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The US Supreme Court has granted cert on a case styled Missouri v. McNeely to determine "Whether a law enforcement officer may obtain a nonconsensual and warrantless blood sample from a drunk driver under the exigent circumstances exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement based upon the natural dissipation of alcohol in the bloodstream."
The petition (pdf) to the court asserted that, "It is objectively reasonable for a law enforcement officer to obtain a warrantless blood test from a drunk driver because of the imminent destruction of evidence." But the "imminent destruction of evidence" in this instance is not somebody flushing drugs down a toilet or shredding critical files, but merely the fact that "alcohol is naturally eliminated from the human body."
To me, "destruction" of evidence implies an alleged offender actively doing something to impede investigators, but if the court overturns the Missouri Supreme Court's decision, "destruction" of evidence could mean, simply, doing nothing except refusing permission for an invasive search.
My own sense is that, given the Supreme Court's systematic gutting of the Fourth Amendment in recent decades, SCOTUS will probably say warrantless blood draws are constitutional. But it's disquieting to think that simply refusing permission to search would be deemed an "exigent circumstance" that allows police to search anyway. Something's not quite right about that circular construction.
30 Eylül 2012 Pazar
Golden State voters appear poised to scale back 'three-strikes' law
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I was fascinated to see recent news coverage indicating that Golden State voters appear likely to approve a ballot initiative reversing an earlier, influential referendum creating California's "three strikes" law. The most recent polling on Proposition 36 shows 81% of voters in favor of the measure versus just 13% opposed. An article published yesterday said that:
California's original "three strikes" law launched a wave of similar statutes across the country, so one wonders, if the state scales back the law, will its historic "bellwether" status result in other states similarly reconsidering their own three-strikes statues?
If adopted, the law would be retroactive, meaning someone like 25-to-lifer Leandro Andrade could petition the court to resentence him for the 17-year-old crime of filching $150 worth of videotapes in Southern California. Andrade is in the unique position of being a poster child for each side of the Prop. 36 debate.
The California District Attorneys Association—which, ironically, opposed three strikes back in 1994—released a position paper this month citing Andrade as someone with “a horrific criminal history” who might be sprung early if the ballot measure passes. A U.S. military veteran who has struggled with drug addiction, Andrade’s case went all the way to the Supreme Court in 2003; the high court upheld a 50-year sentence for Andrade, who had multiple prior convictions for residential burglary and drug trafficking before stealing a total of nine videotapes from two different Kmart stores in San Bernardino County in 1995. ...
The state prison system is currently home to nearly 8,900 three-strikers. The CDAA claims 4,300 of these inmates could be eligible for resentencing hearings under the proposed law, but says nothing of the 4,000-plus black inmates that make up a whopping 46 percent of the three-strike prison population.Though the California media seems focused on racial disparities in incarceration rates, I suspect this apparent reversal of public opinion stems in great part from the federal court mandate to reduce overcrowding at California state prisons. Since they're now obligated to either spend billions more on prisons or become more judicious about who is incarcerated, it's unsurprising voters might want to release the guy who stole $150 worth of video tapes to hold those convicted of more serious offenses for longer periods, which was how the law was originally pitched. "Michael Romano, who directs a Stanford University project that represents three-strikes offenders in their sentencing appeals, says California’s version of the law has strayed from its original purpose. 'If you go back to the original arguments used to pass the law,' says Romano, ' 'they said ‘we want to see rapists and murderers and molesters behind bars'.’ It turns out that the majority of three strikers have been sentenced for nonviolent crimes.'"
California's original "three strikes" law launched a wave of similar statutes across the country, so one wonders, if the state scales back the law, will its historic "bellwether" status result in other states similarly reconsidering their own three-strikes statues?
The New Jim Crow: Michelle Alexander to speak in Houston
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Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass incarceration in the age of color-blindness, will appear next week at a speaking engagement in H-Town sponsored by Progressive Forum Houston and the ACLU of Texas. I've mentioned before that Grits doesn't necessarily buy into the book's thesis, but there's little doubt it has brought significant attention to issues of mass incarceration, focusing on criticisms from the opposite end of the political spectrum from say, the Right on Crime crowd.
One of the reasons for optimism that the nation could be on the brink of ending, or at least reevaluating, the era of mass incarceration in which we find ourselves is that vastly differing criticisms of the system have arisen from across the political spectrum, from traditional conservatives to unabashed liberals to Ron Paul libertarians. Thinking people have announced their dislike for overincarceration from virtually every spot on the political spectrum, with most of the public support tending to come from folks with a financial stake in its continuance - police unions, prosecutors, prison officials, private prison companies, and the array of contractors which have sprung up to service prisons and law enforcement. Further, the influence of the latter group has been constrained by harsh budget realities in which funding for mass incarceration must compete with more popular education and health care priorities. Today, even politicians who built their careers promoting mass incarceration are beginning to moderate their lock-em-up proclivities.
I may not agree with Alexander's overall thesis about Jim Crow - I think that argument ignores the fact that black folks are disproportionately victims of crime, and also trivializes the vast differences between the liberty and opportunities afforded black people today compared to the era of American apartheid - but many of her arguments in the book are spot on, and she's made a valuable contribution to the national conversation on the subject. If you're in Houston (regrettably, I can't be), you may want to attend the event and hear what she has to say.
One of the reasons for optimism that the nation could be on the brink of ending, or at least reevaluating, the era of mass incarceration in which we find ourselves is that vastly differing criticisms of the system have arisen from across the political spectrum, from traditional conservatives to unabashed liberals to Ron Paul libertarians. Thinking people have announced their dislike for overincarceration from virtually every spot on the political spectrum, with most of the public support tending to come from folks with a financial stake in its continuance - police unions, prosecutors, prison officials, private prison companies, and the array of contractors which have sprung up to service prisons and law enforcement. Further, the influence of the latter group has been constrained by harsh budget realities in which funding for mass incarceration must compete with more popular education and health care priorities. Today, even politicians who built their careers promoting mass incarceration are beginning to moderate their lock-em-up proclivities.
I may not agree with Alexander's overall thesis about Jim Crow - I think that argument ignores the fact that black folks are disproportionately victims of crime, and also trivializes the vast differences between the liberty and opportunities afforded black people today compared to the era of American apartheid - but many of her arguments in the book are spot on, and she's made a valuable contribution to the national conversation on the subject. If you're in Houston (regrettably, I can't be), you may want to attend the event and hear what she has to say.
The fallacy of prohibition: Gambling edition
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An Austin Statesman story today by Patrick George quotes police decrying "light penalties" for business operating eight-liner gambling machines, calling for harsher punishments and stricter city ordinances aiming to drive them further underground. However, an earlier Statesman story (Sept. 8) pointed out how Duval County in South Texas received 9% of its annual budget from fees paid by eight-liner operations. Wrote Eric Dexheimer:
Harsher penalties won't eliminate illegal gambling - they never have, after all - but merely drive the activity further into the shadows of society. They also eliminate substantial revenue streams from government, relegating the activity, and income, to the black market. Regrettably, such observations were absent in today's Statesman article, which followed the tired, traditional format of articulating a problem then voicing police calls for harsher punishment as seemingly the sole solution. The issue, though, is more complicated than that. "Light penalties" aren't the real problem: Prohibition is.
It could be the local government success story of the year: Confronted with a struggling economy and stagnant tax revenues, entrepreneurial officials in a county perhaps best known for its rich history of graft and political corruption uncover a lucrative new source of revenue.Grits considers bans on these devices counterproductive, ensuring they'll be operated mainly by a criminal element instead of in a regulated environment. The traditional mafia in the northeast was vanquished not so much by successful law enforcement efforts to lock up mobsters as by the creation of legal (often state operated) lotteries that eliminated illegal numbers running. Similarly, legalizing eight-liners - which are essentially slot machines - would reduce crime, generate revenue and allow their regulation and taxation, as so many small towns have discovered.
But there's a small catch.
"Of course the machines are illegal, as I understand it," said Jo Ann Ehmann, the part-time bookkeeper for the tiny city of Gregory.
Just northeast of Corpus Christi, Gregory — population 2,000 — has collected about $800,000 in the 18 months since it started enforcing its $1,000-per-machine game room ordinance. The city's annual budget is about $1 million.
Together, a half-dozen or so rural counties and municipalities have earned millions of dollars from recently enacted fees levied on the gaming machines.
Harsher penalties won't eliminate illegal gambling - they never have, after all - but merely drive the activity further into the shadows of society. They also eliminate substantial revenue streams from government, relegating the activity, and income, to the black market. Regrettably, such observations were absent in today's Statesman article, which followed the tired, traditional format of articulating a problem then voicing police calls for harsher punishment as seemingly the sole solution. The issue, though, is more complicated than that. "Light penalties" aren't the real problem: Prohibition is.
'We need rational approach to incarceration'
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An op ed in the Amarillo Globe News today by restorative justice advocates with the same title as this post argues for a smarter approach to Texas corrections spending. The column concludes:
recidivism costs Texas citizens many millions of dollars annually, plus untold loss and suffering.
Unfortunately, the state’s budget woes are leading to major cuts in the very programs that help reduce recidivism, suffering and cost. Budget reductions in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice have been largely focused on community supervision, parole and programming funds. Even the department’s ability to process new volunteers for work in prison programs has been impaired.
It appears the goose that could lay the golden egg is being killed by short-sighted legislative policy.
There is a better way. Some people need to be locked up to protect society — and many for a very long time. But the tendency of tough-on-crime advocates to lock up more and more people for longer and longer terms for smaller and smaller offenses, while de-emphasizing the programs aiming to rehabilitate inmates and prevent their return to prison, is misguided at best.
