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A Planning Board special meeting set for 3:30 p.m. Monday includes considering a request to recommend the City Council approve rezoning a couple of small lots along First Avenue to allow property to become the site of a clothing and shoe business. SRS of Henderson wants the land bordering First, which is the rear part of the property, to be rezoned from High Density Residential to Highway Commercial. The front part of the property, which is located along Andrews Avenue and is adjacent to a BP convenience store, already is zoned Highway Commercial. The request was on this past Monday’s Planning Board meeting agenda, but no recommendation could be made to the council because of the lack of a quorum of city-appointed Planning Board members, prompting the need for the special meeting. Additionally, the board could not act on two text amendments presented by the city staff. One involves tailors, who are allowed to do their work as a home occupation by a special use permit from the Zoning Board of Adjustment, but not as a use by right in a commercial building in OfficeInstitutional “A” districts. The other one involves automobile repair facilities. The city has regulations saying these businesses must be 500 feet from a house or a residential district. That in itself is prohibiting some locating in what are existing commercial districts because of houses already being in these districts, City Planning Director Erris Dunston said. Dunston suggested reducing or removing such buffers. This past Monday’s Planning Board meeting lasted approximately 40 minutes. Planning Board Chairman Michael Rainey did allow public hearings on the items. No one spoke in opposition. Planning Board members Linda Allen, Ricky Easter, Michael Inscoe and Marchita Vann were absent from the meeting. Allen and Easter are Vance County appointees.

8,330 workers to just more than 4 million, while the number of people unemployed decreased by 6,534 to 488,974, the ESC said. “It’s going to have an impact on consumer confidence because people aren’t as optimistic about finding work as they were in the past because if they were, they’d still be looking for work,” Hall said. The August rate marked a seventh consecutive month the number hovered above the previous historic high. Before this

A meeting of Henderson’s and Vance County’s officials will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at The Silo restaurant off the Interstate 85/Ruin Creek Road interchange. Beverly Davis Jackson, executive assistant to City Manager Ray Griffin, said Griffin and County Manager Jerry Ayscue asked her to set up the session, which by state law is required to be open to the public. Jackson said the agenda has not yet been prepared, but she said she would provide a copy as soon as the items for discussion become available. Jackson said, however, that Ayscue is off until Tuesday morning, so the agenda may not be ready until then. One of the priorities the council set at the municipal government’s two-day March retreat was to re-establish the former business and industrial recruitment partnership with the county, as was already being worked on by Griffin, whom the council appointed as city manager in July 2008. A new economic development commission of six members from the county and three members from the city first met on Aug. 19. And one of several items mentioned at the municipal government’s two-day retreat in March was having a joint meeting with the county commissioners to talk about mutual concerns and interests. A session was held at City Hall in November with the county officials, as well as with state Reps. Jim Crawford and Michael Wray and state Sen. Doug Berger. The council, at a June 22 work session, gave the go-ahead to Griffin to sit down with Ayscue, with the idea being for the two to come up with ways the city and the county could work closely together in the near future on joint projects and programs of mutual interest to both governments. During the June 8 council meeting, former Rose’s stores

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Taking advantage of a moth-attracting light on the deck outside a Vance County home late at night this week, a pair of large spiders spun webs near one another to do their hunting. The spider in the top photo, identified with the aid of Jeff’s Nature Home Page at duke.edu online, is a black and yellow argiope (Argiope aurantia). These spiders, though very large and intimidating in appearance, and commonly encountered statewide, are not considered dangerous to humans. Other names for this creature include “Golden Garden Spider” and — due to a heavier pattern of spinning often seen at the center of their webs, though not pictured here — as the “Writing Spider.” The spider, bottom photo, appears to be an orb weaver of an unidentified variety.

Jobless rate remains near 11 percent Economist: ‘People looked for work, got discouraged and quit looking’ By MARTHA WAGGONER Associated Press Writer

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped almost imperceptibly in August from a month earlier, remaining close to 11 percent as more people became discouraged by the job market and stopped looking for work. The state Employment Security Commission said Friday the unemployment rate was 10.8 percent, down only slightly from the 10.9 percent reported for July. The rate for August 2008

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was 6.6 percent. Both employment and unemployment decreased for the first time this year. Typically, when unemployment falls, employment increases. “What that tells me is that the discouraged worker effect is at work here,” said William Hall, an economist at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and senior economist with the Center for Business and Economics Service. “People looked for work, got discouraged and quit looking.” Employment decreased by

