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Green Teens And Common Ground Farm Are Back With Free Farm Stand- Wednesdays At Beacon Recreation
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The Green Teens are back to offer people in need access to a Free Farm Stand on Wednesdays from 5-6pm at the Beacon Recreation Center at 23 West Center Street. This program will run from July through September, and is made possible by Common Ground Farm.
Also at the Beacon Recreation on Wednesdays from 9:30am-10:30am is a Free Groceries distribution.
How to receive groceries
Beacon Recreation groceries come pre-bagged, and volunteers ask that people come on foot as pedestrians. They ask for no cars.
Cars, however, can pull up to Memorial Park on Wednesdays from 9am-10am for the same pre-bagged grocery program.
Media Alert: HUDSY Filmmaker Grant Deadline a Week Away!
/Deadline to apply for HUDSY’s Community Content Fund Grant of up to $5,000 for Filmmakers is Only a Week Away!
Hudson Valley, NY— HUDSY, the first streaming video app for the Hudson Valley, is putting out a call for Hudson Valley content creators to apply for grants of up to $5,000, supported by HUDSY’s Community Content Fund. Grant recipients’ completed projects will stream on the HUDSY App, which features compelling series, impactful documentaries, engaging local stories and other video content about or shot in the Hudson Valley by the talented artists who call it home.
“HUDSY is brought to you by a Hudson Valley-based video production company that creates our own HUDSY Original films and series, and also distributes community-generated video content licensed from creatives throughout the region.”
Applications for HUDSY’s Community Content Fund are due by August 1, 2022Once selected by the HUDSY Content Committee, content creators must be prepared to present the completed project by December 1, 2022. Filmmakers interested in applying can get more information at www.hudsy.tv/grants.
Applicants must be from one of the Hudson Valley's 11 counties (Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, or Westchester), and / or the project must have been shot in the Hudson Valley or be about the Hudson Valley. Submissions must include a one-page synopsis of the project and a projected budget.
“It has always been a goal at HUDSY to provide direct access to capital for filmmakers to bring local stories to life,” said HUDSY co-founder Jesse Brown. “As filmmakers ourselves, we know how hard it is to get projects off the ground, and we want to help provide a supportive way forward."
HUDSY believes in reinvesting in the Hudson Valley’s most meaningful stories. HUDSY’s mission is to empower community storytellers to make innovative and important video content about life in the region and then deliver this content on the HUDSY App. The HUDSY Community Content Fund is just one of many capital-injection initiatives that the platform cooperative hopes to offer to local content creators in the future.
“From the shows we create and the artistic momentum we're building upon, to whomever we hire along the way, HUDSY is fully committed to seeing our diverse local communities thrive,” said HUDSY co-founder Laura Kandel.
Call For Vendors: Hudson River Maritime Museum: Celebration Of Woodworking
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The Hudson River Maritime Museum is seeking craft vendors who work in wood for our first ever, “Celebration of Woodworking”. The event will take place on Saturday October 1st & Sunday October 2nd from 10AM–5PM on the grounds of the Hudson River Maritime Museum at 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 12401.
The celebration will include dozens of artisans working in wood and will feature a display of craft work from friends and members of the Mid-Hudson Woodworkers and a fine furniture exhibition showcasing the work of the Hudson Valley Furniture Makers. We will have numerous demonstrations where artists and craftsmen will share their knowledge and skills with the public.
Requirements: Vendors must be able to participate both days of the event. There is no fee to participate as a vendor, however we ask that 10% of sales be donated back to the museum to offset our operational costs.We are prioritizing vendors who sell handmade, wooden arts and crafts, as well as wood adjacent suppliers of both tools and live edge slabs. We also welcome other traditional and handmade crafts born from natural materials.
Those interested in signing up should fill out the vendor form available on the Hudson River Maritime Museum's website at www.hrmm.org/wwf-vendors.
