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Hayden, AZ

  • Hayden, Arizona and the Copper Collar

    King Copper

    Arizona mining has been marked by a long history of industrial strife, especially for Mexican-Americans who have faced community and workplace discrimination. Much has been written about the persistent mistreatment of and prejudice toward Hispanic workers and their families in Arizona, including two-tiered wage systems, segregated housing, discriminatory patterns of exposure to hazards and restricted access to just and effective remedies. In this essay we explore some of the stories and struggles we’ve learned from our research and from Hispanic miners and community members living and working in Arizona’s copper belt.

    In the early years of the 20th century, the celebrated jurist Felix Frankfurter served on a presidential commission regarding industrial conflicts. He expressed a studied outrage at how Mexican workers were being treated in mining operations across Arizona.

    The miners feel that they are not treated as men…without a share in determining the conditions of their labor, and their labor is their life…. in a word there is no fellowship for them in the great industrial enterprise which absorbs them. (Parrish, pg. 29)

    During World War One, non-compliant workers involved in labor organizing and strikes were blacklisted, especially if they were not US citizens. Mexican miners and smelterworkers were often targets for induction into the military, even while their efforts to become naturalized citizens were being undermined. Some faced jail or deportation. During the war and the “Red Scare” that followed, parts of Arizona’s copper belt were described as a police state. The copper companies maintained stringent control of communities where their mines and smelters were sited; according to Parrish, “the copper companies easily maintained de facto control over the substance of local policy.”(Parrish, pg. 49)

    Between World Wars One and Two, and into the 1950s, a pattern of separation and discrimination hardened in Arizona. The “Copper Collar” tightened as copper barons exerted their brand of industrial peace and progress. This involved structural discrimination in housing and jobs, as well as persistent surveillance and red-baiting. The famous (and famously black-listed) film “Salt of the Earth” portrayed the struggles of Mexican and Mexican-American miners and their families, including the women’s efforts to get the Mine, Mill and Smelterworkers Union to add indoor plumbing and hot running water to its strike demands. Both were available to Anglo families, but denied to Mexicans.

    The regional disparity in how workers were treated and compensated became clear with the 1944 report of the Federal Equal Employment Commission:

    Strike at the Ray mine--reproduced with permission of Frankie and Chuy OlmosMine, Mill and Smelterworkers local at the Ray mine, On Strike

    There is a wide spread between the labor scale in effect in the Southwest, where most of the laborers are of Spanish extraction, than [what is] in effect in Idaho, Montana and Utah fields. The spread becomes significant when it is remembered that the copper companies, whether located in the North or in the Southwest, receive the same return for their product.”(quoted in Bustamente, 1995)

    Miners and their families continued to struggle with mining companies in Arizona through the 1980’s. In 1983 2400 workers in Clifton/Morenci, members of 13 international unions, went on strike against their employer, the mining giant, Phelps-Dodge. The unions were opposing wage and benefit cuts imposed by the company in violation of an industry-wide contract that had already been ratified by other mining companies. During this protracted and closely observed strike, the laboring communities of ASARCO, Kennecott, Inspiration and Magma Mining Companies saw Phelps Dodge operate with virtual impunity. The company hired replacement workers and worked closely with the state of Arizona to conduct extensive surveillance of the strikers. Governor Babbitt called in state troopers and the National Guard to prevent the unions from enforcing their picket line, and many workers were jailed. In Holding the Line, Barbara Kingsolver writes of the “ironclad, steel-toed partnership” between the state, the police and Phelps-Dodge that crushed the strike. For many families, the disastrous conclusion to the strike, created permanent unemployment and destitution.

    In 1995, on the 12th anniversary of the Clifton/Morenci strike, Jonathan Rosenblum wrote about the little-known surveillance strategies adopted by the state through its Arizona State Criminal Intelligence Systems Agency (ACISA). to support Phelps-Dodge in breaking the strike. Rosenblum wrote that ACISA “hired union informants, bugged union meetings, and created a computer database on anyone suspected by the agents of being a ‘troublemaker.’” Rosenblum quoted ACISA Chief Navarrete’s defense of his agency’s activities, “What happened during the strike doesn’t fall within the definition of organized crime, but from my perspective, it’s organized labor’” (http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tw/06-29-95/curr4.htm)

    In his book, Copper Crucible, Rosenblum explains how corporate-state response to the strike changed the playing field for unions:

    This old weapon (replacement workers) was upgraded and modernized in ways that tilted the playing field in favor of management and brought back with a vengeance the “fungibility” (or replaceability) of labor. (Rosenblum, pg. 222)

    To the mix of persistent ethnic prejudice and strengthened management strong-arming of working people and their unions, add the devolving environmental conditions in mining/smelting communities. In 1982, a community group at one of the Phelps Dodge smelters in Douglas, released a blistering account of airborne pollution reaching into a large region of southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico, as well as growing evidence of on-the-ground impacts of cancer and serious pulmonary diseases. While Tucson and Phoenix had plans for attainment of Air Quality Standards under federal law, the small smelter towns across the state had no plans, due to limited or shrouded data, the power of the mining-smelting sector and the non-attention of federal regulators. Increasingly, “what are we breathing?” became the question at smelter towns across the state.

    Miners in Pinal County: The Growth and Death of Company Towns

    Hayden is a small mining/smelter town located partly in Gila County and partly in Pinal County in the southeast part of the state. Along with the neighboring town of Winkelman it is the community and worker base for Asarco’s smelter, the last operating smelter in the US. Hayden has a complex history: originally founded as a company town, it was shaped by patterns of immigration over many generations, ethnic prejudice and discrimination, volatility of strikes and union-management relations, and the ever-growing dreary and dramatic evidence of health and environmental damage.

    Hayden’s development is inextricably connected to the broader history of mining in the region. The town was founded in 1909 as a wholly owned entity of the Ray Consolidated Copper Company, part of the Guggenheim corporate group which also held the controlling interest in ASARCO. It was based near the confluence of the Gila and San Pedro rivers to provide housing, for primarily Mexican workers who migrated to the region to build the smelter. In 1912 the company completed construction of the Hayden smelter and began processing ore from the Ray underground copper mine, 17 miles down the road. Ray Consolidated was purchased by Nevada Consolidated, and then by Kennecott Copper in 1933. Through this purchase Kennecott acquired ownership of the company town of Hayden. In 1958 Kennecott began operating a second smelter in Hayden, but it closed in the 1980’s.

    Hayden, AZ: ASARCO smelter, 1940'sHayden, AZ: ASARCO smelter, 1940’s

    In its earliest days the Ray copper mine was owned by Mineral Creek Mining Company; in 1910, the year after Hayden was founded, it was purchased by Hayden’s owner, Ray Consolidated. In 1933 ownership of the mine passed to Kennecott Copper, By then, three segregated communities were located near the mine. Beginning in 1906 the town of Sonora housed Syrian families and Mexican workers and their families who had been recruited from Sonora, Mexico. The town of Ray was built in 1909 to provide housing for Anglo and Irish workers. In 1911 a third town was founded by Spanish miners and named “Barcelona” after their city of origin.

    Labor historian Philip Mellinger has cited the significance of the Ray mine to labor organizing labor in the state:

    Arizona’s first World War-era labor activism began with a series of incidents at Ray…Ray, Sonora and Barcelona became a hornet’s nest of social activism which would not subside until after the First World War”(quoted in Seefeldt 2005, p. 7)

    Mining operations were influenced by the fluctuations in price and demand in the copper industry; closures of the mine, in turn, affected the residential population. Sonora’s population grew to 5,000 by 1912; but during the early 1930’s when the mine closed, Kennecott agreed to send miners back to Mexico at company expense. By the mid-1930’s the population of Sonora had diminished to 600. Then in 1937 the mine re-opened, and the population once again expanded.

    In the 1950’s Kennecott’s underground mine was converted into a vast open-pit mine, and as it grew the three communities were wiped out. A news article published in 1959 reported, “gradually the pit expanded. The Old Man of the Mountain, the great stone face on the hill between Sonora and Ray, disappeared one day in a thunder of dynamite. Bulldozers and shovels crawled all over it,” (quoted in Seefeldt, p. 28). The open pit enveloped the three towns. In 1958 some residents of the former communities of Sonora, Ray and Barcelona relocated to Kearny, a planned community created by a real estate developer under contract to Kennecott; others moved to surrounding communities, including Hayden.

