January 29, 2021 •
News You Can Use Digest – January 29, 2021
Beau Biden Foundation to Deny Lobbyist Donations, Make Major Donors Public
The Hill – Alex Gangitano | Published: 1/21/2021
The Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children, which works to combat child abuse and was named after President Biden’s late son, told donors it will make changes to increase transparency. The foundation said it will expand its ethical guidelines following Biden’s inauguration by not accepting donations from lobbyists and foreign agents and by making major donors public. It also said it will only accept gifts from U.S. citizens, lawfully admitted permanent residents, and American corporate entities and associations.
Biden Is Firing Some Top Trump Holdovers, but in Some Cases, His Hands May Be Tied
MSN – Lisa Rein and Ann Gearan (Washington Post) | Published: 1/24/2021
President Biden’s team moved quickly to dump several high-profile, Senate-confirmed Trump appointees whose terms extended beyond Inauguration Day, in some cases by several years. They include the surgeon general, the National Labor Relations Board’s powerful general counsel, and the heads of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Agency for Global Media. But other, lower-profile Trump loyalists, some of whom helped carry out his administration’s most controversial policies, are scattered throughout Biden’s government in permanent, senior positions. Identifying them, let alone dislodging them, could be difficult for the new leadership.
‘Dark Money’ Helped Pave Joe Biden’s Path to the White House
MSN – Bill Allison (Bloomberg) | Published: 1/23/2021
President Joe Biden benefited from a record-breaking amount of donations from anonymous donors to outside groups backing him, meaning the public will never have a full accounting of who helped him win the White House. Democrats have said they want to ban “dark money” as uniquely corrupting, since it allows supporters to quietly back a candidate without scrutiny. Yet in their effort to defeat Donald Trump in 2020, they embraced it. Campaign finance laws, in theory, are supposed to limit the influence big money has over politicians. But the system has loopholes, which groups backing Biden and other candidates, have exploited.
House Democrats Plan to Focus Impeachment Trial on How Rioters Reacted to Trump’s Remarks
MSN – Seung Min Kim, Tom Hamburger, Josh Dawsey, and Karoun Demirjian (Washington Post) | Published: 1/25/2021
The House formally delivered an article of impeachment charging former President Donald Trump with inciting the deadly insurrection at the Capitol, as Democrats prepared to use his own words as evidence against him in his Senate trial. While no final decisions on trial strategy have been made, House managers are concentrating on building their case around Trump personally, both what he said in the run-up to the January 6 attack and at a rally that day, and how his words were interpreted within the White House and outside of it, according to people familiar with the deliberations.
Inspector General Will Investigate Whether Any Justice Dept. Officials Improperly Sought to Help Trump Overturn the Election
MSN – Matt Zapotosky (Washington Post) | Published: 1/25/2021
The Justice Department’s inspector general announced its office is opening an investigation into whether any current or former department official tried to improperly “alter the outcome of the 2020 Presidential Election” – a broad review that comes on the heels of a revelation that then-President Trump considered replacing his acting attorney general with an official more amenable to his unfounded claims of voter fraud. Inspector General Michael Horowitz noted his jurisdiction would be limited to “allegations concerning the conduct of former and current DOJ employees,” and he could not examine other government officials.
Kroger Unknowingly Funneled Donations to a Militant Group. After the Capitol Riots, It’s Cutting It Off.
MSN – Teo Armus (Washington Post) | Published: 1/21/2021
When Kroger launched its community rewards program more than seven years ago, the supermarket chain pitched the initiative as a way that shoppers could support charities of their choosing. But one of the nonprofit groups being funded through the program was the Indiana Oath Keepers, the local branch of a self-styled militia group whose members now are accused of planning to storm the U.S. Capitol days in advance. After court documents disclosed disturbing new allegations about the extremist group, including plans to make “citizens’ arrests” of elected officials, Kroger pulled the Indiana Oath Keepers from its rewards initiative.
Millions Earmarked for Public Health Emergencies Were Used to Pay for Unrelated Projects, Says Inspector General
MSN – Dan Diamond and Lisa Rein (Washington Post) | Published: 1/27/2021
Federal officials repeatedly raided a fund earmarked for biomedical research in the years leading up to the covid-19 pandemic, spending millions of dollars to pay for unrelated salaries, administrative expenses, and even the cost of removing office furniture, according to an investigation conducted by the Health and Human Services Department’s inspector general. It centered on hundreds of millions of dollars intended for the development of vaccines, drugs, and therapies by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), an arm of the federal health department. The inspector general substantiated some of the whistleblower’s claims, finding staff referred to the agency as the “bank of BARDA.”
One of Trump’s Final Acts Will Allow Former Aides to Profit from Foreign Ties
Politico – Theodoric Meyer | Published: 1/24/2021
In the final hours of his presidency, Donald Trump revoked the ethics pledge he signed four years earlier, which barred those who had served in his administration from lobbying for foreign governments and political parties for the rest of their lives. With those restrictions gone, former Trump administration officials will be free to represent foreign powers, exactly the kind of behavior Trump had promised to eradicate. The Foreign Agents Registration Act requires those who lobby for foreign governments and political parties, along with some other foreign interests, to disclose their work. Several prominent Trump allies failed to do so, ensnaring them in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and other probes.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Endorsement of Conspiracy Theories, Violence Sparks Calls for Her Resignation – Again
MSN – Reis Thebault (Washington Post) | Published: 1/27/2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene openly supported and spread conspiracy theories for years, yet her northwest Georgia district elected her to Congress by a wide margin. Now, in office for a little a few weeks, she is facing a second round of calls for her resignation after a string of reports revealed her repeated endorsements of political violence and extremism. The latest revelations include videos in which Greene repeats bogus claims by suggesting the mass shootings in Las Vegas and Parkland, Florida, were staged; a Facebook post that expresses support for a dangerous conspiracy theory about child abuse; and a pattern of online activity approving of the execution of Democratic leaders and federal agents.
Shell Companies and ‘Dark Money’ May Hide Details of Trump Ties to DC Protests
Center for Resposive Politics – Anna Massoglia | Published: 1/22/2021
Former President Trump’s presidential campaign aides played key roles orchestrating a rally protesting certification of Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election before hundreds of rioters breached the U.S. Capitol on January 6. But the full extent of the Trump campaign’s ties to the protests may not be fully known due to its use of shell companies that hide details of its financial dealings and the central role “dark money” played in the protests. Multiple individuals listed on the permit granted by the National Park Service worked for Trump’s presidential campaign. That raises new questions about the Trump campaign’s lack of spending transparency and the unknown extent of the event’s ties to Trump aides.
State Republicans Push New Voting Restrictions after Trump’s Loss
Politico – Zach Montellaro | Published: 1/25/2021
Republican legislators across the country are preparing a slew of new voting restrictions in the wake of former President Trump’s defeat. Republicans in deep-red states and battlegrounds alike are citing Trump’s meritless claims of voter fraud in 2020, and the declining trust in election integrity Trump helped drive, as an excuse to tighten access to the polls. Some GOP officials have been blunt about their motivations: they do not believe they can win unless the rules change.
Supreme Court Ends Lawsuits Alleging That Trump Illegally Profited from Business Interests
MSN – Robert Barnes and Ann Marimow (Washington Post) | Published: 1/25/2021
The U.S. Supreme Court put an end to lawsuits alleging former President Trump violated a constitutional anti-corruption prohibition by profiting from his business empire while president. The justices declined to hear Trump’s request to consider lower court orders that said lawsuits could go forward, agreeing with those on both sides of the issue that the cases became moot with Trump no longer in office. The justices also vacated the lower court judgments in the cases/ It means there is no definitive answer after years of legal wrangling over the Constitution’s emoluments clauses, which prohibit presidents and others from accepting gifts or payments from foreign governments without congressional approval.
The Road to Clemency from Trump Was Closed to Most Who Sought It
New York Times – Kenneth Vogel | Published: 1/26/2021
Of the nearly 240 pardons and commutations issued by former President Trump, only 25 came through the rigorous process for identifying and vetting worthy clemency petitions overseen by the Justice Department. The others came through an ad hoc White House process that favored applications benefiting or pushed by Trump’s allies, friends, and family. In addition to rewarding people whose allies could afford to buy access to the highest levels of the administration, the results included pardons for people with direct personal relationships with the former president. The Justice Department recommended against clemency for some of the people on Trump’s list.
