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To put Manchester United’s latest indignity into some kind of context, consider that Samuel Eto’o had scored only three times in 11 Barclays Premier League appearances before yesterday. Against the fallen champions, the Chelsea forward scored three times in 42 minutes, profiting from some of the meekest, most inept defending you will see at this level of the game.

Under previous circumstances, after a 3-1 victory over United, we might be marvelling at Chelsea, who are finding real form under José Mourinho, or at the renaissance of Eto’o, rolling back the years at 32, but it was hard to see

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Mrs. Laura Virginia Coldiron, age 79, of Butler, Tennessee, died Sunday, October 21, 2012 at Johnson City Medical Center.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 11:00am at Sugar Tree Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Greer officiating. Burial followed in the Lewis Cemetery.

The family received friends from 6-8 pm on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Sugar Tree Baptist Church.

Mrs. Coldiron was born in Ashe County November 18, 1932 to the late Harrison Phillips and Claude Farmer Phillips. When living in Ashe County she attended Sugar Tree Baptist Church and attended Beach Mountain Baptist Church in Butler. She loved to crochet and also loved to garden.

She was also preceded in death by two husbands, Evert Lewis and Denver Coldiron; four brothers, Bud, Ted, Charlie, and Harold Phillips.

Mrs. Coldiron is survived by two sons, Jerry Lewis and wife Rita of Lansing, and Larry Lewis of Crumpler; two daughters, Linda Osborne and husband Robert of West Jefferson, and Nellie Storey and husband of Butler, TN; two brothers, Larry Phillips of Lansing, and Ellis Phillips of Maryland; four sisters, Maye Greer of Lansing, Ruby Ham of Lansing, Shirley Bauguess of Lansing, and Jane Farmer of Grassy Creek; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews also survive.

Flowers accepted or memorials may be made to Ashe County Cancer Fund C/o Rena Adams, 372 Oscar Day Road, Jefferson, NC 28640; or Johnson County Rescue Squad, 203 Vandilla Street, Mountain City, NC 37683.

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At some point during the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools race, incumbent Holly Hermansen thought her opponent, Paul Haas, was a nice guy.

Now she doesn’t.

In April, Hermansen told The Union that she has worked with Haas, a KNCO reporter, as a member of the media, and referred to him as “a nice guy.” Recently, though, Hermansen retracted the statement amidst claims that Haas has acted inappropriately toward Hermansen’s supporters.

“I’ve changed my mind. People in the community have been telling me that he has gotten aggressive when they say they are supporting me,” Hermansen said Wednesday. “That is just not OK.”

Haas, though, says the claims are bogus, and absolutely not true.

“I have not gotten aggressive with anyone about anything. This is the first I have heard anything of the sort,” Haas said. “I would never do anything like that to anyone in the community. It’s just not in my nature, it’s not my style of doing things.”

The war of words in this year’s Superintendent of Schools race has been a saga of “he said, she said.”

In March, through the use of public documents, The Union reported that Haas had been previously fired from a principal position at a Sacramento charter school due to accusations of fraud.

Since then, Haas has provided documentation from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing stating that they reviewed the case and did not find a reason to take away his teaching credentials.

During a video interview with The Union, though, Haas claimed that Hermansen’s office gave information to the newspaper, which led to the story. Hermansen said she has heard of the story but denies having any involvement in it, and said she has no knowledge of anyone in her office passing on information to The Union.

“Not my office, nor I, sent over that information,” Hermansen said. “I’ve been very careful to keep this campaign positive, so I, nor did anyone at my office send over that information, at least that I’m aware of. I don’t know what people do on their own time, but our office had nothing to do with it.”

While both camps have said they have made it a point to run a positive campaign, their supporters, and those who oppose them, have spoken out publicly to decry one candidate, and their supporters, in favor of another.

Last week, former county educator Stanton Miller, in an op-ed in The Union, criticized Nevada County Board of Education member Marianne Slade-Troutman for allegations, Miller says, she has made against Hermansen in The Union and on the radio.

“She seems to be preoccupied with attacking (Hermansen), however her allegations against Ms. Hermansen are based on faulty information,” Miller stated in the op-ed. “Marianne Slade-Troutman is entitled to her opinion, but not to her own facts.”

Miller most recently worked under Hermansen as the associate superintendent of student services for the Superintendent of Schools office.

Slade-Troutman has made further accusations against Hermansen saying that she uses county funds to pay her Rotary Club dues, and that Hermansen will not disclose her county office credit card bill to the board and public.

“The Rotary dues are paid through my office; it’s very common for organizations to pay for the Rotary dues of their employees to get them out there in the community and it’s a very appropriate use of funds,” Hermansen responded. “I make a lot of contacts and connections through my Rotary club that directly benefit schools.”

In reference to her credit card bill disclosure Hermansen added, “The county board has addressed that issue several times, and they do not believe that they want to micromanage my budget. They approve the budget each year and as long as I operate within the parameters of the budget that the board approves, they don’t want to see the details.”

Recently, Slade-Troutman has thrown her support to the Haas camp, and this past weekend bought an advertisement in The Union, with fellow board member John Meeks, endorsing Haas. The ad focuses on the claim that Hermansen will use county reserves to build a new administration building for her office that the county does not need.

Haas has also been on the offensive in reference to talks of a new administration building, claiming that Hermansen wants to use money for a building, when the funds are needed more for students and educational programs.

“The current building that we have has been adequate. In the past we’ve had several thousand students in the county, and with declining enrollment, I don’t understand why it’s no longer adequate,” Haas said. “To me it’s always going to be students before buildings, and programs before administrative overhead. That’s where I want our resources spent, where it makes a difference most, is with the students.”

Hermansen, though, has gone on the record saying that she does not necessarily plan to build a new building, but that the office wants to merge their facilities into one, to improve efficiency.

“I have no intention of building a new building,” she said. “My plan, and what I believe is, I can consolidate some of my existing facilities into one larger building, and I plan to do that at either a cost savings, or a cost neutral, as to what costs currently are. I’m not intending to use any new funding for this.”

