Tupa Ruja – Contrast (Filibusta Records Tupa Ruja’s latest album, Contrast delivers ten tracks that weave diverse musical influences with deep emotional lyrics traverse a broad spectrum of musical influences shapes the album around autobiographical themes with each track reflecting a distinct expression who modifies the Australian didjeridu’s role beyond its traditional ritualistic roots His use of the didjeribone (a modified didjeridu) introduces a melodic dimension to the instrument Percussionist Stefano Vestrini contributes groovy rhythmic influences from Africa and South America while guitarist Mattia Lotini provides additional depth allowing Lupi’s vocals to flow with clarity and warmth Violinist Michele Gazich adds a joyful gypsy and Middle Eastern dimension to “D’ali,” a song incorporating Italian and Turkish lyrics “Contrast,” carries an allegorical meaning tied to the cyclical struggle between life and death won the Alberto Cesa Prize at Folkest 2022 meaning “Red Cave” in Sardinian dialect was founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter and composer Martina Lupi and multi-instrumentalist Fabio Gagliardi their vision centered on returning to the roots of natural music; fusing melody and rhythm From 2006 to 2013, the duo immersed themselves in the world music scene traveling as street musicians and selling approximately 7,000 self-produced CDs including Terra Mi Chiami and Suono Dunque Sono Their performances at international festivals earned them critical recognition they expanded into a trio with guitarist Alessandro Chessa and released Impronte Live they began collaborating with pianist Alessandro Gwis; known for his work with Javier Girotto & Aires Tango This partnership led to the 2019 release of In Questo Viaggio under Filibusta Records Tupa Ruja won the Premio Alberto Cesa at Folkest By February 2025, Tupa Ruja had solidified its quartet formation: Martina Lupi on vocals and various musical instruments; Fabio Gagliardi on didjeridu, percussion; Mattia Lotini on guitar, bouzouki; andStefano Vestrini on drums Awards & Recognitions: 2012 – Mediterraneo – Rive Sonore Award (Civitavecchia Ethnic Music Festival); 2015 – Rassegna di Musica Diversa – Omaggio a Demetrio Stratos Award; 2022 – Premio Alberto Cesa – Folkest Buy Contras. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Please enter an answer in digits:16 − 5 = WILLMAR — Resilience is the word on the mind of the Willmar softball team. After the Cardinals went 2-21 overall and 0-13 in the Central Lakes Conference last spring, new head coach Breanna Tupa has used resilience as the team’s motto in 2025. “I think it’s incredibly important for athletes to be able to show resilience or the ability to overcome adversity,” said Tupa. “We have a mix of returning veterans and new talent entering some starting positions this year. The girls have been working hard to prepare for the season.” Willmar has three seniors eager to boost the team’s fortunes this season. “I truly have loved watching these girls learn and grow through softball,” Tupa said. “Their leadership has been instrumental in continuing to build the Willmar softball program.” vs. Rocori, Thursday, April 10at Zumbrota-Mazeppa Tourney, Saturday, April 12vs. Alexandria, Tuesday, April 15at St. Cloud (DH), Thursday, April 17vs. Sauk Rapids, Tuesday, April 22at Rocori, Thursday, April 24vs. Brainerd, Tuesday, April 29at Sartell, Thursday, May 1at Marshall, Monday, May 5vs. Fergus Falls, Thursday, May 8at Alexandria, Friday, May 9at Mound Westonka Tourney, Saturday, May 10at Detroit Lakes (DH), Tuesday, May 13vs. Little Falls, Friday, May 16 It starts with senior captains Grace Etterman and Hannah Magnuson. Etterman is back after being named All-CLC last season. “Etterman is a standout player to watch this season,” Tupa said. “She led the team in hits last season and posted an impressive 1.064 OPS (on-base-plus-slugging percentage). … She continues to be a key contributor on the field.” On Magnuson, Tupa added: “She consistently excels on the field and at the plate, impressing me each year with her hard work and dedication. We are proud to have her as an integral part of the team.” The third senior is Madison Norsten, who was an All-Section 8AAA pick last season. “Norsten is a versatile and talented athlete for the Willmar softball team, consistently exceeding expectations wherever she plays,” Tupa said. “I’m excited to see what the 2025 spring season holds for her.” Other players back in the mix include junior Aubrey Peterson, sophomore Isley Ripperger and freshman Grace Kalkbrenner. “I am blessed to have the most supportive community and a wonderful parent group to work alongside,” said Tupa, who’ll be joined on staff by assistant coaches Dain Kalkbrenner, Erica Bradford and Laura Nesburg. “I am looking forward to where this season leads.” which covers both Denver’s western suburbs and numerous mountain communities The district includes the cities of Broomfield Patrick Bohan is currently the vice-chair for Chaffee County Libertarians the main push of his campaign is to bridge the political divide “No more polarizing politics” is listed at the top of his policy positions the Libertarian Party opposes most forms of government involvement in people’s “personal family and business decisions,” according to their website in electrical engineering from Penn State University and worked as a test engineer for Texas Instruments for 22 years Ron Tupa is a former Democratic state lawmaker; starting in the mid-90s he represented Boulder for six years in the House and then served eight years in the state Senate Tupa sponsored over 200 pieces of legislation during his 14 year legislative career the Unity Party lists its main principles as everyone's voice matters and security for the society.” Tupa earned his B.A Austin and has graduate degrees from CU-Boulder and Regis University.   Patrick Flaherty is running unaffiliated and a main point on his website is education He has two sons enrolled in the Colorado education system Flaherty also highlights mental health access in schools and wants to increase federal oversight of schools as well he also lists out the need for a responsible government bridging the racial divide and eliminating money from elections You want to know what is really going on these days We can help you keep up.  The Lookout is a free daily email newsletter with news and happenings from all over Colorado Sign up here and we will see you in the morning Colorado Postcards are snapshots of our colorful state in sound. They give brief insights into our people and places, our flora and fauna, and our past and present, from every corner of Colorado. Listen now. © 2025 Colorado Public Radio. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInLEAVENWORTH From refrigerators with touch screens to washing machines that sync to your phone appliances can do more than ever—but those benefits may not pan out in the long run Lonnie Tupa is the proud new owner of a Speed Queen washer and dryer set She recently said goodbye to her Maytag washer and dryer of 37 years “I probably could have eeked out even longer,” laughed Tupa so it was going constantly for years and years and years Tupa started doing her homework and quickly discovered that going from old to new is a complicated issue I read a lot of them were breaking down very quickly and [are] very unreliable,” said Tupa Ferg Massing owns Dolsberry Appliances in downtown Leavenworth He’s been in the appliance business for over 50 years and takes great pride in selling his customers quality products he’s noticed a change in the industry and says quality is harder to come by “It was very rare that you came across a product that acted up in the early stages of its life,” he said “We didn’t throw them away in three to five years which is what’s happening today and it’s happening in record numbers.” Massing pointed out a special section of appliances positioned right at the front of his store “I refer to this as my appliance graveyard museum,” he said motioning to several rows of what appear to be perfectly functional “These are washers that have all been thrown away in less than three and a half years We have one model that literally was only one and a half years old.” It’s a problem called “planned obsolescence,” or the business practice of designing products to break quickly or become outdated in a short amount of time A well-known example of it is Apple’s “Batterygate.” According to Forbes the tech company was accused of slowing down older iPhone models to convince customers they needed to buy new ones But the issue isn’t specific to technology Massing says it’s crept into the appliance industry within just the last 10 years I could have never put together a collection of these thrown-away appliances,” he said In 2022, appliance repair company Puls Technologies surveyed 80 of its technicians asking what it takes to repair modern appliances and what consumers can do to prevent breaks Their findings pointed to appliances living significantly shorter lifespans than what customers like Tupa are used to: Although Puls concluded that repairs are often more affordable than full replacements Massing argued that the cost of servicing appliances is rising Sometimes the servicers are not available for a week or two,” he said When families are faced with days or weeks of trying to cook meals without functional stoves or trying to keep their kids in clean clothes without washing machines Massing said full replacements can seem like a better choice—“Life is too busy He also explained that technology plays a role in watering down the quality of new appliances “The electronics that are put into the machines appear to be just a lower level of quality you know?’ and started making lower quality appliances,” he said Massing has even tried to send the message directly to manufacturers “I have tried to preach to these manufacturers that the quality of their products is not up to expectations “I think we have to accept what we’ve got but I would love to tell a different story when my customers come into the store.” He does not think the situation will improve anytime soon “I do not see that as a desire from the manufacturer side to have an incentive to do that,” said Massing focusing on simplicity and buying American brands “You will have more resources for everything from repair workers to availability of parts,” he explained He also emphasized that if there’s nothing wrong with your current appliances you’re better off holding onto them for as long as possible rather than springing for the flashy new technologies “It catches our attention when a manufacturer builds something that’s got these cool little things on it and that’s the intent to draw that consumer to the product in some way,” he said “I think we’re spending a lot of money on bells and whistles that are not necessary.” she thinks she made a good choice on her new washer and dryer “I’ve already washed 4 loads and they’re working great!” She’s banking on the company’s motto: “Built to last longer.” I’ll be 110 when that happens,” laughed Tupa If Caleb Downs takes snaps at both safety and running back in 2024 he would not be the first Ohio State player to play both offense and defense Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Downs has the "capability" and "athleticism" to play both positions and has taken occasional reps at running back during individual drills in March and April's spring practice “I know it's something that he enjoys,” Day said Could Caleb Downs play running back? Could Ohio State safety Caleb Downs also play on offense? 