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Willard Avery Campbell, 82, of Vine Grove, KY, died Thursday, September 21st, at Baptist Health in Louisville. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah Campbell; two children, Gloria Donaldson and Roger Banks; parents, Josh and Flora Campbell; two siblings, Garvis Campbell and Ruby Boone and a granddaughter, Tine Banks. He is survived by his six children, James and Martha Campbell, Elaine Payne, Dewayne Campbell, Arlie Banks, Stanley Banks and Marvell Banks; five siblings, William Campbell, Tommy Campbell, Leaunna Hibbs, Delorise Wood and Sharon Bullock; 36 grandchildren; several great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, September 26 at Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Radcliff. Burial will follow in Vine Grove Cemetery in Vine Grove. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm and Tuesday after 9:30 am at the funeral home. Condoelnces may be expressed online at www.nebfh.com.

Catherine Frances Skaggs, 68, of Radcliff, passed away Friday, September 22nd at her residence. She was preceded in death by her mother, Dorothy Skaggs; father, Howard Skaggs; three brothers, William Skaggs, Lowell Skaggs, Harry Samuel Skaggs; and step-father, Roy Glenn. Survivors include Steven Seals, three daughters, Paula Jones, Rebecca White, Vanessa Hamburg; four brothers, Dale Skaggs, Eddy Skaggs, Wayne Skaggs, Jerry Skaggs; two sister,s Neoma Flory, Juanita Messina; eight grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a host of family and friends. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM Monday at Coffey and Chism Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 1:00 pm Monday, September 25th at the chapel of the Coffey and Chism Funeral Home in Vine Grove with Burial to follow at North Hardin Memorial Gardens in Radcliff. Condolences can be expressed online at www.coffeyandchism.com.

Mr. David Ray Hughes, age 66, of Elizabethtown, passed away Saturday. Mr. Hughes was born June 4, 1951, the son of Henry Edward Hughes and Faye Bernice Tanner. Mr. Hughes was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Cheryl Clemons. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Sharon Hale Hughes; 2 daughters, Jennie Rae Brown, Jessia Magdalen Barr; 3 grandchildren, 2 brothers, Terry Joe Hughes, and John Bruce Hughes. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Wednesday at the chapel of the Hager Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Parr-Frans Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 12:00 noon until 8:00 pm on Tuesday and after 9:00 am Wednesday. Online condolences may be left at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.

Mr. Carl Walton Trent, age 91, of Clarksville, IN passed away Friday, September 22nd. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Erie Durbin Trent; his parents, Loren Cecil and Bessie Marie Wardip Trent; a son, Timothy Trent; one sister, Mona Miller; and four brothers, Dick, James, Robert and Bud Trent. Mr. Trent is survived by 3 daughters, Joyce Emery, MArilyn Dunn, and Carletta Richardson; 3 sons, Gary, John, and Kevin Trent; 3 brothers, Curley, Lonnie and Roy Trent; 10 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm Tuesday from the Chapel of the Hager Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 2 until 8 pm Monday and after 9:00 AM Tuesday at the funeral home. Online condoelnces may be left at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.

Mary Josephine McCracken Collins, age 84, of Brandenburg, passed away Friday September 22 at her residence. Mary was born January 26 1933 in West Plains, MO to the late Frank McCracken and Dorothy Albine LaForntaine McCracken. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Cleo Eugene Collins and son, Don Colins, preceded her in death. She is survived by her children, Beverly Collins and David Collins; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and loving daughter-in-law, Cheryln Collins. Funeral services wil be held Monday September 25 at 11 am EDT from the Chapel of Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home with burial to follow in Garnetsville Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, September 24 from 4 - 8 PM EDT and after 9 AM EDT at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Pets in Need Society or to the Don Collins Journalism Scholarship Fund. Online condolences may be made at www.bjsfunerals.com.

Tommy Lynn Prather, Sr., 78, formerly of Webster, died Saturday, September 23 at the Bridge at Highland Nursing Home in Portland, TN. Tommy was born November 12, 1938 to the late Warnie Owen and Vannah Dennison Prather. He was preceded in death by his wife Wanda Faye Claycomb Prather; brothers Bennie and Jim Prather; a sister Gola Mae Prather. He is survived by his children Peggy Prather, Tommy Prather, Jr., Kim Prather, Sue Ann Prather and Pam Prather; a sister Winnie Morgan; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 26th at 1 PM EDT at the Alexander Funeral Home in Irvington. Burial will follow in Raymond Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday September 25th from 5 to 9 pm EDT and after 8 am EDT on Tuesday at the funeral home. Expression of sympathy may be given in the form of donations to Alzheimer's Association.


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The Practical Side of Accessibility and Usability in Hiring and in the Workplace

User Experience is a critical facet of technology in the talent acquisition process and the workplace.  As a result, it is imperative that the practical aspects of this work are understood by Diversity, Human Resources, Talent Acquisition and Compliance professionals along with those individuals responsible for a company’s public website and intranet site.

Two key components of a great user experience are accessibility and usability.  This class will not only provide an understanding of what the accessibility standards are and how to meet them, the class will educate participants on how to move beyond compliance in order to integrate a usable and engaging  web experience for people with all types of disabilities.  By the end of the class, you will have a firm foundation on how to ensure your talent acquisition portal and related web processes are accessible and usable for everyone, eliminating what is often experienced as a barrier to the sourcing, recruitment and employment of people with disabilities.

This class is being held on November 8th in order to coordinate with and celebrate World Usability Day.  World Usability Day is single day of events occurring around the world that brings together communities of professional, industrial, educational, citizen, and government groups for our common objective: to ensure that the services and products important to life are easier to access and simpler to use. It is about celebration and education – celebrating the strides we have made in creating usable products and educating the masses about how usability impacts our daily lives. It is about making our world work better. It is about reaching out to the common citizen and spreading the message: We don’t have to put up with products and services that don’t work well and that human error is a misnomer.

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  • Talent Acquisition Professionals
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  • Diversity & Inclusion Professionals
  • Compliance Professionals
  • Technology Professionals
  • User Experience Professionals
  • Accessibility Professionals

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  • Course Name:  The Practical Side of Web Accessibility and Usability
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Gadsden Man Charged with Molesting Child and Stealing Shoes

A 53 year-old Gadsden man arrested in the spring for stealing 10 thousand dollars’ worth of red wing shoes from his former employer, Hick’s Family Shoes, is now charged with molesting a child who had a sleepover at his house. Bryan McDaniel is indicted on charges of sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old stemming from an incident at his home more than a decade ago when the victim was 11 years old. The boy was a friend of his son and McDaniel allegedly molested him while his own son was sleeping.


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40 Apply to Be Chapel Hill Chief

Posted August 21, 2007

— Chapel Hill town leaders have begun sifting through applications from people wanting to be the town's next police chief.

Forty people submitted applications for the vacant chief of police position, town human-resources officials said.

Chapel Hill re-posted the job on June 29 after former Fayetteville Police Chief Tom McCarthy was unable to accept an appointment due to health reasons.

Former Chief Gregg Jarvies retired in April after 30 years with the department. He is serving on the panel investigating the Durham Police Department's handling of the Duke lacrosse case.

Maj. Brian Curran is the interim police chief.

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Lease mistake causes flood of trouble

Posted December 17, 2008

— A mistake left some Raleigh apartment residents being told to pay for water despite the fact it was included in their leases. In Myrtle Campbell’s case, her water got turned off.

“I had to go to my friend's house to take showers. And it was very inconvenient for us,” said Campbell.

The issue came up several weeks earlier, when Campbell got a memo from the Stony Brook apartment complex warning residents they had three weeks to "transfer the utilities" into their names or service would be "terminated."

