Turnover for the leaders of the S.C.

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WASHINGTON -- When the dust settles late Tuesday, the congressional elections will likely have rocked the political landscape in Washington for South Carolina - for good and for bad.

Three of the state's six House members will be new, a major overhaul that will become historic if state Sen. Mick Mulvaney becomes the fourth delegation rookie by knocking off House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt.

Not since the post-Watergate elections of 1974 have S.C. voters sent as many as three new members of Congress to Washington.

With a recent poll having shown him 10 points ahead of Spratt, Mulvaney is already counting on victory.

"As things stand now, five of the six South Carolina representatives in the House next year will be solid conservatives," Mulvaney, an Indian Land Republican, told McClatchy on Friday. "We will stand together to protect the shared principles and values of this state. If the political insiders in Washington think we will put aside our principles for political gain, they have another thing coming."

Spratt, who will turn 68 on Monday, predicted that he'll surprise the pundits who have him marked for defeat.

"I am going full-bore, boosted by the reception I get everywhere I go," Spratt said. "In Rock Hill earlier this week, we put on a barbecue open for 200 and were elated to have 800 show up. I feel more than ever that I'll come out on top."

Charlie Cook, an influential political analyst in Washington, listed the Spratt-Mulvaney race as a tossup. But Stuart Rothenberg, anotheranalyst with a large following, moved the contest to leaning toward Mulvaney.

Rothenberg said Spratt's possible loss will be part of a likely Republican landslide.

"House Democrats face the potential of a political bloodbath the size of which we haven't seen since the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt," Rothenberg said. "More than a few Democratic veterans of the political wars are now talking about their party suffering extraordinary losses of at least 60 seats."

In giving Republicans control of the House, such a sweep would strip House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of his powerful post to help shape and then move major legislation.

Clyburn, facing only token opposition in Republican Jim Pratt, is increasingly alone in insisting that the Democrats will retain the House majority, though with a narrower margin than its current 255-178 spread.

Clyburn said President Obama's active campaign in recent weeks is helping Democratic candidates regain momentum.

"His core message is, 'Two years ago you voted to change the guard in Washington. Now you've got to go back to the polls to guard the changes that had been made.' It's resonating big time," he said.

Clyburn said Obama and the allied Democratic candidates are campaigning on a solid string of achievements.

"We saved the auto industry," Clyburn said. "We brought the economy back from the brink. We put controls on the financial sector that are now paying off. We put regulators back on Wall Street. We created a consumer protection agency. We reformed the way student loans are paid out by saving $40 billion that was being creamed off the top by financial institutions. These are very substantive changes."

They may not be enough to save Spratt, who is one of three House committee chairmen the Republicans have targeted.

The National Republican Campaign Committee has given Mulvaney $1 million, while outside groups funded mainly by large businesses have spent $1.1 million on anti-Spratt TV ads.

In a bid to save the seat of one of the few remaining white Southern Democrats, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has provided $1.1 million to Spratt.

Combined with the $3.15 million the two candidates have raised, the Spratt-Mulvaney race is a $6.35 million contest - one of the costliest in S.C. history.

Three other Republicans seeking their first congressional seats are headed toward likely victories, each running in a predominantly GOP district and in a wave election year heavily tilted toward their party:

Spartanburg prosecutor Trey Gowdy defeated incumbent Bob Inglis in the June 22 Republican primary and faces poorly funded Democrat Paul Corden in the 4th Congressional District centered in the conservative Upstate.

S.C. Rep. Tim Scott of North Charleston emerged from a crowded GOP primary field to replace the retiring Rep. Henry Brown in the coastal 1st Congressional District. Scott faces token Democratic opposition on his way to becoming South Carolina's first black Republican congressman since Reconstruction.

State Rep. Jeff Duncan of Laurens holds a large fundraising advantage over Democrat Jane Dyer in the heavily Republican 3rd Congressional District race to replace Rep. Gresham Barrett, who gave up the seat for a losing gubernatorial bid.

Duncan said he's come to know Scott and Mulvaney through their service in the General Assembly and looks forward to them joining Gowdy in Washington as freshman GOP lawmakers.

"I'm excited about the new South Carolina delegation," Duncan said. "All the guys are very conservative, and we're going to definitely have an impact on the agenda in a conservative direction, which is what Americans want. Washington will know where South Carolina is."

Rob Miller of Beaufort could become the only freshman Democrat elected to the House on Tuesday, though his chances of defeating Rep. Joe Wilson have dimmed in the predominantly GOP 2nd Congressional District during an election year tilted toward Republicans.

Miller, a former Marine Corps captain who served in Iraq, has raised $2.86 million, more than any other House challenger ever in South Carolina - only to see Wilson collect a remarkable $4.58 million.

Fueled by nationwide response to Wilson's "You lie!" yell last year as Obama addressed Congress, the contest was the nation's most expensive for most of the time since the Lexington Republican's September 2009 outburst.

With a combined total of $7.44 million, the Wilson-Miller race now stands at No. 3 in the fundraising derby, behind closely contested House races involving Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota and Democratic Rep. Ron Klein in Florida.

A poll commissioned by Miller two weeks ago showed him trailing Wilson by 7 percentage points, similar to Wilson's 54-46 percent margin of victory over Miller in 2008.

A Spratt defeat combined with Clyburn's relinquishment of his majority leadership post in a Republican rout would diminish South Carolina's clout in Washington.

Yet the state would gain power in other respects.

Sen. Jim DeMint, a Greenville Republican whose own re-election over Democrat Alvin Greene is virtually certain, will see his rapidly growing profile further expand with the possible election of a handful of ultraconservative new senators beholden to him for his endorsements and financial support.

Scott will be a national figure from the day he arrives in Washington as the first black Republican member of Congress since J.C. Watts of Oklahoma retired in 2003.

Before the votes have been cast, one thing is certain: More powerful in some ways and less powerful in others, the post-election S.C. delegation will be markedly changed.

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Conway dad, to make the girl home Thursday

Has Conway father will be able to bring her 5 year old daughter home from New York on Thursday, a judge of Warren County, New York, said Friday morning.

The girl who is in fosterage of New York since July 2008 after that that it has been found only on a highway busy in a layer and a T-shirt will be released into the custody of her father, Johnny Smith and his wife, Cheryl Smith Thursday, says Cheryl Smith.

She says the couple remains in New York until next week, where they can return to their home with the daughter of Johnny Smith, Conway. They learned Wednesday, that they have obtained custody of the girl.

"We are very happy that this is finally in the end", Cheryl Smith said Friday by phone."We have a few sacrifices, that we do, and we have our children at home that we must make arrangements for but we have had the result that we espérions.Nous arrive back home."

Mother daughter of the Helen Prince, wife joint fact Johnny Smith, taken Smith blind in New York in 2008.Then wire teenagers then friend of Prince assaulted the child who was at that time, according to police records and courts.

Prince, who did not respond to requests for feedback, served nearly a year in prison for his role in abuse of the child.

Johnny and Cheryl Smith had fought for the return of his daughter, but with Warren County Department of social services workers had filed papers with the Court argued that the girl should stay in homestay because "all its health mental, medical, educational and emotional needs are met."

Johnny Smith organized a psychiatrist, advice and other services to help the transition for her daughter, who was almost 900 miles from the House for about 40 per cent of its Department of social services of the S.C. vie.Le also said it will help.

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Neighbors provide welcome guidance on Highway centers running

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Neighboring states are setting precedents that could help South Carolina's cash-strapped tourism agency fund the state's nine welcome centers - including one in Little River.

The state legislature cut the 2010-2011 S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism budget by $5.6 million. Among its efforts to reduce costs, PRT is seeking a new way to pay for its welcome centers, which cost about $1.87 million to operate, and is looking at North Carolina's private contracts, Georgia's advertising and sponsorship model and Virginia's attempts at moving the centers to private property as ways to keep the centers operating.

Handing the centers over to private businesses is not allowed under federal guidelines, requiring states to think creatively for ways to fund the centers as public funds dry up. For-profit vendors were banned from rest stops along interstates in 1960, as part of the 1956 Federal-Aid Highway Act, although older rest stops and highways were grandfathered in.

Some states have worked to change federal law, so far unsuccessfully.

S.C. PRT aims to fund some of its centers by handing over operations, and costs, to not-for-profits - such as chambers of commerce, convention and visitors bureaus and regional tourism agencies.

