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RAIN 09/12: Out of the Past



Ann Arbor News 9/11/00
Judge rules against release of records
http://aa.mlive.com/news/index.ssf?/news/stories/20000911acantor11.frm

By David Wahlberg
A judge has ruled that the University of Michigan does not have to turn over
student alcohol policy violation records in a lawsuit over Courtney Cantor's
death two years ago.
Washtenaw County Circuit Court Judge Melinda Morris said release of the
records would violate the Family Educational Right to Privacy Act, which
makes many student records confidential.
"The court does not agree that incident reports regarding other students,
even if frequent or numerous, are relevant to whether the regents provided
education and counseling to Courtney," Morris wrote in a nine-page decision
Sept. 1.


Green Bay Press Gazette 9/11/00
Museum preserves De Pere's history
White Pillars is place to reflect, research
http://www.pressgazettenews.com/archive/articles/0009/0911museumdp.html

By Heather Stur
There's a dress worn by a former Miss America on display in De Pere.
It joins a collection of yearbooks dating back to 1914, an old hotel
registry and tax records, photographs and maps from the 19th century. And
it's all housed in a building that has been a bank, office, church, barber
shop, newsroom and house.
Built in 1836, White Pillars Museum is the oldest building in De Pere and
showcases some of the oldest artifacts that are part of De Pere history.
"We're not trying to portray any particular time period," said Laurel Towns,
the museum's curator. "It's a place to collect anything related to De Pere
history."


Ottawa Citizen 9/9/00
PMO fights to keep agenda secret
Papers outline Chretien's discussions during APEC summit, HRDC scandal
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/national/000909/4113744.html

By Glen McGregor
Prime Minister Jean Chretien's office is fighting attempts by Access to
Information Commissioner John Reid to obtain confidential agendas that give
a minute-by-minute account of the PM's whereabouts.
Mr. Reid's office issued a subpoena ordering Mr. Chretien's executive
assistant, Bruce Hartley, to produce the records by Tuesday. But 10 days
before his scheduled appearance before one of Mr. Reid's investigators, Mr.
Hartley and the Attorney General of Canada filed an application in Federal
Court to have the subpoena tossed out.
The subpoena was issued by Mr. Reid's office in August during an
investigation of a complaint filed under the Access to Information Act after
a 1999 request for the prime minister's agendas was rebuffed.
The requester, whose name is kept confidential, had asked the Privy Council
Office for all the PM's agendas from 1994 to 1999.



Amarillo Globe-News 9/11/00
STAND hires technical adviser to study Pantex records
http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/091100/new_stand.shtml

By Jennifer Lutz
Serious Texas Against Nuclear Dumping has taken another step in the ongoing
battles against the Pantex Plant.
The organization hired Todd Martin as a technical adviser to go through
public records from Pantex.
"I'm here to look over documents for STAND and specifically tell what is
known, what isn't known and what is uncertain," Martin said Sunday at the
annual STAND meeting at Wildcat Bluff, an area near Soncy Road and Tascosa
Road. "I'm looking for technical accuracy and adequacy."
Martin will begin his work today. He has advised residents' groups in
Washington and Ohio. Martin will concentrate on the Pantex documents for at
least a year.



USA Today 9/10/00
Adoptees' rights get support in Washington
http://www.usatoday.com/news/ndssun06.htm

By Patrick McMahon
SEATTLE - Fresh from victories in Oregon and Alabama, supporters of opening
adoption records are zeroing in on Washington and four other states to
change the laws.
In Washington, they got some unexpected support for their cause from a state
Supreme Court justice who has firsthand experience with the issue.
Justice Faith Ireland, who turns 58 this week, revealed last week that as a
single college student at age 22, she became pregnant and gave up her baby
for adoption.
It was "one of the worst things that ever happened in my life," she said.



Boston Globe 9/11/00
Newspaper battles with colleges over records of student misconduct
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/255/region/Newspaper_battles_with_college:.s
html

By David Gram
Associated Press
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) A judge is reviewing arguments put forth by the Vermont
State Colleges and a newspaper trying to gain access to hearings and records
on potentially criminal behavior by students.
The case began in February, when the Caledonian-Record, a daily newspaper
based in St. Johnsbury, requested records from nearby Lyndon State College
relating to discipline stemming from a Dec. 10 party at which several
underage students were reported to have consumed alcohol.
The state college system initially refused to produce the records, arguing
that student disciplinary matters are not subject to Vermont's open meeting
or public records laws, and were covered under a federal law barring the
release of students' academic records.




Nando Times 9/11/00
Breakthrough chip promises high-quality digital photos
http://www.nando.net/24hour/fresnobee//technology/story/0,1745,500249495-500
371945-502232497-0,00.html

By May Wong
Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Calif. (September 11, 2000 8:22 p.m. EDT
http://www.nandotimes.com) - Digital photography promises to get better and
cheaper with a breakthrough chip expected to be on the market within a year.

Foveon Inc., a Santa Clara-based company founded by pioneer Silicon Valley
chip designer Carver Mead, announced Monday an image-sensing chip that is
capable of producing photos of extremely high resolution at a fraction of
today's costs.



Akron Beacon Journal 9/11/00
Akron's 1950 Time Capsule opened
City's past speaks in print
http://www.ohio.com/bj/news/docs/008915.htm

By Sarah Vradenburg
In the end, it was a race against time. Would Akron's time capsule be opened
before the skies opened?
Volunteers Jim Arnold and Bill Kittinger, who had hoisted the 37
1/2-inch-long copper cylinder from the ground at Perkins Stone Mansion
Friday evening, began chiseling the lid off at 2:20 yesterday afternoon.



The Union Leader 9/11/00
Mystery's shroud finally lifting
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_show.html?article=9392

By John Clayton
The terse Western Union telegram - the telegram that every parent learned to
dread - reached the East Manchester home of William and Mary Smith on Nov.
15, 1944.
"DEEPLY REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR SON SERGEANT BERTRAND L SMITH USMC IS
MISSING IN ACTION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY TO HIS COUNTRY. I REALIZE YOUR
GREAT ANXIETY BUT DETAILS NOT NOW AVAILABLE..."
For 56 years, the details were not available.
Now they are.
Some of them, anyway.




Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Manager, Records Management Group
Woodside Summit Group Inc
Midlothian, Virginia
Office: 804-744-1247 x23
Fax: 804-744-4997
mailto:peter.kurilecz@woodsidesummitgroup.com

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