Campbell and other residents have leases clearly stating water and sewer are included in the rent.

“How can someone do that to us? I mean, already in our rent that it is included. The water is included, so how can they make us pay for the water and be responsible for it?” Campbell said.

Campbell said the apartment manager told her to make the switch or the water would be shut off. She contacted the Raleigh Housing Authority, which oversees the complex, but says she did not hear back.

When her water was cut off, Campbell called 5 on Your Side and posted a flyer telling other residents to do the same.

“I cannot afford another bill. I am on a fixed income,” Campbell said.

Housing Authority spokeswoman Alison Hapgood told 5 on Your Side the whole thing was a "mistake" and the authority was already working to fix it. That same day, the authority sent residents a new letter saying the previous one was "sent ... in error."

“They began to knock on people's doors asking them if their water is on,” Campbell said.

For now, Campbell and others won't have to pay extra for water.

Stony Brook Apartments paid the water bills of those residents who had switched over their water service. The housing authority said that going forward as people's leases are up, they will not continue to include water service. Residents will then have to put water service in their names and pay their own water bills.

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  • NCMom1 Dec 19, 2008

    There is nothing obvious about what she spends their money on based on a picture and a short news article. You have no clue what is going on in that womans life or anyone elses. You have no idea if she has been through job layoff, have medical bills etc. Many people live on a fixed income for various reasons that does not make them bad people or irresponsible.

    If other people in this country lived on a "fixed income" (i.e. within their means) maybe there would not be such an excessive amount of homes in foreclosure.

    Try using some common sense before you speak.

  • JAT Dec 18, 2008

    Of course you can't change a contract midstream - I never said you could. But it sounds like she didn't really do too much until the water was cut off and then went to WRAL. As I said, common sense tells you not to ignore such a letter and get resolution on it before the date it says your water will be cut off.

    It's great that WRAL helps some people, but alot of these cases could be resolved by Monica looking at the people and saying - WHY DIDN'T YOU THINK??? USE YOUR BRAIN!!! But, for some, it's easier to get someone to do what you should have done to begin with.

  • Lone Voice in the Wilderness Dec 18, 2008

    JAT, I think you are in the rather indefensible position to say that a landlord has a right to abrogate a contract. At the end of the day, which it is for me, that is the bottom line.

    Being responsible is a two way street. The tenant must be responsible to hold to her end of the contract; and the landlord should be responsible to hold to their end of the contract.

    You can't change horses in the middle of the stream, and you can't change terms of a contract unless the contract has a means to make that happen. Since the landlord is backpeddling, it looks like the lease did not.

  • JAT Dec 18, 2008

    If they don't lower the rent, they probably won't raise it either. I've never seen a lease that didn't increase each year upon renewal, so maybe they'll keep it the same and just make them pay for their water bill.

    If more places made tenants pay for things like their heat bill, too, they'd learn to turn the thermostat down like the rest of us do. I went in one once that was so hot I started to sweat. Of course, the thousands of roaches in the place enjoyed the heat, as they walked across the kitchen table.

  • JAT Dec 18, 2008

    NCMom - assuming she's wearing a wig, didn't that cost money, too? What's wrong w/her own ethnic hair???

    I don't care about the contract. I care that she's saying she can't afford another bill because she's on a fixed income and living in subsidized housing but she's obviously spending money on non-necessities.

  • Seagirl510 Dec 18, 2008

    I'm going to go with no, they will not lower the rents. Did you get a raise when gas prices went up?

  • justjean Dec 18, 2008

    I wonder if the apartment complex is going to lower the rent after the residents become responsible for their own water bill?

  • NCMom1 Dec 18, 2008

    How can you imply that she spends her money at the salon when she is wearing a wig? Just because she demanded that a legal contract be abided by does not mean that she is irresponsible.

  • JAT Dec 18, 2008

    "to imply the resident is poor is distasteful & rude" - heck no, it's the dang truth. She's living in gov't subsidized housing owned by the housing authority. If she ain't poor, then she's lying to someone. Since when is poor a bad thing anyways? But if you're so poor you can't pay a water bill, then maybe you need to stay out of the salon. It's all about responsibility - pay the necessities first!!

  • Lone Voice in the Wilderness Dec 18, 2008

    A lease is a contract that binds parties to agreed upon terms. The landlord cannot up & change the conditions while the lease is in effect.

    To imply that the resident is poor is distasteful and rude. And if I were to get a letter stating that one party of the contract suddenly created a new clause that wasn't mutually agreed upon, I would definitely protest it.

    I had a similar experience many years ago when I leased my first car. I didn't agree to pay the county property tax, so when I got a letter saying I suddenly became responsible for the tax, I called the lessor. Yep, sure enough, it was a mistake. I was not responsible for the tax payment and didn't pay it for the entire length of the contract.


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School Board Terminates Contract With Missing Attorney

Posted July 21, 2006

— The Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board has terminated its contract with a missing attorney.

Law enforcement officials said John McCormick disappeared last week at about the same time authorities started investigating nearly $1.3 million in missing money.

The board voted 6-0 to terminate McCormick's contract. It also voted 6-0 in favor of using the N.C. School Board Association to look for an interim attorney to fill in until a permanent replacement is found.

Although McCormick never had access to public funds as the school system's attorney -- a position he served in for 20 years -- school officials said Tuesday that they went back and examined its holdings just to be sure. No money was found to be missing.

Last Tuesday, a car belonging to McCormick's family was found abandoned at the Orange County entrance to Duke Forest. About the same time, the state bar association froze his business accounts.

Home manufacturer D.R. Horton filed suit against the attorney claiming he took more than $800,000 from the company. A Chapel Hill couple filed a similar complaint saying McCormick owed them $300,000.

The state Bureau of Investigation's Financial Crimes Unit is now handling the case and will turn over its findings to Orange County District Attorney Jim Woodall, who will decide whether to file charges.

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Christmas miracle: soldiers fly home for holidays for free

Posted December 23, 2007
Updated November 18, 2008

— Southwest Airlines picked up the tab to fly 180 soldiers temporarily stationed at Fort Bragg home to Texas for the holidays.

The members of the Texas National Guard were stationed at Fort Bragg and expected to be deployed to Afghanistan before the holidays, said John Lucy, assistant director of the United Service Organization's center at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

When their deployment was delayed, the soldiers were granted a week of holiday leave, and the possibility of being home for Christmas arose. Relatives, however, could not raise enough money for airfare, and coming home was an "all or none" event for the group of soldiers, Lucy said.

Southwest Airlines stepped in and offered to fly the soldiers free of charge from RDU. The USO helped organized the effort, and Southwest dubbed it "Operation Christmas Miracle."

Soldiers began checking in around 6 a.m. Sunday for four flights to Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. The largest group of 110 will travel on a plane Southwest put into service exclusively for them.

The Texas National Guard members must return to Fort Bragg by New Year's Day.

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  • UpwardlyMobile Dec 24, 2007

    Very nice

  • leo-nc Dec 24, 2007

    I haven't liked SouthWest mainly for the lack of customer service and poor airline service I received from them in the past.

    HOWEVER, an airline who does something like this for our troops deserves a second chance. I have nothing but respect for the step that they took here. It's refreshing to see a large corporation (especially an airline) step up and actually do something for our troops. If ANYONE deserves a free flight, it's them.

    Too bad we can't donate airline miles for troops to get free tickets on other airlines. I have close to 650,000 miles sitting in my account. I would gladly donate them all if it were possible.

  • Retired nurse Dec 23, 2007

    Sorry about the last line on my last e-mail, it should read Southwest instead of Southeast. Sorry for the error.

