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I remember saying, ‘Lord. I’ve got to get this bus slowed down and off the road.’ I got it off the road, turned the key off, pulled the brake up, hit the button to open the door and I went to the bottom of the steps. My wife stood behind the driver’s seat and guided people out and I stayed at the step. No one panicked. God took control of the whole thing. — David Roper Holly Springs Baptist Church bus driver
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“As soon as we got off the bus, we got far enough away that if it blew up we’d be out of harm’s way, then the Rev. John Huntley prayed for the group,” Lisa said. No passengers were injured in the fire. Lisa’s husband David was driving the bus when he heard a popping sound under an unoccupied front passenger seat at about 6:25 p.m. The bus was traveling on U.S. 74 in Polk
RUTHERFORDTON — County Commissioners voted unanimously to call more than $12.4 million in construction bonds from the Queen’s Gap development at a special meeting Friday morning. “We find ourselves at this point on the bond, because Devinshire Land Development Corporation has not performed as they said they would, and we have certain obligations to the property owners,” County Manager John Condrey said. “The land has been sold for several homesites and the bonds given to us by Queen’s Gap are to make sure this construction happens. This resolution will allow us to start the process of collecting these bonds.” The vote was four to zero, with Commissioner Susan Crowe absent. “I’m saddened the development at Queen’s Gap has not progressed any more than it has,” said County Commission Chairman Brent Washburn. “We had high hopes for all those developments and what they would do for our tax base. At the same time, the people who have made investments in those developments have not had the infrastructure built to help retain value on their property. We want to get the property owners as much relief as we can for the investments they’ve made.” Queen’s Gap representatives could not be reached for
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The shell of a 32-passenger church bus belonging to Holly Springs Baptist Church is all that remains after the vehicle burned Thursday afternoon. The 16 passengers were able to escape without injury just minutes before the blaze consumed the bus.
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FOREST CITY — A bus belonging to Holly Springs Baptist Church bus was destroyed by a fire Thursday afternoon, and one of the passengers who escaped the inferno said the Lord took care of the 16 people who were en route to a camp meeting in Hendersonville. Lisa Roper was among those on the bus, which was driven by her husband David Roper.
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RUTHERFORDTON — Campaign billboards put up earlier this month by Sheriff Jack Conner drew a complaint recently, but the town’s attorney said Thursday that the signage does not violate a town ordinance. Rutherfordton has a sign ordinance and part of that ordinance specifically addresses political signs and how soon they may be put out. However, Town Attorney David Lloyd said the billboards in question are not covered by the intent of the town’s campaign sign regulations. Conner, a Democrat, contacted Thursday, also said he did not feel the billboards fall within the campaign signs restrictions. “You can purchase a billboard at any time,” the sheriff said. Conner’s Republican opponent in the campaign, Chris Francis, also contacted Thursday, said he was sure that the sheriff was in compliance and added he had not questioned it. The complaint, specifically, was that the billboards were put up too early, based on town restrictions. The issue was raised in an e-mail that someone sent to Mayor Jimmy Dancy recently, prompting the matter to be looked at by town officials. Rutherfordton’s campaign sign regulations say, “Per the Town’s sign Please see Signs, Page 6A
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The following churches have announced Vacation Bible School:
Cornerstone Fellowship Church, “Around the World,” Aug. 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; for all children ages 2 to 11; for information, contact Kassie Wilson 980-5041.
Piney Mountain Baptist Church, VBS, Aug. 14, 10:30 a.m. until
Holy Ground Community Church, VBS, Aug. 18-21, 6 to 8 nightly; for more info, call Eddie Mathis at 245-1655.
Music/concerts
Gospel singing: Aug. 15, 6 p.m., Pleasant Grove Baptist Church; featuring Shingle Hollow Senior Choir; for information, call 287-3277.
Third Sunday night singing: Aug. 15, 6 p.m., Sandy Level Baptist Church; featuring the Chapel Grove Quartet of Gastonia.
Singing: Aug. 15, 11 a.m., Golden Valley Missionary Methodist Church; featuring Michael Wayne Smith.
Usher celebration: Aug. 15, 4 p.m., New Zion Missionary Baptist Spindale; guests will be the Rev. Clinton Feemster and congregation from Mount Zion Baptist, Kings Mountain.
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Concert: Aug. 29, 6 p.m., Mount Vernon Baptist Church; featuring Gaither Homecoming’s Ann Downing; love offering will be received; www.mountvernonbaptistchurch.org. Singing: Sept. 5, 7 p.m., Riverside Baptist Church, Harris; featuring Golden Valley Crusaders.
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Simple Faith will be in concert Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. at Piney Knob Baptist Church. A love offering will be accepted.
Homecoming: Aug. 15, Harris Baptist Church; lunch at 1 p.m., followed by a singing by the Golden Valley Crusaders at 2 p.m. Homecoming/revival services: Aug. 15, 3 p.m., Jerusalem Baptist Church; guest speaker for Sunday and Monday (services Monday at 7) is the Rev. Jamal Edwards; revival will also be Tuesday through Thursday nights at 7. Trinity Program: Aug. 15, 3:30 p.m., Doggett Grove AME Zion; speakers include the Revs. E. Staley, B.Brown and T. Robinson. Special youth service: Aug. 15, 6 p.m., Fork Creek Baptist Church, Union Mills; featuring the Blood Bought Trio. Homecoming: Aug. 22, 11 a.m., Robertson Crek Freewill Baptist Church; covered dish lunch will follow in fellowship hall.
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Homecoming: Aug. 22, Sunday School, 9 a.m., morning worship, 10 a.m., West Point Baptist Church; covered dish meal and time of fellowship will follow; Kelly Murphy will share through testimony and music following the meal. Church anniversary: Aug. 22, 3 p.m., St. John AME Zion Church; guest speaker the Rev. Herbert Grant; theme is “Continuing in Faith, Rebuilding the Walls of Zion;” revival begins Aug. 23-26, 7 nightly. Homecoming: Aug. 22, 3 p.m., Wheat Creek Baptist Church; guest speaker will be the Rev. Ronnie Sullivan of Catawba View Baptist Church in Kings Mountain.
Revival: Aug. 23-25, 7 nightly, Wheat Creek Baptist Church; revivalist wilbe Dr. Clinton Feemster, pastof of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Kings Mountain. Revival: Aug. 26-27, 7 nightly, Faith Temple Church; guest speaker the Rev. Matthew Hartley of Cleveland, Tenn. Praise and worship service: Aug. 28, 10 a.m., Faith Temple Church; led by Brother Jay McDowell
Fundraisers Chicken pie dinner: Aug. 28, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., High Shoal Baptist Church; all you care to eat, chicken pie, vegetables, desserts, tea or coffee; adults $5, children ages 6 to 12,
Errors in Judgment Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. New K.J.V. Proverbs 26:12 We are all prone to errors of judgement. Psychologists and social scientists have been investigating the many and various forms of these errors for decades. Some of these are virtually built into the very structure of our psyches. Almost everyone has a self-serving bias. For instance, we simply cannot understand how others could think and feel the way they do when it differs so radically from our own ways of thinking and feeling. At different times in our lives we are prone to particular errors of judgement. Prior to our brains being fully developed, which doesn’t occur until the mid-twenties, we are not very good at risk assessment and more likely to be impulsive. Witness the high rate of car crashes among teenagers. At the other end of the age spectrum, older adults often place too much trust in their experience and thus they may fall prey to overconfidence in their judgements. The fact is, errors of judgement are a pervasive fact of life, and we would all do well to leaven our thinking with a moderate dose of humility. We have been wrong in the past and surely we will be wrong in the future, so we should not be too sure that we are not wrong now.
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$2.50, younger than 6 free; proceeds go to the family in need Christmas fund. Churchwide yard sale: Aug. 14, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Temple of Jesus Church, Lake Lure; variety of items. Spaghetti supper: Aug. 14, 5 p.m., Mountain View Baptist Church; $5 per plate or by donation; sponsored by the youth. Buffet breakfast: Aug. 21, 7 to 10:30 a.m., Mount Pleasant Baptist Church; $5 for all you can eat. Fish fry: Aug. 21, 4 to 7:30 p.m., Tanner’s Grove United Methodist Church; $8 adults, $5 children 12 and younger; proceeds will go to the building fund. Poor man supper: Sept. 9, 4 to 7 p.m., Providence United Methodist Church; menu includes pintos, white beans, black eyed peas, greens, cooked cabbage, macaroni and cheese, livermush, cornbread, slaw, pickles, desserts and drinks; cost is $5; proceeds will go to the “Feed the Hungry” ministry.
Other Tickets on sale for gospel play “After the Pain” by Pamela Harrison, to be presented Sept. 3 at The Foundation; sponsored by the Carver Alumni Association; see alumni
member for tickets or call The Foundation box office at 286-9990. Back to school rally: Aug. 21, 10 a.m., Pine Ridge CME Church, Union Mills; speaker is Ronnie “R.J.” Aiken Jr.; youth praise dancers from Jones Tabernacle CME Church in Lawndale. Free family concert and movie night: Sept. 5, 6 p.m., Abundant Life CWC; concert starts at 6 p.m., movie starts after sunset; bring a lawn chair or blanket.
NA/AA meetings: Every Monday at 7 p.m., at New Life Christian Fellowship Church of God, 601 E. Main St., Spindale; contact James Keeter at 247-4681 for more information. Hispanic Baptist Church “Cristo Vive:” Services on Sunday afternoons in English, 6 p.m., every Sunday. The church is located at 929 Oakland Road. Contact the Rev. Jairo Contreras at 289-9837. Children’s Bible study: Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Johnson Memorial Baptist Church. Open support group: “Let’s Talk About It” meets every Monday from 7 to 8 p.m., at New Life Fellowship Church, 601 E. Main St., Spindale. This group is for anyone who needs to talk about any issues.
‘Festival in the Park’ scheduled Aug. 22 RUTHERFORDTON – First United Methodist Church will host “Festival in the Park” beginning Aug. 22 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Crestview Park at the picnic shelter. The community is invited to take part in music, crafts, balloons and ice cream, as well as having opportunity to get a free blood pressure check, play kickball, softball and Frisbee and shoot soda bottle rockets.
Free toys will be given to the first 30 children and ice cream will be served starting at 3 p.m. Mission projects information will be available; please bring a can of food to donate to the needy. If you are in need of assistance of any kind, please let a church member know – they’ll be wearing church tee shirts. For more information, call 287-3704.
First UMC accepting applications for endowment grants until Sept. 15 The endowment committee of First United Methodist Church in Forest City is now taking applications from nonprofit organizations for its 2011 Endowment
Grants. If you are interested, please call 245-6446 for an application. Applications are due back by Sept. 15.
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Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 148 E-911 calls Thursday.
Malo Menard, a neighbor of former Marine Cesar Laurean, testifies during Laurean’s trial at the Wayne County Courthouse in Goldsboro Friday. Laurean faces charges of first-degree murder in the death of 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach of Vandalia, Ohio in 2007.
Rutherfordton n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 37 E-911 calls Thursday. n Pam Craig reported an incident of larceny. n John White reported an incident of damage to property. n Edith Shiver reported an incident of larceny.
Spindale n The Spindale Police Department responded to 33 E-911 calls Thursday.
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Forest City n The Forest City Police Department responded to 55 E-911 calls Thursday. n An officer reported found property on Springfield Drive. n An employee of Foothills Harvest Outreach Ministries reported an incident of obtaining property under false pretenses. n An employee of Ace Hardware reported an incident of obtaining property under false pretenses. n An employee of Forest City Mowers reported an incident of obtaining property under false pretenses. n An employee of Wal-Mart reported an incident of shoplifting/ concealment. n An employee of Roses Department Store reported an incident of larceny. n Sharon Street reported an incident of larceny.
GOLDSBORO (AP) — The supervisor of a former Camp Lejeune Marine accused of killing his pregnant colleague testified Friday that ex-Marine Cesar Laurean was one of the best troops of his rank he has ever led.
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A second neighbor, Malo Menard, said he saw Laurean and some friends around the bonfire, the only time he ever witnessed a fire in Laurean’s yard. Menard said he also suddenly found a long section of the wood fence separating their yards missing. Menard said he didn’t know what kind of fuel was used in the fire. Prosecutors allege Laurean burned
Menard said he observed the dog had been kept inside the home for about eight months until early January 2008. Alander and Menard each testified that at about the same time they saw a blue car similar to the type Lauterbach owned parked on the street outside Laurean’s home. Menard said he remembered the vehicle because his ex-girlfriend owned one that was almost identical, and he initially wondered what she was doing in his neighborhood.
