Early voting gets started today — Page 5 Sports Swift kick R-S Central welcomed in county rival, East Rutherford for a girl’s soccer game Wednesday
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Teenager airlifted after ATV accident By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer
UNION MILLS — A 15-year-old Union Mills girl is recovering at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center as the result of an ATV four-wheeler accident at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday on Piney Knob Road.
Sarah Francis Bartlett, of Painter’s Gap Road, was flown by Regional One to the hospital, N.C. Highway Patrolman S.B. Patterson said. Bartlett, an R-S Central student, was driving a 2001 Honda four-wheeler, traveling west on Piney Knob Road, when she ran onto the right shoulder of the road
into a ditch and overturned. She was thrown from the vehicle and she was not wearing a helmet. Bartlett, who sustained head and facial lacerations, was in a regular hospital room Wednesday. Please see Accident, Page 6
Antique and Art Fair is Saturday
Economic signs are getting more positive Page 11
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Hendrick lands Kasey Kahne for 2012 season Page 7
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Golfers tee off at Rutherfordton Golf Course in this file photo.
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Trust fund losses leave town short on recreation funding By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer
Low: $2.73 High: $2.82 Avg.: $2.78
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RUTHERFORDTON —A recreation trust fund begun more than three decades ago experienced a direct hit from the stock market decline in 2008-2009. The Recreation Trust Fund, begun by the late Winkey Lindsay of Rutherfordton, was begun to assist the town’s recreation programs and facilities with funding and through the years has provided thousands of dollars to dozens of programs. But earlier this month with the secretary of the Rutherfordton Golf Club, Dennis Hill, asked for additional help with operational funding, he learned there is not enough expendable money in the trust to assist at the golf course at the time. Finance Officer Rus Scherer told Hill and the town’s council members, although the principle of the trust will always be intact, the stock market losses impacted the expendable balance. “When we approached the close of 2009 after the stocks had plummeted, there was a negative expendable balance,” Scherer. After a review the by-laws of the trust, discussing the matter with the Recreation Trust Fund, it was decided to make some changes in the accounting Please see Trust, Page 6
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When Dennis Hill, secretary of the Rutherfordton Golf Club, asked for additional help with operational funding, he learned there is not enough expendable money in the town’s trust fund to assist at the golf course at the time.
FOREST CITY — About 40 vendors are expected this year at the second annual Antique & Arts Fair, which is scheduled downtown this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. And the event this year moves to Main Street, from Mill Street, so it will have a higher profile in downtown. Antique and arts booths will be set up. Live music and food vendors also will be part of the event. And some merchants will be having sidewalk sales in conjunction with the fair. “This year we are going to have approximately 40 vendors,” said Kelly Dale of Off the Beaded Path, on Wednesday. “Last year we only had 32, so we are growing, something we want to do every year. And we’ve got some good food, antique vendors and craft vendors. “We’ve got people coming from all over Western North Carolina, not just here locally. We have some wonderful basket makers from Asheville coming and a furniture maker from Tryon coming. We’ve got a really good mix this year.” Dale is president of the Forest City Merchants Association, which is putting on the event. “Basically what is going to be happening is they are closing off the eastbound side of the street from It’s All in the Bag to all the way down to almost Western Auto,” Dale noted, “so we are going to be on Main Street this year.” A local band will be featured at the fair. “We’re going to have the Inside Out Band,” Dale said. Please see Fair, Page 6
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FOREST CITY — This is it. The deadline for filing 2009 taxes is tonight at midnight. Local tax preparers are seeing the last minute rush. “We’re pretty covered up, it has been going wide open,” said Dan Thomas, enrolled agent with Jackson Hewitt tax service. “A lot of the late filers owe money this year. Tax law changes this year have seen some of the higher wage earners owe money this year.” Thomas encourages everyone who has waited this late to be prepared when they arrive at a tax preparation service. “Figure out if you owe any money and if you file for an extension include how much you owe,” Thomas
said. “If you can make sure to file an extension because that way you won’t get hit with a late filing penalty.” With the tax filing deadline close at hand, the IRS offers ten tips for those still working on their tax returns at IRS.gov: n File Electronically — Consider filing electronically instead of using paper tax forms. If you file electronically and choose direct deposit, you can receive your refund in as few as 10 days. n Check the Identification Numbers — When filing a paper return carefully check the identification numbers — usually Social Security numbers — for each person Scott Baughman/Daily Courier listed. This includes you, your Dan Thomas, enrolled agent with Jackson Hewitt
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FORT BRAGG (AP) — A military jury in North Carolina trying to decide on a sentence for a soldier convicted of killing a woman and two of her children has recessed after asking a question that may indicate it’s divided on a sentence. The jury at Fort Bragg considering the sentence for 52-year-old Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis asked the court Wednesday if one juror votes against the death penalty, does that mean all
RALEIGH (AP) — Booster groups for North Carolina’s public schools say additional spending cuts next year could result in another 1,600 educators losing their jobs on top of the 5,400 positions eliminated this school year. The new “Fund Schools First” coalition held a news conference on Wednesday in Raleigh urging lawmakers to avoid further spending cuts and restore $225 million in reductions local districts had to make this year. The budget-adjustment session begins next month. Most of those cuts came by eliminating teachers and teacher assistants. There are about 95,000 teachers and 27,000 assistants statewide. North Carolina Association of Educators President Sheri Strickland estimated the eliminated positions could grow to 7,000 when the second year of the budget is implemented July 1 with additional cuts.
Assailant may be a teen
RALEIGH (AP) — As North Carolina police try to solve the slaying of a state school board member, a forensic psychologist and a former FBI agent say they think the investigation could point to an assailant who is a teenage boy. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday that former police profiler Michael Teague said statistics indicate that a person who would sexually assault and severely batter a woman in her 60s is usually a teenager. Board of Education member Kathy Taft of Greensville died in March after an assault at a Raleigh home where the 62-year-old was staying. Police have not specified potential suspects. Retired FBI agent Frank Perry said more than six of 10 sexual assault cases involving an older woman led to an attacker in his mid-20s and younger.
More doctors disciplined
RALEIGH (AP) — The board regulating North Carolina’s doctors and physician assistants has disciplined more than 200 health providers. The News & Observer of Raleigh
reported Wednesday that the North Carolina Medical Board said that delivering substandard care the most common reason for discipline. Disciplinary actions were up from the previous year, when about 180 practitioners were cited for problems. The medical board licenses and disciplines the state’s 31,000 doctors and nearly 4,000 physician assistants. The board was recognized for the second straight year by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen as among the most improved nationwide for guarding patient safety. The board previously had been near the bottom of patient advocates’ rankings.
Suspect to be tried in NC GREENSBORO (AP) — A potential federal death-penalty trial for a man charged with killing a university student body president two years ago will stay in North Carolina. U.S. District Judge James Beaty has denied a request by attorneys for Demario Atwater to move his trial on kidnapping and carjacking charges out of state. Defense attorneys say extensive media coverage of the slaying of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student body president Eve Carson of Athens, Ga., make it impossible for Atwater to receive a fair trial. Beaty ruled it is possible to find jurors who haven’t made up their minds.
Governor among speakers RALEIGH (AP) — Dozens of advocacy groups are getting together to urge Gov. Beverly Perdue and other state officials to use a stronger hand in helping more North Carolina citizens — especially minority groups — get back to work. Perdue also was slated speak Wednesday at a “jobs summit” at a downtown Raleigh church, designed to discuss innovative ways to lower the state’s 11 percent unemployment rate and preserve jobs that are created. The groups say the unemployment rate for black Americans is nearly twice the rate for white residents.
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Man lied, doctor erred in methdone OD case RALEIGH (AP) — A man who lied about taking heroin died after a doctor at a state-run drug treatment center gave him methadone without confirming the man’s condition. The results of a urine test showed Jeffrey Harbin, 42, had been using cocaine and marijuana but proved negative for heroin, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday. An autopsy report showed Harbin had double the toxic level of methadone in his blood. Federal regulators later determined that patients at the R.J. Blackley Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center in Butner were in “immediate jeopardy” and found violations in four major areas, threatening the center’s ability to receive federal funds. A spokeswoman for state Department of Health and Human Services, Renee McCoy, said she could not comment on how Harbin died. The agency released an unedited copy of the federal report and Harbin’s medical file after his mother signed a waiver giving officials permission to share the information. “Jeff had his problems, but he went there for help,” said his mother, Donna Shelton, of Little River, S.C. “He shouldn’t have died from drugs they gave him.” Harbin lived with his grandmother in Mebane and had struggled with drugs and alcohol since he was a teenager. Harbin’s family said he abused cocaine but they never knew him to use heroin. Harbin’s medical records show that his overdose last August was the second time Blackley’s staff gave him too much methadone, an opiate often
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Generation Gap: Obama space plan angers old hands
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Call it NASA: The Next Generation. The president is pointing America toward a new direction in space, and some heroes from NASA’s long-ago glory days don’t like it. New rockets to the moon have been canceled. And the space shuttles are about to be mothballed. Instead, the Obama administration wants to rely more on private companies to fly into space over the next few years, while also working to develop a big, new government rocket ship. But the plan lacks details, and neither a specific initial destination nor a spacecraft has been settled on. The old space hands aren’t buying it. From Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, to the last astronaut to leave his footprints there, many Apollo-era space veterans are upset. They especially don’t like President Barack Obama’s cancellation of President George W. Bush’s return-to-the-moon mission. They accuse Obama of abandoning American leadership in space to the Chinese and Russians. But others in a younger generation — including Internet pioneers of the 1990s — are excited about the president’s vision. NASA will spend $6 billion to encourage private companies to build their own spaceships to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station. They see the Obama plan as the only way to eventually get astronauts to Mars. “This is a generational shift in the space program,” said MIT astronautics professor Ed Crawley, who served on a White House-appointed panel last year to re-evaluate the space program. In a visit to Cape Canaveral on Thursday, the president will try to sell a skeptical space community on his concept. He is bringing some new adjustments to the plan to demonstrate his commitment to exploring space, building spacecraft and keeping local jobs, administration officials said. The Obama plan extends
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This image provided by NASA shows astronaut Clayton Anderson as he participates in the mission’s third and final session of extravehicular activity Tuesday as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. The shuttle’s aft cargo bay can be seen reflected in his visor as he stows the ammonia tank assembly.
the space station’s life by five years and puts billions into research to develop the big new rocket ship capable of reaching a nearby asteroid, the moon or other points in space. Those stops would be stepping stones on an eventual mission to Mars. But the specifics have not been worked out. PayPal founder Elon Musk said his company SpaceX hopes to fly astronauts to the space station by the end of 2013. He figures he will charge NASA about $20 million an astronaut. That’s a bargain compared with the more than $300 million a head it was going to cost NASA under the Bush plan, and the $56 million NASA will pay Russia for trips on Soyuz rockets in the short term. Musk’s Falcon 9 unmanned rocket is sitting on a Cape Canaveral pad with its initial launch a month away. Several companies are competing with Musk, including one run by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Musk said what’s happen-
ing is “the new generation of space.” But Armstrong, Eugene Cernan, who was the last man to walk on the moon, and Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell spent much of March together, touring the Persian Gulf. They talked about how much they dislike the change in space priorities, Cernan said. “We have just given up manned spaceflight,” Cernan said. “It is the demise of American people in space except in someone else’s vehicle. This is a catastrophe.” Lovell said the concept of putting more money into technology is fine, but the plan lacks vision. “The whole idea of any program is you have to set a goal,” Lovell said. “You don’t just build technology and figure out what to do with it. ... The whole thing is flawed.” And Armstrong, a famously private person, said in an e-mail to The Associated Press that he had “substantial reservations” about the Obama plan. The split is not entirely along generational lines:
Armstrong’s Apollo 11 moonwalking partner back in 1969, Buzz Aldrin, has publicly supported the president’s plan, while some younger shuttle astronauts oppose it. On Monday, 27 former astronauts and senior NASA officials — including Bush’s NASA chief, Michael Griffin — wrote an open letter to the president, contending that canceling the moon program would cede American leadership in space technology. “One of the greatest fears of any generation is not leaving things better for the young people of the next,” the letter said. “In the area of human spaceflight, we’re about to realize that fear; your NASA budget proposal raises more questions about our future than it answers.” Musk, who was born two years after Armstrong’s “one giant leap for mankind,” said there is a lot of anger about the president’s plan. “This is a pretty revolutionary move and revolutions generate anger,” Musk told the AP. “But if we don’t do it,
Rural housing program nearly broke
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal loan program that has helped hundreds of thousands of Americans buy homes in rural areas is about to run out of money, potentially crippling the real estate market in many small communities. Since last fall, the loans from the Department of Agriculture have fueled much of the real estate business in some parts of the country. Real estate agents are pleading with Congress to find a way to keep the money flowing until more funding
becomes available later in the year. The program has doubled in size thanks to stimulus money, but now it appears to be a victim of its own success, largely because of the generous terms offered to borrowers. “It definitely helped me out,” said Lisa Kartak, who closed late last month on a new threebedroom house in Annandale, a small town 50 miles west of Minneapolis. The USDA’s Rural Development program provides 30-year
fixed-rate mortgages at market rates. Buyers do not have to put any money down, unlike loans from the better known Federal Housing Administration, which requires a down payment of 3.5 percent. And unlike FHA loans, there are no monthly mortgage insurance premiums in the USDA program. The program aims to help often-struggling rural communities by assisting home buyers who might otherwise move to bigger cities.
