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A painful reminder
to;.
^"Saturday morning's awful boating accident on Moose
?P&nd is a most painful reminder and a warning to every(,pne who enjoys spending time on the water that disaster
scan strike at any time.
^','~When 46-year-old James Henaghan hopped into a small
aluminum boat early Saturday to go fishing with his son
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'arid two friends, Todd Golovach and Michelle Duquette,
?fipne of them could have predicted that within a few hours
' two of them would be dead.
J-"1 When their overloaded boat began to sink, the 24-year' old Golovach drowned and had to be recovered later by
liMyers. James Henaghan, according to officials, suffered a
Jxpart attack upon entering the frigid waters of Moose
Pond; attempts to revive him proved unsuccessful.
Nearby boaters pulled Duquette and 12-year-old John
I^enaghan out of the water, undoubtedly saving their lives.
Far from celebrating their near-death experience, however,
^Ihey - along with the entire community - are now
''^burning the loss of two lives.
f"-.':• Probably the most painful aspect of this tragedy is that
']t' probably could have been avoided.
*' While there were four life jackets in the boat, only John
"was wearing one. If Golovach had been wearing his, he
^almost certainly would have survived. As for James
[Henaghan, the overloaded boat which sent him into the
-.water cost him his life - and cost his son a father.
, '.'-"Officials have also said that the two men who died did
i riot know how to swim.
'' This is certainly not a time for I-told-you-so's. It is a
;%ne to grieve for those who lost loved ones in Saturday's
,disaster. But it is also a time to learn from the tragedy.
«.; '.Anyone in a boat — especially non-swimmers I should keep a life jacket on at all times. And care should
ijpe takentoyevery boater not to overload yourcraft.
Accidents happen, that's the way of the world, but we
should do everything we can to prepare for the worst and
Jake steps to make sure we are not setting ourselves up for
disaster.
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j Indeed, the grieving survivors of Saturday's accident
Jnay be able to take some solace in the fact that future
Jdeaths might be avoided if people learn from what hapj>ened Saturday on Moose Pond.
Today in History
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By T h e Associated Press
* Today is Tuesday, April 27, the 117th day of 1999. There are 2 4 8 days
lejt in the year.
J Today's Highlight in History:
i O n April 2 7 , 1 5 2 1 , Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed
bf( natives in the Philippines.
1 On this date:
| I n 1509, Pope Julius II excommunicated the Italian state of Venice.
»In 1865, the steamer Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River near
Memphis, Tenn., killing more than 1,400 Union prisoners of war.
j In 1932, American poet Hart Crane drowned after jumping from a steame« while en route to New York; he was 3 2 .
' i n 1967, Expo ' 6 7 was officially opened in Montreal by Canadian Prime
Minister Lester B. Pearson.
I I n 1978, convicted Watergate defendant John D . Ehrlichman was
released from an Arizona prison after serving 18 months.
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Tough-talking Republicans portrayed last fall's authorization of
$3.9 billion in "disaster relief" to
uninsured farmers as the end of
expensive farm handouts.
Now, citing plunging crop prices
and Widespread crop failures, the
House Agriculture Committee is
earmarking nearly $6 billion for
what it promises will be "permanent changes" in the very same program.
The talks come on the heels of a
highly critical report by the
Agriculture Department's inspector
general that concluded that the
Empire State Roll Call Report
insurance system is plagued by
abuse and conflicts of interest.
ALBANY (EIS) - Lawmakers in the Senate proposed health treatment within their contracts. The bill would preA major problem, auditors noted,
a debt reform plan to end "back door" borrowing by state vent insurers from limiting the number of inpatient stays
is that taxpayers - not insurers authorities and to shore up the state's fiscal health. or treatment sessions for mental health care. The measure
have ultimate liability for losses.
Meanwhile, in the Assembly, leaders proposed a series of also prohibits the imposition of co-payments or
Aside from assuming much of the
bills to lower automobile insurance rates. What about the deductibles for mental health treatment that are not
liability, the Department of
overdue state budget, you ask? Well, about the only ones imposed on physical health treatment.
Agriculture subsidizes the farmers'
talking about the budget this week were the hundreds of Yea: 146
Nay: 0
Result: Passed
premiums and pays insurers a genpeople lobbying to get more money when the budget is Next Action: Senate
erous "administrative expense
finally passed.
