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‘Me Too’ Republicans By THOMAS SOWELL Many ideas presented as “new” are just rehashes of old ideas that have been tried before – and have failed before. So it is no surprise that the recent “Growth and Opportunity Project” report to the Republican National Committee is a classic example of what previous generations called “me too” Republicanism. These are Republicans who think that the key to winning elections is to do more of what the Democrats are doing. In effect, they say “me too” on issues such as immigration, in hopes of gaining more new votes than they lose by betraying their existing supporters. In the wake of last year’s presidential election debacle for the Republicans, the explanation preferred by “moderate” Republicans has been that the GOP has been too narrowly ideological, and needs to reach out to minorities, women and young people, rather than just to conservatives. In the words of the “Growth and Opportunity Project,” the problem is that conservative Republican candidates have been “driving around in circles on an ideological cul-de-sac.” But the report itself says that the Republicans’ election problems have been at the national level, not at the state level, where a majority of the governors are Republicans. Are the Republican moderates suggesting that the reason Mitt Romney lost in 2012 is that he was driving around in a conservative cul-desac? Romney was as mushy a moderate as Senator John McCain was before him – and as many other Republican losers in presidential elections have been, going all the way back to the 1940s. The only Republican candidate who might fit the charge of being a complete conservative was Ronald Reagan, who won two landslide elections. The report to the Republican National Committee is on firmer ground when it says that national Republican candidates have not articulated their case very well – that “we too often sound like bookkeepers.” Republican candidates “need to do a better job talking in normal, peopleoriented terms.” Absolutely. It doesn’t matter how good your case is, if you don’t bother to articulate it so that voters understand you. The heart of the report, however, is
the argument that Republicans need to reach out to minorities, women and young people. With Hispanics and blacks becoming a growing proportion of the American population – and both groups voting overwhelmingly for Democrats – the Republicans are obviously in big trouble in future elections if they don’t do something. But if they do what this report advocates, they could be in even bigger trouble. Here again, facts seem to mean nothing to those who wrote this report. They propose going through such organizations as the NAACP to reach black voters, as if the NAACP owns blacks, in violation of the 13th Amendment. Not only is the NAACP virtually a wholly owned subsidiary of the Democratic Party, the kind of black voters that the Republicans have some hope of winning over are unlikely to be enthralled to the NAACP, and many of them may see through such race hustlers. Or do all blacks look alike to those who wrote this report? It is the same story with Hispanics and Asian Americans. The Republicans are supposed to go through these groups’ “leaders” as well – mostly leaders tied to the Democratic Party ideologically or otherwise. You might think that a Republican Party that talks about individualism would try to appeal to individuals. Individuals whom the Republicans have some chance of winning over may well be a small minority within these groups. However, if the GOP can reduce the Democrats’ 80 percent of these groups’ votes to 70 percent, that can swing elections. But a shotgun approach to minorities won’t do it. When it comes to minority votes, the Democratic Party is much like Eastman Kodak during the long period when it sold the vast majority of the film and cameras in the country. How did its competitors manage to drive Kodak into bankruptcy? Not by saying “me too” while trying to imitate Kodak and trying to outdo Kodak with better film and better film cameras. They went digital instead. But that approach requires a lot more thought than apparently went into this report. Polls and focus groups are not a substitute for thought.
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News Br iefs Missouri Chiropractors 100th anniversary In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Missouri State Chiropractors Association (MSCA) in 2013, more than 200 chiropractic physicians, students and supporters of chiropractic gathered at the State Capitol last month. In the past 100 years, chiropractic has grown to become one of the largest, most regulated and best recognized of the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) professions. Currently, there are approximately 70,000 practicing doctors of chiropractic in the US, and the number continues to grow to accommodate the increasing number of patients seeking chiropractors for care. Back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, both the chiropractic profession and the medical profession were successful in passing their first scope of practice laws. In 2007, the MSCA successfully passed its current “Practice Act” allowing chiropractors to practice with methods commonly taught in chiropractic colleges today.
St. Charles Man wins lottery A St. Charles man won the $180,000 Show Me Cash Jackpot on March 18. Danny Stewart, 68, a dealer at Ameristar Casino, purchased his winning ticket from the St. Charles Motomart on S. Fifth Street. Stewart plans to use his winnings to make upgrades to his home. “I’ve got a new bathroom and a new kitchen coming,” Stewart said. “It’s awesome. I can just do it sooner, as opposed to later, now.” Stewart used Quick Pick to select the winning numbers, which were: 1, 10, 12, 16 and 28. “Years ago, when it first came out, I had my
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Firefighters present AED to VFW The city of St. Charles Firefighters Local 757 presented VFW Post 2866 with a new Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) on March 20. Firefighters will also offer training to the staff annually to ensure proper use of the device. “The (VFW) Post had asked if we could offer some direction on how to go about getting one to have inside their hall. They have many elderly members and many activities where many elderly members are present,” said Dan Casey, with the St. Charles City Fire Department. “We went a step further and decided we would attempt to get one donated so the veterans could use the money they raise for assisting veterans and their families.” ZOLL Medical donated the latest model AED and Firefighters Local 757 donated the alarmed mounting case and training to use the device. According to firefighters, a defibrillator in combination with good bystander CPR provides the best support to save a life.
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Heavy snows in late March caused some damages at local apartment complexes. St. Peters Police Officer Melissa Doss said officers responded to Ridgewood Village Apartments and Sun River Village apartments for the collapse of a carport. “(There were) no injuries,” Doss said. “Vehicles were damaged.” Other than the carport collapses, Doss said the city faced no other major problems related to the snow.
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Police search for suspect The St. Peters Police Department is looking for a Hispanic man accused of sexually assaulting a female on March 16 outside Mr. Lucky’s Restaurant. The male suspect was inside of the restaurant located at 3603 North St. Peters Parkway, but was removed by restaurant staff just after 10 p.m. for complaints of lewd behavior. “The male suspect was removed from the establishment and shortly thereafter he attacked the woman on the parking lot,” said Officer Melissa Doss. The victim sustained minor injuries from the assault. The suspect was described as a Hispanic male, about 40 years-old, 5-foot-6-inches or shorter, weighing about 190 pounds. He has dark hair with a possibly receding hairline, and a goatee. Anyone with information about the suspect’s identity is asked to contact Detective Atkins at 278-2244 ext. 3592.
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O’Fallon Spring cleaning streams Volunteers are needed to participate in Mission: Clean Stream, a countywide effort to clean up trash in and along creeks. O’Fallon is seeking volunteers for cleaning a creek in a city park from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sat., April 6. “Everyone is invited to help, and together we can make a huge difference in just one morning,” said Michele Gremminger, O’Fallon’s stormwater coordinator. “As a bonus, volunteers say that cleanups help them feel more connected to nature and our community’s streams and rivers. The cleanups have long-range consequences, too. Research shows that people are less likely to litter areas that are kept litter-free, and they are more inclined to preserve the area.” To register for O’Fallon’s cleanup, which includes breakfast at the site, call 379-5408.
