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Guest speakers included Freddie Harrill, western regional liaison for Senator Kay Hagan; John Mitchell, field representative for Senator Richard Burr; Congressmen Patrick McHenry and Heath Shuler; Peter McCann, Disabled American Veterans commander chapter 25 and MaryAnn Curl, interim director of the Charles George VA Medical Center.
VA Clinic officially opened By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer
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RUTHERFORDTON — Congressmen representing Rutherford County and representatives of Senators Kay Hagan and Richard Burr celebrated and honored veterans here Thursday morning at the new Veterans Administration Clinic’s grand opening ceremony. About 50 people attended the long-awaited
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Imported pests are a threat Daily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY — An invader is threatening Rutherford County and the rest of Western North Carolina. Specifically, the trees in the area are under assault from the Asian redbay ambrosia beetle, a non-native insect species that is burrowing into local trees to lay eggs and leave behind other unpleasantries. “For a lot of different species we get insects, disease and weeds transported by people inadvertently or intentionally moving them from one area or another,” said Jan McGuinn, extension agent for agriculture at the county’s Cooperative Extension. “The bay laurels down in the coastal regions have been invaded by the beetle and they think it was introduced by transporting firewood from place to place and having infested fire Please see Pests, Page 6
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Chad Ohmstead of Ohmstead Plumbing worked on a leak Thursday morning. Ohmstead said working on frozen pipes this week had kept him outdoors more than in. He believes during the winter, plumbers have one of the coldest professions.
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For plumbers, cold goes with job By JESSICA OSBORNE Daily Courier Correspondent
FOREST CITY — If you work in an office, once you reach indoors in the morning, you probably don’t think too much about the temperature outside until it’s time to leave again. But if your job demands you spend most of your days outside, working in this week’s 20-degree weather, the cold might be much harder to ignore. And if you’re a plumber, chances are you’re spending a good bit of time in the frigid temperatures this week.
“We think so too,” said Chad Ohmstead of Ohmstead Plumbing Company, when asked if he believed plumbers have one of the coldest jobs during winter. “Especially working late hours, doing house calls.” Ohmstead worked until 8 p.m. Tuesday night on a house call. “Granted, cold weather does create issues. One of the common misconceptions is that you are going to have leaking pipes, but that is not always true. Please see Cold, Page 6
McNair Scholar headed for Italian university By ALLISON FLYNN
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event. Congressmen Heath Shuler and Patrick McHenry addressed the crowd and letters were read from Hagan and Burr. “This is a great way for us to give back to those veterans who have given us so much,” Shuler said. “And it is wonderful news for many of our local veterans who now don’t
RUTHERFORDTON — Budgetary woes dominated the scene for Rutherford County government this year, but completion of a high speed Internet project and the opening of Rutherfordton Elementary stood out as two bright spots. The county’s economy attracted some national attention in June when Rutherford County ranked 13th on an Associated Press report as the hardest hit counties in the country. Even though the ranking improved by October, shortfalls caused by lower than expected sales tax revenues and state government cuts forced county leaders to have workers take three days without pay. “The economy has had a very negative impact on Rutherford County, forcing cuts in the local budget,” said County Manager John Condrey. “The original 2009-2010 budget was reduced eight percent for the previous year; yet, we still cut that budget during the year. However, simultaneously with those cuts, our two largest departments — Department of Social Services
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FOREST CITY — Jade Davis will say arrivederci to Rutherford County, Jan. 10, when she hops on a plane bound for a semester at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy. Davis, recipient of the 2008 McNair Scholars Award to the University of South Carolina, is a junior double majoring in marketing and management. John Cabot is an American liberal arts university in Rome; Davis is attending for the semester through Academic Programs International. As a student at John Cabot, Davis will be taking business courses and a Shakespeare English class.
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Davis had her choice of locations for a studyabroad experience, but picked Rome because it was the opposite of home. “I wanted to experience a completely different culture and see new people,” she said. Davis has traveled with family before to Mexico, Jamaica and the Bahamas, but this will be her first time to Europe and her first trip out of the country without her family. “I’m excited and nervous,” she said. “USC is only two hours away and if I needed to come home I could. I’m nervous about being away from my mom – we talk at least 20 times a day and we’ll Please see Scholar, Page 6
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At Your Leisure Motorcycle Show: Cycle World International Motorcycle Show, Jan. 8-10, at the Carolina First Center, Greenville, S.C.; check out the newest motorcyles, thrilling motorcycle stunts by the Ducati Freestyle Team, tricked out choppers, demo rides and more; Friday 4 to 9 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; for ticket prices and further details visit motorcycleshows.com.
Jan. 18 — Ornament Class, 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 22 — Ring Workshop, 6 to 10 p.m. Jan. 23 — Wire Wrapped Sea Anemone, 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 25 — Felted Purse Part 2, 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 26 — Vintage Oasis Ring, 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 28 — Adjustable Woven Ring, 6 to 8 p.m. Web site offthebeadedpathbeadstore.com.
Wedding show: The Blue Ridge Wedding Show will be held Saturday, Jan. 9, at the new Carolina Event and Conference Center, Hudlow Road, Forest City, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mother-Daughter Brunch 10 to 11 a.m. Wedding tips, fashion show, flower show, musical entertainment, give-aways, door prizes and much more. Bridal registration begins at 11 a.m. For more information call (828) 4472674 or visit the website www. freshstartwes.com.
Runt of the Litter, written and performed by Bo Eason and directed by Larry Moss, will debut the weekend of Jan. 15 and 16, at the Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place. Both performances begin at 8 p.m. Ticket prices are $30 regular; $28 for senior citizens; $25 for students. For tickets or more information contact the Box Office (828) 257-4530 or visit www.dwtheatre.com. This performance contains strong language. Log onto www. runtofthelitter.com for further details. The Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place is located in the heart of the Pack Square Cultural District in downtown Asheville,
Legal Grounds, 217 North Main St., Rutherfordton, offers the following entertainment: Jan. 9 — Sharkadelics Jan. 16 — TRIAD Jan. 23 — Holy Ghost Tent Revival Jan. 30 — Big Daddy Love Web site www.legalgrounds. net. Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria, 115 W. Main St., Spindale, (no cover charge) announces the following entertainment: Jan. 11 — Mike Holstin Jan. 12 — Laurel Ridge Jan. 18 — Alan Biggerstaff Jan. 19 — Dave Desmelik Jan. 26 — 26 Ways Web site www.barleystaproom. com. M Squared Restaurant, located at 125 West Main St., Spindale, offers the following entertainment/events:
The Sharkadelics will perform Saturday at Legal Grounds in Rutherfordton.
swing and more. The following entertainment is announced: Jan. 9 — Broken Axle Band, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Admission $7. Concessions, game room, family entertainment. Dance lessons every Tuesday night from 7:30 to 10 p.m., $3 per person. Web site www.wagonwheeldanceclub.com.
Tuesday — Alex Thompson on keyboard, soup/sandwich night Wednesday — Trivia at 8 p.m. (half price bottled wine) Thursday — Sushi Night Friday — Alex Thompson Saturday — Papa T. Trio, featuring members of Jackson Crossing and The Marshall Tucker Band Sunday — Brunch and Bloody Mary Bar (weekly) Web site www.msquaredrestaurant.com.
LuLu’s Country Club & Karaoke has karaoke and dancing every week, Thursday - Saturday. Doors open at 7 p.m. Cover charge $3 on Thursdays, and $5 Friday and Saturday (BYOB). Ages 18 and up with valid ID. The club is located off Railroad Ave., at 156 Sunset Street in Rutherfordton.
Club L.A. is a private club for members and guests, located at 319 W. Main St., Spindale. Admission — members free, guest $5. Saturdays from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. Each Thursday is ladies’ night and Karaoke from 8 to 11 p.m. Shagging every Friday night from 8 to 11 p.m.
Positively Paper Inc., located at 121 East Main St., Forest City, offers the following classes: Jan. 12 — Card class, 10:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 15 — Calendar class, 6 to 9 p.m.
Wagon Wheel Dance Club, W.E. Padgett Rd., Bostic, offers a variety of music for line dancing, partner dancing,
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Jan. 21 — Card class, 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 26 — Card class, 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 29 — Open (scrapbook) crop, 6 to 11:30 p.m. Open New Year’s Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Jan. 2. For supply requirements or other information call 2482455. Web site www.positivelypaperinc.com. Off the Beaded Path, located at 120B West Trade St., Forest City, offers Try-it-Tuesdays (every Tuesday) which features brief jewelry-making demos. The following classes are also available: Jan. 9 — Steampunk Necklace, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 11 — Felted Purse Part 1, 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 12 — Bead Queen Ring, 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 14 — Coiled Flower Ring, 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 16 — Sparkly Necklace, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
“The Taste of New York” Upscale Affair: Saturday, Jan. 23, Apostrophe Lounge, 1440 South Tryon St., Charlotte; featuring Buffalo’s Bad Boy, DJ Hassan; for more information visit www.mrdwilson.com or call 866-493-3280. “My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra”: Spartanburg Little Theatre Salutes Frank Sinatra, featuring over 50 of his greatest hits live at the Chapman Cultural Center stage, Jan. 15-17 and 22-24. Four talented singers and a professional jazz combo, set in a retro Las Vegas lounge. For tickets call (864) 542-ARTS or visit www.chapmanculturalcenter.org.
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and Sheriff/Detention, in which over 60 percent of county employees work — are seeing their work load increase, making in many respects our jobs more difficult.” Adding to the money troubles, one of the largest land development projects in the history of the county went bankrupt in 2009. When Grey Rock went under, the county had to call in its bonds to build the roads in the development. But there was a small problem — one of those bonds was fraudulent. The county had to sue Bond Safeguard for the completion of the project and the legal process is still underway. Hurting more than the court costs are the lost property tax revenues now that Grey Rock won’t open. The Rutherfordton Elementary School construction was a different story, opening in Aug. 25. “This is the latest school that has been completed since the county began our capital reserve fund for school construction in the early 1990s,” Condrey said. “To date, the county has completed one new high school, renovated the other two high schools; built two new middle schools and renovated the third, and built eight new elementary schools and renovated one additional.” And students and teachers across the county now have access to the high speed, broadband fiber-optic Internet service thanks to a grant from Golden LEAF. As an added benefit of the network installed by PANGAEA, the county is Web casting their meetings, allowing citizens to watch from the comfort of their own homes or anywhere else they can connect to the Internet. Finally, the county still has an eye toward the future with planning under way for the Daniel Road Complex — a multi-use facility that will include a new animal shelter, an agricultural center, a farmer’s market and possibly athletic fields among other projects. “A grant of $500,000 has been received for the future area of soccer field development,” Condrey said. “Hopefully other grant funds can be secured. In addition, planning for the last satellite EMS station in Henrietta is under way. Commissioner Eddie Holland and his wife Lavonne have donated the property and this site should join the satellites in Lake Lure and Bostic in the near future.” Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.
Longest-serving N.C. lawmaker indicted RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s longest-serving lawmaker faces a criminal assault charge for shooting a former client who had kicked in the front door of his home. A grand jury on Thursday indicted state Sen. R.C. Soles on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. Authorities have said the Columbus County Democrat shot Thomas Kyle Blackburn after two intruders kicked in the front door of the lawmaker’s secluded Tabor City home. Blackburn wasn’t badly hurt. Attorney Joe Cheshire has said Soles fired in self defense. Cheshire did not immediately return a call seeking comment Thursday. Soles said last week he won’t seek re-election this year.
Camp Lejeune. The Marine Corps said Thursday that 28-year-old Sgt. Michael Haridat of the Bronx, N.Y., is charged in an early Sunday shooting in Jacksonville that injured three people. He also faces marijuana drug charges. The Daily News of Jacksonville reported that Haridat was charged Wednesday with assault with a deadly weapon. He is accused of shooting 29-year-old Christian Onate in the parking lot of Las Maracas. Two other men were shot. One was in critical condition. Marine officials said Haridat, a rifleman, has been deployed to Iraq twice in two years. He last returned in October. Haridat was in the Onslow County jail. It was unclear if he had a lawyer.
Husqvarna gets state Purdue provost picked funding for HQ move RALEIGH (AP) — Officials for NCSU chancellor with forest and lawn equipment
producer Husqvarna say the company will follow through with its earlier decision to consolidate its North American headquarters in Charlotte, thanks in part to sweeteners from North Carolina taxpayers. State officials decided Thursday to give the company up to $2.5 million if it doubles its current Charlotte work force of 160 and retains the jobs for nine years. Husqvarna (HOOSK-var-nah) decided last summer to move its North American headquarters from Augusta, Ga., to Charlotte. But state officials said the company claimed South Carolina offered nearly $11 million to move just a few miles across the state line.