Legislator
Vote
reimbursement." All told, the program costs about $1.5 billion a
Marc W.Butler
Y
year.
New York State Assembly
Elizabeth Little
Y
The crop insurance industry
BILL NUMBER: A2049
S P O N S O R : Tokasz
Chris
Ortloff
Y
responded by saying the inspectors
S U B J E C T : Sexual Assault
were "rehashing a bunch of old"
New York State Senate
Synopsis: The Assembly unanimously approved the
allegations.
Protection in the Workplace Act, a bill mat would allow BILL NUMBER: S1022 SPONSOR: Skelos
Over the last four years, insurers
employees who are sexually assaulted at work by a coSUBJECT: Commercial lawsuits
have made more than $2.8 billion in
worker to seek compensation for personal injury damages Synopsis: Expands the expedited treatment under the law
profits from the program, leaving us
from their employer in a civil court act on. Currently, to a number of routine commercial lawsuits in order to
to wonder why a government infuemployees are barred from suing employers and must seek eliminate procedural disputes over technical issues that
sion of $6 billion is now needed.
compensation under the workers' compensation law.
slow litigation and increase legal costs. The
Crop insurers first came under
Yea: 142
Nay: 0
Result: Passed
measure allows a summary proceeding to be brought for
fire in the mid-90s, when the
Next Action: Senate
example, where there is a written acknowledgment of a
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General Accounting Office found
Legislator
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debt owed to the plaintiff.
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the industry had been improperly
Marc W. Butler
Y
Yea: 58
Nay: 0
Result: Passed
reimbursed for a host of expenses:
Next Action: Assembly
Elizabeth
Little
Y
$418,400 for lobbying expenses,
Vote
Legislator
Chris Ortloff
E
$46,850 for a company retreat,
Y
Ronald B. Stafford
$44,000 for a fishing trip to
BELL NUMBER: A3440-A SPONSOR: Weisenberg
Canada, $18,000 to rent and furSUBJECT: Police
BELL NUMBER: S2369 SPONSOR: Farley
nish a skybox at a baseball stadium
Synopsis: Lawmakers gave final passage to a bill that
SUBJECT: Landlords
and $17,514 to purchase chocowould prohibit applicants for civil service police officer Synopsis: Landlords who receive direct rental payments
lates.
positions from being hired after their 35th birthday. An from the county department of social services on behalf of
"What we've tried to do is recexception would be made for those who have served in the recipients may lose those payments in favor of the county
ognize where the flaws are in the
military. The number of years of military service will be tax collector under the terms of this bill. The measure percrop insurance program while
subtracted from the age of any applicant who has passed mits the department of social services to send a landlord's
maintaining the integrity of the systhe age of 35.
rental payments directly to the tax collector to satisfy trie
tem*'!,. said Ken Ackerman, who, .Yea:. 1361 jU.Nay.2..
and
,fi£sult: Parsed,,,Rlan$iar$s,^ia^^
f^-t~\ n H t T) f
heads USDA's crop insurance proNext Action: Governor
penalties.
gram. "The ultimate goal is to help
Vote
Legislator •<.•<"•"'
Yea: 52
Nay: 6
Result: Passed
farmers. Everyone recognizes the
Y
Marc W. Butler
Next Action: Assembly
losses farmers are suffering. The
Y
Elizabeth Little
Legislator
Vote
question is how best to do that."
Y
Chris Ortloff
Ronald B.Stafford
Y
But
if
the
Emergency
Supplemental Appropriation curBELL NUMBER: S2423 SPONSOR: Wright ['.
BELL NUMBER: A5309 SPONSOR: Glick
rently being considered is any indiSUBJECT: Slamming
SUBJECT: Pedestrians
cator, pork-barrel spending may
Synopsis: Pedestrians will walk a little easier if this mea- Synopsis: Prohibits suppliers of natural gas or electricserchip away much of the $6 billion
sure becomes law. The bill authorizes municipalities to vice from changing a customer's supplier of gas or elecmeant for crop insurance reform.
designate "pedestrian-safe" zones, allowing pedestrians to tricity, commonly known as "slamming." This would
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has
safely cross a street without the use of traffic control apply unless the supplier complies with the requirements
so far labeled $85.5 million as
devices. Motorists would be required to yield to the cross- set-up by the Public Service Commission.
pork-barrel spending, including
Yea: 59
Nay: 0
Result: Passed
ing pedestrians.