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Swine flu vaccines may be nasal spray By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer

ATLANTA — The first doses of swine flu vaccine may all be the nasal spray version, government health officials said Friday. The government has said a trickle of vaccine will be available in early October, but on Friday Obituaries, 4A they defined the size of

that trickle — an estimated 3.4 million doses. Currently it looks like all of them will be a nasal spray vaccine that is approved only for healthy people ages 2 to 49, said Dr. Jay Butler, an official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The nasal spray, called FluMist, is not recommended for some of the

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Mark It Down Today Music festival — Creedmoor’s 18th annual music festival will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Main Street. There are a variety of bands scheduled to perform, including Tuxedo Junction, Nikki Baker, Stacey Carol-Morales, Sourwood Mountain Band, Steadfast Ministries, The South Granville Marching Band, GrassStreet and The McSchaws. Gang awareness — Granville County Schools will hold a parent information and discussion forum from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the auditorium at Northern Granville Middle School. The topic will be gang awareness and speakers will include school administrators, law enforcement officials and community members. The event is open to the public. Warren County Farmers’ Market — The Warren County Farmer’s Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon at the corner of Market and Main streets in historic downtown Warrenton. All produce is locally grown by the vendors. For more information or to receive a vendor application, contact the Warren County Extension Center at 257-3640. Vance County Farmers’ market — The Vance County Farmers’ Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon. The market is located at the intersection of Williams and Arch streets in downtown Henderson. Vendors interested in selling at the market should contact Wayne Rowland at 438-8188. Fundraiser — The Afton-Elberon Volunteer Fire Department will hold a fish and fried chicken supper from 4-7 p.m. Fish and fried chicken, cole slaw, potatoes and hush puppies will be served for $8 per plate. Eat-in buffet style or take out available. Ridgeway Opry House — Performing are The Warren County Travelers, Matt Nelson, Joyce Chisenhall, Allen & Betsy Reid, Lindburgh Tudor and Julia Morton, Jackie Turner, Ronald Puett and Evelena Norwood. Doors open at 6 p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m. Master gardeners — The Vance County Cooperative Extension Service’s master gardeners will be at Franklin Brothers Nursery and Greenhouse, 3193 Vicksboro Road, Henderson, from 10 a.m. to noon for a plant clinic to answer questions on plants, gardens and lawns. For more information, call Franklin Brothers at 492-6166.

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Backyard fruit trees hard to resist My wife has been pestering me (or I should say, lovingly encouraging me!) to help her plant some fruit trees. I’m pretty sure “help her” means she picks them out and points to where she wants them planted, then I take it from Paul there. McKenzie Although I share Cooperative her desire Extension for a backyard orchard, bursting season long with sweet, ripe fruit, I also know that caring for fruit crops is a bigger task than most would imagine. Cosmos, by comparison, can practically be scattered about over any well-tilled patch, and the sower will be rewarded with abundant blossoms. Even tomatoes will sometimes produce a reasonable crop with little attention. But alas, the

novice orchardist will be brokenhearted at the results of even the most benign neglect, or even well-intentioned but uninformed care. Fruit trees are almost like pets, and should be chosen with equal care. If you want a lapdog, don’t bring home a St. Bernard puppy. There are three things to consider before purchase — species, variety and rootstock. Bananas would obviously be a poor species choice for Piedmont North Carolina. Cherries are marginal, although some mass retailers carry them. Beware of stores that stock what will sell, rather than what will grow. Locally-owned nurseries and garden centers may do a better job of stocking locally-adapted material. Next to consider is variety. Consider local adaptation first, personal preference second. Planting two or more varieties is almost always preferable, and in some cases required for pollination. Finally, rootstock should also be locally adapted, and will determine full-grown

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grapes are also bullet proof, but require a sturdy trellis. My aim is not to discourage. I firmly believe that all families should have a fruit producing vine, shrub or tree in the yard. I am quite sure I will relent to my wife, probably sooner than I think. The fantasy of the backyard orchard is too hard to deny, and should our efforts be of no avail, the fantasy will lure us to try again. May you find it equally hard to resist. Here are some selected crops and varieties that do well in North Carolina: • Apples – Gala, Ginger Gold, Crispin, Stayman, Fuji • Figs – Celeste, Brown Turkey, Marseille • Peaches – Redhaven, Norman, Winblo, Contender • Pears – Moonglow, Kieffer, Harvest Queen Paul McKenzie, horticulture extension agent for Vance and Warren counties, can be reached at 438-8188 or 257-3640.