The ‘Rug Has Been Pulled Out’: Campaigns flop amid Facebook, Google ad bans
Politico – Elena Schneider | Published: 1/27/2021
Facebook and Google’s on-again, off-again bans on political ads are hitting campaigns during a crucial fundraising window, cutting off a key pipeline to potential supporters and disrupting early planning for the next round of elections, from state and local races this year to looming midterm elections in 2022. The self-imposed bans have essentially pressed pause on a political industry that spent $3.2 billion advertising on Google and Facebook in the last two-and-a-half years. Some digital political firms are freezing hiring due to the uncertainty surrounding their biggest ad platforms. The bans have also interfered with organizing and early fundraising efforts piggybacking off a new administration and the start of a new election cycle.
From the States and Municipalities
Alaska – Alaska Official Who Defended Nazi License Plates Is Removed from State Discrimination Board
MSN – Teo Armus (Washington Post) | Published: 1/27/2021
After photos emerged on social media of a truck in Alaska bearing the vanity license plate “3REICH,” many lawmakers were quick to condemn the phrase, a reference to Nazi Germany. But not Jamie Allard. The Anchorage Assembly member, who also sits on a state commission that investigates discrimination complaints insisted the personalized message on the plate was a benign translation from German of the word “realm.” Gov. Mike Dunleavy removed her from the state’s human rights commission.
Arizona – Ethics Complaint Filed Against Arizona Lawmaker Over Treatment of Staffer Highlights Lack of Code of Conduct
MSN – Andrew Oxord (Arizona Republic) | Published: 1/25/2021
An ethics complaint made against a newly-elected state senator less than three weeks into Arizona’s legislative session has renewed scrutiny of the Capitol’s code of conduct – or, rather, its lack of one. A former assistant to Sen. Wendy Rogers claimed he was forced to resign under duress the day he returned from quarantining due to a positive COVID-19 test. The assistant said Rogers asked him to work every day he was on paid leave and when he returned, a conversation with his boss lead to her cursing at him and yelling in his face. The complaint depicts Rogers as a nightmare of a boss and as potentially violating various laws.
Arkansas – Sarah Sanders Announces Run for Arkansas Governor
MSN – Andrea Salcedo (Washington Post) | Published: 1/25/2021
When then-President Trump announced Sarah Sanders would be departing her job as White House press secretary in June 2019, he urged her to run for governor of Arkansas. “She would be fantastic,” Trump tweeted at the time. Now, less than a week after Trump himself left the White House under the cloud of a second impeachment, Sanders said she is following his suggestion. Sanders, who endeared herself to Trump’s base while combatively, and sometimes misleadingly, sparring with the press, is seen by many as an early favorite in the race to lead a heavily GOP state where Trump’s role in the U.S. Capitol riot may not hurt her appeal.
California – As L.A. City Hall Corruption Probe Endures, Ethics-Reform Bids Launched – but Will Any Take Hold?
Los Angeles Daily News – Elizabeth Chou | Published: 1/22/2021
The FBI probe into “pay-to-play” corruption at Los Angeles City Hall that has spilled into the open over the past two years has sparked some changes to ethics rules, especially around political contributions by developers. It forced the removal of former Councilperson Jose Huizar. who pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering and bribery in a scheme often involving developers. The probe has also led to cases against high-ranking staffers, lobbyists, and others. In recent years, a handful of moves were made to rebuild trust in city officials, but the path has been rocky and long.
California – Englander Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison in L.A. City Hall Corruption Case
MSN – Michael Finnegan and David Zahniser (Los Angeles Times) | Published: 1/25/2021
Former Los Angeles City Councilperson Mitchell Englander was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison and a $15,000 fine following a years-long FBI investigation focused on suspected “pay-to-play” schemes in City Hall. He lied to federal authorities about secret cash payments and a debauched night in Las Vegas provided by a businessperson seeking introductions to developers. Englander is the first person to be sentenced in the probe. He pleaded guilty to falsifying material facts, a felony. The sentencing concluded a precipitous fall for a politician who, less than three years ago, held the council’s second-ranking leadership post and served on its most powerful committees.
Connecticut – Barred from Capitol Due to Pandemic, CT Lobbyists Face Hurdles During Critical Legislative Session
KCTV – Matt Pilon (Hartford Business Journal) | Published: 1/25/2021
Lobbyists are known for their ability to work a room, but those recently interviewed by Hartford Business Journal said the pandemic has thrown that element out the window. With the public barred from entering the Capitol for at least the next few months, if not the entire 2021 regular legislative session that runs until early June, lobbyists in the state’s $90 million industry will be forced to rely on phone calls, emails, texts, and videoconferences to connect with lawmakers and staff.
Connecticut – Joe Aresimowicz Is Latest House Speaker to Go Through ‘Revolving Door’ Into Lobbying – As 6 of 7 Speakers Since 1989 Have Done
Hartford Courant – Jon Lender | Published: 1/23/2021
A “revolving-door” statute bars former Connecticut House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz for one year from lobbying his longtime legislative colleagues at the state government level, so he has not registered with the Office of State Ethics as a lobbyist for 2021. But Aresimowicz will spend that year “focus[ed] on business development and municipal and federal issues on behalf of the firm’s clients and will supplement the services we provide to them,” according to an announcement by the government-relations firm that hired him, Gaffney Bennett and Associates. Five of the six people who preceded Aresimowicz as speaker, dating to 1989, later became Connecticut lobbyists for at least some period.
Florida – State Auditors Flag Land Purchase Between City and Former Mayor Kathy Meehan’s Relatives
MSN – Rick Neale | Published: 1/21/2021
State auditors flagged a land deal in which the city of Melbourne paid $27,000 above appraised value to buy a parcel owned by then-Mayor Kathy Meehan’s relatives and the land turned out to be contaminated with arsenic. The city bought the land for $315,000 from MEE3 LLC, a corporation managed by Meehan’s husband, Dennis, and his brothers, Ronald and Kenneth Meehan. The city obtained an appraisal valuing the land at $288,000. But City Hall staff determined the property was worth the additional $27,000. The state Joint Legislative Auditing Committee challenged that assertion.
Georgia – A Georgia GOP Lawmaker Refused Coronavirus Tests. He Was Kicked Off the Floor for ‘Jeopardizing the Health’ of Colleagues.
MSN – Jaclyn Peiser (Washington Post) | Published: 1/27/2021
As the Georgia House convened recently, Speaker David Ralston called for an unnamed lawmaker who had repeatedly refused to be tested for the coronavirus to discreetly remove himself from the room. But no one left the chamber. Ralston then called on a state trooper to escort out Rep. David Clark for violating the twice-a-week testing policy and for “jeopardizing the health of our members in this chamber.” It was reported that during the first week of the Legislature’s session, nine senators, staff, aides, and interns tested positive for the virus.
Illinois – Madigan No Longer ‘Mr. Speaker,’ but He’s Still ‘ublic Official A’
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Jason Meisner and Ray Long (Chicago Tribune) | Published: 1/22/2021
After four decades at the helm of Illinois politics, Rep. Michael Madigan may no longer be “Mr. Speaker,” but he still retains a decidedly more ignominious title – “Public Official A.” Madigan, whose record run as House speaker ended recently, remains the unnamed politician at the center of an ongoing federal corruption probe that so far has led to bribery charges against one of his closest confidants and several others tied to Commonwealth Edison. Madigan has not been charged and denied any wrongdoing. But now that he has lost the speaker’s gavel, there has been talk of what it might mean for the U.S. attorney’s office and its still-active investigation.
Kansas – Wichita City Council Ethics Meeting Ends in Charges, Countercharges and Thrown Papers
MSN – Chance Swaim and Dion Lefler (Wichita Eagle) | Published: 1/26/2021
A Wichita City Council meeting to shape a new ethics policy ended poorly after members of the council left the bench and the mayor tossed a printout of social media screenshots at a council member over a plexiglass COVID barrier. After nearly four hours of heated debate about whether the policy should include provisions related to campaign finance, and whether unethical behavior is prevalent enough to warrant a new policy, the workshop ended without a formal vote to close the meeting.
Massachusetts – Boston City Council Considers Proposal to Suspend Special Election
WBUR – Anthony Brooks | Published: 1/26/2021
Boston City Council members heard a range of arguments, mostly in favor, of a home rule petition to suspend a special mayoral election this summer. The hearing was prompted by the pending resignation of Mayor Marty Walsh, who has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as Secretary of Labor. If confirmed, Walsh’s departure would shake up City Hall politics and prompt a compressed race to succeed him. If Walsh leaves his post before March 5, the city charter requires both a special election for mayor and a regularly scheduled November election. That could mean as many as four elections this year – a general and run-off election for both – and possibly four different mayors in a 12-month period.