  • Retired nurse Dec 23, 2007

    I think this is one of the nicest things I have heard of in a long time!! There are still some good, decent, caring people in this world!!! Even though this airline is out to make money, they put this aside for the troops who are serving our country so you and I can live in peace! What a wonderful gesture on Southwest Airlines behalf!! Way to Go Southeast!!!

  • militarywife84 Dec 23, 2007

    What Southwest and the USO did was absolutely heaven sent. I know that troops and families thank you from the bottom of their hearts. I know I would because my husband is in the Army. This is truly a Christmas miracle.

  • mrtwinturbo Dec 23, 2007

    Southwest? I wonder how many had their belongings stolen from their baggage or miss placed all together? I never fly Southwest for this reason. I am however glad that someone stepped in to help out

  • Screen Name 64 Dec 23, 2007

    Major Kudos to both Southwest Airlines and also to the USO. Remember too folks, anything the USO does, is all donated, their time, food they give the troops. Good story for Christmas!

  • just my2cents Dec 23, 2007

    Hooray for Southwest and our Soldiers! God bless SW for stepping up and doing the right thing for our men and women in uniform. We all need to do what we can to make their lives easier, especially while facing deployment. Merry Christmas to all, God bless.

  • weasleyes Dec 23, 2007

    This makes me glad that I chose Southwest for my latest flights! They are a friendly, customer-focused,great, airline and this just proves again why the are the best US airline! Merry Christmas to you and your employees! When I fly again, I will use Southwest! Southwest, you are the BEST!

  • Heather Dec 23, 2007

    Kudos to SW!!!


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Ask Anything: 10 questions with District 4 Congressional candidates

Posted October 14, 2008
Updated October 20, 2008

Editor's Note: Republican BJ Lawson and incumbent Democrat David Price are running for North Carolina's District 4 Congressional seat. The winner will represent Chatham, Durham, Orange and Wake counties.

What would you do in this economic situation as a congressman to ease the financial burden for people of District 4? – Julian Pearce, Raleigh

BJ LAWSON: People in the 4th District need to be free to create value and wealth in our community without being forced to labor under additional debt. Too much debt got us into this problem, more debt cannot get us out of it.

Real value is not created by our federal government borrowing additional money and giving us checks in our mailbox. We need more savings and investment, not more borrowing and spending.

While the government appears to give with one hand, it continues to take with the other -- talk of an additional "stimulus plan" that results in still more government borrowing simply pushes our economic crisis further onto our children and grandchildren.

The bottom line is that we need to be free to create and grow our own wealth here in the 4th District. I will work to empower sustainable, self-sufficient communities that are less dependent on the federal government. As a start, Congress must unambiguously affirm that all barter transactions between individuals are tax-free.

What do I mean by “barter transactions”? They may be transactions exchanging time for time, time for goods, goods for goods, or time for dollars or private barter currencies. The key point is that human individuals (not corporations or other creatures of the legal system) need to be free to create wealth in our communities. People must again have the ability to serve each other as individuals to recreate the wealth that is being destroyed all around us.

DAVID PRICE: On the economic front we must address the financial and housing crises that engulf the nation, as well as find relief for high energy costs, which are hurting working families. That means establishing a tough and smart regulatory balance for our new financial architecture, taking action to stem the tide of home foreclosures, and helping those who have lost their homes gain affordable housing options. It means confronting the spike in energy prices in the short term and reducing our long-term dependence on foreign oil through conservation, efficiency, and alternative energy development. We also must restore order to our fiscal house, while supporting targeted investments in research and innovation – investments which have been integral to job creation and the lasting competitiveness of our region. More information on my economic views is available in questions 2, 3, 6, 9, and 10.

Did you, as a member of the House of Representatives, or do you as a candidate for Congress, support the Wall Street "rescue bill"? Why or why not? – Don Frantz, Cary

BJ LAWSON: I do not support the Paulson/Bernanke bailout plan. The Administration's bailout plan misdiagnoses the problems in our credit markets and our economy. Our credit markets are frozen for two reasons: trust, and solvency. Banks don't trust one another enough to lend, and that lack of trust is rooted in fear that they and others might be insolvent.

Suspending mark-to-market accounting and buying troubled assets at above-market prices make trust worse, not better. Finally, our taking on additional debt to buy troubled assets or recapitalize banks doesn't change the fact that the banks are in trouble because many borrowers are in trouble.

In our economy, the bailout plan assumes we need to fight a necessary reduction in debt with yet more debt. To use a medical analogy, debt is like amphetamines. It takes from the future to stimulate you today, and too much of it can kill you.

We've become addicted to debt – why do we need more debt-fueled growth, and how much more can we tolerate? We need sustainable, long-term growth fueled by people saving and creating value in their communities – not artificial growth fueled by still more government debt that creates additional burdens for the future. Amphetamines didn't work out well for Elvis, either.

DAVID PRICE: Precipitated by the collapse of the subprime mortgage market, the financial crisis that currently confronts us and our broader economic downturn demonstrate a failure of political as well as corporate leadership. The President sat idly while some brokers were engaged in predatory lending, encouraging consumers to borrow beyond their means, and then those risky mortgages were repackaged and sold as sound investments. The Administration’s hands-off, anything-goes approach to regulation meant that no one was policing Wall Street, culminating in the 1929-style credit meltdown we find ourselves facing.

I do not have any interest in “bailing out” Wall Street firms and business leaders who have speculated recklessly and resisted regulation to protect the public interest. My concern is for Main Street - for the people depending on a sound economy and the availability of credit to buy a house or car, to run their business and meet payroll, and to save for college and retirement. While I could not support Secretary Paulson’s request for a $700 billion blank-check rescue plan, I joined with others in intensive discussions to rewrite the Administration’s plan to stabilize the markets and unclog credit. Because inaction would only have prolonged and deepened the crisis, I supported improved legislation that included strict independent oversight, an installment plan with multiple reviews for releasing funds, requirements that taxpayers share any profits and that the financial industry make up any shortfall, a compensation limit for executives of participating institutions, and a partnership between government and financial institutions to help deserving homeowners negotiate reasonable repayment terms and stay in their homes.

If elected/re-elected, how will you support job growth, new business development and increased employment in the Triangle area? – Grant, Durham

BJ LAWSON: We have seen nine straight months of job losses, with the only job additions consistently occurring in government jobs. That trend is not sustainable. We need to reverse that trend, and empower individuals to create their own businesses by serving others in our community.

When times are tight, and investment is difficult to obtain, we must again emphasize our sources of innate local capital, as opposed to just credit. We must think creatively about how to grow our local economic base without taking on new debt that is just a burden for the future. Most importantly, we need to be free to create and grow our own wealth here in the 4th District.

I will work to empower sustainable, self-sufficient communities in our Fourth District that are less dependent on the federal government. As a start, Congress must unambiguously affirm that all barter transactions between individuals are tax-free.

Our country's economic balkanization is the result of a government that no longer serves the American individual, but instead has become a tool of corporate interests intent on working our political system for their own gain. The answer to unrestrained corporatism is a return to capitalism, where businesses grow by virtuously serving their customers instead of using the government as a tool to gain competitive advantage or short-term profit at the public expense.

DAVID PRICE: The Triangle is one of the best places in the nation to live, work, raise a family, and start a business. I’m proud to represent an area with such attributes, and I’ve worked throughout my time in Congress to retain and enhance them. Through my role on the Appropriations Committee, I have secured federal funding for important projects in our area – research at our universities, technical support for our local law enforcement, a fair share of transportation dollars to relieve congestion and provide transit alternatives. Although this funding has gone to a wide range of responsible projects covering many fields, any action that improves the area’s quality of life can attract business and provide greater opportunity.