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size of the tree. For many reasons, smaller is better. Once home, take time to properly prepare the site. Skip the organic matter, but loosen the soil in a wide diameter around the planting site. Mix lime and phosphorous into the soil as recommended in the soil sample report you received as a result of your thorough and timely advanced planning. What, no report? Better for the plant to sit in the pot for a couple of weeks than to rush it into poorly prepared soil (but keep it watered!). Like pets, your fruit trees will require regular feeding, and “vaccinations” against major pests and diseases. The simplest way to “vaccinate” is with a fruit tree spray (insecticide and fungicide combined) sprayed on the foliage every two weeks during the growing season. Don’t forget to prune each winter, and again in June. If this is all starting to sound like work, remember it is simply the admission price. As an alternative, consider blueberries or figs, which are practically care-free once planted. Muscadine

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Monday VGCC Trustees’ meeting —The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees meets at 7 p.m. in the board room in Building 1 on the college’s main campus. Regular board meetings are held bimonthly on the third Monday of the month. Committee meetings are held on the same day usually beginning at 5 p.m. Water Advisory Board — The Kerr Lake Regional Water System Advisory Board will meet at 9:30 a.m. in the large conference room of Henderson’s City Hall, 134 Rose Ave. Grant workshop — An “Eat Smart Move More” mini-grant information session will be held at 4 p.m. in the Granville County Commissioners’ meeting room at 145 Williamsboro St. in Oxford. All interested applicants should attend. Call Jackie Sergent at (919) 693-2141 or 492-7915 for more information. Golden LEAF meeting — The public is invited to attend a community forum hosted by the Golden LEAF Foundation and Vance County at 6 p.m. at the Civic Center, located in Building 9 on the main campus of Vance-Granville Community College in Henderson. The purpose of the forum is to complete discussion on the process for prioritizing projects for the Golden LEAF Foundation’s Community Assistance Initiative. For more information, please contact Courtney Mills or Pat Cabe by e-mail at cmills@goldenleaf.org or pcabe@ goldenleaf.org or by phone at 1-888-684-8404. Planning board — A special meeting of the City of Henderson’s Planning Board is set for 3:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers of City Hall, 134 Rose Ave. The session is being called because the Planning Board lacked a quorum of city appointed members at the Sept. 14 meeting. Water system board — The Kerr Lake Regional Water System Advisory Board will meet at 9:30 a.m. in the conference room of Henderson’s City Hall, 134 Rose Ave.

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as well, said Butler, chief of the CDC’s swine flu vaccine task force. Flu shots are made of killed influenza virus, while FluMist is a live but weakened strain. The nasal spray is only approved in the United States, and is made by the Marylandbased MedImmune, an AstraZeneca PLC subsidiary. Four other companies are making flu shots for the U.S. The initial vaccine doses will go to up to 90,000 sites, including schools and clinics, across the U.S. State health departments will determine which offices and clinics get the shots, and whether health care workers or others get the first doses, Butler said

at a CDC press conference Friday. The government has ordered 195 million doses and may order more if there’s enough demand. Butler said it’s good news that the flow of vaccines will start soon. “When we open the faucet, there won’t be a puff of smoke. There will be vaccine,” he said. FluMist was designed with kids in mind, and the company’s research suggests it is more effective in youngsters than a shot in the arm against seasonal flu. Studies in adults have found that shots are more effective. Some researchers think that’s because adults have had longer

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year, the state’s highest unemployment rate was 9.7 percent in March 1983, a level matched in January. As he paced outside an ESC office in Raleigh, Reddick Patrick said he was seeking a status update on an unemployment claim he filed after losing his hotel job in July. Although the 21-yearold recently found a job at a wireless store in Cary, he’s still hoping to be compensated for the time he was looking for work. He said he’s proud that he was able to find work so quickly. “I made it a full-time job to find a job,” the senior at Shaw University in Raleigh said. “That’s the

kind of guy I am.” At the same office, however, 27-year-old Star Brewer of Raleigh said she’s had difficulty finding work since April, when she lost her job at a convenience store. The single mother said she’s seeking similar work, but many employers want her to work late night shifts, an impossible situation because of her 6-year-old autistic son. But Brewer remains optimistic. “I have faith and hope in God that he will lead me to the right job,” she said. North Carolina’s unemployment rate has hovered near 11 percent since February, when it hit

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10.7 percent, and hasn’t changed more than a few percentage points since then. The state topped the national rate for August, which was 9.7 percent. The ESC said that since the recession began in December 2007, unemployment has increased more than 116 percent in the state, compared with 98 percent nationwide. However, the ESC said the number of initial claims for unemployment insurance in August was 82,299, a drop of 20,092 from a month earlier. Of those August claims, more than half were “attached” to a payroll, meaning the workers expected to be recalled to their jobs.