As responsible citizens, we all need to demand that our elected representatives take a more rational approach to incarcerating offenders, while retaining or expanding in-prison programming as a humane, recidivism reducing, cost cutting — and presumably tax saving — measure.
Required budget cuts should focus on creating a policy that aims to provide community supervision of offenders who are not a threat to society, incarcerate those who are and rehabilitate them all. And each of us should do our part by participating in or supporting nonprofit programs, such as Bridges To Life, that help restore offenders to the life of a productive, tax-paying citizen.
29 Eylül 2012 Cumartesi
Cindi Rose Fashions Silhouettes at Baby Bugaloo
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Cindi Rose Fashions Silhouettes at Baby Bugaloo
Famous Silhouette Artist Cindi Rose will be at Baby Bugaloo for fashion week, Monday
Aug. 13, from 11 to 3, to hand-cut original silhouettes of customer’s profiles. She does
the lost, French art of looking and cutting freehand. Silhouettes $35 a person,
Copies $10 a person. Wiggly children and adults accepted. Appointments
Requested by phoning 512 301-3800. Takes a minute, lasts forever!
www.silhouettesbycindi.com
Silhouette Artist Ties the Knot!
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Silhouette Artist Ties the Knot!
Your wedding day is special, a talented silhouette artist, such as Cindi Harwood Rose or Kathryn Flocken can add elegance, and a lasting keepsake for you and the wedding guests.
Just view the rave 5 star review from a recent wedding that superb silhouette artist Cindi created with this personal, creative touch. At this Chicago wedding, Cindi Rose, placed a silhouette of each guest in a picture frame, and also placed one in a guest book. Silhouette cookie cutters of the bride and groom can be ordered for an added touch, as can fabric for the bride and groom’s table. Read this fabulous silhouette artist wedding idea, and the praises for the added entertaining fine art gift. For even more fun, hire two silhouette artists, and be sure that all your guests get a great heirloom gift.
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Silhouettes in New Orleans
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Silhouette Artist Cindi Rose, is happy her son will get his Masters in law from Tulane University, former home of Valobra Jewelry. “The city is still beautiful, and I plan on trying to help it, with silhouette art bookings in New Orleans, and donating proceeds to keep cleaning up the city,” Rose states to Pippin Lane, an extraordinary children’s boutique, frequented by Angelina Jolie and Sandra Bullock.
Silhouette Artist Cindi Rose, is happy her son will get his Masters in law from Tulane University, former home of Valobra Jewelry. “The city is still beautiful, and I plan on trying to help it, with silhouette art bookings in New Orleans, and donating proceeds to keep cleaning up the city,” Rose states to Pippin Lane, an extraordinary children’s boutique, frequented by Angelina Jolie and Sandra Bullock.
Trista Sutter's silhouette by Dr. Franklin and Cindi Rose by E.D. Woods
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Trista Sutter’s sculpting by Dr. Franklin and Cindi Rose
Lucky for the Bachelorette’s and Bachelor’s that Erica Rose’s father is famous plastic surgeon Dr. Franklin Rose, and her mom is noted silhouette artist, Cindi Rose. It makes the contestants and winners look and stay beautiful. Recently, the first reality Bachelorette, Trista Sutter, met up with Bachelor legal star, Erica Rose, and discussed her wanting an updated look. Although Erica thought Trista looked beautiful, she referred her to her father (who would never operate on his family). Trista had been admiring Emily Maynard’s plastic surgery, and did not want to be Bachelorette history. For her first meeting, in Franklin Rose’s hometown, Aspen, Colorado, Trista drove in from Vail. The petite beauty was met by Franklin and Cindi Rose.
As always, Cindi took out her surgical scissors and in a minute sculpted the world’s darling’s profile. Trista loved it, and signed it with her good-valued signature. Trista commented that her children would love Cindi Rose’s artwork. Her real concerns however was, a drop of fat, droopy eyes, and breasts that were not what they were pre-children.
Franklin Rose, a board-certified MD, who studied at Yale, Manhattan Eye and Ear, and Baylor College of Medicine, booked the soon to be 40 year-old at his doctor owned surgical center, First Street in Houston, Texas.
Trista got small breast implants, and the tired look erased from her lovely blue eyes with upper and lower eye lifts. In her pre and post-op photos it appears that she may have had liposuction. Word is that there is a room in The Rose Home devoted to patient care, and that after a luxurious stay at First Street Hospital (with culinary meals and wait staff), patients recover with Cindi Rose’s low-fat, organic nutritious meals and care. No wonder, the most beautiful men and women in the country get on Bachelor and Bachelor Pad, they have a connection—Erica Rose’s father. Unlike what people would think, Erica’s perfect size 4, 5’ 8” figure is natural. Her mother and grandmother where former beauty contest winners, and it is a natural for Erica. Read Life & Style Weekly to see Trista’s before and after plastic surgery photos and decide yourself, if she did or did not also have liposuction. I think somewhere there is also word that there could be a book coming out about parenting, and being in love, penned by no-other than America’s darling, Trista Sutter!
Paperosity expert silhouette artists
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Paperosity expert silhouette artists
There is a paper renaissance in the art field, according to Rob Ryan, Cindi H. Rose, Nikki McClure, Laura Heyenga, and Matthew Sporzynski, where the imagination turns the sublime into fine art! Whether it be huge museum pieces such as Kara Walker executes, or the thin white A4 papers of Peter Callesen—bold statements are made. In this unique silhouette, artist Cindi Harwood Rose explains that paper and acrylic were used. Kako Ueda, explores paper material as a product of tree pulp and culture by the invention of paper and its production, whose line shifts and blurs, making simple man completed by nature’s almost holiday ornamentation. Helen Musselwhite takes her color schemes from nature, and Cindi Rose takes her art conversations from physiognomy and soul. “To delve into a person’s unabridged life path,” C. H. Rose explains, “the true silhouette artist can interpret and empower. Laura Heyenga compiled an in-depth book of the universe’s most sought after scalpel, scissors, and exactor knife fine artists in her book, Paper Cutting. For more books on the art, look at Kathryn K. Flocken’s Silhouettes Rediscovering the Lost Art, available on Amazon.com
28 Eylül 2012 Cuma
Forensic commission investigative panel DPS controlled substace testing SNAFU meets today
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Grits can't attend today's Texas Forensic Science Commission investigative panel meeting (pdf) in The Woodlands, but I sure hope some Houston-area reporters will go the meeting, which begins at 9:30 this morning. They'll be evaluating the DPS case out of Houston, discussed earlier on Grits here and here, where a lab worker was serendipitously discovered to have used samples from a different case to validate a positive finding for Alprazolam (the generic name for Xanax). At an earlier FSC meeting, it was revealed that the discrepancy was discovered by accident and would not have been revealed through existing management and audit systems, and the investigative panel is where the episode will be most comprehensively vetted.
Some FSC meetings on high profile cases (like Todd Willingham) have been comprehensively covered while there have been others where your correspondent was the only media person there. But the DPS lab mess is a big deal, potentially affecting nearly 5,000 cases. It'd be a shame if nobody's there to report the details.
Some FSC meetings on high profile cases (like Todd Willingham) have been comprehensively covered while there have been others where your correspondent was the only media person there. But the DPS lab mess is a big deal, potentially affecting nearly 5,000 cases. It'd be a shame if nobody's there to report the details.
Adjusting juvenile law in light of SCOTUS rulings, scientific advancements
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An item from the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange titled "Juvenile offenders in limbo under outdated state laws" describes a situation which, though our state is not mentioned, impacts 17 year olds in Texas sentenced after 2005 for capital murder, as well as those with pending capital murder charges. The story opens, "More than two years after U.S. Supreme Court decisions started throwing out mandatory death and life sentences for minors, judges in Washington, Illinois and dozens of other states still lack guidance on what to do with juveniles past and present convicted of murder and some other serious felonies."
Texas had already eliminated both the death penalty and life without parole for juveniles by the time Miller v. Alabama (pdf) was decided earlier this year, but in Texas offenders are charged as adults once they're 17 years old. The US Supreme Court, though, has now forbade both death penalty and life without parole sentences for defendants under 18 years old. So for someone charged with a capital offense at 17, there are presently no legal punishments available for capital murder under Texas law. In practice that shouldn't be a terrific dilemma for prosecutors. Seventeen-year-old defendants can still be charged and sentenced under regular murder statutes, and since both death sentences and LWOP are no longer options, there really isn't a substantive difference in the likely result. But Grits still expects the Legislature to take up the question next year to close the gap created in capital sentencing by the different definitions of "juvenile" under Texas and federal law.
Of course, that also raises a larger question the Legislature probably won't address next year, at least not comprehensively: Should 17 year olds be tried as adults in the first place? They have none of the rights of grown ups - can't vote, can't drink, etc. - but are held responsible as adults when they break Texas law. The issue is made more poignant by recent advances in neuroscience that have demonstrated how, as the ABA Journal put it not long ago, that:
MORE: See a fairly lengthy discussion string from the Texas District and County Attorneys Association on the implications of Miller v. Alabama for Texas.
Texas had already eliminated both the death penalty and life without parole for juveniles by the time Miller v. Alabama (pdf) was decided earlier this year, but in Texas offenders are charged as adults once they're 17 years old. The US Supreme Court, though, has now forbade both death penalty and life without parole sentences for defendants under 18 years old. So for someone charged with a capital offense at 17, there are presently no legal punishments available for capital murder under Texas law. In practice that shouldn't be a terrific dilemma for prosecutors. Seventeen-year-old defendants can still be charged and sentenced under regular murder statutes, and since both death sentences and LWOP are no longer options, there really isn't a substantive difference in the likely result. But Grits still expects the Legislature to take up the question next year to close the gap created in capital sentencing by the different definitions of "juvenile" under Texas and federal law.