I will also work for national policies where the Triangle can especially benefit. Investments in education like my teacher recruitment and retention bills and the Advanced Technological Education program I authored for community colleges help develop a more qualified and productive workforce. Investments in research and innovation lead to new entrepreneurs and start-up companies spilling out of our major local universities. And investments in health care can make small businesses more competitive.

Do you support abortion? If you do, how can I trust you to not be discriminatory in other matters if you don't value everyone's life? – Wanda Rhoden, Durham

BJ LAWSON: I am consistently pro-life, and believe the purpose of government is to protect life. Therefore, I do not support abortion or capital punishment. However, the abortion debate is too often used as a wedge issue to divide the electorate.

As an American, I am most concerned with bringing our communities together to identify productive solutions to these divisive issues. For example, I do not know any pro-choice people who like abortions, either. They just fear women dying of sepsis after seeking illegal abortions in a desperate situation.

My first priority is encouraging a more constructive local debate on how we can prevent unwanted pregnancies and empower local, accountable organizations to provide alternatives to abortion. I believe that a discussion at the local level has the potential to change hearts, and the best comment on the abortion debate I've heard recently was "Laws will change when hearts have changed."

I do not believe the Supreme Court was constitutionally justified in issuing a blanket decision about this issue, and favor returning the abortion discussion to the state and local level. Constantly battling over the "right" Supreme Court justices has done nothing to advance the abortion debate in my lifetime.

As Einstein said, insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result. I'm ready to try a different approach to change hearts and reduce abortions.

DAVID PRICE: I have and will continue to support policy efforts to make abortion as rare as possible by encouraging adoption, providing adequate sex education that encourages responsible behavior, and improved public health services. Whether to terminate a pregnancy is not a matter that government should dictate; I stand by the Roe v. Wade decision.

Why should an independent voter support your candidacy when they do not believe your party leadership shares their values? – Mike, Raleigh

BJ LAWSON: We do not face partisan problems, we face American problems. I am not going to Congress to serve a party, I am going to Congress to uphold the United States Constitution on behalf of Fourth District voters regardless of party (or lack thereof). The fastest growing party affiliation in North Carolina is Unaffiliated. Continuing to remain handcuffed in mindless, blame-shifting partisan rhetoric does nothing to advance our future as a nation. It is critical that we as Americans begin judging our candidates as individuals, and based upon their willingness to take principled stands outside of intellectually-questionable party positions.

DAVID PRICE: I have a history of appealing to independent voters and pushing my party to do the same. I have also worked to bring reform to Washington, particularly in regard to ethics and campaigns. The major ethics overhaul passed at the beginning of the 110th Congress was based on legislation I wrote in 2005 with three other members of Congress. I also served on the Ethics Task Force, which recommended that the House create an independent panel of outside experts to gage complaints against members of Congress. And I am the author of several campaign finance reform measures, including the “Stand by Your Ad” law, which forces candidates to appear in the full frame of their ads and take responsibility for their content.

How would you balance the federal budget – or would you? – John Green, Cary

BJ LAWSON: We must balance the federal budget by re-evaluating our trillion-dollar foreign policy, and the belief that we can afford to police the world at our own expense. Additionally, we must reinstate Clinton-era budget controls such as PAYGO, and not subscribe to the fiscal insanity of tax cuts without spending cuts. Ultimately, the message of sustainable local growth demands that we start asking questions about what the federal government is supposed to do. My rule book for that discussion is our United States Constitution, and we should strive for a government that lives within both its means and its constitutional mandate.

I strongly believe in balanced budgets and cast the tough votes in 1990, 1993, and 1997 that led to the first surpluses in a generation. Unfortunately, those surpluses have evaporated under the leadership of President Bush, who has presided over the greatest fiscal reversal in our nation’s history. Digging out of this hole will not be easy, particularly in the midst of a stagnant economy.

As Co-Chair of the Democratic Budget Group I have pushed for greater fiscal responsibility within my own party and Congress as a whole and look forward to working with a new Administration to return our fiscal house to order. I proudly supported the restoration of PAYGO rules at the beginning of the 110th Congress, and believe the federal government would more consistently adhere to such requirements under an Obama Administration and a workable Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate.

Beyond cutting wasteful or ineffective programs, the two most obvious ways to increase federal revenue are allowing the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans to expire on schedule and responsibly ending the war in Iraq. At the same time, we must continue to make certain targeted investments that are essential to long-term economic growth and US competitiveness in the global marketplace: education, transportation infrastructure, and research are a few areas of particular importance in our area It’s possible to do both - the Democratic budget I voted for earlier this year, for example, would make these important investments while bringing the budget into balance by 2012.

Do you think it is fair that politicians do not pay into Social Security and have their own pension plan? – Dan Brosnan, Timberlake

BJ LAWSON: No. The Congressional pension plan is an insult to the American worker, and I will seek to eliminate it. If elected, I will not participate in the Congressional pension plan, and I invite my opponent to disavow his Congressional pension in the face of our looming entitlement crisis.

DAVID PRICE: Thank you for this question. Although there have been all kinds of internet rumors to the contrary, I can assure you that members of Congress pay into Social Security and do not have their own system. I have Social Security taxes withheld from every paycheck just like you, and I am covered by the same retirement plan as other federal employees.

With our economy in free fall, we can ill afford wars. How can we get out of Afghanistan since the people don’t want us and we are spending U.S. lives? – Culley Carson, Chapel Hill

BJ LAWSON: We need an immediate and orderly withdrawal from both Afghanistan and Iraq. Supporting our troops, and our economy, requires that we end our involvement in other nations' internal conflicts.

DAVID PRICE: While I strongly believe we must responsibly end the war in Iraq as soon as possible, I believe the struggle in Afghanistan is too important for the U.S. and NATO to abandon. I supported taking military action to depose the Taliban regime, which had brutalized the Afghan population and allowed terrorists to base their operations on Afghan soil and plan attacks on Americans. Part of my opposition to the Iraq War was based upon my belief that it would distract us from the important tasks of pursuing international terrorists and hinder our efforts to stabilize Afghanistan. The result of our diversion is that the international effort in Afghanistan is far from complete.

Afghanistan's struggle to establish democracy has enjoyed broad international support, and it is one which our government should continue to actively support. As Chairman of the House Democracy Assistance Commission, I am actively engaged in efforts to strengthen the Afghan parliament, so that Afghans view it as effective and responsive to their needs. I have visited the parliament in Kabul and have welcomed its members and staff to Washington. The Afghan parliament provides a glimmer of hope for that country's future. This remarkable assembly represents every aspect of the Afghan culture, and its members have worked earnestly to approach their differences in a truly democratic fashion, settling disputes through debate rather than violence.

Nevertheless, the Afghan situation is still threatened by the Taliban, who seek to undermine the government through violence. We cannot allow the country to spiral out of control and back into the hands of the Taliban. Fortunately, Afghanistan is not Iraq, and the formula for victory is much simpler. Seven years after our operations began, we need to make good on the President's promise to commit robust resources -- not just in the form of more troops (though a redeployment of some troops from Iraq to Afghanistan is greatly needed), but also in greater development efforts, a smarter anti-narcotic campaign, and support for nascent democratic institutions – to win the fight and stabilize the nation. Further, we should combine these efforts with an initiative to persuade our NATO allies to reinvigorate their own commitments, for we will not win this fight alone.

What do you propose as an energy policy for our country and what implications would your energy policy have on national security and employment both nationally and in North Carolina? – Phil Greer, Durham

BJ LAWSON: We need to be free to use our own natural resources – including environmentally-responsible offshore drilling – in the United States and North Carolina, and I will work to stop our federal government from picking winners and losers in the development of alternative energy.