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Deaths Fuquay Varina. In addition to his children, he is survived by a loving daughter-inlaw, Alane Floyd and a devoted son-in-law, Brian Gullie. John was very proud of his three beautiful grandchildren, Macy Elizabeth Floyd, John Thomas Floyd and Bryce Andrew Gullie. He will be greatly missed by many, many friends and family. A memorial service is being held by his wife on Sunday at 3 p.m. at J.M. White Funeral Home. A visitation will be prior to the service from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m. at J.M. White Funeral. His children, brother, and grandchildren will have their own memorial service at Midway Baptist Church, 6910 Fayetteville Road, Raleigh, N.C. 27603 at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2009. Midway Baptist Church can be reached at 919-772-5864. “God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Revelation 21:4. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the John A. Floyd II Funeral Fund, c/o J.M. White Funeral Home, 60 Zeb Robinson Road, Henderson, N.C. 27536. Arrangements are by J.M. White Funeral Home.

John A. Floyd II WAKE FOREST — John Andrew Floyd II, age 64, a resident of 908-104 Sugar Gap Road, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 17, 2009 after a massive stroke. Born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, on September 5, 1945, he was the son of the late John Andrew Floyd and Hazel Fox Floyd. John is a 1963 graduate of Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia, and graduated from Virginia Tech in 1967. He spent most of his professional career as a cost accountant with Harriett and Henderson Yarns Inc. John’s love and passion for sports led him to many years of coaching football, baseball, and softball. He served as a former member and chairman of the Vance County School Board and president of Kerr Lake Country Club. He touched the lives of many in his lifetime and will be remembered for his time and dedication to the community. He is survived by his wife, Linda Hughes Floyd of Wilmington; and his brother, Charles Edward Floyd of Columbia, S.C. He was a wonderful father to David Martin Floyd of Rocky Mount and Sarah Floyd Gullie of

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Melvin T. Renn Jr. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Melvin Thomas Renn, Jr., 75, of the 3800 block of Charter Oak Road, passed away September 18, 2009 in Bayside Hospital. A native of Henderson, NC, he was the son of the late Edith and Melvin Thomas Renn, Sr. He retired from the United States Navy after 20 years of service having served on the USS Forrestal, USS Valley Forge and the USS Ticonderoga. He also retired from Southland Corporation after 20 years. He is survived by his wife Judith C. Renn, a daughter, Donna R. Allen, two sons, Thomas Renn and Jeffrey Renn and wife Beth, nine grandchildren, Courtney Foster and husband Brian, Lorne Renn, Sean Renn, Megan Renn,

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Willie A. Alston RICHMOND, Va. — Willie Anthony Alston, 73, died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, at his home in Richmond, Va. He was born May 4, 1936, in Warren County and was the son of the late Henry and Lydia Alston. He was baptized and

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sister, Marie Taylor. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Providence Christian Missionary Baptist Church in Wise. The Rev. Kathard Marks, pastor, will deliver the eulogy. Interment will follow in the Greater Lovely Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Macon. He is survived by his daughter, Angela AlstonHenley of Richmond, Va.; a granddaughter; five sisters, Nancy Giles of Portsmouth, Va., Malinda Settlers of Brooklyn, N.Y., Nettie Cox of Norfolk, Va., Virginia Crawford of Richmond, Va., and Ernestine Dennings of Raleigh; and a brother, Archie Lee Alston of Littleton. The body may be viewed Sunday at R.H. Greene Funeral Home from 1 until 7 p.m., and at the church one hour prior the service. Arrangements are by R.H. Greene Funeral Home of Warrenton.

