Citizens Police Academy scheduled — Page 2 Sports Night on the diamond One night after Dakotah Thomas hurled his second consecutive no-hitter, Drew Reynolds took the mound for East Rutherford.
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Randy Bailey, left, and Bill McDaniel, second from left, joined other baseball fans taking in the 2010 East Rutherford Easter Tournament at McNair Field, Wednesday. Baseball returned to the major league parks this week and, locally, with temperatures in the high 80s, the grand old game continues to benefit from its ties to spring and summer.
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FORES CITY — The showy Bradford pear tree, with its brilliant display of white blossoms in the spring, is, in some cases, turning rogue. The trees are showing up in unwanted places in North Carolina with their “blizzards” of white. In 2008, the North Carolina Department of Transportation included the Bradford, or Callery, pear on its Watch List of plants that could become a problem in the state. The DOT’s “Invasive Exotic Plants of North Carolina” booklet says, “The watch list includes 40 species that have caused problems in neighboring states, are currently found in localized areas but should be watched for expansion in range, Please see Pear, Page 6
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The white, showy blooms of the Bradford Pear tree have become a fixture on Southern landscapes, but the tree and some of its close relatives can become a nuisance and have been placed on a watch list of invasive species.
RUTHERFORDTON — Town Council unanimously approved a request from Rutherford Town Revitalization to have a beer garden at the annual MayFest from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Absent from the Wednesday business meeting, due to sickness, was member Bob Jones. The May 1 festival is one of the largest festivals in Rutherfordton and board members asked for permission to set up a beer garden on West Second Street, the same location of the beer garden during last summer’s “Ruff’ton Live” events. RTR board president Lesley O’Connell asked council to have the beer garden in order to raise money for future RTR events. She told coun-
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Candidate forums next week From staff reports
RUTHERFORDTON — According to members of the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, the forums coming up this week for the primary election candidates promise to bring in sizeable crowds. “People are really paying attention to the candidates this time around,” said Curt Hall, a Chamber director and owner of The Courtside Restaurant in Rutherfordton. “I hear political chatter all the time. It’s a good thing. We can’t afford apathy.” The forums will be conducted Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights in the Isothermal Community College Library
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Auditorium. The action starts at 7 each night. Primary candidates for the N.C. House District 112 and county commissioners will take the stage Monday night. Candidates for sheriff and clerk of court will do battle Tuesday night and the candidates for U.S. Congress 10th and 11 districts will wrap-up the forums on Thursday evening. According to Executive Director Bill Hall, the Chamber has received numerous calls about the forums. “The interest is there,” Hall said, “more so than what we have experienced in the past, particularly for a primary election. Candidates Please see Forums, Page 6
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Robbery reward now $5K By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY — Law enforcement agencies have increased the amount of reward money offered to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons involved in the five armed robberies in Rutherford County since March 12. A $5,000 reward, increased from $1,000 last week, is being made available through the ABC funds, Crimestoppers and Forest City and Rutherfordton police departments and the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department. Anyone with information about the robberies is asked to contact the Forest City Police Department at 2455555 or the Tip Line at 2457771 or mytip@forestcitypd. com or the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department, 2876247 or Rutherfordton Police Department at 287-5062. The string of armed robberies began on Friday, March 12, at the ABC Store, Oak Street, Forest City. Bob Ward, assistant police Please see Reward, Page 6
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Citizens Police Academy Rutherford Notes will begin on April 22 Habitat dedication set Kiwanis seeks nominees FOREST CITY — Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a law enforcement officer? Well, thanks to the Citizens Police Academy you can get an inside look from an officer’s perspective. The 10-week course, which will meet on Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m. beginning April 22, is a chance for agencies to let the average citizen see the inner workings of law enforcement departments. The curriculum includes: Week 1 – Introductions; testing, hiring and training; organizational structure. Week 2 – Overview of the criminal justice system; patrol operations. Week 3 – Search and seizure; criminal investigation division; crime scene investigation. Week 4 – Narcotics investigations.
Week 5 – Becoming a witness; property and evidence; traffic enforcement. Week 6 – Use of force; prisoner control. Week 7 – Domestic violence; sexual assault. Week 8 – Firearms safety. Week 9 – Courthouse procedures. Week 10 – Futures of departments and law enforcement; graduation and presentation of certificates. The police departments from Forest City, Rutherfordton and Spindale will participate in the course, as will the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. The free course is open to anyone 18 years old or older. Application deadline is April 15. For more information, contact Lt. Chris Lovelace at the Forest City Police Department, 245-5555.
RUTHERFORDTON — Habitat for Humanity will host the dedication of the home of Brenda Gleen and family, Friday at 6 p.m. at 159 Allen Street, Rutherfordton. This is the dedciation of the 56th home built by Habitat in Rutherford County.
Bostic allows transmitter
BOSTIC — The Board of Aldermen on Monday approved allowing Foothills Connect Business & Technology Center to place a transmitter on the town’s water tower to provide Internet access to the area. Jim Brown from Foothills Connect approached the board for permission to use the town’s water tower for its Internet service project. Brown explained that the technology Foothills was employing uses tall structures to install radio equipment that creates a wireless link with customers. Brown said Foothills’ primary target is providing access in remote areas where only dial-up access exists. The technology requires lineof-sight to transmitters, making tall structures important locations in the network. He asked the board for its approval of a one-year lease at no cost to Foothills for use of the tower. The board offered tentative approval with treatment he may have received. a unanimous vote. Chapman received medication for Brown will provide the council with anxiety and depression on March a lease agreement that will include 16 after stating on a questionnaire a clause requiring a review after one he was thinking of harming his year to see if the customer base had wife, The Observer reported Sunday grown to the point that Foothills based on records of the case it had could afford a rental fee for use of the obtained. tower. Chapman killed his wife and Council members learned of the daughters later that day, police said, scholarship program Foothills is then ordered his two other chilcreating with this effort to provide dren to tell no one about the killings. Chapman committed suicide as access for students of needy families. Mayor Mitch Harrill asked if the police checked on them two weeks scholarship would include the installater. lation fee and Brown said it would. The early-morning visit to the Brown said he would send the county’s mental health center on agreement to the council for its final March 16 was Chapman’s second visit in two weeks. Chapman, 33, reported approval by the next meeting. The board also discussed building having hallucinations, feeling inadrepairs at Bostic Fire Department. equate, thinking about killing his In other action at the meeting, the wife, and owning guns. He had earboard: lier lived in West Virginia, where he n decided to do mandatory ethics sought treatment for depression, the training through the Web on a meetnewspaper reported. ing night later on. n adopted the resolution for approving the Water Shortage Response Plan. n reviewed bids on grounds maintenance. No decision was made. n approved making an adjustment on a water bill. The customer had an unknown leak at the meter.
Man who killed family had sought treatment
CHARLOTTE (AP) — A Mecklenburg County psychiatric hospital will review how it handled the treatment of a man who reported having homicidal thoughts, then killed his wife and two daughters hours later, a county official said. County Commission Chairwoman Jennifer Roberts announced the review after commissioners met privately to discuss how Carolinas Medical Center handles patients who show up threatening to hurt themselves or others, The Charlotte Observer reported Wednesday. The county has a $16 million contract with the hospital to provide mental health services. A hospital spokesman did not return a call seeking comment Wednesday. Hospital officials had said earlier that confidentiality laws prohibited them from confirming whether Kenneth Jermaine Chapman had been a patient or discussing any
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FOREST CITY — Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Forest City Kiwanis Club Citizen of the Year and Young Citizen of the Year awards. Candidates for Young Citizen of the Year should be between the ages of 17 and 30. All nominees should be active members of the community, including civic groups, church groups and volunteer service; exhibit characteristics of citizenship, including contribution of ideas, leadership and genuine concern for the well being of Rutherford County. Deadline for submission of nominations is Friday, April 23. Each nomination should include the name of the person making the nomination, background of the candidate and any data which supports the worthiness of the individual for the award. Nominations for Young Citizen of the Year should be mailed to Karen Clark (First National Bank), 108 Plaza Drive Ext, Forest City, NC 28043. Nominations for Citizen of the Year should be mailed to Wilbur Burgin, 240 Depot St., Forest City, NC 28043. Questions can be directed to Maria Hunnicutt at mhunnicutt@ ncbrwa.com.
Hagan staff hears public
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives from U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan’s (D-NC) office will hold satellite office hours in the Western North Carolina cities of Franklin, Newland and Spindale Thursday and Friday. Casework staff will be available to help any constituents who need assistance with Federal agencies. The Spindale satellite office hours will be Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. in The Foundation, Seminar Room B, on the campus of ICC. Contact Sadie Weiner at Sadie_ Weiner@hagan.senate.gov for more information.
School check-ups offered SPINDALE — The Rutherford County Health Department is encouraging parents to be prepared for the coming school year. A physical exam and certain immunizations are required for kindergarten entry. To help prepare parents and children, the health department offers physical exams and immunizations for children and recommends that parents call now for appointments to ensure that their child has their well child exam before school starts. To schedule an appointment, please call 287-6100.
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RALEIGH (AP) — Allergy sufferers can already attest to what government officials now confirm — North Carolina’s pollen season is an itchy, watery nuisance. The state Division of Air Quality said the pollen count of 3,524 grains per cubic meter at its Raleigh central office on Wednesday was the highest reading since at least 2003. Forsyth County’s reading of 9,632 grains on Tuesday was the highest level since the county began recording pollen counts in 1997. Pollen in central North Carolina — mostly from pines and oaks — usually peaks this time of year but generally doesn’t exceed 1,500 grains. State officials say above-normal temperatures following a cold winter and cool early spring combined with recent dry weather are to blame. Rain forecast for late this week could provide relief.
Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis, shown in this file photo taken after a recent Federal court hearing, is facing murder charges in a military court martial for the slayings of a woman and her two daughters 25 years ago.
Fungus threatens 9 bat species
ASHEVILLE (AP) — A federal wildlife researcher says nine bat species in the Southeast are most threatened by a deadly bat fungus wiping out the flying mammals that play a key role in controlling insects. The U.S. Forest Service’s Southern Research Station in Asheville on Wednesday identified the bat species most imperiled by white-nose syndrome, a fungus rapidly spreading from the Northeast toward North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Kentucky. The federal agency says Susan Loeb, a leading bat expert based in Clemson, S.C., warns that little-brown bats, Indiana bats and Virginia bigeared bats could become extinct if they become infected by the fungus, which affects bats that hibernate in caves and mines. More than a million bats have died as the result of the fungus.
Ethics complaint filed
RALEIGH (AP) — The former co-speaker of the North Carolina House has filed an ethics complaint against Health and Human Services Secretary Lanier Cansler, accusing him of a conflict of interest involving two no-bid contracts. Richard Morgan said late Wednesday he had filed a complaint by the State Ethics Commission this week. Morgan alleges Cansler benefits financially from contracts valued at $30 million given to the Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence. Cansler used to work for a consulting firm that has the Carolinas Center as its client. Morgan said Cansler testified in a deposition he still receives payments from his old firm. HHS spokeswoman Renee McCoy said Cansler believes the complaint is without merit and he’s had no involvement awarding the contracts. Morgan is running for the state Senate.
Hurricane risk higher this year
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Hurricane forecasters say cooler ocean temperatures in the Pacific and warmer temperatures in the Atlantic increases the risk for the East Coast to be slammed by a hurricane this season. Colorado State University researchers Wednesday updated their Atlantic hurricane season forecast, saying there’s a 45 percent chance of a hurricane hitting the East Coast, including Florida. The historical probably is 31 percent. Philip Klotzbach and William Gray’s refined forecast first issued in December predicts 15 names storms, with four of them developing into major hurricanes.
Couple on trial for tax evasion
CHARLOTTE (AP) — A married couple who head a popular North Carolina church are facing a trial on federal tax-evasion charges. The Charlotte Observer reports that opening arguments are scheduled Wednesday in the trial of Anthony and Harriet Jinwright, pastors at the Greater Salem City of God in Charlotte. They are accused of not reporting $1.8 million in taxable income as they lived a lavish lifestyle including expensive cars and homes. The Jinwrights have pleaded not guilty and have been free on bond since their indictments in 2009. Prosecutors said they received more than $5 million from the church over six years, leased a series of vehicles including a RollsRoyce Phantom worth $350,000, and bought a Lake Norman house for nearly $1 million.
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DNA evidence cited as key in murder trial closing arguments FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Prosecutors contended Wednesday that science finally caught up to a soldier accused of killing a mother and her two daughters 25 years ago in their North Carolina home. But a defense attorney countered that new DNA evidence may really only show that 52-year-old Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis was having an affair with the woman and had nothing to do with the slayings. “Does the evidence take you beyond adultery to murder?” lawyer Frank Spinner asked the 14-member military jury during his closing arguments. “You should follow that evidence wherever it leads you, no matter how uncomfortable it may make you.” Jurors deliberated about one hour Wednesday before breaking for the night. Their work follows three weeks of testimony in the trial, which is the third Hennis has faced since the slayings. He
is charged with three counts of premeditated murder and could face the death penalty if the jury is unanimous with a conviction and sentence. Deliberations were to continue Thursday morning. Hennis was first convicted in state court but won an appeal and was acquitted in a second trial. He couldn’t be tried in state court again, so prosecutors brought the case to the Army after more advanced scientific testing determined Hennis’ DNA was inside 31-year-old Kathryn Eastburn. Hennis had retired but was forced back into service to face the charges. Hennis has been calm throughout the proceedings, quietly taking notes and meeting the gaze of prosecutors. He did not testify. He had adopted the Eastburns’ dog several days before the killings and was arrested four days after the bodies of Eastburn and her 5-year-old and 3-year-
old daughters were found in their Fayetteville home in 1985. Eastburn’s husband, Air Force Capt. Gary Eastburn, was in Alabama at squadron officers training school at the time. Prosecutor Capt. Matthew Scott said Hennis might have been able to clean up the crime scene back then, but he couldn’t clean up his DNA. “The person that slaughtered her, raped her — the person that raped her left his sperm,” Scott said. But Spinner stressed that no other physical evidence, including hair, fingerprints and a bloody towel found in the home, has been linked to Hennis. A defense expert testified during the trial that Hennis and the victim could have been intimate days before the killings. “Their lives intersected with evil that night, but Sergeant Timothy Hennis was not the man that did these things,” Spinner said.
