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Tullamore Dew ProfilesLetter fromthe Editor

“She Blinded Me With Science.” ~Thomas Dolby February 2010

Commentariesde Lavoisier

Geoff Schoolar

February has been a cruel month,and not just

because of the never-ending heaps of snowdelivered by cold, greyskies.

Our friend and fellowWALS associate, MichaelV. Murphy, FAIA, died onFebruary 9, in the wordsof his son, PatrickMurphy, “as a result of anenlarged heart.”

Michael is best known toWheeling by one of hislandmark designs—TheWheeling Artisan Center,where he brought new lifeto a historic warehouse allbut given up for lost. Inthe words of oneobserver, Michael had agift for turning “age-wornplaces of gravity intorenewed communities oflight.”

GeoffreySchoolar wasborn and

raised in Houston,Texas. A talentedmusician, he began hispiano studies at anearly age, and hebegan to compose andperform songs forguitar and piano in hishigh school years. Hereceived his Bachelorof Music degree inpiano performance in1989 from theUniversity of NorthTexas, where hestudied with many fineperforming artists andmusic theorists.Having received a fullyfunded study awardfrom the University ofHouston, Dr. Schoolarhad the opportunity tostudy for one year atthe University ofSiegen in Siegen,

Germany,duringwhichtime hesteepedhimselfinGermanlanguageandliterature,and began hislifelong passion forstudying philosophy.While in Germany,Schoolar made apilgrimage to Weimar,where he visited theNietzsche archives, thehouses of Goethe,Schiller and Liszt, aswell as the estate andburial site of his belovedC.M. Wieland. Uponreturning to the UnitedStates, he took ateaching position atRice University, wherehe received his Master

of Arts degree in 1993.In 1994 he moved toWheeling and beganteaching German at theLinsly School. Whileteaching at Linsly,Schoolar continued topursue his languageand cultural studies,and received hisDoctor of ModernLanguages degreefrom MiddleburyCollege in 2002. InWheeling, Dr. Schoolarhas continued to pursuemusical composition.

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Geoff “bagpiping” with Linsly students

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Sir Peter Quimsley, FRIAS.

Design ChampionCity of Wheelainge, Scotland

I think it may havebeen fellow BritOscar Wilde who

said we moderns know“the cost of everythingand the value ofnothing.” That was inthe nineteen century.Perhaps American JoniMitchell said it best inthe twentieth—— “theypaved paradise, and putup a parking lot.”

But we had hoped the21st century would seemore sensitivity to thehistoric and culturaltreasures of this placewe call home.

In our sister city ofEdinburgh, wherepreservation is a focusof the community, ournative son AlexanderMcCall Smith haswritten that the vista ofEdinburg is so beautifulthat it “breaks the heart

again andagain.”

I was then in somequandary when I feltthis same breaking ofthe heart for theopposite reason—abreak in the vista—when I learned aboutthe planned destructionof a historicallysignificant building (acorner structure integralto the urban fabric) herein our own town ofWeelainge.

Since then, I havelearned that it was notso much my heart thatwas breaking as whathas now been identifiedby psychologists as“solastalgia,” defined asthe “pain experiencedwhen there isrecognition that theplace where one residesand that one loves isunder immediateassault…a form ofhomesickness one getswhen one is still at‘home.’ (New York

Times Magazine, 1/31/10, “Is There AnEcologicalUnconscious?”)

It wasn’t just that theowner made thedecision to demolishwithout consultationwith othermembersof thecommunity.It wasn’tjust thefact thatour cityacceptedand spenttens ofmillions ofdollars intaxpayermoneyfrom theScottishNational Parliamentby promising inits WeelaingeHeritage Plan topreserve

Wheelainge’s culturaland architecturalheritage and yet not asingle official sourceraised any publicconcern about theproposed destruction. Itwas also the real mentaljolt of witnessing the

A proud corneranchor since the 19th Century.

Photo by Annie Cassidy

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destruction of anarchitectural gem thathas endured for morethan a century, whichdestruction wasaccomplished nearlysurreptitiously on anotherwise quiet,recent Saturday.

Oh yes, I know theconventional wisdom.“Weelainge has nolaws to prevent it,” “Itwas not economicallyfeasible to save it”(time and time againthis excuse inpreservation circleshas been provenwrong). “We needmore parking,” andanyway, “no one waswilling to comeforward to save it.”