The PRT is in talks with not-for-profits to run the centers in Dillon, Hardeeville, Fort Mill and Santee.

But no parties expressed interest in running the Little River center, which costs about $210,000 to operate, or the state's four other centers.

The PRT lost another possible avenue to fund its welcome centers earlier this week, when a state commission decided not to recommend the centers be funded through tourism taxes. The Tax Realignment Commission - appointed by the state to suggest changes to the tax code - had considered giving the PRT 5 percent of state accommodations tax but ultimately did not recommend the change.

Opportunities may open up as other states test out their ideas for funding the centers. The PRT is watching the fledgling projects in other states, spokesman Marion Edmonds said.

"One of the questions that always comes up is the limitations of a federal right of way," Edmonds said. "I'll be curious to see just what [other states] have done."

North Carolina

There's a big jump from drug testing government employees to handing out maps to tourists, but that's the direction Kim Price took when she began operating a visitors center earlier this year.

Price is president of Safe-T-Works, a company contracted by North Carolina to screen employees for drug and alcohol use. As a government contractor, she receives alerts every time the state opens a contract to bidders, she said.

When the state announced a plan to privatize operations at a visitors center south of Asheboro on U.S. 220, it sparked Price's interest, she said.

"I love to travel and I've been to almost every state in the U.S., and when I go there I actually visit welcome centers," Price said.

She started the company Safe-T-Concierge Services, submitted a bid and began running the center in January. Her center is one of two pilot projects in the state that were sanctioned by the N.C. General Assembly, said Jimmy Parrish, N.C. DOT's rest area section supervisor. The other project in Wilkes County is run by a local chamber of commerce, similar to what the S.C. PRT plans to do.

The center's only revenue comes from advertising through free brochures and indoor displays, Price said, since federal rules don't allow her to sell anything.

Myrtle Beach is one of the center's big advertisers, she said. The Myrtle Beach Area and North Myrtle Beach chambers of commerce, Ripley's Entertainment and the Alabama Theatre have each paid to promote themselves at the center, Price said.

The company hopes to break even by operating the center during the next three to five years and make a small profit after that, Price said. The center may never make much money on its own but may open up opportunities to expand operations to other centers or states, she said.

The center must pay the state if it makes more than a set amount of money, but that has yet to happen, Parrish said. There are no plans to expand the project to other centers unless the General Assembly takes further action, he said.

The state probably can't support many fully private centers like Price's, but public-private partnerships of some sort could save states a lot of money, Price said

"The opportunity is out there for a lot of these destinations and tourist attractions to help supplement to the state, they've been basically allowed to get this for a free ride," Price said.

Georgia

The Georgia DOT similarly seeks to contract out its individual welcome centers and rest stops to companies that will be responsible for maintenance and operation as well as obtaining advertising and sponsorships, according to the agency's website.

The DOT has already requested interested companies file their qualifications by Nov. 10. Those who qualify will be able to bid on the centers in spring 2010, said Jill Goldberg, DOT deputy press secretary.

Advertising opportunities include "LED screens for an electronic logo program, branded WiFi service, printed materials, static signs, downloadable local advertising for smart phones," while sponsorships could include "signage on/in facility, branded areas such as dog walks, picnic areas, landscaped areas and 'sponsor a highway' mile near facility," according to the DOT website.

The Georgia DOT has hired a consultant to determine how much advertising and sponsorships could be worth and has requested the Federal Highway Administration clarify what type of private operations will be allowed, Goldberg said. More states than Georgia are waiting on the FHWA's response.

"We've been told that there are a number of states waiting on our ruling because they want to proceed but basically they don't want to put the financial commitment into consultants," Goldberg said.

Virginia

Slower to innovate than its three neighbors to the south, Virginia hasn't launched new programs to fund welcome centers or rest stops yet, but it has some original ideas for skirting federal regulations that limit commercial operations off of interstates.

Many rest area and visitors center buildings off of interstates are old and nearing the end of their working lives, DOT spokesman Jeff Caldwell said. A private company could build its own center off of an old rest stop parking lot, Caldwell said. The new facility would have to be set back far enough that it's on private land and be accessible by walkways from the parking lot, he said.

The Virginia DOT is waiting for federal approval for such projects, Caldwell said. The state is also considering advertising or sponsorship deals with private companies, he said.

Finding new funding for welcome centers and rest stops would only cut about $21 million annually out of the DOT's budget, Caldwell said, a small amount compared to the $4 billion the state cut from the agency's budget over the next six years. Handing off welcome centers and rest stops would be part of the solution to the budget problems.

"We were looking under every couch cushion to try to come up with cost-saving options," he said.

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Navajo will make history to vote for the next Chief

by Dennis Wagner - 30 October 2010 12 H.
The Arizona Republic

When Navajo voters go to the polls Tuesday, they will elect the first New-Mexico resident to serve their tribal.Ils President can also choose the first woman to lead the largest American Indian nation.

The two candidates, Lynda Lovejoy and Ben Shelly are a campaign to replace the President Joe Shirley Jr. at the head of a Government torn by strife for power, corruption and economic woes.

The Navajo Nation is greater than 10 of the 50 States, scattered on the parts of Arizona, Utah and New-Mexico.Navajo approximately 300,000 live United States, especially on the réserve.La more majority living in Arizona.

January 11, anyone who wins will take the reins of a Navajo Nation into chaos.

Lovejoy, a legislator to Crownpoint, N.M., who finished first by a landslide in the primary level, become first first woman leader partner of the race, Earl Tulley tribu.Son Lukachukai, Arizona is an administrator of the Navajo housing administration.

Shelly, Thoreau, N.M., has served as Vice President for four years after having spent 16 on board Tribal.Shelly chosen main opponent Rex Lee Jim delegate Council of rock point, Arizona, partner of the race.

George Hardeen, Shirley, a spokesman said that the President has not approved or the other candidate.

Clashes between the three governmental branches operating under a code that differs from the Constitution of United States seem to boil for this week.

Wednesday, Shelly, Jim and 76 delegates to 88 Tribal Council members were charged by a special prosecutor for crimes ranging from abuse to fraud and embezzlement of public funds, according to the Navajo Nation Justice Department.

Charges represent the latest volley in a time shooting a year between the three branches.En last October, Shirley, President since 2002, has been suspended by the Council in the midst of a corruption investigation. Due to an exfoliation temporarily becomes Chief Executive.

In December, voters passed reforms aimed at reducing the authority of the Council by decreasing the number of delegates to 24 and giving the President veto power over the budget.

These political disputes and other landed in tribes, courts rejected the submission of Shirley to seek a third term of four years, but gave him WINS key in other conflicts, including measures of réforme.La majority of the Board responded in attempts to reduce the authority judges and placing a measure the ballots Tuesday, the politicizing and restructure the judiciary.

This week, a Navajo judge ruled invalid ballot proposal, and the Court of Nation Navajo disbarred lawyer of the Tribal Council.

Lovejoy argues that politicians in the window rock, tribal headquarters, undermined the Navajo Nation with quarrels égo?ste.Elle said that the Tribal Council is a "racing car" and that more reform may be needed to create a balance of power.

"My greatest advantage is I'm coming out with new ideas and new energy, said Lovejoy, who describes himself as a new face which could bring harmony to the embattled system."We give voice back to the people.?

Shelly revel himself as the candidate who has a tribal governance expertise.

"My leadership is better than the hers," he said. "This is a new face on the tas.Nous training should somebody here.?

Said Shelly charges against him are part of a "smear campaign."

"Dirty politics", he said. "This is me, ruining my name, my nation to ruin ruination.?

In the literature of the campaign and public appearances, candidates placed emphasis on economic development, education and government accountability while providing some detailed plans.

Lovejoy refused to take a stand, for example, if the Navajo Government should continue to stimulate the economy of the tribe or resist them to protect the environment .Shelly supported projects of energy-coal for two decades coal-fired power plants, but said that he has recently changed idea's concerns about pollution.

Navajo are also considering a legal settlement controversial tribal rights to water in the River Colorado.Les system both candidates say that all decisions must be suspended until such time as the new President and the Council are seated.

Shelly and Lovejoy underline the importance of education in a reserve where three out of ten students fail school complements and that unemployment exceeds 50% 100.Mais neither one nor has produced an action plan.