Ready for spring? Despite the recent snow, spring is officially here. Residents can get the yard and garden ready for the season by shopping for live plants and outdoor home and garden accessories at the Garden Expo. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sat., April 20 on the grounds outside the historic Heald Home in Fort Zumwalt Park. “If you’re looking forward to spring and getting out in our city’s parks, there’s no better way to do that than with the Garden Expo,” said Festival Coordinator Jennifer Hoisington. “Our vendors and speakers are great resources for information. Visitors will be able to take that information home and create an even more beautiful yard and garden.” Visitors can talk to lawn and gardening experts, chat with garden club members and get tips on growing flowers. There will also be a free kids’ craft at the recycling booth and a free tree sapling for each family. Admission and parking are free.
Comedy opens April 19 Tickets are now available for the O’FallonTheatreWorks’ production of the southern-fried comedy, “Faith County.” The comedy will be performed on April 19 through April 21 and April 26 through April 28 in the auditorium at O’Fallon’s Municipal Centre. “Faith County” is set in a small southern town where the beehive hairdo is still the rage
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Cottleville St. Pats Gala draws 60,000, outgrows Fire Department management the annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Several other city officials such as the Fire Chief Rob Wylie and other city officials will serve as executive members who do not vote, but will select three residents of the district to serve on the board. “We wanted to have all entities covered,” Smoot said. “We do it for the community. People come to enjoy it, and hopefully we can keep it rolling. Keeping it safe is our main goal.” This year’s organizers, including Smoot and co-chair Jim Volmer as Run chairmen, and Parade Chairmen Reiter and Matt McDonough (owner of Sherlock’s Restaurant), say the increased security and safety measures taken to accommodate 60,000 people in a small town like Cottleville worked very well. Smoot said additional barricades were placed almost entirely around the parade By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley Run for the Helmet and newly added Green route blocking traffic from Legacy Point to It was born as a little idea with a lot of Tie Gala have yet to be tallied, Smoot esti- Fifth Street near the Fire House at a cost of hope, and now, after five years, the Cot- mates that about 60,000 people descended an additional $5,000, and half of Weiss Road tleville St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Run on the small town of 3,500 residents and was barricaded (because, Smoot said, they has come of age. some parade floats and groups had to be couldn’t afford to barricade the other side.) It was back in 2009, when Cottleville Fire- turned away. “I tell everybody, all it takes is one incident fighter Tom Smoot, Cottleville Business“It got way too big for the Cottleville Fire and it’s over,” Smoot said. “This is the fifth man Mike Reiter and Sherlock’s Restaurant Protection District to deal with,” Smoot year. I’ve seen what everyone has done and owner Matt McDonough first decided a St. said. “We figured the best way to represent told them it’s time to take it up a notch.” Patrick’s Celebration in the city would be the charity would be to form a non-profit Smoot said motorcycle police patrolled the a great fundraiser for the Cottleville Fire foundation. It’s set up for success as time parade route and the city brought in 20 addiFighters Community Outreach (CFFCO). passes and people change.” tional patrol officers. Float participants were They worried that few people would The St. Pat’s Foundation, a 501c3 char- lowered to 120 from 160 last year, focusing come, but celebrated when they saw about ity has a seven member board that will on better quality rather than quantity, he said. 10,000 people show up that first year. Now, review charity requests and donate to the “We had a huge amount of volunteers, and after tweaking each year, it has grown so charity of choice. Smoot said the organiza- that’s what we can use again next year, the big, it’s well beyond the control of the Cot- tion’s prime charity will be the Cottleville weather held out and we had close to 3,000 tleville Fire Protection District. Firefighters Community outreach, which runners, some came from Downtown St. Although finances for this year’s parade, provides 70 percent of the volunteers for Louis, Chesterfield and some who came in
from out of state to run with relatives who lived in the area,” Smoot said. “It all went off without a hitch.” In the first three years of the event, there were no shuttles. This year, we had eight shuttles with three pickup areas. “Most people were dropped off and back to their cars by 4 p.m.,” Smoot said. “There’s not another event of this magnitude that provides free shuttles.” The Green Tie Gala at Old Hickory Golf Club was also a new fundraiser this year, with all sponsors and special guests invited to join for $150 each. All funds go into the charitable foundation. Mayor Don Yarber said the shuttles worked magnificently and by closing the road it allowed shuttles to run and flow without difficulties. He said the Green Tie Gala was a wonderful addition and a very “classy” event. McGraw Milhaven, host of Talk Radio 550AM in the morning was grand marshal.
Run for the Helmet overall winners Overall winners in the 7K “Run for the Helmet” were in the male category were: Alfred Chan (first place at 24:43 minutes), Arthur Chan (second place, 24:45 minutes) and Brian Bauer (third place, 25:31 minutes). In the female category, Shannon Zaloudek finished first at 28:26 minutes, Jill Newman finished second at 28:41 minutes and Barb Delgado finished third at 28:47 minutes.
O’Fallon City Council approves higher compensation for elected officials By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley He said he wanted voters to know where O’Fallon elected officials have voted to he stood and what he wanted before they give themselves a pay increase just before made their decision in the voter’s booth. the April 2 election in a move the council Schwentker said as a Council member, said was part of their drive for openness he has spent money out of his own pocket and transparency. on city business during each of the 10 years Under the new city statute, Mayor Bill he has served. Hennessy will receive an increase in “Every year since I’ve served as a council compensation from $19,500 to $24,000 member it has cut into my family budget, a year if re-elected. Compensation of the which should not happen,” Schwentker five council members up for re-election said when the increase was first proposed. or those newly elected in April will see an “I choose to be an elected official, but I increase from $7,600 to $12,000 annually. should also, as I feel I’m doing a good According to city statute, the five other job, should not have to take away from seats not up for re-election would receive my family and personal life to do what is important for the city of O’Fallon.” their increase at election time in 2015. There was no discussion or debate when Councilman Jeff Schwentker proposed the increase in compensation saying that the issue was presented for a vote at the although it was not a popular subject, he recent council meeting. However, the preferred the discussion and decision be increase narrowly passed with a vote of 6-4. Councilman Jim Pepper, John Haman, transparent for all residents to understand.
“O’Fallon is the biggest, and even if we Bob Howell, Rose Mack, Mike Pheney increase it to the recommended amount, and Schwentker voted for the increase. Councilmen Bill Gardner, Michael we will still be under the other cities,” SchSnowden, Rick Battelle and Rick Lucas voted wentker told the council when he proposed the increase. “This is not a popular deciagainst the raise. No comments were made. Schwentker said during his proposal that he sion, but it’s been 10 years. Face it. Things wanted the pay increase to bring O’Fallon’s have changed. The population isn’t 2,800 compensation in line with other elected offi- people anymore; it isn’t all farmland.” Councilman Bob Howell said during cials in the St. Charles County area. St. Charles Mayor Sally Faith (full-time) earlier council discussions that he has been is paid $73,500 annually and St. Charles approached by various residents about comcouncilmen receive $10,200. St. Peters pensation, and he found that the impression Mayor Len Pagano (part-time) receives is out there that the council makes a lot of $40,000; city aldermen, $14,500. Lake Saint money, possibly $30,000 a year. Louis Mayor Mike Potter receives $13,900 “I do appreciate that this isn’t being and aldermen receive about $6,000 annually. hidden. It’s written out. The transparency Wentzville Mayor Nick Guccione receives is here,” Howell told the council. “A few $13,000 and aldermen receive $5,500. of us kept track of our hours last year, and Schwentker said he had the city clerk compensation was literally pennies per pull the figures for surrounding areas and hour... We’re just trying to get in line with found O’Fallon to be “way, way under.” other cities.”
