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Thad Harrill (left) Vice President of Community and Workforce Education and Institutional Advancement and Dr. Myra Johnson, president of Isothermal Community College, presented a request for $110,000 to help renovate part of the former Rutherfordton Elementary School into new classroom space for the college.
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RUTHERFORDTON — Isothermal Community College may soon have classes at the former Rutherfordton Elementary School, Maple Street. County commissioners gave approval of
releasing $110,000 from ICC’s capital reserve fund for use in renovations to the former elementary school’s upper facility. College officials said they needed more space as they are seeing higher and higher enrollment numbers. “This will give us four new classrooms and space for some other continuing education classes,” said Mike Gavin, director of marketing and community relations. “It can be a place for more self-interest classes — like Please see ICC, Page 6
County hears budget requests By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer
RUTHERFORDTON — Hickory Nut Gorge EMS asked county commissioners for $20,000 Monday to help replace a totalled ambulance. The rescue squad from the west Rutherford County was one of several non-profit groups making presentations to the board as part of a second budget workshop for fiscal year 2010-11. HNGEMS lost one ambulance in an accident May 14, and is hoping commissioners will help with replacement costs. The group asked for $188,168 from the county, of which they hope to use $20,000 to defray costs of a new unit. “We try to use the money we get to help all areas of the county not just ours,” Assistant Chief Amy Dalton said. “As most know, we had an accident a few weeks ago with our ambulance and the only one we have left is our oldest one. If we do get Please see Budget, Page 6
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County woman charged in drug scam Editor’s note: This article is reprinted courtesy of the McDowell News in Marion.
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Marion physician Nisha Patel says two of her former employees who are now facing criminal charges in relation to a prescription drug scam don’t know the
extent of the harm they’ve caused. “It’s just heartbreaking,” Patel stated last week. “They were like family to me. It was like two people you loved died at one time. I mourned.” A McDowell County grand jury recently indicted 48-year-old Carlene Ann Schwebe of Whispering Pines Drive in Marion on 16 counts of obtaining a con-
trolled substance by fraud or forgery and two counts of obtaining property by false pretense and 40-year-old Susan Ormand Fiolka of Painters Gap Road in Union Mills on seven counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or forgery and one count of obtaining property by false
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Parents urged to ‘Take 25’ From staff reports
RUTHERFORDTON — Today is National Missing Children’s Day, and parents in Rutherford County are being reminded that as little as 25 minutes can help their children stay safer. Detective Sgt. Leon Godlock of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office has passed out promotional information in the county’s middle and high schools that will guide parents in opening a dialogue with their children. Please see Parents, Page 3
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Parents Continued from Page 1
The information is from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, and that group points out various ways to help young people be aware of safety issues. The Center’s “Take 25” campaign is a national grassroots initiative designed to raise awareness of the issues surrounding missing and exploited children.
Godlock said that right now Rutherford County doesn’t having any missing children, and he said the efforts of parents can keep it that way. Therefore, he is urging parents to talk to their children about safety, remembering to gear the conversation to their age level. He noted that the Center’s call for taking 25 minutes to talk to children about safety can be done in one 25-minute segment or by doing it in 25 oneminute segments. The important thing is to take the time to do it, he emphasized. The Center offers advice on discussion starters concerning home, Internet, school and out-andContributed photo about safety. Drug treatment court graduates are (l-r) Karen Long-Moore, drug treatment court coordinator; Michael Vassey, For example, the following advice was offered for kids ages five to eight: n If an adult approached you and asked for help, what would you do? n If you got lost while we were in the park, at the store, or at a sports game, what would you do? Whom should you ask for help? n If someone touches you in a way that makes you uncomfortable or tries to take you away, you should yell “No!” at the top of your voice. Let’s practice saying that and then let’s see how fast you can run away.
Star Crawford, Tiquila Logan, Melissa Sentz, Brittany Short and Judge Laura Bridges.
Five graduate from drug court From staff reports
days clean as of May 21. Oct. 10, 2008, referred by her Logan started the program attorney, Lee Stockdale and on Feb. 8, 2008, referred by her Assistant District Attorney attorney, Merri Oxley. Married David Norris. Short completed with one son, she completed the the Lydia’s Place program while Lydia’s Place program while in in drug court. She also completdrug court. She also completed ed her GED and is a full-time the 42-day Swain recovery student at ICC. She is employed program, as well as outpatient as a waitress at Ham’s in Shelby. treatment at Parkway Behavioral She has two children. Health. She completed her GED Short completed 459.5 hours of and is a full-time student at ICC. community service while in the She plans to enter the dental program and had 513 days clean hygienist program at AB Tech as of May 21. after finishing her studies at Vassey also started in the Isothermal. program on Oct. 10, 2008, Forest City Daily Courier_Ruth Co People_1.833inx3in Logan completed 522 hours of referred by his attorney, Brian community service work while Oglesby. He is employed full in the program, and she had 311 time in his father’s business, days clean as of May 21. Vassey’s Towing. He completed Sentz started in the program the 28-day and 90-day DART on Dec. 21, 2007, referred by program while in drug treatOxley, her defense attorney. ment court. He also completed Sentz is scheduled to begin the outpatient treatment at Parkway CNA program at Isothermal Behavioral Health. soon. She has two daughters. Vassey completed drug treatShe also completed the Lydia’s ment court without a single Place program while in drug sanction. He had 533 days clean court. as of May 21. She also completed 504 hours The drug court is in Judicial of community service, and had District 29A, which includes 307 days clean as of May 21. Rutherford and McDowell counShort started the program on ties.
RUTHERFORDTON — Five people graduated from Rutherford County Adult Drug Treatment Court on Friday at First Baptist Church. Graduates had a total of 2,060 days, or 5.64 Advice for tweens, in the nine to 12 age group, years, of clean time. includes: They also performed 1,905.5 n If something happened at school that made you hours of community serfeel bad or scared, who would you talk to? Would vice time. That amounted to you talk to me? $13,814.88 worth of labor at the n Before you and your friends go out, do you current minimum wage of $7.25. know where to go and what to do if you are sepaThe Rev. Travis McEntyre, rated from them? Foothills Harvest Ministries/ n How comfortable are you with saying “no” to Lydia’s Place, addressed the your friends when they ask you to do something graduates. that you don’t want to do? They are Star Crawford, n Has anyone ever tried to get you to go someTiquila Logan, Melissa Sentz, where or do something you didn’t feel comfortable Brittany Short and Michael doing? What did you do? Vassey. n Has anyone ever touched you in a way that Crawford started the program made you feel scared or uncomfortable? Did you on July 3, 2008, referred by know what to do? Baiba Bourbeau. Married with four children, she completed the And here was some of the advice for talking with Lydia’s Place program while in teens ages 13 to 17: drug court; completed her GED n Do you and your friends stay together when and is now a full-time student at you go out or do you split up? Do you know what Isothermal Community College. to do if someone tries to touch or grab you inapShe completed 420 hours of propriately? community service work while n Do you pay attention to your surroundings, in the program, and she had 396 especially when walking alone? What would you do if someone approached you on foot or in a vehicle? n What would you do if the person who drove you had been drinking alcohol or made you feel FOREST CITY — The Rutherford uncomfortable? Chamber Consort is having their n How comfortable are you saying “no” to your spring concert on Sunday, May 30 friends when they ask you to do something that at 3 p.m. at the First Baptist Church you don’t want to do? in Forest City. Chamber music pern If you were bullied online or at school, how formed will feature works by Mozart, would you react to the situation? Who are the Ravel, and Brahms. trusted adults you could talk to if you were being The Rutherford Chamber Consort bullied? is a new professional arts organizaTo learn more about child safety visit www. tion dedicated to bringing chamber take25.org music to Rutherford and its surrounding counties. Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com. Performing members are: Sharon
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utherford County law enforcement officials are urging parents to take a little time to help keep their children safe. The “Take 25” campaign was designed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The Center has produced a promotional packet of information to help guide parents through a 25-minute conversation with their children about being safe. We can think of nothing better than for parents to take this step. Our children are precious and they need to be protected. But every parent knows that they cannot be with a child at all times. Taking the time to talk to children about safety issues will accomplish two things: it will get children thinking and it will allow parents to teach. Then there is a third thing it will do: it will get parents and children talking with each other. The Center offers advice on how to get these dialogues going on its website and in the literature that has been distributed to students in the county’s middle schools and high schools. Take 25. Every parent should be able to do that with and for their children.
Our readers’ views Says writer wrong on utility bill case To the editor: I read the letter to the editor from Carl Parton with incredulity. I had to read the letter twice for me to realize that Mr. Parton actually believed in what he was writing. There are other people that share his views. I guess Mr. Parton believes that the executives at Arthur Anderson and Enron did nothing wrong as well. To use his logic, the executives at Enron & Arthur Anderson paid multi-millions in salaries so this gives them a pass on their financial obligations and is no way defrauding anyone. Using his logic again, Bernie Madoff should be celebrated as a folk hero and have an annual parade in his honor. What Mr. Parton fails to understand is that the failure to pay the utility bills is not only hurting the town, but also the citizens of Forest City. I wonder how Mr. Parton would feel if one of his longtime customers that had spent millions of dollars on his lumber suddenly closed shop and left an unpaid bill of nearly $200,000. How quick would he come to their defense? What avenue of reimbursement would he pursue? Flawed logic such as this would grant carte blanche for an industry to run up debt to local businesses and municipalities and then close up shop and walk on the obligations. What the citizens of Forest City need to know is whether or not they will be penalized by higher utility bills for the town leaders being duped. Look at it this way using simple math. Let us assume the town has 5,800 utility customers. Unpaid debt incurred by USI
is around $190,000. Divide the $190,000 by the 5,800 customers and each customer could be penalized $32.75 to make up this debt. I can find no record where USI declared bankruptcy. If they had filed, then Mr. Parton would have some justification. Since the company did not declare bankruptcy, then it deserves no such protection and is open to all comments and articles, good or bad. I applaud the town for filing suit on the behalf of their citizens. I have looked every day for a notice of legal action. My fear is that the town has been bullied into no action on this issue. I hope they aggressively pursue the litigation to receive what they were promised. Andrew Cain Forest City
Answers writer about health care, socialism To the editor: In a recent letter to the editor by Mike McCraw, by the way who I consider a friend and can have a civil debate with, gives us a reason for the government to require people to buy the health care. His example was that if you had a person that could afford health insurance but chooses not to purchase it and he has to go to the hospital and then can’t pay the bill, that we the taxpayers would be stuck with the bill and this is true. I would argue however that most people that can afford health insurance would have health insurance. I’m sure there would be some but certainly not the number that we now have with the illegal’s and people who just don’t want to work. Bottom line for me is we could have just insured the however many mil-
lions of people there are that don’t have health insurance and left the rest alone. As far as the social security and Medicare goes, I’ll tell you what. First of all those are socialistic programs. With that being said, I’m not suggesting that these programs don’t help people, but your comment was that if we don’t like socialism or socialistic type programs i.e. social security and Medicare, just tell the government when we are eligible for the programs to keep it. My problem with that is the government will have taken a good portion of my earnings, not by choice by the way, to pay for what I’m supposed to be getting. If the government will quit taking the money out of my paycheck and let me be responsible for my own retirement then I won’t ask for the social security or Medicare. One other point on this subject. If, but it’s not going to happen, the government would let me take the money it takes out of my paycheck, and let me invest it the way I want to, I would certainly have more money than I would ever draw from Social Security. The government is out of control. When you have people in your government doing what they want to despite the wishes of the majority of the people then we have a problem. The Democrats knew that the majority of the people didn’t want this monstrosity of a health care bill and they looked us in the eye and said we are in charge and you will like it. It is what’s best for you. Well I for one am tired of them telling me what’s best for me. I think it should be my choice to decide what’s best for me. Harry Hallman Bostic
Big news in N.C. is newest book by Lee Smith What is the big news in North Carolina? It is not that the legislature is coming back to Raleigh. Or the budget crisis that means more cuts in education. Or the shakeups in state government. Or the prospects for next year’s college athletics. For many North Carolina readers, nothing is more important than a new book by Lee Smith. And we have one, a new book of short stories. Well, some of the stories are new, and others are “selected” older ones. But all 14 of the stories in “Mrs. Darcy and the BlueEyes Stranger” are timely. Each of them breaks into a tangled mess of someone’s life situation, probing the most personal and troubling problems and feelings of the main characters. Sometimes Smith’s char-
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acters seem a little too weird at the beginning. But before the story is over, the reader is thinking, “There, but for the grace of God, go I.” At least, that is way it was for this reader. For instance in the title story, Mrs. Darcy, who is getting along in years, is spending time at the family beach cottage with her grown children and their families. All her family is worried about her and who will take care of her as she loses her ability to function. Like Mrs. Darcy, I have just spent time with my family at the beach — on
the occasion of a milestone senior birthday for me. My family, like Mrs. Darcy’s, has to face the problem of an aging parent. Mrs. Darcy inspired me to hang on for a little while longer. Truth is, Lee Smith has a way of making me identify with most of her characters, even those who are most unlike me. In the story titled “Big Girl,” Smith put me in the shoes of an obese young woman jailed for embezzling funds to support her wayward husband. At the end of the story, I wanted to go down to the courthouse and make bail to get this poor woman out of jail. In “Bob, a Dog” Cheryl’s husband leaves her for a younger woman. Smith has me juggling the challenges of raising and getting along with her children, dealing with the complicated sexual
overtures of different men, and taking care of a new dog that is crazy and worthless. But the dog helps Cheryl (and me) accept the painful reality of her abandonment— and move on. When Smith’s lead character is a man, it is even easier for me to buy into the fiction. In “Intensive Care,” Harold (“who was Presbyterian in his former life”) leaves his establishment wife for a high-school flame. His new love develops cancer and is dying. Harold visits his old house and realizes that his former life is gone. Regrets? Well, it’s complicated. Of course, I can identify with Joline B. Newhouse, who writes a newspaper column called “Between the Lines.” When you read this story, you will find out that what she leaves out of her column is a lot more inter-
esting than what she puts in it. Smith put me in the wheelchair of the Alice Scully, the feisty retirement home resident who gets kicked out of the writing group called “The Happy Memories Club.” Alice’s memoir turned out to be much too “unhappy” for the Happy Memories Club, but it was just right for me. In these and nine more stories Smith takes her readers into the lives of ordinary people and shows those “ordinary lives” to be full of extraordinarily challenging and interesting situations. If you buy “Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyes Stranger” and read just one—any one—of the 14 stories, you will get much more than your money’s worth. Martin hosts UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch, which airs Sundays at 5 p.m.