Lawmakers hear from public on road funding RALEIGH (AP) — Local government officials and transportation advocates have given their input to North Carolina lawmakers on whether the state’s formula for road-building dollars should be changed. The Legislature’s transportation oversight committee took public comment Tuesday from
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Our Views Job safety still a major concern
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he latest mining disaster brings back into focus a long-standing problem in this country — worker safety. Mining, especially under ground mining — is a dangerous occupation. Death is a constant shadow for those men who work in mines around the world. Earlier on the same day as the explosion in the mine in West Virginia, the Chinese pulled 115 miners to safety after a mine flooded. Mining is not a job for the timid. But in many places, mining provides the only jobs with decent wages. Mining companies know the risks. They know what they are asking workers to do. The question is just how committed to safety are those companies. When accidents happen and lives are lost, it seems inevitable that the examination of the incident reveals that safety issues have not been a priority. Evidence is now mounting on a number of safety issues related to the West Virginia mine where Monday’s accident occurred. When you read the details of some of them, they may not seem so significant. What is significant is that the evidence shows a track record of passivity with regard to safety issues. The message seems clear enough — safety issues are not a top priority. In a work place where death is a constant threat, that kind of management attitude is simply obscene.
Our readers’ views Responds to writers about school lawsuit To the editor: Recent letters from Jonathan Bass and Jackie Treehorn concerning the lawsuit that Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy has filed against Rutherford County Schools have claimed the authors have done their “homework” and to have “shot down” others’ opinions with facts. Yet, while neither are inaccurate, neither measure up to the courtroom standard of the truth, whole truth and nothing but the truth. Both letters correctly cite the February 2008 N.C. Court of Appeals’ decision in Sugar Creek Charter School, et al vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools which ruled that CMS was required to provide the charter school plaintiffs a percentage of the “local current expense fund” equivalent to the percentage of all Charlotte-Mecklenburg students attending the charter schools as per the literal language of the law which established charter schools (i.e. a “pro rata” share). This is accurate, but there are some additional facts about this case and TJCA’s suit that deserve a public airing as well. For interested parties, the full decision from the NC Court of Appeals is available online at www.aoc. state.nc.us/www/public/coa/opinions/2008/070207-1.htm within the North Carolina Admistrative Office of the Courts’ website. Bass’ and Treehorn’s letters supporting TJCA’s lawsuit have presented the current situation as a clear cut case entitling the charter school to a pro rata chunk of anything deemed income for Rutherford County Schools. Indeed, TJCA’s lawyers and the N.C. charter school lobby are apparently angling for this, the widest possible interpretation of the term “local current expense fund,” in their lawsuit. The situation, however, is not as simple as these charter school partisans claim. The Sugar Creek decision specifically states that “In essence, the Charter Schools contend that all [italics in origi-
nal] moneys made available to CMS by the Board are part of the current local expense fund and thus must be apportioned pro rata between the CMS schools and the Charter Schools before any of those moneys are diverted to other funds. This is inaccurate.” The court specifically ruled that so long as CMS put money appropriated for special programs in a special fund, it did not have to be shared with the charters. The courts noted that CMS included funding for a pre-K program entitled Bright Beginnings in their current local expense fund, in violation of a state mandate to keep such funding separate, and because of this error in accounting practices, CMS was thus required to share that money with the charters as per the pro rata formula. In layman’s terms, the Sugar Creek ruling actually states that public school systems may indeed shelter all sorts of funding so long as it is appropriated for special programs and carefully accounted for as such. Whether RCS has walked this accounting tightrope properly or not, I cannot say; but I strongly suspect neither can Bass, Treehorn or any of the others who’ve so blithely proclaimed that TJCA deserves the $900,000 they are seeking. I would, however, ask that everyone consider this lawsuit in light of the issues posed in the recent letters from Buck Petty, Betsy Lane and myself. TJCA’s suit poses great potential to damage programs in the traditional public schools. It poses a threat to dedicated individuals’ jobs who are employed in Rutherford County’s traditional schools. It poses a threat to the ability of RCS to offer as rich and full a range of educational opportunities to students in RCS’s traditional public schools as it currently does. And it poses a threat to programs intended to serve a broad range of student groups traditionally underserved in public schools (and, ironically, the char-
ter school movement began as an effort to serve just such groups). In conclusion, I would also ask just what egregious wrong by RCS is the Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy board and administration’s lawsuit attempting to correct? Apparently, it is the heinous crime of a theoretically possible inaccuracy in accounting for funds intended for use by students that RCS serves, but who are not admitted to nor served by TJCA. I again implore all interested parties — and all taxpayers in Rutherford County should be included in that group — to look intently and honestly at this situation. One party — TJCA’s board, administration and the N.C. charter school lobby — seeks gain based on the hope of a technical legal definition in their favor. The other party — Rutherford County Schools — seeks a ruling that will enable them to continue its mission by providing programs designed to reach at risk students that RCS willingly accepts but TJCA chooses to ignore. As Mr. Petty said, it may be possible to side with TJCA on narrow technical grounds (or perhaps self-interest), but it is impossible to do so on the basis of morality, ethics or a concern for what is best for the education of the vast majority of the children of Rutherford County. David K. Yelton Rutherfordton
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Spring has sprung and with it comes change Spring has sprung, and spring cleaning has taken on a whole new meaning in the newsroom. We’re getting a fresh coat of paint on the walls, and as I type these words for you, dear readers, to peruse this morning, I am surrounded by the sounds of spackling, the smell of paint and dust and the sights of a transformation. One wall is already painted a shade of blue called “babbling brook” – appropriate for a newsroom, don’t ya think? And it’s gorgeous, if I do say so. It’s made the room transform from drab to fab.
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But hearing all this hustle and bustle around me is making it a little difficult to concentrate – not unlike the warm sun, balmy breezes and clear blue skies just outside the door. And since I can’t concentrate anyway – it’s time for another edition of “Total Momsense Nonsense.” n I got a new toy over the
weekend. For a girl who had never sent more than a handful of text messages this time a year ago, I’ve upgraded my cell phone from your standard phone to an iPhone. And now, I have not a clue how I functioned without it. I can text, check my e-mail, schedule appointments – all with the touch of a few buttons. n Nathan’s now learned to spell his first and last names. We’re currently working on the middle name now. And he’s running around saying words, sounding out the beginnings to tell me what letter they begin with. I’m excited and worried too – it
means his dad and I will have to get more creative with talking about things like S-A-N-T-A and C-A-ND-Y in front of him. Because before we know it, he’ll know what we’re spelling! n For the first time, I’m watching “Dancing with the Stars.” I have had no interest before, but I’m actually a little hooked now. Especially since it’s a celebrity edition. But poor Kate Gosselin – she’s completely uncoordinated. (I can say that – so am I!) n Speaking of Kate, have you seen where her ex Jon is saying she’s spending more time on the TV than with
their kids. Um..... yeah.... Jon have you looked in a mirror lately? n Have you made your summer vacation plans? Neither have I. I have dates chosen, but no destination. n When school resumes Monday, there will only be nine weeks left for the 2009-2010 school year. Wow. Where’d the time go? If you’ll pardon me, I’ve got to go sneeze. And then get back to helping my co-workers get our newsroom back in order! Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.
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Abigail Woodall, 9, has a hair-raising experience with a science display at Discovery Place in Charlotte Wednesday. Hundreds of children and their families spent part of their spring break at the science and nature museum.
Judge delays murder trial
TARBORO (AP) — A judge on Wednesday indefinitely postponed the trial of a North Carolina man accused of killing one of seven women whose bodies have been found in similar circumstances around Rocky Mount. Superior Court Judge Walter Godwin delayed the first-degree murder trial of Antwan Maurice Pittman that was scheduled to begin May 3. He’s charged in the strangulation death of Taraha Nicholson, 29, whose body was found in March 2009. District Attorney Robert Evans requested the delay, and defense attorney Thomas Moore agreed. Both sides said the evidence in the case was too overwhelming for them to be ready for trial
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next month. Authorities have said Pittman is a suspect in four similar slayings but have not charged him in any other death. Besides the seven bodies found, two other women are missing. But another defense attorney, Tom Sallenger, said after the brief court hearing that he had seen no evidence from prosecutors of his client’s guilt. “Our client has assured us he is not involved in any of these events, that he’s not guilty of any charges or of the single charge against him,” Sallenger said outside the Edgecombe County Courthouse where the hearing was held. “We don’t anticipate any further charges against him.” Authorities have said that
Thelma Wardrup, 93, of Rutherfordton, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at Colonial Manor Health Care in Rutherfordton. A native of Henderson County, she was a daughter of the late Edgar B. Hyder and Sadie Anderson Hyder, and the widow of Pearson Wardrup. She was a member of the Green Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include one son, Steven Wardrup of Atlanta, Ga., two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Green Hill Baptist Church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Susan G. Komen for the cure breast cancer research fund, 505 East Boulevard, Suite 101, Charlotte, NC 28203. McMahan’s Funeral Home & Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com.
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Florence Scruggs, 96, formerly of Henrietta, a Pittman’s DNA matched resident of White Oak semen recovered from Manor, Rutherfordton, died Nicholson’s body, which was Wednesday, April 7, 2010. found dumped in a field A native of Rutherford along a rural stretch of road County, she was a daughter outside Rocky Mount. The of the late John Holland bodies of three other women and Ella Carpenter Holland, were found in the same area. and was raised by her aunt The body of another womand uncle, the late Thomas an was found earlier this and Arrie Blanton. In addimonth about 20 miles away tion to her parents, she was near a mobile home where preceded by her husband Pittman lived when the of 50 years, Wray Marshall woman disappeared in 2006, Scruggs. a state homicide investigaShe was a graduate of tor said last month when he Cliffside High School, sought a search warrant to Blanton’s Business College comb the trailer. in Asheville and the Meanwhile, members of the Comptompter School in N.C. National Guard contin- Charlotte. ued searching for a second Mrs. Scruggs has worked day for evidence involving as an elementary school sectwo women who are missing retary and librarian, a postal and whose cases investigaclerk, an owner of Scruggs tors said were linked to the Grocery in Henrietta, and as other seven. an employee of Cone Mills in Cliffside. She was a member of High Shoal Baptist Church, where she served as a former music director, organist, senior citizen State prison spokesman director, and Sunday School Keith Acree says officials teacher. never received the docuShe is survived by a son, ments. Dr. Michael Scruggs of Prison workers are also Rutherfordton; two grandsupposed to check state court children; a half-brother, records to verify there are no Chalmar Holland of pending charges and Acree Hollywood, Fla.; a half-sister, says authorities are investiNellie Holland of Forest City; gating the circumstances of and several nieces and nephBryant’s release. ews. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at High Shoal Baptist Church with the Revs. Michael Pardue and Eugene Passmore officiatcharged with two counts of ing. Burial will follow in the failure to comply on child church cemetery. Visitation support; placed under a is Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at $30,000 secured bond. Harrelson Funeral Home. (RCSD) n Darrell Jay Lytton, 55, Online condolences www.harrelof 239 Maple St.; charged sonfuneralhome.com with driving while impaired and misdemeanor probaLola Leonhardt tion violation; placed under Lola Belle Jaynes Leona $10,000 secured bond. hardt, 98, Tuesday, April 6, (RCSD) n Patricia Denise Watkins, 2010, at Burke Hospice Care at Grace Hospital. 39, of 143 Busch Lane; Born in Burke County, she charged with felony probawas a daughter of the late tion violation; placed under a $20,000 secured bond. (RCSD)
Murder suspect mistakenly let out of prison
RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina man facing a murder charge in Wake County was mistakenly released after completing a state prison sentence for drug-related crimes. Multiple media outlets reported 40-year-old William “Jabo” Bryant was let out of the Bertie
Correctional Institution last week. Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison says his office filed paperwork asking that Bryant be sent to them because he and his brother are charged with murder in the death of a taxi driver shot in the face with a shotgun in 1999.
Police Notes Man charged with income tax evasion
RUTHERFORDTON — A Rutherford County man is charged with 23 counts of failure to file/pay income tax. William Michael Clarke, 49, of 168 Wilkerson Road, is facing those charges. He was arrested by the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, and was released on a $4,600 unsecured bond.
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n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 146 E-911 calls Tuesday. n Bruce Becker reported damage to a window frame. n Amanda Ruth Pace reported the theft of a license plate. n Amy Jean Stevens reported the theft of rings and money. n Betty Jones reported the theft of medications and other items. n Mark Edmund Wyatt reported the theft of a tree stand. n Damage to a drink machine was reported at The Rocking Leprechaun, 435 Main St., Chimney Rock. n The theft of a weed cutter was reported by Rutherford County Maintenance.
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n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 26 E-911 calls Tuesday.