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Beacon Open Studios Is Back! This Weekend! July 22-24th - Events All Weekend
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If you're new to town, you may not have experienced Beacon Open Studios, an always evolving interactive art experience that happens once a year. It is the one time that you get to wander around Beacon to find yourself inside of an artist's studio. You get to see their tools, smell their mixtures, and maybe see some artists in action.
Beacon Open Studios took quite a blow during the shutdown of the pandemic. As with all things wonderful in Beacon, this is a volunteer effort, where leadership can change from time to time. New energy came in this year to produce this event for you, led by artist Darya Golubina.
Her preferred medium is oil paint or graphite but some of you may know her as “the hand," handling tiny little masterpieces in the photos she takes for Beacon’s Tiniest Gallery. The miniature gallery is a project she helped start with her friends when the isolation of the pandemic took over and they craved connection to their community. When she’s not painting or documenting the gallery’s newest acquisition, she photographs life-size humans at a studio she manages in NYC. Born in the Ukraine; raised in Brooklyn; graduated from SVA. Darya says Beacon, "feels like home."
Bringing back Beacon Open Studios certainly helps Beacon feel like home to all who live here.
HOW TO EXPERIENCE BEACON OPEN STUDIOS
From July 22, 2022 - July 24, 2022, you can join Beacon Open Studios for an exciting self-guided tour of Beacon’s artists studios. Including 60+ artists, multiple group shows and their music artists showcase.
7.23 - 7.24 - Artist Open Studios (see here for locations) from 12-6pm. Go visit over 60 artists.
7.22 - Opening Reception at The Landmark from 6-9pm
7.23 Music Artist Showcase at Reserva Wine Bar from 4-7pm
7.9-8.7 Beacon Open Studios Artist Group Show (month long exhibit) at Hudson Beach Glass Gallery from 12-6pm
A Little Beacon Blog is a happy and proud media sponsor of Beacon Open Studios.
A Sampling Of Artists You Can Visit During Beacon Open Studios
A few artists are displayed below of who you can go visit their studios. But don’t miss out on all 60 of the artists you can visit.
Staff at Dia Announce They Want To Unionize: Want Higher Pay and More Job Security
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On Monday, a representative from the union UAW Local 2210, which is a union for technical, office, and professional workers, announced that the staff at Dia Foundation for the Arts are the latest group of arts and culture workers to unionize. Local 2110 UAW also represents workers at the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MASS MoCA, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, Columbia University, Film Forum, Teachers College, ACLU, Center for Reproductive Rights, The New Press, and many more.
Staff unionization would be for professional and non-professional staff of Dia Art Foundation. The unit includes approximately 135 full and part-time staff located in New York City, Beacon, NY, Long Island and New Mexico. According to the press release, staff members cite low pay, job insecurity, and lack of recognition as reasons for unionizing.
"Until this month, gallery attendants at Dia Beacon site were paid a maximum of $15.30 per hour, even for those of us who have been here for over a year,” said Joel Olzak, a Gallery Attendant at Dia Beacon stated in the press release. “We just got a one dollar raise, but it still leaves us below a livable wage for a single person in Dutchess county. According to MIT data from this year, we need to be earning over twenty dollars an hour."
Alex Vargo, who has worked in Dia’s Learning and Engagement Department for seven years, said in the press release: “I work in art education because I believe that museums can be sites for transformative learning opportunities. All workers at Dia contribute to making art accessible to the public, and unionizing recognizes the importance of our contributions and gives staff a greater collective voice in shaping Dia's future."
According to UAW Local 2110, the last few years have seen thousands of workers in cultural institutions decide to unionize. Employees at the Jewish Museum, the Guggenheim Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Hispanic Society of America, Film Forum, Anthology Film Archives, MASS MoCA, Film at Lincoln Center, Studio in a School, the Portland Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston voted to unionize with Local 2110 since November 2020. Many reference similar issues of low pay, and lack of job security or opportunity.
“How can Dia, with its prestigious Board and reputation, justify paying us so much less than a livable wage,” Olzak added in the press release. “Dia’s development in Beacon has actually driven up the cost of housing here. Most of us can’t afford to live in the area, not on Dia wages.”
