Sunday 28 October 2001

Dear Jaspers,

The jasperjottings email list has 1,039 subscribers by my count.

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Nothing on the calendar?

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ALL BOILER PLATE is at the end.

Signing off for this week.

Back in 1778, Thomas Paine wrote "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."

Now that all the flag-waving has died down, it is time to make some critical observations:

— The 911 flags on cars and such are getting torn and tattered. Will the “patriots” please remove them and dispose of them properly?

— The 911 blood donations are expiring. Will the “patriots” please replace them?

— The 911 contributions have built up to staggering amounts. Will the “patriots” please distribute them to the families and audit the organizations holding them up?

— The 911 assault has moved on to anthrax terror. Will the “patriots” please demand our leaders lead, unlike what the House did?

— The 911 assault has led to a war. Will the “patriots” please reconsider what is happening in that war?

— The 911 assault has led to “new security measures”. Will the “patriots” please consider if they really enhance our security or merely decrease our liberty?

— The 911 assault has led to “detainees”. Remembering the Japanese internment, will the “patriots” please charge them, deport them, or free them?

Patriotism is more than waving a flag in time of trouble or supporting the government because we are afraid. Real patriotism demands an unwavering commitment to upholding and defending all of our rights, all the time. As said by an eloquent American hero, “Let’s roll!”.

IMHO

Reflect well on our alma mater, this week, every week, in any and every way possible, large or small. God bless.

"Collector-in-chief" John
reinkefj@alum.manhattan.edu

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CONTENTS

        1      Formal announcements
        1      Jaspers publishing web pages
        3      Jaspers found web-wise
        0      Honors
        1      Weddings
        0      Births
        0      Engagements
        0      Graduations
        1      Obits
        2      "Manhattan in the news" stories
        1      Resumes
        3      Sports
        10     Emails

[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]

Class   

Name                     

Section

?

Brownworth, Brian

Wedding1

?

Coleman, Robert

Email8

?

Damato, Robert J.

Email10

?

Tower, Steven

Found2

1932

Kane, Thomas James

Obit1

1951 BA

Helm, Robert A.

Email2

1951 BA

Helm, Robert A.

Email8

1964 BA

Hannon, Marty

Email5

1964 BChE

Keating, Kevin

Email7

1965 BA

Gedgard, William Raymond

Email8

1969 BA

Galante, Al

News2

1972 BA

Rooney, James T.

Found1

1973

Will Kelly

Email1

1974 BA

Pulaski, Phil

News1

1974 BA

Stephan Peers,

Announcement1

1983 BA

Clifford, Brian

Email8

1986

Fay, John

Email4

1987 BS

Menchise, Louis

Email3

1994 BA

Yearick, Danielle K.

Found3

1995

Angelastro, Kristi

Email9

1995

Infranca, Jennifer

Email9

1995

Whelihan, Ann

Email9

1998

Velasquez, Liz

Email9

1998 BA

Curley, Meghan Elizabeth

Email6

1998 BA

Curley, Meghan Elizabeth

Resume1

2001 BEnvE

Morrone, Melissa

WebPage1

 

[PARTICIPANTS BY NAME]

Class   

Name                     

Section

1995

Angelastro, Kristi

Email9

?

Brownworth, Brian

Wedding1

1983 BA

Clifford, Brian

Email8

?

Coleman, Robert

Email8

1998 BA

Curley, Meghan Elizabeth

Email6

1998 BA

Curley, Meghan Elizabeth

Resume1

?

Damato, Robert J.

Email10

1986

Fay, John

Email4

1969 BA

Galante, Al

News2

1965 BA

Gedgard, William Raymond

Email8

1964 BA

Hannon, Marty

Email5

1951 BA

Helm, Robert A.

Email2

1951 BA

Helm, Robert A.

Email8

1995

Infranca, Jennifer

Email9

1932

Kane, Thomas James

Obit1

1964 BChE

Keating, Kevin

Email7

1987 BS

Menchise, Louis

Email3

2001 BEnvE

Morrone, Melissa

WebPage1

1974 BA

Pulaski, Phil

News1

1972 BA

Rooney, James T.

Found1

1974 BA

Stephan Peers,

Announcement1

?

Tower, Steven

Found2

1998

Velasquez, Liz

Email9

1995

Whelihan, Ann

Email9

1973

Will Kelly

Email1

1994 BA

Yearick, Danielle K.

Found3

 

 

[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]

[Announcement1]

Copyright 2001 PR Newswire Association, Inc.  
PR Newswire
October 22, 2001, Monday
SECTION: FINANCIAL NEWS
HEADLINE: Sandler O'Neill Announces New Hires, New Headquarters Office; Additions Made in Investment Banking, Research, Sales and Trading, and Operations
DATELINE: NEW YORK, Oct. 22

    Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P., a full-service investment banking firm specializing in financial services companies, today announced 13 new hires and the securing of new headquarters in midtown Manhattan. 

    Sandler O'Neill's new headquarters will be located at 919 Third Avenue and will have space for up to 150 people, with an option to lease additional space.  The Company expects to occupy the offices by January 2002.  Currently, the firm is operating out of temporary locations in Manhattan and branch offices in Boston, Chicago, Memphis and San Francisco. 

    Sandler O'Neill was previously headquartered at 2 World Trade Center in New York City.  The firm lost 66 employees in the September 11th attack. Currently, the firm has 118 employees. 

    "These two developments -- obtaining new headquarters space and hiring our first round of new professionals -- are significant steps in rebuilding and growing our business," said Jimmy Dunne, Senior Managing Principal.  "With the exception of our market-making activities, we have been doing business in all of our groups since the days immediately after the attack.  Today's announcement demonstrates our confidence in the continued long-term success of Sandler O'Neill." 

    Mr. Dunne continued, "The recovery of our business would not have been possible without the patience and generosity of our clients and business partners, the hard work of volunteers and employees, and the encouragement and support of the families of those we have lost.  To all of these people, we at Sandler O'Neill express our extreme gratitude." 

    The Company's new hires have increased staff in investment banking, research, sales and trading, and operations.  The hires include:

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  * Stephan Peers, Managing Director, Investment Banking Group in the San Francisco office.  His investment banking career includes positions with Bear Stearns, International Strategic Finance Corporation and  Montgomery Securities.  Mr. Peers received an MBA and MS from Stanford  University and a BS from Manhattan College.