Spindale n The Spindale Police Department responded to 29 E-911 Tuesday.
Lake Lure n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to eight E-911 calls Tuesday.
Forest City n The Forest City Police Department responded to 67 E-911 calls Tuesday. n An officer of the Forest City Police Department reported an incident of obtaining property by false pretenses. The incident occurred on West Main Street. n An employee of James Motor Co., on West Main Street, Forest City, reported a breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering and larceny of a motor vehicle. (See arrest of Greene.) n Carson Lee Curtis reported a larceny.
Arrests n Preston Sinclair Greene, 16, of U.S. Business 74, Ellenboro; charged with breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering and larceny of a motor vehicle; placed under a $26,000 secured bond. (FCPD) n Steven Devon Mills, 32, of 331 Old Henrietta Road;
Citations n George David Taylor III, 20, of 419 Westwood St., Spindale; cited for consuming an alcoholic beverage under 21 years old. (RPD)
EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 28 E-911 calls Tuesday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to six E-911 calls Tuesday.
Fire Calls n Bills Creek firefighters responded to a brush fire, assisted by Fairfield and Shingle Hollow firefighters. n Forest City firefighters responded to a brush fire.
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Lee Andrew Jaynes and Laura Jenny Jaynes, and also preceded in death by her husband, Rollin Odes Leonhardt. She was the oldest member of North Morganton United Methodist Church, having joined in 1933. She is survived by a son, Carson Leonhardt of Nauvoo, Ala.; a daughter, Lydia Clontz of Forest City; a half-sister, Nancy Teeter of Mooresville; and a stepsister, Lettie Lewis of Nebo; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at North Morganton United Methodist Church with Pastor Neil Shaw officiating. The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Kirksey Funeral Home in Morganton. Interment in the Forest Hill Cemetery with Pastor David Duncan assisting. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to North Morganton United Methodist Church, 990 Sanford Dr., Morganton, NC 28655; or to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1721 Enon Road, Valdese, NC 28690. Online condolences www.kirkseymorganton.com.
Lola Belle Jaynes Leonhardt Lola Belle Jaynes Leonhardt passed away peacefully while under Burke Hospice Care at Grace Hospital, Tuesday, April 6, 2010. She would have been 99 years old this September. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and greatgreat grandmother to a large family that called her “Nanny”. She was the oldest member of North Morganton United Methodist Church, having joined in 1933. She served her Lord with a humble heart. She was born in Burke County to the late Lee Andrew Jaynes and Laura Jenny Jaynes September 9, 1911. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Rollin Odes Leonhardt; two children, Blanton Leonhardt and Hazel Fisher; her brothers and sisters, Texie Flack, Caleb Jaynes, Lona Thompson, Baxter Jaynes, Roscoe Jaynes, Forrest Jaynes, Oval Jaynes, Bennett Jaynes ; grandson Jim Leonhardt and great-great granddaughter, Mckenzie Bollinger. She is survived by a son, Carson Leonhardt and wife, June of Nauvoo, AL, a daughter, Lydia Clontz and her husband, Norvin Clontz of Forest City, NC, a halfsister, Nancy Teeter of Mooresville, NC and a step-sister, Lettie Lewis of Nebo; She has fourteen surviving grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 10, 2010, at North Morganton United Methodist Church by Pastor Neil Shaw. The family will receive friends Friday from 6-8pm at Kirksey Funeral Home. Interment will be at Forest Hill Cemetery with Pastor David Duncan assisting. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to North Morganton United Methodist Church, 990 Sanford Drive, Morganton, NC 28655 or to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1721 Enon Road, Valdese, NC 28690. Kirksey Funeral Home of Morganton is in charge. On-line condolences at: www.kirkseymorganton.com Paid obit.
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Red Cross The following blood drives are scheduled: April 9: 3-7:30 p.m. Big Springs Baptist Church; 453-7485 Ellenboro. Call Polly Gettys; Fozr more info; schedule an appointment. April 13: Isothermal Community College; 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Call Cindy Martin at 286-3636 ext. 353 April 13: Beta Sigma Phi Blood Drive; 3 p.m.-7:30 p.m. First Baptist of Forest City. Call Sharon Scruggs at 286-0658. April 23: Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy; 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m, Mooresboro. Call Jennifer Hoyle at 657-9998 ext. 7. April 26: Red Cross Blood Drive at the Chapter; 2-6:30 p.m. House 838 Oakland Road. Call at 287-5916. April 28: Concord Baptist Church Blood Drive; 3 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Call Kim Jones at 245-6130. April 29: Union Mills Community Development Center; 2 to 6 p.m. Call Pat Taylor at 245-8554. All presenting donors will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a cruise for two. Classes Adult CPR: April 12, begins at 6 p.m. Child, Infant CPR: April 13, begins at 6 p.m. Adult, Child, Infant CPR: April 17, begins at 8:30 a.m. First Aid: April 22, begins at 6 p.m., preventing disease transmission. All Red Cross classes must be paid in advance. Call 287-5916.
Meetings/other Information meeting: Classical Conversations of Forest City will be holding an information meeting on Tuesday, April 13, 7 p.m., at The Apostolics of Rutherford County, 440 Broadway, Forest City, for anyone interested in homeschooling the classical way. For more information call 245-4672 or visit www.classicalconversationsfc.com.
Fundraisers Community breakfast: Saturday, April 10, 6:30 to 11 a.m.; Cliffside Masonic Lodge No. 460; $5 per person, children under 6 free; all you can eat; proceeds for various charities; carry outs available. Pet food drive: April 12-23; sponsored by Ellenboro School first graders; each person that donates pet food will have their name entered in a drawing; all pet food donations will be given to the Rutherford County Animal Shelter; food may be dropped off at the school, located at 813 Piney Mountain Church Road; contact Frances Clary at 453-8185 for further information. Fish fry and rib plates: Plates $6 (includes trimmings, drinks and desserts), sandwiches $3 and hot dogs, $2; carry-outs welcome; Saturday, April 10, 11 a.m. until at Unionville Lodge; all proceeds for the building fund. Barbecue supper: Saturday, April 10, 4 to 8 p.m., Hopewell Hollis Community Clubhouse; barbecue pork and chicken plates; adults $8.50; ages 6-12, $5. Prayer breakfast: Saturday, April 10, 9 a.m., New Bethel AME Zion Church; guest speaker, Joseph Sutton of Knoxville, Tenn.; $6 per person for breakfast. Yard sale: Saturday, April 10, begins at 7 a.m., Community Worship Center, 400 Church St., Spindale; new and used items.
Music/concerts Gospel singing: Sunday, April 25, 2 p.m., Harris Baptist Church; featuring Justice Family from Hendersonville. Choir anniversary event: St. John Mass Choir; April 24 and 25, St. John AME Zion Church, Rutherfordton; Songfest kick off at 7 p.m., Saturday; grand finale singing 4 p.m. Sunday; choirs or groups who would like to participate, contact Troy Harris at 429-9494.
cil due to lack of sponsorship this year because of the economy, RTR needs additional funds for future events. O’Connell said she and board members had already addressed the issue with the police department and were told having a beer garden for MayFest shouldn’t put any additional pressure on the police department. She said the beer garden would be an area beside the court house lawn, roped off for those who want to drink beer with their meals and listen to music. Open containers will not be allowed on the street. “This will be exactly the same set up as the Ruff’ton Live event,” Community Development Director John McWhorter said. O’Connell said the Ruff’ton Live events were very well controlled and there were no problems with having the beer garden available to those who wanted to participate on the Thursday night music events last summer. Councilman Terry Cobb told O’Connell he had a problem with having a beer garden at a family event. “This is a time I spent with the kids and grandkids” he said, explaining his hesitancy about having beer for sale at MayFest. Council member Christy Bare said she would be willing to try the beer garden this year and if it didn’t work they would address that issue next year.
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and/or are state-listed noxious weeds.” Richard Ammons, a licensed herbicide applicator, said this week that invasive Bradford pear trees are showing up in Rutherford County. The tipoff, he said, is that the trees are thorny, a trait that is unwanted. “That tree has gone fertile,” he said, “which means if any pears fall down, or a bird processes it, it is going to sprout. When it sprouts it can have regressive or progressive traits. A regressive trait would be these thorns we are seeing—two or three inches long. I mean, they are mean. Now is a good time to spot them while they are in bloom.” The NCDOT Watch List reports, “There are a number of cultivars … with various physical characteristics that cross-pollinate and produce viable seeds. The seedlings often differ from selected cultivars and have less regular shape and are densely thorny.” The Bradford pear has been widely planted in America since the early 1900s, but a defect in the useful-
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chief for Forest City, said the departments are receiving leads regarding suspects and officers are checking all leads, but need help from the public in finding the persons involved in the crimes. “Hopefully this (reward) will encourage people to tell us what they
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can expect a lot of questions this year.” The format for the forums calls for
Ladies’ Day event: Women of God: Godly Women; Saturday, April 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Pleasant View Community Church; lunch served; guest speakers, Burnette Brown and Judy Kay Van Hoy; special music throughout the day including the PVCC Youth Praise and Worship Team, Cassidy Pinkerton, Melissa Carroll and others. Rainbow Tea: Sunday, April 18, 3 p.m., St. Paul AME Zion Church, 200 Lawing Road, Forest City; guest speaker, Min. Maurice Scales of Pharr Chapel AME Zion Church, Old Fort; donations from the event go toward home missions.
donation of 84 feet of lighting, valued at $4,951.57, that was installed at the library; n recognized Police Chief Kevin Lovelace for 20 years service to Rutherfordton; n approved Kevin Dinga’s request to sponsor a 5K and Fun Run on May 1 in conjunction with the annual MayFest. Habitat for Humanity and Rutherford Town Revitalization will receive proceeds from the Hammer Time 5K and Fun Run; n adopted a Certificate of Recognition for the R-S Central ROTC Rifle Team which recently won a national championship; n approved a request from Boy Scouts to use Kiwanis Park for a camporee April 30 prior to the MayFest; n granted scout Chuck Buchanan permission to place his Eagle Scout project, a memorial to veterans, in the town cemetery. The eagle statue will include the names of Rutherfordton veterans. n learned the Kiwanis Auction will be April 17 and Operation In As Much, a project to help people with home repairs, yard work, painting, will be held April 24; n learned Jane Bell and Leslie Dinga are opening a ice cream shop and coffee house on Main Street; n learned the Norris Public Library sale is April 29-30 at Town Hall; and, n learned RTR’s Mardi Gras Rocks will be April 17. The Council will hold a special joint meeting with Spindale Monday at 6 p.m. at the Spindale House to discuss joint wastewater services.
ness of the trees inadvertently led to today’s problem. The Maryland Invasive Species Council reports, “Although it seemed an ideal street tree, its tendency to split as it reached maturity made it less desirable. Alternative cultivars less prone to splitting were developed and introduced—trees like ‘A ristocrat’, ‘Cleveland Select’, and ‘Redspire’. With additional cultivars present in the landscape, cross-pollination occurred. ‘Bradford’ and other once sterile cultivars began to produce viable seeds. And that is when the trouble began—the offspring of these docile ornamental beauties became aggressive invaders. ‘Bradford’ pear seeds are now commonly sown by birds, and so spread rapidly from plantings into nearby meadows, pastures, roadsides, woodland edges, hedgerows and other sunny habitats.” Jan McGuinn, extension agent with Cooperative Extension in Rutherford County, said it is that tendency to spread that land owners should be watching for. If Bradford pear trees are showing up in places where they are not wanted, where they weren’t planted or cultivated, cutting them down will help stop the spread of
the tree, which can choke out native plants. The trees, she noted, would be a problem in open fields, for example.
know,” Ward said. The latest robbery occurred Monday, March 29, at 10:50 p.m. at the Corner Stop No. 16, 139 S. Main St., Rutherfordton where store employee Imran Ahmad was assaulted. Ahmad was apparently pushed to the floor and was held down. The Family Dollar in Ellenboro and Dollar General in Forest City were robbed Sunday March 21 and O’Reilly’s Auto Parts was robbed March 26.
There are similarities in the robberies, officers say.
each candidate to make opening and closing remarks totaling no more than five minutes. Questions from the audience will come at the end of the program. Hardin’s Drugs is sponsoring all three forums with owner Ken Hardin
serving as moderator. Hardin’s employees will serve as greeters and timekeepers. The forums are produced each election by the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce as a public service.
Ammons said land owners need to look closely at the trees growing on their property. “You need to go to that tree,” he said. “You need to look at it. If it has those thorns all over it, you need to get rid of it. You’ve either going to have to take some lops and cut your way into it, and chop it down, or you can spray it, if it’s not big yet, with a broadleaf killer, like Crossbow. If it has already gotten big, you may have to chop the thing down, wait until it flushes back out and then spray it. “Don’t worry about the Bradford that you planted. It’s the siblings that are coming off this tree that are now fertile.” Ammons noted that commercial applicators have to be licensed to spray. So, the Bradford pear, a delight to the senses in spring, needs to be watched to make sure it hasn’t begun invading areas where it isn’t wanted. Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com
Last Tuesday the law enforcement community of Forest City, Rutherford County, Rutherfordton, Kings Mountain, Patterson Springs, Cleveland and Gaston counties, met to share information regarding armed robberies in the areas. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.
