Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More — A new $4.3 million trail opened Thursday in Belleville The 1.1-mile Tecklenburg Trail for bicyclists and pedestrians will connect residents in West Belleville to the St Clair County Transit District’s MetroBikeLink System Clair County Transit District and everyone else who partnered to make this project come to life – including the late Fred J Clair County board chairman Mark Kern said “He was a local lawyer with community-minded foresight who served as the state’s attorney for St He deeded 34 acres of forest-preserved land to St Clair County in 1946 and it is only fitting that the trail has been named in honor of him.”  The new trail goes from 66th and Main streets through the Tecklenburg Forest Preserve to the MetroBikeLink Trail near Dutch Hollow and Llewellyn roads The scenic route goes through wooded and remote areas It also features a 400-foot long bridge over Illinois 161 The Tecklenburg Trail was completed within a year by HANK’s Excavating & Landscaping and members of the Southwestern Illinois Building Trades Council students from Althoff High School and HANK’s Excavating & Landscaping will plant 120 sugar maple shellback hickory pecan and swamp white oak trees along the train in April “This new trail serves as a key connector to West Belleville allowing residents direct access to the expansive MetroBikeLink System of trails while enabling those from other parts of the region to frequent local eateries and other establishments This will help further stimulate the local economy,” Belleville mayor Patty Gregory said Clair County Transit District integrated more than $650,000 in communications safety and wayfinding improvements along the MetroBikeLink System Improvements include 14 long-distance wireless emergency call boxes as well as 39 miles of interconnecting trails and bike paths in St Clair County that link to six Metro Transit Centers “The MetroBikeLink System is an unmatched community amenity that allows users to integrate biking walking and public transportation use to get where they need to go,” said Ken Sharkey which established and maintains the MetroBikeLink System coupled with the rollout of our communications and wayfinding enhancements is yet another example of our commitment to community We encourage area residents to get out and enjoy all the MetroBikeLink has to offer.” The MetroBikeLink System is a 14-mile trail that runs adjacent to the MetroLink alignment from Shiloh-Scott Transit Center to the Fairview Heights Transit Center It connects residents to six Metro Transit Centers in four different communities “offering seamless integration of biking and transit use via the MetroLink MetroBus and microtransit service options,” according to the press release To learn more, visit St. Clair County Transit District’s website Mayor John Tecklenburg speaks during an inauguration ceremony outside of City Hall on Monday Mikaela Porter joined The Post and Courier in April 2019 and writes about the city of Charleston school issues and community happenings for The Hartford Courant in Hartford Two weeks after his second inauguration speech Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg will present his State of the City address Tuesday evening The 10-minute speech will be given at 7 p.m. at Charleston City Council Chambers, on the second floor of Charleston City Hall, 80 Broad St. It will be streamed live here on the city's YouTube channel and on ABC News 4 Tuesday night's State of the City will look to the next four years Tecklenburg continued his focus on the progress made in what he has identified as the city's four top priorities: flooding and drainage; traffic and transportation; affordable housing; and public safety He also shared some details of what to expect in the next four years: new regulations to stop "irresponsible" development in the Church Creek basin are expected to go citywide; stronger Home Rule to tax tourists and use that money to fund city drainage projects; and construction of the bike and pedestrian bridge connecting downtown to West Ashley WATCH IT LIVE: ABC News 4 and the City of Charleston will stream live News tips/online questions: newstips@postandcourier.com Delivery/subscription questions: subserve@postandcourier.com Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Volume 7 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2022.856178 marriages between people from different ethnic backgrounds have increased in recent years in many parts of the world and also in Germany often between an immigrant and a native partner have various implications for family dynamics research has focused on the causes of ethnic exogamy Using problem-centered interviews with Turkish-German couples living in Germany the present study aims to broaden this perspective by looking at kin relationships (modes of interaction which have hardly been studied in bi-national families so far The study pursues a qualitative research design that allows tracing kinship relations and perceived negotiation processes Using the intergenerational solidarity typology as an heuristic for the qualitative content analysis the results will provide answers to the question what role kinship networks play in these partnerships and how their possibly different demands are balanced The analysis of the interviews shows that in most cases the quality of relationships is high in both Turkish and German kinship networks and is characterized by openness and cordiality or childcare support to the interviewed families but differ in the type of support mainly due to physical proximity we cannot claim that family cohesion is generally closer on one side of the extended family We are interested in the specific conditions of bi-national families (married couples with children) and their interactions with the respective family networks This is illustrated by qualitative data on different types of connectedness and solidarity (e.g. theoretical considerations and previous research in the field are presented Results of the data analysis along solidarity dimensions form the core of the paper which will conclude with a summary discussion Six elements of intergenerational solidarity with nominal definitions namely that conflict is not the same as the absence of The implicit consideration of conflict will hopefully prove helpful in understanding the dynamic processes of solidarity and conflict in parent-child relationships In the next chapter we will present our study design before we continue with a description of the results sorted by the six dimensions of solidarity as described above This paper is derived from research conducted as part of a larger project on value change and value transmission. Problem-centered interviews (Witzel and Reiter, 2012) with Turkish-German families are used to trace the role kinship networks play in interethnic partnerships The interviews were conducted with the two spouses and their children (if they were older than eight) All family members were interviewed together to observe and capture communication and negotiation processes within the couple and between generations Family interviews allow to investigate how family members talk and reflect on kin relations and relationship quality Thereby communication and negotiation processes between family members can be observed Data collection took place between March and July 2020 and was challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences In order to draw the appropriate sample of Turkish-German couples for the study, population registration offices were contacted who hold information on all residents of a given area. Among other things, their nationality and place of birth are recorded and linked to spouses (see also Glowsky, 2013) Several population registration offices in large cities were contacted only Hamburg agreed to provide its data to meet the needs of this study Using an onomastic technique a suitable sample was chosen from a provided list of 7,237 addresses of spouses with partners born in Turkey This condition was not only important to have a potential high range of values between the partners but also increased the possibility of transnational relations to their respective families The participants (in case of children legal guardians) provided written informed consent to participate in this study The interview guide contained various themes and sections that arose from the project context The research guiding themes are essentially organized around three questions: first how do they pass that on to their children Themes of the interview guide were family and kinship we only focus on the relevant sections of family relations and kinship The interview guide and its specific narrative prompts were pretested with several interethnic parents a postscript was written to record the atmosphere of the interview it was necessary to translate for a father from Turkish into German This was done by his wife and daughter during the interview itself each with one to four children aged one to 27 Children of nine families also took part in the interview—if they were above eight and available (six daughters only the mother and daughter were interviewed this interview was not included in the analysis The age of the spouses ranges from 34 to 68 years wives were slightly younger than their husbands the assigned codes were extracted and summarized Descriptions of the similarities and differences within the families are the main component of the result presentation The goal is to present the specifics of solidarity in interethnic families Different from most other research on family solidarity in this research not only older parents and their adult children but also their (grand-) children and other family members are to some extent part of the analysis the analysis is based on the perspective of the interethnic couple We will therefore not address reciprocity of the described relationship age and origin will be considered in analyzing the organization of intergenerational support The period during which the study was conducted was challenging for intergenerational relations due to the COVID-19 pandemic Some contact between households was limited due to quarantine measures This circumstance had a slight impact on habitual interactions between family members living either in Germany or abroad flights were on hold and visits to Turkey not possible for a few months the data collection had to be interrupted for two months The following part presenting our empirical results is structured by the six solidarity types as defined by Bengtson and Roberts (1991) and described above which sets the opportunities for family members to interact with each other is embedded in special circumstances for bi-national families In this study the relatives of the Turkish side do not live in Germany in most cases whereas the relatives of the German side do As earlier mentioned in the description of the sample some of the Turkish parents live or used to live in Germany of which one parental couple continues to live in the same country as their child In two other families Turkish parents are divorced and only one parent stayed in Germany most of the Turkish parents live in Turkey in the same city or even in the same house as their children eight German children live away from their parents in which the relatives live in different countries forms the basis and particularity of the family studied here regular contact with parents and other extended family members was reported more frequently with those living in Germany than in Turkey this means that close contact was not established between parents and their grandchildren it was mentioned that the community aspect was fundamentally stronger in Turkey Not only parents and other relatives would contribute as support in caring for young children but also neighbors and acquaintances from the family network there is evidence that a parent's health condition or financial situation plays a role in how often support is provided and what kind of intergenerational solidarity is possible It also has an impact on overall contact between parents and children Visits involve higher costs for families whose kin live in Turkey as they usually take more time and flights have to be paid for This presents a financial challenge for some families One way to mitigate this challenge is to combine family vacations with family visits This is discussed in more detail in the section on associational solidarity below The COVID-19 pandemic changed the frequency of contact between generations slightly although the impact of contact restrictions were not addressed often within the interviews Keeping in touch with parents in Turkey via videophone over different messengers enabled to maintain the frequency and mode of interaction Flights to Turkey to visit parents on the other hand had to be postponed until further notice A lack of social network was particularly evident during this time often in terms of distance to both families in Turkey and Germany Most of the interviewees reported contact with their parents The families interviewed typically visit the Turkish part of their family of origin regularly during vacations Personal contacts with parents living nearby in Germany take place more frequently