Thornie Edwards HENDERSON — Thornie “Jock” Edwards, 93, of 506 East Andrews Ave., died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, at his residence. He was born in Vance County and was the son of the late Ozie and Susie Green Edwards. He joined Mt. Olive Baptist Church at an early age and in later years he served as an usher, member of the deacon board, past Sunday school superintendent and coach of the youth softball team. He worked many years at the former Harriet & Henderson Cotton Mill and was also a farmer. He was a member of the Beacon Light Lodge 249 and was a Master Mason. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church by the Rev. Melvin Solomon. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Lottie Mae Bailey of the home; six sons, Carl Edwards of Newark, N.J., James Edwards, Roscoe Edwards and Michael Edwards, all of Henderson, Issac Harris and Bobby Harris, both of Gadsen, S.C.; 20 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the residence and the body will be on view at the funeral home. Funeral arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

Heddie L. Robert HENDERSON — Heddie Lamarr Robert, 66, of 874 Gun Club Road, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at her residence. Memorial services will be announced later by DavisRoyster Funeral Service.

Zenith A. Weaver HENDERSON — Zenith Ayscue Weaver, 66, of 922 N. Chestnut St., died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and James Lee Faucette. Born in Warren County on Feb. 20, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Joseph Ayscue and Jessie Faulkner Ayscue. She was a homemaker and attended Mt. Ararat Holiness Church. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today at Mt. Ararat Holiness Church by the Rev. Allen Ayscue. Burial will follow in the Pernell Family Cemetery at Alert. She is survived by her husband, Charlie Louis Weaver of Henderson; a daughter, Sandra W. Faucette of Henderson; her stepmother, Mary Jean Ayscue of Henderson; three sons, James Weaver of Henderson, Carlton Weaver of Louisburg and Earl Weaver of Marion, Va.; a brother, Perry Ayscue of Henderson; three sisters, Carolyn Huff, Diane Ayscue and Sherry Walsh, all of Henderson; 14 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Henry Roger Ayscue; and her stepfather, Greenwood Ayscue. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at J.M. White Funeral Home. At other times they will be at the home of Sandra and James Lee Faucette at 385 Julian Smith Road, Lot 20. Serving as active pallbearers will be Anthony Ayscue, Bruce Ayscue, Roger Ayscue, Howard Faucette, Jr., Kevin Creech and Wesley Duncan. Arrangements are by J.M. White Funeral Home.

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Leslie A. Wright HENDERSON — Leslie Ann Wright, 18, of 111 Pinkston St., died Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. The family will receive friends at the residence of Elvin Wright, 436 Sycamore Lane. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

State to get $21 million for energy programs RALEIGH (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu says North Carolina will receive about $21 million to support energy efficiency programs. Chu also released a report Friday touting the benefits of energy efficiency. He talked about the potential of capturing wind energy off North Carolina’s coast and the benefits of the state’s nuclear power. The stimulus money will help upgrade state-owned buildings and go to projects in communities statewide. Some of the money will also go to capturing methane that can be converted into electricity. Chu said the investments will strengthen America’s economy and create local jobs.

N.C. deputy uses Taser on student, prompts review GREENSBORO (AP) — A North Carolina school board wants to set up a committee to review an incident at a high school in Greensboro where a student was shocked by a deputy with a Taser. The News & Record of Greensboro reported that a sheriff’s deputy used a Taser on a 15-year-old female student Wednesday afterthe student threatened two faculty members and assaulted the deputy when he tried to handcuff her. The 5-foot 4-inch, 155-pound girl was unharmed and was taken to the juvenile court system. School board members say the schools shouldn’t rely on police to review such incidents and want to set up a separate committee. The 16 deputies employed by the school system began carrying Tasers this year, a policy the board wants to review.

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EXPO 2009 invites public, offers cash, door prizes Visitors to EXPO 2009 will be in danger of winning door prizes provided by vendors, as well as cash prizes. The 19th business exposition for Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties will be held Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 1 to 6 p.m. in the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center. About 45 area businesses and agencies will be on hand to exhibit their produces and services. Visitors — about 1,000 are expected — will browse through the booths and talk to business owners and operators, some of whom will take

orders on the spot. Several new exhbitors are expected this year. EXPO is organized by the VGCC Small Business Center, Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce, Granville County Chamber of Commerce, Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Commerce of Warren County. In addition, several area businesses sign on each year as sponsors to help assure the success of EXPO. Wake Electric is the event’s Gold Sponsor. Silver Sponsors include Embarq, the School of Graphic Arts, Progress