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“I would want to monitor it,” she said, and determine if it was beneficial for the not or town. “New and different is not always bad,” she said. Councilman Stan Clement agreed since the beer garden will be confined to the one area and also said the Forest City Owls baseball games are family events and they haven’t had problems with the beer garden there. “I concur and think we can give it a shot and see what happens,” he added. Also Wednesday night, during a lengthy meeting, Council directed Town Attorney David Lloyd to write a town ordinance prohibiting domestic animals from the Crestview Park tennis and basketball courts. According to council, some people have been using the park as an “enclosed dog park” and letting their pets run unleashed in the fenced tennis court area. Public Works Director Keith Ward also asked that signs be posted asking pet owners to clean up after their dogs throughout the town. The ordinance will be brought to council in May for revisions and probably be voted on in June. In the meantime, signs will be posted to keep dogs out of the enclosed tennis courts and basketball courts and also signs asking pet owners to please clean up after pets. In other business, Council: n tabled taking action on an agreement to join the N.C. Municipal Environmental Assessment Coalition Study endorsed by the NCLM. n voted to send a letter of thanks to Camp Electric Company for the
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Roethlisberger investigation goes to DA MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Authorities in Georgia have finished their investigation into a 20-year-old college student’s claim that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her at a nightclub, police said Wednesday. Milledgeville police Chief Woodrow Blue said in a statement that his department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation handed the investigation report and witness statements to local District Attorney Fred Bright Tuesday evening. Blue said his department would have no further comment on the case. Bright’s office on Wednesday acknowledged receiving the report and said he wouldn’t make any comment until he had reviewed it. Authorities were investigating the claim that Roethlisberger sexually assaulted the woman early March 5 at a club in Milledgeville. No charges have been filed, and Roethlisberger’s lawyer, Ed Garland, disputed the claim and hired his own team to investigate. It was the second time in a year the two-time Super Bowl champion had been accused of sexual misconduct. Roethlisberger also faces a lawsuit filed in July by a woman who says he raped her in 2008 at a Lake Tahoe hotel and casino, an allegation he denies. Roethlisberger has not been criminally charged in either case and has claimed counterdamages in the lawsuit.
Drew Reynolds, above right, is seen through the fence at McNair Field delivering a pitch during the game against North Lincoln, Wednesday night. At left, East’s Mark McFarland is called safe after stealing second base much to the chagrin of the North Lincoln players. Garrett Byers/Daily Courier
Easter tournament continues By Kevin Carver and Jacob Conley Sports Reporters
FOREST CITY — The third day of the East Rutherford Easter Baseball Tournament witnessed four games at McNair Field Wednesday. The tourney will conclude, today, with four games at the home of the Forest City Owls. The championship game is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.
NBA: Officials missed foul at Utah
E. Rutherford 7, N. Lincoln 2, 5 inn. FOREST CITY — As of press time, Drew Reynolds had pitched four strong innings and the Cavaliers held a 7-2 lead in the nightcap of the East Rutherford Easter Tournament, Wednesday. Please see www.thedigitalcourier.com for a full game report. East, with a win, would be playing in tonight’s championship game against T.C. Roberson, which defeated R-S Central, 10-6, in early action. Reynolds aided his own cause from the plate by delivering a two-run single in the second inning.
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA announced Wednesday officials missed a foul in the final seconds of Utah’s overtime victory over Oklahoma City the previous night. “On the final play of last night’s Oklahoma City-Utah game, the officials missed a foul committed by the Jazz’s C.J. Miles on the Thunder’s Kevin Durant during a 3-point shot attempt,” NBA president of league and basketball operations Joel Litvin said in a statement. “That’s part of basketball,” Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said.
T.C. Roberson 10, R-S Central 6
Local Sports BASEBALL 2010 East Rutherford Easter Tournament at McNair Field Sponsored by the Town of Forest City 12 p.m. Central Cabarrus vs. Bay Village 2:30 p.m. Chase vs. McDowell 5 p.m. R-S Central vs TBD 8 p.m. T.C. Roberson vs TBD
On TV 4 p.m. (ESPN) Golf The Masters, First Round. From Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. 5 p.m. (ESPN2) College Hockey NCAA Tournament — RIT vs. Wisconsin. First Semifinal. 7:30 p.m. (FSS) NHL Hockey Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes. 8 p.m. (TNT) NBA Basketball Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls. 8:30 p.m. (ESPN2) College Hockey NCAA Tournament — Boston College vs. Miami (Ohio). Second Semifinal. 10:30 p.m. (TNT) NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers at Denver Nuggets.
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Central’s Kyle Holmstrom (20) connects with the baseball during the game against T.C. Roberson Wednesday at McNair Field.
FOREST CITY — R-S Central struck for five runs in the top of sixth, but it was not enough to overcome T.C. Roberson as the Hilltoppers fell, 10-6, Wednesday at the East Rutherford Easter Baseball Tournament. R-S Central loaded the bases in the top of the first, thanks to two errors by the Rams, but could not dent the scoreboard Please see Tourney, Page 8
Aaron is correct about Heyward’s impact When I was a kid, the vast majority of my baseball heroes were AfricanAmericans. There was Willie ‘Pops’ Stargell and Dave ‘The Cobra’ Parker of the Pirates, Joe Morgan and George Foster of the Big Red Machine in Cincinnati and Reggie Jackson of the Yankees to name but just a few. I can still recall, in vivid detail, my mother waking me up 36 years ago tonight to watch Hammerin’ Hank Aaron break Babe Ruth’s seemingly immortal home run record. Aaron has been one of baseball’s greatest ambassadors over the last 25 years. Aaron, a soft-spoken kind of man, never grabbed the limelight during his playing days with any ‘look-atme’ theatrics, but rather embraced the old adage of, ‘speak softly, and carry a big stick.’ Recently, Bobby Cox stirred the proverbial pot when he declared that his 20-year old right field prospect, Jason Heyward, reminded the soon-to-be retired manager of The Hammer. Aaron, for his part, has embraced Heyward.
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“He can certainly bring excitement back, not only for Atlanta but also for the African-American players,” Aaron told the Associated Press on Tuesday. “We do need to have many, many more Jason Heywards.” Aaron, almost against character, has been one of the loudest voices in urging Major League Baseball to try and do more to encourage young AfricanAmericans to pursue baseball. I have been covering youth and prep baseball in Rutherford County for five years and I can attest to the fact that few young African-Americans are playing the game. Nationally, the numbers have been in decline for two decades. Honestly, I don’t believe that base-
ball did anything wrong, but that basketball did everything right, at the right time. I think it is more than coincidence that baseball’s numbers declined as basketball’s numbers expanded, especially in the inter-cities. Remember that Michael Jordan became the largest sports icon, of any sport, at the same time that ESPN went into nearly every home in America. Everybody wanted to be like Mike. Heyward, though, does come along at a time when baseball could desperately use a shot in the arm. If Heyward can bring more AfricanAmericans back to the diamond, then baseball will be the better for it. I just hope that the young shoulders of Heyward are not burdened with too much weight. At just 20-years old, he seems to be carrying not only the hopes of a city and a franchise, but also the mantle of former great African-American players like Aaron, Willie Mays and the late, great Jackie Robinson. That is a lot to carry for anyone. My prayers, and my cheers, are with him.
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as Denver Tate grounded into a fielder’s choice to end the frame. The Rams took advantage by plating a run in their first turn at the dish, via a RBI double by Matt Fernandez. Central tied the contest in the third when Dylan Hipp led off with a walk, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a single by Seth Orr. Fernandez struck again in the bottom half as he delivered a two RBI triple for the Rams. The damage could have been worse, but Hipp turned in a 7-2 double play, gunning down Fernandez at the plate. After the Rams tacked on two more runs to take a 6-1 lead after four innings of play, Central loaded the bases in the sixth and came away with five runs on two hits — a double by Ben Morris and a single by Jordy Rumfelt. The Rams added three insurance runs in the bottom half of the sixth, however, to take a 10-6 lead. Central put two runners on in the top of the seventh, but could not draw any closer, falling into today’s consolation game.
Chase 7, Central Cabarrus 1
FOREST CITY — Chase pitcher Robert Johnson had Central Cabarrus’s number in the Trojans’ 7-1 win in the East Rutherford Easter Baseball Tourney at McNair Field. Johnson dominated by striking out nine in six complete innings pitched and allowed just five Vikings batters to reach base on the afternoon. “We were going to take Robert (Johnson) out in the fifth, but we gave him the opportunity for another inning,” Chase baseball coach Matt Tipton said. “He did great with mixing up his pitches and the defense was behind him on every play today. It was a complete different mentality from Monday’s game.” From the plate, it was Chase’s Jay Turner who did most of the damage off Central Cabarrus pitching with a 3-for-4 day with 3 RBI in the win. “Jay (Turner) had some clutch at-bats today and he is somebody we have expected to step up and he had a good showing today,” Tipton said. Chase came up with a lone run in the first inning off an RBI single to left, which brought in Tyler Gaffney. Brandon Holland’s two-RBI base hit to right crossed Thomas Melton and Cameron Wilkins in the second inning for a 3-0 lead. The Trojans’ Turner dropped a two-out, two-RBI single to left in the fourth to get Blake Moffitt and Holland home safely for a 5-0 lead. Gaffney and Holland both had RBI singles in the sixth to round out the Trojans scoring. The Vikings got one run off Chase reliever Jared Allen in the seventh, but couldn’t come up with anymore. Chase will wrap up its tournament experience by playing McDowell at 2:30 p.m. today.
McDowell 10, Bay Village 0
FOREST CITY — McDowell’s Eli Miller tossed a three-hitter, while the Titans came up with 11 hits in a 10-0 win over Bay Village, Ohio, which ended in the bottom of the sixth, due to the mercy-rule. McDowell scattered their runs on the afternoon by posting a run in the first inning, three in the second, one in the fourth, four more in the fifth and then added the final one in the sixth. Bay Village, who committed eight errors on Tuesday, added six more to that total in Wednesday’s game for 14. McDowell faces Chase at 2:30 p.m. today for fifth place and Bay Village will take on Central Cabarrus at noon today for seventh.
BASEBALL National League Atlanta New York Philadelphia Florida Washington Pittsburgh St. Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati Chicago Houston San Francisco Arizona Colorado San Diego Los Angeles
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East Division W L Pct 2 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000
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West Division W L Pct 3 0 1.000 1 1 .500 1 1 .500 1 1 .500 0 1 .000
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Tuesday’s Games San Francisco 3, Houston 0 Milwaukee 7, Colorado 5 San Diego 6, Arizona 3 Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee 5, Colorado 4 San Francisco 10, Houston 4 L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh, late Philadelphia at Washington, late Atlanta 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Florida at N.Y. Mets, late St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 3 San Diego at Arizona, late Thursday’s Games L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 0-0), 12:35 p.m. St. Louis (Penny 0-0) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 0-0), 12:35 p.m. Philadelphia (Kendrick 0-0) at Washington (Stammen 0-0), 4:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Wells 0-0) at Atlanta (Hanson 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Florida (Robertson 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Friday’s Games San Diego at Colorado, 4:10 p.m. Atlanta at San Francisco, 4:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Florida, 7:10 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Houston, 8:05 p.m. St. Louis at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. American League Tampa Bay Boston New York Baltimore Toronto Chicago Detroit Minnesota Cleveland Kansas City Texas Los Angeles Oakland Seattle
East Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 1 1 .500 1 1 .500 0 1 .000 0 1 .000
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Florida 80 31 37 12 74 203 Tampa Bay 80 31 37 12 74 211
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Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 3 N.Y. Yankees 6, Boston 4 Minnesota 5, L.A. Angels 3 Oakland 2, Seattle 1, 10 innings Wednesday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 3 N.Y. Yankees at Boston, late Toronto at Texas, late Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, late Detroit at Kansas City, late Minnesota at L.A. Angels, late Seattle at Oakland, late Thursday’s Games Toronto (Romero 0-0) at Texas (C.Wilson 0-0), 2:05 p.m. Detroit (Willis 0-0) at Kansas City (Bannister 0-0), 2:10 p.m. Seattle (Fister 0-0) at Oakland (Anderson 0-0), 3:35 p.m. Baltimore (Matusz 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 0-0), 8:10 p.m. Minnesota (Slowey 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Pineiro 0-0), 10:05 p.m. Friday’s Games Cleveland at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 3:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Boston at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct y-Boston 48 29 .623 Toronto 38 39 .494 New York 28 49 .364 Philadelphia 26 51 .338 New Jersey 11 66 .143 Southeast Division W L Pct y-Orlando 54 23 .701 x-Atlanta 49 28 .636 x-Miami 43 34 .558 Charlotte 41 36 .532 Washington 24 53 .312 Central Division W L Pct z-Cleveland 61 17 .782 x-Milwaukee 43 34 .558 Chicago 37 40 .481 Indiana 29 48 .377 Detroit 24 53 .312 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct x-Dallas 50 27 .649 x-San Antonio 48 29 .623 Houston 39 38 .506 Memphis 39 38 .506 New Orleans 35 43 .449 Northwest Division W L Pct x-Utah 51 27 .654 x-Denver 50 27 .649 x-Oklahoma City 48 29 .623 x-Portland 47 30 .610 Minnesota 15 62 .195 Pacific Division W L Pct y-L.A. Lakers 55 22 .714 x-Phoenix 50 27 .649 L.A. Clippers 27 50 .351 Sacramento 24 54 .308 Golden State 23 54 .299
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x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Tuesday’s Games Charlotte 109, Atlanta 100 Washington 112, Golden State 94 Cleveland 113, Toronto 101 Detroit 124, Philadelphia 103 New York 104, Boston 101 Milwaukee 79, Chicago 74 Houston 113, Memphis 103 Utah 140, Oklahoma City 139, OT San Antonio 95, Sacramento 86 Wednesday’s Games Indiana 113, New York 105 Boston 115, Toronto 104 Orlando 121, Washington 94 Detroit 90, Atlanta 88 Miami 99, Philadelphia 95 Utah at Houston, late New Jersey at Milwaukee, late Golden State at Minnesota, late Charlotte at New Orleans, late Denver at Oklahoma City, late Memphis at Dallas, late Portland at L.A. Clippers, late San Antonio at Phoenix, late Thursday’s Games Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 10 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Denver, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. New York at Orlando, 7 p.m. Toronto at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Indiana at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Miami, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Utah at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Chicago at New Jersey, 8 p.m. Charlotte at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Dallas at Portland, 10 p.m.
