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InU.S.,moreare
livingto100
Centenarianpopulation
up66%over30years.
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WASHINGTON
PresidentObamawill
deliverhisinauguraladdressfrom
thestepsoftheCapitoltoday,kicking
ofhissecondtermwithapubliccel-
ebrationthat’slikelytobemoremut-
edthanfouryearsago.
ObamaandVicePresidentBiden
wereoiciallysworninSundayin
privateceremoniesattheWhite
Houseandthevicepresident’sresi-
denceattheU.S.NavalObservatory,
butthepresidentissavinghisbig
speechfortoday’s57thPresidential
Inauguration.
Thefestivitieswillincludetwoof-
ficialballs—insteadofthe10of2009
—andthetraditionalparade.
ObamaandBidenwillre-enact
theiroathsofoicebeforeObama
delivershisaddress,whichislikelyto
includeaheavyfocusonacallforna-
tionalunity.Organizersprojectless
thanhalfofthe1.8millionwho
crowdedWashingtonfouryearsago
willgatherforthespeechandparade
thistime.
Thepresidentandvicepresident
aremandatedbytheConstitutionto
besworninbynoonJan.20,andas
hasbeenpasttradition,whenJan.20
fallsonaSunday,thepublicceremo-
nyispushedbackbyaday.
Thepresidentwasswornintwice
in2009aswell.ChiefJusticeJohn
Roberts,whocommittedtheoathto
memory,stumbledinhisdelivery.He
Stocksup85%in
Obama’s1stterm
Heranksthirdinfirst-term
stockperformanceofall
presidents.
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PresidentObamahugshisdaughterMaliaasfirstladyMichelleObamaanddaughterSashawatchafter
ObamawasoiciallysworninbyChiefJusticeJohnRobertsonSundayattheWhiteHouse.
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forgivenNHL?
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Obama’sgroundbreakingelection
in2008andhisre-electionin2012
undeniablyhasafectedthenation’s
racialpolitics,provingit’spossiblefor
anAfricanAmericantowinthena-
tion’shighestoiceandraisingthe
aspirationsofsomeblackcandidates.
Hesparkedrecordturnoutintwo
electionsamongAfrican-American
voters.
“Oneofthemanythingssignifi-
cantthathappenedwhenthispresi-
dentwaselected:Itgaveamuch
largergroupofpeopleanopportuni-
tytobeunburdenedbywhohastra-
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WASHINGTON
SinceBarackObama
wasinauguratedonthewestCapitol
stepsfouryearsago,adramatic30-
footmemorialtocivilrightsleader
MartinLutherKingJr.hasbeenun-
veiledattheotherendoftheNation-
alMall.
Butakeypartofthepoliticalland-
scapePresidentObamawillsurveyas
heissworninforasecondterm—
thatis,thenumberofblackoicials
intopelectiveoices—hasn’t
changedabit.
administeredtheoathtoObamaa
secondtime,justtobesure.
ThistimeRobertsreliedonnotes,
anditwentofwithoutahitch.
Obamatooktheoathofoicewith
hishandonthefamilyBible,which
washeldbyfirstladyMichelleOba-
maas14otherfamilymembersstood
nearbyintheBlueRoom.
Aftercompletinghisoath,the
presidentkissedhiswife,embraced
histwodaughtersandhadalightex-
changewithhisyoungerchild,Sasha.
“Goodjob,Dad,”Sashasaidasshe
huggedthepresident.
“Ididit,”abeamingObamasaid.
“Youdidn’tmessup,”Sashajoked.
Biden’soathwasadministeredby
JusticeSoniaSotomayor,thefourth
timetheoathhasbeenadministered
byawomanandthefirsttimebya
Hispanic.Bidenwassurroundedby
hiswife,childrenandgrandchildren
fortheswearing-in.Amongthe
guestswereseverallawmakers,Dem-
ocraticoperativesandcurrentand
formeradministrationoicials.
ObamaandBidenalsovisitedthe
TomboftheUnknownsatArlington
NationalCemeteryonSunday.And
thepresidentandhisfamilyattended
servicesatthehistoricMetropolitan
AfricanMethodistEpiscopalChurch
tohonortheslaincivilrightsleader
MartinLutherKingJr.
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Stateswithmost
MLKstreets
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MartinLutherKingJr.
TollrisesasAlgeriasiegesortedout
81deadbuttoughtotell
terroristsfromhostages
disfiguredanddiiculttoidentifyor
determinewhichoneswereforeign
hostages.
AlgerianspokesmanMohamed
Saidsaidheexpectsthedeathtollto
riseasAlgerianforcessecurethefa-
cility,searchformorevictimsand
clearitofexplosives.
Thegovernmentsaidaftertheas-
saultSaturdaythatatleast32ex-
tremistsand23hostageswerekilled.
Adaylater,Algerianbombsquads
sentintoblowupordefuseexplo-
sivesfound25bodies,thesecurityof-
ficialsaid.AwoundedRomanianwho
hadbeenevacuateddied,raisingthe
overalldeathtolltoatleast81,theAP
reported.
BritishPrimeMinisterDavid
CameronsaidthreeBritonswere
killedandanotherthreearebelieved
tobedead.
OneAmerican,FrederickButtac-
cioofTexas,wasconfirmeddead.
TheAlgeriangovernmentreported
that685Algerianand107foreigner
workerswerefreedduringthefour-
daystandof.
TheAlgeriangovernmentde-
fendeditsactionsagainsttheal-Qae-
da-linkedgroupwhocallthemselves
“SignersinBlood.”
TheStateDepartmentissueda
travelwarningforAmericansinAl-
geria,citingcrediblethreatsofkid-
napping.
Georgia
128
Texas
106
Fromstaffandwirereports
Mississippi
94
Atleast81peoplewereconfirmed
deadandAlgerianforcessearched
formorebodiesafterendingabloody
terroristsiegeataremotenaturalgas
plantintheSaharaDesert,asecurity
oicialintheAfricannationsaid
Sunday.
Theoicial,whospokewiththe
AssociatedPressonconditionofan-
onymitybecauseofthesensitivityof
thesituation,saidbodieswerebadly
Florida
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Louisiana
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MONDAY,JANUARY21,2013
WORLD
INBRIEF
IsraeliPM’shardline
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MERKEL’SCOALITIONSUFFERS
LOSSINSTATEELECTION
HONORINGKING’SVISION
Germany’scenter-leftopposition
wonawafer-thinvictoryoverChan-
cellorAngelaMerkel’scoalitionina
majorstateelectionSunday,dealing
asetbackassheseeksathirdtermat
thehelmofEurope’sbiggestecono-
mylaterthisyear.
TheoppositionSocialDemocrats
andGreenswonasingle-seatmajor-
ityinthestatelegislatureinLower
Saxony,oustingthecoalitionofMer-
kel’sconservativeChristianDemo-
craticUnionandthepro-market
FreeDemocratsthathasrunthe
northwesternregionfor10years.
Thesamepartiesformthenational
government.
