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Bowles: Future of N.C. is linked to education By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

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Deaths Butner Edith Edwards, 66 Lundy Worthan III Henderson Perry J. Ayscue, 61 Catherine Caloz Hazel R.L. Durham, 74 Mary J. Harris, 91 Rodney Kearney, 36 Edward A. Whitney Jr., 63 Richmond, Va. Henry W. Bullock Sr., 78 Stem Virginia C. Blair, 88 Stovall Isabell T. Davis, 106 Warrenton Michael Roberson, 59 Washington, D.C. Vernell Bullock, 62

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Crimes of the Month break-ins Local law enforcement is asking for the public’s help in solving two crimes of the month. On Nov. 5 around 5:30 p.m. and Nov. 8 around 3:40 p.m., officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to two vehicles break-ins at the Cracker Barrel on Ruin Creek Road. Property was taken from both vehicles. The Criminal Investigations Section is continuing the investigation. On Oct. 9 about 8:30 a.m., the Vance County Sheriff’s Office responded to Cooks Chapel Methodist Church at 200 Center St. in reference to a breaking and entering and larceny. Suspects took a copy machine, sound system, microphones and other items from the church. Entry was gained by taking an air conditioner out of the window. Anyone with information about these crimes should call the Henderson Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at 438-4141, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division at 738-2200 or Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers at 492-1925. Callers to Crime Stoppers do not have to give their names. Anonymous tips can also be posted on the Web site www. hvcrimestoppers.com. Crime Stoppers will pay rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the persons responsible for these criminal offenses.

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Erskine Bowles, president of the University of North Carolina system, addresses the crowd gathered at the Granville Chamber of Commerce’s annual Thanksgiving breakfast Wednesday morning at the Oxford Baptist Church.

OXFORD — UNC System President Erskine Bowles on Wednesday said the bottom line is the state must prepare students for a knowledge-based worldwide economy. “Our competitors are not just in Virginia or South Carolina

or Georgia. Our competitors are global,” Bowles told the Granville County Chamber of Commerce’s annual pre-Thanksgiving breakfast at Oxford Baptist Church. And Bowles said, “The future of North Carolina is actually linked to the education of our people.” And Bowles pledged that the UNC System will deliver and additionally will help the state come out of “this great recession” and into a stronger position. Bowles, who holds a master of business administration from Columbia University and whose career has included working in

the corporate world, spoke about the present tough economic conditions and seeing closed retail shops, distribution centers and manufacturing plants. Bowles said the UNC System has not been immune to the pain, noting the elimination of more than 900 jobs. “We cut our budget this year by $294 million. That’s on top of $170 million last year and $50 million the year before that,” Bowles said. Bowles in an e-mail this past summer scolded university chanPlease see STUDENTS, page 9A

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Dozens wait outside So-ul Delicious just after opening for the restaurant’s free Thanksgiving meals Wednesday morning. Inside, from left, Shirley Terry, Pam Harris, Benisha Terry and Rosa Perry serve up free meals for hungry customers.

Obama pardons a turkey named ‘Courage’ By NATASHA T. METZLER Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — After 10 months in office, President Barack Obama on Wednesday granted his first pardon — to Courage, a 45-pound turkey spared from the Thanksgiving table. Accompanied by daughters Sasha and Malia, Obama stood under the North Portico of the White House to honor a holiday tradition that dates to 1947 — receiving a bird from the National Turkey Federation. Later in the day, Obama and his family passed out turkeys and fixings to the needy. “I’m told Presidents Eisenhower and Johnson actually ate their turkeys,” Obama said. “You can’t fault them for that; that’s a good-looking bird.” President George H.W. Bush was the first to officially pardon a turkey. Obama joked about wanting to forgo the tradition and eat Cour-

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Have you seen Granville man? From STAFF REPORTS AP Photo/Alex Brandon

cern in the residential area because a woman who lives along Kipling Drive on the evening of Nov. 18 was accosted by a man and robbed of her purse after she parked her car in the driveway and began unloading it.

The Granville County Sheriff’s Department needs help finding a missing 55-year-old man. Daniel Allen was last seen riding a red moped with a square tail light on West Lyon Station Road and heading toward Stem. Allen is 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 150 pounds and has Allen brown eyes and gray hair. He was last seen wearing a blue shirt, blue jeans, a white helmet and white shoes. He has a history of alcohol use. He was last seen on Oct. 4. Anyone with information as to his whereabouts is asked to call the sheriff’s office at (919) 693-3213.

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President Barack Obama, right, with daughters, Sasha Obama, 8, Malia Obama, 11, reacts with Walter Pelletier, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, as Malia reaches to pet a turkey, Courage, the day before Thanksgiving, during a ceremony in the North Portico of the White House in Washington. age. “Thanks to the interventions of Malia and Sasha — because I was planning to eat this sucker

— Courage will also be spared this terrible and delicious fate,” Please see TURKEY, page 7A

Dump truck hits power pole — lights out From STAFF REPORTS

OXFORD — The Oxford Park residential area suffered a power blackout at approximately 7:25 p.m. Wednesday after the electrical supply had been weak for several minutes. A person answering the customer service line for the Wake Electric co-

Southern Elementary School? Or maybe Charlotte Hawkins Brown Elementary? Those two names are among 16 that have been suggested for the new elementary school under construction across from Southern Vance High. Clark Street Elementary School students, anxiously awaiting the opening of their new school in the fall of 2010, may find themselves going to Clark-Garrett Elementary School, a combination of the names of the locations of the current school in East Henderson and the new school location on Garrett Road. Or they could be in a school named for one of several wellknown individuals — some alive, some deceased — such as Margaret Ellis Elementary, named for the vice chairman of the Vance County Board of Education and a long-time advocate for Clark Street school; Dr. James P. Green Elementary, named for the late physician who was a local civil rights advocate and a member of the N.C. House of Representatives; and Dr. Malone Parham Elementary, another local physician now deceased. These 16 suggested names will be open for public comment during a public hearing that has been scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3, in the auditorium at E.M. Rollins Elementary School. The public is invited to attend the hearing and offer its input into the naming of the new school in the southern part of Vance

operative, when contacted approximately 8:30 p.m., said power had been restored for approximately 2030 minutes, with the outage having been caused by a dump truck driver having backed into a power pole. The residential area is a satellite annexation off Horner Siding Road northeast of Oxford proper. There has been continuing con-