GA 201 219 211 212 254 GA 219 224 203 241 270 GA 212 195 215 245 254
x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 4, Montreal 3, SO Colorado 4, Vancouver 3, SO Los Angeles 5, Anaheim 4, SO Buffalo 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 Philadelphia 2, Toronto 0 New Jersey 3, Atlanta 0 Ottawa 5, Florida 2 Washington 6, Pittsburgh 3 Carolina 8, Tampa Bay 5 Chicago 5, Dallas 2 San Jose 2, Calgary 1 Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Rangers 5, Toronto 1 Columbus at Detroit, late St. Louis at Chicago, late Colorado at Edmonton, late Nashville at Phoenix, late Thursday’s Games Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m. Montreal at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. New Jersey at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Minnesota at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Vancouver at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m. Detroit at Columbus, 7 p.m. Anaheim at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Chicago at Colorado, 9 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS Wednesday’s Sports Transactions
HOCKEY National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF x-New Jersey 80 47 26 7 101 214 x-Pittsburgh 80 45 28 7 97 247 Philadelphia 81 41 34 6 88 233 N.Y. Rangers 80 36 34 10 82 214 N.Y. Islanders 80 35 35 10 80 217 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF y-Buffalo 80 45 25 10 100 233 x-Ottawa 81 45 31 5 95 225 Montreal 81 39 32 10 88 215 Boston 79 36 30 13 85 195 Toronto 81 29 38 14 72 209 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF z-Washington 81 54 15 12 120 316 Atlanta 81 34 34 13 81 231 Carolina 81 35 36 10 80 231
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF y-Chicago 80 51 22 7 109 263 x-Nashville 80 46 28 6 98 221 x-Detroit 79 41 24 14 96 221 St. Louis 79 39 31 9 87 213 Columbus 80 32 34 14 78 213 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF y-Vancouver 81 48 27 6 102 266 x-Colorado 80 44 29 7 95 241 Calgary 81 40 32 9 89 201 Minnesota 80 37 36 7 81 214 Edmonton 79 25 46 8 58 203 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF y-San Jose 81 50 20 11 111 259 x-Phoenix 79 48 25 6 102 215 x-Los Angeles 80 46 27 7 99 239 Anaheim 80 38 31 11 87 230 Dallas 81 35 32 14 84 232
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GA 186 234 220 217 247 GA 202 231 218 194 261 GA 230 254 255
BASEBALL American Association FORT WORTH CATS—Signed RHP Jason Fernandez, RHP Brian Cloud and RHP Scott Migl. GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS—Signed RHP Luke Prihoda. LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Signed OF Rafael Alvarez, OF Argelis Nunez and LHP Nolan Chestnut. SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CAPTAINS—Traded OF Jose G. Torres and INF Isa Garcia to San Angelo (United) for future considerations. SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Signed OF Jon Owings. SIOUX FALLS PHEASANTS—Signed LHP Peter VandenBout. WICHITA WINGNUTS—Signed RHP Adam Cowart, INF Josh Horn, INF Mike L. Thompson and LHP Justin Dowdy. Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Signed LHP AJ Wideman. SUSSEX SKYHAWKS—Signed RHP Mike McGuire. FOOTBALL National Football League CINCINNATI BENGALS — Re-signed C Kyle Cook. HOCKEY National Hockey League WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Assigned D Karl Alzner and F Jay Beagle to Hershey (AHL). American Hockey League MANITOBA MOOSE—Released D Ryan McGinnis. SYRACUSE CRUNCH—Announced LW Tom Sestito has been recalled by the Columbus Blue Jackets. COLLEGE CINCINNATI—Announced freshman G Lance Stephenson will enter the NBA draft. INDIANA STATE—Named Teri Moren women’s basketball coach. KENT STATE—Named Thomas Kleinlein executive associate athletic director. ROCHESTER—Announced the retirement of men’s basketball coach Mike Neer, effective at the end of the academic year. SAN JOSE STATE—Named Tim Landis offensive coordinator and John DeFilippo quarterbacks coach.
Braves clip Cubs Coffey gets win, Hoffman gets save as Brewers top Rockies
ATLANTA (AP) — Chipper Jones hit a goahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves held off the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Wednesday night. Martin Prado hit a one-out double off John Grabow (0-1), ending a string of 15 consecutive outs by Braves batters, before Jones connected for his first homer of the season. Peter Moylan (1-0) worked around a hit and a walk during a scoreless eighth and Billy Wagner finished for his first save with Atlanta. Alfonso Soriano singled with one out in the ninth but Wagner responded by striking out pinch-hitter Xavier Nady and Geovany Soto to end the game.
Cardinals 6, Reds 3 CINCINNATI (AP) — Albert Pujols hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and Matt Holliday followed with a two-run double, sending the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder weren’t carrying the offense like they usually do. And the Milwaukee Brewers didn’t get anything approaching the kind of start they’re expecting from Doug Davis this season. So Jim Edmonds started a sixth-inning rally from the bottom half of the lineup and the Brewers’ bullpen stood firm, holding the Colorado Rockies scoreless over the final five innings in a 5-4 victory Wednesday. Milwaukee took two of three from Colorado after losing the season opener. “That’s not a pushover team by any means — that’s a good
team,” said Milwaukee’s Jody Gerut, whose pinch-hit RBI double gave the Brewers the lead in the sixth. “And so it took almost all of us to win, but we got it today.” Reliever Todd Coffey (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings after a rough start by Davis. The Brewers used a total of seven pitchers Wednesday, including LaTroy Hawkins’ perfect eighth inning and Trevor Hoffman’s 593rd career save. “The Rockies are an extremely good team,” Brewers manager Ken Macha said. “They just beat the death out of us last year.” Colorado scored three runs as Davis was remarkably wild
in the first inning, but Rockies manager Jim Tracy said they should have scored more. “We were in a wonderful position to take this game and force the Brewers, in my opinion, to have to pitch nine innings of bullpen today,” Tracy said. “But we kind of let them off the hook.” Backup catcher Miguel Olivo homered for Colorado. Carlos Gonzalez had two hits, keeping up his fast start to the season. Tracy dipped deep into his bench only three games into the season, giving first baseman Todd Helton, outfielder Brad Hawpe, catcher Chris Iannetta and second baseman Clint Barmes the day off.
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AP source: Gaudio fired by Wake Forest
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that Wake Forest has fired men’s basketball coach Dino Gaudio after three seasons. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because an official announcement hadn’t been made. The school called a 4:30 p.m. news conference Wednesday. Gaudio was 61-31 at Wake Forest, including two straight trips to the NCAA tournament. Wake Forest went 20-11 this season and lost to Kentucky in the second round. Two seasons ago, Wake opened 16-0 and was Gaudio briefly ranked No. 1, before finishing 24-7 and being upset by No. 13 seed Cleveland State in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Gaudio was hired in 2007 after coach Skip Prosser died from a heart attack.
Scott Riggs
Riggs racing with lots of help
GLADEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Talk about the ultimate fan experience. Paul Carreau got to spend quality time with his favorite NASCAR driver and even had his name on the right rear quarterpanel of Scott Riggs’ Ford for the Nationwide Series race at Nashville Superspeedway. Even so, Riggs probably got the Associated Press best end of the deal. Thanks to Tennis great Martina Navratilova accepting the fervent fans like Carreau, he got Stephen F. Kolzak award at the 18th Annual GLAAD to race. Media Awards, in Los Angeles, in this April 14, 2007, file photo. Riggs has been on a race-torace deal with RAB Racing since opening at Daytona together in February, scraping by in the Nationwide series without a sponsor. They competed in the Nashville 300 with a gray, red and white paint scheme in the NEW YORK (AP) — Tennis great Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with a noninvasive “Sponsor Scott” fan car thanks form of breast cancer and her prognosis is consid- to some $30,000 raised through a mix of old and new methods ered excellent. Navratilova said in a phone interview Wednesday from Riggs’ very committed supporters. that a routine mammogram in January found a The old? A traditional chicken lump, and a biopsy the following month deterplate dinner in his home state of mined it was ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS. The nine-time Wimbledon women’s singles cham- North Carolina staged by a coupion had a lumpectomy in March and will start six ple of friends from high school. The new? The manager of Riggs’ weeks of radiation therapy next month. “It was such a shock for me,” Navratilova said. “It fan Web page working with the driver’s supporters and eventuwas my 9/11.” ally tapping the team’s Facebook According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 50,000 women each year are diagnosed and Twitter pages to raise money with DCIS, in which abnormal cells haven’t left the for him to race at Nashville. Riggs has been stunned by the milk duct to penetrate breast tissue. It’s removed support, especially given the difbecause it is a risk factor for developing invasive ficult economic times. cancer. Only about 2 percent of DCIS patients die “To see fans come off their hip of breast cancer in the next 10 years. and get on the car to see me on People magazine’s Web site first reported the race track and have someNavratilova’s diagnosis. thing more than a blank race Navratilova said she initially wanted to keep her car, that to me was very, very diagnosis quiet, but decided she could help others humbling,” he said. “I feel sort by going public. She will do a Web chat Thursday of my career might’ve let them in her role as the AARP’s Health and Fitness down. ... Ambassador, when she hopes not only to teach “I had no idea they would come participants but to learn from them. out the way they came out with Navratilova plans to work as a commentator for the Tennis Channel during the French Open while this car. Very humbling, very unbelievable to see how people undergoing radiation therapy in Paris, and she have come out. It makes you wants to hear from others whether she’ll have the want to dig even harder.” energy to do that.
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Working hard for money to go racing is nothing new in NASCAR. Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s JRM Motorsports fielded a car at Nashville painted in a one-race deal for Lifetime Television’s “Army Wives” series. But Riggs once was one of the up-and-coming drivers, winning Nationwide rookie of the year in 2002, when it was the Busch Series, before making his debut at the Sprint Cup level in 2004 and becoming a full-time driver in 2005. He notched four top10 finishes that year, including two top-fives, and joined Ray Evernham’s team in 2006, winning the All-Star race and earning eight top-10s. A change in ownership left him out of a car after 2007, and he landed with Haas Racing in 2008. Tony Stewart bought into that team at the end of the season, and Riggs landed with Tommy Baldwin Racing for 2009. By May, Riggs found himself racing for a team that could only afford to start races. He quit and couldn’t find another ride the rest of the year as he stayed home in Bahama. “I couldn’t dishonor my fans to start and park. That’s what made me sit out so many months,” Riggs said. In January, he got a call from Robby Benton, co-owner of RAB Racing with Brack Maggard. The team was looking for a veteran driver to pair in the Nationwide series with newly promoted crew chief Ben Gable. The duo clicked and Benton committed to Riggs just for Daytona, where he finished 15th. Riggs placed 16th in California and had his best qualifying position at Las Vegas at 20th. He finished 14th there and put RAB Racing 12th in owner points and
Riggs 10th in driver points. During this run, talk started of finding a way to keep Riggs racing, especially at Nashville where he has won twice. The driver said the manager of his fan club Web site didn’t tell him that fans wanted to help until a week into the fundraising. They headed to Bristol with an in-car camera to target the “Sponsor Scott” signs plastered inside to promote the cause. Unfortunately, Riggs didn’t qualify at Bristol, missing a big opportunity when he struggled with a loose-handling car. Still, more than 75 fans came up with enough money to take a big chunk out of the approximately $50,000 needed to field the team at Nashville. No donation was turned away and fans who made larger donations were rewarded with everything from pictures to tickets to the race and the chance to meet Riggs. “The amount we were able to raise was unbelievable,” Benton said. Carreau, who works at a grocery store in Tucson, Ariz., figures he’s given up Christmas and birthday gifts and vacations for a couple years. He loved spending most of Friday hanging around the garage with Riggs and the team. His favorite part of his donation came from seeing his name written on that quarterpanel — just like any other race sponsor. “How many people get to say they sponsored their favorite race car driver?” Carreau asked. “It’s something I couldn’t pass up to get to meet him, get to come to the race, my name’s on the car. It’s just a fun package, a great deal. It shows potential sponsors Scott has a big following. That’s what the real purpose is. We don’t want to see the season end, not early anyway.”
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With a shake of the head, a pregnant Colorado woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge of helping foreign terrorists who authorities say were plotting to kill a Swedish artist. Jamie Paulin-Ramirez, 31, entered the silent plea to avoid giving prosecutors a sample of her voice. The government evidence includes hard drives and other computer files that may contain voice recordings, and her lawyer did not want to provide a sample for comparison. “If there’s any voice recordings, I would not want to be creating evidence against her,” said lawyer Jeremy Ibrahim, who spent several years at the Justice Department. Paulin-Ramirez, then a single mother and nursing student, left Colorado for Ireland in the fall with her 6-year-old son to join a Pennsylvania woman she had met online, then married an Algerian terrorism suspect the day she arrived, according to the indictment unsealed Friday. E-mails between the American women suggest a mutual intent to support a Muslim jihad, or holy war, authorities charge.