The58-year-oldMerkelwillseek
anotherfour-yearterminanational
parliamentaryelectionexpectedin
September.
Netanyahulikely
towinre-election
easily,pollsshow
TERRYPRATHER,THE(MAYSVILLE,KY.)LEDGERINDEPENDENT
PeopleinMaysville,Ky.,marchto
churchSundaytoattendaspecialser-
vicepayingtributetoMartinLuther
King.Thefederalholidayistoday.
MicheleChabin
SpecialforUSATODAY
JERUSALEM
It’snosecretthatPresi-
dentObamadoesn’tseeeyetoeye
withIsraeliPrimeMinisterBenja-
minNetanyahu.
ObamaandNetanyahu,whoisup
forre-electionforasecondterm
Tuesday,disagreeonmajorissues
suchasJewishsettlementsandhow
tostopIranfromdevelopingnuclear
weapons.
Thepresident’sfrustrationwith
Netanyahuwasunderscoredlast
weekwhenJe
f
reyGoldberg,aU.S.
columnist,reportedthatObamahas
“privatelyandrepeatedly”saidto
confidantsthatIsrael“doesn’tknow
whatitsownbestinterestsare.”
Therewasatimewhenapoorre-
lationshipwithaU.S.president
woulddoomacandidacyinIsrael.Is-
raeldependsontheUnitedStates
morethananynationintheworld
foreconomicaidandsecurity.
ButmediapollshereindicateNet-
anyahushouldwinre-electiontohis
posteasily.AmajorityofIsraelis
clearlybelieveNetanyahuknows
whatIsrael’sinterestsarebetterthan
ObamaonissuesinvolvingthePales-
tinians,terrorismandthethreatof
Iran’snuclearprogram.
Israelimediapollspredictthata
majorityofseatsinIsrael’s120-
memberparliamentwillgotocon-
servative,pro-settlerorJewishreli-
giousparties,Netanyahu’sLikud
beingthelargestamongthem.That
willenablehimtoputtogetheraco-
alitiongovernmentandcontinueto
ruleIsraelforanotherfouryears.
“Everyoneunderstandsthatonly
Israeliswilldeterminewhofaithfully
representsIsrael’svitalinterests,”
Netanyahusaidduringavisittothe
IsraelDefenseForces’GazaDivision.
“Overthelastfouryears,wehave
withstoodenormouspressures.They
wantedustorestrainourpressureon
Iran,withdrawtothe1967lines,di-
videJerusalemandceaseconstruc-
tioninJerusalem.Wehavefendedo
f
thosepressures.”
Attheirralliesandincampaign
ads,LikudanditsideologicalallyYis-
whichAfghanoicialstriedtohide
mistreatmentfromU.N.monitors.
Theslowprogressonprisonre-
formhaspromptedNATOforcesto
stopmanytransfersofdetaineesto
Afghanauthoritiesoutofconcern
thattheywouldbetortured.
EX-NEWORLEANSMAYORNAGIN
INDICTEDINCORRUPTIONCASE
CompiledfromAssociatedPressreports
AHIKAMSERI,AP
AnunpassespostersofBenjaminNetanyahuinJerusalemSunday.
Corrections&Clarifications
FormerNewOrleansmayorRay
NaginwasindictedFridayoncharges
thatheusedhisoiceforpersonal
gain,acceptingpayo
f
s,freetripsand
gratuitiesfromcontractorswhilethe
citywasstrugglingtorecoverfrom
the devastationofHurricane
Katrina.
ThechargesagainstNagin,56,are
theoutgrowthofaCityHallcorrup-
tioninvestigationthathasresultedin
guiltypleasbytwoformercityoi-
cialsandtwobusinessmenanda
prisonsentenceforaformercity
vendor.
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toaccuracy.Toreachus,
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raelBeiteinuandotherright-wing
parties are emphasizing their
strengthonsecurity.Netanyahu
launchedanairstrikecampaign
againstHamasterroristsinNovem-
berandhassupportedtheconstruc-
tionofsecurityfencesthathave
nearlyeliminatedPalestiniansuicide
bomberattacks.
PollsshowthatthemajorityofIs-
raeliscontinuetosupportatwo-state
solution,butonlyifitwillbringthem
atrue,lastingpeace,apositionthat
Netanyahutakes.
“TheproblemisthatmostIsraelis
thority’s“disinterest”innegotiating
withNetanyahuandunilateralbid
forstatehoodattheUnitedNations
lastNovemberhasplayedintothe
handsofthoseIsraeliswhoargue
thatthereisnoPalestinianpartner.
GeraldSteinberg,apoliticalscien-
tistwiththeBESACenterforStrate-
gicStudiesatBar-IlanUniversity,
says,“AmericansandIsraelishave
thesamegoal:twostateslivingside
bysideinpeace.”
ButwhereasObamaconsidersIs-
raelisettlementstobetheNo.1ob-
stacletopeace,Steinbergsaid,
Netanyahu–andmanyIsraelis–say
therealproblemisthePalestinians’
unwillingnesstoacknowledgethat
Israelhasarighttoexist.
If Israelisseemintransigent,
Steinbergsaid,itisbecause“theylive
inadi
f
erentreality”fromthesafe,
securelifemostAmericansandEu-
ropeansenjoy.
“Themajoritydonotbelieve...
thatpeaceisfeasibleintheshort
term,”Steinbergsaid.
HagitOfran,whomonitorssettle-
mentactivityfortheleft-wingor-
ganizationPeaceNow,saysshefully
understandswhyIsraelivotersare
reluctanttovoteforpartiesthatad-
vocateterritorialcompromise.
“ThemajorityofIsraelisdon’t
supportsettlements,butourbiggest
obstacleisthefearandlackoffaith
thatmakespeoplebelieveapeace
dealwillneversucceed.”
ComenextTuesday,Ofranhopes
people“willvoteoutoffaith,not
fear.”
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TheUnitedNationssaidSunday
thatAfghanauthoritieswerestilltor-
turingprisoners,suchashanging
thembytheirwristsandbeating
themwithcables,ayearafterthe
U.N.firstdocumentedtheabuseand
theAfghangovernmentpromisedto
enactchange.
TheU.N.reportcitesinstancesin
considertheprospectsforsuccessin
peacetalkstobeslim,”writesToby
Greene,directorofresearchatthe
Britain-IsraelCommunicationsand
ResearchCenter,inapoliticalanaly-
sispublishedthisweek.
“Theyaskthemselves,‘Ifweget
outoftheWestBank,willtherebe
peace?’Orwilltherebe,asNetanya-
huwarns,thepossibilityofa‘third
Iranianbase’onIsrael’sborders,af-
terHezbollah-controlledsouthLeba-
nonandtheHamas-controlledGaza
Strip?”
GreenesaidthePalestinianAu-
U.S.DEATHTOLL
AsofSunday,2,046U.S.service-
membersandthreeDefenseDepart-
mentcivilianshadbeenreported
killedintheAfghanistanWar.
