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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle is a classic children’s book that I somehow missed as a child. I saw other kids reading it. I actually owned a copy of the book at one point, in fact, I owned all the books surrounding this particular book, but did I read them? Nope. I don’t know why.
This book really jumps right into the story. We meet Meg. She lives in the attic bedroom of her family’s home. She is worried about the hurricane that is bearing down on her home town. Things aren’t right and it isn’t just the hurricane that has thrown things out of whack. Meg does not fit in. Everyone thinks she is stupid, but she’s really not.
Meg has three younger brothers, sucks doesn’t it, Meg? Her brothers include a ten-year old set of twins, Dennys and Sandy. She has a five-year old brother named Charles Wallace. Charles is dumb by no means. He’s intuitive in an almost creepy manner. Their mother is beautiful and a scientist, brains and beauty, if only we could have it all. They have a father, but he’s not there. In fact, he’s been gone a while. A large part of what is upsetting the lives of the Murray family is that their father is gone. The town whispers that he has run off with another woman and abandoned his family, but the family knows better. They know he was working on classified projects for the government.
Not long into the story Charles Wallace informs Meg about some interesting people living in the supposedly haunted house nearby. He says one of them is named Mrs. Whatsit and she pays a visit to the Murrays one evening. Mrs. Whatsit introduces herself to Mrs. Murray and Charles Wallace rebukes her for stealing sheets from Mrs. Buncombe. Mrs. Whatsit tells Mrs. Murray something that disturbs her. She says that tessaract is real.
Soon Meg and Charles Wallace go for a walk in the woods. There they meet a boy named Calvin O’Keefe, no relation to Georgia, I assume. Calvin, Meg, and Charles Wallace go and pay a visit to Mrs. Whatsit and her two friends. Those friends are Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which. They know things about the Murray family that no one else knows. They know the father is missing. They tell the children they have to find him. His efforts for tessaring were successful and Mr. Murray is somewhere and he needs help.
The three weird women briefly explain what it is to wrinkle in time. It’s basically tessaring. They go to another planet where Mrs. Whatsit turns herself into a Pegasus type creature. They see what they are battling. It’s a large dark thing that is engulfing entire planets. That is what they must fight. The children can see this dark thing is trying to get their own planet. The children are sent to a strange planet called Comazotz and told to go into town, but with warnings. Charles Wallace should not go off by herself. They should stick together. Meg is given her faults and Calvin’s communication abilities are increased.
The town they enter is strange. Everything is timed to a “T.” Children even bounce balls at the same speed and withe the same force. People open their doors at the same time. The children go to Central Central where they mange to get inside. They are almost immediately detained. There they meet a man, or something like one, who explains to them the world of Comazotz. The burden of choice has been taken away from everyone there.They don’t have to think about anything. IT thinks for them. What IT is, is something you’ll find out later in the story.
Charles Wallace goes off on his own, mentally, not physically and is deprived of all the things that are Charles Wallace. Meg is heartbroken and blames everyone. Meg and Calvin do find their father. He has been a prisoner and they narrowly manage to escape when Meg’s father tessars them away, but leaves behind a member of the party. Meg is almost grabbed by the dark thing, but is nourished back to health by some strange creatures that cannot see. She then goes, on her own, to save the left behind member of their party.
What I liked
I really liked the message in this book. Meg and her friends go to a planet where people are in comas. The name means exactly what it sounds like, Comazotz/comatose, same thing. The message in this book is something that I find really important. Meg can make her own choices. Making choices can be a burden, it’s true, but with the freedom to choose, you are in charge. Your life can be the fullest. If you let other people make your choices, you’re a robot. You are not human. Being human means that you choose for yourself. You do not let anyone else choose for you. You can make a bad choice or you can make a good choice or any numerous option in between. You do have to live with the consequences of that choice, that’s part of being human as well.
Sure, if someone else made all your choices for you, you would never have to deal with bad consequences, permitting that the person making your choices knew a thing or two about life or had your best interest at heart. Here’s the thing, to know joy, you have to know sorrow. To know a good choice, you have to know a bad choice. You have to make mistakes. You have to get bruised. It hurts being wrong. It hurts being bruised. It hurts to feel ashamed, but it’s also the most amazingly brilliant feeling to have made the right choice, for you, not the right choice for someone else or the right choice for society.
This planet, Comazotz, has taken all choice away from its inhabitants. Life is strictly timed. They eliminate sickness and disease, by simply putting a person to sleep, like a dog. Everyone fits in. No one is different. Everyone does everything in the proper manner. Sure, that’s nice and all, but where’s the fun in that?
I don’t remember if Madeleine was a religious woman or not, but what her story plays out reminds me very much of the story of the war in heaven. I’ve mentioned this as a belief of various Christian sects before. The crux of the matter was that God wanted people to be able to choose good for themselves. He asked one of his sons to go to Earth. Lucifer said he would go, but that he would make people choose good and that not one soul would be lost. Christ said he would go, but carry out God’s plan to let people choose for themselves. God’s choice of Christ over Lucifer started the war in heaven, well, Lucifer started the war in heaven. The war was all over the ability to make a decision for yourself.
Even if you’re not a religious person, your ability to choose should be at the core of your being. I live in the United States, which was a country founded on the very idea of making your own darn choices. I value the ability to make as many choices as I possibly can. I want to choose between paper or plastic. I don’t want you to take away my choice or make it for me. I consider the fact that I have a functioning brain qualifying enough that I can make my own choices. I don’t need a government, or whatever, thinking I’m something kind of drooling baby that cannot choose for myself.
I use government as an example, but there are many examples. We give away a lot of our choosing power in our lives to the government, to agencies, to doctors, to fair-weather friends, to over-bearing parents, to stupid ideals, to religions, to self-help books, and even to Oprah. You really don’t realize how many choices you give away in your life until you sit down to think about it. Some of these choice transfers are ok. We know, that if we are under-age, our parents probably can make better choices than we can. Some of these choice transfers are not ok. I know that I think some of the FDA’s food rulings are idiotic. I never voted them into existence and I don’t appreciate them trying to tell farmers they can’t raise heirloom pigs or sell raw milk. If you want raw milk, buy it; if you do not want raw milk, do not buy it. It’s simple. We don’t need the FDA taking that choice away from us.
Getting back to the book, the people of Comazotz willingly gave up their ability to choose so they would not be different and not have to be burdened by the idea of making a choice that would end in a bad result. Do we do that? You bet we do that. We do that all the freaking time. Every time you think to yourself, “Well, if it’s on the news it must be true,” or, “If the FDA says it’s ok, then it must be fine to put into my body,” or, “My sister says this dress doesn’t make me look fat, so I’m not even going to look in the mirror,” you’re giving away your choice.
I think you get my point, hopefully. My point is, that I really liked what Madeleine was pointing out in her book, even though I did go on a nice, long rant.
What I didn’t like
I felt like parts of the book were missing. I am aware that this book is part of a series. I don’t feel like pieces are missing in that manner. I feel as if events are rushed over. Before I knew it, Meg was on a completely different planet without a lot of ceremony, granted… this book was written for children with much shorter attention spans. I do think an adult version of this book, not erotic, but more mature, would actually be really, really good. I do wish that Madeleine would have explained things more. I wish there had been a bit more background to all of the happenings.
If I had kids, I would read this book to them.


