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Will Muni Bond Fears Get Worse?
We are probably moving into an ongoing rising interest rate environment, which will continue to put downward pressure on virtually all bond prices.
But putting sympathies for Motor City aside, there may be a trade in this situation for intrepid investors.
All the fears about municipal bond defaults have closed-end municipal bond funds trading at steep discounts. That makes many of them potential buys on the assumption that all the fears ease to some degree over the next several weeks or months.
"The recent pressure on share prices is presenting an opportunity to buy some well-managed funds at attractive discounts," says Cecilia Gondor at Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, which specializes in closed-end funds. "We like muni funds as short-term trades."
Meanwhile, you also stand a chance to get a 5%-6% annualized tax-free yield if you hold them long enough (they typically pay out monthly).
Closed-end funds are similar to mutual funds except for the fact that they raise investment capital in one-off shots, as opposed to getting fresh money (or redemptions) daily from investors, and their shares trade throughout the day.
Let's be clear: Discounted closed-end municipal bond funds may only be a short-term trade on a near-term reduction in fears about municipal defaults. The reason: We are probably moving into an ongoing rising interest rate environment here, which will continue to put downward pressure on virtually all bond prices.
In the interim, though, meaning over the next several weeks or months, fears about municipal bonds could ease enough to make these closed-end funds rebound nicely.
"Closed-end fund investors tend to overreact to disasters, so share prices decline more quickly than underlying net asset values," says Gondor. Net asset value (NAV) is the actual value of the underlying holdings in the fund. The "discount" refers to the difference between the market cap of the closed-end fund, and the NAV. "This inefficiency provides attractive investment opportunities when the discount become unusually wide. As things calm down, net asset values typically stabilize or recover and discount levels narrow."
Here's a list of the best potential trading vehicles in the municipal bond closed-end fund space, according to Gondor. The first two percentages following the fund name are the average fund discount to NAV over the past year, and the current discount to NAV, respectively. Looking for the widest gap between the historic discount (the first percentage) and the current discount (the second percentage) leads you to the better potential trades, as opposed to just buying funds with big discounts. The reason: Closed-end funds often trade at a discount to NAV, so it's the size of the discount compared to a fund's historic discount that matters. The third percentage after the fund name is the annualized yield. All percentages are as of the close of trading August 12.
- Nuveen Dividend Advantage Municipal Income Fund (NYSEMKT:NVG) -6.6%; -13.8%; 5.33%
- Nuveen Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 (NYSEMKT:NZF) -6.2%; -13.8%; 5.73%
- Nuveen Quality Income Municipal Fund (NYSE:NQU) -5.2%; -12.1%; 6.33%
- Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund (NYSEMKT:VFL) -5.6%; -12.1%; 6.16%
- BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust (NYSE:BAF) -3.4%; -11.6%; 6.54%
All of these funds are leveraged, which means managers have borrowed money to invest. That should give these funds extra spring in any rebound caused by a reduction in fears about muni bond defaults. It also means that these funds would fall more than unleveraged funds, if fears get worse. In short, leveraged funds are more volatile.
Will the fears about muni bonds get worse? No one knows for sure. But I'm going to guess that while a lot of cities have trouble with budgets that are out of balance, given all their borrowing and all the pension promises to city employees, we might not see another major Detroit style announcement any time soon.
One possible turning point to watch involves a pending court decision in Michigan on Detroit, where pensioners and municipal bond investors are fighting over who should take more losses in the bankruptcy reorganization. If the decision favors pensioners, "expect to see some broad fallout in the municipal market, even for financially strong cities and states," says Fred Dickson a market strategist with the brokerage D.A. Davidson & Co.
Michael Brush is an award-winning New York-based financial journalist who writes a weekly stock market column for MSN Money and is the editor of Brush Up on Stocks, an investment newsletter. Michael has covered business and investing for the New York Times, the Economist Group, and Money magazine. He studied at Columbia Business School in the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship program. He is the author of Lessons From the Front Line, a book offering insights on investing and the markets based on the experiences of professional money managers.
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Chapter 2 of the book is titled "A King in the Woods" and tells the story of Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon and former king of Naples and Spain, and his brief sojourn to the Great North Woods. I first heard of Joseph while studying Spanish history; he has gone down in Spanish history as "Pepe Botella" (Joe Bottle) and was famous for incompetence and drunkeness. After his conquest of the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily (1806), Napoleon put his trusted brother on the throne. A few years later (1808), Joseph was "promoted" to throne of Spain, a move of hubris to which Napoleon later traced his downfall.
Spain became Napoleon's soft underbelly as, for the first time, the Spaniards united to overthrow a common enemy. Known in Spain as the "War of Independence" and to the English speaking world as the "Peninsular War," the Spaniards and their English allies fought until 1814 against Pepe Botella's forces [1].
Finally, in 1814, Joseph fled Spain, to be replaced by Ferdinand VII "the Desired," of the old Bourbon dynasty. Soon the Napoleonic adventure would come to a close in 1815 with the battle of Waterloo. However, Joseph was still on the loose and seeking a place of refuge. Carting with him the royal treasures of Spain, the 47 year old ex-king decided to disappear off the face of the earth. He purchased 26,840 acres in northern New York for approximately $120,000.
Why New York? He probably pick America because of its pro-French stand in the War of 1812 and the Louisana Purchase and its status as a Republic (which technically France was for a while). As for why New York over the other states, we can only speculate. Perhaps it was an accident of history that the seller, a naturalized American citizen named James Le Ray de Chaumont, owned land in New York. But of course, New York at the time had a history of promoting the ownership of huge patents (land grants) by individuals on its frontier. In addition, New York had a unique history amongst the Northeastern states of landed aristocracy that Bonaparte would recognize.
Disguised as "the Count de Survelliers," Joseph spent the cooler months in Philadelphia and the summer in the foothills of the Adirondacks. He met, wooed and eventually lived with a young Quaker woman named Annette Savage.
In 1818, Bonaparte travelled for the first time to the North Country. To quote Merrill:
"The wild beauty of the land delighted him. He like to hunt in the woods and fish in the sparkling lake, which he named Diana, after the goddess of hunting. Later on, it became Lake Bonaparte. The natives called it 'Bony's lake'... In a cliff on the eastern shore of Lake Bonaparte near the present big hotel, Joseph built a sumptuous log hunting lodge. At Alpine near the outlet he cleared 30 acres and planned a summer residence, 'The White House,' there. It was never completed. He cut roads around the lake and he built a house of the native limestone for Annette..." (pg 18)The mansion he eventually built in the village of Natural Bridge was a fortress, as he lived in perpetual fear of the Bourbons (perhaps for good reason, the Bonapartists eventually considered him the heir to the throne after the death of Napoleon's son). Though sturdily built, the mansion also had the first indoor plumbing in the North Country. [2]
Though he only spent a few summers in the woods, the locals would tell tales for generations of incredible gondolas on the lake, "hunting parties in velvet suits and cloaks and ruffles, eating off gold plate in the forest... of the portable library that accompanied Bonaparte on his travels..."
The 1830 Revolution in France called Bonaparte home. He abandoned his home which he sold in 1835 and left Annette (though with a considerable settlement). He would die in 1844 without ever returning to his home or lover. He left behind some descendents, though Annette, in the North Woods and in fact one of them, Annette's daughter Caroline Benton, was recognized by Napoleon III in 1859. She was ruined when the Bonapartists fell in the Franco-Prussian War and returned to the United States in 1871.
Today, the last remnant of her is a small stone in the cemetery of the Oxbow Presbyterian Church which reads: "Caroline C. B. Benton" ("B" stands for Bonaparte). The daughter of the King of two countries and the niece of the Emperor who almost ruled Europe sleeps in a quiet republican grave in Northern New York [3]. Truly, perhaps the only memory left is in the name of Lake Bonaparte and the township of Diana on her shores.
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[1] This war was linked to the greater conflict of the Napoleonic Wars. One small, peripheral, part of this mighty conflict is today remembered as the War of 1812.
[2] It was razed in 1902
[3] Granted, the title of King was appointed in both cases and he was a spectacular failure at most everything. I'm guessing that if it hadn't have been for his brother, Joseph would have shared the fate of almost all the minor Coriscan nobility and fled during the Revolution.

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Barbados Photo Fakeout: Does that Jacuzzi come with champagne?
That attractive couple looks like they have plenty of room to invite a few friends to join them in the Jacuzzi -- with some champagne, of course -- from the Sugar Cane Club's photo. The reality? Not so much. In fact, they could barely squeeze in to the Jacuzzi we discovered when we arrived at the hotel -- and we didn't see any champagne on hand, either.Read the full Sugar Cane Club Hotel & Spa review.