Thelatestdeathidentified:
u
ArmySgt.DavidJ.Cham-
bers
,25,ofHampton,Va.,diedJan.
16inKandaharprovinceofwounds
fromanimprovisedexplosivedevice;
7thInfantryDivision.
Source:DefenseDepartment
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gunbattlewastakingplaceinsidethe
three-storybuilding.
TheoicerspokewiththeAssoci-
atedPressonconditionofanonymity
becausehewasnotauthorizedto
speaktothenewsmedia.
“Therearestilltwoorthreesui-
cidebombersinsidethetraicde-
partmentcompound.Theyarestill
fighting,”saidMohammadZahir,the
chiefoftheKabulpoliceinvestiga-
tionunit.Hedidnotprovideanyin-
formationoncasualties.
Explosionscouldbeheardinthe
building.
TalibanspokesmanZabiullahMu-
jahidclaimedresponsibilityforthe
attackinatextmessagetotheAP.
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Eyewitnessesheardnumerousex-
plosionsandagunbattlethatwasstill
ragingtwohourslater.
PoliceoicerMirzaMohammad
saidatleastoneinsurgentblewhim-
selfupattheentrancetothecom-
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Turning100:Hundreds
ofwaystocelebrate
Morecentenariansthan
everbeforeintheUSA
Womenaremorelikelytobethe
onescelebrating:Theymakeup83%
ofthe100-pluspopulation.Forsome,
it’stimetogetdolledup.Thisyear’s
partyatEmerituswasforfivewom-
en,andallgottheirhairandnails
donebeforetheparty.
MabelYeamanisoneofthewom-
en.Sheturns100onJune22.Herse-
cretformakingitthisfar?“Inever
didanythingdangerous,”shesaid.
Firefighters fromtheGreater
Springfield(Va.)VolunteerFireDe-
partmenthelp“blowoutthefire”
whensomeoneturns100andgets
theircakeatGreenspring,aretire-
mentandlong-termcarefacilityin
Springfield,saysJessicaMcKay,pub-
lica
f
airsmanager.
Six centenarians reside at
Greenspring,butEricksonLivinghas
tostockuponcandles:Ithas16com-
munitiesintheUSAwith70resi-
dentswhoarecentenarians.
Thewomendohavemalecompa-
nyatthebirthdaypartiesputonby
JewishHomeLifecare.JHLChas43
centenariansatitsthreecampusesin
NewYork.Thirteenaremen.Sidney
Kronishlivesintheindependentliv-
ingresidenceintheBronx.
Kronishturns101onJune16.He
sayshegotto100byhaving“good
luck.”
Goodluckcontinuestofollowhim,
hesays.“Iamluckyenoughatthis
stageofmylifetohaveawonderful
girlfriendwhothinksI’mcute.”
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Atsomepointinlife,birthdaysbe-
comeanunwantedreminderof
growingold,somethingthecelebrant
wouldjustassoondownplay.
Well,lightenup,everyone.One
birthdayisgettingmoreattention
nowthaneverbefore.
Makeitto100andyou’relikelyto
meetablazeofcandles.Inretire-
mentcommunitiesandcontinued
carefacilities,thepartiesarehappen-
ingmoreoften.Andthey’recreative.
Thecentenarianpopulationhas
grown66%overthepastthreedec-
ades,accordingto2010Censusdata.
Thereare53,364peopleintheUSA
whoare100orolder,comparedwith
2,194in1980.
AtEmeritusatSantaRosainCali-
fornia,theystarted2013withaparty
foreveryonewhoisalready100oris
turning100thisyear.Fivepeoplecel-
ebratedJan.11withacrowdof160
otherresidentssinging.“Thisisa
newtraditionforusthisyear,”says
MaureenMilligan,lifeenrichment
directoratEmeritusatSantaRosa.
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thenontheirbirthdaywehavean-
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NATION
Dreamlinerbatteryscrutinized
USANow
Whatwe’re
following
Inquirydelves
intomysteryfire
andonanAllNipponAirwaysflight
thatmadeanemergencylandingin
JapanonJan.16.
“Thebatteryislikeabigsponge,”
Gogliasays.“Youcanfeeditwithan
eyedropper,oryoucanfeeditwitha
gardenhose.Ifallowed,itwillsoak
upeverythingitcanfromthegarden
hoseuntilitdestroysitself.”
ThetwoJapaneseairlinesground-
ed24DreamlinersonJan.16because
ofthebatteryproblems.
Laterthatday,theFederalAvia-
tionAdministrationgroundedthesix
DreamlinersofUnitedAirlines,and
othercountriesaroundtheworld
stoppedflyingtheirjets,too.
TransportationSecretaryRayLa-
HoodsaidFridaythatthebatteries
seemtobethemainproblemand
thatthejetswon’tflyagainuntilreg-
ulatorscanbecertaintheyaresafe.
“Thoseplanesaren’tflyingnow
untilwehaveachancetoexamine
thebatteries,”LaHoodsaidoutsidea
U.S.ConferenceofMayorsmeeting.
Hesaidhecouldn’tsayhowlong
thereviewmight lastorwhen
Dreamlinerswouldflyagain.
Thebatter-
iesofaBoe-
ing787
Dreamliner
forAllNip-
ponAirways
weredam-
aged,andthe
jetmadean
emergency
landingJan.
16inJapan.
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Federalinvestigatorsannounced
Sundaythatthebatterythatcaught
fireinaBoeing787Dreamlinerthis
monthinBostondidn’tgetmore
powerthanitwassupposedto,but
theyarecontinuingtoinspectthe
battery,itswiringandothercompo-
nentstodeterminewhatwent
wrong.
TheNationalTransportationSafe-
tyBoard(NTSB)saysthelithium-ion
batteryaboardtheJapanAirlines
flightneverexceededitsdesignvolt-
ageof32voltsduringitsflightJan.7.
Thebatteryprovidesauxiliary
powerfortheinnovativeplane,
whichusesmorebatterypowerthan
typicaljetliners.
Concernsabout thebatteries
groundedall50Dreamlinersworld-
wideJan.16.
BoeingisworkingwiththeNTSB
andtheFederalAviationAdministra-
JAPANTRANSPORTSAFETYBOARDVIAAFP/GETTYIMAGES
tiontodeterminetherootofthe
problemandgetthejetbackinthe
air.
InvestigatorshaveX-rayedand
doneaCTscanonthebattery.They
havedividedthebatteryintoitseight
cells,andthreeofthecellswerese-
lectedforcloserexamination.
Investigatorsplanmoretestson
thebattery’schargerTuesdayatthe
Tucsonheadquartersofmanufactur-
erSecuraplaneTechnologies.Investi-
gatorshavedevelopedtestplansfor
componentsoftheaircraftthatwork
withthebatteries,andtheyremoved
wirebundlesandbattery-manage-
mentcircuitboards.
“Potentiallytherecouldbesome
otherchargingissue,”saysKelly
Nantel, anNTSBspokeswoman.