Man charged for threats
SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state man has been charged with threatening to kill Democratic Sen. Patty Murray over her support for health care reform, leaving voicemail messages at her office saying she had a target on her back and “it only takes one piece of lead.” Federal agents arrested Charles Alan Wilson, 63, without incident in Yakima, Wash., on Tuesday. Murray’s office in Seattle reported the threats amid a rash of ugliness aimed at lawmakers who supported the sweeping federal health
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Suspect not competent PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors say a Philadelphia man charged with threatening a ranking congressman in an Internet video has multiple personalities and is not currently competent to stand trial. A federal magistrate is sending 38-year-old Norman Leboon to a prison hospital in North Carolina for psychiatric testing. Authorities say he made a video last month threatening Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia, the No. 2 House Republican. They say Leboon believes he is the son of God. Public defender Kai Scott did not challenge the preliminary incompetency finding at a hearing Tuesday. The judge says Leboon could later
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Drilling efforts take place above Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Coal Mine Wednesday in Montcoal, W.Va. The 560-ft rotary drill is cutting a second 6-inch in diameter hole into the mine in an effort to release gas from the area where miners are believed to be trapped.
Lethal gas keeps mine rescue teams outside MONTCOAL, W.Va. (AP) — Two full days after the worst U.S. mining disaster in a generation, dangerous gases underground prevented rescuers Wednesday from venturing into the Upper Big Branch coal mine to search for any survivors of the explosion that killed at least 25 workers. Crews drilled holes deep into the ground to release the gases, but by late afternoon the levels of lethal carbon monoxide and highly explosive hydrogen and methane remained far too high for searchers to look for the last four people missing. “We just can’t take any chances” with the lives of rescuers, said Kevin Stricklin of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. “If we’re going to send a rescue team, we have to say it’s safe for them to go in there.” Officials could not say when rescuers might be able to go in. Stricklin said relatives of the miners backed the decision to hold off for now. “We’ve asked the families to be patient,” he said. Gov. Joe Manchin and others saw only a “sliver of hope” that the miners survived by reaching one of the shaft’s rescue chambers, which are stocked with food, water and enough oxygen to last four days. Workers planned to drill another hole so they could lower a camera into one of the airtight chambers to see if anyone managed to get inside. “We’ve been working against long odds from day one,” Manchin warned. The federal mine agency appointed a team of investigators to look into the blast, which officials said may have been caused by a buildup of methane. The mine’s owner, Massey Energy Co., has been repeatedly cited for problems with the system that vents methane and for allowing combustible dust to build up. On the very day of the blast, MSHA cited the mine with two safety violations — one involving inadequate maps of escape routes, the other concerning an improper splice of electrical cable. Massey CEO Don Blankenship has strongly defended the company’s record and disputed accusations from miners that he puts coal profits ahead of safety. As of late Wednesday, there had been no signs of life deep underground since the explosion. Family members could do little but wait. Alice Peters said she was told her 47-year-old son-in-law, Dean Jones, was among the missing, though Massey said it does not know which four miners might be alive. Peters said Jones’ wife, Gina, has been at the mine site since the explosion and would not leave. “She’s not doing too good,” Peters said. “They told them to go home because they weren’t going to let the mine rescuers back in. They’re still drilling.” Seven bodies were pulled out after the explosion, and two miners were hospitalized. Manchin said
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Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Doug Shulman, center, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, announces that average income tax refunds are up nearly ten percent this year because of new tax benefits made possible by the Recovery Act, March 22. Associated Press
Nearly half of U.S. households owe no federal income taxes WASHINGTON (AP) — Tax Day is a dreaded deadline for millions, but for nearly half of U.S. households it’s simply somebody else’s problem. About 47 percent will pay no federal income taxes at all for 2009. Either their incomes were too low, or they qualified for enough credits, deductions and exemptions to eliminate their liability. That’s according to projections by the Tax Policy Center, a Washington research organization. Most people still are required to file returns by the April 15 deadline. The penalty for skipping it is limited to the amount of taxes owed, but it’s still almost always better to file: That’s the only way to get a refund of all the income taxes withheld by employers. In recent years, credits for low- and middle-income families have grown so much that a family of four making as much as $50,000 will owe no federal income tax for 2009, as long as there are two children younger than 17, according to a separate analysis by the consulting firm Deloitte Tax. Tax cuts enacted in the past decade have been generous to wealthy taxpayers, too, making them a target for President Barack Obama and Democrats
in Congress. Less noticed were tax cuts for low- and middleincome families, which were expanded when Obama signed the massive economic recovery package last year. The result is a tax system that exempts almost half the country from paying for programs that benefit everyone, including national defense, public safety, infrastructure and education. It is a system in which the top 10 percent of earners — households making an average of $366,400 in 2006 — paid about 73 percent of the income taxes collected by the federal government. The bottom 40 percent, on average, make a profit from the federal income tax, meaning they get more money in tax credits than they would otherwise owe in taxes. For those people, the government sends them a payment. “We have 50 percent of people who are getting something for nothing,” said Curtis Dubay, senior tax policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation. The vast majority of people who escape federal income taxes still pay other taxes, including federal payroll taxes that fund Social Security and Medicare, and excise taxes on gasoline, aviation, alcohol and cigarettes. Many also pay state or local tax-
es on sales, income and property. That helps explain the country’s aversion to taxes, said Clint Stretch, a tax policy expert Deloitte Tax. He said many people simply look at the difference between their gross pay and their take-home pay and blame the government for the disparity. “It’s not uncommon for people to think that their Social Security taxes, their 401(k) contributions, their share of employer health premiums, all of that stuff in their mind gets lumped into income taxes,” Stretch said. The federal income tax is the government’s largest source of revenue, raising more than $900 billion — or a little less than half of all government receipts — in the budget year that ended last Sept. 30. But with deductions and credits, especially for families with children, there have long been people who don’t pay it, mainly lower-income families. The number of households that don’t pay federal income taxes increased substantially in 2008, when the poor economy reduced incomes and Congress cut taxes in an attempt to help recovery. In 2007, about 38 percent of households paid no federal income tax, a figure that jumped to 49 percent in 2008, according to estimates by the Tax Policy Center.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The era of record-low mortgage rates is over. The average rate on a 30-year loan has jumped from about 5 percent to more than 5.3 percent in just the past week. As mortgages get more expensive, more would-be homeowners are priced out of the market — a threat to the fragile recovery in the housing market. And if you wanted to refinance at a super-low rate, you may have missed your chance. Mortgages under 4 percent are still available, but only for loans that reset in five or seven years, probably to higher rates. Rates are going up because of the improving economy and the end of a government push to make mortgages cheaper. For people putting their homes on the market this spring, rising rates may actually be a good thing. Buyers are racing to complete their purchases and lock in something decent before rates go even higher. “We are seeing some panic among potential buyers who have not found houses yet,” said Craig Strent, co-founder of Apex Home Loans in Bethesda, Md. It’s all about affordability. For every 1 percentage point rise in rates, 300,000 to 400,000 would-be buyers are priced out of the market in a given year, according to the National Association of Realtors. The rule of thumb is that every 1 percentage point increase in mortgage rates reduces a buyer’s purchasing power by about 10 percent. For example, taking out a 30-year mortgage for $300,000 at a rate of 5 percent will cost you about $1,600 a month, not including taxes and insurance. But the same monthly payment at a rate of 6 percent will only get you a loan of $270,000. Good economic news is the first reason rates are rising: U.S. government debt, a safe haven during the recession, is losing its appeal as investors turn to stocks and riskier corporate bonds. Lower demand for debt means the government has to offer a better interest rate to sell its bonds. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which is closely tracked by mortgage rates, hovered above 4 percent this week, the highest since June, before falling back slightly. The second reason is the Federal Reserve. Last week, the Fed ended its program to push mortgage rates down by buying up mortgage-backed securities. When demand from the central bank was high, rates plummeted to about 4.7 percent for much of last year. And business boomed for mortgage lenders as homeowners raced to refinance out of adjustable-rate mortgages and into fixed loans. As of Wednesday, the Mortgage Bankers Association put the national average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage at 5.31 percent. One week ago, it was 5.04 percent. Many analysts forecast rates will rise as high as 6 percent by early next year.
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Former Citi exec said he warned superiors
WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A former mortgage executive from Citigroup Inc. has accused bank executives of violating their own risk management policies and ignoring his warnings about the coming financial crisis. Richard Bowen on Wednesday told a panel investigating the roots of the crisis that he raised concerns about mortgage risk starting in 2006. He said he sent an e-mail about it to former Chairman Robert Rubin and others in November 2007.
Bowen sent weekly messages to managers raising concerns about his groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s risk management. But he wrote to Rubin and other executives in 2007, â&#x20AC;&#x153;These breakdowns have not been communicated to or recognized byâ&#x20AC;? Citiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top audit or finance executives. Bowen said at the hearing that he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know whether any executives acted on his warnings about the bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purchase of suspect mortgages. In testimony to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Bowen said he discovered in mid-2006 that more than 60 percent of the mortgages bought and resold by subprime subsidiary Citifinancial Mortgage didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t meet Citigroupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s underwriting standards. Bowen was a chief underwriter for the division. He was responsible for loans bought from other lenders. Many of these loans were bundled and sold as complex investments. Citigroup disputed his account. Spokeswoman Molly Meiners said in a statement that the issues Bowen raised were â&#x20AC;&#x153;promptly and carefully reviewed when he raised them and corrective actions were taken.â&#x20AC;? Bowenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s testimony came on the first of three days of hearings by the FCIC. Earlier Wednesday, Alan Greenspan
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A panel of witnesses testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday as the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) examinesdthe causes of the collapse of major financial institutions caused by subprime lending. From left are, Richard Bitner, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Confessions of a Subprime Lender: An Insiderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tale of Greed, Fraud & Ignoranceâ&#x20AC;?; Patricia Lindsay, former vice president for corporate risk of New Century Financial Corporation; Susan Mills, managing director of mortgage finance of Citi Markets & Banking, Global Securitized Markets; and Richard Bowen, former senior vice president and business chief underwriter of CitiMortgage Inc.
defended his tenure as head of the Federal Reserve in the years leading up to the crisis. As he has in the past, Greenspan disputed critics who say he kept interest rates too low for too long, encouraging risky lending. Greenspan also hit back against criticism that his Fed failed to regulate highrisk loans to borrowers who couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford the debt. Many of those loans became the toxic assets that sparked the crisis. Greenspan insisted the Fed lacked authority to regulate the nonbank lenders that issued most subprime mortgages. But Phil Angelides, the panel chairman, referred to internal Fed documents in which staffers had recommended â&#x20AC;&#x153;broad prohibitions on deceptive lending.â&#x20AC;? Angelides said the Fed had
issued guidance on predatory lending but had failed to regulate it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why, in the face of all that, did you not act to contain abusive, deceptive subprime lending?â&#x20AC;? Angelides, a former California state treasurer, asked Greenspan. Greenspan pointed to a series of actions he said the Fed took. Angelides countered that the Fedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions covered only 1 percent of the subprime lending market. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve, you shouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve and you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;tâ&#x20AC;? regulate the lending activities, he said. In his opening remarks, Greenspan blamed a litany of other parties and historical events for the meltdown but accepted no responsibility for himself or the Fed, which he led from 1987 until early 2006. He said excess saving in developing nations left too much money in the system.
And he said credit rating agencies undercounted the risk of mortgage investments. Greenspan said demand from the government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac inflated the housing bubble. He said the government policy of encouraging homeownership pushed Fannie and Freddie to create demand for risky loans. Those firms play a vital role in the mortgage market by buying up mortgage loans and packaging them into bonds that are resold to global investors. Republicans say those companies, with the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s encouragement, deserve most of the blame for propping up the housing bubble. But Democrats argue that Fannie and Freddie lowered their lending standards to compete with big Wall Street players who were
gaining market share during the boom years. In any case, said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Analytics, the Greenspan Fedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision not to set national mortgage lending standards was a key factor in the housing bubble â&#x20AC;&#x201D; far more so than Fannie and Freddie. Zandi noted that countries like Canada and Germany with tighter regulations largely avoided the bust, while countries that followed the U.S. model of light regulation fell into crisis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Federal Reserve had that authority,â&#x20AC;? Zandi said in an interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They just never acted on it. That was a clear policy decision.â&#x20AC;? Zandi also rebutted Greenspanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s argument that his Fedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s low-interest-rate policy played no role. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The aggressive monetary policy in the wake of the tech bubble contributed to the inflating of the housing bubble,â&#x20AC;? Zandi said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strong evidence that the Federal Reserve kept interest rates too low for too long.â&#x20AC;? Regarding his own missteps over his two decades as Fed chair, Greenspan said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was wrong 30 percent of the time, and there were an awful lot of mistakes in 21 years.â&#x20AC;? He would not cite any specific failures, except banksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and regulatorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; collective failure to anticipate that so many challenges would hit the financial system at once. Greenspan said future credit crises will be prevented only if banks: n Are required to hold more capital as a buffer against future loan losses. n Are forced to keep more cash-like assets instead of investments that can be hard to sell n Are required to hold more collateral to protect against default by other financial companies.