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Big Ten Network Will Not Televise High School Games In Near Future
Published July 29, 2011
FOILED PLANS: In Austin, Cantu & Bohls report before ESPN "backed away from its plan to televise high school football on the Longhorn Network because of the outcry from other Big 12 Conference schools," network officials "approached a 'handful' of high school coaches about the possibility of airing their teams' games this season." Austin High School coach L.D. Williams Thursday said that he was "contacted 'two or three weeks ago' by Paragon Marketing, which acts as a third party to acquire high school games for broadcast by ESPN Networks." Lake Travis High School coach Hank Carter also said that he was "approached by Paragon about the Cavaliers' season-opening game against Westlake, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 27." ESPN Dir of Communications for College Sports Keri Potts in an e-mail Thursday said, "We will honor all of our obligations (regarding the Longhorn Network). I think there's a handful (of high school games that were considered for broadcast), but not a lot. I really don't want to go beyond that" (AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN, 7/29).


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Panasonic today announced that it will launch the industry’s smallest enhancement-mode gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors (X-GaNTM) package. The GaN is encapsulated into 8×8 dual-flat no-lead (DFN) surface-mount package. Power transistor is..
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Yep – it’s true, they can’t. And the New York Times is all over this story.
(Chinese officials) also explained that the altered image was the work of a government photographer who thought that none of his pictures did justice to the scene, and so took it upon himself to improve on nature by combining parts of three photographs to create the new image that captured the attention of the nation.
Nice to know ethical lapses happen everywhere though, right? Better to know we aren’t that behind in the levitation technology race.

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SJP wore the most controversial dress of the night!
If you ask me, only someone as fashion-forward as Sarah Jessica Parker can pull off wearing this Chanel couture gown that she showed off at the Oscars! While I think she looked lovely in the simple cream dress, (complete with beading at the neckline), the shapeless silhouette is causing quite the stir! While some of my fellow co-workers think she looked marvelous, others are calling her gown a mumu! Either way, leave it to SJP to get us talking! What do you think?


During one 24-hour period over the weekend, New York Police Department officers visited 7,667 bars and restaurants in all five boroughs of the city, and noted that 5,867 of them were closed. Presumably 1,799 of the remaining 1,800 were open and in compliance with Mayor Bill de Blasio's emergency executive order, which limits restaurants and bars to takeaway or delivery orders only.
But the cops responded to a 311 non-emergency call about that other bar, and when they arrived at 354 Kings Highway in Brooklyn, they found 12 people inside what has been called "an illegal speakeasy." The bar's patrons were drinking, gambling, and "congregating" at the time, despite the fact that the business did not have a state liquor license.
In a statement to VICE, an NYPD spokesperson confirmed that 56-year-old Vasil Pando was arrested and is facing eight charges, including operating an unlicensed bottle club, illegal alcohol sale, unauthorized bottling of alcoholic beverage, reckless endangerment, promoting gambling, and criminal nuisance.
The NYPD also confirmed that Pando had been previously notified about de Blasio's executive order, and was found to be in violation. The New York Post reports that the Brooklyn man also has the dubious distinction of being the first person to be arrested for ignoring the city's lockdown order. (And the officers of the 62nd Precinct seem to be familiar with that address: In November 2018, the department tweeted that it had made arrests related to "unlicensed illegal massages" on the second floor of the building.)
The NYPD declined to answer whether it believed that there were other speakeasies operating within the city, but a former Rockefeller University Hospital biostatistician told the New York Post that he had been visiting at least two Upper East Side restaurants that were still secretly serving customers.
“Yesterday I went to my favorite speakeasy and had dinner,” Dr. Knut M. Wittkowski told the outlet, adding that his party included eight others. He also added that he was not practicing social distancing. "This is a flu and this will end like every other flu did before for the last thousand years," he said. (VICE has reached out to Dr. Wittkowski for additional comment.)
Regardless of whether or not you, personally, believe coronavirus is serious or not, NYPD officers will still be visiting restaurants, bars, supermarkets, salons and public spaces throughout the city to politely remind everyone about the executive order, and encouraging them to practice social distancing.
And the mayor is pretty sure that you should already be aware of all of that by now. "You’ve been warned and warned and warned again,” de Blasio said on Sunday.
"They’re going to give people every chance to listen, and if anyone doesn’t listen, then they deserve a fine at this point. I don’t want to fine people when so many folks are going through economic distress, but if they haven’t gotten the message by now, and they don’t get the message when an enforcement officer’s staring them in the face … that person then deserves the fine, so we’re going to proceed with that."
Yes, a reminder—you've been warned and warned and warned again.


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As a well-known comics and film company, Marvel certainly has a variety of interesting hero characters to bring to the realm of video games. Recently they have announced their newest game called Marvel Snap.
Marvel collaborated with a game developer called Second Dinner, to develop this one game. Second Dinner itself is a company created by Ben Brode and Hamilton Chu, who are the brains behind the world’s best card called Hearthstone .
This game will be considered to have a mechanic similar to Hearthstone . For example, with the duration of the game being very fast, Second Dinner said that one match would last less than two minutes.
Second Dinner will cooperate with NuVerse, as the party that will publish this card game. According to Kotaku , Second Dinner received funding of US$ 30 million to develop this game.
This game is planned to be released for Android, iOS, and PC. There is currently no definite date regarding when this game will be released to the market. However, it is reported that Second Dinner has sent several invitations to players to try this game in closed beta .
According to news circulating, Marvel Snap will use a free-to-play format so that players don’t have to pay a penny to play this game. At least there will be more than 150 cards to choose from, when this game launches later.