“We’renotpreparedtosaytherewas
nochargingissue.”
JohnGoglia,aformerNTSBboard
memberandaviationsafetyexpert,
saysit’spossibleachargingproblem
causedthebatteryfailureinBoston
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usatoday.com/news
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TSAnixes
near-naked
bodyscans
Butagencystillusing
less-intrusivemachines
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Airportsecurityscansarebecom-
ingalittlelessintrusive.
TheTransportationSecurityAd-
ministrationsaidFridaythatit’s
droppingthefull-bodyscanningma-
chinesthatproducedalmostnude
imagesofpeopleatcheckpointsand
outragedmanytravelers.
Thereason:Themakerofthema-
chines,RapiscanSystems,cannot
producesoftwaretoeliminatetheal-
mostnudeimagesthatTSAperson-
nel viewandturntheminto
stick-likefigures.
Themachinesalsowerecontro-
versialbecausetheyuseX-raysto
scanpassengers,promptingconcerns
aboutradiation.
Themovewon’tendfull-body
scansatairports.TheTSAiskeeping
othermachinesthatuseadi
f
erent
technologyandsoftwareandwhich
providestick-likebodyimagesthat
personnelexamineforpotential
weapons.
TheTSAhas174Rapiscanma-
chines,whichwillberemovedfrom
airportsbyJune.Theagencyearlier
hadremoved76ofthemachines
fromairports—includingNewYork’s
LaGuardiaandJFK,ChicagoO’Hare,
LosAngeles,Boston,Charlotteand
Orlando.
Itwasprivacyconcerns—notra-
diation—thatpromptedtheTSAto
makethemove.Becauseofthecon-
cerns,TSAoicershadtomonitor
thenear-nudeimagesofpassengers
onRapiscanmonitorsinprivate
roomsawayfromcheckpoints.They
thenrelayedmessagestocheck-
pointsifanysuspiciousobjectswere
detected.Thatalsotakeslonger.
“ByJune2013,travelerswillonly
BOBRIHAJR.,USATODAY
StudentsandparentsdemonstrateatMiramonteElementarySchoolinLosAngeleslastFebruary.
L.A.schoolsexabuse
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isthecenterpieceoftheMLK
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hometown.Findmoreat
usatoday.com/news
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casespurslawsuits
Lawyersaccuse
districtofunfair
negotiations
WilliamM.Welch
@williammwelch
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GERRYBROOME,AP
LOSANGELES
Oneyearafterhisar-
restonchargesoflewdactswith
youngstudentsintheclassroom,for-
merteacherMarkBerndtremainsin
countyjailawaitingtrial,whilethe
troubledMiramonteElementary
Schoolwherehetaughtworkson
emotionalrecovery.
“Slowlybutsurelywearehealing,”
saysMartaContreras,thenewprin-
cipalattheschoolinthelow-income
Florencecommunity,hometomany
Latinoimmigrants.
Withdetailssoshockingthatthe
cityschoolschieftemporarilyre-
placedallfacultyandsta
f
atthe
school,thecaseisaparent’snight-
mare.Ateacherwhoforyearshad
beentrustedandwelcomedintostu-
dents’homeswasaccusedoffeeding
sementoblindfoldedchildreninbi-
zarregamesthathephotographed.
TheLosAngelesUnifiedSchool
Districtfacesclaimsfromatleast189
studentsandparents;92havefiled
lawsuitsindividuallyoringroups.
ACaliforniaStateAuditor’sreview
oftheschooldistricttriggeredbythe
scandalfoundschooloicialswere
slowtoactonmanyallegationsof
employeemisconductandoften
failedtonotifythestateteachercre-
dentialingcommissionasrequired.
LosAngeles’schoolsystemhasne-
gotiatedwithlawyersformanyofthe
Miramontefamilies,butseverallaw-
yershavedroppedoutofthetalksor
refusedtoenterthem.Theyaccuse
theschooldistrictoffailingtonegoti-
atefairly,o
f
eradequatesettlements
orreleaseinternaldocumentsabout
allegationsofabusebyemployees.
“Themediationprocesswasa
sham...justadelaytacticontheir
part,”saysBrianClaypool,whoissu-
ingonbehalfof12childrenand19
parents.Thesuitsallegetheschool
systemallowedchildrentobevictim-
izedrepeatedlydespitecomplaints
andredflagsraisedaboutBerndt
overtwodecades.
“Miserable,insultingo
f
ers,”says
LuisCarrillo,whorepresents23stu-
dents.“Theyhavebeendeceptive,
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IRFANKHAN,LOSANGELESTIMES,VIAAP
MarthaCedenoreadstoMiramonte
fi
rst-gradersaftertheschool
reopenedwithallnewteachersfollowingsexabuseallegations.
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dishonestwiththekids.”
Berndt,61,wasarrestedJan.30,
2012,andchargedwith23countsof
lewdactswithachild.Hehasplead-
ednotguiltyandhasbeenheldsince
theninahigh-securitysectionofthe
county’sCentralMen’sJail,unableto
meet$23millionbail.
AsaresultofinvestigationsatMi-
ramonte,asecondformerteacher
waschargedwithunrelatedcrimes.
MartinSpringerisfreeon$300,000
bailashefacesthreecountsofchild
molestationforallegedlytouchinga
studentinappropriately.
Berndt’slawyer, formerfederal
prosecutorMannyMedrano—here-
placedapublicdefender—saidhe
willaskthecourttoreducebail,ar-
guingthattheamountispunitive
andfarabovethatinotherhigh-pro-
filecasessuchasMichaelJackson’s
$3millionbailbeforehewasacquit-
tedofchildmolestationin2005.
“He’sholdingupaswellashecan
underthecircumstances,”Medrano
said.“Butwhenyou’reincarcerated
inthatsortofsituation...it’sdebili-
tatingphysicallyandemotionally.”
Berndtwasremovedfromthe
classroominearly2011,twomonths
afteraphotoprocessorgaveinvesti-
gatorsthefirstquestionablephoto-
graphsofMiramontechildren.He
accepteda$40,000settlementand
agreedtoretire.Holmquistsaid
Berndtremainseligibleforretire-
mentbenefitsevenifconvicted.
Investigatorssaidtheyhadfound
hundredsofphotosofchildrentaken
byBerndt,somewithcockroacheson
theirfaces,bitingintocookieslaced
withamilky-whitesubstanceandbe-
ingspoon-fedasimilarliquid.Inves-
tigatorssaidthesubstanceappeared
tobesemen.
Bothteachers“werewellloved”
andoftenwereinvitedbyparentsto
thehomesofstudents,saidPiaEs-
cudero,directorofschoolmental
healthservicesforthedistrict.
Theschoolsystemhasprovided
psychiatriccounselingtostudents
andemployees,shesaid.Mostofthe
teachersandsta
f
whowereremoved
returnedtoMiramonteinthefall,
shesaid,andsodidmoststudents.