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Accidents leave several injured Obituaries By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY — One person is at Carolinas Medical Center and another was transported to Cleveland Regional Medical Center after they were injured Sunday at about 10:30 p.m. in a pick-up truck wreck. Scott Robert Walker, 31, of Mill Spring, is a patient at CMC Charlotte, and Jason Dean Gosnell, 31, of Mooresboro, was expected to be released from Cleveland Regional Medical Center Monday evening. Trooper W.S. Morrow said Gosnell was driving a F150 pick-up truck on Goode’s Grove Road off High Shoals Church Road when he ran off the road to the right.
He jerked the vehicle back onto the road, traveled sideways, ran off the road to the left, hit a mail box and then a ditch bank. He traveled the ditch bank before hitting a grove of small trees and then overturned several times. Gosnell and Walker were not wearing seat belts. Gosnell was charged with driving while impaired, reckless driving and no seat belt. Morrow said he received the call at about 11:15 p.m. about 45 minutes after the accident. Five people were transported to Rutherford Hospital Friday afternoon in a two vehicle collision on Old Ballpark Road off Ledbetter Road, Spindale. Deborah Rogers Hardin,
54, of Cleghorn Street, Spindale, was driving a 1988 Dodge and was making a turn left off Ledbetter onto Old Ballpark Road when she failed to yield and hit a 1994 Toyota driven by Jessica Renee Hopper, 16, of Nebraska Street Spindale, who was traveling on Old Ballpark Road. Hardin was charged with failure to yield right of way. Officers estimated damages of $5,000 to each vehicle. Hardin, Hopper and three others were transported to Rutherford Hospital for injuries. Spindale police and fire department, Rutherford County Rescue and Rutherford County EMS were dispatched to the scene.
Woman charged with arson in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE (AP) — North Carolina fire officials have charged a woman with arson in an apartment building fire that was one of at least seven blazes over the weekend. The Charlotte Fire Department said in a news release that 27-year-old
Shayla Davis was charged with arson in connection with the fire Sunday that caused $250,000 in damage. No one was injured. Davis was being held in the Mecklenburg County jail. Jail records did not indicate whether she has an attorney. It was one of several fires in
Charlotte this weekend that included one fatality. Officials have not released the name of the 58-year-old woman who died after being pulled from a burning twostory duplex early Saturday. Investigators say that fire appears to be accidental and caused $200,000 in damage.
Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports
n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 256 E-911 calls Friday and Saturday. n Pauline W. Sanborn reported a breaking and/or entering. n Albert W. Hart reported a breaking and/or entering. n Tim Max Whitesides reported the theft of a motor vehicle. n Margie Marie Devine reported the theft of a mailbox. n James Robert Blanton reported a breaking and entering and the theft of a safe. n Clement Eugene Suhy reported the theft of a scooter and other items. n Michael Scott Campbell reported the theft of a dog kennel. n Charles Phillip Barnett reported the theft of a registration tag from a vehicle.
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n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 64 E-911 calls Friday and Saturday. n Wayne Hallman Thompson reported the theft of a mailbox. n Gracianos reported the theft of a laptop computer and change. n An employee from Bi-Lo reported the theft of merchandise.
Spindale
n The Spindale Police Department responded to 66 E-911 Friday and Saturday.
Lake Lure
n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to 29 E-911 calls Friday and Saturday.
Forest City
n The Forest City Police Department responded to 136 E-911 calls Friday and Saturday. n An employee of Cool Springs Rent to Own reported an incident of mortgaged rental property. n An employee of WalMart reported a larceny. (See arrest of Jones.) n Lisa Blascoe reported a breaking and entering. n An employee of J&J Specialties reported incidents of breaking and entering and larceny. n An employee of Quality Plus Gas House reported the larceny of motor fuel. n Dana Davis reported a larceny. n An employee of WalMart reported shoplifting by concealment. n Charles Moorehead reported a lost or stolen registration plate. n An employee of Barnwell Used Cars, in Horseshoe,
reported the larceny of a motor vehicle. n Sadie Boone reported damage to property.
Arrests n William Murray, 55, of Hedgeland Drive, Forest City; charged with driving while impaired and possession of a schedule II controlled substance, no bond listed. (FCPD) n Cyrus Lee Beheler, 25, of 168 Duncan Road; charged with driving while impaired and failure to yield at a stop sign/ flashing red light; freed on a $500 unsecured bond and a custody release. (NCHP) n James Rufus McCurry, 50, of 4460 Bostic/Sunshine Highway; charged with assault on a female; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Rebecca Michelle Peninger, 35, of 165 Railroad St.; charged with driving while impaired; released on a $500 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Delarrio Laqune Goode, 24, of 196 Elms Drive; charged with driving while license revoked; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Carson Lee Curtis, 19, of 333 Forest St.; charged with possession of stolen goods/ property; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD) n Jennifer Danielle Greene, 27, of 138 Jennifer Drive; charged with simple affray; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Edwin Terry Hodge, 43, of 138 Jennifer Drive; charged with assault on a female; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Donna Green Cobb, 44, of 444 Edwards St.; charged with simple affray and assault and battery; placed under a $2,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Chatnee Spring Thomas, 28, of 150 Springfield Drive; charged with communicating threats; released on a $500 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n David Dwayne Upton Jr., 26, of 181 Brook Drive, Ellenboro; charged with larceny; placed under a $3,000 secured bond. (RPD) n Archie Miller Jr., 48, of 372 N. Cleghorn St., Rutherfordton; charged with resist; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RPD) n Kenya Michelle Miller, 27, of 235 Whiteside Road, Rutherfordton; charged with driving while license revoked, giving false name to law enforcement and failure to appear; placed under a $3,500 secured bond. (RPD) n Rickie Wilkins, 38, of 445 Gantts Grove Church Road; charged with resisting a public officer and simple possession of schedule VI
controlled substance; placed under a $1,200 secured bond. (SPD)
Judy Williams Judy Suttle Williams, 65, of 128 Jerico Way, Forest City, died Sunday, May 23, 2010, at Hospice House. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late James Eugene Suttle and Eunice Price Suttle. She was a long-time member of Harmon Street Baptist Church and was an LPN at Rutherford Hospital for 15 years. She was the widow of Charles David Williams, her husband of 33 years. Survivors include her son, Jeff Wall of Forest City; one brother, Jim Suttle of Forest City; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at Harmon Street Baptist Church with the Rev. Bobby Hedgepath officiating. Interment will follow in Cool Springs Cemetery. The family will received friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday at Harrelson Funeral Home. Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family of Judy Suttle Williams. An online guest registry is available at www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com
JoAnn Boone
JoAnn T. Boone, 64, of Rutherfordton, died Sunday, Citations May 23, 2010, at Rutherford n Tonya Jones, 42, of Park Hospital. Avenue, Marion; cited for A native of Rutherford larceny. (FCPD) County, she was the daughter n Ernest Cappleman, 64, of the late Clyde Toney and of Sherill Street, Forest City; Francis Nanney Toney. cited for consuming on an She was a member of the off-premise location. (FCPD) Rock Springs Baptist Church. n Juanita Beatrice She is survived by her Brown, 50, of 148 Cedar husband: Jerry Boone Jr.; St., Rutherfordton; cited for one daughter, Barbara transporting a child in an Hardin of Rutherfordton; improper safety seat restraint three sons, Jerry Boone III system. (RPD) and Scott Boone, both of Rutherfordton, and Jessie EMS/Rescue Boone of Forest City; two sisters, Jeanette Wall of Forest n The Rutherford County City and Rhonda Gantt; one EMS responded to 55 E-911 brother, Roy Toney of Forest calls Friday and Saturday. City; and eight grandchildren. n The Volunteer Life A funeral service will be Saving and Rescue, Hickory held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Nut Gorge EMS and Rock Springs Baptist Church, Rutherford County Rescue with the Rev. Greg Huntley responded to 40 E-911 calls and Dr. Herman Nodine offiFriday and Saturday. ciating. Interment will be at Rock Springs Baptist Church Fire Calls Cemetery, Rutherfordton. n Bostic firefighters The family will receive responded to a motor vehicle accident. n Cherry Mountain firefighters responded to a fire alarm. n Forest City firefighters responded to a smoke report. n Rutherfordton firefighters responded to a fire alarm Mrs. Wilma Jean Wyatt Anderson, 80, of 113 Delmar Road, Shelby, and to a vehicle fire. NC, passed away on May 23, n SDO firefighters 2010 at Hospice Cleveland responded to a brush fire.
Wilma Jean Wyatt Anderson
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County. She was born in Rutherford County on November 7, 1929 to the late P. R. “Red” and Mattie Tate Wyatt. She was a homemaker, who enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her late husband, Arnold Nicholas ‘Nick’ Anderson, Jr., her brothers, George Wyatt and E. B. Wyatt, sister, Mary Jane Holland and a step-son, Scott Anderson. She is survived by her son, Todd Anderson and wife, Beth of Shelby; a daughter, Judy Vickers and husband, Charles of Ellenboro and a sister, Rosa Nell Wyatt of Henrietta, NC; her loving grandchildren, Haley Keeter, Alison and Nicholas Anderson, and Tina Vickers, and great grandchildren, Jay Stanley and Tyler Morris. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 from 3:00-4:00 pm at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory. At other times the family will be at the home at 113 Delmar Road, Shelby. Funeral services willbe at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 in the Chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home with the Rev. Rachel Hill officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family. A guest registry is available at: www.cecilmburtonfuneralhome.com
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Wilma Anderson Wilma Jean Wyatt Anderson, 80, of 113 Delmar Road, Shelby, died Sunday, May 23, 2010, at Hospice Cleveland County. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late P.R. “Red” and Mattie Tate Wyatt. She was a homemaker. She was the widow of Arnold Nicholas “Nick” Anderson Jr. She is survived by her son, Todd Anderson of Shelby; daughter, Judy Vickers of Ellenboro; sister, Rosa Nell Wyatt of Henrietta; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services at will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home with the Rev. Rachel Hill officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. prior to the funeral service. Memorials may be made to Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr. Shelby, NC 28150 Guest registry is available at www.cecilmburtonfuneralhome. com.