    In the early 1950’s Kennecott had begun to rid itself of the company towns that surrounded its mining and smelting operations. The cost of operating a company town had become prohibitive; “it was a competing business that drained energy and resources from mining.” In 1954 Kennecott sold its remaining residential communities in the region—the entire town of Hayden and the downtown districts and homes of Ray and Sonora (but not the land beneath them) to John W. Galbreath Development Corporation (Barcelona had already been abandoned) (Seefeldt, p. 7). Galbraith was in the business of purchasing company towns and then redeveloping them as municipal entities, selling off lots and homes to individual residents. Galbreath built the town of Kearny to provide housing for the displaced residents of Ray and Sonora; it was incorporated as an independent municipality in 1959. Galbreath’s company also handled the incorporation of Hayden as an independent municipality in 1958.

    Sonora homes and the Ray open pit mine--reproduced with permission of Frankie and Chuy OlmosSonora homes and the Ray open pit mine

    In 1962 Kennecott sent eviction notices to the remaining 2700 residents of Ray and Sonora, to be enforced by December 1965. Kearny was still under construction, with 216 homes available. This was not enough to house the dislocated population, and some Sonoran families complained that they could not afford to buy one of the newly built Kearny homes (Seefeldt, pp. 29-30). In 1963 the Ray business district was destroyed. By 1965 an estimated 2,712 people had moved to Kearny, Hayden, and other mining communities in the region. In 1982 Kennecott closed its Hayden smelter, and in 1986 ASARCO purchased Kennecott’s Ray mine, consolidating its control over the region.

    Although the towns of Ray, Barcelona and Sonora have been engulfed by the vast open-pit Ray mine, memories of tight-knit community life persist. One former resident remembers what it was like to grow up in Sonora:

    Sonora schoolSonora School

    “When I was a kid, you could be on the other side of town doing something wrong and any older woman could scold you and you had to mind them. Everybody was your mother. You respected all the people there. When anybody was in some kind of trouble, all the people would pick up as much funds as necessary and help them.” (Susan Wootton, Copper Basin News, Sept. 1988)

    Shaped by the serious and sometimes unforgiving demands of hard labor, industrial combat and deep patterns of race/class division, the Hayden-Ray area was, and continues to be, central to the production of copper in Arizona. Hayden, Winkleman and Kearny have maintained close community ties and pride in their labor/union traditions even while enduring dislocation and changes brought on by shifting patterns of ownership and corporate functioning.

    In Search of Hayden’s Past

    If you spend time in the Hayden Library, a nerve center of the community, you’ll find all sorts of local documents and stories, which hold the collective history, and memory of the community. We found a high school student paper, which offered a look back at the town’s legacy and divided racial past.

    Hayden life during its glory days was a beautiful mining town torn between two races. One race, which was richer than the other were called the Anglos, or the white people, the others were Mexicans. Hayden was the rich part of town; it contained a strip full of buildings, including a theater. San Miguel and San Pedro were the poor part of town where all the Mexicans lived. The Mexicans who lived in San Miguel were called ‘Sorumartos’ because they were more Indian and short. The Hispanics who lived in San Pedro were from different parts of Mexico and more Spaniard looking. Presently there are few Anglos living in the area, almost all the buildings are dead, yet each holds stories of the Mexicans’ troubles with racism during Hayden’s glory years. (“Hayden, What Life Was Like During Its Glory Days,” April 16, 2002)

    Our young high school historian goes on to draw on local memories and observations – the segregated class rooms, the local branch of the KKK burning crosses in the 1950s, “the nice pool” open only to Anglos. Despite all of this, in 1958, Hayden celebrated its incorporation as an independent township by proudly receiving the All-American City designation of the National Municipal League. Hayden has endured much in its 100-plus years—and families, some of whom can trace their legacy back four generations–remember the price they have paid, even while celebrating the strengths and relationships engendered by small-town community life.

    Hayden smelter from San PedroHayden smelter from San Pedro

    Frank Amado is a retired school teacher, athletic coach and musician. The Amado family can trace its heritage in Southern Arizona back to the 1700’s. Frank’s father was brought to the community as a young child; he settled in San Pedro amidst a thriving Hispanic community, and raised his family there. Frank has many vivid and affectionate memories of San Pedro:

    I didn’t watch a TV until I was 13 years old. So the radio was the main attraction for us. You know…listen to music and playing games around the neighborhood…we skated…There used to be a lot of donkeys…and we rode them as entertainment. Rode them to the river, rode them to the school sometimes.

    Frank describes San Pedro as a thriving community.

    The pool hall was the main activity of the miners…pool playing, card playing… everybody gathered, that was the gathering place for the miners. Miners: they work hard and they play hard!

    Frank attended junior college in Eastern Arizona and then entered the military. When he completed his service he returned to college on the GI bill and graduated from Arizona State University. This prepared him to return to his home town to teach social studies and coach sports at the local junior high school.

    Frank’s father and grandfather worked in the copper industry at a time when there was systematic discrimination against Mexican and Mexican-American workers.

    The Mexican workers and the Anglo workers did the same type of work, but they got paid differently. The Anglos got a dollar more for doing the same work and the same amount of work. And that’s the way the company policy was..in those times discrimination was very strong.

    After World War II many of the old segregated patterns that separated Anglo and Hispanic residents in Hayden/San Pedro collapsed.

    After the Second World War when the soldiers came back, they put their foot down and said, “Enough is enough.” They fought for their rights…and things started getting better.

    hayden-downtown-1940s-Hayden, AZ: Downtown 1940’s

    The movie theater was desegregated. By the late 1960’s Hispanics were able to buy houses in formerly all-white parts of town. Hispanic workers began to receive equal wages with their Anglo counterparts and some were offered advancement into managerial situations. At the same time Anglos gradually began to leave Hayden—the white managers who continued to work at the smelter relocated their families and commuted from the expanding municipal areas around Phoenix. Unknown to the community, some patterns of discrimination would persist into the late 1980’s and ‘90s.

    In the 1940’s Frank Amado’s father wrote a corrido, celebrating the San Pedro community. During one of our visits to Hayden, Frank sang the corrido for us:

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    Atención, señores, lo que les voy a intonar,
    El corrido San Pedro, el corrido San Pedro,
    Yo les voy a cantar.

    Entrando al San Pedro, ustedes miraran,
    Las casas tumbadas, las casas tumbadas,
    Pero no se cayen.

    San Pedro lindo, San Pedro lindo, que tu estas,
    La gente te quiere, la gente te quiere,
    No olvidaran.

    Por eso vienen, por eso vienen,
    Lejos de aqui.
    A verte, San Pedro,
    La gente, San Pedro,
    Te quiere a ti.

    En el año de 1909 este campo empezo.
    Con gente humilde, con gente humilde
    Que de Mexico llego.

    Ellos se acabaron,y los hijos quedaron,
    Contentos y orgullosos, contentos y orgullosos
    Que en San Pedro se crearon.

    San Pedro lindo, San Pedro lindo, que tu estas,
    La gente te quiere, la gente te quiere
    No te olvidaran.

    Por eso vienen, por eso vienen,
    Lejos de aqui.
    A verte, San Pedro,
    La gente, San Pedro,
    Te quiere a ti.

    Attention sirs and ladies to what I am going to recite
    The San Pedro corrido, the San Pedro corrido
    I am going to sing for you.

    Entering San Pedro you will see
    Houses that are leaning, houses that are leaning,
    But they don’t fall.

    Beautiful San Pedro,beautiful San Pedro that you are,
    The people love you, the people love you
    They will not forget you.

    That’s why they come, that’s why they come,
    From far away.
    To see you, San Pedro,
    The people, San Pedro,
    They love you.

    In the year 1909 the town began
    With humble people, with humble people,
    Who came from Mexico.

    They ended up here, and their children stayed
    Happy and proud, happy and proud,
    That in San Pedro they were raised.

    Beautiful San Pedro, Beautiful San Pedro that you are,
    The people love you, the people love you
    They will not forget you.

    That’s why they come, that’s why they come,
    From far away.
    To see you, San Pedro,
    The people, San Pedro,
    They love you.

    Workplace and Environmental Hazards in Hayden

    Besides archiving local stories and memories of the community, the Hayden Library also houses artifacts, records and news reports. In particular, old maps and news clippings tell the story of challenging working conditions and the changing landscape.

    Since 1910 mine tailings (the first waste products from ore extraction) have been stored in giant mounds called impoundments. According to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, tailings disposal in this area in the early 20th century occurred at the rate of approximately 4,000 tons per day, increasing to 16,000 tons per day by 1952 and to 21,000 tons per day by 1960.