than with family members in Turkey This includes contacts between grandchildren and their grandparents Frequent contact also takes place in the form of telephone calls These contacts are more frequent with the Turkish relatives It is striking that statements about interactions with the German family were made less frequently compared to the Turkish side of the family some of the Turkish relatives live in Germany which has an influence on the frequency and occurs more regularly Some families do not have close contact with their Turkish parents and have not visited each other for several years but more out of obligation to the older generation Holidays are typically celebrated with all generations together At least parents of both origins are called at these special occasions This was mentioned for Christmas or Eid al-Fitr (Ramazan Bayrami) and Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayrami) it was reported that the Turkish partner in the bi-national family visits his or her parents in Turkey even without the spouse and children and outside of a vacation parents or siblings of the Turkish partner come to visit sometimes less frequently on special occasions Contact with the German side of the family is more regular which is also due to the fact that these families live closer together (sometimes in the same house) spatial distance is not the only determining factor as the travel distance from Turkey is sometimes at least in theory shorter than from Germany if the parents live in rural regions in southern Germany The following interview summarizes the complexity the distance between my husband's parents and Hamburg is closer because the flight time is only 3.5–4 hours and to my sisters and to my mother it is 5.5–6 hours by train For both of us family is very important I would say We often have difficulties here or start floundering so not only that family is important to us but also now with regard to our son we would find it nice if he could spend more time with aunts […] And we have nevertheless the luck that my sisters comes for example very often to visit but has his own family and is very involved.” (Female partner of the interethnic couple intergenerational relationships are characterized by warmth and affection which is particularly emphasized describing the Turkish side Close ties are also maintained with siblings Despite initial reservations about the interethnic relationship of their children in most cases the sons or daughters-in-law were warmly welcomed into the extended families the bond between kin and interviewed families is less strong Although there are annual visits between them the relationship is less close and warm than in most others The relationship between the respective in-laws is rarely mentioned the reinforcing effect on cohesion within the entire family is emphasized Close family relationships are described with both extended families those in Turkey as well as those located in Germany But associating family relations with warmth occurs less frequently in German families than in Turkish ones While emotional closeness is emphasized in the context of Turkish families granting freedom to pursue own goals is mentioned more frequently in German families The different expression of affection can be traced in the following quotations And the grandparents are always open for that as well.” (Female partner of the interethnic couple “My parents gave me a lot of freedom to make decisions within certain limits And my parents would have been happy if I had stayed nearby And I visited them as often as possible and talked to them on the phone and wrote to them and sent photos And we still have a good relationship.” (Female partner of the interethnic couple It was striking that the interviewed couples more often described disagreements with their parents due to different beliefs and attitudes than they reported agreements It became clear that these differences were much more important at the beginning of the Turkish-German relationship than in later years often based on the parents' reservations about their offspring's interethnic marriage In addition to the frequently mentioned uneasiness of the parents due to prejudices against the nationality of the child-in-law especially different religious affiliations met with reservations This was more prevalent on the Turkish than on the German side of the family The grown-up children therefore either compromised and feigned religious conversion to their parents or disobeyed their parents' instructions Consensus between parents and children was reported in the way holidays are celebrated when rituals are adopted and holidays are celebrated together children performed a ritual wedding for the sake of their parents To not upset their father (-in-law) his daughter and son-in-law only pretend to practice the Muslim religion most parents are satisfied with their offspring's interethnic marriage when they see them living in a happy relationship and getting to know their in-laws Despite the differences in everyday practices the acceptance of being different is high among both generations Another topic where parents' and children's ideas do not always correspond are parenting issues parents of the interviewed families hold views on parenting that the spouses do not agree with The circumcision of grandsons was a frequent cause for disagreement the children usually flout their parents' ideas R1: “And the doctor looked at my son [for a possible circumcision] But it wasn't because he was crying Somehow I had the feeling that I was doing something bad to him ‘And when are you having the circumcision party?' And my husband said that's not possible with him The doctor said it won't work for him I don't think it was okay for my parents (R1: Male partner of the interethnic couple expectations and norms regarding marriage and religion and parent-child-roles into this solidarity category Families show gender role attitudes across the spectrum: Traditional role models are promoted by the interviewed spouses as well as egalitarian ones Country of origin seems to play a subordinate role within the couples traditional expectations are more frequently demanded by Turkish relatives than by German ones Demands for the appropriate partner regarding marrying a Muslim were expressed outright from Turkish fathers toward their daughters in two cases And he loved him [my husband] very much and liked him and so A woman can't marry with a Christian or a Jew and so But if a Muslim man wants to marry a Christian or Jew or something But a woman is not allowed to (marry) before played along.” (Female partner of the interethnic couple the couple pretends to the Turkish family that the German husband has converted to Islam They feign conversion to Islam in order to conform to their father's religious ideas Other couple handles these gaps in attitudes differently they adapt their behavior in their parents' environment Normative expectations also exist from the German side but they are mentioned less frequently and seem to be less strong adjustments are made less frequently when the parents are present both partners adapt to the gender expectations of their respective in-laws: The German daughter-in-law subordinates herself to the Turkish family and the Turkish son-in-law entertains guests at German family celebrations we've become such a well-coordinated team If I'm in the vicinity of the Turkish family then I just do what the Turkish woman does But when we meet the German side or are invited it is often the case that my husband stands up and asks who would like a beer That we know exactly what each side actually wants.” (Female partner of the interethnic couple Overall, functional solidarity is mentioned more frequently for the German side of the kinship than for the Turkish side. Functional solidarity can be differentiated in the type and direction of support, for the later distinguishing between upward support (i.e., help from the child to the parent) and downward support (help from the parent to the child) might be helpful (Bordone and de Valk, 2016) In Turkish families, it is rather the parents who support their children, so-called downward support. For German parents, upward support was more often indicated. As Table 2 shows seven families have teenaged children and in five families children are grown up This can also be used to estimate the care needs of the (in-law) parents of the couples German mothers need daily care because of health issues They are living together with their child's family like in childcare for grandchildren or household chores Support from the Turkish side of the family is less prominent Maternal support was reported after births financing and organizing the circumcision feast as well as advice in upbringing methods reveals classical gender division of labor the wife takes over the care for German parents in case of illness no matter if she cares for her own parents It is also sisters or mothers who come regularly or for visits to assist with child care Sons (in-law) and fathers (in-law) rather take over the organization of celebrations and practical help Denied support was also mentioned when Turkish parents tried to impose their will One example of denied downward support was a daughter's demand that both grandparents should not interfere in her grandson's religious education mutual support either with Turkish or German kin does not take place since Turkish and German relatives live nearby Living far away from their own parents is more often a source of worry for the Turkish partner in the couple Especially when they get older and their need for help increases The following quote shows that it is difficult to maintain support between the generations in a transnational setting which is often not possible due to the distance a move to Turkey is discussed between the couple and considered as an option for retirement “They're not the youngest either in one situation or another I would have said being there at that moment would have been good because so to speak I'm the oldest son and that I then have to slowly take over my father's role she also has to slowly take over my mother's role And then sometimes my father wishes that I am there and in some situations I also wish that I am there.” (Male partner of the interethnic couple Our aim is to contribute to the existing literature by considering solidarity types in a transnational space in bi-national families The results illustrate that there are indeed differences between Turkish and German extended family members in terms of intergenerational support Conflicts between generations due to the interethnic relationship of the partners do occur these were mainly observed in consensual and partly normative solidarity Conflicts arose within families mainly due to parental reservations at the beginning of interethnic relations Especially daughters are confronted with these challenges The families interviewed seem to have found their way to deal with such challenges and the solution seems to lie in compromise it cannot be stated that it is generally closer on one side of the extended family the connection with the Turkish parents is not as close as with the German parents Language was mentioned by the interviewees as a possible reason for the close relationship between the generations Being able to speak the same language can create more closeness in the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren but was not always a prerequisite for a close relationship Cohesion in German families tends to be expressed through concrete support we found close and less close relationships in the sample the structural dimension seems to play a central role in bi-national couples due to the transnational nature of kinship relations The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors The studies involving human participants were reviewed and approved by Ethics Committee Jacobs University Bremen Written informed consent to participate in this study was provided by the participants' legal guardian/next of kin Written informed consent was obtained from the individuals and the minors' legal guardians for the publication of the anonymised data contained in this article and provided interpretation of the results Both authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version We thank University of Bremen for their generous funding of the project We thank Ekaterina Lytkina for her support in literature search The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher 1. ^We are aware that the German part of Turkish-German couples in Germany are often second generation migrants with German citizenship in this paper we are interested in interethnic couples and selected couples accordingly We will pick up this point when 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"We have much to be proud of," Tecklenburg said I must repeat what I truly believe in my heart: We are judged ultimately by how we help those most in need I'm confident that Charleston will continue to be a city of caring and compassion." Tecklenburg became mayor in January of 2016 He immediately worked alongside other city officials to address the growing homelessness situation in Charleston. The product of that work became the Hope Center which provides services to those experiencing homelessness we made homelessness a city initiative," Tecklenburg said Tecklenburg also touched on his initiative to address affordable housing in Charleston Read more: "Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg announces Tidal and Inland Flooding Feasibility Project." "We've been a leader in the region here in the City of Charleston," Tecklenburg said We passed a fee ordinance to provide additional funds for affordable housing.. but we have made important progress." In Tecklenburg's final address to the city council he also discussed the racial history of Charleston and his government's willingness to address those realities head-on "We addressed important issues of race that have confronted this city for centuries," Tecklenburg said with a slight crack in his voice we apologized for our city's direct role in the hideous institution of slavery." Read more: "Mayor-elect Cogswell gears up for safety and growth initiatives in Charleston." He explained the removal of the John C. 