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Not only is Zooey Deschanel my ultimate girl crush and comedic hero, (right alongside funny girl, Kristen Wiig) she is also my style soulmate and dark-hair-thick-bangs-twin, except for the fact that she has a beautiful singing voice and I can hardly carry a tune. I've always loved her movies and music -- yes even as a blonde in Elf, the often glanced over YES Man, and the romantic cult movie 500 Days of Summer -- even before her hit FOX show, New Girl, made it big. And since its first season is finally coming close to the finale (the 23rd episode and season finale will air May 1, 2012) I thought that it was more than appropriate, now more than ever, to obsessed over Deschanel's character, Jess Day's girly and quirky style.
What's great about any characters that Zooey Deschanel plays, whether it be in the big or small screen, is that they almost always closely resemble the person that she is and her personal style -- especially as it has been made evident with the before mentioned movies like YES Man and 500 Days of Summer. I know for a fact that Deschanel works closely with all the costume designers in all of her projects and New Girl was no exception (she actually helped put together a lot of Summer Finn's looks in 500 Days of Summer.) With the help of the show's costume designer, Debra McGuire, the two have managed to put together looks that are very consistent with the character of Jessica Day and of course, Zooey Deschanel.
There was definitely no scarcity of color, playful prints like florals, polka dots, nautical stripes, colorful cardigans and suede ballet flats, and other feminine details in accessories this season. Deschanel's style and persona has often been characterized as "quirky" (have you seen the SNL skits featuring Abby Elliot as Zooey Deschanel?? So funny! Click this link!) and I think that humor she brings as a comedic actress is reflected in her personal style as well. I cannot even begin to list all of my favorite A-line dresses, bright colorful full length coats, and feminine accessories like red patent leather bow belts. Given her shape, I think it's very wise that she accentuates her waist with skinny to medium sized belts and go for A-line style dresses and skirts which in turn makes her look very lean and tall. And not to mention, it gives the entire ensemble a very tailored looked. Also given the fact that Deschanel is relatively short (petite size of 5'5") adding layers to the looks like cardigans and blazers, colorful coats and tights, gives her looks a lot more depth which help distract from her height. The only thing that she and I disagree on, style wise, is her choice of wearing kitten heels (kitten heels are basically any heel height that's shorter than 3 inches.) She wore a lot of different colored suede ballet flats in the show, which I loved, but I'm not such a big fan of her kitten heel usage. Although, it works in her favor since her style is very lady-like/feminine and retro and gives it like a vintage-y-baby doll feel to the entire look (but not the Japanese baby dolls.)
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the CLARION
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Vol. XXXII—No. 13 Friday, April 22, 1955
Pictured above are Al Glenn and Glenn Ogren congratulating each other on the election results.
Al Glenn New Prexy
Ogren Takes Vice Presidency
Senate Cancels All
Future Fellowships
"All student fellowship meetings will be cancelled for the rest
of the school year," was the unanimous decision of the student senate
at their last regular bi-weekly meeting. The action was the outgrowth
of a report presented by Shirley Anderson, chairman of the committee
investigating the success of the meetings. Shirley reported that atten-dance
has been quite poor and that even varying the program and the
structure of the meetings has not helped.
According to the motion on the
floor the meetings will not be re-sumed
next fall unless there is a
definite expression from the stu-dent
body for them. Also included
was the stipulation that only by
sufficient demand and expression
from the student body will they
be resumed this year.
Discussion of the action taken
presented the hope that if stu-dents
really want this type of a
meeting on campus, something will
develop spontaneously, What dev-elopes
thus will probably be just
the type of meeting that will be
Editor's note: All comments con-cerning
the above action may be
dropped in the "Letters to the Edi-tor"
Freshmen and
Elect Heads
Among the recent elections held
on campus were those of the fresh-man
and sophomore classes. The
freshman class elected the follow-ing
officers for next year: Jack
Tierney, president; Robert Fischer,
vice president; Carol Martinson,
secretary; and Robert Lindaman,
The sophomore students who
will take office are: Linden Mag-nuson,
president; Marie Magnu-son,
vice president; Marjory Peter-son,
secretary; and Nils Friberg,
Elections of the junior class, as
well as dorm elections, are slated
for the near future.
FS Banquet Set
The Freshman-Sophomore ban-quet,
May 13, will feature the Rev.
Gordon Johnson of the Central
Ave. Baptist Church of Chicago as
guest speaker. The banquet, which
will be held in the Dubonnet room
of the Hotel Leamington in Min-neapolis,
is scheduled to begin at
6:30 p.m.
Also participating in the pro-gram
will be Shirley Anderson
and Bailey Anderson on the viola
and cello. The freshman quartette
will sing some numbers.
In charge of decorations for the
banquet are Jim Hansen, Beverly
Bowman, Joel Schintz, Linden
Magnuson, and Adeline Duncan.
Vonnie Ronngren is supervising
the advertising, and Frank Burle-son
is in charge of ticket sales.
Four Pianos
For May 6
A four-piano concert will be
presented in the field house on
Friday, May 6. Miss Mildred Bis-grove
and Mr. C. Howard Smith,
Bethel's music instructors, will
play a two-piano arrangement of
Mozart's Sonata in D. Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Anderson will play a
movement from the Hindemith
Sonata and works of contemporary
composers. Mr. Anderson is an in-structor
in piano and organ.
The piano quartet will play a
Bach concerto and selections from
Brahm's "Liebeslieder Walzer."
Tickets for the concert are now
on sale at the banking window.
The student activities card will
admit Bethel students. Student
wives, other students, and children
will be admitted for 50 cents.
Adult tickets will be $1.00.
Dr. Chad Walsh, professor of
Wisconsin, will bring a series of
message for college chapel at 11:15
Pictured above is Dr. Chad
Walsh, professor of English at
Beloit College, who will bring a
series of lectures on campus. Dr.
Walsh is a reknowned author and
Al Glenn, college sophomore,
was elected president of the Stu-dent
Senate last Wednesday along
with Glenn Ogren, another sopho-more,
as vice president. Other elec-tion
results named Beverly Carl-son
as recording secretary; Retha
Creech as corresponding secretary;
Bill Conrad as treasurer; Lowell
Gardner as finance secretary.
Bud Lee, seminary junior, was
elected as chairman of the Relig-ious
Council with Carla Kern as
Al came to Bethel last year from
the University of Illinois after
serving two years in the U.S. Air
Force. Prior to this he was a mem-ber
of the 1953 God's Invasion
Army. Since coming to Bethel he
has served as a member of the
vice president's standing commit-tee,
and chairman of the Wednes-day
night fellowship committee.
This year he has been busy with
innovations as social council chair-man
which demanded his super-vision
of Homecoming activities,
the Christmas Formal, and the
Valentine Formal.
Glenn has been busy this year
as president of his class, business
manager of the college choir, and
a worker on many of the commit-tees
scarcely recognized on cam-pus.
Same Printer
For Clarion
Next year's editor of the CLAR-ION,
Phil Caldeen, has announced
that the present printers of the
CLARION will be contracted for
next year's work program also.
The Nicollet Printing Co. of Min-neapolis
was contracted earlier
this school year. Since they began
their work there have been num-erous
comments on the overall im-provement
of the physical fea-tures
of the paper.
When the bidding was opened to
the public for next year's work,
the Nicollet Printing Co. offered
the best proposition. The CLAR-ION
is financed through the stu-dent's
inclusive fee of each quar-ter.
English at Beloit College, Beloit,
convocation lectures April 28. His
is entitled, "Yardstick of Religious
At 8:40 a.m., Dr. Walsh will
speak in the seminary chapel on
"The Gospel of Eternity in the
Words of Here and Now." This
relates to communicating the
Christian message in contempor-ary
terms and idioms.
A lecture of primary interest to
literature majors will be in the
college chapel at 1:10 p.m. on
"Modern and Post-Modern
Dr. Walsh graduated from the
University of Virginia and receiv-ed
his Ph.D. from the University
of Michigan. He is the author of
Stop Looking and Listen, C. S.
Lewis: Apostle to the Skeptics,
Campus, Gods on Trial, and Eden
Two-Way (a book of modern
verse), and many other Christian
books and articles.
Last month Dr. Walsh gave a
convocation series at Princeton
Theological Seminar y entitled,
"Christ's Anti-christs."
British Satire
to be Shown
"Nicholas Nickleby," a British
satire on social problems, will be
shown in the college chapel Tues-day,
April 26, at 7:30 p.m. A short,
entitled "Canoe Country," will ac-company
the main film. These
films are presented by the cultural
Four Courts
For Tennis
This July
Plans for the tennis courts will
become a reality this July when
landscaping will begin on the lot
at the corner of Arlington and
Arona. Four fenced-off tennis
courts will be constructed for ap-proximately
$10,000. Rancote, the
material to be used, will be pur-chased
from the Minnesota Min-ing
and Manufacturing Company.