Of course, that also raises a larger question the Legislature probably won't address next year, at least not comprehensively: Should 17 year olds be tried as adults in the first place? They have none of the rights of grown ups - can't vote, can't drink, etc. - but are held responsible as adults when they break Texas law. The issue is made more poignant by recent advances in neuroscience that have demonstrated how, as the ABA Journal put it not long ago, that:
While an individual’s cognitive abilities (thinking, reasoning) reach adult levels around the age of 16, studies show that psychosocial capabilities (impulse control, judgment, future orientation and resistance to peer pressure) continue to develop well into early adulthood.
Which answers the question so many parents have undoubtedly asked their teenage sons and daughters: How could somebody so smart do something so dumb?
Laurence Steinberg, a Temple University psychology professor who has been studying adolescent brain and behavioral development for 35 years, likens the teenage brain to a car with a powerful gas pedal and weak brakes. While the gas pedal responsible for things like emotional arousal and susceptibility to peer pressure is fully developed, the brakes that permit long-term thinking and resistance to peer pressure need work.
Steinberg says the latest research in developmental psychology confirms and strengthens the conclusion that juveniles as a group differ from adults in the salient ways the court identified in Roper [the SCOTUS case eliminating the death penalty for juveniles]. And emerging research in the field of neuroscience, not even mentioned in Roper, is helping to explain this biologically.
Such research shows, for instance, that adolescents exhibit more neural activity than adults or children in areas of the brain that promote risky and reward-based behavior. It also shows that the brain continues to mature well beyond adolescence in areas responsible for controlling thoughts, actions and emotions.At the Texas Tribune festival last weekend, state Rep. Paul Workman (R-Austin), who sits on the Corrections Committee, suggested the Texas Department of Criminal Justice should designate separate units for 17-23 year olds - facilities he referred to as a "middle campuses" - both for their own protection and as an acknowledgement of this growing body of scientific research on brain development. That suggestion makes even more sense after the Lege directed in 2007 that 19-20 year olds sentenced as juveniles be moved from youth prisons to TDCJ. Though the "middle campus" prospect wasn't discussed in much detail, Workman indicated such facilities could offer special programming unavailable in the regular adult system. I thought it was a fascinating and meritorious idea regarding a subject that's only beginning to gain traction as scientific developments begin to trickle down to influence court rulings and policy debates.
MORE: See a fairly lengthy discussion string from the Texas District and County Attorneys Association on the implications of Miller v. Alabama for Texas.
Golden State voters appear poised to scale back 'three-strikes' law
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I was fascinated to see recent news coverage indicating that Golden State voters appear likely to approve a ballot initiative reversing an earlier, influential referendum creating California's "three strikes" law. The most recent polling on Proposition 36 shows 81% of voters in favor of the measure versus just 13% opposed. An article published yesterday said that:
California's original "three strikes" law launched a wave of similar statutes across the country, so one wonders, if the state scales back the law, will its historic "bellwether" status result in other states similarly reconsidering their own three-strikes statues?
If adopted, the law would be retroactive, meaning someone like 25-to-lifer Leandro Andrade could petition the court to resentence him for the 17-year-old crime of filching $150 worth of videotapes in Southern California. Andrade is in the unique position of being a poster child for each side of the Prop. 36 debate.
The California District Attorneys Association—which, ironically, opposed three strikes back in 1994—released a position paper this month citing Andrade as someone with “a horrific criminal history” who might be sprung early if the ballot measure passes. A U.S. military veteran who has struggled with drug addiction, Andrade’s case went all the way to the Supreme Court in 2003; the high court upheld a 50-year sentence for Andrade, who had multiple prior convictions for residential burglary and drug trafficking before stealing a total of nine videotapes from two different Kmart stores in San Bernardino County in 1995. ...
The state prison system is currently home to nearly 8,900 three-strikers. The CDAA claims 4,300 of these inmates could be eligible for resentencing hearings under the proposed law, but says nothing of the 4,000-plus black inmates that make up a whopping 46 percent of the three-strike prison population.Though the California media seems focused on racial disparities in incarceration rates, I suspect this apparent reversal of public opinion stems in great part from the federal court mandate to reduce overcrowding at California state prisons. Since they're now obligated to either spend billions more on prisons or become more judicious about who is incarcerated, it's unsurprising voters might want to release the guy who stole $150 worth of video tapes to hold those convicted of more serious offenses for longer periods, which was how the law was originally pitched. "Michael Romano, who directs a Stanford University project that represents three-strikes offenders in their sentencing appeals, says California’s version of the law has strayed from its original purpose. 'If you go back to the original arguments used to pass the law,' says Romano, ' 'they said ‘we want to see rapists and murderers and molesters behind bars'.’ It turns out that the majority of three strikers have been sentenced for nonviolent crimes.'"
California's original "three strikes" law launched a wave of similar statutes across the country, so one wonders, if the state scales back the law, will its historic "bellwether" status result in other states similarly reconsidering their own three-strikes statues?
Roundup: Debating pot prohibition
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The Houston Chronicle's Baker Institute Blog has recently published a series of pro and con posts on marijuana legalization that may interest Grits readers:
In Colorado, where a marijuana legalization initiative is on the ballot, the Denver Post recently published this pair of pro and con op eds: "Amendment 64: Should pot be legal in Colorado? No; Colorado can't put our kids at risk" and "Amendment 64: Should pot be legal in Colorado? Yes; End senseless marijuana prohibition"
And in Washington State, where another legalization initiative is on the ballot, the Seattle Times published an editorial titled, "Approve Initiative 502 — It’s time to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana."
- Marijuana: A case against legalization
- Why legalizing marijuana is a bad idea
- Marijuana won’t be legalized anytime soon
- Regulations work: Lessons from California’s experience with medical marijuana
- Legalization of marijuana: When, not if
- In a contest with alcohol and tobacco, marijuana wins
- Marijuana: A case for legalization
In Colorado, where a marijuana legalization initiative is on the ballot, the Denver Post recently published this pair of pro and con op eds: "Amendment 64: Should pot be legal in Colorado? No; Colorado can't put our kids at risk" and "Amendment 64: Should pot be legal in Colorado? Yes; End senseless marijuana prohibition"
And in Washington State, where another legalization initiative is on the ballot, the Seattle Times published an editorial titled, "Approve Initiative 502 — It’s time to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana."
Policing the mentally ill: Crisis intervention teams
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Recently, Austin PD implemented a new policy related to responding to mentally ill suspects which the Austin Statesman described thusly:
In cases where a suspect is known to be mentally or emotionally disturbed, a minimum of four officers along with a sergeant will be sent to the scene, and at least one of them must be specially trained in handling such issues. [Chief Art] Acevedo said this change was spurred by several recent incidents involving violence by homeless suspects and other people with mental health issues. “We will greatly decrease the potential for use of deadly force,” Acevedo said.So I was interested to see a couple of stories in the Houston Chronicle related to "crisis intervention teams" in Harris County and specialized training there for law enforcement handling calls related to the mentally ill:
- Sheriff's crisis team 'protects both sides of the badge' (Sept. 27)
- Patti Hart: How could police shooting of amputee happen here (Sept. 25)
Crisis intervention teams, tagged to respond to calls involving mentally disturbed subjects, reflect a new wave of law enforcement thinking pioneered by the Memphis, Tenn., Police Department in the 1980s. Such efforts have received renewed attention after a Houston police officer last week fatally shot a mentally ill double-amputee who threatened his partner with a pen. HPD's crisis intervention team, in place since 2008, was not at the scene
Sheriff Adrian Garcia launched the county's program last October as an alternative to jailing the mentally ill, an effort he said not only eases suffering but saves taxpayers money. About a fourth of the jail's current 8,900 prisoners require psychotropic medication.
"Each time we take a low-risk, nonviolent, mentally ill individual to treatment rather than jail, we increase the chances they will not re-offend and decrease the costs to our jail and the court system," Garcia said.
Since its inception, the county program has diverted 168 mentally ill subjects, individuals who previously would have been charged with crimes, to treatment facilities.
Henry's team, which has a cooperative agreement with the Houston Police Department's crisis team, has answered 1,581 calls since last October. In the most recent quarter, 728 of the individuals encountered suffered from post traumatic stress disorder, 257 from depression, 227 from bipolar disorder and 213 from schizophrenia.
"Our goal," Henry said, "is to protect both sides of the badge. We are trained and skilled to protect ourselves and trained and skilled to protect the 'consumer.' We don't rush into action. We understand what they are going through."
In addition to the 16 hours required of all police officers, deputies selected for the program receive 40 hours of special training through the HPD Academy, a program regarded by experts as one of the nation's best.
The deputies, accompanied by workers from Mental Health Mental Retardation of Harris County, arrive at crisis scenes in minimally marked squad cars after being dispatched by department operators or summoned by the first responding officers.Austin's policy change is an improvement, but other jurisdictions are doing more to confront these difficult questions and so could APD.
27 Eylül 2012 Perşembe
George W. Bush’s silhouette created by Cindi Rose gets President’s A+ Approval
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George W. Bush’s silhouette created by Cindi Rose gets President’s A+ Approval
George W. Bush’s silhouette created by Cindi Rose gets President’s A+ Approval
Former United States President, George W. Bush, wrote the most beautiful thank-you to noted silhouette artist Cindi Harwood Rose. At a prestigious event for The W Source In Houston where President Bush was the honored speaker, his famous silhouette was hand-created full-length and bust style by historic profilist, C. H. Rose. The details and personality of the President was captured by the skilled artist. Cindi is considered the finest
silhouette artist of this and last century. C. Rose has done her artwork over 35 years, and has silhouetted many US and foreign Presidents and royalty. Her work is sought after for Hollywood-style events and weddings, but Rose likes capturing the candid and real genre of the individual she is hand-carving from sight. George W. was spellbound by the work. In minutes, with surgical scissors and thin black paper, she cut his likeness! Rose had done his mother, Barbara Bush’s silhouette several times, and many of his nephews and nieces, but this was the first time she had done his. The country’s leader stated that Cindi Rose did a “fine looking silhouette.” He further commented, in his truthful manner that “the care and craftsmanship that went into every detail are apparent.” The President of the greatest country iterated that C. Harwood Rose’s work showed thoughtfulness, and that he and Laura, sent blessing and best wishes to the artist.
