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Patrol will ticket ICC’s illegal parkers By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY — Being late for class at Isothermal Community College might earn you more than a frown from your professor, starting next week. The North Carolina Highway Patrol will begin writing tickets to people whose cars they find parked along the roadside at the
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college. Students, faculty and staff were made aware of the issue Thursday in an e-mail sent out campus wide. “The North Carolina Highway Patrol contacted Dr. Johnson (Myra Johnson, Isothermal president) on Wednesday morning and informed her that, effective immediately, troopers will begin to enforce more aggressively parking laws
along the state roads on campus. These measures will include ticketing and towing any vehicles improperly parked along ICC Loop Road and ICC Drive,” the e-mail stated. The e-mail continued “There have been several accidents in recent weeks due to Please see Tickets, Page 6
Fire calls top 500 again for FC units
Super Sunday nears
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SPORTS
By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer
What is all of that about a ‘Who Dat’ Page 8 Lou Chandler gears up another Dogzilla — his one quarter pound hot dog at Doozie Dogs in Forest City. The business is one of many in the area preparing for a Super Bowl party.
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Everyone’s ready to party By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY — Football fans will have plenty of options for places to watch the big game Sunday, and most include a variety of menu choices. For the fan who wants a real dog to chow down with, Doozie Dogs in Forest City has a huge menu planned to go with their equally
huge 50-inch flat panel TV. “We’re going to be doing all day draft beers for $1.50 and free popcorn starting at noon,” said Doozie Dogs owner Lou Chandler. “We’re going to be doing 99 cent Doozie dogs.” But just what makes a dog a Doozie Dog? Chandler says the secret is in the customer’s Please see Party, Page 6
FOREST CITY — For the sixth year in a row, in 2009 the Forest City Fire Department responded to more than 500 calls. The department last year responded to 550 calls, including 143 vehicle crashes, 118 fire calls, 82 EMS calls, 71 alarm activations, 66 calls for public assistance, 30 hazardous materials calls, 24 mutual aid calls, 11 arsons and five extrication/ rescue calls. The total was up slightly from the 539 in 2008. Fire Chief Mark McCurry presented the department’s yearend report at the board of commissioners meeting Monday. The report showed that the busiest time for fire calls for the department in 2009 was in the 4 to 6 p.m. time frame, with more than 40 calls answered in each of those three hour times. The slowest time was 2 a.m., with five calls. The busiest months of the year for incidents were, in order, December, November and February. Chief McCurry commented Wednesday the department’s community involvement was particularly gratifying. “One thing I was proud of was the blood drives that we do,” he said. “The Red Cross said their average blood drive was about 30 people, and we’re averaging over 50. Most of our people are just walk-ins, not appointments, so we feel like we’ve developed a good rapport with the public, as far as our blood drives go.” Then he added with a smile, “But it may be because of the brownies that we serve. Tommy Deviney’s mother makes these peanut butter brownies. We call them firehouse brownies Please see Fire, Page 6
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New EMS director’s goal is effectiveness By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer
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Rutherford County’s new EMS Director Richard Pettus said he was excited to reach the county and get to work with a talented crew. Pettus replaces Barry Davis, who retired in December.
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RUTHERFORDTON — Richard Pettus has been named as new county EMS director, and the Gastonia native said he is happy to be working locally. “Right now I live in Morganton,” Pettus said. “And while I’ve had a lot of experience in EMS over the years, I’m glad to be a local director.” Pettus replaces Barry Davis, who retired in December, and said his focus is on the quality of care for patients in the county. “We really want to continue to build the EMS,” Pettus said. “I’ve been in EMS in various capacities for 20 years now — from field medic up to supervision and training. I worked several years with the state EMS office. In that position, we would go in and evaluate EMS systems — what worked, what didn’t. We identified problems and created solutions. We got best practices from one system and applied them to another.” Pettus said he wanted to streamline the Please see Director,, Page 6
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At Your Leisure Art workshop: Susan Peterson will teach an off-loom weaving workshop at the Rutherford County Visual Arts Center Feb. 6, 13, and 20, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Participants will complete a small tapestry project on a portable weaving board. No experience necessary. A native of England, Peterson has been weaving since she was a child. She has also studied weaving techniques of native Americans in New Mexico. Class fee $60 which includes all materials. Download a registration form from www. rcvag.com or come by the Visual Arts Center at 160 N. Main Street in Rutherfordton. Artists reception: An artist reception will be held Friday, Feb. 5, from 3 to 5 p.m., at Norris Library. Nancy Hoopes (photography) and Susan Brooks (gourds and jewelry) open an exhibit of their works, which runs through March at the library, located at 132 N. Main St., Rutherfordton. Bridal fairs rescheduled: Due to inclement weather, the bridal fair set for Saturday, Feb. 6, at The Foundation, Isothermal Community College, has been postponed until Saturday, March 13. Also, the Foothills Bridal Fair has been postponed until Feb. 20, at Cleveland Mall. 191 Prime, located at 191 N. Main St., Rutherfordton, announces the following entertainment: Feb. 6 — Munkibizness Band Feb. 13 — Rocky Yelton and The Hired Guns Feb. 27 — Gary Ray and The Heartwells Wednesdays — Tony Coccagna Thursdays — Grayson Saine Fridays — David Cook and The Trio Drinks specials Tuesday Friday every week. Web site www.191prime. com. M Squared Restaurant, 125 West Main St., Spindale, offers the following entertainment:
or Saturdays, Feb. 13, 20, March 6, 1 to 3 p.m.; Fleece coat — Thursdays, Feb. 11, 18, and March 4, 7 to 9 p.m. French Braid Quilt — Mondays, Feb. 15, 22, March 1, 1 to 3 p.m.; Tuesdays, Feb. 16, 23, March 2, 7 to 9 p.m. Web site seamstobefabrics. com. Rocky Yelton and the Hired Guns will perform Feb. 13 at 191 Prime and on Feb. 27 at LegalGrounds. Contributed photo
Tuesdays — Alex Thompson on keyboard, soup/sandwich night Wednesdays — Trivia at 8 p.m. (half price wine bottles) Thursdays — Seafood Night Fridays — Alex Thompson on keyboard, Martini Night Saturday — No entertainment Sundays — Brunch and Bloody Mary Bar (weekly) To make Valentine dinner reservations for Feb. 13 or 14, call 288-4641. Web site www.msquaredrestaurant.com. Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria, 115 W. Main St., Spindale, (no cover charge) announces the following entertainment: Feb. 5 — Brittany Reilly Feb. 6 — Jef Chandler Band Feb. 12 — Valerie Miller Feb. 13 — The Mason Jars Feb. 19 — Scoot Pittman Feb. 20 — Laurel Ridge Feb. 24 — Spindale Music Mafia Feb. 26 — The Lone Derangers Feb. 27 — Tim Fast Web site www.barleystaproom.com. Legal Grounds, 217 North Main St., Rutherfordton, offers the following entertainment: Feb. 6 — Calm and Collective Feb. 12 — Larry Keel & Natural Bridge
Feb. 13 — Sharkadelics Feb. 20 — TATER and The Traveling Circus Feb. 27 — Rocky Yelton and The Hired Guns Web site www.legalgrounds. net. Club L.A. is a private club for members and guests, located at 319 W. Main St., Spindale. Admission — members free, guest $5. Saturdays from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. Each Thursday is ladies’ night and Karaoke from 8 to 11 p.m. Shagging every Friday night from 8 to 11 p.m. Memberships available (ages 25 and up). ABC permits. Wagon Wheel Dance Club, W.E. Padgett Rd., Bostic, offers a variety of music for line dancing, partner dancing, swing and more. The following entertainment is announced: Feb. 6 — Broken Axle Band, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Admission $7. Concessions, game room, family entertainment. Dance lessons every Tuesday night from 7:30 to 10 p.m., $3 per person. Web site www.wagonwheeldanceclub.com. Seams to Be Fabrics, located at 256 U.S. Hwy. 74 Bsn., (beside the Moose Lodge), offers the following classes: Beginner Blouse — Fridays, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 1 to 3 p.m.;
LuLu’s Country Club & Karaoke has karaoke and dancing every week, Thursday - Saturday. Doors open at 7 p.m. Cover charge $3 on Thursdays, and $5 Friday and Saturday (BYOB). Ages 18 and up with valid ID. The club is located off Railroad Ave., at 156 Sunset Street in Rutherfordton. Positively Paper Inc., located at 121 East Main St., Forest City, offers the following classes in card making and scrapbooking. Web site www.positivelypaperinc.com. Off the Beaded Path, located at 120B West Trade St., Forest City, offers Try-it-Tuesdays (every Tuesday) which features brief jewelry-making demos. The following classes are also available: Feb. 6 — Crystal Lace Necklace, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 9 — Color Connection, 6 to 8 p.m., free class to learn great color combinations Feb. 11 — Diamond Ring, 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 12 — Beginners Viking Knit, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., the art of weaving wire Feb. 13 — Lunar Earrings, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Web site offthebeadedpathbeadstore.com. Naomi and The Segos will be in concert Saturday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m., at Rock Falls Church, Valley Falls Road, Boiling Springs, S.C.; a love offering to be taken; for more information or directions, call 828-223-1514. Next Level Gamez, 118 E. Main St., Forest City, offers: Tuesdays — Magic the Gathering League, 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays — New comic books arrive, Star Wars Miniatures, 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays — Dungeons &
Dragons, 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays — Friday Night Magic starts at 4:30 p.m. Saturdays — Magic the Gathering tournament from 1 to 5 p.m. Web site nextlevelgamez. com. Union Mills Learning Center is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings to assist the community with its computer and printing needs. The gymnasium is also open Saturdays at 4 p.m. for pickup basketball games and shoot-arounds. Web site unionmillslearningcenter.org. Black Pearls Farm in Bostic, a non-profit Equine and CSA Learning Center, announces the following events: Open horse lessons — Saturdays beginning at 10 a.m., (call ahead) Contact Barbara Henwood at 245-0023. Web site blackpearlsfarm. com. The Tryon Fine Arts Center (TFAC) presents the dramatic play “Runt of the Litter” starring Bo Eason, former NFL star player on Friday, Feb. 5, at 8 p.m. at TFAC’s newly renovated theater just in time for the Super Bowl. Eason’s one-man show will inspire the audience to make their dreams a reality. “Runt of the Litter” is an unforgettable story that proves with enough determination, nothing can prevail over the human spirit. The show is sponsored by The North Carolina Arts Council and Watson Flooring and Appliances. Tickets for this performance are $20 for adults and $10 for students. Enjoy the gospel music of The Green River Boys, Warren Landrum, Servants Call, St. Luke’s CME Church All Male Chorus under the direction of Dr. Joseph Fox, The Polk Baptist Association Choir under the direction of Krista Haynes, Sunday Febr. 7 at 2 p.m. A Ffree Community Event on the Veh Family Stage at Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Avenue, Tryon.
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Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports
n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 129 E-911 calls Wednesday. n Shannon Allen Hale reported vandalism to two vehicles. n Tracy Ann Foster reported the theft of a computer Think Pad and other items from a vehicle. n Barbara J. Jones reported the theft of a flat-screen television. n The theft of warp beam spools was reported at Custom Fabric. n Arthur Kahn reported the theft of a CD player face plate. n Justin Ryan Rumfelt reported the theft of a cell phone.
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n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 46 E-911 calls Wednesday.
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n The Spindale Police Department responded to 22 E-911 Wednesday.
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n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to four E-911 calls Wednesday.
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n The Forest City Police Department responded to 97 E-911 calls Wednesday. n An employee of Greene’s Café, on West Main Street, reported a breaking and entering and larceny. n Jasmyne Joiner, reported a breaking and entering to a motor vehicle and larceny from the vehicle. n An employee of Wilco Hess reported a larceny.
Arrests
n April Bland Wood, 38, of 133 Fairfax Drive; charged with misdemeanor probation violation; placed under a $25,000 bond. (Court) n Torrey Von Lindsey, 24, of 870 Polk County Line Road; charged with communicating threats; released on a $500 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Robert Lawrence Buckner, 42, of 182-C Romans Road; charged with failure to appear, communicating threats and felony probation violation; placed under a $2,000 cash bond and
NAACP wants jobs session
RALEIGH (AP) — The state chapter of a civil rights group wants North Carolina’s governor to call the Legislature to Raleigh to find ways to get people back to work. The head of the state chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People wrote Thursday to Gov. Beverly Perdue asking for her to call a special session of the General Assembly to address an unemployment rate above 11 percent. The Rev. William Barber said he also wants a “Jobs Summit” so state leaders can hear the problems facing the needy. Perdue told WRAL-TV she doubted she would call the Legislature back with lawmakers already planning to return in May. But she said jobs already are an “absolute priority” for her and Commerce Secretary Keith Crisco.
a $500 secured bond. (RCSD) n Steven Thomas Hodge, 21, of 122 Horseshoe Drive; charged with injury to real property; no bond listed. (RCSD)
As a third winter storm neared Rutherford County on Friday area grocery stores filled up with people.
Citations n Christopher Ty Walker, 36, of Casper Lane, Bostic; cited for open container; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD)
EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 43 E-911 calls Wednesday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to 15 calls Wednesday.
Fire Calls n Bill’s Creek, Bostic, Ellenboro, Forest City, Hudlow, Rutherfordton, SDO, Spindale and Sandy Mush firefighters were dispatched to a number of motor vehicle crashes Wednesday. The North Carolina Highway Patrol reported the wrecks were primarily due to black ice with some minor injurn ies. Ellenboro firefighters also responded to a vehicle fire.
Correction The arrest report on Kevin Scott Davis, 46, of 4331 Maple Creek Road, in Thursday’s Daily Courier incorrectly reported one of the charges. He was charged with driving while license revoked, not driving while impaired. The Daily Courier regrets the error.
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Winter storm moves into area FOREST CITY — A winter storm moved into Western North Carolina Thursday afternoon and evening bringing a threat of ice and snow to Rutherford County. When the precipitation began on Thursday area grocery stores filled up with people. The storm is the third major winter blast to hit the area in the past two months.
In December a major snowfall hit the week before Christmas and last week a wintery blast dumped up to seven inches of snow in some parts of the county. According to the National Weather Service, a low pressure system over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico is moving east across the deep South through Friday before moving off the Carolina coast Friday night.
The system carries abundant moisture. A mix of rain and snow was expected to develop over much of the area Thursday night and could change to all snow over the mountains and foothills and portions of the piedmont. The snow will change to sleet and freezing rain today with significant accumulations of sleet and ice possible.