Tennis and volleyball will be
the chief sports played on the
courts. But, according to Mr. Har-old
Lidbom, business manager,
there is a possibility of using it
for an ice-skating rink also.
Norris Magnuson, Student Sen-ate
president, reported that in
the elections held last Wednesday
in the senate office not even half
of the Bethel student body par-ticipated.
Of the over 500 enrolled
there were approximately 230 stu-dents
who voted.
April 22—Seminary Faculty Social
—Dining Hall-7:30 p.m.
23—College Choir Concert—Or-chestra
Hall, Chicago
26—Cultural Council Meeting —
7:45 p.m.—Chapel
27—Student Fellowship
28—Convocation Chapel — Chad
Walsh-11:15 - 12:15 a.m.
29—Baseball Game — Hamline
All-School Social — Midway
Y.M.C.A. — 8 p.m.
30—Faculty Get-together —5:30
Student Wives Party —
Basement of Edgren Resi-dence-
6:30 p.m.
May 2—R a d i o Club — Physics
Room — 6:30 p.m.
4—Student Fellowship
5—Cultural Council Meeting —
Student Center — 7:45 p.m.
13—Freshman-Sophomore Ban-quet
Seminary Banquet 6:30
Chad Walsh To Speak
A Type 0'
Dear Mom,
Thanks for the swell cupcakes,
cakes, donuts, and socks you sent
in the laundry case last week. No,
the stuff hadn't dried out as you
thought it might. In fact, it was
as fresh as if it were from the
oven. Now that it's getting to-wards
Spring I figure it's okay
to use the lighter jackets and so
forth. The laundry is very fine.
Three-day service. My grades are
about what I expected. I could use
more money; so if you can men-tion
it to Dad . . .
Dear Butch,
Thanks for that little note. If
you have time why not fix up that
bookcase you wrecked. I will be
using it this summer. Plan to do
a little summer studying on my
own. Say, some of that stuff Mom
mailed looked like it had been sent
through a football game. She told
me that you mailed it at the post
office. Little more gentle please.
The weather has been so neat that
I've been getting in plenty of
tennis and social life. I understand
you are doing the same. Remem-ber,
kid, you've got lots of time.
Save your best years. Well, got
to get back to the books . . .
Your brother,
Dear Dad,
Appreciated that cogent admon-ition
suffixed to mother's last
correspondence. As you so aptly
stated, money doesn't grow on
trees and in spite of insuperable
circumstances sometimes, I have
applied your wise words "save
every cent you can." Haven't had
the excessive in extracurricular
engagements and it has produced
a deeper respect for higher learn-ing.
An occasional — very occas-ional
— game of tennis keeps me
in top physical trim. Say, I may
just need a little pecuniary assist-ance
because of the rapidly ap-proaching
banquets and so on. Ap-preciatively,
Your son,
Literalism has always been
a controversial thorn in the
Evangelical's side. A sem stu-dent
revealed this trait the
other morning at breakfast.
Said another person at the
table, "Have you seen 'Okla-homa'
since it came to town?"
The sem man looked up quiz-zically
from his Grape-Nuts.
"I didn't know they had moved
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THE CLARION Friday, April 22, 1955
Liquidate the Lizards
Concerned about diverting the target of Cupid's spring arrows, the
Bethel student senate decided to face facts bluntly. The blunt result
was an all-out crusade to "liquidate the lizards" from the student lounge,
residential lounges, and other public places.
Those "twitter-pated" couples who so amorously display their af-fections
to each other publicly have been a source of embarrassment
not only to members of the faculty but even to fellow students.
Bethel has always been proud that she doesn't have rules to effect
disciplined behaviour. Let's hope she never has to.
Meetings were arranged to bring the topic to a discussion level
with students. In dormitory meetings it was pointed out that it's not
expecting too much for mature Christians to behave in a mature Christ-ian
manner. The Featherstones stressed to the dormitory groups that
we have an obligation to society when we tend to be so overly
expressive. "They don't get away with stuff like this at the U!" ex-claimed
Mr. Featherstone. "Why should we be so disrespectful with
each other's character here ?"
Dealing with the issue from a religious angle, Dr. Bob stressed
in chapel the moral obligations we have to God. He pointed out that
there's nothing wrong with sex in itself. God gave it to us! But when
we take command over it out of God's hands and use it to our own
lust and sinfulness then we've made it wrong through our selfishness.
He also warned that when young people are ready to marry they look
for pure character in their mates.
All the work of the student senate has been done with genuine
Christian concern about the over-all Christian testimony of campus.
We're all concerned about its testimony, too. But just one pawing,
mauling couple could spoil everything. Just one couple!
What's Wrong a About Rights?
Because of public pressure I find it necessary to write this article
in response to "Women's Rights or Man's Wrongs."
I would like to know why Mr. Fuller is so concerned over the
policy in the women's dormitory ? If the women are so discriminated
against why hasn't the CLARION printed an article by a resident of
Bodien dormitory ? Or hasn't the CLARION received any articles (prior
to Mr. Fuller's) about the mistreatment of the women from the women
themselves ? I wonder if mistreatment really exists ?
If "girls mature at an earlier age than boys," as Mr. Fuller's
article states, what are we to expect. Are we to expect the only ap-proach
the girls use to solve these "unjust" and "unequal" rules, that
"do little more than breed frustration and disobedience" is to maturely
pout in a corner or get together with others who share the same
opinions and thoroughly degrade the regulation system accomplishing
only a feeling of self-righteousness ? Is this the case?
Did Mr. Fuller then or does he now know who makes the policy
for these regulations, the "whys" and "wherefores" for such a policy
or perhaps the need for such regulations ? Do the women residents
know ? If they know these answers and desire a change can no solution
be reached ? If they lack knowledge can they make no inquiries into
these problems ? I wonder if the majority really desire to abandon
rules ? Couldn't a poll be taken among the Bodien residents to establish
their viewpoint?
It seems to me that perhaps Mr. Fuller is not completely informed
and that his article is quite premature. It is the girls' problem affecting
the girls. Why not let the girls handle it ? If they are incompetent in
handling their own problems perhaps they need rules.
I Hate to Write Letters
From the Ohio State Lantern (ACP)
We appeal to all suitors to think of what will happen 50 years
from now when their girl friends look for some memento of the long-past
courting days.
What will they have to recall those honeyed phrases, those amor-ous
adjectives, those professions of undying endearment? Sad to say,
many of them will not be able to recall those moments because most
of the courting arrangements were made over the phone.
How many modern Lotharios take the time to pen their beloved
a note for posterity (and possible evidence in a breach of promise
suit) ? Very few as is proven by the terrible burden on the telephone
"It's too easy these days to pick up the phone, dial a few numbers
and say in honeyed tones, "Hey Mabel, whatcha doin' tonight? How's
about you and me takin' in a sandwich, huh ?" Write something like that
on paper and Mabel will probably start looking for another Romeo.
The trend toward less and less letter writing is not restricted to
love messages. It is evident in other aspects of our everyday life. Very
rarely do we find people maintaining protracted friendships by mail.
"I just hate to write letters" is becoming the password of the
modern age. As a result, we wonder what biographers are going to
have to work with in coming years. When they choose to write of one
of our generation, they will have to resort to some other medium
for the only letters that they will find probably will be in reply to
magazine subscriptions, insurance premiums and unpaid bills.
In our instance we know of several examples where poor letter
writing ability has caused some of our friends to lose jobs, friends
and, in an extreme case, a fiance.
When we entered the service, it was the first time that we were
actually forced to write letters of any length or for any great duration
of time.
As a result of our lack of practice, we lost two girl friends, alien-ated
the majority of our relatives, -and finally wound up with only
our mother writing to us.
The Sage and I
"Socrates," I said as we set our root beers on a table in the coffee
shop, "something troubleth me."
There was a twinkle in the bard's eye. "Could it be," he said, "that
thou hast been critical of late ?"
"Aye, that I have. Is it evil, good Socrates, for a student to criticize
his professors in what they say and in the way they say it? Certain
of my friends say it is wrong. What sayest thou?"
"What is it that thou and thy classmates are preparing to do ?"
"Most of us plan to be ministers," I answered.
"In thy noble pursuits dost thou have a right to the truth ?"
"Aye, Socrates, that we do."
"Then would not the practice which leads to greatest truth be the
highest duty of both thee and thy classmates ?"
"Not only that, Socrates, but we must as well be delivered from
the grossest untruths."
"Are thy professors infallible ?"
"No man, Socrates."
"Do they always have solid evidence and logic in what they say ?"
"I fear not. Even I have noticed foolish things they'd say."
"Are their styles of delivery beyond improvement ? Shouldest thou
and thy classmates copy them ?"