Deaths Jose Lima LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jose Lima lived over the top on and off the baseball field. The free-spirited pitcher could deliver a song as well as a fastball, leaving a trail of fun and laughter known as “Lima Time” wherever he went. The All-Star right-hander who spent 13 years in the major leagues died Sunday, according to the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was 37. Lima, who pitched the Dodgers to their first playoff win in 16 years in 2004, was in full cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived at his Pasadena home early Sunday morning, police said.
Judy Suttle Williams Judy Suttle Williams, age 65, of 128 Jerico Way, Forest City, NC, died Sunday, May 23, 2010 at Hospice House. Judy was born on July 20, 1944 in Rutherford County to the late James Eugene Suttle and Eunice Price Suttle. She was a longtime member of Harmon Street Baptist Church and had worked as a LPN at Rutherford Hospital for 15 years. She enjoyed quilting, sewing, her church and especially being a caregiver. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, Charles David Williams and an infant son, Scottie Williams. Survivors include her son, Jeff Wall and his wife, Rhonda, of Forest City; one brother, Jim Suttle and his wife, Earlene, of Forest City and three grandchildren, Melissa Wall, Nic Wall and Madison Wall all of Forest City. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at Harmon Street Baptist Church with Reverend Bobby Hedgepath officiating. Interment will follow in Cool Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday at Harrelson Funeral Home. Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family of Judy Suttle Williams. An online guest registry is available at: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com Paid obit.
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Meetings/other “Little Detroit” Meeting: Establishing a Heritage Museum Tuesday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m. at Bennett Classics Auto Museum 241 Vance St. Forest City; anyone with area automotive history, repair, transport, sales, or racing, plan to attend the meeting: more info please contact Gary Barnett, 247-1767 or248-1510 or email bennettclassics@bellsouth.net. Frank West Park Committee Meeting: Thursday, May 27, Legion Hut, Boss Moore Rd, Caroleen at 7 p.m.; anyone interested in restoring the Frank West Park is invited to attend. Forest City Swim Team: Registration for the 2010 season at Callison Recreation Center Tuesday, June 1, at 7 p.m. Boys and girls ages 6 to 18 are welcome; must be able to swim two consecutive laps. Annual fee is $50. Contact 286-2822 for more information. Booster meeting: Chase Athletic Boosters will meet Tuesday, June 7, at 6:30 p.m., in the office conference room. Sports awards program: Chase High School will hold its spring sports recognition program on Thursday, May 27. Refreshments in the commons area at 6:30 p.m. Awards program begins at 7, in the auditorium.
Miscellaneous Landfill Closed: The Rutherford County Landfill and all Rutherford County Solid Waste convenient centers, will be closed, Monday, May 31, for Memorial Day and will reopen on June 1 with regular hours. Tryouts: Rumble Soccer: U9 Challenge, May 25, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Tanner Field, no fee, 2230169 Tryouts: Rumble Soccer: U13 Girls Classic 2nd Division, May 25 and 26, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at R-S Central high school practice field, fee $10, 289-0365 Tryouts: Rumble Soccer: U-16 Classic 2nd Division, May 25 & May 27, 5:30 to 7 p.m. R-S Middle School field; fee $20, 429-4678. Tryouts: Rumble Soccer: U13 Classic 2nd Division, May 27 and 28, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at R-S Central high school practice field, fee $10, 305-3746. Tryout: Rumble Soccer: U12 Classic 2nd Division, June 1 and 3, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Tanner Field, fee $10, 289-8587 Tryouts: Rumble Soccer: U16 Girls Classic 1st Division, June 1, 2, and 3, 6 to 8 p.m. at Dunbar Park; fee $20, 429-7812. Tryouts: Rumble Soccer: U11 Classic 2nd Division, June 1 and 4, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at R-S Middle School field, fee $20, 429-2783 Tryouts: Rumble Soccer: U14 Classic 2nd Division, June 3, 5, and 8, 5:30 to 7 p.m. weeknights and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at R-S Middle School Field, fee $20, 4296446 Geneology Class: “Climbing Your Family Tree,” Tuesdays (in May) from 5 to 6 p.m., at Mountains Branch Library; Bill Miller will guide you through finding family information on the internet, using Heritage Quest, the Census, and other helpful Websites; no charge.
Fundraisers Relay for Life Book Sale: June 1-4 and June 7-11, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation; hardback books $2, paperback books, $1, some miscellaenous books 50 cents; wide selection of all kinds; call 245-1621 for information. Fun day: Saturday, June 12, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., High Shoal Baptist Church, 284 High Shoals Church Road, Henrietta; for all ages with games, hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, dessert and drinks; proceeds to help build a well for those in need in India. For more information, call 657-6447. Bill’s Creek VFD will host a car wash, sausage breakfast and hot dog lunch on June 5 at 8 a.m. at Bill’s Creek VFD. Girl Scout Troop 800 will be helping to support the Bill’s Creek VFD Auxiliary.
Religion Pleasant Hill Baptist Church will host a fifth Sunday night singing featuring the Golden Valley Crusaders Sunday, May 30, at 6:00 p.m. Singing will be held in the new family life center. Food and Fellowship will follow. A love offering will be taken. The church is located south of Rutherfordton, off Hwy. 108 at 583 Pleasant Hill Church Rd., Rutherfordton.
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the $20,000 from the budget we will put it all toward getting a new fourwheel drive ambulance to replace the one we lost. We do have some insurance money coming, but the cost for a new four wheel drive is about $143,000.” If commissioners approve the $20,000 outlay, HNGEMS will be able to afford the ambulance without spending any more money. Also appearing Monday was Jimmy Hines, director of public health for the Rutherford, Polk and McDowell District, who asked for permission to raise rates for environmental health services. “There are 13 mandated health services that must be provided in a county,” Hines said. “Of those, five are provided by the health department. Out of those five, three are specifically directed at environmental health. The state does not provide funding for local health departments to sustain environmental health programs. We
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Tai-Chi and other crafts — as well as provide much needed room for our certified nurse’s aide classes, which are all completely filled right now.” In addition to the renovation funds, the college board was also asking commissioners for $47,730 more money — or a 2.5 percent increase from 2009 - 2010 — for a new custodial position to handle maintenance at the location. Commissioners were reluctant to fund a new position, and some were skeptical of the need for the former elementary school building. “Your high enrollment is due to the number of unemployed folks in the county. But many of those are going to roll off,” Commissioner Paul
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pretense. The controlled substance indictments state that the suspects obtained prescription medication by “requesting prescriptions to be filled that had not been approved by a physician or authorized person.” Patel said the two were phoning in unauthorized prescriptions for each other at pharmacies in McDowell, Burke and Rutherford counties. She added that, the majority of the time, Fiolka ordered the prescriptions that were made out to Schwebe and authorized (falsely so) by Patel. Schwebe had worked at the office
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get less than 5 percent of money for that from the state.” The proposal includes increasing the new well permit fee from $250 to $350 and adding a tattoo parlor permit fee of $200 per shop and $100 per artist. Cliffside Sanitary District asked commissioners for about $70,000. Revenues for the sanitary district — around $173,000 — are running about that much behind expenses. The county received a grant last year to study the Cliffside system and look for ways to increase efficiency in the facility. The report on the study is due by the end of the week. Jim Brown of Foothills Connect requested the county renew their partnership with the business and technology center. “I bring you a message of a nonprofit that has become an economic development engine and job creation tool for Rutherford County,” Brown said. “We’re asking you to renew your partnership with Foothills Connect. We’ve educated 140 people through our agriculture schools. We continue to grow our Farm Fresh project
and will bring many grants into the county this year. We think we are giving our young people a reason to stay home. Farmer’s Fresh market is also being expanded to two other business and technology centers.” Foothills is requesting $100,000 from the county. Finally, Heritage Planner Jerry Stensland asked the county for $10,000 to keep the rutherfordncevents.com calendar running. In other business, commissioners voted unanimously to approve a new contract for oil changes for county vehicles. Cars and trucks will now get their oil changes from Tire Kingdom if they are closer to Forest City or from R.S. Speedy Lube if they are closer to Ruth. County Finance Director Julie Scherer was given permission to take $650,470 from the county’s state lottery account in Raleigh and transfer it to a local fund. The county will hold the funds until the state legislature decides on permitted uses for the money.
McIntosh said. “As they do, will there be the physical needs to fill those vacancies that will be created?” Isothermal President Myra Johnson replied, “Just as I came onboard, we had another influx of displaced workers. But a part of our enrollment is also because of those coming from public schools.” Johnson mentioned the college has hired a director of emergency services to handle EMS and firefighters training. “We have a lot of demand in that area that we have not met in the past,” Johnson said. “We’ve had this enrollment and yet we’ve been sitting back waiting for people to come to us. I think we should try and provide things that haven’t been offered in the past. ...I anticipate that this taking over of the old Rutherfordton Elementary School will only meet our
space needs for a temporary time.” Even if commissioners aren’t able to approve the money for hiring the custodian, college officials are hopeful they can save enough money to cover that and the increased cost of disposing of solid waste at the county landfill by saving money through a new energy efficiency program. “We anticipate from the two projects going on we can make up that amount,” said Stephen Matheny, vice president of administrative services. “But we don’t expect it will exceed the $80,000 we expect to save. As we’ve been to these energy efficiency meetings, we keep seeing all these things like space heaters and refrigerators that need to be removed from our campus.”
as a receptionist and credentialist for more than seven years, the doctor stated, and Fiolka was employed there for at least four years as a bookkeeper and nurse. “What they did was just not acceptable,” Patel stated. “I really have trust issues now. If feel like, if I couldn’t trust them, who can I trust?” She said she found out about the scam on Jan. 13 after one of the pharmacists became suspicious and called. Her husband, who is also a doctor, knew physicians could look on the Internet at all the medications they had prescribed and when. They found Patel’s records and who had phoned in the orders. Within 48 hours, the two women were no longer employed at the doctor’s office.
“If I had not been courageous, they would have taken me away from what I love,” Patel stated. The indictments show that the two were obtaining Zolpidem Tartrate (Ambien, sleep aid), Alprazolam (Xanax, anxiety), Hydrocodone (narcotic pain reliever), Promethazine Codeine Syrup (narcotic cough suppressant), Clonazepam (anxiety) and Propoxyphene (narcotic pain reliever).
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Patel stated that she has no idea what was being done with all the medication. The offense dates listed on the documents ranged from Jan. 24, 2009 to Jan. 13, 2010. But Patel said the crimes had been going on longer than the indictments show.
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McNair inducted into SC Hall of Fame COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Some of South Carolina’s top athletes are being inducted into the state’s hall of fame. Eight men and women are being celebrated in Columbia Monday at the 50th anniversary of the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame. This year’s class includes South Carolina graduates Bill Currier and Bob McNair. Currier played in the NFL and McNair owns the Houston Texans. Clemson and NBA standout Horace Grant is on the list, along with Joe Bostic of the NFL’s St. Louis Cardinals. Also being inducted are longtime Furman tennis coach Paul Scarpa and baseball standout Wayne Tolleson of Spartanburg. Courtney Shealy Hart and Stan Smith are also being inducted. Hart took home gold in swimming in the 2000 Olympics and tennis pro Smith has won Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
Cavaliers fire Mike Brown after 5 seasons CLEVELAND (AP) — Of the many reasons the Cleveland Cavaliers had for firing coach Mike Brown after five seasons without an NBA title, one mattered most. They can’t lose LeBron James. Less than two weeks after their stunning, second-round loss to Boston in the playoffs, the Cavaliers fired Brown on Monday, an expected move that perhaps indicates the team believes it can re-sign James, the two-time MVP and free agent-in-waiting. Brown was the most successful coach in franchise history. In five seasons, he led the Cavs to the playoffs every year, to the finals in 2007 and to 127 wins in the past two seasons. But Brown failed to win a championship, and after Cleveland’s second straight early exodus from the postseason — a collapse that included two blowout losses at home and dissension in the Cavs’ locker room — and with James about to explore free agency, owner Dan Gilbert decided to make a change. The Cavs did not hold a news conference to explain their decision to relieve Brown, who went 314-177 and was the coach of the year in 2009.
