Truck Auction Ends Tuesday Nigerian Violence Increases
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A success story New jobless claims Vikings will move from St. Jude’s again on the increase on without Favre Area State Page 14 Page 8 Sports Page 6 The News-BannerWells County’s Hometown Connection Bluffton, Indiana www.news-banner.com Vol. 80 No. 228 50¢ Democrats’ deal advance health care reform THURSDAY WASHINGTON (AP) — Con- Democratic leaders in the House The Finance panel and the Ener- occur would be in September. July 30, 2009 gressional Democrats are deter- won agreement from conservatives gy and Commerce panel are seen The House bill and the plan mined to show progress on a health on the Energy and Commerce Com- as pivotal tests of prospects for the under negotiation in the Senate are care overhaul by pushing President mittee that would allow that panel legislation because they reflect the designed to meet Obama’s goals of Quick Takes Barack Obama’s top domestic prior- to start voting on legislation as early broader composition of the Senate spreading health coverage to mil- ity through two critically important as Thursday. In the Senate, negotia- and the House. Three other com- lions who now lack it, while trying committees before they head home tors on the Finance Committee say mittees that have already passed to slow the skyrocketing growth in Follow-up to ‘Tea for their August break. they are nearer to a bipartisan com- versions of the legislation are domi- medical costs. As recently as two Party’ is Monday They’re closer, but they’re not promise that has eluded them for nated by Democratic liberals. weeks ago, Obama was pressing the there yet. weeks. The earliest that floor votes could A meeting will be held (Continued on Page 2) at 7 p.m. Monday in the Courthouse Annex building to follow up on the July 4 Tea Party held on the Court- house plaza. Changing Steve Huffman, who organized the July 4 event, says the meeting will be a rules on “Call to Action” for “ all who believe the Constitution of the United States is the law of the land and should licensing be upheld.” The goal of the session, Bennett wants to make Huffman said, is “to create it easier to be a teacher a mission statement, leader- ship roles, and actions for a — or a superintendent local organization with the INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A state purpose of helping to assure licensing board put the brakes on that our constitutional rights state Superintendent Tony Bennett’s are protected by our govern- plan to revamp teacher licensing mental officials.” rules Wednesday after some com- The event is bi-partisan, plained the changes would down- Huffman emphasizes. For play the importance of learning how more information, call him to teach. at 824-2333. Bennett wants to eliminate some requirements for teacher licensing and says the process should ensure potential teachers have a deep Drainage Board understanding of the subject they sets closed session will teach. He said current require- The Wells County Drain- ments focus too much attention on No problem age Board will meet in exec- teaching methods. utive session at 7:30 a.m., “We need folks who understand Under the watchful eye of Bluffton Police Officer Geoff Gilbert, right, Bluffton Boot Camp participant Drew Rockwell had no problem facing down a frontal attack from Bluffton Deputy Chief Nathan Huss during “Red Man” training at Monday, Aug. 3. rigorous content,” Bennett said. the Wells County 4-H fairgrounds. The Boot Camp concludes Friday. (Photo by Jerry Battiste) The board will meet to Under the proposed changes, discuss pending litigation. elementary education majors would The regular “first Monday take no more than 30 college cred- of the month” meeting of the it hours in teaching methods and board will begin at 8 a.m. at would have to have a minor in a Truck auction ends Tuesday the Wells County Carnegie content subject area such as science, Annex on West Washington math or English. It’s unclear how the By DAVE SCHULTZ win the auction. used police cars were the first to go, Street. limit on credit hours would work, Bluffton Mayor Ted Ellis has “The bidding has gone on for to out-of-state dealerships. A utility and members of the Professional decided to pull the plug on the truck weeks and only minimal increases truck and a 1940 dump truck have Standards Advisory Board said they auction. have been received the past few also since been sold, leaving just wanted to clarify that and other Ellis said Wednesday that he had weeks,” Ellis told the bidders. “The the Dodge Dakota with a myriad of issues before voting on whether to sent letters to the 13 individuals that high bidder at 1 p.m. on Aug. 4 will mechanical problems still to sell. move forward with the changes. have submitted sealed bids for the be the winner.” And Ellis wants it gone — even Inside The proposed rules also would 1987 pickup truck the city is attempt- The truck is not in good shape. though it might cost Bluffton a spot Local/Area allow anyone with a bachelor’s ing to sell, saying that next Tuesday The first bid on the vehicle, on May in the record books. degree to become a teacher if they would be the last day the city would 26, was a mere $100. After 10 weeks “We might have been able to Obituaries. 