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The Chandrayaan-3 mission is now just hours from its goal – soft landing on the Moon – a feat allowing India to join an elite ‘space club’ that includes only the United States, Russia and China, so far. The country’s most ambitious space mission yet – the follow-up to Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2 – was launched into space on the back of a LVM 3 rocket on July 14 at 2.35 pm and entered lunar orbit on August 5, after a series of high-risk manoeuvres by the Indian Space Research Organisation.
Three days ago ISRO successfully completed the second and final de-boosting operation and the Vikram lander settled into an orbit that keeps it between 25 and 134 km from the Moon. It is from this orbit ISRO will try a soft landing in the Moon’s unexplored south polar region.
All set to initiate the Automatic Landing Sequence (ALS).
Awaiting the arrival of Lander Module (LM) at the designated point, around 17:44 Hrs. IST.
Upon receiving the ALS command, the LM activates the throttleable engines for powered descent.
— ISRO (@isro) August 23, 2023
Chandrayaan-3’s objectives are to demonstrate it is possible to safely soft land on the Moon, to demonstrate movement of the rover, and to conduct in-situ scientific experiments.
Chandrayaan-3 Mission Components
The Chandrayaan-3 mission consists of three components – the propulsion model, which carries the Vikram lander and the Pragyaan rover; the lander which will actually touch down on the Moon; and the rover, which will be deployed by the lander and will carry out the scientific experiments.
In addition to this, both Vikram and Pragyaan are carrying multiple payloads, including instruments to measure seismicity – the occurrence and frequency of earthquakes, or, in this case, lunar quakes – around the landing site.
In total, the lander and the rover are carrying six payloads (four in the lander, two in the rover), including a passive Laser Retroflector Array from the United States’ NASA (in the lander) that is meant to help in lunar laser ranging studies.
What After Vikram Lands On The Moon?
After the Vikram touches down on the lunar surface it will release the six-wheeled Pragyaan rover, which will be active on the Moon’s surface for at least 14 days.
Both Vikram and Pragyaan are fitted with multiple cameras and one of the early highlights of the successful Moon landing will be ‘selfies’ taken by the two Chandrayaan-3 modules.


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This week we talk about self-love and how the monster that is social media can negatively impact our perception of ourselves.
There are topics that I knew I wanted to write about since I began Dear Diary, but I wasn't exactly sure how to approach them. One of those topics is how social media negatively impacts how we see ourselves because I feel like it is something that heavily impacts our generation, especially right now. I recently caught up with an old friend from high school, @katiefarrell13, to talk about her account, @catchingradiance on Instagram. At first glance, Catching Radiance is a dream for a foodie like myself, with beautiful and colorful meals, but once you start reading the captions it becomes about so much more than just photos, it's real and raw commentary. I am continuously blown away by my friend Katie's ability to speak about healing, health, and wellness on a public platform. Catching Radiance and @katiefarrell13 both made me realize that although I have been unsure how to approach this Conversation Corner, I knew that it was important.
*Trigger Warning: Eating Disorder Discussed*
As our constant disclaimer, the Conversation Corner has one rule: it will always be real. No B.S., because quite frankly there is enough of that already on the internet.
So here we go...
DD: Quote you live by?
KF: "'Que sera sera, whatever will be will be.' I used to think that I had to plan for everything, that I had to control everything. But time does what it's supposed to do, beautifully, and I am okay with that now."
DD: Explain that a little bit more for me?
KF: "My mom used to say that (quote) a lot when I was little. I mentioned it the other night and I realized it's so important to me. For so long I tried to figure out how to have everything in my life perfect. 2020 really shifted my perspective and offered so much healing... I really believe that what’s meant for us, little by little, will always find its way."
DD: Tell us a little bit about the background of Catching Radiance? (@catchingradiance).
KF: "Back in February, I took a long look at myself in the mirror and decided it was time for a change. This period of reflection and growth was painful. But I learned things about myself that I never knew. I got to a point where I felt okay, even confident, sharing my story. I began seeing my battle with anorexia not as a flaw within my heart, but as a tragedy of my control. I had anorexia. I was not anorexic. It was something I went through, it will never be who I am. When I began to believe that, I began to share pieces of my story on Catching Radiance. I want people to know that we are not what we go through, we are how we decide to push forward."
DD: Goals for Catching Radiance?
KF: "My main goal for Catching Radiance is to inspire others to accept their story. Everyone fights battles in their hearts and these struggles don't need to be something we are ashamed of. They are part of our story, they make us who we are. Acceptance is a powerful thing, and often with acceptance comes openness, hope, and so much love."
DD: Tips for post-grads struggling with social media and personal wellness?
KF: "I was thinking about this question and I know it’s so cliche to say 'unprecedented times', but that’s the reality of where we are. I would tell someone struggling to give yourself grace. I think everyone struggles at some point with body positivity. I don’t always love what I see in the mirror, or how I look in some pictures. It’s hard to love ourselves and our bodies regardless of what they look like. We are so hard on ourselves! I think everyone can take a step back, and look at their bodies and appreciate them for all they allow us to do. Listen to our bodies, nurture them with good food and good exercise. Tell ourselves that we are beautiful and that we are enough. That is giving yourself grace."
"Everyone always puts the best version of themselves out (on social media). A lot of times we equate eating the healthiest and being the thinnest as the healthiest version of ourselves but half the time it’s not."
DD: Now for our final question of each interview, what now?
KF: "I'm not sure what is next for me. I’ve always said happiness is the most important thing in life. Cliche, I know. Maybe I’ll get a job that keeps me in Pennsylvania, or one that brings me somewhere else. Maybe I’ll take some time and travel, see some beautiful cities and art; learn more about life. Maybe I’ll put a greater focus on Catching Radiance. I want to have an impact. Even if it’s just on a small scale through Catching Radiance. I want to put my head on the pillow each night and know that I made someone’s day easier. That is what would bring me happiness."
Talking with Katie was a breath of fresh air. I have struggled with loving myself for exactly how I am for as long as I can remember, and that is only heightened by social media.
Don't get me wrong, social media allows me to promote a platform I am extremely passionate about and accounts like Catching Radiance, but everything that is wrong with social media is also why I created Dear Diary.
We only show the good parts of ourselves on social media, which is why a huge goal of mine with Dear Diary is to normalize talking about the not so "pretty" things about life, such as transition periods.
Although I have never been through the exact struggles that @katiefarrell13 has been through, her strength shows me how I want to move forward with Dear Diary. I want Dear Diary to not just be about the "pretty" stuff, but about all the not so "pretty" stuff in between, because the moments that aren't necessarily "Instagram worthy" are probably the moments most worth living.