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Compliance for now: Watch those ‘butts’ in O’Fallon city parks By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley Visitors to O’Fallon city parks will likely be allowed to smoke as long as they put their cigarette butts in receptacles. In its quest to tighten smoking rules in city parks, the O’Fallon City Council is considering everything from a smoking ban to designated areas with signs, but at this point, the suggestion is compliance. Cindy Springer, director of parks and recreation, said the Parks Board is still recommending “no smoking” within 50 feet of designated areas as the city’s park ordinance is tightened. “We discussed this for quite some time,” Springer told the City Council. “Concerns were if we dilute it more, would it be worth it to try to enforce it?” Springer said there are many communities with different levels of smoking policies in parks ranging from 50 feet to 100 feet of particular areas. She said the Parks Board recognizes that there is a city ordinance that prohibits no smoking indoors. “We have some Parks Board members that want to enforce no smoking (at parks) across the board,” Springer said. “We would like to bring this to the council for consideration as an ordinance, and want to get a good feel for what people want in a smoking policy.”
Councilman Bob Howell said there are certain areas of the park that seem to accumulate cigarette butts. He said he didn’t think people were walking through the park “flicking butts all over.” Springer said at Ozzie Smith Park, butts are found around the dugout.
ever they do. “We can bring up 6, 10, 15 feet about second hand smoke, but if someone is smoking 20 to 25 feet away, you won’t get the smoke,” Howell said. “I think if we put receptacles in the park, it would work. If it’s by a child’s area, we don’t want to push parents back so far they can’t see their children.” “Laws are meant to be Councilman John Haman said if the receptacles are in reach of a lot of people, discretionary. I firmly believe for the most part, anyone smoking will move. we should go through “We’ll have that very small percentage that will complain, but if we mark recepcompliance first. I’m a tacles well enough, people can congregate, smoke and go back where they were,” non-smoker, but I do think Haman said. Councilman Jeff Schwentker said he we have to be cognizant of didn’t believe there needed to be a law on overstepping our bounds.” the books. “It’s almost unenforceable anyway. We – RICK Battelle can put up signs that say smoking area. They will congregate, but I think we should “If you put a receptacle there, that would dump the idea of fines,” Schwentker said. make the most sense. Put it there and it will Councilman Rick Battelle agreed that get used,” Howell said. “If we have to start putting such a law on the books seems to fining, so be it, but if people are using the be overstepping the city’s bounds. parks and smoking, give them something Battelle said he wasn’t trying to go to put it in.” against the advice of the Park’s Board, but Springer said it will be a challenge what- he thought the city should first try compli-
ance with park users, and then revisit the issue later on. “I believe staff training would inform them how to approach smokers,” Battelle said. “Laws are meant to be discretionary. I firmly believe we should go through compliance first. I’m a non-smoker, but I do think we have to be cognizant of overstepping our bounds.” Councilwoman Rose Mack agreed. “I don’t like passing ordinances that are hard to enforce. If we have signage and disposal for the cigarette butts along with compliance, let’s go for it,” Mack said. Councilman Rick Snowden, Mike Pheney and Bill Gardner felt the no smoking policy or restrictions on smoking were necessary. “We spend a lot of money cleaning parks,” Pheney said. “It is an issue.” Snowden said he believes the Parks Board members are their experts, and that the council should go with their suggestion. Mayor Bill Hennessy suggested moving forward with the ordinance that shows no restrictions on smoking, but to expect an amendment as it is voted on. “We’ll go with ‘compliance,’ and Pheney, Snowden and Gardner can make an amendment on the ordinance when it’s presented,” Hennessy said.
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Missouri lawmakers introduce legislation to halt Common Core By Carol Enright As public school districts across the state rush to align their curricula with the new Common Core State Standards they must have in place by 2014-15, state legislators are fighting to put on the brakes. Rep. Kurt Bahr, R-O’Fallon, is the sponsor of House Bill 616, which would prohibit the Missouri State Board of Education from adopting the new standards and nullify all actions up to this point to implement them. Sen. John Lamping, R-Ladue, is sponsoring an identical piece of legislation, Senate Bill 210, in the Missouri Senate. Bahr said he has three objections to the new standards: the process by which the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) adopted them, the cost and the logistics of getting the state’s 500plus school districts ready to administer the standards’ requisite online assessments. “What people don’t realize is it’s not the traditional No. 2 pencil and fill-in-thebubble type of test,” said Bahr. “This is online testing.” The Missouri Constitution gives DESE the right to establish standards, and Bahr does not dispute this, but he said DESE adopted the standards before securing the funds to implement them. “The problem is every school in Missouri has to have the bandwidth, the Internet capability, for entire classes to be online at the same time. And that is, for a lot of areas, a massive capital improvement that we do not have the funds for,” he said. Bahr said the House of Representatives has the “power of the purse,” and DESE usurped this power. “DESE cannot create a bill and then hand it to the General Assembly and say, ‘Pay it.’ That is unconstitutional,” said Bahr.
“So their adoption of standards is permissible. Their adoption of online assessments, which will be very expensive to implement, is unconstitutional unless we, the General Assembly, authorize it.” Bahr said he has no idea how much implementing the new standards will cost, but he said DESE applied for $389 million in federal Race to the Top funds in 2009 – and he uses this as a barometer to gauge how much the new standards might cost. “I see that and say, ‘OK, well even if they’re only half right, we’re looking at nearly $200 million,’” said Bahr. DESE spokeswoman, Sarah Potter, disputed those numbers and said the cost of implementing the new standards “has very little to do with Race to the Top” funds. “Everything that we’ve done so far with Common Core has been done with our existing budget,” said Potter. “And what the districts have done is just to take whatever money they were spending on their professional development before and spend it on retraining teachers to teach the Common Core State Standards.” Potter said that more than 200 districts are “pro Common Core” and well on their way to aligning their curricula to the new standards and training their teachers to teach them. “For them to stop at this point would be such a waste of money and a waste of time,” Potter said. She added that putting the brakes on the new standards would be a step backward for public education. House Bill 616 passed out of the Committee on Downsizing State Government on March 14. Next, it will go to the Rules Committee before being debated on the House floor. Currently it is not on the calendar.
St. Charles County, MoDOT, Wentzville partner to make improvements to Hwy. 61 St. Charles County, in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and the city of Wentzville, has received approval for a $14 million funding partnership to improve the safety of U.S. Hwy. 61. In January, St. Charles County submitted an application to MoDOT for the funding partnership in response to recent severe accidents on the highway. It was determined that the safety of the corridor could be improved with the construction of a grade-separated interchange at Missouri Route P and Peine Road, as well as the construction of improvements at several other intersections along the corridor.
The partnership includes $8 million in funding from MoDOT, $3.5 million from St. Charles County, and $2.5 million from the city of Wentzville. “I am pleased with the cooperative spirit demonstrated by MoDOT in approving the county’s application to improve this dangerous stretch of highway,” said Steve Ehlmann, St. Charles county executive. “This type of project is also made possible because St. Charles County voters renewed the half-cent Transportation Sales Tax in August 2012.” This project was a high priority for St. Charles County Council Member Joe Cronin, whose district encompasses the highway. Construction will likely begin in 2016.