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    "These new additions to Sandler O'Neill represent the first of many hires we will make in the coming months," said Fred Price.  "We are looking to add more talented individuals to our staff, particularly in sales and trading in the New York office."

About Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. 

    Founded in 1988, Sandler O'Neill & Partners has grown into a full-service investment banking firm dedicated to serving financial services companies. The firm specializes in strategic business planning, mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, mutual-to-stock conversions, investment portfolio and interest rate risk management, fixed income securities transactions, loan portfolio restructurings, and equity research, sales and trading. 

    Additional information about Sandler O'Neill can be found at http://www.sandleroneill.com.

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LOAD-DATE: October 23, 2001 

 

 

[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]

[Web Page 1]

From: melissa morrone
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2001-10-21 (from home)
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 11:51:42 -0400

Hey there!

May I pass along my own little webpage? Its at http://www.angelfire.com/ma2/memajs

 

~~Melissa

 

 

[JASPERS FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB BY USING THE WEB]

[Found1]

http://www.pcnr.com/news/2000/0830/Front_Page/aug30front_Page5862.html

Chief Assistant District Attorney Rooney Seeking County Court Judgeship

The Putnam County Republican Party and the Putnam County Conservative Party have nominated and endorsed Chief Assistant District Attorney James T. Rooney for Putnam County Court Judge.

A twenty - one year veteran prosecutor, Mr. Rooney served as Chief Assistant District Attorney for almost nine years with Joseph Costello and for the past twelve years with District Attorney Kevin Wright.

He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Government, Cum Laude, from Manhattan College in 1972, and was a Dean’s List graduate of St. John’s University School of Law where he finished in the top five percent of his class in 1975.

After several years with the Legal Aid Society handling Family Court proceedings and in private practice with the Carmel firm of Ryder, Costello, and Miller, he joined the District Attorney’s office in 1979.

One of Mr. Rooney’s first major trials was the Franklin Morrison murder case in 1980, which was tried in Rockland County, after a venue change as a result of extensive pre-trial publicity. Morrison was convicted of the sexual abuse and murder of a fifteen-year old Carmel High School student. He is serving a life sentence in prison.

Also in 1980, Mr. Rooney successfully prosecuted Stephan Osmolski for murder and arson committed in Garrison, in the Town of Philipstown. Osmolski was convicted of shooting to death his business partner, Bridget Walsh, then setting fire to the bar/restaurant he operated as "Stephan’s Music Box." Mrs. Walsh’s body was found in the rubble of the totally destroyed building. Osmolski died several years ago in State Prison.

Mr. Rooney’s numerous other felony prosecutions ranged the spectrum from robbers, burglars, and drug dealers, to white-collar criminals and felony drunk drivers.

He is a long time active member of the Putnam County Bar Association, having formerly served as a board member, secretary, vice president, and president (1984-1985). His Martindale Hubbell professional rating is A - V, which is the highest awarded.

Mr. Rooney is a participant in the Continued Legal Education program, having served on the faculty as a critiquer in trial advocacy for the New York Prosecutors Training Institute’s summer session at Syracuse University, College of Law in 1999. In addition, he was a presenter at the annual meeting of the New York State Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners in 1998 regarding the Josette Wright case.

Mr. Rooney, who is 50 years old, lives in the town of Southeast with his wife, Marcy, and their two daughters, Katherine and Julianne.

Recently, He explained why he was interested in serving as County Court Judge.

"As a Putnam native and life-long resident, I have been privileged to prosecute felony cases in the Putnam County Courthouse where my grandfather, having emigrated from Ireland, applied for citizenship in 1884. My grandfather, my father, and I have made our homes, raised our families and spent our entire working careers in Putnam County.

"Over the years I have witnessed the County’s growth and wish to contribute to the quality of life in our community through continued public service as a member of the judiciary. When the next ten year term for County Court Judge ends, my children will have reached adulthood. I want to help insure that they grow up in one of the safest counties in New York State."

[JR: With a picture!]

 

 

[Found2]

http://www.stlukesct.org/faculty/index.html

St. Luke's School is a non-denominational, college preparatory day school, enrolling boys and girls in grades 5 through 12. New Canaan (population 18,000) is a charming New England town situated 50 miles from Manhattan in southwestern Fairfield County. The School is reached from either Route 15 (Merritt Parkway) or interstate 95, via route 123.

Founded in 1927 by Edward Blakely, St. Luke's was originally a small day and boarding school for boys. Its first location was on Ponus Ridge in New Canaan on property belonging to new York City's Grace Church. Ten years later, it was purchased by two educators, Dr. Joseph Kidd and his partner, William von Fabrice, who shaped and guided the School for 24 years. The School moved to its present campus, and enrollment expanded to more than 400 students; the first girls were admitted to the Class of 1973. In 1980, new leadership was established when Richard M. Whitcomb was named Headmaster by the Board of Trustees. Since his appointment, enrollment has increased by more than 100 students and a gymnasium and a three story arts and science wing have been added to the campus.

St. Luke's School is firmly committed to providing the essential components of excellence in education: a caring dedicated faculty; a friendly, respectful environment; small classes that foster clear thinking and academic effort; discipline and traditional values; and personal attention and college placement counseling. The School welcomes students from diverse backgrounds and strives to provide a challenging liberal arts program.

Faculty

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Steven Tower  5th Grade
B.A. Lawrence University
M.A. Manhattan College

 

 

[Found3]

http://www.trplaw.com/bios.htm

DANIELLE K. YEARICK

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Born: Wilmington, DE, November 23, 1972

Admitted to Bar: 1997 - Delaware; 1998 - Pennsylvania

Education: Manhattan College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1997).

Moot Court Executive Board (1995-97); Phi Beta Kappa. Member:Delaware Bar Association; American Bar Association; Defense Counsel of Delaware; U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware; Pennsylvania Bar Association; Third Circuit Court of Appeals; The Defense Research Institute.

