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Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Celebrating 35 years of independence

Kentucky Kernel

A family’s plea for

HONOR

By Iim Wiseman
THE KENTUCKY mm

On an airport tarmac in Atlanta, Jamie Saylor
waited for his brother Paul to arrive. Nearby,
airline employees milled about, watching
the scene and smoking.

It was the evening of Aug. 20, 2005,
although Jamie could not tell you the
date.

Eventually, a forklift rolled in with
the casket.

“You, stop!" he shouted, flagging
down the forklift operator:

With the help of some police offi-
cers from their hometown, Jamie and
his father lifted Paul and carried him
the rest of the way to the

car ready to take the family “I don't care if

back home to Bremen, Ga.

It had been five days there's a toenail said.

since Army Sgt. Paul Say-

lor died in Iraq. His |eft-you can

Humvee had crashed into a

roadside canal in Mah- give it the

mudiyah, Iraq, and he
drowned. He was 21.
Back in Bremen, the

Saylors asked their funeral deserVe- (The
home director, Bill High- Army) didn't

tower, if Paul’s body could

be prepared for viewing. even keep my

An Armed Forces medical

examiner had recommend- SO" COId " ——

ed that body not be viewed
due to decomposition ——
but they wanted to know.

Hightower said there
was nothing he could do.
The body had rotted.

“The only thing Bill could recog-
nize was his nose,” said Patti Saylor,
Paul’s mother:

The Saylors never saw Paul’s body,
and neither did the more than 1,500
people who attended the funeral ser-
vices in the town of less than 5,000.

“I think it would have helped a lot

(to view the body)," Patti said. “Some-‘

times I wonder, is this even real? Did
this really happen?"

The family decided something had
to change. especially after Hightower
said he believed neglect caused the de-
composition. And when they heard re-
ports of similar scenes on airport run-
ways, they feared they might not be the
only ones missing a chance to find clo
sure.

“It goes from anger to disbelief and
then to trying to get something done,”
said Jamie, who played football at UK
from 1999 to 2003 and is currently a stu-
dent in UK’s graduate school.

In high school, Paul played football
with his older brother Jamie and acted
in school plays. After graduation, he at-

respect SOIdiEI’S Now, it‘s Jamie who’s

Patti Saylor lors wanted some answers.

on the handling of her son's body

 

tended North Georgia College and
State University, a military college, and
then he went to Iraq as part of the 48th
Brigade, 108th Scout Division.

A few weeks ago, a man stopped
Jamie Saylor Sr. on the street and
asked if he was Paul Saylor‘s father.

“Well. he took up for me once in
school, and I never forgot it,” the man
said.

That was Paul — the one
who always was quick to
lend a hand, his brother

“He was real kindheart-
ed,” Jamie said. “He was the
type who would help you,
but he wouldn’t let you
know it.”

trying to help his brother.

“I know he didn’t die in
vain. I just want to make
sure something positive
comes out of it. Death is not
the end.”

In September, the Say-

“A lot of people had not
asked why they couldn't see
the remains, so the Army
can just tell you whatever they want,”
Jamie said. “I don’t think many people
even know it‘s going on.”

They met with Army representa-
tives and contacted one of Georgia’s
U.S. senators, Saxby Chambliss, and

 

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Above: A family photo of
Sgt. Paul Saylor, who died
in Iraq in mid-August last
year. Saylor's family has
started a Web site to raise
awareness of how the U.S.
military preserves the
remains of dead troops.
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Left: Jamie Saylor stands
beside a flyer he posted
about the Web site
www.soldiersplea.com,
which his family started in
honor of his brother, Paul.

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Nightclub makes its move near campus

By Jason Futch
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The former home of Jersey
Mike’s sandwich shop is quickly
transforming into Lexington’s
newest nightclub and restau-
rant.

The new business, Salottos,
is set to open some time in mid-
March and will be a hybrid of
sorts, fusing a high-energy
nightclub with a high-class
lounge.