RALEIGH (AP) — The president of the University of North Carolina system is set to nominate the provost of Purdue University to become the next chancellor at North Carolina State University. WRAL-TV reported Thursday that UNC president Erskine Bowles was to present William “Randy” Woodson to a committee of the UNC Board of Governors. The News & Observer of Raleigh first reported Wednesday that Bowles is expected to recommend Woodson to the full board on Friday. University officials declined to confirm to The Associated Press on Thursday if Bowles will recommend Woodson. The 52-year-old Woodson has served as Purdue’s provost since May 2008.
Soldier won’t face execution for slaying
Marine charged in weekend shooting CAMP LEJEUNE (AP) — Authorities say a Marine combat veteran is charged with shooting a man outside a restaurant near
FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Prosecutors say a U.S. Army sergeant accused of killing a pregnant soldier will not face the death penalty if convicted. The Fayetteville Observer reports Thursday that prosecutors determined the murder of
23-year-old Spc. Megan Touma of Cold Spring, Ky., did not warrant capital punishment. Sgt. Edgar Patino of Hope Mills is charged with firstdegree murder. He was arrested in July 2008, a month after Touma was found dead in a bathtub in a Fayetteville motel. She was seven months pregnant and had been at Fort Bragg for less than two weeks.
Judge cancels meeting over delays in new jail YADKINVILLE (AP) — Officials in a North Carolina county have pledged to build a new jail to replace an unsafe one closed last year, causing a Superior Court judge to cancel a meeting on its delay. The Winston-Salem Journal reported that Judge John Craig canceled the meeting with Yadkin County commissioners set for Friday after they adopted a resolution Monday saying they will build the jail west of Yadkinville. County Attorney Jim Graham said Craig told him he was satisfied with the commissioners’ action but would retain jurisdiction.
Hanes drops ads featuring Sheen WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Hanesbrands has ended its advertising campaign featuring Charlie Sheen because of domestic violence charges filed against the actor, a company spokesman said Wednesday. Spokesman Matt Hall said the seriousness of the allegations against the 44-year-old actor made the decision necessary. “It’s a pretty standard, straightforward call when somebody who’s in your commercials is arrested on suspicion of something of this magnitude,” Hall said. “And we would suspend the ads both for the company and, really, for Mr. Sheen and his family as well. Given the publicity, it makes sense to not air those ads during that time.” Hall said the television ads were stopped effective Dec. 28.
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ometimes it is the seemingly simple decisions of government agencies that baffle us the most. Take for instance the decision Rutherfordton’s Town Council made Wednesday night to impose a blanket fee charge for all groups using the town’s Clubhouse property for events. One councilman in supporting the action said, “If you use it, you pay.” That is a good starting point, but it does not really solve potential problems and conflicts. The Council, in enacting its hardline policy, immediately included three exemptions for the Kiwanis Club, the Garden Club and a temporary grace for the hospital because RHI had paid for the paving of the clubhouse parking area. The new policy will also require town agencies to pay the town for use of a town facility. Clearly, the town could come up with a more common sense policy to cover this situation. It can start with a hardline standard and then spell out specific exemptions and should probably include a set of conditions under which the fees might be waived.
Our readers’ views Says thanks to those who provided help To the editor: Christ is alive and God’s wonders abound in plenty. In the past few weeks, I have surely felt the presence of God’s earthly angels surrounding me in assisting me in many meaningful and joyous ways. Profound answered prayers came to me in the forms of some very special people in Rutherford County — who reached out to me to provide much needed help and much needed peace into my life and my heart. I will forever remember and my spirit will forever be in awesome gratitude for angels Robin, Jim, Linda B., Linda G., Diane, Gloria, Gina, John Chris, Tonya, Ron, the McCurry Deck Service Department, the clerks at Fireside Books, Tucker, Scott and the police department angels who so quickly and compassionately responded to my 911 call on Christmas Eve. I also thank my family and friends, both near and far, whose prayers and love-in-action have done more for me than they could ever imagine. May God beautifully bless those who so awesomely have blessed me. In these times of hardship for so many — if we all continue to believe, and we all join together for the betterment of others, our very lives will be wondrously rich in God’s graces. Linda Hazzard Hoyle Forest City
Says independents welcome new members To the editor: Interesting comments from life-long Democrat Mike Dalton in your New Year’s day edition. Democrats must feel that with friends like Mike, who needs
enemies! As an Independent I agree with some of his points. I agree that the Democrats achieved passage of their health bill through payoffs, deals, and corruption. Why so shocked? This has been normal procedure in Washington by both parties for decades. It takes place every day, week, month and year. We Independents have never understood America’s obsession and mind set that the two party system is the be all and end all. We welcome all disgruntles from both parties to join our cause. Seems like Mr. Dalton is considering doing just that! Join those of us who are sick of the twoparty either/or choice. It has been a neither/nor choice for a lot of Americans for too long. Think about it people, lets look to leadership that is not mired in corruption. It’s never too late or too early to consider an alternative party. Think Independent! Ron Atchley Forest City
Says writer off base on smoking complaint To the editor: After reading Nancy Hartley’s editorial of 1-5-10 on the new laws for smoking in restaurants, I have this to say. She says restaurants will be able to let cigar smokers smoke in their restaurants. This is not the way I understood it. To me it means that in places that have cigar parlors, they will still be able to enjoy their cigars. I always thought these cigar parlors were at different men’s organizations so that they could enjoy cigar smoking. I don’t know what Nancy Hartley is worried about, I don’t think she would be at any of these places. Also I don’t know what restaurants she has chosen to go to in the last few years, because every one that I
have gone to have all been smoke free (even my favorite ones). I thought this was America, the land of the free. But it is not, when the government can dictate to you where you can smoke or not smoke. By the way, some smokers have consideration for the people who do not smoke. A lot of restaurants use to have separate rooms for smokers so it did not bother the nonsmokers. So I do not understand how the government can dictate to all of these businesses on how they are going to run them. Also, look at how much taxes cigarette smokers pay that helps the state. I suppose Nancy Hartley doesn’t mind setting in traffic with big trucks all around, and inhaling their exhaust, which is a lot worse than cigarette smoke. It sounds like Nancy Hartley might have been a former smoker with all of her health problems. One last tidbit, I’m over 65 years old, and have Medicare. At the end of 2009, we had to change our secondary insurance because we couldn’t afford the new premium and Medicare could dictate to us what we could get, plus our prescriptions. There is something awful wrong with this government. Jan West Ellenboro
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Veterans clinic is a good use of taxpayer dollars Rutherford County is now the proud home of a new outpatient Veterans Administration clinic. These Community Based Outpatient Clinics (or CBOCs as they are known) are the next step in the government’s plan to try and provide better access to care for most veterans. Normally, I’m all up in arms about more government spending over projects that are announced, but in this case, I think it is a great use of taxpayer dollars. How can one be opposed to helping our veterans when they gave so much to help all of us? The ceremony for the ribbon cutting and grand opening yesterday was for the most part your average
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government announcement ceremony where people get up and congratulate each other. But the politicians on hand — ranging from Congressman Patrick McHenry to Rutherfordton Mayor Jimmy Dancy — made sure to keep the focus of the day’s events on the veterans. I’ve taken a tour of the facility already, because even though yesterday was the official grand opening, the clinic has been up and running for about a month now,
and it is really state of the art. My favorite innovation that the staff has on display is their video teleconferencing that can combine with electronic records to enable patients to get a detailed examination from a specialist that isn’t even in the same state. Marty Brotemarkle, who is the director for the facility described it like this: “One of the most interesting things we have set up is our VTEL conference room,” Brotemarkle said. “The room is set up so that a specialist in Asheville can interact with a patient in our facility.” A large plastic sheet microphone is so sensitive, it can pick up whispers across the room and transmit them via the Internet to the doc-
tor on the other side of the state — or the world. Video cameras combine with electronic patient data to allow specialists to make a diagnosis without even being in the same time zone as the patient. “There are a lot of veterans from Florida and other places that vacation near here,” Brotemarkle explained. “This way, we can get their electronic records from whereever their home VA is and interact with their regular doctor if they have some kind of need while they are in our facility. And there’s no reason this is limited to Asheville based doctors. You can be in Montana and talk to a specialist in New York.” The $400,000 project to convert the former CVS pharmacy at 374 Charlotte
Road was finished in November and has been running full steam ever since. I’ve never served in the military, but while I was at the opening I got to speak with several veterans, including James Luther, a veterans officer from Salisbury who made it his mission to attend the opening of any CBOCs in his area. He told me he’d only missed the opening of two and his territory covers all the way up to Virigina. Even in a wheelchair, he is still dedicated to doing his duty. It is that kind of dedication that the clinic is set up to honor. And that’s some good news. Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier. com.
The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Friday, January 8, 2010
Virginia Walker
tomers this week from his snowblower repair shop in Bismarck, N.D. The weather hasn’t let up since sweeping into the eastern U.S. earlier this week. Five straight days of doubledigit subzero low temperatures, including negative 19, were recorded by the National Weather Service office in Chanhassen, Minn., a Twin Cities suburb. “It’s brutally cold, definitely brutal,” meteorologist Tony Zaleski said. At least 15 deaths this year have been blamed on the cold and icy, snow-covered roads. An 88-year-old woman died of hypothermia in her unheated Chicago home, an Alzheimer’s sufferer died after wandering into his yard in Nashville, Tenn., and a homeless man was found dead in a tent in South Carolina, authorities said. Kansas City police said a man involved in a multi-car pileup Wednesday died after jumping a barrier wall in the dark, apparently to avoid sliding cars, and falling about 80 feet. Slick roads were blamed for scores of accidents. In Indiana, a driver was reported killed in a crash with a school bus near Delphi on Thursday. In Iowa, a driver died Wednesday after slamming into the back of a semitrailer that had slowed for an accident near Des Moines. Freeze warnings covered nearly all of Florida with temperatures expected to drop into the 20s. Iguanas were seen falling out of trees; experts say the cold-blooded reptiles become immobilized and lose their grip when the temperature falls into the 40s or below. Schools in parts of Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia canceled classes because of the weather. Major roads were closed in South Dakota, Minnesota, North Carolina and Virginia.
Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports
n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department responded to 129 E-911 calls Wednesday.
Rutherfordton
n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 11 E-911 calls Wednesday.
Spindale
n The Spindale Police Department responded to 27 E-911 calls Wednesday.
Lake Lure
n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to 11 E-911 calls Wednesday.
Forest City
n The Forest City Police Department responded to 58 E-911 calls Wednesday. n An employee of Drop-In Food Stores reported a larceny. n Stanislav Dyshiko reported an assault. n Chad Logan reported an incident of assault with a deadly weapon. n Brenda Ledbetter reported an incident of damage to property. n Nicole Dukes reported an incident of obtaining property by false pretense and credit card fraud.
Arrests
n Kasey Miranda Branch, 20, of Arrowhead Trail, Marion was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear in McDowell County. nCharles Christopher Blachnik, 43, of 3061 Dry Ponds Road; charged with five counts of felony for worthless check; placed
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Winter’s assault Obituaries on Midwest, South is continuing
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Snow was piled so high in Iowa that drivers couldn’t see across intersections and a North Dakota snowblower repair shop was overwhelmed with business as heavy snow and wind chills as low as 52 below zero blasted much of the Midwest on Thursday. Frigid weather also gripped the South, where a rare cold snap was expected to bring snow and ice Thursday to states from South Carolina to Louisiana. Forecasters said wind chills could drop to near zero at night in some areas. In Bowbells, in northwestern North Dakota, the wind chill hit 52-below zero Thursday morning. “The air freezes your nostrils, your eyes water and your chest burns from breathing — and that’s just going from the house to your vehicle,” said Jane Tetrault, the Burke County deputy auditor. Her vehicle started, but the tires were frozen. “It was bump, bump, bump all the way to work with the flat spots on my tires,” Tetrault said. “It was a pretty rough ride.” Other parts of the Midwest also had dangerously cold wind chills, including negative 40 in parts of South Dakota and minus 27 in northeast Nebraska, according to the National Weather Service. Equally disturbing chills were expected overnight Friday. An additional 10 inches of snow was expected in Iowa, already buried by more than 2 feet of snow in December, while up to 9 inches could fall in southeast North Dakota that forecasters warned would create hazardous zero-visibility driving conditions. Wind gusts of 30 miles per hour were expected in Illinois — along with a foot of snow — while large drifts were anticipated in Nebraska and Iowa. Joe Dietrich said he had to turn away dozens of cus-
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under a $12,500 secured bond. (FCPD) n Joseph Ernest Smith, 50, of 180 Skyview Avenue; charged with felony of probation violation, placed under $5,000 secured bond. (Probation officer) n Najee Jamaal Greene, 20, of Thompson St.; charged with felony probation violation, placed under $10,000 secured bond. (Probation officer) n Brandon Lee Conner, 18, of 2010 Hwy 64/74; charged with breaking and/ or entering, two counts of larceny after breaking/entering, and obtained property under false pretense, placed under $25,000 secure bond. (RCSD) n Toney Jay Powell, 46, of 7470 McDuffy Road; charged with breaking and/or entering and two counts of larceny after breaking and entering, placed under $300 secured bond. (DOC)
EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 26 E-911 Wednesday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to 10 E-911 calls Wednesday.
