This Week's Poll Results- Who is the greatest NFL quarterback of all time?

Several of us here at HQ are Packer fans, including myself, so you can imagine how difficult it was to post these results. We did have one comment on this poll that Steve Young should have been included. Sorry, but when you only play a few healthy seasons, and I agree that they were exceptional seasons, but rank right around #20 in every major record category, then I don't think you belong In the "Greatest of all time" list. When we do the "Who had the greatest single season ever" poll question we'll be sure to add Steve Young along with YA Tittle, Kurt Warner and Steve Buerlein who are all tied with Young at the # 9 spot for most touchdowns in a single season.

Check out this weeks poll below "DO YOU LIKE THE CURRENT CCC UNIFORMS?" And please comment on your answers above the poll. Read more!

Crews Work to Protect Levees

The CCC is known for its floodfighting work and sandbagging against rising waters, but the Corps also works on flood prevention efforts.

Corpsmembers from Stockton and Sacramento have spent the past several weeks with chainsaws in hand, trimming trees and clearing brush on Tyler Island near Walnut Grove in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Tyler Island borders on Georgiana Slough, and the CCC crews are tackling the brush on the levees to meet federal levee inspection guidelines put into place after Hurricane Katrina.

The CCC is working under the direction of local Reclamation District 563 and its presdent, Steve Mello. Mello praised the work of the corpsmembers, who have been called out to sandbag on the island during major floods in past years. Read more!

The GIVE Act Falls Short by a Hair

Yesterday afternoon, H.R. 5563, legislation to reauthorize the national service programs was defeated by a recorded vote of 277 - 140. Because the GIVE Act was considered under suspension, the legislation needed two-thirds of those present to vote in the affirmative for the bill to pass. The GIVE Act was one vote shy of meeting the required margin. Following is Rep. George Miller's compelling closing arguments in favor of the GIVE Act where he mentions the CCC. Click Read More following the video to read a statement from his office.

Republican leaders in Congress today killed bipartisan legislation (the GIVE Act, H.R. 5563) that would improve American communities by supporting and increasing the ranks of community service volunteers who perform essential services like mentoring at-risk young people, tutoring schoolchildren, improving public safety, and rebuilding communities devastated by natural disasters. U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee and a co-sponsor of the legislation, said the Republicans defeated the legislation out of pure political partisanship.
“The Republican leadership decided to hold community service programs hostage to its petty partisan political agenda,” said Miller.

“The GIVE Act would have supported the tens of millions of Americans who improve their communities through community service and volunteerism, but Roadblock Republicans decided to stop the legislation for the sake of simple obstructionism. They should be ashamed of themselves. Democrats acted in a good-faith way to develop this legislation on a bipartisan basis, and Republicans chose to take the low road. This is exactly the kind of obstructionism that led voters to remove Republicans from power in 2006, and it shows that Republicans still aren’t serious about working to find solutions that solve America’s challenges.”

BACKGROUND:
Republicans voted against legislation that they supported. Last year, the Education and Labor Committee passed the GIVE Act with a unanimous bipartisan vote of 44 to 0.

Republicans voted against legislation that they were closely involved in developing. Every Republican amendment that was considered by the House Rules Committee was made in order. All of those amendments were offered on the floor of the House, and all of them were approved by the House and later made part of the bill that Republicans defeated today.

The GIVE Act includes provisions that would have required by law background checks on individuals participating in federally-funded volunteer and community service programs. As a result, by voting against the GIVE Act today, Republicans killed legislation that included in statute protections for children against sexual predators. . Read more!

Bruce Bonifas to Become Statewide Trails Coordinator

Bruce Bonifas, a staff member for the California Conservation Corps’ Los Padres Center for nearly 28 years, has been named as the CCC’s first statewide trail coordinator.

Bonifas will head up the CCC’s role in the new CCC-California State Parks Trail Program, overseeing the planning and implementation of specially funded trails projects by CCC crews throughout the state.

CCC Director David Muraki praised Bonifas’ selection, noting he has worked with local, state and federal agencies on hundreds of natural resource projects, including trails, over the years.

“Bruce has developed an outstanding reputation for his efforts on the Central Coast and we want to take his expertise and use it on a larger scale,” Muraki said. “”We know how much people enjoy using the trails in their favorite parks, and, at the same time, the young women and men of the CCC who build the trails take great pride in their work. I can’t think of a better way to expand our partnership with State Parks.”

Karl Knapp, who manages the State Parks trails and road program, said the collaboration is a good opportunity for both departments to work together to accomplish high-quality projects, while developing corpsmember proficiency.

“The young people will be learning some traditional skills that go all the way back to the original Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930s,” Knapp said. “They’ll be keeping those skills alive.”

Bonifas, who will continue to work out of the Corps local office, said the CCC will be the major labor force assisting State Parks in reducing their backlog of trail work, including ADA-accessible trails and the construction of portions of the California Coastal Trail.

“Corpsmembers will receive additional training in trail building and related work, which will enhance their professionalism and career options after the CCC,” Bonifas said. “”And you’re working in a beautiful place, from the desert to the coast. If you’re a nature lover, it works out pretty well.”

Bonifas joined the CCC in 1980 as a crew supervisor in San Luis Obispo, a position he held for more than 16 years. His experience included a stint as the CCC’s staff liaison on the annual corpsmember exchange with Conservation Volunteers Australia. He has also served 11 years as the Conservation Supervisor, his current position.

Born and raised in San Luis Obispo, Bonifas is a 1969 graduate of San Luis Obispo Senior High School. He received a B.A. degree from Humboldt State University. Bonifas and his wife, Barbara, live in Atascadero where Barbara teaches third grade. They have two sons, Henry and Sam, both of whom have been members of the California Conservation Corps..

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Listen to a great story from National Public Radio on the 75th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The story compares the original C's to the California Conservation Corps. Click HERE to listen. You can read the full story here: KUOW Radio Read more!

This Week's Poll Comments

Please click "COMMENTS" below to let us no why you like the current uniforms and if you voted "no" then tell us what you think would be better. Read more!