Michigan – Corrupt UAW Boss Wore Wire While Playing Golf with Union Brothers
Detroit News – Robert Snell | Published: 1/20/2021
Prosecutors said a United Auto Workers (UAW) official caught in a years-long corruption scandal deserves probation because he helped prosecutors convict two former presidents and secure federal oversight of the belabored union. Edward “Nick” Robinson’s help in exposing corruption within the UAW’s top ranks included risking his safety by wearing secret recording devices during union junkets and while golfing with corrupt colleagues, according to a sentencing memo. Robinson is portrayed in court filings as a pivotal figure in an investigation that has led to the convictions of 15 people. The probe revealed labor leaders and auto executives broke federal labor laws, stole union funds, and received bribes and illegal benefits.
Minnesota – Donations from University Regents to Lobbying Group Under Increasing Scrutiny
KSTP – Joseph Augustine and Jay Kolis | Published: 1/26/2021
Several members of the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents are facing growing criticism for donating to a PAC that is acting as an independent lobbyist for the university. Maroon and Gold Rising is an unaffiliated non-profit group created last year primarily by alumni and former regents who say its mission is to support the university’s requests for funding. But it also operates a PAC that shares the same name, website and some of the same members. Professor Richard Painter, a well-known expert in legal ethics at the university, says the regents have created potential conflicts-of-interest by donating to outside political groups.
Mississippi – Charter Schools Receive Taxpayer Dollars. Should Their Board Members Follow State Ethics Laws?
Mississippi Today – Kate Royals | Published: 1/20/2021
The Mississippi Ethics Commission says charter school board members are subject to state ethics laws, which prohibit conflicts-of-interest that could lead to the misspending of public dollars. But several operators and advocates of charter schools, which receive taxpayer funding, say they should be exempt from those laws. The conflict was brought to light by Ethics Commission opinions filed in 2020 after two charter schools were discovered to be spending their public funding with board members’ employers. The revelations highlight long-standing tension between charter school and traditional public-school advocates, who say charter schools need to be held to the same standards as other public governing bodies.
Mississippi – Gov. Reeves’ Inaugural Nonprofit Raised $1.6M from Unknown Donors, Paid Family Member’s Company
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal – Luke Ramseth | Published: 1/21/2021
Unlike many other states and the federal government, Mississippi has no rules around how politicians raise, spend, and disclose inaugural money. That means elected officeholders in Mississippi can use these inaugural nonprofits to raise large amounts of money outside the boundaries of campaign finance laws that typically regulate other types of political fundraising. A nonprofit set up to fund Gov. Tate Reeves’ inauguration last year paid nearly $150,000 to a business owned by the governor’s brother and sister-in-law, documents show.
Missouri – Missouri Employee Pension Says Firm Had Lobbyist, Lawmaker Apply Pressure on Lawsuit
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Steve Vockrodt (Kansas City Star) | Published: 1/27/2021
A Canadian private equity firm accused in a lawsuit of mishandling investments by Missouri’s largest public pension hired a lobbyist to influence key legislators and put pressure on the pension outside of court proceedings, a top pension official claimed. Catalyst Capital Group hired lobbyist Richard McIntosh after the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System sued the firm. Ronda Stegmann, the system’s executive director, testified in a court hearing that McIntosh then tried to set up a meeting with Stegmann, two legislators, and Catalyst executives. Companies routinely hire lobbyists to influence legislation and policies. Less common is the involvement of a lobbyist around ongoing litigation.
Nebraska – Often Heated Redistricting Process Expected to Add State Senators in Nebraska’s Metro Areas
Omaha World-Herald – Paul Hammel | Published: 1/25/2021
Nebraska lawmakers are beginning the politically and sometimes emotionally charged job of redrawing congressional and legislative districts, as well as voting districts for other state offices. But one of the main questions facing those who will work on redistricting is whether it will happen at all during the Legislature’s regular 90-day session, which is scheduled to end in early June. Delays in the completion of the census have made it doubtful that final population figures needed for redistricting will arrive by the traditional time in early April.
Nevada – Legislative Building Will Be Closed to Public at Start of Session, Is Expected to Open More After Vaccinations
Nevada Independent – Michelle Rindell | Published: 1/21/2021
Nevada’s 2021 legislative session will start off closed to all but lawmakers, essential staff, and some members of the media, with all others participating virtually, according to a logistics plan issued by the Legislative Counsel Bureau. Legislators will meet with constituents and lobbyists through Microsoft Teams. To account for the fact that more lobbying will take place virtually, the plan also calls for updating state law that requires only lobbyists who appear in person in the building to register and be regulated.
New Jersey – Hoboken City Council Tightens Pay-to-Play Laws Before Mayoral Election
Hudson Reporter – Marilyn Bear | Published: 1/22/2021
The Hoboken City Council introduced an ordinance that aims to tighten the city’s “pay-to-play” laws. According to current law, PACs and unions are limited to $500 donations for individual candidates as opposed to the $2,600 allowable by state law. Hoboken restricts contributions from developers, vendors, and professionals seeking city contracts. If approved, the reform measure would not allow vendors who received emergency contracts to contribute to any PACs or independent expenditure groups for 12 months before entering into a contract with the city. It restricts any vendor from donating within 12 months beyond the termination of their contract.
New Mexico – Lobbyists Adjust to New Reality of Virtual Session
New Mexico Political Report – Daniel Chacón (Santa Fe New Mexican) | Published: 1/25/2021
Robert Duran is learning to adapt to a virtual environment amid a pandemic that prompted state officials to move most lawmaking over to the Internet and keep the building closed to the public and others, including lobbyists like Duran who are a mainstay when the Legislature meets in Santa Fe. Duran and other lobbyists said this year’s legislative session, which began with masked lawmakers separated by Plexiglas partitions between their desks, is a big adjustment for people in an industry whose bread and butter is face-to-face interaction.
New Mexico – Secretary of State to Pursue Fines, Enforcement in Cowboys for Trump Case
MSN – Nicole Maxwell (Alamogordo News) | Published: 1/21/2021
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver announced she intends to pursue arbitration order enforcement against the Cowboys for Trump political advocacy organization. The move comes after a federal court dismissed a case filed by Cowboys for Trump and its founder, Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, against Toulouse Oliver’s office. The case was about whether Cowboys for Trump should be classified as a PAC and if fines the group allegedly accrued were truly owed.
New York – Supreme Court Won’t Hear Appeal from Sheldon Silver, Former N.Y. Lawmaker
New York Times – Adam Liptak | Published: 1/25/2021
The U.S. Supreme Court let stand the conviction of Sheldon Silver, the once-powerful state Assembly speaker in New York who went to prison last year on federal corruption charges. The court has in recent years been skeptical of broad interpretations of public corruption laws, saying they are not all-purpose devices to ensure good government. Silver’s lawyers told the justices that prosecutors had overreached in his case by securing his conviction of accepting bribes in a real estate scheme without proving those who made the payments had intended to influence particular official actions.
North Dakota – Legislative Lobbyists Navigate Through New Restrictions
Grand Forks Herald – Dylan Sherman (North Dakota Newspaper Association) | Published: 1/25/2021
Lobbyists, like lawmakers and everyone else in the North Dakota Capitol, have to follow coronavirus guidelines, such as wearing a mask and limiting personal contact, and abide by new ethics guidelines banning gifts. The political process is based on relationships and policy, lobbyist Levi Andrist said. Now, as most people cannot look each other in the eye or shake hands, it makes it more difficult to discuss public policy. Andrist said there have been some positives to the new layout, with online participation being one of them.
Ohio – Portman’s Exit Signals Uncertainty for Senate GOP
Politico – Burgess Everett and James Arkin | Published: 1/26/2021
Ohio Republican Rob Portman will not seek a third U.S. Senate term in 2022, a blow to both Republicans’ hopes of taking back the Senate and the chamber’s dwindling number of centrists/ Portman is one of the most effective legislators in the Senate, using his relationships gleaned from a long career in Washington to find compromise. But he cited legislative paralysis in the chamber as a major factor in his decision to retire at the end of next year. Portman joins GOP Sens. Pat Toomey and Richard Burr in retirement next year in key swing states. Democrats currently hold a narrow majority in an evenly split Senate.