Oneofthesuingparents,Maria
Garcia,saidsheishome-schooling
herdaughter,now11.Garcia,speak-
inginSpanishthroughatranslator,
saidsheis“veryangrywiththe
school”andfeelsauthoritiestriedto
keepherinthedark.Chokingup,
Garciasaidherdaughterisnolonger
the“veryhappychild”ofbefore.Her
daughterandotherstudentsarenot
beingnamedbecauseoftheirage.
AlthoughBerndtwassuspendedin
early2011,parentsofhisstudents
werenottoldoftheinvestigationfor
almostayear,whenhewascharged
andthecasebecamepublic.
FormerstatesenatorMarthaEs-
cutia,alawyerwhoisrepresenting
morethantwodozenallegedvictims,
saidallofthemareintherapy,asare
manyoftheirparents.
“Theyfeelincredibleguilt,”she
said.“Theseareveryworking-class
immigrantparents.They’reworking
twojobsaday....It’savery,veryhard
life.Theyfeelmarginalizedbecause
oftheimmigrationsystemorjust
aren’tawarehowtomanagethe
system.
“Theoneplacetheythoughtwasa
safeplaceisnolongersafe.”
“ByJune2013,travelerswill
onlyseemachineswhich
have(cartoonimages)that
allowforfasterthroughput.”
TSAstatement
seemachineswhichhave(cartoon
images)thatallowforfasterthrough-
put,”TSAsaidinitsstatement.“This
meansfasterlanesforthetraveler
andenhancedsecurity.”
Travelersareallowedtorefusea
full-bodyscan,regardlessofthema-
chine,infavorofapat-downbyTSA
oicers.
Rapiscan,aunitofOSISystems,
saidtheequipment“hasbeenoperat-
edbyTSAasane
f
ectiveimagingsys-
tem,”sothemachineswillbemoved
tootheragenciesthatalsousethem.
“Wearepleasedtoreachamutually
satisfactoryagreementwiththe
TSA,”saysDeepakChopra,president
ofOSISystems.
Full-bodyscannersareusedto
findnon-metallicitems,suchasthe
underwearbombdiscoveredon
Christmas2009.
ThesoftwareontheTSA’sother
full-bodyscanningmachines,made
byL-3Communications,hasbeen
adjustedtoproducecartoon-like,
stickoutlinesofpeoplewithsuspi-
ciousobjectshighlighted.
AtaNovembercongressional
hearing,theTSAsaidithadspent
$140milliononfull-bodyscanners:
$40millionforRapiscanmachines
and$100millionforL-3.Theagency
hasabout800machinestotalat200
airports.
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STATE-BY-STATE
NewsfromacrosstheUSA
guards.AssociationofOregonCor-
rectionalEmployeesPresidentMike
VanPattentoldthe
StatesmanJour-
nal
it’sanattempttostopinmates
fromhitting,spittingorthrowing
humanwasteatguards.
HIGHLIGHT:ALABAMA
ALASKA
Anchorage:
TheAlaska
StateParksagencyandtheAlaska
CenterfortheBooksarecollaborat-
ingtosolicitpoemsthatcelebrate
stateparks.Thegroupswanttoin-
stallpoemsonpermanentsignsin
stateparks.ThePoemsinPlacePro-
jectisacceptingsubmissionsfor
TotemBightStateHistoricalParkin
KetchikanandtheChenaRiverState
RecreationAreanorthofFairbanks.
Hoodblazedpathatschoolhousedoor
TheAssociatedPress
PENNSYLVANIA
Gettysburg:
The
state’sU.S.senatorsandthecon-
gressmanwhorepresentsGettysburg
askedPresidentObamatodeliverthe
keynoteaddressataNovemberevent
commemoratingthe150thanniver-
saryoftheGettysburgAddress.
MONTGOMERY
Oneofthefirst
blackstudentstoenrollattheUni-
versityofAlabamaahalf-century
agoindefianceofracialsegregation
diedThursday.
JamesHoodofGadsdenwas70.
AlabamaGov.GeorgeWallace
madehisinfamous“standinthe
schoolhousedoor”inane
f
ortto
preventHoodandVivianMalone
fromregisteringforclassesatthe
universityin1963.
HoodandMalonewereaccom-
paniedbyDeputyU.S.Attorney
GeneralNicholasKatzenbachwhen
theywereconfrontedbyWallaceas
theyattemptedtoentertheuniver-
sity’sFosterAuditoriumtoregister
forclassesandpayfees.
Wallacebackeddownlaterthat
day,andHoodandMaloneregis-
teredforclasses.
UAPresidentJudyBonnerre-
memberedHoodasamanof“cour-
ageandconviction”forbeingoneof
thefirstblackstudentstoenrollat
theuniversity.
“Hisconnectiontotheuniversity
continueddecadeslaterwhenhe
returnedtoUAtoearnhisdoctor-
atein1997.Hewasavaluedmem-
beroftheUniversityofAlabama
community,andhewillbemissed.
Ourthoughtsandprayersarewith
hisfamilyduringthisdiicult
time,”Bonnersaid.
Hoodwasthelastsurvivor
amongthemajorfiguresinthe
schoolhousedoorincident.Wallace
diedin1998,VivianMaloneJones
in2005andKatzenbachlastyear.
ARIZONA
Tucson:
CityCouncilman
SteveKozachiksayshewillpropose
atthecouncil’sFeb.5meetingaban
ongunshowsattheTucsonConven-
tionCenteruntilthestateorfederal
governmentsrequirebackground
checksforeverygunsale.
RHODEISLAND
Providence:
A
schoolbusdriverhasbeensuspend-
edafterallowingadozenstudentsto
walk1
1
⁄
2
milestoschoolafterthebus
stalledduringasnowstorm.Oicials
saythedriverbrokepolicy.
ARKANSAS
FortSmith:
Pleasfrom
localresidentsandstateoicials
weren’tenoughtoswayGen.Mark
Welsh,AirForcechiefofsta
f
,to
changehismindaboutshiftingthe
focusofthecity’smilitarybase.The
AirForcewillmovethe188thFighter
WingfromtheFortSmithAirBase
andreplacethemissionwithone
focusedonusingdroneaircraft.
APFILEPHOTOBYJOHNLINDSAY
VivianMaloneandJamesHoodvisitNewYorkCityonJune9,1963,twodays
beforebecomingthe
fi
rstblackstudentstoenrollattheUniversityofAlabama.
SOUTHCAROLINA
MoncksCor-
ner:
Googlesaiditwillinvestanoth-
er$600millioninitsBerkeley
Countydatacenter.Thecompany
launchedthecampussixyearsago
witha$600millioninvestment.
Afterenrolling,Hoodremained
atUAforafewmonthsandmoved
toMichigan,wherehereceiveda
bachelor’sdegreefromWayneState
Universityandamaster’sdegree
fromMichiganState.
HelatermovedtoWisconsin,
whereheworkedattheMadison
AreaTechnicalCollegefor26years.
Heretiredin2002aschairmanof
publicsafetyservicesinchargeof
policeandfiretraining.