 

 

[JASPER HONORS]

[No Honors]

 

 

[JASPER WEDDINGS]

[Wedding1]

Copyright 2001 Newsday, Inc.  
Newsday (New York, NY)
October 21, 2001 Sunday NASSAU EDITION
SECTION: LI LIFE, Pg. G33
HEADLINE: WEDDINGS
BYLINE: COMPILED BY DARLENE GEIN

Gore-Brownworth

Susan Gore of Massapequa Park and Brian Brownworth of Farmingdale were married Aug. 25 at St. Luke's Church in Farmingdale. She is a licensed veterinary technician for Island Trees Veterinarian Hospital in Levittown and is the daughter of Robin and Walter Gore of Massapequa Park. The groom is an environmental engineer for JNM Environmental Inc. in Patchogue and is the son of Linda and Gary Brownworth of Farmingdale. The bride received a bachelor's degree from SUNY Albany. The groom received a master's degree from Manhattan College. The reception was held at the Meadow Club in Port Jefferson. They live in Westbury.

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GRAPHIC: Photos -1) Susan Gore and Brian Brownworth

LOAD-DATE: October 22, 2001 

 

 

[JASPER BIRTHS]

[No Births]

 

 

[JASPER ENGAGEMENTS]

[No Engagements]

 

 

[JASPER GRADUATIONS]

[No Graduations]

 

 

[JASPER OBITS]

[Collector's prayer: And, may perpetual light shine on our fellow departed Jaspers, and all the souls of the faithful departed.]

[Obit #1]

Copyright 2001 The New York Times Company  
The New York Times
October 22, 2001, Monday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section F; Page 6; Column 1; Classified
HEADLINE: Deaths

KANE, THOMAS JAMES

KANE-Thomas James. Passed away on October 20, 2001, at 91 years of age in New York City. He was the beloved husband of the late Beatrice Staunton Kane, loving father of Anne Shea, Kathryn Conboy, Beatrice O'Connell, Thomas Kane, Jr. and Edward Kane. He was the cherished grandfather of 17, and the great-grandfather of two. He graduated from Manhattan College in 1932 and received a Masters Degree from Columbia University in 1934. His entire career was in Hotel Management, primarily at the Waldorf Astoria. Upon graduating from Manhattan, during the Depression, he took a job in the mailroom and rose to become a Vice-President and General Manager of the Waldorf twenty-five years later. He came to know diplomats, heads of State, and four Presidents of the United States, and was admired and respected by everyone from porters to executives at the Waldorf, the Biltmore and the Roosevelt. He was an outstanding New Yorker. Friends will be received at The Fred H. McGrath & Son Funeral Home, 20 Cedar St. at Kraft Ave., Bronxville, NY, 7-9 PM, Monday, October 22, 2001. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 AM, Tuesday, October 23, 2001, at Annunciation Church, Crestwood, NY. 

LOAD-DATE: October 23, 2001 

 

 

[MANHATTAN IN THE NEWS OR FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB]

[News1]

[JR: Hidden in some political puff piece, here’s an interesting footnote.]

Copyright 2001 Bulletin Broadfaxing Network, Inc.  
The Bulletin's Frontrunner
October 19, 2001
SECTION: State and Local News
HEADLINE: NY: Green, Ferrer Meet Peaceably.

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NY: Police Department Selects Bioterror Head.

The New York Post (10/19, Weiss) reports, "A top NYPD investigative boss who is also a chemical engineer has been selected as the department's bioterrorism czar, Commissioner Bernard Kerik confirmed yesterday. He said deputy chief Phil Pulaski, 49, who was in charge of Manhattan detectives and formerly headed the department's laboratory, was on the scene when the first anthrax threat was detected at NBC. Kerik said he chose Pulaski because of his unusual resume, which includes a chemical-engineering degree and a master's in civil engineering from Manhattan College."

LOAD-DATE: October 19, 2001 

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http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34117.htm

KERIK TABS CZAR FOR BIOTERROR
By MURRAY WEISS

October 19, 2001 -- A top NYPD investigative boss who is also a chemical engineer has been selected as the department's bioterrorism czar, Commissioner Bernard Kerik confirmed yesterday.

He said deputy chief Phil Pulaski, 49, who was in charge of Manhattan detectives and formerly headed the department's laboratory, was on the scene when the first anthrax threat was detected at NBC.

Kerik said he chose Pulaski because of his unusual resume, which includes a chemical-engineering degree and a master's in civil engineering from Manhattan College.

"He is going to be responsible for coordinating all the threats and inquiries concerning anthrax," Kerik told The Post. "He is a brilliant guy."

He said Pulaski is "perfect for the job. He knows the investigative aspect. He understands the laboratory issues and how to coordinate within the NYPD and with the Joint Terrorist Task Force."

 

 

[News2]

http://midlandtx.hearstnp.com/SelectStory/story_id=37291

City's extra Homeland Security measures come at higher price 
By Hillary S. Condon
Staff Writer

Midland College will make another stride in its new pilot training program today, as it announces a new partnership with Mesa Airlines. The agreement will put the program's graduates in line for jobs upon graduation.

In addition to the partnership with Mesa, Durango Aerospace, Midland College's partner in the program, is expected to announce the program's new chief flight instructor, Al Galante.

Galante has logged more than 4,100 hours of flying time and 900 combat hours as a U.S. Air Force command pilot, and as a civilian certified flight instructor for multi-engine, single-engine and instrument ratings. He holds a Master of Science in international relations from Troy State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in history from Manhattan College.

"I am tremendously excited about the opportunities here in Midland College," Galante said. "We have great year-round flying weather, a welcoming community and the best possible partners in Midland College and Mesa Air Group."

According to Mesa Airlines, 98 percent of students who successfully complete the Mesa Pilot Development program are hired by Mesa Air Group as first officers.

"Mesa has been a pioneer in 'ab initio' pilot training, and they have top standards," said Durango Vice President of Operations for Pilot Training Phil Handley. "We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial working relationship."

Mesa Air Group is the fourth largest regional airline in the United States and currently operates 116 aircraft with 832 daily system departures to 153 cities, 38 states, Canada and Mexico.

The program is slated to begin training the first students in January, and the program lasts for 20 months. Graduates of the program will be awarded an associate's degree in Applied Science -- Profession Pilot, as well as an instrument multi-engine rating.