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In other testimony, two of Laurean’s neighbors said they recalled an unusual bonfire in Laurean’s backyard shortly before Christmas 2007. “My wife had been complaining of the smell,” neighbor Richard Alander testified.
Lauterbach’s corpse in the firepit, then buried it in a shallow grave topped by a fresh layer of cinderblocks. Menard said shortly after Laurean’s backyard bonfire, the family’s small, terrier dog began to be tied up in the home’s front yard. McNeil asked Menard under crossexamination how well he knew how Laurean and his wife cared for their dog.
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staying a Marine,” Larsen said. Larsen said he did not know Lauterbach well. But her reputation in the unit was “that she’s not truthful all the time,” Larsen said. Defense attorney Dick McNeil told jurors during his opening statement that while prosecutors had to prove Laurean’s guilty, that they should be aware of the stress the rape allegation had caused Laurean. McNeil told jurors someone else might have killed Lauterbach.
n Leonard James Maxwell, 49, of 320 6th Ave. W.; charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD) n Pamela Gail Cox, 43, of 1388 Ridge Rd.; charged with a simple worthless check; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD) n James Fleming Smalley, 56, of 530 East Central; charged with driving while impaired; released on a $2,500 bond. (LLPD) n Clarence Maurice Wilkins, 27, of 254 McGinnis Rd.; charged with driving while impaired; released on a $25,000 bond. (RPD)
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Laurean wanted to clear the cloud and deploy to Iraq with the rest of his unit, Larsen said. “He was truly concerned about getting back on track in his career and
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n Travis Matthew Carter, 20, of 156 Poncho Ln.; charged with injurty to real property; released on a $1,000 bond. (RCSD) n Archie Miller, Jr., 49, of 372 N. Cleghorn St.; charged with resisting a public officer; released on a $500 bond. (RCSD) n Richard Francis Stinchcomb, 35, of 149 Italy Way; charged with misdemeanor larceny; released on a written promise to appear. (RPD)
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A Marine who was friendly with Laurean at the time testified Thursday that Laurean confessed having consensual sex with the lower-ranking Lauterbach. The rape allegation still darkened Laurean’s career, but after seven months military investigators had not charged him by the time Lauterbach disappeared in December 2007. The military equivalent of a civilian grand jury proceeding was coming up, which would determine whether there was enough evidence to pursue charges against Laurean, Larsen said. After Lauterbach disappeared, Laurean asked Larsen what would happen to the hearing if the woman didn’t return.
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Chief Warrant Officer Joel Larsen was Laurean’s boss when the thencorporal was a personnel clerk in a combat logistics regiment at Camp Lejeune. Larsen called Laurean one of the top five non-commissioned officers of the 50 or 60 he had commanded over an 18 year Marine Corps career. “The corporal was a stellar performer,” Larsen said Laurean, 23, of Las Vegas, is on trial for first-degree murder in the slaying of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, 20, of Vandalia, Ohio. Laurean has pleaded not guilty. He faces life in prison if convicted. Laurean was kicked out of the Marines after fleeing hours before investigators found Lauterbach’s body on Jan. 12, 2008. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Laurean was arrested in western Mexico in April 2008 after an international manhunt. Prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty so Mexico would return Laurean to the U.S. Lauterbach accused Laurean in May 2007 of raping her and fathering her unborn baby. She later told a military prosecutor that Laurean couldn’t be the father based on a medical examination and recalculated conception date. A DNA test showed Laurean was not the father.
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hurch bus driver David Roper and his wife Lisa were quick to praise God after they and their passengers managed to safely get away from the burning bus Thursday. Providence was surely looking out for the church members who were headed for a camp meeting in Hendersonville when the bus caught fire on U.S. 74. Still, we cannot help but think that the actions of David and Lisa played a big part in the divine intervention. When David heard a pop under the bus and saw smoke, he immediately stopped, shut off the engine and opened the doors. He got out and helped the passengers out the door while Lisa stood at the top of the exit steps and guided people to the door. She suffered blisters on her feet from the hot floor. They say the Lord works in mysterious ways. In this case, we think he employed the services of two brave and caring people to help others.
Our readers’ views Says people should vote on all spending To the editor: You can’t get out of the house without hearing people talk about building a new dog pound. You see signs in people’s yard, and of course in the paper. It will take my tax money to pay for a dog pound, and Sheriff Jack Conner had a good idea in part. Why would we have a dog pound in one location and an animal adoption agency in another area of the county? Sheriff Conner is correct in wanting the new dog pound near the trash dump, because of costing a fortune if located at the Daniel Road location. Can’t you just imagine going to the library, or sitting outside to watch soccer and smelling a stinking dog pound. Oh yes, I forgot about the agriculture barn over there too. Now we start mixing dog and cat waste, and then adding in the waste of livestock of all kinds, better wear a gas mask. It really seems to me a certain group of people living in Rutherford County think their biggest offbeat wants aren’t of major importance to all the citizens of Rutherford County. Let the majority decide what is best for everyone by a vote, but if you try to talk to them about it, you will see what I call a radical group of non-Rutherford County heritage. All money matters needs to be put on a ballot. The money spent by government belongs to the people. Not all decision on spend-
ing their money, are made in Rutherford County by the people’s vote. It time to change this. Rick Henson Rutherfordton
Says writer wrong about tax cut impacts To the editor: I would like to respond to the letter to the editor written by Ray Crawford (Aug. 11). First off, I would be ashamed to accuse the Republican party of using “myths, propaganda and lies” to defeat any proposals the Obama administration might have put forward. According to recent polls, the American people do not agree with that assessment. People are not stupid and are not blindsided by politics to the extent that they vote only along party lines. Fortunately, reasonable people see both sides of an issue. Undoubtedly, some people ignore the polls or, like Mr. Crawford, refuse to acknowledge the information polls provide. The current Administration is ramming through legislation full of lies and deceit contrary to the will of the majority. It is about time we quit thinking in terms of Democrats or Republicans and start listening to the will of the people and vote accordingly. It does not take a rocket scientist to see through what this Administration is trying to do. Across-the-board tax cuts that benefit everyone have worked for the country and for every country in Europe. Raising taxes has never worked in a slow economy.
Mr. Crawford says that proposed tax increases will only affect people making over $250,000 a year. That is simply not true. Economy policy that stymies growth and industry has a negative effect on everyone. James O. Harris Shiloh
Offers thoughts on county and tag office To the editor: “Small Town Friendly” and “Shop Locally” are two quotes that county residents hear all the time. Friendly for who? I found the story in the Daily Courier July 31 interesting. Our county manager states that since the tag office is at best a break even service, that the county may be not interested in operating a tag office. How friendly is that? Now for the “Shop Locally.” While I am in Marion or Shelby getting a tag renewed or title work done, why don’t I just go shopping at their stores and maybe grab some lunch at one of their restaurants. First, our county commissioners tell the residents to stay here in Rutherford County; now, they are telling me I have to go elsewhere. Can Rutherford County really afford to send people to other counties? Could this lead to lost revenue It is a shame that we, the taxpaying residents, of the county seem to be a burden on the county for wanting a tag office. Go figure, it Rutherford County. Leroy Leach Rutherfordton
N.C. can no longer afford mediocrity in education RALEIGH – Every passionate reader has a first literary love – that first book that captured your attention and inspired your desire to explore and understand. For me, it was a true classic: A Child’s History of the World. First published in 1924, the book was the product of the innovative mind of Virgil Hillyer, the Harvardtrained headmaster of the Calvert School in Baltimore. After many years at the helm of the school, Hillyer realized that there were many children whose families couldn’t afford tuition but who would benefit from high-quality instruction. So he convinced Baltimore booksellers to sell his curriculum directly to families. The publication and marketing of A Child’s History of the World in the 1920s and 1930s helped spark the development of formal homeschooling in America. The copy I read in the mid-1970s, however, had been rescued by my mother from the dumpster behind the Charlotte public school
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where she taught. Hillyer thought that most children could learn far more than commonly thought. They simply needed to be challenged, and to be presented material in an engaging way. His work reflected that sentiment, as do most successful instructional programs. Unfortunately, North Carolina has had little success improving the reading program in its public schools. Too many teachers (and teachers of teachers) remain wedded to discredited practices. Too many lawmakers devote too many tax dollars to pointless exercises in political theater. And too many families allow kids to do everything except sit down to read. You can see the results
in the data. Since the mid1990s, when North Carolina launched its latest flurry of highly touted and expensive “reforms,” the state’s performance on independent math tests has improved significantly, particularly from 1996 to 2003. The same can’t be said for our reading performance. Among North Carolina eighth-graders, for example, the average reading score on the National Assessment of Education Progress was 264 in 1994 and 260 in 2009. Only 29 percent of our eighth-graders were proficient readers in 2009. In 1994, 31 percent were. (The change was not statistically significant, so it would be best to say there was no progress.) The education establishment and its defenders point their fingers in every other direction but at themselves. They say schools and teachers can’t help it, that these mediocre results are caused by social factors beyond their control. They also say that if they could only get their hands on even more
tax dollars, the results would be better. They say a lot of things, it seems, ignoring the tensions and inconsistencies. North Carolina can no longer afford to tolerate mediocrity. We have one of the worst economies in the United States. Our jobless rate has remained in double digits for more than two years. One reason is that as traditional manufacturing industries have downsized, thanks to international competition and technological innovation, some emerging industries doubt they can find the skilled labor they need in our state. More importantly, however, today’s students are tomorrow’s voters. The most compelling rationale for state government’s involvement in education is that a self-governing republic can thrive only to the extent that its citizens possess basic knowledge – about science, history, and civics – as well as the skills to learn more about the problems facing their families and communities.
North Carolina needs real education reform. Its elements aren’t hard to outline: n Adopt higher academic standards and independent, reliable tests of student performance. n Of the nearly $10,000 spent per pupil in our public schools, devote a higher percentage to classroom instruction, particularly our best teachers. n Ensure that most North Carolina parents exercise greater control over their children’s education by promoting public-school choice, charter-school expansion, tax relief for family investment in education, and scholarship assistance for low-income families. “When a wheel turns over we call it a revolution, which is a big name for a little thing,” Hillyer wrote in his Child’s History. “When a country turns over we also call it a revolution, which is a big name for a big thing.” It’s time for a revolution in North Carolina education. Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation.
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SBI agent’s Obituaries report was Rita Anderson McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home. Memorials may be a violation 63,Ritaof Forest Jo Hardin Anderson, made to Calvary Baptist City, died Church Food Pantry, 1509 Aug. 3, 2010, of practices Tuesday, Ferry Road, Mooresboro, NC at Hospice House of 28114.
RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s State Bureau of Investigation has concluded that one of its agents violated its practices when he changed a report in a murder case without telling anyone, bolstering the prosecution. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, the SBI says Gerald Thomas should have filed a second report. The letter was sent last month to Brad Bannon, who represented Dr. Kirk Turner. He was found not guilty by reason of self-defense last year. Thomas’ actions were revealed this week in The News & Observer of Raleigh, which reported Thomas changed his report to say a bloodstain pattern on Turner’s T-shirt was consistent with a knife.
Couple is accused of stealing from church
MOUNT HOLLY (AP) — Authorities say a couple who worked at a Baptist church in North Carolina used their positions to steal more than $350,000 over a three-year period. Multiple media outlets reported Friday that Alan and Linda Roland of Gastonia face four charges, including embezzlement and conspiracy. Officials say Alan Roland worked as the treasurer at Way of the Cross Baptist Church in Mount Holly and that his wife was assistant treasurer.
