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Deborah Harter Williams

Better, Cheaper, Greener in Clovis Schools

IN THE December 31 ISSUE

FROM THE 2011 Articles,
andDeborah Harter Williams,
andGoing Green SECTIONS

by Deborah Harter Williams

Clovis Unified School District, north of Fresno, celebrated last year with a rebate of more than $100,000 from PG & E. Eight schools in the district participated in a pilot energy management program: Clovis High School, Kastner Intermediate School, and Cole, Maple Creek, Mountain View, Valley Oak and Weldon Elementary Schools, as well as the Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART), a career-specific, lab-based school.

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Aloha Again. Hawaii Five-0 – Then, Now and What If?

IN THE December 24 ISSUE

FROM THE 2011 Articles,
andDeborah Harter Williams,
andMysteryrat's Maze,
andTV Talk SECTIONS

by Deborah Harter Williams

The original Hawaii Five-O, which ran from 1968 until 1980, was the longest running crime show on American television until it was passed by Law & Order. And now it’s back.

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TNT Mystery Movie Nights Offer Holiday Gift Pack of Authors and Actors

IN THE November 26 ISSUE

FROM THE Deborah Harter Williams,
andKRL Reviewers & Tales,
andMysteryrat's Maze,
andTV Talk SECTIONS

by Deborah Harter Williams

Too often our favorite literary sleuths, lawyers and LEOs (law enforcement officers) don’t make the jump to TV and movies with their personalities intact. John Sandford’s Certain Prey is a recent cringe-inducing example in spite of Mark Harmon in the leading role.

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Solar Decathlon – Design, Energy Efficiency, Inspiration

IN THE November 26 ISSUE

FROM THE Deborah Harter Williams,
andGoing Green SECTIONS

by Deborah Harter Williams

In October, the U.S. Department of Energy sponsored its fifth Solar Decathlon. This year’s competition featured 19 colleges from five countries and four continents. The challenge: design, build and operate the most cost effective, energy efficient and attractive solar powered house. Ten contests over ten days pushed the teams to demonstrate each house’s performance, livability and affordability.

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Women on the Case – A Tale of Three Cops

IN THE November 5 ISSUE

FROM THE Deborah Harter Williams,
andKRL Reviewers & Tales,
andMysteryrat's Maze,
andTV Talk SECTIONS

by Deborah Harter Williams

This season (and a half) brought three new women cops to the small screen: Unforgettable’s Carrie Wells (CBS) starring Poppy Montgomery (Without a Trace), Prime Suspect’s Jane Timoney (NBC) starring Maria Bello and The Protector’s Gloria Sheppard (Lifetime) starring Ally Walker (The Profiler).

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Ringer: TV Review

IN THE October 1 ISSUE

FROM THE Deborah Harter Williams,
andKRL Reviewers & Tales,
andMysteryrat's Maze,
andTV Talk SECTIONS

by Deborah Harter Williams

In her new series, Sarah Michelle Geller (SMG) plays twin sisters, Bridget and Siobhan, who reunite after being estranged for six years. Bridget, a former stripper and recovering alcoholic, is running from the mob after witnessing a murder. Siobhan is living the high life of a rich society wife.

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The Mentalist: TV Review

IN THE September 17 ISSUE

FROM THE Deborah Harter Williams,
andKRL Reviewers & Tales,
andMysteryrat's Maze,
andTV Talk SECTIONS

by Deborah Harter Williams

The title character is Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), a paid consultant to the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with a former life as a celebrity psychic. He uses the talents of his former career to help a team of CBI agents solve various crimes. His motive: to stay close to the investigation of the man who killed his wife and daughter – Red John.

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Countdown To The Emmy Awards!

IN THE September 12 ISSUE

FROM THE :Contributors,
andDeborah Harter Williams,
andJessica Ham,
andJesus Ibarra,
andKRL Reviewers & Tales,
andLorie Lewis Ham,
andTerell Byrd,
andTerrance V. Mc Arthur,
andTV Talk SECTIONS

by KRL staff

The Emmy Awards show is this coming Sunday evening at 5 p.m. Pacific Time on Fox. During this week KRL is going to review some of the nominated shows with a new review going up each evening at 7 p.m. To learn more about the Emmys and this year’s broadcast go to their website.

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Mystery TV Fall Preview

IN THE August 22 ISSUE

FROM THE Deborah Harter Williams,
andKRL Reviewers & Tales,
andTV Talk SECTIONS

by Deborah Harter Williams

Fall is in the air, at least in my imagination. The advent of Labor Day turns my mind to thoughts of fresh pencils and notebooks, new shoes and the TV Guide fall preview issue. I can almost feel the heft of the glossy pages as I set out to plan my TV life back in the day – a time when there were only three networks, you had to hurry home to watch your favorites, and sometimes faced painful choices when two were on at the same time.

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Suits– Well Tailored: TV Review

IN THE August 6 ISSUE

FROM THE Deborah Harter Williams,
andKRL Reviewers & Tales,
andMysteryrat's Maze,
andTV Talk SECTIONS

by Deborah Harter Williams

USA Network’s new series Suits asks “can a guy with eidetic memory pass the bar exam without going to law school, and fake his way through a big time law firm with the help of a senior partner?” And to up the stakes, he has to pretend he graduated from Harvard, in a firm full of Harvard Law grads.

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The Closer, Welcome to the Seventh Season: TV Review

IN THE July 23 ISSUE

FROM THE :Contributors,
andDeborah Harter Williams,
andMysteryrat's Maze,
andTV Talk SECTIONS

by Deborah Harter Williams

On Monday July 11, 2011 the TNT series The Closer began its seventh season. Kyra Sedgwick is Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Georgia police detective and former CIA interrogator brought to LA to lead what has evolved from the Priority Murder Squad (PMS-really?), later renamed Priority Homicide Division and currently called the Major Crimes Division.

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