The fine art of hand-cutting silhouettes was a way of record keeping by kings and queens, and American Presidents for several centuries. In the 1700’s and early 1800’s it was the only way that clothing and style were recorded, pre-camera. What separates Cindi Rose’s work from other amusement park-style real silhouette artists is that no two of her works look alike, and she captures the features and persona of a subject, making her work
an empowerment of who the person is feature and soul. More information on historic silhouettes can be read on the universe’s top authority on the history of silhouette art and artists, the renown, Peggy McClard. Peggy
has valuable silhouettes worth thousands for purchase and important books on the subject of Shade artists, later called silhouette artists. Some of the silhouette artists these days, are computer generating the work, and do not get the interior cuts that the master artists can get. The Guild of American Paper cutters list only a few handfuls of silhouette artists living in this century, and they call C. H. Rose, America’s premier silhouette artist.
Looking at her website, silhouettesbycindi.com you can see the Silhouette of Barbara Bush and on some of the articles, Queen Elizabeth, President Obama, Mickey Rooney, Elvis Presley, Sammy Davis Jr., Ashley Judd, and Golda Mier. Her videos on YouTube show that she has taken her skill into the field of masterful art, with gallery presentations and historic lectures. By interview, Rose explained that she used vintage, French, silhouette paper, that is no longer available, 50 years old, that she purchased the vintage paper in bulk from an English vendor in 1971. The paper alone has a ranking worth hundreds of dollars. Rose uses this paper for donations to the uninsured and underinsured with cancer through The Holly Rose Ribbon Foundation, and her project, “Silhouettes for Survivors.” Once made a hero, by American Profile Magazine, Cindi Rose, can be reached for a personal high-quality silhouette, with her signature, framed in solid wood and real gold leaf. In interview Ms. C. Rose stated, “I do not use a shadow to do a silhouette, that is what a non-silhouette artist does, and the shadow is a reduction of who you are, it is the blockage of light. Thus, a silhouette made by viewing someone, and studying the total of their nature, adds a fourth dimension of their actuality, making a monument to who they are.” I think Cindi Rose is referring to the many trite silhouettes found on the internet that are made by computers or wall-tracings, or the copy-cat silhouettes that you often see that do not reflect contemporary fashion.
Family History Month at George Memorial Library, Richmond, Texas
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[Howdy readers! October is Family History Month and several local libraries are celebrating with great genealogy programs. Below is a press release from Fort Bend County Libraries. --A]
LEARN HOW TO RESEARCH YOUR FAMILY HISTORYAT GEORGE MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Have you ever wondered where your ancestors came from? Are you curious about their military service or medical history? Begin your family-history research at Fort Bend County Libraries' Local History and Genealogy Department at George Memorial Library,
1001 Golfview in Richmond. Library staff will present two programs in October to help the beginning family-history researcher start their genealogy search.
In "Build Your Family Tree Online," learn how to create a family-tree website using the free resources on TribalPages.com. The class will take place on Tuesday, October 23, beginning at 10:00 am, in the Computer Lab. Those attending the class will need an email address to set up an account on this resource, on which users can add names and upload photographs, create an interactive chart, capture family stories, and invite other family members to contribute information.
Beginning family-history researchers will learn the basics of starting their research at an introductory program, "Genealogy 101," on Tuesday, October 30, beginning at 10:00 am, in the Computer Lab. Library staff will provide a basic introduction to many of the resources that are available to the beginning genealogical researcher. Items that will be introduced include print resources, materials that are available on microfilm, and online tools such as the Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest USA databases.
The programs are free and open to the public. Seating is limited, however, and reservations are required. To register online at the library's website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us), click on "Calendar," select "George Memorial," and find the program. Participants may also register by calling the library's Local History and Genealogy Department at 281-341-2608, or by visiting the department at the library.
[Howdy readers! October is Family History Month and several local libraries are celebrating with great genealogy programs. Below is a press release from Fort Bend County Libraries. --A]
LEARN HOW TO RESEARCH YOUR FAMILY HISTORYAT GEORGE MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Have you ever wondered where your ancestors came from? Are you curious about their military service or medical history? Begin your family-history research at Fort Bend County Libraries' Local History and Genealogy Department at George Memorial Library,
1001 Golfview in Richmond. Library staff will present two programs in October to help the beginning family-history researcher start their genealogy search.
In "Build Your Family Tree Online," learn how to create a family-tree website using the free resources on TribalPages.com. The class will take place on Tuesday, October 23, beginning at 10:00 am, in the Computer Lab. Those attending the class will need an email address to set up an account on this resource, on which users can add names and upload photographs, create an interactive chart, capture family stories, and invite other family members to contribute information.
Beginning family-history researchers will learn the basics of starting their research at an introductory program, "Genealogy 101," on Tuesday, October 30, beginning at 10:00 am, in the Computer Lab. Library staff will provide a basic introduction to many of the resources that are available to the beginning genealogical researcher. Items that will be introduced include print resources, materials that are available on microfilm, and online tools such as the Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest USA databases.
The programs are free and open to the public. Seating is limited, however, and reservations are required. To register online at the library's website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us), click on "Calendar," select "George Memorial," and find the program. Participants may also register by calling the library's Local History and Genealogy Department at 281-341-2608, or by visiting the department at the library.
What I Scanned
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It's been a while since I posted an update of my scanning project. For the newcomers since then, I'm managing a large family history project for someone. It includes a scanning component. Once a week, I scan someone else's family archives. The findings are often so interesting, that I share my observations here. I do all this in a general sense, of course. Confidentiality, and all that.
Much of what I scanned lately has been about living people, so you see how hard it is to generalize that. Many of the items are very exciting and I wish I could share them. Even though this isn't my family, I'm still fascinated by what others accomplish in their lives.
Lately I've been scanning business items. These ancestors had an entrepreneurial spirit that was passed down the generations.
Scanned items include business photos. My favorite is an ancestor in his 1900-era store. He was an immigrant and very proud of his accomplishment. He stood tall in the photo among his inventory. I spent a couple minutes just looking at the items in the store, the signs, the displays, before I put the photo back and scanned some more.
Other photos of other businesses had past employees posing around the products they created. Also in the file were early literature and business stationery.
There were also some documents that reflected the financial side of family businesses. It takes money, risk and a whole lot of faith. How scary it must have been to wager one's savings and hard work for a gamble on success. In scanning the business documents of another family, I thought of my own ancestors and living family members who have done the same.
Business history is part of family history. Do not ignore it. In fact, go forth and explore it.
Much of what I scanned lately has been about living people, so you see how hard it is to generalize that. Many of the items are very exciting and I wish I could share them. Even though this isn't my family, I'm still fascinated by what others accomplish in their lives.
Lately I've been scanning business items. These ancestors had an entrepreneurial spirit that was passed down the generations.
Scanned items include business photos. My favorite is an ancestor in his 1900-era store. He was an immigrant and very proud of his accomplishment. He stood tall in the photo among his inventory. I spent a couple minutes just looking at the items in the store, the signs, the displays, before I put the photo back and scanned some more.
Other photos of other businesses had past employees posing around the products they created. Also in the file were early literature and business stationery.
There were also some documents that reflected the financial side of family businesses. It takes money, risk and a whole lot of faith. How scary it must have been to wager one's savings and hard work for a gamble on success. In scanning the business documents of another family, I thought of my own ancestors and living family members who have done the same.
Business history is part of family history. Do not ignore it. In fact, go forth and explore it.
Who is an Official RootsTech 2013 Blogger? This Girl!
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I am very, very excited to be picked as an Official Blogger for RootsTech 2013. The invitation came this weekend and I did little genealogy cartwheels when I read it.
What does this mean for you? Information about RootsTech leading up to the event. Then recaps from RootsTech during the conference.
No worries if you can't make it to Salt Lake City. They'll be streaming some of the sessions, just like previous years.
Who else is going to RootsTech? I look forward to hanging out with my genealogy friends and blog readers.
[Disclosure: I received a complimentary registration for my role as an Official Blogger for RootsTech. The excitement, however, is my own.
--A]
I am very, very excited to be picked as an Official Blogger for RootsTech 2013. The invitation came this weekend and I did little genealogy cartwheels when I read it.
What does this mean for you? Information about RootsTech leading up to the event. Then recaps from RootsTech during the conference.
No worries if you can't make it to Salt Lake City. They'll be streaming some of the sessions, just like previous years.
Who else is going to RootsTech? I look forward to hanging out with my genealogy friends and blog readers.
[Disclosure: I received a complimentary registration for my role as an Official Blogger for RootsTech. The excitement, however, is my own.
--A]
Family Tree Magazine, Houston City Guide and the Writing Bug
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Today's mail included a copy of the October/November 2012 issue of Family Tree Magazine. I stood at the mailbox and flipped through the glossy pages of the magazine until I reached the familiar newsprint center that contained the city guides.
This issue includes a city guide for Houston...and I wrote it.
I am very proud of this city guide because it's time the 4th largest city in the United States got its chance to be in the spotlight. This city has a rich history and its records are of exponential value to genealogists. I also feel blessed that the Family Tree Magazine gave me the opportunity.
