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Sheriff’s rally follows best of our traditions

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Sixty years ago, the Supreme Court famously observed, “We are a religious people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme Being. When the state encourages religious instruction or cooperates with religious authorities by adjusting the schedule of public events to sectarian needs, it follows the best of our traditions.”

Sheriff Whittington - Photo from Bossier Parish Sheriff web site.

Sheriff Whittington – Photo from Bossier Parish Sheriff web site.

In the mind of the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, the only thing worse than the conservative, God-fearing citizens of Bossier Parish are the no-nonsense elected officials here who stand boldly for our values. A leader like Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington is the ACLU’s worst nightmare, because he is completely unaffected by their standard intimidation tactics.

The announcement of the Sheriff’s second annual “In God We Trust Rally” for July 4th is giving the ACLU fits because they find it absolutely intolerable that thousands of patriotic citizens would want to come together again for a free event to celebrate Independence Day and show support for the national motto. Unfortunately for the ACLU, the Sheriff and the people still enjoy these fundamental rights.

Read more at Bossier Press-Tribune

U.S. Sues American Co. For Requiring Workers to Speak English

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The United States government is actually suing a private American business for discriminating against Hispanic and Asian employees because they don’t speak English on the job.

It involves a Green Bay Wisconsin metal and plastic manufacturer that fired a group of Hmong and Hispanic workers over their English skills, “even though those skills were not needed to perform their jobs,” according to the feds. More importantly, forcing employees to speak English in the U.S. violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, says the Obama administration.

Here’s the twisted explanation from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency that enforces the nation’s workplace discrimination laws; the Civil Rights Act protects employees from discrimination based on national origin, which includes the linguistic characteristics of a national origin group. Therefore, according to this reasoning, foreigners have the right to speak their native language even during work hours at an American company that requires English.

Requirements of English fluency and so-called English only rules are often implemented to make what is really discrimination appear acceptable, says the government attorney handling this case. “But superficial appearances are not fooling anyone,” he assures. “When speaking English fluently is not, in fact, required for the safe and effective performance of a job, nor for the successful operation of the employer’s business, requiring employees to be fluent in English usually constitutes employment discrimination on the basis of national origin — and thus violates federal law.”

Read more at Judicial Watch

Apparently part of Barrack’s push to make you learn foreign language.

No gun store with a twist of irony

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lumberton_storeMISSISSIPPI – According to articles at Guns.com and Freedom Outpost, Lamont Williams entered Keith’s Superstore in Lumberton, Mississippi stabbing the manager eight times.

Lamont Williams is described as a former, disgruntled employee with whom the unidentified manager had problems with previously.

A concealed carry holder inside the store witnessed the event and chased down Williams holding him with his weapon until police arrived.

In apparent gratitude for the efforts of the courageous private citizen who put his life at risk, the manager of the store recently posted a sign prohibiting guns inside the store.

Knives are welcome at Keith’s Superstore, but you cannot stop a robbery with your gun.

Independence celebration in Williams

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“And even should the cloud of barbarism and despotism again obscure the science and liberties of Europe, this country remains to preserve and restore light and liberty to them. In short, the flames kindled on the 4th. of July 1776, have spread over too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of despotism. On the contrary they will consume those engines, and all who work them.” — Thomas Jefferson, September 12, 1821 letter to friend John Adams.

star-spangled-bannerWILLIAMS – The small town celebration of Independence in the city of Williams is filled with everything except fireworks. The only fireworks display will come from the possible thunderstorms through the weekend. Very little precipitation is expected.

The celebration by celebrating the birth date of one of the cities most prominent citizens born on the day Congress declared independence from Great Britain on July 2d. After Congress voted for independence, John Adams wrote a letter to his beloved Abigail which included this oft quoted selection:

“But the Day is past. The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America.- I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by Solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfire and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.”

“You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. – I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. – Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory. I can see that the End is more than worth all the Means. And that Posterity will tryumph in that Days Transaction, even altho We should rue it, which I trust in God We shall not.”

Despite the limitations, Williams will move forward with a full weekend of activities. In addition to the planned activities, you can also plan a trip to the Grand Canyon with Marvelous Marv’s Private Grand Canyon Tour. Drive through Bearizona wild life park and check out the animals up close in the walk through area. Or take a ride on the Zipline on Railroad Avenue.