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Germany women's national team coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg has stepped down with immediate effect with the German Football Association's (DFB) board of directors approving the decision in a meeting on Saturday The Germans drew 1-1 with South Korea and lost 2-1 to Colombia to crash out of the recent Women's World Cup at the group stage the worst-ever result at the tournament for one of the world's traditional superpowers in the game - Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) "After close analysis of the Germany women's national team's disappointing exit at the last World Cup in Australia and New Zealand everyone agreed that the team needs a fresh start in terms of its leadership," the DFB said in a statement Voss-Tecklenburg led Germany to the final of the Euro 2022 tournament, where they lost to hosts England Martina Voss-Tecklenburg oversaw Germany's earliest exit at a Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Sajad Imanian/DeFodi Images via Getty Images"I would like to thank Martina Voss-Tecklenburg on behalf of the DFB and also personally for her work over the last few years important impetus has been given to women's football," DFB president Bernd Neuendorf said "We wish Martina Voss-Tecklenburg all the very best from a personal and sporting perspective." 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Livingston was a prominent reed player and arranger responsible for a few big hits in the 1920s and 1930s, including the music for “I’m Thru With Love.” cataloguing his uncle’s music and listening to every recording he could find Livingston played with Ben Pollack and Benny Goodman “All I ever heard about him growing up was that he was an alcoholic and a bum,” Tecklenburg said making significant contributions to big band jazz the creative genius of this Charleston character Perhaps the book will be a straightforward biography or perhaps Tecklenburg will interweave his own story of musical development and public service “I want to be helpful to mayors and cities,” he said He wants to pass along what he has learned His two terms as mayor was not his first foray into local politics Tecklenburg served as director of economic development for the city under Mayor Joe Riley and as a real estate developer he has navigated unavoidable politics and bureaucracy He campaigned in 2014 on a promise to revitalize West Ashley, and a good plan soon emerged. But other matters quickly became priorities: removing “Tent City” by the foot of the Arthur Ravenel Jr Bridge and finding shelter and permanent housing for about 120 homeless people; addressing tidal and stormwater flooding which hits the low-lying Charleston peninsula especially hard; and backing an effort to address racial and economic disparities and injustices that the city itself helped to create over the centuries Tecklenburg presided over a growing city where the cost of living was becoming an unsustainable burden to many and the angry response to police killing George Floyd in Minneapolis Then came the stronger storms and floodwaters One of the biggest challenges entailed managing projects committed or underway, and ensuring that city staffing was robust enough to get all the work done. In 2015, Tecklenburg created the Citizen Service Desk a clearinghouse to receive complaints and suggestions determine priorities and assign tasks to city departments too many calls ended up in the bureaucratic black hole the desk was getting 7,000 calls a month and generating 1,500 corresponding work orders “The little things actually got done,” he said Tecklenburg oversaw the relocation of the public works facilities, the construction of a new fire station in West Ashley, the establishment of a forensics center for law enforcement and the expansion of the Charleston Nine Memorial Park a monument to the firefighters who died in 2007 battling a blaze at Sofa Super Store along Savannah Highway He staffed up, and staffed well. He reduced the number of vacancies in the fire department from 80 to about 10. He hired a community-minded police chief, Luther Reynolds He appointed Ruth Jordan to run the Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprise Office He created a new stormwater department and put Matt Fountain in charge who has served as Tecklenburg’s chief of staff because they didn’t believe they knew as much about a particular issue than Joe Riley did,” Jerue said Riley had been mayor 40 years and a cunning leader to whom others tended to defer “So a big challenge was to convince people that risk-taking was OK Tecklenburg organized a monthly department meeting devoted to an infrastructure issue such as zoning The mayor was just as informed about the issues as his colleagues He operates with both sides of his brain.” but it has helped to have a mayor who considers the effort essential Tecklenburg worked with City Council to secure a $20 million bond in 2017 meant to fill in funding gaps and add affordable units to the local real estate market the bond sale funded eight projects and more than 500 new units Other initiatives have resulted in more workforce and affordable housing He wants to actually know what’s happening.” He prefers a collaborative approach. Tent City was a big problem that required several government agencies and nonprofits to work together The mayor called for weekly meetings that involved law enforcement “I was impressed by all of us being able to come together like that and bring about the change that was necessary,” Johnson said When she wanted to establish a land bank, Tecklenburg hit the pause button, arguing that it should be a regional project that included the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, Charleston Redevelopment Corporation More stakeholders surely would bring about a more robust solution Tecklenburg needed to pivot between long-term projects and acute problems Like roving vandals on the night of May 30 Like the challenge of removing the John C. Calhoun monument in Marion Square Like a sudden, late-night brawl on May 9 Like stormwater and tidal flooding that inundated parts of the city Like the pandemic Peter Shahid, a longtime city councilman, ran for mayor against Tecklenburg but never gained sufficient momentum to challenge the incumbent or his main adversary who ultimately prevailed in a close runoff election who had been assigned to chair the West Ashley Revitalization Commission said he chose to run in protest of the mayor’s perceived inability “to close the deal,” and because of what Shahid characterized as a reactive approach to governance Tecklenburg should have insisted on the prosecution of the perpetrators of the King Street violence He should have done more to improve West Ashley He should have articulated a clear vision for the 65-acre Union Pier property on the waterfront Tecklenburg has been a compassionate caretaker; he should have been a visionary The mayor gave his police chief leeway to manage the May 2020 riot Shahid said he appreciated Reynolds’ leadership It was the aftermath that was the bigger problem “The community needed to hear from their leader that this was not going to happen again,” he said The firm leadership of former Mayor Riley is what Shahid prefers over Tecklenburg’s collaborative and conciliatory approach “The mayor needs vision to determine the course of the city,” he said. “ ‘Here’s what I want.’ ” But too often consensus was not reached regarding what to do with remnants of Citadel Mall or the Sumar Street property once home to a Piggly Wiggly grocery store at what was supposed to be one of West Ashley’s suburban gateways “He got hooked into this seawall business,” Shahid said Ah, the seawall The Army Corps of Engineers developed a plan to encircle most of the peninsula Experts insist that anything less will guarantee increasingly devastating tidal flooding which generates enough income to pay nearly half of the city’s bills you lose the city,” Chief Resiliency Officer Dale Morris said The average high tide today is around 6 feet It only takes 7 feet of mean-level water to inundate much of the peninsula Climatologists say sea levels near Charleston will rise 10 to 14 inches by 2050 and 10-foot tides could become a monthly occurrence That’s why Tecklenburg has become a staunch advocate of the wall especially since most of the cost — 65 percent or about $850 million — would be covered by the federal government It would be folly to turn down that kind of financial support given the acute threat The work that’s been done in recent years to improve underground floodwater infrastructure should protect the peninsula even when the tides reach 10 feet or more and the complexity of the challenges are growing,” Morris said The Dutch Dialogues is a consultancy enterprise set up by The Netherlands and meant to share lessons learned and solutions devised in a country whose name translated into English is “Low Countries.” More than one-fourth of the flat fertile and populous country lies below sea level and about 60 percent of the territory is susceptible to flooding so engineers and politicians have had to come up with some creative solutions Morris worked for The Netherlands Embassy in Washington as an economist and water expert Tecklenburg wanted him in Charleston full-time Charleston has earned a reputation globally for not only being a canary in the coal mine but also a place whose leaders are taking action Tipping points remain a bit vague until we’re on the other side looking backward; only then do we realize we’ve reached them So there’s no time to spare if Charleston is to avoid relocating whole neighborhoods he’s eager to talk about this,” Morris said “A certain bravery is required to change the zoning is that he has set the stage for bold climate action “The mayor has left a well-functioning city behind,” Morris said Tecklenburg often has in mind a certain comment made by Martin Luther King Jr.: “What good is having the right to sit at a lunch counter if you can’t afford to buy a hamburger?” King was speaking of the need to address entrenched poverty among African Americans poverty that is the result of centuries of oppression For Tecklenburg, progress requires economic solutions: more home ownership among African Americans and more business entrepreneurship. That’s what creates capital; that’s how wealth can grow over generations He followed through by creating a racial conciliation commission The commission spent a year studying the issues and assembling a long list of recommendations for action City Council provided tenuous support — until the day came to receive the commission’s suggestions included three ideas that had become hot potatoes: devising a reparations plan teaching critical race theory in the schools and reallocating some police funding He pressed on with his agenda to create more affordable housing and a business incubator and he continued to address historical wrongs He’s glad he helped resurrect the Interstate 526 extension project “The single most effective roadway improvement for the region is to finish the Mark Clark as it was originally intended,” he said adding that it would include bike and pedestrian paths and that an effective Lowcountry Rapid Transit System would depend on a completed loop He’s glad he got 1,711 workforce and affordable housing units built or in the pipeline He’s glad he got the zoning review started Significant changes are needed for Charleston to get ready for more climate change impacts build more housing and manage gentrification “We’ve been as proactive as any jurisdiction in the state,” he said “But we’re up against a 500-pound gorilla — we’re up against the real estate market.” And Tecklenburg is glad the city has an effective staff in place ready to tackle an array of challenges He wished he could have pushed through more zoning revisions and ensured that the large apartment buildings approved long before he became mayor but constructed during his time in office could have included more affordable units “It’s not too late for the city to do that,” he said More apartment buildings will go up in coming years The city’s rules should incentivize developers to embrace economic diversity “You add up the little