Fire Calls n Ellenboro firefighters responded to a motor vehicle crash. n Forest City firefighters responded to two motor vehicles crashes. n Rutherfordton firefighters responded to a motor vehicle crash. n Spindale firefighters responded to a fire alarm.
Virginia Propst Walker, 70, of Leonard Lane, Ellenboro, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at her residence. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Grady and Hattie Self Propst. She was the owner and operator of Commonwood Assisted Living in Ellenboro and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gus Leonard Walker. Survivors include two sons, Thomas Edward Byers of Fallston, and Calvin G. Byers of Ellenboro; a brother, Robert Propst of Nebraska; two grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Thompson Garden at the Shelby City Park in Shelby. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of cremation arrangements. Online condolences www.padgettking.com.
Maurice Hill Maurice Lynn Hill, 55, of 1701 Grassy Knob Road, Rutherfordton, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, at his home after a long battle with cancer. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late William Floyd Hill and Modene Flynn Hill Early. He was a member of Piedmont Baptist Church and owner of Hill’s Painting Service. He is survived by his wife, Connie Spicer Hill of the home; three brothers, Neal Hill of Cary, Jerry Hill of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Greg Hill of Oak Hill, Fla.; and two stepsisters, Vicky Brandenburg of Oak Hill, Fla., and Rebecca Sloane of Morganton. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Son Rise Baptist Church, Grassy Knob Road, Rutherfordton, with the Revs. Blain Jones, Brian Guffey, and Jerry Jackson officiating. Interment will follow in the Grassy Knob cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Crowe’s Mortuary. Online condolences www. crowemortuary.com.
Walter Toney Walter Robert Toney, 82, of Chesterfield Road, Cliffside, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Charlie and Anne Holland Toney. He was a retired supervisor for Cone Mills, a member and former music director at Prospect Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Maggie Mullinax Toney. He is survived by a son, Robert Toney of Cliffside; and two grandchildren. THE DAILY COURIER Published Tuesday through Sunday mornings by Paxton Media Group LLC dba The Daily Courier USPS 204-920 Periodical Postage paid in Forest City, NC. Company Address: 601 Oak St., P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043. Phone: (828) 245-6431 Fax: (828) 248-2790 Subscription rates: Single copy, daily 50¢ / Sunday $1.50. Home delivery $11.75 per month, $35.25 for three months, $70.50 for six months, $129 per year. In county rates by mail payable in advance are: $13.38 for one month, $40.14 for three months, $80.27 for six months, $160.54 per year. Outside county: $14.55 for one month, $43.64 for three months, $87.28 for six months, $174.56 per year. College students for school year subscription, $75. The Digital Courier, $6.50 a month for non-subscribers to The Daily Courier. Payment may be made at the website: www.thedigitalcourier. com The Daily Courier is not responsible for advance subscription payments made to carriers, all of who are independent contractors.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel of McKinneyLandreth Funeral Home. The Rev. Ernie Cole will officiate. Burial will follow in the Cliffside Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Online condolences www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com.
Arthur Utley Jr. Arthur Utley Jr., 78, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at Carolinas Healthcare System in Charlotte. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Ulysses D. Miller Funeral Services.
Barbara Billin Barbara Ann “Boots” Billin, 71, of Frederick, Md., formerly of Beallsville, Md., died Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, at Sun Rise Assisted Living in Frederick. Born in Belle Vernon, Penn., she was a daughter of Eugene Francis and Gertrude Barmore Billin. She was a homemaker and an interior designer. She was the owner of Greenwood Designs, as well as a longtime employee of Peachtree Veterinary Clinic. She is survived by three daughters, Diana Beuchert of Mt. Airy, Md., Holly Daniel of Batavia, Ill., and Laura Field of Windsor, Colo.; one brother, Richard Billin; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Poolesville Memorial United Methodist Church, Pollesville, Md. Arrangements by BurrierQueen Funeral Home & Crematory, Winfield, Md. Online condolences www.burrierqueen.com.
Deaths The Rev. Donald Pelotte ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The nation’s first Native American bishop died Thursday at a Florida hospital from an undisclosed illness, according to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup. He was 64. Donald Pelotte served for 18 years as bishop of the diocese that covers northwestern New Mexico and northeastern Arizona. Pelotte was known for his work to build the Catholic
Church in Native American communities across the country, developing training programs for deacons and lay ministers who were tribal members. Tim Davey NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Davey, the NFL’s director of football operations, has died. He was 58. Davey was an employee of the New York Jets and the NFL for a total of 33 years. He died on Wednesday. Davey joined the NFL in 1991 in the league’s game operations department. He supervised the logistics for stadium communications systems for teams and sideline personnel. He also served as the league’s coordinator of stadium operations and field matters, and was in charge of operations at AFC and NFC championship games and led Pro Bowl operations. Juanita Richardson WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue University’s first baton-twirling Golden Girl has died. Purdue says 73-yearold Juanita Carpenter Richardson died Dec. 25. Purdue band director emeritus Al Wright recruited her to come to Purdue from Colorado and perform as a solo baton twirler with Purdue’s marching band in 1954. Wright’s wife, Gladys, suggested naming the blond-haired, gold-sequincostumed lead twirler the “Golden Girl.” She twirled for the 1954 and 1955 football seasons, starting a tradition that continues at Purdue today. Willie Bandon MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — A much loved custodian at the Rutherford County Courthouse has died at the age of 103. Willie Brandon will lie in state Friday morning in the courtroom of the historic courthouse where he worked for 30 years. Courthouse officials told The Daily News Journal Brandon took the job there in 1979, when he would already have been in his 70s. He retired after a fall last year at the age of 102. Brandon, the grandson of a slave, was known for telling stories about the history of Murfreesboro.
Maurice Lynn Hill Walter Toney Mr. Walter Robert Toney, 82, of Chesterfield Rd., Cliffside, died Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Rutherford County he was born August 28, 1927, a son of the late Charlie and Anne Holland Toney. He was a retired supervisor at Cone Mills, a member of Prospect Baptist where he was former music director. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Maggie Mullinax Toney, one son, Tracy Toney, two brothers, Baxter Toney and Clyde Toney and one sister Mary Sue Sprouse. Walter is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Susan Toney of Cliffside and two grandchildren, Sheila Elaine Toney and Dylan Floyd Toney. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, January 9, 2010 at The A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel at McKinneyLandreth Funeral Home with Rev. Ernie Cole officiating. Burial will follow in Cliffside Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 PM Friday, January 8, 2010 at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home. McKinney-Landreth is serving the Toney Family. A guest register is available at: www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com
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Loving husband, brother and friend to all, Maurice Lynn Hill, 55, of 1701 Grassy Knob Rd., Rutherfordton died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010 at his home after a long battle with cancer. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late William Floyd Hill and Modene Flynn Hill Early. He was a member of Piedmont Baptist Church and owner of Hill’s Painting Service. He is survived by his wife, Connie Spicer Hill of the home; three brothers, Neal Hill of Cary, Jerry Hill of Cheyenne, WY, and Greg Hill of Oak Hill, FL; two step sisters, Vicky Brandenburg of Oak Hill, FL and Rebecca Sloane of Morganton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Joe and David Hill. Funeral services will be held Sunday, January 10 at 3 PM at Son Rise Baptist Church, Grassy Knob, Road, Rutherfordton with the Revs. Blain Jones, Brian Guffey, and Jerry Jackson officiating. Interment will follow in Grassy Knob cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 5 until 7 PM at Crowe’s Mortuary in Rutherfordton. Mrs. Hill would like to thank Rutherford Internal Medicine, 21st Century Oncology, Tryon Family Physicians, and special friends who gave their support and help during this difficult time. Online condolences at: www.crowemortuary.com Paid obit.
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Calendar/Local
Red Cross Blood drives schedule: Jan. 9 — Goodes Creek Baptist Church, 7:30 a.m. to noon, call 2453513 for an appointment; Jan. 9 — Cliffside Masonic Lodge, Old Main St., Cliffside, 7:30 a.m. to noon, call 245-7606 for an appointment; Jan. 25 — Red Cross Chapter House, 838 Oakland Road; Forest City, 2 to 6:30 p.m., call 287-5916 for an appointment; Jan. 28 — R-S Middle School, 2 to 7:30 p.m., call 286-8314 for an appointment. Red Cross classes: Adult, Child, Infant CPR — Jan. 9, begins at 8:30 a.m. Adult, Child, Infant CPR — Jan. 11, begins at 6 p.m. Adult CPR — Jan. 14, begins at 6 p.m. Child, Infant CPR — Jan. 15, begins at 6 p.m. First Aid — Jan. 16, begins at 8:30 a.m., Preventing Disease Transmission. All classes must be paid in advance. Call 287-5916 for further information.
Hospice Hospice of Rutherford County offers the following services: G.R.A.C.E. Caregiver Support Group for anyone caring for a loved one. Offered at two locations. Friday afternoons at the Senior Center and Tuesday evenings at Rutherford LifeCare. Adult sitting services: Free adult sitting services available on Tuesday evenings. Sponsored by Hospice of Rutherford County, the Senior Center, and Rutherford Lifecare. For information or to register for any of the above events, call 2450095.
Meetings/other SWEEP meeting canceled: (Solid Waste Environmental Education Panel) will not meet today. The next meeting is Friday, Feb. 5, at GDS, 141 Fairgrounds Road, Spindale. The meeting begins at noon. To learn more about SWEEP visit www.sweeprecycles.com. Photography meeting: Carolina Nature Photographers Association will meet Monday, Jan. 11, at the county annex building in Rutherfordton, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Anyone interested in photography are encouraged to attend. Contact Rickey Green at 828-4295096 for more information. Alumni breakfast: Harris High School Alumni; Tuesday, Jan. 12, 9 a.m., at Turner’s Restaurant, Chesnee, S.C., (back dining room); all are welcome, Dutch treat; for more information contact Joan at 245-2658. Appreciation Day service: In honor of Wayne McCurry; Saturday, Jan. 16, Sunshine Elementary School; chili supper 5 to 6:30 p.m.; special music by The Carlson Trio; sponsored by Fairview Baptist Church and Cherry Mountain VFD. PWA meeting: The Professional Women’s Association meets the third Tuesday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. Dutch treat lunch. The next meeting is Jan. 19, at Tuscany Italian Grille, Spindale. Prospective members welcome. Lost Playwrights: Lost Playwrights of Western North Carolina will not meet in December. The next meeting is Saturday, Jan. 23, 4 p.m., at Doc’s Deli in Hendersonville; a presentation of short plays will follow at 7 p.m. The meetings are open to anyone interested in any aspect of theatre. Athletic Boosters: Chase High Athletic Boosters will meet Monday, Feb. 1, at 6:30 p.m. in the office conference room. Alanon: Patience Alanon offers help for families and friends of alcoholics. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. every Monday at Spindale First Baptist Church. Contact Alma at 245-3728.
Fundraisers
Veterans and officials mingled during the opening ceremony, like James Luther (seated) a veterans service officer from Salisbury who makes it a personal mission to attend the opening of all the clinics in his area. Jessica Osborne/Daily Courier
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have to drive all the way to Asheville to get treatment.” The $400,000 project to convert a former CVS pharmacy on Charlotte Road was completed in November and officially opened Nov. 21. “This has been a long time coming, and it is great news for our veterans,” McHenry said. “This is the product of a unified community. Congressman Shuler and I worked for quite a while to make this happen, and it is an example of how quietly, bipartisanship can still work. It is a tribute to
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wood.” To combat the problem, officials are urging citizens to burn local firewood this year for wood heat and other uses, instead of buying wood that may have been imported. “Multiple states are involved to try and encourage people to utilize wood in their local area and not transport it,” McGuinn added. “If you’re going camping don’t take material hundreds
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And just because it snows, doesn’t mean that the pipes will freeze,” said Ohmstead. “Unless it’s a dire emergency people will usually deal with it on their own until we can get out there.” Ohmstead was at a job on Tuesday
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only be able to talk when we are both at our computers when I’m there.” Davis said her mom will visit for a week while she’s in Italy and they’ll communicate otherwise using Internet telephone. Davis is the daughter of Tim Davis and Sonja and Tony Smith and the granddaughter of Myra and Frank Hammett and Ruth Davis. She has an older sister, Jordan Yelton. Davis will have a familiar face going with her to Italy – her USC roommate. They will live with girls from California, Alabama, Ohio and other states in Trastevere, a neighborhood nearby to John Cabot. “It’s close enough to walk and the train stops right near there,” she said. Being able to get on a train and
Religion Guest speaker: Sunday, Jan. 10, 3 p.m., Victory Temple Bible Way Church, Maple Creek Road, Rutherfordton; guest speaker, Audrey Clark of Charlotte.