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there’s no future in space.” Add to all that angst a shrinking work force because the 29-year-old space shuttle fleet will be retired after three more flights. Many critics of the president’s space plan, such as Chris Kraft, the legendary engineer who ran Mission Control from Mercury through Apollo, say the end of the shuttle is a major mistake. They say it will force America to rely on the Russians for increasingly expensive rides into orbit until new ships are built. The decision to retire the shuttle fleet was actually made in 2004 to fund Bush’s moon mission plan. Obama killed the moon mission in February. But the White House argues that astronauts will actually be spending twice as much time in space under the new plan as under the Bush plan because Obama extended the life of the space station. In response to the criticism and in an effort to relieve Florida job fears, Obama administration officials said Tuesday that the president will announce two changes: n Reviving the Orion crew capsule designed under the Bush moon plan. n Speeding up development of the massive new rocket. It could be ready around the end of the decade, a few years earlier than previously planned. Overall, the Obama program would mean 2,500 more Florida jobs than the old Bush program, administration officials say. The Orion capsule wouldn’t be used for its original purpose — landing on the moon. It would be sent unmanned to the space station to be used as an escape vehicle. That would mean U.S. astronauts wouldn’t have to rely on the Russian Soyuz for an emergency flight home. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden called the president’s plan “pretty dynamic and pretty bold. The thing that makes it different from any other vision is that it’s funded.”
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here has been ongoing debate in the letters to the editor and at gathering places all around the county about the lawsuit that Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy has filed against the county schools. The charter school claims that it has not been given all the money due it under the funding rules set by the state. A finding on these issues will have to be made in the courts and the matter will most likely eventually wind up back in the state legislature which sets the state’s policies on education. In recent months, a more disturbing issue has emerged and that is the animosity that has become evident between the two sides of the issue in this county. Proponents for both sides are passionate about their cause. Unfortunately, all that passion, in this case, is threatening to cloud the real issue that everyone on both sides should be focused on — ensuring that all children in this county have access to quality education. Lawsuits, feuding over sports and other competitions, and arguing about who is the best will do little but keep us from focusing on that primary goal.
Our readers’ views Answers writer of letter about school suit To the editor: In his letter of 4/8, David K. Yelton contends that “TJCA’s lawyers and the N.C. charter school lobby are apparently angling for the widest possible interpretation of the term “local current expense fund,” in their lawsuit.” Fortunately, TJCA’s lawyers and the N.C. charter school lobby don’t have to interpret the term; the NC COA defines it specifically in the second Sugar Creek decision in February 2009: “The local current expense fund of local boards of education includes: “moneys made available to the local school administrative unit by the board of county commissioners, supplemental taxes levied by or on behalf of the local school administrative unit pursuant to a local act or G.S. 115C-501 to 115C-511, State money disbursed directly to the local school administrative unit, and other moneys made available or accruing to the local school administrative unit for the current operating expenses of the public school system.” The court goes on to quote N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-238.29H(b): “If a student attends a charter school, the local school administrative unit in which the child resides shall transfer to the charter school an amount equal to the per pupil local current expense appropriation to the local school administrative unit for the fiscal year.” It then concludes: “Thus, the Charter Schools are entitled to an amount equal to the per pupil amount of all money contained in the local current expense fund.” Those interested may find the more recent Sugar Creek decision here (Mr. Yelton quotes the first): http://www.aoc.state. nc.us/www/public/coa/opin-
ions/2009/080516-1.htm The second Sugar Creek decision reiterates Mr. Yelton’s point 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.” And it is also true that Mr. Bass (I suspect), Mr. Yelton, nor myself can attest “whether RCS has walked this accounting tightrope properly.” But this is precisely the point. Once all the monies are dumped in the same pot, so to speak, transparency is lost. As Ms. Arrowood points out in her letter of April 6, it becomes nearly impossible to determine if these monies garnered for the use of preschool and other programs are used only for those programs, or if part of these monies ends up funding regular K-12 expenses. Incidentally, referring to this violation of state mandate as an “accounting error” or “technicality” seems a bit generous. Do we honestly think that this practice, which has been happening in LEAs across the state, is a simple oversight? Moral outrage aside, it seems unlikely to me that Mr. Yelton or any of the rest of us can predict with such certainty the loss of jobs, programs, and educational opportunities because of this lawsuit, given the budget of Rutherford County Schools. Mr. Yelton is correct, taxpayers should be interested. They should be interested in knowing why proportionately less of their tax dollars go to support children at TJCA as compared to traditional public schools, and how TJCA not only manages to survive in this situation, but indeed thrive. In this time of budgetary crisis in the state of NC and the nation, perhaps we have a great deal to learn from well-run public charter schools. President
Obama seems to think so. Jackie Treehorn Boiling Springs
Objects to the sale of alcohol at festival To the editor: It seems that the Rutherfordton Town Council has voted to let the sale of drugs be allowed at the MayFest event. I would like to thank Terry Cobb for his comment about this being a family event, and the courage to stand up for what’s right. It seem that RTR needs to consider that alcohol is a drug and selling alcohol at a family event is a very poor way to make money for future family events. Stan Clements thinks because the Owls have a beer garden May Fest needs one. How many attendees come to the Owls games just to drink beer? How many attendees leave the Owls game and drive motor vehicles after drinking beer? I don’t know the answer, but I bet if Law Enforcement set up a Booze It or Loose It after a game they would find people who could be charged with Driving under the Influence. Alcohol is a drug, why not set a up marijuana stand on the other side of the Court House? Yes , I know this sounds stupid, but a Drug is a Drug. You can sell beer legally, but that doesn’t make it right, so lets make more money to have more family events for Rutherfordton by selling not selling alcohol. I believe you will have more people to come out for the MayFest is held if you don’t have a Beer Garden. Again I commend Terry Cobb for his comments and belief on the sale of alcohol at family events. Rick Henson Rutherfordton
Politics in America — old Soviets had nothing on us RALEIGH — Politics in America occasionally reminds me of the old Soviet system of politics. A fact generally misunderstood about the old Soviet Union is that most people were not members of the Communist Party. Party membership was a privilege. It got you good jobs, nice housing, the ability to shop in well-stocked stores. In other words, party membership was akin to being politically connected in America. But membership in the Communist Party could also bring peril. Non-party members, if they avoided political dissent, typically need not worry about being rounded up in the middle of the night, lined up against a wall and shot. Beginning with the party purges under Stalin in the
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1930s, a bullet through the brain was always a possibility for a party member. Consider that, in 1933, party membership stood at 3.5 million members. In 1939, the number was 1.9 million. In the United States, politicians and the politically connected don’t suffer fatal purges. They do, on occasion, face 57-count criminal indictments on public corruption charges. The perks of power – especially when greed crosses a line – carry risks. Also, political intrigue car-
ries on unseen. Even when wounds appear in public, they aren’t always as they seem. The other day, Lanier Cansler, Gov. Beverly Perdue’s secretary of Health and Human Services, suffered such a public wound. Cansler has been connected to politics, in one way or another, for much of his adult life. The Republican was a member of the state House in the 1990s. He parlayed his knowledge of the state’s health care budget into a gig as assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services. Later, he started lobbying for health care service companies. Perdue’s selection of Cansler caused a stir among some because of his lobbying. But he enjoys a strong fan
base in other circles, people who believe he is competent manager. Cansler’s wound was delivered by Richard Morgan, the former Republican House co-speaker. Morgan is attempting a political comeback, running for state Senate.. Morgan filed an ethics complaint against Cansler, pointing out that he receives $3,000 a month from his old lobbying firm, which represents companies doing business with the agency that Cansler heads. Cansler called the allegations “politically motivated.” He said the payments, which he publicly disclosed, are for his stake in his old lobbying firm, part of a set amount owed regardless of any state business received by the firm’s clients. He added that he has had no involvement in
issuing the contracts, some of them no-bid awards. The less obvious part of the story involves budget cuts. Morgan is a buddy of political consultant Carter Wrenn. Wrenn works for the home health and hospice industry, which is fighting budget cutting by Cansler’s agency. One of the companies represented by Cansler’s old lobbying firm has been identifying people who don’t qualify for hospice services. PThe hand on the knife isn’t always alone in directing the cut. The good news for Cansler and Morgan: The KGB won’t be busting down either’s door tonight. Mooneyham is executive director of the Capitol Press Association.
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Early voting begins today for primaries FOREST CITY — Early voting for the May 4 primary begins today at the Board of Elections office, Old Fairgrounds Road, Spindale. Due to budget constraints, early voting will be held only at the elections office, said Elections Director Debbie Bedford. During the One-Stop early voting, people can register or change an address, but cannot change the party affiliation, Bedford added. Early voting will be held through April 30 (weekdays only) from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Saturday, May 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Voters have until April 27 to request an absentee ballot by mail for the primary. Democratic Party voters will cast ballots for U.S. Senate, Congress in both District 10 and District 11, County Commission District 4 and 5 seats, Clerk of Court and U.S. Senate. Republican Party voters will cast ballots for U.S. Senate, Congress in both District 10 and District 11, N.C. House District 112, County Commission Districts 1 and 5, Sheriff, Clerk of Court and Coroner. There are also two non-partisan court of appeals seats on the ballots. For more information, contact Bedford, 287-6031.
Shuler, Blue Dogs file bill on deficit From Staff Reports
WASHINGTON — Rep. Heath Shuler (D-11) joined with other members of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition to introduce the “Targeted Deficit Reduction Act of 2010.” The bill, another step forward in the Blue Dogs blueprint for fiscal reform, sets concrete goals to reduce the national deficit and encourages Congress to make efforts to meet those goals. “This bill will force Congress to examine and address our growing deficit on a regular basis, and to work actively to decrease that deficit over time,” said Rep. Shuler. “Dealing with our government spending problem will be challenging, particularly in contrast to the runaway spending of the last administration. Setting tangible goals and benchmarks will help ensure that we get spending under control once
Obituaries Frances Mitchum Frances Fowler Mitchum, 84, formerly of Spindale, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at Cardinal Care in Hendersonville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Mitchum, and her parents, John Walter Fowler and Tennessee Greene Fowler. She was an active member of Spindale United Methodist Church, a member of Woodmen of the World, a volunteer for Yokefellow and Hospice, and a member of Mount Vernon Ruritan Club and Mount Vernon Home Extension Club. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Sunset Memorial Park with the Rev. Jim Pyatt officiating. Memorials may be made to Spindale UMC or to Hospice of Rutherford County. Crowe’s Mortuary is serving the Mitchem family. Online condolences www. crowemortuary.com.