Safety board will study plant blast RALEIGH (AP) — Federal officials are scheduled to vote Thursday evening on urgent safety recommendations in response to a deadly explosion at a Slim Jim snack factory in North Carolina last year. The proposal before the U.S. Chemical Safety Board recommends that national and international safety codes be changed to more strongly control gas-line purging. The suggested guidelines would require gas purges outside of a building or require an approved safety plan, such as the
evacuation of nonessential personnel. The Associated Press reported in September that the board initially voted down a similar proposal from its staff. Two board members had argued that code writers should be the ones to decide on any new written rules, not the safety board. North Carolina later voted to enact emergency changes to its code, adopting the new safety suggestions. Current national safety codes, developed by a committee convened by the National Fire Protection
Association and the American Gas Association, say gas purges “shall not be discharged into confined spaces or areas where there are sources of ignition unless precautions are taken.” The June explosion at the ConAgra Foods Inc. plant in Garner killed four people and injured dozens of others. A settlement last month between ConAgra and the state Labor Department said a contractor released a mixture of pressurized gas and air into an enclosed room while installing a natural gas-fired water heater.
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s another winter storm approaches Rutherford County, it is only fair to offer a salute to all the men and women who help all the rest of us cope in these situations. There are those who do all they can to keep our streets and highways open and safe. There are the law enforcement officers who have to deal with dangerous situations to help at accidents scenes, to aid stranded motorists and still do their routine work. There are the EMS and rescue people who answer calls when they are needed despite the weather. There are fire departments who man their stations and lend a hand with everything from emergency calls to clearing downed trees. There are the traffic control teams that help all of the people listed above. There are the utility company employees who work to keep our power and other services working. And there are many, many more — too many to be able to name them all here. All of these people do yeoman’s work and we should all be thankful for them, and if you happen to know one of them, please give them our thanks.
Our readers’ views Offers thoughts on Picken’s plan critique To the editor: I reviewed John Stossel’s television report where he interviewed T. Boone Pickens regarding the Natural Gas Act and disagree with Stossel entirely. Here are the reasons. 1. The reason we are not closer to energy independence is because we never pass any legislation with that goal in mind. All we do is talk about it. 2. Ten billion dollars to implement this plan is peanuts compared to many things we have allocated money for already. At least this plan is worthwhile. 3. A net loss of jobs does not bother me one bit. We are much better off with more productive jobs. 4. Pickens believes in “peak” oil and it will indeed have a cap imposed one day. We cannot be at the mercy of other countries. It involves national security. 5. Ethanol was a bad idea in that it cost more and took away from food production. What has this got to do with Picken’s plan? 6. Stossel also misled his audience when he showed how hispeed trains were inefficient. We do not need speed as Obama advocates, we need efficiency. Trains do, in fact, move material and people much more efficiently. The reason they do not do well is that the government controls the infrastructure across this nation. If they really wanted to get serious, that could change. 7. Just because Al Gore is a fool, does not mean Pickens is one also. 8. By showing private investment can front the money and do
a better job, winning a prize at the same time, has no relevance. It is not a matter of needing to do research or invention. We already have the ability to run vehicles on natural gas, We need infrastructure and only the government can provide that. I would not want to spend a ton of my money making vehicles run on natural gas if there was no way to fill them up. Conversely, I would not want to spend a ton of money on filling stations all across the country if there were no vehicles to use them. 9. Picken’s plan is not a matter of invention, but implementation by established policy. Once established, private enterprise can go forward. The biggest problem with our nation is we have no vision. Without that, we are not going to do well. I admire Mr. Pickens and his plan. Carl Matthews Rutherfordton
Misses hue and cry of legislating by court To the editor: I had been under the impression for some time that Republicans, Conservatives, Teabaggers, were opposed to “legislating from the bench.” This seemed to be the criterion for selecting a member for the Courts. Brown v Bd of Education, Roe v Wade were examples of legislating from the Bench. The Dred Scott decision in the mid 19th century had significance as the worst decision ever made. It basically held that no black man, slave or free, could ever be a citizen of the United States.
How things change. The decision made as of late by the Conservative side of the Court led by ush appointees Alito and Roberts changed law more than 100-years old and replaced Dred Scott as the worst decision ever handed down. I guess whether legislating from the bench is good or bad depends on what the Court legislates. The Court held under the First Amendment of the Constitution (Freedom of Speech) that corporations were individuals and this amendment applied to individual corporations. While individual people are confined to something like 2000, The corporation has no limit. Many in Congress have worked hard to limit in political campaigns — in fact trying to make it public Money with a definite limit. Does the amount of money a candidate has effect his/her likeliness of getting elected? More than any other factor it does. We often pick likely winners by the amount of money they have to spend. The Supreme Court decision will affect us. It will affect us to the point that corporations can “buy” the candidate of their choice. We may now expect a government of the people, by the corporations, and for the corporations. The latest legislating from the bench has literally destroyed freedom for the individual. Perhaps the Conservatives do not believe in “legislating from the bench.” but they have shown that when they do it — they believe in really doing it big. Ray Crawford Rutherfordton
It’s a game, it’s commercials, it’s being with friends The average American is chomping at the bit for the Super Bowl this weekend. I’m not a football fanatic, but I do enjoy checking out the big game every year. Like many of you out there I’m also excited about the Super Bowl commercials that will be unveiled on the national broadcast. Some of the most indelible commercial images ever got their start on the big game. I’ll forego mentioning the Apple 1984 ad, but it is the most iconic. Then there were all those “.com” commercials that year that they became huge. Remember the eTrade monkey business? Yeah, that may be one of the few commercial businesses from that year that is still in business. But there’s one more thing that makes the big game a
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big deal for me and probably many of you — food! I can’t tell you how much party food is going to be consumed on Sunday night all over the nation and, thanks to our armed forces deployed in foreign lands, all over the globe. We’re going to chow down on wings, pizza, burgers, hot dogs, bratwursts, sausage, sausage balls, little smokies, tiny weenies, chips, dip, cheese puffs, tortilla chips and salsa, chocolate, cakes, chocolate cakes, sub sandwiches, pretzels, Chex Snack Mix, and a zillion other
treats. And you’re going to have more drinks than you can imagine — scores of beers and even some wine, soft drinks, sangria, punch and no small amount of sweet tea. One of the things I love most about this job is the ability to switch back and forth between all kinds of topics and thoughts. It is hard to get bored at my job because you never know what you’re going to have to write about the next day. In this case, I recently got to do a story about local businesses preparing for the big game. I interviewed some folks that were going to show the game on their big screen TVs and what not at various restaurants. So, I talked to some other places about where
they’re going to show it and there are some really big TVs out there in the county where you can watch the Saints and the Colts. I checked on some 42 inch screens, some 55 inch screens, but nothing beats when I spoke to Michael Packett at Retro Cinema in Forest City. They’re going to show the game on a 72 foot screen. Yeah, now that is a big screen on which to watch the game. But for me the food will still trump the competition. At our church a few years ago, we had a chili cook-off in conjunction with the big game. Our pastor was bragging about his award-winning chili recipe for several weeks beforehand and was sure he was going to win our competition. It was a great
night, an interesting game and we had some really good chili. The judging was all anonymous, so the judges got to eat various taste samples and grade them on a number. When they called the winning number it was... Yours truly! I got a gold medal and everything. I still have it hanging on the wall in my hobby room right next to my Star Trek posters and all of that. So, while I may not be that concerned with who wins on the field, I think we’re all going to win when we have a good time with our friends. And that’s some good news. Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier. com
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Obituaries Hazel Hardin Hazel M. Hardin, 77, of Mooresboro, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Hospice House in Forest City. Born in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Thurman Kennedy and Lula Mae Henson Kennedy. She worked as a seamstress in textiles most of her life and was a member of Alexander Missionary Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, the Rev. Howard Hardin; two daughters, Lou Ann Hodge of Rutherfordton, and Patti Spencer of Forest City; one son, Gregory Hardin of Mooresboro; two sisters, Betty Mae Ledbetter of Alexander Mills, and Shirley Wheeler of Sandy Mush; one brother, Max Kennedy of Greenville, S.C.; nine grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at Harrelson Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Lamar Hewitt and Rodger Hall officiating. Interment will follow in the Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday beginning at 1:30 p.m., until the service time. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043; or Relay for Life, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma, OK 73123; or to Alexander Missionary Methodist Church, 328 Poplar St., Forest City, NC 28043. Online condolences www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com.
Mallard Gibson Mallard “Shorty” Gibson, 82, of Harris, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by McMahan’s Funeral Home.
Milton Simpson Milton Simpson, 46, died Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. He was a son of the late Curtis and Gladys Simpson. He was a graduate of Polk Central High School and Blue Ridge Technical College, where he graduated with honors. He was employed by T.S.C. HVAC in Greer, S.C. Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Patricia Simpson; three children, Justin Simpson, Monique Carson and Deidre Carson; six brothers, Curtis Simpson, Larry Simpson and Joseph Simpson, all of Mill Spring, Jimmy Dean Twitty of Forest City, Keith Ervin of Shelby, and Tyron Ervin of Italy; five sisters, Carol O’Fair of Boiling, S.C., Wilma Burgess of Spartanburg, S.C., Sallie Lawrence of WinstonSalem, Min. Lila Jackosn of Landrum, S.C., and Deborah Grimes of Charlotte; and a number of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. 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.
Sunday at Mabry Temple in Campobello, S.C. Interment will be in the Green Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Polk County. Uglysses D. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Violet Newton Violet Scruggs Newton, 82, of Cliffside, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at Holly Springs Rest Home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home.
Cassel Flack Cassel Berry Flack, 85, of Dock Ridge Road, Union Mills, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2010, at Willow Ridge. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Crawford and Johnnie Mae Long Flack, and also preceded in death by his wife, Anna Flack. He was an Army veteran of World War II, a retired bus driver for the City of New York, and a member of Owen’s Chapel Fire Baptized Holiness Church. Services will be conducted at noon Saturday in the chapel of Crowe’s Funeral Home. Burial in the Flack Family Cemetery in Union Mills with military honors provided by the Rutherford County Veterans Honor Guard. The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Crowe’s Funeral Home. Online condolences www. crowemortuary.com.
M.J. Randall Marion Jackson “M.J.” Randall, 77, of Mocksville, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at Davie Place Residential Care. Born in Rutherford County, he was a son of he late Grover C. and Kitty Randall. He retired from Duke Power Company after 40 years of service and also worked for Howard Reality. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mocksville, where he was a Sunday School teacher and sang in the choir. He is survived by his wife, Martha Sherlin Randall of the home; a daughter, DeRee
Plummer of Mocksville; two sons, Stanley Randall and Benny Randall, both of Mocksville; a brother, Bobby Randall of Forest City; and six grandchildren. A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, Mocksville, with Dr. Van Lankford officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Interment will follow in Rose Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Eaton Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be to Davie Place Alzheimer’s Unit or Davie Place, 337 Hospital St., Mocksville, NC 27028. Online condolences www.eatonfuneralservice.com.
Deaths Bill Dudley Bill Dudley, a Hall of Fame player who in 1946 with the Pittsburgh Steelers led the NFL in rushing, punt returns and interceptions, has died. He was 88. He had a stroke Saturday and was admitted to Lynchburg General Hospital. “Bullet” Bill Dudley was a runner, passer, punter, kicker and defensive back during his nine-year NFL career, highlighted by his 1946 season in which he was the league’s Most Valuable Player. While with the Washington Redskins, he shared an apartment with NFL great Sammy Baugh. Dudley later served in the Virginia Legislature. Dudley starred in college at Virginia and was the No. 1 overall draft choice of the Steelers in 1942. He played three seasons with Pittsburgh, a stay interrupted in 1943 and 1944 because of Army service during World War II. He later played three years with the Detroit Lions and three with the Redskins, ending with his retirement in 1953. Dick McGuire NEW YORK (AP) — Dick
Marion Jackson “M. J.” Randall Mr. Marion Jackson “M. J.” Randall, 77, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at Davie Place Residential Care, Mocksville. He was born Dec. 16, 1932, in Rutherford County to the late Grover C. and Kitty Randall. Mr. Randall was retired from Duke Power Co. after 40 years of service and had also worked for Howard Reality. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Mocksville where he had been a Sunday school teacher and sang in the choir. Mr. Randall was a member of the Mocksville Lions Club for 15 years. He loved sales, people and playing golf. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Zennie Henson and Sue Sinclair; four brothers, Richard, Earl, Charles and George Randall; and a son-law, Ted Plummer. He is survived by his wife, Martha Sherlin Randall of the home; a daughter, DeRee Plummer of Mocksville; two sons, Stanley and wife, Pam Randall and Benny and wife, Susan Randall, all of Mocksville; a brother, Bobby Randall of Forest City; and six grandchildren, Randy Johnson, Monica Randall, Taylor Randall, Kyle Randall, B. J. Plummer and Corey Randall. A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, at First Baptist Church, with Dr. Van Lankford officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Interment will follow in Rose Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Eaton Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be considered for Davie Place Alzheimer’s Unit or Davie Place, 337 Hospital St., Mocksville, NC 27028. Online condolences may be made at: www.eatonfuneralservice.com Paid obit
Augustus Eugene “Gene” Ford Augustus Eugene “Gene” Ford, 83, of Forest City, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at Hospice House. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Augustus George and Elizabeth Sisk Ford. He was a member of Spencer Baptist Church and the retired owner of Gene Ford Painting. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Reba Luckadoo Ford of the home; three sons, Barry Ford and wife, Sherrie of Spartanburg, SC, Rev. Larry Ford of Spindale, and Scott Ford and wife, Lisa of Gilkey; one step-son, Gary McCurry of Forest City; one sister, Betty Clements of Spindale; five grandchildren, Brad Ford, Grant Ford, Christopher Ford, Stephanie Ford and Taylor Hersey; three great grandchildren, Brooke Ford, Natalie Ford and Seth Ford; two step grandchildren, Matt McCurry and Angel McCurry. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Elizabeth Ford and three sisters, Evelyn Smith, Dorothy Crowder, and Mildred Ruppe. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 6 at 11 AM at Spencer Baptist Church with the Rev. Bruce Caldwell, Rev. Tom Frady and Rev. Billy Vaughn officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 5 until 7 PM at Crowe’s Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Online condolences at: www.crowemortuary.com Paid obit.