Miscellaneous Low-cost rabies clinic: Saturday, Jan. 9, noon to 1 p.m.; Thunder Road Animal Hospital; $9 cash, one-year rabies; $10 cash, threeyear rabies; other discounted vaccines available; call 286-0033.
of miles away and then leave something that would be unburned there and not hauled back.” It isn’t just the beetle’s munching on trees. “The Ambrosia beetle is creating a problem with laurel oak and as it tunnels it allows another fungus to enter the tree,” McGuinn explained. “The tree is then compromised and it dies from the fungal infection. It is also putting in jeopardy the avocado production in Florida and other trees. If you’re going camping, please buy your wood locally.”
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While the threat looms large, the effects are minimal locally as of yet. “Inevitably we’re seeing more and more cases where an insect pest is being introduced in pristine areas that haven’t had it and the woodland being compromised by an introduced pest,” McGuinn said. “The last few years we’ve been getting a bunch of things that have been imported into the country in packing material and crates and that sort of thing, and we’re trying to eradicate them.” Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.
afternoon working on a frozen well and had to wait until it thawed before he could do any work on it. “As soon as we got the water out, it had frozen on the ground within five minutes,” said Ohmstead. “Winter weather does make for a more difficult environment to work in.” As for staying warm on assignments, workers dress in layers. “One call may be in the house and
another in a field,” said Ohmstead. “You have to dress in layers and just take them off when you’re inside.” This week, over half of the total calls coming in have been due to the cold weather. “On Monday especially, about 90 percent of phone calls were due to the weather and we’re expecting more as the cold weather continues,” said Ohmstead.
travel around Europe in her free time is something Davis is already planning. “I plan on going to London and Paris for sure, and I have a friend who will be in Florence,” she said. Classes are Monday through Thursday, leaving time for adventures on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, she said.
travel, so I plan on going somewhere else for that money,” she said. “I’m looking to go to Australia for a summer.” Having the scholarship has lessened the normal worries and stresses of college. “I don’t think I would have ever been able to study abroad either,” Davis said. “Going to Italy will give me a much broader perspective on the world.”
Her professors are supposed to speak English, but Davis said her mom bought her an electronic dictionary to help translate just in case. “If I’d known I was going to Italy I would’ve taken Italian,” she said. “My roommate is taking Italian while we are there, so she should be able to help me. And we have orientation with our programs, so I’ll learn some basics.” Davis’ McNair scholarship is helping with the cost of studying in Italy. “It also offers a $2,000 stipend toward a summer or ‘Maymester’
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“These CBOCs are the best option for many veterans,” said James Luther, a Salisbury veterans service officer who attends as many clinic openings as possible. “They don’t have to travel all the way to the main VA hospital in their region to receive treatment for several things like blood pressure, diabetes and other conditions.” Veterans who are eligible to be reassigned to the Rutherfordton clinic
have received a letter informing them or will receive one soon, officials said. “The price of freedom and democracy requires commitment,” said Daniel Hoffman, director of the VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network and keynote speaker. “Some of our nation’s bravest paid the ultimate price and all those veterans here with us today paid a price — missing birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and a countless number of special occasions too numerous to list. Time and time again you’ve placed yourself in harm’s way to care for your fellow citizens. Today is our turn to care for you.”
Davis said after getting her undergraduate degree she’ll pursue a law degree. At USC, she’s a member of Kappa Delta sorority, Alpha Lambda Delta honors fraternity and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She was also valedictorian of the East High School Class of 2008. Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.
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GWU ends skid with win over Bucs By JACOB CONLEY Sports Reporter
Senator’s family buys minor-league team CLEVELAND (AP) — The family of former Ohio Sen. Mike DeWine is buying the Asheville, minor-league farm club of the Colorado Rockies. The price paid for the Class A Asheville Tourists wasn’t disclosed. The family announced this week that it will buy the club from Palace Sports and Entertainment. DeWine, a lifelong Cincinnati Reds fan, says his son Brian will become president of the club. Mike Dewine is now a Republican candidate for Ohio attorney general.
Bengals miss Henry in a lot of ways CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals haven’t cleaned out Chris Henry’s locker. They haven’t really replaced him, either. The receiver died last month in what police described as a domestic dispute with his fiancee in North Carolina. Bengals players who were close to the couple were relieved on Thursday by news that Henry’s fiancee won’t be charged. The Bengals will wear Henry’s No. 15 on their helmets for a first-round playoff game Saturday against the New York Jets at Paul Brown Stadium. Since Henry broke his arm on Nov. 8, the offense has struggled to score touchdowns, managing only nine in the 8 1/2 games without him.
Pacquiao’s promoters say fight is dead LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Pacquiao’s promoters said his prospective bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. was dead late Wednesday after a mediation session failed to resolve the fighters’ differences over drug testing. The bout was slated for March 13 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, but Top Rank said it couldn’t reach an agreement with Golden Boy Promotions, which represented Mayweather in the negotiations, after nine hours of mediation Tuesday and more discussions Wednesday. Mayweather apparently balked at a hard-fought compromise in the testing issues first raised by the former welterweight champion.
BOILING SPRINGS — GardnerWebb was without Grayson Flitner and looking up at a 13-point deficit at one point, but the Bulldogs young and small lineup found a way to snap a 10-game losing streak with a 64-61 win over Charleston Southern University, Thursday. “To win the game the way we did, without Grayson, is huge,” said Bulldogs coach Rick Scruggs. “Some very young players stepped up and
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College players grow into key hoops position By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer
CHAPEL HILL — All the best college point guards know what a coach needs, not just what he wants. It’s a leadership quality — once defined by former Georgetown coach John Thompson — that has to be developed in all inexperienced floor generals. There are no exceptions, whether it’s a Larry Drew II at defending national champion North Carolina or a sensational Kentucky freshman named John Wall. And how quickly point guards can get in sync with coaches during the season could determine just how far some perennial powers can go in March. “You have to enjoy (the pressure) because it comes with the territory,” said Drew, a sophomore in his first year as a starter. “You’re going to be put on the spot a lot. You’ve just got to be that quarterback out there, and your team and coach have to trust you to make the right decisions.” Earning that trust isn’t always easy, though it comes faster for some. The early returns for Wall have been impressive. “I realized (Kentucky coach John Calipari) could trust me a lot,” Wall said. “I was just going to have to come in and work hard and prepare myself for the college game because it was a lot different than high school. “If he thinks you can play, you go out there and make plays. If you can’t make plays, he doesn’t want you on this offense or on this team.” Calipari has proven he’s not hesitant to give the ball — and his trust — to a Please see Position, Page 9
Kentucky’s John Wall (right).
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 2 Texas
BASKETBALL 6 p.m. R-S Central at Shelby 6 p.m. Freedom at East Rutherford 6 p.m. Thomas Jefferson at Polk County SWIMMING 5 p.m. Freedom, Chase, R-S Central at Isothermal Community College (Central hosts) WRESTLING 6 p.m. East Rutherford at Freedom 6 p.m. Shelby at R-S Central
7 p.m. (FSS) NHL Hockey Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes. 8 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basketball Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks. 10 p.m. (ESPN2) Boxing Friday Night Fights. Roman Karmizan (39-3-1, 25 KOs) vs. Dionisio Miranda (20-4-2, 18 KOs). 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basketball Cleveland Cavaliers at Denver Nuggets.
garner one field goal over the next six minutes of game action to find themselves down by 13, 26-13. GWU then found the shooting stroke from outside as Jon Moore and C.J Hailey canned consecutive 3s to allow the Bulldogs to cut the Buccaneers’ lead to six at the half, 30-24. The Bulldogs’ Moore continued his hot shooting to open the second half as he curled off a screen and knocked down a 3 to cut the deficit to three.
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made some huge plays for us. But, tonight was just the first step to turning the season around.” GWU went with a small starting lineup against CSU — with the tallest member of the starting five standing at 6-foot-6. That small lineup employed an aggressive trap defense that resulted in five Buccaneers turnovers before the first media time-out and an 11-10 GWU lead. The Bulldog offense then stagnated as the home team was only able to
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Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy (right) is pressured by Texas defensive tackle Lamarr Houston (33) during the first quarter. Texas quarterback Colt McCoy (above) walks off the field after being injured during the BCS Championship NCAA college football game against Alabama in Pasadena, Calif., Thursday
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Scoreboard FOOTBALL NFL Playoff Glance Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 9 N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m. (NBC) Philadelphia at Dallas, 8 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Jan. 10 Baltimore at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS) Green Bay at Arizona, 4:40 p.m. (FOX) Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16 Philadelphia, Green Bay or Arizona at New Orleans, 4:30 p.m. (FOX) Baltimore, N.Y. Jets or Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 8:15 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Jan. 17 Dallas, Green Bay or Arizona at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX) New England, N.Y. Jets or Cincinnati at San Diego, 4:40 p.m. (CBS) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24 AFC, 3 p.m. (CBS) NFC, 6:40 p.m. (FOX)
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New York Knicks center David Lee (42) dunks over Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Thursday.
Knicks knock down Bobcats
NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Duhon made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2:03 left, Danilo Gallinari followed with two more, and the New York Knicks pulled out a 97-93 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Thursday night. Wilson Chandler scored a season-high 27 points to lead the Knicks, who hit six 3-pointers in the final quarter and 12 overall. They also got a huge break when video review of Stephen Jackson’s long jumper agreed with the officials’ ruling of a 2-pointer, instead of a 3 that would have tied it with 1:43 to go. David Lee had 22 points, and Gallinari finished with 17 for the Knicks. Jackson scored 26 points, and reserve Flip Murray 20 for the Bobcats, who had their threegame winning streak snapped.
PGA Tour season gets under way in Hawaii
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover has recovered from a rocky start to his PGA Tour season by making two eagles on his way to a 7-under 66 and a one-shot lead in the SBS Championship. The only other time Glover played at Kapalua, he opened the tournament with four straight bogeys. On Thursday, he hit his approach on the first hole into a hazard and made double bogey. Starting with his eagle on the par-5 fifth, Glover played a nine-hole stretch in 9-under par. He had a one-shot lead over Martin Laird, Nathan Green, Matt Kuchar and Nick Watney.
DA: Williams said he was sorry after crash
NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA star Jayson Williams apologized to police for “causing trouble� about 90 minutes after swerving into oncoming traffic and crashing his SUV into a tree, prosecutors said Thursday at the beleaguered ex-player’s arraignment on drunken driving charges. Wearing a neck brace and a bandage above his right eye, a tired-looking Williams appeared at the proceeding via video link from Bellevue Hospital, where he is being treated for a minor bone fracture in his neck and cuts to his face. He didn’t enter a plea and said little beyond brief answers to a few standard questions, plus a “thank you� to the judge as the proceeding ended. His bail was set at $10,000, and he will have to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet if released. It wasn’t immediately clear when that might happen; authorities said they were unsure Thursday evening whether Williams had posted bail, and his lawyers didn’t immediately return calls. One of his defense lawyers said Williams needs medical treatment for an undetermined period. The case marks the latest in a series of legal and personal problems for Williams, who is awaiting retrial on a manslaughter charge in New Jersey.
Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31 At Miami AFC vs. NFC, 7:20 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Miami NFC champion vs. AFC champion, 6:25 p.m. (CBS) Bowl Glance Saturday, Dec. 19 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Wyoming 35, Fresno State 28, 2OT St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl Rutgers 45, UCF 24 Sunday, Dec. 20 New Orleans Bowl Middle Tennessee 42, Southern Miss. 32 Tuesday, Dec. 22 Las Vegas Bowl BYU 44, Oregon State 20 Wednesday, Dec. 23 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego Utah 37, California 27 Thursday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu SMU 45, Nevada 10 Saturday, Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Marshall 21, Ohio 17 Meineke Bowl At Charlotte Pittsburgh 19, North Carolina 17 Emerald Bowl At San Francisco Southern Cal 24, Boston College 13 Sunday, Dec. 27 Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn. Clemson 21, Kentucky 13 Monday, Dec. 28 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Georgia 44, Texas A&M 20 Tuesday, Dec. 29 EagleBank Bowl At Washington UCLA 30, Temple 21 Champs Sports Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Wisconsin 20, Miami 14 Wednesday, Dec. 30 Humanitarian Bowl At Boise, Idaho Idaho 43, Bowling Green 42 Holiday Bowl At San Diego Nebraska 33, Arizona 0 Thursday, Dec. 31 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth, Texas Air Force 47, Houston 20 Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Oklahoma 31, Stanford 27 Texas Bowl At Houston Navy 35, Missouri 13 Insight Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Iowa State 14, Minnesota 13 Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta Virginia Tech 37, Tennessee 14
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CSU responded with a 9-2 run to go up 42-32 with 15 minutes left in the contest. From that point, the combatants traded baskets until Auryn MacMillan scored on a put back to pull GWU within eight at 52-44 with 6:45 left in the game. The Bulldogs then exploded on a run of their own to pull within a basket on MacMillan’s 3-point play at 56-54. GWU then tied the score on Moore’s free throws and took the lead 60-58 on Thomas Staton’s driving layup with 50 seconds left. Hailey then grabbed a big rebound and the 78-percent foul shooter calmly sank two foul shots as Gardner-Webb hung on
Friday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Auburn 38, Northwestern 35, OT Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Penn State 19, LSU 17 Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Florida State 33, West Virginia 21 Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Ohio State 26, Oregon 17 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Florida 51, Cincinnati 24 Saturday, Jan. 2 International Bowl At Toronto South Florida 27, Northern Illinois 3 Cotton Bowl At Arlington, Texas Mississippi 21, Oklahoma State 7 PapaJohns.com Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Connecticut 20, South Carolina 7 Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn. Arkansas 20, East Carolina 17, OT Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Texas Tech 41, Michigan State 31 Monday, Jan. 4 Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Boise State 17, TCU 10
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BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 25 8 .758 Toronto 18 18 .500 New York 14 20 .412 Philadelphia 10 24 .294 New Jersey 3 32 .086 Southeast Division W L Pct Orlando 24 11 .686 Atlanta 22 12 .647 Miami 17 16 .515 Charlotte 15 18 .455 Washington 11 22 .333 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 28 9 .757 Milwaukee 14 18 .438 Chicago 14 19 .424 Detroit 11 23 .324 Indiana 11 23 .324 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct 24 11 .686 21 12 .636 20 16 .556 17 16 .515 17 17 .500 Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 22 13 .629 Portland 22 15 .595 Oklahoma City 19 16 .543 Utah 19 16 .543 Minnesota 7 29 .194 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Lakers 28 7 .800 Phoenix 23 13 .639 L.A. Clippers 16 18 .471 Sacramento 14 20 .412 Golden State 10 24 .294 Dallas San Antonio Houston New Orleans Memphis
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to win 64-61. Moore led GWU with 13 points. The win not only ended the Bulldogs’ 10-game winless streak, but also gave GWU its’ first conference win of the 200910 season.
Wofford 79, UNC-Greensboro 62 GREENSBORO (AP) — Junior Salters scored 18 points on six 3-pointers and Wofford defeated North Carolina-Greensboro 79-62 on Thursday night. The Terriers (9-7, 1-2 Southern Conference) shot 50 percent from 3-point range (12 of 24), including 7 of 10 from long range in the second half.
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF New Jersey 41 30 10 1 61 122 Pittsburgh 44 27 16 1 55 138 N.Y. Rangers 43 21 17 5 47 116 N.Y. Islanders 44 18 18 8 44 110 Philadelphia 42 20 19 3 43 123 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Buffalo 42 27 11 4 58 117 Boston 42 22 13 7 51 111 Ottawa 43 22 17 4 48 123 Montreal 45 21 21 3 45 116 Toronto 44 15 20 9 39 120 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Washington 42 25 11 6 56 149 Atlanta 42 18 18 6 42 134 Tampa Bay 42 16 16 10 42 106 Florida 43 17 19 7 41 125 Carolina 41 11 23 7 29 102 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Chicago 43 30 10 3 63 141 Nashville 43 25 15 3 53 122 Detroit 42 21 15 6 48 109 St. Louis 42 17 18 7 41 109 Columbus 44 15 20 9 39 115 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF Calgary 43 25 13 5 55 118 Colorado 44 24 14 6 54 130 Vancouver 43 26 16 1 53 139 Minnesota 44 21 20 3 45 116 Edmonton 43 16 22 5 37 119 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF San Jose 44 28 9 7 63 146 Phoenix 44 26 14 4 56 116 Los Angeles 43 25 15 3 53 130 Dallas 43 18 14 11 47 124 Anaheim 43 17 19 7 41 119
GA 89 118 119 136 120 GA 96 99 129 124 153 GA 118 140 126 138 146 GA 91 122 108 123 150 GA 103 127 106 129 143 GA 113 103 122 136 138
Tuesday’s Games Washington 4, Montreal 2 New Jersey 4, Dallas 0 Toronto 3, Florida 2 Boston 4, Ottawa 1 Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 2 Calgary 3, Nashville 1 Chicago 4, Minnesota 1 Phoenix 5, Edmonton 4, OT Anaheim 4, Detroit 1 Vancouver 7, Columbus 3 Wednesday’s Games Buffalo 5, Tampa Bay 3 Philadelphia 6, Toronto 2 N.Y. Rangers 5, Dallas 2 Minnesota 4, Calgary 1 N.Y. Islanders 3, Colorado 2 San Jose 2, St. Louis 1, OT Thursday’s Games Atlanta 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Washington 5, Ottawa 2 Chicago 5, Boston 2 Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, late Florida at Montreal, late Carolina at Nashville, late Columbus at Edmonton, late Phoenix at Vancouver, late St. Louis at Anaheim, late Detroit at Los Angeles, late Friday’s Games Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Colorado at Carolina, 7 p.m. Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Columbus at Calgary, 9 p.m.
scored 11 points and Furman pulled away late to defeat Elon 53-48 on Thursday. Furman (8-6, 2-1 Southern Conference) won its third consecutive game despite shooting 28 percent in the second half (7-for-25) and 34.6 percent (18for-52) for the game.
Mercer 82, Campbell 73 MACON, Ga. (AP) — Daniel Emerson scored 19 points to lead five Mercer players in double figures as the Bears defeated Campbell 82-73 on Thursday. Jeff Smith scored 15, Brian Mills and James Florence had 12 each and E.J. Kusnyer added 10 points for Mercer (7-8, 3-2 Atlantic Sun Conference), which has won three straight games.
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youngster, riding freshmen Derrick Rose and Tyreke Evans at Memphis to the national championship game and the NCAA tournament’s round of 16 in the past two seasons. He’s doing the same thing with Wall, who many believe could be the No. 1 pick in next year’s NBA draft. “If you’re good enough to start for me, you’ll start,” Calipari said. “Now I never promise any freshman they’ll start. I just don’t do it. I’ve started freshman point guards, if they’re the best at that position.” Wall has been rewarding Calipari’s trust. He leads the third-ranked and unbeaten Wildcats in scoring and assists. He hit a buzzer-beating basket Associated Press to win his first collegiate game St. Louis Cardinals’ Matt Holliday bats during a base- and recently set the storied proball game against the Atlanta Braves in St. Louis in this gram’s single-game record with Sept. 13, 2009 file photo. 16 assists. Point guards who intuitively know what their coaches want can turn talented teams into champions, whether it’s Duke’s Bobby Hurley in 1991 and 1992, UCLA’s Tyus Edney in 1995, Michigan State’s Mateen Cleaves ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Holliday and the St. Louis Cardinals have finalized their $120 million, in 2000 or North Carolina’s Raymond Felton (2005) and Ty seven-year contract. Lawson (2009). The sides reached a preliminary agreement Tuesday that was subject to a physical, and they The challenge for a point guard held a news conference Thursday. is trying to decipher everything Dealt to the Cardinals from Oakland in July, their coach wants for the team Holliday hit .353 with 13 homers and 55 RBIs in even as they adjust to major col63 games for St. Louis. Holliday, who turns 30 on lege minutes for the first time. Jan. 15, helped propel the team to the NL Central title while batting cleanup behind NL MVP Albert That might mean spending extra time watching film with the Pujols. The deal likely sets a floor for the Cardinals’ talks coach to go through every play with Pujols, the three-time NL MVP who is enter- together, or picking the coach’s brain during any stoppage — no ing the final guaranteed season of a $100 million, matter how brief — in practice seven-year deal that includes a $16 million team or a game. option for 2011. But there is no substitute for playing experience. Current powers like No. 1 144 players eligible for arbitration Kansas (Sherron Collins), No. 5 Duke (Jon Scheyer) and No. 10 NEW YORK — Major League Baseball players Michigan State (Kalin Lucas) have until January 15 to file for arbitration, and have veteran point guards who this year the list includes 144 players that are eligive their teams an advantage in gible for the salary negotiation process. late-game possessions. Milwaukee pitcher Todd Coffey, of That much was on display Rutherfordton, heads the list of Brewers’ players that also includes right handed pitcher Dave Bush Wednesday night, when Collins scored a career-high 33 points and outfielder Corey Hart. and made several key plays late Pittsburgh’s Zach Duke, New York’s Melky to help the Jayhawks hold off Cabrera and San Francisco’s Tim Lincecum are Cornell’s upset bid. also eligible for salary arbitration. Over in Chicago, Scheyer — a senior who grew into the point MLB Network looks for big names guard role last season — scored NEW YORK — The newly created MLB 31 points to help the Blue Devils Network, a sports channel designed to do for base- beat Iowa State and has his ball what the NFL Network is doing for football, team looking like the best in the is trying to add some heavy hitters to the channels Atlantic Coast Conference. roster of talent. Seniors Nic Wise of Arizona Bob Costas and recently-hired Peter Gammons and Ishmael Smith of Wake sat down and interviewed legendary slugger Willie Forest appear to finally be on Mays for a position with the network. the same with their coaches
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after two unusual journeys. Wise has played for four coaches in four seasons: Lute Olson as a freshman, interim coaches Kevin O’Neill and Russ Pennell in the past two years, and now, Sean Miller. Wise is playing well, but figures he might have become a better player had he played in the same system throughout his career instead of having to start over every preseason. “It’s different schemes offensively and defensively,” Wise said. “It’s been tough. I’ve just kept working hard. Everything happens for a reason.” While Arizona is struggling in a down year for the Pac-10, Wise is the biggest reason the Wildcats are .500. He hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to beat Lipscomb in overtime just before Christmas, then a last-second layup to beat North Carolina State two days later. “There’s no way I would tell the young guys, ’It’s on you,”’ Wise said. “This is what I came to school for ... to be the leader, the guy everybody looks to.” Smith, playing in the shadows of Drew and Scheyer along Tobacco Road, has Wake Forest on a seven-game winning streak and hoping to return to the NCAA tournament for the second straight season. He was a starter as a fresh-
man for a program still reeling from Chris Paul’s early defection to the NBA 18 months earlier. He then took a sixth-man role last season to sophomore Jeff Teague — who helped the Demon Deacons to a No. 1 ranking before departing to become an NBA first round draft pick — before returning to the starting lineup this year. “I think over time, the coach and a point guard get a feel for the way we want the game played,” Wake Forest coach Dino Gaudio said. “We spent a lot of time watching film with (Smith). There’s a lot of ways to learn in this game: in practice and individual instruction and in the film room.” The Tar Heels’ Drew has a simple plan that serves as good advice for all his colleagues: don’t try to be someone else — and listen to everything your coach says — which in his case is Hall of Famer Roy Williams. “You just have to go in and know you can get the job done,” he said. “If you go in doubting yourself, other teams recognize that and then they’ll eat you up out there.” AP Basketball Writer Andrew Bagnato in Tuscon, Ariz., and AP Sports Writers Will Graves in Lexington, Ky., and Joedy McCreary in Winston-Salem, N.C., contributed to this report.
’Bama, Texas: Blue bloods play for national title By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Mack Brown wore a gray suit. Nick Saban was in navy. The two men shook hands in front of the national championship trophy, looking as much like candidates for governor before election day as football coaches getting ready for the big game.
Then again, they probably could run for governor, given what football means in their respective states. Saban coaches Alabama, where the Crimson Tide makes news 365 days a year. Brown coaches Texas, where football on every level is often
larger than life. The undefeated Crimson Tide and Longhorns will each try to add another championship to their considerable pedigrees Thursday night. It’s a meeting of two oldline programs from the South — Roll Tide vs. Hook ’em Horns — where football, on many days, is the biggest thing going. “Everyone that sees that ’A’ and sees the Longhorn knows the programs,” Brown said, “and that’s what makes this game so special.” The game will pit All-American quarterback Colt McCoy of Texas against the player who beat him for the Heisman Trophy, running back Mark Ingram
of Alabama. In his third year in Tuscaloosa, Saban has led a quick rebuilding program, aiming to bring the first championship to the school since 1992, when Gene Stallings — a protege of the late, great Bear Bryant — roamed the sidelines. “We have a tremendous amount of respect for the tradition and the passion that our fans have,” Saban said. But, he said, tradition doesn’t win ball games. Players like Ingram and 350-pound defensive lineman Terrence Cody do. So, Saban has tried to ignore the hype and has gone about doing what he did six years ago when he led LSU to the BCS title: recruit
top prospects, coach them up, try to turn them into good players, students and citizens. “The rest of it really doesn’t affect that,” Saban insisted. Brown grew up in small-town Tennessee and saw Bryant as the larger-than-life figure he was, the same way anyone of a certain age from that part of the country would. Now, he’s at Texas. Once derisively known
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Nation Today Man taken off flight
MIAMI (AP) — An airline passenger who yelled “I want to kill all the Jews” on a Detroit-bound plane was arrested on disorderly conduct and other charges, but authorities said Thursday the incident didn’t appear terrorism-related. Mansor Mohammad Asad, 43, of Toledo, Ohio, was arrested Wednesday night after a taxiing Northwest Airlines flight returned to a gate at Miami International Airport, Miami-Dade police said.