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Jimmy Reynolds won the Rutherford County Golf Championship at the Rutherfordton Golf Club Sunday.
FOREST CITY — East Rutherford’s baseball team continues to roll during this baseball postseason. In the NCHSAA 2A West baseball bracket, all roads to the state title game now must pass through East Rutherford. Since the Cavs downed the top No. 1 seed left in the bracket on Saturday in West Stanly, East Rutherford will have home field advantage as long as they last in the playoffs — but they have to win tonight. Tonight, East Rutherford (252) will host Piedmont (21-8) in fourth-round action. Piedmont (a No. 3 seed) has played spoiler so far by knocking off a No. 1 seed, Central Davidson and two No. 2 seeds — East Lincoln and Cuthbertson. Cuthbertson ousted the Cavaliers’ county rival, Chase, in the first round of the playoffs. The visiting Panthers have Please see Cavs, Page 9
Lady Cavs are on the Reynolds wins his fifth road again Garrett Byers/ Daily Courier
county golf tourney title By SCOTT BOWERS Daily Courier Sports Editor
RUTHERFORDTON — The man his friends call, ‘Hacksaw,’ cut right through the Rutherfordton Golf Club on Sunday en route to his fifth Rutherford County Golf Championship victory. Jimmy Reynolds shot a tournamentlow 7-under 65 to win the title by four strokes over Josh McMillan, who was runner-up for the second consecutive year. “It always means a lot playing in this tournament,” said Reynolds, prior to teeing off on Sunday. In the early going, it was obvious Reynolds was in the zone. On the par 3 No. 2, Reynolds’ tee shot landed two and a half feet from the pin and rolled back towards the cup, coming to a stop just eighteen inches from the hole. Reynolds walked up and lightly tapped home the birdie.
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FOREST CITY — Hitting the road has been the norm this postFrom that point on, everyone else was season for East Rutherford’s softball team, and tonight they will playing for second place. Reynolds earned his fifth title, a coun- travel for the third time in a week to meet a playoff foe. ty record, and medalist honors for his For tonight’s task, East tourney-low 65. Reynolds shot 69 on Rutherford (12-6) looks to day one and closed with a scorecard of upend a strong team in Central 10-under 134 for the two-day event. Davidson (22-4) during a third McMillan, who had shot an opening round NCHSAA 2A West playoff round 68, played a solid 2-under 70. Last year’s winner, Kevin Roberts fin- game which gets under way at 7 p.m. ished tied for third with Shane Dotson. “We have really been menDotson’s 66 on Sunday was just tally focused for the postseason one stroke behind tourney winner, Reynolds, but Dotson was the winner of and being on the road — it just seems to be working for us,” East Championship Flight B. Dotson shot a 2-over 74 on Saturday to fall into Flight Rutherford softball Coach Julie Powell said. B. However, Central Davidson has Roberts had two solid days of 2-under 70, but was unable to get low enough to allowed just one run in its previous two postseason outings, while catch Reynolds or McMillan. One of the county’s young guns, Daniel scoring 13 runs during that short Please see County, Page 9
Please see Lady Cavs, Page 9
Local Sports NCHSAA 2A Baseball Piedmont (21-8) at East Rutherford (25-2) 7 p.m. NCHSAA 2A Softball East Rutherford (12-6) at Central Davidson (22-4) 7 p.m.
Richard Petty speaks during the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
On TV Noon (ESPN2) Tennis French Open, Day 3. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) WNBA Basketball Phoenix Mercury at Tulsa Shock. From BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. (FSS) MLB Baseball Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds. From Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. (TS) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Florida Marlins. From Sun Life Stadium in Miami. 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Soccer United States vs. Czech Republic. From Hartford, Conn. 9 p.m. (TNT) NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix Suns. Western Conference Final, game 4. From US Airways Center in Phoenix.
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NASCAR inducts its first Hall class CHARLOTTE (AP) — The inaugural five members of NASCAR’s new Hall of Fame were inducted Sunday in a ceremony that both honored auto racing’s pioneers and celebrated the entire industry. NASCAR founder Bill France was lauded for his vision of turning unregulated beach racing into America’s premiere motorsports series. His son, Bill France Jr., was remembered as tough taskmaster who poured his soul into NASCAR. Richard Petty, the seven-time champion, was credited as the sport’s first superstar, while Junior Johnson was celebrated as the symbol of the sport’s
roots. And then there was Dale Earnhardt, the “champion’s champion” who epitomized the blue collar spirit at the heart of NASCAR. The final inductee in Sunday’s ceremony, Earnhardt was represented on stage by his widow, Teresa, and four children, who each took a moment to share their memories of “The Intimidator.” It was a rare picture of unity for a family that’s been largely depicted as fractured since Earnhardt’s 2001 death in the Daytona 500. “Dale Earnhardt was definitely a hero to his family — no one can say
more about that than his children,” Teresa Earnhardt said. “Through them, his friends and fans, through this Hall of Fame, through you, Dale Earnhardt, the legend, lives on.” The Earnhardt’s closed a ceremony that was rich on family ties but short on individual celebration. Since only two members of this inaugural class are still living, inductions and acceptances fell to family members and close friends who shared stories that drew laughter and an occasional tear. France Sr. was accepted into the Hall by his son, Jim, who said the Please see Hall, Page 9
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Blackhawks, Scoreboard Flyers to fight for Stanley Cup
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When NHL commissioner Gary Bettman hands the Stanley Cup to Chicago captain Jonathan Toews or Philadelphia counterpart Mike Richards, a hockey-crazed city will be satisfied for the first time in decades. The Stanley Cup finals are set: Blackhawks vs. Flyers. Chicago hasn’t claimed the silver chalice since 1961, when there were only six NHL teams, and Philadelphia wasn’t one of them. The Flyers are seeking their first title since hoisting the Cup in 1974 and 1975 when the franchise was less than 10 years old. Philadelphia rose from the No. 7 seed and earned its title shot Monday night with a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals — a far cry from its secondround win in Game 7 against Boston that completed a 3-0 series comeback and a 3-0 rally in the decisive contest. Chicago punched its ticket on Sunday, also at home, when the Blackhawks completed a fourgame sweep of San Jose.
When the season started back in October, the Blackhawks were a popular choice to represent the Western Conference and make their first finals appearance since 1992. The Flyers also were considered a favorite in the East. That title talk ended quickly as Philadelphia dropped to the bottom of the standings and replaced coach John Stevens with Peter Laviolette in December. The Flyers ran the gamut of peaks and valleys on either side of the holiday and Olympic breaks before making a final playoff surge in the dwindling days of the regular season. It wasn’t until Brian Boucher stopped New York Rangers forward Olli Jokinen in the final round of the shootout on the final day of the regular season that the Flyers secured a place in the postseason.
Then they made the most of it. After getting close a few times in recent years, Philadelphia is playing for the Cup for the first time since being swept by Detroit in 1997.
The Blackhawks took a different path. After reaching the conference finals last year, this young, dynamic group from Chicago gained the requisite experience to learn how to win. With maturity exceeding their years, the Blackhawks challenged for the top seed in the West, but settled for No. 2 along with their Central Division title over defending West champion Detroit. Despite being an Original Six franchise, Chicago had become a bit of a forgotten hockey city. The Blackhawks hadn’t even finished first in their division since 1993.
That has all changed since the arrival of Toews, Patrick Kane, and first-year starting goalie Antti Niemi, and the emergence of power forward Dustin Byfuglien as a postseason force. You would never believe Chicago was the Second City in the hockey world these days after the club surged into the Cup finals with a sweep over topseeded San Jose.
Michael Leighton and the Flyers also are riding quite a wave. Philadelphia has won eight of nine overall and seven of eight since Leighton took over in goal for injured starter Boucher during Game 5 against Boston.
Leighton combined with Boucher on a shutout that night, fueling the Flyers’ historic comeback, and then blanked the Canadiens in each of Philadelphia’s first three wins of the conference finals.
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Sunday’s Games Cleveland 4, Cincinnati 3 Washington 4, Baltimore 3, 10 innings Boston 8, Philadelphia 3 Chicago Cubs 5, Texas 4 Florida 13, Chicago White Sox 0 Tampa Bay 10, Houston 6 Colorado 11, Kansas City 7 Milwaukee 4, Minnesota 3 St. Louis 6, L.A. Angels 5, 10 innings Oakland 3, San Francisco 0 Detroit 6, L.A. Dodgers 2 San Diego 8, Seattle 1 Toronto 12, Arizona 4 N.Y. Mets 6, N.Y. Yankees 4 Monday’s Games Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland 2 Boston 6, Tampa Bay 1
Toronto at L.A. Angels, late Tuesday’s Games Chicago White Sox (Peavy 3-3) at Cleveland (Talbot 5-3), 7:05 p.m. Oakland (Braden 4-4) at Baltimore (Guthrie 2-4), 7:05 p.m. Boston (Lester 4-2) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 5-1), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 4-2) at Minnesota (S.Baker 4-4), 8:10 p.m. Texas (Harden 2-1) at Kansas City (Meche 0-4), 8:10 p.m. Toronto (R.Romero 4-1) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 3-3), 10:05 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 5-2) at Seattle (Fister 3-2), 10:10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m. Texas at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. Detroit at Seattle, 3:40 p.m. Oakland at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.
BASKETBALL CONFERENCE FINALS x = if needed EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston 3, Orlando 0 Boston 92, Orlando 88 Boston 95, Orlando 92 Boston 94, Orlando 71 Orlando at Boston, late x-Wednesday, May 26: Boston at Orlando, 8:30 p.m. x-Friday, May 28: Orlando at Boston, 8:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 30: Boston at Orlando, 8:30 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE L.A. Lakers 2, Phoenix 1 L.A. Lakers 128, Phoenix 107 L.A. Lakers 124, Phoenix 112 Phoenix 118, L.A. Lakers 109 Tuesday, May 25: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 9 p.m. x-Thursday, May 27: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m. x-Saturday, May 29: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m. x-Monday, May 31: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.
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NHL Playoffs CONFERENCE FINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Philadelphia 4, Montreal 1 Sunday, May 16: Philadelphia 6, Montreal 0 Tuesday, May 18: Philadelphia 3, Montreal 0 Thursday, May 20: Montreal 5, Philadelphia 1 Saturday, May 22: Philadelphia 3, Montreal 0 Monday, May 24: Philadelphia 4, Montreal 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Chicago 4, San Jose 0 Sunday, May 16: Chicago 2, San Jose 1 Tuesday, May 18: Chicago 4, San Jose 2 Friday, May 21: Chicago 3, San Jose 2, OT Sunday, May 23: Chicago 4, San Jose 2 STANLEY CUP FINALS Philadelphia vs. Chicago Saturday, May 29: Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m. Monday, May 31: Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 2: Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Friday, June 4: Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. x-Sunday, June 6: Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 9: Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. x-Friday, June 11: Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.
GOLF PGA Tour-HP Byron Nelson Championship At TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas Jason Day Brian Gay Jeff Overton Blake Adams Scott Verplank Cameron Beckman Ben Crane Dustin Johnson D.A. Points Arjun Atwal Tom Pernice, Jr. Marc Leishman
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NASCAR Sprint Cup-NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Results At Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, N.C. (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Kurt Busch, Dodge 2. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota 3. (2) Joey Logano, Toyota 4. (12) Denny Hamlin, Toyota 5. (11) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet 6. (13) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet 7. (3) Brad Keselowski, Dodge 8. (14) Matt Kenseth, Ford 9. (20) Greg Biffle, Ford 10. (17) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet 11. (10) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet 12. (18) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet 13. (7) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet 14. (5) Kyle Busch, Toyota 15. (16) Kasey Kahne, Ford 16. (9) Casey Mears, Toyota 17. (15) Mark Martin, Chevrolet 18. (4) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet 19. (6) David Reutimann, Toyota 20. (8) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet 21. (21) Carl Edwards, Ford Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 94.175 mph. Time of Race: 1 hour, 35 minutes, 34 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.358 seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 5 laps. Lead Changes: 6 among 4 drivers. Lap Leaders: Ku.Busch 1-9; J.Johnson 10-25; Ky.Busch 26-48; Ku.Busch 49-50; J.Johnson 51-90; D.Hamlin 91-92; Ku.Busch 93-100. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Johnson, 2 times for 56 laps; Ky.Busch, 1 time for 23 laps; Ku.Busch, 3 times for 19 laps; D.Hamlin, 1 time for 2 laps.
