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>Sheriff Clarence Dupnik: Arizona suspect had made death threats

Arizona suspect had made death threats-sheriff

Jan 8 (Reuters) – The suspect in Saturday’s shooting rampage in which a U.S. congresswoman was critically wounded was unstable and had been known to make death threats in the past, the local sheriff said.

The FBI is investigating whether the man is the same person who posted a rambling Internet manifesto accusing the government of mind control and demanding a new currency.

Jared Lee Loughner, 22, of Tucson, was taken into custody moments after the shooting at a political meeting held by Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords in a supermarket parking lot. Six people died and Giffords had a critical head wound. [ID:nN08246649]

Sheriff Clarence Dupnik of Pima County, where the shooting happened, told reporters the suspect had a troubled past. “All I can tell you is that this person may have a mental issue,” Dupnik said.

Dupnik said there had been earlier contact between Loughner and law enforcement after he had made death threats, although they had not been against Giffords. He said the authorities believe he may not have been working alone.

more: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0824904120110109

>..COASTAL STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
7 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS…NEW YORK CITY…LONG ISLAND AND NORTHEAST NEW
JERSEY.

* HAZARDS…SNOW…HEAVY AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS…7 TO 14 INCHES…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS LONG ISLAND.

* WINDS…GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES…LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES.

* TIMING…HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURS AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TUESDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY
WEDNESDAY.

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photo by Emily B. Wilson

Expressing Elvis – Jan 8 Celebrating Elvis Presley’s Birthday in Poetry and Song

Poets list from Saturday:

Arthur Sharon
Joe Verilla
David Vincenti
Maria Gillan
Laura Boss
Anna Toher
Christopher Parke
Maude Carolan Pych
Elizabeth Marchitti (read poem by Linda Cronin)
Susan Lembo Balik
Napoleon Nikolai Zivkovik
Paul Sacks
Jessica De Koninck (I read her two poems)

Musicians were Gregory Gwyn on violin, and Peggy Sawyer (his violin teacher) on piano and violin.

Elvis Fan Tests

7% negative: You either must have lived in a closet….
26% in the 0-9 breakdown: You’re not a serious Elvis fan (at least not yet…)
13% in the 10-19 category: You like Elvis quite well.
13% in the 20-29 category: Elvis is a big part of your life.
13% in the 30-50 category: You are a serious Elvis fan.
21% in the 60-99 category: We consider you a committed Elvis fanatic.
7% in the 100 plus category: Are you sure there’s not life outside Elvis?

The food : Chef Jesse Jones, WOW!


Emily
Ridgewood Christian Reformed Church
271 Lincoln Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
(201) 445-1832

>Christie may cut Medicaid as $10.5 billion New Jersey budget deficit looms

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gives his first State of the State speech tomorrow after saying he may cut Medicaid and employee benefits to eliminate a $10.5 billion budget deficit in the second-wealthiest U.S. state.

Christie, who took office a year ago, said he’ll tell lawmakers in his address that New Jersey remains in a financial crisis and they need to maintain fiscal controls as employment and revenue recover slowly from the longest recession since the 1930s. The Medicaid program “is one of the things we’re going to have to look at,” Christie said in a Jan. 4 interview.

The 48-year-old chief executive joined 28 other Republican governors asking President Barack Obama and congressional leaders last week for permission to reduce Medicaid outlays below federally prescribed levels. New Jersey budgeted $3.1 billion for Medicaid in the fiscal year ending June 30 and was scheduled to receive $1.1 billion in federal stimulus funding, according to the Treasury Department. (Dopp, Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-10/christie-may-cut-medicaid-as-10-5-billion-new-jersey-budget-deficit-looms.html

>New Jersey poised to add jobs in 2011

New Jersey is poised to add jobs in 2011 thanks to a private sector that is slowly recovering from a devastating recession.

Analysts continue to preach caution, knowing that the age of austerity goes hand in hand with slow economic growth. But the brightening picture should bring hope to thousands of job seekers, particularly in health care, alternative energy and professional services.