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Law suit against Barker, ‘Price is Right’ tossed LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Friday threw out a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a former “The Price is Right” employee against CBS and former host Bob Barker. Los Angeles Superior Barker Court Judge Malcolm Mackey dismissed the case after finding there were no issues for a trial to resolve, attorneys handling the case said. Deborah Curling sued Barker and the network in October 2007, alleging she was improperly fired from the show and forced to endure a hostile work environment. Several claims against Barker were thrown out last year, leaving only a “hostile work environment”

allegation against the show’s longtime host. Curling claimed she was dismissed because she testified in a former coworker’s wrongful termination case. She also accused Barker of making racist and anti-Semitic jokes, but Mackey determined she hadn’t proven that claim. Curling’s attorney, Nick Alden, vowed to appeal the ruling. He said he didn’t receive necessary information from CBS or other attorneys so he could properly

argue why the case should be allowed to continue. Barker’s attorney, Patty Glaser, said the judge made the correct ruling. “This is a case that should not have been brought,” Glaser said. “There aren’t even any contacts she alleges with Mr. Barker. “It was a shame it was brought and it’s hopefully over,” Glaser said. Barker retired in 2007 after hosting “The Price is Right” for 35 years.

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ABC’s needless apology revealing If you have a pulse, it would have been difficult this week for you to have missed the controversy surrounding rapper Kanye West’s upstaging of country and pop music phenom Taylor Swift, who was accepting an MTV Video Music Awards trophy when the mercurial hiphop star bolted on-stage, grabbed her mic, and in essence said that Beyonce Knowles should’ve won the “best female video” category instead. But we don’t care to kick West again while he’s down. There are footprints enough on the man’s behind. Even President Barack Obama, in a candid moment prior to a teleconference interview, called West a “jackass,” actually one of the kinder things we’ve heard said about him. Rather, our disdain is reserved for ABC’s apology for reporting what Obama said. ABC reporters apparently were listening in on a fiber optic line the network shares as a cost-cutting measure with competitor CNBC. Obama was about to be interviewed by CNBC’s John Harwood, but before the formal taping, casual conversation shifted — as it had over cubicle walls and around water coolers in workplaces across America — to West’s outburst. “I thought that was really inappropriate,” Obama is heard to say. “… The young lady seems like a perfectly nice person. She’s getting her award. What’s he doing up there?” When someone asks the president why he thought West might’ve interrupted Swift’s speech, Obama’s response was curt and on-point. “He’s a jackass,” the president said, to laughter on the line. Apparently Obama — who has apologized (also needlessly, we believe) to West — then thought better of the term, and asked, goodnaturedly, that it not be reported. “Come on guys,” Obama says. “Cut the president some slack.” Unfortunately, Mr. President, “off the record” really only counts before a statement is made. And this jackass was already out of the barn. No fewer than three ABC employees rushed to Twitter the comment to readers and followers. Twitter, for the techno-challenged, is an electronic communications service that lets senders and receivers share messages of no more than 140 characters in length, instantly, over computers, cell phones and the like. One of ABC’s “tweeters” was former White House correspondent Terry Moran, who typed: “Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a ‘jackass’ for his outburst at VMAs when Taylor Swift won. Now THAT’S presidential.” When ABC news found out about its employees’ “tweets,” it had them removed from the site, and apologies were issued to the president. If ABC owed Obama an apology, it might only be for Moran’s wisecrack at the end of his tweet. Many news organizations are yet to develop policies governing Twitter use, and the widespread informality of the Internet has caused some journalists — including those who should darned-well know better, like Terry Moran — to be a little loose with their personal commentary, diminishing the reporter’s credibility. But ABC owed no apology to Obama for reporting a very interesting comment made by our president on a timely pop-culture story. And surely Obama knew the minute the word “jackass” slipped from his mouth that, with today’s technology, the world would know what he had said about Kanye West before he could even finish the interview. “If you’re sitting there with a microphone on, you don’t have a reasonable expectation of privacy,” said Kelly McBride, an expert in journalism ethics for the Poynter Institute. “If you’re a governor or president, you know that.” Added McBride: “The president calling Kanye West a ‘jackass’ is perfect … for a tweet. In fact, that’s the ideal format. You can do it in 140 characters. There’s not much else to say.” So why would ABC apologize? Well ABC, you might recall, is the network that in June aired the Primetime special “Questions for the President: Prescription for America,” an opportunity for Democratic Party salesmanship poorly masquerading as news, during which Obama was free to pitch his plan for health care reform without Republican rebuttal. In fact, ABC even refused to sell the GOP any advertising during the time slot. So this was really an apology from ABC for its employees so carelessly risking their Official Obama-Backers decoder rings.