    Over time the tailings mounds have become a pervasive and encroaching hazard. A 1988 article states,

    Where the present disposal area in Hayden is now, there used to be farm land with alfalfa fields, cattle, several houses and a general mercantile store… These former sites are now buried under millions of tons of tailings. (Johanna Teer, 1988, pg. 9)

    hayden-lit-tailingsHayden-tailings impoundments in late afternoon sun

    Today, tailings impoundments resemble giant dunes, massed along the side of the road that connects Hayden and Winkleman to the Ray mine In 1972 a slope failure (landslide) measuring 500 feet across, and 30-50 feet deep occurred at one of the impoundments. Other failures have occurred over the years (http://www.azdeq.gov/environ/waste/sps/download/state/asarco.pdf), and many people in the community worry that a driving rainstorm or earthquake would destabilize the huge impoundments. Community members have also complained about Asarco’s unregulated emissions—the state regulates the particulate size of emissions but not the quantities of toxic emissions produced—and they warn of ASARCO’s persistent practice of cranking up the furnaces at night. In the 1980’s and 90’s, as concern about the danger from mine tailings and emissions continued to mount, there was also growing outrage about working conditions–from grim accidents to hazardous exposures on the job.

    In 1990 Willie Craig, president of United Steelworkers Local 886 of Hayden conducted an investigation into health monitoring practices at ASARCO. Craig’s damning report, Asarco and Arsenic: The Right to Know, the Right to Live – A Case Study, was not to be found in the Hayden library. Instead we stumbled on it at the Chicano Small Manuscripts section of the Arizona State University Library in Tempe.

    A quiet, yet insistent voice from the past, Craig’s report documented serious violations of worker and civil rights. As the report made clear, ASARCO’s national Medical Director, Charles Hine, based in San Francisco, had authored a policy of occupational health apartheid, a policy that created unequal standards of monitoring and protection for Hispanic and Anglo workers. While ASARCO claims that they revoked the policy around the time that Craig’s report was released, it nevertheless represents a remarkable throwback to early and mid-20th century discriminatory and unethical practices, where ethnic identity was used to manage and apportion risk.

    Acting on a confidential warning issued by Asarco’s retiring physician, Craig began an investigation into what became known as “the Hispanic factor.” The investigation revealed that ASARCO at Hayden was systematically altering the lung function results of Hispanic workers that were mandated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Craig wrote,

    If a Hispanic employee has a pulmonary function of 85% of capacity, when using the Company’s method, this employee is still rated as having 100% of pulmonary function because of the 15% margin the Company has in fact self-imposed upon all Hispanics being tested at the time.

    Alarmed by the danger to its members posed by the company’s medical policy, the United Steelworkers contacted Dr. David Parkinson, a respected union physician from New York. Dr. Parkinson’s correspondence with ASARCO’s medical director is included in Craig’s report. In a letter to Hine, Dr. Parkinson confirmed that, “the predicated values in Hispanics were being reduced by 15%.”

    Here are some significant excerpts from Craig’s investigation:

    1) The lung function tests of Hispanic workers were systematically inflated by 15%.

    2) Asarco’s medical director justified the doctored figures by claiming that Hispanic workers had a larger chest capacity than Anglos.

    3) According to Craig, “During an OSHA inspection of the Asarco Hayden Plant conducted in 1988 it was found that the working environment of the Hayden Plant violated the present OSHA standard 109 times over. Realistically speaking, Local 886 believes that his figure hasn’t changed for the better, if anything it has either remained basically the same or at times gotten worse in nature.”

    4) The x-rays taken of Hayden workers were often unreadable, perhaps due to faulty, poorly maintained equipment. Also, x-rays were not properly recorded or communicated to workers.

    5) The pulmonary function testing equipment at Hayden had not been properly calibrated for several years.

    6) The report challenged the company and its medical staff, concluding: “Asarco and other parties have conspired with a sense of intense maliciousness to distort, misrepresent and mislead its employees, the public sector and various state and federal agencies [withholding] important information needed to protect the work force and the surrounding communities from excessive arsenic exposure. Asarco and perhaps other parties have conspired jointly to look the other way and protect their interest regarding legal, moral and ethical responsibilities and have done so for a number of years.”

    In April 1990 Local 886 reported on the “Hispanic Factor” in its publication, The Slag Dump. The Slag Dump, a member of the USWA Press Association, ran an extensive story to broadcast concerns to members in the region.

    The Company has basically formed their own standards…Hispanics at the Hayden plant can suffer a 15% loss in lung function with no apparent ill effect…This is a direct form of racial discrimination and thus is viewed as a violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act by this local…The majority of those who work at the Hayden Plant are of Hispanic origin. When one compares other management techniques that have been imposed by management at the Hayden plant, such a discovery is not totally unthinkable. It is time that the community, the state and the nation become aware of the problems the copper workers face today.

    The Asarco and Arsenic document, a compilation of reports, data, testimony, analysis and ethical argument is a very forceful and significant piece of work. It stands as the courageous, determined effort of a rank-and-file unionist, in connection with consulting physicians, to bring to light seriously disturbing practices. Soon after the Arizona Republic published an article about Willie Craig’s report, he became the target of company’s threats and efforts to silence him. The USWA supported Craig in filing charges of retaliation against ASARCO through OSHA provisions, but it’s not entirely clear how the situation was resolved. Local folks tell us that Willie Craig moved away. The company claims the Hispanic Factor policy was revoked. Unfortunately, the paper trail on ASARCO’s medical practices is not complete, and pressing questions remain. For instance, were the lung function tests of the primarily Hispanic workers at ASARCO’s Arizona mines and El Paso, Texas smelter also altered? The workers have the right to know.

    Willie Craig’s report reminds us that past practices that were discriminatory and undermining of health may not be truly past. The Hispanic factor bears similarities to the infamous Tuskegee practice of NOT treating known African American syphilis patients from the 1940s to 1970s. An identifiable risk, with clear advisories for public health protections, was not attended to because of the ethnic identity of the people involved. Workplace safety, health and environment committees must remain ever vigilant and mindful of corporate policies, records, reports, data, referrals and professional consultations, and their potential to create profound impacts on worker health and the community environment.

    Hayden Today

    Today the community of Hayden numbers about 800 people, housed within approximately one square mile. Although the smelter is in full production, the community is experiencing hard times. In 2009 the median household income was $26,797, $22,000 less than the state median. The population has declined from 892 in 2000 to 808 in 2009. 85% of Hayden’s residents are Hispanic. Only 3.5% of Hayden’s adult population has attended college, and the unemployment rate in 2009 was 14%. (http://www.city-data.com/city/Hayden-Arizona.html) Hayden’s downtown consists of two blocks of boarded-up stores. The theater went out of business long ago; the schools were relocated to Winkleman, and the nearest grocery store is in Kearny. Families worry that the bleak physical and economic landscape won’t be enough to keep their children in Hayden. In 2008 we recorded a discussion with high school students from Hayden, San Pedro and Winkleman, and asked them about their perceptions of the community.

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    Smelter Site is of Growing Concern: Community Response, Agency Moves

    The Hayden/Winkelman community is caught in the classic “jobs-versus health and safety“ no-win situation. They need both, but most have felt cornered and without options. Even those who don’t work at ASARCO are dependent on the company to support the economy of the struggling community. Workers at the school district or the mini-mart know they cannot survive economically without ASARCO. This makes it difficult for community members to raise concerns about company policies. Still, questions about impacts on worker and family health and safety have haunted Hayden for decades.

    hayden-ASARCO smelter todayhayden-ASARCO smelter today

    While concerns about worker and community safety and health at ASARCO are not new, there is widespread agreement that conditions grew significantly worse when Grupo Mexico took over the operation of ASARCO in 2002. In July 2006 at a Steelworkers training in Phoenix, workers told us of dangerous conditions at the Hayden smelter caused by deteriorating facilities and equipment, poor training for new workers and inadequate safety and lockout procedures. The roof of a building had just collapsed; the company had ignored warnings that a collapse was likely to happen. A member of USW Local 886, described “bad structural steel conditions” in the plant (names of the workers have been withheld).

    The steel is actually rotted to where it might have started out as 3/8 of an inch thick or half an inch thick or 5/8 of an inch thick. Now it’s down to 1/16th of an inch. In some places, it’s like paper. And these are structural steel that supports the main building frame…We’ve reported this to various supervisors, but it seems to fall on deaf ears.

    The workers described a near-fatal accident in which two new employees were hit by cranes and seriously injured.

    These guys had barely made a 90-day probation period…they’re going up there green…if you put your hand in the wrong place, step in the wrong place, it could be your life, a hand, you know? These poor guys are lucky they’re alive.

    Two other workers were badly burned in an explosion; another was electrocuted; still another was decapitated by a conveyor belt.

    In the morning…when I leave for work I’m not sure whether I’m going to come back at the end of the day because I don’t know what’s in store for me…And we leave everyday hoping to come back the same way we left. You know, intact.”

