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SALISBURY – Paula Moore is running for the Board of Selectmen here as the New Kid on the Block.

She has summered in a beach house since 1999, but only lived in Salisbury full time for three years.

And she is new to politics. Her brother and campaign manager, veteran Methuen Town Councilor Phil Lahey, says she is no politician.

Politicians, she said, have “more fi nesse.” She said some politicians are also good at changing positions on the issues, so-called fl ip fl opping. “� at's not me,” she said. “I say what I mean.”

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NEWBURY – Fourteen-year-old Colby Buccheri is helping girls his own age in Honduras gain a better life.

� e Triton Middle School eighth grader has made hundreds of colorful para cord bracelets that he sells to raise money to buy things that his parents will not pay for. And he donates a portion of the profi ts to the She Dances organization in Honduras, which is fi ghting sex traffi cking among young girls.

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So, What's New?with programs at the Hilton Senior Center, said it was the seniors who talked her into running for offi ce.

She said she is motivated by two reasons to run. � e fi rst is because she hates to see campaigns where only one candidate is running. “If people are unopposed, there is no interest,” she said.

� ere is no danger of that in this year's Selectman race. Moore is one of fi ve candidates running this month for two seats on the Salisbury Board of Selectmen. Only one incumbent, Ed Hunt, is seeking reelection, so at least one of the other four candidates will be elected to serve on the board.

Freeman Condon, Ron Laff ely and Tom Saab are also running for the chance to serve a three-year term as Selectman.

� e Town Common is featuring profi les of each of the candidates for Selectman.

Selectman Jerry Klima is running for town moderator against Ronalee Ray-Parrott, the daughter of longtime Moderator Ronald Ray. � e elder Ray is not running for reelection this year.

Salisbury elects its fi ve Selectmen in terms that are staggered. Two seats on the board are up every year, except for one year when

only one is open. � e election will be held on

April 30.Moore said she is also motivated

to campaign because she thinks the fees the town charges for sewer service are unfair. It is a $90 per quarter fee for everyone regardless of how much a homeowner discharges into the sewer system.

“I don't see the fairness in that,” she said.

Some homeowners, like her neighbors at the beach, discharge little in the winter months, but pay the same $90 fee that full-time residents with large households discharge.

She began attending Board of Selectmen meetings where she went to listen and learn. She asked town offi cials why the fees were not assessed on a usage basis like water bills are. She participated in a workshop of other residents and town offi cials to discuss changing the system. But so far nothing has changed, she said.

“Whether I am elected to be a Selectman or not, I will keep pursuing this,” she said.

Moore was born and raised in Methuen. After school, she had a choice of jobs, working for the telephone company or the Internal Revenue Service. Her mother told

her that the IRS would never go out of business, so she went to work as an analyst for the government tax-collecting agency.

“I am so glad I listened to my mother. You should always listen to your mother,” she said. Two months after she went to work for the IRS, the employees at the telephone company went on strike.

In 1997, when she was 46, she got caught up in the media frenzy over a large lottery jackpot. “I am not a lottery player,” she said. “But like everyone else, I threw in my fi ve dollars. And I won. I am one of the fortunate ones.”

She left the IRS and opened a travel agency in Bedford, NH. She still owns the travel agency, but mostly lets her daughter and the employees run it. “I'm really just the accountant. I write the checks. � ey run the business,” she said.

� at gives her more time to spend at the beach with her little dog Toto, who like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, came to live in Salisbury from Kansas.

She said she loves living at the beach. Growing up in Methuen, there was a strong sense of community. “My neighbors are great,” she said. “It is nice to be in a community.”

to exercise as part of a physical healing. � ey are taught to read and write.

“� ey never believed they were worth the time for someone to teach them to read and write. In the past they have been told they are worthless,” the group's newsletter says.

� e girls are also given daily counseling and taught the Christian faith.

In an interview Springer said, “� e girls are on a structured routine, although the home is about freedom, the girls have to get accustomed to a healthy daily ritual. � at consists of Bible study and prayer, meal preparations and also every girl goes through a counseling/therapy session each day. We also make art with the girls and do crafts such as jewelry beading, and there is plenty of free time where the favorite thing to do is sing and dance!”

� e home that Buccheri is helping support provides what the organization calls “a family atmosphere - a healing environment that’s quiet, simple and peaceful.”