J.R. Thompson, Deputy Director at the Navajo, election administration stated that tribe 110,000 registered voters and provides a 45-50% participation rate.

According to the electoral administration, Lovejoy first among primary candidates dozen, took 36% of the voix.Shelly then takes less than half this totale.Son Partner of the race, Jim, finished fourth.

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Arizona corrections officer has awarded more than $600,000

by JJ Hensley - 30 October 2010 12 H.
The Arizona Republic

Michelle Barfield has been prepared for the prisoners to harass her when she started his new job as an agent of Arizona, Department of corrections unit high security in Florence two years ago.

This Barfield do not count on receiving worse treatment of her co-workers.

Found federal jury treatment that Barfield endured by a group of male colleagues, including the words vulgar sexual acts and references to her marriage interracial, was inacceptable.La last week, the jury awarded its $ 600,000 in U.S. District Court.

The decision of the Court, in which a judge called "bestial," behavior of certain agents complete Barfield two years with the Department of services correctionnels.Mais fight his time with the Agency of the State prison is not continuous work for the State Agency, now in a different installation finie.Elle and hope she is sharing her story will prevent the situation from repeating itself.

Corrections Director Charles said Ryan takes seriously the allegations of harassment and has implemented a program of additional training for supervisors from allegations of Barfield to the Agency.

"I am disappointed by the signaled behavior and the apparent failure by the previous administration to respond to complaints from the employee in an appropriate manner", Ryan wrote in a development State. "This type of behavior will not be tolerated in the Department of corrections under my watch Arizona.?

Barfield said her allegations of harassment were ignored or minimized by supervisors at the prison in Florence, so that it remains skeptical about the commitment of the Organization to the dismantling of the correctional "boys club" agents that she said dominate some units of the State.

One of the policemen accused of harassing Barfield was fired for "conduct" and a supervisor has received a written reprimand to not respond to the concerns of the Barfield earlier, but it remains an employee of the Department of correctional services with other involved human.

Barfield supports harassment began almost as soon as she started to work in the central unit of Florence in November 2008 with co-workers, making comments about his appearance, his body and his motivations for working in a prison.

"They said, ' no daughter wants to work here, unless they want (having sexual relations with) an inmate or other agent,'"Barfield recalled in a recent interview.""

Firstly, Barfield said, she said other corrections officers do not talk of this fa?on.puis she tried to ignore it.

Colleagues said officers Barfield that correspond to their behaviour - as Barfield handcuffing a prisoner and his cap of Rotator cuff tear cell spam - fighting were part of initiation to the unit.

Time went without his colleagues change their behaviour, Barfield brought the situation to the attention of a commander.

Commander sergeant David Wall, initially encouraged at file a report "so that it would not become a problem (human resources)", said Barfield.

Later, wall was reprimanded by a Deputy Director in Florence.

"If you had been more involved with your subordinates inappropriate behavior would have been treated sooner or does not come completely,"Assistant Director Greg Fizer wrote on the wall.""

An officer was fired, but the situation is hardly améliorée.Autres officers responded not contacting it a hazard in the workplace.

Word is out in the Court marriage prison interracial Barfield.Bient?t, suspected of being members of a gang of white supremacist prison began making remarks about her marriage.

Barfield counsel wrote a letter to Attorney General Terry Goddard, warning him that nonresponse State put Barfield in a dangerous situation.

While Barfield processing improved working with his transfer to another complex, the apparent indifference of Florence goalkeeper kept on the stand during the trial of the Barfield left his wondering whether of the State prison system is seriously addressing sexual harassment.

In the trial, counsel for the Barfield, Stephen Montoya, queried guard Carson McWilliams and is reported in detail on reporting other officers to Barfield.Les statements included explicit officials want to comments submitted to sexual acts.

McWilliams said that the statements were certainly inappropriées.Mais he maintained that they have stopped harassment because there is no "other factors" issue, such as a supervisor of these declarations to a subordinate.

"One of the things we teach our employees to train our staff to do certainly is silent when things, and we will deal with them," said McWilliams. "Part of what led, is facts about talking and speaking immediately to do things.?

Barfield and his lawyer say his attempts to take the floor was ignored and there immediacy little or no response from the Ministry in its complaint.

U.S. District judge Frederick Martone agreed, written response State "goes well beyond neglect."

"I mean, it is almost worse that they did not know what kinds of conditions were prevailing in the cell block 4 if they knew and did nothing," Martone wrote. "" """This is just outrageous."

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Spirit Airlines adds direct flights to Myrtle Beach

Spirit Airlines will add nonstop service to five cities in Myrtle Beach, almost double the number of destinations it serves, a representative of the company said Thursday.

Since May 5, spirit begin seasonal service to Washington, D.C.; Plattsburgh, new York State. Niagara Falls, new york;Latrobe, Charleston, W.Va pennsylvanie.et.

Flights are daily in Washington, D.C., Reagan National Airport.four times a week at Plattsburgh and Latrobe.et three times a week in Charleston and Niagara Falls.Les roads could provide up to $ 50 million in economic activity, but three routes directly compete based on the Charter Myrtle Beach Direct Air service.

"We expect for the locations are places people want to go and places in need of an option tariff low as spirit," spokesman airline Misty Pinson said, after the announcement of new flights at a Thursday News Conference.

Spirit, based in Miramar, Florida, flew to six destinations in Myrtle Beach to announce five new routes. New flights represent faith spirit in the area of Myrtle Beach, said Michael the pier, Director of airports in the Myrtle Beach international airport.

"We are very pleased that spirit has recognized the strength of the market and commitment today," said the jetty.

Brad Dean, President and Chief Executive of the Chamber of commerce of the Myrtle Beach area said that probable routes will $ 30 million to $ 50 million in economic activity in the region. Myrtle Beach Golf vacations and house marketing group already plan market large pane in five new destinations next year, Dean said. He said that flights will increase their penetration in these markets.

Some routes will directly participate with direct air base of Myrtle Beach.Direct air flies to Plattsburgh and Niagara Falls, and Latrobe theft can attract Pittsburgh Airmen in the vicinity.

Direct air does the work to promote the areas and now spirit just enjoy, said Judy Tull, managing partner at Direct Air.

"This is the first time, they were determined to come flying over our roads," said Tull. "But the air transport industry.This happens in the industry.?

Tull expressed confidence that air direct could compete with the spirit on the roads because they have a base of customers existants.Spirit decided earlier this year, luggage fees which Direct Air does not and which could help the company compete, said direct Tull.Air also has more weekly flights on the three routes mind number provided, she says.

Spirit has filed its plans for an initial public offer could raise 300 million in September and is in a quiet period, while that organizations regulatory review plans of the company, said Pinson.Esprit representatives are not legally allowed to speculate about the future of the company to the quiet period, she says, neither can comment on the remarks of Tull.

Roads will give international Myrtle Beach in an era where most airports are always harmful to the economy boost bad, said Michael Boyd, an already worked with Myrtle Beach to grow outside for the last five years and air service aviation.A consultant and is in talks with Jetty to additional airport.

"Airlines are not added they you couper.Sauf in Myrtle Beach,"said Boyd, President of the international group, Boyd based in Colorado.""

A spot in Washington, D.C. Reagan National is useful and provide business and leisure travellers, Boyd said .the ' industrial property Office can only if to strengthen the position already strong mind, he said.

He said that the new routes will reduce corporate Direct Air giving Plattsburgh for example.

"[The] Canadian as well as come from beyond the border, there are not enough for two airlines serve," he said.

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Arizona immigration law has not lived in reputation

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by Alia Beard Rau - Oct. 29, 2010 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic

The nation's toughest immigration law has been in effect for three months. But after the federal courts prevented key portions from going into effect, it has failed to live up to both opponents' worst fears and supporters' greatest hopes.

Immigrant-rights groups and major Arizona law-enforcement agencies say they've heard of no arrests made or citations issued using the statutes created under Senate Bill 1070, and no Arizona resident has taken advantage of the portion of the law that allows them to sue an official or agency that is not enforcing federal immigration law to the fullest extent.

The law that went into effect on July 29 is a shadow of its original self. The day before, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton halted four key provisions from going into effect, including the portion of the law that requires a police officer to verify a person's status when there is reasonable suspicion that the subject is an undocumented immigrant.