If my paternal grandmother was still alive, I'd send her my copy of the magazine. She was a journalism major (Oklahoma A & M, Class of 1934) and talked often of her time at the Duncan Banner. She was the society columnist (sadly with no byline) until she married in 1937. That was the end of her journalism career.
In the 1990's my grandma and I were both employed in the family business. One of my tasks was to write catalog copy. Short descriptions of many similar looking items. How many ways can one describe tan leather? I'd write the descriptions and she'd proofread and edit. As tedious as it sounded, she really did enjoy editing. We'd sit on the office couch and try to make 50 almost identical items sound different from each other. Sometimes my grandma would talk about her college paper and columnist days.
Looking back now, I see this is where my writing ability came from. I'm the only one of six grandchildren to catch that bug, and I'm glad I did. I wish I'd asked her more about her brief journalism career.
My grandmother passed away before I started researching my ancestors. Since then, I was given the all the family history writing that her brother did. I connected with her nephew who made a career in the newspaper industry. I also found that her great-uncle authored Early Days in Cooke County 1848-1873. Knowing the writing history of my ancestors makes sense of my own tendency to put words on paper, computer screen, website and even this blog.
Since I can't give the magazine to my grandma, I'm going to give it to my mom. She can put it on the Coffee Table of Accomplishment.
If you get Family Tree Magazine, I hope you enjoy the Houston City Guide (there's one for Ft. Wayne in there, too).
Should your family history research ever lead you to Houston, do let me know so I can show you the genealogical sights and sites of the area. It's a great place to visit.
This issue includes a city guide for Houston...and I wrote it.
I am very proud of this city guide because it's time the 4th largest city in the United States got its chance to be in the spotlight. This city has a rich history and its records are of exponential value to genealogists. I also feel blessed that the Family Tree Magazine gave me the opportunity.
If my paternal grandmother was still alive, I'd send her my copy of the magazine. She was a journalism major (Oklahoma A & M, Class of 1934) and talked often of her time at the Duncan Banner. She was the society columnist (sadly with no byline) until she married in 1937. That was the end of her journalism career.
In the 1990's my grandma and I were both employed in the family business. One of my tasks was to write catalog copy. Short descriptions of many similar looking items. How many ways can one describe tan leather? I'd write the descriptions and she'd proofread and edit. As tedious as it sounded, she really did enjoy editing. We'd sit on the office couch and try to make 50 almost identical items sound different from each other. Sometimes my grandma would talk about her college paper and columnist days.
Looking back now, I see this is where my writing ability came from. I'm the only one of six grandchildren to catch that bug, and I'm glad I did. I wish I'd asked her more about her brief journalism career.
My grandmother passed away before I started researching my ancestors. Since then, I was given the all the family history writing that her brother did. I connected with her nephew who made a career in the newspaper industry. I also found that her great-uncle authored Early Days in Cooke County 1848-1873. Knowing the writing history of my ancestors makes sense of my own tendency to put words on paper, computer screen, website and even this blog.
Since I can't give the magazine to my grandma, I'm going to give it to my mom. She can put it on the Coffee Table of Accomplishment.
If you get Family Tree Magazine, I hope you enjoy the Houston City Guide (there's one for Ft. Wayne in there, too).
Should your family history research ever lead you to Houston, do let me know so I can show you the genealogical sights and sites of the area. It's a great place to visit.
26 Eylül 2012 Çarşamba
740 KTRH & its news director part ways
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Thursday I posted how Sportstalk 790 KBME morning team man Lance Zierlein was moving to afternoons with Charlie Pallilo.
But that's not the only change to Clear Channel's Houston AM stations.
Got word this morning from multiple sources that NewsRadio 740 KTRH News Director and Assistant Program Director, Roger Hudson, is no longer with the news/talk station as of today.
I've reached out to Clear Channel this morning but have not heard back. I just found a way to contact Hudson and will let you know if he gets back with me.
Hudson's bio and photo have been removed from ktrh.com's bio page.
That page used to say that Hudson manages the KTRH newsroom/staff and, "in addition to picking the stories covered, he's also executive producer of Houston's Morning News."
I understand Hudson worked for the station around five years.
But that's not the only change to Clear Channel's Houston AM stations.
Got word this morning from multiple sources that NewsRadio 740 KTRH News Director and Assistant Program Director, Roger Hudson, is no longer with the news/talk station as of today.I've reached out to Clear Channel this morning but have not heard back. I just found a way to contact Hudson and will let you know if he gets back with me.
Hudson's bio and photo have been removed from ktrh.com's bio page.
That page used to say that Hudson manages the KTRH newsroom/staff and, "in addition to picking the stories covered, he's also executive producer of Houston's Morning News."
I understand Hudson worked for the station around five years.
Chron editor steps down, DFW TV changes and more
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MORE VIDEO
- See more of your KVUE News Daybreak and Midday team
- Crash Caught on Tape
- Reporter Not Ready News Blooper
- Guy tries to prank reporter during live interview
- Gangnam style - KTLA morning news Dance Party Friday
It'll be stop and go for Samantha Davies as NBC5's new weather-proof traffic anchor
NBC5 meteorologist Samantha Davies will now be a roads scholar, too.
Denmon doubles
Former WFAA8 anchor Denmon says she'll double down as Dallas County D.A.'s head spokesperson and part-time commentaor on new Texas Daily news hour.
New Fox 4 anchor?
New possibilities at Fox4 with Tulsa early morning anchor Laura Moss in for an interview.
Chronicle editor Jeff Cohen takes new post
Houston Chronicle Editor Jeff Cohen is taking a new position in charge of the newspaper's editorial and op-ed pages.
- Read Cohen’s memo
Houston Press and Dallas Observer sold
New holding company Voice Media Group today announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase the publishing and related sales properties owned by Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC. The purchase includes the iconic Village Voice Media alternative weekly newspapers and their associated websites, as well as the national advertising arm of the company. Papers affected in Texas are the Houston Press and Dallas Observer.
Former Houston reporter goes Hollywood
Former KPRC 2 and Fox 26 KRIV reporter Reshonda Tate Billingsley had four of her novels optioned for movies on BET.
New CSN Houston hires announced
New hires announced Tuesday by Comcast SportsNet Houston.
- Eschenfelder signs off on FS Houston as move to Comcast network looms
Miya and Gene's last bash
After their wedding in Puerto Vallarta, Channel 13 reporter Miya Shay and State Representative candidate Gene Wu celebrated one more time with a rollicking bash in the grand foyer the Hobby Center where close to 300 celebrants— a colorful mix of political, media and social friends — wished them well.
Calling all dogs: Pethouse reunion set for October
Houston Chronicle columnist Ken Hoffman is throwing a big reunion party for his Pethouse Pets of the Week - all 800-something of them - plus their human families and doggie pals.
KACC: "Gulf Coast Rocker" Is Houston's Last Great FM Hope
There is one FM station in the area that is "Texas Loud, Texas Proud" - it just happens to be a low-power station on the campus of Alvin Community College, almost entirely staffed by students at the two-year school. That would be 89.7 FM KACC, the "Gulf Coast Rocker," and it's not going anywhere.
KHOU starting to advertise in unlikely places
Funny photo snapped of restaurant that just screams KHOU 11.
Viewers notice co-anchors' changes
The good news is people not only are watching WOAI-TV's improved morning news show but are watching very closely. Maybe not quite so welcome, however, are personal questions about the two anchors: Leslie Bohl and her air partner, Michael Garofalo.
Lift a glass! WOAI-TV anchorwoman expecting
Congratulations are in order for WOAI's Elsa Ramon, who just revealed she’s pregnant with her second child.
- Elsa Ramon Makes an Announcement
Wild 92.5/105.7 San Antonio Debuts
With expectations that Cox will flip Classic Rock “X106.7” KTKX to CHR, Clear Channel has launched a Rhythmic flanker “Wild 92.5/105.7” in San Antonio.
- San Antonio gets three-way rhythmic battle
KENS not to blame for late Texans broadcast
The decision of KENS-TV to join Sunday's Houston Texans-Denver Broncos game 42 minutes after it began was made by CBS and not by the local affiliate.
NEW COMCAST CHANNELS
ESPN Goal Line features unlimited live cut-ins and highlights of the top NCAA College Football games during each Saturday of the College Football season and up-to-the-minute commentary from ESPN analysts and experts.
beIN SPORT is the English-language 24/7 international sports network that brings to the passionate fan all the live game action, news and analysis of the top leagues around the planet.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
- Comcast SportsNet Houston starts Fan Fridays in downtown
- Houston Chronicle puts FuelFix into paper's business section
- The top turkey of Houston media?
- 790 KBME schedule changes: Lance Z. moves and more
- 740 KTRH & its news director part ways
MORE VIDEO
- See more of your KVUE News Daybreak and Midday team
- Crash Caught on Tape
- Reporter Not Ready News Blooper
- Guy tries to prank reporter during live interview
- Gangnam style - KTLA morning news Dance Party Friday
It'll be stop and go for Samantha Davies as NBC5's new weather-proof traffic anchor
NBC5 meteorologist Samantha Davies will now be a roads scholar, too.
Denmon doubles
Former WFAA8 anchor Denmon says she'll double down as Dallas County D.A.'s head spokesperson and part-time commentaor on new Texas Daily news hour.
New Fox 4 anchor?
New possibilities at Fox4 with Tulsa early morning anchor Laura Moss in for an interview.
Chronicle editor Jeff Cohen takes new post
Houston Chronicle Editor Jeff Cohen is taking a new position in charge of the newspaper's editorial and op-ed pages.
- Read Cohen’s memo
Houston Press and Dallas Observer sold
New holding company Voice Media Group today announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase the publishing and related sales properties owned by Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC. The purchase includes the iconic Village Voice Media alternative weekly newspapers and their associated websites, as well as the national advertising arm of the company. Papers affected in Texas are the Houston Press and Dallas Observer.
