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FOREST CITY — Laurente Deshommes can’t go back home again. Her native Haiti is in such devastation, the 73-year-old mother of Chase Middle School teacher/ coach, Greg Deshommes, was
convinced over the weekend she can’t return there. Before the destructive earthquake crumbled her hometown of Port-Au-Prince, Mrs. Deshommes was planning to go home after visiting Greg and his family in Rutherfordton since October. Her initial plan was to make a two-month stopover in Miami, Fla., to visit relatives
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and friends. After her Florida visit she planned to return to Port-Au-Prince where she was born. Still living at her home in Haiti are three relatives and an 11-year-old child. They survived. Her home is still standing, but her rental house is crumbling and cracking.
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his sympathy to the Billingsley family and others involved in the incident. “This is truly an unfortunate event,” he said Monday morning. He said the hotel is fully cooperating with authorities and “making every effort to resolve the matter and investigate this situation until it is complete,” Burke said. According to Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department, Billingsley apparently found a
FOREST CITY — The town’s auditor presented the 2008-09 audit report to commissioners Monday night, and said, “the board and administration have done a tremendous job.” Don Heath, CPA, presented financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2009, at the board’s regular meeting. Financial highlights noted in the report are: n The assets of the town exceeded its liabilities at the close of the fiscal year by $75,932,321 (net assets). n The government’s total net assets increased by $256,951. n As of the close of the fiscal year, the town’s governmental fund reported an ending fund balance of $3,340,269, an increase of $220,351 in comparison to the prior year. About 38.79 percent of the total amount, or $1,295,594 is available for spending at the government’s discretion. n The town has loans of $2,416,378 outstanding as of June 30, 2009. Heath said that the board, considering the economic conditions it has faced, did a job that is “close to remarkable.” At the end of the audit presentation, the board approved a 2009-10 audit contract with Heath. In other board business, Chuck Nance, senior planner
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Handprints made from different colors of paint create this mural at KidSenses children’s museum in Rutherfordton Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Museum Program Director Jessica Moss assists children Nicholas McDaniel, 7, Alexa Kenley, 9, and Ava Kenley, 5, as they add their prints to the mural. All handprints highlighted King’s quote,
Man dies in hotel air shaft fall By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY —A Rutherford County native died early Sunday morning after he apparently fell in an air shaft at the uptown Omni Charlotte Hotel. John Billingsley, 27, of Ellenboro, was a WLOS-TV photojournalist. He was with friends toasting the sunrise at the hotel early Sunday morning, when he fell 15 floors to his death. Omni General Manager Ed Burke expressed
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RUTHERFORDTON — Rutherford County’s energy saving efforts that began in July 2009 have had a slight impact on the county’s overall costs — saving about $7,100 — but officials are hopeful it could do even more. “The program is off to a great start. We are still working with county employees and other agencies to increase awareness of exactly what we are doing to save utilities,” said Shane Dotson, county energy manager. “Through the first quarter, the county had a reduction of approximately 7.5 percent in total utility costs as compared to the same quarter of 2008-09. “This is pretty good considering it was a new program and we were still in the process of starting policies and making maintenance adjustments.,” Dotson said. “We are steadily improving, and I believe that we can meet and even pass our overall goal by year’s end, especially with the
positive response we have had from many of our employees.” The county budgeted for a 9 percent overall utility reduction in fiscal year 2009-10. This amounts to approximately $45,000. “We had a fairly mild end of summer which helped with the start of the program. But it seems that the cold start of winter which we are experiencing may be harder on our heating costs. We set a policy for all thermostats to be set at 68 degrees while heating,” said Dotson. “Due to the age of many of our buildings, this has caused some work areas to be cooler than others. We are working on these problems so that none of our employees are extremely uncomfortable.” Some grants have been made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help with energy savings projects. The county is working in partnership with Rutherford County Please see Energy, Page 6
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obituaries/local Carl Pritchard Sr.
Carl Lee Pritchard Sr., 62, of Bostic, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Arvey Edgar and Gertrude Davis Pritchard. He was a former cabinet maker at Broyhill Industries. He is survived by a son, Jr. Pritchard of Rutherfordton; seven brothers, J.C. Pritchard and Roger Pritchard, of Spindale, Roy Pritchard and Herman Pritchard, of Gilkey, Claude Pritchard of Shiloh, Marvin Pritchard of Green Hill, and Troy Pritchard of Forest City; two sisters, Mary Keeter of Morganton, and Irene Hoyle of Bostic. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 1 to 2 p.m. at Crowe’s Mortuary. The funeral service will follow at 2 p.m., in the funeral home chapel. The Revs. Leon Brown and George Whitmire Jr. will officiate. The family will be at the home of Roger and Shirley Pritchard, 207 Honeycutt St., Spindale. Online condolences www.crowemortuary. com.
Steve Gabriel
Steve Gabriel, 80, of Asheville, a former resident of Boone, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, at Givens Estates Retirement Community in Asheville. A native of Lincoln County, he was a son of the late Paul L. Gabriel and Lettie Goodson Gabriel, and also preceded in death by his wife, Donnie Smith Gabriel. He received a BS and masters degrees at Appalachian Teacher’s
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Fleeing moped driver arrested after brief chase RUTHERFORDTON — A moped driver who reportedly fled from Rutherfordton Police Department officers Sunday evening was arrested after he wrecked the vehicle and was caught during a foot chase. David William Brown, 42, of 150 Quiet Place Drive, Rutherfordton, was charged with driving while impaired, reckless driving and hit and run. Officers attempted to stop Brown after he was observed driving left of center and weaving, according to an RPD report. Brown failed to stop and was pursued by officers, the report says, adding that he lost control of the vehicle on Mountain Creek Road, hit a ditch and was ejected. He then reportedly got up and ran but was captured. The arrest report indicates that Brown was taken to the Rutherford County Jail, where he blew .19 on the impairment test. In North Carolina, a reading a .08 is considered impaired. Brown was freed on a custody release.
shoplifting/ concealment of goods; placed under a $100 secured bond. (FCPD) n Crystal Leshea Graham, 30, of 302 Mayse Road; charged with local ordinance possess/ consume beer/ wine on public street; no bond listed. (RCSD) n Saundra Darlene Finger, 43, of 1543 State Line Road; charged with true bill possess a stolen motor vehicle; released on a $10,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Ruby Jean Hill, 63, of 141 Aydlotte Road; charged with obtain property by false pretense; released on a $5,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Wannell Faye Ferguson, 50, of 369 N. Cleghorn St.; charged with failure to comply; placed under a $180 cash bond. (RPD) n Jody Andrew Tollison, 44, of 475 W. Main St., Forest City; charged with flee to elude, reckless driving and speeding; placed under a $26,000 secured bond. (RPD)
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n Jody Andrew Tollison, 44, of 475 W. Main St., Forest City; cited for failure to yield, left of center and resist, obstruct and delay. (RPD) n Brian Keith Jackson, 32, of 150 Clements Circle, Rutherfordton; cited for possession of less than ½ ounce of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a misbranded drug. (RPD)
n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 56 E-911.
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Spindale n The Spindale Police Department responded to 36 E-911 calls.
Lake Lure n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to 15 E-911 calls.
Forest City n The Forest City Police Department responded to 164 E-911
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n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 42 E-911 calls. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to 13 E-911.
Fire Calls n Cherry Mountain responded to an appliance fire. n Ellenboro responded to an appliance fire. n Forest City responded to an electrical fire and to a power line fire. n Hudlow responded to a motor vehicle accident. n S-D-O responded to a motor vehicle accident.
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FOREST CITY — Police are investigating a shooting incident Saturday night that left a man in critical condition. When Police Department officers responded at 8:40 p.m. to 260 Washington St., they found Ricky Lamar Miller, 35, with a single gunshot wound to his abdomen. Miller was transported to Cleveland Regional Medical Center, where he underwent surgery Saturday night. He was listed in critical condition at that time. On Sunday he was taken back into surgery. He remained in the intensive care unit, still listed in critical condition. On Monday afternoon Miller was listed in stable condition at the hospital. The FCPD asks that anyone with information about the shooting call Lt. Chris Lovelace at the FCPD at 248-5233.
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with Isothermal Planning and Development Commission, presented a comprehensive parks and recreation plan. This was an update of a plan that was crafted in 2005. Nance pointed out that the plan gives the town points when it comes to grant funding. The goal for now, he said, in light of the economy, “is to take care of what we have and make it better.” Recreation Director Jody Wright noted, “We lost one maintenance position. We would like to get it back.” Finance Director Pruett Walden said, “It is a wonderful plan. Where is the money coming from?” Nance emphasized that the effort was for future planning, and Wright added, “We don’t have to do anything. But it will be in place if we can get grants.” The town board accepted the plan as presented. For informational purposes, the board received the Building and Zoning Department’s year-end report.
House made famous now moving RODANTHE (AP) — The Outer Banks beach house made famous in the movie “Nights in Rodanthe” has a new location. A Dare County Web camera showed movers pulled the house, called Serendipity, from its spot at the end of the Hatteras Island community of Rodanthe about 10:40 a.m. Monday. The house was moved less than a mile south to a safer location that’s still beachfront and still in Rodanthe. The house was supposed to be moved Friday, but the Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reported that contractors The Dare County Sheriff’s Office said the permit to move the house expired at 2 p.m. A bail bondsman from Newton and his wife purchased Serendipity and paid to move it.
N.C. applies for education money
RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina is seeking almost $470 million in federal education funds from a grant that rewards states for innovation and improved student performance. Gov. Beverly Perdue’s office said the application Jimmy Clay, Building and Zoning official, noted for money from the $4.5 billion “Race to the Top” in a written memo, “In spite of the nationwide initiative was mailed this past weekend. The state recession, Forest City has seen an almost four-fold funds would be spent over four years. increase in the total value of construction since Perdue hopes to get the money for her own initia2006.” tive, called “Ready Set Go!,” which she announced In other action, the board voted to lift voluntary last week. Under the plan, she hopes to expand water restrictions that had been in place due to dry modern technology to every classroom so that conditions. learning can be accelerated and provide more real-
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Authorities looking for shooters ROCKY MOUNT (AP) — Police are trying to find the people who shot at two North Carolina teenagers, wounding one of them. WRAL-TV reported Sunday that a 14-year-old told Rocky Mount boy told police that two men got out of a dark vehicle and shot at him around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. The boy told police he and 18-year-old Cortez Sykes were running down the street when he realized he had been shot. Police said the 14-year-old was shot in the chest and right leg. Sykes was not injured. The 14-yearold was in stable condition at a hospital Sunday.
Girl, 4, in hospital after icy fall HICKORY (AP) — A 4-year-old girl was still listed in critical condition after she was rescued from an icy North Carolina pond. Multiple media outlets reported Sunday that the girl was airlifted to a hospital in Winston-Salem after she fell into a pond. Witnesses said the girl was playing with friends near her apartment complex when she fell through the ice Friday at about 3:30 p.m.
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Our Views King’s dream is still to be won
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he nation paused on Monday to honor Martin Luther King Jr. in the 25th observance of a holiday celebrating the civil rights leader. In the years since he led the movement that culminated with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, there have been many changes in America. Still there remain serious problems in this country when it comes to race relations. The inauguration last year of the nation’s first black president is one of the most visible signs of the changes that have occurred over the past half century. That was a significant step, but we have yet to realize fully King’s famous dream. King challenged us to work toward a day when all people were judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin. We have yet to achieve this, but we cannot give up the effort. Resolving the problems of race relations in America lies not so much in grand gestures or historic milestones, but in our everyday interactions with the people we meet.