'He has the capability to do it' Here are a few key players that played both ways for the Buckeyes and found success: Woody Hayes had Vic Janowicz play everywhere during his Ohio State career After playing only defensive back in his first varsity season in 1949 - capping it off with a two-interception performance against California in the Rose Bowl - Janowicz played tailback and safety along with being the team's punter and kicker in 1950 and finished as the recipient of the Heisman Trophy Janowicz was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1976 Paul Warfield was Ohio State's starting halfback for the Buckeyes' 1961 national championship team But the two-time All-Big Ten player also played cornerback from 1962-63 Tom Tupa left Ohio State with his name on the Buckeyes' all-time records list at both quarterback and punter Tupa held six Ohio State punting records including single-season punting average (47.1) and career punting average (44.7) He was a consensus All-American punter in 1987 Tupa finished with 2,252 passing yards and finished 6-4-1 as the Buckeyes' starter in 1987 In three seasons at Ohio State, Chris Gamble was an impact player wherever he took the field The first-team All-Big Ten honoree was a first-round pick by the Carolina Panthers in 2004 From 2009-11, Zach Boren was Ohio State's primary run blocker as the program's starting full back In Urban Meyer's first season with the Buckeyes in 2012 Boren moved to linebacker where he had 50 tackles Steele Chambers came to Ohio State as a running back playing in 11 games in 2019 and 2020 at the position and recording 221 rushing yards on 28 carries Chambers became a two-time honorable mention All-Big Ten linebacker with 207 career tackles Cade Stover moved between defense and offense multiple times in his Ohio State career where he finished as the Kwalick-Clark Big Ten Tight End of the Year Stover also played defensive end and linebacker for the Buckeyes including a start against Utah in the 2022 Rose Bowl Chip Trayanum transferred to Ohio State from Arizona State as a running back He switched to linebacker in his first season with the Buckeyes Trayanum finished his Ohio State career solely as a running back and had 1,157 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns Trayanum entered the transfer portal after the 2023 season and landed at Kentucky Get more Ohio State football news by listening to our podcasts cgay@dispatch.com  @_ColinGay A person gets one chance to make a first impression Tom Tupa's first impression on head coach Bill Parcells was couldn't have gone much better and eventually – 11 seasons and four teams later – led the quarterback/punter to join the Jets as a free agent in 1999 That's when Parcells was there and we hit it off pretty well," Tupa said They were in the same division as the Giants so I would see him a couple times a year and we'd always talk before games "As I moved through my career (as a quarterback for the Cardinals and then play almost exclusively as a punter with the other teams Parcells was at New England and he signed me and then he ended up leaving and went to the Jets I was kind of giving him some crap about signing me and then leaving maybe one of these days I'll see you again.' Sure enough when I became a free agent from New England I ended up signing back with him (and became a Jet)." Tupa made a good first impression with the Jets fans when in his first game with the Green & White the 1999 season opener against the Patriots he was pressed into action at quarterback after Vinny Testaverde ruptured an Achilles tendon in the second quarter "A rule was in place back then where they could save a roster spot and add someone to it position-wise I was always listed as the second (quarterback)," Tupa said I didn't realize I was going to be playing all that much I thought I might go in for a few plays until they got the next guy ready Although Tupa had taken snaps under center in practice running the scout team he hadn't attempted to throw a pass during a game in three years Playing quarterback until Mirer was eligible to enter the game in the fourth quarter Tupa completed 6 of 10 passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns I ended up going in and things went pretty well there for a while," he said "It was a little bit of a shock obviously; I'm not going to lie While that went "pretty well," Tupa's contribution as a punter went great he was named first-team All-Pro and selected to play in the Pro Bowl "I had a year or two in New England where I thought I may have had a chance but you come in second in the voting or whatnot and all those sorts of things come into it It was just one of those years where you kind of got on a hot streak and it just kept going game to game." Tupa played for that many head coaches: Parcells What are his fondest memories from those days "We had such a good group of guys there with Vinny (Testaverde) and Wayne (Chrebet) The worst one was we were there when 9/11 happened our team going downtown and helping out with whatever we could I think one of the most memorable moments was that 'Monday Night Miracle' game (in 2000) where we came all the way back against Miami the whole stands had emptied out because it was such a deficit going into the fourth quarter but we rallied back (by scoring 30 points and won in overtime which will be honored during a pregame ceremony when New York hosts the Dallas Cowboys on October 13 "I think that's special when the fans appreciate what you were able to do for the team," Tupa said I'm glad that they acknowledged what I was able to do for the team and what the team did for me Tupa is also proud that he was able to play 17 seasons in the NFL from 1988-04; with the Jets 'You can't go home again' wasn't talking to Tupa he and his family made their way back to his hometown of Brecksville where he has been the city's director of recreation since 2006 "I always wanted to coach the kids as they were coming up through the little leagues and high school," Tupa said I told him my first thing was that I wanted to be able to coach my kids I was able to coach the kids all the way through high school Those moments are obviously something we'll never forget." who works in the San Francisco 49ers scouting department who works in the Los Angeles Chargers scouting department a redshirt junior wide receiver at Ohio University Catch Up with the Jets Legend from Connecticut Catch Up with the Jets Legend from Minnesota Catch Up with the Jets Legend from Penn State Catch Up with the Jets Legend from Texas Southern Catch Up with the Jets Legend from Maryland Catch Up with the Jets Legend from Boston College Catch Up with the Jets Legend from Wingate University Investigative stories and local news updates Coverage of the Hawaiʻi State legislature in 2025 Award winning in-depth reports and featured on-going series Get the week’s news delivered straight to your inbox The GOP nominee for lieutenant governor has backed away from his primary campaign rhetoric and is aligning with his gubernatorial running mate the Hawaii Republican Party’s candidate for lieutenant governor doesn’t think he and his running mate Duke Aiona have many differences in news interviews and other forums might indicate otherwise pro-gun activist and election denier who disagrees with government mandates during the pandemic He still thinks the government mandates were too harsh Tupa‘i has tempered his public statements and now appears to align more with Aiona on many issues In a wide-ranging interview with Civil Beat said policy decisions on abortion in Hawaii should be left up to the Legislature and that he’d accept the outcome of future elections Aiona and Tupa‘i haven’t diverged too far from each other and Tupa‘i calls Aiona a “consummate mentor.” That contrasts with the race Andria Tupola and outspoken businesswoman Marissa Kerns ran in 2018 publicly questioned Tupola’s voting record as a legislator and her conservatism She also complained about her perceived treatment by Tupola and the GOP The two never really presented much of a united front That’s an outcome Tupa‘i and Aiona hope to avoid moved to Hawaii to work in a Kalihi church under the Rev Tupa‘i worked as an instructor for the Youth Challenge program in Hilo as well as a football coach for Hilo High School until 2016 including some who were flunking out of school inspired him to work for his parents’ church “I realized the kids weren’t the problem,” Tupa‘i said “It’s the environment they grew up in.” Tupa‘i is now a senior pastor at Overcoming Faith Center in Hilo He decided to run for office this year at the urging of churchgoers who he said didn’t agree with the direction the state was headed His reasons for running aren’t that much different from most candidates in the state: finding ways to lower the cost of living build more housing and slow out-migration from the state Tupa‘i said he’d rather focus on issues affecting Hawaii rather than those grabbing national attention who are on the Democratic ticket for