stuff and it wasn’t nothing,” he said with a hint of a smile “I don’t think we told the accomplishments as effectively as we should have,” he said “People tend to forget the good stuff quickly It’s the things they get pissed off about that they remember.” So Tecklenburg will dive into his notebooks about Fud Livingston The former mayor will consider his great-uncle’s musical contributions and legacy Tecklenburg will write about him and surely think about his own contributions and legacy “I put my heart and soul into this city,” he said All I’ve learned led to me being able to do this job.” Contact Adam Parker at aparker@postandcourier.com A look back through John Tecklenburgs time in Charleston Incumbent John Tecklenburg has won reelection in the Charleston mayoral runoff election and will serve a second term after City Councilman Mike Seekings conceded (WCIV) — Incumbent John Tecklenburg has won reelection in the Charleston mayoral runoff election and will serve a second term after City Councilman Mike Seekings conceded (MORE | LATEST VOTE TOTALS) unofficial results from Charleston County showed Tecklenburg in the lead with 12,502 votes (61%) compared to 7,934 (39%) votes for Seekings representing 18.3% of the 109,165 registered voters In the first vote on November 5,Tecklenburg garnered 12,529 votes new Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg is aiming to do what she never managed to do as a player and win the Women's World Cup The 51-year-old made 125 appearances for her country in her playing career retiring in 2000 before Germany's World Cup wins in  2003 and 2007 A demanding but approachable coach who has compared herself to Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp Voss-Tecklenburg is hoping to be crowned world champion from the dugout in 2019 Germany face Nigeria in the last 16 on Saturday having won all three of their group games without conceding a goal Voss-Tecklenburg has warned that Nigeria will be "a tough nut to crack" but her team are already looking formidable in France Once the undisputed European power in women's football Germany are enjoying a resurgence under Voss-Tecklenburg The 51-year-old took over from interim coach Horst Hrubesch in November with the national team reeling from a turbulent few years After winning the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics under legendary coach Silvia Neid Germany's aura faded under Neid's successor Steffi Jones and Hrubesch brought in to steady the ship Since Voss-Tecklenburg the Germans have remained unbeaten ever since "There are more teams at the top of the game these days but we are still among the best in the world," Voss-Tecklenburg told AFP subsidiary SID before the tournament Yet she warned that Germany would have to "overcome challenges" if they were to reach the latter stages of the World Cup The Germany coach knows a thing or two about overcoming challenges her mother banned her from playing football and she had to sneak out to train in secret She would later become one of Germany's most iconic players winning four European Championship titles in the 1990s Her international career ended abruptly in 2000 after a falling out with her team mate and then partner Inka Grings She has balanced motherhood and a period as a full-time office clerk with a successful coaching career Following spells in charge at women's Bundesliga sides Duisburg and Jena Voss-Tecklenburg led Switzerland to their first ever World Cup appearance in 2015 "Martina was the first coach to convince us of our own abilities," former Swiss captain Caroline Abbe told Le Temps in 2018 Voss-Tecklenburg prides herself on her motivational and communication skills comparing herself to Juergen Klopp in a recent interview with broadcaster ZDF "I see myself a lot in the way he does things He works in a way which I think is good for players and people generally," she said who Voss-Tecklenburg made Germany captain in January told SID last month that the coach had been a "formative figure" in her career and she always has a clear plan of what she wants." What Voss-Tecklenburg wants in France is attacking football and "We want to play passionate and creative football," she told Kicker magazine in April "It may be necessary to reach the last four to qualify for the Olympics because only the top three European teams will qualify and I think there are many European teams who have a chance of winning the World Cup," she told SID ahead of the tournament and their hard-headed coach Voss-Tecklenburg is on a mission to return her country to the very top Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg spent much of his career as a businessman and entrepreneur–a family legacy that began with the opening of his great-great-grandfather’s corner grocery store at St Mayor Tecklenburg founded Southern Oil Company in 1978 which he successfully owned and operated for nearly 20 years he was appointed to serve as Director of Economic Development for the City of Charleston where he helped lead the revitalization of Upper King Street Mayor Tecklenburg holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Georgetown University in Washington DC and also attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston where he pursued his lifelong passion for music and jazz Mayor Tecklenburg has been committed to improving citizens’ quality of life and making Charleston a city of opportunity for all Among his efforts to improve city-wide livability Mayor Tecklenburg has paid particular attention to flooding and drainage relief appointing the city’s first-ever Chief Resilience Officer and beginning the process of implementing the City of Charleston Flooding & Sea Level Rise Strategy which outlines actions designed to make the city more resilient to effects of increased disasters and changing weather Mayor Tecklenburg has also led initiatives to address housing affordability and homelessness in Charleston These have included the closing of Tent City a sprawling homeless encampment that had developed in our North Central neighborhood and the formation of the Mayors’ Commission on Homelessness and Affordable Housing which works to develop a long-term regional approach to these challenges most comprehensive renewal and revitalization effort in our city’s history Modeled after the successful Downtown Revitalization Commission of the 1970s and 1980s the West Ashley Revitalization Commission is working directly with citizens to implement Plan West Ashley which will guide the area’s development for years to come Mayor Tecklenburg and his wife Sandy are the proud parents of five grown children – Melissa They reside in the Old Windermere section of West Ashley Business & Finance  Techonomy Partner Content Leading Advisors Women & Worth Magazine & Digital Edition Leading Advisors Directory Become a Leading Advisor Contributors Media Kit Partnerships Reprints & Permissions What’s motivating the Palmetto State’s “paper of record” to be a one-sided mouthpiece for the status quo incumbent Dylan is covering this race insightfully and objectively – which is more than can be said for the “paper of record” in this contest Ever since this race started, the Post has been nothing short of a propaganda organ for the campaign of incumbent mayor John Tecklenburg it hasn’t been especially honest in its attempts to shade public perception in Tecklenburg’s favor it has even attempted to rewrite history related to its own prior reporting on one of the race’s defining issues … public safety the paper’s recent editorial endorsement of Tecklenburg blatantly contradicted its own prior coverage of the violent downtown rioting that took place on May 30 Forgotten about that? It’s when Charleston police stood down and allowed the widespread looting and destruction of the city’s historic King Street district According to the paper’s own reporters city police made it abundantly clear what their orders were on that fateful day “Nobody’s getting arrested tonight,” one Post reporter live-tweeted Former county sheriff Al Cannon also left no doubt as to what went down during that spasm of lawlessness “The city’s position was that they were not going to arrest and we followed that lead,” Cannon said at the time citing the police department’s jurisdiction over King Street as Dylan pointed out in his coverage … “Its a very basic concept: The mayor should have told police he would support them in enforcing the state’s laws and Cogswell pledges to not repeat that mistake,” he wrote The riots were just part of the worsening public safety problem Tecklenburg finally acknowledged crime in Charleston was higher than average for a city its size – but he blamed the problem on state legislators claiming the city was “prohibited from taking action.” Earlier this week, the Post‘s status-quo sycophant/ “metro columnist” Brian Hicks penned another gratuitously pro-Tecklenburg pamphlet with a wafer-thin basis in reality That Holy City residents should use their ballots to vote against “chaos” (a.k.a supporters of Cogswell who are pushing for change on the local school board) “If Charleston residents want to keep chaos out of City Hall, they’d better vote next week,” Hicks noted proceeding to equate several recent endorsements received by Cogswell as part of some sort of Watergate-level conspiracy – and their attendant political fallout as constituting some sort of stain on the sanctity of the Holy City’s political discourse “There hasn’t been this much chaos at Broad and Meeting since the British shot the arm off our William Pitt statue,” Hicks wrote summoning a level of righteous indignation I haven’t encountered since binge watching Dance Moms with my two daughters Are Hicks and the paper’s editorial and reporting staff really unaware that Tecklenburg has given them much more to be righteously indignant about in this race Or … are they just unwilling to cover those things The Post‘s editorial board and its featured columnist are not supposed to be impartial I’m just saying the opinions expressed therein are demonstrably false I’m saying the paper’s so-called “objective” reporters are being particularly selective in what they cover (and don’t cover) in this race and I’m also saying Hicks is a pearl-clutching candy ass whose work reads like a tear-smudged letter to the editor of Teen Vogue But while “fluffers gonna fluff,” the bigger question Charleston voters should concern themselves with is what is motivating the paper to be so aggressive in its support for the incumbent mayor. Who is pulling its strings … and why. Because let’s face it: That’s been a problem at the Post in the past Seriously: Why won’t the paper report on Tecklenburg’s abysmal record as a private business owner Or offer something resembling a reality-based recapitulation of his tenure as mayor For example, Tecklenburg claims to be have founded the Southern Oil Company in 1978. Yet, the late U.S. senator Fritz Hollings took to the floor of the U.S. Senate upon the June 1993 death of the mayor’s father, Henry Tecklenburg saying he lost a tremendous friend who had been chairman of Southern Oil for nearly three decades Once the son took the reins of the company, lawsuits and judgements hounded him for years. Capital Insurance Company was one firm successful in winning a judgement against Southern Teck, while the National Bank of South Carolina (NBSC, now Synovus) took Tecklenburg to court over $2 million in unpaid debts another bank sued the mayor for nonpayment in a real estate mortgage case With so many city projects massively over-budget isn’t it worth exploring the mayor’s record as a businessman Tecklenburg’s sketchy track record has continued as mayor, including a variety of ethics controversies which include questionable office spending and alleged nepotism Tecklenburg was also accused of self-dealing related to the estate of an elderly black woman with Alzheimer’s who had the misfortune having him appointed by the courts to manage her finances You know … probate fraud while the über-liberal politician was running for mayor Tecklenburg loaned himself $25,000 from this woman’s estate – without receiving prior approval from the court “Living expenses” for Tecklenburg as he campaigned for public office Two other loans totaling $55,000 were made from the estate in previous years – also without prior court approval Those proceeds were earmarked for a business run by Tecklenburg’s wife “The transactions show apparent self-dealing,” Charleston probate judge Irv Condon noted in a ruling removing Tecklenburg from his role as the woman’s conservator “The transactions show that John Tecklenburg made unsecured loans to himself and his family members’ businesses.” Tecklenburg was also at the center of an ethics debate regarding his son, Joseph Tecklenburg who is a commercial realtor/ developer like his father The mayor advocated for the city to purchase a building owned by his son’s bosses City council members questioned the appraisals and council later scrapped the deal due to its price – and conflict of interest concerns So why has the Post and Courier been so quiet about Tecklenburg’s record? And so disingenuously vocal in attacking his rival in next week’s election? Many downtown insiders believe it all stems from the the cozy relationship between the mayor and the owner