JEFFERSONVILLE, IN (WAVE) - A Louisville Metro police officer arrested in southern Indiana is facing domestic battery charges involving his wife.

A Clark County Sheriff's Office arrest report says an accident with injuries was reported at 11:53 p.m. Feb. 1 on County Road 403 near Ray's Lawn and Garden. While heading to scene the officer was told two people were fighting in the parking lot of the business.

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Once at the scene, the officer found a man on top of Jonathan Osborne, 34, of Louisville, in an apparent attempt to hold him down. The man told police he intervened after Osborne assaulted Mrs. Osborne.

The report says Osborne appeared "very intoxicated" and smelled strongly of alcohol. He was placed in handcuffs before being checked by EMS for injuries.

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The witness said his vehicle was behind the car containing Osborne and his wife heading west on County Road 403 when the Osborne's car made a sharp right turn and hit a parked tractor which struck the building.

When the witness and his passenger went to check for anyone injured, Osborne cursed at them. The report says Osborne then walked over to his own wife and punched her in the face before kicking her in the head after she was down on the ground. The witness said he got involved after Osborne started to choking Mrs. Osborne.

Osborne's wife told police the couple had left a Super Bowl party and she was driving the car. During the drive home, she said Osborne punched her in the face causing her to serve the car hitting the tractor.

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We get asked this question alot. What are all these little bumps in my lawn? If you have bumps in your lawn its generallya good thing, as it indicates earthworm activity in your soil.

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Its a good thing what they do in that they are helping aerate your soil. This helpsimprove soil structure by relieving soil compaction, improving air circulation,moisture penetration and it also increases microbial activity, which in turn helps decompose thatch. Without boring you will all the othercompounding benefits, just know that worms are a good thing and any pesticides applied to your lawn will not effect them.

So what to do about all thosebumps you say? Well,the best way to approach it is to try not to put in too much effort. Youll always have earthworms and thats a good thing.So, by fertilizing your lawn and maintaining a good thick turf stand you help to mask the bumps in your lawn. If your turf stand isnt as dense as you would like it or you can see thecastings without having to pull away the grass then you shouldseriously consider an over seeding service to sew in more grass seed to help thicken your lawn. Having a good thick turf stand is beneficial in many ways. The more intense approach would be to stop into your local hardware or big box store and pickup a lawn dethatcher. De thatching your lawn in the spring time is always recommended before the green shoots start to rise. But, you can also do this at any time of the season. A lawn dethatcher has metal tines that flick and scrape at the grass helping to remove dead decomposing grass. It also can help break down those dirt castings and relieve some of the bumpiness. It may take several passes to get enough of them to meet your satisfaction.

NEVER ROLL YOUR LAWN!!! Rolling your lawn may seem to be a good idea in this case but it is definitely not. Rolling your lawn compacts the soil making it extremely difficult for turf grass roots to grow and pull in the nutrients and moisture they need. The only time wed recommend rolling a lawn is just after you seeded a new area. That would help drive the seeds into the soil. But you wouldnt be looking to compact the soil here so you would be using a light weight roller. Something that wouldnt do much for squishing the earthworm castings.

Taking the time to diagnose what is really going on with your lawn is the first step in protecting your investment for the longhaul.

If youthink you have some turf density issues andare currently on our regular lawn care program, GIVE US A CALL! Well give you some recommendations as to what your lawn or soil needs to get the lawn youve been looking for.

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What would Ferguson have looked like if there had beenan Olivia Pope there?

Thats the question tonights episode of Scandal asks us to contemplate. A 17-year-old black man is shot by a white cop. The claim is that the man, Brandon, was going for a knife. His body has sat on the street in view of his neighbors for an hour. It all sounds eerily familiar, until Olivia is called in by the cops to help them handle the optics. And until Brandons father comes out, shotgun in hand, and stands vigil over his sons body until the cops answer for what theyve done.