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Mark It Down Today Thanksgiving breakfast — The Warrenton Rural Volunteer Fire Department will host a breakfast buffet from 5-10 a.m. at the fire station, located at 236 South Main St., Warrenton. Donations will be accepted for the buffet, which will include eggs, bacon, sausage, grits, apples, biscuits and pancakes. The public is invited. No tickets or reservations required. Turkey Trot — Area Congregations in Ministry (ACIM), the Granville County-based food bank, will sponsor its sixth annual Turkey Trot this morning. Registration for the event begins at 8:30 a.m. at Century 21 on Main Street in downtown Oxford and the two-mile walk or run begins promptly at 9 a.m. Admission fee to enter is a can of food or cash donation in any amount to ACIM. The male and female to cross the finish line first will be honored by name at the food bank. Participants under 18 should bring a parent to sign a permission form. The route is a simple out and back along College Avenue to the Masonic Home for Children. The twomile course will be monitored by Oxford City Police.

Saturday Stem Christmas parade — The Town of Stem will hold its Christmas parade at 2 p.m. Dee’s Music Barn — Dee’s Music Barn, 3101 Walters Road, Creedmoor, will be featuring the Ace In The Hole Band with James Potreat at 7 p.m. For more information, call (919) 528-5878. Holiday workshops — Art du Jour, 209 E. Nash St., Louisburg, will host a holiday workshop led by Cheryl Kearns from 11 a.m. to noon. The workshop features designing holiday ornaments for a fee of $2 each. Everyone is welcome to attend. Children under five must be accompanied by a parent. Please contact Kearns at (919) 556-6451 or Art du Jour at (919) 496-1650 for more information. The second in a workshop series by Cheryl Yoacham featuring knot tying for jewelry will also be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fee is $5 for the class and children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Please contact Yoacham at (919) 496-7215 or Art du Jour for more information. Ridgeway Opry House — Performing are guest band, Classic Country, along with Matt Nelson, Joyce Chisenhall, Evelena Norwood, Julia Morton, Jackie Turner, Betsy and Allen Reid, and Donnie Gillam. Doors open at 6 p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m.

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Kerr-Vance Academy publishes new cookbook as school fundraiser No holiday season would be complete without a meal shared with family and friends. Kerr-Vance Academy wants to help area residents bring good meals to the table with its new cookbook, Five Forks — Irresistibly Delicious Dishes. The cookbook, a fundraiser for the school, offers a wide array of dishes perfect for sharing and celebrating festive occasions with family and friends. The 224-page, fullcolor hardbound cookbook features over 200 recipes from the school family, local favorite caterers, inns and restaurants. With full color photography by local photographer, Leslie Ann Mills, the recipes were selected to capture the flavor of the communities the school serves. Other special features include full color inserts, beautifully designed pages, a ribbon page marker and helpful hints

Stewart’s Jewelers in Louisburg and Hardware Café in Warrenton. Proceeds will go directly to support students’ classrooms. For a limited time during the holidays, the cookbook will be available wrapped and ready for holiday giving at the special promotional price of $25 plus sales tax. Cases and half-cases are also available for purchase. Shipping may be requested for an additional fee. For additional information, please contact the Development Office at (252) 492-0018 ext. 232 or sgwynn@kerrvance.com

and suggestions. From “Perfect Party Fare” to “Divine Desserts,” the cookbook has something for everyone. The cookbook retails for $26.95. It is available

for purchase through the Kerr-Vance Academy website at www.kerrvance. com and at the following local retailers: The Attic in Henderson, Melinda’s Merle Norman in Oxford,

‘Holiday On Vance Square’ coming Dec. 3 “Holiday On Vance Square,” presented annually by the Vance County Arts Council, will be held Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center. Admission is free, but donations will be appreciated. Appearing on the program will be the Northern Vance High School Show Choir; the Royalty Students Striving for Excellence, under the direction of Alice Clark Sallins; the Rev. Roy Burroughs and

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Kelly Harris, both of Henderson; a grandson, Randy Abbott, of Henderson; and four greatgrandchildren; Randy Abbott Jr., Hannah Abbott, Kyle Roberson, and Blake Harris. She was preceded in death by four sisters, Ruth Jarrell, Catherine Floyd, Myrtle Parham, and Lucille Darr; and three brothers, Warren â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tinkâ&#x20AC;? Jarrell, David Jarrell, and Moses Jarrell. The family will receive friends Friday, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Flowers Funeral Home. All other times, they will be at the home, 1189 Carey Chapel Road, Henderson. Serving as active pallbearers will be Bobby Jackson, Andy Ramsey, Ray Ranes, Bill Lloyd, John Faucette, Buck Stallings, Jesse Meacham, and Billy Reams. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Community Hospice Foundation, 1242 Dabney Drive, Henderson, N.C. 27536. Arrangements are by Flowers Funeral Home. Paid Obituary

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Whitney of Macon, N.C.; fianceĂŠ, Paula Shields of Macon, N.C.; best friend, Janet Harris of Macon, N.C.; sister, Peggy Horne Vaughan (husband, Robert) of Macon, N.C.; brothers, Bobby Lee Whitney (friend, Linda) of Macon, N.C., Gary Richard Whitney (wife, Wanda) of Virginia, Harold Jay Whitney of Macon, N.C., David Eli Whitney (wife, Joyce) of Murray, Ky.; nieces, Dawn Michelle Russell, Shelly Y. Whitney, and Kathy Whitney; nephews, Dennis G. Whitney and Richard Whitney. The family will receive friends from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Friday at Blaylock Funeral Home. At other times, the family will meet at Peggy and Robert Vaughanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residence, 134 Ceder Falls Lane, Macon, N.C. Flowers are accepted or memorial donations may be made to Macon Rural Fire Department, c/o Mr. Lynn Henry, P.O. Box 103, Macon, N.C. 27551. Blaylock Funeral Home of Warrenton is in charge of arrangements.