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FZSD debates implementation, outcomes of Common Core Standards By Amy Armour Public school districts across Missouri will be required to implement Common Core Standards by the 2014-15 school year. Two residents in the Fort Zumwalt School District spoke against the new national standards at the Board of Education meeting on March 18. Carol Pitzer told the board she was concerned that students will be behind two years in math utilizing the Common Core Standards. “(Curriculum) is going to be forced on you,” said Sandy Garber, who also spoke against Common Core Standards. “They’re going to mandate what young children learn.” Superintendent Bernie DuBray said the Missouri Board of Education adopted the Common Core Standards in 2010. A full implementation of the standards will be required by the 2014-15 school year and local school boards do not get a vote. “We don’t have a choice,” DuBray said.
FZ East utilizing new technology By Amy Armour Students at Fort Zumwalt East High School are embracing new technology while improving English skills. The Fort Zumwalt School District implemented a one-to-one computer program in the freshman English classes at East High School this year. Since the implementation in October, students have learned how to use several new programs — including Quiz Star, ClassDOJO, Go! Animate, and Edmodo — while learning new vocabulary words and improving writing and editing skills. Jackie Floyd, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, said based on results of a student survey students’ confidence level with technology rose since the implementation of the pilot program. “Students have moved beyond word documents … to producing videos and presentations,” said Floyd. Instead of simple memorization of vocabulary words, students can be creative and develop cartoons on Go! Animate to visualize the meaning of the vocabulary words for the week. Teachers have used Quiz Star, which allows students to take quizzes online and receive immediate feedback. Students can access Quiz Lit from a home computer to take quizzes, practice flash cards or study using an online test review. Teachers are also utilizing Edmodo, which has a format similar to Facebook, but all topics are educational-based. Shannon Kelley, English teacher, said students can post messages and comments, take polls or learn more about books.
“We have to pass it.” Currently there are bills in both the Missouri House of Representative (HB 616) and Senate (SB210) that aim to prohibit the state board of education from requiring all school districts to adopt Common Core Standards. House Bill 616 has been to committee and released to the House floor, but no date for a hearing has been set as of MRN press time. Senate Bill 210 has been heard in the education committee, but has not been released to the Senate floor yet. DuBray said the Common Core Stan-
dards are national standards designed to give school boards benchmarks to shoot for. The standards will also ensure that each state is following the same guidelines. “Whether we have Common Core Standards or not, the district has to have standards,” said DuBray. Jackie Floyd, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, said the Common Core Standards are rigorous. “I think it’s challenged us as educators, but we feel pretty good about meeting the challenge,” Floyd said. “We’ve put in two
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St. Charles County leads Missouri in ‘County Health Rankings’ A national study released last month ranks St. Charles County atop a list of Missouri’s healthiest counties. For the fourth consecutive year, the “County Health Rankings” compiled by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute placed St. Charles County first in Missouri for its “Health Outcomes” and “Health Factors” categories. “Earning this distinction as one of Missouri’s healthiest counties for the fourth year in a row is a tremendous recognition for the importance that St. Charles
County residents and our medical community place on healthy lifestyles,” said Hope Woodson, interim director for the St. Charles County Department of Community Health and the Environment. “Beginning with a healthy and active community allows our staff to be proactive in dealing with potential risks and in educating residents on ways in which they can improve their quality of life.” The St. Charles County Department of Community Health and the Environment Department staff actively networks with
medical professionals and care providers to monitor disease threats, reduce incidences of chronic disease and assess the health needs of residents. An example of this outreach is the more than 650 nutrition and fitness, alcohol abuse prevention, tobacco cessation and other programs presented to day care centers, schools, businesses and senior centers by our Health Education staff. Other impactful programs include free immunizations for children through the Vaccines For Children program (VFC), low-cost vaccinations for uninsured or under-insured
children and adults participating in the Children’s Immunization Program (ChIP) and the Adult Immunization Program (AIP), and low-cost treatment and prevention services through the STD Clinic. Additionally, the county’s Women, Infants and Children program (WIC) counsels pregnant women and mothers with infants or young children on the importance of proper nutrition from the beginning and provides supplemental, nutritious foods that give families an opportunity enhance growth and development.
MRN seeks Teacher of the Year nominations Do you know an A+ teacher? Do you know a teacher who has made a positive difference in the lives of many students or made all the difference in the life of a single student? Maybe you are a student or the parent of a student whose teacher consistently goes the extra mile to make learning meaningful, effective, interesting and enjoyable. If so, you know a teacher who is an ideal candidate for the Mid Rivers Newsmagazine 2013 St. Charles County Teacher of the Year, and we would like to hear from you. Created to recognize excellence in education, the St. Charles County Teacher of the Year Award is presented annually to one area teacher who has made a positive difference in the life of a student in the community, young or old. Eligible teachers include preschool, elementary school, high school and college/university teachers in the MRN St. Charles County mailing area. Nominations are open to educators at both public and private schools. Nominating a teacher for the award is easy. Simply explain in 100 or fewer words why you believe a teacher should be recognized as the St. Charles County Teacher of the Year and submit your nomination at newsmagazinenework.com no later than Sunday, May 5. Submissions should outline specific experiences or special qualities that make the nominee an outstanding teacher. Entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges representing the Teacher of the Year program sponsors, which in addition to Mid Rivers Newsmagazine include Image Eye Care, Jeff Computers, The Joint, Payne Family Homes, Spiro’s Restaurant and Villages of St. Peters. The winning teacher will receive a new iPad and receive special recognition in the May 22 issue of Mid Rivers Newsmagazine. Help us applaud a deserving teacher, and submit your nomination by May 5. All entries will become the property of MRN.
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Lindenwood, SCC team up to offer nursing courses at old Barat site Lindenwood University and St. Charles Community College have agreed in principle on a collaborative initiative that will help launch the new LU/SCC Center for Nursing and Allied Health Sciences. The Center will be located at the former site of Barat Academy in a 69,000-squarefoot building purchased by Lindenwood in September 2012.
“This agreement has been a year in the making.” – Ron Chesbrough Lindenwood will offer post-associate degree coursework in nursing for students who already have a two-year nursing degree. SCC will move its entire associate degree nursing programs to the site, as well as its Licensed Practical Nursing, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Health Information Technology and Health Occupational programs. SCC will lease approximately 26,000 square feet of the building’s space under terms of the agreement. “This is a unique public-private arrangement that could be a model for the future,”
said Lindenwood President James D. Evans, Ph.D. “I appreciate the progressive leadership and the foresight of both boards in helping put this together.” The agreement centers on ease of transition, affordability and accessibility for students who plan to pursue advanced degrees. “This agreement has been a year in the making,” said SCC President Ron Chesbrough, Ph.D. “We are excited to add Lindenwood University to our list of four-year partners in the nursing and allied health fields in this very unique and enterprising collaboration.” As part of the collaboration, SCC will move its state-of-the-art simulation lab to the new location and expand the space to create a “virtual hospital” that will provide the ability to offer concurrent simulations. “This added feature will provide opportunities for multi-disciplinary simulations and afford both programs a way to reduce some of the constraints related to securing clinical sites and increase program capacity,” said Patti Williams, SCC dean of nursing and allied health. Lindenwood’s post-associate degree coursework in nursing will start in August at the Center, said Peggy Ellis, Ph.D., dean of the Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
Dr. James D. Evans (center) signs a collaborative agreement establishing the LU/SCC Center for Nursing and Allied Health Sciences at a ceremony March 21. Also pictured are (from left) Greg Prestemon, president and CEO of the St. Charles County Economic Development Center; Jim J. Shoemake, chairman of the Lindenwood University Board of Directors; Dr. Ron Chesbrough, St. Charles Community College president; and Ryan Robertson, president of the SCC Board of Trustees.