McGuire, part of a basketball Hall of Fame family and longtime member of the New York Knicks organization, died Wednesday of natural causes. He was 84. The Knicks said McGuire died at Huntington Hospital in Long Island. McGuire, whose brother Al coached Marquette to an NCAA title and is also in the Hall of Fame, still worked for the Knicks as a consultant. Dick McGuire was a part of the Knicks’ organization for 53 of its 64 seasons, doing everything from finding the open man to finding future All-Stars. He was Hall of Famer Walt Frazier and Phil Jackson’s first NBA coach, and was responsible for the drafting of Mark Jackson, who would later pass him on the team’s career assists list. Bob Pickett AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Bob Pickett, a former football coach at Massachusetts who led the Minutemen to four Yankee Conference championships, has died. He was 75. The school said in a statement Wednesday that Pickett died Tuesday in Florida. UMass associate athletic director Jason Yellin said Pickett’s family informed the university of his death. Yellin said he did not have details about the cause of death. Pickett, a native of Augusta, Maine, joined UMass as defensive coordinator in 1971. He became head coach in 1978 and led UMass to the first NCAA Division I-AA championship game that year. Massachusetts lost 35-28 to Florida A&M, but Pickett was honored as coach of the year by the Eastern College Athletic Conference.
Mary Frances Champion West Mary Frances Champion West, 75, of Morristown, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010 at Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System from complications of Alzheimer's Disease and pneumonia. She was saved at an early age, and devoted much time serving her church through Vacation Bible School and participating in the Rockdale County Bible Study Fellowship. She was a member of Talbott Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where she enjoyed being the pianist. She attended Carson-Newman College and graduated from Georgia State University. She was a retired school teacher who received Teacher of the Year awards in the Atlanta City and Rockdale County, Georgia schools after teaching for 33 years. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, and a true Southern Lady who was loved by all who knew her. Mary is preceded in death by her parents, Pearl and Kate Champion of Spindale, NC; brother, Preston Champion of Greenville, SC, and an infant daughter. Her surviving family includes her devoted husband of 54 years, Walter W. West of Morristown; daughter, Kathy and husband, Joe Gibson of Morristown; sons, Philip and wife Laura West of James Island, SC, and Rodney and wife, Melissa West of Conyers, GA; sister-in-law, Dorothy Champion of Greenville, SC; and brother, John and wife, Mary Katherine Champion of Florida. She is also survived by her beloved grandchildren, Chip, Ben, and Katelyn Gibson of Morristown, Ashley West of Virginia Beach, Alexis and Andrew West of James Island, SC, and Steven, Bradley, and John West of Conyers, GA. The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff of Heritage Nursing Home, and the staff at Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare for their caring compassion and concern. The family will receive friends from 1 - 3 p.m. Saturday, February 6 at Talbott-Cumberland Presbyterian Church prior to the funeral service at 3:00 p.m. The graveside service will follow at Jarnagin Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to TalbottCumberland Presbyterian Church building fund, P.O. Box 116, Talbott, TN 37877. Allen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Paid obit.
Alice Avant Greene Mrs. Alice Avant Greene, age 72, of Smith Grove Road, Forest City, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at her residence. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late William “Bill” Avant and Daisy Brackett Avant; and the widow of the late Ronnie Greene. She was a bookkeeper with Thompson Contractors, Rutherfordton, and a member of First United Methodist Church, Forest City. Survivors include two sons, Mike Newton and wife, Kim and Todd Newton and wife, Connie, all of Forest City; a brother, Hugh Avant of New Smyrna Beach, FL; seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at two o'clock in the afternoon Friday, February 5, 2010 in the First United Methodist Church, Forest City with Reverend K. Wesley Judy and Reverend Dr. Bobby Gantt officiating. Interment will follow in the Cool Springs Cemetery. Visitation was from six until eight o'clock Thursday evening at The Padgett & King Mortuary. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 341 East Main Street, Forest City, NC 28043 or Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. The Padgett & King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at: www.padgettking.com. Paid obit.
Hazel M. Hardin Hazel M. Hardin, age 77, of Mooresboro, NC, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at Hospice House. Hazel was born October 24, 1932 in Rutherford County to the late Thurman Kennedy and Lula Mae Henson Kennedy. She worked as a seamstress in the textile mills most of her life and was a member of the Alexander Missionary Methodist Church. She loved her church, flowers, going to the beach and especially spending time with her family. She was a devoted Christian, wife, mother, grandmother and friend. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Roger Damon Hardin. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Reverend Howard Hardin; two daughters, Lou Ann Hodge and her husband, Wilbur, of Rutherfordton and Patti Spencer and her husband, Chris, of Forest City; one son, Gregory and his wife, Malinda of Mooresboro; two sisters, Betty Mae Ledbetter of Alexander Mills and Shirley Wheeler of Sandy Mush; one brother, Max Kennedy of Greenville, SC; nine grandchildren, Mischele Hodge-Gregg, Lacey Hodge-Roach, Nathaniel Hodge, Allison Spencer-Clayton, Ashley Spencer, Avery Spencer, Kevin Dwayne Hardin, Stephanie Hardin-Holland and Steven Dwayne Hardin; and by eight great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 6, 2010 in the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Reverend Lamar Hewitt and Reverend Rodger Hall officiating. Interment will follow in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:30 until service time on the day of the service at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial donations to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC or to Relay for Life, PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123 or Alexander Missionary Methodist Church, 328 Poplar Street, Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the Hardin Family. An online guest registry is available at: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com Paid obit
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Red Cross Blood drives schedule: Feb. 11 — Crestview Baptist Church, Forest City, 3 to 7:30 p.m., call 286-9758 for an appointment; Feb. 16 — Chase Middle School, 2 to 7 p.m., contact Trudy Jackson at 247-1043 for an appointment; Feb. 19 — Campfield Baptist Church, Ellenboro community, 4 to 8:30 p.m., all 245-5878 for an appointment; Feb. 22 — Red Cross Chapter House, 838 Oakland Road, Forest City, 2 to 6:30 p.m., call 287-5917 for an appointment; All presenting donors (in February) will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a $1, 000 gift card. For more information call 1-800448-3543 or visit RedCrossBlood. org.
improper parking along these roadways.” This is not the first time the issue has come up, said North Carolina Highway Patrol Sgt. Brian Gilreath. “This issue creeps up once every two or three years,” Gilreath said. The problem, Gilreath said, comes when people can’t find parking close to the buildings, and instead choose to park on the roadsides. “State law prohibits parking along the shoulder of the road, unless it is an emergency or you are instructed by an officer to do so,” he said. “It’s not for you to park and go to class.” Gilreath said the issue has gotten so bad that troopers are spending more time writing tickets on campus than
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Cancellations The following events have been cancelled due to weather: Rutherford 912 Group meeting scheduled for today has been cancelled. Team Kids Spaghetti supper scheduled for tonight at Long Branch Road Baptist Church has been cancelled. The free blood pressure checks (hosted by The First Tuesday Club) originally scheduled for Feb. 2, at Salem United Methodist Church, has been postponed until Feb. 9. Bridal fair rescheduled: The Bridal Fair set for Saturday, Feb. 6, at The Foundation, Isothermal Community College, has been postponed until Saturday, March 13. The ham supper set for Feb. 6, at Gilkey Community Clubhouse (to benefit Anath Christian Academy), has been postponed until a later date.
Meetings/other Photographers meeting: Carolina Nature Photographers Association, Foothill Region, Rutherford County, will meet Monday, Feb. 8, at the county annex. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Robert Phipps will speak on “Techniques for Night Photography and Painting with Light.” Call 828-429-5096 for more information. HNG meeting: “Conservation Conversation”; Wednesday, Feb. 17, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Old Rock Café (beside the entrance to Chimney Rock Park); topic “The Green Issue” by Michael Pollan; anyone interested in the protection/preservation of the natural beauty of Hickory Nut Gorge is welcome to attend; call 828-685-8798 for more information. Free Boating Safety course: March 16 and 17, 6 to 9 p.m., Lake Lure Fire Department; register for class online at www.ncwildlife. org or contact Officer Dan Vogel at 288-1037. *Speical notice — On or after May 1, 2010 any person under age 26 must complete a NASBLA approved boating education course before operating any vessel propelled by a motor of 10 H.P. or greater. For more information and exemptions visit the web site.
Fundraisers Hearts for Hospice: Hospice of Rutherford County is hosting a Valentine luncheon Friday, Feb. 12, from noon to 1 p.m. at Carolina Event and Conference Center, 374 Hudlow Road; Chicken Rossini is the main course; cost $10 per person; proceeds will be used for Hospice home care patients; to obtain tickets, contact Karen Jarson at 245-0095 or stop by the Conference Center. Barbecue supper: Saturday, Feb. 13, begins at 4 p.m., Bethel Baptist Church, Ellenboro; adult paltes $9; ages 6-12, $4; under 6 free; take outs available; proceeds for international missions. Sweetheart Banquet: Saturday, Feb. 13, beginning at 4:30 p.m.; Harriett Memorial Free Will Baptist Church; baked spaghetti, salad, dessert and drink; $12 per couple or $6 per individual; children under 6 are free; take outs available; call 657-9446 to place an order; sponsored by the ladies’ auxiliary. Spaghetti dinner, bake sale: Sunday, Feb. 21, 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Forest City; $5 per person; children under 5 free; take outs available.
Music/concerts Singing: Sunday, Feb. 7, 2 p.m., Village Chapel Church, 141 Huntley St., Forest City; featuring Servants Call from Rutherfordton. Singing: Sunday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m., Riverside Baptist Church, Hogan Road, Harris; featuring Winners Either Way.
system and make things more effective for both staff and patients. Pettus and his wife Angela have two children — a 7-year-old daughter Katelyn and a 10-year-old son Christopher. He said he was excited to be a part of the county’s EMS.
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hands. “Whatever you put on a Doozie Dog, goes on a Doozie Dog,” Chandler said. The toppings bar includes chili, sauerkraut, relishes, cheeses, mustard, ketchup and a smattering of all kinds of peppers and pickles. “And we also do philly cheesesteaks, grilled ham and provolone cheese, we do deep fried pickles, stuffed spuds, stuffed jalapenos and the one quarter pound Dogzilla,” Chandler said. “We do bratwurst and cook our own southern beef dogs out of stewed beef, fries and chili-cheese fries. We also do funnel cakes and have confectioner’s sugar and chocolate, strawberry and
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being out on the roads enforcing laws. “We had six wrecks over there two weeks ago and one involved a hit and run with a gentleman who was impaired,” he said. Cars parked on the roadsides will be ticketed and towed, Gilreath said, beginning the week of Feb. 8. “If a person is on scene, we’ll cite and release the vehicle to them,” he said. If a person is not on scene, though, their vehicle will be towed. “The fine for the ticket is $25 plus $130 court cost,” Gilreath said. “We’ll be using a rotation wrecker system, and with the wrecking services we have in rotation the average bill is $200.” Isothermal’s Director of Marketing and Community Relations Mike Gavin said there is ample parking on campus, with overflow parking in the lot behind The Foundation.
In the e-mail, students and others were reminded that in addition to not parking on the roadside, cars may not be in fire lanes or over a curb. The busiest times for parking, college officials said, is between 8 a.m. and noon. On Thursday, just a day after the e-mail was sent, fewer cars were parked along the roadside. Getting people to park in appropriate parking shouldn’t take much, Gilreath said. “I think it’s only going to take once or twice after paying the ticket and tow fee,” he said. The e-mail also reminded people it’s the highway patrol’s duty to enforce the law, which Gilreath echoed. “It is not our desire to tow people’s cars and write people tickets.”
“As far as emergency services, it is the next step in my career — the ultimate of what I was working toward,” Pettus added. “As I was working up through the ranks in other systems I was able to do certain things but didn’t have the freedom to implement a lot of changes. When I moved to the state, I was able to see things from a broad scope and identify what needed to be changed and make those sug-
gestions to the various county leaders. One thing that makes me excited is now I can finally take actions on making those changes.” County Manager John Condrey added, “The unanimous choice of our committee was Richard Pettus. We’re excited to have him.”
other toppings.” Over in Gilkey, the Gilkey Cafe is getting ready for extra hours and menu specials, while preparing to show the Saints and Colts on their HDTV. “We’ve got some different pizza and wings and poppers and specials for the game,” said owner Renee Spicer. “We’re doing extended hours and have a new TV in our dining area. We normally close at 5 p.m. but we’ll stay open as long as we have customers.” The restaurant was recently renamed, having formerly been Doc and Ollie’s. “We just want a good little country cafe where people can come and sit and talk,” Spicer said. “We normally just deliver pizzas on Friday and Saturday evenings but since it is the big game we’re going to be deliver-
ing starting after 4 p.m. on Sunday. We’ve got some new type of pizzas like philly cheesesteak, taco, BLT and we have wings now, too that are hot wings and honey barbecue.”
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And for those who want a truly big screen, Retro Cinema in Forest City is showing the game on a screen that is bigger than big. “We’re going to show the Super Bowl for free at the true big screen,” owner Michael Packett said. “It’s a 72 foot picture. And we’re also doing all you can eat Dino’s pizza and drinks for $10. There is no charge on it and since we’re not charging for it and because it is on public television I don’t have to pay them.” Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.
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because she makes them for us all the time. The people who come and give blood get one of those good brownies. That may be the key to the whole thing.” McCurry said he is also pleased with an initiative launched in 2009. “One thing I have been excited about is, we initiated a ladies auxiliary,” he said. “And they’ve been pretty excited about doing some things. As a matter of fact, the last two blood drives are probably responsible for our response because they took off Larry Dale/Daily Courier with this thing and made a lot of calls FCFD firefighter Clint Goforth shows the operation of the 1978 American LaFrance to get people in here. So they have engine that the department plans to replace in 2010. taken over the blood drives.” The department traditionally holds a 9-11 service, and the chief said Sutphen Corp., which has supplied class for Florence Baptist Church, he appreciated the involvement of other Forest City fire engines. a fire truck display at Forrest Hunt Thomas Jefferson students, who did “They gave a discount to the town Elementary School and Kids & Cops. the pledge of allegiance and sang for to pay for a percentage of the truck,” n took part in the homecoming, the service. McCurry also said he is McCurry said. Ellenboro and Forest City parades. thankful for the veterans who put out The Fire Department is replacing n performed 64 car seat inspections flags at the department. a 1978 American LaFrance engine or installations. All department memOne of the highlights for 2010 will which has had numerous maintebers were certified in 2008 as child be the Fire Department’s new fire nance problems. passenger safety technicians for this engine. McCurry received the OK In other matters during 2009, the free program. from town council to go ahead with department: n obtained 2,779 total hours of the purchase before the end of 2009, n added two part-time firefighters, training, which averages out to 231 and the work is under way. Caleb King and Casey Pruitt. hours per month and 110 hours per “In two weeks I’ll be going to Ohio n conducted fire inspections at 90 member. to do the preliminary approval of the businesses, foster homes and day-care n performed 619 hours of maintedrawings,” McCurry said. “We should centers. nance on equipment. take delivery of the truck in August.” n conducted community involven issued 203 total N.C. Forestry The truck was purchased from ment events, including a defibrillator Service burning permits.
