plus 4, Ospreys, trumpeters off danger list - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Ospreys, trumpeters off danger list - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Second suit seeks to block public financing for Supreme Court races - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Firms fight theft in Queen Creek - AZCentral.com
Queen Creek businesses rallying against theft - AZCentral.com
Recall issued for Polaris Industries ATV model - Fresno Bee

Ospreys, trumpeters off danger list - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 08:47 PM PST

Dec. 23, 2009 9:02 a.m. | Tommy G. Thompson, former Wisconsin governor and federal Health and Human Services secretary, has joined the board of directors of United Therapeutics Corporation (UTHR).

The appointment is effective Jan. 1.

"We greatly value Governor Thompson's brilliant record of public service, especially his focus on health care," said Martine Rothblatt, United Therapeutics' chairman and CEO. "We look forward to adding his voice to our board deliberations on matters of strategy, finance and policy."

United Therapeutics Corp., based in Silver Spring, Md., is a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of products to address the unmet medical needs of patients with chronic and life-threatening cardiovascular and infectious diseases and cancer.

Thompson is currently chairman of the board of directors of AGA Medical Holdings, Inc., and a member of the boards of directors of CareView Communications, Inc., Centene Corp., CNS Response, Inc. and C.R. Bard, Inc.

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Second suit seeks to block public financing for Supreme Court races - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 08:18 PM PST

Dec. 23, 2009 9:02 a.m. | Tommy G. Thompson, former Wisconsin governor and federal Health and Human Services secretary, has joined the board of directors of United Therapeutics Corporation (UTHR).

The appointment is effective Jan. 1.

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Firms fight theft in Queen Creek - AZCentral.com

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 06:52 PM PST

Mark and Carrie Schnepf posted a sign outside their Queen Creek farm last week, a holiday message to thieves who had stolen about $25,000 in equipment from their business in recent months.

"Merry Christmas to the person who stole our heat lamps, air compressors, generators, sound equipment, ATV, Gators, and our trust," the sign read. "Please do the right thing."

The sign has garnered both local and national buzz, prompting area business owners to contact the Schnepfs in a show of solidarity and to share their own theft-related woes.

"Carrie and I were in a vacuum," said Mark Schnepf, owner of Schnepf Farms. "We kept thinking, maybe we're just targets."

But they're learning the problem is more widespread. Nearly a dozen Queen Creek business owners are now speaking out over a series of commercial burglaries that collectively have cost them several hundred-thousand dollars.

The group has started to meet to compare notes and come up with a plan to protect their businesses and homes. And they're inviting the community to get involved. The group is hosting a community meeting at 7 p.m. Dec. 29 to discuss what they're tentatively calling "Operation: Take Back Our Town" at Queen Creek Branch Library near Ellsworth and Ocotillo roads.

"I think putting up the sign was the best thing we ever did," Carrie Schnepf said. "It made us all realize the police aren't going to tell us anything. It's us working together, sharing ideas and moving forward."

Ideas like knowing who doesn't belong. Bradley Booth of Painters Auto Body often sits outside his business complex overnight, watching traffic and taking notes about vehicles he doesn't recognize. Booth said he has warded off a handful of suspicious people.

"I do, I chase them down," he said. "I'll be driving 100 mph to chase them down. . . . I'm tired of it. Why should we all have to deal with it? Painters hasn't been hit real hard, but in two years, we've had thousands (of dollars in) damage to customer vehicles."

Scott Bartling of Bartling Enterprise, an automotive-performance and -repair shop, has a 4-inch-thick binder filled with phone records, surveillance photos and notes compiled after his shop was burglarized of $18,000 in merchandise in April. Two women have been charged in the case, but Bartling believes the mastermind behind the theft is still on the streets.

"They pretty much have to be caught in the act," said Kevin Bartling, Scott's brother and business partner. "Somebody's got to see them doing it or turn on them."