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HENDERSON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mary Jarrell â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maggieâ&#x20AC;? Harris, 91, of 1189 Carey Chapel Road, Henderson, N.C., died Tuesday, November 24, 2009, at her home. Born in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Annie Potter Jarrell. She was the widow of William Luther Harris Sr. Mrs. Harris was a retired employee of the Vance County Schools Food Service. She was a member of Westwood Pentecostal Holiness Church and the Adult Bible Class. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 28, 2009, at 3 p.m., at Westwood Pentecostal Holiness Church, conducted by the Rev. Cleveland Harrison. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Surviving are a daughter Jeanette H. Ayscue, of Henderson; a son, W.L. Harris Jr.; of Kittrell, N.C.; a brother, Robert Jarrell, of Charleston, S.C.; two granddaughters, Holly Ayscue and

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HENDERSON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Perry Joseph Ayscue, age 61, a resident of 604 Murphy Road, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009, at his home. Born in Franklin County on March 3, 1948, he was the son of the late Greenwood and Jessie Faulkner Ayscue, and Mary Jean Ayscue of Henderson and the late Hugh Joseph Ayscue. He was a Veteran of the United States Army serving during the Vietnam War, and was the recipient of the Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. He was a graduate of Vance Granville Community College where he received a degree in Light Construction and received many other certificates. He was employed with St. Gobain for 41 years, and was a member of Peace Free Will Baptist Church. Graveside services with Military Honors will be

held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Sunset Gardens by the Rev. Allen Ayscue. In addition to his stepmother he is survived by his wife, Barbara Yancey Ayscue, of the home; one son, Anthony Wayne Ayscue and fiancĂŠe, Kim Ayscue of Henderson; one daughter, Lisa Michelle Ayscue and fiancĂŠe, Wayne Dickerson, of Henderson; three sisters, Sherry A. Walsh, Carolyn A. Huff, and Diane Ayscue, all of Henderson; four grandchildren, Brittany Tanner, Heather Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hagan, Matthew Trammell, and Lucas Ayscue; and one great grandchild, Jacob Bryson Allen. He was preceded in death by one sister, Zenith Weaver; and one brother, Henry Ayscue. The family will receive friends Friday night from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at J.M. White Funeral Home. At other times they will be at the home at 604 Murphy Road. Arrangements are by J.M. White Funeral Home.

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STEM — Virginia Cottrell Blair, 88, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, at Woltz Hospice Home. She was born Dec. 12, 1920, in Oxford and was a lifelong resident of Granville County. She loved gardening and lived a life devoted to children. She worked in the Murdoch Center and John Umstead Hospital’s Children’s Psychiatric Institutes. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Chapel in Oxford by the Rev. Desmond Keenan, with burial following at Elmwood Cemetery in Oxford. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Charles E. Blair Sr.; mother and stepfather, Lavenia Cottrell and William Surratt; her father, Alfred Cottrell; two sisters, Isabel Brown Elkins and Sally C. Aquino; brothers, Wilson and Tommy Cottrell; two daughters, Eliza Catherine Blair and Marion Blair Wright; and a son, Donald Duane Blair. She is survived by two daughters, Judy Bradsher of Providence and Debbie Parrish of Elkin; three sons, Charles E. Blair Jr. of Stem, Mike Blair of Oxford and Arthur Blair of Creedmoor; 14 grandchildren; and 31 greatgrandchildren. The family is being served by Gentry-Newell and Vaughan Funeral Home and the Gentry Family Funeral services in Yadkinville.

RICHMOND — Henry W. “Dusty” Bullock Sr., 78, formerly of Warren County, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Va. He was the son of the late Edward and Daisy Bullock and the husband of the late Elizabeth W. Bullock. He is survived by his children, Linda Graham, Daisy Coleman, Yavonne Bullock, Henry Bullock Jr. and Wayne Bullock, all of Richmond, Va., Renee Harris, Bernice Davis, Alonzo Bullock and Kenny Yancey, all of Henderson, N.C., and Timothy Seward of Macon, N.C.; a sister, Luna Baskerville of Richmond, Va.; and a brother, Fred Bullock of Richmond, Va. Funeral services are incomplete at this time but will be announced later. The funeral will be in Richmond.

Vernell Bullock WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vernell Bullock, 62, of Washington, D.C., formerly of Warren County, died Monday, Nov. 20, 2009, at United Medical Center Hospital in Washington, D.C. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Boyd’s Funeral Service Chapel in Warrenton. The Rev. Charlie Leath will officiate and burial will follow at Burchette Chapel United Church of Christ cemetery in Manson. He is survived by two daughters, Verrhonda Bullock of Richmond, Va., and Verlica Bullock of Washington, D.C.; six sisters, Almarene Henderson of Manson, Lucy B. McNeal of Suitland, Md., Hattie Bullock of Washington, D.C., Connie

B. Kearney and Judy B. Yancey, both of Henderson, and Sylvia B. Bailey of Hopewell, Va.; and four brothers, Clarence Bullock of Salisbury, Md., Robert Bullock of Warrenton, Wommack Bullock of Henderson and Adam Bullock of Manson. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1011 a.m. at Boyd’s Funeral Service Chapel in Warrenton. Arrangements are by Boyd’s Funeral Service of Warrenton.

Catherine Caloz HENDERSON — Catherine Caloz, Died Nov. 24th at Maria Parham Hospital. She is survived by her two sons Alfie and Garrett Caloz and sisters Alice Durkee and Beth Eldridge.

Isabell T. Davis STOVALL — Isabell Taylor Davis, 106, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at Brantwood Nursing Center. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home in Oxford.

Hazel R.L. Durham HENDERSON — Hazel Rebecca Lewis Durham, 74, of 803 Orange St., died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, at Britthaven of Henderson. She was born in Vance County and was the daughter of the late Sonny and Annie Yarborough Lewis. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at St. James Baptist Church by the Rev. Theresa Wright. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Minister Theresa Wright of Greensboro;

three sons, Joseph Lewis, Wayne Lewis and Edward Lewis, all of Henderson, and Brian Lewis of Bunn. The family will receive friends at the residence of Wayne Lewis, 207 Ranes Drive. The body will be on view Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the funeral home and at the church one hour before the service. Arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

Edith Edwards BUTNER — Edith Edwards, 66, a resident of Irvington, N.J., died Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. She was the daughter of the late Major Hawk and Christbell Baldwin Hawk. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Wright Funeral Home in Oxford. There are no immediately survivors. The viewing will be Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Wright Funeral Home. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home.

Quamaine Gilchrist of Lillington and Ty-Kerah Peace of Henderson; two sisters, Nora Kearney and Doris Kearney of Henderson; and two brothers, Roosevelt Kearney of Henderson and Victor Kearney of Drewry. The family will receive friends at the residence of Nora Kearney, 146 Gillburg Road. The body will be on view Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and at the church one hour before the service. Funeral arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

Michael Roberson WARREN COUNTY — Michael Roberson, 59, of Warren County, died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date.