The announcement will be made at 10:30 a.m. today at Midland College's Aviation Maintenance Hangar at Midland International Airport.

Web posted at: Oct 24 2001 1:57AM 

 

 

[JASPERS POSTING RESUMES]

[Resume1]

Meghan E. Curley

Experience

1999-Present      Changing Our World, Inc.                  New York, NY
Associate

Assemble client reports. Bank Deposits  Suggested new clientele to the company

1998-1999         Marywood (VESS)                                     Austin, TX
Direct Care/ Day care worker

Implemented security checks every night. Administered medications to clients. Type daily notes. Answer Telephone calls.

1997-1998  Manhattan College Office of Residence Life     Riverdale, NY
Administrative Assistant

Typed letters, memos and agreement forms. Assisted in the disbursement of security deposits to students. Acted as a liaison between faculty and students.

Education

1993-1998         Manhattan College                               Riverdale, NY
B.A., Elementary Education and English.
Minor in Religious Studies.

Activities

Manhattan College Singers 1994-1997

Manhattan College Players 1994-1997

Quadrangle Newspaper-Senior Staff Writer 1997-1998

International Student Association 1994-1998

ISA Secretary 1994-1995

Circle K-January’s Member of the Month 1997-1998

Campus Ministry 1994-1998

Lasallian Collegians 1997-1998

Skills

Experience in the use of IBM-PC

Type 50-60 WPM

Skilled in using the Internet.

Excellent oral and written communication.

Strong Interpersonal skills

REFERENCES AVAILBLE UPON REQUEST.

 

 

[JASPER SPORTS]

[Sports1]

October 24, 2001
WOMEN’S SOCCER FALLS TO ST. JOHN’S 1-0 IN 2OT
Lady Jaspers Play Outstanding Defense in the Loss

JAMAICA, NY – The Manhattan College women’s soccer team lost a heartbreaker to St. John’s 1-0 in double-overtime.  Manhattan drops to 7-8-1, while St. John’s improves to 6-8-0.

St. John’s dominated on offense, taking 29 shots to Manhattan’s five.  The Red Storm also totaled 10 corner kicks to the Lady Jasper’s four.  St. John’s scored in the 110th minute when Lauren McGrory hit a header off a corner kick by Erin Zambelli.

Defenders Sara Butwell (Newburgh, NY), Katie Corrao (Commack, NY), Vanessa DiPaolo (Warwick, RI) and goalkeepers Jeanne Marie Gilbert (Commack, NY) and Erin O’Neill (Massapequa, NY) combined for an outstanding defensive effort.

Manhattan has completed regular season play and now travels to Orlando, FL for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships from October 30-November 3.

 

October 24, 2001
MANHATTAN LOSES TO #14 LOYOLA 4-0

RIVERDALE, NY – The Manhattan College men’s soccer team lost to #14 Loyola 4-0 on Wednesday afternoon.   With the loss Manhattan drops to 6-8-1, 4-4 MAAC while Loyola improves to 11-1-2 and stays a perfect 8-0 in the MAAC.

Three different Greyhounds scored in the win.  John Faese (Marlton, NJ) scored the game-winner for Loyola at 15:13 on an assist from Adriano de Oliveira (Dover, NJ).  Kevin Nash (Bridgewater, NJ) and Jay Joyce (Cherry Hill, NJ) also scored for Loyola.

For the Jaspers, junior goalkeeper Jesse Lardner (Spencer, NY) had seven saves in the loss.

Manhattan returns to action on Saturday, October 27 at Gaelic Park when they face St. Peter’s for the last home game of the season.

 

October 24, 2001
MEN’S BASKETBALL TO HOLD GREEN/WHITE SCRIMMAGE ON SATURDAY IN DRADDY GYM

RIVERDALE, NY – The Manhattan College men’s basketball team will hold a Green/White Intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday, October 27 at 3:00 in Draddy Gymnasium.

The scrimmage is open to the public and members of the media and is free of charge.

Head coach Bobby Gonzalez returns for his third season at the helm of the Jaspers, who are coming off a fourth-place finish in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference last year. Gonzalez welcomes back seven lettermen from last season including three starters. Among those returning starters are junior Justin Jackette (Valhalla, NY) and senior Von Damien “Mugsy” Green (New York, NY). Jackette is the top returning scorer from last season, with an 11.5 scoring average. Green led the team in assists (166) and steals (53) while averaging 9.8 points per game.

Gonzalez also welcomes six newcomers to the scene. Freshmen Jason Benton (New Haven, CT), Junior Clayton (Albany, NY), Pat Cremen (Oakhurst, NJ), Justin Gatling (Largo, MD) and Charus Moore (Boston, MA) and junior Darnell Tyler (Long Branch, NJ) are all beginning their first season at Manhattan.

After Saturday’s intrasquad scrimmage, the Jaspers have a pair of exhibition games scheduled in Draddy Gym. On Thursday, November 1, the Jaspers host the New York Gauchos at 7:00 and on Tuesday, November 6, MC hosts the New York Ravens at 7:00. Manhattan kicks off the regular season on Monday November 12 in the Preseason NIT against Syracuse. The game is slated for 7:00 in the Carrier Dome.

 

October 23, 2001
MANHATTAN LOSES TO MAAC’S UNDEFEATED SAINT PETER’S, 3-0

JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Manhattan College volleyball team lost three games to none Tuesday night to the Saint Peter’s Peahens, who are undefeated in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The game results were 22-30, 24-30 and 27-30.

The Lady J’s fall to 7-14, 1-2 MAAC, while Saint Peter’s advances to 14-5, 3-0 MAAC.

Senior captain Kim Frederick (Orange, CA) led Manhattan with 14 kills, while junior captain Amy O’Dorisio (San Diego, CA) returned to action from injury with 12 kills. Juniors Lauren Belcher (Huntington Beach, CA) and Lauryn McKinney (San Diego, CA) increased the pressure in the third game with outstanding attacks and blocks that led Belcher to record 10 kills and McKinney to have a match-high of four blocks and six kills for the night. However, the Jaspers could not hold on losing 27-30.