We subsidize our addiction to fossil fuels, while providing token assistance to renewables. We must stop subsidizing our addiction, and let higher prices for nonrenewable energy encourage conservation and development of sustainable alternatives.

We should also explore a carbon tax on nonrenewable energy as a complete replacement for our federal income tax. We want more jobs, productivity, and income – so it doesn't make sense to tax jobs, productivity, and income.

Transitioning to a simple consumption tax on nonrenewable energy use would free up massive amounts of investment that would naturally flow towards conservation and sustainable energy.

DAVID PRICE: Our dependence on fossil fuels is unsustainable, and it has enormous implications for national security, air quality, and climate change. We need a comprehensive energy policy that allows our country to achieve energy independence through renewable sources, conservation, and efficiency.

Because of increased prices at the pump, some in Congress have called for more drilling. I think that is the wrong approach. Instead, I have supported “use it or lose it” legislation to force oil companies to drill in areas already under lease. These areas hold the vast majority of known oil reserves. I also believe we should renew the moratorium on offshore drilling and recently voted for legislation to do so. I am willing to consider allowing additional drilling only if 1) it is part of a comprehensive energy independence initiative that moves the United States toward reliance on renewable sources, 2) it will not have any negative environmental impact, and 3) it gives states a say in what occurs off their coasts.

For the long term, we must recognize that we cannot drill our way out of this problem. Any comprehensive national energy policy must move us toward energy independence through the development of alternative and renewable resources and greater efficiency and conservation. To that end, I supported Congress’s enactment of stricter fuel economy standards last year, and support moves to reverse tax breaks for oil companies in order to invest in renewable and alternative energy without adding to the deficit.

Most Human Service Agencies provide assistance (financial, etc.) to citizens who either have no income or limited income. If elected, what is your short/long term goal to ensure that the tax-paying, working middle class will receive the same type of assistance in their time of need? – Carmen, Garner

BJ LAWSON: In the short term, we need to re-evaluate our trillion-dollar foreign policy that takes much needed resources from local people and programs and spends it on counterproductive interventionism abroad.

My opponent has consistently voted to fund foreign aid and interventions, when those same funds are desperately needed at home. Congress must also stop spending the trust funds that continue to push our entitlement programs into deficit.

In the long term, we must transition to sustainable, locally-accountable safety nets that leverage local sources of capital and reflect local needs. We cannot outsource community assistance to Washington – centralizing power in a well-meaning pursuit of security has made us dependent on unaccountable bureaucracies, and allowed corporate interests to gradually bankrupt our country.

DAVID PRICE: Much of the assistance you refer to – like health insurance through Medicare and SCHIP, unemployment benefits through the Employment Security Commission, and nutrition assistance through WIC – are administered at the state level, though much of the funding comes from federal grants. I’ve supported increased funding to expand SCHIP and extend unemployment benefits to more working families who are approaching the middle class. More generally, when looking at policy options affecting the economy – from tax policy to annual budgets to emergency stimulus packages – I believe the middle class and working poor must be the primary focus. This is partly due to simple fairness – the rising costs of energy, health care, and college education primarily pinch the middle class, particularly with the Bush tax cuts giving a disproportionate share to the wealthy. But it is also good economics. If you want to stimulate the economy, it makes sense to get more money in the hands of those who are actually going to spend it. The scheduled expiration of the Bush tax cuts in 2010 will in all likelihood trigger major changes to our tax rates, regardless of who wins the presidency. I will support changes in the tax code that benefit the middle class, as well comprehensive energy and health care policies that reduce costs and greater investments in education that make it easier for families to send their children to college.

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  • motoxmomb Oct 24, 2008

    I wish BJ Lawson was running in my district! We need more of him running for congress. Go BJ Go!

  • luvbailey Oct 22, 2008

    I'm voting for Lawson and would love to see a good conservative replace David Price. But I was disappointed in Lawson's comment about making bartering tax free as this would inject even more inequity into the tax code than we already have. Also, I was disappointed that he did not seem to know that members of Congress are subject to social security taxes. He needs to be better informed, but i would rather educate a good conservative than keep electing a flaming heart liberal!!

  • ifcdirector Oct 20, 2008

    David Price is about as worthless a man as you could hope to ever find.

  • Tinu Oct 20, 2008

    I got a chance to see both candidates at a "debate" two weekends ago. I fully support BJ Lawson, although I cannot vote for him (not in my district). But if I can help get the word out, I will. He's a really good guy and super smart. He's a Constitutionalist(like that word?) and it's about time we got back to that. I'm a moderate and do not consider myself either Dem or Rep. I prefer people who are neither far left or far right.

    David Price consistently tells you one thing and votes the other. Another "NC Democrat".....He had nothing to really offer two weekends ago and definitely didn't in this Ask Anything segment. Sorry, but I'm just not picking up what he's puttin' down.

  • ah3000bj8 Oct 17, 2008

    I guess most folks have forgotten that Mr price was at the top of the list of congressmen that were " floating " bad checks in the house post office scandal of the early 90s. We had the chief for one term until he got very ill. Then somehow Mr Price got elected again ? That is the fault of the voters of the 4th district.
    I was ready to throw this bum out many years ago but since our district lines wander all over the place until it contains enough " uniformed " voters to keep reelecting Mr. Price, this hasn't happened yet. But who knows, with congress's approval ratings the lowest in history, maybe he'll get kicked out this time. Mr Lawson sounds intelligent and I'll bet he has never once got caught for floating bad checks that taxpayers had to make good !

  • odiesnitch Oct 17, 2008

    The Lib wrote, "DAVID PRICE: I have and will continue to support policy efforts to make abortion as rare as possible by encouraging adoption, providing adequate sex education that encourages responsible behavior, and improved public health services. Whether to terminate a pregnancy is not a matter that government should dictate; I stand by the Roe v. Wade decision."

    But somehow he thinks terminating a pregnancy IS a matter the government should pay for. Typical.

  • rdcress Oct 16, 2008

    The Congressional pension plan is quite generous. Typical response from Price - half truth! When Price feels too much pressure from his constituents he simply turns off the phones and closes the office - for an off site meeting of course.

  • Carolina Conservative Oct 16, 2008

    If you get his newsletters or have read his website over the last few years, about 30-40% of the content is "blame Bush". That's his answer to everything. He doesn't have original thoughts or answers to anything. He's been the Ted Kennedy of the Congress for his entire tenure and he definitely doesn't care about or listen to his constituents. Time for change.

  • IdoNOTliveinDurham Oct 15, 2008

    Dave Price is still in OFFICE :O...... Time for change bigtime.

  • gow1986 Oct 15, 2008

    People come on! It is way past time to throw this bum OUT!!

    Lawson '08!


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Are Virtual Gifts Worth It?

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— You don't wrap these presents in a box. You can't wear them, play with them or show them off, at least not in the real world.

Even so, virtual gifts - computer-generated items given and displayed online - are quickly becoming must-haves. And increasingly, people are willing to pay cold, hard, real-life cash to purchase them for friends, family and co-workers.

"For the person who gets the gift, it is like a badge of honor," says Dave Coffey, who tracks online trends for Sapient, a Florida-based marketing company.

Coffey's gotten into the act himself, buying a few $1 gifts on Facebook, a social networking Web site. He purchased a pair of virtual shoes for his wife for her birthday, a can of "whoop-ass" for a friend who got a new job, and a virtual beer to pay a bet he lost to his boss.

They are nothing more than cutesy icons posted in a "gifts" section on a person's profile page, the smiley faces of the 21st century. And like that 1970s icon, they have mass appeal.

Since they were introduced in February, Facebook says its users have purchased more than 24 million of these dollar items, which are sold in limited editions to generate more interest.