Man sent to jail after laughing in courtroom
FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Court is no laughing matter as far as one North Carolina judge is concerned. A Fayetteville man who was waiting for his case to be heard Friday drew the ire of Judge Toni King after starting to laugh in a Cumberland County courtroom. Authorities said King asked 47-year-old Johnny Montgomery why he was laughing, but the man refused to say. King ordered Montgomery to jail on a misdemeanor charge. As deputies were preparing to take Montgomery to jail, they searched him and found more than 3 grams of crack cocaine. Montgomery is now
Wanda Rose Trull Johnson Wanda Rose Trull Johnson, 70, died Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late William Marcel and Ethel Irene Cooper Trull. She was the widow of Carroll Johnson, who passed aaway March 20, 2009. She was a member of Caroleen Congregational Holiness Church and was a loving “Nanney” to countless children. Survivors include two daughters, Kathy Nelon and husband, Danny, and Melissa Nelon and husband the Rev. Paul Nelon, all of Rutherfordton; a brother, Bill Trull of Asheville; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a number of other family members. Funeral services will be held Monday at noon at the Western Carolina Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain with the Rev. Paul Nelon officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday, August 15, 2010, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Crowe’s Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to your local Relay for Life team.. Online condolences may be made at: www.crowemortuary. com
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Rutherford County in Forest City. She was a member of Centennial United Methodist Church and attended Spindale United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of King’s College in Charlotte. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Bronson and Martha Watson Anderson. Survivors include, one daughter, Stacie Hardin DuVall of Fayetteville; one step-son, Marty Hardin of Saratoga Springs, NY; one brother, Tim Anderson of Granite Falls; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren A memorial service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Centennial United Methodist Church with Revs. Carl Ramsey and Jim Pyatt officiating. Memorials may be made to Centennial United Methodist Church, c/o Robert Y. Guffey, 1491 Centennial Road, Union Mills, NC 28167. McMahan’s Funeral Home and Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com
Betty Ruppe Betty Kirby Ruppe, 69, of 1106 Old Hwy. 221-A, Cliffside, died Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center of Gaffney. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late J.L. and Gladys Stevens Kirby. She was retired from Cone Mills Cliffside Plant. She was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church, where she was a member of the choir, the Womens Missionary Union, was a children’s church teacher, and was active in all missionary activities at the church. She was also an honorary member of the Temple Baptist Church Brotherhood, and was past president of the Duke Power Retirees Club of Rutherford County. Survivors include her husband, Ned Ruppe; two sons, Gary Ruppe of Spartanburg, S.C., and Jeff Ruppe of Cliffside; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church with the Revs. Tim Frashier and John Godfrey officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Baptist Church Cemtery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. at
Rita Jo Hardin Anderson Rita Jo Hardin Anderson, age 63, of Forest City, NC, died Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at Hospice House of Rutherford County in Forest City, NC. She was a member of Centennial United Methodist Church and attended Spindale United Methodist Church. Rita was a graduate of King’s College in Charlotte, NC. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Bronson and Martha Watson Anderson. She is survived by one daughter, Stacie Hardin DuVall and husband David, Fayetteville, NC; one step-son, Marty Hardin and wife, Kathy, Saratoga Springs, NY; one brother, Tim Anderson and wife Cindy, Granite Falls, NC; seven grand children; and two great-grand children. A memorial service will be held at Centennial United Methodist Church at 2 p.m., Sunday, August 15, 2010, with the Rev. Carl Ramsey and the Rev. Jim Pyatt officiating.. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Centennial United Methodist Church McMahan’s Funeral Home and Cremation Services is assisting the Anderson Family.
An online guest register may be viewed at www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com
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Leon Mauney Leon B. Mauney, 84, of Poors Ford Road, Rutherfordton, died Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, at the Hospice House in Forest City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Harrelson Funeral Home.
Wanda Johnson Wanda Rose Trull Johnson, 70, died Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital. A native of Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late William Marcel and Ethel Irene Cooper Trull. She was the widow of Carroll Johnson. She was a member of Caroleen Congregational Holiness Church. Survivors include two daughters, Kathy Nelon and Melissa Nelon, both of Rutherfordton; a brother, Bill Trull of Asheville; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday at noon at the Western Carolina Veterans Cemtery in Black Mountain with the Rev. Paul Nelon officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. at Crowe’s Mortuary. Memorials may be made to Relay for Life. Online condolences: www. crowemortuary.com
Carolyn Horne Carolyn Moore Horne, 83, of Forest City, died Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, at White Oak Manor in Rutherfordton. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Walter Webb Moore and Jeanne Moss Moore. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Forest City. She was a retired teacher with the Rutherford County Schools serving Cliffside, Cool Springs and Shiloh. She was a past
president of the Forest City Junior Woman’s Club and served as a Cub Scout Den Mother. She was preceded in death by her husband, G. Russell Horne. Survivors include a son, George Russell “Russ” Horne Jr. of Forest City; daughters, Rosemary H. Smith of Forest City and Lucy Elizabeth “Beth” Wells of Spindale; two sisters: Jeanne M. Stowe of Gastonia, and Nancy M. Robbins of Forest City; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Forest City with Dr. Barry K. Keys officiating. A private burial will be held. Visitation will be one hour before the service in the church fellowship hall. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Forest City, 211 W. Main St., Forest City, Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043, or First Methodist of Forest City Cancer Patient Assistance Fund, 341 E. Main St., Forest City. The family will be at the home of Beth Wells, 312 Dogwood Lane, Spindale. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: www. padgettking.com
Deaths John M. Buckwalter LANCASTER, Pa. — John M. “Jack” Buckwalter, who worked his way up the ranks from teenage messenger to chairman of Lancaster Newspapers Inc., died Wednesday, Aug. 11. He was 79 Andre Kim SEOUL — Andre Kim, 74, one of South Korea’s bestknown fashion designers, died Thursday, Aug. 12, several weeks after being admitted to Seoul National University
Betty Kirby Ruppe Mrs. Betty Kirby Ruppe, 69, of 1106 Old Hwy. 221-A, Cliffsdie, died on Thursday, August 12, 2010, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center of Gaffney. A native of Rutherford County, she was born on February 2, 1941, and was a daughter of the late J.L. and Gladys Stevens Kirby. Betty was retired from Cone Mills Cliffside plant, an active member of Calvary Baptist Church of Cliffside where she was a member of the choir, Women Missionary Union, a children’s church teacher and active in all missionary activities at the church. Mrs. Ruppe was also an Honorary Member of the Temple Baptist Church Brotherhood. She is also past President of the Duke Power Retirees Club of Rutherford County, NC. Mrs. Ruppe is survived by her husband, Ned Ruppe; two sons, Gary Ruppe and wife Lori of Spartanburg and Jeff Ruppe and wife Donna of Cliffside; five grandchildren, Jordan Ruppe, Kilee Ruppe, Brandie McDaniel, Stephanie Moore and Haley Maxwell; five great grandchildren, Paige Moore, Dylan Moore, Cody Maxwell, Colt Maxwell and Laurel Brooks. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 15, 2010, at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Tim Frashier and the Rev. John Godfrey officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery. Receiving of friends will be held on Saturday, August 14, 2010, from 7 until 9 p.m. at McKinney - Landreth Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, Food Pantry, 1509 Ferry Road, Mooresboro, NC 28114. McKinney - Landreth Funeral Home is serving The Ruppe Family.
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Burrell F. Wood Burrell F. Wood, age 81, of 125 Westmore Drive, Ellenboro, NC, died Thursday, August 12, 2010, at Fair Haven Home. Burrell was born on January 12, 1929, in Rutherford County to the late George Timmons Wood and Gertrude Short Wood. He served in the US Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He worked for Cone Mills – Avondale Plant as a Fixer for 44 years before his retirement and was a member of Caroleen United Methodist Church. He was an avid bowler and enjoyed walking for exercise. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Gene Wood, and his sister, Dorothy “Dot” Wood. Survivors include one brother, George Wood, Jr. of Forest City; two sisters, Elizabeth “Lib” Turner and husband, Bill, of Caroleen and Gail Quinn and husband, Buck, of Ellenboro. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Harrelson Funeral Chapel with the Reverend Phillip Park officiating. Interment will follow in the Caroleen-Henrietta Cemetery with military honors accorded by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested to Caroleen United Methodist Church, General Fund, PO Box 187, Caroleen, NC 28019 or to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family of Burrell F. Wood. A live webcast of the services and an online guest registry are available at www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com PAID OBIT
Hospital with pneumonia.
Matthew Simmons NEW YORK (AP) — Matthew Simmons, chairman and CEO of Simmons & Company International, has died. Simmons, 67, an investment banker who began his career serving the oil industry and later became an advocate for offshore wind energy, died of a heart attack in Maine on Sunday, according to the Ocean Energy Institute. Simmons wrote the book, Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy, which laid out his theory that the world was approaching peak oil production.
Carolyn Moore Horne Carolyn Moore Horne, age 83, of Forest City, died Friday morning, August 13, 2010, at White Oak Manor, Rutherfordton. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Walter Webb Moore and Jeanne Moss Moore. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Forest City, a retired teacher with the Rutherford County Schools serving Cliffside, Cool Springs, and Shiloh. She was a past president of the Forest City Junior Woman’s Club and served as a Cub Scout Den Mother. She was preceded in death by her husband G. Russell Horne and a brother, Col. William A. Moore, US Army, Retired. She is survived by a son, George Russell “Russ” Horne, Jr., of Forest City and daughters, Rosemary H. Smith and her husband David of Forest City and Lucy Elizabeth “Beth” Wells and her husband Andy of Spindale; two sisters: Jeanne M. Stowe of Gastonia, and Nancy M. Robbins of Forest City. Also surviving are five grandchildren, Sarah Horne, Tom Horne, Lauren Smith, Matthew Wells and his wife Amanda, and Sally Wells Smith and her husband Chris Smith. She also had three great grandchildren, Hannah Wells, Christopher Wells, and Julia Wells in addition to a number of nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held at 2:30 p.m. in the afternoon, Sunday, August 15, 2010, at the First Baptist Church of Forest City with Dr. Barry K. Keys officiating. Interment will be private for the family. Visitation will be from 1:30 until 2:30 p.m. prior to the service in the church fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Forest City, 211 W. Main Street, Forest City 28043, Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043, or First Methodist Church of Forest City, Cancer Patient Assistance Fund, 341 E. Main Street, Forest City 28043. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at www.padgettking.com.
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Calendar/Local
LPA application deadline is Monday By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer
Ongoing Foothills Harvest Ministry: bag sale; fill a plastic grocery bag with shoes and clothing for $5. Silent auctions for Relay for Life: Held weekly through Sept. 10. Photos and details will be posed on the Rutherford County government website at www. rutherfordcountync.gov. Items will be posted each Monday and bids end each Friday at noon. For information or to place a bid, e-mail Debra Conner, debra.conner@rutherfordcountync.gov. Luniaria sale and can food drive: Relay for Life Rutherford County is selling luminarias, which will be lighted Sept. 10 at Relay for Life, for $10; luminarias may be purchased online at www. relayforlife.org/rutherfordnc or by calling Gail Strickland, 245-2156 or 233-1735. In addition, canned foods will be used to weigh downt he luminarias. After Relay, the canned foods will be donated to Communities in Schools and Grace of God Rescue Mission; cans should be 11 to 15 ounces to best fit in the luminarias. Youth football and cheerleading sign-ups: For the Rutherfordton Raiders, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at Crestview Park from 6 to 8 p.m.; for information, call Tammy, 980-2059. Real estate broker pre-licensing courses: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., beginning Aug. 21; $175 plus books; visit www.isothermal.edu/ learnstuff or call 286-3636 ext. 346.
FOREST CITY — Persons interested in applying for a Forest City/ Rutherford County license plate agency have until Monday at 5 p.m. to apply, said Marge Howell, NC Division of Motor Vehicles. After the application period closes, the Division will evaluate the applications and interview the finalists, she said. The chosen contractor will have
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County when an apparent electrical failure occurred. David, 46, recalled the event from his office at DSS Friday morning. He said everything was going along fine when he heard a pop between the two front seats where the engine is located. He said he started smelling an electrical burn and then saw black smoke coming from under the floor. “I remember saying, ‘Lord. I’ve got to get this bus slowed down and off the road.’ I got it off the road, turned the key off, pulled the brake up, hit the button to open the door and I went to the bottom of the steps,” David said. “My wife stood behind the driver’s seat and guided people out and I stayed at the step. No one panicked. God took control of the whole thing.” Among passengers were several senior citizens, including an 88-yearold and some teenagers.