When you get hungry, you can try out one of the restaurants in Williams noted by the award winning Arizona Highways magazine. Twister’s on the east end of town, Red Raven in the Grand Canyon Hotel on Second Avenue, and the most recently honored Grand Canyon Coffee and Cafe. We suggest you try the signature Canyon Burrito. All of these establishments are located right along historic Route 66.

KIWANIS CLUB “ROUTE 66 STREET MARKET” (JULY 4-6) Every weekend starts on Friday with the Kiwanis Club Route 66 Street Market to support Kiwanis scholarships. The market is located on Railroad Avenue across the street from Williams Memorial Park on the west end of town. For more info contact Bud 928-635-4393.
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WORLD MISSION FUND RAISER (JULY 4) 11am. BBQ, chicken on a stick, hot dogs, sno-cones, drinks, bounce house, balloon toss, cupcake walk, watermelon eating contest. Free activities for kids. Family Harvest Church 220 S. Seventh Street. More information 928 635 5208

COMMUNITY EVENT (July 4th) 1pm-6pm Williams and Forest Service Visitor Parking Lot on the corner of Railroad Ave and Grand Canyon Blvd. Community Prayer at 1:00pm. 2pm-6pm Food, games, crafters. For more information 928 635-0273 x 210.

TRACTOR DISPLAY – (JULY 4-6) from 9am-6pm- Hit & Miss engine and Tractors. Located on 2nd street and Route 66

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION – (July 4th) Noon-4pm Williams Aquatic Center (RAILROAD AVE) Hot Dogs, Door Prizes, Fun, Games, families Welcome, Free Community Swim 12pm-4pm. Free Lunch from noon-2pm. Sponsored by Friends of the Williams Aquatic Center.

COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (July 4th) 4pm Ice Cream Social4pm. 127 W. Sherman Ave.
Call 928 6352511 for more information.

STAR GAZING (JULY 4) 7:30 pm-9:30 pm Glassburn Park, natural area. Bring your own telescope or observe the night sky through the large telescopes provided by the Coconino Astronomical Society. Bring a blanket, chair and a friend.

HOME TOWN INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE (JULY 4) 6:30 pm. This year’s theme is “Pride in Our Past…Faith in Our Future.” Parade down old Route 66. Bring your Red White and Blue!

WORLD SERIES OF TEAM ROPING QUALIFIER (JULY 4-7) Fuller productions, where team ropers compete in the best team roping event in Arizona. Located at the rodeo grounds (800 Rodeo Road). Call 928.692.8465 for more information.

STEAM TO THE CANYON (JULY 5) Celebrate the 4th of July weekend by riding the historic locomotive #4960 to the Grand Canyon. www.thetrain.com

Heavy traffic expected on Interstate 15 during Independence Day holiday

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adot-logo3PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Transportation will lift some of the traffic restrictions on Interstate 15 through the Virgin River Gorge prior to the Independence Day holiday weekend (July 4-6), but is advising motorists to expect additional traffic through the weekend and be aware of the existing work zones.

With limited alternate routes available due to the remote location of the I-15 Virgin River Gorge corridor, ADOT is urging drivers traveling between Mesquite, Nevada, and St. George, Utah, to plan ahead for possible delays in both directions through the work zones due to heavier traffic volume throughout the holiday weekend.

Considerable progress has been made to date on ADOT’s multiple bridge projects along Arizona’s I-15 corridor. The $2.8 million improvement project to upgrade the surfaces of Bridge No. 3 and No. 7 (mileposts 13 and 22) is nearly complete. One traffic restriction remains on the northbound side of Bridge No. 3, which is narrowed to one lane through the work zone.

The $27 million project to reconstruct Bridge No. 6 (milepost 16), located approximately 20 miles south of St. George, is also ongoing and the highway is currently narrowed to one lane in each direction through the work zone until the project is completed in 2016. This significant project includes the replacement of the bridge’s superstructure (girders, deck and railings), as well as widening the roadway through the narrow passage of the gorge.

ADOT makes switch to online surplus equipment auctions

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adot-logo-03aPHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation is trading in the auctioneer’s gavel for the computer mouse in making the switch to more convenient online auctions of the agency’s surplus vehicles and other equipment starting Tuesday, July 1.