Owners Chris Benezet and
Adam Keys, long-time friends
and Lexington natives, have
been running their own busi-
nesses for years. When the loca-
tion at the corner of Avenue of
Champions and Limestone
Street opened up, they knew it
was time to work together:

“We’ve been friends since
high school,” Benezet said.
“Adam was looking for a loca-
tion downtown. I happened to
run across one —— and the rest is

which means
“lounge” in Italian, hopes to
combine seemingly diverse ex-
periences under one roof. Dur-
ing the day, Salottos will serve
as a restaurant and lounge.

“We’ 11 be playing chill, jazz-
based, Frank Sinatra, Harry
Connick Jr., and Tony Bennett-
type music." said Benezet.

Italian-American food will
characterize the menu, offering
a wide range of appetizers and
entrees to accommodate most
student budgets, Benezet said.
Plans to offer Starbucks coffee
and wireless Internet are also in
the works at Salottos, as well as
accepting the Student Plus Ac-
count.

“Students will have another
option from the regular fast-
food joints in the Student Cen-
ter,” Keys said.

As evening creeps in, Salot-
tos will begin marching to the
beat of a different drum. The
bass-laden beats of an energized
dance floor will contrast the
light jazz played during the day.
The restaurant and lounge, in
the front of the building. will re-
main open as music from the
dance floor is transmitted at a
lower volume to the lounge.

"We wanted a nightclub that
grovided not only a dance floor.

at a place to chill and have con-
versation as well,” said Keys.

The kitchen will stay open
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A dress code for dance hours
will also be implemented, which
is something often ignored in
most nightclubs, according to
Keys and Benezet.

“A lot of clubs have aban-
doned any standard for dress
and therefore compromised the
atmosphere. We want to bring it
back," said Benezet. That dress
code will be “dress to impress,"
Benezet said.

Salottos will reach its pri-

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At the corner of Avenue of Champions and Limestone Street, Salottos, a new cam.
pus nightclub, is under construction. The establishment is set to open next month.

marily student market in a
number of ways. Keys said.
Martini Mondays and Fusion
Tuesdays are two examples of
the themed specials Salottos
will offer. Other specials include
free valet service for nights and
weekends. special menus for UK
game days and a waived cover
charge for parking in certain
lots.

Student, faculty and other

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Party Plan
couldface
revrsmns

By Cara Blevins and Brad Hall
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The language of one of Lexington’s
party-oriented laws may be changed to-
day at a meeting of the Lexington Town
& Gown Commission.

The Lexington Area Party Plan, a city
ordinance aimed at cracking down on
out-of-control parties. A property with
two party-related violation convictions
against it is added to a no-party list for a
year. If the party remains violation-free
for a year, it is removed from the list.

At a Jan. 18 meeting where people
raised issues with the plan, city council
members, as well as other people in at-
tendance, were encouraged to make revi-
sions to the plan and to discuss them at
this afternoon‘s meeting at 5:30 at the
Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church. At
the last meeting. Public Safety Commis-
sioner Rebecca Langston said she and
David Stevens. co-chairs of the commis-
sion, will review the submitted sugges-
tions and compile a report to deliver at
today‘s meeting.

“We’ll take complaints from police.
students and landlords,” Langston said.
“We want everyone to look over the ordi-
nance and rewrite it to how they feel it
can be better understood."

A group of students, headed by Clay
McGuffin, executive cabinet secretary for
the College Town Initiative, have revised
the plan along with members of journal-
ism professor Buck Ryan‘s JOU 497 class.

“We need to define what constitutes a
‘party‘ " McGuffin said. “We'd like to in-
clude a clause saying a party must be a
congregation of 20 or more people.“

McGuffin also wanted to clear up any
confusion regarding the Party Plan as it
stands currently.

"We would like a house to have three
strikes against it rather than two before
it is placed on the Party Plan.“ said

See Party Plan on page A2

Presidential
candidate
challenges
meal plan

By Sean Rose
mt KENTUCKY itERNEi

A referendum that would directly poll
students' opinions on the meal plan is
685 signatures away from being on the
Student Government election ballot.