Gov. Jan Brewer is appealing Bolton's ruling, and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments from both sides Monday in San Francisco.

But several state statutes created under SB 1070 went into effect on July 29. Individuals on both sides of the issue said after Bolton's ruling that the law still had teeth.

New statutes

The statutes allowed to go into effect do several things:

-?Require government officials and agencies to enforce federal immigration laws to the fullest extent permitted by federal law and allow Arizona residents to sue if the official or agency adopts a policy that violates this requirement.

-?Allow law enforcement to pull anybody over for any traffic violation if the driver is suspected of engaging in the "smuggling" of human beings for profit or commercial purposes. This could include stopping a driver for a secondary offense such as not wearing a seat belt, which in every other circumstance can be cited only if the driver is stopped for a separate primary violation such as speeding.

-?Make it a crime to pick up or be picked up as a day laborer if the vehicle is stopped on a road and impeding traffic.

-?Make it a crime to encourage an illegal immigrant to come to Arizona or transport, conceal, harbor or shield an immigrant if the person knows or recklessly disregards the fact the immigrant is in the country illegally. This offense has to be during the commission of another criminal offense.

The American Civil Liberties Union and other immigrant-advocacy groups had said they were concerned overzealous law enforcement would misapply these remaining portions of the law, particularly the harboring and day-labor provisions.

Sen. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, who sponsored the bill, said in July that even though Bolton struck down parts of the law, the remaining portions still meant "the handcuffs come off law enforcement."

On Thursday, he said that despite there having been no arrests under the law, it has succeeded at driving illegal immigrants out of Arizona and assisting law enforcement.

"It is having the impact needed," he said. "I have talked to law enforcement, and they intend to use these laws."

He said it has also succeeded at getting some law-enforcement agencies to change policies that before did not allow officers to question individuals such as witnesses and crime victims about their legal status.

Law enforcement

But even with the "handcuffs" removed, law enforcement agencies in Maricopa County, Cochise County, Tempe, Glendale, Peoria, Gilbert and elsewhere say they have made no arrests under the new statutes. Phoenix officials did not respond to a public-records request submitted Oct. 8 seeking arrest data.

Mark Spencer, president of the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, a union that supported the law, did not return calls seeking similar information.

Immigrant-advocacy groups, which have been tracking the issue closely and encouraging individuals to contact them with reports of arrests or racial discrimination, say they have heard of no arrests anywhere in the state.

Mike Tellef, a Peoria Police Department spokesman, said his department has decided to wait on future court rulings before enforcing SB 1070. He said the department has suspended its policy relating to the law.

Glendale Officer Gerald Sydnor said his officers have been told that they can enforce the statutes of SB 1070 not halted by the court. But he said no officers have recommended charges for SB 1070 offenses.

Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever said Bolton's decision to halt part of the law rendered the entire thing "moot."

"With the law as it is now, not much is going to change," he said.

Dever said the most beneficial part of the law was a portion the judge halted, one that required all law-enforcement officials to check an individual's immigration status. It wouldn't have changed what law enforcement in Cochise already does, he said, but it would have made the requirement uniform across the state.

"Sanctuary policies suggest that, at some point in time, if you cross the finish line, you're home free," he said.

Policy changes

Pearce has said the most important portion of the law allowed to go into effect is the provision that requires local agencies to enforce federal immigration law. He said that will end the trend of "sanctuary cities" because it means cities cannot have policies that, for example, forbid an officer from questioning a witness or crime victim about his or her legal status.

He has criticized several cities for having what he described as sanctuary policies, including Mesa and Chandler.

In September, Mesa changed its policy to no longer forbid officers from questioning the immigration status of crime victims, witnesses, domestic-violence victims, individuals seeking medical assistance, and some juveniles.

Chandler has been examining its policy but has not yet made any changes to it. The city allows officers to question all misdemeanor and felony suspects about their immigration status, but Police Chief Sherry Kiyler has said officers would not ask the status of crime victims, witnesses, civil-traffic violators, or juveniles who are not charged with violent crimes.

Community impact

Gov. Jan Brewer declined to comment about the impact of SB 1070 during its first three months.

Her spokesman, Paul Senseman, said only that her office doesn't have information available about arrests.

Salvador Reza, a day-labor advocate for Puente, grass-roots immigrant-rights group, said the lack of arrests proves SB 1070 is nothing more than a political ploy. He said that law enforcement is still arresting and questioning immigrants about their legal status but that the officers are using existing laws and not SB 1070.

"SB 1070 has not been used as a way to enforce the law in any way, shape or form," Reza said. "It was never needed."

He said he also doesn't believe the law has been successful in its goal of "attrition through enforcement." He said immigrants are leaving Arizona because of the economy and lack of jobs, not because of fear of SB 1070.

Lydia Guzman of the immigration-rights group Respeto said that although she has not heard of any arrests under SB 1070, she believes it has been successful in driving immigrants out of Arizona.

"People are leaving the state," she said.

Connie Andersen of Valley Interfaith Project said the Hispanic community felt a sense of relief after Bolton halted part of the law. But she said a general fear has lingered.

"The population is less inclined than ever before to report crime, and we're hearing about escalations of criminal behavior in pockets where people feel they are unable to call police," Andersen said.

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Great component Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach stepping up emergency care

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Grand Strand Regional Medical Center will step up the level of care it provides beginning Monday as it starts a hamalainen trial process to become a level two trauma center and provide services to critical patients, many of whom now are flown out of the area for medical care.

The hospital begins operating as a level two trauma center Monday, seeking certification from both the American College of surgeons and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control.

"We wanted to serve the area," said Adam Rudd, chief operations officer of Grand Strand Regional Medical Center."We think there is a need here, a patient population that can use the service." "It helps everyone in the Grand Strand."

A trauma surgeon, trauma rooms and a dedicated operating room will be ready and available at all times at the hospital as part of the requirements to be a level two trauma center.

State officials and local emergency officials agree that there is a need for trauma care in the area.In cases of severe trauma patients are now often flown either to Wilmington gold Charleston to receive treatment, and the added services should allow some of those patients to be treated locally, officials said.

Grand Strand Regional has added two trauma surgeons and an orthopedic surgeon.About 30 nurses and support staff including occupational and physical therapists, a nutritionist and additional lab employees will begin work on Monday, and as the program ramps up, that number will grow to about 70.In addition to the new employees, existing staff have been trained to handle trauma.

The existing system always had doctors on call and available to come into the hospital.

"Having attending surgeons here all the time, that's a huge safety net for this hospital," said Lewis Dickinson, the medical director of trauma service for the hospital.

The hospital had one of the busiest summers in its history and typically sees about 47,000 patients in the emergency department every year.

Dickinson has spent the past year going to national conferences and studying "the ins and outs of what it's going to mean to bring a community hospital up to a trauma center," he said.

During the next year the hospital will be gathering data to present to the American College of surgeons about what kinds of patients came to the hospital, the survival rate, what problems came up and how they were addressed.

"During that trial period, the data gathering period you're showing your readiness," he said."I think we've got the right players in place." "I think it is very easily spelled out what you have to do."

A group of trauma surgeons with the American College of surgeons will come in after the 12 to 14 month trial period to evaluate the hospital.If the hospital receives the ACS level two trauma designation it will also be recognized as a level two trauma center by EDTL.

"We are very encouraged by Grand Strand regional's plan to move to level two," said spokesman Adam Myrick DHEC. "It is in a geographic location that desperately needs a level two [trauma hospital]."

Myrick said that a trauma two hospital has extensive capabilities to treat traumatic injury and can meet the needs of most trauma patients.The designation will allow trauma patients to receive treatment more quickly, which is important for their survival, he said.

"If a patient receives proper medical care in the first hour, chances [of survival] triple and long-term side effects decrease," Myrick said.

Grand Strand Regional Medical Center is currently a level three trauma center and can care for some trauma patients and resuscitate them, but often serves the role of stabilizing a patient for a possible transfer, Myrick said. At a level two trauma center, surgeons must be at the hospital and prepared to receive trauma patients around the clock.A level one trauma center must have a variety of specialists on site at all times, among other requirements.

Christopher Boullion, an orthopedic surgeon with trauma experience, started work at the hospital Oct.1.

He said that the hospital's move to hire him reveal a commitment to develop a good trauma program, because an orthopedic surgeon is not a requirement.Part of what brought Boullion smartest job is the chance to help build a trauma program from the ground up, he said.