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North Carolina opens with LSU in 2010 CHAPEL HILL (AP) — North Carolina starts the season with a big nonconference game and ends it with a traditional rival. The Atlantic Coast Conference released its composite schedule Thursday, and it shows the Tar Heels facing LSU in Atlanta on Sept. 4. North Carolina closes with a trip to Duke after switching out the Blue Devils for North Carolina State to end last season. North Carolina travels to Rutgers and hosts two-time Conference USA champion East Carolina in the nonconference schedule, which also includes a home game against William & Mary. The Tar Heels also host Clemson in the first meeting between the programs since 2006. Eight of North Carolina’s 12 opponents played in a bowl game last season.
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Basketball players run the court at the Stacy Lail Gymnasium at R-S Central, Thursday. Central played host to Shelby in games that were moved up to Thursday because of the threat of winter storms on Friday.
Carroll adds new assistants to staff RENTON, Wash. (AP) — New Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has retained two assistants and added 18 others to his staff. The team confirmed Thursday that defensive coordinator Gus Bradley and defensive line coach Dan Quinn will return next season. Carroll had said Jeremy Bates is joining him from Southern Cal as his offensive coordinator. Ken Norton Jr. is the new linebackers coach, Brian Schneider is coaching special teams, Alex Gibbs is the offensive line coach, Jedd Fisch is the quarterbacks coach, Sherman Smith is coaching running backs, Pat McPherson has tight ends and Jerry Gray will coach defensive backs. Seattle also announced other additions to Carroll’s staff, including Kippy Brown as wide receivers coach, and Chris Carlisle as strength and conditioning coach.
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Clockwise from top left: The Hilltoppers Melissa McLaughlin (5) moves the ball through the Lady Golden Lions’ defense. Central’s Kyle Holmstrom (5), above, looks to pass the ball against Shelby. The Hilltoppers’ Corey Jimerson (12), bottom left, moves the ball upcourt while looking for teammate Shaq Wilkins.
QB Korn transferring to Marshall CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson backup quarterback Willy Korn says he is transferring to Marshall to continue his football career after he graduates. Korn, who announced his intentions on Thursday, came to the Tigers in 2007 as one of the country’s top recruits. Fans expected the former Byrnes High School star to lead the team to several championships. However, Korn’s time with the Tigers was marked by injuries. He hurt his arm in his lone start at Clemson in 2008 against Georgia Tech.
On TV 6:30 p.m. (FSS) Women’s College Basketball Wake Forest at Virginia Tech. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) High School Basketball Pine Crest (Fla.) vs. Winter Park (Fla.). 7 p.m. (TS) NHL Hockey Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals. 8 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basketball Chicago Bulls at Atlanta Hawks. 8:30 p.m. (FSS) Women’s College Basketball Georgia Tech at Maryland. 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basketball Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers. 11 p.m. (SHO) Boxing The New Generation.
Central gets games in ahead of snow RUTHERFORDTON — Due to early press times, caused by the inclement weather, the Daily Courier was unable to complete game recaps for Thursday’s basketball games. Full recaps will be available in Saturday’s edition. In Thursday’s action, R-S Central’s Lady Hilltoppers (14-7, 7-4) fell,
66-51, to Shelby (16-2, 7-2) despite 26 points from Shannon Hines. Central’s boys basketball team (12-8, 5-6) forced overtime with Shelby before falling, 81-76. Kyle Holmstrom lead with 21 points. The Golden Lions (16-2, 8-1) kept pace with East Rutherford. The Cavs were scheduled to play at Freedom, but results were not reported.
NCAA tournament expansion is possible KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The NCAA has met with conference commissioners, university presidents and athletic directors about the possibility of expanding the men’s basketball tournament. So far, it’s slow going. The NCAA started talking about expansion in the fall, along with numerous topics in all 88 championships, and hasn’t gotten past the discussion stage yet. “It’s still a work in progress, so there’s no further developments or status from (the fall),” NCAA senior vice president Greg Shaheen said. “It’s just a series of ongoing dialogues with interested parties, but nothing definitive to even analyze at this point.” It certainly hasn’t stopped the conversation. Many coaches and administrators like the idea of expansion and believe its a necessary step to accommodate a growing game. There are more teams than ever — 347 in Division I — more depth
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North Carolina head coach Roy Williams put his head down as his team loses to Wake Forest 82-69 in Chapel Hill, in this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, file photo. The NCAA is looking into a possible expansion of the men’s basketball tournament known as March Madness. An expansion would most likely not effect programs such as North Carolina, but could make a big difference for smaller programs lookPlease see NCAA, Page 8 ing to reap additional benefits from playing in one of the NCAA’s biggest events.
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Wild Card Round 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 Indianapolis 30, N.Y. Jets 17 New Orleans 31, Minnesota 28, OT Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31 At Miami AFC 41, NFC 34 Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Miami New Orleans vs. Indianapolis, 6:25 p.m. (CBS)
BASKETBALL National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 31 16 .660 — Toronto 27 23 .540 5 1/2 New York 19 29 .396 12 1/2 Philadelphia 17 31 .354 14 1/2 New Jersey 4 44 .083 27 1/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 33 16 .673 — Atlanta 31 17 .646 1 1/2 Charlotte 24 24 .500 8 1/2 Miami 24 25 .490 9 Washington 16 32 .333 16 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 39 11 .780 — Chicago 23 24 .489 14 1/2 Milwaukee 21 26 .447 16 1/2 Indiana 17 32 .347 21 1/2 Detroit 16 31 .340 21 1/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division W L Pct GB 31 18 .633 — 28 19 .596 2 26 22 .542 4 1/2 26 22 .542 4 1/2 26 23 .531 5 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Denver 33 16 .673 — Utah 30 18 .625 2 1/2 Oklahoma City 28 21 .571 5 Portland 29 22 .569 5 Minnesota 11 38 .224 22 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 38 12 .760 — Phoenix 30 21 .588 8 1/2 L.A. Clippers 21 28 .429 16 1/2 Sacramento 16 32 .333 21 Golden State 13 35 .271 24
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in the bigger conferences and more talent at the mid-major level. Whether it’s increasing the tournament field to 68 (four play-in games instead of one) or enveloping the NIT to make it a 96-team field, more teams are bound to add up to more excitement, the thinking goes. “If you’re talking about adding more teams, I don’t think the games would change a bit,” Texas Tech coach Pat Knight said. “They’d be just as competitive and I think you’d see more Cinderella stories, more teams people didn’t think had a chance and there’d be a lot more upsets if the NCAA expanded the tournament.” Another argument is that a larger field would give teams from smaller conferences a better chance of getting in. Giving automatic bids to the regularseason and conference tournament champions would reward consistency while still allowing for surprise. “That would add more relevance to the regular season, instead of just having big games being bracket busters and things like that,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “I could see it going to 96, but if they do, I would like to see the regular season champs rewarded. That would give the conferences who
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Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 103, L.A. Clippers 97 Toronto 108, New Jersey 99 Philadelphia 106, Chicago 103, OT New York 107, Washington 85 Oklahoma City 103, New Orleans 99 Boston 107, Miami 102 Dallas 110, Golden State 101 Utah 118, Portland 105 San Antonio 115, Sacramento 113 L.A. Lakers 99, Charlotte 97 Phoenix 109, Denver 97 Thursday’s Games Miami at Cleveland, late San Antonio at Portland, late Friday’s Games Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m. Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Memphis, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Phoenix at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Denver at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games New Orleans at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. New York at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m. Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Indiana at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Denver at Utah, 9 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Portland, 10 p.m. Oklahoma City at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
GA 125 161 150 156 172 GA 136 159 154 140 197 GA 150 161 163 176 184 GA 132 153 152 155 193 GA 135 144 146 167 186 GA 138
“I think it makes it a really special tournament when only 64 get in,” Washington State coach Ken Bone said. “I really like the way it is right now.” The heart of the issue is, as is always the case, money. The NCAA has an 11-year, $6 billion contract with CBS, but can opt out after this season. It has already consulted with several networks and isn’t likely to pull the trigger on expan-
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BASEBALL National League CHICAGO CUBS—Agreed to terms with RHP Carlos Marmol on a one-year contract and INF Kevin Millar on a minor league contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association HOUSTON ROCKETS—Recalled G Jermaine Taylor from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Named Phil Savage player personnel consultant. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Named Sherman Smith running backs coach, Kippy Brown wide receivers coach, Art Valero assistant offensive line coach, Luke Butkus quality control/offensive line coach, Dave Canales quality control/offensive coach, Jerry Gray defensive backs coach, Kris Richard assistant defensive backs coach, Rocky Seto quality control/defensive coach, Jeff Ulbrich special teams assistant, Chris Carlisle strength and conditioning coach and Mondray Gee and Jamie Yanchar assistant strength and conditioning coaches.
The NCAA tournament, in a way, is like The Masters in golf. Because it’s such a small field, just getting there is an honor and adding to the field could cheapen the accomplishment. Expanding the tournament also could devalue interest in the regular season, reduce drama in postseason conference tournaments and possibly weaken the NCAA field.
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don’t get more than one bid a chance to have two bids. If you expand, you would want that to happen.” In the current format, 18 percent of the teams get into the NCAA tournament and another 9 percent receive invites to the NIT. That’s far below the number of teams that get postseason berths in football: 68 of 120 teams, or 56 percent. By comparison, 53 percent of NHL and NBA teams get into the playoffs, 37 percent in the NFL and 26 percent in baseball. But to some, that low percentage is part of what makes the NCAA tournament special.
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National Hockey League
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Chicago 56 37 15 4 78 182 Nashville 55 30 21 4 64 151 Detroit 57 27 20 10 64 147 St. Louis 56 25 22 9 59 146 Columbus 58 22 27 9 53 150 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF Vancouver 55 34 19 2 70 180 Colorado 55 31 18 6 68 161 Calgary 57 28 21 8 64 147 Minnesota 56 27 25 4 58 155 Edmonton 55 18 31 6 42 142 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF San Jose 56 36 11 9 81 189
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Wednesday’s Games Ottawa 4, Buffalo 2 St. Louis 3, Chicago 2 Calgary 4, Carolina 1 Edmonton 1, Philadelphia 0 Anaheim 3, Detroit 1 Thursday’s Games Montreal at Boston, late Washington at N.Y. Rangers, late Dallas at Columbus, late N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, late Vancouver at Ottawa, late San Jose at St. Louis, late Colorado at Nashville, late Edmonton at Minnesota, late Anaheim at Los Angeles, late Friday’s Games Toronto at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m. Carolina at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Calgary at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Vancouver at Boston, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Montreal, 2 p.m. Detroit at Los Angeles, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Dallas, 6 p.m. Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Florida at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Calgary at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Columbus, 7 p.m. Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m. San Jose at Nashville, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Edmonton at Colorado, 10 p.m.
HOCKEY EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF New Jersey 55 35 18 2 72 146 Pittsburgh 57 35 21 1 71 180 Philadelphia 55 28 24 3 59 163 N.Y. Rangers 57 25 25 7 57 144 N.Y. Islanders 56 23 25 8 54 143 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Buffalo 55 32 16 7 71 155 Ottawa 57 32 21 4 68 161 Montreal 57 26 25 6 58 146 Boston 54 23 22 9 55 131 Toronto 57 18 28 11 47 152 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Washington 56 38 12 6 82 218 Florida 56 24 23 9 57 149 Tampa Bay 55 23 21 11 57 140 Atlanta 55 24 23 8 56 166 Carolina 56 19 30 7 45 148
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NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints flags fluttering from its roof, the black SUV rolled past a bus stop on Tchoupitoulas Street early in the morning. “Who Dat!” came the cheer from the SUV’s open windows. HOCKEY National Hockey League “I Dat!” cried the fans at the stop. PHOENIX COYOTES—Recalled C Joel Perrault “You Dat!” from San Antonio (AHL). American Hockey League Then, everybody together: “We Dat!” LAKE ERIE MONSTERS—Assigned F Cedric Smiles and fist bumps all around. McNicoll to Charlotte (ECHL). COLLEGE With the Saints in the Super Bowl for the first CONNECTICUT—Named Darrell Perkins defentime, the team’s “Who Dat” cheer has become sive backs coach and Jonathan Wholley tight ends coach. something a little bit more: a greeting, a chant, a WISCONSIN—Named Chris Ash secondary taunt and a ritual in a city where love of the home coach. team has rarely correlated to victories in 43 years of football. The origins of “Who Dat” aren’t clear, though the sion without a green light from phrase apparently goes back to late 19th-century TV. CBS has a strong interest minstrel shows. in keeping the tournament and The story of “Who Dat” and the Saints goes back other networks are reportedly to one of the club’s rare hopeful moments in its putting together bids. first two decades. In 1983, New Orleans hired “I’m sure what’s best for TV is coach Bum Phillips, a guy who wore a white cowwhat’s probably going to hapboy hat and promised big wins. The Saints opened pen and we all have to under4-2, and for the ever-optimistic fans, the future stand that,” Villanova coach Jay looked bright. Wright said. “We wouldn’t have That’s when Ron Swoboda — who had heard the following we do in college a New Orleans high school use it — decided the basketball if it weren’t for TV. As “Who Dat” chant perfectly captured the hopeful coaches and players, we’re just mood. The chant, “Who dat, who dat, who dat say playing games, and we’ll be fine gonna beat dem Saints,” is frequently shortened to with whatever it is.” just “Who Dat.” Expanding the NCAA tourna“Things were looking so good for the Saints, ment would not be simple. The people were thinking playoffs and rightfully so,” NCAA would have to figure remembered Swoboda, who gained fame with a what to do with the NIT, how clutch World Series catch for the 1969 New York the brackets would be set up, Mets, and was a local sportscaster in 1983. “That how to handle byes, if it means ’Who Dat’ chant seemed to connect the fans to the the athletes will be away from team and how they felt them.” school longer, how the money Swoboda got five Saints players— Dave Waymer, will be divided up. Brad Edelman, John Hill, Reggie Lewis and Louis Oubre — to chant the “Who Dats”, and Aaron “I’d like to take a look at all Neville to sing “When the Saints Go Marching In” that before I pass judgment on a record that became an instant best-seller in on whether it’s a good thing,” New Orleans. Temple athletic director Bill The slogan has been reproduced on T-shirts, head Bradshaw said. “The 64-team bands, signs, the back windows of cars and sides of tournament has been special.” buildings throughout the area. The counter argument? If it The NFL, which was not bothered by the meris so special, why not let more chandise for years, moved to stop T-shirt shops teams and players feel it, too? from selling shirts with the slogan on them imme“The magnitude of the NCAA diately after the Saints beat the Minnesota Vikings tournament now is so big that in the NFC championship, earning the right to play it’s just a great experience for the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl. a kid to have that opportunity Saints fans were incensed, and argued the NFL to play,” Maryland coach Gary couldn’t claim ownership of a saying or symbol Williams said. “Most guys in that predates the Saints. college don’t go on to play proThe outcry was so loud that Gov. Bobby Jindal fessionally, so if you can say you asked the state attorney general to look into a posplayed in the NCAA tournasible lawsuit if the NFL was attempting to declare ment, that really kind of changes ownership rights of the phrase. your career as a college basketAttorney General Buddy Caldwell even had a ball player.” conference call with the NFL’s general counsel to discuss the cease-and-desist letters claiming the “Who Dat” shirts were a trademark infringement. “That is pure New Orleans, honey,” said the 49-year-old Ruby Celestine, one of the fans at the bus stop. “Everybody in the world knows Who Dat. Because We Dat!”