governor and lieutenant governor both highlighted affordable housing as an issue they’d like to tackle if elected “There’s just certain ways we might go about doing it differently.” Tupa‘i has toned down his own views on many of those national issues Tupa‘i has described himself as pro-life and in a Civil Beat Candidate Forum essay wrote that he wants to connect women considering abortion with people who want to adopt in order to “save the lives they carry in their wombs.” He still doesn’t believe abortion should be used as a form of contraception but said the executive branch should not push for any changes to Hawaii’s current abortion laws Any changes should be left up to the Legislature echoing responses from Aiona on the same issue then they need to elect state lawmakers who would do so “All we do in the executive branch is we’re enforcing the laws that legislators pass,” Tupa‘i said then you need to put people in office that are going to resonate with what you want to see done.” he appeared on a panel hosted by Seth Keshel Tupa‘i said he would not have certified the election results and would work to bring back traditional polling places and move away from Hawaii’s all-mail voting system saying he is a “home run on election integrity protecting life and supporting individual liberties.” Election officials across the country and numerous courts have not found any evidence of widespread voter fraud despite false claims by former President Donald Trump and his supporters that the 2020 election was stolen Aiona has also said there is no evidence to show the election was rigged Asked if the 2020 election was conducted fairly Tupa‘i said that “there were a lot of discrepancies I saw Different things that I saw.” He didn’t offer specific details on what those discrepancies were adding that if people have concerns with the election process they should “take the proper channels” to address those issues He said he still had concerns with the chain of custody for ballots and ensuring that all ballots cast are counted Tupa‘i said that he and Aiona would accept the results of the Nov Unfortunately, being named a finalist for a Pulitzer prize doesn’t make us immune to financial pressures. The fact is, our revenue hasn’t kept pace with our need to grow, and we need your help Civil Beat is a nonprofit, reader-supported newsroom based in Hawaiʻi. We’re looking to build a more resilient, diverse and deeply impactful media landscape, and we hope you’ll help by supporting our essential journalism Blaze Lovell is a reporter for Civil Beat. Born and raised on Oahu, Lovell is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. You can reach him at blovell@civilbeat.org. Civil Beat has been named the best overall news site in Hawaii for the 14th year in a row by the Society of Professional Journalists Hawaii Chapter Two men who co-own and operate several restaurants in Plymouth have been ordered to pay nearly half a million dollars for child labor both of which are owned by Lucido and Tupa as partners They also own Proof 22 in downtown Plymouth and The Shanty Rose on Plymouth's waterfront The citations came in the form of restitution and civil penalties “These restaurant owners engaged in a pattern of violating workplace protection laws that are designed to protect workers especially our young workers,” Campbell announced Friday “My office will continue to hold accountable those who violate our wage and hour laws.” Lucido said he had no comment at this time As a result of the investigation, Plymouth Public House was ordered to pay $133,262 in restitution and penalties for failing to pay minimum wage and failure to make timely payments to employees. It was also cited for violations of the state’s child labor laws, violations of the state’s tips laws and failure to keep accurate payroll records Dry January and beyond: 8 places to get sophisticated mocktails on the South Shore Tavern on the Wharf was ordered to pay $343,089 in restitution and penalties for the same violations as Plymouth Public House. In addition, it was cited for failing to permit employees to earn and use sick time as required by law.  Paul Tupa was previously cited by the attorney general’s office in connection with a prior investigation into wage and hour law violations at SNP Restaurant Group citations totaling nearly $80,000 in restitution and penalties were issued The Massachusetts child labor laws impose certain requirements, including limiting the hours that employees under 18 can work and the kinds of jobs they can do. State law also requires employers to have youth employment work permits on file for all workers under 18 and minors generally must be supervised after 8 p.m For more information about the state’s wage and hour laws, workers can call the Fair Labor Hotline at 617-727-3465 or visit the attorney general's site on Mass.gov. SectionsShowsVideoPodcastsWinMenuLIVE NOW PMN Cook Islands531 PINiu FMLatest bulletinPMN NewsMELLI's soulful track "I wanna know" is available on all streaming platforms Viliami Tupa’i is making his mark on the music industry through a soulful song of connection One part of the six-member Auckland-based R’n’B Soul collective Tone6 has made his solo debut with the release of a new single Nineteen-year-old MELLI, also known as Viliami Tupa’i, is one of the first members of Tone6 to release music since their hiatus announcement in January Speaking on NiuFM’s The Morning Shack before performing an acoustic version of the song Melli admitted he felt mixed emotions when his song dropped this week But I’m just excited for everyone to hear my craft and finally share it “This one was written a little over a year now then I decided that this was the one I wanted to release as my debut and come out as an individual artist.” and the potential and want for love to happen I like to write about different scenarios and situations that I see in our day in age at the moment and one of those things that came up was these kinds of situations where you commonly see friends where one person typically has feelings for the other “I just wanted to write from the male’s perspective MELLI initially recorded a demo track that he says was “a whole bunch of sample tracks” mashed together “I’ve actually got quite a few songs in the vault at the moment.” Once he committed to going solo and releasing the song, he wanted a full reproduction done and worked with Producer and Mixing Engineer Edward Liu (@edyonthebeat) “This whole reproduction is totally different to my demo and that’s all props to Edy for helping me bring that to light.” and his literary appreciation inspired his artist name MELLI says he wanted a name that “resonated with my sound and music” and that’s kind of what I want to produce and share with people “I didn’t want to take the whole word and become so I took the first few letters and came up with ‘Melli’.” especially since his father and uncle are the R’n’B Soul legends Adeaze MELLI’s musical family also founded the SaintzUp Performing Arts School which provides affordable creative arts lessons for Pacific and Māori students and is where Tone6 was formed “Since my whole time being in the music industry Always people by my side to pick me up and do the whole journey (with) stepping into a zone where I’m uncomfortable it’s totally different “It’s still buzzy to me that I even decided to do this.” “I wanna know” by Melli is available on Spotify There are unspeakable acts of depravity and cruelty in the memoir I Am Not Your Slave (Lawrence Hill Books) by Tupa Tjipombo and Chris Lockhart harder yet to believe that there are men in this world who can be so sadistic and victims who are strong enough to endure the torture and degradation Here in the unforgiving vastness of wind-swept and drought-ravaged South Africa hip-hop music blares from the open windows of dusty SUVs poisonous snakes slither through the grass and people scratch a living out of the dirt They live in constant fear of crocodiles and leopards and tribal violence; yet there is love and hope and the unshakable will to survive Tupa Tjipombo is the pseudonym of a Namibian woman whose childhood is the stuff of unthinkable nightmares Banished from her village because of an accusation of witchcraft Tupa is sent to live with an uncle in the city of Opuwo where she can go to school but her dreams of a better life are quashed when she is summoned home to help her family survive a crippling drought She accompanies her father and brothers driving a herd of livestock but soon becomes a pawn in negotiations for access to water for the animals and the return of her (suspiciously) missing brothers she is promised to a scarred and tattooed man for a year of servitude Tupa enters the international underworld of human trafficking: she’s cargo in the back of rusted trucks Her repeated attempts to escape are futile the repercussions so horrific that it’s hard to believe that she survived them Tupa is bought and sold into sexual slavery unforgettably agonizing life of physical and emotional corruption Her unflinching determination to survive drives the book and drags her readers kicking and screaming and clutching for respite through every atrocity of her enslavement the research and reports on human trafficking Statistics and data may fail to move even the most charitable; reading I Am Not Your Slave will move even the most stoic I Am Not Your Slave is now available for purchase © 2025 BookTrib.. 