Top 12 in Points: 1. K.Harvick, 1,768; 2. Ky.Busch, 1,699; 3. M.Kenseth, 1,642; 4. J.Johnson, 1,637; 5. D.Hamlin, 1,618; 6. J.Gordon, 1,605; 7. G.Biffle, 1,581; 8. J.Burton, 1,569; 9. Ku.Busch, 1,531; 10. C.Edwards, 1,487; 11. M.Martin, 1,475; 12. M.Truex Jr., 1,434.
Chisox pummel Indians, 7-2 CLEVELAND (AP) — Mark Teahen drove in three runs, John Danks went the minimum to stop a personal three-game slide and the Chicago White Sox snapped a five-game losing streak against Cleveland by beating the hapless Indians 7-2 on Monday night. Teahen hit a two-run double in Chicago’s four-run first inning off Justin Masterson (0-5), who lost his 11th straight decision. The right-hander hasn’t won in 16 starts since Aug. 20. Danks (4-3) allowed two runs and six hits in five innings. The left-hander was winless in his previous four starts, and the White Sox scored just three runs in his last three outings.
Pittsburgh Pirates. Harang (3-5) singled for a 3-2 lead, then barely scored from first on Orlando Cabrera’s double. He allowed four runs in 6 1-3 innings, including Ronny Cedeno’s two-run homer. Stubbs added an RBI double and a solo homer. Left-hander Brian Burres (2-2) walked the first two batters in the fourth to start the pivotal rally, which turned on Harang’s two-out hit and his all-out dash. Left-hander Arthur Rhodes pitched the eighth, extending his scoreless-innings streak to 16 1-3 innings. Francisco Cordero gave up a double in the ninth while earning his 15th save in 18 tries. =
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Youkilis and David Ortiz homered to back the strong pitching of Clay Buchholz and lead the resurgent Boston Red Sox to a 6-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. The Red Sox beat baseball’s top
CINCINNATI (AP) — Drew Stubbs had three hits Monday night, and right-hander Aaron Harang singled home a run and chugged around the bases to score another during Cincinnati’s five-run fourth inning, leading the Reds to a 7-5 victory over the
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team for the first time in five tries, climbing a season-best four games over .500 (25-21) with their third straight win on a difficult road trip that began in Philadelphia. Buchholz (6-3) won his eighth consecutive road start dating to last August, the longest such streak by a Red Sox pitcher since Roger Clemens won nine in a row from July 18, 1992 to April 20, 1993. The right-hander allowed one run — Carlos Pena’s eighth homer — and six hits over six innings. Hideki Okajima and Daniel Bard didn’t allow any baserunners the rest of the way. Ortiz homered for the fifth time in his last nine games, hitting a solo shot off Wade Davis (4-4) in the second inning. Youkilis, who is batting .400 (12 for 30) with five homers and 12 RBIs over his last nine games, made it 6-0 with a two-run shot off reliever Lance Cormier in the fourth. Boston’s Dustin Pedroia had three hits after beginning the night in an 0-for-19 slide.
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France’s Richard Gasquet reaches for the ball as he plays Britain’s Andy Murray during their first round match for the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris.
picked up wins the old fashion way, with pitching and defense. Piedmont has out-scored its playoff opponents through the first three rounds by a combined, 15-5. Colby Barnette has been the defensive catalyst for Piedmont in his right field spot and Brad Elwood pitched a one-hitter this past Saturday. East Rutherford on the other hand has been effectively playing “Bobby Ball” as fans like to call the aggressive, high-scoring style of play favored by East skipper, Bobby Reynolds. The Cavs have out-scored their first three opponents by a combined 26-7, including posting 10 runs in the previous two contests. Dakotah Thomas is likely to draw the start tonight on the hill for the Cavaliers. He won the round-two game against East Davidson, last Tuesday. The bats have been working as well for the Cavs this postseason. Derek Deaton has two homers and five RBI in the last three games. Drew Reynolds and Thomas each have five post sesason hits. The rest of the lineup has proven to be just as potent. The eight usual starters, without the designated hitter included, all have at least three hits or more this postseason. The winner of tonight’s contest advances to the western bracket finals. Tonight’s game starts at 7 p.m. at East High.
Federer wows in opening match Lady Cavs PARIS (AP) — The Frenchspeaking voice booming through loudspeakers at Court Philippe Chatrier recited Roger Federer’s bona fides during prematch introductions, detailing his six titles at Wimbledon, five at the U.S. Open, four at the Australian Open and then, reaching a crescendo, concluded this way: “One at Roland Garros, here, last year!” Federer smiled. Fans roared, many rising to applaud. Playing at the French Open as defending champion for the first time, Federer gave ’em plenty to cheer about Monday, dipping into his considerable repertoire of shotmaking in a 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 victory over 71st-ranked Peter Luczak of Australia. With the end result far from in doubt, Federer turned the outing into a glorified practice session. He closed one extended exchange by slicing a backhand with so much spin that, after landing, the ball darted back toward the net, away from Luczak. Federer acknowledged the cheers by raising an index finger, lest somebody forget he’s No. 1. “If it was anyone else, I’d be getting pretty angry,” said Luczak, whose career mark in Grand Slam matches fell to 5-14. “He just had me on a string and just (was) toying with me at the end. I think he was enjoying it.” Federer made only 11 unforced errors, won 50 of 64 points on his serve and faced one break point, which he saved. Other top players — even those who also won — were less pleased with their performances on Day 2, when a searing sun
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promoter-turned-NASCAR founder would have been thrilled to see the racing series had far exceeded his visions of creating a national sport. “If Dad were here today ... he would be proud mostly for NASCAR,” Jim France said. “The NASCAR Hall of Fame in many ways is the ultimate tribute to my father, the hopes and dreams that he had for our sport.” France Jr., who took the
carried the temperature into the 80s and made the most grueling of tennis’ surfaces even more of a test of fitness. The No. 1-ranked woman, Serena Williams, for example, found little to smile about after following Federer into the main stadium and beating Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland 7-6 (2), 6-2. She compiled 10 aces, converted 3 of 3 break points and accumulated a 28-13 edge in winners. Asked what pleased her about the way she played, Williams replied: “Across the board, nothing, really, just to be honest.” It was not the sort of afternoon for long outings, but some players just can’t seem to help themselves, such as No. 4 Andy Murray and former top-10 player Richard Gasquet of France. Gasquet started well, but Murray finished well and won 4-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2, 6-1. Murray also lost the first two sets before beating Gasquet in five at Wimbledon in 2008. Murray’s body language was about as bad as his play in the early going, and he pounded a fist into his forehead after blowing one backhand slice attempt in the third set. Yet it was Gasquet, who missed last year’s French Open after testing positive for cocaine, that faded. So Murray — a 2009 quarterfinalist at Roland Garros, twice the runner-up at other major tournaments, and Britain’s best hope for its first male Grand Slam champion since the 1930s — still will be around in the second round. Two seeded Spaniards lost, No.
reigns from his father and guided NASCAR through a 30-year period of extreme growth, was represented by his children, Brian and Lesa. “He loved this sport. He was passionate about it. He built it literally from the ground up,” France Kennedy said. “When I say ‘the ground up,’ I’m talking about a backhoe at Daytona International Speedway.’ Petty was inducted by his son, Kyle, who called NASCAR’s all-time wins leader “the biggest fan of the sport that ever lived.” “I think that’s what made
21 Tommy Robredo and No. 27 Feliciano Lopez, while Monday’s winners included No. 3 Novak Djokovic, No. 12 Fernando Gonzalez, No. 13 Gael Monfils, No. 14 Ivan Ljubicic, No. 19 Nicolas Almagro, No. 25 Marcos Baghdatis, and three U.S. men: No. 17 John Isner, Taylor Dent and Mardy Fish. The 29-year-old Dent never before had won a French Open match. He pointed out that the hot and dry weather has transformed the clay, making the surface “really quick. It’s almost like a hard court out there.” One figures that should bode well for him and the 6-foot9 Isner, as well as two other big-serving Americans, Andy Roddick and Sam Querrey, who are on Tuesday’s schedule. Remember: No U.S. man has reached the French Open quarterfinals since Andre Agassi in 2003. There were zero notable upsets among the women, and Williams will be joined in the second round by No. 3 Caroline Wozniacki, No. 4 Jelena Jankovic, No. 5 Elena Dementieva, No. 7 Sam Stosur, No. 8 Agnieszka Radwanska, No. 11 Li Na, No. 17 Francesca Schiavone and No. 24 Lucie Safarova. Ana Ivanovic, the 2008 French Open champion and former No. 1 now ranked 42nd, won her opener, but Melanie Oudin, the teenager from Marietta, Ga., who made surprising runs at last year’s Wimbledon and U.S. Open, lost to Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 7-5, 6-2.
him a great racecar driver,” Kyle Petty said. “He loves the sport. He carries a passion for this sport. He loves to drive. He loves to work on it. He loves the guys he raced against. He loved the fans. He loved everything about the sport.” The King, clad in his trademark cowboy hat and dark sunglasses, deflected attention to his accomplishments in his speech, preferring to praise his parents, his family, the Frances, his team, media and fans. “I never did anything
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span. The Lady Golden Eagles have not only been beating teams, they have defeated good competition in the playoffs. In the first round, they blanked Forest Hills, who finished the season 20-5 and then Wheatmore, which posted an 18-9 record this season. East Rutherford has also been impressive this post season. East Rutherford ousted a No. 1 seed, Piedmont, in the first round and then dispatched of another No. 1 seed, Randleman, this past Friday. Erasing Piedmont from the playoffs ended the season of one of the state’s best softball home run hitters. And to take out Randleman, East sidelined one of the most explosive offenses that 2A softball has seen this year. Those two opponents sported a combined record of 43-8 until the Lady Cavs brought both clubs’ season to a close. Tonight won’t be any easier, as they attempt to knock off their third No. 1 seed from the playoffs. “Tuesday is going to be a tough game against a traditionally tough team, we just have to show up mentally ready to play, be relaxed and have fun,” Powell said. Central Davidson High School, which is in Lexington, is accessible off Interstate 85 from Exit 91. Once on the exit, turn left onto Hwy. 8 for 1.5 miles and then turn left onto Hwy. 47. The school will be three miles from that point.
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Elkin finished tied for fifth with one of the county’s top golfers, David Eaker. The tandem of Elkins and Eaker closed with a 1-under 143 overall to take the fifth place finish. Other winners on Sunday included 1st Flight winner, Zach McKelvey. McKelvey was the low junior leader with a two-day total of 144. Trent Jones won the 2nd Flight, Bryan James won the 3rd Flight and Casey Hill won the 4th Flight. Dennis Hill was the low senior leader with a two-day score of 148.
by myself,” said Petty, NASCAR’s all-time winningest driver with 200 victories, who closed with “I guess I’m going to be like Gomer Pyle. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.” Johnson, the one-time moonshine runner turned champion driver and car owner, was inducted by his 16-year-old son, Robert, who nervously called his father to the stage. “Although my father may be going into the NASCAR Hall of Fame today, he’s always been a Hall of Fame dad in my heart,” he said. “Please
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join me in welcoming our next inductee, my father, Junior Johnson. I love you, Dad.” Earnhardt’s induction was the most anticipated — proven when a No. 3-clad fan in the back of the room cheered and raised three fingers in salute. Unlike the other inductees, whose choices for introduction and acceptance speeches were well-known, Earnhardt’s representatives were more fluid and the crowd was not certain who would speak.