"I must confess that oft I am somewhat confused and bored."
"Do thy professors always speak words of profit ?"
"Nay, Socrates, it seemeth that matters of high importance are
often missed because things we all know are so oft repeated instead."
"Do you alone see all of the mistakes and all of the weakness in
your professors ?"
"Nay, not at all. I would not have known many had not some of
my classmates mentioned them. In fact, I made some of their mistakes
while teaching my Sunday school class until someone criticized the
people I imitated. Oft I have felt uneasy about a professor's class
but knew not whence this misgiving came. Then a friend ventured
forth to say he felt likewise, and together we discovered why."
"Would not then a right of criticism draw thee and thy classmates
into greater truth if these things be true ? If a quest for the truth
be honorable and essential for thy noble pursuits, would it not rather
be the duty of thy classmates and thee to criticize ?"
seemeth so, good Socrates. But there is another problem. I
have been critical so much that I am fearful of what I myself say. I
am forced to weigh every word I speak."
"Aye, and what discipline could be better for a minister ?"
"But is it not wrong to criticize ?"
"Wherefore ?"
"The Bible forbids us to judge one of another."
"Does it not thus refer to matters of morality, whereas we are
talking of ideas, facts, and techniques ? Is not an educational situation
distinct from other situations ? Even your school makes it thus distinct
in that they give themselves oft to a study of foolish and ungodly
philosophies. The Bible speaks against such study, does it not?"
"Aye, that it does. Indeed an educational situation is distinct.
Such knowledge is vital to our understanding."
"And so is criticism."
"To thee, wise Socrates, I am grateful. No longer shall I hesitate to
criticize freely my professors and those about me."
"Be careful, friend, lest thy critical spirit bring thee curse instead
of blessing. True, it is immoral for man to perpetuate the error of their
ways by condemning criticism. But criticism can work thee ills by re-fusing
truth that is sure. Thou ought not allow a critical view in matters
of intellect lessen thy love for thy fellow Christians. Be wise, and rob
not thyself in thy freedom."
It by Earl Olson
Multifarious indeed are the tales of ghastly wisps and wraiths
which we have seen on some lonely stroll home on an unused road or
through a swamp. Yet however guilty we may be of telling these
stories, we are prone to laugh off these phantasmagoric victims. It
is my purpose neither to destroy nor uphold such stories. I only wish
you to imagine with me the basis for them and come to appreciate the
powers of circumstance. However closely we have come to this lurid
will-of-the-wisp, it slowly slips farther into the foggy blackness of the
subconscious and lures us deeper and deeper into the eerie universe
of phantoms.
In the nighttime goblins play havoc with your mind. Slipping
into the trance of night with its weird fancy, you discover an awe-some
sensation of being engulfed by something imperceptible. Your
thoughts are grasped in a fascination, and they begin wildly probing the
far reaches of the night for hidden spirits. Then a grim message
whispers in your mind:
Is that a looming form I see
Before me in the night?
Nay, 't must be but a mirage
Which plays upon my sight.
The question echoes and re-echoes and magnifies a hundredfold. A
movement is caught out of the corner of your eye. You turn your
head to see the object. There is something there. There must be. It
can be no myth:
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Would be my foe.
My breaths come now in quick, short jerks,
For somewhere in the night it lurks,
But just where amongst the mists
I wish to know.
Be gone thou foe! I say be gone!
But he thinks not 'tis he I call
For I hear no answer
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Your mind is caught up in a whirlwind of wild phantasy and you see
wisps wafted back into the depths of your nightmare. A numbing chill
radiates through your body, your legs quake, they are weak, your
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Dear Editor:
Having noticed the liberal praise
bestowed upon the actors and act-resses
of "King Oedipus," I feel
it is only proper to publicly com-mend
those behind the scenes for
their work. Hope Seffens and
Carol Schnorr did an excellent job
on makeup and Bonnie Carlson,
Katherine Shepherd and Marlys
Malmsten, did, I think, a wonder-ful
job with the costumes. Dave
Johnson, too, put in a lot of time
and did a fine job on the lighting
and ought to be praised for it.
These, I feel, are the major work-ers
although there were others
who ought to be thanked for their
commendable work.
Dear Editor:
It would do us well this week to
stop and consider the words "aca-demic
freedom." Unfortunately
not too much has been said about
"Academic Freedom Week" on the
campus. We take academic free-dom
quite for granted. It is worth-while
to pause with the nation in
honor and thankfulness for the
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make the conclusions we want, and
say what we want. May this be a
small acknowledgement to this
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Dear Editor:
The junior class of the college
wishes to thank each one who
worked so hard to make the play
Oedipus Rex such a success.
We also want to thank the stu-dent
body and the faculty .for giv-ing
this new style of drama such
an enthusiastic welcome to Bethel.
John Swanson,
President, junior class
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banquet at which the Rev. Maurice
Wessman of the Central Baptist
Church of Sioux Falls, South Da-kota,
will speak.
George Makas, violinist from
Northwestern Schools and Dan
Boyer, soloist from First Covenant
Church in Minneapolis will pre-sent
the musical portion of the
A ham dinner will be served by
Mrs. Morpe of the Central Baptist
church as the cateress. Heading
the various committees are Phil
Carlson, program; Ted Johnson,
decorations; and George Galstad,
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Will Lecture
Dr. Paul Holmer will lecture on
the effects of existentialism in the
world of philosophy and theology
May 5, at 8 p.m. in the student
His particular field of specialty
is existentialism philosophy and
Kierkegaard. Dr. Holmer has lec-tured
on this campus earlier this
year and is brought here again
under the program of the cultural
The Swedish Club is meeting
April 25 to take a tour to the
Swedish American Institute in
Minneapolis. Afterwards there will
be coffee and refreshments served
here at Bethel. Anyone interested
is invited.
Student Wives are again re-minded
of the hot-dish supper
planned for April 30 at 6:30 p.m.
in the Edgren Residence. This is
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The library was recently sub-jected
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facilities and future needs.
The library consultant making the
survey was Dr. Ernest J. Reece,
professor emeritus of Columbia
University and former acting dir-ector
of the Illinois University
library school. He was on campus
April 11-13.
Dr. Reece was called in (1) to
determine the immediate needs of
the library and how these can best
be met and (2) to help formulate
a long range expansion and im-provement
program for the lib-rary.
In addition to his work within
the library, Dr. Reece met with
the faculty library committee and
various other faculty members,
and conferred with President
Lundquist and with Miss Axeen,
librarian. He spoke to the united
faculty on Wednesday afternoon,
April 13.
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from Dr. Reece in the near future.
Present plans are that the recom-mendations
for immediate expan-sion
and improvement will be act-ed
upon by next September.
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Nels Stjernstrom, speech in-structor
and male chorus director,
has been appointed full-time pub-lic
relations manager for Bethel
beginning September 1. At pre-sent
Mr. Stjernstrom is associate
pastor of the First Baptist Church
of Minneapolis as well as holding
his part-time position at Bethel.
Through the new office, there
will be an attempt to meet Beth-el's
publicity needs in four spe-cific
(1) Service to the churches.
Mr. Stjernstrom will schedule
choral groups, gospel teams,
smaller ensembles, and speakers
for various churches in an effort
to minister to the greatest possible
number of people. Coaching var-ious
groups which represent the
school will come under his office.
One of the plans of the office will
be the making of recordings of
outstanding campus talent for the
use of pastors on their radio pro-grams.
(2) Educational counseling.
Through literature, special cam-pus
events, films, and correspon-dence,
educational counsel will be
made available to the youth of the
conference churches.
(3) Informational materials.
Mr. Stjernstrom plans to see
that there is adequate literature
about Bethel on hand. He will re-port
to newspapers and make use
of advertisements, bulletins, audio-visual
materials, and posters.
(4) Alumni follow-up.
Giving some direct staff leader-ship
to Bethel's alumni fellowship,
Mr. Stjernstrom will arrange alu-mni
get-togethers, special activi-ties,
bulletins, and homecoming
features as part of his duties.
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It is an interesting and sometimes amusing phenomena that, per-sistently,
year in and year out the rumor is voiced around that next
year's athletic teams will be greatly improved. Or the rumor persists
that some outstanding prep player is headed for dear old Bethel. Next
year rolls around and no sign of that all-state, all-religional, or all-city
ballplayer. Nevertheless, it must be pointed out that the fellows that
do turn out for sports, even though lacking an all-something before
their names, are out trying day in and day out like any all-American.
However, most of us realize that there will not be a steady stream
of star prep players for several years, if ever. One reason is the lack
of an educational program. But a quick perusal of a recent article in
the Clarion seems to indicate an encouraging trend. This article indi-cated
the vocational as well as extra-curricular choices of one hundred
and seventy-two prospective students.