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Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Accessibility StatementThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze how you use this website and provide the content and advertisements that are relevant to you These cookies will only be stored in your browser with your prior consent You can choose to enable or disable some or all of these cookies but disabling some of them may affect your browsing experience Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data Enter your information to download the chapter now Metrics details Cartoon representation of the DaG20 TupA tertiary structure. The different colors represent the two lobes, A in blue and B in light blue. Picture prepared with Pymol50 Multiple sequence alignment of mature TupA proteins from different organisms DaG20TupA - TupA from Desulfovibrio alaskensis G20 (locus tag Dde_0234); WsTupA - TupA from Wolinella succinogenes (locus tag WS1370); GsTupA - TupA from Geobacter sulfurreducens (locus tag GSU2700) and VsTupA - TupA from Vibrio parahaemolyticus (locus tag VP1501) Important (*) and putative (§) residues involved in oxyanion binding The DaG20 TupA shares 45.6% sequence identity with GsTupA with conserved secondary structure elements suggesting that the two proteins are structurally very similar superposition of the entire protein provides an unexpectedly high RMSD value (2.4 Å upon superposition of 208 Cα) A more realistic comparison can be achieved when considering the superposition of the independent lobes of the two proteins yielding much lower deviations (RMSD for the superposition of lobes A and B from the two proteins is 1.24 Å and 1.16 Å for 106 and 96 Cα These values support a high structural similarity between DaG20 TupA and GsTupA but also indicate some degree of flexibility of the lobes with respect to one another as expected for the periplasmic A proteins of these transporters GsTupA was likely crystallized in the presence of an ionic form of tungsten and the deposited model reports a free W6+ accommodated in the metal binding cleft the central cleft volume (363.9 Å3) is four times smaller than the apo form of DaG20 TupA here reported (1480 Å3) the cation is not coordinated to water molecules or protein residues The water molecules surrounding the W6+ are at a distance of 3.23–3.82 Å and the closest residues are at 3.9 Å (the OG1 of T9 and NH1 of R118 (GsTupA numbering) from lobes A and B In DaG20 TupA these residues are at the same position although not superimposable with GsTupA The data suggest that conformational changes take place upon metal binding where the protein in the holo form adopts a more compact conformation SAXS scattering data (points) and GNOM fits (lines) for TupA in the absence (TupA) and presence of tungstate (TupA W) The data collected in presence of molybdate was omitted from the main plot for clarity as it matches the TupA W data up to noise Insert: distance distribution functions (P(r)) for the different conditions measured Three-dimensional coordinates for the holo-form hybrid model are displayed using a cartoon representation The N-terminal section modeled with BUNCH is shown as small spheres The large gray sphere in the center corresponds to the tungstate group (small red spheres represent O atoms) modeled by homology with PDB entry 3cfz and 3lr1 Vectors have been drawn connecting Cαs from the holo-form model to the apo-form model generated by SREFLEX to display the ‘opening’ conformational transition Upon optimal superposition including all Cα (274) Insert: Urea-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of (1) TupA The samples in presence of ligand were first passed through a size exclusion PD-10 minitrap G-25 columns to eliminate the excess Electrostatic potentials of TupA surface. Electrostatic surface potentials were calculated using Pymol50. Surface potentials varies from −10.0 kT/e (red) to 10 kT.0 kT/e (blue). Isothermal titration calorimetry of ligand binding to TupA variants R118K (B,E) or R118Q (C,F) was titrated with injections of 100 µM of WO4 (A,B,C) and 100 µM of MoO4 (D,E,F) The raw ITC data are shown in the top graphs Tungstate is a widely used heavy metal which is raising environmental concerns due to bioaccumulation in soils and water tungsten detection requires expensive equipment (such as ICP-mass spectrometry) with only very few reports on new detection methodologies that can be applied directly on the field A promising research field is the use of enzyme biosensors for determining toxic compounds since the associated analytical systems are simple Insertion of tungsten (and molybdenum) in bacterial enzymes is crucial for its activity and requires an uptake system The organisms developed an efficient biological system an ABC-type transporter that allows the metal uptake as well as differentiation between the two similar elements Three classes of ABC transporting systems are described in the literature we characterized structurally and biochemically the oxyanion coordination and selectivity of the wild-type DaG20TupA and three R118 variants reveals that TupA architecture has a common feature with other substrate binding proteins which is the existence of two separate lobes This characteristic may improve the interaction of the periplasmic component with the dimeric transmembrane component (TupB) but also provide the structural flexibility that allows TupA to switch between a loose or compact conformation in the absence or presence of the oxyanion The ITC results clearly indicate the relevance of R118 in the oxyanion coordination where three mutants lost the ability to bind molybdate the residue substitution increases the selectivity of the protein towards tungstate with high affinity The remarkable advantage of using TupA_R118K as the bioreceptor component of a sensor is that it’s activity is not affected by the presence of other similar ions like molybdate we could better understand the mode of binding of tungstate in TupABC system paving the way to the development of a new trend in W detection These conditions yield a high percentage of protein in the insoluble fraction (data not shown) 0.8 and 1 mM) and different strains of expression hosts (Rosetta 2(DE3)pLysS coli Rosetta 2 and Origami cells for pET46-tupA_R118K and pET46-tupA_R118E the cells were transformed and cultured in sterile Luria-Bertani medium supplemented with ampicillin (100 µg/mL) at 180 rpm and 37 °C the protein expression was induced using 1 mM IPTG and cells were grown for 16 hours at 19 °C coli Tuner cells were transformed and the expression performed as previously described but using 0.3 mM of ITPG during the induction period the cells were harvested at 5000 × g for 20 min and the pellet was resuspended in a ratio of 2 g cells/mL in 50 mM sodium phosphate buffer (pH 8.0) containing 500 mM NaCl 5 mM DNase and 1 tablet/L of Protease Inhibitor Cocktail - EDTA (Sigma-Aldrich) The cells were disrupted by sonication and the solution clarified by centrifugation (13000 × g for 30 min) The soluble fraction was filtered through a 0.45 µm membrane Protein purification was performed in a one-step protocol using an immobilized-metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) His GraviTrap (GE Healthcare) following the manufacturer’s instructions Target proteins were eluted using 50 mM sodium phosphate buffer (pH 8.0) containing 500 mM NaCl and 250 mM imidazole The fractions were analyzed by 10% tris-tricine/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis stained with Coomassie blue TupA_R118E and TupA_R118Q were dialyzed against 5 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.6 the protein was extensively dialyzed against the reaction buffer (5 mM Tris-HCl The reaction cell containing 10 µM of protein was equilibrated at 30 °C titrated with sodium tungstate or molybdate (20 or 23 injections of 10 µl of a 100 µM oxyanion solution) and the heat response recorded the integrated heats were fitted to the single binding site model using the ORIGIN software package supplied with the calorimeter to derive 50 µM) was mixed with 5 µL of 2× Novex sample buffer (without EDTA) The electrophoresis was carried out for 150 min at 180 V and 40 mA The protein bands were examined using Coomassie blue staining EDTA was removed from the electrophoresis solutions The deposited model contains 250 protein residues two mutated residues were found: R107K and S138P These mutations are likely to come from the cloning strategy but since are located far from the tungstate binding pocket were considered irrelevant for structure analysis and enzymes in Microbiology of Heavy Metals (eds Download references This work was supported by the Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas-UCIBIO which is financed by national funds from FCT/MEC (UID/Multi/04378/2013) and co-financed by the ERDF under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007728) and the following FCT-MEC projects: EXPL/BBB-BEP/0274/2012; 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I've only known Tupa since 2020 when I joined the EE as a reporter Here's what others who have known him for years say: Though they hired both of us to the E-E around the same time It was Mike’s mom who suggested that he become a sports reporter because he had such a passion for sports He knew that if you were going to be a good sports reporter you had to be able to cover what was in your backyard he was able to do that in a tireless and amazingly thorough way over years on his beats for the Bruins he did such a good job that he is now in the Bartlesville Sports Commission Hall of Fame The E-E was very fortunate to have Mike on their roster for nearly 30 years and I am blessed to be able to call him a good friend." — David Austin internal communications adviser for ConocoPhillips and former Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise sports reporter "There will never be another sports editor like Mike Tupa Mike is able to turn a phrase in showcasing our wins and make a resounding loss sound like another way of showcasing local talent he will always be a part of our local sports history and his work will forever be etched in the hearts minds and scrapbooks of Bartlesville athletes." — Kelli Williams chief communications officer for the City of Bartlesville and former Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise editor I’ve had the privilege of working with several outstanding sports editors and sports writers He’s incredibly dedicated and passionate about his craft There’ll never be another one like him and Bartlesville has been very fortunate to be blessed by his tireless coverage spanning parts of four decades." — Christopher Rush former editor and publisher for the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise "I'm not sure that I can say a lot about Mike that people don't already know He has an incredible love for the community and a unique writing style that draws readers into his world but they don't compare to the person himself and we will absolutely miss his ponderings style and gift that he has shared with us for over 30 years." — Jamie Unkenholz Bartlesville Radio digital media manager and