Oregon – Investigation: Oregon state lawmaker likely created a hostile workplace at state Capitol
OPB – Lauren Drake | Published: 1/25/2021
An investigation into the behavior of Oregon Rep. Diego Hernandez found he likely created a hostile work environment at the Capitol for two women, according to an internal investigation into the representative’s behavior. Both women had brief, consensual romantic relationships with Hernandez. Both women, according to the investigation, tried to end those relationships. But they felt Hernandez’s behaviors forced them into making a difficult choice: they could either resume a relationship with him or risk jeopardizing their careers. The investigation delves into the allegations of five women. All the women included in the report either work in the Capitol or have conducted business with the Legislature in their professional capacity.
Pennsylvania – An Appeals Court Upheld a Campaign Finance Conviction for Bob Brady’s Onetime Political Guru
Philadelphia Inquirer – Jeremy Roebuck | Published: 1/26/2021
A federal appeals court upheld the conviction of former U.S. Rep. Bob Brady’s top political strategist, Ken Smukler, who was sentenced to 18 months in prison in 2019 for repeated violations of campaign finance law. A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit found Smukler coordinated what amounted to illegal campaign contributions to give clients, including Brady, an edge in two congressional races in 2012 and 2014. But the judges vacated his conviction on two of the seven counts of which he was found guilty, ruling the trial judge had failed to properly instruct the jury on the level of proof required to show Smukler had known about the laws he was violating when he broke them.
Virginia – Virginia Senator Who Called U.S. Capitol Rioters ‘Patriots’ Is Censured
MSN – Gregory Schneider (Washington Post) | Published: 1/27/2021
The Virginia Senate voted to censure state Sen. Amanda Chase over a long pattern of behavior that includes referring to the insurrectionists who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6 as “patriots” and making insulting comments toward the Virginia Capitol Police and the clerk of the Senate. Chase spoke to the crowd of Donald Trump supporters in Washington, D.C. on the day of the riot but left before they went to the Capitol and crashed through security lines.
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- Q3 2019CINDX.talk will have public and private channels. At this stage the content can be separated. CINDX.hub will have an integration with Github which will simplify application development even more.
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- Q1 2020A tokenized rating at CINDX.talk will be added in the final version, as well as a new type of product “Algorithmic trading” and a function of automatic arbitrage between exchanges and multi-exchange orders. A high-grade platform for a code audit is created, community expert assessment based on tokenized rating at CINDX.talk is generated. CINDX.dao includes a system of delegates so that CINDX becomes more decentralized.
- Platform: Ethereum
- Price: 1 CINX = 1 USD
- Accepting: ETH, BTC, LTC, BCH, Fiat
- Token distribution: 51% - Available for Sale 12% - Team 12% - Reserve 9% - Token Liquidity Support 7% - Advisers 6% - Bounty 3% - Traders Recruitment Program
- Soft cap: 3,800,000 USD
- Hard cap: 21,000,000 USD
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Advisor Bogdan Fiedur – Architecture Lead Blockchain at SocialX
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Advisor Motti Peer — Advisor at SELFLLERY
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Last November, we had the honor to roam the streets of Los Angeles and shoot Shames Worthy for his upcoming new album, titled “The Album.” Well that new highly anticipated album drops today on 1.11.11, so we thought we would drop some of those images today along with the release! We’re really proud to have a very itsy-bitsy part of the album, especially knowing how much hard work and time Shames put into it (much respect)! Trust us folks, this album is INSANE! Some of our fav’s are #3 the anthem, #6 rude awakening, and #10 audible imagery. Enjoy the fresh sounds of Shames Worthy!!! …and enjoy the pics!
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Listening to the third solo release from guitarist, singer, and songwriter Doug Wamble, it is hard to believe that the Tennessee-bred musician was ever a jazz purist. The ten original songs on Doug Wamble, plus a closing cover version of Fiona Apple's I Know, blend a bounty of soul, gospel, blues, R&B, country, pop, and folk inspirations into a deeply personal and original sound. But the Doug Wamble of 15 years ago might not have approved these eclectic manifestations of the musical muse.
If my 22-year-old self heard this album, he'd have been horrified,says Wamble, now 37 and living in the Bronx. I was very dogmatic, he recalls. It had to be X, Y, and Z or it's not jazz. It's good to go through that. It really disciplined me and gave me so much drive, but it's not the way to live your whole life. I love a lot of music other than jazz. I'm a huge fan of Jeff Buckley, Elliott Smith, Wilco. I love what these great songwriters do. So this album is all about finding a way to present these songs I've been writing over the last couple of years.
Produced by Lee Townsend, whose credits include Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Kelly Joe Phelps, Carrie Rodriguez, and Loudon Wainwright III, among many others, Doug Wamble features guest artists such as seven-string guitarist Charlie Hunter, singer/violinist Carrie Rodriguez, and trumpeter Steven Bernstein, among others. The core band carries over from Wamble's first two albums, featuring a trio of musicians that Wamble met during his jazz studies at the University of North Florida: Roy Dunlap, piano, organ, and keyboards; Jeff Hanley, acoustic and electric bass, percussion; and Peter Miles, drums and percussion.

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2nd cousin 1 time removed of Laura Jane Munson.
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Charles Thornton was born in 1880 in Freestone County, Texas.1 He was the son of Wiley Sanford Thornton and Mary Alice Owens.1
Charles Thornton appeared on the 1 June 1880 Federal Census of Rehoboth, Freestone County, Texas, in the household of his parents, Wiley S. and M. Allice Thornton.
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Saniflo Shower$ 384.26
If you’ve been looking for a small yet mighty boat showerhead, the Saniflo Sanishower marine shower is the go-to. This compact yet durable gray water pump unit will move gray water away from your bath, sink, bar sink, or other wet fixture. Sized right to sit beneath a raised shower base, it is a popular choice in a boat bath or similar application. The unit can also sit behind a wall or next to a shower, which makes it ideal for small spaces. Don’t let its size fool you, though - the Sanishower works hard. Capable of pumping wastewater up to 15 feet in height and/or 100 feet away from a soil stack, the Saniflo Sanishower makes an excellent choice for all sorts of settings, such as a shower in a basement.
Type: Gray Water Pump
Product #: 010
Ideal Use: Shower Addition
Features and Benefits:
- Pumps vertically up to 12 ft
- Connects a shower to any existing sink
- Easy Installation
SaniSHOWER gray water pump
Descaler: cleaner, removes hard water deposits in macerator
Specifications & Installation Manual:
The Sanishower is a system that is used to install a showerhead and sink up to 12 feet below the sewer line, or even up to 100 feet away from a soil stack. The Sanishower is small enough to fit underneath a raised shower base. It is used to pump waste away from a shower, sink, bar sink, or other fixtures.
Warranty: 2-Year Full Manufacturer Warranty
Extended 4-Year Warranty with Product Registration (www.Saniflo.com/Register)
How It Works:
The inside consists of a pressure chamber, which starts and stops the unit, and the motor, which drives the pump. When the water enters through the pump, it activates a micro switch in the pressure chamber, which in turn starts the motor. The motor is sealed for life in an oil-filled enclosure. A spindle/shaft drives the impeller; therefore, the moving parts are kept to an absolute minimum. Wastewater enters the chamber and is pumped away into the sanitary sewer.
The unit pumps the effluent upward to 12 feet and/or 100 feet horizontally (with gravity fall). Once the wastewater is discharged and the level in the container goes down, the micro switch deactivates the unit until wastewater enters the unit again. A normal operating cycle can be as short as 2 - 10 seconds depending upon the discharge pipe run configuration; power consumption is therefore minimal. The discharge elbow on the side can be rotated 360 degrees to fit any type of installation required.
In addition to sinks, the Sanishower will also accept and discharge waste water from a variety of other sanitary fixtures such as urinals and showers for basements. When adding the showerhead, a base will have to be constructed. This base should be made out of a 2" x 6" (minimum) or 2" x 8" (recommended) on edge, to allow for the installation of a P-trap and the required 1/4" per foot gravity flow towards the pump unit.
The Sanishower is small enough to fit comfortably inside a kitchen cabinet or vanity or as a choice for basement showers.
Please note that there are no specific Saniflo showers. A Saniflo showerhead would be a branded shower with a pump. We can help you determine what type of product will work with your unit.


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CARSON CITY - A former chairman of Nevada's Democratic Party wants to license farms where marijuana can be grown legally and certify pot dispensaries for the first time for the thousands of registered medical users in the state. Medicinal marijuana use was legalized in Nevada in 2001.
