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A2 THE DAILY NEWS JOURNAL MONDAY, OCT. 15, 2012 OBITSFROM PAGE ONE Longtime Republican Senate moderate Specter dies Arlon Gulf War syndrome, a collection of symptoms experienced by veterans of the war that include fatigue, memory loss, pain and difficulty sleeping. Following the Iran-Con-tra scandal, he pushed legislation that created the inspectors general of the CIA. As a senior member of the powerful Appropriations Committee, Specter pushed for increased funding for stem-cell research, breast cancer and Court nomination of former federal appeals Judge Robert H. Bork earning him conservative enemies who still bitterly refer to such rejections as being "borked." But four years later, Specter was criticized by liberals for his tough questioning of Anita Hill at Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court nomination hearings and for accusing her of committing "flat-out perjury." The nationally televised interrogation incensed women's groups and nearly cost him his seat in 1992.

A political moderate, Specter was swept into the Senate in the Reagan landslide of 1980. with Hodgkin's lymphoma, overcome a brain tumor and survived cardiac arrest following bypass surgery. Specter rose to prominence in the 1960s as an aggressive Philadelphia prosecutor and as an assistant counsel to the Warren Commission, developing the single-bullet theory that posited just one bullet struck both President John Kennedy and Texas Gov. John Connally an assumption critical to the argument that presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. The theory remains controversial.

In 1987, Specter helped thwart the Supreme campaigns for re-election in 2010. By Peter Jackson Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, the outspoken Pennsylvania centrist whose switch from Republican to Democrat ended a 30-year career in which he played a pivotal role in several Supreme Court nominations, died Sunday.

He was 82. Specter, who announced in late August that he was battling cancer, died at his home in Philadelphia from complications of non-Hodg-kin's lymphoma, said his son Shanin. Over the years, Arlen Specter had fought two previous bouts Wetlands Continued from Page A1 into the ground which recharges our groundwater, as well as actually filtering chemicals such as pesticides and herbicides out before the water is returned to our river basins," she said. The wetlands that Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation manages include Murfree Spring Wetland at the Discovery Center, Nickajack Wetland and Blackfox Wetland both of these are ing, restrooms and a playground, all of which has easy access to the Discovery Center, the hands-on children's museum. The Black Fox area is named for a legendary Cherokee Indian who established a trading post at the spring and wetlands.

The camp where the post was located was later known as the Black Fox Camp, and developed into an antebellum crossroads village. The site was also a stopping place during the forced march of the Cherokees on the Trail of Tears. Between 1914 and 1940, JENNINGS AYERS ienningsandayers.com Name City, State Age Death Day, Time Place of Service Funeral Home Phone Cook, William "George" 82 1012 1016 10 a.m. Woodfin Chapel Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna 615-459-3254 Olsen, Addi Murfreesboro 4 1013 1016 1p.m. Franklin Road Baptist Church Woodfin Memorial Chapel 615-893-5151 highlighted in a gigantic chart that hung on his office wall for years afterward and helped lead the investigation into off of Manchester Highway, Siegel Wetland near Siegel Soccer Park and Oaklands Wetlands at Oaklands Mansion.

"There is an abundance of wildlife that lives in a wetland year round or uses it part-time like for raising their young or for a stop-over during migration," Singer said. Some of the wildlife that make their habitat in the wetlands are otters, muskrats, beavers, mink, raccoons, opossum, box turtles, red-eared slider turtles, musk turtles, map turtles, great blue herron, wood ducks, mallard ducks, red-winged blackbirds, Cedar waxwings, warblers, and various fish and insects. Yes, there are garter snakes, Northern water snakes, and queen snakes, but according to Growth Continued from Page A1 he said. Commuting patterns show the need for more coordination, Burgess said. Doug Demosi, the Rutherford County planning director, said the county and the city of Murfreesboro had trouble in the past coordinating on land use and transportation issues.

MTSU Continued from Page A1 "If a student is at that point where they're actually going to come and say, 'Hey, I need then that need has, typically, gotten pretty far," Seul says. The pantry shelves contain everything from green beans to microwave popcorn. Seul recommends that donors focus on nonperishable items that college students will actually want to consume. "We do have a lot of Ra-men and a lot of ravioli," she notes. "The easy-open cans are better because (the students) may or may not have a can opener." Everything donated in bulk is broken up into individual components so as many students as possible may benefit.

While Seul holds the keys to the canned cabbage and cranberry juice, the pantry is a partnership between the University College Advising Center and the Student Government Association. Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa. He took credit for helping to defeat President Bill Clinton's national health care plan the complexities of which he the city operated a municipal water source at the Black Fox spring, and today the wetlands and nearby school bear the same name. Many students experience turtles, fish, and other wildlife at the Nickajack Wetlands, which are off Red Mile Road in Murfreesboro.

The wetlands that Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation manages include Murfree Spring Wetland at the Discovery Center, Nickajack Wetland and Blackfox Wetland both of these are located on Red Mile Rd FUNERAL HOME search obituary information in the US, including uneral home info and directions connect Sign Guest Books, 'Light a Candle' and receive grief support rememb er Send flowers, gifts and charitable donations, or create a memorial website with photos, music and video Find the most UD-to-date and complete DNJ CLASSIFIEDS QUICK AND EASY! THEM WORK YOU! classified Get Connected. RIVER REPAIR inc. Mention this adT and receive a FREE 615.41 0.2016 ARE FOR ap Alzheimer's disease, and supported several labor- backed initiatives in a GOP-led Congress. He sought federal funds for local projects in his home state. Singer, Rutherford County does not have water moccasins and cotton-mouths.