HefinallyreturnedtoUAlaterin
lifetoearnhisdoctorate.
CulpepperClark,authorof
The
SchoolhouseDoor: Segregation’s
LastStandattheUniversityofAla-
bama
,calledtheschoolhousedoor
incident“aniconicmoment”inthe
CivilRightsMovementbecauseit
providedaconfrontationbetween
WallaceandtheKennedyadmini-
stration.
Hesaidtheincidentwas“sym-
bolicallyimportant”andhelped
leadtopassageoftheVotingRights
Act.
ClarkdescribedHoodasaman
withalotof“intellectualenergy”
whounderstoodtheimportanceof
whathedidattheUniversityof
Alabamain1963.
“Hedidn’ttrytomakeitinto
morethanwhatitwas,”Clarksaid.
SaidSamoryPruitt,vicepresi-
dentforcommunitya
f
airsatUA,
whoisAfrican-American:“Because
ofwhathedid,peoplelikemewere
a
f
ordedtheopportunitytogoto
theUniversityofAlabama.Ithink
it’saboutpeoplehavingtheoppor-
tunitytobethebesttheycanbe.”
CALIFORNIA
Atherton:
Because
newCityManagerGeorgeRodericks
doesn’twanttoliveinthecity’sman-
sion,theCityCouncilisconsidering
raisinghispay.Hiscontractcallsfor
asalaryof$160,000andfreehousing
valuedat$60,000.
SOUTHDAKOTA
Pierre:
Attorney
GeneralMartyJackleysaysagents
withthestateDivisionofCriminal
Investigationdomoreworkbutget
lesspaythantheircounterpartsin
thecounties,the
ArgusLeader
re-
ported.Heisseekingmorerevenue
fromlawmakerstoboostsalaries.
COLORADO
Aspen:
The
cityisnow
chargingbusi-
nesseswith
outdoorsand-
wich-boardsigns
anannual$65per-
mitfee.The
Aspen
DailyNews
report-
edsomebusi-
nesseshavebeen
allowedtohave
permanent
sandwichboard
signsincity
rights-of-way
forfreeifa
storefrontis
noteasyto
find.City
oicialssay
thefeeisfor
thetimeittakestoprocessthe
permits.
TENNESSEE
PigeonForge:
Sevier
Countyelectionoicialshaveset
anothervoteonliquorbythedrink
forMarch14.ASevierCountyjudge
ruledlastweekanewvotewasre-
quiredafteritwasfoundthatabout
300ineligiblevoterscastballotson
Nov.6,whentheproposalpassed.
ofadultsinthestatewhodrinksay
theyregularlyindulgeinbingedrink-
ing.The
TimesofMunster
reported
thatBallStateresearchersalsofound
thatin2011abouthalfofadultsclas-
sifiedthemselvesasregulardrinkers.
partnershipdealwiththreeuni-
versitiestostudytheideaofopening
afour-yearmedicalschool.
theinternetwithouttheowners
knowingaboutit.TheElkoPolice
Departmentisinvestigating.
TEXAS
Plainview:
Cargillhasan-
nounceditwillidleitsmeatpacking
plantandlayo
f
all2,000workerson
Feb.1becauseofatightcattlesupply
stemmingfromyearsofdrought.
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston:
Gun
ownerswouldberequiredtocarry
liabilityinsuranceincasetheirfire-
armiseverusedtoinjuresomeone
underaproposedbill.Applicantsfor
gunpermitswouldhavetoshow
proofoffirearmsinsurance,said
DemocraticRep.DavidLinsky,spon-
sorofthebill.
UTAH
SaltSt.George:
Adminis-
tratorsatDixieStateCollegehave
decidedtocensorasexcolumninthe
studentnewspaper,the
DixieSun
,
sayingitcouldpotentiallycreatea
hostileworkenvironmentandlead
tosexualharassmentlawsuits.
IOWA
DesMoines:
ThestateBoard
ofEducationalExaminerswillmeet
March14todiscussaproposalto
allowbusinessandmilitaryleaders
becomeschoolsuperintendents,
The
DesMoinesRegister
reported.Cur-
rently,onlylicensededucatorsmay
becomesuperintendents.
MICHIGAN
Detroit:
TheRoyal
familyofQatardonateda4-year-old
malelionnamedSimbatotheDe-
troitZoo,the
DetroitFreePress
re-
ported.TheAssociationofZoosand
Aquariumswantstofindamate
forSimbaforbreedingpurposes.
VERMONT
Rockingham:
Acele-
brationissetfor11a.m.Saturdayto
marktheopeningofacovered
bridgebuiltonthespotwhereits
predecessorwassweptawayby
theragingWilliamsRiverdur-
ingfloodingfromTropical
StormIrenein2011.
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport:
Police
chargedacityteenagerwiththreat-
eningtogoonashootingspreeat
CentralHighSchool.Policesaythe
16-year-oldstudentpostedthethreat
onFacebook.ApoliceSWATteam
raidedtheteen’shomeandarrested
him.Noweaponswerefound.
KANSAS
Lawrence:
TheUniversity
ofKansasisstartingaprogramto
allowstudentstoearnalawdegreein
sixyears,ratherthantheusualseven.
Theprogramisscheduledtostart
withthefallsemester.
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis:
A
MinnesotaTwinsspokesman
saidstatuesofRodCarew,Kent
HrbekandTonyOlivagotknitted
sweaters,hatsandscarvesonSunday.
MadebytheTwinCities’activeknit-
tingcommunity,theknitwearis
adornedwiththeTwinsFest2013
logotohelppublicizethatannual
eventthiscomingweekend.
KENTUCKY
Frankfort:
StateSu-
premeCourtJusticeWilSchroder
announcedhisretirementafterre-
vealingthathehasabraintumor.
Schroder,66,ofFortMitchellwas
electedtothestate’shighestcourtin
2006.
VIRGINIA
Richmond:
The
VirginiaDepartmentofEmer-
gencyManagementhasdeveloped
theReadyVirginiamobileappthat
providesemergencyplanningand
preparednessguidanceforfree.It
alsoprovideslocation-specific
weatherwarnings,disasternews,
shelterandevacuationlocationsand
localemergencymanagement
information.
DELAWARE
Wilmington:
Sweden’s
KingCarlXVIGustafandQueen
SilviawillvisitinMayforthe375th
anniversaryofthefoundingofthe
NewSwedencolony,theregion’sfirst
permanentEuropeansettlement.
TheSwedishshipKalmarNyckel
landedalongtheChristinaRiverin
1638andestablishedFortChristina
atwhatisnowWilmington.
NEWHAMPSHIRE
Concord:
Down-
townisgoingtogetanewlook.Some
ideasinthe$7.8millionstreetscape
projectincludepublicartdisplays,
relocatingtheclocktowerfromEagle
SquareandclosingPhenixAvenueto
createapocketparkwithfountains.
The
ConcordMonitor
reportedthat
thecityreceiveda$4.71millionfed-
eralgrantlastyeartoredesign12
blocksofMainStreet.