Former Houston reporter goes Hollywood
Former KPRC 2 and Fox 26 KRIV reporter Reshonda Tate Billingsley had four of her novels optioned for movies on BET.
New CSN Houston hires announced
New hires announced Tuesday by Comcast SportsNet Houston.
- Eschenfelder signs off on FS Houston as move to Comcast network looms
Miya and Gene's last bash
After their wedding in Puerto Vallarta, Channel 13 reporter Miya Shay and State Representative candidate Gene Wu celebrated one more time with a rollicking bash in the grand foyer the Hobby Center where close to 300 celebrants— a colorful mix of political, media and social friends — wished them well.
Calling all dogs: Pethouse reunion set for October
Houston Chronicle columnist Ken Hoffman is throwing a big reunion party for his Pethouse Pets of the Week - all 800-something of them - plus their human families and doggie pals.
KACC: "Gulf Coast Rocker" Is Houston's Last Great FM Hope
There is one FM station in the area that is "Texas Loud, Texas Proud" - it just happens to be a low-power station on the campus of Alvin Community College, almost entirely staffed by students at the two-year school. That would be 89.7 FM KACC, the "Gulf Coast Rocker," and it's not going anywhere.
KHOU starting to advertise in unlikely places
Funny photo snapped of restaurant that just screams KHOU 11.
Viewers notice co-anchors' changes
The good news is people not only are watching WOAI-TV's improved morning news show but are watching very closely. Maybe not quite so welcome, however, are personal questions about the two anchors: Leslie Bohl and her air partner, Michael Garofalo.
Lift a glass! WOAI-TV anchorwoman expecting
Congratulations are in order for WOAI's Elsa Ramon, who just revealed she’s pregnant with her second child.
- Elsa Ramon Makes an Announcement
Wild 92.5/105.7 San Antonio Debuts
With expectations that Cox will flip Classic Rock “X106.7” KTKX to CHR, Clear Channel has launched a Rhythmic flanker “Wild 92.5/105.7” in San Antonio.
- San Antonio gets three-way rhythmic battle
KENS not to blame for late Texans broadcast
The decision of KENS-TV to join Sunday's Houston Texans-Denver Broncos game 42 minutes after it began was made by CBS and not by the local affiliate.
NEW COMCAST CHANNELS
ESPN Goal Line features unlimited live cut-ins and highlights of the top NCAA College Football games during each Saturday of the College Football season and up-to-the-minute commentary from ESPN analysts and experts.
beIN SPORT is the English-language 24/7 international sports network that brings to the passionate fan all the live game action, news and analysis of the top leagues around the planet.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
- Comcast SportsNet Houston starts Fan Fridays in downtown
- Houston Chronicle puts FuelFix into paper's business section
- The top turkey of Houston media?
- 790 KBME schedule changes: Lance Z. moves and more
- 740 KTRH & its news director part ways
Two HGTV show casting calls in Houston
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HGTV let me know it is casting two shows in Houston - Design Star (Season 8), HGTV's top-rated reality competition series, as well as a brand new HGTV Competition series:
Do you want to be the next star on HGTV? Here is your chance to win your own series!
Must have design expertise, personality that pops and passion for your work! Do you want to compete for a major cash prize on HGTV? Are you a creative professional
who wants to show America your skills? We are in search of experts in all realms of the design and DIY world!
Looking for: Interior designers, contractors, carpenters, architects, artists, and those with design expertise.
Houston Open Call
9.29.12
10am- 2pm
Magnolia Hotel
1100 Texas Ave.
Houston, TX 77002
If you can’t attend an open call, you can still apply by going to www.HGTVDesignCasting.com. Please fill out the online application prior to attending an open call!
What to Bring:
1. Two recent pictures of yourself (labeled with your name on the back)
2. A minimum of six photos of your work
3. Resume
For more information or questions please e-email HGTVDesignCasting@jenscasting.com.
Do you want to be the next star on HGTV? Here is your chance to win your own series!
Must have design expertise, personality that pops and passion for your work! Do you want to compete for a major cash prize on HGTV? Are you a creative professional
who wants to show America your skills? We are in search of experts in all realms of the design and DIY world!
Looking for: Interior designers, contractors, carpenters, architects, artists, and those with design expertise.
Houston Open Call
9.29.12
10am- 2pm
Magnolia Hotel
1100 Texas Ave.
Houston, TX 77002
If you can’t attend an open call, you can still apply by going to www.HGTVDesignCasting.com. Please fill out the online application prior to attending an open call!
What to Bring:
1. Two recent pictures of yourself (labeled with your name on the back)
2. A minimum of six photos of your work
3. Resume
For more information or questions please e-email HGTVDesignCasting@jenscasting.com.
Old cartoon explains Astrodome's 'real' origins
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The Houston Asrodome is a sore subject right now. The aging and unused building has this city mixed - some want to restore it, others want to blow that sucker like Texas Stadium.
Truth is, after some really bizarre ideas of what to do with it that never get off the ground, the former Oilers and Astros home is supposedly falling apart. My guess, it's a bureaucratic waiting game...keep the ideas coming, deny them and let the place crumble all by itself. Problem solved and no hard feelings come election time.
Let's forget all of that for now.
It's time to watch an episode of the Super Chicken cartoon from the late 1960s, to learn how the so-called "Eighth Wonder of the World" really came into existence. Judge Hofheinz must be rolling in his grave right about now.
(Thanks to mega anchor Ray Peters)
The Houston Asrodome is a sore subject right now. The aging and unused building has this city mixed - some want to restore it, others want to blow that sucker like Texas Stadium.
Truth is, after some really bizarre ideas of what to do with it that never get off the ground, the former Oilers and Astros home is supposedly falling apart. My guess, it's a bureaucratic waiting game...keep the ideas coming, deny them and let the place crumble all by itself. Problem solved and no hard feelings come election time.
Let's forget all of that for now.
It's time to watch an episode of the Super Chicken cartoon from the late 1960s, to learn how the so-called "Eighth Wonder of the World" really came into existence. Judge Hofheinz must be rolling in his grave right about now.
(Thanks to mega anchor Ray Peters)
TV news staffer advice and tips from a veteran
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Randy Tatano (aka The Grape) has lots of experience in news, from local to the networks. His blog is a great resource for TV news newbies all the way to the grizzled veterans.
Below are links to some of his posts over the past few months that really jumped out at me.
- Newsflash: not all job openings are posted
- Advice doesn't always yield the same results in different situations
- The one time a lateral move makes sense
- How dare you look for another job and try to leave this minimum wage ninth circle of hell!
- A title doesn't make you smart
- Make your newsroom a happier place
- Why the idiot at the next desk makes more money than you
- Too many journalism grads and not enough jobs: the new grad's guide to surviving the recession
- Why the biggest egos are often found in small markets
- Yet another market size myth... all markets are not created equal
- Youse guys think your writing's gonna get better using Strunk & White? Fuhgeddaboudit!
- Writing for your station's site: "I didn't go to school to be a print reporter but now I have to be one."
- Music: the forgotten package element
- Presentation: it's not just for restaurants anymore
- An agent works for you, not the other way around
- Things you need to know when considering an agent
- The red carpet never ends if you're on camera
RELATED
- Reporter gets biggest story of all time
- Women reverse TV news stereotypes in new book
Below are links to some of his posts over the past few months that really jumped out at me.
- Newsflash: not all job openings are posted
- Advice doesn't always yield the same results in different situations
- The one time a lateral move makes sense
- How dare you look for another job and try to leave this minimum wage ninth circle of hell!
- A title doesn't make you smart
- Make your newsroom a happier place
- Why the idiot at the next desk makes more money than you
- Too many journalism grads and not enough jobs: the new grad's guide to surviving the recession
- Why the biggest egos are often found in small markets
- Yet another market size myth... all markets are not created equal
- Youse guys think your writing's gonna get better using Strunk & White? Fuhgeddaboudit!
- Writing for your station's site: "I didn't go to school to be a print reporter but now I have to be one."
- Music: the forgotten package element
- Presentation: it's not just for restaurants anymore
- An agent works for you, not the other way around
- Things you need to know when considering an agent
- The red carpet never ends if you're on camera
RELATED
- Reporter gets biggest story of all time
- Women reverse TV news stereotypes in new book
25 Eylül 2012 Salı
State by state database of collateral consequences
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A reader informs me of a new national inventory of collateral consequences resulting from criminal convictions, from employment to government benefits to education to civic participation, with state-by state specifics. The website was created by the American Bar Association and the National Institute of Justice. Here's an interesting excerpt from the Project Description articulating why the project was undertaken:
Persons convicted of crime are subject to a wide variety of legal and regulatory sanctions and restrictions in addition to the sentence imposed by the court. These so-called “collateral consequences” of conviction have been promulgated with little coordination in disparate sections of state and federal codes, which makes it difficult for anyone to identify all of the penalties and disabilities that are triggered by conviction of a particular offense. While collateral consequences have been a familiar feature of the American justice system since colonial times, they have become more important and more problematic in the past 20 years for three reasons: they are more numerous and more severe, they affect more people, and they are harder to avoid or mitigate. As a result, millions of Americans are consigned to a kind of legal limbo because at one point in their past they committed a crime.As an example of how vast the number of collateral consequences are in practice, go to Texas and search on "Employment" and "Any Misdemeanor," and 116 different state and federal statutory and regulatory restrictions are listed.