Hermansen, who has been Superintendent of Schools since 2007, is banking on her on the job experience as the reason why voters should choose her over Haas.

“It’s very clear that it is experience and qualifications that set us apart,” Hermansen said. “I’ve been doing this job for seven years very successfully. I have great trust with the community and all of the school districts. My qualifications and experience have led me into this position, and the time I have been in this position I have done a good job. Hermansen added, “(Haas), while he has had educational experience, it has not prepared him for this level of position. A school principal at a charter school of an independent study program does not prepare you for this job.”

Haas says he will use finances in the office differently than Hermansen, and is betting that voters in June will see his candidacy as a new direction for county schools.

“Active leadership and being a part of the solution,” Haas said. “Not necessarily sitting in an office or a desk and telling people what to do, but actually getting out and being active with the districts and being in touch with the students and their families.”

Haas added, “Being the true voice of the community in what’s best for education is what I want as a superintendent. I believe that (Hermansen) is following top-down direction from the California Department of Education, and I want to make sure I am supporting from the bottom up.”

To contact Staff Writer Ivan Natividad, email or call 530-477-4236.

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Weston seeks third term as Nevada County Supervisor

Nevada County Supervisor Hank Weston will seek a third consecutive term on the board of supervisors, he announced this week.

“It was extreme encouragement to run by a lot of people throughout the district, and they wanted me to run again,” Weston said Wednesday.

Weston initially announced his candidacy during a Nevada County Farm Bureau event Saturday. He will join Fran Cole and Jedediah Biagi in the competition for the District 4 seat on the board.

The district encompasses Penn Valley, North San Juan, Rough and Ready, Lake Wildwood, Spence–ville and incorporated areas along Highways 20 and 49.

“There are a lot of projects within the fourth district that I want to see accomplished,” Weston said.

The 70-year-old Weston, who had a lengthy career in the fire service, said he carefully considered what another four years would entail but decided he had the expertise and background necessary to steer the county through some impending difficulties.

Foremost of which, the state retirement system, known as CalPERS, has seen its unfunded liabilities rise after the economic downtown occurred in 2008, Weston said.

As a result, CalPERS has called upon the county to pay nearly $1.3 million annually over a period of five years. Weston said his budgetary experience will be crucial in making sure the county manages the coming increase in costs appropriately.

Other projects include the reconfiguration of the McCourtney Road Transfer Station, addressing deficiencies in Penn Valley’s wastewater treatment infrastructure and installing appropriate fire protection sprinkler systems in the North San Juan area.

“I think I am in the best position to see it through,” Weston said.

Weston was originally elected as District 4 supervisor in June 2006 and then again in 2010. He has lived in Nevada County since 1989 and currently resides in Lake Wildwood with his wife, Kandy. The couple has two grown daughters.

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Questionnaires continue to pour in. Thanks to all who have filled them out. I will give you a report when the dust has settled some. If you have not filled one out, please do so. Note that the address has changed. I founded ANSWER international wrestling club in about 1979 (when the pioneer of NY mixed wrestling charged $50, repeat, $50 for three rounds and gave you more if you won or interested her). Her name was Black Pearl, a 300LB pro from the German wrestling circuit who found the tiny ladies of the US less than eager to wrestle her. A slim, athletic lady named Denna Zara what just getting started. I wrestled both Pearl and Zara, then as she developed her stable (including the young Suzy Johnson aka Robin) I fought some of her girls. Prices are higher now and ANSWER was developed to help develop, well, answers. Let me give you one right now. ANSWER may have pioneered in this: If you are single, seek prospective mates who are as nuts over wrestling as you are! It's much more economical to wrestle and train your wife, and maybe allow her to wrestle paying customers in a suitable space, than to pay for pros---not that an occasional match with a pro is not a good idea. At about the time Denna was setting up her apartment and training women, a novel studio was being set up by Joan Weiss. (Spelling, especially of names is not my long suit. You can have fun pointing out my horrible errors to me, but I do try to keep the phonetics right.) Joan offered to train guys girl friends and wives. Not a bad idea. It helped justify the rather heafty prices she charged. I'm rather in favor of pros who can wrestle and who provide such extra value. Want to try some? Travel to Ft Lauderdale and womens world there. (They have a web site.) You can have a match at not too terrible a price on a mat that is very large and one foot thick! Also, two of the women, Sasha and Jill are not only well trained and quite attractive, but they have been trained to teach you to involve and train women in your life who might not otherwise wrestle! How's that for value. Let's encourage such value. But wait, as the TV promotions say, "That's not all." Each of these women is single, highly desirable (in slightly different ways), has been known to accept dates for dinner, and has shown some interest in marriage. Why date wimps? Have a wrestle and enjoy an evening and maybe consider settling down not with a woman wimp but with one who will enjoy a friendly, healthy, session of wrestling for exercise! How is that for a money saving idea? "But wait! There is more!" I made a tape that shows many secrets of time-tested ANSWER methods for involving and training a rather average woman in wrestling--even the kind who is just sure it will crush your poor lil ego to have any physical competieiton. As a marketing survey, I will send this tape to you, asking that you give me your frank opinion of the help it provides. It will be offered at less than the usual cost of a high quality VHS tape, and it is of very high quality. The girl (Jill) is one of the most attractive and skilled in wrestling. She is bright and offers sharp verbal and physical competition to me all through her training. It's fun! I am, sorry to say, a bit out of shape because I had been on the road for about a month. I lost three inches from my belly shortly after my return home. That doesn't alter the quality of the tips provided, but it is one reason why RIGHT HERE, FOR A LIMITED TIME, IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF THIS TAPE. I plan to send it out for comment, along with a manual that will clarify the techniques you will see demonstrated. These techniques are rare, possibly unique. For example, consider that lady who is sure any physical competition from her will "destroy" your poor lil ego. Using a tried and tested method shown on the tape you can involve her in arm wrestling, crushing her with each arm in the process. Even such a lady will start developing a will to win and should respond well when you teach her, and this is GUARANTEED, HONEST, TRUTH: You will teach her to beat almost any man in arm wrestling, and usually make him like it! Another instructional tape and manual suggest that you fake a loss. It will be no fake when your little lady follows your simple instructions and beats you. I defy any red blooded man not to show obvious admiration for her skill and aggressiveness. Polls show that, contrary to most women's belief, men would prefer that a woman be able to be aggressive toward them, maybe not all the time, but certainly on occasion. Yes the tape also shows squeezes in some detail, plus counters to standard squeezes, and counters that will help any healthy maintain the squeeze on nearly any man. If all that I have said is not true, simply write your opinion in detail and send the tape back for a full refund of the cost of tape and manual. FINALLY, YOU GET TO HELP NAME YOUR OWN PRICE!!!! Let me know how much you think guys should be willing to pay for a tape and manual that will forever reduce their dependence on professionals. Add that price to your questionnaire, or, if you have already sent your questionnaire in, just send me a note at answerwest@aol.com. OK?