Our readers’ views Says it doesn’t take genius to help others To the editor: One thing I have never claimed is to be a genius. I do know that President Obama has been in office almost one year only. He is working on those things that he inherited from George the Bush. Perhaps his greatest accomplishment has been in changing the attitude of most of the world toward us. He will come out soon with some health care reform — it will not be government operated, but will help provide health care for folks who have none now. I will never understand how anyone could be opposed to health care for folks who have none. The same people will usually favor 37 zillion dollars to fight illegal and unnecessary wars (Iraq) and be opposed to one dime in taxes to provide health care, food, and shelter for those who do not have it. We are not over the recession that Obama inherited; but all indicators are pointing up. The Republican party has followed the bidding of Senator Dement (R-S.C.) who asked that they vote no on everything the President proposed regardless, thus trying to destroy his Presidency. It has surely hurt, but not destroyed Obama’s plans. For needed money, why not go back to the tax tables in existence at the beginning of the Bush terms? Most of the tax cuts applied only to the super rich during the Bush administration. I do not plan to rehash the situation again, but for folks who are aware of what is going on they
understand. We had a group of politicians once in this country known as the “Know Nothing” party. Seems to me we have reared another. Again, I make no claim to being a genius, but I do know what I stand for and why. One does not have to be very smart to want what is good for his fellow man. Ray Crawford Rutherfordton
Says we must end petty political squabbling To the editor: Mike McCraw’s recent comments are so contrived. When do men learn to speak truth? He was referring to another letter by Mr. Hallman who had some good points that many feel strongly about. This includes the fact that the health care bill will be very hard to pay for. Who cares who was in charge, Republicans or Democrats? Irresponsible spending is still a bad thing as given in the example
of the Medicare prescription bill. President Obama can say what he wants, but does he follow his word? His fruits indicate that he does not and has not a clue to the meaning of honesty or integrity. References to Bill Gates and Rupert Murdoch running out of money were intended to show that the very people who create employment are no longer going to be able to continue creating jobs because of government meddling in our lives. We need stability and freedom from government, not more restrictions. Again, Mr. McCraw takes things out of context. “Since 9-11” means “after 9-11”. Once this nation stepped up to fight terror attacks, the attacks were stiffled until recently. It would be nice to see people look at the issues, discuss the best course of action, and be united in the path we take. We cannot do that until we look at the truth and stop our petty political squabbling. Carl Matthews Rutherfordton
Toward a realistic approach to cleaner energy It is hard to imagine views on clean energy can be so similar, and with the same goals, yet so far apart. The protestors who chained themselves to the stator being moved to the new Cliffside plant are an extreme example. If you think this group opposes new coal generation you would be right, but this group also opposes oil, nuclear, gas, hydro and really our way of life. There were only four protestors representing a group called Asheville Rising Tide, yet it was front page news for many local papers, TV and internet. This group will no doubt show up again before the new unit is completed. Cleaner energy is going to come from innovation, technological improvements and new discoveries; many will involve coal for the foreseeable future. Coal and natural gas are our domestic energy sources
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with known reserves projected out many decades. Technological advances for coal in emission reduction are coming at a rapid pace; 99 percent reduction in sulfur dioxide (SO2), 90 percent reduction in nitrogen oxide (NOX), and 90 percent reduction in mercury is achievable with current technology. Although still in testing, small scale carbon capture (CO2) has been successfully demonstrated above 90 percent. Natural gas units provide a 95 percent reduction in nitrogen oxide, almost 100 percent reduction in sulfur dioxide and mercury. To achieve these gains will require a long range plan to retire older less efficient
units of the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s replacing them with best available technology and the right mix of energy sources. The mix will include an ever increasing renewable portfolio of wind, solar, coal gasification, geothermal, biomass, conservation and nuclear. Nuclear energy has to be part of the plan going forward and the new generation of reactors are simpler, safer and incorporate standardized designs. There are many new technologies being tested, thorium based and pebble bed reactors, smaller component sized units, etc. In the Carolinas, one of the first steps for Duke Energy is the addition of a new unit at Cliffside and retirement of older coal units. The new unit at Cliffside is a super critical, meaning that it will operate at much higher temperatures and pressure. It also means it will be one
of the most efficient in the U.S. It will be producing more power with less coal, up to 30 percent less per megawatt than the oldest units that are being retired. It also has the “best available technology” for flue gas removal of particulates, SO2, NOX, and mercury. Duke will be shutting down four older units at Cliffside that are 40’s vintage and have only limited particulate removal capability. Duke also has plans for retirement of other older coal fired units on the system, replacing them with natural gas. Progress Energy will be shutting down 11 older coal units in North Carolina that do not have scrubbers (SO2 removal) by 2017; some of those plants are more than 50 years old. It represents 30 percent of their coal generation and will be replaced mostly with natural gas units. Duke,
Progress and SCANA (South Carolina) have plans for new nuclear units along with current investments in renewable energy projects. Duke and Progress have invested in renewable energy not only in the Carolinas, but in various parts of the country. All three are investing in the smart grid, smart meters, more demand side management and conservation. This scenario is being played out across the entire industry. Groups such as the Asheville Rising Tide seem to be seeking publicity more than any realistic solutions. Clean energy solutions require ideas, capital, technology, and testing. I am not sure where chaining yourself to a truck fits in. Jones is Electric Utility Consultant for Turning Point Group LLC. He can be contacted at lwjones@turningpointgroupllc.com.
Obituaries John Billingsley
John Wallace Billingsley, 27, of 85 Thoroughbred Circle, Arden, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. He was a photojournalist at WLOS News 13 in Asheville, and a member of Salem United Methodist Church. He was a 2000 graduate of East Rutherford High School, where he was a member of the award winning drum line for four years, and served as drum captain his senior year. He earned an associate degree in broadcast production technology from Isothermal Community College in 2002, and he received his bachelor of science degree in communications with a concentration in electronic media studies from Appalachian State University in 2004. He is survived by his parents, Robert Milton Billingsley and Diana Thomas Billingsley of Bostic; two brothers, Robert Christopher Billingsley of Springfield, Ill., and Richard Thomas Billingsley of Forest City. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Salem United Methodist Church. The Rev. Lynda Ferguson will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at the home of his parents, 997 Salem Church Road, Bostic. Memorials may be made to Salem United Methodist Church, General Endowment Fund or the Haiti Relief Fund, P.O. Box 220, Bostic, NC 28018. Online condolences www.washburndorsey.com.
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Sidney Ervin Nelon, 84, of Lake Lure, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Rufus and Annie Mae Nix Nelon, and also preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Rickman Nelon. He was the former owner of Nelon Hardware, former town councilman for Lake Lure, a bull dozer operator, and a member of Cane Creek Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Nelon and Wanda Respess, both of Lake Lure; a brother, Wade Nelon of Lake Lure; five sisters, Rosie Owensby of Lake Lure, Geneva Wilson of Rutherfordton, Sarah Lawter of Bat Cave, Jane Melton of Lake Lure and Myrtle Searcy of Asheville; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cane Creek Missionary Baptist Church, Lake Lure, with the Revs. Jeff Porter and Ansel Pace officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Cane Creek Missionary Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to Cane Creek Missionary Baptist Church, 365 Hwy. #9 N., Mill Spring, NC 28756. Crowe’s Mortuary and Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences www. crowemortuary.com.
Rev. Andrew Gowan
Rev. Andrew Douglas Gowan, 44, of Morningstar Lake Road, Forest City, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, at his residence following an extended illness. A native of Rutherford County, he was a Baptist minister having served as pastor of Faith Baptist Church and later served as pastor of Piney Mountain Baptist Church in Ellenboro until he retired due to illness. He formerly worked for TriCity Concrete of Forest City. Survivors include his wife, Sandy Jenkins Gowan of the home; two daughters,
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local/obituaries More obituaries on Page 2 Samantha Lee of Lawndale, and Lacey Gowan of Forest City; his father and stepmother, Elbert and Ostine Gowan of Ellenboro; his mother and stepfather, Becky and Eddie Watkins of Columbus; two brothers, Carlton Gowan of Boiling Springs, and Allen Gowan of Rutherfordton; three stepsisters and two stepbrothers, and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Piney Mountain Baptist Church with the Revs. Brian Melton and Dennis Bailey officiating. Interment will follow in the Morning Star Baptist Church cemetery. Visitation was Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the church. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences www.padgettking.com.
Judy Loudermilk Judy Janette Menius Loudermilk, 67, of Rutherfordton, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, at Mission Campus Hospital in Asheville. A native of McDowell County, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Mary Evelyn Guffey Menius. She was a homemaker and a member of Second Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughter, Tonua Woodie of Rutherfordton; a sister, Betty McKinney of Marion; and four half brothers, Rick Menius and Johnny Menius, both of California, Keith Guffey of Laurinburg, and Mike Guffey of Asheville. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Second Baptist Church in Rutherfordton with Dr. Keith Stephenson officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Second Baptist Church, 191 Green St., Rutherfordton, NC 28139. Crowe’s Mortuary and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
CV Whitney, as a C.N.A. at the VA Hospital in Tupper Lake, and also for the state of New York at Sunmount Developmental Center as a senior mechanical stores clerk, where he retired in 1988. He is survived by two sons, Steven of Olean, N.Y., and Robin of Rutherfordton; three daughters, Maureen Lavigne of Plattsburgh, N.Y., Paula Preston of Saranac Lake, N.Y., and Lauree Doonan of Boiceville, N.Y.; a sister, LouAnn Mason of New Port Richey, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; and a greatgranddaughter. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at The Padgett and King Chapel with the Rev. Bob Philbeck officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Padgett and King. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Online condolences www.padgettking.com.
Shirley Smith Shirley Snyder Smith, 75, of Oak Grove Church Road, Ellenboro, died Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of Nell Williams Snyder of Forest City, and the late Grady Snyder. She was a homemaker and attended Crestview Baptist Church in Forest City. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband of 59 years, James Smith of the home; a son, Arnold Smith of Easley, S.C.; two daughters, Shelia Strickland and Donna Huntley, both of Ellenboro; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Crestview Baptist Church
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Pauline Price Pauline Price, 85, of 398 Park Gate Road, Gaffney, S.C., died Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, at Hospice House in Forest City. Arrangements will be announced by McKinneyLandreth Funeral Home.
Robert Woodbridge Jr. Robert Edward Woodbridge Jr., 83, of 707 Kiser Rd., Bostic, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, at Hospice House in Forest City. Born in Albany, N.Y., he was a son of the late Robert E. Woodbridge Sr., and Edith M. Klossner, and also preceded in death by his wife, Betty M. Anderson Woodbridge. He attended school in Rensselaer, N.Y. He was an Army veteran, having served in Germany during World War II. He has worked for a moving company, warehouses, General Electric, THE DAILY COURIER Published Tuesday through Sunday mornings by Paxton Media Group LLC dba The Daily Courier USPS 204-920 Periodical Postage paid in Forest City, NC. Company Address: 601 Oak St., P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043. Phone: (828) 245-6431 Fax: (828) 248-2790 Subscription rates: Single copy, daily 50¢ / Sunday $1.50. Home delivery $11.75 per month, $35.25 for three months, $70.50 for six months, $129 per year. In county rates by mail payable in advance are: $13.38 for one month, $40.14 for three months, $80.27 for six months, $160.54 per year. Outside county: $14.55 for one month, $43.64 for three months, $87.28 for six months, $174.56 per year. College students for school year subscription, $75. The Digital Courier, $6.50 a month for non-subscribers to The Daily Courier. Payment may be made at the website: www.thedigitalcourier. com The Daily Courier is not responsible for advance subscription payments made to carriers, all of who are independent contractors.
Rev. Andrew Douglas Gowan Reverend Andrew Douglas Gowan, age 44 of Morningstar Lake Road, Forest City, North Carolina died Saturday, January 16, 2010 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a native of Rutherford County and was a Baptist Minister having served as pastor at Faith Baptist Church and later served as pastor of Piney Mountain Baptist Church in Ellenboro until he retired due to illness. He formerly worked for Tri-City Concrete of Forest City. Andrew was a faithful son and brother and a loving and devoted husband and father. Survivors include his wife, Sandy Jenkins Gowan of the home, two daughters, Samantha Lee and her husband, Donald of Lawndale, NC, Lacey Gowan of Forest City, his father and stepmother, Elbert Gowan and wife, Ostine of Ellenboro, mother and step-father, Becky Watkins and her husband, Eddie of Columbus, NC, two brothers, Carlton Gowan of Boiling Springs, NC and Allen Gowan of Rutherfordton. There are also three step-sisters and two step-brothers, a number of nieces, nephews, and children who thought of him as daddy and “paw-paw”. Funeral services will be held at Three o’clock Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at the Piney Mountain Baptist Church with Reverend Brian Melton and Reverend Dennis Bailey officiating. Interment will follow in the Morning Star Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from six until eight o’clock Monday evening at the Piney Mountain Baptist Church, 577 Piney Mountain Church Road, Ellenboro. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge and an online guest registry is available at: www.padgettking.com Paid obit.
with the Rev. Kevin Rohm officiating. Interment will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 1 to 2 p.m., prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be made to Crestview Baptist Church, Building Fund, 630 S. Church St., Forest City, NC 28043. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in the Adaville Baptist Church cemetery with the Revs. Dean Baughn, Terry Honeycutt and Cal Sayles officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043; or to a local Haiti Relief Fund. Crowe’s Mortuary and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
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Mary Sue Dobbins Mary Sue Dobbins, 87, of 493 Piney Ridge Road, Forest City, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, at Hospice House in Forest City. Born in Cliffside, she was a daughter of the late James B. and Emma Sue McFadden Guffey, and the widow of Ernest Dobbins. She was a homemaker and a member of Adaville Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, David Dobbins of Lincolnton; a daughter, Kathy Dobbins of Forest City; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. A graveside service was
Robert Edward Woodbridge, Jr. Robert Edward Woodbridge, Jr., age 83, of 707 Kiser Rd., Bostic, NC passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2010, at the Hospice House surrounded by his family. Robert was born on December 5, 1926 in Albany, NY, the son of the late Robert E. Woodbridge Sr., and Edith M. Klossner. Mr. Woodbridge attended school in Rensselaer, NY. At the age of 18 he enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served in Germany during World War II as an investigator. Upon his discharge on August 10, 1948 Bob returned to Albany, NY where he worked for a moving company, warehouses, and General Electric. While working in Albany he met his wife, Betty M. Anderson, who predeceased him on June 20, 2009. Bob and Betty were married on April 17, 1954. They moved to Tupper Lake, NY in 1956. He worked several years for CV Whitney. He then worked as a C.N.A. at the VA Hospital in Tupper Lake. Upon the closing of the V.A. hospital he worked for the state of New York at Sunmount Developmental Center as a senior mechanical stores clerk, retiring in Oct. 1988. After retiring, Robert and Betty purchased a home in Zephyrhills, Fl where they spent their winters. In March of 2005 the Woodbridges moved to Bostic, N.C. to be closer to their son and daughter-in-law. Bob was an avid bowler and enjoyed his years as a Scout Master with the Boys Scouts, hunting, fishing, tending his vegetable garden, reading and spending time with family and friends. He could often be seen in attendance at sporting events cheering on his children. Mr. Woodbridge is survived by two sons Steven of Olean, NY and Robin and his wife, Ann of Rutherfordton, NC, three daughters Maureen Lavigne and her fiancé, Edward Merrill of Plattsburgh, NY, Paula Preston of Saranac Lake, NY, Lauree Doonan and her fiancé, Joe McShae of Boiceville, NY., and a sister, LouAnn Mason of New Port Richey, Fl. There are ten grandchildren, the light of his life, and a great granddaughter Madison Brennan. An infant daughter, Lucy Ann preceded him in 1964. Funeral services will be held at eleven o'clock in the morning, Thursday, at The Padgett and King Chapel with the Rev. Bob Philbeck officiating. Visitation will be from 7 until 9pm, Wednesday at The Padgett and King Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to The Hospice House of Rutherford County, Po Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. An online guest registry is available at: www.padgettking.com Padgett and King Mortuary is serving the Woodbridge family. Paid obit
Steve Gabriel Mr. Steve Gabriel, age 80, of Asheville, a former resident of Boone, died Friday, January 15, 2009, at Givens Estates Retirement Community in Asheville. He was a native of Lincoln County, born and raised in Boger City. He was the son of the late Paul L. Gabriel and Lettie Goodson Gabriel. Steve received a BS and a Masters degree at Appalachian Teacher’s College and later returned to Boone to teach math and coach football and wrestling at Appalachian High School. He founded the wrestling program at AHS where they set a national record of 140-0 over a 13-year period which included 54 individual state champions. Steve’s AHS career was interrupted from 1953-55 as he served in the US Navy. In 1965, Steve accepted a job as Financial Aid Director and Wrestling Coach at Appalachian State University. Coach Gabriel's wrestling teams compiled a 92-21 record and hosted the NAIA wrestling tournament in 1971, ASU’s first national tournament, where his team finished 10th out of 140 teams. He retired from ASU in 1989, but continued teaching dance classes. Steve had a passion for helping and giving to others. In addition to teaching and mentoring countless students, he served as president of Boone United Methodist Men, Boone Jaycees, and the Optimist Club. He also served in leadership positions in Little League baseball and football, Boy Scouts, and church youth programs. Steve enjoyed playing many sports. He also enjoyed gardening, dancing and spending time with family and friends. He is in the ASU Athletic Hall of Fame, Watauga County Athletic Hall of Fame and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Steve received the Governor's Award of Excellence in 1989. Mr. Gabriel is survived by two daughters, Rebekah Gabriel of Todd and Karen Gabriel Morgan and husband, Jon of Wheaton, Illinois; two sons, Richard S. Gabriel, Jr. of Asheville and Tom Gabriel and wife, Louise Ashmore of Durham; one sister, Betty Ross; one brother, Shirley Gabriel and wife, Betty, and nine grandchildren, Jonathan, Kalina, Jessica, Lauren, Stephanie, Samuel, Amelia, Gabriel, and Natalie. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Donnie Smith Gabriel, and three brothers, JB, Charles and Paul Gabriel, Jr. Funeral services for Mr. Steve Gabriel will be conducted Wednesday afternoon, January 20, 2010, at 2:00 o'clock, at Boone United Methodist Church. The body will lie in state, at the church, from 12:00 until 2:00 o'clock. Officiating will be Reverend John Fitzgerald and Dr. George Naff. Burial will follow in Mount Lawn Memorial Park and Gardens. After the burial, everyone is invited to join in a celebration of Steve’s Life at Boone United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon, from 12:30 until 2:00 o'clock, at the church, prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Richard Steve Gabriel Scholarship or The Steve Gabriel Scholarship for Wrestling, Gift Processing Office, 319 Founders Hall, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608; or to MemoryCare, 100 Far Horizons Lane, Asheville, NC 28803. Online condolences may be sent to the Gabriel family at: www.hamptonfuneralservice.com
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Health/education Health screening: Plum Natural Market will host a health screening by Medical Screening Services on Thursday, Feb. 4, from 9 to 11 a.m. Walk-ins welcome or to schedule an appointment, call 245-6842.