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It was a beautiful morning for a walk at Circle B Bar Reserve in early November.
A pretty mushroom on the trail. I rarely see them with color.
Critters on branches include a black bellied whistling duck, a tricolored heron and an anhinga that looks like she’s going through a full moult.
The whistlers have been regulars along the trail during the winter.
I thought this juvenile night heron was sleeping but he popped his head up after a few seconds. That pattern on his wings is very cool and goes well with his bright orange eyes.
Far across the lake I could see both eagles sitting high up in a cypress tree.
I saw the crowd as I was walking down the trail and realized they were watching a tiny alligator cross the trail. He looked so tiny compared to the big ones along the trail. It was almost comical to watch him cross.


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- 1 When was slavery abolished in Illinois?
- 2 Who owned slaves in early Illinois?
- 3 Was Illinois a free state during the Civil War?
- 4 Were there slaves in Chicago?
- 5 What was the first state to free slaves?
- 6 Was there slaves in Illinois?
- 7 What state had the most slaves?
- 8 Did Illinois have plantations?
- 9 Why was Illinois a controversial state?
- 10 Why was Illinois considered a free state?
- 11 Was there slavery in Missouri?
- 12 What percentage of Chicago is black?
- 13 Why Chicago is known as Black City?
When was slavery abolished in Illinois?
Although Illinois’ new Constitution of 1848 outlawed “slavery and involuntary servitude,” slavery continued, but probably on a very limited basis. Records from the State Archives show the last recorded emancipation of an Illinois slave was in 1863, in the middle of the Civil War.
Who owned slaves in early Illinois?
While some were eager to emancipate, others, including influential leaders of the state, chose to continue as slave owners. Four Illinois governors owned slaves: Shadrach Bond, the first Illinois governor (1818-1822) had two women indentured to him in 1807, Hannah and Prudence Hansberry, both aged 16.
Was Illinois a free state during the Civil War?
A: Before the Civil War, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 made slavery illegal in the territory north of the Ohio River. Any states forming out of this area were to be free. When Illinois became a state in 1818, it added language from the Ordinance to its constitution and declared itself a free state.
Were there slaves in Chicago?
He may be the only black person ever legally sold into slavery in Chicago. Although Illinois was never a slave state, it did have Black Codes under which free African-Americans were denied basic rights.
What was the first state to free slaves?
In 1780, Pennsylvania became the first state to abolish slavery when it adopted a statute that provided for the freedom of every slave born after its enactment (once that individual reached the age of majority).
Was there slaves in Illinois?
Slavery in Illinois existed for more than a century. Illinois did not become a state until 1818, but earlier regional systems of government had already established slavery. The Northwest Ordinance (1787) banned slavery in Illinois and the rest of the Northwest Territory.
What state had the most slaves?
New York had the greatest number, with just over 20,000. New Jersey had close to 12,000 slaves.
Did Illinois have plantations?
Sankofagen Wiki run by Karmella Haynes has a list of Illinois Plantations and Slave Names listed by county, for counties formed prior to 1865. Currently, the wiki has plantations listed in Coles and Gallatin counties.
Why was Illinois a controversial state?
Because of the perception that Illinois would likely become a free state and tip the balance of power, Illinois faced an uphill battle to accede to the Union as the 21st state. Congress had ruled that territories’ population must exceed 60,000 in order to apply for statehood.
Why was Illinois considered a free state?
Slavery was a controversial issue when Illinois residents were considering the state’s entry into the Union. However, Illinois was admitted to the Union in 1818 as a free state. However, the constitution of 1818 allowed for limited slavery in the salt mines and allowed current slave owners to retain there slaves.
Was there slavery in Missouri?
Although Missouri entered as a slave state in 1821, the Compromise outlawed slavery in the remaining portion of the Louisiana Purchase area north of the 36°30′ line, Missouri’s southern border.
What percentage of Chicago is black?
In 2013, non-Hispanic (NH) whites accounted for 62.7% of the resident population (U.S. Census Bureau). Illinois residents that identified as black or African American made up 14.2% of the population (U.S. Census Bureau).
Why Chicago is known as Black City?
The Black City was the poverty stricken and industrial part of town. It was highly polluted. Everything in this area of Chicago was considered dirty; therefore, the name “Black City” seemed fit for the lower class part of Chicago.

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Melanie DeBay, Itasca Area Schools Collaborative Community Education Director, has been chosen as the Region 8 Community Educator of Excellence by the Minnesota Community Education Association (MCEA). She received her award at the MCEA National Winter Conference which took place virtually on February 17-18, 2021. Krystal Berg, Proctor-Hermantown Community Ed Director says “Melanie is always my go-to gal when I have questions, concerns, or need to have another perspective on a possible idea.”
School Board Recognition Week is February 22-26 and ISD 318 is joining all public school districts across the state to celebrate School Board Recognition Week, honoring local Board Members for their commitment. “It takes strong schools to build a strong community, and these men and women devote countless hours to making sure our schools are helping every child learn at a higher level,” said Matt Grose, ISD 318 Superintendent.
This winter, ISD 318 received a $150,000 grant to provide technology access, graphing calculators, and technology support for students. “The pandemic has brought more attention to inequities in access to technologies. We are grateful that the Blandin Foundation is willing to help us address those gaps,” said ISD 318 Teaching and Learning Director Sue Akre.
Rapids Rising and the GRIP Coalition will receive a Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grant for $125,000 each year for the next five years. The grant will enable Rapids Rising and the GRIP Coalition to continue their work promoting positive community norms in our community. Rapids Rising and the GRIP Coalition work to reduce and delay underage alcohol and substance use by empowering young people and correcting misperceptions about use. Over the past five years, they have worked to help students make healthy choices about not using alcohol or illegal drugs.
School Board Workshop March 8, 5:30 pm, via teleconference. Click here to view the meeting live.
School Board Open Forum, March 8, 6:00 pm, via teleconference. Click here to view the meeting live. If there are no members of the public who wish to address the Board, the workshop will continue.
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Southern Motion knows comfort. We also know how to take a classic look like track arms and update it with fresh flair. Be sure to notice all of the decorative French seams cut throughout the group's seats and backs. This same design element is also used to highlight the reverse curves put into the front shaping of the arms with a boxing band. Not only stylish seaming, but extra care was made to include unique framing both to create the arms and mirror the shape in the wings. With so many design elements, it's no wonder the Contour will be on top of everyone's list this season! It is even available with patented power adjustable headrest for the ultimate reclining experience.
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High-frequency breathing support for premature babies could lead to better lung function
A new study led by researchers at King's College London has found that premature babies supported immediately after birth by high-frequency oscillation - a type of breathing support - had better lung function as adolescents than those who received conventional ventilation. The children ventilated with the high frequency method also showed higher academic achievement in three of eight school subjects.
The findings of the research, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme and the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, could change the use of ventilation in neonatal units across the UK, where around 60,000 babies are born prematurely each year.
Babies born extremely prematurely are at a high risk of developing breathing problems as their lungs are not yet mature and can be damaged by the breathing support that is needed to keep them alive.
Breathing support can be provided by conventional ventilation, which assists their breathing at their breathing rate, or by high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV). During HFOV smaller, shorter bursts of gas are delivered which may be less damaging to their fragile lungs and therefore may reduce the chronic respiratory problems experienced by babies born very prematurely.
Published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, the study at King's is the first to examine whether HFOV improves the lung function in adolescence of children who were born very prematurely. The children supported by HFOV, who were entered into a randomised trial at birth (the United Kingdom Oscillation Study - UKOS), were found to have superior lung function on a number of measures between the ages of 11 and 14 than children who had been supported by conventional ventilation at birth. A series of assessments at King's College Hospital found in particular that the children were able to breathe out more easily.
Results from some early studies had raised concern that HFOV might be associated with an increased risk of bleeding into the brain, which would put the babies at increased risk of neurodevelopmental problems. In UKOS, there were no significant differences in the occurrence of bleeding into the brain and the current follow-up study found no evidence of adverse neurological effects. Indeed, some cognitive skills were found to be enhanced in the HFOV group. The children's teachers completed questionnaires designed to measure academic achievement demonstrated that the children supported by HFOV after birth were rated significantly higher in three of the eight school subjects assessed: art and design, information technology and design and technology suggesting they had better visual and spatial abilities.
Anne Greenough, Professor of Clinical Respiratory Physiology at King's College London, said: 'Poorer lung function in adolescence could have further consequences later in life, such as making children more vulnerable to the damaging effects of smoking and infection.'