SG senator and presidential candi-
date Andy Bates was in front of the Pat-
terson Office Tower yesterday from 9
am. to 1 pm. collecting signatures with
other senatorial candidates on his ticket.

Bates said he expected to reach the re
quired 1.000 signatures to put a referen-
dum on the ballot soon.

“I would expect 1.000 signatures in a
few days." Bates said. “It's clear where
student opinion lies on this issue.”

The referendum would ask students if
they were in favor of switching the meal
plan back to the declining balance, or
debit card system. that was in place last
year. which Bates advocates.

Bates co-sponsored a resolution in the
80 Senate that would place the question
on the ballot. But the legislation was
tabled until tonight‘s Senate meeting be—
cause the Senate felt the question should
be worded with more. options, he said.

Bates said rewording the referendum
would make it vague and would soften
the impact of the results. He set out to
put this question on the ballot through
petition to avoid rewarding.

“It's the fact that they tabled it with
the intent to amend it.“ Bates said. “(The
80 Senate) even said they wanted more
vague language, and vague language is
not what the administration wants."

But one of Bates opponents. SG presi-
dential candidate Jonah Brown. said sim-
plifying the referendum to one option
would not benefit students.

“The problem here is. we have to look
beyond just choosing between the declin-

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McGuffin. “There has been some
confusion in the past because
people assumed they had three
strikes before getting placed on
the Party Plan.”

McGuffin also wants to see
improved communication be-
tween landlords and the police
department. because landlords
are often unaware of their prop-
erties being placed on the Party
Plan, he said.

McGuflin also cited the issue
of new renters moving into a
house already placed on the Par-
ty Plan.

“We want new renters to be
able to call the city government
and have their new home re-
moved from the Party Plan." said
McGuffin.

Craig Hardin, a Lexington
landlord. said he felt the Party
Plan should be based more on
personal responsibility and the
real fallacy lies within Lexing-
ton’s noise ordinance. which pro-
hibits noise across a property
boundary.

“The noise ordinance is am-
biguous," Hardin said. “We all
live in violation of the noise or-
dinance."

As far as the Party Plan,
Hardin said students should be
better-educated about its implica-
tions.

“It needs to be more defined
as to what the students’ rights
are." Hardin said.

But not everyone felt that the
Party Plan needed major revi-
sions. Councilman Richard
Moloney, who represents the 11th
District, said he sees it working
better than some may think.

“It’s working well in my dis-
trict," Moloney said “I work
closely with three neighborhood
associations and they are pleased
with its results."

Likewise. 3rd District Coun-
cilman Dick DeCamp. whose dis-
trict includes the neighborhoods
bordering UK. said he‘s seen the
Party Plan work.

“I used to get noise com-
plaints all the time,“ DeCamp
said. “I don't get as many calls
anymore, it‘s a marked improve-
ment since the Party Plan has
been in effect.“

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Street at 10:43 am.

Feb. 8: Theft of laptop reported at the Mineral
Industries Building at 4:00 pm.

Feb. 8: Subject refusing to leave W.T. Young Library
at 5:59 pm. Later still refused to leave at 9:29 pm.
Feb. 8: Subject refusing to leave the UK Chandler
Medical Center, slamming doors and using profanity
at 10:10 pm.

Feb. 9: License plate stolen from an automobile at
lngels Hall at 1:22 am.

Feb. 9: Intoxicated female arguing with security at
the W. T. Young Library at 2 am.

Feb. 9: Theft of computer reported at UK Medical
Center at 10:58 am.

Feb. 10: Suspicious persons broke windows in front
of Papa John's at 1:25 am.

Feb. 10: Suspicious circumstances reported at the
Student Center after a backpack was left unattend-
ed for 45 minutes near the information booth.