1) First name or nickname

2) Gender male      female

3) Location: City, State and Country

4) E-mail address (so we can contact you)

5) Do you have friends in your area or elsewhere you can contact who might be interested in the New Power Squeeze program? yes      No

6) Take a look at the Power Squeeze description page and fill in your personal criteria for squeezing, by using the 1-10 scale (remember this is mostly fun, but take it a little seriously!).

Female (squeezers): Willingness   Strength
Male (squeezees): Willingness   Strength

7) Would you be willing to actively help start the Power Squeeze club in your area? Yes      No

8) What other kinds of activities, etc. would you like to see happening in your Power Squeeze club?

9) Would you like to have body building specialists, female wrestlers, or self-defense instructors share techniques with you in your club atmosphere (if fees are required, your members could decide on how to handle them)?
Yes      No

10) Important: In your opinion, what can we do to involve more women in the program?

If you have any questions, you can email victorharvey@hotmail.com


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As if Marissa Mayer didn't already have enough scrutiny coming her way after landing her biggest and toughest gig yet, the new CEO of Yahoo announced another major personnel move: She's having a baby. Just hours after the world learned that Google's star engineer had been plucked to take over one of its biggest rivals, Mayer told Fortune that she's expecting her first child, a boy, this October.

Obviously, Yahoo was made aware of her pregnancy and had no problem bringing in a top executive who will need a few weeks off not long after starting. But it doesn't take a giant leap of imagination to see that Mayer will now become the poster mom for the "can women have it all?" debate. We just went through the most recent round of this thanks to Anne-Marie Slaughter's super-viral piece in The Atlantic last month that seemed to have everyone drawing lines in the sand over the contentious and long-standing debates about parenting, sexism, and the dreaded "work-life balance." (Oddly enough, Slaughter appeared on The Colbert Report last night, but the show was likely taped too early for her to comment on Mayer's hire.)

To some it may seem as if Mayer is already in a no-win situation. Taking over a near-impossible turnaround project — the struggling company has now had five CEOs in just the last year — almost feels like she's being set up to fail, a prospect that would delight naysayers who think women don't have what it takes to run a major corporation or that they only get attention because they're a pretty, blonde "geek girl." But now she's not just fighting for all women, she's fighting for all the moms out there too. Both her "children" will be raised in the spotlight of a celebrity/tech/business culture that makes every success or a failure into a mission statement. She'll have plenty of support, but plenty of Monday morning quarterbacks, too.

Of course, as Slaughter herself pointed out on Twitter last night, Mayer's appointment is huge leap forward that may help to shift the culture for working women, not just at Yahoo, but across Silicon Valley. However, even if Mayer does now have it all, she still exemplifies everything that most working women are not — she's a rockstar, she's wealthy, and (now) she's her own boss. She's already stated that she'll work through her maternity leave and Yahoo has reportedly moved its September board meeting from New York to Sunnyvale to accommodate her pregnancy. How many other Yahoo moms get the same kind of consideration?


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In June 2012, 46-year-old Chicago resident Urooj Khan won an instant scratch-off lottery ticket worth $1,000,000. The day before Khan collected the money — in the form of a $425,000 of his $600,000 lump-sum option — he fell ill and died of "natural causes." Amazingly, this coincidence didn't draw further scrutiny until an unnamed family member approached the police with suspicions that Khan's death involved foul play. Those suspicions seem to have been on to something: Chicago's medical examiner announced today that a "more expansive" toxicology test revealed trace amounts of cyanide in Khan's body. It's unclear how it was digested  — it's possible, although difficult to believe, that Khan ingested it by accident — and the medical examiner plans to disinter Khan's corpse at a later date.

The presence of poison renders the story of Khan's sudden windfall — thoroughly documented by the Illinois Lottery on its website — all the darker upon a second reading:

Khan recalls the day vividly due to the fact that he won the lottery. “I scratched the ticket, then I kept on saying, 'I hit a million!' over and over again. I jumped two feet in the air, then ran back into the store and tipped the clerk $100,” said Khan.

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Fifty-nine percent of employees feel they should be automatically entered into their 401(k) retirement plan and a standard deferral rate program, according to the latest Principal Financial Well Being Index, which found that an increasing number of employees were contributing to retirement plans because of a "do-it-for-me" strategy.

The 59% is a substantial jump from 2002, when 35% of employees agreed with the notion of automatic enrollment.

"Employees have long been yearning for simplification and do-it-for-me solutions to retirement investing," said Dan Houston, the executive VP of The Principal's Retirement and Income Services, in a statement. "The good news is that in the short period that automatic solutions have been available, we are beginning to see employees' savings and investing behaviors improve as a result of these programs."

The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive and targeted 1,100 employees and 638 retirees of small and mid-sized U.S. businesses. Among other findings, the survey found that: 82% of employees said they would want financial planning assistance in the workplace; 49% would pay for these services; and 62% of employees planned to spend 20 years or less in retirement.

"The research shows we have more work to do with many American workers and retirees who remain overly optimistic about the adequacy of the income their savings will provide throughout retirement," Houston said.