Some collateral consequences serve an important and legitimate public safety or regulatory function, such as keeping firearms out of the hands of violent offenders, protecting children or the elderly from persons with a history of abuse, or barring people convicted of fraud from positions of public trust. Others are directly related to the particular crime, such as registration requirements for sex offenders, driver’s license restrictions for those convicted of serious traffic offenses, or debarment of those convicted of procurement fraud. But many others apply across the board to people convicted of crimes, without regard to any relationship between crime and consequence, and frequently without consideration of how long ago the crime occurred or what the individual has managed to accomplish since. Many consist of nothing more than a direction to conduct a criminal background check, and an unspoken warning that it is safest to reject anyone with a record. When convicted persons are limited in their ability to support themselves and to participate in the political process, this has both economic and public safety implications. When society is discouraged from recognizing and rewarding genuine rehabilitation, this has moral and social implications as well. When particular restrictions have no apparent regulatory rationale, and cannot be avoided or mitigated, they function as additional punishment, though without due process protections.
Of particular relevance in the present context is the fact that collateral consequences are scattered throughout the codebooks and frequently unknown even to those responsible for their administration and enforcement. The Supreme Court has recognized that when a person considering a guilty plea is unaware of severe consequences that will inexorably follow, this raises questions of fairness and implicates the constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel. See Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S. Ct. 1473 (2010). When the obligations and restrictions imposed as a result of conviction are unknown to those individuals directly affected by them, it invites noncompliance with the law. When legislatures and executive officials are unaware of the full range of penalties and disabilities imposed by law on convicted individuals, it is unlikely that they will take the opportunity to reconsider them, in whole or in part.
Scroggins, Euelle D. 'Pete' (ca. 1927 - 30 Dec 2011) [tba]
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Euelle D. "PETE" Scroggins, Published in Houston Chronicle on January 5, 2012 {Legacy]
EUELLE "PETE" SCROGGINS (1927 - 2011)
Euelle D. "PETE" Scroggins of Thorsby, AL passed on Dec. 30, 2011 at age 84. Loving husband to Margaret Goo-Scroggins of Hilo, HI and dedicated father, he is survived by his beloved wife of 51 years, daughter Suzie, sons Mark & Scott, grandson Marcus, Sons-in-law Glenn, Chris & Carlos and beloved Chihuahua Timmy.
Retired SIU Seafarer, caring husband, father, grandfather and friend he fought valiantly to the end. We were blessed to have been at his bedside holding his hands and praying over him as he passed away peacefully to be with God.
Services are on Sat. Jan. 7, 2012 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church 9900 Stella Link Houston, TX. The Rosary will be said at 1:15 p.m. & Mass at 2:00 p.m.
Published in Houston Chronicle on January 5, 2012
Euelle D. "PETE" Scroggins, Published in Houston Chronicle on January 5, 2012 {Legacy]EUELLE "PETE" SCROGGINS (1927 - 2011)
Euelle D. "PETE" Scroggins of Thorsby, AL passed on Dec. 30, 2011 at age 84. Loving husband to Margaret Goo-Scroggins of Hilo, HI and dedicated father, he is survived by his beloved wife of 51 years, daughter Suzie, sons Mark & Scott, grandson Marcus, Sons-in-law Glenn, Chris & Carlos and beloved Chihuahua Timmy.
Retired SIU Seafarer, caring husband, father, grandfather and friend he fought valiantly to the end. We were blessed to have been at his bedside holding his hands and praying over him as he passed away peacefully to be with God.
Services are on Sat. Jan. 7, 2012 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church 9900 Stella Link Houston, TX. The Rosary will be said at 1:15 p.m. & Mass at 2:00 p.m.
Published in Houston Chronicle on January 5, 2012
Scroggin, Eddie 'E.S.', Jr (22 May 1919 - 10 Jan 2012) [49765]
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Scroggin, Eddie 'E.S.', Jr, , Record added: Jan 10, 2012, Find A Grave Memorial# 83240776
Eddie "E.S." Scroggin, Jr
Birth: May 22, 1919
Center Ridge
Conway County
Arkansas, USA
Death: Jan. 10, 2012
Little Rock
Pulaski County
Arkansas, USA
Eddie "E.S." Scroggin Jr of Little Rock was born May 22, 1919 in Center Ridge Arkansas to parents Eddie S. Scroggin Sr. and Jewell Dickson Scroggin and passed away on January 10th, 2012 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his parents and his wife of 70 years Geneva Scroggin with whom he has been reunited; his son Dwayne Scroggin; grandson David Lynn Scroggin and granddaughter Sara Alysha Wilson and a brother Donald Freeman and a sister Lucille Roy
Mr. Scroggin was a veteran of WWll and was a HAM Radio Operator, WN5QAT, which was his favorite pass time. He was also a member of Park Hill Baptist Church.
He leaves to cherish his memory his children David Scroggin of Hot Springs Village; his daughter Deanne Hooker and her husband Mark of Maumelle 8 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends for a Life Celebration from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM on Friday, January 13th, 2012 at Griffin Leggett Rest Hills Funeral Home, 7724 Landers Road in North Little Rock
Burial:
Unknown
Created by: KL
Record added: Jan 10, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 83240776
Scroggin, Eddie 'E.S.', Jr, , Record added: Jan 10, 2012, Find A Grave Memorial# 83240776Eddie "E.S." Scroggin, Jr
Birth: May 22, 1919
Center Ridge
Conway County
Arkansas, USA
Death: Jan. 10, 2012
Little Rock
Pulaski County
Arkansas, USA
Eddie "E.S." Scroggin Jr of Little Rock was born May 22, 1919 in Center Ridge Arkansas to parents Eddie S. Scroggin Sr. and Jewell Dickson Scroggin and passed away on January 10th, 2012 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is preceded in death by his parents and his wife of 70 years Geneva Scroggin with whom he has been reunited; his son Dwayne Scroggin; grandson David Lynn Scroggin and granddaughter Sara Alysha Wilson and a brother Donald Freeman and a sister Lucille Roy
Mr. Scroggin was a veteran of WWll and was a HAM Radio Operator, WN5QAT, which was his favorite pass time. He was also a member of Park Hill Baptist Church.
He leaves to cherish his memory his children David Scroggin of Hot Springs Village; his daughter Deanne Hooker and her husband Mark of Maumelle 8 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends for a Life Celebration from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM on Friday, January 13th, 2012 at Griffin Leggett Rest Hills Funeral Home, 7724 Landers Road in North Little Rock
Burial:
Unknown
Created by: KL
Record added: Jan 10, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 83240776
Scroggins, Alice L. Hopcus (3 Mar 1918 - 17 Aug 2012) [46316]
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Wright and Salmon Mortuary, Peoria, IL, ca. 19 Aug 2012
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Alice L Scroggins Alice L Scroggins
(March 3, 1918 - August 17, 2012)
PEORIA – Alice L. Scroggins, 94, of Peoria passed away at 8:32 p. m., Friday, August 17, 2012 at her residence. She was born March 3, 1918 in Newcastle, TX to John and Elizabeth Fleet Hopcus. She married Earl A. Scroggins [44829] on November 12, 1938 in Paris, AR. He died in Peoria on March 2, 2008.
She is survived by two sons; Earl J. [46317] (Roberta) [46318] Scroggins of Dexter, MO and Louis [46320] (Marilyn) [46321] Scroggins of Peoria, five grandchildren; James [37145], Timothy [46322], Cynthia [tba], Joseph [tba], and Thomas [46319], eleven great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, and three brothers.
Alice was employed as an inspector at C.M. Hill Glove Co. in Peoria.
She enjoyed her family, square dancing, camping, and playing games with her grandchildren. She was an excellent cook.
She was a member of St. Philomena Catholic Church. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. at St. Thomas Church on Tuesday, August 21. Visitation will one hour prior to the Mass. Msgr. William Watson will officiate. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Children’s Home Assn. of Illinois, 2130 N. Knoxville, Peoria, IL 61604.
Tributes and condolences may be submitted to www.wrightandsalmon.com
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Alice L Scroggins Alice L Scroggins
(March 3, 1918 - August 17, 2012)
PEORIA – Alice L. Scroggins, 94, of Peoria passed away at 8:32 p. m., Friday, August 17, 2012 at her residence. She was born March 3, 1918 in Newcastle, TX to John and Elizabeth Fleet Hopcus. She married Earl A. Scroggins [44829] on November 12, 1938 in Paris, AR. He died in Peoria on March 2, 2008.
She is survived by two sons; Earl J. [46317] (Roberta) [46318] Scroggins of Dexter, MO and Louis [46320] (Marilyn) [46321] Scroggins of Peoria, five grandchildren; James [37145], Timothy [46322], Cynthia [tba], Joseph [tba], and Thomas [46319], eleven great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, and three brothers.
Alice was employed as an inspector at C.M. Hill Glove Co. in Peoria.
She enjoyed her family, square dancing, camping, and playing games with her grandchildren. She was an excellent cook.
She was a member of St. Philomena Catholic Church. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. at St. Thomas Church on Tuesday, August 21. Visitation will one hour prior to the Mass. Msgr. William Watson will officiate. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Children’s Home Assn. of Illinois, 2130 N. Knoxville, Peoria, IL 61604.
Tributes and condolences may be submitted to www.wrightandsalmon.com
Scroggins, Lois Estella (Matthews, Green)(2 Jan 1926 - 30 Aug 2012) [42240]
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Crossville Chronicle, 6 Sep 2012
CROSSVILLE — Jan. 2, 1926—Aug. 30, 2012
Lois Estella (Scroggins) Matthews Green, 86, of Crossville, passed away Aug. 30, 2012. Funeral services were held at Bilbrey Funeral Home Sept. 1, with Bro. Eric Matthews and Bro. Howard Scroggins [43492:J] officiating. Interment was in Rinnie Cemetery.
She was born Jan. 2, 1926, in Fentress County, daughter of the late Samuel [14722:J] and Delta (Hancock) [32366:J] Scroggins.