Vernon Byron who has worked at Dia for eleven years, adds. “I am unionizing to ensure that my colleagues and I have more opportunities for development in addition to achieving a living wage and more sensible working conditions.”
Dia Art Foundation is a contemporary arts organization with a major collection site in Beacon, NY, an exhibition and programming space in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, and several site-specific installations across Manhattan, Long Island, New Mexico and Utah.
On Friday, July 15, Technical, Office, and Professional Union Local 2110 UAW petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a union election of professional and non-professional staff of Dia Art Foundation. The unit includes approximately 135 full and part-time staff located in New York City, Beacon, NY, Long Island and New Mexico. The union has a reputation for its successful organizing and bargaining.
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Tiny Speed Bumps Return To Memorial Park - Will Other Parts Of The City Get Speed Bumps?
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Speed bumps in Beacon have always been debated. Memories from many citizens testify that speed bumps were down at Memorial Park, and down Wilkes Street (the street that runs along the baseball diamonds and houses).
Last year, A Little Beacon Blog published an article wondering where the speed bumps had gone. Note that the picture taken in that article had green foliage, despite being published in November. From attending kids sports games at the base of the sledding hill at Memorial Park and watching dirt bikes and sports cars zoom up and down the hill, it seemed that there was a year or two where the speed bumps had not been put down.
In year’s past, former Mayor Randy Casale was not an advocate for speed bumps. He was the Highway Superintendent for 16 years, and stated that the plow trucks could not plow over the bumps. However, seasonally, the bumps are taken up for such a reason.
This year, the speed bumps are screwed down in Memorial Park. They are small, and in two parts, meaning a space is between them for a car to avoid one side of the bump, or a cycle to speed through without slowing.
Citizens have asked if other parts of Beacon will get speed bumps. Such as on cut-through streets like Willow Street, or high traffic volume streets like Liberty Street near the mountain. As City Council Members make attempts to push New York State to change its law about the minimum speed limit on Main Street being 30mph, some citizens have asked if Main Street itself could have speed bumps, since police enforcement is difficult while being short staffed.
GoFundMe Donation Page Created For Amy's African Braids; Business Lost In Fire At Mr. Bell's Salon
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Amy’s African Braids was located inside of Mr. Bell’s salon. A Little Beacon Blog has been writing about Amy’s African Braids ever since she was open in Sexy Nails (now the cat cafe after the nail salon moved out during the pandemic), then in a spot in the strip at the car wash which she moved out of in 2019, and into Mr. Bell’s.
On the afternoon of the fire, one of Amy’s stylists had just left for the day, before the fire broke out. She returned to the salon after being called about the news that everything was destroyed in the fire. When A Little Beacon Blog asked her if she lost assets that she needed to braid customer’s hair, she stared blankly, and could only answer that she was thankful that she was not inside when the fire started. When asked where she would continue her braiding, she remained bewildered and thought maybe from her home.
Now that some time has passed, Amy’s Braids has launched a GoFundMe page. A Little Beacon Blog is in direct contact with Amy. After all of these years, our paths have crossed, as one of ALBB’s children is best friends with Amy’s nieces.
To learn more about her business, Amy answered a few questions. She’s looking for chairs, mirrors, hair, and products. Usually different hair is purchased in advance, and some is in stock at the salon for the stylists to braid into different styles. Both men and women come in from every 2 weeks to a month to have their hair braided in protective styles, depending on the occasion. Braiding starts at $40 and goes up.
ALBB is finding out where people can find Amy’s African Braids now, for those who need her for style refreshes or new designs. This article will be updated. As of now, to be out of work and all tools and products lost, the GoFundMe is the most important.
GoFundMe Page Created For Mr. Alvin Bell. Wife Shirley Bell Confirms She Is Connected! Donate Now (Or Again!)
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UPDATE!