It was stated that around 14% of the prospective students (this
included both male and female) were interested in phusical education
as their vocational choice.
In extra-curricular activities, around 43% of those interviewed
were interested in athletic competition, whether inter-collegiate or intra-mural.
These figures would seem to indicate no dearth of material in
coming years, if the necessary programs are available. And one neces-sary
program as indicated by 34% of the prospectives is education.
We must quickly add that the installation of an education program
will not insure immediate or glorious success. Coaching along with
material is a necessary requisite in any athletic program. The players
will progress little beyond the instructions of the coach.
Though we will never be assured of a steady influx of stars, we
can be assured of material, if and when the program materializes.
Thought for the Day: Dale Larson and Bob Singleton, while tripping
the light fantastic around second base, provide Bethel with a,
fine keystone combination.
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Youth Fellowship Supper, 5:30 P.M. — Youth Meetings, 6:00 P.M.
Gospel Service, 7:00 P.M. — Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 7:00 P.M.
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Baseball Squad
With Minnehaha
In an informal scrimmage, Ap-ril
13, Bethel's baseball team edg-ed
Minnehaha Academy, 7-6, at
Como. Both teams played with ac-tual
game seriousness since Bethel
realized how ridiculous they would
appear losing to a high school, and
the Academy wanted to add a col-lege
to their list of victims.
Minnehaha took a two run lead
in the second on a walk, two hits,
and two errors. Bethel scored four
runs in the fourth inning and
three more in the fifth. In the top
of the seventh, a combination of
walks, passed balls and two hits
gave Minnehaha four more runs.
Burleson, however, got tough and
fanned the last batter to give
Bethel the victory.
Both teams played poor ball
with errors allowing most of the
runs. The bright spot in the game
was Brunzel's fine hitting. He got
two hits and hit the ball hard on
two other occasions.
The scrimmage showed Bethel's
weakness at the plate which will
have to be improved before the
first game which is against Con-cordia
April 25.
Track Team
In Carleton
Meet Today
The track team is competing in
the Carlton relays this afternoon
with a squad of twelve making the
The Royals will enter the fol-lowing
events: 100 yd. dash (Yost,
Beard, Thomas); 1 mile (Hegle);
sprint medley (Moore, Yost, Erick-son,
Beard); distance medley (Gei-ger,
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The tennis squad has been renewing their practice efforts in order
to get their game well in hand before scheduled games begin, reports
tennis coach, Cal Edlund. He added that practice has been very en-couraging.
However, it must be said in defense of the squad that too much
should not be expected of them. The netmen have four returning veter-ans
along with some interesting newcomers. The returning veterans
include player-coach Cal Edlund who is. a seminary middleman, Bud
Lee, a seminary junior, Paul Sandberg, a college sophomore, and Henry
Pedersen, also a college sophomore.
The interesting newcomers include Louis Schultz, who is also play-ing
golf, Dave Noland, who is doubling in track, Bob Fisher and Allen
Cal Edlund reports that six men will be carried on the squad. Play-offs
are to be held next week to determine positions. The six positions
will include two doubles' teams.
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The Pirates are in dire need of a starting pitcher. In fact, the depth chart on the team website only lists four pitchers in the starting rotation. Those hurlers are A.J. Burnett, Wandy Rodriguez, James McDonald, and Jeff Locke. Burnett and Rodriguez are the leaders of the staff; two reliable veterans who should bring a lot to the table. McDonald, despite his tremendous first half, was demoted to the bullpen down the stretch; who knows which J-Mac we'll see in 2013. Jeff Locke hasn't done much to prove he's worthy of a starting spot; he's just 1-6 with a 5.82 ERA in 12 career MLB games.
It was reported Saturday night that Zack Greinke would be signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who apparently have an unlimited supply of cash. The deal is reportedly worth $147 million over six seasons, which would make him the highest-paid right-handed pitcher ever. Greinke, 29, entered the offseason as the most prized pitcher on the free agent market. Typically, players wait until the top free agent inks a deal before deciding where to sign, hence why there weren't many big moves at the Winter Meetings.
With Greinke off the market, is it time for the dominoes to fall?
Here's a look at some of the remaining free agent starters:
Anibal Sanchez – Out of price range; Dodgers interested in him, too.
Edwin Jackson – #EJaxToBucs failed last year; worthy of a second attempt?
Ryan Dempster – Mitch Williams suggested he'd be a fit for the Bucco rotation.
Kyle Lohse – Beyond the Box Score makes a case not to sign him.
Shaun Marcum – Seems like a decent add; drawing plenty of interest from other teams.
Francisco Liriano – His name has popped up multiple times as a fit for the Pirates.
Joe Saunders – Orioles still looking to re-sign the veteran southpaw.
Kevin Correia – Doubtful that Correia and/or the Bucs want a deal.
Carl Pavano – Wouldn't be surprised to see NH take a flyer on him.
Jeff Karstens – Should not have been non-tendered by the Pirates; unlikely to return.
Mike Pelfrey – Non-tendered by Mets; appeared in just three games in 2012 (elbow).
Jair Jurrjens – Braves non-tendered him; 2011 All-Star said to have a dead arm.
Manny Parra – Non-tendered by Brewers; no thanks.
Tom Gorzelanny – Ex-Buc non-tendered by Nats; possible long-reliever/mop-up man.
John Lannan – Another Washington non-tender; no space for him in Nats rotation.
Who knows which route Neal Huntington will take. Keep in mind that a starting pitcher could be acquired via trade – closer Joel Hanrahan may be on the move (especially if Jason Grilli re-signs in Pittsburgh).
The starting rotation let the team down at the end of both 2011 and 2012, so it's important to bolster the staff. There is a bit of help on the way (see: Cole, Gerrit) but that won't be until mid-season at the earliest. The rotation is up in the air at the moment, but hopefully that changes in the coming weeks with some acquisitions.
Go Bucs


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During Friday's Game 4 between Chicago and Minnesota in St. Paul, Minn., a television announcer said, "Matt Cooke is having a big impact in this game," and his sidekick analyst supported the comment with some facts.
The sequence undoubtedly irritated Avalanche fans everywhere.
In his first game back since serving a seven-game suspension for kneeing Tyson Barrie on April 21, ending the Avs defenseman's season in Game 3 of a first-round series, Cooke on Friday did indeed help the Wild beat the Blackhawks 4-2 to tie the Western Conference semifinals series 2-2. He assisted on the game's first goal, delivered a team-high five hits, produced two shots and drew a hooking penalty on Chicago's best defense man, Duncan Keith.
Cooke did not end someone's season, or career, with a deliberate or careless hit and face what would have been his seventh NHL suspension, but he again irritated Avalanche fans everywhere simply by playing.
"The hit was awful, and players like Cooke cannot control themselves when beat on a play or have a player in a vulnerable position," said University of Denver coach Jim Montgomery, who played for 14 professional teams including the NHL's Canadiens, Flyers, Sharks and Stars. "That's why they are repeat offenders, just like (former Broncos linebacker Bill) Romanowski was as a football player.
"(Raffi) Torres and (Patrick) Kaleta are just like him."
Cooke, Torres and Kaleta are similar 200-pound forwards who have amassed more NHL playoff penalty minutes than games played, and only Torres has fewer regular-season penalty minutes (497) than games played (635). They are paid to hit every opposing puck carrier within a few strides, even if it takes them out of position to defend.
Cooke targeted Barrie in the neutral zone, and had Barrie not been hit, or hurt, Cooke would have been the only player behind the play.
"This is not a good hit. Nothing good happens when players are going in opposite directions," said Brian Engblom, the veteran Colorado-based NBC Sports Network analyst. "It's a bad time to go hunting for a hit. What a shame for Barrie and the Avs."
Losing Barrie did not cost Colorado the series, but it surely played a role in how the Avs lost Game 3 and made it more difficult in wrapping up the series after winning the first two games. Cooke's punishment did not fit the crime. He was suspended without pay for seven games, but playoff players aren't regularly paid in the playoffs and Barrie would likely still be out if the Avs were playing today.
When Barrie suffered the strained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, Avs coach Patrick Roy immediately said his savvy third-year puck mover would miss the standard four to six weeks. Two days after the hit, April 23, Cooke was assessed his seven-game suspension.
The NHL should not take Roy's word for how long Ba+rrie would be out, but a third-party doctor should assess the injury and NHL Player Safety should issue the suspension partly based on that.
Avalanche fans surely hope the Wild gets eliminated quickly. The Burgundy and Blue brigade has good reason to be big Blackhawks fans right now, because the sooner Chicago can eliminate Minnesota, the sooner they can stop hearing how Cooke is playing such a big role for the Wild.