"You kind of get to build your own program as to how you like it," Boullion said."It's a little daunting at times because you're the only one here, [but] it's everyone a great opportunity."

The hospital is working towards the level two trauma center designation while also moving forward with an expansion project.The first phase in the expansion is a new emergency department, which will give the two dedicated temperature controlled fully equipped rooms trauma hospital.The existing emergency department will move into the new building late this year or early 2011 and then the current space will be renovated.The hospital has also added a helipad medical helicopters can land where required.

The new trauma rooms have space for five or six medical staff to be around a patient at one time working together with supplies close at hand, and testing, including x-rays, can be done in the rooms.

"It's a closed, controlled environment;""it's obviously much more spacious," Boullion said."It affords us [space] to put all the resources that are needed much more than the existing emergency department."

Matthew Smith, the chief of medical operations for Horry County, said that the level two trauma center is something the area has needed for quite some time.With a growing population and an influx of tourists in the summer, there are times when all the helicopters are in use when one is needed.

If a helicopter is called in take a patient to a hospital outside the county it can be 70 minutes or more before a surgeon sees the patient.Adding a trauma center that can be reached by ambulance or a much shorter helicopter flight will save precious minutes, he said.

Smith said that Horry County Fire Rescue won t start sending all trauma cases to Grand Strand next week because it doesn't yet have the certification goal it will send some trauma patients, especially those near the hospital.

Additional benefits will be seen over time, he said, including allowing patients to have family members and support nearby after a traumatic event.In addition, the designation could increase supporting businesses like rehabilitation centers and the upgraded hospital services may help bring in major companies who look at health care when making decisions.

"It's going to be a tremendous asset to us," Smith said.

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Proposal 203 a preparations pot dispensaries planners

by Michelle Ye Hee Lee - 29 October 2010 12 H.
The Arizona Republic

Responsible for planning across the State were discussed and drafting of medical marijuana dispensaries in two months, in the case where voters approve the 203, the Act on medical marijuana proposal for Arizona zoning restrictions.

According to prop.203, local governments may impose "reasonable" for dispensaires.Dans aims to provide a model of local zoning restrictions may modify and follow the League of Arizona cities and towns Thursday released a uniform recommendation for dispensary zoning restrictions.

There are pressures to act quickly because the Ministry of health of the State has 120 days to finalize the rules for implementing u.s. ' there is no restriction of zoning in place within this period, the Ministry of health must approve all clinic locations as claims are valid and less than 500 metres of existing schools.

If voters approve the measurement of next week, certified doctors may recommend medical marijuana to patients with debilitating disorders medical including cancer, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C and Alzheimer's disease.

There must be at least one clinic in each comté.Arizona could have up to 124 clinics non profit, which is proportional to the number of pharmacies.

Several cities and counties have either written or orders which describe the classifications of zoning, distance to clinics and the process to approve the clinic locations limits approved.

Responsible for planning and development said that they looked at the dispensary of zoning restrictions in other States and specific zoning rules are key to the dispensaires.échantillon tight regulation order League contains restrictions as the square feet of clinics, maximum limits on opening hours and the prohibitions on the drive through the Windows, off-site and consumption on the premise of marijuana delivery.

Be humble, Director of the Department of health services, Arizona said the draft rules will help smaller personal territories limited and ensure consistency throughout the State.

Classification of clinics

Administrations who have helped the League draft sample zoning restrictions are distinguishes three categories of clinics: cultivating facilities, retail stores and facilities such as bakeries marijuana perfusion.

Each type of facility may be subject to different rules of zoning.For example, a retail store might be placed in commercial zones and cultivate facilities may be in industrial or agricultural areas.

Cities and counties may impose additional requirements specific to clinics, setting limits on emissions into the environment or the limits of opening hours.

Location

The distance between the clinics and sensitive areas such as schools or churches is one of the main concerns of the planification.Prop officials.203 prohibits clinics location within 500 feet of existing schools.This is the only distance restriction that provides the proposal.

Local governments proposed clinics that approximately 2 000 to 2 400 feet of other clinics to prevent clusters.

If these proposals into force, the clinics will find some distance from institutions such as churches, public parks, libraries, child care, group homes for persons with disabilities and rehabilitation of the local order centres.Selon, this distance may vary from 500 to 2400 pieds.Une another consideration is how the location of the clinics have an impact on the number of producers-House in a zone.Prop.203 allows patients and caregivers living 25 miles or later in a clinic to grow up to 12 marijuana plants.

This means that as long as there are a handful of clinics in cities like Phoenix, Mesa and Tucson, nobody is able to grow the marijuana.à less that clinics are located at extreme edge of the city, Mesa would need one or two clinics to serve all residents of the city, said Gordon Sheffield, Mesa zoning administrator.

But requirement of 25 miles poses a challenge to the counties of vast areas remote from southern Arizona northernor rurales.Habitants could further 25 miles of a dispensary, because cities are apart later, humble said.

Regulation

Some cities and counties, including the Mesa and Pima County, will require that clinics through conditional use permit process which includes a public hearing and consideration by the Committee on planning and the elected body.

Pima County had rules zoning medical-marijuana since early octobre.Comté officials wanted restrictions in place as quickly as possible because they were concerned about potential negative impacts of clinics on surrounding neighbourhoods, said Chris Poirier, Assistant Director of planification.Il said clinics would "certainly strongly regulated."

According to prop.203, assess the health status and approve requests for dispensaire.Mais local authorities plan to be involved in the process of approval of the application.

Phoenix would require clinics to submit applications for the city and to assess whether they would meet the requirements of the city, said Debra Stark, Deputy branch responsible for the city of David Cavazos.

"We are saying," more safe than sorry "," Stark said.

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New flight rules can catch travellers off-guard

by Megan nearby - 29 October 2010 12 H.
The Arizona Republic

A safety requirement air Federal takes effect Monday may travel if certain basic information about your identity was not included when you made the reservation.

Presentation information time boarding approach could mean delays for you and autres.Et even if you're in the clear, the possibility that thousands of others may not submitted data can make it difficult for all passengers and airline business and worker safety week.

Secure Flight program of the Transportation Security Administration, designed to reduce the risk of theft in the United States terrorists airmen provide their full name, date of birth and gender when purchasing tickets for information can be verified with the TSA.Si flight ban list information is not provided, ticket holders will be unable to Board their flight.

Most airlines require that information for purchasers of tickets during a mois.Mais some third-party travel sites like Expedia and Orbitz, just start asking buyers for the information contained in these past few weeks.

Travel sites and airline companies have launched email and call campaigns to come into contact with consumers who did not provide the information, but some industry insiders are concerned about how can have fallen through the cracks.

It is unknown how many passengers will be affectés.La most airlines will sell tickets in advance of a flight - months some until almost a year in advance.These tickets in advance are often purchased by leisure travellers, may be set aside for vacation travel.

"Passengers should allow more time to travel far away in case of delay," said Andrew Weinstein, a spokesman for the interactive travel services Association.

The rule has received little attention in recent weeks, even if its date of launch passenger approchait.Les at Phoenix Sky Harbor international airport Thursday knew much of the policy.

"I knew not to regard", said Joseph Estrada, who said he was in El Paso and return on Monday."I have completed the information and does not realize that it."

The RSA stated that if you have not provided the information required at the time when you arrive at the airport, do not worry .Secure Flight data a passenger can be verified with a list of monitoring of the flight ban soon.

In fact, the airlines will not print a boarding pass that you have provided.

A TSA spokesman told the Associated Press that the Agency believes that about 1% of the passengers won't make by security due to delays caused by providing inaccurate or incomplete information.

Most of the major airlines passengers say can provide last-minute information desk tickets or kiosk.

The two carriers account for most of Sky Harbor - traffic based on the Tempe US Airways and Southwest Airlines - predict some delays Monday for passengers who have booked through their Web sites.

US Airways has required passengers provide Secure Flight data when booking on our web site since October 2009 Southwest demanded information since March.

American Airlines, says he tried to communicate with customers who may have fallen through the cracks of filet.Billy Sanez, a spokesperson for American Airlines, said that his company is prepared for guests arriving at the airport without having provided the information.

"We are staffing up to (for Monday)," said Sanez.

The Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines appears to take a tougher stance.

