing with Lion. "Frequent beachballs, general overall slowness and poor UI responsivness, specific and drastic slowdowns on every Time Machine run, high memory utilization in Safari Web Content, mds, and kernel_task processes, large numbers of page outs even with a good deal of available RAM, and high amounts of RAM marked as inactive which is not readily freed back to other applications, with page outs favored." Apparently the issue is that the "virtual memory manager is bad at managing which pages should be freed from the inactive state and which ones should be paged out to disk". I won't make myself popular with a certain part of our readership, but really, is this considered a new problem? Mac OS X has always had terrible memory management, and where Windows has continuously become better at it, Mac OS X seems to have been stagnant and even getting worse. This is what happens when the company earns 2/3s of its revenue somewhere else.
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by BeOSJim on Mon 23rd Apr 2012 18:18 UTC
I like the way the story end with "This is what happens when the company earns 2/3s of its revenue somewhere else."
Is this like saying that since General Electric makes everything from jet engines to healthcare to appliances to televisions that the lightbulbs they make aren't very good?
Since Microsoft makes money elsewhere and loses it with Bing, that must not be any good either?
Since Coca-cola owns Minute Maid and less than 2/3 of its revenue comes from that, then it must not be very good either...
I know my examples are ridiculous, but I wanted to make a point about that line.
I do I agree with the story, the memory management needs a lot of work.