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My former comrade Conrad de Quiros pronounces himself aghast at the medical condition of former President Gloria Arroyo (Opinion, 1/15/14). Nonetheless, he still wants her to stay behind barsbecause it is a matter of justice, a matter of crime and punishment.

Rest easy, old friend. If youre worried about justice being compromised by mercy in her case, consider the following factsall of them verifiable from the recordwhich only reinforce the presumption of innocence on her part that every accused person is entitled to by law:

1. The alleged evidence against Arroyo, in the PCSO funds plunder case under which she is currently detained, consists solely of her marginal notation OK on the funds-release document. The Ombudsman itself admitted that this was not irregular per se.

2. There is no shred of evidence that Arroyo appropriated even a single cent of those funds for herself. When asked if the prosecution had anything else apart from the OK notation, the sole witness against her, PCSO director Aleta Tolentino, had to admit: That is all we have, sir!

3. Arroyo was not involved in subsequent actions taken by the PCSO board and management to disburse those funds. Moreover, those disbursements were duly audited by the Commission on Audit and found to be compliant.

These are just some of the facts showing that Arroyos degree of participation in the alleged offense does not justify her detention without bail. The other consideration, extenuating circumstances, is addressed by a medical certificate last November from Dr. Antonio Sison, a spine surgery specialist at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, who said in part:

Arroyo is suffering from cervical and lumbar pain with further deterioration of her poor physical health, which may cause serious impairment to her health and danger to her life, unless attended to promptly.

I know it grieves De Quiros to see Arroyos plight, which he says he would not wish to befall anyone, even her. But if he insists on rushing to judgment despite the facts mentioned above, then the tears that hes figuratively shedding for her will turn out to be nothing but: crocodile tears.

Tada yori takai mono wa naiMichihiro Matsumoto (1988)

GARY B. OLIVAR,

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If want to sleep like Anna and Elsa in the hit movie "Frozen," here's your chance.

Quebec Citys famed Htel de Glace has revealed the first look at its exclusive, limited Frozen-inspired suite.

Created entirely out of sculpted ice and snow, the Frozen Suite is modeled after the two sister's bedrooms from the hit Disney animated film. The stay will also include time in a Frozen Activity Cave.

Frozen mania has taken hold for those wanting to delve deeper into the Disney story based on Hans Christian Andersens winter myth The Snow Queen.

Last month, Adventures by Disney announced a new Norway itinerary inspired by the film. The eight-day itinerary includes visits to Bergen, the real-life inspiration for the kingdom of Arendelle in the movie, a safari through Fjord Country, time to explore the capital city of Oslo, a raft trip down a river in Voss, and a visit to the stave churches that inspired the films architecture.

Already there are rumors that they're might open a Frozen-inspired attraction at Norway in Epcot Center and Disney CEO Bob Iger hinted that Frozen may inevitably head to Broadway.

Frozen has also scored two Oscar nominations, one for Best Animated Feature, and another for the films musical showstopper Let It Go.

The suite will be unveiled this weekend and remain open through March 23.

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A local program helping ex-offenders find jobs is keeping a close eye on Richmond. Virginia Cares is hoping the General Assembly will pass nearly $1.3 million in funding for the program statewide. More

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Crews are responding to a house fire in the 5800 block of Bent Mountain Road. Roanoke County Police say the fire is blocking traffic and only one lane is open in the area. Police say expect delays.

Police say only one lane of traffic is open.

Updated: Thursday, January 16 2014 10:45 PM EST2014-01-17 03:45:57 GMT

The state is paying nearly eight million dollars to renovate one of Roanokes most historic buildings. Roanoke Higher Education Center began its 18-month long renovation in October Executive Director Tom McKeon says the structure is an important part of the areas history as well as local students future. "Its an iconic building for Roanoke, McKeon said. It represents the rail age for people so it was importan...

The state is paying nearly eight million dollars to renovate one of Roanokes most historic buildings. Roanoke Higher Education Center began its 18-month long renovation in October Executive Director Tom McKeon says the structure is an important part of the areas history as well as local students future. "Its an iconic building for Roanoke, McKeon said. It represents the rail age for people so it was importan...

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Will Brady, owner of B Street Oyster Co., talks to a reporter on Monday about the challenges involved in opening his business.(Frank Rebelo/Staff Photo)

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CHICO -- After 18 months of construction, all systems are go to open B Street Oyster Co.

Downtown's newest restaurant has passed its fire inspection, light fixtures dangle over booth seats and chalkboards hang waiting for daily menus to be scribbled across their surfaces.

The last remaining step is final inspection for permit of occupancy. After a long battle with the city last year over the restaurant's liquor license, owner Will Brady was hoping for smooth sailing.

Instead, city officials notified him last week the fire escape option in building plans they approved last May and the design he built to was inadequate as planned. Left with no other options and significant investment in the new, nearly finished site, the only foreseeable option was to evict B Street Oyster's tenant, neighboring restaurant Thai Basil, to make way for a fire escape.

"We did not want to build our restaurant on the bones of another," Brady said. "A restaurant can't kill another restaurant to be a restaurant. That's just bad karma."

He filed an appeal of the city's ruling, and after a meeting at city hall on Wednesday afternoon, he was happy to report that a resolution took just one discussion instead of many.

He credited Building Official Nelson George and Community Development Director Mark Wolfe for working to find an agreeable option.

At issue was a secondary fire escape, which is required for restaurants of its size. The building code says the dispersal area for patrons and staff must be on the same lot as the business, which wasn't physically possible.

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A crane towers above lower Main Street on Friday morning, evidence of a construction boom along the street. City Hall ordered a construction shutdown on Main Street during much of the Sundance Film Festival in an effort to ensure the festival runs smoothly. Jay Hamburger/Park Record

The stars of the Sundance Film Festival will not be the contractors.

And the festival's soundtrack will not include construction workers hammering away along Main Street.

City Hall, in what was an aggressive move, ordered a shutdown of construction projects along Main Street not related to the festival itself. There is a series of major private sector projects on or just off Main Street that drew scrutiny late in 2013, as it became apparent that the work, taken together, was leaving Main Street a less attractive place to visit.

As Sundance neared, Park City officials took the dramatic step of ordering the shutdown along Main Street. Some of the project sites are unmistakable, but there will not be work at them for most of Sundance.

The first period involved in the City Hall-ordered shutdown took effect at noon on Thursday and lasts until 7 a.m. on Tuesday. The Thursday-to-Tuesday schedule covers the normally jammed opening weekend of Sundance. The shutdown will take effect again from noon on Jan. 24 until 7 a.m. on Jan. 27, encompassing the second weekend of Sundance, which is also normally busy.

Chad Root, the chief building official at City Hall, said the shutdown involves Swede Alley, the east side of upper Park Avenue and Heber Avenue in addition to Main Street itself. He said there are fewer than 10 projects along Main Street that are impacted. The keys ones are:

A few projects involving remodels of the interior are also impacted by the shutdown, he said.

One crane, at the site of the 692 Main St. project, will be left standing along Main Street during Sundance. Another one, which stood close to the Main Street-Heber Avenue intersection for the Silver Queen Hotel building project, was taken down in recent weeks. It will return periodically as the work continues.

Root holds the power to shut down other construction sites outside of the Main Street core if it is found that they are interfering with the operations of Sundance.

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