Feb. 10: Theft of automobile reported at 460 Cooper
Dr. at 1:40 pm

Feb. 11: Downed pole blocking a lane of traffic at
Rose Street and Washington Avenue at 4:09 am.
Feb. 11: Suspicious person reported throwing snow-
balls at Cooperstown at 11:42 pm.

Feb. 12: Vandalism to a classic car parked at the
Wesley Foundation reported at 12:03 am

Feb. 12: Six males reported smoking marijuana in
the courtyard at Blanding Complex at 12:55 am.
Feb. 12: Vandalism reported to glass doors on the
roof of Parking Structure 2 on Hilltop Drive at 1:39
am.

Feb. 12: Terroristic threatening against nurses at UK
Chandler Medical Center at 3:00 am.

Feb. 12: Theft from automobile reported in the park-
ing lot of Haggin Hall at 2:02 pm.

Feb. 13: Theft of a purse on Friday and the recent
use of stolen credit cards reported at UK Chandler
Medical Center at 11:32 am.

Feb. 13: Theft of wallet reported at the Emergency
Vehicle Response location on Rose Street at 1:38
pm.

Feb. 13: Theft in progress at a vending machine in
the Kentucky Clinic at 3:10 pm.

Feb. 13: Property damage and vandalism reported to
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Nomination instructions can be found at www.uky.edu/PCD.

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Cats' practice a battle of the sexes

By Chris DeLotell
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Brian May and Josh Whitehouse
are two key members of the UK basket-
ball team. but even Wildcat diehards
have probably never heard of them.

That’s because they are members of
the women’s team.

May and Whitehouse practice with
the team every day and. with a contin-
gent of three to five other men, simu-
late the offenses and defenses run by
UK’s next opponent.

UK head coach Mickie DeMoss said
the team is fortunate to have the prac-
tice squad.

“It is very much appreciated." she
said. “They come in and help us and
they don’t get a lot of things because
under NCAA rules. all we can give
them is shoes and practice gear.

“Whitehouse and May come every-
day and do a great job. They really feel
a part of it. It means a lot that we have
a group of guys that come out every-
day. That way we don‘t have to teach
our kids somebody else’s offenses. plus
try to run our own offenses. It speeds
practices up a lot."

Whitehouse. a kinesiology junior
with aspirations to coach high school
basketball, sees being a part of the
practice squad as preparation for his
future.

“It gives me a chance to be around
Coach DeMoss and a college program."
he said. “That will help me down the
road."

The practice players, who are not
paid. said they are proud to be a part of
the team's success. They have helped
the Cats (17-6, 6-4 Southeastern Confer
ence) to fourth place in the SEC.

"It's the satisfaction of helping
someone else." May said. “They've had
a great year. You feel like you've had a
part in that."

The players on the team are thank-
ful to have the practice opposition.

“They're helping us so much."
sophomore center Sarah Elliott said.
“They‘re strong. As a post player. the
physical aspect is hard. They prepare

By Josh Sullivan

Josh White-
house, a kinesi-
oloqy junior and
member of the
women's basket-
ball practice
squad, powers
up a shot over
freshman guard
Carly Ormerod
yesterday in
practice. White-
house and Brian
May practice
with the team
every day.

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us for a game.”

“It helps us prepare." junior guard
Jenny Pfeiffer said. “They’re aggres-
sive and tough. They play like guys,
and that helps us a lot."

The team appreciates the work put
in by the practice squad.

“They have to learn a new offense
each week." Elliott said. “They proba-
bly know more offenses than we do.
That helps a lot.“

Not only have May and Whitehouse
become a part of the team in practice,
but off the court as well.

“We’re definitely a part of the
team," May said. “They accept us. We
hang out with the girls outside of prac-
tice. We‘ve made a lot of new friends.“

While May and Whitehouse both re
ceived flack from friends after joining
the women‘s team for “playing with
girls." they said the razzing has
stopped as the team has improved.