"Right now we do not have any specific wetland programs on the calendar through the winter but will start back up in the spring. However, groups can always book a wetland program with us anytime of year," Singer said. "As far as what is involved in the programs that we do in the wetlands it can be very specific to the functions and characteristics of the wetlands where the students do hands on experiments on the soil, plant life, and animal life that is found in these places; or we do bird hikes or turtle searches. Each program is unique to the topic." Samantha E. Donaldson, 615-278-5155 The joint study will help avoid conflicts, he said.

The effects from one county or city's decisions don't stop at the county or city line, he said. "You really can't plan these things in a vacuum," Demosi said. The deadline for interested consultants is November. Skipper said the MPO hopes to have a contract in place by January. The study is expected to take about 18 months to complete.

The SGA will handle marketing, launch food drives and reach out to students who may be reluctant to come forward. The idea originated last fall, but it did not come to fruition until spring 2012. The SGA had passed legislation last spring to create a pantry, but it did not have a physical location. The partnership seemed ideal. The Student Food Pantry also has contacts with Greenhouse Ministries; the Murfreesboro Housing Authority; Lambda Sigma, the freshman honors fraternity; and Generation Next, the living-learning community of first-generation college students living in Cum-mings Hall.

Even the James E. Walker Library is providing food for thought. Through Oct. 31, library patrons may place their food donations in a large box positioned in the first-floor atrium as part of the "Stock the Student Food Pantry" drive. "It's not a grocery store," Seul emphasizes.

"It's for students struggling to find a meal." WE'LL EARN OUR FEES AFTER WE'VE EARNED YOUK inuoi 9722 located on Red Mile Road off of Manchester Highway, Siegel Wetland near Siegel Soccer Park and Oaklands Wetlands at Oaklands Mansion. Murfree Spring Wetlands is a 25-acre city park cared for by Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Department and is located at the corner of Maney and Broad streets. Residents can edjoy walking trails and raised boardwalks that wind through the wetlands, or stop at the plaza area which has an amphitheater and water features. The area offers park Death ily, spent his remaining life in the country where he enjoyed spending time outdoors and taking care of his garden, pets, and cattle. William George Cook is survived by his wife of 61 years, Virginia Lee Francis Cook; their children Janet S.

Demastus and her husband David of McDonald, TN, Linda M. Hogue and her husband Hugh of Pelham, AL, Donna K. Schutzenhofer and her husband Jeff of Aiken, SC. He is also survived by brother, Paul F. Cook and his wife Martha; five grandchildren, Jason D.

Demastus, Melissa A. Hall and her husband Aaron, Hugh V. Hogue, Sarah M. Schutzenhofer and Joshua E. Schutzenhofer; two great grandchildren, Anna Charlotte Hall and Eleanor Renee Hall; many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Ina Lee Harrell Wilson; his brothers, Thomas Clifford Cook, John A. Cook, James Cook and Esten Cook, Jr. He was also preceded in death by a grandson, Evan Daniel Demastus. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Caris Healthcare (Hospice), 242 Heritage Park Drive, Suite 102, Murfreesboro, TN, 37129 (www.car-ishealthcare.com) and or the Humane Society of Rutherford County. Visitation will be Monday, October 15, 2012 from 4-8 p.m.

at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna, TN, 615-459-3254 by bondware Easy to Use Tools In Depth Reporting Free Templates Notices Addi Beth Olsen Addi Beth Olsen, age 4, awoke in the arms of Jesus on Saturday, October 13, 2012. She is survived by her parents, David John and Lori Elizabeth Kuhn Olsen of Murfreesboro; siblings, Abbi, Anna, Aden, and twin sister, Alii Olsen; grandparents, Jim and Donna Olsen of Murfreesboro, Joel and Debra Kuhn of Locust Grove, GA; great grandparents, Cecil and Inez Bateman of Chattanooga, TN; 21 aunts and uncles; 28 cousins; her Yor-kie, Lola Belle. Funeral service will be 1 p.m., Tuesday at Franklin Road Baptist Church. Dr. Mike Norris will officiate.

Burial will follow in Rose-lawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Bud, Justin, Josh and Jordan Olsen. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Franklin Road Baptist Church for the Addi Beth Bible Drive. Visitation will be Monday from 6-8 p.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel, 615-893-5151 STONES APPLIANCE Fl INI I TODAY classified William George Cook William George Cook, age 82, passed away at home on October 12, 2012 after a lengthy illness.

Funeral Services will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna, TN. Services will be led by Reverend Dan Parker, Pastor of Parkway Baptist Church. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Family and Friends will serve as Pallbearers. William George Cook was born in the Florence Community in Rutherford County, TN on October 2, 1930 to the late Es-ten Cook and Clara Mae Davis Cook.

He entered the Army Air Corp at age 17 in 1947, and gained the rank of Sergeant before being honorably discharged in 1951. Mr. Cook was extremely proud of this time in his life and served on the island of Guam where he gained experience through his involvement in building military air strips. Upon leaving the service, he immediately began working for McDowell McDowell Construction Company in October of 1951. Mr.

Cook began his new career as a bulldozer operator but had earned the position of superintendent by the time he medically retired from this employment in 1980. He was involved in the construction of the interstate highway system of Tennessee, Alabama and North Carolina. He also worked in Kentucky for a short period of time. George, as he was called by his friends and fam 0M0 connect FIRST ADVANCE FREE Email Marketing, Simplified. Pricing starts at $1 5 per month.

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