To learn more, visit the organization's web site. To buy a colorful bracelet and help send money to Honduras, stop in at BC Essentials shop on Pleasant Street.

the Christian-oriented Camp Berea in New Hampshire two summers ago.

A representative of She Dances talked with the campers about how the camp is helping to feed, house, clothe, educate and counsel the under 17-year-old girls who have been abused since an early age.

At the same time, Buccheri learned at the camp to make the bracelets out of two cords. He put the two things together and at the age of 12 created a business he called Knot Friends.

“It was one of the only things that we made at the camp,” he said, explaining why he started producing the bracelets.

After two years of practice, he is very quick. It takes him less than fi ve minutes to assemble the bracelets from cords he buys on the Internet. He likes to do it when he is watching television so he can be doing two things at once.

“It is fun to make when you are bored,” he said. “Multi-tasking is easy. It is something I like to do.”

� e multi-colored bracelets sell for $7 each. � e single-color bracelets cost $5.

Buccheri sells the bracelets at his mother's shop, BC Essentials, on Newburyport's Pleasant Street. � ey are also sold at his aunt's store in Vermont.

� e bracelets are particularly popular with teenagers, who drop in the store during the summer.

Best sellers are ones in the colors of the local professional sports teams, especially the New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox. Bracelets in the colors of the Boston Bruins and the Newburyport High School sell well too, he said.

He has made so many Red Sox bracelets that “I have seen (their colors) too much,” he said.

He donates 10 percent of his profi ts to She Dances. His parents match his donations.

“We've probably donated $200,” the proud Mom, Beverly Buccheri said.

� e money goes to support a young non-profi t organization founded by Californian Jeremy Springer, who saw the need for a house where abused girls could be rescued from a life of sex traffi cking.

“Our focus is to turn rejection into family, shame into self worth, abuse into healing and captivity into freedom,” the organization's web site, www.shedances.org, says.

At the house the girls are given a complete detox process and the treatment for sexually transmitted diseases. � ey are taught healthy eating and sleeping patterns and



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Join Joppa Flats Sanctuary Director Bill Gette and USFWS veteran David Weaver for this weekly birding fi eld trip in the Newburyport/Plum Island area. Appropriate for all birding levels. Wednesday, April 17, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: $17. Preregistration is not

required. Call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the Web site at www.massaudubon.org/joppafl ats.APRIL VACATION WEEK FLYBYS AT JOPPA FLATS

School and Youth Education Coordinator Lisa Hutchings off ers a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities, keeping minds active and hands busy during school break. For ages 2 – 12. Adults must accompany children. Wednesday, April 17, Birds and Bugs, 10:00 am-3:00 pm; � ursday, April 18 ,Ponds & Pools, 10:00 am-3:00 pm; Friday, April 19, March in the Marsh! 10:00 am-3:00 pm. Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: $7. Preregistration is not required. Call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the Web site at www.massaudubon.org/joppafl ats.CRAFTERNOON WITH RANI

Join us as we learn to make a fun seasonal craft with the craft-maven, Rani MacNeal. Supplies will be provided for this free class! All ages are welcome, and some caregiver participation and help will be required. Please register at 978-465-0539, as space will be limited. Wednesday April 17th at 1:30 PM Newbury Town Library, Lunt St, Byfi eld. Call 978-465-0539 for more information.WINE & CHEESE FUNDRAISER

April 17th 4:00pm- 7:00pm at the Amesbury Senior Community Center. Located at the Nicholas J. Costello Transportation Center, 68 Elm Street Amesbury, MA. TPlease stop by and purchase your tickets for $10 at 68 Elm Street, Amesbury, MA 01913. Tickets will also be sold at the door. For more information please contact Annmary Connor, COA Director .

WEDNESDAY EVENING LECTURE: A DECADE OF MAY MIGRATION HIGHLIGHTS

Birder’s Certifi cate Program graduate Ann Gurka talks about trends in migration over the past ten years. Wednesday, April 17, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm. Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: $4. Preregistration is not required. Call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the Web site at www.massaudubon.org/joppafl ats.SONGS OF THE CIVIL WAR CONCERT

� e Ipswich Public Library will present Roger Tincknell performing Civil War era songs on Wednesday, April 17th, at 7:00PM in the Collins Meeting Room. Families are encouraged to attend. "CAPITALISM IN CRISIS" MOVE AND DISCUSSION

On Wednesday, April 17 at 7:00pm at the First Religious Society, 26 Pleasant Street,