Bomb suspect indicted
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police interviewed Dr. Randeep Mann the day a homemade bomb exploded in the driveway of an Arkansas home, leaving the chairman of the state medical board severely burned and without an eye. After all, officials said, Mann was one of multiple doctors disciplined by the Arkansas State Medical Board who were looked at following the February 2009 bombing that injured Dr. Trent Pierce. The board headed by Pierce had twice stripped Mann of his right to prescribe narcotics — temporarily in 2003, then permanently in 2006 — after 10 of his patients fatally overdosed. Federal judges had thrown out two lawsuits filed by Mann, including one in which the naturalized U.S. citizen alleged dis-
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A member of the St. Louis Fire Department pushes a person on a stretcher to a waiting ambulance outside ABB Inc., Thursday in St. Louis. Police were called to the scene after a gunman with a rifle walked into the business and began shooting.
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crimination by the medical board because he was a Hindu from India.
Tanned mom charged ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Police in Connecticut say a 28-year-old mother is charged with leaving her two young children in her car in freezing temperatures while she went tanning in a salon. Candy Ann Rock of Enfield was charged Monday with reckless endangerment and risk of injury to children. Enfield Police said Rock left her two children — ages 3 and just under 1 year — in the parked car, which was not running, for 18 minutes during her tanning session at about 9 a.m. Monday. He says weather reports showed the wind chill was 19 degrees at the time. The children were not injured.
4 dead in Ohio bus crash COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A tractor-trailer jackknifed on a snow-covered road, swerved into oncoming traffic and collided with a small bus transporting disabled passengers Thursday, killing four people in the bus, the Ohio Highway Patrol said. The tractor-trailer was heading west on Interstate 70 when it crossed the highway median and struck the bus and another vehicle heading the opposite way.
Gunman kills three, wounds five in plant ST. LOUIS (AP) — A disgruntled worker embroiled in a pension dispute with his company walked into the plant and opened fire Thursday, killing three people and wounding five before apparently killing himself. The shooting spree at ABB Group’s plant sent frightened co-workers scrambling into closets and to the snow-covered roof for safety. Fire officials identified the shooter as 51-year-old Timothy Hendron of Webster Groves. Police would not release his name but said a man believed to be the gunman was found dead inside the plant from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. “We’re very confident that this is the shooter,” Police Chief Dan Isom said at a news conference. The shooting began at 6:30 a.m. at the plant where the Swiss-owned company makes electrical transformers. Police spent hours inside the sprawling plant searching for the gunman and additional victims. The motive for the shooting wasn’t immediately known. But in 2006, Hendron and other ABB workers sued the company over retirement losses. The federal lawsuit accused ABB and its pension-review committee of causing their 401(k) accounts to include investment options with “unreasonable and excessive” — and undisclosed — fees and expenses. The suit went to trial Tuesday in Kansas City. The shooting began during a shift change at the plant, which employs about 270 people. Forty to 50 employees were likely in the building at the time, police Capt. Sam Dotson said. It wasn’t clear how many shots were fired, but authorities said employees scurried to find refuge from the bullets. “Many of them sought safety on the roof, in boilers and broom closets,”
Dotson said. Names of the victims were not immediately released. Police said three of the injured were in critical condition and two were in fair condition. Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said firefighters and paramedics were standing by in case there were additional injuries, either from the shooting itself or from seeking refuge on the roof in bitter cold. The wind chill in St. Louis dipped below zero as gusting winds whipped around 4 inches of new snowfall. “It’s cold, and shock sets in, hypothermia,” Jenkerson said. “It doesn’t sound good.” Dozens of emergency vehicles circled the sprawling plant. Interstate 70 was closed for about three miles in both directions for several hours while police searched for the gunman in and around the plant. ABB Group makes power transmission and industrial automation equipment. The company manufactures transformers at the St. Louis site. ABB has operations in roughly 100 countries, employing about 120,000 people. Last October, ABB reported third-quarter earnings of more than $1 billion. Thomas Schmidt, an ABB corporate spokesman in Zurich, Switzerland, said in statement that the company had received reports of the shooting. “This is obviously a very serious situation and we are working to gather more information as it becomes available,” the statement said. “The welfare of our employees is of utmost importance to us.” Word of Hendron’s alleged involvement in the shooting stunned his neighbors in Webster Groves. Many neighbors described Hendron as an amicable family man who kept a well-manicured home for his wife and small boy.
Blackwater associates arrested RALEIGH (AP) — Two former Blackwater contractors were arrested Thursday on murder charges in the shootings of two Afghans after a traffic accident last year, according to a federal indictment. The indictment unsealed hours after the arrests charges Justin Cannon, 27, and Chris Drotleff, 29, with second-degree murder, attempted murder and weapons charges. FBI agents arrested both of them without incident, said Peter Carr, a spokesman with the U.S. attorney’s office in Virginia’s eastern district. Both men have told The Associated Press that they were justified in opening fire on a car that caused an accident in front of their vehicle, then turned and sped toward them.
The indictment says the shooting at a Kabul intersection killed two people. At least one other person was injured. “I feel comfortable firing my weapon any time I feel my life is in danger,” Drotleff said in a recent interview. “That night, my life was 100 percent in danger.” The arrests came a day after Xe, the company formerly known as Blackwater, settled a series of federal lawsuits alleging that illegal activity by the company led to the deaths of dozens of Iraqis. Those killings and other problems in Iraq have strained relations between Washington and Baghdad and led to the U.S. government’s push to increase oversight of contractors in war zones.
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HOUSTON (AP) — A high school student told investigators he hired a schoolmate to kill his mother because she was too strict, police said in announcing capital murder charges against the two. Danish Moazzam Minhas, 17, told detectives he hired 18-year-
old Nur J. Mohamed to kill his mother because she was controlling, Houston Police Sgt. Brian Harris said Wednesday. “Danish felt he was a man and he did not like the restrictions his mother had placed on him,” Harris said. Minhas called police the morn-
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ing of Nov. 25 to say he had come home from a night out to find his mother, 43-yearold Tabassum Kham, fatally stabbed. Detectives determined Minhas agreed to pay Mohamed up to $4,000 for the killing, Harris said.
Airport guard left his post NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man who sneaked through security to meet a woman caused Sunday’s terminal shutdown at Newark Liberty International Airport. A surveillance video released Thursday shows a guard leaving his post, allowing the man to sneak into the terminal without going through security. Sunday evening’s security breach caused massive delays after federal officials closed the terminal for six hours.
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THE MARKET IN REVIEW
STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS
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GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
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Chg +.60 +2.10 +1.70 +4.30 +.38 +.75 +1.63 +.53 +1.13 +.34
%Chg +30.0 +29.0 +28.6 +24.9 +19.8 +16.6 +15.6 +14.0 +13.2 +13.1
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
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1,868.02 +1.10
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Name Last Cohen&Co 8.35 Versar 3.58 MetroHlth 2.30 NwGold g 4.38 ASpectRlty 21.50 MtnPDia g 2.50 SkyPFrtJ n 5.04 MexcoEn 10.63 UtdCap 24.82 ChinNutri n 4.40
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%Chg +19.5 +14.0 +13.9 +12.3 +10.8 +10.1 +9.8 +8.3 +7.0 +6.7
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
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Name Last Chg %Chg Gastar grs 4.29 -.58 -11.9 HeraldNB 3.39 -.33 -8.9 AMCON 57.09 -4.46 -7.2 Banro g 2.07 -.15 -6.8 SbdCp 1333.00-97.00 -6.8 AsiaSpcSit 9.41 -.54 -5.4 AlphaPro 4.32 -.22 -4.8 EmersnR h 2.26 -.11 -4.6 EvolPetrol 4.43 -.17 -3.7 PudaCoal n 7.61 -.29 -3.7
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MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 6128752 3.65 +.01 BkofAm 3100665 16.93 +.54 GenElec 1843324 16.25 +.80 FordM 1271361 11.66 +.29 SPDR 1107577 114.19 +.48 SPDR Fncl 922514 15.31 +.32 QwestCm 745753 4.68 +.17 WellsFargo 613113 29.13 +1.02 SprintNex 568079 3.97 -.12 DirFBear rs 537202 16.62 -.99
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg NwGold g 53424 4.38 +.48 NA Pall g 50976 4.07 +.05 GoldStr g 37923 3.45 -.10 ChNEPet n 33354 10.97 -.38 Intellichk 24062 3.98 +.01 KodiakO g 24003 2.58 -.05 AdeonaPh 23274 1.06 +.15 Taseko 22124 4.42 ... NthgtM g 20705 3.36 +.06 ParaG&S 20426 1.73 +.16
Name Vol (00) PwShs QQQ716679 HuntBnk 657876 Intel 533338 Microsoft 472786 MicronT 462346 Cyclacel 455325 NewsCpA 364889 FifthThird 344860 Cisco 312459 Yahoo 298908
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Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
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%Chg +152.2 +150.0 +45.3 +34.5 +33.8 +30.6 +24.6 +21.8 +21.7 +19.8
Last 5.72 20.02 5.70 3.11 2.52 2.10 2.22 6.11 9.06 7.25
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Stocks post modest gains NEW YORK (AP) — Investors’ cautious optimism about the job market gave stocks a modest lift Thursday, one day before the government’s report on December employment. Stocks closed mostly higher after many retailers issued upbeat holiday sales figures and the Labor Department reported a leveling of the number of newly laid-off workers applying for unemployment benefits. The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index ended at new 15-month highs, while the Nasdaq composite index edged lower. Stuart Schweitzer, global markets strategist at J.P. Morgan’s Private Bank in New York, said markets have been in a holding pattern as traders looked to Friday’s jobs report from the Labor Department. Analysts are expecting job losses will shrink from the 11,000 lost in November, and some economists expect the economy to add jobs. “Everyone is waiting for the fireworks,” Schweitzer said. He predicted investors would take in stride a modest loss or gain in jobs, but that any number well outside expectations could cause worries about a slide in the economy or, conversely, that rapid growth would risk triggering inflation. “It’s a case of not too hot and not too cold, but somewhere in the middle,” he said. The government reported a slight rise in claims for unemployment benefits, though the increase was less than expected. The Labor Department said initial claims rose by 1,000 last week. A fourweek average of claims is at its lowest point since September 2008 and nearing the point where economists say the economy will begin to create jobs. Meanwhile, upbeat December retail sales reports and increased forecasts lifted some retailers. Shoppers spent a little more over the holiday season, though consumer spending is expected to be weak amid continuing high unemployment and tight credit. The Dow rose 33.18, or 0.3 percent, to 10,606.86. The broader S&P 500 index rose 4.55, or 0.4 percent, to 1,141.69. It was the highest close for both indexes since Oct. 1, 2008. The Nasdaq fell 1.04, or 0.1 percent, to 2,300.05. Crude oil fell 52 cents to $82.66 per barrel.