The Lady Jaspers will return to action Saturday, October 27th when they play Loyola in Maryland. The match is slated for 1:00.

 

October 22, 2001
WOMEN’S SOCCER ROUTS ST. PETER’S 6-1
Senior Laurie Spera Scores Two Goals in the Win

JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Lady Jaspers got goals from four different players to rout St. Peter’s 6-1 Monday afternoon.  With the win Manhattan improves to 7-7-1, 5-4 MAAC.

St. Peter’s was the first to score approximately five minutes into the game, but Manhattan would strike back at 10:38 when Laurie Spera (E. Northport, NY) scored the first of her two consecutive goals.  Also scoring were Lindsay Bernstein (Stormville, NY), Tina Leidl (Ringwood, NJ) and Amanda Encke (New Windsor, NY).

In another women’s soccer highlight, junior Kristin Stroppel (Cornwall, NY) tallied three assists today which ties the College record for assists in a game.  Stroppel now has eight assists on the season, which breaks the former College single season assist record.

Manhattan returns to action on Wednesday, October 24 when they travel to St. John’s for a 7:00 PM game.

 

October 22, 2001
SALOTTI NAMED MAAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Earns Weekly Conference Honors for the Second Time This Season

RIVERDALE, NY – Manhattan freshman Matthew Salotti (Farifield, NJ/West Essex HS) was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week conference officials announced today.  This marks the second time this year that Salotti has won the honor.

Salotti scored two goals in Manhattan’s 5-2 win over Iona on October 17, including the game-winner, to help improve Manhattan to a 4-3 conference record.  Salotti currently leads all MAAC freshmen with 16 points on seven goals and two assists.  He also is tied for fourth in the MAAC in points, while ranking third in goals and third in game-winning goals.  Salotti currently leads Manhattan in goals, points, game-winning goals and points per game.

Manhattan returns to action on Wednesday, October 22, when they face Loyola at 3:30 PM at Gaelic Park.

 

October 22, 2001
WOMEN’S TENNIS TOPS RIDER, 5-2

Lawrenceville, NJ – The Manhattan College women’s tennis team defeated Rider University 5-2 this afternoon in Lawrenceville, NJ.

This afternoon’s match was the first an only dual match of the Fall season for the women’s tennis team.

At #1 singles, Nanaxhi Chavez-Geller (New York, NY) beat Kristen Zigo of Rider in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. Geller and teammate Courtney James (Mt. Kisco, NY) defeated Zigo and Deinna Dovak in #1 doubles by a score of 8-5. James, Shaleen Dastur (Florida, NY) and Meghan Smith (Ramsey, NJ) also won their singles matches.

The Jaspers have concluded their fall slate and will resume play in the Spring of 2002.

Singles
#1 Geller (MC) def. Zigo (RU) 6-2, 6-2
#2 James (MC) def. Dovak (RU) 6-3, 6-4
#3 Dastur (MC) def. Dossin (RU) 6-4, 6-1
#4 Smith (MC) def. Petrasko (RU) 7-5, 6-5 (9)
#5 Smith (RU) def. Kulak (MC) 6-0, 6-0
#6 Plummer (RU) def. Ondreicka (MC) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
#1 Geller/James (MC) def. Zigo/Dovak 8-5
#2 Dastur/Smith (MC) def. Petrasko/Plummer 8-6
#3 Smith/Dossin (RU) def. Kulak/Maroulis 8-3

 

October 20, 2001
VOLLEYBALL DROPS GAME TO UCONN, 3-0

STORRS, CT – The Manhattan College volleyball team fell to the University of Connecticut three games to none today at the Gampel Pavilion. The game results were 30-26, 30-22 and 30-25.

The Lady J’s are now 7-13, 1-1 MAAC, while the Huskies advance to 14-5.

Junior Lauren Belcher (Huntington Beach, CA) led Manhattan with eight kills and a .400 hitting percentage. Senior captain Kim Frederick (Orange, CA) had seven kills and 14 digs, while freshman Allison O’Neill (Houston, TX) also added with seven kills and nine digs.

For the Huskies, junior Christine Lambert led her team to victory with 13 kills and junior Melissa Wooley contributed with 11 kills for the day.

The Lady Jaspers will return to action Tuesday, October 23rd when they play St. Peter’s College in Jersey City, NJ.

 

October 19, 2001
WOMEN’S SOCCER LOSES TOUGH GAME TO LIU 2-1
Tina Leidl Scores Fifth Goal of the Season

RIVERDALE, NY – The Manhattan College women’s soccer team lost a tough game to Long Island University 2-1 on Friday afternoon.  With the loss Manhattan drops to 6-7-1 while LIU improves to 4-9-1.

All three goals scored in the game were scored within three minutes of each other.  LIU got on the board first when Natalie Dart hit an open goal on a breakaway at 27:30.  Manhattan evened the score just 41 seconds later when Tina Leidl (Ringwood, NJ) hit a straight rocket from 18 yards out.  Dart struck again at 30:17 when she flicked the ball past Manhattan keeper Jeanne Marie Gilbert (Commack, NY) after a scramble in the box.

Gilbert finished the game with five saves, while LIU keeper Amanda Nelson had eight saves on the afternoon.

Manhattan returns to action on Monday, October 22, when they travel to St. Peter’s for a 3:30 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game.

 

October 18, 2001
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY WIN INDIVIDUAL CROWNS AT THE MANHATTAN IVITIATONAL

RIVERDALE, NY – The Manhattan College cross country team performed well winning both individual crowns at the Manhattan College Invitational this afternoon at Van Cortlandt Park.

Senior Kristen Cerasi (Eastchester, NY) won the individual title with a time of 9:19.22 in the women’s competition, while junior Matt Spring (Marcy, NY) won the individual crown with a time of 15:31.7 for the men.

In the women’s competition, Manhattan defeated Iona College, 15-49, St. Peter’s 19-44, and FDU, 19-44.  Other Lady Jaspers who ran well and placed fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh respectively were freshman Julie Lamiquez (Staten Island, NY) 9:43.55, freshman Sarah Girard (Manchester, NH) 9:45.61, junior Marisa Rego (New York, NY) 9:46.69, and junior Jamie Yedowitz (Yonkers, NY) 9:54.62.