Mr. Bell’s GoFundMe Fundraiser >
Amy’s African Braids Fundraiser >
When Mr. Alvin Bell’s decades old and beloved salon burned in a fire last week, destroying everything including professional tools and memory markers, the community rushed to want to help him. A GoFundMe page couldn’t have been created fast enough to satisfy the amount of people who asked A Little Beacon Blog if a donation page had been started yet.
Ears to the ground, we waited to hear. It was slow going at first (a 24 hour turnaround in this case was too long). Mr. Bell is in his 80s, so things might take a while. Taking to the streets to find the answer, we found a family member of Mr. Bell, who had heard something was in the works. The following day, word spread that a GoFundMe page had been created, but nobody knew who the creator was.
Beaconites, and New Yorkers in general, are a skeptical bunch. ALBB got Mr. Bell’s phone number, and even he didn’t know about the GoFundMe page. He asked that we wait until he learned more.
According to the GoFundMe, the creator, Nathan Chackerian, had created the page with deep concern for getting Mr. Bell back into a salon, and was working with Mr. Bell’s wife, Shirley, to make this happen. According to Nathan’s Facebook, which he confirmed to ALBB, Nathan moved to Beacon around March 2022, and is ninja warrior full stack developer who is currently developing a new social media app.
Nathan told ALBB: “My mom is the person that knows him the best. I like Beacon so far and am trying to get to know more people my age in town.” He says he has been to Bank Square often.
Nathan set the goal for $6,500, and many Beaconites began donating. ALBB called Mr. Bell again, who this time, handed the phone over the Shirley. With confidence and enthusiasm, Shirley confirmed that Nathan and a person named Alexander were helping, and that the GoFundMe page is legit.
Nathan has already updated the page by saying he hadn’t expected such a generous turnout, and did not know the true cost of recreating a salon. According to his update, he is going to post itemized assets provided by Shirley that they would need. “They are hoping to stay on Main Street,” Nathan told ALBB.
Said Nathan in an update about the low-ish goal: “The $6500 number was an off-the-cuff estimate from someone who knows nothing about what they do (me)- it might be somewhat low. They had six chairs - three for braiding and three for barbering services and wash stations and cabinets with mirrors plus equipment. At the time we started this campaign, I had no idea we could get anywhere near that number... but now that we see what extraordinary kindness is possible, we might increase it here - or otherwise ask private donors for help purchasing any remaining items.”
The power remains off at Mr. Bell’s as well as John the Cobbler next door, whose shop also endured smoke damage. Said Nathan in an update on the donation page: “I am told that this week they may have access to the space to see what, if anything, can be salvaged - I will plan to shoot a quick video of the interior to post here-- and then leave them alone at what is likely to be an emotional time. Thank you again for your outstanding generosity.“
You can learn more about the donation campaign here, and make your donation! >
If you donated once, maybe donate again!
List Of Property Plans To Be Discussed At Beacon's Planning Board Meeting (July 2022)
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Plans, visions and ideas for the following properties will be discussed at the City of Beacon’s Planning Board Meeting, July 12, 2022. Click here for more details with links to supporting documents related to each property.
1. "Beacon Views Townhouses" (37 units), Conklin Street, submitted by Beacon Views, LLC
2. 16 West Main Street (62 units), submitted by Farrell Building Company
3. Hotel and event space, 1113 Wolcott Avenue, submitted by Prophecy Theater, LLC (postponed to August 9, 2022 at the request of the applicant)
4. 2-lot residential, 46 Judson Street, submitted by 46 Judson, LLC (postponed to August 9, 2022 at the request of the applicant)
5. Indoor and outdoor event space, 4 Hanna lane, submitted by Jason Hughes
6. 2-lot residential, 146 Verplanck Avenue, submitted by James Petty
7. Mirbeau Inn & Spa at Howland Estate, 7 Craig House Lane, submitted by The Mirbeau Companies
8. 2-lot residential, 67 Grove Street
9. Small cell wireless facility on an existing light pole and one antenna, 2 Red Flynn Drive, submitted by Verizon Wireless of the East, LP (dba Verizon Wireless)
10. Artist studios, 5 Henry Street, submitted by Michael Braden
11. Accessory apartment, 31 Beacon Street, submitted by Kyle Donnelly
12. 12 Highland Place, submitted by Lori Joseph Builders Inc
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Mr. Bell's & Amy's Braids Salon Businesses Destroyed In Fire On Main Street In Beacon
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UPDATE 7/12/2022: GoFundMe fundraisers have been created!
