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Mayor Naheed Nenshi hopes preening Tory politicians wont slow the governments policy agenda by quitting cabinet posts to pursue their partys leadership.

He told council colleagues Thursday he was enthused after a meeting this week with Premier Dave Hancock, confident that Alison Redfords temporary replacement wants to move fast on a number of long-stewing files.

But he expressed worry that may not happen because several key ministers are chomping at the bit to run for leader instead of staying in cabinet.

He insinuated that a couple of Tory ministers were politicking from the pulpit on Wednesday in eulogies at the memorial service for Jon Lord, the former MLA and alderman who died unexpectedly last week.

Ive seen several of them over the course of the last week, and oh my gosh are they preening their feathers, the mayor said Thursday at councils intergovernmental affairs committee.

Just getting ready. Even yesterday, we saw a bit of that, didnt we, Councillor Demong, on stage?

Coun. Peter Demong, who also spoke at Lords service, replied curtly: No comment.

Two cabinet ministers, Ric McIver and Thomas Lukaszuk, delivered eulogies for the man they both knew in politics and personally. Both are among six cabinet ministers who have mused about running to become PC leader and premier, although it remains a race with no candidates two weeks after Redford announced her resignation.

Lukaszuk was taken aback when told of the mayors remarks about preening feathers at the memorial.

This was the funeral of a very dear friend. And any insinuation that there was anything political about that is simply not reflective of what has happened, the jobs minister said.

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MORE than 600,000 will be spent creating three new football pitches despite objections from residents.

Cabinet members at Stoke-on-Trent City Council have given the green light to the scheme at Abbey Lane, Abbey Hulton.

These pitches will replace those lost through the construction of a 175-apartment extra care retirement village on Holdcroft Fields in Abbey Hulton.

The council is legally obliged to provide replacement pitches before the development can start.

The extra care village, along with two others in Blurton and Chell, are being delivered as part of a 100 million private finance initiative scheme.

Just over 530,000 from the council's housing capital programme, along with 64,000 from the PFI revenue budget, will be spent on creating the pitches.

Residents living close to the Abbey Lane site objected to the pitches, saying it was an unsuitable location.

But plans for both the extra care facility and the pitches were approved by the council.

Councillor Ruth Rosenau, cabinet member for regeneration, below, said: "The pitches are required to be delivered to unlock land to allow the PFI extra care facilities project to progress.

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The move to file a case over the ousting of Thawil Pliensri from his post at the National Security Council is just a conspiracy to topple caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her Cabinet, Pheu Thai Party legal expert Bhokin Bhalakula said yesterday.

The petition lodged with the Constitutional Court to disqualify Yingluck was politically motivated and part of moves to replace her and her government with an unelected, unconstitutional one, he alleged.

The petition filed by the Group of 40 senators asking the court to consider dismissing the Cabinet and installation of a new premier and new Cabinet according to Articles 172 and 173 was very strange and obviously against the constitution, Bhokin said.

"The Constitutional Court does not have the jurisdiction to take up this case and if it rules in favour of the petition, then it would effectively terminate the Constitution and the verdict itself would be unconstitutional," he said.

"This is [part of] a judicial coup," he said, noting that Yingluck did not have a mandate after she dissolved the House of Representatives in December.

He also pointed out that she was no longer the prime minister, but just taking care of the government pending the formation of a new Cabinet.

Bhokin pointed out that the case was similar to the one filed against former premier Abhisit Vejjajiva in relation to his disqualification as an MP.

The court dismissed the case, saying that Abhisit was no longer an MP as the House had been dissolved.

Pheu Thai's legal expert Chusak Sirinil backed Bhokin, saying the move to install an unelected PM was not possible under the charter.

"If the Constitutional Court rules in favour of the senators, then I don't think this country would have a rule of law anymore. There would be no law, just the court," he said.

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To fulfill a dream often takes the help of many people. For 11 year-old Jesse Stolle, the dream of a room made just for his special needs became a reality through the work of Dream Factory of Greater Kansas City and the Topeka Professional Remodelers Council of the Topeka Home Builders Association (THBA). It took the efforts of many people, who started as strangers but grew into friends, to make this dream room real.