On its Web site, Delta says that if passengers have not provided the Secure Flight data within 72 hours of a scheduled flight, their reservations can be cancelled, starting Monday.

Delta has need of its clients to provide Secure Flight information during the booking of tickets on its website since June 15, said Susan Elliott, a spokesman for the airline.

Delta has sought to contact purchasers of tickets in advance, says Elliott.

Other ticket vendors have been slow to act.

Orbitz has required passenger information since 12 septembre.Expedia required passenger information since August 31, although she asked it since December.

Check booking

Jeanenne Tornatore, editor-in-Chief at bending, suggests that uncertain passengers verify their reservations online or contact the source of reservation prior to arriving at the airport.

"When you are dealing with the airports busy during the holiday, the last thing you want is to be delayed by 10 or 15 minutes before your flight, you can take", said Tornatore.

David Castelveter, a spokesman for the Association of air transport, trade group is convinced that mandatory program launch date will be free of problems.

Travellers at Sky Harbor had responses Thursday.

"Any additional security can hurt,", said Michael Waltman, CEO of interactive sites in Phoenix.

If Secure Flight is a measure that you're not aware, you can set retour.De more, you get another flight and get it.?

It Cotton in Phoenix resident said she was not sure that the new security measure worth asking passengers for more information.

"Personally, I find the minimally invasive thing a gender" cotton said.

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Gilbert police murder dog divides neighbourhood

by Nathan Gonzalez - 29 October 2010 12 H.
The Arizona Republic

This is a shot that divided a neighbourhood from Gilbert.

On the one hand, a family is grieving the loss of his "weird" 2 years bloodhound and is angry that a police officer Gilbert would fire at their home in the block of West Avenue Laredo 500 handgun.

On the other side are two women who say they have been attacked by a dog confused, aggressive street homelessness. At least one, Janet McLellan explains that use the agent of the deadly force was appropriate.

Despite this, Tim and Joanna Jeralds require that the agent that fired their dog week last be déclenchés.Ils are particularly concerned by the fact that he fired his weapon in their front yard, near one of the bedroom of their child Windows.

"How the hell know that my children were not there." Tim Jeralds said."It is clear that the agent was not to handle the situation so rationnelle.Il there were many ways to handle this situation - which many would have been safer for the public."

The incident began about 1 h 45 20 October when Joanna and a friend went to a convenience store at proximité.à sometime, 80 books Jeraldses, Erica, bloodhound has slipped from the House.

Steven Hall, an officer of non-compliance with code of city, told police that he stopped near the Jeraldses House, the and the dog loaded onto him.

We know in the report when, but at some point the bits Danica Metcalf, bloodhound 27.tentatives communicate with it have failed.

Officer Robert Griffin arrived after 2 hours and Metcalf standing at the back of a pick-up truck in Jeraldses, aisle the.Griffin "dog charged towards me actively barking with reputation of hair and blocked, exposing its teeth," wrote in his report.

Griffin said he jumped on the hood of his car and called for one against rabies and the protection of animals and control agent to answer.

Dustin Penn, 24 and her sister Danielle Sailors, 26, started to walk towards the commotion and saw Hall balancing a metal pole dog, Penn described as more scared and confused as aggressive.

Constable refused to let Penn to the domestic dog.Sergeant Bill Balafas, a police spokesman said that the decision is in part a legal.

"Where someone gets hurt knowingly allow us anyone to enter into this situation, we organise a responsibility he .c ' is something that we cannot risk," said Balafas.

A crew of firefighters arrived with a Pole bag, but the dog ran alongside as McLellan outside.

"She growled right until he began to bite me.""I have some quite deep wounds," said McLellan.Elle needed a tetanus shot, but was not seriously injured.

Griffin stated that the dog was then charged him and pulled in a path down to not to be hitting some maisons.Penn and marine say the dog was on the run on the agent, highlighting the fact that he was injured in the back and stomach.

Balafas dit.Le shooting is reviewed in-house to ensure that it was in politics in Gilbert, officers are authorized to use deadly force against an injured animal or a dangerous to other animals or people.

The event horrified two boys Jeraldses, which loved animals and is autistic.

"We have made an error, our dogs got YH ' I," said Tim. "" ""(But) a dog is dead who did not need to be and my family is traumatized.?

He said that the agent should have used a Taser or pepper spray to avoid shooting towards his house.

The problem, Balafas said, is that the agent must be close enough to hit a small target.

Control and protection of animals Maricopa County arrived too late to catch the dog, who was reportedly quarantine during 10 jours.Après that that he had been shot, the dog ran to Joanna, street returning.

"We had to put her down, we had no choice," she said, recalling Erica as a "great goofy puppy."

"I want to make just know that it was not an aggressive dog," she says. "This event was just treated horribly.?

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The Sun News, former join pursuit of North Myrtle Beach

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH - The Sun News and city former police sergeant Jeff Senter Thursday joined a trial which is the town of violating Freedom of Information Act state conceal a video of a clash between present and Melissa Edge, the wife of State Rep Tracy Edge police.

Trial - initially filed last week by William Bailey, Director of this ancient city public safety — asked a judge to force the town of Mike Mahaney immediately release the video Manager.It also asks a force the city to pay all legal expenses related to the poursuite.Aucune judge court date has been scheduled.

"Citizens of North Myrtle Beach have the right to see records and actions of government officials that their tax dollars pay for," said P.J. Browning, President and publisher of The Sun News.

"The Sun News filed a lawsuit in this case to defend this right and to ensure that the open government WINS," said Browning.

Trial of Bailey appointed only Mahaney new défendeur.Les Sun and submit added as a defendant when they joined the trial Thursday.

Mahaney said that it was chosen because their disclosure video "would be unreasonable invasion of personal privacy."

Mahaney said he believes that the city will lose a legal challenge, but he wants a judge to force him to release the video as a protection against potential future disputes.

Decisions of the courts of the State have already stated that these videos of police are public documents available under the FOIA.

"We're going to wait to go through this process, and whatever the judge determines, the city will abide by the findings of the judge," said city spokesman Pat Dowling.

Senter, a veteran of 16 years with the city police department was fired on October 6, to the incident with Melissa Edge.Senter says that he has been unjustly terminated and city has scheduled a hearing public complaint about it for 9: 00 a.m. on November 8 in training at the city hotel room.

Meanwhile, the city resident and former candidate Gene Sheppard mayors filed a police incident report last week that also Mahaney of violating the laws of State FOIA.Sheppard wants police of the city to issue a warrant against Mahaney, according to the report.

Deliberate the State FOIA violations are misdemeanors punishable with a fine and up to $ 100 in prison for the first offence 30 days and climbing fines and penalties for the following offences.

Dowling said the city has carried out an initial investigation of complaint by Sheppard and Rick Buddelmeyer, acting Director of public safety, decided to turn the issue to a foreign body "to avoid any perception of impropriety".

Dowling said that he doesn't know what organization will be in the course of the investigation.

Senter said that he was on duty and talk with employees of the city at the firehall Cherry Grove at 9.45 a.m. on September 14 when Melissa Edge driving his vehicle in the parking lot.

Senter said he and Melissa Edge had been friends close, but he had not spoken with them since the end of June.

Melissa Edge is out of his car and confronted senter, he said.

Senter said enabled dashboard camera from his car police, said Melissa Edge has been registered.

Confrontation lasted only a few minutes and submit his police lieutenant Mike Baldasarre-has decided to ask Tracy coming at the firehall escort at his home in the two officers also accessed Buddelmeyer on ways to handle the situation femme.Les edge supervisor said submit.

No charges have been filed and submit does not write a report on the incident it said that he sees no reasons to stop Melissa Edge.

Mahaney said he took disciplinary measures against other agents involved in the incident, but he refused to say what agents and what measures have been taken.

The new Sun last month has requested a copy of indent - video cam .Mahaney rejected this request and at least two other applications, Bailey and submit.

Melissa Edge has apologized for the incident in a statement issued last week.

Tracy Edge, R-North Myrtle Beach, said in a written statement last week that neither he nor his wife "requested special treatment and had no role or participation in actions or decisions taken by the city."

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Boys basketball team Myrtle Beach prohibits playoffs

MYRTLE BEACH - Myrtle Beach high variants are in the middle of another successful football season hoping to reach the AAA state championship of the game for the third consecutive year class and claim their second title in three years.