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RALEIGH (AP) — Republican officials are taking the rare step of trying to derail the campaign of one of their own candidates — a risky move for party leaders trying to harness the power of the tea party movement while not letting it grow beyond their control. Tim D’Annunzio, a congressional candidate in North Carolina’s most competitive district, has run an antiestablishment campaign with vows to dismantle entire branches of federal government. His ideas have drawn support from tea party activists, and he has raised more money from individuals than his GOP rival while also contributing more than $1 million to his own campaign. Republican leaders in both Raleigh and Washington, however, are worried about his candidacy as he heads into a primary runoff, exposing tensions between the party’s core and the tea party movement on its outskirts. They’re publicizing court documents about D’Annunzio’s past legal, martial and business troubles and denouncing him as unfit for office. “Mr. D’Annunzio has disqualified himself by his background, his record and his behavior,” said Tom Fetzer, North Carolina’s Republican Party chairman. He said the GOP embraces the tea party but doesn’t believe a person with such a checkered past should be the party’s nominee. In Hoke County divorce records, D’Annunzio’s wife said in 1995 that he had claimed to be the Messiah, had traveled to New Jersey to raise his stepfather from the dead, believed
God would drop a 1,000-mile high pyramid as the New Jerusalem on Greenland and found the Ark of the Covenant in Arizona. A doctor’s evaluation the folD’Annunzio lowing month said D’Annunzio used marijuana almost daily, had been living with another woman for several months, had once been in drug treatment for heroin dependence and was jailed a couple of times as a teenager. The doctor concluded that his religious beliefs were not delusional. A judge wrote in a child support ruling a few years later that D’Annunzio was a self-described “religious zealot” who believed the government was the “Antichrist.” The judge said he was willfully failing to make child support payments. D’Annunzio declined Monday to discuss the specifics of his past and refused to confirm or deny the details of the court documents. He acknowledged having “a troubled upbringing” but said he changed his life 16 years ago when he had a religious conversion. The documents from the doctor assessing him during the divorce indicated that he was still smoking marijuana daily after the religious conversion, something D’Annunzio would not discuss.
Demario Atwater, left, arrives for his hearing in Hillsborough Monday. Atwater, of Durham, pleaded guilty at a hearing in Hillsborough to first-degree murder, armed robbery, kidnapping and other charges in the death of Eve Carson. In a plea agreement with prosecutors, Atwater agreed to life in prison without parole on the murder charge.
Suspect pleads guilty to killing UNC student HILLSBOROUGH (AP) — A man accused in the shooting death of a University of North Carolina student body president pleaded guilty Monday to murder and other state charges, avoiding a trial and the possibility of a death sentence. Demario Atwater of Durham pleaded guilty at a hearing in Hillsborough to first-degree murder, armed robbery, kidnapping and other charges in the death of Eve Carson. In a plea agreement with prosecutors, Atwater agreed to life in prison without parole on the murder charge. “Although the punishment is very severe, we are grateful that it was a punishment that will allow him to live,” said Jonathan Broun, one of Atwater’s attorneys. Atwater had already pleaded guilty in April to several federal charges, including carjacking resulting in death and kidnapping. He is to be sentenced in federal court Sept. 23. His agreement with prosecutors is for a life sentence. Carson was found shot to death in a
Chapel Hill neighborhood in March 2008, nearly a mile from campus. Carson’s parents and brother attended the hearing and issued a statement through Raleigh attorney Wade Smith. “Today’s outcome is neither adequate nor good, but the court’s acceptance of the guilty plea with a sentence of life in prison is consistent with the wishes of our family and honors Eve’s love of life and all people,” Smith said. Orange County District Attorney Jim Woodall was emotional when he motioned to the Carson family, who were sitting in the first couple rows of the courtroom. “There aren’t any words that can describe how senseless and how tragic Eve Carson’s death is,” Woodall said. While he admitted that the sentence would not help bring Carson back, Woodall said that it would bring some sort of closure to the family.
Governor says new road projects fund is needed RALEIGH (AP) — Mayors joined Gov. Beverly Perdue on Monday to urge the Legislature to create this year a dedicated fund to build urgent road and other transportation projects they say are needed to keep the state’s economic engines roaring in the decades ahead. Perdue wants the General Assembly to create the North Carolina Mobility Fund, which the governor said would generate up to $300 million annually by 2013 through higher driver’s license fees, the end of a trade-in sales tax break on new car sales and shifting around other pots of money. The governor said the Department of Transportation would use the fund to pay for efforts to ease congestion with projects of statewide significance. The current road-funding formula punishes regions that want to spend money on large projects, making them hard to accomplish. The fund likely would first be used to widen several miles of Interstate 85 close to the Yadkin River Bridge in Davidson and Rowan counties — a key shipping corridor between Atlanta and points north. Work is about ready to start to replace the aging bridge by issuing bonds.
“North Carolina values the safety of our businesses and the people who call North Carolina home and travel through North Carolina,” Perdue told reporters at a news conference. “It’s our obligation to make our traveling public safe.” A portion of Mobility Fund money also would go to interstate maintenance, city transportation projects and improving the state’s ports to attract industries that rely on shipping. “The Mobility Fund is all about job creation,” Morehead City Mayor Jerry Jones said. “We need to find new revenue.” Perdue inserted the fund in her budget proposal last month, but Senate Democrats declined to put the measure in their $19 billion spending plan last week. Senators didn’t have enough time to consider the idea in the first week of the session but they’re “open to new ways to fund transportation and are studying this issue,” said Schorr Johnson, spokesman for Senate leader Marc Basnight, D-Dare. The House is now considering its own version of the budget.
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Chg %Chg +.36 +10.6 +.30 +9.5 +.17 +9.2 +.44 +7.8 +.42 +6.6 +.19 +6.0 +.31 +5.8 +.57 +5.5 +.83 +5.4 +1.59 +5.3
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Name Last Gerova un 14.10 GerovaFn 12.33 HaderaPap72.30 ChinNutri n 3.06 DGSE 2.75 Geokinetics 4.94 iMergent 3.53 Chrmcft 2.35 PionDrill 5.24 SuprmInd 2.48
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 7891426 3.78 +.03 S&P500ETF2417845107.71-1.41 BkofAm 1683538 15.40 -.59 SprintNex 1212372 4.79 +.38 SPDR Fncl 1029213 14.33 -.42 iShEMkts 882706 36.95 -.39 FordM 882559 11.01 -.25 GenElec 736754 16.01 -.41 DirFBear rs 715802 16.34 +1.17 iShR2K 685694 64.20 -.87
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%Chg -40.1 -18.1 -13.1 -12.6 -12.3 -11.8 -11.0 -10.7 -10.7 -10.4
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg PwShs QQQ1012089 44.66 -.18 Microsoft 727677 26.27 -.57 Intel 558240 20.67 -.24 Dell Inc 437359 13.44 +.09 Popular 415406 2.83 -.23 Cisco 352746 23.37 -.09 ETrade 345169 1.46 ... Oracle 323568 22.28 +.12 MicronT 287976 8.79 -.14 Apple Inc 260745 246.76 +4.44 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
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8,087.19 2,971.98 325.67 5,552.82 1,451.26 1,677.54 869.32 539.03 8,900.27 473.54
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Dow Industrials 10,066.57 -126.82 Dow Transportation 4,199.52 -42.07 Dow Utilities 358.50 -3.29 NYSE Composite 6,666.74 -108.71 Amex Market Value 1,732.99 -10.94 Nasdaq Composite 2,213.55 -15.49 S&P 500 1,073.65 -14.04 S&P MidCap 742.15 -7.82 Wilshire 5000 11,257.14 -139.26 Russell 2000 641.21 -8.08
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CI 128,736 LG 67,975 LB 65,222 LG 59,228 IH 57,634 WS 55,402 LB 51,508 MA 50,350 LB 49,825 LB 48,636 LV 43,365 FB 39,521 LV 39,349 FV 38,799 WS 32,886 CI 32,666 LB 32,183 CA 31,694 LB 31,416 MA 30,732 LB 30,360 FG 30,024 MA 29,838 LG 29,370 MB 27,372 CI 27,146 FB 27,032 LB 26,786 LV 17,190 LB 10,065 LB 4,492 GS 1,476 LV 1,235 SR 502 LG 195
11.12 25.89 26.76 56.17 44.51 29.96 99.16 14.87 24.40 98.52 92.00 33.66 23.54 28.49 23.36 11.12 30.76 1.99 26.76 15.97 99.18 24.33 28.15 67.44 32.18 12.08 12.60 98.53 20.64 28.75 34.27 10.41 2.80 14.71 14.25
Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt
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+7.3/A +1.9/B +0.7/B +3.8/A +2.6/C +3.6/B -0.1/C +2.4/B +0.7/B 0.0/C -1.6/D +5.1/A -0.5/C +3.2/A +4.3/A +7.0/A +3.0/A +4.0/A +0.8/B +1.8/C 0.0/C +1.1/D +4.3/A +4.1/A +3.7/A +3.1/E +2.8/B 0.0/C +0.5/B +2.9/A +0.5/B +4.8/A -2.6/E +1.2/C -0.4/D
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Rising home sales expected to slow down
WASHINGTON (AP) — A now-expired homebuyer tax credit and low mortgage rates helped boost sales of previously occupied homes in April. The improvements aren’t likely to last. The tax credit is now gone. And economists caution that Americans are facing so many financial obstacles that falling rates alone won’t be enough to lift the housing market. Sales of previously owned homes rose 7.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.77 million, the National Association of Realtors said Monday. The sales increase sparked a rise in home prices. The median price for a new home rose to $173,100, up 4 percent from a year ago. Mortgage rates fell last week to the lowest level for the year. The average rate on a 30-year loan ticked up slightly to 4.87 on Monday, according to financial publisher HSH Associates. That was just above the record low of 4.83 percent last December, Worries over the European debt crisis have sent investors rushing into the safety of U.S. government bonds, whose yields affect some mortgage rates. Rates had been expected to rise after the Federal Reserve ended a mortgage-buying program that pushed rates down to record lows last year. But the uncertainty in Europe has helped drive rates down for anyone who’s closing a home purchase or looking to refinance. Rates on 30-year home loans are generally tied to the yield on 10-year Treasury bonds Still, Americans with adjustable rate mortgages could see slightly higher rates. About 70 percent of such loans reset based on the London Interbank Offered Rate. That’s the rate large international banks use when extending short-term loans to each other. This rate has been rising because of the turmoil in Europe. It’s still well below year-ago levels. In a healthier economy, extraordinarily low mortgage rates would pump up demand for homes. But economists say the job market is too weak and credit too tight. The tax credit’s impact is expected to linger for a couple of months. Buyers had to have a signed sales contract by April 30. But they have until the end of June to complete their sales. First-time buyers were eligible for a tax credit of up to $8,000. Current owners who bought and moved into another home could qualify for a credit of up to $6,500.
Specialist Gerard Petti, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday. Associated Press
Late slide sends markets lower NEW YORK (AP) — Financial companies dragged stocks lower Monday as already anxious investors grew even more uncertain about the U.S. government’s financial overhaul plan and debt problems in Europe. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 80 points in the final 15 minutes of trading to end with a loss of almost 127. It was the lowest close for the Dow since Feb. 10. The Dow and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell more than 1 percent. Investors are worried about limits that could be placed on U.S. banks in a final version of the financial overhaul bill. A bill that passed the Senate last week is now being reconciled with the House version. The late drop illustrates how jittery traders are in particular about what will happen in Europe. “People are afraid to go home and say ’All of the sudden what’s going to happen overnight in Europe? Is something new going to pop up?”’ said Joe Saluzzi, cohead of equity trading at Themis Trading LLC. The rescue of a Spanish bank raised investors’ uneasiness about Europe’s economy. Investors can’t shake their concerns that there could be more bank bailouts in Europe
if a wave of bad debt cascades through financial markets. It’s not clear that will happen, but traders remember well the problems in the U.S. that began with bad subprime loans. Those problems started small but eventually helped take down Lehman Brothers in September 2008. The Bank of Spain stepped in to rescue Cajasur after it failed to complete a merger. Meanwhile, traders still don’t have a clear idea about which financial overhaul provisions will remain in the combined House and Senate bill. That is making some traders cautious about betting on financial stocks. It remains uncertain, for example, whether a final bill will include a Senate provision that would require big banks to sell their derivatives operations. Derivatives are often profitable but risky investments. Derivatives that were tied to mortgages were blamed for worsening the housing crisis. The Dow fell 126.82, or 1.2 percent, to 10,066.57. The S&P 500 index fell 14.04, or 1.3 percent, to 1,073.65, and the Nasdaq composite index fell 15.49, or 0.7 percent, to 2,213.55. About three stocks fell for every two that rose on the New
York Stock Exchange, where consolidated volume came to came to 8.1 billion shares compared with 2.3 billion Friday. Bond prices rose. Investors have been flocking to the relative safety of government bonds and have at times dumped riskier assets like stocks and commodities. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 3.20 percent from 3.24 percent late Friday. Gold rose $17.90 to $1,194 an ounce. Crude oil rose 17 cents to $70.21 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The euro fell against the dollar, dropping to $1.2361. The 16-nation currency has become a symbol of investors’ concern about the continent’s economy. Traders have been dumping the euro on fears that massive debts will cause a default by a weaker country in the European Union. The euro hit a four-year low against the dollar last week. Analysts question whether countries like Greece, Spain and Portugal will be able to contain mounting debt through steep spending cuts. Investors are also worried that those budget cuts will upend an economic recovery in Europe.