    In 1994 Hayden’s smelter was #6 in the nation for TRI (Toxic Release Inventory) releases, “among the top 20 polluters nationwide” (Phoenix New Times, 12/3/98). It has been difficult getting agencies to respond to safety and health concerns. 1990’s state government studies found no conclusive links between exposures and cancer. Asarco funded an Arizona Department of Health Services study, asserting it would “confirm … there is little if no impact from the plant on the community” (Phoenix New Times, 4/29/99). Yet home-buyers had to sign waivers releasing previous owners from liability for hazardous dust exposures.

    hayden-az-waste-pond-with-broken-pipeHayden, Az: Asarco waste pond with broken pipe

    Despite the studies, Hayden residents have persistent concerns about the risks to community health and they have pointed out the frequency of cancer, pulmonary illness, heart disease, and miscarriages in their community. The level of community concern became intense enough for 253 residents to organize a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against ASARCO. The suit languished in court but was eventually bundled into the Asarco bankruptcy process. The bankruptcy court awarded $4.8 million to the claimants, with over 60% going for legal fees. Like other communities who attempted the lawsuit strategy, many felt betrayed and disappointed at the pittance they’ve been awarded.

    With little regional or state support, some residents hoped that the EPA would carry out its own independent investigation. By 2004, the EPA was conducting tests in Hayden/Winkelman under its Emergency Response provision, despite community skepticism and unwelcoming responses from company officials and state and local authorities. Even the union hesitated, concerned about the potential loss of jobs and about bringing negative attention to an already beleaguered and vulnerable community. Still EPA Region 9 staff labored on with its investigation, spurred by the growing evidence of serious hazard. Over 1000 soil samples were collected. Water and air samples were also taken.

    Starting in 2007, EPA staff held public meetings in Hayden and Winkleman to inform the community about its test results, which documented significantly elevated levels of arsenic, lead, copper, cadmium and chromium in air and soil.

    These concentrations indicate the arsenic in Hayden air is about 60 times above what would be expected in an area unaffected by smelting activities.”(Asarco Hayden Plant Site, September 2008, pg.2 )

    The EPA pointed to ASARCO as the party responsible for the contamination. The agency was prepared to declare Hayden a Superfund site and place it on the National Priorities List, but it encountered opposition from company, public and union leaders, as well as from community residents. ASARCO argued that NPL listing was unnecessary and that the company could manage the cleanup without federal interference—although ASARCO officials also questioned whether their smelter was, in fact, responsible for the toxic levels of contaminants that had been found. The Steelworkers expressed their concern that NPL listing would depress real estate values and cripple economic development in Hayden; they also argued that the bankruptcy–which had separated ASARCO from Grupo Mexico and engineered a favorable contract between the company and the union–made ASARCO a more trustworthy community partner. Facing widespread opposition to Superfund listing, the EPA forged a compromise agreement with the state and ASARCO: the company would assume responsibility for cleanup of area soils, but the EPA would monitor the cleanup and continue to inform community residents about potential hazards.

    At a July 2009 meeting in Hayden, the EPA staff delivered more detailed reports. About 650 properties in the two adjoining towns had been sampled, with 250 requiring cleanup due to excessive levels of arsenic, copper and lead. One of Hayden’s few parks, adjoining the Hayden public library, on the edge of the smelter property, had been cleaned, and supplied with new grass and playground equipment. The work moves along, although at a slow pace, with continuing monitoring and selective cleanup of area properties.

    Today 840 people live in Hayden, 435 in Winkleman. The tiny communities continue to be haunted by a past that was marked by unjust, discriminatory practices, a dramatic lack of transparency and a very weak display of commitment to public safety and health by Arizona government agencies. The research and organizing efforts that may eventually improve the quality of life in Hayden and Winkleman are due entirely to the efforts of dedicated workers, courageous community members and a few committed EPA staff. Yet Hayden, the last smelter site in the US, a town built to provide the nation with one of its primary industrial resources, should be receiving widespread attention. The workers and residents of Hayden and Winkleman deserve respect and support from labor and environmental advocates—for their efforts on behalf of workplace and environmental justice and because of their legitimate needs for community and worker health and safety.

    Our focus in this project has been on the mining/smelting towns of Hayden and Winkleman. But the impacts of Asarco’s operation are felt around the state. Two Indian tribes are named as creditors in the bankruptcy: O’odham tribal lands have been damaged by the Asarco Mission Complex; and near Casa Grande, on the Gila River Indian Reservation, the Sacaton mine is notorious for its blowing dust and particulates. As part of its bankruptcy settlement, ASARCO funds will help enhance a public safety facility in Casa Grande. Meanwhile there is renewed concern about wind-blown dust near other ASARCO mines and smelters, including the Hayden smelter. In January 2010, Pima County and EPA officials spoke to concerned residents. ASARCO faced some stiff fines, but Tom Aldrich, ASARCO’s Vice President for Environmental Affairs, reassured the assembled crowd that “across the board these [dusts] are very low in metals, about what you’d expect here, comparable to the background levels in soils.” Meanwhile, news reports indicate that state soil scientists have a re-energized interest in dust-born metals and are looking further into mine contaminants across the state. The search for knowledge goes on in the land where copper continues to reign.

    Memento of former strike--Hayden--movie theater, now closedHayden, AZ downtown: movie theater (now closed)

    Arsenic and Asarco: The Right to Know, the Right to Live – A Case Study, prepared by the Investigations Committee, William Craig, United Steelworkers Local 886; 1990.

    Bustamente, Antonio. “Mexican Mine Worker Communities in Arizona: Spatial and Social Impacts of Arizona’s Copper Mining,” Estudios Sociales, v. 5, #10, 1995, pgs. 27-54.

    Center for Health, Environment and Justice, Superfund: In the Eye of the Storm, March 2009. pgs. 32-33: Arizona site: Hayden-Winkelman: “Fighting the Long Fight for Health in Copper Country”

    Craig, Willie. “Is Asarco Practicing Racial Discrimination?” The Slag Dump, April 1990; pgs 1 – 3.

    Don’t Waste Arizona, an environmental organization that has lent technical support to the Hayden community and publicized their story; information, films, photos. http://www.dontwastearizona.org/

    “EPA to discuss sample program tonight, tomorrow,” Copper Basin News, January 9, 2008

    “EPA Releases “ASARCO Hayden Plant Investigation Results,” EPA Asarco Hayden Plant Site, September 2008.

    “Public Meeting: Residential Yard Cleanup and Future Activities,” EPA Asarco Hayden Plant Site, July 2009.

    “Asarco Hayden Plant”: description, history, potentially responsible parties, documents, reports, contacts, community involvement. This site provides detailed profiles of mine/smelter ownership and operations.     http://www.epa.gov/region9/AsarcoHaydenPlant

    Franchine, Philip. “Mine dust not dangerous, residents told,” Green Valley News, January 30, 2010

    Interview with Frank Amado, conducted by Anne Fischel, Lin Nelson and John Regan. Hayden, Arizona, January 2008.

    Interview with Student Council members, conducted by Anne Fischel, Lin Nelson and John Regan. Winkleman, Arizona, January 2008.

    Lopez, Leonor. Forever Sonora, Ray, Barcelona: A Labor of Love. n.d.

    “New Casa Grande Public Safety Facility Enhanced through Asarco Donation,”

    www.trivalleycentral.com August 19, 2010

    Parrish, Michael. Mexican Workers, Progressives and Copper: The Failure of Industrial Democracy in Arizona during the Wilson Years, Chicano Research Publications, 1979.

    Rosenblum, Jonathon. Copper Crucible: How the Arizona Miners Strike of 1983 Recast Labor-Management Relations in America, Ithaca, NY: ILR Press, 1995.

    Seefeldt, Douglas. “Creating Kearny: Forging a Historical Identity for a Central Arizona Mining Community,” Faculty Publications, Department of History, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2005, http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1025&context=historyfacpub

    Sicotte, Diane. “Profit, Pollution and Racism: The Development of Environmental Injustice in a Copper Smelter Town,” Human Ecology Review, v. 16, #2, 2009, pgs. 141-150.

    Teer, Johanna Seeley, “Hayden Takes Steps to Have Its Own Identity,” Copper Basin News, 1988 series.

    “What’s in the Smoke? A Breathers’ Guide to Douglas Smelter Pollution,” The Cochise Smelter Study Group, Bisbee AZ 1982

    Wootton, Susan. “Sonora Querida! Beloved Sonora,” Copper Basin News, 1988.

    Sonora Photographs from the collection of Frankie and Chuy Olmos, Kearny, Arizona.

    Useful Documents:

    Public Health Assessment, ASARCO Hayden Smelter Site

    DMMR – Arizona Mining Update 1999 – Jul 2000

    Ambient Groundwater Quality of the Lower San Pedro Basin, An ADEQ 2000 Baseline Study


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Hello my long lost friends! 11 days since my last blog post?! What was I thinking! Oh, yeah life took over......sorry to keep you all waiting!