former longtime Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise multimedia sales executive "I met Mike on his first day at the EE and immediately felt a kinship He puts his heart and soul into every story he writes Bartlesville is very lucky to have his caliber of talent He and I traveled to many games together over the years." — Becky Burch Slack longtime Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise photographer we at the Examiner-Enterprise want to say farewell and thank you for your service a newspaper serving  Boston’s South Shore.That report quotes Campbell’s office as saying The Patriot Ledger further reported that “Paul Tupa was previously cited by the attorney general’s office in connection with a prior investigation into wage and hour law violations at SNP Restaurant Group citations totaling nearly $80,000 in restitution and penalties were issued.” Massachusetts child labor laws impose requirements such as limiting the hours that employees under 18 can work and the kinds of jobs they can do State law also requires employers to have youth employment work permits on file for all workers under 18 and minors generally must be supervised after eight p.m.Neither Lucido nor Tupa offered comment on the fines at the time of the news reports Lucido and Tupa plan to open the Amherst Public House in the location formerly occupied by Savannah’s on University Drive and the Uptown Tap and Grille in the downtown location that was formerly Amherst Burger Company Lucido and Tupa both earned restaurant and hospitality management degrees at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1990s While I am not a fan of government regulations wage and hour ones are fairly serious because you are dealing with quite vulnerable employees Child labor laws exist so that children won’t be falling asleep in school — I’ve had it happen and it is damn false economy for a kid to get $13/hour and then sleep through lessons that are costing us the town a whole lot more Amherst currently pays $24,212.57 per child That becomes $134.51 a day as opposed to the $108 that the student could earn in a full 8 hour shift So he works 9-1 and gets $54 dollars — and sleeps through the instruction that the town is paying $134.51 to receive And one of the things that were SUPPOSED to be discussed at bar license applications is if the people seeking the licenses were of “good moral character Anyone inquire into any of this before the licenses were granted Make a phone call to the AGO’s office Or even anyone sacrifice a Friday night to go see what the remote venues looked like?? 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Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here I believe it’s interesting that in 27 years of covering Bartlesville High School basketball I’ve worked with only three boys head coaches — Wes Brown That says something about the qualify of hiring process in those instances and the support of the community for the Bruin basketball program The girls’ roster of skippers is a bit longer — Rod Berger but he lasted only a couple of months in the offseason before leaving for another opportunity It’s hard to explain why the boys basketball program has maintained such consistent support I believe basketball is engrained in the cultural soul of Bartlesville perhaps a bit more than other sports Maybe it’s just the nature of the sport that makes it so easy for anyone to play It’s kind of difficult for a kid to get up a big game of football or even baseball with the other guys and gals from the neighborhood especially today when so many kids shun getting out and sweating Not that football and baseball also haven’t attracted sizable followings many of the years I’ve been here those audiences have tended to rise and decline according to the fortunes of the teams A great majority of parents of athletes in Bartlesville are completely devoted and supportive of their children and of their teams It’s hard for me to get a gauge on how deep baseball is rooted in the Bartlesville soul I’d like to think it goes all the way to the earth’s core with not enough families willing to support a 14-and-under town league and the absence of a community-wide competitive softball program Not that there aren’t some extremely loyal players parents and other baseball/softball fans in town I applaud them for their support of these teams I just don’t sense the overall community excitement for these sports as there is for football and basketball I’m just trying to perceive the dynamics of support for the different sports I do know this — Bartlesville people are incredible in supporting their youth in all their sports — from the more individual-based offerings (cross country but to community teams and Oklahoma Wesleyan University We in the media try to keep up as best we can with what the kids are doing because people want to be informed and they want to give the kids a pat on the back I do wish the 14-and-under city baseball league would come back this is an age when a lot of kids are trying to set the outlook they will have as adults Baseball is a great equalizer and socializer Baseball doesn’t care about economic differences family situations or what part of town kids live in they all share the common bond as teammates trying to get better and win some games They create friendships and understanding also are getting some great physical conditioning and a goal-reward confidence building atmosphere There are several minutes of dugout time together when players can share their personality and absorb that of others there are a lot of kids playing on touring squads or on out-of-town leagues What is the cost of doing that compared to the benefits of supporting the local kids That's a question everyone has to answer for themselves. I know there a lot of parents out there convinced their little kid has major league potential and they see the expense as an investment in the kid’s future let’s be honest here — in my 26 years in this area and of the cumulative thousands of kids that have played baseball three that I can remember were picked in the baseball draft while the burnout rate of kids who played too much baseball as kids and forego high school or college ball — or who can't adequately adjust playing with a different set of teammates — are too high. When I was a long distance runner during a six-year period of my life I wanted the most challenging daily runs I could find I didn’t want to run with anyone else — I wanted to set a fast pace because I wanted to be good nine and 11-mile runs because I wanted to build that endurance I think it’s the same with developing young athletes — if one makes it too easy to succeed or takes away most chances of failure It’s adversity — and being encouraged to face up to it and conquer it — that creates true athletic warriors and people of character in any avenue of life If a kid truly has special talents and gifts Carson LaRue was taken in the baseball draft out of Dewey Mickey Dollens of Bartlesville High somehow landed a Division I football scholarship off a 1-9 team we’ve witnessed a parade of Division I basketball coaches find their way this fall to Bartlesville to meet with Bartlesville basketball player David Castillo Tim Pugh of Bartlesville High played several years of Major League Baseball and once threw a one-hitter Bartlesville’s James Teague was drafted and played in the minors Copan’s Drew Phillips was picked by the Cincinnati Reds and played rookie ball Bartlesville’s Noah Hartsock helped propel BYU to four-straight appearances in the NCAA men’s basketball tourney and then played pro ball in Europe of kids who played in area schools and still attracted the scouts He advanced from Bartlesville High to Kansas State to the Detroit Lions both for the number of great athletes it has nurtured and for the community support of those kids who are going to translate their athletic lessons into productive and satisfying lives “Governments do not create the wealth It is the people who create the wealth and they need the incentive tax cuts to do it.” Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected The following came from Seaula Tupa’i, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. His opponent is Democrat Sylvia Luke Go to Civil Beat’s Election Guide for general information, and check out other candidates on the General Election Ballot The rights of the people of Hawaii have been long overlooked Hawaii saw some of the strictest mandates and lockdowns in the nation all done against the will of the people of Hawaii with over 2,000 small businesses shutting down yet big stores like Walmart many current and past elected officials are or were under investigation by the FBI for their connection to high profile corruption cases We need to put the power back into the hands of the people by electing constitutional sheriffs that will uphold the U.S and Hawaii constitutions and fulfill their oaths of office We need to put governor-appointed candidates on the ballot so the people can vote for them We need to cut taxes and give incentives to the small businesses of Hawaii which make up 99% of the businesses in Hawaii Winston Churchill said a nation that tries to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket trying to lift himself up by the handle of that bucket That’s what Hawaii’s been doing with our small businesses Many people have talked about diversifying the local economy for many years now and yet Hawaii is still heavily reliant on tourism should be done differently about tourism and the economy We know that tourism makes up 21% of Hawaii’s economy we’re ranked first in the nation for tourism dependency and suffer from an economic phenomenon known as “overtourism.” What we need to do for the economy is start by amending policies that don’t serve the people’s best interest such as the Jones Act farming and food production industry by providing tax benefits to local farmers We should also explore how to make Hawaii the bridge between eastern and western medicine by creating avenues for traditional and alternative medicine practitioners to receive training and licensing In regards to tourism we should introduce a “give and take” therapeutic hunting industry that also benefits Native Hawaiian communities by providing them with food Hunting supports more than 