- $2,000,000 for the Borough
Next Action: Assembly
Yea: 142
Nay: 0
Result: Passed
of Ketchikan to participate in a
Legislator
Vote
Next Action: Senate
study of the feasibility and dynamLegislator
Vote
Ronald B.Stafford
Y
ics of manufacturing veneer prodMarc W. Butler
Y
ucts in southeast Alaska;
BELL NUMBER: S3087 SPONSOR: Kuhl
Elizabeth Little
Y
- $3,800,000 for additional
SUBJECT: Agriculture
Chris Ortloff
E
research, management and enforceSynopsis: Enables agricultural producers who have sufment activities in the Northeast
fered a disastertoreceive a real property tax exemption for
BELL NUMBER: A5386 SPONSOR: Klein
Multispecies fishery and the acquireplanting purposes on any acreage which was damaged
SUBJECT: Food safety
sition of shoreline data for nautical
*
,
Synopsis: All restaurant and food service employees in or destroyed.
charts;
the state would receive uniform food safety training under Yea: 59
Nay: 0
Result: Passed
- $2,200,000 for sewer infrathe terms of this Assembly-passed legislation. The bill Next Action: Assembly
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structure associated with Salt Lake
requires the state health commissioner to establish
Legislator
Vote
City's 2002 Olympic games.
statewide standards for food service and sanitation safety,
Y
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MARKET WATCH - Don't
and to provide a training program to ensure the safety of Ronald B.Stafford
panic yet, but there are signs that the
food purchased from a restaurant or food service.
BELL NUMBER: S925-A SPONSOR: Meier
decade-long economic boom might
Yea: 141
Nay: 1
Result: Passed
SUBJECT: Accountants
be petering out.
Synopsis: The Senate passed legislation that would allow
Next Action: Senate
A recently released analysis by
sole practitioners, specifically, certified public accountants
Legislator
Vote
Standard & Poor's shows that corwho employ other CPAs, to use the terms "and associates"
Marc W. Butler
Y
porate default rates more than
and "& associates" in their firm names,.
Elizabeth Little
Y
tripled in 1998, compared with the
Yea: 59
Nay: 0
Result: Passed
Chris Ortloff
E
previous years. The data show that
BELL NUMBER: A6235 SPONSOR: Brennan
Next Action: Assembly
48 companies holding $10.86 bilSUBJECT: Mental health
Legislator
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lion in debt failed to make one or
Synopsis: The Assembly passed a measure to require
Ronald
B.Stafford
Y
more payments on their debts. This
insurance companies to provide the same levels of coverKEY: Y=Yes; N=No; E=Excused;
A=Absent;
compares to just 17 firms with
age for mental health treatment as they do for physical
NV=Not Voting/Abstained
debts totaling $4.35 billion in
1997.
Why should Americans - fat
and prosperous after years of doubledigit annual increases in the Dow give a hoot about some ripples in the
bond market?
And should it matter to the average person that "junk bonds," those To the Editor,
reading group just read Simple much water around the world. It's
symbols of 1980s-style financial
I am a student teacher from Things Kids can do to Save the about time w e should save a feW
excess, are once again the preferred Pittsburgh State University. I Earth, by the Earthworks Group. thousands gallons of water! Wh6n
corporate method of borrowing recently finished my first placement We think that it's everyone's job to you wash ydur dishes don't run the
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Default rates still only equal less Elementary School. I taught third water.
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than 2 percent of all corporate debt. grade in Ms. Sue Kennelly s class.
In/the back of .our school some if you leave the water, tunning, just
But, says S&P's Leo Brand* the situDuring my time there, I taught kids kill frog eggs. So there will be think about how much water you
ation is "very worrisome."
small .reading groups. One reading less frogs. And. if there are less are wasting. If you put a bin under
"If the economy takes a down- group had just read Simple Things frogs, the whole food chairi, jvill yoUr sink and you leave the water
turn, .default rates will increase sub- Kids can do to Save the Earth by mess up. There will be more flies runfting, you will see h o w much
stantially," Brand said.
Earthworks Group. The students and the animals that eat frogs will water you are wasting. When you
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life, and it would b e a big helft | o
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