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Bu llet i n Boa rd Francis Howell Independence chosen for character The Character Education Partnership (CEP) recently selected Independence Elementary to showcase its school to 40 educators from Missouri. The CEP highlighted and demonstrated how Independence focuses on character development, which has had a positive impact on academic achievement, student behavior and school climate. Independence Elementary was chosen for this recognition because it was recently selected as the 2013 State School of Character. During the visit student leadership teams presented information about Independence Elementary’s character council, student council, PALS, and safety patrol. Student leadership teams also provided classroom tours of all grade levels for guests, who were then able to be a part of classroom meetings. Independence also hosted gradelevel town hall meetings as a way to show how character is recognized in its school.
Transparent government The Sunshine Review, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to government transparency, released the winners of the fourth annual Sunny Awards and among the winners was the Francis Howell School District. The award, which honors the most transparent government websites in the nation, went to 250 government entities with Florida receiving the most Sunny Awards. “Francis Howell knows the importance of promoting transparency in everything we do. We are honored to receive a Sunny Award and will continue to involve our community by providing the necessary information to keep them informed on the actions their school district is taking on their behalf,” said
Ray Eernisse, chief information officer. For the 2013 awards, editors at Sunshine Review analyzed more than 1,000 qualifying government websites and graded each on a 10-point transparency checklist. Editors looked at content available on government websites against what should be provided. They sought information on items such as budgets, meetings, lobbying, financial audits, contracts, academic performance, public records and taxes. The winners of the Sunny Award all received an “A” grade during the extensive grading process. “The Sunny Awards recognize governments that make transparency a priority. The winners of the Sunny Awards are cities, counties and school districts that proactively share the public information that empowers citizens and keeps government accountable to the people,” said Michael Barnhart, president of Sunshine Review. “We would like to congratulate the Francis Howell School District for being a champion for transparency and serving as a leader to every state and local government around the nation.”
Missouri scholars Seniors Amy Elise Sweeney and Madline Wilson, from Francis Howell Central High School, along with Marleigh Anderson, senior from Francis Howell High School, have been selected for the 2013 Missouri Scholars 100. The Missouri Scholars 100 is a statewide program that honors 100 of Missouri’s top academic students in the graduating class of 2013. Tiffany Sunderland, senior from FHHS has been recognized as an “Honorable Mention” award recipient. Each student nominated had to first meet criteria of an “Academic Decathlon,” which included 10 events designed to assure the academic strength of the student. To meet the decathlon requirements, students must have a minimum GPA of 3.75, a minimum ACT
score of 29 or a minimum SAT score of 1900, be ranked in the upper 10 percent of the class, and have taken upper level courses in mathematics, science, English and foreign language. The student must also have excellent attendance, be an exemplary school citizen, and be involved in the school activity program. “Students who are selected to this program have taken a rigorous course of study and have maintained the highest academic standards. The Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals wants to celebrate the achievement and success of these students and their schools,” said Jim L. King, executive director of the principals’ association.
to nominate students for the recognition. To be considered students must complete an academic decathlon, have a 3.75 GPA, score at least a 29 on the ACT or 1900 on the SAT and be ranked in the top 10 percent of the class. Students must also be excellent citizens, have exemplary attendance and participate in school activity programs.
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The Francis Howell High School Varsity Golden Girls Dance Team recently competed and placed second in the State of Missouri at the Missouri State Dance Team Championships held at the St. Charles Family Arena on Feb. 23. The Golden Girls performed their routines and earned high rankings in various categories. The team placed second in hiphip, third in jazz and second overall during the competition. The Missouri State Dance Team Championships is sponsored by the Missouri Dance Team Association (MDTA).
Timberland High School senior Jonathan Herberger has committed to play soccer for the Trojans of Hannibal-LaGrange University. “When I went up for my visit, the team was great and fun to be around,” said Herberger. “The coach was also nice and very up front with me.” Herberger added that he was impressed with the campus and the school’s business program which he plans to major in. Herberger was the Wolves’ team captain and as a junior received the GAC South Honorable Mention for keepers. He was also a member of the GAC All-Academic Team. Hannibal-LaGrange University is a Division I NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Institution and a member of the American Midwest Conference.
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Walsh named Missouri 100 Christopher Walsh, senior at Fort Zumwalt South High School, has been selected as an Honorable Mention student for the 2013 Missouri Scholars 100. The statewide program honors 100 of Missouri’s top academic students in 2013. Sponsored by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals, schools were invited
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Holt High School senior Olivia Bogolin has committed to play soccer for the Big Blue of Millikin University in Decatur, Ill. “I really like the coach and girls I met on the team,” said Bogolin, a center midfielder. “It’s also close to home and that was important.” Last season Bogolin was a member of the GAC All-Academic Team and she is also a cheerleader for the Indians. She serves as class president, is a member of the National
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Students bring home awards The Timberland High School Publications Department brought home multiple awards from this year’s Sponsors of School Publications of Greater St. Louis Conference and Competition. The overall 2011-12 Yearbook was rated excellent and the overall 2012-13 newspaper received an Honorable Mention. This year’s SSP convention featured numerous guest presenters from a variety of media outlets including School Tube. Workshops gave students the opportunity to move outside the classroom and interact with industry professionals in subjects such as column writing, iPhoneography, embracing multimedia and increasing editorial leadership skills. “The conference was beneficial, because it taught me a lot I didn’t know and showed me a new way to think about journalism,” said sophomore Savannah Summerlin. For many, the highlight of the conference was hearing keynote speaker Mary Beth Tinker discuss the Tinker v. Des Moines Supreme Court case, which dealt with the issue of censorship in schools. “It was awesome listening to someone who recognized a problem with society and stood up for what they believed in,” said senior Madyson Young. “It was very inspiring, listening to her talk about the struggles and setbacks that she overcame and how she is still reaping the benefits of attaining that goal.” Students from around Missouri and western Illinois also submitted pieces in a variety of categories to be judged. As the panel reviewed the pieces, it also provided written critiques and constructive criticism. “I’m so proud of all my students have accomplished,” adviser and journalism teacher Ida Hoffmann said. “It’s important for students to see their hard work recognized amongst their peers.” Timberland High School produces a 250 page fall distribution book and eight monthly issues of the Wolf’s Howl newspaper. The content is created entirely by students, with the exception of the people photos.