and chairman of the Post and Courier, Pierre Manigault Manigault has been redeveloping his property in downtown Charleston at Columbus and King Streets He and his business partners have big plans for this area – plans which are currently sailing through City Hall the former home of the Post and Courier – located at 134 Columbus Street – was shuttered and is scheduled to be leveled to make way for more development Insiders believe Manigault wants Tecklenburg to remain in office so his development plans will not be hindered by a new mayor – one who favors renovating existing buildings rather than tearing them down and erecting mammoth commercial properties that generate more money for Manigault and his partners Is this what’s motivating the paper’s full-court press for Tecklenburg I understand Cogswell wants to exploit Tecklenburg’s weakness with black voters but he should have immediately marked that endorsement “return to sender.” Gadsden is a cancer on the body politic in the Palmetto State – a definitional “dividerer” – and Cogswell is now infected with her divisiveness I suspect he would govern Charleston with the same failed “tax-and-spend” philosophy … Cogswell is the quintessential “lesser of two evils,” and while there are some willing to lend their imprimaturs to such “choices” at the polls – I am not among them Voters in the Holy City have a difficult choice ahead of them on November 21 I’m not going to tell them what choice to make in the hopes of greasing the skids for some project accruing to my personal benefit My outlet is going to continue providing them with the facts – as evidenced by Dylan’s insightful and I’m obviously going to keep telling them what I think of those facts … no matter what “chaos” may ensue Will Folks is the founding editor of the news outlet you are currently reading he served as press secretary to the governor of South Carolina He lives in the Midlands region of the state with his wife and seven children Got something you’d like to say in response to one of our articles? 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Got a technical question or a glitch to report? CLICK HERE “ Post has been nothing short of a propaganda organ…” If anyone would know about being a blatant “propaganda organ” One thing all MAGA goofs have in common is living in a vacuum where no self-awareness has any chance of entering ;-) FitsNews is a regional political gossip blog that openly shills for MAGA politicians but a lot of falsehoods and propaganda originating from Russia With a smidge of true crime to get some clicks It’ll be interesting when Nikki gets the nomination and Will has to fess up to lying about their affair Willing to bet the only things that got FITS consistent traffic from outside SC was Alex Murdaugh and… *sigh* Southern Charm My last check was $8750 simply working 12 hours for each week My neighbor have tracked down the assessment of $15k for quite a while and she works close to 20 hours for seven days I could not believe how at any point direct it was once I attempted it data. Remove all the trivia dust and hearsay and only one thing matters — Cogswell is MAGA If it were true: 1) Teck would have stapled it to Cogswell’s forehead for all the world to see which he didn’t; 2) the known MAGA groups in the area have disclaimed him; 3) I don’t think any far-left black activist candidate would endorse him if he were really MAGA even if she were pissed at Teck – they would just say don’t vote for Teck; 3) Cogswell is not in any of the MAGA groups in the legislature; 4) Cogswell didn’t vote like a MAGA in the legislature and 5) the people who vote in local elections tend to be the most politically active and informed in their area and accordingly a MAGA candidate could not command the vote percentage that Cogswell took in the election in a venue like the City of Charleston He just doesn’t walk and talk like a MAGA kind of duck….he’s basically just a bit right of center – like by the width of an eyelash Tecklenburg reminds me a bit of Jimmy Carter – comes across as a nice guy but is incompetent at governing that was Tecklenburg’s signature moment The one evening of his life he needed to bring his A game and he went AWOL Then he emerged from his bunker the next day like Baghdad Bob in front of a pillaged King St proclaiming victory in that no one had been killed I talked to several Charleston city police officers in the weeks that followed as to why the wanton destruction was allowed None of them wanted to go into details but each of them said “the mayor.” Tecklenburg sealed his status when he more recently jumped into the Charleston County school district kerfuffle and tossed around “Moms for Liberty” as a pejorative He’s sat idly by for years as the Charleston County school board was run by liberals he decided to open his yapper and insert his foot and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" (WCIV) — As the Charleston mayoral runoff inches closer incumbent John Tecklenburg and challenger William Cogswell continue to claim their share of community-wide endorsements On Monday, Senator Tim Scott announced his endorsementof Cogswell in the City of Charleston's mayoral runoff race Cogswell secured endorsements from four elected officials representing Daniel Island: State Representative Mark Smith (R) Daniel Island was an area where Cogswell carried all precincts Cogswell secured 49.57% of the vote to Tecklenburg's 34.78% “Daniel Islanders spoke loudly on the 7th that they want change in our city and this outpouring of support from their elected leaders echoes that change," Cogswell said "What we’ve been missing in Charleston is collaboration with stakeholders we can take the first step towards working together again and Daniel Island is part of that shining light of hope.” Tecklenburg garnered his share of area-wide endorsements from West Ashley business and community leaders a neighborhood that has played a central role in the 2023 mayoral election The full list of endorses for Tecklenburg include the following: "I have a track record working alongside Mayor Tecklenburg I am proud of what we’ve accomplished," Appel said "My top issues have always been fixing flooding I am pleased to report tremendous progress on all fronts This would not have been possible without Mayor Tecklenburg's vision and leadership This is not the time to pull the quarterback." It should be noted that alongside the recent endorsements of each mayoral candidate Tecklenburg has also collected the endorsement of former mayoral candidate Clay Middleton Cogswell has earned endorsements from former mayoral candidates Mika Gadsden and Peter Shahid Charleston will decide the fate of the mayoral race on Tuesday Early voting in the mayoral runoff started Wednesday and ran through Friday More information on voting can be found on the Charleston County government website. Germany Women boss Martina Voss-Tecklenburg has left her role The DFB (German FA) announced the decision following a meeting on Friday with Voss-Tecklenburg in which the team’s performance at this summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand was analysed Germany were among the tournament favourites after reaching the final of the 2022 Euros they suffered a shock exit at the group stage after winning only four points from their three matches Voss-Tecklenburg remained in her role after the World Cup and oversaw three wins from four Nations League matches in the two international breaks since the DFB and Voss-Tecklenburg have agreed to part ways The 55-year-old German was appointed to the role in 2019 having previously spent six years as Switzerland Women head coach “I would like to thank Martina Voss-Tecklenburg on behalf of the DFB and also personally for her work over the last few years,” said DFB president Bernd Neuendorf “During this period, important impetus has been given to women’s football. Getting to the final at the European Championship in 2022 in England gave women’s and girls’ football a huge boost “This success is and will remain associated with Martina Voss-Tecklenburg We wish Martina Voss-Tecklenburg all the very best from a personal and sporting perspective.” Luke Bosher is a deputy news editor for The Athletic, based in London. He joined the company in 2020. Follow Luke on Twitter @bosherL Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInCHARLESTON SC (WCSC) - A Charleston County probate court judge has suspended Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg from managing an elderly woman's finances saying Tecklenburg made loans to himself from her fund without getting prior approval from the court The order from Probate Judge Irv Condon was issued May 1.In December 2008 Tecklenburg was appointed a conservator of close friend Johnnie Wineglass' finances after she fell victim to a series of scams Condon ordered Tecklenburg to release details of the three loans The court papers state the transactions show "apparent self-dealing," which in legal terms means someone takes advantage of his position for his own personal gain "It was never his (Tecklenburg's) intent to do anything that wasn't in her best interest," one of Wineglass' goddaughter's Rhonda Geddings said "I trust him totally when it comes to her finances." Tecklenburg explained details of each loan; $20,000 in 2011 and $35,000 in 2014 for his wife Sandy's business Tecklenburg said each loan was repaid in full plus interest The mayor wrote that had no idea he violated any rules "I'd just like to say that I wish I had understood the need for preclearance on these transactions from the very beginning and that I'm genuinely sorry for any questions that has raised," Tecklenburg said "During that time neither Sandy not I have profited in any way from the many hours I've spent managing Ms is seeking re-election in November and running against Democrats Kelsey Willey and Stephanie Ganaway-Pasley submitted a letter to Judge Condon in support of Tecklenburg which can be found below: Thanks for sending me a copy of the order about my Godmother I live in Maryland now but was in Charleston during the time my Godmother was committed to the care of John Tecklenburg I worked with him and his wife Sandy as incredible efforts were taken to take care of her affairs and well being Johnnie and  I am so thankful for all they have done for her I highly recommend that John remain on as Conservator for my Godmother Probate Judge Irv Condon  has stated he is unable to comment on an ongoing case I have received media inquiries regarding a pending case State law prohibits a judge from publicly commenting on a pending case Below is the specific canon of the Code of Judicial Conduct while a proceeding is pending or impending in any court make any public comment that might reasonably be expected to affect its outcome or impair its fairness or make any nonpublic comment that might substantially interfere with a fair trial or hearing The judge shall require * similar abstention on the part of court personnel * subject to the judge's direction and control This Section does not prohibit judges from making public statements in the course of their official duties or from explaining for public information the procedures of the court This Section does not apply to proceedings in which the judge is a litigant in a personal capacity A hearing has been scheduled in probate court for June 15 Tecklenburg's full statement on Facebook can be found here or read in full below: documenting my service as conservator for a close family friend my biggest concern has always been the fact that her medical and nursing home expenses are greater than her monthly retirement income creating a drain on her savings that could leave her unable to pay for the care she needs I have placed part of her savings into four investments over the years that have created a little more than $8,000 in profit for Ms Johnnie: three loans to Sandy's businesses and myself that were paid back with interest All loans were fully documented and disclosed to the Probate Court when they occurred and were fully paid back on schedule with interest neither Sandy nor I have profited in any way from the many hours I've spent managing Ms the Probate Court of Charleston has initiated a review of my work as Ms with a formal hearing scheduled for June 15 I have respectfully asked the Court to publicly release all records associated with the case including the check registers which show precisely how I've managed the account +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sandy and I were distressed to learn that a close family friend had been the victim of a series of financial scams that had left her personal finances in shambles these kinds of crimes against the elderly are always upsetting But when the victim is someone you know well and care deeply about which would allow me to protect her assets and her well-being in the years to come I expended hundreds of hours in this role and never applied to the court for reimbursement of any expense or the value of my time even after her finances had been stabilized and the scams brought to an end Johnnie's large medical and nursing home expenses were draining her account in a way that put her future care in doubt Johnnie's income without putting her small nest egg at risk My certificate