Hes joined by a local activist, Marcus Walker, a Georgetown-educated young man whos come back to his community to strengthen it and protect it. Hes aggressive, hes spiky, hes absolutely right, and he has Livs number. You dont want justice. You want anger. You want outrage. You want retribution, she accuses him. Youre right. I do. So should you, he tells her. Walker offers Liv a foil at the start of this episode, deflating the trademark Pope rant before it can gain steam. He challenges her on her relationship to Brandons death as a black woman. Liv has spent most of this show, that weve seen, moving in circles where the power and money dynamics were far more consequential than a racial dynamic. For about a week straight, i thought Iwas a goner. I lived in complete and total fear, she tells David Rosen. Imagine feeling like that every single day of your life.

Olivia is also deeply dedicated to doing the right thing, so when she sees the police gearing up to obstruct the press and prep a riot squad to disperse the protest, she crosses the picket line. The fact that they stand in groups and say things you do not like does not make them a mob, she tells the police chief. It makes them Americans. Once its clear the cops care more about protecting their image than protecting the law, Liv is over it.

A knife is discovered on Brandons body, seeming to validate the cops story. The magic of Pope and Associates spy-team discovers proof that the knife was planted. This moment, as all Pope and Associates investigations, is a bit of idealized workthe perfect evidence, the missing piece. Its a fantasy for what we want in realitythe video camera that shows us exactly what was going on, who did what, an objective eye by which we can judge events. In this case, it exonerates Brandon, and gives closure to his dad.

In the end the question is answered, because this is TV, much more neatly than in real life. Officer Newton, when confronted by Olivia and the full weight of the Justice Department as represented by David Rosen, goes on a deeply incriminating rant. He uses the phrase those people, bemoans black on black crime, and makes claims about not getting respect. His colleagues in the DC police look on aghast. The Justice Department opens an investigation. Officer Newton is charged with a slew of crimes (but none of them murderlets not strain the suspension of disbelief too much).

In our reality, this week the DOJ released its report on the findings in the investigation into the shooting death of Michael Brown. In the report they detail their reasons for clearing Officer Darren Wilson of civil rights violations in his actions. In a second report, the DOJ broadly condemned policing practice in the city of Ferguson, citing systemic issues in both the local court system and the police department that led to blatant disregard of the law and of the constitutional rights of the areas residents, and racial bias in law enforcement.

The Ferguson reports are essentially a mirror opposite of Scandals denouement. On TV its easier to have a singular villain, to have the cop responsible be a closet bigot. Theres only so much you can do in an hour of time, and addressing the ingrained biases and racism of our legal system isnt easily one of them. (Heck, five seasons isnt necessarily enoughjust ask The Wire.) Its also not as neatly solved. Theres no answer, no neat wrap-up to systemic injustice, no satisfying resolution. Theres just the daily questioning of why this is the way things are, how they can be better.

Scandal tonight did about as fulfilling a treatment of this issue as you could hope for from an hour of TV. Even the trademark monologues are graceful, balanced, and frankly, more than usually touching. Officer Newtons rant is at once a dog-whistle for a raging bigot without being a caricature of a racist cop. Clarence Parkers speech about his son touches heartbreakingly on so many things the parents of young black men worry about. Does this storyline wrap up neatly, and in a way that seems like an aspirational fantasyand is it sad that Ive tagged a just arrest as aspirational fantasy? Yes. But Rimes is better able to express her feelings about it, as shetweeted tonight about this conclusion: We had a great deal of debate about this ending. Whether to be hopeful or not. It was really hard. In the end we went with what fulfilling the dream SHOULD mean. The idea of possibility. And the despair we feel now.

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A corporation is an organizationusually a large businesswith specific characteristics.

Under law, corporations are deemed separate legal entities from their owners. This means that corporations themselves, not the owners, are legally liable for their actions and debts. If a corporation incurs debts, creditors have claims against the assets of the corporation, not the personal assets of the owners. This is called limited liability, and is a major corporate advantage.

Joes Lawn & Garden is not a corporation. Joe and ten other people are owners who share the profits. The company is sued for $500,000, but the company only has $350,000 in assets. All ten of the owners must dig into their personal assets to pay off the remaining $150,000.

Now instead, lets say Joes Lawn & Garden became a corporation the year before, and is now called Joes Lawn & Garden Incorporated. The company is sued for $500,000, but it only has $350,000 in assets. Although creditors may collect the $350,000, the corporation owners are not personally liable for the rest.