In the men’s competition, Manhattan out ran Marist, 20-38, Iona, 17-44 and St. Peter’s 18-45. However, the Jaspers were not able to defeat Fairfield University losing 32 to 23. Jaspers who ran well were Andres Cordero (Little Falls, NJ) in fourth place, 15:47.1 and 10th place went to sophomore Gavin Cosgrove (Kingston, Ontario), 16:08.5.

On Friday, October 26th the Jaspers will be competing in the 2001 MAAC Championships held at Van Cortlandt Park at 3:15 PM.

Top Ten Finishers

Women’s Results
1. Cerasi, Manhattan, 9:19.22
2. Pereira, St. Peter’s, 9:21.92
3. Metoya, Fairfield, 9:31.36
4. Lamiquiz, Manhattan, 9:43.55
5. Girad, Manhattan, 9:45.61
6. Rego, Manhattan, 9:46.69
7. Yedowitz, Manhattan, 9:54.62
8. Urena, Fairfield, 10:00.63
9. Gaffney, Manhattan, 10:07.32
10. Zukerman, Iona, 10:07.93

Men’s Results
1. Spring, Manhattan, 15:31.7
2. Too, Fairfield, 15:44.3
3. Korir, Fairfield, 15:46.1
4. Cordero, Manhattan, 15:47.1
5. Walsh, Fairfield, 15:58.8
6. Bitok, Fairfield, 15:59.1
7. Oliveria, St. Peter’s, 16:00.7
8. Rotich, Fairfield, 16:03.5
9. Kirk, Marist, 16:04.1
10. McGrath, Manhattan, 16:04.9

 

 

[Sports2]

Copyright 2001 The Daily Campus via U-Wire  
University Wire
October 22, 2001
HEADLINE: UConn wins a 'messy match' with Manhattan
BYLINE: By Christian Senger, The Daily Campus
SOURCE: U. Connecticut
DATELINE: Storrs, Conn.

Most teams will settle for any kind of victory, no matter how ugly. The UConn Volleyball team is not one of those squads; they strive to be the best. The Huskies were visibly displeased after winning a messy match against Manhattan College 3-0 on Saturday afternoon.

"I think we were pretty sloppy today," UConn volleyball head coach Kelli Myers said. "We didn't execute as well as we could have." Junior Melissa Wooley echoed her coach's feelings, saying she probably played her "worst game ever." "We didn't play very well," Wooley said. "We're glad to have the win, but we weren't too proud of the way we played."

UConn, (14-5, 4-2 Big East) as expected, got out to an early 5-1 lead in the first match. But the Jaspers would not back down as they tied the match at 13 and eventually went up by as many as four. The Huskies were staring at a 26-22 deficit, but stormed their way back, scoring eight unanswered points and registering a 30-26 win.

The second match saw Manhattan going up on UConn early 5-2. The Jaspers fought hard during the whole match holding on to their lead until late. The Huskies brought on a barrage of points and they regained the lead by as many as eight, winning 30-22.

The third match was a much different story, as Connecticut never trailed on way to their game-winning 30-25 showing.

Manhattan, despite being swept, played well and hung around during every match. Lauren Belcher was the main reason the Jaspers played so well, as she recorded a .400 hitting percentage.

Myers feels that although her team did not play well, they were still the better squad.

"I think player-for-player and overall skill we were a much better team," Myers said. "Sometimes we play down to the level of the opponent we are playing, instead of just coming in here and pounding them."

Yet even in ugly wins there are bright spots. Junior Christine Lambert had an outstanding .458 hitting percentage and a game-high 13 kills. Sophomore Raftyn Birath came away with a .412 hitting percentage and nine kills. Myers was especially pleased with sophomore Laura Wooley's play.

"Laura did some good things coming off the bench," Myer said. "Her sister (Melissa) struggled a little bit today and I think Laura picked up some of that."

Senior Maria Shaker was also struggling and Myers opted to sit her for the last two matches.

"I think Maria needs to work a little bit more on delivering the ball and her overall game," Myers said. "We have another setter and we gave Julie [Erbez] a shot to see if she could connect better with the hitters, which she's done the last few games."

Myers and Melissa Wooley both believe that fatigue was a main influence on UConn's poor performance.

"I think we were a little sore," Myers said. "Our workouts have been pretty tough the last few days. We just needed to work through that."

Wooley agreed that the team seemed to be tired.

But UConn was not making excuses for their sub-par performance. They still plan to pick it up a notch at practice.

"We need to train on a much higher level and set higher standards at practice," Myers said. "We'll regroup this week. We are still on route for our goal, which is to make it to the tournament and still have a shot to try and win it."

The Huskies next play host to Fordham on Wednesday. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion.

LOAD-DATE: October 22, 2001 

 

 

[Sports3]

Copyright 2001 Newsday, Inc.  
Newsday (New York, NY)
October 19, 2001 Friday QUEENS EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS, Pg. A78
HEADLINE: LOCAL COLLEGES; Two Jaspers Win Manhattan Invitational

Senior Kristen Cerasi and junior Matt Spring each won their respective cross country races to lead host Manhattan to wins at the Manhattan College Invitational at Van Cortlandt Park yesterday. In the women's event, Cerasi ran a 9:19.22, teammates Julie Lamiquez (9:43.55) placed fourth, Sarah Girad (9:45.61) fifth, Marisa Rego (9:46.69) sixth and Jamie Yedowitz (9:54.62) seventh. In the men's, Spring ran a 15:31.7 and teammate Andres Cordero (15:47.1) was fourth.

<extraneous deleted>

LOAD-DATE: October 19, 2001 

 

 

[EMAIL FROM JASPERS]

[Email 1]

Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 06:54:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: Will Kelly
Subject: Affirmative Jasper Jottings

Affirmative Jasper Jottings

I am a 1969 Prep grad and a 1973 Manhattan College grad

I took a disability retirement 8 or 9 year ago now I serve as a Vice President of the IBM Ballroom Dance Club which is in the Poughkeepsie and Fishkill area.

Bill Kelly

[JR: Welcome aboard.]