Today is my Husband and I's one year wedding anniversary! We have had an amazing first year and are extremely blessed by all the Lord has provided us. It's amazing how fast a year passes by isn't it?

Justin just started his new job back in February as the evening gown Assistant Buyer { Fancy Shmancy! } hehe...and this time of the year is his office's big Conclave. A time where all of the vendors and store Department Managers come together to see the upcoming trends! A very fun weekend filled with fashion shows, beautiful clothes and amazing food! Sadly, this fell on our anniversary *boo hoo* BUT we will be celebrating this coming weekend so we are very excited about that!

So, while Justin is consumed with fashion shows and hobnobbing with all of the top notch vendors, { slightly jealous } I spent this weekend visiting my parents and working on crystal trees for my sisters wedding in October!!

These things take a lot more time than you would think! I got three done this weekend......only 4 more to go! Whatcha think??
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    Vol.61/No.23           June 9, 1997
CSX Rail Bosses Set Up $3,750 Training Classes

HIALEAH, Florida - CSX, one of the nation's largest freight carriers, says it will hire about 500 new conductors yearly until the year 2002. In an attempt to save costs in doing this, the company has recently privatized the training of potential new hires. This breaks with the industry standard of hiring "off the street" and providing full on- the-job training.

CSX has begun this process by contracting universities to offer courses in Freight Railroad Conductor Training. The idea is to provide the railroad with a qualified pool of potential employees ready for entry level jobs. Students are charged $3,750 for tuition, testing, and application fees, in addition to travel costs and room and board for the eight- week course.

This move comes on the heels of CSX's $10.2 billion deal with Norfolk Southern (NS) railroad to buy and divide between them the routes of Conrail. These two giants will now dominate freight rail in the eastern half of the United States. The privatization of employee training, along with crew cuts, unsafe working conditions, and skimping on equipment maintenance, is part of the rail bosses' drive to boost their profits by lowering the wages and working conditions in the industry.

Joel Warner, assistant vice president of human resources for CSX, told the Atlanta Journal Constitution, "People thought of the railroads as a dead or dying industry. The railroads are growing, and we're making a lot of money, and we're happy about that."

Several universities, including University of Florida- Jackson, have receive funding from CSX to run the schools, which will not only train workers, but also conduct background checks on those who apply. CSX official Warner explained that the course is also designed to weed out those people who are unable to endure working conditions on the railroad. "This job is not for everyone," he said.

The Journal Constitution went on to explain, "Railroads run 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in all weather conditions. People entering the work force are expected to work strange hours, be away from home over long periods and are likely to be called to work at any time."

Completion of the course does not guarantee a job with CSX. The worker will "be a leg up on other applicants for the $35,000 to $50,000 a year job," as Warner put it. All that graduates are guaranteed is an interview. Of the 33 applicants so far, 29 have been offered jobs.

The materials from the Florida Railroad Institute highlight the good pay and benefits received by those who work in rail. But as Jason Holloway, a 20-year-old graduate of CSX's first Railroad Institute class explains, "What they don't tell you is that for this good paying job, in addition to carrying out the duties of trainman, they expect you to be a mechanic and a clerk, as well as be computer literate!"

The skills learned at any of CSX's railroad schools are no different than those learned by any railworker in the traditionally company-sponsored trainmen or conductor schools - switching tracks, locking down a brake, hauling 85- pound couplers, and hanging onto a rolling car. But the bosses hope railworkers' financial stake in staying on the job and recouping their "investment" will help to guarantee they remain loyal employees. In the past, several new hires, after being trained, have left to take advantage of hiring "bonuses" of up to $40,000 being offered by other rail companies facing labor shortages similar to those at CSX.

Since the first class started, stories of the hardship imposed by CSX's training are becoming widely known in the Hialeah yard. Most students had to take out loans with Sea Board Credit Union - CSX's credit union - in order to afford the $3,750 tuition. Monthly payments are taken out of your pay check if you are hired.

Given the nature of the training, workers are unable to hold on to their former jobs during the course, resulting in further indebtedness. The program's organizers recommend as a typical housing option that trainees double up in a $179- per-week hotel room. If for any reason you resign after the end of the second week of class, no refund is given.

While told they will get jobs in particular cities upon being hired by CSX, trainees were still forced to sign an agreement to relocate wherever CSX demanded. As a result, many were forced to other cities upon being hired by the railroad.

Newly hired trainmen also face the possibility of being reassigned out of the seniority district they originally hired into once they become conductors, if there is a reduction of the work force.

One of the new hires here said that the union is planning to file a grievance against the company's practice of forcing people to pay to get hired. Union officials indicated that they will demand that the trainees' money be fully reimbursed.

Kay Sedam is an engineer for CSX at the Hialeah yard and a member of United Transportation Union Local 1138.
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The Wrekin

Three oblong mounds, one on each side of the broad road, that form a narrow gorge through which we must pass, are the portals of one of the ancient British fortifications raised when the Wrekin was the first mountain on the border-land between Britain and Wales, to which the native tribes could retreat before the Roman armies. The portals still bear the name of Hell Gates; and on either side of them are the remains of a rampart and moat, formed of a double agger or rampart of stones, after the manner of all British encampments.

Nearer to the summit of the hill, where the ascent is almost finished, we can trace an inner line of inclosure, discernable for thirty yards, with a second gorge of entrance similar to Hell Gates, which is still called Heaven Gates.

[...] Upon the south-east of the hill, just within the lower rampart, stands a ragged and storm-beaten rock, rising sheer from the smoothly sloping sides to a giddy and precipitous height. It is now called by a name that has no meaning - the Bladder Stone; but this is probably corrupted from the name Balder's Stone [...] to the Scandinavian god of light, Balder [...]

[in medieval times] the hill was called St. Gilbert's Mountain, and a recluse, renowned for sanctity which even won royal favour, dwelt upon this summit [...]
I think the thin air up there was getting to the author a bit. He also mentions the tale that the "cleft in Balder's Stone, now called the Needle's Eye, [they believed it] to have been rent at the crucifixion of their Lord". There could be other reasons for calling a rock the Bladder stone, but he's not entertaining them.

From 'A Summer Day on the Wrekin' in the magazine 'The Leisure Hour', September 17th 1864.
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This page from a travel site is of interest because it shows a picture of the cairn on top of Maeve's Tomb in 1999 (About 2/3 of the way down the page) as well as an account of a visit to Carrowmore Cemetary.

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The Longstone of Mottistone

Standing Stone / Menhir

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Mottistone means 'speaker's stone' in Old English. The Druids are supposed to have sacrificed white bulls beside the longstone (white cattle with red ears belonged to the fairies or came from the Celtic underworld, so perhaps that is relevant). The two stones here have been interpreted as male and female. Perhaps it's more likely they are the remains of a destroyed burial chamber with more stones.
(folklore found in the Reader's Digest 'Folklore Myths and Legends of Britain')
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KABUL (AP)--The order to destroy ancient statues from Afghanistan's pre-Islamic past followed a decision by 400 religious clerics from across the country, who declared them against the tenets of Islam, Information and Culture Minister Qadratullah Jamal said Saturday.

"Once their decision was made and the ruling was issued we had no choice, we had to follow it," Jamal told The Associated Press in an interview in the beleaguered Afghan capital.

"They came out with a consensus that the statues were unIslamic," he said.

Even the Taliban's reclusive leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar, who has taken the title Amir-ul Momineen or King of the Muslims, couldn't deviate from their decision, said Jamal.

He had to issue the demolition order.

The order, which resulted in the destruction of two towering statues of Buddha in central Bamiyan as well as thousands of smaller statues in museums throughout the country, generated international outrage.

On Saturday Pierre Lafrance, the special UNESCO envoy sent from Paris to try to save the statues, met Jamal to plead for the preservation of other historic sites in the country.

Jamal said Lafrance would be told "we did not have any choice after the decision of the ulema (clerics), but we are prepared to care for other artifacts. It was only the statues that were unIslamic."

The destruction order, issued by Omar last month, generated an international outcry that resulted in a flurry of messages and delegations to the Taliban headquarters in southern Kandahar to plead for their safety.

Even the Taliban's closest ally, Pakistan - one of only three country's to give official recognition to the Taliban - asked them to stop.

But Jamal said that even their closest friends didn't argue with the Taliban's interpretation that statues were idolatrous.

Rather he said they argued that the Taliban should be pragmatic and consider world opinion.

"They said we should be expedient, but no one said that we were not acting according to Islam and Shariat (Islamic law)," said Jamal. "But we are an Islamic country and we had no choice."

At the heart of the outcry was two giant statues carved in the 3rd and 5th centuries from a mountain side in central Afghanistan's Bamiyan province. The tallest of the two, standing 51 meters was believed to be the world's tallest standing Buddha. The smaller statue was 36 meters.

