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May 28 Council wants to be rid of rallies
Posted on Wed, May. 28, 2008
Council wants to be rid of ralliesMayor: We don't need themBy Lorena Andersonlanderson@thesunnews.com Furious and frustrated after the weekend shooting of a 20-year-old Coastal Carolina University student, Myrtle Beach City Council members said Tuesday that they do not want motorcycle rallies in the city any more. A group of local ministers and a bike-rally event promoter spoke to the council at a morning workshop Tuesday and implored the city to help them "do something" about the behavior they witnessed during the past weekend. Other groups have complained to city officials in previous years after the Atlantic Beach Bikefest biker rally and the Harley-Davidson spring rally. "I experienced something ... enough is enough," the Rev. Tim McCray told the council on Tuesday. He said he and others had not slept for the past four days during the Atlantic Beach Bikefest, staying up to get a firsthand look at the parties that have for years concerned residents and prompted complaints. "They were up there partying, doing things they shouldn't be doing." Grand Strand Connection is an umbrella group that is trying to help solve "issues that threaten the harmony of Myrtle Beach," said McCray, the group's founder. The group is bringing together local officials, clergy, hotel owners, restaurants and other groups that plan and hold events geared toward bikers to make the spring and fall bike rallies more organized. McCray said he witnessed public sex acts and other behavior, not among the sport bikers who traditionally have come to the area during Memorial Day weekend, but among the 16- to 20-year-olds who arrive by the carload to party during weekend rally. "We know the NAACP has you locked down," McCray told the council. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has sued the city and area businesses for what it has called racist behavior during the Atlantic Beach Bikefest, which is visited predominantly by blacks and happens around Memorial Day weekend. Others argue that those who come to the Atlantic Beach Bikefest - whatever their race - don't behave properly, don't respect the city and its residents and cause more trouble than they are worth financially. The NAACP has monitored the Bikefest and the Harley-Davidson spring rally to make sure people are treated fairly at both events. Myrtle Beach Councilman Mike Chestnut, who appeared visibly upset by the weekend shooting of CCU student Corey Brooks, asked McCray and the others what they expect the city to do to make bike rallies more successful. "Why should we invest in this event when we don't in any other?" Chestnut asked. "Let me tell you what's going to happen. The City Council is going to shut it down. We're not going to have a 20-year-old shot because someone is too cheap to pay for a $20 parking space." Police have not confirmed a motive in the shooting. Hakim Harrell, an event promoter, said he understands the city's concern, but hopes more organized activities scattered throughout the city would draw people away from Ocean Boulevard. "We don't care which rally it is, we'd just as soon stop them," Mayor John Rhodes told the group. "We don't need them," Rhodes said. "We can fill all the hotel rooms without bike weeks."
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Contact LORENA ANDERSON at 444-1722.© 2008 MyrtleBeachOnline.com and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.comDHEC urges citizens to 'Drive Nowhere' May 30
E-mail – nanneyml@dhec.sc.gov or Clair Boatwright – (803) 898-4461 E-mail – boatwrc@dhec.sc.gov COLUMBIA – As part of the effort to improve air quality statewide, South Carolinians are urged to consider using mass transit instead of single-occupant vehicles on May 30 as part of "Drive Nowhere Day," the state Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today. "As summer heats up and ground-level ozone poses a bigger threat to public health, the 'Drive Nowhere' pledge sponsored by Environmental Action has state and local officials asking Americans to take a second look at mass transit," said Myra Reece, chief of DHEC's Bureau of Air Quality. "In early May, nearly 1,000 people took the 'Pledge to Drive Nowhere' on May 30. "During the summer months, ground-level ozone is the state’s most widespread air-quality concern,” Reece said. "High ground-level ozone concentrations generally occur on hot, sunny days when the air is stagnant. That can create breathing problems for anyone, but especially does so for children, people with asthma or other respiratory problems, as well as for adults who work or exercise outdoors. Ground-level ozone can also cause tree or crop damage." According to Reece, ground-level ozone forms when emissions from volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxide, which primarily come from tailpipe exhaust, react in the presence of sunlight. "Since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made the ground-level ozone standard more stringent in March, county and local governments have increased their support for use of mass transit as one of many ways to reduce emissions," Reece said. "For example, the Seneca City Council voted unanimously on April 24 to spend $48,550 for a transportation study aimed at expanding Clemson Area Transit bus routes to Walhalla and Westminster; the Charleston area is looking into ways to expand service for the growing number of commuters driving to the Super Kmart park-and-ride lot in North Charleston to pick up the CARTA Express buses to the peninsula; and the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority has lowered fares for its SMARTRIDE service for commuters from Newberry, Little Mountain and Chapin." Mass transit has many benefits:
