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From The WiresLaw Enforcement: Past, Present, and Future
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 Upcoming Neighborhood Roundtable Forum: Best Opportunity for Residents to Communicate with Local Law Enforcement Agencies. It is not everyday that residents of Springfield and Greene County have the opportunity to communicate with representatives of the Greene County Prosecutor's Office, the Greene County Sheriff's Department, the Springfield Police Department, the Missouri Highway Patrol, and Springfield Municipal Courts all at the same place and at the same time. For those folks who would like the opportunity to do just that they are in luck because just such an event has been scheduled by the Neighborhood Roundtable. Law Enforcement: Past, Present, and Future What has changed in local law enforcement in the last few years? Where are we compared to the past and where are we going in the future? Date: November 12, 2007 @ 7pm Location: The Fusion Center - 1321 N. Campbell Across the street from the main church campus on Campbell Ave. (Grey stone building with orange front on Campbell and Calhoun) Each Panelist will have 2-3 minutes to introduce themselves and briefly describe the role each speaker's organization or agency has in Springfield/Greene County. Following introductions, the floor will open to a moderated question and answer period. According to Neighborhood Roundtable Chairman Rob Brantley this tried and trusted moderated forum is a great opportunity for residents to ask those questions that may traditionally go unanswered yet at the same time provide a buffer to the panelists that protect them from potentially negative dialogue and assaultive discourse. Community members who have attended past events have discovered that even cantankerous questions and issues can be explored through positive dialogue and discourse in a controlled environment. (708 words in story) Full Story Formation of the Ozarks Minutemen
By Admin, Section From The Wires
At the meeting held October 9th at the Library Center on South Campbell,
the Ozarks MCDC took a vote to form a new organization called the Ozarks
Minutemen.
After discussing many of the issues that affect us directly, here in the Ozarks, we determined that we were unable to confront many of them due to restraints placed upon us by the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps. In no way are we asking that any of our members leave the MCDC unless they so choose, as we do continue to support the many issues that they stand for. Our new organization has a website This site is designed to distribute information, encourage debate, and help draw attention to the issues that we may face today. The Ozarks Minutemen is a group that will not only take on national issues, but can now take on issues that are of interest to us locally in the Ozarks. Our next meeting will be held at the Library Center on November 13th at 6:00 pm. I would encourage anyone who may have missed the last meeting, or anyone who is interested in becoming part of the Ozarks Minutemen to attend. Brian Wilburn 417-234-5874 News-Leader - Gifts do not influence actions, local legislators say
By Admin, Section From The Wires
Hospital group, telecom companies top list of generous lobbyists.
by Amos Bridges, News-Leader Want to know who was buying lunch this year for local legislators? Telecom companies, a hospital group and Springfield City Utilities were among the groups picking up the largest tabs during the 2007 session, according to a database of lobbyist gifts from Jan. 1 to Aug. 31. All told, 13 Springfield-area legislators, their families and staff accepted about $9,500 in gifts, with food and drinks accounting for the vast majority of expenses. State law requires lobbyists to report meals, entertainment or other gifts they give to legislators, their staff or family. But local lawmakers said the reports are not evidence of groups buying influence. (1341 words in story) Full Story Blowout Bonanza For Grant Beach Park
By Admin, Section From The Wires
from OzarksFirst.com
 A couple hundred people gathered at Grant Beach Park for a day of fun and community support.It was the 'Blowout Bonanza', and it was a chance for neighbors to mingle, play baseball and celebrate the newly refurbished grant beach baseball field. The event was free to the public and is part of an ongoing effort by the Grant Beach Neighborhood Association to provide safe activities for families.  Pauletta Dunn of the Grant Beach Association says, "one of the main draws of this neighborhood is the family oriented events on weekly basis that are free to everyone - we do karaoke in the park one week, movies in the park the next week." Other activities included contests, door prizes and an "Animal Encounters" exhibit from the zoo. Organizers hope to create a youth softball league, composed of neighborhood teams. Source Reuters - Brain chemical has key role in ADHD: studies