Elsewhere online, including virtual world sites such as Second Life, Utherverse and Stardoll, people can give gift certificates so their friends' avatars, or online personalities, can shop at "malls" on the sites.

Just like the real world, appearance matters in the virtual world. Gifts of digital clothing, accessories, makeup and even digital furnishings for an avatar's virtual home are especially popular. A pair of virtual boots, for instance, might cost $2 or $3 in a world where one could pay $20 or $30 for an intricately designed "skin," an avatar's outer layer.

Jeff Roberts, a New Yorker who is one of about 11 million Second Life "residents," has given SL gift certificates, worth real money, to friends and co-workers.

Their avatars "come back from 'stores' with all sorts of clothing, bling, and new hair styles," says Roberts, who heads a commercial radio station in Second Life, known as the Virtual World Radio Network (VWRN).

The ease of giving a virtual gift is definitely part of the attraction, he says.

"A few clicks and it's done. No worries about FedEx or the post office getting it there on time," Roberts says.

Kel Kelly, a businesswoman in suburban Boston, figures she's spent just under $100 on virtual gifts on Facebook. The presents are hip - things like icons of champagne bottles that clients can post on their pages.

"Anyone can send an e-mail that says 'Congratulations on your recent partnership' or whatever," says Kelly, a marketing executive and college lecturer. "It's just a really cool way to stand out."

In a sense, these gifts are supplanting electronic cards, online greetings that are waning in popularity, according to Internet watchers. People are becoming more willing to pay for something you can't touch or hold in your hand.

While $1 is the going rate on Facebook, Kelly says she'd be willing to spend as much as $5 to $10 on a really unique, funny virtual gift.

"A buck is like, 'Eh, it's only a buck,'" she says. "They're getting you addicted to the experience by giving it to you on the cheap. Then I think prices will rise."

The novelty is driving the market for virtual gifts and goods. So is the frenzy to gain status on social networking and virtual world sites, says Robbie Blinkoff, an anthropologist who studies online trends.

"There's a lot of money to be made," says Blinkoff, managing director of Context-Based Research Group in Baltimore.

In the first two weeks of November alone, the company that created Second Life says there were almost 3 million digital objects sold on its site, though it's not possible to tell which of those were given as gifts.

Even so, Blinkoff predicts that the limitations of virtual gifts also will become more apparent. Simply put "giving takes work," he says.

"If you're sending virtual gifts and the person is two blocks away, it's kind of like e-mailing the person in the cubicle next to you," he adds.

Others call virtual gifts a waste of money - a way of "pouring millions down the virtual drain," says Michael Bugeja, the director of Iowa State University's journalism school.

He's been a vocal critic of the resources universities and students are dedicating to virtual worlds. This holiday season, he's challenging people to give money they planned to spend on virtual gifts to charity instead.

"That would send a message appropriate for the season that is far more humanitarian than a new avatar outfit or Facebook icon," Bugeja says.

Still, some think people are too quick to downplay the value virtual gifts and goods can have.

"It's easy to get caught up in thinking that it's not real because it's digital. But we have plenty of digital items that have value," says Jeska Dzwigalski, who works in community and product development for Linden Lab, the creators of Second Life. "Have you ever bought a song on iTunes? Have you ever paid for software?"

Steve Auerbach, a dad in the Los Angeles area, says he's realized that the virtual world isn't something to fear. Nor is the idea of giving virtual gifts, which his 10-year-old daughter does on Stardoll, a virtual world for girls.

"So much of our world is intangible now. (Giving a virtual gift) is still about the act of giving and receiving," says Auerbach, who figures that his daughter spends $30 a month on Stardoll items for herself and others.

"I'd rather she paint or play a classical instrument," he says of her online hobby. "But that's a tough sell these days."

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Lesnar Update, Maria/Lindsay Lohan Match?, Linda Hogan

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— The Bleacher Report has an article online about Brock Lesnar, saying that he is someone that kids can â<80><9c>admire and respect.â<80> You can read the full article here.

— In an interview with E!, Linda Hogan says that her son Nick is now a “changed person” after serving time in prison. You can check out the interview at this link.

— Celeb gossip blog Hellarious.com has a feature up on Maria and Lindsay Lohan featuring pics of both titled “The Ultimate Lesbian Wrestling Match Fantasy”. You can check it out at this link.

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Lots More Legends At Vengeance, Mike McGuirk/WWE

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As part of the celebration of current WWE gold-bearers, champions of the past are present in Houston for tonight’s Vengeance pay-per-view. Magnum T.A., Harley Race and Rick Martel are currently backstage. They are doing a theme where veterans will be doing cameos on the show talking about winning championships for the Night of Champions theme. Many others who are retired and under WWE contract will also be appearing in that role. WWE.com has a photo of Rick Martel meeting up with his former tag team partner Tony Garea.

In addition to the legends appearing in some segments tonight, two legends are scheduled to compete at the pay-per-view. At last word, the plan was for Sgt. Slaughter & Jimmy Snuka to be Deuce & Domino’s opponents. This hasn’t been 100% confirmed, but this is the expected match-up.

Mike McGuirk, the precursor to Lilian Garcia, made a surprise appearance at last night’s Raw brand house in College Station, TX. Maria brought her to ringside to be the guest ring announcer for a match between Cade & Murdoch and London & Kendrick. McGuirk was the first female ring announcer in WWE history. She was a ring announcer for WWE from 1988 to 1993. This was her first appearance in a wrestling setting since ’93.

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HBK Injury Update, More RAW Angles For Tonight Revealed

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WWE is estimating that Shawn Michaels will return from surgery in time for Survivor Series.

While nothing will be decided until Michaels gets a full evaluation this week, the feeling is that he will not be able to work this summer. He has been removed from all main-event plans for the third quarter of 2007.

Prior to opting for knee surgery, Michaels was reportedly set to headline against John Cena in a PPV main-event this summer.

Dave Meltzer is reporting that tonight’s RAW is very important because they have to build up both the Saturday Night’s Main Event that airs 6/2 (and will be taped next Monday in Toronto) and the One Night Stand show the next night in Jacksonville. The general idea of SNME is to run tag matches with the people in the PPV main events. For ONS, the idea is “ECW-style” gimmick matches hardcore style as the draw probably with similar match-ups as we saw last night. Pretty much all the key matches are being decided upon today and have to be made clear today and tomorrow.

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Television programming

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Reality programming broadcasts crime dramatizations or film footage of police and other emergency personnel at work as regular television series.

Two of the earliest and most successful reality programs, "America's Most Wanted" (AMW) and "Unsolved Mysteries" (UM), present a series of vignettes in which the participants or actors reenact actual crimes. The vignettes feature interviews with victims, their family and friends, the police, and photographs and film of suspects. Viewers are urged to telephone the police or the program with relevant information about the crimes or the suspects. The programs update previous broadcasts, e.g., with film of a captured fugitive or with information about sentencing.

AMW and UM employ an interesting hybrid television format. Like the news, these programs claim to present reality as they pursue a public service intention--capturing criminals. However, they also are prime time entertainment in the crime genre tradition of television programs such as "Dragnet," "Ironside," and "Magnum PI."

Their emotional, fast-paced stories fit current programming trends ( Blumler 1991:206-210), they have enjoyed large audiences, and, as a result, programs like AMW and UM have proliferated on television.

The law enforcement community lauds these programs, and some media scholars offer limited praise. Barber ( 1991:21) argues that, by sensitizing men and women to women's victimization, AMW contributes to a national feminine community; she calls the program a kind of "participatory democracy of law enforcement." However, she invokes Foucault, noting that, although AMW promotes a sense of community, the program facilitates widespread surveillance, and revives the spectacle of punishment ( 1991:24).