That's why business owners need to take notes and keep each other apprised of what's going on, Mark Schnepf said. The next step is telling the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, the sole law-enforcement provider in Queen Creek.

"They either don't have the time or, in their own words, are dealing with more serious offenses than property crimes," he said. "It's very frustrating for those of us who have lost tens of thousands of dollars in property, and we're struggling to stay in business in these hard economic times and having to sustain these losses."

Deputy Doug Matteson, a Sheriff's Office spokesman, said detectives treat "all crime with the utmost importance," but there are things the public can do to help, like keeping a detailed accounting of inventory and serial numbers.

He also encouraged the community to work together, just as the group of Queen Creek business owners is proposing.

"We encourage people to watch over each other, for neighbors, if they see people who are suspicious, give us a call, write down license-plate numbers," Matteson said. "Help us keep the area crime-free. Criminals won't want to go where people who live there are so proactive that it's tough for people to commit crimes."

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Queen Creek businesses rallying against theft - AZCentral.com

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 03:32 PM PST

Mark and Carrie Schnepf posted a sign outside their Queen Creek farm last week, a simple holiday message to thieves that had stolen about $25,000 in equipment from their business in recent months.

"Merry Christmas to the person who stole our heat lamps, air compressors, generators, sound equipment, ATV, Gators, and our trust," the sign read. "Please do the right thing."

The sign has garnered both local and national buzz, prompting area business owners to contact the Schnepfs in a show of solidarity and to share their own theft-related woes.

"Carrie and I were in a vacuum," said Mark Schnepf, owner of Schnepf Farms. "We kept thinking, maybe we're just targets."

But they're learning the problem is more widespread. Nearly a dozen Queen Creek business owners are now speaking out over a series of commercial burglaries that collectively cost them several hundred-thousand dollars in lost equipment and merchandise.

The group has started to meet to compare notes and come up with a plan to protect their businesses and homes, maybe even single out the culprits. And they're inviting the community to get involved.

The businesses are hosting a community meeting at 7 p.m. Dec. 29 to discuss what's they're tentatively calling "Operation: Take Back Our Town" at Queen Creek Branch Library near Ellsworth and Ocotillo roads.

"I think putting up the sign was the best thing we ever did," Carrie Schnepf said. "It made us all realize the police aren't going to tell us anything: It's us working together, sharing ideas and moving forward."

"I do, I chase them down," he said. "I'll be driving 100 mph to chase them down . . . I'm tired of it. Why should we all have to deal with it? Painters hasn't been hit real hard, but in two years, we've had thousands (of dollars in) damage to customer vehicles."

Scott Bartling of Bartling Enterprise, an automotive performance and repair shop, has a four-inch-thick binder filled with phone records, surveillance photos and notes compiled after his shop was burglarized of $18,000 in merchandise in April. Two women have been charged in the case, but Bartling believes the mastermind behind the theft is still on the streets.

"They pretty much have to be caught in the act," said Kevin Bartling, Scott's brother and business partner. "Somebody's got to see them doing it or turn on them."

That's why business owners need to take notes and keep each other apprised of what's going on, Mark Schnepf said. The next step is to share it with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, the sole law enforcement provider in Queen Creek.

"They either don't have the time or, in their own words, are dealing with more serious offenses than property crimes," he said. "It's very frustrating for those of us who have lost tens of thousands of dollars in property and we're struggling to stay in business in these hard economic times and having to sustain these losses."

A serial number helped the Schnepfs recently get back of their stolen Gators after it was found abandoned in a Pinal County orchard.

He also encouraged the community to work together, just as the group of Queen Creek business owners is proposing.

"We encourage people to watch over each other, for neighbors, if they see people whoa re suspicious give us a call, write down license plate numbers," Matteson said. "Help us keep the area crime free. Criminals won't want to go where people who live there are so proactive that it's tough for people to commit crimes."

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Recall issued for Polaris Industries ATV model - Fresno Bee

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 01:23 PM PST

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