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Bible for the Littles ~ Inspiring Awe and Excitement for God’s Word

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Bible for the Littles - Inspiring Awe and Excitement for God's Word in Toddlers {Danika Cooley at}

 “Make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children.” Deuteronomy 4:9., 1901, The Providence Lithograph Company, Public Domain

When our youngest were little, I used to meet up with a friend and her two boys.  At the mall play area, our four tiny adventurers scaled the big foam mountain and slid down the steep bridge to land on a shiny green lilypad.  Once everyone was good and tired, we’d all have a snack.

One day, as her boys were downing little orange and green goldfish crackers, my friend eyed our snack.  My boys were happily eating Odwalla bars – smashed fruit and grains with protein added.  “Why are you feeding them that?” she asked.

I considered my answer.  After all, organic fruit protein bars aren’t really the standard fare for one and two year olds.  “Well, our kids can only take in so many calories every day, right?  We might as well make sure the calories they take in feed their bodies.”

Food feeds our bodies.  The nutrition (or lack thereof) that our kids receive will help them grow and develop.  We can only consume a given amount, so we want to eat things that are good for us.  Likewise, stories feed our heart.  The books and media we feed our kids will help them grow and learn.  The stories they hear will help determine who they become.  As a believer in Jesus Christ, I want to be certain that my children hear stories that point them to Christ.

When my children were little – under the age of 3 – we read from a children’s Bible daily.  It’s been a while since we had anyone in the baby/toddler age category, but I found a good review of toddler Bibles from Raising Godly Children.  We made our daily Bible time special, with snacks, cuddling and lots of excitement.  (Friends, make all of your important times with your Littles filled with excitement!).

Ok, maybe there was less cuddling and more excited reading while my boys ran in circles around me.  It’s so easy to romanticize parenthood, isn’t it?  With Littles, keep your reading short and sweet!

My other favorite Bible tool was our NIrV Little Kids Adventure Audio Bible (I promise – no one pays me to recommend these things!).  The recommended age range for the audio Bible is 4-7, but we played it at bedtime starting when our kids were 2 and 3.  Want to have fun with your child?  Introduce them to Scripture at a tiny age, and see what theological issues they come up with!  At the age of 3, our youngest loved the book of Job.  I was so sad when this set was discontinued, but I’m happy to report it’s available again in MP3 format.  It comes in three volumes:  Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3.

I loved the audio Bible because the boys were already in bed (so…calm), and because it skipped some of the thornier parts of the Bible I wasn’t ready for them to listen to yet.  They loved it because it was read by kids, and because they thought they were getting a special treat, listening to something other than crickets at night.

Those are my best tips for Bible for the Littles.  Start them young, read it often, and make it fun.  I can’t recommend the audio Bible highly enough.

What are your best tips for Bible for the Littles?

~ Danika Cooley

Danika Cooley is a children’s writer with a love for God’s Word, history, wisdom and small people. Her work has appeared in magazines including Focus on the Family’s Clubhouse and Clubhouse Jr.; Upper Room Ministries’ Pockets and Devozine; CBH Ministries’ Keys for Kids, and Cobblestone Group’s FACES and Odyssey. Her work also appears in Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Mothers and Daughters.

This post is linked to Hip Homeschool Moms, The Better Mom, A Mama’s Story, Raising Arrows , What Joy is Mine , and The Modest Mom Blog.

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    I especially like your analogy of helpful calories = good books. The reminder that we only have so much time each day to absorb material helps put it all in perspective.
    I’d not heard about the kid-read audio Bible. I’ll let my husband know about it, sounds interesting!

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    I love your posts! Sometimes I have trouble commenting on here, but I always read and always love your help. Your experience, encouragement and unpaid reccomendations are invaluable to me. THANK YOU!!!

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Can Marks & Spencer complete its comeback? City backs Bolland but fears persist over profitability

Has Marks lost its sparkle? The question has dogged Middle England’s once-favourite retailer as sales continue to slide – including another set of results this week that were branded ‘anaemic’ by some City analysts.

Fears range from rising competition in the food market to concerns that rivals, such as Next, continue to outstrip M&S when it comes to clothing.

Advocates of boss Marc Bolland, who joined in 2010 from grocer Morrisons, say he has put in place the necessary changes that will propel the group back to the top of the High Street league.

Marks & Spencer: Matte or sparkle?

But others have raised concerns that he is tinkering while the chain’s reputation as a fashion leader declines.

This week showed that clothing sales have, finally, begun to rise – eking out 0.6 per cent growth. But fresh worries hang over the group’s food offering, which had been revived under Bolland and was seen as its sure anchor in the midst of the stormy fashion seas.

City analysts are split on the issue. Data compiled by the FT showed that 14 analysts have ‘hold’ recommendations on the shares, while two are outright sellers and eight advise investors to ‘buy’.

Bolland said this week that the group would not be impacted by rising food prices. He added claims the firm was ‘not immune’ were missing the point of M&S Food, and were only raised by one bank.

What he failed to mention, however, was that the ‘one bank’ was Goldman Sachs – which added the retailer to its ‘conviction sell’ list just days before the results.

The Wall Street titan scaled back its profits expectations for Marks by a fifth for 2016 after saying ‘we believe the grocery market will become more competitive’.

It forecast a ‘weaker than previously expected performance in both the UK food and GM [non-food] divisions’. The bank lopped off its share price valuation from 420p – only 13p lower than the current trading price – to a humbled 340p.

M&S claims its shoppers are not driven by price – and are willing to fork out more for a meal for that evening than picking over the price tags of the raw ingredients.

But Goldman warned an ensuing price war between the grocers posed ‘an increased threat to its customer base’ of 11m households – many of whom also shop at M&S for party frocks and underwear.

But not all analysts are as bearish, with BNP Paribas saying food profitability has doubled in the past three years.

Analyst Simon Bowler said he expected this trend to continue, with the ‘worst case scenario’ being a 7 per cent reduction in group profits – not quite the apocalyptic 20 per cent issued by Goldman.

Profits this year at M&S are expected to fall to the lowest level since 2009 – and the second lowest since 2002.

Dividends over the past ten years have risen from 11.5p a share a decade ago to 17p last year – mirroring the share price, which has risen 50 per cent in a decade. This year’s half-year payment was 6p a share, flat over the past three years.