John Beers
John M. Beers, 68, of Rutherfordton, died Monday, April 12, 2010 at Mission and for all.” “Making the necessary cuts Hospital in Asheville. He was a son of the late to the federal budget will not John Beers Sr. and Anna be easy, but for Congress to pass budgets each year with- Phillips Beers. He was a longtime resident out concrete goals to reduce the deficit is ridiculous,” said of Jupiter, Fla., and attended Representative Betsy Markey the University of Florida on a track scholarship. Mr. Beers (D-CO), Blue Dog member was a member of the Loyal and lead sponsor of the legOrder of the Moose, Palm islation. Beach Gardens, Fla., and the The “Targeted Deficit VFW in Florida. He was an Reduction Act of 2010” would create a plan to reduce Army veteran having served in Vietnam, and retired from the deficit by more than $350 billion over 5 years, pri- the Town of Rutherfordton in 2008. marily by setting fiscal tarHe is survived by his wife, gets to stabilize the federal budget over the next decade. Sharron Miskell-Beers; four daughters, Rhonda Dohanos Specifically, it would set and Renee Miskell, both three targets: to balance the Charlotte, Jenny Beers of primary budget (balancing New Orleans, La., and Stacey government spending with revenue) by 2015, and have a Beers of Pennsylvania; three fully balanced budget (which sons, Douglas Miskell of includes the primary budget Charlotte, Scott Beers of Jupiter, and Parker Beers and the interest paid to serof Pennsylvania; one sister, vice our debt) by 2020, and Carol Bova of Palm Beach to reach a 60 percent debtGardens; and six grandchilto-GDP ratio by 2020. dren. Arrangements are being handled by McMahan’s Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial service will be conForest City; charged with ducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at indecent exposure; placed McMahan’s chapel with the under a $500 secured bond. Rev. James Pyatt officiat(FCPD) ing. Military honors will be provided by the Rutherford n Lorissa Marie Berry, County Honor Guard. 23, of Grace Street, Memorials may be made Rutherfordton; charged with to the Humane Society of larceny; placed under a $500 Rutherford County, P.O. secured bond. (FCPD) Box 998, Rutherfordton, NC n Steven Ray Logan, 28, 28139; or to The American of Guffey Road, Forest City; Cancer Society, 6000 arrested on a warrant for Fairview Road, Suite 200 obtain property by false pre- Charlotte, NC 28210. tenses and larceny; released on a $16,000 unsecured Online condolences www.mcmahbond. (FCPD) ansfuneralhome.com.
Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports
n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 122 E-911 calls Tuesday. n Sharon Hicks reported the theft of a water heater. n Pam H. Forney reported vandalism to the side window of a van.
Rutherfordton
n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 26 E-911 calls Tuesday.
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n The Spindale Police Department responded to 34 E-911 Tuesday.
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n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to five E-911 calls Tuesday.
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n The Forest City Police Department responded to 36 E-911 calls Tuesday. n An officer of the Forest City Police Department reported an incident of an indecent exposure to a juvenile. (See arrest of Sexton.) n Jessica Leigh reported a breaking and entering to an automobile and larceny. The incident occurred on Bob Rollins Road. n Julie Hodge reported damage to property. The incident occurred on Plaza Drive. n An employee of WalMart, on Plaza Drive, reported an incident of shoplifting/ concealment. n Gary Poteat reported an incident of damage to property and breaking and entering to an automobile.
Arrests
n William Clyde Sexton, 39, of West Trade Street,
n Jessie Curtis Murray, 40, of 299 Ledbetter Road; charged with failure to comply on child support; placed under a $424 cash bond or 60 days. (SPD) n Timothy Richard Nelon, 17, of 825 Bostic/Sunshine Highway; charged with assault and battery; placed under a $6,000 secured bond. (Bondsman)
EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 21 E-911 calls Tuesday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to four E-911 calls Tuesday.
Fire Calls n Cliffside firefighters responded to a smoke report. n Chimney Rock firefighters responded to a gas leak. n Rutherfordton firefighters responded to a motor vehicle crash. n SDO firefighters responded to a motor vehicle crash. n Shingle Hollow firefighters responded to a motor vehicle crash.
Dot Wood Dorothy “Dot” Wood, 76, formerly of Caroleen, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Fair Haven Home in Bostic. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Harrelson Funeral Home.
Nellie Owens Nellie Robbins Owens, 84, of Ellenboro, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at Rutherford Hospital. She was the widow of Harl Owens, and a daughter of the late Colin and Alta Garren Robbins. Mrs. Owens retired from Stonecutter Mills after 37 years of service, and was a Yokefellow volunteer. She was also a member of Bethel Baptist Church, where she served as a Sunday School teacher, GA leader, and was a member of the choir. She is survived by two sons, Danny Owens of Ellenboro, and Dr. Douglas Owens of Rutherfordton; four grandchildren; and two sisters, Hovis Ruppe and Colleen Owens, both of Shiloh. Funeral service will be held at 5 p.m. Friday at Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. David Easler and Dr. Wayne
Blackwood officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation is Friday from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m., prior to the service in the family life center of the church. The body will lie in state during the visitation time in the church sanctuary. Memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church, Family Life Center Building Fund, P.O. Box 633, Ellenboro, NC 28040. Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences www.washburndorsey.com.
Nancy Henson Nancy Hamrick Henson, 65, of Shelby, died Monday, April 12, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Born in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late William Reed Hamrick and Clara Estelle Greene Hamrick. She worked as a certified nurse’s assistant for many years and was a member of Danieltown Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 21 years, Glen Ray Henson. Survivors include one daughter, Glenda Henson Blackburn of Ellenboro; one brother, Glen Hamrick of Mooresville; and one granddaughter. A graveside service will be conducted at 6 p.m. Friday in the Sunset Memorial Park with the Rev. Brian Melton officiating. The family will greet friends after the service at the cemetery. Memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society, 120 Executive Park, Building 1, Asheville, NC 28801. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the Henson family. Online condolences www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com.
the Rosman Church of God. Surviving are her husband, Rev. Joseph W. Terry; a daughter, Donna Byrd of Bostic; a son, John Lee Terry of Salem, S.C.; two brothers, Harold Corn and Pete Corn, both of Brevard; six grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Open Arms Tabernacle, Brevard, with the Revs. Donald Bates, Bill Alley, John Devine, and Ralph Pressley officiating. Burial will be in the Pisgah Gardens. The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Open Arms Tabernacle. Moody-Connolly Funeral Home, Brevard, is serving the Terry family. Online condolences www. moodyconnollyfuneralhome. com.
Deaths Lawrence Kahlden BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lawrence Arthur Kahlden Sr., an offensive guard and defensive tackle on LSU’s 1958 national championship football team, has died after a lengthy illness. LSU officials said Monday that Kahlden was 73 when he died Friday in Shreveport. Kahlden lettered at LSU from 1956-58 and was one of three team captains on the championship team. He was also honorable mention on The AP All-America team. Born in Weimer, Texas, in 1936, Kahlden graduated from Weimer High School and received a scholarship from LSU. He graduated with a degree in education in 1959. He later moved to Shreveport, where he was a high school football and track coach. He also trained horses that ran at Louisiana Downs.
Devon Roberts Devon Andra Roberts, of Henrietta, died Sunday, April 11, 2010 at his home. He was a son of the late Jannit L. Roberts. Survivors include two daughters, Adrienne Y. Roberts and Alissa N. Wilkins, both of Forest City; one son, Devon A. Roberts of Norfolk, Va.; two brothers, Layne Roberts of Ellenboro, and Wayne Roberts; one sister, Alissia Harris of Forest City; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Webb First Baptist Church in Ellenboro. Bishop Michael Moore will officiate. Burial in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service. Thompson’s Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Marie Terry Marie “Chub” Corn Terry, 75, of Bostic, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at White Oak Manor, Rutherfordton. Born in Pisgah Forest, she was a daughter of the late Ralph Lee Corn and Bessie Corn. She was and a member of THE DAILY COURIER Published Tuesday through Sunday mornings by Paxton Media Group LLC dba The Daily Courier USPS 204-920 Periodical Postage paid in Forest City, NC. Company Address: 601 Oak St., P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043. Phone: (828) 245-6431 Fax: (828) 248-2790 Subscription rates: Single copy, daily 50¢ / Sunday $1.50. Home delivery $11.75 per month, $35.25 for three months, $70.50 for six months, $129 per year. In county rates by mail payable in advance are: $13.38 for one month, $40.14 for three months, $80.27 for six months, $160.54 per year. Outside county: $14.55 for one month, $43.64 for three months, $87.28 for six months, $174.56 per year. College students for school year subscription, $75. The Digital Courier, $6.50 a month for non-subscribers to The Daily Courier. Payment may be made at the website: www.thedigitalcourier. com The Daily Courier is not responsible for advance subscription payments made to carriers, all of who are independent contractors.
James Everett Rabb Mr. James Everett Rabb, 66, of Old Sunshine Road, Bostic, died Monday, April 12, 2010 at Hospice House, Forest City. He was born October 13, 1943 and was the son of the late Jim and Mildred Rabb. He retired from J.C. Cowan - Burlington Industries with 32 years of service and also retired from Rutherford County Schools. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Bostic, where he served as a Deacon, Sunday School Teacher, and usher. He had served on the Bostic Town Council, was an auxillary member of Rutherford County Rescue Squad, a past member of Bostic Volunteer Fire Department, First Responders and EMT coordinator. James enjoyed hiking, biking, and running. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Lois Ross Rabb; one son, Tim Rabb and his wife, Tammy of Swannanoa; two granddaughters, Katie Rabb and Caroline Rabb of Swannanoa; two sisters, Hazel Abernathy of Cliffside and Diane Dunagan of Forest City; a brother, Roger Rabb of Forest City. The Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, April 15, 2010 at First Baptist Church of Bostic. Rev. Dean Sisk, Rev. Frank Hoyle, and Rev. Clay Earle will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Wayne Sheppard, Bill Yount, Jeff Swink, Sammy Greene, Mike Saunders, Neil Higgins, Fred Sisk, and Billy Lattimore. The visitation was from 5 PM until 8 PM Wednesday at Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Bostic, PO Box 225, Bostic, NC 28018 or Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Friends may sign the online guest book at: www.washburndorsey.com Paid obit.
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Red Cross The following blood drives are scheduled: 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, Child, Infant CPR: April 17, begins at 8:30 a.m. First Aid: April 22, begins at 6 p.m., preventing disease transmission. Lifeguard Class: April 5-8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Isothermal Community College; students must attend all four classes. All Red Cross classes must be paid in advance. Call 287-5916 for further information.
Meetings/other PWA meeting: The Professional Woman’s Association meets the third Tuesday of each month. The next meeting is Tuesday, April 20, at Big Dave’s Restaurant in Forest City, beginning at noon. Dutch treat lunch. Guest speaker, Della Rose Stacey from the Homeless Prevention & Rapid Rehousing Program. For further information, call 287-5928. Humane Society: The Rutherford County Humane Society will meet Tuesday, April 20, at the county annex. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. Young at Heart Club meeting: Saturday, April 24, 11 a.m., at 197 Tiney Road, Ellenboro; covered dish lunch; all senior citizens welcome; contact Roy McCain at 245-4800 for more information.
Miscellaneous Food giveaway: Free food will be given away to those in need Saturday, April 17, at Forest City Foursquare Church, from noon to 3 p.m., (or until food runs out). Clothing give away: Saturday, April 24, 9 a.m. to noon, High Shoal Baptist Church, 284 High Shoals Church Road, Henrietta; children and adult clothes will be given away free to those in need; for more information call 657-6448. Geneology class: “Climbing Your Family Tree”; every Tuesday in May from 5 to 6 p.m., at Mountains Library, Lake Lure; the guest speaker will show participants how to access the N.C. Live sites.
Fundraisers Fish fry: Saturday, April 17, begins at 11:30 a.m., Unionville Lodge, Ledbetter Road, Spindale; fish plates $8; hot dog plates $4; both include beverage and dessert; sponsored by Angel Divine Faith Church. Buffet breakfast: Saturday, April 17, 7 to 10:30 a.m.; Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant Church Road, Forest City; $5 per person; all you can eat. Car wash: For the Carolina Rally Katz 16U fast pitch softball travel team Saturday, April 17, starting at 8 a.m., at One Stop Convenience Store, Rutherfordton, across from Domino’s Pizza, 117 S. Washington St., Rutherfordton; proceeds to help buy new uniforms. Church-wide yard sale: Saturday, April 24, begins at 8 a.m., Temple of Jesus Church, Lake Lure; large variety of items including clothes of all sizes.