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In this photo taken Dec. 19, a shopper looks through items on sale at a Sears store in Chicago. The nation’s retailers are reporting signs of life in December sales figures that show modest holiday gains. Associated Press
Jobs report signals good news WASHINGTON (AP) — A government report Thursday on claims for unemployment aid signaled that layoffs are easing and that the economy could be on the verge of posting the first monthly gain in jobs in two years. The number of people claiming unemployment benefits for the first time barely rose last week, after falling to its lowest level since July 2008 the previous week. And the four-week average of claims fell for the 18th straight week to 450,250. That figure has reached its lowest point since September 2008, when the financial crisis intensified with the collapse of Lehman Brothers. The four-week average of first-time claims is nearing the roughly 425,000 that many economists say would be a sign the economy will start creating jobs. The Labor Department will issue a more comprehensive
snapshot of the job market on Friday, when it releases the monthly jobs report for December. Economists forecast that the unemployment rate will rise to 10.1 percent from 10 percent and that employers will have shed 8,000 jobs. Still, the steady drop in firsttime unemployment claims, and other signs of economic improvement, have led some analysts to predict slight job growth for December. If so, it would be the first net increase in jobs in two years. Separately, retailers reported modest sales gains for the holiday season, prompting some chains to raise their fourth-quarter profit outlooks. December sales rose 2.8 percent compared with a year ago, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers. For the overall holiday season, which combines November and December sales, the index was up 1.8 percent. That figure com-
pares with a 5.8 percent drop a year ago, the weakest holiday season in at least four decades. The December reading was the strongest for 2009 and the most robust since April 2008 when stores collectively had a 3.3 percent gain, according to the ICSC. The Labor Department said initial claims for jobless benefits rose by 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 434,000 last week. That’s lower than the 447,000 that analysts expected, according to Thomson Reuters. Initial claims are considered a gauge of the pace of layoffs and an indication of companies’ willingness to hire new workers. As the economy slowly recovers from the worst recession since the 1930s, more hiring is key to boosting incomes and fueling consumer spending and economic growth. The number of continuing claims dropped 179,000 to 4.8 million, the department said.
New year brings surge in gas prices By MARK WILLIAMS AP Energy Writer
Just seven days into the new year, pump prices have surged past 2009 highs as winter storms and a flood of speculative money send oil prices higher. With the average gallon of gas is now a shade under $2.71, a typical motorist using 50 gallons of fuel a month will pay about $135 a month to fuel up. Last year at this time consumers were paying only about $85 per month. There are early signs of a recovering economy and job figures due Friday may further that trend, yet consumers have pared way back on energy spending. It’s not clear how much of an energy burden can be carried with unemployment hovering around 10 percent.
Americans are now spending about $1 billion a day on gasoline with most paying 90 cents to a dollar or more per gallon
than they did a year ago. In less than a month, crude prices have jumped 20 percent and yesterday peaked above last year’s high. That has dragged pump prices to new 15-month highs. Gas prices in some coastal cities are already at or close to $3, and many energy experts believe that most of the nation will follow along this spring as refiners switch over to less polluting blends of gas as required by law. Yet that scenario is heavily dependent on the fiscal health of the country in coming months, said Geoff Sundstrom of auto club AAA. “With gasoline, much of that is going to depend on the ultimate strength of the economy in the spring and higher demand seasonally for fuel,” he said. Demand for gasoline will come nowhere close to levels just two or three years ago, said Sundstrom. Still, prices are rising fast; 7 cents in just the past
week, according to AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service. The run-up in gasoline prices has had nothing to do with demand for gasoline that is so weak that refiners have been shutting down operations and scaling back others. The government said Wednesday that refineries operated at just 79.9 percent capacity for the week ended Friday, well below historical averages. Valero Energy, the nation’s largest independent refiner, has posted consecutive quarterly losses and expects a loss in the fourth quarter as well. Refiners are paying high prices for the crude that they turn into fuel, but say demand for fuel is so low that they cannot recoup those costs when they bring their products to the market. “We have to see strongly increased demand, which we’re not seeing for both distillates and gasoline,” he said.
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Report: Sex abuse high at 13 juvenile centers WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly one out of every three youths at 13 juvenile detention facilities have reported some type of sexual victimization, according to a government study issued Thursday that found widespread reports of youth sex abuse at correctional centers. Nationwide about 12 percent of youths held in state-run, privately run, or local facilities reported some type of sexual victimization, the Justice Department found in the first report of its kind. The rates varied widely between facilities. Victimization included forced sexual activity with another youth and all sexual activity with staff. “They were convicted of a crime. They have to serve time but they shouldn’t serve time in a manner in which they’re going to be abused or assaulted,” said Troy Erik Isaac, 36, who said he was sexually assaulted in a California juvenile facility. At 12, Isaac was sent to a juvenile center for vandalism, and within days his 16-year-old cell mate raped him during the night, he said. Isaac reported it and eventually was moved. But Isaac said the rapes continued as guards looked the other way and he became too afraid to fight back. “It’s a traumatizing experience for someone that is young. You take that with you wherever you go,” said Isaac, who spent most of his life in and out of prison until he started a community service organization, Hands On Advocacy Group, two years ago.
President Barack Obama leaves after speaking in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, about plans to thwart future terrorist attacks after an alleged terrorist attempt to destroy a Detroit-bound U.S. airliner on Christmas Day. Associated Press
Obama: Responsibility is mine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Thursday he is responsible for U.S. security and suggested he would not fire anyone for the Christmas Day attack on a Detroit-bound airliner. Security lapses that led to the near-disaster were not the fault of a single individual or agency, he said, vowing they would be corrected. Obama did not tell intelligence officials to change what they are About 26,550 juveniles are held in such facilities doing. Instead, he told them to around the country, and the survey — conducted just do it better, and faster. He for the government by Westat, a company based on left it to them to figure out how. Rockville, Md. — collected information from about He said anew that the gov9,000 of them via anonymous computerized ques- ernment had the information tionnaire. The survey was conducted from June that might have prevented the 2008 through April 2009 and asked whether the botched attack but failed to young inmates had been abused in the previous piece it together. He announced year of detention. about a dozen changes designed About 10 percent of youths surveyed reported to fix that, including new terror abuse involving facility staff people, and nearly all watch list guidelines, wider and of those complaints were against female staffers, quicker distribution of intelliwho made up less than half of the workers. About gence reports, stronger analysis 2 percent of the reported abuse involving other of those reports, international young inmates. partnerships and an interagency Although advocates said the level of abuse wasn’t effort to develop next-generation surprising, the prevalence of sexual abuse by staff, airport screening technologies. While Obama promised particularly female workers, was shocking, said Linda McFarlane, deputy executive director of Just improved security, his solutions Detention International, which fights to end sexual were laced with bureaucratic reshuffling. abuse of those who are detained. Americans might be surprised “Many of these are already the most vulnerable that the government was not and traumatized youth from all of our communialready taking some of the steps ties and they’re placed for custody because they’re Obama ordered. For instance, he considered to be a danger,” she said. “If sexually abused in those very institutions that are supposed directed the intelligence community to begin assigning direct to help them prepare for life in the community, responsibility for following up then it’s just an incredible travesty.” leads on high-priority threats. Obama himself hinted at the difficulties of improving intelligence and security against a terrorist network that devises new methods as fast or faster than the U.S. can come up with defenses. Linking People “There is, of course, no foolwith Services
proof solution,” he said. “We have to stay one step ahead of a nimble adversary.” He spoke from the White House, his remarks delayed twice as officials scrambled to declassify a six-page summary of a report he’d ordered from top officials on the security failures. That summary was released immediately after he spoke. “When the system fails, it is my responsibility,” Obama said. The White House is anxious to resolve and move beyond the issue, which threatens to damage the president politically in a congressional election year and distract further from his agenda. Republicans have pointed to the attack and Obama’s handling of it to criticize him as weak on national security — a perennial election-season charge against Democrats that has sometimes been effective in the past. Clearly aware of the potential political fallout, Obama struck a tough tone toward the anti-terror fight, taking the rare step — for him — of calling it a “war.” “We are at war, we are at war against al-Qaida,” he said. “We will do whatever it takes to defeat them.” The unclassified summary stated that U.S. intelligence officials had received unspecified “discrete pieces of intelligence” to identify 23-year-old Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab as an al-Qaida operative and keep him off the flight from Amsterdam. Officials received fragments of information as early as October, according to the report. Although intelligence officials knew that an al-Qaida operative in Yemen posed a threat to U.S. security, they did not increase
their focus on that threat and did not pull together fragments of data needed to foil the scheme, said the summary. Still, the report concludes, “The watch listing system is not broken” and a reorganization of the nation’s counterterrorism system is not necessary. The report, instead, calls for strengthening the process used to add suspected terrorists to watch lists. According to the report, “a series of human errors” occurred, including a delay in the dissemination of a completed intelligence report and the failure of CIA and counterterrorism officers to search all available databases for information that could have been tied to Abdulmutallab. Unlike the run-up to the 2001 terrorist attacks, intelligence officials did share information. But authorities didn’t understand what they had. “Now at this stage in the review process, it appears that this incident was not the fault of a single individual or organization, but rather a systemic failure across organizations and agencies,” he said. Underscoring Obama’s assertion that no one individual was responsible for failing to thwart the attack, the administration’s report noted that Abdulmutallab’s name was misspelled in one instance, leading the State Department to conclude he did not have a valid U.S. visa — when in fact he did. Even so, the report said steps to revoke his visa could have occurred only if other intelligence information had been coordinated and he was placed on a more restrictive watch list.
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Boys dread high school years
Dear Abby: I am a short, 5-foot5-inch high school sophomore. I am small-boned and my voice is highpitched. I’m terrible at sports, and physical education class is a nightmare. I have become friends with another guy, “Rick,” who is much like me, and it helps to have someone who has similar problems. Because Rick and I hang out together, some of the macho guys have started a rumor that we’re gay, and now everyone in the school thinks it’s true. Our PE teacher has even made comments to this effect, which compounds the problem. Rick and I are shunned and have even been physically attacked because of this. We are not gay. We are just good friends who share common problems. We are interested in girls, but they aren’t interested in us. When I try to say I’m not gay, they say, “Then who is your girlfriend?” When I tell them I don’t have one, they laugh at me. Rick and I are both “A” students. We keep telling ourselves that we will succeed where some of the macho guys who are obvious losers will not, and we’ll have the last laugh. However, this is still a terrible situation for us, and we can’t stand the thought of another two years like this. Please help. — Sophomore Dear Sophomore: If you and your friend haven’t already told
Dear Abby Abigail van Buren
your parents what’s going on, do so immediately. Then you and your parents should pay a visit to the school principal to report that you have been attacked by other students and misidentified as gay not only by your peers, but also by a member of the staff. It appears that both staff and student body in your school need to be educated about the fact that discrimination, assault and hate crimes are illegal. And if the harassment is not stopped immediately, your families should take this matter to a lawyer. Dear Abby: I have an etiquette question my friends and I are wondering about. What is an appropriate response when you find out someone is expecting but she doesn’t want to be? “Congratulations” doesn’t seem right, but neither does, “You have my sympathy.” I feel lost when this situation comes up. Do you have any ideas? — Melissa Dear Melissa: How about, “I heard the news. If there is anything you need, please let me know.”
Split nails an embarrassment This column was inadvertently run incomplete in Wednesday’s paper. The Courier is sorry for any inconvenience.
Dear Dr. Gott: Three of my nails split, and I am unable to let them grow to match the other seven. All my nails are very hard. Two are on my right hand, and one is on the left. My question is twofold: Can I use the clear iodine even though the nails are not soft, just splitting? Also, is the iodine used on clean nails without even clear polish? If so, can I use it in the evening and put clear polish on each morning? The clear polish does provide a modicum of protection when my hands are in water. I try to use gloves when I do dishes and cleaning with stronger detergents. I realize that you are a busy doctor; however, I would greatly appreciate it if you could provide a response. Dear Reader: Split fingernails are often the result of excessive water contact -- as with tub baths, dishwashing, housecleaning with detergents added
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Ask Dr. Gott Dr. Peter M. Gott to water, and the like. As a general rule, they are not tied to nutritional deficiencies. Nail-polish removers that contain acetone can contribute to the condition. Buy removers that do not have the ingredient, limit stripping your nails of all polish to twice a month, and limit the number of professional manicures you get. You can certainly use clear iodine on your nails, and, while I have no personal experience, I would think it would work more effectively when placed on clean nails. It’s certainly worth a trial for a month or so. In the interim, continue with the rubber gloves and avoid immersing your hands in water for extended periods.
IN THE STARS
Your birthday, Jan 8;
You should have plenty of time to engage in some of the more lighthearted aspects of life. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Put your head together with friends or associates with whom you share a common objective. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Share what you hope to attain to improve your lot in life with others. You win when everyone wins. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Your dreams are not that far out of line with regard to things for which you’re presently aspiring. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Joint endeavors with ambitious people will succeed less than when everyone is idealistic. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — The subtle kindness that you display in words and deeds makes you more powerful. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Those with whom you’re involved aren’t likely to match your quickness and brightness. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You will judge and accurately evaluate both sides of important issues. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Being able to sense and perceive the needs and wants of others will serve you well. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — It’s quite possible that you could meet someone with a strong mutual attraction. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — You might have to strike an unusual bargain, it will be your ticket to acquiring something. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Even though your ideas are an improvement, you’ll have to be a good diplomat to convince them. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — A losing proposition could become a big winner.