For many of these same players, the second State school in the past four seasons boys basketball championship hopes have been squelched before the season started.

According to l.c. High School League Commissioner Jerome Singleton, variants have been banned in 2010-2011 high school boys basketball playoffs because of an illegal practice.

Singleton, "they will not be allowed to participate in the Playoffs play this year," said Thursday. "There was a violation and sanctions are imposed.

Myrtle Beach top main Nona Kerr or athletic director Doug Terry would comment sanctions specific Thursday, saying they wanted first to meet players and their parents a meeting scheduled at 6 a.m. Monday.

"We will talk to our Monday children." talk about the whole process and what it means and does not mean "Kerr said."

There may be additional sanctions, but none should be more damaging than the prohibition of the Playoffs.

Singleton and Myrtle Beach senior officials refused to reveal the specific practiceviolation but they said it is self-reported League by school officials.

The first day of practice winter sports is Monday. SCHSL constitution says that not more than three players can both be convenient with a coach to the shoulder.State of the rule:

"With the release of the period of the season, no school permit otherwise that involve (s) the coach (es) or players except: 1. If a coach of a school (including volunteer coaches) is associated with a team from outside, not more than 75 per cent eligible for that sport can be on the list of team outside starters....".This restriction applies to all students who were enrolled in the school eligibility certificate and dressed for a varsity in the previous season game.?

It is noted after the rule that a violation of the law ensures a fine up to $500 and probation."We published sanctions in accordance with the constitution of the League," said singleton.

Kerr said boys sophomore basketball head coach Craig Martin is not be suspended, no staff member is suspended and its staff remains intact. Martin could not be reached for comment jeudi.Kerr also stated that no players were suspended.

Martin is a native of Michigan DeAndre Scott has replaced after having served as an assistant for two years under the former coach of variants Dixon Chad at the Centre - North it served as an assistant in the region of Detroit, Michigan Sports Hall of Fame coach Ed Mehlberg and spent 12 years as assistant coach to take the program variants.

Variants began last season 1-7 as many creators and key actors were absorbed by helping the football team to reach the State Championship game.Variants, which won the 2007-08 class AAA State Basketball Championship finished last season 10-12, including a loss of 83-63-Charleston North in the first round of the playoffs.

The football team seniors who are supposed to conclude their secondary basketball career this winter include Everett Golson, Dallas Goodman and Mitch Campbell.

"I have next year, but I think bad for seniors," said junior variants before Timothy Jones. "They have no chance for a Championship crown .c ' is the nature of what we're working to do better in the end.

"[Ban] is supposed to have to produce because it is the rules, but it is not just at the same time because we [footballers] have nothing to do with him because we are still in the football.Nous have not yet dealt with basket."

Singleton said that he was sympathetic to the fate of the players in Myrtle Beach, but the League to follow guidelines. ""Rules consist of member schools, and this Office can only meet as" singleton said. "Objective as membership is to allow children as much as possible to participate as often as possible.?

Kerr said that the meeting for the players and parents was not possible until Monday because many players are active in sports fall. ""The players are the most important piece of this puzzle, and we want to give them information while at the same time," Kerr said.

Singleton said sanctions against the League do not affect regular aspect of variants in the prestigious Beach Ball Classic at the end of December at the Myrtle Beach and Kerr would not say if the sanctions imposed by the school would have an impact on the participation of the team. ""Us will go through all that on Monday," she says.

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The debate School Superintendent hopes options

State parents who send their children to private school tax credit is one of the biggest issues that distinguishes the candidates for State Superintendent of education.

The Republican and democratic candidate Frank Holleman Mick Zais debated Tuesday at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Charleston .c ' was the last debate of the candidates before the polling day.

Said Zais does not support purchase school .but he supports a tax credit for parents with low incomes who want to send their children to private schools.

It also supported alternative public schools, said, like the Charter and magnet schools online.

"Every child is special and every child is different," said Zais.Mais schools now offer the same programs for each child. "If a private school is the only option, or the best option for a child, he said, parents should be able to send their children there."

Zais also supports tax credits to those who have made donations to the school for children in low-income tuition.

Holleman said: "teaching private tax credits are good wearing different."

These programs have poor children, whose parents cannot afford to pay the cost of tuition at the outset and receive compensation later by a tax credit, he said.

Holleman, his opponent has already said that he would do the families with low income a priority for tax credits, but would not necessarily limit families with low incomes.

Tax credits would drain desperately need money in public schools, he said.

The candidates also discussed their positions on linking pay teachers and salary increases for so students perform.

Said Holleman linking pay to student performance is one of the hottest issues education right now. "But no one has yet developed a system that works.?

"We do not want to put in place a system that would discourage our best child education special ed teachers, poor children or performing children", he said.

Zais said: "we need a system that rewards our best teachers and puts our poorest teachers notice."

He said that student teachers who rank in the top 20 percent based on their teaching skills complement 18 months of learning in an an.Mais teachers ranked bottom 20 percent of students completely only six months of learning within a year.

The State must an evaluation system good performance of the teacher, he said.

But he cannot wait while trying to design a system perfect, because no system is perfect.

"We don't pay our best teachers close enough, and we pay our poorest teachers way too," said Zais.

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20% of the species of vertebrates face extinction

by Dan Vergano - 27 October 2010 12 H.
USA Today

Almost one in five mammals, reptiles, birds or amphibian species of Devils of Tasmania to extinction of crane, faces international conservation experts reported Tuesday.

And without the nature reserves erected during the last half century, would more missing.

"Conservation work."There is just not enough," said Ana Rodrigues functional Evolutionary Ecology Center the France study author. ""Now is the time of large-scale conservation."

Investigation of five years of the State of the extinction of species of vertebrates 25,780, more than half of all animals to spine, was published by the journal science. led by Michael Hoffmann program environment UN, the results found that nearly one-fifth of these species are threatened with extinction (from 13% to 41% of amphibians birds), meaning either there are less than 50 people on the left or the likelihood of species extinction is 50 percent or more in 10 years.Declines are primarily related to the expansion of agricultural lands, overfishing, overfishing and competition from invasive species.

Fifty-two species of vertebrates closer to extinction in a normal year.

Simply comparing 50 years before and after measurements of conservation such as the regulation and the erection of canned population trends, however, study shows 18 percent more species would be threatened with extinction were measures undertaken.

Some examples of success:

-Whale bosse.Maintenant protected by whaling agreements, populations have recovered to around 80 000 to 5 000 in the 1960s.

-Condor de Californie.Une numbering after only 22, now more than 300 exist in captive breeding efforts.

-Przewalski.Elles horse have increased 13 or 14 living in 1945 to over 1,800 today.

"It's really conservative estimate of the effects of conservation," says ecologist Taylor Ricketts of the Global Fund in Washington, D.C.

"The findings of extinction are in accordance with previous reports, but find effective basis for the conservation world-wide is the new article", he said.

The results presented today at the 10th Conference of the parties to the Convention on biological diversity in Nagoya, Japan, mean that the 193 nations have failed reach an agreed 1993 objective "to achieve by 2010 a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional and national as a contribution to the fight against poverty and for the benefit of all life on Earth." "Representatives of these nations are meeting to discuss a new agreement on the protection of species.

Economists estimate that by cleaner water, consumption of pests and other benefits for the environment, biodiversity provides 33 billion dollars in annual worldwide to humanity benefits said study co-author Stuart Butchart British BirdLife International. "Money spent on conservation is not lost, it is profitable, "he said."

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Defend the complaints against Maricopa solicitors cost taxpayers over $ 1 million

by Yvonne Wingett - 27 October 2010 12 H.
The Arizona Republic

Maricopa County taxpayers have spent over $ 1 million dollars in the last three years to defend the lawyers against complaints about their ethical conduct, shows an analysis of the financial records of the Office of Attorney of the County Arizona Republic.

Most of the expenditure is linked to the complaints filed by the defendants or their lawyers against prosecutors counties daily.

But the costs are soared lately as County took charges for defending counsel against ethics complaints from controversial inquiries and criminal charges former county attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio filed against supervisors counties, judges and other officials.

Acting County Attorney Rick Romley said that invites likely cost monitoring enhanced billing involving complaints with the State Bar of Arizona, who conceded lawyers and monitors their conduct.