Bartlett was riding with four other people — three drivers and a passenger — on Piney Knob Road when the accident occurred. The Highway Patrol had received a call about people riding the fourwheelers in the highway, which is against the law and Trooper D.R. Walker responded. When he passed Piney Knob Church, he saw several youth in the parking lot area of the church. He traveled about 100 yards down the road and was making a turn to go back to talk with them, when he told Patterson he heard the roaring of the vehicles as if they were coming at him wide open. He told Patterson they were flying toward him and he had his headlights
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procedures for the trust fund. In reviewing the by-laws, it states that interest, dividends, and income from the principal of the fund can be expended. Therefore, it was decided the changes in the stock values included in the principal should not change the expendable portion of the fund balance. Funding for projects will only come from the interest earnings and dividends received rather then unrealized gains from stock prices. “Right now we’ve got $248,000 in cash in principle plus the value of the stocks which is about $199,000 as of the close of Tuesday,” Scherer said. “We continue to review the options available to maximize the income of the fund as well as welcome any donations to build the principal, allowing for a greater number of projects to be funded in the future.” Scherer explained as time moves a long and dividends increase, there should be $14,646.67 available for expenditure by July. Months ago, council indicated it
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“They are going to be playing from noon to 4 on the stage. And at other times, we will have different things going on.” Dale said food will be a treat at the fair. “We have wonderful K&W Grill Masters coming from Fort Mill, S.C.,” she said. “They’re going to come and
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spouse, dependents and persons listed in relation to claims for the Child and Dependent Care Credit or Earned Income Tax Credit. Missing, incorrect or illegible Social Security Numbers can delay or reduce a tax refund. n Double-Check Your Figures — If you are filing a paper return, you should double-check that you have correctly figured the refund or balance due. n Check the Tax Tables — If you are filing using the Free File Fillable Forms or a paper return you should double-check that you have used the right figure from the tax table. n Sign your form — Taxpayers must sign and date their returns. Both spouses must sign a joint return, even if only one had income. Anyone paid to prepare a return must also sign it.
and his blue lights on. But he said when he turned around on them, they pulled off onto a dirt road. Walker apparently tried to follow them, but due to the dust it was difficult to see and he lost them. After Walker radioed the Asheville dispatchers, he told the officers the riders were gone and he was cleared. But when the dust started clearing, Walker told Patterson he looked over to his side and saw the wrecked ATV and a girl lying on her side. The ATV was flipped over. Rutherford County EMS arrived and Bartlett was flown to Spartanburg. Walker located the other drivers and charged them at the scene. Charged are Clyde Edward Vance III, 19, of Parris Road, Rutherfordton. He is charged with license violation, no helmet, vehicle not registered properly and a failure to yield violation.
Dakota Starr Proctor, 18, of Painter’s Gap Road, Union Mills, was charged with license violation, no helmet, vehicle not registered properly, a failure to yield violation and an insurance violation. Daniel Joseph Beaupre, 19, of Hemphill Road, Union Mills, was also charged with license violation, no helmet, vehicle not registered properly, a failure to yield violation and an insurance violation.
would resurface the tennis courts at a cost of $14,500 with the trust fund money, if possible. Hill made the request on behalf of the golf course at the regular council meeting April 7, asking for $6,824.21 to pay for items already ordered and delivered for the golf course. Hill said because of the winter weather the club had not been as successful in taking in money but said hopefully the memberships will increase to help with funding. When Hill made the request, council members said they were hesitant to fund the requests until the budget discussions begin. Council said they are aware the budget is going to be very tight. Council member Christy Bare told Hill, “The golf course is a great asset to our town, but when we have to dig into our savings (fund balance) that causes me great concern. I could not make any promises until we see the budget figures for next year.” Bare added she was aware there is no money available in the Recreation Trust Fund. Hill explained when the golf club was having the work done on the course, “The whole time we thought
we would get the money from somewhere else. We just wanted you to know what our plans were,” Hill said. Councilman Stan Clements said, “We have to do our due diligence. “But until we see the budget needs,” he said he was hesitant about additional funding to the golf course. Clements said the golf course is a “hidden jewel in our community and we need to make every effort to support the golf course,” he said.
do barbecue chicken, and everything you can possibly think of. We’ve got Kim Willard going to come and do Slushies and Hawaiian Ice. We’ve got people coming with lemonade, fresh squeezed. We’re going to have a good variety of food this year.” To make the event a win-win situation for everyone involved, some local merchants will be offering sidewalk sales as part of the fair. “I’m pretty sure Smith’s is going to,” Dale said, “and Graham Cash is
always really good about doing it. If it’s a pretty day, they can make sales. It helps them out as well as us.” Weather is crucial to the fair’s success, and Dale said she is hoping for good weather and a good crowd. “We’ll have a really good mix of people,” she said. “It will be worth people’s time to come out and to support local shops in town.”
n Mailing Your Return — Use the coded envelope included with your tax package to mail your return. If you did not receive an envelope, check the section called “Where Do You File?” in the tax instruction booklet.
due date, taxpayers should either file a return or request an extension of time to file. Remember, the extension of time to file is not an extension of time to pay.
n Mailing a Payment — People sending a payment should make the check out to “United States Treasury” and should enclose it with, but not attach it to the tax return or the Form 1040-V, Payment Voucher, if used. The check should include the taxpayer’s Social Security number, daytime phone number, the tax year and the type of form filed. n Electronic Payments — Electronic payment options are convenient, safe and secure methods for paying taxes. You can authorize an electronic funds withdrawal, or use a credit card or a debit card. For more information on electronic payment options, visit IRS. gov. n Extension to File — By the April
All three teenagers, who were all cooperative with Walker, were cited and released. Charges against Bartlett are pending. The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department assisted the highway patrol in handling the incident. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigialcourier.com.
Mayor Jimmy Dancy echoed the remarks of others, adding if there is any money available at all, he wants the money to go to town employees for a raise. “It’s a bad time to give money without a budget process,” he added. “But we will consider this. Hill thanked council. “I know you support us.” In 2008-2009, the trust money funded the lights at Crestview Park, $27,250; golf course grading and improvements, $15,300; clubhouse renovations, $30,000 and Crestview Park’s new rest rooms, $45,349. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.
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n IRS.gov — Forms and publications and helpful information on a variety of tax subjects are available around the clock on the IRS Web site at IRS.gov. Contact Baughman via email at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.
Correction A picture in Wednesday’s B section of a reception for artists from the Rutherford County Visual Artists Guild was incorrect. The picture was of a reception held Saturday, April 10, at the Rutherford County Library. The Daily Courier regrets the error.
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Roethlisberger works out with Steelers PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger took part in offseason conditioning work for the first time this spring on Wednesday. Roethlisberger reported to the Steelers’ practice facility one day after he met with commissioner Roger Goodell in New York to discuss the twotime Super Bowl winner’s offfield problems. Most Steelers players began the weightlifting and conditioning sessions on March 29, but Roethlisberger previously stayed away to avoid being a distraction. He is expected to take part Monday in the Steelers’ first on-field practices since the season ended in January. Roethlisberger learned Monday he will not be charged for the alleged sexual assault of a Georgia college student last month. However, he could be disciplined by the league or the Steelers for his conduct. He also remains involved in an ongoing civil lawsuit in Nevada in which he is accused of sexual assault by a hotel employee. Reporters are not permitted into the Steelers’ workout areas, and players are not expected to be made available for interviews until the on-field work starts next week.
Hamlin expects to go distance at Texas CHARLOTTE (AP) — Denny Hamlin said Wednesday his knee is feeling better and he expects to run the full race this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Hamlin had surgery March 31 to repair a torn ligament in his left knee. He tore his ACL playing basketball during the offseason, and had surgery two days after his win at Martinsville to prevent further damage. Although he had Casey Mears on standby last weekend at Phoenix, where Hamlin raced 10 days after the surgery, Hamlin didn’t get out of his car even after dropping two laps off the lead. “I definitely thought about it,” he said. “But I never want to give up on anything and I wasn’t going to give up on the team on Saturday night. They worked hard to get that car ready for me, they were patient with me and I owe to it to them to give it my best effort. “That’s as true when you are running up front as it is when you are struggling.” Hamlin said his knee is feeling better this week, and he’s been able to keep up with his rehabilitation despite working on a commercial shoot.
Central’s Erin Wilkins (12) and East’s Rebekah Hunt (14) battle for the ball during the soccer game at R-S Central Wednesday. Garrett Byers/Daily Courier
Lady Hilltoppers pitch a shut out By KEVIN CARVER Daily Courier Sports Reporter
RUTHERFORDTON —While waiting around for East Rutherford to get to R-S Central, the Lady Hilltoppers had a team meeting and then used that fire on the field as they blanked the Lady Cavs, 2-0, Wednesday. East Rutherford’s bus broke down before they could even pull out of East High Road and R-S Central took the
30 minute delay to talk about showing up to play. The Lady Hilltoppers proved that point 80 minutes later. “We scored both goals in the exact fashion we have been talking about all season long. And we can’t change our style, I think that is why we were able to possess the ball for much of the game,” R-S Central girls soccer coach Ashley Fromson said. It was evident from the start, R-S
On TV 1 p.m. (ESPN2) WTA Tennis Family Circle Cup, Round of 16. 6:30 p.m. (TS) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) MLS Soccer Philadelphia Union at Toronto FC. 7 p.m. (FSS) MLB Baseball Cincinnati Reds at Florida Marlins.
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Hendrick signs Kahne to drive in 2012 By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer
Kasey Kahne.
CHARLOTTE — Hendrick Motorsports landed yet another prized free agent, this time Kasey Kahne, in a complicated deal that apparently won’t begin until the 2012 season. With a full lineup already planned for 2011, there’s currently no room to plug Kahne in for next season. But his contract with Richard Petty Motorsports is up, and team owner Rick Hendrick didn’t want to miss an opportunity to sign the talented and popular 30-year-old driver.
The announcement Wednesday by Hendrick Motorsports said Kahne will replace Mark Martin in the No. 5 Chevrolet in 2012, and where Kahne will race next season is still being decided. “If this opportunity was going to happen, I knew having some unanswered questions would be part of the scenario at this stage,” Kahne said in a statement. “Hendrick Motorsports has a commitment to Mark Martin that they want to fulfill, and that’s important. It’s part of what attracts me to Please see Kahne, Page 9
New Wake Forest basketball coach Jeff Bzdelik speaks during a news conference in Winston-Salem, Wednesday.
Local Sports TRACK 4 p.m. East, Chase at R-S Central GOLF 3 p.m. Chase, Broome and Chesnee at Meadowbrook MEN’S TENNIS 4 p.m. Shelby at R-S Central
Central’s poise produced 12 shots to just four for East in the first half. Central’s control prevailed in the 16th minute as an East Rutherford kick out set up an R-S Central corner kick. Central’s Daryl Brown was elected to pitch the ball and East Rutherford keeper, Paige Gettys jumped to catch it. As Gettys tried to catch the ball, it
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Bzdelik takes over as Wake Forest coach By JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports Writer
WINSTON-SALEM — Jeff Bzdelik is taking over Wake Forest’s program from a coach who was fired despite going 30 games over .500 at the school. No extra pressure there, Bzdelik insisted. “I embrace the challenges,” he said. “I have both eyes open.” Wake Forest ended its weeklong search for Dino Gaudio’s replacement Wednesday with Bzdelik’s introduction as coach. The former head man at Air Force and of the NBA’s Denver
Nuggets left Colorado after going 36-58 in three seasons for what he described as “my dream job” leading the Demon Deacons. His challenge: Keeping Wake Forest a contender in the Atlantic Coast Conference after Gaudio, who went 61-31 in three seasons, was fired because of what athletic director Ron Wellman described as a pattern of late-season fades. After taking over the bottom-ofthe-Big 12 Buffaloes and guiding them at least back to respectability, Bzdelik believes the Demon Deacons can ascend even higher despite the increased scrutiny he’s sure to face
when his and Gaudio’s stats are compared. “You have to dig deeper than the numbers,” Wellman said. “You look at where Colorado was three years ago ... He really had to start over. Their situation was very challenging, so you can’t take a three-year snippet and compare it to other programs, whether it be in his conference or another conference or us. That would be totally unfair, and obviously, we dug a lot deeper than that to look at the program and the progress of the program.” Please see Bzdelik, Page 9
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BASEBALL National League East Division W L Pct 6 1 .857 4 4 .500 3 4 .429 3 4 .429 2 5 .286 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 5 2 .714 Cincinnati 5 3 .625 Chicago 4 4 .500 Pittsburgh 4 5 .444 Milwaukee 3 5 .375 Houston 0 7 .000 West Division W L Pct San Francisco 7 2 .778 Arizona 4 3 .571 Colorado 4 3 .571 Los Angeles 3 4 .429 San Diego 3 4 .429 Philadelphia Florida Atlanta Washington New York
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Milwaukee Brewers’ Prince Fielder looks back at the Chicago Cubs as he walks to the dugout after striking out to end a baseball game Wednesday, in Chicago.
Cubs clip Brewers
CHICAGO (AP) — Kosuke Fukudome and Ryan Theriot each hit two-run singles with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Wednesday. The Cubs prevailed even though left fielder Alfonso Soriano got lifted after more defensive lapses. Theriot had four hits, Fukudome drove in three runs and Geovany Soto hit his first homer.
Giants 6, Pirates 0
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Aubrey Huff hit the first inside-the-park home run of his career and Jonathan Sanchez struck out 11.
Angels 5, Yankees 3
NEW YORK (AP) — Joel Pineiro pitched seven impressive innings for his first win with his new team and the Los Angeles Angels showed signs of shaking their early slump, holding off the New York Yankees.