Cohen ( 1985:68), who also invokes Foucault, suggests that extant crime policies, by inviting citizen surveillance and reporting, redistribute the state's control wider and deeper into society. Amid an already pervasive fear of crime, reality programming's depictions of criminals may encourage more repressive...


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Treasure in a Wooden Box

Dainec posted Treasure in a Wooden Box at Backwash on September 24, 2003 — there’s an update at the end!

He trudged between the neighbors’ houses towards home, and I did a double-take when I glanced out the window to make sure he was on his way. He was burdened by something more than the usual homework-laden backpack.

“You have a cello,” I noted, using my keen powers of observation. After all, I had signed the permission form for 4th-grade strings, and I wrote the check to cover instrument rental for the year. I’m good at putting two and two together like that. “When do you start strings class?”

“I already did,” he responded. “My homework tonight is to practice. Do you want to listen to me practice?”

Without waiting for an answer, he cast off his backpack and unzipped the instrument case. “A lot of kids have played my cello before me,” he said solemnly.

I had been a little nervous about my son being responsible for something so delicate as a stringed instrument. He’s not exactly the careful type. But when I laid eyes on his cello, my fears vanished. The finish is worn. A chunk of wood is missing from the bottom edge. I notice that the back edges are held together with what looks like wood grain contact paper.

Turbo interrupted my thoughts. “This is the fingerboard,” he said, pointing to a piece of wood that juts under the strings. “Never pick up the cello by the fingerboard.” He paused. “I’m just touching it. It’s okay to touch it, but it’s not a handle.”

“Do you know what this is?” he asked, pointing to a spot near the top. “It’s the peg box. We’re not supposed to turn the pegs. Only the teacher does that.” He paused again. “It’s okay to touch the pegs, just don’t turn them.”

I’m fascinated and impressed. We’re a family of musicians, but I’m a woodwinds person, and SpiritMan is a more of a rock/electronic type. MoonChild is the only experienced strings player in our house, having started viola in grade school. She has since added piano and bass guitar to her repertoire. If she had more time, she’d be playing drums, too. Moon has the music in her; it’s intuition.

Turbo, on the other hand, never seemed all that interested in learning an instrument. So I was surprised and secretly pleased when he told me he was planning to participate in strings this year.

I had started piano lessons at age 8, but my heart wasn’t in it until 5th grade presented the chance to be in band. The first day of class, we looked at pictures of different instruments and listened to a recording of their sounds. I chose flute at first. We all started by playing the mouthpieces. It looked rather odd, the future trumpeters with their little brass nozzles, the winds players making kazoo noises.

The flute was beyond me. I switched to clarinet and made a glorious noise that lasted through the rest of my school career.

“This is what we’re learning,” Turbo stated as he positioned the cello between his legs. He began bowing vigorously on the open strings. DAH – DAH – DAHDAHDAHDAH … DAH – DAH – DAHDAHDAHDAH …

He played with confidence. The tone was amazing, not the stuff of tenuous first attempts.

SpiritMan called to say he was on his way home, and I held the phone up for him to hear. “Is that Moon?” he wondered.

“No, it’s Turbo. Isn’t it great?” I couldn’t wait for him to get home and witness for himself.

Later, Turbo carefully put away the cello (I noticed the entire back is covered with contact paper, a true school instrument), zipped the case, and surveyed his room for the safest and best place to keep it. I helped him move a bookcase so that the space would be just right.

Dare I say that I’m proud? That I’m excited? That I’m bubbling over with anticipated joy? I look ahead and I see my past: the satisfaction of expressing feelings for which I had no words, the exhilaration of being part of something beautiful and fleeting, the excitement of facing an audience despite my internal butterflies, the healthy competition and the easy camaraderie.

I don’t imagine for a minute that I’m raising concert musicians who will perform before millions and make untold riches. But if they can uncover the pleasure and beauty hidden in notes and chords, they’ll have something that will remain theirs for life.

Maybe even longer.

Turbo switched from cello to trumpet a few years later, but didn’t keep it up. However, he has an amazing voice — which he’s used in a few garage bands and to serenade select girls. Moon still has a love for music, but decided to pursue a career as a software engineer. She occasionally gets out her bass guitar and plays tunes from Sabaton and other favorite bands. SpiritMan has a large collection of percussion instruments. He and I are part of a kirtan band, Indra Adhira. I still have my clarinet from high school.

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Arts Forum: Schools must be creative in anti-bullying arts programs

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CHATTANOOGA (WRCB)- The Arts Education Partnership's National Forum wrapped up in Chattanooga Friday with a panel on bullying.  Almost everyone agrees that arts programs in schools can have a positive effect on student behavior. But with a lack of funding for the arts, educators may have to be creative in getting those messages out.

Educators say such lessons need to be ingrained early, but teachers aren't always able to work bullying prevention into lesson plans.  Arts forum panelists say that should not be an excuse to overlook the importance of teaching kindness.

Karen Glenn of Hamilton County's Students Taking a Right Stand (STARS) said, "We need to reach out to every area students are engaged in, and music is one of them. Whatever challenges they face will have a better outcome."

David and Tina Long of Chatsworth, Georgia became reluctant players on the national stage when their son Tyler committed suicide in 2009.  The documentary "Bully," released earlier this year, has given them a chance to speak out on bullying.  Their two other children are both active in the arts, which has helped the entire family cope with their loss.

"Support your arts," Tina Long said, "that arts program could be where some kids are going to get saved."

Performances by Chattanooga's Kids on the Block puppet program and Ballet Tennessee illustrated the powerful ways the anti-bullying message can be conveyed via the arts.

Forum participants hope the lessons learned in Chattanooga can be far-reaching.

Missy Crutchfield of the city's Education, Arts and Culture program said, "It's a battle, there will never be enough funding to fully implement school arts programs, but we need to be using the arts every way we can."

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A Nashville helicopter pilot is on his way to Antarctica and the South Pole, all part of a dangerous mission to save humpback whales.

Roger Danner started flying helicopters at the age of 16, mostly for pure enjoyment and, occasionally, for pure adventure.

So when the television show Whale Wars, which airs on Animal Planet, learned of his skill, the producers wondered if he would be willing to come fly for that show.

Danner said it took about two seconds for him to answer.

"How can you say, 'No?' Going to Antarctica at my age, you have just got to do it," he said.

Whale Wars documents the intense daily fight between Japanese whaling ships, hunting and killing nearly extinct humpback whales in the Southern Ocean near the South Pole, and the environmentalists working to stop them.

Finding those whale hunters in the middle of the ocean requires a helicopter, so that is where Roger comes in.

Adventure needed to be on the resume, too, so flights to Australia and a world record for once jetskiing from New York to Miami convinced Animal Planet that Danner was their guy.

"It's an opportunity of a lifetime for me," he said. "I'm not getting any younger, so I just can't wait to go."

The South Pole won't be anything like his typically relaxing rides over Nashville.

"A bad day will be 20 degrees below zero, and I've got the ocean to consider, rolling, pitching 6 to 8 feet, and then you're trying to land the helicopter on a little pad. It's pretty difficult," he said.

For a helicopter pilot, it's a job only a few could do or would do. However, Danner - a fierce environmentalist - is all in.

"Hopefully, I'll save some whales in the process and make it home," he said.

Danner left for his South Pole adventure Sunday.

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An Alabama man says he is not stopping his fight to keep his wife of 48 years buried in his front yard. His case made its way up to Alabama Supreme Court which turned down his appeal. Now, he is looking at other legal options.