Click here for Mr. Bell’s GoFundMe Fundraiser.
Click here for Amy’s African Braids GoFundMe Fundraiser.
On Wednesday afternoon (7/6/2022) at around 3pm, several fire engines pulled up to Main Street and Willow Street, and did not leave. Several more fire trucks from other fire engine companies pulled into town, including Rombout Fire Company, an all volunteer company serving the Town of Fishkill, as well as multiple trucks from Central Hudson.
With such a collection of trucks over the course of several hours, one might have expected to see flames billowing out of a building on Main Street. But no such flames were seen, nor billows of black smoke against the blue sky.
However, inside of Mr. Bell’s Unisex Main Street Beauty Salon, a line of fire had spread up a wall to the back going up the ceiling, with smoke coming out the bottom of the front door, according to a local person who spoke with the woman who first reported the fire.
Mr. Alvin Bell’s shop, before the fire. Read all about his decades-long history with Beacon.
No one was inside the shop, and no one was hurt. Mr. Alvin Bell and his wife Shirley were at home, done for the day, and the stylists of Amy’s Braids had left the shop and locked up, according to Mr. Bell and a stylist from Amy’s Braids. If you don’t know Mr. Bell, he is iconic, and a deep part of Beacon, having opened his shop decades ago after being laid off as the lead pressman at the Nabisco box printing factory, which is now Dia. He restarted his career at the age of 54, following his wife in hair styling, which was his passion at a very young age.
According to a local person, a woman was handing out free pizza from Big Vinny’s, the new pizza and cannoli shop (not new to New York, however), and noticed a line of fire traveling up the right side wall and up the ceiling, with smoke pouring out of Mr. Bell’s and called 911.
The fire engines arrived and worked to control and put out the fire. According to a firefighter, Beacon’s Chief Gary VanVoorhis will put out a media release soon, as the investigation is ongoing.
According to a neighbor, some smoke spilled into neighboring units, including John’s Shoe Repair, the cobber ALBB has blogged about before. When approached to see what of his business assets were damaged, the cobbler was the most concerned about retrieving customer’s shoes for them, rather than commenting about any loss.
After the fire was put out, Mr. Alvin Bell and his wife Shirley stood outside of their shop, bewildered. Shriely what as a total loss, saying they had lost everything. Furniture, photos, memorabilia. On the walls were photos of their lives as they grew the salon business in Beacon, as well as Shirley’s career. She started as a stylist, and pivoted to West Point, where she retired as a government inspector. The photo of that retirement, she said, seemed to be gone in the now rubble of the shop.
Mr. Bell was chipper as usual, in his ever-dapper clothes, but he expressed the most concern about his photo with Pete Seeger, as well as his boxing gloves. A Dutchess County Fire Investigator brought to Mr. Bell a stack of jewelry boxes, with at least one containing cuff links. His next recovered item was a suitcase that Mr. Bell was quite excited about.
However, the inspector could not yet find the photo of Pete Seeger, but suggested that a pair of boxing gloves might be salvaged.
The stylist at Amy’s Braids was equally stunned, amazed this had happened. When asked if she lost anything, she only commented that she was simply grateful she was not inside to get hurt. When asked where she could be found braiding again, she slightly shook her head and suggested her home.
New York State Lawmakers Revive & Pass Equal Rights Amendment To Protect Right To Abortion In State Constitution, Advancing To Next Step
/The New York State Senate and Assembly advanced the first passage of an amendment, S.51002, to codify the right to an abortion and the right to contraception in the New York State Constitution. After this first step of passing this resolution, it “must be passed by two successive legislatures, and supported by a majority of voters in a public referendum,” said Senator Anna Kaplan, a co-sponsor, with the earliest for a referendum coming to a vote being November 2023.