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March 02, 2014
Republicans blast Obama defense cuts
Source: The Hill
Journalist Kristina Wong
GOP lawmakers say the Obama administration is ignoring history in planning a defense budget that bets there won't be another protracted ground war in the near future.
The White House is expected to unveil the 2015 defense budget on Tuesday that would cut the active duty Army by more than 20 percent over the next five years.
“After Iraq and Afghanistan, we are no longer sizing the military to conduct long and large stability operations,” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said last Monday as he previewed the president’s 2015 defense budget.
Republicans say this move is foolish, given the effects of previous post-war drawdowns.
"You look at what happened at the end of World War II. We took the largest, strongest Army, Navy and Air Force that had ever been on the earth, and we destroyed it, totally eliminated it for the next year,” said House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) on Thursday.
“So when Korea started, they pushed us almost right into the ocean. They were basically fodder trying to hold things back,” he said.
Visit The Hill to read the full article.


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Under embargo until 00.01am Tuesday 25 April 2023
#GoneTooFar: charity calls for end to “unacceptable” number of children in care being moved miles away from their communities
New research from Become, the national charity for children in care and young care leavers, shows the shocking number of children in care being moved away from everything they know and love.
The charity’s new campaign, #GoneTooFar, launched today, reveals how children are being moved to places they don’t know, often without warning, far away from family, friends, school, and community – and the harmful, devastating, impact these moves can have on the lives and life chances of children in care.
Become’s new research shows:
- The average child in care in England is placed more than 18 miles from home – this is equivalent to the distance between Birmingham and Coventry
- Some children are moved more than 500 miles from home
- Children who experience multiple care placements were more likely to be placed more than 20 miles from home. Children who have just had one placement are placed on average 15.8 miles away from home, while children who have had three or more placements are placed on average 22.4 miles away from home
- Children who are moved more than 20 miles from home are more likely to have lower wellbeing and experience emotional difficulties than children who are placed closer to home.
For some children it’s right for them to be moved away to a different area, to keep them safe, to protect them from exploitation, or to move them closer to other family members. But more and more children are being moved far away when it is not in their best interests simply because of a lack of suitable places in their local area, compounding the trauma they’ve already experienced.
Become is calling on the government and local authorities to commit to stop children being placed miles from home, to publish strategies to increase the supply of appropriate local options, and to recognise and register the number of times children are moved inappropriately.
Katharine Sacks-Jones, CEO of Become, the national charity for children in care and young care leavers, says:
“We hear time and again from the young people we work with that they’ve been made to move – often without warning – to an area they don’t know, far away from everything that matters to them.
Being moved can disrupt a child’s education, life outcomes, and relationships – including with brothers and sisters who might live miles away. Poor transport links can make it difficult or even impossible for a young person to get to school or college, see their friends or stay connected to their community. Young people tell us how lonely, isolated, and stigmatised it makes them feel.
It’s unacceptable that children are being moved away, not because it’s the right decision for them, but because there are no suitable options closer. It cannot continue.
There are 82,000 children in care, more than ever before, with numbers continuing to rise. Without urgent action this problem will continue to get worse. We need a national commitment and strategy to keep children close to the people and places that matter to them. All children in care deserve the love and stability they need to heal and thrive.”
Notes to editors:
Freedom of Information (FOI) requests were sent to 151 local authorities and to the Department of Education (DfE) between October 2022 and February 2023 relating to children in care in England.
We received responses from 138 local authorities (91% of all local authorities). However, many local authorities were unable to provide full responses to the information request, and some were not able to provide any information.
Published by the Department for Education, in the public domain and analysed by Become :
- In 2022, 64.7% of all children placed in private provision were placed outside of their local authority area, compared to 29.9% of children not in private provision.14 In 2022, almost all (92%) of children living in private secure units, children’s homes or semi-independent settings were placed out of area
- In 2022, 33% of children living in secure units, children’s homes or semi-independent settings were placed more than 20 miles from home
- In 2022, at least 21% of all children in care were placed more than 20 miles from home (more than a fifth of all children in care) – up from 16% in 2012
- In 2022, over 800 children under the care of local authorities in England were moved to Scotland or Wales.
Interviews with CEO of Become, Katharine Sacks-Jones, are available along with a young person, whose experiences of being moved away from everything that matters to them shines a light on this shocking and hidden issue. Please contact the Become press office on 07951 155246 or email [email protected]
Become is the national charity for children in care and young care leavers. For 30 years, the charity has stood shoulder to shoulder with care-experienced young people, helping them get the support they need right now and changing the system for future generations.
The new #GoneTooFar campaign, which the charity worked with care-experienced young people to develop, seeks to keep children in care close to the people and places they know and love. The embargoed report and appendix are available upon request.
For more information, visit www.becomecharity.org.uk/gone-too-far