Seventy-four-year-old James Davis says it was his wife's dying wish to be buried at the Stevenson, Alabama home they shared for decades. He says he is not only turning to his attorneys for help, but also a higher power.

"She was a walking angel," says James Davis, describing his wife, Patsy.

James Davis says everyone loved his wife.

"When the little kids used to come and catch the bus, she brought them in in the winter time before the bus come and fed them breakfast and give them hot chocolate," says Davis.

He cannot understand why the city of Stevenson is so adamant about removing Patsy's grave from his front yard.

"Everybody loved my wife. Part of these city officials down here, has been to my house and been fed," says Davis.

He is not backing down.

"I've put four and half years of my life (into this) and I didn't die, the way they wanted me to."

The city says bodies can be in a graveyard, just not your yard. It worries if it looks the other way, it may set a precedent for graves in other yards around town.

"It's my gravesite that's made this city look so bad? It's a big joke," says Davis.

Davis says the county health department approved the burial and says even a state inspector looked at his land. Despite that, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled 8 to 3 in the city's favor.

"As far as the justice system, there ain't none in Alabama. Not for me," says Davis.

That is why Davis has another plan. His home may soon become the 'Stevenson Bible Church.' His website just went up this week.

"That's protected by federal law. And that'll take all the stupid bureaucrats out of it."

Plus, he says the church will help keep him in line.

"I've laid in my bed at night and thought of some pretty hairy things. And I'm ashamed of what I thought about. But sometimes you can get pushed in the wrong direction," he says.

Davis says he is just standing up for what is right.

"I'm supposed to lay down like a whipped dog and let them come in here on my property and dig my wife up and move her around and all that? But, the gravesite's going to remain," says Davis.

Davis says no matter what happens, if he has to move his wife, all of the flowers, the headstone, everything will stay right where it is. In the meantime, he is looking to file a federal restraining order, to stop the state's order to remove her body.

We reached out to the Stevenson city attorney for comment on Davis' plans for a church, but have not heard back.

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ST. ALBANS, W.Va. -- One horse is dead and another injured after being shot Saturday evening near St. Albans, according to a Kanawha County sheriff's deputy.Cpl. Brian Humphreys said deputies responded to a shots-fired call sometime after dark Saturday on Lower Falls Drive near River Park Circle. A man was cited for firing his weapon so close to a residence, according to Humphreys.
On Sunday, the dead horses were reported in the same area. Humphreys said police were questioning the man who was cited Saturday, and others in the area, to see if the incidents were related."It's possible [deputies] couldn't see the horses in the dark last night," Humphreys said. "It could be a terrible coincidence for that guy."
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has collected $167,000 at post-election fundraisers since December, but his campaign remains saddled by $1.3 million in debt, according to Morrisey's latest campaign financial statement.Morrisey, who defeated Darrell McGraw in the November election, loaned his campaign $1.4 million last year.In December, Morrisey raised $55,000 at a Washington, D.C. post-election event, his campaign financials show. Donors included Washington lobbyists, and health-care, pharmaceutical and tobacco company political action committees. The fundraiser was held at an office building on Washington's K Street, where numerous lobbying firms are headquartered. Morrisey formerly worked at a law firm on K Street.Asked why he would hold a fundraiser outside West Virginia, Morrisey said Monday, "It's particularly difficult to raise money in West Virginia because of the low contribution limits and the state of the economy."Morrisey said he wouldn't allow out-of-state donors to influence his decisions as West Virginia's attorney general."My campaign accepts contributions from a wide variety of sources so that we will have sufficient resources to ensure that voters can make a meaningful decision at the ballot box," Morrisey said in a prepared statement. "We take the First Amendment quite seriously and will not shy away from exercising our free speech rights."Earlier in December, Morrisey netted $67,000 at a fundraiser at The Summit conference center in downtown Charleston. The Patriot Coal Co. PAC, as well as Patriot CEO Bennett Hatfield, donated to Morrisey's campaign at the event, according to Morrisey's campaign finance report. Earlier this month, thousands of union supporters rallied against Patriot Coal in downtown Charleston, protesting a proposal from the company to cut employee and retiree health benefits.Sixteen people were arrested at the end of the demonstration, including United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts.Morrisey said Monday he would not return Patriot Coal's campaign contributions."We accept monies from a wide variety of individuals regardless of their political affiliation or economic status," Morrisey said. "Our campaign accepts monies from people we agree with on certain issues and disagree with on certain issues."
At the Charleston post-election fundraiser, numerous Charleston lawyers also donated to Morrisey. Some of those lawyers previously gave campaign contributions to McGraw, who served as attorney general for 20 years.Morrisey said lawyers who recently donated to his post-election campaign wouldn't receive special treatment in securing contract work through the attorney general's office. During the campaign, Morrisey criticized the way McGraw hired outside counsel.Morrisey has previously announced plans to require outside lawyers to bid on state jobs. The new hiring policy will take politics out of hiring decisions, Morrisey said Monday. He said he would "treat every citizen the same regardless of political affiliation or economic status.""Under this administration, the law will never favor any specific person or law firm," Morrisey said. "The rule of law will govern."
Also in late December, Morrisey collected $6,750 at a fundraiser at the Williams Country Club in Weirton.Morrisey raised an additional $36,000 from individual donors and political action committees from December through March.He paid $76,600 in campaign expenses during the reporting period. The bulk of the money went to pay campaign consultants.Morrisey has repaid $83,000 of the $1.4 million he loaned his campaign over the past three months.Reach Eric Eyre at or 304-348-4869.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va.-- More than 100 people agreed on Wednesday night to come together to demand stronger protections for West Virginia's waterways. The group, mostly Charleston residents, gathered at the Roosevelt Community Center on the city's East End to vent their frustrations with last week's chemical spill and the subsequent water ban, now in its seventh day in much of the Kanawha Valley.The meeting's organizers said they wanted to provide a forum to discuss ways to prevent future chemical spills like the one last week, in which a coal-processing chemical leaked out of a tank at Freedom Industries and into the Elk River, contaminating the water supply.Jenny Burns, a West Side caterer, said she organized the meeting after reading about people's situations on Facebook and becoming "fired up."By the night's end, most agreed that stronger chemical regulations are needed in West Virginia."They need to regulate the hazardous chemicals just like they regulate my catering business," Burns said.Many exchanged phone numbers and email addresses, hoping to plan rallies and protests and to contact state representatives. Several people discussed holding a rally at the State Capitol in February."I'm picturing CNN panning their cameras to the Capitol and seeing thousands of people," one woman said.
Many who attended expressed fear of using tap water despite health officials lifting "do not use" water orders for many areas.Charleston resident Robert Breedlove said he used to be a hazardous material shipper in Anchorage, Alaska. Dangerous chemicals are better regulated in Alaska, he said, because the people hold companies and politicians more accountable."When I flew to West Virginia in 2009 I got a sinus infection that last nine months," Breedlove said. "The doctor called it the Kanawha crud."Breedlove said the group meeting Wednesday night should seek out an attorney to represent them. Groups that have representation are more likely to be taken seriously, he said.Richard Katz, of Charleston, drew a round of applause for announcing that he and five other people paid a firm to test their tap water for chemicals.Katz said he doesn't trust health officials and politicians who say it's OK to drink the tap water. "I'm not going to believe it until I get a reading of zero parts per million from my own tap," he said.Reach Travis Crum at or 304-348-5163.
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The Los Angeles Lakers guard was also the NBA's leading scorer during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons, including an astonishing 81-point performance in January 2006, the second most in NBA history. However, with his first MVP award, Bryant has attracted the attention of one WWE Superstar who thinks Kobe is an impostor -- SmackDown Superstar Montel Vontavious Porter -- MVP.

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