The advantages of forming a corporation include:

-limited liability

-ability to raise money by selling shares

-separate corporate tax treatment

- and advantages when recruiting employees

Disadvantages include the time, complex paperwork and costs to form a corporation. In addition, in some cases, profits of a corporation are double taxedonce when the corporation pays taxes, and again when the owner receives dividends and pays his own taxes.

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OPINION Lawn selections should focus on the diversity of experiences residents can provide, and not offer residency as an award by Managing Board | Mar 05 2015 | 18 hours ago | Updated 19 hours ago

With last monthsannouncement of the Lawn Selection Committees decisions determining Lawn room residency for the 2015-16 academic year, the representation of the student body in the 47 selected Lawn room residents has come into question. In next years class of residents at least separate from the seven rooms whose residents are to be determined through separate processes the majority of students identify as white, and there areno black students at all. Additionally, particular University organizations such as the University Guide Service and Honor Committee have significant representation, whereas fraternities and sororities under the National Pan-Hellenic Council have none at all.

Students may be quick to criticize the Lawn selection system for the disproportionate representation of particular groups, or stigmas surrounding particular extracurriculars, or even the diversity of the applicant pool itself. But the homogeneity of Lawn residents, though impacted by many factors, is due to what we have made the space of the Lawn an accolade for high-achieving students, a reward by which we can (imperfectly) measure individuals achievements, and not necessarily a space where our whole community can gather.

The Lawn carries with it at once a heavy and moving legacy. This space was created with the use of enslaved labor; every room in which the next class of residents will live was built by slaves. At the same time, the Lawn has been a space of social change; it has been a gathering place for students to make themselves heard, including in 1969 when 1,000 studentsgathered on the steps of the Rotunda to protest the racist atmosphere at the University, in 1970 during the Vietnam war and as recently as 2012 during President Sullivans ouster. For these reasons, living on the Lawn is not just an achievement but a deep responsibility to understand that space and its role at our school, as well as to make the space as inclusive as possible.

The symbolism of the Lawn cannot be overstated. First-years face the Rotunda at Convocation, one of their first introductions to the school as enrolled students, and graduate in that same space. Incoming students are taught to see the Lawn as a special place, the original part of our University, rich in history and a space where all are welcome. If the Lawn is intended to be a welcoming space, then the process for selecting Lawn residents should focus on making the Lawn a communal area, not on rewarding students for their achievements. It is worth noting that such goals are not necessarily mutually exclusive: high-achieving students are plentiful at the University, and can be found in a diverse range of groups. But our overriding aim when contemplating each years class of residents should be to best represent the wide range of student experiences at the University. If the Lawn is truly a shared space, students from a broader intersection of the University should feel a connection to it, not just students from particular organizations, and certainly not just students of a particular race.

Think, for a moment, about Lighting of the Lawn especially last semester, when our community so desperately needed the kind of solidarity such an event provides. For many, the ability to visit friends in their Lawn rooms and to feel confident in knowing their small corner of the University world is represented there makes such events all the more meaningful. Next year, if no one on the Lawn has a direct connection and therefore reason to open his room to an organization like the Black Student Alliance, can we expect members of that organization to feel like the Lawn belongs to them as much as it belongs to students whose organizations are represented by 10 or more residents?

Of course, there are only 47 non-endowed Lawn rooms, and there are far more than 47 communities at our University. Representation across the board is an unachievable goal, but a better distribution of representation would still make the Lawn a more communal area. But beyond that, students who have no personal ties to Lawn residents should still feel like the Lawn belongs to them as much as it belongs to any individual Lawn resident or group represented by that resident. Such a feeling can only stem from a Lawn made up of students from a wide range of student groups, with the guiding philosophy that the Lawn exists not as those students reward for achievement but as our shared space.

The Lawn should ultimately serve as a place for the integration of all parts of the student body. Above all, no student should feel like a space so integral to our school is inaccessible.

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Whether you live in central Eureka or in the wild outskirts of Trinidad, gophers and moles can be found in just about any North Coast garden. While I would not recommend killing them, as they have as much right to the land as we do, after having hundreds of dollars of bulbs (true story) snarfed down by a hungry gopher or having your lawn ripped up by a mole in search of delicious grubs, you could be forgiven for hoping they might peacefully move on to that vacant lot down the street. What's a gardener to do?