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By Jonathan Duncan Just a third of the way into the new season, the defending Class 3 boys volleyball champion Fort Zumwalt South Bulldogs look fairly intent on repeating their 2012 state success. Entering the final week of March with an impressive 7-1 mark, the Bulldogs are putting area teams on notice that last season was far from a fluke. “We’re returning four of our starters back from our state championship team last year and a lot of guys have moved up from JV last year and have stepped up to the plate,” said Zumwalt South coach Matt Whitmore. Zumwalt South started the run with non conference victories over Bishop Dubourg (2-1) March 18 and Francis Howell North (2-1) March 21. After those two games, it was onto action in the Francis Howell Central Tournament, hosted by defending Class 4 champions Howell Central. The Bulldogs opened well by downing St. Mary’s 2-1 on March 22. Later that day, the Bulldogs lost a heartbreaker in three sets 2-1 to Francis Howell but rebounded that evening with a 2-1 match win over Parkway Central to conclude pool play on the first day of the tournament. A day later on March 22, Zumwalt South was sharp from front to back line and rolling along as the Bulldogs opened the afternoon with a 2-0 win over De Smet Jesuit in the first match and then defeated Dubourg for
the second time in three weeks in straight sets 2-0 and the Bulldogs topped off a perfect day with a 2-1 three set victory over a determined Lindbergh club. “It was a great way to start the season for us and a great opportunity to see what we’re made of,” Whitmore said. “It was a chance to go in and see some good competition and it really kind of exposes your weaknesses and shows you what you need to work on. Going four of five there was a great way to start the season.” Senior Jim Haney has been a huge backline defensive help for the Bulldogs with his return service work and passing. “Jim Haney has been doing an awesome job,” Whitmore said. “I can’t say enough about the guy. He’s putting the ball where it needs to be.” When serving, the Bulldogs have been getting big scoring contributions from 6-2 senior outside hitter Justin Rujawitz, 6-7 senior outside hitter Steven Bilkey, and 6-5 senior outside hitter Zach Hesterberg. “They all have been doing a tremendous job for us,” Whitmore said. Fort Zumwalt South closed out the week and the month with a non-conference road match at CBC March 27 and then a nonconference home match against Fort Zumwalt West. “We are going to have our struggles early on in the season and stuff, and hopefully we’ll get rid of those (struggles) and be there by the end of the season,” Whitmore said.
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Community Supported Agriculture programs come to St. Charles a consortium of six farmers and Rick’s Roadside Market in Cottleville. “We knew there was a demand for it,” says Marcia Rodriquez, co-owner of Rick’s Market, from the experience she gained after her farmers’ market opened last spring. Though the concept is new here she sees great potential for success. A St. Louis County farmer’s co-op that started a CSA and jumped from “40 members the first year to 400.” Greene also believes the time is right for CSAs here. “We’ve been selling produce for a long time,” Greene said. “We’d been doing all the pieces of the CSA but we just hadn’t packaged it as a CSA until this year.” Typically, CSA members buy a share of distribution site — members get produce farmers’ harvests before they plant. Both By Michael R. Smith When St. Charles County consisted of that wasn’t picked weeks before it was ripe Greene’s and Rick’s are offering membermore farms than subdivisions it was pretty in order to sustain travel and supermarket ships through April with food distribution starting in May. easy for a farmer to walk along a row of shelf time, CSA managers say. Farmers benefit with cash for their plantvegetables and pick the ones that were CSA programs have been around for fresh and ready for the table. decades in the U.S. They were begun by ing and a guaranteed sale. Members benefit with healthier produce at lower cost than That’s part of the idea behind Community farmers to fund their planting. Supported Agriculture, say two businesspeo“They were basically a way for a small supermarket options, the CSA managers. “With the CSA (the farmers) know how ple starting CSA programs in St. Charles. independent farmer to start with working capThe concept is similar to buying a maga- ital,” said Randy Greene, owner of Greene’s much to plant for us,” Greene said. “That’s the bonus for them. They know that if they zine subscription. Instead of receiving a Country Store in Lake Saint Louis. Greene’s store and the Healthy Harvest put it in the ground it’s paid for.” magazine “subscribers” get a packaged Rodriguez said,” “It’s benefiting the Cooperative are starting CSA programs in amount of fresh produce and other foods. Because the programs use local farmers the county. Greene’s gets food from dozens farmer. It’s benefiting the consumer. It’s — usually within 100 miles of the CSA food of Missouri farmers; Healthy Harvest is creating relationships between the two. It’s
very well accepted after people understand how it works.” Both business owners agree that CSA members get greater value and quality with locally grown produce. “Our co-op is 29 weeks long,” Rodriguez says. “It’s an average of $22.50 per week for 20 pounds It averages out to about $1.13 per pound.” Greene said that when he was considering starting his CSA he went to a local grocer and bought what amounted to a typical weekly quantity for a CSA member. “That share cost me $68,” from the chain supermarket, he said. “If the customer came and bought the same from us in the same time frame, I would have saved them $25 to $35.” Both owners also agree the quality of the food that local farmers produce is greater compared to what large commercial farms offer. “It’s because (the small farmer) is managing the plant so the plant can produce the way it’s supposed to,” Greene said. “Think of the guy who has 100 cabbage plants. He can walk down that line and he can cut off a leaf, or he can add a little fertilizer, or can use a nominal organic or certified pesticide. He can weed them. He can do whatever with that 100 cabbage plants. “You go to 100,000 cabbage plants,” Greene said. “You have to put those on a
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Area public golf course guide The St. Charles County area has numerous private country clubs that feature some fabulous golf courses, and the area is home also to some great public courses, affording players of varying abilities the opportunity to enjoy the game for a small or moderate fee. Public courses also offer members of private clubs the chance to experience golf on a variety of challenging courses. Following is a guide to some favorite area public courses. In some cases, prices listed include the price of a cart and in every instance refer to rates available at Mid Rivers Newsmagazine press time, which are subject to change. At many courses, reduced rates are available to senior and junior golfers, and some clubs offer twilight rates and additional discount packages. Golfers should call ahead or check course websites for current rates.
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The Falls Golf Club: 1170 Turtle Creek Drive • O’Fallon, MO 63366 • 240-4653 • www.fallsgolf.com 9 holes Monday-Friday: $23 Weekends: $27 after 2 p.m. and before 8 a.m. on Sunday 18 holes Monday-Thursday: $40 Friday: $43 Weekends: $54; $45 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; $40 after 2 p.m. Six waterfalls explain the name, but more than 200 mature trees, lakes and creeks add to the exceptional beauty.
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The Golf Club of Wentzville: #9 Pro Shop Drive • Wentzville, MO 63385 • (800) 332-0121 • www.gcofwentzville.com The Golf Club of Wentzville utilizes a dynamic pricing model, offering many different prices throughout the day and season. Playing from 6,344 yards to 4,929 yards depending upon which tees are played, the well-maintained, par 71 championship course provides a pleasurable golf experience for low- and high-handicappers alike.
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The Links at Dardenne: 7000 Brassel Drive • O’Fallon, MO 63368 • (800) 978-5709 • www.linksatdardenne.com The Links at Dardenne uses a dynamic pricing model, meaning its prices are constantly changing throughout the day and season. As its name implies, the course features a links-style design. It offers expansive fairways and bentgrass greens.
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Missouri Bluffs:18 Research Park Circle • St. Charles, MO 63304 • (800) 939-6760 • www.mobluffs.com Missouri Bluffs uses a dynamic pricing model, meaning its prices are constantly changing throughout the day and season. The only area golf course designed by legendary golf architect Tom Fazio, Missouri Bluffs is regarded as one of the best championship courses in Missouri.