Meetings/other Shag Club: Rutherford County Shag Club will meet Friday, Feb. 5, at Club LA from 7 to 10 p.m. Free beginner lessons at 7:30. Sign up for beginner shag classes (which begin Jan. 25) by calling 287-9228. New club: Inventors Club of America is starting a new chapter in the Tri-City area. Interested persons contact Sam McIlwain at 828 288-0090. Limited membership available. Lost Playwrights: Lost Playwrights of Western North Carolina will not meet in December. The next meeting is Saturday, Jan. 23, 4 p.m., at Doc’s Deli in Hendersonville; a presentation of short plays will follow at 7 p.m. The meetings are open to anyone interested in any aspect of theatre.
Miscellaneous Workshop: “Painting Light” workshop with Patricia Cole Ferullo. A playful exploration of color in acrylic abstracts. For painters of any skill level. Sponsored by Rutherford County Visual Arts Guild. Saturday, Jan. 23, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To obtain a registration form visit www.rcvag.com or call 288-5009.
Fundraisers Breakfast Buffet: Saturday, Jan. 23, 7 to 10 a.m., Long Branch Road Baptist Church, 621 Long Branch Road, Forest City; no set price, donations accepted; proceeds for a new fellowship hall. Spaghetti supper: Saturday, Jan. 23, begins at 4 p.m., Little White Country Church, 184 Painters Gap Road, Rutherfordton; $5 per plate, all you can eat; ages 6 and under, $3; all proceeds to benefit the Neighbors Pantry. Breakfast buffet: Saturday, Jan. 23, 7 to 10 a.m.; Long Branch Road Baptist Church; no set price, donations accepted; proceeds for a new fellowship hall; church located at 621 Long Branch Road, Forest City,(Shiloh Community). Benefit dinner: Sunday, Jan. 24, begins at 12:30 p.m., Caroleen Baptist Church fellowship hall; ham, green beans, sweet potatoes, bread, dessert and drink; adults $6; ages 10 and under, $3; proceeds for Karen Taylor’s mission trip to China. Spaghetti Supper: Friday, Jan. 29, 6 to 8 p.m., Long Branch Road Baptist Church, 621 Long Branch Road, Forest City; no set price, donations accepted; proceeds for Team Kids.
Music/concerts Higher Praise will be in concert Sunday, Jan. 24, at Sandy Mush Baptist Church. Singing begins at 6 p.m. A love offering will be taken. Singing: Sunday, Jan. 24, 6 p.m., Piney Knob Baptist Church, Shingle Hollow; featuring Driven; a love offering will be taken. The Carolina Crossmen will be in concert Sunday, Jan. 24, at Spencer Baptist Church, Spindale. Singing begins at 6 p.m. A love offering will be taken. Nursery provided. The group will also sing Jan. 24, during the 11 a.m. worship service at Pleasant View Community Church, Forest City. Gospel singing: Sunday, Jan. 24, 6 p.m., Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 130 Pleasant Grove Road, Rutherfordton; featuring In His Glory.
Just as Mrs. Dehommes arrived for an interview on her way to Charlotte International Airport Monday, Greg’s cell phone rang. It was her nephew, Jean Claude, calling from Haiti to share the latest news. Many homes that withstood the initial earthquake are now falling. Mrs. Deshomes talked with her nephew and her eyes glistened with tears. “I was able to tell her it is not safe for her to return,” Greg said of his mother’s heart-wrenching decision to stay in the United States. On Friday, Mrs. Deshommes was still planning to go to Haiti some day. But Monday she said she is not going home. Speaking no English, Mrs. Deshommes crossed her tiny arms across her heart and said her heart is broken. “Her heart is breaking a lot,” Greg said, as he translated her native tongue into English. “It is killing her. She was born there,” he said. Mrs. Deshommes looked into her son’s eyes. “Thank God for all the children who are alive. Sorry for all those who have died.” She would love to go back, Greg said, “but she knows it is unsafe. Our own home could collapse.” Sometime in the future, five years or so, if Mrs. Deshommes has an opportunity to return home, “It has to be her decision,” Greg said. Through her son, Mrs. Deshommes said in the midst of the awful tragedy, her great joy is “how people are embracing her son and even her. I am happy how he is embraced, but my heart is broken for Haiti and the children who have died. “Hold him tight,” Mrs. Deshommes continued of her son. “People embrace him and me. I feel at home,” she said. “He is my only son. Just one son,” she continued, glancing up in his eyes. She said she has been blessed being in Rutherford County since October and especially because Greg and her daughter-in-law, Lewanda, have tak-
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door to an airshaft and fell. Hotel security found him about 5 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Sgt. Ozzie Holshouser said Monday afternoon Omni security found Billingsley’s body, but he did not know if his friends reported the accident. Holshouser said the case is being handled by the department’s homicide division, which is routine for such cases. “We believe he found an air shaft,” Holshouser said, trying to get to the roof, but does not know the distance he fell. Capt. Zinkann is the lead investiga-
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Schools, Isothermal Community College, Isothermal Planning and Development Commission and the Town of Forest City to prepare a collaborative application package to be submitted for these grants. “It has been great to have everyone talking and working together,” said Jerry Stensland, a planner with the county who is drafting the grant application. “The sharing of ideas and resources is going to help all the county’s taxpayers. We can learn from
Guest speaker: Jan. 24-29, 7 nightly, Temple of Jesus Church, Lake Lure; guest speaker, Evangelist George T. Wright of Dayton, Ohio. The Four Gospels will be preached Sunday, Jan. 24, at Bible Way Fellowship Church, 1107 Ledbetter Road, Spindale. The service begins at 3 p.m. guest speakers include, Min. Elmer Davis, Pastor Leroy Kelly, Min. Anthony Davenport, and Min. Claude London. Revival: Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, Little White Country Church, 184 Painters Gap Road, Rutherfordton; speaker, Rev. George Wright; Sunday service 6 p.m.; M-F, 7 nightly; special singing each night.
FOREST CITY — Webby Williams Jr. received word Sunday afternoon his orphanage, The Way of Jesus, is without food and water. But he hopes the news is not all bad. He heard Sunday through his Kentucky church partners a hotel about one-half mile from the orphanage is going to be turned into a makeshift medical clinic and a food drop distribution center, Williams said Monday afternoon. The orphanage director made the conscious decision to give food and water to other earthquake survivors, knowing they would probably run out of food, but is keeping his faith. “He will always help,” Williams said of the director. Williams is trying desperately to make contact with the director to find out what needs to be done for his children at the orphanage. If needed, there is a possibility people in Rutherford County can make donations to the orphanage to help feed the children in the near future, especially if there is not a food drop off center nearby.
While Mrs. Deshommes is in Miami for the next two months, Greg will begin working on the logistics of moving her to the United States permanently. She is a legal resident already, but finding her a home either here or in Florida is a tremendous responsibility. en such good care of her. “But leaving him is sad,” she continued. While Mrs. Deshommes is in Miami for the next two months, Greg will begin working on the logistics of moving her to the United States permanently. She is a legal resident already, but finding her a home either here or in Florida is a tremendous responsibility, he said. She would like to return to the county and live near Greg and his family if possible. “I would like to live here with my only child,” she said. He already takes care of her financially and now he will find health insurance here and a place for her to live. “She wants to live independently and I will try to find a home,” he said. “It will be challenging,” he said. Greg will take care of her whatever it takes. “God is so good. We can’t complain,” he said. “God will open doors for us.” Greg asks everyone to do two things for Haiti.
“Pray for them to have strength to endure and give something to help,” he said. “Whatever you can give. If it is a quarter or whatever. Please give, but most of all pray for the people to have strength to suffer these times.”
tor in the case, but was not available for comment Monday evening. According to a report in Monday’s Charlotte Observer, Capt. John Williams reported the air shaft would be difficult to get to and there was no telling how Billingsley got there. Investigators are working to determine where Billingsley entered the air shaft. His friends said they were on the top floor. Billingsley was hired in 2004 as a video editor for WLOS. He was later promoted to photographer. He worked in the station’s Rutherford and Haywood County bureaus. He was living in Arden. Billingsley was a 2000 graduate of East Rutherford High School and was a member of the award-winning
drum line four years and was Drum Captain his senior year. He received an associate degree in Broadcast Production Technology from Isothermal Community College and a BS in Communications with a concentration in Electronic Media Studies from Appalachian State University.
each other about what works best and also pursue things like bulk purchasing to reduce the cost of materials.” The conservationists have had some reluctance on a few guidelines, though. Some county employees have been annoyed that they can’t keep their personal space heaters. But estimates show the typical space heater can cost about $35 a month so the energy savings have become obvious, Dotson said. Other personal electrical devices like iPod chargers, cell phone adapters and digital photo frames are also no longer allowed in county buildings.
“Energy reduction and utility management is something that we will all become more aware of,” said Jason Ruff of the county Building Inspections and Planning Department. “In order for everyone to be good stewards of our dollars and our natural resources, it only makes sense. The changes that we are making at the county level can easily be applied to all commercial and residential buildings. In most cases it just takes a little forethought and common sense.”
Ways you can help: n American Red Cross, is receiving donations at its chapter house, 838 Oakland Road Forest City, NC 28043 or visit www.redcrosswnc.org or call 287-5916 designate the donation to the International Relief Fund; n Habitat for Humanity will be receiving donations — RCHFH/ Haiti Recovery, PO Box 1534, Rutherfordton, NC 28139. Please make Checks payable to Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity and write Haiti Recovery in the memo line. Contact your local church, civic groups or others. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Salem United Methodist Church, Bostic. The family is at the home of his parents, Robert Milton and Ann Billingsley, 997 Salem Church Road, Bostic. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.
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County players on All-tourney list Panthers receivers coach will retire CHARLOTTE (AP) — After sticking around from the birth of the franchise and through three head coaches, longtime Carolina Panthers receivers coach Richard Williamson is giving up the long hours. The 68-year-old Williamson announced his retirement on Monday. He joined the Panthers in their inaugural season in 1995 and worked under coaches Dom Capers, George Seifert and John Fox, helping develop an impressive stable of receivers that includes Steve Smith and Muhsin Muhammad. “It was great to be a part of the development of the Panthers from an expansion team to a Super Bowl contender,” said Williamson, who praised owner Jerry Richardson. “The organization is the class of the NFL. “I’m sure I will miss coaching, but I’m looking forward to retirement. After 15 years in Charlotte, this is really home for us.” Williamson played under Bear Bryant at Alabama, catching passes from Joe Namath, and started his coaching career working under Bryant. He moved up the ranks and had stints as the head coach at Memphis from 1975-80 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1990-91.
Banned by PGA pro will try mini-tour CHARLOTTE (AP) — The first player to be suspended for violating the PGA Tour’s antidoping policy has signed up to play a developmental tour in North Carolina. Doug Barron, given a oneyear suspension last fall for testing positive for two banned substances, paid his membership fee last week on the eGolf Professional Tour, which offers an 18-tournament schedule. Barron is appealing his PGA Tour suspension. He was denied a temporary restraining order in November that would have allowed him to play in PGA Tour qualifying school.