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hit off her hands and Central’s Jessica Hernandez ran through the box to push it into the net for a 1-0 Lady Hilltoppers lead. East had a hard time getting its offense started and when they did, Brown and Leah King cleared the plays. Central’s goalie Morgan Gilreath only had one shot to save and that was in the first half as Central led 1-0 at the half. In the second half, Central struck again in the 72nd minute as the Lady Hilltoppers Alli Pugh clobbered a long outlet to McKenna O’Connell. O’Connell dribbled around a defender and slid past the keeper to punch it in for a 2-0 lead. Central pelted Gettys with shots in the second half as 16 came her way in the second half alone. Gettys saved 19 in the contest. “We are still working hard and improving, we are just not getting the result. Overall, Paige Gettys, Ciara Lowrance and Anna Lockett played well again,” East Rutherford girls soccer coach Neil Van Dyke said. With the win, R-S Central moves to 6-4 overall and 4-3 in SMAC play. “Today started the second half of the conference season for us and mind set is to focus just on these games as a new season. The girls want to show people that they know what they are doing on the field,” Fromson said.
GB — 2 1/2 3 3 4 GB — 1/2 1/2 2 2 1/2 5 GB — 2 2 3 3
Tuesday’s Games L.A. Dodgers 9, Arizona 5 Cincinnati 10, Florida 8, 11 innings Colorado 11, N.Y. Mets 3 Pittsburgh 6, San Francisco 5 Wednesday’s Games Chicago Cubs 7, Milwaukee 6 San Francisco 6, Pittsburgh 0 Washington at Philadelphia, late Florida 5, Cincinnati 3 Houston at St. Louis, late N.Y. Mets at Colorado, late Atlanta at San Diego, late Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, late Thursday’s Games Houston (Norris 0-1) at St. Louis (Lohse 0-0), 1:40 p.m. Milwaukee (Suppan 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 1-1), 2:20 p.m. Washington (Olsen 0-0) at Philadelphia (Happ 1-0), 3:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 1-0) at Colorado (De La Rosa 1-0), 3:10 p.m. Atlanta (T.Hudson 0-0) at San Diego (Latos 0-0), 6:35 p.m. Cincinnati (Harang 0-1) at Florida (Jo.Johnson 0-1), 7:10 p.m. Arizona (Haren 1-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 1-0), 10:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Houston at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Florida at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Colorado at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 10:05 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. American League Toronto Tampa Bay New York Boston Baltimore Detroit Minnesota Kansas City Chicago Cleveland Oakland Texas Los Angeles Seattle
East Division W L Pct 6 2 .750 6 3 .667 5 3 .625 4 4 .500 1 8 .111 Central Division W L Pct 6 3 .667 6 3 .667 4 5 .444 3 5 .375 2 5 .286 West Division W L Pct 6 3 .667 4 3 .571 3 6 .333 3 6 .333
GB — 1/2 1 2 5 1/2 GB — — 2 2 1/2 3 GB — 1 3 3
Tuesday’s Games Detroit 6, Kansas City 5 N.Y. Yankees 7, L.A. Angels 5 Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 6, 10 innings Toronto 4, Chicago White Sox 2 Seattle 3, Oakland 0 Wednesday’s Games Kansas City 7, Detroit 3 L.A. Angels 5, N.Y. Yankees 3 Boston 6, Minnesota 3 Tampa Bay 9, Baltimore 1 Texas at Cleveland, late Chicago White Sox 11, Toronto 1 Oakland at Seattle, late Thursday’s Games Texas (Harrison 0-0) at Cleveland (D.Huff 0-1), 12:05 p.m. Boston (Wakefield 0-0) at Minnesota (Liriano 0-0), 1:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Kazmir 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Hughes 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (F.Garcia 0-1) at Toronto (Eveland 1-0), 7:07 p.m. Baltimore (D.Hernandez 0-1) at Oakland (Sheets 0-0), 10:05 p.m. Friday’s Games Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Texas at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Kansas City at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Baltimore at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Detroit at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct 50 31 .617 39 42 .481 29 52 .358 27 54 .333 12 69 .148 Southeast Division W L Pct
y-Boston Toronto New York Philadelphia New Jersey
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58 23 .716 52 29 .642 46 35 .568 44 37 .543 25 56 .309 Central Division W L Pct z-Cleveland 61 20 .753 x-Milwaukee 45 36 .556 Chicago 40 41 .494 Indiana 32 49 .395 Detroit 26 55 .321 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct y-Dallas 54 27 .667 x-San Antonio 50 31 .617 Houston 42 39 .519 Memphis 40 41 .494 New Orleans 36 45 .444 Northwest Division W L Pct x-Utah 53 28 .654 x-Denver 53 29 .646 x-Portland 50 31 .617 x-Oklahoma City 49 32 .605 Minnesota 15 66 .185 Pacific Division W L Pct z-L.A. Lakers 57 24 .704 x-Phoenix 53 28 .654 L.A. Clippers 28 53 .346 Golden State 25 56 .309 Sacramento 25 57 .305
— 6 12 14 33 GB — 16 21 29 35 GB — 4 12 14 18 GB — 1/2 3 4 38 GB — 4 29 32 32 1/2
x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Tuesday’s Games Chicago 101, Boston 93 Utah 103, Golden State 94 L.A. Lakers 106, Sacramento 100 Phoenix 123, Denver 101 Wednesday’s Games Chicago at Charlotte, late San Antonio at Dallas, late New Orleans at Houston, late Detroit at Minnesota, late Memphis at Oklahoma City, late Cleveland at Atlanta, late Milwaukee 106, Boston 95 Indiana at Washington, late New York at Toronto, late New Jersey at Miami, late Philadelphia at Orlando, late L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, late Golden State at Portland, late Phoenix at Utah, late
HOCKEY National Hockey League Playoff Glance FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Washington vs. Montreal Thursday, April 15: Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 17: Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m. Monday, April 19: Washington at Montreal, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 21: Washington at Montreal, 7 p.m. x-Friday, April 23: Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m. x-Monday, April 26: Washington at Montreal, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 28: Montreal at Washington, TBD New Jersey vs. Philadelphia Wednesday, April 14: Philadelphia 2, New Jersey 1, Philadelphia leads series 1-0 Friday, April 16: Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 18: New Jersey at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 20: New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. x-Thursday, April 22: Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7 p.m. x-Sunday, April 25: New Jersey at Philadelphia, TBD x-Tuesday, April 27: Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo vs. Boston Thursday, April 15: Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 17: Boston at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Monday, April 19: Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 21: Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m. x-Friday, April 23: Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m. x-Monday, April 26: Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 28: Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa Wednesday, April 14: Ottawa 5, Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa leads series 1-0. Friday, April 16: Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Sunday, April 18: Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 20: Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7 p.m. x-Thursday, April 22: Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. x-Saturday, April 24: Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 27: Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE San Jose vs. Colorado Wednesday, April 14: Colorado at San Jose, late Friday, April 16: Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, April 18: San Jose at Colorado, 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 20: San Jose at Colorado, 10 p.m. x-Thursday, April 22: Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. x-Saturday, April 24: San Jose at Colorado, TBD x-Monday, April 26: Colorado at San Jose, TBD Chicago vs. Nashville Friday, April 16: Nashville at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 18: Nashville at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 20: Chicago at Nashville, 9 p.m. Thursday, April 22: Chicago at Nashville, 8:30 p.m. x-Saturday, April 24: Nashville at Chicago, 3 p.m. x-Monday, April 26: Chicago at Nashville, TBD x-Wednesday, April 28: Nashville at Chicago, TBD Vancouver vs. Los Angeles Thursday, April 15: Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Saturday, April 17: Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Monday, April 19: Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 21: Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. x-Friday, April 23: Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m. x-Sunday, April 25: Vancouver at Los Angeles, TBD x-Tuesday, April 27: Los Angeles at Vancouver, TBD Phoenix vs. Detroit Wednesday, April 14: Detroit at Phoenix, late Friday, April 16: Detroit at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Sunday, April 18: Phoenix at Detroit, 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 20: Phoenix at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. x-Friday, April 23: Detroit at Phoenix, 10 p.m. x-Sunday, April 25: Phoenix at Detroit, 2 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 27: Detroit at Phoenix, TBD
TRANSACTIONS
Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL—Named Dr. Gary Green medical director. American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Placed LHP Mike Gonzalez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 10. BOSTON RED SOX—Claimed RHP Santo Luis off waivers from the Chicago White Sox and optioned him to Portland (EL). Transferred INF Jed Lowrie to the 60-day DL. LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Optioned RHP Bobby Casseveh to Salt Lake (PCL). Transferred OF Chris Pettit to the 60-day DL. Activated OF Reggie Willits from the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Francisco Rodriguez from Salt Lake. Placed LHP Brian Fuentes on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 6. MINNESOTA TWINS—Selected the contract of LHP Ron Mahay from Fort Myers (FSL). Optioned RHP Alex Burnett to Rochester (IL). TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Claimed INF Shawn Bowman off waivers from the N.Y. Mets and optioned him to Las Vegas (PCL). National League CHICAGO CUBS—Placed RHP Esmailin Caridad on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 12. Recalled RHP Jeff Gray from Iowa (PCL). CINCINNATI REDS—Released INF Aaron Miles. Assigned OF Wladimir Balentien outright to Louisville (IL). FLORIDA MARLINS—Designated RHP Jose Veras for assignment. Recalled RHP Chris Leroux from New Orleans (PCL). Optioned INF Emilio Bonifacio to New Orleans. Activated OF Brett Carroll from the 15-day DL. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Placed SS Jimmy Rollins on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of INF Wilson Valdez from Lehigh Valley (IL). ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Placed C Jason LaRue on the 15-day DL. Recalled C Bryan Anderson from Memphis (PCL). BASKETBALL Women’s National Basketball Association TULSA SHOCK—Traded F Crystal Kelly to San Antonio for G Shanna Crossley. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL—TE Casey FitzSimmons announced his retirement. CINCINNATI BENGALS—Re-signed CB David Jones. DENVER BRONCOS—Traded WR Brandon Marshall to Miami and 2010 and 2011 secondround draft picks. NEW YORK JETS—Signed CB Drew Coleman to a one-year contract. WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Re-signed OT Stephon Heyer and DT Anthony Montgomery. HOCKEY National Hockey League ATLANTA THRASHERS—Fired coach John Anderson. Promoted general manager Don Waddell to team president. Named Rick Dudley general manager. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Recalled G Jeremy Duchesne, F Jon Kalinski, F David Laliberte, F Andreas Nodl, D Joonas Lehtivuori, D Kevin Marshall and D Danny Syvret from Adirondack (AHL). ST. LOUIS BLUES—Promoted interim coach Davis Payne to coach. VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Reassigned D Evan Oberg to Manitoba (AHL). COLLEGE ASHLAND—Named Glenn Francis women’s soccer coach and Jon Freeman men’s soccer coach. BUTLER—Announced sophomore F Gordon Hayward will enter the NBA draft. DUQUESNE—Announced the resignation of women’s assistant basketball coach Blaine Patterson. GEORGIA STATE—Named Tami Ores women’s volleyball coach. GROVE CITY—Announced the resignation of women’s basketball coach Sarah Harris. OLIVET—Named Nicole Burford women’s basketball coach. PURDUE—Agreed to terms with football coach Danny Hope on a one-year contract extension through the 2014 season. Announced junior F JaJuan Johnson and junior E’Twaun Moore will enter the NBA draft. RUTGERS—Announced sophomore men’s basketball G Mike Rosario has been granted a conditional release and plans to transfer. WAKE FOREST—Named Jeff Bzdelik men’s basketball coach. WRIGHT STATE—Named Billy Donlon men’s basketball coach.
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Gardner-Webb, Forest City Owls team up for charity
LEDGER — Thomas Jefferson’s girl’s soccer team struck for five first half goals, added four more in the second and improved to 10-0 overall with a 9-2 pummeling of Mitchell, Wednesday. The Lady Griffs’ Eleora Albala lead the way to the nets with an outstanding four goals and three assists. Albala’s teammate Anna Dedmon also recorded a hat trick with a three goal night and Courtney Flack scored twice in the win. TJCA is 6-0 in conference play and face Avery on Monday, April 19.
FOREST CITY — GardnerWebb University baseball, the Gardner-Webb Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), and the Forest City Owls will team up to collect shoes for Samaritan’s Feet this weekend. Any fan who donates a pair of gently used shoes at the gate of the Gardner-Webb versus Coastal Carolina series will
receive a free general admission ticket. Members of GardnerWebb’s SAAC will be on hand to collect the shoes. Game times are 6 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Donations will go to support Samaritan’s Feet, a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing lives through Shoes of
Hope distributions around the world. For more information on Samaritan’s Feet, visit samaritansfeet.org. “We are very excited to work with Gardner-Webb’s SAAC to raise awareness for Samaritan’s Feet this weekend,” said Owls general manager James Wolfe. “It is a very worthwhile cause that is easy to support.”