Mike Chambers: mchambers@ denverpost.com or twitter.com/ mikechambers


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Pelosi enforcers wobble on Syria
When Nancy Pelosi delivered Barack Obama big victories in the House during his first term — from the passage of a sweeping health care law to a controversial cap-and-trade bill, she relied on a band of her top lieutenants to ensure the caucus held together on the tough votes.
But now, as she tries to rally House Democrats to authorize Obama to strike Syria, her closest allies aren't squarely in her corner — never mind out shoring up votes.
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Liberal enforcers like Reps. Rosa DeLauro, George Miller, Zoe Lofgren and Anna Eshoo aren't on board, at least not yet. And it won't be easy to convince them, since all four are doves who voted against the Iraq War authorization in 2002.
( PHOTOS: Nancy Pelosi's career)
It makes a tough situation worse for Pelosi, who is already in the unenviable position of needing to win Democratic votes to support her president in a military strike — at a time when her party, and her country, have no desire for another foreign entanglement.
Obama will need the bulk of Democrats to support him in the House, since Republicans have shown little interest in following John Boehner's lead in supporting Obama.
"No, I have not decided on how I will vote yet," DeLauro told POLITICO Wednesday after participating in a Progressive Caucus conference call briefing. "I'm going to continue to review the intelligence in the coming week and along with reviewing that intelligence what I'm going to continue to do is listen to the case the administration is making and I want to listen to the debate in Congress and what's happening at the Senate hearings."
Hardly considered pro-war herself, Pelosi announced her public support for a U.S. intervention in Syria resolution earlier this week and sent out two "Dear Colleague" missives in an attempt to quell lawmaker concerns and get feedback. Her leadership team has also been calling members.
Pelosi said Wednesday at an event in San Francisco she does not plan to whip a Syria resolution when it comes to the House floor, leaving her to informally inspire Democrats to sign on.
"It's not anything you whip," Pelosi said. "I'm not whipping. I'm not persuading on this."
DeLauro said she has particular concern about how the resolution is worded.
( PHOTOS: Syria: Where politicians stand)
"I will not vote for any open-ended authorization to use force or any other authorization that allows for deployment of troops on the ground," DeLauro said. "I'm also very mindful of the fact that the use of military force can have, will have ramifications, including unpredictable ones."
Rep. Rob Andrews (D-N.J.) said he also remains unconvinced.
"I will review all of the relevant intelligence, listen to my constituents and evaluate what is right for the security of the country," Andrews said in a statement. "I enter this process very skeptical that we should involve our troops in the middle of anyone's civil war."
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Soulful German Farmhouse Rye - Take 2
I've taken a bit of a break from ryes in the past couple of weeks, baking Honey Lemon Whole Wheat from Clayton's Complete Book of Breads and the Pain au Levain with Whole Wheat from the King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking book. This weekend, though, I went back to rye again, baking the Soulful German Farmhouse Rye from Daniel Leader's Local Breads.
I've blogged about this bread previously, so I won't repeat what I've said previously.
The most obvious difference this time is that I proofed the boules smooth side up and then baked them with the seam side up, allowing the natural weaknesses in the dough to be the expansion points. I like the effect, particularly since the darkness of the crumb contrasts with the lighter-color flour on the crust. Not so evident, but still different this time is that I did not add any of the instant yeast called for in the formula (I had all day at the house anyway), nor did I "dust" the banneton with rye flakes. That did nothing for my enjoyment or for the bread, so I just used a light dusting of rye flour on top of the rice flour already embedded in the fabric.
If I remember the next time that I make this bread, I'll double the quantities but still shape it into just two boules. That might give a bit more height to the loaves, which would make them more serviceable for sandwiches. Despite the diminutive size of the loaves, this is a delicious bread and well worth the making.


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KINSTON � One day in 1980, Brenda Lucas was on work-release duty at a McDonald�s, serving time for three drug convictions.
KINSTON � One day in 1980, Brenda Lucas was on work-release duty at a McDonald�s, serving time for three drug convictions.
The next day, she was gone.
Donald Thompson, in prison for a Lenoir County drug conviction � along with convictions from Currituck and Wayne counties � walked off a work-release job in 1976.
In the proceeding decades, the trail went cold. As far as state correctional officials are concerned, they disappeared into thin air.
�It looks like, from our records, there�s really not been any significant leads since then,� said Keith Acree, state adult corrections spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety, regarding Lucas.
�She would be 63 now � she was born in 1950.�
Lucas was housed in the N.C. Correctional Institute for Women, convicted in Lenoir County of misdemeanor possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, misdemeanor of a hypodermic needle and misdemeanor possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance on June 3, 1979. She was to serve until June 9, 1981.
She made her escape Jan. 29, 1980.
Thompson received convictions for felony common law robbery in Wayne County on April 16, 1971, felony violating regulations on controlled substances in Lenoir County on April 22, 1971, and misdemeanor violating regulations on controlled substances in Currituck County on March 26, 1975.
As the convictions ran concurrently, Thompson actually served his terms for the drug charges, and was due for release on Oct. 20, 1977, on the robbery charge at the time of his escape.
�Donald Thompson was an inmate at Triangle Correctional Center, which is a prison that doesn�t exist anymore,� Acree said. �But, it used to be a minimum-security facility that was located right next to Central Prison in Raleigh. He escaped June 8 of 1976.
�His was also a walk-off from a work-release assignment outside the prison, although I don�t know where he was working � the records don�t indicate that.�
Acree noted Thompson�s file indicated he had family in New York in 1976, but there wasn�t much more information to be had.
Public records from the state Department of Public Safety show 149 people with active escapee profiles, from 2011 to the earliest known at-large escapee in 1947.
That man, Richard Scott, was serving time at Central Prison for felony bigamy and misdemeanor abandonment in Gaston County. Less than two months into a nearly three-year sentence, he escaped and disappeared. He�d be 89 years old if he were still alive.
While we may never know what became of Lucas, Scott or Thompson, progress in security and technology has led to fewer escapes and fewer people still on the run.
�We used to have upwards of 1,000 escapes a year,� Acree said. �Now, our escapes every year are in the single-digit numbers. And, some of those people who got away years ago have just kind of disappeared and not come back.
�Some of the folks who are on that list we know where they are � they are incarcerated in other states, or other jurisdictions.�
G. Mark Jones, a criminal justice professor at East Carolina University, said events in the 1970s and 1980s led state correctional officials to reevaluate their policies and make changes.
He mentioned one aspect of change is better evaluation of prisoners going into work-release programs, so people more likely to escape are less likely to obtain those jobs.
�Of course, no prediction system is perfect,� Jones said. �You�re going to put the wrong person in the wrong program � they�re going to mess it up.�
Jones also pointed to the ballyhooed case of Willie Horton in Massachusetts, who, while on a weekend furlough in 1987, committed assault and rape in Maryland. A Maryland judge blamed the Massachusetts furlough program and ordered him to be committed to a Maryland state prison.
The presidential campaign of then-Vice President George H.W. Bush used the incident to criticize his opponent, then-Mass. Gov. Michael Dukakis in 1988. The incident also led to a notorious independent expenditure television ad and a separate ad produced for the Bush-Quayle campaign.
�So, things like that kind of forced correctional administrators to take a hard look at this and programs like that to try to screen out people who might not be appropriate,� Jones said. �Or, just do a better job of making them more secure.�
He added the vast majority of escapees are found in short order because they didn�t plan for what next to do.
�A lot of them go straight back to their mom�s house, or something like that, and authorities are sitting there waiting on them,� Jones said.


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Right-Wing Media Defend Herman Cain With Race-Baiting
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Responding to a report that Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain allegedly engaged in "sexually suggestive behavior" in the 1990s, right-wing media figures have turned to race-baiting, arguing that Cain is being targeted because he is a "black conservative" and that he is the victim of a "high-tech lynching."
Politico Report Airs Accusations Of "Inappropriate Behavior" Against Cain
Politico: "At Least Two Female Employees Complained ... About Inappropriate Behavior By Cain." Politico reported:
During Herman Cain's tenure as the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s, at least two female employees complained to colleagues and senior association officials about inappropriate behavior by Cain, ultimately leaving their jobs at the trade group, multiple sources confirm to POLITICO.
The women complained of sexually suggestive behavior by Cain that made them angry and uncomfortable, the sources said, and they signed agreements with the restaurant group that gave them financial payouts to leave the association. The agreements also included language that bars the women from talking about their departures. [Politico, 10/31/11]
Right-Wing Media Turn To Race-Baiting To Defend Cain
Coulter: Liberals "Are Terrified Of Strong, Conservative, Black Men." On Fox's Geraldo at Large, conservative author Ann Coulter said:
COULTER: I'm spitting mad at this attack on Herman Cain. Maybe he should be at the top of the ticket.