M&S’s main clothing competitor Next has seen its shares rise 353 per cent in the same period, while its dividends have gone up from 35p a share in 2004 to 105p last year.

Ultimately, buying or holding on to M&S shares is a vote of confidence in Bolland’s ability to rejuvenate the firm. The Dutchman is coming to the end of his three-year turnaround plan – with a broad consensus that he is doing the right things. But analysts still question how long it will take to bear fruit.

Analyst Sam Hart at Charles Stanley yesterday said: ‘We think group strategy is essentially correct. It remains unclear, however, whether the group can return to delivering sustained growth in earnings and dividends over the longer term.’


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Postby sbaro » Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:51 am

Hi, my doc is suspecting MS, I am waiting on an MRI, but I am going crazy and I have some questions, if you all wouldn't mind:

I am having episodes of tingling in my left leg, subtle numbness in the left ear, and some vague tingling in my face and sometimes a burning type sensation in my hands. I also get a lot of muscle stiffness just after some mild exercise. Everything except for my leg is quite subtle and so I am wondering if this fits MS. I am not having any overt loss of sensation or muscle weakness. And no real heat intolerance, I just get fatigued right after a hot shower. And no problems with vision besides needing to get a glasses perscription. Besides that I am just fatigued all the time, always have been actually. So my questions are:

Did anybody have just vague sensory symptoms as their first sign?
How long does it take after symptoms start to get a positive MRI?
Did you have trouble getting people to believe you that you are having these symptoms?
What other diagnoses did you get before confirming MS?

I guess thats all I can think of for now. Thanks so much for your input!
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Postby MarkLavelle » Sat Dec 15, 2012 2:03 pm

I guess you could say my initial symptoms (paresthesia [pins & needles] in my feet) were vague, in that for the first week or so that came & went. But over the course of 2-3 months the paresthesia spread over most of my skin and became 24/7.

It was about a year and a half before I had a diagnosis and the confirmation of a second opinion, but the neuros didn't make any other dx along the way.

I didn't have any trouble getting anyone to believe me, but I initially saw my physiatrist (thinking it was spine-related) and he's really good about listening (and is the one who sent me to a neuro). Describing things as well as possible usually helps...

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The preserved western storefronts of turn-of-the-century downtown Sheridan (population 17,461) are not for show. While it's true that Buffalo Bill Cody auditioned acts for his Wild West Show on the landmark Sheridan Inn's steps, today's residents, from cowboys to doctors at the Veterans Administration hospital, buy socks at the old J.C. Penney, nails at Sheridan Commercial Company, and reins from King's Saddlery. The family-owned tack shop, founded in 1961 and famous for its ropes and hand-tooled leather saddles, ships worldwide. "Sheridan is rural Americana at its finest," says Andy Ayres, co-owner of Lulu's Cafe, which offers meat and potatoes and tapas. But don't confuse rural with hick: There are two polo clubs here that draw players from as far away as South America.

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Most historic homes are in Residence Hill, along South Main, which runs the town's length, and blocks west. The predominant style is Craftsman, like the 1914 two-story that Rod Fordahl has been fixing up "forever." When he bought the place 20 years ago, it contained the original claw-foot tub and panel doors. You'll find the odd Tudor, Queen Anne, or Dutch Colonial; expect to pay from $275,000 for a 3,000-square-foot historic home. "Places have been preserved pretty well," says Fordahl, whose company, Fry Construction, does remodeling jobs. Once he's done with a place, and the coal-fired furnace has been replaced, the price might climb to $400,000.

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Move will double space for cheerleaders, gymnasts

Powell's Trinity All-Stars 'bursting at the seams' as it serves hundreds of students from central Ohio, beyond

It's still August, but Trinity All-Stars owner Kelly Winbigler already has Christmas on her mind.

That's the date by which the Powell-based cheerleading and gymnastics training business hopes to open its new facility.

"We're hoping it's going to be a Christmas present," she said.

Winbigler said the business will double its amount of usable space when the new, 17,000-square-foot facility opens up this winter at 71 Seldom Seen Road. Trinity All-Stars will no longer use its current facility at 450 Village Park Drive after the new facility -- located just northeast of the current site -- opens.

Winbigler said the business needed larger facilities due to growth in its cheerleading, gymnastics and recreation programs. She said the programs serve up to 500 students during the gym's peak seasons of spring and winter.

"We're basically bursting at the seams," she said of the current location.

Winbigler credited the gym's highly-trained coaches for the business' growth. She also noted that Trinity All-Stars' class for future collegiate cheerleaders draws students from "throughout central Ohio" and as far away as Toledo.

Students from as young as 18 months to as old as 18 years are enrolled.

At the new location, the cheerleading, gymnastics and recreation programs each will have dedicated floors for their students to practice on.

"In essence, they will all have their own space," she said.

Winbigler said the coaches have been good about sharing space at the current location, but they're all looking forward to the expansion.

Crews poured the footers for the building last week, and a steel structure should be sprouting on the site soon.

Winbigler said she expects the number of students enrolled with Trinity All-Stars will continue to grow when the new location opens up, but she did not want to make any predictions. She said the business currently has 10 employees, a number she also expects to increase when the Seldom Seen Road gym opens.

Winbigler said she never considered building the new gym outside of the city of Powell.

"We love Powell. I can't imagine being anywhere else, quite frankly," she said. "It's just a very family-oriented community, and that's what we're all about."


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Reynoldsburg runs past UA for fourth straight district title

The Reynoldsburg High School girls basketball team won its fourth consecutive Division I district championship March 2 with a 62-19 victory over Upper Arlington at Bloom-Carroll.

Reynoldsburg improved to 24-2 and will play Uniontown Lake or North Canton Hoover in a regional semifinal at 6:15 p.m. on March 5 at Otterbein. The winner will play for a regional title at 7:15 p.m. March 8 at the same site.

During the first four rounds of the district tournament, the Raiders outscored their opponents by an average of 67.5 points.

In the district final, Reynoldsburg led 33-12 by halftime and outscored the Golden Bears 17-0 during the third quarter.