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Speed not yet translating to wins for Jeff Burton FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jeff Burton had been running some of the fastest laps at Phoenix before he was penalized for an improper pit stop. At Martinsville, he was in a two-car battle with Denny Hamlin up front at when he lost a tire with eight laps left. Then there was an unlucky break created by an untimely caution when he was leading late at California. “We have enough speed to be winning races,” Burton said. Except he isn’t. Burton hasn’t found his way to Victory Lane even though he has already led nearly twice as many laps (189) in seven races this year as he did all of last season, is one of four drivers to complete every lap and has an average running position of 12.9 that is bettered only by Jimmie Johnson and three others. “I feel good about where we are. I’m disappointed that we’ve
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made the mistakes that we’ve made,” Burton said. “But the thing that we have is speed. When you have speed, all the little mistakes are exposed.”
driver said. “I think we have the speed to contend for the championship, I think we have the team, and I think we have the fundamental basics to contend and win a championship.” Burton finished last season with four consecutive top-10 finishes after Todd Berrier, a veteran in the Richard Childress Racing organization, took over as his crew chief. Despite that quick success, Burton said they are still learning each other. “And some of those growing pains are showing,” he said. Burton was penalized a lap and knocked out of contention midway through last weekend’s race at Phoenix International Raceway after his crew worked on the No. 31 Chevrolet when it was partially outside the team’s pit stall. He got back on the lead lap, but still had his worst finish of the season at 25th.
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Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall, left, pulls in a pass in front of Oakland Raiders safety Tyvon Branch during the third quarter of an NFL football game in Denver, in this Dec. 20, 2009, file photo.
Marshall sent to Miami
MIAMI (AP) — Bill Parcells, who knows a thing or two about talented, temperamental receivers, decided Brandon Marshall is worth the trouble. Parcells and the Miami Dolphins also decided Marshall is worth two Burton is still looking second-round draft picks, and perfor his first NASCAR haps even a contract extension makSprint Cup championing him one of the NFL’s best-paid ship in his 17th season. pass catchers. “I think we’re ready to Miami acquired the high-maintechallenge for a champinance Pro Bowl wideout Wednesday onship,” the 42-year-old for a second-round pick next week and another next year. Once in Miami, he was expected to sign the tion to his craft, and we know he’ll be long-term deal he has been seeking a great fit within our company. for more than a year. “Kasey has earned the respect of Marshall fills the Dolphins’ most Continued from Page 7 his future teammates by the way he’s glaring need: a go-to guy who will handled himself on and off the race- loosen up defenses for their potenthe team.” track, and we know he’ll be a contially potent ground game and young, Kahne and Hendrick are expected strong-armed quarterback Chad to discuss their new partnership later tributor to the success of Hendrick Motorsports for many years to come. Henne. Wednesday. To have someone of his caliber join However, the former Central Kahne signed with HMS through our team is an unbelievable opportu- Florida star returns to the Sunshine 2015, locking himself into a longnity for us.” term deal that takes the top free agent off the market just seven races Hendrick currently fields cars for into this season. He had apparently Martin, four-time champions Jimmie decided before the start of the season Johnson and Jeff Gordon, and Dale that he’d leave RPM at the end of the Earnhardt Jr. Last season, Johnson, Continued from Page 7 year, and his original plan was to be Martin and Gordon led a 1-2-3 sweep part of a fourth-car expansion at Joe of the final Sprint Cup Series standBzdelik has a career college coachGibbs Racing. ings. ing record of 111-105, lost his only But talks with JGR had a sponNCAA tournament game as a head HMS is considered the ultimate sorship contingency that had to coach and is coming off his third destination for any racer, but finding straight losing season at Colorado. be resolved by April 1. When that a spot in the lineup can be difficult. deal fell apart, negotiations with Gaudio was fired 15 months after Kyle Busch was fired midway Hendrick began in earnest. leading the Demon Deacons to the through 2007 to make room for second No. 1 national ranking in Earnhardt, and Casey Mears, whom “In Kasey, we saw an opportunity school history, and 2 1/2 weeks after Hendrick shared a strong bond with, a 30-point loss to Kentucky in the to cement a big piece of our future,” was let go in 2008 for Martin to Hendrick said. “He possesses incredsecond round of the East Regional come aboard. ible talent and a tremendous dedicaleft him with a record of 1-5 in postseason tournaments at the school.
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“Here’s the bottom line: I don’t read papers, I don’t even read (the) Internet, I don’t look at any — I have no idea,” Bzdelik said. “All I care about is moving forward. I’ll be honest with you guys. I could care less, because that doesn’t define me as a person, period. And I know Dino did a heck of a job. ... And believe me, I have the utmost respect for him.” Bzdelik said current assistants Jeff Battle and Rusty LaRue will remain on his staff in an effort to maintain stability and familiarity. “We want to move forward in the vision that I said we would set here, and I am really looking forward to this challenge,” Bzdelik said. Wellman declined to disclose the Charlotte Bobcats head coach Larry Brown new coach’s salary or the length of wipes his face during the his contract, but said Bzdelik would fourth quarter of an NBA be responsible for handling the basketball game against $500,000 buyout clause in his conthe Chicago Bulls in Chicago, Saturday.
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Brown insists Charlotte is last coaching stop
CHARLOTTE (AP) — While Larry Brown isn’t sure how much longer he’ll be on the bench, the nomadic Hall of Famer insists Charlotte will be his last coaching job. Responding on Wednesday to continued speculation he could bolt for the Philadelphia 76ers or the Los Angeles Clippers at the end of the season, the 69-year-old Brown said he won’t coach for anyone other than Bobcats owner Michael Jordan. “I can’t remember having any more fun as a coach. He’s the only guy I’m going to coach for,” Brown said. “He brought me here. He gave me a chance.” When asked if he saw himself leaving coaching and becoming a general manager, Brown said it’s not something he’s thought about. “You know, Phil Jackson every year
talks about maybe stepping down. I’m older than him,” Brown said of the 64-year-old Los Angeles Lakers coach. “I love what I’m doing. I love coaching here. I’m excited for this franchise. This is where I want to be.” Jordan hired Brown in 2008 after he spent two years out of the league following one ugly season in New York. In his record ninth NBA head coaching job, Brown has been instrumental in a makeover of Charlotte’s roster and guided the six-year-old Bobcats to their first playoff berth. But Brown, the only coach to win NBA and NCAA titles, has a history of not staying anywhere long. He’s coached 10 pro teams, counting the ABA’s Carolina Cougars, and two college teams, not counting a brief stint at Davidson in which he left without coaching a game.
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State with plenty of issues. While he caught at least 100 passes each of the past three years and made the Pro Bowl the past two seasons, the Broncos were willing to part with Marshall because he became a chronic headache. He has a history of domestic violence, clashed with coach Josh McDaniels and was summoned to the office of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. That didn’t dissuade Parcells, who had mixed results working with headline-making receivers Terry Glenn in New England, Keyshawn Johnson in New York and Terrell Owens in Dallas. The Dolphins’ Marshall plan is unknown, because the ever-secretive team didn’t comment beyond a brief news release. But he’s their biggest addition since Venus and Serena Williams, who added glamour to the team’s ownership group last year but failed to catch a single pass.
tract. “We do not pay buyouts, no,” Wellman said. As he promised a week ago, Wellman said there was a lengthy review of coaches but Bzdelik — the only publicly known candidate for the job — “was certainly a strong consideration from the beginning.” Bzdelik called a team meeting Sunday with his Colorado players to tell them he would visit Wake Forest the following day, spent the past two days on campus and was offered the job Tuesday night. After accepting it, he said he called each of the Buffaloes to tell them about his decision. “I told them (during the meeting), ’If they offer it to me, there’s a great chance I’m going to take it, but you will be the first to know,”’ Bzdelik said. The 57-year-old Bzdelik is no stranger to his new boss or his new employer — his daughter is enrolled at Wake Forest. Bzdelik and Wellman have known each other for roughly three decades, since they were at Northwestern in the early 1980s — Wellman as the baseball coach and Bzdelik as a men’s basketball assistant. “I followed his career because I knew him and was interested in him, and thought he was doing a good job,” Wellman said. “But this isn’t the hire of friendship, I can assure you of that, because we weren’t friends.” Bzdelik started his coaching career in the late 1970s at Davidson.
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Nation Today Gov orders inspections
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Joe Manchin on Wednesday ordered the immediate inspection of all underground coal mines in West Virginia after an explosion last week killed 29 miners and injured two. Manchin also asked for the state’s more than 200 underground coal mines to cease production Friday to mourn the victims of the nation’s worst coal mining disaster in 40 years. “I don’t know any better way to honor the miners we’ve lost and the families who are grieving so much,” Manchin said. The economic cost of such a shut down would “take care of itself,” the governor said. The executive order tells state regulators to start checking mines that have repeatedly had combustion risks over the last year.
Man to be sentenced
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The attorney for a man facing a life sentence for the slaying of a nationally known Iowa high school football coach maintains her client was insane at the time of the shooting. Mark D. Becker, 24, was convicted last month of first-degree murder in the June 2009 shooting death of Aplington-Parkersburg coach Ed Thomas. Becker is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in court in
Alison. He faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison. Prosecutors and defense attorneys agree that Becker shot Thomas and that Becker suffers from a mental illness. But they disagree on whether his delusions were so severe that Becker was unable to tell right from wrong when he shot Thomas in the school’s makeshift weight room. His attorney, public defender Susan Flander, has asked for a new trial, claiming Iowa District Court Judge Stephen Carroll misdirected the jury by not including instructions she requested that had specifics about the evidence necessary to determine whether Becker was insane. In her motion filed last week, Flander also reiterated the defense claim that Becker was insane at the time of the shooting.
Man hit with snake ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Police in South Carolina say an argument between two motel guests ended when one of the men was hit in the head with a snake. Rock Hill police say the victim told officers that he argued Tuesday night with 29-year-old Tony Smith over loud music coming from Smith’s room. The dispute appeared to be over, but the man told police Smith walked up to him several hours later with a 4-foot python and hit him in the face with the snake’s head.
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Sarah Palin exits the Tea Party Express bus on the Boston Common in Boston, Wednesday, prior to addressing a Tea Party rally.
Palin rallies tea partiers with anti-tax message BOSTON (AP) — The cross-country Tea Party Express tour built toward a climax Wednesday with a rally steeped in anti-tax symbolism and an exhortation from one of the few politicians it has embraced, Sarah Palin. The former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee said in Boston that President Barack Obama must be rebuffed in this fall’s midterm elections after overreaching with his first-year stimulus law and with health care, student loan and financial regulatory overhauls. “Is this what their ’change’ is all about?” Palin asked a sun-splashed crowd of roughly 5,000 gathered just a mile from the site of the original Tea Party from which the movement got its name. “I want to tell them, nah, we’ll keep clinging to our Constitution and our guns and religion — and you can keep the change.” Tea partiers planned to meet for a final rally in Washington on Thursday, coinciding with the federal tax-filing deadline. Local events are also planned in Oklahoma, Ohio and other locations. Palin put her own spin on Tax Day, saying, “We need to cut taxes so that our families can keep more of what they earn and produce, and our mom-and-pops then, our small busi-
Rescuer says God led him to missing girl TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A father of five who rescued an 11-year-old girl lost in a Florida swamp for days said Wednesday that God helped him through dangerous terrain to get to her. James King spent much of the day in New York being chauffeured around to television interviews. Officials in Winter Spring, Fla., credit King with finding Nadia Bloom deep inside an alligatorinfested swamp Tuesday. She had been missing four days. “God led me to her,” King said before describing what he encountered as he searched. King said he knows Nadia’s family because he used to attend the same Seventh-Day Adventist church they did. He no longer belongs to the church, but would not say why he left. He joined other former church members who were searching for Nadia on Tuesday. He had taken along a roll of toilet paper, having heard that one could mark one’s way into the dense wilderness by unrolling it while walking. He ended up not using it because he said his path into the swamp was so dense and dangerous — with a twig poking him in the eye at one point —
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nesses, can reinvest according to our own priorities, and hire more people and let the private sector grow and thrive and prosper.” She also played to the crowd by trotting out a trademark line as she lobbied for more domestic energy production. “Drill, baby drill,” Palin said. The gathering intended to hark back to 1773, when American colonists upset about British taxation without government representation threw British tea into the harbor in protest. The modern tea party movement is diverse, with both Republican and Democratic followers. An exception was the singer of the Tea Party anthem, Lloyd Marcus, who made a point of describing himself not as African-American, but American. One person in the crowd, John Arathuzik, 69, of Topsfield, said he had never been especially politically active until he saw the direction of the Obama administration. “I feel like I can do one of two things: I can certainly vote in November, which I’ll do, and I can provide support for the peaceful protest about the direction this country is taking,” said Arathuzik, a veteran who clutched a copy of the Constitution distributed by a vendor.
that he decided he’d take another way out. As he got deeper into the wilderness, he kept repeating verses from the Bible for guidance, including one from Proverbs that says, “Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding ... And He will direct your paths.” Nadia recited these words with him once he found her, said King, who said he works for Elbit Systems of America, a subsidiary of an Israeli defense contractor. King said he was surprised by how calm Nadia was when he reached her in a dry patch in the middle of the swamp. The fifth-grader has Asperger’s syndrome, a type of autism-related disorder. “Hi. This is Nadia and I’m the girl that got lost,” she told a police dispatcher Tuesday after King dialed 911 and the dispatcher asked to speak with her. The girl, who had last been seen Friday, was taken to a hospital in nearby Longwood, where she was evaluated and treated for dehydration and insect bites, said Winter Springs Police Chief Kevin Brunelle. “If I never believed in miracles, I sure do now,” Brunelle said.