COULTER: Liberals are terrified of Herman Cain. He is a strong conservative black man. Look at the way they go after Allen West and Michael Steele and they're not even running against Obama. They are terrified of strong, conservative, black men. [Fox News, Geraldo at Large, 10/30/11, via RealClearPolitics]
Jim Hoft: "Let's Face It ... They're Racists." Right-wing blogger Jim Hoft claimed that the "latest liberal media smears" of Herman Cain from Politico's story shows that "they're racists." [Gateway Pundit, 10/31/11]
Brent Bozell: "In The Eyes Of The Liberal Media, Herman Cain Is Just Another Uppity Black American." In a blog post titled "Stop the High-tech Lynching of Herman Cain," Media Research Center president Brent Bozell wrote:
Sadly, Herman Cain's predictions have come true. In May he stated that he was "ready for the same high-tech lynching that [Clarence Thomas] went through -- for the good of this country." That's what Politico is doing with its unsubstantiated and thoroughly hypocritical hit piece against him. Anyone in the press that gives this story oxygen is equally hypocritical.
In the eyes of the liberal media, Herman Cain is just another uppity black American who has had the audacity to leave the liberal plantation. So they must destroy him, just as they tried destroying Clarence Thomas. [NewsBusters, 10/31/11]
Limbaugh: Politico Story "Is About Blacks ... Getting Too Uppity." On his website, Rush Limbaugh featured the transcript of a radio show segment in which he defended Cain using the title: "We Should Not be Surprised by the Left's Racist Hit Job on Herman Cain." On his radio show, he stated:
LIMBAUGH: It really is about blacks and Hispanics getting too uppity. That's what this is. You don't achieve in American politics as a Republican, as a self-reliant individual or conservative. You don't do it. You try it and we're going to destroy you -- Washington Post and Marco Rubio last week and the week before. Today, Herman Cain.
Now Clinton is laughing because he knows the media and the liberals are gonna treat a black conservative far different than how they would treat any Democrat. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 10/31/11]
Greg Gutfeld: "When You're A Black Conservative, Beware." Fox's The Five co-host Greg Gutfeld suggested Politico wrote its story because "if you're a conservative, anything can be misconstrued as sexist behavior and people will go after you." Cain, he said, is a "black conservative":
GUTFELD: But I want to get to something that Andrea said, which I think -- because it's Halloween, we should talk about costumes. And the great thing about being a progressive, is as long as your costume is a progressive, you can be a pig. But if you're a conservative, anything can be misconstrued as sexist behavior and people will go after you. The media will go after you right away.
But, you know, if you're Teddy Kennedy, if you're Bill Clinton, if you're John Edwards, if you're the Wall Street protesters who are covering up sexual assaults, the media will keep their hands off it because you're wearing the costume of the progressive. When you don't wear the costume of the progressive, when you're a black conservative, beware. [Fox News, The Five, 10/31/11]
Monica Crowley Asked If Cain Story Happened Because He's A "Black Conservative." While guest-hosting The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News contributor Monica Crowley asked Karl Rove: "Do you think that Herman Cain should be prepared for more of this because he is a black conservative?" [Fox News, The O'Reilly Factor, 10/31/11]
Right-Wing Media Quickly Declare Cain's "High-Tech Lynching" Warning A "Prophecy" That Came True
Drudge Invokes Cain's "High-Tech Lynching" Comment. Under a link to the Politico article that first reported the allegations against Cain, The Drudge Report promoted a "flashback" to Cain's May 2011 statement referencing Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and claiming he was "ready for the same high-tech lynching":
[Drudge Report, 10/30/11]
Hannity: Politico Story "Made Cain's Prophecy Come True" That He Would Suffer A "High-Tech Lynching." During his Fox News show, Sean Hannity said:
HANNITY: Now, before Herman Cain became the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, he predicted that his opponents would attempt to orchestrate what he called a, quote, "high-tech lynching." And over the weekend, the left-wing media, well, they made Cain's prophesy come true.
Now, according to an unusually vague report from Politico.com, Cain was accused of sexual harassment back in the 1990s when he was the president and the CEO of the National Restaurant Association. [Fox News, Hannity, 10/31/11]
Coulter: Politico Story "Absolutely Is" A "High-Tech Lynching." From Ann Coulter's appearance on Fox News' Hannity:
HANNITY: Both Herman Cain and Clarence Thomas used the term "high-tech lynching." Is that high-tech -- is that accurate?
COULTER: Yep. It absolutely is. It absolutely is, and it's coming from the exact same people who used to do it the lynching with ropes. Now they do it with a word processor.
HANNITY: You mean the Democratic Party.
COULTER: Yes. Yes. We had to have national federal civil rights laws to protect blacks from Democrats. [Fox News, Hannity, 10/31/11]
Peter Johnson Jr.: "Some People" Have "Pointed Out" That "Maybe This Is A High-Tech Lynching." While guest co-hosting Fox & Friends, Fox News contributor Peter Johnson, Jr. said:
JOHNSON: Especially in this case based upon what we've seen in the past with Judge Thomas and those allegations, should this African-American, chief executive of the National Restaurant Association, does he need a witness in the room, does he need someone to stand there and corroborate a discussion with a woman in the room?
STEVE DOOCY (co-host): There is none.
JOHNSON: And so, and there have been some people that have pointed out in the national media that maybe this is a high-tech lynching that Politico engaged in with regard to Mr. Cain. [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 11/1/11]
Jeffrey Lord: "High Tech Lynching Of An Uppity Conservative Black Man." From Jeffrey Lord's American Spectator blog post:
Here's the story.
From a liberal media outlet.
An "Exclusive" story about Herman Cain. A story about a black man who is a conservative and just by coincidence is now riding high in the presidential polls. A story about anonymous women making allegations of sexual harassment against Mr. Cain. And getting bucks for their efforts.
High Tech Lynching of an Uppity Conservative Black man.
The Sequel. [The American Spectator, 10/30/11]
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I'm amazed at all the wonderful fabric combinations I see on Flickr.
I can't wait to see the completed quilts!
Here's Block 2:
Download the pattern here. (You will need Adobe Reader. You can download it for free at www.adobe.com/reader.)
The Pinwheel Party pattern is now available for purchase on Craftsy and Etsy.
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Monday, March 8, 2010
Pinwheel Party Week 2
I'm amazed at all the wonderful fabric combinations I see on Flickr.
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Lovely block Anina!ReplyDelete
I love big blocks. I've been having some trouble putting some little DJ blocks together!
Yay! I was so excited when I realized it was Monday and there would be a new block. Can't wait to get started. :)ReplyDelete
Great combo with the black!ReplyDelete
Whoo---pee another block.ReplyDelete
Love it! I really like this "weekly" block party. The block a month is tooooo s-l-o-w for me. At least while I am managing to keep up. If I get behind that might be another story.
Love it! This one looks even easier than the first block. So handy to be able to save these directions to print for later reference.ReplyDelete
Dang! I can't get it to open, and I haven't been able to upgrade my Adobe in years - there's something wrong when I try to download. I'm on version 5 and I know there's like version 9 now. I'm not sure why I'm having a problem with this week's block, since I could download last week's with no trouble.ReplyDelete
Anyhow, I sent the link to my husband and hopefully he can save it - his computer is a lot newer than my poor ol' 2003 model. :)
Another lovely one!ReplyDelete
This is so much fun! I like it being weekly, monthly and I tend to lose interest waiting for the next block. Thank you!ReplyDelete
Check out Kate Spade's Site with the pinwheel philosophy:ReplyDelete
Can't wait for block FOUR tomorrow :)


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Every week I type out "week 4,5, and now 6", and I just can not believe how fast the season goes by. We wait what feels like years for it to start and then the season is over in no time. But the reality of it right now, is that there are still six more games for all 8 SAC teams. We've seen some teams start to separate themselves and then there are some teams still hanging on with an outside chance to make a run. I know we always argue on the message board about what goals SAC teams have, through
What a week of football. Just when we thought we would get plenty of answers and feel confident in where this league was headed this year, Catawba pulls off a massive upset. I really think it is one of top five upsets in the last decade. Based on all variables: in Mossy Creek, C-N #10, Catawba shutout the week before, and so on. Really puts a lot of doubt in all of our minds on what kind of team CN has and how good Catawba can be. The LR defense is what, to me, stands them apart from the Eagles
The final week of September football. Three more SAC games that will either have the contenders rise to the top or will muddy the waters even more and keep us guessing for another week.
Week 4. In order of time.
Catawba (2-1) at #10 Carson-Newman (3-0)
1 p.m. - Jefferson City, Tenn.
The Eagles and Indians begin our fourth week of football in Mossy Creek. Just about everyone on the board lost all faith in Catawba after being shut out at home last week
This is my third effort to write my column after losing the first two drafts. The first one had four out of five games and the second column with two games done. So this is going to be a weak effort at number three. Gotta do better. Lesson: work harder earlier in the week and always back up your work!!