FOREST CITY — Nine Rutherford County high school kids earned alltournament accolades in the 5th Annual Martin Luther King Classic basketball tournament on Saturday at East Rutherford High. For the boys, both Devince Boykins and Rob Gray earned the nod from East Rutherford. Jacob Kinlaw (R-S Central), Carlos Watkins (Chase), Richard Petty (Thomas Jefferson) Edge Warren (Veritas Christian Academy) Chris Murphy (St. Matthias) and Brian Brown (Kings
Mountain) made the team. On the girls side of the equation, Victoria Bennett (Thomas Jeffeson), Shannon Hines (R-S Central), Shanay Watkins (East Rutherford), Kaitlyn Smart (Chase) and Britnee Roberts (Kings Mountain) were selected by MLK tourney organizer Donnell Burch and his staff. Chosen as the boys Most Valuable Player was Aaron Toomey of Bishop McGuinness. Toomey scored 47 points in Saturday’s win over Chase. For the girls MVP, it was Jamie Jordan of Veritas Christian Academy,
who recorded six 3’s in a win over the hometown Lady Cavaliers. Burch and Rodney Greene also stated that some teams have already committed to come back next year after Saturday’s tournament went so well. “I want to thank the community support we received, our staff, and our sponsors for another successful tournament, especially Timeout Management, Randy McKinney Allstate, H&R Block, Big Dave Seafood and The Carver Alumni Association,” Burch said. “
Hamlin embraces the role of favorite By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer
Charlotte Bobcats’ Derrick Brown (4) dunks over Sacramento Kings’ Donte Greene (20) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte Monday, Associated Press
Bobcats with 5th straight CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Gerald Wallace shook off an ankle injury to score 28 points, Raymond Felton finished a rebound shy of a triple-double and the Charlotte Bobcats held off a furious Sacramento comeback bid to beat the Kings 105-103 on Monday. The Bobcats’ fifth straight win and eighth in a row at home proved more difficult than expected. The Kings, who rallied from a 35-point deficit to win in Chicago last month, nearly pulled off a similar feat. Charlotte led 82-58 with 4 minutes left in the third quarter before Tyreke Evans
helped the Kings get within a point. But Felton made some key baskets to put Charlotte above .500 this late in a season for the first time in team history. Evans continued his sensational rookie season, scoring 14 of his career-high 34 points in the fourth quarter for the Kings, who have lost four straight. Charlotte (20-19) moved into a tie with idle Miami and Toronto for fifth place in the Eastern Conference. Previously, the latest the Bobcats had been over .500 was at 6-5 early in Sam Vincent’s only season as coach in 2007-08.
CONCORD — The buzz surrounding Denny Hamlin started months before he took the checkered flag on last season’s finale. What was a murmur, though, suddenly became a roar. That November victory at Homestead, his career-best fourth of the year, officially made Hamlin the trendy pick to unseat reigning four-time champion Jimmie Johnson in 2010. But being the preseason favorite isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, as Carl Edwards would likely admit. He was the popular pick last year, and instead suffered through a winless season and an 11th-place finish in the standings. Hamlin is determined not to fall into that same trap. “I’ve been compared to Carl before. He had a really good rookie year and then had a sophomore slump and didn’t make the Chase,” Hamlin said Monday during the annual preseason media tour. “But I am not Carl Edwards and I am not with Roush-Fenway (Racing). I am Denny, I am with Joe Gibbs Racing and with an organization that does a really good job of minimizing the peaks and Please see Hamlin, Page 9
Offerman banned for life from league SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Jose Offerman was banned for life by the Dominican winter league for throwing a punch at an umpire during an argument on the baseball field. The former All-Star, manager of the Licey Tigers, appeared to hit first base umpire Daniel Rayburn in the face or neck with a fist during Saturday’s playoff game against the Cibao Giants. Rayburn fell to the ground.
New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan speaks to reporters Monday in Florham Park, N.J. The Jets face the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday in Indianapolis in an NFL football game for the AFC championship.
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On TV 7 p.m. (ESPN) College Basketball Tennessee at Alabama. (ESPN2) College Basketball Clemson at Georgia Tech. (TS) NHL Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs at Atlanta Thrashers. 9 p.m. (ESPN) College Basketball Purdue at Illinois. (ESPN2) Tennis Australian Open, Second Round. (FSS) College Basketball Boston College at Miami. 3 a.m. (ESPN2) Tennis Australian Open, Second Round.
Rex Ryan’s Jets are flying high now FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Rex Ryan has his players — and maybe just about everyone else these days — believing in the New York Jets. The brash, confident coach has pumped up his team all season, and after receiving some lucky breaks to simply get into the playoffs, the soaring Jets (11-7) are a win away from the Super Bowl. “The fact of the matter is we’re here,” defensive end Shaun Ellis said Monday. “We’re doing good things while we’re in the tournament and we feel like this has been our destiny.”
They’ll first need to get past Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts (15-2) in the AFC championship, a rematch from a highly debated Week 16 meeting. That’s when coach Jim Caldwell pulled Manning and several other starters in the second half, and the Jets rallied to hand the Colts their first loss of the season. Despite trailing only 15-10 when Manning & Co. took a seat, the Jets kept hearing about how the Colts handed them that victory — and subsequently helped them get into the playoffs. Now, New York has a chance
to silence those critics. “This is the perfect script for us, man,” right tackle Damien Woody said. “We couldn’t have asked for a better script right now, getting a chance to play the Colts again. Everybody was talking about, ’Oh, you know, they laid down for us,’ and all that type of stuff. Now, we’ve got a second opportunity against the Colts at their place again. This could be a redemption for us.” But Ryan said the Jets don’t need Please see Jets, Page 9
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Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 9 N.Y. Jets 24, Cincinnati 14 Dallas 34, Philadelphia 14 Sunday, Jan. 10 Baltimore 33, New England 14 Arizona 51, Green Bay 45, OT Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16 New Orleans 45, Arizona 14 Indianapolis 20, Baltimore 3 Sunday, Jan. 17 Minnesota 34, Dallas 3 N.Y. Jets 17, San Diego 14 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24 N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 3 p.m. (CBS) Minnesota at New Orleans, 6:40 p.m. (FOX) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31 At Miami AFC vs. NFC, 7:20 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Miami NFC champion vs. AFC champion, 6:25 p.m. (CBS)
BASKETBALL National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 27 11 .711 Toronto 21 20 .512 New York 17 24 .415 Philadelphia 13 27 .325 New Jersey 3 37 .075 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 26 14 .650 Orlando 26 14 .650 Charlotte 20 19 .513 Miami 20 19 .513 Washington 14 26 .350 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 31 11 .738 Chicago 18 21 .462 Milwaukee 16 23 .410 Detroit 14 26 .350 Indiana 14 26 .350 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Dallas 26 14 .650 San Antonio 25 15 .625 Houston 23 18 .561 Memphis 22 18 .550 New Orleans 21 19 .525 Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 26 14 .650 Portland 25 17 .595 Oklahoma City 23 18 .561 Utah 23 18 .561 Minnesota 9 33 .214 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Lakers 31 9 .775 Phoenix 24 18 .571 L.A. Clippers 18 22 .450 Sacramento 15 25 .375 Golden State 12 27 .308
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Sunday’s Games Toronto 110, Dallas 88 Denver 119, Utah 112 Monday’s Games Washington 97, Portland 92 New York 99, Detroit 91 Oklahoma City 94, Atlanta 91 Charlotte 105, Sacramento 103 Houston 101, Milwaukee 98, OT L.A. Clippers 106, New Jersey 95 Minnesota 108, Philadelphia 103, OT San Antonio 97, New Orleans 90 Golden State 114, Chicago 97 Memphis 125, Phoenix 118 Dallas at Boston, late Orlando at L.A. Lakers, late Tuesday’s Games Toronto at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Sacramento at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 7 p.m. Portland at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Indiana at Orlando, 7 p.m. Boston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m. New Jersey at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Utah at San Antonio, 9 p.m. Denver at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Chicago at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
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Monday’s College Basketball Scores EAST Brooklyn 67, Widener 65 D’Youville 78, Penn St.-Altoona 63 Dartmouth 65, St. Francis, NY 64 Fairfield 76, Canisius 74 Hilbert 83, Pitt.-Greensburg 65 Iona 72, Rider 59 Johnson & Wales, R.I. 72, Emerson 65 Maine 56, New Hampshire 42 Marywood 97, Baptist Bible 65 N.J. City 79, NYCCT 38 Niagara 72, Marist 56 Rowan 87, Penn St.-Abington 54 Saint Joseph’s 64, Towson 57 Siena 83, Manhattan 68 Stony Brook 81, UMBC 69 William Paterson 87, Baruch 81 York, N.Y. 75, John Jay 55 SOUTH Bethune-Cookman 63, Md.-Eastern Shore 51 Delaware St. 64, Florida A&M 57 Greensboro 70, Randolph 62 Guilford 96, Roanoke 62 MVSU 57, Southern U. 45 Morgan St. 84, Winston-Salem 65 North Greenville 102, Montreat 89 S. Carolina St. 87, Coppin St. 65 Tenn. Temple 88, Tenn. Wesleyan 83 Virginia 69, UNC Wilmington 67 Virginia Tech 72, N.C. Central 30 MIDWEST Syracuse 84, Notre Dame 71 Monday’s Women’s Basketball EAST Binghamton 80, UMBC 63 Boston U. 73, Vermont 64 Bryant 69, Yale 62 Canisius 73, Loyola, Md. 67 Hartford 76, Maine 39 Iona 61, St. Peter’s 45 Manhattan 69, Fairfield 53 Niagara 63, Rider 54 SOUTH Appalachian St. 66, Coll. of Charleston 63, OT Bethune-Cookman 56, Md.-Eastern Shore 55 Charleston Southern 62, Wingate 59 Coastal Carolina 59, Winthrop 57 Connecticut 81, Duke 48 Coppin St. 82, S. Carolina St. 72 Davidson 68, Georgia Southern 50 Florida A&M 53, Delaware St. 40 Howard 55, Norfolk St. 46 Jackson St. 56, Texas Southern 55 Jacksonville 64, North Florida 58 Liberty 82, UNC Asheville 40 Morgan St. 62, Winston-Salem 43 N. Carolina A&T 82, Hampton 81 N.C. Central 50, Savannah St. 46 Prairie View 60, Grambling St. 45 Radford 59, Presbyterian 34 S.C.-Upstate 73, Kennesaw St. 66 Samford 80, W. Carolina 65 Southern U. 59, MVSU 48 Virginia 70, Virginia Tech 56 Wofford 61, Elon 60, OT MIDWEST IPFW 61, S. Utah 41 Oakland, Mich. 81, UMKC 75 Oral Roberts 85, IUPUI 60 SOUTHWEST Ark.-Pine Bluff 78, Alcorn St. 58 FAR WEST UC Davis 79, CS Bakersfield 76 Sunday’s College Basketball
The Top Twenty Five
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll: Record Pts Pvs 1. Texas (57) 17-0 1,617 1 2. Kentucky (8) 18-0 1,568 2 3. Kansas 16-1 1,457 3 4. Villanova 16-1 1,442 4 5. Syracuse 17-1 1,376 5 6. Michigan St. 15-3 1,259 7 7. Duke 15-2 1,249 8 8. Tennessee 14-2 1,163 9 9. Pittsburgh 15-2 1,015 16 10. Kansas St. 15-2 989 13 11. West Virginia 13-3 922 10 12. Georgetown 13-3 873 11 13. Purdue 14-3 799 6 14. BYU 18-1 763 18 15. Gonzaga 14-3 748 17 16. Temple 15-3 581 19 17. Clemson 15-3 568 24 18. Wisconsin 14-4 542 13 19. Georgia Tech 13-4 380 20 20. N. Iowa 16-1 252 — 21. Ohio St. 13-5 228 — 22. Mississippi 13-4 211 21 23. Mississippi St. 15-3 189 — 24. North Carolina 12-6 161 12 25. Baylor 14-2 147 22 The Women’s Top Twenty Five
The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll: Record Pts Pvs 1. Connecticut (40) 17-0 1,000 1 2. Stanford 15-1 960 2 3. Tennessee 16-1 912 4 4. Notre Dame 15-1 852 3 5. Ohio St. 19-1 836 5 6. Duke 15-2 794 7 7. Nebraska 16-0 784 11 8. Georgia 17-1 677 6 9. Texas A&M 14-2 639 8
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EAST American U. 73, Colgate 63 Buffalo 78, Akron 65 Lehigh 73, Army 55 St. John’s 67, DePaul 47 St. Peter’s 48, Loyola, Md. 43 Vermont 78, Boston U. 58 Villanova 82, Georgetown 77 SOUTH Charlotte 63, Saint Louis 61, OT Duke 90, Wake Forest 70 S.C.-Upstate 66, Kennesaw St. 62, OT MIDWEST Ball St. 71, Toledo 43 Bowling Green 76, Kent St. 70 Drake 69, Illinois St. 59 Indiana 81, Minnesota 78, OT Marquette 93, Providence 63 Michigan 68, Connecticut 63 FAR WEST Hawaii 68, San Jose St. 67 Montana St. 58, Sacramento St. 53 N. Arizona 93, Portland St. 86 Sunday’s Women’s Basketball EAST Boston College 77, Georgia Tech 51 Drexel 70, Delaware 67, 2OT Duquesne 69, Fordham 63 Penn St. 68, Michigan St. 60 West Virginia 69, Pittsburgh 54 SOUTH Denver 62, Louisiana-Monroe 56 Florida 55, Mississippi St. 52 Florida St. 74, N.C. State 71 George Mason 72, Northeastern 61 Georgia St. 71, Towson 62 Hofstra 78, UNC Wilmington 69, OT Kentucky 88, Alabama 63 Memphis 60, Southern Miss. 57 Mississippi 80, LSU 71 North Carolina 75, Maryland 64 Old Dominion 67, James Madison 58 South Carolina 63, Auburn 49 Tennessee 64, Vanderbilt 57 UAB 69, UCF 61 Va. Commonwealth 85, William & Mary 77 W. Kentucky 73, Fla. International 62 Wake Forest 67, Miami 64 MIDWEST Ball St. 73, Toledo 69 Kansas 72, Missouri 59 Northwestern 61, Minnesota 60 Ohio St. 81, Indiana 64 Purdue 81, Iowa 59 Wisconsin 63, Illinois 51 SOUTHWEST Georgia 73, Arkansas 63 Marshall 66, Houston 61 Nebraska 65, Baylor 56 Oklahoma 74, Texas A&M 65 Rice 77, East Carolina 74 SMU 70, Tulane 59 UTEP 59, Tulsa 51 FAR WEST Southern Cal 70, UCLA 63
HOCKEY National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF New Jersey 47 32 14 1 65 131 Pittsburgh 50 30 19 1 61 157 N.Y. Rangers 49 23 19 7 53 127 N.Y. Islanders 49 22 19 8 52 131 Philadelphia 47 23 21 3 49 143 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Buffalo 47 30 11 6 66 134 Ottawa 50 25 21 4 54 138 Boston 48 23 17 8 54 123 Montreal 50 23 23 4 50 128 Toronto 49 16 24 9 41 130 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Washington 48 30 12 6 66 182 Florida 49 21 20 8 50 141 Atlanta 48 21 20 7 49 149 Tampa Bay 48 19 19 10 48 125 Carolina 48 14 27 7 35 120 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF 49 34 11 4 72 165 48 29 16 3 61 137 48 24 16 8 56 123 48 21 20 7 49 126 51 19 23 9 47 134 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF Colorado 48 27 15 6 60 141 Vancouver 48 28 18 2 58 155 Calgary 49 26 17 6 58 130 Minnesota 49 24 22 3 51 135 Edmonton 47 16 26 5 37 128 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF San Jose 49 31 10 8 70 157 Phoenix 50 28 17 5 61 133 Los Angeles 48 27 18 3 57 143 Anaheim 49 22 20 7 51 138 Dallas 48 20 17 11 51 137 Chicago Nashville Detroit St. Louis Columbus
GA 105 139 131 146 137 GA 108 150 121 139 170 GA 136 149 156 146 165 GA 110 132 124 136 169 GA 135 119 120 146 159 GA 123 129 133 154 154