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Saturday, Aug. 14 Yard sale: 6 a.m. to noon, Union Mills Community House; tables for rent for $5, proceeds benefit Union Mills Community Development Club. For information, call Pat, 289-7247, or Barbara, 287-2388. Breakfast/yard sale: 7 to 11 a.m., Whitehouse Community Center, Union Mills; menu includes sausage, livermush, eggs, gravy, biscuits, grits, jelly, coffee and juice; adults $5, children $3, children younger than 6 free. Kids’ Computer Corner: Every Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon, Union Mills Learning Center. Rutherford County Soccer Association soccer registration: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Spindale House; for ages 4 to 12; cost is $40 per player, $35 per sibling; all players must provide a birth certificate; call 286-0073 or e-mail rutherfordcountysoccer@yahoo.com. Low-cost vaccine clinic: noon to 1 p.m., Thunder Road Animal Hospital; rabies shots, one year $10 cash, three year $12 cash; other discounted vaccines available. Bingo: 5 p.m., old Gilkey School; sponsored by Rutherford County Traffic Control; hot dogs with all the trimmings, French fries and drinks will be sold; proceeds will go to the purchase of new traffic control equipment.
Monday, Aug. 16 Youth/livestock building committee meeting: 3 p.m., Rutherford County Annex; committee will be reviewing the proposed construction plan for phase I and make recommendations. PROMISE Support Group: 6 p.m., Hospice of Rutherford County; group is for any parent who has lost a child of any age; offered at no cost.
Tuesday, Aug. 17 PWA meeting: Noon, Big Dave’s; Professional Women’s Association meets at noon the third Tuesday of each month; lunch is dutch treat; speaker this month is Kim Smith from Hospice; call Margi Miller at 287-5928 or 301-938-9966 or Nikki Carpenter, 286-7062. HOPE Support Group: Tuesdays, at 6 p.m. at the Center of Living for any adult in the community who has lost a loved one. Offered at no cost by Hospice. Alanon meetings: Lake Lure Alanon Family Group meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., at Lake Lure Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bills Creek Road, Lake Lure; call 625-0456 for information.
Wednesday, Aug. 18 Conservation Conversation meeting: 6 to 8 p.m., Old Rock Cafe in Chimney Rock Village; hosted by the Friends of Hickory Nut Gorge; this month’s meeting will feature a presentation on solar, wind and hydro power by Sundance Power; light refreshments will be served; please RSVP to batcave25@yahoo.com or visit www.friendsofhng.org.
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comment. Mailboxes for their phones were full and could not accept new messages. There are four bonds being called: n the first bond is for Phase I road construction in the amount of $5,801,969 n the second is for phase I water distribution and is for $5,248,213 n the third is for phase I sewage treatment and is for $800,000 n the fourth is for a phase I sewage collection system and is for $602,000
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ordinance, campaign signs may be displayed no sooner than 60 days prior to the primary or election and must be removed within 5 days after the primary or election.” The ordinance also states that the maximum copy area of the signs may be no more than 32 square feet, and that the signs, if freestanding, may have a maximum height of 14 vertical feet. But Lloyd explained that there is a difference between what is generally thought of as a political sign and a billboard. “Our sign ordinance does have a provision specifically prohibiting temporary political signs to a period 60 days before the election and five days after the election,” Lloyd said. “However, in reading that ordinance in context, it is clearly meant to cover yard signs, roadside signs, temporary signs. In other words, a sign that will not be there after the election is over, and presumably will be removed. It would not cover billboards. “Now, the message may be a temporary message, but a billboard is not
to attend a two-week workshop, locate a property, outfit it according to DMV specifications and hire appropriate personnel before opening. Howell said it will be the close of the year before a new agency can be in place. “The average cost to start-up an agency is estimated at $25,000, (operating capital for 30 to 60 days), which would cover facility rental, renovation costs to accommodate computer equipment and plate storage, utilities,
and a fidelity bond,” Howell said. Interested persons must show their work experience; have responsible experience administering a business; show their ability to maintain proper financial records; and show that they have a record of excellent customer service, Howell added. To download an application for a motor vehicle LPA, visitncdot.gov/dmv and click on “Hot Topics,” or call (919) 861-3332 with questions.
“Some of the ladies were elderly and he (David) lifted them over the bottom steps to get as far away from the bus as they could,” Lisa said. The church pastor, Wade Huntley, was not on the bus as he had traveled to the camp meeting in another vehicle. “We had been on the bus 19 minutes,” Lisa said. “Then the smoke began coming from under the seat.” Lisa said she is also grateful the incident didn’t happen Wednesday night when the church youth were using the bus. “And if we’d been any further, say on I-26, I don’t know what would have happened,” she added. “There wouldn’t have been any place to pull off climbing up that mountain.” David also said since the bus was only half its capacity of passengers, lives were probably saved. “If it had been full, we might not have gotten out. We couldn’t have seen the back door to get out because of the smoke,” he said. Most of the passengers got their
belongings off the bus. But Lisa and Huntley both lost their Bibles in the fire. David said there was a little bit of smoke inhalation for some passengers and Lisa had blisters on her feet, probably from the hot bus floor, but no one had to be taken to the hospital. Most of the bus passengers went on to the camp meeting, riding with other church members who came by the scene. Polk County Emergency Medical Services was at the scene along with Green Creek Fire Department.
The bonds are held by Lexon Insurance Company. Once the county receives the funds, they will use the money to complete the infrastructure projects. Devinshire Land Development Corporation missed all the deadlines for infrastructure construction in the bond agreements by months, and sometimes by years. The first bond had a deadline of June 30, 2009. Other deadlines came and went at Oct. 31, 2009, Feb. 29, 2010 and most recently June 30, 2010. The original performance guarantee agreement between the county and Queen’s Gap was put into effect Aug. 7, 2006. But lagging real estate sales
and a downturn in the markets in general meant the development company was seeing smaller and smaller returns. Queen’s Gap joins Grey Rock as another land development project in the county that became a losing proposition.
a temporary sign. The way the ordinance is written is that it clearly, in my view, regulates temporary signs.” Lloyd added that there is another dimension to the issue that could be addressed, but he noted that the Conner messages still would be allowed. “Now, for what it’s worth,” he said, “our sign ordinance also prohibits billboards altogether. The few existing billboards we have left are pre-existing before the ordinance, that are now non-conforming uses, which means they get to stay there, but if one of them ever gets knocked down or torn down, it can’t be replaced.” He said the re-elect Jack Conner signs in Rutherfordton, on North Washington Street, on Charlotte Road and on U.S. 221 South, are all on billboards that are grandfathered in. Conner said he purchased space on 11 billboards throughout the county, including at least one in Forest City and others that are near or just inside municipal boundaries. Forest City’s campaign sign information is very similar to that used in Rutherfordton. Lloyd also is Forest City’s town attorney. The signage was purchased from Victory Outdoor Advertising for
$4,475, the sheriff noted. The contract for the 11 signs is for three months, and Conner said he had been told the messages would be put up by the first couple of days of August. The billboards say, “paid for by the candidate.” The sheriff said he used the same Rutherfordton billboards during the 2006 campaign as well. The Rutherfordton ordinance prohibiting campaign signs to no more than 60 days before an election is not as simple as it first appears.
The Holly Springs Baptist Church was destroyed by a fire in the mid 1980s and a few years ago, the Ropers lost their home. “Once again, the Lord brought us through the fire,” Lisa said. “The Lord took care of us. He just took care of us. That’s it,” David said. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.
In other business, the board also voted on tax-exempt financing for SDO fire department to purchase a new fire truck. The tax-exempt loan from First Citizens Bank to SDO will be for $414,000. Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.
Election Day is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, which is Nov. 2 this year. But onestop early voting for the general election begins Oct. 14 and runs through Oct. 30. So, based on voting beginning Oct. 14, the first day for temporary campaign signs to go up in Rutherfordton would be Aug. 15. Karen Andrews, town manager for Rutherfordton, said the town gives the Rutherford County Board of Elections its campaign sign regulations, and that board, in turn, makes sure that the candidates get copies of it when they file. Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com
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Six Detroit firefighters injured battling blaze DETROIT (AP) — A burning twostory building in Detroit partially collapsed during a suspicious blaze Friday, injuring five firefighters, including one who suffered a spinal injury, authorities said.
debris fell on them, the commissioner said. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said he was “saddened and disappointed,” to hear it may have been arson. It is “our responsibility as a community to help put an end to the dangerous and irresponsible behaviors that put all of us at risk,” the mayor said in a statement.
Those five and another firefighter who later strained his back fighting the blaze were taken to hospitals for treatment, fire officials said. Many of them had broken bones. City fire Commissioner James Mack called the fire “suspicious” and said investigators were trying to determine if it was arson.
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Detroit firefighters stand by as aerial units battle a burning two-story partially collapsed building in Detroit Friday. Several firefighters were injured.
By midmorning, clouds of dark smoke that earlier shrouded the scene had weakened into a lighter white fog as crews poured water on top of the building, which housed a phone business, beauty salon and liquor store. “It’s real dramatic,” said Walter Young, 62, a passer-by. “This is really quite shocking. It’s a punch to the gut,” said Joshua Elling, director of a neighborhood business association.
“The job is dangerous. We don’t need situations in this city where people are starting fires,” Mack said. “People think this is a joke or think it’s funny. But we don’t need it, because people can get hurt. People can get killed.” Fire personnel arrived at the scene at 5 a.m. and extinguished the blaze, but it rekindled more than two hours later after they had left, Mack said. Firefighters returned and entered the building, and bricks and other
The building is about five miles from downtown Detroit and just west of the suburb of Grosse Pointe Park.
Serial stabbing suspect appears in Georgia court
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Cynthis Timmons of Flint talks with other people to discuss Elias Abuelazam, as they gather around the the Abuelazam’s former work place, The Kingwater Market, at the corner of Coldwater Road and Detroit Street in Mount Morris Township, Mich., Thursday morning.
RAMLE, Israel (AP) — Israeli police said Friday the suspect in stabbings in three states also was a suspect in a separate stabbing attack in Israel earlier this year, but charges were never pressed. A senior police commander said Elias Abuelazam was believed to have stabbed a close acquaintance during an argument in a parked car in central Israel about six months ago. The commander said police dropped the case because the victim refused to cooperate with investigators. Abuelazam is suspected of attacking people in Michigan, Ohio and Virginia, leaving five people dead and 13 wounded. He was arrested Wednesday in Atlanta as he prepared to board a flight to his native Israel. The 33-year-old man appeared
S.C. senate candidate indicted
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Longshot Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene was indicted Friday on two charges, including a felony charge of showing pornography to a teenage student in a South Carolina college computer lab. Greene surprised the party establishment with his primary victory in June. His arrest in November was first reported by The Associated Press the day after he won the nomination. Authorities said he approached a student in a University of South Carolina computer lab, showed her obscene photos online, then talked about going to her dorm room. A Richland County grand jury indicted Greene, 32, for disseminating, procuring or promoting obscenity — a felony — as well as a misdemeanor charge of communicating obscene materials to a person without consent. If convicted, Greene could face up to three years for the misdemeanor or up to five years for the felony. Greene declined comment at his home in Manning. He has also refused to talk about the charge in interviews, and his attorney did not immediately return messages seeking comment. Greene had visited the com-
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puter lab at the Bates House dorm in Columbia several times before his arrest, using an old student ID card to gain admission, according to campus police records. Dorm staffers told police they had asked security staff not to let him in, but reports did not give any more details. Greene graduated from South Carolina in 2000 with a political science degree. Greene, an unemployed military veteran, handily defeated Vic Rawl, a former lawmaker and judge who had been consid-
ered an easy win by Democrats. Up to that point, Greene had done no visible campaigning and had no website, fundraising or staff. After AP reported Greene’s arrest, South Carolina Democratic Party leaders called on him to withdraw his candidacy. South Carolina law prohibits convicted felons from serving in state office, but there is no such rule for the U.S. House or Senate. Greene has said he’s staying in the race. In the months since his victory, Greene has given a series of awkward interviews to reporters clamoring for more information on the man who lives in Manning with his ailing father. In one interview, he suggested that the state’s economy could be improved by making and selling action figures depicting him in his uniform. Earlier this summer, the state Democratic Party upheld his nomination, denying a challenge filed by Rawl alleging voting abnormalities. State police also cleared Greene of any impropriety involving his $10,440 filing fee. Greene has said he saved up his military pay for two years, a claim police said was backed up by his bank records.
in an Atlanta courtroom on Friday, agreeing during a brief hearing to return to Michigan to face charges in one of the attacks — an attempted murder in a July 27 knife strike in Flint, Mich., that put the victim in a hospital for a week. Authorities said more charges were expected in the three states. Abuelazam, who was expressionless as he responded to questions from Judge Richard Hicks, first told Hicks he wanted to stay in Georgia and face the charges. But Hicks told him he would have to return to Michigan if he wanted to fight them. After Hicks explained the process further, Abuelazam agreed to waive an extradition fight, a process that could take months, and go back to Michigan. But moments after the hearing ended, Abuelazam’s attorney called
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Nation Nation Today Obama signs border security bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law a $600 million border security bill that will put more agents and equipment along the Mexican border. Obama signed the bill in the Oval Office alongside Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. The measure will fund the hiring of 1,000 new Border Patrol agents to be deployed at critical areas along the border, as well as more Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. It also provides for new communications equipment and greater use of unmanned surveillance drones. Some Republicans, including Arizona Sen. John McCain, say that while the legislation is a start, it falls short by not dramatically increasing the number of cutoms inspectors along the border and not funding a program that charges illegal immigrants with a low-level crime.