But Assemblyman Tick Segerblom says the law has never provided any legal way for medical card holders to obtain the drug.
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Yates, Evernham lead NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2018
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Robert Yates still remembers his college professor telling him he'd never make anything of himself.
May 24, 2017
Logano Wins Martinsville Pole
Daytona 500 champion Joey Logano won the pole for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, and Chase Elliott earned the right to make his debut in the series by qualifying 27th.
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
of Western Pennsylvania
A project of the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center
Norman Ilkuvitz was a long-standing member of Alpha Zeta Omega, a professional pharmaceutical fraternity composed largely of Jewish members. The Mu Chapter of the University of Pittsburgh produced this booklet for its spring regional in 1948.

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Marie Antoinette Obituary, Death – Marie Antoinette, whose full name was Marie-Antoinette-Josèphe-Jeanne d’Autriche-Lorraine, was the Austrian queen consort of King Louis XVI of France from 1774 to 1793. Born as Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna von Osterreich-Lothringen, she found herself at the heart of political and social turmoil in the closing years of the ancien régime.
Her life was marked by controversies, and her name became synonymous with extravagance, moral decline, and opposition to change. Marie-Antoinette’s journey began as a pawn on the diplomatic chessboard of Europe. She was the 11th daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa, born into a world where alliances and power plays among European nations were prevalent.
In 1770, at the age of just 14, she was married to the dauphin Louis, who would later become King Louis XVI of France. This union was part of a complex web of alliances, as both France and Austria sought to navigate the aftermath of the Seven Years’ War. Unfortunately for Marie-Antoinette, her association with Austria during a time when France was wary of Vienna’s influence cast a shadow over her reign and remained a source of public mistrust.


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This paper reports the test results on the bonding strength between magnesium ammonium phosphate cement and Portland cement. The bonded specimens were prepared by immersion in Na2SO4 solution. Following immersion, the surfaces and positions of fractures on the specimens were examined. SEM and an optical microscope were used to analyse changes of the interfacial microzone following different immersion periods. Microstructure changes of the magnesium ammonium phosphate cement-based interfacial microzone within the bonded mortar specimens were studied and compared with those immersed in normal conditions. The bonded mortar specimens were found to have weaker bonding strength than that of the mortar specimens in normal conditions. Under normal conditions, slight crystal morphology changes of the interfacial microzonewere observed and the crystal structure appeared compact, while more noticeable changes occurred within mortar specimens immersed in Na2SO4 solution, with the crystal structures within them being more loose. Thebonding behaviour of the magnesium ammonium phosphate cement includes mechanical bonding, mutual diffusion, and chemical bonding. Structural diagrams of the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) in different environments are also presented. Further investigations are needed to determine the performance of the bonding interface microzone of Portland cements and magnesium ammonium phosphate cements within repair materials in order to enhance the performance of cement-based composite materials for concrete repair.

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September 10, 2001
Sept. 4: A witness called the police to report two children left in a parking lot in the 13600 block of Northeast 175th. Police arrived to find the car parked unlocked with the keys in the ignition and the engine running. Two small children were seated in car seats. One of the children was crying and screaming. After about 20 minutes, the father came out of the store and explained to police that he hadn't been gone that long. Officers discussed the situation with the father and advised him that CPS would be notified and that the case would be forwarded to the Prosecuting Attorney for misdemeanor charges of Leaving a Child Unattended.
Sept.1: Around noon, the victim returned to her home in the 15300 block of Northeast 202nd after being gone for one day on a trip. She immediately noticed her collection of Beanie Babies was missing from its display case. She quickly went to her bedroom to check a storage bin under her bed, but discovered that the bin was missing along with six pairs of shoes.
The victim's daughter and boyfriend had been home during the past 24 hours and there were no signs of forced entry. The victim questioned the boyfriend who denied any involvement, but refused to allow the victim to look in the trunk of his car.
Aug. 30: Officers received a call about a man behind a building in the 14100 block Northeast 181st Place with a gun. The man was described as a male, heavy set with a white T-shirt. Upon arrival officers found a group of men sitting on a back deck drinking beer. Police contacted a man matching the description. No gun was located, but a records check returned a bench warrant for his arrest out of Northeast District Court.
The suspect was arrested and read his rights. A search incident to arrest revealed two baggies which turned out to be cocaine and methamphetamine.

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Rocky Mountain girls lacrosse team prepping for first season
The Rocky Mountain High School girls lacrosse team has a string of events and camps in preparation for its inaugural season.
Tuesdays and Thursdays through Feb. 16 there will be organized training and conditioning sessions from 6-7 p.m. at the Rocky Mountain weight room. From 7-8 p.m. on those same days, players interested in playing girls lacrosse can partake in voluntary practices focused on stick skills, footwork and small-sided games.
From 4-6 p.m. Feb. 20-23 there will be a preseason conditioning and skills camp at French Field at Rocky Mountain.
Feb. 27 through March 1 are official tryouts for the team, held at Rocky Mountain from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Girls lacrosse is a no-cut sport and tryouts are used to determine varsity and sub-varsity teams.
At 6 p.m. on March 6 there is a meeting for all spring sports teams. Following the meeting, the girls lacrosse team will break into a smaller meeting to discuss the season, fundraising, parent volunteering and more.
The Lobos girls lacrosse team is a Poudre School District team and players from all Fort Collins high schools, as well as Windsor, can play on the team.
Follow sports reporter Kevin Lytle at twitter.com/Kevin_Lytle and at facebook.com/KevinSLytle.


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[how Latinos Shaped America's PastimeDVD - 2006
Explores the fierce struggles and rich history of Latino players in Major League Baseball. A remarkable story of racism, culture clash and personal triumphs, told through rare archival footage and more than 100 hours or provocative interviews with such legends as Luis Tiant, Orestes 'Minnie' Minoso, Orlando Cepeda, Vic Power, Tony Perez, Felipe Alou, Juan Marichal, Rod Carew, Fernando Valenzuela, Cookie Rojas, Keith Hernandez and more, plus current-dau superstars like David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez, Pedro Martines, Carlos Beltran and Miguel Tejada.
Publisher: [United States] : Viacom International ; Troy, MI : Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, c2006
Edition: Full screen
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Clinton's clemency offer for Puerto Rican militants under fire
WASHINGTON -- (AP) -- Police officers maimed by bombs of the Puerto
group FALN criticized President Clinton on Tuesday for offering freedom to 16
members of the militant nationalist organization.
Some of the officers also joined Republicans in accusing the President
pandering to the Latino vote to boost his wife's all-but-announced Senate
campaign in New York.
``There's a Senate race going on and I believe in my heart that
votes in the Senate
race have a lot to do with clemency being offered at this time,'' said New York
City Detective Anthony Senft. Since being struck by a FALN bomb in 1983, Senft
has undergone numerous operations to reconstruct his face and hip. He is blind in
his left eye and has lost some of his hearing and the tip of one finger.
Sen. Paul Coverdell, R-Ga., announced Tuesday that the Senate
Relations subcommittee on terrorism, which he chairs, will hold a hearing on the
issue in the coming weeks.
The House also should hold a hearing, said Rep. Vito Fossella,
a New York
Republican who gathered law enforcement officials for a news conference outside
the Capitol. He plans to introduce a resolution condemning Clinton's clemency
``It is a travesty,'' Fossella said. ``Releasing terrorists before
they have served
their time is the wrong signal to send to the rest of the world.''
Clinton announced in August that he would commute the sentences
of the 16
FALN members if they renounced the use of violence. Human rights officials have
argued that the sentences handed out to the 11 men and five women were too
harsh because none were involved in any deaths.
With Hillary Rodham Clinton moving closer to entering the Senate
race from New
York -- home to thousands of Puerto Ricans -- the clemency offer is fast
developing into a political hot potato.
Jim Fotis, executive director of the Law Enforcement Alliance
of America, said the
President's move was ``clearly a ploy to garner support for Hillary Clinton's Senate
The American Conservative Union began airing television advertisements
the deal this week in the upstate New York area where the Clintons are
Members of the FALN -- the Spanish initials for Armed Forces of
Liberation -- staged some 130 bomb attacks on political and military targets in the
United States between 1974 and 1983. The attacks left six dead and dozens
``These people obviously committed criminal acts and they served
some time in
jail for those,'' White House deputy press secretary Jake Siewert said Tuesday.
``What the President has made perfectly clear in this grant of clemency is that
these are conditioned on renunciations of violence.''