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Sunday’s Games Chicago 4, Detroit 3, SO Washington 5, Philadelphia 3 N.Y. Rangers 6, Montreal 2 Anaheim 5, Calgary 4 Monday’s Games Ottawa 5, Boston 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, New Jersey 0 Tampa Bay 3, Carolina 2 Columbus 4, St. Louis 2 Buffalo 7, Phoenix 2 Florida 1, Atlanta 0 Toronto at Nashville, late Minnesota at Dallas, late Edmonton at Colorado, late Calgary at San Jose, late Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Columbus at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m. Toronto at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Chicago at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at Anaheim, 10 p.m. San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Florida at New Jersey, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
Virginia 69, N.C.-Wilmington 67
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Wesley Johnson scored 22 points and Andy Rautins added 21 on 5-of-9 shooting from 3-point range to lead No. 5 Syracuse to an 84-71 victory over Notre Dame on Monday night, the Orange’s third Big East road win in six days. After shooting 54 percent in the first half, the Orange (18-1, 5-1) shot 44 percent in the second half. But the Orange were 20 of 25 from the freethrow line in the second half as they held on. The Irish made several runs at the Orange, but only once in the second half got within a basket of tying it. The Irish (14-5, 3-3) used an 8-1 run to close to 55-53 on two free throws by Tory Jackson after Rautins was called for an intentional foul for throwing an elbow. The Orange went on a 6-0 run to go up 65-56. The Irish cut the lead to 67-62 when Tim Abromaitis, who scored 26 points, hit his second straight 3-pointer. But Syracuse put the game away with a 17-7 run. Syracuse was 8 of 17 from 3-point range while the Irish were 8 of 30. The Orange finished 24 of 31 from the free-throw line compared to Irish going 11 of 13. Luke Harangody had 29 points and 14 rebounds for the Irish, who shot 38 percent from the field and lost their second straight. Arinze Onuaku added 13 points for the Orange. The Orange were 7 of 11 from 3-point range in the first half, but the Irish stayed in the game early by outrebounding Syracuse 14-7. The Orange ended up outrebounding the Irish 38-35, including coming up with key decisive rebounds. When the Irish cut the lead to five points, Kris Joseph twice got rebounds of missed free throws by Syracuse teammates. The Orange took control with a 9-0 run late in the first half and led 45-39 at halftime.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Sylven Landesberg hit a 15-footer with 2.2 seconds left Monday night, lifting Virginia to a 69-67 victory against North Carolina-Wilmington. Virginia (12-4) won its eighth straight, its longest winning streak since the start of the 2003-04 season, but had to make a late comeback to do it. Wilmington (6-12) trailed before a 21-4 run gave it a 61-58 lead with 3:58 to play. The visitors were ahead 64-60 with 2:57 left before Virginia rescued itself with a 9-3 run. Jerome Meyinsse scored a career-high 14 points and Mike Scott had 12 for Virginia. Ahmad Grant led the Seahawks with 19 points, 17 coming in the second half when he made 5 of 6 3-pointers. Wilmington also got 17 points and eight assists from Chad Tomko.
UNC-Asheville 97, Bluefield College 74 ASHEVILLE (AP) — Chris Stephenson scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, both careerhighs, and led North Carolina-Asheville to a 97-74 victory over Bluefield College on Monday. J.P. Primm added a career-high 21 points, seven assists and seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (6-12), who have won three straight games. UNC-Asheville built a huge lead at the end of the first half, using a 12-4 run in the final 3 minutes to build a 53-33 halftime lead. John Williams scored four points during the spurt, and scored 14 of his 16 points in the first half. The Bulldogs maintained a double-digit lead for the entire second half, and Bluefield got no closer than 13 points. Omar Reed scored 24 points for Bluefield, an NAIA team. The Rams counted the game as an exhibition. The Bulldogs shot 54.1 percent from the field (33for-61), while Bluefield shot 38.8 percent (26-for67).
Hurricanes fall again RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Steve Downie scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Monday night. Ryan Malone and Vincent Lecavalier also scored for the Lightning, who snapped an eight-game road losing streak in the series. Tampa Bay hadn’t won in the RBC Center since November 2007, a drought that included a pair of losses earlier this season. Matt Cullen had a goal in the second period for the Hurricanes, and Chad LaRose scored in the third in his first game back from a lowerbody injury that had sidelined him for 17 games. Carolina twice answered goals by the Lightning to tie it, but never could push ahead and lost its third straight game.
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Grizzlies beat Suns, 125-118 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Rudy Gay scored 31 points, Zach Randolph added 27 points and 11 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies finished a four-game home stretch undefeated with a 125-118 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Monday. O.J. Mayo added 28 points for Memphis, which extended its franchise-best home winning streak to nine games. Marc Gasol had 19 points. Six Suns were in double figures led by Steve Nash with 22 points and 12 assists. Robin Lopez had a career-high 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field, and Grant Hill scored 16. Leandro Barbosa finished with 14, and Amare Stoudemire added 12 points and nine rebounds. Louis Amundson had 10 points for the Suns, who dropped their fourth straight.
Warriors 114, Bulls 97 Associated Press
Rafael Nadal of Spain returns to Australia’s Peter Luczak during their Men’s singles first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia Monday.
Henin returns with a victory
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Justine Henin’s new, philosophical outlook on life and tennis comes with a few fringe benefits. She’s dining out more, for one thing. The relentless intensity that characterized the diminutive Belgian as she won seven Grand Slam singles titles before retiring 20 months ago has given way to a more self-assured, open manner in her second coming to the game. “I’m a little less superstitious about the past,” Henin said after her 6-4, 6-3 win over fellow Belgian Kirsten Flipkens to the Australian Open on Monday. Henin is still driven by a challenge, and that’s what brought her back to Melbourne Park for her first major since a quarterfinal loss to Maria Sharapova at the 2008 Australian Open. Unranked and playing as a wild card entry, Henin will now play a second-round match against fifth-seeded Elena Dementieva, who won the Olympic gold medal in Beijing only a few months after Henin retired in May 2008. A win over Dementieva could put her on course for a quarterfinal against fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters, whose win at the U.S. Open last September in only her
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any of that to get them fired up for what’s at stake. “This is the AFC championship,” he said. “The motivation is going to come from the fact that the winner of this game advances to the Super Bowl. That’s probably motivation enough.” The fact the Jets are even in this position can make one shake their head in disbelief, especially when Ryan mistakenly thought the playoffs were no longer an option after a 10-7 loss to Atlanta almost a month ago. The win over the Colts was further magnified when several teams ahead of the Jets in the playoff race lost, putting New York suddenly in control of its
third tournament out of retirement inspired Henin’s comeback. Clijsters, who beat Henin in the final of a warmup tournament at Brisbane on Jan. 9, won her first-round match 6-0, 6-4 over Canadian qualifier Valerie Tetreault. Sharapova, the last person to beat Henin at a major, played her first match here since winning the 2008 title on Monday, and recorded her earliest exit at a major in seven years when she lost 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4 to fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko. Dinara Safina, who lost last year’s final to Serena Williams, and No. 3 Svetlana Kuznetsova, the reigning French Open champion, advanced in straight sets. On a gray, rainy day in Melbourne, only 26 of the 64 scheduled matches were completed — another 12 matches started but were suspended. Defending champion Rafael Nadal was among the last to finish, coming back from a break down in the first set to beat Australia’s Peter Luczak 7-6 (0), 6-1, 6-4. Nadal beat Roger Federer in five sets in the final here last year to claim his sixth major and his first on hardcourts. He hasn’t added one since, while
Federer won the French Open and Wimbledon to surpass Pete Sampras’ record of 14 career Grand Slam singles titles. He was a win away from a 16th, too, until Juan Martin del Potro’s surprising win over Federer in the U.S. Open final. The 21-year-old del Potro, coming to a major as a reigning champion for the first time, ignored the pain of a sore wrist and a disagreement with the chair umpire in a 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 win over American Michael Russell. No. 5 Andy Murray advanced in straight sets over South Africa’s Kevin Anderson, No. 7 Andy Roddick beat Thiemo de Bakker of the Netherlands 6-1, 6-4, 6-4, and 2007 finalist Fernando Gonzalez of Chile also advanced. Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic ousted No. 13 Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic.
postseason destiny. “To get to the Super Bowl, no team really has an easy ride,” linebacker Bart Scott said. “If you want to earn the right to go to the Super Bowl, you have to go through teams you’re not supposed to beat.” The Jets took care of that, starting with a 37-0 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, who appeared listless in the regularseason finale. But New York was gaining confidence and again beat Cincinnati in the first round of the playoffs. Facing a Chargers team that had won 11 in a row, the Jets went out to San Diego and shocked them in a 17-14 victory that sent them to an improbable AFC championship game appearance with a rookie head coach and a rookie quarterback in Mark Sanchez.
“We feel good about our chances,” Woody said. “We feel good about going to Indianapolis and we believe that we’re going to go all the way and bring this thing back to New York.”
Roddick’s friend and former housemate Mardy Fish was hoping his recovery from a knee injury would be aided by the typically hot conditions in Melbourne. But on a cool, windy and wet day, he was blown out 6-2, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 by wildcard entry Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan.
That’s the type of culture Ryan has harvested for a franchise that has had little to crow about. After all, this is just the Jets’ third AFC championship game appearance, and first since the 1998 season. They’ve since had four coaching changes — not counting Bill Belichick’s 24-hour tenure in 2000 — and a few hundred players come and go. So, when Ryan came in and replaced the stoic Eric Mangini, and talked about titles and meetings at the White House as soon as he was hired a year ago, people laughed. Now look at him.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Andris Biedrins had been waiting for a while to finally feel like his old self again. There he was Monday, blocking shots, rebounding and struggling from the free-throw line as usual. Biedrins grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds to go with a career-best eight blocked shots, Monta Ellis had 36 points on 39 shots, and the shorthanded Golden State Warriors snapped a threegame losing streak with a 114-97 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Corey Maggette added 32 points, six rebounds and five assists, and Stephen Curry had 26 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as Golden State ended Chicago’s four-game winning streak. Ellis had eight assists and five rebounds.
Knicks 99, Pistons 91 NEW YORK (AP) — Nate Robinson showed his game is much more than dunks, scoring 27 points Monday to lead the New York Knicks to a 99-91 victory and a split of a home-and-home series with the Detroit Pistons. Chosen earlier in the day to defend his slam dunk title at All-Star weekend, Robinson made five 3-pointers, one during a 7-0 spurt that started the fourth quarter and gave the Knicks the lead for good.
Thunder 94, Hawks 91 ATLANTA (AP) — With Kevin Durant guarded tightly, Jeff Green knew he could give Oklahoma City its best chance to pad a slim lead. “It was a play drawn up for Kevin, but Atlanta did a tremendous job in denying the ball to him,” Green said, “so I just made the play.” Durant scored 29 points, Green had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and the Thunder ended the Atlanta Hawks’ three-game winning streak with a 94-91 victory Monday. Green’s three-point play made it 94-88 with 12.2 seconds remaining. Dribbling from the top of the right wing, he used his right hand to dunk past Josh Smith’s outstretched arms.
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valleys. “So I don’t foresee any of the expectations being too far off.” Hamlin set the bar high himself this time last year, when he went into 2009 determined to put a full season together and take the personal steps needed to be a true championship contender. Although he’s made the Chase in each of his four seasons, he struggled to mount a legitimate challenge to Johnson. Despite his tough talk, Hamlin had doubters. It wasn’t until September, when he grabbed a breakthrough win at hometrack Richmond, that people began to notice he had indeed flipped a switch. He became more vocal about NASCAR’s rules and regulations, and took to Twitter to both offer his opinions and interact with fans. He publicly sparred with Brad Keselowski, the next big star, and lashed out with comical diatribes against the brash new driver. But more important, he won two Chase races and proved that barring mechanical failures, Hamlin and his No. 18 team have a very real potential to be champions.
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Nation Today 5 found dead in Texas
BELLVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities working to determine what spurred a flurry of gunshots that left five people dead in southeast Texas are questioning a 20-year-old man who lived with the victims in the isolated house surrounded by pasture land. Police said Monday the victims of the weekend bloodshed all lived in the single-story brick home in Bellville, a town of about 4,000 people located 55 miles northwest of Houston. They included a retiree and his wife, a younger woman and man, and a girl believed to be about 3 years old, police said. Investigators were questioning a 20-year-old man, who remained jailed on burglary and attempted burglary charges after allegedly trying to break into a Bellville home. The man — arrested about 3 a.m. Sunday after a homeowner pulled a gun on him — could face capital murder charges. Prosecutors are reviewing the case and could bring those charges. No one else is being sought and it does not appear any other people were involved in the shootings.