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Abuja - The transition committee inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that the immediate past administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan left behind a N7 trillion liability, Premium Times reports.
The chairman of the committee Ahmed Joda, who made the disclosure, said that figure contradicts claims by officials of the administration that the country’s debt profile stood at N1.3 trillion.
Also read: 'Jonathan incurred N5tn domestic debt in five years'
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, had earlier revealed before the inauguration day that the new government of Muhammadu Buahri would be inheriting a debt of $63 billion.
However, the former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, promptly debunked the claims, saying of the $63 billion debt, the administration only incurred $21.8 billion.
Read more at Premium Times
- News 24

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Horse race betting?: Jefferson County to consider ballot vote legalizing wagers
Published 12:15 am Friday, August 30, 2019
Voters in Jefferson County will decide whether to allow betting on horse races on the Nov. 5 ballot.
The special election calls for legalizing pari-mutuel wagering on simulcast races in Jefferson County and legalizing pari-mutuel wagering on horse races in Jefferson County.
A group of advocates of the wagering collected a number of signatures from people saying they are in favor of gaming coming to the county with only five signatures against the issue, Zulema Escabedo, said.
And if voters approve the issue, she believes Ford Park in Beaumont would be the optimal location because it’s central to the area from Houston to Lake Charles.
Kevin Johnson, horse-racing enthusiast involved in the push to get the issue on the ballot, said they’ve done their research on the popularity of horse racing. Currently there are four such establishments in the state of Texas, the nearest being Sam Houston Race Park.
Then there’s Delta Downs in Louisiana, where more than 60 percent of the patrons are Texans, he said. In addition, Texas loses about $2.5 billion a year to the Louisiana casinos.
Johnson, along with Port Arthur businessman Elias Hernandez and others, have spent more than 11 years and been involved in as many as eight bills and other efforts to promote casino gambling, according to an archive story in The Port Arthur News.


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Set out on a spectacular dune buggy adventure on the sands near Pismo Beach, CA, approximately 1.5-hours north of Santa Barbara. For 2-hours you'll whip across dunes and zoom alongside the coastline past crashing waves in either a single or multi-person 4WD vehicle, enjoying what locals truly consider 'off-roading.' This is actually the only public beach in the state where driving is allowed. Instruction is included, so no need to worry if you've never ridden in a dune buggy before.
- 2-hour Oceano Dunes dune buggy experience, near Pismo Beach
- Explore acres of sand dunes in a single or tandem 4-wheel dune buggy
- Turn up the intensity by navigating the rolling, rippling sand dunes
- Equipment, safety gear and expert instruction included
- Choose a morning or afternoon departure
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- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for children aged 4 and under
- Drivers must be at least 16 years old with a valid driver's license when accompanied by an adult 18 years or over; photo ID will be required
- You will be able to switch drivers during this free roaming adventure as often as you wish.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
- OPERATED BY Sun Buggy Fun Rentals Inc
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Learn more about cancellations.
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The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during Dune Buggy, UTV or ATV Experience at Pismo Beach?
A:The policy on face masks and attendee health is:
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
What is the policy on sanitization during Dune Buggy, UTV or ATV Experience at Pismo Beach?
A:The policies on sanitization are:
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
What is the social distancing policy during Dune Buggy, UTV or ATV Experience at Pismo Beach?
A:The policy on social distancing is:
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
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Home Ministry has prepared the note for creation of Telangana state and it will be presented before the Union Cabinet once Congress president Sonia Gandhi returns from the U.S. and it gets a “political clearance“.
Following a directive from Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, the Ministry officials prepared the cabinet note for creation of the new state, to be carved out of Andhra Pradesh, as per the constitutional provisions.
“We are ready with the Cabinet note but waiting for the political clearance,” a senior official said, indicating that the nod is expected only after return of the Congress chief from the U.S.
Ms. Sonia Gandhi left for the United States on September 2 for a medical check-up and is expected to be back in about a week.
The Home Ministry will send the note to the Law Ministry for vetting only after getting the political clearance.
On Saturday, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde had said his ministry was preparing the note to be presented before the Union Cabinet for creation of separate Telangana and it will be brought soon.
The Congress Working Committee had taken a decision on Telangana and asked the government to prepare a resolution.
“One process has been completed. Now, it has come to the government and the second stage has started. It will come soon,” he said.
On Tuesday, Mr. Shinde had said that a note for initiating the process of carving out Telangana would be presented before the Union Cabinet in the next 20 days.
An AICC committee headed by senior leader and Defence Minister A.K. Antony and comprising M. Veerappa Moily and Ahmed Patel is hearing concerns of all stakeholders in the wake of the Congress Working Committee decision to have separate Telangana.
The panel will submit its report to the Congress chief.
The panel is being briefed about the continued protests in Seemandhra regions against the decision to carve out the new state from Andhra Pradesh.
The just concluded Monsoon session of Parliament witnessed strong protests by both Congress and TDP MPs from the Seemandhra region who are opposing any division of Andhra Pradesh.
The Cabinet, after giving its approval for creation of Telangana, is expected to set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) to go threadbare into issues arising out of the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
This is likely to be followed by a resolution being sent to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly over the formation of the new state.
After formation, Telangana will be 29th state of India.
The CWC, which met on July 30, passed a resolution requesting the Centre “to take steps in accordance with the Constitution to form a separate state of Telangana … within a definite timeframe“.
The CWC also recommended to the government that Hyderabad should be made the joint capital for a period of 10 years.

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The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) suspended reformer operation at oil refinery n.a. Heydar Aliyev in Baku. SOCAR officials told Trendthis resulted in a significant cut of gasoline supply to Georgia. В"We did not completely suspended the export. For example, small amount of fuel will be shipped Wednesday. We kept fuel supplies for Azerbaijans internal market at the same level as it is the top-priority for usВ", - SOCR officials said.
SOICAR official said reformer operation has been suspended for 10 to 20 days. В"This may influence fuel prices in Georgia. Now we are leading a fuel sale tender and account for the circumstancesВ", - he added.
Ivane Mtvralashvili, chairman of NGO Union of oil products manufacturers, importers and consumers, told Trend that Georgia received 15 to 17kt of gasoline a month from Azerbaijan to date.
Mtvralashvili said suspension of import from Azerbaijan will not influence fuel prices in Georgia as the republic purchases most fuel from Europe.