LOUISIANA
NewOrleans:
Mayor
MitchLandrieuisoneofthreerecip-
ientsofthePublicLeadershipinthe
ArtsAwards,AmericansfortheArts
andtheUnitedStatesConferenceof
Mayorsannounced.Theawardsare
giventoelectedoicialswhothe
organizationssayhavedemonstrated
outstandingleadershipinthead-
vancementofthearts.
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson:
Mississippi
ValleyStateUniversityhasjoined
DeltaStateastheonlypublicuniver-
sitytoallowallout-of-stateresidents
topaythesametuitionratesasstu-
dentswholiveinMississippi.At
Valley,Mississippiresidentspay
$5,494forfull-timetuitionthisyear.
Non-residentspayupto$13,734.
DISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA:
Mayor
VincentGraysayshe’sdisappointed
byanincreaseinthecity’sunem-
ploymentrate,whichwas8.5%in
December,uptwo-tenthsofaper-
centagepointfromNovember.
WASHINGTON
Ridge
fi
eld:
The
RidgefieldSchoolDistricthashired
atleasttwoarmedguardstopatrol
thedistrict’sthreecampusesforthe
restoftheschoolyear.
TheColumbi-
an
reportsthedistrictalsoisencour-
agingstudentstorideschoolbuses.
That’sintendedtoreducethenum-
berofadultsarrivingataschool.
NEWJERSEY
Trenton:
Education
andlawenforcementoicialsplanto
startconductingsurprisesecurity
inspectionsatschoolsacrossthe
state.Oicialssaidtheywantedto
ensurethatschoolswerepreparedto
conductunplannedlockdownsand
securitydrills.
FLORIDA
FortMyers:
Flor-
idaGulfCoastUniversity
willproposea“pajamatax”
ondistanceeducation,a
conveniencefeeofsortsthat
studentswouldpayfortak-
ingonlinecourses.
The
News-Press
reportsthat
FGCUisoneoftwopublic
universitiesinthestatethat
doesnotlevyadditionalfees
foronlineclasses.Theother
isFloridaA&Min
Tallahassee.
MISSOURI
Je
f
ersonCity:
Lincoln
UniversitynamedKevinRomethe
school’s19thpresident,beginning
June1.HesucceedsCarolynMaho-
ney,whoretiredinAugust.
WESTVIRGINIA
Charleston:
The
U.S.attorney’soicewillhostacon-
ferenceonthetopicofsafeschools
Feb.6attheCultureCenteratthe
stateCapitol.
NEWYORK
Albany:
AttorneyGen-
eralEricSchneidermansaida
$400,000grantprogramhasbeen
establishedtofundprojectsaimedat
restoringwaterwaysintheAdiron-
dacksthathavebeendamagedby
acidrain.
MONTANA
Helena:
TheDepart-
mentofCommerceistakingnomina-
tionsforitsannualtourismawards.
TheGovernor’sTourismAdvisory
Councilgivesawardstopeople,com-
munities,eventsandpartnerships
thatexcelintourism.
NORTHCAROLINA
Raleigh:
Many
moreMarinesandtheirrelatives
couldbeeligibleforcompensation
forillnessesbecauseafederalagency
determinedthatthewateratCamp
Lejeunewascontaminatedin1953,
fouryearsearlierthanthought.
GEORGIA
TybeeIsland:
TheCityCouncilapprovedthepur-
chaseofa$1,000tranquilizergun
andatraptohelpPoliceChiefBob
Brysonremovecoyotes.
NEBRASKA
Lincoln:
Prisonersand
jailinmateswouldhavetopaya$10
co-paymentfornon-emergency
healthcareeachtimetheyrequestit,
underabillintroducedbySen.Tyson
LarsonofO’Neill.
MAINE
Brunswick:
Brunswick
HighSchoolhasscheduledaFeb.15
Valentine’sDanceforthefirsttime
since2009,whentheeventwascan-
celedbecausetoomanystudents
wereengaginginasexuallysuggest-
ivedanceknownas“grinding.”
HAWAII
Kailua-Kona:
Asurferwho
wasattackedWednesdaybyatiger
sharkinabayontheBigIslandis
recoveringatamedicalcenterin
Honolulu.PaulSantos,43,su
f
ered
bitestohisrightarmandleg.
NORTHDAKOTA
Bismarck:
North
Dakotawildlifeoicialssaythenum-
berofbaldeaglesalongtheMissouri
Riverisslightlyaboveaverage.The
stateGameandFishDepartment
counted61baldeaglesduringits
midwintersurveyoftheriverbe-
tweenBismarckandGarrisonDam.
NEVADA
Elko:
Authoritiesare
warningresidentsaboutarental
housingscamontheInternetin
whichhomesareputupforrenton
MARYLAND
Salisbury:
Peninsula
RegionalMedicalCenterhassigneda
IDAHO
CoeurD’Alene:
Amanwho
killedalynxthismonthaftertrap-
pingithasbeenfined$200andor-
deredtopayrestitutionandcourt
costsof$185.
TheCoeurd'AlenePress
reportedthattheunnamedtrapper
toldauthoritieshethoughthewas
killingabobcat.Lynxarelistedas
threatenedunderthefederalEn-
dangeredSpeciesAct.
INFOCUS:
NEWMEXICO
OHIO
Columbus:
Gov.Kasichplans
todeliverhisannualStateofthe
StatespeechinLima,takingthe
addressoutsidethecapitalcityfor
thesecondyearinarow.Iflawmak-
ersagree,Kasichwilldeliverthe
speechatVeteransMemorialCivic
CenteronFeb.19.Kasichdelivered
hisspeechlastyearinSteubenville.
ALBUQUERQUE
A15-year-oldboy
remainedincustodySundayas
detectivestriedtopiecetogether
whatledtotheshootingdeathsof
fivepeople,includingthreechil-
dren,foundinahome
nearAlbuquerque.
Theteenagerwas
arrestedonmurder
andotherchargesin
connectionwiththe
Saturdaynightshoot-
ings,saidLt.SidCovington,aBer-
nalilloCountysheri
f
’sspokesman.
Detectivesdidnotimmediately
releasethevictims’names,but
wordtraveledquicklythroughthe
lawenforcementcommunity,and
oicialsbegano
f
eringcondo-
lencesforGregGriego,aspiritual
leaderwhoworkedwithfirefight-
ersandspent13yearsasavolun-
teerchaplainatthecountyjail.
“ChaplinGriegowasadedicated
professional,”Fire
ChiefJamesBreensaid
inastatement.“His
calmingspiritandgen-
tlenaturewillbegreatly
missed.”
Covingtonsaiddetec-
tiveswereworkingtopositively
identifythefivevictimsandthe
teen’srelationshiptothem.Each
victimhadmorethanonegunshot
wound,andseveralgunswere
foundatthehome.Onewasa
semiautomaticmilitary-stylerifle.