On a recent afternoon, Jesse enjoyed playing with his trains in the beautiful basement room built just for him. He chattered away as he moved the small engines and box cars around the track on a table full of trains. His mom, Kim Stolle, said, His trains were in the basement before the remodel, but he would never come down here, probably because it was too dark and ugly. Now he comes down every day.

This dream began with Kim, who wanted a room in her home that fit Jesses special needs and allowed the family to spend time together. When Jesse was born, he weighed less than two pounds and only had a 40-percent chance of survival. Now he has autism, as well a limited vision and hearing. Plus, the ventilator that kept him alive in those first days of life damaged his lungs.

A year ago, Kim passed her dream for Jesse on to the Dream Factory of Greater Kansas City. The organization fulfills 60 to 90 dreams each year for critically or chronically ill kids. The group is managed completely by volunteers, and Jesses room wish was given to dream manager Dick Smith to make come true.

In the beginning when I accepted this dream, I didnt know how to get started since I wasnt familiar with Topeka, Smith remembered. He went for assistance to Doug Kinsinger, president of the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce. It was Kinsinger who suggested he contact the THBA. If it hadnt been for Doug, I might still be pounding the pavement in Topeka looking for help.

Rick Hudkins, vice president of PDQ Construction, was the projects manager for the Remodelers Council. He said. Im the chairman for the council, and whoever is chairman gets to pick a project for the council to consider. The Topeka Home Builders Association is a part of the community, so we like to give back when we can.

Working as the general contractor, Hudkins passed a list of the jobs that needed to be done around at a council meeting. When he got the list back, Plumbing by Carlson signed up even though there was no plumbing work to be done. Instead they signed up to do painting chores, saying, Plumbers can paint, too.

Work began last November and was completed in February. The sensory room is designed to be a calming, safe place for Jesse to explore. The walls are painted in peaceful shades of blue. It is a bright space thanks to extra lighting and white window shades that give both privacy and daylight. Also, a 50-inch high-definition television and surround system allow Jesse to view his favorite programs and the family to enjoy time together.

In one corner of the room, a black-canvas swing is suspended from the ceiling. The swings motion is calming to Jesse. He has one like it at his school, Jay Shideler Elementary, and loved one Kim discovered at last years Kansas City Renaissance Festival. Calls were made to the Festival organizers, and the swing was secured from SKY Chairs in Minnesota.

The flooring is a warm faux wood vinyl plank. Carpeting was first suggested for the floors since it would be warmer on the feet in the basement room. However, the family has a dog that sometimes has accidents inside, so the wood floor was installed. They knew it was the right choice when Jesse took out his trains and began to run them along the floor. Smith said, He never could have done that with carpeting.

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Group looks to further city's relationship with SIUE

The Edwardsville City Council approved the appointments of 11 individuals to the new Edwardsville-SIUE Community Destination Group at a recent meeting.

Members of the new board represent both the city and the university. The board is intended to strengthen the relationship between the city and the university and make the university more aware of opportunities in the city.

According to Mayor Hal Patton, the group will be a recommending body to the Administrative and Community Service Committee and would not be authorized to spend money or make any final decisions.

The Edwardsville-SIUE Community Destination Group was approved at the March 18 city council meeting.

The individuals approved are: SJ Morrison as Chairman, from SIUE Kim Durr, Betsy Meinz, Kelly Jo Karnes, Casey Fay and Kacey Hamilton. The others are Doug Rohrer, Carol Madison, Brian Ingersoll, Lisa Nielsen and Chad Verbais. Cheryl Watson is the ex-officio.

The appointments were approved, with all present aldermen voting in favor. Alderman Janet Stack was not present and a replacement has not been appointed for Keith Short.

To Patton, having individuals who want to serve on a board for the city is exciting.

The enthusiasm shown by the volunteers who so quickly came on board to serve is so encouraging. I think it shows there is a strong interest in establishing as close of ties as possible with the university and the quality of the members of this board are very impressive. So Im looking forward to seeing what this group will accomplish. I think its going to be off the charts, Patton said.

The committees first meeting has not been scheduled.

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