Lundy Wortham III BUTNER — Lundy “Pee Wee” Wortham III,

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Rodney Kearney HENDERSON — Rodney Kearney, 36, of 42 N.C. 39 Loop Road, Lot 39, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at Duke Medical Center. He was born in Durham to the late Roosevelt and Elnora D. Kearney. At an early age, he joined Cornerstone Church in Warrenton and was educated in the Warren County public schools. Funeral services will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Jordan Chapel Baptist Church by the Rev. John Barham. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Foster Kearney; two children,

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20 work on probe of girl’s rape, slaying FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — A task force of about 20 people is working on investigating the rape and slaying of a 5-year-old girl, said the police chief whose department is leading the probe. The Fayetteville police department continues to receive tips about the death of Shaniya Davis two weeks ago, The Fayetteville Observer reported Wednesday. There are a plethora of leads that we’re following up on,” Chief Tom Bergamine said. “It’s very important as we prepare the case for the district attorney’s office that we cover everything that’s

possible.” The girl was reported missing by her mother on Nov. 10. Police said she was killed the same day. Her mother, Antoinette Davis, 25, is charged with filing a false police report, trafficking her daughter and child abuse involving prostitution. Mario McNeill, 29, an acquaintance of Davis, is charged with murder, rape and kidnapping. Shaniya had gone to live with her mother just weeks earlier after spending most of her life being raised by her father, Bradley Lock-

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Eight men have pleaded guilty to federal charges for selling stolen goods at five St. Louis area convenience stores and funneling part of their profits to the Palestinian territories. Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Reap says the men bought stolen goods at low prices and then sold them for a large profit. He would not say how much money they made and how much was sent to Palestinian groups. Reap’s spokeswoman said Wednesday there was no evidence the money supported terrorist activities. Attorneys for some of the men say they were simply sending money to relatives for medical care. Three pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to structure the exportation of monetary instruments to avoid reporting requirements. Five others pleaded guilty to racketeering.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mothers of three Americans held captive in Iran have recorded video messages they hope Iranian authorities will deliver to their children. From their homes in Minnesota, California and Pennsylvania, the mothers of Shane Bauer, Nora Shourd and Josh Fattal ask their kids to stay positive and express hope that Iranian authorities will take mercy on them. The three were detained in July after straying across the Iranian border from Iraq. Their families say they were hiking, but an Iranian prosecutor recently accused them of espionage. The families sent copies of the video to the Iranian ambassador to the U.N. and to Iranian authorities asking they be given to their children. The video was posted on the families’ Web site on Wednesday.

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McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a truck carrying illegal immigrants from Guatemala and Mexico has plummeted more than 40 feet off a cliff in southwest Texas. All 18 aboard were injured. The pickup truck went off the road near Alice on Tuesday afternoon and fell into a gravel pit. Alice is about 40 miles west of Corpus Christi. Eleven people remain hospitalized Wednesday. The others injured have been treated and released to Border Patrol custody. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Leticia Zamarripa says the driver has been charged with illegal immigrant smuggling involving death or serious injury. She did not know whether the driver, Patricio Rebollar, was among those still hospitalized. The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the accident.

UCLA mascot gets USC paint job ahead of big game LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA’s bruin mascot has gotten a messy paint job — in the colors of cross-town rival USC. UCLA spokesman Phil Hampton says the statue in Bruin Square was splashed with red and gold paint sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Vandals cut through a protective tarp to vandalize the statue in the middle of the west Los Angeles campus days before Saturday’s Bruins-Trojans game. No arrests were made but campus police are investigating. Meanwhile, USC students in shifts are guarding their Tommy Trojan statue, which also is under wraps.

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he said. In response to Obama’s comments that his daughters helped to save the turkey’s life, the animal rights group PETA said it RICHLAND, Wash. is giving Malia and Sasha (AP) — Sarah Palin is honorary memberships in taking a Thanksgiving PETA Kids. break from her book tour “We want to thank them to spend time with family for their involvement in members in Washington for a 5K run to benefit the pardoning the turkey this Thanksgiving,” said PETA Red Cross. Palin detailed her plans spokeswoman Ashley Byrne. Wednesday on Twitter. Obama wished all Heather Filbin with the American service memBenton-Franklin Chapbers at home and abroad ter of the American Red a happy Thanksgiving, Cross said about 25 Palin saying what a “tremenrelatives had registered for the annual Turkey Trot dous honor it is to serve as commander in chief of at Kennewick’s Columbia the finest military in the Park. world.” Palin plans to have He also spoke about the dinner at the home of her first family’s plans for the aunt Katie Johnson. holiday dinner. She intends to resume “Just like millions of her book tour Sunday, other families across signing copies of “Going America, we’ll take time to Rogue” at a book store in give our thanks for many Richland. blessings,” Obama said. “We’ll also remember this Paralyzed Ind. man is a time when so many

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Police say a paralyzed Indiana man was unable to leave his bed as his house was being robbed after burglars put a T-shirt over his face. Authorities say two men entered the home near South Bend on Sunday by breaking a rear window. Police say after the robbers covered the homeowner’s face, they took his laptop and a $100 bill sitting on a dresser. Police say the victim was unable to call for help or close the broken window. Redman says a friend who stops by regularly to check on the victim called police. South Bend police spokesman Sgt. Bill Redman said Wednesday that no arrests have been made and investigators have no leads. Redman wasn’t sure if the man, whose name hasn’t been released, was targeted because he is paralyzed.

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members of our American family are hurting.” Obama noted that President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a holiday in the midst of the Civil War, “when the future of our very union was most in doubt.” “This is an era of new perils and new hardships,” he added. “So on this quintessentially American holiday, as we give thanks for what we’ve got, let’s also give back to those who are less fortunate.” After his remarks, the turkey was lifted to a table and Obama raised his hand over its head to deliver a mock-serious pardon. “You are hereby pardoned,” he said. Obama said Courage will spend the rest of his life in “peace and tranquility” at Disneyland. Byrne said PETA sent Obama a letter requesting that the turkey be sent to a sanctuary instead of the theme park.