Lawmaker defends herself
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veteran Rep. Maxine Waters says she violated no House rules and did no wrong in connection with alleged ethics violations, including an assertion she sought federal assistance for a bank where her husband served on the board. The California Democrat said “I have not violated any rules.” She also told a Capitol Hill news conference that she’s gone “above and beyond” what was required by House rules in reporting her activities. Waters said Friday she had worked to improve access to federal regulators for the National Bankers Association, which represents 133 minority banks, including OneUnited Bank, where her husband also owned stock.
Gibbs stands by remarks
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Wednesday he might have said things differently when he lashed out at liberals he called the “professional left” and suggested some of them should be drug tested. But he told his daily White house briefing that he’s certainly not leaving his job over the remark, as at least one Democratic congressman has suggested. And he stuck to his line that President Barack Obama has accomplished or made great strides on key goals and promises despite criticism from some liberals that he has not done enough. Gibbs found himself in hot water with some liberals after his remarks in an interview with “The Hill” newspaper. The spokesman said that liberals who likened Obama to former President George W. Bush on many policies should be “drug tested.”
Same-sex couple Jade and Amber Fox wait in line to obtain a marriage license after getting news that Judge Vaughn Walker put gay marriages on hold for at least another six days in California on Thursday, in Los Angeles. Walker gave opponents of same-sex weddings until Aug. 18 at 5 p.m. to get a ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on whether gay marriage should resume.
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Judge doubts gay marriage foes have standing to appeal ruling SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The federal judge who overturned California’s same-sex marriage ban has more bad news for the measure’s backers: He doubts they have the right to challenge his ruling that gay couples can begin marrying next week. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker on Thursday rejected a request to delay his decision barring Proposition 8 from taking effect until high courts can take up an appeal lodged by its supporters. One of the reasons, the judge said, is he’s not sure the proponents have the authority to appeal since they would not be affected by or responsible for implementing his ruling. By contrast, same-sex couples are being denied their constitutional rights every day they are prohibited from marrying, Walker said. The ban’s backers “point to harm resulting from a ’cloud of uncertainty’ surrounding the validity of marriages performed after judgment is entered but before proponents’ appeal is resolved,” he said. “Proponents have not, however, argued that
any of them seek to wed a samesex spouse.” Walker gave opponents of same-sex marriage until Aug. 18 at 5 p.m. to get a ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on whether gay marriages should start before the court considers their broader appeal. Their lawyers filed a request asking the 9th Circuit to intervene and block the weddings on an emergency basis late Thursday. They argued the appeals court should grant a stay of Walker’s order requiring state officials to cease enforcing Proposition 8 “to avoid the confusion and irreparable injury that would flow from the creation of a class of purported same-sex marriages.” Depending on how the 9th Circuit rules, same-sex couples could begin tying the knot in California as early as next week or be put off while the appeal works its way through the court and potentially the U.S. Supreme Court as well. California voters passed Proposition 8 as a state constitutional amendment in November 2008, five months
after the California Supreme Court legalized same-sex unions and an estimated 18,000 samesex couples already had married. In refusing to suspend his ruling for more than a few days, Walker agreed with the lawyers who sued to strike down the ban that it’s unclear if Proposition 8’s sponsors have legal standing to appeal. Although he allowed the coalition of religious and conservative groups that sponsored the measure to defend the lawsuit during the 13-day trial over which he presided, the judge said appellate courts have different rules for deciding when a party is eligible to challenge a lower court. Based on his interpretation of those rules, it appears the ban’s sponsors can only appeal his decision with the backing of either Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger or Attorney General Jerry Brown, Walker said. But that seems unlikely as both officials refused to defend Proposition 8 in Walker’s court and said last week they see no reason why gay couples should not be able to tie the knot now.
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One Game For The Title Golf tournament at Rumbling Bald LAKE LURE — The Lake Lure Lions Club and Rumbling Bald Resort on Lake Lure will present the 2010 Hickory Nut Gorge Olympiad Charity Golf Tournament at Bald Mountain Golf Course Thursday, Aug. 26. The shotgun start will be at 8 a.m. and registration will be held at 7:15 a.m. It will be a straight golf format, USGA rules with three flights – men, ladies and senior men – with four person teams. Entry fee is $30 per player, payable to Olympiad; green fees are payable to the golf course. Register online at www. HickoryNutOlympiad.com or complete form at Bald Mountain Golf Shop.
C.J. Spiller to have No. 28 retired CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Former Clemson star C.J. Spiller’s not done with Death Valley yet. Athletic spokesman Tim Bourret says the school will retire Spiller’s No. 28 at a ceremony when the Tigers play Maryland at home on Oct. 16. Spiller was the Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year last fall and was taken No. 9 overall in the NFL draft by Buffalo.
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The Owls’ Konstantine Diamaduros, top photo, and Danny Canela talk over Diamaduros’ at-bat. Left, Diamaduros singles to begin the fourth inning. The Owls fell to Edenton in Game 2, forcing a deciding Game 3 tonight at McNair Field. Please see story, Page 2B.
BASEBALL Coastal Plain League 2010 Petitt Cup 7 p.m. Game 3: Edenton Steamers at Forest City Owls, McNair Field. Series tied, 1-1.
On TV 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Softball Senior League, Final: Teams TBA. 11 a.m. (TNT) Golf PGA Championship, Third Round. 1 p.m. (ESPN2) Little League Baseball World Series Midwest Regional, Final: Teams TBA. 2 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) Golf PGA Championship, Third Round. 2 p.m. (ESPN) NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series: Carfax 250. 3 p.m. (WYFF) Motorcycle Racing AMA Motocross Series. 3 p.m. (ESPN2) ATP Tennis U.S. Open Series: Rogers Cup, First Semifinal. 4 p.m. (WHNS) MLB Baseball Regional Coverage. Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays or Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals or San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants. 5 p.m. (ESPN) Little League Baseball World Series Great Lakes Regional, Final: Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (ESPN) Little League Baseball World Series New England Regional, Final: Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) ATP Tennis U.S. Open Series: Rogers Cup, Second Semifinal. (WGN-A) MLB Baseball Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox. 8 p.m. (WYFF) Gymnastics 2010 Visa Championships. 9 p.m. (ESPN) Little League Baseball World Series Northwest Regional, Final: Teams TBA. 10 p.m. (FSCR) Boxing JiHoon Kim vs. Miguel Angel Vazquez. 10:30 p.m. (HBO) Boxing Chad Dawson vs. Jean Pascal, Light Heavyweights.
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2010 Rutherford County Football Jamboree
Chase’s varsity team faced North Henderson during Friday’s 2010 Rutherford County Football Jamboree at R-S Central High. Garrett Byers/Daily Courier
County teams ready for year By KEVIN CARVER Sports Reporter
RUTHERFORDTON — Chase and East Rutherford joined host, R-S Central at the 2010 Rutherford County Football Jamboree Friday. The Hilltoppers invited North Henderson, Hunter Huss and Greer in for an evening of scrimmage football. The 2010 regular season gets underway on Friday, Aug. 20.
Chase 7, North Henderson 0
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R-S Central’s JV football team listens to instructions from coach Scott Rumfelt during the 2010 Rutherford County Football Jamboree. Central hosted the one day scrimmages on Friday.
Chase Varsity football showed well with a 7-0 preseason win over North Henderson. Davon Hines led a 10-play, 70-yard drive and Tajae McMullens capped it off in the Trojans opening drive of the
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Scoreboard BASEBALL National League East Division W L Pct 66 48 .579 64 50 .561 57 56 .504 57 57 .500 49 66 .426 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 64 49 .566 Cincinnati 64 51 .557 Milwaukee 54 62 .466 Houston 48 65 .425 Chicago 48 67 .417 Pittsburgh 39 75 .342 West Division W L Pct San Diego 67 46 .593 San Francisco 66 50 .569 Colorado 59 55 .518 Los Angeles 59 56 .513 Arizona 46 70 .397 Atlanta Philadelphia Florida New York Washington
GB — 2 8 1/2 9 17 1/2 GB — 1 11 1/2 16 17 25 1/2 GB — 2 1/2 8 1/2 9 22 1/2
Thursday’s Games N.Y. Mets 4, Colorado 0 Milwaukee 8, Arizona 4 San Francisco 8, Chicago Cubs 7 San Diego 3, Pittsburgh 0 Florida 5, Washington 0 Philadelphia 10, L.A. Dodgers 9 Friday’s Games Washington 4, Arizona 2 Florida at Cincinnati, late N.Y. Mets 1, Philadelphia 0 Atlanta 1, L.A. Dodgers 0 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, late Pittsburgh at Houston, late Milwaukee at Colorado, late San Diego at San Francisco, late Saturday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 3-6) at St. Louis (C.Carpenter 13-3), 4:10 p.m. San Diego (Latos 12-5) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 4-4), 4:10 p.m. Arizona (I.Kennedy 6-9) at Washington (Marquis 0-4), 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Maholm 7-10) at Houston (Figueroa 3-1), 7:05 p.m. Florida (West 0-1) at Cincinnati (Leake 7-4), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 5-8) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 11-9), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Halladay 14-8) at N.Y. Mets (Misch 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Narveson 9-7) at Colorado (Rogers 2-2), 8:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Florida at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. Arizona at Washington, 1:35 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m. Pittsburgh at Houston, 2:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. Milwaukee at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 8:10 p.m. Monday’s Games Florida at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Houston, 8:05 p.m. San Diego at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. American League East Division W L Pct 71 43 .623 69 45 .605 66 50 .569 60 54 .526 40 75 .348 Central Division W L Pct Minnesota 65 50 .565 Chicago 64 51 .557 Detroit 55 59 .482 Cleveland 48 67 .417 Kansas City 47 68 .409 West Division W L Pct Texas 65 48 .575 Los Angeles 59 57 .509 Oakland 57 56 .504 Seattle 44 71 .383
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Cleveland 4, Baltimore 1 Minnesota 6, Chicago White Sox 1 N.Y. Yankees 4, Kansas City 3 Friday’s Games Seattle 3, Cleveland 2 Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 0 Boston at Texas, late Detroit at Chicago White Sox, late N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City, late Oakland at Minnesota, late Toronto at L.A. Angels, late Saturday’s Games Baltimore (Matusz 4-11) at Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 2-1), 4:10 p.m. Detroit (Porcello 5-10) at Chicago White Sox (E.Jackson 1-0), 7:05 p.m. Seattle (J.Vargas 8-5) at Cleveland (Talbot 8-9), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 13-5) at Kansas City (O’Sullivan 1-3), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Cahill 12-4) at Minnesota (Duensing 5-1), 7:10 p.m. Boston (Lester 12-7) at Texas (C.Lewis 9-8), 8:05 p.m. Toronto (Cecil 9-5) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 11-8), 9:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Seattle at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m. Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. Oakland at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. Boston at Texas, 3:05 p.m. Toronto at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m. Monday’s Games Detroit at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Seattle at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Texas at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Toronto at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.