All of theseconventionalities maybe true in any giveninstance, but if thecommunity is never

consulted in the firstinstance when ahistorically significantbuilding is to bedestroyed, we willnever know for surewhether or not aperson or other entity,or some group ofpersons or entitieswould have steppedforward to assist orsave the building or forthat matter, offer toassist the owner withwhatever needs it feltjustified them to makea unilateral decision todestroy a structurelong designated a“contributingstructure” to theDowntown HistoricDistrict.

In fact, the owner inthis case just soughtand received positivepublicity in the localpress for its purchaseof yet another historic

A shell of its former self. His-story ends.An otherwise quiet Saturday.building in theDowntown HistoricDistrict, portrayingitself as a goodneighbor to downtowndevelopment. It wassomewhat ironic thatthat same article didnot mention the planneddestruction of this otherhistoric structure, eventhough demolition wasin the planning processeven then. And evenbefore the articleappeared, yours trulywas assured by arepresentative of theowner not to fear itscommitment topreservation, because ithad a “historicallysensitive” architect onits board.

While “solastalgia” hasoften been discussed inconnection withenvironmentaldegradation (it seemsthat philosopher Glenn

Albrecht coined theterm to describe thefeelings of desperationby residents of theUpper Hunter Valley ineastern Australia due toan exponential increasein “open-pit” coalmining—the Australianequivalent of our ownmountain top mining),the connection ofenvironmental concernsto historic preservationhas often been ignoredon a local level.

While it may befashionable to speak of“building green,” in newconstruction, “green”considerations in thepreservation of olderbuildings are just asimportant, perhaps moreso, in determining thefuture use of astructure. Simply put,

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not only was an oldbuilding demolished onthat recent Saturdaymorning, but all thecompacted energy thatwent into itsconstruction andupkeep over more than100 years—the energyused to make thebricks and otherbuilding materials—theenergy of theWheelaingebricklayers at the endof the 19th century—the stone masons, thecarpenters, and otherlocal craftsmen—allthat contributed to thiscentury old structure –energy that might havebeen well enoughspent to have beengood for another 100years with properpreservation efforts;all was lost in the swirlof dust and destructionof that voracious,banging crane bucket.

It has been proventime and time againthat it often makesmore environmentalsense, more sense to acommunity, to “retro-fit” a substantially

older building,

Photo by Annie Cassidy

then to tear down thebuilding and start fromscratch for any newconstruction. But thisrequires that an ownerapproach a buildingimportant to the urbanfabric as a concern ofthe community, whichis to say, with an openmind, and a willingnessto discuss their needsand possiblealternative uses withthe affectedcommunity. It requiresin a nutshell theopposite of what hassometimes beenreferred to as an

“arrogance ofownership.”

Yours truly will takesome of the blame.Perhaps I could havedone more, sooner, toattempt to save thisnow lost architecturalgem. But we all reallyneed to do much betteras a community. Much,much better.

Any resemblence of thecity of Weelainge to anyexisting city in theUnited States of Americais strictly coincidental.

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Conceived originally as aretail outlet only, TheWheeling Artisan Centerended up, with theassistance of Michael’sdesign, not just a tourbus destination, but acommunity-centerutilized by or available toall the residents ofWheeling and itssurrounding area.

Michael would haveloved the Celtic Festivalheld there every year, ashe exemplified the bestof the Irish virtues ofcourage, loyalty, andgenerosity, and wasproud of his Irishheritage, having hailedfrom the great MaguireClan of CountyFermanagh.

Although Michael’sreputation in Wheelingwas made with theWheeling Artisan Center,Michael enjoyed areputation as one of thebest architect/

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preservationists in thenation. The BaltimoreChapter of the AmericanInstitute of Architectsawarded his firm, Murphy& Dittenhafer, ofBaltimore, Maryland,over fifty awards ofexcellence in design; andin 2009, the firm won theBaltimore AIA GrandDesign Award. Michaelwas made a Fellow of theAmerican Institute ofArchitects in 2008.

If you are ever inBaltimore, you need onlystop by the TremontGrand Hotel, (formerlythe Masonic Lodge ofMaryland), the historicHippodrome, the newStudent Center at theUniversity of Baltimore,or one of the manyplaces of worship (of alldenominations) that herestored, to feel and seethat quality of light, thatquality of community,that is a lasting mark ofhis work.