Later on Wednesday, Obama and his family passed out frozen birds at Martha’s Table, an organization that feeds the hungry and provides other community services. The Obamas stood behind tables and passed out turkeys, stuffing and other Thanksgiving favorites to people passing through in a line. The president tucked pumpkin pies into people’s bags and wished them a happy holiday. Sasha and Malia Obama, the first lady and her mother, Marian Robinson, worked alongside the president, putting canned food, stuffing and fresh vegetables into bags. Those in line also received frozen turkeys. The National Cathedral School, volunteers and others in the community donated food. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said community service around Thanksgiving time is an Obama family tradition.

Perdue requests disaster aid for coastal county RALEIGH (AP) — Gov. Beverly Perdue has requested federal assistance for homeowners and businesses affected by a nor’eastern that lashed the North Carolina coast. Perdue is seeking funding for Dare County, where there was major damage. If approved, the declaration will

make low-interest loans available to help eligible property owners make repairs. Also eligible will be Currituck, Hyde and Tyrrell counties. Between Nov. 10-15, a nor’easter spawned from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida swept through across coastal North Carolina. The most severe damage

was found in Dare County, where a survey found several homes and business having sustained major damage. An SBA disaster declaration would enable eligible citizens to apply for low interest home and personal property loans to pay for repairs and loss of inventory or other business capital.

N.C. Republicans hire Peck as executive director RALEIGH (AP) — The North Carolina Republican Party has hired a former party hand in the state as its new executive director. GOP Chairman Tom Fetzer told party leaders Wednesday that Russell Peck will begin his new job next week after being offered the post Tuesday by the party’s central committee. Peck worked most recently on get-out-the-vote efforts and coordinated campaigning for Republican candidates in New Jersey, where Chris Christie defeated incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine earlier this month.

He held a similar position as executive director of the “North Carolina Victory” operation last year. A party spokesman

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IAEA chief says Iran must accept nuclear proposal By GEORGE JAHN Associated Press Writer

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This is a May 14, 2008, file photo of Yves Rossy as he is seen flying over the Alps in Bex, Switzerland. Rossy went down in the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday while trying to fly from Morocco to Spain on jet-powered wings.

Jet-winged Swiss adventurer ditches in Atlantic, unhurt By DANIEL WOOLLS Associated Press Writer

ATLANTERRA, Spain — A Swiss adventurer trying to soar from Morocco to Spain on jet-powered wings ditched safely into the Atlantic on Wednesday after hitting turbulence and clouds so thick he could not tell if he was flying up or down. The bad weather — rather than a mechanical malfunction, as reported earlier by the project’s sponsors — thwarted Yves Rossy’s bid to become the first person to achieve such an intercontinental crossing. Rossy waved from the cold blue sea while awaiting rescue, his red wing and striped parachute floating beside him. In time, a rescuer helicopter winched him from the wind-swept waters to safety. “I am still here — a little bit wet but I am still here,” told a news conference after undergoing

a medical checkup, still wearing his red and white flying suit. “I did my best,” he said. Rossy, a 50-year-old former fighter pilot, took off from Tangiers but a few minutes into what was supposed to be a 15-minute flight he vanished from TV screens providing live footage from planes and choppers accompanying him. For a good 10 minutes, no one knew where he was. Rossy said that about three or four minutes into the flight he hit turbulence and entered clouds that he described as beautiful but disorienting because he could not see and had no reference points. He tried to climb over the cloud cover “but before the blue came again” his flying became unstable. Eventually he found himself wobbling and dropping at up to 300 kilometers per hour until he was just 850 meters above the water. At that rate he would have hit it in about 20 seconds.

“So the sea comes very fast,” he said. “Unstable, at this height, there is no playing anymore. So I throw away my wing and opened my parachute.” Rossy said he was disappointed but will keep doing this kind of flight — he did the English Channel last year — and plans to take on the Grand Canyon next spring with an upgraded wing he is now completing. Things started off fine. As planned, Rossy stood on the ledge of an open door on the small plane that took him into the air, and jumped, deploying the wing and plummeting about 500 meters until he upped his thrust and gained flight at a cruising speed of 130 miles per hour at an altitude of 6,500 feet. The wing has no steering mechanism. Rossy guides it by shifting his weight. He flew across the English Channel in September last year, going from Calais, France, to Dover,

VIENNA — The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency urged Iran on Wednesday to endorse a plan that would strip it of most of its enriched uranium, saying Tehran could not defuse fears about its nuclear program with proposals that included keeping the material. IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei’s comments were his firmest public rejection to date of Iranian attempts to modify a proposal that would involve shipping out around 70 percent of its enriched stockpile and returning it in the form of fuel rods for its Tehran research reactor. While Iran has offered several counterproposals — buying the rods from abroad or exchanging its enriched uranium in small batches — all have in common Tehran’s rejection of exporting most of its enriched uranium. Iran now has enough enriched uranium for up to two nuclear weapons. If stripped of 70 percent of that material, its ability to make such arms would be delayed for at least a year. Tehran insists it wants to enrich only to power an envisaged nuclear reactor network. But fears that it could instead turn to making fissile highly enriched uranium

for warheads have resulted in U.N. Security Council demands that it freeze enrichment — and three sets of U.N. sanctions, shrugged off by Tehran. His comments dovetailed with the view of six powers endorsing the plan — the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany. Those same nations planned to mount a new challenge to Tehran this week in the form of a resolution to a 35-nation IAEA board meeting criticizing it for ignoring U.N. Security Council and IAEA board demands and continuing to build its enrichment program — sometimes clandestinely. Impatience with Iran has been fueled by Tehran’s September revelation that it had secretly been building a new enrichment facility. In a possible pre-emptive move, Iran notified the IAEA in a confidential letter only days before the leaders of the U.S. Britain and France went public with the clandestine project. Iran says it did not violate IAEA statues by waiting with its notification. But ElBaradei has said Tehran was “outside the law” in not telling his agency about the facility much earlier. On Wednesday, he said that Iran’s secrecy on the facility reduced “overall confidence” that Tehran is telling the truth when it asserts it is not

interested in nuclear arms. A perusal of IAEA records shows that Tehran’s chief envoy to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, told the agency’s board last year that his country “has repeatedly declared that there is no undeclared nuclear material and activity in Iran” — at the time when construction of the secret nuclear facility was in full force. A copy of the six-power resolution prepared for the closed meeting and obtained by The Associated Press noted that Iran’s delay in reporting the new facility “does not contribute to the building of confidence” in Tehran’s nuclear aims. The facility “gives rise to questions about whether there are any other nuclear facilities under construction in Iran which have not been declared to the agency,” the document says. The resolution is significant because it groups Russia and China with the four Western powers in unified criticism of Iran’s nuclear program. Russia and China have acted as a drag on Western calls for tougher action against Iran. While the board passed an IAEA resolution critical of Iran in 2006 with the support of all six world powers, subsequent attempts by the West to get backing from all 35 board nations foundered on resistance from Russia and China.

