A limited-edition, officially sanctioned photo book celebrating The Rolling Stones’ 50-year-plus career and signed by all four of the band’s current members is set to be published in December, but it’ll cost you a pretty penny.
The tome, titled simply The Rolling Stones, will run you a cool $5,000 to purchase.
The book features more than 500 pages of photos from all eras of the band’s history, and includes many images that haven’t been seen before.
Some of the pics were snapped by such renowned rock photographers as including Anton Corbijn, Annie Leibovitz, Gered Mankowitz and Helmut Newton.
The Rolling Stones also features a foreword written by President Bill Clinton, a few newly penned essays about the band, a Rolling Stones timeline and discography, a variety of illustrations and more.
The volume was edited by Reuel Golden, former editor of the British Journal of Photography. Only 1,150 copies will be available, each one individually numbered. The book is 20-by-20 inches in size and comes packaged in a clamshell box.
“This book isn’t just rock ‘n’ roll, it’s a roller coaster through 50 years of memory lane!” says Keith Richards in a statement.
Adds Mick Jagger, “This volume brings together some incredible pictures spanning 50 years.”
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Police in central Alabama say a man’s own dog helped officers bust him on a drug charge.
Prattville Police spokeswoman Paula Barlow says the pooch named Bo followed his fleeing master, who was being pursued by officers. When the dog stopped and wagged his tail in tall grass, she says, officers found and arrested Edwin Henderson.
Barlow says the chase began when two drug officers arrived Wednesday with a search warrant and Henderson took off running.
After an investigator pointed at Henderson and told the dog “go get him,” that’s what Bo did.
Barlow says Henderson is charged with failure to obey police, manufacturing a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. It’s unclear if he has an attorney, and there’s no word on who’s taking care of Bo.
CANADENSIS, Pa. (AP) — There won’t be any trick-or-treating in the northeastern Pennsylvania area where authorities continue searching for a suspect accused of killing a state trooper.
Officials in rural Barrett Township canceled the beloved Halloween ritual and the annual parade because of the police manhunt for Eric Frein.
But kids did get to “trunk or treat” over the weekend. The event held at a school parking lot included candy, a costume contest and car trunks decorated for the spooky holiday.
Organizers called it a success, saying hundreds of children and adults attended. Still, Halloween parade chairwoman Betty Oppelt says the community is missing a major tradition this year.
Frein is charged with opening fire outside the Blooming Grove barracks on Sept. 12, killing Trooper Bryon Dickson and seriously wounding Trooper Alex Douglass.
Dr. Tisa Mason Courtesy: Valley City State University
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — An administrator from a university in Kansas is the new president at Valley City State University.
The North Dakota Board of Higher Education on Thursday named Tisa Mason to take over the job. She has spent the last six years as vice president of student affairs at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas.
Mason succeeds Steven Shirley, who left to become president of Minot State University.
Mason has previously served as dean of student life at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, executive director of the Sigma Kappa Sorority and Foundation, adjunct professor at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, and director of student life and assistant professor at Christopher Newport University.
The board interviewed Mason Thursday morning in Valley City, then went behind closed doors to discuss its decision and her contract.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland police are searching for a man accused of killing a former Kansas State University football player outside a nightclub on Oct. 11.
A Cleveland police spokeswoman could not say Thursday whether 26-year-old David Garrett was a bystander or was targeted when he was shot.
An aggravated murder warrant was issued earlier this month for 30-year-old Barry Blevins of East Cleveland for the killing. Police say Blevins fired into a crowd outside the nightclub after a fight started inside and Garrett was shot in the chest.
Garrett earned all-Big 12 honorable mention honors as a defensive back in 2010 and 2011. He graduated from Thomas W. Harvey High School in Painesville, east of Cleveland. He played for an arena football team in Kansas City in 2013.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Lawrence, Kan., man was indicted Wednesday on a federal charge of distributing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
Tyler B. Padden, 33, Lawrence, Kan., was charged with one count of distributing child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. The crimes are alleged to have occurred on May 1 and May 2, 2013, in Douglas County, Kan.
The indictment alleges he used peer-to-peer software and a computer connected to the Internet to distribute child pornography.
If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than five years and not more than 20 years on the distribution charge, and a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the possession charge.