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Neil Cotty, who had been interim CFO since Feb. 1, will remain Bank of America’s chief accounting officer and report to Noski. Bank of America is still trying to recover from the recession and integrate its acquisitions of Merrill Lynch and mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. The Merrill Lynch deal has been the most controversial. Bank of America was sharply criticized after it was learned that Merrill Lynch executives were awarded big bonuses just before the deal closed on Jan. 1, 2009. Those bonuses were given although Merrill Lynch suffered much heavier losses than expected during the credit crisis. Plath said that Noski, while not a banking industry insider, does have two things the bank needs: calmness and no connection with Merrill Lynch. “Bank of America needed a guy who has a reputation of being honest and a straight-shooter with shareholders because they’ve got a lot of ruffled feathers,” Plath said. The bank reports its first-quarter earnings on Friday. Bank of America shares rose 61 cents, or 3.3 percent, to $19.28 in afternoon trading Wednesday after rising to a 52-week high of $19.41 earlier.
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BoA’s new CFO coming from outside the bank CHARLOTTE (AP) — Bank of America said Wednesday it named an outsider, former Northrop Grumman executive Charles H. Noski, as its chief financial officer. Bank of America Corp. was expected to bring in leaders from outside as it tries to improve relations with regulators, handle investigations into the bank’s purchase of Merrill Lynch, and restore shareholder morale. “It shows (CEO Brian) Moynihan trying to put his fingerprint on the company and change out some of the senior people,” said FBR Capital Markets analyst Paul Miller. “Noski is not coming in to fix anything, but can he put the story in a better light for investors.” Noski, 57, succeeds Joe Price, who now heads Bank of America’s consumer and small business banking division. That unit includes the lending operations still struggling to recover from the financial crisis and the recession. Price had been CFO since January 2007. Noski will join the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank May 11. He had previously been CFO at the defense contractor Northrop Grumman and before that, was vice chairman and CFO for AT&T. Noski has also been a director at Morgan Stanley and other companies and served as a senior advisor to private equity firm The Blackstone Group. Tony Plath, a finance professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, said Noski has a steep learning curve ahead. “Yes, he has CFO experience, but this is one of the most complicated companies in the world,” Plath said. “Bank of America just isn’t one company. They are a market leader in four or five financial services businesses.” Noski will handle all of the company’s finance responsibilities as well as oversee its corporate treasury and global corporate strategy planning and development.
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Better days here? Economic rebound gains strength WASHINGTON (AP) — Shoppers and businesses are feeling better about the recovery. That was the encouraging message from a trio of economic reports Wednesday — and from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who told lawmakers that the country’s modest rebound is sustainable. Retail spending rose sharply in March. Consumer inflation remained all but invisible. And businesses boosted their stockpiles in anticipation of higher shopper demand. The improving economy also lifted first-quarter earnings at JPMorgan Chase & Co. That was the latest sign that the biggest banks are gradually putting the financial crisis behind them. Bernanke spoke on the same day that the Fed reported the recovery is spreading to most parts of the country. Merchants are enjoying better sales and factories are boosting production, but companies are still wary of ramping up hiring, the Fed reported. But Bernanke also told Congress that the recovery is not strong enough to shrink the unemployment rate much. Some economists were surprised by the retail sales gains, especially in light of the current 9.7 percent unemployment rate. “Unemployment rates may be high, consumer confidence may be low and job and income gains may be minimal, but that doesn’t seem to be stopping people from shopping,” said Joel Naroff, chief economist at Naroff Economic Advisors. Naroff and others question
whether the spending gain can be sustained. “We still fear it won’t be,” Paul Ashworth, a senior economist at Capital Economics, wrote in a research note. “High unemployment, weak income growth, low confidence, tight credit conditions and the need for debt (reduction) all point to restrained consumption growth over the next couple of years.” Still, better weather and auto incentives brought shoppers out in force last month. It was the latest evidence of a gradually strengthening recovery. Sales surged 1.6 percent, the Commerce Department said, up from February’s revised 0.5 percent gain. That was better than most economists had predicted. Increases were posted across the board. Car dealers, home furnishing stores, building suppliers, sporting goods stores, clothing retailers and general merchandise stores all reported gains. Auto sales surged the most since October. Separately, the government said consumer prices inched up just 0.1 percent in March. And excluding food and energy, prices were unchanged in March. Over the past 12 months, those prices have risen at the slowest pace in six years. Still, households remain under pressure as hourly earnings fell again last month. Businesses also boosted their stockpiles for the second straight month in February. That’s a sign that they expect consumers to keep spending.
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Factories, retailers and wholesalers had slashed inventories during the recession as sales plummeted. Sustained gains in sales may persuade businesses to continue rebuilding their stockpiles. That would stimulate factory production and support the economic recovery. The recovery has begun to benefit the largest banks, such as JPMorgan. It reported Wednesday a $3.3 billion firstquarter profit on solid gains in the financial markets. Its report also signaled some good news on the economy: The dollar amount of its loans in or near default fell. The positive news lifted spirits on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average finished up nearly 1 percent, and other major stock indexes surged even more. Economists closely watch retail sales for signs that consumer spending, which fuels about 70 percent of the economy, is recovering. Shoppers cut back sharply and boosted their savings during the Great Recession. Some appear to be spending more freely now. “Consumers are coming out of their shells despite a very weak labor market,” said Zach Pandl, an economist at Nomura Securities. They have “emerged from the financial crisis with fewer scars than we had feared.” Pandl estimates consumer spending rose by as much as 4 percent in the January-to-March quarter. That would more than double the 1.6 percent rise in last year’s fourth quarter. And it would amount to the biggest quarterly gain in three years.
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WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A watchdog panel overseeing the financial bailouts says the Obama administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flagship mortgage aid program lags well behind the foreclosure crisis and leaves too many families out. The Congressional Oversight Panel says in a report released Wednesday that the administration projects only one million families will end up with lower monthly payments as a result of the program. The report says six million families are more than two months behind with their payments, and 200,000 more families receive foreclosure notices each month. A year and a half after launching the program, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Treasury is still fighting to get its foreclosure programs off the ground,â&#x20AC;? Elizabeth Warren, who heads the independent panel set up by Congress, told reporters Tuesday. Warren warned that borrowers who have their monthly payments lowered
as a result of the program still could lose their homes because the payments remain high and many Americans are facing new financial strains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Redefault signals the single worst form of failureâ&#x20AC;? by the Treasury Department, said Warren, who is a professor at Harvard Law School. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Billions of taxpayer dollars will be spent and families will nonetheless lose their homes.â&#x20AC;? The main program gives money to mortgage investors and collection companies that reduce borrowersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; monthly payments. Treasury highlighted the panelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finding that the administration has continued adjusting and expanding the program as the crisis deepens. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We strongly agree with the (panelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) assessment that foreclosures are at an unacceptable high rate, which is why this program has been designed to prevent avoidable foreclosures,â&#x20AC;? Treasury spokeswoman Meg Reilly
said in a statement. She said the program was not designed to prevent every foreclosure, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;we cannot help those who simply bought a home they could not afford.â&#x20AC;? The report comes a day after top banking industry executives expressed skepticism about a new plan designed to help troubled borrowers by forgiving a portion of their debt. The executives told lawmakers on Tuesday they are reducing the amount that troubled borrowers owe on their home loans only in limited cases. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because consumers who are paying their mortgages on time are likely to see such reductions as unfair, they said. Such programs â&#x20AC;&#x153;could raise issues of fairness,â&#x20AC;? said Sanjiv Das, Citigroupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top mortgage executive, who appeared in front of the House Financial Services committee with top executives from Bank of America, Wells Fargo & Co. and JPMorgan Chase.
David Lowman, chief executive of Chaseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mortgage business, told lawmakers that large-scale mortgage principal reduction â&#x20AC;&#x153;could be harmful to consumers, investors and future mortgage market conditions.â&#x20AC;? Chase estimates that reducing home loan balances so that no homeowners would owe more than the value of their homes would cost up to $900 billion, with $150 billion of that borne by the government. Many homeowners arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t satisfied. After the hearing was over, dozens of activists from the Boston-based Neighborhood Assistance Corp. of America chased Lowman through the marble-floored hallways of the Rayburn House Office Building, pressing him to do more to help troubled homeowners. He did not respond to their requests for a meeting and eventually left the building with the assistance of police. The four mortgage companies represented at the
hearing are the largest in the country and have come under fire for not doing enough to help borrowers as part of the Obama administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $75 billion mortgage relief program. Through March, more than 230,000 homeowners have completed loan modifications. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about 21 percent of the 1.1 million borrowers who began the program over the past year, the Treasury Department said Tuesday. Last month, the administration expanded the program, launching a plan to reduce the amount some troubled borrowers owe on their home loans and give jobless homeowners a temporary break. But the details of those programs are expected to take months to work out. President Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s housing secretary, Shaun Donovan, said in a speech to a group of mortgage bankers Tuesday that administration did not foresee how much effort it would take for the mortgage industry to launch the program.
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nation Military asserts right to return cyber attacks WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. should counter computer-based attacks swiftly and strongly and act to thwart or disable a threat even when the attacker’s identity is unknown, the director of the National Security Agency told Congress. Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, who is the Obama administration’s nominee to take on additional duties as head of the new Cyber Command, also said the U.S. should not be deterred from taking action against countries such as Iran and North Korea just because they might launch cyber attacks. “Even with the clear understanding that we could experience damage to our infrastructure, we must be prepared to fight through in the worst case scenario,” Alexander said in a Senate document obtained by The Associated Press. Alexander’s answers reflect the murky nature of the Internet and the escalating threat of cyber terrorism, which defies borders, operates at the speed of light and can provide deep cover for assailants who can launch disruptive attacks from continents away, using networks of innocent computers. U.S. computer networks are under constant cyber attacks, by direct assaults by remote sites, by probes by hackers and criminal networks and by espionage from foreign countries. President Barack Obama last year declared that the cyber threat is one of nation’s most serious economic and national security challenges. The three-star Army general laid out his views on Cyber Command and the military’s role in protecting computer networks in a 32-page Senate questionnaire. He answered the questions in preparation for a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday on his nomination to head Cyber Command. Alexander offered a limited but rare description of offensive U.S. cyber activities, saying the U.S. has “responded to threats, intrusions and even attacks against us in cyberspace,” and has conducted exercises and war games.
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Obama, Dems slide in polls
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s national standing has slipped to a new low after his victory on the historic health care overhaul, even in the face of growing signs of economic revival, according to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll. The survey shows the political terrain growing rockier for Obama and congressional Democrats heading into midterm elections, boosting Republican hopes for a return to power this fall. Just 49 percent of people now approve of the job Obama’s doing overall, and less than that — 44 percent — like the way he’s handled health care and the economy. Last September, It’s unclear, Alexander added, whether or not those actions have deterred criminals, terrorists or Obama hit a low of 50 percent in job approval before ticking a nations. In cyberspace, he said, it is difficult to deliver an bit higher. His high-water mark as president was 67 percent in effective response if the attacker’s identity is not February of last year, just after known. But commanders have clear rights to self-defense, he took office. The news is worse for othhe said. He added that while “this right has not er Democrats. For the first been specifically established by legal precedent to time this year, about as many apply to attacks in cyberspace, it is reasonable to Americans approve of congresassume that returning fire in cyberspace, as long sional Republicans as Democrats as it complied with law of war principles ... would — 38 percent to 41 percent — be lawful.” and neither has an edge when it Senators noted, in their questions, that police officers don’t have to know the identity of a shooter comes to the party voters want in order to shoot back. In cyberspace, the U.S. may controlling Congress. Democrats also have lost their advantage on be able to counter a threat, rebuff an electronic the economy; people now trust probe or disable a malicious network without both parties equally on that, knowing who is behind the attack. another first in 2010. The nation’s ability to protect its networks and Roughly half want to fire their launch counterattacks, however, is shrouded in own congressman. secrecy.