Michael was also a greateducator, in the besttradition of theBlackstone Club. Notonly did he lecturefrequently onarchitectural issues inacademic settings (Hisfather, Frederick VernonMurphy, was also a wellrespected architect, andthe founder of theSchool of Architecture atthe Catholic Universityof America), he taughtthose great virtues of hisIrish Heritage, mainlythrough example.

Your editor had the greatfortune to attend withMichael a WorldHeritage City conferencein Edinburgh, Scotland, afew years back, soforgive me one story.During the conference,all the participants wereinvited to attend anopening dinner in thegrand banquet room ofthat great castle that sitsatop the City ofEdinburgh.

One of our table-mates, ahighly esteemedarchitect (or so he toldus) from Vienna keptcomplaining about thefact that we had beenseated against the wall,far from the main table.Rather than sharing hisconcern, Michael offeredthat our new friend

“reminded him of a story,”and proceeded to tell thestory of how that greatIrish Chieftain, “TheMaguire” was onceinvited to dinner with thethen Queen Elizabeth, andhow the Chief’s retainersasked The Maguire, “Areyou not offended by thefact that the Queen sitsyou so far away from thehead of the table?,”—towhich “The Maguire “ wassaid to have replied:“Wherever The Maguiresits is the head of thetable!”

The story, told with a greatdeal of mirth, brought greatbursts of laughter from allat the table, with thepossible exception of ourdour Austrian friend, whoI’m sad to say, failed tograsp that by sitting nextto Michael, he was indeedsitting at the head of thetable.

More information on ourfriend can be accessed atwww.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bal-obituary-murphy0212.0.1457155.story.;www.catholicreview.org/subpages/storyworldnew-new.aspx?action=7688.

Your Editor,O’C of D

Reflections of “sky-light” at The Wheeling Artisan Center

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La Cerca - Chapter 14It was no surprise,

then, that whenGallagher gave up

his job at TrinityCollege Library andreturned to Germanyfrom Dublin the firsttime in 1985, he couldnot find out anyinformation as toSchmidt’swhereabouts, despitenumerous inquiries inall the cities known tohave been associatedwith Schmidt’s lifewhen Gallagher knewhim.

Disappointed,Gallagher hadreturned to Dublin,and because hisposition at the Collegehad been filled, andIreland still harboreddark memories forhim, he decided tofollow in the footstepsof his lost mentor, andmove from Ireland alltogether, using all themoney he had left inthe world to make thefirst payment towardsmatriculation at theUniversity ofEdinburgh, Scotland,

where he decided topursue a doctorate inMoral Philosophy. Hewould find another job,anything, to continuehis studies.

And he did. Workingpart time at theuniversity in a studentwork program, andnights as a bartender ata pub now known asThe Standing Order, hehad by 1990 earned hisdoctorate in MoralPhilosophy, and hadaccepted a teachingposition at theUniversity inEdinburgh.

He loved the City.Loved to walk alongPrincess Street andlinger at the Monumentto Sir Walter Scott, thelargest memorial to aliterary figure in theworld.

He loved to visitCarlton Hill, and walkthrough the ancientcemeteries whereDavid Hume andAdam Smith slept,those giants of The

ScottishEnlightenmentwhose ideas onmorality he hadcombed in hiscourse work at theuniversity.

And as the yearspassed, he grew intohis role as a teacher,becoming one of themost popularteachers of moralphilosophy at theuniversity, sought outby many of thestudents, particularlythose from Ireland, asif the thought of anIrish intellectual inEdinburgh was toogood to be true.

Developments in theearly 1990’s spurredGallagher intorenewing his searchfor Schmidt.East and WestGermany reunited in1990. In December,1993, the DowningStreet Declarationannounced GreatBritain’s willingness toembrace a peaceprocess that would

allow all of Ireland todetermine whether ornot Northern Irelandshould remain part ofthe BritishCommonwealth or re-unite with the Republicof Ireland.

In August of 1994, theProvisional IRA,(Gallagher’s formerallies), announced a“cessation of militaryoperations.”

For the first time inmany years of “TheTroubles,” it looked as ifpeace in NorthernIreland were a realpossibility. Havingthought his former IRAcomrades incapable oftranscending their

Statue of David Hume,University of Edinburgh

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intractable hatred forthe Unionists,Gallagher all of asudden realized it justmay be that betterreason was afoot in hishomeland, that perhapssome form of “moralphilosophy” hadreached even thestreets of Derry, farfrom its usual lonelyabode in the dry hallsof academia.