Newburyport there will be a showing of the movie “Capitalism in Crisis” with Amy Goodman in conversation with Richard Wolff , Economist at New School University (N.Y.). Discussion will follow this 40 minute fi lm. Free and open to the publicWEDNESDAY EVENING LECTURE

Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main Street, Ipswich will host its monthly Wednesday Evening Lecture on April 17 at 7:30 pm. Local nautical history researcher, Paul Valcour, will present “Boatbuilding in Ipswich: A History from World War II to Present.” First Ipswich Bank generously sponsors the Wednesday Evening Lecture Series. Refreshments served. Price: $10 for non-members; free to members and audience participants.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 18thBINGO NIGHT

Erie 4 Bingo Night, 474 North St Bingo night will be held � ursday, April 18th. Doors open 6pm, Play starts at 7. 16 "regular" games, $4 minimum admission = 6 cardsadditional cards 3/$1. 4 "special" games including 2 50/50 games, door prizes, refreshments available including hot dogs. FREE COFFEE

FRIDAY, APRIL 19thBIRDWATCHER’S GETAWAY FOR THE DAY—WETLAND BIRDS OF BOLTON FLATS

Take a day off and join Ipswich River teacher-naturalist Scott Santino and birder, Kirk Elwell, for a day trip to Bolton Flats and Wachusett Reservoir. Reservoir to look for loons, grebes, and ducks. Friday, April 19, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. FEE: $43 ($36/Mass Audubon members). Advance registration is required; call 978-887-9264.CALLING ALL COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ACTION

One Friday, April 19th from noon to 4:00pm, the Salvation Army will be hosting a Day to Celebrate Family, “� e Family Care Fair and Open House.” Games and fun for kids, a free gently used clothing boutique, free door prizes and free raffl es, not mention lots of other give-a-ways. If your business could donate a gift that would be of interest to a parent or child of any age, or if you are a local resident who would like to donate a gift, please call Donna at 978-465-0883 x12. COMEDY HYPNOSIS

Imagine: Several of your friends are on stage to volunteer for � e Comedy Hypnosis Show. Stage hypnotist Ellen Moschetto snaps her fi ngers and one at a time, your friends fall to the fl oor into a hypnotic trance. After giving some crazy hypnotic suggestions insanity ensues... Sounds crazy? It is. Do not miss the most hysterical, mind numbing show that you will ever see. You can see the show or be the show. Comedy Hypnosis Show at Portsmouth Gas Light Co � ird Floor Club on Friday April 19, starting at 7:00 p.m. Show Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Doors open at 6 pm. Tickets can be purchased on-line at www.drinkwaterproductions.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 20thROWLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK DONATION

� e Friends of the Rowley Public Library are getting ready for the Annual Book and Bake Sale. We’ll be accepting donations of gently used Books, DVDs, and CDs on Saturday morning: April 20th from 9:00am until noon. For more information or to volunteer for these events, please email [email protected], or call Pam Jacobson, Library Director, at 978-948-2850. SATURDAY MORNING BIRDING

Weekly trip with experienced leaders in a search for avian activity in the Newburyport/Plum Island area. For beginners and birders of all skill levels. Saturday, April 20, 9:00–11:30 am. Location: Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Adults $10; Children ages 8 and up $7. Preregistration is not required. Call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the Web site at www.massaudubon.org/joppafl ats.MSBC CAREGIVERS LUNCH

� e Market Street Baptist Church at 37 Market Street in Amesbury is inviting the public to attend a Caregivers Lunch on Saturday, April 20th from 12:00- 2:00 pm. � is event is for those who have been called to care for ailing loved ones to connect with other caregivers and to hear from the experiences of others. Ruth John (mother to the Pastor) will share her experiences and wisdom as a caregiver for nearly 20 years. Cost is $5 to cover the lunch. Please register in advance by calling the church offi ce at 978-388-0930 or by email: [email protected] ARTWALK

� e group of 13 galleries who cooperate to organize this popular art-focused event open their doors for the fi rst ArtWalk Weekend of 2013 on April 20 and 21. , Saturday 3 – 7 PM, Sunday 1 – 5 PM. Newburyport, a vibrant small New England city, is a magnet for arts activities on the North Shore with an abundance of art galleries and artists’ studios. � e 2013 ArtWalk Gallery Guide directs walkers along main streets and narrow lanes surrounded by historic architecture and views of the Merrimac River and the ocean.