Senior forward Shiloh Murphy made five of eight 3-pointers and scored a team-best 19 points to help the Raiders. Junior post player Alyssa Rice had 13 points and seniors Destini Cooper and Yamonie Jenkins and juniors Nicole Orr and Deshay Thomas all scored six points apiece.

“We started off by throwing the ball inside, and Alyssa and Destini got us off to a good start,” Raiders coach Jack Purtell said. “(UA) went into a zone and it slowed us down, but it’s our defense that gets us going.”

UA, which got five points apiece from junior guards Chiara Paradiso and Kyle Croxton, finished 14-12.


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Zagreb: Total Lunar Eclipse

Begins: Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 7:14 PM

Maximum: Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 10:21 PM

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Duration: 6 hours, 14 minutes

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Penumbral Eclipse beginsJul 27 at 7:14 PM107°East-southeast11.5° belowNot directly visibleBelow horizon
Partial Eclipse beginsJul 27 at 8:24 PM118°East-southeast0.0° belowNot directly visibleBelow horizon
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Distance from Granby to Frankfort

Distance is 1285 kilometers or 799 miles or 694 nautical miles

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Distance from Nijmegen to Baku

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Distance from Zwolle to Yangon

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Distance from Monterrey to Pasadena

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  • Location for Pasadena

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Latitude: 25° 41' North
Longitude: 100° 19' West
Initial heading:47.3°NortheastNortheast
Final heading:49.7°NortheastNortheast

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Heading from Pasadena

Latitude: 29° 41' North
Longitude: 95° 13' West
Initial heading:229.7°SouthwestSouthwest
Final heading:227.3°SouthwestSouthwest

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Monterrey (Mexico - Nuevo León)Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 5:32:07 AM
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Distance from Nairobi to Yaoundé

Distance is 2871 kilometers or 1784 miles or 1550 nautical miles

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Map – Shortest path between Nairobi and Yaoundé

Map – Shortest path between Nairobi and Yaoundé
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  • Location for Yaoundé

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Heading from Nairobi

Latitude: 1° 17' South
Longitude: 36° 49' East
Initial heading:281.6°West-northwestWest-northwest
Final heading:281.0°WestWest

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Heading from Yaoundé

Latitude: 3° 52' North
Longitude: 11° 31' East
Initial heading:101.0°EastEast
Final heading:101.6°East-southeastEast-southeast

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Nairobi (Kenya)Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 12:34:08 PM
Yaoundé (Cameroon)Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 10:34:08 AM

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Distance from Fribourg to Monza

Distance is 212 kilometers or 132 miles or 115 nautical miles

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Map – Shortest path between Fribourg and Monza

Map – Shortest path between Fribourg and Monza
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  • Location for Monza

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Heading from Fribourg

Latitude: 46° 48' North
Longitude: 7° 10' East
Initial heading:129.1°SoutheastSoutheast
Final heading:130.6°SoutheastSoutheast

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Heading from Monza

Latitude: 45° 35' North
Longitude: 9° 16' East
Initial heading:310.6°NorthwestNorthwest
Final heading:309.1°NorthwestNorthwest

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Fribourg (Switzerland - Fribourg)Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 12:40:35 PM
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Distance from Plauen to Schwerin

Distance is 352 kilometers or 219 miles or 190 nautical miles

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Map – Shortest path between Plauen and Schwerin

Map – Shortest path between Plauen and Schwerin
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  • Location for Schwerin

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Heading from Plauen

Latitude: 50° 30' North
Longitude: 12° 08' East
Initial heading:352.2°NorthNorth
Final heading:351.7°NorthNorth

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Heading from Schwerin

Latitude: 53° 38' North
Longitude: 11° 25' East
Initial heading:171.7°SouthSouth
Final heading:172.2°SouthSouth

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Plauen (Germany - Saxony)Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 11:43:28 AM
Schwerin (Germany - Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 11:43:28 AM

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Distance from Passau to Wörgl

Distance is 160 kilometers or 99 miles or 86 nautical miles

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Map – Shortest path between Passau and Wörgl

Map – Shortest path between Passau and Wörgl
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  • Location for Wörgl

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Heading from Passau

Latitude: 48° 34' North
Longitude: 13° 28' East
Initial heading:221.3°SouthwestSouthwest
Final heading:220.2°SouthwestSouthwest

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Heading from Wörgl

Latitude: 47° 29' North
Longitude: 12° 04' East
Initial heading:40.2°NortheastNortheast
Final heading:41.3°NortheastNortheast

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Passau (Germany - Bavaria)Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 12:16:12 PM
Wörgl (Austria - Tyrol)Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 12:16:12 PM

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Distance from Kolonia to New Delhi

Distance is 8769 kilometers or 5449 miles or 4735 nautical miles

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Map – Shortest path between Kolonia and New Delhi

Map – Shortest path between Kolonia and New Delhi
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  • Location for New Delhi

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Heading from Kolonia

Latitude: 6° 58' North
Longitude: 158° 13' East
Initial heading:297.9°West-northwestWest-northwest
Final heading:268.1°WestWest

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Heading from New Delhi

Latitude: 28° 37' North
Longitude: 77° 13' East
Initial heading:88.1°EastEast
Final heading:117.9°East-southeastEast-southeast

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Kolonia (Micronesia - Pohnpei)Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 8:52:38 PM
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Distance from Gyumri to Novosibirsk

Distance is 3264 kilometers or 2028 miles or 1762 nautical miles

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Map – Shortest path between Gyumri and Novosibirsk

Map – Shortest path between Gyumri and Novosibirsk
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  • Location for Novosibirsk

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Heading from Gyumri

Latitude: 40° 47' North
Longitude: 43° 51' East
Initial heading:47.6°NortheastNortheast
Final heading:77.3°East-northeastEast-northeast

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Heading from Novosibirsk

Latitude: 55° 02' North
Longitude: 82° 55' East
Initial heading:257.3°West-southwestWest-southwest
Final heading:227.6°SouthwestSouthwest

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Gyumri (Armenia)Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 1:56:46 PM
Novosibirsk (Russia)Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 3:56:46 PM