680,000 jobs nationally and has an annual impact of about $38 billion on the economy Wyoming’s state and local government saw $72.4 million in tax revenue from wildlife-related activities and it is something Hawaii should look into The Legislature this session approved spending $600 million for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands plus another $300 million for other housing programs What specifically would you try to do to create more housing for middle- and low-income residents Honolulu is ranked in the top 3 as the most expensive cities in the U.S Our housing in Hawaii is 202% higher than the national average DHHL has stated that there are over 40,000 applications and over 28,000 people on the wait list and according to their plans to develop 1,300 new lots from 2020-2024 it would take 110 years to service everyone on the wait list We need to have dialogue on how to open up more vacant lots and allow a lessee to potentially construct their own property by partnering with organizations like Hawaii Habitat for Humanity Association and Ho’olimalima We should also open up rent-to-own options for those on the wait list earning 50% to 60% of the median income Let’s also look at partnering with nonprofit associations that provide financial literacy credit repair courses and education on support with bills We need to have conversations on creating regulations prioritizing who can buy or rent a house here We must also hold developers to promises they’ve already made and honor the contracts in which these developers should be local developers On the Big Island alone 40% of the houses sold last year were developed by nonresidents We need to have a circular economy that puts the money back into Hawaii An estimated 60% of Hawaii residents are struggling to get by a problem that reaches far beyond low income and into the middle class What ideas do you have to help the middle class and working families who are finding it hard to continue to live here Hawaii had the highest cost of living in the nation with an index of 191.8 Currently the cost of living in Hawaii is 88% higher than the national average We need to eliminate or lower sales taxes including excise taxes on such commodities as gasoline while keeping taxes as-is for tourists visiting our islands We need to keep the minimum wage small business-friendly but bring the cost of living down We need to consider eliminating occupational licensing on trade based and nonmedical careers and lower property taxes It is the people who create the wealth and they need the incentive tax cuts to do it The pandemic was particularly difficult for Hawaii’s public schools Should there be a change in the way schools are administered Would you support more local control including breaking the single school district into subregions Hawaii is ranked 40th in overall educational quality and 48th in ACT scores but we’re ranked 13th in highest school spending 15.9% of all adults in Hawaii lack basic literacy skills yet in the early 1800s Hawaii was the most literate nation in the world with a 91% literacy rate among citizens We need to revamp the state’s “one-size-fits-all” school system through school choice and we should create voucher programs that provide parents with an allotted portion of public education funding and allow them to use those funds to send their child to a school that best suits their needs In other words the money should follow the child Let’s create Tax Credit Scholarships that allow individuals and businesses to reduce their liability by supporting organizations that disperse funds to families We should also make tax credits and deductions that help families pay for educational expenses The state also needs to allocate monies for a safe school security response system to protect the lives of students and school personnel from intruders and criminals the BOE should be elected by the people and not appointed by the governor A compromise would be allow the governor to choose a number of candidates and then let the people vote and select from the pool Hawaii has recently experienced a number of prominent corruption scandals prompting the state House of Representatives to appoint a commission tasked with improving government transparency through ethics and lobbying reforms What will you do to ensure accountability at the Legislature Are you open to ideas such as requiring the Sunshine Law and open records laws to apply to the Legislature In the past two years Hawaii has seen an uptick in corruption scandals with current and former officials who are or were under investigation for their connection to high-profile corruption cases Hawaii has some of the lowest voter turnout among new voters but some of the highest legacy votership We need to place term limits on seats that currently have no term limits We must also perform ongoing audits on government spending at all levels and publicize the reports We need to create laws that eliminate pensions for those caught in bribery scandals and insist that every expense and project requires independent review We should perform full forensic audits on all projects and departments that faced scandal in the past two years Then we should create a civil asset forfeiture law in which the public is reimbursed with the assets of the elected official caught in a corruption scandal I feel these changes would encourage and empower the people to be educated and proactive in the political well-being of the state Hawaii has seen a growing division when it comes to politics A governor represents all the people of the state What would you do to bridge those gaps and bring people together in spite of their differences There must be transparency and open dialogue with those in office and the people we serve I would look to do a monthly town hall or fireside chat to let the people come and ask questions about the state and all that is happening within each department People want transparency and this would help destigmatize the communities’ perception of those in office The office of lieutenant governor has few official duties and is often viewed as irrelevant But some LGs have managed to play a significant role in government What would you do to make the office more productive Hawaii has reduced the duties of the LG since the mid-’90s to four official duties We would like to bring the Office of Elections under the purview of the LG We would also hope to create programs that focus on teaching future generations constitutional rights and civic duties We would work closely with the 4H Club and other organizations that empower youth through financial literacy courses vocational trade programs relevant to the agriculture of each respective island to instill a love for the islands back into the keiki and other life skills We would also like to work on bringing more music art and cultural enrichment back into Hawaii’s schools Sometimes Hawaii governors and lieutenant governors have not gotten along very well and those disputes have spilled into the public realm How important is it for you to be on the same page as the governor and how will you handle disagreements on policy It is extremely important to be on the same page as the governor We can get so much more done if we don’t care who gets the credit My demeanor and approach to disagreements is to have open dialogue and find the areas we have alignment on and then proceed from there to find compromises The coronavirus pandemic has exposed numerous flaws in Hawaii’s structure and systems from outdated technology to economic disparity If you could take this moment to reinvent Hawaii to build on what we’ve learned and create a better state Please share One Big Idea you have for Hawaii I would put this question to the people in our state Many times those in office have these grand ideas but they rarely ever have a genesis from the people the people would know what we have need of the most here in Hawaii That’s been my main emotion since I submitted my retirement as the full-time E-E sports editor Perhaps that's natural for someone who's been living in a dream for nearly 36 years The timing of my decision really wasn’t completely copasetic with my desires due to changes in my ability to cover local sports in the way I wanted I felt like I couldn’t please both some of those overseeing my work and my passion to do it like I felt it should be done Perhaps I just didn't want to adapt to a different era Perhaps this was as good a time as any in my life to make this decision It was in 1996 that I drove 1,900 miles from Oroville to Bartlesville in three days — including spending about a day and a half to rest up at my sister’s place in Salt Lake City A few of my early memories included renting an apartment from Marta Manning (who would become a great friend along with her husband Jim and their children) and covering a Chevy City Blazers softball game during my first full day of work I also accidentally referred to the Doenges Ford Injuns (as they were known then) as the "Engines." Since my first day in Bartlesville — I stopped by the K-Mart to buy a new shirt before showing up the first time at the office — 27½ years have rolled out like a river of wondrous journey of fulfillment and contentment I would have retired last year and would have moved to Utah to live near my sister also single and in her 60s and needing her big brother around for snowy sidewalks car rides to the store or doctors' appointments I no longer had reason to go to the expense and physical toll of relocating to Utah I hadn’t lived there for more than 30 years and all the relatives there I still have a close association with are in their late 70s or 80s or early 90s — the last place both of us had known complete childhood happiness and a two-parent home I wanted to take her back to that happy time before the blistering challenges (two breast removal operations due to cancer) and sacrifices that would define her adult life I decided to remain in Bartlesville and to continue to work for the paper — a job that has been my love The extra 18 months on the job have provided an indescribable blessing These months have been chock full of unforgettable experiences and further growth as a reporter and writer I'm reminded of Joni Mitchell's introspective song Throughout most of my 20s and into my early 30s I had