I don’t know who coined the term “culture war” to describe our political divisions, but I’m reasonably sure he or she intended it only as a figure of speech. It feels like something else in light of a new report from the Intelligence Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors extremist groups. “Terror From the Right” is a listing of bombers, killers, would-be assassins and insurrectionists motivated by anger over abortion, gays, taxes, blacks, Muslims and illegal immigrants. Which raises an obvious fair and balanced question: What about terror from the left? The SPLC’s Mark Potok says left-wing terror essentially means eco-terrorists, e.g., animal rights extremists. The death toll from their work, he says, is zero. By contrast, Timothy McVeigh killed 168 people because he was angry at the government, brothers Matthew and Tyler Williams shot two men to death for being gay, James Kopp killed Dr. Barnett Slepian for being an abortion provider, and dozens of other men have been indicted for dozens of other plots to

kill thousands of other people with whom they had political disagreements. It’s one thing to read these stories in isolation and another to see them collected, and thereby connected, here, one extremist plot after another in the 14 years since Leonard Oklahoma Pitts City. It Distributed by gives you a Cagle Cartoons sense that — apologies to Buffalo Springfield — there’s something happening here and what it is is all too clear. The report provides troubling context for the outrageous behavior that has attended the election of our first African-American president. When you call them on that behavior, Barack Obama’s detractors love to accuse you of equating dissent with racism. It is a specious argument. I disagree with the president’s use of signing statements to avoid complying with laws he

doesn’t like, but it would never occur to me to carry a sign vowing death to him, his wife and their “two stupid kids” as a protester in Maryland did, or to pray that Obama dies of brain cancer as a “minister” in Arizona does, or to heckle him during a joint session of Congress as Rep. Joe Wilson infamously did. That’s not dissent. It is the howl of the unhinged and the entitled. The same folks who were complacent as President Bush spent surplus into deficit, wasted $600 billion dollars and 4,000 American lives on the wrong war, and watched a major American city drown are morally outraged because the new guy wants to reform health care? For many of them, I think — not all — that’s because they find it hard to accept that the new guy is liberal ... and black. As Potok sees it, some of us are angry over the dramatic changes underfoot in this nation. “People who want this country to remain a whitedominated country have lost. They have completely and utterly lost the battle and they can never win it. If they were to seal the borders tomorrow,

whites would still lose their majority in a matter of years, simply as a result of the difference in fertility rate.” As a result, many people “feel that this is no longer the country that their Christian white forefathers built, that they have been robbed, that this isn’t the world they grew up in and that they are very, very frightened” — a feeling stoked and exploited by political and media demagogues, who will loudly disclaim responsibility when that fear becomes violence. The president is black, the secretary of state is a woman, the new Supreme Court justice is Hispanic, the nation is changing, becoming vastly more inclusive. If some see that as a redemption of promise, the SPLC report reminds us that others regard it as an embodiment of threat. For the record, at least six of the plots it recounts were motivated by, or against, Obama. Take it as proof. “Culture war” is not a figure of speech. Leonard Pitts is a columnist for the Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, Fla., 33132. Readers may contact him via e-mail at lpitts@ miamiherald.com.