“These aren‘t just any girls," May
said. “They‘re Division I athletes.“

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SEC Standings
Overall Cont
22-1 10-0
22-3 8-2
17-6 7-3
17-6 6-4
18-6 6-5
17-8 6-5
13-11 5-6
13-9 4-6
14-10 4-7
12-11 3-7
9-15 3-8
6-18 1-10

Note: The top four seeds will receive a first-
round bye in the SEC Tournament

Team
1. Louisiana State

2. Tennessee

3. Georgia

4. Kentucky

5. Florida

6. Vanderbilt

7. Arkansas

8. South Carolina
9. Mississippi

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Smith: Tonight’s game “new start”

THE KENTUCKY KERNEL

It may come as a surprise to fans. but
the UK men‘s basketball team‘s tumul-
tuous season is already over.

After Saturday‘s loss to Vanderbilt in
Nashville. head coach Tubby Smith told
his players to consider tonight's home
game against Georgia the start of a
brand new year.

“It’s like when you get fresh sheets on
the bed." said junior forward Bobby Per-
ry yesterday. “You‘re just so relieved to
get in a bed with fresh sheets.“

Beginning Monday Smith imple-
mented a new rating system for evaluat-
ing players during practice. assigning
points when a player does well. and sub-
tracting them when he makes a mistake.
Smith said all starting positions are now
up for grabs. and anyone can earn a spot
in the lineup based on their performance
in practice.

Sophomore guard Ramel Bradley
said the players were spurred on by the
chance to break into the starting rotation
during Monday‘s practice.

“It seemed like guys were going hard
er." he said. “It seemed like those prac-
tices at the beginning of the year when
everybody was going crazy"

“We‘re trying to inspire the guys that
haven‘t been playing much." said Smith.
“Hopefully they'll say. ‘l've got an oppor-
tunity to help the team and contribute.”

()ne of those guys is junior forward
Rekalin Sims. who has seen little action
in the last several games after starting
out hot.

The pinnacle of his season came way
back in November when he scored a
team-high 22 points against Iowa. But

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The Cats have dropped three consecutive league games are on the NCAA Tournament bubble.

Sims developed a herniated disc in his
back that has sidelined him for much of
the Southeastern Conference schedule.
Sims said he's on the verge of returning
to full strength.

“l'm not lOO—percent. but I feel a lot
better." he said. " I‘ve been feeling better
as far as being able to move. That's why I
haven't been playing. I haven‘t been able
to move and defend people like I should.”

Along with the new practice system.
Smith has introduced a new. friendlier
version of himself. After the Vandy game
he said he planned to abandon the
patented “Tubby Stare" in hopes that a
more laid back approach would get the
Cats on the right track.

“I think that helps him get calm and
collected," said Perry. “It's a good thing

for our well-being and his well-being.”

Whatever it takes. the Cats must find
the elusive formula for success soon.
With a 159 overall record and a 55 mark
in the SEC. at this point UK is far from a
lock to get an NCAA tournament invita-
tion come March.

“In past years it's been automatic,"
said Sims of UK‘s history of making the
65 team post-season field. “But we've
been having a tough year. It shouldn't
happen. but it does happen."

Sims is far from pressing the panic
button though.

“Like coach said, we're pretty much
starting a new season here." he said.
“That’s giving a second life to me.“

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one of its U.S. representatives, Phil
Gringey, to ask them to look into
what had gone wrong. In a response
last month, the Army said it had
done all it could.

“The Army can still assure you
that Sergeant Saylor‘s remains were
handled in a dignified and respectful
manner in accordance with approved
procedures," said a Jan. 4 letter from
Mortuary Affairs and Casualty Sup
port.
“Then something is wrong with
the procedures," Patti responded.

The current procedure is for the
remains to be packed in ice, so they
are preserved for the trip from iraq to
Dover. Md., where an autopsy and
embalming can be performed. On the
day Paul died, the temperature in
Iraq was 101 degrees.