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NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 487 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by JACKIE B. MCENTYRE AND Rose Marie aka Rose Marie McEntyre, WIFE AND HUSBAND to WILLIAM R ECHOLS, Trustee(s), which was dated January 23, 2003 and recorded on February 3, 2003 in Book 0711 at Page 0340, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 19, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: Situate, lying and being in Morgan Township, County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, and BEGINNING at the north side of Mountain Creek and the west side of Live Branch, at a point where said branch enters Mountain Creek, the said point being a corner of the original 113 acre tract; thence running North 75 deg West 538 feet to an iron pin; thence South 34 deg West 330 feet to an iron pin; thence South 61 deg West 260 feet to an iron pin; said point being the northwest corner of a lot conveyed to Edmond W. Brown and wife, Martha Brown; and running thence with the Edmond Brown line South 70 deg East 800 feet to an iron pin, said point being in the old line and in the center of Mountain Creek; and running thence with the center of Mountain Creek and the old line as it meanders 560 feet to the pint and place of Beginning and containing 11 acres more or less.
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NOTICE The above referenced 7.54 acre tract being a portion of the property which was conveyed by J.B. McEntyre and wife, Rose Marie McEntyre to J.B. McEntyre and wife, Rose Marie McEntyre by deed dated June 2, 1987 and of record in Deed Book 505, page page 523, Rutherford County Registry.
WHEREAS, Rutherford County received $1.45 million in grant funds from the GoldenLEAF Foundation of which $1.15 million was used to extend from fiber already connecting the schools additional middle mile fiber to unserved areas of the county to serve fire stations, police stations, libraries and governmental facilities within Rutherford County; and
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as: 543 Sara Lee Road, Rutherfordton, NC 28139. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are J.B. McEntyre and wife, Rose Marie McEntyre. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-20813-FC01
WHEREAS, the 38 miles of fiber constructed ("Emergency Services Fiber Network") with said grant funding is attached to 62 miles of PANGAEA’s already existing fiber network; and WHEREAS, PANGAEA has the necessary telecommunication pole attachment license agreements for the currently attached fiber herein referenced; and WHEREAS, PANGAEA is a non-profit corporation; and WHEREAS, the County is a party to an existing contract with PANGAEA wherein the County has Indefeasible Rights to Use (IRUs) fiber in PANGAEA’s previously constructed network; and WHEREAS, the County proposes to transfer unto PANGAEA ownership of the constructed Emergency Services Network for the consideration of $10 and with the County receiving in exchange Indefeasible Rights to Use all of the County constructed fibers for $10; and WHEREAS, the County will retain beneficial and equitable control of the fiber by virtue of the Indefeasible Right to Use the fiber; and WHEREAS, the value of said network lies within the value of said Indefeasible Rights of Use (IRUs); and WHEREAS, the County proposes to pay PANGAEA management and maintenance fees associated with the operation of the network; and WHEREAS, PANGAEA has the ability to provide bandwidth and transport which is necessary for the use of Emergency Service Fiber Network; and WHEREAS, the County has a proposed agreement drafted stating the terms of the transaction with PANGAEA which includes a transfer back to County upon termination of the agreement; and WHEREAS, a copy of the agreement is available for review at the Office of the Clerk to the Board at the Rutherford County Office Building, 289 North Main Street, Rutherfordton. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners, pursuant to General Statutes 160A-279 and 160A-267, proposes to transfer the Emergency Services Fiber Network to PANGAEA, a non-profit corporation, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein and more particularly described in the agreement provided that said agreement is subsequently approved by the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners; and Be it also resolved that a notice summarizing the contents of this resolution shall be published in accordance with law. No transfer of assets as contemplated herein shall occur prior to 10 days notice by publication. This notice is being published pursuant to General Statute 160A-279 and 160A-267. Date of publication: January 8, 2010
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Having qualified as Executor of the estate of LETTIE L. CROWE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said LETTIE L. CROWE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 8th day of April 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 8th day of January, 2010.
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828-657-5411 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of EDGAR WEBB ESKRIDGE of Vance County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said EDGAR WEBB ESKRIDGE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 8th day of April, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 8th day of January, 2010. Susan E. Rose, Executor PO Box 556 Henderson, NC 27536
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A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 1:00 pm. Only bidders present at the mandatory pre-bid meeting will be allowed to bid. Only sealed bids in bid forms furnished by the Department of Transportation and sealed in envelopes furnished by the Department of Transportation at the pre-bid meeting will be considered. Bids will be opened Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 10:00 am in the office of the Division Right of Way Agent of the Department of Transportation located at 79 Turtle Creek Drive, Asheville, NC 28803. All Sealed Bids shall be delivered to the above address or mailed to Robert L. Haskett, Jr., Division Right of Way Agent, 79 Turtle Creek Drive, Asheville, NC 28803 prior to 10:00 am, Wednesday, January 27, 2010 or the bid will not be considered. The Department of Transportation reserves the right to reject any and all bids. For full particulars, contact the above-mentioned office at the given address or telephone (828) 274-8435.
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Egyptians try to calm down angry Christian protestors during clashes between Coptic Christians and Egyptian police in Qena province, about 40 miles from the famous ancient ruins of Luxor Thursday. Coptic Christians clashed with police during a funeral procession Thursday for the seven people killed in an attack on churchgoers leaving a midnight Mass.
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Jordanian doctorturned-suicide bomber who killed seven CIA employees at a base in Afghanistan is regarded by his family as a martyr in Islam’s holy war against the United States, his wife said Thursday. Covered in a black Islamic chador, Defne Bayrak, the Turkish wife of bomber Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, lauded her husband’s Dec. 30 attack to Turkish journalists in Istanbul. “I am proud of him; my husband has carried out a great operation in such a war. May God accept his martyrdom,” Bayrak told the Dogan news agency.
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PARIS (AP) — How to help prop up the ailing music industry? Tax Google, suggests a new report commissioned by the French government. The report, handed to Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand on Wednesday, says Google and other Internet portals should be slapped with a new tax on their online ad revenues in France to fund the development of legal outlets for buying books, movies and especially music on the Internet. The proposal is the latest idea to emerge amid France’s efforts to fight illegal file-sharing and impose order — French-style — on the free-forall that is the Internet.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. human rights investigator said Thursday that a videotape of an apparent execution of blindfolded and naked Tamils by Sri Lankan soldiers probably is authentic and called for a war crimes investigation. Philip Alston did not specify who should undertake his recommended investigation into war crimes and other grave violations of human rights allegedly committed in Sri Lanka. The government’s 25-year war against Tamil Tiger rebels ended in May, with U.N. reports saying more than 7,000 civilians were killed in the final spasm of fighting as government forces closed in.
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Five protesters who were detained in late December will soon stand trial in Iran, the official IRNA news agency reported Thursday. In a separate development, state television said the elite Revolutionary Guard has arrested several Web site editors on charges of fomenting unrest and insulting state officials. The report, quoting a Guard statement, did not identify the sites or give the number of editors detained. Web sites have been heavily used by Iranian opposition to organize, report arrests and publicize comments by its leaders.
Christians riot after slayings CAIRO (AP) — Thousands clashed with police during a funeral procession Thursday for the seven people killed in an attack on churchgoers leaving a midnight Mass for Coptic Christians, security officials said. The protesters pelted cars with stones. Earlier, they smashed ambulances at the hospital in frustration over delays in turning over the bodies for burial. A security official says police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. The official and witnesses spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. The riots follow an attack the previous night, in which three gunmen in a car sprayed automatic gunfire into a crowd leaving a church in the town of Nag Hamadi, about 40 miles from the ancient ruins of Luxor. The lead attacker was identified as a Muslim. Christians, mostly Coptics, account for about 10 percent of Egypt’s predominantly Muslim population. They generally live in peace with the Muslim majority although clashes and tensions in the south do occur, mostly over land or church construction disputes. In recent years, the clashes have begun seeping into the capital. Egypt’s Interior Ministry said the attack was suspected as retaliation for the November rape of a Muslim girl by a
Christian man in the same town. Security was tight in the town as police deployed in search for the suspects. The release of bodies may have been delayed because of fear the funerals would turn into a flashpoint for more violence. The funeral procession took place later and was attended by local officials. Security officials said some 5,000 protesters shouted: “Long live the Cross,” and “No to persecution.” The protesters also stoned police cars, and scuffled with security. Shops shut their doors in the town to avoid the violence. The Bishop of the Nag Hamadi Diocese said the dead were mostly young male teens. As Islamic conservatism gains ground, Christians have increasingly complained about discrimination by the Muslim majority. Coptic Christians are limited in where they can build churches and must obtain government approval before expanding existing facilities. The government insists Christians enjoy the same rights as Muslims. Vendetta killing is also common among southern Egyptians, and is usually over land or family disputes. The head of provincial security, Mahmoud Gohar, told reporters that security agents have identified the lead attacker, an alleged known criminal, and his location has been determined. No arrests have been made yet.
Gohar said security was beefed up in the town and neighboring villages, and checkpoints were erected in the area as tensions ran high among the town’s Christian population. Gohar said an angry crowd from a nearby church smashed two police cars shortly after the attack. Gohar said the attack happened in the main street about 200 meters (yards) from the church. He said nine people were injured in the attack, including three who were in critical condition. Bishop Kirollos of the Nag Hamadi Diocese told The Associated Press six male churchgoers and one security guard were killed. He said he had left St. John’s church just minutes before the attack and headed to his residence 600 yards away. He said he saw five bodies lying on the ground from his vantage point. “I heard the mayhem, lots of machine gun shots,” he said in a telephone interview. The bishop said he was concerned about violence on the eve of Coptic Christmas, which falls Thursday, because of previous threats following the rape of the 12-year-old girl in November. He got a message on his mobile phone saying: “It is your turn.” “My faithful were also receiving threats in the streets, some shouting at them: ’We will not let you have festivities,”’ he said.
Afghans protest civilian deaths KABUL (AP) — Thousands of Afghans shouting “Death to America!” protested the killings of children Thursday, the latest in a string of controversial cases in which international forces have been blamed for civilian deaths. U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal has ordered troops to use airstrikes judiciously and fire cautiously to reduce civilian casualties. Still, each new report of civilians killed unleashes raw emotions that highlight a growing impatience with coalition forces’ inability to secure the nation.
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Afghans chant anti-American slogans during a protest in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010. Thousands gathered to protest after four Afghan children and a policeman were killed when an explosion tore through a group of local residents.
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There are fears the problem could get worse with 37,000 U.S. and NATO reinforcements already starting to stream into the country as part of a military buildup. More civilians die at the hands of insurgents, yet any time
innocent victims are killed, the Taliban wastes no time in blaming foreign troops. “Every time the Taliban kills civilians, nothing happens. There is no protest. There is nothing,” said Hroon Mir, an independent political analyst in Kabul. “But whenever there are civilian casualties from NATO or Afghan forces, then there is a reaction.” President Hamid Karzai has not been shy about denouncing the deaths — sometimes even before investigations can conclude whether civilians or militants were killed. In a meeting this week with political analysts, Karzai said he would speak out boldly on the issue at a conference on Afghanistan Jan. 28 in London. The U.N. reports that 2,021 civilians were killed in the first 10 months of last year, the latest figures available. Of the total,
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Freezing Time
COULD WE BE RELATED?! The photo above was taken at Hollywild Park and in the paper on December 27th. Linda Bennick and family would love to know if you are from the same family tree. Please Call Linda Bennick at 287-8759 with any information.
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I had the privilege last week of spending time in New Mexico in order to celebrate my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary. All of my brothers and their families were present and we had a wonderful time together! The thought ran through my mind while we were together about freezing time. My parents are both getting up in years and we all know each time we get together could be our last. Have you ever had a moment in your life that you wish you could freeze? I know it is not possible, but I am often reminded of the need to make much of the moments we do spend with those whom we love. One of the reasons I chose to become a funeral director is that even though I cannot literally freeze time, I can help people store up a treasure of the significance of a life that touched theirs. After a loved one passes, it is my calling to help a family, freeze time, when remembering the life of a loved
one. Through the use of a funeral or memorial service, pictures, video tributes, printed materials and music, a person’s life can be brought back to our memories and for a space of time be frozen in our memories. The older I become the more I am reminded about the preciousness of the time we spend with those we care deeply about. My hope is that we all live our lives in such a way that we are making lasting and meaningful memories. Have a safe and prosperous New Year!
nearly 1,400 were blamed on insurgents and 465 on U.S. and other pro-government forces, the U.N. said. NATO, which also tracks civilian deaths, said that international forces caused 190 civilian deaths last year and wounded 344 noncombatants. In contrast, NATO reported that insurgents were responsible for 1,011 civilian deaths and that militants wounded 2,407. Last year, U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commanding officer in Afghanistan, issued a new set of orders aimed at minimizing civilian casualties. He said that while it entailed risks to coalition forces, alienating the Afghan population was a far greater risk. Daily operational updates issued by the coalition often conclude with, “No Afghan civilians were harmed in any of these operations.”
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