And as he wished toread everything beingprinted on the talks andthe agreement, he usedfor the first time thenew “search engine”recently added to theUniversity’scomputers.Searchingfrom site to site to readof developments in hishomeland, his thoughtsreturned to his pastinvolvement in theIRA, and his guilt, butthen, perhaps by wayof repressing the worstmemories of his past,to more pleasantthoughts—his time inGermany, and hismentor, his trueeducator—GeorgSchmidt.

He started to type into

the search engine:

“Georg Schmidt.”

No Match.

“Georg Schmidt,German Professorof Philosophy.”

No Match.

“Schmidt, Georg:Professor,University ofLeipzig.”

Nothing.

“George Schmidt,Universityprofessor,Germany.”

Nothing.

“Schmidt,Nietzschemanuscript.”

The samething time and timeagain.

No matches found.

Then he thought ofFidanzo. Schmidt hadgiven him no details ofFidanzo’s background;just as he had not

given Fidanzo anydetails of Gallagher’s—for their mutualprotection. ButGallagher knew thatFidanzo too had been aprofessor, and that hehad hailed from theUnited States.

He typed in the words,

“John Fidanzo, USA. “

Nothing.

Then,

“John Fidanzo,college/universityprofessor, USA.”

Finally, a match:

“Fidanzo, John,author and collegeprofessor; A Historyof Jesuit Education,published 1989;Wheeling JesuitCollege, Wheeling,West Virginia, USA.”

“West Virginia?”

It seemed an unlikelyplace for Schmidt tohave recruited a scholarto assist him insmuggling out the

manuscript. But couldit be? There was anaddress: “JohnFidanzo. c/o WheelingJesuit College.”

He thought it a longshot. But he hastilyposted a note to theaddress:

“Fidanzo. If you arethe same John Fidanzo,I was your contact forGeorg Schmidt inLeipzig, 1984. If so,please write back,Andrew Gallagher,General Post,Edinburgh, Scotland.”

I was thrilled toreceive the messagefrom Gallagher in 1994,and wrote him backimmediately, telling himof the theft of themanuscript, and myown failed attempts tolocate Schmidt.

Finally, we connectedby phone. Gallagherdescribed his worsefear...“that perhapsSchmidt was no longeralive.”

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“Perhaps,” I said. “ButI too have beenthinking of Schmidt.Have you heard thatthe Germangovernment has madepublic the formerStassi files?” I havebeen thinking of takingsome time off andreturning to Germanymyself, to study thosefiles, to try to locateSchmidt. Perhapsbetween the two of us,we could learn oneway or the other of hiswhereabouts, and thatof the manuscript!”

“I knew it would befate to find you! Yes,Fidanzo, Yes! We shall

go again, together, thisfall!”

It was surreal to meetGallagher again inGermany in the fall of1994. A rush ofmemory infused ourembrace, as if theintervening years hadvanished, as if wewere back again inthat same Momentyears ago when ourone and only goal wasto help Schmidt. Itwas now our samegoal, but now thefocus was on Schmidthimself; we wanted tofind him, bring himhome, though wewere not sure justwhere that homewould be. Sure the

Prior issues of theNewsletter, includingprior chapters ofLaCerca can be accessed on theWALS website:www.firststatecapitol.com

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Geoff Schoolar ProfileIn 2000 he and hisgood friend andpartner, PatrickCassidy, produced anoriginal musicalentitled, “The GoodEuropean,” which theauthors describe as a“life-affirming musicaldrama” based on thelife and philosophy ofFriedrich Nietzsche.

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manuscript was still ofinterest to us, but it wasnow Schmidt’s wellbeing that animated us.

We met in Berlin, andworked nearly a wholemonth there with agovernment archivist inthe Reichstag building,for hours at a time,pouring over mostlyuncategorized files, untilone day in earlyOctober, we found alead:

“Georg Schmidt,b.1939, Brest,Byelorussia.Transferred to KGBcontrol, May 1,1984.Died______.Background: raised inWeimar; Professor,

Karl Marx University1974-1984; GeorgSchmidt was the son ofJohann Schmidt, b.Konigsberg (nowKaliningrad), Professor ,Albertina University.Mother was Eugenia, ofPolish, Jewishbackground. (Bothparents victims of thewar effort inByelorussia).”