� e ArtWalk map is available at galleries, � e Firehouse Center for the Arts, the Newburyport Chamber of Commerce, the middle passage way between State Street and Inn Street, many restaurants and inns and online at www.newburyportartwalk.com. � is event is free and open to the public. BEAN SUPPER

St. James Episcopal Church in Groveland, will hold a bean supper April 20 from 4 to 6 p.m. � e meal includes hot-dogs, rolls, two kinds of homemade beans, potato salads and other salads as well as homemade pies and cakes, coff ee, tea and juice. Admission is $7 for adults and $3 for children. � e church is at 119 Washington St., Groveland. More information is available by calling 978-373-1270 or visiting www.saintjamesgroveland.org. CAT IN THE CRADLE COFFEEHOUSE

� e Cat in the Cradle Coff eehouse brings a great night of musical entertainment to its Byfi eld stage on April 20. Michelle Lewis is not your stereotypical folk singer. Her exuberance opens the stage to a range of open and truthful music. Her performance allows her to live the life that her music aspires to be. Michelle's voice gives you every word and her fi ngers on the guitar every note. When Michele plays, all you hear is music and it all makes sense. Doors open at 7:30, admission is $5 at the door.

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AMESBURY - � e Market Street Baptist Church, 37 Market Street, Amesbury is hosting an indoor yard sale on Saturday, May 4 from 8:00 am - 1:00 pm. Items fi ll the gym at the back of the building. Nothing is priced. We accept donations of whatever you can give. � e proceeds from this sale go directly to a fund that will pay the expenses for several church volunteers to go to Canada the week of August 3-10. � is will be the fi fth summer connecting with Pastor Ian MacFarlane and the members of the Living Hope Community Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Each year volunteers spend the week at this church helping with children's programs like Vacation Bible School and Bible Basketball. � e Canadian church's volunteers have also come to Amesbury twice to help with similar programs. Both churches have made a supportive bond with each other from these trips and keep in touch all year by phone and internet.

------------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - Learning & Fun All In One Preschool, LLC (located on Rt. 110) is accepting new registrations for children 6 weeks to 9 years old, and off ers tours for parents and their children as well as three free transition/trial days. � ey off er before and after care for school agers plus bus pick-up and drop-off as well. One constant comment children and parents have said is that Learning & Fun All In One Preschool has a caring and nurturing staff , and a fun curriculum. Seasonally, they provide a "Summer-Camp" atmosphere. "We are so excited to be adding a new outdoor playground" mentioned owner, Melissa Wentworth who can reached at 978-834-6138 for questions or to set up a time to come by.

------------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - � e 3rd Annual Event, "Spring for a Cure - Molly’s Royal Faire,” will be held on May 4th 2013 in an eff ort to raise awareness and funds for � e Children's Tumor Foundation. � is year’s event is a Renaissance Faire theme; complete with actors from � eatre in the Open performing in character, an interactive live animal show by Curious Creatures, great food, games, prizes, raffl es, and a silent auction. � e event will be held at Holy Family Parish Hall, 9 Sparhawk Street, Amesbury, MA from 11:30 to 3:30. Only $10 adults and $5 kids 12 and under, children under 3 are free. D’ann McBryan states, "When we found out our baby Molly, at 18 months old, had a condition that we couldn't even pronounce and that could someday take her from us our world turned upside down. Everyone expects to have a healthy baby and when that changes in anyway it's a hard thing to accept. � ere are so many things that can happen with this condition, we could sit and worry about it or get active about fi nding better treatments. We have found we just have to focus on today and not worry about tomorrow. � at’s hard to do because we all have dreams for our children and our dream now is to fi nd a cure.” � e most common form of NF strikes 1 in every 3,500 births worldwide, 50% of cases being spontaneous, as in Molly's case, meaning her genes mutated. NF can cause blindness, deafness, loss of limbs, facial disfi gurement, skeletal defects, learning disabilities, chronic pain, impaired balance and mobility, cardiovascular problems, malignancy, and even death. CTF are the largest non-government source for NF research and have won the top charity rating for the last three years. 100% of all funds will go to � e Children's Tumor Foundation to fi nd better treatments and research towards a cure for NF. All donations are tax deductible. To fi nd out how you can help, please visit Molly's website at: mollybit.com.