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By Will Dunham, Reuters News Service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two studies published on Monday showed the importance of a brain chemical in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, with researchers saying it might help explain why people with ADHD often are substance abusers. Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health focused on the role of dopamine, a chemical messenger in the brain involved in governing movement, emotional response and the ability to feel pleasure and pain. A team led by Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the NIH's National Institute on Drug Abuse, documented decreased dopamine activity in the brains of a group of adults with ADHD. Volkow said the decreased dopamine activity related to systems involved with attention and cognition, but also with reward. Researchers have known that people with ADHD are more likely than others to smoke cigarettes and abuse alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and other drugs. The decreased dopamine activity in the brains of people with ADHD pointed to an explanation, Volkow said. "If you take a drug of abuse, whether it's alcohol, nicotine or cocaine or methamphetamine -- it doesn't matter -- what you're going to be doing is temporarily increasing the concentration of dopamine in the brain," Volkow said in a telephone interview. (475 words in story) Full Story Ethics Complaint Filed on Michael Carr
By Admin, Section From The Wires
from
Greene County Democrats
Springfield resident Robert M. Brantley filed an ethics complaint against against Greene County Circuit Court Clerk Michael Carr last week. The 7-page complaint received by the Missouri Ethics Commission on Monday follows up two ongoing criminal investigations of Carr by the Greene County Sheriff's Department for fraud. Brantley filed the complaint because local authorities were not taking appropriate action to hold Carr accountable. According to Brantley, a package containing the complaint has also been delivered to Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon's office, Greene County Prosecutor Darryl L. Moore's office, and Greene County Presiding Commissioner Dave Coonrod's office encouraging their immediate involvement. "The Public Defender and Presiding Commissioner have been aware of Carr's self admittedly illegal activity for years but seem unwilling to do anything about it," Brantley said. "I hope that with this formal filing of a complaint those responsible for pursuing justice will be better motivated to do their job." Suit filed over police treatment of autistic teen
By Admin, Section From The Wires
Woman called 911 to get help in calming her son.
Melissa DeLoach, News-Leader A mother seeking help for her autistic teen called 911 in hopes for building a case for placing him in a group home. Now she wonders whether this was the right idea for calming his anger. Cody Brother, 15, can no longer open his right eye. He had surgery last week to mend his broken bones. It's undetermined if he will regain sight. A lawsuit filed Monday in Greene County Circuit Court alleges Springfield police officer John Truman forcefully handcuffed and arrested the teen, shoved him to the ground and watched as fellow officer John Stalker repeatedly punched Cody in the face, neck and head. "I called for help and they turned my driveway into a three-ring circus," said Peggy Brother of the Sept. 8 incident outside her east Springfield home. "We were making a lot of progress ... now it's 10 steps back." In court documents filed Monday, the family's attorney alleges Cody Brother's civil rights were violated, assault and battery were without cause, he was falsely arrested and the city was negligent not only in its training of the officers, but also for failing to provide prompt medical care. According to the suit, officers waited an hour before transporting the teen for treatment. (666 words in story) Full Story Cast the wrong ballot? Open your Diebold AccuVote-TS with a minibar key and ...
By Admin, Section From The Wires
by Cyrus
Farivar, engadget
Remember those guys from Princeton who recently dissected a Diebold voting machine and wrote a serious academic paper laying the smack downon our favorite shady e-voting company? The plot thickens with those Jersey brainiacs: after giving a presentation to some computer science colleagues last week, Prof. Ed Felten was approached by Chris Tengi, a member of the department's technical staff, who pointed out that the key that opens the AccuVote-TS voting machine is very similar to a key that he has at home. Tengi's key opened the voting machine, and upon further investigation, the Princeton posse discovered that both keys are actually a common office furniture type used for hotel minibars, electronic equipment and jukeboxes. Furthermore, said keys can easily be bought on eBay or from various online retailers. So, all you need to hack Diebold's crackerjack security is to spend a little cash on these keys, bring 'em to your next local election along with a cheap-o flash drive, and you can easily open the lock that houses that Diebold memory card while you're in the voting booth -- good times, hey? (268 words in story) Full Story
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