It was something to goon, and the missing dategave us hope thatSchmidt just might stillbe alive.

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“I couldn’t believe it,”says Schoolar, “when

Pat told me he had beento Naumburg andWeimar. We both hadour stories of travelingto Germany to seek outNietzsche and Goethe.When he told me hewanted to write amusical about NietzscheI thought he waskidding—until he sent

me a rough draft in themail and invited meover to work on themusic. “I hope wewrite another musicalone of these days,” hejokes, “maybe acomedy about the law.”In addition to teachingat Linsly, Schoolar hasseveral talented piano

students. He continuesto write and perform,although on a muchmore limited basis thanhe would like. Hehopes to make arecording involving hismost recent passion, theTheremin.

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State of the Environment

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If you watched therecent televised debate between

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.and Don Blankenship ofMassey Coal on theissue of mountain topmining in West Virginia,there were a lot ofstatistics and policyissues bandied about,but one argument thatKennedy advanced —that Mountain topremoval is a moral issue(echoing the CatholicBishops ofAppalachia)—wasnever really answered,but only cut off withnervous laughter whenBlankenship deftlyshifted the discussionback to policy issues—like how importantmountain top removal“jobs” are to theeconomy of WestVirginia.

In this observer’sopinion, the “nervouslaughter,” was indicativeof the discomfortoccasioned by the “self-interest” of many in theaudience in maintainingthe status quo, and thedim (but resisted)realization that they may

be participants in anactivity with profoundpublic implications—thatin fact this may be oneof only a few “real”issues of “publicmorality” they will facein their lifetimes. Betterto laugh off any suchconsiderations, lestsomeone come tobelieve that they may beparticipating insomething “dirty.”

By “public morality,” wedo not mean JanetJackson exposing herbreast on T.V. Nor dowe mean the billiondollar media obsessionwith the “privatemorality,” (i.e., mostlymeaning “sex lives”) ofour politicians andcelebrities who havefailed to live up to ourexpectations ofconventional propriety,which failures wenevertheless offer up asgreat issues of ‘publicmorality,” when in factthey are mostly pettynarratives of tawdry,private affairs.

While we watched thedebate here in NorthernWest Virginia in relativecomfort, there are many

people in Southern WestVirginia whose everyday lives and familieshave been impacted bymountain top removal,who claim their waterhas become pollutedand their childrenmade sick, by thismethod of coalextraction.

While the industrydenies culpability, it ishard not to be skepticalwhen we lived throughdecades of denial fromother industries that“tobacco products weresafe,” or that globalwarming was not real,particularly when oureconomic systemneither celebrates“morality” (or for thatmatter “science”) as agoal, but instead payshomage only to the“bottom-line.”

Many believe we shoulddefer all this unpleasanttalk of mountain topremoval mining as a“moral issue” until weare convinced that thescientists (as in the caseof global warming) havedeveloped a“consensus” thatmountain top removal

causes irreparabledevastation to theenvironment, orsurrouding community.

Many have hoped thatsome Supreme Courtsomewhere or someEPA would haveinterpreted some law insuch as way as to havesaved us from havingto confront the thoughtthat mountain topremoval mining maybe something otherthan a purely“economic alternative,”that it may in factconstitute an act of“public immorality.”

Speaking of “public,”rather than “private’morality is veryuncomfortable in thesedifficult economictimes. It causes us toquestion the fairness ofthe status quo—of thefairness of treatment ofour fellow WestVirginians in thesouthern counties, ofthe fairness of ourstate’s economicsystem, of our nationalwars and priorities, andultimately, of our own

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Does mountaintop removal coalmining presenta moralissue?

“public” actions as theyaffect others in thecommunity, the state,the nation.

So is mountain topremoval a moral issueor is it just a matter ofjobs or money, or forthat matter, just a matterof science as towhether or not, in thewords of Robert F.Kennedy, WestVirginia’s mountainsshould be “liquidatednow for ready cash?”

In this day of partisanand often shrill debate,are we even capable ofoffering a reasonedanalysis about the“morality” of mountaintop removal, let aloneany other public issuenot involving the“flawed-celebrity”type?

We are going to findout the old fashionedway—with a prizeessay contest to beconducted by our sisterorganization, theWALS Foundation.