3 pass a test from the American Board accept bids for the truck. The high- of opening bids, the high bid on the get in the Guinness Book of World Police Notebook . .3 for Certification of Teacher Excel- est bid received at the start of the truck is $556. Records for the longest municipal lence. Currently only seven states Bluffton Board of Public Works and The city began its vehicle auc- auction,” he said Wednesday. Opinion allow teachers to be licensed with Safety meeting next Tuesday would tion with five vehicles. The two [email protected] that online program, according to Angelkeep . .4 the group’s Web site. Opponents of some of the chang- es said future teachers need to under- Also... stand teaching methods, not just be Sports. 6-7 brilliant in their respective fields. Nigerian violence increases Classifieds . 10-11 Diversions . .12 “How you teach does make a big MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Soldiers in tanks difference,” board member George and armored cars besieged the shelled compound of Van Horn said. “The ’how’ is criti- a radical Islamist sect and sporadic gunfire explod- Horan: Violence hasn’t cal.” ed as hundreds of innocents fled on the third day of Bennett also wants to allow Weather fighting in Nigeria’s northern city of Maiduguri. altered Extension plans anyone with a master’s degree to Relief official Apollus Jediel said about 1,000 Today: Mostly cloudy, become a district superintendent if By FRANK SHANLY with a high near 83. Calm people had abandoned their homes Wednesday, join- Recent fighting in the northeast region of Nigeria will they pass a school leader’s license ing 3,000 displaced this week in four states caught wind becoming southwest test and get state approval. apparently have no impact on Bill Horan’s plans to visit between 5 and 10 mph. up in the violence. the country next month. Bennett said school districts need It is not known Tonight: A 30 percent the flexibility to hire people from 200 mi At least, that is the current situation. how many scores BORNO chance of showers and thun- outside traditional education chan- 200 km NIGER Horan. the Purdue Extension educator for agriculture derstorms. Mostly cloudy, of people have been in Wells County, said Thursday morning that reports from nels. The change would give local Maiduguri with a low around 62. West killed. Police say KANO school boards more options, he said. the Reuters news agency shows that wind between 5 and 10 most of the dead fighting has been more isolated than If a board wanted to hire someone are militants, from a BAUCHI mph. with a traditional educational back- some reports from Nigeria have group that wants to Abuja Nigerian Friday: Partly sunny, ground, they could do so, but if they indicated. with a high near 81. North impose Taliban-style army Horan will be leaving for Nige- needed an acute business manager NIGERIA attacked wind between 5 and 10 rule across this multi- ria soon; the mission he is involved to handle district financial problems, religious country of Islamist mph. they could choose someone from mosque, with is scheduled for Aug. 6-21. His Friday Night: Partly 140 million. Dozens itinerary puts him in the central and outside the education field. of people have been CAM. scores cloudy, with a low around Opponents said not anyone can tlantic Ocean killed western part of Nigeria; the fighting 58. West wind around 5 arrested. is in the far northeast section of the become a superintendent. URCE: ESRI AP mph becoming calm. Reporters on the country. Stephen McColley, the super- ground say the trou- Saturday: Mostly sunny, intendent of Wes-Del Community Horan also noted that although ble started with mili- Bill Horan with a high near 83. South Schools in Delaware County, said members of his group will be going wind between 5 and 10 tants attacking a police station in Bauchi state Sun- closer to the area of the fighting than he was a teacher before becoming a day. Then they attacked police in Kano, Yobe and mph. bank executive and later a superin- the region to which he has been assigned, they will still Borno, of which Maiduguri is the capital.