City calendar skips a day
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota residents and others relying on a new calendar issued by the city of Grand Forks will get a jump-start on February. The recently issued City of Grand Forks 2010 Calendar is missing Sunday, Jan. 31. City spokesman John Bernstrom says the error was noticed when boxes of the calendar printed by Fine Print of Grand Forks were
opened before Christmas. Bernstrom says if Jan. 31 had been a weekday in which there was garbage or recycling collection, the city would have issued a correction or public statement. Feb. 1 appears on the calendar as a Monday so the rest of the year is correct.
Thieves steal ATM GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say thieves used some stolen heavy equipment to steal an entire ATM from a South Carolina bank. Police told multiple media outlets that officers responding to an alarm around 4:30 a.m. Monday at a Wachovia branch in Greenville found a running front end loader and wires sticking up from the ground where the ATM once was. Investigators say the thieves stole the front end loader from a nearby construction site.
Shoplifting suspect dies CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a shoplifting suspect has died after a fight at a South Carolina Walmart. Conway police told multiple media outlets Sunday that police got a call about a fight at the store just after 8 p.m. Friday. Police spokeswoman Catina Hipps says Walmart employees were trying to stop two shoplifting suspects when a fight broke out. One of the suspects collapsed at the scene and was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Horry County Deputy Coroner Tony Hendrick says 41-year-old Dorina Williams of Nichols appears to have died from natural causes.
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A crowd marches along St. Paul’s Marshall Avenue to celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Monday. It was one of many events Monday that honored the late civil rights leader. The march was intended to replicate the Civil Rights march from Selma to Mobile Alabama in 1965.
King honored with speeches, parades ATLANTA (AP) — A scholar and activist invoked the fiery side of Martin Luther King Jr.’s rhetoric Monday at the civil rights icon’s church, urging the audience not to “sanitize” King’s legacy or let the president off the hook on issues like poverty. Across the country, Americans marked what would have been King’s 81st birthday with rallies and parades. And days ahead of the anniversary of his historic inauguration, President Barack Obama honored King by serving meals to the needy. But in the city where the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner was born, it was Princeton University professor Cornel West who reminded listeners that King’s message of nonviolence came with a fiery urgency. West delivered a passionate keynote address to hundreds at Ebenezer Baptist Church on the 25th federal observance of King’s birthday. West told the crowd to remember King’s call to help others and not enshrine his legacy in “some distant museum.” Instead, West offered, King should be remembered as a vital person whose powerful message was once even considered dangerous by the FBI. “I don’t want to sanitize Martin Luther King Jr.,” said West, who teaches in Princeton’s Center for African American Studies and is the author of “Race Matters” and 19 other books. “I don’t know about you, but I don’t even mention his name without shivering and shuddering.” West also told the mostly black audience to hold Obama’s administration accountable even as they celebrate his historic presidency. The anniversary of Obama’s inauguration as the country’s first black president — seen by many blacks as part of the fulfillment of King’s dream — is Jan.
20. “Even with your foot on the brake, there are too many precious brothers and sisters under the bus,” West said of Obama. “Where is the talk about poverty? We’ve got to protect him and respect him, but we’ve also got to correct him if the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. is going to stay alive.” King’s youngest daughter, Bernice King, presided over the ceremony with her aunt, Christine King Farris, the civil rights leader’s only living sibling. His other children, Martin Luther King III and Dexter King, did not attend the service at the church where King preached, which was packed to its 2,200-person capacity. In Washington, D.C., Obama honored King’s legacy of helping others serving lunch at a social services organization. Later Monday, Obama discussed the civil rights movement with a group of black elders and their grandchildren. He was later scheduled to speak at a King Day concert at the Kennedy Center. Marches and parades took place around the country, including one in Montgomery, Ala., where King gained renown leading a bus boycott in protest of segregation during the 1950s. Tens of thousands marched in San Antonio, with some singing “We shall overcome,” an anthem of 1960s civil rights workers, and others chanting “Yes, we can,” the slogan used by Obama’s campaign. Mark Melchor, a 22-year-old university student, wore a jacket from his Latino fraternity, a group that participates in the event every year. King represents “civil rights for everybody,” he said. “There’s always going to be more work to be done. Minorities still have a disadvantage in the world. It’s getting better but still.”
Rapes have towns on edge YOAKUM, Texas (AP) — With a serial rapist on the loose, Cassandra McGinty has developed a new routine when she arrives home: search room to room, a handgun or stun gun drawn. The predator has been assaulting older women in central Texas over the past year, terrifying residents and frustrating investigators who have only a vague description of the suspect. Pepper spray has been flying off the shelves in the towns where the attacks have occurred, and McGinty said her landlord in Marquez handed out stun guns as Christmas gifts. Nearly 200 miles away in Yoakum, elderly volunteers at the local museum have been locking its doors during business hours. “I used to think I was too old for anybody to mess with,” said McGinty, 55. “I can’t say that anymore.” Beginning with the rape of a 65-year-old woman in Yoakum last
January, authorities have linked eight sexual assaults or attempted sexual assaults to the suspect, who has been dubbed the “Twilight Rapist” because most of the attacks occurred around dawn. They also believe he robbed or attempted to rob four other women. The victims have all been women, ranging in age from 65 to 91. One rape victim played piano at her church on Sundays. An 81-year-old woman scared off an intruder with a gun, firing several rounds for good measure. A 66-year-old woman was attacked twice, despite having moved across town following the first assault. The attacks occurred in seven rural towns, the largest of which has 6,000 residents. Two women were attacked — one of them twice — in Yoakum, a quiet town surrounded by wide-open ranches about 100 miles east of San Antonio.
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Lea Walker is shown in her home in Indian Trail, N.C., Jan. 14. Walker is disappointed the health care bill will not eliminate the 2-year wait for disabled people to get Medicare.
Health care reform efforts leave gap for disabled workers WASHINGTON (AP) — Disabled by chronic back pain and unable to afford medical insurance, Lea Walker hoped President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul would close a coverage gap that has trapped her and millions of other workers. It won’t. Although disabled workers can expect improvements, the legislation moving toward final passage in Congress doesn’t deliver the clean fix that advocates for people with serious medical conditions hoped for. Some of the neediest could find themselves still in limbo. In 2007, the government declared Walker, a home health nurse from Indian Trail, N.C., too sick to work. She started receiving monthly disability checks from Social Security, but found she would face a 24-month wait for Medicare. Insurance available through her husband’s job was out of reach at $800 a month. At any given time, an estimated 1.8 million disabled workers languish in the Medicare coverage gap, a cost saver instituted nearly 40 years ago. Many, like Walker, are uninsured. Lawmakers had hoped to eliminate the gap as part of health care overhaul, but concluded it would be too expensive. The alternatives now in the legislation aren’t exactly seamless. For example, a new insurance pool for high-risk cases that Obama asked Congress for could run out of money within a year or two of its inception. “I’m very disappointed,” said Walker, 61, who has difficulty even walking to her front door. Although her own wait will be over in April, “I feel these last two years have dealt me a blow I will not recover from,” she said. She’s been unable to pursue surgery that could help her, and had to rely on a sympathetic doctor for free medication samples. She doesn’t wish the ordeal on anyone.
The failure to repeal the Medicare waiting period illustrates the difficult trade-offs Democratic lawmakers faced to keep the costs of the legislation from ballooning. Indeed, if the bill passes Congress and is signed by Obama, an estimated 18 million eligible Americans would remain uninsured, many still unable to afford coverage, even when it’s fully in place in 2019. “I think everyone needs to realize this is going to be a first, very major step toward health care reform and then there will be a need to come back in the next several years and make midcourse adjustments,” said Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., who pushed unsuccessfully to phase out the waiting period. “I think what we are hopefully going to be able to do with this bill is fix an awful lot of the problem,” Bingaman added. The legislation would provide two ways to tide over disabled workers in the Medicare waiting period. But it’s not clear how well that would work. Starting this year, people who can’t get affordable private insurance because of medical problems could buy a policy through a new high-risk insurance pool. But there could be a catch signing up for the high-risk pool. The Senate bill would require patients to be uninsured for six months. The House bill would allow people to be covered immediately in cases of medical necessity. Lawmakers will have to work out the difference. Longer term, by 2014 at the latest, disabled workers would be able to buy coverage in new health insurance markets called exchanges. Open to individuals and small businesses, the markets would take over the role of the high-risk pools. New consumer protections would take effect, prohibiting insurers from turning down people with health problems, or
charging them higher premiums. Government subsidies would start to flow to consumers in the exchanges. Medicaid would be expanded to pick up adults near the poverty line. Yet potential problems already have appeared. The $5 billion that the Obama administration and Congress have allocated to finance the high-risk insurance pool appears to be well short of the need, according to a report by economic analysts at Medicare. They project the money would run out in 2011 or 2012, and the safety net would fail for an estimated 375,000 frail individuals. Advocacy groups say they would ask Congress for emergency dollars. The administration says the $5 billion is consistent with an earlier cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office. Finally, it’s not yet clear how comprehensive the coverage would be once the bill is fully phased in. While the legislation would not eliminate the Medicare waiting period for disabled workers, it should make it more tolerable, say advocates for patients. “If you look at the bill in terms of perfection, there are many shortcomings,” said Stephen Finan, policy director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. “But if you look at it relative to the status quo, it represents a very significant improvement for people with serious medical conditions.” Walker, the North Carolina nurse, doesn’t see it that way. Workers pay Medicare taxes throughout their careers, and should be able to get coverage if they become disabled. “It’s atrocious that in America we would have people with medical problems bad enough that they can’t work, and they’re not be able to afford to seek medical help,” she said. “I just can’t believe they didn’t cut out the two-year wait.”
Obama confident on bank tax plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama expressed confidence Saturday that lawmakers would approve his proposed tax on banks to recover bailout money, despite opposition from Republicans and the financial industry. “Like clockwork, the banks and politicians who curry their favor are already trying to stop this fee from going into effect,” he said, using his weekly radio and Internet addresses to promote
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We’re going to pass this fee into law,” he said. Congress must approve the tax and that’s not assured, given the immediate opposition from Republicans. Democrats also could lose their 60-vote majority in the Senate, with Democrat Martha Coakley in an unexpectedly close race against Republican Scott Brown in Massachusetts to fill the seat held for decades by the late Democrat Edward M. Kennedy.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is working to lift the smokescreen clouding the ingredients used in cigarettes and other tobacco products. In June, tobacco companies must tell the FDA their formulas for the first time, just as drugmakers have for decades. Manufacturers also will have to turn over any studies they’ve done on the effects of the ingredients. It’s an early step for an agency just starting to flex muscles granted by a new law that took effect last June that gives it broad power to regulate tobacco far beyond the warnings now on packs, short of banning it outright. Companies have long acknowledged using cocoa, coffee, menthol and other additives to make tobacco taste better. The new information will help the FDA determine which ingredients might also make tobacco more harmful or addictive. It will also use the data to develop standards for tobacco products and could ban some ingredients or combinations. “Tobacco products today are really the only human-consumed product that we don’t know what’s in them,” Lawrence R. Deyton, the director of the Food and Drug Administration’s new Center for Tobacco Products and a physician, told The Associated Press in a recent interview. While the FDA must keep much of the data confidential under trade-secret laws, it will publish a list of harmful and potentially harmful ingredients by June 2011. Under the law, it must be listed by quantity in each brand. Some tobacco companies have voluntarily listed product ingredients online in recent years but never with the specificity they must give the FDA, said Matt Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. For example, Altria Group Inc., based in Richmond and the parent company of the nation’s largest tobacco maker, Philip Morris USA, has posted general ingredients on its Web site since at least 1999. Cigarette makers say their products include contain tobacco, water, sugar and flavorings, along with chemicals like diammonium phosphate, a chemical used to improve burn rate and taste, and ammonium hydroxide, used to improve the taste. Scientific studies suggest those chemicals also could make the body more easily absorb nicotine, the active and addictive component of tobacco. “Until now, the tobacco companies were free to manipulate their product in ways to maximize sales, no matter the impact on the number of people who died or became addicted,” Myers said. “The manner of disclosure previously made it impossible for the government to make any meaningful assessments.” About 46 million people, or 20.6 percent of U.S. adult smoke cigarettes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, down from about 24 percent 10 years ago. It also estimates that about 443,000 people in the U.S. die each year from diseases linked to smoking. Tax increases, health concerns, smoking bans and social stigma continue to cut into the number of cigarettes sold, which were estimated to be down about 12.6 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period last year. Cigarettes and their smoke contain more than 4,000 chemicals; among them are more than 60 known carcinogens, according to the American Cancer Society. But scientists say they can’t yet tell all they’ll learn from the new data because so little is known about how the chemicals combine to affect people. “The reality is that we have known so little over time that it’s difficult to know with much accuracy what getting a good look is going to tell us about what we could do in the future,” said Dr. David Burns of the University of California-San Diego. The real test is whether the FDA acts on the information it receives, said David Sweanor, a Canadian law professor and tobacco expert. Canadian authorities are collecting similar data, but they haven’t taken much action based on it, which is critical, he said. The European Union also has similar submission requirements. Myers warned that a list of ingredients or an unexplained product label is “just as likely to mislead as it is to inform” if consumers don’t know about the relative effects of ingredients. Altria has supported what it has called “tough but fair regulation.” But its chief rivals — No. 2 Reynolds American Inc., parent company of R.J. Reynolds, and No. 3 Lorillard, both based in North Carolina — opposed the law.
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DENVER (AP) — Three people convicted of murder have been released from prison because their cases were tainted by a now discredited theory that bullets found at a crime scene could be linked to bullets found in possession of suspects. Nearly five years after the FBI abandoned its so-called comparative bullet lead analysis, the FBI has yet to complete its review of nearly 2,500 cases where law enforcement used such evidence to investigate a case. So far, the agency has found 187 cases where socalled comparative bullet lead analysis evidence was not only used in the investigation, but came into play at trial where FBI experts provided testimony. It has notified prosecutors in those cases where testimony from its experts “exceeds the limits of the science and cannot be supported by the FBI,” one agency letter says. At least three convictions — that of a Colorado man who served 12 years in prison for a double slaying, a Florida man who served 10 years after being convicted of killing his wife, and an Oregon man convicted of a triple slaying — have recently been overturned. All three men are now free.