of appointment as conservator allowed the use of account funds without prior approval of a court Johnnie's funds into a tax sale that yielded her $3000 of new income given the minimal interest earned from money market and similar accounts I also began to consider the option of making loans at the higher rate of 5% from the small trust account of Ms Johnnie's whenever Sandy or I were planning to take out modest bank loans for our businesses or ourselves I believed I would be able to provide a reasonable return for Ms Johnnie while personally ensuring repayment thus guaranteeing that her assets were always protected I authorized these sorts of loans on behalf of Ms Each loan included a signed promissory note detailing the rate of interest and a clear repayment schedule Each loan transaction was duly noted in my annual accounting report to the Probate Court along with the proceeds of the 2011 tax sale mentioned above Johnnie's trust -- about one-third of its current value A detailed accounting of those loans and repayments with interest is as follows: Loan 1Amount: $20,000Recipient: Sandy's Open House of CharlestonDate: 08/19/2011Interest: 5%PAYMENTS:10/11/11 $333.3211/21/11 $166.6612/19/11 $166.6601/11/12 $166.66 02/22/12 $166.66 03/06/12 $333.3205/04/12 $166.6607/23/12 $166.6609/17/12 $166.6610/19/12 $166.6612/18/12 $666.6406/03/13 $333.3208/23/13 $20,000.00Total Payments 08/23/13 $22,999.88Total Note Interest Earned $2,024.66Overpayments: $975.22 Loan 2 Amount: $35,000Recipient: Sandy's Open House of Charleston LLC d/b/a Meeting Street GalleryDate: 12/09/2014Interest: 5%Advances:12/09/14 $20,00003/10/15 $10,000 07/08/15 $5,000PAYMENTS:07/22/15 $5,000 Principal12/28/15 $30,000 Principal12/28/15 $1,375 InterestInterest Paid: $1,375Total Note Interest Earned: $1,463Overpayment Applied from 08/14/11 Note: $88 TecklenburgDate: 02/24/2016Interest: 5%Advances:02/24/16 $20,00004/25/16 $5,000PAYMENTS:03/13/17 $50004/12/17 $1,50005/09/17 $1,00006/01/17 $23,568.49Total Payments: $26,568.49Total Note Interest Earned: $1,568.49 the Probate Court requested further documentation on these transactions It was also then that I learned that these types of loans would best be carried out with preclearance by the Probate Court itself I promptly repaid the single outstanding loan in full and provided the Court with all the information requested that these corrective steps had fully addressed the Court's concerns and settled the matter going forward I received an order from the Probate Court temporarily limiting my authority as conservator and initiating a formal review of my handling of Ms Johnnie's finances in regard to these loans The Court now states it needs more information given the fact that the loans significantly strengthened Ms I have directed my attorneys to assist with the Court's review in any way possible I would respectfully ask the Court to release any and all account documents upon request by the press or the public I'd just like to say that I wish I had understood the need for preclearance on these transactions from the very beginning and that I'm genuinely sorry for any questions this has raised CHARLOTTE — The Panthers filled their vacant roster spot with one of their own The team moved center Sam Tecklenburg up from the practice squad who was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday The 24-year-old Tecklenburg spent last year on the practice squad as well and got increased work this preseason (including playing every snap of the Colts game) To fill Tecklenburg's spot on the practice squad The Western Carolina product was on the Chargers practice squad last year and went to camp with the Chargers this year The team claimed former Raiders seventh-round pick MJ Devonshire off waivers on Monday The veteran wideout adds another experienced option to the receivers room and also gets him back to his Carolinas roots The Carolina Panthers signed Colin Granger on Monday The former D1 basketball player is transitioning to football The veteran running back and returner adds depth to the offense The veteran safety and special teamer returns for another year giving them some more depth in the secondary The veteran wideout caught 32 passes last season and added some veteran perspective to a young room throughout the year The veteran wideout returns for a second season The former Rams linebacker adds depth and some starting experience The team has agreed to deals with four new players to help build out the defense The versatile blocker returns to further strengthen the offensive line after showing he can play every position along the line in recent years The former Appalachian State product was released by the Bills recently and gives the team a new entry into the specialist room The team parted ways with the veteran back Tuesday (WCIV) — "I'd like to begin with a quick reciting of a verse from Psalms 46 We ask for everyone's prayers for those tragically and terribly impacted by this hurricane in the state of Florida," said Mayor Tecklenburg in his opening of the press conference Mayor Tecklenburg said that even though the Hurricane is being deduced to be a Tropical Storm residents will not be able to tell the difference Tropical Storm Ian will be consistent with Hurricane Matthew and Irma but the mayor urges those whose homes flooded from a recent hurricane to relocate somewhere safer "The City of Charleston expects to see a lot of water We are expecting folks to take this seriously." The fire department has increased its staff Officials said the best way to respect our firefighters is to stay home and out of harm's way The police department's officers are working 12-hour shifts Neighboring jurisdictions like Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department are ready to assist if need be Mayor Tecklenburg urged residents again please stay home and stay safe Mayor Tecklenburg and City of Charleston officials are hosting a press conference at noon today as the city prepares for Tropical Storm Ian Trending:Ian downgraded to Tropical Storm on Thursday, still making its way towards the S.C. coast Charleston officials to be in attendance are as follows: Officials will be giving an update on city preparations Trending:Lowcountry cities & counties announce closures amid Hurricane Ian The press conference will be live-streamed through the City of Charleston's Facebook page. (WCIV) — Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg is speaking to residents on Sunday afternoon The mayor is holding a press conference from Washington Park Earlier in the day, Charleston City Council held an emergency meeting and decided to put another curfew in place starting Sunday evening This all comes after damage was caused across the city the previous night following protests You can watch the mayor speak in the player below or on ABC News 4's Facebook page 11:00 p.m.)The unofficial vote tallied showsWilliam Cogswell and John Tecklenburg will be headed to a runoff in two weeks SEE ALL ELECTION RESULTS Cogswell sits at 34.98% of the vote while the incumbent Early voting for the Charleston mayoral race runoff will be Nov issued a statement conceding the race and thanking his supporters "I am humbled and honored to have the support and community members," Middleton said in his statement "This is the beginning of a new chapter in my relationship with the city of Charleston and one that will continue to prosper." "The change we seek - for our families and our future generations - is possible," he continued in his statement "While that change may not come with me as mayor I am a member of this beloved community and this is still home One can make the change they seek without holding a formal political office and that is what I will continue to do I remain focused and committed to leaving no neighborhood 9:45 p.m.) As election results continue to come in William Cogswell's lead appears to be growing while John Tecklenburg remains not too far off 9:00 p.m.) Two hours after polls closed in Charleston incumbent John Tecklenburg remains in a tight race with challenger William Cogswell With candidates needing at least 50% or more of the vote to win outright the Charleston mayoral race remains too close to call and appears likely to head to a runoff slotted for Nov The unofficial numbers have Tecklenburg and Cogswell currently separated by less than five percent of the vote The City of Charleston is deciding its next mayor Tuesday night On the ballot running are candidates William Cogswell There remains a good chance the race for Charleston mayor isn't decided on election night a candidate must have 50% or more of the vote to win outright If a candidate doesn't meet that threshold the top two candidates head to a runoff election slotted for Nov voters said what they hope for is a sense of accountability and a willingness to hear multiple perspectives consider multiple perspectives and center multiple views," Meredith Sussman said Sharod Williams echoed a similar sentiment "A sense of accountability," Williams said "Making sure they know the issues and they're willing to do whatever it takes to get what they need to get done." Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg remarks on the eight years he's led the city calling it the "the honor of a lifetime." Ali Rockett/Staff Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg bids the city he's lead for the past eight years goodbye Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg bid farewell to the city he has led for the last eight years "Serving as mayor of Charleston has really been the honor of a lifetime," Tecklenburg said from the podium in the packed wood-paneled room on the second floor of City Hall as well as the council and the city's nearly 1,800 employees for their support along the way But I believe we build a solid foundation for what lies ahead for our city." As Tecklenburg's name enters the city’s annals it will also be added to one of his first initiatives as mayor: the Hope Center who represents the Fourth District covering the upper peninsula made a motion naming the city's homeless outreach center and the housing complex behind the planned Calhoun Street center after the outgoing mayor met with a standing ovation from the crowd which overflowed into a room on the first floor was unanimously supported by the 11 council members present at the Dec "I'm very uplifted because I take that to mean that it will get built," Tecklenburg said to chuckles from the crowd A permanent center is expected to be built next year but funding still falls short of the $7 million goal a growing "tent city" was one of the city's biggest concerns During the first four months of his first term the city cleared out the encampment and worked to find resources to help those displaced The project grew in scope over the years into the Hope Center by how we help those most in need," the mayor said in one of the more impassioned sections of his remarks Tecklenburg lauded the city's push for affordable housing and touted efforts toward racial reconciliation "Together we apologized for the city's direct role in the hideous institution of slavery," Tecklenburg said Days after a more than 9 foot tide submerged large swaths of the peninsula Tecklenburg continued to champion the proposed $1.3 billion seawall that he said "will save the city for generations to come." Tecklenburg lost his bid for a third term in the Nov 21 runoff election against William Cogswell real estate developer and former Republican state lawmaker The mayor-elect will take the city's helm on Jan OWU associate professor of accounting Don Tecklenburg is the new president of the Board of Directors for the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (Photo courtesy of OWU’s Office of Marketing and Communication) “What’s in a name?” asks William Shakespeare “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” For Ohio Wesleyan University’s Don Tecklenburg what’s in a name is a new title—a merry moniker bestowed upon the OWU associate professor of accounting over the summer Tecklenburg became president of the Board of Directors for the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company a professional theater company now celebrating its 19th season “This is one of the finest Shakespeare companies in the nation,” says Tecklenburg a longtime patron and sponsor of the theater He joined the Board of Directors two years ago and will serve a one-year term as president he’s excited that the company is involved in educational outreach including traveling to schools to perform and teach He’s also proud that before the company begins its 20th season it will have performed all of the Bard’s plays—a feat accomplished by few Though Tecklenburg joined the Ohio Wesleyan faculty in 2006 he still lives in the Cincinnati area and even worked previously for its Major League Baseball team White Foundation Associate Professor of Accounting He teaches accounting courses that deal with cost and managerial accounting Syndicated and guest columns represent the personal views of the writers not necessarily those of the editorial staff The editorial department operates entirely independently of the news department and is not involved in newsroom operations John Tecklenburg speaks to supporters at his election party following