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Obama seeks new tone with Muslim world
WASHINGTON (AP) — Less talk about “Islamic radicalism” and a lot more about doing business. In the year since President Barack Obama pledged a new beginning in the relationship with the Muslim world, the White House has begun to change the U.S. focus. Terrorism still dominates U.S. security concerns, but the White House believes it doesn’t have to dominate the conversation. Since Obama’s speech in Cairo last year, the White House has tried to talk more about health care, science and education. It’s a strategy based on the belief that the prior administration viewed the world through the lens of terrorism. And when it talked to Muslim nations, it was all about winning the war of ideas. “You take a country where the overwhelming majority are not going to become terrorists, and you go in and say, ’We’re building you a hospital so you don’t become terrorists.’ That doesn’t make much sense,” says National Security Council staff member Pradeep Ramamurthy. Ramamurthy runs the administration’s Global Engagement Directorate, a four-person team that Obama launched last May with little fanfare and a vague mission to use diplomacy and outreach “in pursuit of a host of national security objectives.” Since then, the division has not only helped change the vocabulary of fighting terrorism but has shaped the way the country invests in Muslim businesses, studies global warming, supports scientific research and combats polio. Also, Obama advisers who are rewriting a document spelling out the country’s national security strategy plan to leave out references to “Islamic radicalism,” counterterrorism officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the document is still being written and is weeks away from release. Currently, the document declares: “The struggle against militant Islamic radicalism is the great ideological conflict of the early years of the 21st century.” Ramamurthy’s team is reaching out in a variety of ways. Before diplomats go abroad, they hear from him or his deputy, Jenny Urizar. When officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration returned from Indonesia, the NSC got a rundown about research opportunities on global warming. Ramamurthy maintains a database of interviews conducted by 50 U.S. embassies worldwide. And business leaders from more than 40 countries head to Washington this month for an “entrepreneurship summit” for Muslim businesses. “Do you want to think about the U.S. as the nation that fights terrorism or the nation you want to do business with?” Ramamurthy said. Many international Muslim leaders have cheered the new tone, not just for its symbolism but because it makes it politically easier for them to cooperate with the U.S. “It’s also a clear indication of President Obama’s substantial understanding of the intricacies of Muslim politics,” Jordanian lawmaker Hamada Faraaneh said. On Wednesday, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh applauded indications that the Obama administration would keep religious rhetoric out of the U.S. security strategy. “It is a good message of assurance, and differs from the former American administration’s position on this matter which showed no real understanding of Islamic countries,” al-Dabbagh said. “This decision by Obama will help to reform the image Muslims have of America.” Public opinion polls have shown consistent improvement in sentiment toward the U.S. within the Muslim world, though the viewpoints are still overwhelmingly negative. To deliver his message, Obama’s speechwriters have at times taken inspiration from former President Ronald Reagan. In China in 1984, Reagan spoke about education, space exploration and scientific research. He discussed freedom and liberty. He never mentioned communism or democracy. “They didn’t look up to the U.S. because we hated communism,” said Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes, Obama’s foreign policy speechwriter. Like Reagan in China, Obama in Cairo made only passing references to terrorism. Instead he focused on cooperation. He announced the U.S. would team up to fight polio with the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, a multinational body based in Saudi Arabia. The U.S. and OIC had worked together before, but never with that focus. Polio is endemic in three Muslim countries — Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan — but some Muslim leaders have been suspicious of vaccination efforts, which they suggested were part of a CIA sterilization campaign. Last year, the OIC and religious scholars at the International Islamic Fiqh Academy issued a fatwa, or religious decree, that parents should vaccinate their children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also began working more closely with local Islamic leaders in northern Nigeria, a network that had been overlooked for years, said John Fitzsimmons, of the CDC’s immunization division. Though health officials are reluctant to assign credit to any one action, new polio cases in Nigeria fell from 83 during the first quarter of last year to just one so far this year, Fitzsimmons said. Obama did not invent Muslim outreach. President George W. Bush gave the White House its first Quran, hosted its first Iftar dinner to celebrate Ramadan and loudly stated support for Muslim democracies like Turkey. But the Bush administration struggled with its rhetoric. Muslims criticized Bush for describing the war on terrorism as a “crusade” and labeling the invasion of Afghanistan “Operation Infinite Justice” — words that were seen as religious. He regularly identified America’s enemy as “Islamic extremists” and “radical jihadists.”
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Old pets are often the best
DEAR ABBY: We are seniors like “Thinking About Adopting in Las Vegas” (Feb. 2), who wants to adopt a dog. He may find it difficult to adopt one, especially since big hearts and lots of love and patience many times aren’t considered “enough” today. We were denied every dog we wanted to adopt until a volunteer at Petfinder.com advised us that considering our ages, we should adopt a senior dog. We took their advice and have been blessed with 9-year-old Benji for almost a year. Puppies are like grandchildren -- full of love, but they can leave us seniors exhausted. Senior dogs nap, are more mellow than puppies and are usually housebroken. If that man outlives his dog, he’ll know he gave his precious little one a good home and lots of love. If Petfinder is in his area, they will make sure your little one is adopted into the perfect home -- not just “any” home. -BENJI’S PARENTS DEAR BENJI’S PARENTS: Thank you for supporting the adoption of older dogs. Readers provided some doggone good resources for adopting -- or acting as a foster parent -- for an abandoned or abused dog. DEAR ABBY: In most states people can now create a trust for their pet. They can put funds into it and, in this way, benefit their pet by naming a trustee and caretaker to assure it will be taken care of until it passes away. In the trust they can state all their wishes, as singer Dusty Springfield did
Dear Abby Abigail van Buren
in stating she wanted her dog fed only imported baby food, its bed lined with her nightgowns and her records played when it went to sleep. -- MARC S. DEAR ABBY: Most Humane Societies now offer a “senior for senior” discount where a qualified senior citizen can adopt a senior companion animal, usually 7 years old or older, with all the fees waived. Please tell “Thinking” that he can find what he’s looking for in companionship, and a middle-aged or older dog that would usually be passed up at the pound will get a new leash on life. -- TANNA, DEAR ABBY: Many dog rescues need kind, loving foster homes for abused and abandoned animals who are awaiting adoption. It is hard to give up a dog after you have fostered and taken care of it for a while, and you do have the option of adopting it yourself, but believe me, this is definitely a worthwhile cause. When you take in a foster, their eyes are dull. But after receiving love and attention from a caregiver, those eyes sparkle and you know you have done something wonderful. -- JILLIE
Friend’s action is confusing DEAR DR. GOTT: A friend of mine who is 81 has been experiencing flailing of the arms and legs, arching of her back and has no control of the actions. She is awake through all the episodes and knows exactly what is happening. Would you have any idea what this is? DEAR READER: Your friend is likely suffering from seizure activity. Seizures are an indication of a brain problem, but not all seizures cause convulsions and unconsciousness. Focal or partial seizures occur in just one part of the brain. They can be brought on by abnormal heart rhythms, brain damage or infection, high fever, metabolic disorders and a great deal more. A Jacksonian seizure falls into the “partial seizure” category. It affects one part of the body and will then spread to another. Movements may occur in the hand or foot, moving from that limb onward as the electrical activity spreads to the brain. A person will be completely aware of
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what is happening during the abnormal activity. I recommend your friend make an appointment with her primary-care physician or a neurologist. Simple lab testing and an EKG can rule out a number of possibilities. An electroencephalogram (EEG), MRI or CT scan might be appropriate for confirmation of diagnosis. If she is found to have a seizure disorder, one could occur at an inopportune time and cause injury to her or others. This should be avoided at all cost. There are a great number of prescription medications available for control. As a friend, express your concerns and suggest she seek assistance.
IN THE STARS
Your Birthday, Apr. 8
Keep abreast of new and current knowledge in your chosen field of endeavor. Advancement can be yours. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Carry your own matches today, and light a fuse that will ignite plenty of initiative within you. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Logically assess what’s going on about you, but don’t underestimate the value of your perceptions. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Take ideas and thoughts of others and improve or build upon them for your own purposes. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- The incentive you need might come from being strongly motivated materially. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -When teamed with another, it is going to be up to you to determine the pace and course of action today. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Just because something is complex or irresolvable to a friend doesn’t mean it will be so for you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Get involved in some kind of diversionary activity that is physically and mentally stimulating. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Engaging in things you know are constructive is one of the best ways to effectively utilize your time. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Putting emphasis on your material interests will only produce some hollow returns today. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Do what you can not to leave any loose ends dangling when it financial matters. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Protect your rights today without stepping on anybody else’s tender toes. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- By foreseeing positive results, you’ll be able to work out troubling situations as you envision them.
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Iran ridicules Obama’s ‘cowboy’ nuclear strategy
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s hard-line president on Wednesday ridiculed President Barack Obama’s new nuclear strategy, which turns the U.S. focus away from the Cold War threats and instead aims to stop the spread of atomic weapons to rogue states or terrorists. Obama on Tuesday announced the new strategy, including a vow not to use nuclear weapons against countries that do not have them. Iran, however, was pointedly excepted from that pledge, along with North Korea, because Washington accuses them of not cooperating with the international community on nonproliferation standards. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the focus would now be on terror groups such as al-Qaida as well as North Korea’s nuclear buildup and Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Pressuring Iran in its standoff with the West is a particular focus of the new strategy. The exception from the non-use pledge repre-
sents a warning to Tehran. But also, the new guidelines aim to show Washington is serious about reducing its own arsenal and about gathering world support for stricter safeguards against nuclear proliferation — a move aimed at further isolating Iran diplomatically. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad derided Obama on Wednesday, depicting him as an ineffective leader influenced by Israel to target Iran more aggressively. “American materialist politicians, whenever they are beaten by logic, immediately resort to their weapons like cowboys,” Ahmadinejad said in a speech before a crowd of several thousand in northwestern Iran. “Mr. Obama, you are a newcomer (to politics). Wait until your sweat dries and get some experience. Be careful not to read just any paper put in front of you or repeat any statement recommended,” Ahmadinejad said in the speech, aired live on
state TV. Ahmadinejad said Obama “is under the pressure of capitalists and the Zionists” and vowed Iran would not be pushed around. “(American officials) bigger than you, more bullying than you, couldn’t do a damn thing, let alone you,” he said, addressing Obama. The United States and its allies accuse Tehran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, a charge denied by Iran, which says its nuclear program is intended only to generate electricity. Washington is heading a push for the United Nations to impose new sanction on Iran over its refusal to suspect uranium enrichment, a process that can produce either fuel for a reactor or the material for a warhead. Iran says it has a right to enrichment under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. The United States has been trying to win Iranian acceptance of a U.N.-backed proposal to swap enriched uranium in hopes of getting
enough of the material out of Iran’s hands that it would be unable to produce a warhead. Under the U.N. plan, put forward last year, Iran was to send 2,420 pounds (1,100 kilograms) of low-enriched uranium abroad, where it would be further enriched to 20 percent and converted into fuel rods. They would then be returned to Iran to use in a research reactor. Iran has balked on some terms of the deal, which has seemed all but dead. But Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki contended on Wednesday that Iran had reached an understanding with the West on a compromise over the deal. Mottaki said Iran proposed that it put a quantity of its low-enriched uranium under U.N. supervision inside Iran during the months it would take for the West to generate the equivalent amount of 20 percent-enriched uranium. Then the material would be swapped simultaneously. “We want to make sure that nuclear fuel will be delivered.
If there is a political will, Iran’s flexibility will facilitate a deal,” he told a press conference. He also said Iran would determine how much would be swapped. “During talks, they agreed that Iran will determine the amount it needs,” he said. There was no immediate comment from U.S. or European officials or from the U.N. nuclear watchdog over Mottaki’s comments. Uranium enriched to a low level, around 3.5 percent, can be used to fuel a reactor. If enriched to around 95 percent, however, it can be used in building a nuclear bomb. Iran began enriching uranium to around 20 percent in February over objections from the U.S. and its allies. Iran says it needs it for the research reactor, which produces radio isotopes used in cancer treatment. It says more than 850,000 people need the isotopes and radiography materials produced by the Tehran reactor for their illnesses.