Mrs. Green was retired from the Cumberland County School System and of the Baptist faith.
She is survived by her daughters, Virginia Sisco and husband, Ronnie, Norma Carr and husband, Burley, and Charlotte Bible and husband, Tommy, all of Crossville, Margennia Miller and husband, Danny, of Louisville, TN, and Melissa Martin and husband, Billy, of Crossville; son, Meral Matthews and wife, Ruth, of Clarkrange; brothers, Howard Scroggins [43492:J], of Grandview, TN, and James Scroggins [43481:J], of Chicago, IL; sisters, Arlie "Ann" Suarez [43483:J], of Crossville, Dorothy Matthews [43490:J] and Sue Winningham [43494:J], both of Byrdstown, TN; stepsons, Frank Green and wife, Dean, of Bon Aire, TN, and Wade Green of Crossville; stepdaughter, Lora Kane and husband, Jim, of Findley, OH; 27 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her first husband, Clyde Matthews [43476:J]; second husband, Willard H. Green [30999:J]; sons, Mark Matthews and Marvin Matthews; stepson, Lyle Green; brothers, Everette Scroggins [43487:J], Jackson Scroggins [36174:J], Douglas Scroggins [43489:J] and Walter Scroggins [30672:J]; and sisters, Bernice Matthews [43479:J], Lola Scroggins [tbc] and Robadean Scroggins [43475:J].
Pallbearers were Brian Matthews, John Matthews, Jessy Wilson, Greg Martin, Ronald Sisco, Cody Suggs, Austin Rose and Clint Martin.
Honorary Pallbearers were Noah Redwine, Joe Redwine, Emerson Alford, Andrew Green, Hunter Martin, Matthew White, Landon White, Alex Matthews and Thomas Matthews.
Bilbrey Funeral Home, Inc. (www.bilbreyfh.com) was in charge of the arrangements.
CROSSVILLE — Jan. 2, 1926—Aug. 30, 2012
Lois Estella (Scroggins) Matthews Green, 86, of Crossville, passed away Aug. 30, 2012. Funeral services were held at Bilbrey Funeral Home Sept. 1, with Bro. Eric Matthews and Bro. Howard Scroggins [43492:J] officiating. Interment was in Rinnie Cemetery.
She was born Jan. 2, 1926, in Fentress County, daughter of the late Samuel [14722:J] and Delta (Hancock) [32366:J] Scroggins.
Mrs. Green was retired from the Cumberland County School System and of the Baptist faith.
She is survived by her daughters, Virginia Sisco and husband, Ronnie, Norma Carr and husband, Burley, and Charlotte Bible and husband, Tommy, all of Crossville, Margennia Miller and husband, Danny, of Louisville, TN, and Melissa Martin and husband, Billy, of Crossville; son, Meral Matthews and wife, Ruth, of Clarkrange; brothers, Howard Scroggins [43492:J], of Grandview, TN, and James Scroggins [43481:J], of Chicago, IL; sisters, Arlie "Ann" Suarez [43483:J], of Crossville, Dorothy Matthews [43490:J] and Sue Winningham [43494:J], both of Byrdstown, TN; stepsons, Frank Green and wife, Dean, of Bon Aire, TN, and Wade Green of Crossville; stepdaughter, Lora Kane and husband, Jim, of Findley, OH; 27 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her first husband, Clyde Matthews [43476:J]; second husband, Willard H. Green [30999:J]; sons, Mark Matthews and Marvin Matthews; stepson, Lyle Green; brothers, Everette Scroggins [43487:J], Jackson Scroggins [36174:J], Douglas Scroggins [43489:J] and Walter Scroggins [30672:J]; and sisters, Bernice Matthews [43479:J], Lola Scroggins [tbc] and Robadean Scroggins [43475:J].
Pallbearers were Brian Matthews, John Matthews, Jessy Wilson, Greg Martin, Ronald Sisco, Cody Suggs, Austin Rose and Clint Martin.
Honorary Pallbearers were Noah Redwine, Joe Redwine, Emerson Alford, Andrew Green, Hunter Martin, Matthew White, Landon White, Alex Matthews and Thomas Matthews.
Bilbrey Funeral Home, Inc. (www.bilbreyfh.com) was in charge of the arrangements.
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Comcast SportsNet Houston starts Fan Fridays in downtown
Comcast SportsNet Houston, a partnership between the Houston Rockets, Houston Astros and the NBC Sports Group and the new television home of the Astros and Rockets, today announced its October Fan Friday lineup outside the network’s state-of-the art studio in the Houston Pavilions.Fans are invited to the new studio location, on the first level of the Houston Pavilions across from the House of Blues, to meet personnel from the Houston Astros, Houston Rockets, and Houston Texans every Friday in October. There will be prizes and surprises, including T-shirts, game and concert tickets, autographed merchandise, and refreshments.
Comcast SportsNet Houston Fan Friday Schedule
10/5 --- Rockets Legend Elvin Hayes and the Rockets Power Dancers (12-2 p.m.)
10/12 --- Texans General Manager Rick Smith and the Texans Cheerleaders (3-5 p.m.)
10/19 --- Surprise player from the Houston Rockets (3-5 p.m.)
10/26 --- Astros Legend Larry Dierker (12-2 p.m.)
*Schedule is subject to change; Follow @CSNHouston on Twitter for updates
Comcast SportsNet Houston is a partnership between the Houston Rockets, Houston Astros and the NBC Sports Group, and is the new television home of the Astros and Rockets. The network, which launches on October 1, 2012, will broadcast from a state-of-the-art, street-level studio in the Houston Pavilions. Comcast SportsNet Houston will take fans deeper inside the teams they love with comprehensive Astros and Rockets coverage as well as news and talk programming that matters to local viewers. The network will also be the home to major college, high school and professional sports coverage from around the region.
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(This post was from a release sent to me by Comcast SportsNet Houston)
Houston Chronicle puts FuelFix into paper's business section
Just when you thought the only changes coming to the Houston Chronicle were on its newly launched website...think again.
Got word today from the Hearst owned paper that its award winning website FuelFix is going the paper route. That's right, a Chronicle representative tells me that FuelFix will now be printed in the physical newspaper each Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in the business section.
In addition to that, the paper is also bringing Harry Weber into the fold. Weber covered the Deepwater Horizon spill for the Associated Press.
“I’m pleased to welcome Harry to our energy staff,” Chronicle business editor Laura Goldberg said in a statement. “His tenacious reporting style and extensive experience covering the oil spill make him a valuable addition to our team of talented journalists who excel at providing comprehensive coverage of the energy industry from exploration and production to pipelines and refineries.”
The new FuelFix area of the business section will also feature reporting from award-winning columnist Loren Steffy, Washington-based Jennifer A. Dlouhy plus business reporters Jeannie Kever, Emily Pickrell, Simone Sebastian and Zain Shauk.
Got word today from the Hearst owned paper that its award winning website FuelFix is going the paper route. That's right, a Chronicle representative tells me that FuelFix will now be printed in the physical newspaper each Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in the business section.
In addition to that, the paper is also bringing Harry Weber into the fold. Weber covered the Deepwater Horizon spill for the Associated Press.
“I’m pleased to welcome Harry to our energy staff,” Chronicle business editor Laura Goldberg said in a statement. “His tenacious reporting style and extensive experience covering the oil spill make him a valuable addition to our team of talented journalists who excel at providing comprehensive coverage of the energy industry from exploration and production to pipelines and refineries.”
The new FuelFix area of the business section will also feature reporting from award-winning columnist Loren Steffy, Washington-based Jennifer A. Dlouhy plus business reporters Jeannie Kever, Emily Pickrell, Simone Sebastian and Zain Shauk.
The top turkey of Houston media?
Think you know a Houston media person who deserves to be called the top turkey? No, wait hear me out on this one…I’m teaming up with TXU Energy to help get the word out about the upcoming TXU Energy Turkey Trot benefiting Sheltering Arms Senior Services.
The race takes place at Dillard’s near the Galleria on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012. It’s actually the 20th anniversary of the big event.
To get the word out about the race, TXU Energy and Sheltering Arms Senior Services will be holding a media turkey calling contest 10am, Saturday, November 10th at the Houston Zoo. It will be followed by a general audience turkey calling contest for those of you who are so inclined.
Sheltering Arms Senior Services and TXU Energy are inviting members of the Houston media to “talk turkey.” Stay tuned for the latest in Houston celebrity “gobble, gobble,” including which of those TV, newspaper or radio folks accept the challenge.
Get all the details for the race and Sheltering Arms Senior Services at http://turkeytrot.shelteringarms.org/.
(This post has been sponsored by TXU Energy. Learn more about the company at txu.com.)
790 KBME schedule changes: Lance Z. moves and more
Sportstalk 790 KBME morning team man Lance Zierlein tweeted this morning he was moving to afternoons with Charlie Pallilo.“The Drive Home with Charlie & Lance” starts Monday 9/24 at 3pm.
That's not the only change. The station tells me it's also adding a Houston Texans post game show to the lineup. It will be hosted by the station's two resident former NFL players Greg Koch and N.D. Kalu. The show goes live the second the Texans game is over each week.
"Fans no longer have to sit through a 30-minute network post game show following the game," Clear Channel AM Operations Manager Bryan Erickson told mikemcguff.com. "They can now sound off on the game on 790 with Greg and N.D. as they’re leaving the stadium."
Here's the rest of the 790 KBME schedule:
Monday-Friday*
6a-10a The Big Show with Matt and Adam
10a-12p In the Trenches with Koch and Kalu
12p-3p Matt Thomas
3p-7p The Drive Home with Charlie and Lance
7p-9p Mighty After Dark
*All programming subject to pre-emption by sports play by play.
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