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FBI: Crime rates down for third straight year
WASHINGTON (AP) — Crime in the United States dropped dramatically in 2009, bucking a historical trend that links rising crime rates to economic woes. Property crimes and violent offenses each declined about 5 percent, the FBI said Monday, citing reports from law enforcement coast to coast. It was the third straight year of declines, and this year’s drops were even steeper than those of 2007 and 2008, despite the recession. There were words of caution from experts. “It’s fabulous news, but I would draw an analogy to global warming: Even if you believe the long-term trend is increasing temperatures, it doesn’t mean you can’t have a cold year,” said Jonathan P. Caulkins, a professor of public policy at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College. Last year’s decline was 5.5 percent for violent crime,
including 7.2 percent for murders. The rate for property crime was down 4.9 percent, the seventh consecutive drop for that category. The declines had been a more modest 1.9 percent for violent crime and 0.8 percent for property crime in 2008 and 0.7 percent and 1.4 percent respectively the previous year. Long term, said Northeastern University criminology professor James Alan Fox, “there is a connection between an economic downturn and crime: Budget cuts create significant challenges in keeping crime rates low. We have increasing numbers of at-risk youth in the population, and they need services. We need to reinvest in crime prevention or else the good news we see today could evaporate.” The nation’s jobless rate hit 10.2 percent last October, reaching double digits for
the first time in 26 years. The rate was 9.9 percent last month. “We thought our property crimes during a recession would probably go up,” said Sgt. Trent Crump, a police department spokesman in Phoenix, where property crime declined more than 20 percent. Homicides in Phoenix were down over 25 percent. Crump attributed the drop in crime to a department focus on getting more officers on the street, targeting repeat offenders and forming partnerships with community leaders. Experts offered a range of factors that might have contributed to the drop in reported crimes. In the past, increases during economic downturns have tended to correspond to street level drug activity. One example is the crack cocaine epidemic during the economic decline of the late 1980s and early 1990s, said
Richard Rosenfeld at the University of Missouri in St. Louis. Factors “that often contribute to violence don’t seem to be there,” said Professor Alfred Blumstein of the Carnegie Mellon Heinz School, whose research over the past 20 years has covered many aspects of the criminal justice system. Fox said the criminal justice system has done a good job of dealing with violence among at-risk youth, and police departments have better technology and other ways to gather information so law enforcement resources are used more effectively to investigate crime and apprehend offenders. The FBI collected the crime data from more than 13,000 law enforcement agencies around the country. According to the numbers, all four measured categories of violent crime declined compared with 2008 — rob-
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Mental health nominee withdraws
RALEIGH (AP) — The state’s troubled mental health system faced another setback Monday COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal grand jury when an advocate for the menhas indicted a former South Carolina sheriff on tally ill named last week to run drug charges. the agency withdrew from the U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles said the indictment post due to a flap over some tax against former Lee County Sheriff E.J. Melvin was problems at the group he ran. unsealed on Monday after five additional defenJohn Tote, who until recently dants in the case were arrested. was the executive director of Melvin is charged with conspiracy to possess the Mental Health Association with intent to distribute five kilograms or more in North Carolina, and Health of powder cocaine and 50 grams or more of crack and Human Services Secretary cocaine. If convicted, he could get 10 years to life Lanier Cansler announced that in prison. he won’t become the next state Investigators say Melvin sold drugs from his mental health director. sheriff’s vehicle and tried to protect drug dealers Tote’s departure came on the from state and federal investigators. same day he was slated to report Twelve others are charged in the case. to work for the state. Cansler and Tote said public discussion Body of man found at boat ramp about payroll tax issues was too HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The body distracting at a time when the of a 52-year-old man has been found at a coastal focus needs to be on helping South Carolina boat ramp. patients and their families. Beaufort County deputies told the Island Packet Records at the North Carolina of Hilton Head that the body with gunshot wounds Secretary of State’s office show was found Sunday morning at the Pinckney Island federal tax liens of nearly $1.5 boat landing after someone called 911. million on the association since The coroner’s office identified the victim as 2006. Leonard Green of Hilton Head Island. “It’s time for the drama to Investigators think someone killed Green, but stop,” Tote said in an interview. they did not release additional details. “It was an unfortunate set of circumstances that led to the point where we’re at today.” Police increase waterway patrols Cansler said he should have WILMINGTON (AP) — Police in coastal North Carolina counties plan to add more waterway patrols this summer. The StarNews of Wilmington reported Sunday that Brunswick County deputies will man two HUNTERSVILLE (AP) — A boats 12 hours a day with resource officers who are bald eagle born at the Carolina out of school for the summer. Capt. Charles Wilson Raptor Center in North Carolina said the patrols will last after dark when many has been spotted in Alabama. boaters are leaving their fishing spots or heading The Charlotte Observer reports home from restaurants. Lola might be a mother. Sheriff Ed McMahon says Hanover County deputies also will man two boats with a dedicated staff She and her brother Len were of four deputies and a lieutenant. born in captivity at the center in The increase in patrols could lead to more citaHuntersville in 2006. The young tions, but the Carolina Beach Police Department eagles were fitted with small hopes its stepped-up patrols can curb theft. That transmitters and released. They is the most-reported crime on the water as people were monitored for a couple of steal items from moored boats near the shore. years, but then no one kept up
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done a better job examining the association’s tax problems — partly the result of the association failing to get timely payments for community-based mental health services it performs. Cansler said Tote told him a few months ago about the group’s tax challenges caused by the state’s recent cuts in provider rates. Cansler, an accountant by trade, said he believed the association was only a few months behind. “My understanding of the length of time was not full and not complete,” Cansler said in an interview. “I’ll take the blame for not vetting the issue to the extent that it should have been done.” Cansler now must find a replacement for Tote, who was widely praised for his work with the association. Leza Wainwright, the current director of the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services, isn’t slated to retire until Sept. 1. Tote “has a proven record of commitment, experience and passionate dedication to serving those suffering from mental illness,” Cansler wrote in a memo
to department staff. But Cansler said “complicated management decisions” during Tote’s tenure with the association has created a distraction during a critical period for the department. The division, which oversees treatment for more than 300,000 people annually, has struggled since the Legislature began mental health reform in 2001 to shift treatment for the mentally ill and people with disabilities from state institutions to community providers. A legislative report last year found the state may have wasted up to $226 million because it failed to act quickly enough to contain costs in a program that provided non-medical care for mental health patients living at home. State mental hospitals have been repeatedly threatened with the loss of federal Medicaid dollars due to safety violations involving patient care. Tote’s announced hiring May 18 began a series of leadership changes in the department, which spends roughly $4 billion in state dollars annually. Gov. Beverly Perdue hired Cansler as secretary in January 2009.
Once captive bald eagle may be a mom with them. A University of North Carolina Charlotte ornithologist released another eagle this month and looked up Len and Lola, now 4 years old. Lola’s movements hinted she had a nest 40 miles northeast
of Birmingham. Local birders found the nest and indications that chicks have hatched but haven’t left yet. Len is hanging out west of Great Falls, S.C., about 45 miles south of Charlotte.
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Dear Abby: Regarding your column of April 12, 2010, and the letter about the man who refuses to file tax returns, your answer was only partially correct. In addition to enrolled agents, tax returns are also prepared by other licensed professionals. Certified public accountants are regulated by the various states and do a great deal of tax preparation. Some tax attorneys may prepare income tax returns. The failure to file a tax return could be a crime, in which case the individual would need a tax attorney to represent him in trying to avoid a jail sentence. Communications to tax attorneys may be covered by the attorney-client privilege. In addition, there are practitioners who are qualified both as attorneys and as CPAs. While many enrolled agents may also be CPAs, or even attorneys, you should not have restricted your recommendation to enrolled agents only. — Sydney S. Dear Sydney: My thanks to you and the countless other CPAs and attorneys who wrote to correct me. I apologize for the omission. After wading through the tidal wave of mail, I contacted the National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA) for clarification and was told: “There are many outstanding tax practitioners who are attorneys or
Dear Abby Abigail van Buren
CPAs, some of whom are members of NAEA. We do not wish to imply in any way that they are less qualified or capable in the field of taxation. We just want to call attention to the profession of enrolled agents and let the public know that they are the only tax practitioners SPECIFICALLY licensed by the Department of the Treasury.” Readers, I hope this straightens out any confusion. Read on: Dear Abby: I was intrigued by the letter from the woman whose boyfriend has refused to file tax returns for eight years. In addition to the civil ramifications, it is a federal crime. An individual who has the requisite income is punishable for up to three years in prison for failure to file a tax return for each year in which he or she is responsible for filing one. Additionally, it can be construed by the government as tax evasion, for which the maximum penalty includes five years imprisonment for each year in which the tax is evaded. — Dennis C. Kainen
Plant worker can’t breathe Dear Dr. Gott: My breathing is shallow, and I often count 20 or more intakes per minute. I quit smoking 24 years ago, and the problem was not there then. My wife often hears my breath from another room, and my camcorder microphone picks it up easily. I have had a series of laboratory tests that all say there is nothing, but this condition can’t be right. My doctor says I definitely don’t have asthma, and he doubts that it’s pulmonary hypertension. I work at a plastics plant that often “cooks” the plastic, which smells and tastes nasty, but no one else there has had this trouble. I also operate an EDM machine that uses chemicals known to cause skin irritations, but again, no other person has had this breathing disorder. Can you help me, Dr. Gott? Dear Reader: A normal breathing rate for healthy adults is between eight and 16 breaths per minute.
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At a rate of 20, this is slightly abnormal, but given your claim that it is progressing, I believe you need further examination and testing. Rapid, shallow breathing is known as tachypnea and is associated with several pulmonary disorders, including asthma, pneumonia and other lung infections, pulmonary embolism (blood clot) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of the heart only. It causes the heart to weaken over time and eventually causes it to fail completely.