The Resolution that passed on July 1, 2022 would codify the right to an abortion and the right to contraception, in addition to protecting New Yorkers from various forms of discrimination, as well as protecting from future action by the Supreme Court dismantling rights for LGBTQ+ people, according to a press release by Senator Kaplan. "The resolution expands equal protection under the law to several new identity classes, including on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, age, disability and sex,” she said. “Sex includes sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, reproductive healthcare and autonomy."
The lead sponsor is Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
Is Modifying The State Constitution To Protect Abortion Rights, Women, Girls, And All Birthing People New?
According to the New York Times, 15 states including California are seeking to amend their state constitutions to protect the right to save the life of the woman, girl or birthing person for any reason, including financial, wrong time in life, wrong potential partner, and mental and physical health. New York State had tried this before, but failed. During the creation of that effort back then, the lead sponsor, Senator Liz Krueger, said they learned many things while drafting it.
Back in February 2022, The Times Union reported on that earlier proposal that the "inclusive Equal Rights Amendment" is different than the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) at the federal level. Said Senator Krueger then, it was very different than the 45-year-old federal effort, because the state-level amendment "would expand on the federal ERA language to include protections for race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and pregnancy."
According to reporting in Politico, the earlier version of the proposal stalled because over disagreements of recognition based on religion. Politico pointed out that this version was “modified to address critics’ concerns over potential effects on religious freedom.”
The Assembly passed broad state Equal Rights Amendment with 98-43 vote Friday evening, and the Senate “hours earlier swiftly approved the resolution on a 49-14 vote after just minutes of floor discussion,” reported Politico. “The amendment would add explicit protections for New Yorkers to access abortion care,” as well as the right to contraception.
Why Now?
New York Governor Kathy Hochul called for a special session after the Supreme Court struck down New York's open-carry gun law. The Supreme Court then struck down Roe V. Wade, and New York's Equal Rights amendment was added to the agenda for the special session shortly thereafter.
As reported by Politico, the lead sponsor of this version of the bill, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins “told reporters that the Supreme Court’s ruling last week ratcheted up lawmakers’ urgency to finally move the proposal after years of debate in Albany. She noted that Friday’s vote came on the anniversary when New York’s abortion law took effect more than 50 years ago.”
After the extraordinary session on Friday called by New York Governor Kathy Hochul to address New York’s gun laws and abortion, she told reporters: “It’s part of our fighting back to protect women’s reproductive freedoms here in the state of New York. That [amendment] is going to protect reproductive health in the state of New York for generations to come.”
In defense of both votes, Governor Hochul said: “We're not going backwards. They may think that they can change our lives with the stroke of a pen. But we have pens, too," as reported by The Poughkeepsie Journal.
Abortion Rights Protection At The Federal Level In The Constitution
The Times Union interviewed Wilfred Codrington, an assistant professor at Brooklyn Law School and a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice, to discover more about the federal effort to add an equal rights amendment for women to the U.S. Constitution. According to him, it has been in the works since the 1920s.
Codrington said "the Constitution doesn't require women be treated equally." He explained that "if there’s nothing permanent and enshrined in the Constitution protecting those values, a number of statutes we’re seeing being contested in the courts and eviscerated or struck down that also were meant to be enduring."
Senator Krueger was starting with New York state by attempting a broader reach than just women, which "would make New York state, I believe, the first in the nation to recognize that all of our populations should have nondiscrimination protections within our Constitution ... (for) a broader universe of categories of humans and for a broader range of issues than gender," she said as reported by The Times Union.
With Senator Krueger’s bill “There's all kinds of precedent that we need to make sure we have the language correctly on, that we are not impeding one right by protecting another right. So I have found that attempting a complex change in a Constitution is a much more difficult assignment than I had originally hoped for," Krueger said.
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