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Applauding the Rockets for their efforts to make his transition into the NBA as healthy as possible, rookie forward Royce White said he and the team have an agreement in place that will allow him to bus to selected games and he will return to the team on Monday.
White suffers from an anxiety disorder and his fear of flying is one of the issues connected to his illness.
He did not report to the Rockets training camp in McAllen while the two sides finalize the details and get approval from the NBA and the players union, which is standard for anything added to an NBA contract.
Earlier on Thursday White said he was waiting for that approval before he returned to the team.
Late Thursday night White told FOX 26 Sports enough has transpired that he decided to rejoin the team on Monday.
“There’s something down on paper as far as a plan of attack,” White said. “Not a letter per se, but it’s a plan and we’re both agreeing to it.
“We’re just going to go forward. The Rockets have shown me no reason to think otherwise. Everything that they’ve done up to this point has been stellar as far as trying to advocate for helping me and supporting me in this illness.
“I see no reason why we can’t go forward. The Rockets are willing to work with me and that’s awesome and it speaks volumes to a change in the culture between industry and mental illness.”
White looks forward to seeing how the plans he and the Rockets have developed help him transition into the NBA.
Read more: http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/19737112/2012/10/04/royce-white-says-agreement-in-place#ixzz28RrPmkQ0


What is the future of non-compete clauses in employment contracts?
A non-compete clause in an employment contract is a clause which seeks to prevent a departing employee working for a competing business for a limited period of time.
It is generally regarded as more restrictive than other post termination restrictions, such as those prohibiting the solicitation of the employer's customers or senior staff, because it seeks to limit who the departing employee can work for.
In 2016 the government consulted as to whether such clauses reduced innovation and entrepreneurship, and as such, whether they should be restricted in their use.
There was a general consensus in the responses that such restrictions were valuable, and necessary for employers to protect their legitimate business interests.
Following the significant impact of the pandemic the government has been considering measures to boost innovation. As such, non-compete clauses have again come under scrutiny.
In December 2020 a new consultation began as to whether the use of non-compete clauses should be restricted, in the hope that this might maximise the opportunities for people to start new businesses and find new employment. In particular, the consultation was to consider whether there should be mandatory compensation paid by the employer to the employee in return for a non-compete clause, or whether such clauses should be made unlawful.
In May 2023 the government set out the measures it intends to take. Neither of the suggested reforms mentioned above are to be adopted. Instead, the government has confirmed it intends to limit non-compete clauses in employment contracts to 3 months.
The government concluded that "under current common law, there are very few constraints on the use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts". For this reason, the government was satisfied that there was a case for reform.
The government has confirmed that it will produce guidance on non-compete clauses. The intention is that this will raise awareness in relation to such clauses. We will endeavour to let you know once that guidance is published.
The government has described the introduction of a 3 month limit relating to non-compete clauses as "bold action" in an effort to increase flexibility, recruitment and access to talent.
The government noted that the average duration of a non-compete clause is 6 months, and therefore considered that a limit of 3 months would reduce the existing typical restriction, while still allowing employers to impose some restriction, where legitimate business need dictates.
It should be noted that the 3 month limit will apply only to non-compete restrictions. Is will not apply to restrictions prohibiting solicitation of customers, dealing with customers, and poaching of staff. The rationale for this is that such restrictions have a much smaller impact on what a departing employee can do for the reasons explained above.
The government's own impact assessment acknowledges, amongst other things, that this change could have a cost to employers, including loss of trade secrets, client relationships and confidential information.
There is currently no timeframe as to when this change will apply. It will require an Act of Parliament. The only indication from the government as to when this might happen thus far is "when Parliamentary time allows".
It is possible that employers will seek to use alternative protections including longer notice periods, more use of garden leave, other restrictions, or litigation in relation to confidentiality clauses.
There is no guidance yet in relation to what will happen, as and when the law changes, in relation to existing non-compete clauses which extend beyond 3 months. Under current common law principles, generally speaking if a restriction is longer than a court considers reasonable, the period of restriction is not reduced, but rather the restriction is void. We would have thought that any legislation enacted to implement this change will deal with this point, and may well indicate that any restriction which is longer than 3 months shall be deemed to last for 3 months only. However, if that is not what is provided for in the legislation, employers may need to redraft existing contracts that contain non-compete clauses, in order to avoid losing protection altogether.
Further information can be found in the Department for Business and Trade section of GOV.UK website (Consultation Outcome - Measures to Reform Post-termination Non-compete Clauses in Contracts of Employment).
We will endeavour to keep you informed of any developments.
This is not legal advice; it is intended to provide information of general interest about current legal issues.