RACING NASCAR-Sprint Cup Carfax 400 Lineup (Car number in parentheses) 1. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 187.183. 2. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 187.086. 3. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 186.577. 4. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 186.572. 5. (42) J. Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 186.461. 6. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 186.35. 7. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 186.268. 8. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 186.176. 9. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 186.167. 10. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 185.912. 11. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 185.73. 12. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 185.715. 13. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 185.596. 14. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 185.596. 15. (09) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 185.467. 16. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 185.419. 17. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 185.333. 18. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 185.29. 19. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 185.276. 20. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 185.071. 21. (13) Max Papis, Toyota, 184.952. 22. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 184.876. 23. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 184.867. 24. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 184.776. 25. (26) Patrick Carpentier, Ford, 184.729. 26. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 184.634. 27. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 184.615. 28. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 184.582. 29. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 184.535. 30. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, 184.431. 31. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 184.417. 32. (38) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 184.341. 33. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 183.885. 34. (83) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 183.87. 35. (07) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 183.744. 36. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 183.439. 37. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 183.388. 38. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 183.337. 39. (34) Tony Raines, Ford, 182.764. 40. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, Points. 41. (7) P.J. Jones, Toyota, Owner Points. 42. (37) David Gilliland, Ford, Owner Points. 43. (55) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 183.257.
TRANSACTIONS Friday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB_Suspended Tampa Bay minor league C
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game. Hines put up 28 yards on three carries during the first drive, which were all running plays. McMullens plunged into the end zone up the middle from 2-yards out, taking off six minutes of the clock. Blake Moffitt was good on the extra point try. Hines, who bullied his way on all four of his carries had 39 yards overall. The Trojans’ defense also held up well, allowing just 55 yards on the evening. Chase JVs scored on its first and third possession (of 21 and 70 yard runs) en route to a 14-0 win over North Henderson.
Hunter Huss 12, East Rutherford 6 East Rutherford crossed the goal line first, but Hunter Huss grabbed a 12-6 preseason win. East Rutherford’s main highlight came on a 57-yard sliceand-dice run by Adrian Wilkins for a touchdown on it’s first drive of the game. The Cavaliers’ defense did a great job except in giving up the big play. East allowed touchdowns of 61-yard runs and a 21-yard pass completion. Outside those two plays, the Cavaliers gave up just 26 more yards. Justin Barksdale and Tajdre Wilkerson both played shutdown defense. East Rutherford posted a five yard touchdown run to beat Hunter Huss in JV play, 6-0.
Marcos Torres (GCL) 50 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES_Reinstated OF Lou Montanez from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Norfolk (IL). CHICAGO WHITE SOX_Reinstated INF-OF Mark Teahen from 15-day DL. KANSAS CITY ROYALS_Traded OF Jose Guillen to San Francisco for a player to be named and cash considerations. TAMPA BAY RAYS_Promoted OF-DH Rocco Baldelli from Charlotte (FSL) to Durham (IL). National League CHICAGO CUBS_Reinstated INF Derrek Lee from the bereavement list. Optioned INF Micah Hoffpauir to Iowa (PCL). PITTSBURGH PIRATES_Agreed to terms with OF Daniel Grovatt. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS_Agreed to terms with RHP Tyrell Jenkins and assigned him to Johnson City (Appalachian). Eastern League ALTOONA CURVE_Announced LHP Daniel Moskos was assigned to the team from Indianapolis (IL). American Association ST. PAUL SAINTS_Signed LHP Marcus McKenzie. Can-Am League BROCKTON ROX_Signed INF John Parke. SUSSEX SKYHAWKS_Signed INF Rene Ruiz and C Anthony Sosnoski. Frontier League EVANSVILLE OTTERS_Released SS Andre Alvarado. KALAMAZOO KINGS_Signed RHP Greg Stolzenburg. NORMAL CORNBELTERS_Signed OF Patrick Nolan. Released 1B Steve Bralver. RIVER CITY RASCALS_Sold the contract of RHP Jason Lowey to Atlanta (NL). SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS_Traded RHP Brent DeFoor to Joliet (Northern) for a player to be named. WASHINGTON WILD THINGS_Signed RHP Quinn Bright and RHP Matt Rossignol. WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS_Signed C Mitch Saum. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DETROIT PISTONS_Signed G Terrico White to a two-year contract. FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS_Signed OL John Malecki. Waived TE Joel Gamble. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS_Placed DE Ty Warren on injured reserve. Reinstated LB Derrick Burgess from the reserve-did not report list. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS_Signed LB Shawne Merriman to a one-year tender. HOCKEY American Hockey League PORTLAND PIRATES_Announced coach Kevin Dineen and assistant coach Eric Weinrich have been re-signed for the 2010-11 season. LACROSSE National Lacrosse League CALGARY ROUGHNECKS_Traded F Josh Sanderson and a 2010 first-round draft pick to Boston for F Daryl Veltman, D Jon Harnett, D Kyle Ross and a 2010 first-round draft pick. Traded D Jeff Moleski to Washington for a 2011 first-round draft pick. SOCCER Major League Soccer COLUMBUS CREW_Exercised the 2011 contract option on coach Robert Warzycha. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC_Placed MF Brad Evans on the DL. Activated F Mike Fucito from the DL. Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football CONCACAF_Promoted Jill Fracisco to deputy general secretary. COLLEGE GEORGIA_Named Greg McGarity athletic director. LEES-MCRAE_Named Patrick Cormac men’s assistant soccer coach. PITTSBURGH_Named Tom Lipari pitching coach. SAINT FRANCIS, PA._Named Alison Stubbs assistant athletic trainer. SOUTH CAROLINA_Promoted Ruth Sorrel to associate head equestrian coach. SPRINGFIELD_Named Kiki Jacobs associate director of athletics. UTSA_Announced the resignation of assistant football coach David Ross.
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Forest City’s pitcher Justin Poovey looks in for a sign during the baseball game against the Edenton Steamers at McNair Field Friday.
Steamers force Game 3 with win over Owls By JACOB CONLEY Sports Reporter
FOREST CITY — The Forest City Owls will have one game to win it all. The Edenton Steamers scored three runs in the seventh, two of which were unearned, to force a deciding Game 3 in the 2010 Petitt Cup by virtue of a 6-3 victory at McNair Field Friday. Forest City’s Konstantine Diamaduros hit a laser beam line drive, just inside the right field foul pole for a solo home run that gave the Owls a 1-0 lead in the first. After Edenton tied the game with a long RBI double, Owls starter Justin Poovey settled down to escape the inning with the contest tied, 1-1. The Steamers took the lead in the top of the third by plating an unearned run. After a collision in the outfield allowed A.J. Rusbarsky to reach second, he was singled home by Jake Magner. Diamaduros and Will Skinner collided on the play, but neither was seriously injured. Forest City knotted the game in the fourth as Greer 25, R-S Central 6 Diamaduros led off the frame with a single. He A young R-S Central club was then chased home on a booming double by couldn’t hold back a strong 3A Grant Buckner to make the tally 2-2 with no outs. Greer, South Carolina team in a After Buckner reached third on a sacrifice bunt 25-6 scrimmage loss to end the by Dusty Quattlebaum, the Owls’ third baseman night at the jamboree. came home when Andrew Ciencin struck out, but Greer scored all four times, the ball eluded the catcher as the Owls retook the twice by the pass and the other lead 3-2. two by way of run plays. After Edenton put two runners on to start the sixth, Justin Roland dropped a bunt down the Greer, who is considered to third baseline to load the bases. After an infield be a top team in region three fly, Poovey gave up a single that allowed a run to put up 280 yards of offense as score. On the play, Ciencin alertly picked up the Central scored during the secball and fired home to nail a runner at the plate. ond half of the scrimmage. Danny Canela then threw to third to complete a Central’s Taylor Ledbetter 4-2-5 double play. threw a short pass down the The Steamers got another unearned run in the right hash marks nine yards seventh with the big blow being a Rusbarsky and Darrien Watkins broke two double off reliever JD Osbourne. Edenton tacked would-be tackles for the final 20 on two more runs off of Osbourne to gain a 6-3 in a 29-yard completion for the advantage. touchdown. Canela doubled with two outs in the seventh and Greer won 12-0 over R-S Reed Harper got aboard on an E5, but Tarran Central’s JV’s. Senay bounced out on one pitch. Forest City also garnered a base runner in the ninth, but Canela flew out to the wall in the deepest part of the ball park to end the game.
Parker under gun as baseball deadline nears
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson’s Kyle Parker can’t help but worry about his athletic future, especially with the fast-approaching deadline for him to sign a Major League baseball contract. Parker is the Tigers’ quarterback and a firstround pick of the Colorado Rockies. He has already passed on a baseball-only deal to return to Clemson for his sophomore football season. If Parker doesn’t sign by midnight Monday, the twosport standout’s once straight-ahead career path turns into a highway with many possible exits. When he came back to campus last month, Parker found it easy to reconnect with teammates, work the rust out of his passing arm and put baseball on the back burner. “Over the last couple of days, it’s one of those things you can’t
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ignore,” Parker said. Parker’s been one of Clemson’s standout performers on the gridiron and the diamond the past few years. He came to Clemson in January 2008, graduating high school a semester early to go through spring football practice and play baseball where he hit 14 homers, drove in 50 runs and was a firstteam all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection. Parker showcased his talent at both sports last season. He threw for 2,526 yards and 20 touchdowns to help the Tigers win the ACC’s Atlantic Division and reach the conference title game. He also hit 20 homers as Clemson won its division in baseball and advanced to the College World Series.
Kahne wins pole for Michigan Cup race BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Kasey Kahne’s future has been settled. The present doesn’t look too bad for him, either. After finally finding out where he’ll be driving next season, Kahne turned in an impressive performance for his current team Friday, with a lap of 187.183 mph to win the pole position for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway. Kahne isn’t sure whether facing an unsettled future affected his driving in recent weeks, but he does know it’s nice to know he’ll be driving for Red Bull Racing next season. “I don’t know how much that’s been on my mind,” Kahne said. “It’s hard to say. I feel like I’m focused pretty good each week and really trying to do the right thing. It’s something I definitely think about a lot. So I think that can help me some.” It is Kahne’s second pole of the season and the 18th of his career. Jimmie Johnson qualified second, followed by Clint Bowyer, Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya. It has been a big week for Kahne, who currently drives for Richard Petty Motorsports but has signed a contract with Hendrick Motorsports. Because Hendrick doesn’t have a seat open in 2011, it was announced this week that Kahne will spend next season with Red Bull.