------------------------------------------------------------GEORGETOWN - April 27th, a Night on the Town! Firehouse Spring Dinner & Library Wine/Jazz - Erie Fire Association No. 4 Inc. / Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library - Erie 4’s Spring Dinner will be held � ursday, April 27th. Roast Beef! And this year, in collaboration with the Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library, a discount coupon will be given to each adult who attends the Spring Dinner. � e coupon can be used for a $5.00 refund at the door of the library’s Wine Tasting and Jazz Event! Here are the details: Erie Spring Dinner: 474 North Street, Georgetown Begins at 5pm, and ends at 7 or earlier if the food runs out! Tickets at the door: $10.00 adults* and $7.00 Seniors* / children. Adults and seniors will receive a $5.00 discount coupon which can be used later the same evening at Georgetown Peabody Library’s Wine Tasting and Jazz event: Begins at 6:30 and closes at 9:00 pm. Tickets may be pre-ordered at the library or via PayPal at this link: http://friendsofgeorgetownpeabodylibrary.webs.com (see lower right hand corner for the PayPal event link)

------------------------------------------------------------IPSWICH - Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main Street, Ipswich is looking for volunteer tour guides and greeters for its upcoming guided tour season of the Heard and Whipple Houses. If you would like to become a volunteer, please come to three training sessions to learn about local history through the Museum’s collections and how to share that information with visitors from here and around the globe. Training sessions: May 1 from 5:30-7 pm, May 8 from 5:30-7 pm, and May 18 from 10-11:30 am. Opening Day is May 25 and the tour season runs through Columbus Day. A three-hour weekly time commitment through the season is needed. Call 978-356-2811 for more information or to sign up.

------------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - � e Newburyport Public Library will host a local author panel on May 11 from 2:00 – 4:00pm in the Program Room. James Phoenix, Muriel Angelil, Julia Newman, Sylvia Reilly Collins and James Redfern will lead the discussion. James Phoenix, called “the next Robert Parker,” recently published “Frame Up”, the fi rst in a series of Fenway Burke mystery novels. Muriel Angelil wrote “Back to the Past” about her childhood as a young Christian girl living through the upheaval of WWII. Julia Newman worked at a variety of jobs, from yoga to working with “Girls’” Lena Dunham. She collected her writing in the books, “� e Loose Lip Brigade” and

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At the public hearing, members of the public may ask questions and present evidence that supports either the ap-proval or denial of this petition.

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------------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - On May 4 & 5 the Newburyport Choral Society and orchestra will present Mozart's Solemn Vespers, 3 Motets and the Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass at the Belleville Congregational Church at 300 High Street, Newburyport. Times for the concerts are Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 2:30 PM. Advance tickets are $22 for general admission, $20 for students and seniors. Tickets at the door are $25. For further information and to purchase tickets online visit newburyportchoralsociety.org or call 978-462-0650.

------------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - � e Friends of the Rowley Public Library have generously added a new museum pass to the library’s list of off erings: the Wenham Museum! Located on Boston’s historic North Shore, the Wenham Museum celebrates the treasures of childhood and New England family life. � eir collection includes a model train gallery, a world-renowned doll and toy collection, a hands-on Family Discovery Gallery, and the 17th century Clafl in-Richards-Gerrish house. � e pass admits 4 people at half price. And don’t forget our other passes: the Museum of Science, the Peabody-Essex Museum, Zoo New England, Museum of Fine Arts, the Boston Children’s Museum, and the Massachusetts State Park pass. Stop by the Rowley Public Library, 141 Main Street, to reserve one of these passes for free, or call us at 978-948-2850.

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------------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Rowley Historical Society has a “Spring Work Party” planned at the 1677 Platts-Bradstreet House, 233 Main St., in Rowley; on April 27th with a raindate of May 4th from 9:00 a.m. till Noon. All are welcome to come & participate in the clean-up of this Historical property. Wear & bring work gear such as rakes & work gloves. � ank you, we appreciate your time & your help! RHS Board of Directors.

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The unfortunate reality is that you, as the consumer, have a somewhat limited ability to know exactly what you are being potentially exposed to. Cross contamination is mostly invisible. There is a huge trust factor when it comes to cleanliness in a health care facility. Although issues with cross contamination are rare in a dental setting, there are a few things that you can look for.

There is nothing wrong with asking your dental office to provide you with proof that sterilization instrumentation is being properly monitored. It should be as easy as pulling out the weekly report from a third party monitoring company. There are even sterilizers now that can be hooked up directly to the internet to be monitored.