Afghanistan hikes police salaries

KABUL (AP) — Afghanistan is hiking police salaries by between 33 and 67 percent, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday, to curb rampant corruption and boost recruitment in a force that suffers much higher casualty rates than the insurgency-wracked country’s army. Police are seen as crucial to improving security and eventually allowing foreign troops to go home. But many police complain they are unArgentina to overflow its derpaid and under-equipped. banks. President Hamid Karzai has Government agencies said he wants Afghan forces report that 10,000 people to take the lead in securing have been evacuated in the nation within five years. Brazil, along with 8,000 in Interior Minister Monortheastern Argentina and hammad Hanif Atmar said salaries will increase from 4,000 in Uruguay.

$180 to $240 for police in high-threat provinces — a 33 percent rise. In lower risk areas, they will increase to $200 from the current $120 — a 67 percent rise. The 93,000-strong police force, along with the judiciary, are widely considered among the most corrupt institutions in Afghanistan,

with low salaries contributing to the problem. Atmar said the United States will pay the $70 million that the first year’s increases will cost. The following year, 14 other donor countries will cover the cost, he said. He did not specify which countries were contributing.

South America floods kill 12; thousands evacuate BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Officials say flooding from heavy rains has killed 12 people in three South American nations and forced more than 20,000 to flee their homes. Most of the dead are in

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STUDENTS, from page one cellors for bloated administrative costs and told them to make reductions. The matter of managerial expenses came to the forefront after a 100-page report and coverage by news media in Raleigh. The document showed UNC-Chapel Hill’s administrative expenses per student had grown faster than academic expenses, with the Chapel Hill campus having 10 layers of management and with more than half the supervisors overseeing three or fewer people. Bowles on Wednesday said the financial decisions hurt because these were not cuts, but colleagues, friends and neighbors. “And many of them still don’t have jobs today,” Bowles said. The one positive, Bowles said, was the UNC System had a roadmap to provide direction. “We were able to make smart cuts. We cut our administrative costs by 24 percent, while holding our academic cuts to less than 5 percent,” Bowles said. Permanent administrative costs were reduced by 18 percent, while permanent academic costs were reduced by less than one percent, Bowles said. Bowles said he believes the UNC System protected the academic core, the ability to manage the universities and the ability to execute a systemwide action plan. The plan calls for the UNC System doing its part to improve kindergarten through high school education. “If we don’t improve K-12, there will be no sustainable economic growth in North Carolina,” Bowles said, to applause from the audience. The problem is everybody talks about improvements yet blames somebody else, Bowles said. The UNC System has to admit being part of the problem in addition to being part of the solution because the system trains most of the principals and produces most of the teachers, Bowles said. And Bowles said a report will be presented to the legislature in a couple of weeks based on a study. The purpose of the study was to determine which of the best teachers are coming out of what North Carolina colleges and universities, whether one is better to invest in private or public institutions or an alternative entry program or whether North Carolina should hire teachers from out of state. “But, I’ll tell you what: We’re going to use this data to produce stronger teachers,” Bowles said, adding that the UNC System will produce better principals. The other major part of the action plan is to make sure the UNC System provides students with the opportunity to go to community colleges or universities. “And we’ve got a real problem here,” Bowles said. Bowles was referring to statistics he said shows large numbers of students in, for example, Singapore, scoring at the highest levels in testing for math and science proficiency while masses of North Carolina eighth graders come nowhere near such results. Regarding access to higher education in North Carolina, Bowles said, “I’m going to fight like the dickens to keep our tuition low.” Bowles noted more than 30 percent tuition increases in California. “Well, we’re flat not going to do that in North Carolina,” Bowles said, noting the state ranks second best nationwide in affordability. Bowles went so far as to say he would rather see state Rep. Jim Crawford, D-Granville and one of the chairmen of House appropriations, provide limited resources to a community college than to a university. “We can’t train people for the jobs of tomorrow with 10-year-old equipment,” Bowles said. “We can’t do it.” Bowles went on to note that the UNC System has more distance learning programs than the highly advertised University of Phoenix, goes after federal research programs and is aggressively seeking