Letters to the Editor Say ‘no’ to business as usual To the editor: One of the old EDC members told me “The state will supply leads for development” and “business comes to government officials it is not a good practice to pursue them (business).” I hope this is not the plan of the new EDC, as we know the state is unable to take care of itself much less represent the interests of Henderson Vance and if you don’t put the product in the window it won’t sell. We must start showing an interest in supporting and keeping the business we have. You religious, civic and political leaders need to let these business people know we are a community that of the Carter Center, flee wants to help if there is a your enabling entourage of problem or just to let them sycophants and canvass some know they are important to neighborhoods yourself? How many people told you they don’t us. We are all ambassadors at large and should take think a black man should be president? One? Two? Zero? Or every opportunity to tout the good in our hometown are you simply reading minds and if we have treated the again? present businesses fairly The good news is that the race peddlers have undermined and made them part of our EDC effort, they more than themselves. The notion that anyone else well get the opposing skyrocketing deficits word out. and socialized medicine is racPlease don’t make it ist is met with eye rolls by the “business as usual.” Learn vast majority of Americans, who do not need Sharpton and from the past 20 years and don’t repeat history. Carter to tell them what is — or is not — in their own hearts. Bob Campbell, And, in fairness, when it Henderson became clear that Carter had turned this “debate” from mere fraud to farce, it suddenly dawned on some Democrats, including those in the White House, that smearing millions of constituents and swing voters (many of whom voted for Obama) as racists isn’t the best The Daily Dispatch welpolitics. So one cheer for those comes letters to the editor. who objected to this idiocy too Letters must be signed, little and far too late. include the author’s city But others just won’t let go. of residence, and should Maureen Dowd of The New York Times hears Rep. Joe be limited to 300 words. Wilson shout, “You lie!” And Please include a telephone her instinctive response is: “fair number for verification. or not, what I heard was an We reserve the right to unspoken word in the air: You edit comments for length, lie, boy!” clarity, libelous material, It’s the “fair or not” that personal attacks and poor gives Dowd away. She admits taste. We do not publish to hearing racism whether or anonymous letters, form not it’s warranted. That’s called letters, letters with names prejudice. And unlike Wilson’s foolish outburst, Dowd’s was withheld or letters where carefully considered. Dowd, we cannot verify the Carter and Sharpton can’t writer’s identity. grasp that conservatives are Writers should limit less hung up on race than they themselves to one letter are and that we can get past every 30 days. Obama’s skin color. “Some Letters can be acpeople just can’t believe a black cepted by e-mail, but city man is president and will never of residence and a phone accept it,” writes Dowd. She’s number for verification right. She’s one of them. purposes still must be You can write to Jonah Goldberg by included. e-mail at JonahsColumn@aol.com.

A tackle box full of race bait Of all the poisonous, ugly and intellectually vapid controversies ginned up in my lifetime, the current breakout of St. Vitus’ Dance over the “racist” opposition to Barack Obama may be the most egregious. Al Sharpton tells CNN’s Larry King that decent and racially sensitive Americans shouldn’t let a small minority make health care into a “racial issue.” Someone in the control room surely yelled, “Cue the laugh track!” In case you don’t get the joke, this entire “debate” over whether opposition to Obama’s health care reform is racist is totally, completely and in every way conceivable an invention of the left. Oh, sure, there are some racists who oppose Obama. Shocking news, that. And, yes, a tiny, tiny fraction of the signs at the Tea Party protests last weekend were racially insensitive. But if that’s how we’re going to score, then opposition to the Iraq war is anti-Semitic. After all, I saw a bunch of signs at antiwar protests that said bigoted things about Jews. Meanwhile, no significant conservative politician, pundit or intellectual has said that they object to Obama’s agenda because he’s black. Rather, they’ve said they oppose his agenda for precisely the same reasons they oppose Nancy Pelosi’s and Harry Reid’s and Barney Frank’s agendas. They stand athwart Obama yelling “Stop!” just as they did with Clinton and Democratic presidents before him. Magically, the alchemic powers of Obama’s black skin transmogrify the same arguments and the same rhetoric into racism. Saying “you’re wrong” to a white politician is a disagreement; saying it to a black politician is like shouting

through Bull Connor’s megaphone. It’s been said that a grand jury can indict a ham sandwich. Well, these people can indict a ham sandwich for being racist. There is not an issue, topic or flavor of ice cream that Al Sharpton won’t inject racism into. But suddenly Larry King needs to ask him whether opposition Jonah to socialized Goldberg medicine is racist — as Tribune Media if Sharpton’s Services response was ever in doubt. Why not just ask the host of an infomercial whether you really need a ShamWow? Left-wing writers spent the week droning on about how it’s now racist to say “I want my country back.” These amnesiacs are blissfully unaware that “taking back” America was the rallying cry of the Democratic Party for eight years under George W. Bush. Anti-white racists all? Jimmy Carter sighs, “It’s an abominable circumstance, and it grieves me and concerns me very deeply.” Well, ditto. Except I think the abominable circumstance is the Vesuvian eruption of nonsense belched forth from distempered liberals frustrated by their inability to win a public policy debate. An “overwhelming proportion” of the vocal opposition to Obama stems from the “inherent feeling” that “an African-American should not be president,” testifies the de facto voice of Southern self-loathing and pharisaical pomposity. Really, President Carter? Based on what? Polls you’ve studied? Which ones? Or did you descend from the temple

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