But Joe Connor, whose father was a banker killed by a FALN bomb
in 1975, said
he was convinced the clemency offer was politically motivated.
``It makes me sick. It's a betrayal'' Connor said.
``Is my father's life worth less than his [Clinton's] wife's election?''
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Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling has reportedly emerged as a shock transfer target for their crosstown rivals.
The Independent‘s Miguel Delaney claimed on Monday that Manchester United’s analytics team have been assessing the 25-year-old and could potentially make a move for him depending on the outcome of the Premier League champions’ appeal against their two-year ban from UEFA competitions.
The report stated that, while currently “nobody sees the player as any way likely to go to Manchester United”, the Red Devils could go for him if his future at the Etihad Stadium becomes uncertain should City’s European ban be upheld.
If Manchester City remain barred from the Champions League until 2022 and Sterling subsequently hints at a desire to leave the club in order to play in the competition, he could become a player in demand based on the scoring figures he has put up in recent seasons.
The England international has struck 20 goals in the current campaign and flew out of the starting blocks before hitting a barren streak since the end of 2019 (as per TransferMarkt). Despite that rather strange loss of form, he showed with goal returns of 25 and 23 in the previous two seasons that he is a consistently reliable scorer rather than a streaky, flash-in-the-pan player.
He would leave a considerable void if he were to leave Manchester City and The Independent‘s suggestion that the UEFA ban could cast doubt on his Etihad future has echoes of reports surrounding Kevin De Bruyne in recent weeks – the Belgian midfielder told HLN that two years outside of the Champions League “would be long”, hinting that he could possibly depart if City’s appeal fails.
The recent reports involving De Bruyne and Sterling highlight how crucial the outcome of next week’s appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport will be to Manchester City’s medium-term future. If the ban is upheld, there could be plenty more speculation regarding the futures of key first team players who may be yearning to play Champions League football elsewhere.
Do you think Raheem Sterling will stay at Man City if the UEFA ban is upheld?
The possibility of Sterling defecting across the city to line out in United colours is one which City fans may find difficult to process and might have come as quite a shock, despite even that transfer report suggesting that such a move seems unlikely at present.
Nonetheless, the mere fact that it was raised could hint at a future where several of Manchester City’s key assets are targeted by Europe’s elite if the Etihad Stadium is a Champions League-free zone until 2022 at the earliest.
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THE COURTYARD LIBRARY
The library is seen as the zone and capsule for lores and knowledge – a public body organizing and maintaining books and media is inadequate to meet the needs of today's society as almost everything is available from anywhere through the internet.
Social structures and needs have to be observed to add new layers and dimensions and new spaces where books and video is not only delivered or exchanged.
The library should be a vessel to enhance skills and liberate ways of thinking through sharing.
If culture is the result of all action, it is up to the involved actors what the outcome is.
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A flight headed to the Bay Area from Seattle was forced to turn around Thursday night after a bird strike was reported.
A helicopter pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a parking lot in Vacaville after a bird strike Thursday evening.
A possible bird strike forced the emergency landing of a United flight bound for Denver early Friday morning in Sacramento.
A Seattle-bound Alaska Airlines jetliner carrying 150 people returned to the Oakland airport shortly after takeoff after hitting a bird.
A look at planned building projects in San Francisco indicates glass filled structures are a big part of the city’s future. So what is being done to protect the birds from the city to the South Bay?
A passenger airplane at Mineta San Jose International Airport had to abort its take off on Wednesday morning after striking a bird on the runway.
An American Airlines flight had to return to Mineta San Jose International Airport for an emergency landing shortly after the plane struck a bird during takeoff this morning, an airport spokeswoman said.
A passenger jet from San Jose bound for Honolulu had to make a precautionary landing at Oakland International Airport Wednesday morning following a possible bird strike, officials said.
Rules allowing the shooting of birds at San Jose’s airport are getting revised.
Officials said birds struck Vice President Joe Biden’s plane as it was landing Thursday night at Santa Barbara Airport in California. Nobody was injured.


If River Forest voters decide this fall to make the village a home rule community, the village board will not have unlimited ability to raise property taxes.
The board voted unanimously Monday night to pass the self-imposed ordinance that would not allow them to raise property taxes more than 5 percent — something a home rule community could otherwise do. As a non-home rule community, trustees can only raise them 5 percent or the one-year increase in the consumer price index, whichever is less (the CPI is almost always less).
Home rule communities — an automatic designation for municipalities with more than 25,000 people — have all the authority granted to larger-population municipalities, except that which is specifically prohibited in the state constitution or statutes. But residents have expressed concern that it will give current and future boards almost unlimited power.
“I’m distressed to see that it’s going forward,” resident Alexander Jacobs told the board at the meeting. “It’s an inducement to move out of the community.”
Village President John Rigas said he understands the concern, but, “We’re not looking to build Toyota Park here,” a reference to the stadium built in 2006 in Bridgeview, a home rule community. The village nearly tripled property taxes to cover debt payments for the facility, according to a Chicago Tribune article.
Rigas said the ability under home rule to levy a gasoline tax would be beneficial because it would bring added revenue into the village from people passing through it. Gas stations across the street from each other in River Forest and Oak Park (which is home rule), charge the same amount, but the Oak Park station brings in tax revenue.
Village Administrator Eric Palm said educational materials about the effects of home rule will be posted on the village website in the next week or so.
Staff made other changes to the draft ordinance presented in August, including clarifying the definition of a bona fide emergency — one of the exceptions to adhering to the tax cap — and eliminating other exceptions for pensions and capital infrastructure. They also clarified the exception for unfunded mandates and added to the definition of “aggregate levy” to include existing debt service under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, or PTELL.


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The house is still full of little glittery bits as I have been finishing off the last of the ornaments. Every time I cut up the glittery ribbons some falls on the carpet and despite my best efforts to vacuum it up I see little glittery bits in the carpets up the stairs and in the bedroom. It is all very festive so I don’t mind.
I have made two stockings from Jenny of Elefantz’s pattern from last year. This is not currently on sale as was one of her last monthly stitching clubs. I still need to get around to making some of these filled with lavender as they would look great in Liberty with some of my vintage lace stash on them.These are for my Mum and Aunt.
The cousins will have pine cones this year, I have really enjoyed going back to these and have made some for other friends as well. There is a good tutorial here on to how to make them and they are a very therapeutic make in front of the TV. I pin on little star sequins at the top as this stops the upper ribbons from lifting off and adds a bit of bling.
I have almost run out of Christmas ribbons. I did manage to find this gorgeous holly one at my local craft shop but this was the last of the pink and gold poinsettia design below which is so pretty.The ribbon flowers on the top of one of them in the picture above come from this seller on Ebay and come in lots of different colours, not just Christmas ones.
I still have a bit of silver and blue ribbon and lots of pearl pins so I have been making some alternative colours as well.I have so many little sequins from when I used to cross stitch cards that I have been using up like these pearly ones here.
I am not putting up my tree this year, I know that is a very unusual thing for a Christmas ornament fan like me to say but there is only me here and I am leaving on the 21st so would not be around to take it down so although I will be decorating it will be smaller scale this year. I will be helping to decorate the Wool and Wine tree at our local church’s tree festival this Friday so that will be lovely.
It has been lovely seeing all the ever growing piles of ornaments, I never get tired of making them and have lots of ideas of new types for next year.I think I have finished now although when I have finished the gifts I may well go back to them and start on the making for 2020, I was a little ahead of myself this year as I had carried on in January and it does help. I have finally started making the gift for Ava, I am making felt dinosaurs and they are so cute! Hopefully I will have them finished by next weekend so that I can post pictures for you.
Finally the giveaway. It is my blogaversary again – 12 whole years on Weds so I thought since I am organised and have some time before Christmas to sort things I would offer an ornament as a prize this year. All you have to do is like or comment on this post to be in with a chance of winning. I will pick the winner on the 15th Dec which gives me chance to pick one of my recent makes and post the ornament out.
Thank you to everyone who reads this blog, I have so enjoyed doing this for the last 12 years, as well as it being fantastic way of me recording what I do and reminding me when I have forgotten where I found things I really enjoy interacting with all of you through it so thank you all for your continued support.
Until next time, take care and thanks for visiting, off to stitch more spots on a stegosaurus!
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You always make such lovely decorations 🙂 x
Thank you, I do enjoy it so much and at least this year I have been more organised and less in a rush.