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The Quarry at Crystal Springs: 1 Crystal Springs Quarry Drive • Maryland Heights, MO 63043 • (314) 514-0154 • www.quarrygc.com The Quarry at Crystal Springs uses a dynamic pricing model, offering many different prices throughout the day and season. New management last year brought many updates, including a newly sodded driving range with more than 40,000 square feet of zoysia. Five sets of tees guarantee challenging play for players of all ability. The course is surrounded on three sides by woods and features lakes and native prairie grass areas, making it a rich habitat for wildlife.
St. Peters Golf Course: 200 Salt Lick Road • St. Peters, MO 63376 • 397-2227 • www.stpetersmo.net 9 holes Monday-Friday: $17 Weekends: $21 18 holes Monday-Friday: $23 Weekends: $33 The 18-hole, par 70 municipal course totals 6,000-plus yards. A 23-acre lake provides a scenic backdrop and a challenging obstacle on the 1st, 2nd and 18th holes.
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The number of older adults who ride motorcycles is increasing, and bikers aged 60 and older are three times more likely to be severely injured in a crash than bikers in their 20s and 30s.
News and notes Biker beware The percentage of older people who ride motorcycles is growing, and so is concern about their involvement in accidents. According to a Brown University study published in the journal Injury Prevention, older bikers are three times more likely than younger riders to be severely injured in a crash. Statistics show that in 1990, 10 percent of bikers were older than 50; by 2003, 25 percent of bikers were 50-plus. Authors of the Brown University study looked at reports of serious motorcycle crashes requiring emergency care, referring to 2001-2008 data from the U.S. National Electronic Injury Surveillance System All Injury Program. They divided the reports into three age groups – 20-39, 40-59, and 60-plus – and found that: • The greatest increase in injury rate was among those in the 60-plus age group, among whom biking injuries rose 247 percent. • Bikers 60 and older were three times as likely and middle-aged bikers were twice as likely as those aged 20-39 to require hospital admission after a crash. • Older bikers were 2.5 times as likely and middle-aged bikers were 66 percent more likely than younger bikers to sustain serious injuries. • Among all age groups, fractures and dislocations were the most common injuries, but older and middle-aged bikers were the most likely to have those types of injuries, particularly around the chest and rib cage. • Older and middle-aged bikers were
Heat and the hospital The elderly and those who care for them should heed warnings to stay out of the heat – if they want to stay out of the hospital. A study of more than 12.5 million Medicare beneficiaries found a clear association between outdoor heat and emergency hospitalization for older adults. “In the largest population of the elderly yet studied, we found strong evidence that short-term exposure to outdoor heat increases the risk of hospitalization for COPD and respiratory tract infections,” said G. Brooke Anderson at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, lead author of the study, which involved people in 213 U.S. counties and more than 30 percent of Americans aged 65 and older. Researchers looked at emergency hospitalization data from 1999-2008 and also at weather and air pollution measurements. Respiratory hospitalizations rose 4.3 percent on average for each 10-degree increase in daily mean summertime temperature. The number of hospitalizations was highest on the day of heat exposure and remained elevated on the following day. Games seniors play Older adults who play video games tend to be happier than those who do not. Researchers at North Carolina State University asked 140 adults aged 63 and older (average age 77) how often they played video games and tested them on their emotional and social wellbeing. Among the participants, 61 percent played video games at least occasionally, and 35 percent reported playing at least once a week. Those who said they never play video games reported more negative emotions and a tendency toward higher levels of depression than those who played at least occasionally. According to the study’s authors, differences were found for wellbeing, negative See MATURE FOCUS, page 36
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Baby boomers not so healthy The media often depicts baby boomers as a healthy bunch that keeps busy climbing mountains, running marathons and flocking to fitness classes. But according to a study at West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine, those depictions are misleading. Dana King, M.D., chair of WVU’s Department of Family Medicine, led a team of researchers who found that baby boomers – those born between 1946 and 1964 – are not as healthy as their parents were at the same age. Researchers compared data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for the years 1988-1994 and 2007-2010, focusing on respondents who during both time periods were 46-64 years old. Upon comparing health status, functional and work disability, healthy lifestyle characteristics and chronic disease, they learned that baby boomers have higher levels of hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol and higher rates of disability than their parents did. Apparently, baby boomers are aware of their health deficiencies; only 10 percent described themselves as being in excellent health, compared to one-third of their parents. There are an estimated 75 million baby boomers, and their life expectancy is higher than the previous generation, so the need for health professionals will soar in the next 10 years, King said. The study – “The Status of Baby Boomers’ Health in the United States: The Healthiest Generation?” – appeared in the March issue of JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Sleep aids and hip fractures Recent trials on benzodiazepines, which often are used to treat anxiety and insomnia, linked the drugs to memory and concentration difficulties and led researchers to recommend against prescribing them to the elderly. Now, a study shows that nonbenzodiazepine sleep medications – such as Lunesta, Sonata, Ambien, and Intermezzo – put the elderly at Thumbs up for fitness DVDs risk for falls and hip fractures. “Richard Simmons and the Silver Foxes Harvard Medical School researchers – Fitness for Silver Citizens,” “Boomers on looked at records on more than 15,000 the Move” and “Chair Exercises for Seniors” nursing home residents older than 50 are just a few of the many fitness DVDs (average age 81) who suffered a hip fracmarketed to adults aged 55 and older. ture and found that about 1,700 were given Edward McAuley, a University of Illinois a nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic sleep drug kinesiology and community health profes- before their hip fracture. According to the sor, wanted to find out if DVDs that prom- study, those who took the drugs were about ised to improve older adults’ fitness really two-thirds more likely to have a hip fracworked, so he led a study to find out. ture than those who did not. McAuley and his colleagues recruited Although the study was not designed to more than 300 older adults and divided them prove a cause-and-effect relationship between into two groups. One group used a fitness taking the drugs and suffering a hip fracture, video at home, and a control group watched the researchers concluded that caution should a video about healthy aging. The fitness be exercised when prescribing sleep medicavideo program – called “FlexToBa” – was tions to nursing home residents.
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Senior Olympics seeks athletes and volunteers for 2013 games basketball to bocce; from soccer to softball and shuffleboard; from tap dancing to tennis and track, and they engage more than 1,100 athletes and hundreds of volunteers at 12 different venues in the St. Louis area. Games are open to all athletes aged 50 and older; there is no maximum age. “It’s truly a community-wide event that provides something meaningful for everyone who participates,” said Phil Ruben, event director. “We have serious competition, friendly games and performances. We have volunteer opportunities for all ages. And in the end, we have recognition, camaraderie and enduring friendships, all built around the spirit of this great event.” To register or volunteer, view a complete list of events and venues, or for more informaArea swimmer and track and field athlete Bill tion, visit stlouisseniorolympics.org, or call Cannon has accumulated more than 2,000 (314) 442-3279. Paper registration forms are medals since he began competing in 1988. available at both Jewish Community Center locations and at select Schnucks stores. The deadline for securing early registraThe St. Louis Senior Olympics, the regional competition for athletes aged 50 tion rates is April 15, and the final registraand older, is seeking applications for ath- tion deadline is May 13. The event is sponsored in part by Barnes letes to participate in more than 90 individual and team events over Memorial Day Jewish Hospital, Express Scripts, the Jewish weekend, May 23-28. Volunteers to help Community Center, Missouri Baptist Hospital, AARP, Bergman Schraier, Bunge, Esse with the games also are needed. Senior Olympics games range from Health and Spectrum Retirement.