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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 09 sp 547 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY MAX A. HOLCHER AND REBECCA M. HOLCHER DATED MARCH 7, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 945 AT PAGE 641 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00 AM on April 13, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being Tracts One, Two and Three as described in Deeds recorded in Deed Book 692 Page 179 and Deed Book 694, Page 567 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, Reference to said deeds being made for a more particular description of said property. And Being more commonly known as: 211 Thomas Dr, Lake Lure, NC 28746 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Rebecca M. Holcher and Max A. Holcher, as Co-Trustees of the Rebecca Mewborne Holcher Revocable Trust Dated May 1, 1999, and any amendments thereto. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. 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. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is March 16, 2010. Grady Ingle Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 09-116876
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FSBO 3BR/2BA Upper Greenhill Owner fin. w/5% down. $161,000 Acreage! 287-1022
Nice 3BR/1.5BA brick ranch on 1/2 acre in FC off Hudlow. $625/ month + dep. Ref’s. required. 245-7434
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Homes For Rent Nice 2500 sqft. Home Forrest Hills 4BR/3BA, 2 car garage. No pets! Credit ref’s req. $1200/ mo. + dep. 289-8105
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SUBSCRIBE Land For Sale 14+ ACRES with mountain views over 1500 ft. of road frontage. Located near Lake Lure $79,900 248-1681
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Tractor Trailer Driver CDL A required, local, hourly pay w/benefits. 40 hours per week. Dry van and delivery of large equipment. Mail resume to: PO Box 1001 Forest City, NC 28043 Attn: Driver
Truck Service, Inc. is hiring Part-time & Casual CDL Drivers
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For Sale Brand New White Whirlpool Quiet Partner dishwasher. Never been installed! $300 Call 429-6702 For Sale: Homemade 18 ft. Car Trailer $650 Call 289-8346 Upright Yamaha acoustic piano $600. 7’ Grandfather clock. $500. 289-5088
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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 10 CVD 246 THE COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD PLAINTIFF, VS. JAMES W. KEETER, MATTIE KEETER, all assignees, heirs at law, and devisees of MATTIE KEETER, together with all her creditors and lien holders regardless of how or through whom they claim, and any and all persons claiming any interest in the estate of MATTIE KEETER, ANTHONY PAUL KEETER, all assignees, heirs at law, and devisees of ANTHONY PAUL KEETER, together with all his creditors and lien holders regardless of how or through whom they claim, and any and all persons claiming any interest in the estate of ANTHONY PAUL KEETER, JOYCE ANN KEETER GREENE, JAY WILLIAM "BUSTER" LOGAN, all assignees, heirs at law, and devisees of JAY WILLIAM "BUSTER" LOGAN, together with all his creditors and lien holders regardless of how or through whom they claim, and any and all persons claiming any interest in the estate of JAY WILLIAM "BUSTER" LOGAN, SHIRLEY MAE LOGAN LEWIS, MARTHA JEAN LOGAN THOMPSON, JACQUELINE LOGAN, SHERMAN WILLIAM LOGAN, JAY VAN LOGAN, JEANETTE LOGAN DAVIS, all assignees, heirs at law, and devisees of JEANETTE LOGAN DAVIS, together with all her creditors and lien holders regardless of how or through whom they claim, and any and all persons claiming any interest in the estate of JEANETTE LOGAN DAVIS, RAMONDA BANKS, ADRIENNE INGRAM, KENYA SCOTT, SHALONE DAVIS, CORTESE DAVIS
01 Ford Taurus Silver, new tires, 82K. Good cond.! $3,200 firm Call 245-1019 lv. msg. 2000 Saab convertible 93 80,100 miles, new tires, 5 spd., clean title Good cond.! $5,500 cash! 828-287-1022
Campers/RVs 2004 29ft. Cherokee Lite Camper Excellent condition! $9,500 Call 245-9951
Boats 2002 Fisher Pontoon Boat with a 2003 mercury motor & trailer Very good condition! Price neg. 286-1172
Lost Black dog, med. size, white chest, male, tattoo inside right ear. Last seen near ICC. Call 828-447-7225
Found Young female Boxer, has collar. Found April 3rd in Ruth. Call to describe 828-447-5523 Cream Male Terrier Mix puppy Approx. 6 mo. old. First sighted March 29th. Please call 828-287-7040
HAVE YOU LOST OR FOUND A PET? Place an ad at no cost to you! Call 245-6431 Yard Sales 4 FAMILY Rfdtn: 621 Maple Creek Rd. Fri. & Sat. 7A-until Futon, dorm refrigerator, household items, bunk beds, furniture, tools
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Rutherford County is seeking proposals for independent vendor services for oil changes and preventative maintenance action on County government vehicles with gasoline engines. For information about submitting a bid package contact Stephanie Freeman with County Maintenance at (828) 288-4501.
4 family: FC 231 Sandy Oak Dr. Sat., 7A-until. Infant & children clothing, misc. household items, lawn mower, much more
Yard Sales COMMUNITY YARD SALE at Gilkey General Store, Hwy 221N Sat. 7A-until Estate Sale: Bostic 7014 Bostic Sunshine Hwy. Sat. 7:30A-until 2 freezers, antiques, tools, too many items to mention! FC: 451 Pine Street Friday and Saturday 8A-until Clothes, toys, more INDOOR MOVING SALE FC: 275 Harmon St. (beside Trinity Wesleyan Church) Thurs.-Sat. 8A-12P
INDOOR MULTI FAMILY Spindale: 230 Fairground Road at Rutherford Life Services Saturday 7A-12P Pilot club members are Spring Cleaning and have lots of good bargains! Shop early! Inside Yard Sale: Chase: Brandy Hill Dr. (just off Harris-Henrietta Rd.) Sat. 6A-until Boyds Bears, Halloween and Christmas decorations CHURCH YARD SALE Forest City: Greene Boat & Motor on Oakland Rd. Sat. 9A-until Proceeds go towards youth camp!
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 09 SP 585 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY SAMANTHA E. SIMPSON DATED SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 806 AT PAGE 47 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 11:00 AM on April 20, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being all of the 3.51 acre tract shown as Lot 55 on plat entitled "Willow Lakes, Phase III as shown on plat of record in Plat Book 19, at Page 54.
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LADIES SALE Rfdtn: Southridge Estates (off Bob Hardin Rd.) Sat. 7A-until Like new Vera Bradley purses, 35 pairs of shoes, size 6, clothing size 2/small
MULTI FAMILY Spindale: Pine/Spinner St. Sat. 8A-until Huge selection of household, furniture, crafts, linens, lots of plus clothes. Priced to sell! MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE Spindale 312 Courtland St. Sat. 7Auntil Furniture, baby clothing, household items and much more! Nurse and Teacher Sale Ellenboro: 2142 US Hwy 74B Sat. 8A-1P Womens clothes, 14-1X, shoes 7, 8.5, scrubs L, XL, boys clothes 2-3, pots, dishes, what-nots, furniture. Canceled if raining
Rfdtn: 392 Roy Goins Rd. (off upper Hudlow) Sat. 7A-until Holiday Barbies, furniture, gun cabinet, exercise equipment, clothes and more. Spindale: 120 Tumblewood Ct. (off Main St., behind the old Murray’s Appliance Bldg.) Fri. & Sat. 7A-until Baby items, household items, shoes, clothes, books. Lots of good stuff! Cheap! YARD SALE Rfdtn Forest Hills Subdivision 387 Fairforest Dr. Sat. 7A-until Woodworking equipment, furniture, TV’s, household items. Rain or shine!
YARD SALE Rfdtn: 139 Hickory Street (located behind Dean’s Produce) Sat. 8A-until A little bit of everything! Yard sale: Big Al’s in Shiloh on Poors Ford Rd., Sat. 7A-2P A good variety of items!
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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 as set forth in Willow Lakes Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions dated January 6, 1998 and of record in Deed Book 703, at Page 712, Rutherford County Registry.
DEFENDANTS, and OFFICE OF INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES DEFENDANT LIENHOLDER. NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: JAMES W. KEETER, MATTIE KEETER, all assignees, heirs at law, and devisees of MATTIE KEETER, together with all her creditors and lienholders regardless of how or through whom they claim, and any and all persons claiming any interest in the estate of MATTIE KEETER, ANTHONY PAUL KEETER, all assignees, heirs at law, and devisees of ANTHONY PAUL KEETER, together with all his creditors and lien holders regardless of how or through whom they claim, and any and all persons claiming any interest in the estate of ANTHONY PAUL KEETER, JOYCE ANN KEETER GREENE, JAY WILLIAM "BUSTER" LOGAN, all assignees, heirs at law, and devisees of JAY WILLIAM "BUSTER" LOGAN, together with all his creditors and lien holders regardless of how or through whom they claim, and any and all persons claiming any interest in the estate of JAY WILLIAM "BUSTER" LOGAN, SHIRLEY MAE LOGAN LEWIS, MARTHA JEAN LOGAN THOMPSON, JACQUELINE LOGAN, SHERMAN WILLIAM LOGAN, JAY VAN LOGAN, JEANETTE LOGAN DAVIS, all assignees, heirs at law, and devisees of JEANETTE LOGAN DAVIS, together with all her creditors and lien holders regardless of how or through whom they claim, and any and all persons claiming any interest in the estate of JEANETTE LOGAN DAVIS, RAMONDA BANKS, ADRIENNE INGRAM, KENYA SCOTT, SHALONE DAVIS, and CORTESE DAVIS Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Complaint for foreclosure on real property for delinquent ad valorem taxes owed to Rutherford County, North Carolina which is more completely described in the Complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claims or interest that you may have in the subject real property as more particularly described in the Complaint.
MTN. CREEK LAND CO., INC. SPECIFICALLY CONVEYS HEREWITH a non-exclusive perpetual easement and right of way over that easement and right of way which was acquired by it under Paragraphs 11 (B) and 11(D) of a Right of Way Agreement dated January 7, 1998 by and between Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc., Joe J. Wells and wife, Virginia It Wells and James H. Burwell, Jr. and wife, Frances H. Burwell of record in Deed Book 703, at Page 775, Rutherford County Registry, and which right of way is shown on the subdivision plat hereinabove referred to and is also shown on plat marked "Exhibit A" to the aforesaid Right of Way Agreement, which Exhibit A Plat is of record in Deed Book 703, at Page 781, Rutherford County Registry; that part of said Right of Way which crosses Out Parcel A as shown on the aforesaid plats having been reserved by Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc. in that Deed from Mtn. Creek Land Co., Inc. to Joe J. Wells and wife, Virginia R. Wells dated January 7, 1998 and of record in Deed Book 703, at Page 772, Rutherford County Registry. The property herein conveyed is specifically subject to the provisions of Paragraph 12 a) of the above referenced Willow Lakes Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions. And Being more commonly known as: 755 Willow Lakes Dr, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Samantha Elizabeth Simpson. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. 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. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale.
You are required to defend such pleading not later than May 18, 2010, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.
SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
This the 8th day of April, 2010.
The date of this Notice is March 30, 2010.
_______________________________ Elizabeth T. Miller, Attorney for Plaintiff 346 North Main Street Post Office Box 800 Rutherfordton, North Carolina 28139 Telephone: 828-286-8222 Facsimile: 828-286-8229
Grady Ingle Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 09-120964
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Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Thursday, April 8, 2010
Nation/world World Today Bomb on NATO tanker kills boy
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A bomb attached to a tanker carrying fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan exploded in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, destroying the vehicle and killing a boy who was riding in a van behind it. The blast occurred when the tanker was just 4 miles (6 kilometers) from the Afghan border in the Khyber tribal area, said local administrator Iqbal Khan. The explosion wounded four other passengers in the van, he said. Afghan-based U.S. and NATO forces get up to 75 percent of their supplies via routes through Pakistan. Also Wednesday, an explosion in the parking lot of a market in the center of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, caused minor damage but no casualties.
Boston man gets hard labor
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; North Korea sentenced a Boston man to eight years of hard labor and ordered him to pay a $700,000 fine for crossing into the communist country illegally earlier this year, state media reported Wednesday. Aijalon Mahli Gomes, 30, was the fourth American detained by North Korea for illegal entry in less than a year. Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee were held for five months before their release last August, and activist Robert Park was expelled some 40 days after crossing into the country last Christmas. Gomes, who had been teaching English in South Korea before his arrest, acknowledged his wrongdoing at Pyongyangâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Central Court on Tuesday, North Koreaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s official Korean Central News Agency said in a brief dispatch.
Rio flood death toll tops 100
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Flooding and mudslides from the heaviest deluge ever recorded in Rio killed at least 100 people and left many more homeless, officials said Wednesday as the rains finally began to ease. A minimum 2,000 people were forced from their homes by punishing rain that filled streets with raging torrents and ground Brazilsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; secondbiggest city to a halt the previous day. All told, about 11 inches (28 centimeters) fell in the space of 36 hours.
Kyrgyz riot police retreat into a building, as they come under attack from protestors in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Wednesday. Police in Kyrgyzstan opened fire on thousands of angry protesters who tried to seize the main government building amid rioting in the capital as protests spread across the Central Asian nation. Associated Press
Opposition leaders claim victory BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Opposition leaders declared they had seized power in Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, taking control of security headquarters, a state TV channel and other government buildings after clashes between police and protesters left dozens dead in this Central Asian nation that houses a key U.S. air base. President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who came to power in a similar popular uprising five years ago, was said to have fled to the southern city of Osh, and it was difficult to gauge how much of the impoverished, mountainous country the opposition controlled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The security service and the Interior Ministry ... all of them are already under the management of new people,â&#x20AC;? Rosa Otunbayeva, a former foreign minister who the opposition leaders said would head the interim government, told the Russian-language Mir TV channel. The opposition has called for the closure of the U.S. air base
in Manas outside the capital of Bishkek that serves as a key transit point for supplies essential to the war in nearby Afghanistan. A senior U.S. military official says some flights were briefly diverted at the base, but as far as military officials in Washington know, the base was never closed. Scheduled troop movements in and out of Afghanistan were not affected. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because base operations are sensitive. During the day, protesters who were called into the streets by opposition parties stormed government buildings in Bishkek and battled with police amid volleys of tear gas. Groups of elite officers then opened fire with live ammunition. The Health Ministry said 40 people died and more than 400 were wounded. Opposition activist Toktoim Umetaliyeva said at least 100 people were killed by police gunfire. Crowds of demonstrators took control of the state TV building and looted it, then marched
toward the Interior Ministry, according to Associated Press reporters on the scene, before changing direction and attacking a national security building nearby. They were repelled by security forces loyal to Bakiyev. After nightfall, the opposition and its supporters appeared to gain the upper hand. An AP reporter saw opposition leader Keneshbek Duishebayev sitting in the office of the chief of the National Security Agency, Kyrgyzstanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successor to the Soviet KGB. Duishebayev issued orders on the phone to people he said were security agents, and he also gave orders to a uniformed special forces commando. Duishebayev, the former interior minister, told the AP that â&#x20AC;&#x153;we have created units to restore orderâ&#x20AC;? on the streets. Many of the opposition leaders were once allies of Bakiyev, in some cases former ministers or diplomats. Bakiyev may have fled to Osh, the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second-largest city, where he has a home, Duishebayev said.
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