I do think handmade ornaments are extra special, I have cross stitched a few in my time but really like your little quilted stockings. Starting in January is such a good idea, every year I plan to start getting Christmas presents made early but always end up in a panic. I still need to finish a baby quilt and two birthday presents for the beginning of January. x
Your ornaments are gorgeous, but my favorite is the gold pinecone! Wow!
Hello you are such a sweetheart ! I love your Christmas ornaments ,you are such a clever , generous and nimble fingered little soul ! Wow ! 12 years of this delightful journal . I hope there will be many more . I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year filled with inspiration ! 🙂 xxx
You do make some lovely ornaments, and I’m sure a twinkly carpet is a delight – at least at this time of year!
Thank you for all your lovely comments, I would make ornaments all year round if I had the time. I used to do Christmas craft fairs and hopefully may find time to do that kind of thing again when I retire.

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garden for our apartment
Gardening Ideas, Diy Herb Planters, Gardening In Small Spaces, Hanging Planter Ideas, Gardening Outdoor, Gardening Projects, Diy Vertical Planters
vertical gardening idea: maybe frame in TREX or something to hide its identity cuz it'll look bad after a while
A great garden idea for those of us with limited space! (DIY hanging garden)
Neat gardening idea for small spaces, using a shoe organizer. LOVE THIS!!
An even easier vertical garden idea....hanging shoe pockets!
Hmm. I'm thinking dual sewing/gardening project here
Would be great for an herb garden in small spaces.
Herb garden planted in shoe hanging bag
Simple garden idea for small spaces.
vertical gardening idea
Repurposed shoe holder. 24 Creative Garden Container Ideas | Use hanging shoe racks to grow a vertical garden.
Garden Container, Creative Garden, Shoeholder, Vertical Garden, Pot Garden
24 Creative Garden Container Ideas | Use hanging shoe racks to grow a vertical garden. #Top_Garden #Best_Garden #Garden_Decor #Garden_Ideas
24 Creative Garden Container Ideas | Use hanging shoe racks to grow a vertical garden. I like the bottom idea...
diy garden pots Best 30 Gorgeous Low Price Range DIY Garden Pots And Containers More Gardens Ideas, Shoes Holders, Creative Gardens, Vertical Gardens, Herbs Gardens, Planters, Shoe Racks, Shoes Racks, Gardens Pots 30 Fascinating Low Budget DIY Garden Pots - herbs in shoe racks! 24 Creative Garden Container Ideas | Use hanging shoe racks to grow a vertical garden. HERB GARDEN!!! Unique vertical gardening, herb gardening idea. Side to side and in a row, these closet storage elements would not look as much like the original intended purpose. You could spend a lot in trying to custom fabricate this look for a wall/couryard garden! Repurposed shoe holder. 24 Creative Garden Container Ideas | Use hanging shoe racks to grow a vertical garden. Shoe rack planters! Awesome idea! Check more at http://blog.blackboxs.ru/category/garden/
repurpose a shoeholder
Shoe holder planter
What a great idea!
Gardening Idea, Potted Herb, Urban Garden, Herbs Garden, Vertical Garden
Shoe rack converted into a potted herb garden. Great idea if you have problems with animals eating up your garden
line hanging canvas shoe rack with landscape liner, awesome way to utilize small space
apartment balcony vegetable garden | Shoe holders makes fine hanging gardens.
Talk about re-purposing! "Shoe rack converted into a potted herb garden."
Shoe rack converted into a potted herb garden. # Pin++ for Pinterest #
Urban Gardening; idea for herb garden above doggie height!
Urban Gardening, shoe holder vertical garden...nice.
Shoe rack converted into a potted herb garden.
Shoe holders makes fine hanging gardens.
Hanging Herb Garden
Vertical Herb Garden, Herbgarden, Herbs Garden, Hanging Herb Garden
DIY : Hanging Herb Garden The Party Goddess! Marley Majcher ThePartyGoddess.com #gardening #yard #herbgarden
hanging herb garden... get rid of the old shoe rack and get that new skymall one... use the old one for herbs. brilliant!
Hanging herb garden - out of a hanging shoe rack! Just so happens I have an extra in my basement :)
Shoe holder Hanging Herb Garden - there are some cute shoe holders out there!
hanging herb garden - out of a cloth shoe rack!
Vertical herb garden in shoe holder.
Another Hanging Herb Garden idea.
Hanging Herb Garden: Small Spaces
hanging garden for small spaces
neat vertical planter...
Herb Planter, Pallet Garden, Vertical Garden, Pallet Herb Garden, Wall Garden
How to Build a Vertical Wooden Pallet Herb Garden.jpg http://www.herbgardendesigns.org/how-to-build-a-vertical-wooden-pallet-herb-garden/
Make a Pallet Garden in 7 Easy Steps - 25+ garden pallet projects - NoBiggie.net
wooden vertical garden wall planter - Google Search
How to Build a Vertical Wooden Pallet Herb Garden
A wall garden, made from pallets! Genius
vertical garden idea
pallet garden ideas
Pallet Herb Garden
5 Great Reasons to Grow Vegetables Vertically
Green Thumb, Garden Ideas, Gardening Ideas, Vertical Gardens, Raised Garden
HOME.garden :: Spice Racks turned Vertical Garden Goodness! This is an easy and affordable way to bring veggies to your patio/balcony. They also have a great table version. For lots of great ideas to plan your spring garden, visit the "A Suburban Farmer" Blog: http://asuburbanfarmer.com/blog/2012/04/24/my-re-purposed-spice-rack-kitchen-garden-and-table-stand-raised-garden/#
Found a spice rack at the thrift store? Another vertical garden idea for those of us who are limited on growing space. and it's not ugly. Bonus.
Love this idea for a possible herb garden :o) Vertical Gardening Ideas...a fantastic idea...especially when there is a lack of space!
Vertical Gardening Ideas... Line a Closet Maid spice rack with 2 layers of burlap material, add soil and plants :)
Spice Rack repurposed as Kitchen Garden and Table Stand vertical Garden - Small Garden Ideas
Vertical Gardening Ideas- great idea for a door front herb garden
Spice Rack Vertical Garden - Great small space gardening idea!
Vertical Gardening Ideas. Herb garden.
Green Thumb, Water Bottle, Gardening Idea, Plastic Bottles, Balcony Garden, Mini Garden, Container Gardening
How To Make A Mini Garden On A Balcony Using Water Bottles I just love the idea of this garden so I'm going to have ago
How To Make A Mini Garden On A Balcony Using Water Bottles It is getting that time again - I have mine already started!!
How To Make A Mini Garden On A Balcony Using Water Bottles - Plant Care Today
25 DIY Ideas to Recycle Your Potential Garbage | Beauty Harmony Life
How to grow a mini garden with old plastic bottles
balcony gardening with water bottles
Plastic container gardening
Mini garden idea....
Milk jug herb garden?
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How to make a Milk Jug Planter Wall...good way to recycle your milk cartons and have inexpensive plant pots.
How to make a Milk Jug Planter Wall...good way to recycle your milk cartons, have inexpensive plant pots and beautify your yard....
Milk jug wall garden. Perfect. You could do this with the half gallon jugs for herbs. Awesome upcycle garden idea this is!!!
more herb garden ideas milk jugs, got plenty of thoes, 2 -3 gallons of milk in a week! LOOKS VERY POSSIBLE
Little Eyes of Nature. Hanging flower pots using recycled milk jugs, plastic bottles.
Great way to recycle milk jugs! Milk jug wall garden. #garden #ideas
more herb garden ideas garden-ideas, milk cartons, who knew.
milk jugs strung on a 1x3 plank more herb garden ideas
Vertical Wall Garden from Gardeners Supply Company
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Just found the planter for my herb garden. contemporary outdoor planters by Gardener's Supply Company
Vertical Wall Garden - contemporary - outdoor planters - - by Gardener's Supply Company
Herb garden on the wall with contemporary outdoor planters by Gardener's Supply Company
Vertical Wall Garden contemporary outdoor planters herbs garden - alfresco??
Vertical Wall Garden. Another great idea for an indoor herb garden.
another neat idea for a hanging garden - this one is herbs
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Picture of Self watering vertical garden with recycled water bottles
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Instructables | Self watering vertical garden with recycled water bottles...oh honey, I have a little project I want to do next year!
DIY Self watering vertical garden with recycled water bottles. Full tutorial in the instructables link.