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Obama proposal White House backs compromise would force votes on ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy on spending cuts WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday is sending legislation to Congress that would allow him to force lawmakers to vote on cutting earmarks and wasteful programs from spending bills. The legislation would award Obama and his successors the ability to take two months or more to scrutinize spending bills that have already been signed into law for pork barrel projects and other dubious programs. He could then send Congress a package of spending cuts for a mandatory up-or-down vote on whether to accept or reject them. Senate Democrats filibustered the idea to death just three years ago, and so Obama’s move would seem like a long shot. But the plan could pick up traction in the current antiWashington political environment in which lawmakers are desperate to demonstrate they are tough on spending. The White House move also comes as Obama’s Democratic allies in Congress are trying to pass a tax and spending bill providing $170 billion for programs such as unemployment benefits, aid to state governments, and help for doctors facing a big cut in Medicare reimbursements. The Senate is also taking up an almost $60 billion war funding bill, and a vote looms on an administration-backed plan to add $23 billion to help school districts avoid teacher layoffs. Under the Constitution, the president has to either sign a bill — forcing him to take the bad along with the good — or veto it, which can be impractical. That allows Congress to pad spending legislation with items a president does not like. The White House says Obama would use the new power to try to weed out earmarks such as water and sewer grants and road projects not requested by the administration. The new authority is far weaker than the line-item veto power a GOP-dominated Congress gave President Clinton in 1996. Under that bill, before it was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1998, Clinton’s line-item vetoes automatically went into effect unless overturned by a two-thirds vote of both the House and Senate. When Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., tried in 2007 to force a vote on the weaker version, he won only 49 votes, far short of the 60 needed to break a filibuster led by Democrats.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal to step up the repeal of the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military but still allow the Pentagon time — perhaps even years — to implement new policies won the White House’s backing on Monday after administration officials met with gay rights activists. The White House budget office sent a letter supporting the proposal to remove the Clinton-era “don’t ask, don’t tell” law even as the Pentagon continues a review of the system. Implementation of policy for gays serving openly would still require the approval of President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen. How long implementation might take is not known. “The proposed amendment will allow for completion of the comprehensive review, enable the Department of Defense to assess the results of the review, and ensure that the implementation of the of the repeal is consistent with standards of military readiness, effectiveness, unit cohesion, recruiting and retention,” budget chief Peter Orszag wrote in an evening letter to Rep. Patrick Murphy, the Pennsylvania Democrat leading the repeal in the House. Murphy, an Iraq war veteran, was expected to introduce the legislative proposal on Tuesday. Gay rights groups urged a quick vote, which could come as early as Thursday. “Without a repeal vote by Congress this year, the Pentagon’s hands are tied and the armed forces will be forced to continue adhering to the discriminatory ’don’t ask, don’t tell’ law,” said Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign. The White House had hoped lawmakers would delay action until Pentagon officials had
completed their study so fellow Democrats would not face criticism that they moved too quickly or too far ahead of public opinion in this election year. Instead, administration officials recognized it could not stop Congress in its effort to repeal the 1993 ban and joined the negotiations. Hours after activists met at the White House, top Democratic lawmakers met on Capitol Hill and approved the final version of a brokered deal that adds the repeal to the annual defense spending bill. Obama called for the repeal during his State of the Union address this year, and Gates and Mullen have echoed his views but have cautioned any action must be paced. In a speech last year at the Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., Gated noted that the 1948 executive order for racial integration took five years to implement. One organization dedicated to repealing the law urged supporters to hold celebration. “President Obama’s support and Secretary Gates’ buy-in should ensure a winning vote, but we are not there yet,” said Aubrey Sarvis, an Army veteran and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network executive director. The administration has argued that any repeal should start in Congress and have the backing of top military leaders. Gay rights activists criticized the administration as Obama did little to push for a repeal during his first year in office. On Capitol Hill, the thirdranking House Republican promised unified GOP opposition to lifting the ban. “The American people don’t want the American military to be used to advance a liberal political agenda. And House Republicans will stand on that principle,” said Mike Pence, R-Ind.
Pence urged Democrats who control both chambers to wait until the Pentagon completes its review of what a repeal would take. Congress led hearings on a repeal and heard testimony from Gates and Mullen — the top uniformed official in the country — in favor of repeal. Additionally, a Gallup poll earlier this month found 70 percent of American favor allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly. Obama’s relationship with gay activists has been rocky since his election. Gays and lesbians objected to the invitation of evangelist Rev. Rick Warren’s to participate in Obama’s inauguration because of Warren’s support for repealing gay marriage in California. Obama responded by having Episcopalian Bishop V. Gene Robinson, the denomination’s first openly gay bishop, participate at another event. Obama has taken a slow and incremental approach to the politically charged issues. He has expanded some federal benefits to same-sex partners, but not health benefits or pension guarantees. He has allowed State Department employees to include their same-sex partners in certain embassy programs already available to opposite-sex spouses. The military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy was imposed by a 1993 law intended as a compromise between President Bill Clinton, who wanted to lift the ban on gays entirely, and a reluctant Congress and military. Under the policy, the military can’t ask recruits their sexual orientation. In turn, service members can’t say they are gay or bisexual, engage in homosexual activity or marry a member of the same sex. Between 1997 and 2008, the Defense Department discharged more than 10,500 service members for violating the policy.
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*4 line minimum on all ads FOREST CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY Is accepting applications for 3 bedroom apartments RENT IS BASED ON INCOME Applications will be accepted every Tuesday 8-10:30 AM and 12:30-3:30 PM Forest City Housing Authority 147 E Spruce Street, Forest City, NC Bring social security cards and birth certificates for all members of the household. Proof of income if receiving Social Security or Social Security Supplement, and print out of Unemployment will be required. Forest City Housing Authority is an equal housing opportunity provider and does not discriminate based on race, color, creed, sex, national origin, familial status or any other protected classification.
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Help Wanted Truck Service, Inc. is hiring Part-time & Casual CDL Drivers
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River Textile Services Rutherford County based laundry is seeking a consultant with experience in investment & financial customer service.
In accordance with the General Statutes of North Carolina, representatives of the Board of Transportation and Department of Transportation will meet with the Board of Commissioners of Rutherford County and all interested citizens to discuss proposed plans and proposals for the Secondary Roads Improvement Program for Rutherford County. This meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 7, 2010 at the Rutherford County Office Building, Commissioner’s Meeting Room, 289 North Main Street, Rutherfordton, North Carolina.
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The proposed program, along with a marked county map indicating proposed projects, will be posted at the County Courthouse for public review.
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6 ENGLISH MASTIFFS FOR SALE 7 weeks old $300 ea. 287-8088 or 289-0390 Free to a good home Adorable puppies approx. 8-10 wks. old Call 657-4300 Free to a good home Mountain Feist/mix puppy 6+ months old, female. Please call (828) 453-8763 Free to good home Adorable fuzzy kittens, litter box trained, healthy, all colors. Call 245-1871 Free to good home Male Jack Russell Chihuahua mix. Great watch dog, friendly, great w/kids. 245-1871
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Isothermal Planning and Development Commission budget for Fiscal Year 20102011 is available for public inspection at 111 West Court Street, Rutherfordton, NC.
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A Public Hearing will be held at 5:30 P.M. on June 8, 2010 at the Commission offices at 111 W. Court Street, Rutherfordton, North Carolina.
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PUBLIC NOTICE The proposed budget for the Town of Lake Lure has been presented to the Lake Lure Town Council and is available for public inspection at Town Hall in the Lake Lure Municipal Center from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays. There will be a public hearing on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. or thereafter, in the Council Meeting Room of the Lake Lure Municipal Center, for the purpose of discussing the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2010-2011. Citizens are invited to make written or oral comments.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of CLYO C. SEARCY of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said CLYO C. SEARCY to present them to the undersigned on or before the 18th day of August, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 18th day of May, 2010. Larry Ray Searcy, Executor 3649 Bills Creek Rd. Lake Lure, NC 28746
This is the 25th day of May, 2010. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Co-Administrator of the estate of SHIRLEY PAULINE BRADLEY HARDIN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said SHIRLEY PAULINE BRADLEY HARDIN to present them to the undersigned on or before the 4th day of August, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 4th day of May, 2010.
The Daily Courier office will be closed on Monday, May 31st in observance of Memorial Day Classified Advertising deadline for new ads, cancellations and changes to existing ads for the Tuesday, June 1st edition are as follows:
LINE ADS: Deadline is Friday, May 28th at 2:00 PM
George Michael Hardin, Co-Administrator PO Box 1106 Ellenboro, NC 28040
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Nation/world
World Today Afghans report 7 arrested
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan authorities Monday announced the arrests of seven people in last week’s suicide car bombing that killed six NATO soldiers including four colonels — three of them American and one Canadian. The blast was the first in a series of major Taliban attacks against NATO targets — the insurgents’ apparent response to a planned NATO offensive in the south and peace overtures by the Afghan government. Altogether, 18 people were killed in the blast Tuesday near the destroyed Afghan royal palace, the deadliest attack against coalition forces in the Afghan capital in eight months. The car bombing was followed a day later by a ground assault against the U.S.-run Bagram Air Field north of Kabul, and Saturday’s attack on the giant Kandahar Air Field, the biggest NATO base in southern Afghanistan.
Gunmen kill lawmaker
BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen in northern Iraq killed a newly elected lawmaker from a Sunni-backed list that narrowly won Iraq’s March elections, officials said, in a slaying certain to rattle the fragile political system. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the Sunni lawmaker’s allies in the Iraqiya coalition said Monday’s shooting was politically motivated. His death, in the former insurgent hotbed of Mosul, was sure to further destabilize Iraqi politics, as the country’s leaders continue to haggle over the makeup of a new government nearly three months after a parliamentary election. Earlier on Monday, a roadside bomb exploded in western Mosul, injuring two soldiers in an Iraqi army patrol, according to a Mosul police official.
Britain bans doctor
LONDON (AP) — The doctor whose research linking autism and the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella influenced millions of parents to refuse the shot for their children was banned Monday from
practicing medicine in his native Britain. Dr. Andrew Wakefield’s 1998 study was discredited — but vaccination rates have never fully recovered and he continues to enjoy a vocal following, helped in the U.S. by endorsements from celebrities like Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy Wakefield was the first researcher to publish a peer-reviewed study suggesting a connection between autism and the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella. Legions of parents abandoned the vaccine, leading to a resurgence of measles in Western countries where it had been mostly stamped out. There are outbreaks across Europe every year and sporadic outbreaks in the U.S.
China taking tough line BEIJING (AP) — China showed its growing assertiveness Monday as it launched high-level talks with Washington, saying it will carry out currency reform at its own pace and calling for an end to U.S. curbs on high-tech exports. Beijing also called on Washington to simplify foreign investment rules that it says are hampering Chinese companies and defended a policy to promote domestic technology that its trading partners say might hurt foreign companies. At an opening ceremony for the strategic talks, President Hu Jintao promised changes in exchange rate controls that Washington and others say keep China’s yuan undervalued and distort trade. But he gave no indication when it might happen.
S. Korea cuts trade SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president slashed trade to impoverished North Korea and pledged to haul Pyongyang before the U.N. Security Council, vowing Monday to make Pyongyang “pay a price” for a torpedo attack that killed 46 sailors. President Barack Obama offered his full support for South Korea’s moves, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton conferred with China — a veto-wielding permanent seat holder on the Security Council — on the next step in what she called a “highly precarious” security situation.
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A contractor operates an oil skimmer near a marsh impacted from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Pass a Loutre Monday.
Feds say they cannot take over spill clean-up COVINGTON, La. (AP) — The Obama administration’s point man on the oil spill rejected the notion of removing BP and taking over the crisis Monday, saying the government has neither the company’s expertise nor its deep-sea equipment. “To push BP out of the way, it would raise the question, to replace them with what?” Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen, who is heading the federal response to the spill, said at a White House briefing. The White House is facing increasing questions about why the government can’t assert more control over the handling of the catastrophe, which unfolded after a BP offshore drilling rig blew up April 20. All of BP’s attempts to stop the leak have failed, despite the oil giant’s use of joystick-operated submarine robots that can operate at depths no human could withstand. Millions of gallons of brown crude are now coating birds and other wildlife and fouling the Louisiana marshes. BP is pinning its hopes of stopping the gusher on yet another technique never tested 5,000 feet underwater: a “top kill,” in which heavy mud and cement would be shot into the blownout well to plug it up. The top kill could begin as early as Wednesday, with BP CEO Tony Hayward giving it a 60 to 70 percent chance of success. Allen said federal law dictated that BP had to operate the cleanup, with
the government overseeing its efforts. “They’re exhausting every technical means possible to deal with that leak,” he said. “I am satisfied with the coordination that’s going on.” Interior Secretary Ken Salazar suggested over the weekend that the government could intervene aggressively if BP wasn’t delivering. “If we find that they’re not doing what they’re supposed to be doing, we’ll push them out of the way appropriately,” he said. But asked about that comment Monday, Allen said: “That’s more of a metaphor.” Allen said BP and the government are working closely together, with the government holding veto power and adopting an “inquisitorial” stand toward the company’s ideas. The commandant also said the government has the authority to tell BP what to do, and such orders carry the force of law. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano also took a more measured tone at a news conference Monday in Galliano, La., with Salazar and six U.S. senators who had flown over the coast to see the damage. “We continue to hold BP responsible as the responsible party, but we are on them, watching them,” she said. BP said it is doing all it can to stop the leak.
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