conceding defeat to William Cogswell on Tuesday The state GOP was crowing Wednesday about Charleston electing its first Republican mayor in 150 years And the party had every right: Mayor-elect William Cogswell won a historic victory after a smart campaign But the Republicans forgot to thank one group that provided an invaluable assist — their friends in the Democratic Party technically Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg lost his job Tuesday But the reasons behind his defeat go back years Tecklenburg set up the West Ashley Revitalization Commission to oversee redevelopment of the city’s largest suburb The mayor said he and Shahid had talked about the commission during the campaign so it wasn’t just patronage; Shahid later claimed it was even his idea Folks around City Hall say that move was more significant than it appeared at the time Because some senior council members considered Shahid’s appointment a slight Had Tecklenburg appointed Councilman Keith Waring West Ashley’s elder statesman on council (and one of its biggest power brokers) council was often thwarting Tecklenburg’s agenda which was translated by City Hall observers as the mayor’s “lack of leadership.” But by then and spilled into elections when the mayor endorsed against at least one incumbent council member some council members were endorsing his opponents A visible example of the ongoing feud was that property on Sumar Street residents had demanded the city buy that property to stop a gas station from being built there But when the city and its contractor came up with plans to turn the land into a gathering place even West Ashley council members were divided on it a few months into Tecklenburg’s second term King Street saw the city’s worst riot in a century The night after a protest over the death of George Floyd a riot started in the Market and quickly spread to Upper King Street It ended with $2 million in property damage and some blamed the mayor when 911 calls weren’t answered quickly enough Nearly every Charleston cop was on King Street And even with reinforcements from North Charleston those officers were hopelessly outnumbered those critics claimed the mayor had ordered a stand down (which was later debunked) What that really means is police didn’t use billy sticks to beat the rioters … or shoot them Which few police chiefs would order their officers to do Mayors don’t go to prison for excessive force conventional wisdom was that Tecklenburg’s hopes for a third term were lost that night sick of traffic and sick of tourists — and not really interested in the finer points of what City Hall can actually do So Tecklenburg would’ve had enough trouble with Cogswell but he also faced ample friendly fire: Four people ostensibly from his own party jumped into the race — including his old friend Shahid these folks thought Tecklenburg wasn’t receptive enough to their never-ending list of demands Which they should remember when Mayor Cogswell is even less receptive to suggestions that entire peninsula streets be shut down for bicycles about as liberal as the city’s electorate will support Yet some Democrats ran to his left (and one to his right) National Democrats even jumped into the race and endorsed against a sitting Democratic mayor And when the mayor inevitably made it to the runoff with Cogswell two of those former candidates endorsed the former Republican lawmaker the Dems came to Tecklenburg’s aid in the runoff But their efforts basically offset get-out-the-vote campaigns by local Republicans (and yes who texted that Tecklenburg “supports crime” to their members on Election Day) we’ve seen Republicans stymied by base politics that go too far; this is what it looks like when the other side lines up in a circular firing squad Cogswell’s victory was only the second-most surprising thing about Tuesday’s runoff The bigger surprise was that Tecklenburg got within 600 votes Reach Brian Hicks at bhicks@postandcourier.com When Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg first heard about The Citadel’s medical camp in Kenya “She saw a post you put out about the trip and she was flabbergasted,” Tecklenburg told a group of Citadel cadets and students Wednesday during a recognition ceremony at city hall you would not believe what Citadel students are doing in the world.’” In this particular part of the world — Nairobi to be exact — Citadel cadets and students were treating thousands of underprivileged patients Led by Health and Human Performance professors Sarah Imam the group helped run The Citadel’s medical camp the cadets and students who volunteered have helped treat nearly 11,000 patients while also getting a hands-on those same cadets and students were invited to Charleston City Hall to be recognized by Tecklenburg Part of the city’s commendation included the mayor reading a proclamation which says “Therefore be it resolved that I as mayor of the City of Charleston commend Citadel leaders and students for their remarkable efforts to assist populations in need and extend best wishes for your upcoming Citadel leadership also attended the event to applaud the group’s efforts “I could not be more proud of the young men and women who spent three weeks in Kenya the past two summers serving others,” said The Citadel Provost Sally Selden “We expect nothing less of our Corps of Cadets and our students at The Citadel Some of the cadets and students were also offered an opportunity to speak about the experience “I’m truly grateful to have had the experience I did in Kenya,” said Cadet Hunter Bates “It was the most impactful experience I’ve participated in with The Citadel and I am thankful to be a part of something that will help shape my career as a future physician.” While participating in the camp is a great experience to cite for medical school applications it is also a representation of the leadership model taught at The Citadel But I’m very happy to say that we were able to create a bigger impact and really truly care for the patients there,” said Cadet Arianna Romero and we all had the privilege to participate Tecklenburg continued to emphasize one word: “heartwarming.” and I think you find during an experience like this that helping other brothers and sisters is God’s calling,” he said and if you can accomplish that in your life what meaning that can bring to what you do whether it be serving in the medical profession where they treated more than 5,000 patients in three weeks “Any time I have asked any of these students about this experience every single one of them has said the same thing: ‘This changed my life,’” said Darin Zimmerman dean of the Swain Family School of Science and Mathematics and it’s probably one of the greatest examples of what we can do when we work together.” For more information on the medical camp and the funding that makes it possible, click here (WCIV) — A judge says Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg wrongfully took money from an elderly woman he cares for but the mayor says he used the money for the woman's benefit and didn't realize he did anything wrong Charleston County Probate Judge Irvin Condon has limited all of Mayor Tecklenburg's powers as a conservator for Ms Johnnie Wineglass pending a review of financial transactions executed by Tecklenburg Condon made the decision after discovering financial records showing Tecklenburg took out three loans totaling $80,000 from Ms Judge Condon also takes issue with Tecklenburg using $25,000 of Wineglass' money to purchase a foreclosed upon property in a 2011 tax sale Condon says Tecklenburg was required to seek court approval before making these financial decisions and called the mayor's actions a case of "apparent self-dealing." "I wish I had understood the need for preclearance on these transactions from the very beginning and that I'm genuinely sorry for any questions this has raised is a retired former school teacher and community volunteer Tecklenburg was appointed conservator for Wineglass in 2008 according to Charleston County Probate Court records They mayor said he accepted the appointment as conservator because Wineglass is a close family friend and she had been the victim of financial scams he began exploring avenues by which to boost Wineglass' income after being appointed her conservator as it was apparent to him her savings weren't sufficient to provide for her care Johnnie's large medical and nursing home expenses were draining her account in a way that put her future care in doubt," Mayor Tecklenburg explained on his Facebook page Johnnie's income without putting her small nest egg at risk." Tecklenburg apparently paid back all three loans with interest and also paid back with interest ($28,000) the money from the tax sale after flipping the property according to both Condon's order and Tecklenburg The interest on the loans and the proceeds of the tax sale added more than $8,000 to Wineglass' savings The mayor says that sum amounts to about one-third of the current total value of Wineglass' assets The mayor says he thought his status as Wineglass' conservator gave him the authority to take out the loans but Condon argues state law doesn't allow such use without court approval in cases where there's an apparent conflict of interest or when the money is paid to the conservator's family Two of the loans were paid to Mayor Tecklenburg's wife's business A third loan was paid to Mayor Tecklenburg personally Tecklenburg says he took out the loans from Wineglass' funds instead of from banks when he and his wife were already considering getting loans for themselves or their businesses thus guaranteeing that her assets were always protected," Tecklenburg said Condon has appointed special conservators to investigate the transactions and to opine on Tecklenburg’s fitness to continue as Wineglass' conservator Condon is also calling on Wineglass' family members to write the court with their opinion of Tecklenburg who describes herself as Wineglass' goddaughter "During the time my godmother was committed to the care of John Tecklenburg as incredible efforts were taken to take care of her affairs and well-being," said Leila Potts-Campbell in a letter to Condon "John and Sandy are like family to Ms and I am so thankful for all they have done for her I highly recommend that John remain on as conservator for my godmother." Tecklenburg says he is surprised the court has taken this action because the loans strengthened Wineglass' finances; however the mayor says he's cooperating fully with the court to resolve the case (WCIV) — Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg is holding an endorsement announcement for his reelection Friday on Daniel Island It will be held in Governors Park at 3:30 p.m. a release from Tecklenburg's campaign office states Joining Tecklenburg for the announcement will be Caroline Reynolds the widow of the late former Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds The release states they will announce Daniel Island endorsements for the mayor The Charleston mayoral race is headed for a runoff as well as two other races Election Day for the runoffs will be Tuesday Nov READ MORE:Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds passes away after cancer battle Armstrong Williams takes on the news of the week and asks the questions you want answered. Don’t miss our weekly town hall. Mayor Tecklenburg and city leaders to announce Johns Island traffic improvementsby Bryce Jacquot (WCIV) — Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg will be joined by city leaders Thursday morning to announce upcoming improvements to traffic and transportation on Johns Island will beCharleston County Councilmembers Joe Boykin and Jenny Costa Honeycutt Preservation and Sustainability Robert Summerfield and city director of Traffic and Transportation Robbie Somerville The press conference will happen in front of the CVS at the corner of Maybank Highway River Road (WCIV) — Individuals wanting to bring direct issues to the Mayor of Charleston now have that opportunity Mayor John Tecklenburg will be at Earth Fare Charleston attendees will have an opportunity to meet the mayor and have a one-on-one discussion with him about prominent issues in the community “This event fosters meaningful conversations and gives residents a platform to share their thoughts directly with Mayor Tecklenburg,” the City of Charleston posted on Facebook Coffee with Mayor Tecklenburg is a tradition that dates to before the pandemic Read more:Salute from the Shore 14th annual event takes flight this July 4th (WCIV) — Mayor John Tecklenburg's reelection campaign revealed Monday a new slew of endorsements from various faith leaders across Charleston The list of spiritual leaders endorsing Tecklenburg is: "It's a true honor to be endorsed by such a distinguished group of Charleston faith leaders," Tecklenburg said along with the faith communities they lead make a tremendous difference in our city every day and I look forward to continuing to work closely with them over the next four years." This comes after Senator Tim Scott announced Monday his endorsement of William Cogswell to become Mayor of Charleston "William Cogswell was an advocate in the legislature for Charleston and will be the leader Charleston needs," Scott said "Residents of Charleston can count on William to take action on day one to alleviate problems with traffic It's time for a new day in Charleston!" 