Web pages for all South Carolina regional transportation authorities, with information on bus routes and fares, can be accessed at the Transportation Association of South Carolina Web site at: http://www.go-tasc.org/. Anyone interested in taking the pledge not to drive on May 30 may do so by logging on to the Environmental Action Web site at: http://www.environmental-action.org/enviroaction.asp?id=2623&id4=ES For more information about how to get involved with local efforts to improve air quality in South Carolina, please visit the DHEC Bureau of Air Quality Web page at: http://www.scdhec.gov/environment/baq/community.aspx, or call (803) 898-4123. May 14 Lets turn The Grand Strand of SC into the most environmentaly friendly placeGood Day,
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Board set to approve MB grant Trade center expansion sought by city, senator PO BOX 1151 Myrtle Beach, SC 29578 April 26 Subject: Tell McCain: Stop insulting womenSubject: Tell McCain: Stop insulting women Dear Friend, On Wednesday, Senate Republicans filibustered the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a law that would have overturned an appalling Supreme Court decision that practically abolished remedies for gender-based compensation discrimination in the workplace. In opposing this legislation, Senator John McCain said that if women want better-paying jobs, they just need more "education and training." Then, he didn't even show up for the vote. Let's tell Senator McCain that should stop blocking an up or down vote on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act if he wants to ensure equal rights for women under the law. Please have a look and take action. http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/mccain_vs_ledbetter/?r_by=-1582168-PsegPB&rc=paste Thanks! April 20 You know Earth Day is on 4-22-08, right?Bright Blessings! I hope this finds you well and in great spirits. Are you enjoying Spring? You know Earth Day is on 4-22-08, right? Some of you know that I am on the Kluckin Films Krew. Well, I just spent 1/2 that day out in the sun and I'm allergic to the sun! I did my best to stay out of the direct sun and in the shade as much as I could, but being one of the camera operators, that wasn’t always possible. We were contracted to video tape the First ever Earth Day Event in Myrtle Beach, SC! We arrived around 10:AM and I was only able to stay until 2:PM. I came home and passed out, literally. That is one of the things that prolonged sun exposure does to me, it makes me pass out. There are many other things like 3RD degree sunburns in a matter of a few hours (if I’m not careful), disorientation, my equilibrium goes whacky, loss of memory, hives and other skin ailments, just to name a few. The event was scheduled to start at 11:30AM and end at 6:PM. The time I was out there I can say that other than being in the sun I liked what I saw. This is the start of something WONDERFUL! The event was organized by The Wellness Council for Coastal South Carolina and sponsored by some pretty cool people. Though there weren't as many attendees as we all would have hoped, it was still GREAT for the first ever Earth Day Event in our area. March 18 Mom accused of abusing daughter with car wash power spray speaks outMom accused of abusing daughter with car wash power spray speaks out
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Women Caught On Video Powerwashing Child At Car WashOrange County deputies are searchingfor two women caught on tape powerwashing a young child at a car wash.Thursday, March 06, 2008 5:40:23 PM
ORANGE COUNTY -- Orange County deputies are searching for two women caught on tape powerwashing a young child at a car wash. The video was recorded last month at the Magical Car Wash on Bloomfield Drive. It showed two women pulling into one of the bays in a Hyundai Elantra and then using the high pressure washer to spray the child with cold water all over her body. A manager at the car wash said she heard one of the women scolding the child and telling them they would continue until their behavior improved. Deputies said they are now worried this child could be in danger of more abuse. Click here to comment on this story at cfnews13.com.
ORLANDO, FL -- A Florida mother who was caught on video spraying her daughter in a car wash talked about the incident on Thursday.
Niurka Ramirez, 22, has watched the video, and she said she knows what everyone is saying about her, but she claimed that people don't know the real story.