Self watering vertical garden with recycled water bottles - LivingGreenAndFrugally.com
Self watering vegetable garden from water bottles
DIY - Self watering plant wall
my vertical vegetable garden
Cool Vertical garden idea
Herbs Garden, Patio Herb Garden
Herb garden idea? Handcrafted Wood Vertical and Hanging Planter Frames | Urban Gardens | Unlimited Thinking For Limited Spaces | Urban Gardens
Handcrafted Wood Vertical and Hanging Planter Frames | Urban Gardens | Unlimited Thinking For Limited Spaces | Would be a great herb garden
The free standing wood planter frame. Perfect for herb garden | Handcrafted Wood Vertical and Hanging Planter Frames
The vertical "Tower 24" planter frame, handcrafted by Pacific Northwest native, Matt Miller is perfect for an herb garden.
Great way to build an herb garden in a small space.
Herb Garden: Planter, great DIY idea.
Vertical and Hanging Planter Ideas
Patio Herb Garden station
Herb garden plant stand
Love doing this kinda stuff. Its a perfect way to have a lil garden in a small apartment :)
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Re-grow organic food purchases in water and/or organic soil near a window - Organic Food - Healthy Stock Piling - Stock Piling - Organic - Food Garden - Indoor Food Garden - Gardening - Growing Food - Feng Shui Design Your Kitchen Interiors with a Professional Feng Shui Consultation at www.DeniseDivineD.com/feng-shui-design
Permaculture Ideas: Foods that will Re-Grow from your Kitchen Scraps - doing green onions now and it works great
Permaculture Ideas: Foods that will Re-Grow from your Kitchen Scraps--I have tried many of these. Cabbage and lemon grass are the best. Some others, like green onion and celery have gone to seed very quickly after regrowth.
Permaculture Ideas: Foods that will Re-Grow from your Kitchen Scraps...I've done romaine, celery, and green onions so far...I'll be doing the sweet potato and garlic next. No Green Thumbs needed :)
this is cool; too bad i'm allergic to gardening, lol. (note, those green onions will regrow just in water! :D) Permaculture Ideas: Foods that will Re-Grow from your Kitchen Scraps
Starting a herb/veggie garden. Permaculture Ideas: Foods that will Re-Grow from your Kitchen Scraps
Permaculture Ideas: Foods that will Re-Grow from your Kitchen Scraps #garden #gardening #outdoor
Growing food from kitchen scraps.
Foods That Will Re-Grow From Your Kitchen Scraps Pictures, Photos, and Images for Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, and Twitter More Gardens Ideas, Green Thumb, Scrap Gardens, Re Growing, Herbs Gardens, Permaculture Ideas, Kitchens Scrap, Green Onions, Gardens Tips Foods that will Re-Grow from your Kitchen Scraps garden gardening garden decor small garden ideas diy gardening garden ideas garden art diy garden diy darden gardening on a budget creative gardening ideas Permaculture Ideas: Foods that will Re-Grow from your Kitchen Scraps-- Cabbage and lemon grass are the best. Some others, like green onion and celery have gone to seed very quickly after regrowth. 30 Herb Garden Ideas from kitchen scraps Permaculture Ideas: Foods that will Re-Grow from your Kitchen Scraps #garden #food Permaculture Ideas: Foods that will Re-Grow from your Kitchen Scraps...Ive done romaine, celery, and green onions so far...Ill be doing the sweet potato and garlic next. No Green Thumbs needed :) Herb Garden Tips Kitchen scraps that re grow Check more at http://blog.blackboxs.ru
Here's an idea for my old shoes.
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Container Gardening. / What about thisHot Pink High Heels, Succulent Garden with Hens and Chicks. This is out of the world with being Unique and Beauty. Im going to do this just as soon as warm weather gets here!! Love them!! |Pink Heels|
What about this...Hot Pink High Heels, Succulent Garden. This is out of the world with being Unique and Beauty. I'm going to do this just as soon as warm weather gets here!! Love them!!
Indoor And Outdoor Succulent Garden Ideas | Shelterness ... Oh my gosh, I need to do this to my old shoes!
Love These ideas!! 35 Indoor And Outdoor Succulent Garden Ideas | Shelterness
Pink Girl Old Shoes Planters - Creative Ideas Use Old Shoes to Plant Flower
Don't throw those old shoes out yet, here's a Succulent Garden Idea
Recycling garden ideas - flowers pots shoes uhmmm interesting
girly garden craft idea!
Continuous cilantro method: Sow seeds thickly in a wide, shallow container; then, as soon as plants are 3 to 4 inches tall and sporting a couple of cuttable leaves, use scissors to cut off some foliage for cooking as shown. By the time you get back to the first section harvested, new leaves will have appeared.
Container garden: wide shallow pot, grow from seed. "A better way to grow cilantro. Try this method for a fast, continuous crop."
Container Garden, Herb Container, Gardening Outdoor, Vegetable Garden
A better way to grow cilantro. Try this method for a fast, continuous crop. Mine is not liking the cold @Mary Noland perhaps this would be helpful for your herb garden :)
Continuous cilantro method. Will have to try this to get more cilantro out of my herb garden,
Continuous cilantro method: may do this instead of putting cilantro in herb garden
Herb garden... Continuous cilantro method.
Garden. Grow Cilantro/Coriander.
One day I want an herb garden
My own herb garden.
Raised Herb GardenThis $1,500 red cedar chicken coop from Williams-Sonoma performs double-duty by allowing you to grow herbs and vegetables in a raised garden attached to your hens’ dwelling—a drainage system keeps water from falling into the run below.
Backyard Chicken Coop, Chicken Coops, Chickencoop, Chicken House, Raising Chicken, Coop Idea, Chicken Coop Design, Chicken Coup
5 Favorites: Backyard Chicken Coops for Small Flocks. Cute coop design, would include a door so chickens can come and go as they please. I want to raise chickens!
Chicken Coop Ideas ??? Designs And Layouts For Your Backyard Chickens, this and more can be made with chicken supplies found at Jamestown feed and seed!
Bryan will see... one day i will have my own chickens! :) Chicken Coop Ideas
Chicken coop ideas - this looks like a cozy little coup for my ladies!
Fresh eggs in your backyard ? summer project ! Chicken coop ideas
For Kim Gregor: for your Chickens! Awesome Chicken Coup!!!
backyard chicken coop ideas - Google Search
Backyard Chicken Coop Design
Raised Bed Garden DesignsRaised Bed Garden Designs
Gardening Idea, Garden Design, Cinderblock, Cinder Block, Raised Bed Garden, Raised Garden
Small garden idea? super easy Raised bed garden design. (And you can put marigolds in the cinder block holes as a cute, colorful border and deer/rabbit repellent.)
Check out this super easy Raised bed garden design! And you can put little flowers in the cinder block holes as a cute, colorful border too! Paint the outside & tops of the cinderblocks & this would be so cute!
Cinder Block Garden idea: Raised Bed Garden Designs - iSaveA2Z.com
Dresser Planter, Garden Ideas, Dresser Garden, Gardening Ideas, Dresser Drawers
HA! Old dresser turned succulent garden... excellent! And so pretty!!
succulent planter ideas | Planters For Succulents
Before After: A Dresser-Turned-Succulent Garden!
So cool. old dresser turned succulent garden.
Old dresser turned into a succulant garden!
great garden idea...old dresser drawers
Gardening Idea, Green Thumb, Garden Ideas, Container Garden, Patio Garden, Balcony Garden, Vertical Garden, Small Spaces, Plastic Tub
Container gardening idea great for small spaces. I'm not fond of the containers, but I think if the containers are spray-painted with stone textured paint or wrapped with jute rope (hot glue ends) it would look really nice.
container gardening idea found on apartment therapy. Containers can be spray-painted with stone textured paint or wrapped with jute rope (hot glue ends) | PATIO GARDEN
Inside Urban Green: Modern methods of growing food, foliage or flowers for the millions of us who are not green thumbs
container gardening idea found on apartment therapy, exactly what I am doing in a couple of week. Trying to find some ideas for decorating the containers so they aren't so ugly. Containers can be spray-painted with stone textured paint or wrapped with jute rope (hot glue ends)
container gardening idea found on apartment therapy. Containers could be wrapped with pallet wood to cover the ugly plastic
container gardening idea found on apartment therapy. I thinks I'd wrap them in burlap for a cuter look
Ideas for balcony gardening - using plastic tubs as containers
Vertical garden idea (image only)
Balcony garden ideas
herb garden in a shoe holder

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Give The Bible To The People
Warren E. Berkley
“Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world,” (Jas. 1:27).
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