Is it a mole? A symmetrical, cone-shaped mound with some chunky clods of dirt and possibly an opening in the center is a good indication you have a mole. You also might see a raised ridge in the lawn, or a series of mounds along a curving line showing where they are traveling underground. If you have a mole, breathe a sigh of relief, because at least moles don't eat plants. They prefer to feast on insects, earthworms, and grubs, and are much easier to repel than gophers.

Or is it a gopher? Gopher mounds have a fan- or crescent-shaped mound surrounding a 2- to 3-inch diameter hole. As a gopher digs through the soil, it pushes the dirt to the surface at an angle, so you'll find those irregularly-shaped mounds of soil surrounding each hole. The hole is usually plugged once the gopher finishes eating vegetation in the surrounding area.

A lot of people are so annoyed by gophers and moles that they turn to using poisons, which are not only inhumane but can kill any cats or dogs who come across and eat the disoriented rodent. Or, they'll use an old-school trap which sends a spear through the center of your gopher or mole. That gives me the willies just thinking about it and is not the approach I want to take in the garden.

However, using more natural methods requires patience and a little bit of Zen. Some amount of coexistence isn't necessarily a bad thing; they are cute in their way, and they do aerate your soil. The main idea is to make your lawn and landscape the least comfortable place on the block so they'll go elsewhere. There isn't one organic technique that is the magic bullet, and for that matter, poisons and traps require consistent use, as well. Rather than expect a one-and-done solution, choose a few techniques to use in concert with one another to chase them out and discourage new tunneling rodents from taking up residence.

Flatten the tunnels and hope they dig deeper next time. Since moles aren't actually causing anything but aesthetic damage, I personally find them a lot easier to live with than gophers. If they are driving you nuts leaving raised tunnels and holes all over your lawn, just squash the tunnels flat with your foot. The moles will just come back, of course, but some people say that if you keep up with it, they will start digging their tunnels a little deeper as time goes on. Just keep a little bit of inexpensive grass seed on hand and scatter it on any disturbed areas of soil over your lawn.

Remove their juiciest food source. A lawn studded with plump, succulent grubs is an ideal fine-dining situation for your local moles, and if your lawn has an excess of grubs, you can take care of this pest problem at the same time as you send your moles packing. Milky spore bacteria is a natural biological treatment which infests grubs and kills them. Because it is a targeted biological treatment, it won't harm any moles who eat the grubs or the beneficial insects in your garden, but by reducing the grub population, you may make your neighbor's yard look tastier than your own.

Use a sonic vibration device. These small battery or solar-operated devices emit a periodic sound that humans don't generally notice, but is said to irritate both moles and gophers. Though it won't chase them out of your garden by itself, it certainly helps make your plot a less appealing place to set up shop.

Spread castor oil granules. Granulated castor oil doesn't harm moles in any way, but when applied to the lawn (or landscape) using a broadcast spreader, it releases a scent that both moles and gophers dislike. If you have a large space, you can direct moles to the nearest exit by treating one third of your lawn, waiting a few hours for them to move along, treating the second third of the lawn and again waiting, then treat the final third of your lawn at the end of the day. If done in concert with removing their food source and using sonic vibration devices, you can expect a dramatic reduction in tunneling visitors.

Both the sonic vibration devices and the castor oil granules mentioned above also irritate gophers, so consider those as the first techniques in your arsenal.

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Sheriff Benny Deloach would like to report the following incidents handled by deputies with the Appling County Sheriffs Office over the past few days.

Feb. 19, answered a call to Noah Lane in reference to threats and theft. The complainant stated her estranged husband made threats and took two guns that belonged to their son.

Feb. 20, answered a call to Appling ER in reference to possible child molestation. Investigation revealed allegations occurred in Jeff Davis County. DFACS was notified and the case was turned over to Jeff Davis County Sheriffs Office.

Feb. 20, answered a call to North Brobston Street, which led to the arrest of Tony Lee Gillis, 51, of Baxley. Gillis was charged with public drunkenness.

Feb. 21, answered a call to Gardner Road in reference to possible child abuse. DFACS was notified and Investigation continues.