The FBI investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Martin is prosecuting.
Water Wise Tigers, a FHSU Leadership 310 project, will host events at Fort Hays State University to raise awareness about water conservation and bring about a change in water usage at FHSU and in the city of Hays.
The group is asking Fort Hays State students, faculty and staff, as well as community members, to complete a short survey to gauge water conservation efforts. The survey can be found and completed at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FHSU310WaterConservationSurvey.
Water Wise Tigers also will be sponsoring a Fort Hays State University basketball game, with the help of Stacie Minson, Watershed Specialist with K-State Research and Extension, Nov. 29. There will be booths set up around the track with information about water conservation and various events and prizes to be given out before the game and during halftime, with President Mirta Martin being in attendance.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The students of Northwest Classen High School in Oklahoma City won’t soon forget that Vince Gill once attended there. There’s a huge statue of him out front. Gill attended yesterday’s dedication of a 10-foot sculpture of him with his hands resting on a guitar balanced on its end. Alumni and students welcomed him back during a school assembly.
ELLIS — I voted yes for the $10 million bond issue that failed. I was thinking of voting yes again because the interest rates are low. I made the excuse that we had to do something, so I guess I will vote for this.
I recently had a conversation over lunch with a bond supporter. It made me stop and think about 20 years, the length of the bond. If the Lord is willing, in 20 years I will be 64. Then it hit me, I had a responsibility to research the bond to make sure it was the right thing to do. The citizens of Ellis will have to live with our decision for a long time.
I began to do research on the bond and the school system. I went to the district and picked up a bond packet and then went to work on the internet searching for more information. I attended the bond meeting. The deeper I dug, the less I wanted to vote for this bond.
At the bond meeting I got the feeling we have next to no plan for the old gym, football field, and track. If the bond passes, will we have two more facilities to maintain?
How marketable is the old facility? If it was not in the flood zone, I would not worry so much as the ground could be easily sold.
I see most of the small schools around us have gone to 8 man football. It would cut down on the travel but more importantly we could get our old rivalries back. I would love to see us play WaKeeney, Hill City, Stockton, Osborne, Dighton, Hoxie, Quinter…
Can a turf field be converted from 11 man size to 8 man size?
I love the ambience of the field where it is at. It won’t feel like Ellis football to me up on the hill in the pasture. It is my opinion we did not get a fair comparison of fixing up the old field vs building a new one. Turning the football field 90 degrees, elevating the ground 2 feet, building a Kiosk, and closing a street doesn’t seem like a realistic plan. I realize we cannot host a district track meet with our current facility, but does hosting one track meet every year give us a valid reason to build a new one? It was said that the new football/track complex would be a 5 day a week classroom. For 12 years I worked outside everyday in December, January, and February. I have my doubts about this being a 5 day a week classroom.
I found an article online about the study the school paid for. The article said the failed bond was not a surprise. A bond with the track/football field was not popular with the citizens of Ellis. Why put it on the bond? It seems to be the No. 1 reason why the bond failed.
Then I looked at the math on how we will save money on the HVAC loan. Unless I missed something, it will cost us a lot more than it saves us. If the HVAC loan is really causing problems how did we have enough money to write a check for the weight/wrestling room? I donated money to the weight/wrestling facility because I do think it is a good thing. I just don’t understand why we need to free up more budget when it seems we had enough to write a check for the Weight/Wrestling room.
Washington Grade School is out of space. We need to add on rooms at the high school to move the Jr. High students out of Washington. This seemed ok on the surface, but why would we not add these classrooms on to the grade school? It seems that an extension off of the east end with a 90 degree turn out by the street might work. Yes, I loved the pep rallies when I was in grade school and anticipated the move to the Jr. High. I also worry about putting my 7th grade daughter into the high school environment, but my main concern is the cost it would add.
We were told a part-time administrator might be added. Would they also need to add a secretary? If this person is added from outside the school system what is the cost? Will someone from inside the school be moved into the position? If we promote someone from inside the school, will we need to hire a part-time person to take over their duties?
Will we be paying the current administrator for the Jr. High the same wage for less work? For example, if this move added as little as $50,000 a year in payroll and benefits it would cost $1 million in 20 years. We will not be able to back this train up. This is a cost that will never go away! It will only increase as pay increases. From a business stand point; this move does not make financial sense.