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Hurdles cleared, Vancouver is ready for Olympics By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer
Somehow, despite a global meltdown and a local thaw, the hosts are ready. Vancouver is abuzz and the stage is set for a Winter Olympics with dazzling settings and story lines. Bring on Lindsey Vonn, skiing for a slew of gold medals, and the unpredictably intriguing Bode Miller. Anticipate the showdown between Asian figure skaters Kim Yu-na and Mao Asada. Root for, or against, a star-studded Canadian men’s hockey team that knows anything less than gold will crush the home-country fans whose passion for a triumphant Olympics grows by the day. Odds are high that it will rain at times in Vancouver during the Feb. 12-28 run of the games. On Cypress Mountain, in West Vancouver, crews are combatting unseasonably warm, wet weather by trucking in snow to cover the freestyle skiing/ snowboarding venue. But further north, at the vast ski resort of Contributed Photo Whistler, snow abounds on the Alpine courses, and the towering mountains there combine with R-S Central’s Nick Beaver signs his letter of intent to attend Campbell University. Beaver will play football and high-rise, harborside Vancouver to offer perhaps attend on a football scholarship. Joining Beaver are his parents, Collette and Kevin (sitting, l to r), and sister the most stunning mix of scenery ever for a Winter Jordan. Representing R-S Central were Coach Danny Hoyle (standing, l to r), Athletic Director Sam Hopper, Olympics. Principal Phil Rogers, Coach Mike Cheek, Coach Brad Hutchins, Coach Steve Prevatte, Coach Tommy Benton, Many of the venues have successfully hosted Coach Max Champion, and Coach Bud Grissom. world-class events over the past few years; the new bobsled/luge track at Whistler has been described as perhaps the fastest in the world. Canada’s Olympic athletes have had full access to the venues for training, part of the Own the Podium initiative that has set the bold goal for the host country to win the most medals at the games. Germany and the United States, which finished 1-2 in Turin four years ago, would love to thwart that goal Asked what would make these games special for visitors, the CEO of the Vancouver Organizing Committee, stressed the excitement and sense of unity that they are kindling among Canadians. “Let the world see what good Canadians can do if they work hard and pull together,” John Furlong said in a telephone interview. “It’s really a coming out event for Canada.” Few if any other host cities have faced such an overwhelming and unexpected crisis as VANOC did the past two years in the form of the global recession. “We never thought we’d be confronted with an economy that went over a cliff,” Furlong said. “We took the company, turned it upside down, shook it, and everything that didn’t matter we left out.” Despite staggering financial woes for some of the corporate sponsors, VANOC managed to keep its own budget in order. Ticket sales have been robust, with most events sold out; even the most-hard hit sponsors — including General Motors of Canada — kept their commitments; and the International Olympic Committee has promised to help cover any post-games deficit that might emerge. One of the biggest victims of the meltdown may Contributed Photo turn out to be NBC, which has the U.S. television East Rutherford’s Tyler Hamilton signs his letter of intent to attend the University of Charleston-West Virginia. Hamilton will play football and attend on a football scholarship. Joining Hamilton are his grandparents Robert and rights to the games. It expects to lose an estimated $200 million, with advertising revenue not matchJean Jones (sitting, l to r). Representing East Rutherford were Principal Tony Smith, Coach Clint Bland, Melisa ing the high bid price of $820 million that it comGreene, and Athletic Director Bobby Reynolds. mitted to in 2003.
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Harvick might miss Shootout DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick could miss the first Budweiser Shootout practice because of flulike symptoms. Team officials say the 2007 Daytona 500 winner remains in bed at home in North Carolina. He did not attend Daytona 500 media day and probably will miss Shootout practice later Thursday. Richard Childress Racing teammate Clint Bowyer is on standby to take Harvick’s place during practice. Saturday night’s Shootout is an exhibition that kicks off Speedweeks.
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R-S Central’s Jacob Yant received an academic scholarship to attend Mars Hill. Yant will be invited to walk-on and play for the football team at Mars Hill. Joining Yant at the annoucement are his grandfather, Edward Carter (sitting, right), Coach Jason Watson (sitting, left) and Coaches Tommy Benton (standing, l to r), Scott Rumfelt, Bud Grissom, and Max Champion.
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Lynda Petty diagnosed with lymphoma DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Lynda Petty, the wife of seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty, has been diagnosed with central nervous system lymphoma. In a statement Thursday, the Petty family said she will be treated at Duke University Medical Center. Richard Petty said in the statement that his wife is in “good hands” and the family is “very optimistic” that her treatment will be successful. The family thanked friends and fans for their support, and asked to have their privacy respected.
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Nation Today Man is killed in shark attack in Florida
STUART, Fla. (AP) — There was blood sin the water, the sharks were circling and a grievously hurt Stephen Schafer — his thigh gashed and his hand mauled — was screaming in pain by the time the lifeguard reached him. The lifeguard pulled Schafer onto his rescue board, but his cries quieted as he drifted in and out of consciousness. He would soon be dead, marking the first deadly shark attack in Florida in five years, and perhaps a rare instance of a lethal attack by a swarm of sharks. Schafer, 38, was attacked Wednesday afternoon a quartermile off South Florida’s Atlantic Coast while he was out kiteboarding — using a large kite-like sail to pull him along the surface on a board strapped to his feet. When the winds lightened and his sail dropped, the Stuart man found himself in the water, surrounded by sharks.
Second large earthquake hits off California coast
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Residents of Northern California’s Humboldt County were rocked by a magnitude-5.9 earthquake Thursday, but officials said there
were no immediate reports of major injury or damage from the second large temblor to hit the area within a month. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake struck at 12:20 p.m. about 35 miles northwest of the community of Petrolia and nearly 50 miles west of Eureka. The shaking was felt within a 150-mile radius, as far north as southern Oregon and as far south as Sonoma County, according to the USGS Web site.
2 SC officers injured in shootout, suspect hurt ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Two South Carolina police officers have been shot and wounded and officers say a suspect also was shot and injured. Multiple media outlets reported the shootings occurred during a drug raid shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday in Rock Hill.
SC lawyer killed, police say suspect shot himself PICKENS, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina attorney has been shot and killed at his office and police say the suspect shot and killed himself. Multiple media outlets reported 61-year-old J. Redmond Coyle of Salem was shot several times about 5 p.m. Wednesday at the back of his office in Pickens.
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James Arthur Ray walks back to the Yavapai County Jail from the county courthouse after his initial appearance Thursday Feb. 4, 2010, in Camp Verde, Ariz. Ray pleaded not guilty Thursday to three counts of manslaughter at his first court appearance since being charged with causing three deaths at an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony he led.
Self-help speaker in court for Arizona deaths CAMP VERDE, Ariz. (AP) — Motivational speaker James Arthur Ray pleaded not guilty Thursday to three counts of manslaughter at his first court appearance since being charged with causing three deaths at an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony he led. Ray was indicted and arrested on Wednesday for the deaths at an Oct. 8 ceremony intended to be the highlight of his five-day “Spiritual Warrior” event. The ceremony was held at a retreat center he rented near Sedona. Ray, shackled at the wrists and ankles and wearing an orange jail uniform, didn’t say anything in court Thursday. One of his attorneys, Thomas Kelly, entered the not guilty plea on his behalf. “The thing that makes the American legal justice system the envy of the world is that every man gets his day in court,” another of Ray’s attorneys, Luis Li, told reporters afterward. “This was a terrible, terrible accident. This wasn’t a crime. Mr. Ray looks forward to his day in court.” Ray is being held in the Yavapai County jail on $5 million bond and faces a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 12 1/2 years on each count. His attorneys asked the judge to lower the bond, with Kelly saying in court that it was “unconscionable” and arguing that the manslaughter charges are probation-available offenses and that Ray has no criminal history. Judge Warren Darrow is expected
to set a hearing on whether to lower the bond amount as early as next week. Prosecutor Steven Young did not argue against lowering the amount in court but has until Wednesday to file a motion opposing it. Young declined to answer reporters’ questions afterward but said he wanted to keep Ray’s trial in Yavapai County, because that’s where the alleged crime occurred. During the October ceremony, more than 50 people filed inside the sweat lodge that was built in 2008 and used numerous times without incident. Eventually, people started vomiting and passing out, and some were hosed off in an effort to cool them down. Three people who never regained consciousness died at hospitals — Kirby Brown, 38, of Westtown, N.Y.; James Shore, 40, of Milwaukee; and Liz Neuman, 49, of Prior Lake, Minn. 18 others were hospitalized. Ray’s attorneys have said he took all necessary safety precautions and wasn’t aware of any medical problems until the ceremony was over. The self-help superstar who teaches people about financial and spiritual wealth uses free seminars to recruit followers to more expensive events. His company, James Ray International, is based in Carlsbad, Calif. About a half dozen American Indians attended Thursday’s court hearing and told reporters that Ray’s ceremonies and others like them violate their way of life.
Jackson’s doc may surrender LOS ANGELES (AP) — With a criminal charge looming, Michael Jackson’s doctor is negotiating his surrender to Los Angeles authorities, his attorney said Thursday. A statement from Ed Chernoff said he was negotiating with the district attorney’s office for Dr. Conrad Murray to turn himself in, but there has been no agreement on specifics. “When the agreement is complete, we will report further,” Chernoff said. Murray has maintained that nothing he gave Jackson should have killed him. Murray’s arraignment already has been set for Friday afternoon, a person familiar with the planning told The Associated Press. The person declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the situation. The possible charge was not disclosed. However, two law enforcement officials have told the AP prosecutors plan to charge Murray with involuntary manslaughter, alleging
he gave Jackson a powerful anesthetic that led to his June 25 overdose death at a rented mansion in Los Angeles. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the case. Sandi Gibbons, a spokeswoman for the district attorney, would not confirm or deny that Murray would appear Friday at the courthouse. Murray, who has a practice in Houston, came to Los Angeles last weekend and has been strategizing with his defense team. Police have been investigating Murray since Jackson’s death. The doctor told detectives he’d given the singer a powerful anesthetic and other sedatives to get the chronic insomniac star to sleep. Jackson, 50, died soon thereafter, and investigators have been gathering evidence to try to show Murray was negligent in administering the drugs.
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Demand for safer investments sent the dollar and Treasurys higher and the euro falling. Major indexes skidded as much as 3.1 percent to their lowest levels in three months. The Dow fell 268 points and briefly traded below 10,000 for the first time since Nov. 6. The Dow’s 2.6 percent drop was its biggest in seven months. And it was the ninth time in 14 days that the Dow has moved by more than 100 points. Just 273 stocks rose on the New York Stock Exchange, while more than 2,800 fell. On of the worst performers was metals producer FreeportMcMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., which tumbled 5.3 percent. The few winners included Cisco Systems Inc. following a big increase in its earnings. Trading volume at the NYSE rose to 1.5 billion shares from 1 billion Wednesday. The Labor Department said Thursday that claims for unemployment benefits rose by 8,000 to 480,000 last week. The news disappointed investors who had hoped for a drop. It was the fourth increase in the past five weeks. The jobless claims numbers chilled expectations that the government’s January jobs report would show that employers added workers in the first month of the year. Analysts currently expect Friday’s report to show that employers added 5,000 jobs in January. The government is also expected to report that the unemployment rate ticked up to 10.1 percent from 10 percent. The Dow fell 268.37, or 2.6 percent, to 10,002.18. The Dow has fallen 723 points, or 6.7 percent, since closing at a 15-month high of 10,725.43 on Jan. 19. The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 34.17, or 3.1 percent, to 1,063.11, its steepest drop since April 20, 2009. The Nasdaq composite index slid 65.48, or 3 percent, to 2,125.43. The rise in the dollar hit commodity prices and stocks of companies that produce them. Crude oil fell $3.84 to settle at $73.14 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It was the biggest oneday drop in four months.
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Stocks tumble on job worries, European debt
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks buckled Thursday under the growing belief that the global economy is weaker than many investors expected and likely to stop companies from hiring. The Dow Jones industrials briefly traded below 10,000 for the first time in three months. A flood of bad news, including rising debt levels in European nations and an unexpected jump in the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits, had investors pulling money out of assets like stocks and commodities that look increasingly risky. Fears of more disappointing news Friday, when the government issues its January employment report, contributed to the slide.
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Mahesh Sahni, of Worcester, Mass., left, holds his resume while speaking with Laura Erickson, of Boston, right, a recruiter for Prudential at the BostonHires job fair at a hotel in Boston, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Associated Press
Companies boost productivity WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers are managing to boost production without creating new jobs. The question is when they’ll feel the need to ramp up hiring. Squeezing more output from their existing staffs allowed companies to boost productivity in the October-December quarter. And last week, the number of people filing new claims for jobless aid rose. The two Labor Department reports Thursday suggested that companies are still cutting costs and putting off hiring even as the economy recovers. Many employers lack confidence that the recovery is sustainable, especially as government stimulus measures fade, economists said. Companies still feel bruised from the recession. “Businesses have been through a traumatic experience and are going to be cautious about hiring,” said Julia Coronado, senior U.S. economist at BNP Paribas. Productivity rose by a seasonally adjusted 6.2 percent in the fourth quarter, above analysts’ expectations of a 6 percent rise. That was the third straight quarter of sharp gains. It indicated that companies are squeezing
more output out of their work forces. Productivity often increases at the end of recessions as companies ramp up output before hiring new workers. Rising productivity can raise living standards in the long run. But it can also make it easier for companies to put off adding jobs. The department also said labor costs fell 4.4 percent, the third decline in the past four quarters. Falling labor costs can boost company profits. Hourly compensation rose 1.5 percent, the department said. But labor costs fell because the rise in compensation was much less than the productivity increase. The department’s separate report on initial claims for jobless benefits said claims rose unexpectedly last week by 8,000 to 480,000. The rise in claims is the fourth in the past five weeks. It disappointed economists, who thought claims would resume a downward trend evident in the fall and early winter. The fourweek average, which smooths fluctuations, rose for the third straight week to 468,750. “It is starting to look as though the downward trend in claims ... has stalled,” Ian Shepherdson,
Happy 1st Birthday!