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The Greatest Generation Lake Saint Louis man recalls serving in the Black Sheep Squadron By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley Col. Ed Harper is a true-blue example of the soldiers of World War II. He sits back in his easy chair at his Lake Saint Louis home on one of those sunny days when winter battles with spring recalling how he was just 18 when he and the rest of America heard news of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He says it wasn’t a big decision. Our country needed soldiers. But what’s different about Col. Harper’s war stories are that — through the luck of the draw — he ended up in a Marine fighting squadron of 27 young men, the original “Blacksheep” of VMF-214, commonly known as the Blacksheep Squadron of Flying Aces, serving under Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington. Sixty years after the squadron was formed, in 2011, the Black Sheep Squadron held a reunion, said Harper, age 92. There were 22 guys that showed up. Now, Harper is one of two living legends. Harper’s real life stories of war in the South Pacific are ones of which movies were made. In the 1970s, ‘Baa Baa Blacksheep’ was produced for television. The series starring Robert Conrad was loosely based on Boyington’s autobiography. The Corsairs were real, but everything else bore little resemblance to Pappy Boyington’s squadron of Marine fighter pilots that fought the Japanese over the Solomon Islands. The opening credits of the show characterized the Black Sheep pilots as “a collection of misfits and screwballs,” but Harper says they got their name because they all felt like misfits out there. “We didn’t belong to a regular outfit; didn’t deploy with a regular outfit, and that was OK,” Harper said. “Our squadron was first called “Boyington’s Bastards,” but some of the older guys who had combat time, didn’t like the name they inherited. So, we went with Boyington’s Black Sheep.” They built a plaque insignia they’re still using today at Yuma and 214. It’s the same squadron, but the plaque and patch has one distinct feature: a slash across the front representing “bastard.” “For 50 or 60 years, the squadron has been able to hang on to bastard, even though we were talked out of it once. Most people don’t know that about the patch… Quite a few don’t,” Harper said.
one came in and said ‘Pearl Harbor was bombed,’ Harper recalls. “I said, ‘where the heck is Pearl Harbor?’ Anyway, the group I was living with in the dorm got together, and we didn’t go to class for the next two days. We sat in one room or another and talked about what we were going to do now. As I remember, there were eight of us. Five of them never went back to class. They went off and enlisted.” Harper didn’t want to waste the semester’s tuition, but as soon as the semester ended, he enlisted. He ended up flying an F4U Corsair, a propeller plane that was first to have retractable landing gear. He flew along the coastline of Japan searching visually for the enemy. He says he doesn’t
know what to think of “drones,” today’s unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS) controlled by “pilots” from the ground through a pre-programmed mission. Harper did his own reconnaissance back then, and did the shooting with a gun mounted near his windshield. There were no programmable missiles back when he strapped on his leather cap to fight the war. Major Boyington had just returned from a year’s tour in China as a member of the 1st American Volunteer Group (nicknamed the Flying Tigers). Harper and the rest followed Boyington’s lead, becoming part of history as one of the group of ace fighter pilots of World War II. “In the early years, we didn’t even have Signing on uniforms. After the war began, the military “I was in my second year of college at was just building up,” Harper said. “We’d the time. That Sunday morning when Pearl wear a Coast Guard jacket and Marine Harbor happened, I was down helping the Corps pants, and that sort of thing. After cook prepare the Sunday meal. Some- we became official cadets, they got us
properly outfitted eventually.” was three periods of combat. In between, He said flight training was “kind of rou- you’d come back to New Hebrides.” tine,” but he didn’t have any difficulty with Nonetheless, Harper says, they started the airplanes. flying together. “None of the new flight boys had ever Remembering the battles seen a Corsair until then, and we hadn’t ever “When we got our wings and graduated, they been in one. They gave us cursory cockpit had us flying F4Fs and finally got us some checkout, how you start it and so on, and biplanes as a first-line airplane. Then they sent us on our way. Then they decided, ready gave us 30 days leave and a whole slug of us or not – we moved up the line.” ended up in Miramar, just north of San Diego, Their base was on the Russell Islands waiting for a ship. Then one night they locked when they started flying bomber escort misus up and we knew that was the signal. Some- sions, mostly B-24s, toward Kahili. Occathing was going to happen,” Harper said. sionally, ships in the channel would have The next morning at dawn, he was hauled them cover them. The unit moved around down to the dock where they loaded aboard the South Pacific a bit, but after Boyinga troop transport. ton talked to the powers that be, the fighter pilots started sweeping through Rabaul, one of Japan’s most effective bases. “We all looked forward to that. Boyington had a reputation for being fearless, and the men followed his lead,” Harper said. “He was a tough, hard-living character that always seemed to fly against the wind, but he was a great leader.” Harper recalls the early days of flying and how he was told you couldn’t dogfight a Zero. The long-range fighter aircraft operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) from 1940 to 1945 was known for its maneuverability. “I guess everybody has to learn the hard way. After two or three engagements, I would scramble through the sky trying to stay with my leader, never getting a shot at anything,” Harper says. “I decided it was time to break out. That was OK with Boyington. The Guadalcanal people had a great big theme that “There was absolutely no ceremony at your wingman stays with the leader and proall about leaving, and there was nobody at tects his tail and so on. Boyington’s attitude the dock when we walked aboard the ship,” was if you can find something to shoot at, go Harper said. “As we left port, we looked shoot at it. He’d say don’t worry about my back at the dock and there was one man tail. I’ll take care of myself.” On his next flight, Harper spotted a Zero sweeping the dock. That was our sendoff.” After a two week journey aboard ship, the to the left of him. “I left the flight and went after them. That’s unit ended up in New Caledonia. The next how I found out how maneuverable they are. day, fighter pilots were woken at dawn. Harper says they started “loading the Every time I got close to him, he’d do a split pilots on R4Gs to go to the New Hebrides. S and go underneath me. I’d do a wingover They seemed to be in a rush to get us there. and come back. I kept making passes at him, We were in a pool to provide replacement and he kept doing split S’s working his way pilots for squadrons after people were down the ladder to a lower and lower altitude,” Harper said. “It wasn’t a good place lost.” Harper ended up at Espiritu Santo, a rear to be by yourself. It was right off the end of the runway at Kahili where the Navy had a base of the Marines. “The pool was larger than normal and they hundred fighters, plenty of fighters. I was so suddenly decided they could take this pool absorbed in that Zero, I wasn’t paying attenand create another squadron,” Harper said. tion to anything else. Apparently all the way “That’s when we met Boyington, who had also fallen out of his cycle. The normal cycle See COVER STORY, page 40
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Landscaping
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636-978-0292
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For sale by owner.....Manufactured home on lovely 3.34 acres with approx. 2128 sq. ft. of living space. 4BR/2BA w/gas fireplace in family room, dining room, and more. Kitchen has all appliances w/beautiful cherry wood cabinets. 3 garages w/lots of extra storage. Huge front porch. Very nice home w/beautiful trees and landscaping in St. Clair, Mo. MuST SEE PROPERTy. Priced to sell. For more info, or to set up appointment call Vicky at 314703-7456.
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