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County. “All of the names were received by the Vance County Schools’ Public Information Office by the end of the business day on Tuesday, Nov. 24, the established deadline for the written submission of names,” said Terri Hedrick, public information officer for the Vance County Schools. “Comments on these submitted names are the only ones which will be discussed Daily Dispatch/AL CREWS during the public hearing.” A seven-member FaSPC Danielle Podiaza, of Columbia, S.C., SPC Rebecca cilities Naming Committee, Barman, of Matthews, N.C., PFC Ken Crouch, of Atlanta, appointed by the Vance Ga., SGT Patricia Dew, of Durham, N.C., and SSG Melissa County Board of Education, Walker, of Charleston, S.C., members of the 208th Army Band will preside over the public perform during the annual Granville Chamber of Commerce’s hearing, Hedrick said. Thanksgiving breakfast Wednesday morning at Oxford BapThe most famous name tist Church. on the list is Charlotte Hawkins Brown, a piore-enacting the man’s deep neer in education and race Bowles’ humor voice and drawing bursts of relations who was born on laughter. a farm near Henderson, OXFORD — UNC “I was the worst politithe granddaughter of a System President Erskine cian in the history of North slave. Described by William Bowles on Wednesday Carolina,” Bowles said. Powell in his Dictionary of began his speech at an anBowles was named by North Carolina Biography nual pre-Thanksgiving civic President Clinton as chief as a precocious child, Brown gathering with quite a bit of of staff in 1996 and served moved to Cambridge, Mass., humor. until 1998. Bowles, who unin her early years and distinThe former Clinton successfully ran for the U.S. guished herself as a superior White House chief of Senate in 2002 and 2004, student and a gifted musistaff drew chuckles after has been UNC System cian. She created a school in he started poking fun at president for approximately Sedalia, N.C., that Powell himself about his introducfour years. says emulated the New tion from state Rep. Jim Bowles, in speaking England ideal in academics Crawford having skipped about being thankful to in combination with the best over failed campaigns for have his present position, of industrial education. She elected office. quipped about someone tellachieved state and national Bowles recalled that, in ing him that he ought to be recognition for her school his last “political debacle,” appreciative because “you and is remembered for being he walked into the Burger spent three years trying to actively involved in efforts to King off Linden Avenue get a job.” improve race relations in the and saw a massive man. And Bowles drew South. Bowles said the man more chuckles about telling The current school on than once looked at him someone about his being Clark Street was named before saying, “I know who UNC System president after John E. Clarke, spelled you are.” being like a chief executive with an “e” on the end, And Bowles, recalling of a cemetery. “You’ve got despite the fact that neither feeling quite excited by the all these people underneath the city nor the school dismoment, said he told the you, but there ain’t nobody trict used the same spelling man, “Okay, who am I?” listening,” Bowles said. for the street and the school. “He said, ‘You’re the — William F. West Clark Street Elementary weatherman’,” Bowles said, was built in the early 1920s. Hedrick said the memwith the thinking being, “We funds from the American bers of the Facilities Naming just do what we durn well Recovery and Reinvestment Committee will receive please,” Bowles said. Act of 2009, better known as comments during the public Bowles said he wants the the Obama administration’s UNC System to, like the busi- hearing concerning these stimulus program. 16 suggested names. The And Bowles said grant writ- ness world, be more demand driven and to produce competi- committee members will not ers “have been busting their respond to comments made tive graduates. back sides” to obtain stimulus during the public hearing, Bowles recalled the sincefunds for the UNC System. she said. completed UNC Tomorrow Bowles said the UNC SysAfter the public hearing, initiative to find out from tem is working on improving the Facilities Naming Comcitizens what they needed efforts to secure more indusmittee will meet at 5:30 p.m. from the UNC System and to trial research and is working on Tuesday, Dec. 8, in the make recommendations to the with IBM to redesign the Vance County Schools’ Adsystem’s Board of Governors. technology transfer program ministrative Services Center And Bowles said business that brings together research on Graham Avenue. At that leaders have made clear they with practice. time, committee members want graduates with anaAnd Bowles said IBM will review the names and lytical skills, communications believes the UNC System will comments made during the skills, creative thinking, strong become the “go-to” of universimath and science skills and ties for industrial research the ability to work in teams. because the system has taken And Bowles said that, at the “pain” out of dealing with one point, he was even told, the universities. “Erskine, just send me someAdditionally, Bowles said, body who can write.” “We’re really trying to change the culture of the universities.” Contact the writer at bwest@ Historically, most universihendersondispatch.com. ties have been supply driven,

public hearing. The committee is expected to make a decision during that meeting on its recommendations to the Vance County Board of Education for the naming of the new school. It is likely that the Board of Education will consider the committee’s recommendations at its meeting on Monday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. in the school system’s Administrative Services Center, Hedrick said. At the school board meeting earlier this month, a representative of Hite Associates, a Greenville architectural firm, described the overall project as more than 50 percent complete. Brad Williams said the school should be finished in June 2010 and ready to open for the arrival of students in August. A redistricting is being done to determine which students will be attending the new school in the fall, school officials have said. Send comments to news@ hendersondispatch.com.

Proposed school names Suggested names for the new elementary school being constructed to replace Clark Street Elementary School: • Clark-Garrett Elementary School • Garrett Road Elementary School • Rock Mill Road Elementary School • Southern Elementary School • Margaret Ellis Elementary School • Clark Elementary School • Southern Vance Elementary School • Person Elementary School • Dr. Sumner Malone Parham Elementary School • William Reavis Elementary School • Southeast Elementary School • Charlotte Hawkins Brown Elementary School • Central Elementary School • Thomas D. Hardie Sr. Elementary School • Dr. Marty Smith Elementary School • Dr. James P. Green Elementary School

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Daily Meditation *A Psalm of praise.* Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he [is] God: [it is] he [that] hath made us, and not we ourselves; [we are] his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, [and] into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, [and] bless his name. For the Lord [is] good; his mercy [is] everlasting; and his truth [endureth] to all generations. Psa 100:1-5

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In prayerful thanksgiving What’s Thanksgiving for you? A day of feasting? A day of football? Family? Just one more day before the sales begin at the shopping centers? Our nation’s first president wasn’t the first to observe a day of Thanksgiving in American history, but he was the first to declare the official observance shortly after the birth of this new United States. It was Oct. 3, 1789. President George Washington, just beginning his term, signed the first Thanksgiving proclamation. President Abraham Lincoln would be the first to establish an annual day of Thanksgiving in America in 1863, and it would be 1941 before the last Thursday of the month was declared the official day. But some 220 years ago, the nation’s first president decided there was much for which to be thankful as a new nation. He set aside Thursday, November 26, 1789, as “A Day of Public Thanksgiving and Prayer ... to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God.” In honor of Thanksgiving and its true purpose as declared by our forefathers, we share these words of President Washington from that proclamation: “Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor – and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me to recommend to the People of the United States a Day of Public Thanksgiving and Prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness. “Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be – That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks – for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation – for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war – for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed – for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted – for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us. “And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions – to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually – to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed – to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shown kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord – To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us – and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.”

Where do our thoughts lie on this Thanksgiving Day 2009? There’s indeed still much for which to be thankful. May this be for you a day of prayer filled with thanksgiving.

It’s bound to happen at Thanksgiving tables across America: A progressive liberal Democrat discovers he’s sitting next to a conservative Republican. There’s no need for mashed potatoes to fly. Harry Stein, an author, columnist and contributing editor to the political magazine City Journal, offers advice on how to navigate the situation. Stein, an erstwhile ’60’s radical who evolved into a conservative, faced a similar dilemma at a dinner party a few years ago. When the guest next to him discovered his conservative/ libertarian thinking, the fellow said loudly, “I can’t believe I’m sitting next to a Republican!” “It was,” says Stein, “as if I was wearing not only a white hood, but a Nazi armband.” So accustomed had Stein become to such broadsides — common experiences for conservatives living in progressive bastions — he wrote a humorous book on the subject: “I Can’t Believe I’m Sitting Next to a Republican: A Survival Guide for Conservatives Marooned Among the Angry, Smug, and Terminally Self-Righteous.”