“This has been a very sluggish recovery in terms of the consumer demand for goods and services, and, therefore, businesses have been reluctant to get ahead of their customers,” said Patrick J. O’Keefe, director of economic research for the Roseland-based accounting firm J.H. Cohn. (Diamond and O’Dea, Daily Record)

https://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20110109/COMMUNITIES/110107090/1005/NEWS01/New-Jersey-poised-to-add-jobs-in-2011

>State Supreme Court to hear Abbott argument again but with an attitude change

Supremes hear Abbott argument again but with an attitude change

We’re not there yet, but the latest round of state Supreme Court arguments about dumping more money down the rat holes at Abbott school districts has taken a turn toward sanity. Can the concept of reality be far behind?

Once again the Education Law Center, a Newark-based outfit that hauls the state into court because it thinks not enough state money is being sent to the Abbotts, was facing the Supremes with a hollow argument, but this time there was a slight change in attitude from the bench.

Justices questioned whether the state’s economic situation is reason to hold off ordering more money for the 31 districts (out of some 600) that already get close to 60 percent of the state education budget. That’s a major reason your property taxes are so high. (Ingle, Daily Record)

https://www.dailyrecord.com/article/B3/20110109/OPINION0503/101090332/1093/COLUMNISTS/Supremes-hear-Abbott-argument-again-but-with-an-attitude-change

>Governor Christie says he’ll tackle pension, education reform in 2011

Governor Christie has big plans for this year. He wants to take on New Jersey’s grossly underfunded pension system, get deeper into education reform and continue to address the state’s perennial budget problems. (Reitmeyer, The Record)

https://www.northjersey.com/news/politics/010811_Governor_Christie_says_hell_tackle_pension_education_reform__in_2011.html

>Christie’s Red Tape Review : legislation primarily addresses the administrative law system that governs how the state adopts rules and regulations

Pending bills pit business interests against environmentalists

To proponents, it is a legislative effort to streamline the bureaucracy and make New Jersey’s economic climate more business-friendly. To foes, it is a move to undermine some of the state’s environmental rules at the urging of special interests.

The four-bill package, which enjoys bipartisan support and emerged, in part, from Gov. Chris Christie’s Red Tape Review, is up for a vote in both houses today. The bills are opposed by most environmental groups, but are backed by business interests. Each of the bills was passed unanimously when voted out of committee.

The legislation primarily addresses the administrative law system that governs how the state adopts rules and regulations stemming from bills adopted by the legislature and issues permits to developers and businesses. (Johnson, NJ Spotlight)

https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/11/0109/2117/

>Gabrielle Giffords shooting: Frightening, twisted shrine in Arizona killer Jared Lee Loughner’s yard

BY MATTHEW LYSIAK IN TUCSON AND LUKAS I. ALPERT
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Read more: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/01/10/2011-01-10_chilling_shrine_in_madmans_yard.html#ixzz1Ad5eNlSY

A sinister shrine reveals a chilling occult dimension in the mind of the deranged gunman accused of shooting a member of Congress and 19 others.

Hidden within a camouflage tent behind Jared Lee Loughner’s home sits an alarming altar with a skull sitting atop a pot filled with shriveled oranges.

A row of ceremonial candles and a bag of potting soil lay nearby, photos reveal.

Experts on Sunday said the elements are featured in the ceremonies of a number of occult groups.

Investigators have focused on Loughner’s online anti-government ramblings as the chief motivation for the shooting Saturday of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).

The discovery of the shrine raises the possibility that Loughner, 22, may have been driven by other forces. Students and faculty at Pima Community College, which he attended until his suspension last summer, said Loughner was clearly at odds with the worl

Read more: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/01/10/2011-01-10_chilling_shrine_in_madmans_yard.html#ixzz1Ad5pkWRt

>Town Hall Meeting with Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday, January 13

Chris Christie Town Hall

You are invited to attend a Town Hall Meeting with Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday, January 13

Paramus Elks B.P.O.E. 2001
200 Route 17 North
Paramus, NJ 07652
Doors open at 10:00 am

Bring family, friends and neighbors to these open public forums and feel free to forward this email invitation to anyone who may be interested in hearing more about the Governor’s plans for New Jersey. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis..In order to ensure adequate seating, please RSVP by clicking here: https://tinyurl.com/28zft5z