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Ravens score early in 17-12 win over new-look Panthers
BALTIMORE (AP) — Joe Flacco took his new offense on a test drive against the Carolina Panthers, and had a smooth ride. Flacco produced two scores in an abbreviated appearance, and the Ravens’ defense held Carolina without a touchdown in a 17-12 preseason victory Thursday night. Flacco went 8 for 12 for 120 yards and a TD. He guided Baltimore to a field goal in his first series, then went threeand-out before directing a 96-yard drive that ended with a 30-yard touchdown pass to Mark Clayton. “We need to clean some things up, but overall it was a good start,” Flacco said. The Panthers, conversely, Associated Press stumbled from the outset and Matt Kuchar jumps to see his shot on the eighth hole never recovered. Starting quarduring the first round of the PGA Championship golf terback Matt Moore — hindered tournament Friday, at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis. by poor protection and three penalties against left tackle Jordan Gross totaling 25 yards — failed to produce any points during his three possessions. Backup Jimmy Clausen went 8 for 15 for 80 yards and an interSHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Matt Kuchar wasted ception in his informal NFL no time taking the lead at the PGA Championship. debut. He was sacked twice. “There were good things that Kuchar made a birdie on his first hole after happened and definitely some the first round resumed Friday morning, and things I need to work on,” the his 5-under 67 gives him a one-stroke lead over rookie said. “But overall it was a group that includes three-time major winner good to get out there with bulErnie Els and Bubba Watson. Two-time major winner Angel Cabrera was still on the course at 4 lets flying around for the first time.” under. Carolina turned the ball over Tiger Woods is four strokes off the lead at 1 on a fumble at the goal line by under. But his 71 on Thursday was still cause for running back Tyrell Sutton that small celebration: It was the first time in eight Baltimore recovered on its own rounds that Woods had broken par, and he made a brief appearance on the leaderboard after three 1. “I thought offensively we killed birdies in his first four holes. ourselves a little bit with some Half the 156-player field had to come back penalties, the fumble down at Friday morning to finish the first round after darkness halted play Thursday night. But just as it the 1,” coach John Fox said. “I did Thursday morning, fog delayed play for about thought we moved the ball efficiently. We hurt ourselves some, three hours Friday. but we had a lot of young guys “I’m not a big fan of less than eight hours’ sleep, out there.” and it was 5 1/2 last night,” Kuchar said. “I never A torrential rain began in the wake up in the best of spirits, so (the delay) was third quarter, causing a sloppy just some extra time to kind of get my body back in sync again.” His time on the range worked. Picking up on the par-4 No. 6, Kuchar birdied it and played his last three holes at par to preserve the lead. He finished the first round with an eagle — he holed out from 124 yards out on the fairSPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) way early in his round — four birdies and just one — Matt Moore looked poised bogey. despite getting knocked around. “I was very impressed. Very impressed,” playing Jimmy Clausen gained confipartner and European Ryder Cup captain Colin dence in his NFL debut despite Montgomerie said. “He handled himself very well.” constant pressure. Els is desperate to make sure another year Now if Carolina’s quarterbacks doesn’t end without a major, and has to be happy could just get some protection being only one stroke off the lead. He’ll be even and put the Panthers in the end happier if he can get his second round in Friday. zone. Second-round tee times were pushed back four The first game in the posthours, making it unlikely everyone will get in 18 Jake Delhomme era provided a holes Friday. Woods, for example, isn’t scheduled mixed bag for the new crew of to tee off until almost 7 p.m. EDT. arms on Thursday night. Moore “Hopefully we can get 18 holes done. Then it’s a real winner, then you can put your feet up,” the big was hit, fumbled and the victim of penalties, while Clausen had South African said. “We’ve got a ways to go.” Phil Mickelson, meanwhile, finds himself a ways little time to throw and had a drive end with a turnover at the away from the leaders. goal line. He has failed in his first two months’ of opportunities to take the No. 1 ranking from Woods, but Third-stringer Hunter he has another chance at Whistling Straits. Lefty Cantwell was hurt by dropped went backward when he got back on the course passes and protection trouble, Friday morning, though, and was at 1 over. too, in Baltimore’s 17-12 victory that produced no offensive touchdowns for Carolina. “I think all three quarterbacks did a good job — when they had time to pass,” coach John Fox said. The Panthers returned here MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Martinsville late Friday for the last week of Speedway says both of its Sprint Cup races in 2011 training camp happy about the will be a week later than usual, and it will host the surprising pressure they got Halloween weekend event that is currently held at from their revamped defensive Talladega Superspeedway. line, but trying to sort out probMartinsville officials say the 2011 Cup races will lems from what was supposed to be on April 3 and Oct. 30. be their strength, the offensive Talladega last year took over the Halloween slot, line. and its race will run this season on Oct. 31. Carolina allowed seven sacks Martinsville officials say it likes its new fall race date because it falls later in the Chase, and makes the short track even more important in deciding the Sprint Cup champion. NASCAR has made several tweaks to its 2011 schedule so far, including adding races in Kansas and Kentucky and moving the Chase opener from New Hampshire to Chicago.
Kuchar wastes no time taking lead at PGA
Martinsville joins 2011 NASCAR shuffle
QB Roethlisberger ready for cheers or jeers
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger is returning to Heinz Field for the first time since embarrassing himself and the Pittsburgh Steelers with off-field behavior that resulted in a six-game suspension and condemnation from his fan base. Pittsburgh plays the Detroit Lions in an exhibition game Saturday night. It’s a night he once dreaded. But now that it’s here, he said he is expecting mostly cheers, not jeers and hostility. The Steelers aren’t saying whether Roethlisberger will play. Coach Mike Tomlin plans to play his regulars only eight to 12 snaps, and there’s a chance Roethlisberger will be excluded.
Associated Press
Carolina Panthers safety C. J. Wilson carries the ball across the goal line for a touchdown after a Baltimore Ravens fumble during the second half of an NFL preseason football game in Baltimore, Thursday.
game to become even messier. Carolina’s lone touchdown came when C.J. Wilson took a fumble by fourth-string running back Jalen Parmele into the end zone from 31 yards. John Kasay missed the extra point, leaving Carolina down 10-9. Later in the quarter, Baltimore’s Prince Miller broke seven tackles during a 57-yard punt return. That set up an 8-yard touchdown run by Troy Smith for a 17-9 lead. In an effort to bolster a passing game that last season relied too heavily on dumpoffs to Pro Bowl running back Ray Rice,
the Ravens added wide receivers Anquan Boldin and Donte’ Stallworth. They also spread out the alignment to take advantage of Flacco’s skilled right arm. Baltimore amassed 196 yards in offense in the first half, only 22 of them on the ground. Rice started but did not touch the ball. “The offense looked pretty good,” said running back Willis McGahee, who had four catches during the 96-yard drive. “I think we’re where we want to be at this point in time, but we still have a lot of work to do. We need to do a better job.”
Panthers’ QBs get mixed reviews Moore brought flashbacks to Delhomme’s turnover-plagued 2009 when he never saw safety Tom Zbikowski go unblocked on a blitz and fumbled after getting sacked from the blind side. The Panthers recovered but were forced to punt. Moore was 4 of 7 for 32 yards and had a passer rating of 68.8. In three first-quarter possessions with Moore, the Panthers produced three first downs and no points. They were once knocked out of field goal range when a long pass to Dwayne Jarrett was wiped out by left tackle Jordan Gross’ holding penalty.
Associated Press
Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Jimmy Clausen tosses the ball during the second half of an NFL preseason football game in Baltimore, Thursday.
and the line was responsible for six penalties as it faced constant blitzing by the Ravens’ potent defense. “There are no worries whatsoever,” Moore said. “Those things are going to happen. We’ll watch the tape and get those things fixed.”
Gross, in his first game since breaking his leg late last season, was called for two holding calls and a false start penalty. Duke Robinson struggled with pass protection in the snaps he got at right guard, too. The much anticipated debut by Clausen was largely a success. The former Notre Dame star took over in the second quarter against Baltimore’s secondstring defense and appeared relaxed. He was in command of the offense despite often being flushed out of the pocket and sacked twice. “We had some bombs in protection, but overall he did a pretty good job,” Fox said.
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Youngsters pass an American Eagle Outfitters clothing store in New York in this July 30 photo. Retail sales managed a modest increase in July after two consecutive declines, but the strength was concentrated in higher sales of autos and gasoline. Most other retailers saw their sales fall. Associated Press
Auto sales boost retail sector WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans spent less at most retail stores in July and inflation remained tame as high unemployment and weak job growth fueled fears of a slowing economic recovery. A busy month for car dealerships and higher gas prices was enough to lift overall retail sales 0.4 percent last month, the Commerce Department said Friday. It was the first overall gain in three months. Still, most retailers reported declines. Excluding autos and gasoline sales — which accounted for one-fourth of the July figures — retail sales fell 0.1 percent last month. Sales were down 1 percent at department stores and also dropped at specialty clothing stores, furniture stores, hardware stores and appliance stores. “While retailers have seen a solid gain in activity compared to last year, the more recent three month trend has been negative and that is not good news,” said Joel Naroff, president of Naroff Economic Advisors. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.3 percent in July, the Labor Department said. But that was mostly because of rising gas prices. After stripping out volatile food and gas prices, the so-called “core” index
increased 0.1 percent. Over the past year, consumer prices rose 1.2 percent — the slowest pace in 44 years. The Commerce Department also reported that inventories held by businesses rose for a sixth straight month in June. But inventory sales declined for a second month in a row, another sign of weak demand among consumers. Auto sales represent such a large portion of monthly data and gas sales change rapidly from month to month. So economists prefer to look at the retail sector without those two categories. And retail sales figures are not adjusted for price changes. Broad declines in other retail sales have economists concerned that spending will slow further in the second half of this year. Households are saving more and spending less as they struggle with high unemployment and lackluster job growth. Economists note that the government revised activity in the previous two months to show slightly smaller decreases. But overall, the declines for most retailers in July suggest the recovery is losing momentum. “There is only one thing that’s for sure — economic momentum has slowed,” said Jennifer Lee, senior economist for BMO Capital Markets.
The July increase in retail sales followed declines of 0.3 percent in June and 1 percent in May. Sales had surged 2.1 percent in March but since that time consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent of the economy, has weakened. Summer promotions and easier credit lured shoppers back to car buying last month. Nissan, Toyota, Volkswagen, Subaru and Kia reported the biggest gains. The industry sold more than 1 million cars and light trucks. That’s 5.1 percent higher than in July 2009. Last year auto sales fell to the lowest level in three decades. Sales at gasoline stations rose 2.3 percent in July, the biggest jump since last November. But much of that strength reflected higher prices. Prices are rising at the slowest pace in 44 years, well below the Federal Reserve’s inflation target. Core prices moved up 0.9 percent in the past year for the fourth month in a row. July’s modest increase in consumer prices may quiet deflation concerns raised in recent weeks by some Federal Reserve officials. Deflation is a widespread and prolonged drop in the price of goods, real estate and stocks. It also reduces wages and can make it harder to pay off debts.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks extended their losing streak to four days Friday after a mixed batch of readings on consumers further muddled investors’ sense of the economy. The major stock indexes fluctuated throughout the day before closing slightly lower. The Dow Jones industrial average fell nearly 17 points and has now lost almost 400 over four days. It was a typically slow summer Friday, but only partly due to vacations. Traders who were working had little reason to make any major moves because of economic data that remains confusing. One of the biggest obstacles to a strong economic recovery is weak consumer spending. Friday’s reports about consumers’ attitudes and spending didn’t point to a shopping rebound anytime soon. The Commerce Department said that retail sales rose 0.4 percent in July. That was an improvement after two months of sales declines. But the number was just below economists’ forecast of a gain of 0.5 percent. Some better news came from the University of Michigan/Reuters survey of consumer sentiment for the first part of August, which showed consumers are slightly more optimistic. An index based on the survey came in at 69.6, slightly above analysts’ estimates and up from July’s 67.8. But retailer J.C. Penney Co. lowered its earnings forecast for the year, citing expectations that consumer spending will be slow. J.C. Penney joined competitor Kohl’s Corp., which lowered its earnings outlook on Thursday. These latest reports fell in line with a long string of conflicting data that has left investors unsure about where the economy is headed. Consumer spending has remained weak along with the labor market. And there are no signs that employers are ready to start hiring at a pace to help lift the economy. On Thursday, the Labor Department said the number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time rose last week. Although J.C. Penney and Kohl’s were disappointments for investors, second-quarter earnings overall have been strong and company executives are optimistic. The split between economic and earnings numbers has added to investors’ murky view of the economy. It contributed to this week’s heavy selling. The Dow fell 16.80, or 0.2 percent, to 10,303.15. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 4.36, or 0.4 percent, to 1,079.25. The Nasdaq composite index fell 16.79, or 0.8 percent, to 2,173.48. Losing stocks were ahead of gainers by almost 4 to 3 on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to an extremely light 871 million shares. The major indexes’ performance for the week shows how turbulent the market has been. The Dow is down 3.3 percent, while the S&P 500 is off 3.8 percent. The Nasdaq composite index had the steepest drop, 5 percent. Interest rates in the Treasury market showed investors’ uneasiness. Rates, which move in the opposite direction from prices, have fallen as investors seek a safe place for their money.
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Teen longs for a baby to fill hole Dear Abby: I am a girl who has had my heart broken for the first time. I know I should get over this boy, but I can’t stop thinking about him. My mom loved him. We hung out every weekend for six months. I thought I might have been pregnant. I’m not — but I want to be. I know I’m not ready to be a mom, but I want someone to love me and depend on me. I need someone who won’t leave me. I know my baby wouldn’t. Should I become a mom? How do I get over my boyfriend? Do I stop talking to him and just be his friend? Abby, tell me the right way. — Lovesick Dear Lovesick: Becoming a mother is not the way out of your heartache. Any young woman considering having a child must ask herself how she can provide financially and emotionally for that child. Most teenaged girls who become pregnant do not complete their high school education, and it has a negative impact on their ability to provide for themselves and their children. The right way to work through this breakup is to talk to your mother or another trusted adult about your feelings. Stop trying to maintain contact with your former boyfriend. To continue will only prolong your pain. But having a baby is NOT the
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answer. Dear Abby: Eight months ago I began a weight-loss program the same week as my best friend, “Darby.” We both have the same amount to lose, but she is using an expensive “liquid fast” combined with a private personal trainer at a gym. She has already spent a few thousand dollars. I am working completely on my own, and have lost 30 pounds. Darby has lost 32.She came over to visit and brought with her a huge stack of her old clothes, saying they no longer fit, but implying they would fit me! I do weigh a bit more than she does, but I am 4 inches taller. I was offended, but too shocked to say anything. I put the clothes in my coat closet to dispose of later. What should I have said to my “friend”? I am really hurt. — Insulted Dear Insulted: How about this? “Thank you. Perhaps I can have them taken in or lengthened — or save them for a short, fat friend.”