I was pleased to find the grade school numbers were moved from $650k to $1.7 million. We added over 1 million dollars to the budget. I am a huge supporter of a complete remodel of the grade school but am I the only one who is confused by this. If we didn’t need the projects last year, why do we need them this year? What are the projects? The district lists the same projects in both bonds unless I missed something. Some have said the additional money will go into HVAC, but that was a project slated for the grade school on the last bond. Will we do an energy savings audit with a company that does not sell HVAC equipment to make sure this is a prudent move?
I like the gym project. I liked it even more when it was positioned by our current gym. Moving the gym all the way across the school and shrinking the size to save $1340 listed in the bond confuses me again. I do believe there is a connection between playing sports and improved academics. In my opinion, this is a moot point since the bond does not add or take away any sport.
A stigma comes with a no vote. You are stuck in the past, you don’t want to invest in the future, or you don’t want to pay higher taxes. A teacher in school even told my daughter if her parents voted no they were ”hypocrites.” I can only say that I would vote yes on a $20 million bond if it was a bond that moved education forward.
The Fort Hays State University Student Government Association will host a candidate forum at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Robbins Center.
Candidates Sue Boldra, James Leiker, Pat Roberts, Greg Orman, Tim Huelskamp and Jim Sherow have been invited to attend the candidate forum. The following candidates have confirmed their attendance for Thursday: Sue Boldra, James Leiker, Jim Sherow and a representative of Greg Orman’s campaign.
The forum will begin with Kansas House 111th District candidates Boldra-R, and Leiker-D. Both candidates will give their platform. Moderator Dr. Joe Romance then will open the floor for questions from the public.
First District congressional candidate Sherow, a Democrat, will follow. As of Monday afternoon, Republican incumbent Huelskamp has declined the invitation to speak at the forum.
Orman, an independent running for U.S. Senate, has confirmed the attendance of a representative from his campaign. The SGA is awaiting confirmation from Roberts about his representation at the forum.
The SGA and sponsor Hays Area Chamber of Commerce invites the Hays community and any Kansas voters to attend the event free of charge.
Graph presented at Monday’s BOE meeting comparing USD 489 teacher contract days to other schools.
By KARI BLURTON Hays Post
Superintendent Dean Katt hopes a recently formed calendar committee will help Hays USD 489 go beyond the “bare minimum” when it comes to teacher/student contact time and teacher contract hours.
At this week’s board of education meeting, Katt presented graphs comparing USD 489’s student contact time and teacher contract hours with 32 other school in Kansas.
Katt said the data suggests USD 489 is aiming for the “bare minimum,” something he would like to see change.
“When we do the calendar — and this is in the agreement — we shoot for the very minimum, we shoot for 1,116 (hours) and that is it,” Katt said. “The negotiated agreement … to me it doesn’t make sense that we shoot for the bare minimum contact time. I have never been in a district that has done that, but that is the way the agreement is and that is what we have done. I think we need to look at that.”
Board member Sarah Rankin said understanding the goal of the calendar committee is important.
“We need more collaboration time to talk about technology or talk about whatever the issue is and to do that we need to be negotiating this piece of (the contract) and here is where we compare to other districts so you can see we are not completely out of line in asking for this,” Rankin said.
Katt said USD 489 continues to score high in state tests, a tribute to the district’s teachers.
“Increasing contact time partially counts toward professional development hours for USD 489 staff,” he added.
Katt said added contact time will help prepare teachers for technology updates and the new educational guidelines set to begin next year due to the state’s No Child Left Behind waiver.
The graphs presented at the BOE meeting Monday can be accessed within USD 489’s BOE agenda HERE.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Beloved Kansas State University football coach Bill Snyder has endorsed Sen. Pat Roberts for re-election and is appearing in a new television ad for the three-term Republican incumbent.
Roberts’ campaign launched the statewide spot Thursday, just five days before the election and with Roberts locked in a tight race with independent candidate and wealthy Olathe businessman Greg Orman.
Snyder is highly respected and has largely remained aloof from politics. His 6-1 Wildcats are the only unbeaten team in the Big 12 and are generating buzz because they’re ranked ninth for a national football playoff spot.