Florida's mandatory minimum sentencing laws, among the toughest in the country, blanket everything from drug and gun crimes to parole and probation violations. Such laws have helped push Florida's state prison population past the 100,000 mark, outpaced only by California and Texas.
Florida's mandatory minimum sentencing laws, among the toughest in the country, blanket everything from drug and gun crimes to parole and probation violations.
Such laws have helped push Florida's state prison population past the 100,000 mark, outpaced only by California and Texas.
Last month, The Pew Center on the States reported that the nation last year experienced an overall decline in the number of state prisoners for the first time in 37 years. Florida was one of 24 states that continued to see an increase, and one of five states that accounted for more than half the increase.
Experts say that a greater number of individuals are serving longer prison terms than ever before, plus returning to prison with a greater degree of frequency because of probation violations, owing in large part to sentencing policies that some argue are too one-size-fits-all - and need to be changed.
"Mandatory minimums is not intelligent. It's attacking crime with a blunderbuss. We need more finely tuned weapons to deal with crime," argued Robert Batey, a criminal law professor at Stetson University.
While other states have enacted measures repealing decades-old mandatory sentencing laws in the face of rising corrections costs, Florida has yet to follow suit.
"The difference between Florida and quite a few other states is that [Florida lawmakers] haven't taken the comprehensive look at the laws that have been enacted and the impact of those laws," said Linda Mills, who's been consulting non-profit organizations on Florida justice reform issues since 2005.
Experts are hopeful that the tide may be slowly turning.
"We've identified Florida as being particularly problematic because of the length of the drug mandatory minimums. We also think some really good stuff is happening in Florida," said Deborah Fleischaker of the Washington, D.C.-based group Families Against Mandatory Minimums, which has spearheaded a lobbying effort in Florida.
"People are starting to pay attention because the budget is a mess," she said.
Fifteen years ago, Florida's corrections budget was $1.6 billion, or 9.4 percent of the state's total budget. By fiscal year 2009-2010, that corrections budget ballooned to $2.4 billion, consuming about 11 percent of the general revenue fund.
With Florida now facing an approximately $3 billion budget shortfall heading into 2010-2011, recent prison projection estimates have turned this forecast even stormier.
Already at 101,467 inmates in February, the state's prison population is expected to swell to more than 115,000 by 2015, requiring the construction of nine new prisons and a cost to taxpayers of more than $862 million, according to a March report from the Office of Program Policy Analysis & Government Accountability.
Aware of this trend, The Collins Center on Public Policy, an independent think tank with offices in Miami and Tallahassee, formed a steering committee in early 2009 to propose a series of recommendations for reform.
In February, the committee's report suggested, among other things, to re-evaluate mandatory minimums for low-level drug and theft offenses; expand drug courts; implement more faith- and character-based prisons; and ensure that a Correctional Policy Advisory Council established by the Legislature in 2008 finally meets.
"It is time for our state to rethink thirty-year-old policies that may have served the state well in their time. But their time has passed. We know more now," the authors wrote. "Continuing to pour money into a bloated prison system in a time of fiscal austerity is not only unsustainable, it confounds common sense."
April Young, vice president of Criminal Justice Initiatives at the Collins Center, said it's not possible to reduce correctional costs without discussing sentencing reform.
"If we're spending all this money on corrections, we have to look critically at what it's getting us and what we forgo as we make these choices," she said. "What we're interested in is incarcerating people appropriately."
Florida's first mandatory sentencing laws for drugs were introduced in 1979, around the time Miami was known as the "drug capital of the Western Hemisphere."
Today, possessing an amount of marijuana greater than 25 but less than 2,000 pounds, or cocaine greater than 28 but less than 200 grams, nets a minimum three-year sentence. As the amount goes higher, these minimums rise to either seven or 15 years.
The punishment appears even more extreme for other types of drug offenses. Possessing 28 grams of non-prescribed prescription bills such as oxycodone or hydrocodone - the equivalent to one bottle of pills - triggers a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years.
"You're supposed to reduce the charge if a [defendant] gives you substantial assistance. The idea was, you're going to get the little guy to get the big guy. But that's not what's happening in the pill cases," said Sixth Circuit State Attorney Bernie McCabe, whose district covers Pinellas and Pasco counties.
These mandatory drug laws were in effect even as the state revised its correctional policies. Parole was abolished in 1983. In February 1987, the Department of Corrections began implementing early release of inmates due to the lack of prison space. The average prison term then was 33 percent of court-given sentences. Early release continued until December 1994 - by then, Florida was undergoing a massive and accelerated prison-building program.
By 1995, the Legislature passed a "truth-in-sentencing" policy requiring all offenders to serve at least 85 percent of their prison sentences.
By 1999, a new category of mandatory gun laws, proposed by Gov. Jeb Bush during his campaign a year earlier, was introduced. Under 10-20-Life, possessing a firearm during a crime such as murder, robbery or sexual battery nets a minimum 10-year sentence. If the firearm is discharged, the sentence rises to 20 years. If someone is seriously injured or killed, that's an automatic life sentence.
While it had been possible to receive a mandatory three years in gun-related cases where one commits or attempts to commit aggravated assault since as far as back as the 1970s, 10-20-Life also made possessing a firearm by a convicted felon subject to a three-year mandatory sentence.
"This (10-20-Life) was supposed to send a message to the population," Stetson's Batey said. "The people who deserve these kinds of sentences could have gotten them anyway, because judges have the discretion to sentence up to these numbers."
Linda Mills recalls that the passage of 10-20-Life was championed by the state at the time. "It became a brand, like Coca-Cola," she remembers. "Like, 'Florida: 10-20-Life.' "
Those who don't particularly view mandatory minimum sentencing laws as problematic will often turn the discussion back to the issue of public safety.
"The general principle of having a mandatory minimum is a good one," said Ric Ridgway, chief assistant to 5th Circuit State Attorney Brad King in Ocala. "Ultimately, it's favorable to public safety. The crime rate is generally down. You've got to see that at least some of the people are locked up doing mandatory minimums."
Florida's crime rate, like the nation's, has been dropping. Its overall index crime rate experienced a 6.4 percent decline in 2009, reaching a 39-year low. According to the Pew Center, the national index crime rate in 2008 was 37 percent lower than the historic high in 1990.
But that doesn't translate to fewer prisoners. The Pew Center finds that a growing parole and probation population, and the pattern of sending offenders back to prison when they violate probation, has "kept the prison population increasing during a time when crime declined."
"From a standpoint that there are very dangerous people that can be removed from society for a number of years, they (mandatory minimums) surely have served their purpose," said Circuit Judge Stanford Blake, who spent 15 years on the criminal bench in Miami-Dade County.
But, he added, "The Legislature understands and the people understand that if you pass these things and house people in prison, there is a cost involved."
Critics say mandatory minimum sentencing laws have shifted the power balance of the justice system, assigning more authority to the state attorneys who make charging decisions and less to judges, who have lost discretion in sentencing.
A judge may depart downward from a mandatory sentence in only two circumstances: when a defendant is sentenced as a youthful offender, or when a judge approves the state's motion to reduce or suspend a sentence based upon the defendant providing "substantial assistance" in connection to another case. The State Attorney's Office has the authority to waive a mandatory minimum or amend a charge.
Some say such laws could have an unintended effect: Confronted with tough sentences, defendants have nothing to lose by going to trial.
"It sort of prohibits effective plea bargaining, which results in more trials, which are more time-consuming and expensive," said Umatilla defense attorney Ronald Fox.
It's an issue that outrages many defense attorneys, confounds legal experts, resigns some judges and leaves those most affected by such laws - the criminally charged - often with little option.
"When you're in criminal court, you deal daily with human land mines. There are times we have discretion, there are times we do not," Judge Blake said.
This story was supported in part by a fellowship with the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation and the Center on Media, Crime and Justice at John Jay College in New York.


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Glenn G. Saunders oral history
Scope and Contents
Saunders talks about his boyhood impressions of John Galen Locke, Grand Dragon of the Colorado Ku Klux Klan, and Locke's associates. Relates some stories about the Klan as told to him by his father.
- Saunders, Glenn G.,1904-1990. (Person)
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Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
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Interviewed by James Harlan Davis.
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) -- Colorado -- Interviews.
- Locke, John Galen, 1871-1935 -- Biography.
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Rae told delegates it makes no sense “to send another generation of young people into prison” for marijuana offenses when “the most addictive substances that are facing Canada today are alcohol and cigarettes.”
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