 

 

[Email 2]

Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:21:11 -0400
From: Robert Helm
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2001-10-13 (from home)

Good Evening, John:

1.       This coming Saturday, 20 October 2001, is the 430th anniversary of the Battle of Le Ponto which took place on October 7, 1571. The 7th became the 20th when the calendar was changed.

2.       What was the significance of the Battle of Le Ponto, you may ask? To those Alumni/ae who have not had the advantage of Brother Henry Joseph, FSC, teaching them History in 1948, Le Ponto was where Don Juan of Austria and Pope Pius V gathered Christendom together and destroyed the Turks and their Moslem allies. Their defeat was so thorough that we were not bother by them for more than 500 years (or until oil was discovered in such vast quantities that they became able to purchase fancy cars, tanks, planes and sophisticated weapons). In my not so humble opinion, the title of our ‘war on terrorism’ should be called “Le Ponto Two”!

3.       I was sent the following anecdote by a middle aged ‘Army Brat’ who may have lost family or acquaintances recently. Her husband is a retired Army spook who may also have some losses.

4.       A man and his young son were sightseeing in New York City when they rounded a corner and came upon a monument. The father says: “This is where the ‘Twin Towers’ were”. The little boy asks: “What were the ‘Twin Towers’?” The father answers: “They were two beautiful majestic towers which were destroyed about 20 years ago by Arab terrorists.” The little boy looks for a moment longer and turns to his father and asked: “Dad, What were ‘Arabs’?”.

5.       I was also informed that GW sent the following message to Mr

[JR: Message clipped]

 

[Email 3]

From: Louis Menchise
Subject: RE: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 1:8:19 -0400

Sign me up!

==

From: Louis Menchise
Subject: Manhattan College?
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 1:18:23 -0400

That's the response I used to get when I went on job interviews.  It was usually accompanied by an odd, quizzical look.  That's a big problem Jasper's face.  I was satisfied with the education I got at Manhattan, and due to the fact that I didn't have any "connections" (easily, 70% of all jobs are obtained through "connections",) the people who interviewed me weren't sure if I had a legitimate college education.  They were puzzled that a college with such a generic name, that was obviously situated in NYC, was a complete mystery to them.  During the one semester I had a college work-study job, I was employed by Manhattan's Development Office.  I know the college is POOR, but what can we do to get its name "out there?"

Louis Menchise
He who sort-of wishes he applied to the University of Pennsylvania.

[JR: Well Rudy has certainly put the college on the map. It is confusing especially with Borough of Manhattan Community College inadvertently intruding on the namespace. In the internet space, Marymount and Manhattan Christian College intrude into our namespace. If I was the College’s lawyer, I would try to defend the namespace. If I was the College, I try to “use” the alums more by both invigorating the alum’s networking opportunities as well as providing services to them. “Life long learning” seems to be the model of future success.]

 

 

[Email 4]

From: John Fay
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2001-10-21 (from home)
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 07:05:53 +0100

John,

The mail seems "cut off". Scroll to the bottom and you'll see how much of the mail I received.

Thanks,
John F. '86

From: John Fay
Subject: Jottings this week
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 00:41:40 +0100
Organization: Newshound

Could it be the alum.manhattan address? Same problem again.

If you reply to this message, the reply will be to a different message.

John F.

[JR: done.]

 

 

[Email 5]

From: Marty Hannon 
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 08:44:14 EDT
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2001-10-13 (from home)

Please remove my name from the list. 

Thanks,
Marty Hannon 

[JR: Why?]

From: Marty Hannon 
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 13:59:40 EDT
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2001-10-13 (from home)

Just because I'm having a lot of problems with my computer and the downloads---I guess I need an upgrade to my computer, but do not have the time to deal with it right now.  Sorry.

Marty Hannon

[JR: Come back when you can.]

 

 

[Email 6]

Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 07:55:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: M. Elizabeth Curley
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2001-10-21 (from home)

NO John I don't sit and wait intently for these updates however they pop up when I tend to be on line...I am attaching my resume..I will be laid off at the end of November. I was previously working for a Philanthrophic consulting firm....I would like work work with children...If anyone knows of anything please let me know. Thanks.

Meghan Curley 98

[JR: Well I too always seem to be around. Your resume moves today in the resume section.]

 

 

[Email 7]

Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 11:22:37 -0400
From: kevin keating
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2001-10-21 (from home)

To FJR:

I'm '64 B. Ch. E. not B.A. Thank you for changing my e-mail address in your directory.

Kevin Keating

[JR: So noted. You need to update MCOLDB since that’s where I find my information. Only you can do it. I’d fix it but they won’t let me. ;-) ]

 

 

[Email 8]

Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 14:22:18 -0400
From: Robert Helm
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2001-10-21 (from home)

Good Afternoon, John:

1.       Brian C. and that spelling mavin, Robert Coleman, who called you a ‘leftist’ are both full of soup. One could almost imagine that they both have brown chins. To a true Libertarian such as yourself, John, Attilla the Hun is a ‘leftist’!

2.       Keep up the excellent work that you have been doing, including your references to “Starship Trooper” and other works by ENS. Robert A. Heinlein, USN (RET). His Lazarus Long character’s commentary about Thomas Jefferson’s dicta that: “You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free” seems to be operating at full bore among us these days. I do not recall in which opus ENS. Heinlein has Long answer the Jefferson quote with: “Yes, but it won’t make you many friends” but it sure is appropriate these days. (I may have lost an old friend whom I have known since she was six when I answered her smart ----- remark that the next time I am talking to my cronies in the Pentagon, I should ask them about a matter we were discussing with a blast that I couldn’t ask them because we could not find their remains, thanks to that “animal from Arkansas and his acey-deucy whore from Illinois and their bull dyke friend from Dade County Florida”, She got quite upset and called me sexist, racist and self-righteous).

3.       You may edit the above paragraph as you see fit.

4.       This is an aside. Jasper William Raymond Gedgard, my wife’s youngest 1st cousin, lost his mother this past week. The lady, Edna Hogan Gedgard, married my wife’s mother’s big brother and had two sons, Ray and his older brother, Roger. We – Helen and I – went to the funeral and reunited with relatives whom we had not seen since our respective weddings. You know how it goes. The point of this is that he told the assembly at the luncheon that the first thing that he looks for in JJ is my e-mail – which I thought was a compliment to both of us. We also spoke of Le Ponto, which is why I wrote you that piece this past week.