So what to do when bipolar political philosophies are seated next to each other at the Thanksgiving table? Make a concerted effort to get beyond “straw man” stereotypes. “In theory, liberalism is predicated on openness to varied Tom perspecPurcell tives, but talk to lots Tribune Media Services of liberals and what you’ll hear is that all conservatives are greedy, hardhearted knuckle draggers,” says Stein. “To them, ‘conservative’ is another way of saying ‘warmongering,’ ‘racist,’ ‘homophobic,’ not to mention ‘aching to wipe out every last polar bear for the sake of Big Oil.’” Who wouldn’t loathe a fellow with beliefs like that? The truth is conservatives, just as liberals, come in all shapes and sizes; many are as nuanced, complex and thoughtful as anybody else. The truth is progressives

and conservatives agree with each other more than they are aware. “Discovering the common ground can only occur when discussions proceed in a logical and factual manner,” says Stein. “If you want to argue a point and demonstrate the truthfulness of your position, be sure to have your facts straight.” Stein gave one example pertaining to the health care debate. “Some progressives believe that conservatives are simply dupes of the insurance industry stampeded by phony propaganda, and, yes, that we are racists,” he says. “The fact is, it’s a lot easier to name-call than deal with our arguments, starting with the likelihood that not only will a government takeover of health care have devastating effects on the economy, but it will not be good for health care.” Another example: Some progressives believe that conservatives could not care less about the poor. “What we believe is that conservative polices, such as tax incentives to hire, are a great deal more beneficial

to the poor than the polices that came out of the Great Society,” says Stein. “Such policies encouraged women to raise children without fathers. Today, in some communities, 70 percent of children are born to single mothers.” Stein used to think it best to avoid such discussions at the Thanksgiving table, but his position has changed over the years. “We are facing a lot of challenges in our country and we really need to discuss them in a civil and thoughtful manner.” Still, if you’re a conservative and fearful of being discovered, Stein says, you may want to plan ahead. “You might want to sit beside a large liberal behind whom you can duck in case the mashed potatoes fly.” ©2009 Tom Purcell. Tom Purcell, a humor columnist for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, is nationally syndicated exclusively by Cagle Cartoons newspaper syndicate. For more info contact Cari Dawson Bartley at 800 696 7561 or email cari@cagle.com. Visit Tom on the web at www.TomPurcell.com or e-mail him at Purcell@caglecartoons.com.

The winner will take all on health care I hereby forfeit my claim to a right-wing conspiracy decoder ring by offering two cheers for the Democrats. I congratulate them on their victory Saturday night in the Senate, and while I can’t quite wish them continued success on the course they are following, I’m beginning to make peace with the possibility that they’ll win. For years, conservatives and liberals have flirted with the idea of disposing of the fool’s errand of bipartisanship. Seeking compromise with partisans across the aisle is a recipe for getting nothing important done. For liberals, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has been a leader of this school. In 2007, Krugman wrote in Slate magazine that progressives should abandon any pretense at working with Republicans. The “middle ground,” he wrote, “doesn’t exist — and if Democrats try to find it, they’ll squander a huge opportunity. Right now, the stars are aligned for a major change in America’s direction. If the Democrats play nice, that opportunity may soon be gone.” “If one thing is clear from the stimulus debate,” he wrote earlier this year, “it’s that the two parties have utterly different economic doctrines.” Krugman went on to describe the different views in his typically tendentious manner. He’s right on the basic

point. While there are plenty of hackish, opportunistic deal makers in both parties, the core visions — one progressive, the other conservative — that animate the rank and file are increasingly, and fundamentally, irreconcilable. Hence, the quest for the middle ground usually rewards the worst kinds of politicians — those devoid of any core convictions and only concerned Jonah with Goldberg feathering their own Tribune Media nests — Services and yields the worst kinds of policies. Blending the two visions is like trying to marry two different recipes. You don’t get the best of both so much as a huge mess — say, peanut butter and caviar — or a fraudulent meal, like a “vegetarian” cheesesteak. Better to stay pure, have your way and convince the American people that your way is the best way. In short, if you can’t join ‘em, beat ‘em. Now, the appeal of such an argument depends a great deal on your proximity to power. When your side is out of power, half a loaf is more appetizing than nothing. When in power, the thought of hogging the

whole loaf for yourself instead of sharing is seductive. I may be talking about team dynamics, but I don’t mean that there’s no difference between the teams. Far from it. The Democrats sincerely believe that nationalized health care, in one form or another, is the best thing for America and that if they can get it passed, voters will fall in love with it. Politically, there is a real danger they’re right. Americans are loath to relinquish entitlements once they’ve secured them. That’s the Republicans’ gamble. Then again, Democrats run the very serious risk that before the imagined joys of health care reform can be realized, voters will revolt over its tax hikes, massive Medicare cuts, increased bureaucracy and/or its budget-exploding costs. That’s the Democrats’ gamble. Some moderate Democrats are making a side bet that they can vote for it out of solidarity and then run back to the center come the 2010 elections. Well, I say let it ride. And just to make it more interesting, Republicans should promise to repeal “Obamacare” if they get a congressional majority in 2010. As National Review’s Ramesh Ponnuru argues, that way moderate Democrats won’t be able to run away from their votes come 2010. They’ll be on notice that this will be the campaign issue

of the election. And moderate Republicans will be on notice to resist the temptation to tinker with Obamacare rather than defenestrate it once it’s passed. Sure, I’d rather see this health care proposal die stillborn (and that’s still quite possible). But if it passes, the upside is that Americans will finally be given a stark philosophical choice on a fundamental issue. That’s much rarer than you might think (recall that the Iraq war and the bailouts were bipartisan affairs). Obamacare is a vast, deeply polarizing demonstration project for progressive ideas. It is terrible policy, but because I think it’s terrible policy, it may well result in a beneficial backlash. “Example is the school of mankind,” proclaimed Edmund Burke, “and they will learn at no other.” Democrats insist they’re pushing for health care reform against a political headwind because “history” compels them to. Republicans are standing athwart “history” yelling, “Stop!” Politically, one side will be proved right, and the side proved wrong will pay a staggering price. Everyone’s all in. You can write to Jonah Goldberg in care of this newspaper or by e-mail at JonahsColumn@aol.com. (C) 2009 Tribune Media Services, Inc.

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