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On Saturday, April 24, 210 over 175 volunteers got together in the early morning to spruce up Pioneer Square.  Projects included:
  • Weeding, planting & mulching the 1st Ave Medians
  • Graffiti Paint Out
  • Litter Pick Up
  • Fortson Square beautification
  • Storm Drain Stenciling
  • Protective coating added to mural on 2nd & Washington
A special thank you should go to the City of Seattle Clean & Green Team, Councilmember Sally Bagshaw (who showed up to help), Mahlum, and Seattle Paint Out.  Without them this event would not have been possible.
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One of the participants in the spring clean decided to informally poll the other participants to identify problem areas and to share their dream ideas for the neighborhood.
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  1. Better posting of neighborhood shop hours
  2. Consistency in business hours, more shops open in the “tween” times from 5-9
  3. “Better” / cheaper parking on Saturdays ?Free Saturdays?
  4. Better lighting in all parking areas
  5. Better sight lines, lighting and safety on Occidental st between Yesler & Washington people feel nervous next the Saveway “grocery store”
  6. More evening businesses
  7. Neighborhood evening live concert venues
  8. Better branding and neighborhood identity

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Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story, also known as Rurouni Kenshin, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The fictional setting takes place during the early Meiji period in Japan. The story is about a fictional assassin named Himura Kenshin, from the Bakumatsu who becomes a wanderer to protect the people of Japan. Watsuki wrote this series upon his desire of making a shōnen manga different from the other ones that were published in that time, with Kenshin being a former assassin and the story taking a more serious tone as it continued. Although the tragedy tone was highly expanded as the manga advanced, Watsuki became determinated to give it a happy ending as it is aimed to teenagers.

1. Himura Kenshin - is the titular "Rurouni" {RUROUNI: a wandering traveler} and main character of the series. He is formerly known as the Hitokiri Battousai, a deadly man-slayer whom slaughtered many men in the war before the Meiji era. Kenshin performs the deadly style of the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu, now an ancient study. With this dangerous sword style, he uses his Sakabato - {SAKABATO: a reverse blade that can not cut nor kill anyone.} - to restrain himself from killing anyone ever again, and relinquish the title of the Hitokiri Battousai that he carries. The Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu is a powerful style that is used to protect, but with Kenshin and his Sakabato, he does not harm anyone.

2. Kamiya Kaoru is a seventeen-year old dojo instructor and the first main character Kenshin meets. When he decides to give up wandering, he becomes a resident of the dojo. Kaoru is a teacher of the Kamiya Kasshin-Ryū style, a swords style used to protect people, and not harm others. Since her father was killed in the war, responsibility for running the family doujo fell to young Kaoru. She is the one who first identifies Kenshin as Hitokiri Battosai and challenges him to a fight. Her pure heart and gentleness touch Kenshin and he accepts her offer to stay at the doujo. As the story progresses, their relationship continues to grow, and Kaoru seems to be harboring feelings for Kenshin. Feelings that she won't openly admit, however. And when she gets angry, Kenshin usually bears the brunt of her rage.

3. Sagara Sanosuke is a former a fighter-for-hire, frequently depicted with a zanbato. After being defeated by Kenshin, he becomes friends with Kenshin's group. His former name is Zanza.

4. Myōjin Yahiko is a young boy and descendant of a samurai. When he was younger, both of his parents had died. The Yakuza took him in and made Myōjin do their dirty work, such as pick-pocketing to earn money and pay off the debt that Myōjin "owes." Once he meets up with Kenshin and Kaoru, he decides to stand up to the Yakuza. He joins Kaoru's dojo to become a stronger swordsman, though wanting to be taught with Kenshin's technique, he feels that Kaoru's Kamiya Kasshin-Ryū swords style is too weak.


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Ch. 4

"No stop it! Don't touch me!"

"What's the matter? I thought you'd enjoy the attention."

Victoria was now cornered, the only way out was on the opositte side of the room. On the opposite side of the men in black. On the opposite side of the ropes and chains.

"No,please, I'll do anything. I'll give you money, lots of money, if you'll please just leave me alone." Her vision was bluring with the tears flowing down her cheeks, where was he? Where was Steven? How could he not of noticed her gone from his side by now? Why wasn't he bursting threw the door like the magnificant hero he is?

"it's not money that I want." said the man with a chuckle. He stepped closer. Victoria threw a slap at his face. He caught it easily and twisted her arm down. She screamed out in agony. "Oh, I like em fiesty." he came in for a kiss, but she spit in his face as he got way to close. He whiped it off with a smirk, placed the knife to her arm and sliced it open. She screamed out once more, clapsing to the floor. " Now now. I wouldn't be doing that if I were you." he carefully licked the blood of the tip of his knife. He motioned for his men and the picked her up and slammed her onto the table in the middle of the room.

She felt a rib crack as she hit the tables edge. She screamed out once more. They held her down as two men tied her arms and legs down to the table. She kicked and flailed, but nothing helped.

"shh! Don't worry we won't hurt that pretty lil face of yours if you just cooperate with us."

Victoria heard the sound of ripping clothes and realized it was her own. She cried and begged for them to stop. "Please! No, please! Don't do this! Please! I'm begging you!" tears fell off her cheeks and hit the floor. Why isn't he here yet? Where was Stephen? Then, she heard a soft soothing voice she could never forget.

" aw the poor lil Richie girl all scared now?"

"No! no it can't be! Steven! Help me!" she looked aroud the room or men as they all smirked. They ripped off her underwear. "Help me!" she heard pants hit the floor. "Stephen!" She felt hand grab her hips. "Stephen!!!"

She was awaken by more yelling and shaking. She because alert and started slapping and clawing.

" no! Get away from me! Don't touch me!" she felt her nails tear threw skin as she landed a blow. She heard a shocked voice.

"Ow! God damn it, Victoria! Get ahold of yourself!" it was Stephen.

"Stephen! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to! I would never!" she broke into tears and crumbbled into his arms. He pulled het into a tight embrace. Petting her hair.

"No, please don't cry. I'm fine I promise." she felt the beating of his heart on her cheek. It was beating faster then normal.

She wipped her tears from her cheeks and pulled Stephen to the bathroom and seated him in a chair as she examined his injery she inflicked. She pulled out a medical kit from the cupboard and stared to mend it.

" I told you I'm fine."

"if you don't treat it, it might get infected."

She placed the last piece of medical tape on, but her hand never left his face. She liked the way his face felt. Strong and hard, but yet soft and tender at the same time. Just like his hair, his arms, his eyes, his lips. Her eyes lingered at his lips.

She couldn't deny it. She loved him. She wanted him. Mentally and physicaly. She needed him emotionally as well. She need the soft compherting feeling she got when he was by his side. Her father was still gone at the confrence. And thanks to a disagreement he will be gone another month. And the changing of seasons will bring weather worse weather conditions which will add another month.

Stephen placed his hand over hers. Her face went red as he took her hand and kissed it. Then kissed each individual finger softly. He looked back up at her. She got down on her knees to level herself with him. She saw want and disire in his eyes. That moment of his eyes stairing into hers could of lasted a lifetime or a few milliseconds. It didn't matter to her. She felt whole in that position. All she wanted to do was stair into his eyes. His beautiful deep blue eyes.

Yet dispite her disire for this moment to last, Steven emidiantly got up and walked out of the bathroom. Realizing his mistake, "I'm sorry to disturb you. I'll take my leave."

No. Victoria didn't want him to leave. She wanted to be a bit selfish for once. She wanted him. Her love for him has only grown for the past two months. She can't just hold it in anymore. She scrambled after him and tackled him. He turn just in time to catch her in his arms. They lanes in the middle of the room. He looked up at her puzzled yet scared at the same time. She got on her hands and knees and staired into his eyes. Her feelings for him got the better of her. Why could she let this happen? She leaned down in a deprate atempt to finally touch her lips to his. That was her main goal at the moment. Land a kiss. She had to do it, her body couldn't handle it anymore. She felt she needed to kiss him or she would die. He grabbed her shoulders and pushed her back up. She felt her hands React on there own and grab his and slam them above his head.

"Victoria, why are you acting in such a way?"

She swallowed to clear her throut. "I act this way tonight for one reason only. Your heart. I know you feel the same way don't deny it. Yet your scared. Scared of what might happen to us if we were ever caught. Scared of losing the last person you will ever love. Don't worry I won't let it happen. I can't let it happen. I'd rather die by your side then be taken away from you." she let her mouth talk on it's own. Her feeling came pooring out all at once. " I love you Stephen I have sence the cerimony where I awoke in your arms. Ever sence you held me that night before after I was scared from my dream. I need you Stephen. I can't live with out you. Please just stay by my side."