Adding to Democratic woes, people have grown increasingly opposed to the health care overhaul in the weeks since it became law; 50 percent now oppose it, the most negative measure all year. People also have a dim view of the economy though employers have begun to add jobs, including 162,000 in March. Just as many people rated the economy poor this month — 76 percent — as did last July. And it could get worse for Democrats: One-third of those surveyed consider themselves tea party supporters, and threequarters of those people are overwhelmingly Republicans or right-leaning independents. That means they are more likely to vote with the GOP in this fall’s midterms, when energized base voters will be crucial amid the typical low turnout of a nonpresidential election year. With the electorate angry, Republicans enthusiastic and Democrats seemingly less so, Obama’s party increasingly fears it could lose control of the House, if not the Senate, in his first midterms. The GOP, conversely, is emboldened as voters warm to its opposition to much of the president’s agenda. On the minds of Democrats and Republicans alike: the Democratic bloodletting in 1994, when the GOP seized control of Congress two years after Bill Clinton was elected president.
But the less-dispiriting news for Democrats is that it’s only April — a long way to November in politics. Still, persuading change-minded voters to keep the status quo will be no easy task given that most people call details of the health care overhaul murky and that the unemployment rate is unlikely to fall below 9 percent by November. The key for Obama and his party: firing up moribund Democratic voters while appealing to independents who are splitting their support after back-to-back national elections in which they tilted heavily toward Democrats and caused the power shift. None of that will be easy. Just listen to independent voters who typically decide elections. “He’s moving the country into a socialized country,” Jim Fall, 73, of Wrightwood, Calif., said of the president. He worries that Obama is too “radical left wing” and that government has grown too big, saying: “He is constantly in our lives more and more and more and more.” In Spokane, Wash., Angela Hardin, 43, was just as disapproving. “I don’t like what’s going on,” the small business owner said. “He is just making a huge mess out of everything. ... He’s all over the map. It’s like, ‘Slow down! Breathe! Think!’”
Lexus GX 460 rated ‘do not buy’ WASHINGTON (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. has suspended sales of the 2010 Lexus GX 460 after Consumer Reports warned car shoppers not to buy the sport utility vehicle because handling problems could lead to rollover accidents during sharp turns. Toyota said Tuesday it had asked dealers to temporarily suspend sales of the SUV while it conducts its own tests on the GX 460. About 6,000 GX 460s from the 2010 model year have been sold since the vehicle went on sale in late December, and an estimated 1,600 of the SUVs are at dealerships. The carmaker issued the temporary “stop sale” within hours after the popular consumer magazine raised the handling problem. It reflects Toyota’s attempt to respond more quickly to safety concerns.
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Woman weary of hosting in-laws Dear Abby: My in-laws (whom I love dearly) moved to another state after retirement, and when they come to visit they always stay with us. They own a house next door that is occupied by their daughter, and they also have another child living nearby. How can I politely suggest that they stay in their own house with their daughter or with the other child? Both have the space to accommodate them. I work very early morning hours and don’t want to disturb them, but they pretty much take over our house when they are here. I don’t know if the other children offer them a place to stay or not, but I’m tired of having them here every time they visit. — Stuck Dear Stuck: Discuss this with your husband and his siblings. It’s possible that the other children haven’t extended an invitation to the parents to stay with them. And if you view it from another perspective, it’s unfair to the others that the parents slight them by staying with you when they’re in town. Dear Abby: I am not gay or bisexual, but I’m in love with my boss, who is a female like me. She’s 27 and I am 17. She is married and doesn’t know how I feel about her. I looked up her address on the Internet and got directions to her house. I drive by every day — don’t ask me why. I told her I have a friend
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who lives on the same street that she does, and that I saw her car in the driveway. About a month ago, she caught me driving by as she was pulling out of her driveway. Two days ago, she called my mother — they have been friends for years — and asked, “What’s wrong with ‘Janie’? She pulled my address up from a computer. I saw her driving past my house.” That’s all my mom told me, but how in the heck did she find out? I still have the printout in my bedroom, and it’s still in the same position it was, so I don’t think my mom saw it and told her about it. Only three of my closest friends know, and I don’t think they repeated anything because they have no reason to — and they don’t know my boss. What’s going on here? Am I going crazy? — Found Out Dear Found Out: What’s “going on” is you have become obsessed with your boss, and your trips past her house could be construed as stalking. You are not “going crazy,” but you definitely need counseling.
The straight skinny on ichthammol Dear Dr. Gott: Recently, you responded to a reader’s question regarding a drawing salve used by her entire family. The product resembled a Tootsie Roll. Your response was that she was likely looking for ichthammol. Well, I asked my pharmacist for this but was told they no longer make it because they found it harmful. Now what? Dear Reader: Once the article appeared in newspapers, my website was filled with responses. One woman from North Carolina indicated her grandfather called it “grisly salve.” You would heat the end of the stick and apply the product to a bandage. And it is not made in that form anymore. Another woman from Wisconsin indicated that the local Walgreens told her the product has not been manufactured for many years. She subsequently learned it is available in health-food stores. A reader from Oklahoma indicated the drawing salve is PRID, manufac-
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tured by Walker Pharmaceutical Co. in St. Louis, Mo. She got her supply from the Vermont Country Store. I called several of my local pharmacies and was told the product is available. It can also be purchased through several websites. The active ingredient — ammonium bituminosulfonate — is natural, obtained in the first step by dry distillation of sulfur-rich oil shale. It is used as a remedy for acne, eczema, psoriasis and in a 10 percent or 20 percent concentrate as a drawing salve. While it doesn’t “draw,” it softens the skin over a boil or splinter, allowing the boil to come to a head sooner and the splinter to expel itself.
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In the year ahead you might be numbered among the fortunate. ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Because you’ll not expect more than you deserve, things will work out quite well. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -You find yourself needing to speak up. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Make a sacrifice in order to help a friend. CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Make an effort to communicate with that person who keeps coming in. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Your life will be more rewarding if you focus. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Don’t let a complicated development intimidate you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Be able to assess situations as each one arises. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Be one who is serious-minded today. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Gratification can be derived today by agreeing to do a task. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Apply the notion that actions speak louder. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Exert a conscientious effort toward contributing. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Express your views honestly today.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Town of Lake Lure The Lake Lure Board of Adjustment will hold its monthly meeting at the Town of Lake Lure Municipal Center, 2948 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure, North Carolina on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 1:00 p.m., or shortly thereafter, to consider the following:
New cent. air & elec. stove 1BR available Reduced to $375 w/ 1 yr. lease signed & $325 dep. pd. in April You pay electric, we pay water! Arlington Ridge 828-447-3233
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 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.
(1) ZA-2010001, a Petition for Appeal of Administrative Determination from Stephen Duncan Regarding the Zoning Administrator’s Interpretation of Section 92.042 (F) (1) of the Town of Lake Lure Zoning Regulations Pertaining to Occupancy Limits in Residential Vacation Rentals
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Richmond Hill Senior Apts. in Rfdtn 1BR Units w/handicap accessible units avail. Sec 8 assistance avail. 287-2578 Hours: Mon., Tues., & Thurs. 7-3. TDD Relay 1-800-735-2962 Equal Housing Opportunity. Income Based Rent.
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2BR/1BA in quiet area in FC. W/d hook up, storage in bsmt. No pets! $425/mo. + $400 dep. 828-243-1811
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2 & 3 BR Close to downtown Rfdtn. D/w, stove, refrig., w/d hook up. No pets! 287-0733
Nice 2 Bedroom on one floor & 1 Bedroom Apt across from Super 8 Motel in Spindale. $385/mo. & $515/mo.
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Nice 1, 2 & 3BR Townhomes Priv. deck, w/d hook up. Starting at $375/mo. Section 8 o.k.!
1-888-684-5072 3BR/2BA single level town home, with attached garage, great neighborhood, conveniently located inside Rfdtn city limits. No pets! 828-429-4288
2BR/1BA Cent. h/a, in-unit w/d, balcony, detached storage. Well located unit in a quadplex at 433 E. Main St., FC Avail. 5/1. $475 447-3233
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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. 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. 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
3BR/1BA Brick House with large outbuilding. Ellenboro area. Owner financing with DP! $64,900 657-4430
Homes For Rent 2BR/1BA House in Spindale. Cent. h/a, range, refrig. No pets! $450/ mo. + ref’s. & dep. Call 429-4323
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16 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, THURSDAY, April 15, 2010 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE 10 SP 127 Pursuant to an Order of Sale by the Clerk of Superior Court of Rutherford County, North Carolina, dated APRIL 7, 2010, which has been entered in the above special proceeding file, and under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by THE HOMES AT FIREFLY COVE, INC., to CB Trustee, LLC, Trustee, dated JUNE 12, 2008, and recorded in Deed of Trust Book 1011, at Page 452, Rutherford County, North Carolina, Public Registry, and under and by virtue of the authority vested in the undersigned Substitute Trustee, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will on APRIL 29, 2010, offer for sale at 11:00 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock A. M. at the main entrance of the Rutherford County Courthouse in RUTHERFORDTON, County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, the following described tract of land, including improvements, if any, located thereon: BEING the same property described in that Deed of Trust recorded in Deed of Trust Book 1011, at Page 452, Rutherford County Public Registry. The record owners of the above-described real property as reflected on the records of the Rutherford County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this Notice are THE HOMES AT FIREFLY COVE, INC. This sale will be subject to prior liens, taxes, easements, restrictions, reservations and rights of way of record. The property, including the improvements and fixtures thereon, if any, to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS". Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security instrument, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property, including improvements and fixtures thereon, if any, being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. The highest bidder at said sale may be requested to post a cash deposit of five (5%) percent of the amount of the bid or $750.00, whichever is greater. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to withdraw and discontinue the sale at any time prior to the delivery of a deed to the highest bidder.
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Open Position Activities Director White Oak Manor Shelby. Individual will develop and maintain a program of activities designed to promote the physical, mental and psychological wellbeing of the residents. Must have good record keeping and medical documentation skills. Must have patience, empathy, leadership ability, good communication skills & sound management techniques. Must have an understanding of the physiological changes and resulting needs of the aging population. Must be qualified professional according to Section 385.15 (f) (2) in the current Federal regulations. Excellent benefits, vacation, PTO, 401K with a family oriented atmosphere. Interested candidates should submit resume to Sonia Crisp, Administrator, 401 North Morgan Street, Shelby, NC 28150
Park Technician/Park Attendant Chimney Rock State Park is hiring two seasonal positions: $7.73/$7.25 per hour. Evening and weekend work req. Call 828-625-1823 for more information
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XINING, China (AP) — Soldiers and civilians used shovels and their bare hands to dig through collapsed buildings in search of survivors after strong earthquakes struck a mountainous Tibetan region of China on Wednesday, killing at least 589 people and injuring more than 10,000. The series of quakes flattened buildings across remote western Yushu county and sent survivors, many bleeding from their wounds, flooding into the streets of Jiegu township. State television showed block after devastated block of toppled mud and wood homes. Local officials said 85 percent of the structures had been destroyed. Residents and troops garrisoned in the town used shovels and their hands to pull survivors and bodies from the rubble much of the day. Several schools collapsed, with the state news
agency saying at least 56 students died. Worst hit was the Yushu Vocational School, where Xinhua cited a local education official as saying 22 students died. Footage on Qinghai Satellite TV showed bodies wrapped in blankets lying on the ground while rescuers pulled shards of concrete from a pancaked school building. Crews set up emergency generators to restore operations at Yushu’s airport, and by late afternoon the first of six flights landed carrying rescue workers and equipment. But the road to town was blocked by a landslide, hampering the rescue as temperatures dropped below freezing. Tens of thousands of the town’s 70,000 people were without shelter, state media said. The airport in Xining, the nearest big city some 530 miles (860 kilometers) away, was filled
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