| Not charged, transient spends 3 months in jail -- forgotten
Darrell Arthur Williams hadn't even been charged with the crime. After a Seattle bicycle cop on "proactive patrol" arrested the 40-year-old black transient for what amounted to interfering with a public urination investigation, Williams was booked into King County Jail for the night. But the next morning, a city prosecutor who reviewed the officer's report quickly declined to press charges, citing "interests of justice." With that, Williams was supposed to be released from jail immediately. That was Feb. 17, 2007. Instead, Williams remained incarcerated through May 23 -- what amounted to a short prison term. He was essentially forgotten behind bars. "There were some moments that were pretty hectic," Williams said this week of his stint in jail.
Sheridan, Wyo.: Touching indian ways
As the animals crashed below, tribal women would finish them off as quickly as possible to alleviate their suffering. "Their perceptional reality was that the buffalo was a relative," Chapman says. Buffalo were killed for meat, hides and bones that were fashioned into tools. Chapman also shared the Native version of the story of the Battle of Little Bighorn, a k a Custer's Last Stand. It's true that the famed U.S. Army Cavalry Commander was outnumbered, outmaneuvered and outsmarted by a large coalition of Lakota and Cheyenne warriors. You'll read that in any history book. But oral histories among the Native peoples suggest that two women, one Lakota, one Cheyenne fought among those who finished off the flamboyant Custer. The day continued with a walk through Custer State Park in search of wild buffalo and elk, and a visit to Wind Cave, revered as the Lakota Nation's place of genesis.
Audit hits Ragsdale's office
--File original purchasing-card receipts with the Finance Department, not in individual offices. --If a purchase order would be required normally, require it even when a purchasing card is used. --Document all transactions with signed statements and summary distribution sheets as required by current policy. --Follow the $999-per-item card limit, even when one purchase is split between multiple charges, as well as the $4,999 monthly limit. --Enforce the rule against employees making personal purchases. --Assure deactivation of terminated employees' cards. --Get detailed receipts or descriptions. --Don't use cards to circumvent travel regulations. --Improve the review process. --Clarify meal policies. --Improve controls on fuel, car rental and alcoholic-beverage charges.
Under the Hood With Knight Rider 2.0: Trans Am vs. Ford Mustang ...
It had to be simple yet believable as a superhero." Once his vision was set, Belker turned to Ted Moser from Picture Car Warehouse to make his drawings come to life. But there was one big hurdle: The GT500KR doesn't technically exist quite yet. "So we had to finish their design first," Moser says. "Then we brought in a prop maker to create side skirts and spoilers out of wood, smooth them out, and sent them to a fiberglass shop to make molds. Once the parts are formed from those molds, we finish them and attach them to the car." One of the cooler features of the Mustang KITT is air-ride suspension, which allows its driver to lower the car's ride height when the vehicle morphs from Hero to Attack mode. "When it goes on the offensive, it gets slammed to the ground," Moser chuckles. Very aggressive, indeed.
In theaters now
After a chance subway platform meeting, a young woman (Erin Fisher) from Atlanta spends a day with a Brooklyn depressive (Chris Lankenau) in this reportedly refreshing and convincing "mumblecore" movie from New York writer-director Aaron Katz. ("Mumblecore" is a word coined to refer to a recent spate of low-budget, home-grown, and often improvisational movies that typically focus on insecure, artistically inclined young people.) 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. Tickets: $7, or $5 for museum members. Visit brooksmuseum.org or call 544-6208. Roving Mars: The in-depth IMAX adventure follows the "careers" of Spirit and Opportunity, NASA's robotic Exploration Rovers, from their development to their manufacture to their six-month, 10,000-mile-per-hour flight through cold space to their landing and deployment on the surface of Mars, where they searched for evidence of past and present life and gathered information to help pave the way for future visits by man.
Colonial-style captain's house
There is just something about an old house. The detail, the materials, the elegance and formality all come together in our historic Home of the Week. An old colonial-style captain's house stands tall and proud at 8 Lafayette St. in Fairhaven's Poverty Point. The main house was built in 1835, during the rise of the whaling industry in Greater New Bedford. In recent years, an addition helped bring the kitchen up to date and add some valuable living area, all while keeping with the architectural style of the home. .
Is the city taking taxpayers for a ride?
Although the top administrator for the city, Hamilton does not take home a vehicle.“Councils in the past have offered but I don't want one for this very reason," Hamilton said. “I don't want to have to deal with the hassles."Coming this weekend:More on the city's budgetSunday-- What factors created the city of Bloomington's $3 million budget shortfall, and what expenses should be scrutinized to help solve it?-- Should an administrator who earns a six-figure salary teach gift-wrapping to city employees?Monday-- A combination of budget cuts and tax and fee increases likely will be used to solve the city's current budget woes. But Bloomington Mayor Steve Stockton warns more fee increases may be looming. .
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