Should be an interesting week of football. Despite the great record combined by SAC teams, I think there are still many question marks heading into this week. This week will separate
Truly sorry for lack of column last week. As any SID/broadcaster will tell you and some of you know, the first week or so of the new year is a mess. Even without a football game to work, I still was crushed with things going on last week. I also had some personal responsibilities to attend to and just didn't get the column finished. Back in the saddle though and ready for the season.
Here we go!
Games in order of time
Florida Tech (1-0) at Newberry (1-0)


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Tue, 08 May 2012 12:09:27 GMT — WASHINGTON (AP) â?? U.S. and Yemeni officials say the supposed would-be bomber at the heart of an al-Qaida airliner plot was actually an informant working for the CIA.
The revelation, first reported by The Los Angeles Times, shows how the CIA was able to get its hands on a sophisticated underwear bomb well before an attack was set in motion.
Officials say the informant was working for the CIA and Saudi Arabian intelligence when he was given the bomb. He then turned the device over to authorities. Officials say the informant is safely out of Yemen.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive intelligence matter.
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WASHINGTON (AP) â?? U.S. bomb experts are picking apart a sophisticated new al-Qaida improvised explosive device, a top Obama administration counterterrorism official said Tuesday, to determine if it could have slipped past airport security and taken down a commercial airplane.
Officials told The Associated Press a day earlier that discovery of the unexploded bomb represented an intelligence prize resulting from a covert CIA operation in Yemen, saying that the intercept thwarted a suicide mission around the anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden.
The device did not contain metal, meaning it probably could have passed through an airport metal detector. But it was not clear whether new body scanners used in many airports would have detected it. The device is an upgrade of the underwear bomb that failed to detonate aboard a jetliner over Detroit on Christmas 2009. Officials said this new bomb was also designed to be used in a passenger's underwear, but this time al-Qaida developed a more refined detonation system.
John Brennan, President Barack Obama's counterterrorism adviser, said Tuesday the discovery shows al-Qaida remains a threat to U.S. security a year after bin Laden's assassination. And he attributed the breakthrough to "very close cooperation with our international partners."
"We're continuing to investigate who might have been associated with the construction of it as well as plans to carry out an attack," Brennan said. "And so we're confident that this device and any individual that might have been designed to use it are no longer a threat to the American people."
On the question of whether the device could have been gone undetected through airport security, Brennan said, "It was a threat from a standpoint of the design." He also said there was no intelligence indicating it was going to be used in an attack to coincide with the May 2 anniversary of bin Laden's death.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said Tuesday that "a number of countries" provided information and cooperation that helped foil the plot. He said he had no information on the would-be bomber, but that White House officials had told him "He is no longer of concern," meaning no longer any threat to the U.S.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee, told reporters Monday night that she had been briefed Monday about an "undetectable" device that was "going to be on a U.S.-bound airliner."
There were no immediate plans to change security procedures at U.S. airports.
U.S. officials declined to say where the CIA seized the bomb. The would-be suicide bomber, based in Yemen, had not yet picked a target or purchased plane tickets when the CIA seized the bomb, officials said. It was not immediately clear what happened to the would-be bomber.
President Barack Obama had been monitoring the operation since last month, the White House said Monday evening. White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said the president was assured the device posed no threat to the public.
"The president thanks all intelligence and counterterrorism professionals involved for their outstanding work and for serving with the extraordinary skill and commitment that their enormous responsibilities demand," Hayden said.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said: "The device did not appear to pose a threat to the public air service, but the plot itself indicates that these terrorist keep trying to devise more and more perverse and terrible ways to kill innocent people. And it a reminder of how we have to keep vigilant." Clinton spoke during a news conference Tuesday in New Delhi with Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna.
The operation unfolded even as the White House and Homeland Security Department assured the public that they knew of no al-Qaida plots against the U.S. around the anniversary of bin Laden's death.
On May 1, the Homeland Security Department said, "We have no indication of any specific, credible threats or plots against the U.S. tied to the one-year anniversary of bin Laden's death."
The AP learned about the thwarted plot last week but agreed to White House and CIA requests not to publish a story immediately because the sensitive intelligence operation was still under way. Once officials said those concerns were allayed, the AP decided to disclose the plot Monday despite requests from the Obama administration to wait for an official announcement Tuesday.
The FBI and Homeland Security acknowledged the existence of the bomb late Monday. Other officials, who were briefed on the operation, insisted on anonymity to discuss details of the plot, many of which the U.S. has not officially acknowledged.
It's not clear who built the bomb, but because of its sophistication and its similarity to the Christmas Day bomb, authorities suspected it was the work of master bomb maker Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri. Al-Asiri constructed the first underwear bomb and two others that al-Qaida built into printer cartridges and shipped to the U.S. on cargo planes in 2010.
Both of those bombs used a powerful industrial explosive. Both were nearly successful.
The new underwear bomb operation is a reminder of al-Qaida's ambitions, despite the death of bin Laden and other senior leaders. Because of instability in the Yemeni government, the terrorist group's branch there has gained territory and strength. It has set up terrorist camps and, in some areas, even operates as a de facto government.
On Monday, al-Qaida militants staged a surprise attack on a Yemeni army base in the south, killing 22 soldiers and capturing at least 25. The militants managed to reach the base both from the sea and by land, gunning down troops and making away with weapons and other military hardware after the blitz, Yemeni military officials said.
But the group has also suffered significant setbacks as the CIA and the U.S. military focus more on Yemen. On Sunday, Fahd al-Quso, a senior al-Qaida leader, was hit by a missile as he stepped out of his vehicle along with another operative in the southern Shabwa province of Yemen.
Al-Quso, 37, was on the FBI's most wanted list, with a $5 million reward for information leading to his capture. He was indicted in the U.S. for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in the harbor of Aden, Yemen, in which 17 American sailors were killed and 39 injured.
Al-Quso was believed to have replaced Anwar al-Awlaki as the group's head of external operations. Al-Awlaki was killed in a U.S. airstrike last year.
The new Yemeni president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, has promised improved cooperation with the U.S. to combat the militants. On Saturday, he said the fight against al-Qaida was in its early stages. Hadi took over in February from longtime authoritarian leader Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Brennan appeared on ABC's "Good Morning America," the "CBS This Morning" show and NBC's "Today" show. King was interviewed on CNN.
Associated Press writers Kimberly Dozier, Eileen Sullivan and Alan Fram in Washington and Matthew Lee in New Delhi contributed to this report.
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A Rose Never Smelt So Sweet
Located in the heart of San Francisco, The Stinking Rose is a must for any connoisseur of garlic.
The restaurant is divided into two sections. One has booths, larger open tables and tons of fun colorful decor for family dining. The other section is more secluded and quiet with small tables and enclosed booths for more intimate dining.
The menu consists of your standard selection of fare, chicken, steak, seafood and pasta, but they are far above standard. As the name indicates, the "secret" ingredient in their recipes is garlic. Their signature dish, a must have, the Bagna Calda consists of garlic cloves oven-roasted in extra virgin olive oil and butter with a hint of anchovy. A wonderful treat for spreading on their house-baked focaccia bread. If the sweet, succulence of the Bagna Calda doesn't appeal to your appetite, they have a fresh garlic relish on the table that will. This blend of garlic, parsley and vinegar has the bite more customarily associated with garlic.
Another great way to start your meal is one of their sizzling iron skillets. They come in a variety of combinations of shrimp, crab and mussels. The small shrimp skillet came with about a dozen tasty shrimp and several garlic cloves. The shrimp and garlic butter will leave wet your appetite as you devour this tasty dish.
For the main course, we engorged on the ribeye, the chicken and one of the pizzettes. The Forty Clove Chicken is roasted on the bone and comes with garlic mashed potatoes. The tender chicken is covered with a delicious creamy white wine sauce. The garlic and sauce add just the right amount of zest and aroma to make this one of The Stinking Rose's most popular dishes.
The perfectly cooked medium-rare ribeye steak seasoned with garlic and rosemary comes with pesto mashed potatoes. This juicy steak's flavor was vibrant and contrasted well with the potatoes.
The Stinking Rose offers several types of pizzettes. We tried the BBQ Garlic Chicken with cilantro and mozzarella. It has a wonderful thin crust and tangy garlic barbeque sauce.
If you manage to save room, they offer a variety of delicious desserts. We tried the Gilroy Famous Garlic Ice Cream with Caramel Mole Sauce. Surprisingly, it was quite good and definitely a unique taste that any garlic lover should try. If you've had enough garlic at this point, they do off several other tasty desserts.
Overall, The Stinking Rose is a fun, flavorful dining experience that everyone should try.
325 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, CA
Open Daily 11:00am - 11:00pm


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