The use of online auctions means ADOT’s used vehicles, older construction equipment and other surplus items will be put up for bid more frequently as they become available throughout the year. Until now, ADOT has held a public auction one or two times a year at an agency equipment yard in Phoenix.

Potential bidders will need to register online for free at publicsurplus.com where they will select Arizona as the region and Arizona Department of Transportation as the participating agency. Discover, MasterCard and VISA credit cards will also now be accepted as payment options.

ADOT’s first online auction items are scheduled to be available for bid starting at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Online auctions will typically run for 14 days.

Full descriptions of each item, along with photos and disclosures of any known issues, will be provided on the auction website.

Potential bidders also will be able to schedule an appointment to inspect items during each auction period by contacting ADOT Fleet Management. Information on how to schedule an appointment will be listed on the auction website.

Winning bidders of items will receive an email notification and then have five days to pay for the items and pick them up at the ADOT Equipment Services Yard, 2225 S. 22nd Ave., Phoenix.

Bidders should be aware that any ADOT vehicles and equipment will be auctioned and sold on an “as-is” basis.

Henrico jury finds aspiring rapper guilty in shooting

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“You are my sacrifice,” Brown said he heard El-Amin say before he fired a bullet that ripped through Brown’s hand, deflecting it enough that it missed his head.

wafeeq-sabir-el-aminBY LIZ SAWYER Richmond Times-Dispatch

A Henrico County jury today found an aspiring rapper guilty of the malicious wounding of his best friend, as well as two other drug and weapons charges stemming from a night of marijuana and meditation last December.

During a two-day trial in Henrico Circuit Court, the jury heard several conflicting version of the Dec. 26 shooting and doping incident, which left childhood friends pointing the finger, and ultimately a gun, at one another.

Wafeeq Sabir El-Amin, 27, suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen, but was charged for firing at his music partner’s head first, according to testimony.

Read more at Richmond Times-Dispatch

Night time schedule replacing daytime hours for US 89 paving project north of Cameron

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adot-logo-03aThe Arizona Department of Transportation will be switching to night-time hours for work to a nine-mile segment of US 89 at Moenkopi Wash, starting about 10 miles north of Cameron. The work just south of the US 160 Junction will maintain the same one-lane closures which have been in place for the daytime work, with alternating access and reduced speeds through the project area.

Drivers should anticipate delays and allow for extra travel time as they continue through the construction zone, 5 p.m. – 5 a.m. Sunday night through Thursday morning (June 30-July 3). Flaggers will guide traffic through the work zone. Both north- and southbound lanes will be unrestricted for daytime travel.

No construction is scheduled for the Fourth of July holiday weekend from Thursday morning to Sunday night.

Nighttime work will resume from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday (July 7 – July 11) and maintain the nightly schedule until further notice.

This project is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2014.

Paving project on I-17 between the Orme/Dugas exit and SR 169 continues next week

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adot-logo3Crews will continue with overnight paving and bridge work on State Route 169 at the Interstate 17 junction starting Sunday night, June 29 which will require overnight restrictions through Wednesday.

I-17 will be closed in both directions at the SR 169 junction (milepost 278), and drivers will be required to use the off- and on-ramps at SR 169 to exit and reenter the interstate between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Drivers can expect a single lane closure on southbound I-17 intermittently between the Orme/Dugas exit and SR 169 between 8 p.m. and 10 a.m.

The SR 169 bridge will be limited to one lane over I-17 Sunday through Wednesday nights between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Meriam Ibrahim: Sudan ‘apostasy’ woman freed again

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bbc-interviewA Sudanese woman whose death sentence for renouncing Islam was overturned has been released from jail again, after she was detained at Khartoum airport on Tuesday.

(BBC News) – Meriam Ibrahim’s lawyer, Muhannad Mustafa, said that she was currently in the US embassy with her family.

Mrs Ibrahim had been detained on charges of falsifying ID documents.

She was first released on 23 June when an appeals court lifted her death sentence for renouncing Islam.

Her sentencing in May to hang for apostasy sparked an outcry at home and around the world.

Mrs Ibrahim, 27, had been held at a police station in the capital, since Tuesday, when she was prevented from leaving the country along with her husband, Daniel Wani, and their two children.

Daniel Wani is a Christian from South Sudan and is a US citizen.

Read more and see interview at BBC News