The Chronological Record of
Medical Care dated that day said
“mild rigor mortis" had set in, but it
mentions nothing about decomposi-
tion. When Paul's remains reached
Dover on Aug. 18, they were declared
to be in the “advanced stages of de-
composition," according to the
Record of Preparation and Disposi-
tion of Remains.

“I don’t care if there's a toenail
left w you can give it the respect sol-
diers deserve." Patti said. “(The
Army) didn't even keep my son cold.

"They put our loved ones on ice
and seemed to think this was the way
to handle our fallen heroes.“

The Army‘s answers are still not
enough for her.

“These men and women are doing
their duty," Patti said. “They deserve
to be handled with love and respect,
whether you agree with the war or
not. These are sons, brothers, hus—
bands. The Army forgets that these
are loved ones. They need to treat
them like their own loved ones."

The more the family learned, the
more they wanted things to change.

“Most people don’t even know
there’s not even a morgue over
there," Patti said. “I think it is a fix-
able problem —— we just have to get
out and tell people. We can change
this. You just have to get Congress
and the Army working.”

This week marks the 26th since
Paul’s death and in that time, more
than 400 other soldiers have died in
Iraq. The Saylors worry some of
those families also have lost'the op-
portunity to see their loved ones’ re—
mains.

“We want to make sure no other
family that loses a soldier goes
through this," Jamie said.

Last month, Jamie decided to cre-
ate a Web site *
www.soldiersplea.com ,,_ to tell
Paul’s story and draw signatures to a
petition requesting the creation of
mortuary services for American sol-
diers in Iraq.

“When something like this hap-
pens, you need to turn it around,"
Patti said. “I know Paul would say to
us, ‘All right.’ He would be doing the
same thing for us."

On the site, Jamie writes that
putting embalming equipment in
Iraq would cost the Army about
$2.500 W what he calls “a drop in the
bucket."

“We just want this to stop as soon
as possible to make sure it doesn't

 

happen again," he said. “I don't know
anything else we can do. I’m just try-
ing to make a positive out of a nega-
tive."

So far, more than 3.000 have
signed the petition, and Rep. Gingrey,
R-Ga., has followed up on the case.
The Saylors’ questions and concerns
were the first he had heard about the
handling of remains.

“l was surprised," said Gingrey,
who is a member of the House
Armed Services Committee. “This is
the first time this has ever come up to
me. None of my colleagues had heard
this either."

Still, Gingrey wants to offer any
help he can.

“They’re trying to get all their
questions answered. and we‘re trying
to get those answers for them," Gin-
grey said. “We want to get all the de-
tails and we‘ll check and recheck
those if we have to."

Yesterday. he visited the Dover fa-
cility on behalf of the Saylors, and he
was impressed with the work being
done there.

Sgt. Paul Saylor,
who died in iraq
in mid-August
last year.
Sayior's family
has started a
Web site to
raise awareness
about how the
U.S. military
preserves sol-
diers' remains.

“flu MIN

“They have been doing this
(process) for years," he said. “It's a
state—of-the-art facility. and clearly
they are treating our fallen heroes
with the highest respect."

He declined to offer more than
that, as he wished to speak with the
Saylors in person about what he dis-
cussed with officials in Dover.

As for the handling of the re-
mains at the airport, Gingrey said he
and the Saylors had brainstormed
ideas like finding color guards that
would be available to meet the casket
and help unload it from the airplane.
This could be a logistical problem.
though, as the Transportation Securi-
ty Administration has strict rules for
who can be around the cargo hold of
a plane, he said.

Still. the Saylors will work to tell
Paul’s story and push the Army to
answer their concerns.

“They might not listen to one or
two (people)," Patti said, “but they
will listen to thousands."

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“I think it is a fixable problem —— we just have to get out and tell people.”

Pattl SBYIOI, on her family's efforts to raise awareness about the handling of soldiers’ remains, based on her experience Wliil her son Paul.

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Brown said he likes that Bates
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make it happen. he said.

After obtaining 31:3 signatures
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man Catherine Bozio said getting
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Bates said he would likely
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