Snyder describes Roberts in the ad as a good friend and “as good as it gets for the state.”
Orman has argued that Roberts is part of the gridlock in Washington.
Charles C. Haynes is director of the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute.
Conflicts in Texas and Idaho in recent weeks have re-invigorated fears in conservative religious circles that expanding protections for LGBT rights will threaten their religious freedom.
In Houston, city lawyers obtained subpoenas requiring five pastors to turn over sermons and other communications that mention the city’s equal rights ordinance. With assistance from the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), the pastors sued to nullify the subpoenas as overly broad and irrelevant to the case.
Meanwhile, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, the city attorney opined earlier this year that two Pentecostal pastors who run a for-profit wedding chapel called “Hitching Post” must offer services to same-sex couples in compliance with a local ordinance banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in places of public accommodation.
A few weeks ago, the owners of Hitching Post — again with help from ADF — also filed suit to prevent city officials from forcing them to perform same-sex wedding ceremonies or face prosecution for violating the city’s anti-discrimination law. The pastors say they decided to sue after police officials contacted them about a complaint from a same-sex couple who were refused service by the Hitching Post.
In their zeal to uphold non-discrimination, city attorneys in both places were, to put it charitably, tone-deaf to the protections of the First Amendment.
The Texas controversy centers on an amendment to the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) passed by the city council last May which, among other things, expands protections for gay and transgender people.
Opponents of the ordinance attempted to place a repeal on the ballot in November, but their petition was rejected for not having enough valid signatures. Four taxpayers then sued the city, claiming that the referendum petition was wrongly invalidated.
As part of the discovery process, lawyers for the city obtained subpoenas for communications relating to the anti-HERO campaign — including subpoenas to five Houston pastors active in opposition to the ordinance, but not parties to the lawsuit.
“The pastors were instructed to turn over “all speeches, presentations, or sermons” related to HERO.
Religious leaders and civil libertarians from across the spectrum have spoken out against the sweeping scope of the subpoenas, pointing out that the First Amendment protects the preaching and teaching of religious leaders from government oversight or intrusion.
At first, Houston Mayor Annise Parker appeared to defend the subpoenas, tweeting that sermons on political topics were “fair game.” But a few days later, she acknowledged that the subpoenas were overly broad and agreed to remove the request for “sermons.”
The pastors and ADF, however, weren’t satisfied, arguing that the subpoenas would still require the pastors to turn over 17 different categories of information, including private communications with their church members.
Under pressure to reverse course, Mayor Parker announced this week that the city would withdraw the subpoenas entirely.
Coeur d’Alene city officials also appear to have either changed their position or rejected the position attributed to the city attorney by publicly acknowledging that Hitching Post is exempt from the city’s non-discrimination law when performing religious marriages.
Some commentators have compared the Hitching Post controversy to conflicts across the country involving wedding vendors such as florists, bakers and photographers who have thus far failed to get exemptions from non-discrimination laws. But whatever the merits of those decisions, Hitching Post is a very different case.
It’s true, of course, that for-profit businesses are places of public accommodation generally subject to non-discrimination laws. But ordained ministers — whether in a non-profit or for-profit setting — are protected by the Free Exercise and Free Speech clauses of the First Amendment from being compelled by government to perform religious ceremonies that violate their faith.
If government officials in other cities want to avoid unnecessary conflicts and lawsuits like those that have divided Houston and Coeur d’Alene, they should think carefully how to protect First Amendment rights even as they work to implement laws protecting LGBT people from discrimination.
Striking a balance between ending discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and upholding religious freedom will not be easy. As happens whenever competing claims clash in a pluralistic democracy, there will be winners and losers.
But surely Americans on all sides can agree on at least this: Under the First Amendment, religious leaders have the right to practice their faith — including preaching sermons and performing religious ceremonies — without governmental interference or intimidation.
Charles C. Haynes is director of the Religious Freedom Center of the Washington-based Newseum Institute. [email protected]
A limited-edition, officially sanctioned photo book celebrating The Rolling Stones’ 50-year-plus career and signed by all four of the band’s current members is set to be published in December, but it’ll cost you a pretty penny.