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Distance from Vanadzor to Paris

Distance is 3402 kilometers or 2114 miles or 1837 nautical miles

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Map – Shortest path between Vanadzor and Paris

Map – Shortest path between Vanadzor and Paris
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  • Location for Paris

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Heading from Vanadzor

Latitude: 40° 49' North
Longitude: 44° 29' East
Initial heading:299.6°West-northwestWest-northwest
Final heading:269.2°WestWest

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Heading from Paris

Latitude: 48° 51' North
Longitude: 2° 21' East
Initial heading:89.2°EastEast
Final heading:119.6°East-southeastEast-southeast

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Vanadzor (Armenia)Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 2:32:09 PM
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Distance from Gabú to Praia

Distance is 1046 kilometers or 650 miles or 565 nautical miles

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Map – Shortest path between Gabú and Praia

Map – Shortest path between Gabú and Praia
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  • Location for Praia

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Heading from Gabú

Latitude: 12° 17' North
Longitude: 14° 13' West
Initial heading:287.3°West-northwestWest-northwest
Final heading:285.1°West-northwestWest-northwest

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Heading from Praia

Latitude: 14° 55' North
Longitude: 23° 31' West
Initial heading:105.1°East-southeastEast-southeast
Final heading:107.3°East-southeastEast-southeast

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Gabú (Guinea-Bissau)Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 9:44:44 AM
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Distance from Dhaka to Casablanca

Distance is 9283 kilometers or 5768 miles or 5012 nautical miles

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Map – Shortest path between Dhaka and Casablanca

Map – Shortest path between Dhaka and Casablanca
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  • Location for Casablanca

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Heading from Dhaka

Latitude: 23° 43' North
Longitude: 90° 25' East
Initial heading:303.9°NorthwestNorthwest
Final heading:245.9°West-southwestWest-southwest

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Heading from Casablanca

Latitude: 33° 36' North
Longitude: 7° 37' West
Initial heading:65.9°East-northeastEast-northeast
Final heading:123.9°SoutheastSoutheast

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Dhaka (Bangladesh)Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 3:33:14 PM
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Distance from Glasgow to Vilnius

Distance is 1868 kilometers or 1161 miles or 1009 nautical miles

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Map – Shortest path between Glasgow and Vilnius

Map – Shortest path between Glasgow and Vilnius
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  • Location for Vilnius

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Heading from Glasgow

Latitude: 55° 52' North
Longitude: 4° 15' West
Initial heading:81.7°EastEast
Final heading:106.2°East-southeastEast-southeast

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Heading from Vilnius

Latitude: 54° 41' North
Longitude: 25° 17' East
Initial heading:286.2°West-northwestWest-northwest
Final heading:261.7°WestWest

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Glasgow (United Kingdom - Scotland)Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 11:38:07 AM
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Distance from Havana to Leon

Distance is 2004 kilometers or 1245 miles or 1082 nautical miles

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Map – Shortest path between Havana and Leon

Map – Shortest path between Havana and Leon
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  • Location for Leon

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Heading from Havana

Latitude: 23° 08' North
Longitude: 82° 22' West
Initial heading:267.3°WestWest
Final heading:260.0°WestWest

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Heading from Leon

Latitude: 21° 07' North
Longitude: 101° 41' West
Initial heading:80.0°EastEast
Final heading:87.3°EastEast

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Havana (Cuba)Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 5:59:54 AM
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Jodi Kantor

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Jodi Kantor
Bryant Park Reading Room, Midtown West Wednesday August 8 2012 19:00

The New York Times correspondent received both praise and criticism (including some harsh words from the First Lady) for her book The Obamas when it was released earlier this year. Tonight Kantor discusses her portrait, which looks at the presidential family’s challenges of living in the White House and the relationship between Barack and Michelle.

Venue name: Bryant Park Reading Room
Address: W 42nd St between Fifth and Sixth Aves
New York

Opening hours: Daily 11am–7pm
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69ae Gerber: Election spurs scrutiny | Opinion - Columns | Times Free Press

Gerber: Election spurs scrutiny

Gerber: Election spurs scrutiny

November 11th, 2012 by Alison Gerber in Opinion Columns

Now that the election is over, I don't know what's going to fill up my inbox.

What's going to take the place of the endless press releases from campaigns and special interest groups, and the emails - and calls - from folks who have an opinion about a race, candidate or issue, or about the way the newspaper has covered something?

Common questions:

• Why is the newspaper covering Scott DesJarlais' decade-old extramarital affair?

Some Republicans think the newspaper has no business writing about the phone transcript of the pro-life congressman pressing a woman he'd had an affair with to have an abortion. More than a few callers said those stories proved that the newspaper was anti-GOP. Several felt we should not scrutinize the congressman simply because he is a Republican.

One man asked me why we don't write any negative stories about the Democrats in Congress. Well, sir, that's because there is not a single Democrat representing the region we cover in Congress. All the U.S. House seats in the Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama counties we cover are held by members of the GOP.

The U.S. Senate seats in those states are solidly red, too.

• Why is the Free Press page becoming liberal?

Actually, Free Press editorial page editor Drew Johnson is a staunch fiscal conservative and advocate of limited government. He's so right-leaning on fiscal issues, in fact, that he believed Mitt Romney was not conservative enough. Romney "failed to demonstrate a consistent commitment to conservative principles," Johnson wrote in a recent editorial.

One caller insisted that Johnson's endorsement of Gary Johnson, the Libertarian party candidate for president, was an attempt to pull a "Ross Perot" and suck votes from Romney. He said the endorsement would help Barack Obama win Tennessee.

I wish the Times Free Press had enough influence to swing an election one way or another, but that's not the case. In the end, Tennessee remained solidly red with Romney winning the state's 11 electoral votes and 59 percent of the vote.

For the record, Drew Johnson's job is to stand up for conservative principles, not to stand up for the Republican party, the same way Times page editor Harry Austin's goal is to promote liberal values, not necessarily the values of the Democratic Party.

Also, libertarian and liberal are not the same thing, even though both start with "liber."

• Why does the Times Free Press support Obama over Romney? And: Why does the Times Free Press support Romney over Obama?