He stair back at her. His face held many different emotions. Shock, desire, relief, them was flooded by love, care, understanding. He knew that she felt the same as he did. He always knew.

He pulled her into an embrase that was like no other. She felt a wave of relief wash over her. He loved her. She couldn't believe it. He sat up and continued to hold her close. He smelled like lilies. Like he always does. The feel of his breath on her head sent chills down her spine. He pulled away and looked int her eyes he placed one hand on her cheek, bent down, and placed his lips to hers. It was like fireworks. She threw her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. He wraped his arms around her waist and pulled her up in his lap. He wraped her legs around his waist and stood up he carried her to the bed and placed her down on the sheets he layed down ontop of her and ran his hands up and down her sides. They kissed this way until the sun began to break over the horizon. As the room began to light up from the suns rays the two realized Steven had to go. He kissed her one final time grabbed his shirt and trousers and dressed himself back. He watched him as he waved good bye from the door. And disapiered. She was upset they couldn't go any further she didn't even get to undress herself. Yet she was also extreamly happy.

She turned over and layed her head on the pillow his was on. It still smelled like him. She toucher het lips, still feeling the tender touch of his. She smiled and slwly drifted off into sleep. Her dream consisted of the two of them. Sittin by the lake holdin each other in there arms, and forever happy.


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Trad Connect Review

Being blunt for a moment, Flash Company is a bloody good album by any measure. It is smart, sophisticated, well produced and layered with some great tracks grounded in traditional music.  The Outside Track are getting quite a reputation for their very polished take on folk and traditional music.  This album builds on that reputation and their previous album Curious Things Given Wings.  They mix the album’s song selections with some very engaging traditional sets.  The Testimonial mixes a David Greenberg strathspey with other tunes of a livelier disposition including the Irish reel Donegal Tinker.  It’s this ability to mix and match tunes outside the more common repertoire which is so great.  The tunes build and grow over the course of four minutes or so and really get under your skin.

Self compositions also feature with Petit Sarny being a standout set in particular.  At times it is contemplative swaying music as on Reel de la Fesse Crampee and at other times it is straight trad. You get your money’s worth with some sets weighing in at seven minutes. This is great music with influences from Quebec and Cape Breton very much to the fore as you would expect given the makeup of the group.  Tracks are arranged nearly as suites of music rather than the more familiar pattern of three minute tunes found on most albums.  Albums like Flash Company while grounded in traditional music do not need to rely only on this genre to make them a success. Their music has a broader scale and as a result can appeal to a much larger audience.  They take their work a few steps beyond the norm and are not trapped within its confines.  This is the mark of a band that can succeed where others stagnate, who can reach where others play safe. They push a little further beyond the safety of their own collective history, seeking new boundaries and as a result end up with something that has a little bit more appeal.  This separates The Outside Track from others and we will look with interest for future releases to see where they get to.  For now this is simply damn fine music.

By Tony Lawless


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Forest Innocence

Spring 2010 - Volume 14 Number 1
Forest Innocence
"Forest Innocence"
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The Doctor Ditches the TARDIS to Work the Pole

I have no idea what to tell you folks. All I know is that this girl looks so disturbingly like David Tennant as the 10th Doctor — thanks to a trenchcoat, a haircut and the fact this was filmed on a cellphone — that I’m having a severe sexual crisis here. I think I’m going to fix a stiff drink, go to bed, and try to think about baseball or something. Anyone who is likewise feeling aroused and uncomfortable should blame John N. for the tip.


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3900 ROGERS HILL RD, Waco, Texas

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3900 ROGERS HILL RD, Waco, Texas 76705 - Property was once a car lot, but sellers decided to close it, so it is land w/cedar building which could be an office or storage. it has lots of antiques on the walls, floor is all wood/covered carport, lots of beautiful trees/there is an abandoned mobile home behind building that convey with the property, propane tank is rented from West Propane company/has pipe fencing in front that has a chain closure & has other fencing around property/has several buildings on the land that also conveys at closing

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  • Lot size1.15
  • WaterfrontNo
  • Tax amount$611.66
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  • Agent nameCarol Bajer
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My love for W Hotels started in Taiwan 5 years ago. Their hotel motto of “Whatever/Whenever” was an attractive invitation to the motley crew of great pals we had accumulated over the 7 years we lived in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. As it went, usually one of us would suggest a day trip, so we would pick a spot in Taipei for a lovely breakfast, then shortly after (yes, before noon!), we’d take up our spots on the W Taipei Hotel rooftop bar, WET bar. We would sit poolside for the day sipping some of the best mojitos ever made, watching the many attractive visitors meandering around the deck, and share a day of giggles, food, cocktails and conversation. The day would pass and an evening would arrive. Here’s what it looked like:

James, Christy, Andrea, Steve, and Tania (of welovemondays – A great travel blog) listening to one of Steve’s  tangents.

Steve, Tania, Amber, Sarah, and Justine sharing a laugh.

The gang waiting for sunset. We had been there for hours!

James, Ray, and Caroline bundled up in the fall.

The view at the end of a long, relaxing day.

Here in Doha, the poolside option is not as inviting to me, but the service, indoor atmosphere, and especially the food at W Hotel Doha is divine. I love having after work drinks with friends at the Spice Market happy hour, or heading downstairs for a glass of vino in La Spiga, by Paper Moon and listening to some jazz. Also, Brunch at Spice Market is one of the “must-do” brunches in Doha…and is definitely in MY top 3 choices for brunch in Doha. With an expansive array of Asian cuisine, it’s the best place in town for a feast of sushi, Peking Duck, Thai curry, or steamed dumplings…and don’t get me started on the desserts! Often you can chat with the friendly W pastry chefs admiring their work, while (actually) making sure it’s absolutely perfect. It’s nothing but the best for the W.  The Market by Jean George, La Spiga, and/or Spice Market are places you really should try when living in Doha, or just stopping by for a vacation or business trip. The W Cafe on the main floor serves a great cup of coffee alongside beautiful pastries, or a light morning breakfast.

Recently, during a week of staycationing, I had the opportunity to enjoy a leisurely kid-free lunch with a couple of good friends at Spice Market. We went for the bento box business lunch. It was excellent eats, sushi was perfect, drinks spectacular, service was top-notch and the bento box (95RQ) and sushi express (140QR) prices were very, very reasonable. I work full-time, so often miss out on these wonderful daytime dining opportunities. I was very glad to have had the chance to partake in this daytime luxury. Here is what it looked like:

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And then they brought me this….

Is your mouth-watering yet? Well, it should be! Make a reservation…and bring some friends along. You won’t regret it!

W Hotel Doha – West Bay, Doha, Qatar. Phone: (974) 4453 5000Fax: (974) 4453 5354

W Hotel Taipei – 10 Zhongxiao East Road Sec. 5, Xinyi District, Taipei,  Taiwan. Phone: +886 2 7703 8888

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Content-conscious viewers might want to be cautious before heading to Spike Jonze's new film, "Her."

The new Spike Jonze film, "Her," has a big-name cast, themes about love and technology, and a 92 percent "fresh" rating on the film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. It also has content that viewers may not expect from a comedy/love story being described as "touching," "tender" and "warmly enveloping." The film features Joaquin Phoenix as "Theodore," a writer going through a divorce. With the setting being the not-too-distant future, Theodore buys a new computer operating system and soon falls in love with the voice (Scarlett Johansson). The odd relationship eventually turns sexual. The film also stars Amy Adams as Theodore's friend and Rooney Mara as his ex-wife. Film critic Roger Moore labels it a "sci-fi romance" and a "search for the essence of what we really want out of love, separating the physical from the psycho-spiritual meeting of the minds." Joe Gross from the Austin-American Statesman called it a "gorgeous fable." At least two media resources for parents give the film a glowing review. However, the content advisories make it clear that "Her" isn't a gentle romantic comedy for broad audiences. Common Sense Media describes the film as a "graceful, strange romance with intense moments of sexuality." "Parents need to know that 'Her' is a beautiful, unusual romantic tale whose protagonist falls in love with a computer's voice, an offbeat coupling that may be difficult for younger viewers to comprehend," the site reads. It goes on to advise parents about swearing, mature themes and sex scenes. Jane Horwitz of the Washington Post Family Filmgoer described the film as having a "rich, resonant script, striking design and minimalist score." She warned, however, that "Her" is "too sexually explicit and profane to recommend for under-17s." "The film includes a few steamy, at times explicit, sexual situations. These occur by phone, computer voice and in-person ...," she writes. "The script features occasional very strong profanity and graphic sexual discussions." calls the movie an "often infuriating yuppie sci-fi fantasy about love and meaning in the post-smartphone era," and a far cry from the human-computer relationships found in family-friendly films of the 1980s. Mick LaSalle of notes that "in this future world, in which everyone is interacting with machines and in which real women have to compete with operating systems, human beings have lost their social skills. Everybody is weird or on their way to becoming weird." He adds, "The film is glum yet light, an odd combination, and periodically it short-circuits its seriousness with flashes of half-hearted absurdity." Several online reviews of "Her" mention that the movie is a pathetic yet realistic commentary on society today. The Boston Herald calls the film "a romantic comedy for all the young men in love with their phones." IMDb's content advisory for the film (which may contain some spoilers) lists several uses of the F-word, as well as other profanity.%3Cimg%20src%3D%22http%3A//