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Read more:Charleston mayoral candidates gear up for runoff, Cogswell & Tecklenburg remain confident. In question in the Moms for Liberty statement is the accusation that Tecklenburg utilized third-party ads in an attempt to paint Cogswell as a Moms for Liberty-backed candidate Cogswell held a press conference the week of Oct claiming that Tecklenburg's campaign team hired an attorney who then created advertisements that looked like they were from Moms for Liberty The Cogswell team claimed they appeared on social media And the mayoral candidate said he has not worked with Moms for Liberty His central claim was that they were "fake" advertisements as an attempt -- by Tecklenburg -- to paint Cogswell as an extremist Read more:Peter Shahid backs William Cogswell in expected Charleston mayoral runoff, cites need for new leadership. Moms for Liberty can not endorse candidates but they can recommend candidates the group deems "conservative." The group also has a lengthy history of speaking out against social-emotional learning curriculums and "critical race theory" in public schools Tecklenburg's campaign sent a statement saying that it was Cogswell who "introduced dark money" into the mayoral race It went on to describe Cogswell as the "source of the problem he is complaining about." It is unclear how much the allegations from both camps affected the election Cogswell did sneak out ahead of Tecklenburg Neither candidate reached the 50% or more threshold and the Charleston County Board of Elections officially announced Thursday the two would be headed for a Nov the candidates have earned a share of high-profile endorsements a city council member and former mayoral candidate and Clay Middleton's campaign manager Tecklenburg has garnered the endorsement of Middleton himself in a Thursday afternoon press conference In a few short weeks -- dark money allegations and Moms for Liberty "recommendations" aside -- it will be up to the voters to decide the direction of Charleston's mayoral office By Sam BlumStaff Writer but shortly after the end of the 2019 season he said that it was the toughest decision of his life but that he would be hanging up the pads for good “I was just feeling as burnt out as I ever had,” Tecklenburg “I had given everything I had to that last year .. Tecklenburg started to get the itch to play again It wasn’t until his ex-head coach Matt Rhule now the head coach of the Carolina Panthers reached out Saturday that the plan even went into motion Sports RoundupGet the latest D-FW sports news analysis and opinion delivered straight to your inbox GoogleFacebookBy signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy He was preparing to sign an NFL contract with the Panthers His change in mind-set — the idea of playing football again — was gradual But the opportunity to actually sign forced Tecklenburg to speed up that decision process who also drafted former Baylor defensive lineman Bravvion Roy called Tecklenburg after the draft and offered him a contract the 23-year-old decided to take some time to think He’d discontinued the agency’s services after retirement but rehired the company on the spot Sunday After Rhule confirmed the offer still stood he agreed to terms as an undrafted free agent “I told him I wasn’t sure [on Saturday],” Tecklenburg said “Because although I had been thinking those kinds of things Kind of arrived at the conclusion that it was the best thing for me.” He started throughout his final three seasons 310-pound Tecklenburg hadn’t been preparing the way most did for the NFL draft but he believes he has a shot to make an NFL roster He’s been working out over the last three months but not doing positional work he took a part-time job working for the Baylor football program He duties were in the weight room on strength and conditioning with the current team do need to step it up in the weight room and in the position room and conditioning.” Tecklenburg has been traveling between his family’s home in Plano and Waco The strength work with the football team is all virtual now his focus will shift to showing what he can do for Carolina And obviously the most important decision-maker already is pretty familiar with his work There’s never any doubt in my mind that I was a great football player that I had the ability to play at this level,” Tecklenburg said “It’s just just a matter of taking care of some personal things and getting my mind right But I know they’re gonna get the best from me.” Find more Baylor stories from The Dallas Morning News here To view subscription options for The News and SportsDay, click here. and previously covered Auburn University athletics for AL.com He's also covered University of Virginia athletics for The Daily Progress in Charlottesville FILE - Germany’s manager Martina Voss-Tecklenburg attends a press conference ahead of the Women Euro 2022 final soccer match against England at Wembley Stadium The Germany soccer federation on Monday April 3 2023 has given the national women’s team coach a contract extension before this summer’s World Cup FILE - Germany’s manager Martina Voss-Tecklenburg gestures during the Women Euro 2022 semifinal soccer match between Germany and France at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes Germany (AP) — The German soccer federation has given national women’s team coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg a contract extension before this summer’s World Cup signed new deals on Monday keeping them in charge until after the 2025 European Championship who made 125 appearances as a player for Germany took over as interim coach from Horst Hrubesch in 2018 her team lost in the quarterfinals against Sweden thus missing out on qualification for the Olympic Games Voss-Tecklenburg led Germany to the European Championship final against England who had scored in every game up to the final “I’d like to thank the federation for the trust they have placed in us,” Voss-Tecklenburg said “We have big plans for this year’s World Cup on the other side of the world I’m convinced that our mission is not over yet We will continue working hard to further strengthen the skills of each individual player and the team as a whole to achieve the greatest possible success in the upcoming tournaments.” The World Cup takes place in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20 Two-time world champion Germany is in a group with Morocco ___ More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports (WCIV) — William Cogswell will be Charleston's next mayor unofficial results from Tuesday's runoff show Cogswell claimed 51% of the vote to incumbent John Tecklenburg's 49% All election results:Election Results said he could "confidently say" he is "going to be the next mayor." "I think it's time for a change," Cogswell said "I think people want to see less of the status quo and are looking for a new breath of life into the city." Cogswell claimed 1,788 votes to Tecklenburg's 1,066 Cogswell claimed 12,142 votes to Tecklenburg's 12,295 votes Tecklenburg collected more votes than Cogswell in Charleston County alone But where Cogswell created separation was in Berkeley County Tecklenburg conceded the Charleston mayoral race in front of his watch party He also expressed that he is more optimistic about the city he has led for eight years "I'm as optimistic about the city as I've ever been," Tecklenburg said "I'd like to congratulate William Cogswell and I'd like to ask each and every one of you to give him your support because when Mayor Cogsell succeeds and that's something we're all in favor of." The City of Charleston will certify the vote on Wednesday at 1 p.m Eyebrows were raised last month when German women’s national team coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg re-emerged in public to give a guest “celebratory lecture” to dentists at the Bavarian Dental Association (BDA) Following Germany’s shock exit from the World Cup in the group stages this summer Voss-Tecklenburg was expected to resign or be fired to comment on how badly the tournament had gone the German Football Association (DFB) announced that Voss-Tecklenburg would be taking sick leave from September 8 she has been on a period of vacation approved by the DFB Germany are out - it might just be the biggest shock the Women's World Cup has seen when she gave a lecture titled Shaping to perform: my management in women’s soccer follows Voss-Tecklenburg giving a talk on October 11 at a forum organised by the German Association of the Prefabricated Housing Industry “We have taken note of Voss-Tecklenburg’s appearance at the BDA,” a statement from the DFB read “A joint discussion is to take place immediately after the end of the vacation.” Voss-Tecklenburg has yet to return to the sidelines as Germany battle for Olympic qualification in the Women’s Nations League what is going on and are these events a sign of Voss-Tecklenburg’s final farewell The Athletic’s Raphael Honigstein debated the topic on the Full Time Europe podcast which includes the inside story on Aitana Bonmati’s Ballon d’Or win Sophie Penney: So where has Voss-Tecklenburg been since the World Cup and what has the reaction been to her absence she’s been moved into a rehabilitation holiday but then she was spotted doing a big speech for an association of dentists in Germany Honigstein: It was quite a numbing experience for some of the German public and the players who felt that this was a strange and unprofessional thing to do It’s fine to be off sick and to be on holiday but to then go and do a speech that was presumably paid for was a bit awkward and hasn’t helped her when it comes to her future and her standing with the German federation Germany midfielder Lena Oberdorf said it raised a few questions She hoped they could clarify what happened at the World Cup before Voss-Tecklenburg went on vacation Do you get the sense that there was any World Cup debrief before Voss-Tecklenburg went away Honigstein: There was supposed to be a big inquest led by Voss-Tecklenburg is not an ideal setup if you’re supposed to be critical of your own performance but it was a typical German affair where they don’t want to rock the boat too much an inquiry or an inquest and then kick it into the long grass But it hasn’t happened yet and it leaves everything a little bit in limbo who is well-liked all across German football and he is doing a decent job He won his first game (against Iceland) but you have this incumbent who’s not really enjoying things that much both within the German sphere and also in the dressing room There were whispers during the World Cup and since then that the team weren’t especially happy with her (Voss-Tecklenburg) and felt that she could have done a better job and this will just add to the voices of those who think a change is necessary Penney: There’s a lot at stake for this German team. They didn’t qualify for the 2020 Olympics (after winning gold in 2016) because of their performance in the 2019 World Cup, so they really want to go to Paris next year. To do that, they have to finish in the top two in the Nations League — or, if France get to the final Do you get any sense of how this is affecting the team Honigstein: Judging from what Oberdorf said and the way she said it but certainly frustration and a slight annoyance that things have played out this way And I’m sure she would have thought very carefully about going public and putting more pressure on the DFB to make a decision but Oberdorf’s comments are an accurate reflection of where a significant part of the dressing room is at the moment Penney: When Voss-Tecklenburg does come back The DFB is also building a big HQ base camp outside Frankfurt which has cost hundreds of millions and gone over budget — that’s going to be one of the reasons they take their time to find the right way to part ways with her The situation isn’t tenable but I think we will have a solution by the end of November Penney: Voss-Tecklenburg’s contract runs until 2025 do you think the current interim manager is a good option or would there be other people who might be in the running Honigstein: Hrubesch is universally liked across German football He also still works for Hamburg in an important role behind the scenes so this isn’t viable as far as the big tournaments are concerned I haven’t seen any names being mentioned as candidates to succeed her I’m sure the DFB will look very closely now that German football is booming Things have become slightly more difficult because we’ve seen foreign managers come in We’ve seen male managers come in who perhaps wouldn’t be considered the ideal fit from the outset The men’s setup used to be very conservative with very pragmatic managers who would be in the role a long time before they would get fired But expectations are much higher now and because Voss-Tecklenburg’s behaved in a less than perfectly professional way during this absence The DFB has said they’ll have a discussion on her future when she’s back Germany Women boss Voss-Tecklenburg extends contract until 2025  (Top photo: Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images)