"Many of them are of extraordinary claims, and we are dealing with an unusual situation," said Romley."But the costs were exorbitants.Et they significantly affected my budget."When you start changing cost more at the bar of the complaints, it affects the ability to keep individuals and how make you the affaires.Vous not be able to hire an expert witness in a case.These costs cannot continue. ?

County Prosecutor's Office has hired outside counsel to represent employees on approximately 30 complaints since fiscal year 2008.Many of these complaints were filed against Thomas and totalled at least $538,000, according to data from the County Department of finance.

The County is in charge of defending counsel because the allegations took place while they were working for or on behalf, of comté.Dans instances, bills continue to mount, with the tab associated with the County of long years feud that has less than 5.6 million.

About a quarter of $ 1 million comes from an ethics investigation former Assistant County Prosecutor Lisa Aubuchon, was Thomas' lead attorney in many cases what is called corruption against comté.Le County officials paid $263,000 in its defence, "far beyond all costs" in the past, the Bureau has paid to defend a prosecutor against a complaint bar, said Carol McFadden, the executive chef for Romley.

"It is too - we have never had this happen before", said McFadden. "The Office has always taken a position that we pay for bar complaints for solicitors where someone has filed a complaint to the exercise of their average fonctions.La (defence) cost $35,000.?

Aubuchon in part because the frais.Romley fired Romley defence team refuses to pay an invoice $64,682.50 for approximately 342 hours worked by five lawyers and a paralegal August and September for $96,141 Bill that includes $25,875 for expenses to experts.

Aubuchon, told the Republic may file a notice of claim - a precursor to an action for justice - to the cuisson.Elle already filed a notice of 10 million claim against County officials stating that they coordinated to spread its reputation and destroy its carrière.Romley said that he fired Aubuchon on his behaviour related to corruption cases.

Mark Goldman, lawyer who represented Aubuchon, defended the costs to represent them, taking into account of the "scope and extent of the investigation" it pointed out that a lawyer hired and paid by Romley to examine invoices approved Aubuchon defence each invoice until recently without problems.

"Compare Aubuchon bar investigation (of which there are several) to any investigation of a Maricopa County Attorney in the past is to compare an atomic bomb to a weapon of cap," Goldman wrote a long statement.

In a letter to counsel Tuesday, Aubuchon requested that Goldman, Wilenchik & Bartness p.c., be reinstated his lawyer Office.

"Because of the complexity and nature without previous screening survey, it is impossible that another law firm can get up to speed enough quickly to properly defend me," Aubuchon wrote a legal Ethicist and counsel appointed by Romley to manage conflict.

County officials, meanwhile, said that aubuchon can be held responsible for costs if it is established that it had acted contrary to ethics or criminally.

Journalist Matt Dempsey has contributed to this article.

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Nibils leaving Jetty to the position of Myrtle Beach Surfside, beach

SURFSIDE BEACH - After more than 20 years in the same location on the beach of Surfside, moves Nibils.

Jack Cahill, owner of local history, announced Tuesday evening of Surfside Beach City Council meeting after in a letter to the Commission advising that it was withdrawing its previous offer space and that it would pose an another.

"The hardest decision of my life", said Cahill. He said that the restaurant will move Myrtle Beach.

Owner of Restaurant Nibils Jack Cahill operates a food order history 3 May 2010, Surfside Beach.Cahill has been in a fight to retain the lease company, after that the town bought the space, there are two ans.lorsque person showed but Cahill Monday morning for a prior meeting mandatory on-site for potential bidders, it felt that it would be the only soumissionnaire.Plus later, he received a call from officials of the city saying that the meeting was not mandatory for the deadline for submission on 17 May. ""Well, I imagine that to some extent they [the city] want me here," says Cahill after receiving the call to 4: 30 p.m. "Oh well, it is their loss."

He said after months of working with the city in an attempt to keep its current location, the family decided it was time to go.

His wife Margret Cahill, said that it seemed the city continuously put obstacles in their path.

"We just can't keep climbing the walls," she says. "You know when you're not wanted.?

Maureen Cahill-Butwin Cahills, the girl and the restaurant manager after his mother comments that it was not the Surfside Beach people who did not want them.

"This is customers who wanted not us", she said, flashing back tears and blowing. " It is the clients that we through all this, and for this, we are also grateful.?

"We are going to go," said Jack Cahill.

But not far from the company restaurant or Nibils name.

Jack Cahill said restaurant Surfside Beach closed after Thanksgiving and reopen it in a new location in Myrtle Beach on the Valentine's day.He said that he would announce that the new location is after it first informs staff this morning.

Since any tender submitted for the space, the city of Surfside Beach should reconsider their options, said Mayor Allen Deaton.

"I am really disappointed," said Deaton."Staff will discuss what are the options and will get back to the Council.

Deaton said the city "followed the rules" to extinguish the space for the submission and "have done our due diligence."

He said what kind of business would go into space or any other details were open to speculation. ""I have no crystal ball", he said.

Examples of Board Member Doug was visibly disturbed by decision to leave the location of Surfside Beach Nibils.

"This is the worst of all possible outcomes," he said. "I hope that Mr. Cahill would consider to contact the administrator to continue the large operation what he had.... but if not, it is certainly a loss of the city.

Cahill said the fact that they were the only appears for the "mandatory pre-bid meeting" to the first submission of space should have been that the city could negotiate lease with eux.Mais instead of this, the city said "mandatory" is not compulsory.

He said this event, requirement city Nibils lot be pay-per-parking and other problems have led to the decision of the family.

"Until the last two years that we were bénis.Toutefois, now it's time to end our relationship with the beach of the town of Surfside,"he said.""

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Haley, Sheheen debate-73

FLORENCE - Employment, education and crime has dominated the final S.C. Governor debate between Sheheen Vincent Democrat and Republican Haley Nikki before elections Tuesday, the.

Florence, debate organized by the universities of Francis Marion and coastal Carolina, had an audience of more than 400 and was broadcast nationally on C-SPAN.

The two candidates differ on how to limit spending College, to expand the possibilities of employment and the best way to keep young graduates in South Carolina.Both candidates also differ on how to pay for Highway 73, Myrtle Beach that would connect the Midwest and the top of the Pee Dee area economic development project.

Haley said the State must provide a budget for colleges and universities with no substantive chains and allowing schools to decide best use reaches possible.écoles objectives, these schools receive more money.

"The biggest thing we can do is deregulate the", said Haley. "Each College need to have their own business plan.

But Sheheen stated in higher education needs more money, and it would make it a priority that the revenue of the State to recover from the great depression.

"We have disinvested in education, and the results have been double and triple the cost of tuition," he said.

Part of retaining students, they said, was to improve aggressively tax .Sheheen said he would use state economy and other State incentives to attract businesses and create a Department of entrepreneurship in the trade to help start-ups. Haley says it supports proposals that have helped small businesses and oppose ideas that "take away from our small business.

Sheheen and Haley disagree on the use of tolls to construct more than 2 billion dollars I - 73 .Sheheen voted in favour of a resolution allowing the tolls, Haley is opposed to the resolution.

"What I argue is the 73 toll" Haley said, arguing that it supports the project and could push the S.C. Congress delegation to obtain money. " We want to tax the people of this route.?

Sheheen said Haley solution would not work.

He said: "You cannot say that we are going to it,". " We know that the State will have to match [funds]. How are we going to do??

Both candidates said that they would work to prevent cuts to the application of the law with the State facing a surplus of 1 billion dollars at potential and both said that they would strengthen penalties and the prosecution of domestic violence.

But Haley said that the State should allow faith-based groups help the victims of domestic violence. ""It takes $ Government to do", said she .this same faith-based groups, she said, could help with another awareness, education and vocational training to address chronic unemployment in the poor regions of South Carolina.

Haley repeatedly linked Sheheen Federal Act recently adopted health, noting that the law will cost the State over 900 million for the next decade to extend the coverage of health care to the poor-4.4% higher than the State would have paid without the law.

Sheheen said he thought that the parts of the Act, including requiring insurers, cover pre-existing conditions were a good idea, but he was opposed to non-capitalized terms. ""We should try to work things", he said.

But said Haley Sheheen could not choose certain parts of the Loi.Elle has pledged to support a legal challenge to the Supreme Court.

"You can you as parts thereof and not others say," she says. "We're stuck with the whole cow and we have to make sure that defend ourselves.?

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