WISCONSIN
LaCrosse:
Adiamond
ringdroppedintoaSalvationArmy
redkettlecamewithanoteattached
sayingthedonationwastohonorthe
20youngchildrenand6adultskilled
byagunmaninNewtown,Conn.The
ringwasvaluedat$325.
in
America
ILLINOIS
Chicago:
Authoritieshave
exhumedthebodyofamanwhowas
poisonedwithcyanideafterwinning
$425,000inthelottery.TheCook
CountyMedicalExaminer’sOice
wantstodetermineexactlyhow
UroojKhandied.Hisdeathinitially
wasruledaresultofnaturalcauses.
WYOMING
Cheyenne:
LizCheney,
daughterofformervicepresident
DickCheneyandandaformerdepu-
tyassistantsecretaryofState,will
givethekeynoteaddressatthe
GreaterCheyenneChamberofCom-
merceluncheononFeb.1.
OKLAHOMA
OklahomaCity:
The
OklahomaCityNationalMemorial&
Museumhasreceiveditslargest
privategift.TheInasmuchFounda-
tionannouncedplansfora$3.5mil-
lioncapitalgranttothe9:03Fund.
OREGON
Salem:
Theunionfor
statecorrectionaloicershashireda
lawyertosueinmateswhoattack
Compiledfromsta
f
andwirereportsby
FredAnklamJr.andDennisLyons.Design
byMichaelB.Smith.GraphicsbyBobLaird.
INDIANA
Muncie:
ABallState
Universitystudyhasfoundthat35%
F
NEWS
5A
USATODAY
MONDAY,JANUARY21,2013
INAUGURATION
ROUTETOASECONDTERM
PresidentObama’ssecondinaugurationisexpectedtobemorelow-keythanfouryearsago,includingthesizeofthecrowd(probablylessthan
halfthe1.8millionof2009).Someofthemainevents:
Washington
HSt.
Thismorning
Tonight
Convention
Center
GALLERY
PLACE/
CHINATOWN
Tickets
required
ObamaandfirstladyMichelle
Obamaplantoattendtwo
balls:theCommanderinChief’s
InauguralBallandTheInaugu-
ralBall,bothattheWalterE.
WashingtonConvention
Center.
N
ObamaattendsaprayerserviceatSt.John’s
ChurchacrossfromtheWhiteHouse,known
asthe“churchofpresidents.”TheRev.Luis
Leon,whohasledthechurchsince1995,will
performthebenedictionattheswearing-in
ceremony.
LSt.
McPherson
Square
National
Building
Museum
GSt.
UNION
STATION
KSt.
KSt.
METRO
CENTER
Union
Station
FSt.
JUDICIARY
SQUARE
GalleryPlace/
Chinatown
White
House
ISt.
St.John’sChurch
ESt.
Endof
parade
route
Presidential
reviewing
stand
Closesat4p.m.
11:30am
2:30pm
DSt.
Thepublicswearing-
inceremoniesonthe
WestFrontstepsof
theCapitolbeginwith
VicePresidentBiden.
Theparademovesalong
PennsylvaniaAvenuefrom
4thStreetto17thStreetand
includesmarchingbands,
equestriangroupsandfloats.
Closedall
WhenObamarides
the1.2milesfromthe
CapitoltotheWhite
House,hewillbe
usingtheroute
chartedbyThomas
Jeffersoninthefirst
InauguralParade
morethantwo
centuriesago.
Thepresident’sboxjuts
outofthereviewingstand
andseats25people.
Ellipse
FSt.
WhiteHouse
FEDERAL
TRIANGLE
Parade
participant
ESt.
Noon
Obamatakesthe
35-wordoathof
office.Theinaugural
addresswillfollow.
ConstitutionAve.
Ellipse
U.S.
Capitol
Washington
Monument
NationalMall
Tickets
required
Startof
parade
route
Washington
Monument
NationalMall
Capitol
ReflectingPool
IndependenceAve.
WorldWarIIMemorial
0
1
Mile
LincolnMemorial
IndependenceAve.
SMITHSONIAN
Sources
ThePresidentialInauguralCommittee(2013pic.org/mediaguide)
KEVINA.KEPPLE,ANNER.CAREY,JANETLOEHRKE,JULIESNIDER,JEFFDIONISEANDDENNYGAINER,USATODAY;PHOTOSBYAPANDGETTYIMAGES
Needclosed-captioning?Seeitonyourcellphone
oneoftheorganizationsplanningthe
event—isdeployingmorestaing
andtechnologytohelppeoplewith
disabilitiesgetaroundandtoinform
themaboutwhatserviceswillbeof-
fered.Withhundredsofthousandsof
peoplecomingtoWashingtonforthe
inauguration,gettingaroundwillnot
beaneasytaskforpeoplewith
disabilities.
“Thesheerforceofhumanity
makesitchallenging,”saidJonathan
Young,chairmanofacouncilthatad-
visesthepresidentandCongresson
disabilityissues.
Young,whoispartiallyparalyzed
fromaspinalcordsurgery,saidhis
ownbiggestchallengefouryearsago
wasdealingwiththerushofthe
crowd.Heusedawalkerin2009that
providedlittlelateralstability,andhe
worriedaboutgettingknockedover.
TheWashingtonMetrorecognizes
thisconcern.Metroisexpecting
600,000to800,000ridersovera
four-dayperiod,accordingtoCaro-
lineLukas,managerofmediarela-
tions,and200volunteersarebeing
broughtintosupporttheMetrostaf
andhelpriderswithdisabilitiesas
theygetonandoftrains.
Beyondtheclosed-captioning,the
JCCIChasalsocreatedaWebpage
specificallyforallaccessibilityinfor-
mationabouttheCapitolgrounds
andtheevent.
ByFridaymorning,thepagehad
beenvisited12,000times,according
tocommitteespokesmanMatt
House.
Alsonewin2013,accessibleseat-
ingforguestsusingwheelchairsin
theinnerperimeteroftheCapitol’s
WestFront—rightinfrontofwhere
thepresidentisswornin—willbe
markedbyblueflags.Neartheflags,
signlanguageinterpreterswillbesta-
tionedtranslatingtheinaugural
address.
Asinpastyears,therewillbeaudio
FMdevicesforindividualswithvisu-
alimpairmentssotheycanhearade-
scriptionoftheparade.
Youngisoptimisticthisyear.He
saidhethinkstheJCCICandthe
PresidentialInauguralCommittee,
whichoverseestheparadeandall
otherinauguralevents,aretryingto
go“aboveandbeyondinthespiritof
theAmericanDisabilitiesAct.”
JoshSolomon
andGideonResnick
MedillNewsService
Forthefirsttime,hearing-im-
pairedattendeesatthepresidential
inaugurationwillbeabletowatch
closed-captioningoftheeventon
theirsmartphones,oneofseveralin-
novationsthatorganizerssaywill
makethisinaugurationmoreaccessi-
blethananybefore.
Toimproveaccessibilitythisyear,
theJointCongressionalCommittee
onInauguralCeremonies(JCCIC)—
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