Zander Austin Branch On February 5th
We Love You! Love, Mommy, Daddy, Carter and Zach
chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics, wrote in a note to clients. The four-week average had fallen 32 percent from August until early last month. That raised hopes that the economy would start to generate net job gains soon. But the reversal of the trend could mean that rampedup hiring is still months away. Still, some positive signs emerged in the productivity report. Hours worked in the fourth quarter rose 1 percent. That was the first increase since the second quarter of 2007. Output rose 7.2 percent, the largest increase since the third quarter of 2003. To continue increasing production, economists say companies will eventually have to start adding jobs again. “You can push your workers but so far,” said Anika Khan, an economist at Wells Fargo Securities. “At some point businesses have to begin to hire.” What’s not clear is when. Employers are increasing the hours worked for their current employees and adding temp jobs, Coronado said. Those are positive signs that companies want more labor.
Happy 2nd Birthday Logan Love, Mommy, Lukas and Daddy
In Loving Memory Of
William Ray Morrow Three years have passed, but our memories will always last. I will see you in Heaven in time. Until then you will be in my thoughts.
I love you Daddy! Your Loving Daughter, Sherri
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Reid: Senate will take up jobs bill next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders plan to pass a jobs bill next week as key Democrats and Republicans neared agreement Thursday on a proposal to give businesses a tax break for hiring unemployed workers. Passage would mark a rare bipartisan achievement in a Congress that has been sharply divided along political lines. The Senate will start work on the bill Monday, said Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. If the bill is passed by the end of next week, when the Senate takes a President’s Day break, it would hand President Barack Obama a badly needed political victory. “We want to work with the Republicans and it appears to me, on the jobs program, they want to work with us,” Reid told reporters. Discussions continued among Senate leaders from both parties Thursday and it was unclear whether final agreement on a bill would be reached before next week, especially with most senators heading to their home states ahead of a major snowstorm expected in Washington on Friday. Several key Republicans, however, sounded hopeful about eventually striking a deal. Passage of a bill with both Democratic and Republican support would contrast sharply with the way Congress has done business for the past year, a reflection of the Democrats’ diminished power since Republican Scott Brown scored a stunning victory last month in a special Senate election in Massachusetts. With Brown seated, Senate Democrats will no longer have a filibusterproof majority in the body, meaning they will need at least some Republican support to pass legislation. Democrats believe a jobs bill that includes tax breaks Republicans support is a good way to break the ice, while also reflecting Obama’s renewed emphasis on job creation. Prospects are less certain in the House, where some House Democrats are skeptical whether employers would hire workers because of a tax break. However, if the Senate passes a bipartisan jobs bill, House Democrats would be on the spot to support a top White House priority. The Senate plan for tax break for hiring unemployed workers is modeled after a proposal by Schumer and Hatch. The measure is an alternative to Obama’s proposed tax cut of up to $5,000 for each new worker that employers hire. The Senate alternative would exempt companies from paying the employer’s share of Social Security payroll taxes for new workers hired this year, as long as those people had been unemployed at least 60 days. It would save companies 6.2 percent of the new workers’ salaries that are subject to Social Security taxes, and would cost about $11 billion over 10 years.
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Hearts for Hospice February 12, 2010 • 12:00pm-1:00pm Carolina Event and Conference Center 374 Hudlow Road, Forest City
Hospice of Rutherford County is hosting a Valentine luncheon to ensure Hospice home care patients have access to care regardless of ability to pay. Give your heart and $10.00 to Hospice and receive a meal consisting of: Chicken Rossini, Marinated Tomato Salad, Rice Pilaf, Green Beans with Roasted Red Peppers, and Black Forest Cake. Bring your sweetheart, your secretary, your best friend or whomever is close to your heart, and come join us for this fund-raising event. Give your heart to Hospice and that special someone this Valentine’s Day!
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In this 2009 file photo, a customer uses a Bank of America ATM in Charlotte. The New York attorney general Thursday filed civil charges against the bank and former CEO Ken Lewis in a case related to the takeover of Merrill Lynch last year.
BoA, Lewis face civil charges NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Attorney General’s office said Thursday it filed civil charges against Bank of America and its former CEO Ken Lewis, saying the bank misled investors about Merrill Lynch before it acquired the Wall Street bank in early 2009. Civil charges were also being filed against Joe Price, who was chief financial officer at the time of the deal and is now head of BofA’s consumer banking division. At the same time Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office was filing its civil charges, the Securities and Exchange Commission reached a settlement to resolve separate federal charges it brought against the bank over similar issues. It is the second time the SEC and Bank of America have tried to settle the case. Bank of America has been accused of failing to properly disclose losses at Merrill and bonuses paid to investment bank employees before the deal closed. Cuomo called Bank of America’s actions “egregious and reprehensible” in deceiving not only shareholders, but also the federal government. The bank, Lewis and Price are facing charges under New York’s Martin Act, a wide-ranging securities law that is aimed at fighting fraud. The charges by Cuomo’s office lay the blame for additional government bailouts and alleged deception on the top executives at the nation’s largest bank.
Bank of America received an additional $20 billion in government bailout funds in January 2009 to help offset losses it absorbed as part of the Merrill Lynch acquisition. In December, Bank of America repaid the $20 billion, plus the initial $25 billion it received in government bailout money. Lewis stepped down as CEO from Bank of America Corp. on Dec. 31 after almost a year of strife that followed the bank’s purchase of Merrill Lynch. Price became head of the bank’s consumer banking division, taking over for Brian Moynihan, who succeeded Lewis as CEO on Jan. 1. Moynihan is not under investigation. Cuomo’s office claims Bank of America purposely misled shareholders about the more than $15 billion in losses Merrill recorded in the fourth quarter of 2008 to get the deal completed. Bank of America also hid $3.6 billion in year-end bonuses Merrill employees received as it asked its share holders to approve the deal, the suit alleges. Bank of America then used the mounting losses to force the government to provide it with the additional $20 billion in bailout money, the lawsuit claims. Lewis has testified before Congress that he was forced by government regulators to complete the deal, even though he had trepidation about doing so. Richard W. Painter, a law professor at the University of Minnesota and an expert on
securities fraud, said the federal government’s role in the merger makes the case particularly tricky. If the Treasury or regulators were aware of any misrepresentation to Bank of America shareholders, then Cuomo will in effect be going after Lewis, Price and the bank “with the federal government as an accomplice,” Painter said. “The question is going to be: Where was the government when all this is going down and is anyone going to hold the government accountable if they did sign off on this?” he added. Bank of America spokesman Robert Stickler said, “We are disappointed and find it regrettable that the NY AG has chosen to file these charges, which we believe are totally without merit,” “The evidence demonstrates that Bank of America and its executives, including Ken Lewis and Joe Price, at all times acted in good faith and consistent with their legal and fiduciary obligations,” Stickler said. “In fact, the SEC had access to the same evidence as the NYAG and concluded that there was no basis to enter either a charge of fraud or to charge individuals.” Mary Jo White, Lewis’ attorney, said in a statement that Cuomo’s decision to sue was “a badly misguided decision without support in the facts or the law.” Lawyers for Price said the attorney general’s allegations were “flatly contrary to the evidence.”
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and Joints Chiefs Chairman Adm Michael Mullen huddle on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday while testifying before the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Defense Department’s fiscal 2011 budget.
An AP News Analysis By MATT APUZZO Associated Press Writer
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Discussion on gays in military has been brought to forefront An AP News Analysis By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer
WASHINGTON — A cultural shift in the 17 years since Congress passed a legal ban on gays serving openly in the military had changed the debate even before it was reopened by President Barack Obama. Colin Powell, for example, who as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1993 was part of the opposition, said Wednesday that for the past two years he has favored reviewing the current ban. “Attitudes and circumstances have changed,” he said. For many younger members of the military — those doing the bulk of the fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq — it’s hardly a debate at all. Polls suggest they care little about sexual orientation in their ranks. And views in the wider society have evolved; gay marriage is now legal in five states and the District of Columbia. Opinion surveys say a majority of Americans think it’s OK for gays to serve in uniform. “Do I care if someone is gay? I have no qualms,” said Army Sgt. Justin Graff, serving with the 5th Stryker Brigade in southern Afghanistan. Jason Jonas, a former Army staff sergeant from Tempe, Ariz., said openly gay soldiers served in his intelligence unit at Fort Bragg, N.C., and their presence never affected unit morale. “I don’t think it is anybody’s right to say who can and who can’t fight for their country,” said Jonas, 28, who served in Afghanistan before being injured. “Nobody cares. ’Don’t ask, don’t tell’ is kind of a joke.” A major influence in the coming debate will be the stance of the military’s most senior uniformed leader, Adm. Mike
Mullen. He told a Senate panel Tuesday that he personally believes it is time to allow gays to serve openly. It’s just wrong, Mullen said, that gays must “lie about who they are” to defend their country. Although Obama said he would work to change the law this year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates gave him some extra leeway by telling Congress the Pentagon would need at least a year to implement the changes. Gates’ comment gave the impression that he thinks repeal is almost inevitable, although a leading Republican voice on defense matters, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, opposes the change. “I fully support the president’s decision,” Gates said. “The question before us is not whether the military prepares to make this change, but how we best prepare for it,” adding that the final decision rests with Congress. In the meantime, Gates said he is seeking latitude in how the law is enforced. The list of countries that permit gays to serve openly in uniform has grown to 28, including Canada, Israel, Australia and most of Europe. Many of those nations have troops fighting alongside U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. Yet in the U.S., there remains a powerful rhetorical weapon for opponents of lifting the ban — fear that it would weaken a military at war. It’s a question that cuts to the heart of why sexual orientation has been such a sensitive topic in the military in the past — and remains so among those who see repeal of the 1993 ban on allowing gays to serve openly as putting still more stress on a military strained by years of conflict. Mullen said he shares that concern, even as he became the first sitting chairman of the Joint Chiefs to publicly advocate
allowing gays to serve openly. He told the Senate Armed Services Committee “there will be some disruption in the force” if the law is changed. “Our plate is very full” already, he said. Obama entered the White House as an advocate of repealing the ban, but he let it rest for a year. Last week, in his State of the Union address, he vowed to work with Congress this year “to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are.” When Clinton entered the White House in 1993 he ignited a political firestorm by trying to use his executive powers to end the policy — not written into law at that point — of discriminating against gay service members in the military. Congress stopped him by passing a law that does not explicitly prohibit gays or lesbians from serving but requires them to serve in silence. If they acknowledge their sexual orientation or engage in a homosexual act, they can be expelled. But if not asked, they need not disclose it. The 1993 statute calls the military a “specialized society” in which life is “fundamentally different from civilian life.” And so it is. But the cultural differences are not necessarily as stark as in 1993. Walter Slocombe, a defense consultant who was a senior Pentagon policy officer during the Clinton administration, says most military members “won’t care one way or another” if the ban is lifted. All branches of the military struggle to some extent with racial, religious and gender tensions, he noted, but “that’s a result of having a military that reflects the diversity of the country.”
WASHINGTON — When Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab stopped talking to FBI agents after a failed attempt to blow up a plane on Christmas Day, it was not a failure of the U.S. criminal justice system or the president, regardless of what Republican critics say. And when Abdulmutallab started talking again a week ago, thanks to some clever FBI field work, it wasn’t a validation of the system or the president, regardless of what the Obama administration says. Nearly a half century after the Supreme Court ushered “You have the right to remain silent” into the American lexicon, a Nigerian man with a poorly designed bomb failed to take down an airplane but managed to ignite a dispute over whether that right extends to terrorism suspects. The suddenly fierce debate over how to investigate suspected terrorists allows politicians to ignore history, mischaracterize the Constitution and add new uncertainty to a system that two administrations and countless intelligence officials from both parties have spent a decade trying to clarify. It was a somewhat unexpected controversy. Abdulmutallab, after all, was not the first terrorism suspect captured in the U.S. since 2001. The Bush administration sent many terrorists to prison, including U.S. sleeper cell members, a 9/11 coconspirator and a man who tried to bring down an airplane with a bomb in his shoe. All were read their rights. All got lawyers. All appeared in court. Abdulmutallab wasn’t even the first terrorism case on President Barack Obama’s watch. Najibullah Zazi is under indictment in New York in an alleged al-Qaida bombing plot. Before he was charged, he and his lawyer spent days talking to the FBI. That’s hardly unusual. A 1996 study by University of California, Irvine, criminologist Richard Leo found that 78 percent of defendants in cases he reviewed waived their right to remain silent and cooperated with investigators. After the Christmas plot, however, the president’s critics say the administration should have treated Abdulmutallab as an enemy combatant. The right to a lawyer, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, alleged last week, is reserved for American citizens, not foreign terrorists. Collins is wrong. Immigrants, even those who entered the country illegally, are guaranteed lawyers in the U.S. when they commit a crime. But the danger of the argument is not in its legal weakness. It’s in its consequences. It’s not exactly clear where Collins suggests Abdulmutallab should have been sent. To a military brig? The Supreme Court has never weighed in on whether that’s lawful. Twice, President George W. Bush had the chance to test the question, but both times he dropped the issue and brought the cases in criminal court. Had Obama sent Abdulmutallab to a military prison, there’s no guarantee he would have talked. Some detainees at Guantanamo Bay cooperated, some didn’t. Some prisoners cooperate with the FBI, some don’t. What is certain, however, is that throwing Abdulmutallab in a military prison would have touched off a years-long court challenge like the ones that stalled Bush’s anti-terrorism policies. And it would have jeopardized the chances of ever bringing a criminal case. Which means that, years later, Obama, like Bush, would face the question of what to do with dangerous prisoners who can neither be prosecuted nor set free.
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House agrees to increase U.S. debt limit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday voted to allow the government to go $1.9 trillion deeper in debt — or about $6,000 more for every U.S. resident. The measure, approved 217-212, would raise the cap on federal borrowing to $14.3 trillion. That’s enough to keep Congress from having to vote again before the November elections on an issue that is feeding a sense among voters that the government is spending too much and putting future generations under a mountain of debt to do it.
Already, the accumulated debt amounts to roughly $40,000 per person. And the debt is increasingly held by foreign nations such as China. Passage of the bill would send it to President Barack Obama, who will sign it to avoid a firstever, market-rattling default on U.S. obligations. “I can’t think of a more reckless or irresponsible act. Defaulting is not an option,” said Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass. “If the United States defaults, investors will lose confidence that the U.S. will honor its debts in the future. Democrats barely passed it through the Senate last week over a unanimous “no” vote from GOP members present. To help win passage, Democrats are also adopting — in a vote later Thursday afternoon — budget rules designed to curb a spiraling upward annual deficit — projected by Obama to hit a record $1.56 trillion for the budget year ending Sept. 30.