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Louie Clark died December 5, 2012

Louie Roland Clark passed away peacefully on December 5, 2012 at Southridge Nursing Center in Heber Springs, Arkansas, at the age of 91, a lifetime resident of his beloved Cleburne County.
     Louie was born August 11, 1921 to Oscar T. and Mattie Sharp Clark while the family was in Seminole, Oklahoma, where Oscar was a teacher. A year later the Clarks and their young children returned back home to Cleburne County where generations of their families had lived since the 1840s.  Louie grew up fishing, hunting, and roaming the wooded hills of Wolf Bayou.  He loved to tell the stories of his boyhood adventures.
     Louie married Ruby Cooper January 4, 1941, and was called to active duty in WWII soon afterwards.  Their first child Jeannie was born while he was away.  His "stint" in the Army included fighting in the Battle of the Bulge, Germany, and Belgium.  He was proud to be a veteran and stayed in close contact with men from his company for many years.
     Back in Wolf Bayou, two sons Connie and Kerry and another daughter Kathy completed the family.  Louie was a building contractor and woodworker by profession, but his passion was writing songs.  The family entertained music greats such as Jim Ed Brown, Lefty Frizzell, and Freddie Hart in their home.  In 1951 Carl Smith recorded "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way" which hit number one and remained on the charts for eight weeks.  As a general contractor, Louie built many homes in Eden Isle and throughout the county.  He also owned his own custom furniture business for a time.  He shared the works of his talents with his family, one year surprising seven grandkids with seven mountain dulcimers he had made for them.
     In 1978 the Clarks built a new house and moved to Drasco, Arkansas.  Always interested in history, Louie began compiling the story of Wolf Bayou and the surrounding area.  With his daughter Jeannie, two books were published detailing life and images of the earliest settlers.  The books became locally known as "the book" to fellow historians.  He also wrote an historical novel based on early settlers as well as modern connections.  Louie and Ruby were members of Oak Grove Methodist Church in Wolf Bayou and Drasco General Baptist Church in Drasco.
     Louie was preceded in death by his parents; siblings Max, Nelda Thorn, Noel, Lovena Davis, and Glen ; his two sons Connie and Kerry, and wife of 62 years, Ruby; and son-in-law Frank McGary.
     He is survived by his wife Verl and her children Brenda, Anita, and Randy; two daughters Jeannie McGary and Kathy Ward (Sam); daughters-in-law Freida Clark (Connie) and Barbara Clark (Kerry); nine grandchildren Vikilyn McElroy, Robin Bowman (Gary), Darrin McGary, Alicia Clark, Mandy Clark, Kristie Burford (Gary), Jennifer Helton (Keith), Nikki Rogers (Michael), and Kelly Ward.  Great-grandchildren are Tyler, Molly, and Noah Bowman, Linton and Arielle McElroy, Ashley and Amy McGary, Patrick Sharp, Aaron Archer, Parker, Mattie, and Elizabeth Burford, Sawyer James, and great-great-granddaughter Avory Sharp.
     Visitation was at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 7, at Olmstead Funeral Home and the funeral followed at 3:00 p.m.  Interment was at Oak Grove Cemetery in Wolf Bayou.  Pastor Billy Henderson officiated.  Pallbearers were Darrin McGary, Keith Helton, Gary Burford, Linton McElroy, Noah Bowman, and Aaron Archer.  Honorary pallbearers were Tyler Bowman, Patrick Sharp, Parker Burford, and Sawyer James.


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Buffalo Island Board fills as needed position

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Buffalo Island Central School Board members voted to hire Sarah Wattigney at the Nov. 14 meeting. Wattigney will serve as Instructional Assistant on an as needed basis for West Elementary Special Education due to increase in the program's enrollment.

Board member Todd Edwards moved to nominate Nathan Sanders as board delegate to the ASBA Annual Conference Dec. 7-9. The conference will be in Little Rock. Darrin McFall seconded the motion and it was carried unanimously.

The board agreed to allow Superintendent George Edd Holland to accept bids on behalf of the board for repair/replacement of West Elementary roof.

The board recognized and congratulated the FFA and Robotics teams for their achievements.

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Nevada Union wrestling practice gets under way |

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Nevada Union wrestling practice gets under way

NU wrestling practice gets under way

Nevada Union's wrestling team will have its first practice Monday after school in the wrestling gym. There is a parents meeting scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Nov. 8.

— Submitted to The Union

A's pitchers Braden, Devine become free agents

OAKLAND — Oakland Athletics pitchers Dallas Braden and Joey Devine have cleared outright waivers and chosen to become free agents rather than accept assignments to Triple-A Sacramento.

The AL West champion A's made the announcement Tuesday. Both pitchers missed the 2012 season because of injuries that required surgery.

Braden, the left-hander who pitched the 19th perfect game in major league history on Mother's Day 2010 against Tampa Bay, underwent surgery on May 17, 2011, to repair a torn capsule in his throwing shoulder. He then had another procedure Aug. 21 to fix a torn rotator cuff in the shoulder.

The right-handed reliever Devine is recovering from elbow ligament-replacement surgery for the second time on his throwing arm. He also missed the 2009 and '10 seasons after the first surgery.

Professional leagues plan to play after superstorm

With much of the Northeast immersed in the recovery from superstorm Sandy's devastating blow, the NFL and NBA plan to carry on with their schedules.

The New York City Marathon is still hoping that the course will be clear by Sunday and runners will be able to get to the starting line in Staten Island.

NBA spokesman Tim Frank on Tuesday said through his Twitter account the season-opening games Tuesday night in Miami, Los Angeles and Cleveland — the Wizards flew out of Washington Monday 7 a.m. — are set to tip off on time.

But five days before 50,000 runners take to the course that meanders through the streets of New York City's five boroughs, NYC Marathon organizers were still waiting to give an update on their race preparations.

World Series drives in Fox weekly ratings win

Fox's competitors lost out in the ratings to the World Series, though it was the least-watched ever.

The Giants' four-game victory over the Detroit Tigers was enough to put Fox atop last week's Nielsen Co. ratings. CBS was close behind on the strength of its regular programming, including top-rated series "NCIS."

The fall classic averaged 12.7 million viewers, the smallest number since Nielsen began using its People Meters viewing counter in 1987.

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Sensitive Water Moon Signs and Suicide

Posted By Jemila on August 12th, 2014

I am heartbroken to hear of Robin Williams’ death. Heartbroken. He must have been so sad. It’s just not fair that someone who brought us all so much joy would have been so sad. He was a sensitive Pisces Moon and he took his own life when the Moon was in Pisces and we all feel the urge, a little more than usual, to escape from the harsh realities of life.

I have been researching suicide and overdoses and the connection with the Moon for some time and have seen that almost all of the celebrities that have passed away from suicide or drug overdose, have had their moons in a sensitive water sign or in direct aspect to Neptune. Michael Jackson, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Kurt Cobain, Alexander McQueen, Brittany Murphy, Heath Ledger and many others listed below had their Moons in a water sign.

The Moon represents our emotional nature, and the element of water is feeling based, causing their emotions, sensitivity, and intuition to be heightened. Cory Monteith, Amy Winehouse, Marilyn Monroe and River Phoenix did not have water Moon signs, but just as powerful, their Moons were in very strong aspect to the watery, sensitive planet Neptune, which rules drugs and escapism. This effect made them a lot like a Pisces moon, with an even stronger need for emotional escape.

Update: Add one more Pisces Moon to the list: Prince

so sad

Celebrities with water sign moons battling drug dependency and ending their lives from overdose or suicide:

Cancer Moons: Heath Ledger, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Moon, Janis Joplin, Dorothy Dandridge, Greg Giraldo

Scorpio Moons: Brittany Murphy, Nick Drake

Pisces Moons: Prince, Robin Williams, Michael Jackson, Corey Haim, Alexander McQueen, Elvis Presley, Chris Farley, John Bonham, Jean-Michel Basquiat,
Philip Seymour Hoffman

Neptune Conjunct Moon: Cory Monteith, Amy Winehouse, David Ruffin
Neptune Opposite Moon: Marilyn Monroe, River Phoenix