"It's exhausting. Everything has been very exhausting," Ramirez said. The video has been broadcast around the world. The young mother was at an Orange County car wash, using a high-pressure hose on her two-year-old daughter. Ramirez said it wasn't child abuse. Her daughter was having a tantrum, and she wanted to calm her down. "I was thinking by the time I get her to the car wash, and she gets out of the car, she'll relax. It didn't calm her down, so I ended up wetting her, and I asked if she was OK, if she was going to calm down. She was still screaming and kicking. I put water on her. She relaxed. I took off her wet clothes. I wrapped her in a towel. I held her; I kissed her," Ramirez said. But what was captured on a video camera sent Ramirez to jail. She was charged with child abuse, and the case sent the community into a frenzy. Some people are saying the child should be taken away from her mother, but Ramirez disagrees. "I wasn't hurting my daughter. I was not abusing my daughter. Clearly, I am not perfect, and I made a wrong choice. I am not a monster ... I think I'm a great mom," Ramirez said. The single mother said once the tape was shown, she turned herself into authorities. Her daughter was checked out, and the child was never removed from the home. Ramirez admitted that if she knew she was being videotaped, she would have never done what she did. She said she has learned from her mistake. "I have a beautiful, excellent little daughter. She's beautiful, and I'm a single parent. It was just a wrong choice, but I am not a monster like they're portraying me to be," Ramirez said. Ramirez has voluntarily allowed the Department of Children and Families into her home, and she is taking parenting classes. You call this child abuse? Copyright © 2008 Mother Earth Lover All rights reserved I call it self restrains and keeping control on Niurka Ramirez‘s behalf!I watched the video of Niurka Ramirez spraying that child. I didn’t see one thing wrong with what she did. Ok , for those of you who feel that she did something wrong, let me ask you……. Do you feel like she did something wrong, with the action she took, because of the kind of attachment that was on the hose? What would you have done? I can see where this paranoid and corrupt society would be able to imagine that Niurka had pulled the trigger and harmed the child by increasing the pressure of the water. But SHE DIDN’T! The pressure from the spray coming out when your not pressing the trigger isn’t enough to harm human skin. I feel like Niurka was in full control of herself and the situation. She admits being a single mom. How many of you are or have been single parents? Anyone who is dealing with the stresses of daily life to include temper tantrums (or sibling rivalry and all the other things that come with raising children) and not actually harming or putting the children in any real danger, while keeping control of it all , are heroes. She said that her daughter had been throwing this tantrum for an extended period of time, while she was driving to the carwash. How many of you have ever had a small child throwing a tantrum while you were driving down the road? Niurka held her cool, trying to calm the child the whole time, according to her own statements, and this is what it took to calm the child without harming her. I raised three on my own. There were times when I was at my wits end. Water was one thing that I did use! It got their attention, the feeling of being wet really gets your attention when someone else has just wet you, without your consent or knowing it was going to happen. It works when used properly. And no one gets hurt. SOME EXAMPLES When there was a sibling rivalry going on, and there were many, and I could not get them to stop yelling at each other, running after each other through the house - with real intentions of doing bodily harm to the other, once when one of them was throwing a tantrum. I would get a cup of cold water and just splash it on them. If they were in a rivalry I was able to stop them long enough to get their attentions so we could calm down, sit down and talk it out . Come to a happy medium in the dispute or find out what is bothering them and work it out with the love and teamwork it takes to have a happy loving family bond. One of the kids (pre-teen) was throwing a temper tantrum in the kitchen. This one was about to get ugly! This child had lost all control of herself and was on the verge of total destruction. She picked up a plate and was getting in stance to throw the plate through the house. I happened to be standing at the sink at the time. I picked up the sprayer, turned on the water full blast, aimed right at her and pressed the trigger. Bulls eye! I got soaked the back of her head and her shirt. She was able to stop the madness in it’s tracks. She didn’t throw the plate. She looked around the room. Realized what had just happened. Became upset that she had been “gotten” , placed the plate on the table and ran to her room. She was inside the room (which she shared with her sister) alone for about two hours . When she came out her whole world had transformed into the peaceful, calm, caring, loving person she really was. One of my kids has a hard time with mornings. She was born nocturnal, runs in the family. She hates to get up in the mornings to do anything. If not constantly prompted every few minutes (for many years as a child) she would be late for the school bus, or what ever it was she had to wake for. I would take a cup of water into her room and pour a small amount of cold water on her head. Not her face, but on her hair. I didn’t put her in danger. I didn’t hit her with anything. I didn’t drag her out of bed and throw her across the room, I didn’t yell at her. I didn’t harm her in any way. It didn’t take too many times of me pouring water on her hair before she would get up when it was time to get up. Think about it. How can it be abuse for a parent to do what ever it takes to keep the children in control of themselves, without harming the child or allowing the child to hurt themselves or others? I look at it this way. I taught my children that you have to stop and calm youself, think it. Do Not allow anger to control yourself you control yourself. I taught them that teamwork only works when you work it. If you feel I was a “Bad Parent” for incorporating water into a form of keeping control of 3 kids, alone, then so be it.
I heard Niurka say that sees how she “has made a wrong choice“. That tells me that public statement was just to please the public. I can’t see where she made a wrong choice, can you? Sincerly, A fellow Single Mom
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