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In this 2009 file photo, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., right, talks with an aide on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats say they never saw it coming, but the breakdown of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul was abetted by their own mistakes.
Senator defends Medicaid deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Called a prostitute by conservative talk show hosts, a Louisiana Democrat on Thursday defended a deal she cut for her Hurricane Katrina-ravaged state in the The new rules would require future spending increases or tax cuts to be paid for with either cuts Senate health care bill. Sen. Mary Landrieu insisted to other programs or equivalent tax increases. the Medicaid boost worth $300 If the rules are broken, the White House budmillion wasn’t the price for get office would force automatic cuts to programs her vote for President Barack like Medicare, farm subsidies and unemployment Obama’s sweeping health care insurance. Current rules lack such teeth and have commonly been waived over the past few years at a plan and she noted that state Republicans backed the deal. cost of almost $1 trillion. Defiantly, she said she would do Most other benefit programs — including it all over again if she had to. Medicaid, Social Security and food stamps — “I don’t need this job badly would be exempt from such cuts, and Republicans enough — maybe some people said that the rules lack teeth. do, I don’t — to throw the people “In place of real fiscal discipline, it offers a phoof my state under the bus to prony pay-as-you-go rule that is more loopholes and exceptions and does nothing to tackle our govern- tect myself politically,” Landrieu ment’s long-term structural deficit,” said Rep. Pete said in an impassioned speech on the Senate floor. Sessions, R-Texas. The deal has been derided as the “Louisiana Purchase” and Skeptics say lawmakers also will find ways conservative talk show hosts around the new rules fairly easily. Congress, for example, can declare some spending an “emergen- Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck have both labeled Landrieu a cy” — a likely scenario for votes later this month to extend jobless benefits for the long-term unem- “prostitute” for obtaining it. In recent weeks, Obama has ployed. also alluded to messy dealmakAnd, indeed, there already are exceptions to the ing as a reason for public skeptinew rules, such as for extending former President cism about the health care bill. George W. Bush’s middle-class tax cuts past their expiration a year from now. That would add $1.4 trillion to the federal debt over the next decade. But some new White House initiatives, such as doubling the child care tax credit for families earning less than $85,000, also would have to live within the rules, as would continuing subsidies for laid-off workers to buy health insurance — unless lawmakers make another exception.
And the rules also mean that two years from now, lawmakers would have to raise taxes to pay for continuing lower tax rates on large inheritances and to protect millions of middle-class taxpayers from feeling the bite of the alternative minimum tax. “We will have the will and we will have the discipline,” promised House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md. The so-called pay-as-you-go rules have been a mantra with conservative “Blue Dog” Democrats in the House, who insisted they wouldn’t vote to raise the debt ceiling without them. “We don’t have a choice,” said Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn. “We are on an unsustainable march toward a fiscal Armageddon.” Obama’s budget projects the government’s debt doubling to $26 trillion over the next decade. It offers few solutions for seriously closing the gap other than promising to appoint a bipartisan commission to come up with a plan to address the problem.
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Surrounded by reporters and photographers, Sen.-elect Scott Brown, R-Mass., retrieves his certification papers from the back of a SUV as he arrives on Capitol Hill.
He referred in his State of the Union speech to “lobbying and horse-trading” and told ABC News earlier, “It’s an ugly process and it looks like there are a bunch of backroom deals.” Obama hasn’t referred specifically to Landrieu’s deal and Landrieu said Thursday that the administration supported it. She said she’d spoken several days ago to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and that Sebelius remained supportive. Spokesmen for Sebelius and for the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Landrieu’s comments came as House and Senate leaders met with Obama at the White House to try to find a way forward for the health bill, which remains stalled after Democrats lost the 60th vote they need to advance legislation in the Senate. Republican Scott Brown was being sworn in Thursday afternoon to replace the late Democrat Edward M. Kennedy after his upset win in Massachusetts last month.
Landrieu said it was unclear what would happen with the health legislation, which passed the House and Senate separately last year but has yet to be written in final form, but said she wanted to protect her deal. “I don’t want what’s been said erroneously and inappropriately to harm the efforts of this actually being included in whatever final version there may or may not be, so hopefully this will clear the air and this issue will stand on its own merits,” Landrieu said. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana stood to lose federal reimbursements for Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program for the poor, because the state’s post-hurricane economic surge temporarily boosted per-capita income that’s used to measure Medicaid payments. Louisiana’s Republican governor, Bobby Jindal, was among those joining Landrieu in pushing for more money but since then he’s avoided most opportunities to defend her.
Brown ready to take his seat in the Senate WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Scott Brown said fixing the nation’s ailing economy would be his top priority as he prepared Thursday to take his Senate seat a week earlier than he had planned. “It’s a new era and it’s really time to get to work,” Brown told a throng of reporters as he arrived on Capitol Hill. With Brown seated, Democrats will lose their supermajority and Republicans will gain the 41st vote they can use to block President Barack Obama’s agenda. Asked about what he would focus on in his new job, Brown replied: “Obviously it’s jobs. Jobs, jobs, jobs, trying to figure out how we can get the economy moving again.”
A swearing-in ceremony was set for 5 p.m. Thursday for the little-known Massachusetts state senator who shocked the nation with his upset victory last month over a favored Democrat and put the 2010 midterm elections in play for a possible GOP takeover of Congress. Originally, Brown had said he did not want to be sworn in until Feb. 11. On Wednesday, Brown said he wanted to move up the swearing-in so that he could participate in upcoming Senate votes. On Thursday morning, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick certified the results of Brown’s upset win, clearing the way for him to take the oath of office.
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his relationships. His current relationship is like all the others have been. He either picks the wrong person or he IS the wrong person. What concerns me is that after torturing my brother and me for hours at a time, Gabe then calls our 70-year-old mother. He subjects her to long, circular conversations and never takes any of our advice. What can Mom do to get some peace but spare his feelings? I believe my brother has an emotional disorder, but he refuses to get help or take medication. — Overwhelmed Dear Overwhelmed: Gabe may indeed have an emotional problem. You and your brother need to impress upon your mother that her health must come first. And she needs to impress upon Gabe that her bedtime is (blank) p.m. and she will not stay up beyond that time. If necessary, she should unplug her phone to make sure her sleep isn’t interrupted. As long as Gabe has you, your brother and your mother to drain, I hope you realize he won’t seek the professional help he needs.
Medication back order difficult Dear Dr. Gott: I have been on Armour Thyroid for many years, but all of a sudden, I cannot get it. Of course, I have Synthroid as an alternative. Well, I have tried it and just can’t handle it. Why, all of a sudden, is Armour Thyroid on back order no matter where I check? Are the drug companies not making enough money on it? It’s a low-cost drug. No one I have talked to seems to know the answer. Dear Reader: According to Forest Laboratories, the manufacturer of Armour Thyroid, there is a critical back-order situation. The company is unaware, at the time of this writing, of when the product will be available. It recommends that patients contact their physician for substitute treatment until restocking occurs. You can check on the status of the drug by calling (866) 927-3260. Armour Thyroid is a natural porcine-derived preparation for thyroid hormone replacement that does not
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contain gluten or lactose. It contains two thyroid hormones, T3 and T4. Synthroid is a synthetic T4 hormone reported to be identical to that produced in the human thyroid gland. Many people are able to take the product without experiencing negative side effects. As with any drug, precautions must be taken, and adverse reactions are possible. The most common side effects are those related to taking too much. Common reactions include nervousness, anxiety, insomnia, muscle weakness, diarrhea, abdominal cramping, insomnia, irritability and a great deal more.
IN THE STARS
Your Birthday, Feb. 5;
In the year ahead, you’ll not only be happier with those who share your interests, politics and philosophies; you’ll be luckier with them as well. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Be doubly careful about how you handle those in authority. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — It would prove unwise to prematurely discuss the success you hope to have with a project still in the planning stages. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Be careful about poking your nose into another’s business. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — It’s always smart to be open-minded about the views and opinions of others. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Just because someone is doing something a bit differently doesn’t make it wrong. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Be sure to supervise a project being handled by another because you could be held accountable if things go south. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — If things are festering within you, this might be the wrong time to bring up an issue. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Attitude is important with regard to whether or not you will be productive. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Only you can decide to be happy or grumpy. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — If you fail to put to rest something you could have finished, chances are it is going to be left undone. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Subdue inclinations to prejudge and put down events or people before either have a chance to prove themselves. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — If you’re planning a night out, choose your playmates carefully.
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Nation/world
Toyota still evaluating Prius brake issue
WASHINGTON (AP) — Toyota said Thursday it is evaluating brake problems with the 2010 Prius gaselectric hybrid, but no decision has been made about a recall. Earlier Thursday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it opened an investigation into the car, the best selling hybrid in the U.S., citing 124 reports it received from consumers about its brakes, including four crashes. The government is looking into complaints that antilock brakes can fail momentarily on some 2010 models in slippery conditions or on rough roads. The company says it made a change in the 2010 braking system last month to correct cars in production. The company has not made a decision about cars on the road. Asked if Toyota would recall the 2010 Priuses,
spokesman Brian Lyons said: “It’s too soon to call at this point. We will of course fully cooperate with NHTSA in that investigation.” Lyons also said Toyota is checking other hybrid models in its lineup to see if they have the same braking system as the 2010 model, but so far he is not aware of any other models being involved. “As part of our normal problem-solving process, we would look at similar technology in similar vehicles,” he said. The U.S. investigation, while preliminary, represents another setback for Toyota, which has been battered with two major recalls in the United States covering millions of vehicles. Those involve gas pedals that can get trapped under floor mats or become stuck on their own and fail to return to the idle position. The safety probes have challenged
Toyota’s long-standing reputation for building safe, quality vehicles. The Prius was not part of the recall spanning the U.S., Europe and China over sticking gas pedals in eight topselling models including the Camry. That recall involved 2.3 million cars in the U.S. alone. The Prius is the best-selling hybrid in the U.S. and the world, and is Toyota’s thirdbest selling vehicle domestically, behind the Camry and the Corolla. Toyota sold nearly 140,000 Priuses in the U.S. last year. NHTSA said investigators have talked to consumers and conducted pre-investigatory field work. The preliminary evaluation involves about 37,000 vehicles in the United States. “Safety is our top priority,” said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. NHTSA said LaHood spoke
with Toyota president Akio Toyoda late Wednesday and was assured by the executive that Toyota was taking the safety concerns seriously. Toyota said in a statement it would fully cooperate with NHTSA’s investigation. The U.S. investigation came after the Japanese government ordered Toyota to investigate brake problems in the Prius. The new version of the vehicle went on sale in the U.S. and Japan in May 2009. Paul Nolasco, a company spokesman in Japan, said the time lag for brakes kicking in felt by drivers stem from the two systems in a gas-electric hybrid — the gas-engine and the electric motor. When the car moves on a bumpy or slippery surface, a driver can feel a pause in the braking when the vehicle switches between the traditional hydraulic brakes and the electronically operated
braking system, he said. The brakes work if the driver keeps pushing the pedal, he said. Toyota acknowledged the brake problem while reporting a $1.7 billion profit for its October-December quarter. NHTSA said it opens 100 investigations every year and there are currently 40 open defect investigations, three of which involve Toyota. NHTSA said its defect and compliance investigations have resulted in 524 recalls involving 23.5 million vehicles during the past three years. Toyota senior managing director Takahiko Ijichi defended the automaker’s quality standards. “We have not sacrificed the quality for the sake of saving costs,” he said. “Quality is our lifeline. We want our customers to feel safe and regain their trust as soon as possible.”
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of HOUSAN P. HARRILL of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said HOUSAN P. HARRILL to present them to the undersigned on or before the 15th 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 15th day of January, 2010. Mary (Ginger) H. Harris, Administrator 6203 Robin Hollow Drive Charlotte, NC 28227
Commercial Building for sale or lease on Broadway St. in FC. 5,800 sqft. of heated space. 289-6520
Help Wanted Dental Receptionist with a friendly smile wanted for a general dentistry practice in Shelby. Must have basic computer skills, must work with answering multiple telephone lines, dental insurance, collections, and scheduling. Please send resumes PO Box 1149 • Box H Forest City, NC 28043 Human Resources Clerk First Choice Armor in Spindale is currently seeking a part-time (25-30 hrs./ week to start) Human Resources Clerk with potential to full-time. High school diploma and at least 1 year HR experience required. Candidates should possess strong PC skills to include Excel as well as excellent organization and communication skills. Exposure to ADP a big plus. If interested please e-mail resume to jflynn@ firstchoicearmor.com or call Jerry Flynn 828.288.6681 Receptionist - Local nursing home seeks mature organized person w/good office skills to work 20 hrs. weekends & during the week. Must work independently, handle confidential info & follow procedures. Serious candidates can apply in person btwn 10A-2P at 237 Tryon Rd., Rfdtn, NC or email resume: hr@ willowridgerehab.com
CNA - Nursing ICU Minimum 1 yr. exp. and CNA License required. PRN position 7am-7pm weekends. RN - ICU: Full-time position, 7am-7pm, minimum 2-5 yrs. exp. preferred, NC or SC Licensure. CNA Part-time 3-11pm, current CNA License, minimum 1 yr. exp. preferred. CNA PRN 11pm-7am, current CNA License, minimum 1 yr. exp. preferred. Please send resume to: bhemsath@ saintlukeshospital.com
or mail to: St. Luke’s Hospital Attn: HR Department 101 Hospital Drive Columbus, NC 28722 TRUCK DRIVER/ WAREHOUSE WORK Class A CDL Forest City, NC based. Mon.Fri. 7a-3p Home every night, insurance, paid holidays. Fax resume to 828-245-6511 Want to hire - Security guard for home and personal protection. Martial arts and/or law enforcement or security experience preferred. Must have ref’s. Non-smoker. 828-899-8887 We need part time RN’s for every other weekend. Apply in person at Fair Haven Nursing Home 149 Fairhaven Dr., Bostic, NC 28018
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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, FRIDAY, February 5, 2010 — 17 REGULAR MEETING OF THE ZONING AND PLANNING BOARD February 16, 2010 9:30 a.m. Lake Lure Municipal Center AGENDA 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of the agenda 3. Approval of the minutes from the regular meeting of January 19, 2010 4. Old Business (A) Review Ordinance Number 10-03-09; Amending §92.005 to modify the definition of residential vacation rental and to provide new definitions for hotels & motels and tourists courts; replacing the use classification of lodge with tourist court; making tourist courts permitted in the R-3 and CG Zoning Districts and conditional uses in the R-4 Zoning District (B) Review Ordinance Number 10-03-09A; Amending the Zoning Regulations to permit departures from the Design Standards contained within §§92.054 92.057 so long as a development substantially complies with the Design Guidelines for New Commercial Construction (C) Review Ordinance Number 10-03-09B; Amending zoning regulations pertaining to window signs, specifically to allow window signs to occupy up to 25% of the entire building wall window area (D) Discuss Security deposits for development on individual lots 5. New Business (A) CU-2010-001: Conditional Use Permit request for Lake Lure Classical Academy 6. Approval of Consent Agenda (A) Subdivision Report (B) Monthly update of an active subdivision - Lake Lure Professional Park 7. Adjournment
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Pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 44A-40, various items of personal property contained in the warehouses listed below will be sold at public auction at FCI Mini-Warehouses on Saturday, February 20, 2010:
Having qualified as Co-Executor of the estate of FREDERIC P. WHITE, SR. of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said FREDERIC P. WHITE, SR. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 15th 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 15th day of January, 2010.