In this Friday photo, Montana state Sen. Roy Brown, left, a conservative, and Shari Silberstein, executive director of Equal Justice USA, a Brooklyn, N.Y.based anti-death penalty organization, talk about the death penalty during an interview in Louisville, Ky. Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Roy Brown seems like a rarity — a conservative who’s against the death penalty. But to Brown, a state senator and the 2008 Republican nominee for governor of Montana, the philosophy aligns perfectly with conservative ideology. He’s one of the more high-profile figures reaching out to other social and fiscal conservatives, hoping to create a bipartisan movement against capital punishment. Defense attorneys say the analysis appeared to “I believe that life is precious be a miracle of science: It required a small nuclear from the womb to a natural reactor, once housed at an FBI lab at the Hoover death,” Brown said. Building in Washington, D.C., and relied on the The Roman Catholic church expertise of only a handful of qualified FBI agents. has long been an organized and FBI experts wowed jurors by explaining how vocal critic of the death pengamma rays, energy released from bombarding a alty, but the new effort is trying bullet with neutrons, could be measured to make a to bring in other conservatives match. shaped by both evangelical faiths “Sure, you have this whiz-bang, whipper-dipper and political ideology. machine that looks at all the elements of the uniNow, liberals and conservatives verse, but it doesn’t mean anything,” said attorney — longtime opponents on conDave Wymore, a former director of the Colorado tentious social issues from aborpublic defenders office who fought successfully to tion to capital punishment — are exclude such evidence in a triple-murder case and working together in a time of won an acquittal in 1999. strong political polarization. The FBI began the tests in the mid-1960s. It quit The effort took center stage at in 2005, after the National Research Council of the the National Coalition to Abolish National Academy of Science concluded that while the Death Penalty’s annual conits methods of measuring trace elements were ference over the weekend in sound, its conclusions were flawed. Millions of Louisville. Brown was joined by other bullets could contain trace elements in iden- a conservative minister, the Rev. tical quantities, the council said. That rendered the Matt Randles of Headwaters FBI’s box-by-box conclusions meaningless. Coventant Church in Helena, Mont., and Heather Hass, a FBI lab spokeswoman Ann Todd said the agency former National Republican has reviewed about 2,000 cases and is waiting on Congressional Committee staffinformation from prosecutors who may have used er. They walked fellow activists the bullet evidence at trial in the remaining 500 through how to make their case cases. to others about the anti-death In cases where an FBI expert testified, the agen- penalty movement. cy is reviewing trial transcripts. Shari Silberstein, executive Cases where a defendant pleaded guilty aren’t director of Equal Justice USA, a being reviewed. Brooklyn, N.Y.-based anti-death
Comparative bullet lead analysis was based on the theory that lead bullets pick up trace elements such as copper, antimony, arsenic, bismuth and silver during manufacturing. When the soft metal is shaped into bullets and packaged, bullets in the same box would contain similar amounts of the trace elements, the theory went. FBI lab technicians compared bullet fragments from a crime scene with bullets possessed by suspects. If the trace elements closely matched, prosecutors — backed by FBI testimony — would argue the suspects’ guilt.
penalty organization, said working with conservatives is about common sense and common ground. “It’s not really an ideological question,” Silberstein said. The effort has been backed by Richard Viguerie, a fundraiser and activist considered the father of the modern conservative movement. Viguerie, in a July 2009 essay in Sojourners magazine, wrote that executions are supposed to take the life of the guilty — but noted there are enough flaws in the system to fear an innocent person has been put to death. Viguerie noted that death row inmates have been exonerated by DNA evidence, raising the prospect that prosecutors and juries made mistakes in cases without scientific evidence and in cases that predate the science. “To conservatives, that should be deemed as immoral as abortion,” Viguerie wrote. And as lawmakers continue to slash budgets because of the slumping economy, many are wondering whether the price tag of the death penalty and the resulting drawn-out legal process is worthwhile. The winding series of appeals often runs up huge legal bills for states, which many advocates say is often more expensive than the cost of life imprisonment. In 2007, New Jersey and New Mexico became the 14th and 15th states to abolish the death penalty. Ten other states have considered repealing it in recent years. Kansas lawmakers have four days of hearings scheduled later
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While there are no hard numbers on how many conservatives have joined the anti-capital punishment campaign, those involved say it’s a growing movement. “I am so sick of American polarizing politics,” said Laura Porter, director of organizing for the Equal Justice USA. “I think we all have a lot more in common than is ever acknowledged.” Brown knows not everyone will agree with him, but he and other death penalty opponents are willing to take small gains. “There are some people I’m not going to convince,” Brown said. “That’s all right. I’m not trying to win over the world.”
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this month to consider abolishing executions in the state, based in part on cost. And a Duke University professor concluded that North Carolina could save $11 million a year if it halted the death penalty. “Criminals should be prosecuted,” Brown said. “I want it to be life without parole. In the long run, that’s much cheaper.” Not all conservatives are open to Brown’s pitch. Kent Scheidegger, legal director of the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation and an outspoken capital punishment supporter, said most of the costs of a death penalty case come from “exhaustive investigation” of the defendant’s background and should be cut out. “I think those who are falling for this line are misguided,” Scheidegger said. “The death penalty does not need to cost more than life imprisonment.”
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Taliban attacks in the heart of Afghan capital KABUL (AP) — Taliban militants wearing explosive vests launched a brazen daylight assault Monday on the center of Kabul, with suicide bombings and gunbattles near the presidential palace and other government buildings that paralyzed the city for hours. Afghan forces along with NATO advisers managed to restore order after nearly five hours of fighting as explosions and machine gunfire echoed across the mountain-rimmed city, sending terrified Afghans racing for cover. Twelve people were killed, including seven attackers, officials said. The assault by a handful of determined militants dramatized the vulnerability of the Afghan capital, undermining public confidence in President Hamid Karzai’s government and its U.S.-led allies. The attacks also suggested that the mostly rural Taliban are prepared to strike at the heart of the Afghan state — even as the United States and its international partners are rushing 37,000 reinforcements to join the eight-year war. “We are so concerned, so disappointed about the security in the capital,� said Mohammad Hussain, a 25-year-old shopkeeper who witnessed the fighting. “Tens of thousands of U.S. and NATO troops are being sent to Afghanistan, yet security in the capital is deteriorating.� The violence began shortly before 10 a.m. and persisted until mid-afternoon with attacks at four locations within an area of less than one square mile. The attack unfolded as Cabinet members were being sworn in by President Hamid Karzai despite
that parliament’s rejection of most of his choices. Presidential spokesman Waheed Omar said the ceremony occurred as scheduled and that everybody in the palace was safe. In the first assault, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at Pashtunistan Square, a major intersection near the gates to the presidential palace, the Central Bank and the luxury Serena Hotel, which is frequented by Westerners. Clashes broke out as other militants fought with Afghan troops, who converged quickly on the scene in pickup trucks and armored vehicles. Police sealed off the area and helicopters buzzed overhead. Several attackers then stormed into a nearby shopping mall, prompting a standoff with security forces. Two bombers were killed when their explosives detonated, setting the four-story building ablaze. About 11:17 a.m., another suicide attacker drove toward the area in an ambulance but blew himself up after he was challenged at a checkpoint near the Education Ministry. At about 1 p.m., three other attackers entered another commercial building housing offices and stores, holding off security forces for about two hours before they were killed. Details were provided by Interior Minister Hanif Atmar at a press conference. The dead included an intelligence agent, two policemen and two civilians, including one child, according to Atmar. He said 71 other people were wounded, including 35 civilians. Most of the injuries were caused by hand grenade attacks hurled
by the militants, he said. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told The Associated Press that 20 armed militants, including some with suicide vests, had entered Kabul to target the presidential palace and other government buildings in the center of the capital. Afghan authorities said seven militants were killed but that it was possible others were burned in the shopping center blaze. It was the biggest assault on the capital since Oct. 28, when three gunmen with automatic weapons and suicide vests stormed a guest house used by U.N. staff, killing at least 11 people including five U.N. workers. Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen also struck government buildings in the capital in February 2009, killing more than 20 people. But Monday’s fighting persisted longer than any initiated by the Taliban in the capital since they were driven from power by the U.S. and its allies in 2001. Flights into Kabul International Airport were suspended for several hours. Many shops closed, and the city’s normally congested streets were largely empty of vehicles. Large plumes of white smoke rose into the cloudless sky. At the Finance Ministry, employee Emal Masood said he and his colleagues were evacuated into the corridors while Afghan government forces used the roof to fire on militants in nearby buildings. “The fight was intensifying moment by moment,� he told BBC Television by phone. “We were able to see the fear in everybody’s eyes.�
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An Afghan police officer holds his heavy machine gun towards a building attacked by Taliban militants in central Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday. Taliban militants struck in the heart of the Afghan capital Monday, launching attacks on key government targets in a clear sign the insurgents plan to escalate their fight as the U.S. and its allies ramp up a campaign to end the war.
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Boyfriend has poor bedside manner Dear Abby: I rent my own apartment and my family lives an hour’s drive away. My boyfriend of one year, “Mac,” lives about 10 minutes from me and spends the night a few times a week and vice-versa. I got the flu last month and it developed into bronchitis. I was so sick I could barely drag myself out of bed. I asked Mac to come over and take care of me and he said, “No, I don’t want to get sick. I’ll come by when you’re better.” Abby, if someone cares about you, don’t you think he should help out — maybe make some soup, give you water at your bedside and just be there in general? If Mac got sick like that, I would go over and take care of him. But he wasn’t willing to do the same. He said he doesn’t feel it is “his job.” I am upset by this. Is it an indication of how he would be if we got married? — In Sickness and in Health Dear In Sickness: Yup. It appears Mac isn’t the nurturing kind. However, if he has everything else you’re looking for in a man, this needn’t be a deal breaker. Instead of expecting him to intuit what you need, try telling him what you want. Example: “Send some soup over.” “Please empty the trash.” “Call an ambulance.” You get the idea. If that doesn’t do the trick, then scratch
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Mac. Dear Abby: One of my bosses insists on using his speakerphone for conversations — business and personal — with his office door wide open. He speaks loudly, and both sides of the conversation can be clearly heard throughout the office. He also walks through the hallways with his cell on speakerphone. Everyone who works here finds his behavior annoying and boorish. No one says anything, and he doesn’t get the message when a chorus of doors slam shut each time he begins one of these calls or walks by with his cell phone blasting. Any ideas on how to address this issue? — Unwilling Dear Unwilling: Is no one, including your boss’s assistant, close enough to him to tell him that his loud phone conversations are distracting his employees and colleagues and offer to shut his door for him so he can have privacy? Most employers would prefer their workers and colleagues operate at maximum capacity, particularly in this economy.
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Despite aid efforts, problems persist in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Troops, doctors and aid workers flowed into Haiti on Monday even while victims of the quake that killed an estimated 200,000 people still struggled to find a cup of water or a handful of food. European nations pledged more than a half-billion dollars in emergency and longterm aid, on top of at least $100 million promised earlier by the U.S. But help was still not reaching many victims of Tuesday’s quake — choked back by transportation bottlenecks, bureaucratic confusion, fear of attacks on aid convoys, the collapse of local authority and the sheer scale of the need. Looting spread to more parts of downtown Port-auPrince as hundreds of young men and boys clambered up broken walls to break into shops and take whatever they can find. Especially prized was toothpaste, which people smear under their noses to fend off the stench of decaying bodies. At a collapsed and burning shop in the market area, youths used broken bottles, machetes and razors to battle for bottles of rum and police fired shots to break up the crowd. “I am drinking as much as I can. It gives courage,” said Jean-Pierre Junior, wielding a broken wooden plank with nails to protect his bottle of rum. Even so, the U.S. Army’s on-the-ground commander, Lt. Gen. Ken Keen, said the city is seeing less violence than before the earthquake. “Is there gang violence? Yes. Was there gang violence before the earthquake? Absolutely.” U.S. officials say some 2,200 Marines are set to join 1,700 U.S. troops now on the ground and U.N. SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon
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announced Monday he wants 1,500 more U.N. police and 2,000 more troops to join the existing 7,000 military peacekeepers and 2,100 international police in Haiti. While aid workers tried to make their way into Haiti, many people tried to leave. Hundreds of U.S. citizens, or people claiming to be, waved IDs as they formed a long line outside the U.S. Embassy in hopes of arranging a flight out of the country. Roughly 200,000 people may have been killed in the magnitude-7.0 quake, the European Union said, quoting Haitian officials who also said about 70,000 bodies have been recovered so far. EU officials estimated that about 250,000 were injured and 1.5 million were homeless. Even many people whose houses survived are sleeping outside for aftershocks will collapse unstable build-
ings. And while the U.N. said that more than 73,000 people have received a week’s rations, many more still wait. So many people have lost homes that the World Food Program is planning a tent camp for 100,000 people — an instant city the size of Burbank, California — on the outskirts of Port-auPrince, according to the agency’s country director, Myrta Kaulard. About 50,000 people already sleep each night on the city golf course where the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division has set up an aid camp. In town, Bodies still lay in the street six days after the quake, but Haitians had made progress in hauling many away for burial or burning. People were seen dragging corpses to intersections in hopes that garbage trucks or aid groups would arrive to take them away. Six days after the quake, dozens of rescue crews were
still working to rescue victims trapped under piles of concrete and debris. “There are still people living” in collapsed buildings, U.N. humanitarian spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs told The Associated Press. “Hope continues.” She said some might survive until Monday — and a few special cases could make it further: Rescuers pulled a 30-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman from a ruined supermarket on Sunday. Officials said they had had survived for so long by eating food where they were trapped. Stunned by images of the disaster, the European Union Commission said it would contribute euro330 million ($474 million) in emergency and long-term aid to Haiti. EU member states also poured euro92 million ($132 million) in emergency aid, including 20 million pounds ($32.7 million) from Britain
and euro10 million ($14.4 million) from France, which also said it was willing for forgive Haiti’s euro40 million ($55.7 million) debt. U.S. officials, meanwhile, agreed with U.N. officials on a system to grant priority to humanitarian flights, responded to criticism that military and rescue flights had sometimes been first in line, according to the U.N. Some countries and aid groups such as Geneva-based Doctors Without Borders had complained planes filled with doctors and medical supplies had been forced to land in the neighboring Dominican Republic and come in by road, delaying urgent care for injured quake victims by two days. The problem may be eased by U.S. expansion of the cramped airport’s capacity. The U.S. military spokesman in Haiti, Cmdr. Chris Lounderman, said about 100 flights a day are now landing, up from 60 last week. “The ramp was designed for 16 large aircraft,” he said. “At times there were up to 40. That’s why there was gridlock.” Former President Bill Clinton, who arrived with his daughter, toted crates of bottled water at the airport and shook hands with doctors at the capital’s General Hospital, crammed with about 1,500 patients. A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Capt. John Kirby, said in Washington that the United States expects to have 4,000 to 5,000 U.S. troops in Haiti by midweek and the same number at sea, with the hospital ship USNS Comfort arriving by Wednesday. At the United Nations, meanwhile, the secretarygeneral said he needs the extra troops for six months, and the police would likely stay longer.