On Oct. 19, the newspaper ran photos of the two presidential candidates on the top of the paper. (See the image above right). I received several calls from people wanting to know why we deliberately chose an unflattering photo of Romney. One told me the photo made Romney look "surprised and stupid." I also received calls from Obama supporters who accused the newspaper of selecting a photo that made the president look bad. A woman said he looked asleep or drunk.

Hopefully, if we are offending both sides, it means we are not favoring one side over the other. The truth is, we probably ought to have used better photos of both candidates.

All of these calls and emails are welcome and good. They remind me of two things:

1. People still read the newspaper, feel ownership in it and care about how it presents political races. And, more importantly, readers feel like they have a voice in it.

2. We live in a democracy where we are free to express our opinions and debate the views of others.

Election chatter will go on for quite awhile. But don't worry folks, another election is just around the corner. City of Chattanooga voters will elect a new mayor and council in March. The jockeying and speculation have already begun.

Alison Gerber is the managing editor of the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Reach her at agerber@timesfree press.com. Send suggestions to readerfeedback@timesfree press.com.


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6442 Penn State students organized vigil | Opinion - Letters to the Editors | Times Free Press

Penn State students organized vigil

Penn State students organized vigil

November 28th, 2011 in Opinion Letters

Penn State students organized vigil

The person who ranted, Nov. 20, about Penn State students "not demonstrating and rioting for the victims" should know that those students organized a Nov. 11 candlelight vigil on their own.

Thousands held lighted candles on the lawn of Old Main, prayed for the victims, and started a campaign to raise $150,000 for them.

A related effort already has raised 90 percent of its intended goal of a half million dollars to aid the abuse victims. So, "let him who is without sin throw the first stone."

Gingrich an insider fighting insiders

Duplicity is the name of the game for Newt Gingrich, the most cynical of Republican politicians.

While deploring and attacking Freddie Mac, it was disclosed that he was paid $1.6 million ostensibly for his advice as a historian. Was a comparable amount paid him by pharmaceutical companies, hospital chains and mortgage companies, all contributed for the same innocent expectations? Newt says he does not receive any payment for lobbying.

Gingrich claims that Christian faith and practice are inhibited by public policy. Religious conservatives in particular are concerned with the ethics violations for which he was held accountable, his multiple marriages, and his mistreatment of his second wife while in the hospital recovering from cancer.

Then there is Newt, the beltway insider declaring war on Washington insiders!

Sewanee, Tenn.

Santorum needs history lesson

I just heard some shocking news: Rick Santorum, a Republican candidate for the 2012 presidential race, stated last Sunday that he disagreed with John F. Kennedy's stand on separation of church and state. While I can understand why the church also objected to this stand, it amazes me that Santorum has no sense of history. Separation of church and state did not begin with John Kennedy. It began in 1776. For over 30 years I taught my American government students that the most unique thing that we contributed to history was separation of church and state. Everything else we copied from the Greeks and Romans. Also, he apparently has no clue as to why the Middle East Muslims hate us so, and that is that they do not believe in separation of church and state. In fact it is punishable by death in some quarters.

'Doughnut hole' an onerous provision

On Wednesday, Nov. 9, I received a mailing from the so-called Retire Safe organization based in Washington, D.C. It urged me to thank Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker for protecting Medicare Part D.

The advertisement does not urge readers to express appreciation specifically for the "doughnut hole," which is a part of Medicare Part D.

"ObamaCare" eliminates this onerous provision and fosters pricing competition for medicines.


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Deer Season

November 25, 2012

DEER HUNTERS, your wait is nearly over. Deer-gun season opens in Ohio Monday and continues through Sunday, Dec. 2. The season again includes an extra weekend of gun hunting Dec. 15-16....

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ATHLETE OF WEEK (Sept. 6-12): Rob Wilston

September 13, 2013

Times Observer photo by Ben Oviatt Maplewood scored first on Friday, but that was before Eisenhower quarterback Rob Wilston started heating up....

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Downton Abbey off to good start

January 8, 2013 - Bennet Goldstein
The two-hour debut of Downton Abbey Sunday night put the third season off on the right foot. The highly-addictive PBS show follows an aristocratic family and their servants and had 7.9 million viewers Sunday night. In this episode, we learn the family might not be so rich after all as a result of a bad investment. Lord Crawley decides to tell his daughter, Lady Mary, just before her wedding about their financial woes. Well, the wedding went through but we are finding out Lady Mary wants to keep her lifestyle as much as possible and begs her new husband to cash in on an inheritance left to him. There were plenty of zingers, especially from who we expect, Violet. At one point her son and his son-in-law came down with different coats and shirts not right for the occasion and she mistook them for waiters. As far as the previews go for next week, it looks like the last remaining single daughter of the family, Lady Edith, is moving quickly to get hitched to a man much older than her. We’ll also see if the family can keep up the estate as that bad investment in rail comes back to haunt them. I was a casual watcher of this show last year and missed the entire first season. More episodes like the one on Sunday will make season three a must-see for me every week.

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The president of a New York police union defended an officer who accidentally killed a Hofstra University student during a standoff with an armed intruder, saying Tuesday the only person responsible for the woman's death was the gunman who held her hostage.

"There is some second-guessing by people who think we should have stayed outside the house, but our job is to get inside and make sure we can protect as many people as we can," said James Carver, president of the Nassau County Patrolmen's Benevolent Association.

Investigators say Andrea Rebello was being held in a headlock by Dalton Smith last week when he pointed his weapon at the officer, prompting the officer to open fire.

Rebello was killed by one of eight shots fired by the officer. Smith also was killed.

The officer, who has not been named, is on sick leave while authorities investigate.

"The officer sends his thoughts and prayers to the victim," Carver said. "He is a religious man and has a strong family background, and he has a lot of support from his family and friends. And that is what he needs right now."

As Rebello's family prepared for her funeral, some are questioning whether officers should have confronted the gunman or waited for help from a hostage negotiating team.

The dead woman's godfather has criticized the police as unprofessional.

Smith was wanted on an arrest warrant.

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