10:00 AM - Units 14 and 40 168 Meadowbrook Drive, Forest City, NC 11:30 AM - Units 13, 23 and 31 West Street, Spindale, NC 1:00 PM - Units 3, 9, 13, 62, 64, 84, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106 and 125 Chase High Road, Forest City, NC Johnny Sisk, President Forest City Investment Club PO Box 915 Forest City, NC 28043 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of Mary Jane Wilkerson, deceased, late of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them, duly verified, to the undersigned care of Thomas W. Dickinson, Attorney at Law, Rawls, Dickinson & Scheer, P.A., 1011 East Morehead Street, Suite 300, Charlotte, North Carolina 28204, on or before the 15th day of April, 2010, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settlement with the undersigned. This the 15th day of January, 2010. ESTATE OF MARY JANE WILKERSON Elizabeth Harbison, Administratrix10 09-E-596 c/o Rawls, Dickinson & Scheer, PA Attorney Thomas W. Dickinson 1011 East Morehead Street, Suite 300 Charlotte, North Carolina 28204 Telephone: (704) 376-3200
929.0001047 09-SP-588 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 Danny R Cruse and Gwendlyn K Cruse wife, dated July 12, 2007 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, recorded on July 13, 2007, in Book 966 at Page 652; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness 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 indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned 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 16, 2010, that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Forest City, County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being m Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being the same and identical property described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 398, Page 445, Rutherford County Registry, and being described according to said Deed as follows Being a part of the lot conveyed to C E Huntley by deed from G C Huntley, said deed dated August 17,1942, and descnbed as follows Beginning on an iron stake on the South side of West Main Street in Forest City, NC, the corner of the J Hicks lot and run a new line South 21 1/2 degrees West, passing 2 feet West of the Hicks garage, 267 feet to the center of the Southern Railroad, thence with the center of said railroad, South 57 1/2 degrees East 20 feet, more or less, to the J Hicks corner, thence with his line North 18 1/2 degrees East 272 feet to the beginning Being the property conveyed to Lillie W Carroll by C E Huntley and Vatnce Huntley by deed dated August 21,1945, and registered m the office of the Register of Deeds of said County of Rutherford, in Book 187 of Deeds on Page 600
Frederic P. White, Jr., Co-Executor 1411 Freeman Rd. Bostic Nc 28028 Patricia M. White, Co-Executor 1411 Freeman Rd. Bostic, NC 28018
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of CAROLYN M. HARDIN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said CAROLYN M. HARDIN to present them to the undersigned on or before the 15th 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 15th day of January, 2010.
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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 09 SP 502 In the Matter of the Foreclosure of a Deed of Trust from LORETTA A. FERRANTI YULE and WILLIAM A. YULE (wife and husband), Grantor, to First Reliance Bank and Frederick Saunders, Jr., Trustee, dated January 11, 2008, recorded January 15, 2008, in Book 991 Pages 840-853, Rutherford County Registry By: W. Porter Rhoton III, Substitute Trustee NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to an order entered January 19, 2010, before the Clerk of Superior Court for Rutherford County, and the power of sale contained in the above-captioned deed of trust (”Deed of Trust”), the undersigned Substitute Trustee (hereinafter “Trustee”) will conduct a sale: AT THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE 229 NORTH MAIN STREET RUTHERFORDTON, NORTH CAROLINA ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2010 at 10:00 O’ CLOCK A.M. of a certain parcel of the real estate and the improvements thereon secured by the abovecaptioned Deed of Trust and subsequent modifications, less and except any of such property released from the lien of the deed of trust prior to the date of said sale, and being more particularly described as follows: Situate, Lying and Being in the town of Lake Lure, Township of Chimney Rock, Rutherford County, North Carolina and BEING Lot 145, all in Riverbend at Lake Lure, Section 5, a subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 10, Pages 76-81 and of the Public Records of Rutherford County to which reference is made for a more complete description by metes and bounds. PIN 1609219 The record owner(s) of the real property not more than ten days prior to the date hereof is Loretta A. Ferranti Yule and William A. Yule.
Also, situate in the Town of Forest City on the South side of West Main Street and being bounded on the North by said West Main Street and on the East by a lot purchased by Mrs J D Ledbetter from M W Harris and on the South by the Southern Railroad and on the West by a triangular lot purchased by Mrs Lillie W Carroll from C E Huntley and wife, and more particularly bounded and described as follows
A five percent cash deposit, or cash deposit of $750.00, whichever is greater, will be required of the last and highest bidder. The balance of the bid purchase price shall be due in full by certified funds payable to “Fletcher & Rhoton, P.A. Trust Account”. Trustee reserves the right to declare any purchaser in default who fails to tender funds accordingly following ten (10) days written notice to do so. The Trustee shall convey title to the property by nonwarranty deed.
Beginning at an iron pin on the South side of West Main Street the Northeast corner of a lot formerly known as the J F McBrayer lot more recently known as the C E Huntley home place, being also the corner of a lot purchased by Lillie W Carroll from C E Huntley and wife and running thence with said Huntley purchase South 17 deg 23 minutes West 247 1/2 feet to a point in the center of the Southern Railroad, thence with said railroad South 56 1/2 deg East 63 1/2 feet to a stake the Southwest corner of Mrs J D Ledbetter's lot purchased from M W Harris by deed recorded in Rutherford County Registry in Deed Book 137 at Page 363 described therein as third tract and running thence with Mrs Ledbetter's line North 27 deg 11 minutes East 280.15 feet to an iron stake on the South side of West Main Street by a mailbox, Mrs Ledbetter's Northwest comer, thence with the South side of West Main Street North 73 deg West 111.35 feet to the BEGINNING
This sale is subject to all prior liens of record, if any, and to all unpaid ad valorem taxes and special assessments, if any, which became a lien subsequent to the recordation of the Deed of Trust. This sale will be further subject to the right, if any, of the United States of America to redeem the above-described property for a period of 120 days following the date when the final upset bid period has run.
Address of property: 499 W Main Street, Forest City, NC 28043 Present Record Owners: Danny R Cruse and Gwendlyn K Cruse 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 26, 2010 David A. Simpson, P.C. Substitute Trustee Attorney at Law Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC Attorneys for the Substitute Trustee 704-442-9500
The purchaser of the property described above shall pay the Clerk’s Commissions in the amount of $.45 per $100.00 of the purchase price (up to a maximum amount of $500.00), required by section 7A-308(a)(1) of the North Carolina General Statutes. This sale is also subject to any applicable county and/or state land transfer and/or revenue taxes, and any excise tax (N.C.G.S. Section 105-228.30 et seq.). The purchaser shall be responsible for paying those taxes and/or fees prior to the Trustee tendering a deed. The Property shall be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS”. Neither the Trustee, nor the holder of the note secured by the Deed of Trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee, nor the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to title, physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the Property being offered for sale, nor issues of access or other matters that could be revealed by a survey, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. To the extent this sale involves residential property with less than fifteen (15) rental units, you are hereby notified of the following: a. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to Section 45-21.29 of the North Carolina General Statutes 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; and b. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after June 26, 2008, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental contract agreement upon ten (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. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser of High Bidder is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of bankruptcy petition prior to the Sale and reinstatement of the loan and Note without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the validity of the Sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the Sale to be void and return the deposit to the High Bidder. The purchaser shall have no further remedy. All references to “purchaser” herein refer both to the last and highest bidder at the sale as well as any subsequent upset bidders. In the Trustee’s sold discretion, the sale my be delayed for up to one (1) hour as provided in Section 45-21.23 of the North Carolina General Statutes. This the 19th day of January, 2010. /s/_____________________________ W. Porter Rhoton III, Substitute Trustee 32 East Woodrow Avenue Belmont, North Carolina 28012 Telephone: 704-825-2029 PRhoton@FletcherRhoton.com
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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
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 Alexander Montero and Dayanara Montero, dated July 11, 2007 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, recorded on July 16, 2007, in Book 967 at Page 33; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness 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 indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned 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 Wednesday, February 10, 2010, that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by William R. Breen Jr. and wife, Noelia D. Breen, dated March 11, 2008 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, recorded on March 11, 2008, in Book 998 at Page 395; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness 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 indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned 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 16, 2010, that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Rutherfordton, County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:
Being all of Lot 23 of The Estates at Greenhill as shown on plats thereof recorded in Plat Book 28 at Pages 121 and 122, Rutherford County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with a right of way for ingress, egress and regress over and upon the roadways of The Estates at Greenhill as shown on the above plats. Address of property: Lot 23 of The Estates at Greenhill, Rutherfordton, NC Present Record Owners: Alexander Montero and Dayanara Montero 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 may also 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(s). If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee(s), in their sole discretion, if they believe 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 20, 2010. _______________________________________ Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, successor by merger to Kellam & Pettit, P.A. Substitute Trustee (704) 442-9500 Posted: ______________________ Witness:________________________________________ Assistant/Deputy Clerk of Superior Court
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Situate, lying and being in Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being Lot Number 20, 0.87 acres, of West Gate Subdivision as shown on plat of record in Plat Book 17, Page 70, Rutherford County Registry to which reference is hereby made for a more full and complete description HOWEVER, THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LOT IS CONVEYED SUBJECT TO the restrictions and covenants of record in Deed Book 667, Page 780, Rutherford County Registry Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by William D Sommers and wife, Katherine J Sommers to William R Breen Jr and wife, Noelia D Breen, by deed dated March 11, 2008, and of record in Deed Book 955, Pages 522, Rutherford County Registry Address of property: 186 Chisholm Trail, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Present Record Owners: William R. Breen Jr. and Noelia D. Breen 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 26, 2010 David A. Simpson, P.C. Substitute Trustee Attorney at Law Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC Attorneys for the Substitute Trustee 704-442-9500
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 473 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Grosvenor Wright, III and Margaret Biedekapp aka Margaret J. Biedekapp by and through her attorney in fact Grosvenor S. Wright, Husband and Wife to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), which was dated June 2, 2006 and recorded on June 2, 2006 in Book 902 at Page 252 and rerecorded/ modified/corrected on October 2, 2008 in Book 969, Page 469 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on April 17, 2009 in Book 980, Page 777, 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, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, 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 of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on February 10, 2010 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: Situate, lying and being in Gilkey Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being all of the 1.22 acre tract shown as Lot #250 on plat entitled "Clearwater Creek Phase 10," Sheet One of Two, as shown on plat of record in Plat Book 27 at Page 77, Rutherford County Registry. Being a portion of that property conveyed in Deed from SFG Dragonfly, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company to Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc., a North Carolina Corporation by deed dated November 15, 2004 and of record in Deed Book 860, at Page 146, Rutherford County Registry. SUBJECT TO all notes shown on plat hereinabove referred to and further subject to any restrictions or rights of way of record and SUBJECT FURTHER TO all provisions and restrictions of record set forth in Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions of Clearwater Creek dated May 4, 2005 and of record in Deed Book 872, at Page 309, Rutherford County Registry and any additional supplemental declarations pertaining thereto.
North Carolina, Rutherford County NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 294 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Karen C Morrison and Husband Joshua Morrison to Louis W. Nanney, Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated April 27, 2006 and recorded on May 2, 2006 in Book 897 at Page 460, 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, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, 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 of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on February 10, 2010 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: Lying and being in Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being those same properties conveyed to Karen C. Morrison by deed dated November 3, 2004, of record in Deed Book 858, Page 467, Rutherford County Registry, and being more particularly described as follows:
Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc., a North Carolina corporation to Grosvenor S. Wright and wife, Margaret J. Biedekapp by deed dated May 30, 2006 and of record in Deed Book 905, at Page 349, Rutherford County Registry. T-als PR-spr Doc-deeds/dwgrohdahl.ded
Situate, lying and being in Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being all of Lot Number 117, 3.00 acre tract of Gilbertown Estates Phase II as shown on plat of record in Plat Book 19, Page 20, Rutherford County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more full and complete description. Subject to restrictions of record. The chain of ownership for the above described properties for the previous 24 month is as follows: Jason D. Camp and wife, Amy M. Camp?from April 5, 2004 to November 3, 2004 (Deed Book 843, Page 406, Rutherford County Registry) Karen C. Morrison?from November 3, 2004 to present (Deed Book 858, Page 467, Rutherford County Registry) T?MSC PR?PDT
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as: 257 North Dakota Drive, Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Said property is commonly known as: 174 Pumkin Patch Road, Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (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. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.
Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (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. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.
Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations 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. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Grosvenor S. Wright and wife, Margaret J. Biedekapp.
Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations 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. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Karen C. Morrison and husband, Joshua Morrison.
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. 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.
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. 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.
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 confirmation of 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 their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
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 confirmation of 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 their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No. 09-19711-FC01, 659894 1/29, 02/05/2010
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No. 09-14520-FC01, 659898 1/29, 02/05/2010
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ISTANBUL (AP) — NATO does not intend to bribe Taliban guerrillas to defect to the Afghan government side as a way to end the war, alliance Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday, dismissing concerns over the latest plan to end the country’s growing insurgency. His comments came amid a renewed push to make peace with moderate Taliban insurgents and draw them into the political process. The North Atlantic alliance has strongly backed an Afghan plan to bring the insurgents over to the government’s side. On Wednesday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited Saudi Arabia, hoping the kingdom would help persuade Taliban militants to take part in a negotiated settlement to the war.
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and smiled faintly to reporters but declined to answer questions. Coq said that under Haiti’s legal system, there won’t be an open trial, but a judge will consider the evidence and could render a verdict in about three months. Coq said a Haitian prosecutor told him the Americans were charged because they had the children in their possession. Each kidnapping count carries a possible sentence of five to 15 years in prison. Each criminal association count has a potential sentence of three to nine years. Coq said that nine of the 10 knew nothing about the alleged scheme, or that paperwork for the children was not in order. “I’m going to do everything I can to get the nine out,” Coq said. That would still leave mission leader Laura Silsby facing charges.
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