5.       To return to 911…I believe that these people, the terrorists of all ilks, do not truly know the Anglo-Saxon, Irish, Italian, German, French Spanish and Viking antecedents who make up this mélange of North Americans whom they have attacked. We appear to be respectable, cultured, politically correct and mature. They should remember. However, that we are descended from the people who gave the Indian allies of the French and of the Americans during both the French and Indian War and the American Revolution blankets as gifts. Said blankets were from the small pox wards of the British Army hospitals. We are descended from the people who burned other people at the stake for having a different religion or for practicing witchcraft or for being healers. We are descended from the people who proclaimed that the only good Indian is a dead Indian. We are the people who hang people for being a different color or for having strange sexual habits. (I was a “Queer-chaser” for too many years in ONI to think of them as ‘normal’) We are descended from the people who burned whole towns alive because they wouldn’t change their religion. (Cromwell and the town of Drohega in Ireland). We are the people who set such great fires in Dresden and Tokyo that the entire area was laid waste by the fire-storm of our bombs. We are not nice!! I am sure that bin Laden and Saddam H. and the ultra right-wing mullahs and Imams while they are not unintelligent are not really learned about Americans and our antecedents’ histories except for such minor events as the Crusades and other items which touched their areas. I may not live long enough to see the end result but I leave you with the following anecdote which was sent to me recently:

6.       A father and his little boy were sightseeing in New York one day. As they rounded a corner, they came upon a monument. “What is that?” the little boy asked his father. The father replied: “That is a monument to the World Trade Center”. “What was the World Trade Center, Daddy?” asked the little boy. “The World Trade Center was two great big beautiful buildings which were destroyed by Arab terrorists nearly 20 years ago” replied the father. The little boy looked at the monument, read the words and turned to his father and asked: ”What was an ‘Arab”?

7.       Good Grief. I started this note this morning and now it is the middle of the afternoon. Keep up the excellent work, John. You are doing the work the Alumni  Association should be doing, but they are too busy raising money and praising each other for the amount they have raised.   FNS sends

Robert A. Helm

[JR: A great post as always. JR receives. We are a mean and nasty bunch when provoked, as we are now, but hopefully we can see beyond this. I am afraid now that “they” have passed their “sneak and peak” provision dismantling the Fourth that we have lost that protection forever. Will we have to have some good men die to get it back?]

[JR: BTW for those who are not up on political direction, a “libertarian” is neither “right” nor “left” or “republicrat” or “demican”. We don’t agree with any of them. So when I was called “left”, it made me chuckle.]

 

 

[Email 9]

From: Liz Velasquez
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2001-10-21 (from home)
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:42:19 -0400

Good Morning, I just read through this week’s Jottings (10-21-01) and wanted to give some feedback. First I want to say thank you for putting this weekly update together. It helps me track alumni that may have been lost for some reason. For Melissa Morrone ’01, she is not in the database yet because 2001 graduates have yet to be uploaded to it. As for them asking for money in due time we will I guarantee it.

I also have some wedding announcements from some fellow Jaspers that I was asked to pass on to the MC Community:

Ann Whelihan ’95 married Christian Buccola on October 13, 2001.

Kristi Angelastro ’95 is marrying Michael Sardo on November 17, 2001.

Jennifer Infranca ’95 is marrying John Crowe on March 23, 2002.

And now I have a little plea on my behalf, I am a researcher at the College and would like any alum that care to update their information in the database to contact me to do so. My email address is <privacy invoked>. I am not out looking to ask for money, I am just trying to keep my fellow Jaspers up to date with our formal mailings. If there is anything I can do to help another Jasper feel free to drop me a line as well.

Liz Velasquez '98
Researcher
Manhattan College

[JR: By policy, I don’t put in email addresses because on my concerns about being harvested by spammers. If the spam I get is any measure, you really don’t want to even see some of the trash. But, I will forward — without reporting any of the information here in Jottings or otherwise recording it — anything any one sends to you as an update with the subject line “For Liz”. I would strongly suggest and really prefer if everyone would update their MCOLDB record. That way we all could benefit with up to date information. You can mark the stuff private but the database does require lookers to be fellow alums. IMHO]

[JR: BTW you’re not in MCOLDB? Thanks for sharing the nuptial reports.] 

 

[Email 10]

From: Damato, Robert J.
Subject: FW: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 17:25:44 -0400

Thank you for including me in the email, please continue to send.

Bob Damato

[JR: Done.]

 

 

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A Final Thought

http://www.dallasnews.com/attack_on_america/dmn/stories/STORY.e9bc540bfe.b0.af.0.a4.110e.html

“Mr. Revell said federal law enforcement should be restructured and refocused under a Cabinet-level homeland defense secretary who has authority to consolidate law enforcement activities currently conducted by 140 agencies under 14 Cabinet officials.”

Lest you think that I was exaggerating about the “alphabet soup” agencies who have police power over the American people from the out of control BATF to the Department of Agriculture (?) police. I guess when have “rampaging crops and farmers” who need special policing. I think we should use “homeland” as an opportunity to condense ALL of these “police” out of business.

As a Libertarian, I believe that the further from “home” the policing function gets, the more likely it is to be out of control. If you read the dead old white men, then you will see that they are dead set against the concept of “special militias”, that’s their term for standing armies of special purpose troops. They realized after having just fought a war against such, that they needed to prevent the federal and state governments from having the power to suppress the people in general. That’s why we have the Amendments. Every one of them seek to limit the power of government. So accordingly, I have written my representatives in the Federal and State legislatures to urge the removal of all these “extra” police. And I urge you to do the same. Old brokerage strategy: Use bad times to cut staff.

With all the attention placed on this “war on terrorism” (How does one make war on a tactic as opposed to a state?), as was all the attention placed on all the other phony wars (i.e.: drugs; poverty; illiteracy; fear; organized crime; discrimination; and I’m sure there are others, it has distracted us from the fact that government has, once again, failed at one of its few legitimate core functions to “provide for the common defense”. What makes you think that if can succeed at any one thing while it tries to do everything! IMHO

 

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