There should be a dedicated room or area that sterilization procedures take place; and that area should be immaculate. When you are seated in the dental chair, everything should look clean. If you notice something that is not clean ask about it. All instruments should be in sterilization pouches or metal cassettes with sterilization tape and opened in front of you.

Watch what the dental assistant, hygienist and dentist do with their gloves. If they leave the room, the gloves should come off. You should be able to see them put gloves on in front of you.

Do not close your mouth around the suction tubes. Using the suction

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From a consumer’s perspective just use your own common sense. If you see something that makes you believe that your dentist and/or the staff are not perfectionists when it comes to cleanliness speak up and ask questions.

Cross infection in the dental office is extremely rare and most dental offices are very clean. The risk of your health being affected by not seeing a dentist on a regular basis is far greater than the risk of cross infection.

Dr. St. Clair maintains a private dental practice in Rowley and Newburyport dedicated to health-centered family dentistry. If there are certain topics you would like to see written about or questions you have please email them to him at [email protected]. You can view all previously written columns at www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com/blog.

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This news brings to light an issue that is very rare, but nonetheless important – cross infection in the dental office, or the transfer of infection from one patient to another in a health care environment.

I read the complaint filed by the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry. The dentist is accused of the following: allowing dental assistants to perform IV sedation on patients, unauthorized personnel taking x-rays, practicing dentistry in an unsafe or unsanitary manner or place, including not properly testing sterilization equipment, improper cleaning of instruments, use of multi-dose medication vials with the same needles on multiple patients, deferring all decisions and supervision of cleaning and infection control to dental assistants, practicing dentistry without displaying license, and failure to keep suitable records of dangerous drugs. The dentist’s defense is that his

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Americans have a distinguished history of meeting challenges head-on and an even more remarkable legacy of teaching the world how to do it. Our basic need for shelter from the storm is deeply personal. Whether the home building industry accurately anticipates the consumer need, or listens carefully to the consumer in order to meet the need, the housing needs in America will be met brilliantly. For now, watch for smaller homes with a larger “feel” that include window designs that enhance natural light as well as higher ceilings and clever use of space. What appear to be going the way of the buffalo are sunrooms, butler’s pantries and media rooms. So, where do we put the butler………in the master walk in closet?

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with 2 or more stories have continued a downward trend since 2006.

In times of economic challenges, huge gas guzzling cars lose their appeal. The same can be said for behemoths that drive up heating and maintenance costs in the ever changing climates of Rowley, Georgetown, Ipswich, and our beautiful North Shore communities. The desire for spacious living area can be achieved without building a huge costly structure. According to the NAHB, one of the top 10 priorities in 2010 was to build 9-foot ceilings on the first floor for example.

Rooms separated by walls have given way to the open floor plan that remains desirable but is being built on a smaller scale. The person doing the cooking is no longer isolated in the kitchen from family or friends enjoying the company of each other. The functions of each open area may be defined by the placement of furniture or specific flooring, but the purpose is to accommodate multiple needs in a warm, inviting and organized plan.

The top home features that builders have been including in recent years are:Walk-in closets, Laundry rooms, Insulated front doors, Great rooms, Low “e” windows, Linen Closets, Programmable thermostats, Energy Efficient appliances and lighting, Separate shower and tub in the master bathroom, and Nine foot ceilings.

Among the largest consumer groups that the builders should be listening to now are the Baby Boomers who were born between 1946 and 1964. One level living is easier no matter who is

Every now and then when I’ve brought a buyer to a newly constructed home I’ve heard “Why would the builder ever put the kitchen on this side of the house?” or “Look how far I have to walk with shopping bags from the garage.” It is critical that builders and all those in the home building industry listen very carefully to what the consumers want. There is ample evidence from such sources such as the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the National Association of Realtors (NAR) that they are doing just that.

Huge consumer groups have spoken and the industry captains have heard. The growing trend in home building today is to provide solutions that are economical without sacrificing appeal and convenience.

In short, beginning with the first two quarters of 2009 the homes that were built were smaller according to the US Census Bureau and more efficient. Home sizes on average stopped increasing in 2008 and began a downward trend in 2009. For the first time since 1992, the building of homes with at least 3 bedrooms was down. The number of homes being built with 4 or more bedrooms has been falling since 2007 and those

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