Feb. 21, answered a call to Nail Road in reference to a structure fire. The complainant found his metal storage building on fire. The County Farm Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire.

Feb. 22, answered a call to Hatch Parkway in reference to a domestic/assault, which led to the arrest of Stephanie Leigh Green, 30, of Baxley. Green was charged with battery/family violence.

Feb. 22, answered a call to Hatch Parkway in reference to a possible child molestation. The DFACS was notified and is under investigation.

Feb. 23, answered a call to Golden Isles West in reference to a theft. A complainant stated someone stole his 8ft. smoker valued at $2,000. Investigation continues.

Feb. 24, answered a call to Earl Cauley Road in reference to illegal dumping. The complainant found two bags of trash dumped on his property. Investigation led to citation being issued to violator, and trash being picked up.

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Bowling balls at 1722 Beverly Place. Photo: John Storey

I find the use of bowling balls as lawn art to be undeniably quirky. For me, that starts with the premise that bowling itself is whimsical an antithesis for the social isolation of our era.

Today, Berkeley has only one bowling venue, one which mustbe seen as at least a bit eccentric.

Lawn bowling at 2270 Acton St. Photo: Tom Dalzell

Thus it ever was not. In addition to the Berkeley Bowl on Shattuck and the underground bowling at the student union, we had at least three bowling alleys:

Left without a single alley today, we compensate with bowling balls as lawn decoration. Sometimes it is a single ball, sometimes a cluster. Sometimes black, sometimes bright colors. Sometimes overwhelmed by weeds, sometimes proudly landscaped.

Bowling balls at 22 Tunnel Rd on Oak Ridge Path. Photo: John Storey

Bowling balls at 3017 Wheeler St. Photo: John Storey

Bowling ball at 1036 Pardee St. Photo: John Storey

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PARAMUS, NJ (PRWEB) February 27, 2015

When: Wednesday, March 11th from 12:00 pm through 2:00 pm

Where: CarePlus Paramus headquarters, located at 610 Valley Health Plaza, Paramus, NJ

Care Plus NJ, Inc. (CarePlus) headquartered in Paramus, NJ and Turning Point Inc. of Paterson have partnered to create an innovative program to help adolescents and adults who are struggling with substance use challenges and, in some cases, mental health disorders.

Turning Point at CarePlus refered to as Partnership in Recovery takes over 50 years of successful and specialized treatment experience from both organizations to offer a truly innovative program. This Partnership enables those seeking treatment to access all of the care that they need through a single door. The recent alarming rise in opioid use in particular, especially among young people, supports the need for expanded treatment options. The integrated care, single point of entry approach assures that wherever the client enters the system of care, they have access to the services they need to achieve recovery.

The adult program incorporates a 12-Step Model of Recovery, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Enhancement approach to recovery. The complementary treatment philosophies and practices offer a combination of individual and group therapies and an integrated care approach that supports the individual, unique and often complex treatment needs of clients in the program.

Turning Point at CarePlus is making concerted efforts to focus their combined attention to serving adolescents with substance use disorders, many of whom have co-occurring mental health issues. The Focus on Resilience with Assistance, Resources & Determination (FORWARD) program offers assessment, substance use education, and linkage to both individual and group therapies. According to Joe Masciandaro, CEO, CarePlus , The new adolescent programs are designed to educate and support the unique needs of young substance users, and work to return them to a healthy level of functioning at home, in school, and in the community.

Turning Point at CarePlus offers both traditional outpatient (weekly or bi-weekly session) and intensive outpatient treatment (3-4 days per week) at the 610 Valley Health Plaza facility in Paramus. Psychiatric evaluation, family therapy and other complementary interventions are also available on a sliding fee scale.

While the Partners in Recovery have been working together in practice since July 2013, they are officially announcing the programs to the public with a Ribbon Tying ceremony. The goal of the event is to introduce the program to local officials, educators, medical professionals and the public, while providing some education of the growing problems of substance use and its affect on both the individual and their support system.

While many organizations kick off their new programs with a ribbon cutting, we thought that was just the opposite of what we were trying to convey, stated Manuel Guantez, CEO, Turning Point. Our goal is to show that by joining together, we can truly use our combined experience and practices to provide some of the best substance use disorder programming available.

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