doubted as a teenager anyone would care about what I wrote My mom gently massaged my squishy ego and encouraged me to consider being a writer — but I protested She also had taught my sister and me from our infant days to love reading still laughs when she recalls observing my mom sister and me leaving the neighborhood library with our arms full of books as we walked home Marines Corp service in latter 1985 — prior to the Marines I had earned my college B.A. and had served a mission in Italy for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — I faced a frustrating crossroads The market for any decent job in Utah was extremely tight and my rejections from newspapers piled up A former Marine Corps buddy who happened to live in the same town I did helped me get employment for less than $5 an hour as a security guard I even covered weekend running events for a $5 pizza coupon per article — and no gas money a community newspaper in Nevada out of its desperation reluctantly offered me a reporter’s job I transferred within the company to a paper in Southern California Less than two years later the company offered an opening in Northern California where I remained for more than four-and-a-half years then-Bartlesville E-E publisher Joe Edwards called me and offered me the sports editor’s job at his newspaper Even though it required a not-too-small pay cut he assured me the standard of living would be much less in Bartlesville I did obtain a wealth of friendships with wonderful co-workers — from my first day on the job to the present I’m so grateful for all my publishers — Edwards My E-E managing editors also have been very supportive of me who was part of our two-man sports department when I arrived sacrificing and complete friend for more than 27 years David — who met his future wife Summer on his first day at the E-E office — also would serve as editor Throughout the years he has driven me about 40 times to or from the Tulsa Airport for my annual vacation flights to my sister’s place and has displayed generosity in many other ways I also have to thank co-workers Becky Burch and Susan Albert for each giving up a day to give me a ride to and from eye operations Dozens of co-workers have blessed my life and well-being in countless individual acts of goodness Few sports editors have been graced as I have by association with so many wonderful coaches and school administrators In an attempt to go much below the surface I have to point to my working relationship with former Barnsdall coach Joe Gilbert — who I considered a good friend as well as coach — as a godsend Joe coached and remained active in school athletics until he died in 2020 We spoke on the phone innumerable times either late in the evening or early in the morning about his teams or just about sports in general or world happenings His wife Joyce also treated me very nicely during the years including making space for me at the small scorer’s tables for the times I covered games in Barnsdall A few other coaches who have gone the extra mile for me during a long period of time or who are embedded in a special part of my heart include Copan’s Randy Davis and his older brother Criss Davis of Caney (Kan.) Valley American Legion Baseball head coaches Stan Walton Some others of my favorites that I worked with for a decade or more included Thad Dilbeck Those who helped along the wayThe tidal wave of people in the community who have been so generous with their kindness and in other ways to me would overflow the auditorium at the community center including acting as a willing chauffeur for me to many Marta felt happy to follow the teams — her love for Bartlesville students and student-athletes was inexhaustible she might not have made some of those journeys if not for me Other area residents who have shown me exceptional kindness include the Manning family many people in my church including the Highlands So many overwhelming memories flood back — as in 2007 when I almost died when my car slid into an overflowing ditch and partially upended when the Bartlesville Sports Commission welcomed me into the Bartlesville Athletic Hall of Fame — an honor I don’t know if I deserved but one for which I am profoundly grateful highlighted by the visit of my sister to Bartlesville — the only time in my 27 years in town she ever traveled to Oklahoma she went to a Dewey football game with me (Bartlesville was out-of-town in Ponca City) and sat in the press box and created an instant rapport with Don Osborne and the rest of the crew who sat near us A very tragic memory tempered my happiness on a special night in 2015 I was riding back with co-worker Becky Burch Slack and her husband Joe — after I had won a first-place award at the Oklahoma Press Association banquet — and we got the news via cell phone the oldest son of our co-worker Susan Albert had died in a drowning accident at Copan Lake Susan and her husband Jay are two of the kindest people I have known As I moved to Bartlesville in the spring of 1996 I couldn’t have imagined the incredible story opportunities that would bless me during the following quarter-century HOOP-LA: Interviewing 94-year-old Paul Endacott James Naismith and later played at the University of Kansas with Naismith as the athletic director CAB FARE: Spending more than an hour with Jess “Cab” Renick the captain of the 1948 Olympic men’s basketball championship game and Native American to win an Olympic gold medal (Jim Thorpe was the other) BULLDROZER: Witnessing and writing about James Droz’ touchdown run for Bartlesville High Droz was a special needs student who had willed himself to be an integral part of the football program — in every way but as a player — for four years then-head coach Jason Sport suited him up and put him for one play Bartlesville’s opponent Choctaw knew ahead of time of Sport's plan James received the hand-off and ran 30-something yards to paydirt with both Bartlesville and Choctaw players cheering him on and then mobbing him in the end zone has gone on to be a TikTok superstar for his brief video sports commentaries and last spring had the chance to announce one of the Kansas City Chiefs’ draft picks military gave me the chance to join a small group of other Oklahoma newspaper journalists to spend a few days at Marine Corps boot camp in San Diego This excursion had very special feelings for me — I had been there just 17-plus years before as a real-life boot recruit It was fascinating to walk that same parade ground enter those same buildings and visit the various training sites which nearly 20 years earlier had caused me so much angst trial and uncertainty that I had to learn to deal with and get under control I also had the opportunity to interview some of the recruits from Washington County and send the reports back to the E-E LEGION’S REGION: Not only once but twice Bartlesville received the coveted bid to host the American Legion World Series This proved to be a golden prize for a journalist I got to interview baseball greats Brett Butler and Dale Murphy a senior vice-president at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown developed friendships with some of the American Legion national volunteers and witnessed high-quality play in several games Bartlesville proved itself to be the 'Little Town That Could' by successfully hosting the event I’ll always feel the city received a bit of a slap in the face when its bid a few years later to become a permanent host was soundly rejected in what appeared to be a case of unfair oneupmanship by the competing city that turndown couldn’t take away the happy times from 2003 and 2007 the 2007 ALWS effort was nothing short of a miracle — a flood in early July had swamped the stadium ruined the dugouts and caused other serious damage to the facility in the can-do attitude that exemplifies Bartlesville people There are a handful of other major recollections: Caney Valley High winning the 2009 state fastpitch softball championship traveling to Nebraska with George Halkiades to cover an American Legion tournament covering the state basketball tournament in 2005 running or walking on the Custer Stadium track at midnight on Saturdays after I finished putting out Sunday’s paper the roof shots at varsity volleyball games in the Mid-High gym the vision of Caney Valley coach Rick Tipton covering the NCAA-II college basketball tournaments at the Bruin Fieldhouse reporting on the Bartlesville Athletic Hall of Fame induction banquets and so on One especially poignant memory focuses on former Bartlesville High athlete Scott Mauldin Mauldin filled the role of a virtual athletic prodigy freshman to play varsity basketball for Tim Bart he also caught a varsity touchdown pass thrown by fellow freshman Kirby Schoenthaler I vividly remember how Mauldin suffered an injury that seemed it would sideline him in football for the season Shortly after the end of his sophomore football season he and fellow Bruin player Eric Dean died in a tragic vehicle accident The list of young people who had such incredible potential that tragically died during my watch has created a well of sadness in my heart I’ve often thought how — if not for the feeling I didn’t want to leave my sister alone in this world — I would have traded my life in exchange for one of those wonderful young people living a full life An especially bittersweet memory in regards to one of those passings concerns Dewey High's Jon Canady I wrote something in the paper about his passing and shortly afterward encountered his mom at a Dewey High game She thanked me for my thoughts and shared with me a personal experience He had come home for a weekend shortly before his passing and stayed up most of the night talking to his mom about the family and concern about his younger siblings How could she or he have known that would be their final conversation I have to thank God for this opportunity and blessing in keeping my dream alive so much Perhaps my name might pop up now and then as a contributor to the E-E I want to be thought of as someone who tried to balance accurate reporting with being a positive voice in the communities where I have worked I hope some small thing I wrote about them might have given them confidence and a greater sense of self-worth I believed and believe every young person needs encouragement needs to know despite