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3BR/1.5BA SW in Chase area. $400/mo. Ref’s & $400 dep. req. No pets! 289-2074 2BR & 3BR in quiet park in Forest City & Ellenboro. $325-$400 per month 287-8558 SPACIOUS & PRIVATE
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2BR Stove, refrig., cable, lawn service & trash incld. $260 /mo. + dep. No cats! Long term only! Call 453-0078 or 429-8822 3BR SW & 3BR DW in Harris. Water & sewer incld. $350 & $450/mo. + dep. 828-748-8801 Sell or rent your property in the Classifieds!
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Now enrolling children 0-12 yrs. 1st & 2nd shifts •Weekend care Rutherford center only •Transportation provided (if needed and general area) •Diapers & wipes provided at FC center •Healthy meals and snacks •Professional speech therapy through Alpha & Omega
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Help Wanted Medical Social Worker Part time or PRN needed to provide services to terminally ill patients & their families. Bachelor’s degree in Social Work & Master’s Degree preferred. Send resume to: Hospice of Rutherford County, Inc. PO Box 336 Forest City, NC 28043 Fax: 828-245-5389
WAITRESS/CASHIER Apply in person at Scott’s On Broadway, 753 S. Broadway, FC. between 2-5PM MonFri. No phone calls. Must be 21. Exp. a + but not necessary.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FIRST CLASS LINEMAN TOWN OF FOREST CITY The Town of Forest City is accepting applications for a first class lineman. Salary range is from $31,670.00 to $45,640.00. Applicants must have current CDL’s. Applications will be received at Town Hall, 128 N. Powell Street, Forest City, beginning Wednesday, January 13th. Applications will close at 5:00 pm, Wednesday, January 27th. For further information contact electric superintendent, Barry Spurlin, at 248-5249. Successful applicant must pass drug test prior to employment. The Town of Forest City is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.
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MAINTENANCE LEAD PERSON Aallied Die Casting of NC has an immediate opening for a Maintenance Lead Person for 2nd shift. This position requires minimum 5 years of maintenance exp. in a manufacturing environment and supervision experience is required. This position is completely a hands on job that requires someone who can handle multiple tasks under high pressure deadlines. We are seeking applicants w/electrical, hydraulics, & welding experience. Must be capable of troubleshooting and repairing all machinery problems in a timely manner. Experience in die casting or plastic injection a plus. Pay commensurate with skills and experience level. Aallied offers medical/dental insurance, vacation, & 401k retirement plan. Successful candidate must apply in person at: Aallied Die Casting 401 Aallied Drive Rutherfordton, NC 28139 EOE
Diamond Brand, a local outdoor gear manufacturer and retailer, is looking to hire a PT marketing/ advertising intern for the spring 2010 semester. This position is only open to current college students. $7-$9/hour dependent on experience. Business, marketing or communications related degree majors are a plus. Must have excellent computer skills and be proficient in MS Excel. Please send resume and cover letter to smerrell@ diamondbrand.com
HUGE Garage Sale at Tom Johnson Camping Center (Marion and Concord locations). Tires, windshields, satellites, fenders, & lots more! Jan. 15-23, 9AM-5PM. www.Tom
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of LOIS BAYNARD ALLEN TATE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said LOIS BAYNARD ALLEN TATE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 19th day of April, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 19th day of January, 2010.
14.1 cu.ft. Frigidaire Freezer upright, manual defrost. Exc. cond.! $350 286-4232 Brother Computerized Embroidery & Sewing Machine. Brand new! Carrying case on wheels incld. $500 value, sell for $350 828-248-1169
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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by April Norris to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of December, 2007, and recorded in Book 990, Page 10, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina at 1:30 PM on January 26, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Green Hill, in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being the same and identical property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 909, Page 858, Rutherford County Registry, and being described as follows: BEGINNING at a new iron pin lying North 29 deg 27 min 17 sec East 322.17 feet from an iron pin, said iron pin being the Southwestern most corner of the original tract referred herein above, from said BEGINNING point North 29 deg 27 min 17 sec West 209.11 feet to a new iron pin; thence a new line North 52 deg 17 min 05 sec East 300.89 feet to a point; thence South 37 deg 36 min 56 sec East 93.14 feet to an existing iron pin, said existing iron pin being the Northwestern most corner of the property now or formerly owned by Thomas R. Stover and wife, Annette as described and recorded in Deed Book 805 at Page 907, Rutherford County Registry; thence running along and with the line of Stover South 37 deg 36 min 01 sec East 114.57 feet to a new iron pin; thence leaving the line of Stover a new line South 52 deg 25 min 04 sec West 330.54 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 1.50 acres more or less. Together with improvements located thereon; Said property being located at: 106 Williston Drive, Rutherfordton, North Carolina Together with a right of way leading from U.S. Highway over that certain private road known as Williston Drive and lying 25 feet from the western most line of the property of Joyce R. Lovelace as described in Deed Book 814, at Page 441, said registry and being described as follows: BEGINNING at a point, said point being the Southwestern corner of the above Joyce R. Lovelace tract, from said BEGINNING point and running along and with the western line of Lovelace tract North 29 deg 27 min 17 sec East 322.17 feet to a new iron pin. Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1021743
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White Oak ManorRutherfordton is currently seeking FT LPN for second shift with at least three years exp. in long term care. Works five days each week. Excellent benefits. If interested apply in person to Gail Eller, RN, Director of Nurses. No telephone calls, please. EEOC
Substance Abuse Care Managers to provide assessment & case management to clients involved in the criminal justice system. Stable, full-time position with benefits. Must be highly organized and able to work independently. Minimum of BA/BS (no exceptions) & human services experience. Positions are available in Marion, Lenoir, Rutherfordton, Shelby and Gastonia. Please send resume to Region4TASC@ nctasc.org
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 539
This 5th day of January, 2010.
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913.0001085 09-SP-566 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by James M. Baldwin and Jennifer L. Baldwin, a married couple, dated April 13, 2004 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, recorded on April 14, 2004, in Book 0784 at Page 0586; and because of default in the payment of the indeb-tedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebted-ness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Rutherford County Courthouse, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Ellenboro, County of Rutherford, State of North Caro-lina, and being more particularly described as follows: ALL that certain Parcel of Land in Colfax Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, as more fully described in Estate File # 90E444 ID# Map No. 35289 and 35281, being known and designated as Lots 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of the Luna Martin Estate recorded in Plat Book 6 at Page 148. For Title Reference see Deed recorded Book 827, Page 574 Rutherford County Registry. Address of property: 763 E US 74 Highway Business, Ellenboro, NC 28040 Present Record Owners: James M. Baldwin The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.In the event that the Owner and Holder or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, and any Land Transfer Tax. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in his sole discretion, if he believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. Dated: January 13, 2010 David A. Simpson, P.C. Substitute Trustee By:__________________________________ Attorney at Law Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC Attorneys for the Subsitute Trustee (704) 442-9500 Posted:___ Witness:____ Assistant/Deputy Clerk of Superior Court
18 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, January 19, 2010 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 -SP-578 Under and by virtue of the power of safe contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by SHERRY B. GILLIAM to CB SERVICES CORP. Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of June, 2001 and recorded in Book 632 , Page 69, RUTHERFORD County Registry, North Carolina, Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, ANDERSON & STRICKLAND, F.A., having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duty recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door, in the City of RUTHERFORDTON, RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina at 11:00 o'clock a.m. on February 3, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of RUTHERFORD, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County. North Carolina and being the same property as conveyed by deed dated May 15, 1998, from Cindy M. Alley Ingle, Widow to David M. Edwards, recorded in Deed Book 711, Page 733, Rutherford County Registry, and described hereinafter according to said deed as follows: Being Lots 14-17 of the Sandy Mush Subdivision as shown by plat recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 78 and being the same properly as conveyed by deed dated October 19, 1962, from Bate Womick and wife, Eva Womick to Henry Lee McGinnis and wife. Alma McGinnis, same being recorded in Deed Book 266. Page 573, Rutherford County Registry, and hereinafter described according to survey dated August 10, 1992, by Nathan Odom, Registered Land Surveyor, entitled "Andy G. Ingle" as follows: Lying on the west side of Chesnee Highway (State Road No. 2210). BEGINNING at an existing iron pin located in the western margin of Chesnee Highway, same being the Northeast corner of the property of Ronnie D. Alridge, Deed Book 580, Page 695, Rutherford County Registry, said beginning iron being located also North 23 degrees 20 minutes 59 seconds West 98.00 feet from a nail located in the centerline of the intersection of Chesnee Highway (State Road No. 2210) with Walker Drive, and from the beginning running with the line of Ronnie D. Aldridge South 89 degrees 54 minutes 25 seconds West 165.62 feet to an existing iron pin in line of James Campbell, et als, 92-E-245; thence with the Campbell line North 26 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West 100.15 feet to an existing iron pin, same being the Southwest comer of W. Paul Street and wife in Deed Book 220, Page 438: running thence with Street's line North 88 degrees 53 minutes 41 seconds East 172.47 feet to an existing iron pin located in the west margin of Chesnee Highway; thence with the western margin of said highway, South 21:degrees 44 minutes 58 seconds East 50 feet to a point and South 22 degrees 41 minutes 38 seconds East 50.13 feet to the point and place of the BEGINNING, containing 0.35 acres, according to said survey hereinabove referred to. This being the same and identical parcel of land as conveyed to Andy G. Ingle and wife. Cindy M. Allen Ingle from Henry Lee McGinnis and wife, Alma McGinnis in deed dated August 27, 1992, as recorded in Book 599, Page 53. The said Andy G. Ingle is now deceased. Refer to Estate File No. 96-E-207, Rutherford County Clerk of Court. Said property being located at: 288 Chase High Road, Forest City, North Carolina 28043
TEMPORARY DATA ENTRY position available for Rutherford County Tax Office Position reports to the Real Estate Division Manager. Job duties require performing clerical work associated with the county’s revaluation. Work includes data entry, preparing daily work schedule for county appraisers, filing and assisting public. Knowledge of Microsoft Office, County GIS, general office equipment and practices. Must use courtesy and tact as position requires frequent contact with public. Minimum requirements: High School Diploma with minimum two years experience, two year degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Hours 8:30am-5:00pm Monday thru Friday. Position is temporary until completion of county tax revaluation with an hourly wage of $10.50.
Apply Rutherford County Human Resources Dept. 289 N. Main Street • Rutherfordton, NC 28139 or www.rutherfordcountync.gov. Drug testing required. Position open until filled. EOE
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AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 208 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Wendy Campbell to Stewart Title, Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of July, 2006, and recorded in Book 911, Page 30, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on January 26, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Rutherfordton, in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situate lying and being Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, being the same identical property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 836, Page 1, Rutherford County Registry, and being described according to said deed as follows: Situate lying and being the Rutherford Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being more particularly described as follows:
PRESENT RECORD OWNER BEING: SHERRY B. GILLIAM Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. 45-21.23. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the statutory final assessment fee of forty-five cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ( $100.00) required by N.C.G.S. 7A-308 (a) (1), and any applicable county and/or state land transfer tax and/or revenue tax. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid, in cash or certified check, at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance of the purchase price so bid, at that time he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in N.C.G.S. 45-21.30(d) and (e). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.
Lying and being on the South side of Crestview Street in the Southern part of the Town of Rutherfordton, Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being designated as Lot Number Two (2), Block "B", of Hillcrest Subdivision Number Three (3) as shown on plat of said subdivision duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, in Plat Book 6, at Page 36, and being described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning on an iron pin in the southern edge of the sidewalk of said Crestview Street, said iron pin being the common corner of Lots Numbers 1 and 2, and running thence with the common line of Lots 1 and 2, South 56 degrees 20 minutes West 140 feet to an iron pin in the outside line, said iron pin being the common corner of Lots Numbers 1 and 2; thence with said outside line South 33 degrees 40 minutes East 105 feet to an iron pin in said outside line, said iron pin being a common corner of Lots Number 2 and 3 ; thence with the common line of Lots Number 2 and 3, North 56 degrees 20 minutes East 140 feet to an iron pin in the Southern edge of said sidewalk, said iron pin being a common corner of Lots Numbers 2 and 3; thence with the Southern edge of said sidewalk North 33 degrees 40 minutes West 105 feet to the place of beginning. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located thereon; Said property being located at: 187 Crestview Street, Rutherfordton, North Carolina Subject, however, to all restrictions as set forth on the aforesaid plat or map referred to above. Being the same and identical property which was by J.M. Gilbert and wife, Margaret Gilbert, and Charles S. Andrews and wife, Margie Andrews to Earl H. Hatcher (now deceased) and wife, Louise B. Hatcher by deed dated June 28, 1958 and of record in Deed Book 233, and page 624, Rutherford County Registry.
A cash deposit or cashier's check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.
Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.
That an Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.
Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).
Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. This the 13th day of January, 2010. Michael W. Strickland, as Attorney for and President of ANDERSON & STRICKLAND P.A., Substitute-Trustee 210 East Russell Street, Suite 104 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301 (910) 483-3300 PUBLISH: January 19, 2010 and January 26, 2010
The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This 5th day of January, 2010. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 141.137876
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NEWSPAPER
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BASEBALL
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Hutchins Remodeling
1380 Harris Holly Springs Rd.
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John 3:16
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Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, January 19, 2010