The essay contest willbe offered at twoseparate levels—accepting entries fromstudents in both higherand secondaryeducation in thesurroundingcommunity.

For the (highereducation) contest,students from areainstitutions of highereducation will beeligible to submitentries, including, butnot necessarily limitedto: Wheeling JesuitUniversity, WestVirginia NorthernCommunity College,Bethany College, WestLiberty State College,Belmont Tech, EasternGateway CommunityCollege.

For the secondaryeducation contest,students from anypublic or private area

high schools will beeligible to submitentries.The essay topic will be:

“Please answerRobert F. KennedyJr.’s question: Doesmountain top removalcoal mining present amoral issue?”

Entries will be limitedto 750 to 1,000 words,and will be judged by apanel of 5 educators (tobe announced) fromlocal colleges,universities, and/or highschools.

Entries will beaccepted startingMarch 1, 2010, with anentry deadline ofJune 30, 2010.

There will be twowinners, one at thehigher education leveland one at thesecondary educationlevel. Each winnerwill receive $1,000.00.towards their collegeor university expenses,be recognized at theWALS annual AwardsBanquet, and have allor a portion of theiressay published in afuture editionof “TheCommentaries.”

All entries should besubmitted toBarb Knutsen, WALS,1413 Eoff Street,Wheeling, WV 26003orbarbaraknutsen@firststatecapitol.com

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Photo by Vivian Stockman -www.ohvec.orgFlyover courtesy Southwings.org

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As we like to say, “If those who believe in the Justice system don't educate the public, those who don't will.”

Off the WALS:News of the Wheeling Academy of Law & Science (WALS) Foundation

Mock Trial Program Expands through West VirginiaWe just finished another greatyear with Ohio County 4th &8th grade students, thanks tofunding from The Departmentof Health and HumanResources and our othererstwhile private contributors.

Over 7,500 students haveparticipated so far in our MockTrial Program during these pastseven years, from publicschools in Ohio County, but alsofrom some in Hancock County,Jackson County, and KanawhaCounty, as well as studentsfrom parochial and privateschools and after schoolprograms in the surroundingarea.

We will be expanding ourprogram this year into newcounties which includeMarshall, Tyler, Wetzel, andparts of Kanawha, not alreadycovered. Long range plansinclude 4 additional counties inthe fall of 2010 in under-servedareas of West Virginia This,we are able to do, because of

some additional fundingreceived from the AppalachianRegional Commission.

Next year, for the first time, wewill be moving our usual 4thgrade project to the 5th gradedue to the fact that part of the5th grade social standards andobjectives includes playing arole in a mock trial. The“scripts” may change, but thetopic will remain the same – theabuse of RX drugs - as thisissue remains a major problemamong the youth of this state.

Once again, area lawyers wereso generous in donating theirtime to be Judges for theprogram. As you can see fromthe picture that made front pagein THE FOCUS, (Ohio Countyschools e-newsletter), noattorney can escape our call. Itwas the first year for “Judge”Erik Schramm (Ohio CountyBoard of Education member)and he LOVED it, as did thestudents from Elm GroveElementary who did a fabulousjob in their role-playing.

Eric Schramm, Esq. with students fromElm Grove Elementary School

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UPCOMING BLACKSTONE CLUB MEETINGS & CLE’s

BLACKSTONE CLUB Tonight - February 26, 2010“February Fiesta” by Rose and Brian Humway

UPCOMING: April 30, June 25, August 27, October 29& WALS Annual Banquet - December 9, 2010

CLE NOON SERIES - 60 min.Wednesday -March 3, 2010 -Alternative Dispute Resolution by Larry W. Blalock, Esq.Wednesday -May 19, 2010 - Legislative Update by Jeff Kessler, Esq.

MORNING SESSIONS - up to 3.6 hrs.Friday -March 26, 2010 - Stress Management for Lawyers

INCLUDING 1.0 Ethics, 1.0 professionalism, .50 substance abuse, .25 generalDVD presentation with Legal Moderator

Friday -April 23, 2010 - Fiduciary Liability, Elder Law and Moreby Kim McCluskey, Esq. AND Drafting Trust Estate Documents by Presenter (TBA)

Friday -June 11, 2010 - Morning with the Judges XIVby Honorable David Hummel (WV) AND Honorable Julie Selmon (OH)