their weakness that they are good and worthwhile people and that they can create a happy future for themselves and for the world I had wonderful people who did this for me at a critical time in my coming of age while the room was full of clacking keys during a class exercise he tapped me on the shoulder and motioned me to come to the back of the classroom with him He had noticed the ripped tennis shoes and old dirty clothing I wore to school every day — as well as my stoop and asked if everything was all right at home Tears welled up in my eyes — not tears of bitterness but tears of gratitude that another human being had noticed me and taken compassion on me — and I assured him my mom was doing the best she could and that we were just going through tough times but they would get better He thanked me for my answer and I went back to the desk How happy I felt several years later when he drove into the gas station where I worked part-time while going to college I had just returned from a two-year church mission and I was proud to show him I had become a strong capable young person trying to build a good future and that he was partly responsible for that The other school mentor who had such a profound influence was Mr My shabby clothes and lack of self-worth made me the object of some subtle class ridicule — not helped by the fact I lived in a single-parent home which back in the 1960s in Utah was still a rarity some of the students said something out loud about me and Mr He called the class to attention and chastised the other students for their attitude He tried to explain how some things went beyond a person's control and then he told them about some of the great men of history who became strong because they had had to battle through rugged circumstances as children I don't claim to have become a great man — not in any way I do hope I've made something worthwhile and good about my life to this point New Orleans Saints running back & special teams Pro Bowler (current Saints Vice President of Player Engagement) Fred McAfee gets into the backfield on the overtime punt attempt from Tampa Bay Buccaneers punter Tom Tupa and causes the errant pass that was intercepted by linebacker James Allen for the game winner in Week 1 of the 2002 NFL season Watch highlights of New Orleans Saints wide receiver Brandin Cooks' top plays in his first stint with the New Orleans Saints (2014-2016) after the wide receiver agreed to terms on his second contract with the Saints during the 2025 NFL free agency period after originally being drafted by the team in Round 1 of the 2014 NFL Draft NFL Films looks back at the Super Bowl XLIV highlights between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints A late-game interception thrown by the Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning helped New Orleans quarterback 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titles there are very few important NFL games being played this weekend the only game that will affect both a playoff spot and a potential division champion is Carolina vs with the Panthers having already made the playoffs But just because there aren’t many meaningful games doesn’t mean there can’t be some fun ones it’s worth taking a look back and appreciating one of the craziest games in modern NFL history the aftermath of which’s far-reaching effects are still being felt You may remember Tom Tupa (he finished his career with one season in Washington in 2004) A punter with an alliterative name that rolled off the tongue he was also a college quarterback his senior season at Ohio State and even a starting quarterback in the NFL going 4-9 over 13 starts with the Cardinals between 1989-91 Perhaps that’s why when he was the Cleveland Browns’ punter and Bill Belichick was head coach he was used to score the first two-point conversion in NFL history Tupa’s fake from the holder position was actually used three times in that 1994 season with Belichick as his offensive coordinator In the opening quarter of the first game of the season against the New England Patriots franchise quarterback Vinny Testaverde goes down in a heap An obscure NFL rule did not allow him to activate his bench quarterback without losing his emergency quarterback (and punter) Parcells rolled the dice on putting Tupa under center — the gamble worked including one which led to a fumble and a New England touchdown Tupa entered the fourth quarter 6-for-11 for 165 yards and two touchdowns but Parcells pulled him in favor of Mirer for the fourth quarter The Jets took the lead with a pick-six with under 10 minutes to play gaining just 28 yards and throwing a pair of interceptions including the one that led to the game-winning field goal by none other than Adam Vinatieri The Jets missed the playoffs by a single game with the opener against the Patriots a glaring missed opportunity But the Patriots fired their head coach — Pete Carroll — as well That led to Belichick joining the Patriots and but the dominant history of the league for nearly two decades with New England drafting Tom Brady the next summer and winning five Super Bowls during his tenure The fourth win came over the defending champion Seahawks What might the last 18 years of the NFL have looked like if Parcells had let Tupa finish that game But it goes to show how even the most simple insignificant-seeming choices can have ripple effects still felt across the league years later Who knows — maybe something wild will happen this Sunday the true impact of which won’t be felt for years to come If we’re lucky enough to get anything like a Tom Tupa Game hopefully whoever our unlikely hero is gets a chance to finish the job This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area my crowded mind took a breather last weekend when me and two other healthy service members piled into a Volkswagen bug for a journey from Memphis toward the West Coast I’ll just say one of the guys — my Marine Corps roommate Gerry — answered an ad to drive the car cross country for somebody Our sailor friend Kevin — we all went to church together — joined us to make a trio Christmas presents and ourselves and took in the dark The first major sight I recall was a giant electric Christmas tree display on an office building in Little Rock and I didn’t pay attention whether we took the northern or southern route I recall spending a long time through Colorado we dropped Kevin off in Salt Lake City and then me off in Ogden Jerry still had another 700-800 miles to go to the Bay Area in California he stopped by the little apartment where my mom and sister lived at the time and watched with us the movie “It’s A Wonderful Life.” making an impromptu stop in Houston to spend a couple of days with my dad and his family it was time to get back to the base at Millington Kevin and others and hope they went on to marry and raise families We’d splash around in the big pool for a while and then go play racquetball We played some bodacious games on the closed court I don’t know at what level we played quality-wise but we played with world class energy and desire I appreciate those days to the horizon of gratitude I guess that’s why I’ve learned to try to never take any phase of life for granted Our life story is written during both those long and hard days and embrace the good times with all our hearts One thing is certain — there will never be another day quite like today An E-E sports article misspelled the name of a Dewey High girls basketball player is about to add another title to his resume: Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame inductee a 1984 Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School graduate who helped lead the 1983 Bees to a state football championship “I know my family is very excited about it as well There’s been a lot of support and congratulations Tupa left Northeast Ohio in the summer of 1984 to continue his football career at Ohio State University Tupa passed for 2,252 yards and threw for 15 touchdowns The Ohio State All-American and All-Big 10 quarterback/punter was drafted in the third round by the Phoenix Cardinals going to the NFL was the hardest jump,” Tupa said “One of the first days with the Phoenix Cardinals the special teams coach wanted me to come out and do some punting for him so I went out there and punted a little bit He basically told me that day I would never be able to punt in the league I spent my first six years in the league playing quarterback.” Tupa not only proved the special teams coach wrong he made a dream come true by playing for his hometown team the Browns came calling and asked me if I was interested in giving punting a try again “I worked with the special teams coach at the time Tupa later played for the New England Patriots the New York Jets and the Washington Redskins He earned a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003 “It came kind of full circle,” he said of his career I feel pretty proud I was able to accomplish something like that.” It was during his stint with the Cleveland Browns that he became the answer to this trivia question: Who scored the first two-point conversion in the NFL The two-point conversion was adopted by the NFL in 1994 and Tupa scored on a fake kick in the first game of the season he always had a fascination with special teams and trick plays so we worked on that play in camp,” Tupa said “I think I was only a couple of minutes ahead of someone else [in another game] running it in which included playing for seven NFL teams Tupa said the challenges he faced played a key role in his success He credits his supportive family – wife Beth and children Emma Tyler and Tim – for always being at his games or shagging his punts during personal workouts at Old Stadium in Brecksville Tupa said the recipe to success in life is simple Subscribe to the FREE monthly Newsletter Wellington-based 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The Redskins and insurers argued that Tupa's injury was not an accidental personal injury within the meaning of Maryland's workers' compensation law "I don't think that clubs are now able to argue that players don't get workers' compensation benefits," said Benjamin Boscolo The 46-year-old Tupa played 18 seasons in the NFL for seven teams from 1988 to 2005. 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