Chemist offers cause for infection Dear Dr. Gott: I’ve been a chemist and forensic scientist for more than 50 years, and in your column you address a woman’s questions regarding chronic vaginal inflammation and repeated yeast infections. Years ago, I had a legal case involving a woman who used Premarin cream packaged in metalwalled “toothpaste”-type tubes. Her complaints and symptoms were much the same as your reader’s. In working as her expert witness on that case, I opened up and examined the offending Premarin tubes she had used. What I found was a badly designed delivery system that could not fail to cause horrific injury to anyone that used the product down to its completely collapsed, scrolled-up endpoint. Such tubes are made of soft metallike zinc but with an internal layer of polymer plastic coating the interior surface to prevent metal contamination or any reactive ingredients from chemically reacting with the metal walls. The defect comes when the user squeezes and deforms the tube walls to such an extent that the internal plastic layer fractures into small chips and delami-
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Ask Dr. Gott Dr. Peter M. Gott nates from its attachment to the wall. What results are a myriad of small and almost microscopic flakes of the lining plastic, with sharp points and razorsharp edges like broken glass mixing into the cream product as it is delivered. Inform and warn your readers, please. Dear Reader: I have chosen to print your letter almost in its entirety because it is a well-written, informative piece. I thank you for bringing an alternate cause to the table, one I had never even thought to consider. I, like you, am unaware of what type of packaging Premarin and similar estrogen creams come in; therefore, I am hoping that this letter is either late (in the case of newer, safer packaging) or will bring greater attention to this issue.
IN THE STARS Your Birthday, Aug. 14;
Something to which you’ve devoted time and effort is likely to begin. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - The best way to make a joint endeavor successful is to balance the work. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Your mental faculties are extra sharp right now. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Pals know you understand how to gather the right people. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Even if you have to put aside your social plans for the moment, finalize the serious matter. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Make an effort to get in touch with the friend who has been on your mind lately. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Pay heed to your instincts. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - A personal interest can be advanced, but only if you are able to operate independently. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Something in which you’re interested has a great array of ancillary benefits. ARIES (March 21-April 19) - The impression you make encourages others to look at you. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - When you screen your work, you’re free to be more effective. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - The probabilities for success are enhanced. CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Logic, not forcefulness, is what can make your job easier for you.
6B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Saturday, August 14, 2010
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Feds say BP’s broken well is not dead yet NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP’s broken oil well is not dead yet. The government’s point man on the crisis said Friday that the blown-out well is not securely plugged to his satisfaction and that the drilling of the relief well — long regarded as the only way to ensure that the hole at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico never leaks oil again — must go forward. “The relief well will be finished,” said retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen. “We will kill the well.” Work on the relief well was suspended earlier this week because of bad weather. Allen did not say when it would resume, but when the order comes, it could take four days to get the operation up and running again. From there, it could be only a matter of days before the “bottom kill” is done
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Scientists had hoped that the cement pumped in from the top had plugged the gap between the well’s inner pipe and its outer casing. The pressure tests showed some cement was in that gap, but officials don’t know enough about what’s there — or how much of it — to trust
that there is a permanent seal, said Allen, who has repeatedly insisted on an “overabundance of caution” when it comes to plugging the well. The well spilled an estimated 206 million gallons of crude into the sea before BP finally put a cap on it July 15. But that was always regarded as a temporary fix until the relief well and the bottom kill could be completed. Bob Bea, a petroleum engineering professor at the University of California, Berkeley, said that given the results of the pressure tests, proceeding with the relief well makes sense. “Everything we know at this time says we need to continue the work with the relief wells,” he said. “We don’t know the details of how they plugged the well from the top. We don’t know
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Bostic: 167 Bostic Sunshine Hwy., Sat. 6A-until. Junior girls clothes, college dorm attire, variety of other things. All must go GARAGE SALE 136 Bradbury Rd., Ellenboro Sat. 6A-12P Boy and girl toddler 2T-3T clothes, household goods. Rain or shine! GIGANTIC 8 FAMILY 1020 Hwy US 221 (1/2 mile above Fiddlesticks on right) Sat. 8A-3P Clothes, appl., baby clothes, household & more HENSON BUILDING MATERIALS 188 Whitesides Rd. (off Railroad Ave.) !!!!Ruth Store Moving Sale!!!! Friday, August 20th 8A-5P & Saturday, August 21st 8A-12 Noon Huge selection and discounts! HUGE 4 FAMILY YARD SALE FC: Corner of Griffin Rd. Sat. 7A-until Children's clothes and toys, furniture, 4 wheeler, Corvette
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and the blown-out well that wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast economy and environment is no longer a threat. Last week, BP plugged up the ruptured oil well from the top with mud and cement, and for a while, it appeared that the relief well that BP has been drilling 2 1/2 miles under the sea all summer long in an effort to seal up the leak from the bottom might not be necessary after all. But Allen dashed those hopes after scientists conducted pressure tests on Thursday.
HUGE FC: 194 Sandy Oak Dr. (off of Harrill Dairy Rd.) Sat. 7A-until A little of everything! Last Chance Yard Sale Spindale: 156 Nebraska St. (off Main St.) Sat. 7A-12P Furniture, clothes, toys, household and much more! Moving Sale Rfdtn: 252 Frady St. Sat. 6A-til Appl., furniture, misc. items. Too much to list! MOVING SALE Six Points area 190 Twins Creek Rd. Fri. & Sat. 7A-until Furniture, what nots, Christmas decorations and more!
NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE: 10 JA 77 RUTHERFORD COUNTY DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PETITIONERS, FOR PETITION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE MLM a minor child. NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION To: Amy McCurry Tony Dale McCurry TAKE NOTICE that a petition seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled proceedings for Petition for Noncompliance: MLM, born the 9th day of May, 1997. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that you must make your defense to such pleadings no later than 40 days following the 14th day of August, 2010, the date of first publication of this Notice upon you, in order to participate in and receive further notice of the proceedings. If you fail to do so, the petitioner will apply to the court for the relief sought. Respond to the Clerk of Superior Court, 229 N. Main Street, Rutherfordton, NC 28139. This the 14th day of August, 2010. Brian W. King, Attorney for Petitioners King Law Offices, PLLC 215 N. Main Street Rutherfordton, NC 28139 828-286-3332
MULTI FAMILY 74-1/4 mile from Greenhill Store Sat. 8A Wood stove, generator, tools, furniture, toys, clothes, sliding glass door, more! Multi Family FC: 361 Holly Hills Dr. Sat. 7A-until Children, adult clothes, toys, household, furniture, lots more. OK Ladies another Big One. This one is at 151 Arlington St., FC. Turn off Broadway, 5th house on right, big white 3 story with black shutters. Fri & Sat. 8A-1P. No early birds Spindale: 230 Nebraska St. Sat. 7A-til Women's/junior clothes, shoes & much more! Multi Family Rfdtn: 167 Harris St. Sat. 9am-12 Household items, clothing, Bedding, odds and ends & more! Last one! YARD SALE FC: 352 Tanners Grove Rd. Fri. & Sat. 8A-12P Furniture, new small appliances, kids clothes, toys, household, more! YARD SALE Rfdtn: 265 Amber Oaks Dr. (off Thompson Rd.) Sat. 8A-11A Girls clothes (kids-teen sizes), exercise equipment, and miscellaneous
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the volume of material they put in the well bore, and without that we can’t tell how close to the bottom of the well they got.” Drilling of the relief well began in early May, and the tunnel is now just 30 to 50 feet from the blown-out well. To intercept the well, the drillers must hit a target about the size of a dinner plate. Once they punch through, heavy drilling mud and cement will be injected into the bedrock. Allen said scientists from BP and the government are working to ensure the bottom kill does not damage the cap and make the disaster worse. New equipment to ease the pressure inside the well might have to be installed, which would “significantly affect the timeline” for the final fix, Allen said, though he did not specify how much.
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Officials from BP and the federal government have been touting the bottom kill as the final fix for weeks, and local officials said they were glad to hear it will go forward. “If it’s a nearly redundant safety measure, that makes sense to us,” said Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who attended a closed-door meeting with Allen, local leaders and other federal officials. The possibility, floated earlier this week, that the well might already be plugged didn’t sit well with local officials or environmentalists, who said they were leery of optimistic forecasts from BP and the government. The crisis began on April 20, after an explosion on the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon drilling rig that killed 11 workers.
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Three coalition troops are killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Three international coalition service members were killed in the south of Afghanistan, while U.S. and Afghan forces stepped up operations in the east against a Taliban faction linked to al-Qaida, arresting several key militants, military officials said Friday.
Britain’s Ministry of Defense said one British soldier was killed Friday by small-arms fire in the Sangin district of Helmand province. Another serviceman who was injured Tuesday in an incident involving a helicopter at a patrol base in the Nahri Sarraj district of Helmand died Thursday at a hospital in Britain, it said.
NATO also reported the death of a third coalition service member after an insurgent attack Friday in southern Afghanistan. NATO did not disclose the nationality of the service member or details about the death. In the east, NATO said a raid on Thursday in the Manduzai district of Khost province led to the cap-
ture of a deputy commander of the Haqqani group who had been supplying weapons to other members of the network. The commander was not identified but NATO said he was among “several� Haqqani group members rounded up in the raid. Another Haqqani weapons supplier was picked up Wednesday.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A rusting cargo ship crammed with hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers from Sri Lanka docked at a Canadian navy base on Friday after a grueling three-month journey. The government confirmed that there were 490 people aboard the ship, the MV Sun Sea, and that the ship had declared them to be refugees. But Canada forced them to dock at a military base, saying there were concerns that Tamil extremists could be on board. Gary Anandasangaree, a lawyer with the Canadian Tamil Congress, was on the scene as the boat arrived and said he couldn’t believe how a ship just 194 feet long (59 meters) could be carrying so many people. “It clearly gives us an idea of the type of conditions that could have been inside. Very cramped, given the size,� Anandasangaree said. Initial images of the vessel showed women and children, some smiling, aboard the tarp-draped freighter. Anandasangaree said the tarps may be used to shield the identities of those on board. He suggested there could be reprisals against family members still in Sri Lanka if the identities of the refugees were revealed. People began to leave the ship several hours after it docked. The first two men were followed by a woman who had to be helped ashore by officials. Children followed her. Some were taken away on a stretcher. All were shielded from the view of cameras by black umbrellas. Ambulances were seen coming and going from the dockside and buses
are also standing by. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said again Friday that the government has concerns that there may be members of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or Tamil Tigers, on board and that they’re coordinating a human smuggling operation. Canada has labeled the Tamil Tigers as a terrorist group since 2006. The Tamil Tigers fought a civil war for a quarter of a century in Sri Lanka seeking an independent state for ethnic minority Tamils, claiming decades of discrimination by the Sinhalese majority. The conflict, which killed more than 80,000 people, ended in May 2009 after a massive government operation against the Tigers. “We are very concerned that there are elements of the LTTE or Tamil Tigers on this vessel and indeed may well be coordinating this as part of a larger enterprise,� Toews said. “Our goal is to ensure that our refugee system is not hijacked by criminals or terrorists.� The boat reportedly approached Australia a few months ago but was either turned away or feared it wouldn’t be allowed to dock and sailed toward Canada. Canada is home to about 300,000 Tamils, the largest such population outside Sri Lanka and India. The MV Sun Sea was boarded by Canadian security officials late Thursday and brought to a seaside military facility for processing. The rusty boat is being held at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt on the outskirts of British Columbia’s provincial capital of Victoria.
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